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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
SKULL CRUSHED in FIGHT

Gadsden, Ala, Oct. 22.-M. L. Muir
ray OF Scottsboro. Ala, strike breaker
in the street car trouble here. was Sc
riously wounded and +. J. Taylor, of
Gadsden, suffered a fractured skull
during a clash between non-union car
men and strike sympathizers here last
night. The men were attacked while
on route home from a meeting of nom
union men at the street car company S
office. Murray was shot in the back.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
R. R. Brotherhoods Agree
To Strike in Steel Area

Pittsburgh, Oct. 22.-W. Y. Foster,
the steel strike leader, was notified
today by John Fitzpatrick, chairman
of the committee handling the strike,
that the railroad brotherhoods had
consented to the strike of union rail-
road men employed in and around
steel mills not under contract to the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
JAP VESSEL AGROUND

Frisco Sends Tugs to Aid Liner Caught
In Fog.
San Francisco. Oct. 22.-The passen-
ger liner Nippon Maru, of the Toyo
Kisen Kaisha line, went aground in
a thick fog at Point Pedro, nineteen
miles south of San Francisco, at 7:24
this morning, according to the marine
department of the chamber of COM
merce. Tugs have been sent from
here. The Nippon Maru Is in bound
from the far east.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
Virginia J. 0. U. A. M.
Approves League Nations

Lynchburg, Va, Oct. 22.-The state
council, Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, in session here
today, adopted resolutions approv-
ing the principles of the league Of
nations and protesting over any law
that would let down the bars to i'm
migration.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
SUGGESTS CONFERENCE

Governors OF Producing States
May Meet to Discuss Situation.
Nashville, Oct. 22.--(Special)- Gov.
Roberts today received a telegram from
Gov. w. l.. Harding, OF Iowa, sug-
gesting taht In view of the threatened
coal strike. representatives from all
coal producing states meet in confer
ence at an early date. In reply Gov.
Roberts sent the following telegram:
results. | suggest an early conference
of governors of all coal producing
states at Indianapolis, Ind"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
LUTHERANS IN REQUEST

Would Take Over Mission Work In Ger
man Colonies.
Paris, Oct. 22-The supreme council
this morning received a request from
the National Lutheran Council OF
America, asking that it be substituted
for the Protestant missions in the for
mer German colonies, the suppression
of which is provided for by the treaty
OF Versailles. No decision was reached
by the council ds to the request.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
35 BAPTISTS BOLT

st. Louis. Mo-. Oct. 22.-Thfrty-five
prominent Baptist ministers bolted the
Missouri BaBptist ministers her this
afternoon after resolution to align
the convention with the Southern Bap-
tist convention had been adopted by
an overwhelming majority. The vote
followed session of debate which be-
came so spirited that 1t was interrupted
at one time in order that prayer might
he said to bring peace to the conven-
tion.
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COTTON JUMPS HIGHER

New Orleans, Oct. 22.-Cotton
went to new high records today, Oct
ober trading up to the unheard of
price in the contract market of 1880
a pound by the early afternoon. At
this level the market was 80 to 14O
points up for the day, or gains of
81 a bale on the strongest months.
Continued bad weather in the belt
and an exceedingly strong demand for
spots ewre back of the buying.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
WANTS ARBITRATION
abor Leader Presents Street Car Stu

Labor Leader Presents Street Car Stu
alton to Commission.
Knoxville, Oct. 22.-John I. O'Connor.
president of the Tennessee Federation
OF Labor, laid the street car strike
situation before the city commission
at a regular meeting last night in an
effort to have that body go on record
as favoring arbitration of the wage
question between the striking en-
ployes and the Knoxville Railway and
Light company, but his request met
with but little favor and resulted In a
heated controversy between Mayor Neal
and the labor leaders.
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Showers, Says Billy 'Possum

The police in
Atlanta are wear
ing corsets on
their beats, and
the next thing
we know they'll
be carrying their
pockets full OF
sweets, and in
stead Of clubbing
men or hitting
them with their
fist, they W i'll
halloo hurrah
three times and
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
Striking R. R. Expressmen
Warned of Stubbornness

Washington, Oct. 22.-Striking ex-
press employees in New York were
warned today by the railroad admin
istration that unless they return to
work their places would be filled I'M
mediately and that any interference
with the conduct Of the express busl-
ness or it's employees would be pros
ecuted under state and federal stat
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STATED CLERK RESIGNS

