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"PREVENT, FOREST, FIRES IT, PAYS" ft. DO YOU KNOW you can reach a very considerable suburban population through the columns of the Tribune? LET IS DEMONSTRATE MAY WE PROVE to you that the Tribune, as an advertising meduira is second to none in its field? WE CAN DO IT AND Altama THE PAPER THAT COVERS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA VOL. XLVZ NO. 101. Weather Cloudy ALTOONA, PA THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1921 TWO CENTS A COPY FOURTEEN PAGES KEIjfOR 10, mm la WRICKED Registration Of Outlook Is Fine MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF PASSENGERS WHEN CARS FINAL RUSH ON AT STATE CAPITOL AS LEGISLATURE ENDS Voters To Begin For Americans, OE TRAIN LEAVE RAILS Monday Morning Editor Asserts campaign Facts (n Preparation For Adjournment Tonights All Bills Are Being Hustled Through; Are Up Late Engineer Dunmire of Wrecked No.

64, Lies Per- haps Fatally Hurt In Hospital Here Fireman P. O. S. OF A. HONORS PROMINENT ALTOONAN Courage Needed To Pull Nation's People, Through Assessors In Boroughs And Townships To Start Of Interest To Voters Of Blair Wines Is Missing And May Be Under His Engine At Bennington Curve FIVE PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE MASTER AMONG THE INJURED WONER BILL HAS A THORNY PATH BOOSTER SPEAKER ALL INCLUDED Greatest, Opportunities Are Just Around Corner City Voters To Sign Up Three Days In September Political Calendar Contains Information For Public House Refuses To Pass Senate Amendments And Sends Gasoline Tax Bill Also To Two men were walking over the fields owned by Fred D.

Van Amburgh two weeks ago. One of the men in the The registration assessors in the townships and boroughs and subdivisions thereof in Blair countv. will DATA FOR ALL It owner's hearing said, "Business is rot on Monday nest begin the annual task of making out the list of men and women over the age of 21 years in their re Many Important Offices (By The Associated Tress) HARU1SBURG, April 27. Both branches of the Pennsylvania legislature began their final night sessions at 9 o'clock with galleries and lobbies spective bailiwicks for the use of the election boards to determine who shall To Be Filled This Year vote at the primary election to be held on Tuesday, Sept, 20 and at the general election to be held on Tuesday, Nov. S.

1921. The law requires a personal visitation to each house in the district crowded and members in good humor, all traces of the speakership incidents of yesterday in the house having disappeared. In the senate the senators were ready to sit ull night if needed The other man paid no attention to the pessimist's remark but cupped a hand to his ear and cried, "Hark, I hear a cricket!" With this little story illustrating that the wise man of today pays no attention to the "crape hanger," but is ever on the alert to hear what he wants to hear, Fred D. Van Amburgh, editor of "The Silent Partner," and known country-wide for his clearsighted talks on business, opened his address. "How To Fail," before the last meeting of the present year of the Altoona Booster association in Caum's Lincoln room.

The primary election, in which all political parties entitled to a place on and the first copy of the names is to be displayed at the polling place not later to act upon bills amended of not con than May 23. This will be the first time that alt the Fireman J. Wir.cs, of Derry, is missing, believed pinned tinder his engine, and Engineer Andrew J. Dunmire of Irwin, seriously injured the result of Pennsylvania Railroad train No. 64, known as the XevYork night express, leaving the rails at Bennington, ten miles west of here about 10:10 o'clock last night.

R. Mickle, of Xew Jersey, the baggageman suffered a fractured nose and five passengers suffered slight injuries, which were treated by physicians who went to the scene on a special train that left here shortly after 11 o'clock last night. The locomotive, four coaches and the baggage and mail car left the rails, two coaches piling up. Three sleeping cars left the rails but remained up-right. RELIEF TRAIN MADE UP HERE Prepared for, any eniergeny, Pennsy officials rushed a special relief train earn ing physicians.

Red Cross and other nurses, priests, special equipment and police to the scene, hut Gallitzin physicians had taken care of Engineer Dunmire, giving first aid. Other passengers injured were treated by local physicians. Panmire broorht to this city on the relief train and nshed to the Alteon hospital. whOe aboard the train he was gitei constant medical attention by a Bars and several physicians. His rifht lep is broken, Ms left foot badly hart, both arms and hands horribly scalded from the elbow to the finder tips.

