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New-York tribune., 1922-05-04
Fire Record

A. NJ. LOSS
l:4o-7as 9Th st, David Rosen 1850
oerG .'.....r....., ..,... Tri1ing
220-67 Jackson st, lsadore
4:2o-296 K. 14sth St the Bronx.
Anna Duhler ........... Unknown
4:3o-Waldo av. and 246th St the
Bronx. police booth Trifing
1900 Church st. Hudson and
Manhattan r. r. Unknown
7:50-5H 1lth av.. Robert Stew
art .............. Unknown
10:25-3e f. 9th st. Royal Desk Co
and others ..............U Unknown
p NJ.
l2:4o-2ol w 12Sth st. unknown. None
l2+5-lb2 I'd av., Anna Dash
elsky ..,......... Unknown
l:So-Locust av, between 1924 and
1884 SITS. the Bonx. shanty:
United Electric Power Co Unknown
2:25-l15 E. 18TH ST.: Elk Garage Co.
sl5--5Ss f. 9th st public school .Triaing
55-103 W. l08th st. Oscar Nelson. None
5:06-24l E. l20th st: unoccupied None
6:50-Mosholu Parkway and Sedgwick
av.. the Bronx. auto William
e;1o-Park sv and 1924 St, the
Bronx: D. s. C. yards. -. Unknown
6.30-5lS e. Fordham road the
Bronx; unoccupied. ........ Unknown
64o-l25th st. and lst av.; gasolene
nre IN street .........,... None
7:35-e3h f. 95th st; unknown Trihing
1fo-+6o w broadway; Columbia
Neckwear To-. ............... Unknown
s'7"-'7 nl"o"'5"r at. Ronald Hat Co
New-York tribune., 1922-05-04

Ivnn ivdu,, unaI OF tne creditor and date when
Blake G Mason ana pu,,
Payne ct al Aug Ii-h Ia17
May IL, 1916. 'S ol Y:
inariE Wh III, ana W m NJ Den
ie1t e!er ct al; Mar %.
Alperstein 1osart ;.... 293s4
F1einherr, o9ePn. 9eI ana Nathaniel
Ma s,o9o 'aAsic Mills, Inc;
EamInons "a. " .,;...... 21o56
sloane June 2 1sl4-.' & OK,
MoGoldrick. Paul An E. J. Hos. 26l.l7
Glove. Chas W-G B Mayes.: Ia sl9.7o
IL: 1920 ......,......... o,s-o
Ian 9s Io1o Mcguire ct al;
New-York tribune., 1922-05-04

Call loans against acceptances, per
cent
New-York tribune., 1922-05-04
Retail Sales Below Last Year

RICHMOND, Va, May 3.-Retail
sales in money value in twenty four
department stores in the Fifth Federal
Reserve District during March aver
aged 1873 per cent below sales in
March of last year, the Federal Re
serve Bank here reports in its May
bulletin. For the first quarter of this
year sales averaged 1876 per cent be-
low those of the same period year
ago. March sales, however, showed n
1928 per cent betterment over February
sales. Sales in Richmond and Wash
ington generally are better than in
Baltimore and other cities in the dis
trict.
Fails to Find "Poor" Farmer
The poor" farmer isn't as poor as
many think he is, in the opinion of
radio salesman who recently demon
New-York tribune., 1922-05-04
Satisfied Judgments
In New York Conntx

he hrst name is that Of the dehtor. .h
second that of the creditor ana 49,. o.oi lile
judgment was filed: ""eh
r Elals ~
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27
ILLNESS REVEALS SHORTAGE.
stricken With Pneumonia. Boston
 Man Is Accused of Theft of SaOOOO.

Boston, Mass. Jan. 27.--Due to the illness of one of its em mployes. the Edi- son Electric Illuminating company has discovered shortage of more than S20,000 in the cashiers office and one of its trusted employees is accused Of stealing it. The shortage may exceed $50. .000.
 Irregularities were discovered some weeks ago. shortly after Harold S Adams, an assistant to the cashier had been stricken with pneumonia. The fact that there was a shortage was first discovered when a cancelled check, which had passed through Adams hands. was presented by a customer 10 whom it had not been credited. Officials immediately insti- tuted q search to learn where the error had occurred and then it was discovered that the irregular transac- tion was only one of many.
 Adams, who is 30 years old and is said to have received $40 a week, has an automobile and maintains d large and well appointed house in Medford His associates say he was interested in horse racing.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27
JEWS ID PERFECT
 PLANS FOR RELIEF
Organization Meeting Will Be Held in New Haven Sunday

