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WEDNESPn PURE FOP The People's Paper-Lcrged Deify end Sunday CbcclcZon of All Pittsburgh Netszpcpen SNOW-WARMER. PATROr PorecMt for western Pen sylvan la w. rain. sleet. artis-erit rely upon warmer, tonight, tomomw.

I EST. 1884. 5 PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1922 THIRTY-TWO PAGES rvaxM- in III, air i i .1, i. i TWO CENTS A lucv I-1 SI 00 jner in illusion of iyj uli oJJ uii uiiuMlL -ft-' -A- 'r mm ALLEGED SLAYER Foodstuffs cof.vs lost riven to eville perf Pittsburgh P'l0Anses of CV household exp does in In Motor Sqt lg Husband'. imuiMiiiiiiin nounocd byin the kins Is yesterday so many her as she Thursday' one "iaVe the priv-Saturdat her husbar.

aad her fam. from r-ng- and mil'-ni be made a vania burlesque stne Garter, high-ture -ary -woman the kins can give. Ne gloria displa -vyonder those has her yy so bfzarr 'if the screeral bride in England wod million "untouch-! dog in India under the makes her "-nt. These "untouch-' in a coiyd of the Hindoo popu-C I lowest "caste." For stuff, -mof'U8 to touch them is yard! sajissrace. i well, eithe at seat of government, ser that never did any- jpt be born have every- -iT'ty w41' India nn tVi sa ntonot -4is like WW CU lliil CO-llCU 1 SS.UU the clr theBaselve3 "Untouchable." parenten to pass through streets la rile exer 5 caste Hindus live, fnrhid- evider approacb.

within 64 feet of a fcne wrnin, in some places forblddtn to -elvet tne public water supply, as leeveijgn their drinking part would pol- MARCH ENTERS WITH BLIZZARD IN MIDDLE WEST FAMILIES FLEE FROM FLAMES IN FIFTH AVE. AND IN GREENFIELD CQPfESSIMAM BE ACCUSED EMi OVErilWEMCE HOUSE BODY DECIDES ON TWO-YEAR DELAY FOR YANK CASH BONUS 4 By Carl D. Groat. VnJted lress Staff Correipondcat, Washington, March 1. Delay for two years in the cash payments; of a soldier bonus was virtually decided upon by Republican members of the house ways and means committee today.

It is understood" that it is planned Representatives Fordney. Michigan; to Issue bonus certificates upon Longworth. Ohio; Green, Iowa; Haw-which ex-service men in time of need ley, Oregon, and Treadway, Mass-could obtain loans. Sentiment on the achusetta. By tTnlted Irea.

Kansas City, March 1- March came into the southwest today on the teeth of a blizzard that demoralized transportation, wire communication, and highways. OF TAYLOR SAID TO ADMIT CRIME By Frank H. Bartholomew. United Press Staff Correspondent. Los Angeles, March 1.

One of. two men named by Mrs. John Rupp as the slayers of William Desmond A Taylor has confessed, according- to an unconfirmed report from police headquarters today. Activities among: detectives who have been grilling the six men under arrest indicated that some important new develop- ment naa occurrea. he sus pects were put through" third degree" throughout the night, it was reported.

It was known that valuable information touching on the murder had lrovet tne rest- state shortIy before noon today rested its case against Kufus Costner, admitted' member of the bandit gang that last robbed and "ed James H. official of Boggs Buhl department store. Before resting his case, Assistant District Attorney Gardner read to the jury excerpts from a confession alleged to have been made by Costner a week after the killing. The confession was admitted in evidence by Judge 'Reid, after a lengthy legal I battle was put up by Attorney Fred W.Scott, Costner's counsel, to exclude it from the record. A portion of the confession in which Costner is nlWri tr, hxvftrJA Snow that already measured a foot out early today in the store of In parts of Kansas and extended the Cnlversal Piano Organ rc-over to Arkansas, Missouri.

