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9 Can You Read? If so, you want; the Tribune with the latest in news. If you can't, the picture page, an added Tribune feature, serves the same purpose. Weather Today Cloudy Tomorrow Colder and Cloudy, Probably to Be Followed by Snow in Evening. THE PAPER THAT COVERS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA VOL. XLVIII No.

63 RELIABLE NEWS ALTOONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1923 TWO CENTS A COPY FOURTEEN PAGES COH PLOT AT WFEMf Oil IS MB BY BUM Apply Golden Results, Says Rule Poest Gen. Atterbury DOPE PEDDLING IS BEFORE COURT FOR CONCLUDING HOURS IMMIMI I lMto Fly New Air Maml FRFM I MK BLACKHAND WILL COKE AND FIRS1 "GET-PIHOf 1 7 TRAIN HAS LEFT Expected That Some of the' Strikers Will Return to Work Shortly fxli ji t7- 7-1 V. 1 7 General W. W. Atterbury, vice president in charge of operations of the Pennsylvania system, director general of railroads for the A.

E. F. during the World War, and one of the most noted traffic in the American railroad world, speaking before an audience of i 2,000 people at the High school audi- torium last evening, advocated the ap- i plication of the Golden Rule in reach-j ing a permanent and satisfactory solu-' tion of present day industrial problems In his address, which was short and to the point, General Atterbury went di- i rectly to the basic principles of human relationship and pointed out the pos-' sibilities for their application in the work of both the supervisory force and the employees under their leadership, i Mr. Atterbury, who is in a sense a member of this community as well as that in which ho resides, made so through his having received his early education in the work in which his career was to be founded here and his later work as superintendent of motive power with otlices in this city, was introduced to the Railroad Men's club, of whose series of educational meetings the lecture was one, and their guests by G. J.

Rlchers, master mechanic of the Middle division and president of the club. Mr. Richers in introducing the famous traffic chief, who has handled work during the trying industrial crises of the past five years that would have broken many a leser soul, gave an epitome of the general's methods of work in the shape of a true story of the days in France when American railroad men kept things going behind William Bell Is Alleged to Have Been Bearers Accomplice QUESTIONED AN HOUR Alleged to have been an' ncoomplice of James Bearer in the attempted assault Sunday evening on Ethel Grass-myer, children's nurse at the home of Byron Hutchison, William Bell, 19-year old employe in the railroad mail department, was held last night in the city jail on a similar, charge felonious assault. Bell Was brought to police headquarters last evening by Constable W. A.

Davis and Patrolman Frank Rooney, where he was questioned for more than an hour by Chief of Police J. N. Tillard and the other officers as to his wherabouts the evening the attempted crime was staged. The young man made repeated denials that he was inplicated in the affair, declaring that he was home during the evening. Discrepancies were noted by the officers, who took statements from two other young men employed in the office with Bell.

These employes said that Bell left them about 9 o'clock Sunday evening after Cautioning them against telling when he had left, saying, "If the cops ask for me, tell them I left about 10 o'clock." The attempted assault was avenue, about 9.30 o'clock, while the iamuy was aosenc. When found Sunday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison upon their return from church, the nurse was bound and gagged and unconscious from shock. She muttered the names "Jimmy" and "Billy" a number of times in her hysteria, the police reported.

FORESTRY RESEARCH CHIEF IDENTIFIES RARE TREES (Special to the Tribune) McELHATTAN, March 13. Prof. Joseph S. lllick, chief of the Bureau of Research of the State Department of Forestry, Harrisburg, accompanied by Col. Henry Shoemaker, a member of the State Forest commission, have inspected "Eagle's Nest" the imposing home-site belonging to Senator Richard S.

Quigley, near this place, with the result that the professor identified fifty-three varieties of trees and shrubs on the property. Among the rarer trees discovered were the osage or- ange, blue beech and black gum. As the ground was covered with snow many tracks of wild animals and birds were noted, including deer, wild-cats, otter, minks, measels, iu-uuno, iiaico, squirrels. loxes, wua turKeys ana run- SECOND WIN HELD ON ATTACK CHARGE Helen Washburn, Alleged Queen of Distributors, Centre of Interest SEVERAL ADDICTS APPEAR ON STAND Jury Returns Verdict in Short Time To Be Opened This Morning The bootleggers that have been holding the boards at criminal court at Hollidaysburg this week gave -way vesterday to the dope peddlers and addicts. In the case at bar, the defendant was Helen 'Washburn, alias 1-fess, said to be the queen of the dope sellers and the head of the dope ring operating in Aitoona.

