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WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
CONTINUED WARM. *
SIXTY DEAD ID SCORES INJURED WITH
OF STORM IN NEW YORK YESTERDAY
Incoming Tide Today Brought In Eighteen Bodies Which
Had Been Washed Out to Sea. — Hundreds Wait to
Find Fate of Those. Subject to the Brief, But Terrific
Storm Which Swept Over Long Island Sound and Vic
inity, Carrying Death and Destruction in its Wake.
(By Associated Press)
New York, June 12 The death
toll of the brief but terrific hurri
cane, which swooped down on the
metropolitan area late yesterday,
passed the 60 mark today, with
Indications that the total number
of dead might go much higher.'*
The death list leaped ahead
when the incoming tide returned
eighteen more bodies that had
been swept to sea last night,
four more bodies were uncovered
at Hunter's Island, and two were
reported picked up at Travers’ Is
land. %
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
| stone chimney. .
The bodies of seven canoeists,
I caught In Long Island Sound, off City
[ Island at the height of the storm, were
washed ashore after nightfall.
Miss Edna Smith, 17, walking with
a companion along the reservoir road
ut Ossining, was blown into the water
and drowned.
Charles Emerson, New Rochelle
clothing manufacturer, was rowing In
Echo Bay with his wife and three
children when the storm broke,
managed to row to shore, then died
from a heart attack,
| A tree fell across a party of motor-
■ ¥\,bki,w „„„ Mats seeking shelter on the Brookville
NPw'vnnl stobm iuNDAY road, near. Locust Valley, Long Island,
NEW YORK STORM SUNDAY 0yster Bay
New York, June 12.—Daybreak this and seriously injuring his three male
morning, found hundreds of parents, j companions,
children and relative; still standing' Unable to reach shore In the stiff
vigil at the docks of .City Island,! wind, Jack Lowenthal, 20, was drown-
awaiting the arrival of police boats el j while swimming In East river,
which during the early hours had Concetti Basiatoa and his 10-year-
searched the waters of Long Island old son, Anthony, of Mount Vernon,
Sound tof additional victims of yes- were killed when a tree under which
terday's storm. ' | they had found shelter in the Bronx
More than fifty persons are thought Wll8 struck by lightning,
to have lost their lives and upwards: Central Park suffered heavily, doz-
of a hundred were injured in the tem-: ens ot treea ba ying been uprooted and
pest which roared out of the hills of h ur i e d across the driveways, blocking
New Jersey and beat the Hudson Into au tomobile traffic,
a foam. Capped breaking with thati Lightning struck a Brooklyn trolley
across New York City. ! car , and half a dozen passengers were
The property damage Is estimated B mnned and thrown to the floor,
at from one million dollars to three Lightning also struck a barn in Plush-
OPEN SHOP DISCUSSED
ALONG WITH MANY OTHER
IMPORTANT LABOR PLANS
Gompers Cheered by Dele
gates When He Opened the
Convention in Cincinnati.—
Labor Will Fight for Its
RS$&ts, He Declares.
times that much.
TWO SCORE KILLED AND
MILLIONS IN DAMAGE
DONfe BY N. Y. STORM
Inf and ten horses were burned
death.
Coney Island, where a-throng of 350,-
000 had gathered. 100.000 bathers for
tunately received only the tail end of
the storm. Nevertheless the confusion
(By Associated Press)
Cincinnati, O., June 12. — "Open
shop?’ unemployment, wage reduc
tions, recognition of Soviet Russia,
one big union, court decisions and
Injunctions affecting labor, and other
subjects, formed the main issues that
confronted the American Federation
of Labor, when It opened its two
weeks’ convention here today. No de
bate was on the program for the
opening session because of prelimin
ary routine, and the Introduction
resolutions, some of these possibly
presenting new Issues.
Gompers Cheered
As Gompers took charge of the con
vention, the delegates rose to their
feet and greeted the veteran leader
with handclupptng.
Addressing the convention, Gone
pers said that organized labor is “not
in a mood to have its constitution
al rights and privileges taken from
us by any subtle reasoning or as
sumption of power, no matter from
whence it emanates.”
