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"as used by various staff officers Of the
Revolutionary Army as headquarters.
It IS within mile of Wash!ngtonS
headquarters and within easy walking
d!Stanr" Of other historic buildings used
hS commanders IN Washington army,
particularly the headquarters Of Mad
Anthony Wayne.
Mr.. Knox would have fnccI the
voters Of the state for re election next
year. In all sections of thc State it
generally has bccu understood that he
would have no oupOsiton chiefly be-
cause II has been taken for granted
that President Harding looked TO Penn
SNlyania. 20 return to Washington one
of his closest contdants and chief ad-
VlSCrS
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PURGE COMMUNIST PARTY
Eighty.seven Russians Are Expelled
for Being Religious

MOsC0w. On. 13.--- lNy \. P.I--
The ""l'HnsiuE of the Communist
Party" nS it is described here. con
tinucs throughout Russia. Th" news
papers a,c flied with rcporte from the
provinces announcing thc expulsion Of
Communist after investigation Of their
record.
y! ,hni. Novgrod hu, expelled 9S1
members from It's council. chiefly men
ng charges Bribery. rs; breaking
the party discipline. 1iG; drunkenness.
l2I: inclination toward III" McnShrvist
Party. 40: for being religious. 81: for
cowardi"c, ia. and for Indifference TO
party, 22J
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Spain Begins Naval Prooram

London, Oct. 49, by \. T. D-.-Con
struction of four fast cruisers. SIX de-
Stroycrs, twenty EIGHT submarines and
twenty gunbontS was ordered by tho
Spanish Cabinet yesterday. says q
Madrid dispatch to the Exchange Tclo-
graph Company. Th" program approved
completed in six years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13
PHYSICIAN FOUND IN WOODS
Chambers Lost In Canadian WiIds
Thirteen Days Without Food

Fort Williams, ont. Oct. IT, (By
\. PD--Dr. Graham Chambers, To-
rontO phySicinn who was lost in the
bush near Atikokan, west of here, since
September 30. was found alivc but in
Il weakened condition yesterday.
Dir. Chambers WAS found by two In
dinns who were members of larg"
,rlrrhing party. among whom were n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13
Race Clash in New Orleans

New OrICnns, Uct. II, IT'N \ ~
-Four arrests roll"W'd It >oric, If riot
calls last night when police nut an "nl
to clash be'wccn twenty-five white
youths and At equal number Of Ne
Rro"S. who. according to s;atcmcws
made to the authorities. ave been going
undcr the name Of tn" "I'lack I[u Kluy
Klan. and have caused un"nSu'>S in
on uptown nCighborhool for several
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13
S1e,5o6,497 in cltv rr.,.

Receipts for city and county nnrn.
for the week ending yrst"rIG",P IG"rP"scs
shown in the City Trcasurcr's rc,,a,s Ns
to-day. totalCd S2l .SG7. .GS. while 'tport ,",t
mcntS were S1.l0O, ,4T7.0l. The bo,1mIE WnE'
S1G.jDG .tD7 -. '"'' was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13
Pittsburghrr Looms Up

Inn mumr M I,Nn I,rIi ~ ViIV -
lurch lnn,nrL ~ ,bn hurI;crn,ni
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10 =. '', hnrtor ,i,h l,rco anil IN -
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'",I, l"aSII'. l,I lt''i'. w ''oNrnu'' oi."",t
~ MT"u I'o' surprise some N''I' ~,
p"ti p "m. rH' i.L =" ,m,H 0,"!n ~, W. IT." ~
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13

number Of Dr.. Chambers former o.,
arS; DIR: Chambers had been b' witI,coll,, iithol,
food or fire. practically from tha h,'nout '0t
mcnt he lost himself on GshinSy trT,, Lri"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13
Senator Knox Dies
at Home in Capital
Continued from Page One

