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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01

NEW YORK. Sept. 3O.-'FaH for
Valentino 1 should say mott"
This from a girl who has been held
In tight embrace by him, whose lips
have met his. whose arms have been
flung about his neck
why should ] fall for him?" she
asked. Down i'm Little Italy when
I was a kid / knew a hundred boys
who were better looking than Rudy
is. You can find plenty of them. to-
day on the corners of Blocker
St who have better features than
Ruddy"
The girl is Mia Naldi The en-
braces and kisses We're for Blood
and Sand" But they were not or
binary acting emotions
Valentino is the most sincere
actor / know" Nita told me- He
lives his part, even in the love
scenes. More than once Fred NiblO,
the director. would call That's far
enough. Ruddy! Don't get too
rOughi"
And she didn't fan for that sort
of Iove-making by man in whose
movie fans have visioned themselves
Mia Naldi calls a spade a spade.
Her frankness is refreshing. Here
are just "A few of the things that she
told me about herself in a casual
conversation:
She's %.
She never wears corsets.
She tells casting directors she's
five feet five, but she's really five feet
eight and a half.
she was a show girl in the Follies
and in sally
She once was introduced 10 a pro-
minent producer who wanted her TO
PLAY vamp parts. She laughed i'm his
face when she saw he ccmbed his
hair from the back 10 front to hide
his badness. She didn't get the job
She has refused a number of offers
to play i'm the films because she
would have to so to California and
she doesn't like California. They
only talk about two things in Cali
fornia, she says. pictures and the
climate. And most of the men are
egctistiCal and undressing.
she WOULDN'T stay i'm Hollywood
when she worked i'm Blood and
sand" because the life there wasn't
wild enough for her. It's a dead
hole.
Valentines wife would rather have
her play leads with Ruddy than any
other actress because she IS not
afraid that Mia Will fan in love with
him.
About Valentino. Miss Naldi says:
He is most generous. No matter
what his income he would spend it
on others. He is very grateful, aid
ing in great degree people who were
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01
With Wodrow Wilson At A
Vaudeville ShOW

IN the movies, wherein a cat with
nigh.y flexible eyebrows and a Ions
nervous tail witches his whiskers
and stretches his neck like it was
made of rubber
'Ho. no no" came Wilson'S soft.
deep-throated chuckles as the feline
got chased 10y polar bears and was
q threatened with sudden and terrible
extinction in dozen different ways.
This gag 10y Johnny Burke. sol
c-er-cOued.an, got a good laugh
from tire man whom p historians Will
class with Washington and Lincoln.
u was d.ggin' O trench. q" related
Johnny. when along comes a cap
tain and says: 'Whadda YOU throw
IN all tina, dirt out here on the
ground for2' ....... Cause I amt
got no where else TO throw it, I says
back 90 h.m-Then ne says %
me: Then so dig another hole an
throw the dirt in that"
As a special feature. Manager
Robbins presented some news"
movies Of several years back show
ing views Of Pres't Wilson
The crowd broke into loud ap-
p.ause when his picture flashed on
the screen. One man even so far
forgot the dress-sui. and evening
gown surroundings as % give vent
20 a Wild yell.
Wilson accepted the tribute
silently.
The ex-preSident is a vaudeville
fan and attends every Saturday
r ght." confded Manager Robbins
There is nothing he likes better
than comedy Even the slap-s-ick
variety amuses him"
Very of,en. as Wilson "a being as
sisted from his auto in the alley he
VIII say 20 Robbins: Got plenty OF.
fun in the bill this week? All. that's
good"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01
DUMB IS CORRECT;
BEES ORALLY FOR AID

WEBSTER, Mass, Sept %. - a
familiar deaf and dumb begsar
in this town found his voice and fed
The beggar. who had been doing
a fine business here. with sign
pinned on his breast. reading.
am Deaf and Dumb, was either
visited by a miracle or attacked
with Observation-Disclosures suddenly
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01
BIOOded Brothers Enlist in
Better Stock EnterDriS

