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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-04-02
Beat the II. c. of L.

We still have a few lots in
South Side Addition that we are
offering at old prices, which
make them look cheap in these
times Of high prices. No better
investment can be made. Can
get one-half of your living out
of a garden if you don't care to
build now. Terms to suit pur-
chaser.
Aull, Wilson & Waddell.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-04-02

For that Easter Suit, just step
in our store and let us show you
our line. Stier Clothing Co.
Ask the merchant who adver-
tises if it is a paying proposition.
Take his word not ours.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-04-02
HlNESLEY,S

Vanilla, Chocolate, Pine Apple
Ice Cream and Apricot Ice at
Hinesleys Saturday and Sunday.
o Ga.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
HEAR SHORT LINE
ROADS PLEA FIRST
Labor Board May Delay
Adjustment of Pay
Controversy

wAsHINGToN. April 27--short
line railroads may be given hearing
on the wage demands of railroad
workers before the railroad labor
board Finally adjusts the pay contro-
versy.
Chairman Barton announced today
that thu board had this matter under
adviscment. r. T. whittier chairman
uf the railway executives committee.
told the board that his committee
represented IFS Of the some 500 roads
Of the country and that these iii had
between eighty and ninety per cent OF
the total mileage.
Ehe board today refused hearings
on the wage demands OF striking rail
road employees at Philadelphia and
rittsburg and the non-rccoguizcd
chicago express and freight handlers
union.
Timothy shea, vice president Of the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Fircmou,
tolu the board that the employees
wage demands would be presented to
tho short lines by tomorrow, Shea
continued today the presentation of
tho flr,men's demands calling at
tcntiou To the hardships OF their
work
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
ON
SUGAR BREAKS
UP SUDDENLY
Department of Justice
Officials Get State
ments of Refiners

WAsHiNGToN, April 27.--Confcr-
ences between sugar rofinets and de-
partmcnt Of Justice officials on sugar
prices ana supplies ended suddenly
today after a brief session. mo
statement was made as to what tran
spired but i wns understood the de-
partment might call the refincrs rep
resentatives again In n few DAYS.
Howard Figg, assistant 10 the at
torney general and in charge OF high
cost OF living campaign. has before
him statements OF tho refinorH, hut
their contents were not disclosed.
Demands that the Eovernment take
Immediate action to relieve the sugar
shortage, and prosecute .profitccrs
were made today In the senate.
Senator smoot, republican. Utah.
declared the government should have
purchahd the present cuban sugar
crop as reflners have paid ns high
as i9A cents a pound for raw Cuban
sugar. He praised the beet sugar
growers In this country. declaring
that 90 per cent Of the beet crop
had been sold az i0it cents "a pound.
Flaming speculation for the high
price OF sugar, Representative How
ard, democrat. Oklahoma. announced
that ne would Introduce a bin IN tho
next few days designed % curb all
spCculutors
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
20 Year Mystery
Solved With Finding
OF Wonan's Body


INDIANAPOLIS, April 27.--t'n-
solved for more than twenty years.
the mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance OF Miss Carrie SelVagc,
school teacher. was believed TO be
cleared away Nth the finding today
OF skeleton la the private hospital
whore she was last seen.
The skeleton was found by work j.
mer who were turning the old build
ing INTO a garage. Clothed In a blue
drcss, 10 was resting In sitting pos
turc iu the corner OF an attic. The
costume was identified by three
brothers OF the dead woman. They
are Edward J.. william j., aud Jo-
seph W, Solyage.
The Old building originally was an
orphans home and later was con
ycrtcd into a hospital. Miss selyagu
entered the institution because OF a
nervous disease. The place where the
skeleton was found. "a small corner
about throo by four feet, apparently
wns second attlc.
Miss Solvago disappeared March !,
1900. She had sent her nurse for
milk. Whom the woman returned
she was gone. \ country wide search
was made. graves la cemeteries were
openSd and the hospital repeatedly
searched, but no trace was found.
Coroner Robinson, In preliminary
examination, said he found NO trace
ut violence. Miss Solyage WIS Al
years old
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
POST HELD UP
DEPORTATIONS
REPORT SAYS
Investigators Testify
Against Assistant Sec
retary of Labor

