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New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
Employer Dead, He Kills
Self by IO-Story Plunge

The death last week Of the man for
whom he had worked for twenty years
is believed by the police to have caused
the suicide of an unidentified mes
scnger, who jumped yesterday from the
eleventh floor Of the Pulitzer Building
into the staircase we'll. His body hur-
tied down ten floors, striking the land
ing OH the second floor
The man was about sixty years old
He had a light complexion, blue eyes
and light-brown mustache. In h
pocket of his black suit was found q
slip Of paper with the word "Reiners
written upon it, and the police think
that may have been his name. There
was no other clew to his identity.
Tenants and employees of the Pulit-
ger Building remembered having seen
the man frequently around the struc-
cure, and it was known that he had
been employed for the last twenty
years as messenger for c. A. Wick a
lawyer, who occupied an office on the
eleventh floor.
Wick died last week, and since that
time, according to statements made to
tine police. the messenger was seen
daily around his old employers Office,
apparently morose and with no clear
conception of his actions. The few re-
marks which he made to passers-by in
dicated his deep grief because of
Wicks death.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
Air Pilot Dived
Twelve Times
10 Save Women
Waves Swept Dying Tourists
From Wrecked Plane. but
Moore Dragged 1'hemBack
Only to See Them Perish
All Brave to the Last
Fishing Smack Saw Them
in Distress, but Ignored
Them and Sailed On
Spec.oi Dfspatch to Thc Tyi,,,,

"~'NN'N' i''HPAtNi' ~ fht IFibuNr
MIAMI, Fla, March 26.-Robert
Moore, pilot of the Miss Miami on her
last trip and hero of the disaster
which cost five lives, tonight told ad
ditlonal details of the tragic accident
Twelve times during the long hours
hey chung to the upturned flying boat
the two women who remained after its
trSt Iatai plunge were swept over
poard by the raging waves and twelve
times Moore dived into the sea and
brought them back One wanted to
dle. The other wanted to live for the
sake Of loved ones at nome. Both OK
plred only a few hours before the
rescue ship came by.
| me Tribune in late editions
elusive detailed interview with
Moore, obtained late Saturday night
after he recovered from his delirium
and was able to give the first cor
rected story of the disaster.
with saVagcness in his voice Moore
drew up mis- indictment of the skipper
OF the fishing smack which passed
them by after they had alighted near
t. lie knew him could read the
name on the passing boat and see gay
hgures on the decks. Yet they paid no
heed to his signals.
I'm plain view Of that boat" said
Moore. we Volplaned to the water 1t
came within half a mile Of us when a
powerful wave tossed our little fyln6
BOAT into the air and overturned it.
hen | managed to get back to the
wreckaGe saw three of the other
fVe struggling in the sea. | pulled
them to the craft. for none could swim.
The other two were lost then. They
We're August Butte, Of Kansas City,
and Mrs. j. S. Dickson, Of Memphis
Tenn
"Standine on the fusilage OF the
ing boat. 1t went on.
Then followed two agonizing days
and nights, filed with the tortures of
hell" said Moore. Another schooner
headed toward them a few hours later,
and again their hopes rose, but it
changed its course.
THAT took the heArt out of u.s." said
Moore, "but wouldn't allow those
people to think the worst. The hus-
band Of one Of the women had not
come up when the Miss Miami turned
over. She was completely detected and
the others were depressed. | told them
said they were fighters. | told Them |
knew they We're. They called me cap
tain and | referred to them as my sol.
diers. When they appeared depre sesa
l would recall some little incident
which would show what soldier
wouldn't do. Under the conditions it
helped marvelouslY.
"Thc dusk came and I made them be-
Iieve we were drifting into one oesthe
islands-We We're not ten miles from
Bimini."
The winds grew and the waves swept
the women overheard, Riskins his own
life, Moore dragged them back to the
plane several times during the night
every time the women would slip
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
u. S. Navy Cut
Below British
And Japanese
Department Gives Out Fig
nres Showing Proposed
Reduction to $4,000 In
wolves Inferior Status
Toxic Force Now 82,34O
England Has l4O.o58. With
Slash to 49, 40 Contcm-
plated by March, 1923

