CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY. K J

I Kalvaiiun Army told Oov«mor ' Tliomas E. Kllky that 1*0.000 person* ‘ are near starvatlcn In tbe coal flcldc

j of northern Alahamn.

j A. S. Burleson «if Austin. Tei, for- | roer poHimaster gruen.l. has pone to j Europe to amnge for tl'.e sale of *evI eral hundrotl thousand bale* of cotton j to European spinners on elx months' credit Imel ed by European banks. Mix hundred prisoners nt the OMo penlteutlnry, t'olumbus, aaffered it light attack of ptomaine poisoning mused by eating of preserved par-

ITEMS TO INTEREST 0 „. „ lb , 0 ,. ra „ | submarine U-140. at Ui« rhlladelphla »hcr* Chronicle of Psat Occurences navy yard, was extinguished by three

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sailors and two murine* wearing ga*

i Post office department announced that mall clerk* will be armed with tawed-off shotguns to foil mall robbers. A general sale* tax to provide fund* j for the retirement of the floating debt t advocated by Represeutrtlve Test ^ ' of Ohio, chairman of the Ilepubllmn ", : Congress.otic I Campaign Committee

The Colombian treaty, growing out lo ^ l0 |hc llon ^ Washington of U,e panuiontng of C""™. ’'»■ . 1U |p„ M sl .,o for tfm ™ nn.ned b) f!«‘-eunto It pnolde. for ltji)ro Grla| .m i. teoentlj Ui. |i«so»,.l b) fto- tnlfeO „ f,. eebt mOoefloo f". BfJWOf.. ... ibe boom Afnertcoo b- ^ >d ‘ Ih . „„„ o„,i, „ public, bot l». )« 10 be bp |ilor ^ % . (J(p p , I .„ b tbe Cofulublui. uou tni.ly. Tbe .of. ou , . (; .. rri lr (1(liaT mOualrfr. iecl.reO m.ll...tlon w.» » m lo Cl,le«o tb.f .be food. oo. were tb.il ti.c fo-o-m... t.-0-iblbl. to.J'.ft - f ^ onmilbd .01 ploy Fibmo KepobUmb. -bd Jo« | ^ " r .et,

Demoerut. v..i«l win.. r.tlle.tlom ^ ln ^

David F. Blair, of W inston Salem. n linJ | nc rontemplates no N. C M was i.otuluated by 1 resldi ut roorp {(fr dieanmment until •wace lias

Harding to be Commissioner of in NvQ

ten.ul Hevenne. Mr. Blair, who w.U , A

succeed William it WUllama. never V”

held (pOliUml office, but was prominent | I ^PnHTINfl in Hepubllmn atfalrt in North Caro- | arum mo Una. _ —v Niue steel cargo vessels of 7S.OOO [ || t .nnon of Dirklnsun College pitch deads eight tons were added to tiw , ed u Uu lllt CUI11P uca inst Krsnkiln and fleet ont of commission, bringing tbe Bl , urllbie, the home team total up to C7S vessels of 4.43M^187 | wlllIlllie> 0 lo \ Hennoo struck out dead we. gut ton A ; 11 men. Franklin and Marshall's lone An additional appropriation of $400.- gun •vas snored on an error. 000.(K«U to enable't lo liquidate tl*e af- Larry Kopf, shortstop of the Oncin-

can Republic Will Get $25,000,-

. ...... , 000 for Its Ust Territory.

fairs of federal ooutrol of tbe railroad* >u ,ti NatlunaK culled at tbe offlee <>! centra led than that normally n*eu In will l<e asked by the United States president Herman-and signed a coi . wurfure. Beside*, there was nothing

Railroad XdmiiilUrnilon. Bepresenm tract. “Helnte~ Uroh. third bawmau. b.,t a suggestion of a breeie blowing Washington—Tl.e Colombian Treaty, five Good of lows, chairman of tbe ' i.nd Ed Boush. center fielder, atill iv- i nm-aid the town. Consequently the ! which bar boec •lumbering for many House Committee on Appropriation*. umiD unsigned. : save was *luggl*h and folk* had time ; >wlr> wu( rel |bed by tbe United

declared In tbe House. i Leslie Myers, captain of tbe Uolver- | to e*ea|M-. Fullmnn died of congestion

WAR GAS SWEEPS JERSEY TOWN Three Heroes Prevent Tragedy as Deadly Phosgene Imperils Bound Brook. VALVE ON TANK BREAKS., Masked Workmen Battle With Death. Check Flow Just as Phone Girls Are About to Tell Wholo

Region to.Flee.

