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The New York herald., 1922-02-13
TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM
FEATURE OF FINE ARTS BALL
Publicity Committee Insists That It Is Not Poking Fun
at the Dry Era, for None Take Prohibition
More Seriously.

Sheriff Bob" Chanler and a corps
of younger artists put the finishing
touches to the outside OF the 6s ss-lo0
saloon yesterday III the Beaux Arts
Building. 1876 East Seventy-fifth street,
and agreed that il was all ready to be
set UP in the Hotel Astor ballroom where
the Ball Of the Fine Arts will be held
Thursday night
They who attend the affair will need
nothing but pocket full of stuff or
an active imagination, for the atmos-
phere OF the days when ball was ball
has been supplied by the artists. There
is fresco based upon the theme os Ten
Nights in a Bar Room" and all the
necessary signs-'Volstead jim Bass
Ale" 1.-TWO Drinks for Quarter" mo
Checks Cashed," IF Drinking Interferes
with Business, Quit Work" and other
snappy mottos that used to greet the
eye beforc the country turned boot
logger.
The business of filling in the "Plas-
tered Pans" The 'Soused Satyrs," che
"Boozy Bacchuses" and the general dec
orations that Will cloak the walls OF the
ballroom was Gone yesterday by Mrs.
Elihu Root, Jr., Mrs. Lydig Hoyt. Mari
lyn Miller. Ina Claire. Peggy Wood ana
other women VINO founu IL not nsaiis
so technical nor exacting as they feared.
Charles 3. Falls had drawn all the de-
signs and had the sketches thereof in
serted into q protector. The protector
was turned upon the screen and all that
the ladies had TO do was 60 follow the
lines.
Charles Dana Gibson has helped along
with few lines, and among the other
painters and architects contributing 10
the artistic splurge arc James Monroe
Hewlett, Kenneth N. Murchison, Ray
mond Hood, Lawrence Bottomly. How
ard Greenley. Dom Barber, Cass Gil
bert, Henry Davenport. Albert Sterner'
Thomas Hastings and Whitney Warren.
The howdah for the elephant is receiv-
ing particular attention, according TO
the publicity committee, which received
reporters yesterday and explained al
most everything. \ beautiful but blind
The New York herald., 1922-02-13

folded woman viii occupy that howdah.
They have not decided who she will be
yet, and they have not discovered how
to hoist the elephant up TO the ballroom.
Furthermore they have not perfected
the plans to get the elephant back into
the street after the show. There are
several such minor details to be followed
up. Maybe there won't be any elephant.
and the beautiful woman will not have
to be blindfolded. At any rate they pro-
lose having a merry-go-round, with Joe
Schildkraut Of he is In town. doing
the barking.
The only thing that worries u.s." ex-
planned one member Of the publicity COM
mittee, "is that we may offend the pro-
hibition enforcement directors. not be-
cause we intend trifling with anybody g
laws, but maybe they will think that
we're poking fun at prohibition. We're
not. Perhaps there is nobody in Amer
lea who takes their prohibition more
seriously than we do.
THE Laloux Bar for instance. will
be there. and probably no finer place for
eel ious drinking could be imagined. But
t will be there. dusty and dry. This
ball. besides being thoroughly respect
able affair. will be tremendously legal"
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
'FLUOUTLOOK INDOUBT;
SLIGHT DROP IN CASES
Another Week Needed to Es.
innate Epidemic's Course.

In spite Of a drop in Influenza and
pneumonia cases reported yesterday. DR.
Royal s. Copeland. Commissioner OF
Health refused to say that the present
epidemic is on the wane He said hs
believed IL would be an other week be.
fore he can tell accurately what its de.
velopments will be.
The Health Department reported 5ss
influenza cases yesterday. as compared
with 796 Saturday. and 1874 cases OF
pneumonia. as against 207 the day be.
fore. There were twenty deaths from
influenza. the same as Friday. and fifty.
six fatalities from pneumonia, clever
less than the previous day.
DR.. Copeland explained that tie de.
crease In cases was partly due, undoubt-
edly 10 the fact that physicians fail te
report rs fully on Sunday as week DAYS
He added. however, that the steadily de
clining death rate. chiefly in pneumonia
cases. was exceedingly gratifying. He
said there was 81 total of seventy-six
deaths yesterday from the combined dis
eases. eighty-sevcn on Saturday and III
on Friday.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
TWOPOLCEMEN shot
BY BANDITS in FIGHT
Almost Whole Town of Pal
myra, N. j., Is Called
Out by Alarm.
CULPRITS LEAVE TOOLS
Escape LOotless Despite
Quick Search, DESERVING
Burglars Outfits.
ONE VICTIM NEAR DEATH
Wounded Man Chases Four
Intruders Until He Is
Outdistanced.
ONE VICTIM NEAR DEATH

