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The New York herald., 1922-02-12
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
DIES OF STARVATION
Florence Acker' Had Money
and Jcwelry, but Was
Found Hungry.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
STAMFORD. Conn. Feb. 11.--Starving
to death with the price of several hearty
meals in her possession and jewelry
worth sufficient to tide her over few
weeks, was the fate OF woman known
here as Miss Florence Acker.
The woman arrived here about -four
weeks ago and got some prominence
when she was found unconscious on the
door step of the Rev. Harley w. Smith
rectoriof st. Andrews Church. Her case
was diagnosed as one of hunger The
clergyman gave her q home for Il week
and obtained a position for her.
Yesterday DR.. John J. Ryle was called
to lodging house at Is Forest street
to attend the woman. lie ordered her
removed to the Stamford Hospital
where she died. DIR. Ryle said death
was due 10 starvation
The woman was about 40 and was
. feet inches tall and of fair com.
pleXion Among her effects were found
$40, jewelry and the address of William
j, Carey. 60l East Seventeenth street
New York. There also was the numbe.
of Post office box 1862. New Haven
The lodging house people know nothing
about her.
The woman was identified tonight as
Mrs. William Palmer of Port Chester
She obtained divorce from Palmer
two years ago Her maiden name was
Florence Acker. Her mother once was
associated with the management of the
Hotel Gramatan in Bronxvile The
mother afterward was married again
and Is believed to be i'm White Plains.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
SUIT LIKELY IN BID
FOR MUSCLE SHOALS
Weeks Says U. s. Is Morally
Obliged to Recognize Options
Of Power Company.

WAsHL;GToN. Feb. 1.-THE opinion
that the Government was morally
obliged if not legally bound to the
Alabama Power Company was eX-
pressed to-day by Secretary Weeks in
commenting upon options claimed by
that concern on properties involved in
the negotiations to sell or lease the
Muscle Shoals project to Henry Ford.
The War Secretary agreed with state
nonts before the House Military Com
mittee, made by Major-Gen. Williams,
chief of ordnance. that moral respon-
siblity rested upon the Government and
that the power company should receive
al opportunity to bid for the properties
concerned, including the Warrior steam
plant and transmission line. IN the
event Congress authorizes their disposal
TO private interests
Cor John Hull acting Judge Advocate
General. remained firm in his opinion,
however, that there was no legal claim
which could be exercised by the COM
rany. and the options. he asserted, were
mon enforceable
The Secretary. said that although the
power company had declared its inten-
ton TO exercise the options he had not
heard of any threats of litigation. 1t
was understood that il Col. Huils recon-
mendations to the committee were fol-
lowed out and the Government instituted
condemnation proceedings against the
lands owned by the power company in
order to give Mr.. Ford clear title to
them, as required by the proposed con-
tract, court action probably would fol-
In
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
FOG DELAYS LINERS,
EXCEPT ONLY TWO
NOyager Transferred i'm Bay
to Save Three Weeks on
Trip to Peru.

Fog which laid so heavily that the
captains OF three big inbound liners
decided not TO risk navigation up the
bay. and dropped anchor off Quaran-
tine was braved last night by the
steamship Obita of the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company, in from Ham
burg, Cherbourg and Southampton. She
reached her mooring at Pier ~, Hudson
River, safely with her 300 passengers
after performing the extra feat OF
transferring passenger in the fog cloud
midway in the bay to an outbound
steamer.
This passenger was Benjamin w
Smith, British iron and steel manh-
facturer, who has a business engage
ment to keep at Callao, Peru. He was
very insistent that the Obita should
enter the harbor and make connections
with the steamship Ebro of the Pacific
Line, which was sailing out for west
coast South American ports. If he had
missed the Ebro he would have been
delayed three weeks.
So Capt. j. e. p. Matthews OF the
Obita passed the White Star liner Ba;-
tic. the CunardAnchor liner Albania
and the George Washington of the
United States Line. which halted down
the bay to wait for clearer weather. ana
on the trip up from Quarantine sig
nailed the Ebro, which was going out
not particularly bothered by the fog.
The two ships halted, and Mr.. Smith
was transferred. The immigration au-
thorities had given permission to the
Ebro to accept him as a passenger.
On board the Obita were G.. Hardinge
and a cousin of the former Vicerov OF
India. Lord Hardinge and his wife.
The Baltic reached Quarantine at noon
and was expected to dock early, but the
white mist was thick and the skinner
cast anchor rather than risk iamming
her into the mud at either side of the
channel. The Albania is smaller ves-
sci, but also decided that the risk with
the mud and the chance of running into
other craft was not within prudence.
Delayed one day by strike at Bremen
the George Washington was speeding in
when the fog caught her and Capt Har-
old Cunningham was compelled to slow
down. The result was that the liner
crept up near the Ambrose lightship n
$50 o'clock and anchored She has
aboard $40 passengers, 800 sacks of mail
and 81 100000 in gold
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
8 FAULTY THEATERS
ORDERED TO CLOSE
131 in Brooklyn Inspected and
55 Are Found to Have
Violations.

