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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
900 HOMELESS IN
 PINE BLUFF FROM
 RAVAGES 0F FIRE
Blaze Sweeps Eight Blocks, Destroying 54 Houses, Most of Which Were Occupied
 by Negroes
n, As.osiased rses.

' Pine Bluff. Ark October l- Nearly 5o0 persons were homeless tonight as a result of fire which, in about two hours, late today, swept eight squares, destroy ing 54 houses two of which were occupied by white persons.
 Loss is estimated at not more than slOo.0O0.
 Rev w. c. Schrader, white pastor of the Lutheran Church. was seriously in- jured in fall from the roof of his res idence, where he was fighting flying sparks.
 No fatalities have been reported and only a few cases Jf burns have been treated, according to hospitals. An aged negro woman was forciby rescued after she had rushed into her blazing house, screaming she was "goin' wid her home. Another negro rushed into seething barn and dragged out a 2U0-pound hog by it's hind legs Summoned by the animal $ euueals, neighbors helped the owner carry it tenderly out of harms way.
 Numerous pigs, cows. household rets and several horses were destroyed.
 The fire started in the dwelling Of Thad Fields an aged negro, and was at tirst attributed to defective flue but he de- nied there was a fire in the stove Famed by brisk wind. the flames spread rapidly and were controlled only when the air became calmer and the Ire men had retreated three blocks in the donsely populated sction to obtain suf- fjcient water to form a barrlcaee agains further spread of the fire. In the center of the fire-swept area stands lore dwelling, scorched but otherwise un- damaged The negroes call it a miracle
 Not until night did gloom and terror settle upon the victims of the fire While the flames ate up their homes, holiday spirit with scarcely a -Ouch of panic and here and there evidence Of bewild"-nienl marked the negroes.
 A mass meeting has been called at which means will be devised to prevent suffering. Guards patrolled the section tonight prepared 10 prevent new out, break of the fire should the, wind again rise and fan ne ~11,rs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
By Associated Press

Lansing. Mich, October ll.-Earl Roop. a farmer, was arraigned to- day on a charge of murdering his daughters, Dorothy and Bernice, aged and ?, respectively, whom he buried alive on his farm ten miles from here Monday. according to his reported confession to Sheriff Sil- bee. Preliminary hearing was set for tomorrow after Roop had stood mute. and a plea of not guilty had been entered by the court.
 Dependency over financial mat ters and the failure of his crops. according to the sheriff. was given by Roop as the reason for his all legged act. He was quoted as saying he had been pondering the idea of taking the lives of his babies for nearly year
 In matter of fact manner ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Cist of the Nelus
GENERAL

GENERAL
 Direct appeal to President against currency deflatfOn is planned.
 Big money offer made to party If Cox will be dry.
 Opinions differ on power of inter- state commerce commission.
 Levinsky knocked out in fourth round by Carpenter.
 New dog tax law fs vetoed by Gov crnOr kilby.
 No protest filed against express rate Increase.
 Man-O'-War wins from Sir Barton.
 LOCAL
 Fourth annual Red Cross roll call plams completed. Problems of high school discussed at kfwanis luncheon. Miners ask governor to name nrbi- tratf0n board to end strike. Circus parade is pronalsed for 10 o'clock. Birmlugham district makes 1,S337S7 toas of pig iron this year. 0upneme officer fnspects sites for new Moose home. Women voters call mass meeting on GWln controversy.
 Ready response to democratIc appeal by wholesale men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
By .Associated Pree.

ashihstoh, OctODer 12.-Signs of the approaching collapse of bolshevtsm in Russia are seen by State Department officials in the crumbling of soviet authority on the Polish front and the rapidly augmenting strength of anti boI- shevik forces in southeastern Flu rope under General Wrangel.
 Already consideration is being given at the department, 1t was said today, to what may follow the end of soviet rule in Russia. The prospect of anarchy and chaos in the event of soviet dissolution is very real. according to officials, but the belief was expressed that the local zemstvos have been 50 organized 10 maintain a semblance of order and some cohesion of eco- homie life until stable govern men, capable of obtaining the ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
SEARCHERS LED ID RIVER FOR BODY OF
 BLAKELY COUGHL|N
Crank" Tells How He Tied Baby's Body to Steel Rail and Threw It Into Water,
 and Rail Is Found
s Associated rresr

