RIEF
ERIG HT
REEZY
BITS OF NEWS
TRAPS THIEF WITH
BELL ON PURSE.
- London, Nov. 23. Detective Ser
jeant Lawrence's ingenuity led Fred
Jones to trial in the theft of the
.sleuth's purse with $5. Lawrence
when he left his purse in a gym
nasium locker, attached it to a wire,
battery and bell. When the purse
was lilted from Lawrence's coat the
hell rang and attendants seized
Jones. '
WIFE. WED 60 YEARS,
COLLECTS 214 D0LLS.
Los Angeles, Nov. 23. Dolls, 214
of them, played an important part in
the celebration of the ($0th anni
versary of the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Tinker. Mrs. Tinker, who
is 80 years old, has been collecting
colls for many years. She has kept
them hidden away ia trunks until
the anniversary. Then, before all her
children and grandchildren, she ex
hibited them. The dolls have come
from eve:y corner of the earth.
OLDEST SOLDIER IN WAR
ENLISTED AT AGE OF 73.
London, Nov. 23. The oldest sol
dier who served in the late war was
William Clarke, who is now living
at Shamley Green, near Guildford.
Three years ago, just 60 years after
his enlistment in the Royal Welch
icgiment, he joined the Royal De
fense corps, and served at Felix
stowe until he was invalided, lie is
now 76.
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DOCTOR RTITPftPPC PTrt
WITH NEEDLE; FINED. .
Los Angeles, Nov. 23. Dr. J.
Homer Burgan was fined $50 by
Justice Miller of Burbank for
slaughtering an animal without a
permit. It is alleged that Dr. Bur
gan injected a serum into the veins
of a Jiog, allowing it to bleed to
death. The meat it is said, was sold.
HUSBAND. "OLD AND NO
GOOD," SHOT BY WIFE. "
. Burgess, Mo., Nov. 23. The pre
liminary examination of Mrs. Dalia
Moquet, 30 years old, charged with
the shooting of her husband, Jules
Moquet, 74 years old, was held at.
Liberal, Mo.
Walter Hepshear, a neighbor,
aroused the neighborhood, stating
he had been shot and Moquet killed.
When questioned by the authorities
Mrs. Moquet is said to have frankly
admitted the shooting of her hus
band. "He was old and no good,, and I
thought it just as well to put him
out of the way," the officers quote
Mrs. Moquet as saying.
BELLS ON TURKEY'S
TO SCARE COYOTES.
Marysville, Cal., Nov. 23 With,
the double object of frightening off
coyotes' and the easy location of
their flocks in the heavy under
growth, the turkey raisers of the
UTlltillir flot. CCfl'H f( Villi, Alltl
ty have attach ed.beik, to their birds.
"Gobblers are honored with a heavier
bell than thi hen turkey in recogni
tion of their leadership.
WIFE DROPS HAIRPIN;'
MATE WINS DIVORCE. !
. LONDON, Nov. 23. Dr. Edwin
L. Sortain has been granted a di-
vnrr in a anif naminc? Kirrir lr
man. , manager of the Blenheim
hotel, Brighton, despite Mrs. Sor
tain's and German's denial of wrong
doing. ', '
Mrs. Sortain said she went into
the garden house to get some pre
served eggs for German. The eggs
were under a couch.
While ; she waVsjubbing a damp
mirror a. hairpin slipped from her
hair and fell down her black. She
was wearing a knitted silk jumper
with no opening at the front or
back. The broken point of the hair
pin stuck into her back and was
most uncomfortable.
Mr. German asked her what she
was fidgeting about and said that
as she was going home in a minute
she could get the pin out. She. re
plied that it was hurting very much
and she asked him to turn his back
while she took her jumper off.
The door then opened and her
husband appeared.
LIPTON TELLS PLAN
TO WIN AMERICAN CUP.
