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HARDING IN FAVOR
Of BIG u. S. NAVY
Sends Message That He De,
SiTeS Adequate Appropriations,

Washington, Feb. 2G-PreSident.
elect Harding sent word to senate Re
publican leaders that he desired APP
preparations for the navy and favored
continuing the present building pro
gram without material reductions
With this definite statement OF what
was regarded as the new administra.
lions naval policy, senate Republican
leaders declared they would insist upon
the senate increases over the house
totals in the naval appropriation bill
even ut the risk of defeating the bill
mt this session.
Mr.. Harding'S views were given in
response to inquiries regarding the re-
duced appropriations made by the
house. The preSident-elect replied that
he was in complete sympathy with the
action of the senate naval affairs com
mittee in increasing the house totals
The preSident-elect, it was said, did
not indicate his position with refer
ence to Senator BOrah'S disarmament
proposal. Some senate leaders said
however, they felt assured that he
would favor disarmament provided n
general agreement could be obtained
and that prospects for adoption of
Senator BOrah's disarmament resolu
ton had improved.
Leaders expressed doubt whether the
house would yield to the senate in
creaSeS proposed in the naval bill and
said it might he that the bill WOulG
not he passed before March t.
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Indictments Returned by Jury.

indianapolis. Feb. 2f.-An indiri-
mCnt containing five counts charging
conspiracy to violate the Sherman
antitrust act WAS returned lN the
federal grand jury against 2-2Gi coal
operators. coal operators associations.
coal mining companies and coal miners.
The list of indicted includes persons
and corporations in Indiana. Illinois,
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio, which com
prise the central competitive coal field.
Among those indicted are many in
1iyidual defendants now under inGict-
ment for violation of the Lever act.
The names of those indicted were made
public in the return to United States
District Judge A T.. Anderson. The
names of twelve individuals, however,
were withheld pending their arrest
The five counts in the Indictment
charge were: First. restraining OF
trade: second, restraint of commerce:
third. restraint of trade and com
merce: fourth, conspiracy to mon"po-
lie. and fifth, monCpOliZing.
The Indictment returned is Il Separ-
ate one from the one returned by the
federal grand jury about a year ago
against l25 coal miners and operators
charging violation of the Lever act.
Included among those indicted are
John l.. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America; William
Green. secretary of the United Mine
Workers of America, and Percy let
low. statistician of the United Mine
Workers of America.
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SAYS She WAS HELD
IN HOUSE OF FEAR"
Girl Causes Arrest Of Heal Of
Order OF Owls.

South Bend, Ind, Feb. 3G.-.Jn!ll
Talbot. supreme president, Order Il,
Owls, and a prominent attorney il
South Bend, was arrested by U.itrt
States marShalS on an Indictment
charging violation of the federal Whl4,
slave laws and conspiracy.
The information on which the in
dictment was returned in the d>rrrl
court ut indianapolis was Furnished!
by Miss Pearl Bagley, of Topeka. Kan.
who claims she was lured to South
Bend. She alleges that before she
could escape from the Owl hospital
in which she was held and which she
refers 70 as ''hOuSe Of fear" Talbot
and his emissaries had clipped her hair
so as to prevent her escape.
As soon as she escaped from the hos
pital, Miss Bagley says, she made fran
tic appeals to the police and sheriff
to lock her in jail so she could not
be reached by Talbot. Her request
was granted. Mrs. Pearl Spangler
head nurse of the Owl hospital, has
also been arrested on similar charges
Both have been released on bonds
of $4,000 each and are ordered to ap-
pear before Judge y. E. Anderson, at
Indianapolis, March Z.
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SOLDIERS tI09NA|LED
BOOTS DID Okhl4GE
Cost U. S. S125,87O For Re-
pairs in Paris Hotel.

New York, Feb 2G.-Hob- nailed
shoes of 200 doughboy guards posted at
the Hotel Crillon, where the American
peace commission had its headquarters
in Paris. caused virtually all of the
damage for which the owners charged
HE commission $l2I.S1O32. the man
a&rr of the hotel. Henry pequis. said
here.
1t was this item Of damages in the
expenses of the delegation over which
considerable protest was voiced recent
~ in the house Of representatives. and
which among other expenses, President
Wilson was asked to itelniZe in Il rtS,-
luton adopted by the house.
The 200 American soldiers who
guarded the commission in Paris dam
aged the Hotel Crillon to the extent
of about 500 each" said VI. DeQuis,
quickly Kidding that it was not the fault
of the men themselves. but the shoes
they wore.
They We're neither imp0lite nor
boiSterouS. but they had to tramp in
and out and all about the heotel. all
tie time wearing hob-nailed shoes over
the polished floors and expensive rugs
It cost the hotel 100000 francs TO re-
place the carpets and 100000 francs
to replace the hotel in order.
DequiS thought the boots of the
French SoldierSr would have had the
same effect and said he understood the
British did even more damage to the
Hotel Majestic.
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Crown Casualties Fall OF.

