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OONA TRIBUNE ZIMMIE SAYS: It It Keeps on Balnlnr Ton Can TODAY'S WEATHER Fair, Continued Ceol Let tbe Garden Go and liaise Gold Fish. No. 14,336 TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1923 TWO CENTS ALT GREECE WILLING TODAY $250.00 Is Yours If You Resemble Actress! THIRTY-TW0 BODIES RECOVERED FROM RIVER MEXICO CITY, May 21. Thirty two bodies, believed to be the re. mains of Italluus and other for.

elgners who were murdered and robbed In attempting to enter the United States clandestinely have been recovered from the Rio Grande river near Laredo, according to dls patches front Laredo. Most of the bodies had been long submerged In the river bed and conld not be identified. nnnrTKr 11 Ml A kP If 1 "I I'fH tf II A DO YOU RESEMBLE EVA NOVAK? Girls Are Seeking Beautiful Costumes I CODE IS FINALLY PASSEDJN SENATE Measure of Administration Gets by With a Vote of 39 to 8 BILL NOW GOES TO HOUSE FOR SANCTION Makes Governor the Fiscal Head of All Departments of State HARRISBURG, May 21. The senate tonight passed finally the administration reorganization code. The bill now goes to the house.

The vote on the code was 39 for and 3 against. The individual vote on the code fol lows: For: Baldwin, Barr, Betts, Brown, Buckman, Christley, Clark, Culbertson, Daix, Davis, Derrick, Einstein, Eyre, Harris, Heaton, Homsher, Jones, Krause, Long, MacDade, Mansfield, Mc- Clintock, McNichol, Miller, Patton, Phipps, Quigley, Salus, Schantz, Smith, Snyder, Sprowls, Steele, Stine-man, Stites, Vare, Weaver, Woodward. Against: Clark, DeWitt, Huffman, Kutz, Lanius, Leslie, Sisson, Sones, Speak Opposing Measure The senate voted on the 'code after Senators Craig, Beaver and Leslie, Allegheny, had spoken in opposition to the measure and Senator Eyre, Ches ter, in support of it. The bill is the administration plan for reorganization of the state govern ment. It would eliminate many boards (Tura to PsfO 16) GIVEN1REASES 55,000 Employes Get Boost Totaling About a Year May In j.ay amounting to about four million, dollars a year have been given 65,000 shopr men Of the Pennsylvania railroad, it was learned here today.

The raise in pay, retroactive to May 1, affects all shop employes through out the Pennsylvania system, according to information here. The hourly increase is three cents In Chicago and two cents outside the city, the higher rate of increase here being due to higher living costs computed for shop men here. The new rates of pay will be 75 and 76 cents an hour. The Pennsylvania system reached the agreement with representatives of the company organi zation of shopmen, it having two years ago declined to allow tbe railway em ployer department of the American Federation of Labor to represent its employes. This act provoked a con troversy with the railroad labor board, whose scale for shopmen at present is 70 cents.

Tho Pennsylvania also is negotiating wages with its clerks and freight handlers and recently announced an increase amounting to $300,000 a year for maintenance of way employes of the Northwestern region, 25 Big Program for the First Opening of Community's Newest Centre The trade exposition and style show conducted under the auspices of the Altoona Gymnasium, will open at 7.30 o'clock this evening, at the new gym building, Lexington avenue and Ninth street. Twenty-five local merchants and Industrial establishments will maintain booths at the exposition, and each evening a varied and interesting program will be presented. The exposition will close on Saturday evening. The doors of the building will open at 7.30 o'clock. For the first evening's entertainment, wrestling bouts, classical dancing and music will have their place on the program.

