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The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

whole Catholic Institution was IN
he'll" -
Also. she declared. her father told
her that you'll be the cause OF the
deaths OF coyIe and Bender" The
'Bender" referred 20 a. Fred Bend
or. the girls godfather when she
joined the Catholic Church.
Tells Of Threats.
Apparently perfectly calm ana un-
worried, the girl plunged into her
testimony OF the alleged threats
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
Give Up Fight.
Denied Time.

"If the House is willing to rest
IN its 70 ord l see no reason why
the Democrats should object to
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
Bed Thieves Busy Again.

The "featherbed" thieves who en-
tered the t.ty last week and made
away with several hundred dollars
worth OF bed clothing from the
American Red Cross garage, in the
rear OF Jackson street northwest
again renewed activities yesterday
when they ransacked the delivery
wagon of the Frazier Laundry
while parked in front OF 1919 G
street northwest and stole bed
and towels valued at $50.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
FIGHT
NSENATESTOPS;
HOUSE RECESSES
Senator Sterling With.
draws Measure to End
Debate.

The anti-beer bill is dead for AT
least q month. Opponents of the
measure, after carrying on a. sue
cessful filibuster against its adop-
ton In the Senate, were relieved
from further delay late last night
when. after the House adopted the
joint recess resolution, Senator Ster-
ling withdrew the beer bill from
Senate consideration.
This means the beer battle goes
over until after the recess.
While the House was winding UP
its business and adopting the re-
cess resolution. previously passed
by the Senate. foes of the beer bill
held forth in the upper chamber and
blocked consideration Of other bust
ness. Senator Reed, of Missouri,
spoke almost continually. for eight
hours. arguing against the bin or,
constitutional grounds.
:re Give Up Fight.
When word reached the Senate
that the recess resolution had. been
passed in the House. dry leaders
gave up the fight for adoption of
the beer bill. Senator Sterling, in
charge of the measure, said 1t was
apparent the conference report
could not be adopted at this session
and moved that IL be laid aside in
favor of the bill which would con-
tinue the embargo en- dyes. A dis
cussion of this measure was then
begun.
The recess resolution was
brought up in the House by Floor
Leader Mondell and adopted by a
vote of 1916 to 129. Debate was
brief. Mondell said that the Hause
had completed its part of the Iegis-
lative program.
Nolstead Denied Time.
"If the House is willing to rest
IN its 70 ord l see no reason why
the Democrats should object to
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
AL0SELTV
AS AIRSHlP R-2
/. ]. FALLS ABLAzE
Terrific. Explosion Rends
Dirigible, Near Hull,
o. England.
coSrISuED FROM PAGE ONE.

He manouvered the ship toward the
Humber and. according to a sur
vivor.. u, one OF the main girder:
failed. 90 stand the strain Of the
turn. ~
Thousands of people watched the
rescusrs, bringing in bodies while
fragments Of the airship burned or
the surface of the water. while
above lowered the still inflated
stern end Of the ship.
A semi-official dispatch received
in London at $50 y. m, stated thai
nearly forty are dead
terrific Explosion Heard.
The weather was fine at the time
Of the disaster. the sun was shining
and thousands had gathered tc
watch the giant airship. Apparent
" It was sailing slowly on an ever
keel when the flames first burst
forth. Then a terrific eploston wa'
heard, and. according to an eye
witness. one portion Of the ship ap'
peared to rise in the air while the
other fell slowly into the Humber
river. Two more explosions oc-
Cured. one as the ship was falling
and one as il hit the water.
Capt. wann. the British ofticeI
commanding the Inflated ship, Is
among the survivors
The British admiralty tonight Is
sued the following official COM
munique:
The R-3s is a total wreck. lytne
IN the Humber off Corporation Pier
Ii broke in half in the air and
caught FIRE. No details are known
There are probably three sur
vivora-"
Broke Clean In Two.
Pier, Master Martin. an old navy
man, san eyewitness, said:
Il had been watching her fol
some time; she turned in from the
northeast and was heading for the
southwest. She was not very high
and her engines were working al
great speed As she came closer
the envelope appeared to crumple
in the center. There was no fame
but the scene appeared to be sur
rounded by a slight fog. Possibly
it was her own escaping gas. All
this time she was coming lower
down She cleared the land and got
some little distance across the river
toward New Holland on the Lin
colnshire side when the crumplinE
of the envelope became worse and
suddenly she broke clean in two
Up to that I had seen no flames
but all at once there was a terrific
explosion and the falling envelope
burst into flames. In a few seconds
il touched the water and then
second explosion occurred.
Collapsed I'm Center.
Before the disaster occurred
had noticed that the engines were
working at terrific speed and 1t is
A mercy that the airship got over
the river before any explosion took
place. II it had occurred over the
crowded town / Ehudder to think
what would have followed i an
an old naval man, and know
what big guns can do. but dom
think they could have caused
more terrible disaster than thos'
awful explosions would have done.
Sergt- Bushby of the American
air force, who witnessed the disas'
ter from the river front. said:
Il consider there was some frt
amidships. She collapsed in the
center. Der stern coming down first
She was Just turning when the dis
aster took place and the wrecked
envelope and gondolas came speed
ing down II Is Gods mercy that
the disaster did not occur over the
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
DEFECTS NHUCE DRICBLE
HAD CAUSED APPREHENSION
Both British and American Naval Officer,
Feared Disaster in Altered Design.

