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Idgnite For Sale.-Noonan Lumps,
S7.25 per ton: weighed on Hoovers
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Baby Boy-Mr. and Mrs. L. K.
Raymond, S04 Cottonwood street, are
the parents of a baby boy, born early
Sunday morning.
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November l.. Written by William
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OMMERClAL
COLLEGE

Thackcr 8 Hughes, Principals
Grand Forks, North Dakota
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
INSURANCE MEN DENY
BLOCKING LOCKWOOD
Washington Heights Taxpay-
ers Approve Inquiry.

sweeping denial that the fire in
surance companies have been cndeavor-
ing to block the Lockwood committee
in its quest for increased power with
which TO delve into the financial world
was issued yesterday by w. Il. MALTA
lieu. general manager OF the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters.
'The National Board OF Fire Under
writer's has not taken any position in op-
position TO the activities OF the Lockwood
committee" he said. Furthermore we
know of no general movement on the
part OF the fire insurance companies In
such q direction. n Is inconcevable
that any one could believe that tho fire
Insurance companies were opposed TO
amy investigation which would promote
building operations. for upon the crcs-
ion Of new property values and the pres
eryation Of present property the busi-
ness OF fire insurance depends for its ex-
istcnce."
lie remarked that the fire insurance
companies were subjected 70 thorough
inquiry by joint Legislative committee
in 1910. in the course OF which lS4 wit
ncssca were examined.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
CORONER COCKTAIL
FIXED AT $4,000
Joint Owners of Chicago Sa-
loon Must Pay $4,000 Dam
ages for Two Drinks.
VICTIM RENDERED BLIND
Wood Alcohol Labelled as
Whiskey Sold to Him
Caused Rapid Illness.

srec.al DeSpatot 70 Tirr New YORK lIERAl y.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-two drinks of
liquor labelled whiskey blinded Sam
1919. In the eyes of the law it cost
Harry Cohen and Joseph Arkin, joint
owners of saloon, $4,000 to sell
the two drinks, which contained wood
alcohol
Greenberg's suit is the first personal
damage action based on "coroner's
cocktails" to be tried in Cook county.
and for that reason was watched with
special interest. In 1919. when pro-
hibition enforcement had reduced the
stock of liquor here, there were scores
of alcoholic poisoning cases. More
than dozen men and women died
after drinking wood alcohol COM
pounds made by themselves or bought
from bootleggers. Many others were
blinded.
Cohen and ArlSin, in defending them
selves against Greenbergs suit for $780,
900 damages, introduced expert testi-
mony to the effect that wood alcohol is
binding only In cases where victims re-
fuse medical attention. They sought also
to show that Greenberg was served with
pure whiskey.
Experts for the plaintiff testified.
however. that q small quantity of de-
naturcd alcohol is enough to paralyze
the optic nerve and that even the fumes
of the poison may cause blindness.
Greenberg testified that he went into
the Cohen x Arkin saloon. ordered
whiskey and received glass contains
ing a reddish liquor. He drank II. he
said, and became violently H.. Thinking
something he had eaten might have
made him III he returned to the saloon
few hours later and again ordered
whiskey. Another drink of reddish
liquor was served and once more Green
berg became desperately III
He went to "a Turkish bath. he said.
and slept all night. When he woke up
everything was dark. He CROPPED for
the electric light and turned 1t on. but
still he could not see. Then he scratched
matches. When they had burned down
70 his fingers without registering on
hiI eyes he knew he was blind.
Since that time, he and physicians
raid, he has been stone blind.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
JAPAN AGREES TO PAY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MANIA, z. l.. Jan. 14.--Japan has
agreed to an indemnity as a result of
the killing OF Lieut.. Warren II. Langdon
Of the L. s. s. Albany in vladivcstok
by Japanese sentry. It is understood
here. The matter is before the Foreign
Office at Toxic.
Admiral Albert Gleaves, commander
in chief OF the American Asiatic fleet.
who has appointed naval board Of In
uuiry TO investigate the shooting. said /:
81 will proceed direct 90 Vladivostok on
the flagship Huron. which will complete
It's overhauling at Olongapo station
within four days.
Japanese high officials at vladivostok
expressed in every way possible their
deepest regrets and condolences. and
have given assurance OF prompt and full
investigation of tho AFFAIR"
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
Letter Is Taken to whitman.