Knoxville, Oct. 22.-tSpecial)MDr. 8
#. Wilson, president of Maryville col
lege, rendered his resignation as stated
clerk of the synod OF Tennessee at the
business session today. He has been
stated clerk for twenty eight years.
Successor will be chose Mater. In a
report on Maryville college today, DR..
Wilson announced the institution has
largest enrolment in its history-s65
stndents helnR enrolled.
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COTTON SELLS FOR 38C
High Level Reached on Houston Ex

High Level Reached on Houston Ex-
change.
Houston, Tex, Oct. 22.--Middling
cotton sold on the local exchange
Tuesday at 3S cents, the highest price
recorded since the Civil war, top grades
selling around AZ cents. Spot sales
were heavy throughout the belt.
Heavy crop damage is reported from
north and west Texas with large areas
of cotton, rice and other crops COM
pletely inundated by foods. Several
north Texas rivers are out of banks.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
Senate Favors Exclusion
OF Undesirable Aliens

washington, Oct. ga bill ex-
tending wartime restrictions on pass
ports for one year so as to exclude
from the country radicals and other
undesirable aliens. was passed today
by the senate without a record vote
and sent to conference.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
PROBE FRAUD CHARGES

Ex-Governor of Michigan On Stand In
Newberry Case.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 22.--In-
vestigation into charges of fraud in
connection with the nomination and
election last year of Truman II. New
berry as United States senator from
Michigan was begun by the federal jury
here this morning. Charles S. Osborne
former governor of Michigan, was the
first witness called.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-22
BANK CLERK CONVICTED

Nashville, Oct. 22.-NeaI Smlth. tor,
mer clerk at the Broadway Natlonal
hank. was sentenced Tuesday afternoon
in The federal court to one year and
one day in the penitentiary for mis-
appropriation OF funds OF the bank 10
the amount OF Sc. 400 in 1911.
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TWO COME CLEAR

Knoxville, Oct. 22.--Bill Cloniger and
Henry Crane, two defendants among
the twenty-three charged with felonies
in connection with the storming of the
Knox county Jail Aug. 80. last, We're
dismissed and released from Jail late
Yesterday on recommendation OF Atty
Gen, r. a. Mynatt.
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all its self governing dominions, coll
onies, or dependencies; and that the
exclusion of the parties to the dis
pute provided in the last paragraph
of said article will cover not only
the dominant or principal member,
but also it's dominions, colonies and
dependencies.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22

