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The Washington times., 1922-07-23
$4,000 MINERS ON
STRIKE; FEW WORK
Full Force of Hard Coal Men
In Five States
Idle.

The army of miners now on strike
numbers $4,000, according to fig
ures made public yesterday by
Secretary Of Labor Davis. There
are still $4,000 at work, results of
q survey just completed further
show.
The full working strength Of the
miners in Iowa. Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and Pennsylvania anthracite
fields have walked out. OF the
Pennsylvania bituminous workers,
$4,000 are on strike, while 10000
remain in the pits. In Alabama
ard Virginia alone no mines are
affected, there being 10000 men
engaged in the former and $4,000 in
the lattep
Tabulations of miners employed
before the strike and those now on
strike in twenty-five States are as
follows: Arkansas. 5000 and 5,000'
Colorado, $4,000 and 1000: Illinois,
10000 and 10000; Indiana. $4,000
end 10000: Iowa, $4,000 and 5000;
Kansas, $4,000 and IL 900; Kentucky,
10000 and 5000; Maryland, 1000
and 5000; Michigan, 5000 and 5000;
Missouri, 1000 and 11.000; Mon
tana, 5000 and 5000; New Mexico,
$500 and 1000; Ohio, 10000 and
$4,000; Oklahoma, 10000 and 5000;
Pennsylvania bituminous, $4,000
and $4,000; Pennsylvania anthra.
cite, $4,000 and $4,000; Tennessee,
1900 and 1000; Texas, 4,S00 and
1000: Utah, 1000 and 1000; Wash.
ington, 5000 and 1000: West Vir.
gInia, 90, 900 and 10000; Wyoming,
5000 and 1000.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
MAG|C|ANS DEFY
CONAN D0YLE'S
MYSTIC CLAIM
Equipment Of Movie Studio
Provides Means Of Making
"Spirit Pictures"
By international News Service.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, July "a
Los Angeles psychical researches
promise to make DR.. Herewood Car.
rington, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
and other gentlemen who enthusias.
tically pursue the coy spirits with
the camera, II not with the gun, look
like a bunch of amateur parlor en-.
tertainers. .'.
Local psychics modestly assert
they can do as much as Sir Arthur.
They add that they can equal the
stunt of DR.. Darlington, Of the
American Psychical Institute, who
is engaged In making q camera study
Of the soul Of a cat.
So II is likely that the challenge.
sent to Sir Arthur by the Los Ange-
les Society Of Magicians, to the ef-
feet that the sleight-of-hand men can
duplicate anything the British
psychic will show them, will be taken
up by a prophet in our own land.
The question was asked today:
Where but Los Angeles Is there
studio equipment to satisfy the most
temperamental spook who ever clam
ored for a close-up7"
In discussing his experiments in,
,
Bogart today explained to a dazed
!. reporter the principles underlying
them.
Astral bodies" began DR.. Bo-
CART, "vibrate at a wave length
which the ordinary eye and ear can.
not catch. Physical matter Will
catch ordinary light rays so that he
camera will record It. The psychic
may be considered as a receiving in
strument, attuned to catch the great.
er wave length Of vibration. That
is, the medium has the power Of fur
nishing the substance known as
octoplasm, from which the ethereal
| body can be built up so that II may
be seen by the ordinary eye or re-
corded by an ordinary Photographic
plate. The same principle governs
/ astral motion photography.
Fake photography Is produced by
q simple double exposure process,
with which all picture fans are
! familiar.
ri used to prepare a negative
with caustic potassium which caused
the plate to become porous and re-
tain part OF the first picture on H.,
wen though the plate was rubbed.
Then I'd take a second picture on top
of the first one. Result: Spooks."
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Furr Feudists to Have
Jury Trial in October

LEESRURG, Va, July 22.-There
will he no special term of the court
here for the trial Of the four Furrs,
accused Of the murder Of Irving
Hatcher at Midlehurg. This term
was to have heen opened July %, but
ants would ask postponement until
the regular term in October. There.
fore, Clerk OF Court Franklin was
notified not to draw the special jury,
"a he had been instructed to do
The honds Of the two older men are
continued and the two Younger men
must remain in Jail AT least two
months and n half longer before fac.
ing the jury.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
freed Bear Eats Eight
Helpings of Ice rCeam

