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PILOT ALONE
F
1081 CRAFT
SAVED
1
All Passengers 'Miss Miami'
Lost at Sea When Propcllor
Eilade Breaks Incoherent
Tale of Two Days of Horror
Told to Rescuers Wo,;itn
Jump Overboard
Deny Mystic Shrine
Boat to Be "Wee
BAN Fit ANCIHCO, March 25.
Denial wan Hindi) hero toduy by 4
Albert Rebel, president of Iho
Fnclflc-Alluullr Travel lluruuu, 4
I no., of recmitly puldlshiul re- 4
port tliHl tho Hi UUli steamer 4
KIuk Alexander chartered to 4
carry Mystic Hlirlno tourist 4
from Now Vork to Hotiolhlu 4
next June, would be equipped 4
4 with bum mid, American bur- 4
4 (en dor. 4
4 Ilebel said. Hid report wni lv- 4
4 en out by person interested In 4
4 tho solicitation of pussengcr 4
4 for tho voyage, who have no con- 4
4 nmtloii wild hi company which 4
bn chartered tho steamer, Tho 4
iMfli'-Attantlo Travel Ituroau, 4
Inc., h twilil, was In no Way r- 4
4 sponsible for unauthorised ilal- 4
4 meitts concerning plan for tho 4
4 trip. 4
4 4
MIAMI, Flu.. Mar. 25. T of lb"
women passotiger of .Ut flying boat
1UU Miami which left burn Wedne
lay for tho Island of Hlmtnl and wa
forced dowa tn tho open ea by a bro
ken jtwiwdler. dltd from fxnuiv and
two other imaai'liKxra, crazed by expo
mk, Jumped overboard Into tint Mo.
trwi-dinK tt til" kUry told by Hubert
Moore, pilot of tho Craft, Jo month;-
of tho crew of tho steamer William
Groen which rescued him last lilKltl
from tint wracked hulk of tho bout.
Tho fifth passenger, a man wbo
name na well aa thorni of tho others
Mooro could not give, llii quietly
into tho sea early yeterUny after hav.
lug become sxhaualed from clinging to,
tho craft. Paasonget abourQ lh Ml
Miami when alio li ft her wore Mr.
and Mra. August Utilto and Mr. and
Mr. Lawn-nee Hmltb, all of Kunsn
I'lty and Mr. J. 11. Dickson of Mom-phi.
FATTY 35 TODAY.
GETS CHECKBOOK
SAYS HE'S BROKE
KANSAS CITY. Mar. 23-A dispatch
received hero thla morning from
Miami by thn milling company beaded
by August Helte, ono of those missing
In tho rwk of tho flying boot Mlaa
Miami, aaya: "I'llot rescued. Delirious
but luutublra passt'tiger gone on. Fvol
there la atlll hope."
Tbe sub-chatter IM arrived In ort
shortly aft or ton o'clock Unlay aftor
having transferred thn delirious pilot
(mm tU steamer William Ciwb
whli'U picked blin up. li wna rtialiod
to ft boaplt!.
Accordintt to bl dlacounoclod atnry.
lolil during Intt-rruU ho waa rational,
two woiimn dlol In hi arm from ox
hauHtlon, two of tho paenKtr b-
ramo panic atrlrkn and uniiii over-
Once , Famous Comedian Sen
Token By Unknown Donor
No Use for One Any More
Newspaper Men Testify
of Interviews With Arbucklc
FATE 4 PLY
PACT 18 UP
TO EUROPE
May Defer Action Pending the
Final Washington Move-
France Apt to Seek Advan
tages On Grounds of Bran
degee Resolution New As
saults in Senate. .
NON-UNION MEN, miou ni ano
n o ULHIu
EFFECTS 200,000
General Suspension of Work
Ordered 500,000 Union
Men to Walk Out Spread
to Northwest Sections
Assistance Offered.
WABIIINGTON. Mar, 25. Validity
of the at-nute' ratification yi-aiorday
of tho four power I'aclflc treaty wa
i lnillcnitcd In th anal( today by Son
utnr Hitchcock of Nobraka, ranking
dt-niocmtlc mombor of tho 'iito for
eign rotation commlttoo but waa de-
fi tulcd aa vlgorouKly by Senator Lodge
of ftaatiachuautU, republican tt-ader
and Hfnutor lonroot, republican, Wis
consin.