His face was badly scalded and it Is believed he is otherwise injured. It will be Impossible to snow the complete nature of his injuries nnlU a thorough exam tnation is made at the hospital this mora In r. STEEL COACHES SATED LIVES. The wreck was one of the most serious, and yet miraculous in the history of the company. The sieel coaches, in the belief of many, saved a horrible death list.

Windows were broken, seats turned topsy turvy, but passengers were left uninjured. The vestibules, strongly built of the finest steel, bore the brunt of the crashes and although btdly dented and twisted, saved the remainder of the coach from any great damage. Passengers in the first coach, mtfnly acd nct ia curred in by the house. Regular sessions with calendars, are certain tomorrow owing to the general legislative situation, especially that caused by the general appropriation bill not being women in the county fchall have been registered. Last year, the constitution C.

L. SOSEXAKER. HUNTINGDON. April ST. Gilbert Hamilton, Philadelphia.

was elected commander in chief at the final sessions today of the eommandery general Of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America of Pennsylvania. Other officers chosen included: Senior vice commander. L. Nonemaker. Altoona.

al amendment became effective just in time to enfranchise the women and there was no time in which to make an acted upon Monday night. The house began its session by re the oflicial ballot will participate, will be held this year on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The offices to be tilled in Blair county are: President judge of the courts of common p'eas: prothonotary, county controller, sheriff, one director of the poor and two jury commissioners. The term of the judge is ten years and of all others four years Unless the law is amended the judge will be nominated on the non partisan ticket; all others on political parties.

In addition to the important county offices, there will be two city council-men to be chosen in Altoona; two precinct-election officers. In the boroughs and townships, there will be assessment of them, so the matter was fusing to concur in the senate amend ments to the Woner prohibition enforce made voluntary, Now it is the duty of the assessor to get the name and ad "Are we downhearted?" asked the speaker and then launched into an account of just where America stands in the matter of the world's resources, mentioning that she mines more copper than all the other nations of the world combined; is the center of the lead, tungsten, silver, sulphite and mercury industry; produces more petroleum than all other countries combined: stands ment code ind soon after rejected the Junior vice commander, Samuel P. Phillips. Harrisbuvg. Treasurer, Daniel K.

Hoch. Reading. dress and the ocupation of every man and woman. All were assessed for tax senate amendments to the gasoline tax. The amendments of the senate to the ation purposes last fall, but that, is a woner bill were assailed by Mr.

Home, I-ehanon was. selected for the next annual convention during the last Cambria, who said the bill as it stands week of April The convention first in coal production; produces 55 to assessors, councilmen and burgesses in endorsed the Smith -Towner educa 40 per cent of the worlds cotton; man the boroughs; road supervisors, audi tional oiil and a communication ufactures more articles than any other country; produces iron equal to 90 per tors, election officers, justices of the peace and school directors as well as strongly urging the adoption of the immigration bill was addressed to con a number of other minor posts. Al gress. toona will choose a number of school directors also. Inasmuch as the pri cent of all the metals produced anywhere and last year produced twice as much wheat as any other country on the globe.

MORE HOMES NEEDED "We need today," he continued, "over distinct operation from registration. Women will not be obliged to give their age. All the assessor needs to know is that a woman is past the age of 21 years and that she is an American citiren," either by birth or naturalization. Women must give their own first name, the conventionality which requires a married woman to use the name of her husband being cooly set aside. There is no property assessment connected with the registering of voters.

That was attended to last fall when the annual assessment was made and will be further adjudicated this fall when the triennial assessment is made. ENROLL THEM SEPARATELY. mary election in odd numbered years is not held until the third Tuesday in September, there has as yet been but is "a fraud and humbug." Mr. Alexander, Delaware, also attacked the bill and the vote to non-concur was S3 to 7ti, When the gasoline tax bill came up Mr. Alexander assailed it, too, the objection being that all of the tax went to tlje state.

