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The Omaha Morning Bee ™,l ’ VOL. 62-NO. 270. f! OMAHA, SATURDAY. APRIL 28. 1923.* RJTfi«ATT TWO CENTS " "“"'cir*. __ ___ - _-___._ , ■ ... -- ■ ■' ■■■»- - —■ 1 —- -- World Court Advocated by Hughes Secretary of State Says Mem bership in International Tribunal Is Essential to Lasting Peace. Built Upon Sound Basis By AsSfielateil Frew*. Washington, April 27.—Participa tion by the b'nHed states in a perma- I pent court of international justice 1 was advocated tonight by Secretary Hughes, in an address before the American Society of Internationa! i I,aw, as indispensable to any plan for 1 the prevention of war and the promo t’on of peace. "Whatever else we should have," Mr. Hughes declared, “we need at once a permanent court of interna t ional justice. No plan to promote peace can dispense with it. We shall ✓ make no progress toward the preven tion of war If wTe adopt a perfection ist policy," “These are the questions," he added, "in which 1 assume the citi zens of the L'-fiited States ar - inter ested: “Is it a good thing to have an in ternational court? “Why should we have a permanent court instead of a temporary arbitral t ribunal? "Is the permanent court of interha tional justice established on a sound basis? » “Is there any reason why the 1 lilted States should not support it? Would Settle Disputes. First, why should there be an in ternational court? The manifest an - wer is that there are controversies between countries which should be , settled by a court. "Tt is to the direct interest of the T'nited State's, with respect to the Imposition of its own controversies, ihat the best practical method of ju dicial settlement should he provided. Fvery citizen .knows that It is to the interest of the democratic peace that we should maintain a tribunal by j which controversies arising between any two states can lie determined. It is equally essential to world peace that controversies not our own should j be peacefully and impartially deter- ’ mined wherever that is possible. “Second, why should there be a , permanent court instead of tetnpo f rarv tribunals? ' Much to Be Derived. The principle of judicial settlement , of international disputes has been ap plied from early times through arbitrators. It is a. method of S eat j value and I have no desire t.o under estimate it. IVo have been parties j to more than 70 arbitrations and we have concluded a score of general arbitration conventions. Throughout its history the United States has eon^i sistently supported this sort of judi cal process, but we have long realiz'd that it leaves much to be desired. “Third, Is the permanent couit of international justice, to which the president's recommendation refers, • stabflshed on a sound basis? 'The perniattont. court of interna tional justice has been established under what is called a statute, or con stitution, which defines its organize lion, purlsdiction and procedure. In the preparation of this statute the , wunrjl 0f the league called to Its aid . an international committee of the most distinguished jurists among whom was Ialihu Hoot. Spn-UI Agreement .Necesttju.v. The plan was considered and - amended by the council and assembly of (he league, but its main structure was retained. While the main plan was adopted by the assembly of the league, it could not la- put Into effect by the action of the league. It was necessary to have a speeial Interna tional agreement on the part of the states which were willing to accept it. "The permanent court Is thus an establishment separate from the ieague, having a distinct legal status created by in Independent organic act. "Fourth, is there any good reason why tile United^ f»tat>s should not support the permanent court? "It Is objected that it is not a world • oiirt. But. In what sense is it not a world court? "The answer 1* that altout 4h na tions ha\e already signed the protocol, | nid if the United States adheres, there « every reason to suppose tliftt par (“oipatlop by the other nations will he brought about. This should he our aim. Is American Policy. "Suppose we should now undeitaUe 10 establish another world court? We could not establish It by ourselves; we should have to prepare a plan and submit It to the oilier nations. W' should need the approval of the na-' Hons who have already signed the other plan. "Certainly we do not object, that, the disputes of others should be set tled peacefully by similar methods 1 Then, as I have shown, the estab llshment of a permanent court has j been an American policy because we' have desired this essential Improve ment in judicial process in interna-1 tlonal relations. Political platforms; have treated this as an American i policy and not as a forbidden cn- i tanglement. If you are to tr»at par- , ticipatlon In a permanent court of In ternational Justice as an entanglement foreign to our Institutions, you must rewrite American history.” Afayor Hylau Cal!