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New-York tribune., 1922-07-04

any fear that De Walt could not be
tvdEd when wanted.
The rescuers found their task diff
ficult one, owing to the darkness, the
storm and the fact that the wrecked
cars were streWn along a steep en-
bankment. Not only the Philadelphia
& Reading tracks, but those Of the
Pennsylvania and the Central Railroad
of New Jersey were blocked by the
wreck.
The embankment was so steep and
slippery that the hook and ladder
companies which responded had to lay
their ladders along the slope to give
foothold to the axmen who started
work on the cars.
Far within the recesscs of heap Of
wreckage sounded the resonant tones
of an Imprisoned man who could see
other victims pinned above him. He
directed the work OF the rescuers at
that point. telling them what beams
to lift, what wreckagc to chop through,
in order to eXtricate those above him
without injury to them.
His voice became fainter as the work
progressed and when the last of those
above him had been removed and the
workers turned their attention to him
he was silent. At last they reached
MIN iHeS lOuIu lNal MS arm ndQ
been torn off at the shoulder in the
first crash and that ne had tainted
from loss of blood
He died on the relief train or the
way to Atlantic City without regain
ing consciousness, and for hours ne
was the unknown hero of the wreck
identified only by the initials -. 7. L."
on his clothing. Later his body was
identified as that of John I. Linehan.
The body which still remains unideh-
titled was believed for hours to be
that Of Solomon North, d telegrapher
at Egg Harbor. Norths name was
found on a card in, his pocket. North.
however, reported for duty at the reg
ular time, and on learning of the dis
covery of the card in the dead mans
pocket recalled that weeks ago he
had lent 50 cents to stranger, a me-
chanic out Of work, who had insisted
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04

women began to stagger from the
coaches which had suffered least in
the wreck. Some began cropping their
way down the embankment to where
the locomotive and the Pullmans lay
in a heap. where they feebly endeavorcd
to eXtricate victims whose cries showed
their whereabouts.
Others bent their heads to the storm
and plodded toward the little station
at Winslow Junction, few hundred
feet away. It was closed for the night,
but not locked, and they found tele-
phone inside.
Hello" Girl Commands Situation
Lylla L. Johnston, twenty years old,
was sole occupant OF the telephone eX-
change at Hammonton. three miles
away. through which the call for help
was made. She rose to the emergency.
She called the Hammonton Fire De
partment, all the physicians, most of
he automobile owners, the state police
and officers Of the American Legion.
Then she notified the other telephone
operators to report for duty, realizing
that extra ordinary demands would be
made on the service for hours to
come.
The first motorists to respond to the
call raced through the village with
their sirens screaming. Hammonton
turned out to the rescue almost in a
body. News of the accident spread
ard aid came speeding from other
communities.
Relief trains were being made up at
Camden and Atlantic City, and call
had been sent for wrecking crew
Railroad officials had been notified of
the wreck by a tragic message from
De Waits tower.
"My God" the towerman's S key raped
out, .Ive sent No. 33 on the wrong
track"
Beside himself with remorse, he fed
from his tower and it was not until
after daylight that state troopers
found MIN at his home in Hammonton.
They left guard there. more for she
reinsurance of his family than through
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04

gave immediate instructions to Vice
Consul Shaw at Tampico and the Amer
lean Embassy at Mexico City to make
urgent representations to the Mexican
authorities to apprehend and punish
the murderers
Consul Shaw's report Of the murder
was received June 80 but announce
ment was withheld until the identity
of Mrs Cheney could be cleared up.
The message said that about dozen
armed bandits, who said they were fol-
lowers of Manuel Barraga, had ap-
peared at Chocoy station, on the Mexi-
can National Railroad, forty miles
northwest of Tampico. on June 20.
They demanded 1000 pesos of Mrs.
Cheney.
A subsequent message from Mr..
Shaw Informed the department that Mrs
Cheney was a Mexican woman, whom
he knew personally. and had married
an American citizen employed by an
American oil concern. His message
did not disclose the name Of the com
pany employing Cheney.
Bandit Chieftain Barraga was last
reported operating in the Tuxpam oil
district, where he was said to be hold
ing the Palo Blanco camp OF the Penn
Mex Fuel Company, an American
concern. for 10000 pesos ransom. Pay
ment of this sum was demanded by
July l. No further word of this raid
has been sent to the department by
Vice Consul Shaw, who was instructed
Saturday to send further details. As
Mrs. Cheney was slain at a place 100
mites from the Palo Blanco camp,
whore Bragga was last seen. it is re-
gardcd here as doubtful that the muir
derers were involved in his Tampico
Operations
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convict Fugitive Just
walks Away From Guard
Dannemora Prison Warden Has
Matter.of-Faci Explanation
OF Latest Esca,
speciai Dispatch 10 The Tribune

