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AHOTON The Chauffeur You Want Will answer your Inquirer Want-Ad tufttrro: TELEPHONE Bell: Ritunhoute 5000 for Ad Taktr Keystones Broad S00O ab WEATHER Partly Chudy PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, it the FustolTlce I'uiliuieliihia under A. ot Marcli 3. iblV I VOL 197, NO 60 rnvTUDrn ir FLIERS THAT CONQUERED ATLANTIC GALE tUA IIIIILfilLNJ 11 FOR FRAUD GLOBE-CIRCLING FLIERS LAND IN LONDON AFTER BUCKING GALES AT SEA INREGI5TRATI0N PRIDE OF DETROIT HOPS A TL ANTIC IN 23 HOURSl MIN. "Sorry We Kept You Fellows Waiting," Pilots' First Words as Then Apologize for Late Arrival to Police Guard at Croydon Airport; Aviators to Jump for Munich, Germany This Morning Corp. I iffri ri I i ff" Xlf i Ihf stUKE BLANKETS Schlee and Brock, Weary After 2350-Mile Trip Through Sleet, Lightning, Rain and Fog, Hurry to Bed A fter Hearty Breakfast; Sure They Can Better Record for Spanning World The Pride of Detroit, which flew 2350 miles from Newfoundland to Croydon, England, through fog, lightning and sleet, is pictured at it was fuelling on a Long Island flying field for its take-off to the Harbor 1FEIS FLIGHT Grace, N.

starting point. Left of the expedition, while at right is to gird the world in 15 days. Below is a map showing in a heavy solid line the route the plane has already traveled. Dotted line indicates course to be followed to Constantinople. The fliers leave England for Munich i TWO CENTS 200 persons caught a glimpse of ike world racers against time.

Afler having been lost in the air fur a couple of hours over southwestern England which Ihey bud believed to be Ireland Ihe fliers brought their plane to earth at Britain's chief aerial terminal. After exchanging a few sentences willi the personnel of the airport and reporters, they were whisked in an automobile to the Savoy Hotel, where they ate a breakfast of melon, rolls, bolter, jam and coffee. Sleep Eludes Fliers Then I hey returned to their room, ostensibly for sleep, but the nervous "train of their transnUantie flight precluded any possibility of this and before 5 o'clock this afternoon they had returned to Croydon to find T. Harold Kinkadc, field service engineer ef the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, crooning to himself as he groomed their motor nnd exulting that Jt had stood perfectly in the gruelling Atlantic crossing. Tonight they dined in their suite at the Hnvoy, the chef bad toa-structod in lemon Ice cream for their desert a model of their plane.

"We bad enough gas left to have gone to Munich without stopping," exclaimed Brock, who did most of the Piloting on the transatlantic hop, ss the contents of the plane's tanks were checked up at Croydon this afternoon, and hmkaide, who hovered around the Plane like a mother hen wilh one chicken, produced figures to show that Ihe average consumption on the Atlantic crossing had been nine gallons an hour, or about 26 gallons in all. The fliers started with HOO gallon and had Ihirty-fivo gallons left In each of ContlnuedonBthPage, 2d JJolumn MAN KILLED BY AUTO AFTER DODGING TROLLEY Phoenlxvllle Resident Confused by Rain at 46th and Woodland Becoming confused by the driving rain late (Saturday night, Hugh Kelly, 45, of Phoenliville, stepped out of the path of an east-bound trolley car at Forty-sixth street and Woodland avenue directly into tho path of a west-bound automobile, driven by Albert C. Hosen, 21), of 810 East Nineteenth si reel, Chester. Rosen placed the injured man in his machine and drove him to the Mercy Hospital, after which he surrendered to the police of the Thirty-second street nnd Woodland avenue station. Kelly was found to be suffering from internul hemorrhages and succumbed to his injuries early yesterday morning Rosen was rearrested on charge of manslaughter, nnd at a hearing before Magistrate Dugan yesterday morning, was held to await the action of the coroner.

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NEW YOItK. Aug. 2S. Patrolman Daniel J. Graham.

of the East Fiftv-first street station, six feet three inches tall and known among the younger Rporting element of the Upper East Side as "Handsome." was arrested todav. charged with the murder of Hewitt, Pratt, paymnster for E. Rhoades Company, a construction firm, of 342 Madison avenue. (Jmlinni was arrested when he came to his home at 2(l East Seventy-fourth street, sodden and Weary eyed, after a night profligacy in which he had spent most of the If 17(tf pay-roll which the police say he stole from the slain paymaster, the man he was supposed to protect. After five hours of questioning, Jnhn E.

