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Evening star., 1923-03-16
TRAIN IS WRECKED,
BRIDGE DYNAM|TED,
WIRES CUT IN RUHR
One Killed, Six Hurt in SerI-
GUS Outbreak of Sabotage
in RhineIand.
FRENCH HOLD GERMANS
NOT READY FOR PARLEY
Berlin to Treat Only After Evacua-
tion of Ruhr, Reply to
Invaders.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUSSELDORF, March 16. One
French soldier was killed. and three SOL
diers and three French railroad men
were injured when a French troop train
was wrecked near Treves, in the
Rhineland. today as the result Of
sabotage.
This was one of several serious cases
OF sabotage reported by the French from
various parts of the occupied territory.
The train was diverted from the main
line by a switch being thrown and
crashed into a freight train.
bridge Is Dynamited.
Another case of violence was the
blowing up by dynamite of the rail-
road bridge over the kalkum river.
between Dusburg and Dusseldorf.
This was the first instance in which
dynamite has been successfully en-
ployed for this purpose. The French
patrol guarding the bridge was fired
upon by the perpetrators. but none
Of its members was injured.
Near Coblcnz three miles of tele-
phone and telegraph cable. which in
cluded fourteen important military
wires, were cut out and destroyed.
The French said II would take six
months to repair this damage.
Bomb Thrown mt station.
bomb was thrown at the railway
station at Wiedau, but only slight
damage was done
Additional reinforcements to the
guards for the civil engineers mis-
sion are beginning to arrive 1t was
announced today that $4,000 French
and 5000 Belgian troops were COM
ing. although Brussels reports say
the Belgian troops are merely re-
placements. This will make a total
or seven divisions in the Ruhr, be-
sides various auxiliary forces
Evening star., 1923-03-16
MISSISSIPPI STORM
KILLS 8, INJURIES 20
Village of Savage Wrecked.
VictimsTaken to Hospitals
in Memphis.
SNOW BLANKET IN WEST
Forecast Blizzard for Lower Lake
Region Fails to Ma
terialize.
SNOW BLANKET IN WEST
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
MEMPHIS. Tenn. March l6.-Eight
persons were killed and nifty or more
injured in a storm which wrecked the
village -ef Savage. in Tate county.
Mississippi. late yesterday and swept
through sections Of Pamela and Quit
man counties. according to word re-
ceived today from the storm swept
area. - p
John Kerr. merchant crushed
when his store at Savage was demol-
ished. died early today at Crenshaw,
where he was taken for medical at
tention aceSfdIng to w. S. Mccoy. a
telegraph operator at Crenshaw. who
brought the first definite news of the
storms havoc to Memphis today, and
three other persons, a man named
Chambers. his wife and son were
drowned when they were blown into
Cold Water river. Four negroes were
reported killed on plantations near
Lambert, Miss.
Mrs. T. H. Rich of Savage was
brought to a hospital here today with
her skull fractured. Her condition
was reported as critical.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
GUARDIANS BOARD
LIKELY TO RESIGN
Change in Method of Ap-
pointments May Lead to
Changes.
MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED
Some Believed in Favor of Giving
Commissioners Opportunity to
Show Preference.

Change in the method of appointing
guardians may lead to blankst
resignation of the present boarR ii
was learned today, when detaf1s of a
meeting of the board yesterday after
noon became known.<At this meet
ing. and after a lengthy discussion
the board is reported to have ad-
journed with the understanding that
each mehber would decide the ques-
tiop Nor himself What the final re-
suit will be could not be ascertained
today.
Appointed by Judges.
The present membership of the
board follows: William w. MILAN
president. and Norton NJ Little. Mrs
Elizabeth B. Ufford. Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor. Judge George c. Aukum
DIR. William A. warfeld. Mrs. Thomas
H. Carter. Mrs. Lois X. Marshall and
former Judge Michael NJ. Doyle.
Until a few weeks ago the board OF
guardians was appointed by the two
Police Court judges and the justice
sitting in Criminal Division l.
Congress, however, wrote into the
District appropriation act for the mex
fiscal year a clause transferring thi:
appointive power to the Commission.
ers. thereby bringing the board di.
rectIy under control of the municipa
authority.
How the question of resigning
came before the board of guardian.
been prompted by a desire to give the
Commissioners an opportunity to say
whether they wished the present
members to remain.
Involved in Controversy.
The board of guardians and the
trustees of the Industrial Home
School became involved in a spirited
controversy last summer over the
question Of how the school should be
used.
In designating the Commissioners
to appoint the guardians in future
Congress at the same time abolished
the board of trustees of the home
school and placed the school under the
management Of the guardians. The
effect of this legislation was to con
tralize control over both the schoo
and the guardians in the Commits
sioners.
The guardians, it is known, begar
discussing the proposal to tender
their designations to the Commission
ers at a meeting Wednesday after
noon.
stood, failed to result in a definite
decision and the board resumed dis
cussion yesterday. According to re
liable reports. the members agair
found themselves divided.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
NOT READY, SAY FRENCH
Believe They Can Force Berlin to
Different Views.
hy the Associated Press.

