TIIK 'MEATIIKR
Forecast till S p.m.. Wednefiday: Kastern New York—showers tonlprht and We(tn«<iday; Wanner In Kast nnd .South portCnns tonight: Colder in the inferior Weitaeiiday nfiernoon; IncreaslnB southerly winds.
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FREEPORT, N. Y., TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921
Vol. XXIV, No. 12
Land, Sea and Air Forces of Allies Take Possession Of German Industrial Centres With No Resistance
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HEMPSTEAD'S BIG HIGH SCHOOL TO BE COMPLETED AS PLAIED
Board of Education Sustained by Vote of Tax¬ payers^ $300,000 Additional Appropriation Being Authorised—Long Fight Has Delayed Work and Kent LOOO PudUs on Part Time
Hemp.stead March 8.—By majority of 221, the voter.s of School Di.strict i, Town of Hempstead, la.st niprht voted to authorize the Board of FJdtioation to raise $,S00,000 by the sale of bonds, to be u.sed in completinK the new hijrh school biiildinji;. The total vote was !!57, of which 58!) were for and .")()8 aj.fain.st.
This will moan the completion in Hemp.stead of one of the be.st high .schools in the .state, $300,000 havinf? already bei:!n spent on the biiildinfi:.
The action of the meeting ends a lortg controversy. This has held up the completion of the school several months and Will prevent the u.se of the building ne.xt fall as had been planned by the Board of Education. About 1,000 school chil¬ dren are now on part time for lack of accommodations.
liOue I''l|;bt Over Co^t
When the liist $.1110,000 apprnpriatinn w.i-4 viiKil. a U.IS Ui<m»,'lit liy tiio Moiinl ili.it this Hiuu WiiiiM be millU'ieiit lo er.'i t r.n- liullillii!,', Iiijt owiiin ti. Ili« IiIkIi iniic^ prevrUIUiK nftrr llie duse III llie wnr, it Wii« toililil to Iif imposHl- Mo ll. ii.inplele il. 'riiu ilo.'inl llii-ii went .-ilii-ail iitid b'.illt <us much .-i.s pi)n- Hil.le. lii'IievliiK llu- fieof.le \viiiile(l tlieir cliilil.-l'li in .srlliHil iillil were WillliiK 111 p.l.V IVii- .1 .sllltulilo oni'.
(llijeiiliiii iinwo wliiii Uie hochikI .ip- liriipiiatiiiii WM.-J (iilled for lant Decern lier ;iiiil a nieetlliK i-iiIU;d to vote upon it wits :-.ilJiuinieil and .a ((iinmitlee iip- polnted III inve»ititr»U'. fiiii.1 report. That 1 (iinmillt'i- rcpurleil on .Mari-h I. recom nii'iKliiiK tb.'H the luilUliiii; Uo loinplcU'd. Iinl iirjjfi.tiiiK to llie v^'Ht pin.'* c.v.-iletn. A i-oiilract wa.i a<lv>.nateil I'm- Hie imti- plelion. Tho inji^etlrni wiilcli lic.iiil tho report uppmveii it iiriiJ oKli-ieil il s.jii to the Hoard ot KdiK-atlnii aiul Ihon wont on rci'onl iu» npiirovintr llio Imiiil is.Miie which iva.s Voti-a i-o.-itonlay. Objeedoai Overcome
Tho ippclliiy iva.-i i-alU-d li> i.nlor l.,v A. ('. I'hllliiirt lit 1J.-15 yi-.-itfiila.v. Ini nicdiatel.v there Wna olijeinion i.\i<r tho elei'iinn of ii i-linlnnan, tlic nli.loiluis liiilrllnR that n bnllut slunil'l ho laKon nnd pull kopl.
])r. ilfarry M. Warner and Kdwin IV Tllfikle. |iio.-*lilent of tho I'lmmher of C.oinmor.o, wore nomhiateil and iil'lor tlu- vote h.'id lieen called tor, Or. War¬ ner was elected by tt larjff mujovlly. ,1. .1. .\. Uogern ob,lected to tlfc ineet¬ lnB on tho ground that tt had not heen {idverti.»ed Innp enoUKh. Fiiiiilly, after a iirotost luid hiun re^ste^d on the melboil of selecting the rliUp^miin. and on live m-lmol tcacbi-.fs votiiiK. by 11. Wlllard Crimth.s, reprtsaeiiliin; thu Chnmher ot l.Vmmerce. nnd hy Thoo- (lore N. r.livK.im, and tellers had heon rho..«>ti. Mr. llrlfflthH olTered a .uili.'itilulo to tho rcsoliilion prc>K«>ntedby thi-lioard. ThLs wa.s the aanie in evi-ry leHiicI, except that it rontulne«l the provl.so tliai loinpetltivo hidrt be olitained and that the work he not done hy llio i-ost plus Hystein.