Mi'Oi'hnn. District Attorney of the Bronx, directed tlist the charge of murder be made against Patrolman Graham. The District Attorney and the police, though still without a confes sion, suid tonight that they had enough evidence to put "Handsome" in the elec tric chair for a killing which, in its treachery, cruelty and stupidity is as strnnge an affair as this city ever saw. Victim Found Shot Pratt whs found Saturday, sitting in his blue coupe, dead with a bullet in the head, under the Mosliulu Parkway Tunnel at Jerome avenue, the Bronx. He had been shot, police say, in Fifty- second street, and the coupe driven to the tunnel by Graham and abandoned.

Two women have been brought into the oii'-e by the policeman who is charged with besmirching the name of the force with a brutal crime. One of Continued on 4th Page, 2d Column ONE OF TWO SLAIN MEN REVEALED EX-COfMVICT Identity of Headless Body Still Re mains a Mystery NEW 10RK, Aug. 28 (A. The body of one of the two men found slain in Queens county within the past three days was identified today as that of Mike do Falco, 37, Brooklyn, an ex- convict. Detectives were still seeking to establish the identity of the other man, whose body was found, headless and nude, in a thicket near Flushing.

De Falco, who was killed Inst night by shooting, was identified by his brother and by records of the police lepnrtmenf, which gave him a criminal word, lie is listed as having served three terms in prison since lDf'S and on wanted bv nobce oil another charge. identification of the headless body as that of a missing chauffeur by his wife was refuted last night oy comparison of finger-prints of the chauffeur with those of the dead mna. GUIDES are on duty he-J Iwecn the houn of 2 and 10 P. M. each day (Sundays included) to show visitors through The Eloerson Building -Kf PQLICEM1 SEIZED as sue i HOLD-UP District Attorney in Unprecedented Warning to Officials in Charge of Lists Gives Duties and Rights of Registrars So Citizens Can Observe and Report Delinquencies Tomorrow By RICHARD J.

BEAMISH Philadelphia's long record of ballot-box frauds received an unprecedented frontal attack yesterday when District Attorney Charles Edwin Fox issued pre-registration warning that cells are waiting for those who violate the laws protecting the registration lists. District attorneys in the past have warnings against ballot crimes on the eve of primary and general elections. Never before has a notice come from the office of the public prosecutor that offenses against the registration statutes would be watched ind summarily punished. Mr. Fox makes the point in bis warning that his recent experiences in the prosecution) of ballot frauds have demonstrated that in the majority of these crimes, the basis was to be found In illegal practices on registration days.

Citizens Asked to Report The warning reaches the public on the eve of the first day of registration for this fall's primaries, which will in decided on September 20. It is ad dressed primarily to registration of (Vials. JJT word in office is a guarantee of his sincerity and of vigorous action by him and those as- with him in the war to finish the phantoms in Philadelphia elections. The District Attorney appends to bis warning a compendium of the fichts, duties and obligations of regis tinrs in order, that every citizen may be enabled to note and report any delinquencies they may observe tomorrow. le announces that his statement was sued after and as a result of a con ference between himself and George Rrcnonii, chairman of the Hoard of Registration Commissioners.

It is ad dressed "to the citizens of Philadelphia" and is us follows: It has been the custom of this of fice for a number of years past to is- tfue a warning in advtnce of primary nd general election Jay to voters and lection officers reganling violations of lection laws. I "I cannot ascertain, however, that a Continued on 5th Page, 1st Column DESERTED HUSBAND TRIES TO END LIFE BY POISON, BUT NEIGHBOR SAVES HIM Informi Woman Next Door, Who Calls Doctor and Police; Wife Fled With Other Man, Taking Child Brooding over the knowledge that his wife had fled in the company of another man, taking with lier their 11-year-old daughter, Eleanor, Wilton lenuis, 43, of 2140 Cecil street, attempted suicide yesterday morning by wallowing poison. After doing so, he Wlmly walked into the home of his next-door neighbor. Mrs. Margaret Ferguson, 2138 South Cecil street, and told her that he was lying.

Mrs. Ferguson notified a nearby physician, who administered first-aid treatment, and then Dennis was taken to the Mercy Hospital in the patrol wagon of the Sixty-fifth street and Woodland avenue station. The prompt action of the physician and the treatment administered at the hospital saved his life, and though he is being held for observation at the hospitul physicians ay that he is in no danger. His wife left a lite, which he found Upon his return from work Saturday light, in which she explained that she lad left him for another man, taking her daughter with her. Dennis in formed Mrs.