Dublin. Feb. % Casualties to crown
forces during the week ending Febru
airy 10 were the lowest recorded in any
week thus far this year, only two lie
ing killed and nine wounded. says al
official review
The review records ten alnhuShaS
of Which three were on trains. \
feature of the ambuSheS was the All
Spnce of casualties To the forces 0l
the crown. and serious casualties in
flicted on the attacking parties. Foul
attacks were made on occupied bar
racks. there was one assassination and
one attempted assassination.
Sim FeinerS. the review SAYS. muir
Gerpd seven persons suspected of Civ.
ing information to the authorities.
There We're forty-Seven raids on the
mails. SeEentE-One arrests were made
for outragtS and political offenseS anG
there were forty-threc trials and court
martial< of civilians, mostly for hay
ing arms and SeditiouS literature il
their possession OF these, thirty-f0ul
We're convicted and nine acquitted.
Nincty-threa persons We're interncd
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BILIOUS CHILDREN
aek-Draught, Long in Successful
Use, Praised by an Arkansas
Mother, ''Soon Does
Its Work"

Marmaduke, Ark.-Speaking Of
Thedford's Black-Draught, which from
long use In her household has become
regarded as ''the family medicine, -
Mrs. Mary e. Hill, Of Route l, this
place, says:
when the children get bilious,
give them a couple of good doses, and
when we have sour stomach, headache,
or any liver or stomach trouble, we
use Black Draught. 1t is an easy laxa-
tive, and soon does the work. I GER
tainly think It is one of the best rem
edies made"
Black Draught acts on the jaded
liver, gently, but positively, and helps
1t in its important function of throw
ing out waste materials and poisons
from the system.
In thousands of households Black
Draught is kept handy for immediate
use in time of need. Prompt treatment
often is half the battle, and will often
prevent slight ills from developing in
to serious troubles.
It's well-established merit, during
more than 20 years Of successful use.
should convince you of the helpful
effects obtainable by taking Black
Draught for liver and stomach dis
orders. Get package today, and
keep It in your house. See that
the package bears the words,
~Thedford's Black-Draught." NC-14j
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-26
BEAR ATTACKS A JAIL
Hungry Brute Tries to Break lit;
Virginia Lookup.

Hungry Brute Tries to Break lhto
Virginia Lookup.
Winchester, Va, Feb. 2G.-A large
black bear, lear and lanky, made an
unsuccessful attempt to break mo
Clarke county Jail at Berryville, be-
ing frustrated by Tom Lupton. son
of the jailor, who admitted his hair
rose when he came face to face with
the bear, whose presence in the jail
yard had been mistaken for prisoner.
Lupton said he was awakened by a
rafting of chains and his first thought
was of Jail delivery. His revolver
being cut of commission. he seized the
next best weapon. Il small rifle, and
when ne discovered al was we'll in the
cells, he walked into The Jail yard,
only to he confronted by the beer.
which had reared on its hind feet
near a large garbage can. When the
rife cracked the bear jumped, SeelI-
ingly slightly siun@. aid made a heH-
line for an alley, through which it
disappeared.
An investigation showed that the
hear had been clawin% at the kitchen
door of the Jail, ard lad devoured all
the waste dumped I'M" The garbage can
the preceding evening The bear.
which had Il chain arcund It's neck. is
thought to have wandered from
Charlestown. w. Va. wh"r" one has
been on exhibition for some time.
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sired Louis TO follow his profession
but after more than three years study
he abandoned 1t. He Gext read law to
please his father, but he genuinely
cared only for writing
Perhaps no figure In literature is
more loved for sheer valance of spirit
than Robert Louis Stevenson. He con-
tended all his life against disease with
high courage aud dauntless sayety, In
France and California, in the AdirOn-
dacE&s and The South Sea Islands, hc
pursued the will o the vvisp, health
which always eluded him. From 1856
to his death in 1884, his wife was i
source of strength and inspiration; vet
exiIed from friends he suffered physical
pain and weary disappointment. Mucl
of his best work was written IN bed
Nevertheless in II years he produced
four volumes of essays, seven rOmRnces
FIVE collections of fantastic tales, two
of South Sea yarns, three of poetry
1--WE volumes of travel and topography,
one Of political history, and left ma
terial for several p0sthunOuS works.
STTreasure island" is perhaps the best
loved of his rOmanceS. Stevenson said:
IF this don't fetch the kids, why. they
have gone rotten since my time" And
again, rs he wrote fl: "It's awful fun
boys stories; you just indulge the
pleasure of your heart, that's all"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-26
McGannon COMPROMISES.

