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3 ti TBE WEATHER. Virgxnia-FATR MONDAY. sefs, moo, oooz mors ts at Both time and weather, I'll admt, Are far the straw hat patting fit; But hold your acorn till I've rthedried- I r.uat p't used to the darn thing firttt taatr OvKN IDS TWENTY PAGES MONDAY MORNING, MAY 7. 81ST YEAR NO. 137.

a (fa TO 1 1 i olJ IV Pinchot. at Last Is Practical Politics PASSEBflEBS AHAY Frenchman in 400-Pound, 11 Horsepower Plane, Flies Twice Over English Channel BY THE TXITED SEWS. CALAIS, May 6. M. Barbot, noted French aviator, won a prize of 25.000 francs and undying fame today when he made a two-way trip over the English channel in a freak 11-taorsepower airplane weighing less than 40O pounds.

The round trip consumed an hour and three-quarters actual flying time and two gallons of gasoline. Barbot's feat today was done in the face of great obstacles. Contrary winds forced him to postpone his effort until late afternoon and the seaplanes that were to accompany him to England and back failed to arrive. At 6:20 p. as darkness began to fall and the west wind moderated somewhat, Barbot took the air from St.

Inglevert airdome, near the coast. An hour later he landed at Liympne, England, 35 miles away. Resting 41 minutes, he slowly rose and flew toward France. This time, with the wind in his favor, he cut the passage down to 44 minutes, landing at St. Inglevert at 8:45 p.

m. mmmm effects babe AuidncE f5 Philadelphia Senator, "Persuaded" to Join Forces Since Last Week's Adjournment, Lines Up Legislators for Administration Bills. CODE, SCHOOL FUNDS LIKELY TO CARRY WITH NEW ALIGNMENT By JOHN R. BAIX. Staff Correspondent of The Pittsburgh Port.

HARRISBURQ, MaV 6. Governor Pinchot finally has come to realize that he must play practical politr'cs, to some extent at least, to get his program through the Legislature and obtain enough additional revenue to provide sufficient funds. for the( schools. Early in the session he was advised that adoption of certain practical methods would insure success of his proposals and keep him out of deep water later. He declined to follow these suggestions and now is Fisherman Describes Placing Youth Under Pier in Mount Probe Play Important Witness Uncovered in Death Of Student.

GRAND JURY STARTS TODAY Ppecia! to The Plttabqrsh CHICAGO. May 6. States Attorney Robert E. Crowe today was apprised of a witness who declared he saw what might have been the killing and burial of Lelghton Mount, student whose skeleton was found recently under a pier between Davie and Lake treets. The witness Is John Sturm of Evan-ston, a fisherman.

"About the time of the Mount disappearance, I was on the Hamilton street pier about 4 o'clock In the morning," Sturm said. "I saw four boys 'chicking a fifth boy In the water. They took Mm out on the sand and held him down till I started away. "Looking back I saw them forcing sand Into hts mouth. At daylight I returned to the pier, and I saw the four boys carrying the 6ther.

They took up the planks and shoved the lad under the pier. Takes Stranger's Word. 'I met them as they were returning and asked them why they did that. They said, 'oh, he can get out if he wants to. He's not tied.

I didn't know whether he was but took their word. "Later in the morning when it was bright daylight I saw two young fellows I don't know if they were the atjme I saw before walking out on the pier. One was very tall, six feet two or so. The other appeared very nervous." Police asked him If he was sure it was the Hamilton street pier. Mount's skeleton wad found under the pier between Davis and Lake streets.

Sturm said It might have been the Davis street pier but he had thought all along it was the one at Hamilton street. Sturm will be questioned by Mr. Crowe to- morrow. Chief Justice Michael L. McKinley rwlll impanel the May grand jury to-j morrow morning and give them a cial cnarfre on me seriousness of the task of solving the mystery of the Mount death.

Prisoner Escapes; Swims the Yough; Shot and Arrested CONXKLLSVILLE, May ti. After swimming the Toughiogheny river here an attempt to escape, it ia said, from two Baltimore Ohio railroad detectives today, Charles Calloway, a Xegro, 1 Wage Negotiations Resume Tomorrow Receivers and Carmen Again to Attempt Settlement. Another effort to ettle the wage controversy between the receivers for the Pittsburgh Railways Company and the committee of motormen and conductorg will probably be made in t. conference' between, the two sides, which is expected to held some lime tomorrow. A representative of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employes will be In Pittsburgh today, hut as Receivers C.