Okla- cupyinK the first floor of the trree-homa. and Xorth Texas, was still fall-j 8tory brick building at 1403 Fifth Ing heavily over most of the terri- aTe" and caused damage estimated at tory early today. $10,000. The blaze started in the base- Snow plows worked all night of th bding. It was discor-liberate a Missouri Pacific passenger ered b7 Patrolman Walter Wa-ldelJ, train and two freight trains stuck wbo sent lr ai alarm from box 01.

at of killing a man in Tennessee Christmas 'dav. wn thelcluded kv the court and was not in drifts near Anthony and Hardt-ner, Kansas. Work in the oil fields of Kansas and Oklahoma was reported suspended. Rural schools throughout Kan sas were closed because of heavily drifted highways. Livestock on the onen of I been obtained from one of the sus-(before it was offered in evidence, pecta.

"We object to the part enclosed in DetecUve Sergt. Herman Cline, head brackets as being irrelevant and in-of the homicide squad, was working competent," said Attorney Scott, re-on an angle of the case which, it was erring to the section relating to tho believed, will connect the statements former killing, "and to the confession Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas pan-i of Dr. M. Parker Darts, and on the handle suffered from exposure, it wa i third as a residence by Mrs. Minnie reported." Haley.

The second floor of the bulld- The density of the snowfall was i Ing at 1403 Is occupied the offices declared to be insurance against pos-jof Dr. S. Meyers, a dentist, and th sibility that it would drift completely third by the family of J. M. Snyler.

from wheat field levels. The heavy The families left the buildings safe-blanket will mean millions of dollars iT, and families occupying- upper to the wheat belt, weather reports floors of buildings at 101 and 1407 rth- trat you" were in the" Himalayas, from the deepest valley at he io highest peak, you would say It vheiould take long to level all that off. uV will take much time, also, to level oaJft our" human inequalities. Don't civilization until you have begun to end barbarism, 1 When a people MEAN a thing, they DO it. The people of Detroit, with Mayor Couzens, first-class earnest fighting man 'at their head, are determined to have public own- ershlp of street cars.

And they are to HAVE it. Stockholders are paid fairly, street car officials that fought public ownership to hold their jobs, were told by the mayor that they would be put off the streets if neces- sarr. Once mcife Detroit, a quiet little city 20 years ago, now fourth In pop--', ulatlon among the cities of the United States, s-ets an example to the rest of' the coantry. Rev.i Edwin Curtis, Presbyterian, of Boston, is barred frsm the ministry. He is, accused of frivolity because in saying grace he included this: "Lordj.

we thank Thee for these FrenJi fried potatoes." Men starving ive iven thanks for less. John Bunitin's "Pilgrim's Progress" tlli you to notice the humble hen taking a drink. She lifts her head to the sky with each swallow, to thank the XOTd. Jtev. Curtis is'also accused of hatins baptised a dog, and it shocks especially as the dog was baptised "Buster" Porter.

-Tet we.bap--tiae less ac- vuuuBoiuuci iteaa, me stenograpner who took tho confession, and S. Lee McBride, a notary who administered the oath, testi fied to their, parts In the confession a whole as having been obtained through fear and coercion." Judge Held allowed the first part the motion but overruled the second on the ground there was no evidence to support it. The confession was then read. It told of the plans for the robbery, gave the names of Stokes and Kelly, and told of the holdup and the part played by each Individual and of the plans to meet following the holdup. William Steigerwald was called today to clarify his testimony o-f yesterday.

Mrs. Jessie Cratk. proprietress of restaurant at 9 East Parkway, tes tified that her attention was attracted by shots and looking out the win- 8Ktlng an auior st iring toward man' sitting in an an tor Federal at. The. witness- said -a -tali man ran up, threw a bag into the.

automobile and Jumped in. The machine then drove away. s- Harry Watterson, an t-. electrician, who was a patron in the restaurant the time testified that ho saw one bandit firing from the automobile while the tall bandit ran up from Federal st. He said that the tall bandit carried a bag in one hand and revolver in the other.

