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L>hAlH LLABB
A GOOD MAN
Mr. W. A. B. h1-? idled at hi'
1. n. j near Bonhamand hn
body was laid to rwt y&sterday in
IWc Pond burying grounds.
dr. Black had been in poor health
< quite a long time, and for the past
weeks had been a very ill man,
e is survived by his wife aad the
i?. owing children: Ben Black, 8am
11 .ck, Early Black, Walker Black
Laze Black, Mrs. W. P. Skeltoa, Mies
Susie Black Mrs. Lillian Ohllman
i union, and Mrs. Fannie LitUajohe
Spartanburg.
.ic was 72 years of age.
Mr. Black was a member of Duck
l ond Baptist church and was held
in very high esteem by all who knew
him. He was a man of upright life
and was possessed of (great energy
as was revealed in his untiring industry.
He was a kind and affectionate
husband and father, a good
neighbor and a faithful citizen. His
death is a distinct loss to the county.
The burial service was conducted by
his pastor. Dr. E. S. Reaves yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Entertainment at Sedalia
School House Friday,
September 22, 8 p. m.
Mrs. Chas. B. Counts, who has
just returned frtom the Atlanta
School of Expression, will render the
following program for benefit of
school:
Red Riding Hoody-Mrs. Counts.
Solo?"The Lilac / Tree."
At the Movies?Mrs. Counts.
Duet?Claude Sparks .and Elizabeth
Hollis.
Monologue and Chalk Talk by
Bill Gaines.
v Violin Solo with Piano accompaniment
-Julia Nell Wilbum and Melba
Hollis.
"Negro Lecture on Woman's
Rights."
Solo?I Aint Givin' Nothin*
Away.*
"IVe Got the Mump*"?Mrs.
Counts.
Duet?Orin and Elisabeth HoUis.
Home, Sweet Home?Mrs. Counts.
Begins at 8 p. m. Admission 25c
and 10c. Public invited.
London, Sept. 19.?Submarine cabling
is not in danger of being superceded
by wireless transmission, if one
may judge from the activities of
cable companies since the armistice.
One European company has laid over
28,000 miles of ocean cable in the
past three years, and it is believed
that American companies have done
as much in other'parts of the sea.
Today the world is encircled by
325,000 miles of electrified ropes that
carry messages from man to man.
Piftv vpnrs nirn there were nnlv 8.
000 nautical miles of cable. On the
modern routes duplicate, triplicate,
and exen sextuplicate cables are provided,
and the entire system is linked
up by alternative and circuitous
lines, so that if interruption occurs
on one artery another may be quickly
pressed into use. Land lines that
link these ocean cables into one vast
network constitutes the nervous system
of the civilized world. There is
hardly any spot on the habitable
globe which cannot speedily be reached
by a message over this great arterial
system.
With the amazing development and
perfection of wirless as a means of
dniiiaminatinir the world's thought, it
was believed at one time that the
submarine cable soon would become
obsolete; but the fact is that the
business of the ocean telegraph companies
has increased by leaps and
bounds until today therp are scarcely
sufficient cables to carry the enormous
volume of messages daily sen1
across the Five Oceans and undei
the Seven Seas. It is apparent there
is ample room for both forms of telegraphy.
The development of the submarine
cable reads almost like a romance
As in so many of the world's other
modern miracles and inventions it
was an American?Cyrus W. Field?
who was the pioneer iq the industry,
In 1868 he laid the first cable between
Newfoundland and Ireland. This lin?
was 2,600 miles long and the win
weighed one ton to the mile. Th?
project was characterized at the tim<
as "the boldest feat of electrical engineering
ever attempted." The
cable tolls then were $100 for 2C
words of Ave letters each, and $6 for
A ^-4?. HMU* *??
every live itiivrp wiwa* w#
rate for 20 words is lees than $5.
Baptists, Attention t
The members ofrthe executive com
mittee of the Union County Associa
tion, together with the pastors, an
urgently Waked to meet at the Pint
Baptist church next Priday at H
o'clock. Mature of great importance
are to be considered.
