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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
MAXIMUM SOFT COAL
PRICES TO BE SET By
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
Figures wiz Re Brought Lo,Uer
Than Those No,c PreruiIing,
Is Report
TRy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Oct. 29.-One de-
cision of the government Conference or
coal late today was to recommend &c
the President the re-establ!shment oi
maximum prices on coal which pre-
went out of existence
These prices are considerably lowe,
thhn inc pr:ces now prevailing. 1t is
cons idered certain that the President
VIII comply with the recommendation
which means that a substantial reduc-
tion in soft coal prices including those
february l.: will become effective al
most Immediately
Or. III. y. Garfield, former fuel ad.
!nihiStrator made the announcement
as TO resumption Of price coRtrol lie
declared that his recommendations
whlch VIII go to the President tomor-
row. would deal only with the uucs
tion OF prices and would not be con
cerned with the ALLEGATION of fuel or
The coming system of deliveries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
JOHN FITZPATRICK SAYS
STEEL STRIKE is SOLID
Declares Mills Output Is Little II Any
More Thnn Ii Per Cent
Normal.
IBy Associated press.1

PITTSBURGH. Oct. 29.-John Fitz-
patrick. chairman of the national steel
strike committee, left here tonight for
Chicago after n survey Of the strike
situation in the Pittsburgh district.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick. who spent two days
here. said he was pleased with the
situation. and things were going as
well rs could he expected"
steel production in the strike dis
tricts." said Mr. Fitzpatrick. in a state
ment issued before his departure. "is
little. il any more than Is per cent Of
normal. The 100 per cent claims of
mills around Pittsburgh is untrue.
Cars Of finished steel handled by rail-
road men run only from to 80 per
out is unfit for use. One lot of forty
nine cars was returned as rejected to
an independent mill. The steel strike
is solid. and 1t is going to stay solid"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
TRY 81 POLICEMEN
FOR SHOOTING MEN
Preliminary Hearing Begins in
Charlotte, NJ c., Street Car
Riot Case.
FIVE MEN SHOT DOW N
More Than One Hundred Wit
nesses Are Called by
Both Sides.
FIVE MEN SHOT DOW N
IBv Associated Press.l

CHARLOTTE, y. c., Oct. co.-Eight
witnesses for the prosecution testified
today IN the preliminary hearing OF
Chief OF Police Walter B. Orr and
thirty policemen charged with murder
in connection with the death OF the five
men shot and killed at the street car
barn riot here August &c. ]. +. Newell,
leading counsel for the State, an
nounccd tonight that he had approx
mately sixty witnesses to be intro
duced yet. and Hariot Clarkson, for
the defense, said he had fifty witnesses
exclusive Of the defendants.
Declare Chief First to shoot.
The testimony heard today. sum-
married.. was to the effect that Chief
Orr fred the first shot at the car barn.
that the crowd Of 1900 TO 1000 persons
gathered there was orderly and quiet
until Policeman Merritt knocked down
Glenn Wilson. after which there was
considerable clamoring for Merritt, but
the crowd only wanted to see him;
that the crowd again quieted when
Sherir Wallace addressed them and as
sured them that Merritt would be ar
rested before morning IL he could find
him. and that there was no more seri-
Gus disorder until the policemen be-
gan firing into the crowd after II had
dwindled to about $50 or 200.
Woman In Crowd.
Mrs. c. B. Phifer a mill worker, the
last wintess of the day, admitted that
she was in the crowd at the barn and
swore that several wounded men
dropped in her yard, near the barn
She testified that she left the barn
that night and went to find Mayor
McNinch and get him to have the
because l wanted peace"
Asked by Attorney L. t. Cansler,
counsel for the defense. IL she thought
the best way TO secure peace was to
get the strike breakers out OF the barn,
she said Yes"
Asked why, she replied:
They said So"
who Ia 'they'?" Mr.. Cansler asked
The crowd" she said
stand aside" said the attorney.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
NEW YORK WOMAN SLEEPS
3 WEEKS WITHOUT WAKING
Sore Thront. Followed by Headache,
Develops Into Case of
"SleepinE SicEness."
fBy Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct 2s.-Mrs. Dora
Mintz. twenty-nine years old, has been
asleep for three weeks and all at
tempts to rouse her have failed, DR., r.
S. Copeland. health commissioner, an
nounced today.
The young woman first became III
on october i. when she complained of
a sort throat A few days later she
developed sereve headache and on
October Z she went to bed and has
been In semicomatose condition ever
since.
She was taken to hospital October
is, and has been given nourishment in
liquid form. Physicians report that
lirious at times. The sleeping sick
ness is believed to be the aftermath
OF an attack of Influenza
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
ROYAL VISITORS PAY
HOMAGE TO MEMORY
OF FIRST PRESIDENT
King Albert, Queen Elisabeth
and Croun Prince at
Tomb Of Washington
IBy Assoclated Press.I

