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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 12. 1948 a 3 inn Couple Stages Search Spurred For Witness Brother Is Shot In Family Dispute sv i rszw J- I i lv? i. THIS CRASH BROUGHT DEATH TO PHILADELPHIA WOMAN Wreckage of automobile which crashed into an oak tree in front of 2138 N. 5th early yesterday, killing Mrs.

Grace Brookhardt. 31, of 3624 N. 7th st. Her husband, William who was driving, was taken to Episcopal Hospital in serious condition. vy 3 Killed, Score Injured William Battis, 28, son of Dr.

Frisby Battis, prominent Negro physician, was reported in critical condition yesterday In St. Agnes Hospital suffering from a bullet wound, inflicted, police said, by his brother. Frisby, 3d, 32. during a family argument. The shooting, according to police, occurred at the Battis home on 16th st.

south of Ellsworth. Frisby, 3d, who surrendered at the 15th st. and Snyder ave. station, accused his brother of first attempting to shoot their father. DISPUTE WAKENS BROTHER Police said that William arrived home at 4 A.

M. bringing a companion. Dr. Battis remonstrated with him. The argument awoke the second son.

The son Frisby, told police that his brother was brandishing a pistol at his father when he entered the physician's first floor office. Frisby said he tried to appease his brother, but failing, went to his own bedroom and obtained another pistol. SURRENDERS TO POLICE Police said he fired one shot. The bullet pierced William's left lung and lodged near the spine. Frisby, dressed only in shorts, a bathrobe and bedroom slippers, left the house, hailed a taxicab and was driven to the 15th st.

police station. He was held on a charge of aggravated assault and battery by shooting and was scheduled for a hearing today at the 20th and Federal sts. station house. Fumes on Yacht Kill York Man, Fell 2 BALTIMORE, April il (AP). One man was killed today and his two companions were overcome aboard a yacht by carbon monoxide fumes.

William Nuenmaker. 70, was pronounced dead on arrival at South Baltimore General Hospital. William Masten, 39, and Robert Anderson, 62, were admitted to the hospital but declared out of danger tonight. All are from York. Pa.

Police said the gas fumes apparently were generated by an auxiliary gasoline engine attached to an electrical generator. The three were discovered aboard the yacht Waljean III at the Baltimore Yacht Club by M. J. Styron, commodore of the club. Grounded Yacht Towed to Dock Special to The Inquirer ATI ANTIC CITY.

April 11. Coast Guardsmen from the Atlantic City station towed a 50-foot yacht to a dock here today after the craft ran aground in Reed's Bay, about five miles north of here. The yacht owner, Robert W. Weber, his wife, and a hklpper, O. a.

Hansen, all of New York, were aboard. They Were en route from Florida to New York via the Inland Waterway. In Traffic Accidents Here RARE COINS ON DISPLAY IN FREE LIBRARY Mary Tice, of 1526 Glenwood with some of the rare coins placed on display yesterday in the Free Library, Logan Circle, as National Coin Week opened. Sailor Runs Amok on Ship; Slain After He Kills Man Plane Strikes Hill; One Dead, 2 Hurt Special to The Inquirer INDIANTOWN OAP. April 11.

A New Jersey man was killed and a father and son were injured when a small plane struck a mountainside today near the Indiantown Gap military reservation. The dead man was Richard Thomas Ktos of Madison, N. State Police said. Injured were the pilot, John Noe, of Madison, whose condition was serious, and the latter's 13-year-old son. John, who had a broken leg and cuts of the face and head.

Witnesses said the plane circled the Army base as if the pilot were seeking a place to land before nightfall. Then it flew away, and a few minutes later a crash was heard. State Police reached the wreckage to find Etos dead and the other two lying injured. The elder and younger Noe were tuken to Good Samaritan Hospital at Lebanon. Lowly Clerk Gets Title and Mansion PLYMOUTH, England, April 11 (AP).

Richard B. Wrey. $40-a-week clerk in a petroleum office here, la now Sir Richard Bourchier Wrey. Sir Richard, 44, succeeded to the baronetcy of his uncle, Rev. Kir Albany Hourchler Hherard Wrey, who died Saturday.

