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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
WILSON'S FAME TO
GAIN WITH YEARS,
ASSERTS BURLESON
Time Will Confound Presi-
dents Detractors, Says
POstmaster-General.
POSTAL REFORMS IN
L0NG-TERM RECRUITS
Texan Declares That He Has
Had a Good Time and
Is Not Soured.
HY LOWELL MI.LLGT-T,
United News stan corrcsponaer CT

Ihbcn News STAN Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--In the
years 20 come President Wilson'S
| fame Will shine with increasing ef-
tul8ence, hts dctractors will pass into
oblivion aud Albert sidney Burleson.
his Postmnstert;cncr having re-
tired To Texas. will look back on his
eight years war IN Washington as
one OF the happiest periods OF his
life. So the General de-
clarad today
when asked To discuss these his
tCr.c eight years. Mr.. nur!eson was
H. the midst OF getting his big lime
stone institution on Pennsylvania
Avenue ready Tor Will II. HAYS. or
whomercr his successor may be. The
mess usually made by moving clu,-
tered up the outside Offices to some
extent. y handsome heroic size
photograph OF Warren q. Harding.
drapped with United States nags.
faced startling engraving OF An
drew Jackson across the room. Burie-
sons famous umbrella. which he has
carried in season and out ever since
he came TO Washington, leaned out
OF it's rack ready to depart at mo-
meats notice.
The Postmaster General himself
| ruddy and hearty. seemed extraordi-
narlly cheerful. Said he never felt
better in his life. Glad to be through
with IL, but had had good time
Felt Younger. in fact.
You can tell EN-" he said, tim,
I'm not sourcd That I'm leaving
with just as little malice az came. .
Quotes Jefferson and jackson.
General Jackson said. The public
official who had nothing to concea
has nothing to fear lie was rig
Thomas Jefferson said. The public
official who is 1T for Office and does
his duty has nothing 10 fear from
hostile press Jefferson was right. !.
The remainder of his statement the
PostmastcrG General preferred Il
write himself. This Is in part what
he wrote. even the parcnthctical in
terrosation work being his:
This administration has closed its
iabors. it's record has been made and
Woodrow Wilson has attained inn
perishablc fame. During the first
-four years of his administration he
put through the most wonderful pro-
gram OF domestic reform legislation
that was ever accomplished by this
OF any other country In the world
During the last four years he
fought to a victorious conclusion the
greatest war the world has ever seen
and effected peace upon terms hich
ENSURES that the frat great step has
been taken to prevent wars In the
future and to insure permanent
peace.
This latter accomplishment is ac-
knowlcdged by publicists and states
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
FRENCH TROOPS ON RHINE
SHOW GREAT ACTIVITY
Thought In BE Preparing for Any
Emergency That May Arise ut
London Conference.
ENPECT FOCH TO TAKE HELM
Great Secrecy Being Maintained
Over Penalties TO BE Executed
Should Germany Formally Dc
cline to Accept Allies Demands.
[By Associated press.l

