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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
CITY COUNCIL ORDERS
PHONE RAISE FOUGHT
Action OF Mayor Evans Approved
Question Of Improved Service
Must Be Considered First

Action of Mayor Evans in request
ING the City Attorney to take steps
to prevent by legal action, the Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph
Company from violating its contract
with the people of Richmopd in the
matter of rates, was formally approv-
ed and endorsed by the city council
at its regular melting Thursday night
The City Fathers gave official in
struction to City Attorney Chenauit
to institute Injunction proceedings
against the company, which has been
ordered to make rate increases by
the governmental bureau in charge
of the wires.
Local manager Harris has been
notified by his superiors that the
company will stand ready to refund
to subscribers any increase in rates
they may have to pay, IN the event
that courts finally decide that In
creases are illegal. Other states and
communities have gone into the
courts, also to fight the proposed in
creases and there is no doubt but
that the matter will go to the United
States Supreme Court for final de-
cesion.
In many quarters there seems little
objection to the increase in phone
rates in Richmond, provided, how
ever, that there is an Improvement
in the service that the company
gives its patrons. The City Council
will undoubtedly order the telephone
and electric lighting and power
wires placed underground in the bus.
mess section of the city, and poles
removed along the streets, at the
time the new paved streets are laid
This suggestion has popular approx
al on all sides. If Richmond is tt
receive the full benefit of pavee
streets and new sewers, no half;
way measures should be adopted
The appearance of the city with its
paved streets will be enhanced {
hundred per cent by removal of the
unsightly poles and wires from the
main business section. At the tim,
the operating companies are remov
ing their wires, it will be an cas-,
matter for the phone company to in
stall the central system in its plant
This system of operation requires
no ringing by the person who wishes
to call Central. Simply lifting tn,
receiver from its "hook" calls cen
trail and replacing the receiver cut
off connection. Most all modern cite
have this sort of service now. Othe
towns in Kentucky. the size of Rich
mond have it, and there is no vai'
reason why Richmond should not en-
joy its benefits also. The proposal t.
raise the rates comes in line wit
suggestions for improving the ser
vice telephone patrons of Richmond
1t is understood that high official
of the company will soon come t
Richmond with plans and a proposi
ton regarding needed and desire
improvements.
The City Board of Tax Supervis
ors was also named at the meetin
of the City Fathers last night. The
were Messrs. Arthur Todd, Webbe
Hamilton, and Wearen Kennedy A
ae property owners and well familis
with property valuations in Ricl
mond.
The council voted a donation q
$100 to the Associated Charitie
which under. the leadership of D
Telfor, is doing a splendid wol
for the poor and needy Of the con
ulQulLy.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
T0DAY'S HONOR roll

Slightly Wounded-Charles Bourle.
Louisville; Jewell Edwards, Sebree;
Walter Peters, Dayton.
Died previously reported missing
Arthur Scheider, louisville.
Died of Wounds-Corporal Fred
LOUISVILLE ~
Died from Aeroplane Accident-Ros
siel Bailey, Guthrie.
Died of Disease-George Bolan, Wil-
more. @ss fss- +a -5s%
Returned to duty, previously report
ed died of disease-Andrew H. Owens,
Waco; Henry Crank. Lancaster.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
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NOTICE

DR.. J. w. Weber, the foot spe-
cialist, who had such a big sue
cess in Richmond and elsewhere,
after that date. DIR. Weber will
will take new patients for limit
ed time only. Thursday, May Is
1919. So if you want to have your
feet treated be sure and com
mence before May Is, as he vii
visit Richmond only on Thurs.
davs. ,2S tt
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
BUFFALO,.