1487-8t Edw. S. Reaves, Chairman.
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HARROW ESCAPE
ROM DEATH
? LaU yesterday afternoon as Jack
Noland was attempting to onbraacta
his shotgun the weapon was accidentally
discharged and the entire load
went through the back end of the
Ford ear of W. E. Sumner, and peppered
the back of the front seat with
bird shot. They had gone squirrel
hunting on the Forest and returning,
had gotten out near Sardis to shoot
at a dove. As Mr. Noland got back
to the car he was just in the rear as
the weapon was discharged. Mr.
Sumner had not gotten in. If he had
been on the driver's seat he would
have been shot to pieces. Mr. Noland
came out with a hurt finger and
a bruised side. When the car stopped
in the street here this morning
quite a crowd of curious people
gathered to see it.
The Airplsme Menace Will
Add to British Taxes
Portsmouth, Sept. 19.?The aerial
menace to the n&vy was given a full
dress rehearsal recently when the old
battlerhip Agamemnon was attacked
by fotir different types of airplanes.
A total of 280 dummy bombs were '
thrown from the air. Out of 48
dropped at cloae quarters, or point
blank range, there were only three
misses. At the 8,000 foot range there
were nine direct hits i J 223 misses,
ine pound smoke bombs were used.
If war bombs containing high explosives
had been used the Agememnon
experts say, would certainly have
been very badly damaged if not actually
sunk. The airplanes operated
from a base 30 miles away.
One of the wonders of the demon- j
stration was the behavior of the
Agememnon herself. She was unde^
wireless control, directed from a destroyer.
Without a human being on
board she twisted and turned at a
speed varying- from six to 15 knots.
Her fires were stoked with oil fuel
hnd she manoeuvered throughout a
long day as if she had a full crew
aboard.
The attacks at point blank range
were very spectacular and exciting.
Four 'snipers" flying at 120 miles an
hoar dived at the Agememnohr after
another until they wars aboutlBQ .
swung round almost on its heel and
was back again to drop two more.
Each bomb on exploding emitted a
cloud of white smoke so that in two
minutes the Agamemnon was wrapped
in smoke from end to end and <
looked as if she were on fire.
The attack gave a vivid impression
of the danger that would beset a battleship
that had no means of defense
against attacks from the air.
The 'snipers" were followed by six ,
"camels"?machines of similar diminutive
size?that swooped down on
the Agamemnon, and when at a
height of 1,600 feet started peppering
her with machine gun fire.
According to experts, if the test
did not prove that a battleship was
entirely at the mercy of attacks from
the air, it did show the necessity of
providing an ample force of fighting
and bombing machines to ,defend
the fleet from such attacks.
During the experiments the deck
of the light cruiser Cantebury, carrying
foreign naval attaches, naval experts
and newspaper men, became
temporarily the floor of an animated
debating society, says the Daily
Mail.
There was one point on which everyone
appeared to be agreed: that
the development of the airplane
would not make naval wariare cneaper
by leading to the abolition of the
( expensive by adding to its complexity.
There was evidence of the neI
cessity of having more airplanes for
r coast defense.
"All this means/' said one enthu.
siast, "is that the poor old taxpayer
[ will have to put his hands still deeper
into his pockets."
That was the general view. The
subject was covered by a naval officer
who said:
"As far as the navy is concerned
| the development of the airplane is
merely a repetition of the development
of the submarine. In both cases
there is quick development and then
| a halt The battleship confronts an(
other menace; steps will be taken
j to meet it.
, "No doubt the thickness of the deck
, will be increased and personnel will
. be better protected from attack from
, above. No doubt, too, the airplane,
I like the submarine, will score suc
cesses. An occasional battleship will
i be sunk. But to suggest that the
airplane can make the battleship obsolete?I'm
afraid the taxpayer can
lookfor no felief in that direction."
A. G. Bentley, of Kelton, is the
. guest of his daughter, Mrs. Monro
I Faucett, today.
I 1 *
1 J. By-rum Laweon has accepted s
i position with Brsdley-Estes Co., entering
upon the duties of the position
Saturday.
