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be suffering from wounds re-
ceived in the battle. The cor
oner's inquest is now on.
Testimony Of witnesses con-
fiicts on the number of dead. One
of the surviving defenders testi-
fed he saw six dead. Reports
had it that but four were killed.
Testimony also brought out that
the attackers carried thei-
wounded to a nearby farmhouse
for first aid. Pennsylvania state
police are guarding the border on
the lookout for fugitiVes.
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IF there Tehwate Drugs
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tence in circuit court of from two to
IA years at Michigan City. for issuing
forged checks on his mother
Questioned by Judge William A
Bond as to his past, Wilhelm without
hesitation admitted that he had forg-
ed other checks and that he had been
before the court Tor non support of
his children
Wilhelm told the court mat he
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Ohio Nay Buy Coal
In Open Market

CE.. United Press)
COLUMBUS. July 20.-With coal
needed at nine state institutions and
hut meager response to advertise
ments for bids, Director OF FINANCE
Davis and State Purchasing Agent
Johnson today were considering the
purchase of coal in the open Market
from, retailers at retail prices.
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The black scarf worn by sailors in
the United States navy is in memory
of the seamen who died in previous
wars. The four stripes woven in the
edge of the scarf represent the four
great wars in (which the American
navy has participated.
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was married and had seven children.
They have been placed under the Jur-
isdiction of the board of guardians
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WILHELM
To STATE PRISON

Self possessed. calmly telling the
judge that he was guilty, and had no
excuse to offer, Leonard Wilhelm, S5
years old, Thursday was given a SEN
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Katlin Paroled, Charges
PatrOlman With Assault
Clash Over Parking Car on Surf
Avenue TO Come Up in
Court Friday

State Senator Abraham l.. katlin Of
the llth District. Brooklyn. was parolod
by Magistrate Reynolds in Coney Isl.
and Police Court yesterday after he had
been arraigned on a charge OF assault
preferred by Traffic Pa,rolman Charles
Kerrigan. Senator Katin preferred a
counter charge OF assault against Ker-
rigan and the latter was served with
summons issued by Magistrate
Reynolds, returnablc In cour; Friday
morning. when the charge made by
the policeman against Katlin will be
heard
Senator Katlin told the magistrate
Kerrigan's behavior when he ordered
him TO move on after the automobile
he was driving with Mrs. Katlin and
several friends drew Up in front Of the
Henderson building in Surf Avenue,
Coney Island. Sunday night. had been
unbecoming a police officer and that
he had used force In an attempt 70
enforce his order.
Kerrigan charged that Katlin refused
20 move when ordered o do so. in
defiance Of a police regulation agnins,
parking In the vicinity Of the West
End station. which is directly opposite
where the Katlin car is alleged 20
have been parked.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Murdered Child's
Father Greeted i'm
Court by Slayer
''How Do You Do?" Says
RaffaelO To Narotia After
Tcstifying Marino Was
One of kidnapping Gang

Roberto Rafhello. convicted OF COM
plicity in the murder Of fye-year-old
Giuseppe Yarotia and brought from the
death house to testify against An
tonic Marino. another alleged kidnaper,
passed within a foot Of Mr. and Mrs.
Salvatore Varotta, parents Of his vic
tim. yesterday when he was led from
the witness stand in General Sessions.
How do you do. Mr. varotta7" in
quired the doomed man pleasantly.
with smile
yaro,ta and MS wife we're dazed by
his audaciiy. Neither responded. and
RaGaello's guards hurried him away
toward the Bridge of sighs.
lie was under eross-examination yes
terday By Robert L. Levinsoa. counsel
for Marine. He had lied when arrested
and az his own trial. he said, but was
telling the truth now when ne sald
that Mar.no vas member OF the Kid
naping gang. lie was sorry he had
not told the truth as soon az he was
arrested. he said. for he believed II
he had Giuseppe Narotia would be
alive. .,
lie denied that the police had III
treated him az Headquarters. AZ his
trial. he admitted. he had said the
pol &c beat MIN. but that was TO dis
credit ther testimony against HIM.
Mi. Levinson wanted to know when
Raifacllo had heard Of the adverse de-
cision Of the Court OF Appeals IN ms
case which had convinced him that
somehow he must be guilty OF murder
but Rafaello could not en- Tighten MIN.
They keep no calendars IN the
death house" he said.
Acting Captain Michael Fiasehetti'
head Of the Italian squad, was on the
stand all afternoon and identified
statement made By Rafaello at Head.
ouarters. Although Rafaello admitted
in this statement that he was con
versant with the progress OF the plot
% extor, money from the Narottas. nc
denied knowing where the child was
at that time.
Marino also had made a statement
Fiaschetti said. but denied knowing
where Giuseppe was. The statement
which was written in Italian. was
translated by Marc Mousiaki, court IN
According 20 the statement
Narino acknowledged visiting the
Varotta home and saying ne thought
the Varottas could get their son back
for $500. acknowledg. also that he
was az the door Of the house wntn
Iohn Nelchione went % demand the
money. Fiaschetti said he got hs Up
on Marino from a business man VINO
was a neighbor of the Narottas
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20