WASHINGTON. Sep. 2O-"EVake-
field Farm" on which George
Washington was born nearly two
centuries ago, has been enrolled in
the Better Sire-Better Stock"
movement conducted by the various
states and the department. Of agri-
culture
The historic site is located in
Westm oreland county. Virginia. and
is occupied today by the Letaine
Brothers. who, according TO the de-
pertinent, come from straight
Washington stock"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01
- RORERT TALLEY


When Woodrow wilson goes 10
the Understandable show
He doesn't occupy a box. He sits
with the CrOwd-in the last row
back, and on the extreme left aisle.
Mrs. Wilson. her mother. her Sis
ter. his secretary tMrs Wilson 3
brother. John Randolph BoAins)
ard a secret service man accompany
him.
HIS auto stops in The alley along
SIDE the theatcr. two attendants as
IS, him through side door 90 has
seat which IS only q few feet away
The audience stands. faces him
and aunfauGS aS ne comes in hob
bling heavily on his cane. he smiles
and bows in Acknowledgement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-01
arders and Suicides
Increase IA Germany

BERLIN. sept G0.-tBy T.. PD-
,ermauy is setting new high rec
rts for suicides and murders.
Although the death rate as a
mole now practically equals thai OF
eei Dre-war days. deaths by acc.-
eats murder and suicides have
rCatly increased during the first six
l0nths OF the present year And
nis despite the fact that there have
een no street fighting. military out
rcaks or other instances 81 mass
uliug-
Figures gathered from as cities
Ia a total poulation OF more than
b 100000 FOR the first half OF the
Par. show l22.22O deaths or about
IS per thousand population. The
lumber az violent deaths totalIed
.G65. Of which 1865 we're IN Berlin
zone
In Berlin alone. during the FIRST
ve months Of the year. IS persons
|ere murdered and SOC committed
lieide
, 1922-02-21

Difficulty in definitely liking the
number of killed IND injured was
n4used by tho TACT that intense heat
from the burning wreckage prevented
close inspection.
E-yewftnesses said the Roma was
flying at a height OF from 600 TO l.
900 feet when she was seen 10 DO in
trouble. A thin wisp OF smoke APP
peared and tho craft started down
ward obliqueiy.
Before striking the barracks build
ing n number of men were seen TO
leap. some with parachutes md some
without
Some Of those removed from tho
wreckage were badly burned but 9TH
ers escaped virtually without injury.
Members OF the official crew OF the
Roma were announced at Langley
field as follows:
Major John q. Thorneii. former
commander.
Captain Dale Mabry. commander.
Captain Walter ]. Reed, pilot
Lieutenant p.-con c.. Burt. pilot.
Sergeant Itober B. Mentally. cox
swain.
Sergeant Lee NJ. Harris chief en-
gineer.
Sergeant Lewis Hiiriard. engineer.
Myron @. Field. engineer.
]. NJ. Biedenbach. engineer.
Sergeant Thomas Yarbrough. en-.
gineer.
Sergeant Billy Ryan. radio operator.
, 1922-02-21

