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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
LOCAL PLANTS
MAYSHUT
Restoration of Fuel Priority
List Cuts Oft Coal
Supply.

A copy Of the latest order Of the
liveries Of coal inythe southern region
Of the railroad administration to the
first five classes of the fuel priority
j. l.. Darragh, chairman of the Chat
tanooga railroad operating committee.
The order means that no coal can be
delivered to manufacturers, and 1t Is
likely that some of the local manu-
featuring plants will have to close
down within a few days.
The FIVE classes of the priority list,
who are now able to get coal are: (a)
railroads; (b) army and navy and de-
partments of federal government; (c)
state, municipal and county institu-
tions; (d) public utilities; (e)' retail
dealers In the case Of retail dealers
IL Is possible for them to get coal
for domestic use only. An affidavit
must be signed that the coal will not
be sold for manufacturing purposes.
The official order follows:
L Please pass instructions by wire at
once to make no deliveries of coal on
special orders given you but which have
not as yet been complied with to con-
sumers other than in classes A to z
inclusive. For your information the
production throughout the country is
still below the absolute consumption re-
quirenients of consumers in these
classes and the. situation is now APP
preaching critical stage which does
not admit of any deliveries to CONSUME
ers in classes F. G and H.
"Bunkering arrangements for the
time being, will remain as at present;
While applications for F. G and II will
not be approved for delivery during the
| existence of this embargo 1t Is sug-
gested that you make the usual inves-
| tigation and submit your recommenda-
tions ON form G by mall instead of
wire so that when these restrictions are
lifted it will be possible to make de-
liveries to consumers In said classes
without further handling and loss of
time. Extreme care should be taken to
see that retailers supplies are purely
for domestic purposes and that no coal
| is given them to be disposed to manu-
| facturers or others not in the first five
classes Ice plants and cold storage
| plants in this connection will class az
1REtiIoNAL COAL COMMITTEE.
a Less Coal Here.
| Local coal yards are reported to
| have even less coal on hand than dur
ing the national strike of coal min
ers. Something like ITS cars of coal
however, are being held in local freight
yards, it is stated.
At the mines of the Chattanooga
district, conditions remain practically
the same. According to reliable in
formation received Tuseday, none OF
the miners of the Tracy City vicinity
have returned to work. They are said
to have asserted that they will not
return to work. At Whitwell. the pro-
| duction is limited to a very few cars
| of coal day.
At Soddy. Graysville, Durham and
| Montlake. miners have returned to
| work something like IS per cent
strong, as stated in The News Mon
4 day.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Miss lola HamiIl Weds
Veteran of World War

Miss Zola Hamill and Jack Rogers.
of HiXon. were married Friday after
noon at the Hamilton county court
house, Judge S. A. Conner performing
the ceremony. Only few close friends
witnessed the nuptials and no an
nouncement was made of the marriage
until Monday. The bride is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Hamill and
Ws an honor graduate of HiXon High
school of class 1915. The groom is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Rogers.
of Hixon He was in Uncle Sans
service fourteen months during the
war. having gone overseas with the
Thirtieth division as a member of the
114th machine gun battalion. Since re-
ceiving his discharge he has been en-
ployed at Pensacola, Fla. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers have gone to Birmingham to
reside. The brides travelling suit was
of blue cloth with accessories to match.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Negroes to Take Census
For First Time in History

New York. Nov 1s.--Negroes will be
engaged as federal census takers in
sections where they form the largest
element of the population for the first
time in history, Arthur G. Dore, United
States supervisor of census, announced
today. Preference will be given to ne
groes who were in the military service.
Mr.. Dore said representative negroes
had informed shm there had never
been an accurate counting of the ne
groes of this country. This is due. they
complained, to the fact that white
enumerators classified as white those
negro men and women of light color.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
West View Citizens Are
In Favor of Annexation

