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fODAt lb« H*W* I i 4 P, M. Is 'i S i ' COAil’PLBTE DAY REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PBESS A U B U R N , N . Y .t T H U R S D A Y , SE P T E M B E R 2 8 , 1 9 2 2 l l P E R S I S T E N C E TELLS U I s the P e r s i s t e n t A d v e rtiser Wfc* )t R e a p s R e w a r d s P R I C E .THREE CENTS P L A T F O R M > ) - K y f Sept. 2 8 . — G o v e r n o r N a th a n L . M iller w a i re - ^ J m o u s l y b y th e N e w Y o rk R e p u b lica n S t a t e C o n v e n - f g i l b o o i vote. C o lo n e l W illiam J . D o n o v a n o f B u f f a lo w a s j itr Keatenant g o v e r n o r . ____________________ J tession of the New York istate convention was called ; tj Temporary C h a irm a n tit 10:40 ». w. |ijiort of tbe Committee on it Organization, recommend- I Section of Speaker H. Ed- nicboM of the Assembly, w a s i'lsd upon reaching the p l a t an Machold bejtau the de- j kHaipeecb. m o ld's speech was devoted |b state Issues. It reviewed itite achievements of tbe p a s t |j[:«loglied Governor M iller tdi continuance <>f the poll- lited ty the executive. it>tlve Ogden l> Mills of ; dutrnmn of the Committee then submitted the j tie convention The plat- l i document of approxlmat e- : fords. The first portion I'iitional issties and gave en- ^Kdorsement of the H o rding Ion. The portion devoted Ijnea voiced approval of Re- |#aduct of state flllalrs in tlie I'prs, praised Governor M iller 1 the party ancl the Legls- jj'wetinuiag the Miller poll- ferm to s adopted imsne- great applause and th e §’:tdopted tlie report of tlie |««'-Rules, limiting nom lnat- Fix minutes and the, fjiifloos. to two in num b er iriiin four minutes each* ntaitB r VNdthan® \ A. E ls- |f‘Tdrk, was recognized as in to'place Governor Mil- itlM.- . j tild he did not speak ^Wiity, hut in behalf of a IvtMt was as wide as the k4«< * history of govern- iteiid, \has government been 1 plane than iu this state '■ two years.” I^thuaksm greeted his eh ir - of Governor Miller as * greatest executives this j;erer had.” M peat applause greeted his “ to Elihu Root ns ‘that ttnoan whose services to his jf BOllld UGVf*r I'pflfip _ speech was mude by 1 B, Van Xaoiee of Seneca f George R Fearon of Syr- lorernor's home city, also ‘tie nomination Another •P*edi was made by Dls- Dans C. Wallace of m . , Wallace launched a fcr Governor Miller r»??L jffould not be long his residence, on tIle Hudson to !•«* the Potomac,\ L'fV! ?Q, the gubernatorial * r i , r ve ? unanimous de- to & F * * Miller's renomina- 'vns greeted epnf!? ‘rillK- Nomination C i Soveruor followed. W nMR w°^u t Just!ce J°hn fettL « lo> l>ladr-g iJefo^ il frL namp (,f Colonel Oonovan of Buffalo. The [jATfc** Uy SeDat0r PV i » l 1f efef e'1 can,Jldatcs, tt 1«Jority of the Republican wero declared to have ^PPort follows • t’ fnr^r Donovan Of r w,t u ®Uant governor iler 6r ° ^0Beca bounty ; * * » « M l a ^Marshall of Malone for °f Tt'5ches^ r for - S R S ^ Cadle’s ROgGr It was tlr BlacK had been a Unanimous Choke I- I., w as 'hat Mr\ bu T 1! ” 3 by’ tll° ' ot «je g. 1*c*{ bad been a ll Project whi„£7rence Rivcr lt' i « ^ i ^ f 01n .° PP0Sedby 1v?'\' tyW ter th . iw 10rk State . ^ C ^ V ^ ^ r s h i p of prrtoi^-has ful- i *1* platform ^ pIeaSe con- by the E PflCntlon two »^ YnrV ?mUn^ ^ aC* ^ Assembly de- 11 the Perman- 7; ’•blch tc2avan state Z n S S * 1 ‘U Referring to the restoration of the party nominating conventions after a decade of direct prim aries, Mr. Mac- hold said that New York State, with Its eleven .million inhabitant* \cannot gather ln town m e e ting to nom inate its state officers; it cannot, w ithout relying upon the principle of repre sentation, secure a ju s t expression from its millions of population in city and country of th e ir preference for candidates for s tate office.” Speaker JIachold's address w as de voted exclusively to state alfalrs. He spoke in detail of Governor M iller's economic program, of tlie savings ef fected by tbo departm e n tal consolida tions and by the abolition ot w h a t lie termed “unnecessary” offices, includ ing the state