« Strike to Hrrak High Sugar Prior* New York. April 27.—Mayor Hylan 1n a proclamation Issued this aftii noon called on the people of New York to declare a sugar strike to break high prices vhlcta he asserted sets due to the greed of speculators. Radio to Broadcast Opening Program of Better Homes Show When the Better Homes show opens st the Auditorium Monday, the whole radio world will know abouit it. The entire opening program, be ginning Monday night at 8. and in cluding a speech by Mayor Dahlman, will he broadcast from radio slattion WOAW, 'Hie Woodmen of the World, located on top of the Woodmen of the World building. The mayor’s speech, together with talks by va rious expert* on home decoration and iurnishing, will he carried to ttie radio station by means of a special wire. Youth Hanged: Broth erJ2, ' Tries to Die Grief-Stricken Georgia Lad Jumps from,Tree With Rope Around Neck—Sated In Neighbor. Bj lHt**rri»*h<»niil \ew« Servicf. Ijifayette, (is., April ’J7.—Xoting George Baker went to his death on the gallows today for the murder of Deputy Sheriff J. W. Morton. The trap was sprung in the Walker coun ty jail at 11:4.) o'clock. Baker's body passed through the trap door of the gallows and it swung between a picture of Bebe Daniels in a bathing suit and a photograph of Gloria Swanson, posted on the wall. The trap of the gallows is the sec ond floor landing. The body df the condemned man passed almost to tlrn landing of (he first floor in the small space between the stairs. Morbid spec tators ronld see the body as it fell by as they stood in the jail yard and watched through the glass window of the back door. Burdened with a grief lieaxler than hi*. boy's heart ronld could hear, Kl hert Thomas, 12-yearold brother of George Baker atteinpied suicide to day by hanging. When lie learned llie last resource had been exhausted to sale George from the noose. In; climbed a tree in the Itakcr family yard, knotted a clothesline to a limb, tightened tlie rope about his neck and jumped (rum the tree. The timely arrival of a neighbor ! saved the lad from death With a grim and sinister smile (hat was strangely ghastly on his boyinsh lips, Elbert was strangling when the neigh-1 bor rushed to him and cut the rope. His attempt at suicide was made as soon as the news of the governor's refusal to alter George Maker's death ' sentence reached the Isolated hamlet In Walker county where 11a Maker and her brood awaited the dlead, tidings. Screams Grief. In tlie house, the miserable mother screamed her grief, while tlie younger"* children xvhimpered at her skirts George sought the chitiaberry tre* in tlie yard, filled witli spring brandi es. There he had played with George, now doomed to die, and with Ralph, the lad who must sei\e life in prison. He did not falter. He meant to do to himself what the state xxan deler mined to do to his brother. Mime U 4 aim lt» lnt«*rnnt innMl Vents lee. laifayette. Ga.. April L’x—George Maker alone, of all the prisoners In the Walker county jail, remained tin moved and Imperturahle today befoie tlie time set for his execution. Box x.ic Rogge, negro. a"n acquaintance of George and occupant of an adjoining cr II. Commenced a torrent of weeping and wailing and vailing amt pray ing for the doomed hoy. The negro was hysterical and uncontrollable, lfis ghostly shrieks and moans forced nil the prisoners to shudder and cover llitlr ears in*horror xvlth the exception of the Maker boy. President Plans War on LiqUun’I Harding Would I'se Navy and Air Forces to Check Activities of Rum Runners. Asks Ruling on Powers By I niirr.nl Service. Washington. April 27.—President Harding has asked for authority to declare a state of war against the rum j lleet and employ the armed forces of ] the country to sweep them from American shores. The executive so disclosed in re ' paling that he had asked the Depart ment of Justice frir a ruling on his powers under the constitution to pro claim the existence of a national emergency in the situation. This would give him the right to use any funds in the treasury to equip th<e "dry" expeditionary forcer and to use the army, navy and air services to .supplement the work of the prohibi tion forces. The action brings to an issue tlie fight within the cabinet on the ques : tlon of the rights and powers of the government when congress is not in session. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, head uf tile "dry" forces and keeper of the public funds, said that the government could not act without authority of congress No I'iinds Available. "livery rent that congress has ap propriated is now in use and cannot be diverted." he said. The navy ha* kept a discreet silence. Officials. however, have dropped the hint that the navy is without the type of ships needed for such an expedition and that in addi tion such action is against all tradi tions of the service. In the face of this the president re fused to change his opinion that the government is compelled to take prompt action to show the world that it is not impotent, in the matter. There I tin intention, it was stated, to defy international law to its*1 ex tent of operating outside the three mile stone, but a sufficient force may be employed within American terri torial waters to nullify the presence of the rum fleet on the outside. Prompt Action Likely. It was even believed that within; the next few' days the navy will gfct -its sailing orders and bring out a number of smaller craft laid aside since the war. Some details of the war plan may ! be revealed as gleaned from a source ' close to thx* White House. Submarine chasers and other light swift craft. e< palila of reaching Into the shoal .ite» where tbs ruin whips fcav* i.eretofore found a ready haven will be brought out of storage and recoin “missioned. They are to act in cooperation with sea and land planes, which are to spot the rum fleet or any individual rum ship. « For the ptytpctiort of shore at night, hundreds of mounted s* arc h light * on trucks will be nspved to vantage pm: s along the beach and sweep the writers for miles at sea. Fur night purposes the government nl-o will be equipped With tire so tailed •' n sleds, capable of making 50 miles an hour ami overhauling the fa-test of the rum fleet. 6 Shut in Jail Brrak. St. lAiui>. Mo., April 27.—Six prisoners were shot, not believed seriously, when a general delivery was attempted at the city workhouse here early today. Kighteen men made a dash for freedom but all were rounded up by guards. The wounded prisoners were te moved to the city hospital where it was said their recovery was expected* All had been shot in the legs. Fun, Facts and Fiction in The Omaha Bee on Sunday / She pleaded with him. went down on her khees, grow hysterical fins I ly. and had to be taken in hie arms and quieted This is one of the dramatic episodes in "The Papered Door," the Mary Roberts Rinehart story, which ap pears (n the magazine section <if The Omaha Bee Sunday This story by the most famous woman writer in Hie world today is the first nf a series of new fiction that will appear in The Omaha Bee each Sunday. Tt is one of the best stories Mrs. Rinehart ever bus writ ten. Would you like to make $1,000.000? Of course. Kverybody would, tnclud ink Stephen Leacock. So Mr. Leacock decided to find out for himself the esslest way to acquire great wealth, lie gi\ca bis findings In a story which will be published in the magazine sec tion of 'the Omaha Hoe Sunday. The story Is a gem of humor and writ ten In Mr. Leacock's best style. Don't fall to read it; you will find it highly amusing and entertaining. (ockla)l Hour. The cocktail houi! What magic words these to the habitue of Broad way Just a little while bko. But now the cocktail hour Ir only one of sad regrets and New York's famous (lay White Way Is undergoing the trans formation that will mnke it just an other Main street. Rend the Illustrat ed story which tells nf the passing of the street of many Incandescents. In the magazine section of The Omaha Bee Sunday, Iio you lake a .bath ot do you dip In your tub. i* there a difference'.’ Oh. my yes' O. O. Mi Intyre ex plains it, all In hta humorous acc6unt of Adventures In s Bathtub in the .magazine -*e* tinn of The omaTta Floe Sunday. There's a chuckle in every i line. And now they must take their hubbies along' Mow annoying' But the French courts are firm and thty refuse to Irid for honors against Kano, so now the American society womrn who want to gn to Parts to become divorced from their husband* will have to persuade tlielr hubbies to so company them so that the court may make the proper Inquiries. It promises to make It very inconvenient fur the wealthy ladles who seek a change in partners, in ihe magazine section of The Omaha Bet shindnv, Speeding up tir Mail. New York to Han Krunclseo In less than two days." That's pretty fast time. But that * what the atr mail men have in mind. They expe. f to accomplish it by night flying. How the postoffice deportment plans to remove the many dangers that attend night 'flying and slut the plans of the department are to push the mail through from coast to coast in record1 breaking time ate explained fully in an illustrated. authentic account which will he printed In The Omaha ltee Sunday. These are some of lIn outstanding f atine* you will find In your copy of The Omaha Flee Sunday. There nie many others. And hear this in mind—The Omaha ltee |* the only ] Sunday paper in Nebraska thut pro vide* a complete news record of tip day. For It I* Ihe only Sunday new* paper In Ihe slate that subscribes to three news service* that operate their wires Saturday night end {{unday morning—The Associated l*icm*. the International News Service and I ni j wt hiiI Service i AO.Cent V alue Put on Books Telling How to Make Home Brew When p* •2-ineh sower pipe brn>- j »\u‘l \ busement of the ehultz, 1328 South -A - 'd the cellar with utcr and submerged the and other articles, including n collection of books on professional brewing and distilling. Schulz stated before Judge Holmes In municipal court that the books were worth $30. City Solicitor John IV Moriarity ar gued that the books may have been worth $30 in the days of ambrosia and brass foot rails, but now he be* ; lieved that a fair measure of value i would be about 30 cents. Schulz is seeking to recover $750 from the city because of the damage to his home on the night of July L'9. j ]922. Girl Kidnaped by Tribesmen: Mother Killed Daughter of Ktiglisli Com mander al Kolia t Rescued After Days of Terror in Brutal Kidnapers' Hand*. By .VtitorlBtrd Pre»«. Simla, British India, April 27.—The story of the sufferings of Molly Kllis, youthful dauglrter of the British com mander at Kohut, while in tiro hand* of Afiidi tribesmen, after stie hau seen them hill her mother in the early morning of \piil If, is told in dis patches from I’e.haWar, where site is resting under lire care of a Mrs. Starr, the woman physician who aided in her rescue. After tlion- murderous raid, the kid na|H rs flrd in the hills above Kohat, half driving, half carrying tlielr cap tive up the steep rocky paths. Throughout the following day, she could see the searchers passing in automobiles below her. Her only pro ■ lection from the severe cold of the hills, was a coat belonging to a brutal Afrlili named Shahazada, the man who killed her mother. Kour I lay s of Terror. The next four days were a night mare of alternate traveling and hid ing. with the girl in an ever-growing state of exhaustion from her physi cal efforts and the apparently hope less outlook. Her feet were lacerated from tramping over the stony tracks and once in their course of the terrible 1 Journey, she i' ll fainting at the top of a snow covered mountain lmss. where upon Mhil liazndu lost poticnce and drew his dagger to kill her. He Was lest rained by his companion* After six days of traveling, tlpey reached her captors' home in th ? i Til oil country . Search by friendly tribesmen '-ai in progress under the on. c.-on of Kutikhnn, a native ofli ciaJ. who on the -pith reached Knnki R-izaar, the home of an influential multnh or Mohammedan religious leader, named Mahmud Akhundseeda. where after much pressure, he ascer tained that the captive was held In a mountain fortress eight miles nwav Kullkhan managed to have conveyed to the girl a parcel of comforts and and a letter of encouragement, and in return, learned that she was l>e!ng reasonably treated hy two uien of the tribesmen Mrs. Stair under a aptlvc curort reached Knnki. Surrender \nangctl Soon afterward. KuhJthan induced the Multahs to tiring about the trans fer of the captive girl to the Mullah's house where she was eventually taken being carried over tbe shoulder i of one of the ttibeenioi The meet ing between the girl and Mrs. Starr was a joyful one but the danger w-is not ended, for while Ihey talked, the1 abductors stood around menacingly j insisting that Molly was still their captive Presently