WASHINGTON. Oct. 29.-Belgium's
Of paid hGmags today The
Mount Vernon. overlooking the Poto-
mao. King Albert placed wreath
@ frst chief eSeeutiEe. se + There ere alson Was no
when he visited the spots where lie
simple ceremony was none the less
deeply impressive.
-. ! Lending an first from the barges
Dental yacht. Mayhower, Vice-Presi-
dent Marshall the members of the Cab
which leads to the tomb, awaiting
there the coming. of the king. Al
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold
His Majesty uncovered as he ap
he faee Of fe WITCH Fss ape ID
Of white marble bearing the inscrip-
mains Of General George Washing.on." vas ing rS
yellow and white chrysanthe
stepped 70 the gate. Albert bowed at
the entrance and then stepped within.
Slab shs 0xsai xsan EsaSS se %eSn ,h
time more deeply. and stepped back
ward war an from the n,SIt Portal Queen Eliza
sance, before the sarcophagus. but no
American stepped within the tomb.
Ihere was no other ceremony.
King Albert and the men of his
party will motor tomorrow. morning
to Annapolis TO inspect the Naval Aca-
deny. Queen Elizabeth will go TO
baltimore TO visit the Johns Hopkins
Hospital and the Red Cross Hospital
for the Blind.
Crown Prince Leopold. Duke OF Bra
bant. was taken i'll tonight at the din
ner given in honor of the royal visitors
at the residence of Secretary Lansing.
He was removed to the Long residence
where Lieutnant- -ColOnl Nolf the
Kings personal physician. attended
him and announced his ailment as a
slight attack of Indigestion. Queen
I'd hhIt L IL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
CHAMPION STOWAWAY
TAKES GRIN TO COURT
Driver Arrested for Speeding. Mike
GflhOoley Ayers fitvyer Was just
Crawling Along.
IBy Universal Service.l

NEW YORK. Oct. 29.--Mike Gilhooley.
the worlds champion stowaway. form
crly OF Belgium. but at last ain Ameri-
same grin that finally got him past
the immigration ofticials--Into the traf-
nc court today.
No. Mike had not been guilty OF
speeding. but David o. Vincent, with
whom he was riding in a fiivvcr. was
charged with driving 1t thirty miles
an hour. Mike, whose ideas OF speed
recognize nothing less than airpIane
records. considered they were just
crawling along.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
Government Moves
to Halt Coal Strike
IBy Universal serrice.I

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Thc gov
ernment moved swiftly tonight In
Its announced Intention to prevent
the coal strike.
The governments ! m IN e d ] a c
steps, which may be taken under
tho food and fuel control net, will
probably follow thcsc lines:
1..Complete charge will be tnkcn
OF all the available cOnl supply I'm
the country.
.. A system OF distribution will
he perfected, possibly by the rail-
rond administration, NO that coal
may be nllOcntcd eUuitnbiy.
3. A program OF conservation, If
necessary, Will be devised.
4. ProfitcerlnE will he prevented,
notably along the line suggested by
Dr. Garfield.
5. The government will move to
protect the independent sources OF
coal I'm the country. More than II
per cent of the mincs I'm the bi-
luminous fields, II yvns said, arc
worked by nonunion labor, nnd
while small percentage OF these
men mny tnke advantage of tho
strike order to lay off work, tho
remaining will be given the full
protection of the Federal govern
ment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
Quintnrd Hail Destroyed.

