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StOCK EDITION Saturday'! 28)787 Daily Paid Average for June Hltoona SRittot. WEATHER: FAIR The New Eldorado and Roselawn System Has Been Approved and Accepttd by City Officials. ESTABLISHED JUNE 13, 1871. ALTOONA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1928. EIGHTEEN COLUMNS NINE MEN ARE RESCUED FROM ARCTIC ICE TO ARREST WOMAN ON MURDER CHARGE District Attorney's Office Announces Mrs.

Alice Witt, Who Killed Husband, Is to Be Prosecuted. STORY OF SHOOTING IS RELATED TO MIRROR MAN Slayer Tells of How Man First Attacked Daughter and Then Started After Her With Butcher Knife. A charge of murder is to be erred against Mrs. Alice Radel Witt, aged 34, in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Peter S. J.

Witt, aged 38, at their home, 1425 Fourth avenue, Juniata, shortly before 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, it was announced today by Assistant District Attorney Robert J. Puderbaugh. The murder charge probably will be entered against the woman before Justice of the Peace W. N. Boylea of uniata borough late this afternoon by Constable W.

F. Coley of the Fourth ward, Juniata, who assisted Juniata police authorities in probing the murder. Mr. Puderbaugh indicated today that the murder charge will not be pressed further than the conducting of a hearing before the Juniata. magistrate, at which lime it is expected that after all legal formalities have been disposed of, the woman will be discharged.

1'ind Self Defense. Self-defense is tho apparent motive in the shooting, according to the Jind- ings of Deputy Coroner Guy S. Kling, Assistant District Attorney Puderbaugh Juniata police authorities. It la on this basis that it is expected the woman will be exonerated when arraigned before the Juniata magistrate. A representative of the Altoona Mirror this morning wont to the Witt home in Juniata and there secured a detailed interview with the woman, who readily admitted lo shooting her husband after lie attacked her with Knife, ishe insisting that she shot only in self-defense.

didn't want to kill him but I to do something lo save myself from being injured as he threatened to kill; me with a butcher knife thai he had in his hand," said Mrs. Witt? who this forenoon clearly outlined the facts Incident to the slaying of her husband. "He came homo from his work shortly after 'A o'clock Saturday afternoon," cdntinueri Mrs. Witt, "and he at once complained about his evening meal not being ready. After I went lo the kitchen to start getting supper, ho followed mo' there and several times threatened to strike me with A kottlo that was on tho stove," Whips His daughter.

Wilt is Raid to have next centered his wrath on his eldest child, Mildred Wit. who was seated in th HARRISBURG, July nine Pennsylvania motorists lost the right to drive automobiles during period ending July 12, the state depai ment of highways announced today. "The principal cause of revocatio was intoxication, eighteen drivers ing penalized on that ground. Only of the revocations were for reckle driving. During the same period the depai ment placed the names of seventee drivers on its blacklist.

Intoxicatii also was the principal cause for blac listing with eight offenses, althoug larcenw with seven cases ran a clo second. Included among the revocations we the following: Reigh, 600 Ma street, Eellwood; Arthur E. Jones, 5 Washington avenue, Tyrone; J. Carroll, 209 Third street, AUoona, an Raymond Dennis, 205 Delmore avenu Morrisdale. Intoxication, assault and battery an failure to J.

Schmcltze 2305 Fifth avenue, Altoona. The -blacklisting include the follow ing: L. Rand, 1027 avenue, Altoona; Andrew C. Gambl 1323 Twelfth avenue, an Earl Shaw, 1113-Sixteenth avenue, A toona. JOE PARKS LEAVES ON CANADIAN TOUR Wopsy Poultry Yards Owne and Family Will Tour son Bay Country to En jo Both Hunting and Fishing.

A four weeks' tour that will car them far into the wilderness Of th Hudson Bay Trading company, north ern Canada, was started today Joseph W. Parks, proprietor of th Wopsy Poultry yards, west of Altoona accompanied by Mrs. Parks and tw sons', Robert and Raymond. The Parks family arranged the tpu with a view of a period of enjoyabl hunting and fishing in tho norther woods and waters. Not only will gun bo used and fishing tackle employed but the Altoona party will also nun with cameras, a photographic recor of the tour -to be taken.

