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OPINIONS ON BONUS BILL ABE DIVIDED Proponents Are Men Coming Up for Re-election This Year Some Southerners Oppose Measure. BOTH SIDES ARE ACTIVE

By MARK Sl'LLlVAX WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 9. The group of United States senators which is going to oppose the soldiers bonus legislation Is as representative a body as could be picked. If the merit of a stand taken In the senate is to be judged by the char

acter and ability of those who support J it, together with the element of courage involved, then the opposition to the bonus bill is rather more impressive than the support of it, even though smaller numerically. The anti-bonus senators include to a striking degree the men who are more or less the leaders of every group in the senate. Borah, who Is the strongest of the independent Republicans, lias already spoken in the senate against the whole principle of bonus legislation. Republican Opponents. Among the conservative Republicans, Wadsworth of New York opposed the bonus in the recent Republican caucus and will undoubtedly vote against it. It is expected that the Republican leader who has had the longest experience in the senate Warren, of Wyoming, will oppose the bill. Among the opposition Democrats, Underwood, of Alabama, and Glass of Virginia are accepted leaders and among the best men in the senate. John Sharp Williams, who I think is the only ex-Confederate soldier in the senate, will oppose the bill. This factor of the old Confederate soldier is going to count in the bonus situation. There is an invidious com

parison between the Confederate sol

diers who endured utter poverty and

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In order to quell the strikes at the rolling mills in Newport, Ky.. machine gun detachments and tanks have been sent there to keep peace. Violence and riots necessitated the calling of National Guardsmen to protect the populace. This picture shows a machine gun post set vp at the entrance to one of the mills which are under strong military guard. . '

HOOVER SUBMITS REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS

fBy Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Secretary Hoover was understood today to have submitted to President Harding a report on the activities of certain Russian famine relief organizations in thi3 country and their supposed connection with the Russian Soviet government. The report was understood to ba the result of an extensive, investigation by Mr. Hoover into the operation of a number of Russian relief societies operating independently of the American relief administration and its allied organizations. It was said to detail for the president's information the names of certain organizations which were not re-

got no public aid and the local young ! garded as being directly interested in

false reports that part of the supplies and funds raised by the organization were being sent to the Russian Soviet government.

colored cornfield farm hand who

would now get a bpnus amounting to more than a year's wages in civil life. View of Farmers Also the southern farmers say these farm hands could not be depended on tor the cropSJhis spring. -Nor until the bonus money should bo spent. One southern Democratic senator, who was home a few weeks ago and told his state legislature in a speech that he intended to support the national bonus fcot a chilly response and has since

wavered in his position. Nelson, of Minnesota, who shares with Warren of Wyoming the distinction of being the only ex-union soldier in the senate, has already spoken in scornful comparison of the way ihe recent World war veteians have been treated, as against the hardships of his own Civil war experiences. Nelson regards these younger men as soldiers de-luxe. Pepper Will Have Influence One opponent of the bonus who will carry weight Is Pepper, of Pennpyl-

xania. He will carry conviction not only because of his character and ability, but also because he is one senator who might be expected to have, but apparently does not have what is call-1 d "the one-year pulse." A "one-year pulse" senator is one who must come up for re-election this present 'year. Pepper's recent appointment was for nn unexpired term, and he must face the primaries in May and the election in November. This fact does not seem to disturb his political pulse. Two other senators, both Democrats, are among those who either have courage enough not to be effected by the fact that they come up

for re-election this year or else have i

concluded that there are as many political assets as liabilities in opposing the bonus. They are King, of Utah, and Myers, of Montana. It may well be that in those two farming states opposition to the bonus may be as popular among the farmers as support for it would be among ev-sol-dierf. McLean' Stand There are some other senators 'whose position on the bonus is not known but who, it is believed, might be relied on to oppose the bonus if they did not have the one-year impulse. McLean, of Connecticut, chairman of the banking and currency committee, is a man whose whole course in the senate for 10 years has