The house backed him up. Conference committees will be named on both bills. Three of the bills which figured in the action of the house of representatives in its change of speakers passed the lower branch of the legislature late in the afternoon session. They were the administration measure creating the department of public welfare, the second class city non-partisan law repealer for Pittsburg and Soranton and the Eyre non-partisan judicial repealer affecting state wide and county judges. When the crash came the giant loco- too! nerved and quick wir.ed pas-5 motive left the rails, seemed to 8I51 tbe crew, displayed good, more than a lensrih and slide over on judgment.

Quieted passengers and a million and a quarter new homes, and Kiddie Day At Park June 16 each year we shall need 400,000 more little stir. PBEPABE FOR ACT10X However, a number of candidates for nomination have begun grooming themselves for the fray, and a little information concerning dates and facts of the campaign may not be entirely homesr but 1 hear you say building costs are too high. Right now a factory or warehouse can be built for. 25 to 30 per cent less than last year. Since its left side, halfway down over a bank.

iUjei5 began search for the injured. The The barrage coach ploughed ahead, engine, lying on its side, partly down one and one-half length ahead of theover the bank, with its huge nose ai-engine's position before it came to a against one of the derailed coaches, halt, with the trucks off, it listing i hal emitted great quantities of scald-heavilv to the left. The first coach, i irS water and the rescuers suffered wet The assessors are required to assess out of place. of voters in the boroughs and townships begins Mav 2: in the city, not until Sept. 1.

and enroll the men and women separately. The names of the men will appear, alphabetically in the first half crunching over the ties and tearing up teet, while searching for the engine- the rails, ran to the right of the bag-jmai znd fireman. Tallovr candles and' January 1 the bottom has dropped out of the "building market, and many material manufacturers have been forced to liquidate. Common labor is considerably cheaper and more efficient Contractors' prices are at rock bottom, Considerable debating occurred on each of the bills which have passed the gace car. leaning to the right, i ne lammis were usra as me men The first legal date to obtain signatures to nomination petitions for judi Elks Plan Children's Event All Over State two following coaches, which left i searched the field, the remained almost upright, but! Enginenian Dum Dunmire (Continued from Page Five.) was found more for competition is keen.

With these (Continued on Page Nine.) FOUR MEN TO BE SHOT I possibilities before us, are we down cial candidates is July 2. These petitions must be filled with the secretary of the commonwealth and for the first time, must be accompanied by a fee, under a law recently enacted. were bad.y damaged, No ieei oown over the bank however, were broken in these cars. jfrom his engine, evidently having been hearted nunca or jumpea as the engine started SLEEPERS PILED TOGETHER. AS ENEMIES TO BRITAIN The "Kiddie' Day" committee of Al to leave the rails.

He was conscious, but so badly hurt that he had to he The first legal date to obtain signa- toona lodge No. 102, B. P. O. Elks, plan The first car ar.d the baggage ar.dj mail car were very badly damaged, i mail car were very badJy damaged, in whom we have confidence, and rejtures to nomination petitions tor President Off To See Review carried.

He was taken to one of thejnin to Site an outing for the children with the coach having practically every (Pullmans and placed comforiablv, while 'of Altoona, Hollidaysburg and environs, window broken. It was in this car that a Gallitzin physician was called" to civAeld a meeting last night in the furth- (By The Associated Press) CORK, April 27. Four, men are to county, city, borough, township and local offices is July 14. These petitions are to be( filed with the county cum- (Continued on Page Nine.) be shot tomorrow morning at the mili nrst aio, arriving hefore the Altoona I erance or uie pians tor the day. Thurs- the only country in the world on a sound gold basis; labor will soon unaur-stand its part in the progress of prosperity and capital must, today on, use its best brains in the economic administration of business, and it will.

The question will not be, how much tary barracks here. They are Patrick speciai. June it, nas oeen selected as All I O'Sullivan, Maurice Moore, Patrick me time for the happy occasion VTPTV IV CTITT MI. immediately following the wreck sleeping passengers were piled up with baggage that fell from the racks. Mothers with babes in their arms were scattered, but unhurt.

Passengers quickly made their exit from this car and the one following, to the rear coaches which were or the 11b loages of Elks in Pennsvl- Then began the search for the firs- vania will devote a dav to the enter-man. Officials at first thought that I tainment of the kiddies. The tate Konayne and -Thomas Mulcahy. The men were convicted of levying war against the British crown forces. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 14.) i committee of which P.