Three Brooklyn theaters. must close
as result of the examination of all in
the borough following the collapse of
the American Theater while under con-
struction. and of the increased caution
following the motion picture theater
disaster at Washington.
Violations have been placed against
fifty-five of the 13l so far inspected,
and seventy have been passed as COM
plying with every regulation.
Albert Kleinert. superintendent OF
buildings. said yesterday that no struc-
tural defects which would make a
building unsafe have been discovered.
Many of the, violations already have
been remedied, the owners in nearly
every case offering TO correct defects,
most of which existed without their
knowledge.
There are 267 theaters in the borough.
As the corrections required are made.
said Mr.. Kleinert, they will be an
nounced, so no undue alarm or loss of
patronage is expected TO occur as a
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
FORD GIVES $8,OOO,OOO
CHECK FOR PURCHASE
Pays for Property of Lincoln
Motor Company.

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
DETROIT. Feb. IA check for sS,o00.-
900 in payment for the property of the
Lincoln Motor Company was given to
Ralph stone. president Of the Detroit
Trust Company and receiver of the auto
mobile company. this morning by Harold
Emmons. attorney for Henry Ford.
Five deeds were Immediately given to
the Ford company. They were from the
special master for the court, from the
Detroit Trust Company, receiver for
Michigan and New York; from the
Girard Trust Company. Philadelphia, re-
ceiver for Pennsylvania from the Old
Colony Trust Company, Boston. receiver
for Massa chusetts. and from the Lincoln
Motor Company.
The deed will carry $4,000 worth Of
revenue stamps. Mr.. Stone turned over
to the Government n check for 100000.
which was the amount of Federal taxes
in arrears.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
UNCLE JOE CANNON is COY
ON A NEW CONGRESS TERM
Failure to File Petition First Day Reawakens Long
Deferred Hopes of Various Aspirants in
the Danville District.

DANvILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 11.-WiIl Uncle
Joe Cannon make the race for Congress
man from this district? This is the
question that is admittedly troubling
men who openly aspire to fill the vet
Grams chair in the United States House
of Representatives, but who just as
openly announce they will not run if
Uncle Joe intends to.
Uncle Joe has not yet filed his petit
ton as a candidate. His failure to do
this yesterday, the first day Of the fill
ings. has set the political gossips buzzing
with speculation, although the petition
may be filed any time before March 2.
Only one man has thus far broken
these ranks. He is State Representa-
tive William +. Holiday, who announced
recently that he would be a candidate
before the April primaries regardless
of Uncle Joe's decision.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
HARDING CONSIDERS
SHIP SUBSIDY PLAN
May Submit Bill to Congress in
Two or Three Weeks
Direct Aid Urged.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washngtou ID O. Feb IL (

washington, ID. o.. Feb. III.
Predictions that the Ship Subsidy bill
would be shelved until the next session
or Congress were disproved to-day when
President Harding took UP personal con-
sideration of the recommendations sent
TO him three weeks ago by the Shipping
Board.
Owing to the pressure of other bt,si-
ness Mr. Harding has been unable to
look at the report. and the absence Of
action had given rise to rumors that the
Administration was considering postpon-
ing a request to Congress to enact legis-
lation for the aid of the merchant
marine.
1t Is understood, however, that there
has been no change in the original plan
to send the request to Congress very
soon. and to-day 1t was predicted that
the President would go before Congress
with bill in about two or three weeks.
The President began his consideration
to-day with talk with Chairman Las
ker of the Shipping Board. 1t is known
the report calls for a direct subsidy. and
recommends that fifty per cent. of the
immigrants brought to America from
maritime nations shall travel In Amer
lean ships. and that American ships shall
carry all the immigrants from non-mari-
time countries.
Another suggestion is that n certain
percentage of American customs receipts
shall be turned over to the ship subsidy
funds. Also American shipowners are
to be directly aided by the Government
UP to the point where their operations
are on a profitable basis.
What chance the bill will have in Con-
gress is still a matter of speculation,
although Administrs tion leaders, includ-
ing the President and Chairman Lasker,
are optimistic.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