I>r. Warner Oet.s Aitlon
lir. Warner »wid ho had .ihlninod lotsal advii-e iuid bnd heon infoimed that Iho imly propotdllnii that i-onld \>e voted upnn w.ih the one for whioh the nicctliiK was culled, llo therefore ruled the stilwdltute out of urder. He stated thai the voters were to decide wliethcr or nol they placed lonlldi-iu-e in the hoard they lia<l elected aud wanted thetn to linish the tx-luiol In tho way they dei-mefl bci*t. If not Ihey could Aole no nnd Home other proiiosition would have to come up Liter.
The votlnit tbon «ot under way and Iho i>olla were open until 'J o'dook. A larno crowd remained to henr the ref».ill nnd rlicei-ed lustily when the vote wii.-i announced.
Tbe followUm served as teller.s: alius Susan Uand, llrst-. J. M- I'^alis, Mrs. Fred R. Smith. MI.ih KliiaibeUi Olowes. Fred Ft. Smith nnJ Arthur U .Nu-hnls.
Concerning Voting
at Village Elections I
Fro<>poit.—Tlioie 'i» n lot of coii- fii.sion ovoi- the fact that pooplo do not socm lo know Ju.st how to vole at the comiPK villa.!;:o cloclloii.
RoparilloMs of the tif<l<ots, any voto!- i.s jiriviloKod lo vote for any
[ two of tho tiustoc candidates, of tbo
j iioniiiu'i'.s .liihiiHun. Ma.xaoni and WillianiK. any two can Iw voted for
I withiiul roijnrd 10 Iho tlckol nn
I which thoir nuino.s apiioar.
IIE.VRINO ON BILL POSTPONEI)
ChiciiRO, Murch 8.—The Cathedral of that the heurinR on ih» BellK hill to aliollsh lb« publication oC the Howilon lawn hus been postiionixl to Wednesday. March 9. Tho movement to kill the bill In ItB pretjent form ia.^'isainlini momen
turn.
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ClihmKA Cathedral Burned Albany. March l.—lt la announcetl St. Pclor and Paul. (in\^ of Chicago's tno«t noted ehurchew. ia in ruin.s today followine a dro belI«^'*d to have haen rauaod hy •cropss'd wires in Ihe orKan loft
BENZOMINT
Tb* <l»pen<!:i Mp houwhoM remody. (or mire throkl mni tonsimu. ¦ Vtomi conv«nlpnt. tor 11 r*<iulrf» no unrelln*. A -it.iinlby thnt iihou<d bm In ex-iKV hooln. Oet a botlU at roar drus Moro.—\ii.
GERMANY TO RESIST ALLIES' DECISIONS, CABINET DECIDES
For the Present Will Remain
Passive—Socialists Pledge
Support
Hy I'K.WK i;. M.\SON
llcrlin, March 8.—Followin«- n two. hour session of tho Oornian Cahinot on Monday nlRht, it was announced today that the government will remain firm In It.s opposition to the I'aris indemnity decisions of tho allirs.
Tlie .Soclali.st.s at ColoBno havo pledged their support to tho Kovernmcnt and tlio people of Uussoklorf (which has hoon <K-(upio<l hy the allies), und sent a mcs.suKc asklns the Bovernmo-nt to contlnno its defiance of the ailieil do- inands.
li'or Iho time heins Oormaiiy will iilay n pa.s.sive rolo, iiwailinB' Iho nexl move of tho allies. Whethor or not tliore will bo any Cabinet ciiaiiReH will not lie revealed until foreiffn minister Wal¬ ter Simons reports to the KeichstaR:, prohably on Thursday. ^
The ('aliinot ha.s rocoivert liiformiition from the Kulir di.strict that BelRitin and l<'rcnch troops wore on the move hours before Dr. .Simon.s' me.ssaire was re¬ ceived here from T.iOndon, announcinf; that the allies were piiltin;;: thoir pen- altie.-» into effect.
