Evening star., 1921-01-15
BY the Associat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press
DANVILLE. ILL.,, January 15.-Ex-
pressions of doubt that she had fast ,
ed forty-seven days. as she alleges. to !
influence her husband to join church. I
were characterized today by Mrs. r
Ernest Harrington as attempts to r
cheat God of the glory of preserving c
my body and keeping me alive until d
the great victory is won.
Mrs. Harrington's statement was
particularly directed at DR.. w o.
Dixon. city health commissioner. G
who, after an examination of her con- u
dition, said he was certain she had j.
tasted the last week. since d nurse =
was installed. but doubted her state s
ment that she had abstained from v
food previously. DR.. Dixon said the 4
womanS condition virtually was h
normal. a
Her Husband Laughs.
When asked if she did not fear she
would die if she persisted in 1aStlns
Mrs Harrington said: death: why. S
no. I've never given that thought b
know, however. that I am not going r
to die. Why, God wouldn't let me die. a
If 1 do. then nothing will be accom- V
plished by my fasting 49,
do you object to having Elsltors! I
she was asked \
mo, for God told me It would be all "
right for YOU to come and see me. o
He said. If they come in by the front
door, admit them to your room. put
if they come in the back door. l DO
not want you to see them, she re- F
piled. IF
This statement was greeted by a !;
1anrh from her husband. who was In 4
anotber room but overheard her re- T.
:That's one time your message got
sidetracked-we came IN the pdch
way" he said.
Rack With Electoral Vote.
RICHMOND, Va-James NJ. Hayes =
of the office of the secretary OF tne +
commonwealth has s,re retaInsu aIactoral al Votes =
that Virginia had cast 10r oans l, n
cox for President and Franklin u.
Roosevelt for wee lIsrshalI Ises,uIntb having r
declined to receive the ballots IN t
Washington because they had not Fl
been prepared in proper form. t
Hung Despite Appeal. e
PHOENIX. Ariz.-Pedro Dominguez' \
in whose behalf the Mexican govern a
ment recently appsaiea st,.e TOT nrison at +
Florence. Ariz. He had been conNlc!Iu 'ii
of murder in connection with the Kill
ing Of a fellow miner at Metcah'
Ariz., last year. a
Fl Election Boards Ousted. q
DETROIT, Mich. Dismissal OF g
twenty-one election tic ~ o0sra si1v eIection
commission. following 1nvestieaIon lst
into alleged Irregularities in the No 7
vember election; Discrepanacitehs PAM tha n r
suit of a recount in a local judicial
contest precipitated the investigation.
Blackmail Letter. Received. m
PHILADELPHIA. Pa-The arrest NJ
here of two men on charge OF mis- d
using the mails resulted In the ponce a.
revealing that many persons weli c.
known in society circles here have y
been receiving letters from alleged Ia
blackmailers. The men arrested are
George Clema and William Dougherty.
ed $500 from Henry F. Michel, a seed .,
merchant. in
Oppose Constabulary Bill. 10
COLUMBUS, Ohio.-The Ohio miners
convention. at it's closing sessions "
here. adopted resolutions favoring an a
old-age pension law and opposing the h
state constabulary bill pending before
Letters Cheer Mary Garden.
CHIcAGO-Telegrams and cable t
grams wishing Mary Garden success y
as director Of the Chicago Opera Com +
pany pour into the offices of the opera e
association. Miss Garden. the first s
woman to be appointed to such a post =
in this country. took complete charge ?
Of the company. :,
Air Mail to Los Angeles. c
LOS ANGELES. Calf. Western '
headquarters of the United States q
Transcontinental Air Mail Service will v
be established in Los Angeles within Il
thirty days. and pilots will fly with
mail from New York to this city. ac-
cording to a statement by George B.
Harrison. secretary-treasurer of the C
Aero Club of Southern California. a
This information. Mr.. Harrison said. c
was received by the club from Otto
Praeger. second assistant postmaster d
general
Urges Peace With Germans.
cHIcAGo-An early settlement OF
the German indemnity question is
necessary as a preliminary to turn Y
for the better in European business d
conditions. Gerhard NJ. Dahl. New t
York banker said in an address before c
the Illinois Bankers Association. The l.
condition of European business. he o
said. was the most important single p
factor in Americas domestic situa- r
tion.
st. Louis Y. M. C. A. Burns.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.-The central Young Il
Mems Christian Association building G
here was practically destroyed by o
fire, said to have resulted from cross a
ed wires. officials place the loss at e
100000. 3
Woman Burned to Death. e
COLUMBIA, S. C.-Mrs. Louisa D.
Logan. eighty-six. wealthy Columbia
woman, was burned to death in her
home, where she lived alone.
Bryan Denounces Grain Trading. c
MIAMI, F1a-Trading in grain fu- y
lures was vigorously denounced by Will "
liam Jennings Bryan. in an address here.
Mr. Bryan also declared that he ex-
pected during the rest of his life to op- :,
pose with all his influence stock market
trading as now conducted.
Gambling Cases Postponed. (.
NEW ORLEANS, La.-Trial of the n
officials Of the Business Mems Racing h
Association and Moralizers operating al n
the fair ground tracks. charged with a
violating the anti-gambling laws. was q
postponed indefinitely by Judge Hum h
phries in the district court I,
t;
More Guardsmen ON Duty. In
BIRMINGHAM Ala--Every train o
entering Birmingham is bringing men, v