London, Nov. 23. Sir Thomas'
I.iptou is confident of the chances 'Bf
his yacht. Shamrock IV., in the
forthcoming races for the coveted
American cup, which have been post
poned since 1914 on account of the
war.
"The Resolute, which would have
opposed Shamrock IV in 1914, will
probably be the defending boat,"
said Sir Thomas today.
The Shamrock IV in all probabil
ity will have to 'give some time al
lowance, as she carries a much big
ger sail area.
Captain Burton, the amateur with
a remarkable record of over 1,000
races in his own yachts, will sail the
challeneer and will have full charge
of the preparations. Some slight
changes will be made in the Sham
rock IV, which Sir Thomas de
scribes as "the fastest boat of her
kind I have ever known."
-PARLOR BOLSHEVISTS"
BEING INVESTIGATED. "- ,
New York, Nov. 23. The part
played by "parlor bolshevists" -. in
the communist party's activities, in
cluding contributions by checks said
to have aggregated more than $100,
000 by persons prominent in the
city's social and religious circles, was
under investigation by the extraordi
nary grand jury. Uncashed checks
amounting to a very large sum were
turned over to the grand jury to
day, together with a mass ofothef
papers, by the Lusk joint legislative
lemmittee which is probing radical
activities. ...
The checks, which were seized in
raids made by the police, were re
ported to have been drawn and given
to individuals, with the understand
ing that the money secured from
Tim , tn h used for exoenses
' in connection with disseminating
revolutionary propaganda, wnue xne
contributors names were to remain
a secret. , ,
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes name
was upon some 10 of the checks that
miiA h thn raiders, it was
declared today. The checks bearing
her name wer ior sums aggregat
ing more than $11,000.
LAKE STORM
TAKES TOLL
0 F 1 8 LIVESi
Crew of Steamer Myron Lost
in Terrific Northwester on
Superior When Ship Foun
ders and Later Sinks.
ROUGH SEA PREVENTS
EFFORTS TO SAVE MEN
Coast Guards Patrol Shores,
Hopeful of Finding Life
Boats -No Bodies As Yet
Have Been Washed Ashore.
Sault Ste Marie. Mich., Nov. 23.
Eighteen persons, comprising the
crew of the steamer Mytyn, are be
lieved to have been added to the
victims of Lake Superior's fury of
the past two Weeks. Caught in a
terrific northwester, the' Myron
foundered a mile, and a half off
White Fish point Saturday night
and early-Vday sank in four fath
oms of water.
Futile efforts were made by two
steamers to throw lines to the. men
clinging to the cabin. So wild was
the sea, however, that the men could
not hold the lines and for'lheir own
safety the two steamers vere com
pelled to leave the scene. Coast
guards are patrolling the shores of
White Fish Bay for forty-five miles,
hoping the Myron's two life boats
will be blown ashore.
The United States sub-chaser, 438
also is scouring the bay for pos
sible survivors. The beach is cov
ered with lumber, the i Myron's
cargo, but not a body had come
ashore. The gale continues and
there was little hope that passing
steamers could have picked up the
lifeboats, which, it is believed, were
swamped in the mountainous sea.
"Tlfeiftearrier Calumet passing here
reported sighting a waterlogged life
boat south of White Fish point. As
far as could be ascertained the boat
was unoccupied. , .
Tow Barge Picked Upi
The barge Miztec, which the
Myron had in tow when she left
Munising down bound, was cut
loose and was picked up by an un
known steamer which towed it into
shelter at White Fish point. The
barge's deck load of lumber and
rudder were carried away, but it is
understood her crew is safe.
First word of the disaster came
by wireless from the steamer Far
ling, lying in shelter behind White
Fish point. When the ' steamer
Adriatic, . ice . covered, locked
through here today, her captain re
ported that he twice turned his ship
around trying to pick up the stricken
vessel's crew, who were then in two
lifeboats. The men were unable to
hold the lines, however, and the at
tempt at rescue had to be aban
doned, i
Throw- Lines to Men.