Miss Nina Moore, of Red House,
has returned home after a few days
stay with her grand mother, Mrs.
Bette Powell.
Miss Effie Hale has returned home
after a weeks stay with her brother,
Jesse Hale, Of Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 81. Wells visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mize Sunday.
Mrs. Mart Biggerstaff visited hel
mother, Mrs. William Wheeler, Of
Richmond.
Mrs. Col Hale and daughter
Maude, visited Mrs. w. F. Cosby
Sunday
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
VICTORY LOAN SLOW
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, May with indicat-
ed subscriptions of billion and half
one-third Of the Victory Liberty Loan
quota, the country still Jagged behind
today in the record made by the Third
and Fourth loans. Reports showed
the number of individual subscrip-
tions falling off in several districts
and Treasury officials declared extra
ordinary efforts will have to be made
to reach the record of 10000, 900 sub
scribers in the Fourth loan.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

. Everyone should DO all ne can 70
provide for his family And in order to
tenn in the best condition possible. No
one can reasonably hope to do much
when he is half sick . good share Of
his time If you are constipated. bill
GUS, or troubled with indigestion get q
package of Chamberlain's Tablets and
follow the plain printed directions. and
you will soon be feeling alright and
able to do days work. may
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

NOTICE no cBHpETQRs An per-
sons havinG claims o1nznstj the eetAko
|of Miss Eanuis - Ballard dees1ee4
are hereby notined 20 1feeont q11ne -
ne Of e n:S ssses + 4S5ss| sss7'
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
ABOUT RHEUMArIsm

People are learning that It b only q
waste of time to take medicine inter-
nally for chronic and muscular rheu-
matism, and about ninety-nine out of q
these varieties. All that is really me
cessary to afford relief is to apply
Chamberlain's Liniment freely Try
size so cents. may
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

Is ALFALFA and STOCK FARMS -so.-
900 acres to select from. Write for
full information and literature. Maer
Realty Company. Dispatch Building.
Columbus,- Miss. 127 4w
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
THE MARKETS

Louisville. May Cattle 100;
quiet; hogs 200; steady; sheep 100;
active; all unchanged.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

AS general rule all you need to Dc
is to adopt q diet suited to your agS
and occupation and to keep your bow
have eaten too much and when conatf'
pated, take one Of Ohambef1ain's Tab
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

RADIAToRS-Any make or style au-
to. truck. or, tractor. twisted. smashed.
sprung or frozen, repaired: estimates
furnished; work first class; auto ra-
diator specialists. B. Green. proprfe-
tor; phone 1320Y. 223 e. Main St.
Lexington. Ky. S7m&fly
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and probably Satur-
day; rising temperature.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

Judge E. c. O,Rear, Of Frankfort,
was here Friday a6n business before
the Court Of Appeals. !
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

FOR SALES C. Brown Leghorn
eggs 81 for setting of Is or IS pei
100. w. 7. oids, Union City. 1os-2wJ
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

NOTICE-Application will be made
at the next meeting of the State Board
of Parole, for paroles for Dick Gilbert
and. Vardy Hackett, of Madison county.
Harriet Hackett. Gale Cobb. 1so
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

wANrED-To buy a medium sized
pony; must be sound and perfectly safe
for children to ride and drive. Jesse
Dykes. City Collectors office in Fire
Department. 127
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

BABY CHICK+For sale-Mrs. ]. w
phone $685.. 130
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

sIOST4Wednesday somewhere on
FourmiIe road Q set of wagon britchen.
Reward II returned to ]. r. Mckinney.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
PUBLIC SALE

/ win selkat public auction on
SATURDAY, MAY 3, at 2 r. IN:
A lot of household and kitchen
furniture; horse and buggy;
one piano. Sale at residence on
Halle Irvine street.
: ALBERT GENTRY; Admr:
128 I'd Estate of Nancy ]. Gentry
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

TIMMINS MACHINE SHOP szs-S30
West Vine Street. Lexington. KY. We
have complete machine shop and can
repair any kind Of machinery. Oxy-
acetylene welding ,our speciality: Give
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
LosEoR FOUND

: FOUND rest of rear seat Of
automobile on Lexington pike. Owner
can have same by calling ct this oflaca
and paying for this I'D. iss 11s-tf
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

