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? * * ~V; " *- - ^ " JjCHBaSBPr -" .^' fHgg^ ? yiSBSSSt^^ '' * 'Sip^''>v ,- v .. ? . "=n Tiie Union ?ly Times iht I I DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY E.t?bli.h?d#n 18SO?Conwt.d tol>jjKfcfl*Uy THbim Octob^ l,lt!7 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY j ' Vo1^LX^CI1^Nq^1^07^^ ~ ' 3e p^. Copy SOURCE FOR BONUS CAUSES CONFUSIOl Washington, Feb. 19.?The soldi?] bonus situation continued today to so neubulous that Republican hou leaders still were unprepared to ve ture even a guess as to what ph of financing ultimately would 1 agreed upon. It was understood to 1 their disposition to let the questi< simmer a while longer in the ho] that- sentiment would so shape itsc asto facilitate the !^?sk of those wl will frame the measure. It developed today that benenth tl surface of the storm which has rag* around President Harding's sugge tion that the bonus be financed by sales tax there has ben a lot of qui< talk in support of the proposal < some leaders last week that the legi: Jation be made a general charf against the treasury with expect* savings through cuts in regular a] propriation bills relied upon for tl financing of a portion of the initii cost. When tirst suggested by Represei tative Mondell of Wyoming, the mi jority house leader, this proposi seemed to meet with consideralv favor among the rank and fde in th house, hut the idea became all hi submerged by the wave of talk thi swept through cloak rooms and condors after the president's letter t Chairman Fordney of the ways nn means committee had reached tl' capital* Irrespective of the bonus, there aj parently was a determination in th house to reduce sharply the estimate for both the navy and tho army an that possibly $200,000 would be ci out of the supply bills for those d< partments alone. Such a sum, it wa said, would go a long way towar meeting the first year's cost of tli cash payments to the former servic men. . Views of the majority members c the ways and means committee on thi plan have not yet been publicly d< veloped. These members will men tomorrow to go into the whole born; question, but an immediate decisio as to how the bonus will bo finance ia not expected. Proponents of th -- - "sales **x, however, <*e -iljMerrtood t be prepared to force their fight i the committee at the earliest oppoi tunity. Some opponents of the sales lev concede, that there are sufficient vote among the majority members of th committee to report out such a ta: but declare the question of expedienc must enter into the final decisioi The first consideration, they said, : the probable effect of such a tax o the minds of the people generally, an the second, the known effect thi will be produced among Republica members of the house. If such a tn is proposed to a party conference th opponents assert they will renew tl fight which was waged suecessfull in a similar conference in 1920 whe thp first bonus bill was presented wit a sales tax attached. Failing to wi in the caucus, they declared the fight would be carried to the floor < the house with the expectation of a most solid support from the Demi crats. It is understood to be the hope < leaders of the agricultural bloc thi the committee will report out a bi without any specific provision for rai ing the funds as the senate finani committee did last year. Presidei Harding has said that he could n< look with favor on a measure that d not carry ways of financing it, but was understood to be the thought < some of the supporters of such a hi that a large sum made availab through reductions in the estiniat< cost of conducting the regular go eminent would be created whi< would remove executive objection. Tokyo Schoolboy Held For Attempted Assassinatio San Francisco, Feb. 20.?A Tok dispatch to Japanese American sa; a Tokio school boy has been arrest< in connection with a plot to assass note Prince Tokugawa, Japanese de ogate to the Washington arms confe ence. 1 -J Box Supper at Elford Grove mere win oe a dox supper at r. ford