Labor demands, he continued, that
employers meet in conference for set
tlement of disputes, but be said that
a genuine conference was Impossible
unless both sides meet on terms
equality.
Asserting that labor is confronted
by new foes, Gompers added,,” We do
not' becloud our minds now and tool
ourselves Into any fancied security.”
Agreement is Said to Have
Been Reached With Griffith
Which Will Be Announced
Probably Tomorrow at Lon
don and Dublin.
JEWELL DENIES RAILWAY
UNIONS MAY FINANCE BIG
STRIKE FROM CANADA
Albany. N. Y„ June 12.—Two , . .
sons killed and scores Injured, and at the resort was intense when the
probably two million dollars’ damage startled crowds rushed for shelter,
was dime by the electrical storms Two men were killed in Newark,
that swept over northern and central N. J., when they came in contact with
New York yesterday. Flood condl- electric wires torn down by the wind,
tlons prevail throughout the Mohawk A decayed tree on the New York-
Taller .» I Westchester county line at Mount Ver-
' . I non fell, crushing to death Mrs. Cassie
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Cavavallo and her infant son.
CRUSHED BY FALLING TREE Mo8e , R uc kln, one of the party of
„ _ , , ' canoeists In Echo Bay, was drowned.
New York, June ISL A Three others members of the party
accompanied by shitting winds that to sbore a{ter the canoe C ap-
reached a velocity of eighty-eight .
miles an hour, took the **1“ ’*Then excursionists on the ferry boat
four persona. Injured more thanibin- nildgrade, returning from Interstate
dred and caused e “f r ”°"® • Park, N. .1., to One Hundred and Sev-
loss In the metropolitan section lat», entyelghth street, were Injured when
yesterday. the wind tore a life boat from its
Ffve persons were killed and more daT| „ , n falling the , )0ttt 9truck tUe
tban forty hurt when railing of the lower deck at a spot
a huge fends wheel at Clason Pol “* where about two dozen passengers had
Amusement Park and crashed It to the gathered for aheUeri , hen It slid Into
ground. ,. A . i the river and disappeared. Sidney
A woman and her7-year-old daugh- Jacdbs 14 waa bad | y hurti and was
ter were crushed to death and several n a hospltal . others Injured
persons injured when an oak tree, were able t „ g0 to the)r homaa .
btown by the wind, crashed through. g x t e nsive property damage from
♦•[•.J 00 ?, If “)« crowded dining room w|nd and n gbtnlng was reported from
at the Red Lion Inn on Boston Post aI| borollgbs of tbe c)ty and outlying
road, carrying with It an old-fashioned d)gtrit , ta
Reports of Plan for Moving
Union Headquarters to Can
ada to Avoid Damage Suits
Emphatically Denied by La
bor Leader Today.
IININE
SHOWS MARKED
IMPROVEMENT THIS WEEK
(By Associated Press)
Moscow, June 12.—Premier Len
ten's condition continues to show
improvement it Is stated in offl-
otal elrctes and be Is now able to
watt In the gardens and dictate
Mmn,
DOUGLAS AFTER MASKED
MEN THAT DID FLOGGING
Doyglas. Ga., June 12.—The
county authorities today are try
ing to round up the members of
• the masked mob that C. D. Bog-
gan and Dewey Grantham, young
farmers, claimed called them
from their homes Saturday night,
and gave them a severe flogging.
(By AaBoeJateo cress)
Cincinnati. O., June 12.—B. M. Jew
ell, head of the railway employes’
department of the American Federa
tion of Labor, denied emphatically to*
day that the railway shop crafts un
ion have under consideration a plan
to move headquarters to Canada to
escape any suits brought against them
under the Coronado decision recently
handed down by the federal supreme
court.
LI YUAN HUNG NEW
PRESIDENT OF CHINA
(By Associated Press)
London, June 12—Several members
of the British cabinet are being close
ly guarded by special detectives as a
result of renewed activity on the
part of Irish extremists, said the
illustrated Sunday Herald today.
Winston Spencer Churchill, Secre
tary of State for Colonies, is declared
to be one of those on the ' protection
list.”