man and his description of what he saw caused such a degree of commo tion in the courtroom that Judge Burpee threatened to order the spec tators removed if better order was not preserved
 Baker told of a soldier friend, the same who was with her at the Eli ott sclloolhouse, who afterwards came to his home to visit Mrs. Bak- CT.
 He went into the house and hu. ged and kissed her and told her love stories" Baker said.
 What did you say about it." his counsel inquired
 Well, I'd learned it didn't do me much good to say anything" the witness replied, when l told him not to go into the house he told me to go to h-!"
 At that time, it developed from further questioning of MT. Baker and other witnesses of the affair, the sol dier had called to say goodbye before going overseas, and they kissed, MT. Baker said of his wife and her sol- dier visitor, before they separated
 Albert G. Newton, Ernest J. Row ley and First Selectman George H. Hicks, all of Pomfet, testiNd in MT Bakers behalf. The divorce was granted.
 Mrs. Bertha F. Shippee Gay of Dan ielson was given a divorce from Thom- as E. Gay, who, in the superior court in this city, March 4, 1916, was sen- fenced to serve from three to six years, after he had pleaded guilty to attempt ing to commit rape on the person of a Danielson young woman. The divorce was granted fd the ground that Gay had been convicted of a crime inyoIy- ing moral turpitude. Mrs Gay was given the right to resume her maiden name.
 On the ground of desertion, Mrs. Ida Shrine Piercy, of Pomfret, was given a divorce from Richard Shrine, whom she married in Pomfret July 90, 1912. At that time Piercy, who was an cleo trician sent to Pomfret to do work Ly the concern that employed him, was q boarder in Mrs. Piercy's home. It was charged that assertion occurred Oct. 9, 1914. The witnesses for Mrs. Pier cy were her daughter, Miss Esther Sir rlne and her son, John Shrine, Chil- dren of former marriage. and George gwen custody of her daughter. Ida Plercy, born Oct l. 1913.
 In the foragon" cases Attorney c. l.. TcrIey represented the plaintiffs.
 Charles G. Place Cf West Woodstock was given a decree separating him from Amelia A. Place, to whom he was married Oct. 15, 1895. He charged that his wife was in the habit of going away
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lon visits" and that he eventually dis covered that these were occasions for in1delity on her part.
 MT. Places son, George C., told of being suspicious Of his mothers rela- 'i2Zs with Q man who cane to stay at rke Place koiae ir Woodstock. This man Mrs. Place represented as her cousin and stated that he was in poor health He rel~ ircd for weeks. George Place, in an cndeavor to confirm hIs suspicious Of his mothers rtia:inAs with the alleged cousin, when NJ: & Place later adni I'd was no relative of hers, watched them closely and ob- tained direct evidence of his mothers unfaithfulness to her marriage VOWS. MT. Place was represented by Attor- ney J. F. Carpenter.
 Court adjourned until next Tuesday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
 Two touring cars were in what was close to a head-on smash in Front
 street, opposite the entrance to the Bradley theatre, Friday, at 1 D. m. One car, owned and driven by Michael Ed l dington of the town of Pornfret, had | come down out of Main street and in swinging around the bank corner ran | over onto the left side of Front street, ] down which, toward the bridge, MT. Eddington was heading.
 Manager o. P. Bancroft, of the Put nam Motor Car company, was coming
 up the street, driving a big new tour l ing car, which he has been using as a | demonstration. There was a crash and one of two women who were riding in | the Eddington car was pitched against the door of the car and almost thrown l into the Bancroft car.
 1 The right front wheel was torn off the Eddington car. which also had a | crumpled fender and other damage The other machine had a smashed fender and a twisted front axle. None
 of the persons concerned in the acci-
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PUTNAM

At Friday mornings session of the superior court here Judge Lucien F. Burpee heard the stories of six plaintiffs in half dozen uncontested divorce cases. All suits were granted.
 Celra surgeauIt of this city claim ed a divorce from Alfred Bugeault, last heard of in Philadelphia, on the ground of desertion. The couple married in New York June If, 1906, afterwards going to live in Philadel phia, where Burgeault was employed as @ bricklayer. After they had been living there for Q time Mrs. Bur geauit testified, her husband began to Ill treat her, and finally sent her home to Putnam. After several months she went back to him, remained for a time and was finally sent home again. That time she remained three and one half years before her husband requested her to come back, which she did. After a few months he re- sorted 10 his old tactics, she testi fed, and again ordered her to get out, this after having beaten her and starved her, she said. William Don oNan acted as interpreter for Mrs. Burgeault and the witnesses who tes titied in her behalf were Mrs. Rosan- na Berrard, 165 Main street, and Pierre Magnant, also of this city. Mrs. Burgeault was given the custody of her minor daughter.
 Lewis Frank Mayo, night watch man at the Gorsvenordale mill, also received a divorce, on the ground of desertion, from Lucy Moves Mayo of Nevada City, California, where the couple married April 15, 1911. Mrs. Mayo was a widow at the time the plaintiff married her She had two sons, both grown to manhood, the younger 8 years of age, the elder a married man with two children. Mrs. Mayo's steady practice of furnishing her married sons family with food stuffs from the Mayo family lard CT started the domestic difficulties in the Mayo household, MT. Mayo tes- tihed. When he protested about having 10 work to supply food for the family of a grown up mana miner, his wife took offense and left him, he said. He tried to get her to come back, but she refused. He came to Connecticut four years ago, and since has worked in the towns of Pomfret and Thompson.
 In his divorce action Henry M. Baker of the town of Pomfret charg- gu ueSerllOH anu adultery dSalnSt his wife, Florence W. Baker, who was a divorced woman when he mar ried her. he testified They were married at Eastford, May 8, 1908. She lived with him few months and then left, remaining away for ten years, until 1918, when she returned.
 Baker testified that she was in- timately friendly with. other men and related in detail his experience in trailing her to the Elliott schoolhouse on one occasion last summer. On that occasion he found her with a
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Columbia Tax Collectors Notice

