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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
BRITISH STRIKE FINDS
ITALY PREPARED

Rome, Oct. 1S.-(By A. P.)-Italy
will not feel any effects from the Brit
ish coal strike before the end Of No
vcmber. as the government has accu-
mulated reserves which now approx
mate LOO, 900 tons. The fuel board
has announced that it is prepared to
supply American and British coal to
ocean going steamers German coal suit
able for steamers, manufacturers and
gas makers; Belgian anthracite and coke
from Westphalia and Upper Silesia for
metallurgic plants. .
Importation of British coal has been
gradually decreasing, being less than
10000 tons in September. Strenuous
efforts are being made to increase i'm
portation of American and German
coal. All available rolling stock has
been dispatched to Germany and Aus
tria to bring coal assigned to Italy by
the treaties Of Versailles and st. Ger
main.
This country is seriously concerned
over the prospect of a future increase
In the price Of British coal, which is
considered inevitable after the strike.
England undoubtedly will continue the
policy, adopted since the end of the
war. to charge any increase in price
against foreign customers. This would
be particularly burdensome to Italy,
owing to the exchange situation. The
position Of Italy regarding coal may
be understood when the fact is cited
that at the conclusion of the armistice
England pledged herself to provide Italy
with 1000, 900 tons of coal per month
at price then equivalent to "a sterling
per ton. Italy has been receiving less
than ppa -tapth that apooppk ond ho d
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
PROBE MISSOURI CAMPAIGN
Senate Committee Resumes Inquiry
Into Democratic Activities


st. Louis, Oct. 1S.-(By A. P.)-
The Senate committee investigating
campaign expenditures today resumed
It's inquiry here into the Democratic
pre- convention campaign in Missouri.
The committee planned to delve fur
ther into the activities in behalf of
Attorney General a. Mitchell Palmer,
and summoned Edward f. Goltra, of St.
Louis, national committeeman. Pay
ment of expenses Of delegates to the
Democratic state convention at Joplin
and the national convention at San
Francisco was under investigation. Ac-
cordng to testimony at previous hear
Ing Goltra distributed about $4,000
among delegates to the Joplin convcn-
tion to help defray expenses. He has
formally denied. however, that any
financial assistance was given to the
san Francisco delegation.
The campaigns of Senator Spencer,
Republican, who is a member of the
committee, and his Democratic oppo-
nent, Breckenridge Long, also will come
within the scope of the inquiry. accord
ing to Senator James A. Reed, Missouri,
body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18

city, and swerved to the side OF the
road where the body was found. Then
the body was taken out, the machine
backed and turned and sped north again.
Lamplighter Finds Body
George Chase, a lamplighter, found
the body. In the pockets were Liberty
Bonds and money totaling about 5000.
Drewes also wore jewels worth about
500.
Death was due to a wound In the
head. The bullet entered just over the
right temple. That he did not kill
himself is sshown by the fact that no
powder marks are on his face, which
would have been the case IL the shot
was fred pointblank. |.
Drewes left Hanover, where he at
tended college, Friday. He spent Fri
day night in New York and then went
to Atlantic City Saturday morning and
collected a debt Of 500 from a friend.
He came up from Atlantic City and
visited his parents and left his home
to catch the 0 o'clock train for Han
over Saturday night. "
One Theory Secuted
That is the last trace the police
have Of him alive. Their theory that
he might have called upon some woman
friend preparatory to going away and
that he might have been shot in some
| At Of jealousy by her or rival is
secuted by the parents.
They say he never bothered with
women, but devoted his whole attention
! to college work. He was working his
| way through the institution. During
| the war he was graduated from Platts :
burg and got commission.
The automobile tracks to the place
| where the body was found come from
the direction of the city. They follow
full curve into the place where the
body was found and then footprints are
found from the auto tracks to the rest
ing place of the corpse.
The tracks of two men walking to the
place, evidently carrying burden and
then back to the machine without any
weight, are plainly discernible. The
fact that the tracks go both to and from
the hiding place show that Drewes was
murdered before reaching the place, the
police say.
Chase found the body lying on its
back near lamppost, the light on
which he was about to extinguish, about
9 80 o'clock.
| Relieving it was some Saturday night
reveler, sleeping off the effects of Q
party" Chase gave the body shov,
| to awaken the man to send him home
The lamplighter was Mortified to see 4
crumple up and fall over, exposing thu
wound In the forehead.
He hurried to the Branchtown polic
station and notified the lieutenant there
Belshaw found the body untouche,
when he reached the scene. 1t wa
in the position in which Chase foun
1t. When Belshaw searched Drewes
pockets, he found money and Libert
bonds totaling about 5000. About $40,
worth of jewelry was on the body.
|; Another theory on which Belshaw 1
working Is that some of the thugs VIII
habitually hang around railroad station
may have been attracted by Drewes'
prosperous appearance, and enticed hir
to take an automobile ride, probabl
using q woman as a decoy.
When Drewes resisted an attempt t
rob him and put up fight, he may hav
been shot,-Belshaw believes, and the
the body was placed on the ground q
the nearest place at which discovery wa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18