The steamer Mcintosh later'
passed through wreckage of the
Myron close enough to throw lines
to several men seen clinging to the
cabin. The men had life preservers
on and were calling for help. One
man also had a small flashlight. This
attempt at rescue also failed and the
men, unable to grasp the !ines, had
to be left to their fate. White Fish
Bay tonight is strewn wiffi wreck
age, according to wireless dis
patches. ,.-
The Myron is the third ship
swallowed up by storm-driven Lake
Superior in the last two weeks. The
others were the H. E. Runnells and
the John Owen, the latter with the
loss of her crew of twenty-two men.
The steamer Myron, of wooden
construction, was built in Grand
Haven, Mich., in 1888. She was 186
feet long and 676 gross tonnage.
O. W. Blodgett of Bay City is the
owner. .
Saw Distress Signals.
Captain McRae of the Adriatic
said he saw the distress signals set
by the barge Miztec, which was later
reported taken in tow by another
steamer, but gave his attention to
attempting the rescue of the My
ron's crew. At that time the Myron
was, going to pieces fast, he said,
and about IS of the crew had taken
to lifeboats, the others clinging to
wreckage.
During the ineffffectual at
tempts at rescue, the Adriactic
struck bottom. Captain McRae de
clared, and he was forced to leave
the vicinity for the safety of his
own ship.
Since , the Myron is . entirely
broken up, it is possible marine men
here say, that its hold cargo of lum
ber will helo keeo the boat afloat
rand that those men who remained
aboard may be saved. Steamers in
shelter at White Fish are assisting
the coast guard in efforts to locate
the drifting steamer and members
of the crew.
39 Hart in Crash.
Galena, Kan., Nov. 23. Thirty
nine persons were injured, none
dangerously, when two electric cars
crashed in a head-on collision near
here; . An eastbound car, which had
received orders to wait' at Lowell,
Kansas, for two westbound cars to
pass, proceeded when only one of
the westbound cars had passed, it
wa said. .
SETTLEMENT IN
COAL STRIKE IS
EXPECTED TODAY
Fuel Administrator Garfield
Will Intervene to Avert
Coal Famine.
Washington, Nov. 23. The inter
vention of Fuel Administrator Gar
field Monday in the lagging nego
tiations of bituminous operators and
miners of the central competitive
field was expected to bring to a cli
max the long drawn-out conflict and
to clear the way for a speedy settle
ment of the strike situation which
has put the country on the verge of
a coal famine.
Although the day brought no new
developments hero, as mine owners
and workers awaited action by the
administration, it was evident that
both sides recognized that a settle
ment could not long bejielayed. No
formal meetings of any sort were
held. x , '
Reports received by operators
from middle western states showed
that the" coal scarcity already had
reached the famine stage, and that
the cold weather had brought suffer
ing and hardship.
Several operators declared their
willingness to accept whatever prop
osition the government might offer.
With the entire country aroused to
the need of resuming the production
of coal on a normal basis, neither
the miners nor the owners of the
properties, they said, could afford to
turn a deaf ear to recommendations
of the government.
As the situation now stands as re
gards wage advances, the operators
have offered an increase of 20 per
cent and the miners have agreed to
accept the 31 per cent proposed by
Secretary Wilson. The possibility
of a compromise between these fig
ures, part of the increase to be paid
by the public in higher prices and
some to come out of the margin of
the mining companies, was suggest
ed in some circles, and it was said
this would be placed before both
sides tomorrow.
10 DANCERS BURN
TO DEATH AND 15
OTHERS CRUSHED
25 Lose Lives in Fire Which
Destroys Building Where
Village Folk Make Merry,"
Ville Piatt, La., Nov. 23. Twenty-five
persons, most of them wo
men and girls, lost their lives here
last night in a fire which quickly
destroyed a frame building in which
300 of the village folk were making
merry at a dance. Fifteen others
were seriously injured and search of
the ruins was expected to add to
the list of the dead.