fN'N' ~ NS lYlOUEe
"a aAhANAC LAKE, n. Y, July 3.-A
,Srn avpro convict serving a twelve-year
tsba. Sim 1or burglary escaped from the
pOslcuiosls pr,sI hospital at Dannemora
trlson tros last night by walking away
,s ,ism guard according to the ex-
sEsnla'on E.l'o Of prison officials. Eckert
lIsmy, or slim as the convict is
si.1"h, iJ"h, disappeared in the woods. and
~'iaoueh his height of feet d inches
.~.se ases MIN conspicuous the man hunt
,awnn ,nmnoihg to neighboring Adirondack
b.snnss blhSns vas without result. 1t is be-
ISed the prisoner reached the main
that way. '"0 sc"peo IN
,ss sselly who is thirty-six years old
@ SS,. native Of Georgia, had three
~. s.e years Of his term to serve. He
s.s. N.Y. employed on work outside the
sa,Sa. sSn walls under q guard. The prison
a. .ueh' however, gives no details of
sv.,t.ea " escape beyond saying the fugitive
T.Hed TsH away from the guard"
,nha mas is the second escape from the
si,sieuios's s1i,ssicuios's hospital of the prison
lr,a l,ain :, month. Four patients ESCAPED
ts,.a t H. Two of them have been cap
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04
146 Candles For Americas
Birthday Cake

And old and young America
should prepare to celebrate the
great day safely and sanely by
keeping cool and comfortable
inwardly and outwardly. This
means plenty of pure, sparkling
Knickerbocker Ice - for the
breakfast cantaloupe; for the
tall tea-glasses for luncheon;
for the big pitcher of lemonade
for afternoon; for the dinner
coffee; and plenty to chill. the
glowing heart of the Southern
watermelon for dessert.
Kmekerboeker deliverymen are loyal to
their feNozo eiti-ens-they cvW take care
Of yow needs before celebrating the
H0hdap
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04
Leon W. Quick a Suicide
St. Louisan Former O. II. T.
Official and Banker

ST. LOUIS, July 3.-Leon w. Quick
former secretary and treasurer Of the
Order of Railroad Photographers, was
found shot to death in his garage this
afternoon. A shotgun was beside the
body. Ee had been i'll, it was said.
Mr.. Gu.cX ran for Governor in the
Republican primaries in 1912, after
four years as City Treasurer of St.
Lcris, He was formerly president of
the Washington National Bank, Of St.
Louis, since absorbed, and was receiver
of the Bankers Trust Company in 1914.
He was defeated in 1917 as treasurer
of the telcgraphers after sixteen years
service.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04

Two years ago |. Per1ah was the
janitor of the five story apartment
house at 1O5 East Ninety sixth Street.
He lived in the basement of the place
and was paid $50 week salary, rent
free. Yesterday it was learned that l.
Perlah now owns the property, unin-
numbered. 1t was not through ardor
as janitor or by thrift in saving Of
his wages that he prospered, for pro-
hibition agents charge he waxed
wealthy conducting a very modern still
in the basement where he once lived.
AS the moonshining outlook became
brighter, week by week, the prohibition
agents say. Perlah had to move out of
the basement to make room for his
distilling appointments. And so he
just bought the whole place and moved
into the finest apartment in the house
and rented the others
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Janitor's Sudde', Opulence
Traced 10 Basement DissilLer>
Big Apartment House Where Perlah Once Was
Employed al 500 a Week Now His Own,
but Dry Raiders Take Away Rum Plant