TO
CONFAB
HAN
A mom:
KUANC1SCO, Mar,
the birthday prvw
Kottctx- ArlilKklv rm-rlvcd yeatorday
jit blti tth aiittlvvriutry waa u fumy
tlttxk Utiok fruui on unknown
attune. '
"I don't why 1 almuld bo wnl
a cht't-k book." ho told nuwupiipt-r
itit-n at today'a at-Httlon
trial for iimnnUuiilitr
mnni'V vnttUKh ony more rvt'ti to
make out turn ( lit-t k. much Ich ue a
whole book."
WASHINGTON, Mar. 25. Uly Aao
elated Ire. Tho four power Pacific
treaty to which tho senate lave it
approval yesterday ba mill to run the
gauntlet of another executive body.
Diplomatic repreaentatlvo of throe
foreign power in Washington have
Intro keeping their home governnienli)
cloaely atlvlaed of etery development
In the conteat over the part In the
I'nlteti State enate.
Without any formal admlxition on
t h nt olnt. It ha been tacitly under-
alood In dlplomiitlc circle here that
becaoao of the gvnulue doubt that ex
ittted up to the last moment M to the
CLEVELAND, March 25. Leader
in the nation wide coat strike of
union miner aet for April 1, turned
again today toward winning 200,000
non-union minor to the walkout
which seemed ured with united
jiupport of tho half million union
men.
The program of striking in the non
union field wa decided on enter
day by tho general policy committee
of the L'nlted Mine Workera or Amer
ica, which also affirmed tbe union'
policy of a general aiiKpension of
work, with no wage contract being
made for any aoft coal dlatrict until
an agreement bad been reached for
the central competitive field, boubt
that the policy could long be main
tained in some partly unionized
field expressed by Frank Karringlon,
the Illinois leader, who voted to sup
port it, but declared the Illinois un
ion would make a contract with oper
ators whenever tbe strike began to
crumble. j
The committee meeting also wa
marked by a private conference be
tween John L. Lewi, the miners'
president, and W. 8. Stone, president
of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineer. Mr. Lewis announced
that MY. -Stone had "proffered asBlnt-
London Press Shocked By
MacMahon Family Mur
der and Reprisals Ulster
Premier Firm Sunday
Meetings Called to Reach
Decision.
Epidemic of Women
Candidates in Iowa
PEACE If!
4444444444444444
4 4
4 DE8 MOINES, Iowa, March 4
4 23. A score of small towns in 4
4 Iowa have women candidates for 4
4 mayor and In several caaes en- 4
4 tire ticket of women. Women 4
4 have raised the lisue in cv- 4
4 eral cities. 4
4 In Newmarket the campaign 4
4 Issue 1 :"hall we have pool 4
4 room?" I Women at Ames have 4
4 raised the question of Sunday 4
4 movie and at Lexington of tax- 4
4 ation. Cambridge women have 4
4 an independent party with a man 4
4 candidate. St. Charles, Babula 4
4 and Calamus have tickets en- 4
4 tirely of -women and In Iowa 4
4 Fall. Adair and other cities 4
4 there are women on some tick- 4
4 eta. 4
4
10
LONDON, Mar. 25. ll'.y tho Aa-not'luU-d
rrewt) The colonial office
received notification today that
Arthur Griffith, president of the Doll
Kl rearm and Kamon J. Duggan, min
uter of home affairs would arrive in
London on Monday, In compliance
with the request of the Itrltlsh gov
ernment for a conference on the crit
ical Irish situation.
Should thn I'lster government ac
cept the invitation to the conference.
it is expected the conferees will meet
here on Tuesday.
LONDON, Mar. 25. (Hy the As
o luted I'ress) Michael Collins,
heud of the provisional Irish free
state government, waa reported, as
preparing to leave Dublin for Lon
don today In response to the Imperial
iri.verniii! ill's invitation to a discus
sion of the situation In Ireland
Nothing had been heard from Sir
James Craig. I'lster premier, who
also was requested to come, except
the statement overnight that he had
not yet received the government's
iiH'uKe. It was assumed, however,
that he would be on hand tor the
conference, which it Is hoped will
IIFJT QUI
Firing All Day Greco-Bulgar
Frontier Turks Indifferent
to Armistice, While Greeks
Want It L. of N. May Take
Control of Dardanelles to
Quiet France and England.
