The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 12, 1922, Page 1

_ traffic manager of the Chicago and .Des Moines and stated that if tha) WEATHER FORECAST — Fair to-night and Friday, warmer, to-night, ( ESTABLISHED 1873 ROADS SEEK T0 ADD MILLIONS TOGRAINRATE Application Made by Them to Eliminate Differential Between Schedules | es i ! AFFECTS COARSE GRAINS, | Reed of Minnesota Farm Bureau Declares Request Means Confiscation St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 12—Approx- imately $6,000,000 will be the annual freight increase to coarse grain ship- pers in the Middle and Northwestern states, if the application of the rail- roads for the elimination of the dif- ferential between the the rates on corn and oats.and the rates on wheat is granted by the, Inteystate | Commerce Commission, according to. J. F. Reed, president of the Minn2- | sota Farm Bureau Federation, who/ returned today from Des Moines where he attended a hearing in the| matter. i “This is one of the most, if not! the most important question now} pending in the Unted’ State,’ Mr. | Reed declared in speaking of the: Des Moines hearing. It is the outgrowth, he explained, of the general hay and grain rate| case, which was decided in favor of the shippers by the Federal Com- mission last December, and reduced hay and grain rates approximately | $38,000,000 annually and restored the differential which existed before the war between wheat and coarse grains. “Because of their lower value and | use,” Mr. Reed explained, “coarse | grains are entitled to a lower freight rate than wheat. Zhe use and value of commodities have always been fac- tors in rate making. The proposed) increase aji asked for_in: the applica- tion of the! railroads; simply means confiscation in many ‘instances and 1 do mot, believe it will be allowed.” FREIGHT RATES A BARRIER. | Des Moines, Ia., Oct. 12.—Grain producers of Iowa, as well as the grain companies of the state would be. benefitted “by” a™ rediiction’ of freight rates on grain and grain prod- ucts, according to testimony intro- euced at the! hearing before the rail- road commissionens here yesterday. C. H. Caseber of Des Moines, man- ager of a large grain company, tes- tified that, the high rates now in ef-| fect have restricted operations and narrowed the company’s business field. % He declared that grain is bought on the basis of its costs delivered to freight rates were cheaper the pro- duced would benefit thereby. A. F. Cleveland, assistant freight Northwestern railroad, who conduct- ed most of the cruss-examination for the railroads, claimed that from 95: to 98 per cent of the grain business | was interstate, because although it came to Des Moines and other buy- ing centers on-an intrastate rate it moved out on a milling-in-transit, or proportional rate. bi CAR SHORTAGE CUTS OUTRUT Washburn Company “Could! Double Last Year’s Production The Washburn Lignite Coal Com- pany mines at Wilton, as, well as mines west of the Missouri river, is being hit by the car shortage. Offi- cials of the mine reported they were forced to close, down at 3:30 p. m.: Tuesday and were idle all,of Wed-| nesday because of lack of cars in| which to ship coal. It was doubtful! if the mine could be operated all day | today. i Seeking to increase production by using a double shift the company last week added 100 men to the pay- roll and established two shifts, but } were forced to discontinue because} of the car shortage. All of the lignite | mines have on hand more orders for coal than they can fill. The Washburn company, with a, doubled shift, could produce 3,500 co 5,000 tons a day, officials said, and | would employ 400 men. The compary | is, however, ahead of production at | this time last year in spite of the| car situation. | | Banished Pitcher . 2 | By NEA Service. THE GOLDEN RULE EVEN WORKS “ROME G. BROWN Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 12.—Laws| pertaining to water righé: are com-| plex, devious and contradictory. Yet Rome G. Brown, lecturer on the law| of, water rights in the University of Minnesota law school, says they prac-! tically can be reduced to'17 words: | “AIL things whatsoever ye would that men should du to you, do ye even so to them.” Yes, the Golden Rule; Mark 7:12.) “Under the laws in ‘some states to-| day,” says Brown, ¢‘surface waters, as a ‘common enemy,’ can be driven off as a burglar, without regard to how they are gotten, rid of or scat- tered. This is in line with the old common law rule, é “Subsequent decisions show changes in the old rule in many states; the recognition of the princi- ple of the Golden Rule. This, in ef- fect, means the provervation of the right to dispose of surface waters, but the method of their disposition must be such as to show proper re- gard for the owners of other lands.” “I regard the Golden Rule as the most concise and adequate statement that has ever been announced of the present and growing ‘principles ot the law of reasonable use.” POTATO KNIFE “GIVES CLUE TO DUAL MURDER Governor Edwards May. Dis- patch Attorney General to | Probe Hall Slaying WITNESS COLLAPSES Somerville, N. J. Oct. 12.