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LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
The  WEATHER
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Waxhintton. Keb. 1» - Kartem Penn- sylvMnla: 8now   Hunday;    Monday
fair wllh alowly rlalnr temperature.
FORTY-FOUR PAGES
Thtv Only   ."Sunday   Newspaper Ccverlns the Wyomlnit Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1927
Knlered   nt    WllHe.^-llfcrre.    I'a.. IK   .'teronJ   CkkMi   Moll   Mutter
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
JHREE MINERS ENTOMBED IN TAYLOR I INFLAMED ORIENTALS JOIN
ON COAL
Residents Of West Side Towns Discover Great Loss In Their Fuel Purchases
Miracle Bones In Deadly Rush
Como. Itnlj-, Feh. 19—While de- . vout worshippers R.shor<» prayed ovrr the Vwiipa of HaliU Aloysius. 700 Cathollr pilgrims from I^cco 'oday pai-tlcipated In n miui Ncrum- lilf In escape from a j^inklnK- vessel moorotl to thc pier.
One woman was killed In the mnd l.'islt for the frnni; plunk. The ves¬ sel, the Uonie. had just arriv/J wtth the pilpriniK. The bones, which were IjelnR: conveyed lo this i-lty, had Imcu i.tkeii u.'<hoiv >*lien tht ve?(nel beiran to settle.
l*n«seniicrra rushed to the pier side of tho Home and atmcst oauBed the rraft to wipslze.
Th« SHint's l»nnp«t were taken to a nearby hrldle where pmyers were wild for the pa-ssongrrs' safety.
PROBE IS STARTED
Short Weights Are Blamed On Practice Of Selling Below The State Standard
PROSECUTION   PROMISED
T Mulcted out of thouminds of doIlarH by falwiflcutlon of the welphtH of coal liell vered to Ihoir home.'', resi¬ dents of thc (Si-eater AVent Kld<^ nre aKsiired of immediate relief liy uction thut hn.s l>o(*n carried In fsecrct to county and state oflflcial-n wlio.sn .special province Is the gir.st Intr of weights and measures. T'roof.H Iiave :Urca iy been e.stablishad n\n\ Ipsral authoritii'.s havo l>ecn aitked tor definite Interiirciiitlou of Ihe law.s leallnR with arre.st nnd prosccirtlon of reons responsible for undorwelghlnir modules while charffing for full ery. In flvo Inntanoo.s the authorities quietly at work on the matter found that coal which Is supposed to weigh ?,«40 pound.s, a full toin actually tipped the baianco at ponndaRc that rariod from a low mark of 1,350 pound.s to a hijrh mark of 1.750. In ^l ftvo casefl tt was ascertained the* ^ insers of coal had ordered full inare.
In a sixth in.stance It wn.s discov¬ ered that a coal hauler had also mulcted one of the companies by an agreement to dispose of a vast ton- nag-e of coal. Actually he wont far below his flKurea In paymenta, but a cherk-Uji dLsoloaed that he hnd ob¬ tained full payment. The flKuro of forty thousand dollars; is ni*^ntloned Id this caae. which was .settled without recourso to stato or county lnter\'en- tion. throuifh the .signing of a prom- issorj' note by which the hauler osrecd to pay back tho frauilulent charges.
llow far tho cheatinR of consumers has Rone is beyonrl the reckoning of the inve.stijjator.s, because there wojj only recent request for Investlfiralion and no knowlodgre wa-s Riven as to how lonff a timo was involved in the short-welKht deliveries. Four collier¬ ies have been reported In the probe, it belnf? the cu.stom at each of these to deliver any amount of coal from a bushel to a carload or Just a.s much ^us a waffon or truck would hold. ^ Wide Kxtortion
Conservative     estimates    are     that est Side realdents have suffered ex- irtlon  amounting; to  vast thousands dollurs. it beinf: the belief that the llii'if; llf iow tons ha,s 'r>een gradually readinjT  over  a  considerable  course of years.    In one ru.so Reported It was found that a four-ton onler amounted r....¦ ta actual wei^hinff to ju.st a little over ¦Mrto tonn.