I
AS PRESIDENT OF
NON-PART. BODY
SOFIA, Mar. 25. (By the Asso
ciated I'ress Keporta from the
Orelo-Bulgar frontier say that thsro
was firing over the border all day
yesterday. The Hulgarlan authori
ties ordered that there should be no
reply to the Greek fire.
PARIS, Mar. 25. (By the Asso- '
elated I'ress) The League of Nation
is likely to be asked to take control
of the Dardanelles, it has become
known, despite the secrecy with
which the ailed foreign ministers
have veiled their deliberations here.
The rivalry between France nnd
Great Britain in the Near East anT
the constant friction which has es
isted between them at Constanti
nople, are pointed to in international
Resignation for Vote of Con
fidence Row in Organiza
n UJ political circles here as showing the
tion Over Adoption 01 inePracUcai impossibility of applying
Balance of Power Plan
State Politics.
the scheme of internationalization to
in .the straits that would suit all the al-
llics.
' . I fate of the treaty In the senate some:. .. .... m,- i.i I,r," "" CU,"B
nts thati . - . - . --""--order.
yesterday "l lne"" oii'ioiiimic rvwreit-uw.w.:, to teflon the nature or the proposed: Ttl
HAN KUAN CI SCO, Mar. 25. Two
tx-.iiicr reporters took tho witness
stand here today at the trial of Itom-oe
C. (Fatly) Arbuckle. film comedian,
board to their tleath and the remaining 'chnrgtul with manslaughter In eon
male passenger finally slipped Into the ' neition with the death of Mlns Mr
water Friday morning s result of.Blnla Happe. picture star, and test I
kh l,..-,i..- fled that Arbuckle. while In U
sheer exhaustion
The incoherent story of the accident,
a told to the member of the crew
by tho pilot berore he lapsed Into n
setul-ntinsrlous condition 1 to the ef
fort that shortly after the Mlaa Miami
left thla port Inst Wednesday morning
broken profiler forced her don
and abe rodo tho wave In anfety.
drifting northward la tho Gulf stream.
Nothing happened until
morning when the hull of the flyer bo
gnn to leak. Men and woiuun passen
gers took turns at tho pump until all
bees me. exhausted, and ono of tho
women on Thursduy night Jumped
overltonrd. A man who ho thought
was her husband leaped after her find
both disappeared, never to be seen
ngaln. Tho fute o the man and wom
an depressed the other two women
and they fiilty awtiy but were sup
ported by Uot Moore for seven and ft
half botir when they died tn hi arms
r-rftd' he gently dropped their bodle
V Into the water.
This left only I'llot Mooro nnd
August Iiiilte. vlcu president of tho
. Idirnbeo Flour Mills corporation of
Kansas City who look turn manning i
tho pump In an effort to keep the bout
afloat. Tlioy kept this up until Friday
morning when they were o exhausted
thoy could no longor man tho pump.
About thla time a hiiRo wave canio
along uml overturned tho flyer.
Iiultu and Moore scrambled over tho
side of tho boat and Mooro fastened
rope around himself to support him in
case ho became unconscious. Htundlng
on hi foot, hoVaved a whlto handker
chief, keeping tliln up nil day long.
After praying for hulp, Unite, realis
ing his condition, took a roll of money
contftlning $2000 from ttl pocket nnd
bunded It to Moore, Saying: "You are
I-
OK
Angeles before his arrest, declared he
believed MIhs Itappe had taken a few
drinks and "K"" craxy."
Miss ltaiie's dt'uth followed u
drinking party last Labor Kay In Ar
Uuekle'a suite at the Hotel St.
Francis here.
Warden Woolard. one of the wit
nesses, Interviewed Arbuckle for the
Imh Angeles Times and showed him
iiu,...i,-lifii frtim Ktin FrnnclNCO telling
Ihursdiiy ! , ,... .,,,. a,.,,!!, mid Unking the
comedian's name with the affair.
liurlne the Interview, tho witness tes
tified. Arbuckle made the remark
about Mls Itappe going crniy una
.......... I.. ,1 It In WlMilitl'll'H m-cM
it...-, . i-. ..-. . .
ence, over the telephone to the San
Kronclst-o Chronicle. (ieoige H
llvde. who Interviewed Arbuckle over
the telephone for tho Chronicle, olso
testified today and told of receiving
tlu- statement.
The newspaper men were put on
the stand by the state. and admission
of their testimony was protested un
successfully by the defense.
(Continued on page Rlr.)