A. Fagan, "VV. D. and S. L.

Tone, of the railways company, will be engaged today In a hearing on the proposed reorganization of the railways company, they will bo unable to meet on the carmen's wage question before tomorrow. The hearing on the raiVvRys reorganization will onpn fit Irt LT Ihla 1, ouiee or Attc; ney Henry G. "Wasson, ppeeial master for the United States Court, in the Frlek building. Unionization Urged As Coal Stabilizer Report to the Federal Commission Suggests Panacea WASHINGTON, May 8. Complete unionization of the bituminous Industry and the abolition of "open shop" operations in West Virginia and other states would bring about cessation of and elimination of coal shortages, officials of the United Mine Workers of America declare in arguments filed with tne United States coal commission public today The arguments were prepared by William Green, international secretary-treasurer of the union, and Philip Murray, its vice president, in response to the recently indicated desire of the commission for "constructive suggestions." Mr.

Murray declares the commission "by an Aggressive and fearless attitude can compose all differences which exist in the unorganized turning sections." By guaranteeing the "right of workers to organiie and bargain collectively," through the United Mine Workers or other union systems, he said, miners wou Id achieve "uniformity of wages and working conditions and regularity end continuity of employ ment." The union, he added, has no purpose of establishing revolutionary or worker control of the mines, but does "demand a voice In the control of the coal industry." First Drowning Of Swimming Season Occurs Piving from the bow of a skiff In which he and several companions were rowing In the Allegheny river early last night, Stephen Szklany, years old. of Zift Woolslayer way, Tiawrenceville, drownel. This i3 the first victim of tho season, accordiug to reports. TWO CENTS A COPY. 99 $400,000,000 ISSUE MADE TO CLEAR UP LAST VICTORY NOTES 1 New Treasury Securi-.

ties Will Mature in March, 1927. REFUNDING WORK GOING SMOOTHLY BT THE ASSOCIATED FBSS9. WASHINGTON, May Brin. ing to an end the first phase of refinancing the Government's great war-time debt, the treasury tonight announce-! a new offering of in treasury notes to complete the refunding and retiring of the Victory notea when' issued, aggregated more than 300,000. The new issue will bear 4i per cent interest and will March 15, 1927.

Secretary Mellon, at tho same time, made a statement on th Govern- -ment situation ln which he declared th treasury's refunding operation! had worked out successfuly that all ot-the short-dated debt might be retired gradually from surplus revenues of the Government prior to 1928 and without embarrassment to the heavy refinancing necessaiey in connection with maturity that year of the third Liberty loan. Swift Debt Reduction. Mr. Mellon predicted that the gr public debt of the nation would be reduced to about $22,400,000,000 by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30, a retirement of stout $1,600,000,000 of fed eral securities since Arrtl 30. 1921.

In this connection the secretary declared there wovUJ be a surplus In the treaa- ury June 30 of or more than estimated by Director Lord of the budget, who yesterday forecast. that government receipts for the fiscal year would exceed expenditures by (00,000. Announcement of the new note offering with its rate of 4 per cent interest is In line with the treasury policy, noted throughout Its poet-war financing thus far. xceptlng' the Issue of 30-yeiu- bonds last full, of refunding such of Its maturities an necessary Into hort term obligations. This program.

Inaugurated two years ero. contemplated a gradurl retirement atoead of the Unit big wa.r-tlme issue of such obligation as could bo handled and a spreading over the Interim between that and the maturity of the third loan of ail debt that had to be refinanced. Surplus Applies on Debt. This has met with encouraging results, Mr. Mellon wild, adding that at no time has the federal flcal operations disturbed Industry and business (Continued on Page Two, Col Five) FIND MAN WITH FRACTURED SOIL, LATHOBE.