The tour was iirranged through th courtesy of the Hudson Bay Tradln company and it was through this ilrm that Mr. Parks was able to arrang guides and equipment, Leaving at daybreak this mornin Parks family motored to We 1 York state and the motor tour wi lalt in the Cochrane district, whet all roads cease, From the Cochrane territory Mr and Mrs. Parks and two sons wi India canoe dining room of tho home with a glr friend, Klicn McGrnw. After ordcrin, the McGraw girl from tjfs home, Wit proceeded to whip daughter, Mil dred. for tho reason that he objectec to her keeping company tho Me Graw girl.

A razor strop that Witt used It thrash his daughter wns displayed tc The Mirror man by Mrs. Witt thl forenoon. The wife stated that he; interference in the trouble between her husband and tho daughter turned the man's wrath on her. "He- picked up a broom that wa: standing in tho kitchen and nald tha ho would ram it through mo," Mrs. Witt.

"He struck me acvcra times with the broom and then I mi aged to run out into the yard. He knocked me down several times whili we were out in the yard. "He rushed back into the house am secured a large butcher knife that waa using to get supper. He camt back out into tho yard and brandish' ing the knife, ma.de threats to kill me Ho manager- cut me on the arm ant I ran back the house and sdcurcc revolver that I had purchased ten ago for self protection. Gun In Pockelbonk.

"The gun was in my pockctbook in kitchen cupboard. I went bad out into the yard "and as my husbam rushed at me with the knife, I pullet the trigger of the revolver. He con tinned to rush at me and managed to drag me to the ground and kick me several times before he became unconscious. "He also managed to wrench the gun from my hand and used the weapon lo strike mti. His last words were 'You you have, killed me.

1 I at once called for help from tho neighbors and a crowd soon gathered in the yard, where my husbandI'a body was lying face downward." Neighbors summoned the Altoona hospital ambulance, but examination by the ambulance physician rcvealcrl the man to Deputy Coroner Kling and the police were also summoned and Mr. Kling, upon learning the circumstances in. the Immediately communicated with Mr. Puderbaugh, who also went to th 1 scene of the shooting. Deputy Coroner Kling decided to conduct an inquest in the murder at once at the Witt home and he em- (Continuod on Pago 14) i Index to Today's Newt Page P.

R. R. news. Pago is told midwest Is safe. Pngo church and fraternal news.

Page Continued story "Girl Alone." Page pnxzlf Page Timely Topics, The Saunterer, etc. Pages 12 and Pngo market and financial news. secure the services of three guides. They will travel by A 20u-mlle trip into the Hudso bay country. Thu territory to which they is one of thp, few virgi icctiona in tho northeast and th a re traveled only by canoe n' Hummer and dog sled and nklls winter.

Big game is reported abun dant with the country regarded a deal for motjsu. Tho Parka family contemplate ipcndlng two weeks on the canoe trl with tho party Uahlng and photo graphing wild, llfei During the tou they will be entirely cut off from communication and they will rcceiv or no communications after leav ing tho Cochmno camp. On the return trip from Canada' wilderness the Parks will motb through the big timber reserves, atop ping at Tcmogami park and at th game reserve at Algonquin park. The trip to Canada is not the for Mr. Parltfl, He spent part of, th 1P27 hunting season In tho Canadian woods.

Ho also fished in the Can'dian sir cams. HOOVER GOfiS THROUGH. No Ones About When Candidate 1 Special Altoona. A special section of Manhattan limited with Herbert Hoover, Ropub jican presidential candidate'and aboard, passed through Altoona PL 1.15 o'clock Sunday morning. Everybody apparently had retired by time the train reached Altoona, foi none of those aboard the train were seen.

The train left Harrtsburg- nllghtlj behind time but the schedule wai made up on the Middle division and (be train reached Altoona on time. A rtlncr -ns taken off the train when it reached Altoona. SKULL FRACTURED IN MOTOR RUN-IN Theodore Hindingcr, aged 47, of IIII Fourth avenue la in the Altoona pital suffering from a fracture of the skull and body bruises received at S.30 o'clock Sunday evening when the car he was riding figured in a collision at the intersection of the Yellow Springs-Water Street high" way, Point View. Hlndinger, semi-conscious when admitted to the hospital at 8.30 o'clock ast evening, ban an X-ray of the skull taken this morning. The picture shows depressed fracture of the sida -of the skull.