The basement of the place was divid-
cd into departments. In one were
two tiftygallon stills, in another a
complete bott!ing and labelling room.
In another was bottling room
equipped with the latest machinery.
wo other rooms were devoted to the
storage of mash and to filters for the
colored product. In the stock room
the agents found and seized:
One 20-gallon keg of whisky, three
15-gallon kegs OF whisky, one 10-gallon
keg of whisky, five 5-gallon kegs of
whisky, one 3-gallon jar Of whisky, one
2gallon jar, one gallon jar and the
following glass containers, all full of
whisky: Six 5gallon. one 2-gallon, four
1-gallon, one h5 h5-gallon glass and one
5-gallon car; together with bottles,
labels and machinery complete, includ-
ing the two 5-gallon copper stills.
A summons was left for Perlah.
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Four Inquiries
A11 Train Wreck
That Kills Six

Continued from page one)
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Bandits Murder
Mexican Wife
OF an American
Mrs. Thomas Cheney, Whose
Husband Is Oil Ccmpany
Employee, Slain When
She Recognized Leader
State Department Acts
Brigand Chief Now Hold
ing Property Owned i'm
L. S. for 10000 Pesos

From The Tribmc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July s. Murder has
been added to the depredations of
Mexican bandits against Americans in
the Tampico oil region, the State De
partment disclosed to-day Mrs. Thomas
Cheney, the Mexican wife of an Amer
lean employee of an American com
pany. was slain by Mexican bandits on
June 80 when she recognized their
leader. the State Department an
nounced.
AS the woman is an American citizen
by marriage, the State Department
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04
V. Grain Elevators Omen

sailrosd once noe Of the Baltimore & Ohio
bounced ~, 80 Broadway, it was an
srsin yesterday that the fire in
nese. lss, A,ors e of the road at Balti-
With The sunday would not interfere
nina! nv "ssthoiing an Of grain at that ter
eordias - ne M company. The fire. ac-
aned 10 ~ ai .ne announcement. was con-
elevators B and G
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x Ar'erne Boarding House
swept by Fire: Loss $40 600

.po,, e was discovered in the forty-
ian;n 'yvaro'ng house operated BY Ben
tbira rnrosonger at 16l Beach Sixtv-
ocloor street, Arverne. soon after 3
lion "a. Yesterday morning. Prompt ac-
spre.S " nremen kept the flames from
suisssa and the blaze was extin-
Tmscat Tsee at loss of $4,000
70 The s;, .swo guests made their way
New-York tribune., 1922-07-04
Father Kills Son.in-L.aw

WATERBURY,. Conn. July 3.--Al-
phonsc Ponzillo, sixty-fve years old,
shot and killed his son-in-law. Saliva
tore Briguglia. here to-day The police
say that Briguglia attacked one OF
Ponziilo's sons, 50 the father grabbed
a pistol from Brigugiia's automobile
and fired two shots into Briguglia's
body. The dead mans wife is a cousin
Of Rosa Ponselle, the opera singer.
Evening star., 1922-02-19
THEODORE MARBURG, JR.,
SHOOTS HIMSELF IN HEAD
Telegram to Family From Mexico
Ranch Says he Is in
Critical Condition.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED fEcss.
BALTIMORE, February 1S.-Theo-
dore Marburg. jr., son of the former
minister to Belgium. world war vet
eran and prominent socially, shot him
self in the head on his ranch in Mex
leo.
When the shooting occurred is not
known to his relatives or friends
here. A telegram notifying the fam
ily of the occurrence merely stated
what he had done, and added that he
Was in a critical condition.
His wife, formerly Miss Harriet de
Forest Brown. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brown. whom he mar
ried January 3 last, is prostrated with
grief at the Marburg home. The tele-
gram to the family was filed at Mag
da,ena. State of Sonora, Mexico, by
Beckford w. Kibbey, who. with Mr..
Marburg, owns a ranch near that
station.
On receipt of the telegram the
father, Theodore Marburg. prepared
to hasten to his sons side, and left
Baltimore on the first train for the
south.
Evening star., 1922-02-19
PUBLIC IN DISTRICT
TO Be PROTECTED
Col. Charles Keller Tells of
Precautions Taken to Pre-
vent Disasters.
CRASH CAUSES ARE GIVEN
Blames Criminal Engineering at
Knickerbocker in Address Be-
fore Traffic Club.
CRASH CAUSES ARE GIVEN

