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FINAL, HOME EDITION WEATHER. Cloudy tonight, probably showers. Saturday cloudjr w'ith showers. i a i r. JL -3 trSLMNGTON DAILY COVi.Vffia.CV- Catered aa Becoad-CUsa Matter the roatofflo at Wilmington, Delaware, Under Act of March.

Ity Carrier 13c a week. By Mall S.f)0 a year. VOLi LV1V. NO. 186 Only Kvening Xewapaper with AwKiatKl Press New Service.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1 926. -L-T WENT PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS CANCEL WARRANTS FOR NEW ARRESTS MEXICO NOW FEELS ACUTE RESULTS OF COUNCILMEN SEEK ELIMINATION OF POINTS TO SOUNDNESS ODD ACCIDENTS IN STATE CAMP, FIRE HELPS TO CLEAN UP THE CAUSEWAY. OF FUNDAMENTAL LAW HALL MURDERS ECONOMIC BOYCOTT r'-' 'tJ NON SEROUS CROSSING DANGER Pennsylvania Railroad Asked to Improve Condition at Fourth Street. Mystery Surrounds Alleged Disappearance of Evidence.

Musician William Stuber Sustains Cut Foot in Peculiar Manner. Rishop Diaz Tells American Catholics Do Not Oppose Laws, iujsiness''falls off HEAVY TRAFFIC POINT i 'ill Taylor's How," on the South Market street causeway, having bf-en bought by Hessier, was wiped out today by a carefully guarded lire. The buildings were aufllciently Isolated as to obviate danger to others. Formerly used as dwellings, these buildings have been unoccupied for sometime. They had become badly 'TAYLOR'S ROW' ON THE CAUSEWAY WRECKED BY FIRE One Blot on Southern Approach to City Purposely Wiped Out Today.

TO BUILD STUDIO A group of ten frame buildings, better known a.s "Taylor's How." skirting the east side of tho South Market street causeway, which have been an eyesore for many yeaiw, tvere destroyed by fire today. Two others have been demolished and two others also are to be torn down. The elimination of this blot ou the southern approach to Wilming ton was mad possible by Heder, who nave purchased the lot on which these building were located. The fire today, which had leen arranged for in advance was directed by Fire Chief Wm. J.

lauz, Fire Marshal Morton Ainseow and a detail of firemen. Continued on page 19 i Opportunity to Qualify for the Primaries and the Elec-. tion in November. Tomorrow will be registration day. the -second opportunity this year to qualify for the primaries and also the election in November, as well as get on the ierrnanent resristration TOMORROW SECOND REGISTRATION DAY 'A ADMITTED TO DAIL IN SUMOF $5,000 Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Joseph Gorry's Death.

IN SALOON FIGHT John Houghton wa held in $3,000 bai' for tiie ifourt of fJeneral Seions when arrangH before Deputy Judge Lynn in City Court tod.iy on a charge of manslaughter. Houghton i accused of inflicting injurk upon Joseph Oor-ry of 1613 Vet Highth street, who died during a brawl at Houghton's saloon, on the northeast corner ot Fifth and Tatnall treeta, shortly be-fonj 6 o'clock tost Mond-iy evrrriifg. When Houghton was arraigned Tucwday he1 held without bail on a charge of murder. Robert Adair, who represented Houghton at the preliminary hearing day. aked that the bail be reduced.

This was refused. Kdward Hanlon. who lives in a boat house at Shellpot, testified that he was1 in Houghton" saloon when Joseph Gorry came in and Continued on page 4 walked OFFICER KILLED IN CAFE HOLDUP One of Robbers Wounded and Captured; Loot Only $20. (Bit The Associated Press.) 'ew York, Aug. 6.

Patrolman car Oehlkerlin; 26. was killed and a man who described himself beat Mack, recently arrived IjiuiviUc. probably was art AI- rom fatally wounded early today in a pitched battle that followed a cafe robbery at the edge of the Broadway whtte light section. Two men entered the former licenced saloon of Jerry Cronin on Forty-eighth treet. just nest of Broadway, and lined up six customers.

The robber got only $20 from the till. Patrolman Oehlkerling arrived ar time to see the men leaving and opened fire. He used a taxieab as a shield, and tiie driver crouched on the floor of the car. The robbers barricad-d theniseivert behind bricks for a building under con.struct!on in Forty-ninth etreet. Other officers ran to the scene and Joined the battle, which settled inio a t)ehlkerling and Mack were wounde-l almost simultaneously and put in the same The officer ditnl on the operating table at Poosevelt Hi-pital.