From The Tribuo's Washington Burcau
WASHINGTON, March Having
an important bearing on the con-
troversy which is ahead of Congress
on the naval bill and the appropria-
tons to be made for the support of
naval personnel the Navy Department
tonight gave out figures on the per
sonnel of the British navy and marine
forces and on tho Japanese navy.
The figures show that the British
navy personnel is greater to-day than
that of the American navy, and that
if the American navy personnel is cut
to $4,000, as contemplated by the House
Appropriations Committee, the United
States will be greatly outstripped
Furthermore, if the American navy is
reduced as proposed, it will be out
stripped in personnel by the Japanese
navy.
The figures, as of March 25, show
the following to be the active British
navy and marine personnel, not includ-
ing reserves:
Present British navy, officers, men
and marines, 121 400; colonial navies,
1889; one-thrd of the aviation per-
sonnel, 1859; total, 140,658.
Active British navy and marine per-
sonnel, not including reserves, pro-
poSeu DV Mdrcn 81, 1873:
British navy and marines, officers
and men, 98,500; colonial navi,s, 1889;
cne-third of the aviation personnel
1869; total, 117,75S.
The British naval census for March
l, 1922, gives the following numbers:
Navy and marine corps (oficers and
mem, 118,500; (of which about 14600
are marines). Coast guard (officers
and mem, $500; total, 121 400.
The naval attache radioed on March
"a. 1922. that the strength to which the
British navy planned to reduce its
force by the end of March, 1923, was
8S,47O.
The marine strength will be $500
and reserves, 49,l30. Colonial naves
at that time amounted to 1893 The
aviation force at home. in India and
Colonial amounted TO 35 ,908.
The personnel of the japanese navy
on aJnuary l, 1922, amounted to
$3.50, including officers and men,
officers number 9,06S, and men 1882
There are no marines in the Japanese
navy.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
10000 Chinese Ready
For Attack on Shantrnc

PEKING. March 25 (By The Asso-
Gated Ptess).-Dr. w. W Yen, the For
i'm Minister, is the only responsible
Cabinet official in the capital at pres
ent He is acting as Premier.
General Chang Tsao- Lin, Governor Of
Manchuria, is reported to have 10000
men ready to take the field against
General WI Pei-Fu, Inspector General
the provinces of Human and Hupeh,
with the first detachments of the force
detailed to occupy Tientsin and Shan
ing now moving.
There are conflicting rumors of Wu
Pei-Fu's attitude. BY some it is ex-
pected Chang Tsao-Lin will be opposed
at the Gohchow arsenal in Shantung by
a division garrisoned there in command
Of officers believed to be legal to WI
Pei-Fu.
General WI Pei-Fu has not moved
any apprecable force from Human
Province, giving rise to the belief that
he intends to await an attack. Canton
forces, which will operate in conjunc-
tion with those Of Chang Tsao-Lin, are
arriving in southern Human and are
said to have made arrangements for
through passage TO the Yangtsc ckiang.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27

OF the wreckage it was necessary for
me TO dive into the sea after them" he
said II am positive that | regained
each OF those two women not less than
twelve times. 1t was a great drain on
my strength.
The next day one of the women
Mrs. Butte, expressed the desire to die
but Mrs Lawrence Z. Smith, also OF
Kansas City, pleaded with her to hold
out 2 for the sake of the ones at home
We were all growing weak. As the
women grew weaker Mr.. Smith told me
| was doing the wrong thing to try tc
keep them alive. They want to die
he said. Let them alone. We will all
De gone before long. Let them go. We
viii follow
Il told him there was still chance
for us, but deep down in my heart |
wasn't so optimistic
II took Mrs. Butte in my arms. She
was so weak she was limp. ] whispered
Soldier, don't do this She smiled. It
was ever so little, but it was a smile
did not fade a bit. Her eyes were
closed and | knew she was dead, but I
can't bring myself to believe it, She
was a wonderful fighter to the very
last
81 looked at Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
They were locked in each others arms
and / overheard one of them murmur,
We could close our eyes, step off into
the sea and it would all be over
But they didn't. A short time later
Mrs. Smith died in her husbands arms
He held her for a while. then let the
body sip overheard. l let the body of
Mrs. Butte go. Both foated away to-
gether.
only Smith and were left. Neither
of us spoke. noticed that the body
of Mrs. Smith had on the coat of her
husband. thought we might need it
it off. "''N O''' )" ana ''oN
The waves were beating the craft
to pieces. 1t appeared that we, too,
wou d 90 before long. I tried to keep
up hope. spoke to myself, -aying,
Now, Bob, if you were in Miami you
know a place where they have crisp
bacon and nice brown wafFles and eggs
and potatoes. Oh, figured out a
81 meal in no time at all.
Smith grew delirious. strapped
him on. The boat was sinking lower
and darkness was coming In the dis
tance could see signals somewhere
Then Smith died"
Moore held on as we'll as he could
rday, but the suns rays bhstcred his
face and the thirst became maddening.
Dusk was falling as the tanker William
Green sighted his feeble signal, a
handkerchief held aloft as the lifcboat
drew up to him. Moore became uncon-
scious and was ready to give in to the
long struggle and had slipped into the
water, his head held above it by rope
he had fastened to his neck.
Planes to-day searched the coast for
the bodies, but found no traces of any.
Others will go out tomorrow, accom-
panied by sub-chaser.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
Boiler of Ferry
Is Blown Up at
Dock; 4 Killed
2OO-Pound Radiator Hurled
by Blast Into Midst of
Funeral Service in Nor.
tuary 1000 Feet Away
All Port Huron Shaken
Anchor of Craft Is Blown
Clear Across Channel of
River Into Brick Wall
Special Dispatch to The rribun.