Ferguson of the fact at the time, but seemed to be accepting it philosophically, so that she never imagined that he would attempt to take his life until he walked into her home yesterday and told her that he was living. Full Dress Suit Sold by Want-Ad Full dress suits are costly and Mrs. H. Reinhardt, of fc-i6 E. Stafford street, knew there would be buyers for one only slightly used.

Accordingly she a d-vertised one in an Inquirer "Wearing Apparel" ad and promptly converted the old suit into cash. TELEPHONE Bell: Rittenhouse 5000 Keystone: Broad 5000 Ask for Ad-Taker Today's Radio Programme Is Given on Last Page Croydon Customs Give Brock Biggest Thrill LONDON, Aug. 28 (A. One of the novel thrills of their transatlantic air trip, Wm. S.

Brock pointed out, was experienced when he and Edward F. Schlee had to pass through the customs at the Croydon airport. Two uniformed customs men on duty formally piloted the two new at-rivals through the customs shed, in all seriousness asking them if they had anything to declare. Neither had an ounce of baggage. Later mechanics inspecting the machine found in the Pride of Detroit'i fuselage a copy of Colonel Charles Lindbergh's book.

The book had been brought at Lindbergh's request as a gift to F. Sidney Smith, who had participated in the search for Nungesser and Coli. Cruised Fog Over Britain; Dropped for Location Name of Small Devon Resort Written in Sand to Guide Airmen to Goal CROVPON, England, Aug. 28 (A The flight of the first airmen to cross the Atlantic from America to London was characterized by remark able success. Both fliers are more than encouraged nnd are confident they will succeed in looping the earth.

Here is the composite story ot William S. Brock nnd Edward F. Schlee as told to the Associated Press correspondent immediately after their landing. "We had wonderful flying weather at the start, hut ran in to what night be called a hurricanes during the night which made us both sit up and take notice. This was some hundreds of miles off the coast of Ireland, and at times, in looking out of the cockpit, it was like glancing at a blanket of inky black.

It was the darkest, bleakest night either of us had ever experienced. "The rain poured In streaks and the wind tossed us about in a way which makes old fliers and old sailors like to talk about their experiences with the weather. "Black? Why at times when we tried with our eyes to pierce the darkness it seemed actually that we had gone bliud. "This storm lasted four or five Continued on fith Page, 1st Column TWO BANDITS ROB STORE AS CAR WAITS AT CURB Hold-up Pair, In Hurry, Overlook Proprietor's Wallet Two men, one of them a colored youth, who alighted from a brilliant yellow roadster in front of (lie grocery store of Erwin Stein. 48, at 12F West Dauphin street, late last night, held up Stein at.

the point of guns and robbed the cash till of the store of :5. A sum amounting to which Stein had in his pocket, was overlooked by the bandits, who appeared to be fearful of detection. After swiftly emptying the till the two men turned, ran from the store, and leaped into the car, which sped away north on Marshall street. summoned police of the Eighth ami Jefferson streets police station, who began a search for the distinctive automobile. 10,000,000 WOMEN BACK '28 "B0NEDRY" PLANKS Law Enforcement League Assure W.

C. T. (J. of Its Support MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 28 (A.

Throwing its membership of ten mil-lioD Protestant church women behind the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Women's Law Enforcement League today joined in a demand for "bone dry" platforms and candidates in the coming national elections. In a telegram to Mrs. Ella A. Boole, New York, president of the W. C.

T. whi-h i n'e'ipg in annual convention here. Lucy W. Peabody, of New York, president of the League, said her organization "heartily approved suggested action and stands with you on your strong stand ou platforms and candidates." BATTLE WITH STORM 1 MiSTS TOLD 1 FLIERS 01 STORr By HAROLD E. SCARBOROUGH Serial (Jahli to Inquirer.

UtvvrigM, by Ik Inquirer and the A'cw York Hinuld Tribune. LONDON, Aug. 28. The lirst ocean slage of their round-the-world flight and the lirst non-stop flight from the American Continent to England was completed this morning by William S. Ilrock and Edward F.

Schlee when they landed their monoplane the "Pride of Detroit" at Croydon at lOSil this morning (5.35 A. M. Philadelphia daylight time). The American aviators flew the miles from Harbor (jrace, Newfoundland, to Croydon in twenty-three hours nnd twenty-one minutes, averuging slightly more than 100 miles an hour. At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning (3 A.