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REPUBLICANS HOLD
STATE CONVENTION
At the State Convention of the
Union Republican Party of South
Carolina, held yesterday in the Lincoln
theatre on Washington street,
Joseph W. Tolbert was reelected
state chairman of the executive committee,
a party platform was adopted,
numerous speeches were made in ;
which it was said that a brighter
day for the Republican party .in ;
this state was dawning, and several
resolutions were adopted. In i
one of these resolutions, the con- ,
vention indorsed Joseph W> Tolbert
for United States marshall of the
Western district of South Carolina i
and requested that the appointment <
he recommended by t^e judiciary
committee and confirmed by the sen- j
ate. . ,
The convention was well attended
and the large number of white men ,
were in attendance was especially noticeable;
it was said that approximately
65 per cent, of the delegates \
IJicncui. wric Willie. Ulie WUIIian |
delegate, Alethia Sweat, from Dor j
Chester county, attended the conven- ,
tion and was introduced to the assem- ,
blageblagc from the platform. For |
a time she was the only negro woman ,
present in the theatre. She sat on \
the platform throughout the proceed- ]
ings of the convention.
Throughout the convention the ,
power wielded by Joe Tolbert over j
the delegates and the high place he (
held in their esteem was manifested;
when he, in the course of an address j
aid "we want men, white men and j
black men, in our party?men who ,
love South Carolina and who want (
lo see her grow and prosper?and
you can look around you now and see ,
that it can not be said that there is no (
unc in the Republican party in South f
Carolina except Joe Tolbert anl
two negroes?" when he uttered those
statements tremendous cheers greet- i
ed his remarks and the convention
when J. R. Levy of Florence made a
speech in which he said that Mr. Tolbert
held the position of national committeeman
and also that of state 1
chairman and said "if the Republican 1
party in the state is composed of more '
than one man, it ought to divide 1
things up" and suggested that John 1
Tolbert and told of his long service *
lo the party, and of the influence
which he had exerted in its behalf.?
The State. I
Order Restored After Horrors ,
Smyrna, Sept. 20.?Order has been i
restored here after the horrors of the
conflagration and calm now prevails.
The Turk* have begun clearing the
bodies from the ruins left by the
flic r.nd are gathering up those lying
in the streets. Pasha has declined
the request of the allies to permit
Greek ships to remove the refugees
until hejcould confer with the author*
Ities at Angora.
Where the Teachers Stay
The patrons of the city schools will
be interested to know where the
teachers reside and the homes are
published as follows:
M. H. Hunt, principal of the high
school, is at the home of C. C. Sanders.
Manning Jeter, principal of the
grammar school is at his home in
Santuc for the present.
Misses Louise McDill and Lois
Townsend with Mrs. C. T. Murphy.
Miss Iva Walker with Mrs. Chas.
R Smith; Miss Thelma Fickling with
Mia Lazzie sims.
Misses Pearl Littlejohn, Lois Aliran?
Elsie Schein, Kr^'oen Lander
and Kathleen Atkinson with Mrs. J.
C. Wallace.
Miss Vemelle Plowden with Mrs.
Bobo, on the corner of Church and
Main streets.
Miss Annie KfeUy comes from
Jonesville every morning*
Mrs. M. C. Wharton with Mrs. H.
W. Edgar; Miss Hallie Thomson with
Mrs. W. E. Thomson.
Baseball Game
Here Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 21, 22, 28, beginning at
4 o'clock.
Andy Bowen's nine, of Newberry,
has challenged any amateur team forj
MtitMA TTnUn bos fbo I
m ?nmoi wu?v<? ?*?? wvw|fw. ???v
challenge^ The following is the
Union line-up for Thursday: Thompson
cf, Hamilton 2b, Actghtry, J. lb,
Rhinehart rf, McCall 8b, Aughtry, C.
ss, Sullivan, J. c, Jenkins If, Hllten
PThis
will be the baft game of the
season. Hilton, the atifti arm artist,
is the best amateur pitcher seen here
this summer.