FOB SALE big Type Poland China
knife but viii be spared only q few
days. DR.. ]. W. Scudder- Richmond
N6T7cE 70 okEDrroHsAll per-
81 ~: Il. BuffuS. decessed. VAN pre-
sent same duly. yorif1ed to The undeF-
aI1n61 On or before the 5th az q
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
INsUR4NCE-FIRE OR LIFE

DON'T forget to call Thos. A Shelton
to insure your dwelling or barn with
the Hurst Home Insurance Company.
The rate is the lowest. Richmond. Ky.
phone $40. .126 4w p
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

ting VIII close Friday noon.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02
CLASSIFIED ADS.

advertisements unoer TINS heading 1c
q word, each insertion, cash with order
and minimum charge Of 25c per adv)
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-02

FOR SALE-Sow and II pigs. DR.. j.
H RutIedge, phone 500. 128 130 p
FOR SALEIOne large refrigerator.
god as new; call phone b51. 1OStf
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
Join
IN ATLANTA STRIKE
Western Union Operators in
Sympathy With Telephone
Girls.

ATLANTA. Ga. June 4.--Union teleg-
Telegraph company In Atlanta went on
strike at II o'clock today in sympathy
with the telephone operators of the
Southern Bell and Atlanta Telephone
companies, who left their switchboards
Monday. The strikers we're greeted
with cheers as they left the building in
small groups.
The telephone strike resulted from
claims by the union that about dozen
employees had been discharged for union
affiliations, which the company denies.
Incfficiency and intraction OF rules
caused the discharges, the company
said
There are more than 400 Morse and
multiplex operators employed In the To-
cal Western Union offices here, which
Is the largest relay office the company
has in the South, ana 90 per cent OF
the operating force belongs to the
union, operators say.
II. G. Worthen general manager Of
the Southern division of the Western
Union. said that the statement that
approximately 80 per cent Of the West
ern Union operators here are members
OF the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
OF America is untrue"
II consider II close estimate to
! say that 10 per cent are unionized,'
| he added.
Prior to the government taking con-
troll of the wire companies, he added,
there was bad blood between the
company and the union, but since that
time the Western Union has agreed to
employ operators regardless of union
affiliation."
Under the circumstances" he said,
II can not see why the union should
discriminate against the Western I'm
ion. | see no reason for complaint or
striking on their part"
The telephone operators who struck
Monday, asserting members of their
branch of the telegraphers' union had
been discharged for union activities,
showed no signs OF returning to work
Tuesday, although Postmaster General
Burleson sent a telegraph notice here
| that STRIKES are not permissible In
the government service" and gave them
1 "a hours to return The telephone
company has set the time limit for
strikers to return at 6 o'clock Wednes-
day night The telephone company de-
MES that any OF its employees were dis
y charged for union affiliations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
WINNIPEG CENTER
CANADA'S STRIKE
Demonstration Is Planned.
Settlement Is Effected
at Toronto.