May 6-An unidentified man. believed to be F. Tr Res-nick, whs found today on the track of the Pennsylvania milrd rear Bra-denvllle with a fractured skull. At "the Latrobe Hospital his condition was pronounced critical. It is believed.

he fell or was thrown from a train. WON BT COIN'S li ELLA I HE, Msy C. Meyer was re-elected clerk of the Belmont county board of elections by the tori of a coin. Meyers, a Democrat, tied with the Republican aspirant, and the coin toss gave the Job again to the Democrat. Sees Snakes Every Day, But They're on His Farm And He Supplies Demand That Comes From World OXrr HRIHTI.

MJ W. Klnr of ltrowiiavillr, proprietor the "SiiBke Kin rm" at HrowlH-vllle, flrrlurrd I.m'hv thut rttttlrnake mII f.ir rrom erntn each ufwr nd thut he never wo I1 them bv the pound or 1y the den. The tteDnrtmetft ot errlrulturr itt Wudilnston rstmla unnniinrnl thut it obtaining a lift of cnake denier and market "There no regular market tor the kln or oil," ho ttald. "The ara mrrrly Hr-produrU. and have no reiru-lr mnrkrt price, welling fur wfeatever the buyer rare to pay." The chief nnurre of nupply.

King said, la Meilcn. adding thut he receatW hipped anafcea to londnn. Kngati(. lie ai he rionu'r large qimntltlea of en.m to liot Itattoa throughout the world tor M-ientin purpoara, l-King farm liaa rft ruimrlty of lft.000 Nim vililrh are kept in aperially ron-atmrted building and fed hr mnrnine upon it mUture of meat anil eggs. "I lne uhont le.OOQ anakea on my farm now," King nll.

He entlmate.1 thut hit trnnrtlon H-t year Iaf4e4 the aale of more than SO.OOe anakea. lie aald the ItiggrNt purr ha Kara of the anakea are traveling ahewa. ete-if nd eooh. and that tfaf Is mnnnfKrtured front venom. i (it in BURGESS GOING TO TELL PINCHOT HOMESTEAD IS MUCH MALIGNED 600 Attend Meeting, ear Hot Attack on Rev.

Woodfin. NEED NO STATE POLICE, AVERRED Governor Gifford Pinchot Is to be drawn more deeply Into the em-broglio between the borough administration of Homestead and a proup bf its clergymen who have already sought his aid in their efforts to clean the town of vice that they declare exists there. Burgess John J. Cavanaugh. Harry Michael and Samuel E.

Graham will go to Harrisburg this week to call on Governor Pinchot and "tell him- the true conditions that exist in Homestead and induce him to disregard the petition of the Homestead ministerial association for the installation of the state constabulary in the borough." Motion Passed. This trio will represent an assemblage of more than 600 citizens of the borough, who, at a meeing in the Homestead Turner Hall, yesterday parsed a motion that paved the way for their mission to take the teeth out of the document that a group of clergymen and church members of the place hac already forwarded to the state's chief executive. Rev. Dr. William M.

Woodfin. pastor of the First Presbyterian Chr.r!h of Homestead, wh was the object of the attack of all of the speakers at the protest meetings, when Informed of activities of the meeting, treated the whole matter facetiously. Alter learning of the verbal flaying given him by Burgess Cavanaugh ami reading the conu-nts of a rejoiution that had been unanimously odop.l by the body, he declared: Woodfin Amused. "He flutters me, gentlemen, he flat-! ters me. It ia a case! of a personal warfare against and I am not pven the chairman of the ministerial asso ciation, as Kev.

Dr. D. J. Wolf of the Kirst Reformed Church is. Everything that has been done haj been by other ministers In co-operation with me.

This on' Page Tivo, Col. Four.) "Underpaid" Office Boy Sees Sights on Firm's Bank Roll NKW YORK, May 6. Leslie Spraley, IC years olA. office boy of the Danie Levinson Steel Mills in was given $1,500 lapt Monday to "put in the bank." but instead he got a train to New York, and since has been seeing the sights under the guidance of a kind-hearted taxi driver, who Introduced him to cabarets vnd a bookmaker. When arrested tonight he had left out of the Detectives said Spraley confessed that fie had taken the money.

