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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YOKTv, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1934 1 More Witnesses Bare Ship Horrors CORPORATION NOTICES f- WILL 1IR KECKlVBir BY in-- Commissioner of P'lrrime 'I'he City New hI InS Offire. Room 1U0O. Buiidllijj.

ManhiUtttil, utuil 10. j0 in, on 1 HI'RSDAT, SKPT. JO. HnrMUth if Brooklyn, FOR FUKMbtUNO AND DFI IVERINO POP TRY TO THE DKPAKTMEN I OF HOSPITALS. The time for th performance of con-tnu-tj! is from Oct.

1 to Oct. 1M4. FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING PHI UTS AND VEGETABLES TO Tlffi DE- AGAIN VICTORIOUS No Fire Drill CORPORATION NOTICES trVT.RTir30ift; de- flecUn 90 degrees to r.i;nl. 92.3 feet; thence easnrlv. dencniiic 90 degrees to the left.

iiO leet- tlifnee j-outherlv. de-flerting 90 degrees to the right, 2.59.1.0 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel Beginning at the intersection of th northwest line of Avenue with th northeast line of East 54th PtreH; tne lice southwesterly along the northwest, line ot Avenue 60 feet; thence northwesterly, deflecting 90 degrees t-o the right, 17a feet; thence northeaterlv. rltm 90 rtM to the right. 60 feet; thence southeasterly, deflecting 90 degree? to the riRhi, lii Jcel to the point ot beginning Dated.

Brooklyn, New oit. September 12. 1932. PAUL WTNDEI5. Corporallon Counsel.

OfTir.e and Post Oft Address. 506 CORPORATION NOTICES particularly bounded and described a follows, to wit: EAST 54TH 8 THEFT Parcel at the Intersection of the north line of Avenue with the east line of East 54th Street: (hence westeriv along the north line of Avenue 60 Icet; thence northerly, dfflectinn 90 degrees to the rijtht, 3.981. 7 feet; thence northeasr-prlv. deflecting 60 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds to the right. 68 81 feet; thence southerly, deflecting 119 degrees 19 minutes 02 second the right.

4,015 26 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel Beginning at the Intersection of the south line of Fillmore Avenue with the east line of East 54th Street; thence westerly along the south line of Fiilmore Avenue 60 feet; thence northerly, netlect-ing 90 degrees to the right. 2,687.5 feet; COKi'UUAMDN NOnCES ruumh is made hv a tfiunt of real properly to he acouired, a copy ot sucn or cienuuui. tOKfihT wit said iinei'Kurv or Ufiiuzed si a lenient, -shai! be wd upon the owner of such rr-i! proper: of attorney. The Buard of E-'imaie and Apportionment on June 22.

1 ndopted a resolution u.irsuancp ol the prn is tain of Section 9'. 6 of the Greater New York Charter, as amended, directum that on the date of the enirv ot the final decree of the court the above mentioned proceeding title In i'ee become vested in Cuv oi Nt Vuri. Wlici'e nut mi- 1'edv vested. The property affected by the above proeeeriu'c is located in Blocks 77'16. 7737.

77JH. 7736. 7757, 7758. 7778. 7779.

77HO. 7H00. 7H01. 7Hr0. TRhl.

7852. 7877, 7H7H, 7870, 7897. 78(j9, ill Section 2: of the Kliifji Countv Laud Map: 794H-A. 7)70-B, 7971-B. 7972-B In Section 24 of i lie Kiius Countv Land Map; 8492.

8494. 85 13-A. H614-A. 8515-A. 8.S44.

8MS. 8546-A in Section 25 of the Kings County Land Map, and is more Senate Traees I du Pont Link In 20 Firms rPAhfMfcNi. Or JiUtoi'iTAHs. I The time lor the iwrlonnance nf corj-1 tracts Is from Oct. 1 to Oct.

19:4. I FOR FURNISHING AND DrTUVrTNCI i BUTTER. CHEfciSE AND EGGS TO THE 4 Adrift on Raft, Says Cast-Up Sote 1 Special fo Tht Eop'e Long Beach, Sept. 13 "Help' Myself and three others lost at. sea on a raft.

Victims of Morro Castle." So read a scrawled note held I by Coast Guard officials today. It was found yesterday, tucked For Her, Avers Girl Steward Munielnal Building. Brooklyn, Y. DEPARTMENT Or HOSPITALS. The nine or the performance of con-tmm Is from Oct, 1 to Oct.