The prosecutor was Sergeant D. 11. Austin of the state police, by whom the woman was arrested at Pittsburg. The trial was taken lip during the morning and continued all day, the court room being filled with interested spectators and a number of witnesses in the case. Mrs.

Washburn, whose husband sat nt tre counsel table with her, was charged with having habit forming drugs in her possession and disposing of the same to addicts. The woman was represented by Attorney R. A. Henderson. The selection of a jury consumed considerable time, using up its whole panel.

May Cosllow and Catherine Haines, two women of Aitoona testified that they procured drugs from the defendant. The case got well under way at the afternoon session. May Costlow testified that the defendant sold her an ounce of dope for $45 in tu form, which she injected in the arm with a hypodermic syringe. Witness said she had been a dope user for live years, and was sent to the work house at Pittsburg by the local court and is vovr cured of the habit. She said that the defendant was at her place with the dope on June 19th.

Florence Harper, a rather pfopos-Ressing young woman, took the stand and testified that she is married and had been addicted to the dope habit for eight years, but was recently cured at the Blair county hospital and is now employed at the county home under Steward C. C. Fleck. "Witness said she formerly resided with one Eva Moore at. 108, Fourteenth street, Aitoona, that she was there on or about May 31, when an Italian named Jerry iieveska from New York, came to the house peddling dope, and had 52 onuces of morphine in a large box, and that the defendant bought the morphine, witness seeing her leave the house with it.

Witness admitted when cross-examined that she did not see inside the box, but having been formerly' a dope user, recognized the box as one containing the drug and heard Jerry say it contained morphine. Mrs. Harper (Continued on Page Seven.) CHANCELLOR DAY VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA AT SHORE ATLANTIC City, N. March, 13 Doctor James Roscoe Day, chancellor emeritus of Syracuse university, died at Craig Hall here tonight of pneumonia. Dr.

Day, a national figure, noted as educator, leader of Methodism, author and publicist, was in his usual good health when he left Syracuse a fortnight ago for a brief vacation. He contracted influenza after arriving here and broncho-pneumonia developed. He was stricken Friday night. At the bedside when the end came were Mrs. Day and their daughter, Miss Imo-gene Day.

What DidYou See? Write tlto D. T. S. Editor G. Li.

B. saw a High school girl yesterday lose one of her galoshes. When she stooped to get it, she dropped her pencils. Then, when she stooped fori the pencils, her books fell out or her arm. And then she threw the whole mess on the ground and looked as if she was doing some ladylike cussing.

While seated in a restaurant the; other morning, M. C. saw a young man enter ana oruer ice cream as a siiu ier for his breakfast, and then go through the menu backwards. A Shylock was seen in church last week by R. O.

R. putting a half-dollar on the, collection plate and then, evidently changing his mind as to the extent of his contribution, had the plate returned and extracted 40 cents change. A wayfarer, evidently slightly confused as to his bearings, was seen by E. M. S.

approach the conductor of the Fairview midnight trolley car the other night, with the Inquiry, "Does this car go to Duncansville?" Assured that it did not, he continued on his way, seeking other means of reaching his destination. The other night while it was raining, E. O. H. reports seeing a man standing under the protection of a red silk umbrella handsomely embellished with ivory handle and tips the while he was cozily waiting for, a Juniata trolley car.

