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HARDING FAVORS '
SOLDIERS' BONUS
Cteeinnatt, Dae. 17.?Amnan
that President Hutfii would support
Bonus for ox-service men, providing
e fee ?i hie mmu of financing
the bonus can be found, was given
ex-eerviee man by CoL C. R. Forbes,
director of the Vetersna' bureau at
Washington, before a Joint conference
of national and state executives
of the veteians of foreign wars, here
today.
In the conference were the members
of the national council of administration
and the department of commanders
of the vetersna' organisations.
Immediately following Forbes' address
and a discussion which resulted
in strong approval of a sales tax, the
executive unanimously adopted a resolution,
indorsing a sales tax with
food stuffs exempted, as a means of
raising the necessary revenue to finance
the bonus.
C. Hamilton Cook, Buffalo, N. Y.,
national commander of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
- War, who was attending the conference
by invitation, said his organization
would take immediate action
to support the resolution.
The American Legion, which is the
largest of the veterans' organisations,
was not represented jat the
meeting.
"This means that the bonus bill is
liable to be passed at the coming session
of congress," Col. T. L. Huston,
New York, national commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
said after the meeting.
Colonel Forbes called President
Harding by long distance telephone
shortly before going into the conference,
and in the course of his address
referred to his conversation with the
president.
"I called him up becauae it was
suggested to me that the bonus might
be touched upon," he said. "I wish
you know tha pulse of President
Harding. I wish you knew his innermost
thought. I wish you knew how
he loves the ex-service men.
"Harding is not opposed to a ho\
sua. He will nsvar he egpsead Is ft*
lation have been sought; all sorts of
means have been mentioned; and the
most simple means of all those that
have been brought to my attention is
the sales tax to meet this obligation.
"If congress had brought to the
president the solution of the financial
problem of this additional financial
responsibility, he would have signed
the bill. I believe the sales tax is
the means whereby this obligation
may be paid and the sales tax is the
answer to the problem of paying the
bill."
Insurwd Packages
During this week and the following
week will you please see that some
responsible person remains at your
home to sign for insured packages,
We are compelled to have these packages
signed for, and with the usual
Christmas rush we cannot make but
one delivery. Should we be unable to
deliver on first trip you will be notified
to cell at the postofflce for these same
packages.
1 am sure of your hearty cooperation
along this line. We want you tc
*??? W nf apnHpp we can orivi
yon.
1563-2t Postmaster.
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\ Notice, EndstTorsrs!
This is our sunshine month and ev
cry true Endeavorer is asked to mee
at the First Presbyterian Sundsj
school Monday night at 7:80 an<
bring a toy or soma candies and fruit
for some poor girl or boy who wil
not haVe any Santa Clans otherwise
Some old toy that you or some of youi
brothers and sisters hare stopper
playing with will do.
With the Sick
Misa Lacy Sims and Burdetta Sim
> have been sick at their home on ?
Church street for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Barron are cor
fined to their home on South stre<
vith slight attacks of flu.
Ted Garner, who waa operated o
for appendicitis at Wallace Thomso
hospital last week is improving raph
l I Jr.
Misa Nina Sexton is able to be m
\ tgain after a week's illness.
Miss Irene McDow has resumed h<
f school dutiee after a few days' illnes
Dr. Hulrt Quite Sick
Dr. M. D. Huiet continues quick ah
* at his home hare. Ha was broug
from Columbia Friday after a serioi
illnsaa there and the physicians ai
nurses are in constant attandan
upon hits.
His friends ia Union earnestly ho
\ that his condition will improve ia tl
next few days.
