Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
81, 100000 Hotel Fire in Georgia;
200 Guests Escape in Night
Br the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA. Ga. February fire
swept the Bon Air Tourist Hotel here
in the early hours of this morning, de-
stroying that structure and SsendlnS
most Of the go guests scurrying to
the streets in scanty attire. Others.
caught on upper floors with their exit
cut of. were rescued by firemen.
The blaze. the origin of which is
undetermined. was discovered by the
night clerk, who aroused the guests.
Some of these were able to take away
their va]ua bles, but others were not
so fortunate, as the fire spread RAPID
~. the firemen being handicapped by
low water pressure.
The total loss was estimated at
81. OOe. 900. The hotel was valued at
$500 300 and the loss to the guests
was expected to total s2O00oo.
Dull Period for Coke.
CNIONTOWN. PAN the face of
inquiries for new contracts for COKE.
jndependent operators in the Conneis-
willie region are facing what they
term one of the dullest periods IN
years. While prospective purchasers
are asking concerning prices and de-
liveries, few orders are being placed
and the list of idle ovens is being
increased almost daily.
Admits Raising Bills.
CHATTANOOGA.-A man giving his
name as Jack French, arrested here
several days ago for investigation.
has. according to the detectives maze
written statement admitting that
he has been operating in the raised,
bill industry for several months: ana
has passed bogus money in New YORK,
Newark. and Washington.
Child Wives Exempt From School.
NEW YORK-Ciirls who marry un-
der sixteen years of age cannot De
forced to continue in school. it was
decided by Magistrate Charles N.
Harris on a test case presented oy
the board of education. The magls-
trate said he thought husbands were
entitled to have their wives at nome
Robbed by Lone Train Bandit.
ROANOKE, Ea.-Headquarters of
the Norfolk and Western railway re-
ceived a report that passengers on a
Pullman car on train No. 4, east
bound from Columbus, Ohio. were held
up and robbed by a lone bandit
short distance west of Bluefield,
w. Va
Women In ONCE in Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Gov. McRae
signed the bill permitting women to
hold office in Arkansas. and immedi-
ately afterward commissioned four
women as notaries public.
Suspect Typhus Among Immigrants.
NEW YORK.-Nine hundred immi-
grants were ordered held on board
the steamship President Wilson upon
its arrival here from Trieste. Italy,
because of the discovery of four Sus-
pected cases of typhus among their
number. The patients were removed
a. -; ~, 1.,i1I
be forced to remain on board the
vessel until all danger is over.
Bullet-Proof Coat. for Police.
OMAHA, Neb.-Bulletproof steel
Jackets will be supplied to all police
| it was announced today. Recent shoot
ings, in which one policeman was killed,
prompted the decision.
Robbers Kill Bank Cashier.
MITCHELL. s DR. G. Stapleton.
at Corona. S. D., was shot and killed
by robbers. who escaped with unde-
|termined amount of money, according
to reports received here.
Drops Five Floors Fleeing Jail.
NORFOLK. Varying to break
Jail, Edward Kane, seventeen, dropped
five stories down a chimney and
landed unhurt in basement room
in which seized liquor is stored pend
Ing its use as evidence in court.
pistol found in the room was fired
several times by the hoy before he
attracted attention and was released
| from the locked chamber
All Prisoners Escape.
ACCOMAC. Va - Using hacksaws,
crowbars and an ak surreptitiously
slipped to them by friends on the out
side. general exodus from the Ac-
coln4S county Jail was made. Six
prisoners, two Of whom were await
ing trial on capital offenses, were
among the number in the delivery.
Girls Study Motors. s.
WELLESLEY. Mass-The young
women of Wellesley College, turning
from the classics to utilitarian studies.
are learning not only how to drive
their automobiles. but also to be
trouble-shoote when need be. The
complexities of ignition and carbura-
ton are being explained to thirty of
them in a new automobile course by
Prof Lucy Wilson of the physics de-
partment.
Indian Status In Doubt.
ALBANY, n. Y.-Desc;te dilligent
EFFORTS of the Everett legislative COM
mtttee. appointed nearly year ago,
to reconcile various conflicting Judi
ci2l decisions regarding the position