—Ray- mond Schneider, detained as a ~ material witness in the Hall- Mills murder case, today col- lapsed in the Somerset county jail. A physician who worked over him nearly half an hour before he ‘was revived, stated | that: he was suffering from a severe nefvous breakdown after | the grilling to which he had been subjected. It was Schneider’s accusation that Clifford Hayes had slain the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall | and = Mrs. Eleanor Reifhardt | Mills, in mistake for another couple, that led to the arrest of Hayes on a charge of murder. Raymond Schneider this after- noon repudiated the alleged con- | fession in which he accused Clif- ford Hayes, 19, of the murder of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills. It who unofficially announced that | Hayes probably would be releas- {| ed before night. | released a few Hayes was il moments later in custody of his | counsel. New Brunswitk, N. J., Oct. .12.—) Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, Widow j of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, ; was brought back into the limelight by investigators of the murder of her husband and Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills today when detec- tives visited her home and took away a scarf and fawn colored coat which she had dyed by a Philadel- phia girm shortly after the murders were discovered. The garment was taken to the offices of a firm of anjstical chemists with! the re- quest that they be analyzed to de- termine whether there was any human blood on the garments. New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 12— New Jersey officials investigating the murder on September 14 of the “Phil Douglas” Up: \ For Wife Beating Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 12—“Shuf- flin” Phil Douglas, erstwhile star pitcher for the New York Nationals, who wa’ banished recently from. or- ganized baseball by Commissioner K. M Landis, was in the city jail to- day on charges of disorderly con- duct preferred by his wife, who call- ed officers to their home and declared Douglas had beaten her. Arresting officers said they found Mrs. Douglas with both eyes: black- ened. b Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, rector of the Episcopal church of St. John the Evangelist, and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, sought to- day to identify a potato knife, found some distance from the spot where the slain bodies were discovered, and turned over to the focal police yes- terday. Detectives considered it pos- sible that the knife was the one used in slashing Mrs. Mills’ throat. There were spots on the blade which may have been caused by blood. An analy- sis is to be made during the day. Possibility that Governor Edwards may send the state attorney general to New Brunswick to take charge of the inquiry was expressed here to- day. Of Trade } MAY GIVE. DETAILS; | terested in any grain deals in which BIS ' BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1922 STEAMER BUR BROKERS IN. WHEAT PIT Armour and Others Hesitant/ To Tell of Deals on' Board Ask Government for Time to! Consider Demands For Data (By the Associated Press) Chicago, Oct. 12—J. Ogden Ar- mour, packér, and George E. Marcy, president of the Armour Grain Com- pany, principal witnesses yesterday before the Federal Trade Commis- sion in its inquiry of trading in grain futures were in conference with’ attorneys today to determine to what extent they will reveal de- tails of theirigrain transactions when they appear before the commission again tomorrow. Declining yesterday to disclose the intimate details of their speculations, Mr. Armour and Mr, Marcy agreed to tell the commission tomorrow whe- ther they would furnish all the dates and figures of their trades requested by the Federal inquiry board. Mr. Armour characterized himself as a “casual trader’ in the grain market. He denied that Armour and