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Boston Posti
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SEVEN KILLED IN PLANE WRECKED IN NOSE DIVE PULITZER KhlKbU IN mb UlVt' 'V-V; DURING FIERCE STORM TO POST Five Army Men and Two Civilians, One a Former Congressman, Worst in History of Aviation in U. a Walpole Boy Gold Medal for Most Distinsuished and Meritorious Act of Public Service During 1920 Is Given to This Newspaper by Trustees of Pulitzer Foundation of Columbia Expose Wins Post Staff Rejoices in Great Honor to ARriHE' S.TANI.EV M. AMES, One of seven men killed Washington One of seven killed in crash of armv airplane accident. plane. HINTS MUTINY IN WipiESS TO HUB Police Detail to Meet Liner Susquehanna on Arrival in Boston Harbor This Morning MAJOR OONNOTd.Y.

Foimer member of ('ongress, who was killed in Washington airplane accident. 4- When the big American passenger liner Siisqtiehanna, with more than 700 passengers from Bremen, arrives in Boston harbor early this morn- ing, she will be met by the police tng Guardian and a large detail of of- ficers as well as several United States deputy marshals as a result of a radio message sent out yester- day morning by the torn- C'ontlnued on Tngo Colnmn. rnndnnril on rnice Colnmn May 20 (by the men, five of the army and two civilians, were killed in the wreck of an army Curtis-Kaglc ambulance airplane near Indian Head, Maryland, forty miles southeast of Washington, last evening, in a terrific wind and electrical storm. The dead are Lieutenant Colonel Miller. U.

S. M. Washington, D. C. Maurice Connolly of Dubuque, Towa, former member of the House of Representatives.

A. G. Batcheldcr of Washington, D. chairman of the Board of the American Atifomohilc Association. Lieutenant Stanley of The fine details of the Cleveland are in keeping with its finer economy, performance, durability.

Thw loweiit priced cord cqnlp- pcd Cleveland Motors 708-710 Beacon St. plv. Chandlf-r EVENTS SCHEDULED parade In Cambridge. work horse parade. 8:00 a.

mass, St. Cemetery. 8:00 a.m.—Memorial parade. Bunker Hill Monument, 8:15 a.m.—Parade of Flaherty Post, A. and other veterans, Day square.

East Boston. 9:00 a.m.—Memorial masses at Calvary Cemetery. 10:00 a.m.—Memorial exercises of Postoffice veterans, Postoffice square. 10:00 a.m.—Dedication of Mahoney square, Tremont and Boylston streets. 10:30 a.

memorial service of Kingsley Post, 0. A. Tremont Temple. TIRE LOST Sunday afternoon somewhere near Xaukeag, Winchen- flon, 37x5 Dayton tire, mounted on Q. D.

riin. Will hnder please notify J. Boston Post Liberal reward. FRENCH RESTAURANT Oft Avery St. Bear Tremont Theatre Memorial Day Dinner Nerved All La Carte.

Tel. Iteurh 1313 a i 1.50 YOU Help Keep the Boston Dispensary OPEN $130,000 Needed This Week Send Checks or Pledges to ASHTON L. CARR, Treas. fare of State St. Trust Co.

JAMES JACKSON President FOR MEMORIAL DAY 12:00 of McDonald square. Meridian and London streets. East Boston. 12:30 p.m.—Luncheon of Kingsley Post, O. A.

Ford Hall. Hope Cemetery services. 1:00 p.m.—Cedar drove Cemetery services. 2:00 p.m.—Exercises at Monument, Meeting House Hill. 2:30 p.m.—Dedication of Regan square, Prospect and Tremont streets, Charlestown.

3:00 p.m.—Memorial banquet. Municipal building South Boston. 3:00 p.m.—Elks’ services at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Regiment exercises.

Old Calvary Cemetery. 3:00 p.m.—Dedication of Burns square. White and Eutaw streets. East Boston. $1000 Reward NORTHERN LIQHT CIGAR HAND MADE UNION MADE OLEAN HAVANA Aik Your Daolir 2 FOR2SC KILLS HIS DAUGHTER Instant Death for Girl From Revolver Bullet TURNS GUN ON SELF TO DIE SHORTLY AFTER Thought to Have Been Out of His Mind Temporarily WTLfJAMSTOWK, Yiay no word of warning, Charles A.

Godfrey, 4d years old, shot and instantly killed his daughter, Mabel, on Colnmn MOON A. M. 11 n. rlsPR I.laht nil voblolew tnniiiht at (Dayllglil saving ttme. AXIVIVERSAIIIMS.

ETC. Mcniorlnl Rn.v Irgnl Nortbprn Sfalss. Prsnrli (iennan imsitlnna oast of ths Yssp Ounal, Oormnns ntiPiins forts, 1918. CLEARING Forecnnt for IloNtoii nnri ohoworn. b.v oionr- liiK.

Tiiewdnj fnlr. leiii- prrnfnrr. Modernlo iiorlbeiist to north wlntln. CO. Fornast for Flourt.v Moudiiy lonirr'ratiirp.

For FnsPttlrfl Mond B.v. iijornlng Tucsda.v WASH I.NOTON. norlliorn F.nglniid fair; iiKMlorHto Now Knglan'l probnbl.v sliowora in tlio fnlr; modoraln tpiuiieintnro, A dlstnrbanro of moderate Intonslfy had Its rantra Hundti.v night off fapo Hatlorns It la apparontly moving It hna ottendiMl b.v eratterod loral rains within tho last. 24 hours In tho Atlantio tho t'thlo Vnlloy and aouthern Now Kngland. The Old Farmdir's Prediction After the nnwettled niornlnfc the wenther Improve find be fnlr the rent of the dny nnd nlalit evttli inoilernte temiterntiiren.

