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by cxpiosfonS IN inc pdotoCnc-
Anillnfabrik works at Oppau. neal
Frankkenthal. in the Rhine PAiati-
nate.
The disaster appears TO ave been
n OF the most terrible In the history
OF Industrial catastrophics.
Tho first explosion occurred wheN
tho shifts were being changed at 7:t5
a. m. in a laboratory where 500 men
were working.
An OF these arc reported to have
been killed.
This explosion was followed by n
rapid succession OF others. which rem
dered assistance to the first victims
impossible.
The conclusions were 50 terrific
tina they were felt in this city. ON
35 miles from the scene. while at
Mannheim. IS miles distant. almost
every window WAS shattered and sew
oral persons were killed and IS others
injured by debris.
Some persons were killed at Lud-
wigshafen. ncioss the river from
Mannheim. many roofs were blown off
houses and all the windows In the
town were broken, while Of Oppau H.
self nothing remains but aheap OF
ruins.
The shock was felt ms far as Frank
fort, more thar 80 miles away. int
many windows were broken there.
Thc whole district was envcloped in
thick smoke which. together with the
cutting OF telegraph and telephone
communication with neighboring
towns, hampcred the efforts at as
s~..tance.
All the available fire brIgades were
rushed to the pot u the work OF
reseueawaa found by the relief parties
to be exceedingly difficult.
Rescuers who penetrated Appau re-
ported finding hundreds or dead and
wounded lying in the debris. Tho un-
injured Inhabitants fled in panic when
the explosions occurred.
Reports from the scene v~arlously
described the disaster as due to the
explosion OF a gas or spirits tank.
One OF the most circumstantiaf re-
ports of the disaster says the first ex-
plosion occurred in laboratory No. IS
of the old plant of the Badische com.
pany In oppau. The laboratory was
raised bodily by the air pressure from
The shock and then collapsed. not a
single ono of the 500 workers in it
escaping death, the account states.
"
The region in the Rhine P~alatinatc
where today's disastrous explosion &C.
Cured. was developed during tho war
int one of the most extensive and
productive OF Germany's chemical
munition supply. districts.
Oppau itself Is a comparatively
small town with only a few thousand
population, but nearby are Franken-
thai, n considerably larger place. and
Ludwigshafen. which has a population
of some 5000 and which during the
war was accounted the largest or the
German chemical manufacturing
plants for war purposes. The chem
Icat works there are still on a vast
scale.
During the war the region was fire.
auent.y bombarded By allied squad
rons, Ludwigshafen being their partic-
ular target.
, 1921-09-21
H. 0. BURsUM, REPUBLICAN, WINS
ELECTION TO SENATE In N. M.

scattering mountain precincts which
are expected to increase the major
ity when heard from.
W. c. 0e~stcrich, in charge of the
Democratic headquarters here, con-
coded the election OF Bursum at IL
o'clock last night.
No figures r yet available on
the IL constitutional amendments
which were voted on, outside Of this
county which approved s Of the IL
proposals.
, 1921-09-21
FAX BILL
FIRST ON

2 WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-The. 1921
tax revision bill. regarded by Repub-
hcans and Democrats alike as one Of
the most important pieces OF lcgis,a-
ton 10 come before this congress. was
10 be returned today by the senate
from the finance committee with ex-
pectation of final enactment before
The end of October. The majority re-
BORT on the bill had not been complet-
eLfoday.
IA lively fight in the senate is pro-
missed. The Democrats plan not only
to make a minority report on the bill
but to attack it vigorously from the
floor. They count upon support in
part Of their fight. at least, from Sem
ator La Toilette of Wisconsin. and
come other Republicans
After the COMMITTEES bill has beeul
perfected by the senate. Senator
smoot of Utah proposes % offer al a
substitute his tax simplification bill
Continued on Page 81
, 1921-09-21
TREATIES ARE
GIVEN SENATE