company, the packing house, was in- he participated, asserting that the packing firm does not trade in grain futures. Both Mr. Armour and Mr. Marcy defended the board of trade as a ne- cessary medium through which the farmers find a sure and constant market for his: grain “The farmer has a place to sell his grain every day in the year,” Mr. Armour said. “He may not at times get the price he is entitled to, but I think it has stabilized conditions. Generally speaking he is better off, I would say, than without a speca- lative future market, because no man in the grain business would buy wheat until he had sold it, and you know that some times you have to carry wheat a long. time before you can sell Hen MANY BUILDINGS ° ARE DEFECTIVE (By: the Associated Press) Fargo, N. D., Oct. 12—Of 286 build- ings in Fargo’s business district, in- spected during the last two days for fire hazards, 138 were considered as needing correction according to in- surance men who made the inspec- tion. Some of the most common haz- ards reported were accumulations of rubbish, faulty wiring, ashes in woo- den receptacles, oily floors, electric wires hanging over nails and stove pipes, not isolated from wooden par- titions. . URGES TEN YEAR RESPITE FOR CARRIERS “Closed Season” for Railroads: Advocated by Charles Dillon i Chicago, Oct. 12—A five! or ten year “closed season” for railroads, “protecting them from congress and ‘the states” was urged by Charles Dillon, assistant to the; chairman of the Western Committee | on public relations, Association of Railway Executives, in’ an address before the 4-one box makers as-| sociation here today. { Existing “ government regula- | tions of the railroads was likened ! to “a business firm deliberately un-} dermining the’ credit of @ good) customer.” Lumber and coal interests, grain exchanges, farmers, cotton growers, | . merchants, packers and manufactur- ers, “every one, every where, did everything he could to keep the | government out of his business,” | he said. i “But everyone, every where, with complete and cheerful disregard of | the golden rule displayed the most | astonishing unanimity of purpose | and the most remarkably developed | spirit of cooperation when it came; to regulating and controlling the, railroads.” , Transportation, next to agricul- ture is the greatest industry America, he said. I ,am_ simply asking that the railways be conceded the. right to precisely the same opportunities ac- corded other great industries with- out‘ hampering legislative restric- tions which, instead of benefiting the public, result eventually in lowering the quality of the service it may justly demand and expect,” he said. : Columbus Day a Holiday Banks, public offices and schools were closed today in observance of Columbus Day, a state holiday. There were no special observances in honor of the man who discovered America in 1492, a) (By: the Associated Press) \ i i | thorities will be in charge forty-five in |,sion, is regarded by officials as as- NEAR BAST "BRING CRISIS Expected Lloyd George Will Face Election Before; Christmas wins WATER DRPENSE OF ISSUR MAY RESIGN, WILL NOT Premier Determined to Retain Coalition Cabinet-—Greeks r | i Leave Thrace London, Oct. 12,—Odds of nearly two to one against an election be-: fore the end of the year are being accepted in the London insurance market notwithstanding: the positive assertions in the press and in poli- tical circles that an appeal to the country before Christmas is inevit- able. The discrepancy thus manifest- ed is significant, of the complete uo- certainty surrounding the politicai situation. The morning newspapers again give over their chief columns to dis- cussions, predictions and supposed revelations. Prime Minister Bloyd George’s friends continue to.\insiet that he will not resign, while athers assert with equal confidence that he{ has determined to ask the country for a vote of confidence at the: polls and that his speech at Manchester Saturday would be the first’ gun fired in the great electoral campaign. * There is general concurrence on one point, namely, that the crisis has been brought about by the restive- ness of the rank and file of the con- servatives, who are tired alike of the! cealition government and ~ Lloyd George's leadership and are eager t9} get back to party lines. , y Amidst the many uncertainties one thing is certain—that the next few| days will supply the public with more excitement concerning domestic poli- ties than it has enjoyed since’ the} outbreak of the world war. | One