He said he took the money because he had come to believe he wa. o.ulte a valuabe asset to his firm and wasn't laid wh-it he was worth. 112 Undesirables Caught in Round-up Await Deportation NOT YORK. May Caught In a nation-wide round-up of undesirable aliens, 112 deportee." arrived today from the west and were taken to Ellis iflpre were, lew revolutionists or extremists in the party, ofTicials said. Most of the women and children were forced to accept deportation or separation rrom their husband? or fathers.

The aliens will sail, early this week. FINOS DHMOND LOST 12 TEARS MARTIN'S FERRY, May S. Twelve years ago Dr. E. V.

ArbaugB lost diamond stud from his shirt. I Last week his son. Charles, was clean-I ins- tlie yard where workmen had piled furrace registers removed in remodeling the house. The boy found the sparkler, which is believed to have lodged in a register and to have remained there until it was carried into the yard where it fell out and remained for two weeks until the boy be.ran raking the yard tor i itd spring cleaning. IJ forced to do things which probably could have been avoided.

The governor has told legislative leaders If reorganization code Is not passed In satisfactory form and additional taxes are refused he will call a special session and appeal to the people to aid him In forcing the general assembly to grant what he believes Is necessary for the good of the state, This has had the effect of making legislators "stop, look and listen." Many of them are not anxious to force the governor to this extreme, and therefore they are expected to look with greater favor upon his code and tax matters. Vare "Persuaded." In addition the governor has "persuaded" Senator William S. Vare, head of the Philadelphia machine, to aid" his program. Just how the executive accomplished this is not known, but It is certain Pinchot made It plain to the Quaker City leader that due recognition would be accorded him in the distribution of patronage. That is the language Vare understands in 'dealing with legislative questions, and the fact that he is industriously at work in an attempt to get the.

governor's program moving along smoothly demonstrates conclusively that he and Pinchot have reached a satisfactory understanding. When the governor found himself up against a stone wall in the Legislature he sent for Vare on the advice of several his own advisers. "Lining Up" for Pinchot. As a result of their conference Vare started to Iron out all difficulties confronting the governor and get the lat-ter's legislation through. Since tho legislature recessed last week Vare has been seeking by conferences to get recalcitrant legislators "into line -and agree to give Pinchot what he wants.

What success he has had will be brought to the surface this "week. With Philadelphia and Allegheny county lined up for the govern ty. he should not have any trouble obtaining his as legislators from the most of the counties are already pledged to aid him. Vare, together with George 8. Oliver and Wtlliam A.

Magee. hold the balance of power in the Legislature, (Continued on Page Two, Col. Six. BIGAMIST'S WIFE NO. 2 LOYAL OSSINING, N.

May 6. Sing Sing attendants revealed today that while bankruptcy proceedings have financially "cleaned out' Herbert Thornton Andrews, former broker serving a term for bigamy, his second wife, Esther Tatnall Andrews, formerly of Pittsburgh, floods him with love messages by telegraph and mall. The prison censor reads them. Hundreds Through Day for Siren Fire Whistle Calls Out Crafton Citizens. PET DOG IS ALSO GONE Roused from their homes by a general alarm that had been sounded throughout the borough, hundreds of citizens of Crofton, police, flremen and two troops of Boy Scouts searched through Saturday night and early yesterday morning for 13-year-old Carrol Westfall, son frf Kev.

Daniel GIRL INJURED IN AUTO CRASH; TWO ARRESTED Glendale Man, Run Down in Carnegie Street, Suffers Fractured Skull. Howard Dow ling. 17 years old, of 2 Phillips avenue, and Joseph Whaien, 19 years old, of Crombie street, were arrested and lodged In the Oakland police station In connection with the automo- Ml accident In Schenley park early yesterday In which Miss Mary Chattos. 30 years old, of 1335 Elsiuore square was seriously injured. The two youths are accused of having driven a stolen machine which collided with another in which Miss CHatlos was riding, in Riverview road, near the bridle path.

After the accident the two youths are said to have Jumped and run. Dowllng and Whaien are being held pending the outcome of Miss Chat-los' injuries. Her skull Is fractured and her condition la considered serious. Skull Is Fractured. S.

