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jssn Tme Union Daily Times I ? PRF.^'S ' Jay fa ,. ana Wariner> I DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY Established-jo 1850?Converted to The Union Daily Times Oc tuber 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY 1 - - - ? ^ , , u_m Vol. LXXII No. 1297 Union, . C., Wednesday Afternoon, February 8, 1922 3c Per Copy ?"T?1 ?????????? I ? ~ FORMER GOVERNOR BACK FROM EUROPE "I come back to my country more of a prohibitionist than I ever was," < said John Gary Evans, former governor of South Carolina, last night while at the state house where he was watching with much interest the proceedings of the legislature. Mr. Evans returned to America a short time ago after having spent several months in Europe and northern Africa. "I have seen so much of wine drinking and whiskey drinking and beer drinking; so few persons who were actually sober, so many evidences of degeneracy brought about by excessive use of alcohol, that I feel like commending our country because we took alcohol in hand before it had gotten a death grip on our people. "Not that you see many people in Europe in the gutters dead drunk, jet there are few who are sober at pny time. Day and night they are i under the influence of alcohol. ? "Lloyd George is the olny man in t Europe who has any common sense? } and I might say he is almost the only j sober one. . , Talks of Morality. t "Moral conditions in England are ( at thv. 'owest ebb. All of Europe is steeped in immorality?there is no t Christianity over there. The people t go through the forms but they are ab- { solutcly ignorant of the teachings of the Christ. The larger cities on the continent are worse than Sodom and Gomorrah, and it is a wonder that they have not been destroyed. The Arabs of Egypt were the only sober people I saw. "The people realize that they are in a bad way?that their civilization, their methods of life and of doing business are almost a failure?that their political and social systems are founded on wrong principles. They have debased agriculture and the agfc* riculturist in Italy is little better off Sfcit- than he was in feudal times. | "The people don*l know where to j.". ' turn ?they have no confidence in any- t thing except in America and they are Hl . hoping that America will step in and show them the way. gfcJk- . "America .has had an opportunity $|j|HHl|rtcomes to but few nations, and EPflP^world. As it is today, with American big business men controlling the sit' uation I fear we have lost our opportunity; we are coming to be regarded as exploiters instead of humanitari"It is beautiful to see in what regard the people, even the school chilJmam WT WT lloOM n (1A h Altf ?iit_-ii, iiiMU *t uviui ww if iiniui unit uv*i c they have memorized his 14 points. They can't see why America repu- j diated such humane and benevolent j principles. It will be impossible for us to accomplish anything except ] through the policy and the means suppested by Woodrow Wilson, and I hope America will repain the position she held under his leadership." Need of Cotton. The need of cotton and American 1 supplies is felt sorely in Europe, Mr. 1 Evans said. "Presidents of bip busi ress concerns in the United States are sit.tinp around in Europe waltinp for concessions, thus holdinp Southern and Western supplies out of the country. The people need only a little 1 credit to pet poinp. If the people ' . of the South and West could see how they nrr> hcinp deprived of sellinp opportunities in Europe there would be a revolution in this country. "In Italy, which used to be a pre at consumer of cheaper prades of cotton, 1 I saw hundreds of people on the river banks washinp their one cotton par ment, dryinp it and puttinp it on acn'n. If (riven a chance these people could buy hundreds of bales of cotton. We are losinp our opportunity to po in and capture the trade nnd the friendship of the nations of Europe.' Mr. Evans said the feeling in Egypt j against England was very bitter and that England was taxing the Egyptians heavily. Mr. Evans met many old friends at the state housp and talked most interestingly and entertaininly of his trip through Europe. He said the trenches nnd shell holes on the battlefields had largely been filled up and were now being cultivated, but that the ruined cities nnd villages .had not been rebuit. The need of American implements and machinery was great, he said. Mr. Evans will return to his home in Spartanburg this afternoon.?The State. | WEEKS APPEARS BEFORE COMMITTEE Washington, Feb. 8.?Secretary Weeks, appearing before the house ? t J f military anairs committee considering Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals proposition, said he expected to submit two other offers before the end of the week. He said he believed Ford was 1 groping in the dark regarding: the fertilizer manufacture and that a forfeit should be required. MORE ABOUT BONUS LEGISLATION Washington, Feb. 7.?Word went out from the White House today that President Harding was strongly opposed to the writing into the soldiers' bonus bill of a provision for the use of the refunding freign bonds in helping to finance the adjusted compensation program. Confidence was fxpressod that no such provision would be included in the measure. Tho president was represented as :aking the view that since the refunding negotiations would be incomplete when the bonus bill wns passed it would be unwise to depend on foreign >onds as a source of revenue to meet he compensation payments. In his ;alks with congressional leaders* on :his subject he is understood to have nsisted that bonus legislation proride definite and certain revenue sources. The problem of financing the boius is giving congressional leaders 10 small amount of concern. With he house ways and means committee learings brought to a close today, majority members of that committee ind the senate finance committee plan o attack that problem within a few lays. One difficulty in connection with he drafting of the bill, it is explained, is the lack of definite information is to the cost of carrying out the 'five way" plan. This will depend jpon the numbers of former service nen who choose the various plans. If ill take cash the cost would be apiroximately $1,500,000,000 within wo and one-half years. The basis ipon which the committeemen will vork in solving the financing problem vill be that 50 per cent of the men ,vill take cash. Since cash payments would be disributed over more than two years, A'ith each quarterly period during hat period equalling one-tenth of the otal to be paid each applicant, many Members of congress believe that a arge majority will elect one of the >ther four plans, insurance, vocationil training, land settlement and home lid. Officials of the American Lefion who have appeared before the louse committee also share this view. Fiacml officers of the army, navy! mkm ?ir hmgnfuhmifiil imates to the committee that the toal cost of the bonus would be apiroximaely $2,500,000,000. This is >n the basis that 50 percent of the nen who served in the army and 75 lercent of those serving with the rnvy and marine corps will take cash. S?'avy and marine corps officers told he committee today that the 75 per ent figure was arrived at on the tho>ry that men who served at soa were ess tied to the land than those who nid served in the army. [ntoi-A'fin or Moofinnr Held Yesterday A very interesting meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Anne .1. Campbell gave lessons in jam and jelly making to a number of Indies ivho are planning to specialize in these two particular products. Although the meeting was lacking in number the interest was not in the minority. These ladies were very enthusiastic and were delighted with the idea of making blackberry jam and plum jelly for commercial purposes. These fruits grow wild and there is no need for them to be wasted. When the boll weevil makes his abode permanent, there will be a great deal of land lying idle, consequently more plum trees and blackberry plants will he growing and why should the fruit go to waste when the consumers need the finished products and the homo demonstration women can certainly use the money that they earn in that way. Mrs. Campbell is working hard to jmt this particular project across. She has a wonderful vision and knows just what it will mean to the farm women in the future. After the demonstration the mem bers of Bonham, Midway and Surdis clubs voted to be consolidated and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. Lloyd Belue. Vice-president, Mrs. Jos. Betenbaugh. Secretary, Miss Carrie Hawkins. Hereafter this club will be known as the Consolidated Home Demonstra tion club and will hold its meetings in Union on every fourth Saturday afternoon. At the next meeting. February 25, at 2:30 Miss Snider, food specialist, Winthrop College, will make a devil's food cake and ice it. This promises to be a very interesting demonstration and every member of these cluhs are urged to be present. Don't forget the date. February 25th. Arrested For Smoking Zion, III., Feb. 7.?Charged with smoking a cigar in public in violation of the Zion anti-tobncco ordinance, Martin Rusch, was released under bond of $200 and his trial sot for February 14. BORDER TOWNS ASK FOR TROOPS Washington, Feb. 7.?Strong feeling by Americans along the Mexican border that more troops should bo slulioned there is commented upon by Assistant Secretary Waimvrighc of the war department and Major General Ilarbord, deputy chief of staff, in a statement issued at the war department after their return recently from a 7,000 mile inspection trip of army camps and commands within the United States. ' At