He testified that the man in the car was shooting at Officer Schults. who could be seen behind a telegraph pole. Police Commissioner William J. Kane, in charge of the NorthBlde district, took his place on the stand. After testifying to turning the revolver and cartridges which are exhibits in cecptable to rroviaence man a narm- region worked out from a great dog.

also baptize chiWh of U.iany, things, alaj-mat jsannotig, compensation' The understand. Legion- feels that by such, construe- 0 red apple" on a little twig-at the end of the big branch, loqks con- tenmtuously on the ground. It knows it gets juice, flavor and strength i frc that humble earth -below. marw look unon the farmer, forget-! nevr grow much beyond the REAL his plow. a bi scale, tells stockholders of his the other opt.ons was framed to take hundred million dollar concern that ca" of tne man who.

because of un-freneral prosperity depends on the employment or ill fortune, would not Sereral families were compelled to leav their apartments when flr 3:15 a. m. Firemen confined the flames to the one building, although damage of about $3,000 was done by smoke and water in a three-story. building next door. 1405 Fifth ave occupied on the first floor by the.Aphael Electric Co.

a store, on the second by offices Fifth avc, left their quarters because of smoke. Fire Marshal Thomas L. Pfarr estl mated the damage In the building at 14 Fifth ave. at J7.000. mostly to stock of the piano company.

The two buildings are owned by the O'Xeil estate. FIRE GREENFIELD. One fireman was slightly injured and damage estimated at $1,000 was caused early today by fire in a three- story frame building at 159 Greenfield ave. The first floor is occupied by a drug store owned by Matey Talch. Talch and his family reside on ths mt-rr A -fl nr.

nt lYtt rttyi flflAr IS an ti 'occupants were aronacd aad Jrt hming Mvtr- Jarae8 Fox of Ko. Engine Co. th lft hanJ from broken glass In bf of tha win dowa of the drag store. He was at- tended by a nearby doctor. The fire is believed to have starteJ from an overheated stove in the drug store.

It spread rapidly to the sec ond and third floors. An alarm wa sounded from Box 253 at 2:30 a. m. It was estimated that $700 damage was caused to the building, and $300 to the contents. BLAZE IX HAD DOCK.

Fire at a. m. today practically destroyed a two-story frame building at 330 Braddock ave, Braddock, causing a loss estimated at $3,000. The fire started in the fruit store occupied by Frank Morici on the first floor, from an undetermined cause. The second floor was unoccupied.

Morici had just laid In a big stock of goods yesterday, neighbors say, including poultry. Many of the chickens were burned to death. ALASKA SUFFRAGIST BETRAYED BY RUM ODOR IN TRUNK By International Sews Service. San Francisco. March 1.

Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens Troy of Juneau. Alaska, widely known suffragist and a delegate from Alaska to the Democratic national convention In 1920, today paid a hundred-dollar fine b-nans of an odor. odor, or "aroma, arose from a trunk packed with lingerie and otner iemmmo. finery.

i nrv sleuths detected the opened the trunk, found seven bottles Of a liquid originating in Scotland, including one broken, and arrested Mrs. Troy for violation of the stead act. Mrs. Troy pieaaea guuiy flnd Feieral Judffe Pooling assessed the fine. RUTTER EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA POST By United Washington March Samuel V.

r)tti. nt Oakland today was ap- nointed federal prohibition director: of California, succeeding, E. witoTiPii. who has resigned. Rutter is now en route to Cali-.

tTL takcharge. resignation. Federal Pro- SSSm, stated to- day. was because of "lack of com- Plete sympathy and harmony" in his Attorney utenerai iaugneriy iwusj denied that because of the prohibl- tion dispute On coast, he had asked for the resignation of 'Robert McCormacK, special assistant: aitor- nov c-enerai mere. uaueueny taiu McCormaclc was'not Involved in tho Mitchell resignation KNOXVILLE BOROUGH If ICTIPC XDDniNTCn JU4IIVI.

ni I WIIII.WI Harrlsburg. March 1. The governoV; fodav annolnted as- iuaticei of peace. Garnet a Larimer. 203 McKfn- lev stl Mt.

Oliver-station. 'Pittah-nrs-h for KnoxviUe Allegheny county. a I 1 price of grain and other products When grain goes up, the farmers prosperity goes up and national prosperity with It. i A learned editor discovers that the i Bolshevik army is well fed while the ether Russian people are nungry. Therefore thinks he, Trotsky and tJ-enin, bossing a well fed obedient farmy, can do as they rtease.

