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f RIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS B BEE WANT ADS WILL HELP YOU TO THE JOB OR TO THE MAN FOR THE JOB. The Omaha Daily , Bee WOULD DOUBLE SALARY . OP PRESIDENT WILSON. . Warhington, Spt. 17. Increase of 30 per cent in the pay of all of ficers of the army, navy and marine corpi and SO per cent for enlisted men ii proposed in a bill drawn by Rear Admiral T. J. Cowles, former ly paymaster general of the navy, for which congress support is sought. Admiral Cowles in a satement made public said the salaries of all government employes, civil and mil itary, should be increased immedi ately. He suggested advances of 100 per cent in the salaries of the prudent, the vice president and cabinet officers, and their assistants and 50 per cent for members of con gress. . LESS CLOTHING FOR WOMEN ADVOCATED. New York, Sept. 17. Garters are inimical to race efficiency. Dr. Au gusta Rucker of New York de clared before the international con ference of women physicians here. Savages develop a better racij than civilied nations, she said, because savages do not wear garters. "'Hie savages had a better phy sique than the civilized person of today? with relatively more hygienic ways of living,", stie said, "because of this more untrammelled develop ment." The garters referred to by Dr. Rucker were, of course, children's gaiters, since the harm done by these stocking supportsis done dur ing the period of development. Elastic shoulder straps and other rubber harness for children were also condemned. Dr. Rucker also recommended that high heels and pointed toed shoes be abolished and that there be less restriction in clothing for i women. . VOL. 49 NQ. 79. EMm (i MH.eltM tlw Miy 21, 190. tt Onaht p. 0. odr let tl Mtreh 3. I87S. OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919. By Mall (I nar). Dally. MM: Sunday. 12 Mi Dally Sua., MOO; Mtilt Nak. aottaaa antra. TWO -CENTS. THE WEATHER. Unsettled Thursday with show ers in east and cooler in west por tion; Friday generally fair and cooler. Hourly tfuiipfrnturtat S a. m . . . (t a. m. , , t a. in . . . a. m . . . . m..; 11 a. ni. . , II a. m... IS noon... Hit ' (IT 81 si ; sh; 881 1 p. Ill . . . S p. m, , S p. m . . 4 p. m. . . 8 p. ni . , . 8 p. an. . . 1 p. m . . , p. m. . . 88 80 111 11 It 18 T ? 25 INDICTED AS CONFIDENCE MEN. Chicago, Sept. 17. Twenty-five men were named in eight indict ments voted by the county grand jury on charges of conspiracy to defraud, " embezzlement and opera tion of a confidence game. That was the end of an investigation begun several weeks ago of what State's Attorney Hoync character ized as one of the cleverest bands of de luxe swindlers he oer had known. The accused men, of whom Charles W. French , -was the chief promoter, were involved, it is charged, in the flotation of worth less securities which on their face represented millions of capital. POSTERS IN BALKANS SAY, "FIGtiT FOR KAISER." Berlin, Sept. 17. The assertion is made by the V'oerwarts correspond ent that the German military move ment in the Balkan provinces is rap idly growing, and that officers and men are arriving there daily from ' Germany. Posters displayed in the office of Captain Stoewer at Bausk, Courland, ays the correspondent, read: "Fight lor the kaiser and the empire against democracy! We had rather die than be dishonored." M'ADOO WON'T SIDESTEP PRESIDENTIAL HONORS. Chicago, Sept. 17. William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, indicated he would not avoid the presidential nomination if it were tendered him. "I appreciate the constant mention of my name, but feel the nomina tion is wholly in the hands of the people of the democratic party," he said, "and that it would be almost a disavowal of the principles of un influenced rule for a man to even intimate he would fight for the nom ination." Mr. McAdoo was accompanied by Mrs. McAdoo and they were enroute to Pendleton, Ore., to be present at a roundup. WARTIME PROHIBITION VIOLATERS TO SUFFER. Chitigo. Sept. 17. Federal Judge Land is has ordered a sweeping in vestigation of alleged violations of wartime prohibition and the Illinois search and seizure act. He directed that the heads of five Milwaukee breweries and 75 or more other in dividuals be summoned to appear be fore him Friday. Shipments of beer by wagon and by boat have been intercepted and seized between Chicago and Mil waukee since wartime prohibition went into effect July 1. FLU QUARANTINE STARTS IN KANSAS. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 17. A recur rence of the influenza epidemic which caused the deaths of several hundred persons in Topeka last win ter was indicated in the report of ."our new cases here. Strict quaran tine measures have been put into ef fect. Twenty-three new cases have beep reported in Kansas during the last week. "BRAIN WORKERS" TO ORGANIZE A UNION. New York, Sept. 17. "Brain workers," including stenographers, clerks, salesmen, accountants, draughtsmen and professional men who wot,k for wages, are to or ganize as the Clerical and Profes sional Associates. A call was is sued for a meeting Thursday night at Washington Irving high school. Wall street was deluged with thou sands of handbills, reading, in part: "Manual laborers earn three times more than in 1914. How much has your pay increased? Why be the lowest paid class in America work overtime without pay liable to be fined without defense? Organize! Join us! Get your rights!" NEW YORK AND PARIS STYLES SET PACE. New York, Sept. 17. New York sets the styles for the world. Paris women have recognized this by let ting out the tucks in their skirts, according to Miss Tobe Coller, who returned on the Cedric. "French women are wearing long er skirts, said Miss Coller. who is considered an authority on fashions. "Since French women prefer the shorter skirts, this proves that New York sets the styles. However, Paris holds a certain precedence for styles, and I guess Paris will con- ue to do so. EM OTP HI TO COVENANT PRUNED BY ALL OTHERS Senator Johnson Addresses Large and Enthusiastic Au dience in Lincoln and De nounces League of Nations. SAYS BRITAIN, FRANCE BOTH AMENDED PACT $5,000,000 Bond Issue Is Approved by School Board Five-Year Building Program Prepared by Superintend ent Beveridge Will be Voted on at Special Election November 4 Crowded Condition Reason. Fundamental Question to Be! Answered by Parents Is, I "Shall American Boys Police! World," Legislator Asserts.! Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 17. In ad dressing a large and enthusiastic gathering here tonight. Senator Hiram V. Johnson of California on the 132d anniversary of the signing of the constitution of the United States at Philadelphia, denounced the league of nations covenant as an infamous document and declared that its adoption would result in throwing the country into an inter national confederation and deprive the republic of its future independ ence of action. It would, he said, substitute musty internationalism for Americanism. Lieut. Col. John G. Maher. a democrat and president of the Ne braska branch of the American Legion, acted as chairman of the meeting and introduced the speaker. Governor S. R. McKelvie occupied a seat on the stage. Psvjple Only May Act. Senator Johnson said: "The presi dent has made and asked the senate to approve a league covenant that is to he higher than our constitu tion. Except the sovereign people, no power on earth can legally change our constitution or make an other to override it. None but the people should be permitted to throw this independent republic into an in ternational federation where it must necessarily lose its independence of action. The people can do that, but no public servant or servants of those people should he permitted to do it. It is admitted by the presi dent that we lose our independence in the league. Musty international ism has been substituted for Ameri canism." Shall Yanks Police World. After enumerating the various burdens which the peace pact im poses on the United States, Senator Johnson said: "The great funda mental question which every Ameri can father and mother should answer is: Shall American boys police the world? Shall American blood up hold, maintain and preserve old world governments and the terri torial integrity of the nations which have immensely increased their boundaries?" "At Omaha, the president defi nitely announced himself against amendments to the league of na tions or reservations of any sort. He savs in effect to the American people 'You must accept the foreign (Continued on ra; Two. Column Three) I American Dry Gets Cool Reception in Big English City London, Sept. 17. William John son, the American prohibition advo cate trying to extend prohibition to Britain, visited Birmingham, but got a cool reception, according to dis patches from that city. In a conference with business men he advocated iced milk, water and lemonade as substitutes for beer for men working in the fur naces, saying that beer did not. give the men stamina, but "beer tastes good and I like it myself." This caused keen amusement at Birmingham, where prohibition is hardly more than an academic ques tion. , Assassination of Peru President Is Rumored Santiago, Chile, Sept. 17. Persist ent rumors are in circulation here that Augusto B. Leguia, president of Peru, was assassinated Tuesday. Dispatches received by the foreign ministry from Iquique say that in Iquique the rumor is believed to be true. All communication with Peru is under censorship and confirmation of the rumor therefore cannot be ob tained at present. Garibaldi Not Implicated. ' Rome, Sept. 17. Gen. Giuseppe ("Peppino") Garibaldi, speaking to the Associated Press correspondent, said he had arrived from America on the eve of