31. I'M. FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING MEATS TO THE DEPARTMENT OP it riprrALS. sl2-10t o.iuffehol thence easterly, deflecting 90 degrees toMC-212) in a whisky bottle retrieved i from the surf at Virginia Ave. by Gloria Mitchell.

10, of 891 Rpcue Ship's Captain Explains His Delay in Lowering Lifeboats Gen.M'ArthurLe tter Bidding Concern Conceal U.S. Arms Plans Bared i The time for the performance of con-i tracts is irora Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. No shall be considered unless Jt Is i accompanied by a deposit.

Such deposit i be In an amount not less than one and one-half per cent, of the total amount of the bid. The amount of security required Is thlrtv uer cent, of the contract amount awarded. The bidder will state the price per unit, BIG HITS Oceanfront. Police and Guardsmen were RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Wtrar Bttt Pldur At Shown ROCKIHUtl I I JM0W MAC! Of THl NATtOH 9 Continued From Page 1 I inclined to regard the note as I a prank. I deck, said he tried to help on I I Mil fight the fire when he was awak Continued From Page 1 pany was stamped for the confidential use of United States agents only, testimony before the committee developed.

Acting Secretary 5- i a caned tor in the sciieauies or Quantities and prices, bv which the bids will be trsted. The extensions must be made and footed up. as the bids will be read from the total, and awards, If made, made to the lowest bidder on each item or class, as slated In the schedules. Specifications referred to In the schedules nmv be had upon application at-Room 1900. Municipal Bmldinit.

Manhattan, i forms and further information mav be obtuined at the office of the De-, pcrtment of purchase. Room 1900. Mu crew? A. No. they all got along like a big bunch of brothers.

Q. How could you account for so motlv mM- than nofG.na.H I Mc Arthur, who is the Army Chief saved? A. All I can think that sta- was Actin Secretary when f-ha inctrnrhmic uat-a cpnt Alienist I j3T Ill I He told the du Pont company of i the "necessity of safeguarding" data I decks and could not get down or Albert C. Ritchie nicipal B'liiuing. Mannauan.

RUSSELL FORBES. Commissioner. DVSee C.enrral Instructions to Bidders on oliitnary Page. iC-nt s8-10t osuArhol ened. "We went to A deck to help get passengers out of the rooms, breaking windows.

I tried to squirt the hose, but the pressure was light," he said. Q. What time was that? A. About 3 o'clock. I had not retired at all and I was in my room about 15 minutes when I smelled and saw the smoke.

I opened my door, looked down the passage and rang the alarm box near my room. Q. Was there drinking and smoking? A. Yes. Q.

Were any drunk? A. I did frighVened and nian of them in of lh' Sere mvestigatlor, Held Over! For a second weekl Ritchie, Nice Win Primaries v) jumped off, even while the boat was jdential iemed hf a a large production" of war materials Cl.mbed Down Rope WJ tne du pont wm. Q. How did you get off? A. They I pany, were shoving me to the rail and Xhe testimony todav was given saying.

"If you don't get off, you principally by Pierre du Pont, chair- won't get into a lifeboat." I saw man of tne board Three other a little boy and I told them to pass momhers nf the fnmilv Trpnee TOM'W at 11A.M. not see any A new and surprising COLLEEN NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. KINGS COUNTY In tiie matter of the applicant of The Citv of New York, relative to acquiring title wherever the same has npt oeeu heretofore acquired for the same purpose in fee. to the lands, tenements and heriianients required for the purpose of opening and extending of EAST 53U STREET, from Foster Avenue to Avenue U. and EAST 54TH STREET, from Poster Avenue to Avenue U.

whers not heretofore acquired, in the Borough of Brooklyn. City of New York. Notice is hereby given that by an order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Second Judicial District, dated April 14. 1931, and duly entered in the office of the Clerk, of the County of Kings on the ltith day of April, 1931, the application of The City of New York to have the compensation which should Q.

Was the crew sooer? a. xes. nimaown to me ana i cumoeo aown Lammot and Felix, sat listening. O. Was the erew orderlv? A.

the rope and they lowered him to I Members of the committee asked Not verv. One sailor in a lifeboat me when I got into the water and did not" know how to handle oara i then I got into the from and I helped to row. the Shark River. Q. What do you mean? A.

He When I rot into the boat I moved the oars but the boat made Continued from Page 1 Radcliflte ia a friend and former business associate of President Roosevelt. Close Race Forecast Political interest today turned to the Ritchie-Nice fight for the general election. The strong Conley vote, Nice's show of strength over two opponents and the lact that the two ran so close 15 years ago indicated a hard fight ahead. Nominations are made by conven ONE NIGHT Jusfiv be made to the respective owners no headway. Q.

