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. The Omaha Daily Bee .VOL. 51-NO. 215. OMAHA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1022. Mail il H.'ti t.nr .. M; .. ITM kiMia I. 0IWM IM l M tl l, till! . I'i. ", t. TWO CUNTS Third Party Is Opposed By League 00 Nonpartisan Delegate! to $ait Concnlion Vole to Pick Candidates From Regular Partici. Victory for A. C. Towiilcy Lincoln, Feb. 22. (Special Tele tram.) After a short, sharp fight, 2(H) delegates to the annual conven tion of the Nonpartisan league re fused to endorse the third patty movement and bowed to the advice "f A. C. Townley, father of the league, who in an impaioncd ad dress thij afternoon urged the organ iation to remain within ttie old par tic in Nebraska, iic rrwiuiirin, providing mr a KF"ds o(f" policy, was presented by BD. Keam of Broken Row, chair In of the Nonpartisan league, who ll'inurti ne ngncci me intra piny jfreement at the Grand Island con I ntion. The K eani resolution, in addition to calling for divorce from the third party, provided for precinct election of the nonpartisan dclegatej on Au gut 25, these delegate to convene At a county convention September 1, and there to endorse candidates in any of the three partic they be lieved were most sincere in support of the league program. These en dorsements ar to be tent to Non partisan league headquarters at Lin- uht. Nieweddie Opposes Plan. C F. Nieweddie of Madison led the fight for third party endorse ment, declaring that the nonpartisan league, branded as the third party, would escape the league odium w hich he asserted existed. "I'm a Townley sucker and have $500 worth of Townley soap wrap pers bought and paid for," John Boclts of Merrirk county said, "and I'm still for the league principles. Rut I want to see these standards carried in a new form and think en dorsement of the third party is the best way." 1'. F. Loomis of Elgin declared entering a third party would be what Wall street wanted the nonpartisan league to do. lie declared the American Farm Bureau federation was born in Wall street and was one of the methods of that famous street to kill the league. Busy During Recess. On motion of Ream the resolution was laid on the table and a two-hour recess was announced. The "steam roller" began working and when the . convention opened again the rcsotu " tion went through without a dissent ing vote. There wag another short fight when in the adoption of the league platform for the coming election Nieweddie objected to a plank en dorsing elimination of party circle on all state and county officers, eliminating the congressmen and United States senators. ' "Wc must have Hues of distinc-, tion." Nieweddie said. Others declared every candidate should run on an individual platform and the plank was adopted. The platform adopted which must be en dorsed by candidates receiving the league support follows. Harry Lux was chosen state man ager to succeed Jess Johnson, re signed. Johnson told the delegates the league had 50,000 paid up mem bers. Warns of Trap. For three hours Townley stood on a chair this afternoon and 'by ciraw'ing on a blackboard and ad vancing one argument after anoth er urged the Nonpartisan league to fight clear from fusion with a third party. Townley declared the third party was a trap of reactionary politicians Jo wreck the ' Nonpartisan league and referred to the advice of Sen ator Hitchcock's newspaper, the World-Herald, to nonpartisaners to join a third party as proof. "When newspapers like that, sworn enemies of ' progressive policies, offer such advice beware," he said. "Anything they want you to do is to further their reac tionary interests." Townley admitted the Nonpartisan league in North Dakota made a mis- (Torn to Fax Tiro, Column One.) League With Third Parly at Heart, Edmisten Says Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 22. (Special Telegram.) "At heart the league is with the third party, was tne com ment of J. PL Edmisten, third party chairman, tonight, after the Non partisan ieasrue refused to endorse the party. Edmisteh refused to as sign any reason why J. D. . Ream, C. A. Sorenson and other league members, who signed the third party agreement at Grand Island, today conducted a fight against the league's endorsement of third