fcrum at n meeGnE neid TINS noon n
the Henning hotc- AS Don as possible
a committee will be appointed to un-
dertake this probe and its work win
not be completed untn an ~investiga-
ton of alleged inequalities here is
forthcoming.
The decision to appoint ouch a com
mittee followed general discussion of
the rental subject which was opened
by ]. s. Mechung Who sought to have
a thorough investigation made to de-
termine exactly tho status of condi-
tons here.
Mr.. Meetings. subject was broaden
cd ty the suggestion of Harry B. Dur
ham, who sought TO have tho genera
investigation cover all kinds of In
qualities. He said that the people
who recently experienced a wage cut
at the local refineries could not faith
ON b reason why they had TO pay
another mechanic 81 an hour to do
certain work. tho man thus paid nav
ing no more skill, brains o. intelli-
gence than they had
Other discussion was summed up in
the statement of r S. Ellison who
presided ut the meeting and who said
that there appeared to be a decided
sentiment to have the chambers Of
commerce go into every phase OF costs
here in order to weed out and destroy
by publicity all form of inequality.
With no regular program scheduled
for today, the forum luncheon was
given over TO a series OF u~nprepared
subjects. At the instance OF w. J.
Bailey a committee was appointed to
represent the chamber of in
corralating all organizations here who
are undertaking work in securing
trees or other Improvement or beau
tification of the streets
The most vital question facing Cas-
per today is the necessity of providing
the Natrona County chapter OF the
Red Cross with a fund OF $1,000 n a
drive that will asst all next week. &C
cording to the statement OF L A
Reed. The money Is required to per-
nit the organization to carry out its
program for the present year.
The Rev. Phillip X. Edwards an
nounced that every dollar OF the
money collected would be spent in ad-
ministering relief to the needy Of Cas-
per and Natrona county and stated
that every dollar raised was being ex-
pended in behalf Of the organization
Mr.. Ellison said that Casper was
fortunate in having only to provide
such a small sum and urged that the
chamber reafirm It's stand in favor of
the Red Cross drive for the prestige It
would give.
Mr.. Mechling asked that a commit
tee Of three members be appointed 70
visit h Red Cross headquarters and
determine how over dollar was being
spent to obtain relief here and asked
that the committee complete its work
SO that It could make public its find
ings before the drive starts next Mon
day.
Mr.. Mechling IN a brief talk an
nounced that the building COMMITTEES
OF the chamber OF commerce was max
ing progress in drafting an ordinance
which will restrict indiscriminate
building in the residential districts
and that the matter would soon be
Continued on Page Four)
, 1922-02-21
ROMA WAS THIRD
TO BE DESTROYED.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-rhe dirigible
Roma which blew up today over Hamp-
ton Roads. was the third big airrhip
to be destroyed in n spectacular mis-
hap in the last Is months.
On August "a. 1891. the zR-., bunt
by the British for purchase by the
United States as a cost OF $4,000. 900
exploded over Huh. England. killing
~. including 1s Americans.
on January 1, 1921. the R-s4. which
flew from England 10 Long Island and
back in the summer of 1919. tho first
airship to cross the Atlantic. was
wrecked in n gale while tethered put
side her airdorne in Howden, England.
, 1922-02-21

RESERVATION To
PACIFIC TREATY.
DEBATED
by COMMITTEE
Majority Favor Clause
to Offset Possibility
Of Understandings Not
Written Into Records

WASHINGTON Iob Of
A o.a-..4--
10 tne Tour
power treaty, providing that
no adjustments or under
| standinp s'' rearhed urdor 70.
prou;s;on Ill
wt,haa. a. l nc ihoing
dsha,sS ~ % congress. was
- h0urs oy inc senate
49,. ~ committee today
~ o. our Win a majority or
uno InenDer' indicating their general
approsa
.or b~rahdesee. Republican.
celcus, ottered the reservation
ai.u cpnhini',ee members said the dis
Sursion oeveiopeu tnat even Senate
iouse OF Massachusett was favor
10Y ulsposed toward 1t. Senator
roinerehe. Ohio. presented
d snosutute covering somewhat h
same ground. but the mmi re-
PORTED no vote on either proposition.
by some committee members. Il
was predicted after h mesting that
me reservation world be
accepted by a very unanimous vote
S.ter further discussion and that
other reservations. which have been
tentatively drafted by various sena-
tors would be withheld until the
treaty comes into the senate It was
said a favorable report, with the re-
, 1922-02-21
TRUCK DRIVER
is KILLED AT
GRASS CREEK
Special to The Tribune.