Where did you see the first fire? A. In the writing room on A deck. Q. deck? A. A deck.

Cubans Did Nothing or the real property proposed to be taken the above entitled proceedings ascertained and determined by the Supreme if bonuses were inaugurated during the war. Pierre responded that they had been paid for some time prior to the war. "Yes," interjected Irenee. "It began as early as 1905. I remember I was very much surprised in that year to get a bonus of $2,500." Reads List of Concerns Chairman Nye, seeking to develop what percentage of other companies the corporation had acquired, read a list of concerns in which the du Pont firm had an interest of $200,000 or more.

The list included: The Remington Arms Oompany. the Peters Cartridge Company, the German I. helped get others in. A boy was hanging on and I went to get him. and he said, "Let me bang here get the others." Q.

What of the Uttle boy? A. When I got in the water I said: "Lower him to me," but they did not. I don't know why. and Just then some one grabbed me into the lifeboat. I saw people jumping off the Morro Castle, some Court without a jury, and the cost of such improvement assessed bv the court in accordance with the resolution adopted In the first talking picture varsion oi Hawlhornt'i immortal classicl SCARLET LETTER Hen, the punilhmentl Whose, th blomtl with HARDIE AlBRJGHT, H.

t. WALTHALL, WM. FARNUM oy me woara oi Estimate and Apportion tion rather than popular votes in 'he 1Blt day 0f April. 1929. was Maryland, and the returns, if the i further given that pursuant to present ratio is maintained, would 1000 ot orater New York Charter, as amended bv ChaDter 60S o( iimitaie i convention vuies ior uie 1 lhe Laws o( 1915, snd chaoter nf Governor and 29 for Conley, with with life preservers, some without.

some in evening clothes, some in underwear, and I saw one very fat Q. Before you went to the state-! room, were people in the lounge? A. One man and three women, drinking and telling Jokes. i Q. Were they intoxicated? A.

No. Q. Did you see any throwing around of cigar and cigarette butts? a. no. Did any of the crew help you i getting passengers out? Yes, some of the American boys.

the Laws of 1932. the map or survey of the laud 'o acquired in this ine has been duly filed in the office o( the Clerk of the Countv of Klniis and Oompany, south American Explosives. French German Duco uuco company OF LOVE with TULLIO CARMINATI A COLUMBIA PICTURE THE TOUR STAR PICTURE On Stage: A characteristic Music Hall revue "SPOT-LIGHT' with the Rockettei, Glee Club, Corpi de Baflet'l 2 MusicHall Orch. Mo WAIT DISNEY'S N.wt Silly Symphony "PECULIAR PENGUINS" DOORS OPEN TODAY AT 10.00 A. M.

ot 10.30, 12:51, 3.12. 533, 8.05, 10.29 Slog. Show ot 11.54, 2.15, 4:36. 7:05, Company, the Bakeiue Company, the du Pont Film Company, the du Pont Hayon Company the du Pont Celophane Company, the Perth Amboy Chemical Works, the Italian Celluloid Company and the National Ammonia Company. Describing the company's holdings, du Pont' said, Its interest in General Motors had increased in lady in an evening gown.

Pressure Not So Good Q. How was the pressure on the fire hose when you saw it? A. Not so good. It was pretty good the first i time I saw it. when I tried to help get the kinks out of It.

and we looked to see if any one was stand value from an original investment earn ana every panv and person interested in the real property so to be taken and havina: any claim or demand on account thereof, is hereby required to file with the Clerk of the Countv of Kinus on nr before the 24th day of September. 1934. a written claim, duly verified, setting forth the real property owned bv the claimant, or in which he is interested, and his post office address; and to serve within the same time a copv of such verified claim on the Corporation Counsel The Citv of New York, at his office. 506 Municipal Buildlnp, Boroutih of Brooklyn. City of New York.

Tne said verified claim shall set forth the real property wheh the claimant owns or in which he Is interested, and his post office address, together with an Inventory or itemized statement of the fixtures, if any. for which compensation is claimed: and In case such claim or demand for compensation in respect of any nine counties yet to be heard from. Nomination requires 75 convention votes. Wing in Georgia Atlanta, Sept. 13 UP) Gov.

