Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1923, Page 20

L0SS TWO MILLIONS Flames Sweep Woods, Houses and Plants Near Los Angeles. $mouldering embers in the hills and he charred ruins of many buildings n and about the city were reminders today of the week end of fire visited the environs of I The prush fire, which S: *wo lives in its s uiile area north of ol yesterday when ho menace reappeared in other sec- tions and in v s. wuses, four indus vil well swelled the conflagrations. One of these, the blaze which destroved a lumber ya and a furni- plant in Plants and an total of Sunday 1o more amount, ANGORA STAYS CAPITAL. ~Tha Turkish ted to retain of Turkey. lo- e an twice that ANGORA, October Angora Many of the d. Hair s Turni Gray, use Sage Ie OU can turn gray, faded Yhair beautifully dark and lustrous almost over night if ou’ll get a bottle of “Wyeth’s age and Sulphur Com- und” at any drug store. illions of bottles of this old famous Sage Tea Recipe, im- proved by the addition of other ingredients, are sold an- nually, says a well-known druggist here, because it dark- ens the hair so naturally and evenly that no one can tell it has been applied. . Those whose hair is turning gray or, becoming faded have a surprise awaiting them, be- cause after one or two appli- cations the gray hair vanishes and your locks become luxuri- antly dark and beautiful. . This is the age of youth. Gray-haired, unattractive folks aren’t wanted around, so get busy with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to-night and you'll be delighted with your dark, handsome hair and your youthful appearance within a few days. TWG DEAD IN FIRES, Qrce Otfice By, iSucceeds ‘Boss’ as of one of the oldest and most his- toric noble families of Scotland, has opened a public garage in London. Head of Railroad By the Assoclated Press, NEW YORK, October 15.—George Le Boutilller, once an office boy in the office of the late Ralph Peters, will succeed Mr. Peters as president of the Long Island rail- road, it became known through an announcement that the direc- tors will meet soon to confirm the appointment. Mr. Le Boutillier, now vice president and director of the road, was born in Cincinnatl. Although only forty-seven years old, he has long been prominent in railroad circles as an officer of the Penn- sylvania railroad system, and has been acting head of the Long Island ruilroad during Mr. Peters' long Illness. In his college days he served during _vacations in the Cincin- nati office of Mr. Peters, then di- vision superintendent of the Penn- sylvania. He entered the employ of the Pennsylvania in 1895 as a rodman. Miss Gabrielle Borthwick, member THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1923. FREE STATE'S ARMY DECLARED IN REVOLT London Press Report Says Crisis Approaches as Army Leaders Openly Rebel. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 15,—An anony- mous Irish correspondent of. the Morning Post alleges that a danger- ous crisls exists in the Free State army. The statement for months past there has been an abso- lute cleavage from the top to the bot- tom of the army, but that now some of the principal officers are to be or have been court-maritaled, having come out in open Insubordination, if not rebellion, agalnst the government. The correspondent asserts that Minister of Home Affairs O'Higgins insists upon extreme measures and the removal of the mutinous officers, but that they cannot be punished for he_consequences to the g {eantime the troops w not act to enforce the collection of the 75 per cent arrears in rentals which the government has ordered | collected within the next three wecks | under the land act of 192 The writer concludes th 13 divided. says the army he “feels confident rings it will possess all the arms and ammunition.” Post is strongly ‘The Morning unionist and {s hostile to the Free State government. LABOR AND MONEY ISSUES. Overshadow Political Differences in Ireland, Is Said. By the Assoctated Press. DUBLIN, October 15.—Labor and financial questions have recently overshadowed the political trouble with the republicans, but this trouble is not at an end. The republicans stating that the government statistic of the releases are {llusory, adding: “In many cases the new arrests ex and the overcrowding of the prison is_greater than before.” The republicans now are concen- trating on the Ard Fheis, or general assembly of Sinn Fein organizations, | which is announced for tomorrow. The Ard Fheis met last May, when an arrangement was reached governing the elections. Subsequent events, fincluding the fighting, have and the organization now represents almost entirely re- i| publicans hostile to the Free State. It is stated that the Ard Fhels will | be attended by resenting 750 S throughout Irelan The policy of the organization will be discussed and decided. Most of the leaders are in jail; others are on the run, but all I R altogether changed | that when the bell | who are at large will attend. | I For obvious reasons no information con- cerning the program is available. If the meeting s permitted it is certain to have an important effect on future republican activities. SEEK CANADIAN TRADE. MOSCOW, October 15.—A Russian mission, reported here, will sall soon for ada to try to open com- mercial re ons with the Canadian government similar to those between the soviet and British government. An agreement has been ratified be- tween the Canadlan Pacific group of steamship lines and the Russian vol- unteer fleet for emigrant business to America. 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