Frob- ably, but its nothing new. The uiiuhai wruer must Whether the delay in receiving cash would be satisfactory to American Legion chiefs, committeemen could not say. Legion leaders, however, are strongly opposed to delay 'in passing a bonus bill, and Hanford Macnider, Legion commander, is now on a speaking tour in behalf of prompt action. He speaks at Alton, 111., tonight. LATEST TICKS OFF THE WIRE la-i Washing-ton, March 1.

'-Soft-beaded pacifist" are endangering the re tionshiw established by the naval treaty negotiated at the array rosier. enee. Assistant Secretary of the vy Roosevelt today told the seventeenth annnai convention of the national rivers and harbor congress here today. I Milwaukee. March 1.

Five bandits in trro as to mobiles, armed with aw- I ed-off shotgnns, held up Chief I'af-; master Fred Wnllner of the Pal Olive Soap Co. here today and escaped with Washington, March 1. Early action by congress to continue the military statns of draft evaders so that the sovernment may prosecute them as deserters, whs sought today. Representative Kaha, chairman of the boose military affairs committee, asked for a special rule to compel Immediate action on the Joint resolution asked by Secretary of War Weeks, which woald extend the time of liability to punishment of draft evaders. Ilarrlsbnrg, March 1.

The land comprising the Presoue Isle peninsula at Erie belongs to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, according to an opinion of the attorney areneral's department today. It was held that the title Is subject to certain rights of supervision and control with privileges of leasing by the I aited States. Washington. March 1. The shipping board today announced sale of its housing project, Union Park Gardens, near Wilmington, for 1,5 73.663.

The gardens consisted of 503 dwellings, an apartment house and two stores. The houses brought approximately each. Washington, March t. An order by the navy department stopping the movement of virtually all naval vessels Is expected before night, the stoppage to be effective pending con-gresslonal action on the house appropriation committee's decision today to cut in half the naval fuel deficiency bill. This action, it was learned in naval circles, will be made necessary by lack.

of funds with which the navy can "carry on," GUN TOTERS WILL FEEL LAW'S WEIGHT Stirred by the number of men arrested with concealed weapons in their possession, and the comparatively light penalties frequently imposed on them, an order went from Mayor Magee today to police magis- trates to impose tbe heaviest penal- nca lur me oaense. xne mayor aci- ed after, receiving a report from Public Safety Director McCandless. The director said he had been astounded by the police records showing the number of men having revolvers in their possession when arrested. Many crimes, the director believes, are chargeable to the sole fact of men being armed. COUNTERFEITING PLANT IS FOUND By United Press.

New Tork, March 1. A counterfeiting plant, complete with plates, printing presses and imitation silk paper, was found during a police raid in the Putnam building, in the heart of New York's theater district," early today. According to the police, evidence which ruit them on the trait was ob talned in the confession of -Paride Garbari, a retired butcher of Hester in whose apartment they acci dentally discovered counterfeit $20 committee is that this is. the only way out of the bonus dilemma. Republican members of the committee today named a sub-committee "to work out some plan that will not cause a demand for large cash payments for a soldiers bonus in the next two? years, according to an of-' flcial announcement by Chairman Fordney.

On the eut committee are: LEGION'S VIEWS ON BONUS SHOWN BY COMMANDER By Hanford MacNider. National Commander of the American Legion. Copyright, 1922, by the International News Service. Washington. March The American Legion in asking that the adjusted compensation! bill be passed wants it clearly understood that thl3 legislation originated with" congress.

the requestion -of congress, the tive features as those which embody farm and home aid, vocational training, land reclamation and settlement Paid-up insurance, precognition from the government of the eterans services would add to tne "returned service man's ability to become a constructive citizen. The Uglon The adjusted pay. or cash feature. allowing 40 per cent less than any of be able to take advantage or me others. The payment -of $50 once every three months certainly do not form as desirable compensation compared to the great benefits so well defined in the names of the others.

COST EXAGGERATED. The cost to the government has been in a great many financial journals grossly exaggerated. Were nf tv.t men affected to choose the Casn feature, it would not exceed the first year. This is no extraordinary expenditure on me pari cation in skilled professions and em- Conrmnea on rue BRITISH PREMIER THREATENS TO QUIT By International News Service. London, March 1.