Eugene Talmadge, who campaigned on the platform "Talmadge kept his promises" is again the Democratic choice for the chief executiveship of the State. Incomplete returns from yesterday's primary show the incumbent defeated two opponents, Judge Claude Pittman of Cartersville and Alderman Ed Gilliam of Atlanta for the Democratic nomination, which is tantamount to election in Georgia. Ten sitting Congressmen, four of Q. What were the others. A.

Cubans. Q. What were they doing? A. I did not see them doing anything. Q.

Did any of them get off in No. 1 boat? A. Yes, sir. Q. What was your lifeboat in event of emergency? A.

I don't know. Q. Anybody tell you. A. No.

Q. Ever try to find out? A. No. i Not Sure Which Deck Further questioned, Arneth said he was not sure whether the writing room he saw burning was on A or deck. Of $49,000,000 to $154,000,000.

The corporation owns 10.000,000 shares of General Mojors common stock, which it carries on its books at a value of slightly more than $15 per share, contrasted with the present market value of approximately $29 per share. This is about 24 percent of outstanding General Motors stock. STRAND 25, ing on it. There were many passengers around there then and some of the deck stewards were trying to pacify the people. I saw some people getting ready to jump, and I told them not to.

and they said It would be better than burning to death. Q. Did you see anybody come up the companion way? A. Yes, I saw one tall thin man and he said: "Whew, that engine room is hot!" Q. How long did the water pressure last? A.

I don't know. It Pierre du Pont at the opening of them unopposed, were up for re- loaay nearing strenuously oojectea nomination. Incomplete returns to what he said was the erroneous showed three of the eroup trailing Q. When you first saw the writ- stopped just about daybreak, and I impression that his company held while three others were out in front. mmmtWimrwMur mm 1 im il I "SAAA waa Ut MEZZANINE SEATS RESERVED CQIumbm 5-6535 jf STARTS ymmmmmmmm tng room fire, had it spread to the there was nothing to dc but drop Lacy Michigan Victor Detroit.

Sept. 13 CiArthur J. Lacy, Democrat, and Secretary of Jf "''Sk. TOMORROW HyppHxigffvwf) itj State Frank D. FitEgerald, Repub the Allied Powers at tneir mercy in the early days of the World War, and wrung huge profits from them.

Matter of Record "I want to say," Pierre duPont told the committee in a lengthy verbal statement, "that everything brought out here thus far has been a matter of record for many years." wan; a. 1 am not, sure. 1 me nose. Q. Did you see anybody close or q.

what time did you go down npen doors? A. No: the fire the rope? A. That was long after very fast and by the time we had daybreak. When I went over there a hose going it seemed to be all were men left on the BftOT over. I deck and thev had been putting Q.

Was anything about the odor women off first. I don't think any that you noticed? A. Not particu- nasseneers were there then 1 Itltixtfft Hi if II uwpr lican, today were ready to carry the standards of their respective parties into the general Michigan elections next November. Pfeffer Grunters He referred to the information that. duPont filled $1,245,000,000 in World War orders, and made huge profits thereby.

Ft I 4 Rescut Ship Aide Heard Frank Wilson, chief radio operator on the S. S. President Cleveland, was the first witness this afternoon. Q. Did your operator tell you about a vessel distress? A.

Can I use my notes? Q. Yes. A. He called me In 15 Rack in Jamaica larly. Q.

What about the sobriety of the passengers. A. I did not see anybody drunk. There were drinking parties. q.

Did you see any ship's officers with these parties. A. No, sir. Did your hose squirting do any gooJ? A. None at all, sir.

Q. Did the fire go through the roof of the writing room or down Urge Improvement Of Palmetto St. Jack Pfeffer and his troupe of light-heavyweight wrestlers opened Basing their campaign on the Corporation Counsel's opinion that Palmetto between St. Nicholas and Myrtle Ridgewood, is a legally dedicated thoroughfare, six civic organizations of Ridgewood and Glendale plan to urge that the petitions for improving the thoroughfare, now pending before the Board of Estimate, be approved. the new Wednesday night groan and grunt sessions last night at Jamaica Arena, and more than 1.500 fans saw Leo Walllck down Maurice LeChappelle.

popular Frenchman, in 39:23 of the finish bout. Tiger Flowers Johnstone found a tartar In Hans Schnabel and the pair divided a 20-minute draw. In the only other bout that failed to end in a fall, Paul Adams took a the center? A. I don't know. Q.