^P Difficulty   attendinsr   the   Investlga-
llon  was encountered  because of lack
of proof of payments In direct accorrl
^^,^With orders.    One driver, trapped with
nil* 1.350   po\md  load  of coal,  declared
iiPnat he waa experiencimr trouble with
^    lils equipment and Intendeij to rhaTKo
only for the actual amount delivered.
But   by   quietly   making  ihelr   rounds
r>f ^he colliery yarda the probers found
CV ntinued  on  pag-e  in;   section   1.
MEMORY SAVES LIVES OE SEVEN LOCKED IN SAFE
Crazy Man Kills Wife And Babe Then Blows Off His Own Head
Workers Of Glen Alcien Are Victims Of Tragedy But Names Are Unknown
rort land. Ore.. Feb. 19. T nsane ficnxy on the part of a husbnnd was Ifiipnnslble fi»r fhe wipinc out of an 'IIIire family here today.
Kinery James, SS. obtained a shot- (TUrt and blew out his wife's brains: killed Ueva. their one-month-old Iwby, and ended his bloody orpy by bUinIng tiiit hrnti oft with the .same weai>on.
There wns no witness t" the *r>se^!y. A\ hieh occurred In' n prtvnt** wmltar- lum oporatt'd by Mrs. fatherlne .Math-
lot, where Mrs. James was employeil It was apparent from the ptwitlon m which the txMlies were found Ihat Mrs. James w as shot dow n u hile washlnK In the Imnement. Tlie bubv";i life was rnde«l a.s sho lay wleepinir In her cmdlf* tn the front r^iom upstairs James then   killed   himself.
The  only  other person  tttt he house at   the  time   was   Mrs.   Vina  IV   Har¬ rison.   I>edrtdden   with   pa^ulysls.    Hhe | heard   th'*   "hots   nnd   }»   ^*nj"   •¦h'*   "he Hummoneil the iM>llce,
COLLIERY; STRIKE TO WARFARE
NEW REVOLT THREATENED AS POWERS STAND GUARD
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Storekeeper Robbed At Parsons By Pair Of Midnight Bandits
RESCUERS ON JOB
Combination Recalled Just As Exhaustion Is About Td Cause Their Suffocation
PRISONERS OF BANDITS
Cleveland. Ohtu, Feb. Iff.-necnuse one man reracnil>erod a code he learn¬ ed yeans ago an a school boy. seven men arc alive todny after beinp locked In a .safe by bandits who robbed them of  $1,000  lirst.
S. W. niaxe. president of tho Star Elevator Company, tapped on the thick Htoel door to Rive the combina¬ tion which thoso outsldo wcro able to de<'ode and no release the seven who wer'i threatened with suffocation.
Four masHd bandits entered the companys* offlce today, and after stripping Rlaze and six other men of their money and valuables, pushed them mto the safe. Inside the air was cloHO and within a few minutes after their Imprisonment, which lasted near¬ ly nn hour, the Keven began to feel thc fffecta of the poisoned air.
Blazo was tho only one who knew the rjafc'r, combination. Thc walls were too thick to shout thc numbera to those on the outside.
A hasty Investigation of the vault disclosed that It would b«i hours be¬ fore entrance could bo forced.,
Detective Lieutenant Frank Storey, heading the rescuers, motioned for si¬ lence.
Tap-tap-lap-tap. A series of stac¬ cato taps.—then he waited.
From Inside came answering tap.*i. It was Bla^e. who recogntxed and re¬ membered the old tapping code of school boy days.
CJradually he tapped out the various numbers In tho vaults combination. At each series of taps ha would pnuse and Storey •worked feverishly ut the d^^l. Inside thc prisoners gasped for air.
Once the taps seemed to falter nnd Storey had to tap back for a numl>er to b* repeated. Piintly il came back. There were still several numbers to come.
Rnscue JuhI In Time
To thoae outside the suspense was almost aa great aa it was for thc pris¬ oners.
"My God. they'll all be dead," some¬ body said.
"Be  quiet."  ordered  Storey.
The tapping  was resumed.
Frantically the officer workeil the dials.
Blnoze signaled tbat he had given the full combination. But the door would not open.