Cleveland, Feb. 2G.-Judge VILLAIN
H. McGannon, recently acquitted of
second degree murder in connection
with the death of Harold c. Gagy, an
nounced that he will resign as chief
Justice of the municipal court on
March l. The announcement was in
reply to Il request of the Cleveland
Bar Association that he resign at
once. instead Of March II, the date
previously set by Judge McGannon.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-26
OF LITTLE USE

Not long ago a number of masons
left Scotland to settle in this coun-
try. One Of them wrote to his wife
shortly after his arrival, and in
structed her to sell their household
property and to take passage out for
him.
The good wife had a neighbor who
came to help Eer with the packing.
In the midst Of it they fell upon
Thomas watch. The neighbor ex-
amined it closely and then said
It's Il grand watch Catherine.
Yell be takin' it wi ye?"
Ma, Ma" was the reply. 1T
wad be O. nae use DOT there. for
Thomas tells me in his letter that
there is some 'oors O. difference be-
tween the time her and in California.
so l media be takin' useless things"
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CHILLED AND NOT BURNED
Children Hide in Woods After They
Fire Home in Mothers Absence

Chi! lren Hide in Woods After They
Fire Home III Mothers Absence.
NilliamSport. Pa. Feb. 26.-Return-
in" from school and finding their
mother absent three young children OF
Mrs. Minnie L. Jones of Gamble town
sIliu. attempted tn start fire in the
stove and while doing so accidentally
sci the house afire.
Frightened. they ran to the woods
some distance from the house and hid.
They were nearly frozen when found
several hours later by neighbors, who
heard their cries as they were about
to search the ruins for their bodies.
The mother, who had been to this
city, did not reach home until late at
night, and. finding the house in ruins
and believing the children had perish
ed. struggled through the deep snow to
IT,, nearest ncighhor, Il mile away,
falling unconscious Just as she reached
the door.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-26
iiIYDICT COAL FIRMS
FOR PROFITEER|NG
Two Companies and Two Indi-
viduaIS Accused in n. Y.
SOLD At UNFAIR PRICES
223 True Bills Found by Indianapolis
Jury Against Operators, Companies
and Miners.

New York, Feb. 26.-lndictments
charging protiteering hy two coal COM
panie5 and two individuals, both Of
ticcrS of both concerns. We're returned
by the federal grand jury.
The defendants are the Colonial Col
liery company. Of Natalie, Pa, and
Madeira. Hill 4 Co., Il Philadelphia
corporation, with offices in New York.
Cu-tefendantS are Robert c. Hill and
Percy G. Madeira.
The indictment specifies several
sales made last fail. In one case il
WAS alleged d ton had been sold Tor
$I3lii when $50 would have hetn
Il fair price.
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Apply Torch in ReprisaI.

Belfast. Feb GA creamery in In
YER, County Antrim. and a co-opera
tive store i'll MOuntcharles, County
Donegal. have been burned as re-
priSal for the shooting of Il constable
from ambush.
Rev. J. A. Irwin. a Presbyterian
minister, arrested in January, was
convicted by court-martial of having
a revolver and ammunition in his pos
session and sentenced to one year in
prison.
A charge Of possessing seditious
literature was not pressed against him,
owing To the discovery that the SuS
pected documents We're Hebrew YER
sions of the Psalms. and not Gaelic pub
licationS. as at first supposed.
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Madeira Denies CHARGE.

Philadelphia, Feb. 26.--Percy G. Ma,
deira. speaking both for the firm OF
Madeira. Hill X CO.. and his aS%oriutc
MIR Robert {. Hill. said: The firm
OF Madeira. Hill & Co. is NOT guilty
Of protiteering, absolutely not. Neither
is Mr. Hill. He is innocent of any
such charge.
As for myself, | believe the report
from New York that I have been in
Gicted on the same charge is incor-
rect IT is my understanding that only
the firm and Mr.. Hill have been in
dicted by the New York grand jury
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Live Stock Quotations.