party. "I have not deserted my ' own child." Sorenson said when chided on the refusal of the league to en dorse the third party. Baptist Church Parsonage at Beatrice Damaged by Fire Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 22. (Special.) The parsonage of the First Bap tist church, occupied by Rev. A. O. Brovles and family, was damaged by fire to the extent of $500. The blaze started in an lipstairs room from an overheated stovepipe. The loss is covered by insurance. Roderick Teal Dies Roderick II. Teal, 43, died at his home, 2512 Corby street. Tuesday after an illness ot six months. Mr. Teal, an engraver, has been superin tendent at the N. C. Leary company for the last .10 jears, . - . Disabled War Vet Facing Prosecution MM Sinn Fein Accept New Peace Pact W.EMcMahon Shortage in War Veterans' Fund Hooches $1,700 Con McCargcr Clears Hiimclf of Complicity jn Misuc of Money Confessed by Former Commander. Ap-cemeut Between Free State and Republican Leaden Sprung on Anl FlieW Meet at 11th Hour. Hain in Sunflower State Vut8 the Bath T ubs in Commission Elections Are Postponed h Atwlal'4 rrtoa. Dublin, Feb. 22, With dramatic uddrnue, a peace agreement, reached at the eleventh hour between free state and rcpubliiau Icadcu. was upruiig on the Ard Fheis or national Sinn Fein convention, to day, and the huge gathering of dle that any delav illiam Larl McMahon, former commander of the disabled war vet erans of Omaha, who faces a charge of misuse of $1,700 in local funds, tried to implicate ton McCareer, former head of the local veterans' bureau, in his recent dilemma, it was statedby veterans yesterday. .Mciarger came trom at. Loins and cleared himself. McMahon de nied making the charge when con fronted by McCarger, according to reports in a meeting held at the city Hall 1 uesday night. Commander Clare Young an nounced yesterday that the shortage had been raised from $1,563 to $1 7l1fl M ilitrA llm thaf frta. hon raised a $50 check to $250 aftf upon the country curing t ie coining it had gone through the bank in or der to account for SJUO shortage. McMahon broke his word to his buddies even after he made his con fession. it is charged. "If he had kept his word, there would have been a tendency to ward lenicnev," an official statement said. As it is, members of the dis abled veterans' organization are go ing to push prosecution. , Our only purpose in exposing McMahon is to regain the confidence of the public," Young said. If McMahon is to stand punish ment, his wife, a former army nurse, will take, their two babes with her to the home of her parents at Brainard, Minn., to live, it was stated last night. Jury Finds Striker Guilty of Kidnaping Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 22.' (Special.) Martin Mullancy, a re cent packing house striker, was found guilty by a jury here today of kidnaping James Estes, who came here from Lincoln during the strike, Estes testified that he was take across the river here by a mob led by Mullancy, beaten and forced into the river. Later, at Fayne, he was again beaten and forced to board a freight train. He then returned to Lincoln and reported the treatment he had received. The jury deliberated five- hours. Mullaney's attorney said the case will be appealed. Denby Prepares List of ' Ships Under Construction , Washington, Feb. 22. Secretary of the Navy Denby is preparing for President Harding a detailed state ment as to the status of work on various warships now under con struction, it .was announced at the White House yesterday. When' the president bis had an opportunity to study this data, he will make recommendations to con gress as to the course he believes should be followed with respect to scrapping vessels which under the' terms of the navy treaty must be converted or destroyed. Miners Don't Want Rail Strike, Declares Lewis Chicago, Feb. 22. (By A. P.) The United Mine Workers, of Ameri ca do not want the nation's railroad employes to join them in a strike, John L. Lewis, president of the miners, said today in an address opening the conference of leaders of mine and railway unions. Mr. Lewis spoke of what he termed "the com ing strike" of miners and said his organization wanted only the full moral support of the carrier em ployes. . Maker of Alcoholic Cigars Fined $250 ' Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 22. The "anti-Volstead smoke" or alcoholic cigar, has made its appearance in Santa Barbara. Its producer, A. Del Carror, cigarmaker, paid a fine of $250 in police court, following a plea of guilty to the charge of - having liquor in his possession contrary: to law. A brass spraying device exhibited elicited the explanation that it was used to saturate the tobacco leaves with liquor before rolling and wrap ping. The -cigar -thus treated does not contain a "kick" it was contend ed in defense, although it was con ceded that jt carried a heavy-freight-ed fragrance, - - - - . gale, impatient might endanger the treaty with lireat liritain, gave its unanimous; approval and adjourned for three months. The general feeling wa that in preserving intart the party organi sation something like a miracle bad been worked. The net result of the two day' meeting of the Ard Fheis is to in sure that no election can be held in Ireland for the next three month. and when it is held the msue will not simply he for or against the treaty nut to determine the juilg mcnt of the Irish people on the ac tual terms of a constitution in winch the treaty will be embodied. Supporters of the free state have contended throughout that inc treaty enables Ireland to frame for itself a constitution eiving all the essentials of freedom, but the repub licans have denied this and have quoted interpretations placed upon the treaty in speeches by Trime Minister Lloyd George and other British cabinet minister. Want Points Cleared. All the obiections to the agree ment raised on the floor today. after F.amonn de Valcra had an nounced its terms, emanated from prominent republicans and, despite Mr. De Valera's assurances that he had carefully con.sjdcrcd every noint and was quite satisfied with Arthur Griffith's emphatic declara tion that no election must be torced i; n; porn. Kn, Feb. 2, Rain here and in the water hed of the .Nrniho fiver, (rom which the city water supply come, waa received with trjuitii'ir here, not only he rau.e of i htnrlit to crop but lie. fiue it mil wean an unlimited sup. ply of water for Lmporia bathtub F.nmoru hl been irtiully on a ration .ytem as far at bath water I went iiuf Ut milliner, with rei- dent urped Uc'the exiting tup- ply a friifi4llv at pottibie, At one time a t ity ollii wl nggetec the ap pointment of a "bath nib" inspector to unit Kniporia hoiuci on Saturday nightt and that no more than the maximum allowance per bath estab lished bv the nty water department wan being ued. The Miggestion, however, wat not carried out, ltritlgc Goes Oul; Mcrcurv Drops; Cold Wave Duo Omaha Hard Hit by Dirigible Crash; 10 of Dead Formerly Stationed Here Husband of Omaha (Jirl Killed in no Dis as,. iu,,. Hoy a three months, the republicans de cided to hold a meeting this evening to insist upon clarifying certain points thev considered dubious, The point on which the repub licans particularly demanded assur ance was what the agreement meant by the free state constitution to be submitted to the electorate. Was it merely the constitution as drafted by the provisional government ..on its own interpretation of the treaty, or was it to be a tmai consiiiuuon which the British government could Mr. De Valera's estimate of the effect of the agreement took the lat ter view. However, the result was regarded by leaders as showing there could be no doubt that the rank and file of both sides were overjoyed that a division had been avoided. Elections Now Off. The British government's hurry to pass an act of parliament supporting the provisional government ana io provide it with an elected parliament which would replace tne uau jur rpann and disestablish the Irish re public,' has been rendered futile, it was argued by those favoring the agreement. The possibility that elec tions could be held by British au thority has now been negatived by both sides, it was argued. By the terms -of today's , agree ment, Arthur Grifliith is as strongly (Tarn to rmre Two, Column Two.) McCormick Wedding May Be Called Off Chicago, Feb. 22. Announcement was made yesterday that Harold F. McCormick soon will accompany his younger daughter, Mathilde, to Switzerland, where she may be mar ried to Max Oser, proprietor of a livery stable