H. Shelby, t-0 years old, of 34 Sun street, Glendale, suffered fractures of the skull and two ribs when he was struck by an4, automobile In East Main street, near Chestnut street, Carnegie, last night. James O'Kola, 30 years old. of Monessen, the driver of the automo bile, was lodged in the Carnegie police station. Helen Good, four years old, of 1117 Bingham street, suffered lacerations of the face and arms yesterday morning when she wa-s struck by an automobile in Carson street, near South Twelfth street.

H. A. Ross of 1512 Orch'ee street. driver of the machine, took the girl to St. Joseph's hospital, where her injuries were dressed, after which she was taken home.

Andrew Kohier, 24 years old, "no home," vras lodged in the Carrick police station last night, and Is being held tor Wheeling, W. authorities. fje is said to have been riding a motor-! cycle in road, Carrick. Vhich is said to have bn stolen in Wheeling. TABERT PROBE WITNESS DIES TALLAHASSEE.

May Jrrv Poppell, principal witness arain.st two county officials here in thp investiga- tion growing out of the death In a penal camp of Martin Tabert of North Dakota, died at Quiney, near here, last night while en route to Pensaeola to appear before a Federal grand jury. It was learned tonight. i Sister-in-Law of Rockefeller, in Wreck. PUBLISHER AND PARTY THERE BT THE ASSOCIATED FRESg. PEKING, May 6.

-Bandits killed one foreigner and carried off 150 passengers lna raid near the Shantung border on the Tien Tsin-Pukow railway today. Miss Aldrich, of New York, sister-in-law of John D. Rocke feller, and daughter of former United States Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, was among the passengers but her fate is unknown. The foreigner killed Is believed tp be a Russian.

The minister of communications late today telegraphed General Tsao-King and the civil and military governors of Shantung asking that troops be sent to bandits. in Outlaw Band. The express train was northbound from Soochow when attacked by the bandits, who were disbanded 4 soldiers, estimated at 1,000 strong 3nd tore up a etretch of the railroad track. Fifty first class and 100 second class passengers were carried off, probably to be held for ransom, it was reported here. Six foreigners and 23 Chinese are said to have escaped.

NEW YORK, May 6. Miss Lucy Aldrich, sister of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, left New York last winter on a tour of the -world accompanied by a traveling: companion, it was said today at the home of her brother, Winthrop W. Aldrich, Wall street lawyer.

No word bad been received from her recently, it was paid. Chinese Reported Killed. By CHARLES DAII.r.T. 'Copyrfitht. lts, by Chicago Tribune.) PF.KINO.

May express train from Shanghai to Peking was attacked hy landlts near Lin Cheng, southwestern Shantung, at three o'clock this (Continvftd twt Page Three, Col. Three.) CHASED GIRLS. POLICE Sffif John Schmidt. 21 years old, of Detroit, was locked up ln the South Thirteenth street police station last night charged with being a suspicious person, lifter, police gay, he chased several small girls more than three blocks with a knife. Patrolmen Tetf w.

Cullough and Patrick Hlnes. police say. arrested Schmidt sfter they chased him into a small shanty ln South Twenty-seventh street, Mary street. When searched at tlw police station no knife could he found. It .,1,1 .1 ci .1.

i moonshine liquor. road wrecked by Chinese bandit, paints a dark picture of the conditions which the white prisoners must face. "These bandits are simply remnants i of armies which "became disorganized." Mrs. Kyne said, "ihey kept their rifles and. In a famine country which in all' its history never was more than a few i ahead of starvation, have been preying on the whole territory for their living.

They were left without commis sary, without organization, without any I provision for the neds of thvir exist- i ence beyond what they miRbl exact from towns and villages. "The soldiers arc almost like bea.st. RHODES RAPS PINCHOT FOR NOT EXPOSING KEPHART ACTS Pre-EIection Promises Broken, Democrat Leader Says. SAYS "STEAM ROLLER" USED By a Staff Correspondent. HARRISBURQ, May 6.

Representative Chester H. Rhodes of Monroe, Democratic floor leader In the House, charges Governor Pinchot with violation of his campaign pledges In falling to assist the Democrats to obtain an Investigation ot the state treasury department as operated by Harmon M. Kephart, former head of that, office. Rhodes informs the governor that as a result of the executive attitude, the Democratic resolution calling for an inquiry has been pickled In the House appropriations committer. Rhodes quotes from an address delivered by Mr.