PORT HURON, Mich, March &c
-FOUR men are dead, the fcrryboat
Omar D. Conger is a wreck at the bot
tom of Black River, a dwelling house
is in ruins and scores of plate glass
store fronts are in fragments as re-
suit of the explosion of the boats
boiler this afternoon as the vessel was
coaling close to the main thoroughfare
of the city. The damage is placed at
$3.50, 900.
The dead arc Ransom A. Campbell
sixty years old, chief engineer; Fire
ment Clifford Althouse, Kenneth Gran
dali and Thomas Buckner. Bodies of
Crandall and Althouse have BEEN re- o-
covered Those OF Campbell and
Buckner are believed to be in the
sunken vessel.
The explosion is attributed to a
scarcity of water in the boiler. . The
boiler was blown clear of the boat and
crashed through the roof and floors
to the basement of a house owned by
Joseph Cassello, who had left home
few minutes before the explosion to
attend film show. The house, 25O
feet away, took fire and was DESTROYED
A 200-pound steel radiator from the
terryboat was blown nearly 1000 feet
across the river and through the rear
of the brick mortuary chapel of AL
bert Falk, where funeral services were
in progress. Witnesses said it reached
height of 200 feet in its flight. None
OF the mourners was seriously injured,
but several were cut by glass.
The boats anchor crashed through
a building on the opposite side of
Black River and imbedded itself in
the brick wall more than block away.
Flying debris struck the deck and sides
of the ferry Hiawatha, tied in front
Of the wrecked vessel, and caused
$4,000 damage.
Fireman Althouse was blown into
the coal dock and partly buried by
wreckage. He died few minutes
later. The body of Crandall was re
covered from the water by police.
Captain Major and two other men,
bers of the crew were on their way
to the vessel when the blast occurred.
Had it happened thirty minutes later
scores of passengers probably would
have been killed or injured, since it
was due to go into service on its way
to Sarnia at that time.
The Conger was valued at $4,000.
There was no insurance. The whole
city was rocked by the blast.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
y + i:

Newark. The blaze burned to board
ing house near by before it was placed
under control.
Shortly afterward firemen were called
back TO the summer colony to fgh. y
fire which was spreading along the rail
road tracks. This blaze is believed 20
have been started from the sparks Of
locomotive. The flames spread with
great rapidity. and number Of bust
ness and professional men from New
York grabbed brooms and wet sacks
and assisted the 6remen. Several OF
the cottages were attacked before the
blaze was under control.
Among the cottages reached by the
FIRE were those of Mrs. +. J. McClel-
land Of New York, and Mrs. Stella
Gray. also of New York.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
Postal Service to pep Up
During First Week in Nav

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The first
week in May is to be designated Postal
Improvement Week. according to an
announcement to-day by the Postofice
DopaInent. Efforts will be made dur
ing tWNeek, First Assistant Postmaster
General Bartlett said, to get all of the
350,090 postal employees throughout
tbs eonntry "on their toes" in the in
terest of better service for the public
y Newspapers and the motion picture
industry will be asked to cooperate in
Jhe campaign.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27

soma SO nHpn,d nn. be sitting there now bay;rr
tions yJWes wh;eS to influence the determinaes
lection on Of ,, VIII follow Germany's re-.
In AL. 81 these latest proposals.
would nutIloh; math; long-drawn-out fpbt
maIning "Me .r tne ratification of the re-
Washinyton0 0a.les growing out of the
Uncut, ~ n, both from the point % ~ more ,';,
y. occupying time and of concontr. W we"
GIpposlt'on from the advocates nf "'.i,s +hs
meIsue OF Nations who are eaosr we
bs"e .hs democratic party politics ou+ 70 70
New-York tribune., 1922-03-27
New Workers Fight Fire
In Jersey Summer Colony
Grass BIazes. Famed by HigI,
Wind. Threaten Residences
in Brielle