Continued from PnEe One
ing his service In the Senate. He WAS
on" Of knoN's friends and admirers
while in the Senate.
Active PaIlbearers
The ncti,r pqllbcarers will be all old
friends. IT," li>r include. Mnjor
darIcs WILSON. an attcrn"i, Of Wash
nGtun. wI, WAS Or.var" secretary to
S"nl'"r kToN when tn latter was Soc.
rotary Of State; Walter +. Clarke, If
'harrSl Ia W. Va. tuI1u,r ';"lrrnov
Of AIaSka, and iorurr close uNsoriutr
Fr"d u. Faust. Washington :tt0rnty.
formerly associated with Senator Knox
Major !. 4. Clark. Of Utah. who was
Solicitor Of the State Department when
Senator Knox was Secretary "f State
William Watson Saith, Pittsburgh
attorney and member Of Senator Knox
old law firm Of Knox & Reed. now
Reed. Smith & Beal. and Warren +.
Martin, of Philadelphia. Senator
KnOX's private secretary during his
later service in the Senate aud in rc-
cent wears his closest personal asso.
r'Hte, aside from members If his fam.
tIy.
Following tho funeral services her.
ron"rr"w, N" funeral party viii "Ir.
train for Valley Forge. r"0rhiug There
. ,ut" in ia" ,iI' They will 90 lu.u"d
0t"lN ." Il" KuoA cs,ptc.
Thor" In II" houkroou--l S,nat"r
called il his hookroom rather trnn II
, library, where l." prepared his speeches.
cummunrd with tie great minds If the
! ast, cnt"rtniucd his closest friends.
including tW" Presidents, Roosevelt aud
/ Harding, md whore for years h" hau
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EVENING PUBLIC PHILADELPHIA THURSDAY, OCTOBE

-- -
were at hnli mast today, To- remain for
thirty days. the "ih"t@l mourning period.
The sudden death profoundly moved
'Virll' washington. rs well H. uun"r-
Gus friends.
Senator P"nrosr said he was "ShorkCd
beyond "NprCS.i"n. He was informed
"l MS "",I"aguc'S death at his apart
mrhl IN the Wardman Park Inn. fh,
,M" H,haj"rN had Il long talk nt In"
'"pl'"l yesterday AFTERNOON. They were
lose a>Noria'rN ana friends. having
0''n HSN"'9 Iu NOR" or less int!mht"IN
>'"'' 'h' N'NlhI"% Administration,
Senator Pom. osp SorrnusrI
...rl,.. .,.,,,,,,. H. ,
S,,tmr r;mn io,. .I,,.,;' ,n ,;t,'" " '.'IS ~. ~,
IN L iiGir,,It "II ~, l, Mm''n i"
!o~r said. "Tl" blow to me in his sud
', "a'M I., I'm "ArGn 2e 'Npr"&S"d' ,
- h''' 'E""> ""i occurred Il rev
,.uIi', ''t' '"'k IA>t Wgnt
,M1,l "'", ~, '"r '',''' were ms Wl''.
W 'IWam j, NuF'hl. M secretary, Hn
ira"l'}' me senator TIa Negro but
I'r' WI" "'" n'"h III ms SCrNl"' for
many \''rN' ne 'nl '''n" Wltl"Ht the
NIS"''Nt warming or pr'm"hltI"h.
u" H",H'"F 'ou nee at ms otlrr
hi' "H1' II" >''ia'' NII,' iA"ugh r"ln.
,,'l'"G H' NhS 'ir""' TIC hau not hNrn
III ">r"p' 'i'n a '"Id or other NIigh,
''">i'N.''"h I,G several years. an
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13
KNOX STOOD HIGH
AS PUBLIC LEADER
Was Member Of Two Cab nets.
First Elected to Senate
in 1904
YOUNGEST or SIX SOUS