MILLER'S TRANSIT BILL TO HAVE NO MORE HEARINGS
Albany, Mareh 8.—There will bo no further public hearlnpr on tho hill con- taininR Governor Millar's transit pro- po.ial.s unless given by tbo ffovei-nor himself. Majority Leader Adlcr, of the Assembly, declared today. In answer to re<tne.st.s from various orKanl7.ation.s for another hearing.
I'. S. Wuriihlps Kept at Panama
Wnshinsrton, March 8.—The Republic df Panama is expected toi make a formal reply today to the U. 8. note, demanding; that ho.stilitlc.s with Costa Rica cease. It was announced at Ihe State Department.
Naval vessels now on duty near the scene of the recent flKhtlng are still under orders to remain and .protect Anicriuun interests, it wa.s announced.
PBKSioEX'rs'pH vslFi ajTrank.^
' .4S KKUi.-GKN.. MKUIt'AL OOKFS
POSTMASTER GAME NOW BEING PLAYED BY REPUBLICANS
County Committee Executive Com¬ mittee Will Meet on March 19 to Consider Appointments
Hompstead. March 8,—The RopubUcan County Commilteo Kxocutive Committ will meet on March 111. at which time will bo taken up tho qiie3- tion of recommt-ndinK men for postmaster in vailouH places whon- vacancloH are expected in . Xassiiu County ilurinK the next few weeks or which may be vacant any time that the present Nalionar ailmiiVjslratlo-i may appoint successors. N.
There are several placoH where pi^rty fiilk would like to Kot in but it is sAlu the pill ley Ol the Hepuhlican ttounty Conimittee K.vocutive Committee wiil not (llsturb those po.stma.stors who were lemdarly appointed by tho former presi. dent and wliose appointments wore con- tirniod liy tho Sonntn.
Of (ourse there aro .sever.il posl- jnastera who were apiioiiited by I'resl- lieiit Wil.son whose uppointment.'S wore not conllrnied liecause CouKres.-i and the president wore not in accord after that time when Mr, Wilson siiKKested Ul tho voters the kind of Connrei-i.s lie wanted lo run the country.
The iHopIo seemed to liuvo their own ideas aliout tliom, with tho result that a t'oiiKiess was olecied Ihal was not (.r Ihe Kiiui Mr. Wilsiiii wauled-
Tlien wlion Mr. W'^llson .soucrht to maintain his political inachiiio iJonKross did not help hlin. lie made hi."? a;i- poinliiunls. but lli"y wore known na teinimrai-y or holdover appointees and they .Ul slated to wal'i th.'> political jilunk ill the near futiirt-.
Ill l''i-epai;t._il:u:riL .Kill b(? a clii^Ulfe and Oeoi-Ke A. II. Ariiig:, llow.aid Pear¬ .sall and Ceoi-Ko -V. lialdwin are all candidates for tho postmastorship. i:ach liopes to WMl. .
In rtnikville Cenlie there i.s al.s<j strong (liances ol a liianKO in po.^t- niaslors nnd il is said that a uiaii lius heen selected for ihe place who meot.s wilh till- apjiinval of llie Uopiibliiain loaders.
in H.-nipslead Alfred \oigt i.s .said lo liave all the host of ihe KninK and thai he will In- the noxt postiuasler. .Mr. .Miilh'aiinon. who held ihe ollire under the Wilson regiiin', has already reslk'ii- ed and has left the post.
In .Vlinr-ola Ihere is ex|ieefid- lo h.- iio ehaiiKc.
Ill (Inrdeji I'ilv llUT.' is a cnnt'oBl tor thu place anik there Tlaemlore Klappo'- is looked on as ihe likely caiidiUule.
Ill any eveiil there will bo a loi ot lieojilc pleased and a loi ot people not tio happy after the results ol' their ef¬ forts are known. Tin- ineeliiiK' ot tli,^ < (lunly committee is for the imrpose t'f recommending those who ai-<) lo b«' ilipoiiited.
™cT AWARDED PRESIDED EBERI SAYS FOREIGN INVilDER MUST wnShS! succumb to our f st position, advises CAIM
BROWER MAY WIN PLACE ON HOBART COLLEGE TEAM
Oenevo, Mnrch 8.—Cyril 1). lirower. nt Wocdmero, will probably he chosen as a inomber of the te.-un to represent lloh.-trt College in the 'I'riangular Re¬ lay meet wilh the I'liiversity of Ito- Chester and the riiiveisily of r.ufralo a; the I!ochei<tor .\rmoiy on March 11.