M. in Philadelphia), they plan to hop off for Munich, Germany, or "as much farther as wo can get before dark," to use Brock's words tonight. Their original schedule had called for a hop to Stuttgart, Nothing could have been In greater contrast to the Lindbergh, Chamberlin and Byrd flights than the almost cntiiial manner in which the latest American fliers were permitted to pass their less than twenty-four hours on British soil; snd from first to Inst not more than HERBERT GILLINGHAM FALLS DEAD IN CHURCH Prominent Northeast Resident Passes Away During Services While attending I he morning aer-vices jesterilay in the Disston Memorial Presbyterian Church, Tainny, Herbert (lilliiighain, years old, widely known in the northeast section of the city and in real estate circles, fell dead of heart diseuNe. Mr. (iillingham, whom family was among the earliest sellers of Fruuk-ford, has not been connei U-d with any business for tb last few years due to ill-health.

Formerly he was one of the leading realty dialers iu the northeast section. Yesterday he had gone to the I'lmri'li by himself, During the sermon be was seen to slump down in his seat, his head falling to his chest. The services were hailed while a physician was Miiiinioned, who pro-nouncpH Mr. (iillingham dead. The body was removed to his home, (ilenlock street.

Mrs. Hubert K. tut and Mrs. F. S.

Jones, (laughters of the deeeased nuiii, who hBd been a widower for more than twenty years, were summoned. PILOT KILLED AS PLANE FALLS ATJcKEESPORT Owner-Passenger Seriously Injured; Ship Crashed In Take-off Aug. 29 (A. James Clawson. of McKeesport, civil ian pilot, was killed and Clifford Uiitna- worth.

of Brownsville, war serious ly injured today when their airplane crashed from an altitude of feet after taking off from IJettis Field. McKeesport. Burnsuorth, owner of the plane and a passenger in it, was taken to a hospital in an unconscious condition. The plane had taken off from Rodg- ers Field. Pittsburgh, earlier in the day for and had stopped over for a visit to the McKeesport airport.

While taking to the sir again the engine went dead and Clawson at tempted to turn back to Bettis Field. The plane went into a "flat spin" and rashed. ihe two airmen were caught in the wreekaire. Baseball Results AMERICAN LEAGUE Athletics 9, Detroit 5. Chicago 4, Washington 0.

Boston 6, Cleveland 5 (II Innings). New York 10, St. Louis 6. NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis-New York, rain.

Cincinnati-Brooklyn, rain. Other clubs not scheduled. Georgian More Than 24 Hours Overdue at Rio Janeiro Goal Flier's Wife, Still Holds Hope for Mate; Delays Reply to Volunteer Searchers Blil'NSWICK, Aug. 28 (A. Good wishes of two continents for the success of Tau! Rcdfern in his ain bilious undertaking, a flight from Brunswick to Brazil, tonight had changed to hopes for his safety.

More than twenty-four hours overdue, his backers and well-wishers agree that no miracle of aeronaulics could have kept him aloft until now. The green and gold monoplane Port of Brunswick was stocked with fuel for tifty-two hours as an absolute max imum, and tonight his whereabouts had been unknown for a full day more than that. No direct word was heard from the monoplane after it left the beach here at 32.40 o'clock Thursday afternoon. A ship reported sighting the plane a few hours later, but since that time nothing has been seen or heard of the plane. Mrs.

Rcdfern, naturally anxious for her husband, bad not relinquished hope and today had not replied to offers from a commercial aviation firm at Miami, to make an extended search in the lower Bahamas. The coast guard slation at Fort Lauderdale, also has offered its equip ment for use in the search. Airmen returning to Miami last night told of gales that had swept Redfern's plotted course. The opinion was advanced if the high winds had not brought him down they had forced him out of his course. Has Several Day's Food Citizens of Brunswick nnd others who have cloely followed his project, were loath to give up hope for Ued-fern, because it was conceded at.

the beginning thut. no close check could be kept on his progress and that If he should Iw forced down it would be in a spot prolaibly remote from quick communication. Wherever his plane has alighted, on land or sen, it is more than likely far from human habitation, for Kedfern's course ns to carry him over the least frequented Rea pnths of the lower Atlantic and the Caribbean. Then, after crossing the Equator he was to pass Continued on 6th Page, 6Hi Column Tomorrow First Chance to Register Tomorrow ii the first of the fall Registration Days. All previous registrations are void.