Andy Bowen's team has won 80
games and only lost seven
Mr. Sam M. West, of Woat Springs,
waa a visitor to Union today.
Mr. D. B Williams, of Coloratne,
was a visitor to Union today.
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SMYRNA HONORS
TOLDJY CABLE
Constantinople, twt, 20-?Information
that MustagM iXemal Pashu
is preparing to UaMdjMk attack for
possession of the jBjrianelles in
spite of warnings, jpiliiig to Gen.
Pelle, the French sMtnissioner, ia
causing undisguised anxiety in the
allied military circles** It iB not improbable
that such a^S attack will be
made before the' end [of the present
week, the Turks advantage of
the fact that the BsMSl have not yet
contracted their foMV
London, Sept. 20.?<4p official communication
was reoetmd today from
Constantinople statM that the
French had withdnNM their troops
from Chanak and ttiwltalians were
apparently doing tlM^ same. The
British forces are dHp&ining alone '
an that point.
Information cable^jjapom Constat"* Linople,
revealing tfcwpxtent of the t
iistress arising frott^pe disaster at {
Smyrna, and outltntt^peasures tak- ,
en to rescue and fejjjthe survivor:;, A
was telegraphed frjMg New York t
headquarters of the Jfttr East relief ,
yesterday to the staH director of s
that organization fodUftuth Carolina, ,
D. Cameron Ralstom^j*follows: \
"Jacquith is atlHonstantinoplc, \
with 400 Armenian qiBan boys from t
Smyrna on the dee^^per Litchfield. (
jirl orphans moved IB Piraeus. All
American women aflfll. Policy is ]
to evacuate as maajSphristians as
possible. AppropriajHfcs are being
used for temporary .jjKding and se- [
curing transport vel^K Estimate (
10,000 dead, 20,000 JBred on boats, (
25,000 still on quajflBf5,000 unac- <
counted for. ThouijHU of Greeks (
and Armenians jaiMHBi.Vefore fire.
Probably 10,000 stai|||B^pr interior."
Workmen Retunfl;
Todajp Southern !
Spencer, N. C., SeKEO.?Striking
workmen of the railway 1
Bhops are returnind^B work today '
after deciding labp^^Be^flr to go 1
back. Before the day a '
normal force of a]|^HSnrihi|y 1,700 <
men were back atdB i.Tfca men 11
are being taken baBsjg MMtSayl'
CUrmaa Potatoe^ Jl J* I
Cheap la England 1
London, Sept. 19.?Potato dumping
is the latest accusation' made
against Germany by tariff reformers
who for some time have been <
clamoring for the imposition of high- <
er duties against imports from Ger- j
many. No't long ago British farm (
era were getting from ?10 to ?18 n 1
ton for their potatoes. Now they
find them a drug on the market at
prices as low as ?2. ,
"The explanation of this fall," says |
one authority, "is wholesale dump
ing by German and Dutch growers
The German government, before and ,
during the war, stimulated the
growth of potatoes in order to provide
a reserve of food and also for
distillation of alcohol. This verplus
has been thrown on the British mar
ket, the only one which will admit it
without heavy duties, and it has been
sold for what it will fetch. As a result
the unfortunate British fgarmer
is being reduced to something very
near despair, and in some cases is t\- i
fusing to market his crop."
Freemasonry in India
DPvnanaritv
.w ? ? ??j
Bombay, Sept. 19.?Freemasonry
in India in in a highly prosperous
co .Jition, according to the Indian
Masonic Year Book which has just
been issued.
All three constitutions of the United
Kingdom are represented, England
by five district grand lodges.
Scotland by a separate grand lodge
and Ireland by a number of detached
lodges not under a separate jurisdiction.
At Bombay 57 units meet in the
Freemasons Hall?32 being English
There are 28 English lodges in Calcutta,
in addition to Eight Royal
Arch chapters in India divided among
five subordinate jurisdictions, while
English Mark Masonry is represented
by 76 lodges.
Mr and Mrs. Charles Merrill and
Mrs. Perry, of Spartanbnrg, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Barnes.