Some ministers have received let
Manufacturer Speaking Be
fore Meeting of Associated
Advertisers Says it is Neces
sary to the Selling of Prod
ucts to the People.
ing that advertising experts were a
necessary part of the complex civili
sation of today, James A. Emery,
counsel of the National Association of
Manufacturers, speaking before the
convention here of Associated Adver
tising Clubs of tbe World, praised the
work of advertising men in acquaint
ing the public with progress and the
new products of manufacturers.
In drawing a picture of the develop-
j ment of the industry In America, he
• showed that the use of new products
El Paso Manifesto Issued To
day, Over His Signature
Gives Names of Officers Un
der Proposed Plan of the
Revolution.
ters, the newspaper asserted, making
serious threats against them If the
Irish negotiations don't result favor
ably.
NEW IRI8H CONSTITUTION
SATISFACTORILY REVISED
London. June 12.—The articles
the new Irish constitution have been
rdvised so satisfactorily, the Evening
Star asserts today, that Arthur Grif
fith will return to Dublin with them
tonight. It adds that Culonlal Secre
tary Churchill may postpone hts
statement in the House of Commons
until tomorrow, so that the announce
ment of the agreement may be mhde
simultaneously In London and Dublin.
CHURCHILL WILL DEFER
MAKING PUBLIC STATEMENT
London, June 12.—Colonial Secre
tary Churchill announced in the
House of Commons this afternoon
that it will be more convenient and in
the general public’s interest, If he
deferred his statement on Ireland,
which was expected today, until Tues
day, or possibly Thursday.
constantly increased demands, and
that demands depended generally on
a knowledge of the products being
spread through advertisements,
(By Associated Press)
El Paso, Tex., June 12.—Manifestos
issued today In El Paso, over the
name ot Felix Diaz who Is now in
New York, for a conference with lead
ers of the alleged Mexican revolu
tionary factions, set forth the names
of the President and cabinet of the
provisional government, which it is
said he purposes to establish.
Francisco Leon de la Barra, would
be president, under this jlan.
GEORGETOWN REPORTS
SEVERE EARTHSHOCKS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C„ June 12. — A
heavy earthquake shock was record
ed ut the Georgetown University ob
servatory last night, and a less severe
tremor, probably more distant, was
recorded about six oclock this morn
ing. The center of the disturbance is
estimated at 2,100 miles south
Washington.
MORE WAGE CUTS TO
BE ORDERED SOON FOR
Believed Assailant Attempted
Criminal Assault. — Used
Piece of Pipe to Kill Woman
—No Trace of Murderer Is
Yet Discovered.
(By Associated Press)
Newport News, Va., June 12.—Miss
Rose Grady, formerly of Brooklyn,
N. Y. was found early yesterday in &
small copse Within Camp. Eustis, with
her skull crushed In with a heavy
pipe, which was abandoned by the
murderer. She had no money or valu
ables and the investigation being con
ducted is based on the theory of at
tempted criminal assault. No trace , g
of her assailant has been found.
DAUGHERTY, MELLON AND
NEWBERRY, HARDING’S
RAILROAD WORKERS GUESTS ON MAYFLOWER
INCENDIARISM IN BELFAST.
London, June 12.—A’ Central News
dispatch from Belfast today reports
ihe extension of Incendiarism over
the week-end Into West Heath, in
which several country homes were
burned, supposedly in reprisal for Bel
fast happenings.
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
TODAY
Pekin. China. June 12.—Li Yuan
Hung, the President deposed by the
militarists in 1917, arrived In Pekin
today and assumed the presidency.
LI came from Tien-Tsin in answer
to an invitation to succeed Hsu Shih
Chang, resigned.
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NAMES WU TING FANG
Pekin, China, June 12.—President
LI Yuan Hung issued his first man
date shortly after assuming office to
day, appointing as premier Wu Ting
Fang, former minister to the United
States and since lAir one of tbe
strongest supporters 'at the Canton
government’s struggle against what
It termed the militarism of the north.
It is understood Dr. Wu Ting Fang
has accepted the premiership In the
meantime President LI has designat
ed Dr. W. W. Yen, foreign minister
under the last premier Liang Shlh-
Yl to act as premier until Dr. Wu’s ar
rival fcom Canton.