Every precaution is now being
taken and will be taken in the future
to prevent such accidents as the
Knickerbocker disaster. Col. Charles
Keller. Engineer Commissioner of the
District, asserted in an address last
night at the, annual banquet of the
Washington frafiic Club at the Ra-
leigh Hotel.
Tightening of the burden on few
men charged with tremendous re-
sponsibility in the Office of the inspec-
tor of buildings will prevent such ac-
cidents, Col. Keller said.
In the course of his address he
touched on the investigations con-
Quoted under the authorization of the
Commissioners, which eliminated last
evening in the closing of seven thea
ters in Washington.
Three fundamental causes were re-
sponsible for the Knickerbocker dis
aster, Col. Keller said. These were a
badly oyerworked force in the build
ing inspectors Office, which put too
much responsibility on a few men;
| criminal engineering" and bad ar
ch,tecture. He added that in all
probability the roof would have
fallen. il not on the evening Of jan
uary %. some other time, and said
that the theater was structurally
wrong.>
other Places Inspected.
Col. Keller explained that after he
had supervised the work of remov-
ing the dead and injured at the
theater he Immediately took in hand
the task of assuring that other places
of public assembly in the city were
mt in a similar condition, with the
result that seven theaters have been
found lacking in the essentials of
safety, He said the result of the in
ouiry conducted by the committee ap-
pointed by the Commissioners had
been checked up by building inspec-
tors and that in some cases the con-
ditions were found worse than rep
resented by the committee, and as
had in practically all cases.
The District Commissi toner's took the
stem. he said, with full knowledge of
the result to the amusement business
here. Col, Keller insisted, however,
that the public of Washington would
he protected at whatever cost, and
he declared that the Commissioners
were prepared to defend their decision
regarding the theater closings in any
court of law, If necessary. The in
quiry has been confined for the pres
ent to theaters. he added, because
these places were more in use than
other places of public assembly.
More Care to BE Asked.
Commissioner Keller promised more
care and foresight in the scanning of
building plans in the future. He said
there was no fault with the present
INSPECTION force, but that it had been
overworked and that care would be
taken to remedy this condition.
Commissioner Oyster said he felt
Evening star., 1922-02-19
BANDIT R0BS STORE
MANAGER0 OF .$1,@1
J. !. Starnes Held Up on
Street-Suspect Arrested,
Said to Have Confessed.

While a traffic policeman stood at
his post not fifty feet away, lone
bandit held up John I. Starnes Of 524
Park road, in charge of the Piggly
Wiggly store at the Arcade Market,
about 10 O'Clock last night. on the
southwest corner of 7th street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. and escaped
with $1,061.36 in cash. representing
the days receipts at the store
Starnes had stepped off street car
at 7th street and Pennsylvania. ave-
nue. and had crossed to the south side
walk. A white man approached him,
poked a revolver in Starnes' ribs and
demanded the envelope which he car
ried. starnes gave it to him. and. ac-
cording to Inspector Blackburn Of
the CAPITAL Traction Company, sta
toned at that corner, Starnes watched
the hold-up man proceed across the
street before he recovered from the
shock sufficiently to call to Traffic
Policeman ". A. Miller, whose atten-
t,on had not been attracted by the
quietly moving bandit.
Chases Bandit in Auto.
starnes said last night that he
called to the traffic policeman three
times before the latter's attention
could be directed to the hold-up man.
Policeman Miller hailed passing au-
tomobile, jumped in and started after
the bandit. The latter ran up 7th
to D street and disappeared at that
point. Search of the neighborhood
proved fruitless.
Lieut.. Plemmons, night chief Of de-
tectives, ordered general descrip-
ton of the man telephoned to police
Evening star., 1922-02-19
REIGN OF DEBAUCHERY
IN STUDENT DANCING
MOURNED BY EDUCATOR
By the Associa ted Press,


MADISON. Wis, February 1s.-
"Licentiousness and luxurious
ness" have come into the schools
Of the nation through student
dances. which must be curbed IL
there is to be solution of the
moral problems of the country.
DR.. Jay William Hudson of the
University of Missouri declared
today in addressing the Southern
Wisconsin Teachers Association
meeting.
I'VE have come upon a reign of
moral looseness and debauchery,"
DIR. Hudson said. students dance
as people were not allowed to
dance in the worst resorts twenty
years ago. There is a heathenish
trend.
1T has never been so hard to
get child to go the way he should
60" the speaker continued. IF
there is any solution for these
problems" he said, lit must come
from the schools, the institutions
that express the ideals Of America
and democracy"
Evening star., 1922-02-19
AMERICAN CARDINALS
TO HAVE TIME TO VOTE
FOR POPES IN FUTURE
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, February 1S.-The cardl-
nails of the American continent have
formally asked Pope Plus to alter
the constitution of the conclavc'
lergthening the period that must
elapse between the death of the Pope
and the convening of the conclave.
in order to enable them to attend
papel elections in the future.
The Pope has received the request
favorably and. according to reports
in Vatican quarters. will extend the
period from ten to fifteen days, Deem
ing it unwise to leave the church
longer without head, especially be-
cause during the interregnum the
cardinal camerelingo, who takes the
Pope's place, has purely executive and
not legislative power.
Evening star., 1922-02-19
''WISE PRECAUTI0N,"
CAPPER'S COMMENT
ON THEATER CLOSING

