The evening world. Newspaper, July 30, 1919, Page 1

i GES BAT; ravi eb ES |“ Circulation “ooks Open to All.” PRICE TWO GENTS. Go. (The New Coprright, 19) 10, by The Press Pui York Werld). NEW. YORK, WEDNESDAY, “JULY, 30, 1 919,” OM ‘PAGES RACE RIOTS: SUBSiDING IN CHICAGO WILSON AIDS FIGHT TO CUT FOOD PRICES BODY OF GIRL WHO VANISHED FROM CANOE FOUND IN RIVER; HANCE ACCUSED OF MURDER ‘Victim of Pompton Lakes , Tragedy Discovered After 24-Hour Search. HER CLOTHING TORN. Face Battered and No Water in Lungs—Not Drowned, Says Coroner, ‘The body of Miss Mabel Harris Pompton Lake, N. J., who met death mysteriously Sunday night while ot- noting with her fiance, Lester Decker, was found this morning in the Ram- apo River, Michael Dun, County Prosecutor, announced after an investigation of the condition of the body that Decker would be charged with first degree murdor. He has been held for two days in the Paterson jail as a ma- teria! witness, The discovery of made by Edward Toure, searchers who have been dragging Pompton Lake and the Ramapo River for twenty-four hours, found floating in the river near Col- fax’s Bridge, about half a mile below tho dam ever which Decker says their canoe waa carried by the swift cur- rent. The girl's clothing was tom and her undergarments wero twisted about her head. She was without whoes, One stocking was pulled down in folds about her anklo and the other was found fastened normally 5 many bruises on the body and the face appeared to be badly battered. FINDS NO WATER IN LUNGS OF CANOE TRAGEDY VICTIM, Dr. Armstrong, County Physician, said after an examination, that there was no water in the girl's lungs, thus indicating thas she had not drowned, but had met death before being flung or falling inte the water. A gold watch and $50 in currency which Miss Harris's mother said the (Continued on Sixth Page.) WOMEN SEE GAS TANK EXPLOSION KILL DRIVER Scores Faint in Brooklyn When Ac- cident to Container Kills Man Carrying It. Flundreds of Williamsburg women hoppers became panic stricken and a sobre or mora fainted shortly after noon to-day when David Berman, a driver, was killed by the explosion of @ carbonic acid gas tank he was carry- ing into a soda fountain at No, 92 Varct Street, His head was blown off. Berman, who lived at No. 166 Scholes Street, was employed by Samuel Fuchs of Nos, 4 and 6 Morre!! Street. Berman's truck was loaded with twenty tanks of the gas. He had car- ried two tanks into tho Varet Street store and was on the way in with the third whon it exploded. The tank was about three and a half feet long and six inches {in diameter. Fratments struck a number of pedestrians and the noise of the explosion turned une women Into panic. ‘The seen of the explosion 1s the heart of the shopping Patrolman Berge heard th the body was! one of 100) It was| |divers were sent to the spot where U.S. SUBMARINE SUDDENLY SINKS; THREE DROWNED Old Type of Subsea Craft Goes Down With Hatches Open Off New London. NBW LONDON; Conn,, July 31— The United Gtates submarine G-2, an obsolete craft and used for experi- mental work, sank with open hatches in Long Island Sound, off Pleasure Beach, in Waterford, to-day and three jot its crew of cight were drowned. |The other members’ of the crew, au| of whom were from the submarine base here, were rescued. The G-2 was engaged in experi- menting with depth bombs and it sank apparently without warning. The submarines N-3 and R-5 with | the G-2 sank and one body has been! recovered. Lite thie drowned were afternoon the men identified as Arnold & Henderson, Blectrician 34 Class, Chester, IIL; Doylo Kerwin, Elec- trician, 24 Class, Minneapolis, and Sidney D. Uriich, Gunner's Mate, 3d Clasy, no address given, The submarine was in charge of Gunner B. W, Morrow. U. S. Patrol Beat Ashore, May Total Leas, WASHINGTON, July 30.—The navy patrol boat May went aground at Cape Engano, Santo Domingo, 6at- urday, with a crew of eventy-seven men aboard, the Navy Department announced to-day. Two vessels that went to her resoue reported that the May was eens to be a total, loss. PERSHING AND MARCH WIN BEFORE COMMITTEE Vote Unanimous on Bill Making Former Permanent General— j 8 to 7 on Latter. WASHINGTON, July 30.