His mother from Newberry and 1
son, Lin, from B. M. L, Or sea woe
have boon summoned to his bedside.
s9an?ss9en?!B^^!)?^aMg
AMERICAN PLAN I
HARSHLY CRIICIZEX)
Pari*, Dec. IT (Bp th* A?ociaMB. '
IYees).?Th* report** plan* of t^Jf, < jw
United Stake* for the rekablHUM# 5
of Europe "#eem c<*ceived exchuMv#^ p
b in th# interest of Germany," any* d
The Tempo in an editorial today that k
reflect* th* viewpoint of a majority r
of th* Preach newspapers. Sheptisiem f,
and resontment predominate in these p
second day reflection* on th* dtuthe *
but there are a few word* of rielceme ?
for th* pnopoeltirn a* in th* eaa* of ^
the oppoeition neehpaper, L*Oeuvxe, f,
which expresses pleasure over the in- f
tereat of th* United Stat** "even if ?
U has no immediate preotloal re- a
tulta." h
Th* Temp* say* the plan look* aa p,
if it had b*en drafted by the Germans d
rather than the Americana and tnir. ..
gesta that the Germane, afar slabo- b
ratine an agreement with American
bankers, make a propoaition to alliea fa
for the payment of reparation* and f
then the alliea will see if they can b
make the conceaaiona asked. f
If. Bain villa, in La Libert*, is the fc
moat sever* critic of the reported pro* t
ject. "If the United States seriously <j
wished to save Europe from financial
chaos," he says, "their first care t
should be to annul the claims they T
have against the allies." He sees in
what he calls Washington* move aim. s
plv an effort to prevent occupation of t
the Ruhr by Tradce and asks, "Is this x
the only result of Clemenceau's
tour?" ,
The writer adds that the money }
the Americans would lend "will be
asked for somo day juat as they el- j
ready demand the billions they ad- (
vanced the allies for a common war." ]
"Pointax" in the Echo de Paris, j
says the demands made by "America ]
are exactly the reverse of what is ]
necessary to prevent Germany from j
employing the new strength she would
get to avoid paying reparations." ^
suggests the Americans could render
great aid by allowing France to seise
German capital in America, which he ,
declares, is sufficient to pay reparg*
tions for two years, "thereby avuk&
ing a moratorium."
Many 4* the leading newspaper*,
the oJuraai Dee Debats, refrain mm
editorial commonty simply publishing
American dispatches to the London
newspapers and referring to the "reserved
attitude" of London bankers.
M.i: A. ru i
nunc* (U vuuru VIHH
Owinjr to the prevalence of^'flu,"
the Choral club will not hold their recital
until after January 1. All interested
please take notice.
Doll Bazaar Saturday
The little girls, Misses Mary Wallis
and Jean Arthur, Frances Keller,
Henrietta Jordan and Sara Tinaley,
who had a bazaar Saturday for the
benefit of the Santa Claus club, made
$14.25.
Isn't that wonderful and don't you
think these little girls are darlings?
They have the true Christmas spirit
I and the club thanks them heartily and
; vrishes for them a "Merry Christmao."
I Rural Police Active
V. E. Lawson and J. C. Greer de.
stroyed a still, worm and whole out,
lit and 250 gallons of beer on the
, Knox place, near Kelly's station, on
December 16th.
Christmas Tree at Black Rock I
There will be a Christmas tree at
. Black Rock school house Friday, De.
t cember 22nd, at 7:30 o'clock. In conf
nection with the tree there will be
1 an attractive Christmas program,
I consisting of music, recitations and
1 carols. Everybody is cordially invited
i, to attend.
r Miss Addle Rogers,
i Miss Edith Cannon,
1568-2tpd Teachers.
Play Santa Claus
s If you wish to play Santa Claus
1. there is an abundant field right hare
in Union.
i- Numbers of people haye decided to
it oo Santa uiaus to tnoaa less xortun.?te
than thay and are already pren
paring for it.
tj The South Street Circle of Grace
i. Missionary society adopted a whole
family and win make them happy,
it The Junior Christian Endeavors
have several fanrlHes. '
?r Mrs. Ben Barron and her League
s. Workers have ten on their Hate and
lots of others are in the game. H
you want to have the happiest Christ
mas yoa have ever known, join thla
:k crowd and make somebody happy. Try
bt it.
u u
id Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cobb will
ce spend part of the Christasaa hettdayi
with relatives in Greenweod.