Grove Friday night, Februa ?4, for the benefit of the Sundi school. The girls will bring well fill* boxes and the boys the pocket book Everybody is invited to come. R. J. Black. Miss Kelly at Memorial Hospiti Miss Beulah Kelly has entered t! Memorial Hospital at Winston-Salei N. C., for training to be a nurse. SI is pleased with the work and h friends predict great success for h? Bomb Wrecks Damage New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 20. Three houses and the wood bridge the park were blown up today by ' bomb. [ DE VALERA STIRS N CORK POPULACE rsf Cork, Feb. 19.?A striking feature be of the meeting held in Cork today se under the auspices of Eamon De n- Vnlera was the presence of large num- ( in bcrs of the Irish Republican army be from the city of Cork and from varibc ous parts of the county who were m assembled by companies under their f>e oflicers. :lf Donald O'Callaghan, lord mayor of io Cork, presided at the principal platform from which the speeches were le delivered. Mr. De Vnlera proposed the ;d same resolutions as were adopted at s- his meeting in Dublin last Sunday and a repeated virtually the same argument et as were then put forward, declaring >f that Ireland was in greater danger s- than it had been at any time in 750 ;e years. The Countess Marie Vicz and ;d Charles Burgess and other followers a- of De Valera supported the resolute tions. al The train on which Mr. De Vnlera traveled Saturday evening to Cork l- was met at the railway station at 1. Thlirles; hv M 000 nprcnnc no! ? *?in<r "" *" "" ?> v? j w v V I' MV/IlkJ VM 1 4 J1 " "ft ^ al Sinn Fein flaps. Addressing the peo- ( le pie Mr. De Valera said he was glad le to see the republic was not dead in it Tipperary and that the people did not ?t want the British monarch as king of i- Ireland. o Arriving in Cork Mr. De Valera was d greeted by Lord Mayor O'Callaghan , le and other prominent Republicans. De , Valera declared he desired every Irish . )- citizen fully to understandthe seriousle ness of the situation and to fully np- . ?s preciate what they were doing. He d declared that they were being asked >t to say that when four years ago they . J- proclaimed for a republic they were is fools and did not realize what they d were doing. If an election were fore- . ic ed upon them, ho added, he was sure e that the citizens of Cork would do their part in proving to the world that >f they still stood for an Irish republic, is Mr. De Valera challenged the lead; ers of the free state to frame a conJt stitution proving their contention that is they could give to Ireland perfect n freedom and thereby let Ireland know ] d what it is voting for. . ie "If they can make a constitution o Which t&TTilWllr mt wurnotTw: 2 n in," said Mr. De Valera, "it may not * r- be very difficult for us to agree with them." y Pointing to the question of an alteris native policy, Mr. De Valera asserted ie that his task was the task of any gen x. eral with a stampeded army. He had y to rally the people into a strong po- ( sition behind the standard of the reis public to the same strong position u they had held ten months ago. If d that were accomplished the British if would be as anxious to come to them n as they were last July. x ? ? ie Bell Ringing Quartette ie ly The program of the Bell Ringing in Quartette which is to appear here on h the evening of Tuesday, February 21, 'n at the High School auditorium, is as >r follows: , "Jublate"?R. Dunbar Arr. 1- "Sailor Chorus"?Parry. "Hie-A-Way Home" (Coon Shout) ?Parks. "Onward Christian Soldiers"?Sulat livan. 'il "Sweet and Low"?Bamby. Arrf" ranged for Bells. Bass Solo: "Chip Off the Old Block" nf ?Sanderson. Mr. MaeGregor. "In Absence"?Buck. 'd Action Popular Number: "Emuit lina" paai/ ^ Readings: Selected. Mr. Johnson, ^ilells of Shandon"?Nevin. Arranged for Bells. 