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OXM'S UN ATTACK CA TIE WZATtl CLCUDY XCVII No. 73 Itf Mystery in KMmg Tqwsjt City Wmm9 Mmokmrnd Mmmn HOME FEAR OF FRESH OUTBREAK AMONG WAR MAD CHINESE TO BRING REINFORCEMENTS 1,500 Fiffhtins Men to Bo Ssnt at Once to Qve SuDoort to Forcco A Holding CONFIDENTIAL CONDITION KEPT SECRET By Aootialt4 tm. Washington, March 26. A force of 1.500 additional Marine have been ordered to China by the Xavy Department. Unlike other recent messages from Admiral Williams, the word that came in during the night and started the series of conferences to day was kept confidential.

There were indications, however, that the Admiral had reported that spreading disorders among the victorious Cantonese troops had thrown the whole situation into a state of great uncertainty. When the first American forci rere hurried westward rlt was be auie of a foreboding In the mlndi if officials here that abould the Tantonese leaden succeed In capturing Shanghai, Nanking and the ather rlrer cities, they would be unable to control their troops under the spell of so great a victory. Fragmentary advices yesterday Indicated that this expectation had FLIGHT FROM WAR ZONE IS DESCRIBED By Auoctated Prtit. Shanghai, March 26. Harrowing tales of escapes from death at the hands of lawless and.

bestial Cantonese soldiers, inflamed against foreigners were related to day by Nanking refugees arriving at Shanghai on the steamers Kungwo and Wenchow." The number of refugees brought by' these' steamers totaled 220. Mrs. John K. Davis, wife of the United States consul, was still shaken by the ordeal. She told of the flight of Americans, including herself and her two children, from the consulate where the Cantonese threatened to kill all foreigners, Mrs.

Davis and her children ar rived with nothing save the clothes on their backs. Looting Begun. On Thursday morning, she re lated, twenty three Americans were gathered at the consulate 'she and Mr. Davis and their two children, Vice Consul Paxton, alx missionary men, a marine officer and eleven marines. The latter had come ashore from the destroyer Noa Tuesday to guard 1 the consulate.

Mr." Davis ordered the marines to put away their arms as he diet not want the Cantonese to find an armed guard as It might provoke an attack. He also sent word to Americans concentrated at Nan king University not to try to oppose the soldiers since it might mean death. At 10 a. m. word was received that Cantonese troops had begun looting; then it was reported that the British and Japanese consuls had been kilted and the consulates looted.

Mr. Davis ordered the men to rescue their arms and the started for Socony hill, which had been designated as the concentration point with the Stars and Stripes at the head. Constant Sniping Hardly had the party left the consulate when soldiers in Nationalist uniforms fired on them. They kept up a constant sniping from alleys during the two miles to the Socony plant. The Davis children and a named aged 11, and a boy named Spencer.

aged 6, walked the entire dia tance without a whimper. i The sniping grew heavier until, when a half mile from the hill, they 1 were almost surrounded: There they took refuge temporarily in a bamboo grove. Three soldiers who. followed fifty yards to the rear, fired and hit Private Plamley in, the back. He fell.

but. gamely returned the fire, killing two of his Drmaad Moary The party ran the rest of the vway and gained the Socony station, where several Britjihers arid Americans had already assembled. Women and children were sent upstairs ss the men prepared for defense. Other groves of refugees arrived early 1b the afternoon, bring PAGES ftsmarafr Long line ADVICES ON largely been borne out In grate excesses, especially at Nanking. Although news dispatches to day said all Americans at Nanking wer reported safe, the adrlces as to conditions elsewhere are not so complete.

In addition, the property rights of Americans already have been violated and valuable American property remains at the mercy of the riotous bands of uu uiscipuueu cpinese iroops at king and elstvbere. ing' the total to more than fifty, Soldiers In Nationalist uniforms began coming to the house in large groups demanding money and threatening to kill all within. This occurred several times. Mr. Davis and Earl T.

Standard Oil. manager, risked their lives while "facing the soldiers and arguing with them In Chinese. Prepare to light At o'clock the firing which had kept up through the early afternoon became heavier. soldiers began attacking the house In earnest, starting to crowd up the entryway and steps. The marines were ordered to arm and prepare tO fight.

"A rocket the agreed signal asking the warships for aid was sent Mrs. Davis continued. "The women and children were all shut in the bathroom, where they lay on the floor hearing the bullets crashing through windows and whistling over head. The firing of the soldiers became heavier airl the marines replied. It is believed fhey inflicted heavy casualties.