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-Ths
with Germany. Austria. and
Hungary were sent to the n for
ratification today by President Hard
ing.
The treaties were accompanied only
by a brief formal note OF transmittai
and were sent to the capitol by a
White House messenger.
Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela-
tons committee on arrival OF the
treaties at the senate. called a meet
ing for tomorrow to begin their con-
s~ideration.
, 1921-09-21
SURvIv0RS0F
SEADISASTER
REAcHFRISc0

SAN FRANCISCO. SEPT. Fl. -
twenty-five members Of the crew Of
the Swedish bark Mont Bianco
which was burned In the South seas
several months ago, r in San
Francisco today.
They arrived yesterday aboard
the liner Marmora from Manila
The sailors following the burning 81
their ship landed in small boats on
an island and were marooncd for 81
days. exiting on acorns and other
foods obtainablc on the island. They
were nine days and nights on the
open sea in the small boats before
reaching the island. they said
Tho bark Mont Binnco was en-
route TO Europe from Newcastle,
Australia, with coal ut the time she
caught fire
, 1921-09-21

ALBURqUEROUE. n. NJ, Sept.
21-With reports from every coun-
ty in the state in a majority of the
vote is practically complete. o. L.
Phillips, Republican campaign man.
ager; today said Holm o. Bursum
mas been csected United States sen-
asor IN yesterdays election by n ma
jority that win exceed 1900. His
present figures give Bursum a ma
jority Of 6,9i5, but there ure many
, 1921-09-21

NEW YORK. Sept. s1.-Lowell
Sherman, an actor, who is wanted
by District Attorney Brady Of San
Francisco. in connection with the
Ncase against Roscoe ArbucAde, to-
hsy left n train at Harmon. y. ".
when on the way to New York and
vanished in m automobile with n
rredhaired This information
vas given to n representative OF
District Attorney Swann's office
when he went to the Grand Central
station here to meet the Twentieth
, 1921-09-21
HANDLES
PLAY WANTED,
DEMO CHARGE
Senator Harrison Is First
on Floor in Upper
House

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81.
Congress reassembled at
noon today after a recess OF
so days with prospects that
the extra session would lapse
into the regular session begin
ming in December.
Ffty-four senators. 80 Republicans
and 81 Democrats. answered TO the
senate roll call after Vice President
Coolidge had convened hat body. The
session opened with tho usual con-
fusion Of greetings and Misunderstanding
among senator's.
without transacdng other business
than the approval OF tho Journal. the
house adjourned until Saturday.
Proceedings of the senate were en-
Hvencd by u speech by Senate Har-
rison. Democrat, Mississippi. criticiz-
ing President Harding and tho admin
istration for playing politics" in a
recent exchange of letters between
President Harding and Senator Nc
Cornae1k. illinois,
The presidents letter wa written.
Senator Harrison charged, to aid the
election yesterday OF Senator Bursum,
Republican,. New Mexico.
Senator Harrison got in ahead Of
Nsonator Sterling. Republican. South
hkota, who was on his feet to call
up the conference report on the anti
beer bill.
The Mississippi senator predicted
the tariff bill would not pass during
this oession and said portions of the
and tariff revision were INCORPORATED
10 hoodwink the voters of New Mex
ico.' The farm credit relief bill, the
senator said, was a "bankers' bill
with all its teeth extracted before
PASSAGE
The Republicans. Senator Harrison
declared. had beer and now were
'1ong on promises and short on per-
formances."
, 1921-09-21
TENsLEEP RANCHER DIES
EN- ROUTE TO COAST.