tard Hall, one OF the barracks Of tho
Sewanee Military Academy here. was
partly destroyed by fire late last night.
One hundred and twenty five students
and teachers marched out uninjured
Many students lost personal belong
Tbe building originally cost s125,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
GOVERNMENT DECLARES STRIKE BEYOND PALE OF Law
MINE WORKERS. CHIEFS REFUSE TO CALL OFF STRIKE
SENATE CONSIGNS MOSES AMENDMENT TO OSCAR
John Armstrong Chaloner
Will Produce Own PLAY
IBV Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-John Arm
tsenty-two-yenr fight to be declared
xnne In New York, IL to go on the
stnEc. He announced tonight that
he wns to appear In u broadway
production In his own plny, "Rob-
berry Under Law" written fve years
nEO us part of his crunade for
lunacy-lnw reform. Sir. Chaloner
Will take the part OF the hero, Hugh
Stutfleld.
"I'hc character and adventures OF
Hugh Stutfeld," Mr.. Chaloner snid,
''nre mere photographs Of myself
and my experiences mt the hands OF
the prescnt fniquitous lunncy tso-
cnlIcd) Inv of the Stnte of New York
and nome 40 per cent of the other
States In this enlightened Union"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
WOMEN WILL CAST VOTE
French SuTrnGists VIII Hold nm IsIec-
tion Dny OF Their Own
Protest.
INV Universal Service !

=, PARIS, Oct. 29.-As a protest against
the decision OF the government not to
give them the vote. French women
sunra gists have announced that they
VIII mold national elections on the
same day as the male voters and if
thelr candidates are rejected, will
form "woman's parlia ament."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
NINE KILLED IN WRECK
SouthbOund Southern Pacific Train md
Forty Persons Are Badly
Injured.
IRv Associated Press. I

LOS ANGELES. CAL. Oct 29.-Nine
persons were killed and forty injured
when Southern Pacific train south
bound, was wrecked near Acton today.
ceived here from Constable Hunter at
Acton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
Pine View Po.t-Omcc Rohhcd.

MACON, GA. Oct 29.-The post :
Office at Pine View. Wilcox County,
was robbed by yeggmen last night. ac-
cording to reports to Federal officers
hero today. The safe was blown and
5000 in cash and some stamps were
stolen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
FRENCH GIRLS WED CHINESE
of Interior Innugurates Cam
paign Against Invasion OF
"ieilOw Perii.o
tBy Universal Service. !

French girls arc marrying Chinese
laborers, according to M. Pans. Min
ister Of the Interior. who is inaugural
ing campaign against "the yellow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
GATCHINA is ABANDONED
Initiative Passes to BoIshevist Forces
In Campaign About
Petr0Rrad.
nv vIrniversaI soryIcn1

10y UmLveIsHI SerVlcc.J
REVAL, RUSSIA, Oct. 2S.-GenerAi
Yudenitch's forces are continuing their
retreat from Petrogra rad. Gatchlna has
been abandoned. The initiative has
passed absolutely TO the Bolshevist
armies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
SENATOR MARTIN is WORSE
PhysicIan Issues Bulletin Announcing
That He Had an UncOm-
Portable Dny.
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatch.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Oct 90
Word from the bedside Of Senator
Thomas S. Martin at 1:40 o'clock this
morning stated that his condition is
very grave. According to tho bulletin
issued by the physician. the Senator
spent an uncomfortable day yesterday.
and at the supper hour his condition
showed no Improvement.
The attack during yesterday left
him weak and anauseating sensation
has caused additional complications.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-30
NEW WORKERS FILE SUIT
TESTING PROHIBITION ACT
Wholesale Liquor Dealer Charges Inv
Is Void and Therefore
Illegal.
TBy Associnted Press.I

NEW YORK. Oct 29.-The first move
of New York liquor dealers to test
the constitutionality Of the wartime
prohibition law since the passage of
the enforcement act over the Presi-
dents veto. was made today by the
filing of suit in Federal District Court
against William II. Edwards. collec-
tor Of the Second Internal Revenue
District here.
a West Broadway Wholesale liauor
dealer brought the action alleging
the, wartime prohibition law TO be
void and illegal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
sailor in the hold listening for enemy craft