Is this an indication that men are reverting to the gold lace and silver buckles of the Eighteenth Heilwool Hotel Man Made Statement, Say Dry Officers FOUND MUCH BOOZE FOR CONFISCATION Raiding Party Busy Also Among Bar Rooms In Clarion' County Threats that a movement will be put on to "get" Governor Pinchot, the executive now pushing the proposed new Pennsylvania dry enforcement act unless he desists from his intentions and that Blackhanders will be employed to accomplish the purpose, 'were, made on Saturday at Heilwood, wnen jjry Agents John Quinn, Musu-lin, Rankin and Crease of the Punxsu-tavvney headquarters made a raid upon the bar room conducted by Charles McGinley, according to word brought to Aitoona last night by members of the raiding party. The agents aver that McGinley and his bartender, when taken into custody, insinuated that they had been expecting the raid sooner or later and they intimated that so long as it was merely a matter of paying a fine they did not mind what happened. When told by the government agents that they might find conditions in their trade even worse when the new state dry act came into effect, it is said McGinley shouted, "Yes, we'll have a Blackhander get Pinchot!" The raiding enforcement officers found a great quantity of liquor in the place, with fourteen barrels of beer in the cellar, which was dumped there; eight gallons of moonshine whiskey in a keg at the rear of the bar and five gallons more of moonshine whiskey behind the bar. A large number of men are said to have been in the place at the time, showing various stages ol intoxication. McGinley and his bartender, G.

W. Harkens, were- arrested and held in and $1,000 bail respectively. They received a preliminary hearing betore Justice of the Peace Smith of Indiana on Monday, but waived ex amination and were held for court, Mi Ginley in $1,000 bail and Harkens in $500. The dry agents here last night stated that the place has become notorious and that they had been planning the raid for some time. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week they conducted raWs in Clarion county, quite a number of prisoners being taken, all of whom have been held for the action of the Clarion county court.

Officer Quinn has been transferred to Philadelphia and will assume his duties in the new district on Monday. Agent Mike Musulin, also of the Punxsutawney offices, has been transferred to' the Erie district. SENATE. 1 0.30 TODAY Agreement on Amendments Reached and Senate Stays to Vote (By The Associated Press) HARRISBURG, March 13. The administration prohibition enforcement bill, the ser.rch and seizure clause amended and with other changes included in the measure, was reported out of the senate law and order committee for the third time late today and on of its sponsor, Senator Snyder, Blair county, chairman of the committee, was made a special order of business for 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.

The amendments were the cause of the postponement of final action by the senate today. The bill was on third reading calendar having been reported out of the law and order committee last night for the scond time, after the committee had declined to make sev- amendments suggested by Senator MacDaue, jjeiaware ccmiy Before the senate convened today, Governor Pinchot conferred with several senators, among them some reported as opposed to the bill as it appeared then. Senator MacDade sought a change in the search and seizure clause and Senator John G. Hemsher, Lancaster county, urged for the benefit of the farmers and rural residents, inclusion of the clause exempting cider and fruit juice. The governor agreed to the amendments on condition that the senators would consent to remain for a session tomorrow and with this understanding the bill was sent back to the law and order committee.

ARSON MANIA IN HONOR PUPIL CAUSES TROUBLE NEW YORK, March IS. Jacob Schwartz, aged 9, honor pupil and monitor of his class, was under arrest tonight charged with setting fire to two rooms at public school No. 23 in the Bronx yesterday. An irresistible impulse to light matches he had in his pockets, he told police, caused him to fire a bookcase in the assistant principal's room, and to apply the blaze to papers in another class room. "The matches seemed to burn in my pockets," the boy declared.

"I had to get rid of them somehow, so I just struck them and threw them on the bookcase and papal. to OTHERS READY TO TAKE THEIR PLACES Curfew at Buer Drastic and Hostages Urge People to Remain Calm (By The Associated Press) RECKLINGHAUSEN, March 13. Plans for operating the government" owned coke plant at Westerholt, near1 here, which has been taken over by the French authorities as part of their scheme for obtaining reparations from the Germans, were announced today. Members of the engineers mission, which has the work in hand, are reported to have made arrangements to load into cars 15,000 tons of coke taken with the plant. The first train of this coke started for France tonight.

Tanks were used in the operation and a cavalry patrol has been placed around the plant. Infantry guards have replaced the Germans, four hundred of whom quit work this evening. Four thousand miners in an adjacent coal mine also went on strike as a protest against the occupation of the coke plant, but even should the strike continue there is enough coal on the surface to run the place for several months. Assurances were given the German officials by the French that the coal mine would not be interfered with, but at the same time the directors were cautioned that if any difficulties wen encountered in the coke plant, tins coal mine, which also is state property, would be seized and shut down tight. The arrival of 800 French troops and engineers was announced at th plant by the blowing of the great steam siren which is used as a danger signal.

