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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27

LAKE COMO NEWS.

Chas, H. Prior spent several day

Chas. H. Prior spent several day.
in Jacksonville.
Mrs. W A. James has gone tc
Jacksonvillefi and Atlanta, Ga, where
she will visit for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Prior and Mr..
and Mrs. C. C; Sullivan nrotored to
the Gem City one day this week.
Rev. T. L. Kluntz is spending sew
eral weeks at Satsuma. Mrs. Klutz
and children are xepected home the
end Of the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Davidson and
son, and Mrs. E. F. Sullivan, were
motor visitors to Crescent City yes
terday.
W. S. Prior is having his house
painted and otherwise improving his
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Palmer at Troy, N. Y, the
18th, bringing fine eight pound boy.
Congratulations, Mr.. and Mrs. Palm
ar are winter Como residents.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
STATE UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN
ELECT THEIR OFFICIALS

Gainesville, Sept. 26.-Albert K
Jones, graduate of Duval High a,
Jacksonville, and Pat Owens, who
starred on the football eleven of the
Hillsborough High at Tampa last
season, have been elected president
and vice president respectively of the
l921-1922 Freshmen class at the
University of Florida. Edward Nor
ris of Pensacola, was chosen secre-
tary-treasurer. Edward Morris of
Pensacola, was chosen secretary.
treasurer, and Henry Perry, of Mi
ami, was elected sergeans-ht-arms.
Perry who is a brother of "Tootie"
Perry, captain of the varsity eleven,
weighs some 200 pounds and is
candidate for-the football squad.
Hubert Weeks, who has engaged in
welfare work of the Y. M. c. A. at
the university, was named as an
honor representative of the class.
Rub-My-Tism is a powerful anti
septic. Cures infected cuts, old sores
letter, etc.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
JOHNNY MURPHY IS BACK
ALL PEPPED TO A MILLION

Lemon street was only quiet few
hours yesterday afternoon after
Johnny Murphy, who has just re-
turned from the naughty big village,
started on tour of the city to note
the improvements made while he was
away He was amazed at the rapid
growth in the Bungalow Park Sec
ton, especially the paving. During
the morning hours he skurried up
and down the main thoroughfare
keeping everybody in a whirl He had
coat of tan, a new Kelly and shoes
hat didn't squeak.
Johnny says there were lots of
people in Gotham while he was there
and if any of them were being auc-
toned off he didn't see it, except on
The hotel roofs. He rode daily un-
foreground, ate nightly in the heavens
and seldom touched earth except to
consult bone dry specialists.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
FLORIDA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE


Gainesville, Sept. 26.-Florida'
football squad is rapidly being work
ed into shape for its initial game
with the United States Infantry
School at Columbus, Ca, October l
Considerable material has turned Out
for practice and the men are sale
to be in excellent shape for this
stage of the season.
Florida will tackle Rollins college
at Orlando, October s, for its second
game of the season.
Its schedule, thereafter, as an
nounced, follows:
Mercer University at Gainesville,
October Is.
University of Tennessee at Knox
vile, Tenn, Octboer Is.
University of South Carolina at
Tampa, November 5.
University of Alabama at Tusca-
ioosa, Ala, November II.
University of Mississippi at Gaines
vile, November 10.
Oglethorpe University at Gaines
vile, November "a.
1t was originally planned to play
the Missippi game at Jacksonville
out it was transferred to Gainesville
when local citizens guaranteed the
expenses of bringing the MISSISSIPPI
plans to this city. The game with
Rollins at Orlando, takes the place
Of the game planned with Stetson
at DeLand. No game has
oeen arranged with Stetson, but it
is considered likely that the two
elevens may meet later in the season.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
AWE R|CAN LEAGUE
HAS WON MAJORITY
Of CHAMP ONSH|PS

New York. Sept. 26.-Champions
in the American League have beer
victorious in ten of the 16 world
series played since 1905, while the
National League pennant winners
have six series to their credit.
Representative of Greater New
York in the National have been I'M
successful against American League
opponents six times. Not since 1905
when the Giants won the event from
the Athletics has a New York Ma
tional team won.
The Giants, pennant winners in
1911, 1912, 1913 could not win the
series, although they were in a hair
breadth of the worlds championship
against the Red Sox in 1912. Brook
Ign has tried and failed on two oc-
casions.
The Philadelphia Americans made
the smallest numbers of runs in any
series-three against the Giants in
1905. Once Detroit made but six
against Chicago and the Athletics
made but six against the Boston
Nationals. Brooklyn scored only
eight runs against Cleveland last
year.
A record of games and runs begin
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27

