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Stated alette FOUNDED JULY 29, 1 786 140TH YEAR. SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1925. TWO CENTS A COPY. rvnrN i Mi UlUUM i i mm us Hnn7n 1 1 i i i i i i ii i Ly i COLLAPSE OF Rumblings of Soft Coal Sympathy Strike Sdut Washington to Plan Fuel Distribution BRICKS BURIES TWO AS HOUSE Lay 5 Suspicious SERGT. 'HARD' COLE OUSTS SIKHIS FLAPPERS FROM POLICE STATION COURT ROOM Quarrel Over American Girl Ends in Duel of Frenchmen PARIS.

2S. (Universal Service.) A quarrel in the gaming rooms of Deauville over an American actress ended without broken bones in the Versailles Woods early today when Count de Roche- foucauld declared his honor satisfied after he had North Side Fires to Pyromaniacs' Torches pricked his adversary, Lieut, de Peruches, in the thigh in the second round of their duel with rapiers. The actress in the case was Hope Hampton. She was an innocent cause of the duel and knew nothing of it until afterward. It appears that Hope, with hef husband, Jules Brulatour, of film and kodak fame, sat at the big table at Deauville last Monday.

Not being familiar with the rules of the game, she drew to a five while she was a partner of Lieut. De Peruches. The latter objected in strong terms, drawing a sharp retort from Count de Rochefoucauld, another player, who resented the discourtesy to the beautiful American. After the actress left the game the auarrel Three 'Men Arrested, One a City Fireman, as Result of Probe Charges of Arson Said to Be Likely. Five fires within a short radius in the California avenue district have been laid to the torch of pyromaniacs by County Fire Marshal Thomas L.

Pfarr and city authorities who are conducting an investigation begun following the arrest of three men, one a city fireman, in connection with a fire of doubtful origin in an unoccupied building at 2296 California avenue yesterday. The suspects, Hoseman Adam Zoller, aged 4 7, of Engine Company No. 47; John Phillips, aged 30, of 2218 Beaver avenue, a railroader, and Alvin Knitter, aged 33, of 194 Sedgwick street, are being held in Hope Hampton, continued until both decided to settle matters bya duel in Paris this morning. The duelists had been lifelong friends. NT f-the North Side Police Station while J.

CHICAGO AIR BOOTLEGGER, PAL SLAIN BY Bodies Found After Quarrel Over Loot in Holdup. Auto Found in Lagoon. BLAME GANG JEALOUSY CBt TJnitxbsal SnTicm. CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.

When Irving Fchlig forsook plain Danditry for the tip-to-date criminality, of employing en airplane he naturally aroused the envy of his craft. So they the anonymous vendetta of his craft "got" him and his pal, Harry Berman. That is the general solution the authorities found for the slaying today ct Schlig, the airplane bootlegger, and Berman, the gunman. In the road bordering the flying field of the Illinois Air Club. In peeking the more specific reason, Investigators tonight linked the dou-Vle slaying with the holdup of the Prima brewery offices last night, in which four masked men obtained $7,000 in cash.

The only clew to that holdup was that the bandits stuffed the money into a white pillowcase. Stained Pillow Case Found. A pillowcase, white no longer, for the slayers had wiped their hands on It, was found near Schlig's suitcase, in which his flying togs, goggles and helmet, were carried. As reconstructed by detectives who believe that Schlig and Berman were implicated in the brewery holdup, the RVALGUHN i SUGGESTION OF SLIDING SCALE Lewis Claims Victory in Maintenance Agreement. Bituminous Men (Hope to Invade Markets.

Br Gazettr Times Private Wie. (New York Times Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Unofficial information has reached Washington that the union men in the bituminous coal regions may walk out in sympathy with the strike of the anthracite miners that will become effective September 1. The statement was made tonight in a responsible quarter that prominent soft coal operators fear a revolt on the part of their workers in support of the strike in the anthracite field ordered by President Lewis.