Observation-Disclosures steers,
slow to 25c lower; bulk beef steers, SIS
1850: butchers she stock, steady
early; undertone weak; bulk butcher
cows and heifers, $506.5O: bulk can
ners and cutters, $2.506350; bulls,
bulls, largely $4.75G5.75; bulk veal
calves, &fG611.
HOGS--MOstly steady: top. 1913
bulk, 200 pounds down, S9.45'6 So ::
bulk. 300 pounds up. $500 1890
er. Choice. sc pound Shorn lambs,
$3.50; bulk fat lambs, S069.75; sheep,
25c to zoe higher; early top ewes.
1913; some hold HIGHER: bulk Fat
ewes. $45OIr5 30.
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Workmen Raise Red FIaq.

Paris, Feb. 26.-The red flag was
raised over the big electrical works
under construction at GennevillerS,
just north of Paris, by workmen who
refused to quit the place in spite of
4 lockout declared by the company.
A large force of police and small
detachment Of troops were called out
to maintain order.
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CAL conraess Conferences.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Separ&te con
ferences of senate Republicans and
Democrats have been called for March
to take up questions regarding re
organization incident to the new seN
sion and seating of new members.
1900 to Get Jobs Back.
Albany, Feb 3G-Announcement was
made that the New York Central's To-
connective shops at West Albany will be
reopened next Tuesday The shops
were closed Il week ago, throwing ap-
proximately 400 men out of employ
merit. All of these men will return
to work with the opening of the shops.
il was stated.
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CLERK AND $4,000 GONE
Dalton, Drawing $65 Per Month, Dis
appears With Negotiable Paper.

DaItoh, Drawing POO Fer Monln, lis
appears With Negotiable Paper.
Chicago, Feb 26-Theft of Liberty
boAds If par value of $4,000, was an
nounced by the Northern Trust com
pany.
The bonds were worth S670,00G at
market prices. The bank accused a
clerk, William Dalton, who handled
Liberty bond transactions, with the
theft.
The theft occurred Thursday, accord
ing to a statement issued by the bank.
Detectives were Immediately put to
work on the case, but after twenty
four hours search Dalton could not
be found. He was II years old and
lived at home with his mother and
sister.
The bank said that insurance would
cover "a very substantial part of the
loss, if any results" Dalton was said
by bank officials to be receiving q sal
ary of 500 a month.
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OPEN WARFARE
IN IRELAND
Grown Forces in Battle With
900 Ambushed Men,
MAJOR FALLS IN CONFLICT
The Struggle Continues For Hours
and Battle AirpIanes Rush to Aid
of Troops.

of Troops.
MHrro"u. ireland, Feb. 26.-Three
/ hundred men in ambush attacked a
large party oi auxiliary police between
MacrGom ana Eallyv"urmey and com
PEELED the British crown forces To With
draw. after two hour battle in which
the casualties of the crown detachment
included their maj who was killed,
and the Wounding of It number of his
men, some of whom had To he left on
the field
Later the battle was renewed, when
hundreds of reserves We're hurried to
the scene by the military, battle air
PLANES assisting in the attack nn the
Irish contingent.
The military Withdrew after two
hours, leaving the attacking party still
in possession of its position. Hun
dredS "f reserves were then rushed up
by the military from neighb0ring bar
raci>>, and the attack was renewed.
In the first assault the major was
killed and seven Of his men We're
wounded, one mortality. The casualties
of the amhushing party were not
learned The crown forces were I'M
able to recover some of their wounded
when they withdrew.
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Ooo Bears Grim MESSAGE.

Yorkton, Sask., Feb. 2G-A dog
which accompanied Manuel Ries when
he wandered from his farm home here
ten days ago returned with a note tied
around his neck asking that the young
mans parents have funeral services
conducted for him by the minister Of
the German Baptist church. Suspect
ing suicide. police at once organized
parties 4, search for the body.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-26
OEFERS TO WILSON'S WISHES
Harding Agreeable to Inaugural Plans
AFFECTING the President.

Washington, Feb. 26.-President-
elect Harding has written President
Wilson expressing a desire to leave all
details Of the Inauguration so far as
they affect the president to Mr.. Wilson.
This was announced at the White
House.
Officials said it was presumed Mr..
Harding would call at the White
House on the morning Of March and
accompany the president to the capitol,
President Wilson is DESTROYS of follow
ing all precedents and will participate
as far as his physical codnition per-
mits.
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GENERAL MARKETS

Observation-Disclosures
Winter straight, $8.3O@9. Spring pat
ent, $909.25.
WHEAT-Firm; No. red, $1.92Q
CORN-Quiet; No. B yellow, S5d
S5hc.
OATS-Firm; No. white. 56d
561hc.
38c: old ROSTERS, o4625c. Dressed
firm; choice fowls, 39hc; Old ROSTERS
zoe.
BUTTER-Firm; fancy creamery
51m53c.
EGGS = Firm; selected. 4G64Sc
nearby, 40c; western, 40c.
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PENNSY WILL. CUT AGAIN
Ten Per Cent Reduction.in -Esrcss o
the Central Division.