PARIS. Feb. eS.--Grc3t military ac-
t!N!ty vas noted today along that
portion OF the Rhine occupied by tho
French near the Maycnce br.dgchead
The artillery. which had been parkc ct
several miles behind the line. was
brought NJ. as also we're long lines o!
ammunition trucks, while the air
plane camps at Bourset and Villa
coua!ay began 10 show activity, com
ncnc!nS at noon today. II is reporte ed
that the movement OF Seacsalese
Algerian and Moroccan troops arriv-
ing at Marscilles during the past
few days. has greatly increased.
Marsha! Foch Is expected 10 return
10 Paris from London tomorrow with
General Wysand and proceed immcdi.
atcly 70 Mayence, there 10 await the
decision nt the London conference
This decision according to semi
official Information. is not expected
in Paris until Friday or Saturday
Should the Germans formally de-
cline TO accept the allied reparations
demands. everything is said to he in
readiness TO execute the panalties
which were decided on by Prcmicrs
Lloyd George and Br!and Sunday al
'HeiucEs court. HltnOuEn SuCh pen
altics must be ratified by Belgium
and Italy. whose delegates will have
TO he called into consultations
The greatest secrecy is being main
iained as TO the nature OF these pan
altics and concerning the military
movements, hut the Associated Press
learns on good authority that n great
nava! demonstration by the British
has been decided on at Kicl. Hamburg
and Bremen. while the Belgian and
French troops will operate on land.
The Ruhr Region. il is said, prob
nbiy will not be occupied. as the
French desire to demonstrate that
any movement taken by them is not
directed against the German prole-
;ariat, but against the reactiona ries,
aationalists and impcrialists
The consensus OF opinion in par
iiamentary circles is that no decision
will be taken until the London con-
ference as aware OF the contents OF
the Inauguration speech of President
Harding. as French officials are de-
sirous OF showing the United states
that everything possible has been
done to avoid stern measures and
also that they desire to have the
moral support Of American public
opinion should n move forward into
the interior OF Germany become
necessary.
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4 KILLED, 4 INJURED, IN
TENNESSEE EXPLOSION
Two Huge Oxygen Tanks Blow Cp
at Plant of Copper
Company.
BACk-FIRE CAUSES IGNITION
All Fatalities and Injuries Occur
From Flying Fragments of Steel,
With the Exception OF Ono, Who
Dies of Shock.
CAUSES IGNITION
Lny Associated pre.ss. !

bS Associated preSs.
COPPER HILL. TENN. Feb. Is
Four were killed and fonr injured.
two seriously. when two huge oxy-
sen tanks exploded at the plant cf
nc Tennessee Copper Company here
today at 2:4l o'clock. Back nr!rs 2
from welding machine igni;r.i the
oxygen. causing tie explosion.
The dead:
Elisha Crane. iaborer. Copper hin.
4. Il. Mitchell wcldcr. Copper liiii.
George ingram. laborer. Friendship.
y. &.
e. NJ. s.,a>rclford. laborcr. Copacr
Hnl
The injured.
Marin,. uaruby. cons.ruc,ipn 'c"..-
man. Copper Hill. seriously injured
by shcck.
Enocn Chapman. foreman, Copper
Iiill painful rjurics about hea';
Mike si..c!rre. steel raker. copper
I'm. se.fously injured.
Frank Bowling. bricklay.r. Copper
Hill slightly injured by n:i.,y steel.
The BLAST. which marks i.e most
serious accident in the history OF
the plant in it's toll of killed and in
jured. shook the town with the saw
agery of an earthquake this after
noon about 2:40 o'clock. Strangely
enough. however. the furnace room,
in which the explosion occurred. was
not badly damaged.
All fatalities and injuries occurred
from flying fragments Of steel with
the exception Of Mitchell. who. was
killed of shock. and Foreman Handy.
who is in the local hospital in 2
very serious condition as result
OF the shock. All of the dead men
we're married. having large families.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
IBy Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON. Feb 2S.--The Su-
bremc Court today held unconsti-
;utional the sections Of the Lever act
under which the government stopped
the coal strike OF 1919. and subse-
quenily launched it's campaign to re-
ducc the cost OF living by prnsecui
Ing alleged hoarders Of and proiiteers
In food stuffs and other necessities.
The courts opinion WAS rendered
specifically in an appeal by the gov
crnmcnt from a decree in tower
courts quushing an indictmcn,
against an alleged profitcer I'm sugar
bu, II was sweeping IN its terms and
will have the effect OF ending all
prosecutions Instituted by the De
ing campaign.
The action OF the government ~
obtaining injunctions to stop the
strike Of bituminous miners in, 40.
vembcr. 1919. was not before the
court. but Department OF Justicc Of
four, which was held invalid. that
the government had proceeded agains,
the miners.
The opinion OF the court WAS baset
largely on the indchnitncss OF ~,
sections under review. Chief JuSiic.
opinion remarked that the scope oi
the sections apparently was las broaG
as human imagination" and that tn,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
IBy Associated Press.