Round BroiA.—An UBOO-gslIoa tank of phoagebe, one of the most potent and tnsKHaas of tbe notoon gases *iseil In the war. sprang a leak at 1 tfc' a. m. r.t the "emlngwny tliemical Riant at Middlebro->k. a qunner of a mile west of this town. One man died from the effects of j the gas. four are In a serious Condition and *.-or*-» are »uffering fn>m InnammstloD of the throat Earl l*ullman. an employee at the plant. Is

the dead man.

Four other* are suflVr.ng the ruff''catloD tbe ga* protocc*. but .are ex

pr,i«-d t*i recover.

n>ew f.mr are HaroM Sounder*, formerly chief <lH-ml*t at ilie plant: Michael Rascall. his assistant; Peter Wlrdel. an employee, and IT. Benjamin Borrow, who was t-'wled over by the heavy, sweetish fumes when he went to the rescue of Saunders, Pnsrall and Wlrdel. To tbe CO«rag» and fortitude of the latter trio 1* doe the fart Urtt tbe rusnalUe* »< re no greater. despite tbe fact that tbe save was considerably denser and more eoncentra ted than that normally oaru In warfare. Beside*, tlwrc «n» nothing n suggestion of a breeie blowing

President Hardings iwraooal pbyalclan will be Dr. C E Sawyer of Mar-

HARDING REFUSES ' GERMANY’S PLEA Mediation Rejected, but Way Left j Open for Germans to Use Americas Good Offices. WILL NOT BE THE UMPIRE Refuses to Fla Sum Germany Must Pay—Note Pledged German Government’s Acceptance of Award. Asks Leave to Submit Caee. Washington - The Repuhlic of Gernany. In an aH»eal received at tbe late Department, naked President larding t<> set the amount of re para •tons Germany shooid s*y "bd to “se--urr the •■oniiei.t of the allied powers

to such iMOIattW

In n rei>ly immedlatel; dispatched ov,v the rlgtuitare of Secretary of State Hugh**. Germany was sympa--betlctfty Iniortntsl that tbe United

, itate* could not agree to such c eourae.

Amertce'e reply to Get —~

CHARLES a FITZHORRIS

Charles C. FUroorrls, general sunce^ Intcndent of the Chlcmg.' potlce dapartmeaL whose reorganisation of tha

lou. a lecdlng Ohio physician. H* o,*, VoUosra much the same lines as ^ Vttraeted tbe aUentlon of - tTen made a brigadier general in tne Hugl.e*’ recent communliu- „ nnnilfil „ wr s In other C.tlea. army medical reserve ion to Benin with referenra te «i» u, „ . forer-i new.^per man. mnke an Inver.igatlon ^government ^ ^ ^ of rinmratlllom .

POLICE USE DRASTIC PROHIBITION PLAN

Will Put Liens on 1,000 Place-

Where "Dr,’’ Arrests Have

Been Made.

U.S. SENATE RATIFIES

moke an Inv,

agencies for public welfare.

:.iore «mpi•atlc in ludlratlng tlie belief o’ tbi* government that tbe deuwnds u xKi Gcmany have been Inrapabia of filflllment, whereas In tbo first n*te

pm nilDIAN TP^A'Y « -vetary Hughe* no more than IndlUULUIrlDIAn InuMi • catwt -hat this goss-rnment would wel-

come a reoj^rn'r.. of tlie entire matter, j In tbe second coroinunlcaUoo be de-

By Vote of 69 to 19 South Ameri- riurea Uiat this g.nernnM^t “strongly

' desires that there should be

incite Myers, raptaln of tbe Uolver- j to eM-a|w. Fullmnn died of kily of California baseball team, lus. j „| tt, t lungs,

i Us-u signed by the IVtmlt Club for I The txntalnlng tank was not full t season, lie atuiouncvd at Berkeley, j «ben tbe leak occurred. However, ; He plays center field. I It contained almut l.s<k» pounds of Cat,: er Lew McCarty bs* been sold ' th e deadly fumes, sufficient to over-

mo*t of Bound Brook's B.OtO

dlate resumption of negoflatlona.” Tlie foil wing la the text of Ua- German memurmndum, delivered to the Ameri run oimmlaaloner at Berlin for traimmiasion to tbe State Deport mem :