Did the hose pressure ever get better? A. No, and I don't think It was kinked. Stewardess Testifies Mrs. Lena Schwarz. stewardess on the Morro Castle, called next, said the had been up till 1:30 a.m., "and then my roommate and I slept some and then she said, 'Isn't that Q.

What did you do? A. I ran to the purser's office and found it bad and came back. I ran to my room again and got out the life minutes or a half-hour after the first broadcast. Q. Is there any record In your log of messages? Look it up in your log if yon don't recall.

A. No record. Q. Was any talk between you and your operator as to talks with other ships? No. Q.

Did you hear the Luckenbach? A. Several times. Q. What were the messages. A.

I have a correction. At 5:22 we heard the Luckenbach and Tuck-erton station told us two miles. Before that, nothing for several hours. Q. What? A.

At 11:06 we asked COACH ENGAGED LjjjfTjrLycJflS IP tnJ PREVIEW SHOWING of 20-minute decision over Mike Lucas. Frank Anderson threw Mike Chaplin in 5:53, while Herbie Freeman put the works to Angelo Martini in 15:23. Max Martin threw Andy Meixner in 12:46. Mr. and Mrs.

F. T. Heckman of 15 Elm Islip, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Elma Irene, to Lawrence C. Lo-baugh, son of Mr. and Mrs.

D. R. Lobaugh of Ridgway, Pa. Mr. Lobaugh Is the head of the physical education department at the Islip High School, coaching track, basketball and baseball.

belts and helped some one on with one. When I got in the passageway if they had any messages. They had none. I saw a lady coming down to deck nd just then the lights went out and it was dark and I called out, IqHv njiirp ari. Q.

Got any new men? A. One, with us six months. He's pretty good. No from Liner Q. Any or messages from Prinee Sees Parents About Wedding Plan London.

Sept. 13 While Princess Marina of Greece remained in Paris to select her trousseau, Prince George who arrived here on an air liner yesterday was to discuss to the Morro Castle? A. None. At doors? A. No; the doors continued opened.

Q. See anybody In the room where 4:30 a.m., daylight time, we had a message from Tuckerton that the Morro Castle was afire 20 miles the fire was? A. No. Q. In your room, did you see a notice as to emergencies? A.

I did 7 yu vntAny ykcMied law Va wit OTTO KRUGER 9 A II 01 fTfM STUART ERWIN jS MunMjkjL LT HW, A Metro -GolJuyn-Maver Picture 1 VKm tmJ LWtf II jkillA'Cp A WARNER BROS. PRODUCTON tffW TIM BERG ROONEY )SV Vt QFflTQ SjL 5 P.M. tO 10:30 P.M. DE LONG SISTERS 1 u) And ADDED ATTHACTONJ tev vrrrv The TIMBERGS ROONEYS I ffmtoMWhrs TOGETHER in Sjy 4 "The 'COHENS KELLYS' of i A fff ff ft j' BROADWAY" La-jTnJ i fJJ 1 1 1 )t, i i i f' lici i4Hli'Tfsf f. i 4 tv Led Two Women Out Then I went over to room 507 end 1 saw two ladies there and I led them out by the hand.

Then I saw Mr. Catozzi of the crew with a Jady with a bedspread and he told me to take care of her, and I led her aft. There I saw numbers and numbers of people and some one was saying, "Be calm, help Is coming soon." I saw a priest praying and the deck was hot and the smoke was so bad and the ship was going fast. Then we tore the spread Into ribbons to give it to people to breathe through. And then we saw ships coming, the Luckenbach ship, and the Savannah.

And the fire was geUing worse. It wag horrible! Q. What was the conduct of the steward's department? A. I didn't nee anything. Saw No Drinking day with his parents, the King ana Queen, plans for his forthcoming wedding with the recian beauty.

The King and Queen are at Balmoral, Scotland. On Sunday the prince will meet his fiancee here and then both will go to Balmoral. Jamaica Man Held For False Alarm John Yude, 34. of 90-18 138th Jamaica, was released in $500 bail by Magistrate Marvin in Jamaica Court yesterday on a charge of malicious mischief. He will be given a hearing Oct.

5. Yude was arrested Tuesday night by Detecetive James McKeough of the Queens Village squad, who was investigating the turning in of a false alarm from a box at 221st St. from Scotland Light. Girl Passenger Heard Miss Una Cullen, a passenger, was called. She said at first reports, a bit before 3, she was told the fire was not great.

Q. Dfd you see the fire? A. Yes, it was small, at firs, at the entrance to the writing room. They were playing the hose on it and all of a sudden it burst out. Q.