On BOARD PRESIDENT ELECT
iiARD:NG'S SPECIAL. TRAIN. Feb
2S.--Dehn;tc confirmation OF the Sc
lection OF John w. Weeks. of Massa-
chuse,,s. to be Secretary Of War. was
given b! President Elect Harding TO-
nigh, as he ncared Marion on his re-
;urn from Florida.
The announcement. conforming 10
the expectations OF all those familiar
with the Cab.nc; situation. puts into
class Of certainties six of the ten Sc
lcc;ions Mr.. Harding has made Tor
his Cabinet. His choices for the other
four places also have been published.
but he Indicated tonight that hc did
not feel the time WAS ripe :or a
formal statement confirming them.
Mr.. Weeks Is a former United
States Senator. and in 1916 was n
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lHy Nseocial.n rrcss.l

WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.Seaaie
and House conferees were in dead
lock tonight over the slo,ooo.9o0 item
in the sundry civil appropriation bill!
To continue work on the Wilson dam
at Mi&cle Shoals. Ala. and With
neither side showing IA disposition 10
yield. Both sides were presenting a
determined front and fears were cN-
pressed tonight that the entire sun
dry civil appropriation bill, contain
ing this item. might he killed.
Chairman Good, of the House con-
loroes, expressed an intention 10
stand out against tho Muscle Shoals
item To tho end. and ,said unless tho
Senators gave way. the sundry civil
bin would fav
6mads 10 get spsether ion I
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
MUSCLE SHOALS ITEM OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONFERENCE TO DEADLOCK
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, Bearing Clause te
Continue Wilson Dam, Subject of Heated Debate
Between Members of Senate and House.

Senator's Indicated thcir intention
Of standing by the action of the SEN
ate. the other day in voting {. in
sist on tho Muscle Shoals amend
ricni and senator Underwood. Demo
crat. Alabama. said the RESPONSE :
biiit% was suuarely np To the House.
Representative Bryns. Democrat, !,
tennessee. one Of the House con
ferccS. and other proponents OF
Muscle Shoals. expressed themselves
AS eager for another vote on the item,
AMI said they believed il would re-.
suit favorahly. Mr.. Good and op-
poncnts OF the measure. however.
take the view the House has already
expressed itself and the conferecs in
holding out .wcrc carrying out the
spirit Of tho vote by which the
amendment was rejected by ma
jority Of sleyen votes.
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REPUBLICANS GIVE
NO HOPE Of LIT TING
TAXATION BURDENS
On, J for Next Fiscal
Year May Be Greater
Than for This Year.
s2,4OO.OOO,0OO FIGURES
AS FLOATING DEBT"
Task Confronting New Con-
gress in Shaping Revenue
Laws Becomes Insistent.
BN JOHN GI.EIssNI:R.
United Nrwn staff Corrcspondent.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-Expcnfi-
lures OF the federal sovernment for
tn. next fiscal year. which begins
July |. will not he apprcciably less
than they have been during the cur
rent year. They may even be greater.
This means the amount OF money
Treasury VIII he rs great ~ /. has
been. in whatever form tho taxes are
imposed.
The Secretary OF the Treasury him
SELF cannot tell how much il Will
cost 10 run the government during
its coming iscal year Nor can any
one else. Uncertainty arises because
Congress makes many indefinite ap-
preparations, authorizes the use or
nneNpendcd balances. meets def
cicncics and cuts appropriations in
a way 10 incur new onas. and be-
cause huge sums. as yet unasccr-
,ainablc. must be paid to the rail
roads.
But an approximation is possible
This shows more than $4,000. o 90. 600
viii be required to operate the gov.
eminent and meet Its maturing OH
legations.
Appropriations Pile Up.
The short session of Congress, now
drawing 10 close. will have pro.
Vided for the expenditure OF more
than $4,000, 100000 in the twelve
major appropriation bills which keen
the machinery OF the government in
operation added to this will be
$2'o.ooo.ooO Tor tho first def
cheney bill. and $1,000. 900. 600 tor the
pcrmhnent annual appropriations
rms latter group is for meeting in
lerest on the public debt. and caring
Tor sinking fund operations.
ihc total OF these is saN75 600. f0n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
DENY PETITION RICHMOND
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
Appeal for Removal of Injunction
Proceedings From state 10
Federal Court Refused.
IBy Associated Press

