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The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Disagreement Result
Of William e. Halls
Trial at Manassas
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The prosecution commended Hall shot
Hudson without due provocation. The
defense maintained Hall fired only
after Shackleford had discharged his
revolver three times in the direction
of the officer
Hall Quite Unperturbed.
While the jury was absent from the
court room. the spectators chatted
and laughed, while Hall, without ap-
parent nervousness or anxiety, con-
versed lightly with his attorneys and
friends
All through the week Virginians
from miles around packed the court
room to suffocation. the attendance
reaching its peak yesterday. A scant
score were present today to hear the
verdict Now Manassas has resumed
its normal aspect. A murder trial and
its attendant crowds is big thing in
Manassas.
Hall has gone to his home at
Petersburg. Va, where his wife and
two small children awaited him. Mrs
Hail was not present at the retriaL
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
CITY CLUB WILL
ELECT OFFICERS
Must Be Given
Secretary One Week
Before Jan. IS.

The annual election of officers and
governors of the City Club will be
held in the Salon des Nations, at
the Hotel Washington on Thursday
evening. January 10.
The officers to be elected are a
president. first vice president, Sec
ond vice president. secretary. treas
urer and six members of the board
Of governors The constitution pro-
vides that nominations, which may
be offered by any member of the
club. must be made to the secretary
and posted in the clubhouse at least
one week before the election.
In addition to the elections, an in
teresting feature at the January
meeting will be annual reports from
the various officers and committee
chairmen.
Among those who will submit re-
ports are Mr.. Whitfield, president
of the club: W. ]. Eynon. secretary;
Cuno II. Rudolph, treasurer; George
w. Harris. chairman of the life mem
bership committee; Edgar d. SHAW
chairman OF the press committee: II.
S. Walcott. chairman, OF the general
activities committee: H. Z. Stringer
chairman of the house committee
James Sharp. chairman of the build
! ing committee: Charles F.. Nesbit
chairman OF the committee on con.
| stitution and bylaws; Milton E
Allies, chairman of the finance COM
mittee; Charles II. Semmes, chair.
man. of the new membership COM
mittee; and II. s. Evans. chairman
of the forum committee
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Will Teach Young Idea
Here How to Be Saving

Lessons in thrift will be taught pub
lie school children above the fifth
grade through a savings organization,
according to Ernest l.. Thurston, sup
erintendent of schools.
Banks will organize to educate the
public in the many services they
can give families and industrial con-
Germs. Life insurance companies in a
District-wide oral campaign will tell
the benefit of life insurance savings
and home savings. Owning ones
home as one of the best beginnings in
economy will be the subject OF real
estate brokers. On Make Your VIII
Day." trust companies. lawyers and
notaries will join in bringing home
the advantage of providing for the
future.
Owners Of Washington industrial
plants will conduct meetings on
Thrift and Industry Day." January
q. to instruct employees in the benefits
of saving both to employer and en-
ploye. Retail merchants are greatly
interested in Family Budget Day"
January 3. and I'm PAY Your Bills
Promptly Day." January a. which
closes the thrift campaign.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
CHINESE MURDER
/ CASE NEARS END
Government Rests, and les.
timony Will Be Finished
In Week, Is Belief.

1t was indicated yesterday that the
case Of Ziang Sun Wan. on trial in
Judge Gould's court. Criminal Divi-
sion No. /, for murder in connection
with the death Of three officials at
the Chinese Educational Mission. jan
uary %. last, will be in the hands
of the jury within a week
Yesterday morning the government
closed its case with brief hearings of
two witnesses. At the request of At
torney James A. O'Shea. the court
adjourned then until Monday to give
the defense time in which to prepare
motions to have stricken from the
record certain testimony and ex-
hibits.
Attorney o'shea said that not more
than two days would be required to
hear witnesses for the defense. I'M
less their cross examination by the
prosecution was protracted.
King Chu identified the handwrit-
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
CONTINUE FREE
FINDING OF JOBS
Employment Service VIII
!. Be Held Open at Least
Six Months.

Free employment service in wash
ington viii be continued until at least
July by the citizens' Free Empiyy-
ment Committee. 1t was decided yes
terday.
Representatives Of the various en-
ployment agencies which maintain
the central bureau at 1910 Pennsyl-
vania avenue planned a campaign to
raise funds Immediately.
Reports showed 1000 unemployed
men and women during November
and December were referred to en-
ployers having positions open. OF the
$50 women referred. SIS were placed
in positions. available records showed
In December ga former service men
applied for Jobs and 6s7 were referred
to employers. More than 200 civilians
who asked for work were directed 70
positions.
Figures compiled by the mems
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03

ing OF Ben, Sen WI. whom Wan con-
fessed to. killing after. he said, WI
had killed DR.. T.. T. Wong and I'M
dersecretary shie. Of the Educational
Mission. Chu said he was acquainted
with WI. and had dined with him
at cafe on the evening Of the
murder. He left him at D. m. at
Fourteenth and r streets northwest.
he said. where WI boarded stree;
car.
Philip J.. Ganzert. an employe OF
the Oliver Typewriting Company
preceding chu, testified to having
called at the Mission house. January
%. at 3 p. m. to ix a typewriter. WI
gave him a check for SIC. he said,
but declared he did not see WI
write It.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
TRAINS OF STREET CARS
NOT PRACTICAL IN D. c.