of the interesting features when an election is declared» will be the number of women seeking ie limelight of parliamentary life. Thi | | i i | i t { | NG WOES? THEY MAKE HIM RICH LOVE Mrs. Lillian Hildreth, 16-year-old bride whose charges caused arrest of Harry Y.Cohen (right and (inset) “The Crystal Eve” ured in Cohen’s occult rites, BY JACK JUNGMEYER. NEA Staff Correspondent. Los Angeles, Oct. 12,—What makes the feminine heart and mind so sus- ceptible to the sway of the self-pro- claimed mystic? A thousand women, patrons of Harry . Y. Cohen, professionally known as the “Rev.” Charles New- man, alleged love cult medium, are today asking themselves this ques- tion as he faces grave changes. Following his arrest on charges of improper conduct toward Mrs. Lil- lian Hildredth, 16-year-old bride client, in his sanctum, the thousand women discovered their names entec- ed in-Cohen’s cryptically annotated register. i This book, said by authorities to hint at intimate domestic secrets, and bearing on the accused medi- ums practicds, is now court evidence. Its entries run the social scale of Los Angeles and surrounding towns. The disillusioned clientele await its possible. use after Cohens arraign- ment. “Women generally believe that there are certain life and love mys- teriés which jthey cannot of them- selves fathom,’ says “The Man Who two represent women members, Lady | Knows All,” as Cohen styles himself, Astor and Mrs. Margaret dee ham are understood to desire fi election, and nearly a score of o “The believe that“some wiser son ‘of Adam or daughter of Eve knows “the key, to these puzzling “things. ers are already announced candidates,|/That love can be won and retained the great majority being for liberal] by ‘ some hocus-pocus. That some- NEWS RECEIVED QUIETLY Adrianople, Oct. 12—News of the conclusion. of the armistice at Mu- dania was received quietly here, as 2 large part of the population already regarded re-entry of the Turks into Eastern Thrace as inevitable. Tala of resistance is mainly confined to the army. Withdrawal of funds from the! banks and. liquidation of assets have been in progress for several days and will undoubtedly be accelerated by the knowledge that Turkish civil au- and labor constituencies, | days after the armistice takes ef- fect. i More than a thousand families have left Adrianople for Greece in the last week, and the city is filled with refugees from the villages, bound westward. Despite the presence of the Alli mission sent here from Constan nople, the Christian population seem unwilling to believe the Allies can carry out their guarantees of protec- tion and a repetition of the Symrna! massacres is feared by many. The majority of the civilians are armed. - The Greek army officers still main-j tain their attitude of resistance and} their position has been somewhat re- inforced by the civilian movement for an “autonomos Thrace,” but che continued exodus Westward indicates this movement has no overwhelming public support. GREECE TO SIGN Paris, Oct. 12.—Gregce has decided to sign the Mudania armistice con- vention and evacuate Thrace, accord- ing to the conditions stipulated in that document, the French. foreign office was officially informed to- day. MAY ed FIXHARD | COAL AT $9.25) Washington, Oct. 12—-An agree- ment which is expected to result in fixing the maximum price of anthra- cite mined by “Independent” op’ ators at $9.25 per ton at the mines, has been reached between the Penn- sylvania authorities and fuel Dist2i-| butor: Spens, representing the Feder- al government, The agreement announced here today by W. D. B. Ainey, chairman of the Pennsylvinia fuel commis- suring immediate reducctions in the hard coal prices now charged by in- dependent operators controlling twenty percent of the output, thus removing a price discrepancy that has been the cause of complaint in all consuming territories. USE ENGLISH COLLAR. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 12—The “chok- er’ collar of the regulation Unitea States army blouse (coat) has been discarded among cadets of the North Dakota Agricultural College ROTC. It has been replaced by the more comfortable army style of coat which is open at the throat like a civilian coat, a worn with an O. D. shirt and black tie, themselves weaves thing outside said to have fig- their fate. ‘That’s the secret of the mystie’s influence and succerss.” The accused “spiritualist pastor” vehemently denies guilt! of the charges made by Mrs. Hildreth, who says she wag subjected to indignities while consulting Cohen. He ascribes his predicament to “professional jealousy of-other mediums.” Short, dark, pudgy, living in a pa-| latial residence and maintaining an elaborate’ office fitted with ‘objects wally \identified with mysticism, Cohen says he has practiced success- fully in many. cities, naming. New York, Chicago and Lincoln, Neb. About his “business” as he charac- terized it, he was quite frank. “Theres usually something wrong with a woman’s love-life when she begins visiting mediums,” he con- tinued. “They go to seers to confirm or refute their own suspicions. “Practically all women patrons ask me, ‘Is my husband true to me?’ “Do you suppose I or any other wise medium answers ‘No’? That would never do. I immediately pro- pound the counter question, ‘Are you true: to. him?’ . When they almost shriek, ‘Yes,’ then I reply, ‘Well, he’s true to you, too. You're a couple of, fools, -Go home .and be happy.’ “My system ts tu out-guess them and dvade their questions—a battle of wits-and perfectly tegitimate.”-. Newman, or Cohen, is said to have grown wealthy from a few months’ practice in Los Angeles, SPECIAL TRAIN FOR N. D. LEGION (By the Associated Press) Fargo, N. D., Oct. 12—A special train may be necessary to carry North Dakotans, traveling tothe Na- tional American Legion convention at New Orleans October 16-20, from St. Paul to the Lousiana city accord- ing to a telephone message from W. G. Curtis, Lisbon in charge of trans- portation, to Jack Williams, state adjutant here. A party of about_six- ty, scheduled to leave Fargo tomor- row evening will be swelled at St. Paul to 125 by North Dakotans reach- ing that city through other routes, he said. 2-HOLE GOLF COURSE. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 12.—Boys in knee pants have developed a new style of golf here. The course is laid out in any back yard and con- sists of\ two holes.’ The youngsters | play with straight sticks for ‘club’ and use a ball slightly larger than ADMITS $20,000 - EMBEZZLEMENT (By the Associated Press) Fairmont, Minn. Oct. 12—0. L. Shively of Ceylon, charged ‘with em- bezzlement of approximately $20,000 from the Farmers’ Elevator of Cey- lon, willbe sentenced Saturda: tober 14, following his plea of fou - ty, according to an announcement here. Shively, whose peculations were said to have extended over sev- eral years, -is at liberty under bond. RED TRAIL | QUOTA GIVEN The quota of Burleigh county for the National Parks Highway (Red Trail) has been completed under the direction of C. J. Anderson, Burleigh county director of the highway. K. E. Hawkins, traveling representati of the association, stated that Bur- the ordinary golf ball playing back| leigh county was the first along the and forth from one hole to the other. In. Spain a woman's mantiala ,is held as sacred, and cannot be sold for debt. ' entire route of the highway to com- plete its quota for the year. Approxi- mately $420 was raised for expenses of the association in advertising and marking the highway. COLORED BANDIT ROBS | PASSENGERS ON SANTA FE 2aezesemectsorets 7 PULLMAN OF VALUABLES SEARCH FOR NEGRO. Kansas City, Oct. 12—Police today were searching for a ne- gro, who late last night held up two Pullman cars of Santa Fe train No. 4, the California Limited soon after it pulled out of the Union Station here, and robbed the passengers of an undeter- mined amount of cash and jewel- ry. The negro boarded the rear car just as the train left the sta- tion and completed the robbery before the city limits was reach- ed, leaving the train near a sub- urban station. -- The train did not stop and a dispatch from Lexington Junc- tion, Mo., about fifty miles East, early this morning, gave the lo- cal police their first information of the robbery. This dispatch was thrown from the train hy the conductor.. It, with another received later from Merceline, stated that after boarding the train, the negro or- dered, all passengers of the ob- servation car to place their valu- ables on a folding chair, When they complied, the negro picked up his loot and ordered the pas- sengers to hold up their hands while he backed into the next car. He robbed all passengers with whom he came in contact. Then he made his way to a ves- tibule and escaped. (By the Associated Press) Chicago, Oct. -12.