After reading this letter Mr.. Swami
took II 70 Mr.. Whitman. whose room Is
not far away. Mr.. Swami said later
that Mr. whitman could make 1t public
II he wished 20 do so. Reporters asked
Mr Whitman about Il. and he produced
the letter. lie had Just finished his eN-
animation OF the city charter. Ills Jaw
was set. his eyes flashed.
u was plain that his patience had
been exhausted by the attitude OF tho
Mayor and Commissioner as revealed
In the letter and In their ignoring his
request Tor the suspension Of the police
rule requiring a policeman TO tell his
Commissioner everything that goes on
when he r. called TO the District At
torney's Office
''rhe letter from Judge Swami TO
Commissioner Enright." Mr.. Whitman
said. sharply. speaking TO the reporters.
''did not ask for policemen To investi-
gate the Police Department. and there Is
nothing before the Police Department or
the Mayor TO indicate that the services
OF the Police Department in assisting
the District Attorney necessarily in
volvcd sucn police officers investigating
the Department Of Police don want
70 comment further"
MIR Whitman turned to go back TO his
Office, but was asked What are YOU
going TO do" lie SHOOK his head.
rs there any provision in the city
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
Polite. Seen IN Move.

Various explanations we're offered for
these preparations. but Police Commits
sioner Enright refused TO disclose the
reason why n red outbreak is feared
II one is feared. Critics of the admin
istration called Il a grand stand play 10
divert the public mind from the crime
wave anu tho Whitman investigation OF
the Police Department. II there Is no
disorder they said. the police would. get
the credit for preventing It and IL a
bomb should be exploded they could say
they did their best to guard against IT,
The Department of Justice officials in
New York had not heard OF any bomb
plot. No action was taken yesterday
George L. Lamb. chief agent for this
district. said. Chief william ]. Flynn
did not comb the city for Red revolu-
tionists as reported.
The day passed with no more than the
Continued on Seventh Page.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
LARGE OIL REFINERY
IN PITTSBURG ABLAZE
Two Stills Catch in Plant Oc-
cupying a City Block.

PrrrsBuRG. Jan. 15.--The Waverly Oil
Works. one of the largest plants III
Pittsburg, was threatened with destruc-
tion by fire discovered in two big stills
at 1 o'clock this morning.
The waverly Works occupy an entire
square near Fifty-fourth street in the
Lawrenceville section.
The fire centred in a crude still which
contained coo barrels OF oil. Firemen
directed streams of water on four other
big stills and prevented an explosion.
After a fight Of three-auarters OF an
hour the Fire Department officials said
they believed they could prevent fur
ther spread of the blaze.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
FITZPATRICK ALIVE,
BUT A PRISONER
Red Cross Worker Not Shot
BY BolsheUiki.

wAsurNGroN. Jan. i4.---Capt. Emmitt
KilI- trick, American Red Cross worker.
who was reported last November to
have been killed by the Bolshevild. is in
Jail at Moscow, advices to-day TO the
state Department said.
Fitzpatrick. whose home is In Union
town. Ala. was captured during n cav
airy raid on Wrange's line In the
Crimea with G. Atechny Of the Mennon-
ite Relief Society. No word has been
received OF the latter. When last seen.
according TO state Department advices
at tho time. Fitzpatrick had been stripped
OF his underclothes in zero weather and
was being led away by the raiders.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
Tilson and Harding
to Discuss Army Plans

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA
Representative Tilson of
Connecticut, a member of the
House Military Committee, left
here to-day for Marion, where
he will discuss with President.
elect Harding at the latter's in
vitation the military policy to be
formulated by the new Admins
tration.
Mr.. Tilson said he would rec
ommend policy that would not
call for a large army or the ex-
tensive manufacture of muni-
tions in peace time.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
Is, ,25O, 900 Tons of Coal
Offered; Average $3.50

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Ap-
proximately Is, ,250, 900 tons
of coal was offered to tie Ship
ping Board to-day when bids
were opened for supplying 3
100000 tons of this fuel for
delivery at Atlantic coast ports
for a period of one year.
Prices ranged from S6.49 to
S13.25, and averaged about
$3.50, depending on the terms of
delivery.
The board recently rejected
bids for years supply of bunker
coal for which offers averaged
about $3.50.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
INCENDIARfES BLAMED
FOR S25O,OOO FIRE
Fifteen Buildings in MADEIRA,
Pa, Destroyed.

CLEARFIELp. Pa. Jan. i4.--Fires be-
iieved TO have been OF incendiary origin
to-day destroyed fifteen buildings in the
business section of MADEIRA. thriving
town In the bituminous coal district.
with loss estimated at s250.000.
Railroad men reported that just be-
fore the fire was discovered they saw
two men running from one of the build
ings which soon burst into flames.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
CHEMISTS DEATH LED
TO LENfNE RUMORS
Karpoff Was Attached to Of
ficioI Staff of Premier.