Just what Mr. Cannon's political in
tentions for the immediate future are Is
a question. A few months ago when it
was announced in Chicago that Uncle
Joe would not again be candidate.
preparations were being made by several
to announce their candidates.. Then
word was received direct from Danville g
famous member of Congress to the ef-
feet that ne had not authorized such an
nouncement, and that he would inform
his constituents of his intentions in good
time.
This blighted the budding hopes of To-
cal leaders, with the single exception of
Representative Holiday.
Mr.. Cannon's relatives and local man.
ayers declare they have received no in
structions from him regarding the mat
ter. In the meantime Holiday is cam
vassing the district and effecting an or
ganization among his friends.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.
EVENTS TODAY.

Senator William T.. Borah of Idaho will
speak on Lincoln, the American" Moss
Coliseum, Broadway and 1sist street, II
A. NJ.
Senator William +. Calder will speak
on ''The Problems at Washington" before the
Marquette Club. Hotel Plaza, S:15 y. NJ.
Representative W. Bourke Cochran will
speak on Abraham Lincoln" Institutional
Synagogue. 81 West 116th street. s:15 =. NJ.
Bishop Herbert Shipman will preach at q
meeting of Columbia University Alumni. 81.
Paul's Chapel, Columbia University campus.
4 7. NJ.
Society Of Arts and Sciences dinner in
honor OF Miss Mary Garden, Nine. Marie
Jeritza and Mrs. Clare Sheridan, Hotel Bilt-
more. p. NJ.
Representative Meyer I.cndon will speak
on the worl; of Congress, Public School 4,
Pitt and Rivington streets. . r. NJ.
Mgr. John J.. O'Reilly will lecture OIL
Abraham Lincoln Catholic Club. 100 Cen
tral Park South, S:15 p. NJ.
ball. Central Opera House. Sixty-seventi
street ami Third avenue. +. NJ
Alfred w. Martin will lecture on Wanted
An International Morality" Town Hall. 12l
West Forty-third street. ~ A. M.
Roberto Haberman wfil lecture on "Ameri-
can Foreign Policy from the Mexican Stand
point" Labor Temple, Fourteenth street and
Second avenue. s:15 p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
SS9, 900, 900 PENALTY
SOUGHT IN III SUITS
Action in Mississippi Against
Insurance Companies.

JACKSON, Miss. Feb. 11.--ohicial no
tlhcation Of the suits brought against
forty-one Mississippi life insurance com
panles in the Covington County Chan
ccry Court. charging violation Of the
antitrust laws, were received here to-
day by Insurance Commissioner r. A..
Henry
a penalty Of $4,000 a day or totai
Of $4,000. 600. Is sought In the suits.
which have been set for hearing at the
March term
As the result OF the proceedings
against the companies the Hartford
Accident and Indemnity Company. which
was said to have contemplated with
drawing because Of alleged hostility OF
officials of the commonwealth. has is
sued n statement emphatcally denying
q withdrawal is intended.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12

result of minor defects in the struc-
lures.
The three places ordered closed are
Den Theater, 201 Atlantic avenue, de-
scriDed as "a very bad fire hazard"
Bevilacqua Theater. 156 High street
Subway Theater. 15S Myrtle avenue
declared to be unfit for public use"
The inspectors said the Bevilacqus
was lin generally bad condition and
heated by gas stoves on shelves"
Corrections 20 be made in the other
places are for the most part minor, such
as cracked cement ceilings, cracked
walls. unsanitary toilets, rdsty hangers
waste material between ceiling and
harging ceiling. auditorium floor beams
cut away. causing DETECTED floor. and
other Similar defects.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
RADIO REPORTS TANKER
AFIRE OFF FLORIDA
West Palm Beach Gets Mes
sage From Another Ship.