As a result of the receipt of this information observers in the Division of Conciliation have been instructed to follow developments and report the results. Should the prospective 6trike In the anthracite fields extend to the bituminous coal industry it might be necessary for the Federal government, officials here say, to undertake a dis tribution of coal this winter in order to prevent widespread distress amen the people and as a means of obviat ing a cessation of industrial activities. May Revive Fuel Law. Suggestions have been made in favor of a revival of the Federal Fuel Act of September 22, 1922, in event an acute shortage in the fuel supply should follow the strike Under present conditions Continued en Tacr Two, Column Three. Carroll Lifts Bail; Jail Actress Who Shot Mate NEW YORK, Aug.

28 (A. Mrs. Edith Parker Davis, actress, went to jail today when Earl Carroll, theatrical producer, who formerly employed her and who furnished bond of $1,000 for her after she shot her husband recently, asked to be relieved of his obligation as her boudsman. Mr. Carroll gave no reason for his acticn.

On September 5 Mrs. Pavis will be arraigned on charges of felonious assault and violation of the law forbidding possession of firearms without a license. Tho shooting occurred when Mrs. Davis entered an apartment, where her husband, Alan Davis, an actor, was dining with friends. Mr.

Davis was not seriously injured. Seize Liquor, Arrest 3 in Tunnel Street Raids Raiding two places in Tunnel street last evening, Lieut. David Fltzsim-mons and a squad of patrolmen arrested three men and confiscated wine, whisky, moonshine and alcohol, they said. At the Garibaldi Inn, at Tunnel street, Angelo Casciotti, aged C5, and Artural Casanoni. aged 50.

both of the Tunnel street address, the proprietors, were arrested. Tony Bruno, aged A7, of 627 Wiley avenue, proprietor of a confectionery store at 28 Tnnnel street, was the thir man ar-Tested. Tho three men were lodged In the North Side police station, each charged with keeping a disorderly house. liy Universal Service. United States Commissioner Sup-plce In Baltimore yesterday dismissed the case against Miss Canada with a withering denunciation of Williams and his methods of enforcing prohibition.

Harry M. Lu kett, chief of Washington dry agents, came to the defense of Williams today, but did not defend his novel scheme of securing evidence. He denied that he told Williams to get evidence "at any cost." Prohibition Commissioner llayncs declined to make any verbal comment on the case, but his gestures were eloquent. Asked if he were interest MINER I TAT Spurned, Boy, 17, Kills Self at Girl's Home BALTIMORE. Aug.

28. (New York Times Service). The unrequittcd love of a 17-year-old boy for a 39-year-old girl ended in suicide when Albert Carrick himself through the head at the home of ins unwilling sweetheart. Miss Ella. M.

Beck. The boy shot himself with a revolver owned by the girl's father, Patrolman George Beck, which the policeman had placed on the dinning room mantel when he retired for the ni.rht. According to Ella, she and the young man bad known each other since childhood, when they attended tho same school. Recently she told him he would "have to get another girl," that she did not want him to continue calling four times a week, as he had been doing. LAYS HAY FEVER TO POWDER PUFFS DKS MOINES, IA Aug.

28. (A. Face powder from powder puffs is sufficient to aggravate the sensitivity of persons subject either to hay fever or asthma. Dr. J.

A. Murphy of Philadelphia, who is here attending the American Pharmaceutical Association, said today. Mr. Murphy, who is medical director of biological laboratories in Philadelphia, said that golden rod and corn are often mis takenly blamed for hayl fever and asthma. He declared that corn pollen is too heavy to be blown more than a few feet and that the sufferers working in a cornfield may find the niuw of his trouble in the rag weed at the base of the cornstalks.

Turn Tables on Bandit, Locks Him in Bank Vault VANCOUVER, H. C. Aug. 2S. (A.

A. K. Wilson, branch manager of tho Canadian Bank of Commerce, here, today captured a holdup man by rushing out of the vault and slam ming the door. The intruder, ignoring clerks shut in with him, fired at the lock until police removed him. The would-bo robber, Joseph Leon ard, aged 18, displayed two pistols as he entered tho bank.