the captors learned that a party of AfricJl friendly to the British had arrived at their village and were attacking it. whereupon Shahazadi seized Mrs. Starr and hustled hei from the room, threatening both her and Miss Kill* The Muttah became enraged at this insult to the rights of hospitality, and publicity cursed Bhahazada and his fellow* In this dramatic fashion, th* bal a nee tilted to the side of th* rescuers and the surrender of the captive was speedily arranged Hc<l l.cadrr Teslific* in Syndic ali-m trial H) \ «*t| |'rr«« Hi Joseph. Mich. April 27 .In j I.oveston#, scttcjmi of th* executive committee of the ommunlKt pnrt\ of Ann t it n. tesllfleii fer Charles K juuthenberg charged with ndvovalina criminal •‘♦ndic.t llstn Lovextone. filltte VVJlt.tt, pro-tided t »m* ffetetions of the communist con vention in ihi* county lest Vugunt ami tlieie pi csentnl hi* -iiinunl ie pot I. Although t.ov,stone. under Michi E»U practice In nut It cotupclent Wit ncew If the state choye tc object, he being under Joint Imllctinpnt with ■ ItUthenhcrg. I he stale raised no oh Jet t ion to his taking the si and Tlirrr Prruonn Drnwnnl in \lti’iiipt to Ford River Idaho halls. Idaho. April -7 Th re* persona. Mr. and M»* Joe Kruse, ir. and Blanche Petcrsos, 17. wet* drowned in th* Nnako river near her* when an unsure*-sful attempt we mud* to ford th* nit earn w ith a w;i«nn drawn bv two bore''* Oiiircf < ! list iif son. IK, wn* carried down stream for some distance but managed to make shore. Mi*s Peterson, n student it th*' l iah Agriculture at Km* m. w .»* 1 »* intaken to the Kruse ranch fm a short \.u.i tlon. Parents of Mr Ki n>« i • id t\- U visiting In !a»e Angel*-*' The Fourth Dimension Is Social Mathematics We've always wondered what we'd do if lost from the caravan on the great Sahara desert. And to be blown out to sea in an open boat without food or water hat itt disagreeable aspects. And what to do if marooned on a cannibal -infested island is a most difficult problem. ; MQNO:howesti.v 1 DON'T PlA-f BRiwifc atat-e. ViELL.I V A ■ TESRiliLE ! DUB *T t *, OH YCfUfcE JUST | JOKINCi AND A.- 4 \ S?fOA\. F*v©Ufc I vf I ; WSER-vea^^ *< I ~-,£ : f 6* ij ustneS i ‘ y p-1 iAtPi.'i vj- 0R I ■ n..«» tsBE^I * Puk’ <ll’H hElfa_* T HC TABLE / But what do you do when your hostess as a spec lal courtesy pairs you off with the champion bridge hound of the evening a nd you don't play at all. Irish Irregular Leader Orders War to End Monday I)e ' ,ilrra Come* !<> K-ali?:’ » ' lion It Is Hopple**' to Fight I rec Slate \u\ lyonger. Dublin, April 27.—T h e chief of staff of the Irish re publican army has ordered a cessation of hostilities from noon on Monday with a view to the negotiations of peace. Copyrj*bt. 1» a. II' International Npm Smlce Dublin. April ??.—The wxr in Ire land will end on .Monda>, it \*a* learned thin afternoon from the high est possible source. Kaition De \ a Icra. leader of the republicans, lias issued an order to the it regular army to reave hostilities at noon on \pril iM. De Valera la the only republican irregular bader of rons*’quencr left in the held and he js said to ha\e come to h realisation that it is hope less to attempt to liKht the Irish free state any longer. Morale fallen The moral© of the Irregular army | has fallen steadily since the death of Liam Lynch, the chief of staff and the military luains of the republican movement. De Valera has left with only a Handful of followers. Hi* lead er* were mostly Amazonian women, many of whom have been m ©*ted In the panst few weeks News that De \ alera had ordered b»H followers in the field to quit fight irig wa* received hv free state of finals with great joy, but they were not surprised. The steady succession of free state victories in the field con vineed them that the irregular* could imt hold outvmuch longer Outlaw Hand* Itentain It is not assume,l that absolute peace will settle down upon the coun try at once. There are numerous out* law hands who lud their guerilla depredations and raid* wilder the cloak of republican patriotism “ These bunds will have to he rounded up before tranquility is general The “republican wai ’ has been rag ing in Ireland since tha fro© state government was set up last year under the Irish free state (agreement) act passed b\ the Hntlsh parliament. 'This act had been mad** possible h\ the signing of tlie Anglo Irish treaty Knmon Dc VuIcia. Krskln© t'hild era, Liam Lynch and other lrtecon ctlable republicans broke nwny and declared war against the free state. \ I'ti-run-' Bureau to llnibl New llo-|)ilal at St. Clmul Washington. April 27.