Following is the eveninor'a Ranee, "Two Butterflies," Miss Sylvia Robb and Miss Patricia McGulre; dance, "Rujawiak," Misses Ida Bau-man, Frances Brallier and Betty Ling- enfeiter; wreetllng bout, Adolphe wenzei ana Joe Wlnegartner; caprice, "Bow and Arrow," Miss Bernice Beech; solo dance. "Pearl nf Anriii. Theressa Prlnz; wrestling Dout, Miller brothers. Music will be furnished by the Altoona Gymnasium orchestra. The.

dancing will be under the direc-tion of Miss Theresa Prlnz, the gym instructress. The booths will' be located In tho main, on the second floor of the huge structure, in the gym room, which measures 112. feet in length, 46 feet in width, with a 27 foot ceiling. At one end of the room a stage has been erected where tho dancing, musio and other events on the program will take place. RANI ATI PENNSY SHOPMEN EXPOSITION I JUSTIFIES ICKES SHOOTING THIEF Lieutenant Commended by Mayor After Coroner's Jury Makes Decision IDENTIFY MAN AS HARDENED CRIMINAL iNew York Police and Fed' eral Penitentiary Send List of Aliases MAYOB ICKES "Lieutenant Ickes Is to be con.

gralulated that he Is here alive tonight," (lectured Mayor Charles E. Rhodes after hearing the verdict of the coroner's jury lust evening. AVe know that ho was dealing with a desperate criminal, and that he shot lu self defense and risked his -life In the performance of his duty. He should be commended by the people of Altoona." A verdict justifying the action of Po lice Lieutenant H. N.

Ickes in shoot ing the automobile thief whom he killed in a running fight Saturday morn ing was returned by the coroner's jury at an inquest last evening in Lafferty and Tobias' morgue. Identity of the dead man was established yesterday by the police department He was an experienced criminal with many aliases and his record is held bv the Identification bureaus of New York City and. the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. 'ame In Rogue's Galiery Chief Inspector Laney, of the New York police department, in a telegram to the Altoona police department says Prints of unknown man identified as Henry Bode, alias Harry Smith. Our gallery B-50678.

Mailing record. Will endeavor to locate relatives." A. J. Renoe, chief of the bureau of identification at Leavenworth, has telegraphed the department that the dead man is Henry Bode, alias Henry Foster and William Berter, and that he was convicted at Newark, N. for the larceny of an automobile.

This information verifies the opinion of Chief of Police Tillard and members of his department that the automobile thief was a hardened They (Tura to rgo 16) 13 hi Pittsburg Clergyman to Deliver the Address in Jaffa Temple The nineteenth commencement of the Nurses' Training School of the Altoona hospital will be held in Jaffa temple Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The commencement address will be given by Rev. Robert MacGowan, D. of J. W.

Francis, of the First Presbyterian church, will offer the invocation and pronounce the benediction. A reception will be given after the exercises, following which refreshments will be served. Music for the occasion will be furnished by the Swanee Serenaders and dancing will conclude the program. Friends of the nurses and of tho hospital are Invited to attend. The members of the graduating class are Misses Levanda Elizabeth Ains-worth, Jane Mae Meyers, Ruth Campbell Brumbaugh, Anna Duffy, Mary Matilda Lynam, Margaret Cecelia Moore, Margaret Amanda Detrick, Edna Leah Baney, Ruth Marie Suter, Mary Elizabeth Shultz, Mary Elizabeth Alexander, Alberta Cliffordin Ludwig, Mario Katherine Mitchell.

Blair Senator Speaks Out in Debate on Elimination of Personal Registration HARRISBURG, May 21. Tho series of bills introduced by Senator Schantz, Lehigh, repealing the personal registration of voters in third-class cities, and providing for their registration by assessors was indefinitely postponed tonight by the senate municipal corporations committee after a public hearing. The measures had passed second reading. Opponents declared passage of the bills would be a step backward, while Senator Schantz, speaking for their passage, said personal registration was an Inconvenience, annoyance and em. barrassment, and that he had received many requests asking their repeal." Speaking against the measures were Harry M.