MONROE. y, g.. Fob. 2S..--JudSc j.
Els Rag, In state Superior Court here
today denied the petition or the Fed
cral Reserve Bank OF Richmond for
removal from the state to the Fed
cral cour, OF the injunction proceed
inGs Instituted by group Of North
Carolina state banks.
After hearing argument hy oppos-
ing counsel. which consumed most o!
tho day. Judge Kay held that the
cause Is not removable ono. and
retained Jurisdiction. The hearing on
the temporary injunction secured bs
Ste state banks is scheduled tor to.
morFow before Judge Ray,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
HARDING, SPEEDING TO
MARION, NAMES WEEKS
ASSECRETARY OF WAR
Definite Confirmation of This Selection Is Given Out
by Presdent-Elect Board Special Train-An-
nouncement Conforms to Prediction of Days

candidate for the Republican nomi :
nation for the presidency. In the
last campaign he served as IA member
ot the Republican executive commit
tee Of five. lie was banker and
IS a graduate OF the naval academy.
and at one time IS understood to
have been foremost in the prcsi-
dcnt-eicct's mind for Secretary of the
Navy.
AIR. Harding also lei i; be known
tonight that he is thinking seriously
Of following tho example oe PrcSl-
dent Wilson in delivering his mes
sagcd to Congress in person rather
than by messenger. as had been the
custom for many years preceding tho
first Wilson administration.
The President-clect said lie had
made no final decision. but was very
Continued on PAGE ., Col ~
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EAGLES RAID LIVE STOCK OF
SHEPHERDSTOWN FARMER
Ernest ID. Jones Sends Ont y o ) for
shnrpsaootcr Ia Check Raids
of StcnIthy Pair.

WINCHESTER. W.. Feb. .S.-Er-
nest ID. Jones. a Shcphcrdstown farm
or, desires the services Of an eagle
eyed sharpshooter To bring down once
and e -: a pair OF bold bald eagles
which hqve been making raids on
lambs and fow! in that section.
The eagles have carried off scv-
cral lambs and many chickens, Mr.
Jones said. and they arc becomine
holder lail the time. They can he
seen daily, but are too clever, ha says
10 get within gunshot, hence his. S, o s
ksignai lforl 9 deadshot gunner To a Z,
\ord re 1fef. =. ssis IA, ~
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DEATHL|ST GROWS
. AS WRECK DEBRIS
IS CLEARED AWAY
Total Killed Reaches AZ,
According to Latest
Reports.
IDENTIFICATION WORK
IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY
May Never Know Who Some of
Dead Are, So Badly Are
They Manglcd.
II LAY IN THE MoRGUE l.
No Statement Is issued by Engineer
and Fireman OF Michigan Cen
trail Train Following Crash.