BASIN, Wyo-, Feb. 21.-Charies
Wilcox. one Of the men injured In
the Grass Creek explosion last May.
in connection with which Alfred
Lampitt was recently convicted for
the death OF Harry Foight, was kill
ed last night between Meeteetse and
Grass Creek.
The stage driver from Meeteetse
found the body Of Wilcox this morn
ing at the head OF Gooseberry Creek.
pinned under a truck which he had
been driving. The truck apparent
ly sbidded and overturned.
Attorneys for the defense in the
Lampitt use today filed motion for
n new trial and II this is refused
have announced that an appeal viii
be taken to the supreme court.
, 1922-02-21

III the country were imper1leu fdtiieA
than one army divided in itself.
Mr.. De yalera's speech was the out
standing feature of tho morning ses'
sion of the Ard Fheis. which had only
begun the discussion of the party'F
future policy for or against the Anglo
Irish treaty when The luncheon ad-
jourument was taken at $40 p. m
until 3 o'clock.
Speaking to his resolution urging
the Sim Fein party to continue the
fight for a republic. Mr.. De Valera
won hearty applause at numerous
points he made in his address
IT would rather see the country
flooded with British troops than give
them the irrevocable right TO be here
was one Of his assertions. made in a
dramatic manner. which resulted in
loud cheers
ireland he declared later on. sis
entitled to the dignity Of a mother
country and I will never consent 10
make her the flegitimatc daughter OF
England" Again, he said:
MY position Is the same as when
I was made president of this organiza.
ton, when I said our coiors are nailed
to the mast What I said I meant"
Mr.. De Valera appealed for harmony
between the divisions IL a break up
should occur, saying he and Arthur
Griffith always had been colleagues
and would continue so.
Most OF the morning session was
taken up with making arrangements
for a vote, which probably VIII be
taken on Mr.. De valera's motion about
7 o'clock this evening, although it was
agreed this morning that IL the Ard
Fheis desired to defer the vote and
continue debate 1t could do SO. The
hall was crowded, and many delegates
were forced to stand. finding great diff.
ficuIty in hearing the speakers
, 1922-02-21

the squadron vas operating under
direct orders from Washington. Ho
said he had placed a strong guard
owe the schooner and its contra
band cargo and added that the YES
sci will not be moved from its an
chorage of Jewish creek until ad-
vices as TO its disposal are received
from Washington.
Prohibition headquarters today
were sim without any official report
from Miami OF the seizure OF tho
British schooner Annabelle-
, 1922-02-21

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 2t.-Local
prohibition agents today ~professed
to be without official information as
to the seizure Sunday of Jewish
creek. about 40 miles south of MI
ami. Of the British schooner Anna
belle with 1880 cases Of ~intoxicat-
ing liquors IN board.
An airpIanes in the prohibition
squadron left Miami last night
Capt. L. Rogers. commanding one
of them. said he would make no re-
port to federal authorities here az
, 1922-02-21

Sergeant Virgil Hoffman. risger.
Corporal Irby Huzson, rigger.
Corporal Alberto F1oresa, riggcr.
Private Gus Klnkstnn. rigger.
Private Marion Hill. riggor.
Private Thomas NJ. Blakely. engf
necr.
Private John Thompson. engineer.
PrivRte Vernon Peek. engineer.
Sergeant Homer Girby. and Ser.
goant Lico G. Loupes. photographers.
Twelve men were taken from the
twisted a OF steel and flame but
two died on their way to the hospital,
AZ the work OF rescue was organic
cd. burned and charred bodies were
discovered In the debris.
, 1922-02-21
SCOUT LEADERS WILL
CONFER ON PARK TRIP

CHEYENNE. Feb. z1.-Boy Scout
leaders Of Cheyenne. Sheridan. Lara,
mis and Casper will confer with Gov,
Robert D. Carey in Cheyenne next
Saturday. relative to the project for
a trip TO Yellowstone park by the
Boy Scout troops of the cities named.
Plans for the trip will be discussed,
including q standard of proficiency IN
Scout work which each boy permit
ted to make the journey must at
tain. The tentative plans calls for
the departure for the park about Au'
gust L and AZ itinerary covering three
weeks. of which one week viii be
spent in the park.
, 1922-02-21