Miss Grant was amazed. n never
had occurred 20 her that any one might
regard Uncle Dave as kidder Her
friend was insistoni. n Miss Grant
could hear the things Uncle Dave had
said 20 her at Atlantic City, And INC
way he had said thcml She would
have heen horribly shocked II she
hadn't known he was Commissioner ol
Accounts Of the City % New YORK and
Miss Grants uncle.
Miss Grant prevailed upon her friend
70 call on Uncle Dave. To her friends
astonishment. her Uncle Dave was not
the king kidder Of Atlantic City az al,
but an entirely different person. Com
missioner Hirshhcld saw almost immc-
diately that this was n clew. Some one
was impersonating him.
Il must be lawyer he knew. No
one else could get away with u for q
minute. Moreover. ho recalled that he
had heard that lawyer who had been
overcharging FOR his signature as com
missioner Of deeds had been using his
name 10 get business.
He summoned the lawyer 20 his o.
fceSyesterday. but he didn't obey the
summons. The Commissioner did have
a talk with Helen r. Kaester. secretary
10 James +. Lynch, an attorney, Of ?
Rector street. however. and Miss Kacs-
ter told him q commissioner OF deeds
in the building whore she works had
charged her 20 cents for his signature
when the legal fee was l2 cents.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Garment Strikers Back,
Claiming Full Victory

The strike among children's jacket
md pants makers virtually ended yes
terday with the return 20 work %
more than FIVE thousand employees
under union conditions, according 20
Joseph Gold. manager Of the joint
board Of the ehildren's clothing work
crs' unions.
"Of the 10000 children's clothing
workers called out. over FIVE thousand
were back at work to-day in 200 shops
and a complete victory for the striking
workers will be achieved by Saturday, "
he said. Fifty non-union plants have
been unioniz,d and $50 manufacturers
have settled
The workers wanted registration Of
THE contlac. shops 20 which the manu-
1acturcrs send their work. and this
was agreed 20 by fully IS per cent Of
.he Manufacturer. it was said.
Demanding similar privileges. 10000
Employees wors.nr or mems and boys
b. .cthing are expected % walk out to-
,- g. They want 20 eliminate the nom
Ion shops The New York joint board
2 Inc clothing workers. met yesterday
y take the fnal steps preparatory 10
& Hrg r general walk-out Of the 10000
IS rs clothing workers in this city and
Hark
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Lands and Dawes Called
Bankrupi's Stockholders
Corporation Accused at Hear
ing of Paying Club Dues and
Board of lis President
I'D DL.la,-L D n. -.

HARTFORD. Conn. June 70. Kcne.
saw Mountain Lands. baseball com
missioner. and General Charles &
Dawes. head Of the National Budget
Bureau. were declared az q bankruptcy
heading in Waterbury to-day 10 be
large stockholders in tho Eastern
BRASS and lngot Corporation. against
which an involuntary petition IN bank
ruptcy has been fled by numerous
creditors.
Some interesting bits OF the COM
pany's history were disclosed. in addi-
ton 20 the assertion that former Judge
Lands holds 1919 shares Of stock and
General Dawes more than 900 shares.
Attorneys for the creditors brought
out that the Central Trust Company
Of Illinois IS a creditor 20 the amount
of 100000 Cheeks which had been
through the clearing house showed
that bills from the Waterbury Country
Club. the Waterbury Club and others
FOR the entertainment of Howard F.
Baker. of Washington. president Of the
corporation had been paid By the COM
rany. one being more than slSs FOR
ono month.
The head bookkeener. James l.. Nc
Kay testified tina; the corporation paid
Baker $4,000 in addition 10 his board
and dues at Waterbury clubs. Although
the company has a capital Of s3.000,0 900
thirty men was the largest number
ever employed az the factory. accord
ing % wi'nesscs
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Wet Song No Battle Hymn
Parody, Asserts Gillett
AUTHORIZATION Counsel De-
mics Reported Statement of
Methodist Pastor