P* 1 * 1
be Miss Gladys Whittock ef Hewan
college, Birmingham, Ala^ has ar
lis rived to spend the holidays with hei
id* mother, Mrs. Ida E. Whitlock, ?
Joneeville, 8. C
IARRBON NOT I
', TO DIE FRIDAY
tna Harrison, mm of the convicted
;
U 4*vWo|Md yesterday that in de- ^
Ifntng fco grant a stay ?Sr execution 0
>' Harrison, Justice Thomas P. Coth- v
an of Greenville provided in his re- V
oaal ordsr that should Harrison ap- b
?al from the refoaal he would imlediately
stay the execution of the n
sntence until the appeal area die- n
et*ed of. Barnard B. Brans, attorney v
or Harrison, received a telegram tl
rom Mr. Cothran yesterday. Mr. ?
.vans said he would "most assuredly 9
ppeel as provided by law" and that
e would servo the notice of appeal aa F
oon as Justice Cothran's official or- >
or reached the offices of the supreme
imrt here. The order is expected to
? filed today.
Mr. Evans said that as soon as he
ieard that Justice Coth ran had reused
his plea for a stay of sentence,
ie made preparations to appeal to the
ull court, which action he said would
:ave stayod the sentence. He said
hat Justice Cothran's telegram gave
lefiniteness to the situation.
Mr. Evans received the following
eegram yesterday from Mr. Co than:
"Have provided in older that upon
rrvice of notice of appeal therefrom,
ixccution is stayed until appeal die>osed
of."
' Mr. Evans has two other appeals
lending either one of which would,
?e claims, stay the execution.
The procedure followed in the hearing
before Justice Cothran it the
wme as in the C. 0. Fox case when
bi. A. 1. Rosenberg appealed to the
Lull suprem court from the refusal of
Mr. Cothran to grant him a writ of
liabeas corpus. This stayed the sen.
tvnce for Fox.
No appeal of any nature is now J
Frank M. eJffords, also J
convicted of the Arnette murder, and
the governor last week refused to
commute hi# sentence. He it seat*
fenced to Friday.
Greenville, Doc. 17.?A stay of axis.
of the murder of J. C. Arnette of Columbia,
wish to appeal to the entire
supreme court of South Carolina,
wolud be granted in the order of Aaaociate
Justice T. P. Cothran, follow,
in, appearance befode him here last I
Jfriday of B. B. Evans, Harrison's attorney,
appealing from the decision
of Judge Mauldin, in circuit court <?n
the sanity of the defendant, Judge
Cothran said tonight.
The appeal vo the entire court would
be from the decision of Justice Cothran,
who held that the decision of
Judge Mauldin relative to the sanity
of Harrison is not appealable.
Last Call
This is the last call to help the
Santa Claus club for the packages are
going Wednesday afternoon and if
you wish to help with this Christmas
cheer, leave your contribution at The
Times office.
The club will disband after this
year but the five years of spreading
joy has been full of joy for the mem.
fcers and they dislike to give up the
work but circumstances demand it,
and someone will be found to "carry
on."
Help this year, friends. The merchants
who wish to help can make a
contribution of fruits or groceries
or both?anything is acceptable.
Christmas Seals on Sals
The Tuberculosis Christmas Seals
and Bonds will be on sale throughout
this week. Already several firms have
purchased one each of the 910.00b
bonds. The ten sections in the high
school are expected to buy a $5.00
bond each, and 200 children will sell
20.000 seals on Wednesday. If these
are not all disposed of by this time,
they will be on sale at a booth in the
postoffice.
Dsmtsh Staamar ,
Raportad Aground
Copenhagen. Dec. 18 <Bv th?* Amo,
tinted Press).?The Danish steamei
Lithuania reported aground on Born
holm Island in the aBltic, left Nev
York December 6th for Daisig *nc
Libau. ^
Mrs. Gron Gats Divorce
1 Portland, Maine, Dec. 18.?Mrs
Madeline Masters Gron today wa.