Mrs. R. A. Oliphant is visiting Mr.
A law AKnV^Qitf 4 vi fKoafor
Miss Hasel Harrison, of Greenville,
is visitinir si the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Aiken on East Main St.
Unsightly black patches, which mar
the appearance of concrete roads after
repair work has been done, will be
avoided by the use of a material for
the purpose developed by the Department
of Agriculture. It has the same
color as concrete and consists of 12
parts rosin and one port crude rubber,
with sufficient barium %ul\ hate to give
the desired color,
t ' flab/'v
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FORMER EMPEROR I
TO MARRY AGAIN
Potsdam, Sept. 19 (By the Associated
Press). The marriage of for- i
mer Emperor William to the wido vaiced
Princess Hermine Van Schoen j
aich-Carolath will probably take place i
in November, it was announced ufter ]
a family council of the house of Ho- l
henzollerns held here. The council s
was attended by all the ex-kaiser's (
sons with the exception of ex-Crown (
Prince Frederick William, who is 1
with his father at Doom. All the i
sons and the ex-crown princess have i
consented to the marriage, It is sta- ]
ted. I
The announcement was made by
Frederick Von Berg, chief of the civil \
cabinet of the house of Hohenzol- I
lerns. 1
All Dead To be (
Brought Out Today ^
I
Jackson, Calif., Sept. 20.?All of 1
Jie dead of the Argonaut mine fire ''
ire expected to be taken out of the ^
miiy uy mie toaay, 11 was announced '
vhen the rescue crews descended in- h
;o the connecting Kennedy mine this J'
norning. Work was halted for a ''
>hort while to allow the rescuers to 1
ecuperate from their labors. Nine s
)odies have been brought to the sur- ,
'ace so far, some were identified by
;ags used as time checks. Six crews
>f five men each are at work.
Box Supper at Wesley Chapel h
fi
There will be a box supper at Wes- c<
ey Chapel church at 8 o'clock Satur- c
lay night, September 23. The pro- b
:eeds will go to the benefit of the e
Sunday school. The public is cor- ti
lially invited to attend. ltpd b
mm . t|
Service at Fairview Sunday v
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There will be an all day service at t<
fairview Baptist church Sunday,
l'he pastor will preach at the regular e
lour Sunday morning. Dinner wiil h
ye served on the grounds. After din- w
aer there will be a meeting under the t
luspices of the B. Y. P. U. workers 1
if the county. An interesting pro- s
?ram will be carried out in the after- s
Mrs. Olesen on the
Campaign Trail
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 19.?Whataver
else she may accomplish in her
campaign for the United States sen- ^
atorship, Mrs. Anna D. Olesen, Democratic
nominee, will be well known
to Minnesota at large when the November
election day rolls round.
Easily the pacemaker in the threeL-ornered
contest for the office now
held by Frank B. Kellogg, - Minne- (
solal^junior senator, Mrs. Olesen
h just entered on the second phase
of her campaign which will not end t
until the day before election.
For six weeks she traveled over
the state in a small automobile, donated
by friends, and now after a j
rest, she again has taken to the highways
for further intensive campaign- i
ing.
During the fist six weeks of her
campaign for the fall election?she
also campaigned befo e the June 18
primary?she visited ninety-five small
cities and towns in forty counties, de- (
livering an address in each municipality.
'
On this extensive trip, she cover
ed more than 5,000 miles. She was 1
accompanied by her husband, Peter 1
Olesen, superintendent of the Clo- '
quet city schools, and her 14 year 010
daughter, Mary, who alternated at
the wheel.
Mrs. Olesen is enthusiastic over
the reception she has received. When
she started out she told the Associated
Press she thought she would "be
doing well if she talked to fifty people
at each meeting." Instead, she
has been heard by crowds many times
that number, some of them turning
out early in the morning or meeting
her late at night.
Sweden Favors
American Concern in
Awarding Radio Contract
Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept. 19.?
Sweden awarded the contract for
equipping her new powerful radio
station, to be erected 40 miles south
of Gothenburg, to the Radio Corporation
of America in spite of a lower
bid from the German Telefunken
Company.
