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THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS
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CLARA UNDER
PARENTAL ROOF
, ,
Woman Sought Since Shoot
infl nf Millinnnirn UnMnn
w miiiiuiian v liayiVfll
Back From Mexico.
SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF
Chihuahua Official and Wife
Befriended Fugitive While
Across Border.
El Paia. Taw run o t m
Ending a search by Oklahoma officers
" " W on Nov. 22, Mica Smith
came to Juarex. oppoilto here, laat
Mitronng 10 snenrr Buck Oar
" Aromor. Okla., ana was taken
to the home or her father. James L
Bmlth. In El Paso, where she spent thd
rifht;.. ?ar tod,y- " "" oondltlon
permitted, she was to be taken-aboard
ii train for Airimore to plead to a mur
der charge In connection with the death
Nov "fl namon in that city 01
kiltie of the story of her disappear
ar.ee from Ardmore following: the shoot
"fl . """ on Nov. 21 was made
public by the young woman. She was
"J91 the traln 'n Juarea- by the
sheriff, her uncle, Ben F. Harrison, and
li wno naa ueen engaged a
her counsel. There was a short greet
J. consultation on the station
. . . " "lu lren tite party was
"iiisaea oaok over the International
bridge Into El Pneo
Miss Smith's father supplied the only
Information given out regarding the
flight from Juarea to Chihuahua City,
A man she met on th train from
uurez to unnuanua city mnst have
nern noavflD-sent." us said. -She had
never seen him before. They did not
even talk tne same language. He ap
ilium-urn ner. Knowing sne was in
trouble and volunteered to hleld her.
u wiura reposea ner trust in him.
He guarded her as carefully as though
Hh Bar, 1,1- nklM J ,. 11 - . 1 . . ..
a miranls T L.il -,. i j 3 . .. .
friend to her In her hour of need " The
" friend" was a Chihuahua official, the
father said, who took Clara to his home
ana nis wile necame Clara s c ompanion
The official policed his estate With pri
vate detectives to keep ler e.?.fe and not
even her own brother "Jimmy," aged
13, couia approscn until he had thor
oughly established his Identity.
Broken In Health.
"Clara Is broken In health," the
father said. "Her mother and I can
notice It. The strain has been too
much fir her. The ordeal la not over
yet. I hope God gives her strength to
. naure an mat Is yet to come. We are
lad she is home. And after all this
is over sne s going to stay with us.
When asked for an interview, Miss
Smith said she wanted to give her story
to the Associated Press, but she was
too cirea last night. Later her attor
neys announced that they had advised
that she give out no further statements
because of the charges against her.
ijaie last nigni a pnysictan was sum
moned to administer to her
Sheriff Garrett made good his promise
to allow her freedom wi'.h her family.
Sheriff Orndorff of El Paso deputised a
taxi driver and stationed him In front
of the Smith home all night, not so
much ss a guard, he said, but to keep
newspaper men and curious neoole from
approaching the house. The party Is
scheduled to reach Fort Worth Friday
' morning and to reach Ardmore that
afternoon. Bond of 110.000 Is to be
furnished Immediately, and Miss Smtttr
expects to spend a few days with rela
tives In Oklahoma before returning to
El Paso to await the trial.
Sure of Acquittal,
Attorneys W P. McLean, Jr., of' Fort
Worth, and Charles A. Coakley af Ard
more said they would ask a speedy
trial, and expressed the belief that Her
acquittal would result. "The sympathy
of the people cf Carter county is with
Miss Smith " Sheriff Garrett said.
Hantoft was shot In an Ardmore hotel,
and before his death gave put a state
ment, aaylng the shooting was acci
dental and relieving Miss Smith of all
bl3mo. The county attorney, however,
were out a warrant, which later was
changed to murder, and another con
taining a statutory charge. Miss Smith
was Hamon's secretary.
Clara Barton Smith left El Paso at
8 o'clock this morning bound for Ard
more, by way of Fort Worth. She was
accompanied by her lawyers and Sher
iff Garrett.
Expected In Ardmore.
Ardmore, Okla., Dec. 23. (1. N. 8.)
The arrival of Clara Smith Hamon,
alleged slayer of Jake JL. Hamon.
Oklahoma- "empire builder," In custody
of Sheriff "Buck" Garrett was awaited
here with tenseness today. Ardmore
was stirred to a greater degree of ex
citement by news of her voluntary sur
render than by first accounts of the
shooting of Hamon.
County Prosecutor Russell It. Brown,
siaiea roaay ne expecrea. jure, jimnun
hMflh irrtiriArA hptwMn imrinwn
tonight and sunrise tomorrow morning.
He declared he would arraign her In
district court as soon as she arrived,
and would agree to her release under a
110,000 bond, providing she made affi
davit tp the manner of defense she
will offer at her trial.
"This affidavit la necessary under
Oklahoma laws," explained Brown,
"She must take oath to the defense she
will offer at her trial before she will
be eligible to ball. If she agrees then
1 will agree to her release under 110,
voo bail."
Brown said ball would be made be
fore District' Court Judge Thomas
Champion. He added that his plans for
the orosecutlon was rapidly material
ising, and that cltlxen of Artlmore
were beginning to give him more as
sistance In preparing his case. "The
antipathy that first greeted my every
move In the Case is beginning to dis
solve." he said. "It seems that Ard
more is willing at last to believe the
Hamon woman hied the fatal shot."
The prosecutor added that the trial
would not be held until after the first
of the- year. He said he would accept
the offer of the new incoming prose
cutor to conduct the prosecution of
Airs. Hamon.
Discussing the case today Brown
revealed for the first time that an
effort had been launched to "lynch"
him when he first tiled charges against
Clara Hamon. "1 heard about the
erowds gathering and talking violence
against me." he said. "1 went down
to the Randall hotel and many remarks
were cast at me. 1 think the wiser
heads prevailed, for nothing happened.
Jt was just another indication of Ard
more'" violent opposition to any Inves
tigation of Hamon's death.
SAYS HAMON WILL EXISTS
Clara Smith Hamon Left One
Fourth of Estate.
Ardmore, Okln., Dee. 23. James H.
Mathers, of the firm of Mathers &
Oakley; attorneys for Claia Barton
ftmlth. declared here today he has
"understood all the time" that there
to a Sflfi Of the late Jake I.. Hamon.
repot. Mean national committeeman. In
existence and thai "Clara Smith Is left
eric-fourth of the estate. "
itr Mathers added, hwever. h did
not believe the will to he In Ardmore.