Philadelphia. october f2.--By the all legged confession of August Pasquaie, The Crank the mystery surrounding the kidnapping of 1s-months-old Blakely coughlin, who was stolen from his par ents' home at Norristown. last June. has been solved, according to authorities working on the case. At the same tme Pasquale Is alleged to have confessed to the murder of woman in Philadelphia, which local police believe clears up the mystery surrounding the killing last June of Mrs. Rose fisherman. who conducted rooming house here
 Pasquale's latest story, as given out by the police, was that after stealing the child from it's crib, he accidentally smothered it under his coat and threw the body into the Schuklkill river near by This was substantiated today. the authorities said, by the finding of a piece of steel rail and string at the spot in the river pointed out by him. It is their opinion that the body has de- composed and never will Ia found
 RAIL IS FOUND
 Tn his alleged confession as given out in Harrisburg by Major Adams. superin- tendent of state police. Pasquale said he tied piece of rail to the body before I prisoner, who has been locked up in the Montgomery county jail since August 1, led Captain Gerhardt of the state police and a diver to the place where he claimed to have thrown the body The diver brought to the surface the rail with the string still attached as described by Pas quale.
 Tn his alleged confession 10 the murde' of a woman in this city. believed to have been Mrs. Rose fisherman. the mystery of whose death two nights before the Cough1in kidnapping. has never been solved. Pasduale is quoted as having said he killed woman about 60 wears old at a roorning house at cps North Eighth street with piece of slate. "the alter patr of May or the first of June"
 For two weeks he said. he had room at the house and took the key with him when he left He went hack to the house for the purpose of robbery and flpdins the owner of the house had not retired. he hid himself in a closet and waited fo' her to go to he'd fn onening the closet door the woman was awakened and h' titled her He said he had taken "aroun1 ssoo."
 Mrs. Asherrnan. who conducted room ,ng house at the address given bv Poe nuale. was found dead in bed with hH sr-,,I, <-ac e-@ r~-o
 Captain Gerhardt also said that Pas nuale had taken him to the spot where the prisoner told him he had endeavored to burn the baby's clothing. It was about fifty wards uD the river bank from where the diver found the rail and string Evidence of the fire were plainly visible, Gerhardt said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Ground Is Broken For Great Tunnel Under the Hudson
Rr Assnciated Press

New York, October 12.-The states of New York and New Jer- sey joined hands today and broke ground for n vehicular tunnel be- meath the Hudson river. which will be the biggest subaqueous struc- ture in the world. State officials and other dignitaries from both sides of the nations front door launched the e2S,0OO,O GOO project. while thousands of citiaens of both New York and New Jersey cheered and looked on proudly.
 Military bands and National Guard regiments from both sides of the river paraded to the spot near the Hudson where the earth was scratched in preparation for . major incfsior by great engineers Governor Edwards of New Jersey scooped up the first dirt fin n sii- ver-plaited shovel. after Lseuten- ant Governor Walker of New York hnd broken the soil with glisten- ing pick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
CLEVELAND INDIANS SUPREME RULERS OF BASEBALL WORLD AS RESULT OF WIN
Robert HiU Is NotU aFree Man,
 Officials State
Rv Assnciaied Press

Leavcnworth, knn- Oc1ober i-.- Proceedings begun in the Kansas federal court to bring ahout the return to Arkansas of Robert Hiii. negro. accused of participation In race disturbances at Helena, Ark. last fall, have been dismissed at the instance of Attorney General Palmer, according to an announce ment made by Fred Robertson. United States district attorney for Kansas, here late today. Announce ment also was made that Attorney General Palmer had directed of- ficiaIs mt Little Rock to dismiss sn indictment sgainst Hill cbarg- ing him with impersonating gov ctnment officer.
 According to statements of fed eral officials Hiil's status Is now that of free man. No further proceedings are pending against him and they said he is rec to return to Arkansas. However. friends of HiI said late today that he had obtained employment on farm near here and that he would mnke no effort to return to Ar kansas,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
End Of Bolshevisn1 Is Near
 Says the State Department
Already Giving Consideration to What May Follow Soviet Rule in Russia-Prospect of An
 archy and Chaos Very Real

herence of the majority of the Russian population shall rise The situation in Persia where for a time bolshevism threatened to disrupt the country, recently has cleared satisfactorily. according to reports received by the depart ment. The league of bolshevism with the Turkish nationalisto aRo is regarded as having been ire trievably weakened with the rout of Mustapha Renal and his fol- lowers.
 Most significant of the wane of soviet influence in Europe. accord ing to officials was the rejection of bolshevik overtures by Switzer- land, which is situated so as to be able to form an accurate opinion of the character and the future of the soviet regime + also is known that somewhat earlier Rumania re- 1ected overtures of the soviet gov ernmens. it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
TO ATTACK UKRAINIANS