Only electors whose names appear on the registration listi will be qualified to vote in the primaries next month and in the municipal election in November. Poll tax may be paid at the polling place. Polling places in the city next Tuesday will be open 8 A. M. to 2 P.

and from 5 P. M. to 11 P. daylight-saving time. SI DEPART! inset shows Edward F.

Schlee, backer William S. Brock, pilot on the fight Police See Incendiarism as Vengeance From Sacco Sympathizers "Decoys" Draw Men Away From Stations; Two Chem ical Plants Also Set Aflame CAMBRIDGE, Aug. 28 (A Two fire engine houses were set on fire here this afternoon while the tpparatus housed in them was busy at a blaze of incendiary origin in an old barn, and while the engine com panies were battling the flames in their own quarters two chemical plants burst into flames following slight explosions. Branding all live fires as the work of Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers, Police thief Edward McBride ordered a police guard on every fire house and general tightening up by patrolmen tonight, The "decoy" tire started in a pile of oil-soaked rags in a deserted barn on First street shortly after 2 o'clock. Forty minutes later Engine Company 3 returned to quarters to find their two-story brick building a mass of flames from cellar to roof.

The firemen halted the blaze after most of the floors and interior finishings including telephone and fire alarm telegraph instruments, had been destroyed. An investigation disclosed three smoking bundles of kerosene-soaked rags and wooden chips in the basement and severnl bundles of blazing newspapers in the second-floor sleeping quarters. Other Flra House Set Ablaze While the engine company was fighting the fire, the crew of Ladder 2 returned from the barn fire to find the basement of their quarters blazing. A Continued an 5th Page, 5th Column JEWELRY WORTH $100,000 STOLEN AT SOUTHAMPTON Police Without Clue to Robbery at James H. Snowden's Home NEW XOItK, Aug.

28 (A. The theft of jewelry valued at from the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. James Hastings Snowden. at Southampton, L.

was revealed to day when private detectives and police said that after twenty-four hours' secret Investigation they had been unable to pick up a single clue to the identity of the thieves. Although the theft was discovered by Mrs. Snowden at noon Saturday, she concealed her concern so that it might not affect the "Hampton Follies," a society fete in which she took a prominent part At Saturday night's performance she wore imitation replicas of the two ropes of pearls, two rings and several bracelet for which detectives had already begun a quiat search. Investigators advanced the theory that the robbery was an "inside job" and interrogated twelve servants iu the house. 4 FI HOUSES SET II Mi AREA AS REPRISA today.

Phone Operator Brands Father of Two as Auto Assailant Suspect, Held Without Bail, Spirited Away as 1500 Clamor Outside In the rollroom of the Front and Westmoreland streets police slation, crowded to capacity by men and women whose grim visages and occasional milt terings betrayed their anger and re sentment, Charles Snyder, husband and father accused of attacking a seven teen-year-old telephone operutor Friday night during a wild automobile ride in a driving rain, all but fainted as the vic tim sobbed out the horrible details of her experience. Outside the station, a crowd of more than 15(10 men and women stood in the steady drizzle a sullen silence that was broken now and then by shouts and muttered curses when the ringleaders sought to push their way past police guards in an effort to crush their way into the already crowded hearing room. Marion Shoemaker, of 3402 North Philip street, the girl who was beaten in a terrific struggle with an assailant, then attacked and finally tossed into the muddy street that runs through Green-mount Cemetery, near Second and Bristol streets, stood with downcast head while tears flowed from her eves and the words tumbled from her lips between sobs. Just once during the hearing, which lasted for more than an hour, did the girl lift her head and then her red dened eyes looked about until they came upon the ashen face of Snyder, who lives at 1533 West Seltzer street, with his wife and two children. As her eyes met his, the man's dropped and the girl's voice rose almost to a shriek as she repeated her posi- Contlnued on 5th Page, 3d Column U.

S. EX-DIPLOMAT'S KIN IS BARRED AT NEW YORK Immigration Officials Refuse Him En try Because of Third-class Passage NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (A. Because he traveled third class, Francisco Perkins Canizares, grandson of former secretary of theU. S.

Em bassy in Madrid, and an instructor in mechanical engineering, was not permitted to land today by immigration authorities. mail boat Antonio Luper, on which Canizares arrived, was en route from Havana to Cadiz. Cinizares, who intended visiting relatives in Itocnestcr, N. is grandson of the Princess Marie Elizabeth Bourbon and of the Inte R. M.

Perkins, who forty years ago was secretary of the American Embassy tt Madrid. nil ii inn III ATTACK 01 II.