Police said confessed to the restaurant but denied ho shot the ofiieer. The second robber escaped. For Dairy cream bailor; 1540. Adv. call Clover JOHN HOUGHTON United States Senator Thomas F.

Ha vard. addressing the Virginia Bar Association last night, warned against thoughtless attempts to amend the Federal Constitution. SENATOR BAYARD TO CONSTITUTION Sees Dancer in Promiscu-onsly Tampering With Our Fundamental Law. CHANGES REVIEWED (By The Associated Press.) Hot Springs, Aug. 6.

In rat ifying the Federal Constitution, which was adopted at the conclusion ot the War of the Revolution, United States Senator Thomas Bayard of Dela ware, aiwressine the lrginia liar Association here last night, empha sized the point that neither the peo ple, from whom all power in the United Slates is derived, nor the ales surrendered anv of their fust lr" 5 spoKe on ire spirit of the First Ten Amendments to the Federal Constitution." Tie upheld the i (nations basic law and trowned upon Promiscuous tampering with it. Continued on page HOWARD WILLIAMS NEW SUPERVISOR FOR KENT COUNTY 'Selected by State Board of Education to Succeed C. P. Helmsr FAVOR NEW SCHOOL Educatior met he i'j qui-tlons of vital if. aft-rrnocti jn for ii.o i-oming year.

Kh! ciu lb program wa of the quetsiZor. of closing hools tnat have hoivn poor attendance during th pas: three year or more. aiii the election of tne election of a ran supervisor far Kent county to succeed Charles P. Heinis. who hai been chas- r.ririf tia! of toret ehoo; ttrmr.ial ot the The board also canvatwied the vote on tli bond Wue of trie Kllcndalj Plaus or Colored School.

The Ivllendule poll csLon ed a vote Z- in fa fr of the loan and 3J Hgaintti. which was ordered to 'je so ecorder in twu newspapers of the couutj omp'ete plans f.r the building of two-room school for colored children nea.r Glass uw take the place of two lie-room schools, to lx; financed the Oelaware Auxiliary Asxiation, tlfen were exa-mined, it letng ne.es-t!i" jdans. which were accepted in ten-sary for the new board to approve tatie intin by the former lxard. Ijr. il.

Jlfdloway, tiie secretary, read orrespondetice relative to the ngoiiati-ris undertaken to secure three acr- bcioiigirig to Oavid Dob-ln of CaMle oitjiis purjw. Tins shov.e5 that Mr. Jhteu apparent-Continued on page 4 ON AMENDMENTS WITNESSES UA DEI) (By The Associated Press.) Bound Brook. X. Aug.

6. Mysterious telephone calls and an alleged missing trupk have leen added to van-ihing witnesses head'ine fa'trrs in the re-opened Investigation of the m-urder four years atro of the Ttev. Edward W. flail and Mr. Eleanor Mills.

Police today discounted as a hoax a report to them at midnight that a trunk full of documentary evidence had been stolen from the home of Mrs. John Merlett, where Azariah Beekrnan, who conducted the n-vestlgation, lived before his death. Attention of a. score of newspapermen had already been concentrated on Bound Brook earlier in the day by a Jip to come from the Jt-sey Cjty office of Assist nf Attorney General that 'vomethlng big Continued an page 4 EDERLE DEFIES CHOPPY SEA IN CHANNEL SWIM Plucky American Girl Half Way Across in Six Hours. IS SECOND ATTEMPT fBv The Associated Press.) Dover, England.

Aug. 6. Gertrude Fkjerie, plucky Annriean girl swimmer, wa about seven miles off this port at 4.45 o'clocU this afternoon, on her attempt to conquer the English Channel. She was about tfo r-ailc norftbwent tle Er Oood-tn fight ship. She bad been in the ater 9 '2 hours', having begun her attempt at Cafw Oris Xez on the French side, at 7.0: a.

m. The wind, which 'bas been a bad sea here, had mode-a ted slightly, but a heavy rain was failing: and the condition of the ea was far from favorable. Cape G-ris Xez. France. Aug.

s. Gertrude Ederie. the American bwim-mer, started at 7.09 o'clock this morning in an attempt to wim the English Channel. The weather ond-tions when she look her were fine. At 8.32 a.