New York, Sept. 26.-New Yorl
took a firm grip on first place in the
exciting American league penant
face and went a long way toward
alinching their first championship by
defeating Cleveland in a tense thrill
tng struggle here today s to 7. The
Victory gave New York three out of
four games and a lead of two full
games with Cleveland having only
four more games to play and the
Yankees five.
Babe Ruth was the hero of the
game. He hit two home runs, a two
Dagger and walked in four times up.
He either scored or drove in five of
the eight New York runs. His first
home run was made off CovaIeskie
in the first with no one on base, and
the second was made off Uhle in the
fifth after Peckinpaugh had opened
the inning with single. Each man
ager called in three pitchers in an
effort to win the crucial struggle.
Score:
Cleveland w 300 OO2 300 10 l
New York .... lob OPP OOx-8 10 1
Batteries: Covaleskie, Uhle, Nor
ton and O'NeiIl; Quinn, Hoyt, Mayes
and Schang.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
Unemployment Talk
Fest Starts With
ID clay In Capital
tBy Associated Press)

Washington, Sept. 26.-The ma.
tional conference on unemployment
called by President Harding or
ganized here today and adjourned un.
| til October 5 at which time ten sub
committees will present suggestions
for emergency relief.
Opening the initial session Presi-
dent Harding declared the present
industrial depression was "a war in
heritance throughout the world" add
ing that the result hoped for from
the conference might extend beyond
the borders of the United States.
Asserting that there ought to be
work in this country for every one
the President described the United
States as fundamentally sound fl
nancially, strong industrially unim-
paired, commercially consistent and
politically unafraid." Both the pre-
sident and Secretary Hoover, chair
man of the conference, emphasized
the need for an employment program
which would not contemplate a drain
on the national treasury.
Outlining the questions before the
conference Mr.. Hoover declared mo
problem can be adequately approved
for solution without knowledge of
the facts" There was needed, he
said, first "a determination of the
volume and distribution of unem-
then "a determination of
what emergency measures should be
taken to provide employment.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
WILLIAMS HOME DAMAGED
BY EARLY MORNING BLAZE

Fire was discovered in the second
story of the dwelling occupied by
". W. Williams, Jr., and family, yes
terday morning at $3.50 o'clock and
for time threatened the entire
building, a two story affair. The
prompt arrival of the department
and heroic efforts of citizens before
the firemen arrived probably pre-
vented a disastrous fire.
The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from matches being ingnited
by mice. The damage was estimated
by the fire department at 5000.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
DR.. BELCHER'S TRIAL TO
FORMALLY BEGIN TODAY
(By Associated Pressl

Clearwater, Sept. 26.-Selectior
of jury is expected to begin tomor-
row to try DR.. l. J. Belcher, Tarpon
Springs physician on a charge of
manslaughter, growing out of the
death of his niece Miss Virginia Tur-
ner, whose body was found in a creek
recently.
DR.. Belcher entered a formal plea
of not guilty when the case was call
ed before Judge C. o. Andrews to-
day. The sheriff was ordred to sum-
mon a venire of IS men.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
SUPPOSED MAD DOG
BITES W. E. BAILEY

W. E. Bailey while near the home
of DR.. W. S. Miller yesterday morn
ing was bitten by a dog, which is
supposed to have been mad. Mr.. Bal
ley's wound was not serious. DR..
Miller thought, to be on the safe side,
he would have the dogs head ex-
amined, so he had Chief Fennell kill
the canine and sent the head to Jack
sonville. DR.. Miller expects a report
some tim etoday.
The dog was fine bird dog which
belonged to T. ]. Knight. 1t had been
sick for several days and had acted
suspiciously.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
King Wins for PHILADELPHIA

Pittsburgh, Sept. 26.-Philadelphia
achieved its first Pittsburgh victory
of the season by taking today's game
2 to /. Hubbel was unsteady, passing
five men, but frightened up with men
on bases. Kings batting was re-
sponsble for the victor's runs. Score:
Philadelphia 900 100 1902 8 /
Pittsburgh ... 900 0O1 OOO-1 7 0
Batteries; Hubbell and Henline;
Adams, Carlson and Gooch.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
Memphis Wins From Fl. Worth

Memphis, Sept. 26.-Lohman pitch.
ed Memphis, Southern Association
champions, to a 6 to victory today
over Fort Worth, Texas League pen
nant winners in the fifth game of the
inter-league series for the baseball
title of the south. The count is now
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
Giants Defeat Cardinals

st. Louis, Sept. 26.-Nehf was
master of the Cardinals here today
and kept their hits scattered while
fast fielding enabled the Giants to
win to l. Score:
New York .... ..002 100 1904 II 2
St. Louis -.. 900 O1O OOO-1 5 5
Batteries; Nehf and Snyder; Walk
er, Pfeffer, Pertica and Ainsmith,
Clemkons.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27