Mr. Mnthers wild he had receive no
at Information from fheriff Garrett or
iroiu v " i " ... .........
sunender of Mtsa Smith.
The- wero to wire me Immediately
upon Clani Smith's surrender." ho
nddeil. "but at 9 o'clock this morning
f have not received a wire. All I know
I what I rend In the papers."
SENATE TO RECESS
Waal) nrtn, Dec. 23. Following the
ho' ' plan of the house the s-nat
si - d today, te adjourn until Mon-
VOL. XXXII.
WHITE MAN CHARGED.
. WITH MURDER LYNCHED
Prisoner Taken From Jail
Later Found Hanged, but
Mob Disappears.
Fort Worth, Tex., Deo. It. Tom W.
Vlckery, a white man held on a charge
of murder In connection with the kill
ing Monday night of Policeman Couch,
wus taken from the county Jan here
shortly after midnight by a mob and
hanged. Several shots were fired into
his hodv.
The lynching was quietly and quickly
accomplished. Tne moo roae up w tne
tail in Ave automobiles, a number car
rying drawn revolvers, entered the
basement, and after threatening 9 the
night Jailer and guard, procured the
keys and went direct ttmVlckery's cell.
Tito prisoner was place! In the front
automobile, the other four falling in
line. They went down Bells avenue, a
Eromlnent residence street, thenc to a
ridge that spans the Trinity river at
the end of the avenue. Halting there,
Vlckery was removed from the automo
bile and hanged to a nearby hackberry
tree.
No one who witnessed the hanging
has been found. The last seen of Vlck
ery alive was when he was hustled from
the Jell door into the automobile. Sher
iff Smith and Chief ot Polloe Porter re
ceived anonymous telephone messages
telling them of the lynching. Neither
could ascertain who their Informant
was. When they and other' officers
reached the seen Vlckery was dead
and the mob had disappeared.
Vlckery was taken from Jail In his
night dlothslng by twenty-five masked
and armed men who foroed the prison
guards to surrender .eys . to the cells.
police oniclals, notified by an anony
mous telephone message that a lynch
ing was In progress, found his body
hanging to a tree near the Hacking
house district.
Vlckery was SO years old and had
been employed as a service car driver.
Couch was shot and killed while re
sponding to a call from a garage for
an officer to take chare of a drunken
man.
It was stated today an Investigation
of the lynching will be made by the
district grand Jury at its neat session.
So far as could be ascertained, the no
lice early today were without Informa
tion a to the Identity of the men who
made up the mob.
Vlckery, at a preliminary hearing on
a charge of murder Wednesday, was
remanded to Jail without ball. ApplI
cation for a writ of habeas corpus was
filed by his attorney yesterday. The
hearing of the application was sched
uled lor v o clock today.
BEGS OLD SANTA TO
RELEASE HER MOTHER
Texas Pardon Board Plays
Good Old Saint to Lit
tle Child.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Dec. 23. The
Texas board of fckrdons, posing at
Santa Claus, today granted 11-year-old
Mary Fondrean her only Christ
mas wish the release of her mother
from the state penitentiary. The board
notified Mary it had Issued a Christ
mas parole to her mother, Mr. Nellie
Fondrean, so they could spend Christ
mas together.
Mrs. Fondrean, serving a five-year
sentence for murder, must return to
Jail after the holidays. The daughter
wrote the board a month ago.
JEALOUS RIVAL
SHOOTS POLITICIAN
South Bend. Ind.. Dec. 23 Dallas
Anderson, 3D, local politician, was shot
and almost Instantly killed today by
Mac K. Ateyo, It Is alleged, following
a quarrel over the affections of Mrs.
Emma Emerick, roomlnghouse keeper
The feud Is said to have been of long
standing.
Ateyo Is said to have told the police
he had been drinking "white mule" be
fore returning to the Emerick home In
an ugly mood. The woman, her three
chlldron and two boarders were In the
room which the shooting occurred.
After firing four shots into Anderson's
body, It was said, Ateyo calmly emptied
the gun and reloaded It. Mrs. Emerick
wrested the weapon from him before
he was taken by the police.
Anderson, a prominent repuDiican
worker, is said to have been campaign
ing for George Beyers, candidate for
mayor, with the understanding he was
to become chier ot ponce. Ateyo, wno
is 2d years of age, came from Botton-
vllle, O.
SLAYING OF SOLDIER BY
MINER EXCITES JASPER
JasDer. Ala.. Dec. 23 More excite
ment Is reported today In the Alabama
coal fields than at any time aince the
strike was called on Sept. 7, as a re
sult of the slaying last night of Private
James Morris, Company M, Tuscaloosa.
Ala., after the guardsman had killed
John Northcutt, a miner, and while he
was guarding the body.
Gen. R. B. Stelner, In command of
troops In the strike area, reached Nau
voo mines, eighteen miles north of this
place, where the shooting took place
and at once ordered reinforcements for
Col. Dallas B. Smith, In charge or
Walker county.
"THIRD MAN" IN CASE
Woman Declares Judge Was
Not Alone at Murder.
Cleveland. O.. Dec. 22 Testlmonv
tending to show that a "third man'
other than Judge William M. McUannon
was present when Harold C. Kagy re
ceived the wound which resulted In his
death last May was introduced by the
defense in common pleas court this
morning, where Judge Mouannon Is on
trial In connection with Kagy's murder.
Mrs. Henrietta Jouget furnished the
latest sensation In this case, when she
testified that on the night on which the
crime was committed she was walking
along East Ninth street. As she passed
tne Miles theater she saw a man wear
ing a lisht colored soft hat enter the
alley. Turning on her way home, she
saw this man come out of the alley,
but at this time he was wearing a
black stiff hat.
TWO SUSPECTS ARREStED
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 23. Two sus
pects are under arrest In connection
with a homh explosion which com
pletely demolished one home and darn
aged two others today. Nathan Gold
man, occupant of the wrecked building,
and recipient of several hlarkhand
etters, was severely Injured shout the
head and shoulders. Police believe tlte
explosion to hkve resulted from a
uslncss feud.
Mrs. A. P. Horine.
Mrs. A. r. Horine. aged II, died
hursday afternoon, at 1 o'clock, at ner
home, in ChamNerlaln avenue. Mhe Is
urvivd hy two sons. Victor C. of C'sli-
fornla. and Alonto T of Detroit. Mich .
nd two daughters. Misses Ldlltan and
Keatrire. ot thi- city. Kuneral ar-
rancements will be made later.