3d "Winter Song"?Bullard. v" "Keep on a Rollin" (Spiritual -*1 Song). Musical Reading: "On the Road to Mandalay"?Speaks. Quartette accompanied and Mr. MacGregor. n Tenor Solo?"Little Mother-O-Mine" ?Burleigh. Mr. Shugert. io Dramatic Action Song: "Casey /s Jones Went Down on the Robert E. 3d Lee." ;i- Bell Number: "To a Wild Rose"? il- Mac Dowel 1. r- Speciality for Quartette featuring * Mr. Shugert with banjo: "When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo." ? Tenor Sole: "Mother O'Pearl"? Ball. Mr. White. II- Quartette: "Smilin Thru"?Penn. ry "Boys of the Old Brigade"?Parks. ?y Comedy Number "Wall I Sway"? ed Rube Song. :s. Bells and Vocal, "Still, Still, With Thee"?Old Chant. Notice B. P. O. Elks si There will be a regular meeting at the home Tuesday night February he 21ht, 1922 at 7:30 o'clock. Please be there promptly, he I. K. Brennecke, er 1307-2t Secretary. jr. 1 * Army Football Team Has Been Released ? Belfast, Feb. 20.?The members of t the Irish Republican army foot ball a team who were captured last month, was released from ail today. MISS M'CORMICK TO WED SOON Chicago, Feb. 19 (By the Associated Press).?Harold F. McCormick, president of the International Harvester company, tonight, formally announced the engagement of his daughter, Miss Maihilde, aged 16, to Max Oser, 48 year old proprietor of a Berne (Switzerland) riding acade- i my. The announcement which followed < a day of family conferences was is- ; sued thi*ough the butler at the home sf Mrs. Cyrus McCormick, mother of ' the Harvester president and no inti- < mation was made as to when the wed- 1 ding will be. Miss Mathilde, who came from Switzerland with her governess a month ago to seek her father and ] mother's consent to the wedding, is 1 planning to return to her liome in 1 Zurich, where she has lived since she ' .vas eight years old, in a short time. ( The formul announcement says: ' "Mr. Harold F. McCormick an- ' lounces the engagement of his \ laughter, Miss Mathilde, to Mr. Max Oser of Berne, Switzerland. This ' innouncernent is hastened a few veeks by the fact of the recent 1 newspaper publicity." Though all comment was refused j it the McCormick home, it was un- j ierstood that the engagement has 1 jeen approved by Mrs. Edith Rocke- * fellr McCormick, who recently chained a divorce from Mr. McCor- ' K,? Xfj-t- J < mvn, auu ? j j mi an iuaviiuuc 9 grand"ather, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Miss Muthilde is one of the heirs to ] he great fortunes of John D. Rocke?eller and Cyrus Hall McCormick, in- 1 mentor of the reaping machine. Her 1 iance, of whom little is known here, | s said to have an income of $10,000 ? year. He is just two years young;r than Miss Mathilde's father, who vas bora in Chicago 50 years ago. Miss McCormick went to Switzer- 1 and eight years ago for medical ^ treatment and had made her home 1 ;here ever since, spending a great jart of her time out of doors, trampng ovar the mountains and riding ler favorite horses, often in company vith Mr. Oscr, whoso d fce attended." Wmw* m , i Sandwiches Tomorrow 1 The ladies of the Episcopal chruch will sell sandwiches at both schools tomorrow at the recesses. All kinds [>f delicious sandwiches at right ' prices. Continues Quite 111 Mr. Charner T. Greer, who lives inj boutn union continues quite critically ill and his condition is causing his loved ones and friends grave concern. Mr. Greer is one of Union county's brave Confederate soldiers and his hundreds of friends will grieve to hear of his'extremo illness. Cotton Growers Association Columbia, Feb. 18.?The receipt of contracts representing over 1,600 tales of cotton from Dillon county yesterday sent the total number of bales signed in that county to over 5000 according to oflicials of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative association. Sumter county has passed the .r>,000 bale mark, a number of additional contracts having been sent in from that county this week by E. W. Dabbs, Jr., the county director. A telephone message from T. Meeks Neel, the director for Newberry county, Thursday brought the information that committees had been appointed in that county and that an active canvass would be made Saturday in some sections of the county. Mr. Neel said that a wave of