antil next spring IL IL did not prove
, to be up to expectations.
That Maitland's pessimism wal
shared In Washington naval circle:
was disclosed by Lieut.. Comdr
Lansdowne, who crossed from Eng
land to America in the R-34's epoch
making trip two years ago.
Had Feared Disaster.
Two weeks ago / had feeling
that all was not WE'LL" Lansdowne
declared a few hours after the dis
aster was reported to the Nav,
Department.
That the American crew OF the
ZR-2, however, had entire condolences
In her and the builders Is unques-
toned. Replying TO questions OF
correspondents, the American navy
officers associated with the British
builders, were positive that the air
ships cruising possibilities were I'M
limited and that she would weather
any kind Of atmospheric conditions
that might be encountered.
Officials here are divided as 70
whether buckling caused the, ex-
plosion OF the hydrogen gas which
brought the big bag down In flames
or an explosion caused the breaking
in two of the vessel Even IL this Is
established It will prove difficult
to determine the actual contributing
cause.
Already navy officials are inter-
esting themselves regarding the
ZR-1 which is being built in this
country. Practically all the mate
rial for its construction has been
contracted for and the huge hangar
the largest in the world, Is being as
sembled at Lakehurst, n. ]. oppo-
sition by Congress alone can prevent
the completion Of the American
built dirigible before next July. II
was stated.
Appropriation Was Refused.
The navy asked for an appropria-
ton of 100000 for the ZR-1s
completion, but this was refused
Money was available. however. for
materials and this was used. Also
approximately 100000 appropriated
for aircraft purposes can be diverted
1t is believed.
Until details have been received
from London, the loss incurred by
this government through the de-
struction of the ZR-2 cannot be as
certained. According to the con-
tract. England was to receive the
sum of 100000 upon delivery OF
the ship. Part of this sum has al
ready been paid over.
Another stipulation in the con
ract Is that in case of accident after
delivery and before arrival of the
ZR-2 at its destination, half OF the
loss is to be borne by the builders.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
Doctors Recommend
Bon-Opto for theEyes

Physicians and eye specialists pre-
scribe Bon-Opto as a safe home
REMEDY in the treatment of eye
troubles and to strengthen eyesight
Sold under money refund guaran
tee by all druggists.-Ady
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
is POLICEMEN GET
EARLY GRAFT TRIAL
Demanded Quick Action on In
dictments Following City
Investigation.

Thirteen policemen indicted January
81 as a result of the investigation into
tho city administration conducted by
former Gov. Charles :. Whitman, as a
special District Attorney. viii soon go
to trial, according TO a statement made
yesterday by Assistant District Attorney
Brothers.
II became known also that AIR Whit
mans connection with District Attor-
ney Swahns office has ended. Counsel
for the indicted detectives appeared yes
terday and demanded that action be
taken or that the charges against their
clients be dismissed. Mr.. Brothers was
assigned 70 the case.
Two OF the defe ndants, Detective Ser
geants Martin s. Owen and Thomas
j. Horan, We're charged with; accepting
a gratuity for recovering stolen auto
mobiles as members of the Automobile
Squad. Others indicted during theWhit-
man investigation and whose cases are
still awaiting trial are Capts. William
Bailey and Percy NJ. Dubois. accused of
accepting money for protecting concerns
whose employees were on strike; Detec-
tive Sergeants William J, 'Ussey. Will
lam r. Hemmetich, George ]. Andrews,
George Scott. John Fitzpatrick, Alonzo
n. Greer. Frank GilfalIan Thomas
Meringola and Isaac Mindheim.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
TEN KILLED IN FIRE
PANIC IN TENEMENT
Nine Burned to Death on
4th Floor; Leap to Street
Is Fatal to One.