FLOODS FORECASTED
New Orleans. lice 2.1. Ilodersie
flood In the Ouachlts rlvrr at Camden.
Ara.. nv ic Z7 were forecast In a re
port Issued by the district weather bu
reau here today. A stage of in.5 to
U. feet was foroenst. lucent heavy
rsins were responsible for the rise.
CHOLERA A MONO REFUGEES.
Constantinople, Dec. 21. (1. N. B I
holers has bmken out In a , amp of
Russian refugees Hundreds of cs-
have been reported, it la eared the
water supply of the camp has become
osaminnated with the dtssass gerr
CITY OF FIUME
NOW ISOLATED
Wires to Beleaguered City
Cut Italian Fleet Scours
Gulf for Raiders.
STATE OF WAR EXISTS
Trlest, Dec. 11. (A. P.) Strong cor
don of carabineer and Alplnl. bri
gaded In probably a core of battalions,
navo been thrown about Flume and
have completely Isolated that city by
land. The Italian fleet which has it.
headquarters at Pola, is scouring the
Gulf of Quarnero day and night for
D'Annunilo raiders and searchlights
played on the waters from twilight till
aawn.
Gen. Cavlglla gave Capt. D'Annunilo
Until o'clock last nlahf lo mini, .
decision to accept the treaty of Rapallo,
urn mo poet-soioier permitted the time
limit to exnlre. whan ha renii.i thai
the pact could not be accepted and he
wuuin resist us enrorcement. Following
the issuance of orders tn aatahiiah a
close blockade, Gen. Cavlglla directed
that foreign citizens In Flume be given
iiouia u leave me city.
mres in riume out.
Rome. Dec. 2J. Alonir the leinm.
num., roaus ana railway tracks hav
oeen torn up, barbed wire entangle
.u.iia ii.vn mfli piuniiRn.n arm a
leiepnono ana telegraph wires lead!
into Flume have been cut
Cyclists are rushlns with cider. n
?na Jf? betwen headquarters and Itho
.."in. iiues, ana au strategic points nro
closely guarded by cavalry patrols.
everywhere along the frontier of the
regency ot Quarnero" military auto
mobile and lorries may be seen driven
at full speed from one point to another.
Oen. Cavlglla, commander of gov.
eminent troops arotnd Flume, has Is
tied manifestos urging his men to
five evidence of their discipline and
royalty. Capt. Gabrlele D'Annunxlo, on
the other hand Is launching his appeal.
He la praising sailors of Italian de
stroyers which recently took their ships
over to the D'Anmmslan side and Is
inviting other Italian soldiers and sall
?" -t0 -t"ow thelr example. He says
that the mutiny of the sailors 1
worthy of Imitation and that his rebel
lion is a ' holy war."
KtTh. Proclamation, says the Central
News Rome correspondent, adds thst
ffUg to't. """" AnnUt"i0
STATE OF WAR AT FIUME
D'Annunzio Forbids Any to
Leave City.
London, Dec. 28 (1. N. S.) Gabrlele
niuiuuiio, poei-worrior, has pro
claimed a state of war In Flume and
has forbidden the population to leave.
an omcial announcement sent from
..vino louay saia.
A clash alreadv has fln ni.. k.
tween D'Annunzio followers and Italian
""""" iruops ioiiowmg tne ultl
niatum to D'Annunzio.
Gen. Msrchlanla and a group of sol
uiers ne mmmiiuiM tvM .. . . . i ..
i lmat&.by government forces. Others
wi nm y Annunaio Dana were arrested,
dispatches said.
The Italian
strongest measures to make tight the
blockade against Fluroe. All roads and
paths leading Into the city are "foaely
jgatsded pml- all traftlc os "-- fry.
Seen stopped. Admiral Hlmoeettl is In
""'.,""",'u squaoron or amps block-
i"8 inn naroor.
i-iemiwr uioiuti, (peaking in the
Italian chamber nf Hn,n.. ..i ,
the will of the Ranallo' treats I. h.iJf-
applied In the measure taken against
.miuuii.iui uucupauon oi iume.
"SHOOT TO HIT ORDER
GIVEN ATLANTA POLICE
. ,,., .u"- Dc- 23 The "shoot
to kill order has reached Atlanta a
a result of numerous hold-ups, crack
ing of safe and burglaries during the
past two week. Fifty day patrolmen
were transferred to night watches last
night clad In citizen' clothes. In giv
ing the entire police their Instructions
v-iuei oi t-ouce neavers said:
robbing on the highway are potential
a limn rouoinv a anrn ann a man
murderer. If you catch a man In
either of those acts and ha doi'M not
respond Immediately to your order to
nan, snooi quicicly and shoot to kill."
Chief Beavers today stressed the
need of more police and more automo
biles In the police department, and the
city council is moving to Increase the
men ano equipment.
MASKED BURGLARS GET
BANK'S CASH ROLL
Macon, Ga., Dec. 28. Two masked
wnue men surprised Cashier S. J
Barron In the Bank of Hvron. aevan.
teen miles from Macon, robbed him of
yi.ouu ano ned in a stolen automobile.
iney escaped into Echeconee swamt)
where a posse 1 searching for them
loaay.
URUGUAY AWAITS COLBY
Montevideo, Uruguay, Deo. 28.
ttatnorldgs Colby. United States sec
retary of state Is expected to arrive
here Monday. Foreign Minister tfuero
will meet the battleship Florida, on
which Secretary Colhy will arrive, out
side the port aboard the cruiser Uru
guay, to which Mr. Colhy will be In
vited to transfer from the Florida.
the honors of the ambassador 'Will be
given Secretary Colby by the garrison.
President Brum will receive in tne
government house Immediately after ho
arrives, and an official banquet will be
tendered him the same night.
i.r. reocrico Henrique oarbajal
former president nf Santo Domingo and
his nephew. Max Henrique, Urena
the author, arrived here today at the
head of a mlsson which will rmtrntror
to promote intellectual mtereotir! he
tween the Spanish speaking cofhtrles
of America. It I said they wllf make
the occasion of Secretary Colhy's visit
an opportunity to Initiate a campaign
against tne American oocupatlon ot
Santo Domingo.