Kirst MeetinK of t'ubinet
Washington. March 8.—.-S wido r.ingo of subjects covering praclically .all pros.s- Ing international and doniostic problems f.acing fhe government was lakon up today by lYesiilont Harding and Cab¬ inet in its first meeting. The session occupied mot-e than two hours. nio.st of which was spent in ill.scusslon.
Want New Narcotic Law
Albnny. March 8.—I'hyslclans from all parts of the .state appeared today before the .loint Legislative 'Committees on Health and asked for pas.sage ol bills pending enactment which would abolish the state Narcotic Drug Commission and leave control of hahlt-forming drugs .solely with the federal government.
BOYS HNED $50 EACH
AND LECTURED IN COURT
WaHhington, March 8.—Dr. C. E. Saw¬ yer of Marion, Ohio. President Hard- inif'a personal physician, will be made a hrldadler-Reneral in the array Medical Corps, it was learned today. Dr. Saw¬ yer wai in the Medical Reserve Corps during the war. He will l>e transferred back to active service.
ViUa IU o( rneumonia
Mexico City, March 8.—Information vftM received here today that Francisco Villa, the fomter bandit lender. Is perl-
Mineola. March 8.—I'iiicd $50 e-;irli and dismissed with a reprimand In the County Court ttJday, .loseph an.l Victor Maggio. brothers, learned it is well to shun evil companions and to avoid the appearance of evil.
The boy.s were <-onvlcted before .l'nd«e Smith and a. jury, wliicli body rwiom- mcndetl leniency. They were '.lart of a sextet of young: men who went Tiutomn- bile ridins recently and when thoy want ed aome fruit some meinU-rH of tho party look it from Tony Sciano, of RoBtslait*. and then, it is allejced. kickeil him off the car as payment. They were captur¬ ed as they sped uwav. The Mnfncto ^ys WTM'e not lield as guilty as otheri< of the i>arty, some of whom have hMn convlct«s1 and some of whom are yet to be tried.
The conviction of th^se boye was tbe eleventh stralKht conviction securcsl by AaHistunt District Attorney Kd'WTU-ds. He went throiwb the entire Pebruarj' court term without ioMlne a ^aao. i
Supervisors Arrange For Road Work in Various Parts of Cpunty
Mlneolu. Mareh 8.—Matters of iin- liortunie lo various parts of .Xas.sua Couuty eainii before the .N'assiKi .Siiperviaurs in session here Monday. .S|.i!><»rvlMor Uemson. temporary chsiir- an in absonce of Chairman Hiraiu l:. .-^mltli, was in the chair.
The contract foi- repairs lo approach¬ es to the I..ong Beach Bridge was let to Hoth Weston. This work is re- nuirod at this tiint- so tliat siimmoi- Iratlie may iiass in safety.
i;;iyrnoiid P.. .Martin, of l.awreni ¦' was engageJ as the engineer to .super- \isi- the ccnstruc-tlon ot a coneri-ie cuhert in Klinont Road, llu will i'"- ceive ijiliO for his .services.
A resolution hy .Mr. Doughty ihiit the county accept the use of two aiilo- niohile trucks available for read work from the aiute Jfighways DepaT-tnii-nt prevaih-d. The trucks arc a lliree an-l a half ton ilulhi-rt and a one ton f.ijshi .-Vvlation truck. They' (ire loaned hy thu Federal government through tin st.ato departiiieiit.
County Knglipccr W. Fred ataiiis was in.struetisl lo suiiervise the constriitio.i of a concrele cul-.ert in the .lericli i Turnpike al the intersection of (JIJ Country U'.-id.
.\ resoliiUi.ii hy .Siipcrvi.sor Doughty tlxiiig the pav of d'inity siierilTs al ?-'i u day was adopted. Tiie le.sotniion set I'orlh thai liecause cl nuiaoroas <-oin- pl:;inls of rohlH-iios anil other crinic>i calling foi- iii\ cstigatioii and arrests and bec.aiisc no lalce hi:il e\er loH-n rtxi-il.iiii^«..«i#«ii^^Tsullon to ihos^ hion who aro deputized for such work, it was tlioliKht well lo set the [iriec at fn ihc day.