The patient in a semi-conscious state. His condition Is serious. Tho man was an occupant of the uitomobile driven by Mrs. Kindfngcr, he couple being cnroute to Water Street via Hollidaysburg and Yellow As the car was moving on the loncrete leading to the up-grade at he intersection with the WHliumsburg (Continued on Page 11) WEATHER FORECAST. WASHINGTON, D.

July Vestern tonight nd Tuesday; little change In tempera- ure. Eastern to- ight and little change in empcrature; light to gentle west or northwett TROOP TYRONE, HAS ANNIVERSARY Old Sheridan Celebrates the Founding of Organization on July 15, Held at Colebrook. 387 GUESTS HEAR HIGH OFFICIALS PRAISE UNIT Ending of First Week at Camp Finds Blair County Guardsmen Well to Front of Honors. By WILLIAM ROBERT IfUOSS. (Special to Altoona Mirror.) July hundred and eighty-seven people, many of whom came from Tyrone, Bellwood, Altoona and Hollidaysburg, were present here at the noon hour yesterday and mingled with ranking officers of of the National Guard of Pennsylvania- when the historic Sheridan cavalry troop of Tyrone, under command of Edgar McKinney, Spanish-American war veteran, celebrated in honor of its 57th natal anni- ersary.

Roust chicken was served both civilians and troopers, the troop mess hall being taxed to its capacity. The hall was gaily decorated, a holiday spirit prevailing. Chief Chef Frank Heniy sprung a urprise on the assembled guardsmen and their friends when, on behalf of the command, he presented a mammoth seventy-pound Angel food cake, the words and numerals, "Old Sheridan 1871-1928," being inscribed with icing one inch thick. Miniature paper sabers affixed to paper horses were given aa souvenirs. The troop banners were everywhere to be seen.

Captain McKInney's staff comprises First Lieutenant L. Waite; Second Lieutenant H. E. Bohlson, recently named to the U. S.

cavalry school, Fort Riley, Kansas, and most prom- ncntly mentioned as successor to the retiring commander; First Sergeant Warren L. McKinney, and Sergeants J. F. Davidson, J. D.

Root, JE. A. ISvans, P. F. Adams and G.

C. Sceger. Founded in 1871. The Sheridan was founded by the iate C. S.

W. Jones July 15, 1371. There have been those in its ranks who have fought in the Civil, Indian, Spanish-American, border, and World want. It has been under command of those who have worn both the. blue nd grey.

It has participated in cqn- Bcrnl-centcnnials and bi-cch- It has twice responded to stalo call in quelling Industrial dls- -urbanccs, and has thrice marched in funeral rites for ex-governors. It served twice as presidential escort. Principal speakers at the anniversary Included Brigadier General E. C. Shannon, 52nd cavalry brigade; Colonel E.

.7. Hlflckpolc, regimental commander, and his regimental clmp- ain, Major H. N. Basslcr; William. Robert FUOHS, and Captain Edgar Mc- Klnncy.

Brief congratulatory messages received and read from every roop commander of the regiment, n.i also from the ntatc's oldest guard jnlt, "First Cfty of Philadelphia," sister troop of tho Sheridan, and nn ispccial note of "good wishes" from Unjor B. C. Jones, commanding the "i2nd machine gun squadron. Congratulations were received from Governor J. S.