—Pavorable reports on bills authorizing the ap- pointment of Gens. John J. Pershing and Peyton CG. March, Chief of Staff, to the permanent rank of General, were ortiered to-day by the House Military Committee, ‘The voto on Gen, Pershing was una- nimous, but the committee divided, 8 to 7, on Gen, March, Previously the mittee yoted down, 8 to 7, a mo- tion to confer the ent rank of Lieutenant eral on Gen. March. The measures provide that Gen. Pershing shall take procedence over arch, ‘This was suggested by President Wilson when recom= mended the legisiation to Confress, Redu¢tion in rank, or dischary more than 1,300 officers of the Marine Corps, was announced to-day as a the m and | rye help from nital and Dire the women. a a ares READY TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD DIRECT BY PARCEL POST Wilson to Aid Fight to Cut Prices—Evening World Plan Followed. WASHINGTON, July 30.—Plans for sales direct to the consumers of surplus army food through the parcel post are complete and ready to be put into op- eration, Postoffice officials announced this afternoon Putting the operation awaits only the formal request by Secretary of War Baker to the Post Office Dopartment, which, it is un- derstood, will be made late to-day. The sales will be made through 54,000 local Postmasters, who will receive orders from consumers and transmit them in bulk to the sales division of the War Department, Postmasters will be immediately ts andthe descrip plan in furnished pri tion of the food available. Later blankets, clothes and other surplus army stocks will be sold in the same way as they are declared surplus, Complaints from every part of the country of the high cost of living have prompted President Wilson to discuss the situation with his Cabinet, He is taking a keen interest In the subject, and it is believed will take such ae- tion as will uncover the facts and cause to be called to account persons or interests guilty of profiteering, A b6pecial committee of lawy been directed by Attorney Palmer, the latter has announced, to go over the testimony and reports of the Federal Trade Commission In {ts inquiry into the meat packing indus- try. Congress has at last taken cogni- | rarico of the food situation and| heeded the demand of The Evening World that the vast supplies of army If you cua ave money, | part of the programme of redweing the corps {rom its wartime strength of about 76,000 officers n to a permanont strength of Se t. ANS BEFORE MBALS and see how fing Good Digeuiion maker fee see t rst vou can inven while you cave Ask for particulary Jou Muir 8 Con Fetes masrt any 1 Sse TON LAKE foodstuffs be made available to the) public. SAY 100 CITIES HAVE BOUGHT ARMY FOOD. War Department officials to-duy | said they expected final reports to| show that nearly one hundred citios had bought surplus army food stores | offered for sale, although to date of-| ficial records show that only six cities have taken advantage of the offer, The passage by the House of the resolution requesting Secretary Baker to sell the stores of army supplies wes the one constructive action taken at the present session of Congress, which has spent weeks wrangling over the terms of the Prohibition Enforcement Law while the profitecrs were run- ning riot through the country, From every section members of Congress have been deluged with let- tera which clearly indicate that the food situation is the paramount ques- tion with their constituents and about the only one to which they are giving serious consideration at this time. CONSUMERS TO GET CANNED GOODS BY PARCEL POST. By an amendment to the original resolution offered by Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania, the parcels post will be the Government's medium of distribution. This is expected to reduce the overhead cost. While all the details of the plan have not been worked out, it ls expected that the| Postmasters will be authorized to take orders and group them by commun ties and forward to the War Depart- ment for filling. This will enable uli the supplics for & particular vom- « Jontinued on Ninth Page.) a A FINE THIRST-QUENCHER, Hore ‘» Ackd Phosph Geosite thirst, _— View the Clty from the WORLD RESTALHANT | Wedrueay. 44) 30, Laat ‘mashed surnites.