At the annexation meeting at West
View. James county, Friday night,
where number of Chattanoogans went
to address citizens on the good to be
derived from that portion of James
county becoming part of Hamilton.
the proposition was well received, the
annexation project meeting with almost
unanimous favor.
DIR. 7. S. McCallie. NJ. l.. Hogshead
and r. F. Hudson were the speakers at
this meeting and all stressed the ad-
vantages of annexation in regard to
schools and roads.
The election is to be held Dec IL and
preparations are under way to take
care Of the new territory. Appointment
of an additional deputy will be made
by Sheriff Bass to take care of the du-
ties of the sheriff's Office there. Squire
Crow. at Soddy, will handle all magis-
trate cases from the new district. should
the proposition carry.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Birmingham Posse on
Trail of Moonshiners

Birmingham. Ala. Nov. 1S.-Heav-
lily armed, a posse of revenue officers
and deputy sheriffs is speeding to-
ward Pelham, in Shelby county. In
answer to call for help from three
officers who are being held for ran
som by moonshfners who surrounded
the trio this morning while they were
confiscating a barrel OF syrup alleged
to be material for corn liquor
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
CHILD'S LEG BROKEN

T. p. Mcmahon, Jr., driving a truck
belonging to the Clancy Scott Cigar
Co.. ran over two small girls, Ruth
and Nell Coins, at the corner of Sixth
and Chestnut streets about 1: 80 this
afternoon. The children were taken
the West Ellis hospital. Ruth Coins
had her leg broken and the other lit
tie girl was slightly bruised.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
An After Tragedy Of War
Revealed in Opened Coffin

Grand Rapids, Mich. Nov. 1S.-one
of the, after-tragedies of wal. was re-
veaied here today when the flag
draped coffin which was supposed to
contain the body of John T. Westerhof.
Grand Rapids soldier. who was killed
in northern Russia. was opened Mon
day at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Westerhof. The coffin
was found to contain the body of some
soldier other than westerhof. the iden-
tification marks disclosing that the
wrong body had been placed in the
casket marked for Grand Rapids. The
parents have appealed TO the war de-
partment to locate their sons body and
for disposition of the one here.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
$4,000 Fine and Ten-Ye
Term for Seditious Acts

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Mel
son, republican. Minnesota, intro
duced a bill in the senate this after
noon providing for $4,000 fine, ten
years imprisonment, OF both, for any
persons advocating the overthrow Of
the government by force, or any other
act which may be construed as Sc
dition.
The bill provides for deportation
of offenders.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
TREATY DEBATE SPEEDED
LUXURY TAX ON coRSETS
y IS DISCRIMINATION m


Chicago. Nov. 1SsCon-
gressman Mann u on to
Washington today carrying
with, him a petition l.gned by
625 legal voters and residents
of the state OF Illinois'' praying
for relief from the luxury tax
on corsets. The petition sets
forth that cossets are q neces-
sity and not o luxury and adds
that "FurtherInore, the said
tax Is a discrimination be-
tween the small and slender
persons and se and portly
persons and 3 4 violation of
the constity : ial rights Of
women" %
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
PLANS TO ORGANIZE

Jackson. Miss. Nov. ls.-Pldus for
the formation of the Mississippi division
of the American Cotton association were
formulated here today, with nen prom
inent in the cotton industry bankers
and merchants from every county in the
state in attendance
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
British Fleet Withdrawn
From Northern Baltic Sea

Stockholm, Nov. 1S.-The British fleet
has been withdrawn from the northern
Baltic into waters free from ice. ac-
cording to Helsingfors dispatch to the
Aftonbladet. Admiral Cowan. the COM
mander, went ashore at Helsingfors to
pay formal farewell to the Finnish Oh
ficialS
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
TO MEET EXPRESSMAN

Chicago, Nov. 18.--Word was received
at headquarters of the order of Ameri-
can expressmen today. that Director
General Hines would meet President
Bollinger. of the union at Washington,
Nov. 20, to answer demands of the ex-
pressmen. relative to wages and work.
ing conditions of employees of the
American Railway Express company.
Bollinger left for Washington today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Harry Dickerson, Wife and
Two Children Suffocated

Howell. Mich, Nov 18.-Escape from
their rooms on an upper floor cut off
by flames. Harry Dickerson and wife
and two children were suffocated early
today in the fire which destroyed the
apartment house in which they lived.
Fifty others escaped. The fire followed
an explosion of an OIL stove.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Foreign Exchange Drops
Down to New Low Level