“Berlin, April 20. 192L

“In tbe name of tbe German govero-

ard Oil Co. o'. Sew Jersey, t

Hiekey oi the St. Louis Nationals an-

ployees during the war had ire . sus , Ca tlM . rald ^ rBrla that no pended and tne wage scale will con v|Q| lbe cUbb1 , llp tlnue the some. battle In Jersey City be did not think Setiit., a whirlwind poee, more than ^ bou{ woald lHMt lhiu] f our

80 railroads laid their plans for wage

^urtltms before the K.U^L^ : KurPt ^ r alon.d In IheO i • ^ rnanjpitm, who is to start shortly for ® 'riUn-tad for one week until ,,lt United States to fight Jack IXmp-

tben YTme ! wy for tbe world heavywelgf pngi- ... , 1,n , ' " •t.elr rwilv i're- ll,t c ehamplonsl.lp. wlP, have hla train- i tbe town awakening tbe populace, and

,« .. L-. W b.d m-c.d

rm tc es interspersed exhibit after ex- Island. , rating Ore central telephone exchange Llb.t Introduced V the roads to show Edeuard H,.reman*, chan plon balk- : swltd.Umrd*-Violet Sclmnu and Vlcdeereascs In outride industry wages lice bUlardtot of Europe, defeated | bwia Jakublc-to warn every «^»crihand tbe «x»t of living. (Xorge B. “uttoo of Chicago when be er •» vacate tbe town and take all

-ompleted tbe fourth block of their ] neighbors wi t

under favorable cndltlon*.

Tlie gas. formerly used solely for purl»use* of warfare. Is now marketed cotnmerCally. Tbe valve went wrong while a squad of workers were filling a portal.'• ctmtalner for ►hipment. Saunders. Wlrdel and Pascall onlveu on tin. scene after other men bad fallet. repeatedly to stanch tbe flow. Chief of Police Nash had mobilised hi* entire force anu tbe volunteer fire fighters. He proposed going through

Suites aencte by a vote of (» to Hi, meet and the German people, the uu- • r eleven roc.-e than tbe necessary two- J der*igued ; notwltbstandhig^tbc rilU«-

thirds majority.

New Turk.—Tne most drastic Inst rani em of prohibition enforcement lbar hes yet oeen brought to bear In New Tort under the Mullan-Gage low was brought into use when John A. 1-ench.

_ First Deputy Police Commissioner, at»Istlng technical state of war, respect- - D ounced U.nt Hens would be placed at

> restrict the rights

,-r 4LST! i sz. ir j:

o. Colomb, - | 1

Tim Railroad Ijilmr B*®n* ruled that

t ul Cbi-

uw rnwcf of the Atlanta, uimilng- 1 • 00<, l’ olut 18 - l,,,lkllDe

bain A Atlantic Railroad in reducing «go lo six Umluga. tn-*iug tbe aim.

wages of its employees. In compliance j score I.0UU to 4t»

with a decision by Federal Judge S. H. Mis* Alexa Mirtlug. I ntied States Sbley hud acted lu violation uf tbe woman golf champion, tied Miss Cec.l spirit und letter of the transportation Leltcb. Britlsli wc.uan champion, for

the scratch prize at Ranciagb Oub, A movemem against tbe sales lax England.