This created a stir throughout the district, in which the town of Buer is situated, but the occupation went olf like clock work; within a few minutes after their arrival the military commanders and the German director of the cokery were each other. The coke furnaces are cooling tonight. The French are going aheud with enthusiasm and expect to have them operating again within a few days, and there are already indications that some of the four hundred German strikers will return to work shortly. If the strike continues, the French plan to bring in their own men, having forty-five on hand already for a start. These are Poles and Germans who signed for service and were put to work the first thine this mornin" loading the coke cars.

CURFEW AT BUER RECKLINGHAUSEN, March 13. The French military authorities have ciio icomcma Ul U1U IOWU Buer to remain indoors after 7 o'clock at night. All lights in the houses must be extinguished by 10 o'clock. During the daytime men in the streets or other public places must nut put their hands in their pockets. The burgomaster has appealed to the pea-pie to remain calm, if only for the sage of the hostages, of whom he is one.

Did You Notice In aitoona Critiune This Morning That the jury will return it waled verdict this morning In the cane uf Mrg. Helen Wunliblim, alleged Queen uf tlie dope distributors' That raiding dry ollliern who tile Haloon of Charles MvUinley of Heilwood on Naturduy were told tliat liluckuaiid-ers will "get" l'inc'liot If enforcement measures become stronger? That the second arrest was made last night In the case growing out of the attack on Miss Helen Urassmyer on Sunday, night? That' Brown Swiss breeders of Scotch and Turkey valleys organized at a meeting held last night In the Uarpster aciiool building? -x That Aitoona High school was defeated last night by Hollidaysburg High In a basketball game, 33-27, and that the Aitoona defeated V. At. A. ili-iJ, the first game III a series of nine for the championship of the county? 9 That a dip who grabbed a woman's handbag at I.ewlstown on Monday evening got only 70 cents In cash anil pictures of lier husband and daughter, both dead? That General IV.

W. Atterbury, speaking here last night In the final meeting for( me season or tlie itaurouu Men's club, advocated the Golden Kule as a solu tlou to Industrial ills? That the French yesterday seized tbo Westerholt cuke plant, one of tlie largest ot Its type in the Ruhr basin, und have st shipping the product into France? DOUBLE TRAGEDY 7 (By The Associated Press) CINCINNATI. March 13. A woman with her head almost severed from her body and the body of a man with two bullet wounds near his heart, was, found late today by the housekeeper of an apartment building here in Mount Auburn, a suburb. A bloodstained hatchet was on the floor near the bodies.

The dead are Ethel Goodman and her divorced husband, Harry Llermann, butcher mm If Italy's new dirigible Ju illglit and a Italy now is completing tests of a the last word in aeronautical design. has a speed of fifty miles an hour. Juniata Girl Tells Bible Story at Methodist Conference Rally By Rev. A. L.

Bixler HARRISBURG, March 13. A 'host of Methodist- ministers and laymen came to this city this evening to attend the fifty-fifth annual conference, which meets tomorrow in Grace church where it will continue its sessions for the remainder of the week. At 7.30 this evening there was held in Grace church the annual Young People's mass meeting, under the direction of the board of Sunday schools and Epworth league. Excellent music was provided by the Harrisburg Meth-fldist City Union Chorus and the Dickinson College Glee Club. The chief feature of the gathering was the Bible story telling contest.

Rev. J. Mck Reiley, of Sunbury, presided and introduced the contestants as follows: Aitoona district, Virginia Corle, First church, Juniata Harrisburg district, Virginia Burley, Stevens Memorial church, Harrisburg; Sun-bury district, Hurlbert; Wil-Uamsport district," Geraldine Lans-terry; Epworth church Jersey Shore. The judges for the contest were Dr. George E.

Reed, of Harrisburg; Dr. James H. Morgan, president of Dickinson college, and Dr. J. W.

Long, president of Dickinson seminary. The judges awarded first place in the contest to Miss -Virginia Burley, of Harrisburg, and second place to Miss Virginia Corle, of Juniata. Rev. E. C.