WINNIPEG, Man, June 4,-Members
of veterans associations, who have re-
Trained from participating in demon
strations by strikers on advice OF their
leaders, planned a parade today under
sanction OF city officials.
Nearly all branches of organized labor
answered the strike call in vancouver
yesterday, only the street railway men
and the postal workers refusing 70
walk out. Reduced forces were left at
work on water and lighting plants to
enable them to operate.
Conditions In Edmonton and Calgary,
where the general strike failed to tie
up public utilities, are reported as al
most normal.
News OF the settlement OF the threat
ened general strike at Toronto appaT-
emily had not altered the situation IN
Winnipeg early today.
The local police problem apparently
has been disposed OF. The policemen
promised to remain on duty and CO.
operate in maintaining law and order
thizers ended abruptly Monday night,
when more than a thousand returned
soldiers decided not to participate; an
officially sanctioned parade OF returned
soldiers who have not approved methods
Of the central strike committee tenta-
lively was arranged and the executives
OF the railway brotherhoods, acting as
strike mediators, obtained proposals oil
settlement from both the metal trades
council and Winnipeg industrial en-
pIoyers.
It is expected that the mediators' next
move will be to submit a compromise
plan based upon the method of collec-
tive bargaining used by the brother
hoods and the railroads.
In substance the metal workers coun-
Gil insisted that settlement of all dis
putes between any Of the seven cratts
In the council must be approved by tht
only representatives of the craft OF
| crafts involved In a controversy, witt
the understanding that an agreement
should be final. Railway brotherhoot
locals are permitted to conciliate witt
representatives OF their employers and
an agreement is reached 1t becomes
binding
| II, however, the delegations fail tt
| agree the controversy Is to be sent OF
to the International brotherhood for ad
| justment.
Possibility of trouble between re
turned soldier factions over the ques
ton Of approving the general strik
became apparent today. After the ma
jority faction. which has condemned re
cent boisterous parades. in which som
for a parade today, leaders of the mi
nority faction declared they also woul
march in separate demonstration.
A number of returned soldiers wer
seen on the streets this morning wear
ing Canadian flags on their coats. Strik
sympathizers who figured In the recen
parades objected TO the wearing Of tn
dominion emblem and forcibly tore tn
flags from the coats Of several mfn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
COUNTER PROPOSALS
SOON TO Be READY

PARIS, June 4. (Havas,) 1t is be
lieved that the council of four will be
able to reach a decision by Thursday
to the reply Of the peace conference
to the German counter proposals,
The offer OF a hundred billion marks
by Germany surprised some of the en-
tente financial experts who all along
had believed that the chances OF get
ting much more from Germany were not
particularly good but who now think
that with some concessions as to the
payment OF interest which is not In
cluded in the German proposal the
oifer Is perhaps acceptable.
These experts argue that from the
viewpoint OF world credit arrangements
1t might be better to base the future
financial plans cf the entente govern
ments upon definite sum Of one nun,
dred billion marks voluntarily Offered
than upon an indefinite assessment
No attempt has been made. among
the American delegates TO disguise their
anxiety over the situation. The com
mssionors, however. still hope, that The
role 81 mediators adopted by them Will
prove successful in the end.
'rhe economic difficulties Of Ger
many as exposed In the counter-pro-
posals to the peace treaty are being
seriously considered by the interallied
leaders. Acceptance OF the German
counter offer Of 100, 900, 900, 900 marks IN
demnity and change in the provisions
regarding Slesia to give the Germans
gertrude OF receiving the necessary
amounts of coal for East German in
dustry are, according to reports in well
informed quarters, the most probable
OF any changes in the treaty should
any concessions to the German plea
be made.
Those favoring acceptance OF tht
German offer are found in the British
and American camps, while the French
representatives are inclined to stant
firmly upon the original proposal o.
lie total reparation fixed by thu
economic commission.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
THE WORLD OUTLOOK.
\(By the Associated Press.)

There according adves from Paris that
Thursday the reply
that will be made to the German to the terms OF
peace Allied the and meetings
being held Paris today for the drafting
submitted to the council Of four 1t Is probable this WORK we
under way
Premier Cemenceau understood maintain firmly there can
the treaty to which the
Germans have their strongest objections There are nda
tons however sentiment to meet the
German offer marks indem
nifty instead that might be demanded
possible the
pact relating slesa be modified Germany would be able
commodities
the transfer to Poland Of sovereignty that region
That said their ob1ecting
phrases of the indicated memorandum which has
drafted Versailles by who seek refute allied
charges Germany the This
will is said be presented reply to the report made by the
interaied commission responsibility for the conflict
The economic council has appointed committee to
study plan for the liquidation the worlds control
devise problems will arise after the
Dispatches that after the signing
troll Of food supplies and Herbert Hoover the chairman of the
neaed food commission said to believe the business
handled through regular channels
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
TROOPS GUARD
AUTO FACTORY
z DIE IN RIOT
WiIIyS-0verland Factory at
Toledo CIoSed-Feeling Is
High in Neighborhood
Where Disorders Occur.