Continti*>d  *»ri   *^«r?   ;«;   r^rctlon   3.
RAIN AND COLD SPELL ARE WEEK'S FORECAST
Reports Of Twenty Back Of Rock And Coal Wall Denied By Officials
OTHERS ESCAPE
S.iinufI (;.tl<lii--i. .iK< d .^.">, proprietor of a store at fil3 Miner lloail. rarsons, waa r-elleved of |98 shortly b«*fore mld¬ nlKht whon he was backed Into a cor¬ ner of his stove by Iwo younjf men tarrying revolvepB. Ho was nble to fur¬ nish the pollri> -.iJtli il good d<'M*rip- tlon of tho men nnd arrests aic cx- pectwl to be mnde today.
(toldncr wa.s preparing to close his place of business when the two yoftng men entered the store. He had count¬ ed the I9S in bills and had placed It In his pocket and hnd tnken a handful of silver from the cash reglsti-r to the counter to count It.
When the t wo men asked for a piicknge of licurrts he turned bin Imck  to the  counter  to  reach  for  t he
articles. When lie lurMfd nround with tho package he was untaxed when each of t ho men held a i evolve r ngalnst his abdomen und orUereil hlni to bold up h(«i hand.--.
Backlntr Oolder lnlo a torner one of the htKhuaynien held bim at bay while the other took the %%\iH from his pocket. They then made t heir e»- c4ipe. not touching the allver un the counter nr  In  the rartih  register.
Mr. (loldner communlcHteil with lo¬ cal poller heailquarterN Hn<l Pntrol- man Lindner .md I>etectiv»'s Nolan. Dougherty and Lena han rchpKndetl. One of the men wus tail and tlt<> olher Mas short. It Is believed Ihey letdde lienrb>   In   Miner's   .Mills.
Three men nre entombed iu the Archlxild mine of the (lien Alden Coal Company In Taylor l>orouRh. They hsve been held prisoners since 6 oVIock last nifcht Ix-hind tons of rock anil coal thut comrdctely choke the only tunnel leadlOK Into their working place.     A ^queeze in tbe Diamond vein
;iiiif^r= HELD IN OEIROII :SLOI MACHINES ^i^iEtm LOCAL YOUNG MAN' ARE CONFISCATED
some trace of tbe men Is found. ' '
;;x?ir^rEH's CARRIES BIG SUM   BY CITY POLICE
this nmrning by colliery officials who
had spent the greater part of the niprht  	
checking up thc li.st uf mine employes. I ,.,..,       ...   .   .. i-»»Jr-» ii j       ¦      i   r»   ¦ a
This work, also, was slow, lu, many ofi Charged  With  ViolatiGH  Of! Punchboards And Prizes Are
the mine workers coultl not l>e Iocate<l
White   Slave   Act   When Taken In By Police I
GIRL WITH HIM
at their homes in Taylor and vicinity. The accident occurred last night at 6 o'clock soon after the Inst shift of the day had entered the rnlne shaft, situated Just west of tho Scmnton city line. The missing miner, laborer and ! fnn nmn'^r were the on!y v.orUnir'n in   "
the section affected l»y the cave. They       ,^ .    ..    ,- ^    ,«    — „    ,. .
«.,,^ i» ««^ ^f .K« inl,«..«««« ....*.«    Jf       Detroit,  Fob.  19—Tony  Tories und
wore In ono of the Innermost areas of    . ,, .      ,      ,     .      -   	
th« -«.«« « K  «  i« . -^""   !Vtro:^ky   both   of   \Vtlkr.^;-narro,
the mino when  last   seen. ,,   .j. ,,.        n,    i
I I-a,, were arrested here tonl*rht.    Torl- Fliids Tunnel Blocked j iie„ will face a c harge of violating Ihe
It   was   a   motor   runfter   who   first i Munn Acl.    The girl  Is lielng held as gave the alarm. The runner had madela   material   witness.    When   arrested, one trip into tho Ill-fated chamber and { the young man had |lft,180 In cash In was   returning   for   a   trip   of   loaded ! his   i»o<ket(i. cars   when   ho   di.scovered   tho   tunnel!     Authorities   report   that   the   couple
Also  Taken  In  Scries Of Saturday Raids
OWNERS ARRESTED
Waahlngton. Feb. 1»—Another week mlny weather with a cold spell, the raoceaalve spell of bad weather :ce the ground hog .saw- his shadow, was foreseen for the eastem half of the nation by (he irnlted States wea¬ ther bureau in its weekly forecast to¬ day.