\ grhnted a divorce from Nelngron, tin
, Danish diplomat. She also was award
ed the custody of the son, '
I Soviet Government Orders
Ten Countries to Leevi
Vladivostok, Doc. 18.?The Sovie
I government here today otdored th
> eonaula of Fiance and ten other eoun
r triee to leave Primoria wtthia a weal
f This ie the district inuaedfcltat
around the city.
? 1
V
Walla:* M?1"* ** depart- ,
lent had fouad ?*tP *1 ** d?uUnK ,
lethod and ^ r
he cooperati^^^J ^ ^depart- i
"With theaaJ^yM^J^^highly r
cientiflc ?ment c
ds and the one* will be t
The a^ettltotw i letter
.as in reply to one rfwgfcgo* Har- ,
i constituent, who op jM** the he- i
ief that "half had *Jjrdone by i
loea just at the^^^^S Bfc^of the ]
ace wrote, "no doulit^; jjheaonts (
he Btate of mind (dyStt^^JBany
scientific workers con
measures for thia^^^^^Bto^esider |
adapted for^h *? *? 1?q?^X areas ,
emu wnwv wjt 9v?piu VVBW9) uave i
been developed apd in thl>ge 'regions |
where the yield per acrdl ij half a ,
bale \>r more the method has been
provn satisfactory 1
"Just recently, as youJ, no doubt
know, Dr. Newell and |r. George
Smith of the Florida exp< imeat station
have published s but stin giving
a complete and detailed S| count of a
long series of experiment! in the use
of another method of coi trol, which
appears to be peculiarly adapted to
meet the conditions in the Florida region
and in other regions < f the South
in which the cotton pro luction per
acre is relatively low.
"The fact that the Flo! ida method
has been earned out sun eesfully by
+he ordinary share cropp ra and the
cotton production practia lly to that
before the weevil invasio i seems to
warrant the conclusion th it this will
prove to be a cheap and eflfl eient method
over a large area in the South. The
department* ia just at th * time requesting
cooperation of t le war department
in the further te iting of the
possibility of aeroplane du iting.
"The remarkably succet iful results
obtained elsewhere by t lis method
seem to abundantly just fy the additional
expense that wilt be incurred
in a much more extenshri test to be
carried on this year, whiA should determine
conclusively wimther these
machines can be depctiAd upon to
materially assist in the eeitrol of this
pest." J
Supposed Dead Mil
Returns-lo Testify
Marion, 111., Dec. 18 fJLhe Associated
Press).?Dan O'EcJke, one of
the men shot in the Herrtn riots and
1 lift for dead, today returned to teeti>
fy at the trial of the five men charged
1 with murder in connectio^i with riots.
He is being kept under a Heavy guard.
, O'Hourke was one of the six men witnesses
who have testified they were
| (hot down near Herrin Cemetery after
being marched through the town
, by the mob. II
The prosecution says Olfcourke was
one of the six men left by the roadr
aide tied together with a rope around
I their necks. They claim O'Hourke was
one of two found still alive, the other
dying afterwards.
Witnesses last week testified to
seeing nsnnnisn workers taken from
the stripping mine by several hundred
j persons, many of whom carried guns,
B and later finding 14 dead end wounded
in trees nearby and six near the cemetery.
The defense attorneys did little
cross examination. He expressed confidence
that they can peeve an alibi
^ for the defendants.
Charles Murphy, student at Georgia
Tech, is at home for the holidays with
his parents, Mfeend H*CT. Murf
Wiscensin has mora sheets fee'
, teries then any other etehe.
IUG PASSENGERS
STILL MISSING
Sault Ste., Marie, Mich., Dec. 17.?
L'wenty*seven persons are missing
md are believed to have drowned or
iicd from exposure following the die ster,
which overtook the tug Reliance
vhen it hit the rocks of Lizard island
our days ago.
This was the fear expressed by
fltcials of the Superior Paper company,
owner ot the tug, who tolight,
for the first time, admitted
hat, in addition to the crew of 14, the
Reliance carried 22 passengers.