WilIiamsport, Pa, Feb. 26- = An
nouncement was made by locat Penn
sylvania railroad officials of dnothe!
sweeping reduction in working forces
and operating expenses on the en-.
tire Central Pennsylvania division. tC
become effective March |. The rcduC
ton in working forces Will b" up.
proximately 70 per cent, while it is
stated that some curtailment in pas
senger service also is considered
RevonO shipment hall0ted on the
question of returning 10 pierewOrk
basis
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Million Gift Trees Die En- Route.

Harrisburg, Feb. 26.-The depart
ment of forestry received word that
100000 white pine trees shipped from
Mont Alto and Caledonia State forests
as a gift tOthe French government for
reforestation died before they could
be unloaded at a port. Shipping con-
gestion prevented unloading in time
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MYSTERY IN MOTOR CRASH
Overturned Limousine, Found Nea

Gettysburg, Bears Blood Stains.
Baltimore, Feb. GA deserted linn.
CUISINE, bearing the initials "E. S. S.
was found overturned on the Waits
burg pike, near Gettyburg, Pa.
There were blood spots around the
car and trail of blood led along the
road for short distance.
The car bore q Maryland license tag
which inquiry ut the state motor We
hicle commissioners office revealed was
issued in the name of +. S. Smith, 400
Florence Court, Washington
No trace of the occupants has been
discovered. nor has any one been found
to throw light on the case.
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Opens Window to Face Gun,

Chester, Feb. 26-MrS. William Laws
of 1911 West Third street. was given a
shock while opening the shutters at her
home. Leaning from a window she
was grasped by the arms of Il heavy
set negro, who pointed IL revolver a
her. Mrs. Laws screamed with fright
and after notifying the police SWooned.
This so frightened the negro that he
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Wilson Receives ENJOYS.

Washington, Feb. 2G-President vii
son received Rolando Ricci, the new
italian ambassador: Prince BibeSco
the Rumanian minister, and Albert
Blanchet, the Haitian minister. The
Italian ambassador was presented by
Secretary Colby, and the two ministers
by Under Secretary Davis.
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THREE CHAMPIONS

). Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 90 :
!. The town Of RogerSville, near .
:. here, laid claim to the CASTRO .
:. monte champions of the state. .
:. Herbert Sibert, 1G, recently .
J. came out on the long end of .
J. wager by eating at one repaSt .
!. 81 sOft-boiled eggs Just to prove .
!. the theory of inherited talents, d.
!. SibPrt, ST., then ate 10 pounds .
!. of honey at two meals Inspir- .
!. ed by the eating prOwess of his .
= neiglDorS. Harrison ChildreSS .
!. conquered new fields by CON D..
!. suming 16 cans of potted ham L.
I. without stopping. .
!. .
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Condensation BY EanlesSB. ConncPy

r o ert Louis
s t e We nSOn was
born of cultured
parents, Nov. 13.
1856 in Edin-
burgh. From in
fancy his health,
was delicate. His
8 c Ia Oling was
therefore desI!i-
tory, but he earl,
adOred the tales
and poems read 10
him by his de
voted nurse. Ali
son Cunningham
and so began the
passion for Iitera-
ture which d0mi-
mated his ] &c. His
f a I h G r, Thomas
Stevenson, an able
civil engineer. dc.
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Chile Raises Tariff so Per Cent

Santiago, Chile, Feb. 26.-The coun
Gil of state has approved measure
providing for a general increase o
so per cent in import duties, effective
Immediately. Certain articles will bt
exempt from the new imports.
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NEGROES INCREASE IN CITIES
Show Growth in New York and sos.
ton on Census Fioures

Washington, Feb. 26.-The negro
population of New York city by the
1920 census was 1l@,OSS. an increase
of Gl,@79 or $50 per cent, the census
bureau announced. The white popula-
ton was j,459OOl. an increase of
7S9,S42 or l6.9 per cent; others, 1856
Negroes in Boston, Mass. number
ed 1862, an increase of 279S or 206
per cent. The whites tOtaled T30, 1856
an increase of 74,79O or ia per cent;
all others 1919