taking shop of Cline & Sons, at Vim
centown, where Detective Parker rec
ognized 1t as that of Paul.
An autopsy yesterday showed death
had been due to a blow on the head
by a sharp weapon, probably a hatchet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
Woman Suspected
as Lure in Murder
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
Friendship say man was seated on the
lid of the box on the chassis when the
car took, to the isolated road Friday
The Philadelphia police have joined
In the search for this yellow car and
the three men. who are believed to
have been employed in n garage.
G. w. Duncan. of Audubon, one Of
the five duck hunters who found the
body, today related the circumstances.
The $12, 800 worth of checks which
Paul carried wheR he disappeared were
found on his body. together with his
watch and other personal belongings.
1--WE were driving in the wagon along
the road when we saw automobile tracks
very distinctly in one part of the
swampy land" said Duncan.
Near the tracks were a number OF
footprints which also could be seen
in the sandy road. Will Cults said
he thought we ought to see where they
led to.
"We went ahead and came to little
mound with sand freshly upturned. We
thought a deer had been buried by an
illegal hunter. A few leaves had been
scattered over the fresh mound We
dug away little of the dirt and saw
some blood stained clothing. We con
tinued digging until the body was com
pletely uncovered. The feet had been
strapped together. There were two
great cuts in the head. as though in
fiicted with an axe. The mans wris,
had also been cut. as though he had
tried to ward off blow.
His feet were drawn up beneath his
chin. One of us hustled to telephone
and notified Detective Parker. We
found the mans spectacles in the stream
near the body. The case was float
ing"
The body was removed to the under
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18

unlikely and the would be robbers fed.
Acting on this theory, Belshaw has
other detectives rounding up the gang
which freouents the Station In an effort
to get some evidence. All the young
women known to frequent the place also
will be questioned. 49,.
Tbo body was taken to the Jewish
ietters in the pockets gave clues of iden-
tification. and Christian f. Drewes, Of
5235 pine street, was called to the hos
n;tai He identified the body as that
~ HE son
Vrs Drewes, mother Of the mur-
dered youtb, yesterday told about her
son's visit to the city. At the time
She had not heard Of her sons death,
md she told the story without know
inc the reasons why the questions were
asked - Y
"Elmer came to New York from
school - Mrs Drewes said "to collect
which Ind been owed to him for some
time He said when no cot to New
York be found that bis friend was in
Atiant;c Citv' That was Fridov
"TIsNwent to Atlantic Citu tint n;gbt
and coIIected s1oo and tb;nh he
stovod With HE fr;enj tharo tho. ,,isbt ),
Wben asked ubo Tho friond nas Mrs
Drewes renlied that sbe tbonoht Il was
a Charles Shaloss. She said Shaloss
lived in hotels in Philadelpbia. New
York and ~xtlantic CITY. she said his
parents were dead. and that. although
he had been left plenty of money
Shaloss had borrowed from her son or
several occasions.
Saturday morning. continued Mrs
Drewes, Elmer came home and was
with us all day, leaving last night (Sat
urday) TO return TO college, where NJ
was In MS iast year; =
! Mr. Drewes SAID ne knew OF no one
VINO would nave any reason to Kill ms
son ana tnat ne mad turned the whol,
inattsr over 10 the ponce: ne uechneo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18