TRIED TO DO HIS DUTY
Florence. Ala., Dec. 13 fMneclal
nerm ueorga w. H tche . aenlna
whtm Impeachment proceedings have
heen filed by the order of Oov. Kilbv.
charging perjury and corruption In
office, snys that he has endenvored st
all times to discharge the duties of his
office without fear or favor and by ao
doing nas doom less aroused the oppo
sition of law violators. He aaserta that
ha will defend himself, and that He is
In no way Intimated by the charges
made and thst he will continue to en
force the laws ss he ha done In the
Past. -
FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM
A turkey cor
ner' pending.
ay Market,
matter Ware,
with outside mer
chsnts trying to
boost the price
for fslr. If fowl
mst mount much
higher, to enjoy
my Christmas
treat I'm golnflo
turn cannibal and
feast on 'possum
meat.
The weather?
Generally fair and
roider tonight and
Friday.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER
Sleep in Graveyards
Washington. Dec. 18 Many
person tn Ireland are sleeping
In graveyard, fearful of raid
conducted by the military, ac
cording to the testimony of Mrs.
Myrtle Mohan today before the
American commission Investi
gating conditions In Ireland.
"They even sleep In the grsve-
Gird during rainstorms," Mr,
ohan aald.
TORNADO TAKES
TOLL OF DEATH
Woman Killed and Several
Children Injured Funeral
Procession Hit.
COTTON FLOATS IN GULF
ell, S. C. Dec. II. All is aulet
day after the tornado of
ay afternoon- Only one death
rted as a result of the storm
hit the little town of finelltng.
lies west of here. Mrs. W. C
a killed, her three children were
and the Dirt home was de
a complete wreck. Mr. Itlrt
i today that his children are
well and will recover.
e tops of several automobile In a
nerai party between Barnwell and
Pines were blown off. The area
ouched by the tornado was small, but
t cam with speed and a roaring noise
uao a ireignt train.
Report from Lauren are to the of
feet that a storm struck thst town
Wednesday afternoon. Numbers of
chimneys were blown down. Damage
wa done to roof and other parts of
many rrame nutiaings.
Struck Winchester.
Marshallvllle, Ga.. Dec. 21 A tor
nado struck Winchester, near here, lata
yesterday, causing damage estimated
at between $16,000 and $20,000. No
casualties reported.
Floating Cotton.
Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 21. The fishing
smack Louise Harper, which arrived
this morning from the Snapper bank
reported paaslnu a large number of cot
ton bales floating In the gulf, indicating
that some cotton-laden steamer has
gone down. The venel brought one of
the bale to port.
It must have been loaded at Cuero,
Tex., and was of the round and tightly
compressed type. Marks on the tag
taken from the bale brought here were
Indistinct, but 11 bore the following
faint inscription:
"Rlggs Brother. Nogal, Tex., No
786."
The captain of the flailing smack said
there were more than fifty bales In
sight.
GAS CONFERENCE IS
CALLED FOR FRIDAY
Local manufacturers and consumers
of gas havo been Invited to attend the
conference on the question of rates
charged by the Chattanooga Oas com
nanv bv Commissioner Umll Wassman
The conference is to be held In the
mayor's office at the city hall Friday
morning at 11 o'clock. AH manufac
turers Interested have been Invited to
attend, according to Kan uoi.. wmm,
secretary of the Chattanooga Manufac
turers' aaaooiatlon,
SHIPS MUST COME UP
TO PROPER STANDARD
Washington, Deo. I!. Foreign ships
on which conditions were below tnose
act by the American merchant marine
would he denied entrance to American
port under a bill Introduced today by
Chairman Jones, of the senate com
merce committee.
CHRISTMAS PARDONS
No Indication That President
Will Act in Debt Case.
Washington. Dec. It President Wit
son will not grant any large number
of Christmas pardons. It was stated at
the White House today.
The president may grant a few
routine pardons before Chrlsmas, hut
there are no pardon recommendations of
any Importance before him at present
the White House announced.
There wa no Indication of any ac.
tlon on a pardon for Eugene V. Deb
before Christmas.
f AID ELECTION BET
Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 23. Miss
Alice Robertson, congresswnman -elect
from Oklahoma, today collected a de
tayed election bet, the only one she
wagered on her own election.
Robert Davis, a wholesale grocer
paid the bet a five-pound box of
candy. The candy was delivered when
Miss Robertson returned from Okla
homa City, where she had gone to
wage a campaign to defeat Mrs. Jake
L. Hamon for election to her hus
band's post on the republican national
committee
"I told Mr. Davl not to bet." aald
the congresswoman-elect. "1 knew I'd
win."
Miss Robertson announced she
would go to Hartford, Conn., early In
January to address a state meeting
there In honor of the election of Ave
women to the Connecticut legislature.
THREATS OF DEATH
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 22 Death
threats have been made against Mia
May it. Neely, chief witness for th
state In trial of William H. McQnn
non, justice of the Cleveland municipal
court, according to a statement made
by the prosecutor today. The prosecu
tor declared that a woman called Mini
Neely's home on five different occasions
yesterday afternoon. Four times s de
tective who Is guarding the witness
answered the telephone and said that
Miss Neely was not there. -The fifth
time, recognising the same voire, he
called Miss Neely to the phone, when
the voice over the phone said:
"You've been bought. You should
have, kept out of this thing. Now we'll
get you."
Kflorts are now being made to trace
the lource of the telephone call.
fatTrest iTirwSTu r y
Washington, Dec. 22. The case ot
Jules W. fNlcky) Arnateln and others,
charged with having conspired to bring
stolen securities Into the District of Co
lumbia from New York went to th
jury this afternoon.
TRANSMITS TREATY
Wsshlngton, Dec. 12. The president
tndav transmitted to the senste a com
mercial treaty with 81am, recently an
nounced by the state department.
SCHOONER BURNED
Pensscols. Fla., De4i. 22 The British
schioner KonslJ. a thres-mted vessel
of 2U tons, which wa loaded at Ht.
Andrews snd ready to ao to sea. was
burned to the water's edge. It has Just
been learned today, Hhe wa ' sded
with lumber. The v easel wa ineuted
for 200. txif) franea In a French com
pany.
ADMITS ASSAULTING WIFE
Newport News. Va.. Dec. i -l.t.ot
D. A. Runti. ousrtermaater at l.anali-v
He'd, admitted today in a signed stste
mrnt thst he wss solely responsible for
the attsek on his wife In the r quarters
at the poet Friday night. No reason
waa gives for the attack He claimed
reports of lbs at lack war greatly
Kurmv
I nereaaKi
WedJKd
flvaflh
We'd
fsf I'll
exaggerated.