Jones, city solicitor, McKees-port; Senator Plymouth Snyder, representing Altoona city officials and citizens; David Johns, Pittsburg, Re publican chairman of Allegheny county; John E. Gable, representing the Johnstown Chamber of Commerce, and Senators Harris and Mansfield, Allegheny. Senator Schantz was the sole spokesman for the measure. INQUES VERDICT SNYDER AGAINST SCHANTZ MEASURE 10 BATTLE TURKS If Turkey Insists on War to Settle Claims Nation Is Ready DELEGATES MAY QUIT LAUSANNE MEETING Turks Give No Indication of Settlement Greek Arms Keorganizea LAUSANNE, May 21. (By Associated Press) If Turkey insists on war to settle the question of the indemnity she claims is due from Greece, then Greece will 'accept the gage of battle, M.

Alexandris, the Greek foreign minister, told the foreign correspondents tonight. The Greek delegates, he added, will be withdrawn from the Near Eastern conference this week if Turkey persists in her reparation demands. The Turks have given no indication of an intention to recede from their reparation demands, and M. Alexandris' declaration that Greece was resolved not to pay one cent of indemnity brought increased pessimism in conference circles. Army Well Equipped The Greek foreign minister denied that he had come to Lausanne in a bellicose mood, but said the Greeli army had been reorganized since the overthrow of Constantine, and was now well equipped and armed, and able to take care of itself.

M. Alexandris added that he would like the American people to realize Greece's position, especially that, although Greece had numerous nrovoca- tions which would reasonably justify her In reopening the war with Turkey, she had ignored them all because sho was sincerely desirous of peace. Funds Are Seized The seizure by the Turks of the impoverished refugees' funds in tho hanks of Constantinople, continued the foreign minister, and the abominable treatment of Greek tirlsoners of war recently arrived from Asia Minor constituted such provocations. The Greeks and I I IV L' a had IcrnaA Dbiniaio uuii vention at Lausanne In January for the compulsory exchange of populations, with the distinct provision that it should te inoperative yet the Turks have sent an nrirtinnnai 70,000 refugees since the signature of me convention, in gross violation of its terms. The allies, as Well an OrAono Vinri protested, but Turkey sent still another boatload of three thousand.

The latest provocation, according to M. Alexandris. was the stead Turkish troops into eastern Thrace. violating me Mudania Pampanga Said to Have Been Shot at bv Chinese HONG KONG, May Asso-elated Press)-American official quarters here have been unable to obtain any confirmation of reports that tha American gunboat Pampanga had been fired on by soldiers below Wuchow The Pampanga is expected here Wednesday. The report that a British gunboat had attacked by and had returned the fire of rntnnt.no i oiiunia JO wim out foundation.

After a period of suspense lasting nearly four weeks, communication up the West river, blocked by fighting between Sun Yat Sen constitutionalist troops and Kwangsi forces has been partially restored. WASHINGTON PESSIMISTIC WASHINGTON. May 21. Pessimll-tic reports were received todav from American officials in China as to the probability of successful negotiations between the Chinese government and bandit leaders for the release of American and other foreign hostages held by the brigands. As a result, concern was felt in government circles hut state department was not swayed from xne conviction that the only practical means of dealing with the situation was through the Pekinir dirlnmntt council.

PASSENGERS LANDED TREPASSEY. N. Mav 21. Th passengers and crew of the Canadian Pacific liner Marvale. which wnsi wrecked after striking Cape Precis rock here late today, were safplv lnnri.

ed tonight at the village of Saint Shotts. All of the 436 persons on board were saved. The news was brought here tonight from Saint Shotts by the captain of the liner. BODY FOUND IN EIVER PITTSBURG. May 21.

Thn bodv nf Walter H. Johnson, of MoKepanm. a motorman for the West Penn company, missing since May 12, was found in the Monongahela river. Relatives insisted to authorities that Johnson met foul play and an Investigation was ordered. TWO DRINKS! FINED 251 PITTSBURG.