superintendent of elec tions, department of drug control and •the m ilitary training commission. Not only had economies been ef fected, with increased efficiency ln ■the administration of state affairs during the past two years, he said, but much had been done in -the way of w elfare legislation, including the creation of fl M aternity B u reau ia ■the Department of H e a lth, establish m ent of a juvenile court, state care fo r deaf and blind children, the set ting up of boards of child w e lfare, and amendments to the workm en's compensation act providing for prom p t payment of compensation to injured employes. Dlscuslng the plan fo r the develop m e n t of the Port of New Xork, the speaker declared th a t as i resu lt of «tli© program adopted millions o f dol- la r s will be saved ill th e tran s p o r ta tion of commodities, and perishable food stuffs will be brought to the peo ple not ohly In better condition b u t at a reduced cost” A fter saying that Governor M iller had brought to the governorship “an unsurpassed capacity to r the solution of real state problems, grown urgent fm m neglect and hitherto unsolved, on wlilch the welfare and prosperity of the state depends, he discussed Uip New York City traction legisla tion and said that as a result of its adoption \we now see light. ’ \B ankruptcy of bona flde enterprises w ill be avoided,” ho continued. “Un- ju s t exactions of three fares w h e re one should suffice will cense. T h e cor- l elation of existing system s will be achieved and new lines of tran s p o r ta tion inaugurated under safeguards th a t will render a recurrence of ex ist ing conditions impossible. \ I t lias been charged th a t Albany has been interfering w ith local m a t- tcrs The aotl successful operation of the rapid tra n s it system of the City of New York is not in any narrow sense a local n o t only a necessity to tb© 5,000,000 people of th a t city* but to th e m illions th a t ride over it annually from other p a r t s of the state from m o ther states, and from the end* of the earth. I t is as im p o rtant to our people as any of th e great railroad system s of the stati* nml hns always been dependent upon sta t e lnws. The responsibility of the sta te oau no more ba avoided than the responsibility of the city, which will alw a y s be recognized so fa r as Its re sponsibility is assumed, and the test w ill always be—can the public in ter e s t be protected without fu r th e r legis lation and without fu r th e r interven tion? If It can be the sta to will ad h e re rigidly and of choice to the prin ciple of local rule- If it cannot, it w ill intervene only so fa r as its obli gatio n s to its citizens, w h e rever they reside requires. ‘‘T h e capacity and force of Govern or M iller's adm inistration in econ om y , in constructive m easures of re lie f In the interests of th e unfortu n a t e and weak, in the protection of every private right and in the preser vatio n of representative Institutions glvo him unexcelled distinction, not o n ly in liis own state,, b u t throughout th e land,\ Mr. Macliold said in con cluding : “It is well to be first in w e a lth, in population and in m a terial su p p o r t of our common country, but It is b e tter to be first in sustaining our form of government and w h a tever con trib u tes to the elevation of citizenship a n d the progress of society ” ♦ ♦ Sheriff Ends Fight of Boys For Girl's Favor & ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ------------ <*> Fulton, S e p t 28.—T h e rivalry <S> of two h ig h school boys fo r th e ^ ❖ attentions o f a girl brought about <5> a combat in the fields near here <$• with 50 F u lto n High School boys <?> matched asialnst about tho sam e ‘i’ ) number from the neighboring <3> <S> Town of Morrison. A sheriff's •£> <s> force ended tlie fray w ithout <$> 4> casualties-although the c o m b a tants <S“ <S> were hotly attacking each o ther <5- ■$> with clubs and hoes. ■£> <•> xhe tw o principal rivals fought <S> it out w ith fists on Sunday and 1 after school yesterday the Fulton <S> ❖ school w a s stirred w ith the re- \S* <& port th a t M orrison planned an in- <§> <»> vaslon by automobile. H a s tily ^ <j> mobilising a n army of Fulton ^ <i> boys set o u t on the M orrison -S> Koad and th e caravans mot Ju s t <S> outsida F u lto n . ^ DEMOCRATS FAIL TO AGREE; MAYOR LUNN MAY BE DARK HORSE The A rena, Syracuse, N. Y • Sept. 28.