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years n'tior. " 70" "Nr'
greater pC Il hU'. '"d il
tho 'nw. was ~lpt 's.u&u "r than Il
pnliticinn. 4 vi. 'r"ug"it on 'ut his
abilities I'm the r,,n."r ruraCitv thHi
promrtrd III. se'rriiou Nv GuY,lnor
prnnvyaclr" In 1"u! as Matthew :.
onnv's sr,..., I'm I've United States
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portaht duties r"ng'hm IT, MS tenn
permanent that 1t wa NH'd ur va re-.
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Justice for the SCuH'".
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"tll wash up and be right down."
the Senator snid.
lie and Secretary Martin parted. The
latter was joined IN II Cw moments -.
Mrs. Knox. and together they went
downstairs. The dining room Is on the
first floor. The Senator said he would
come down ut once. Mrs. Knox and
Mr., Mart II preceded him. They reached
the first floor rs he reached the second.
Then came the tragedy.
Dinner was to be informal. Mrs.
Knox and Mr. Martin had just reached
the CntrNnr" to the dining room when
there was II muflrd sound above a
"uuccr uOiSc." il was described after
wnrd II sounded nS though the Sen
atur might have trippcd and stumbled,
CT perhaps fallen.
Calls nCOnsCiOuS Senator
"Smatur," Martin cull"l- senator,
are YOU all right?"
There was no rCSpUlSC
Martin dashed for the stairs. taking
them two nt time. On tho landing
lay the Senator, unconscious.
Mrs. Knox was nt his side almost IN
,tuntly. Bradley. the butlrr. was There.
Leaving the Senator in their care.
Martin rushed for the telephone. lie
got DR.. Adams on the line.
it1
n,,,nr9"' Ln ura'd .,I'hn Srnotnr /.
,,"inLnn n, - wn,.o,,.,in,,s
"Gom yo, ,o, NO." nr ,Ioms
..ountnrod '.\tT cor !. mn, horc
Nartin's rnrLinc was .itting mtsidc
,t Tho mIrh rho Io, Snr'y n,Hr" !. man,
hIorks J;ston,, nm Connccti"ut nyrnur.
Martin lcrt nj onrr In Gf,rCu min
mos hr vns bork hrinuinp nr. Adams.
Tho latter cxnmiucL the Scuntcr. still
Iyiur an tho I9r,liuu. nrouurd ON nil
lows. attended Lv Mrs Knox and
Rrndlcy, lie made tho usual tests.
"Dcnd" nc urUnounccd
:,
frobabiy i'leh instantly
Senator Knox. it was thuught, prob
ably died instantly. or "Apirrd tcw
brief moments after h" fell. II" meyer
r"gHimcd Consciousness.
III" Knox household was stunned. II
was after = h'"!"rE before any one vas
h"tih"G -rciatlV'S hrNt. 'h'n "fh'Ia'S
nd friends.
Martin stopped at ~" NOM" "i sent
,"r Lodge. chairman ol th" orclGh lte-
Ihi"nS Commit tT' ana ,!'tn'n hlh'
Alr. ho"g" Wont I" inc Nn"A NOME
snort tina" later.
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Mr.. Kno&'a y REGARD in the 9TH .,
of Attorneys General was full Of
nctiy ty ard results. iir urusorut"r.
the beef trust he instituted the peon-
nge prosecutions he established the
Safety Appliance Law for railway pas
sengcrs and employees; obtained n do e
cision from the Supreme Court prohib-
iting the inter State traffic in lottery
tickets, and another sustaining the
constitutionality Of the Oleun,a rgn rinn
Law; the postal frauds of 1904 were
prosecuted and the offenders were pun
ished; the great land fraud cases in
the Northwest were begun and vigor-
onslv pursued
When Mr., Knox came to Washington
twenty years ago last April he was said
IN Pittsburgh to have given up a law
practice that paid him $3.50 900 a year
to become Government official at
$4,000 and stories we're current Of large
ices received from wealthy clients.
On one occasion he refused an offer
to appear as counsel In LITIGATION which
q WOULD have made bin fortune. When
+, Aedfew Carnegie and Heny o. Frick
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
NAVAL STRENGTH OF WORLD POWERS DISCUSSED
JAPANESE FARMERS NOW IN TEXAS
MINISTER TO SLAP
WOMEN MEMBERS