Warsaw, October 1.-The Russians are concentrating along the southern front for the purpose of attacking the Ukrainians as soon as the armistice With Poland is signed. it is declared in tonights Polish statement on military affairs.
 Fighting along the northern front virtually ceased several days ago. with the Poles gradually working eastward toward the boundary line, as agreed in the terms made with the Russians, the Poles occupying various villages to th, north and east, including Minsk
 Lithuanian patrols. despite the armis. tice in the north. have repeatedly crossed the demarcation line, 1t is as. serted in the statement which also de- clares that the inhabitants of the terri. tory<on the Lithuanian side of the line have come to the Poles with requests for protection from Lithuanian and bol- shevik bandits.
 Reports from various sources are to the effect that Kiev was evacuated sew eral days ago by the bolsheviki under
 (COntinued on Page Three1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
FEDERAL PROBE OF
 NIGHT RIDER ACTS
 ORDERED STARTED
Government Agents to Investi- gate Instances Where Fed eraI Laws Appear to Have
 Been Violated

The federal authorities have taken cognizance of the activities of night riders in the south, who are waging a campaign to keep cotton off the market until it reaches a price of 40 cents d pound by threatening to destroy gins, whose owners ignore warnings to discon- tinue operation until that price is real ized
 The department of justice last night announced it's agents in the affected areas have been instructed to mvesti- gate instances where federal laws re'st- ingS to intgrference gfigmsisss
 lptorstate nJGput b efA. FvioIated.
 Department of jusflce agents have been Investigating tne destruetioi oi 4 compress and wareheftae talheron. Tex. Sunday morning, with a loss esti- mated at $1,000,000, according to A. J. Dossett. the owner.
 The burning of two more gins in Texas was reported yesterday and last night. One at Pursley was destroyed Tuesday night with loss placed at 5000. while the other at Branchvile, near Cameron, was burned Monday night with loss of approximately $12000. Both fires are believed to have been of incendiary origin.
 Flames were discovered at the Fort Smith, Ark. compress last night, If was the third fire in a period of two weeks at this plant but there was nothing to indicate a willfu. attempt at it's destruc- ton.
 The posting of warnings on gins m Arkansas is continuing. operators at Lavara, near Fort Smith, discovering, Don't start this gin until sixty days. If the wheels turn, you know the results, unless the price was right" Guards were placed about the gins and the owners were to confer today with farmers as to what course to pursue. Several additional gins in Morgan county, Alabama, were idle yesterday after the receipt of warnings to discon. tinue ginning.
 Up to late hour last night there hal been no report of the receipt of furthei warnings in Georgia and South Carolina. WILLIAMS IN CALHOUN Montgomery, October Estate Fire Marshall w. J. Williams left Mont gomery this afternoon for Anniston, Cat houn county, where he will make sucn investigation of the posting of cotton gins of that county as will be possible and attend mass meeting of citizens which is slated for Wednesday night at i Annston.
 MT. Williams, who has been on tour of inspection in Cullman and Morgan counties, following night riding activitles in various sections thereof, brought back visible evidence of the warnings that are being tackled to gins and other prop erty in the shape of one of the placards which bore the terse words: Do net operate this gin until cotton goes to 4o cents per pound.
 No additional reports of activities or persons threatening the property of gln owners of Alabama had reached Mont gomery early tonight.
 MORE GINS CLOSED
 Albany. october 12.-(Special) Several additional cotton gins have been closed
 tContinued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Father Buries Tots AHue,
 He Confesses To Officers
allure of Crops Given Cause for Choroformng Babies and Covering Them With Mud While
 They Still Lived

eording 10 the sheriff, Roop told of taking the children from his house on Monday. to field drought which ran the Red Cedar river. There, Roop said. he administered chloform 10 the little girls then set about digging a hole in the soft earth near the river. While he was thus engaged Dorothy revived and walked over to him. He then car ried Bernice to the river and placed both children in the hole. covering both bodies with mud. Silbee quoted him as saying.
 Officers would not believe the mans story until they had gone with him to the spot and found the bodies of the babies this morning.
 The mother of the girls is in a critical condition at her home, where six days ago she gave birth 70 a son. She has not been told Of the fate of her other babies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
Westerners Join Movement