Special Dispatch to TIE New York HERALD.
PALMYRA, N. j., Feb. 12.-Patrolman
Joseph Rogers and Chief Morris Beck
of the Palmyra Police Department
were shot early to-day by four men
with whom they fought a pistol battle
that brought out the whole fire and
police departments and half the male
population of the town.
Rogers is expected to die, while
Chief Beck was not seriously hurt.
The automobile in which the police
men were riding was struck by seven
bullets.
Chief Beck and Patrolman Rogers
were patroling the town in the police
car when they saw the four men
standing in front of Oscar Rutchan's
garage before small black bag on
the sidewalk.
Chief Beck stopped the car and when
he asked the men what they were doing
in Palmyra at such an hour they began
shooting. The first shot struck Rogers,
entering his back. passing through his
lung and lodging in his arm. He slumped
down in the car unconscious.
The Chief fired two or three shots,
when a bullet struck him in the right
shoulder, causing him to drop his re-
volver. The bandits continued shooting
at the car. and Chief Beck. getting on
his knees in the bottom of the machine,
1erked Rogers's pistol from it's holster
and returned the fire. Between twenty
and thirty shots were fired. when the
four men suddenly ran down Morgan
avenue toward the Pennsylvania Rail-
road station.
Chief Beck tried to start his auto
mobile, but could not manage the ma
chine with one hand, so he jumped out
and pursued the bandits, shooting with
his left hand. The four men soon out
distanced him, however, and the Chief
stopped and turned in a fire alarm. which
brought the rest Of the Police Depart
ment and the Fire Department, with a
large number Of citizens.
Posses were organized and started
searching the nearby territory. but no
trace of the quartet could be found. 1t
Is believed that they had a car hidden
IN side street or that they crossed the
Delaware River on the ice.
While the posses were searching Chief
Reck and Patrolman Rogers were taken
to the Riverside Hospital, where the
bullet was extracted from the Chiefs
shoulder. He was then sent home.
Patrolman Rogers was kept at the hos
pital. He was still unconscious tonight
and it was said he had only slight
chance for recovery. Rogers is 81 years
old and unmarried. He is brother OF
Fred Rogers. who was killed while serv-
ing with the American army in France
and after whom the Palmyra Post OF
the American Legion was named
Sheriff Flagg and County Detective
Parker later found burglars tools In
front of the garage, near the Methodist
Church and at several points along Nor
gan avenue. SO far as they could learn,
however. the four men had made nc
effort to enter any house. 1t Is believed
their plans were baked by the arrival
of the police.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13

large brassiere or sscanty bodice held
In place either by a small shoulder strap
or a single layer OF chiffon, and loin
cloth from which is hung fringe con-
slsting of beads.
'"The vile character of the dance and
the aftermath of vice that is usually
associated with it indicate the tide is
catching its victims from every walk OF
life. Public sentiment has become fully
aroused and the hour seems right Tor
q Statewide bill for the strict regulation
OF dance halls. For this reason the New
York Civic League is having a Dill
drafted which viii soon be introduced
IN our Legislature.
'1f passed. il will suppress not only
much OF the wild night life or New
York and other large cities with Indecent
dances, vile women, clinlSing glasses and
wholesale impurity. but will safeguard
the young people of our State and re-
move one of the instruments OF the devil
for destroying morals and wrcclSing
lives"
Something must be done" DR.. Birch
concludes appealing for funds with
which to fight the moral battles OF the
league.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
BEATING OF A GIRL, 13,
is LAID TO TEACHER
Amenia, N. y, Takes Sides
CUer High School Incident.

Special Disp1.Ch to THE NEw yosR HERALD.
PouGHREEPsrE. Feb. 12.--Walter Nc
Keon. teacher in the Armenia High
School. near Poughkeepsic. must face
charges of beating Frances Riley. thir-
teen-year-old school girl OF that village.
with a length of hose. The matter Will
be brought ZIP early this week before
the trustees of the school.
The village is in a turmoil over the
matter and sentiment Is divided. The
whipping tool. place In the presence OF
the pupils. and the teacher is quoted rs
saying that he did IL to discipline her
because she applaudcd behind her desk
after he had finished speaking 10 her
about her low marks In history. The
girls friends declare that the rubber
hose has left black and blue marks upon
the girls legs--marks that she VIII
carry for n weei; at least.
Frances says that Mr.. McKeon
whipped her for clapping her hands
gently under her desk after he had fin
lshed a lecture on history to the class.
McKeon says he whipped her for clap
ping her hands "behird his back after
he had finished speaking to her about
her low marks.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
REPUBLICS 18th BIRTHDAY.
Chinese invite Americans TO Join
I'm CeIcbrn tion.