Fort Worth three games won, Men,
phis two. Score:
Fort Worth w 100 100 O0O-2 70
Memphis .... loo 1870 10x-6 10 0
Batteries: Wachtel, Johns and Har-
worth; Lehman and Hungling.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
Baseball Results
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

t Philadelphia 8, Chicago 0.
t New York 8, Cleveland 7.
o others.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27

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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Pittsburgh l, Philadelphia 2.
At St. Louis L, New York a.
No others scheduled.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
HELP THEM-HELP YOURSELF

When you consider the steady, con-
tinuous never-interrupted work de-
manded of the kidneys, you do not
wonder that they must have help
occasionally to filter and cast out
from the blood stream the waste mat
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-27
Tuesday Morning, September o.

ter that forms poisons and acids if
permitted to remain, sore muscles,
dizziness, floating specks, sallowness
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
Cornwell to Sutherland.

ruar,.Ston. W Va. l'"~. -, Governor
Coruw"lt today sent telegram to
senator Howard Sutherland Of West
Virginia. in Washington IN which hc
said hr resented tho attempts tn
misrcpreScnt his position IN regard To
the disposition of the federal troops that
have been doing guard duty IN Ming"
and which were ordered away by the
secretary Of war in tn" face OF the
governors urgent request that they be
kept ;hcre.
The governors telegram to Senator
Sutherland follows:
~ dispatch from Washington in thNs
mornings newspapers quote you as say
ing Secretary Baker told you. that he
was without power to comply with the
request Ur The officials conducting the
trial al Williamson to hold tho troops
there as tho governor had asked for
their removal with the statement that
the state would take care Of police ar
raugcmcut' | wired you the facts yes
tcrday iu answer TO your message and
want 10 emphasize | made no request
for tf moval Of tho troops. ON tn"
other lid, on the tenth instant
AtroneIy urged their retention and on the
same date tho war department through
NdJutanu General Harris. Curtly refused
the request. | resent the attempt Of
You. the secretary Of war, or anybody
else. to miSrcprrSent my position in THIS
matter. The files of the war depart
mont and OF this office will show the
facts"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17

Special Dispatch to The latcllG'nr"r.
Washington. y. =. lob lh.--TCi"-
grams were exchanged today between
senator sutherland and Governor Corn
we'll. Governor turnwcll wired The
senator. denying he had ADV iS"d that
federal troops he removed from Mingu
county. agreeing that h" could and
would protect The situation rherc.
senator Sutherland had stated moth
inG To that effect after his C"uf"r"n""
with Secretary of War lIak"r. al whi"h
ne urged that soldiers hc kept on guard
At Williamson uIftl, the end Of the trial
Senator Sutherland announced that
his request wIs denied by tn" secretary
of war. who asserted that Govcrn"r
tnrnWcll had agreed L" fully take care
Of and protect the situation. In spit"
Of the serious protests BY West Virginia
members of congress. backed by hun
dredS OF kilograms uf protest against
removal Of the troops th" soldiers were
allowed to leave Ming" county today.
West N,rGin:anS here are unable t"
understand thc attitude" Of IN" Svcr"-
tary OF war
There is reason Tor this" said
Senator Sutherland tonight. that am
unabl" /" rathom 1t IS too dcrp for
me"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
Howat and COD Defendants
Found Guilty; Sentenced
To Years Imprisonment

Piusburg, fRas., Feb l6.--Alexander
Howat. pre- sident of the Kansas miners
union. was found guilty uf contempt of
court and sentenced to jail by Judg-
Ahdrrw J. Curran. OF the Crawford
county district cour', this afternoon.
With Howat were found guilty has
fYc co-defcndunts In the contempt pr =
ceedinsS. all Officers nf the Eansa g
union. They are: August Dorchy. vie
president: William Titus. John Fleming.
James McIlwrath and Earl Maxwell eA-
ecutivu board members. All were sem
fenced 10 year in .ail and to pay the
costs.
Joe BieTbrodt. George ChippS and w
l.. Hasson. officers OF Il Crowburg local
OF court. were found not guilty by
Judge Curran. The local union officers
were CHARGED hy the state with tining
two union members. who appealed the
case TO the industrial court. The unirn
has Il rule for a lin" III such cases.
Judge Curran held it was not proved
that the two union members had been
fined
Bonds for Howat and his associates
were fixed at s. 900 aeh and they were
released upon their own recognixance
until tomorrow TO make bond.
The calling of Il strike in two mines.
III violation of an injunction. caused the
contempt proceedings. Tie strike re-
suited from a controversy between the
union and operators over the age of I
young miner named Mtshmash, as tins
question OF his age liked his rate Of pay.
The sentences imposed today will have
no effect upon the strike called by the
executive board. and the strike. order
will remain in force until settlement
is reached Howat said tonight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
GENERAL DAWES SUBJECT OF INDIRECT ATTACK
CHAIRMAN OF THE WAR INVESTIGATION