A mansion and several thousand acres of land go with the title. to keep the prospectors off the beach. And the prospectors would go away, too only to come back with reinforcements to continue their dlt'ging. HOLES FOUR FEET DEEP By 4 P. M.

the once-HMi eful beach looked something like Anzio, with some holes four feet deep, evidence of the prospectors' frenzied digging. At nightfall, many of the gold-seekers went home, leaving the beach to the never-say-die fraternity who came armed with lanterns and flashlights. The 20 gold coins found to date were described as PortuKuese doub loons, minted between 1730 and 1748 and worth about $200 each as collector's Items. The area was known to be a pirate lair 200 years ago and was mentioned In J. Fenlmore Coo per's "The Water Witch." CHEST I.ATC11 EOl'NH One of today's warchers.

George Andrews, came up with what he thought watf the latch of a treasure chest, and the discovery served to spur the prospectors onward. Natives believe an ancient cask was broken open several years ago during dredging operations, freeing the coins. 2d Taxi Holdup A man and woman staged their second taxi holdup in 30 hours early today, robbing a cab driver of ii at Philip and Cumberland sts. and then fleeing in his vehicle. The driver was William Quinn.

of 856 Markoe st. The holdup couple was believed by police to be the one that robbed Thomas Doyle, 40. of 608 E. Miller of $15, his trousers and his cab Saturday night on Uber st. above Columbia ave.

TWO OTHERS ROBBED A few hours before Qulnn was held up, 'another Yellow Cab Co. driver was robbed of $2.50, his hat and his cab by an armed bandit on Carpenter west of 10th the third taxi robbery reported here yesterday. The driver, Herbert Johnston, 27, of 2516 8. Shields had taken tho man aboard as a passenger at 8th and Walnut sts. First, he asked to be taken to 8th and Carpenter one block from a police station at 7th but when they got there he told Johnston to go on to 11th st.

VEHICLE IS FOUND Between 10th and 11th the rider drew a pistol, held up the driver and ordered him out of the cab. While Johnston was reportlnir the crime, the vehicle was found abandoned at 11th and Lombard sts. The third victim was Albert J. MacAllaro, 39, of 140 N. Dewey another Yellow Cab operator.

He was slugged and robbed of $26 by two men who fled In his cab, then aban doned it later. The two had boarded his taxi at 32d and Market sts. and asked to be driven to 36th and Race sts. TAPS HIM ON SHOULDER "One of them was a mouthy fel low, who kept talking from the moment they stepped into my cab," MacAllaro said. MacAllaro said as he turned into Race the talker tapped him on the shoulder and said, "You might guess that we got pistols under our Jackets." MacAllaro said he looked into the rear view mirror and saw that both men had their right hands thrust Inside the leather Jackets they wore.

PINIONED TO HIS SEAT The next moment, MacAllaro said. he found himself pinioned to his seat by the loquacious bandit who had circled his left arm around the driver's neck while placing a shiny pistol against his temple. MacAllaro brought the cab to a stop. The second bandit got to the street, pulled MacAllaro from behind the wheel, then knocked him down with a blow to the head. He got in the driver's seat and the cab disappeared east on Race st.

A half hour later Motor Bandit Patrolmen Ltn-wood Jones and John Miller found the cab abandoned at Sloan and Baring In the game neighborhood. China May Go Red, Librarian Says Although few Chinese really know the meaning of Communism, it is possible that the, country may turn in that direction as a way out of Its difficulties. Charles B. Shaw, libra rian of Swarthmore College, said yesterday. Shaw has returned to Swarthmore after a six-month leave of absence to conduct a survey of 13 colleges and universities In eight major cities in China.

He said the institutions had suffered extensive damage during the war. some having been completely demolished. "The whole academic life of China Is in a sad state of affairs, owing chiefly to the runaway Inflation." Shaw said. "The population as a whole has complete trust in Chiang Kai-shek's integrity. However, they are disgusted with the graft and corruption of the government which allows them little freedom.

Trolley Riders Delayed 18 Minutes Thirty passengers were delayed 18 minutes when the rear trucks of a Route 52 trolley, westbound on Coulter st. In Germantown, Jumped a switch at Morris st. at 9:42 A. M. yesterday.

Mark Hammel. 27, of 2340 N. Opal motorman of the one-man trolley, said the front trucks passed a switch at the Intersection which shunts westbound cars from a single-track to a stretch of double tracks. He summoned a PTC emergency crew, which restored service at 10 o'clock. No other cars on the line were affected.

Line, Trouble Cuts Benny Program NEW YORK. April 11 (AP). Comedian Jack Benny's program was cut off the air tonight for a brief period because of line trouble, the National Broadcasting Co. said. NBC said the program was interrupted throughout its network for two minutes and five seconds shortly after the broadcast started.