enthusiasm for cooperu?.i .... a. ..... iL. uuvu 111cii rwv 1111k xmu uvci mi" county following the visit of Dr. Clarence I'oe, who spoke in Newberry on Monday. W. T. Gregory of Lancaster was a caller at the headquarters of the association and said he believed Lancaster county would reach its quota. Mr. Gregory, who is a banker, merchant and farmer, has already signed the contract and is greatly interested in the outcome of the campaign. A telegram from B. D. Dargan, county director from Darlington county, asked that more contracts be sent him indicating that the drive was continuing to progress most satisfactorily in that county. Darlington, with over 17,000 bales signed up, is leading the state. Circle Meetings The circles of Grace Methodist church will meet at the following places and hours: Circle No. 1 at Mrs. Ida Baker's at 4 o'clock. Circle No. 2 at Mrs. L. J. Hames at 4 o'clock. Circle No. 3 at Mrs. L. L. Wagnon's at 3:30 o'clock. Circle No. 4 at Mrs. Isabella Foster at 3:30 o'clock. Circle No. 6 at Mrs. W. S. Nicholson's at 3:80 o'clock. Providence, R> I* B R?Discovered while depositb^^^^Bnof burglar's tools beside aj-BHMRec-Vestry church here early ^fiCHBpiing, a young mah 'who po^^^^^Eliploma from a fian Franew^^^^Kfor instruction in o^eratiwH Has stirrounded by ^a cordg* fc- ln the church affd taken- mfl Kfter a struggle. SBBR The intruder wea^^^^^K)en behind the altar. .HeJu^^^^^Klorced in entry tojtthe chd^^^^^Kfwarm because it w%s so o^^^^^^ttUreet. The arrested man as Charlie Beqpon A mong'the possessh^^^^^Hpy the and taken frcfjj^Hj^^^Htroom n a railroad nlete outfits of and papers licating that ?jensogU^^^^Hmiail ourae in a [.oa Angeles. a Jipl^pirf^made out Reade, on which wij^^HBSEliB anucrfincthg that evej^^f^^^^Bfctuiertf q?ceives a A prospectus of a picture of the the whi^u the ingly like BWson.^^^^^^^HEbe-. man and thorities will bd ^police ai^mnced, to^^^^^^^^Hpnrisua t id^mtities invoj^^H^fl^^Eotd i/fRctr^ that he January. He letter inclosiqg^^^^^^^^|^^K*of HO for his 1r> mailed. . *t'- d London, Feb.Bu^^^^^KMfec's principal w(Kidi?9B^^|HH|jp[esH Mary is a handst^^HflBEBBwol y Nl^ ^S alread^ffl^[> Belfast, Fcig|pgBBBMte V Jj rival forces along the border. Riot at Columbia?"University Lynbrook, N. Y., ^KO.?The Are department and the were called to quell a battle boj^Ht the freshmen and the sophortj^Jat Columbia University. TJie fire^Mpe was turnid on the participant? SfTen students were arrested, oiij^ftaunded and thrown before an autdmobile in the scrimmage. Forty VBmen were found tied hand andfiflr The fourth numberjdfihe Lyceum /-/v..i.nA u? rt^JflSMi 1 ...in t.^ uucrru uy vjimiyin:ifN will uu given at the HiglflBfnool Tuesday evening, February sSjflBrat 8 o'clock. This concert wilj^Hhe up to the others we have givj^nad is something entirely dififerjHK These boys are making a distincSrat in Lyceum and their program If IHf of brilliancy and snap. They are isBpnly musical, but musically nmusinMM This quartetj pres^MI one .of the real novelty pro?ram*j|n the season. Everywhere crowded fso'u&es are meeting and thoroughly-sflflajoying them. There is lots of fun itk their progrum? and lots of clever ewracter sketch work. You will likejlhese boys the moment they step on stage. Don't miss them! They ringgrue?and sing true! The regular admisnn prices are 7f>e for adults and 50tftbr school children. Business Swinging Upward Washington, Feb. 20. ? Business throughout the country is progressing through well-defined cycles and is rearing a point of the upward swing oi tne economic penauium, according to the annual report of the Federal Reserve Board transmitting to congress today. When the revival definitely sets in will be followed in due course by the new era of prosperity, so the report says, the board confined its report to the account of the operations of the organization for 1921 without offering suggestions for the legislation affecting the Reserve System. Aged Woman Dead In California Los Angeles, Feb. 20.?Mrs. Eliza P. Donner Houghton, one of the last survivors of the