excitement IN inc rotunuA ol lHe MAI
sion House today.
After the delegates, who crowded
the confines Of the meeting room. had
been seated a contest developed over
the question Of the method of taking a
vote on the resolutions setting forth
the attitude Of the convention.
Austin Stack. minister of homo at
fairs in the Dc Valera cabinet op'
posed a secret ballot, saying he gay
no reason why the delegates should
publicly declare their sentiments
on a showing of hands Eamonn De
Valera. who presided. declared those
in favor of open voting had won their
point.
Michael Collins, head OF the provis'
.ional government, assented to this de
cision. thus checking objections to the
speakers ruling.
It was finally decided to retain the
ballot form of voting but to make
the vote public. The delegates. 1t was
agreed should write their names on
thu back Of the ballot card
A motion to vote at 7 p. m. instead
OF at s p. m. as had been proposed
which carried.
A motion to vote at 6 p. m. failed
but Kelvin o'Sheu moved that the vote
on the principal resolution, namely
that with regard to the Sim Fein's
future policy for Or against the Irish
treaty, be taken Immediately. He said
the majority of the delegates had been
instructed by their homo clubs how to
vote. and. in any case. had definitely
made up their minds
O'Sheil's amendment was defeated.
Tho Ard Fheis decided also hat il
at Z D. m the convention desired 10
defer the vote and continue the dis.
cussion st could do &c.
Michael Collins came forward to the
platform at this juncture- He re
ceived the greatest demonstration from
the convention up To this point. He
said he favored free and full discus
ciors of the important questions before
the convention.
, 1922-02-21

ney General Allen that Peiletier had
been a party to conspiracy TO sxtort
money under threats Of prosecution
and to suppress indictments his re
lations with Daniel II. coaiicy and
other local attorneys were c~haracteriz
ed BY the attorney general as n part
nership in crime"
United States Senator james A.
Reed Of Missouri. Is counse for Pei
letter presented nj testimony in de,
fense arguing that the evidence con
nected him with no wrongdoing and
that the charges were merely the out
, 1922-02-21

truck speed SO fast over the street,
that the resultant vibration causes
walls to crack. heating plants to
break pictures to fail from their
hooks and water pipes to resemble
futurist art.
Certainly the police department
should sec to Il that the speed OF
these trucks is regulated" said Sup
crintendent Brady. IF his con
tinues we may have a calamity such
as a building coilapsing one of
these days"
, 1922-02-21
VESSEL GUARDED
SECRECY BEING OBSERVED

Details of the proposed scheme
for using airplanes, submarine
ehasers and reinforced land forces
in a concerted anti-smugsling cam
paign in Florida were still being
closely guarded by officials.
Commissioner Haynes professed
to Eave no knowledge OF the Cap
tain Rogers reported from Miami
as in command OF one OF the air
planes which captured the Anna
BELLE
, 1922-02-21
GREENWICH VILLAGE IS ABUSED
MOTOR TRUCKS RACK BUILDINGS

NEW YORK. Feb. 21@Greenwich
village is falling down. The virlag-
ers complain that speeding motor
trucks produce miniature earth
quakes which are making their walls
more bohemian than Is necessary,
Charles Brady. city superintendent
OF buildings. agreed that the village
one of tie oldest sections OF Man
haitian. is abused. and that II is
positively dangerous to permit exist
Ing conditions to continue
Landlords complain that the heavy
, 1922-02-21
MARY GARDEN TO RESIGN
OPERA COMPANY, PLANS
S25O,OOO CONCERT TOUR

ed today that Mary Garden planned
to resign as director.
There IS nothing for me to add
to Miss Gardens statement" said
Mr.. insult 81 have known for some
time that she planned a re-organiza-
ton of her personal affairs and it
is only natural that she should tire
of the arduous duties OF directing a
company Of grand opera singers"
, 1922-02-21
MINERS TO HOLD FARLEY
WOULD STAY BIC STRIKE