Saved by Shell Fire 'Nevertheless the Cantonese forced an entry and began to ascend the stalrsr "My husband then shouted: 'This is the Just then the first shells began birsting around the hill, drawing off the attackers. We breathed again." We seized this chance to escape." Mrs. Dayjs then told how. the party climbed down from the second using ropes, cur tains and blankets. They hastened to the city wall which is forty feet high.

They climbed the steps on the inside but had to let each other down on the other aide by means of ropes. Mr. Hpbart fell "twenty feet and broke his ankle. Mont Is Crossed Beyond the wall, a moat had to be crossed; then two miles open' fields. Throughout the party was the target for.

snipers. The marines aided Private; Pumley and Mr. Hobart to reach the A British landing party was hailed and they took the refugees aboard the British destroyer Wolsey, later they were taken aboard the where they found Bead Admiral Hough. Flttskwrgfa, March U. VP) Xob "lalaatly pleading rnllty to two charges of murder.

Paal Jaw enk' eonfeeaed driver of tho bandit ear In tko recent 1M.MS Gov erdale payroll robbery, was hold for court i 14 sfc MAI OIIE DEAD; F0IO DIJIOED UKDZt GUI! FOE By Aatotiattd MMNttMl. Merck S. All the Awerirana at Nanking. ilir I widespread nubllelty given the kill the known to be killed 0...1.. lag of Albert Snyder kas prejudiced four Injured, are accounted safe la wireleee dUpatchee received here shortly before o'clock te The Kt Americans who took refuge In Nanking University from the rioting Chinese are all reported aboard the ships In the river.

The known American casualties are: Dead Dr. J. B. Williams, of Shawnee, Ohio, vice president of Nanking University. Injured Anna E.

Mollet. Fort Sheridan. Ill of the Tresbyterikn Mission. Shot twice In the body by a Nationalist soldier. She will recover.

Frlvste riumley, of the Marine Corps. An American bluejacket, unidentified. Earl T. Hobart. manager of the Standard, oil plant at Nanking.

Ankle broken. THINX EATING OF RAW PRUNE CAUSED DEATH 0FW0r.lAN Eating of a raw prune before retiring last night led to scuts In digestios, it is believed, sad caused the death shortly! before 4 o'clock to day of Mrs. Carrie E. Richard on, 58, wife of Thurlow D. Rich ardson, 1423 1 2 Regina streeet She is survived by her husband, a.

son, Edward C. Richardson, a sister. Mrs. J. S.

Toulton and a grandchild. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the home, the Rev. T. M. Funk, of the First Church of God.

officiating, Burial is to be in the Prospect Hill Cemetery. The body may be view ed Monday night NAMED PLANT HEAD, BY PHONE COMPANY Major Samuel E. Fitting, who for the past two years has been di vision superintendent at Reading for the BeJ.1 Telephone Company, has been promoted to division plant superintendent at Harrlsburg and will take up his new duties May ,1, it was announced to day. E. J.

C6over will become district manager, a recently created and Ii R. Thurston will become district traffic manager. Mr. Coover succeeds Elwood Mateer, who was recently named division commercial superintendent and Mr. Thurston will succeed W.

R. Page, who becomes division superintend ent In the traffic department. All changes are effective May 1. Major Fitting who commands the First Squadron of the 104th Cavalry, Pennsylvania National Guard, recently organized the First Squadron Headquarters in Harris burg. HARRISBURG BOY SAFE IN WAR ZONE Dr.

and Mrs. E. M. Qreen received yesterday a telegram' from the Standard Oil Company of New York stating that.thelr son Edward M. Green, is safe and unharmed.

Mr. Green is one of the Standard' Oil staff at Nanking, China. Woa Argmaext; Loses Freedoa Newark, March. 1 2S. () Mrs.

Mary Slycsynski yesterday was con victed of manslaughter in the death last September Peter. Sachalko, a las her home. The man died, of burns and the, state charged that' Mrs. Slycsynski poured oil on his bed and aet it afire after an argument over an unpaid board bill. yea tn3 hz dbb lis crciita tvziz ti dynlls Central Penasrlvaala'a Greatest, Cany I a A of of X2oro.

Features JIAUKLSIOU. P.V, SATUKUAY KVKNINU Altai 2 IV.7. 11 i 11 i DiOGVBU? K.SAVIiSTO' Fh Ikri Felt Fcr "Utct Vsjtn a Cf'j Tntl TO ASS VEKUE Sew fork, Marc SL tfalsalng Queens county cltUeaa, cosnae I for Henry add Cray has revested that a change In veooe will be sought In tko Irst step la his defeats. Cray and Mrs. Ruth Snyder art scheduled to go on trial April 11 on a Joint Indictment charging them with murder la the Irst degreo for the killing of the woman's husband.