Seven survivors of the wreck reach,
d here last night Two others. Mr.
ind Mrs. John Harten, cooks, were
offering so from cold And exposure
hat they were left at a station of
he Algoma Central railroad for medial
attention by the other survivors.
The last seen of the missing 27
>eraons was Wednesday morning
vhen the Reliance, battling through a
linding snow storm, went upon the
ocks off Lizafd island, stripped her
vkeel and sank almost immediately.
Capt. D. A. Williams of this city
tnd six others, who were forward,
ook one lifeboat, while nine others,
ncluding Mr. and Mrs. Harten, took
he other. The second boat drifted
everal hours in the storm and was
down ashore on the Canadian mainand
86 miles north of here.
Mrs. Harten was so exhausted that
:he party was held up 36 hours in an
Indian shack before it was able to
tart inland for the railroad, which
vas reached Saturday. The survivors
.'xpress little hope that the others
iarvived the storm.
The announcement by the company
tonight said that in the addition to
he crew of 14, the Reliance carried
10 lumberjacks, an official of the
:ompany'a forestry department and a
isheriea company agent, who hac
>een picked up by the Reliance on it!
last trip to the lumber camps.
The missing men, it is said by sur
\ Ivors, left the wrecked tug in i
uunch, which was carried by the Re
I'ance in addition to it* two lifeboats
It is pointed out thiit If the missini
were huts, their problem of flghtinj
ihe cold would not be so great, but
being without weapons, their chance
of obtaining food were declared to b
eleuder. Tugs are making a scare!
for them.
A snow storm, driven by a 40 mil
an hour wind, has again caused post
tenement of the rescue of any sur
vivers. The tugs have been forced t
lake shelter for the night.
The Lizard islands are a few mile
c(T tho Ontaiic mainland 75 mile
north of Point Aux Pins at the west
em entrance to the St Mary's rivei
Mrs. Tillman 111
Greenwood, Dec. 13.?Mrs. Benja
min R. Tillman, widow of the lat
United States Senator Tillman, i
critically ill at her home in Trenton
it was learned here today. Majo
Henry Tillman, her son, who live
here, has been summoned to her bed
side.
Pierce Butler to
Be Associate J us tic
Washington, Dec. 18.?The senat
judiciary committee unanimously or
dered the nomination of Pierce But
ler, of Minnesota, to be associate jus
tice of the pupreme court, was re
ported to the senate.
American Exports
Considerably Increaa
Washington, Dec. 18.?American ea
ports during November totalled $330
000,000 the commerce department an
announced, tho highest ppint of th
year; $12,000,000 greater than in 0<
tober and $90,000,000 over Novemb?
a year ago.
Optimistic Since America
May Lend Assistanc
Lausanne, Dec. 18 (By the Assoc
ated Press).?The Near East peat
conference has grown more optimist
with reports that America is consMei
Ing lending assistance to the econom
rehabilitation of Europe as the mee
ing entered the fifth week. Three <
the biggest problems still were ui
solved. Mosuloil regions control, tl
Turkish plan to deport the Gxet
patriarch and capitulations are can
ing trouble. The Dardanelles questi<
is believed to be about solved.
Today's Cotton Market
Open 2:00 p. i
December 25.76 26.86
January 26.70 26.86
March zo.uu xo.rt
May .. .. 26.08 26.82
July 26.96 26.06
October .. 24.80
Local market 28.
Miaa August Trafsar, of Umeetu
college, ii spending the holidays wi
Mrs. 8. A. Wix on 8. Chnrch street.
MUCH MYSTERY
SURROUNDS KILLING
Richmond, Va., Dec. 17.?Investigation
of the killing of Mrs. Thelma
Hamm Richardson, stenographer, who
was shot to death at the home of her
former employer, Thomas Pollard,
real estate and insurance man, Monday
night, continued today without
important development, although de
1.2 ? - -* -? **
wvn?? wurmiik uii ine rase saiu vney
had collected additional facts which,
they maid, may prove material when
Pollard is brought on trial on a
charge of murdor in connection with
the young woman's death.