ZION. Illinois. Jan. 7.-Iiereafter
women In the Zion tabernacle will
appear with unpowdercd noses OF
Overaeer Vollya viii lecture then,
and slap their faces. The solemn
cdict was delivered today.
The tabernacle In not a boudoir. :"
the oversecr proclaimed. THE usa
II the worldly powder puff Is viola.
ton of the sanctity of God's house.
! have seen women right In this TAI,
ernaclc dabbing away with powder
ruffs harcfacedly. II In n satrilegs
and a disgrace
o,ersccr voliva demonstrated. He
went through all the movements In.
cident 10 the removal Of polish from
the human proboscis.
I've seen women going through
those cOn;ortlona ON trains and N
street cars" he declared "But youll
come here unp0wdercd and you'll
cover your bodiea as my grandmoth.
er covered hers or III lecture YOU
md slap your faces instead of pow.
ierihE them"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
.CONS|DE RATION Of
TARIFF B Ill \ A s
BEEN S|DETRACKED
COMMITTEE NOW ENGAGED ~
THE DisCr ssING or HIGH
LIVING COSTS.
ny Associated Pres.

Dy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.--Considcra
,lon of ih- rordney emergency tariff
hill was sidetrsckcd for a time today
by the senate finance committee while
their members defended efforts of the
government to force down living costs,
The departure fr1m the program came
when witness charged the govern.
ment with responsibility for economic
conditions confronting the country
through encouragement of n buyers
strike. Fer an hour dec0rum was cas,
off and pointed exchanges took plac,
Sotwi,hsianding warnings 10y acting
Chairman McCumber ant senator
sm"ot. republican of Utah. that thc
committees must obtain speedy action
n the hill to prevent further iusscs fcr
the iarm"ra senators Thomas. Colc.
rodo and Jones' II New Mexico. demo.
Gratis. indulgcd In spirited argumen,
with Co,cne. John T.. Wood of Philn,
dclphil. who appeared In behalf of thc
wool manufacturers. Colune, Woods as'
ser,ion that tho government, and parti.
cularly thr department IL Justice. had
been "unwisc' in pronulsating cam.
paign against hlgh prices, met with N,
rejoirdcr hy senator Thomas that pres.
ent conditions were simply those of "oEe
man hcins willing 10 sce another lose
money hut very anxious no' 10 lose any
himself"
Senator Jones esLd the witness
whc'h' r his charges of unwisdon could
not also be- applied to N" Calder COM
mitt,c investigating housing and to thc
senate its,lf for many members have
been 9ciivr In aEitating tor a price de.
cline, MIR Wood replied that he was
untemili,r with the Calder committees
work but hc knew tho accusations ot
senators many times had materially af
fect,d prices
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
NOT ADVISABLE To.
REMA|N,HARL|NGEN.
CITIZENS DECLARE
SETTLERS HAVE PROMISED To
RETURN TO CALIFORNIA.
IT n SAID.
WILL NOT UNLOAD GOODS
Question Discussed Guardedy. and No
Threats Made. Hut lt u Plain
That the undeslrables
Must Go.


SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Jan. 7.-Ac.
companied by n Japanese interpreter
! whom they brought from Brownsville.
citizens of the town Of HarlinKcn this
afsernon called on the two japanese
settlers who arrived there yesterday
and thorqpghly canvassed the situation
with them. While they made no threats
they made Il plain that It was no, ad
visible for the japanese farmers TO re.
main In the Rio Grande valley.
The two men promised 10 return 10
California but will remain In the hotel
IN Harrington until the arrival of s. Kishie
from whom they purchased the land.
they ajd
They showed a telegram received from
kthie saying that he was coming from
Los Angeles and would be in san An
tonic sunday.
T. M."wes,. q san Antonio. repre-
sentative In the Texas legislature from
Bexar county said taiay he would In.
troduce n bill In the Texas legislature
which meets .next week designed to cx.
etnde Japanese frum acquiring farm
ands IN Texaa The bili VIII b. mod
ened on tht California law
The anti-Japanese sentiment aroused
Wy the arrival of the two japanese
formers understood to he the vanguard
az large colony. has become ~ great
that Is X. Kato u California. "A Jap
ancsc who claims TO BE- laborer and
wh" rode Into Brownsville today In n
Pullman sleeper and wearing diamonds
was promptly waited upon and inform,
cd tina, he must get out of the city by
Sunday. He promised TO leave
\ nart of citizens left Harlingcn To-
day for Santa Maria. nine miles dis
tant to interview Japanese WIN wen,
therr Monday. to ascertain his inten.
ticna
Assistance has been offered hv cl'i
.-ns 10 the two Japanese settlers a;
iiariingen 10 get a refund ~ the mon
~ they paid on their land.
The two men are T. Okuma. accom-.
PANIED by his wife and ;hr,c children.
and his brother q. Okuma. acc0mpan.
led BY his wife. They say they had no
knvvicdge before their arrival ~ any
feling In the Rio Grande valley against
IN" japanese as settlers They claim
they bought their land from =. Kishi.
vim represented y Yamata In the pur.
chase and colonization u ?ss acres near
HsrlinEcn.
They arrived yesterday ready 10 move
en- 10 their ioacrc tract but on discov.
erinG the sentiment have remained In
the hotel a box car containing tract.
nrs, farm implements. harness and
household gsods II on the side track IN
fisriinrcn and they have promised
members u the American legion that
they viii not attempt 10 unload the
gocds Tor the prc~ent
Citizens Of Harlingrn and other Rio
Grands valley towns ar, discussing the
crisis guardcdly. and they are making
no threats but make u plain that the
Japanese cannot remain.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
NEWbERRY'S SEAT
IN SENATE COST
AN ENORMOUS SUM
CONVICTION OF SENATOR DE.
NOUNCED As "a GROSS PER
VERSION or JUSTICE"
By Associated Pres.