CAREY, PREST. OF
STATE BAR SOCIETY
rOHTLANI). Ore., Mar. 5. Charle
II. Carey of Portland wa elected
president of tho Oregon State Bar as
soclatlon here today. Albert II. Kldge
way, rortland, wna chosen secretary
ami Hull Luck. Portland, treasurer
Leulslntlon that would relieve tho
crowded condition of tho Multnomah
county circuit court docket was recom
mended, Including luerettHtng tho num
ber of circuit court Judges In the coun
ty from seven to nine.
have rather advised their government
that it might be well to defer their
own art log .on the treaty pending; de
velopment in Washington.
The British government If it follows
n "Vi "? thlTf jtho ordinary course ran rive its assent
r. "I haven t jt( (ho tn,al nhout reference to par
liament by n mere order In privy
council.
The Japanese government i clothed
with similar power for tho ratification
f that country may be given by the
council of peer, a very limited body of
of high official.
The action likely to be taken by the
French chamber la more doubtful and
yesterday's fiery debate in that body
on tho basis of a mere reference to the
Washington treaty I regardod by
some of the official hero a warrant-
ng the closest study of the situation
In I'arls. There have boon some sug
gestions in diplomatic 'Circles here
hat while thn French government
eventually will give It approval to
the treaties of Washington a a whole
It would not be surprising If serious
attempts wero mado to place reserva
tion and even amendments upon
them.
The action of the American eenuto
in adopting the Urandegvo reservation
is referred to In diplomatic circle
here, acquainted with tho French
viewpoint, as likely to be selr.ed upon
by some of the elements in Paris as a
warrant for attaching further reserva
Hons to one or more of the troutiea, if
for no other purposo than to make it
manifest to the world that France
claims all the privileges of any other
nation, In the construction of treaties
to which she I a party
Tho Invitations asked the heads of
aid and Mr. Stone refused to make, the two Irish governments to bring
any statement. I with them such colleagues as they
Mr. Lewis said tie had no other
conferences planned with the lead
er of the thre other big four rail
brotherhood which have headqttar
tera in this city. !r. IewU' plan to
strike tho non-union miner will be
centered in Pennsylvania, where there
are 200.000 worker. Other non-union
field which are expected to be
Invaded include Colorado and Wash
Ington.
17 DEAD EXPLOSION
might deem necessary parties to tn
discuitsion.
The London morning newspapers
comment at length on tho situation.
Kiu-.-iiilK- cxnressinc horror at the
murder In Belfast of five members
of the family of Owen MacMahon.
latest reports from Belfast say the
crime has profoundly shocked the
conscience of every decent element of
the city and It is feared more mur
ders will occur as reprisal.
Meanwhile nothing has been learn
ed, so far as known here which will
identify the murderers.
COLORADO
MINE
20 NEAR DEATH
TRINIDAD. Colo.. Mar. 15. The
total dead and mlHstng as a result of
the explosion In Soprla mine No. 2 of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
neur here yesterday afternoon, today
was fixed definitely at 17 by mine
officials.
Eight bodies were recovered from
BELFAST. Mar. 25. (By the Asso
ciated I'ress) CJunmen again were
busy today. Three men ambushed
John Bcretiford. a protesUtnt and an
employe of a morning newspaper,
He was wounded twice.
Several men entered the home of a
coul hawker in east Belfast, set it
nfire and then shot a uuny and a
donkey belonging to the hawker.
David Christie was stopped In tne
street by several men who Interro
gated him regarding his religion. He
turned and fled, escaping . Unhurt
ulthougli a shot was fired at him.
FARGO, X. D., March 23. (By the
Associated Press.) A. C. Townley
today announced that he would pre
ttnf his resignation as president of
the national non-partisan league to
the tate meeting of the Minnesota
organization in Minneapolis, March
31-..: - - ' '
This resignation must be submit
ted to the national committee and its
rejection would constitute a vote of
confidence. Thl situation la similar
to that of two years ago, when Mr.
Townley refused to accept re-election
by the national committee
There are 14 or 1j states with
league organizations, according to
national league headquarters and
each cf these states has the same
number of members on the national
committee, whose sessions are the
equivalent of national conventions.
Mr.