New York. Nov. 1S.--British. French
and German exchange rates went to
new low levels at the opening of the
money market here today. Demand
nearly &c lower than yesterday. Francs
were 9.63 to the dollar, a decline Of Z
centimes. while marks were quoted at
.0215.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
DEATH CLAIMS CONSUL

Washington, Nov. 1s.-The state de-
nartment was advised today of the
death yesterday of Edward Higgins. of
'aelrose. Mass, United States consul 1T
Bania, Brazil. Vice-Consul White h9s
taken charge of the consulate.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Hearst Buys Washington.
Times and Wisconsin News

Washington. Nov. 1s.--Arthur Bris-
bane today. announced the sale OF the
Washington Times and the Wisconsin
News. of Milwaukee, to William RAN
doiph Hearst. The sale price was not
made public
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
Fair. Says Billy 'Possum

l thank. you
Mr.. Sunday, from
the bottom of my
S o u |. for that
verse you wrote
me was t h e
s W e e t e s t ever
told. And If l
thought that l
could do just half
the good you've
done, / would lay
me down to sleep
tonight and feel
the battle won
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18
ToIstoi's Daughter Held
For Hohenzollern Plot

Paris, Nov. 1S.-(French Wireless
Service. IA dispatch from Rostov.
Russia, reports the arrest by order OF
the Moscow extraordinary commission.
OF tho soviet, of Alexandra Tolstoi.
daughter OF the late Count Leo Tolstoi.
The charge preferred was plotting In
behalf OF the Hohenzollerns."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-18

The weather? Continued cold with
slight change in temperature tonight
and Wednesday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
WHITE WANTS DIVORCE.

Emma E. White of NorwaIk who was chief witness for James J. Ghiotto of the same city in his di- yorce aciOn q few weeks ago when she testified that her husband had eloped with Mrs. Ghiotto, has now filed a petition for divorce from Mil ton F.; " hite, also of Norwalk
 Mrs White charges her husband with mfdeIity and names Mrs. Ghiot- to as correspondent. IntolerabIe cruel
 ty and desertion are also charged in
 the complaint. The plaintiffs maid
 on nHlOe was Emma Moffett. She
 married White October 9, 1907.
 At the Chiotto divorce hearing Mrs. White stated that she did not know of her husbands infatuation for Mrs. GhiOtto until she learned of the elOpemcnt and Whites apprehension in Ehijao IPl1ia where he was located by a NorwpIk sheriff and brought back to Norfolk.
 Jennic c. Ward of Bridgeport wants
 . divorce from Patrick J. Ward, also | of this city. HabItuaI inteuperance 1 Is charged against the husband. This ! couple were married July 25, 1913. Amy Laura Smith, formerly Amy | Marble of Bridgeport, has filed a peti- 1 ton fol divorce from John Joseph smith in whcih she alleges that her ! husband deserted her April Is, 1915, ! They were married October II, 1901 l The wife also asks for the custody of | two minor children, Beatrice, age 1O 1 and Dorothy, aged 8 years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
TESTIMONY HEARD
 IN hUDIIP DEATH

Coroner John J, Phelan conducted a hearing this morning into the death of 12 year old Charles Kudlip of $50 Princeton street. The boy was kill ed yesterday morning at Fairfield avenue and Princeton street when Ee was caught under the wheels of an auto truck diven by William F. Will lis of 36s Carroll avenue who was ca rtirg a load of castings from Nor walk to this city
 Several witnesses were examined and the testimony shows that the Kudlip boy was on roller skates and left other playmates on the sidewalk with the intention of taking hold of the Willis truck and allow 1t to pull him along on the skates.
 Willis stated that he did nol know of the boys intention put only Q few minutes before had compelled two other boys cn skates to let go of his truck.
 After crossing Ash Creek bridge Willis stated that he drove along Fairfield avenue at about eight miles an hour. He saw young kudlip at tempt to cross the street and at the same time saw, through his mirror, a touring car coming from behind. In order to allow the boy to get out of the way of the approaching touring car he turned sharply to the left ana felt the right hind wheel of his truck jolt He stopped immediately and found that the boy had been run over.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
PAPERS COMMENT
 ON ADDRESS