P. Fisher, of 1 Johnstown, is chairman, fixed the time Will Hold Reception On Pennsylvania For Fleet Officers Paris Spurns New Proposal jior June but this dav was not suitable for the Altoona lodge. Legislation Highway Wanted GOES ON THEORY LOYALTY THAT IS CATCHING few matters are definitely fixed as jet. One thing is certain: The outing will be held at Lakemont park. Transportation to and from the park is being arranged and the entertainment while there is being worked out.

Certain it is that nothing will be left undone that will help in making the day a memorable one. It is the first of the charac Strikes Snag By East Siders Step Backward Is What Latest Berlin Offer Is Called ter ever attempted by the Elks. It is not a charitable affair, despite the fact that it is free. It is a day when children of all walks (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 27. President Harding left here late today on the Mayflower for Hampton Roads, where tomorrow he will review the Atlantic division of the American fleet and later hold a reception aboard the flagship Pennsylvania for tho officers of the sixty-eight ships forming the armada.

The executive was accompanied by Mrs. Harding, his naval and military aides and a party of senators. Ha planned to return to Washington early Friday morning. Secretary Denby, Admiral Coontz, chief of naval operations, and members of the house naval committee, also Contention Is That end to end of the division within the number of hours and minutes allotted for the performance. On three of these days not only were all trains operated within "schedule oi me wm ue asked to eet on a common Perfect Performance of Middle Division Is Attracting Attention Committees Working On Bills Which Need Doctoring level and enjoy a day of fun.

Lake-jmont park will be sort of a "meltine Route Will Be Direct And Easy (By The Associated Press) PARIS, April 27 The German counter-proposals on reparations as transmitted to President. Harding at Washington are absolutely unacceptable, and the French ambasr dor to the United States, M. Jusserand, has been notified (pof that day. All the Elks want is ifor the children to come, bring their From Other Parts of Pennsy System appeutes wiui mem ana prepare to have all the fun they can stow away tin a single dav. Just what tho Page ne Highway wanted Xo.

4 to this effect. An Eist Side-West Side battle over i will consist of will not marto mthi The proposals are characterized by i left aboard the naval yacht Sylph for government officials as "a step hack-1 vm rmm. just Detore the review be- ward," and are declared to give no the route of the William Penn highway for some time. Xothing will be left through this city is imminent, and 'undone for entertainment, when the proper officials meet in Har- There will be plans for enrolling for risburg they will likely hear argu- the day, to be certain of getting in that ments from both sides of the railroad will be completed later; tickets for ad-tracks, wiih voluminous petitions mission to the dining hall, amusements backing each clan. jarid games will be provided and Scouts, April 27.

Opposition manifested to the slate administration's taxation bills by the house of representatives created a last night situation in the legislature rot witnessed since the session of 1913 when the public service company law was sent back and forth being the two bouses. Conference committees were named on tho inheritance and gasoline tax bills and also on the Woner prohibition bill and met immediately at the request of the William Elmer, superintendent of the Middle division. Eastern region, believes in showing his appreciation for work well done. He thinks that earnestness and loyalty are contagious if given a chance, and has, therefore, the nnlicv of disDlavin? on ine original route ot the highway, (patronesses, playground directors and all will be provided. laid out by the William.

Penn High Age limit will beTthe bulletin boards brief accounts of way association, was on the East Side 3 residing officers. State administration invoked, but the limit has not vet been decided upon. Places for registration will be announced later. Sixth avenue, to be exact but a plan promise of a satisfactory settlement. All eyes now turned on Wash-under advisement, but no new fact had ington, where the counter-proposals are developed here up to midnight to change the situation as it concerns the attitude of France.

The general feeling is that occupation of the Ruhr is unavoidable, but it is believed in some circles barely possible that in some way the Berlin government may be made to understand through Washington the gravity of the situation and the essential fact that no proposal can be considered by the French government -unless based on the paris conditions. hihiiion hill it rtimi Mt on foot thereby it was to be measure was essential. i brought to the West Side and through Some opposition also cropped out to ice ousiness district. The crossings from the East Side are at Juniata and gins tney will join the presidential party aboard the Mayflower and also will attend the reception on board the Pennsylvania. The president and his party boarded the Mayflower at the Wasihngton navy yard, with the plant band playing and the marine guard at attention.