Notice is hereby given to all persons
 and corporations liable to pay taxes to
 the Town of Columbia on the tax list
 of 1918 that l will receive said taxes
 al the time and places herc,nafter
 designated, viz:
 At Y Yeomans Hall, Columbia, Conn, on Tuesday, April 8, 1919, from &. m.
 to |. m. and from l p. m. to p. m. on April p. 1919; and at the Store of
 W. E Slater. Hop River, Conn, on
 April 9, 1919. from 8. m. to l D. m. Said taxes will become due and pay able on Tuesday, April s. 1919. On all taxes remaining unpaid one month after legal notice. interest will be collected at the rate of nine (9l per cent. until all are paid. together with all legal charges. (Section 5SS6, Re vised Statutes.)
 Taxes shall he deemed to become due On the first. day on which the col lcctor thereof, according to the terms of the notice given by him, shall be ready to receive them. (Section SSSS, Revised Statutes)
 VICTOR NJ. BROUSSEAU, Collector of Taxes for the Town Of Columbia.
 [ Dated at Columbia, Conn, this 18th i day of March, 1919. nlar15d
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LEGAL NOTICES. TAX NOTICE
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF

TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE
 TOWN OF PRESTON:-
 All persons liable to pay taxes in the Town of Preston, State of Connecticut, are hereby notified that have a war rant to levy and collect a tax of twenty (20) mills on the dollar on list of 1918, due and payable March 1st 1919. and for the purpose of collecting and receiving the above taxes 1 shall be at the Town Room, Long Society, April 1, 1919, from 12 m. to p, m.
 At the Hallville Store, April 2, 1919, from II a. m. to l p. m.
 At George Mansfields, Poquetanuck, April 9. 1919, from 1.30 to , D. Tn.
 At the Store of J. F Richardson. Preston City, April 8, 1919, from II d. m. to 1 D. m.
 At the Insane Hospital, April 4, 1919, from l to 2.50 D. m.
 After May l, 1919 interest at the rate of 9 per cent. will be added from the time these taxes became due.
 All persons neSlectipg this notice must be proceeded against as directed by the laws of this State.
 Also all taxes not paid by Sept. 1st, 1919, will appear in the Town Report. by vote in the Annual Town Meeting held in September, 1908.
 All taxes must be paid direct to Tax Collector and all bills receipted by him. Ii by mail, enclose postage if you wish receipt.
 Dated at Preston, Conn, March 15, 1919.
 P. r. BENTLEY, Collector. R. I'D No. ,, Norwich. Conn.
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dent were injured.

tSllL " t1 . II1J
 Within a few minutes Mr. Bidding ton sought out MT Bancroft and there was a not unfriendly discussion of just how it happened with indications that the damage caused would be adjusted to the satisfaction of the persons con- cerned.
 cute little house, a tiny but very complete affair. that was built severn l years ago by Everett E. Brown of the town of Pomfret and first exhibited as part of the Wolf Den grange display, at the Brooklyn fair, is now being shown m the Liberty cottage on the capitol grounds at Hartford The house was loaned by MT Brown to be part of an exhibit being made in Hart lord to interest persons more generally in the food value of milk. In the superior court here at Fridays session Madeline Foulnier a little girl whose home is in Danielson. was awarded judgment, by stipula ton. of S3ISl, against the Shore Line Electric Railway company. The little girl had her feet cut off by a trolley car in Dan lelson in March, 1917. Attorney !. r. Carpenter Of this city was her counsel
 H. H. Davenport, Pomfret, state road supervisor in this section, is ill with rheumatism.
 Francis Hsdde, 73, mill operative. died at his home here during Thursday night. He was native of Canada.
 The Bohemian players made another gain of 28 points in the tournament games played here with Putnam lodge Of Elks. The Bohemians now have a lead Of 55 points on the series, which Will be completed at Danielson next Thursday evening.
 The work of the government free em- pioyment bureau in this city has been discontinued on account of lack of funds-one of the results of the late
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all persons liable to pay taxes in the Town of Lebanon that I have warrant to levy and collect tax of eighteen 0S) mills on the grand list as last perfected. and that said taxes are due and payable on the first day of April, 1919.
 For the purpose of collecting said taxes. shall be at the Town Hall at Lebanon Center on Monday, April ', 1919, and also on Monday, May 5, from 10 a. m. until 3 D. m. On Saturday. April 26. shall be at the Store of OrvilIe W. Gurley. from until noon. and on same day at the Schoolhouse in the Waterman District (so- callcd), from ? to ) p. m.
 Interest at the rate of per cent. per annum will be added after May 1.
 The Statutes of this State re levy and collection of taxes will be en- forced against all persons neglecting this notice.
 Dated at Lebanon. March 6, 1919.
 GEORGE E. BRIGGS.
 nlar15S Collector of Taxes.
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congress having failed to pass appro- priation bills. This bureau has been of great value to the people and nanu- facturers of Putnam and vicinity.
 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Chaplain Boynton Mer- Till of the |. s. s. Jennsylvania to Miss Virginia Y. Worsham. of Henderson, Kentucky. Chaplain BOynton recently accepted call to become pastor of the Second Congregational church of Put nam, to succeed the late Rev. F. D. Sargent.
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well attended. The selections by Mrs. Hiram Hawes at the piano, Mir. Ha"es, violin, and Bert Tracy, cornet, were much appreciated by the audi ence- The parts of the farce Box and Cox were eXcellenuly taken by Mrs, Howard Hoxsie as AIr. Box, Mrs. Clir- ton Frink as MT. Cox and Mrs. Ar thur Bennett as Mrs. Bouncer.
 Mrs. Leggett is under doctors care.
 Thad Wilson starts today (Satur- day) for . trip to his muskrat farm III New York state. His auction was well attended, his 50 pigs finding ready purchasers.
 Miss Charlotte Apts has resigned as teacher Of Black Hill school.
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Shumway Clothing House D. E. JETTE. Prop. Danielson, Conn.