every station on the Mexican border," the statement said, "meetings were held with the citizens, at their request, to permit them to present. their claims for more troops. They were in every case assured that the war department was doing its best with the limited numbers at its disposal. "A strong sentiment was found throughout the South and Southwest that the army should not under and circumstances go below its present strength," the statement added. Housing conditions for troops at Camps Knox, Kentucky; Benning, Georgia; and Douglas, Ariz., Columbus, O., barracks and several other stations "are very poor," the statement said. "UtticCrs and soldiers are not given the consideration in the matter of quarters which public opinion demands for prisoners in the penitentiaries of several states," it was added. "The inconveniences and inadequacy of the quarters furnished in several places is nothing short of shameful. "The new military pojicy by which the army of the United States consists of the regular army, the national guard and organized reserves, is everywhere satisfactory to all three branches. Relations between the regular army and the two components of the service are everywhere improving and leave little to be desired. The national guard is increasing and the presence of so many veterans in its ranks and among the organized reserves promises well for the future." The statement in conclusion said the morale of the troops "considering the adverse conditions, is excelpecially among officers who were appointed after the war. No doubt before the end of the year with the meager appropriations available, conditions will grow worse, but the present morale, maintained under adverse conditions, is a very high tribute to the character of the American soldier and officer, and to army women." Relations between the military and civil authorities at all posts visited were wound sausiaciory ana no complaint was received by the two officers as to the conduct of soldiers. CAMDEN YOUTH SHOT TO DEATH Camden, Feb. 7.?I/ewis Massabeau, a young white boy about l?r> years of age, was shot and instantly killed here this afternoon about ?> o'clock. The bullet from a pistol was fired by Dexter Hurst, a white man about 30 years of age. The tragedy occurred in the store of S. D. Hurst, father of Dexter Hurst, on lower York street. The ball struck the young boy between the eyes penetrating his brain and causing instant death. Hurst claims that the shooting was an accident while he was fooling with a pistol. Hurst was placed in jail awaiting the verdict of a coroner's inquest which will be held Wednesday morning. There are said to have been two eye witnesses to the affair, one a negro man and another a white boy by the name of Dunlap. POPE ADMIRES AMERICAN PEOPLE Home, Feb. 8.?Pope Pius expressed unbounded ndmiration for the American people and deep interest in the work of the Washington conference at a reception of Cardinal O'Connell, of Boston. SEARCHING FOR MORE BODIES Richmond, Feb. 8.?The police are searching the ruins of the Lexington hotel, where reports say from 15 to 20 bodies are still probably buried as this number of quests are unaccount(d for. There were only three known dead at 0 o'clock, but half of the debris has not been searched. Many miraculous escapes reported. A body charred beyond recognition was recovered from the ruins, bringing: the known dead to four. People aprree when talking: of the weather because all political parties are in favor of weather.?Toledo Blade. PARTY LEADERS !: DISCUSS AFFAIRS Washington, Feb. 7.?A legislative program contemplating ratification of ' the treaties growing out of the arms 1 conference and passage of the tariff, i soldiers' bonus, farm credit and mor- ' chant marine bills, with adjournment i of congress about June 1, was said < to have been agreed upon at a White ' House dinner conference tonight with > President Harding, attended by mem hers of the senate and house steering i committees. It was the understanding that the i treaties which the president expects ; to submit to the senate tii* week or : as asoon as the American delegation can make its report, would be given the right of way in the senate until > such time as the tariff bill was reported by the finance committee. The > plan then would be to consider the < tariff measure and the treaties alter- * nately. ' It was said that the president has been assured by senators that thcr: 1 would be little if any opposition to ! the treaties. The president, it is add- < ed, gave no indication as to whether ' he would present the treaties to the ! senate in person. The bonus bill was said to have been discussed at the conference but ( the problem of financing it was not N touched upon. Some of the prcsi- 1 dent's callers said they were satisfied ' to leave this to the majority mem- ? hers of the house