dinner party, many of whose members starved to death on way across plains to California 75 years ago, is dead at her home here, aged 75. Miss Mamie Oetzel of Greenville spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Oetzel. Miss Frances McDow was the weekend guest of her sister, Mi?. L. B, Jeter, Jr., at Santuc. BANDIT HOLDS UP GUESTS AT DINNEI Deal, N. J., Feb. 19.?A dinner pa: -ty at the home of Mrs. S. H. Rober son was interrupted Saturday nigl by a masked bundit who was a< mitted by -the hostess, and at tb point of a revolver robbed her of handbag which she told the polic contained jewelry valued at $50,0(b strapped her four guests of their vn uables and escaped. v Mrs. RobeiTson was called to tb Iront door while entertaining ht guests and there was confronted b the robber whose face, excepting th eyes was covered by a white inasl He leveled his revolver at her-and i sharp tones ordered her to hold u ,hr hands and keep silent. He tore dixtmond sunburst from her throx and with the weapon pressed again: her body, forced her to return to tb dining room. Before the startled guests coul realize what was happening the bai dit flourished his revolver, commam j ing them not to make an outer; While the intruder instructed his vi< tims to turn over their valuable Mrs, Robertson tried to conceal tb hand bag with her jewels. The rol I ber observed her, however, an jjsnatched it from her. Gathering u [ the loot that had been deposited o the dining room table by the fi'igh ened guests the bandit then warnc all to keep quiet for five minute backed out of the room and fled. The police learned that a woma and a man were seen near the Rol ertson home shortly before the rol bery. It is believed the woma waited in the motor car and aided tl thief to escape. First Disturbance in Connection with Textile Strik ' Pawtucket, R. I., Feb. 20.?The firi disturbance in a week in connectic with the textile strike occurred tods Jnear Jenckes Spinning company. Ofl Leers drove back the crowds with club the police threaten .to discharge rii buns and the crowd dispersed. Tv SBfll were arfestpd. Have Narrow Escap Richmond, Feb. 20.?W. W. Bake former member of the house at members of his family narrowly e caped death today when his home Hallsboro was destroyed by fire. M Baker, seriously ill, had to be r moved. Billy Sunday Visits Hardinf Washington, Feb. 20.?Billy Su day, evangelist ( passing through tl city, paid President Harding a vis today. Acceptance of Ford Offer Would Violate Agreemei Washington, Feb. 20.?The acoep ance by the government of the Hen Ford offer for Muscles Shoals won constitute the violation of a solen and binding agreement entered in with the Air Nitrate Corporation, H TI r.Tvt?\.i 11 vi/?n n>'t>ci/lonl l*i ter concern, notified the house mi tary committee today. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. Wilson Arthur and childr have returned to their home at Akro Ohio, after several weeks' visit to h parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Young. Mrs. George Goudelock, of Darlin ton, is visiting her mother, Mi Mary S. Smith, on N. Church stre< Mrs. J. II. Spears spent the wee end with her sister, Mrs. L. B. Jeti Sr., at Santuc. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Crosby spe the week-end at Meadors. Howard Fleason has returned his home in Sterling, Kansas, after few days' visit to Mr. and Mrs. ) D. Arthur. Mrs. T. S. Adams and children r turned to their home at Herberts, a ter several weeks' visit in Union. R. J. Black of Jonesville route, w in Union today on business. Hey Denver is a fine gardener. I brought the editor a basket of elega turnips and beans. He says he ci nearly always get some vegetabl from his garden. Fine business! Miss Bessie Murphy, of Leonn Hall is visiting in the city today. C. S. Moore, of the Columbia Sta is in Union today on business for h paper. Mr. and Mrs. ? ? Crosby Meadors are among the shoppers Union today. i Change of Name to Take* i Effect About April Fin i ?