The following statement was issued
asst night By Ransom II. Gillett. gen
eral counsel for the Association hgains,
tie Prohibition Amendment:
Or. Christian !. Rcisner, pastor Of
tie Chelsea Methodist Episcopal
Church, Washington Avenue and i7sth
Stcet. the Bronx. has misstatel facts
wien he terms The Battle Hymn of the
Wes' a parody on The Battle Hymn Of
the Republic as reported in the press
io-ay The song OF our association is
not / tho same meter. nor IN the same
straa, nor does any line suggcs: The
Batts Hymn Of tho Republic
III also refers % the other uproar-
ious nd distastcfui carvings on and
s.aps I the crowd supporting the hull
labalos against the prohibition law
The prss Of this city and Of Brooklyn
has alrpdy testified 20 the orderly con-
duct ofthc meeting II Dr. Rcisner
was prsent AZ the meeting we held
Friday a the Academy Of Music Brook
lyn, he nows his statements are un-
true andf he was not present. then he
owes u Q his congregation % make
sure OF is facts before condemning
anything rom his pulpit"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
ImpersOnatOr Flusters Dare
With HOnOrs as Beach Kidder
Hirshfeld Discovers Twinkle in Stenographer 5
Eye l. Due to- Stranger Who Doubles for Him at
Atlantic City and Other Points of Scenic Interest

Somebody has been trying n imper-
senate the inimiiable Wireless Dave
H.r'hheld. Commissioner OF Accounts.
and that energetic investigator an
nounced yesterday that he had started
al invest CATION into the matter
The Commissioner's discovery .hat a
false David was abroad in the land
cleared up a number Of things that
have been pulling him. For one
thing, he has beer puzzled 20 explain
numerous feminine telephone mes
sGges. some Of them intimate and
sfcctionate IN tone and some just in
innate, that have caused his switch
board operator 20 regard him recently
with a twinkle in her eye.
Then. he was AZ loss 10 explain a
tiD which set the Meyer committee 10
hunting court records for proof OF
judgment against him. This last mys-
tory tho Commissioner Of Accounts
was willing 20 attribite 10 some anony-
r,ous friend OF jocular disposition,
but the telephone messages and the
twinkle IN the operators eye he re-
sc.vcd 90 quench.
Luck favored him. His niece. Lily
Grant. chairman Of the Mayors Com
nittcc on Rent Proftcering, has a
i.iend who confdcd to her recently
that she had met Miss Grants uncle
and that he certainly had n way with
him. He was some kidder, said Miss
Grants friend.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Hays TO Ask Funds for
ROckaway Water System
Officials Asscr; Arvcrne Fire
Has Demonstrated Need
for High Pressure

Thomas J. brennan, Fire Commits
iorer announced after a meeting OF
Ely officials % his Office Yesterday that
survey o. the Get Of installing q
tgh pressure system in the Roekaway
Peninsula VIII be made Immediately,
and that on Friday Commissioner Mich
'as J. Hayes Of the Department OF
Water supply. Gas and Electricity, viii
apply % ,he Board Of Estimate fcr an
'ipropraton sufficient 20 cover the
ss'f. A meeting Of the Fire and Wateer,
..-Pp.y Department officials will be neid
w'eay, a. which the survey VIII De
..s1e and the estimate arrived ~. IN
ue mean time. Comm missioner brennan
sae, additional fire hydrants will be
'-,.eAed On the present water mains.
me decision 20 install a high pres
re system in the RocEaways is IN
sofqarce with rccomme ndati0ns made
fife Chief John Kenlon for the
- zen years in his annual report.
s recommendation was repeatedly
,.1PproFcd by the chief enginee. Of
Impairment Of Water supply. Gas
~. A.eciric.ty on the ground that ne
~. was not Commensurate with the
@eA's 20 be derived.
,s'.e Arverne fire proved the faliacy
ne approval the Fire Drpart-
-. ouiciais contend, and thougn 1t IS
g. Ne story Of locking the barn door
~. a. the horse has been stolen they
AZ. sA1iols % put M the system 10
In.,.s shelher disaster like tha. at
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Man Held in $4,000 to
Answer Wife's Charges
Mrs. Schoenbrun Accuses Hus-
band of Intent 10 Leave Coun-
trv ,o Eyade Courts