PORTER. IND. Feb. aS.-Thc last
I body tonight was believed 10 have
been removed from the debris OF the
wreck last night when New York
Central train cut in t~o a Michigan
Central flyer at the intersection OF the
t"o lines here. but Identification OF
the dead Still was progressing slowly.
The oiticia! list OF the dead tonign,
stood 1t forty-thrce. but liit!. more
than score OF these had hccn ideati-
ned positively. Several other bodies
We're partly identihed through climi-
nation processes in pass and ticket
lists of the trains. The county cor
one-. however. withheld official an
! nouncemen; Of these names pending
complete Identification.
Coroner scipe, announced tn. fol-
lowing official tabuia;!on:
Bodies in chcs,erton morguc. :
Twenty-Five Ia twen,y-seven.
Bodies removed from Chcstcr,on
morsuc-E Eight.
Bodies in Michigan Cit--Two
Total dcad-Th!riy-f TO th.-;y-
seven.
never be known exactlv how r,a,r
were killed because OF the ~ay in
which some OF the bodies wcr. man
sled.
The coroner said he did NOT think
''oi uetd ou'a pe 'ou"u
wreekase' ous that this was possible.
The norgue was closed for tho night
4, o'clock. and ne, further iden,if;-
cations will be made un'ii tomorrow.
List of Identified.
The list Of identified dead follows:
noaFh Annoy. CieVeiaad. ONO.
Mrs. Emma hevier. Augusta. Mich
). =. beVicr' AUGUSTA. Mich'
Mrs. Florence See. Michigan SisS'
ma
ieas. M"E |a'aha us H. -''u
a"oplsu uaush'er - ",s, 60. ~
.Hfs' i-iiii'h i'ae''' -
iha.
:Ns'hu' r. r.sni"a ANAL H. ~
"e,ie" :, ~ o
'.a.',. '1s'.. ..',S, ,-a..,, pa,..,.,ana y =
s,,,daa, &c Gn,.,,,a .,,da s.,,oo,
80, 10 Isnd E,,.h.r, ia G-o-
man Of the New York Central train.
W. G. Engler. travelling on pass
from Chicago TO Detroit.
Claude Johnson. Elkhart. Ind.
engineer of the New York Central
train.
Peter Cain, Regina saska., Canada.
Mfs; nafhhar' Nra''ef' Mi'"' "'s an
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-01
GREECE REFUSES PROPOSAL
oF THRACE iNvESTIGATll)N
ead OF DeieEation In Lopdon < s,s
cesyes Telegram TO This Enect q
From Athens. slts,

LONDON. soN. Feb. 2s.--I;reece has ia
used TO accept the proposal tn az
,,'sest'4ation CT conditions be MAJ
!" fhracc and Smyrna. preparnto
70 making alterations In the SsV,
treeaty. NJ. KalogeropouIos. head
.hs ., Greek delegation ia this elt,.s
ahs resolved a telegram to mix
tess $ 9 rom tho Athens sovcrnlne1
me fclesram was NOT prsssnisa
nslally To the aliiek k1k1 II IA
ssns a..a " ers simply
initrn1
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the next mov: At the White
I1ous-. Senator Underwood. OF Ala
harnn. minority leader In the Senate
recently stated hc had assurances
that the president, would withhold
Nss,iis slgnaturc. Due TO the termination
slof this Congress within less than
" ten days. the President either can
s9Seto the bill and send il back with
sshls reasons Tor doing so or no can
d H.imply destroy IL by q pocket veto
Ss#which would give no opportunity for
f-onSrcss to attempt To override his
5S%ishes. Final votes on -,hr measure.
$f ts ts opponents declared, showed slight
q agsossibifity OF the necessary two
4 shtrds, majority being given either
= IN she Eousa or Senate for overriding
n veto.
Democratic Senator'S made a flnai
,ssanlt on the hill when the report
of the conference committee was
taken M today and for ave hours
drove ut wha, they Described as the
!niquities OF the Legislation.
Although only two voices we're
raised In defense of the bill ard
they for only few minutes the
nrailcd nothing.
IL signed o. iHt -,
would be .nmeda,e.. a..
would remain iH.torce FOR ten No
argument nneiosed b. the Demoe.a'
s-uDplant IL in III, n,St..
Stth ~ second tarint measure or !.
- ancnt law These matters. how
are reserved for the extra ses-
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pESsATioN FORMALLY
PRESENTED TO SENATE