REPUBLICANS
MUST MAKE GOOD
Otherwise Country Will Turn
on Them, Senator Freyling
huysen Warns.
DETAILS REFORMS NEEDED
Wathlnatan, Dse. 88. Wide
sweeping reform, must be sceom
pushed by the Ineemlng republican
admlnittratjfc or the people will
turn on tjvs republican party "as
they hvJK tat democratic party,"
Benstor rytUiahtiysen, republican,
'"w 1"ny, aeciarea in tn n
si mis
t'We mm
he count iv on a sound
financial b
Senator Freyllnguysen
said. "Ou
policy must be thor-
A kn.i.i II .
ouzhly A
return to
IMII government and
can aside
tleea ."
y and at autocratic prau-
the sonaii
1 said hot was not yet con
feastbfllty of an assoola-
vlnced of t
tlo of pat
war bail I
A return to the pre
the first reform urged
by Senator:
eylinghuysen, who de
dared that t
isms nas come ror a
la) In the number of
weeping n
government
Declaring that
90 per cent
men who served In
tne world
mint lniun
urged the
dropped govern -
ator Frellnghuysen
ent of the war risk
Insurance b
work to th
turaing over t$i
bureau
"Other b
Washington are
swelled out
thy should
"I am In
pro) Mo t urn to what
leciareu.
msmsnt.
.proposals by this
government
oat that t
urnain ana ja
foroe and our
the senator con-
be disarmed
tinned. "Wi
not lessen our arma-
merits unlei
future safe!
do llkcwlac Our
Ih Atlantic and Pa-
cine demat
them Is un
Wor with either of
yet fjr us to dis
would be nothing
arm without
less than tod
Steps for ed)i
the United Stat
senator.
B of aliens entering
war Urged by the
Regulation of the board of trade
and cot tofti exehingea to prevent their
becoming "agencies to exploit the prod
ucts of the farmer's toll by gambling
In future ana cornering the market
on foodstuffs." was advocated.
'The department of labor should be
reorganise and SoclaiUm eliminated."
the senator MM, "Two million wage
earneis arc out of employment." the
speaker ctbtlnu. "To help offset this
condlton we must enact a tariff law
which will cover the dlfferenca between
the cost of prodaotlon here and abroad."
"I knovi of ne more outrageous vio
lation of business principles In the con
duct of the government than the ex
traordinary extravagance and waste
practiced by the United States shipping
board," Senator Frellnghuysen de
clared. "It should become one of the
chief alms of our republican adminis
tration to Immediately turn over to
private ownership all government -owned
vessel to make America first In
the number of whips and tonnage, and
on of the first icts should be tn rescue
or sell the IvtailUan. resting and rust
ing In New York harbor and many
other ships, 'a condition not prevalent
In Kngiand.
D'ANNUNZIO GROWS A
IniliTftRlftlt
rrli. Dec. !8. Ih declaring a tt
of war In Flume Gabrlele d'Annunzln
threatened the death penalty to all
those speaking evil nf him, according
o latest Italian advices.
The poet-warrior, fearing an upris
ing, had the house of all of Flume's
Inhabitants thoroughly searched.
WILL STUDY EVIDENCE
Palmer May Indict New York
Goal Man.
Washington. Dec. II -Atty.-Oen.
I iilnier today directed Assistant Atty.
Oen. Riley In New York to make a spe
dal study of the testimony developed
by senator aider s coal committee
with a view to presentation to feders
grsnd juries In various jurisdictions of
the facts which msy warrant Indict
ment. Palmer' purpose Is to bring
before grand lurles anv cases of fla
grant wrongdoing by either government
olllclsls or prlvste Individuals who may
have conspired with them to defraua
th government under profiteering con
tract or to defraud the public with
the tnnctlon of any governmental
agency. i
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Galveston. Tex.. Dec. 22. One man
was killed and the oil barge Hallkiiw
is aflro as the lesnlt of an' explosion
that occurred on the harg shortly
sfter 2 oclock this afternoon at the
Southern Pacific oil terminals her.
The tank steamer Hastnsl, just ahead
of the barge in th samo slip, was en
dangered. A general Are alarm has been
sounded and police nd firemen sr
keeping the crowds from the dock
fearing further explosions from th
burning barge.
Some fear Wa expressed that th
Southern Pacific docks, lust west of
the oil terminal, also might be endan
gered by th flames.
TWfsmiTCAPTURED
Florence, Ala.. Dec. 22. (Special.)
Prohibition Rnforceinent Officer Romlne,
with Deputies Hill. Stephenson. Welker
snd Hlghflsld. captured two wild cat
stills, seven gallons of liquor. 700 gal
lons of beer arm two men. Tloyd Busby
and Jnck Harland, near Rlverton, in
Colbert county, last night. Busby had
a gallon snd a hsir of liquor arm iim
Isrtd hsd five gallons They were not
caught In the act of operating the stills.
but the officers say that they nave evi
dence lo show that they were the op-
itors. Jlusby made an attempt to
escape and was shot In tne leg ny tif
fleer Romlne. Both men were brought
lo Florence and placed In jail, Bushy
receiving medical attention.
FAMINE IN CHINA
Washington. Dec, 22. A terrible pic
ture of the suffering and tarva:lon In
the famlne-slrlcki ti provinces if China
Mas pirtrsved lodsy In dlspatchea to
the atate department from Its agents
In the rl-nt.
Twenty million people in ins prov
Incss of Honvn. Shantung and Chllilf
are In a pitiful state, these reports said.
Whole fstnlllea ar being sxteimlnated,
while other ai msnaglng to eke out
a bare existence by eating leaves, sl
falfa and similar things. Many wooden
buildings havo been ilemollahru lo pro
vide fuel.
XMAS PAYROLL STOLEN
Montgomery, Ala., Dec 22 The
Chrl.tmao payroll of the Ta'liihsasee
Kails Couon mills, twenty-five miles
from here, was stolen last night con
sisting of shout 12.00. according to a
report made to the Montgomery anllce
depiirtinent.
