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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNQAY, NOV. 5,1922
The   Only   Sunday   Newspaper Published   In   Luzeme   County
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE GENERAL AS WINTER BREAKS OVER SEVERAL STATES
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BOLTS PARTY TICKET
Visit  Of  Democratic  State Candidate^ Is Marked By Session At Pittston
Lively
KEHOE IN ARMS
McSparran And Friends Get Loyal Welcome At Rally Conducted In This City
PLEAS FOR FARMER
John McSparran. Democratic can¬ didate for Governor, and hla associ¬ ates on the Democratic Btate ticket, made a tour of Luzeme county yes¬ terday In their flniU swing through the Stata. They made speeches at Pittston in the afternoon, at Hazle¬ ton In Ihe early evening and wound up wltb an enthusla.<!tic meeting at Knlghta of Columbus hall In this city last night at 8 o'clock. Several hun¬ dred Democrats crowded the hall and gave the candidate.s a warm reception.
Prece<'ing tho moetlni^ there wa.s a short jt'reet demonstnitlon, Alexan¬ der's bi.nd, undor tbo direction of I'rotcssor Pokomey leading a procos- nlon of automobile.s contiiinlnR the candidal'^ nnd Democratic leaders from Rtdington's hotel to Columbus Hall.
In th<« party that toure<l the county were Ml. McSparran, Hutx-rt K. Pat- tl.ion, candidate for lieutenant gover¬ nor; A. M. Thompson, camlidate for aecretarj of Internal affairs; I'ol Fred Kerr, of Clearfleld, candidute for United -states Senator; Henry C. Nile.-* of Vork, candidate for Superior Court; John J. Ca.sey, ranilid.-ite for ConRTcs-s nnd Asa K. I>'\Viil, can¬ didate Tor Stale Senator ia tho Twen- tiMi district.
?^iitocy 1 cached this city yesterday morning, making their headquarters at tbo Rtdingtoii Hotol. I'ittston wa.s the first olaco visited, whore ;i meet¬ ing wuij bold at Kroad street park. Though It w;ia tho sinalle.st meeting of tho tour, it was tbe liveliest, bring featured by a dobato between Tom Phorldan ' he Democratic candidate for reproscntptivo, and John J. Kehoe, UemwniUo po.stmaster of Pitt.ston, m-ho was refu.sctl pcrtnission to reply to a speecii of Sheritlan in winch the latter charged Kehoe with iH'ing a traitor tc part of the Democratic ticket.
Kolioe n que»te<l an effort to reply, but the piesiding oflicor refused this l)cmiis.sion whereupon he contented Dlmsclf With making the following at-iiemcnt lo the public through the prcaa:
Kehoe's   Statement
"While itiendin*; tbe open air I>rmoci«tic i-.iliy at BiTMid street park yehterday j.flernoon, Thomas Shori- dun. Democratic candid.ito for repn-- ¦rntattvc, n-adc un unwarranted and uncalled for attack on me. He stated among othe- things that 1 am sup¬ porting tbe   -andidacy of his Kepubli-
Freak Of Nature Puzzles Doctors
Sprlngfleld, Mass., Nov. 4.— Medical circles here were astound¬ ed when It became known that the body of a mule Infant waa found within the abdominal cavity of a Sprlngfleld man who died recently. The discovery was made by Dr. Curl A. SchlUander, associate medi¬ cal examiner, during the course of an autopsy he performed on the man's body. The child's body was wen formed from the .shoulders to the feet. The head was missing, however, and the arms were only rudimentary. The iKxly was en¬ closed in a sort of sack, which was Illled with a faty fluid. It is believed by medical mon that the man in question suffered consider¬ able distre.ss at times. According to Dr. Schillander, however, the man died u natunil death and was normal In every other way. He was a married man and had severul children and w'as about sixty years old at the time of his death. Dr. Schillander is Inclined to believe that tho embryonic body had ex¬ isted withiii the man since birth. Ho said that It Is probable that a freak of nature corrupted twin cells that would have been Siamese twins so that upon birth one cell was enclosed within the bAly of the other.
NINE UNDER BONDS AFTER A DRY RAID
CAPTORES ALL
Nine men wero held under »1,000 bail each last night on charges of rum running on mountain roads after State trooi>ers and prohibition enforcement agents of Chief Harry Williams had completed a two-day investigation of Volstead conditions- here.
In addition to these arrests, dry authorities Intimated that samples of beer.had been taken from central city hotels during the day by Department of Justice men whose movements were cloaked in absolute secrecy.