Fisher, Attorney Gen- (Conllnuod on Page 11.) BALD EAGLE ROAD ROUTE IS WIDENED Right of Way Plans to Be Re corded So That In Futur Nothing May Interfere Wit Building Plans. SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL ROADS HAD BEEN TAKEN Federal Government Interest ed In Projects Which May Some Time Be Necessary for Military Purposes. (By United Press.) HARRISBURG, July engineers of the Pennsylvania depar ment of highways today were undo orders to record ultimate right of- wa plans on nine highways, to provide fo ultimate widths of from CO to 100 fee The highways on which the plans ar to be recorded are located in Blal Lancaster, Clearfield, Philadelphia McKean, Somerset and Montgomer counties. Four of the ultimate right of wa plans are in Montgomery county Seven of the plans call for width from 80 to 100 feet, while two, be cause of location in congested areas call for widths of only 60 to 70 feet it was said. The "ultimate right of way" plan arc being illed now, it was explained to avoid excessive property damage in the future whim the actual widen ing 'of the highways begins.

What Plans Include. The details of the plan included Clearfield legislative rout 90, for a distance of 6.60 miles, provld ing for an ultimate width of 100 fee throughout, except for a short distanc where the width has been reduced 50 feet because of the location of i cemetery. This route extends throng! Rew, Corwins Corners, Sawyer Cit; to Bradford. Blair 57, S.4-1 miles from Tyrone to Blair-Centre count line, providing for a width of 100 fee except I the borough of Tyrone where the width has been reduced 50 feet. A part of the Lakcs-to-Sc; highway, Federal route 321'.

Somerset 317, 13.7 miles, from town bnroug through Glessner, Conner, Thoma, (Continued on Page 10.) INFORMATION MADE AS RESULT OF AOOIDENT Earl Bnthural has made 1 mforma before Alderman Charles M. Kcp lart against Glen Charles, alias Clar ence Itnlcr, charging aggra.vn.tcd as lt mid battery on his 10-ycar-oh daughter, Virginia Balhurst. Imlcr has furnished bail for a hearing to morrow evening at o'clock. The allegation la that Imlcr, while ipcratlng his automobile at an ex esjilvo rate of speed, ran down th ittlc girl who a. moment before httt from a passenger bus am vaa knocked down, suffering frac- lire of one hip and other injuries Jfithui-Ht declared Imlcr was running aster than the law permits, or narked highway, at curve and grade The accident occurred in the vl- Inlty of Uio Gulf gasoline station at Station, along the Sixth nve- road.

The child wan admitted the Mercy hospital for treatment. CAMP POPULATION WILL BE CHANGED Jroup of Boy Scouts Now at Annual Outing Grounds Will Come Home Tomorrow and New Contingent Go Down. The lirst session of camping for icmbcrs of the Boy Scouts of tho lalr-Bcdford nt Camp Shuf- cr, on the Raystown branch of the uniata river, south of Huntingdon, loses tomorrow. The seventy youths have been enjoying the pleasures camp life there for the paat week. be replaced with another group, erhaps larger, for a week.

Those ow at camp are from iroops at Bcll nnd Eldorado and No. 3 from il.i city. It was a little wet last week, but a whole, there waa some line 'Gather which recompensed for the ad. The camp director, Gordon A. lair, with his corps of instructors, imp physicin a nd va program fltunts, made camp lifo so inler- sting that no person had any time Ipt a little matter like threatening eathcr spoil things for them.

There are twelve cottages arranged stockades of three each. The stock- (Contlnued on Page 10.) UP BUWJKT. WASHINGTON, D. Jtlly he Hepubllcon campaign fund budget, xpccted to total between $3,000,000 id $4,000,000, will be drawn up here iff! week. J.

R. Nutt, Cleveland, easurcr of the Republican national tmmittco, will arrive -here Wednos- iy for a series of conferences on the ibject with Chairman Htihcrt Work the Committee, It was announced. POLICE ARE BUSY DURING WEEK-END House of Alleged Disorder Is Raided and Woman Faces Commonwealth Charge for Possessing 1 Liquor. Alloona 'police officers had a busy week-end. All told they made thirty- two arrests.

Inebriates predominated hut there wore a number of. lighters, and one house of disorder was raided, four persons being caught in the dragnet and a quantity of alleged liquor confiscated. The raid was made At 11 o'clock Saturday night by Captain B. F. Miller and a squad of officers on a house located at HOI Thirteenth avenue.