The residences of number Of New
Workers at Brielle, n. j., were threat
ened by two grass fires in the heart Of
the summer colony there yesterday
morning
The blaze was discovered at 10
o'clock, when burning rubbish scattered
by strong wind started dry grass
about the home of William Cone, of
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the idea that work was a bit beneath
one OF his standing. love Of a good
time as he chose TO define the term.
Such was the capital with which this
young adventurer started out.
Travels st Rapid Pace.
The pace at which he has been
travelling is so rapid as 70 make even
the habitual newspaper reader sccus-
toned as he Is TO thrills. somewhat
dizzy. His father IN willing him his
fortune, might tu-t as we'll have said.
Here. my son. take this and go to
hell" He did not have a fair chance.
He took what was given him and
started out to commit suicide NOT
by the poison route. not at the muzz.e
of a revolver. not by hanging or
drowning. but by o method absolutely
as certain Of results though somewhat
slower. As certainly as the night fol-
lows lay, the end Of his career II he
continues as he has begun. may be
forecasted. He is committing suicide
by n slow process.
An Old Testament character well
known TO every Bible reader AFFORDS
an interesting illustration of the sort
OF folly that the young Detroit mil
lionAire is guilty of. Saul. the first
King OF Israel. began his career with
everything in his favor. Almost every
possible asset that would naturally be-
expecteI to make for success. Sau
possessed. He was a popular favorite
fine looking, of magnificent physique
dlligent. modest, God-favored. Nsi
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WILL UNVEIL PEARY
MEMORIAL APRIL 6

A memorial to the late Rear Ad-
miraI Robert E. Peary. fashioned
from a design of his own suggestion.
will be unveiled at Arlington National
Cemetery April 6, the thirteenth an
niversary of Peary's discovery of the
North Pole.
The President. the Secretary OF the
Navy. other high officials of the gov
eminent and distinguished scientists
and explorers will have a part in the
ceremonies, which are under the au-
spices of the National Geographic
Society. Gilbert Grosvenor. president,
will preside. The act OF unwilling
viii be performed by Mrs. Edward
Stafford. who was Marie Ahnighito
Peary, and was affectionately known
during her childhood as the snow
baby Her birthplace was in the
Far North headquarters of one of
the expeditions Of the nineties by
which Peary determined the insular-
ity' of Greenland.
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RICHES
WRECK YOUTH.
Pastor Says Course of
Millionaire Dodge Is
Slow Suicide.
LACKS FAIR CHANCE
DR.. Abernethy Points TO Same
Brand of Folly That
Ruined Saul.
by DIR. w. s. ABERNETHY,
Calvary Baptist Church.

The recent escapades OF the young
Detroit millionaire, Duval Dodge. as
reported In pres dispatches. fur
nished the sermon theme for DR.. w.
S. Abernethy, who spoke last evening
at Calvary Baptist Church on sui
eide by Slow Process" No more
certain way of running a boy has ever
Leen devised. said he, than that Of
loading him down with a fortune tina:
he did not earn and turning him
adrift with no proper notion Of the
nobility of work or the value Of
money.
That Is just about what has been
done in the case of young Dodge. Hls
father would not have thought Of Civ
ing to his son when a mere child, n
loaded revolver as a plaything. or a
stick OF dynamite. yet these are no
more certain weapons OF destruction
than what was given him. A million.
six hundred thousand collars OF his
fathers money. an appetite for liquor.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-27
Film, to Shol1 u. s.
Soldiers in Action