hSHISGTCN. Feb. as.-sdiusted
2eEsation for former service men
proposed IN the amended House
formally presented today TO the
te. will cost between one and
III billion and five and a quarter
bn dollars Senator McCumber,
abiican, North Dakota. who has
'gc of the measure. estimated in
report TO the Senate.
hnator Mccumbcr said the interest
war loans TO the allies would
ire than Ia care of the obliga-
created = 'he bin and without
my incrGase'" Taxes" He expressed
nc nope that the bill might he passed
II this session. but said postpone
ncnt would not be important. as the
sans OF compensation proposed
ffsu.d not become effective until jan
hry /, 1923.
The plan 10 stribute the cost of
|ae bill over the next twenty years.
|cnater McCumber said. would pre-
| ent its being burdensomc to the
kountry,
| II all war veterans took tho cash
lonus for length OF service. Senator
l.cCumbcr said. the estimated cos,
would he i.5419o4.395. II all took
the twcnty-year deferred certificates
the cost. he said. would be s5,o51,-
$4,000. .,ll cash claims would re-
I,uire the treasure TO pay out $780,
|6eo. 900 in 1929. SGoo,0oo.ooo in 1924
and sss.5Oo,O6O in 1925.
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, n
democrats member of the Finance
|t.ommittcc tonight introduced three
np..rG.nents 20 the bill and urged its
T. passagc as an emergency
His amendments proposed
,ions of s25,0O0.O00 for vo-
raining and sl00.00O.000 for
farm loan. lie also offered
neht authorizing service
c up stock-grazing home
ESQ acres.
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.eosxia Canituiis, ni.s

AUGUs'FA. Feb. eS.-Tle win OF the
'a'" 1. iiaynr. capitalist aud former
Mayor OF Augusta. who died Febru-
arg q. was proba.cd here this morn-
ing. The tesiator left his entire for.
tune, valued at about $3.50. 900. Cor the
establishment and maintenance of a
home for. ircurablts
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Three Killed In Alabama.

JASPER. ALA, Feb. 2S.--Thrcc men
were killed at Parish today when n
trip Of loaded ears broke loose near
the top OF the incline at a coal mine
and went back into the mine strik-
ing Joe Lucy. man named Cornelius
and man named Porter. all white.
who were ut wo.k in the mine.
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Grayson Ordered to Du,,..

wASHINGToH. Feh. g. Rear Ad-
mirai cary 7. Grayson, Prcsiden,
Wilson's personal physic.gn. was orr
dered today BY The %avs Dcpaftmcnt
20 tlty as thccr in charge OF the
navel dispes6r In thi,A city. Is.
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IvERsEs ITS OWN
IN MURDER CASE

Youths Must HING. .ic-
o Louisiana state
lpreme Court.
Isociated Press.l
lANs. LA. Feb. 2s.--
,wn ruling granting a
Felix Birbiglia ana
New Orleans youths,
murder and robber,
ason on the turtle
re last spring. the,
ri today affirmed
Sncegot the lower
must !: = t,s /
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tContinued on Pare
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continued on Page 5. Col. IL
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;thIa second tarirr measure or !,
anent law These matters, how
are reserved for the extra ses-
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CONTINUED on Page 5. Col.
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on Page >. Col. ID
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-23
Can Snakes charm?-It does not pa,

Can Snakes Charm?-It does not pay
to be too credulous in regard TO
strange stories of animal life, but nci-
ther is it well to he too skeptical
Many stories and beliefs about animals
which were once regarded as nothing
more than myths have subsequently
turned out to have a good deal OF
truth in them.
Several readers of Woods and Wa
ters have sent to this column ac-
counts of incidents in which snakes
appear to charm or fascinate
other animals. Probably many read
ers were very doubtful about these
stories for the charming power at
tributed to snakes has generally been
regarded as purely mythical, most OF
the scientific men declaring that al
instances of the sort, could be eX-
planned in some other way. Now
however, some of the naturaliStS, AT
any rate, are not 50 sure that snakes
do not charm. Thus w. ii. Hudson
the famous English naturaIists, says:
I'VE are now in possession of Il
very large number of well-authenti-
Gated cases of undoubtcd fascination
in which the victims are seen to act
in Il variety of ways, but all alike
exhibit very keen distress. The ami
nal that falls under the spell appears
70 1tc- rnnscfous Of his loss af power