"The day after New Years we re-
ceived a wireless from an airshlp that
a submarine had been sighted. We
steamed over. got our devices out, but
couldn't hear a thing. Another mes
sage from the airship changed the
subs position, so we altered our course
and obtained n clear indication from
the listening device. The Hun was
moving slowly up tho Channel sub
merged.
We gave the 'P boat a fix (cross
bearing) on the spot where our indica-
ton showed the submarine to be. She
ran over the place, dropping pat
tern OF depth charges and soon we be-
gan 10 see tremendous amounts of oil
rising to the surface. Evidently our
first experience was to be successful.
How successful we did not learn until
afterward.
a TRAVELLING device had been de-
veloped which indicated whether con-
tact with a submarine had BEEN made.
After the oil came up We got out
our trawling device and ran over the
area for about an hour and finally got
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
Lady Kingston's Shamrock Fund

there is plenty OF money and plenty
OF Irishmen,'
And so l came as vice OF the Sol
diers and Sailors Help and president
Of Shamrock Fund. Leopedstown
Park, beautiful house standing in its
own grounds Of a hundred acres, was
donated TO the Ministry of Pensions,
and here all disabled soldiers were
asked to go to receive instruction in
useful trades. But materials, salaries
of teachers, living expenses had TO De
found. 1t was my purpose in coming
here TO help find them.
II have been everywhere and have
everywhere found friends and sup
port. From Seattle to-day, just as I
am leaving, tired out, for my own
home in Boyle, have received some
additional gifts OF money, and feel
sure that the work will now go on
almost OF itself.
While these broken men live their
claim on Irish men and women is
sacred. coming before every other
claim. We Irish women realize what
we owe them. and al We can do Is to
pay something on account by showing
them how to take up life again. Up 10
the present we have obtained employ
ment for $3.50 men"
Lady Kingston is not an Irishwoman
by birth-she is Scotch-but the Earl
OF Kingston is true Irishman and
descended from an Irish family cele-
brated since Queen Elizabeth's reign.
She has one son, Viscount Kingsbury
who Is now. after going through the
war since 1916, with the British army
of occupation In Germany. There are
three daughters In the family.
II began tho work in 1916" said she
coming TO America with my secretary,
Miss Dougherty. The Office at 80
Molesworth street In Dublin has mean
while been ably conducted by Christie
pher Tray, q remnant of the war, hav-
ing but one arm. the left, and one leg
Phyllis White. now only 90 yenrs old.
has been mt work there every day since
the war started"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

quest was made OF the British Ad-
miralty for the use of three boats
capable OF making eighteen knots. on
which this apparatus could be installed
and a demonstration made. No ves-
sells of this speed were available so we
were forced TO accept three fishing
trawlers OF nine to ten knots speed.
The three trawlcrs were the An
drew King. Kunishi and James Ben
tole. These trawlers were fully
equipped with all the American sub
marine detecting devices. radio tele-
phones, &C, at II. NJ. Dock Yard at
Portsmouth. England. and on Deem
Der 80, 1917, We steamed out of the
harbor for our fir. al patrol in Eng
lish waters. The G.. mel lived up to
Its reputation of bein, the toughest
body OF water for its size III tho world.
"A p boat a small type of destroyer
developed for the war. with HI; \ speed
had accompanied us, as the Admiralty
feared we might be attacked by the
submarine coming to the surface, and
detailed one of these vessels as an
escort.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

ships instead Of patrollinx ths steam
ship lanes looking for q stray sub to
poke Its periscope above the waves
were augmented by submarine chasers
equipped with listening devices and
hunted the submarine in its under
water lair.
Up to this time the British had been
frankly disappointed in results. It had
been a rare thing for a submarine
chaser actually to see a submarine.
Days would go by without sight of
one. Yet slnkings continued to multi
ply, tonnage decreased alarmingly and
the curves of destruction and con-
struction kept conversing.
Nets Were q Failure.
The use of nets had proved failure.
U-boats had been passing through the
English Channel at will, laying mine
fields OFF the principal British ports
and in general having things pretty
much their own way. The depth
charge was being brought to a high
state OF perfection. Gradually various
means OF combating the submarine
were evolved and put in operation.
The principal OF these were the extern
sion Of the convoy system. establish
ing great areas of mine fields. use Of
submarine detection devices on sur
face craft and allied submarines and
the extension OF visual patrols from
aircraft \llied patrols equipped with
submar... detecting devices now be-
gan to assume great importance. so
that at the time the arTnistice was
signed they were daily becoming moro
and more effective.
1t was estimated that in December.
1917. two to Ave enemy submarines
passed through the English Channel
daily. After July !. 1918. only one sub
marine is known to have done so. The
Admiralty estimated that in June one
out Of every four submarines was de-
stroyed. In October the ratio had been
increased to five out OF every twelve.
BY this summer British and American
naval officers believe three out OF every
four subma rines would have been de-
stroyed. These results were largely due
to the perfection OF listening devices.
Hundreds OF British craft and most
OF the American forces were equipped
with the submarine detector. Many
French and Italian vessels were also
using It The submarine hunt was on.
Both Mr.. Eveleth and Mr. Scott
Joined the combatant allied forces to
supervise the detector's use under bat
tie conditions. while Capt. Leigh. who
was appointed by Admiral Sims to take
charge Of anti-submarine warfare.
himself took active part in the cam
paign.
THE special party under Capt.
Leigh took over about ten tons OF
anti-submarine detection devices"
says Mr.. Scott, land had also worked
out the tactics necessary for the de-
lection. pursuit. attack and destruo-
ton Of the enemy submarine. A re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
. HE Shamrock fund for disabled
Irish soldiers and sailors Of all
u religions is still open for con-