Mis Ederie wai swimming fast and making progre a little to the north Continued on page 17 a of NSANEMANTEARS MOTHER'S EYES OUT Mrs. Bearse Victim of Son" Mania in Springfield Home. (By The Associated Springfield. Aug. 6.

Mrs. Etta C. Bearse, divorced wife of Fred A. Bearse, Hampden county treasurer, wa murdered in her- home early today. Her son.

Flic hard earse, Jo years old. is under arrest. Death wa du. to and in addition the woman's body wa horribly mutilated. i'olice.

called by a neighbor, found the woman dead and the boh sitting near her on the tioor. The sort appeared to be demented. You tig was moaning and incoherently. He uid has mother "had died twice in the night. and thai he had revived her both time.

After tiie second time, he aid. her eyes "looked queer." and he re-' moved them. Other mutilation 'the body he explained having been made "to cleanse her soul from sin." He was charged with murder. Tiie young man had lately returned spending week at a chore re- '-U'V Mr. and Mrs.

Bearj were divorced 14 years ago but Mrs. Bearse and her son continued to oc. jpy the house owned by. Mr. Bearse.

Mrs. Bearse was between 50 and 55 vear old. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN BELGIUM By The Associated Press.) Chicago, Aug. 6. Six ships will car-rv delegates to the international gath ering of Rotary to be held at Ostend.

Be'gium, next summer, he council of Kotary International announced today. The council, with district governors, from all parts of th world present, has- been discussing administrative matters and plans for the convention at a week of meetings which ended today. i MOSQUITOES ANNOY riy Mark -It. Kulins. Camp I.

P. Wiokcrsham, Itchoboth. Beach, Aug. fi. An explosion of a machine gun bullet, accidentally throw Into a fire of a field Tange, caused a bit of excitement yesterday in the camp of the ISSth Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft.

Delaware National tluard, encamped here. Paul Thomas and Frank Sullivan, cooks in Headquarters Battery, and William It. Jones of Smyrna, a clerk in Service Battery, were rrliout the closest to the explosion, but they wyre not hurt. Another accident was reported last night when William Stuber of Wilmington, a musician in the Kegl-mental Band, Service Batter, sustained a severe laceration of the right foot. Circumstances surrounding Stuber's injury are peculiar.

Together with several dozen other soldiers. Stuber was returning "from the beach in one of the large army trucks. Upon nearlng the camp the soldiers in the truck were startled to find a in one of the tents on the reservation. Leaping from the truck Stuber startel across the campus in his bare feet in the darkness of night. stumbled over a guy rope supporting the poles of an antenna attached to one of the tents.

A wound was in flicted in his foot and he lost much blood. Sergeant Alvin Warwick of Service Battery, one of the soldiers in the truck, seeing his comrade fall, jumped to the road. Stuber was lying helpless. Warwick picked him up and carried him to an emergency dispensary where Captain Medical Corps, closed the wound. Annoyed hy Mosquitoes.

The blaze in the tent, while nt serious, was caused by one of the new recruits saturating the ground in his tent with gasoline and igniting it, "just keep the mosquitoes a way." he sa id. Continued on pae 2 JAZZ AGE CRAZES Teachers Would Bring Music and Pageantrv to Services. RJ The Associated Press, Iake Geneva, Auk. 6. Bring- the nne arts, ivarticuiarly music and pageantry, more vividly into the field of religion in order to intensify religious worship and to attract the eyes of youth toward church enterprises, is the theme of a conference here of church leadere front 25 states.

The three day meeting, under the auspices of the International School of Religious education, planned to din-Cuss methods to checkmate the subtle movement of jazz which seems to be invading, the sanctuary, and to ciean up on church drama and pageantry no that it is no lonsr out at the knee, with disheveled iair and worn down heei. Preachers, organists, dramatic her church workers were in attend i-nc-. Among purpose oe were narnei "To furnish fiajuing youtn i man's and a woman's size job and so attractive and fascinating as to vie with Charleston contest, Hollywood nd automobile adventures. "To direct the emotional life of high tfi-hoo! and college youth, now running wild becao-! academic hands are indifferent to anything but intellectual furnishing. 'To build a city uf Godi on earth, here and now, with the church and church school a radiant community center of genuine religion -Not a gym first, an oyster supper, a bazaar, and old folks social, but a spiritual shrine for hungry souls." NORMAN 0.