Soon he had Wilson and two assistants corral ed in the vault. When Leonard went to seek the loot, Wilson ran out, banged the door and called the police. 'Best Dressed' Admits 18 Changes in One Day CHICAGO. Aug. 25.

(A. George II. Wright of Huntington, V. took the grand prize yesterday as the best dressed man attending the National Association of Ilotail Clothing Merchants' convention here. But life is hard for the well-dressed man.

Mr. Wright admitted that he changed his clothes IS times In one day in order tox display his wardrobe effectively. Herbert M. Sonneborn of Wheeling. W.

Va, was elected IS WRECKED Woman, Watching Father Raze Building, Crashed to Death With Child in Her Arms Beneath Debris. When the chimney of a house which her father was razing fell yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Vanda Bla-chut, aged 27, of 66 Bates street, and her daughter, Louisa, aged 7 months, were pinned beneath the wreckage and killed. Mrs. Blachut had been watching her father, Ignatz Nedobelek, aged 60, and his partner, Frank Moskawa, aged 30, tear down an old house in Halket Hollow, in the rear of 278 Bates street, when the brick chimney toppled, pinning the woman and her infant daughter beneath half a ton of bricks.

The house had been bought by Nedobelek last week and he was salvaging the old lumber. Going for a Walk. The tragedy occurred about 4:30 yesterday, shortly after Mrs. Blachut had wakened her baby from its nap, and had taken it for a walk. Police were called from the Oakland station to aid in removing the mass of wreckage from the woman's body, but by fhe time they arrived the woman wag dead.

She was removed to the morgue and the baby was taken to the Ma-gee Hospital, but died on the way. The building is in a hollow below Bates street, an extension of Halket street, and has been used as a jlump- Continnrd on Pnure Five, Column Two. MRS. WILSON MAY NOT HAVE GENEVA HOME Chateau She Rented Still Occupied May Not Get Rooms During League. Bt Associated Pikss to Otznm TimJ GENEVA, Aug.28.

Mrs. Wood row Wilson is in danger of not possessing a place in which to live when she reaches Geneva next week, although she has leased tho famous Chateau Bartholoni, for the month of September. The present occupants of the chateau insist on remaining until November 13, maintaining they are entitled to do so under their lease, and efforts by the agents to induce them to leave the premises have thus far failed. Knowing that it is the wish of Mrs. Wilson to follow the proceedings of the league assembly next month, because of the part played by President Wilson in establishing the league, ber friends here are working desperately to obtain hotel accommodations for her.

Up to the present they have not succeeded, as everything in Geneva was reserved weeks ago. Idaho Town Threatened By Fires on Two Sides STTIUT LAKE, IDAHO. Aug. (A. Presidents of this town were fighting desperately tonight to stay the progress of flames that had approached on two sides and were held in check only because the humidity was high enough to aid the fighters.

Many had their household goods loaded on trucks and wagons, ready to beat a hasty retreat should the wall of fire leap the trench that has been diiz on a front of a mile and a half. The wind was so strong that backfiring against the blaze was impossible. A crew of men was digging trenches around the poles of the power line of the Washington Power Company to Newport, many of which are in the center of the blase. Death Car Drivers Can Be Tried For Murder WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.

(A- Death car drivers may be prosecuted for murder as well as manslaughter under a ruling today of Chief Justice McCoy, of the DLtrict of Columbia Supreme Court. The court overruled a motion to quash the second degree murder charges against a Negro couple growing out of the killing of a nun here several months ago. which was made on the ground that the defendants unintentionally killed the sister with their automobile. The decision was described by Jaros J. O'Leary, assistant district attorney, as a "precedent for sustaining in the national capital indictments for murder in automobiie cases," Pirates Nose Out Phils, 10-9; Giants Win, Too Cuyler's Two Homers Help Overcome a teninp: Ninth Inning Rally; Lead Still 6i Games.

(Special Tklbcsam to Gazette Times. w. ret. Pittsburgh 74 46 .617 New York 71 56 .558 Games to be played Pittsburgh, 34; New YorkST. PHILADELPHIA.