Fluctuations on the eleventh birthday
of the new Chinese Republic were ex-
tended last night at a dinner In the
Chinese Delmorico restaurant. "a peli
street. at which the Hip Sing Tong were
hosts. Edward Ying Gong. secretary OF
the tong. welcomed the diners
Invitations 90 tho affair were issued
to a hundred American men and women
and hundred Chinese men. The speak,
ers were Dr Carleton Simon, Special
Deputy Police Commissioner in charge
OF the narcotic division Robert Harris.
director of the China News Bureau :
Alfred w. McCann. and Ralph Oyler.
Chief of the Narcotic Squad OF the
United states Internal Revenue Depart
ment
DR.. Simon and Afr. Oyler said the
popular opinion that opium using is
common among the Chinese in this city
is erroneous. and that II is vice prob
ably legs prevalent among the Chinese
than any other race In this city.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
'ZEROHOUROFDEGRADATION|
IN THE CITY'S DANCE HALLS'|
John Birch Superintendent of Civic League, Declares
New Yorks Night Life Is Becoming Wilder and
old Timers Are Shocked.

''The zero hour Of human degradation
has been reached in the dance halls"
writes John J. Birch. superintendent of
the educational department of the New
York Civic League in the Reform Bulie-
tiH out to-day.
Dancing Is one OF the greatest men,
aces to the moral welfare of our coun-
try" Mr.. Birch declares. "Corsetless
dances and paJama parties seem TO be
especially fiagrant in the middle West,
while In San francisco war has been
declared OH jazz and cheek to cheek
dancing. 'Petting parties shinlny.
bunny hugs and moonlight dances are
favorites with young people.
In Nsw York. he continues, "the
night life is becoming wilder and the
cafes and clubs are open until the
break OF dawn. There are some dance
halls fallen so low that they have a side
room over which is a sign 'Check Your
Corset Here"
"Old timers of Broa dway tell me of
exhibition dances by nearly nude enter
tainers rl.at outdo in sugges;iv
anything ever before witnessed. The
costumes often consist OF none too
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
Calder Challenges Verncity.
Speciol Dispatch to TIE NEW YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. e.. Feb. H..

The veraclty OF William III. Anderson
New York superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League. was challenged tonight
by Senator Calder On. Y.) in COM
menting upon the letter sent by the
dry leader 10 State Prohibition Director
Day recommending Wallace L.. J. Col
lins. formerly United States District
Attorney in Brooklyn, for appointment
as an assistant Prohibition Director.
"The only interest | have In this ap-
pointment Is that Mr.. Day shall secure
the man best able to assist him in his
very difficult task" Senator Calder said.
"Mr. Anderson, however, does not
state the facts in saying that Mr.. Col
Inns would have been retained indeh-
nitey as acting United States District
Attorney II he (Anderson) would have
agreed not to attack me. Mr.. Collins Is
a Democrat and was replaced By Re-
publican in the usual and ordinary
course of events, and for no other rea-
son.
II never sought to have Mr.. Andor-
son agree not to attack me. or to make
any other bargain with him. He has
made several other attacks on me, oil
with no basis TO sustain them. ! can
only suppose that he is actuated by the
desire to see Democrats appointed or
elected to office. as in the case of the
appointment about to be made"
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
MORE WOMEN CRIMINALS.
Sudden Incrense snfd to lie Due to
unemployment.

The crime wave among women. evil
denced by a sudden Increase in the
number of arrivals at the state Reform
atory for Women at Bedford. n. ". was
said yesterday by Amos T. Baker. the
superintendent, to be due TO unemploy-
ment Mr.. Baker said he knew that the
New York police blame n craving for
pretty clothes for most OF the cases of
petty crime arising among women, but
he believes the reason really is eco
nomic.
Part of the increase is due TO the
closing of the 1nwood House and the
House OF Mercy in Manhattan which
formerly received girls for correction.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
THREE BITTEN BY HOUND.