The reason was that the American
company offered better terms of payment.
The amount of the equipment
[ contract is $432,500, one-third cash i
end the balance from future receipts
without interest charges. The total
cost of the station will be about $1,300,000.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Arthur and
; Mrs. T. C. Duncan attended the fun'
eral services of Rev. W. A. Massa|
beau in Chester yesterday.
Turks Move on
despite england
Paris Sept. 1U (By Associate i
the crisis in the Near East with the
British troops shortly withdrawing
from the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles
was predicted by Ahmed Fend
Bey, principal spokesman for Mustapha
in Europe, in the course of a
itatement to the Associated Press
onight. "Common sense will win
>ut in England despite the apparent
lelligerency of the British government,"
said Ferid. "British soldiers
.vil soon follow their French and
italian brothers in arms to the Eurolean
side of the straits.
"Our troops," he continued, "are
iroceeding to occupy all of Asia
Minor up to the Asiatic side of the
Dardanelles. We will occupy Chanak
vhere the British troops are stntiond
and if they fire upon us. which
ve doubt very much the responsilility
for the inevitable bloodshed will
>e on British shoulders. However,
ve honestly do not expect opposition
rom tno British. If they desire u>
eniain in Chanak and behave theinelves
we will occupy the district
Dintly, but I think they will soon foliw
the footsteps ol the French an 1
he Italians to the other side of th
traits.
I Flying Workshop Will
Accompany Planes in Air
liondon, Sept. ID.-- -There is now
eing built for the Air Ministry the
rst flying stores and workshop ever
onstructed in this country. The mall
ine has a large fuselage and is to
e used to carry spare parts with oprating
air fleets. This will avoid
he necessity of an airplane having
o return to headquarters to obtain
he requisite spare parts for repairs
vhen some slight trouble has deeloped,
or as an alternative, having
o make a forced landing.
If a pilot, when flying on manoeuv
rs, develops "trouble" of some sort,
e will signal to the flying workshop
I'hich will carry spare parts of the
ype that are being used \\y the unit.
I'he two machines will then alight in
ome suitable place where the nocesary
work can be done.
As soon aa. the first flying wonk
hop. is completed and satisfactorily
number of smiilar craft
Notice
There will be an important meetng
of the Furman club September]
list, Thursday night, at 8 p. m. ]
harp, at the Young Men's Business
.eaguo quarters. All members are
irged to be present.
Court Adjourned Yesterday
Court adjourned jjesterday. The
ases not yet reported that were disposed
of were:
The State vs. Rice Benty, charged
vith larceny from the fields. Verdict
ruilty. Sentenced to serve one year.
The State vs. Clarence Glenn,
harged with assault and battery of
i high and aggravated nature Sen.enced
to serve four years.
Court adjourned at 8 o'clock last
light.
Wrestling Match
The wrestling match that is to
Lake place tonight at the old Opera
House which we are using for our
Salvation Army Hall will not, as 1
:*an see, be injurious to me in letting
this place out. This place was used
most of last winter for this purpose
and is well known to the wrestling
fans of our city and as very little advertising
could be arranged for, everyone
interested in this kind of
sport will know that this match tonight
will be at the same old stand.
Will our friends who object to this
kindly consult with me instead of going
to some one else, and we will
adjust matters so that we still can
he friends.
Adjutant J. Davis.
Singing Club to Meet
The Union County Singing Convention
will meet tomorrow night al
7:30 o'clock in the rooms of the
Young Men's Business League tc
perfect arrangements for a perman
ent. organization.
Notice
The ladies of Tabernacle Baptist
church will have an ice cream suppei
and birthday party Saturday night
beginning at 7 o'clock. A good timi
is in store for all. Everybody ii
urged to come
Slain Couple Used Farm
Aa Tryating Placi
New MrunswicK, n. j., oepi. c\j.?
Inquiry into the killing of Rev. Edw
W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Rein
hardt Mills centered today in investi
Ration of the theory that an aban
doned farmhouse near the spot wher
the bodies were found was used b:
the slain couple as a trysting place.
