Evening star., 1920-12-06
|z,500SheepBurned;
5000 Saved, When
Fire Races Sheds
ST. PAUL. MIMI. December 6.
Fifteen hundred sheep were
burned to death In a fire yes
terday which destroyed four
large sheds and damaged forty
box cars containing feed and a
large quantity Of machinery ut
st. Paul Park, . suburb. The
loss ts estimated at $4,000.
Six thousand sheep were
saved.
THR0NG At CAPITOL
TO GREET HARDING
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and smiling at every one as NJ passed
between the lines.
In Senator Lodges private room.
adjoining the foreign relations commit
tee room, a. number of his colleagues
had gathered and greeted him cordial
the newspaper men at 3:46 this after
noon in the room Of the committee on
the Philippines, the an
nouncing that his engagements for the
foreheon precluded opportunity for
having talk with the representatives
of the press. At o'clock, it was stated.
he would be glad to see senator's and
members of the House who might care
to call.
Many Conferences Planned.
Every hour Of today aside from
| the time occupied in attending the
session OF the Senate .Wassto be de-
voted by the President elect to con-
ferences with prominent republicans
in and out of Congress. Other confer
erees were arranged tot this, even
Ing ana tomorro~.s He proposes to
leave for Marion over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at AIS tomorrow.
1t was assumed by senators who
asked to meet him that the principal
topic of the conferences will be the
league of nations. twas stated to-
day that he had not as yet received an
invitation to call upon President Will
son, and 1t 10 considered doubtful If
there will be a meeting between the
| retiring and the incoming Presidents
until the Presldent-eiect comes back
to Washington to assume the Presi-
idency.
W. II. Hays, chairman Of the repub-
lican national committee. and Harry NJ
Daugherty, the President-elect's close
confidential adviser. are in Washing
j "a 0vaA
dsnt-elect. Il is taken for granted
that his wishes in regard to the selec-
tion Of chairman of the inaugural
committee will be ascertained while
he Ii here, for the guidance Of Chair
man Hays in making the appointment
Likely to Leave Marion.
No plans have been completed for
holding the conferences which are to
| be commenced at Marion next Monday
| although 1t Is thought to be quite
| probable that later in the month
President-e1ect Harding may move to
some other place for the convenience
upon him between then and March 3.
Marion is said to be 80 lacking in
accommodations, especially during
the cold months Of the winter. that
1t would be very uncomfortable II
not unfeasible for numbers Of people
to call upon him there. Several
| places have been mentioned for a pos
sible location. including Hot Springs.
Va; Asheville, N. c.. and even New
York city; but no decision has yet
| been reached.
| One of the first Of the prominent
men to call upon him at Marion will
be Herbert Hoover, whom the Presi-
dent.ele desires to see about do
mesac economic questions as well as
l about international affairs.
| President-elect Harding arrived
J from Bedford, Va. last night at 1925
and was met at the Union station by
| Senator New Of Indiana and greeted
by q large crowd Of travellers who
| were taking late trains.