Aug. 2S. The floundering Phils, who seem to take delight in annoying the pennant-chasing Pirates, did that very thing to perfection in the opening game of the series, here, this afternoon. The Corsairs won, 10 to 9. but only after subduing a ninth-inning uprising that, until the very last moment, seemed destined to sweep away entirely the six-run lead which the visitors carried into the inning.

The Pittsburghers may safely be accused of taking the field for the last half of the round in an over-confident frame of mind. They had previously batted three Quaker flingers with reckless abandon and, abetted by numerous errors four by Heinie Sand had accumulated 10 tallies to 4 for the home boys. Avert Near-Disastei Then the trouble began. Ilawks, Wrightstone and Leach singled in rapid succession and one run went over. Moken walked, filling the bases.

The tension was somewhat relieved when Mitchell hit into a double play. Continued on Page Twtt. Cotamn Two. OWES WORTH ONLY $155 An unusual voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in Federal District Court yesterday by Harry L. Benner, a contractor, of 5705 Hays street.

Benner placed his liabilities at S123.O40 41 and his assets, consisting of wearing apparel, office furniture and qash, at $135. Liabilities consist mostly of judgment notes and mortgages, almost all of which debts were contracted between 1S90 and 3900. In the petition filed, Benner listed the meager assets as follows: Wearing apparel, J5S; office furniture, $60 and cash, $40. 4 4 1 Sergt. David Cole, known to his friends as Cole, lived up to his name yesterday in Franks-town Avenue Police Court.

Two modishly-dressed girls of the ffap-per type asked permission to sit in the court room while they were waiting for a hearing in Traffic Court on the second floor of the building as a result of receiving tags for automobile Courteously the sergeant granted permission. A minute later he looked up to see one of the flappers daintily puffing away at a cigaret. The sergeant protested their smoking and the girls left in a huff. They were observed later seated in an automobile in front of the station and the smoking flapper was calmly puffing away at her "cig." "Applesauce," Says Hylan of Smith Speech Xew York Mayor Is Called "Liar" by Tammany Chief in New Attack. IBt Associated Psess to Gazette Txms NEW TORK, Aug.

8. Gov. Smith and Senator James J. Walker, Tammany designee for mayor, today left the Brooklyn battlefield to the Republicans and pushed on to the borough of Queens, the second of the three Hylan strongholds. Following close behind the Governor, Frank D.

Waterman and John J. Lyons, rivals for the Republican nomination for maj-or. held meetings in Brooklyn, Mr. Lyons meeting marked the opening of his speaking campaign. The Democratic battle took on added bitterness today as the result of the Governor's verbal broadside at Mayor Hylan last night and a counter blast from the city hall today, and tne activities of snipers on both sides.

Names Walker's Backers. After characterizing the Governor's Brooklyn speech as "applesauce and venom," Mayor Hylan proceeded to name Arnold Rothstein, reputed gambler, and Thomas L. Chad bourne, transit company attorney as the men who swnyed Tammany Hall in its choice of Senator Walker as mayoralty candidate. "I suppose it is Impossible to stop the mayor from telling falsehoods," Confirm cm Pitce TV, Cohunn One. JAILED FOR USING KEYS HE SAVED Norman Brasecker, aged 31.

of Rochester, had no intention of com mitting a crime with the 50 rusty keys police found in his possession but was accumulating them for sale to a locksmith, he testified in Criminal Court yesterday. The defendan pleaded guilty to entering a buildinc in Bellevue and was sentenced to serve from one to two years in the workhouse. Boy Killed, Three Hurt By Stove Explosion tSrWTTJl. TfXIKZIM TO GillTTB T151KS.1 GALLDTOL1S, Aug. 28.

Harry Chinn, aged 6, was burned to death and Mrs. John Peyton, aged S3; Eugene Peyton and Marie Peyton were seriously burned and may die a-s a result of a gas etove explosion In the Peyton home at New Bostcn today. GIRL DRY EVIDENCE ed in love-making methods to get evidence, Haynes threw up his hands and walked away. "It was the dirtiest trick a man ever played on a girl." was the comment of sally Canada. The pretty black-haired girl then described how Williams dropped into tho little store and finally succeeded in making a date.