The customary presidential salute of 21 guns was fired. This was Mr. Harding's first trip on the presidential yacht and it will be his first review of the American naval forces since his inauguration. CHISESE SCHEME BLOCKED. WASHINGTON, April 27 The-labor department announced today cancellation of the arrangement with officials of the Chinese merchants' association permitting Chinese industrial students to enter this country.

Assistant Secretary Henning said he was informed this was a to bring in 30,000 Chinese laborers, AMBLEB TRIAL GOES OX. PHILADELPHIA, April 27. Charles A. Ambler, former state insturance commissioner and speaker of the state the apportionment bilis. the legislative Twenty-fourth" stret, off Broad cr Lnion avenues.

A 7 house of representatives, on trial on Petitions will be circulated among East Side residents during the next enarges emoezziement and unlawful unusually good prformances of duty, so that every man on the division may feel a pride in the working organization of which he is a part. In Superintendent Elmer's view, the bestowing of praise when fairly earned is as much a part of the duty of the management as is criticism, and perhaps of greater effect in maintaining the spirit and enthusiasm of a big force of men. The Middle division extends from Altoona on the west to Harrisburg on the east. Over it must pass all the important through passenger traffic between New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington the Pennsylvania railroad's eastern terminals and Pittsburg, St. Louis and other points west.

For this reason Super-tendent Elmer has been making a special drive on getting the passenger trains over his division on time. On eleven days within the last month measuers being attacked by members from Berks and other counties which are affected. Democratic opposition to the new districts in Berks was vioced, but the opponents of the bill were only able to muster 74 votes, while the bill went over with eight votes to spare. The measure establishes a house of 20s members, one more than at present. Philadelphia not changed, but Allegheny gains three and a number of counties lose one.

The congressional reapportionment, which establishes thirty-six few days, appealing to the proper 1 converslon in connection with the authorities to make Sixth avenue. or pTecking of the Xorth Penn bank was Eighth avenue, preferablv the former, denied a mot'n to have his case with-the WUliam Penn highway through 'drawn from the jury today. this city. They will point out that.l inasmuch as coming from Hollidays- WT WET GOODS OX OCEAX burg and Bedford, or from the Tyrone! WASHINGTON. April 27.

Sale 'of region, the through and short route is liquor on passenger steamers of Amer-on the East Side. Jican and foreign registry, beyond the The East Siders will contend that I three mile limit, would be authorized WASHIXGT0X WITHOUT SEWS (By The Associate Press) WASHINGTON, April 27 The American government tonight still was without any oflicial information as to the attitude or the allied powers with respect to Germany's counter-proposals on reparations. Consequently a reply to the communication received from Berlin yesterday has not been prepared. The views of the allied governments I bringing the traffic over the highway under a bill introduced today by Rep- WILLIAM ELMER. time," but all but one went through strictly "on time," making a record of 100 per cent, on "schedule time" and 99.1 per cent "on time." On each of such occasions the 'single train not "on time" was received from the west late, but made "schedule time" orbet-(Continued on Page Nine.) cistricts was only opposed by seven men.

while the senatorial and judicial went through easily. The judicial bill is the first to pass in twenty years, while the others will supersede acts of the special session of 1S0. An odd thing about the senatorial bill is that it adds Salem township Luzerne county to the 20th district. U. P.

LOSES ASOTHER TRUSTEE. (By The Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA. April 27. The board of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania today accepted the resignation of Dr. M.

J. Lewis, who was elected to the board in 1896. His resignation makes five vacancies on the-board, three by resignation and two by death. on the est Side or.ly adds to the con-: resentative Edmunds, Republican, New gestion in the business district and! Jersey. causes more delay.

If tourists desire! Mr. Edmunds said his bill would not to see the business district, the East 'give coastwise steamers the right to Side people say, they can make the handle liquors and that it also would cut-off either to the east or west and, prevent the sale abroad foreign ships come through. 1 within the three mile limit. every one of the 113 daily passenger are expected to be transmitted through trams regularly operaira over me division, went throueh on "sched tneir. ambassadors here, with whom (Continued on Page 4) ule time" that is, every one went from!.