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The New York herald., 1922-07-02
AOUITANIA JUST ESCAPES
COLLISION IN HEAVY FOG
Big Liner, Approaching Quarantine, Is Almost
Rammed by the Argentina -Harbor Traffic
Tied Up by Murky Blanket.

this time that the Argentina. which had
come from Naples, started up the bay
also She was plowing along through
the water and did not see the Aquitania
until she was within ten feet of the
latters port side
The skipper of the Argentina changed
the bells and there was an immediate
reversal of the engines with conse-
quent churning of the waters in the
vicinity of the two vessels, but the col
lision was avoided. Persons aboard the
Aquitania felt certain for a time that
she had been hit
The Coast Guard cutter Rarttan left
the Battery at 7 80 A. NJ for Quaran-
tine TO put boarding officers on the ves-
sells that had reached that point. There
also went aboard the cutter score or
newspapermen, camera and movie men.
The cutter headed right for the Quaran-
tine station through the dense fog and
had got less than halfway across the bay
when she found the ferryboat bearing
down on her A collision was averted
hy reversal Of the engines, and the cut
ter continued. only to find herself under
the bow of Japanese vessel few min
utes later. The next narrow escape was
az Pier No. Q. Staten Island. which was
missed by but a few inches and finally
the cutter completed her series of escapes
by just missing the stern of the Ar
gentina.
When the city became almost as black
as midnight at about noon, just before
the thunderstorm broke. traffic in the
harbor was virtually suspended. Several
vessels at Quarantine had hoped to make
tl.eir docks before noon, but failed. not
getting in until late in the afternoon.
Among these was the French liner Paris.
which docked at 4 10.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

Traffic in the harbor was at stand
still until we'll after noon yesterday as
result of the dense fog that settled
down like blanket about O'Clock N
the morning and was not dissipatsd
until after the thund erstorm. No co..
there were several narrow escapes
among them a close call between the
steamships Aquitania and Argentina at
Quarantine.
A revenue cutter loaded with customs
inspectors and newspaper men had sew
eral miraculous escapes in trip down
the bay. avoiding collision almost By
inches four times In succession.
Officers of the Aquitania reported thai
they hit into the fog early Friday morn
ing and that at o'clock that morning
they grazed the side of a fishing smack
off st. Georges Bank. Sir James
Charles, captain of the vessel. said the
first word they had of the accident wa }
shouts from below on the starboard
side. Glancing down they could see the
fishing boat. which seemed to be tow
Ing a number of dories. and a member
of the crew shouted that man had
been knocked overheard. The fishing
craft let down lifeboat and the man
was picked up quickly
The captain said that the fog lifted
later in the day and that they did not
encounter it again until early yester-
day. when they picked up anchor and
started to make the trip up the bay
from Quarantine. They had hardly got
under way when the fog blank ct settled
down again and the vessel was forced
to drop anchor once more. 1t was about
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
BOLT HITS CHURCH
NEAR HYLAN'S HOME
Two Tons of Brick and Stones
Crash From German Presby-
terian Cupola.

Lightning yesterday struck the cupola
of the German Presbyterian Church. at
Bushwick avenue and Menahan street.
Brooklyn, four doors from the home OF
Mayor Hylan, at 959 Bushwick avenue,
and two tons OF brick and stone
crashed to the pavement. After Mena-
han street had been roped off by the
police for the protection of pedestrians
several steeplejacks were recruited by
the Building Department and sent to
the cupola to demolish the part struck
by the thunderbolt.
AS Joe Miller, supported by other
steeplejacks within the tower, stood on
the narrow ledge of window Knocking
loose bricks from their weakened posi-
tions with long pole. Mayor Hylan
lappened along and Joined with hun
dreds of others who were watching the
feat.
The scene proved too much of thrill
for the Mayor and he cupped his bands
and called warning to the fellow york
ers Of Miller that they would better put
o rope around his waist. His warning
was needed.
The lightning did not fire the church
"a d nobody was injured when 1t struck
or when the bricks and stones dropped
from the wrecked cupola, although there
were many pedestrians on Menahan
street at the time.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