Nine persons were burned 10 death
and one died from injuries received by
jumping from the third floor when fire
early yesterday swept the four upper
floors OF a five story tenement at los
West Seventeenth street. Tho fire shut
off escape by the halls and. stairways
and tho tenants. panic stricken. flocl1ed
to the front of the building. igr.srng fire
escapes in the rear
Many rescues were made by postal
clerks from Sub-Station q, across the
street. before the firemen arrived. Some
tenants on the upper floors managed to
reach the roof and got TO an adjoining
building. Most OF the tenants. however
We're taken from the window lodges and
copings on the second floor.
The nine burned to death were found
on the fourth floor two so badly charred
they could not be Identified. Five OF
these, one q child. were together near
door leading to the hall. Benjamin
Dlaz. a tenant on the third floor, jumped
to the street. He died a few minutes
after he was taken to Bellevue Hospi-
tai The other identified dead are
Eloy Diaz. so, dishwasher: Mrs. All
cea F'elicItas. so, widow Thomas Or
eionecis. 25, button maker Miguel
Quinonez, 10; Germanl Torres. linotype
OPERATOR Mrs. Providencia Urdinariau
and Jacaquin Urdinarian. . months.
While the cause of the fire was not
known, firemen believed It started by
some one throwing a match or a cigar
ette into a baby carriage in the lower
hall A year ago O fire started from a
similar cause in a tenement at Brad
burst avenue and 146th street and nine
Persons were burned to death.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
SIS, ,0O0, 900 MERGER
BY STEEL INTERESTS
Utah and California Capital
lists Complete Deal.

SAN FsANcrsco, Nov. ii.-Announce-
ment was made here tonight closing a
deal between Utah and California capi-
taists which involves a $4,000. 600 iron.
coal and steel merger. the primary aim
OF which. it was said, will be to make
the West Independent of Eastern steel
and iron,
The details. as given ont by l.. T..
Rains. president OF the Carbon Fuel
Company OF Salt Lake City. call for the
single industrial management OF the
coal. coke and iron industries and de-
pogits OF tho Utah mineral region and
the providing of rad materials from that
section for finished steel products.
At the head of the mercer is Wiggipton
z. Greed. president of tn. Pacific Gas
and Electric Company and president of
tho Columbia Steel Company of Pitts
burEh, Cal.
Mr.. Rains declared all details of the
merger, including contracts for several
phases of the work, have been signed.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
IT'S SHIPS AFLOAT THAT
COUNT SAYS KATO

WASHINGTON. Nov. II (Associatcd
P1-ess) Tt isn't the scrapped ships that
count; It's the ships afloat," declared
Admiral Baron Kato to-day In answer-
ing a series of questions put by Japanese
newspaper correspondents concerning the
American proposals. One of the men
from Toxic asked:
isn't it true. Admiral. that the ratio
Of scrapped warships under the Hughes
proposition is rather disadyantageous TO
Japan, considering the present inferior
naval position OF our country Aren't
they asking too much from us?'
"Why talk about the scrapped ships? =
Baron Kato responded. You should
know that what really counts is the
number OF fighting ships left afloat. and
not the number of those which are to be
abandoned and consigned to the scrap
heap"
The Admiral declined to commit HIM
self as TO probable Japanese counter
suggestions. but it is understood that al
though Japan Is almost certain to favor
the Am arican proposals as whole IT is
probable that they will be the subject
of a serious discussion.
Naturally" said one Japanese naval
expert to-day. 1--WE cannot swallow in
one mouthful this most momentous
project which Is destined to SO vitality
affect the future of our empire. There
fore we may have counter suggestions or
proposals."
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
3 Held IN RED PLOT
TO FIRE ship AT SEA
Stowaways for Europe Are
Brought Back in Irons
for Inquiry.
CARGO FOUND ABLAZE
Skipper of the Collamore
Suspicious of Trio
Smoking in Hold.
ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS
Link to Anarchist Outbursts
Over SaccO and Vanetti
Sought Here.
ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS

Three young men accused OF setting
fire at sea to the cargo OF the Ameri-
can freight steamship Collamer. op-
Grated by the Cosmopolitan Shipping
| Company, arrived in irons yesterday
aboard, the French liner Sevoie in
| charge of a special Treasury agent,
r. G. Watson, and were tal.en to the
Federal Building.
| Arraignment before tho United
| States Commissioner, Mr. Hitchcock,
was deferred until Federal authorities
finish their inquiry. Not even the fact
that there had been a fire aboard the
Collamer was permitted to become
known until the prisoners arrived
here. ~
The arrests. it is said. were not due
entirely to the fact that the three pris-
! oners. who say they are Robert Brady.
Joseph Ryan and Lee Kolowki were
said to have caused a fire In the cargo
Of the Collamer. but to the belief that
there is connection between the ap-
parent effort to destroy the freighter
and anarchistic demonstrations against
the conviction of Sacco and Vanetti. ac-
cused OF the murder OF two paymasters
in Massachusetts
! Brady and Ryan gave their pedigrees
-ieely to the immigration officers who
| checked up the names OF the storage
| passengers. Ryan said he was born in
Brooklyn and Brady said he was a ma
tive of San Francisco. IIolowk declined
10 give any information about himself,
but it was learned that he was born in
| the United States. He even tore up his
| landing card. issued to permit him to
leave the ship. His defiant and surly at
! titude caused long delay in his trans
fer and that of his shipmates to the Fed
eral Building.
| At the Office of the Cosmopolitan
! Shipping Company II was said that the
fire was discovered on October 22' when
the Collamer was three days out Of
Sandy Hook bound for Dunkirk and
Ravre. In putting out the blaze. which
! did little damage, Capt W. Il. Holmes
The New York herald., 1921-11-15

found the three young men slowed away
in tho hold Their presence was linked
with the fire, which seemed to the skip
per to be OF incendiary origin. lie
charged them with trying to burn the
ship.
The men declared they had lighted
matches to smoke in the cargo hold,
where they had hidden themselves, and
that the fire was accidental. The SKIP
per put them in irons and sent a wire
less 20 Havre asking that they be ar
rested on arrival there.
What puzzled the skipper and what IS
probably one of the subjects OF the IN
quiry Of the Federal authorities is why
three Americans should be taking
stowaway trip from their own country.
1t is likely that even after their arraisn-
ment the prisoners will be held Tor fur-
'ther examination, as aff1davits and Wit
ncsses in the case will not be here until
the arrival Of the French liner Chicago,
now at sea.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
FORD BUYS BURROUGHS
HOMESTEAD, NEAR ROXBURY
Purchases Woodchuck Lodge and May Turn 1t Over
to Control of Memorial Committee
for Restoration.

Special Despatch to TIE New YORK HERALD.
BINGuAMToN, Nov. l4.--That Henry
Ford, long time friend and companion
of the late John Burroughs, has pur-
chased Woodchuck Lodge, the old home
stead of Burroughs, near Roxbury, and
where the naturalist passed his sum
mers. was disclosed at a hearing before
Supreme Court Justice Kellogg at
chambers in Oneonta on Saturday. The
court was petitioned by Julian Bur-
roughs to clear a slight flaw in the title
to this property by appointing a substi-
tute trustee in place OF Hiram Meeker'
deceased, In order that good title TO
the property might be given TO Mr.. Ford.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15

The court appointed Arthur i. Bouton
OF Roxbury as substitute trustee.
Whether Mr.. Ford eventually expects
to retain the property or TO transfer 1t
10 the John Burroughs memorial com
mitee, which has been formed TO restore
and maintain not only WoodchucS Lodge
but also Slabsides and Riverby, is not
known.
Mr.. Craft OF the firm OF Ives & Craft
OF Roxbury, attorneys. presenting the
matter to the court, said he had no
definite information but he understood
AIR. Ford would take the title to Wool
chuck Lodge. and that 1t would. with
the other hones of Burroughs, pass to
the control of the memorial committee,
of which Mr.. Ford is an active member.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
TO CUT MINE WAGE 80 P. c..
Colorado Company Soon to An
nouncc Reduction, Officials Say,

DENVER, Nov. IA wage reduction
Of approximately 30 per cent. will be
announced soon by officials OF tho Colo.
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company. it was
announced at the headquarters Of the
company to-day, the reduction 10 affect
eleven OF the companys eighteen coal
mines in the southern Colorado fields.
The exact date for promuigating the
new wage scales was not made public.
Mine union Officials have declared
that any reduction would be followed by
a tSirIke.
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
=
NEGRO SLAYER MUST DIE.