He was a fast worker and gave Sally such a good time that she fell in love with him. One night Williams asked her to buy some liquor for him and took Continued on Taje Two, Column Eiptot. four bandits, after escaping from the rruna offices in Schlig's car, drove oat to tne flying field to divide their spoils. The inevitable quarrel among thieved ensued, and Schlig and Ber-i man were shot to death. Their.

bodies were hurled into the ditch skirting Continued on Pet Two, Colninn IJ-ht. PRISON DINNER BELL LURES PRISONER BACK AS EMBEZZLER AVashington, Deputy Collector Charged AVith Pocketing Federal Funds. Sv10 Unaccounted For. William A. Britton.

a deputy collector of internal revenue, yesterday figured in an unusual case before the United States commissioner when he was held for a hearing before the commissioner in J2.000 bail on a charge of embezzling J310 from residents of Washington country. The money, it is charged, had been paid to Britton by persons owing taxes to the government. A few weeks ago he was held for court in 11,000 bail for two similar offenses also committed in Washington county. Britton is said to be well known in that county, and word of his arrest in connection with the alleged pocketing of Federal mocyes created a sensation there, government authorities declared. The hearing in the case which developed yesterday will be held September 13.

The complaint against Britton was filed, following an investigation, by Ralph W. Osier, of the special Intelligence unit. Internal Revcue Ser- Coutinuftl on race Two, fnlninn rive. ACCUSE TAXI DRIVERS OF DOING CUPID'S JOB Cumberland Cabbies Admit Speeding Pennsylvania Elopers to Altar. ISrornAi.

Tni.nrnuic to Gaxbttb TikkI CUMBERLAND. Aug. 28. (Special.) The cases of Walter Merr-baugh. George W.

Mehlberth, W. E. Kline, T. Bragg and Charles Grimes, taxicab drivers, charged with soliciting eloping Pennsylvania couples on the streets here, are being held under advisement. The taxicab men were arrested in front of the Court House.

The police officers testified they saw several of the accused solicit couples. An five admitted that they assisted young men and women to get licenses and to marry, the same as is done by every taxi driver in the city. They declared they were paid no regular amount, but accepted whatever the bridegroom would pay them. Franklin 11. Ankonoy, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, testified complaint had been made that certain jewelers charged high prices for cheap wedding rings.

JUDGE SAYS GUNS WONT WIN LOVE "When I went courting I tried to take along a few flowers or a box of candy." Magistrate Ieo Rothenbur of the Krank-stown Avenue Police Court declared yesterday in sentencing to 10 days in jail three sheiks who said they toted revolvers for protection while calling on their girls. The defendants were Anthony Fonzi, age. 21. of Wheeler street. John Prello, aged 20, of Wheeler street ani Louis Tironsi, aged 21, of Collier street.

FRAT THIEVES HERE USE TRUCK A pushmobile. an assortment of clothing, a typewriter, much bed linen and a table were among the miscellany of loot, supposedly carted away in a truck by thieves who last night entered the Delta Xi Omega rater-! nity house, at 315 North Craig street. The missing articles were valued at more than Z'j0. 1 authorities investigate their activ ities during the last few days. To File Charges Today, Fire Marshal Pfarr stated last night he positively would file a charge of arson today against Knitter and charges of conspiracy to commit arson against Zoller and Phillips.

He said he would appear at the police station to prefer the charges. Zoller has been off duty during the last three or four days and intended to start on his vacation tomorrow, according to officials of the engine company, to which he was attached. The men were grilled throughout the afternoon by Pfarr and county Continued on Pttjc Three. Cahrara Two. M.L'S VOTE IN FAVOR OF UNITING CHURCHES Two Conferences Approve Union of Northern and South em Branches.

irir Associated Peess to Ghetto Tim CHICAGO. Aug. 28. The CM-cago-Northwest annual conferenca of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted today. 117 to 26, in favor of unification with the Methodist Epis-copal Church.