Hpcct0t CdOlc 10 LIE VIEW iohh iiBbAbD'
Copyright, 1929. BY THE NEw YoRK HrzALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, June II.
The tide of monarchism Is rising
every day In Germany. and another
"putsch' like the Kapp uprising Is
threatened for the end OF next week by
the Nationalist party. rs a demonstra-
ton against the v>.-sailles treaty.
The manifestation is expected to con-
stinue for several days, eliminating on
June 2s, the anniversary of the signing
of the treaty. and will come as a sequel
to regimental displays, In which Hinden-
burg and Ludendorff were the princi-
pals, Prince Eltel Friedrich and the
Bavarian Wittelsbach princes reviewing
the troops, who had been forbidden to
take part In political demonstrations.
The Socialists charge that the mani
festation against the treaty is only a
new monarchist excuse for an attempt
TO overturn the Republican Government.
Their newspapers call upon the Social
lists to organize great counter demon
ties Of the nationalists.
The Nationalists papers have been
carrying on violent propaganda
against the treaty and making much OF
the acqultai OF the southern monarch
lists. II is claimed that the courts de-
cIsion is proof that the German people
never approved the terms Of the
Versailles treaty.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
TAXI OWNERS CEASE
TO SWAMP BUREAU
No Rush for Bonds After Get
ting Weeks Grace.

A weeks grace granted to taxicab
owners for obtaining bonds under the
new state law. relieved the rush OF own
ers yesterday to the motor bureau OF tho
state Tax Department. About 1000 per-
sons who were waiting I'm line however
were forced TO leave by the rain
Taxi owners, especially the small fry
have complained bitterly over the law
stating that the high rates charged for
bonding made an already highly COM
petitive business very onerous, and
continuing that the cost OF obtaining n
s2.500 bond ran to $3.50 a year. To meet
this situation many OF the smaller own
ers are combining In groups, such as tho
Greenwich Village Association. which
seeks 900 members, so as to take out a
blanket bond for large sum, but at
comparatively moderate cost.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
STANLEY OF KENTUCKY
TO TALK TO TAMMANY

The program for the Tammany Society
Fourth of July celebration was made
public yesterday by John r. Voorhis,
Grand Sachem, who, incidentally, will
celebrate his ninety-third birthday on
July 26
The program will be similar to- those
OF other years. Edward j. Flynn is to
read the Declaration of Independence
and the long talk" will be given by
Senator A. o. Stanley of Kentucky. The
other speakers billed for short talks"
include Representative Huddleston OF
Alabama, Henry p. Steagall. also OF Ala
bana. and Edwin l.. Davis OF Tennessee.
The Tammany Hall Giee Club ami the
Sixty-ninth Regiment Band will furnish
the mt;sfc.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
NEW LAVOY LETTER
SHOWS HER ALARM
Missiue Comes to Light Tell
ing of Threats.

A letter which purports to ncrimina,e'
william Greasy as the murderer Of Miss
Edith Lavoy. Fraeport school teacher.
was made public yesterday by Elvln n.
Edwards. Assistant District Attorney at
Mineola. l.. l. The letter. supposed TO
have been written by Miss Lavoy OIL
May TO Dan L. Sherman of Utica.
n. y. an old friend of the Lavoy fam
ily, quotes Greasy as having told the
school teacher that he came from Ken
lucky ito live with me or die with me.
The girl shows clearly In the letter thas
she was worried about Creasy's attitude
and appeared TO desire 20 inform some
one about her alarm. She stated fur
ther. In her own words. that II will
never marry without love 80 Il remains
TO be seen what he Greasy means by
the latter statement. There may he
decision before sundown."
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
STORM PARALYZES ALL
ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY

some OF them used as dwellings. were
also inundated.
One death. the result OF the storm.
was recorded from Elizabeth, N. j..
when James Carpenter. aged y. a clerk
living at Summit avenue, Jersey City.
died in his office at the freight juno
tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad after
he had run some distance to escape the
storm. Carpenter was employed as a
checking and transfer clerk at Linden
just west of Elizabeth.
Another accident directly due to the
storm occurred in Elizabeth also when
a bolt of lightning. which struck the
chimney of a house at 9O2 Grove street,
stunned Miss Maud Hickman. who was
in her room on the second floor OF the
house At a late hour last night Miss
Hickman still was in a stupor and could
not be revived by physicians. The bolt
did not fire the house. but struck and
demolished the chimney.
Woman Falls From window.
Shortly before the storm broke Mrs.
Bessie Anover. aged 60 Of 9l2 Forest
avenue, The Bronx, went to the window
of her apartment to ge. some relief from
the excessive heat which preceded the
arrival Of the downpour. Leaning too
far out into courtyard alrsnatt. sne
lost her balance and fell three stories.
She was taken TO Lincoln Hospital.
where 1t was found that both ankles
were badly fractured and that she was
suffering from internal injuries. Her
condition is serious.
Lightning struck the roof of the Bush
wick Lutheran Church at 977 Bushwic<
avenue. Brooklyn. during the storm and
virtually wrecked the brick steeple.
" hen the bolt struck the bricks were
tossed for 100 yards in every direction,
and the police were called and ropod off
that part of the street. Several persons
narrowly escaped being struck by the
bricks.
Reports from the Bushwick section
and from many other sections of Brook
lyn state that the cellars are filling up
as the water runs off the streets, seri-
ously affecting the plumbing and sewer
age systems in many parts of the bor-
ough.
When the water started to stream
into the cellar of an apartment house
at 1860 Carroll street, Brooklyn. the
janitor, Saul Jockela, attempted to get
out of the cellar and was carried back
by the rush of water down the stairs.
After some struggling he managed to
reach the street and rushed to the
corner and turned in a fire alarm, which
brought two fire companies. When
Saul told the firemen that he wanted
them to get the water out of his cellar
the firemen told Saul a few things.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
Autom obiIists Are Marooned.

Motorists driving through the smaller
towns throughout Long Island were
faced with the prospect of either turn
ing back or awaiting the subsiding of
the waters In many cases automobile
parties found they were marooned and
that both in front and rear they were
faced with the prospect of washed out
bridges and impossible roads. Many
parties passed the night inside the ma
chimes that took them on the first laps
of their vacation tours.
In several towns outside of the city
elaborate preparations had been made
for the celebrating of Independence
Day, and bunting. flags and fireworks
were destroyed or seriously damaged
by the downpour
Several streets in Passaic. ". j.. were
flooded during the storm, when Weasel
Brook. which runs through the north
ern side of the place, overflowed its
banks. Many automobiles were stalled,
the water rising in some cases three or
four feet high. Several frame houses
We're struck by lightning and two minor
fires resulted.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
Explanations of the weather.

Seeking an explanation for the un-
usual action Of the elements both yes
terday and during the entire month OF
June, a representative Of THE NEW YORK
HERALD interviewed several or the local
meteOrologists and astronomers on the
assumption that some irregular action
of the planetary forces had caused the
long run of bad weather. Scientific men
denied that the solar system has any
direct or sudden effect on the local
weather conditions.
Prof. c. s. Brainim. meteorologist at
Columbia University. said: ''As an
astronomer and meteorologlst can safe
ly state that there is no such connection
between the planetary system and local
weather or unusual weather such as we
have been having. The conditions gov
erning such weather are strictly local
whereas planetary and solar changes II
there are any. would be felt across the
continent or throughout the entire world.
The astronomers have not discovered
any relation between the two and there
have been no untoward disturbances
noted in the solar system recently.
This Is indeed an unusually we- sea-
son here, but It Is governed by local
conditions of the weather exclusively
The positions of the planets are pre-
dicted long in advance of any predic-
tions Of the weather. as they are figured
cut by mathematical charts. Yo1 cant
do that with the weather"
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
I.5s Inches of Rain Falls.

About the same weather conditions
exist which have prevailed for the last
three weeks. according to information
from the Weather Bureau. With low
pressure over the lake region there was
an eastern movement OF moderate in
tensity. which caused yesterdays thun-
derstorms. Between II 40 and I:40
o'clock 15s inches OF rain fell IN and
about New York, although more than an
inch of the rainfall came In the twenty
five minutes during which the storm
was at its peak, from II :55 until l2 20.
It was this heavy downpour which
flooded the subways. There were show
ers during the evening. sudden and
short.
The bureau opinion was that the
storm marked the elimination Of the
month of rain. IL was said that the
storm. which had been travelling a long
time before getting here, had spent its
force and was about finished The
showers TO come this week will be more
of the intermittent variety and there
will be considerable clear. sunshiny
weather for the vacationists.
or the month Of June. twenty days
were marred by the rainfall. and Of that
number sixteen were marked by almost
incessant rain. The total precipitation
for the month was 7,S6. which was far
ahead OF any previous records. the
heat. despite the heavy rainfall. was
above the average for the month and
was also a record breaking feature.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
Power on Again Mt $3.50.