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, July 22.-
Dogs belonging to campers along
Loyalsock creek chased a bear up a
tree in the vicinity of Welliver one
night recently and kept 1t prisoner
for several hours. Word of the ami.
malls predicament spread up and
down the creek and hundreds of
campers motored to the scene.
While 1t was Kept a prisoner eight
plates of ice cream were handed up
to II on the end Of a long pole and
the bear ate the cream and licked the
plates with visible relish. 1t also
drank from a bucket of water raised
In the same manner.
After II had been exhibited for q
considerable time the owners OF the
dogs called off the animals and let
the bear return to its mountain lair.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Sailors Amass Cheap
Coins to Cheat Slots

SALONIKI. Greece, July 22.-
American sailors calling at this port
are collecting large quantities Of
Greek coin worth in exchange less
than one cent.
A frank seafarer explained the
habit by saying the coins just fitted
the slot machines in the United
States.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Former Russian Hussar
Mesmerizes Wild Horse

BELGRADE, July 22.-The world =
best horseback rider is said in Bel.
grade to be Lieut.. Pietro Hudenko,
once Of the Imperial Russian Hus.
sars and now a waiter at the Anglo
American club.
He claims never to have failed 20
break and tame the widest horse.
He says he does not use strength
and agility, but mesmerism. Pietro
soon is to become trainer and horse
breaker for King Alexander.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Woman to Auction Baby
To Help Invalid Mother

BYESVILLE, Ohio, July "a
Baby Richard Turner went on the
auction block. He will be sold, his
mother, Mrs. Augusta Turner, said.
for $4,000, to defrny expenses Of
treatment Of her mother, who is an
incurable invalid.
"I love my baby in way only n
mother can understand" Mrs. Tur.
ner said. But can't bear 10 see
mother suffer any longer"
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Man Who Bought Bible
With Bogus Check jailed

TACOMA. Wash, July 22.-Harry
Steinholdt, under arrest here, 10
charged with having purchased a
Bible with a bogus check.
The complaining witness, the pro-
prietor of shop, told the police
he accepted the check without ques.
ton because Of the nature Of the
purchase.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Indian Protests Against
Rat War On in Chicago

CHICAGO. July 22-Co-operation
of business men was asked by DR..
Herman N: Bundesen, health com.
missioner, in the battle against Chi.
cago's rats.
DIR. Bundesen reported the receipt
of a letter from Protap Chundra,
East Indian from Benares, who call.
ed the anti-rat campaign "unsports-
manlike," and protested against this
murder"
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
PLAN REDRYING PLANT

CHATHAM. Va, July 22.-Chat.
ham is to have a tobacco redrylng
plant to take care OF The tobacco
which will be pooled there this sea-
son. e. R. Edmundson, of South Bos.
ton, yesterday met business men OF
the town and agreed to intsall a s25 {.
900 redrying machine II the town
would erect a building.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Molten Iron That Kills
Him Is LabOrer's ShrOud

PHILADELPHIA July GA flood
OF motion iron poured over Andrew
Poltarak, a laborer in the Midvalc
Steel Works, in such a manner that
his entire body was encased in hard
metal when cool air reached II.
II was necessary to bury him In
that condition. The man was shov-
cling beneath a furnace when a plug
looeened
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
U. S. ARMY NOW r4TH.

an army OF 1000, 900 men Tor the
world war, now stands in four
teenth place In point Of actual nu-
merical strength and in twenty fifth
place when the size Of the army
II compared 10 population.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Women of Hawaii Are
Big Factors In Politics

HONOLULU, T. H., July pa
Nineteen women have been chosen
as delegates to the coming Repub.
lican convention which will draw
up a platform for the party in
Hawaii.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

others are sending out orders today
offering IS at the mines. The
plan for restraint Of prices to the
Garfield basis threatens to break
down through these Influences"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
NATIONAL I.EAGCE
AMERICAN LEAGIE
McCrawmen Keen
For Chance to PLAY
Wilheln's PhilIies

John McGraw and his Giants would
like to win a game or two at the Polo
Grounds just to show how it is done,
before they start on their swing around
the Western circuit Yesterday a few
hardy athletes ventured out to the park
in a temporary let-up of the rain and
found that they needed rowboats to
get across the flooded area just outside
the clubhouse steps. Most of the
players kept a respectful distance be-
tween themselves and Coogan's Bluff
yesterday, however, and not few
were to be found at the Jamaica track.
In the mean while Frank Frisch's in
jured foot is healing rapidly, and each
game postponed is merely another con-
test in which the Fordham Flash will
be adding his timely hitting to the
general assault on opposing pitchers
Though the Giants are we'll out in front,
Manager McCIraw is anxious to trim
the Phllies at least twice in the re-
manning two games of this series.
Kaiser" Wilhelm has ventured no
prediction on the outcome of the con-
tests of to-day and to-morrow. but he
has his star twirler, specs" Meadows,
all polished up and ready to shine
against the worlds champions. The
Giant leader does not make a habit
of announcing his pitchers in advance,
but, taking it off the calendar. it looks
as though Phil Douglas and Jess
Barnes are the favorite nominations
for the job of holding the Quakertown
players in subsection, while the Clan
McGraw assaults the Philadelphia
pitching staff.
Ralph SINNERS Is rapidly winning
his spurs in center field and justifying
the predictions that John McGraw
made on the Southern training trip.
He is not a Hornsby at the bat, but
he does his fair share of stick work
and is a base runner of rare excellence.
Furthermore, his fy-chasing is not
only good but getting better all the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Sothoron Pitches
Well and Indians
Defeat White Sox