Gabriele D'Annunzio's coup in Fiume and that he had never thought, nor would he think, to par ticipate in or lead any movement likely to set Italians against Italians. (It was reported from Venice on September 12 that Gen. "Peppino" Garibaldi was among the mutineers who had joined D'Annunzio at Fiume.) Members of the Board of Educa tion cast a unanimous vote for a ?5,000,QOO bond issue to carry out the proposed building program for the Omaha school system as prepared by Superintendent Beveridge, at a meeting last night. The public will be given an oppor tunity to approve or disapprove of this action at an election to be held on November 4. The bonds will be issued as needed, according td plans, and win be for $1,000 each. C. O. Talinage offered the only se rious objections to voting the bonds. .Mr. Talmage declared that he had nade a canvass of representative business men and found that they were r.ot in favor of issuing bonds !or such a large amount. He also iu limatrd that there would be some ci'friculty in securing the unanimous support of the newspapers. Mr. Tal mage favored the issuance of $ 1 ,350, 000 in bonds for the immediate con struction of the High School of Commerce. John Bi'kins, speaking in favor of the bond issue, declared that he had recently visited Mason school and found that classes were being held on the stairs. Superintendent Beveridge pre sented a list of 10 schools which were rilled beyond capacity to show the need for immediate action. The list follows: .-is i Nairn's of School. Brown Park Highland 'Jio Jungmann . . . ,115 Lake 6S0 T.nng 686 Lotlvrop 6j Mnson b2c .Miller Park : 1'Hrk 59.', ;?'ouih Franklin 315 Normal Present Capacity. Enrollm't. 598 332 416 S5S X83 9K4 S..-.3 MS 7-1:1 505 Bond Vote Unanimous. F. A. Brogan spoke in favor of the issuance of $5,000,000 in bonds, but warned other members of the board that an intensive campaign, which would present the need of that amount of money to the public, would be necessary. "It is possible that there will be an organized opposition to the is suance of the bonds," said Mr. Bro gan. "If there is it will be well or ganized and can do much harm be fore we are aware of it." When a vote was taken C. O. Tal mage voted yes with his fellow mem bers, but still asserted that he was (Continued on rnge Two, Column Six.) TWO ARE HURT IN SHOOTING AFFRAY LAID TO WOMAN Brothers Who Went to Candy Kitchen After Proprietor Are in Hospital. A. E. Ogden, 26 years old, 3916 North Fifty-fourth street, was shot in the thigh and his left leg fractured while a spectator at an argument between his brother, R. G. Ogden, 29 years old. 3916 North Fifty-fourth street, and John Zees, proprietor of a candy kitchen, 1511 Capitol ave nue, at 5:15 o'clock yesterday after noon. According to the story told the pclice by the Ogdens, Isabelle Fal coner, 24 years old, 3916 North Fifty-fourth street, was employed Tuesday by the Zees brothers to dip chocolates. One of the broth ers, they allege, forced his attentions on her and hugged and kissed her, much to her humiliation. Dear Friend. R. G. Ogden, who says the woman is "a very dear friend," went to the candy kitchen about 5 o'clock Wednesday to urge that the unwel come attentions cease. On his way to the factory he met his brother, A. E. Ogden, who accompanied him. R. G. Ogden entered the store and engaged in a heated argument with John Zees. His brother stood in the doorway as a spectator. Tom Zees. 37 North Seventh street. Coun cil Bluffs, when the argument was at its height went to the back room of the establishment and secured a shotgun. According to the Ogdens, he then aimed at R.,G. Ogden, but did not shoot when Ogden maneu vered and kept John Zees between himself and the gun. Shoots at Ogden. They allege he then turned to A. E. Ogden standing in the doorway and bred. After seeing his brother shot, R. G. Ogden started to grap ple with Zees but was struck over the head with the shotgun. Zees escaped anrl police are searching the city for him. The Ogden brothers were taken to the Lord Lister hospital. A. E. Ogden was suffering internal hem orrhages hut police surgeons who attended him report that he has a good chance to recover. R. G. Og den has a severe scalp wound which is not considered serious. Jolin Zees was arrested and is being held as a state witness and for investigation. Married Woman Says She Was Friendly With Murdered Denver Man Denver. Sept. 17. A photograph of Jesse F. McDaniels. tonight was identified by Robert Brown, a po liceman, as that of a man he saw walking with J. Franklin Renfro, a real estate dealer, shortly before Renfro was murdered last night. Mrs. McDaniels had told the po lice earlier in the day that she had been friendly with Renfro for three years. Ireland's Chief Daily Newspaper Suppressed Dublin, Sept. 17. The determin ation of the authorities to repress all manifestations of republican ac tivities is