RALPH IN RAILROAD ACCIDENT Norriiarj O. Iialph. iged 47. of Tuxedo Park, shortly after o'tjock this morning, was taken in the police ambulance from Itndhth Tot er, near Todd's Cut, to ihe Homeopathic Hospital, Iialph ws injured about the head arid hips He said he had been struck by a jUassing train. His injuries are said to be not eerious.

He being held for observation. Bucher Slgii Man Hi Shipley. Adv hiw and tiie following brothers and tisters: Earl DaRcuss, Mr. Lillian K. Warner, Olive DuRws.

Kdward Du-Iioss, Jeanette and Marie DuRosw, A friend presented Howard with a shepherd dog which he named Sport. The dog was his most loved playmate and nince the death of the dog' little niiieiter the pet ha refused to tat. He had a habit of barking at the b-aj-t noise during the night, but lat Ive seemed, to sense hi lo ani remained quiet. The funeral service and interment nf the boy will be held at the convenience of the family. CHURCH TO COMDAT I (Bu The Associated Press.) Xfexico City, Auk-.

A group "of American educators nod business and professlona 1 men. headed by Dr. Ah-a lor. niti-'n' executive of the Kocia! rferviee im-misssion of the Church of the DUwdrd. yesterday.

clld at the Catholic episcopate and interviewed Bishop l'z sec ret a The bishop told the thar' the clerffy in fexi'o had been ic.idi to appear merely they were attempting to fulfil! certain duties of conscience, He denied that the was opposing the laws He said that on th" fn com try. rd divln -ser Yd -all were laws, attemprinr to gi; which tnut be f'OKt-t. The econorni'' self felt. the su in the Hituation mendous conflic mpnt and the boy eo! ikinir fa-e 'Ar coti r. ire nfl red Sv the tre-Y' vv ee the zrnvfTl- Cri arch Mexico, th" protest cf th thrj(Usrh the nerves of trae itself increasingly potent.

Continued on r.a making PRIEST DESCRIBES PERSECUTIONS OF CLERGY IN MEXICO Claims Laws Rob Them of All Civil and Religious Rights. CITES NEW DECREES fBf- 7ke Asmcutted Press, Washington. Aug. a. Catholic bishops and priests in Mexico are demanding only the rights guaranteed Mexicans under the national u-tion of that country.

Father John Burke, secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, said in a statement today. Referring to reports that the bishop had appealed to President Calles for restoration of their Father Burke said the reason was apparent, adding: "What are the civic rights denied Mexican bishops and priests? Thev are denied the liberty of nd press. of assembly and petition, equality before the and trial by jury, the right to property either Continued 0:1 page 1 WORKMEN ROASTED ALIVE IN TANK CAR (By The Associated Press.) Baltimore. Aug. i.

Caught a ts.au. car ry an explosion of gooiine remaining after the ar was emptied. Edward Me Williams, a weider. and Mttrtia Kendezjeski. a ooiler maker, were roasted aiive today.

The accident occurred at and. Seventh The tuea were at work, repairing leaks by welding toe reei plates. It is believed their wviding torca isauw si iemainmg Firemen, flooded the tank vater, but it was. too late to mvc men vhce bodies were ourned oeyond recognition. sr.ilARl OIL OKFl-iRS QL'ARTtltLV 1HVU)KM I (By The Associated Press.) New York, Aug.

The diret tm at ot the Standard Oil Company of New York today declared a quarterly divi dend of forty cents a share, the stock on an annual basis The previous rate was dividend is pay abas Septemeej stock of record August -0. it.W. The i oa Amtiveuieuts loaiglit. Arcadia "The IX-vi. Hor.e.

Alditie "he r'tamin Kroniar." savoy "sfet Haddtes strand "Steel Preferred tiranu Opera ftous' Hell Hish Road. Maiestio "The tVatt-maiser. Weather Forecast. By The Associated Press.) Washington. Aus.

earner forecast for Delaware and Cloudy tonight. prdaOiy siowers ia. IV'lavt are nd east oortun of Marvland. Saturday trtly cloudy: thunder hoi'r tin cen'raf nd t-s portions of Mary land. Moderate to fresh east and southeast winds.

SUN MOON, TE-M PEKATCRE TtDfcj DaytiRht-SaTinK fitQt- 3 Sun rose this mortuait G.02 Sun s.eis this eveoinst S.i i Sun rises tomorrow morn.ns O.O.t un sctis icn rrron (wdibc 7.t Moon rose this oioruiuic 4.U1' LcnRiu ct day hour. 7. minutes 4 p. m. veKerdav Migncst yc8terda a.

in. today Noon today Lowes' temperature uiutit so' hi 70' 1 iue at -Mariat Itrminau BiKti I ov. .11. to ait A. M.