tu2l work on a scale agreement, he
said. would DO taken at the Cieve-
land meeting.
In his messages Mr.. Lewis no
ferred to a provision of the pres
emit contract providing for the pre-
liminaries of the wage negotiations
this year. and he said aside from
the obligation to meet as set forth
in the agreement, I consider such
meeting essential and necessary
from the standpoint of public in
tercst and public welfare"
, 1922-02-21
Turns DIRIGIBLE
into BLAZING FURNACE
Only Ten Out of Half Hundred or Board W. psLargestS emtRigd Aiship Roma
Reported Saved Late Today Following LOO. Wt Drop and Explosion Oper the
Hampton Roads Naval Base Some Leap From aiming Mass While Others Are
Buried in Wreckage; Fire Too Hot for Rescuers to onk Long After Tragedy

- NoRf0ns va; FSb N-Epkhg after crashing downward during nIa the ys hdhnbuhn nhF
mn on board The number d dd was ~GedM ate today Isw e was aid that Their ~@~ 1@ S men
:. The naval hospitals at otmhw was officially 6medh that Of those board the shp the Lt. uinxd
in the world were killed while mderaanm Newport News were officially no6eH that thirty or more ~l
Em ~ % ". .s s%any a%% % %d Sah sSssTyyb base ar 40 ss sIh a a aE m"~To"h "eb been rescued from the Roma
, 1922-02-21

they wished to discontinue collect
i've bargaining with the mineis-
Mr.. Lewis messages for the
Cleveland meeting were sent to all
associations OF coal operators in
the central competitive field. and
also operators who were signator-
les to the present wage agreement
made in New York City two years
ago. Tho Cleveland meeting. IL ap-
proved by the operators, Mr.. Lewis
said. would TX the dates for nego-
tiations on the wage scale. No ac-
, 1922-02-21

CHICAGO. Feb 21-Prcsident
John L. Lewis OF tho United Mine
Workers of America. today asked
coal operators of the central com
petitive field. comprising the states
of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and also
Of western Pennsylvania, to meet
with union officials at Cleveland on
March 2 for a wage conference
which he said might avert their Inn
pending strike
Similar requests have been re
jected by some operators who said
, 1922-02-21
FOUR MIN TAKEN
IROM SHIP ALIVE.

NORFOLK. Va. Feb. 21-The army
dirigtbA Roma purchased by the
United States government from Italy
and only recently commissioned, was
destroyed by an explosion today while
operating over the Hampton Roads
naval base. The hig air craft believed
TO DO carrying a number of passeng-
ers, landed in flames near the naval
base. Soon after she fen four men
were taken off alive.
The heat OF the flames was 20 In
tense that those near where the craft
fell were unable to approach. The
four men rescued were badly burned.
The Roma. which was tho largest
semlrigid airship in the world. was
sailing in n Bouthcasterly direction
when according to observers. she sud
denly burst mot flames and fell like
a comet TO the earth. The explosion
occurred shortly after 9 o'clock.
Authorities at langley Field. the
home station Of the Roma, and the
point at which sho was assembled
after being brought here from Italy.
said that fully forty men we're aboard
the big airship but whether there was
loss OF life had not been a~scertained
half an hour after she was seen to
burst into flames.
Reports from Portsmouth, which is
near the naval base said the Roma
after a slanting plunge of hundreds
Of feet struck of the barracks
building at the base and then ex-
ploded, with a ripping crash.
A shot OF flame leaped from the
rent in the gas bag and the passeng-
er compartments slung underneath
dropped twenty feet TO the ground.
Other officials at Langley field said
there were 81 men in the official
crew OF the airship and 20 or 40 pas
sengers and enlisted men One man
was seen by observers at the Stand
ard on company plant at Sewel's
Point to jump from the ship while
she was several hundred feet in the
air.
Fourteen men. according to other
observers at Porthmouth. were seen
to leap from the ship as 1t became ap-
parent that she would strike one of
the naval base barracks buildings.
Some. it was reported. chung to para
chutes while others jumped straight
to he ground choosing to take their
chance in that manner rather than
staying aboard the blazing ship.
Witnesses at the cen or the burn
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