Having finally rejected the theory
that Mrs. Richardson was shot accicidentally
during a struggle with Pollard,
the police have centered their efforts
in support of the theory that
she was shot by Pollard following a
quarrel over another woman, whose
identity has not been revealed and
whose alleged connection with the
case has not been made clear by the
authorities. T^he police insist there
is another woman in the case, intimating
that she is a choir singer in a
local church. They also advance the
theory that jealousy of this woman
prompted Mrs. Richardson to go to
the Pollard hone Monday night.
Another phase of the case which
occupied the attention of the detectives
today is the part which J. Mosby
West played in the tragedy. West is
being held as an accessory in the
killing of Mrs. Richardson. An analysis
of the sUfitjment which he made
to the police on the night of the killing
has failed to convince the authorities
that he has told all he knows
about the visit to Pollard at his home
1 and what transpired there.
' The authorities said tbday they had
failed to clear up three of the vital
| points in .the .rase. The most important
of thes^'^was said, is the exact
1 manner in\y sfth the woman was shot,
The second point is the ownership ol
the pistol with which she was killed
1 and the third is the exact spot when
the shooting took place.
* There Is a conflict in the statement)
1 of witnesses as to where the shoot
? ug happened, according to the policy
8 ties that the shot was n>4d whil
? Pollard and Mrs. Richardson wer<
'' struggling in the vestibule of the Pol
lard home. N"i"hborf> who were at
^ tracted to the scene declared the;
first saw the body of the young wo
man lying on the ground in an area
way between the Pollard home an
the house adjoining. Assuming tha
the shooting was in the vestiblue, a
West said, the police declare it i
unlikely that the young woman, sho
through the heart, could have walke
the distance from the porch to th
" lawn before she fell.
Another incident which the detec
tives say they have been unable t
explain is Pollard's action in sum
moning his lawyer and the latter'
e arrival at the Pollard home severs
minutes hefore the emergency of
j ficers reached the scene. The firs
^ officers to reach the house said the;
g found Pollard in consultation wit)
his counsel, Hiram W. Smith, whil
the body of the young woman wa
lvincr on the lawn. The police sum
moned the ambulance which rushei
* Mrs. Richardson to the hospital, al
though apparently she was dead be
fore her body was removed.
* This incident and the movement
of West in the interim between th<
shooting and the arrival of the polici
are two of the most baffling angle:
of the case, according to the authori
ties.
Pollard and West both maintaine<
their silence during the seventh da;
* of the investigation. Pollard ha
made no statement regarding th
* killing, following the advice of coun
? sel, and West has refused to tall
l* since he testified at the inquest Thurs
e day. Pollard is still at liberty unde
$10,000 bond, while West's bail stand
!r at $600.
Freezing Weather Causes
Death on Great Lake
e
Chicago, Dec. 18 (By the Associ
ated Press).?There are a doze
known deaths, and the probable deat'
'' ol 27 others as the toll of the freez
r* ing weather on Lake Superior durin;
'c the Pa8t *ew days. One dozen die
c* vhen the Canadian steamer pounde
to pieces at the mouth of the Portag
> Lake Ship Canal. Others are missin
from the tug "Reliance" wrecked lat
* Wednesday on Lizard Island. Nir
* big ships are now known to be fighl
>n ing their way down the lake. Nav
gation has been kept open after D<
cember 1st because toe cost ana rmi
road strikes bad cut down the nortl
cm coal supplies,
n. . m
Prohibition Discussed
At White Houi
Washington, Dec. 18.?The pre*
dent and group of governors todi
78 discussed the prohibition enforceme
question at a White House luncheon.
Ae
th Water and soda should be used as
lubricant when broaching cast in
HALF MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE
Charlotte, N. C,. Dee. 17.?The six
story Trust building on South Tryoo
street here containing the Keith
vaudeville theater and a large number
of offices was destroyed and two
other structures seriously damaged
by tire early today with a total loss
estimated at approximately $440,000.