SuTFIELD. Conn, Feb. 1e.-A mad dog
scare aroused the center Of this town
this afternoon when a white hound ran
through the streets and bit a young
woman, boy and twelve dogs.
Miss Eunice Greenwood. is. was bit
ten IN the left hand and Alphonso Car
ney ~. was bitten in the left arm.
The animal was slot by Herman Hayes.
It's head was sent to the State labora-
tory in New Haven tonight and j. II.
Prophet. dog warden OF the town,
ordered that the dogs which were bitten
be quarantined
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
STARVED WOMAN IDENTIFIED.
Divorcec Who Died I'm Stamford 10
Be buried i'm Sleepy Hollow.

Miss Florence Acker, who died OF STAR
walton in the Stamford Hospital, at
Stamford. Conn. was identified yesser-
day as the divorced wife OF William G.
Palmer OF Port Chester, ". Y. and the
daughter of Mrs. Abraham Acker OF
White Plains. The Identification was
made by the woman's brother. who orr
dered the body sent to Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery at Tarrytown for burial to-
morrow. ~
Miss Acker had lived in Stamford for
twelve years and was considered ecccn-
trio. The authorities learned that In q
safe deposit box she had $40 in cash,
besides jewels and clothing worth sev-
eral hundred dollars.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
RUM IN VACANT BUILDINGS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.--Vacant Gov
ernment-owned buildings throughout the
country will become monster cellarettes
under plans being worked out by the
Budget Bureau.
According TO report from Director
or the Budget Dawes TO President
Harding, arrangements practically have
been completed whereby intoxicating
liquors seized under the national pro-
hibition act will DC stored in vacant
army and shipping board buildings at
an estimated annual saving In rentals OF
about $4,000.
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
WOMEN POLITICIANS !,
FIGHT IN ARGENTINA
Rivals Come to Blows in Presi-
dents Office.

BUpNos AIRES, Feb. 12.-Rival women
job seekers endeavoring to interview
President Irigoyen In his Office the other
day came TO blows and attacked with
hat pins and with finger nails a muscu-
lar janitor who sought to separate ths
ferment. The 1anitor was rescued by
policeman.
Women seeking Government positions
who try TO get an audience with the
President Of Argentina are so numerous
that one day OF the week has been Get
aside to attend to them. "a
The New York herald., 1922-02-13
ITALY HoNORs RUNYON.
New Jersey state senator Re-
ccfves Order of the Crown.

William N. Runyon. New Jersey State
Senator from Union county, received the
order of cheval!cr OF the Crown Of Italy
Yesterday at a testimonial dinner given
by the American Italians of Union
county at the Elizabeth Chamber OF
Commerce auditorium
The presentation was made by Fran
cisco Santomisso, Italian consular agent
at Newark, who announced that the
honor was conferred because OF Senator
Eunyon's efforts in putting through the
New Jersey Legislature bill giving
aliens the right TO receive compensation
under the provisions OF the State Work
mems Compensation act
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-22
BANK MONEY STOLEN IS
YEARS AGO. COMES BACK
Part of $4,000 Taken From
Canadian Institution Re-
turned Still Crisp.
ny Associated Press TO Every Evening

nv Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Toronto. Feb. 22--Somewhere In
the United States. presumably In or
near Southern California. a former
outlaw IL enjoying the frifts OF his
banditry, according 10 Canadian po-
lice authorities. Today they requested
United States police officials 10 seek
a man who Is spending the proceeds
OF bank notes and gold stolen In n
sensational raid on the New West
minister branch OF the Bank OF Mon
treal, 18 years ago.
A parcel OF bank notes totaling
t11 500 was recently mailed 10 the
local bank by It's New Orleans agents.
The exchange teller I'm the Sterling
bank, hero. attracted by the crisp
ness OF the bills despite tho early dates
they bore, investigated. and found
their number to correspond with some
of those on currency stolen In the raid
| 16 years ago. Half OF the batch oi
bills was Identified as loot of the old
robbery. The bandits escaped with
s130.000 In notes and gold.
The raid was made by "Bill" Min.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-22
DON'T NEED DIPLOMA.
Delaware 70 be Represented at Bar
Association Meeting.