The Golden Rule
Mr. Arthur Nash's gpleii
did addrt' on that suhjret
to the Ciritan dub three
weeks nJ I reprinted i
full i" tlil afternoon' New,
full in thia Mernoon'a Newg
on page 8 nd 9.
arsar
rro reign
VilStl
an
iHCt
emniovi
lh '
K Kn
helft naval
pro rut,..
can
yonhDo
"I tm
unusable.
t hi in
23, 1920.
derrick, Upham, Daugherty Talk
Practical Issues With Harding
Farm Finance. Cabinet Capa
bilities and Possibilities Dis
cussed With New Chief.
Marlon, O. Dec. II (I. N. S.) Farm
finance, practical politics and cabinet
capabilities occupied the field of discis
sion between Senator Harding and hi
visitors today. Those visitors Included,
among others, Myron T. Herrlok, of
Cleveland, banker and former ambas
sador to Franc : Fred W. Upham,
treasurer of tha republican national
committee, and Harry M. Daugherty.
one of tha president-elect's closest po
litical advisers,
Mr. Herrtok I regarded as an author
ity on rural credit. To 'him many of
the details of the farm loan act are at
tributed. His experience as ambassa
dor at Paris In the early days of the
war has given him a olosa Insight Into
European conditions and his name has
not been abient from the varying list
of oablnet possibilities.
Uphsm's Words Carry.
Mr. Upham. It I believed, discussed
not only national financial problem,
but the deficits which face the national
committee,
It ha been freely rumored that his
counsel would have considerable weight
In the naming of a secretary ot th
treasury.
Indication, backed by th highest
authority, that the new secretaries of
state and of the treasury might be an.
nounced and begin to function in an
Investigatory and advisory manner be
fore March i ha Increased speculation
a to tha selection for these nnata. It
haa been established beyond question.
i was sieiea si naming neanquarters,
that Charles K. Hughes and Philander
Chase Knox are under serious consid
eration for th former position.
T Closs Jan. 1.
Senator Harding, according to au
thentic report, expect to hav threo
members of his omcial family deter
mined before he leave Marlon for tha
south, In January. Around these. It I
said, he will build the remainder nf hla
oablnet, each member of which will be
pledged to a program at departmental
reorganisation and retrenchment.
Discussion nf Senator Harding's olan
for an association of nations with the
"landing minds " of the nation probably
will be concluded by Jan. It, It wa
announced.
AIRPLANE RIDDLED
WITH MACHINE GUNS
Royal Canadian Folic Bring
Down Alleged American
Confidence Man.
Mlnncinpolia Minn.. Dee. II. Machine
gun mounted In an airplane manned
by members of the Royal Canadian
police snd private detectives riddled an
airplane driven by Joseph H. Oadhury,
anegen American confidence man. forc
ing him to land near Winnlneir and re.
suiting In his capture, Minneapolis po
nes lenrnen today, oetvirv Is wanted
In Brltt. la., on charge nf forgery and
obtaining money under falsa pretenses,
police say. The suspect Is a former
aviator and saw service In the World
war.
At Brltt. Is., he Induced farmers to
aubecrlbe approximately 212.000 to build
a proposed airplane faoterv, police y.
iSFF"'1-'
LKSr ...L T.'
.sue in worthless
d tn have stalled
Wlnnroa. At Wmr
son, Mlnh., he was forced to land,
Private deteatlves. reaching Winni
peg, learned of hi accident near Fnier-
nn. Recurlng co-operation of th C
nadlan police they started nut In an
almlana to afreet hi csnture,
Meeting ftadburv In hi machine, an
aerial battle rivaling exploit of th
World war was enacted. Th propeller
or the fugitive a machine was flsmageo,
his gasoline tank tiunrtured and the
fuselage riddled befor h" w forced to
in grotino sna captureo, rporteu me
ponce. .
DEAFUTES FALLFOR
DISPLAY OF CURRENCY
Horanton. Pa.. Dec. 12. New cur
renoy displayed on two Illuminated
Christmas In tha window of
the First National bank at the most
prominent business corner of the city,
attracted thieve just before daybreak
today.
They hurled atone through the win
dow and gathered up the bill Indif
ferent to the burglar alarm loudly
clanging over their heads. Polio hur
ried in the scene and arrested the man
with their pockets bulking With the
new hank notes. One was Tummy Caw
ley. the other refused to writ hi
nam. Roth ar dsaf mutts.
FlOST PROMISED
Ideal Weather Predicted for
Chriatmas for South;
Washington. Dec. 22. frost I prnha
bl tonight as far south as the Interior
ofi central Florida and freeilng tem
perature to th Mississippi ami Ala
bama cosm. th weather bureau sn
nounoed this mnmlng.
PENSION BIlUpASSES
Home Spends Two floura in
Debate.
Washington, Dec, 21. Th pension
appropriation hill, carrying a total of
IIM.6(k,(KW. was psssed today by the
house, sftr two hour' den lite which
touched on nearly every subject except
the bill Itself.
ROBBED CHRISTMAS TREE
Atlanta, O.. Dec, 22. The "meanest
burglar In the country" operated her
last nignt wnen the All nanus' church
and the North Avenue ITesbyterlan
church was broken Into. At All Hslnts'
It wa reported today a big Christmas
tree which waa fully dressed and sur
rounded with more than one hundred
jilfis. boxes of candy and other Christ
mas goodies, was oomplstely denuded
The thief also stripped the Honday
school room of ribbons snd ornaments.
The loss st the Presbyterian -lunch
Included the church llnsn and desk fur
nishings from the pastor's study.
MURGIA RELEASED
Han Anionic. Tex.. Dec. 12. Oen.
Kranclacn Morula who commanded the
troops that acted as escort for Ctirrsnza
when hs left the city of Mexico Isst
Msy, has been released from prison om
bsll of U2,ooo pesos, It was learned to
dsy. He has been Indicted on several
charges snd was held In jail for th
last aix months.
TEST ROAD BOND ISSUE
Montgomery. Ala , Dec, 22. W. 8.
Keller, state highway engineer, said
tndav that a friendly suit testing the
talidlty of the Issusnce of 22ft.no" nm
good roads bonds hsd been filed In the
circuit court here. No date has been
set for hearing the rase Mr. Keller
said It was entirely a friendly suit and
waa Instigated by the highway depart -
REFUSE APPROPRIATION
Florence, Ala.. Dec. 22 (Hnerlal I
On arcuunt of the financial condition
of the city the city commissioners re
fused to make the usual apnropt i i ' ;..e
f If. n the city health desMiifii.nl
at their Isst meeting.
The privilege license for 121 will re
nts In th same with th except ion of
resl relate Itceaae. which haa been re
duced halt twos use of th lack of bust
lnas.1 In this line.