DCBLIN. Mar. 25. (By the Asso
dated I'ress) Arthur Griffith, presl
dent of tho Dull Elreann and
Eamonn J. Duggan, minister of home
affairs in the Dall cabinet are plan
the mine by rescue crews last night ning to go to London Monduy in re
SEARCH EAST SIDE OF NEW YORK FOR
TO A MILLION
DISHWASHER
1
WASHINGTON. Mar. 26. With the
four power Pacific treaty, carryiug the
no alliunce reservation, ratified by a
margin of four votes over the neces
sury two-third administration leaders
lu)Hd to see senate action on the pact
completed today by ratification of the
supplemental treaty reserving purely
domoBttu Issues from tho scope of the
agreement.
Opponents of the four power pact
were prepurod to renew their assault
when the supplemental declaration
cume up for ratification toduy, Sena
tor Robinson, democrat, Arkansas has
announced his desire to present on
amendment to the supplemental pact
It was understood he would seek to
amend the lutter so that the Island of
Sukhalln, occupied by the Japanese
would be excluded from the scope of
the four power agreement.
More than twenty unsuccessful at
tempts to qualify seuute action by
reservations or amendments distaste
ful to the administration were made
by tho irreconcilable element yester
day before the treaty wan ratified by
tho flnnl vote of G7 to 27.
and tho body of the ninth was sight
ed by workers but had not been re
moved at un early hour today.
According to a check of the em
ployes' list by mine officials, the
seventeen men now numbered as dead
and missing were the only ones In the
mine at the time of the explosion.
moro than 200 members of the day
shift having left the mine but a few
minutes before the blast. It was first
stated that 18 men were missing, but
one of the men listed as, being In the
mlno at the ttlmo V the blast appear
ed during tho night.
Hope that any of the men now In
he mlno would be rescued alive
practically has been abumloney
members of the rescue crews.
No . attempt has been made as yet
to ascertain the cause of the explo
sion.
Kitonsc. to tne Uritisn government
invitation to a conference on the un
settled situation in Ireland.
NEW VORK, Mar. 2S,-Acoompa-nlod
by newspaper men familiar with
the city, Mr. Graham Pnfflold of
Chicago set out. again today to comb
the east side for trace of hor 17-year-old
son, Gordon, hulr to his
unelo'N million, dollitr estate..
' The buy suveral 'month aw ' run
wuy (torn school ry tk'l4lUX'leV( & J-.
nnd was reported to be washing
dishes in a restaurant on the cunt side
hero.
For thn third time since her ar-
rival Mrs. Dtiffltdd last night received
a telephone call purporting to be
from Jier son. lie did not give his
whereabouts, but an attempt was
made to trace the call to n. drug store
on thj east luo,
Victim Friendly Bout
SIOUX CITY, Ia Mar. 25. Philip
Tobln, 23, of 8toux Falls, S. I) ta In
St. Joseph's hospital with a fracture of
the skull us tho result of being knock
od out of a third- story window In the
Victoria hotel Friday night -following
a friendly boxing mutch with a com
panlnn. 'Uocrtirs. shy ho probably' will
livo.
by
BELFAST. Mar. 25. (By the As
sot-lated I'ress) Premier Sir James
raisr today received a telegram from
Winston Spencer Churchill, Imperial
secretary for colonies. Inviting him to
a conference In London on tho Irish
situation. The premier replied that
tho message would receive tho ear
nest consideration of the northern
government .and that a further reply
would be sent shortly.
Tho I'lster cabinet has been sum
moned to meet Sunday for other busi
ness and It Is understood Secretary
Churchill's Invitation will bo ais-
cuxsed ut the time..
The Noted Dead
NEWTON, Va., Mar. 25. The
death of George T. Costlgnn, who was
a member of Admiral Peary's expe
ditlon to tho north polo in 1S0!
veteran of the Spanish-American war
the Boxer uprising and tho 1'hlllp
plno Insurrection, became known to
day. Ho hud been in a hospital hen
for a year and a half suffering- from
tho effects of poisoning contracted
while employed at the. Watortown
arsenal.
SPOKANE, Mar. 25.W-Slster Ulun
dine, who came to tho Oregon terri
tory 67 years ugo with the first flv
sisters of Providence to enter tho
Pacific northwest is dead at Montren
Que., according to n. report received by
slators at the Sacred Heart hospital
hero whew she served as sister super
ior for a time. For thirty years she
served aa sister suiterlnr nf'nn nciu
emy ut Wftlla Wallti.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Mar. 25.
(By the Associated Press) The pro-
posal for an armistice between the
Turks and Greeks in As Mnor. ad
vanced by the allied foreign ministers.
was received here with Indifference.