A tenth arre.st growing out of the raids was announced by State troop¬ ers but In this ca.se they charged vio¬ lation of the Slate game laws, instead of an infringement of the Volstead law.
A night se.ssion was held In police court to dispose of the ca.seii again.st defendants g-athercil by the troopers and the enforcement offlcers. Alder¬ man Alex Ricketts acted fis a special magistrate.
Mose Smulowitz. of 755 North Wu.shington street, this city; his brother, Henry Smulowitz, of the .sane address; Joseph Keldman, of 67 Bast Carey street, and Foster Grey, of 215 North Washington street, this city, were held under $1,000 ball each for a further heiirlng tomorrow before United States Commissioner Roscoe B. Smith.
It was alleged that the Smulowitz party was stopped on the Bear Creek road in Buck townahip Friday night by Sergeajit Tipton and Privates Stin¬ er of the constabulary, while the party was transporting five gallons of whiskey. They had the stuff In a touring car.
A second seizure on the Bear Creek road resulted In the arrest of Anthony Dzycllcz, Louis Kinanski, Joseph Alexander and Joseph Chesko, all of .Mahanoy City, and Lucian Krzy¬ wickl, of McAdoo. They were stopped by Corporal Black,  Privates Wolever
Records For Speed, Duration, Altitude And Distance Held By Army Fliers
COMPLETE SUPREMACY
and Davidson while driving a car con¬ taining 36 bottles of Canadian Club whiskey. They were held under similar bond for a bearing tomorrow.
In each instance    the    Ilquor   was seized and the owners were required to give bonds for tqelr machlnea. Htut«r in Trouble
WhUe the Mahanoy City party waa being held up by the patrol. George RelUy. formerly a Starte game war¬ den and at present proprietor ot a hotel near StoddartavlUe, fell into the clutches of the officers. He was driving an automobile when ordered to stop. Investigation showed that he had a score of pheasants In h^ pos¬ session. —.
Because the number of dead birds was three In excess of the quota al¬ lowed each hunter under the gama laws, Reilly was placed under arrest. He was brought before Alderman Ricketts and fined. Reilly appealed the flne.
Severul hours after Reilly's arrest took place. State troopers raided his hotel. Reilly's friends cl.-iim there was no evidence found against him. Tbe troopers said la.st night that the only charge against hira is for violation of game laws.
Reports were prevalent la.st night that a large squad of Department of Justice men had slipped into the City for the purpose of sampling beer on sale In cafes and hotels In the central city. The presence of the raiders was reported as early as 7 o'clock.
At midnight no public raids had been made, but ut the headquarters of the enforcement officers in tbe post oftice building It wue suggested that the Investigators had taken sev¬ eral samples without Informing various proprietors of their presence.
Chief Williams declared that hla men were not among the "beer samplers." He also said that his of¬ flce had no deflnlte Information con4 coming the activity of the Washing¬ ton agents.
Washington.   Nov.   4.—The   United
States army tonight stands supreme in a%-latlon among the nations of tho world.
The remarkable flight of Lieuten¬ ants MacReady and Kelley from San Diego. Cal.. to Indianapolis, a cross country stretch of 2100 miles, took from the British flag the world's rec¬ ord for distance In an airplane and marked up another triumph for the Army Air Service.
The Army now holds the world's records for distance, duration, alti¬ tude and speed In the air. In addi¬ tion to seveml high marka for speed over measured course.s.
The world's premier aviator is also In the Army, for It wus Lieutenant MacReady who brought three of the record bre.aklng achievements under the American flag. The daring fiyer now holds the world's record for dur¬ ation, distance and altitude.
Not content with all these world's reconls, tho Army, according to an¬ nouncements here, will tr>' to beat its own speed record and to complete a non-stop trans-continental  flight.
It Is probable that MacReady will be in the next plane that will attempt to cross the continent In one flight.
Brigadier William Mitchell, Asslst- .ant  <.,"hief  of  the  .-Vir  Service  of the
can  opponeru   William  H.   Martin.  11 Army,  has  recommended to  the^ Nu-
Immediately .iskod the privilege of an BWering Mr. Sheridan from the plat form, but WHS denied permission.
"If pormittod I intended to tell the audience my reasons for opjw.slng tiie cnudldaiiy of Mr. Sheridan. I intended to say, as 1 now s.iy, th:it Mr. Sheri¬ dan is not I consistent I>cmocrat. Blx  yenrs ago  he  refuse<l  to  support
tionai Aeronautical A.ssoclatlon that a special flight over a kilometer course be arranged tn which the Army will endeavor to break the record breaking speed of 224.33 miles an hour, which Mitchell recently established at De¬ troit.