KUsm tko Weaus. 8amuel L. Miller, Gray's attorney also mealed that kit defense of Gray Is not absolutely committed to an Insanity plea. Ho said no alienists bad boon retained and that he believed ordinary physicians thor oughly capable of llagnoilng eases such as Gray's. Ho asserted Gray bad been dominated by Mrs.

Snyder and bad made the trip down from Syracuse to commit the murder because ho was under ber control Coincident with formation of Gray's defense plsns It became known thst life savings of Mr. Josephine Brown, mother of Mrs. Snyder, wUI go toward the defense of her daughter. Mrs. Brown Is re ported to have paid $10,000 as a re talner to defense counsel and that 115,000 mors Is being raised.

TROLLEY SERVICE rniraYsmLE, EN0LA REDUCED Fifteen minute street car service between Harrlsburg and' Enola during the middle of the. day. will be eliminated after to C. C. Fast, general manager of tho Valley Railways Company an nounced to day.

Changes also will be made on the Marysrille, line. After to morrow the Marysrille cars will leave Harrlsburg at hour ly intervals between 4.45 and 11.45 o'clock at night Half hour service In the evenings will bo maintained from 4.45 until 7.15 The cars will leave Marysville for this city from 5.55 in the morning until 12.30 o'clock at night Starting at 12.35 o'clock In tb.3 morning, one hour service will be maintained until 5.35 o'clock in the morning. On the Enola line dally except Sunday the cars will leave the city on the hour and half hour between 4.30 in tho morning' until 12.05 at night'. The two fare experiment 'on Mechanlcsburg line is to be continued for. another day period." SEVEN MISSING WHEN TWO EXPLOSIONS Arm FIRE WRECKS HOUSE Bu Atoociated Preti.

Paramus," N. Jv March 2 6.: rr Mystery torday surrounded the fate of seven persons who. lived in two story frame dwelling that was burned to the ground, early this. morning." The roof of the house was blown off and Into the back yard, by an explosion just before midnight. A second blast scattered flaming debris in all directions.

The house was occupied by Charles Salerno, 1 his wlf their five children and their son's wife. Neighbors said they believed' 'he young Salerno's had an infant child. The family had but recently moved here.H No Tvord has been received rvn any of them. lit was believed that all except two women seen running down tho road after the first explosion had perished in the flames. ('A search Of the' ruins to dayhow ever, failed, to disclose any.

boTes orlndications that anyone had been burned death. k. tSsitt Are Ctkry V'. Coi, March IS. 4 kiss shortens human.life three minutes, student in the department of psychology :a.t Western State College liere decided.

4. sur vey. In genetic psychology showed thi a kiss causes such palpitation tho heart, that the extra boats 'the organ amount to thaTiormal number taking place' in three, Saato VJosHiago, Dominican Republic, March 21. SecreUry of War rtrifht Darfc arrived here yesterday on" board tho bat tteabip Florida. 1 in' Ihda't UiX Tbxj Ycm VERDICT UOIIDAY Sealed verdict deciding the fate o( Jefferson Stevenson.

Negro pugilist, wilt be brought into court Monday morning i( the jury reaches a decision be fore that time. Trial of the boxer, charged with attempt ing a criminal assault upon Miss Ruth Smiley, Lcmoyne, was placed in the hands of the jury early this afternoon. Judge Frank B. Wlckorskam delivered his charge to the Jury la tho case several mlastes after 13 o'clock and noUfled tkera to briag la a sealed verdict Monday morning at 9M o'clock. Counsel for lbs defense and prosecution' argued their case before the Jury for nearly an hour after eacb side Introduced witnesses earlier la tko day.

Crowds fllled the corridors of tko courthouse during the morning. At noon Urge groups of spectators bad gathered outside the building before they could bo dispersed by mounted patrolmen guard against any movement of threatening nature. In their closing arguments, counsel for Miss 8mlley ssked that Stevenson bo held on charges of attempted criminal assault' Counsel for tho boxer asked for a. fair decision and that ho bo acquitted. TTife 8ob at Mai Mrs.