Arthur Sehoenbrun. perfume I'M
porter AZ ~ last Thirtieth Street, was
arrested last evening ~ Deputy
Sheriff Murphy N separation SUIT
bfough, in the Supreme Court b. Mrs.
schoenbran. Bail was fyed ~ $4,000.
Quick action 20 obtain the order of
arrest ard have 10 executed was I'M
portanf, because, according 10 Mr..
schoerbrun's wife, the dsfendan, was
booked 70 sail to-day on The steamship
Bercngars. y vas this alleged intsn-
tlon Of Mr. Schoenbrun % leaye Tor
Paris and there obtain q divorce from
hcf tina, spurred the wife 20 action.
The piaint.F decided 20 maks her hus-
land 1menable 20 the Jurisdiction of
the local courts BY compelling him %
Gle a large bond for his appearance IN
the SUIT. even though she could not re-
strain Mr.. schOenbrun from sailing un-
less no was unsueeessfgi in obtaining
oond
Mr and Mrs. Sehoenbrun lived a. 500
Riycrsde Drive until three weeks ago.
AZ that tine, 70 is alleged by Mrs.
Schoenbrun, her husband abandoned
her. threatened the trip % Paris and
declared his intention 20 sue there
for divorce. Mrs. Schoenbrun al
leges that her husband has been de-
voting much time 20 former en-
ployee. on whom, the wife says, Mr.
schoenbrun has been spending $4,000
year. According 20 the plaintiff. the
perfume importer said he would marry
his wifes rival when he obtained his
French decree.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
New Fire Alarm Box
On Every Other Corner
Sl.5CO.C0O system Installed in
Rush Time, and Doubles
Protection i'm City

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-, t., ,,atos an alarm,
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ls sens ny Simply. '"in.l's ''. ~, scccrS-
IT,. ro.c system
ince WIN iNc llh''' '' Z .te
COS 81 .o0'o''' ne s-'u' @..S
"-l .. '' ,'.-. ' -(v.. on street
'",'' -ie ''.-, .-.-s,,issio-
0.'i'.'s -.". -,' .ea.... ses In the
OF "'e '.a "'r' .r ... ..lr4
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Diver Locates Jesuit Chest
Treasure Lost 800 Years Found
on River Bottom
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ont, Jun

pENETANGUISHENE. Ont. June 10
The golden treasures OF the Jesuits'
los, FOR 800 years. has been located
according 10 Captain Robert carson
in charge OF the hunt beneath the wye
pivcr Tor the iron chest The box,
los, when the black froeked mission
ar,es aed down the Wye. rests on the
edge OF the great hole dredged in the
bottom OF the river. Captain Carson
said. and was found during the second
OF his descents into the depths OF the
river yesterday. III
he said he believed the hest with
its golden altar vessels and manu-.
scrips telling Of the early history OF
canada. would be brought 20 the sur
face within a few days.
Members OF the Jesuit order ana
provincial cficials will be on hand 70
open the iron box when it is brought
from is centuries old grave.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Mother Attempts to
Beat 2 Children to
Death With Hammer
Wife of Sugar Corporation
Man, With Wrists Slashed.
Attacks Daughters Until
Lawyer Smashes i'm Door

Mrs. Rosina Edison. thirty-hye years
old, wife Of Herbert Edison, director
Of sugar corporation In the Wos,
Indies. with her two children. Gather
inc, thirteen years old. and Margaret
eight. spen, unday AZ the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Boardman Wright. % ST.
Luke's Place. Montclair. \. J. Soon
after four o'clock yesterday morning
the host and hostess were awakened
By the screams Of the children.
Mr. Wright hurried 10 the door Of
the room occupied by his guests. The
heavy humping Of a hammer could
be heard and after each blow in
creased cries Of pain from the chill
dren. lie demanded that the door be
opened. His appeal was unheeded and
as last resort he broke down the
door.
Mrs. Edson. bleeding from both
wrists. was chasing the children about
the room. She clutched a hammer in
her righ, hand. Both OF her victims
were cut and bruised. Unmindful Of
Mr. Wrights presence. the woman con-
tinucd pursuing the children. Wright
grappled with her and succeeded in
taking the weapon from her. The
children fell 20 the floor. and she be-
came hysterica.
III you had only left me alone a
few minutes more would have fin.
ishcd the job" she screamed.
According 20 the police Mrs. Edison
had told friends that her husband was
not going 20 return from the West
Indies and had asked her 10 let him
have a divorce and give him the custody
OF the children. IL was said that Edison
had made provision for her. The family
lived together at Montclair for about a
year. Last December Edison went TO
Santo Domingo and Mrs. Edison and
the children went 10 a boarding house
TO live. Il was said that they were dis
possessed and that the Wrights invited
them 20 stay with them. Mr.. Wright IS
A corporation lawyer in Manhattan.
Mrs. Edison and the children are now
in the Mountainside Hospital At the
Office Of the West India Sugar Finance
l29 Front Street, It was
said that Edison was a director Of the
company and all Inquiries were directed
TO Lorenzo Armstrong, Of 81 Wall
Street, attorney for Edison.
Armstrong said mat Edson is man.
ager a. the Barahola sugar plantation
in San;o Domingo lie denied that
Edison had made overtures concerning
a divorce or the custody OF his children.
He said that there is 10 such action on
file and none contemplated.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Detective and Wife
Arrested in Fight
With 2 Policemen
Wackerly Suspended After
Being Held in ZOO
Bail; Row When Patrol
man Halted a Speeder