~ Associated Prrss
WASHINGTON. Jan. Conviction
Of senator Truman n. Ncwberry of
Michigan. and sixteen others. for con.
spring 10 violate the c0rrupt practices
act was denounced as gross per.
version of justice" by counsel Tor the
senator and was upheld by the govern.
ment as a salutary lesson 20 those who
would purchase an election by paid
propaganda" before the supreme court
today when arguments In the appeal
were heard.
Charles y. Hughes. former associate
justice of the court. who headed coun.
sei for the defense. asserted that only
through "grotesque" construction OF
the law had the government been aide
TO present any case to the jury. He
quoted the government brief az show.
Ing that u was admitted that no re-
siriction was placed by law on the ex.
penditures of a political committee In
behalf of any candidate. nor on the
amount such a committee might raise
for n campaign. and further that no
attempt was made by the government
TO show that Senator Newbcrry had
Continued on page ..
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
COMMISSION May
Be SENT To CUBA
PROPOSAL MADE ny SENATOR
RNON or THE CUBAN REI.A.
TIONs COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. Jan. "A proposal
that the Cuban relations committee 81
the senate h. sent o. the island rcpub
he "a obtain information congress may
need n the American government h.
called upon to act h"causc of financial
and political difficulties there, has been
made by senator Knox. republican.
Icnnsy lania. and will h. acted upon
immediately senator johnson. rcpub.
lican. Califori IA. announced to,lay that
the committee, which Includes senator's
Mccormick. republican. Illinois. Tn
dcrwuod. democrat. Alabama. and Dial.
democrat. South Carolina, IN addition
tn senator Knox. would h. asked for
o recommendation on senator Knox .
proposal
Grave accounts first Of the finan
cial difficulties In cubs. and more
lately of the political situation have
caus.d good deal ~ concern as they
have iccn brought 10 the committee
senator johnson said. senator Knox
who has bcen giving the matter par
ticular attention. suggests that In view
of IondinE developments we follow up
a study of the conditions
In order to place the United Slater
In condition to aid cuba, II affirma
tive action by the government Is call
,d upon fw the relief " the situation
u would D. necessary to have ths
facts II ~ suggested that the com
mittcc conduct such inquiry there a.
may h. possible. and b. In n position
20 intelligentiy advise congress IN cas-
action II sought"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
No Appropriation
Made for Soldiers
~ Associated Press.