CHECENNE, Wye. Sept. 2f.-
Milo Burker, SO years Of age, Of
Tensieep. Wyo,. owner Of one Of the
largest ranches in northern Wyo-
ming. died here last night while
being taken to California. in the
hope that n change OF climate would
benefit his health. He was accom-
panied by his wife and daughter.
Tho body will be sem TO Tensicep.
, 1921-09-21
~NEpRAsKAN NoMINArEp.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-Charles
w Pugsicy Of Nebraska wa norus.
mated today by President Harding TO
be. assistant secreiary-of agriculture.
Hls appointment was announced sew.
ernl weeks ago.
Another nomination submitted was
that OF Capt. John X. Robson to be
chief OF h navy departments bu-
OF engineering.
, 1921-09-21

CHICAGO. Sept. 21.--The existence
of the household broom has been pro-
longed 100 per nj in recent years.
according to the Chicago Broom Man
u~facturer's at their meeting yester-
day. Movies and automobiles were
blamed for neglect of the broom and
the manufacturers decided to start
a campaign to make sweeping popular
again.
, 1921-09-21
Record Yield Of
Oats Harvested
By Lander Man

LANDER. wyo.. Sept "a yield
OF sTh bushels per acre for dry land
oats was tho record made by b. w.
Scrosgins, a farmer near here, as re-
vealed by the harvesting and thresh-
ing of his crop. No irrigation was
used.
, 1921-09-21

by allied authorities. Assertion is made
here. however. that these bands have
been constantly reinforced until their
members arc now nearly 10000 in
number. and it is said these men are
. wen armed and equipped that it is
doubtful if Hungarian regular soldiers
sent to Dust them, would be able TO
cope with them.
, 1921-09-21
kU KLUX KHAN
lNGPROBED
BY PRESIDENT
on Organization Placed Be-
fore Harding by Attorney General;
Federal Policy to Be Decided

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Information in the hands Of
the department of justice as to the activities of the Ku Klux
Khan was laid before President Harding today by ATTORNEY
General Daugherty after the latter had conferred with Di-
rector Burns of the departments bureau of investigation.
, 1921-09-21
Notice of appeal Serped in Liquor Case
Followed by announcement That Men
Will Be Held on New Charge

In exactly seven minutes after they had received the case,
the jurors who heard the trial in which Dick Casserley, Frank
Hill and w: R. Hyland were jointly charged with transport
ing liquor they had reached a verdict of guilty. This is the
record for jury findings in the district court during the pres
, 1921-09-21
Bloody Strife Looms Between Carlists and
L~egitimists,; Insurgents Number
: 10000 in Disputed Territory

z VIENNA, Sept. 21.-Stetphen Friedrich, former Hum
garian premier, arrived at Oedenburg, Burgenland, ON Mon
day and proclaimed West Hungary a republic, it is declared
by newspapers here. Bmgenlsnd was recently IN the hands
of insurgent Hungarian bands, but they were believed to have
withdrawn, for the most part, as a result of representations
, 1921-09-21
WEST HUNGARY CLAIM
REPUBLIC BY EX-PREMlER

claimed a republic in West HunEar,
that the Hungarian government
, 1921-09-21

NEARLY 900 OFFICERS ARE !
DEPUTIzED TO keep PEACE In
CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDSTRIKE

BAKERSFIELD. Cal, Sept. 21.-Nine hundred and
twenty-seven deputy sherifs and constables are deputized to
keep the peace in Kern county due to the strike of the oil
workers, it was announced today by officials.
The number of deputy peace officers in the county was
verified by the record of appointments and by Roy Newell,
, 1921-09-21

BUDAPEST. Sept. 21.-Austrian re-
ports hat Stephen Friedrich has pro-
, 1921-09-21

Military forces commanded by
Friedrich are reported to be asseib-
ling at Steinamanger and belief is ex-
pressed here that the Carlists and the
Legitim;sts have Joined issue over the
Burgenland question
, 1921-09-21
GERMAN PLANT
AND TOWN ARE
OUT BY
IullG EXPLOSION
Town Of Oppau IN Worms
District Destroyed by
Terrific Blast Today in
Chemical Works