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. IA
wireless message from the master of the
steamship Samuel @. Brown. $50 miles
off shore here, stated he had just passed
a tanker on fire, flames fore and aft,
fcremast and funnel gone and very low
in the water. The message was picked
up at o'clock.
No details were given in the message
received here, so ii was not known
whether the tanker might have been the
smouldering hulk of the British steam
ship CCylet, which was abandoned in
flames last Wednesday off the Florida
coast.
Efforts were made tonight to get In
wireless touch with the Samuel O. Brown
to obtain further information.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Yorlx-Cloudy and
colder, followed by snow or rain this
afternoon or night and tomorrow. In
creasing northeast and east winds, prob
ably becoming strong.
For New Jersey-Rain In south and rain
or snow In north portion to-day and to-mor-
row, colder to-day, increasing northeast and
east winds. probably becoming strong.
For Northern New England-Rain and
much colder to-day. followed by snow tonight
and tomorrow, fresh northwest winds shift
ing TO northeast.
For Southern New Engl9nd-Cioudy and
colder. followed by snow rain on the coast.
and snow in the interior this afternoon or
tonight and tomorrow. ircrea sing north to
east winds. probably becoming strong.
For Western New York-Cloudy ana colder
followed by snow to-day; tomorrow snow.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE disturbance
that was central over Lake Superior last
night has moved eastward TO the lower St
Lawrence valley. and the north Pacific dis
turbance has moved rapidly southeastward
20 southeast Colorado.
These disturbances have been attended by
rain In the northeast States and the Pacific
States, and snow in the north plateau and
north Rocky Mountain regions and the
Dakotas. Tho northewest area of high
pressure has spread eastward over the north
plains. the upper Mississippi Valley and the
lake region, and the temperature was much
lower to-day in the upper lake region, the
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and
the plains States. The temperature was
abnormally 10 win the Canadian Northwest
the Dakotas and Montana. :, Unseasonably
warm weather continued throughout the
Southern States to-day
The Colorado disturbance will move rapidly
cast northeastward. attended by snow in
the north. rain or snow in tho middle and
rain in the south sections, east of the
Mississippi River tomorrow or tomorrow
night, probably continuing Monday In the
lake region. the upper Ohio Valley and the
middle Atlantic and north Atlantic States.
The temperature will be lower In the lower
lake region and the middle Atlantic and
north Atlantic States tomorrow. in the Ohio
Valley Monday and in Tennessee. the east
Gulf and south Atlantic States tomorrow
night or Monday.
Ohserva tions M Irnited States 1yao tha, Ei-
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
No One in Almshouse;
Town Sells 1t for Home
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
IGDDLETOWN, Conn, Feb. IL.
M The town of East Hamp-
ton, this county. finds it's
almshouse empty for the first time
in forty years. The town fathers
accordingly have sold the building
have it made into a summer resi-
dence.
First Selectman William II. Wall
says the pleasing results obtained
may have como in part through
prohibition, although he thinks the
great prosperity the town ex-
perienced during TIE world war
may have had more to do with IT,.
The New York herald., 1922-02-12
SYRACUSE TO EXPEL
LIBRARY SMOKERS
Chancellor Bars Smoking in
University Building.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD
SYRACUSE, Feb. 11.-Expusion from
Syracuse University will be the punish
ment inflicted on any student detected
smoking in the library, according to a
new rule promulgated to-day by acting
Chancellor James r. Day.
The Chancellor admits he has not
been able to catch any student smoking
there, but says stubs and burned
matches are swept up there. Smoking
must also stop in the gymnasium and
other college buildings. he declares
II am utterly unable of estimating
hopefully the intellect of young man
who will take a cigarette into one of
our buildings he says.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17
THOUGHT IT LOOKED STRANGE
Odd Appearance Of Drug Store ~.
tonlshed Woman Customer, untiE
the Clerk Explained Situation

The woman needed three ounces O.
tincture Of myrrh. Hurrying up tho
street her glance was caught by tyre
mammoth bottles of %apothecary Wa
ters, and two swinging doors OK
frosted glass.
Down she stepped-three steps
down-into as attractive n drug store
as she had seen. All was pure white
walls, dazzling plateglass mirrors
cleaning soda water accessories ana
row upon row Of shelves filed with
bottles Of %olntments, camphors ana
medicinal remedies.
"Three ounces Of tlncture of myrrh,S
said the Woman to the clerk.
The clerk hurried out of sight ana
the Woman began to notice how queey
was the structure of this drug store
There were columns and p~llasterA
where there shouldn't have been any
The counter had q peculiar bend to II.
Then n strange, prlckly feeling came
wei the Woman.
When the clerk finally appeared ho
explained cheerfully: used to be q
barroom, lady !'-Chlcago Journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17
TOO MUCH FOR GRANDMOTHER
Mathematical Problem, Old Lady De-
cided, Was Something That mo
Fellow Could Understand"