CHICAGO, May 5.-Fielding errors
by the White Sox, coupled with oppor-
tune hitting and Sothoron's nne pitch
ing, enabled the Indians to make a
clean sweep of the series here. taking
the final game, to 5. The former st.
Louis pitcher, starting his first game of
the season, did not allow a hit until
the seventh inning.
Charley Robertson. the rookie pitch
er who twirled a perfect no-ht game
at Detroit last Sunday, attempted to
repeat to-day, bat lasted only Six inn
ings.
Stuffy Mclnnis, Indians first base
man, drew his first Punishment from
the game in thirteen years to-day, when
he used Objectionable language to I'M
pire Nallin.
he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

The work IN the held was eXcellent,S
in view of the fact that puddles of
water were numerous, although saw
dust was sprinkled over the wet spots.
Cornell played errorless ball, while Co.
lumbia did we'll in keeping the number
of miscues down to two.
Wunderlich, who was defeated at
Ithaca, went the route for the Blue and
White. He pitched good ball and, with
the exception Of the fifth inning, when
he yielded three hits, two of which
were coined into run, he kept the
blows we'll scattered Maloney also
hurled we'll and never allowed more
fifth frame he was found for two sim
giles, which, coupled with hit bats
man and a pass, were converted into
two runs.
Frantz, the Ithacan center fielder,
three hits in four trips to the plate.
In the fifth inning he doubled to left
center, later scoring. He singled in the
seventh and scored Munns in the ninth.
when he clouted out three Dagger to
deep center. ExCaptan Jimmy Ted
ford and Alec Watt did the stellar
work at the bat for the Morningside
team. Each went to bat four times
and made 500 average, and each
drove out two safeties.
Columbia got off to an early lead in
the first, when Tedford, the lead-off
man, doubled, and scored on two
fielders' choices. Cornell evened up
matters in the fifth frame. Munns was
thrown eat at first. Frantz doubled to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Lafayette Victor Over
Pittsburgh at Tennis

EAsTON, Pa, May b.-Lafayette
College defeated the University of
Pittsburgh in tennis match here to-
dav, four matches to two. The matches
we're all close, three going TO three
sets.
The summaries:
singles-Gullingh CHAM. Lafayette' de
Wftcheu Lafavette. defeated Green, pitts
bursh, 6-i. IS s.; Garraway, Pitts
burgh defeated Wsyland, Lafayette. e-f'
6-3 Kidder Lafayette, defeated Pfelfei,
Pittsburgh 6-4 ST, 6-4.
Doubles Cunningham and mitchell L.
fayette, defeated Williams and Pfeite',
Pittsburgh So. IS. 6-4: Garraway
and Green Pittsburgh. defeated Waylapd
and Kidder. LAFAYETTE. Go. 6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

BABE RUTH looks ont across the land
Beyond the heart of May;
He sees dark Bro1c1, shadow fall
Upon his right of aoav.
He hears the roar of home-,7n, guns
amid some Western to1UA,
And as Ken Williams Strings again
He reaches for his cro'On.
"Ldy of-}dy off mY regal lid
And Williams ANSWERS "Catch me- kidd"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

left center and came In on Couan's
blow. Couan was run down trying to
The local nine tailed its last two
runs in the fifth frame. Stack was hit
by pitched ball. Wunderlich drew a
pass, and Tedford singled, filling the
bases. Smiths single to center drove
in Stack and Wunderlich.
The upstaters staged a belated rally
in the final frame, when with two gone
and Munns on first, Frantz poled out q
triple to deep center. Munns scoring.
Frantz died on third when Wunderlich
frightened and retired the final batter
via the strike-out method. The score:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