The unification of China, declared
In official documents, to have been
brought considerably nearer by Wu
Ting Fang’s acceptance of the pre
miership. It is asserted Dr. Sun
Yat Sen, President of the Republic
of South China, la whose structure
Dr. Wu has been a consistent pillar
of strength, will be unable much
longer to maintain a separate govern
ment.
Proponents of the reunited China
program count on Wu to swing many
ot Sun’s supporters to the new Pekin
government, which already has the
backing ot a large bloc of the revived
republican parliament, as well us
that of Oan. Wu Pel Fu, conqueror of
Shang Tso-Lln and the outstanding
military figure of the country
(Bv Assorts led Press)
Washington. D. C„ June 12.—After
conference with the President, Rep
resentative Mondell. Republican Icad-
hastily called the Republican
steering committee of the House to
discuss probable action on the ship
subsidy and Muscle Shoals, but the
meeting. It was said "got nowhere.”
The President is understood to de
sire the ship bill passed before ad
journment for the summer. His
view son Ihe Shoals were not dis
closed.
AMEND FUTURE TRADING ACT
Washington. D. C. June 12 —A fav
orable report on the Cappor-Tlncher
hill to amend thq future trading act
to meet the recent decision of thh
Stfpreme Court, was voted today by
the House agricultural committee
The measure Is expected to be taken
up by Ihe House Thursday.
KATO PREMIERSHIP TO BE
OF REACTIONARY TYPE
SAY JAP REPORTS
Reports From Tokio Tell of
The Downfall of Takahashi
Ministry.—Economy is the
Watchword of New Govern
ment Under the Admiral.
(By Associated Press)
Tokio June 12.—The cabinet of
former premier Takahashi, which was
smashed through opposition to his
Liberal ideas, has been succeeded by
one whose announced watchword is
economy and which, a portion of the
vernacular press declares, has tinges
of reactionarlsm.
These comments are directed so far
chiefly at the new premier, Admiral
Kuto. who took office today, and are
to be reinforced by others to be lev
elled at his policy of naming a non-
party government which affects all
members.
(By Associated Press) I (By Associated Press)
Chicago, Ill., June 12.—While addi- Washington. D. C., June 12.— 1 The
tioual wage cuts threaten forty mil-1 President returned to Washington to-
lion dollars In further reductions, to]day from an over-Sunday cruise in
350,000 more railway employes. It waa the Mayflower, with Attorney Gener-
rumored today that any rail strike
growing out of pay decrease decis
ions by the United States Railway
Labor Board, might be directed and
financed from Canada to evade the
recent decision of the Supreme court
holding unions liable for damages
caused by their members.
Leaders of the rail unions are said
to be contemplating the move viewed
the establishment of Canadian head
quarters as legitimate because the
unions are international organiza
tions. and financial penalties in case
of a walkout, it was said, thus could
be averted.
NEW REDUCTIONS WILL
AMOUNT TO $40,000,000
SALES DEPARTMENT
FOR GRAIN GROWERS
FRANCE TO RATIFY ARMS
CONFERENCE AGREEMENTS
(By Associated Press)
Paris. June 12.—Bills ratifying the
accord reached at the Washington
arms conference, which are now in
committee in the chamber of depu
ties. probably will be reported at an
earaly date.
REV. WILBURN ON TRIAL
FOR MINER’S MURDER
(By Associated Press)
Charlestown. W. Va., June 12.—The
trial of Rev. J. E. -Wilburn, charged
with killing three IsOgan county depu
ty sheriffs during the miners' armed
march from Kanawha and Boone
counties, to Logan last summer, was
begun here today.
The case was transferred from Lo
gan to Jefferson county on a change
of venue. Wilburn is one of eight men
in Jail here on a similar charge. He
also wds indicted for treason and un
der the Redman's act in connection
with the march. The Redman’s act
specifies that It is a misdemeanor for
two or more men to conspire to tn-
fllct personal injury upon a person.
It Is expected that in the near fu- ^
ture members of the old republican come to Pekin as the result of Wu’a
parliament, residents in Canton, will assumption of office at the head of
the cabinet.