shown by the suppres sion today of the Cork Examiner, one of Ireland's chief daily news papers. Although it is a constitutionalist and opposed to the Sinn Fein, the Examiner printed a full page pros pectus of the republican loan, as suming, it is declared, that the pro hibition of reference thereto which existed under the censorship lapsed with the withdrawal of the censorship WILSON NAMES OMAHAN AMONG REPRESENTATIVES Ward Burgess in List of 22 Who Will Represent Public in Labor Conference. I .jail i i diitisvu, .jcii. i. x dent Wilson made public here to night the names of the 22 men who will represent the genera! public in the national conference which is to begin in Washington on October 6, to consider plans for a new relation ship betweerr employer and em ploye. Twenty-two representatives to sit in the conference will be se lected later by organized labor, the leading agricultural associations investment bankers and manufac turers. On the president's list of those who will represent the public are Bernard M. Baruch of New York, former chairman of the war indus tries board: Robert S. Brookings of St. Louis, former chairman of the price fixing committee of that or ganization; John D. Rockefeller, jr; Judge Elbert H. Gary of New York; Charles W. Eliot, president emeri tus of Harvard; Charles Edward Russell of New York and John Spargo of Vermont. The last two named are socialist leaders. Others On the List. The others on the list are: O. E. Bradfuts. Xenia, O., presi dent Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Ward Burgess. Omaha; Fuller R. Callaway, La Grange, Ga., extensive cotton manufacturer; Thomas L. Chadbourne, New York; Charles G. Dawes, Chicago; H. B. Endicott, Milton. Mass.; Paul L. Feiss, Cleve land; Edwin F. Gay, Dean, gradu ate school of business administra tion, Harvard university; George R. James, Memphis, Tcnn.; Thomas D. Jones, Chicago; A. A. Landon, Buf falo; E. T. Meredith, Dcs Moines, Ia editor Successful Farming; Gavin McNab, San Francisco; L. D. Sweet, Carbondale. Colo., and Louis Titus, San Francisco. TURKS RESUME DRIVE AGAINST THE ARMENIANS Very Existence of Nation at Stake, Says Cable Message Received in U. S. New York, Sept. 17. The Turks have resumed their attacks upon the Armenians and the very exist ence of the nation is in danger, according to a cable message re ceived by the American committee for the independence of Armenia, and made public here. The message was sent by the Faris representa tive of the Armenian republic', transmitting information received from his government. Forces of Turks, Tartars and Kurds are surrounding Armenia, the message says, and the Armenian soldiers have been forced to sur render one province. International Secretary Guestxof Kiwanis Club O. Samuel Cummings, interna tional secretary, was the guest of honor and principal speaker at the meeting of the Kiwanis club in the Blackstone hotel last night. Mr. Cummings spoke at length on the object of the club, its work for the coming season, and the organiza tion in general. He also presented the charter to the local branch. Miss Loretta De Lone rendered harp solos and a harp reading. Mvrtle Frances Wyatt rendered a soprano solo with Miss Adelyn Wood at the piano. Dancing fal lowed the dinner and program. INTERRUPT PRESIDENT IN SPEECH San Francisco Audience , Proves Very Disorderly and Wilson Speaks With Diffi culty Against Hum. CLOSER ATTENTION REFUSED BY CROWD Discusses at Length Objec tions Made to League and Declares Opponents Had Offered No Substitute. Steel Workers to Ignore President and Walk Out Strike Next Monday; Union Heads Decide at Meet- ing Held in Pittsburgh, Fearing Longer Delay; Will Affect Their Cause. HURRICANE San Francisco, Sept. 17. (By The Associated Tress.) To an unroari ous crowd in the Civic auditorium here tonight President Wilson de clarer! that in his trio across the continent he had become convinced that the treaty issue would be de cided rightly by the people, "and not by any private purpose of their own." , He repeated his declaration, that the league of nations was not the work of the Versailles conference, but g'ew out of years of thought by men who did not devote any por tion of their consideration to poli tics. Some of the most constructive minds of both parties, he asserted, had been devoted to the project for a generation. There was much disorder in the hall during the address and the presi dent spoke with apparent difficulty against a hum of talk in the distant galleries. Once he stopped to ask for closer attention, but the crowd did not quiet down. When he left the auditorium he was cheered by a crowd which had blocked the street for more than an hour. On the way he passed along in a continuous roar of applause and when he and Mrs. Wilson entered the auditorium the crowd stood up and shouted itself hoarse. When the cheering had been in progress for more than 13 minutes "The Star Spangled Banner" was played on a pipe organ, but it failed to quiet the crowd. Crowd Keeps Shouting. Mayor Rolph at last introduced Chester Rowell. editor of the Fresno Republican, and republican national committeeman in 1916, who pre sented the president in a single sen tence wdiile the crowd kept up its shouting. When Mr. Wilson took the plat form and held up his hand for silence yells continued for more than five minutes in the galleries, while some in the audience shouted, "Put them out," and others hissed. There was still much noise when he began speaking and it continued while the address proceeded. It was one of the largest halls in which the presi dent has spoken, seating 12,000. It was packed, many standing. Declaring the league opponents had offered no substitute, Mr. Wil son discussed at length the objec tions made, repeating many of his previous arguments against changes. Virtually all of the features under debate now, he declared, had been changed once along the line of sug gestions by the senate foreign rela tions committee. Withdrawal Right Absolute. The right of withdrawal, Mr. Wil son asserted, was virtually absolute under the covenant in its present form. He declared also that the Monroe doctrine is adequately safe guarded and that such questions as immigration and the tariff are re served for national determination. While Great Britain has six votes in the league assembly, Mr. Wilson said, "it has been carefully ar ranged" so that the one vote of the L'njted States would balance all of the six. It was only in the assem bly, he said, thar stx votes were (Continued on Pace Two, Column Four) Fail in Efforts to Start Anti-American Feeling El Paso, Tex.. Sept. 17. An effort to start an anti-American demonstra tion in Chihuahua City Tuesday night during the ceremonies incident to giving the historic Hidalgo "Grito" of liberty, failed. Mexicans shouted, "To death with Americans," according to an American who ar rived here today from Chihuahua City. It was the only effort to show hostile feeling against Americans during the Independence celebration, he said. Airplane and Hydroplane Communicate by Wireless New London, Conn., Sept. 17. A radio experiment made off New Lon don by the experiment station, naval section, established communication, both telephonic and telegraphic, be tween a hydroplane flying nearly 2,000 feet in the air and a submerged submarine several fathoms in the water. This is said to be the first time that an airplane and a sub merged submarine have communi cated with each other directly. Pittsburgh, Sept. 17. When the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers adjourned John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the committee, made the unequivocal statement that the proposed walk out of steel workers would take place next Monday' morning as al ready decided upon. He said a statement would be issued Thurs day afternoon. The meeting, primarily called to consider strike plans, discussed the question of postponing the walkout until after the industrial conference in Washington, beginning October 6, as requested by President Wil son. Arguments were made against postponement on the ground that the steel workers, having gone so far in their campaign for settlement of grievances by collective bar gaining, cannot now turn back. Speakers said they wouM not care to go back and face workers with the news that the walkout had been postponed. Few Details Leak Out. Few details of the meeting were permitted to leak out and news paper men were kept away from the meeting room in the Monongahela house. Whether the 24 unions rep resented in the meeting were can vassed to ascertain the sentiment on the matter of deferring the strike could not be learned. A report was circulated that Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Federation of Labor, had been wired to corner here, but Chairman Fitz patrick said the report was not true. Mr. Gompers, according to the re port, is not unfavorable to a post ponement if it will not work injury to the steel workers. When Chairman Fitzpatrick made the positive statement that the strike would go into ffect next Monday morning, he was asked if the strik ers would picket the steel plants. Won't Be Any Picketing. "Xo, there will be no picketing: the men will go fishing," he said. "We will leave the mill guards and professional gunmen to run the plants." A letter from E. H. Gary, chair man of the United States Steel cor poration, to the president of sub sidiary companies, made public here gives the reason of the corporation for refusing to meet with the union leaders to discuss the affairs of its employes. These reasons are along the line given the union leaders in New York several weeks ago when Chairman Gary refused to meet a committee representing the unions. The letter added that "it is the set tled determination of the United States