ways and means ' committee and the senate finance 1 committee. This was in line with the * agreement reached by the president r and members of those committees 1 yesterday. President Harding's guests left the 1 White House with the 'impression ll,at If ll'au Ikn intnnlinn nt' ( hi) rtV. 1 ecutive to submit his recominenda- s tions as to merchant marine lagisla- * tion within ten days. The farm credit legislation con- * templated, it was explained, will be drawn with a view to carrying out the *' recommendations of the special con- ^ gressional commission which has ^ been inquiring into conditions in ag- I1 riculture. In its report tUis commis-4 1 sion emphasized the necessity fori j UNION MEN Affe ! STRIKERS CLASH > Yorkville, Ohio, Feb. 8.?At least one man was killed and a number injured in a fight at the Wheeling Steel Flant when strikers fought with men imported to run the mills. Elmer Cost, a union picket, was shot to death. COLD WEATHER IS PREDICTED Washington, Feb. 8.?The weather bureau reported the temperature below freezing as far South as Florida. Frost is predicted over the South tonight. U. S. TRANSPORT BURNS TO WATER New York, Feb. 8.?The Norther l Pacific was destroyed by fire 40 miles off the New Jersey coast. The crew j bandoncd the ship in small boats and were rescued by vessels. Vnuf Y?kt*L- l?\?K U Thn I Tnif^<l States transport "Northern Pacific" was burned practically to the water's edge today. It is believed the crew was rescued, but first reports said that several were missing. FREIGHTER IS DEMOLISHED Highland Light, Mass., Feb. 8.? Freighter Thistlcmorc is battered to pieces on Cape Cod with her crew endangered. The coast guard "Rigged Breeches" buoy to rescue r>0 men of the crew. The Tea and Topic Club Meets The Tea and Topic club, which is cumpoaea 01 ? group 01 wacncrs 01 the city schools, held its semi-monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Felix Goudelock on Inst Monday evening. The subject of discussion was the life of Dante and an introduction to his "Divine Comedy." This meeting was led in a most interesting manner by Miss Mary Flynn, who spent some time in New York last summer studying this subject. The next meeting will be held with Miss Marie Garner and at this time the "Inferno" will be taken up, the different cantos being discussed by the members. At the conclusion of the study hour the hostess served delicious refreshments. / SANDS HUNTED I BV DETECTIVES i Los Angeles, Feb. 8.?The police are working on tangled clues in the Taylor murder ease with possibility ot' . finding the murdoied. Complaint may , no issued against Kdward Sands, miss- j nig butler. Howard Fellows, Taylor's , :hauffcur, said he was confident he , was the man Mrs. Douglas MacLean , iaw on the porch the night of the murler. as lie left when unable to get a ( response to the door bell ring. Fol- v ows said Taylor and Miss Mabel t ind were very affectionate at once ^ ad aftii a quarrel Taylor went home , Old wept. | I.o.-< Angeles, Feb. 7. Another day , r iu\e. tigation of the slaying of Wil- j :iu Desmond Taylor, film director,! Unlimited in the issuance by police f a eir ular asking the arrest of Ed-' . ,\ard F. Sands, former secretary and j Hitler for Taylor. The circular was ordered forwarded; * \ v o all police departments of the coun- j ry. li contained a picture of Sands.. . lectured by David Adams, captain ofj ictectives, to be the only one in ex-j steoce, so far as the police have been tble to learn. j At the same time Captain Adams de'iaivd tl at Sands was the only person'! vhosc an est the police were seeking 1 n eonnection with the case. "There' 1 ja^heen abundant surmise about oth- 1 w individuals," lie said, "and we have' un down countless clues relating to'1 he murder. But I can say positively ' hat we have no leads that would war- j ant us seeking any one but Sands." N rhe circular reads as follows: * "We hold warrants on charges of 1 trand larceny felonies for the arrest 1 ?f Edward F. Sands. ' We have also ' urglary charges against him and J icek him for the murder of William ' Desmond Taylor in the city of Los Angeles on the evening of February 1. v 022. ' v "Description: Edward F. Sands. American or English birth, has been I mown to give his name as W. 1). or s iVilliam Deane Tanner. Is believed 1 .0 have also used the name of Edward '< ?itz Strathmore. He is about 2G yeai\s < >f age, height 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches; iteavy built, gome months ago weigh- 1 face; light complexion, very heavy,* brown hair; rather heavy eyebrows,)* said by some to almost meet over hisl( nose, fhort nose; peculiar mouth,;! which looks small when closed;; smokes cigarettes: usually well dvess- 1 ed; is well educated; fine penman; : good accountant; is said to have served in the United States navy." The charges of grand larceny and hurglarv