Ten of the dancers were burned
to death and others were crushed in
a stampede to reach the street down
a narrow stairway while the flames
were sweeping rapidly from the
lower floor. More than a score of
babies, tucked safely away in a lit
tle nursery on the same fld'or with
the dance "nail, were rescued by
mothers who had taken them there
along with their, children of danc
ing age. Some of the youngsters
were picked up and hurled bodily
into the outstretched arms of peo
ple in the street below.
The fire started in a grocery store
and a tongue of flame reached out
and startled a crowtl in a moving
picture theater in the same building
with the grocery and dance hall. A
man standing near the door shouted
to the audience to move out quietly
and none were hurt.
The flames spread so rapidly that
the whole lower floor was a roaring
blaze before the dancers in the hall
above were aware of their danger.
Instantly there was a panic, and
.the crowd, men, women and chil
dren made a mad rush for the single
exit, the narrow stairway leading
down the side of the burning build
ing. Thi soon was choked, and
many of those who were trapped
escaped through windows to the
roof of an adjoining building. 'Many
of the victims were burned beyond
recognition, and 5 bits of jewelry
were the only means of identifica
tion of the bodies.
Fritz Kreisler Accepts
Offer to Play at Concert
Lawrence, Mass., Nov. 23. Fritz
Kreisler, who gave a concert here
Sunday, announced that he had ac
cepted an invitation telegraphed to
him by General Robert Alexander
of the New York branch of the
American Legion to appear in a
testimonial concert at the Hippo
drome in New York on Dec. 28.
General Alexander said that John
MTeCormack was to sing at the con
cert, which was to be under' the
auspices of the American Legion.
No attempt was made co interfere
with the violinists' recital here, his
first public appearance since can
cellation of his engagement at
Louisville, Ky., last week, at the
suggestion of the mayor after sev
eral organizations had protested
against his playing there.
Uchida Goes to Britain.
Tokio, Nov. 23. Viscount Uchida,
the foreign minister, will be ap
pointed Japanese ambassador to
Great Britain and H. Ijuin, at pres
ent ambassador to Italy, will take
the portfolio of foreign affairs, ac
cording to a statement made by the
Vomsuri today.
" '
SERBS MASS
TO OPPOSE
0'
AMNZO
12,000 Picked JVIen Concen
trated at Spalato, on Dal
matian . Coast, Ready for
Battle if City is Approached.
JUG0 SLAVS OF ZARA
REPORTED IN REVOLT
Details of "Rebels'" Recent
Exploit in Dalmatia Now Be
ing Permitted Publication in
the Italian Press.
Venice, Nov. 23. A Serbian di
vision, 12.000 strong, and composed
of picked men, has been concen
trated at Spalato, on the Dalmatiau
coast, ready to oppose D'Annunzio,
if he approaches that city, accord
ing to formation reaching Admiral
Andrews, commander of the Amer
ican forces in the Adriatic,' on board
the armored cruiser Pittsburgh.
The American commander is in
wireless communication with the en
tire Dalmatian coast. Since the
Zara expedition of D'Annunzio's,
according to the reports, tranquil
ity has prevailed everywhere.
Prepares ror 'Occupation.
Geneva, Nov. 23. Gabriele D'An
nunzio is preparing for the occupa
tion of the whole of Dalmatia, ac
cording to Belgrade dispatches.
The Dalmatians have sent a dele
gation to Belgrade to request
prompt and energetic measures by
the Serbian government . against
D'Annunzio's projects. "
The Jugo-Slav population of Zara
is reported to be in revolt. Many
fled -frora the jtownen- the -entrance
of the Italians.
Details of Exploit.