Pinchot In Pittsburgh on October 1 1322. in which the governor promised, gave a pledge to recommend to the Legislature an Investigation of the treasury department. Rhodes also denounces Speaker Good-nough for resorting to steam roller tactics" to prevent discussion of the investigation resolution when Chairman W. C. Harer, chairman of the appropriations committee moved to refer the measure to his committee.

Rhodes charges are contained In the following letter which he has sent to the governor. Text of Letter. 'My dear governor: "You undoubtedly recall that I conferred with you on two occasions within the last few days relative to the resolu- Continued on Page Two, Col. Two.) Man, Three Sons Hurt When Train Hits Automobile MONONC1AHELA. May an automobile in which they were riding this morning was by a passenger train at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing and hurled into a creek at Frye Station, near here, John Jellon of Fredericktown, Richard Jellon, 18 years old; Francis Jellon.

years old. and John Jellon. 4 years old, his sons, were injured. The father and the two older sons were taken to the Monongahela Memorial Hospital. The fathers condition is serious.

25 KILLED IN CUBAN WRECK HAVANA, Cuba, May 6. Twelve or 16 persons were killed in a head-on collision on the Hershey railroad, near Came si, 30 miles from Havana, this morning. Three Americans on the train escaped injury. The bodies of several of those killed were burned in the cars, which caught fire after the collision. FORESTER' HALL BURNS AfBRCFJR, May Foresters' Hall, at Pardoe, Ave miles from here, burned to the ground Saturday.

The building, valued at vas a complete loss. For years it was used as a Horrible Fate Faces Captives of Chinese Bands, Says Traveler Search Night And Missing Boy was halted by a bullet fired by Detective Island. Amon? those scheduled for de-Hledsoe. iportation were 14 women, 10 children, Calloway was found in the Baltimore 30 insane and Li criminals. The mail yards and placed under arrest Jority are from Portland.

Seat-on the charge of trespassing. He broke tie and Spokane. Others seized in the away from the off'oer. it is said, but' round-up in K-ms City. St.

Louis, ran into Detective Bledsoe, and again Minneapolis. Chicago, Cleveland and Red, police say, from hU captor. When Pittsburgh wtrre taken on the train. Hungry Marauders Sure to Wistreat White Women. PROSPECTS OF RESCUE SLIM BY THK rxiTED SEWS.

NEW May 6 In a country but lately writltinn in the throe3 of famine, a helpless company of Americans and other Caucasian visitors to China have been captured by bandits who doubtless are hungry soldiers turned to marauding for existence. Mrs. Helene C. Kyne, wife of Peter B. Kyne, the novelist, who recently returned from a tour of the territory in which p.n--x-prej train on the Tientsin- Pukow rail- the Negro emerged from the water on the opposite side of the river from where.

Bledsoe was standing the officer and the Negro fell with a bullet in the leg. lie was take-i to the Con-nellsville Hospital. 0F5TH WWSOVFB WW IN DALLAS. May 6. The infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Ginn, seemingly dead at birth, its lalnt life vivified by an injection of adrenalin hydrochlorite by physicians at Baylor Hospital Friday night, yielded rbviilv in the for t-xittt nee. early today. Continued effort to pro-lone its life were futile Cse of the heart reagent was at first thought to have aided the child sufficiently to give It a chance for Ufa I i Westfall of 36 Ewing roRd, Crafton, who wandered away from his home with his little dog. "Prince," late Saturday afternoon.

Shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday morning, when the borough fire siren was sounded to bring out a relief party of searchers to continue the hunt fr the missing boy, all feara that the lad ha 1 ben kidnapped were set at rest by definite word that Carrol had been picked up at Bridgevill ami laKen to Washington, in an automobile. Police at Washington reported later that the boy had been seen trudging along the road in ihe. direction of Kast Washington on the Wheeling road. His Life means nothing to them, and death means no more, so they never pause to retU'Ot on coii.seiiuences of their acts. Holding own lives so cheaply, I Continued on Pngo Col.

Seven.) (Continued on Pags Col. Two.).