"Doris Stevenson, wife of the accused boxer sobbed convulsively during the trial to day. 'She picked at a pink handkerchief and raised it to her mouth repeatedly to stifle sobs. The boxer wore his habitual battling expression and scowled as the prosecution attacked the defense. Justice on Stand Murmurs of surprise went up from the crowde courtroom as Deputy Attorney General Michael Stroup, special prosecution counsel, introduced Justice of the Peace Frank Stees, of Steelton, on the stand, and he testified that had been arraigned before him in 1919 for larceny, from the Served In Reformatory Tho prosecution then, testified that the boxer had served two years in the Huntingdon Reformatory after he was found guilty of tho crime in Dauphin county court June 13, 1919. Admits Servlns; Time The Negro testified yesterday that he had never been away from steelton except for.

three weeks in Philadelphia. He was recalled to the stand to dajr and admitted be served the sentence, but bitterly exciaimea, "mars gone, doesn't a feljow get any credit for going stralgfct?" Call "Janitor session to day was opened by counsel for. the' defense calling John Ounderman, 1251 South Thirteenth street, janRorat the Foose building, to testify that the description of the Negro' he saw passing 'the school shortly after 8 o'clock the morning of the attack is not Stevenson. He was the principal witness for the defense today and stated that he was the first person; Miss Smiley told she had Continued on Page 10) Kit Woaan Scffrage Paris, March 2. (ffV Woman suffrage in France received set' back A special Senate committee, voting seven to five, de cided to report unfavorably, on Sen ator Louis Martin's bill giving women the right to vote and' to hold public office.

11 The Washington has that Senator GoflVRepUbltcan. West has submitted h)s resignation aa a member of tho Reed fund" campaign, "committee to Vice President JHwaJi Fhirwanks, March 28. (JS In three airplanes, the. Detroit Kews Wilkins Arctic expedition have hopped off for Point Barrow to begin its attempts to find Und inr tho Unexplored area north of CcjiiirtiifariT. VatlAcJoow lIarch PreaUent CooUdgT jFoeterday ac eeptal an lavftatioa to address the L'nked Press Asserlatioi la New Tork, April.

2S i TO Havj Sitcaticn in Herd Oi" ADMIRAL WILLIAMS Upon Rear Admiral Clarence Asiatic fleet, rests responsibility for ships la Chinese waters. Safety kaada. Actual work of tho Tsngtxe Admiral 1L IL Hough, who sent laid down shrapnel barrage on tempted to storm foreign quarters. of DOUBTS ADAM AND EVE AND LOSES JOB Thinking Not Required of Teachers, Dis missed Instructor Declares He. was Told WhenlFired trip que i on By Ai4clated Prtu.

Xr York; March 28. An attempt to explain the. Biblical story of Adam and Eve and a' lecture on evolution before questioning pupils of a Junior high: school' are blamed by Charles A. Wagner, 25, for the loss of nfs But William F. says was not dismissed for teaching evolution but' because "he was the least.

competent" of sub stitutes i when a consolidation' of classes' made "a reduction In the teaching necessary. Wagner declared he. explained evolution In tho. course of a geography lesson" at the Berrlman Junior High SchodU, 'Brooklyn. And when: the children asked about Adam and he fcafd, simply i had) vto, face i the I 'V, fr f.llss EfSe Jane McAlichcr, i 44V by 6 Brothers FWsHUt TUES Badly burned Vwhefi) her v'cloth Ingv wasiaeWeatallyifSet ailre in her home less than two weeks ago; Miss Effle Jane McAlicher, 44,: of 1940 Fifth: street, died yesterday in the I.

Polyclinic. is survived by six brothers; Sherman, iHTIl liam McAllchr, this and Ross lI.4Hfhor Tirhannri I i Funeral service wiU held Tuesday tnwrnlngVt v2tf clock: in Davlif E. Younr. lot the.iSixtfc Stret United Bretbnn: Chttrclirolficlating. The body night pa wkoVt.trmoiia; Haiti t'by'io vetnm.entet' decree, Jias Ave Tcmbsicounty men, (charged with 'flogging; the J5ev.rKT.

Jones, Jrweps HluUt by yes tertyi 'f 'tC A rz. Kirk. natlonaUy kaowa oet fkj hamoriit and ia dead atj his kr kerr lH" mM S4tr fwt MStaO 01 Stum ADMIRAL HOUGH Williams, commander of tho the action taken by United States hundreds of Americans Is In his patrol Is under command of Rear ultimatum to Cantonese leaders, and Nanking water front when mob at simply told them 'it was well It was a story." Principal Kurs heard the lecture. says, and called him Into conference. "Do you think evolution, should be taught with geography?" the teacher says he was "I told Wagner asserts, "I thought one should use his Intelligence In teaching." I'You have no right to Intelli be replied.

'Stick to your syllabus and your plan boot There is no room for, Darwinism In this school. 'Wagner' has' appealed' to the teachers' of New City. Dr. Henry r. Llnvllle, president of the Teachers' that after an his organization would make a pubic 'issue of the case If warranted by the tacts.