' Rome, Nov. 23. Now that details
of Gabriele D'Annunzio's recent ex
ploit n the Dalmatian coast are be
ing permitted publication in the
Italian press, after the lapse of
nearly a week, some graphic -accounts
of the progress of the in
surgent poet's adventure are coming
to light. One narrative by an eye
witness' who accompanied D'An
nunzio on the expedition to Zara
describes the events picturesquely,
D'Annunzio, says the account, at
the head of a band of 1,000 men, set
out from Fiume at midnight on Nov.
13, the torpedc ' boat destroyer
Nulle leading the vessels of the lit
tle fleet.
At about 8:30 o'clock Friday
morning, the narrator relates, as
D'Annunzio and his staff stood on
the deck of the Nulle, eagerly scan
ning the Dalmatian coast for a first
glimpse of Zara, a destroyer was
observed approaching. The craft
was identified as the destroyer In
domite. ,
Her captain, speaking through a
megaphone, inquired:
' "Her Majesty Admiral Millo asks
where you are going."
"I, Gabriele D'Annunzio, com
mander of the city of Fiume, am
going to the city of Zara," was the
thundered response. ' .
Sailors Shout for Joy.
"All fight," quickly came the re
ply. At the same time the sailors
on the destroyer Indomite waved
their arms and caps, shouting:
"Viv Italy! Viva D'Annunzio!"
From the Nullo came the an
swering voices shouting:
' "Viva Italian Zaral"
Banners wte "frantically waved
(Continued on Page Two, Column Five.)
Two Trainmen Killed,
Four Passengers Hurt
In Smash on C. P. R.
Montreal, Nov. 23. Two train
men were killed and four passeng
ers, a locomotive engineer and a
fireman were injured in a head-on
collision last night between a spe
cial carrying passengers from the
steamship Empress of France to
Toronto, and the Montreal-Quebec
express, near Terrebonne,1 Quebec,
on the Canadian Pacific railway.
The special . remained on the
tracks,! but two baggage cars and
the second class coach of the ex
press were derailed and caught fire.
None of the injured were hurt se
verely. The dead are: -
J. M. Saricho, Quebec, fireman on
steamship special, and A. - Milner,
Montreal, messenger of the express.
General Felipe Angeles
Not Thought Executed
Washington, Nov. 23. Private
advices received here direct from
Mexico City indicated that General
Felipe Angeles,' the Villa chieftain,
had not been executed as reported
last night from San Antonio, and
that powerful efforts were being
made to save his life. ;
The published statement that
Angeles had been put to death with-
out trial by courtmartial. the advices
said, were known in the Mexican
capitol to be untrue.
EXAMINATION OF
INCOMING ALIENS
ROUNDLY SCORED
Lax Methods Laid to Inade
quatev Immigration Force and
Poor Remuneration.
New York, Nov. 23. The house
immigration committee, which is
studying conditions here to prepare
legislation which will expedite de
portation of undesirable aliens,
boarded the Adriatic at Quarantine
today to learn at first hand the
routine through which immigrants
must go.
"The force of immigration in
spectors on duty iri the port ot
New York, especially that part as
signed to the work of boarding .in
coming vessels, is inadequate. This
results in the inspection of arriving
aliens being only partly done. The
inspectors are grossly underpaid."
This statement, made by Repre
sentative Albert Johnson of Wash
ington, head of the committee,
summed up the observations of the
committee on its trip.
The committee members blamed
present conditions on "circum
stances."' f o Reorganize Service.
Before they cease their activities
they hope to reorganize the service
completely and in order to have all
data necessary for their full infor
mation, will ask for suggestions
from men in all branches of the
service at the inquiry tomorrow at
Ellis Island.
Every alien landirig at Ellis
Island should be deported without
further evidence than the fact he
approves of the I. W. W. or com
munist program, declared Repre
sentative Johnson. ,
He added that more than 100 radi
cals are smuggling their Way into
this country every 24 hours, chiefly
from Mexico, while in Papan and
Switzerland radicals of all sorts arc
endeavoring to secure passage here
as a fertile field for their endeavors.