VEMTEIIIIA VS TEIIfEII ATITIE tiy I Npn '211 a. Ill p. 0 II. li p. 9 a.

tl-' It p. 12 111 12 Avorngo yostiTday, MR. RICHARD GROZIKR, Assistant editor and publisher of the Boston Post, to wholn is due the credit i for the Ponzi expose, now recognized as the greatest newspaper achieve- ment of the vear i BARE BLACKMAIL BY LEGAL LIGHTS Charge Against Tufts Will Result in Exp osure of Lawyers '21 r.ii 9-2 ypnr ago yeaterday, 10 24. Fresh Broken Crackers Price Sold daily if you call for EDUCATOR CRACKERS. 17c a pound, 2 pounds for 30c in new, lecurely- covered bushel baskets containing 20 pounds of crackers for $3.00.

Johnson Educator Food Co. 80 Sidney Cambridge 'I'hc thorough exposure of a refined species of blackmail that is said to he openly practised by certain members of the bar in Massachusetts. will he one of the results of the Attorney-General's probe of the all-night wine party of promi- C'ontiiiaed on Colnmn Baseball Results I.EAGI llrooklyii I. Si. I.

ou I t'hlcnico I. ini'Iniinti PlttHbiii'K in- nliiUM. ANIEIlIt AV I.EAGI Wnnlil iig'tun IloMtoii tl In- iilnKM. Vorh n. Phllndrlphla I.

Detroit Chtf'fiKo 2. levelnnd 11, St. f.ouln The Exclusive Rendesvoue For Motorieta iFormsfty Vllls Nspoll) The Vi 1121 MOTO ht I Oct.i VANIASKI I Editors as Judges Louis Seibold, Edith Wharton, Edward W. Bok and Zona Gale Win Literary Prizes 'I'he Boston Post announces to its readers this morning that this newspaper nas been awarded the gold medal of the Joseph Pulitzer F'onndation, established iiy the distinguished editor of tiie New World some years ago. for tlie disiinguislied and meritorious public service by any newspaper in the I'nited States during the year of HT20.

After a careful and investigation covering months, of newspaper activities in the rnilcd Stales for the vcar the trustees of the Pulitzer h'oundntion nave coufcrrerl iipfjii the Boston Post the blue rihlxm of jo.urnalism. the award being liasc upon the exposure of tlie financial career of Charles Ponzi. now admitted to liave been the most ingenious and swindler of age. The work of tlic Boston Post in immasking the gigantic fraud upon the public, in compelling action In- tne authorities, in bringing to light the preY'ious criminal career of Ponzi and in marshalling t'orniidable an array of evidence that Ponzi felt it hopeless to face a jury, Yvas, in the opinion of the trustees of the Pulitzer a public service outranking tiiat performed hv am- other newspaper during the year. POST PROUD TO SERVE PUBLIC The Post is proud of the award and feels that its readers lejoice witli it.

I'lie Post has had hut one serve the puhiie to the of its ability. It counts its manv news triumphs, valuable only so tar as they provide for readers (who it mav reasonahlc ciami constitute a very large proportion of the population of Xvv Kngland) that measure o'f public wrvice to which tlicy are entitled. Hie onzi expose something more ih.aii* an ordinarv ncAvspapcr story. 1 win, read the fn.m dav to perhaps did not that behind the and relentle building up of the evidence there was a ilramatie haekground. It was no easy task to bring Ponzd to lajok.

people realized the immense tascmation the promi-es of wrought on the public. And there wa- justiiication for a measure of the confidence the public had in him. 'flie official reports of one of the most conservative credit reporting ageiirii 111 the country had vouched for his linaiicial rc-i)oii ihilitv Pon- office officials, ordered to in vest hi -cheuie hiid nothing wrong with it. POLICE AMONG HIS SUPPORTERS 'I'he Poston Police iJepartment had dr vi ral of best inspectors to examine into h.is affair mT alone reported that his plan was legal hut ilnw were J) convinced themselves that they all iiiveHed. tlmir own than this, sevcfal of the inspeelor.s and otlicr menihcr of tim Manaiement.

Sama Ownarship Tho Villa Is Now Opon for the Summer Season The Beat in Cuiaina and Sarvice fiPKil.AI, DINNEKM OR A LA CABTK SERVICE Dance Supper $1 Per Plate No AflmUnion Fee THE FAMOUS NATIONAL JAZZ BAND HOLDS FUHIH DANf INO FTIOM 7 P. M. TO MIDNIGHT Afternoon Tea, 3 to ft, Nerved In New Olaeeed-In Veranda For I'able Reeervatlone, Tel. Hull Sit Continued on l'ORe I.S—.Td (oliinin 500 Day and Up Dancing the Bird TO-DAY SPECIAL ELABORATE MEMORIAL DAY DINNER Wonderful Jan Oreheatra Every Eveeina What better Memorial? $5000 Policy Costs $68.90 PENN MUTUAL LIFE 40 reduce thia eo after Hret nrcaiiiaed IAI 7 Old, tried and true. Write at your ase.

CLARENCE C. MILLER, I MUTUAL Rf.nO.. BOSTON Phone Main.

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