Washington. Feb. lt.---An Indirect at
lack on Charles NG. Dawes. General Per-
shnga former supply procurement
chief in France. was made IN the house
today by Chairman Graham. Of the gen.
rral war investigating committee. In the
course OF 5000 work speech on war
time waste.
When the runs OF a hostile fleet arc
renching out for their targets" said Mr..
Graham. ut !s' good strategy 20 throw
overheard some smoke boxes. and behind
the smoke screen thus created fee to
safety Thus It has been lately. The
carefully staged performance receatly
brought t. our attention. whore onehiEh'
IN the councils Of this administration
struts and Swears and srcars and struts
and throws about the miserable CRATER
and incompetent official the sheitcrinE
mantle OF the glorious deeds Of our
boys across the sc.ls is TO this cpd.
The capt!ous heckling OF our Demo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
Mob Of Thousands Storm
&a@sS
Jail; Burn Negro at Stalk
Victim Charged With The
Murder of White Woman At
Athens, Georgia

Athens. Ga, Feb, ia ntOh
of 1000 persons tonight stormed
the Clarke county Jail and aAsr
forcibIy taking John Lee Ehef.
hardt, a negro charged with the.
murder of Mrs. Walter Lee, OF
Oconee county, from the jail,
burned him to the stake.
The mob secured the negro from til
county jail here after the leaders 1i6'
climbed an elevator shaft to the ftop
floor Of the county court hoLse, whers
the Jail Is locat ted, and burned their vi2
into Eberhardt's cell By playing . btoN.,
torch on the locks. ~:
He was taken by the mob to q Aen,
about five mile from Athens. directly.
opposite the Lee home. and burned ~
the stake. shortly before midntthti
after leaders had publicly deb2Seli
whether he should be hanged or burSa,
H" died in twenty minutes.
Mrs. lee was killed early today. faltae
she had been attacked on enterJntsa
barn a the Lee farm. She resisted shHe.
assailant and ran back toward her hose,
but was shot from behind. the contefita
of double barrel shotgun entering her
back and head. Passing negroes heart
the shots. and assisted the woman, while
the negro made his escape.
A man hunt was Immediately starred
and Eberhardt was arrested about Hoon
at a ne igh boring farm. ftssl
Sheriff Walter johnson tried 10 pfp-s
tert the jail, but the mob started ID
grow in the early afternoon and o.
nightfall thousands Of persons froG
Clarke. Oconee and adjoining countIesi
had gathered &;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17

cratic brethren about the payment Of,
certain bills is for the same purpose.sl 1.
charge that behind that screen there;
arc thieves and rrafters. going unwhip.'
ped Of justice and pillaging the public
treasury"
RefeFing 10 the statement Of Mr..
Dawes that investigating committees
were dealing with water already over
the dam. Mr.. Graham declared the wa.
ter was going over now and that thcro
was more out and out rascaiity IN the
government since the war than occurred
during the war.
II can overlook much that happened
during the hustle and rush Of war"
he added: We ought TO overlook much,
but have no atom OF sympathy fer
thc thief or CRATER who plies his tra1e
when tho war is over. nor have I any
more sympathy in my heart for the pub
lic official who will permit him to do It .
without trying to stay his hand" "".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
BOTH WEST VIRGINIA !: T
SENATORS VOTED FOh &
THE FORDNEY MEASUh;'