At 230 the signal "all clear" was
flashed to the dispatohers. the power
was turned on. and slowly, one by one,
tho trains began to move.
Shortly after Q o'clock service in both
directions on both the local and express
tracks was resumed on normal sched-
ule
AZ s :25 o'clock the westbound local
track and the eastbound express track
were opened for traffic, and at 40
eastbound local trains we're running
The westbound express track was re-
stored to service shortly after 2 o'clock
At Varick and Carmine streets consid-
erable damage was done to public and
private property. The raging waters
poured into the cellar Of the public baths
on Carmine street and forced the engi-
neers to draw the fires in the furnaces
and stop the ahlutions Of several hum
dred persons Cellars in private houses
from West Houston to Clarkson street,
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
INONARCHIST RISING
FEARED IN GERMANY
Nationalist 'Putsch' Set for
Anniversary of Peace Treaty.
New York Herald Bureau.
RsrJIn June II

Special Gable to THE NEw YonK HraaLp.
1899. bv THE NEW YoRK HEsALp.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
NEW YORK GIRL
. SEEKS DIVORCE
FROM PAINTER
Former Miss Copper Wants
Half Fortune Under
!. French Law.
by COUNT DE PASSY.
Universal Service.

PARIS. April 29-The marital
troubles of Mrs. Natez Mates. born
Miss Eve May Cooper, of Brockton,
N. Y, wife Of the well-known painter.
are engrossing one of the Paris
courts.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Mates asked
for a divorce, but was refused be-
cause her husband is a Colombian,
and Colombian laws do not provide
for divorces.
II was just young girl with es-
sentially American ideals when, just
before the war, / met Mates in my
home town of Brockton, N. Y" the
American wife told the judges. II
had always dreamed of marrying an
American. but the hot, ardent court.
ship Of the Colombian carried me off
my feet, and before l knew it / had
agreed to run away with him and
marry him in New York.
Then Love Cooled.
1--WE only stayed two days in New
York., and then came to France
where we have lived ever since. For
year or two my husband was at.
tentive and loving. Then all at once
he took to staying out nights. and
on several occasions never came back
TO sleep at all.
81 reasoned with him and finally
he blamed his artistic temperament
and promised to reform. But the
reform was only temporary. and soon
afterward he had another and sewers
fit of temperament and stayed
away several weeks.
h htre nd
| and wife only in name. He never
comes near the house. even to sleep,
except to change his clothes, which
he still keeps there. He only gives
me just barely enough money to buy
food, and am wearing dresses !
made myself years ago. / have not
had a new hat in three years"
Claims Half Of Wealth.
Even this argument, tearfully de.
| livered, could not persuade the court
to pass over the fact that in marry.
| ing she had taken her husbands ma.
tionality, and, therefore, was subject
to Colombian marriage laws, which
do not permit divorce.
So then Mrs. Mates had an inspira.
ton. She sealed her husbands safe
| and defied him to touch 1t pending q
suit for separation of property.
Mates claims that they were mar.
ried in New York under a law which
allowed him to keep his property for
himself even though married. The
wife asks the court to adjudge her
halloween in her husbands fortune
under the French law, to which she
says he is subject owing to his resi-
dence in Paris.
The court is now deciding.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
FORCES GERMANY
To KEEP ORPHANS
Claims Dependents Of Those
Living Have Right to De-
mand a Living.
BY Universal News Service.

BERLIN, April 29.-Instructions
have been issued from the headauar.
ters of the French army Of occupa-
ton in Mayence. dema anding that
the city authorities Immediately pro
vide housing accommodations for
], 800 French war widows and their
children.
This demand is based upon the
assertion that Germany having failed
to meet her reparation obligations,
the French government is not in a
position to provide for these pen
sioners upon the State.
Germany. the French argue. ia re-
sponsible for the creation OF these
widows and orphans who have a
right to demand q living at the ex.
pense OF the Germans.
AS Mayence, like every other city
in Germany, is suffering the acutest
housing famine, II is difficult to see
how the French demands can be
met with. particularly SO, as this is
said to be the only vanguard of
further shipments of women and chill
dren to be imported into Germany.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
No FLAPPERS FOR
Us" IS MEMS RULE
Manageable Males of Town in
New Mexico Scorn Modern
Girls Ways.