London. March 5-President Will sons speech in New York last night arrived in London too late for ex- tended editorial comment in the af- ternoon newspapers, but it occupies a most prominent place in the news columns Some of the headings de- scribe it as another powerful speech" and "as President Wilson's greatest fight
 The Pail Mall Gazette, referrtng 2 % the Presidents expressed convic- ton that an overwhelming majority of the American people are in favor of League of Nations, says:
 That is undoubtedly the case, but the crucial question is whether they are prepared to pledge the practical resources and action of their country to vindicate the League when it is formed. Unless America is prepared to share in the collar work of the League she can have no voice in it's policy
 pressing the hope that the League will be much more than a debating society. says that even if it Is a de- batting society 1t probably would have prevented this war had it been in operation In 1914, and 1t will be an Insurance against other wars spring ing from the same motives
 Referring to the report that Sen ator Lodge and thirty-eight other Re publican senators were determined to oppose the Iseag1e of Nations as now constituted. the Globe says:
 President Wilson returns to Eur ope with greatly diminished prestige as Q result of the action of an inn portant representative section Of his own countrymen, and with his boast ed League of Nations treated precise ly as scrap of paper. which we have always held it to be-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
TO KEEP HOLD
 ON RAILROADS

Washington, March 5--The govern ment has no iTnm mediate intention of relinquishing control of railroads. as a result of the failure of congress to appropriate funds for the railroad administration. Director General Hines states today.
 Mir. Hines also explained that every effort would be made to continue op- cations as usual to avoid laying off employees and to finance the railroads through private loans or through ad- vances from the war finance corpora tiOn.
 Although the railroad adlnfr2isstra- tion's program Of capital expendt- lures for extensions, improvements and new buildings may be modified. the government will try to continue the projects planned through the next few months
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
NEW SUITS IN COMMON PLEAS.

Kalman Goldberger of Bridgeport has filed a suit against the North Adams Beef X Produce Company to recover on a bill of $500.
 Nathan Gurfein Of Bridgeport has instituted a suit to recover S125 al legged to be due from J. H. Werbe- Ionsky's Brothers of New York for the storage of machinery and appli- ances c -nnected with a, glass beveling plant The storage charges have not been paid since December g. 1918.
 Albert NVeudIand of Bridgeport has attached the property of August and Alice WendIand preliminary to a suit t0 recover a loan of S200.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
MATES KILLED

Alfred, Me, March 5.-Robert l. Mapes, of Saco, awaiting trial on q charge of murderous assault upon q police officer, was killed in his cell at the county jail here today Accord ing to the turnkey, NTapes was hit over the head with a. fat iron by Carl V. Goodwin of Lebanon, his cell mate.
 Mapes was arrested late in January after he had barr1caded himself in his fathers home at Sa.co and held the police at bay for A hours Goodwin who is 19 years of age, was held for the grand jury last week on charges of shooting two officers and burning five sets of buildings along the Maine and New Hampshire border.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
KEILY's LIBERTY CUT SHORT

Five hours and ffty-4ive minutes liberty was all that was accorded Danny Kelly of 965 East Main street yesterday. He was released from the county jail last night at 5 o'clock af- ter serving 6 sentence of 30 days for drunkenness and was arrested last night at 11:55 on the same com Dlaint.
 This morning when arraigned in City Court before Judge Frank L, Wilder he was sent back to jail for 90 days more. The court rems rked 5n passing sentence that if Kelly
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
MAIL FOR SIBERIA

Ordinary articles of mail will he ac-
 cepted for transmission to places in
 Siberia. and European Russia subject
 to Postal Union postage rates, ac-
 cording to an announcement made
 today regarding the resumption of mail to that country. In the ruling there are certain places desi gnated where the sending Of mail is still pro- hibited, so it would be wise for those who wish to communicate with Der sons in that country through madL to make inquiry at the local post office
 before sending letters to that country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
WANTED: MRS TAYLOR