Slip by Easily. '
"It is apparent," he feaid, "that one
reason why vicious, half-crazed for
eigners are able to get into this
country is that they slip by an or
ganization -hich is not physically
eapabJe--of doing the-work assigafd
to it. That is a matter for legisla
tion, i .,
"Whether there has been some
laxity in the past is not of so much
importance ag, to make sure that we
self-guard ourselves properly against
the increasing dangers which we
face from future immigration.
"One subject under consideration
is that of providing machinery in
consular offices in Europe for ex
aminiBg and preventing undesirable
oersons from settinc sail toward
rthis country. This might have to be
handled by treaties with ojher na
tions, but such a system would have
to. be carefully supervised because
of the danger of creating worse
abuses than- now exist here." .
Coolidge's Stand in
Boston Police Strike
Plank for Presidency
Boston, Mass., Nov. 23. Resolu
tions favoring the nomination of
Governor C. Coolidge for president
by the republican party next year,
adopted by the executive committee
of the Republic club of Massachus
etts last Friday are made public.
The resolutions &ay that the "ov
ershadowing issue of the hour is the
maintenance of established govern
ment," and after pointing to Gov
ernor Coolidge's stand in the Bos
ton police strike, declare that he is
a "worthy representative who em
bodies in himself the purposes and
ideals of the American people and
their determination to maintain
their cherished institutions."
George H. Mills, president of the
club, said that this action was taken
only "after mature deliberation by
leading members of the elub," add
ing "Calvin Coolidge today is the
foremost champion of government
by the people as against any special
interests in this country. He rep
resents American .citizenship and
constructive ability at its best."
Find Body of Murdered
- Man in Shallow Grave
Pn.K1r. fViin Nnv 2.1 The
body of an unidentified man, hands
and , feet tied and a bullet hole
through his forehead, was found in
a shallow grave on the prairie north
east of this city.t Pueblo police
have no record of any persons hav
ing been robbed or missing recently.
The body, ojily partly clad, bore
no marks by. which identification
could be made.
Laval University Destroyed
By Fire Damage, $400,000
Mnntrcal. Nov. 2.1. The main
buildings of the University of Mon
treal, better known as Laval uni
versity, containing the medical de
partment, were destroyed by fire
nnf1av nicrVit Thp loss is estimated
at $400,000, which is covered by in
surance, the blaze is tnougnt to
have been started by lighted
cigarets.
Palmer Convalescing.
Philadelphia, Nov. 22. Attorney
General Palmer, who has been stay
ing at the home of Gov. William C.
Soroul near Chester. Pa., since Fri
day, is rapidly convalescing from
his slight illness and will Jeave tor
his home at .Stroudsburg. Pa., or
Atlantic City. N. J., Tuesday.
1 '
Ridge Road Murder Solved as Body
Found Near Coff man Recognized by
Friends as Mrs. Leo Fitzsimmons
I
1
Six Persons, Including Four
Women, a Doctor and
Taxicab Driver, Positively
Identify Murdered Woman.
DR. ROBERT NICHOLS
ASSURES IDENTIFICATION
A. Is Z-
OHIO COED SHOOTS
FAIR RIVAL FOR
HAND OF STUDENT
Wesleyan College Girl, Actu
ated by Jealousy, Seriously
Wounds Gladys Racey.
Delaware, O., Nov. 23. Staid
Ohio Wesleyan college is thrilled
with the details of the most sensa
tional love '"triangle" case in its
history, which was climaxed by the
confession of Blanche Davidson, 19,
freshman coed, that, actuated by
Jealousy, she fired the mystery shot
which seriously wounded - Gladys
Racey, also a coed, as shf ascended
the stairway of Gray's chapel.
The confession came, according
to the police, following a long grill
ing. The girl, .at first defiant, be
came tearful and finally told the
officers her story.