The Array    Air    Service    Issued    a statement    tonight    In  which it was
John J. C.i.M>\ for ConKies.s. Further, j slate<l offlcially that Idiots M.acReady wben be w;is i Democi-atic member of j and Kelly in the T-2 broke the world's the achool  bo.ml a few vears ago  ho ' reconl  for distance  before  they  were
Ten Million Dollars Worth Stored On Ships Just Off Thre?-Mile Limit
PRICES REDUCED
voted to ou.st Democratic taachert and ¦ forced to descend    near    Indianapolis' at $70.
New York, Nov. 4.—A rum running fleet carrying $10,000,000 worth of li¬ quor Is attempting to lund its, cargo from an anchorage oft New York, Just outside the three mile limit. It was declared tonight at the oflice of John D. Appleby, zone chief prohibition agent.
Most of the vessels were declared to be of British registry. The fleet In¬ cludes six schooners that left the Ba- hanuis this week with 100,000 cases of Ilquor aboard.     ,
Appleby said that while the ships had been sighted by America's dry navy, tho latter is powerless to act under the new ruling forbidding seiz¬ ure of ships outside the three mile limit unless they try to unload their cai-goes   with   their own   boata.
This ruling has resulted In rum runnlhg activity, the ships remaining outside the American zone, while smaller craft from short smuggle the contraband In by night.
Efforts aro being made by dry agents to shut oul the Ilquor, but New York bootleggers are known to be preparing for the wettest Thanks¬ giving and Christmas since prohibi¬ tion. Prices have fallen until Scotch is   selling   for   $80   u   case   and   Rye
GEORGE'S DEFEAT
BELIEVED CEn
Nominations Indicate That New Premier And Union¬ ists Will Stay In Power
WOMEN REJECTED
Janitors.      Nether    has Mr. Sheridan  because of engine trouble.
ever l>cen act ve In support    of   any      It was stated that the Army llyera.
Democratic candidate for office except'aftf   guiding    their    plane    through
himself, nor i'ave I ever known him to contribute one dollar to tho Demo¬ cratic cami>aign fund.
•My   flnanci.il  contributions   to  the
treacherous mountain passes and bucking strong head winds with an engine that started missing 400 miles out of San Diego had exceeded by 164
Democn.tlc pu>-tv the pa.st four years  niiles the previous  wodil record    for will compare lavorably  with tho.se or, distance set by the British flyers.—.VI-
any D<Mnocrat of my flnancial stand- Int,' in Luzorne County. I have known Wlllian; H. Martin Intimately for twenty-five years. Ho Is a good citizen, honora'ilc und decent gentle¬ man, und my Jriend. For the above reasons I cann >t give my support to Thomaa Sheridan us a candidate for! representative f-om the Third di.strict. "John J. Kehoe." After the Pitt.--ton mooting the visit¬ ing c.iniiidotes li ft for Hazleton where a meeting was hold last evening nt 7 O'clock.   At its conclusion they   came
to this city for tl e final nieetmg of the' trouble was encountered with the wa-
day.
Wilkesl'-arre Meeting
The Columbus Hall meeting called to order by County Commis¬ aioner Con J. G illagher. Democratic county chairm.in, who Introduced Mayor Daniel L. Hart as chairman of tho evening. Mi*. Hart m.ide one of his happy openin? addresses In which be aeemed to tak ; pleasuro at the op¬ portunity it ffTfonled him to say a few words in support of nn Issue that is dear to him. wint and beer.
The first si>eak. r was Robert K. rattlson. eon of t'le late Robert E. Pattison. twice G-ivemor of Pennsyl¬ vania. Mr. Pattison. who is only 34 years old and a nv-wcomer in politics, waa givon a splcn iid reception, it be¬ ing appiirent that there were many old friends of his fr.ther in the audi¬ ence.' Ho spoke eitirely on State Is¬ sues, believing that the only sure way of bringing about goo<l business at Harrisburg is by the election of the Democratic ticket.
He w.is followed by A. M. Thompson of Allephcny Countv. who spoke on national us well as .st.ate affairs. Be¬ fore he conclu«1»sl, Jotin A. McSparran entered the hall and ;uj soon us he was
cock and Brown,  when they    crossed the Atlantic without a stop. A World Kecord
Tho statement follows:
"After a continued flight of 21 hours, Lleutenunts Oakley C. Kelly and John .\. MacReady, both pilots, covered 2,- 100 miles in an attempted non-stop trjns-ocntinontal flight. The 'ony;est previous record was made on June 14, 1919, by Ciiptain John Alcock and Sir A. W. Brown, British pilots, in their trans-Atlantic flight of 1,936 miles.