Miss Mildred Weaver was arrested as proprietor and George Riggs, Jje Benson nnd H. F. Shcttlc wero taken in cus- today as Inmates. A 7-ycnr-old girl, nald. to be the daughter of Benson, was turned over to the care of Tho officers reported they confiscated four quarts of colored whiskey, a pint of white liquor, two bottles partly fined, five whiskey glasses, a quantity of homo brew and a live-gallon crock with home brew in tho making.

The liquor was said to cleverly concealed behind board in the front room of the house. Miss Weaver was required to furnish JIOO.SO for hearing In police court this afternoon and the others, 525.80. Constable Clair Young later made an in(Continued on Page 10.) WFBO HEARING TO TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON WKKKI.Y roKKOAST. PITTSBURGH, July We.ithor tlook for the period July to Saturday, July 21. he weather will be generally fair onrtay and Tuesday; local thunder- owers about the middle of the week, ostly fair at the end of the week, owly rising temperature Monday and ucsday; slightly, cooler about Thurs- liav tho been ivash- Where Carranza Crashed to Death Here, In tho heart of Nenr Jersey's "plno belt," Mexico's (trcatcst flier, Cuptnln Kmllln Cnrrnnzn, to his death.

Tho wreckage of hlj wings torn from tho fusclneo as mured Into thp Irrr-lons Is shown hero soon after It WHS discovered by a berry-picker. Tho lone flier hud been less than nn hour on his projected flight lo Mexico City from Koosevelt lidtl, l.otijr Island, when sevcro -torni forced him Into this fatal plunge. FINE TRIBUTE TO BE PAID CARRANZA One Greatest Military Corteges New York Has Ever Seen Will Escort Mexican Flier's Body. (By United Press.) NEW YORK, July the body of Captain Emillo Carranza starts on its trip to Mexico City Wod nesduy, one of the greatest demon strations of friendship and sympathy in the histbry of tin) two neighboring republics will be witnessed. While the body of Mexico's good-wil aviator lay in state in a little flower banked chapel on upper Broadway officials were completing plans for th funeral.

One of the greatest military am funeral corteges nnd ceremonials Urn New York city has even seen wil escort the body to the Pennsylvunic station Wednesday, West Point cadets wiJJ command th six-horse caisson on which the cttsttc III be carried. More than 10,00 troops, a large squadron of phi nets am delegations from both Mexican nm American patriotic organizations wil escort the body of tho airman to tht station. Behind the caisson, a black charger with Htiblo trappings and boots re versed In the stirrups, traditional sym bol of a dead military hcro'a profession will be led. Sunday thousands of persons filed through the Impel, past the casket innt which has been spread the lags of Cnrranza'fl notion tin in which hu met his death when his (Continued on Pngo 10) SOME MORE FARM REVOLT AGAINST HOOVER CRASHES COUNCIL WILL MEET. Conftlucnillun to Be (itven I'ntpasc Health Kale Ifegimllng 1'millry.

City council will meet in regular Hc.splon tomorrow morning and clear calendar of pending legislation in reduced at the last regular and recent ipt'dal meetings. One of the me ircit for consideration tho proposed icallh bureau regulation restricting he raising of poultry within the city imlts. The rule waa dineu.siied lit a special meeting holt! on Saturday. There is onsiderablc opposition to the rule as rcpared by health bureau officials on he part of poultry raisers and feed lets. It makes it fly feet the limit ion 1 any house for a chicken coop.

may be that the limit will be ro- or thu discretion regarding the placed with the health bureau Issuing a permit. FOUKICKAI) IS Julius Rninagnoija, aged 20, of S09 'ourtecnth street waa treated In II Icrcy hospital dispensary this morning or a. laceration of tho forehead suffer- when ho was struck by a dinner ail. The wound was cleansed and ressed. RUSH PLANS FOR STULTZ RECEPTION and warmer at the end of eek.

the Williamsburg citizens and others In lair county, connected with the ovcment to honor Wilmcr Lower and his companions when they sit the county, on Wednesday, are rushing final plans for the occa- on, which is expected be one oi biggest affairs In Blair county's story. E. S. Shelly, Williamsburg general and his committeemen are uaily engaged today in completing all for the various cere- onics that will mark tho visit of the filers to Williamsburg. A Pittsburgh concern tomorrow xvijl ect amplifiers at tho Athletic field, the western end of the town, (o ake possible for thousands to hear various speeches that will he ednesday afternoon by Stultz, Miss irhari, Gordon nnd others during the to Alinonn Mirror.) formal exercises.