—T h e convention of the D em o crats of New Tork S tate opened nt 1 :12 tblB afternoon. D elegates were slow In a r lr in g for the opening session but tho hall was well filled with spectn- to r - There w a s no announcement th a t a compromise had been reached by w h ich some tick e t could be selected w ithout a hitch, b u t as plans for the opening of the convention were completed thero w a s a distinct change in tbe a t mosphere. The new developm ent hinged on a conference which began late last nigh,. Governor N a than L> M iller. «> <*> ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ REPOBIIH PMTF01 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ <$• Albany, N. Y , Sept -29.—T h e plat form adopted by the Republicans of New York in state convention today, follow s in p a r t : N a tional issues: “T h e Republican Party has a note w o r th y history of constructive achieve m e n ts to its credit. The record is due to the character and courage of its public men and to its steadfast adherance to sound principles as con tra s te d w ith the opportunism of the D e m o c ratic Party. R e turned to pow er in nation and state In 1021, it has again demonstrated its capacity nnd its ability to produce men equal to the business of government. T h e re establishm e n t of adm inistrative effi ciency, and the sweeping economies ef fected alone entitle the H a rding and M iller adm inistrations to a vote <?£ confidence. ■‘T h e present heavy burden of tax- ntion-^dlrectly^affectg— the' prosperity and w e lfare of every cltlren. T h e re is no m o r e im p o rtant problem th a n the reduction of the cost of government. T h e r e is none to which the Republi can P a r t y has addressed itself with m o re vigor and with greater, succes. Difficult Problems. “T h e H a rding adm inistration and the Republican Congress were con fronted on March 4, 1921. w ith prob lems of unexampled difficulty \W e w e re technically a t w a r w ith p a r ts o f ’tbe world and all our Inter n a tio n a l relations were uncertain AUle3 ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ < * > ♦ ♦❖♦<$<$<$> m u s t follow and has already begun. A m e rican industry and American m e thods w e re threatened by foreign goods fav o r e d by low labor cost of production and by a depreciated and co n s tan tly depreciating exchange. A tariff bill has been enacted to protect the A m e rican farm e r, the American w o rking man aud American indus tries fro m ruinous competition, carry ing ra t e s on dutiable articles which on th e average are lower th a n those of a n y previous Republican tariff, and containing provisions which lay the foundation fo r a perm a n e n t system of soientific rate adjustm e n t. ‘‘In sp i te of a policy of rigid econo my, C o n g ress has continued its gener ous tre a tm e n t of our disabled veter ans. O v e r one and a h a lf billions h a v e been expended fo r th e ir benefit to d a te, an d fo r the coming fiscal year approxim a tely $500,000,000 ..will _ be spent. Im p roved adm inistrative m e th ods h a v e m a d e possible the more prom p t an d equitable settlem e n t of claims. ‘‘W e commend the Congress for m a intaining the integrity of our arm y and navy aud for m a k ing adequate ap propriations for th e national 'defense. \\Vp urge th e Senate to pass a t the enrlip«t possible date the antl-lynch- tng bill adopted by the House of Rep resentatives a t the lost session. “lVe h e a r tily approve of the legis lation recently enacted to m eet the WARSHIPS GOING TO NEAR EAST Washington. Sept 28.