— Plana have been completed h\ the veterans' bll reau for construction of a 250 bed netiro psychiatric hospital at 8t. (*)oud. Minn. Hid* will be asked foi shortly Director Hinc* has directed District Manager HihUird of the 'Tenth district, comprising Minnesota North Tiakota. South Dakota and Montana, to make a survey to determine what hospital facilities arc necessary In addition to the St ('loud hospital. 5 Bombings of . c Ruhr Railroads French Troop I rain Ha- Nar row hscipc—Comniunica tion <ul Off. l 4a Hr Associated Cress. ^ ' Dusstidorf April IT.—Five *»i.h!c bomb explosions oti the Ruhr rail roads during the night cut rallws; l-graph and to -phone communica i tions. temporarily disci gar.iring traf fi<-. French headquarters said the ex plosiunty had canned tlte most serious damage since the beginning of oceu ration. In one ruse near flumann. a French troop train bee1 lly loaded, had a nar row escape. The e-.pmsions cut the line from the c i -ru Ftuhr to Dussel dorf which is used for troop move meets and the tartiage of supplies Four other Hues w ere cut near Hat tingen. During the y -ifusion the Germans nude a aerie* ft efforts to run the custom* t>arii into itdertor Go many. hut lui ;e quantities of goods which the Germans were tiding to get through were seized by the French. The explosions tore up sections of tiack and blew down the wires along side in each Instance. Hriti-li Prime Minister to l ake \ «»\ape for Health London. April Minister Bonar Law is going on a short sea voyage, with the king's approval, for the l»enefit nf his health. Doctors et pee»* the belief that the throat front wh. .1 he has l»oc! ’•offering will yield to this treatment «,u1 that be will re gain full use of his voice. He plans to return after the Whitesunthie re ( ois« ,.f parliament The govern ment's m.*jorlt\ in the house of com mon* was again reduced to -4 today when die -econd reading of the labor lie measure for the prevention of un* employment." was defeated by IS* to 14: Sunday '* Want ” Ads Taken I'ntil 1* o'clock Tonight ' After the clock strikes 9 to night. it will he too late to have your "want” listed in < the "Want" Ad section of tomorrow's Sunday Omaha Bee. * Thousands of people both in Omaha and out over the state -will he natehing these "Want" Ad columns tomor row to see what you have to dispose of, or are in need of. c Tell the tele/aone what you want Phone AT lantic 1000 NOW Omaha Bee "Itant" Ads Brine Better Results at l.esser Cost Strikers Warn of Bloodshed Unless Demands Are Met i hrcali-iiing Letter Sigm d by I. W . Strike Lornmittcc Received by Lumber Operators. Sactaniento. Cal, April 27.—A • larailon tha- the Feather river will run "reil with blood" if the demands made recently in eonidiei with the «ir.He railed by i® Industr al Work ■is of the World are not met was contained in a letter circulated among lumber < unpanle* of northern Cali furi ... t iri. u'arlv ji Plumas and Htttte counties, according to a copy of ihe letter given out here today and published in the Sacramento Bee. Th« letter was accompanied by a list iif 10 demands and was signed Committee The list of demands b. e the signature: Signed by Strik ing Committee. J Lot a tel! i K Taylor and K. Riley,” Th» letter follows \t i* understand/ that \our rum I winy and others are going to resist any attempt tin our part to assert our rights i« per order Issued from here, same to take effect May 1. next. "Now If you lumber barons' have any regards for your own personal safety, mills, wood*, outfits etc. It will stand you in hand to lay off of any armed guard proposition on your part, for if you do not we guarantee that there will no! la- a foot of lum ber cut in Plumas or Butte counties w ithout the Feather ilver running red while It fa lieirg done "We consider our demand* are no more than right and just. ' We arc fully sgreed and prepared this time to fight to the la*' ditch, so we are giving you this opportunity to play safe " The demands include ie!ease of ■ lass war prisoners." :»a tents * day wage Increase and changes in work ing conditions. < «‘i il Vi ants “‘Sumo Great Power to Intervene in Ruhr New York. April IT —End g his tour of America. Ix'rd Robert Cecil, league of nations champion, today ex pressed before an audience here a wish that •cant grea* power would ssk the league to Intervene in the Ruhr. t Me dec-laied the t ine was ripe for the league 10 take up discussion cf the Ruhr Invasion, the reparation* question Involved and demands of France that he safety be definite!' and specifically guaranteed bv the i'ther major power*. .1 Hoal> of Miautlonoil Ship at Port \h\auder Hj AwMKlitnl Wnlf.alt Bay. Southwest AfiK ,< Aju :l IT—Three boats belonging to thr wrecked Portuguese steamer Mm ‘ aamedes have arrived at Port Alexan der. The Portuguese mail *:ean ei Mcs same.tea grounded several days ago at < it|»e Frio, southwest Africa and iris routed abandoned with no sign of her 'f 3T iwNrngrrs. including *!