"An unotficiui    report   states    that
ter Jacket    appixixlmutely    400    miles from  San Diogo.  California:   Ihat de- was   "Pile this the pilots continued on their
Kelly und MacReady in breaking the world's  non-top  distance   record.
"It  will   be   remembered  that   their
flrst attempt was made on October D
of this year when a fog encountered In
the mountains forced the ax'iixCors to
iftum to Rockwell, where. Instead ot
landin?r, they reniaineii in the air and
established a world's endurance record
of 35 hours, 18 minutes and^O seconds.
"Plans   are   being   made   to   collect
recognized was giv< n an enthusiastic {data and  take advantage of the  les-
"*Tcceptlon.   Mr. McSjarran devoted the   sons learned in  this flight and there
Sraeter part of his   >i)ccch to a vche-lis every  indication  that  tho success
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Journey until the condition became such that they were forced to land at Von Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, shortly after y a. m. today. The most difficult part of the journey In which the tortuous mountain pases of south¬ ern Callfomi;!, Arizona and New Mex¬ ico, made progress hazardous,   .vlth a
£xtent to which rum running along the Atlantic coaat has grown, was dlsclased today In testimony of secret service agents before the grand jury probing liquor frauds here. A boot¬ leggers' combine, capitalized at mil¬ lions, with headquarters in New York und the Bahamas, haa practically taken over the illicit traffic, accord¬ ing to testimony which was revealed at the District Attorneys office. This group maintains its own fleet, attor¬ neys an4 a parliament where bootleg¬ gers meet and make rules governing lheir business. These rules govern all men in the employ of the trade and supersede laws of the land.
Dry agenta In greater New York gave practically all their time to watching small boata that swarm off from shore. Despite watchfulness, however, scores of them were known to have gained their objective out¬ side the three mile zone and re¬ tumed safely.
London, Nov. 4.—Nominations for the forthcoming general elections closed ut noon today, forecasting an Inevitable victory for Premier Bonar Law and  his  Unlonl.st  .supporters.
David Lloyd Georgo, ex-Premier, was among a group of 70 candidates who are considered automatically elected, no one opposing them in their districts. Mrs. Lloyd George herself nominated the former Premier aa a member from Carnuvon.
Belief that I.,loyd George would flght Bonar Law's party to the death at the polls, which arose from a report that he would have many additional candidates to oppose Unionists at the last moment, was di.spelled when the ex-Premler nominated but 18 of his supporters  beside his previoua list.
One of these, a Mrs. Webster, was rejected by the nominations board be¬ cause het- nama arrived too late.
The Unionists have nearly 500 nom¬ inees, the Independent Liberals 350, Lloyd George has less than 200, while labor has put 400 in the fleld.
With Lloyd George withholding his offensive, the Unionists appear cer¬ tain of a plurality and probably a majority.
Lloyd George and Bonar Law reached a "gentlemen's agreement" some time ago, not to flght each other's candidates at tho polls.
Both Bonar Law and Lloyd George made speeches today but they were uninteresting affairs compared with the magnitude of the political up¬ heaval through which Britain is pass¬ ing.
Lloyd George coined a new phrase— "standstill" and applied it to Bonar Law's cabinet.
Bonar I.iiw touched lightly on Irish :iaffii-s, saying he was not hostile to the Irish situation.
Mrs. Hall Offers Her Testimony For Benefit Of The Grand Jury
New Brunswick, N. 3., Nov. 4.—Mrs, Frapces Stevens HaU, widow of the slain pastor, will ask that she be allow¬ ed to testify before the Somerset County Grand Jury when that body probes the Hall-Mills crime next week, it was re¬ ported tonight through a "friend of the Hall family." Special Prosecutor Mott, when asked whether this would, be legal, or if he would agree to such testimony, refused to comment. Mott's principal evidence to the grand jury ia declared to be Mrs. Jane Gibson's "eye witness" story which is said to include statements that Mrs. Hall witness¬ ed the dual tragedy. If Mrs. Hall appears before the grand jury she will waive immunity, it was asserted. The Hall-Mills murder mystery will be placed before' the Som¬ erset County Grand Jury Thursday, it was declared at the prosecutor's office here tonight, following a conference be- .tween Special Prosecutor Mott and Chief Justice Gum- mere, of the New Jersey Supreme Court; The conference was held at Newark and it was understood that Mott laid all evidence, including Mrs. Jane Gibson's eye witness story, before the jurist. Shortly after the decision, Mott made out new warrants without names. They will be filled in and served upon the action of the Grand Jury. The case was practically at a standstill tonight, so far as develop¬ ments were concerned. Chief interest was evidenced in a re-iteration of a report of several days ago that the car in which the murderers of Hall and Mrs. James Mills rode to the death scene, had been locatetL  ^ !	