-s | ie a we Aner i Leth “vloor. "Werld’ Datieing—ddei, ca | Victim of Pompton Lake Tragedy And Dam That Figures in Mystery CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CANADA ouis Player Now Has Score of 2—Edgar of Atlanta Leading With 212. HAMILTON, Ont, July 20. aying golf of @ sensational character, Douglas Edgar, Auanta, ¢ professional, had 4 lead of nine strokes at the end of the third round of the Canadian Open Golf championship to-day. He scored 69 for the 18 holes this morning making @ to tal of 212 for the three rounds. Thompson-Hamilton and Karl Canadian open champion, were d for second place, with 221 each, James Barnes, St. Loula pro, had fourth place, with scoring a 73 this morning. Robby Jones was fifth, with 233 Leo Deigel, Detroit, followed with 32 having a 73 this morning. Percy Barrett, Western pro, showed top form, through with a 72 He went out in 35 and home in 37. His partner wus M ie, amate sul badly off his game the Mont pla; lost a ball and drove out of bounds so out, having 43 at the turn. He finial in #0 , woo 0. o Bring July %.—~Two hun dred Ainerioan soldiers have filed re quests to bring bi German wives, Representative King, Republican, Pili pols, declared to-day on his return from a six week's tour of European countries and the war one, ACING Rive Page 2 ENTRIES, Page 12 —- Sn a ae a DILLINGHAM SAYS HE IS FOR TREATY WITH RESERVATION’ Vermont Senator Asseris Wil- son Gave No Indication of Shantung Public Statement. HARDING NO CONVERT. President Points to Embarrass- ment in Delays—Opposi- tion to French Pact | WASHINGTON, July %—Senator Dillingham of Vermont and Senator Harding of Ohlo, the Orst Republican member of tho Foreign Relations Committee, to-day conferred with President Wilson at the White Houne when he resumed discuasion of the treaty with members of the Senate majority, Senator Diiingham, the first to see the President, announced on leaving the White House that he expected to vote for the treaty with reservations, Senator Dillinghain enid ne had a very “satisfactory and delightful talk with the Prebident, who an- gwered frankly many questifns con- cerning the negotiations at Paris, in- cluding the Shantung eottlement.” | President Wilson did not indicate to the Senator that he would make @ public statement concerning Shan- tung, and Mr. Dillingham said he did not get the impremion that such a statement would be forthcoming Senator Harding on loaving the White House. dictated this state- ment: “The President expecially empha- | sized the embarrissments and delays which would result from reservations jon the part of the United States, be- cause Auch a course will justify like | action on the part of other signa- tories of the treaty.” Senator Harding denied that he had become & “convert” to the President's programmo of rutification of the treaty without reservations. ‘Two other Republican Senators who were to see the President to-ddy | wore Fernald of Maine and Lenroot | of Wisconsin, For to-morrow tye President has invited Senators New, Indiana, another member of the For- | eign Relations Committee; Watson of Indiana and Keyes of New Hampabire. | Informal discusvion among Sen- ators developed that opposition to the special defensive treaty with France which was sent to tho Sen- | ato yesterday by President Wilson | la tkely to be centred along two gun eral lines—that it is directly antago: nistic to thé tradition of no entan- gling alliances, and that it subverts the constitutional right of Congress | to determine questions of war or| peace, +m) Although the President has tuken the position that the Treaty ix not properly an ulllance, Senator Borah of Idaho, and other maintain that it | (Continued on a Tweitth Page.) HAMMERSTEIN IS WORSE. Doctor Doubtful Theatrical Man WHI Survive Day. | precarious. It ls doubtful that he will survive the day.” This bulletin Lesued this morning by Dr, Mark Bhovell, physician of Oscar Hammerstein, was supplemented by the | statement that the ario's right | side is paralyzed and that he is in a state of coma, Tho patient's wife, son Quughter and two sisters are with nium! ‘at tbe Lenox Hill Hospity * | machine, Leaders Ask for sa the streets, XING GEORGE MAKES FOCH A BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL Allied Commander Given Freedom of London and Receives Sword of Honor. LONDON, July 30,—King George re- celved Marshal Foch to-fay at Buck- Ingham Palace and conferred upon him the rank of Field Marshal of the British Army, Marshal Foch tater was escorted to the ulldhall, where he was given the free- dom of the city and presented with a sword of honor, similar to that given en. Pershing on July 1% in connection with the celebration of The Lord Mayor of |. *. ndon tater ‘en- tertalned the Allied Chief at luncheon in thi simarari aes BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN VISIT UL S. IN SEPTEMBER Will Be Guests of President, Then Make a Tour of the Country. WASHINGTON, July %0.