The little girl at the elementary
school had been promoted to multi
p~lication and for her home work was
set the task of finding out how many
legs 400 normal horses possess. A bit
puzzled as how to work 1t out, In
the evening, as she sat with her exer-
else book in front Of her, she called In
the services Of her grandmother.
Lets see" said Grandma, adjusting
her spectacles, zone horsell have four
legs, two eight, three twelve, four six
teen, five twenty" and then she
broke off. "How many horses did you
sayi" she asked.
-Four hundred, granny" replied TIE
little girl.
Zee, child" said the old lady, shut
ting up the book, "there isn't one liv-
ing could do that sum."-Edinburgh
Scotsman.
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to Mothora
LESSER EVIL, AS IT WERE
Darky's Excellent Reason for Pre-
ferring to Take His Chances
With tho Bear.

A New York man tells Of an excit-
ing bear hunt in Mississippi. The
bear was surrounded In a small cane
thicket. The dogs could not get him
out, and the gentleman who was at
the head Of the hunting party called
to one of the darkies:
Gus, so in there and get that bear
out"
Gus h~esitated for n moment and
then plunged into the cane. A few
moments later the negro, the bear and
the dogs were rolling on the ground
outside. After the hunt was over the
mar from the north said to the darby :
Gus, weren't you afraid to go into
that thicket with the bear?'
Colonel" said Gus, at was Jest dis
way: ! neber had met dat bear, but
was |pussunally acquainted with de old
boss, so | jest %nachurally took dat
b'ar."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17

THE afternoon frock-best beloved
L of all her belongings-pays trib-
ute to woman's beauty in devious ways.
Often 1t is prettily simple, sometimes
1t is rich and elaborate to the dazzling
point, and between these two extremes,
in the endlessly varied displays, are
still other afternoon frocks in many
degrees of excellence as to quality and
decorative value.
All the seasons Of the year are beau
tifully interpreted In such dresses, the
designer using, as a medium of express
sion, almost any material he will. This
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17

poiret twill, having a beige-colored
sleeve lining, vestee and neck piping
of crepe de chine. She wears n small
suit hat with a high crown, and over
it n drapery in a basket-weave fabric
that is extended into a long, fringed
scarf. This fabric Is In a soft green
color. About the crow there is a
band of bright beads and silk crochet.
Beads appear again in the handsome
girdle with long tassel hanging from
it's fastening at the front of the dress.
These girdles are immensely effective
in toning up plain cloth frocks.
This years motorist Is more than
likely to choose a cape instead of a
coat to bear her company, for capes
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17
gUTIMH SIILMI SIIS SL------& 2-----2 2-AWl
I Beautiful Afternoon Frocks; {
Pretty Things for Tourists
5STWTTS1s TTTTTSS TTTTTS q TTS[8 d S Il MM

for her maids-and serve them for 9TH
er wear throughout the summer.
"Where are you going my pretty
maid?" I'm going a hridal-tour-
ing, sir" she said, or that is the
inference we must draw from the out
fit of the lovely lady ut the left or
the picture above. Without being in
ouisitive we learn also that she Is go
ing In n motorcar. At any rate she
is we'll prepared TO go in n at any
time during her journey.
For her going-away dress she has
chosen a onepiece frock Of dark blue
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17

Ever eat any goat meat? Sure?
Department of Agriculture says about
142, 900 goats are slaughtered and sold
as meat yearly. Few cities require
goat meat to be marketed under its
real name. 1t tastes like mutton, n
trine sweeter.
In this nightmare called civilization
we probably eat a great many strange
things without knowing It.
If II written history could accom-.
pany each article Of food, few city
folks would have to be cautioned
against o%vereating.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17

year, for spring and summer, we find
on the list t%affeta, in many colors,
foulard, crepe de chine, georgette and
other crepes, both plain and brocaded,
organdie, wolfe, net and lace. The ac-
cent just now is placed on crepes and
taffeta-the m~ost-widely popular of all
the materials, but for midsummer
voiles and organdies r again fore
told. Every sort Of decoration clamors
to play a part in the adornment of the
afternoon frock.
1t Is the two extremes Of elaborate
ness and simplicity that are pictured
here, but both these frocks accommo-
date themselves to many demands.
The very handsome dress of rich lace
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-03-17

In Ireland some years ago an Irish
American was brought up before JUS
ticc Barry on the charge Of suspicious
conduct. The officer who arrested him
stated, among other things, that he
was wearing Il Republican hat"
Does your honor know what that
Isl" asked the counsel.
at may be- responded the judge,
that it's Il hat without a CROWN
Boston Transcript.