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Princess Runs Gauntlet Of The Curious On Arrival At Doom For Big Event
PASTOR'S SERMON'
HURLED FROM TOWER BY ELECTRIC CHARGE
Coming In contact with a high {en- u_~>. t..^ .^.~  ¦„...».u^,u      ...s. n   *'*"*   ^''i^'   DeForest   Mills,   32   years hViviiy load'ed"plane," wa^^succcMfully | ?''^ °' "» Washington avenu';. Scran- completed. ,   L^*"^' ^ hneman  inthe employ of the
"The weather bureau reports thatj no difficulty would have been eA-1 countered between Indianapolis and New Vork. .A.ir Service officials, al-1 though disappointed that the tnms-i continental flight was not completed, i re justly proud of the uchievement of j
BOY IS BADLY HURT
IN FALL FROM CYCLE
Joseph Fay, 11 years old. son of Wlllium Fay. Fittston merchant, re¬ siding at 602 Susquehanna avenue, West Pitt.ston, Is in a serious condl- i tlon at inttston State Hospital due to an accident yesterday.
The boy's .skull was fractured when. In falling from a bicycle, his head struck one of the wheels of a Hart¬ man bus. The accident happened on the Water street bridge at Pittston.
After treatment by Dr. C. W. Pie- vost. the victim was removed to the hospital.
I ton,
Scranton Electric Company, narrowly escajjed death yesterday afternoon when thrown thirty-flve feet to the street. The accident happened oppo¬ site the Ferry street bridge in Pitts¬ ton.
Mills  was   at   work  on   an   electric;
MATERNITY HOSPITAL
TO GET DONATIONS
Plans are being made for a   dona-
tion  day in  the  interest  of the    Ma-
..   .   ,    ,       _^    ,,     —     .   : temity Hospital on Dana street     The
tower In an effort to remedy trouWe i
lighting system Oxie of his legs,,5. At that time the mana«r^ of the ^ brushed against a feed wire. Pedes- | hospital will.be gratefn^ fo?^h, fc^d Itriuas saw him hurled by the heavy j ^ducts ^nd linens. Dono^un^le ^1 X-em^ni.''' ""'" ^^ ^hen-land on j [^ ^end their contributions to the in! ,uie pa\ement. : stltutlon may call    Bell    'phone    1898
Dr. !•. P. O'Malley treated Mills for! iind a messenger or automobile will be
severe bums to the right side und sent •. sent.
I him to Pittston hospital. For a time j The Maternity Hospital was esUb- jlxrth legs were believed fractured but > lished one and one-hulf years s^o. 1 .surgeoas announced last night that i Since that time more than 200 cases ! beside the bums, MUls had received i bave heen treated successfully with 'only lacerations and bruisca. His results that Indicate the need of the I condition is fair. > hospital in the community.
Doom. Holland. Nov. 4.—Paator Vogel's sermon to be delivered Sun¬ day at the marriage of Wllhelm Ho¬ henzollern to Princess Hermine, will dwell on the loss of the former Kaiserln,  it was  leamed  tonight.
The minister plans to say tn part: "Mention of love brings to mind .the prematurely deceased. This husband is a survivor of our dead empress. Hgr tomb becomes even more the center of a pilgrimage of loving peoples. She Is the Ideal of the Chris¬ tian Germanic woman.
"While the people feel the losa of the late empress, the deeply tried hus¬ band feels It atill more daily and hourly.
"Love pives consolation, and pa¬ tience against calumny, and victorjr over slander. Love does not seek ns own happiness, but the happiness of Its fellows behind whom It perceives Christ pledging 'What thou hast done to the least of those, thou has done unto me.'
"And here It Is not the leaat, tmt the dearest one In the Fatherland and the Church.    So may love remain.
"Faith is the foundation of lovsu It builds a house of hope, and crowns and beautifies tbe house."
After the ceremony the rings will be exchanged In accordance with the Prussian State Church custom.