HARDING VETOES
BONUS BILL
Washington, Sept. 20.?The so)
diers' bonus b?M, vetoed by the president,
was started today on its second
voyage through congress. Favorable
action by the house is looked
for (PMlomllv hnf frinnito r\t tlio
measure doubt that they could muster
the senate for the two-thirds majority
necessary to override the veto.
Washington, Sept. 20.?The house
passed the soldiers' bonus bill today
over the president's veto. The vote
was 258 to 54, or 50 more than was
necessary for a two-thirds majority.
Washington, Sept. 10.?I'resident
Harding vetoed the soldiers' bonus
bill today, informing congress in a
written message that while he was in
accord with "the avowed purposes"
of the measure he did not subscribe
to its provisions.
The executive's action was regarded
generally in Washington as making
improbable a bonus for the
World war veterans, at least for
some time to come, as it appeared to
be almost certain that the veto would
be sustained by the senate. A vote
in the house was planned for tomorrow
with senate action to follow later
in the day or on Thursday.
Mr. Harding set forth a number of
reasons for returning the bill to the
house without his approval.
rrench Police
Trace Criminals Through
Air They Breathe
l'aris, Sept. 19.?Analysis of the
air breathed by a criminal is the new
est aid ol the French police in identifying
malefactors. They scientifically
examine the air in the room in
which he. operated, then examine the
man, and reach a definite answer to
the nuestion whether he breathed in
that room at a particular time. If
by chance the man expectorated while
at work, he can be traced as surely
as if he had left his calling card.
The machine which does this it
part of a crime detector system which
was shown to Police Commissioner
Enright, of New York City, on his
recent visit to Paris. It is based on
sconce applied to the detection and
identification of criminals. If the
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they do not spend days trying to
find witnesses. They prove it by the
air he breathed; by the clothes he
wore and by severel other scientific
eeoids which they say cannot be
denied. There is no room for doubt,
they say, such is their confidence in
the accuracy of their deductions.
When a crime has been committed
the scientists, in their well-equipped
laboratory, arc notified. They crowd
into a hit? automobile, filled wioh
scientific instruments, and proceed t<>
'he scene. There is the expert pho
tographer; the artist to make sketches;
the chemist, and the man to op vj'tc
lb" spectroscope. The lasi
mentioned takes a section of the ah
for future careful analysis; each of
he others does his assigned part,
and no possible bit of material analysis
is overlooked. The floor and
the walls, the furniture; threads of
. lothing; bloody rags, broken lights;
linger prints, anything that offers a
possible suggestion is packed up in
?ii- tight receptacles and taken hack
to the laboratory. Here everything
is analyzed, and finally, the Inborn
tory is able to give instructions t
the detectives whom to arrest am
what to look for, so that final and
definite comparisons may he made.
"When we appear in court v do
not confront the judges with suppo
sitions or probabilities." said M. Bell,
chief of the laboratory. "We present
proofs and facts. We explain
exactly how the crime was committed.
In 1,110 cases of crime, 1,677
imprints were made, requiring 101,616
examinations and 4,775 photo1
graphic prints, and this work led to
the positive identification of 126
criminals. Criminals who wash up
blood stains now waste their time.
In this laboratory blood diluted 200,000
times can be traced, whether the
| original stain was on a floor or a bit
" of cloth."
"Each man or woman has his or
* her distinctive heat and that is why
bloodhounds are aDie to trace uy
smell," continued the speaker. "The
spectroscope can be made to detect
the light radiating from a given pert
son, and if that person has passed
r through a room, unseen, at a given
t moment, this fact the machine will
i reveal. The fact that the person in
* question was in a state 01 excitement
or not also will be recorded.
Tariff Bill Ready
? For Hard ins
Washington, Sept. 20.?The administration
tariff bill was made ready
- today for Harding, who is expected
- to complete its enactment within a
few days. Immediately after the
e adoption of the conference report yer.y
terday the bill was sent on the way
and has been engrossed.
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