Distrust is expressed by the news
papers of all shades of opinion, which
recall the armistice of Mudros, where
they say the Turks were deeclved by
the very, statesmen .who offer- to set- .
tlo "tbt present trouble They J say
there is danger of the Greeks not ful
filling the armistice terms, but ln-
stead using the Interval to complete
their preparations for further war
fare. '
It Is stated that the Turks at any
rate cannot accept the Idea of an
armistice as long as the Greeks re
tain the lines occupied by their troops
In last year's offensive -which was
started despite a warning from the
powers. , ,
ATHENS, Mar. 25. The Greek
oresa Is taking kindly to the idoa of
Townley, the recognized Jan armistice in Asia Minor, proposed
father of the non-partisan league
movement," 'started the organlation
In North Dakota In 1915, and has
been active in the extension of the
remlflcatlons to other states. Re
cently he has met with considerable
opposition in the attempts to swing
the league sentiment to his proposed
balance of power" plan, in state
polities. The plan called for elimin
ation of the strictly league ticket and
substitution of endorsing of Individ
ual candidates, regardless of party
affiliations.
by tho powers and general relief ts
felt at tho prospect of peace.
In responsibla circles It is believed
the armistice proposals will be ac
cepted by the Greek government
without reservation.
ARRESTED
DODGED
FLURRY OVER THE
WEDDING EX-SEN.
NEW YORK. Mar. 25 (By Associ
ated Press.) Former Senator Henry
F. Hollis of New Hampshire, who mar
ried Miss Anna Hobbs in Italy this
week, obtained an absolute divorce
from Mrs. Grace B. Hollls iu the
French courts within the last three
months, it was said here today by his
associate in law practice, Edward
Thomas Moore.
Mr. Moore said the statement issued
by Mrs. Grace B. Hollis yesterday
through counsel at Concord. N. H., In
which she declared she had not been
divorced from the former senator were
"nothing but attempts to belittle Sena
tor Hollis In the minds of the people."
PARIS, March 23. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The allied council of
ambassadors decided today that the
allied troops occupying Scutari. Al
bania, should be withdrawn. These
forces are entirely Italian, although
they are accupying the town In the
name of tbe allies.
The decision to withdraw the troops
is understood to be due to civil strife
existing in Albinla. ' . .. ,
MURDER 22 YEARS
PRESIDENT LISTENS
TO CONSUL CHARGE
WASHINGTON. March 25. Judgo
Charles C. Loblngier, of tho consu
lar court of Shanghai. China, against
whom charges of misconduct In of
fice were filed by William F. Fleming,
an American attorney, and head of
a law firm in Shanghai, called today
on 'President Harding. He declined
to say whether his viBit concerned
the charges against him. It was eald
Attorney General Daugherty was re
viewing evidence in the matter and
probably would announce his finding
next week.
FIREWORKS
DESTRUCTION
DOYLESTOWN, Pa.. March 25.
The man arrested at Quakerstown,
few days ago on suspicion of having
killed a constable 22 years ago in the
Haycock mountains while resisting
arrest was Identified today as Adam
Weuver, the man charged with tho
crime. The identification was made
by Jamos Weaver of Philadelphia,
who claims to be his son.
Street Car Held Up
EVERETT. Wash., Mar. 25. Three
men who boarded an ln-bound "ono
man" street car from this Dolts, flls
tiict soon after midnight last night as
passengers, held up the motorman,
robbed him of $13 and then loft the
car. No rassebBors were aboard. '
OF
IS HALTED; DRY HEAD SPARES THIRSTY
CJHICAGO, Mar. 23. Ten minutes
before 350,000 gallons of beer, wine
and whiskey were to be dumped into
the Chicago river today by federal
prohibition agents. Federal Prohibi
tion Commissioner Roy A. Haynes at
Washington ordered the wholesale
unloading stopped on the grounds
thai It was needlesg and harmful pub
licity, and that it "incite tho on
lookers to both regret and anger."
The original plan of pouring the
liquor confiscated in federal raids.
was made to make more room In the
warehouse for the results of a heavy
drive, which Is being made and for
the entertainment of J. E. Jones, an
assistant federal prohibition agent
from Washington.
A few minutes before the party
proceeded to the scene of tho over
flow. Commissioner Haync wan
called and his advice as to the appro
priateness of the action solicited. Ho
replied that tho move wa ostenta
tious in the extreme and said that tho
work of the ugent "should not be
flaunted. before the people In such u
manner as to arouse comment.'