Harding League
Not Political
Marlon, O., Dec. 22. Although many
Important decisions remain to be made.
It became known last night that President-elect
Harding's series of confer
ence here have brought him much
nearer the solution of the big problems
of his administration. A world peace
plan baaed on the united moral In
fluence of th great powers Is taking
more or lea concrete form In hi mind
as he gather advice on the subject
from every viewpoint.
So far aa the world neace Is con
cerned, Mr. Herding still remains non
committal to any definite and detailed
Krogrsm. During hi conferences here,
owever, he ha placed upon the table
an outline of prooed re which he for
mulated long befor the campaign wa
over. With an avowed spirit to give
and take he ha filled In a feature her
and there, and has erased other at the
suggestion of hi conferee. Much tl'l
I to h don, but the president elect
view th progress alrsady made as In
suring success.
Roughly, the plan a it now shapes
up I underatood to contemplate a dip
lomatic exchange with Great Britain,
France. Italy and Japan soon after th
new administration begins on March 4,
asking that they consider th possibili
ties of an agreement between them and
the United State to exert a united
moral fore far world peace.
It I not expected that th propoiai
will suggest In any respect a political
alliance, though it may reiterate th
faith of the United suites In a world
court In which all nation might vol
untarily become litigant. What th
next Itep will be must depend, of
oours. upon f "illlngneaa of th four
greet powers 1 ao-operate. Mr. Hard
ing haa every expectation that they will
be ready to second uch a move, and
If they do, a diplomatic conference at
Waahlngton I among th possibilities.
At such a conference would be deter
mined uth questions as the availabil
ity of Th Hague tribunal and certain
feature of tha Versailles
league In
weaving the new covenant.
Y. M. C. A. SURPRISED
AT POPE'S WARNING
New fork, Dec. 22. Oltialals of tha
overseas department of the fount
Men'a Christian asaoclatlon expressed
astonishment today when they learned
that the holy ottlea In Koine had issued
a decree warning It bishops against
th American organisation a a "cor
rupter of tha faith of youth."
"W are orry, of course, that some
people no not Ilka, us," declared U. V.
lilbburd, aasocint genoral secretary,
"but there doesn't aeera to be anything
to do about It."
Mr. Hlhbard said It had been "abun
dantly substantiated that th If. M. U.
A. I not a proselyting organisation"
and said h could think of no reaion
for It being th auhject of a papal at
tack. DIDN'T LIKE MUCH WATER
Oov. Bradford Considered it
Breeder of Disease.
Boston, Dec. 22. ."Much drinking of
water waa conaldarad by Oov. William
Uradford of Plymouth a contributory
cause of the ravages of disease and
the shortne of life that afflicted the
Pilgrims In the early day," Horace B
Moras, head of tha h aturlcat detiart
inent at Mount Hartrton achooi tald th
iiostonian society at a jcvMunc iwi
night. H quoted largsty Wm the
diary ot Uov. Bndrora,
'lbs sneaker also tmlnlcd MM a
faat oi curious hlatorto Interest thai
Pastor John llnhlnaoa, who led the
Pilgrim into Holland, but did not ae
coinnaiiv them to New Kngiand. had
tax remitted on one-half a case ot
beer a month and on hogshead of win
very three months because he held a
prorsssorsnip in in university oi iey-
iieii.
TRUST PROBE EFFECTIVE
Pipe Manufacturers Are Also
Ready to Disband.
New York, Dee, 22. Iteadlnoas of
another iasociatlon In the building
trailea to disband and re-enter compel
Ittv business was announced at to
day's session of the Joint legislative
committee. Investigating the "building
trust." Charles V, Ttiltle. secretary ot
Ilia Kastern Pipe Manufacturera' asso
ciation, testified that he waa ready In
good faith to disband tha organisation
tin promised to that It dissolved
within a week, ceased "price-fixing ac
tivities" and begin open competition
in the mat iron neld from now on.
After thia declaration by Mr. Tuttle,
who wa under heavy nre yesterday
when testimony Indicated thai the
eastern soil plpemakers were attlllateil
with the Hatilnern Moll ripe associa
tion operating below th Mon mid
Dixon line. Hamuel Dntermyer, oom
mitten counsel, announced that th
"truat Inquiry" would "suspend tern
porarlly" It Investigation of the cast
Iron pipe Industry "to delve Into other
aleged combination"
RICE CROP LARGER
New Orleans, Dec. 22.. -.-Total rlc
production for Louisiana for this sea
son was estimated at 36.ano.iHHI bushels
In a report mada public today by the
local ofHre of th bureau of crop aatl
mat, United Mtate department ot
agriculture.
The estimate thia year compares
with I.7I2.oihj last year and IM22.IHHI
the Ave year average. The crop will
be worth but 27.720,ihhi, against MX.-
4X1 "mi last year herauee of the decline
In the value of the cereal. Condition
waa estimated at IK) per rent, and acre
age 700.00V.
SOLD WORTH LESS STOC K
' Chicago, Dec 21. P. W. M Hherwood,
head of an Investment company. Is be
ing sought today to answer charges
of obtaining money under false lire
lenses He I charged with selling
worthless stock snd estlmstes of sums
he Is slleged to have defrauded Invest
ors out of range from lio.oov to $100,
00. Mora than I, ft"" persons ara al
leged to have been victimised.
Postal authorities have aelsed rec
ords found In Itherwood's office. Among
thsm ar said to be letters Indicating
Hist he was s, ne I In Wisconsin
under the nam of F. W. Hnpok to a
term In prison for embesslement of
money Intrusted to him for the pur
chase of stork. Hhsrwond dlssppearrd
several weeks ago.
PACK COMMKNCIAL. CRISIS.
Constantinopls. Dec. 22 II. N. H )
A serious commercial crisis Is hamper
ing buslneee In Turkey. Beversl large
business nrms have suspended pay
ments on account of the stoppage of
supplies from Anatolia, where the Ru
Ian holahrvlkl have been buylag heav
ily. Suppllee there are practically ex
hausted, It Is said Turkey, therefore,
is forced to buy In other quarters at
greatly enhanced prices.
THREE CENTS
SENATE PASSES
OVER TARIFF
Pat Harrison Fires First Vol
ley Against House Emer
gency Bilii.