—Gallantry of men passengers when a negro bandit invaded the Santa Fe railroad’s Cal- ifornia Limited train in Kansas City lap night was revealed today when the train reached Chicago. Mrs. S, B, Sweet, Detroit, the only woman in the car where the robber appeared, told how six men liad gone to her aid when the negro entered. The negro escaped with only about $200. i “I was walking toward the obser- vation platform weiie the porter was making up my berth,” she said. “I heard a cry, ‘drop your bag.’ As Iapproached the dvor a negro with a revolver apeared in the doorway. That revolver looked like it was a mile long. I dropped the bag. “Then six men in the car jumped up as the negro yelled ‘hands up.’ The men surrounded me and threw out their pocket books. They pushed me back toward the wall and stood between me and the negro. It was all over in a few minutes, The rob- ber did not go into the other cars but jumped off the train.” TRIBUNE [= (Leased Wire of Associated Press) . ‘IN MID-OCEAN aad SCANDAL CASE | UP TO ATTORNEY (By the Associated Press) i Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12—Firm in her intention to “bring the kind of leg- al action against A. G. Candler ; which will properly make him vindi- cate,” her name, Mrs. Onizema de | Bouchel of New Orleans, whose en- gagement to the Atlanta capitalist recently wes terminated, today wus completing preparations to return with her attorney, to her home in | Louisiana tonight. ; Harry Gamble, New Orleans attor- ney representing Mrs. Bouchel inti- mated that he may return to Atlanta soon to confer with local lawyers relative to legal proceedings against Candler whom the Lousiana divorcee | alleged in statements published here , had broken his engagement to marry ‘her because of alleged receipt of in- {formation reflecting on her charie- ter. ; Other than one statement issued | through his attorneys that he regret- ‘ted Mrs. de Bouchel had sought pub- |lieity of a “private” affair and that | information in his possession made a | marriage with the divorcee impos- | sible, CanWler refused to discuss the i termination of the engagement for } Publication. ‘THREEDAY AIR RACES START 100 ENTRIES Best Fighting Machines of Army Take Part. in Big Event COURSE OVER LAKE Huge Planes Can Travel Only 100 Miles an Hour (By the Associated Press) Mount Clemons, Mich., Oct. 12.— tored bomb or, mail carrying air- Planes and the other for light craft, today ushered in the, three-day air racing meet at Selfridge field. The meet closes Saturday with the Na- tional Air classic, the Pulitzer tro- phy race, the best fighting machines of the ar- my and navy, aerial mail carriers and experimental craft, were here to com- pete in the various events. Included in the entries was one {Plane built as far back as 1918 and which still holds a record, as well as the latest speed creations of the larger laboratories. Their performance is to be watch- 1 ed closely throughout the meet by heads of the army and navy aviation |arm and prominent aircraft engi- | neers, who agree that only such com- | petition approaches the exacting con- ‘ditions of war and discloses the merits or defects of the various types. Army entrants were in the majori- ty in the opening day’s races. Four Martin bombers and one Martin transport, each powered. by two 400- horsepower Liberty motors, were the starters in the multi-motor plane races for the air mail trophy, offer- ed by the Detroit News. All these ships are after the same | general design, except that the transport is fitted out to carry 12 passengers instead of a load of ex-|| plosives. The race was considered more of a | sporting event than of a test: of per- formance, and speed, for the huge | planes can travel but little more than 100 miles an hour. |" ‘The bombers were, to fly ten times H ; around a 24-mile triangular course, most of which is over Lake St. Clair. | at the last leg of each lap, a balloon ; anchored at an altitude of 2,000 feet, i must be hurdled. | The lighter plane race, for the De- | troit aviation country club trophy, | was under the same rules that gov- jerned the bombers. Two single motor ‘ army machines and four commercial | planes piloted by civilians, were en- | tered in this event. It brought into ; competition a wide range of motor | power, the Curtiss entry being driven | by a 160-horsepower Curtiss C-6 mo- ,tor, while the army planes carried | Liberty 12's of 400-horsepower. Two {of the machines moutned 200-horse- ; power Hispano Suiza motors. BISMARCK GETS "FIRST SCORE | | EN o—- FIRST QUARTER | SCORE: Bismarck . Dickinson ... At end of First Quarter Bismarck made one touch- foot of soil in southern Alberta. ACTION IN CANDLER/ | Two races, one for large multi-mo- | * More than 100 planes, representing | down but failed to kick a goal.