Gates and heavy winds over the en- Atlantic  coast   were  reported  (or week end.    Stonn warnings were ed   all   the   way   from   Boston   to West.
In or snow was heralded for to- t tn part.s ttt New England and MIddlf)  Atlantic states.
¦ "of con-
i? slowly
noHheusf winda and gales on the coast north of Wilmington. N. C. and north- weat winds below that point. ^ Next week the precipitation will contmue with rains in the Middle At¬ lantic and snows in the northern states about the middle of the week. Cold weather at the again at the end of the ween waa pre¬ dicted  for  thta  soction.
Rain .-uMl cold wlil harraas the South Atlantic and ICast Gulf statea late In the week after several da>» of fair weather   and   moderate   temperaturea.
The Ohio Valley states and Tennes¬ see arc due for ralnit early, late and in   the   middle   of  tbe   week.    A   cold
ahead of him blocked to the roof b> coal and rock. As the runner lia^l traveled over the same route a half hour earlier, his dlscoverj' was made only a few minutea after tho roof fell in.
Colliery otnctals Immediately spread the alarm and all available men were )daced at work digging In tho tunnel. From time to time there «ere Indica¬ tions of further slides of top rock and the rescue squads had to proceed with caution. It wus announ<-e<] that col¬ liery offlcials were unat>to to determine the distance that tho cave extended through the Diamond vein. IncUa In Charge
MHj<>r W. W. Inglis. presiilent of the Olen Alden Coal Company, waa located nt his home on Arthur avenue. Scranton, early this morning where he was keeping In constant touch with the mine over the teIet>hone. He de¬ clared tbat It had been offlclally estab¬ lished tlial nol more than three men were caught  back of the cave.
When the tragwly first became known it was rumored that twenty men were entoml>wI. Colliery officials answered thts report by declaring that this number of men were not employ-
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little excitement at the colller>' gates. Mo.st of the miners' famtlle.s were not worried by the alarm as their wage earners, in the majority of rases had already returned home A small knot of men gathered at the colliery g«iteff but early today there was only slight activity on the surface while the rescue squads work«^ steadily undreground.
DOG WAS MUZZLED
BUT BOY IS BITTEN
¦ i^ Strong   spcU late in the week waa |»redict«d. aied.
Michael Kuruika. aged 12. of 31 beginning andi^'**"^** Oulton stretrt. was bitten by « dog yeaterday afternoon whtle walking on North Kulton atreet. The boy was taken to Ot^neral hospital, where he waa treated by Dr. Humphries. The dog was owned by Anthony Suskowskt of 34< East Market slreet and when Motorcycle Patrolman Lynch anived to order the oa'ner to ti« it up, he found the dog had been Inocutate^l, carried a county Iteeaae aad was muz-
were taken Into custody In u preten¬ tious apartment In the henrt of the c'.ty. Tho Kill suid she left Wllkes- Barre with Torilies nbout eljtbt month ago and since thai time hud N-en with lllm In Detrott. Tbe palr iuul Iteen under the Mirvelllai^ce of Detroit de- tetiives for the past He%eral days. Torilies gave hl.-i age as twenty-seven years. The girl luild sho was twenty- one, tff-'
Asked where iie had seciin-d the largo sum of cash. Torilies told [wllce that he had won It during the paat two days in Detroit gambling houa**. Aut^oritlf-n UK- liK lined to doubt his story and will investigate further with a view of probahly connecting tbe young man with some other cose.
The Tetrosky girl is of the modern flapper type and is reported to tje quite charming. When shp was ar¬ rested she did not give thr street ad¬ dress of her home in Wilkes llatTe, Pa. Her companion did not give the street  address  of   his  former   home.