Hales Said to be Ready to
Open This Department at
Cost of Million Dollars.
fcttv Associated Press)
Chicago, Ill., June 12.—The Chicago
capitalist Who was said by James K.
Mason, of Milton, Ind., In testimony
before the special Sonate committee
Investigating the United States Grain
Growers, Inc,, to be willing to spend
a million dollars in promoting a sales
department for groiil growers is Bur
ton F. Hales, millionaire member of
the hoard of trade.
Hales said his nephew O. W. Hales,
would assist him in any financial aid
given the sales plan He readily ad
mitted to the Associated Press that
he was the man referred to by Mason
and is known around the district aa
a fighter. He formerly represented
the P. D. Armour Grain Company on
the Board.
AUGUSTA ATTORNEY DEAD
(By Assorluterf Press)
Augusta, Ga., June 12.—Charles J
Picquet, prominent attorney, is in
critical condition at his home here
today as a result of a hemorrhage of
the brain suffered late Saturday
while on a fishing trip.
BELFAST BAKER SHOT DEAD
(By Associatsd Press)
Belfast. Ireland, June 12.—Edward
DervInB, managing director of a bak
ery concern In Belfast, was shot
dead today in his office, by three men
who forced an entrance to the place
and shouted “hands up." and then
fired.
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Chicago, 111.. June 12.—Wage re
ductions estimated at not exceeding
$40,000,000 for 355,000 additional rail
way employes whose wages the car
riers seek to lower through the rail
road labor' board, are expected to is
sue from the board within a few days
to be effective July 1.
The new decision will make a to
tal of approximately $150,000,000
be cut from the annual payrolls of the
roads.
The bulk of those the new cut
hit are railway clerks,* who number
approximately 200.000. Their pay. it
was said yesterday, would not be cut
more than 5 cents, however, and cer
tain chief clerks and other supervis
ory clerical forces may not feel the
order at all. About 5 000 traiu dis
patchers, generally considered as sub
ordinate officials, while coming under
tbe pending decision will not suffer
any reduction, according to authori
tative information. Supervisory of
ficials in the shop crafts, whose pay
was recently slashed $60,000,000, like
wise received no cuts- Coal passers,
oilers and water tenders, Included in
the general classification of station
ary engineers and firemen and freight
handlers and other common labor in
cluded in the station employes group
are expected to receive a reduction of
approximately 5 cents an hour, the
al Daugherty Secretary Mellon and
Senator and Mrs. Newberry, as hia
guests. v • •
SUN’S ARMY TAKES BIG TOWN
(By Associated Press)
London, June 12.—The army ff Sub
Yat Sen. Southern Chinese leader, has
captured Kanchow Kl. In the Kianghl
province, according to a Hong Kong
dispatch to the Daily Mall. The fall
of the city was preceded by several
days of severe fighting.
MORE FIGHTING IN CHINA
Tien-Tsin, China. June 12.—Gen.
Chang Tso Lins proposals for an ar
mistice with Wu Pel Fu appear te
have been simply a ruse to gain tlma
for the defeated Manchuria war lord.
Heavy lighting broke out Friday near
Chinwongtao. and has been raging
steadily for three days.
BOOTLEGGERS TIPPED
OFF BY MEANS OF RADIO
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., June 12.—
The activities of bootleggers are
now being tipped off by radio,
according to a statement made
today by Commissioner Haynes,
who said that the radio service
is being used successfully in
Michigan, Colorado and Florida.
&
the maintenance of way department.
There are about 125,000 unskilled la®
borers in these two classes.
#The signalmen and marine employ
es numbering 15,000 and 800 respect- ^
ively, are expected to come under *
the reduction, but no figures were
available to indicate the amount of
their cut.
Anticipating a reduction, however,
W. Helt. president of the signal
men declared the board would “prob
ably' hamstring us,” adding that he
expected his men to vote to strike as
soon as the decision was issued.
E. H. Fitzgerald, president ot the
clerks, likewise declared a further
cut was unreasonable, and that his or
ganization would begin a strike vote
immediately when the decision is i
same cut applied to common labor in nounced.
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