A revolver" wrapped in a woman's
stocking found near the. scene of the
shoo,ing gave the police the clue
which' led them to suspect Miss
Davidson. ,
According .to the ' police the
Davidson girl told them she had
carried the revolver for several
days, awaiting an opportunity to
"get" Miss - Racey, whom she de
scribed as "my rival." -
According to the confession, the
third figure in the "love triangle"
was a -well-known young student of
Ohio. State university, whose name
was given to the police, they said.
The -girl told the officials that
both herself and Miss Racey had
"found fav6r in his eyes," but that
lately his attentions had been
showered on Miss Racey.
Shot After School Class.
Friday she cut the Spanish class
which both girls attended and wait
ed in the hallway until the Racey
girl left the classroom. She then
followed her up the stairs, shooting
when the landing was reached, the
police say she told them. The girl
is being held at the police station,
where her confession was made. She
will be charged with shooting with
intent to kill.
The young woman is a daughter
of C. M. Davidson, residing south
of this city. She is a graduate of
Delaware High school. The revol
ver she confessed she had obtained
from a workman employed at the
Girls' Industrial Home, where she
was employed last summer as a
clerk. The Racey girl, whose home
is at Caldwell, passed a good flight
at the hospital and is believed out
of dangeiv
"Big Six" Accept Mandate.
New York, Nov. 23. A mandate
iteiteH htr thp P YCTtl t i Vf! COUnCll of
the International Typographical un
ion, ordering the striking memDers
of Typographical union No. 6 back
to work, was accepted by a vote of
three to one at a meeting of the
"Big Six." Leaders of the insurgent
element of the local said they would
decide whether to defy the interna
tional or return to work. -
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PRACTICAL JOKER
PHONES MESSAGE
PRESIDENT DEAD
Vice-President Receives Com
munication While Making
. Address and Is Overcome.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 23.-r-Through
a hoax perpetuated by an unidenti
fied'persbn an address by Vice Pres
ident Marshall at the auditorium
armory was broken up by the false
announcement that President Wil
son was dead. The man, it was
said, telephoned to the auditorium
office and asked 'for the vice presi
dent. When advised that Mr. Mar
shall was waking an address and
could not come to the telephone,
the voice reghed, "Well, he'll come
now for the president is dead and
Washington wants him on long dis
tance." The engineer of the building re
ceived the telephone call and a po
liceman took the news Jo" the -stage'
and told it to Charles G. Haden, a
businessman who informed the vice
president that "the president is
dead." '
. Mr. Marshall bowed his head and
appeared overcome. Then recover
ing somewhat, he told the audience
what had been toldthim. He could
hardly speak.' Women broke into
weeping and someone began to play
"Nearer My God to Thee" on the
immense organ.
As soon as he could, the vice pres
ident got to a telephone and called
up The Associated Press, where he
was assured that there was no
truth in such a rumor.
"Thank God," he replied.
Meanwhile the audience was dis
persing and the false report spread
over the city. Newspapers were almost-swamped
with telephone in
quiries. No reason for the hoax had been
advanced by local officials tonight,
but an immediate investigation was
begun. Governor Dorsey announced
a reward of $100 for evidence identi
fying the person who started the
rumor.
Mr. Marshall came here to speak
in behalf of a fraternal order, and
had not made more than half his ad
dress when he was interrupted.
Four Killed When Auto
Rolls Over High Cliff
' San Francisco. Nov. 23. Charles
M. Belshaw of San Francisco, for
mer state senator; Mrs. Belshaw ind
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sherwood of
Spokane,' Wash., were killed when
an automobile in which they were
riding, rolled over a high cliff at
Half Moon Bay, 30 miles south of
here.
Bolshaw and Sherwood were
classmates, having been graduated
from Harvard in the class of '82.
The cliff over which their automo
bile plunged towered several hun
dred feet above Rockaway beach.