GENE TUNNEY, electromagnetic champion
pillow cushions
might have followed fashions
definitely through the selection which he
the direction Harry Windmill,
five seconds has the air rife with padded
direction Tunney
has his share of the mystery
but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Ne,U Stadium VIII Be Rend,1
For Yanks, If They Win Fh,
Work will Start To-day on $4,000 900 Plant. v.
Will Accommodate 900 at Outset and s5@
When Stands Circle Entire Field, at I6lstS g.
By John Kieran

With rain putting damper the games the yarL
sounded the loud Come all yez!" and p M mean w
afternoon in the Foysecond Street Office before yafb'
g;neers, contractors, photographers innocent ~
signed the fatal papers for the construction new three
home for the American League champions at Gl.+ e+
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
1otAS 81 10 p is Totals o.. 81 9 "a "A
Kan Tor Miller In ninth inning.

Pittsburgh ...... o % o 0 Q "a
chicago. .'.,.'.,.,.. 600 900 Oo1-I
Two-base hits-Hollocher. O'Farrel
Cooper stolen baees-Statz, Carey. sac
rifices-Maisel Mokan. Double plays
cooper, Maranville and Grimm: Cooper and
Grimm Left on bases-Chicago. r Pitts
burgh. 6. Bases on balls--Of Jones, 9; off
Freeman. |; off Cooper, 8. Struck out
ny Jones. 4, by Cooper, I. Hits-OF Jones
IN innings; off Freeman. in l. Win
ming pitcher-Cooper. Losing pitcher
Zones Impires-Mowan and Quigley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Cooper Effective and
Pirates Defeat Cubs

PITTSBURGH, May 5.-The Pitts
burgh Pirates defeated Chicago to-day
to ]. Cooper kept the Cubs nine
HITS we'll scattered. The score:
FlTISBC RICH (N. H. CHICAGO ~ ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
JOHN J. EVERS, King of the Il

JOHN EVERS King of the epressie
nkey
splinter of flesh
1912
the harness back
cheering hear this the
glad the Trojan Paris would
Prince. But the of
vital spark somewhat brighter than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Columbia Nine Scores 3-to-2
Victory Over Cornell Outfit

Cornell unable walow around IN
Field we'll Andy Coakey Columbia University
with result that the locals to Z
Columbia Ithaca last week by Of to O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Even Up Series With the Athletics by Winning
Deuormer's Double in Eighth
Spells Defeat for Muckn,en
New York Receiver With Score Tied and Two On,
Cracks Out Timely Smash; Shawkey, Hit Freely,
Is Saved by Elmer NIiller's Spectacular Catches

PHILADELPHIA May 5The winning
Ahecs which fired the local
thls the New York Yankees
series by winning tuck sizzling ball The
and the Yankees they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Butler and Kelly
Hit HOn1ers and
BisOns Beat Bears

BUFFALO, May 5.-The Buffalo
Bisons trimmed Newark again to-day,
7 to 2. Loftus's good pitching was
marred by the errors of his team
mates, three of the four miscues aiding
Buffalo runs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Syracuse Wins Second
Straight From Skeeters

SYRACUSE, May 5.-syracuse made
i two straight over Jersey City TO-
day by winning, Z to 4,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
international League
At ROCHESTER,

-.,., r II f.
Rochester .....- 900 900 Oh % /
Battertes-Graves Frank and McAvoy;
Allen. Nheeler. Lewis and Lake
AT TORONTO
Reading .......2o1 900 22o-e !, 70 q
Toronto .-....~ l 20 o32 o Is IL ?
Bs,teries--karpp Bender and Clark
connolly Singleton. Brown and Devine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

TwO-base hits-Loftus, MiIIer Homo
runs-Butler, Kelly. Stolen bases-Tag-
CART Miller 60. Burns. Sacrifices-But
ler Kane. Mohardt. Double plays-Sheri-
dan, Butler and Miller. Left on bases
Buffalo. 7 Newark, 3. Bases on balls-OT
Mohardt. l. off Lotus, q. Struck out-By
Mohardt. 2; by Lotus. l. Hit by pitcher
BY Mohardt (Mooers}. Umpires-Car-
penter and James. Time 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