at Zurich. If the marriage takes place the couple will reside in Zurich. Cablegrams from that point yesterday said Oser had opened negotiations for the purchase of a villa. ' Conjecture about the age of the Swiss horseman were definitely set tled today as far asthe McCor micks are concerned. It is agreed he is 49, 31 years older than his pros pective bride. i ' There are intimations that the weddinz mav never take place. It may be that Mathilde, who has been brought up in Switzerland and has never had an opportunity to meet many men, young or old, may change her mind, now that she is mixing wfth her own people. Man Held in Concord, N. II., May Be Missing Sands Concord, N. H., Feb. 22. Chief of Police Talbort arrested a man here last night suspected of being Edward F. Sands, who is wanted in connection with the killing of Will iam Desmond Taylor, the motion picture director in California. The man held here is said to fit closely the description of Sands. Pius Names J. J. Swint Auxiliary Bisbop Rome, Feb. 22. (By A. P.) Pope Pius today announced the appoint ment of Monsignor John T. Swint. of Weston, W. . Va.. as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of. Wheeling, W. Va. Fifi's Father Dies Richmond, Va., Feb. 22. James Brown Potter, father of Mrs. Fifi Potter Stillman of New York, died suddenly torfav at ihr linmf nf Frank Powers, in West Hampton, a suburb of Richmond. Mr. Potter came here from .New York last ugh) UnuMjal February Showers Benefit Nebraska Wheat Spans of Klkliorn Bridge Washed Out. An cMraordinary piece of Febru ary weather came to Omaha and a large part ol .ohraska l uesday nigut and ycterday. Shower accompanied by vivid lightning and heavy thunder boaked the ground here and else where. The temperature was like June, the official thermometer reg isteiing 5 at 6 yesterday morning. "Snow and cold w ave tonight." was the government weather forecast. The cold wave flag was hoisted this morning and the temperature fell 25 degrees, reaching 24 at 10 yesterday morning. The rain was general throughout the state, except west of North n. .. .. - 11".- i'latte, wnere mere was snow, win-, ter wheat was greatly benefitted and the condition of the ground was im proved for spring plowing. A great deal of damage was done by rising water in the streams. Six spans of the bridge over the Elkhorn river at Elk City, Douglas county, were washed out, according to information telephoned by Oscar Talcott, road overseer, to Lou Adams, county engineer. The high water following the heavy rains, broke tip the ice and sent it down against the piling of the bridge. Another bridge, over the Tlatte river, west of Valley, was reported yesterday to be threatened by the water and ice. Cold Wave in Northwest , Chicaco. Feb. 22. (By A. P.) The northwest and upper Mississippi valley today were in the grip of a cold wave, accompanied by heavy snow and sleet, which was seriously hamnerine transportation and com munication system. Upper Wiscon sin and Minnesota were cut oft trom all telegraphic communication with Chicago early today and meager re ports dntting in over crippled wires indicated that many towns were completely isolated. At the same time a new record for maximum tern perature for February 22 in Chicago was set when the thermometer soared to 58 degrees at 10 a. m. Heavy Rain, in Kansas Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22. Rain in amounts runninu as high as an inch in central Kansas was reported by the government weather bureau here.todav Rain has tallcn in the Texas Panhandle and as far west as Dodge City, Kan. From southern Kansas came re ports of high winds and damage to crops and outbuildings. Many of the points where it rained had had no appreciable moisture for three to eight months. Wheat and live stock growers say it will be of immeasurable value. wV.i- .4, per han. mote mti- ,) mcucii py i uc ocatter to tne army airthip, Roma, than anv other city. l or, tit least W of thoe killed were hUHcned at Foil Omaha with, in the laM year and had manv friends in the c'ty; one of the Idled was the husband of an Omaha girt and the family of one of the injured live in Omaha and I'apillion. Maj. John Tbomell, not long ago in roniinand of Fort Omaha, is among the dead. Hi brother, Jowpli, i a ehemi't fur