The program emanated from Palm Springs, Calif. A later NBC program, the JEdgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy show, was cancelled In its entirety because of line trouble at Claremont, the network said. Water Safety Show Listed for Tonight Instruction In small boat safety will be conducted tonight at the Hutchinson Gymnasium Swimming Pool the University of Pennsylvania, by the Red Cross In an effort to help reduce the 7100 fatal water accidents which occur annually In the United States. The Instruction, which will begin at 7 P. will Include demonstrations with canoes and surf boards.

It will be conducted by Edward Twardowskl, associate director of safety services in charge of water safety for the. Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, and Mike Howze. director of safety services. Ocean City, N. Chapter, American Red Cross.

Continued From First Page Ralph Pusey on an involuntary man slaughter charge pending a Coroner's inquest. Mrs. Lola Fieldman, 58, a widow, of 2108 S. Gould was fatally injured early yesterday when she was struck by a Route 2 trolley going south on 15th st. about 300 yards north of Callowhlll.

Hie street at that point Is closed to all but trolley traffic while a new car bed and sidewalks are being put down. The motorman, Mario Anastaslo, of Front st. near Wolf, was unnble to tell police just what part of his trolley struck Mrs. Fieldman, but Patrolmen Frederick Erlick and Louis Nolan, of the 11th and Winter sts. station, found her body on the west side of the tracks.

A bag containing two waitress' uniforms was lying nearby. Mrs. Fieldman was pronounced dead at Hahnemann Hospital shortly after 3 A. M. Death was caused apparently by a fractured skull and internal injuries.

Her son. Robert, who lived with her, said he had not spen his mother since about 5 V. M. Saturday. He said his mother was a waitress but he was unable to say where she worked.

She might have been visiting friends In the neighborhood, he told police, since they once lived at 710 N. 20th st. The motorman was held In $1500 ball for the coroner when arraigned before Magistrate William Hagan at the 12th and Pine sts. station on a charge of manslaughter. WIFE DIES, MAN INJURED Mrs.

Grace Brookhardt. 34, of 3624 N. 7th was killed about five min utes after the first ratal ac- cident when hen husband's car crashed Into an oak tree in front of 2438 N. 5th st. Her husband.

William 36, was injured seriously. The Impact of the crash aroused the eighborhood. Mrs. Mary Mc-Closkey, a wid- d0W- 0Woh liV MRS. G.

BROOKHARDT at 2438 N. 5th st. with her daughter, Margaret, 29, and her son, Hugh. 21, said her house was shaken so hard she could hear the plaster showering down the walls. RESIDENTS AID VICTIMS Mrs.

McCloskey, her son and daughter and about 50 neighbors ran Into the street and found the Brook-hart car stove in at the front and both occupants Jammed against a smashed windshield. Police of the 4th and York sts. station were called while residents started to extricate the trapped couple. At Episcopal Hospital. Mrs.

Brook-hart was pronounced dead on arrival. Her husband, suffering from a Col. C. M. Wilhelm, State Pclice Commissioner, reported yesterday that no trace had been found of Homer C.

Ylngst, State bank ex. im-lner who disappeared while ing sought to testify under oath in the Commonwealth's building and loan inquiry. Yir.gst. suspended from his job March 16 after disclosure that he got $4000 as an "advisor" to a speculative corporation, has leen hunted for five days by Troopers seeking to serve a LED BY STATE POLICE The search is being conducted by Elate Police of the Belmont and Media barracks, and Colonel Wilhelm said they had been instructed to redouble their efforts. Investigators of the State Banking and Justice Departments said Yingst was regarded as an import ant prospective witness in their probs of Independent Management Corp.

and eisht affiliated "trading" compaiies which acquired the unliquidated assets of nearly 100 closed building and loan associations and began tuning them into cash. Yingst and George J. Mallen. for mer Special Chief Deputy Attorney! General, are the only principals thus far accused by the State agents of being paid by the speculators while still in the Commonweal JVs employ. MALLEN NAMED Mallen, now manager of Independent Management collection agency for the trading firms, still was heading the legal staff of the Banking Department's Closed Bu and Loan Division when he received a generous "cut" from dividends that were withheld fi-om shareholders while the associations were under State receivership.

Investigators said. These dividends, totaling neiirly S22.500, became the property of the private speculators after tiiey bought the assets at giveaway prices in Banking Department auctions in 1945. Joseph Bellmore, a former Balking Department liquidator, later cm-ployed by the speculators, has testified that Mallen got about 499 ef this "gravy" more than any ether Individual. 27 WRITS READIED Twenty seven more subpenas were being prepared, meanwhile, by Deputy Attorney General Ralph B. TJmsted for others wanted for questioning under oath in the State inquiry.