were preferred by Tavlor, who told the police that Sands disappeared .with money and other valuables about six months ago. ami later returned and -dole other art Vies from his apartments. An incident of the day in the search : for Sands was the bringing to police headquarters of a youth of that name , who turned out to ho a 1 ell boy in an nnart.mont house, who soon convinced the officers he was not the man waited. Another "Sands" was reported located in Carlin, Nov.. but officials in that section reported this was also a false clue. Deputies working under Sheriff William T. Traeger said they were working on "several pressing angles" "in connection with the case and were very far from being "discoursed." They said they had not taken part in the search for Sands, leaving that to the police. They declined to state whether any importance was to he attached to a visit to the sheriff's office of a woman whose identity was kept a secret. After being interrogated she was hurried away in an automobile. Persons who caught a glimpse of her declared she was not any one of prominence in motion picture circles. TOKYO ORDERS WORK TO STOP Tokio, Feb. 8.?The navy department has ordered boaters to stop work on 18 battleships and cruisers, scheduled for scrapping, under the Washington conference agreement. TWO KILLED IN EXPLOSION] u..i? i?..u q T..-,. >?nn i ><i il l |||??I i I u. CI. 1 III* II <11 VI believe to have been killed in an ex plosion of an unknown origin, wreck-, inpr three buildings in South Broad-j way. UNIONISTS ARE KIDNAPPED Belfast, F"cb. 8.? A lartre number ^f lending Unionists in the Ulster area have been kidnapped from their homes' and taken to unknown destinations. Fifteen arrests have been made. MAY ORGANIZE NEW THIRD PARTY ??? By Hugh W. Roberts. Washington, Feb. 7.?If the people ire dissatisfied with the achieve-!1 nent or lack of achievement of the larding administration, and in un- : nistakable manner prove it in the esult of the congressional elections I he coming fall, a third party, uicnti- ' al in nature with the Bull Moose 1 irganization of some years ago, will ; pring into existence. ; J Its leaders will be independent Re- ' >ub!ieans in the senate of the United 1 Rates ? Kenyon of Iowa, Borah of 1 daho, N'orris of Nebraska, and half ? i dozen others. It is no secret that 1 hose men believe that the country 'eels as they do, disgusted. If their ! tpinion is sustained by the result of < he elections they will regard the run hot and ready for striking. Those Progressive leaders feel that ' i new third party would not live th i ' ihort live that the Bull Moose party, ived. They belies*. that their organ- : zation would draw from the Demo- [ { ratie as well as the Republican party! ind that as a result their candidate ' iVould be elected president). They , 1 ontend that the Dmocratic party can!1 lever again be distinguished by sol- j ' clarity as long as it is committed to; he league of nations established by j ' he treaty of Versailles. If the third party movement is un- ; Icitaken, its first presidential norni- 1 ice will be Senator \V. S. Kenyon of owa, recently appointed federal udge by the president, lie is pro- ' fressivc without being radical, and j ilea list ie without being utonian. He I s stronger mentally than Nurris, not litter ami vituperative as Borah is, 1 md apparently more sincere than lohnson of California. He is the man beyond all perad enture. The farmers of the West could nominate him. Two years ago the Progressive residential choice was Hiram Johnion. He is no longer considered a possibility. Two years have brought vbout his undoing. He has all but 1 lisappeared from the political map. 1 \ long period of idleness was capped jy his dodging the vote on Senator oration of the progressives. Borah ivho supported Johnson at the Chi ago convention in 1920 is now for Even yon. The Democrats are encouraging he new Propressive movement. They see in it a righteous protest against the Republican regime, termed by them reaction. They see more?their own return to power. Democratic strategists are convinced that a third party movement would not appreciably draw from Democratic ranks. There is no outspoken Democratic official or leadt r associated with Kenvon and Borah and N'orris. Their recruits, it is said to he obvious, must he from the ranks of the Republican party. i nc an ministration sees mo uauger and is moving in many ways to eoun teract it. Tho situation is ono of the most interesting in Washington. fears party in open boat lost i Miami, Feb. 8.?It is feared that aj party of three is lost in an open boat | between Miami and Bimini. Search is being made by airplane. orlando will" form cabinet London, Feb. 8.? Former Premier. Orlando, of Italy, has accepted the invitation of King Victor F.mnnutl to form a new cabinet, according to an F'xehange Telegraph dispatch