the Council Rluftt waterworks. Maj. John Keardon, who surereded him in command ot Fort Omaha, is anion," the survivors. Former Ft. Omaha C. O. First Lieut. J. K. Hall, reported among the missing, was command-',?) in e oncer at l-ort Omaha for a few months last year. Capt. Allan McFarland, dead, was at Fort Omaha before going over .sea and was sent back here fol!ov ing the armistice. First Lieut. William L. Kiley, dead, aNo had many Omaha friends, made during his days at the army post here. Others of the dead who were sta tioned at Fort Omaha in the last year were Capt. Ddlc Mabry. Lieut. J. C. Burns, Lieut. Wallace C. Cum mings, Lieut. Ambrose V. Clinton, Lieut, Harold Hi".' (missing) and Capt. D. Dursschinidt. . Married Omaha Girl. Sergt. Roger C. McNally, killed, was the soii-iu-law of Mrs. Thomas Jones, 4f?06 Harney street. He mar ried Miss Mabel Jones i.. 1919 and then re-enlisted. He met he'r while he was stationed at Fort Omaha dur ing the war. "On each of the 10 trips the ship has made, he was a member of the crew." said Mrs. Jones Tuesday. lie was com missioned by Gen eral Mitchell of Langley field to w rite a book on the construction of the ship." Mc Nally was a mem ber ot tne crew which brought the Roma to the United States from Italy. Mrs. Jones will go east to be with her daughter. Burial of McNal ly probably will lL 1 'I Maj. John Reardon, until January 16 commander of Fort Omaha, who.. Lieut. Clarence Welch of Papil la numbered among the aurvivora. I hon, who escaped with injuries. Woman Charged With Fakins Bis Jewel Robbery $ ,v..i.A ,.ltm& Holdup of Dinner Parly Sat urday Night Declared a "Frameup"' by Police Two Men Arrested. Two Below at Ellsworth. Ellsworth, Neb.,' Feb.' 22. (Spe cial Telegram.) After a decidedly stormy day with a snow fall of about three inches and a high northwest wind, the thermometer early tonight dropped to two degrees below with strong indications for one of our. worst winter nights this year. This is an extreme contrast lrom the spring weather of yesterday. Stock in this section is now well fortified with good shed protection and plenty of feed so stock will not suffer. President Authorized . to. Revive Patents Treaty Washington. Feb. 22. A resolu tion authorizing President Harding to revive the patents treaty of 1909 with Germany, which was suspended on account of the war, was adopted today by the senate- By the treaty s provisions, only an order by the president is necessary to restore the full force of the agreement, but President Harding asked the senate several days auo to give its advice and consent to such a course. Genoa Meet Postp-roed Rome, Feb. 22. TJS' Genoa con ference, according to newspapers, will open March 15 or 20 instead of March 8 as originally announced. The delay is said to be necessary in order to complete preparations. Liquor Disguised as Grapefruit Seized Passaic. N. L. Feb. 22. Twentv- five thousand dollars' worth of liquor masqueraded as crane fruit was seized here last night by police while it was being unloaded in the Erie railroad vards from a freieht car loaded in California. There were a few cases of crane fruit in the car. but not enough to fool the plain clothes men, who also seized two vans on which the cases were being stacked. 1 he name of the consicnee was withheld and the evidence civen to t federal authorities. R. C. McNally, be in Philadelphia-.she.said, Sergeant - McNally walked 400 miles in Alaska to enlist in the world war in 1917. McNally was attached to the Department of the Interior, serving as a school teacher in Alaska and made the long walk to Seward, the nearest recruiting station. When discharged at the end of the war, he re-enlisted in the air service in which he was keenly interested. Son Escapes. There w as gladness in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Welch, Papil lion yesterday. When they read of the disaster Tuesday they feared for the life of their son, Lieut. Clarence Welch. Tuesday night they received a telegram telling them he escaped with injuries. Lieutenant Welch's brother, S. B. Welch, lives here and is a Union Pacific employe. Lieutenant Welch was a clerk in the employ of the Bankers' Realty company before he entered training at Fort Omaha in i y 1 7. . Major Thoriicll - was a son of Judge