Mav 21. Adminin that he sold two drinks of whiskey' Karl Blimmel, a Johnstown bartender," was fined $251 by Federal Judge Rj K. OEIITIE REPORT AMERICAN BOAT FIRED UPON Lloyd George on France $100,000,000 Rusting Our WelI'Managed Earth When to Sell Umbrellas By Arthur Brisbane (Copyright 1933, by Star Company) EVERYBODY In Washington will read Lloyd George's latest article on Europe, published Sunday, and that's a good thing. Referring to 15 years' imprisonment for the head of the Krupp factory by order of the French military court Lloyd George say "There's a swagger of brutality about that sentence which betokens recklessness." He says also of France: "Russian arrogance in its crudest days furnished no such example of clumsy and shortsighted ineptitude" HATEVER Americans may think European conditions and re cent action by the French, it is important for them to know what Lloyd George thinks. His is the intelligence that took England and some of the other nations through the war, and he will be the English leader in the war that ia coming, if he lives.

Lloyd George believes that war on the greatest scale is coming, with France as the moving military power. These are the last words of the article that he printed Sunday: "No wonder Marshal Foch is touring Central Europe to put the allied armies in order. He seems to be the one man in France who has an understanding of what all 'this is leading up to." THAT STATEMENT should be read carefully by President Hard, ing. Are the nations of Europe now in such shape as would enable them to establish a "world court" whose deci sions America would be willing to accept as final in regard to American affairs? attitude of France toward England and the United States Lloyd George puts bluntly, thus: Meanwhile the British Empire and the United States of America who, at prodigious cost in life and treasure saved France from a similar humiliation to that which she is now inflicting on Germany are practically told when they venture to offer suggestions to mind their own business. No inter, ference will be tolerated from meddlers of any sort" COLONEL W.

JEFFERSON DAVIS, United States legal adviser in Eu- I rope, representing our war department at the congress of international aviation legislation, supplies facts that interest the American people and government, in view of new wars that are threatening. France has 5,000 airships In first-class condition, ready for war at a moment's notice. They drop 1,000 kilogram shells, 100 times as destructive as the shells used at the begin, ning of the late war. Here in the United States we have a hundred million dollars' worth of flying machines unused, rusting away as our billion dollars' worth of ships are rusting at their docks. There Is plenty of work for American statesmen to do here in the United States without wandering over to Europe looking for occupation.

T-l I is 1SARTH is well and evenly managed. You are reminded of it when you read of the terrific rainfall at Beaumont, 13 inches in two hours. Streets were flooded, telephone girls went to work in their bathing suits. "Jitney" motor boats appeared in the streets, street cars stopped. Constantly there are above our lieads endless milions of tons of water, it the mass would fall together cities would be swept into the sea, and the human race washed away, like ants before a garden hose.

Nature takes up the water in mist, sends it down a drop at a time and that keeps us safe. JEACHERS through newspapers 1 ought to scatter knowledge as na. ture scatters rain, one drop at a time, easily absorbed. SOCIALISTS are planning a national labor party. Several groups would be fused for the coming cam paign.

Such a party would depend for suc cess on bad times. When it is rain ing you can sell umbrellas. With times bad, wages low, and jobs scarce something might be done with a "national labor party." But with rough unskilled labor making $6 a day, and skilled labor making from $14 to $30 with bonuses and extras, it wouldn't be easy to enlist labor in any new party. D', HD YOU NOTICE Henrv Ford's short reply to a reporter who ask ed him whether he expected to be elected president? "They would never allow that," replied Ford. Asked whom he meant by "THEY" Mr.

Ford declined to go into details. There are several possibilities, but the big "THEY" are the gentlemen who once went out from Wall Street to Detroit to tell Ford how they planned to manage his business after lending him sixty million dollars. They were shown the door not too politely and it hurt their feelings. Besides, they say: "Ford is financially not sound." Wall Street and its branches through-out the country have a good deal to say about nominations and elections. And "THEY" won't be exactly booming Henry Ford in 1924.