Dclaware's legislation 10 the Ameri-
can Bar Association. which convenes
IN wash!ngton tomorrow and Friday,
and which Will consider the special
subject Of legal education. Will strive
At this meeting TO win over the mem
n.rx a: the conference 20 see their way
of thinking regarding the requirement
for admission to the bar. According
20 Resolution passed at the summer
national meeting Of the Bar Associa-
uon, al students OF law must possess
a school or college certificate, which
shows that they have studied AT law
IN some institution and graduated from
there.
According 20 the Delaware delega-
tion. which Will be headed by former
Judge George Gray and viii include
Herbert II. Ward. Josiah Marvel, Dan
iel ]. Layton OF SUSSEX and Chancel-
lor Josiah @. Wolcott Of Kent, IL Is
not deemed necessary 10 possess a law
school diploma, providing a student
4. f,;ed TO assume the duties OF q
harris;er.
The Delaware delegation during the
conference will seize the first oppor-
tunity. II is said. 10 combat the resolu.
ton requiring such diploma.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-22
ROMA THIRD DIRIGIBLE
DESTROYED IN Is MONTHS

The dirigible Roma, which blew up
yesterday over Hampton Roads. was
the third big airship to be destroyed
in spectacular mishap In the last 13
months.
On August "a. 1921, the ZR-2, built
by the British for purchase by the
United States az a cost of s2.0oooo0,
exploded over Hull. England, killing
AZ. including is Americans.
On January l. 1921. the RIA, which
few from England 10 Long Island
and back in the summer OF 1919, the
first airship TO cross the Atlantic, was
wrecked in a gale while tethered out
side her airdrome in Howden, Eng
land.
Before the ZR-2 disaster, the great
est number killed in an airship acci-
dent in peace times was 28. the toll
OF the explosion Of the German Zeppe-
lin LIZ over the Johannisthal aero
drome on October II, 1918.
Some Of the other airship accidents
In which heavy loses of life occurred
follow:
July 21. 1s1s-Ten lost when dirigi-
ble exploded at Chicago and fell in
/ flames into the Illinois Trust and Saw
/ ings Bank.
July 2, I912-Five killed at Atlantic
City when balloon Akron, in which
Melvin Vaniman hoped to cross the
Atlantic. exploded shortly after leav-
ing the ground.
September 9. 1913-Fifteen lost IN
destruction of Zeppelin LII off Heigo.
land.
July IS. 1919-Twelve lost wher
British airship NS-11 fell into Nortf
Sea after being struck by lightning
June 20. lel4-Nine lost in collision
% airship and airplane at Vienna.
Six OF the great peace-time dirigible!
built by Count Zeppelin, the German
aviator, We're wrecked in accidents
They were Zeppelins I. II. III and V
and Deutschlands l and H..
The Germans lost &C of the SO dirig
ibles sent our during the war, 81 O
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-22
them being accounted for by the Allies
and tho remaining 50 wrecked.
ROMA WAS BIGGEST
AIRSHIP OF KIND


The airship Roma was an italian
built craft. purchased by tho United
States Government from Italy early
in 1921 for 100000. She was. 1t was
believed. the largest semi-rigid air.
craft In tho world, the cost OF dupli-
eating which. 1t was said by the
War Department at tho time Of her
purchase. would probably be $780,
900.
Tho airship was OF 1900, 900 cubic
feet capacity, 4l0 feet long, SO feet
wide and ssh feet high. She was
originally equipped with six 12-cylin-
der engines Of 400-horscpower each
giving an estimated speed OF 80 miles
an hour, and cruising radius at full
speed of 1890 miles.
These engines. however. were re-
placed with Liberty motors after the
airship was brought to the United
States.
An American crew was sent tc
Rome to make tests OF the Roma ir
Italy, and after these had been com.
pleted tho aircraft was dismantlet
and shipped to this country, reachIns
here last summer. She was taken II
her dismantled shape to Langle,
Field, In Virginia, and was assemble,
there during the fall and by Novem
Der was ready for her trial flight
which took place from Langle,
Field on November 1b. Iate In De
cember she made a flight TO Washing
ton during a storm and was the,
christened and put Into commission
Recently she was being groomed 10
a flight intended to take In the Who'll
OF the United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-22
Victim Had Escaped Death Once.
ENGLAND SHOCKED AT
DIRIGEBLE TRAGEDY

London. Feb. 22.--News OF the de-
struction OF the United States Army
dirigible Roma Is the outstanding fea-
ture in London morning newspapers.
which print long descriptive accounts
of tho tragedy and pictures OF the
airshtp.
Similarity Of the details with those
OF the destruction Of the R-ss at Hull
last summer Is widely unmarked. The
Times says editorially that while In
the Hull tragedy the people OF the
United States and Great Britain Joined
in common sorrow. this time the
blow has fallen on America alone, but
England feels with her and for her to-
day no less than she did when her own
sons were numbered among the dead
Regarding the investigation of the
R-Ss disaster. 1t is understood that the
question OF the publication OF the all
minis;ry's report depends on the ad-
miralty TO whom II must be referred
The report has also been communi-
Gated TO the United States govern.
ment, as the latter's representative.
were associated in the investigation