P. -Si. The dangers of the Pennsylvania railroad crossing, at Fourth and Church streets and the lonj delays caused" there when freight trains are shitting were thoroushly discussed at the meeting of City Council last night. Us a result. Homer C.

Simmons, clerk i.i Council, was instructed to communi-late with the proper railroad authorities in regard to the matter and inquire whether conditions can 1 im-proved at the crossing. The matter was brought to the attention of Council by Councilman iiruce B. Clark, who said he had been -cquested to do so. "The crossing-, in my opinion, is very dangerous." Mr. Clark declared.

"Only a week ago there was another accident. The crossing- is on a main highway leading into the city, also to ihe Marino Terminal and the Wilson Line. I think this body should take some action." Mr. Clark pointed out that the schools wil. be open soon and that 'rom 300 to 400 children will have to "ressithe tracks.

He further showed tive street car lines meet at the "Although two watchmen are kept the crossing- by the railroad." Mr. Clark continued, there is still an element of danper." He stated that the atchman operating the three sets of rates cannot see in every direction. Continued on page 12 PLANE CRASH FATAl TO TWO AVIATORS Roth Officer-Training at Illinois Camp. in By The Associated Press.) F. 111., Aug.

6. One filer was killed at Chanute Field here today I iiul another who flew to his assistance crashed down beside him receiving injuries expected to prove fatal T. i Lieutenant C- Partridge. Chi- 0,60. was.

flying at a height of 500 feet when his biplane went into a tail biplane went into a tail spin and fell. Flying- Cadet Harold C. "Wilson of Self ridge Field. flow his plane I to Partridge's assistance, went into a side slip the' same place-'and alti- tude and crashed -ss than Rway. Wilson was taken v.rec kace unconscious, was dead when extricated.

nt J. JTL Chicago. 3 50 yards I from the i Partridge Lieuteh- Wilson's assenfrer. was injured seriously. Both 'Partridge and Wolf were re- rve necks' here for training.

their two PEAV LEADS M'ALISTER IN TENNESSEE VOTING Darr Ahead of RauLton, Judge in Scopes Evolution Case. Bii' Axsoctif Prtsz.i XasiiviH-p. Aug. C. Unofficial returns tody srav Governor Austin Pa.

t-a ndi.iate for leriocrati tioTi for the third a lead 03 11 vote er Hill M-AIister. his cijstst oprjoiaeTit in returns from 115 tne slate. of in Pfiiy's was McAli-ter'f 73.7)29. Dr. John' K.

NtkI. the tuirti caiidi-date wa. far with les tian I total vote. 1 Finis J. tiarrett.

nunoritj- iader iu y.i" Lower House, was renomj nalfi. Jl'-turns from the 5th judicial dis trict. wiiei Judge John I. K-uisto t'reiui sji, iiute jo -ase i icirr. l.srr tr lending by riisaij tnajortty.

HOME OF CANTON CITIZEN BOMBED 'By 'Ihe AssociaU.d Press.) Ohio. Poiice today a. ill were attempting to a ino-ome of tne i or tne omom ig of the trcorge Mantean. lime nxanufacturer, Z-t mgiit. Muutcar.

an.j his family were in bed when a dynamite bomb O' ked the house and ca used minor in- juries to the intended victim and four of his household. 'our attacks- have been made ou Muntean in iesri than a yeu.t. Dumimck fieich is being 1 held for investigation. Police believe personal grudge against MurMean a used attenipti on iins life. THOUSANDS OF CHINESE ARE DYING OF CHOLERA (Bit The Associated Press.

Aug. 6. It is officially timated that 1.000 Chinese dying ily fiom cholera ard the excessive J.t-at. With the epidemic at its peak, --day was the hottest day here in sirty yearn. The temperature reaeh-t 102.2.

Few t'oieigneis are affected. Canton the army is suffering from ti disease. S.s Bucner. IIS Shipley. Adv i i i Un i ot 1 a or at ev) j) 2 FORGETS WEDDING FOLLOWING PARTY Mrs.

Reynolds Held in Bail on Complaint of Second Husband. DIVORCE IS CLAIMED (By The Associated Press. Baltircore, Aug. fi. Mrs.