Descendant Of w. c. Bryant Dies
Montreal, Oct. 1S.-(By A. P.)---
Edward Dana Bryant, descendant. OF
the New England poet, William Cullen
Bryant, died here Saturday after long
illness. He was born In Vermont, in
1915, and served in the Civil War.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
British Coal Pits
Closed by Strike
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
leaders are urging moderation and COM
promise, while the government, although
making no move, let It be known 1t was
quite ready to negotiate.
Two other meetings which might have
: vital effect on the situation were ex-
Conference between the transport
rorkers' executive and the national
nnion Of railway mems executive. The
other was joint meeting of the ex-
ecutives of the labor party, the labor
members Of Parliament and the Trade
Union Congress. which would bring to-
gether all the big labor leaders.
While the national leaders as a whole
are saying little, there are some Of them
who have declared in favor of sympa-
thetic strike, notably in Scotland and
At Barry, Wales, an important coal de-
pot.
The newspapers are making much Of
tbe fact that while the strike IL com
nletely effective, there are considerable
sections of the miners who entered 1t
half heartedly and only because they
were ordered so to do. The West York
shire miners are among those who dis
approve of the strike, although declar-
ing they will stand by the others.
The miners of the vital south Wales
coal fields represent the belligerent Sec
tion of tho strikers. The bulk of the
extremists of the federation are to be
found here and they are eager to carry
on the fight to the bitter end.
With the shipping, steel and iron and
other industries already hard hit. many
thousands Of men are out of work this
morning In various parts of the country
and II seems certain by the end Of the
week that the total will be many scores
Of thousands unemployed as numbers of
factories will be able to operate only a
short time without new stocks Of coal.
The general public already has begun
10 feel the effect Of the restrictions on
coal supplies for lighting and for storing
away. The people awoke today to find
themselves faced with sharp fall
weather, which demanded either fires or
warmer clothing. If the cold snap con-
tinues it undoubtedly will have an i'm
portant effect upon the coal situation.
No disorders of any description have
been reported.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
Keep Your Eyes Open
for This Automobile

A high powered yellow roadster of
the racing type was used, the police
believe, in carrying the body of Da-
vid s. Paul, murdered bank messen-
ger, to a lonely spot in the New
Jersey pine belt. The car did not
have n Windshield and at the rear
there was box similar to repair
cars used in garages.
The murder car" had a Penn
sylvania license tag. The license
number is unknown. Three men,
none more than thirty years old,
were seen in the machine last Fri
day afternoon where the body was
found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
Rentals of p. r. T..
Defended in Court

Continued from Page One
this morning. The commission will con-
vene at 2 o'clock.
A seven cent fare would give the p.
r. T. at least $4,000, 900 additional
revenue a year, IL is estimated. II this
Is to be the new fare 1t win affect every
car rider in the city, who will be
charged at least two cents more for
each ride.
One of the advantages cited in sup
port of his plan by President Mitten,
of the =. r. T., was that thousands
would continue to ride for FIVE cents.
II the fare was increased, Mr.. Mitten
declared, the company would lose q
great part Of the profitable short riders
The z. II. II. head said his fiat fve-
cent fare would net the company be
tween "a 900 900 and "a, 800 900 a year
and this was enough to meet immediate
| needs. r.
All efforts to see Mr.. Mitten and
have him discuss the apparent setback OF
his nickel fare plan have been without
success.
Nearly two weeks have elapsed since
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18

the p. r. T. "chief" publicly dis
cussed transit. Since then he has de-
MED himself to callers at his Offices,
1920 Spruce street. Rumors he will re-
sign IL his nickel fare is turned down,
and requests by city councilmen that he
answer their fare proposals have evoked
no response from Mr.. Mitten.
This silence may be broken today
It is said, IL the commission reaches a
fare decision.
The chief contention or the subsid :
iaries is that they are not engaged In
public service and are not doing bust
ness under the public service law, having
leased their properties to another.
They also point out the hardships that
trustees, charitable institutions and
other fduciaries having bought the sc.
curities Of the companies in the BELLE
the leases were inviolable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18
Woman Suspected
in Students Death