Then the congregation will aay the Lords Prayer and sing the hymn, "So Lead Mo By the Hand." A Toy Khigdoin Wilhelm Hohenzollern — eratwhlle Emperor of Gennany, but now ruler only of Doom house,—marshalled the splendors of his toy kingdom around him tonight, as the stage was set with regal pomp and ceremonies for his wedding tomorrow to Princess Hermine.
The exiled Kai.ser was In a buoyant mood as he made a tour of the castle chambers on the eve of his wedding, seeing that the furniture and the dec¬ orations were In proper place.
The bride's trousseau was contained in ten trunks, which were brought into Holland without being pried open by Dutch customs officials. - Prince.ss Hermine arrived at Doom houso this evening. Her speeding au¬ tomobile rushed through the gates and the booming of flashlights. Then the brakes were Jammed on as the car halted beside the porter's lodge which she  entered.
The Princess Arrive* The Prlnces.r looked youthful a> ahe stepped from the train. She was ac¬ companied by the Prince of Reuss. The bride to be was very phUnly dresse<i.
Hoping to .ivold the crowd of mo¬ tion picture photographers, the Prin¬ cess walked swiftly out a side door of the station and entered a taxicab, while the royal motor remained at the station as a decoy.
The photographers discovered the ruse and endeavored to pursue the Princess. A fight with fhe Dutch police ensued and ^nid the scene of combat, the Princess* taxi dashed away.
The automobile ran crosa country, closely followed by another car, carry¬ ing a United Press correspondent. At 8:40 the taxi arrived at the castle. The gates swung wide a.s It approach¬ ed. Just Inside stood Wllhelm, await¬ ing his bride. The machine shot through the portals and, skidded to a halt, sparks flying from the screech¬ ing brakes.
Instantly there was a blast of flash¬ lights and for an Instant the scene wjis bllndlngly illuminated. Then the wood gates closed on the loving pair.
At his father's side was Frederick Wilhelm. the former crown prince, at¬ tired in a spoits suit with knicker¬ bockers and taking a lively Interest in all preparations. His freedom of movement was restricted to the castle grounds. The mayor of W'ieringen who is responsible for his safe retum to that Island of exile, kept a watch¬ ful eye on him.
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MS HIS TOLL ON CIIY STREETS
One Woman Knocked To The Pavement And Others Are Relieved Of Their Money
POLICE SEEK AMATEUR
MANY ARE KILLED IN WINTER STORM IN WEST REGIONS
Tornado And Cyclone Mix Wind, HaU And Snow That Strike With Terrible Fury. Complete Count Of Fatalities Is Delayed By Destruction Of Wires
TOWNS MAY BE DESTROYED
storms, sweeping over the Middle West and Southw«ft Saturday, took a heavy toll in life and property. Blizzards and tomadoes were reported fro m\he Rocky Mountains region into Oklahoma. Two were killed and four injured In a storm at Carr Crossing, Colo. A tornado which struck Drumright, Okla., and surrounding towns, took a heavy toll of lives according to early reports. Four were killed at Roxana camp and unconfirmed re¬ ports place the number at other camps much higher. Heavy snow fall was reported in portions in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona.
Despite tbe fact that the police withln^the past two months have'ar¬ rested at least six young men charged with purse snatching, a lone thief last nlr!:l kept Chief of Police Michael Brown ond his squad on the Jiop from early evening until midnight. Two thefts were i-eported, a third offense was an attempted hold-up and a fourth report was that a pocket had been picked In a local department store.
A few minutes after 8 o'clock Miss Mary Butler of 62 Wayne Lane, re¬ ported that she had been attacked by a young woman at the comer of Wayne Lane and South Grant street, and that her pocketbook containing ' $12, a pair of rosary beads and other articles, was taken. Twenfy minutes i later Mrs. George Coyle of McCar- rapher street called the police station, reporting that a young man seized her pocketbook containing $1.50, a pair of rosaries and other articles. This hap¬ pened on Dana street, near the Home¬ opathic Hoapltal.
In both histances the women gave the same description of the-thlef. Miss Butler was with her sister and on their way to the central cily. Miss Butler was on tho inside of the side¬ walk when the young man came toward the two women. After passing them he wheeled ciround on his heels and .snatched at Miss Butler's' purse. She mado a valiant effort to save her property, but the strength of the young man, coupled with a powerful blow on the arm, forced her to re¬ linquish It. In the Dana street In¬ cident Mrs. Coyle reports that the purse snatcher came from l)ehlnd, snatched the bag. and darted off. Womun Knorked Down Just after 9 o'clock ii report came to the police station that a woman had been attacked by .a man at the comer of East Union and North Washlngrton streets. An effort was apparently made to seize her pocket- book. The woman was felled. She screamed and her assailant ran off in the direction of North Main street. An automobllLst reported the incident to Chief Brown and could furnish no names.