NANTICOKE CHAPTER
EWJOYS   A   BANQUET
Chapter No. 174. Order of the Easttm Star, of Nanticoke, was held Krtday evening st Hof^l H'-dlngton Mm. I.^ura I ¦   ''
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Mrs. II.   "¦-¦¦ '¦¦'¦.
jrlven     l>y     Mrs.   Wiiiiam   K.   Morgan, Calvin    nttt#nliender   and    Misa   Bath I M I " >d   by   Mr
p.. Brans'      '
An '¦ the musle
solo was rnidcrrO t>> Mis.s Edna J')i and on interesting dialogue. "Th^ A Test." was gtven l-y Mr«. Eltaalteth k-i. ^ Wllttamji and  Miks Kthfl  oJnes.
In a campaign against slot machines and punch boards city deteetivea iast nlglit raided eleven clgai stores, res- tauranta, aaloona and other establish¬ ments and confiscated two machines and twenty-flve punch boards. Candy offered ns prlsea in several entatiltsh- ments Wiis also lonflHeati'd. Dwners (if tin* establishments were r)nlered lo r*'- porl al police headquarters for a hear¬ ing this momluff at  'J:30..
Tho raids were made as followji:
J. Iluroody. US Blackman street, penny gum machino atfd penny target machine.
Texas Quick hunch.- S9S Bouth Main street  ,one  punch  Ixiurd.
Clem l.unch. Public Hquare, two punch  boards.
l^acocos Lunch Iloom. 44 Public Hquure. one punch hoard.
li. Cohen Arcade, South Main street. tw<» punch boards.
Hquard <'igar Htore. Public Square, threo punch lioanls.
Hllladou's Lunch Boom, Hot^th Main street, near Hanover tftreet. thrt-e punch   boards.
Butler Alley l.unch Iloom, Butler Alley,   two   l>oardH.
Morgun A Junes, B West Ross street, three punch l>oards.
KearneyV Cigar Htore, Imbllc Square, f'tur punch noarJa.
A. Abram><. 644 ^uth Main ntreet, one punch board.
The raids were led by Poilce Inspec¬ tor J. Bussell Taylor. He waft an- ;;:;;t.'^ l.y C^i*:. m kvri anu i>4>te<1lv«M Williams. Klllrlck. Nolan. HiKgtns. Kolla and  Dougherty.
THOMAS McHUGH DIES: ESTEEMED RESIDENT
Tln.nui-    M' Ifiiwh.
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HIT BV  HTRAV   BILLFTT
Charged    with    felonlouM   wntmdtnr.
James   CJl*'      ¦ ¦     '	
Old   Forge, night.    Hp     ^
for the uoundin^ uf WiUimui f^t It. a neighbor. CJIeno.ilii was charging a rifle ut a cmn aet up a target, when one of the ahots v- v,\]-\ ^'l-htll suffered a wound m ' 1. ' '¦nofciti   was   taken   btf
,j I'eace Meade>.    The  v
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BEING HELO BACK BY SUN DEFENSES
Drive On Shanghai Closely Watched As Force Of American Navy Stands By
NINGPO EVACUATED
\Vii^liii>K(oii. K«b. 19—VI' foiiflrm- tnK iT|>orl« of •rikcUBtlKii of llunc- chow uml NliiKiio by the Hhanihul <l»- fi'ii!**' fi»i-ci». Hlu!*» Drpartn^Piit n<lvttrn twiu.v nuld thnl th* rtnr Rimnl nf Mitr- HhHll Hull t'liuiin-KuiK niiH Ktlll hnhl- Inif a (Irfrnnr Unu axmliiHt tho t'anto. xienn urnilrn (lilvlnit ot) ShaiiHhal.
The (Irfi'iino lliin wnn novernl iiiIIbn l">>omI l(aiiu< how, II wii.i Htatnl, iin>l Hiiiin irnlll Imd) In n-tlrliiK lo tim main flrfrnn*' Iln#» nrur lh« Klunfftiti iKinlcr,  prijlmhly iit  Riinis Klnnc
I'lilh i< 111 .uhiiiiRhul uro haiKllliiB thn ¦ It'Ui-Mte MitUfillon rrrMtwl by Ihr fftn- <rnl .ntilki' without nnlMnni'v of f»r. elun iHil'1l»r«. It wiw mM.
l.«lf<iit Navy I>i<piirtni>iil rigrurvii •how Iha I'nItotI Hluim hax ¦wont)' \''.woIb In I'hInMH- wiUvn. with l.tJI inarlnoH In Iho .Vnlullr ntailnnn. rraily I" imitrcl AmrrliHii liven nml ppoprrty If Ihn non^nndy nhoiiM arlHo.