SCHOOL BILLS PASS HARRISBURG, May 21 The senate tonight passed finally the house bills appropriating $1,200,960 to the University of Pittsburg; $500,000 to Temple university, Philadelphia; $1,541,312 to the University of Pennsylvania; 1,914 to Pennsylvania Isiate college. IN FALL CARPENTER Andrew Gehl, Veteran Rail road Employe, Is Victim of a Tragic Accident FELL OFF SCAFFOLD WHEN FOOT SLIPPED Killed as Preparations Were Being Made for Anniversary Celebration Andrew Gehl, of 1307 Second avenue, a railroad employe, died at 5:35 o'clock last evening at the Altoona hospital, following an accident which occurred at the Seventh street car shops at 2:30 o'clock. Death was the result of a broken neck. Gehl, a carpenter by trade, was work ing on a scaffold at the hops yester day. In some unexplained manner he missed his looting and slipped to the ground below, a distance of twenty five feet.

Fellow workmen picked up the injured man and rushed Tiim' to the hospital, where all efforts to save his life proved futile. A peculiar coincidence which made the accident all the more tragic was the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Gehl had planned to celebrate their thirty-third wedding anniversary last evening. Born In Germany.

Andrew Gehl was born in Germany, May 29, 1859, the son of Andrew and Mary Gehl. He came to this counl'ry in 1882 and after spending two years in Pittsburg, came to Altoona and had resided here ever since. He was one of the veterans of the Pennsylvania Railroad having served the corporation lor twenty-eight years. His death removes the last of a fam ily of seven, his brother dying here about a year ago. Surviving are his wife, Josephine (Probst), two sons, Joseph A.

and Frederick one daughter, Mrs. Alois Poeschl, and four grandchildren, all of this city. He was 'a' member of St, Mary's Catholic church, Branch No. 17, Knights of St. George, and the P.

R. R. Relief. Funeral services will be held from the late home Thursday morning, with requiem high mass at Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Interment will follow in St.

Mary's cemetery. REFUSE TO RECOMMIT BILL HARRISBURG, May 21. The house by a vdte of G3 to 113 refused tonight to recommit to the constitutional reform committee for amendment the bill by Senator Smith, Dauphin, calling for a constitutional convention. l.OOOTOATTENDSTATE Executive Committee Be gins Work for Meet-1 insr in October The executive committee of the Al toona Kiwanls club at a meeting in Caum's cafe last night made tentative plana for the coming of the state Kiwanls convention which will be held in thl cltv October 4 and 6. The event is expected to be the biggest in tne nis tnrv of the local club.

Kar.h of the seventeen members or local executive committee will act aa chairman for one of the committees selected to handle the various matters pertaining to the coming of the state Kiwanlans. More than 1,000 Kiwanlans and their families are expected to attend. There were 800 at the Scranton convention last vear. Altoona's more central lo cation and the increase In the member- shin, there are now 5.050 in the state, are factors expected to increase the attendance this year. Plana made last nlcrht call for a business session and recreation night the first day with the big event of the convention, the banquet, to come on the evening of October 5.

Entertainment for the wives and families of the visiting Kiwanlans will also be provided. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR GATHER FOR PITTSBURG CONCLAVE PITTSBURG. Mav 21. The first dav of the seventieth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery, Knights Tem plar, closed tonight with irav scenes at seven different receptions held by the Pittsburg commanderies. The principal activity of the opening day was a motor trip by the visiting Knisrhts and their ladies to Sewickley Heights.

train today brought commanderies from all sections of the state, the Philadelphia commanderies mmlnif NEK BROKEN DIESINHOSPITAL 'low of Pictures in Tournament to Locate a Pretty Miss Who Resembles Famous Actress" In they come! You would, hardly believe there are so many girls in Altoona at large who look like Eva Novak. But there are. Scarcely had the mailman this morning the 'daily mass of correspondence for the Altoona Tribune when the Evil Eye of the Eva Novak Contest Editor picked out a group of the big. envelopes that looked promising. And the promise was fulfilled.