TOKG WAR SAID Chinese Secret Society Leaden Dearie Safer to Keep Up Truce TWO MORERE KILLED Sv Aaaociatef Preaa. tong members were, tofd by their chieftains to day that, there is no warfare and there must be no' kill .1 The order, In" the, form of a let ter signed by the presidents of On Xeong and Hip Sing tongs, was drafted at a conference 'called by District' Attorney Banton, who threatened wholesale deportations tfvthe warfare which already has taken a toll of 'ten fives' dld not cease. lT Kvett while the rival toiig leaders were conferring wtjth. the 'district atf CWaese "were killed; one. in Washingtonrand another.

in Cambridge, Staas. 'Both shootings then apjearajicvof four murders, occurred before the: manifearo'' hadr'been sent out.H i i 1 1 1 boys were dro wned and two rescued from, a sailboat which capsised. in au4U SSe yards off Fort Slocum Axmy: post in Long IsUnd March 2f vV It is announced1 that. Kin Gtutav. of in a.

on a' tour of Spain Owm i E2AD TEI DAYS; IlJ.n!uby,c! (htrnsxr I.0U3S LOCuED Mrs. AunJe Nwr," niece of Mrs. M. J. Mulcahy, of Overview, near Enola, and her hatband.

Edward Never, were found slain in their home in Miami, Florida, to day. Police who found the dead couple said they had been hacked to death at least ten days ago according to an Associated Tress dispatch. Mrs. Hulrahy was. shocked when Informed of tko murder to day ky tho Harrlsburg Telegraph.

Eke would say nothing until her nephew, Leo Leonard, a brother af Mrs. Never, arrived from Tower City. Michael Leonard. 72. nf Tower City, could throw no iisbt oa the death of his daughter.

Aunlr, Mrs. Edward Nevers, who was found murdered in her hom In Mlamf. together with a man thought to bo her husband. According to Leonard, Mrs. Nevers left Tower City about five years ago and went to New Tork, where she married Nevers.

Cast summer, Leonard said, she and her husband made a visit to this section and told of conducting a chicken farm on the outskirts of Miami, In tho Little River section. Tho father bas not heard from her re cently and dtd not know anything about her death until apprised of the fact by telegram. Tho Nevers formerly lived in Chicago. They apparently had been dead for more than a week. Mrs, Nevers1 body, seated up right in a chair, was found in her bedroom, while that of the man.

Identified by acquaintances as Nevers, was found in a closet In a hallway wllth a rope around bis neck. All doors to the wore locked. A bloodstained hatchet was found in the garage, from which the Nevers' expensive automobile was missing. Police declare they found a whisky still in tho garage. A newspaper of March 15 la Mrs.

Nevers'. bed led the authorities to believe that the crime was committed on that date. The dining room table had been set for breakfast and bore untasted dishes. A containing Jewelry and deeds to property, was found Intact, as were several trunks. A' newspaper of March 15 was found in the bedroom.

The dining room table had been set tor breakfast and several foods had not been touched. In another part of the house a quantity of whisky was found, Indicating to police an as soctatUuTwlth tho still. CHARLES S. SALIN, SENATE SERGEANT AT ARMS, IS DEAD 'Charles S. Salln, Ridley Park, Deleware county, chief sergeant at arms of the State Senate, died today in the Harrlsburg Hospital.

Mr. Saiin was72 years of age. He Was. admitted to the Institution on March 12. f.

Mr. Salln Is survived by bis wife and one son. He became chief ser geanf at arms in 1919 during Sproul administration. He was a retired accountant the Penn sylvania COOL WEEK IS FORECAST By A'aociatei Preit. WASHINGTON, March 28.

UTLOOK for the week be IJ ginning; Mondays Fafr i beginning and end. and showery period middle of week 'cold Monday, rising temperature Tiesday colder again toward eild TIIEWEATHEH Ifarc SS, 1SJ7. HarrUwttrg end TUHnitv Main afternoon and to night, hnnday cUntdy. Lowest teMserorare ttHkt stout 0 detrwstL' BvtUrn Pnnwylvmmtai JT. loutk and rois.or mom kt sortfe rr tiom to night.

Bmday parti and colder, swstiMjr tnom xtrvato north yortkyn. Frw. oat and tonth inatt teceanj morthmott to nlftU Btoet: Tho mts river vJ relr 't continue So fU twts. A i a ctii yromaola f4 torn mat or otakt atafiomart. A t' about 7.4 ftot to Mv i Ijt bar Sundew mvmi.

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