TOLEDO, o., June 4.-operations at
the WHY'S Overland Automobile COM
pany are at a standstill today as a re-
suit of the rioting last night in which
two persons were shot to death and II
injured. The plant opened week ago
Monday after two weeks OF idleness,
Clarence A. Earl, vice president and
general manager of the company, au-
thorized the announcement that no at
tempt would be made to operate the
plant, pending word from Gov. Cox re-
garding an appeal from Mayor Schreiber
for troops to handle the situation.
The dead men, 1t is said, were not
involved in the labor dispute and were
never employed at the Overland plant.
They were In the crowd which con-
gregated about fire station when dis
charged soldiers guarding the plant ar
rived In response to q riot call.
Feeling in the neighborhood where
the deaths occurred was running high.
This Is settlement OF Poles. This ma :
tionality suffered the most seriously
during the rioting, and police authori-
ties are apprehensive of further out
breaks today aimed at the former SOL
diers doing emergency police duty.
These emergency policemen are armed
with automatic pistols and rifles.
The riot was the result OF labor dis
putes involving $4,000 men. Disorders
Monday famed into violence late IN
the night, when 5000 workers, includ-
ing many women, stormed the EN-
frances Of the plant as the employees
were leaving, telling many with storms
of stones and bricks Streets surround
ing the factory were Uttered with mis-
siles and broken glass.
The situation became too serious toi
local control shortly after midnight
| when Mayor Cornell Schrieber callet
on the governor for troops.
Crowds again gathered at the plan
| this morning, but found a sign givinl
notice of the shutdown. A number 0
workers who sought to enter the plan
were jeered by former employees, bu
there were no reports Of further Vio
| lence. . A.
| In that section of the city, near tn
plant and populated largely by forme
| Overland workers feeling against Tn
soldiers was running high; Leaders .
the latter today claimed they shot INT
the crowd last night only after scor
OF shots had been directed at them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
PLOT TO DESTROY SERBIA
is DENIED BY HUNS

BERLIN, June 1. tBy the Associated
Press, Prof Hans Delbrueck, Gen.
Count Max Montgelas and Prof. Weber
German experts at Versailles, have
drawn up long memorandum on the
question OF responsibility for the, war
which will be presented as reply 10
the entente commissions report on tine
subject
The memorandum argues the neces-
sIty of submitting the question to an
impartial commission for Investigation
and denies there was any secret plot
between Berlin and Vienna to destroy
Serbia. II says the German govern.
ment could not accept the efforts OF
Sir Edward Grey, the British secretary
for foreign affaEs in 1914, who offered
10 mediate, because It doubted his
rowers to check the warlike aspirations
of Russia. Emperor Nicholas proposal
TO refer the dispute to The Hague also
failed, II is said, because on the same
day the proposal was made the mobili- =
zation OF 10 army corps was ordered
Russia's imperialistic policy, the mem-
orandum argues, made war with Ger
many inevitable. It says Germany 3
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-04
RHINE REPUBLIC
FR0WNED UPON

COBLENz, Tuesday, June 3. (By the
Associated Press. )-Regarding the re-
ports received here Of the launching
of the Rhenish republic today's sum
mary of intelligence issued by the
American Third army says:
"The events Of the last few days,
which have eliminated in definite
attempt at Wiesbaden to proclaim a
Rhineland republic, independent OF
Prussia, but nevertheless part OF the
German federation, might be regarded
as in the nature Of comic opera were
it not for the fact that they involve
the deliberations at Versailles to GER
tain extent. To the impartial observer
the Importance OF the movement con-
sists chiefly in the opposition which
has developed against it.
Zone sees no concerted, hilarious
greeting of this proffered freedom from
Prussian rule, but one does see and
hear much to the contrary. 1t would
seem that If in the course OF events
the Rhneland is to become independ-- :
ent of Berlin it will fequire set of
German apostles better known. than
those who hitherto have been fathering
the movement