WASHiNGTDN. April 21.--tharEea
that Louis =. Post. assistant secretary
~ labor. had violated the law lin
behalf Of aliens who have contempt
FOR this government and who are try
ing % overthrow IT," were made be-
fore the house rules committee today
hy Chairman johnson. Of the house
immigration committee.
Mr.. Johnson was the first witness
al the Investigation into Mr.. Posts
conduct In handling deportation pro-
ccedings against radical aliens. He
was followed by Representative Hoch.
OF Kansas. whose resolution locking
toward the possible impeachment Of
the assistant secretary is before the
committee.
Chairman johnson presented a re-
port Of committee investigators. pre-
pared by W. A. Hlnckwood. OF Seattle.
wash. which reviewed many score
deportation proceedings IN which
Mr.. Post was said 90 have cancelled
depurtatiQns recommended by immi-
gratlon inspectors ANA the immigra-
tANN NAIfhAs ne fAhfNf MIs HuNuHNN
said were those Of "allcn communists
ana ana-chists.'
The report also shows decision
hy the assistant secretary In cases In
which he undertook TO define the
word "anarchisg' and to pfflrm that
congress could not have used tho
word as verbal "briCk bat"
Chairman Johnson declared "the
public is not seeing red without "a
reason
III is seeing its laws violated bv
public officials be- declared. "n be-
half ~ aliens who have contempt for
this roveWment and who are here
trying to overthrow 90. Neither
these aliens nor their Revolutionary
notions are needed in the United
States"
Representative Uprh declared h g
resolution cid not involve any 'po-
litiCal or partisan consideration" hut
he added that "ther' should be "a
show down in 20 situation which has
become iutoiorlhle."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
SYRIAN MERCHANTS
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Alleged to Have Swindl-
ed Wholesale Firms of
$250,000

NEW YORK. April zS.-Federal
indictments similar 20 those which
have been returned iG WhahinEton,
North Carolina, charging 2s syrian
merchants with conspiracy TO dcfraud
soon viii be sought IN many other
parts Of the country. IL waA announced
today by the National Association OF
Crccit Men, which has been cooperate
ing with federal agents Ia an eight
months investigator said To Involve
the loss OF millions OF dollars.
Charles y. W VAT, manager OF the
association's investigation and prose-
cution department, declared that the
association had discovered traces Of
a nation wide plan. engineered by
educated syrians. TO defrRud cloth
Ing and textile Iobbers ana whole
aalcrs.
He said that the general scheme
was To set up certain Syrian mor-
to operate small stores and 10 build
up credit. The higher ups" then
Instructed the small merchants to buy
on credit large amounts OF fine tex
tiles handled easily by travelling ped
dlers. West alleged that after the
goods were received, many OF these
small merchants disappeared and the
higher upC' obtained the nerchan-
disc and disposed % u.
According To West, New York mer-
chants alone lost 900 In the last
six months, while other ccnters af-
fected were ST. Louis. Chicago. Cin-
cinnuti. Detroit Cleveland, st. Paul.
Milwaukee. Seattle. Portland, oregon.
san Francisco, Los Angeles and New
orleans.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
One Dead, 3 Missing
In an Explosion

DIES MONIES. Ia, April 27.-One
man was killed. three are missing ana
five were Injured hy an explosion In
tho cnglncroom of tho Des MoineH
city gas plant early today. The eN-
plosion shook buildings an over the
city. Al industries dependent upon
gas fuel are ut a siandstill and thou
sands went hrnakfnstleHs. The cause
OF tho explosion has not been an-
nounccd.
II viii be several days, n not weeks.
before gas can be turned into tho
city mains again. u was sud. Prop
crty loss is estimated at t200, 600.
phil Devinc, the snporintedent Of
the plant. was killed.
The missing are.
William Wishmon, engineer; Frank
Coppas. % mixer. ana James Miller.
The names Of the known injured
arc:
William Miller. Harry stiles. John
w Cunningham. william King and
TuniH N korneuhurg.
Several city frcmen were scorchod
while fighting the fire which followed
the explosion.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27