South. ALBUQUERQUE, X. Aug. 28. The Southwest Spanish mission conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

North, here today voted unanimously in favor of a union between the Northern and Southern Methodist churches. River Channel Changed; Railroad Takes Old Bed POTTSVILLE, Aug. 28. (AP). With a resounding boom which echoed and re-echoed among the mountains of Port Clinton, the Read ing Railway Company this morning blew open a new channel for the Schuylkill river in conformity with its new work in progress there for more than a year which will eventuate in the elimination of the railroad tunnel and permit the use of the present channel as a roadbed by the diversion of the stream into the new channel which had been dug.

Seventeen hundred pounds of dynamite were let go and for the first time in the history of American engineering, the course of a river was changed. The blast set off removed a sand bar in the Schuylkill river and the watr was directed into its new man-made bed below the Port Clinton station at the scene of gigantic operations of the Heading where engineers thus relocate tracks so as to eliminate two railroad bridges and a tunnel. in June. The prison sentence was fixed by a general court martial at three and one-half years, but was reduced to two by Secretary Wilbur upon recommendation of MaJ. Gen Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps.

Military prisoners are required, for considerations of health, to bathe regularly, and the charges declared the man had refused to wash in the most convenient place tho ocean when ordered to do so by his superior, of 11-cer. Beam's Iiomc is in Lebanon, Pa. Fugitive Held off Pursuers Five Hours, Returns When Gong Rings. tBT ASSOCIATED FEESS TO GlZETTE TlMES PAP.IS, Aug. The sound of the dinner boll lured Leon Nuleter back to his cell in the Cherche Midi prison today after he had escaped by an upper window, clambered on to a steep roof and held off scores of pursuers for five hours.

Having made his break for liberty and climbed to his perch, the prisoner, armed with an iron bar and with Iiis shirt wrapped around his free hand, as though to defend himself in a sword battle, faced his pursuers and mocked their futile efforts to reach him while a crowd of gathered and laughed with him. Xu-Jeter calmly smoked cigarets which were thrown to him, while scores of lielpless prison guards, policemen and firemen tried to dislodge him. The pursuers did not want to risk tumbling from the roof in a battle with then- quarry while they knew hunger was fighting on their side. The dinner ended the siege. NEW SUSPENDERS PREVENT SUICIDE WICHITA.

Aug. 28. (Special.) Fred Schuitz of Wichita owes Jiis life to his suspenders. Arrested on a charge of driving his motor car while intoxicated, Schuitz attempted to hang himself with his suspenders in the Wichita jail. But the sus-pjenders were new and stretched until Schultz's feet touched the floor of the cell.

Herron and McGregor G.0. P. Speakers Today Councilman John S. Herron and Coroner W. J.

McGregor, candidates for re-election, will address the noon meeting today in the Pepublican headquarters. Hotel Henry. Attorney S. Kosenberg will preside. "DIRTY TRICK," SAY'S AGENT WOOED FOR Marine in President's Guard, Who Wouldn't Bathe, Goes to Prison By Associated Press to Pittsburgh Gazette Times.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Should dry agents woo and win the love of pretty daughters to get evidence against their mothers? Lincoln C. Andrews, prohibition generalissimo, today puckered his brow over that perplexing problem.

He gave no intimation of his decision. The question grows out of the case of John T. Williams, married rum sleuth, who won the love of Miss Sally Canada, aged 18, daughter of the postmistress at Glen Echo. then arrested her and raided her mother's store. WASHINGTON.

Aug. 28. Priv. George E. Beam, a member of the marine guard at the summer White House in Swampscott, has been sentenced to two years in the naval prison at Portsmouth.

N. H-, and to dishonorable discharge. He pleaded guilty to charges 'involving conduct to the prejudice of good order and Uiscipine, being absent without leave for 14 hours, slander, including remarks derogatory to the service, breaking arrest and refusing to bathe when under arrest. The original offense, that of being absent without leave, was committed.