In iirl.liiion fo 600 mirln.>i< at IVklnit jin.l l;.o Hlri-H<ly iii HhanrhnK Iho I'. S H I'hHuninnt Ih inrnulo to Hhun*- Iml from llnncilulii i nrrylnir n form of 1.200 morn niiirtnrn Thr nhlp \h iMI.icIoil to arrlvn Knliniary 14. Th« r..Ilin«in» vcwirln uri" now In Rhanc hui   liarlmr.
<iun)K>Mtn Anhfvillo anil l^arramrnto. arniored i^rulacr rillBburgli, deatroycn Mi-C'omilck and lOliuill and oil tanker
IVCOB.
At Hankow nro th« roriv»«rti»<| yorht InalKl, Iho rl%i>r KunlMiul I'nion, th* mlri>' nurrpiT I'lKoun, and dratroyriK i-opo   and   Trunlon.
Olhrr ahliiii lire ntatloned an followa: Kl f'nno. river ininlioat. at Ichanic Monocacy. river irunhnnt, at I'hunir Klanic: IVniriiln, mine nwoepar. at KluklunR: Hlnipnoii. ilmlroyrr. al Nan kinir;- I'arrntl. (l>'nlro>ii. al I'asufia iLrrhoruK'; ramphanira, river Kun- tioal, Jit Un^lilH: llulmer, ilmtroyer, nX Wuhii: Helinu, KunlKinl, nt <'unton: Mcl.elnh. drHlrnyer. ul ("hin Kliinic; Villa IxrfKMi, river sunboiLt, nt Chuns- •ha.
Nlnrpo wan cninplrtely evnritated by Hun'a forco Thiirwluy ..nd Hanii:- rhow ut noon HutunlHy wnn "rlonely InTrnleil hy nntlonullnt foroon and Kuo'n forren wero maklna a rupld but orderly retln'ment from Hanirrhow a/trr InotInK to an exteiii not yet an- cartalnnble," the Htate r>ef.artmenl an- ft<MjfirM[nent f-iid.
"omclHl advlcea reat-htnff I'eklnc re. port that Hnnffrhow waa eaptured by the c.'hinfcw? on the eyenlnic of Febru¬ ary  1«.'
Thc ireneral ntrlke ut Hhanirhttl waa Mild lo be due to the nallonalUt vte- tory.
"The rotinn mill workers, emidnyeen of tbe tramwuyn, Ijiinea and the injwer station In the Freni-h nonceaHlon, eni- ployceH of the f^hlneM* power ntatlun, are all on ntrtke. The puntal em- ployeee are alno on ntrlke. There le •onte- iinreet ut the International net- tlement. power atatlon ond the water woTkn."
Naval Officer Injured In Riot
W'ashUigton. Keb. \»-~C I' An .\mencun naval officer. intHtuken fnr an RmtllshmHU, was attacked tty a liund nf Chinisn hoodlums at Chunitklang an<l slightly injuied. Admiral iV H. Wtlll;imA. commander i»r the American Asiatic fleet, to¬ day tiotihed the Nuvy  IJepartimnt
'ine orticer, l.ientenitnt John h" i^uten, imv > medlcnl corps, w .in slightly injured. Kormtil prulesi has l>eeii fllrsl by .\m» rican nfflcluls with the local eommlHsloner of for eign uffAlrs and the Cuntoneae gov¬ ernment.
The attack orcurrail durtng a Chlue.sr demiiiistrutlon on the whore of thc Viintsc, river, protrutlng rx- pulslitn of Chinese from a British iHuit un which they dealreil to gi» up the  river, It wan atuled.