hy the Associated Press
PARIS. March 16-The French are
holding to the view that the Germans
are not yet ready to negotiate for a
settlement Of the Ruhr occupation aues-
tion and the reparations problem in gen.
eral, 1t was indicated at the foreign Of
hce today. Likewise, a fiat denial was
given to reports that the Franco
Belgian allies have requested the Brit
ish or neutral nation to indicate the
Franco Belgian willingness for inter-
Hention. The French insist that the
Germans must make direct overtures to
france and Belgium.
1t was stated, furthermore, that the
Ituhr situation was improving and
the prediction was made that from
now on the valley would become rap
idly productive of coal and coke,
which are being seized and loaded
daily In increasing quantities.
1t was pointed out at the foreign
office that unemployment was grow
ing In Germany and that this was not
the case in France. on which ground
1t was argued that France was the
better able to continue the duel
Evening star., 1923-03-16
RUNAWAY LOVERS,
18AND Il, ARE HELD
Police Await Word From
Richmond in Case of Couple
With Auto.

Hastily arranged plans of Dan
morning when police. acting on a
telegram from Richmond, Va, au-
thorities, arrested Thomas Gray Had
don, ir., eighteen years old, and Miss
Nancy Holland Chalkley, seventeen.
both from fashionable Richmond
locked the young couple up on
charges of. being "fugitives from
Justice
Policeman Mcdonald and two others
from the sixth precinct made the ar
rest after discovering Haddon's name
on the hotel register. This was about
o'clock this morning. Just as the
discovery was made young Haddon
came down from his room to get some
thing from his fathers automobile,
which had brought the couple to the
city.
Drive to Police Station.
Haddon was attired in street
clothes and. after talking to the po-
licemen, he led them to the room
occupied by Miss Chalkley. Then the
party motored to the sixth precinct
station in Haddon's machine. where
the charge was placed against them,
Cant Doyle explaining that this was
q mere formality necessitated by the
wording of the telegram from the
Richmond police.
Haddon was detained at the sta
ton and Miss Chalkley spent the
remainder of the night at the mouse
Here's the story told by Haddon
this morning: I'VE were gong 70 oe
married. We had only apou. sS.'' ~ ua
81 between us, but / thought we
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Evening star., 1923-03-16
Yannigans Beat
Regulars Again,
I to 0, at Tampa
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TAMPA. Fla, March I6.-George
Fishers terrific three-bagger over
Wade's head. followed by Joey
Evans clean single to center in
the fourth. gave the Yannigans
their second successive 1-to-O vic
tory over the Regulars here to-
day. Only five innings were
played. the pitching supply falling
to last
Slim McGrew was struck on the
pitching arm by a liner from
Lapan's bat in the fifth and forced
to the clubhouse for repairs
Evening star., 1923-03-16
WIND HALTs RUNNERS.
Customs and Prohibition Officers
Also Increase Activities.