The roof was burned off an adjoining
three story building occupied by
Brockman's retail and mail order
book and stationery store and a num
ber of offices and practically all the
contents of the structure were a total
loss due to tire and water. The Piedmont
building on the south side of the
Trust building was water soaked
Tx 1 1
&ivraai ivwi IU tCUttl . 11 WHS flCHUquarters
for the Piedmont Fire Insurance
company and the Morris Plan
hunk, and contained numbers of other
offices.
The tire was believed to have originated
in the furnace of the Trust
building and had gained great headway
before it was discovered. Save
for one or two minor injuries to firement
there were no casualties in the
tire, which attracted hundreds of persons.
One of the heaviest downpours
of rain Charlotte has had this year
uegnn to fall about the time the fire
was under control.
In addition to the losses to business
men and others whose offices and
equipment were destroyed, the lodge
rooms of the Dramatic Order,
Knights of Khorassan, were water
soaked. The Trust building, which
also was known as the Academy of
Music, had nothing left tonight but
tottering walls, the front part of
which had purtly fallen out. It was
erected 18 years ago and was a brick
structure. Within recent months it
had been purchased by C. W. John;
son at a price said to be $253,000.
The total loss in the building occu
pied by Brockman's store and offices
? was placed at more than $100,000,
5 while thousands of dollars of damage
was done by water in the Piedmont
1 building. Other nearby structures \
- escaped with a few panes of broken
?orc^ed awnings from the
whU& weiw dliOTitcU ~ W?fe'
e 14:30 u. m. The losses generally were
s said to be well covered by insurance,
* although there were some who had
- no such protection against fire.
y Mayor Walker announced today
'* that he would turn the city audito
rium over to those whose offices were
J destroyed nnd would erect temporary
t partitions in the main hall of the
s building.
8 A check up of injuries tonight
t showed that Capt. A1 Moody of the
^ tire department suffered painful cuts
e from falling glass and that R. W.
Stokes was knocked down apparently
" by contact with an electric wire, but
0 not seriously hurt. Electric light
r and power were turned off in down8
town Charlotte for several hours dur'
ing the fire.
1 Wallace Reid Fighting for Life
y
1 l.os Angi les, Dec. 18.?Wallace
e Reid, the motion picture star, has not
8 been expected to live for several days,
* according to his wife, Dorothy Davn
import, in an interview- today in the
- I.os Angeles Examiner. One phy
sician at the sanitarium corrobated
her statement. The doctor said he
8 e.'ther was suffering from complete
B exhaustion or influenza. They denied
B tjie illness was due to narcotics,
s " ' * *
Rnn/llfc Pnh RftnL
^ Of $20,000
' Denver D?h. 18.?Three bandits to
3 fifty robbed the federal reserve bank
c truck of $200,(100 in currency in front
of the United States mint here.
^ Charles Linton, the guard, is probably
" fatally wounded. The robbers seized
r 'he gold as it was being loaded in a
8 truck. The guards inside of the mint
opened fire as the robbers fled in an
automoile. The entire Denver police
force was called out. The bandits were
s armed with rifles.
_ Judiciary Committee
n Appoinst Subcommittee
h
i- Washington, Dec. 18.?The house
P judiciary committee today appointed
d a subcommittee, to investigate what
d action is to be taken in connection
e with the refusal of Representative
g Keller to testify before the committee
>t regarding the information on which
lie based his impeachment charges
t- against Ateomey Gneral Daugherty.
I. ?
t- Booth Hart left last week for Gaff1
.iey to accept a position with the
?- Cherokee Avenue Drug company in
that city.
Mrs. Bobo Burnett (Mamie Young) '
and little daughter, of Spartanburg,
te are the guests of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. Young, for the Christii_
mas holidays.
^ Telepathic and hypnotic demonstrations
have been forbidden in Vienna.
The United States imported about
> a $32,000,000 worth of diamonds during
>n the year ending June &0, 1922.
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