Steel corporation and its sub sidiaries that the wages and work ing conditions of their employes shall compare favorably with the highest standards of propriety and justice." DEATH LIST WEARS 300 Fatalities in Corpus Christi Swell Almost Hourly and it Is Feared the Toll Will Reach Far Into Hundreds. NORTH SHORES OF BAY STREWN WITH BODIES BORAH CHEERED BY RECEPTION GIVEN ON WESTERN TOUR Says Omaha Audience Gave Him New Courage in Fight. BY E. C. SNYDER. Washington Correspondent of The Omaha Bee. Washington, Sept. 17. (Special Telegram.) The middle west is aflame with opposition to the league of nations covenant in its present form, Senator Borah of Idaho de clared on his return to Washington from a speaking trip. "The demon stration of Americanism which the middle west is giving," said Borah, "is filling the advocates of unquali fied ratification of the treaty with fear and foreboding. That is why they are attempting to rush the treaty through the senate. They are afraid of the tide that is sweeping the country." Borah returned at the urgent call of Senator Lodge because treaty ad vocates are seeking to force the op position to act on treaty amend ments without further debate. Bo rah said Senator Hiram Johnson, who is also on a stumping tour, will be allowed to continue for the re mainder of the present week at least. Borah is relied on by Lodge and other republican leaders to take the offensive at once in the fight on amendments. The Idaho senator, who wants to kill the whole league covenant, said midwestern audiences had given vociferous approval to his attitude. "In Omaha, he said," the crowd stood and cheered for a full minute the declaration that the whole treacherous scheme should be abandoned. In Iowa the sentiment was as strongly anti-league as it was in Nebraska." Senator Borah returns to Wash ington enthusiastic over the treat ment he received in Omaha which was much more than he expected. "The enthusiasm of the Omaha au dience was inspiring and it gave me new courage to fight on," he said. Says Boston Police Walkout Challenges Constitution of U. S. New York, Sept. 17. The Boston police,, by going on strike, have challenged the constitution of the United States. Elihu Root, former secretary of state, declared in an address at the National Security league's Constitution day celebra tion here. "We cannot maintain this consti tution without insisting upon its being followed," said Mr. Root. "We cannot maintain' it by laugh ing at those who try to make a joke of it. We cannot maintain it by being tolerant and liberal and indifferent towards those who at tack it. We must stand for it when it is challenged." Boston, Sept. 17. Before leaving for Washington, Guy Oyster, secre tary to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, is sued a statement in which he con demned the authorities for working conditions in the police department and declared that the striking pa trolmen were not to blame for the disorder in the first few days of the strike. He said that the men were being called "deserters' because "they had the manhood and the courage to strike, after a two weeks' notice, for their human rights and constitutional guarantees. SISTER SWIMS FIVE MILES TO SAVE BROTHER Stories of Many Curious Inci dents in Connection With Hurricane Come to Light. Corpus Giristi, Sept. 17. Stories of many curious incidents in connec tion with Sunday's hurricane are be ing told by rescuers and refugees. One party of searchers said to night that $10,000 in Liberty bonds and diamonds were found tied to the body of Miss Rosie Miller of Bee ville. Tex., whose body was washed ashore at Portland. Of the many tales of personal heroism being recounted tonight none exceeds that of Esther Fuller, 17 years old, who swam five miles through the waters of Nueces bay towing the unconscious form of her 9-year-old brother, Ted. To her the feat was a matter of fact. "Why, what else should I do?" she said. "I couldn't leave him to drown and go on alone, could I?" Swept Into Tidal Wave. Esther and Ted were swept into the tidal wave when their home was carried away during the height of the storm Sunday. The boy was hit by a piece of debris while struggling in the water and rendered uncon scious. The girl siezed him just as he started down and began her battle with the wind and waters. Making use of every bit of drift wood and wreckage that came her way, she struggled on. For five miles she fought the hurricane and the waves. She and her brother were finally washed ashore on the opposite side of the bay, where they were found early Monday by the rescue parties. Both Arms in Sling. With both arms in a sling and his head bandaged, Eli Rollins en tered, the Red Cross headquarters today and asked: "Is there anything I can do to help." Rollins was in the waters more than eight hours when he and his wife and son were caught in the fury of the tidal wave that