Premier, TJoyd George, angered by the obstructionist tactics of his political enemies within the coalition pnf ty. has threatened to resign, according to the press today. There was a meeting of leaders of the coalition party today to take up the premier's grievances and attempt to woik out a remedy. Mr. Lloyd George had complained to Austen Chamberlain, government leader in ti house of commons, and coalition- Unionist member of commons irom Birmingham, that intrigues within the party were making it very difficult for him.

Mr. Chamberlain took action at once in an effort to placate the prime minister and clear the political atmosphere. JOHN F. SHORT QUITS AS FEDERAL MARSHAL I Special to THE PRESS. Washington.

March 1 The" department, of justice today received the resignation of John F. Short of Clearfield as United States marshal for-the Western district-of Pennsylvania. The resignation is effective March SI. James McGregor of Indiana is slated to succeed Short. 1 having the indorsement; of: both Pennsylvania senators and also of the Republican organization of the state.

It is ex pected that the attorney general will i read 'to the jury. me case over to the coroner, Com- missioner Kane stated that he. first eaw Costnerwhen he waa taken to the Xorthside police station after the robbery. He said that Costner first told. him that bis name was John Smith and that it was not until -eral days later that he told bia cor-s rect name.

1 "During these conversations L' you talk to him -concerning the ro bery?" Attorney Gardner asked. V- "1 did." "Just state what he told you, At this point Attorney Scott arose and requested the right of cross-examining the commissioner as to the circumstances under which the statements were made. The request vai granted. Scott questioned Kane closely on alleged "third degree" tactics used on Costner to secure a confession. Kane denied that Costner was beaten by officers after his arrest.

Did you see anyone. use a blackjack on Costner" "No sir." Well. you stayed in the front office so you wouldn't know anything about that, didn't your -v. abut air," the commissioner' rcbiledT." aau, outer wors lO ao. Attorney Gardner then objected to further auestionlng on this ground because Of repetition and the objection was sustained.

"Do you remember a girl being taken there to identify this man and her telling she was unable to say for sure because of the swollen condition of his face?" "I don't remember that. There may have been a girl there, but I don't remember anyone saying that. Somebody bad hit this man several times before be came to the police station. He had a black eye then, Kane said. Kane then told of an alleged oral confession Costner had made to htm Continued on.

Page t. RADIO PREVENTS ALLEGED FRAUD FOR FIRST TILjE By United Press. New Tork. March 1. For the first time in history, the wireless has been used to apprehend a fugitive, the Burns Detective agency announced today.

a young man represanting himself agent of the Beaver Falls. High school, obtained, two iroless sets from Pittsburgh electrical houses without payment. When the imposition was dlscov-' ered, Burns detectives found themselves without clues. As. a last re- sort they had the We6tinghoa.se Electric Co.

wireless phone station at Pittsburgh broadcast a description of the youth and 'ask that he be apprehended. Ten thousand amateur oper- -ators received the call. Within 4S hours relatives of the fugitive went to Pittsburgn. paid the instruments, and the aerial manhunt was called BEGINNING OF MARCH TRUE TO PRECEDENT lraaHon. March' today fcarae in-like a lion" with gusts of wind, snow that immediately became cold and slushy underfoot.

nA t. peratures that seemed to be. 'waiting to plunge downward. Whit threat of me, usual curl Mamti frigid spell was made by the weather bureau, it was predicted the dlsagre-' able wet snowfall would cont'n' throughout tonight and probably f' morrow, at times verging on sleei'. Aimougn persons wise in the wai.

of the weather will maintain thr tK. fn, t. haB arrvcd. the weather vburean ra- enter into Its calculations and said that a storm sweeping over the Mississippi valley, extending northeastward, was the direct cause. As a result, the south is now being subjectsj to rain starros the' northern states receiving their share of damp snow.

The mercury tonight will not ball below SO-degree above sera it was predicted. au tuuu-1 0j the government, wnat is i tries were ruled in that fashion. Thethe m0ney is not going to vanish. It king kept packs of hounds and packs 1 naturally will be turned into the of soldiers, and fed both well. They of the community.