Continued from Pare Ono
doubled again and placed as a pillow
over the slain man head. His hat, a
gray fedora Of good quality. found on
his head. was splashed with blood in :
side. as though it had been put on his
head after he was slain, pulled down
.lght over the hole in the middle Of his
forehead, and had been splashed with
b ood as the body jolted.
Belshaw believes the machine drove
from the north, that is, in direction
not from Philadelphia, but toward this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-18

8. Simon, p. o. Box $50, Tampa. Fla-. WI
send anywhere in the United states on ~
ceipt OF 1915 or c. o. d. 30 Jose Gar0}A
Havana Cigars in Rotchild, Corona or mr.
fecto shapes made by expert Spanish cix1r
makers in Sanitary factory at Tampa FIas
also: ~
SO simon'Y clear Havana Kings or :, ~
Sneens. ;,,,...;,' ,,,....,n,i.s ~lX
so Flora de Martimas Corona or Per- !.
IN fecto shspes fo.ora 't,:..;sc,c ~ ''v
% psSstels & Shapes shape co.o.: .o..:...... ec Ass
50 s$sSs. S:.: Garcia imp: ::::::::: s.3s s.3ss
so Brush End smokers' perfeoto. y z.
blunt, or panetela shape .......... 2.bO
By selling by the box direct to you. oar
prices arc about half. and trial neans
State shape wanted, also whether mild. me-
diurn, or strong. This guarantee with evcfy
box, II. after smoking five OF these cigases
8. Simon p. o. Box $50. Tampa Fla. and
your money will be refunded. w,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09
Chamberlain's Cough Rcmcdy

The great benefit derived fom the
use OF Chambelain's Cough Remedy
has been gratefully acknowledged
by many. Mrs. benjamin +. Blake
ney, Decatur, III. writes. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy Is by far the
best medicine for colds and coughs
We have ever used in our family.
gave Il 10 my children when small
for Group and have taken It myself
J. w Joyce left last Thursday for
Amarillo TO take position in a
drug store In that town. His fam
ily will Join him there when ne can
get residence.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09
are You Happy?

TO be happy YOU must be well. II
YOU are frequently troubled with
constipation and indigestion you can
not be altogether happy. Take
these disorders. They hre prompt
and effectual. easy ad pleasant TO
take.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

The school trustee election last
Saturday in Snyder resulted In the
election OF Hugh Boren. ID. p. Stray
horn. w. NJ. Curry and Pat Johnston.
The holdovers are Clifton Perkins.
A. ID. Erwin and A. p. Morris. Il. C.
Dodson leads here for the position
OF County trustee.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Mrs wills Is now IN charge OF the
Woodrow hotel Just now he house
is closed to guests and is being thor
oughly renovated A new awning IS
beine built and the entire hotel. din
inr room bed rooms parlor and lob
by orc oll being frightened MP and
the hotel viii soon Doe open Tor busi-
ness
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

j. b. Curry has accepted a position
with J. +. Ketner groceryman. j..
b. says he wants his friends to call
on him when in need OF something
to eat. He also carries a fine line
OF toothpicks. $50"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

c. c. Johnson, who has been in
the service OF Uncle Sam in the navy
and who has been most everywhere
in the world during the war, has been
discharged and returned home this
week. Mrs. Gladys Johnson (nee
Brown is, Of course, very happy this
week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Mrs. n. r. Smith and Albert of
Lockney spent Sunday in Snyder and
left Monday for a visit in South Tex
as. Mrs. ID. z. Lane went with them.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