Coupled trains of street cars are
not adaptable to washington's
needs. the Public Utilities Commits
sion announced yesterday.
Experiments recently with two
coupled cars resulted in greatly de-
layed traffic. 1t was found.
The commission also ruled that the
custom of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company in COM
pelling customers to pay bills in
advance was reasonable.
The Lincoln, Park Citizens Asso-
citation was one of the complainants
against this practice.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
u. S. Shipping Board
VIII Sell All Its
Merchant Vessels
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a certified check for "a per cent of
the total amount bid, with the under
standing Shat no deliveries of ships
will be made until Is per cent or the
total purchase price shall have been
paid.
Conditions of Sale.
Proposals must state:
Trade or service in which ships Will
be placed IL bid Is accepted.
Such assurance as may be possible
that service will be permanent.
The amount Of United States ton
mage now owned by bidder.
Percentage of foreign ownership OF
interest in partnership, company oil
corporation bidding.
Foreign interest in bid. IL any.
Particular fitness of bidder for pro-
posed service.
shipping on Pacific.
Plans of the Shipping Board for es-
tablishing Oriental lines from the
Pacific Coast have assumed a more
definite shape. Beginning in May the
board expects to establish three trans
Pacific lines from Pacific Coast ports
not yet determined.
One line will run weekly to Japan
China and the Philippines; a second
weekly to Japan, China anC
Vladivostok; and a third every three
weeks to the Philippines, the Malay
Straits and India.
Twelve of nineteen passenger ships
now being constructed will be USED
in these Oriental lines. Five ships
will be. assigned to each of the line:
running to Japan. while two will bt
used in the line to the Philippines and
India.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
R. G. Hand Leads New Division.

Secretary Glass has appointed
Robert 9. Hand. of Mississippi.
commissioner of accounts and de-
posits. This is a new position. The
commissioner, under the Assistant
Secretary in charge of fiscal bu-
reaus. will have administrative
supervision over the division of
bookkeeping and warrants. the di-
vision of public moneys. and their
relations to the treasurer's office.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
MANY BELIEVED LOST
ON AMERICAN VESSEL

Harborville, n. s.. Jan. MANY
Massachusetts men are believed to be
lost in the wreck of the American
schooner T. w. A. Allan. parts of
which have been washed ashore here.
The schooner had a crew Of eight, and
eighteen passengers.
The schooner sailed from New Bed
ford. November 19. for the Cape Verde
Islands. The first known of the dis
aster was the drifting in of debris.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03

agency show that q majority, Of fhose
referred were unzliiled laborurL
Skilled isborers came second cIer1c1I
workers third and professional men
last. A toal OF I.sG men were sent -
employers during December.
II 10 planned 70 coordinate All em-
zens' committee . central clearing
house.
]. II 10 proposed 10 raise s1a.ooe TO con
'tinue the work. Nine thousand dol
lars already has been subscribed. 4
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Rich Wife's Hint Is Taken
Says He, Winning Decree

White Plains, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Hehry
Lewis Slade. who today was given
a decree of separation from his
wealthy wife. Olivia H. Slade. OF
Mamaroneck. by Supreme Court JUS
tice William p. Plat, declared his
wife ordered him to leave her when
1878
He took the hint that he was not
wanted. he told the court, after it had
been many times repeated. Slade
charged his wife with abandonment.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
He Lay on Track as Car
Arrived; Company Sued

Suit for $4,000 against the City and
Suburban Railway Company was en-
tered In the District Supreme Court
yesterday by Laura d. Mankin, who
charges that James d. vMankin. a
relative. was negligently run down
and fatally injured by a street car
when he was lying PROSTATE on the
track.
She claims that the accident could
have been averted IL the motormaR
had been careful. and that he didn't
sound his gong.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
DETECTIVES 'SLAYERS
BEFORE GRAND JURORS

Assistant United States District At
torney Paul B. Cromelin yesterday
presented to the grand jury the case
Of John McHenry, charged with the
fatal shooting. December IA last. of
Wallace w. Mulcare and Detective
James e. Armstrong.
Cromelin also presented the case
Of Benjamin Johnson. colored. and
his daughter. Carrie. charged with
killing Detective Sergeant Harry
Wilson, July q last during the race
riots.
A report on these and other cases
will be made Monday when the term
of the present grand jury will end.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Left Money in Shoes He
Took to Be Fixed; It's Gone