been one of steady devotion to con-j servative finance. Every consideration would lead one to expect that1 McLean would take the same position on the bonus that Secretary Mellon of the treasury does. For Senator McLean to support the bonus would now seem inconsistent with everything in his past senatorial career. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey is another senator coming- in the primaries and election this year, who would ordinarily be expected to oppose the bonus. But it is in eastern states like Connecticut and New Jerhey that the soldiers bonus is most acute politically. These states of large cities and crowded populations are just now affected by widespread unemployment. It is, in fact, the unemployed ex-sol

dier who creates the political prob-

ltm. Present unemployment of exsoldiers, leading,to actual need of money, is the most appealing argument the advocates of the bonus have. In this fact lies one possibility of partial defeat or modification of the bonus proposal. Everybody admits that the disabled soldier should be cared for. If to those some one would add the proposal that the employed soldier should also be cared lor, that might make an effective counter-proposal to the universal bonus scheme. Copyright 1922 by New York Evening Post Inc.)

famine relief in Russia as much as in aiding the Soviet authorities by thenfunctions. ......... . President Harding is expected to make public the report in order io inform the country as to the reliability of various organizations soliciting funds for famine relief in Russia. -

CHICAGO, Feb. 9. The American committee for Russian famine relief in a statement today denounced as

DUST, WIND STORMS

STILL SWEEP OVER KANSAS WHEAT DELT

MORE RAIDS CARRIED OUT IN IRELAND

Additional Kidnappings Occur Ulster Frontier Virtual Line of Steel Today 5,000 Men Police Line. HIGH TENSifPREVAILS

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(By Associated Press) BELFAST, Feb. 9. Additional kidnappings occurred today in County Fermanagh, one of the counties in which yesterday's raids were carried out. Four class "B" special constables were kidnapped in the Rosslea district. They were taken in the direction of Ballybay, where it is believed other prisoners are being kept Ulster's frontier was virtually aline of steel today following the raids in which many Unionists were kidnapped. From Portadown, County Armagh, to Belleek, on the Farma-nagh-Donegal border, forces of "specials" were on guard, as well as heavy

contingents of the regular constabu- the uniform he wQre nigM LincolQ

Albert W. Boggs in the uniform he wore the night President Lincoln was shot. si"' Albert W. Boggs. of Chicago, now

81, witnessed the shooting of Abraham Lincoln and attended the trial of the conspirators. He still has and wears

(By Associated Press) TOPEKA, Kas,. Feb. 9. Western and central Kansas, the heart of the

state s wheat belt, today faced a continuation of severe dust and wind-i

storms which yesterday swept across;

a wide strip of territory and blew wheat out of the ground. No estimate was available here as to the extent of the damage. Predictions that the storm might be expected to continue throughout the day were given by S. D. Flora, state

MARKETING MEASURE PASSAGE IS SWEEPING FARM BLOC VICTORY

(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Passage by the senate of the house co-operative marketing bill by a vote of 58 to

1, was viewed by many today as thei

most sweeping victory yet attained by the farm bloc' . Before passing late yesterday the house measure which relieves the farmers' co-operative associations from the application of laws prohibiting! trusts or unfair business practices and places' authority to determine when such acts have been committed with the secretary of agriculture. The senate rejected by a vote of 34 to 6, xhe bill repotted by its own judiciary committee, which would have held the associations amenable to present laws. The single opposing vote on the bill in the senate was cast by Senator Garry. Democrat. Rhode Island. The votes of two other senators, Brandagee, ' Republican, Connecticut, and King, Democrat, Utah, who were paired against the bill were withheld. The measure now goes to conference -r adjustment of differences with the house.