• a* launched among Republican Sena- Frank /.Una of Newark, N. J^ won tors In Wasblngtou. ' the Americua Maratlmn from Ashland Charge# that a “capital combine'' to Boston, about twenty six mulea. His bemied by twelve Nt- York financial tl»n® was II hours. Jb minute. 3^. insi.iutIons UuiuguruU-d n policy ,.f secqds, a uew record for the course, nation wide shutdowns wm made be- *10 much adverse criticism has be»-n fo e the United Slate* Railroad Labor caused over giving tbedeclsibn to M011-

B-ard In Chicago by W. Jett Lauck, treal 01

Saunder* a ked Chief Nash to defer the general alarm until he did what be could to plug up the hole. Tbe tank Is located vvitti'.n a quarter •’f a mile of tlie town Itself. In the Imme-

economist for lb-; unions which 1 fighting any reduction in wagoi.

Pete Harman at Boston re

ccntly. the matter ms>y be taken op uj the >Iu*wirliu*<-tu Boxing '.'otumlaalun.

Stull Bros, largest mortgage and | bond Louse in the state ef Nebraaka. fin- merged wltli tbe Omaha Trust Koua'or* mid Itepreaentalives of •leven western stut.-s have organized With a view to finding a common grouinl ui«'n which they «iu work to •i.lve the question of Japanese inuni-

Comniunlris id.tolncd a majority ot 557 In election* to.lhe Moscow Soviet. Disorders in which extreait; Natluntillsts and (.'ommunists were engaged in

of Italy were

spread :

pn

■ t'xst iegel . .cktlre In the 1 t.. •dellquorlA. New Vo n txvordanre wRb tlie new ala :>|thil law occurred when #u

4).<kj0 each were bn

meut «.f .t-uerul Pei.bi a war staff and to take operations of the armi,

pied by employ, es of tbe van our

plants and fartoriea.

Nash threw a cordon «f pollcetutn around :;,e gradually enlarging area ft—di-d by the ga*. Slowly they retreated before the wove. Row of -them collflj.wd a* the gas clewed In U|K.n them, but gamely Struggled to their feet again Three more squads of men. wearing the ordinary gas rnszka, tried to reach the o;»n alve. And the-*- men fulled like their prede-co-.-io*. J C. Bolt, formerly an employee at the plant, enlisted another squad. Bolt 1* an cxiwrieuced man at

the tanka. But be failed.

Saunders. Pascall and Wlrdel didn’t wait to finu t> .heavy masks that t,re as near proof against highly concentrated phosgene 0* a mask may be. They slipped on tlie ordinary ennlkter masks—the -on having rubber face pieces, w ire m v <llps and the flexible outlet gill—and took a chance. Their

Pimlut- I niettuHl was to cash to the open valve.

have been 1,200 arrests, said Commlssiemer Laacfi, and out of this total

ibe re w ill be about 1.000 Ileus placed. Still more upsetting to the owners of

saloon properties was the riatement of Comm I sa‘-oner Lench tliat he had iwmt notices to J30 additional property owners, Informing them that there was a suspicion of violation af tbe MuilanGage law. and that accordingly them was a likelihood mat Hens might b*

made against their properties.

uieu, T_-u.Tru..- - — - “It is not safe to take a mortgage on from S25,OOU.OOO to tlfcOOtyBOO Wto t^ i denatde sincerity of purpos,-, U.e Ger- j any pr.^rty where a saloon is locatlected by a vote of CS to 22. I men triple, through their consiitutod ed." said tire Deputy Commissioner. Vigorous oppoaitlpn to ratification of; government, submit tirelr appeal to the I “became an arrest 1* liable u, be made, the treaty was voiced by Senator Nor- j President of tire United State, with ' and If the party areested U heid by s rp BennbL an Nebraska. He refer-1 the confident hope that It be granted, magistrate, then the holding of tha red to Republics a supporters of the , to the end that a final award may be prisoner 1* an indication that he may compart us “rubber stamps" of the I made In accordance with right and Jus- j be convicted later and suffer a fine. White House and declared that pay-1 tlce. to meet the haartfelt wishes of nud the Police Department will have a meet of £25,1*10,000 to obtain Colom- all civilised nations, to avoid the im- lien against the property. bla> good will would logically he fob I measurable consequence* of imminent Of the l.Otri or more liens nor: being lowed by tmy menu to the oiler nations coercivs measure# and 10 promote the ' prepared by Commissioner Leach mors of the world for their good wili. peara of the world. \ than 500 will apply to Manhattan and