MAYENCE, Germany, Sept.
FL. - (By The Associated
Prcss.)-Eight hundred per-
sons are reported to have been
killed and many injured today
by explosions in the Badischc-
, 1921-09-21

has ordered the mobilization of troops
arc denied by the Hungarian agency.
, 1921-09-21
Weather Forecast

Generally fair tonight and Thursday
except possibly showers in extreme
northwest portion: warmer tonight.
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LATE ARCHBISHOP WALSH POS
SESSED MANY DISTINGUISHING
TRAITs-scHoLAR, LlNGulsT,
MAN OF MANY PARTS.
(By N. C. w. C. News Service

(By N. C. w. C. News Service.)
Archbishop Walsh was an enthusi-
astic cyclist. He was one of the first
persons in Ireland to ride a bicycle.
Among clergymen he was absolutely
the first cyclist. He was then Pro-
fessor at Maynooth. Long before cy-
cling became popular and general, a
grave discussion took place at May
nooth as to whether it was permis-
sible for priests to. use bicycles. To
the surprise of all the Professors and
clergymen, the Archbishop rode to the
debate on bicycle.
Up to few years before his death
his usual holiday was a cycling trip
in Germany, Normany or Italy. When
in. Maynooth he was a keen horseman.
During the polo season His Grace al
ways attended the. matches in the
Phoenix Park He never took a seat
on the stand. He preferred to remain
by the rail among the populace in or
der to overhear the witty remarks OF
the Dublin youngsters. He loved lit,
tie boys and took delight in observing
their humorous antics.
DR.. Walsh's intellectual attainments
were wonderful. He was an accom-
plished linguist. In addition to the
ancient classical tongues in which he
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new SPANISH NUhcIO
FRENCH JOURNALIST DESCRIBES
MoNSlGNoR TEDEscHINI.

The distinguished French Journalist
Monsignor Sieune, writing in LA
Croix," says:
The appointment of Mgr. Tedeschini
as Nuncio at Madrid was in certain
sense expected. Just twenty years
ago, Mgr. Tedeschini, young priest
at that time, entered the Secretariat
of State. He had for his superior the
present Sovereign Pontiff, then only
Mgr. della Chiesa, who soon learned
to appreciate the keen intelligence
and brilliant intellect of the young &c
clesiastic. When Pope Benedict XIV
was elcted to the papal chair. Mgr
Tedeschini succeeded to his appoint
ment in the Secretariat of State In
this high post he rendered much char
liable. services to the prisoners dur
ing the war.
In spite of various other duties
Mgr. Tedeschini was to be found
every morning in his confessional, as
he is a Jealous apostle. He also sue
ceeded the Sovereign Pontiff as Presi
dent of the Society of ST. jerome fo1
the diffusion of the Gospel.
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THE K. OF c. IN ITALY
KNIGHTS TO CARRY OUT PoPE'S
PLANS IN ROME AND ELSE
WHERE-lDEAs ON HOSPITALS
AND MOTION PICTURES.

Plans for the launching of the first
peace welfare work of the knights Oh
Columbus beyond the limits of North
America at the request of Pope Bene-
dict XIV and the late Cardinal Gibbons
were tentatively made at the recent
meeting of the supreme officers or the
K. of c. The plans may call for an
expenditure of million dollars. Word
was received by the K. of G. officers
that Pope Benedict had personally di-
rected officials of the Vatican to as
sist the knights in a survey Of condi-
tions in Rome and Italy. Archbishop
Cerretti, Papal Secretary for Extraor-
dinary Affairs, and K. Of c. Commits
sioner Edward l.. Hearn are prepar-
ing report upon which Pope Benedict
and the knights will take action.
The Pope, for the first time in the
history of the Vatican, has asked an
organization in a foreign country, to
assume and direct welfare work in
Italy under the auspices Of the Holy
See. The work the knights are asked
to undertake consists mainly in the
establishment of central club in
| Rome where Italian youths and for
eign visitors may find rest and recre
alton in thoroughly Catholic sur
roundings and where social workers
for other sections of Italy may receive
training. The matter will be finally
settled and the financing of the pro
ject arranged at the forthcoming in
ternational convention of the K. of G
in San Francisco the first week in Au
gust. The movement. the X. Of G. an
nounced. was not to establish the Or
der in Italy, but to carry out th,
/ wishes of the Pope for the inaugura
tion of America welfare work in Ital.
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CHICAGO HELPS ERIN
CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESE MAKES
BIG DONATION TO THE IRISH
RELIEF.