DELEGATES ARE BID FAREWELL BY HARDING (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. President Harding devoted almost the entire

meteorologist, who said the disturb-i morning bidding farewell to exotic

THOUSAND DELEGATES, 700 NEWSPAPERMEN

EXPECTED AT GENOA (By Associated Press) . GENOA, Feb. 9. Plans for opening the economic conference and financial conference are proceeding without interruption the fall of the Bonomi ministry having no effect on the plans already started by the premier. Prefect Poggi is preparing accommodations for about 1,000 delegates and 700 newspaper men. . The big hotels in the central part of the city near the headquarters of the

conference are incapable of, housing

such a large number of persons and, the prefect, besides requisitioning all the hotels in the city also has taken over the palatial hotels along the Italian rivers as far as Papallo, an hour distant by train.- To insure rapid transportation to and from the conference, special rapid train service will be operated, this to be increased by automobiles. The ancient royal palace is being prepared for the conference sittings, but the opening session at which the delegates will be welcomed will be held in one of the other palaces. Fast Communication. An elaborate system of telephone and telegraph equipment is being installed which will provide fast communication with any important point in Europe. Wireless communication is to be established with Berlin and

Moscow. - An entrely new telephone system has also been provided, connecting the various hotels, so that the delegates will be able to communicate freely with one anothe during the conference.' Former Premier Bonomi despite his

resignation has not 'for a moment

suspended his work, seeking to bring

the conference organization to perfection in readiness for his successor. He has named Baron Avezzand former ambassador to the United States as general secretary in charge of all local arrangements for the meeting.

lary. It was estimated that 5,000 men

were engaged in policing the line. The number of men held captive after yesterday's raids is placed at 200 by the Northern Whig, Unionist newspaper, which adds: "They are being held at the mercy of men who, as the events of the last two years have shown, aro capable of atrocities as vile as any that Bolsheviks or bashibazouks ever committed. High Tension Prevails The forces began to move toward the border yesterday. The roads leading southward from Belfast today presented scenes of activity, motor trucks and armored cars bearing the 60called "A" and "B" specials. Accompanying them were other trucks with stores and ammunition. High tension prevails at all points. Strangers travelling through the six

counties are subjected to the closest scrutiny and in some cases are halted

and Interrogated.

No communication was possible

with Enniskillen today in consequence of the wires from this city being cut. Col. Wickham, commanding the

Ulster Specials, has received a communication from Dublin castle stating

that the provisional government i sending special officers to investigate the kidnapping. Communication Cut Telephone and telegraph wires were cut yesterday in the affected districts and communication still was uncertain today, but a county inspector of police who returned today from a tour of the lines said no reprisals had been attempted. In Ulster a police officer who made a (Continued on Page Two)

was assassinated bv John Wilkes

Booth. He is now the oldest glass salesman in the U. S., being employed by a Chicago firm. ; -

BALL PARK DOOMED; BOARD DECIDES TO LIQUIDATE COMPANY

ance yesterday was one of the" most

severe in recent years, adding that it was the worst thing that could happen for the wheat crop. "The storm Is what, has been feared might come before the arrival of sufficient moisture to bind, the soil," he said. "The winter has" been one of

the dryest in the history of the state. The wheat in the greater part of the wheat area is barely showing above the ground, and in many areas Is not showing at all. This means that it has not had sufficient root to withstand any windstorm. It Is liable to be blown away. "How much damage may have been

caused cannot be determined until rain has come or until the fields have been examined to see the condition of the growing plants." , . Reports from all parts of Kansas told of heavy dust clouds. In places the dust : is reported to be drifting like snow.

delegates 'who were in attendance at the. Washington conference. Members of the Japanese, French, Netherlands and Chinese delegations were received in turn by the president who expressed his warm appreciation for the part they played in the negotiations. Leaving the White House, the delegates visited the state, war and navy departments to say farewell to ofticials there.

ORDNANCE WORK IS SUSPENDED BY DENBY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Orders have been issued by Secretary Denby for the temporary suspension of all ordnance work designed for the vessels affected by the naval limitation treaty, signed at the Washington arms conference.

1,550 NAVY YARD WORKERS LAID OFF

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Appro

mately 1,550 of the 7,000 employes of

the Washington navy yards, were handed temporary furloughs without pay when they presented themselves today for work. Most of the men furloughed were machinists.

