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SEARBHFI]R BODIES IN WRECKED STORE Two Dead,.37 Hurt in Explo- cion of Natural Gas at l Columbus, Ohio. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 22.— Police and firemen at daybreak today renewed thelr search of the ruins of | the Wright woman's furnishing store, partially wrecked late yesterday by an explosion of natural gas, njuring ! more than thirty-seven persons, in-| cluding two women who dled soon ‘after the blast, folioOWIug Xepuris wi Rohu\ this morning that,{wo, women 4 been missing from -their homes | Bolh women, pollce were told had Cae viGibty 0f the -zoro which is in the dowutowh sec- | tion, ‘at the time of the. blasti One Body Unidentified.’ Relatives of the two women, M!ss, Sadie Kouts, thirty, and Miss Gertrude Bchepter, who visited hospilale,” were | unable to identify any of the tnjured or the body of an unidentified’ woman. | atifled as , of Co- woinen and a man, were reported In seérious con- dition at local hospitals this morning. The cause of the explosion was said to hive been:gas from:a leaky main Secping Into.the basement of the stape, Wi 4 eventua.ly .came in contact ‘with fire in a fyrnace. Stdewalk Blown to Bits. Coroner Murphy and officlals of the state fira marshal's oflice have an- nounced, they intend to start an in- vestigation today. Force of the explosion was o great | that the sidewalk in front of the bullding, a_three story brick struc- ture, was blown to bits. Many of the injured were passing the store at the time of the blast. Several automo- biles, parked at the curb were wreck- ed and windows a block distant were Dbroken. Large pleces of concrete and boxes of merchandise were blown from the basement into the street. COL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ONE OF UNCLE SAM'S PIONEER FLIERS. . D. MILLING Of the United States Army air service (here shown) is the third official flier in the Upited States Army. Fort Myer, Va., in 1911, and is still an active aviator. He was trained by the Wright brothers at|cayg Col. Milling served overseas with the air forces. He is In active service at Langley Field, Va., and ave rages between two and three hours daily in the air. fiifer holds license No. 3, issued by the Aero Club of America. . The veteran Mrs. Elias Michael and Mrs. Edwin H. Steedman are the first St. Louis women to be elected te the directorate of a national bank. Michigan, In the early seventies, was one of the first states to appoint NEGRO’S BODY RIDDLED WITH SHOTS NEAR CABIN Had Sworn Out Warrants for Four Men Later Vindicated of Charge. -~ By the Amociated Presy. QUITMAN, Ga., December 22.—Rid- dled with bullets and mutilated, the body of Lee Robinson, jr., a negro, was found near a deserted cabin at Buckhead farms today. A coroners jury investigating rendered a verdict that the negro camé to his death from unknown causes. A few days ago Robinson came to town and swore out peace warfants, against O. Sapp and three brothers by | the name of Holton,. alleging that| they had attacked his cabin. Witnesses | said that Sapp was attending a cane | grinding &and was shot by Robiuson | as he was stooping over a fire. The | four white men were vindicated. Yes- terday the negro's body was found. LANDLORDS IN PARIS FEEL MUCH ABUSED Declare They Are Unable to Col- lect Rents or Evict - Occupants. PARIS, December 8.—Paris landlords say they are the most abused persons in the world. They agreed to this unanimously at a mass meeting held recently. They reported they were unable to collect rents from more than 20,000 tenants or to evict these unprofliable occupants. All this is the fault of recent legisla- tion, the landlords, giving tenants who were immune from payment of rent C. THURSDAY, DECEMBER GREEK ADMIRAL SHOT. Three Ex-Soldiers Shoot Up FPen- slon Office at Athens. Ly the Amociated Press. ATHENS, Greece, December 21.—§ Three discharged Greek soldiers to- day shot up the ‘pensions office, wounding Admiral Coundouriotis, former regent! in the body. One of the stenographers and a secretary also were shot. The wound of Ad- miral Coundouriotis is not belleved to be serioun. The goldiers, forming a committee of men discharged from the army, entered the office and complained that they were not receiving assistance dters. bert P. | kingdom. 29, 1921, from funds collected among Greek residents of the United States for the purpose of relief among wounded sol- The men immediately fired on Coundouriotis, who received a bullet in the stomach. Afterward they shot the stenograpaer and the secretary. HONOR ADMIRAL NIBLACK. BELGRADE, December 21.—Jugo- slavia_has honored Vice Admiral Al- Niblack, commander of the American naval forces in Kuropean waters, with the grand cross of the white eagle for distinguished serv- ices to the allied cause. This I8 the highest decoration in the gift of the | Bargain@®Floor = ¥ goes minoes and A. B, C. bloc [ nes checkers turned inte WASTE W0O0D IN TOYS. |New York Manufacturers Utilizei Left-Overs of Other Lines. NEW YORK, December 22 | York, upon whom the American Santa Claus depends for one-fourth of his wooden toys, imports more than half of its tninket-making ma- terial from other states, says the New York State College of Forestry. The toymaking industry h increased about 130 per cent war crippled the business in Toys here are made for the mo. of hardwoods obtained from w: larger industries, such as furniture [of his sons were in t factories. |15 survived ¥ One-third of the material used is'children numbe ‘ basswood bo! £, wagon ferent is utili den tools. All of in the making of smull parts of gifts, e AL SPRINGS, Mi=s, Tay Dec: i Clean, Huxl!llful Davhght ! Shopping Facilities anxious to h can be. | the nm f e during the war the right to find other quarters before vacating. The landlords when they try to sell their s, no blds are forthcoming be- the existing situation. say prop: MEDICAL CORPS CHANGE. Lieut.” Commander John G. Zeigler, Naval Medlcal Corps, attached to the Naval Hospital, this city, has been as- a woman to fill the office of state librarfan. signed to additional duty at 8t. Eliza- beth’'s Hospital, Anacostia, D. C. TG You Must Buy Now!"! {70 9 Qq, & Even “Our” Stocks The Largest in Washington Are Fast Becoming Depleted _If you are desirous of “GIVING”or “HAVING” a GENUINE VIC- TROLA—DROP IN TONIGHT. We are open until 10 P. M. for your, . ~ convenience and RIGHT NOWI!—TODAY we have vet—EVERY MQDEL VICTROLA—and all wood finishes. We will deliver same, im- “mediately, or guarantee having it home for yow the hour you decide. You Are Assured of an Advanced 1922 Model Rl el Ll Sl L B B L VICTROLA No. - NEW 1922 MODEL Mahogany, Oak or' Walnut PRICED, $125 Pay. only $10 for Records of yéur owr selection, and $8 per momh,hginmng Jannuy 15th. 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