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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.