East Texas Pure Home Made Rib
bon Cane at Templeton Store. AZ
have secured my help and you
do not need TO wait for your work
as II can be done at once.-First
State Bank Basement, p Ben
benek. 46
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Send In Singer sewing Machine
payments to Singer Co.. sweetwater.
30 you vii not be bothered with col
lector.-Singer Sewing Machine Co.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Banks have
gone To Plainview to be with their
father. Rev. A. b. Roberts. who Is
seriously sick
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Send in Singer sewing mafhine
payments to Singer Co.. sweetwater.
30 you vii not be bothered with a col
lector.-Singer Sewing Machine Co.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Carol Davidson OF Camp Springs
says he is not in politics. He is
farming and waiting for an oil well
TO come in at Camp Springs.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Kemp all Join in feelings OF symp-
athy in the death OF their 1S-year
old son who was taken from them at
their home at Foch last week. He
was an unusually bright and intelli-
gent boy and a fsyorite among his
teachers and fellow pupils in school.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

LoST-Childs white crochet hat. be-
tween Economy store and Central
school building. Return to Signal
office and receive reward. 43p
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Try us for groceries during April.
We have the goods and can deliver
on short notice.--Farmers Nero.
Co. As
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Send In Singer sewing machine
payments to Singer Co.. sweetwater.
30 you vii not be bothered with col
loctor.-singer Sewing Machine Co.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09
Bro. HALEY place near Ira sold this
week through Dodson and Taylor.

John l.. Webb and T. l.. Sheppard
on Route No. 2. are improving their
homes by building additions to their
residences.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Mr.. clyde Phillips and Miss Pearl
Bridges were married in Snyder last
Sunday by Rev. w. II. Sims.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

FOR SALE Good milk COW with
three months old calf Sec W. NJ.
Curry 90 signal office a.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

r. +. Joyce of the Foch precinct
was in town Saturday and moved
his Signal date up.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09
Print Paper Goes Higher

The Signal has this week received
late quotations on print paper and
that commodity has taken another
upward jump. II is becoming more
and more serious for publishers, and
The bride resided for a time in
cause OF the shortage and price and
others may have to go.
A number OF country weeklies
have raised their subscription price
TO two dollars year.
The Signal has no notion OF doing
that but must insis upon approx.
maely. cash In advance for subscrip-
ions. The sigtnal is not being sent
out TO anybody ms free circulation
and II knows that its subscribers will
come in some time during the year
an dpay us, but with the cost OF pro-
duction going higher 1t becomes nee
essary to fudge onthe quantity OF pa
per TO be used and therefore the nee
essity OF asking all in arrears TO raj
ly TO US and enable us TO get by.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Good millet seed clear OF johnson
grass and weed seed. Come and get
them.-S. J. Johnson. l6
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

The school Meet prize list is un-
avoidably carried over for next
weeks paper
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Is. r. Davis and Liy Davis place
sold this week by Dodson and Taylor
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09

Dr r. C. Davenport who hasoeen
10 Vernon returned home THURSDAY.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-04-09
Her Mother Died

Mrs. w. II. Mccormick. who was
called last week to the bedside OF
her mother at Moody, telegraphed
to Mr.. Mccormick late Thursday
that her mother died Thursday even
ing and the funeral would be held
Saturday
Arizona republican., 1920-07-25

made a fool of more than once in his life time. But times have changed and today the everyday citizen may count himself lucky if he isn't made to look ridiculous at least once week. At any rate, in the buying of the things he wears and eats he is likely to be cheated and swindled day after day unless he adopts some common sense practices in making his purchases.
 For these are the days of specializa- tion-a person may be world famous in the field of steel and perfect ignoramus on what constitutes a good suit of clothes. When he needs a new suit, he walks into a shop, picks out a pattern that suits him and takes the word of the salesman that it is satisfactory. If the place he patronizes is all right he gets satisfaction, but if it isn't he chalks up a few dollars more against experience.
 Articles made of rubber are espe- cially suited for the purposes of the interruptions manufacturer and dealer, for when the goods are new it is diff ficult for even the expert to tell the good from the bad. They look alike and the purchaser has no way of knowing whether the goods he buys are of genuine quality. His only safe guard is to buy from a manufactures or dealer whose reputation is suffi- cient guarantee of the goods he sells.
 As a rule, the '.Phoney" raincoat dealers come and go over night. For a few weeks they do a rushing pusI- ness and then move on to other fields They are ardent devotees of the sguar-