ent rate is $12.15 for hard coal. Be ginning May I the rate will advance ten cents each month until the price reaches S12.75, which may be the max mum and then again may not In any event S12.15 is the lowest that householders can hope to bu> coal at during 1919. Frank F. Kennedy has returned from attending a meeting of the New England Coal Dealers asso- ciation, held at Worcester. At this meeting the members heard speakers go into all details concerning the pres ent cost of producing and tra porting coal and there wasn't even ., ray Of hope in anything that any of the speak CTS said that coal would get back in price to something like normal levels this year. though coal is expected to be considerably cheaper sometime, probably next year, but possibly not until 1921.
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CANTERBURY GREEN

Frank F. HoXsie of Westbrook spent the week end at his old home at Canterbury Green.
 Black Hill schoolhouse has a new bell hung in the beifry, II. COutoure of Moosup being the workman.
 The grange at it's regular meeting Tuesday discussed The League of Ma tions.
 The annual chicken pie supper was
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Every Pair Subject to Ex- change or Your Money Back for the Asking.
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Every Pair Warranted Per-
 feet in Every Respect.
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Glastonbury.-Sergt. Charles Leon Goodale, 21. of the 102d infantry died Wednesday evening at the New Haven army hospital of tuberculosis, result ing from gas poisoning at the front in France last July.
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CANTERBURY TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all per
 sons liable to pay taxes in the Town of
 Canterbury, on the grand list of 1918.
 that | have rate bill with warrant
 attached for the collection Of 20 mills
 on the dollar, also for the collection of
 personal tax of $2 on all male per
 sons from the age of 21 to 60 years. Said taxes become due March 9. 1919. ! From the General Statutes Of Con 1. necticut, Sec. 2S93: When Taxes Be come Due-TaXes shall become due on the first day on which the collector thereof according to the terms of the notice given by him is ready to re- ceive tnem.''
 I will meet the taxpayers as follows: At Morgan's Store, Canterbury, on ! Tuesday, March 18th, from 10 a. m. to i F m.
 1 At Packer Postoffice, Tuesday, March 25. from l D. m. to 2 p. m. l At Macleod's Store, Westminster, Wednesday, March 26, from 10 a. m. to | 12 m.
 At Town Clerks Office, Canterbury
 Green, on Wednesday, March 2S, from i 1 D. m. to D. m.
 | On all property taxes not paid on or 1 before May 1st, 1919, interest and fees will be added from the time they be- come due, as the law provides. l \. B-All personal taxes must posi- 1 lively be paid on or before the first
 day of May, 1919. All persons failing
 to comply with this notice will-be dealt with according to law in such case
 made and, provided. Sec Chapter 260, 1 Sec. s, Public Act 1909. Meet me at above places and save all expense. l CLINTON E. BRINK, II Collector. Dated at Canterbury, Conn.,, this 24th
 day of February, 1919. mar15d