The board condirrod in Ihi- action of Supervisor I'aliiter who e.-;iieMded itA2. li.'i fo" labor and mat'-rial provided hy Wade llrotherH to hnprovi- llie (lyster liuy-dleii Cove County road.
Sliorlff Charles .Smitli ropoileil L'.S males and 2 females as inmal.'s of the coiirily .jail.
TROTZKY MADE DICTATOR TO PUT DOWN REVOLUTION
London. Mnrch S.—Lenn Trol.'d<.\'. min¬ ister ot war iu the Soviet (.jovei nnioni at .Moscow, ha.s heen .-ippointcd iiiili- tary dictator nf Russia, with nnliinited powor.s to put down the counter reviilii- tiouary rnoveinents which liavo sprung up In various .section?: of tho country, according to an Kxcliango Teleirraph disp.atch from Helsingfors today.
Trotrkv is saiil to hc on his way to Petrogwd, where the in.sur.gents havi? heen making their strongost light against yovict power.
Thirty-seven thou.sand .soldiers and .sailors are said lo bo marching upon I'elrograd from lh(> fortress of iCroii- stiult.
DREADING LONG NIGHT, J. D. ARMSTRONG'S SPIRIT PASSES BEFORE MORNING
Baldwin. March 8.—"I dread Ihe long night," said .Tames David Armstrong, Sunday evening, to his v.ife at their homo hero. He had l>e<>n in feeble health, due lo intlrnillies of advanced years, and had not been resting well.
Tho long nighf- came, and in tho morning his spirit had fled.
Mr. Armstrong was born in New York November 21, 1S31, ahil was tliereforc in his 87lh year. In early life lie was a printer and journallsl.
He is survived by his widow. Francos C. whom he married on .lanuary .30, 1SB6, and the.so children: Frances E. V. Arm.strong of r.rooklyn, C. M. Arm¬ strong of Urooklyn, Kmily L. Arm¬ strong of Scranton, Ohio; Adelaide K. Cutter of Newark, N. J., and Geneva Na.sh of Flushing.
Funeral .services will be held at Green- Held cemoter.v chapel tomorrow at 2 p.m. Interment in the cemetery.
Fro-CierniaiilMn Charge; Suicide
Chicago. March 8.—Ihooding over charges of pro-t iorriianisni is believed today to have "lK>en oni' motiv e that caus<.'d .Mrs. .Matholda Kteindel. wife of Bruno Steindcl, noted celilsl, lo drown hers-If in Lake Michigan.
MEADS. DOWN IN CUBA, ENJOY READING REVIEW
"Out of t^igiu. out of mind, dies to distant points. .\i>iiarenlly the not apply to Long l-slanrlcrs who .?o further they go the more thev wan'. to hear from home. Not this letlrr:
Calmanera. if'ub.x Nassau County Review:
Enclosed please And money order foir subscription tri the Review. We wnqld be lost without Its weekly visit.
MRS. \Vi A. MKAD.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
"WILL NOT REST UNTIL I I INVADER SUCCUM^S^I
Berlin, Jliuch 8.—The following liro- clamalion. .signed hy I'residenI KlK-rt and rhancellor Fehrenbach. was aiT- dressed lo Ihc people of Diissoldorf to¬ day.
"Our opiionenis are occupying <lir- man soil. This is an ovi-rl breach of the 11 only of Versailles. Violence may trample down justice. The Oerman Ctovernment will not rest iinril the for¬ eign inviider j-iiccumhs to oiii' just posi¬ tion. "
U.S. ARMY MUST BE CAPABLE OF RAPID WAR ASSIMILATION
Plans To Have Every Trained
Soidier Ready For Quick
Action
Wa.'Oiington. March 8.- The approved policies of tin- War Department conteni- piate llio organi7.;ition of the nnlitary forces-of., the nation into "one ivarmoni- ous, well-balanced and elTective army-- the army of tho i"nited Slates, consisl- iiig as provided by law, ol" tlie Regular .trmy. the iJationiU .iJuarrt, nnd Ihe Or- gani/.id Reserve." Socrelarv of War Weeks announcoil loday.
Tile Regular Army •'';"'' "i"' N:illonal Ouaril, according to SOcrctary Week.s' announeeinent. will bo developed to the slicngtli provided by law, and the Or- gani/.«-d Re.servo:; will bo organized as divisions and au.viliary troop.s, with coni- pleto otllcor peisonnel and sufllcient en¬ listed personnel to be capable of rapid assimilation of the nuinbers reiiuiied to lorm full .strength unli.s.
