The daily star-mirror., 1923-03-20
ITALIAN STEAMER REPORTED
SINKING 500 MILES OUT OF BOS-
T0N-SHIPS TO RESCUE.

Onldnd-tA. H.J-EuSdT l. uilcIs
former kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan,
realm of Northern California, an
nounced today that he is organizing
"The Fascist of America to sup
plant the khan. The incorporation
papers will be filed shortly, he said,
adding that the new order will not
permit hoods, but that black shirts
will be worn
Steamer Sinking Far From Land
Norfolk, Va.-(A P.)-The Italian
steamer Giulia is in a sinking con-
dition 500 miles east of Boston, ac-
cording to wireless messages receiv-
ed at the coast guard station here.
The American steamer William r.
Herrin, sixty miles from Giulia when
it picked up the message, is rushing
to the assistance of the sinking
steamer, as is also an unidentified
shipping board steamer.
Arms for Warning Irish
Dublin-(A. PA letter purport-
ed to have been written by Liam
Lynch, republican army leader, to
Joseph Mccarthy, of Philadelphia,
urging the vital Importance of a
consignment of arms arriving as
soon as possible" was made public
by the Free State government to-
day. eve could turn the scale here
Immediately and also end war quickly
if this arrived" the letter said.
Explosion Kills Three
ion in the packing mill of the DUPONT
Powder company at Berlin Village,
five miles south of Scranton, today
killed three men.
More Evidence Against Dinas
Everett-(A. P)-George Chakos,
brother of Mrs Cleopatra Karas, one
of the four victims of murder and
fire at the Home bakery early Sat-
urday morning, this morning, at the
county Jail here, declared to re-
porter that George Dinas, restaurant
keeper of Norton, Washington, now
under arrest, was in the Home bak-
cry Friday evening and quarrled with
Mrs. Karas.
American B0tanist Missing
London-(A P)-J w. Stacey, de-
scribed as a prominent botanist of
San Francisco, who came here to buy
books, is reported to have been miss
ing from his hotel since last Thurs
day All his belongings were found
in his room.
Study Use of Hospital Plants
Washington-(A. P.) = Immediate
of continuing study
to determine the future economic
uses for the governments vast hos
pital facilities, is urged by the board
of consultants on disqualification in
a report today to Secretary Mellon.
Al, f1,A ~ -
mapping out future profitable use
for great hospital plants should be
centralized in some federal govern
ment office and the problems made
subject to close scrutiny, in order
may not be wasted
Imperial Wizard Fails to Appear
Atlanta-(A. P)-Edward Clarke
Young, former acting imperial wiz
ard of the Knights of the Ku K1ux
[<1an. failed to appear for trial in the
United States court here today on
charges of using the mails to de-
fraud. His bond of $500 was ordered
'orfeited and it was stated that a
bench warrant for his arrest would
De issued later
Mother and Children Burn
Ardmore, Okla-(A P)-Mrs. Will
lam Graham and three small child
zen were burned to death when fire %
destroyed their home in the Heald-
on oil fields, near here, early today.
rhe house was ignited by "gas
lame"
Flying Cadet Killed
San Antonio-(A. P)-Wick Cham
ee, flying cadet of the Brooks field,
vas killed here today when he was
truck on the head by an airplane
PROPELLER. He lived at Gatesville,
Texas.
Poisoned Whiskey is Fatal
Columbus, GAIA. P)-Two are
ead and two others are not expected
o live, while another is blind, from
he effects of drinking poisoned
yhiskey. The dead are: Private
.aron E. Harrell, signal corps, Dor
n, Georgia. and man named Davis.
he victims are all soldiers at post
ear Columbus.