New Haven, Jan. 27,--Jewsh lead CTS from 25 Connecticut cities and towns will meet Sunday at the Hotel Taft. New Haven, to perfect plans for the raising of S150,o0o in Connecticut towards the $14.0Oo,ooo fund being gathered throughout the United States to succor the hundreds of thousands Of Jews in Eastern Europe An in- vitation has been sent to Governor Everett J. Lake to be present,
 Speakers at the meeting will in- clude David A. Brown, of Detroit, Mich. chairman of the national ap- peal for $l4,0o0.o00; James H. Beck CT. of Chicago, who recently spent sev- eral months in q personal study of conditions in Europe Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, of New York city; Dr. David De Sola Pool, who h1s played an i'm portant part in rehabilitation work in Palestine, for the Joint Distribution Committee; Sholem Asch. the noted Yiddish writer. and H. H. Rosenfelt, National Director of the American Jewish Relief committee.
 State leaders who will be present will include Charles II. Shapiro. of Bridgeport, chairman of the Connec- ticut appeal; Colonel Isaac Nj. ullman and Judge Jacob Caplan, treasurer and secretary respectively of the con- mittee. The conference will begin at o'clock and dinner will be served at 6 o'clock
 The fate of some 3O0.O0n Jewish children. orphaned by war, famine, disease or pogroms, and fully as many adult refugees in Eastern and South eastern Europe. hangs on the re- sponse to the fund-raising campaign in America. according to reports from American Jewish relief representatives in Eastern Europe. Reports of the horrible conditions among these suf- ferers have stirred the Jewish people of America as ever earlier appeals have failed to do. In the famine dis tricts of Russia, where the American Relief Administration is operating, the Jewish population is comparatively small, but in the Ukraine 100000 heads of Jewish families have perish ed as a result of continuous civil strife and 100000 Jews have become home less refugees.
 The majority of the states have al- ready been organized for the cam paign and quotas for the greater part of the $14,ooo,Oo0 have been accept ed.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27

clothing allowance for each soldier who enlists for three year period and places the stamp Of approval for the first time upon the wearing of tailor-mades by enlisted men, Dur ing and since the war, enlisted men had no clothing allowance, Suits of olive drab shoddy, replaced when needed by newer suits of shoddy, were the regulation, Tailored suits were taboo, even on dress parade,
 The gaudy brooches flor officers brooches may be Of different
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27

shade" from the regulation olive drab blouse, Some of the samples, officers say, are almost pink,
 The new regulations also permit re- serve officers 10 remove the letter R." which has followed the "u. S." on their collar ornaments.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27
DANDYFIES THE ARMY
Tailored Suits for Bucks, Pink Pants for, "ComS."

New York, Jan. 27.--Near pink brooches for commissioned officers, tailored uniforms for buck privates and new model service caps designed from a more jaunty fashion plate are changes in United States army dress regulations, announced at Governors Island today as bait for recruits.
 The new regulations provide S30S
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27
MELLON HITS BONUS PLAN
Secretary Opposed to Imposing Taxes
 On Necessities to Raise Fund For Soldiers

Washington, Jan, 27,--lmposition on taxes on necessities as a means Of raising funds for payment of Il sol dler bonus is considered inadvisable by Secretary Mellon 1t was indicated today at the treasury in discussion of the bonus question,
 The treasury it was explained today will not until requested send specific recommendations as to sources of rev enue for bonus to congress but the belief was expressed that any addi. tional taxes upon such necessities as tea, coffee or sugar, would be imprac- ticable. Some attention to possible further taxation upon tobacco may be given, it was indicated, although the treasury was understood 10 believe that this commodity comes almost within the necessary classification.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27

Flying swarm of locusts may be fifty miles long and so dense that the sun ms hidden.
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27

Germany published Se,S45 books in 1920,
New Britain herald., 1922-01-27

Christmas season costs King George of England about $40,0OO.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
PRINCE ANDREW
OF G EECE is
UNDER ARREST
Constantine's Brother
Blamed in Asia
Minor DebQcle.