LAS NERGAS, n. NJ. April %
New in thought as well as in exist.
ence is the county seat OF Harding
county. N. NJ, a town of several
hundred population named Mos
quero.
What is believed to he the first
organization of it's kind in the United
States has been iaunche there with
the avowed purpose of eliminating
the flapper from the matrimonial
race.
The organization starts with a
membership Of fifty, virtually every
young man in the town eligible to
take unto himself a bride.
The rules OF the organization taboo
the following: 1mmodest danCing,
bobbed hair, face painting, too short
dresses and rolled hose.
Each member. and the member
ship list contains the names Of all
classes of young men from laborers
to the wealthiest boys of the town.
Is pleged to boycott any girl trans
gresing any above rule.
Membership fee is SIS. The money
thus obtained is to be used in buy
ing presents for the first man lucky
enough to marry under the restrIc-
tions OF the club.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
Abingdon Court Resets
Slaying Trial For June

ARLINGTON. Va, April 29.-Trial
of Martin Phillips on charge Of the
murder of Charles Swinney several
months ago, which was scheduled
to be heard before Judge Preston
w. Campbell in the Circuit Court
here, was continued on account OF
the illness of several material wit
nesses on both sides OF the case.
The case was reset for trial on
June 26.
Phillips has been tried once be-
fore, at the last term of court in
Washington County on the same
charge. At that time the case was
continued on account of hung
jury, when they are understood
to havo stood IL for acquittal and
l for conviction. Hunter Yates,
who faced the same~ charge in con
nection with the death of Swinney,
was acquitted when tried at the
last term.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
Recover Jewelry Worth
$55,OOO on Pullman Car

LYNCHBURG. Va, April "a
Jewslry samples valued at $bs.Oo0.
the property of Samuel Kosher Com
pany. New York, were stolen from
d. Stocker, salesman, from a Pull
man car attached to Norfolk and
Western train No. Is. The samples
were In a suit case which was re-
covered a few minutes afterward.
according to officers, and was found
to be short goods to the value OF
$1,000. Sidney Palmer, a colorcd
youth, charged with the theft, was
sent on to the grand jury from
police court.
According to the testimony OF Pal
mer, he boarded the Pullman car and
took the suit case without ascertain
ing it's contents. He then moved up
to a day coach, he says, with the In.
tention Of opening the case, but the
approach of two train inspectors
caused him to hide under the seats,
He was arrested a few minutes later.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
Visions of Wife He Slew
Made Negro Surrender

CHRISTIANSBURG Va, April 2s.
Leslie Carter, colored. who several
months ago shot and killed his wife
here, has been returned from Pitts
burgh, Pa. and is now in jail.
Carter left here Immediately after
killing his wife. and landed In Mary
land. where he camped out under
some cliffs for several days at a time.
He crossed the line into West Vir-
ginia and worked In the mines for
a few days. then back to the cliffs
in Maryland.
He says he tried several Jobs, but
could not hold them on account OF
the ever presence of the wife he
killed.
He claims that his wife was with
him at all times. before him. behind
him and by his side. He couldn't
shake off her shadow, and his nerve
gone, he decided to give himself up
for trial.
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
GIRLS LEARN HAIR
IS SKULL WARMER
American Women Charming,
But Summer Furs Puzzle
Chinese Official.

SAN FRANCISCO. April a.
Girls were reminded that their hair
has a primary purpose-namely, to
keep the skull warm"
Koliang Yih, just arrived to he
come Chinese consul general here,
did the reminding.
While he understood the use NJ
hair. there was one thing that per-
picked him.
Charming, these American girls
he said. But the clothes are 80
flimsy. They must be cold much oc
the time.
I'm winter their clothes are thin
and brief. But in summer-then the
furs. II In a puzzle"
1t was then he turned to bobbed
hair.
"The use Of the hair is to protect
the skull" explained Koliang.
IF there Is too much hair II II
harder to keep clean. Bobbed hair.
therefore, 10 sanitary and quite
lovely on some people.
Long hair, it is slow, lazy. soft.
but really feminine"
The Washington times., 1922-04-30
w. Va. Typists' Contest
to Be Held on May 8

CHARLESTON, w. Va. April 2s.
Charleston is to be tho headquar.
ters of the West Virginia high school
typewriting contest which will be
held May 3.
High schools all over the state are
TO compete in the contest which will
be divided into two classes-experi.
enced typewriters and rovices.
Seventy.five per cent If the steno,
graphic students Of the high school
must register before the school may
he entered. There will be two loving
cups awarded the winners OF the
two classes. In addition gold medals
will be given the winning individ.
uals.
Each high school will hold It's own
contest. The papers win be sent 10
Charleston where thev will be grad.
ed The West Virginia State depart
ment of education will act as judges.