Virtually all officials and emplcyes cf Independent Management Corp. and the trading companies will be subpenaed. as will be bank depslt records of almost everyone who ver received a check from Independent Management. Umsted reported. YtnEst's disappearance, however, till held tire spotlight In the Sta g's two-month probe.

SOUGHT AT HOME His home Is In Newtown Square, but police said they found no one there. Neighbors said Mrs. Yir.gst was visiting a son on the Pacific Coast, but her husband's whereabouts were a mystery. Yingst had been asked to appear oluntariiy before the Investigators In the Suburban Station Building last Wednesday, but did not show up. It was then that the State Justice Department issued a subpena for him and railed upon the State Pa tee to serve It.

Since no legal charges have ln placed against Yingst. he Is not regarded as a fugitive. Mallen and wo ethers who received subpenas, Out refused to obey them, have been ci led for contempt by Attorney Gemral T. McKeen Chidsey. President Judge Harry S.

McDevitt of Ccm-man Plea Court No. 1. has yet to hand down a ruling on this chaige. Baby Dies In Stove, Mother Blamed KIRKLAND LAKE. April 11 fAP.

Mrs. Lucille Lamarche, 21-year-old wife of a lumberjack, was charged today with murder In the deatli cf her two-month-old sin, Lawrence. Police said the baby vas burned to death early today ir. a kitchen stove. They added they believed the mother threw the child into the stive In a fit of rage hen the baby cri ed.

Police Sgt. N. Danis said he fotnd Mrs. Lamarche in the kitchen, her head bowed in her hands, when he reached the four-room apartment occupied by her and her husbaid, Percy. Danis said the woman pointed to the kitchen table and said: "The baby's burned." Firefighters Alert In Maine Woods AUGUSTA.

April 11 (AP). Light snow and rain pelted dry ng Maine woods and fields today, but kept watch fo mew it- breaks after controlling spora lie blazes that swept many acres snd ve buildings. Rising winds, which the weatherman said would reach 25-30 miles an hour in the northwest quarter by tomorrow, spurred the vigilance of Elate and town firefighters who re-caHed the $30,000,000 sweep of Ma ne forest fires last autumn. The U. S.

Weather Bureau at Portland, which saw no appreciable rain due before Wednesday, said an anticipated quarter to half-inch 'of precipitation would give only temporary relief to fire danger. 700 at Movie Flee Fire Next Door Special to The Inquirer SCRANTON. April II. An auii-ence of 700 men, women and filed from the Comerford Theater this afternoon when a two-alarm fire, punctuated by explosions, wrecked an adjoining building in 'iie heart of the Scranton business cls-trict. Two alarms brought two-thirdf of Scranton 's fire-fighting force into action.

Firemen were at the sone lor more than an hour before tiiey brought the flames under control. By then the building, which is located at Wyoming ave. and Sprace was a total loss. The laqairer contest, the qairiag Flyer," hot vUltod moay stotos. to cortolo oet to mlsi ay of tfce claos pabllihod e'oily la The laqalrer.

Treasure Hunters Ravage Beaches, Find More Coins Murphy, that no charges would be brought on the basis of present information. Murphy said it looked like a "perfectly justifiable homicide." Hansen, 49, gray and bearded, was still nervous, from the tragic events and the week-long run up the Lower California, coast under threat of possible Interception by Mexico authorities. SUDDENLY RUNS AMOK He said Luis Znmora, 30, Mexican citizen, ran amok without appnrrnt cause. He stabbed Carlso Asln. 28, U.

S. citizen of Mexican parentage. Asin was a decorated veteran on the U. S. Army's fighting in Italy.

It was his second fishing trip. "Asln was lying on the deck with a galley knife in his neck." Hansen said, telling how he had been summoned from his bunk. Then followed the battle, he added, with Hansen trying to subdue Zamora. FINALLY SHOT DEAD Zamora was finally brought down with a 12-gauge shotgun on the captain's cry to "do something hoot him." the latter stated. This, he added, was while he was being beaten for the second time with the butt end of a fishing pole.

Lawrence W. "Tex" Salzer. 35, one of the four survivors, fired the fatal shot, Hansen said. Broker Is Shot to "ound eath Continued From First Page in the mouth, the bullet having emerged from the top of his head. Abbott, son of the late Samuel A.

and Lucy Field Abbott, served with Pennsylvania's own 28th Division in First World War and was a member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. He also was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and Merlon Cricket Club. Besides his wife, he Is survived by a son, Henry Field Abbott, and a sister, Mrs. Howard C. Christ-man.