Athens, Oct. 26.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE newspapers an
nounce that Prince Andrew, broth
er Of former King Constantine, was
arrested yesterday at Corfu on the
charge that he contributed to the
disaster suffered by the Greek army
in Asia Minor. He will be brought
to Athens on . destroyer and in
termed in the paaace.
Prince Andrew commanded one OF
the corps of the Greek army on the
Smyrna front After the disaster Ia
the Greek forces on that front be
went to Corfu, saying he expected
to proceed to London to join his
wife, formerly Princess Alice Of
Battenburg. On Wednesday an
Athens message stated that an in.
vestigator had been sent to Corfu
by the commission in charge Of the
inquiry into the Greek debacle tc
question Prince Andrew regarding
the charge that while he was at the
head Of his army corps he refused
to execute an order, thus contribu-
ting to the disaster.
Athens, Oct. 26.-General Strait
gos has been arrested following the
publication Of the revolutionary
committees decree establishing q
tribunal to try political and mill.
tary prisoners in connection with
the defeat of Greek forces in Asia
Minor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
FAMOUS HERMIT
IS FOUND DEAD
Death Of John Ditch, Egg Harbor,
N. J., Recluse, as Mysterious
as His Life,

Egg Harbor, N. J., Oct. 26.-Two
duck hunters today found the body
Of John Ditch, an 80-year-old her
NIT, whose life since he moved into
the woods near here, almost a half
century ago, has been a mystery.
Ditch's death is equally mysterious.
In the trousers pockets the hunt
ers found $685. in worn paper money
and small amount Of silver. A
pocket of the worn coat contained
a bank book of the Egg Commercial
Bank, which showed the hermit had
81 500 balance there.
A tunnel, boarded with odds and
ends Of timber led to q tiny room
barely high enough for a man to
stand erect in.
Here the hermit lived until 1919.
He cultivated small patch Of
ground beside his ''fox's hole"
He spent his time in wood chop
ping and working for neighboring
saw mills. In winter he hunted
picked holly and soli cranberries
Two years ago Ditch decided 10
spend his remaining years Of leis-
ure above ground and built himself
a two-room hut.
Ditch spoke French and English
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
YEGGS FIND BANK
DOOR OPEN; HELP
SELVES TO CASH

cooksville, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The
STATE bank Of Cooksville was
0urylarized yesterday morning
sad $506 in cash and an un-
Anown amount Of Liberty bonds
ssc other papers Of value were
Aien.
The bank was entered through
!ae front door, which had been
lstt unlocked.
The robbers made a thorough
20 Of ransacking the vault,
which contained a number of
Ne deposit boxes, and also
some tin boxes contained val
saoie papers. belonging to Gus
"mers OF the bank.
There is no way at this time
ascertaining the total amount
cash and bonds secured by
ue robbers. So far as known
= clues to the robbers have
ven found. About q dozen car
I.ases for a large caliber re-
'o'ver were left by TIE thieves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
JAIL DANv|LLE
SHOP WORKERS
Two c. & E. /. Men Admit Putting
Broken Files in Grease Cups
Of Engine.

Danville, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-Charges
of malicious destruction Of rail-
road property were made today
against John Renneisen and Wal
ter lawson who were arrested at
the shops of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railroad here by United
States Deputy Marshal Taylor and
william Sloan, chief of the rail-
way police force. The men had
been employed at the shops for
some time.
Lawson is said by the police to
have admitted that they placed
broken pieces of files in the grease
cups of one of the locomotives. The
attempt was discovered before the
engine was sent out on the road.
Other warrants were being pre-
pared at Cairo today, charging the
men with violating the federal in
junction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
invite j. s. TO
NEAR EAST MEET
Three Powers Want American OF.
fetal Representation at Dau.
same Conference.