Secretary Weeks iirgeil every Iralned soldier discharged from the Regular Army lo either enlist In tho National (".itard or tho Organized Reserves, and ilirectod that all such .sokliei'.s honor¬ ably di.scliar.ged be impnssed wilh tho iniporlanco of tho obligation they owe to their coiintr; .
F.M'ES LON'til I'KISON TKR.M
r:iianiando Chunked Willi New ( i ime and RreaUing I'riMin r:iri>lc
.Mineola. .March 8.—I'ut.sy Caramando, who shot I'-loreiice Woodrldgo. colored, ill a streel brawl in I Icinpsi. .ti: on l'"eli. ruary 22. was indicted louiy. lie w;is taken hc.t'ore Country .ludgc Smilh where he said he was willi-'g to iihad guilty to third degree awsiult. .\tlor. ney William Faton was a-signe 1 :.s couti.sel; Caramando wns remanded for trial on oilier counts in tin- iiidicinionl.
.•\ssistalit Dislrict .-Vttoriicy l-I.lw.irds s.iys the man has a long prison record and tliat. since he luis brok.-n bis paroie. lie must serve 14 years of .< tinner .-len- tence for assault and robbery. He has served slK years of that sentence whi'ii he was paroled on .in unfounded p!>'a of ill-health.
Fire l)e|iiirtinent Meetinas
Rockville Cinti-e. March 8.—Three tire (onipanics will hold meotings) to¬ night, the Eurckn.s, Woodlands and AU-ils. Nomination for oltlcors to ser\-e next year are to be made.
RENT LAW IS UPHELD;
DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL
Albany. .V. Y.. Mareh 8. Rent laws enacted by the last IjPgisiaturo for re¬ lief of tenants were upheld today by the (.'ourt of Appeals on a lost of con- stitutlon.ility.
GRAND JURY ifsESSlON,
JUSTICE FABER SITTING
Mineola, March i.—"Tho Di.strict A- torney has not culletl my attention to anything that requires s|)ec|-dl loslrui- tionrf and for that reason T :irti n " giv¬ ing you any." said .lustlc.- Lnandcr Faber today whun 'the Grand .lury wit, sworn in and pivsrnteil to him at lb.- oix;ning of the Mnrch term of Su;i.-cme Court.
Sylvester Pearsall. of Lynbrook-" vas selcclod as foreman of the Grand ..'nry and the jurors .at once retired with Dis¬ trict Attorney Weeks to take up m«ny matters rrlatins to crlmes-
MRS. M.\rDE ELLISON WINS
HEB SLIT FOB DIVORCE
Mineoin.'jlarch 8.—To Mrs. .Maude ElILson was* granted '*. divorre today from William Ellison, both of tiOng Beach, by Supreme Court Justice J'aber. .TJcob Ouinsburg appe.tred for tho plain¬ tiff and Peter S. Peck for defendant.
French, British and Beli^rian Troops Occupy Dus- seldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort-Snipinsj Re¬ ported in Some Districts-German Civil Author¬ ities Appealed to to Remain Calm
Ucgislration in l-'rceiiort villaj^i- on
I'liursduy and I'liday showed a lot.il
.1' -1.307 vot.H ill 111" Ihr. .¦ ili;-; ri'ls. IS follows:
District I iiiJ-J
District 2. . .1 '¦¦(']
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T.ital I'iir
DOUBLE SUICIDE PACT CARRIED OUT IN "LOVERS'LANE"
Astoria Man and Stenographer
Found Dead Together in
Central Park s
Ne\v ¦i'ork. March S.--With an aiilo- malic pistol having two emiil.\ «hain- licrs lying between. Ihc bodies of a man and youn.g woman were foiiiid mar "Loveis' Lane" in CVntrai Dark toila>. The police iloclnred il a case of donble HUicid',-.
The man was •Indent'lfied as Willis McCurdy, Hfl, ot .)..storia. Long Islnnd in:ina-4('r of the .Vuierican Surely Cpiii
ny at lOii l!roadwa.\. The young wo mm was identified an .Mi.-is Louise Snow den, ago 2S, a slenngraiihei- emplnjc b.\ the .Vational Surely Company.