—^Secretary Denby announced today th a t the 12 destroyers o r d e r e d to proceed from Norfolk to Constantinople a r e the H a t field, Gilmer, Fox, Kane, Hopkins, Bainbrldge, M c F a rland, Overton Stur- tevant, King, B a r r y and Goff. T h e date of their departure has not y e t been announced. It w a s pointed o u t th a t if plans m a ture th e delegates w ill be asked to begin balloting some tim e late F r i day nnd th a t u n d e r th e presen t con ditions they cannot g e t through vot- iDg ou th a t day. T h e r e is no disposi tion to hold m e etings a t n ig h t unless absolutely necessary. ‘W e look for no h it c h ,” R o b e rt J. Powers, secretary of th e Executive Committee, stated la s t n i g h t \Every thing possible h a s been done to sta r t the ball rolling prom p tly on time.” Senator Jam e s J . W a lk e r , m inority leader of the S tate S e n a te, w ill de liver the keynote ad d r e s s . H e w as in the Onondaga H o tel betweeu W ll- sjate^ fo r tem p o rary ch a ir m a n two or w h ile those w ith former Allies w e re pmergPnf.y created by the coal strike, com p licated by the existence of V 'f , I intended to insure an equitable dis- unfunded loans. After two Itributlon of this basic commodity and a h a lf of actual peace, the pu .- i o prevent profiteering We believe w a s t e a L d 'E x travagance W a r ta x e s that th e cre a t io n o f ,h e coal com m is- Beer Proposal Goes on Ballots i Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 28. Suprem e Court today fru s tr a ted o th e r effort to prevent a vote a t the N o v em b er 7 election on a constitutional am e n d m e n t authorizing the sale in Ohio of lig h t wines and beer, by refusing to h e a r the petition filed yesterday by At torney George S. Hawke of Cincinnati, seeking to enjoin the secret ry of state for (from placing the beer proposal on the ballots. continued to absorb the national sav ings w h ich should have been devoted to th e economic rehabilitation of the country. We were on the threshold of an intense argriculturnl and indus trial depression nnd of w idespread unemployment. \T r e a ties of peace have been m ade w ith enem y countries preserving to tho U n ited States all of its rights free from th e entanglements and inquities of the T r e a t y of Versailles. \A commission has been appointed w ith au th o r ity to negotiate the fund ing of o u r loans to the Allies “At th e disarmament conference, tho U n ited States under the leader ship of President Harding and Sec retary H u g h e s assumed world leader ship an d accomplished more for the prom o tion of peace nnd the reduction of arm a ihents than had been accom plished ln generations. “F o r t h e fiscal year ending Ju n e 30, 1021, tflie last year -of the W ilson ad m inistration, the total expenditures were $5,538,040,6S0. For tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 1022, th e first year o f the H arding adm inistration, they w e re $3,705,302,105) or a saving of $1,742,738,100. B u d g e t System Inaugurated. \A scientific budget system ha* been inaugurated. Waste and e \trn v - ngnnco h a ye been eliminated, the governm ent has becomc n business u n it in s tead of an aggregation of de partm e n ts and thero has been de veloped th e snirjjf nf co-operation and the comtnon purpose that character ize th e m a n agem ent of suecossfui p ri vate enterprises. \The n e x t task was to reduce the excessive burden of taxation which w a s sapping the industrial life of the country. T h e more burdensome of these taxes, notably the excess profits tax, the transportation tax and the more vexatious of the sales taxes have been repealed. The people will pay itlils y e a r some two billion dollars less ln tax e s than they did during the last year of the Democratic adm inis tration. \The -agricultural Interests of the •Tlie Ohio j <;0untry, h i t hard by tho acute depres- an- gion, faced financial ruin due to ln- -abili'ty to finance the orderly m a r k e t ing of fa r m products. A g ricultural credit w a s ' prom p tly extended nnd agriculture w a s thus carried through an acute crisis nfter threatened ruin w a s averted. W ith renewed prosper ity on the farm s , and the purchasing ■power of th e farm e r restored, re newed prosperity in industrial centers slon. w i t h fu l l a u th o r it y to in v e s t ig a t e the e n t i r e in