Any information one can furnish regard Mrs. N. F. Taylor, whose ad- dress is given as Black Rock in a letter received at the post office to- day from H. B. Burton, Callejon De courille, No. A Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America, wilt be appreciated by the sender of the let ter, who is a brother of Mrs. Taylor. Info nation may be given to Post master Charles F. Greene, or com mInicated direc: to Mir. Burton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
NUMBER OF UNEM-
 PLOYED INCREA ASFS

Washington, March 5-UnempIoy- ment figures made public today by the United States employment ser vice showed a steady increase during the past week in the area, of unem- ploylnent and in the number of per sons without work. The number of cities with large numbers of job seekers increased to 66 per cent. while the number Of unemployed in creased to 865, 5,0O0. or 25.3O5 over last week.
 New England. New York, PennsyI- vania and New Jersey reported in creases. The middle. West as a whole showed no change from last week
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
PETITION FOR RECALL.

Lawrence, Mass, March 5-Thom- as c. Connolly, counsel for the com mittee in charge of the textile strike here, announced today that petition for the recall of Alderman Peter Carr head of the police department. had been prepared and would be filed as soon as the necessary number of sig natures had been secured.
 The recall movement has been launched, according to Connolly. be- cause of the alleged unfair activity on the part of the police toward the strikers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
LLOYD GEORGE GOES TO PARIS

London, March 5-Premier Lloyd George left London this morning for Paris 10 resume work with the Peace Conference delegates.
 The Premier was accompanied on his trip by John W. Davis, the Auuerl- can alnba ssa dor, and Mrs. Davis. Am bassador Davis will visit the Ameri- can army bases and possibly the front. He will get into touch with the American peace commissioners in Paris during his weeks absence from London.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
ARRESTED FOR DISSIPATION.

Charles Priombriend of ri Lafay- cute street was arrested yesterday af- ternOon at his home, for the Nashua, N. IL, police on a charge of deser ton. He was arraigncd in city court this morning before Judge Wilder who continued his case until Satur- day He will be taken back to Nashua, to face the charge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
FIRED AT PALACE

Paris, March 5.-An unidentified saan was arrested today after he had Stred ., revolver from the Pa1ais de rElysee. the residence of President Poincare. He said he was a foreigner but refused to state his nationality He declared he desired to protest against Allied intervention in Russia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
NATURALIZATION COURT.

Naturalization court will again con- vene on May and will continue for three days, covering May 6. T and 3. Many new applicants for citizenship will be examined and those apph eants, who had their cases continued at the last term for further study of otherwise, will again be heard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
KING PETER TO RETIRE.

Rome, March 6.---king Peter of Serfie. will soon retire in favor of Prince Regent Alexander, according to d BTume despatch to the Idea Ma zionale, quoting advices from Bel grade. It is said that King Peters a5bdicatiou will be read after the opening oR1he Council of State at the Serbian capital.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
WANT WAR TIME
 PROHIBITION 2dFTED

Boston, March 5.--The executive board of the state branch of the American Federation of Labor has in structed it's secretary to send a tele- gram to Governor Coolidge and May or Peters, who are attending the con- ference of governors and mayors in Washington, urging them to use their influence to have the wartime pro hibition proclamation rescinded.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
REGISTER FOR WELCOME HOME

Three men registered with the Vel come Home committee in the com mon council chambers at city hall to- day, bringing the total number of en- roliment5 to 1,776.
 Those signing before noon were:
 Ralph C. Crime, Camp NIcCIellen, t6 SummerfeId avenue; Peter Matera Aberdeen Proving Grounds, 360 Grand street and Peter W. HumbrinS Ft. WadswOrth, 752 William street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05
RORDYCE REsECNs

Washington, March 6-SamueI w F'ordyce, Jr. has resigned as counsel of the war finance corporation to re- turn 10 law practice in St Louis Milton C. Elliott former counsel of the Federal Reserve Board. has beer appointed to succeed him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05

wished to spend the greater part of his time in jail he could be easily &C., commodated.
 Kelly stated he was celebrating his release.