BY the Associated Press.
HIGHLANDS, N. J., March 16.-The
Highlands rum feet, now numbering
sixteen vessels. was robbed of Gus
toners today by strong southerly
winds that kicked up high sea and
held New Jersey and Long Island
bottle fishermen inshore.
Enthusiasm Of the rum runners fur
ther was dampened by the increased
activities of customs and prohibition
enforcement authorities which greet
ed yesterdays burst of spring ac-
tiyity along rum row. With the Gus
toms boats Lexington and Porpoise
living in wait offshore and numerous
prohibition agents circulating on
land, concern was expressed lest the
hazards of the trade be increased
beyond the profit point.
Information that became available
today on yesterdays activities. how
ever, showed the enforcement au-
thorities had only limited success. A
number of small runners made port
during the night with light supplies
of liquor. while three larger boats
apparently eluded the customs boats
and got in with goodly cargoes.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
RUSH DRY FORCES
TO RUM LANDINGS
Long Island and Jersey Coast
Points Active With
SmuggIers.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 16.-Forces of
prohibition enforcement agents have
been dispatched to Long Island and
New Jersey coast points in an effort
to stem the tide of liquor being
smuggled into the country from the
fleets outside the three-mile limit
R. Q. Merrick, zone chief. said that
while he was without first hand in
formation of the existence and oper-
alton of rum fleets off the coast, he
did not care to deny that liquor was
being smuggled.
THE customs service and the coast
guards" he said. ARE trying to stop
the runners. 1t is our job to get the
liquor that is landed. We are trying
to do that"
Evening star., 1923-03-16
100 Year Figures Blast Theory
That Winter Is Passing Foreuer'
If Slightest Change Has Occurred in
Normal Temperature 1t Is Too Small
to Measure, Forecaster Says.

Modern sages who wag their heads
and proclaim that the good ship
earth is fast sailing into warmer at
ual and SHOWS are unknown. are
merely indulging in self hypnosis.
according to Forecaster C. L. Mitchell
of the United States weather bureau
here. If even the slightest change
has occurred in the normal temperAr
lures of the United States, he>said:c
it has been too small for sciShce's
modern Instruments to, Measure.
Every winter brings. forth new
self f-appointed prophets who assert in
Evening star., 1923-03-16
SUIT AGAINST BABE RUTH
IS FILED BY MISS DIXON
Home-Run King Father Of Her
Chi1d-to-Be,> Declares Petition
in $4,000 Action.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 16.-The $4,000
suit Of Dolores Dixon against Babe
Ruth. Yankee heme-run slugger, ac-
cusing Ruth of attacking her during
motor trips to Long Island, was filed
in the New York county clerks office
today by George Feinberg, her lawyer.
The complaint alleges that Ruth II
the father of a child, as yet unborn
to Miss Dixon,
Evening star., 1923-03-16
INSISTS ON WITHDRAWALS.
Germany Not to Negotiate Until
Troops Leave.
Rv the Associa ted Press

By the Associa ted Press
BERLIN, March 16.-Germany's
unofficial response to the recent an
nouncement that France and Belgium
will evacuate the occupied regions as
fast as Berlin makes tangible guar
antees asserts that only a complete
Withdrawal of the allies will make
possible any negotiations
This opinion SO far has been ex-
pressed only in the press and in
reichstag circles. but it is known
that editors and politicians alike
ment that any negotiations on the
reparations question are conditional
CONTINUED on Page II, Column II
Evening star., 1923-03-16
RUSSELL WINS DIVORCE.
Wife Found Guilty of Misconduct
in British Society Case.

By the Associat ted Press.
LONDON, March 16.-The Hon.
John Russell, son and heir of Lord
Ampthill, was granted a divorce to-
day. A jury found Mrs. Russell
guilty of misconduct with an un-
Known man, but not with Harold
MAYER, the correspondent.
The case attracted wide attention
In social circles.
Evening star., 1923-03-16

terms of apparent ASSURANCE that the
seasons are becoming dedly
warmer; that the daXSSof deep and
frequent SHOWS. bringing on their
ice skating. have gone forever. This
idea. which the weather experts say
is rapidly becoming general be-
lief. isl utterly without foundation
and kaIseS
Fifty Years of Records.
>Hccurate records of temperatures
in. Washington have been kept al the
local bureau for fifty years and an
examination of them shows that
there has been no measurable per-
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Evening star., 1923-03-16
2-Minute Hold-up
Nets $4,000;
Bandits Escape
BY the Associa ted Press

by the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. March 16.-Six ban
dts today held up the State Bank of
Welleston. Just west of the city lin
Its. lined up eight employees and three
customers against a wall scooped up
between $4,000 and $4,000 from the
cages and escaped in automobiles.
me robbery was executed in less
than two minutes, 1t was said
Evening star., 1923-03-16
WEATHER.