The Chlnenn were ilrtveii off. Ihn r#t«»rt said, by Hritish Neamen from H. M H tVckshaver and in u meUf the Cnckshaver'n executlvo ofTlrer was wounded In thn fnce.
liMten. nn hln way to the hospital, WON rtt ruck on the head iiikI l>otlv. knocked <loun and his clothes torn. The report suld he aufTeretl little injury.
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JAPAN ACCEPIS COOLIDGE OFEER TO LIMIT NAVIES
TO IN THE FAR EAST
Beaten Soldiers Fall Back To Outer Areas As General Walkout Is Declared
BRITAIN IN DANGER
Cruisers With Destroyers And
Submarines Would Bc Put nv'-'i' In Treaty Arrangement
Shunghal. Keb. 19 (IP) With laltor trinible within her Kates iin«l ii l>ealen itrmy of undisciplined solillern falling Uick towitrd her outer areas. >4hanghal tonight was cnnfronte*! by the moat seiious nituullon in the recent history Itf western penetration of the Knst.
A genemi strike cjilled at noon to¬ ilay resulted lu minor clashes l»eiween pnllcn and workers In outlying dis¬ tricts. Attempts lo storm factories wTje discouraged before appreclahle ilamagf* \^as ilone.
K<iuthwut<l from Hhaugluil, It wag reported Ihul Marshal Hun Chuan* Fang's urmy had l)een decUlvely de- fent'^d nnd thul after looting Hung* chi»w. lo« miles a ¦        ¦      • .flra
running \^ll•l lu K mleit
from Hhunghnl    ]:< •ting
nf Kanhlng had nut but'ii oninrtily von- fliinetl totlay, bul foi-rlgners pondered t>n the posHlliillty uf mob violence here if SuriN Mtidiers nell her were diverted from Hhanghai nor reatnttned.
Despltn tiMi rapid movement of events l04luy, the city wae calm at midnight. It uus twlleved lhat foreign irotjps  iitid   wurshl)iH  here or purouta
uld  Ul HUtTlclrnt to  protfct forutgii
TWO OBJECTIVES
Keb.    i(»»-i)|»-j»pun
t hn  (*onl Idga  profK>nal
'% '    wl   ronftr
' 'T treaty
and  nub-
Waahingtiui, iif'ceftted   tiMlMV for   11   nuppb n vnrn to nen- liniumg crui martnns.
Th* note, mailo puhlte by the ntate Department, usked lhat the i^infer erii'i- iijiprmich thf* HubjfH-t *tf ratios Wll h an (i|><'n mind Thn I'reMldniit had suggested HM a liast.** nf negotlu- lion a ^-Ti-S nttto Imtwner the Cnltfd HtateN. Uri'at Itrltalti and Japan, nlmllar to thn capital ship ratio of the  Washington  treaty.
Japan's ai^cnptance lnrreu«n<| the hope In official quarters herr lhat sulMwrjunni informal nnj^otiatlons may tfiid to u thren ixiwnr pact l>ntwnnn this cfumtrv Hrltaln und Japan. Hr*- >H-tU>n liy l-*runc«t of the orlgtnul Coul- Idlfe plan lillil destroyed nny Imme- dtatn (losiilblllty of a five power treaty offlelaU Iwlleva. italy la expacted to rf'Uct th* f!v» pow*r plan or ai-crpt with major rraervatlona, while Ureat Hrltaln ta ekijectsd to approve.
In Its note tonight fh*) Japane(.« government nald It "fully shares •«ith Iho American government thn vlewn expressed In the (Coolidge) mrntontn- dum," and "cordially wnlcomrs th*- Initiative taken by Ihe American guv- ernment.'*
Junn   I   wan  ninrgnnte*!  nn  thi* oiwn- lag date of 1 il imrmtt    uddi'
to arrive at '. _u   ;    «.