BERLIN. Jan. 14.--There have been
rumors current here of the death OF
Nikolai Ienine. the Russian Bolshevil'
Premier. due to confusing the Premier
with NJ. Karpoff. a prominent Russian
chemist attached to Lenine's official
STAFF. This was caused by the fact that
"Karpoff' is one OF Lenine's pseudo
nyms.
NJ. Karpoff died in Moscow few
davs ago. The Soviet Government had
summoned several well known Berlin
physicians to Moscow when karpoff
condition became critical
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
NITRATE PLANT !
IS PASSED BY
House NoU Cor
100000 Proje
WAs1l1NnroN. fnn. /

WAsutSGToN. Jan. !
ating a Government co
crate the Muscle Shoals
other Federal nitrate
passed to-day BY the Sci
with the aid OF a few Ret
Radical changes were ma,
as reported originally frc
culture COMMITTEES. Il nov
House. where It's future is v
Thirty Democrats were j.
Republicans. Senators Car
Gronns q. ~. la Toilette
McNarv tOrc) Twenty-seV
leans and two Democrats, 6,
and King G-tah) voted in ol
As passed. the nitrate hill
ate Government cotpor'
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
REPORT ITALY WANTS
RAPALLO PACT HELD UP
Reasons Not Given in Interest
ing Despatch From Belgrade.

LoNpoN. Jan. Is Saturday 4 des-
patch TO the London Times from Agram
says excitement has been caused there
by an apparently trustworthy report
from Belgrade that the Italian Govern
ment has requested the Jugo-Slav Gov
eminent 90 suspend the application Of
tho treaty Of Rapallo (Which settled the
Adriatic and Fiume questions) until late
in the spring
are unknown at. Agram. the despatch
aadds
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
ENRIGHT MUST GO,
IS WHITMAN'S HINT
Miller Will Be Asked to Re-
move Commissioner, EX-
Governor Intimates.
MY DUTY PLAIN HE SAYS
Refusal of Police Head and
Hylan to Furnish Cops for
Inquiry Brings on Crisis.

The Grand Jury investigation of the
city administration took sudden turn
yesterday. which may result in Charles
5. Whitman's asking Gov. Miller i'm
mediately TO remove Police Commits
sioner Enright
"My duty is plain Mr.. Whitman
said last night after spending most of
the afternoon studying the city char
ter with special reference to the Sec
ton empowering the Mayor or the
Governor to remove the Commissioner
of Police when in the Judgment OF
either executive the public interests
require il.
He did not@elucidate. He did not
say he was going 70 appeal to Albany
neither did he deny it. From what he
did say and his manner of saying II
the public can form it's own opinion
of his intentions.
Mr.. Whitman was on fighting edge
because, it developed yesterday. both
the Mayor and COMMISSIONER Enrigh,
have declined to assign members OF
the Police Department to assist in the
inquiry. although District Attorney
Swami assured the Grand Jury last
week that the Mayor had promised the
services OF any six detectives II might
choose and any other reasonable hell
that he could give.
Enrtght Answers swami.
AIR. Whitman caused Mr.. Swami 10 ap
ply on Tuesday to the Commissioner spe
officially for the services of Detective A
Thomas. who helped the then Distric
Attorney Whitman in the Bccker-Rosen
thai inqWry. AS the Commissioner was
"out" eafh time Mr.. Swami telephone
on Tuesday and Wednesday the Distrc
Attorney made application on Thursday
In writing for the assignment OF Thomas
Yesterday Commissioner Enright replies
as follows:
Hon. Edward Swami, District At
torney, Criminal Courts Btsildins.
New York.
Dear Sir: Replying TO your letter
of the l2th instant. requesting that
Acting Detective Sergeant Alfred
Il
have the honor to direct your atten-
tion to the following communication
addressed to you by his Honor the
Mayor on the Sth instant:
You asked me yesterday II the
Grand Jury could have six men from
the Detective Bureau II they request
ed them. The statements made by
the Senator and Assemblyman tthis
refers TO Senator Robinson and AS
semblynan Steinbergl, who charged
the city Administration with being
corrupt had some bearing on the
Police Department. and IL these legfs-
lators or the persons they secured
their Information from have any evil
dence of wrongdoing on the part os
any member Of the Police Depart
ment or any member OF this Admins
tration. let them present their evil
dencc TO the Grand Jury and let the
Grand Jury take proper action.
''The police are doing police work,
and their entire time should be con-
tinued doing police work. IL would
be entirely improper for the police Of
ficcrs from the Police Department =
be assigned 10 Investigate themselves.
Again may ! repeat that IL these
people who have been making charges
have any evidence or know Of any
one violating the law let them come
forward with the facts and present
them to the Grand jury"
Very truly yours.
r. l.. ESRIGIIT.
Police Commissioner.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
WEATHER FORECAST.
BODY IN LEAGUE
AND DOOM OF ARTICLE x. ASKED
By the Associated Press.