Keboch then awarded each of the contestants $5 in gold and announced that the winner of the contest would be given a scholarship of $25 to the Dickinson summer school and the second place a scholarship of $15 for the Eaglesmere institute. Following the contest Dr. W. H. Nor-cross of Carlisle, presented Bishop Wm.

F. McDowell, who gave greetings saying that the best short stories in the world are to be found in the Bible. Dr. Norcross then introduced Rev. G.

of Shamokin, who emphasized the vital nature of a religious education. Dr. W. E. J.

Gratz. of Chicago, representing the Epworth League, delivered a. most inspiring address on "Look Up, Lift Vjj." To the' great host of young peonjp-esent, the speaker made plain theJBfe Christian meaning of the Epworth League aui its motto. GOVERNOR ETERTAOS (By The. Associated Press) HARRISBURG, March 13 Members of the senate.

Lieutenant Governor David J. Davis, Secretary to the Senate Harry Baker, and Secretary to the Governor R. Stephen Stahlnecker, were given a dinner at the executive mansion tonight by Governor Pinchot. mjL GEXEKAL W. ATTERBURY the lines in a gallant comradeship with the boys at the front.

Mr. Richers had been sent to take charge of some work connected with the operation of a group of narrow-gauge railways and the colonel in charge objected to his appointment on the grounds of his (Continued On Page Eleven) PROBLEM LARGE Governor Submits Estimate and Sub-Committee Is to Report Thereon PLEA FOR TAXES A RR1 March 3. legislative committees Investigating the school financing problem, today received l'rom Governor Pinchot a new estimate of the amount which the state must appropriate to pay its share for teachers' salaries under 'the Edmonds act and suggestions for modifications of the act with estimates of the probable cost if these modifications are adopted. The committees, after hearing the governor's statement, which he submitted in person, voted to rater the problem to the sub-committees for investigation and adjourned. The governor's estimate of the amount which will be needed in the next biennium if no change is made in the Edmonds act was $39,588,760, an increase of approximately $28,000 over the previous estimate of $39,560,000, made by Dr.

Thomas E. Finegan, state superintendent of public instruction. The proposal for modification of the act suggested a new basis of state aid, by which the assessed valuation per teacher be used and the state's share to the poorer be increased. On (Continued on Page Three.) WORK STARTS ON MEMORIAL TO LATE ALTOONA JOURNALIST (Special to the Tribune) IXGLEBY, March 13. Work has commenced on the Byron Foust Kruni-rine memorial hut near this place, to be erected by the Pennsylvania Alpine club in memory of the young Alpinist, newspaperman and World War veteran who lost his life in the' Karoon-dinha, while taking a swim, last year.

As soon as the hut is completed, it will bo dedicated by the members of the club. The annual meeting of the organization is to be held there at the time of the dedication and memorial addresses will be given by some of the greatest outdoor men in the United States, including Captain Emerson Hough, author of "The Covered Wagon." The building committee is headed by Miss Lillian C. Shelter, intrepid girl fire warden of "Camp Faddifines." SOME HAUL! LEWISTOWN, March 13. whUe "r8'Kate li. Gross was walking ovn warme Aiiey last evening, a young man came up behind her and grabbed her handbag.

Mrs. Gross was turning 10 ner noarumg nouse rrom her son.g home when she wag robbed a picture of the woman's husband and also one of her daughter, both deceased. es. See their impish grins as they dash by me and play tag across -the traffic. "The majesties, the "young damsels, will brook no del.iv.

Thpv thinkpth that with their ami all should stop mat iney iingm pass, ureal inaeea is their displeasure when it is not so. Forsooth, they do give me an unholy look. "Thfere! See that aged relic with his eyes on his beard. Too many years lived when food wm much for a talent have made his feet woeful sluggish. He looks at me when I do "bid him halt as Caesar must have gazed upon the Rubicon.