Frenrh Krjartkin -
France's   rej*—tion   of   the   plan   haa
f"e\nHnt»»4i    nn    r.u»aa     in '     «*..•*«•••     •
Uegulnr and volunteer police forcea were mohlMsfHl today to copn with tha diMurder potent lat In the concerted >^:ilkout of thousanda of C'hineaa workera. Tbe unionn to<lay were en- dravorlng tn txlrnd fhe ntrlke to tho aervenl cla.ss orniitoycd tiy thn thou* sands In the Krench anO lotematloniU netttementM
Thc ¦ ' .   -.1  ;; ..  norii^rtj
from t' :   notlca.**
A   foitiui-       - :.^ia   Ihn   labor
leaders said Ihe strilte was purely po¬ litical und thut ll was aimed against Muu Chuan Kang. Ho far no economic dr«inan'U had been made by thn unionists.
All Hhanghai waa ready for troubia tiMlny Alxwrti the i^Ciyn of moro r^: 11 Iho harbor suUorn
,1 'id    uny    Kummona
Hhore leave wag cancrlled. rtin iwllce. meanwhils. nakt they hnd completu coutrot uf the jtltuuHoii.
Memt>erN of the volunteer guarda curpH, composed of foreign residents, were onlerei] lu l>e ready fur aervlco on momentary notice.
!¦ •'      *  ' Mty of the altuiitlon
'! rhis rich city, for-
II. A I-rn calm.
Maitial Um pievatled In the ctty aa thl victorious nutionallHt troopa from Canton ronm»lldHied Ihelr poattiona to the southwurd in Chnklung provlnoa, M.irihid Hun. defender ef Hhanghai, was Imneved to t>n the object of to¬ day's strike. Chinese Ulior leaders vM're openly advocating the csuae of the Cuntoneae It appeaml that the striking i'hlneae hnpe^d tT lie able to Shanghai. 'c to ce¬ ll was feared that rlghiing In thn vicinity of thn trade and money cupl-
'.'wMtlr<M^   uii   H*Mi*'   i^;   ne<'tion   I.
ONE KILLED, 7 HURT IN ACCIDENTS HERE
' ¦   'N-'i   in  a   fii ' '
'tier   |>«>ri*<'
 _ ,    i'd«-   and   nt.
I**  in   \mnoUM aectlona of   U •)•>>'    within    the    i*a«t    fi.,
A     Ktchardaon,     twenty-nln*'. i
'.   and  u   realdant of  Rendham. j
won   lostardly   killed   In   the   llamuitt
I mln<>, a»   l»Ht»i"n,  wb*n h*  wns Hiiri#"l|
uij    nilKht   cuta   of   tbe   facv i
it  (he  horn**  or wtth whom nl>
k i-nd      Thf   itijui t'i a physliMan at the
¦    , hen
I» ¦ '.n,
j L.    „ ,  .. ;,..;  »   ..hlle
at  work   In   Itne   Hidge mine,   Hutlaon jCoul Company.    The  man's  rlitht leg Is fractured.    He  la  In  Oeneral  hoa- I pital.
> '^n   Kolucka,     flfly-one.    <S  Plrat
Wyontlng.   a     miner    at    Ht.
.    colliery,   received  a fracture
light   l**g  whea he was caught
I   a  fall   of    rock,     he      njurad
1^ a patient  In rittston hoapltal.
Dr.   and   Mrs    K   |C.   Woehrle,   who
fl
i.<«u     l>uiinl«ua.     tweoty*Mlx. i irove  jitrnrl.   Avaea.   :
Jf-unnetiis^
patient   at
  I' - -   ,,|,  fruc-
I     early
fi>'    nn
rtUtUOtulilttt   tliiv»-u    >>>    '. '¦'¦ Lt-
tin of llttston.    The ai * red
¦     ''^Mth    Main    and    Ir-M ^    «iri-»>ts,
:i      Al the time of the acclilant
. .   fait  r,f  -nnw  wtm tn progresN
.1 tti't  sec  Duo-
cwnlly   re»nrne'l   from   rt
in-
trip  nbmad.
-   ul .Ild
11
N laie
Mart lit'inulmtieHl iiini the doctor anil his wifH .-iuir»T»": cuta and bruises, Mrs. Woehrle iM-tng th« noore aerloualy in¬ jured.
OWLS WIU. MKKT
NVst    No     102,    Krntemnl   <Vder
Owls,  wtll  h"' '        -    --      -   '       Ii.
met'ting tn t
two-thirty. .fv
urged to be  prencn'..
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