WASHINGTON, D. July Veto Aluisc, who a native or Wn- iliprescnlalfvc J. Banks Kurtz of Al- liamsburg and who is at his parents oomt arriv-od here today to plead be- home in WjJUfimsburg, after a naiimi- VMC the federal radio commission for'wide vaudeville tour as tin accordion continuance of radio broadcasting entertainer, has been secured to prt- statlon WFBG ordered off the mr sent several numbers in connection Aug. 1. with 'the program in WiIIiam.sburg Wednesday afternoon.

Work in decorating homes and business buildings in Williamsburg was started today. This feature is to be extensively followed by townspeople of oa Paga 10) II.v WILLIAM 1IAUD. 192S, by Consolidated Press Association.) SUPERIOR, July ioard the Hoover more nf the Republican farm revolt agninnt Herbert Hoover fell with a crash to- assurances of support were Conveyed to Hoover personally by the- following distinguished revolt gcn- L. J. "Dickinson of Iowa, first head of the original farm bloc in the federal houre of roprcKonla lives.

Harvey Inghum, editor of the Des Moines, Register, jfreat western rally ing (renter of Mc- Nary-HaiiKenism and nf Vice President Charles Gales whose office in the capital ut Washington was the headquarters for Mr- Nary-Hutigen strategy -oughout the last sesHlon of Mr. Dtiwcs n.lt on the nf a nnd upright uhulr In a Kinall mom In nls BMr-ciouR house in Evanaton, und puffed at hia under-clung pipn ami ntjf a In MR- arm and hand and ffPHtlculalrd hi.H observations and his Ideas at. (he lip of Hoover's cigar. Hoover leaned hack in an rnsy and restful chair and absorbed Dawes' trateglcal wisdom aa attentlvi ihe farm ised lo against ITnovcr three months age Long rows of large and i-h it oolcs, four or live Mgll, all round Mr. TJau en' heavily- raftered and lieaut ifully proportioned mormons library, bore testimony lo the scholarly tastes of flits exponent of tin: McN'ary-Haugen so-called ''economic heresy." Mr.

Dawrs will spenk frn- Hoover under plans laid down in Kvanston by Hepresentdtlvr Wnller Newton or Minr.LMota, and P.epresentntlve John Q. Tllson of Corineelinit in rollnboratinn. on hrhiti: of the Republican national committee pea hers' bureau. Dftwes' bitter critic antl enemy, ilnited States Senator Smith W. Brook- imrt oT IOWH, wlio regards aa too in hi.q farm revolt notions, will do a great deal or speaking throughout 1-Foov, i according In Jarnes W.

manager. Mr. (jnod has Invited Mr, Brook hart's fn-r (Contimiert on Pago 13.) PACT IS FAVORED BY FOUR NATIONS United States, France, Germany and Italy Now In Agreement as to Form of War Outlawry Treaty. fly A. llAIJXillK.V.

Mnir Correspondent. WASHliNUTON, 'D. July four United sialca. Germany, France and Italy, are now In agreement n-s lo tho form of the renunciation of wiir treaty which they urc willing to Ten other Interested governments nnd perhaps aev- I more which have not taken p.irt the negotiations, are expected to fall Into line this week. Notes from Paris and Rome, pub- Ishcd here todny.

declared tho French and Italian governments could IIml 710 Tault with Secretary of State Kollogg'a lira ft and therefore are ready to af- llx their signatures, to tho document. Germany, lint of the governim-nts to DESTROYER HITS PASSENGER SHIP Reporter on Steamer In Collision Says Coast Guard Boat Made Off Without Revealing Her Identity. reply (o the American note of JUT ast week look the aaniu view. Tho I'V'tirh unto aaid Paris pleased IJ.v UOII'Kl. PAKTO.V, Staff Corri'spondent (CJnpyrlfihl, IIKJS.

by Altumm Mirror.) NEW YORK, July unidentified coast guard supposed bo prowling for rum. the passenger steamship Concord riff New London, JUKI brfon; midnight Sunday. brought passengers boiling 'til of their 'stain rooms in Ihnir night lathes and Ht up the nea with an interchange of lurid invective between two crews. The Concord, carrying 600 passengers from Providence to New York, was but slightly Injured in her outer works, nnd, after lying to for an examination of her hull, continued on her rnui-Jie. Captain George A.