A. B. Thornell of Sidney, la. He was the officer who brought the giant airship from-Italy to America. He was 36 years old and is survived by his wife and small daughter. He has three' brothers and three sisters, all residents, of Iowa. They are: Mrs. Ray Barnes and Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, both of Shenadoah; Mrs. Homer Stephens, Clarinda; Joseph Thornell, Council Bluffs; A. V. (Turn lo Page Tkk. Column Two.) Bischoff Released to Aid in Locating Assets Chicago, Feb. 22. Steps to apply the meager assets of Raymond J. Bischoff, the "back o' th' yards" Wallingford, towards payments of Ins millions in debt to credulous in vestors, were taken yesterday by the Central Trust company, receiver, which petitioned for permission to seize all assets. Bischoff and mem bers of his family were given until Friday to show cause why the as sets should not be taken. The petition mentions cash amounting to $4,000, first mortgage bonds worth $14,000, an apartment house and three automobiles, worth perhaps an addition $75,000. This is all in sight so tar, but the attor ney for the trust company has hopes of relieving assets totaling $250,000. In order that he may assist in salvaging as much as possible of the wreck, Bischoff, who has been held prisoner in a hotel for several days, was released from custody this afternoon. British Budget Will Provide Interest on Debt London. Feb. 22.-(By A. P.)- Twenty-five million pounds sterling will be provided in the next budget estimates to cover six months' inter est on the British debt to the United States. This announcement was made in yesterday's parliamentary papers. Senate Passes Bill for Expenses of Congress Washington, Feb. 22. The legis lative bill carrying $12,490,000. for expenses of congress next year was passed yesterday by the senate and sent to conference. It was the third of the regular supply measures to get through both branches of con tress. j. i B.r The Auorlatni Pr. Long Branch. N. J Feb. 22. Mrs. Sarah II. Robertson," who Sat urday night reported lo the police that she had been dramatically robbed of $50,000 worth of jewelry at a dinner party she was giving at her home in Deal, stood tonight charged with faking the holdup in order to obtain the insurance money on her jewels. In custodv also was John Bailey. a Long Branch youth who was al leged bv the police to have told them that he had been offered $1,000 to invade Mrs. Robertson s home and "rob" her. Samuel Gaam, a telegraph operator, was arrested on charges of having entered the con spiracy and aided the supposed rob ber. He was released on JIS.ULKJ bail The same , bail alo .was set for both Mrs. Kbbertson and bailey, but ncithfr could get any one to free them when they faced the magistrate. "Pistol" Only Pip Case. Mrs. Robertson underwent a long grilling by the police, who placed before her their charges that the elaborately. described pistol used by the "bandit" . was only 'a leather pipe case and that the bag of "jew els" she hknded over contained only tissue paper. She steadfastly main tained her innocence of the two con spiracy accusations lodged against her. . . Harry C. Faber of Bclmar, who was one of the guests at the party Saturday night, was quizzed by, the police, who quoted him as saying that a month ago he was approached (Turn t Pure Two, Column Four.) Coast Guard Cutters on Trail of Rurrf Craft llJLj """"fl BAG OF ROMA WAS ROTTEN. IS REPORT Chief of Air N'niie $a lit rMipttiiiii Indicate Tl'tfjt rdy IHip lo Arcidi'iit to Control.. last of mi)ii:s Alii; taki;n mom wiuxk 31 Dead in Cranli itliin Met Terrible Death in Bliiin Furnace of Hjilrogeti (las. Noimik, Va . 1 cb. .'.'.