d u s t r y is a w i s e and necessary s t e p in th e d irection o f de vising w a y s an d m e a n s o f a v o id in g th e recurrence o f th e s e d isastrou s ex p e r i ences. \We su b m it the above record to the people w ith complete confidence. W ith economy in governm ent aud reduced taxation, w ith Liberty bonds a t par, with unem p loym e n t eliminated, witU prices a n d w ages stabilized, we believe that th e r e is real ground for satisfac tion and th n t tlie signs of returning prosperity :>t <” iimni-tiikablp S tate Issues. “In lf>10 th e sta t e ap p r o p r iation s wore $42 0 7 5 K>t> In IM S they had grown t<> S ^ l . - V - \1 I ’nder tw o years o f D e m o c r a tic ad m in istra t io n tlicy had m o n n ted from $81,525,271 to $ 145.210 906. w h ile the requests p r e pared by d e p n r tin e ii’ bends under th a t a d m ln M r a tion fo r subm ission to th e L e g islature o f 1021 totalled $201,644,- 21)2. In 1021. tlie tlr-t year o f G o v ernor M ilter's term ap p r o p r iation s were red u c e d to $i:;.‘i.70<M>00 F o r th e fir<t tim e in m o re than n gen e r a t io n the in m a s c w h s brought to a h a lt ami n d o w n w a r d n n isiu ii began •The i/T g i - l a t u i e of 1H21 elim in a ted more tlm n $70.t Mi i > oi hi from th e b u d g et requests su b m itted by the preced ing a d m in istr a t io n , provided fo r $10,- 000,000 o f defidpiK ies left over by that a d m in istra t io n nnd a c tu a lly e f fected a n e t red u c tion o f n e a r ly $10,- 000.000 in a p p r o p r iation s for w h ich revenue h a d to be provided, the la r gest red u c tion ev e r m a d e in an y y e a r in the h i s t o r y o f the sta t e . T h e Legislature o f 1022 m a d e a fu r th e r reduction o f tw o nnd one-hfllf m illio n s nnfw |t’’s,rnnd'!!fT !::<rca.-e.l ap p r o p r ia tions for ed m n r io n public h e a lth a u d additional n u r s e s mid a t ten d a n t s in state lm spi’a l s nnd other In s titu tion s , relief for W o r ld W a r veteran s , h i g h w a y cou s tru c tion and needful p u b lic work such a= th e N e w Y o r k -N e w Jer- spv vehicular tun n e l, the Im p r o v e m e n t of' the H a r lem U n e r tiie con s tru c tion o f canal te r m in a l- and <hops, in s t a l l a tion of term in a l nnd other eq u ip m e n t nnd tlie d e p a r t m e n t o f e le c t r ic a l energy from th e M irplus w a ters o f th e canal to tn llin g m o r e than $12,000,000 a s compared w ith the last year o f th e D em o cratic a d m in istra t io n D e m o c ratic Exruse. “The stiv k e x c u s e of the D e m o cratic a d m in istra t io n o f ex t r a v a g a n c e Constantinople, Sept 28.— (By the Associated P r e s s ) —Form er K ing Constantine of Greece, who abdicated yesterday, is reported to have been Imprisoned by th e revolutionaries in Athen*. ___ ... i Athens, Sept. 28,— (By th e Associa ted Press)—I t U ’reported th a t a.jKecr, Jido-'ot-.th* revoloU o n itiy'ytokjt^a. iw+ bued with the id e a of a' republic and th a t the accession of Klnfc Geor^ii m ay be accompanied w ith »om6 d iffic u l t^ . London, Sept. 2 8 .— (By th e Associa ted P ress)—B r i t i s h government circles this morning took on a grave view of the situation in th e Dardanelles, which was regarded a s so critical a s to over shadow the revolutionary developments in Greece. The opinion was expressed th a t there is a greater prospect of fighting between th e British and T u rk ish Nationalists th a n at any previous time. T h e cabinet wa® convened th is m o m -' ing to consider a message from B riga dier General S ir Charles H a rington, commanding the A llied forces In Con stantinople, sum m a rizing MustApha Kemal Pasha 9 rep ly to General H a r- Ington's warning ag a in s t violation of the neutral zone alo n g the S tr a its. The reply was considered to be evasive nnd ambiguous. ------------- 1 Athens, Sept 28.