Cobb of the Concord nald the mishap was the by tin- change Kellogg nndn in tlio preamble of the dm ft. Jt 'ollows Ironi this, the note 'that, tho proposed treaty indeed aitn.s it perpetuation of tho pacific nnd ricndly tolat.ioiiK under the contrao in which they are to- lay established between the fnlereatecl latioaa." As tho preamble hat a state should he denied the benefits of the treatv. ulininatlrm of iiicrriisitiK for can tern sea Jtrallir, due to the prowling rum boats. 'Jiiind that he would meek lo make the incident. I In: bants of a searching inquiry.

Members of the crew expressed their opinion of rum chaser even mure emphatically. "You guys must have caught pome nf that rum you IHTM rhu.vin'," was thu parting shot. Tired from the bridge of The Concord an the destroyer hacked This reporter enjoyed a nt this peculiar mixup. occupying Ini-wai-fl on the: starboard 1 where tins stimuli occurred. Tho DKSTItOYS TOWN' destroyer, with her litfhta set, n-rnt i nut hound, nivsiimjibly frnni Now July Iho of thr- Con- Imvn 0 She xvns hv C.

persona wore injured, porhiip.i niilo off th'i? if Torhnll. ncludinp I''our porson.s quake nl (Conlin ANALYSIS OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION MADE BY LAWRENCE i recorded, to he I fIt th of KurU, with the assistance of witnesses find signed affidavits, will endeavor to show the commissioners that WFBG serves an essential place In the AUoona broadcasting ATCH. Hr will have three hours this afternoon to prevent his to the federal DAVID (Copyrifiht. by Altoonn Mirror.) WASHINGTON. D.

July i ban passed since the foover nomination and tho beginning tho nntionai campaign. Only re, and II)' 1 speeche: emain lo and studied, hut Iready t-Mraordinary nf I he ombat have And tin- tivrnl of the raiopai.un irf growing more and more dclinite every The prinrtp.il eliaracterislie thus far exhibited i.s that the is much pro-or iiim-Hoover it is pro or unti'Smitli. The irtensity of ieeliiis; which ordinarily is well concentrated this time for or against Governor Smith. This Is partly duo to the fact that 1 has taken the initiative on the prohibition issue and hn by a ppoi of ,1 oh Raakoh aa Democratic nntirmnl rbrtir- rnrui. brushed aside critics on other issues.

In 1020. the voters were lat'Ki'ly pro or antUWilsnn, 'Sfnat'ir IlardiiiK was nn Incidental factor ami Go of Ohio suffe rn or tho majority of tin a-nti-LaFollette nnd m-nits and Republic; W. Havls, they vol ar juis mi nt In 1 i- pro John 1 for Onolidia- as a of avoiding any possible advantage for through a. split in the vousorvotive vote. This year Herbet Hoover not likely to be tiie renter of attneU but his nifttiayers hope he will be the bene- tu'inry of a campaign waged inside the Democratic pnrty by the drys and derive ad vantages, too.

from the fact that tho New York governor 13 likely on Pago Russian Ice-Breaker Krassin Picks Up Aviator Ohukh- novsky and Four Companions Near Cape Platen and Also Saves Four Members of Dog Sled Party. "SAVE OTHERS FIRST," FLIER WIRES TO SHIP Official Radio blears Up Series of Garbled Messages Received Steadily Since Yesterday, One of Which Reported That Roald Amundsen Had Been Saved. H.V IOUGEXE AVON'S, S4aff Correspondent. AtOSCOVV, July headquarters here announced today that the Russian ice-breaker Krassin has picked up Aviator Chukhnovsky and four companions from the ica off Capo Platen, and had embarked also four members of a rescue dog sled party. With Chukhnovsky were Assistant Pilot Strauhe, Navigator Alexieff, Mechanic Shelagin and Moving Picture Operator Elumenstein.