down 5» to 30. Another amcniment : tnj|v the consent of the Allied powers by Senator Poindexter, withholding 1 to such mediation. They aolemnly defrom Uolomhla the unl'mlted right to . dare Uiat tire fierman goveniment Is transport warships and munitions ! ready and w.lllng to agree, without through• the canal was voted down ttO' qualification or reservation, to i«.y to to og | tlie Allied powers, os reparation, such Tbi Wadsworth amendment denying ; sums as the President, after ex<J°>'™to Colombia use of the cuaal for t n»- > tlon and inv^aUnn. may find J'»t portaUon of war material* in c.. -• o and rlghL They formally pledge them-betwev-u Irer pud another country ■ selves to fulfill la letter and splm a I j-lth which tbe United States*was at 1 the provision* of any award toat may

peace, was defeated, 50 to S3. he made by him.

The prui*o#al of Sei.-.lor Poindexter "With abiding faith in tlie ngiit- , reduce .be payment to Colombia ' eouHiess of this request, and <*ifh ««-

“I* we pay Colombia $25,000,000 how long will she etay bought T“ he de-

manded.

T.re senator said the effect of tbe treaty would be “to Panama Canal to the countries of the orld. retaining to the United Flutes the sacred privilege ot paying the ml's expense and upkeep.''

ig to organist barge of field j • of the Un.t- 1

uw being completed by s El Mi-rrurio ,rf Snntl<n,iim ot Uu« no* Aires

:r< ilman for m-rat. Mlsile that the Harvey by uunaidor to urd Uf hi* Wilson ad

-truggle with It

Um-ii when so dizzy that they no longer see stagger out for niiliient nlr to revive themselves with. They did this a dozen times. Belt Hgreed j.. telephone Chief Nash et hwc‘.quarter* if S-under*. Wlrdel and l -call

“FEHRENBACH.

“SIMONS.•'

Amsrica's Rtpuly

The following U tbe text of the re- .

i j>iy of the becretory of State f..r«nird- | ^ nu » ^ recipient * 1 1 A .. ... • ».• nf m,t.iiiitne - IImi I- 1

most of the remainder to Brookly n. The Deputy Commissioner ust pre-

pared printed forma of notice to be

the property owners. These

•0 through the Amen can Commission- j U'*-' o! «d>i-'iiilns a Hen Is taken „ ,. lu-rlin • ! 1,1 accordance with section 1214. para-

•'Apiil 21, 1021. ^ graph G, and article 113 of tbe penal

-Tills government could not agree to ' l * w - medlau the question of renurntlons ‘ with a view to acting ns umpire In Its | settlement. Impieased, however, with) the Mriouaiirik uf tlie Issue* Involved | as they affect the whole world, the | j government of the United States feels |

LATEST EVENTS AT WASHINGTON

her* by th* President lo review tha problem of the foreign debt was introduced in vhe route by Representative Ti.ikham of Maetachu

setts.

LONDON. Capt. Frederick E. i itself to be deeply concwrned with the 1 A resolution authorizing the appointGuest, tin- new air secretary, told the ; question of obtaining an early ond just ; men* of a commission of

Bourn of Commons that if no acteue j oolution. This government strongly j for <Us;Hwal by tiw Air Ministry of | d,-slrvs that there should he nn 1mm.- i Great Britain'# surplus airship# were ; diate resum,.tl<-n of negotiations and I devisable it might If ueceaaary tu de- , reiterates Hr earnest hope that the ; •troy them Ui order to save the cost ; German government will promptly -

of maintenance and peraounel, which t formulate such proposals ns would President Harding was r .-quested by iv heavy. ! present u proper basis for dlscussloa. | a delegation from the National PARIS. Tha German government should the Uentiau government tok.- Farmers' Union and other agnculrefured !o transfer the fold reserve* ! t |iis course, this government will cou- I) tural organizatlone

of tbe HcUUshank. the German Im- 1 ,idrr hriRgltig the matter U> the Mien- I perial hank, to tlie Coblenz and Co- > l | on of tfi, allied governmeuta lu a j ; Uigue brauchra »'f the hank, as de- manner acceptable to them In ord.r