Rain this afternoon, cloudy and
colder tonight; tomorrow fair and
colder. Temperature for twenty
four hours ended at pm. today:
Highest so. at IL am today; lowest,
40, at pm. yesterday
Full report on page Fl.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
Evidence Was Buried.

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Evening star., 1923-03-16

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Evening star., 1923-03-16

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-07
ELKs HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES

A.. D S~nellbaker of Woodstown was
the principle speaker at the Broad
Theatre last Sunday evening at the
Memorial services for the Penns Grove
R. P. o. E. Number 1853 in honor of
their seven deceased members, namely
John K. Duffy; Carl B. Rockhill; VIM.
T.. Powell; Robert Moffett P. p; K;
lack Shultz; Charles R. Russell ?. Z.
R. !: and Calvin Phillips.
Thomas E. Hunt Exalted Ruler was
the master of ceremonies, calling upon
each of the subordinate officers who
made response. Jack Deal presided at
wondered bv Fred w. Wanderer and a
vocal solo by Miss Ella Mae Johnson.
Mr.. S~nellbaker paid a high tribute
to the Lodge, saying that he was proud
alton. He also praised the worth OF
Jobn Wanamaker, John Hopkins and
Steven Girard as the type of men that
we should endeavor to emulate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-07
Basket Ball Starts
All Stars Play Close Game With
Salem Old Oaks

The All Satrs met the Old Oaks five,
of Salem, for their first game Of the
season and really outdid the visitors
in the game. The fought luck that
was handed them was having two
time keepers who followed the game
better than they did the watch. So
the Old Oaks took the better of rs to
"a.
The visitors did do better team
work at passing but when it came to
getting past Warren Smith to score
it was very different. Then, too, War
ren had the best of assistance from
Joe Patterson and Hick Wright. Joe
and Hick played like flashes the whole
time and in the last three minutes of
the game put the ball to Harry Smith
twice when Harry did the right thing
and put the All Stars n ahead in the
score. The crowd went wild but that
faded away as Taylor scored and the
game was over, altho both time keep
ers said the time had been up before
the last basket was thrown but the
whistle had not been blown.
B~reidenback began the scoring with
a good field goal and he led the team
in making them for the first half
which was a back and forth struggle
It ended with the All Stars ahead Il
to 10.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-07
Lewis ". Cook
Passed Away
Well Known Old Resident, Prom.
inent In Several Callings
For a Generation

Lewis w. Cook died Thursday after
noon, December 6, 1928, in Jefferson
Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had
been four weeks for treatment CT ir-
regularity of the heart and dropsy. He
had been in i'll health for a year.
The funeral will be from his resi-
dence, LOG South Broad Street, Penns
Grove, Sunday, at 2 o'clock. Burial
at Lawnside, Woodstown.
Mr.. Cook was the son of George and
Mary E. Cook, old residents, and was
born 81 years ago.
At the age of IL he began as mes
senger boy in Pedricktown station
under Henry F. Werle. Being of I'M
usual intelligence and quick to learn
he soon acquired telegraphy and the
clerical knowledge of railroad bust
ness. Later he was telegraph opera
tor in Penns Grove under Albert J.
Trumbull and was put in charge OF the
station by Superintendent Edward H.
Green, with a mans responsibility.
before he was of age. In 1892 he was
in the Penns Grove Record where
there is a good schooling in English.
As soon as 81 he was placed in charge
of Pedricktown station by %Superinten-
dent Green and remained for seven
years. After being in the insurance
business for three years he took a
position in the administration depart
ment Of dupont Powder Works, Car
news Point.
In 1912 he succeeded his brother
in-law, James Sweeten, or Union Cor
ner, general store, which he sold in
1917 to NJ. D. Poland.
He was one of the organizers and
first directors of Peoples Bank and
served as cashier for some months
until he became manager of Old Odd
Fellows building, Broad and Cherry
Streets. Philadelphia, for Sweeten
Automobile Company. three years ago.
He served one term as councilnn
twenty years ago and one term on the
Board of Education five years apo. He
served as trustee of Emmanuel Church
and Cemetery.
Mr.. Cooks keen intelligence and
open mind soon gave him a KNOWLEDGE
in whatever position he held and his
advance ment came from the fact that
he was AGGRESSIVE and progressive and
made friends with all he came in con
tact.
He married Charlotte, daughter of
James Sweten, at Pedricktown, in
1906. He leaves a widow and a sister,
Matilda, wife of Harvey Sparks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-07
d. OF P. HAVE POW-WOW