_ The name of the Union & Glei Springs railroad will be changed the Buffalo, Union-Carolina Railwi ' on or about April 1, notice of whl change will be given later. Flax is grown in almost all tei perate parts of the world. ROSCOE TURNER j ( TO STAND TRIAL r- Roscoe Turner, the aviator, who has t- been held in the Richland county jail it on a charge of having had a stolen 1- airplane in his possession, will be ie taken to Savannah this morning to be a tried in the federal court. Turner :e was afrested in Columbia several 0, weeks ago by a federal agent and a 1- city detective, and two days later, Harry Runser, his pal in the flying ie business, was arrested at Fort Wayne, >r Ind. Both airmen are charged with y the same offense. ie Federal agents reported the theft 1c. of a government airplane from Par'ris n Island last September and it is said !p that secret service men obtained evia dence which they claim to incriminate Turner and Runser. The flying mart chine was brought to a point near ie Savannah where Turner and Runser took charge of it, according to red ports. Turner and Runser are well known j. in various parts of this state where they gave flying exhibitions. Turner was engaged in the automobile busis ness in Columbia when arrested by ie federal agents. j. Detective Shorter has deputized [(j Detective Allen to accompany Turner p end a federal officer to Savannah. n The party will leave at 7 o'clock this morning over the Seaboard.?The ,d State. s' For And Against n Soldiers' Bonus ) ). Washington, Feb. 20.?Letters and ,n telegrams reach the White House opie losing the enactment of the bonus legislation, while the legislative committee of the American Legion publishes a telegram to the President e from Hartford McNider, national commander, asking legislation be no long3t er delayed. Harding Replys to i: Hitchcock Resolution ot Washington, Feb. 20.?President ro Harding, replying to the senate on the Hitchcock resolution, asking 4n#vr,ie to furnish the data because most of the negotiations were conducted with,ri out maintaining a record bu declared uj there were no concealed undertakings s_ and no secret exchanges of notes. ? TODAY'S COTTON MARKET c Open Close March 18.25 18.44 j May 18.10 18.15 July 17.55 17.65 n. October 17.00 17.16 he December 17.50 17.01 ?it New York Spot 18.75 Local market 17.50 14 Bank Messenger ,t.| Robbed By Bandit r-vi New York, Feb. 20.?William A. 'dj Russell, mesenger of the Greenwich in hank, was robbed of $22,000 by an au t(\ tomobile bandit, who boarded lb" t truck in which he was transport.n J*' money to a downtown bank. Womanless Wedding Announcement en Mr. Adolfus Simpkins Cooper and >n, wife Sallie Arthur or announce with pleasure the approaching marriage of their daughter g. Angela Tallsomc Culverson rs. to ?t. Shorty Bluff Goforth k- on Thursday evening, February 23rd, >r, at 8 o'clock, Union High School Union, South Carolina nt At home after the middle of March at 2000 "Knock Down and Drag" A veto nue. ?j The many friends of this popular pV. couple look forward to this great social event of the seaon with much inc terest and wish for them many such if- happy days as Maggie and Jiggs have spent during their long and peaceful as married life. We understand there will be about 15 attendants at the Ic wedding and 25 or more relatives will nt arrive from all over the globe from BufTalo to Carlisle, and Cross Keys to es .Tonesville. This is a wedding that no r>rif? pnr, nffnrfl to misn nnrl it will bp rd advisable for you to go early and get a good seat, to ' ,is Over half of the Philadelphia Athletics, according to rumor, have of agreed to hold out because of the in low salaries offered them. All Connie Mack has to say is that they should take their case to Landis if not satisfied. ^ French Torpedo Boats in Fitted Out as Yachta to " ay Cherbourg, Feb. 20.?French naval ch torpedo boats and destroyers of an obsolete type are being sold for prices equivalent to $800 to $1,600 m- Some of them are being fitted out foi use as yachts. ONE HUNDRED HORSES BURN ~ Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 