,1 then the Chief was j mantled by tbe Re|wiratious Commla- 1 tha , negotiations may be ap-fdlly re- |

slug the town. I sluh. 1 *umed.“ LONDON.^—The British government V

obtained from Inland the first definite

PERSHING ARMY WAR CHIEF

> Take Com-

BIG BILL HAYWOOD FLEES

I. W. W. Leader Jumps 3

Reaches Soviet Ruesia

Chicago.—“Big Bill" Hi “w,

lifted I. W. W. leader

EXTRA bOOZE COURT TERM

..af U.e authorities have discovered that the Smn Fein la negotiating with the Russian Soviet government for recognition, for ammunition and for

tr-.de rights.

CHICAGO.—Setting a whirlwind have begun a aentcuv of twenty wars pare in-1:e than SO railroad* laid their ! in Fort Leavenworth Federal Prison. _. * , en * f or WB *e reductions before th# ha* skipped nwy from Anieri.-uti uunary ! Uollroad Labor Board in Uf final prre- 1 thorttles and Is at present in Moscow, ! entath.n cf the .-arriera' evidence. The ■ according to information received by -rtsed hcoird then -'djouriied for one week, - United Btutre Attorney Chari ■# h. , he ; mild It- allow tlie railroad em- Oyne. It Is tbougbt Uiat other, f mont I niiivee* tin#' In which to prepare their . th* sixty 1. W. W. who were convicted ‘ with Haywood escaped.

NEW YORK.—Th* Japanese govern-

BOSTON CASHIER DEFAULTS

j Governor ' j New Yf

Becomes More A-ut

fertnee ot representstives of th* leading industries and of organized labor to discuss the question of high railroad rate* and evher queationd affecting eccnomic conditions.

With tin rrest in Scranton, Pa, of

Tito L-g-, department of justice official* p -ofesa te see the firet Unga ble result cf months of investigation of the Wall .treat bomb exploeion of September 16 last in which ntar ly thirty persons were killed, 126 in j-red and p eperty valued at &2.500,

000 destroyed.

Senators and repreaenvati.es Iron

eleven far western slates pcr.'tcte, an organization with a v.ew to find ■ ng a common ground upon whicl they can work to solve the quertioi cf Japanese immigration. Senato Johnson was r iade Chairman.

The present ederal tax on estate

mould be substantially do-bled by i b.ll introduced in the house by Rep

E«snt, Republican, o

rescntativi

>r<Uug to loformatlcui in

■f uuthor yitlvr American ]

I* belie subjected to almo-t | *40.000 Shortage Admitted. Mayor . nreaaure from the militarist) Say*, by Slated City Treasurer. wearask-v.

nut to yield to tlie United ! Boston.—An audit of tlie City Tree# > Post office department announced

’ ureris accounts, started to give a de elate to Thomas J. O'Daly, who u j,-,;, jo anaume the office, resulted exposm* a short a ve ,-f a|>proxlroat|4ti.U(i0 ,u fund* under O'Daly'*

this <-:tj's j COLUMBUS, N. J.—Four of a family i-m,.r #ug- I were killed when tlie automobile la night con- 1 v -|,u-i they were riding was struck by m , f itir i B Pennsylvania Rs lroad Cunp Dll ged calen- J lrBl ,, B t ihty * , 'ro«»uu. near here

j The deed ate: Frank Kennedy. M«»

J by Act- ! yn,,.# Kennedy, Anita their seventeen1 H. Ban- juonslis-otd daughter, and Ernest, their

of tlie

j'Daiy. who w-uK thirty-O'* . nty service, lias confesse J. n.r ta.usi U.II

Georg; T. Summerlin. American Charg ‘-’’Affaires at Mexico City, who wa summoned home recently to giv Secretary Hu-hes firet-hand inform] tien about cond'Uons In Mexico, ai

rived and made a prelimm. '' the state depa-i.-vent

f repot