engineers' probe theatre disaster Washington, Feb. 7. A list of JI ' evidences of work of an inferior grade for such an important structure' was submitted late today in an exhaustive report on the collapse of the Knickerbocker theater by live; army and navy engineers at the cor i ner's inquest into the disaster. Tin r.?ii . r a.. * ~ ~ / . i- . i<iii <>i uii- invuier roui vvun me iosrof 9S lives, the report stated, was "*i direct result of failure to sufficient^ provide for the unusual conditions existing at the junction of the curved Columbia road wall to the stage wall. The report of the army and navy engineers' investigation was submitted after testimony had been given earlier in the day by Robert Henry Davis, engineer in the District of Columbia building inspector's office, to the effect, that iron construction intended to support the roof of the the ater was below the requirements of the plans for the building filed In the inspector's office. The breadth of a ship is about double the draught. SEDUCTION SUIT GENERAL TOPIC Jackson, Miss.. F"b. 7.?About state capitol. whore the legi- .. is now in session, the scandal connecting the name of (?ov. Ix-e M. Hnssel ami his former stenographer, Miss Frances Birkhcad, who has sue*! him in federal court for $100,000 hanging seduction, was the general lopie of discussion today. Sentiment seems to be divided whether impeachment proceedings should be instituted jr the matter tirst allowed to be threshed out in the courts. The governor's adherents are said to he strong in the senate and would likely uttempt to black any hasty action. Federal court will hold its next session here in May and the case is tloekolcd to be called at that time, rhe governor's defense will be in the hands of Judge I'at Henry of Vicks>urg and James Cassidy of Brookhaven, while the suit on behalf of Miss Birkhcad will be prosecuted by fhomas U. Foster of Vieksburg and ('ainpbelkV Campbell of Yazoo City. In a signed statement last night liovcrnor Uussell expressed the belief that Campbell <k- Campbell would not appear as attorneys for Miss Birkhcad. In a statement oil the subject tolay, T. 1J. Campbell, senior member uf the firm, said: "I have represented Miss Birkheud's father anil her grandfather as attorney, ami when the young woman askd nie to represent her in this case, 1 gladly onsented. 1 was not approached by anybody else in the matter. "There is no politics or blackmail in the ease, in so far as I am con i-erned." New Orleans, Feb. 7.?In a sworn statement made here today Miss Frances C. Rirkhcad denied an at leered statement by the governor last night that she was being used by hit. political enemies in an etTort to "blacken his character." Miss Birkhead declared that no inilividual, corporation or politician is behind her. "If I were such a terrible woman, why did Governor Russell give me a place in his office, invite me into his home and ask jne to marry him?" ? slro aski tf in a conFlncting* sfafSSrhVKt. Grace Missionary Society Meets The regular monthly meeting of th?Woman's Missionary society of Grace church was 1 el 1 Monday af.ernoon at 4 o'clock in the chun h parlors, Mrs. C. T. Muiphy. prcsi(.eni, pros' in r. Devotional ? <erci e- were e 1 :ct ed by Mrs. P.. P v *ny; aftei a business s? ton \ a held, from the ein an. ditTeren ments wen r.n.it. V cnairm intendents a - ,1 cllav.s. A literary p.cgiam or "Cuba" was enjoyed as lii.iv.u. "Items of Interest From M. K. Bulletin"? Mrs. Rnsor. "Industrial. Social and Religious Fife"--Mrs. .1. ('. Wallace. "Story of Child Life"?Miss llattie Humphries. A pleasing incident of tin meeting was the presentation of beautiful bououets <if flowers to Mrs. Sall'.e Townsend and Mrs. Isabella Foster, two members who celebrate their hirth(iays this week. These ladies have been faithful members <.f Crate ehureh for many years. Mrs. Town' end's membership dates back to when the church stood where the Cr ion Cotton Mills' ollice now stands They have lived chaste and pure lives, riving comfort to those in sorrow and rejoicine- with those who were made triad. The society feels that it 1blessed in having their kind hearts and sweetness of character as an influence. TK..?- i. 1. ...i those present and wished many happj returns of the day. BONUS FUND BY TAXATION Washington, Feb. 8. The funds f??t soldiers' bonus is to be raised through taxation under the plan of the house ways and means committee. BODY FOUND IS IDENTIFIED j " Washington, Feb. 8.?The body ! found floatinc in the Pntumn,' riv??r has been identified as Miss Alma Jones of Alexandria, Va. It was at first reported it was Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET Open 2:20 p. m. March 16.73 17.03 May 16.48 16.78 July 16.10 16.38 October 15.48 15.70 December 15.43 15.50 lx)cal market 16.00 Lying, cheating and theft are pracI tically unknown among the Eskimos.