Mrs. Abbott had gone to church at about 10:45 A. M. When she returned less than two hours later, she was unable immediately to find her husband. After searching the house, she went to the basement and found him dead on the floor.

Special to The Inquirer HIGHLANDS. N. April 11 A combination of cold, pelting rain and irate cottage owners who resented the digging of holes in beaches failed today to deter several hundred treasure hunters seeking pirate gold. Three additional coins two gold and one copper were found by unidentified visitors to this resort, bringing to 21 the total loot to date. However, it looked like the last day of the search Highlands police said special guards would be posted on the beach tomorrow to prevent further prospecting.

The hunt for the gold was touched off three days ago when a fisherman found seven 200-year-old coins while walking along the beach at the foot of Cedar ave. FEEL LIKE JOHN SUTTER Today, the cottage owners must have felt like John Sutter, the California gentleman who went to sleep one night In 1849 as a mill owner and woke up the next morning to find the place was all cluttered with gold. Like Sutter, the householders armed themselves with whatever weapons were handy in an attempt possible fracture of the skull, recovered consciousness some time later and told police he had swerved to the left side of 5th st. when a car pulled up on his right and another one pulled up on the right of the first one. Mrs.

Brookhart, her husband said, was a Frankford High School graduate. They lived with her mother. Mrs. Nellie Sterner, a widow, and Mrs. Sterner's son.

Albert J. MAN HURT BY HIT-RUN Paul Domino. 56. of 2313 S. 9th was brushed and knocked down by an automobile In Snyder ave near 9th st early yesterday.

The driver did not stop. Domino was treated at St. Agnes Hospital for bruises on the left elbow and leg George Macauly, 70, was Injured seriously at 3:35 A. M. when he was struck by an automobile in front of his home.

106 E. Manoa Brook-line. A friend had Just let him out of a car on the other side of the Ktrttet and he was crossing behind It when he was struck by a car driven by Sgt. Kenneth L. Fuslna, of Pittsburgh, a soldier stationed at the Schuylkill Arsenal.

GIRL CYCLIST INJURED At 12:30 P. M. Theresa Crllley, 9. of 58 llraebum Hrookline Park, collided with an automobile while cycling on Darby rd. at Turnbull ave.

in South Ardmore. The motor ist. H. P. LaFountaln, of 1433 Virginia Manoa, took the child to Bryn Mawr Hospital.

She treated for a bruised head a concussion. was mild On a wet and slippery Lincoln Highway at Wayne, shortly after P. a bus owned by Johnny Long's Band, skidded and crashed Into the rear of a car stopped for a traffic light at Wayne ave. Five occupants of the car were Injured slightly. TREATED AT HOSPITAL At Bryn Mawr Hospital, where they were treated for bruises and shock, the injured were listed as Paul Peter Kukol.

a Marine stationed at the Philadelphia Naval Base; his wife, Margaret: their son, Paul, nine months, and Mrs. Kukors par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Killian, of Bridgeport, Conn.

The bus was driven by John Jones Mlddlcton. Charlotte. N. C. Justice of the Peace Thomas A.

Hcbson re leased him on his own recognizance for a further hearing next Saturday. 2 HURT AS CAR UPSETS Navy Lieut. Harry C. Jones, 33, and his wife. Constance, 31, of 1118 Beech road.

Rosemont. were Injured at 4 P. M. yesterday when their automobile turned over from the Impact of a crash when another car. according to police, passed through a red light at Old Gulph road and Bryn Mawr Penn Valley.

The other driver, James W. Free man. 22. of W. Upsal Phlladel phia, told police his motor started missing and as he glanced at the dashboard he failed to notice traffic light.

Jones was treated at Bryn Mawr hospital for lacerations on the face and knee and his wife for a concus sion and contusions of the collar bone. Freeman and his passenger. Miss Louise Sheldon. 21, a Bryn Mawr College student, were unln jured. ARDMORE GIRL INJURED Jennie Williams.

17, of 319 E. County Line Ardmore, was struck by an automobile as she attempted to cross Lancaster ave. in front of the Ardmore Theater at 7 P. M. yesterday.