Paris, Oct. 26.-(By the Assoei
ated Press.) France, Italy and
Great Britain have agreed to invite
the United States to participate Of
ficially in the near east peace con-
ference at Lausanne, Switzerland !,
Nov. IL.
The suggestion that the United
States be invited came from Lord
Curzon, the British secretary for
foreign affairs. The Invitation will
be handed to the state department
in Washington. probably tomor-
row, by the French, British and
Italian embassies.
Eleven invitatio will be issued
in ALTO the United States, Turkey,
Greece, France. Great Britain, ia
pan. Jugo-Slovakia. Italy and Ru-
mania, for the peace conferences
and to the soviet Russian and Bull
garian governments to take part In
the discussion OF the question oi
the Dardanelles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
HARDING MOUNT
IN HORSE SHOW
Four Nags Owned BY General
Pershing Also Will Compete
In Washington Affair.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Notables
in the horse world sponsored, and
in some cases ridden by notables
in governmental affairs, have been
entered in a horse show to be held
here tomorrow.
The entries include Harbel,
President Harding's riding horse,
and Jeff, the favorite mount of
General Pershing. Three other
horses owned by General Pershine
Prominent Tom, Princess and
Dandy. will compete. while Major
General Harbord, acting secretary
of war. will ride his own horse
Gay Lark. and Major General Hol.
brook, chief Of cavalry. will put
his horse Dragon through the
PAGES.
The military attaches of the Brit.
tsh. French and Italian embassies
will act ~ judges.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26

Fire Traps
FourMenin
State Mine

Galesbury. ILL.,, Oct 2s.-Fbur
men were trapped in the Sherman
Babbitt coal mine. two and oue-half
miles south Of St. Augustine. 13
miles from here. this forenoon when
the hoist house at the mouth of. the
mine burned. One had been rescued
at 2 O'Clock and the OTHER three
were still in the mine. It was fear
ed at that hour that they might be
dead.
The three men still in the mine
at 2:30 o'clock are:
Siberian Babbitt of st. Augustine,
owner of the mine, and president of
the st. Augustine bank.
Will Anderson, St Augustine,
miner.
Joe Ackerson. St Augustine.
miner.
The rescued miner is Jim Ammo.
Miners from nearby mines, mem
bers Of the Abingdon fire depart
ments. several members Of the
Galesburg fire department and
farmers from roundabout are
present at the mine working to get
the three men, dead or alive, out
Of the mine. I'LL
According to Amos story. only
the four men we're in the mine. He
believed the other three would be
dead when found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
FASCIST SOON
TO RuLEITALY?
Interpret Move Of Benito Mussolfni
Is Preparation for Assump-
ton Of Power.

Rome, Oct. 26.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Benito Mussolini,
head of the Fascist, has called to-
gether all the military leaders of
that organization and simultaneous
ly has ordered all the military sec
tions of the Fascist to keep in read
mess tie SOC, 900 workers who have
joined the Fascist organizations,
ordered to cooperate at an oppor-
tune moment with the military
sections.
This is interpreted here as prepa-
ration for the assumption Of power
by the Fascist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
TARIFF BODY TO
PROBE NEED OF
RATE CHANGES
Commission Will Act
Under FLEXIBLE
Proxisions,'

Washington, Oct. 26.-Investiga-
tions to determine the necessity for
changes in tariff rates as provided
70 runder the so-called flexible
provisions of the new tariff law
may be made by the tariff CON-
mission on its own initiative. under
rules of procedure made public to-
day by the commission.
This applies not only in the case
of section BIG, dealing with unfair
methods in the importation OF
goods, but also to section 315
which provides for an increase OF
decrease of as much as SO per cent
in the rates nxed by congress OF
for the declaration of American
valuation as the basis for assessing
ad valorum duties. -
Under the new rules application
for an investigation under these
sections Or section BIT, dealing
with discrimination by foreign
countries against American goods
and commerce. may be made by
any person, partnership. corpora.
ton or associations. Such appli.
cation must be made in writing and
must contain short and simple
statement of the relief sought and
the grounds therefor.
Reasons Must Be Good.
No investigation will be ordered
by the commission unless such ap.
plication or preliminary investiga-
tion discloses to the satisfaction
of the commission that there are
good and sufficient reasons there
for under the law. II information
contained in the application is
deemed insufficient, the commits
sion may permit the applicant tc
amend his application or submit
evidence orally or in writing.
Applications made under section
316 must be under oath and, to,
gether with the evidence submit.
ted with it, shall be considered by
the commission with view to de-
termining whether the entry Of any
goods should be prohibited pend
ing further inquiry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
BEAT YOUR DAD,
is BOY CHECKER
CHAMPS ADVICE

Boston, Mass, Oct. 2e.-"Beat-
ing your dad" is the first step to-
ward the checker championship of
the United States. according to Asa
Long. lanky high school youngster,
from Toledo, Ohio, who has just
won the highest checker honors in
the country. He said today that he
started playing with his father when
only 13 years old and kept playing
until he could beat him.
"If you want to hit the checker
game hard" he said. you've got to
study the books. That's essential
until you get to cross-board play.
After that you hunt for the men
who can trim you and stick with
them until you can turn the tables.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
.FARWELL HOME
IN CHICAGO IS
BON B ARDED
Shells From, Fl. Sheri-
dan Score Four
Direct Hits.