WASHINGTON. April c7.Commit.
tee increases Of nearly $4,000. 900 In
the funds for naval aviation were ap-
proved today 10y the senate when the
annual naval appropriation measure
was taken up. The house fixed the
aviation fund at ti5.s7G,0O0 ana the
senate committee increased this to
S25. 900.
The committee provision for an
initial appropriation OF ti.O0o.o0o
looking TO the establishment of a
new base on san Francisco bay was
adopted without debate.
An amendment by Chairman Page
authorizing the naval board In select
ing site for tho base TO consider
Mare Island was approved. The com
mittee had limited the inquiry 10 two
sites at Alameda and Hunters Point.
To Complete ships.
The committee provision increasing
from SIS. 900. 600 To- Sa2.OOO.pO0 tho
funds available FOR completing ships
under construction also was adopted
without debate. 4 new item OF Sil,-
700 900 for completion OF destroyers
under construction az tho Hog Island
yard also was approved.
Increased appropriations included;
Vera Buena, California, training
station St25.O0O 20 100000; pearl
Hnrbor station sS00,O00 10 81 .0S0. 900 ;
Great i1kcs training station $500, 600
20 100000: Norfolk navy yard f220,-
600 to Sbbu 600; Rhode Island sta
tion $3.50. 900 Co $500 900.
\ now item Of $4,000 for the New
port, Il. l., torpedo station. was
adopted az was another preliminary
appropriation or S3OO. 900 for a dry
dock at the Boston navy yard.
Chairman Page and senator Lodge,
Of Massachusetts. the republican
leader urged special expansion ot
naval activities on the Pacific coast
III danger is coming, u is coming
there" declared Senator Lodge,
Hawaii. Lodge added. is the Amer
lean outpost IN the Pacific"
The Pacific coast" ho continued
needs naval defense more than the
Atlantic at this time, and 10 needs u
now We should strengthen the fleet
and all appurtenaucpH there Also
Pearl harhor ia very important"
senator smith. democrat Mary
land. pointed out that one hnlf uf th,
navy is ON the Pacific coast.
Need Iudcpcnd,Tit ficrt
We should not only have one hal
~ tho navy there" Mr.. Lodge replied
hut We should have capah s. in
dependent fleet ON tho Pacific coast
New Items FOR tho Pacific cOas
added by the senate included $1,000.
OO0 for fuel Oh storage plant az pugc
Sound and 81 100000 Tor slmila
plant at Pearl Harhur. 100000 fo
, submarine base al san Pedro, an
100000 for a submarine ana destroy
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
DOTS and DASHES

WASHnNGTpN.-.Co Congressional in
Vcstirutnu OF the print paper short
age will b., started Wednesday hy q
sub commiit,. ot the senate commit
to. on manufacturers headed hy SEN
ator Reed democrat, Missouri. The
committees plans include inquiry IN
TO supplics. distribution ana prices.
WASHq NGTD r Former SHAKER
Champ Clark stil that while he had
not autho-izsu any ono tn announce
his candidacy fur the dcmor, attic pres
idcntial nomination, no man could
cccline such au honor ri offered
freely
WASHINGTON - Representatives
% large sugar rrfincries and depart
mont OF Justice officials conferred
here but progressed no further than
discussion uf the whole sugar situa
ton" they suid, The conference VIII
hp rosu ncd. Meanwhile reports per
sisted that ans her raise in sugar
prices was lu prospect
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27

go, mighty busy, the senator's prcsi-
dental aspirations stood good
chance Of getting "A knockout In his
own state.
During the past few weeks there
seems TO be little doubt that the
Hnrding candidacy has been meeting
with rlorc and the wood candidacy
with less popular approval
What MoOd Entry Means.
The Wood people unuucstIonnbly
thought they could get the ohio dele
CATION for the general, or they would
not have entered his name in the pri-
maries ana made the aggressive fight
FOR him that they nave. II they lose
they can hardly hope To get the votes
OF harding delegates Tor wood, even
after Harding is through with them
at Chicago.
n Harding wins. especially II he
wins by q large enough plurality to
indicate great popular strength. he
Will go 90 the Chicago convention Us
the fayoritc candidate Of the CON
seryative party leaders and win have
a good chance for the nomination of
the conservatives control.
HHrdiug's failure 90 beat Wood bon
Ohio will not only put the senator
out of the presidential race, hut will
probably retire him To private lie
after his present senatorial term.
That tho senator ana his followers
fully realize this is shown by the
tremendous onort thcy are making
not only tD carry the state, hut to
pile up the largest possible majority
II is, OF coursc. more or less of q
4 guess, but it looks as though Hard,
[ ing viii defeat Wood in ohio. al,
{ though It would not De- surprising II
/ his majority is smaller than he and
I hts friends would like.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
OHIO HOLDING PRIMARIES TODAY;
HOME STATERS' LIKELY TO WIN

