Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1924, Page 20

NEAR-RIOT MARKS LOCATELLI COMING Rival Italian Factions Gather te Jeer and Cheer Flyer in New Yerk. NEW YOR September 5.—Lieut. Antonio telli, Ttalian aviator, at- tempting a round-the-world flight, whose plane was wrecked off Green- Iy, was met by police re- e Grand Central Station ht to prevent a threatened rival factions in the )0 Italians assembled to n the crowd, ac- the police, when Locatelli Crics of “Hurrah for Lo- wered by shouts of 111 and the ng an outbrea ordered the a hotel. fore they me of the al- st of the Italian Con- milio Axerio, the hotel sul general tendered 2 banquet in Locatelli's honor, was svarded pecial police during the entertai t Heads Hotel Men’s Body. AGO, September 5. vid B. of Thiladelphia elected t of the Hotel Mutual sociation at the conclusion 5th annual convention here J K. Blatchford of Chi- wis chosen secretary-treasurer. Now-is the time!to buy warm bedwear. Blanket prices start at.. NEW YORK GIRL WINS EVENING GOWN PRIZE Atlantic City Beauty Pageant Judges Award Philadelphia En- trant Chair Event Winner. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 5.—Miss Ruth Malcomson, entered in Atlantic City's beauty pageant as “Miss Philadelphia” yesterday ' was adjudged winner in the Intercity division of the rolling chair parade held on the board walk. “Miss Chi- cago” was second, and “Miss West Palm Beach” third. The float carrying “Miss Philadel- phia” was the largest in the pro- cession and depicted an old southern colonial home. “Miss Chicago” rode in a reproduc- tion of the “Broadway Limited lo- comotive,” while “Miss West Palm Beach” sat in a rolling chair elabo- rately decorated with palm leaves and oranges. “Miss Manhattan” was awarded first prize by pageant judges last night as being the most beautiful girl in evening dress in America. “Miss Santa z" was given second place and Johnston” third. “Miss Manhattan” was the favorite of the audience each time she appeared during the elimination. She wore a tight-fitting, low-cut evening gown of white satin, and carricd a massive fan of white ostrich plumes tipped with black. STRIKE CLOSES SCHOOLS Sonora, Mexico, Teachers Walk Out When Pay Stops. NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico, Septem. ber 6.—Public schools throughout the state of Sonora are closed as the re- sult of a general strike proclaimed by school teachers. 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OKLAHOMA BANDIT DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR Companion, 8Serving Life Sentence, Makes Afidavit He Killed Victim. By the Associated Press. McALESTER, Okla., September 5.— tempted hold-up of & bank at Ketch- um, Q‘l‘l County, August 3, 1923. Birkes promounced dead five minutes after’ (he current was ap- plied. Birkes met his fate bravely. He walked unsupported to the desth chair and chatted with attendants as they adjusted the straps. His last words were: “I am mnet guilty and am not afraid to die. Turn her on, boys.” Birkes confessed his part in the hold-up, but denied that he fired the fatal shot. Two other men, Raymond Thomas and Allison Ives, were con- victed of participation im the mur- der and are serving life sentences. Several days ago ome of them is al- leged to have signed an afidavit stating that he, and not Birkes, fired the shot which felled Pitts. Birkes' wife and mother cited this in making " |an appeal to Gov. 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