PARS JAM l4The election of assembly
peoples of all member countries of the
additional body the league and the
European peoples urged resolutions adopted
day by league for the of the Nations
which Jean Henney reaching its conclusions the
accepted the idea that Article of League
of Nations written.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
DIES or SLEEPING SICKNESS.

CoS~EILsvILLE. Po., Jan 14.--Ruth
Elizabeth Hunt, II months old. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt, died at the
home Of her parents here to-day from
sleeping sickness. She had been III
three weeks.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
THREAT OF BOMB
AT CUSTOM HOUSE
Explosive Was to Have Been
Set Off at Midnight in
Federal Building.
WARNED BY TELEPHONE
Police Rush to Financial Dis
trict and All Big Centres
Are Guarded.

The anarchist bomb scare that be-
gan here Thursday night when police
men and detectives were ordered out
to guard all public buildings and the
Cured the enmity of radicals reached
a climax early last night in a mys-
terious telephone call TO the office of
the United States Secret Service in
the Custom House,
The caller asked for one of the
operatives by name and when the
janitor VINO answered the call told him
no one was in, he impaired this bit of
information:
"The Custom House is TO be blown
UP at midnight A time bomb was
placed inside it to-day. 1t will go off
on the stroke of H."
No time was lost by the janitor. He
notified the Department of Justice and
Police Headquarters, and within an
hour the big building facing on lower
Broadway was surrounded completely
by uniformed policemen. a score OF
detectives were inside rummaging
through Railways and rooms and
others were in the basement
Twelve o'clock came and there was no
explosion. The search was kept up
however, and policemen on duty ap-
parently were taking the warning Will
every possible degree Of seriousness.
Detectives Dardis and fiesta of the
Italian Squad were the first to be sent
to the building. After them went De-
tectives Londrigan and Humphries and
Sergeant O'Shaughncssy of the Old Slip
station.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
Guard Morgan building.

IL became known also that the police
We're exercising unusual activity in the
financial district. An extra guard was
ordered for the Morgan building, at
Broad and Wall streets. the Sub-Treas-
ury. the Stock Exchange. the Produce
Exchange, the Standard Oil Company's
building. Trinity Church and the Equi-
table Building. There seemed to be a
concentration of detectives below Fulton
street and every one passing up and
down the thoroughfares under suryell-
lance was closely watched.
Policemen from the Elizabeth street
station were rushed UP to City Hall just
before midnight and spread out in the
There were others stationed around the
Criminal Courts Building. the Wool
worth Building, the Post Office and Po-
lice Headquarters. and in front OF the
building at 81 Park Row occupied by the
Department OF Justice. there was sta =
toned couple of detectives ana uni
formed men.
In addition 10 the uniformed mon and
detectives on duty in front of and in the
various buildings. there were ten of the
best detectives in the department as
signed to patrol duty in lower Manhat-
tan. They were constantly on the move.
and II was understood that their orders
were to arrest all suspiciously acting
persons without wasting time.
The extraordinary precautions taken
by the police TO forestall radical out
RACES in this city will be continued in
| definitely, it was announced yesterday
at Police Headquarters. The special de-
tail OF officers assigned 20 guard public
buildings and the homes OF prominent
citizens was continued last night. while
all known radicals were kept under sur
veillance.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
continncd on sIrh Zoo.

"a MESSAGE TO the unempioyed'' may be
found on the Want Page of Tho New york
Herald to-day. Read " and follow sugges-
tion given .--idr.h
The New York herald., 1921-01-15

Brcnkfast--Deerfoot Farm Sausage.
How the folks would enjoy Deerfoot Farm
sausage with grddle cakes for breakfast
order the genuine to-day. Tnsist on having
peerfoot. .-Adu.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15

Philadelphia sunday Excursion Jan. 10 via
New Jersey Central, $500; leave w. 23d ST.,
SIT. Liberty ST.. $50 A. NJ. Tax 2fc.--Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15

Continued on rceltth Page.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15

Continued on Seventh Page.
The New York herald., 1921-01-15
THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY.