Chicago, Oct. 26.-Four direct
hits on the home of Francis c. Far
we'll, in the exclusive Lake Forest
district, with inch and a half. by
four inch steel tacketed sneiis, with
duds falling on nearby estates of
other wealthy residents of the
North Shore suburb, today was the
subject of an inquiry by army Of
ficers at Fort Sheridan. None of the
Farwell family was at home when
the shells burst in yesterday, but
two maids were frightened badly,
and shells also hit two male care
takers.
One explanation was that troops
who were being drilled in the
handling of a one-pounder, either
made an error in direction or
greatly over-shot their target.
Brigadier-General George Horne
Van Mosely, director Of the Sixth
Corps area, began an immediate in
vestigation.
Young Officer Blamed.
Captain Waldo Evans, command
ing at the Great Lakes naval train
ing station, said there had been no
heavy gunfre from there nor had
there been any firing from warships
or airplanes.
One of the shells penetrated the
roof of the Farwell home, another
went through the wall of a bedroom
and two more entered through the
basement.
AS a result of Brigadier-G General
George V. H. Moseley's investiga-
ton it was learned that a demon.
stration fire had been misdirected
and q young offider in charge, whose
name was withheld, will be disci-
pltned 1T was zaid at the command.
ants office today. (
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
SEEK GIRL HEIR
TO BIG ESTATE
Elsie Bensen, Left 100000 by
Grandfather in Illinois, Is
Sought in Kansas.

Kansas City, Kans., Oct. 26.-De-
tectives here began search for
Miss Elsie Benson, who is said to
be heir to an estate of 100000 be-
queathed to her by her grandfath-
er at Broughton, Ill. The search
resulted from a letter to detectives
from Mrs. o. T. Porter, Knoxville
Iowa, the girls aunt.
The young woman is said to have
moved with her father, Ebert B
Bensen, about five years ago, from
their home here. Their where
abouts is unknown to former ac-
Quaintances here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
BLOW VAULT
OF BANK AT
new CANTON
Yeggmen Get $500 in
Downstate Town; Cut
Wires, Escape.

New Canton, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-After
blocking all communication with
the outside world by cutting tele-
phone wires. six bandits demolish-
ed the vault of the New CaHton
State bank with four charges of ex-
plosives early this morning and es-
capped with the vaults contents,
s., 500 in cash and a few Liberty
bonds. Although almost the entire
village was aroused by the explo-
sions and two men fired at the
bandits, in the darkness, escaped,
practically unhurt.
Woman Sees Robbers.
The burglars gained entrance to
the bank building through q rear
window and were seen by a woman
leaving the scene of the robbery on
foot, carrying their loot in a bag
They are believed to have had an
automobile waiting on the outskirts
of the village.
The cutting of the telephone wires
delayed the hunt for several hours
as it was necessary to 60 several
miles into the country to notify the
sheriff's Office at Pittsburgh, the
county seat.
Blow Dana Safe.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-Yegg-
men visited Dana, ILL.,, yesterday
morning and blew the safes Of the
Sauer Grain Office and postoffice,
securing $500 in cash and a guam
tity of watches and cutlery.
Several residents of the village
heard the explosions but supposed
1t was shotgun as the sound was
so faint and no attention was paid
to the detonations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
CHILD SCALDED;
FATHERIS HELD

Chicago. Oct. 26.-Joseph Good
man was held by the police today
ior scalding his three-year-old
daughter Hattie. with q bowl OF
soup which he threw at his wife.
uae child will be disfigured for
me as result Of her burns, ac-
so.dins to the, p9iice. Goodman's
we said her husband threw the
soup at her because it was too hot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
SMALL TOWN GETS
8 CARS OF GRAPES;
DRY AGENTS SNIFF

Panama, Ill, Oct. 26-This little
mining town Of ESQ Inhabitants is
being scrutinized by law enforce
ment officers following receipt OF
eight carloads Of grapes.
Grocers say that in the past the
populace has not indicated it was
Of fruit-eating nature. The ship
ment contained $4,000 pounds OF
grapes, or about 25S pounds for each
man. woman and child.