"The young bloods? Red is their eye a.nd not flattering the words they whisper when my hand stoppeth them. "Verily, the passing of the lied sea by the Israelites was less dangerous, and, truly, the task of Moses less hard than ours, the centuriana. Verily, it is even so!" SCHOOL IN -CbJ view of the car of the ulrshlp. new air-land-sea dirigible believed to be The ship can fly from land or sea and RECORD FOR HOUSE; Big Calendar Ready Senate Committee Has Daylight Saving Up HARRISBURG, March 13 The house of representatives today set a new record for the 1923 season by passing twenty bills finally. Members of its committees then paved the way for establishment of another record next Tuesday, when they repotted forty-eight bills out pf committee.

But one bill, the Burchinal measure requiring merchants to keep accurate books for inspection of mercantile appraisers, was defeated of all that appeared on the third reading calendar. The only other discussion of the day came before passing the Mathay bill to exclude wives guilty of treating their husbands cruelly from the benefits of alimony. All the women of the house supported this bill while Democratic, Floor Leader Rhodes, Monroe, lead the opposition. Other measures adopted during the day included those by: Representative Earley, Dauphin, authorizing county commissioners to provide headstones, markers and burial plots deceased service men, two Jones senate bills, ono prohibiting filled hiilk and the other forbidding adulterations in the chocolate' coating of ice cream: Representative Behney, for a 12 per cent penalty in appeals from tax settlements by stato treasurer or auditor general. Arguments On Clock HARRISBURG, March 13 After a two hour hearing this afternoon before the senate judiciary committee in which the merits and faults of the Derrick bill, which would prohibit cities from adopting daylight saving ordinances were discussed, the committee decided to consider the measure in executive session tomorrow with the probability of making a report at the Wednesday morning session of the senate.

Senator Weaver, chairman of the committee said. The hearing developed the Antagonism of many of the rural communities and farmers' organizations to turning the clock ahead in the cities. The argument was advanced that it worked a hardship on the farmer especially the dairy man and truck gardener who were forced to rise an hour earlier than under eastern standard time in order to get their products to the local Advocates of daylight saving stated that they were not opposed to the bill, but desired to see Philadelphia and Pittsburg exempted from its provisions, as provided in Senator Woodward's proposed amendment. The basis of their arguments was that the extra hour afforded city people an additional hour of daylight in which to enjoy recreation, especially sports, which otherwise would be denied them during the summer months. It has been decided however, that the allies shall confer at an early date as to the attitude they shall adopt in order to present a unUed front to the Turks.

Tjljrse preparatory conversations are expected to be held in London, as Lord Curzon, the British foreign secretary, will be unable to come to France. The French government will be by M. Bompard, ambassador to Turkey, and Admiral LacaZe. Tt 1st reardod hara aa UirrUlir probable that the negotiations with the j.urK3 wm oe resumed at Constantinople-through the intermediary of the high commissioners to Turkey, assisted by experts. th.

smatnr intone hniidinir mnnnniTn5 robber qnly got about ,0 cents and stone castle on this site early in the coming spring. IF YOU'RE DOUBTFUL, STAND BY HIS SIDE AN HOUR OR SO LAUSANNE TREATY A WRECK IF TURKS HAVE THEIR WAY "Behold, and they won't stayeth back!" So spoke Hyman, the centurian, as he directed traffic at Twelfth and the Appian way. "Many indeed are we, the centu-rlans, that must hold back the tribe of Aitoona that the gasoline chariots of the mighty and cars run them not down. "But watch ye, how they do dodge us and risk their limbs that a minute might be saved. What they will do with the minute, no one knoweth.

"Se you ancient dame, the mother with a multitude of children, how she grabbeth har brood when my eye turn-eth, and dasheth for the hither side. Lo, how deep the maledictions of that dusky driver of yon coal truck as he misseth them. Hear the sweet song of the taxi driver as he skiddeth away from one. "Now gaze ot those young pestilenc- PARTS. Maiv.Vi 15 Tho fnrolirn of fice today received a detailed synopsis of the Turkish government's reply the Lausanne peace proposals From the synopsis it appears that a Targe number of the provisions of the Lausanne treaty are called into question and that acceptance of the Turkish contentions would involve drastic changes in the original draft of the treaty.

The French however, is reserving its opinion as: to the exact significance of the Turkish claims until it is in possession of the iuu text 01 me Angora government reply, which is expected to arrive here shortly..