| petition in bankruptcy was filed Last year as many as 2,000 grass-} pany in Federal District Court today. hopper eggs were found in a square] Three Chicago banks were the peti- . EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS PASSENGERS LEAVE SHIP, CREW FOLLOWS Fire on City of Honolu, 1,406) Miles East of Honolulu, Gets Beyond Control ASSISTANCE IS RUSHED Wireless Messages Sent to Other Ships to go to Aid Of Burning Vessel (By the Associated Press) San Francisco, Oct. 12.—The fire on the steamer City of Honolulu was beyond contro! at 10:10 a. m. today and the ship was being abandoned by the captain, chief engineer, first officer and radio operator, the last four abroad the vessel, a radio dis- patch received here today said. Passengers on the burning pas- senger steamer were leaving the ship at 9 o'clock today, according to a wireless message. A message received by the steamer Enterprise and re- layed here, gave the position of the imperiled vessel as “1,046 miles East of Honolulu,” Thirteen minutes before the pas- sengers began to leave the ‘burning vessel, the boats were lowered, 2 wireless message to the Federal Tele- graph company stated. The Federal company did not expect to receive further messages unless the radio operators remained on the vessel. Rushing Assistance The Nathan Navigation company, owner of the steamer Enterprise which is bound from Hawaii to the mainland, said that their vessel was rushing to the assistance of the burn- ing liner and should reach her be- tween noon and 1 o’clock this after- noon, The last message received from the ship, sent by the Radio Corporation of America wireless operator just be- fore. he abandoned his key, said: “Captain and gang leaving ship. Good bye to you all.” The three radio operators aboard the City of Honolulu were W. P. Bell, H. B. Hancock and M. C. Kum- ler. All, Abandon Ship The steamer Enterprise, the near- jest of three* vessels to the City of Honolulu, had not reached the burn- ing ‘craft when the final message was sent. The message indicated, ac- cording to the Federal Telegraph ‘company, which received it, that all of the passengers and crew had tak- en to the life boats. This message from the operator said that he and the three officers were the last to remain aboard and that they were leaving. The vessel carried 76 passengers, 64. of them first and second class, and 12 third class. There were two hundred members of the crew of the steamship City of Honolulu according to announce- ment at the offices of the operating company at Wilmington, California, today. The passengers and crew of the City of Honolulu are facing 14 hours in open boats before the first ship daphing to their rescue can reach them. The army transport Thomas is ex- pected to be at the Mathan Naviga- tion company’s Enteprise in the race to the castaways. A message to the Radio Corpora- tion of America from the United States army transport Thomas, re- ported early this morning in the neighborhood of the City of ‘Hono- lulu, said that the Thomas also was proceeding at full speed to the help of the burning vessel. The méssage | from the Thomas said that she ex- pected to reach the scene’ of the dis- aster at 1 o'clock tomorrow morning. The Thomas is reported to have been about 25 miles from the City of Honolulu, when she turned South in her dash to the rescue at 8 o'clock this morning, 300 ON BOARD Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 12—Witk about three hundred passenge aboard the Los Angeles Steamsh! company’s new steamer City of Hon- olulu was' today reported by wirele afire two days off shore from th portion of the return trip of first voyage between Los Ange and Honolulu. The City of Honolulu is a ship) board vessel of 17,500 tons and we allocated to the local company for six months trial for service betwee this city and, the Hawaiian Islands It left September 23 with more that 300 passengers, mostly tourists, and it is believed a large number of these were returning on the vessel. The position of the City of Hono- lulu carly this morning was given as latitude 31.07 North and longitude. 131.40 West, according to the last radio advices known here to ha been received from the vessel whi were picked ‘up at San Franci Three vessels are known to be ni the City of Honolulu, the transpor: Thomas, the steamers Enterprise and the City of Los Angeles. ELGIN MOTOR CAR COMPANY FACES BANKRUPTCY ACTION Chicago, Oct. 2.—An involuntary against the Elgin Motor Car com- tioning creditors.