DEMANDS OF- MINERS BEFORE COMMITTEE

(Uy Associated Press) , INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 9. With reports showing widespread unemployment among coal miners before it, the scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America began consideration today of the wage demands af

fecting the entire soft coal industry

that will be presented to the unions special convention here next week. Attention was centered by the committee on 300 resolutions, sent by local unions throughout the country, containing suggestions to be made by the miners in seeking new wage agreements to become effective next April 1. Members. of the, committee predicted that their report on the demands would be completed by the end of the week, and added that any decisions would be tentative until the final report is drafted. Increase of wages, a shorter work-day and changes in working conditions were suggested by the resolutions.

FIND ANOTHER BODY IN RUINS OF HOTEL

(By Associated Press) RICHMOND, Va.. Feb. 9. Firemen searching in the ruins of the Lexington hotel, which was destroyed by fire

xuesaay, today found a human head, bringing the number of known dead in the disaster to five. The remainder of the body was found and identified later through letters found in its pocket as that oZ E. J. Bush, of Richmond.

SURVIVORS OF SHIP SUSPECT FOUL PLAY; FOUR LIVES ARE LOST

BULLETIN , WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. An investigation of the origin and circumstances accompanying the fire which yesterday destroyed the former army transport, Northern Pacific, off the New Jersey coast, was understood today to have been instituted by the government.

Weather Forecast

POSTPONE RAIL STRIKE. CORK, Feb. 9. The striking railway men at a mass meeting, decided to postpone until Friday their announced plan of taking over the railway lines and operating them themselves. Last night had been set as the time for seizing the lines. ,

BRITISH POLICE FIRE

ON 10,000 INDIANS

MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST. Partly cloudv. but mostly fair tonight and Friday; colder, but not severe. The weather will be f:ir and cloudv at intervals during the next 36 hours, with lower temperatures as the south winds will shift to north tonight.

For Indiana, by the United States

weatner Bureau Generally, fair to-: night and Friday; somewhat colder. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum .35 Minimum ; 17 Today. Noon 42 Weather Conditions The storm reported over the northwest Wednesday, is now crossing the Great Lakes and resulted in light rai nand snow over the central states early this morning. Mild temperatures prevailed over tho Ohio valley states. It is very cool in the south, being 4 below freezing at Jacksonville, Fla., and 2 above freezing at Tampa. ' The cold wave over western Canada is spreading southeastward toward the upper lake region and the storm over the Pacific coast yesterday is now crossing tho

Rocky mountain plateau, resulting in heavy rains in portions of ; the far west. Temperature of 64 in Pueblo,

Col., and 62 at Denver.

(By Associated Press)

. LONDON, Feb. 9. The British Indian police fired on a mob of 10.000 1 natives during a serious riot at Tiru-l vannamalai, about 85 miles southwest! of Madras in the Tanjore district on!

Tuesday last, killing three persons and wounding eight others, says an

V tTl 1.1 life 11 C TT O UiapCLLii L L J m i.X BUI UU . filed Tuesday and received today."

Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,541

(By Associated Press) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 9. Survivors of the - former transport. Northern Pacific, which was burned at'sea yesterday with a loss of four lives, are not convinced that the burning of the ship was wholly accidental. While neither Captain William Lusti. who was in command, nor any

member of the crew would' make a formal statement concerning the fire some of the latter declared they suspected foul play. Belief was expressed among the survivors that the fire was the result of some activity aboard the vessel be

fore she left her berth at Brooklyn. Twenty-one members of the crew and Captain William Lustl, who commander the once proud transport during her dangerous trans-Atlantic trips during the war arrived here on the Transportation, which rescued them from three of the ship's small boats after arriving on the scene to find the Northern Pacific enveloped 4n flames and abandoned by her crew. The7 confirmed reports that another boat load of five men had been picked un by the tank steamer Herbert G.

Wylie, which was also understood to be proceeding to Hampton Roads.

No Details Learned.