COIIMBIS. O.. April 27.-"hc
presidential primaries In ohio today
will have AN important bearing ON the
final battle Tor the republican nomi-
nation al Chicago.
ohio II probably the most import
ant OF the two or thpee pivotal states
iu q national election.
The tide from the east which ran
80 strongly for hughes In IA" re-
turnS on election night four years
ago. did not sweep over Ohio. II u
had. he would have been elected.
phio went nearly hundred thousand
democratic that year aud made VIII
sons election possible.
balance OF Power.
Time was when ohio could safely
be- counted ON AS republican but In
these DAYS the balance Of political
dependent voters who comprise from
"a quarter To- third Of the electorate.
while the bulk uf these iudvprud-
ruts probably consider themselves
uominally republicans or demochats.
party ties bind them su lightly that
they take delight In going OF The
reservation ON election day Do their
parry candidate o. platform ls not
entirely pleasing To Them.
From the standpoint OF practical
pulitics both the chicago and san
Francisco conventions Viii try TO
uomin ste men who seem to have at
least us good q chance to carry ohio
as the other candidates FOR tho
nomination.
The mcl that COX has been
elected governor ot ohio three
times on the democratic ticket
will give him ID lot ct prestige
NJ san Francisco.
None OF the other candidates foi
tho democratic nomination have had
the tcmyritN to enter tap contest
against Coz FOR the ohio delegation
From the democratic standpoint
the primaries will simply put the seal
OF approval on the Cos candidacy and
insure the undivided support ut th,
| ohio delegates Tor Cox until ne has
been nominated, or releases Them q
b vote tor someone else.
Ohio and Republicans.
In the case OF the republicans th'
situation Is entirely different
Senator Harding who occupiei
I somewhat the same position with th'
] republicans that Cos does with IN,
/ democrats has had to contest witt
Wood for the dolcEates 90 the rcpub
liCun convention. Ana % is rcu
contest.
Early in tho fight which bogar
several months ago. 81 looked a
though the Wood campaign was max
ing great hoadwuy. II was well %
nauccd and thoroughly organized
The saue' aggressive tactics whicl
have characterized the Wood cam
paign throughout the country hay
featured it-in every section Of Ia
state.
Harding Stock Rising,
The Harding people soon awaken
ed 10 realization that unless the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
Underwood Elected
Democratic Leader

WASiii NOTION, April 4t.-Senator
Underwood, 81 Alabama, was elected
democratic leader IN the senate today
at W conference of senate democrats.
llc was unoppnsed, senator Hitch
cock. Of Nebraska, acting leader since
the death of tho late Ssuator Martin,
~ Virginia, having Withdrawn from
the fight last week.
besides elecunE Mr., Underwood the
democrats discussed briefly solidarity
uf action generally. The pending
peace reH1iNtion was considered and
The democrats agreed tentatively a.
cau conference later iu an effort 10
have the minority present a solid
, front ON the resolution.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
Auto Goes 156 Miles
An Hour for Record

nANTtNA. Fla, Aprll TWIN
flames bursttuE from beneath the
hood Of his rs cylinder automobile at
the finish line Tommy Milton today
further reduced his own worlds rec
ord for one ana Two miles. The first
mile was iu $500. or at the rate OF
i56 miles AN hour The second mile
was m 2S.l,. making the two miles
la tG:24
Milton last week broke Ralph De
pnlmas marks with records Of % 30
for the mile and i5;l5 the two miles
Milton stocrod the car into the
ocean after slowing down 20 drown
OUT the flames.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
NEw JERSEY ~ 80
HOLDING, INIAl AUIE-

NEWNWK. = J., NUTII II"f fhIOT
Interest iu tudays preferential presi-
deutiil primary iu Ncw Jersey was
focused un republican contests whorc
the voters We're asked 90 express their
preference Tor either senator Hiram
Johnson or Major General Leonard
wood. Democratic voters were not
asked to indicate q direct preference.
The unopposod mig four democratic
delegation be- pledged 20 the candidacy
OF Governor Edward f. Edwards.
Each party viii elect sA delegate 10
their respective natiouil convention.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
MASSACHUSETTS, ~
EIElrTING DELEGATES

BOSTON. April Massachusetts
voters halloted today go elect four
delegates ut large tn the republican
and democratic national conventions
and 80 republican and I2 democratic
district delegates Nuno uf the can
dldatcs Tor delegates ut large appear
ga ON the ballot as pledged FOR any
particular presidential candidate.
Among the republican candidates.
several who have declared themselves
lu favor nf Leonard Wood are op-
posed by men seeking 20 go TO Chi
caEo unpledged. Indications point 20
light vote,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
GIRL IS BOUND
AND GAGGED IN
S0R0RITYHOUSE
Place Is Searched, Add
ing Another Chapter
to Mystery Residence