About thirty-fve members of Run
ming Water Council went to Salem on
Wednesday night and their degree
team of sixteen performed the init
atory work of installation of Laugh
ing Water Council. The little papoose
with At charter members, five being
Past Sachems of Mohave Tribe, was
raised up by the Great Chiefs of the
Land of New Jersey.
There were visiting delegations
from all over the county. After the
business a big array of corn and venl-
son was spread.
This Friday night the County As
ISOLATION of Red Men will hold a pow
WOW at Salem. Nokomis Tribe is go
ing down with a band on special cars
and meeting with other delegations
will participate in a street war dance
to Red Mems Hall. After the meet
ing a social time will be INDUCED in
around the camp fire in Erhardt's Hall
with tom-toms pounding out the notes
of Jazz and heap-big corn and venison
will be served in abundance.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-07
OF
A COMPLAINTS

After passing on bills at the Board
of Education Monday evening there
was a general discussion on school
conditions and how to learn what the
voters want.
A motion passed to advertise learn
what land owners had sights to dis
pose of and the price, so a proposition
can be put before the voters.
Mrs. Walter Hunt appeared before
the Board and stated that her daught-
er was under the doctors care, she
claimed it was caused by being in a
class in the basement some periods a
day. She wished a change. Why
could not all the 7th and 9Th grades
be put in the basement and the High
School on top.
Her opinion was supplemented by
a letter from the medical doctor, j.. c.
Dyer, who declared the basement a
damp place and unsanitary.
A letter was read from H. NJ. Flani-
gan and wife complaining of the i'll
ness of their child who has classes in
the basement at times like others who
are very healthy.
1t was noticeable at the meeting that
one of the members of the board had
a bad cold. He sneezed and kerchewed
much and never had been in the base
ment of the school a peroid of 4O
minutes a day. 1t may be that his
home of office is unsanitary. He may
have been shifting the dampners out
of doors.
Supervisor Jenkins reported that
work was progressing as well as ex'
pected under crowded conditions. Dur
ing November the full attendance
would have been 81 800, days present
20,065, days absent 1925. Percentage
91.16.
Penns Grove High School building
was erected with a hot air heating
system, the hot air being driven by
electric fan. Previous to last yea
only one room On the north cornel
was used for a class. The hot all
failed to give satisfactory heat.
When Green's garage building wa!
given up for school purposes the hot
water heating plant was put into the
basement of the high school building
with two hot water radiators in each
room. One radiator each was put IN
to the supervisors and typewritint
room. There was no complaint of the
system during the school year 1922;
Where there is hot water evaporate'
and leaves no dampness. The %ianitol
did not report any leakage. There is
a drain pipe in the bottom of the fool
to let the water out, as the floor of the
basement is near to the level of the
street. These complaints of late abou
the condition of the school rooms are
hot air propaganda.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-07
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
AUTO KILLED CHILD

An inquest before Corner H. F. Ash
craft, was held last Friday evening in
Borough Hall, before a jury to learn
the particulars about the death of the
boy Peter Trainer, on the previous
evening. The jurors were Dennis
Fahy, foreman, David Johnson, Ed
ward Jamison, Grover Petit, Jacob
Adams, George Jefferis.
DR.. Robert c. Sutherland testified
that the boy was brought to his office
at about 5 p. m. with a fractured skull
and died in half an hour.
George H. Hicks, of Woodstown,
testified that he was driving his auto
mobile out East Main Street, near the
Borough limits, that he met three cars
coming together towards Penns Grove
and when he turned out to clear the
cars he hit the children. There We're
three children on the road, two were
Wrestling in a shade and one was in the
light. His car hit the two which were
wrestling. They rolled to the side of
the road. He stopped his car, return
ed and took the boy with the others to
the doctor. It was purely an accident
by the children being in the road in .
shade.
Mary Trainer and Florence Scapo,
children, testified that there We're no
other cars coming and Hicks was on
the grass.
The jurors went to the scene of the
accident and found blood or the cement
road two feet from the edge, also on
the grass twenty-four feet beyond
Norman Avenue, also saw that the car
had skidded.
They returned a verdict that George
H. Hicks be held for the grand jury,
without bail.