I Washington. Feb. l6.-Loaded down.
/ with more than score OF amendments
/ the Fordncy Emergency tariff bin tpss
/ night passed the Senate. The vote va& AZ
| to 20 and the mea sure was immedIAt6l$z
sent to conference. Action on the MI
designed and rushed through the hnn4l
as an aid TO the farmer. came afteff9
! ~ otracted session during which fput
. Republican senator's broke a-fay froN;
: tre!r party alignment and TWO of thee,,'
, Edge, OF New jersey, and Nosrs OF Hyr-xS
\ Ham pshire. bitterly assailc the mwrss
SIRE and ItS Republican suppoC:<rr
Likewise. solidarity of the De:soesstisy
! rHnks cnuld not hc maintained ntne1btt
the minority members being reco"def in4
, favor of the bill. The rol! call followF:E
; Ecpub lIcan MS, FOR: Bail. B"-nh. Brante
cgee. Cappcr. Curtis. Elkins. FaIi
France. Frelinghuysen. Good!nR. GronbFt.
Hale. Johnson CCaliforn'a) Jones fWasit.s,
inGton): Kellogg. Kenyon. LaFolletfr,
Lenroot, Lodge. Mccormick. McCumhcr
Mclean. McNary. New. Penrose, Phil
lips. Poindexter. Smoot, Spencer. Stet-
ling, Sutherland. Townsend. WRasw1ffh Z
and Willis Total Republicans for-sf:+
Democrats, for: Ashurt. Gay. Hendef-
son. Jones (Ncw Me1ico) Kehdrieh,
Myers. Pittman. Ransdell and Sheps
pard. Total Democrats for ..
Total for: -. 81
Democrats. against: BeckmaH. DiAi
FLETCHER. Gerry, Glass. Harris, Harrison,
Hcflin. Hitchcock. King Kirby McKM.s.
lar. Stanley, Swanson. Thomas, TrtN.
mel. Underwood. Walsh (Mass). WalHA.
(Montana). Williams and Wolcoit. Totai
Democrats against: &c.
Republicans. against: Colt. EdgA
Reyes and Moses. Total Eepublicans
against 1. 49,
Total against. 30. .... -.
The broadside by Mr. Moses temper
ar!Iy unsettled the Republican prograu.
so much so that three amendments bf.
fared by Senator Lodge. the majority
leader were killed. From the time itlH (
vote was called on the Lodge ame4q. 4
mcnts. all Of which had to.do with mo-
lection for manufactured products %
wool. the Senate rode rough shod oyer
all channels proposed. But 1t alrea1y
had accepted so many changes from th4
form in which the measure came ~
the house that the most ardent sypE
(coat11usd On Fsss TS1-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17

New York, Feb. 16.-Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera star. whose voic.
Is known around the world. tonight was
lighting a grim BATTLE with death.
Stricken last night with Il heart at
tack. following pleurisy. the tenor
tossed on his bed in the Vanderbilt
hotel all day. large oxygen tanks
standing ir the sick room. the last de-
fensr from death. Doctors held anx-
iuus consultations and expressed be-
lief that the crisis would come late
tof,ight. Tn- last rites have Already
been administered.
All day the lobhy of the hotel pre-
sented an atmosphere of tense but
suppressed anxiety. Attendants bear
!n., floral tributes and kilograms from
scores Of friends slipped quietly
through the crowds Even the orches-
ira. downstairs. which gave a number
OF operate selections made famous by
Ctuso's mellow voice. played IN muf-
flrI tones, although the sick man was
lar beyond the sound-on the eight
crnth floor
Callers Kept Away.
During the day several Of MS closest
friends from the Metropolitan and Chi
cHgo opera companies, with keen
svli,itudc. sought admission to Ca
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
CARUS0 MAKES
FIGHT FOR. LIFE
Great Tenor's Condition
Wednesday Night Arouses
Hope Among Friends

New York. Feb. 17.-Notice-
able improvement IN the condi-
ton OF Enrico Caruso. tenor,
critically III In his hotel apart
mcnt here, WAS announced tor
night Ill q bulletin ISSUED by Dr.
Antonfo Stella. one OF his physi-
clans.
"Caruso's condition il very
much more favorable tonight
than this morning" the bulletin
said. His pulse is better. His
temperature Is two degrees
lower than this morning. We
have great hcH- Tor hts rccov
cry. although ne Is still Il vc:y
sick man. Part OF his improve
ment IS due to his strong con-
stitutiun. his mental attitude
and The fact that his wife has
been constantly ut his bedside
since last night" ,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-17
CONTINUED on Page Ten
BRITISH TANKER
8URN|NGAT SEA

New York. Feb. IS.--The British tank
steamer Delm!ra IS afire at sea obtu
twenty miles north OF Havana. accord
ing 10 ii wireless message received here
tonight by the naval communica ton
service. The shipping board steamer
Devulcnt. which was eighteen miles
northeast OF the distressed vessel. is
proceeding to her aid at full speed.
The Delmira left New Orleans Febru-
ary =. for Tampico, and probably stop
ped at Cuban ports enroutc. The Del
mira which halls from Liverpool Is Sjs
feet long and has Il gross tonnage OF
asa