Detective Christian Wackcrly. q
member Of ten auto squad, and his wife,
Marion, Wore arrested yesterday AZ
Ocean Parkway and Neck Road. Brook
Ign, on charges of interfering with a
policeman serving summons on
spceder. WackerIS was held In $1,000
bail BY Magistrate Reynolds IN the
Coney Island Court. and his wife was
Taroled on ! charge Of disorderly con-
duet.
Motorcycle Policeman John J. Eller.
department athlete, stopped one 81 six
autos he saw speeding down the PARK
way. While he was writing a summons
for Charles Beck. ~ 1896 Nostrand
Avenue, another auto containing Nr.
and Mrs. Wackery cane along. The
driver Of the second car told Beck 10
step on it and get away Eller, who
resented tho interference. charges that
WackeTly drew his revolver ard hat
while be was drawing o blackjack
Patrolmar Meyers came along and
knocked the gun from Wackerlys hand.
Magistrate Reynolds declined % en-
tertain counter charges against Patrol
men Meyers and Eller. Counsel for
Wackerly declared be would bsing the
case before the District Attorney and
get WaTrcnts FOR the arrest of Meyers
and Eler. Deputy Police Commits
sioner Gillespie placed Wackerly under
suspension.
Wackerley has an exceptional record
in the depar,men, for the recovery %
stolen autos. lie also served with the
A. +. F.
He told the cour, that he came up
after Eller had stopped Beck. and said
that Beck was speeding only because
he Wackerly wanted to test a speed
ometer He said he showed his shield,
and in the course OF an argument that
followed Eller referred 20 Mrs. Waek-
erly as bum" The fight then fol'
lowed. Waekerly denied drawing his
revolver ard said il fell from bis
pocket during the scuffle. He said thst
after Meyers entered the fight Mrs.
Wackerly was knocked down BY black
fack
New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
Brother of Gangs
Victim Narrowly
Escapes Like Fate
BinAowit, Stabbed III the
Back hiring Altercaiion
in Strct Refuses to Give
Police lny information

Meyer Blink itz, whose brother
Benny, was foul August 20. 1912 near
Milford. Conn nd from knife wounds
inflicted By pal who double-crossed
him in the thoftf Si7S.0OO in Liberty
bonds. came WIN fraction OF an
inch Of meeting like fate last night.
II the assailantho slashed Mcyer's
back with razopr kcen-cdycd knife
had cut half an sh deeper. it would
have been only Nycr's lifeicg7 body
that policemen picd up az Stanton
and Attorney stree about g:1l p. m.
As il was they got .tle moro informa-
tion out o. Meyer To- they could have
hoped for from his arpsc.
lie was walkins down Attorney
Street. he said, withis friend. Samuel
Solomon. who lives the same house
with him AZ l69 Eldr,c street. There
was q gang fghting otho corner. said
Never. and somehow y Of them got
him with q knife. Haidn't have the
slightest idea what 10 Of the gang
looked like. he said. e didn't want
an ambulance.
lie was taken 20 thofice or Dr.
SCndcNffrs l0l SldHNNN lcfls ana re-
ceived without enthu - the physi-
cian's congratulations q his escape.
L didn't amount 20 anhlng. Meyer
said: il was just mistakBni he'd 90
home as soon as the doc q put SOM
sticking plaster on d.. Sc1achter
wasn't so sure of tnat anat last ac-
counts Never still was his Office.
awaiting strength 20 atten; the trip
home.
Detectives Haycs. Cohen = Scavini.
Of the Clinton Street polii station.
after a fruitlcss attempt 10 az some
information ou; of Meyer. sos, other
sources and got another won OF
Meyers mishap.
According 20 this account oi Meyer
got into a fghi with another ith on
Sixth street and the pair start down
20 the Manhattan Bridge TO hgit ogt
10 a finish in the privacy Of onq the
bridge arches. At Stanton andt.or-
new streets. however. Meyers cpan-
ion spied some Of his friends andthcr
AZ signal from MIN or withou,ae.
they set upon Meyer. one OF them hd-
ing the razor-snarp blade that 50 irly
cue Never loose from affairs or nor.