Archbishop Mundelein's pastoral
letter appealing for support of the
work of the Irish Relief resulted in
the collection of total of approxi-
mately $15O,0OO in the various churches
throughout the archdiocese. The col
lection exceeded by $4,000 that taken
up for the Central European Relief.
In view of the fact that persons OF
Irish descent are not proportionately
so numerous in Chicago as in the east
ern part. of the country, and that the
Polish, Italian, German, Slavic, and
more than twenty-five other races
make up great part of the Catholic
population there, the showing is con
sidered remarkable by local leaders
The Celtic Cross Association, organ
lied there six months ago with the
approval of the Archbishop for the
purpose of supplementing the work
of the American Relief committee
has announced that it has forwarded
$4,000 to the distributing points. il
Ireland and plans to continue send
ing funds at the rate of $1,000 weel
until the need is over. M
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MELcHITE ARCHBISHOP VISITING
PEOPLE IN U. S.-SYRlAN PREL-
ATE TELLS OF DISCRIMINATION
BY AMERICAN RELIEF COMMITS.
SIoN-BoTH PRELATES SUB
JEcT TO ROME.

Six months ago, Archbishop Joseph
Khouri, Maronite Archbishop of Tyre
and Sidon, in Syria. came to this
country on a visit to members of his
Church, and last week Archbishop
Maximos Saigh, Melchite Archbishop
of Tyre, reached New York.
The first official act of Archhishop
Saigh-w whose name. incidentally, Is
pronounced as though it were spelled
"Saw-eeg after his arrival here was
to bless the new Melchite Church OF
st. George in New York.
Although Archbishops Khouri and
Saigh have their dioceses in the same
district, covering mainly the Lebanon
region in Syria, there is no conflict
in authority between them, the one
governing the Maronites, the other
the Melchites. Both will tour the
country, visiting their co-religionists
wherever they are gathered in col
onies sufficient to maintain a church
The only apparent difference be.
tween the Maronites and the Mel
chites is that the liturgical language
OF the Maronites is Syriac and Arabic
and of the Melchites, Greek and Ara
bic. There is also slight difference
in the form of the communion, but
they are both at one with the Latin, OIL
Roman Catholic Church in acceptance
Of the doctrine Of Transubstantiation
Both the. Maronite and Melchite met
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under direct Vatican appreciation and
with the Holy Sees full cooperation.
The K. of G. officers prepared ten
tative budgets for the expenditure on
disqualification and educational work
of the balance of the K. of c. war
fund Since the announcement was
made that the project for five mill
lion dollar memorial in Washington,
offered by the X. of G. to the Amer
lean Legion, had been discontinued,
the K of C. have been beseiged with
requests from numerous charitable
agencies The Knights will adhere
strictly to their program of spending
all the money on service men.
Supreme Secretary William J. Nc
Ginley announced that the Knights, in
response to numerous requests for a
statement of their stand on motion
picture censorship, were not in favor
Of "blue law" government that would
bar everything but dramatizations of
Mother Goose and copy book max
| inns, but regarded control, preferably
| by the industry itself, as necessary.
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TWO CATHOLIC ARTISTS
DEATH OF TWO FRENCH LEAD.
ERS OF PAINTING AND MU.
SIC.