And kept him on top and kept down thejwJth tnat put into homes, farros.edu- said. FOUR DEAD AMONG CASUALTIES MARKING NEW ORLEANS FETE By fnlted Press. New Orleans. March 1. Four deaJ.

tw critically injured, six stabbings. Kevera, shootings. three holdups, was the toll today of Mard! Gras. ending here last nighty, Two not cal svbroht.out police tofrecfor-aH ebts- umerous wagon calls hauled law violators to the lockup far into the night. Great' congestion of traffic brought automobile accidents and the.

jams brought pickpockets much in evidence. A checkup today shows numerous reports of purses lifted. HUSBAND FOUND ASLEEP IN BED WITH SLAIN WIFE By Fnited Press. San Antonio. March 1.

Mm. Bessie Marchell, aged 40, was found dead in bed at her home here early today by pofice who investigated, a shot they beard. Henry Marchell, her husband, was asleep beside his wife when officers' entered the room and had not been awakened by the shot, the officers said. No arrests have been made. A high power rifle was found in the yard.

MAN ENDS LIFE WHEN WIFE LEAVES ROOM Special ta THE PBJESS. Johnstown, March Despondent as a result of ill health, John L. Rhoades. aged 36, a miner of Llanfair. Cambria county, last night shot and Instantly killed himself his home.

1 With his wife and three children at his side, Rhoades was sitting in the living room of his home examining a I I. A revolver. mo wuc ten iuq rwiu iui a moment and during her absence Rhoades placed the gun against his hf-ad and pmlled the trigger. A coro ner's jury today returned a verdict of suicide. Besides his widow and three small children, Rhoades is urvived by ms mother and several brothers and sis ers.

NAMES MORSETO EXAMINE BRIDGES ifllnlTol Tse appointment of E. K. Morse, a well- aSn8 oTS ther' aTtSl bridges olerthe PennSfvanfan! WOrk was nrovided for in road. The work was vroviaea iop an ordinance iatiscu ujr council. Date in the last city administration the public works department reported that some, if not the bridges would have to be rebuilt.

Mr. Morse's work will be to determine whether it would be possible to make repairs which would render the bridges safe for an extended period. El ECTR0CUTI0NS FOR MEN i ONI YlWARnFR TFI I HFR. 1 Columbus. March 1.

Mrs. o. 1 Love demanded admission to a double 1 i 1 obtained from the prisoner with some of the previous clews in the murder mystery. These clues which, without corroboration, led only to blank walls, had been abandoned as hopeless by the baffled investigators working on the case. SEES MABEL XORMAXD.

Pursuing this -new angle of the investigation Cline was in secret conference with Mabel Kormand, film comedienne, wno.was tne last irtena to see Taylor alive. Miss Normand, sufficiently recovered from an attack of influenza to make tha trip, came to Los Angeles from her rest cure home in Altadena and met Sergts. Cline and Murphy, Ceorga Romier. teacher of French. aa meanwhile n.utttione-1 at te WX3 trict was with Miss Normand the day Taylor was shot.

Romier told of a and Miss Normand made to a jewelers to have French motto inscribed on a cigaret case. William Bast, Walter Kirby, Harry Lynch, George Calvert, John Herky, and Harry Auorheim, the six men taken in yesterday's raid, are held in- rimmounicado at the Central police station No officials who had been questioning them would corroborate the Vcon ession" which persistent rumors at headquarters said been ob talned. HARRY LYSCH ACCTSED. Mrs. Rupp accuses Harry Lynch, member of a gang of alleged boot- leggers, all under arrest charged With pedaling uucu liquor ana narcotics.

According to Mrs. Rupp, Taylor was shot by Lynch following a dispute over bootleg liquor he had purchased. She told the police she over-beard threats mado by the gang against Taylor, and later details of the killing. When she accused Lynch of the murder, she said, he exclaimed: My God. keep quiet about that!" Other, members of the gang under arrest today were John Herkey, William Kirby, George Calvert.

WiUiam East and Harry Amorheim. Although the men are held merely on a technical charge involving bootlegging. the police today admitted tnat it was because of Mrs." Rupp charges, implicating them in the slaying of Taylor, that they were detained. The woman's story is closely Investigated She is known to have quarreled witn Lynch, the man she accused. SHIP SUBSIDY FOES TAKE UP SLOGAN OF SOLDIER BONUS FIRST By Laurence M.