"SN'NS'
been championships
Heon Oumet and Hunter all
titles In
to brilliant putting rather than by detection of his
be heard from both at Skoke Bookne this
will be dangerous other the field Having
certain status the rest of largely matter of the breaks
that break different directions
other sport
MRS MOLLA MALLORY, CHAMPION make the drive
Of her against Mile Lengen this after the
ration she has taken leading
adjusted facing better than engen
and this will be big factor building both
especially the latter quality violating sug
costing that little alteration between they
competitive elements the close akin to that evv
thirty This match that multitude
dusty way leagues addition
with it certain primal elements that still hold their appeal
Wherein Harry Gets the Bird
Vaudeville Comedan"Poor old Harry bird properly
night They Kissed him right off the
audience quoted down and listened
enon Then just as giving my patter, BLOWED THEY
DIDN'T START KISSING OLD HARRY AGAIN."-Punch.
attempting to think four ways curing
The Wee Traveller
dream o NEE her
At the edge of Tnyight Toun;
And they wandered of together
On the Twlight Road atar;
And her rosebud lips smiling
As her eYetds
And IN fancy could
As she crawled from star to
She leaves IN the tUilght
As the first gray shadows fall;
And the night
And the darkness 81 black,
As listen to her footsteps
And the music Of her call,
But she till morning
When sunbeam brings her back.
By next spring. writes I1arnsbv and
Crimes they pennan Ma without being
called upon to play a gams."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

They can't come Oh
The rubber studs o' !
newest golf shoe afs /! /
of an insole of solid fa Y
the studs protruo'3
through eeae leather y
hence their stay-theios Y
ity. Light weight, ne y.
and what S nore-nal,n,l
alike to green or clup'.
floor.
Registered Trademark.
ROGERS PEET CONF
Broadway At -
at 18th St. -Four
Convenient fss!
Broadway Corners atel
at Warren
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

No matter how he vii
it, he's right. =,
Knicker comfort is n
the reason for our golf N
folks--the other halls I
free nd-easy jacket!
Rugged tweeds, hof|
spuns and cheviots wo'I
in Scotland exclusively
the four corners. |
Our norfolkS OF *Sc'1
Mists are handsome eng
to get a paragraph al
themselves.
Imported golf stosss
in weights right tor Sp''
and Summer. !
Scotch knit jackets 4
WaistCoatS.
Soft collared shirts. /
Four-il-hands desF
for Country Club wea Il
Golf clubs. Goll
Golf balls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

B'klyn VS.. Boston, Ebbets Field, 8 r. NJ
Grandstand. s1.1o. inc. tax.=,Adwt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Standings in Major Leagues
National League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

Pittsburgh, 3; Chicago, l.
St. Louis. 3; Cincinnati, ..
PhiladelphiaNew York
(wet grounds.
Boston Brooklyn
(wef ororpGS)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

GAMES TO-DAY
New York at Philadelphia.
Washington at Boston.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Chicago at Detroit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
American Association

Milwaukee, 6; Columbus, 5.
Kansas City, 5; Toledo, 8.
Indianapolis, 10; St. Paul, T.
Minneapolis, s; Louisville, 6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
6eSl}e74 a}3 4f H HHz!3$SjHl
Purely Personal

(Copy,toht. 1888 Ns,D nc; Mark Re
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
The Score

Totals o257eTso Totals s741oe7 !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

t,Ames lost q Z 3 y yIoII
GAMES TO-DAY
Philadelphia at New York 1880 p. m.) .
Boston at Brooklyn $3.50 p. M.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06

Two base hits--Tedford. Frantz. Three
ba Sc hit--Frantz. Sacrifices-Clark. Moe
schen. Stolen base-Smith. Left on bases
Columbia. 7: Cornell. 4. Double play
Wunderlich. Tedford and Strom. Bases on
Struck out-By Wunderlich. s. by Ma
ioney. 4. Hit by pitchers-By Maloney
tStack. Wunderlich); by Wunderllch
(Munns). Umpres-Hart and Walker.
Time so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-06
Southern Association

Memphis, 5; Atlanta, 8.
birmingham, II; Nashville, 10.
Little Rock, 10; Mobile, 4.
Chattanooga, 4; New Orleans, 3.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-10-05

Here Ore portraits of Mrs. John ].
Roche and her husband, the "HObo
King" of Seattle, Wash, who is dis
closed as hero Of the World war,
having served with the Canadian
forces. Some weeks ago a shabby,
mysterious but well-mannered man
registered at a hotel in Seattle as
Hobo King" His real identity was
hidden for several days until 1t be-
came known that he had married Mrs.
Alice Marie Jordan, widow OF the COM
mander OF the U. S. s. Dauntless, who
was killed In fight with a German
raider on the coast Of Mexico in 1918.
tonowing their marriage, 1t became
known that the "hobO" was In reality
capt John ]. Roche, Canadian war
nero, author and world traveller, who
mao made wager Of $4,000 that he
could travel around the North Ameri-
can continent without having his real
'uentlty known. Roche would have
oonlpleted his trip on January /, 1923,
ahd so lost out by only a few months.