Senator Capper of Kansas, mem
Der of the District committee and
author of the resolution introduced
after the collapse of the knicker-
booker Theater for an investiea-
ton Of the disaster. when inform
ed of the order of the Commission
ers closing seven theaters here
last night, said:
Il think 1T was a good thing to
do. 1t is a wise precaution. 1t may
work a hardship on the theater
people. but think it is better to
take no chances Of another dis.
aster. I know there has been a
lot Of distruat among people here
since the wreck of the Knicker-
booker Theater. Many of them
have told me of their belief that
some Of the theaters were unsafe.
mot enough attention has been
paid in the past to the safety of
places Of amusement where large
crowds gather. I hope now that
the matter will be gone into thor
oughly. Some Of the structures
were erected in times when COM
paratively little attention was paid
to the matter of safeguards for the
public. The public was not think
ing then Of these matters as it is
today"
Some other members of the Dis
trict committee, however, were in
clined last night to believe that it
would have been wiser to permit
the theaters to go ahead and rec
tify any defects which the commit
tee of experts had found, without
taking such . drastic step imme-
diatelX
Evening star., 1922-02-19
PRESIDENT READY
TO TELL OF PACT
Expected to Reply to Senator
Hitchcock's Resolution
Tomorrow.
ANTAGONISM CROPS OUT
Length of Consideration Will De-
pend Upon Time Mr.. Harding's
Explanation Is Submitted.
ANTAGONIST CROPS OUT
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Upon President Harding's reply to
the Hitchcock resolution asking for
full information regarding the neso-
tiations leading up to the final draft
ing of the four-power Pacific treaty
will depend. to a considerable extent.
the time the foreign relations COM
mittee will have the Washington con-
ference treaties before it.
The Presidents reply is expected
tomorrow If it is full and contains
data from the State Department re-
lating to the negotiations. then it is
probable that the foreign relations
committee will be able to go ahead
with it's consideration of the four
power pact quickly. But If the Presi-
dent replies that no minutes or notes
of the negotiations are available.
then there may be considerable delay.
The next move in such an event, it
was said last night. probably will be
to request Secretary Hughes to ap-
pear before the committee in person
and give information regarding the
negotiations. Secretary Hughes is at
present in Bermuda resting after the
labors of the conference.
Hitchcock Going West.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
ranking democratic member of the
foreign relations committee, plans to
leave here tomorrow afternoon for
the west and will be gone. for week.
Although he offered the resolution
adopted by the Senate requesting the
President to inform the Senate re-
sarding the negotiations of the four
power pact. he made it clear last
night that his action was not to be
considered as lining him up against
the ratification of this treaty. He
intimated, in fact. that he hoped to
he able to support it. But he desired
all the information necessary to in
tellieent action on the treaty.
Senator Borah of Idaho, republican,
who is strongly opposed to the four
mower treaty on the ground that it
will involve the United States in an
entangling foreign alliance, is angling
for democratic support in his fight
He must have it if he is to make
successful attack on the treaty. for
so far it is apparent he will have
only three other republicans. possibly
four, siding with him against the
ract. And the democrats, SO far. have
not indicated that they will join in
the opposition to the treaty.
Antaxonistfc Position Indicated.
The introduction of the Hitchcock
resolution, if not at the suggestion
of Senator Borai, at least may be
considered a step toward placing the
democrats in position of antagonism
toward the treaty. Senator Borah
has fresh in his memory the gradual
development Of opposition to the
league of nations covenant, which in
the early days after its submission
to the Senate by President Wilson
was regarded as sure of ratification.
He is convinced that the four-power
treaty lends itself to stronger argu-
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