Dorothy Brooia. ib-ycar-old Elrl
who lives az the Phi Mu sorority
house on East Gold avenue. Il was
learned today was found bound and
gagged on the closet floor Of down
stairs room of the house early sun
day evening, following supposed
assault by someone who entered the
tuOm In which she was study ying. Miss
Hrooka was alone In the house at the
time.
According to the girls story she
was sitting studying In the front bed
room downstairs. Site had been there
for some time, and had decided 10 go
up 20 her own room upstairs.
y looked at my watch, | rcmem-
her" she said. ~ was eNnctly 400
O'Clock ! stood up ana yuwned and
that was the last Thing I knew"
Found Ticd.
Apparently someone who entered
the room behind her. struck her on
the head. knocking her unconscious
The aHsailant thCn tied her hands and
feet together bound her mouth tight
~ and thrust her iu the closet. ac-
cording TO evidence.
when tho other sorority girls who
live In the house returned ut o'clock
They found that everything on the
lower floor had been dlsarruuEed and
That clothing was scattered and
drawers opened In the bedrooms.
An anxious search for Dorothy.
whom % had been planned to leave
alone Boz the house lI am effort 10 de-
tcct th" petty thicNing which had
been going ON continuously. revealed
har almost sunocHted iu the dark
closet
The gag was drawn 60 tightly
across hcr mouth that the wire
STRENGTHENING appliances on her teeth
had cut into her lips causing them
to bleed. \ large welt has raised ON
the back OF hcr head where 1t b.
supposed that sh" was struck.
Have No Clue.
The residents in the house have no
clue ~ to the Identity OF the sup
posed assaliant. They naturally con
meet the event however. with the mys-
terious disappearance OF a collection
OF German and Spanish letters. pa
pcrs and maps, which took place a
month ana q hall ago.
u was remembered that atior the
papers had been discovered in the
dusty hoN lea the attic uf the sorority
house while. the girls were ON the
search OF a supposed ghost which
had been haunting the house. one
packet was retained Tor curiosity hy
rhc curious colncidunt is that II was
Iu the chnpcron's room whore tl-
remaining papers were concealed thai
Miss Brooks was studying when she
was attacked. The papers were,
however. uudisturbcd lu % trunk.
House of Mystery.
After the mysterious disappear
uopcancc OF the papers from the attic
six weeks ago, curious architectural
features Of the sorority house. which
was purchased from a former pro-
fessur OF German at the university
four years ago, developed. n was
found upon Investigation that O
peculiar system of trap doors and
pussagcwnyH connected certain rooms
with the outside OF the building
making an easy escape frum any
room IN the house. The house wa'
built hy the professor he himself
supervising the building and doinl
much OF the actual work.
Tine papers iu the attic were said
have been his property, which VS.
FOR some unknown reason lcft there
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
Denver May Permit
Erection of Tents

DENVER colo. April e1.-Tcuts
as remedy FOR bonvcrs housing
problem loom ~ "a possibility with
the Introduction Of an ordinance be-
fore the city council permitting cit
iz"ns to erect and Nv" iu tents In
an, Of the vacant lots in the city.
The ordinance was introduced by
Councilman Theodore n. Hroske
The city council passed ON first
reading tho ordinance increasing the
fares on the street railway from six
tn seven cents The ordinance Will
come up for final action next Mon
day.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
Auto Bandits Kill
Banker, Get 50, 500

ROCKVILLE. Md. April 27.--
Seven automobile bandits shot and
Killed Frances NJ. Hullowcll. a dir"c-
tor drove clerks and officials at the
point Of reyulycrs into the vault.
locked them m and robbed the First
Nntinnnl bank of Sandy Springs. MD.
uf $500 aud escaped. POSSES are
searching Howard and Montgomery
counties.
Five thousand dollars reward has
rapu offered. Tho persons locked in
the vault we're rescued 90 minutes
later
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
Returns to Prison
To Beat the High
Cost of Living

JOLIET. M. April 27--Robert
Needham. 20 years old, scaled the
wallis OF the prison last night
scaled them from the outside ana
aneaked back Into the penitentlary.
Needhnm was paroled April 2.
He had been sent here from White
ide county on charge OF burg
larry.
THE only way To beat the high
cost Of living IN 10 be IN prison.
snid Needham when asked his
reason FOR returning 10 the prison.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-27
Taking of Evidence
In the Wootton
Case Completed

TOMBSTONE, Ariz.. April 27.---
Following announcement made late
today by counsel for each side that
all the evidence had been submitted.
the trial ~ Harry +. Wootton, charg-
ed with kidnapping IN connection with
the Bisbee dcportations OF July ~.
1917. was adjourned until tomorrow
morning to permit Judge Samuel l..
Pattee - prepare his instructions to
the jury.