Mobile, October 12.--Shippers of he middle west are joining heartily in the efforts of the Mississippi Valley As- sociation to bring about south and north movement of traffic, instead of tte -honored estward and west v rd shipments, and this cooperation VII, mean millions of dollars to south eIn ports, according 10 James B. Nor row, managing director of the Valley Association. who attended a sub zone meeting of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
MORE GINS CLOSED

Albany. October 12.--(Special)-~S Several additional cotton gins have been closed
 tContinued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
PRELIMINARY PACT BETWEEN SOV|ETS
 ANDPOLESS|GNED
Russians Now Concentrating Along Southern Front for Purpose of Attacking
 Ukrainians

By Associated Press

Riga. October 12.-A preliminary
 peace treaty and armistfce was
 signed by the Polish and Russian
 soviet peace delegates here at 7.10
 o'clock tonight.
 The armistice actually becomes effec- tive at midnight October IS. that is, IA hours from midnight tonight
 The announcement that peace was to be gned brought great4crowdss to- the square surrounding the house. The bol- shevik delegation entered the hall first and were followed by the Polish delega- tion. About 200 persons, including the entire diplomatic body and prominent Lettish officials crowded the small room.
 Considerable delay ensued which was due to the work necessary for the com pletion of the treaties for signature. Tired by more than five days and nights of almost constant work, M. Joffe. head of the soviet delegation, de- scribed the Riga peace as peace without victory and without van quished" in a brief address before the signature of the treaty. That descri bes the Riga peace accurately as it ap- peared to disinterested onlookers. It was peace of give and take, which those who have followed the course of events fear will not be very popular either with the bolshevik or the Poles.
 But it is undoubtedly triumph for the chairmen of the two delegations who made it, and the spirit of concilia- tion with which they handled the ex- plosive questions that disrupted the Minsk conference is likely to win for them the gratitude of the war-exhaust- ed world.
 The Riga armistice will put the bol = shevik al peace with all their .neighbors within IA hours from midnight tonight and leave the Wrangel movement as the only great military operation against the soviets.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-04-28

when thy most precious posses
sion is thy children-more pre-
cious than all thy houses and
lands, thy gold and thy cattle,
or whatsoever else thou hast on
all the face of the earth.
V. Thou dost rightly belong
to one of the four churches of
Columbia; if thou does not, thou
are like unto one of the foolish
virgins as it is written. Work
thou diligently for the welfare OF
the church, attend all the SER
vices thereof, and when the col
lection basket is passed, seek
thou not the pennies in thy peck.
ct. Think not of thy church as
a convenient place to be buried
from only; think of it as a means
of grace to the whole community.
vi. Forget not thou, howev.
er, that there are three other
churches in Columbia besides
thine own, Possibly (here the
prophet speaketh not with au,
thority) it would be pleasing tC
God if there were but one church
in a town of this size, but there
are four. Let the unity with
which they work together bt
beautiful in the sight of the
Lord and all good men. Be no
jealous of one another. They
are all for the saving of thu
boys and girls. the men and thu
women of the community in lif'
and in death.
VII. Thou hast dwelling il
thy midst certain strangers VII.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-04-28

come from beyond thy borders,
not related to thee by blood or
by giving in marriage, as most
are,-thy school teachers and
thy preachers. Treat them as
thou wouldest thine own people;
make them feel at home; open
thou thy doors and thy heart to
them. They are thy friends and
would do the good.
Remember, moreover, that
they are of like passions with
thyself, tempted in all points
like as thou art, not perfect; in
deed, just ordinary human be.
ings. So will thy charity be
stirred within thee and together
We can do much good for the
whole community.
VIII. If thy name or the
names of thy friends be not
mentioned often in the chronicles
of thy newspaper, the News, lay
not thou the blame upon the ed
itor thereof. Thou didst likely
forget to telephone him of thy
downsittings and thy uprisings,
the goings and comings of thy
friends likewise. Be not de-
ceived; the editor is neither ON
niscient nor omnipresent; he is
anxious to get the news and
thou oughtest to help him. He
is all ears and will gladly listen
to thy suggestions. Help thou
him to make The News of even
greater benefit to the community
than it has been heretofore, for
nothing can help more towards
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-04-28