The New York Herald, with all that was
best of The Sun intertwined with it, and
the whole revitalized, is bigger ard better
and sou1der newspaper than eve befcre-
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

1T was an accident. y'know. but
shoot. II YOU like
No" commanded Adam Balls
father. slender and angular old man
with struggling iron-gray beard
NO. don't shoot Shootin'S too quick,
by comics. And 'en II amt accordin'
To law" (Queer how suddenly he re
spected the majesty of the lawD
WE'D a burned sight ruther see him
hung by the neck ontel dead In the
jailyard at Cartersville Ye'uns put
down them thar guns. Put down all
- them thar guns right now: hear
mel"
He turned back 10 Dale "Ye say IL
was accident?r he sneered.
Yes. II was an accident"
Like the old devil, :" roared Black
Adams father.
He stopped and picked up his sons
black slouch hat and examined II.
There were two bullet holes close to-
gether in the rlm-nnd one Of them
had been there for long time.
John Moreland. he's been a-rarnln'
ye how to shoot lle said and you've
shore Earned purity id well. 1t must
ha been yore third shot at got
Adam"
81 fired only once" disagreed Dale.
your son fired first fred second;
and somebody else, haven't the
slightest idea who, fired the other
shot
"Aw, shet up Ye can tell II at the
trial. growled old Ball. Then to his
kinsmen.
We'll hold Dale right here, boys
ontel the shurinf he's sent after comes
And well not move Adam. which same
is accordin 10 law. | reckon Shuriff
Tom Flowers'll find a different job
from what he expected TO find (; won't
he. boys? Say, | wisht one o. you
fellers'd gi' me good. big chaw o.
tobacker. BE burned ef don't. Adams
death. II has made me feel sort o.
bad. by comics. and tobacker's slius
0 consolation
~BlIl Dale, you haln't got a chaw o.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
THE BELDlNG BANNER-NEWS

to the oficer and replied with gravs
courtesy:
Believe me, sir" with the very
fsintest trace OF smile. II am very
much obliged TO you"
Luke Moreland led up the sleek
young bay that Bill Dale had naIled
Fox, and Dale swung himself easily
into the saddle. He faced the sheriff.
IF you're ready togo. sir" he said,
II am"
Together they rode through the
woodland toward the broad, green val
ley, with the Littlefords, the More
lands, Major Bradley and Hayes fol-
lowing closely behind them.
Up on the side OF David Moreland's
mountain there had been silent and
unseen witness to the arrest of Bill
Dale. She was hidden behind a
gnarled and twisted clump Of sheep
laurel. sitting on patch Of tiny,
dainty, pure blue dayfiowcrs crushing
in her hands the tiny purple blossoms
that are known as Jobs tears.
Lord. whatll do nova she muir
INJURED
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

IN Itale kneit there beside Black
Adam. Again he clutched at his throat
with his two shaking hands and this
time he tore his blue flannel shirt. All
the agony and all the remorse in the
universe seemed 10 be gathering there
i'm his heart. Never before had he
seen death. It's grim presence terrified
him. That the Geporable thing had
been an accident. due to his faulty
markSmanship. mattered little. lie
had killed u man. and the blood-red
brand OF Cain WAS burning away on
his brow; he was a man in hell of
his own making. And kneeling there
shook his broad shoulders as IA violent
ague would have shaken them.
lie tried to look AT the blue edged
hole i'm the shaggy head at the cruel.
british face that was Of the colorless
hue OF soapstone. Merciful tears
blinded him. and he couldn't see. Ii
was compensation. a pitlfully beauti-
ful compensation. =.
Five minutes passed. five minutes
that were aS five years 10 this man
who had never been in the presence
of death before. Then he realized that
he was being surrounded by kinsmen
Of the dead mountaineer. He looked
up into their ashen. angry faces, and
they cursed him. Big and gripping
brown hands were placed upon him
several rifles were turned upon him.
lie arose and spread ont his arms. and
q Tered his breast TO the frowning muz-
zle>. They could give him. NJ least,
oblivion.
'Shoot II Won like" he said bitterly.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
Loaded Many Potatoes

Manager Roy Mcqueen of the local
Cleaner Clearing House branch look
ed rather tired the other day when
we met him and when we asked the
reason for the sad look, he shook his
head an said tina they were work
ing too hard altogether. He said
that the Cleaner force had taken in
and shipped seven car loads of po-
tatoes, which tota,ed up nearly $4,000
bushels and that to do that much
business in a week was jumping
along at a rate which a man could
not continue forever.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19
w r. C Cnnyention

The 7th district convention of the
w. r. c. will be held in BeA ing G.
A. r. hall, Wednesday, November z,
1921, at $50 O'Clock, standard time.
A large crowd is expected, already
over fifty delegates have written to
Secretary Coville they will be pres
ent. The Past President will be here.