Then? A. They gave orders to go up and get the passengers out. When the fire got bad I went upstairs from the lounge. I put my coat on and came down and I had gotten my preserver. Q.

Then where did you go? A. When I got back the fire had pread to the lounge. I was the last not bother to read it. No, I never knew what lifeboat I was supposed to go to. Q.

Did anybody help you? A. Yes, a steward helped me to get down to the lifeboat. Some Feared to Go Up Q. Did you see people near the stairs to the boat deck? A. Yes, they were afraid to go up there.

Q. Were any officers there. A. Yes, they were playing hoses on the fire. Q.

What did you observe about the crew the last night out? A. Nothing unusual. Q. See any cigarettes thrown in a game? A. No.

Q. See any stewards under the influence of liquor? A. No. Q. Any passengers? A.

No they 1 one to come down that ntaffs near and Hempstead Queens Village. Yude was arrested several the lounge. were drinking but they were all blocks from the scene. He denied knowing anything about turning in the alarm. Q.

Did you see any fire near the ballroom? A. Not then. Q. How long did it take the fire to get to the boat deck? A. About 20 minutes.

Floated Seven Hours right. Q. Was there any sicJing or sputtering of electric wires? A. I heard none. Q.

Did vou notice stnv Deculiar Q. Did you see any life boats? A. smell? A. No. I did not see one launched but one Q.

Did you observe the streams from the hose? A. It could not QC1TS TOBACCO AT 1(14 Lincoln, Sept. 13 CP Grandma Holman has quit a lifelong habit of smoking at the age of 104. It was not that she thought it might shorten her life, she explained, but because she feared shi might set her house afire. Q.

Was there any drinking? A. I didn't see any. Q. What was your fire station? A. I don't know.

Q. Did you see any of the stew-grds during the fire? A. I saw Roy. a bath steward, getting passengers out. and I saw Jimmy Catozzi.

as I told you. I got off the boat by sliding down the rope at the stern and was picked up by a lifeboat. Q. Did yon have any instructions about your Are station? A. I am not going to tell lie.

Never. Q. Did yon ever go to a fire drill A. No. Q.

Were there any? A. yes. They had them every Saturday. Q. Were you sleepy when you went to your room? A.

Yea, even In the afternoon I got so sleepy I could hardly keep my eyes open. I went to my room at 10:30. but I did not sleep till 1:30. Q. What was used for cleaning? A.

I don't know. I once asked for furniture polish, but I never nrd it Q. Did you see any fire before the time? A. No. Knew of No Frirtion Q.

Any friction among the mlj J'Vi I CHARUS MORGAN'S I fl I WITH A SUPIRI CAST HflRDIHGJwC Jnmm il iymm in the water. I jumped off and I floated around in the water for seven hours. Q. Was there good pressure on the fire hose when you first saw it? A. No, very low.

Laughed at Fire Q. Were you in the smoking room lounge when you heard of the fire? A. Ye. A fellow came in from the social hall and told lift. We laughed, bnt went to look and it seemed to little.

Ax I left I saw a steward cleaning in the smoking room and he got a hose and CHICKENS HARD LICK Chicago, Sept. 13 It's not that Thomas Lee likes chickens, but that the chickens like him. reach the A deck. Pressure Seemed Weak Q. Did you ever at any time see a good strong stream from the hose? A.

No. never. Q. How soon did the lights go out? A. When we were on deck, where we went from deck.

The lights went out about half an hour after the fire began to get great. Q. Do you recall any odor of burning gasoline? A. No. Dwight Randall of Oakland, an officer on the S.

S. President Cleveland, said first news of the "I was running for a street car," i he said, "when I bumped into a crate of chickens and it busted open. The chickens followed me and I picked up a couple to rpturn I them to Mr. Miller 'owner of the played it on the fire. Q.

Did he go through the room fire came at in a written mes- meat, marseu jut as the police I brian aherne tJ ArtiJU l4fj! 7fc.r.- PA III I 1 1 SAMUI1 BROS. RIVUll -VH 50TlRL taCVtoV JEAN HFRSHOLT F'Vi MXIU0S I EXTRAVAGANZA vs "Vf tS. JtAN MtKiMOLT 4 i where the fire was? A. Through the sage handed to him. I took it to came.

library. The fire was near the en- the captain and told him where we Judge Erwin J. Hasten sentenced trance to the writing room. sere and ould we go there and Lee to 60 days in Jail and lined Q. Did you see anybody closing he said "yes." I ixim $23,.

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