myself" He is possibly better
than thou thinkest; more worthy
of thy love. Thy confidence, in
him will be unto him as strong
tower in time of trouble and
trial. He needeth thee even as
thou needest him. Perhaps if
thou knewest him better and he
knew thee better, he would not
let his chickens run in thy gar
den and thou wouldest be more
careful to patch the holes In
thine own chicken fence.
III. When thou buyest thy
merchandise, 60 thou to the
stores where thou sellest thy
butter and thy eggs, to the men
who have given thee credit in
the time of thy great need. 1t
is not meet that thou shouldest
send thy cash to Montgomery
Ward and Sears, Roebuck, for
verify their prices are no lower.
and when thou hast not money
thou are unto them as though
thou vert not. The stores in
thine own home town help tc
build up the prosperity of the
town, a town without COCO
stores is a dead town.
w. Thou shalt have the best
schools for thy children the laws
of thy state permit thee to have
Pay thy school taxes with glaC
heart. If thy boys and thy girls
were Poland Chinas or Short
horns, thou wouldest not FIRE
J myself because Of the expense
J The time cometh and now j
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-04-28
New Commandments for Columbia

These commandments" were
read in a community meeting at
Holt, Missouri, by Rev. Ward
Il. Edwards, pastor of the Bap'
fist church. They were printed
in the "Holt Rustler" with the
remark that they in no wise re-
pealed or changed any of the
original zen. We might add that
these new commandments are
not copyrighted, and are applica-
BILE to any town."
|. Thou shalt not knock
boost, rather, with all thy might.
If thou dost not like to live in
Columbia, move out quickly, |
pray thee; if circumstances will
not permit this, then at least
have the grace to keep thy
mouth shut. Verify, there is nc
better town even unto the ends
of the earth. If thy head is sore
amputate it or take it to more
congeniaI climate for treatment
1t were better for Columbia tt
dispense with thy superior wis
dom and the honor of thy pat
ronage than thou shoulder be t.
it like unto a green fly in a jar o
preserves, or a tack in a new
shoe, or q long curly hair in tn
butter.
II. Thou shalt get well &C
quainted with thy neighbOr
then thou wilt the more easiI,
keep the commandment Of tn
Lord to love thy neighbOr a
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-04-28

the upbuilding of a community
than live up-to-date progress
sive newspaper.
TX. Thou shalt do thy part in
keeping the town clean and SO
safe to live in. Thou shalt
let thy filth accumulate il
back yard, nor shall thou Il
weeds grow five or six
high as is the custom
Use thy scythe ali
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-05

strenuous competitions, particularly in
southern Indiana.
Returns indicate that there will be no
change in the list of Republican candi-
dates, with the Seventh district doubt
ful, and Representative Bepbam having
defeated his Republican opponent In
the only other q. o. T.. primary fight,
in the Fourth district.
Representatives Luhring. Of the First
district; Bland, of the Second: Dunbar,
of the Third; Sanders, of the Fourth !;
Elliott, of the Sixth; Vestal. of the
Eighth Parnell. of the Ninth: Wood,
of the Tenth Kraus. of the Eleventh |;
Fairfield, of the Twelfth, and Hickey,
of the Thirteenth, were renominated
without the necessity of contesting with
fellow Republicans.
In the First district the Democrats
seem to have chosen Wilson over Hunt
singer: ia the Second district former
Congressman William Cullop appears
TO have defeated two younger oppo-
uents. Fullerton and Wakefield in the
Third district Ewing appears to have
won over Buskirk, O'Bannon, Brown
and Minto the Fourth district Demo
cratic nominee appears to be, Garfield,
who has n small but apparently safe
margin over Craig. Ricketts,. Custer and
Conway; in the Ninth district Scifres
has defeated Howard, and in the Thir-
teenth district Hepler appears to have
lead over Smith, which, IL maintained,
will make him the nominee.
Yariing was unopposed for the Dem.
ccratic nomination In the Sixth dis