— (By the Associa ted P ress)—King C o n stantine’s abdica tion came after d r a m a tic scene*, w ith the palace surrounedod by a n angry mob of revolutionists demanding his dethronem e n t I t was not until th e mob ■threatened to 6eize the person of the sovereign th a t an emissary appeared a t a win dow of the palace a n d announced the abdication General papoulas had previously been sent to treat w i t h the revolution ists, but. finding bis entreaties unavall ing, joined the c a u se himself. T h e gov ernm e n t then sent a second envoy, but the mob was obdurate, declaring: \W e are resolved to d e th r o n e the a u th o r of Greece's m isery” 11am A. D e Ford, spokesman for W il liam R a n d o lph H e a r s t’s undertakings, Mayor H y lan, E d w in 8. Harris, a s sistant cam p a ign m a n a g e r for H e a rst, nnd Mr. M urphy. The conference o f course was secret. B u t it w a s noised around the hotel, and as i t progressed there was a d is tinct feeling of enthusiasm noticeable among delegates who previously h a d been w o rried or seem ingly not in t e r ested in developm ents. The general im pression w as th a t the four leaders had reached a decision b u t not one o f them w o u ld adm it it.' Mr. M u rphy retained his habitual silence before, during and after th e conference. Mayor H y lan smiled knowingly and referred all questioners to \my e a r l y Interview ” in which h e said th a t h e would n o t run for gov ernor u n d e r any circumstances. May Comprom ise on Lunn. A p art fro m the possible result of th e conference, the belief am o n g delegates continued th a t they w o u ld go into the convention on a d istin c t H earst o r Sm ith basis. They saw cbaijces for a compromise candidate; possibly M ayor Dunn of Schenectady, they in sisted, an d unless som ething had de veloped w h e n the fo u r men got to- g e ^ e r l a s t ,night to' change the situa- tio*, they w o u ld be asfced tt>,'’«iutHKe ■between th e -twrd-lCTdtog oompetltors fo r thfc nbmioAtlon, three days ago au d n o th i n g h a s yet occurred to change the selection. The E x e c u tive C o m m ittee conferred a t length la s t n ig h t and decided to in dorse M ayor W illiam S. H a c k e tt, the- man who overthrew th e B a r n e s publican m a c h ine iu A lbany, as per-v ?js| m anent chairm a n . I t w a s understood, '‘’y. th a t there w ill be no opposition on the ,0 , floor and th a t Mr. H a c k e tt w ill takev'4|!; the chair a s soon as th e perm a n e n t^ (j organization is effected. ; Women, arriving on ev e ry tra in terday to attend th e S tate D e m o c ratic; Convention, lost no tim e in th e ir dem ands. H a rm o n y m a r k s the gathering of women D e m o c rats. In the m ain they a ll w a n t th e same th in g s : F u ll p a rticip a tio n of w o m en1 ->-jg in governm ent, ju r y duty a n d a wel- fare program for th e state. A friend- ' ly atm o sphere surrounds a ll groups of ’ women and leaders of d if f e r e n t organ izations passed the g r e a ter p a r t of the afternoon conferring on how best to co-operate fo r the success o f the sues at stake. « f FORD FOB PRESIDES!, PUN up in icmem B a y City. Micb., Sept. 28.—A pro posal to indorse H e n ry F o rd for the presidency o f the U n ited S tates in the 1024 general election w a s prepared for presentation to the R e solutions Com m ittee of the D e m o c ratic sta t e conven tion hero today. W h a t th e fate ot th e proposal w o u ld be in th e Resolu tio n s Com m ittee none of t h e State Cen tr a l Com m ittee mem bers would at tem p t to forecast. blas T I stroys ITALIAN FORT; I voicing^;-;!'1 IS- GRAVE ROBBED. EMU TORSO FOUND III FIRE Educational W e e k Set. W ashington, S e p t. 28.—American educational week h a s been set fo r De cember 3 to 0, inclusive, it w a s an nounced today by G a r lan d W Powell, assistant national d ir e c to r of Am eri canism for the A m e rican Legion, which Inaugurated the m o v em ent last year and is receiving the co-operation of the U nited * S tates B u r e a u of Education nnd the National E d u c a tion A ssocia tion. DO YOU REALIZE <?* little ❖ (Continued on Page Ninp.) Do you realize th a t the <5> W a n t Ads are daily meeting m o s t '«> <t> u n u s u a l emergencies as well a s <£ •3> the little everyday needs and •3> w a n ts of folks In ev e ry walk of «• ❖ life? Do you know th a t air trans- •$> portation lias been sold through <S> <s> the W a n t Ads'* <?