Miss Catherine McNeils of 323 South River street, advertising man¬ ager at the Bcston Store, reported to the police the loss of her purse con¬ taining more than $40. Miss McNelis Is not certain whether she lost her purse or had her .pocket picked. She missed the wallet as she was leaving the central city. Chief Brown Im¬ mediately had his entire plain-clothes squad at the task of finding the cul¬ prit, as both Miss Butler and Mrs. Coyle furnished good descriptions and are po.sitive they can Identify their a.ssailant. Chief Brown believes the work is that of the s-ime person. .Amateurs At Work Chief Brown very reluctantly dis- cu8.scd the present petty robbery out¬ break. He Is certain the number of house-breakings Is the wo.-k of some amateur. His deduction Is that only an amateur would rob homes and only ransack the flrst floors of the places which he enters. He admits tho rob¬ beries are daring, but adds that In each place only small sums of money are taken, and this seems to be the favorite looting of the intruder. In no case has any description been giv¬ en.
Mayor Daniel L. Hart    and   <:?hlef Brown  have  been  seriously consider¬ ing the present police question. With- j In the past len  years the city budget has not Increased the number of pa¬ trolmen, while il has been necessary, tiecause of the increased    automobile trafflc. to place a large trafflc squad on I day duty.   In addition men have been i placed on mounted police duty and ad¬ ditional offlcers have been added to tlie motor squad of the city.   Added to this has come the number of men neces¬ sary for strike-patrol duty. Need More Police All of this has been carried on with¬ out  any  additional  cost  to  the  city, the Mayor avers,  yet  he admits the p«lice  offlcers  have  been  strained to (Continued on I'a^e A-10>
Many Killed
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 4.—Cyclones sweeping through the Southwest tonight, took a toll of more than a score of lives, ac¬ cording to unconfirmed reports. Ten persons were known to have been killed in Colorado and Oklahoma by a tVister which wrecked houses, toppled over oil derricks and caused property losses estimated at more than $1,500,000.
Heavy rains, hail, sleet and electrical manifestations also were reported from the Rocky Mountain regions, Oklahoma, Kansas and Westem Missouri. First reports of cyclone disturb¬ ances came from Carr Crossing, Colo., where two persons were killed and four probably fatally injured.
The storm broke there shortly after day break and levelled houses. Coming out of the Southwest, a cyclone dipped into Northern Oklahoma, wreaking havoc in towns surrounding Drumright and Cushing. Seven persons were reported killed at Roxana and nearby towns and nearly 100 were injured. Oliye, 18 miles from Drumright, was demolished, according to advices received here. Other towns in the paths of the twister, includ¬ ed Oilton, Shamrock and Mannford.
Reports that from 20 to 50 persons were killed nenr Cusbtng and Drum- right continued throughout the night, but lacked vcriflcutioa.
Terrific Force
The storm struck In Oklahoma south of Drumwrlght, skirted along the edge of the town and then smash¬ ed Into Roxana with full force, leaving death and destruction In Its wake and then skipped to Olive where the loss has not been determined.
Later Kansas towns began report¬ ing severe ruins and electrical disturb¬ ances; accompanied by high winds. .\ downpour of rain began in Kansas City.
Three bodies have been recovered at Olive, advices from Drumright said. Rescue squads have not reported and the death toil may be Increased. All available physicians have been ordered to Olive, but rescue work was pro¬ gressing slowly In the darkness and heavy do\^'n pour.
Wounded were being taken to Brtstow, Sapulpa, Drumright and Shamrock.
Unconfirmed reports .said a number were found dead and Injured at Ollve.
Jennings and his wife were foond nearly a quarter of a mile from home. Their bodies were battered and bruised. Their son was kUled by » freak, a flying piece of steel strllilnc him In the head.
I>amage at Olive and vicinity has been estimated at more than $600,000.
The Roxana. Prairie, Gipsy, Tidal and Pure Oil Companies, It is stated, were the heaviest losers.
Cyclone Carries Death
Drumright, Okla., Nov. 4.—Four persons were killed and at least flfty injured when a cyclone struck the Roxana oil lease near here early to¬ night.
The knowlTdead are:
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jennings, their 14 year old son; a boy named Dobba.