Lower Merion police reported- that the driver, Ifonse Cottrel, 60, of Rockingham Garrett Hill, said he did not see the girl in time to avoid the accident. She was treated at Bryn Mawr Hospital for contusions and abrasions of the left leg. EDDYSTONE CRASH Three persons were Injured in a collision last night on the Industrial Highway about 500 feet east of the Baldwin Locomotive Works main gate in Eddystone. Treated at Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, were Mrs. Mary Sellman, 36; her daughter, Mary, 13, and Mrs.

Bertha V. Harp, 46, all of Baltimore, who suffered bruises. Police said they and two other Sellman children were passengers in a car driven by Mrs. Sellman's husband. Richard, 38.

The other driver was identified as Edward Rafferty, of Cleveland st. near Indiana ave. Balcony Fall Kills 20 TIENTSIN, China, April 12 (Monday) (AP). Fourteen persons died of injuries today, bringing to 20 the death toll of a theater balcony collapse Saturday. More than 500, mostly textile workers, were In the theater watching a Chinese opera when the balcony fen.

SAN DIFGO, April 11 (AP). A tuna boat skipper pulled in his craft from Mexican waters today with two dead men in the hold. He said a madman had terrorized the crew until shot down. Capt. Harold W.

Hansen of the tuna boat Anna told authorities an enraged crewman had knifed a companion and ranged over the ship until brought down by gunfire at a werk ago Saturday night. "lie would have knifed us all If he hadn't been stopped," he declared. The captain said he had been harpooned in the back and clubbed on the hxad by the crewman, a Mexican. QUESTIONED BY FBI The skipper's statement to newsmen came after hours of questioning by the FIJI. U.

8. Attorney Betty Marshal Graydon announced, after receiving a report from FBI agent William Search Started For Woman, 40 Police of all Eastern States were asked yesterday to aid in the search for Mrs. Geneva Lee. 40. of 323 6th Upland, near Chester, who dis appeared Saturday night at about the time she was to have met a woman friend at 7th st.

and Edgmont Chester. Chief of Police Thomas Cuelow, of Upland, who was acquainted with the missing wflman. said that her 19-year-old daughter, Jean, was "terribly upset." He added that the girl told him her mother had never before failed to return home. Cuelow said Mrs. Lee left her house Saturday night with her daughter and the latter's boy friend.

She accompanied the young couple to a Chester movie house, then left them In front of the theater at 9 P. stating that she would walk to 7th st. and Edgmont ave. a block away where she had an appointment to meet a woman friend, a neighbor who was returning from a trip to Washington. The police chief said that Mrs.

Lee's friend arrived late at the intersection, did not see Mrs. Lee waiting for her and assumed that she had become tired of waiting and had returend home. Mrs. Lee's daughter informed him yesterday morning, he said, that she was missing. The young girl was particularly worried, he said, because her mother apparently made no attempt to communicate with her during the night.

Mrs. Lee was described as an attractive woman with auburn hair; five feet four Inches tall and weigh-in? 120 pounds. She was wearing a grey three-quarter length coat, a pink blouse and a black skirt. She customarily wore spectacles, the description stated. Thieves Blamed For Fire in Home Thieves using matches in their search for loot were blamed yesterday for starting a fire that did extensive damage to the home of Mrs Cora Dupre at 2711 S.

Marshall st. Mrs. Dupre was not at home at 4 :20 A. M. when neighbors saw smoke coming from her dwelling and telephoned an alarm.

Captain Edward Whalin, of Engine 53, 4th st. and Snyder said firemen found every room in the house ransacked and the rear door forced when they arrived. He said a thief had apparently dropped a burning match in his search for valuables. Man Burns to Death In Overturned Car Special to The Inquirer WILMINGTON, April 11. William Rose.

35. a Coast Guardsman stationed near Chesapeake City was fatally burned this afternoon when his automobile struck a culvert, overturned and burst into flames, pinning him beneath the tiery vehicle. The accident occurred on the Chesapeake City-Summit Bridge just inside the Delware State line. Rose, whose home was at Port Herman, was married and the father of ont child. Aided by maps, charts.

ad diagrams, the "Two Worlds Atlas" will give a clear ac-jcouat ef the contemporary sceee, and try to probe some ef the nysteries ef the I roe Certeie. The sepplemeet appear this Tharsdey with The iaqalrer. TREASURE HUNT: SEEKING PIRATE GOLD ON NEW JERSEY BEACH Younfrstcrs and prown-ups diprging for pirate prold a fisherman found some 18th Century coins recently, on the beach at Highlands, N. J. The rush started when Pirates frequented the area 200 years ago.

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