Betty Mae fteynohl. 23 held here under $500 hail far Dorchester county authorities, by whom she is aaid to be wanted to answer a charge of bigamy, ha no recollection of her alleged marriage to Edward P. Travers, of Cambridge, she raid yesterday. The young woman is accused of having married at Cambridge In February, 1923, while the wife of Cyril P. Reynolds, of Norfolk, Va.

The Itevnold are aid to have ob-tained a divorce early in 1925 and to have remarried recently at Ellicott City. Continued on page 3 BOOTLEGGER GANG IS WIPED OUT IN WAR WITH AGENTS Firht Follows Series Raids in Swamps of Florida. ot ATTACKED FROM AUTO (By The Associated Press.) Hont'stead. Aug. t.

Three yesterday in pursuit seven federal prohibition, asents who were returning to MJauii after a series of liquor raids and in the pitched battle that followed, all three lost their lives. known as a hide oxil for runt bootleggers- and outlaw gangs, the low lying swamps and wide plaina of saw grut vvhica make up the lower IMninsu.a have presented an impenetrable barrier against interference by the In asi two years, the illegal liquor rattle has gained a firm hold Continued on page IS TROPICAL STORM MOVING NORTHWARD Bit, The Associated Press. Washington. Aug. 6.

A tropical storm of marked intensity is moving northward from Borrmidu and the Weather" Bureau him warned shipping off the North Atlantic evtsi to expect gale tomorrow and Sunday. fluence of intoxicating liquor. no operatorw license, 22; paseting on right, 16: improper tags, 14; unregistered car. 13; drunk and disorderly. 10; no mirror, overloaded truck.

transporting alcohol, leaving accident. larceny, carrying concealed deadly weapon, 3: falling to stop at crossroads. 2 no public service permit, potuieifedon. illegal possession of whisky, operating car with ao tags. defective hrakes.

attempt to defraud, insanity, stealing, common nultsance, highway robbery, 1, BIGAMOUS BRIDE I i 1 li- t. There will be only one other oppor-i tunity to tjualify for the -itnarie. August 14, but there will be two opi-ort unities to register in time for the election and for the permanent registration Sept ip.Ikm- IS and October 16. The registration places will bo open in this city from 9 o'clock in the morning -until 1 o'clock in the Afternoon and from 2 o'clock iu tho afternoon until o'clock in the evening. dayiight-savinv- irne.

Outside the city the places will ie open in the morning ur.til 1 and from o'clock in the afternoon umil 7 o'clock. FIVE MEN ENTOMBED BY MINE CAVE-IN Lives Menaced by Flow-Water From Underground Stream. of (By The Associated Press.) Aug. 6. Hepocts from the Hudson Zinc Mine of the inc and Spar Company in Livingston county, today said that five men were entombed by a cu ve-in and their lives menaced by water flowing into the mine from underground streams.

The cave-in occurred late "last night catching Hoy James, George I'atello, Itaiidolph Cobb. A. IJ. Wilson and Harry "Vat-fc-on. Two other miners escaped.

Heroic effort were under way today to rescue the men. The mine is owned by Wheeling, Va. capitalists. 1 aspect In ihe Canal. An inspection of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is being made today i by (Colonel ICarl 1.

Brown, IJ, H. district engineer, in company with Colonel William Iadue. asiiitant to General Scmwerall. "Atlantic City a moderate price hotels, Lilbeion and Iroquois. Air.

HOWARD DU ROSS, 10 YEARS OLD, DIES VERY SUDDENLY AT THE CEDARS 36 DRUNKEN DRIVERS ARRESTED BY THE STATE POLICE LAST MONTH Howard OuJioc. 1J years old, son Kdward V. and Mary Du Itoss, died hi honie the Cedars yesterday. Hv became erioutly ill yesterday morning and dd two hours afterward. Death waa attributed to an absces of the bra He had apparently been -u good health all his life.

He attended the Sacred Heart School and received a book at the closing exercises for having the highest average of any boy in his claf. He vim an exceptionally good and had a genial disposition, which made hlrn wry popular with hi schoolmate. The deceased is survived by hi pax- The monthly report' of the State Highway Police Depart! nenc shows that thirty-six arrests were made in July of driving automobiles while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Thiri in an increase of eight over July. when twenty-tight arrests made for this offense.

The report for the -month ia as Fine-a paid during the month totaled number of arrests, 217; number of reprimands. 37S; clasitied arrest.s, recklesii driving. 54; opera -lug automobiles whtlo under the in.

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