Injured were still being brought into hospitals here tonight and a com¬ plete check had net been made of the doad. Both hospitals were fllled and plans were being made to open houaea to care for the injured.
The storm stmck at Roxana shortly at 6:80, uprooting trees, top¬ pling over oil derricks and smashing bouses.
The storm came out of the south¬ west and wreaking havoc here, struck out towurd Olive.
Fatalities Not Known
Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 4.—A number of persons were reported killed In a cyclone, wiiich swept Drumright and adjoining territory early tonight. Four were reported dead at the Roxana camp.
All telephones to Drumright, Cush¬ ing, Jermlngs and other towns ara down.
Drumright Is In Creek County, fifty miles from here.
Unconfirmed reports bf large cas¬ ualties, .spread quickly. One report re- cel^<ed at Cushing, Okla.. said twenty- five persons were killed by a twister In Shamrock.
Tho storm then dipped at Oilton. twenty-flve miles from Cushing and' took a number of lives, another rumor said.
E^fforts to verify these roporta, how¬ ever, were unavailing.
Killed In Home
Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 4.—Two persoas were killed and four others l.tjure4 in a tomado and hail storm whtcll struck Carr Cros^ilng. north of Sugar City today.
The dead are R. R. Mossman and his daughter. Mary.
Mra. Mossman. her son and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Stumps were Injured.
The father and infant daughter wers caught as the home was crumpled in the force of the tornado.
SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL GUARDED BY PINCHOT
A ."pay-as-you-go" system of State • finances that will bring appropriations to hospitals and schools up to the minute, was promised by Gifford Pin¬ chot. Republican candidate for Gover¬ nor, in an address delivered before hundreds of enthu.sia.stic, supporters la.st night at Hotel Casey' Scranton.
Mr. I'inchot was accompanied by Senator Georgo Wharton Pei>pcr and Senator David Reed,  both candidates
CALEDONIA SOCIAL
AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
for reelection. Addre.sses were given by them together with .short talks hy Miss Margaret McGuire, representing the Philadelphia school system; Lieut- Col. Davis, nominee for lieutenant govemor and Mrs. Worthington Scranton.
In his add.-ess Mr. Pinchot stmck a responsible chord when he suggested a practical ren^edy for the present condition of school and hospital ap¬ propriations. Payments of State funds to these institutions are fur behind schedule due to a lack of money. The next govemor promised that after be takes charge at Harrlaburg not a single appropriation bill wil| be signed by him until after it has been closely scrutinized.
Members of the Caledonia Club held their annual Hallowe'en social last night in their club rooms on South Muin street. A clever prognim of diversifled entertainment waa enjoyed by a large gathering.
A feature of the evening was ths appearance of Jean Anderson Thirde. soprano, who during the war was an entertainer on the pr.ncipal battle fronts. Othera who took part In ths program of songs, recitations and i dances were Sheriff John  MacLuskle,
GREEKS FACE REVOLT
London. Nov. 4.—The Greek em¬ pire, recently disastrously defeated tn the war with the Turks, tonight faced more troubis in form of a re¬ volt by the island of Samos, the for¬ eign office learned  tonight.
The insurrectionists dcmande<l autonomy under the League pf Na¬ tions.
Meanwhile the Greek government Is ru.shing troops ta tb/» ioianij to quell the revolC
Alexander Young, ex-Chief Livings¬ ton. Mrs. T. Smith. Mrs. Dmm, James Lindsay, Mi.ss Campbell, Mr. IngHs, T. Jones, accompanied by Mrs. Sarah Humford, James Morton. Thomas Mitchell, Alexander Uirvan, John Qir- van, Guy Gilchri.st, Mrs. WiUMM Mann and Charles Ma  '
LOCAL MAN ILL IN BUFFALO
Buffalo, N. y.. Nov. 4.—George Gardner, 60 years old. of 278 Kidder street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was found In a dazeil and. exhausted condition near Cortbir.d County fair grounds. He was taken to the Cortland Hospi¬ tal where physicians stated he was suffering from weakness.
N'fe.VR EA.ST CONTERENCE
Rome, Nov. 4.—The Near Eastern Conference at Lausanne, will probabiy he postponed unUI the latter part of this month, owing to the overthrow of the Sultan's Constantinople govem¬ ment, it was declared In State circlsa here tonight. ^^¦
It will be Impossible to negotlats lastttig eastern treaties until the status of the Angora govemment and the Sultan Is flaaliy esUblished. ii was pointed out —•   ••
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