19.?The large brick horse barn at the Indiana state fair grounds here and about 100 valuable horses were burned early today, causing a loss estimated at $200,000. Three horsemen also were burned, two of them seriously, in attempting to rescue the animals. Accordnig to Assistant Fire Chief Iloyl, the fire started from an oil stove, and as the loft was filled with hay and straw the flames spread rapidly, trapping the animals and sleeping hostlers in the burning structure. The slate roof on the barn is believed to have saved the large coliseum just across tho road from serious damage. Harvey Busby, owner of Lord Busby, a vauluble pncer, which was burned to death, narrowly escaped, after being seriously burned when rtappcd in the stall with his horse. Fifteen hundred dollars in currency which he is said to have had frith him was burned also. A horse which Frank Meyers was trying to rescue became panic stricken and fell on him, pinning him to the floor and he was seriously burned and trampled before freeing himself. Edward Word, another horseman, was slightly burned. The dead horses are said to include 50 of the 57 sent here from Camp Knox for use of Batteries A and several polo ponie, Gov. Warren T. McCray's riding horse, "The Great Rose," a ' 5,000 mare recently purchased by rhomas D. Taggart and several_ show horses owned by Lon McDonald, Grand Circuit race driver. The horses that escaped roamed the northwest section of the city and a number had not been rounded up tonight. Cold Intensifies Sufferings of Refugees Constantinople, Feb. 20.?Bitter cold weather and heavy falls of snow are intensifying the sufferings of the legions of Russian refugees who Jtmye sought shelter and food within the T\a>'- - *- *-- ? ? -f miaer^Js great. iTioy ha our * < the dark streets and alleys at night begging for alms and bread. There are nearly 20,000 who are utterly destitute. The American Red Cross left here n short time ago. The refugees ai*c now turning their attention to the embassies. Entertainments, balls and gala performances are being given by charitable persons in an effort to raise money for the unfortunate Russian outcasts, but the response is very feeble. The truth is life in Constantinople is so dear that only the welli to-do can afford to give anv substan tial help to others. The plight of the Russian women r.nd children and old men is pathetic j to the last degree. There is a short| age of wood and other fuel and many : are dying daily of exposure. In addition to the Russian, Greek 'and Turkish refugees whose numbers run into tens of thousands, Constantinople has to provide food and shelter for the Armenian refugees of ; Cilioia. Appeals are placarder about i he city to move the population to l succor their destitute brethren but nobody seems to worry about them. "Ix't the rich Americans or the League of Nations take care of I hem," is the general response. Sir Samuel Hoare, Deputy High Commissioner for the League of Nations, is hero in connection with the international Relief Fund for Russian Rofucroes. with which Dr. Fridtiof Nansen is connected. His arrival has greatly heartened the Russians, especially General W ran gel and other Russian officials upon whom a great part of the task of caring for the refugees has fallen. It is hoped here that the League will take energetic measures to ameliorate the grave conditions that exist. House Blown up by Bomb* New Brunswick, Feb. 20. -A frame house in the Italian quarter wa^.blown up and two others were bad'y "Wrecked by an explosion whieh the police say was the result of a bomb. No one was injured. Ralph Woenough, occupant of the wrecked house has been arrested. Nothing New Develops in Taylor Murder Investigation Los Angeles, Feb. 20.?The new angle has not been announced, as promised today, in the William Desmond Taylor murder investigation. , Will Use Airplanes in War on Rum Smugglers I i Washington, Feb. 20.?The use of airplanes along the Florida coast in a . war on rum smugglers is understood to be under consideration at prohibition headquarters.