> •S’ T h a t Sunday School teachers <J> <®> a n d church members hare been <*> secured by the sam e means? <?> <$> T h a t the W ant A d s arc veri- <S> <t> table little detectives, producing long-lost treasures of various <S> k inds, long hidden in garrets and f •®> a ttics? <S> No m a tter what y o u need o r •?> <s> w a n t, the Want A d a will help & G> you find it ^ 4> <$> <i> <<$> <t> <S> <t> G enoa. S e p t 28.— t By the Asso ciated Press)— An explosion, caused by lightning, today destroyed I’ai- con a ra Fort n e a r San Lorpnzo on the G u lf of Genoa, and wrecked th e town, k illin g and wounding many persons. T lie wounded a r e being taken to the h o s p ital In Spczia. nearby Apparent l,v m any sailors are among tbe vic tim s. $50,000 for Siki if He Meets Wilson ■5;*- \'VH i • i J* - - - - i Lv ■ * £« S t Louts, Mo., Sept. 28.— G e rtrude B renn, young wife of H a r r y B r e n n ,r |^ proprietor of a garage a t O a k v ille, w h o disappeared a f t e r a fire destroyed J.S& th e place la s t Tuesday, today w a s sub-\ Jected to f u r t h e r questioning b y police, w h o a r e Investigating the m y sterkm sj.-;^ th e f t of the body of Celeste Schneider, 18, who was buried a m o n th ago, from ” Is\ its grave In M o u n t Hope C e m e tery. I-;- A charred torso, which a t first w as jj thought to h a v e been th a t o f B renn,- -j •who was bcHcvod to have been burned ^ to death, w a s found in the ru i n s of .-j th e fire, but a f t e r It w a s exam ined, Dr. T . 1 1 . C a rrlere, autopsy surgeon of St. ‘ Ixrals Comity, declared I t w a s t h e body t „ o f a woman. t \ D etectives announced th e y w e re w o rking on the theory t h a t th e burned to r s o might be th a t o f th e B d m e ifler g ir l. B renn has been m issing since Mon d a y night, w hen his w ife sa i d he answ e red a call for road service. H e is reported to have carried $16,000 life Insurance, but the larger of the policies $10,000 in U n ited States w a r risk in surance, which he took out w h e n Tie w a s in the arm y , is said to h a v e been destroyed in th e fire. M rs. Brenn is m o u rning her h u s b a n d a s dead W h eu arrested m o u rning clothing was found in her possession. D u ring cross questioning by th e police she steadfastly denied know ledge of h e r husband’s w h ereabouts, say in g t h a t she believed he perished In <:'e tire. T h e police reported iind'.ng a brokcu Shovel, a piece of cloth, t ’-onght .o have been p a rt of a shroud .md an electric flashlight in the debris of tlie garage. M rs. Brenn who has a one y e a r r.i.l son. told d e 'e ’i v j t t.'at she vquested th a t the nody nf her husban l be crem a ted so t h a t she would be nbie to convey his ashes to her home a t An- dernacb, Germany, w 'tere they w e re m a r r ie d while B renn was 1n the A m e ri can Army of Occupation B o ston. Mas?.. Sept. 28.— S ikl, con q u e ror of Georges C a rpentier, today w a s offered $50,000 to m e e t Johnny W ilson, middleweight cham p ion in B raves Field on October 2G. T h e chal lenge was cabled by M arty Klllea, W ilson’s manager. McCANN DECLARED IN E L IG IB L E F O R I N IV E R S ITY A T H L E T IC S Champaign, 111.. Sept. 28.—Tommy M cCann, football and baseball sta r of[ the U n iversity of Illinois, h a s been de clared ineligible fo r athletics a t the U n iversity because he played profes sional baseball th i s summer. “I n e e d e d th e m o n e y to fin ish my sen io r yenr,” M c C a n n rold G eorge Huff, d irector o f a t h letics, w h e n in form e d o f his su s p e n s ion . M cC ann's lo s s w i l l be fe l t se v e r e ly by th e foot b a ll te a m on w h ich h e w a s a s t a r h a lf back. FORECAST W ashington, Sept. 28.—W e st e r n New Y o rk: F a ir w ith mod- d e r a te tem p e rature tonight a u d F r i d a y : m o d erate southerly w inds. TE3IPEBATURES <W a ter Dept* Therm om eter) 1922 1921 M a x i m u m ..................... 68 73 M i n i m u m ..................... 49 63 Sun ri«es today 5:53; sete 5:48 Sun rises tom orrow 5:54