(By n. C.. w. C.. News Seryice)
The Toulouse papers announce the
death of two illustrious sons of France,
the famous painter Jean Paul Laur-
ems and the musician Deodat de Sew
erac.
The former was born of modest par
ents at Fourquevaux, where he died
He leaves several celebrated canvass.
es. His last great work was the dec.
Grafton of the Church of st. Nicholas
in his native town in which he was
assisted by his sons, who are. also
artists.
Deodat de Seyerac came of an old
Languedoc family. He was graduated
in law but later devoted himself tc
music at the Conservatory, where he
made brilliant record His princi
pal compositions were described as
the most original expressions of con
temporary music" The Archbishop
of Toulouse, the Municipal authori
ties and the Minister of Public in
struction were represented at his fu
neral
Both of the deceased artists were
most devout Catholics.
II
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TO CURB B|G0TRY
BILL TO PENALlZE ATTACKS BY
BIGOTS OFFERED IN ILLINOIS.

The making of an attack on any re.
ligious denomination or sect an act
of criminal libel, is the purpose of an
act now before the Illinois legislature
at Springfield. The bill is advocated
by Jews. The proposed law provides
THAT a general libel is malicious
defamation expressed by printing, OF
signs or pictures, or writing or the
like, tending to impeach the honesty
integrity, virtue, reputation, character
or patriotism of the people of any re
ligious denomination OF sect, thereby
exposing them to public hatred, con
tempt, ,ridicule, prejudice or disfayor.'
The bill otherwise provides that il
is no defense against the operation o1
the act that any part of the offense is
committed outside the state and pro
vides penalties as follows:
Every person who shall write OF
cause to be written, publish, or cause
to be published, distribute, or cause tt
be distributed, any such libel shall
upon conviction be fined not exceed
ing $1,000 and confined in the count,
jail not exceeding one year"
The bill also provides that the truth
when published for justifiable ends, il
sufficient defense.
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL DIRECTORY
NEW DIRECTORY OF CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS AND coLLEGES-A
COMPLETE WORK.

The Department of Education of the
National Catholic Welfare Council
announces for distribution in the
early part of June Directory of Cath
Ollie Colleges and Schools. This i'm
portant contribution to Catholic edu-
cational literature was compiled by
Reverend James III. Ryan, D.. D., PHI
D., Executive Secretary of the Depart
ment of Education, and represents the
most accurate and authoritative state
ment of Catholic education statistics
that has yet appeared.
1t is an attractively bound volume of
eleven hundred pages and contains a
complete list of all Catholic institu-
tions of learning from the university
to the elementary school. Schools are
listed by states and dioceses. They
are also differentiated on the basis
of the kinds and quality of instruction
given. After every diocese there is a
diocesan summary. Each state has a
summary. A national statistical sum
mary, showing the nhmber of schools,
professors and teachers, as well as
the number of students, appears at
the end of the first section An appen-
dix follows.
Other educational information, in
Guiding lists of summer camps, sum-
mer schools and the educational work
of the Knights of Columbus, is in
cluded. A handy index of schools
Wi lyn hc ;yafo xxyl,; ho
Directory contains easy of access.
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SIR JOHN cOWANS
NOTED BRITISH GENERAL DIES A
CATHOLIC.

The funeral of the late Lieutenant
General Sir John Steven Cowans, late
Quartermaster General of all Great
Britain's millions of forces, was held
from Westminster Cathedral and was
attended by some. of the most distin
guished of Englands military, naval
and civil officials. The announcement
that burial services were to be con
Quoted in the Cathedral was the first
intimation the public had that Sil
John had died in the Catholic faith
1t now appears that he was received
into the Church only a few days be
fore his death.
Sir John was one of the few mer
who was. on terms of intimacy witt
Lord Kitchener. In the line OF his
duties as Quartermaster General, Sil
John purchased and distributed bill
lions worth of supplies, including
everything from tins of jam to 10
comotives.