-Complete!, wrecked by lue and explosion, the Koma, the world's largest semirigid aiithip and the pride of the' Amer ican air Krviic. lud yielded up today the List of the dead of the disaster which octlook it vcMcrd.iy while maneuvering over Hampton Road Atu rnt il Inirlinc dim invar., to 1 crash into the network of high- power electric wires that wrought i' destruction Recovery of the l.tt body fixed the toll of the disaster the greatest horn.er rort vmaha officers killed in the crash. Left is Lieut. J. R. Mall, who for a period commanded the local post. Right is Capt. Allan McFarland. who commanded the Ninth balloon company at Fort last year. Casualty List of Roma New York, Feb. 22. Increased liquor smuggling has caused United States coast guard cutters to be put on the trail of all rum craft plying between the Bahama island and Canada,-, Capt. Reed, commander of the New York "base, revealed, after he had received a radio stating that a tug, with 2,200 cases of whisky aboard had put into Portland, Me., for "repairs." Federal officials assert they have determined beyond a doubt that a vessel cannot profitably haul Canada whisky to the Bahamas for sale, and vice versa. They have come to look with suspicion upon all such coast wise traders a nondescript fleet of tugs, schooners, converted . yachts and fishing craft and to confiscate their cargoes upon the slightest evi dence that they are meant for Amer ican consumption. When such a cargo leaves St. Johns, N. F., or Nassau, in the Ba hamas, word is flashed to every coast guard station along the Atlantic, As soon as the vessel crosses the Amer ican three-mile limit, a coast guard cutter trails it until it reaches port. Rail Labor Board to Draft Rules for Telegraphers . Chicago, Feb. 22. Hearings on rules to govern railroad telegraphers were concluded today before the United States railroad labor board, which will draft rules covering points on which the roads and their em ployes have been unable to agree. The telegraphers had no national agreement during federal control, separate agreements' on roads or on a regional basis governing the men, as was the 'case with the train serv ice employes. . E. J. Manion. presi dent of the Order of Railroad Tele graphers, declared bis organization had agreements with 21 roads at -the present time. He filed . copies of these agi-eements in support of 'his argument to retain all favorable pro visions of past practiced ' " ": The Weather . . Forecast. " Thursday snow and cold wave. Hourly Temperatures. S . m 59 1 p. m -. .84 i. m 39 S p. m its 1 a. m M I p. m.. St . m 4.1 4 p. m il . m H-l ft p. m 14 a. m..... M a p. m.. ....... .30 It 1 . m... .,.,.. ! U ooa-..,a.iU,.t ' U Washington, Feb. 22. The air service issued today a list of dead in the Roma disaster, with home ad dresses as follows: Maj. John G. Thornell, Sidney, la. Mai. Walter W. Vautsmcicr, Free port, 111. , Capt. George D. Watts, Indianola, Miss. Capt.' Dale Mabry, Tampa. Fla. ' Capt. Allen P. McFarland, In dianapolis. . ' Capt. Frederick J. "Durschraidt, Derby, Conn. i First Lieut. John R. Hall, Kings ville. Mo. . First, Lieut, Wallace C. Burns, Brandon, Miss. First Lieut. William E. Riley acw lork. First Lieut. Clifford Smythe, Chi' cago. First Lieut. Wallace C. Cummings Springfield, Tcnn., address of wife, 400 South Ivy street, Monrovia, tal First Lieut. Ambrose V. Clinton, Savannah. Ga. First Lieut. Harold K. Mine, Bridgeport, Conn. Corp. Irbey B. Hevron, Elwood, Ind. Priv. John E. Thomasson, Ben tonsville. N. C, Priv. Marion Hill, Newton, III. Priv. . Gus Kinkston, Louisville, Ky. . , Master Scrgt. Roger C. McNally, Fhiadelolna. Master Scrgt. James Murray, New York. ....... Sergt. William J. Ryan, Brooklyn, N. Y. . .Staff Sergt. - Edward M. Schu- macker, Red Bank, N. J. Staff - Sergt. James M. Holmes, Ashland, ,Ky. Sergt. V. C. Hoffman, Eaton Rap ids. Mich. ' Master Sergt. Gorby, Raymond Citv. W. Va. Technical Sergt. Lee M. Harris, Langley Field, Va. Staff Sergt. Louis Milliard, Cold water, Kan. Staff Sergt. Marion Z. Bcall, La Platta, Mo.. , v Sergt. Thomas Yarborough, Sel ma, Ala.' 'Priv. Theron M. Blakely, 561 Scv cnth avenue, San Francisco. Civilians. Walter W. Strykcr, McCook field. Dayton, O. , Robert J. Hanson, McCook field. William O. Loughlin, McCook field. . ' ' Charles' N. Schulcnbcrg, McCook field. ' .' T. H. ' Harriman, McCook field, Dayton, O. . ' . ' - Survivors. The survivors- with their-known addresses follow: ' ;" Charles.- W. Dworach, McCook field, Dayton, O. Walter A. McNair, bureau of standards, Washington, D. C. - Maj. -John D. Reardon, Washing ton, D. C. . Capt. Walter 'J. Reed, Scarsdale, N. Y. First Lieut. Clarence H. Welch, Papillion, Neb. i , Master, Sergt. Harry .A. Chapman, St. -Joseph, Mo. . , Corp. .Albert- O. Florcs,' Norfolk, Va. . ' .. . Sergt. -Joseph . , M. Bicdcnbach, Akron, O., t . yninmred. ' Rav Hurley, McCook field, Day ton.- O. .