WASHINGTON. Jan. Not q cent
of the money ~ far appropriated by
Congress for the care ~ war veterans
suffering from disability or wounds IN.
'urrcd In servicc has becn spent for
hospitals for the treatment of insane.
the house commerce committee was In.
formed today by Dr. Thomas W. Sal.
mcI. ~ New York. adviser on mental
Diseases Ia the Rockefeller foundation.
The statement was made al n hearing
'n the Rogers hill 10 consolidate inta
m" bureau the several government
agencies dealing with relief for former
service men.
As result II this failure to provide
proper facilities. Dr. salmon addict
veterans suffering from mental aud
nervous disorders ARE In many In.
stances being committed by the govera-
ment 10 institutions IN which criminal
Insane dfug adcts and vicious dc.
generates are segregated.
In addition "a Dr. Salmon. those who
urged passage of the hin included d.
u. \. patfisor ~ New York. supervisor
~ medical service 10 the national "a
hcrcul,~is association. y. w. Gaibraitn.
national commander of the American
legion and several other officers Of the
latter organization.
Dr Paiiison STRESSED the need Tor
the treatment II veterans suffering
from tuberculosis while Mr. Galbral, !
suggested that decentralization of an.
thoriiy IN dealing with disabled men
had put many q them In a ''frigh,fur'
prcdi,amcnt
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
Harding inFavor
Of Smaller Army
By Associated Press

AtI A8~WNNNAfN AtNH
MARION. Ohio. Jan. The plan of
republican leaders In Georgia to iinil.
tho peace time strength of the army 70
ls00o0 men was given approval today
bv Prcsidcntclect Harding In n confer.
cnce with Representative Kahn of Cal.
ifornis. chairman of the house military
committee.
Senator Harding is In complete ac.
ctrd with our policy" said Mr.. Kahn
otter long talk with the president.
elect. lie IL deeply concerned about ~.
duction of the burden now resting On
the shoulders of the taxpayers and h.
believes much can be saved by rcduc.
Ing the army strength to l75.O00 as a
continuing maximum.
'I am sure Senator Harding does not
bcll"vr that the millennium has come
Tut ! DO not think h. is expecting
trnuhle In the nenr future"
The conference at which Mr.. Hsr-
ding also indicated his desire for a
well organized reserve force. was one
of q series he is holding with cougres.
sionai leaders In charge of military
and naval legislation. Soon he II 10
-. Chairman Butler ~ the house
naval committe. to urge rctrenchment
IN that arm of the service and to shape
n continuing polio, for naval arma'
ment.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-08
SEVEN PERISH IN
HOTEL FIRE.. MANY
OTHERS IN ] j RE D.
INCINDIaRiSM WAS RESPONSE.
BIE IN REPORT; ONE MAN
ARRESTED.
~ Associated Press.

ENGLAND. Ark. Jan. 7.-Incendiar.
Ism wns responsible fer the fire which
early this morning destroyed the Royal
Hotel here and which caused the death
Il Sven persons and the serious injury
Il five others. according 10 the verdict
q coroncr's Jury which this afternoon
made an investigation of the deaths
The arrest " n man suspected of setting
Tire To the building was ord,rcd by the
jury.
The cnruncr's investigation was hell
behind closed doors and many persons
whom Z was believed might throw light
n the origin ~ the fire were summer
q. After the investigation Coroner ].
e. iirscon.b siate. that sufficient cvi.
dencc had been heard to convince the
iurcrs that the fire was started by t.
man said 90 have made threats agains,
Mrs. VI. =. Smith proprietor of the
hotel The man suspected was said to
'aye left England curing the night or
early this morning and thus far efforts
TO locate him have failed.
The fire started on The second floor ot
the building and by consuming ,hc
sialrways trapped the 20 guests on that
floor. Several II thetE escaped by
kno;'ing bcdclo,hcs together and Hitting
ihems' Ives down through windowa
The bodies of six of the dead were
recovered from the ruins totlay. The
seventh victim died after reaching a
hospital In little Rock.
The dead are;
Mrs Veni" Anderson. % years old
Bigelow. Arizona: Ray Anderson, 8. son
cf Mrs Ncnie Anderson; Mrs. Bmni"
Pullman. 20. a sister cf Mrs, Anderson.
Mr. and Airs. Mack IawIes. - and ~
respectively of England: Ca,lic HeffinE.
ton. Is. n brother of Mrs Anderson.
and a nun named Hookcr about IS
wears odd whosc initials and address
could not be- learned.
The buildings destroyed housed sew.
,ra' business firms. All of them sus.
iained considerable damage. The total
'css was estimated at $4,000.