Detectives learned tliir, Mci'iinly w:c inarried, while .Mi-^s Snowdeii was i-n yagi'd to be m;iii-iid.
Till- bodii s were found Ijing close to gethor on a rock f.icliig each olhi r.
MAY SELLBEER wTtH^KICK'' UP TO FOUR PER CENT IS TODAY'S OFFICIAL RULING
'vVashhiglon, .Mnrch K. -The prohibi tlon '-Iiu " was removed today on "heel With .a kick" or inedii-inal iiurp.'ses.
The Mepartmeiil of .Insiice ruled thai phyKici.iii.s are authorized under tlu- "Volstead law. to prescvihe liecr. \rheii in their judgment it will prove bone tidal.
The beer ruling was drafted before the new admlnislraUon eanie iiilo ollii-c. and hears the signattire of A. .MIchell Palmer. Attorney Ceiieral.
Her now Ikes a status eauiil to tha'> of wuc as a curative agent, legally listed bv the sr,\ernmoni. and jihysic lan.s will be allowed wide latitude in dlrecing Is use hy piiteiils, when such ii--ie will aid recovery in ca.se of lihio.xs or loiivalescence.
The Internal Revenue IVireaii al once will adopt neces.sary. aiiiondnients to regulations now- in fori e. lo make the new rule operative.
Dfllcials now are eoasiilering aniond- meiils to existing rulck which will ai-' low brewers to sell hcoT of jiboul I per cenl aiciholic content, in oifler ihal an ample supply m.ay be avalliible to meet pxpccted ilerna.Kls i,|.oii ,lr,i::i-"-i- (•¦< the liquid.
STOCK MARKET STEADY
New Ynrk, March S. - Tho aiivance of tlie allied troops into Germany had no disturbintr effects on the stock marhet at the oponing today. After some hesi¬ tation at the start, the entire list turned strong and made good ailvani-es.
1'V.reign polilii-al (ievelopinents caused ,a weak tain- in the foreign exchange market today.
KK\I,T5 .\H;MH l.*TKS I« Y
Mineola. March 8.—.\ real estate hhIo of lonsiderahle si/.*- and of much Inter¬ est in l/ong Heiidi shown in the filing of the trannfer of tho properly in the oflicc of Countv t'lerk ThomHS r-|ie«liire.
The sale pric«' is about tlOO.OOO. Tlie )iroi>erty transferred Is tliat of thy AVi.-sl Knd Heajihoro Bungalows Inc.. to tin Realty .\Hsoclati s. of 1C2 Retpw-n jiUcsl Brooklyn. The jiroi>erty. ll is said, lia.-^ been sold for ImprovcnH-nl ni'l di velop rnenl.
Baitkrt Ball at Fm-pori
Froeport. March 8.—Freeport Fit'- Department bafcK'H b.:ill team will play Tl team reprrsentlng Company "M" Uth Infantry; nf Hemp.-il.-!ii. a' thr Iree port auditorium tonight. This fcame wilt be a "rubber" as earh team has won a 'Bunie from the other. PVeepiin Hlrh S<:houl f/lrls will play the Liudeil- hunrt HlKh Schw.1 In a prpflndnai > vamc.
Paris ,\f:irch -S.-Allied n-oops- French. Brili.-'h and l'.elRium~r.iilvanceil on the Rhine today and occut>ied thi-eo inilMirtant German iiiii'.islri:il anil eoal n:ininK cities ¦¦ Diissclrlorf. I i:iisbiir,<4 anil, Itiihrort.
Word Wi s rciei\ed. frmn I'ologne at 1 o'clock this afternrxin thnt Hie military oci-npation of the three cities hnd been coiniioted wlthotrt Incident.
The Germans made no rc'dstiuu-e al¬ though siiipiiig was r'-p.irled frum some di.-itrlets.
I'liited States troops took no part m the inililiiry operation;!, 'riiev rem.iiin d wilhin Iheir (,!d liiiis In Ihe Cobli'iii! Ili.-^trict.
Du.i.seldorf was oiupr-d hv l-'rcic ll. I!iitlsli and lliiglum doiuchtnijits.
Diiishurg anil Kiihixirl w. rP taken o\ir hv !''r.iii'h and I'elglaii irijniis.
\n .Mii.-d llollll.i enier.-d Diiishurg ;il Hooii.