—King Al- |bert and Queen Elizabe: of Belgium will visit America in September, it was learned to-day. They will be guests of the President Jin Washington after he has completed hia trip, The King and Queen are also planning a tour of the country, it was suid aeieietiaiens COUPLE SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN AUTO IS UPSET Baby Thrown From Mother's Arm Escapes Injury at Ninth Avenue and 19th Street. William) O'Connell of No, 1932 79th Street, Hrooklyn, and his wife, Mary, wore seriously, perhaps fatally tn- jured thi safternoon, when thelr auto- mobile, which O'Connell was driving, upyet at Ninth Avenue and 19th Stre William O'Connell jr. two years old, was thrown from his | mother's arma and fell clear of the escaping with slight in- Juries, | O'Connell was driving north In Ninth Avenue and turned out to avold @ col- lision with a vehicle which came out of 19th Street. His car skidded to the curb ‘and turned over. At Samaritan How pital it was found that O'Connell had suffered a fracture of the spine and hia wife a fracture ab the base of the skull. a PRICE TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. 1,000 SPECIAL POLICEMIEN AUTHORIZED 10 PUT DOWN RAGE CONFLICT IN GRIGAGO Mob Spirit Declines After Night of Vicious Fighting—Troops Unlikely to Be Called, Although the Negro CHICAGO, July 30—Comparative calm marked the situafion in 4 the Chicago race war to-day. No serious outbreaks had been reported, the sporadic fights were few and musfly between individuals and in only one instance wére police compelled to shoot. In that case a negro was killed while resisting search by two patrolmeh, Gov. Frank O. Lowden and other State and city officials were plainly encouraged by the diminishing evidences of mob spirit. Although practically every militiaman in the State was either in the city or en rouic here, it was indicated that they probably will not be called to active duty -————<@ “I delieve that we have passed the | Six and said that was complete. They ‘ Their Use. crisis". said Gov. Lewden. “Of course, the troops will remain as long aa there ts possibilty of danger and thelr services are at the command of the city authorities, “T believe, however, that the Mayor and Chief of Police are rigbt in re- fraining from asking for soldiers. Sending the troops into the trouble — districts might arouse some antagon- © ‘sms and then when the regiments were withdrawn fresh trouble might break out.” The Police Committes of the City |” Council at a special meeting to-day authorized Chief of Police Garrity Ww swear in as many spectal policemen aS may be necesskry to restore order Chiet Garrity said he would deputine 1,000 special policemen at once Alderman MoDonough made an unsuocessful attempt to have the committees adopt g resobution caling, upon Gov. Lowden to use Bisie troops in quelling the disturbances. The Alderman said he had been shot at by negroes twice in forty-eight hours and he believed the police were unable to control the outbreak, Frank 5. Dickson, adjutant general of the State, and Charles Fitsmorris, Secretary to Mayor Thompson, toured, * the “black belt for three hours and | reported to their chiefs that eamdi~ Udns were satisfactory. CASUALTIES 26 DEAD AND Poe INJURED. With the Jul im rioting the potice took stock, They checked the Cor oner’s offietal death list of twenty also found that the jist of injuries reported to them had increased to One policeman, John H. Stup- son, & negro, was killed, and upward of thirty were burt in the three nights of fighting. Tho official death list included « dozen whites and fourteen negroes, Of these all had been idegtified ex- cept one white man and three ne- groes, No women or children were dead, but scores of them have been burt, some in actual fighting. Police to-day redoubled thete re: preasive measures, C; it- ficers were given copies of a creme law on “gun toting” passed by the last Legislature and told to hese.) charges undir it whenever