The two women were killed instant-;
ly. Bolshaw died on the way to a
hospital and Sherwood died on the
operating table, s t
Women, After Examining '
Clothes on Corpse, Recog
nize Them as Belonging to ,
Mrs. Leo Fitzsimmons.
Shortly after 1 this morning the
body of the dead woman lying at
Gentleman's mortuary, and which
was found in a Washington county
ravine IS miles north of Omaha,
was identified as that of Mrs. Mable
Fitzsimirfons, wife of A. I Fitz
simmons, whose marital troubles
lately caused a sensation in South
Side circles.
Immediately after the identifica
tion, which was concluded about
1:15, Sheriff Mike Clark, who had
kepi track of the investigation be
ing pursued, and who the day be
fore had sent a deputy to Calhoun
in company with a representative of
The" Bee,1 was told of thi final result,-
and arrived at the mortuary
shortly before 1:30, leaving imme
diately for the residence of A. L.
Fitzsimmon's father, at 334 North
Forty-first street. He 'took-, two
deputy sheriffs along.
Identification Positive.
, The identification " of the dead
woman was as positivft as words
could express, and was made by six
witnesses as follows:
. Miss Ruby Wick, 712 North Six
teenth street '
Miss Mary Newman, 712 North
Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Mary Schoeffclin, Seven
teenth and Jackson streets.
Dr. Robert Nichols, 634 ' Brown
building. 1
Harvey Wolf,, private detective.
Edward Burns, taxi driver for the
Yellow Taxicab company. V
Facial Recognition First,
The, identification was made in
every detail.
The facial recognition was made
the instant .the eyes of the various
witnesses .fell upon the body of the
dead woman, and ' nefne had the
slightest hesitancy in stating that
it was the body of Mable Fitzsim
mons, with the exception of Mrs,
Schoeffelin, who was inclined to be
lieve that the dead woman was too
fall to be the Fitzsimmons woman.
Details bf the clothes were identi
fied by the women, all jthree unit
ing in declaring various articles of
clothing were recognized by them
beyond a doubt as having belonged
to Mable Fitzsimmons. v -.
Doctor -Clinches Proof.
The testimony of Dr. Robert
Nichols, however, furnished the
clinching, testimony. Immediately
after Mr. Wolf had viewed, the re
mains and pronounced the body that
of the Fitzsimmons woman Mrs.
Wick and Miss Newman' were tele
phoned for and agreed to come. ,
On their. arrival Dr. Nichols wa
informed of the discovery and asked
to make assurance doubly sure.
It is but a short time ago that the
doctor, who was personally well
acquainted ' with the Fitzsimmons
woman besides being her physician,
had treated her for a vital disease.
Two hypodermic injections had
been given her, and it was the iden
tification of these that appeared to
place the matter beyond all doubt..
That Is the Woman. ' . .
Dr. Nichols arrived in his car at
about midnight, coming within a
few minutes after being informed of
the developments in the case. .
Almost thef-instant he walked into,
the brightly lighted room where the
body lay he exclaimed:
"That is the woman." "' -.
He then described to Undertaker
Gentleman .where various marks
would be found, including a large
and unmistakable scar left by him
from an operation and the two hypo
dermic needle marks.
These were found immediately. "
No Possibility of Mistake.
"There is absolutely no possibility
of a mistake," said Dr. Nichols. "The
presence of the scars, and a diseased
portion of the body, which would
entirely escape the notice of the Cal
houn and other undertakers, would
prove this the body, without the ad-'
ditional proof furnished by the other
witnesses and the fact that, in addi
tion to the recognition', they imme
diately identified various articles of
clothing.
Remarried Three Weeks Ago.
The Fitzsimmons couple were re
married three weeks ago in Kansas
City, according to the witnesses.
On returning to Omaha they
fisVttved at the San ford hotel for a
short time, then moved to the Har-,
lev hotel, and later went to the
Elms hotel at Nineteenth and Har-
ney streets. They had Jived there
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