Benedict. TjBted Press Staff Correspondent. Washington, 1. bon us for the shipping interests until after the soldiers get their This was being seized on as slogan today by opponents in con- gress of FresiJent Harding's plan for airect aia oi ow.uw.ww jr American ship operators. However, sentiment tn both bouses showed that the President after his address to congress yesterday sub, mitting a definite and comprehensive subsidy gree ho oTg to an unexpected, degree the long standing opposiUon to such a meas- THE WEATHER, Ths local forecast WT for rain or snow.

nnhahiv mixed witn sieei: not so coia to nirht tion for March I. I' Sit at'J l' 1 7 1 il 5il 4i' 3 HirheM Lowest Ati si a- 4fl as; aftt-'ifl isl it f.rcip' Of 9tsr t.3f;0 TKMPERATURB8. m.i.t. ......18 7 a. If ...21 ..23 I aZml' 'JtS: it sl.m".".".tt".

24 iNooa as of a at a DE VALERA LOSES ON SIX DIVISIONS IN AIL EIRE ANN By United Press. Dublin. March 1. Two Important motions were before the Dail Elreann when the Sinn Fein parliament resumed its session today. At the opening session, Eamonn Da valera and his followers lost by a sound majority on each of six dlvl- which- thev forced from the floor.

The De-Valeraites began their obstructionist tactics with the open-j ing rap of the chairman's gavel. Jut in each Instance were defeated. Today, a motion to divide Irish land recently held by "the among landless Irishmen and another to have all births, deaths and marriages registered in Gaelic only were to- brought up by the malcontents. Griffith and Collins, leaders of the pro-treaty faction, seemed to have the situation well In hand, however. The chief dispute between opposing tactions in the dall is over that body's supremacy as an Irish legislative unit.

De Valera bas threatened secession if the Dall loses this ALLEGED "FAGINS" AND 12 BOYS HELD Special ta THE PRESS. Huntingdon. Marcn State, c-tv and Pennsylvania railroad police raided the home of Charles Sprig'gles here late lastnigbtv arrested Sprig gles and "Kid" Harris as modern "Faglns," and a dozen boys alleged to have been used by thettwo men in v.ni Doot 'was recov ered and identified as the property of judee George B. Orlady" of the Su- court. included the loot conflscated was lice say Woman, Hit by Auto, Dies.

1 Huntingdon, March -X Miss Leida Scharrar, aged 87, was struck by an automobile in South Hunting don lat last night and died at a bos- pital a short time later of I 1 1 u. eu iea men, witn a reasonable supply of alcohol, fight well. The hungry and discouraged don't fight. That system of ruling the earth didn't begin with Trotsky, it began before the This nation and its industries are drifting. Into a great coal strike If the stride comes, factories and men are idle, there will be a grand outcry: Stil drift.

Until it has hap-rred' it seems to be nobody's busing js to "prevent it. The men will 1o.se-.. of course, for public indiffer-' ence and government attitude are against them. If there were a threat of the Tfoot and mouth disease" anywhere or iBigns of a forest fire, the government would do something immediately. fcRut industrial battles, most dangjerousto the welfare, we smn.ly "Wait And see." BUILDING WORKERS STRIKE IN CLEVELAND tv International News i ieland, March 1.

-'All union em- ployes of. members of the Building Trades council walked out today, when employers posted notices reducing wages of their employes from 13 to 36 per following a failure to agree upon a new scale. Contracts totaling upwards of in new construction are tied up, and additional lettings are halted pending an agreement upon a wage scale. MARCH MILK PRICES SAME AS LAST MONTH. Retail milk prices in Pittsburgh 'will be tha same in March! as In February, 12 cents a quart And ocnts a pint.

No change svas made in the wholesale prices, standing at a hundred weight at country Matlons and cents a gallon delivered in Pittsburgh. send McGregor's name to the White bills amounting to $62,800. Four men electrocution here and showed cre-House today for transmission to the charged with the counterfeiting have "Can't be Warden seriate by the President. been arrested. Thomas said; "men only." i.