<';;v.ilry. Inr;ml:> anil iir loi-ccs all j'.ii liiiliated.
Sirici measures have been ¦ luke^ in the newly iicciioied zones lo lireveill dis¬ orders. The '"criiian civil aiithorillos liave iipP'-.-iled Id tl-.c poiiiiiace to remain c;ilm.
lielgium .'-(lit a regiment of li(>r er.i< k 'liu-nadiers Into ficinvniv, bin the French Government annouiir>d tl'.irt. only a lew l-'reiicli reinforcenienis would ill- ordered lo the fronl. and Ihut no now
I I.ISSI S WOUl.l he e:,|!.(l Ul lile COlol'S.
The Caliimi I'.i Id a href so'-jiion this inorring lo canvass the siluaiii.iii. •
A Mio.-:;;.ige froiji DusseldorC at noon .s.iid Ihyt allied anplane.s were flying o\er llie cit.v. and Ihat four English giiiiboals li:ul 'ome jLp anchor in tho llliMie with lIiriiAmS Iiamci nn the eil>.
.Aieordhig lo 'nforinatlon received here at 12.ill). Ilelgian troop.s occupliil Dnisbuig. (ilanllng machini! guu.s lo .-iweefi al lUie prlncipii! .utreets.
(.ormiin Ih-legales Leave London
London, March 8.-The German dele. (.iile.s lo the ini'i'iiTnlly eonrei-ence, hoaflcd by Dr. Wain r Simon.';, the lor- e:.'4n niiiii.slcr. left lor homo thi.s aflei- luKiii. .-Ml we.re in <-iviliaii dee.^s, even Gi iiiral Von Soi.'ckt, who iind appeiireil at ycaterday's' sessicn.i In lull dross uniform wilh a lo'ig .-i^void at his holt.
Dr. Slmoiis said he ihoiuiht he would Iif Imck lli London in a lew days, lis he, was conlidenl Iln .onlereuce would
be l-eopellid.
On Ihe .'lllll'' Irain wilh the fiermans wero a number of lleh.;ian army olHcer.s, who had bei a localle dfroiii loavo of iib- sence, owing Io Ihe allies' Ui,s,iHloii ii» advance on tho Rhine.
llerr SIhamer saei lie would leavo London al X.Sd o'clock. .\ firm bellei: Iircvaili'il in foreign ofllco drelcs durlilfC the afreriiiion that be is going to Ber- bn I'll' the purpose of bringing btick iiN di'imiity proiio:)alK.
P. S. .Not Omcially Nol iiled
W.i.sliingti.n, .Match S. -Tii" t.iiil.l Slates has n ceived no olfldal nolltlrii- lion from the allies of tUe nelioii taken in occnpyln-.T German territory, it wu.s announced at Iho .State lupailment to. (lay. Tht'is f;ir this govemineiit ba.i liad to di'pciid upon pi-rr'n rtispaichfts and reports from dlplonuitii!' oilleers as to the allied piiirio.'-e ill 111' oc( iipafion of Gi-iinan territory.
CABINET TO MEET FRIDAY; MAY DISCUSS SITUATION IN GERMANY AND RUSSIA
Wa: hingtxin. .March .S -Secretary of SU'ite Hughes laid before tbe (Jiabinet the htulUK of the I'HiiaiTia-CoRtu HIca dispute oVtir thii inlernationiil Iwnindary. and there was considerable di.scuasion about l.n.tln-Aineiican relailouM goner, ally.
Another Cabinet nieeting will be held Friday. U It: believed thaf by that tinio German end lluH.siaii sltuAtiotfs wiU hive elarilled ftufHclently to permit more iletailod consideration. Tbo regular (.:ablnt't day was fixed for Tnesdny of ejiclv week. '
GAGE PROHIBITION BILL
UP TO FINAL HEARING
.Vllian>, .Mpich «.~Hy ".'• to y> tlif) AnsemViiy today advknred to (inal i"i • .'¦lage the G.iKe I'rohlldtian Knforccni' 'n Bilbi.
Tho mea.sures wiil bf up for fhial p»h»a.ge in tbe house tomorrow.
Thf? vote today iUfbi^a-tos ft hard flifht ffir their nattKgge, although a cotifo' l-nce ot Rcpubllciuis Uwt nUcht »ho,...| 77 votes, ono more than ne-'i-"' •'- • <- foet apm-OTKl.