Motion pictures, forming a part of
the permanent record of American
activities during the war. are to be
shown at the National Guard Armory,
Az L street northwest. Wednesday at
o'clock. It was announced yesterday
by Gen. Anton Stephan. commander
Of the District Guard.
The pictures. obtained through the
courtesy of Maj. Gen. Squier, chief
signal officer, U. S. A. are to be
shown for the purpose of interesting
the public in the local organization.
Other OF the Signal Corps pictures
were taken during the actual fighting
and show conditions as they really
were. A part of the Twenty ninth
Division. which included many Wash
ingtonians, Is shown in action.
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strange At all that he was the una
nous choice Of the people 81 kiH.
SAME Causes Rsise<ssaei.
The end Of hls career. es<rybc<
knows. He died by bis own had
utterly disgraced and abandoned.
miserable wreck Of his once pro(
self. There IL no evidence that u ~
love Of his cups. OF the lure OF wom(
that brought such disgrace upon hi1
II was not hieh-powered's fnotor e
or the burden Of fortune that he 4
not earn.
Life In saul's day was very dife
ent from life in an American city
1879. and yet the same causes m
brought about aefest for Saul 4
bringing young Dodge in DETROIT A
countless other youths IN every q
and siliage on the continent 10 Il
brink Of ruin. Saul thought be cod
be tn. one who could play with 4
and escape unhurt. II cannot
done. Il is like playing the cad
Ia bles at Monte Carlo. The syst4
ia all against you. Success may cod
for a time. but the final result IL q
tain. We are such fools. We 4
how Il goes with others and yet \
feel that We will be the one 20 esesf
Saul thought he could rule God 4
Of his life and never miss HI
Neither can that be done. No nj
has ever achieved the largest succs
OF which he was capable ~ God 4
not have a hand in his developme1
Just one life! What utter folly
throw II away.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-27
Offers S4I2 in Prizes
For Posters and Essays

The American Humane Association
is offering S412 in cash prizes for the
best posters and essays. the subject
to be. Humanity to All. Man, Bird
or Beast" Special prizes are being
offered by the San Francisco Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
and by the National Association OF
Audubon Societies.
Many of the posters will be ex-
hibited locally during BE Kind to
Animals Week" and all those who
wish to enter either posters or essays
should communicate with the Ameri-
can Humane Association, Albany, N
Y. A partial list OF possible subjects
for use I'm the contest is: Brutal
sports, dog fights, bull fights. cock
fights. endurance races. homeless
starving and unwatered horses, over
worked improperly shod stock and the
over-crowding of animals in lily
ventilated stables
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TELLSOF CITY'S
CHURCH WORK
DR.. Clark Says Need of
Protestant Solidarity
Is Apparent.
LAUDS FEDERATION
Secretary Reviews Efforts
And Activities in So
cial Service.
By DIR. LDCIUs C. CLARK.
Executive Secretary Of the wash
ington Federation of Churches.


Executive Secretary Of the wash
inston Federation of Churches.
The need of Protestant solidarity
is more apparent in the City Of
Washington than any American
city. Its influence is greater. for
Washington has as large a Prot
estant population as any city Of its
size in the United States. We are
at the heart of the nation and of
the world. What we do, or fail TO
do. and the influence thereof.
reaches farther than from any
other center.
The Washington Federation of
Churches represents the only prac-
teal solidarity OF Professionalism in
the city.
1t is gratifying to note the COM
mendations given the Washington
Federation OF Churches. TKe Pa
cific Christian Advocate and the
Christian Century paid a high COM
pliment to che work of our fedora
ton.
Exists for Churches.
Our federation gives its entire
time. through its secretaries and
office. In magnifying and unifying
the churches of Washington.
A commercial club does not exist
for itself, but for the various bust
ness interests 1t represents. The
Washington Federation Of Churches
does not exist for itself, but for the
churches it represents. We are not
church or a supcrchurch. buC the
cooperating agency for all the
churches. The federation does not
conduct meetings for itself. but II
helps every church and group of
churches IN any and every service
that can be of general public in
terest. We cooperate in the Lent
en- services held in the b. +. Keith's
Theater: we bring the churches to-
gether in conferences on evangel-
ism: we have helped plan revival
meetings and conduct them: we have
secured workers for number OF
the churches; we promoted the
Week of Prayer: we have assisted
in Thanksgiving services. national
and international; we have promot-
ed preaching missions. special mis-
sionary, educational and philap-
thropic gatherings. We have sup
piled ministers for churches and
secured speakers for classes and
clubs. Your secretary has gone TO
sixty churches this year to bring
them the message of cooperation.
Christian unity. and to tell Of our
Professionalism in Washington.
List of Efforts.
The varied activities of the fed
Grafton can be intimatel by giving
a list of efforts put forth during
the year. We assisted In discover
ing the UNCONVENTIONAL preference
of the members of Congress; we