carried their home away. His wife and son were drowned. Won't Fix Responsibility for Death of Newspaper Man Portland, Ore., Sept. 17. The district attorney's office announced that no action would be taken to fix the responsibility for the auto mobile accident Monday which caused the death of Ben F. Allen, correspondent for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, with the presidential party and James R. Patterson, a retired Portland realty dealer. It was declared a thorough investiga tion of the accident failed to show the blame could be fixed definitely. Stanley M. Reynolds, correspon dent of the Baltimore Sun, who was injured Monday in the accident was reported improved although still in a painful condition. Through a coincidence, Reynolds is being cared for by a former Baltimore nurse, Miss Isabel Mc Manius. Monoplane Falls. Philadelphia, Sept. 17. A Navy department monoplane which left New York at 1:10 p. m. for a flight to Washington fell near the Hog Island shipyard. Lieut. Com. E. McDonnell, 34 years of age of Washington, D. C. who was oper ating the machine, was severely in jured. His companion, Ensign E. B. Koler. Los Angeles, escaped with a severe shaking up and a few scratches. Hope of Identifying Corpses Being Abandoned Due to Length of Time Dead Have Been in Waters Along Coast. Corpus Christi, Sept.' 17. (By The Associated Press.) Dark- ' ness fell over the storm stricken city of Corpus Christi and environs tonight with the list of dead from Sunday's hurricane hovering around the 300 mark and with a heavy rain which fell almost continuous ly throughout the day hampering the work of clearing the debris and increasing the suffering of thousands of homeless. All at tempts at identifying the bodies had been abandoned because of their decomposed condition and burial parties sent out along the shores of Nueces bay were hurrying the corpses to nearby towns for in terment. Bonfires Light Bay Front. The bay front is lighted tonight by a score of huge bonfires, which cast a sickly light over the wrecked portion of Corpus Christi, adding a strange pallor to the scene of deso lation left by wind and wave. Into these fires are being cast the car casses of cattle, drowned when the tidal wave swept over Mustang Island, which lies across the mouth of Corpus Christi bay. Heavy rainfall to the east of Corpus Christi was threatening to stop relief trains hurrying here.. Food Situation Serious. The food situation, serious from the outset, took a more acute turn today with the arrival of several hundred refugees from the sur rounding country. Fear was ex pressed tonight that when the limited food stocks in surrounding towns- is exhausted more than .30,000 persons would become en tirely dependent' upon relief sup plies now being brought here. All visitors and sightseers were urged to remain away from Corpus Christi by Mayor Gordon Bone and Roy Miller, chairman of the citi zens relief committee in a joint statement tonight. Every addi tional mouth to feed adds an un necessary drain on the city's meager resources. It is now feared that the death toll will reach far into the hundreds, as reports reaching here from across i?ueces bay in the vicinity of Port land, White Point and Rocita and other towns in that section tell a uniform story of heavy casualties. According to reports received from that section today the- reced ing waters have left bodies strewn along' the entire north shores of the b"ay. Burial parties are being' sent out from here to scour all the lowlands along Nueces bay and bury them in the most expeditious manner, as practically all hope of identifying any of the bodies has been abandoned. $ Temporary Morgue Closed. The temporary morgue opened in the Corpus Christi court house was closed today and all bodies now are being carried directly to the ceme- I teries, where they are buried with simple rites by waiting clergymen. Pieces of clothing, jewelry and other ' (Continued on Tkk Two. Column Two.) Victim of Crash 6f Street Car and Truck Dies From Injuries L. C. Tittsworth, 48 years old, Millard hotel, who. was injured Tuesday evening in a collision of an automobile truck and a street car at Patrick and Military avenues, died at 11 o'clock last night in Nicholas Senn hospital. Tittsworth suffered nine broken ribs and other internal injuries when the truck on which he was riding with C. E. Flynn, 2116 Locust street, , struck a street car and was demol ished. Flynn is in Nicholas Senn hospital with a broken collarbone. ' Soldiers Wreck Headquarters of New York Socialists New York, Sept. 17. The social ist headquarters in the 17th assem bly district here was wrecked last night by several men in United States service uniforms. he police were ii..'ormed today. The intrud ers destroyed documents and pam phlets, tore papers from the walls and broke up furniture after enter ing the building by smashing the skylight. t