PROTECTION FOR SUGAR
Washington. Dec. 23. The first I
In th fight In the senate against tht
house emergency tariff bill was flraa
today by Senator Harrison, democrat!
of Mississippi. When th measure wa
transmit led from the houe he first de
manded a roll call and then obJct
to the usual ctis'om of diaimiiaiiig wltl
Its reading, and thu delayed until next
week. He added .however, that ne.
Iintli e
Senator MrCumber. republican, Nortl
Dakota, acting chairman of the tlnanet
committee, said the bill would not b.
taken up by that committee until next
week. He added .hoirever, that no
heurlnga would be held. An amend
ment adding sugar to tha Hat of tartll ,
product waa Introduced by Senator
Oay, demount. Louisiana, who in a I
brief speech declared that toulaiaa
ugar planter were attempting to aaaj
their products below coat of production
and "facing bankruptcy."
They are aa much entitled to raita
Senator Chty declared, aa producers ot
wheat, wool and other products. Sana
tor Gay's amendment proposed a alte
Ing tariff acal ufflclnt to hold ravj
sugar to a maximum of a centn a ;
pound. . .ga
"DouLlana augar
their usual acreage and paid l'fH
for labor and material." hy aald. "Th
hav not ben the benenclarle of hli
augar price. Bpeculator and middla
men got control and booated the prlea,;
It I unfortunate that thy were ssir
proporl prosecuted.
"If producers of wheat, wool Mfft
other products are entitled to tariff pt,
taction, urly th ugr producer 2a
entitled to equal consideration.
ATTEMPTS TO TEAR
DOWN AMERICAN FLAG
Washington. Dec. 13 An attempt W i
ttrltlsh soldiers to tear down an
American flag from her father s horns
In yueenstown, Ireland, wher h was-,
staying last August, was i described to
day' by Mrs. Michael Mohan, of Co
rona, Jong Island, before the commla
ston of th committee of one hunaraa
Investigating conditions In Ireland.
Mis. Mohan ald he had put up tha
flag a a protection against ralda an
thst when a party of soldlr nw it
on of thsm shoutad: Tear down that
ihnnncd American flag and trampta
on It." The soldiers then, she salAj
smashed windows In a fruit Is attempt
to climb up to the flag. The wltreajfe
lold the commlaslnn that when It r'
ported the Incident to the America
consul at Queenstown aha waa l
formed that the "Rngtlsh hate Amertj.
i nns as much as thy no th Irish,
sfhd that th consul would not be Per
mitted to cable a report to Americas
a th cablegram would be censored.
The consul, she added, advised her
that possibly she could cable a report
to her husband. She did so. she aald.
i,,,i ha huehamt did not make tha ears-
blegram pubilo becauae of fears tor ha ,
aafsiy,
SANTA'S OUT THE JOB E
$10,000 Fund Bailed for
Strikers' Kiddies.
Charleston, W, Va. Two freight eart
loaded with candy, nut, apple, oranges
and Christmas toy have been lent to
th thirty-nine tent colonies In the Weat
Virginia coal field.
'A few weeks ago it didn't m that
Christmas wss going to mean a thing "
lo the 4,272 youngsters who live In these
aanva homes except another day ot
poverty and suffering.
And then four women, two of them
Wives of the publishers of the Wait
Virginia Federattonlst. a labor paper,
and two nf thepi from the union head
quarters In Charleston, held a consulta
tlon with Santa Claus.
A fund was started, ft passed tha
flo.DOO mark.
Christmas morning all the ciildn el
th miner who struck last July will
agree there la a Santa Claus.
Ahead of the carloads of surprtaeev
union men throughout tha country hav
sent lumber for new tent floors, and
pi. ni. i of warm clothing.
POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL!
Has $22,000 in Bank, but 0an
not Draw It Out.
Chicago, Dm. 22. (I. N. 8.) Mlad
M..r nee llolilneon of Kurt Worth. Tex.,
and Kansas City, knows today how It
feels to be "poor little rich girl."
Miss Itohlnsrm has Z2M0 on deposit
In a Chicago bank, but alia Is tonpaeT
by the law from withdrawing a facta
cant of It.
Two y.-nrs ago Miss Itobinaon wss a
model III a Kansas City department
tore when she quit her job and went to
Texas to nuke her fortune by ilea ling la
oil land lessee. It Is alleged that sha
had dealings with Charles W. Watson,
an operator tn the Texaa all Holds. Wat.
an. It la alb aril, sold a leoae to a groua
of Chtcugoans and later It wa found
that hla title to the property wa un
clear. The Chlcagoana brought suit to
ccver the money paid to Wnison and
they charge that a part ot the 122.000
Mlsa Koblnenn ha on deooslt her la
money paid by them to Wntaon.
Th bans wa enjoined from Having
any part of the 222.000 until pending
litigation Is completed.
BONUS FOR WORKERS
Chicago. Dec. 32 A cheerful Bantu i
Claus. Inspired by the recent order of
Krderal Judge Alachuler tn th paafeera
wage neaniup, 'Hoped through tha
Chicago stock yards yesterday and dis
bursed 3276,000 among I00.0V0 tax
pi. v ea of th log packers.
With the remainder of his 3t.13S.SaSJ
pack Santa Claua left the Chicago
stock yards for yards at St. Louta
Omaha. Kansas City, r'ort Worth.
Oklahoma City and other packing
points lo mske presents of sl.lt, tha
amount each CMcagu employe received.
to packet eiiipiokia ia tnose cine.
The presents were the pay Increase
lr..m July 6. I22U. to Deo. ft. 1M0.
FIRE DOES HEAVY DAMAGE
ereeport. III.. Dec. 23 aire of un
determined origin early today de
stroyed moat of the stock of retail
stores In the Fry block, aa old land
mark In the heart of heporl s busi
ness section. The property damage tt
estimated at SU.OUO.
TRIED TO MILK MULE
Unique Scheme to BreJk Steal.
Ing ot Cow's Milk.
Kalelgh. N. C. Dac. 12 A
thrlt haa been sneaking Into tha
hern at night and milking a cow
owned by a Johnson county
farmer. The planter determined
to put aa en. i to the culprit's
acta A few days ago th cow
was transferred from hr regu
lar stall and a young mul waa
substituted Several nlghta ago
the farmer was arouasd by a
terrific racket la th vicinity of
the stable. The planter grabbed
his shotgun snd ran to tha barn,
but tb thief had escaped, leaf,
teg a battered milk pall, a small
stool and a hat In the mule's
staU. The visits of tha ta trader
have
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