-, ' . . . . ... First .Lieut. ; Byron ' T. ' Burt, jr., New York. . ". Sergt . Birden T. 'Peek, 2304 La- B a. " rr- . layeue avenue, xerre Haute, lna, .Norfolk, Va.. Feb. 22.-Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, head of the army air service, made this statement at the army base today regarding the Roma disaster: "From the testimony I have beard so far it is indicated that the disaster was due to an accident to the controls regulating the altitude of the Roma. "The ship came down, striking high tension electric wires, which caused the tire. There was no ex. plosion 'and no fire while the ship was in the air." Washington, Feb. 22. Appoint ment of a board, beaded by Maj. Davenport Johnson, to inquire into the Roma disaster, was an nounced today by the army air service. Other members are Majs. John II. Jouctt and Joseph T. McNarry. in the history of American aero--nautics at 34 dead, 8 injured and 3 practically unhurt Of the dead, 30 had been identified, althngh- many of the bodies of those caught in the interior of the ship when it crashed were burned, blackened and charred almost b'eyond recognition These dead included some of the air service's most gallant officers and men, the list containing the names of Maj. John Thornell, commander of the ship at her christening in Washington last December, and Capt. Dale Mabry, its commander, during yesterday's ill-fated flight. Blistered Skeleton. Air service rien ifrom Langley field, the home station of the craft, began shortly after dawn today the clearing up of the wreckage of the warped and blistered skeleton and at the same time preparations began for the official inquiry. Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, cliief of the air service, who came here by airplane yesterday as soon as word of the disaster was flashed to Washington, made a personal inspection of the wreck during the nialTt and ordered an immediate fnvestigation. Utticcrs at Langley field still were at a loss to account for the mishap that caused the ship's r;:iider to tilt -and thereby rendered the 410-foot (Turn to Pare Two, Column Two.) Disaster to Be Sctbaek lo Development of Airships Washington, Feb. 22, The dis- aster to the Roma and the appalling loss ot life will be a serious setback to development of lighter-than-air craft in America because the nation is deeply stirred and will not foreet. Chairman Julius Kahn of the house military committee declared today in statement, iiut, he added, the of ficers and men who perished "are but ' martyrs to the art they were en gaged in and would not wish their country to fall behind the progress made , by the other nations of the civilized world." Nieola Declines to Form Italian Cabinet Rome. Feb. 22. (Bv ' A. P.) Enrico De J'icola, president of the Italian chamber of deputies today declined the king's invitation to form ' new cabinet to succeed the Bonomi ministry. Signor De Nicola told his majesty : e believed former Premier Orlando would be the most likely person to succeed in the formation of a new government, whereupon the king summoned Signor Orlando for a conference this afternoon. Portugal Political Crisis . ; Passes Without Blooshed 'Lisbon, Feb; 22. (By A. P.) The political crisis has ended without bloodshed. It apparently has resulted in' the overthrow of. -the republican guard, which had.. been carrying out partisan propaganda ever since the assassination of ' Premier . Sidomo Paes in. December, ' 1918. The government will return to the ;;;j;;jj eapital and the chamber of deputies win meet iwiKjrrow. - . - . . Graphophonc Company Receivership Denied Wilmington, Del., Feb. 22. Judge Morris in the United States district court late yesterday granted a dis missal of the complaint, with costs to the petitioners, for a receiver for the' Columbia Grapliophone Manu facturing company. At the same time the court denied the applica tion for receivership on the basis of statements tiled by the defendants. Aged Men Leave Almshouse . .' 'After Rej'uvcnatio.n Movie South Orange, N. J.. Feb. 22. Re juvenation, a movie illustrating the joys of boyhood, was flashel on the screen at the Newark almshouse here. Today six men ranging in agfl fro'ni' 70 to 80 were missing and officials of the institution said they believed they had run away into tl hills.