TRENTON, Nov. 14.--The Court OF Err
rors and Appeals to-day affirmed the
conviction OF George Washington
knight. the Perth Amboy negro who
killed Mrs. Edith Marshall Wilson,
church organist, at Perth Amboy last
Tarch. A date will be set later for the
negro's execution
The New York herald., 1921-11-15
The Finest Shop
i'm Twenty Centuries and the
Finest Shave for Twenty Cents!

nNE of the secrets of the great sue
~ cess of the Knickerbocker is, that
there is no charge for the fixtures.
The costliest shop in the world to build
still remains the most economical shopin
which to shave.
In no branch of Knickerbocker service
are we taking out of our customers what
we put into the walls.
A massage does not include the cost of
the marble, and the chandeliers are not
added to shampoo.
We simply offer you the worlds most
exacting standards of equipment and
service without exacting an additional
cent in price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-17
Announcement
SELMA GRIEVES AT NEWS OF DEATH OF
 MRS. KATE KELLER

( Selma, November l6.-(Special)- Sorrow was felt here today by many when news came of the death Tues day night in Montgomery from heart failure of Mrs. Kate A. Keller, moth CT of Helen Keller, Alabamas won derful daughter, who overcame the handicaps of blindness. lack of hear ing and speech and found expression partly as a result of Mrs. Keller's in- dominable spirit. Mrs Keller's death came as great shock to everyone as she had been in good health. She was soon to visit Selma as the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Leila Lassiter, and the Misses Lassiter.
 Mrs. Keller mad felt indisposed since Monday, but 1t was not until yesterday that her Illness was con sidered serious. She was stricken with heart failure Tuesday evening and died within short while.
 Miss Helen Keller is now lecturing in California and will be unable to reach Alabama in time for funeral services. Other children are w. s. Keller, state highway engineer. who has the sympathy of hundreds of Selma friends; Mrs. Warren Tyson. with whom Mrs. Keller spent much of her time, and Phillips Brooks Keller of Kaufman, Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-17
ENSLEY
stiIl Captured

A wildcat still' with a capacity of approximately SO gallons, was cap tured about II o'clock last night and 200 gallons of beer mash taken. The still was located on Cat mountain and had been carefully made and placed in a deep hole entirely out of view, According to officers, the men who are alleged to have been opefating the still were just in the act of mak- ing a run when they came down upon them. A negro, it is alleged, who was placed on guard duty became frightened at an owl and ran into hole to hide. Claude Wynne and Omar Ashworth, two white men. were arrested in connection with this still; also Isiah McNeil and Ed Cook, two negroes All four men were hiding in d hole when found by the officers The officers who captured this still were Deputy sheriffs Pope. Gilbert and Arnett,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-17
TUSCALOOSA HEALTH
 REPORT IS ISSUED

Tuscaloosa, November 16.-(Spe- cial.)-Tuscaloosa county and city board of health today issued the fol- lowing report of health conditions and work done in the county during the month of October:
 Twenty-four cases of infectious diseases tdiphtheria and scarlet fe- ver) were quarantined; IT typhoid fe- yer cases i'm entire county and none in the city during the past 10 months; no sickness. of consequence in the convict camps. Two aged men died at the almshouse; regular inspection of the county jail showed no sickness and satisfactory conditions; II rural schools were visited, children exam ined in same and sanitary closets placed in many. Two cases for the prevention of rabies in children were treated by local physicians through the county office. These are the first cases of this kind to be treated in Tuscaloosa county under the recent ruling of the state health department that the treatment might be admin istered by local physicians instead of the patient being sent to Mont gomery.
 The board made s05 examinations in the laboratory. microscopical and chemical. They treated 10s patients in the free clinic and dismissed as cured 36 cases of syphilis.