* noruen and ii children nearly all Portuguese 12 Perish^ 20 Injured, in N.Y. Fire Flame* Sweep I pper Floor* of Five-Story Tenement — Man> Victim- Trapped \\ Lilt* A -!eep. One Family Wiped Out By International >>hi Herrif#. New York, April 2i.—Twelve per sons perished amt 20 were injured in a fire which swept through the upper lloors ot the five story tenement house at *>9 Fast Nineteenth street early today. Most of the victims were trapped in their sleep by the flames which rolled through the huild ing with amazing rapidity. Most of the victims were women and children. One whole family was annihilated. This wag the family o' Mr. and Mr*. Kuxis. both of whom were killed along with their two chi) dren, Bertha. 21. and David. 19. Mrs. Mandelbaum and h.-r t-, < - hii dren all met death on the top floor. The young victims were Minnie, J5| Michael. 12, Morris ID: Benjamin *j Alexander, 4. and a baby hoy, IS months. Miss Bertha Kuxis was to ha e be'-u married to Edward Aaron on June 1*. She had spent Wednesday visaing her sweetheart's family and Thursday visiting another family in Harlem She returned to her home last night. An unidentified dead woman teal found to he a Mrs. Brauns’ein, a tenant on the third floor. Three alarms were tinned In i« rapid succession. but before the fire men reached th<* scene the whole up per part of the -tructuce was a seeth ing mass of flames Die in Hospital. Two victim! died in Mount Sinai hospital. , Bodies of rt, jsf of ihe oth' victim* were found on the fourth aud fifth floors. Aroused by -moke and the roar of the fiamts. many residents of the tenement made their way through the clouds of stifling black smoke to the fire escapes. There is a long drop between the lowest step of the escape and the street. As a group of frightened men, women and children huddled on the escape, fear : ? to leap, a taxicab approached The driver drove upon the sidewalk under tl < escape and the refugees ••imped frnr* the escape to the roof of taxici.li, thence to the street. Thrilling Rescues. Police reserves were jujh d to th< scene along with the flftvmcn they took par: in many thrilling res 1 cues Hysterical women Impeded the » -r* of surge--ns who t a . -in first , 1 to -fii . ij* »d. FlrenKn i:nm«di»' • !y upon thcii arrival tried to drag lines of hose through the house, but found the stairways cut off. This was r-spon sible for the large death toll on the upper floor*. The tenants upon the fourth and fifth floors/ found their escape by the stairway cut off when they weie aroused from s.ccjs— Billowing, clouds of flames, spat-' and smoke pouring from the roof and window* aroused the neighborhood and the residents of nearby ten»m*ir» fled in terror, fearing the fire would spread. One of the persons rescued by the firemen and police was a 75-year-old woman. She was paralyzed and help less. a polk email heard her calling feebly from her bed. He made hi* way through the smoke, p. ked her up and carried her sttlely to she str«t. Aside from fright she was not hurt. The cause of the fire was not deter mined Oaniha Salesman Ordered to Pay SI0.000 Heart Halm -fierMi Ih.psl-h In Thf Onuks Bee Topeka. Kan . April 17—A court ship of IS years that failed to cul minate in marriage yesterday resulted in a judgment for $10,000 damage* being entered on record in the district court against Fred Young of Omaha traveling salesman. The plaintiff was M-ss Bertha Gil! of Topeka. Your.g failed to offer anv defense After review i g many letters in which marriage and ‘a home of cue own" was frequently mentioned by the defendant, and hearing the young woman's story of a blighted romance in which the marriage date had been put off a dozen or more time*. Judge A. McClure ordered a . tdgin* for the full amount sought. Richmond Girl \ ictim of Mysterious \ttarW Richmond. Va . 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