But in spite of the fact that Eva Novak begins her run at the Victoria theatre, via "Tamptation," the million dollar film, the picture contest goes on until midnight, May 29. That is, if you have mailed the picture of the girl you think most closely resembles the beautiful Eva, 'before midnight, it will be entered in. the contest. High Honors Will be Yonrs Moreover, the girl whose picture Is picked as looking like Eva than Miss Novak herself will shop in the William Gable company store to the tune of $250.00 worth of costumes, and a "Movie" camerman will accom pany her. And the second and third prizes offered by the Altoona Trlbuno will be a season's pass to the Victoria theatre good for two.

Hurry, girls, and send your picture, to the Eva Novak Contest Editor at the Tribune. That is all you. have to do, and think what audits you if you win! Your Picture Free of Charge The William F. Gable company stu dio, located on the fourth floor of the store, announced yesterday that it will make photographs free of charge for those who desire to enter the contest, also furnish the gingham dress, the same as Miss Novak wears in the picture. If you have a photograph you feel does not do you justice hasten your steps to the studio and the photographer will do the rest.

FIFTH WARD RESIDENTS IN USTRKT Ml Hill Community Making New Effort to Beautify Neighborhood Members of the Fifth Ward Civic association, believing the city cleanup ended have been engaged in plans to complete the cleanup in their ward with the assistance of several citizens who have offered to provide vehicles for transportation. City Commissioner Bence Keatley says that this action is not necessary, however. The oleanup has not yet ended and it will be continued until completed, he declares. There is still work to be done in other sections of the city as well as the Fifth ward, and the men in charge of the cleanup expect to get to the Fifth ward today. The amount of rub-(Torn to Tage 19) NOT NECESSARY TO SPEND A PENNY! Sole condition of entry In the Eva Xovak resemblance tournament Is tho photograph of yourself.

Mail it the Ea Xovak Tournament Edltou caro of th Altoona Tribune and you are. In line for a $250,000 outfit of shoes, hats and clothing the William F. Gable Company will give you free. Photographs must be In by May S9tli. midnight.

The Altoona Tribune Is seeking Eva Xovnk's photographic donble and the girl who wins will be richly rewarded, If you do not have a good photograph of yourself, The William F. Gable Company will gladly make one free of charge. TRAIN KILLS FIVE PE0PLE1 FAMILY Slain on Crossing When a Moving Truck Is Struck by Passenger FRANKLIN, May 21 Five member of the household of Bert Williams met instant death and another man was probably fatally injured late today at Carlisle, two miles west of here, when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train crashed into a truck which was moving the Williams family from Franklin to a new home in German-town. Another man escaped serious injury. The dead: Mrs.

Williams, 53; Sarah Williams, 13, daughter of Mrs. Williams; Mrs. Lela Williams, 20, a daughter-in-law, and her two children, Mary Louise; three, and a baby, four months. The injured: Jesse Gross, 50, driver of the truck, brought to his home here; internal injuries, expected to die. Solcn Kindred, 50, bruised and cut.

The two women and three children were seated on a sofa on the rear of the truck, which was loaded with furniture. ENGLAND WILL SEND WAR SHIPS TO RUSSIAN WATERS LONDON, May 21. Preparations are in progress at Chatham and Portsmouth for the immediate dispatch of light cruisers and mine sweepers to Russian waters, according to the Daily Herald, which specifies four cruisers and seven sweepers which have thus been detailed for Russian northern waters. It also asserts that there have been significant movements of British warships in-the Mediterranean this week toward the Dardanelles, "possibly en route, to the Black Sea." The paper declares that Great Brit ain preparing for. something more tU 7' .1 1 than a mere diplomatic rupture with uussia.

in special trains. (Turn Fag It) Gibson today..