In the dog sled party were tha famous Norwegian huntsman. Nbyes, and threo Italian Alpine chasseurs from the rescue ship Braganza. Searching for Malmgrfn The Utter party had been aearchtny 'or Professor Finn Malmgren and the Italian officers, who were rescued by the Krassin after they had, left him on the ice, dying. Chukhnovsky and his companions, ifter a heroic flight in an airplane Tom the Kias.sin, located the two Italian officers nnd Hashed word of discovery to the Krassin. Later heir dashed.

Chukhnovsky wired Krafi.sin: "Save the others first. We are alt The took him at his Tvord nd at the last previous report' earlier idiiy wan making her way toward A radio meK. from Professor Samoilovitch. in charge of rescue rvork board the Krassin, supplemented the nnouncement of rescue Hjivril With DlfTleulty. CtniUhnovfiky nnd his companions, VuffMHor Knmnilovitch reported, wcrw with the greatest difficulty at 10 p.

m. yesterday, and the other group of four picked up at the They had ffone to ClmlthnOT- sky'H retfcun. Professor Si'moilovitch said, from the rescue ship Brafionza. Professor Samoi la vi ten's message did-much to clear up a series that had been flashing since yesterday, garbled by magnetic One of these had bopn that Ihe'Krmj)- Kin had picked up Chukhnovaky sighted group, believed to be that of Ron Id Amundsen and companions who disappeared In a French Hrnpla.no. or the men cnrrled with tho wrecked gas bag of th9 Italia.

Apparently (lie men referrrd to Actually wem Noyes Jind his Italian chasseur companions. Krmsln tn Try Again. MOSCOW. July bringing to today with the rescue Of nine men the moat triumphant voyage In polar history, the Russian Icebreaker Krassln steamed through Arctic ice for Advent bay to re-coal and resume her rescue work. Tho Kra.isin embarked, ut 10 p.

m. yenterday, her aviator Chukhnovaky, lits four companions who had crashed with him lnul week on I he Ice In Might, and the Norwegian liuntsman, Noyes, and three Italian Alpine chaaceura. who had been in search of mirvivors of. tho Italia disaster. These eight men joined the seven survivors of tho Italia who had bwfl embarked last of them a small ico Hoc, and live from the- ice camp off Foyn island.

The Italia survivors are under phy- emns' care, but they who had given leniselvt'a up as sure to die are even more jubilant, than the Krassin'3 complement, and there is constant ra- aboard the ship. The Krassln, with Chukhnovsky's damaged tow, will make for Advent bay to ami proceed to search for men carried away with the ding- blc's tf'is hag unit for Uotild Amund- ten, discoverer the South pole, and, five men who disappeared with.4 nth seaplane. are the only ones miss- There was an unconlirmed report that Amundsen and two companions were picked up by the Rui- aian ice-breaker Mallcin" Nothing more Mas been beard of this report, whieli it pointed out, when It circulated, was from garbled mes- sap' and tho report is regarded incorrect. By STORKR. SlaJT I'drrrsprmJent.

tti Mirrnr Chlcafto KOMH. July The attitude takCQ nn th part, of the European press, ospeciall. the Frenoli. wuh regard to Nobile Arctic expedition awakens lively here. Le Matin of Taris is being particularly attacked for it.t m.s in nations gainst General Xohile and his conduct of the Italia's expedition.

Tlie Rome newspaper Tevre says: "Lasting enmities arise from atro- i'ious innults like these which no official speeches can cause us to forget." A government communique touching i the tlHMiio that the report published abroad that the polar dis- cr was duo to an order given by Italian government to Nobite to rh the pole on Mny 'M. the dnto of Italy's entry in the World war, is untrue. such order wan given nnd tht: statement is a Jie," the commit tCepyrighl. Inc.) A tul Kumorril Snvcil, VIRCJO BAY, Spitsbergen, July A wholly imconlirmed melange and one that appeared somewhat garbled today Indicated that Russian ice-breaker Maligin had rescued on 10.1.

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