IT. HE Shamrock fund for disabled
Irish soldiers and sailors Of all
religions is still open for con-
tributions. but its founder and the
vice. president of the Soldiers and
Sailors Help Society. OF which It is an
ofrshoot. Lady Kingston. sailed for her
home last week. She was literally the
Shamrock. and her personal work TO
forward its interests has taken her TO
the furthest corners Of this republic
and has resulted in tho collection here
Of $71, 200. the figures audited in Janu-
airy by Warwick, Mitchell, Peat & Co.
OF this city.
Before sailing Lady Kingston ex-
planned why she had sought assistance
In America THE division OF the Red
Cross in Ireland is a purely military
organization which does not deal with
a man when once he is out OF uni
FORM" said she. "For relief he Is
obliged to get in touch with the Min
istry OF Pensions. with which we CO.
operate. Even when he Is successful
the pension receiving Is a purely I'M
personal affair and rarely provides for
special cases. nor does It ever mean
moro than a sum OF money for simple
maintenance of the breath of life in
him.
When our soldiers began returning
from the western front In France and
from the barren waste of Gallipoll the
horrors that We had shrinkingly read
about were to be met with face to
face on our streets in ireland. Men
without eyesight, legless, armless men.
wrecks of men II seemed for whom
a miracle must be worked II they were
ever to be restored to usefulness in
this world They might be restored.
but 1t required money. and where was
it to come from? We could not find
1t In Ireland. We could not burden
England, already carrying an awful
weight. ard 1t was then | said I
shall 30 to the United States, where
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Cleveland, 6; Boston. 4.
Detroit, 8; Philadelphia. 1.
Chicago, 4; Washington, 8.
ST Louis, 5; New York, 3.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-28
HIGH SCHOOL PUSH
BALL CONTEST TODAY
Much Class Spirit Enters
Into Contest at South
Side Park.

Much class spirit centers in the big
push ball contest to be held at South
Side park this afternoon between the
four classes in the high school. The
contest is scheduled to start about
4 p. m. giving all the students of the
high school an opportunity to come
and boosts" II not push" for their
With about twenty on each team II
is planned to let the Freshmen and
the Juniors compete against each 9th.
er first and then the Sophomores and
thu Juniors go against each other. Aft
er these contests are over. the Fresh.
men and the .Sophomores, the two sis
ter classes, will go together and
push against the Sophomore and
Senior classes. In this contest as
many as forty, or even more can COM
pete on each team.
The push ball contest is one of the
new features OF the sport program at
the high school this year and If 1;
proves as popular as is expected, may
be made an annual event.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-28
70 Gold Stars in
U. of P. Service Flag

PITTSBURGH, Fa.. May 28.-Tne
memory of the ~ alumni, students
and teachers OF the University of
Pittsburgh who gave their lives in the
World war has been perpetuated by
the planting on the campus Of pin oak
trees. This ceremony was a feature
OF the Arbor Day exercises yesterday.
when Chancellor Mccormick of the
University directed the tree planting
as a memorial TO the fallen heroes.
Although Pitt had 1900 students.
alumni and instructors in the army
and navy, the death roll of ~ is con-
sldered large even in proportion to
this enlistment. A gold star has been
placed on Pitts service flag for each
OF the men who lost their lives in the
service. Very many of the ~ were
killed in action in France.