'No details of the cause of the fire

could be learned when the Transportation docked here at 2:30 a. m. Captain Lusti had left word with the ship's watchman that he had no statement to make then as to the probable origin of the fire and the two or three mem

bers of the crew of the Northern Pacific who were on deck when the

Transportation was boarded by a

newspaper reporter indicated that the

captain had issued orders that they make no statement regarding the cause of the fire.

One of the crew, a fireman, whose

name was t learned, stated, however, that he had no idea what caused

the fire. He said he was in the hold of the ship when he first learned of it and on rushing to the deck found the flames spreading rapidly over the entire vessel. Origin Unknown. Others of the crew were then getting into the small boats, he said, and

he joined them, the progress of the

flames compelling them to abandon the ship as quickly as possible. The fireman said he did not know what part of the ship the fire started in. He was not informed either, he said, as to what part of the vessel the four men believtd to have been lost were quartered.

Richmond . will be without a ball

park, owing to a deadlock between the Richmond Exhibition company and Harry Gilbert, owner of the ground on

which the plant is situated.

The affairs of the company will be liquidated at once, says a statement of the board of directors Thursday. The ground on which .the plant is located belongs to Harry Gilbert, and the company has been paying him an annual rental. This year Mr. Gilbert asked for an increase which would have made the annual rental $1,000. The company felt it could not meet this demand.

The fence and grandstand, valued

at $8,000, belongs to ; the company. It's liquidation involves the wrecking of the entire equipment. -To Tear Down Stand. This means that the plant, regarded one of the most valuable baseball parks in a small city in the middle west, will be torn down, and the lumber in the fence and grandstand disposed of. The directors met Wednesday evening and decided on this action. The statement of the directors Is appended: "An urgent call of the 361 stockholders of the Richmond Exhibition company to attend a special called meeting on Monday, Feb. 5, for the

purpose of discussing the continuance and maintenance of the company's interests, received so little response and support from the Stockholders that the portion of those present made manifest a desire and recommended and passed a motion to place the affairs of the company in the hands of the direc

tors to take under advisement and ?.ct immediately on the affairs of the organization in accordance with their best judgment. "At a special called meeting of the directors of the company on Feb. 8," at which six of the seven directors were present, a thorough-consideration was given all phases of the proposition and it was unanimously decided that there was no alternative except to immediately liquidate the interests of . tho company. - - ; "Signed, ; Elmer E. Eggemeyer Joseph. H. Hill

Clarence Jessup Stewart Bebe Joseph H. Mills Will W. Reller Demas S. Coe Board of Directors of the Richmond Exhibition company."

DISCUSS OVERHAULING OF LIGHT PLANT UNITS

Members of the board of works and L. C. Weldon, superintendent of the light plant, with a representative of the General Electric company, met at

that place Thursday morning to discuss needed repairs for the smaller generating units. . - Since the new 5,000 , kilowatt, generating unit has been installed, it is possible for the smaller units to be overhauled and put into- first class condition.- Some of these units have been operating almost continuously for several years without attention. It is the plan of officials to have these ' auxiliary units placed in perfect condition, so that the city will

always be assured of a supply of cur

rent.

ILLEGAL COMBINE IS SEEN BY LESH

Indian ArU LIS, Feb. 9. The conference of Governor McCray and other state officials with representatives of

cement companies, "disclosed unmiti

takably" that conditions surrounding the cement bids offered to the stata highway department, reecntly by thre

cement companies, give some evidence of an illegal combine under both stat 3

and federal laws, U. S. Lesh, attorney

general of Indiana, said here today."

Mr. Lesh said he is investigating to.

ascertain how best to proceed in the

matter, and whether there is pdssibil-

ity of convicting the companies of.

anti-trust law violations.

TURN CAMERA LENS OF LAW TO HOLLYWOOD Will Try to Gain Information From Noted Persons in Film World in Effort to Solve Mystery. SEARCH ISCENtRALIZED

fBy Associated Press) ".. . LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. The camera of the district attorney's office was turned today toward Hollywood to imprint all the information that can be obtained from noted actors, actresses, producers, directors and oth- . ers ,in order to find a solution of the mystery of the death a week ago last night - of William Desmond Taylor,

noted director, lormerly known as William Cunningham Deane-Tanner,

who was shot to death in his home.

District attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine, it was announced, turned the case of Madelynne Obenchain on trial for murder over to his. chief deputy and devoted his attention to the Taylor tragedy.Complex angles of facts that occurred since the murder, which investigators say give strong indications of connections with the murder itself were placed under exhaustive scrutiny. ! Method of Investigation. They include recovery of a packet of letters, including some written by Mabel Normand. This packet was found late yesterday at the , murder house in a boot in a closet on the floor, above that in which the murder was committed. Centralized Probe. The centralized investigation will be carried out as follows: - . , Questioning of several wealthy and influential producers, one of whom had been questioned before in the

case. Questioning of a number of film directors, two of whom have been examined by police. Questions of at least four motion picture actresses in an effort to develop further information concerning the theory of a woman being the motive for the slaying. Questioning of two men. not connected with motion pictures alon;; lines of jealousy, as a motive in the case. .

Close examination of former employes of the slain director, In order to reveal intimacies of the past that came under their observation. Those to Be Questioned Among those who will figure in tho investigation are: Mabel Normand. Mary Miles Minter, Neva Oerber and Claire Windsor, motion picture actresses, the first three of whom have been reported to have been parties to love affairs with Taylor; Henry Peavey, negro houseman, who found the body; Howard Fellows, fornier chauffeur of Taylor, Charles Eyton. manager of the famous players Lasky studios, in which Taylor was employed; Mrs. Douglas McLean, wife of a mo- . tion picture actor, neighbor of Taylor,

wno saw a stranger leaving the Tailor doorway after hearing a shot there on the night of the murder; and numerous others concerning whom bits of information have come to the investigators.

Police authorities here are keeping a close check on steamship passengers leaving this port to frustrate, they said any attempt-on the part of EdJ .. 1 . r . . . I . n. .

nam oauus, loimer ouiier 01 xayior, to escape across the Pacific. , Authorities believe- he may attempt to get to the Far East by steamer from San . Francisco. , There have been no developments in the search for-a reputed brother of , Sands, reported ' to have moved from Los Angeles to San Rafael, Calif., recently., . . :- Outlines Procedure.' " ' ' . It had been previously announced, evidence in the ease from all sourc? s whether gathered by city police detectives or by deputies of the sheriff would be turned over to Mr. Doran and all forces including detectives assigned to the district attorney's office, would pool their energies In trying to solve the mystery Miss Nprmand, who once searched the Taylor apartments for her letters and who is said to be ill as a result of a collapse at the Taylor funeral Tuesday, has been quoted as saying her only desire to regain possession of the letters it was founded on a fear that some of the phrases in them would be misunderstood. She said She felt a Stronz friendshin fAK

director, but there had no serious love

mi air Detween them.

A second handkerchief found tt

way into the investigation when about

ine same time the detectives said thew

found the letters in a boot In a closet

in tne Taylor apartments, Henry Peavey, Taylor's negro houseman, as suddenly found a handkerchief bearine

the initials "M. M. M." - ,

Grand Jury Probe A handkerchief previously reported

found near the body shortly after the murder was discovered, but since said

to be missing, was alleged to have

borne the letter"S." It is regarded as improbable that a complaint

charging murder will be issued against any person In connection with this rase until after the whole nffati- hoo

been presented to the county grand Jury which has not yet been im

paneled for 1922.

Meantime although the sheriffs

deputies profess to scout the theory

that Edward F. Sands, former butler-

secretary for Taylor, could throw any light on the case, the police detectives remain firm in their announced belief the mystery will not be solved until he has been found.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. . Army records and papers found today In the home of William Desmond Taylor, prove according to officials of the Famous Players-Lasky company that the murdered film director was at least a lieutenant, if not a captain, as . ' ' fnfinii r am T1 m. '