Leroy Brown. 27O6 Olive avenue. has
lost faith in a shoe as a hiding
place for money. According to his
story to the police. he had $40 in one
Of pair of shoes. He forgot the
money and took the shoes to be re-
paired.
Sudden recollection caused him to
hasten to the shop. but when he got
his shoes. the money was missing.
His story Is being investigated.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
SIS 900 for Her Injuries
Is Sought from Autoist

Charging that she was stuck down
and permanently injured November
3. 1918. by an automobile driven by
Joseph scalco. Julia Dove entered
suit against him for $4,000 yester-
day in the District Supreme Court.
The accident occurred. the plaintiff
declares. while she was waiting for
a street car at New Jersey avenue
and N street. She says her thigh
was fractured and her back injured.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Cooperative Suffrage
Fund Drive Postponed

The National Press Committee for
District of Columbia Suffrage an
nounced yesterday that the drive
for funds. which was scheduled to
start on January IL. has been post
poned.
The executive committee Is plan
ming to make a concerted effort
with all units in the District as
sisting.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Y. w. c. A. Dance Draws Girls.

The Blue Triangle Recreation Cen
ter dances given under the auspices
of the War Work Council Y. M. C. A.
at its clubrooms, Twentieth and b
streets northwest. are drawing large
numbers of government workers. The
dance last night was one of the most
successful yet given.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
H. 7. Hint Will Is Filed.

S. Annie Hirst. the widow. is the
sole beneficiary in the will Of
Homer T. Hirst, filed yesterday in
the District Supreme Court. She
also is ramed executrix.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-03
Thieves Take Speedometer.

Somebody stole a speedometer
from the automobile of Frank A.
Dawson. S07 Ninth street, while II
was standing in front of the Hotel
Lafayette.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
FIT-RTTE STORE
Is FRIGHT"
Is Union Store and Displays
Card

The Labor Day issue Of the Press
carried an advertisement Of the Retail
Clerks Union containing the names
Of all the stores in the city employ
ing only union clerks, working only
union hours and displaying the union
card. Unfortunately the name Of the
Fit Rite shoe store at 2l8 South
Third street was omitted from the
list The Fit-Rite shoe store is alb
sontely right" with the Retail
Clerks Union, and is entitled to the
patronage Of organized labor Mems
shoes, ladies shoes, children's shoes,
shoes Of all kinds, high and low built,
bearing the union stamp are to be had
At the Fit-iite store at all times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
CENTRAL BODY HOLDS
SHORT SESSION

The Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session, but the meeting night being.
one night after Labor Day, all IT the
delegates did not attend the meet.
ing. However, about thirty delegates
We're on hand and the business was
transacted without any delay
The credentials of Mabel Warren,
from Typographical Union, were
read, received and delegate seated for
eighteen months.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing We're read and approved.
a communication was read from @
S. f. of L., in which Secretary Don
nelly stated that we should now GIVE
consideration to the regular election
and that one more conference should
be held before election The com
munication was received. The coun-
ell had two delegates to the two other
conferences, but will have none at
the next conference.
A letter was received from the
Baltimore Federation of Labor in
which they state that the Crown Cork
and Seal Co., Of Baltimore, Is unfait
and requested a committee to visit
dealers who handle the above goods
1t was stated that committee from
the council some time ago visited the
dealers, but they were not handling
their goods
Business Agent Lou Sprandel, OF the
local Painters Union, reported that
one Of our local carpenter contractors
was doing painting in the K Of r.
building The usual course of APP
pointing committee to wait ON the
contractor was appointed
The communication Of the commun-
ity chest was received.
Tuesday night should have been the
night for the last nominations of of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10

that by attending the Labor Day cele-
hration and mingling with trades
unionists, that they were violating
their contract with their employer.
These same men a short time ago
signed a contract not to have anything
to do with labor unions or it's mem
bers. They also signed this agree
ment not to mingle with union men
at any time or at any place Then
after signing an agreement of this
character they had the nerve to at
tend the Labor Day celebration. The
members of the Maehinists' Union
had the pleasure Of telling them what
cheap pieces of humanity they were,
and then invited them to leave the
grounds, which they did at once. The
last seen of them was while they We're
going south along the canal bank to-
wards the place where they signed
that notorious agreement
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
.SCAB MACHINISTS
VIOLATE CONTRACT

On last Monday four supposed
machinists employed at the Hamilton
Machine Tool Company famaiarly
known as the klondyke, thought that
they needed little amusement and
found their way into the fair grounds
where union men and their families
we're celebrating Labor Day They
we're not on the grounds very long
until the members Of local 24l were
Gn tile Job. These men were informed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
FALL FESTIVAL
CELEBRATION
Under Auspices L. A. B.
Week of September
POPS

What promises to be a big event and
practically the last outdoor event Of
the season will be a big Fall Festival
celebration to be held during the week
September 20 to 25, at the Moose ex-
position park, South Second street
The affair will be held under the aus
pieces of the United American Brother
mood with the cooperation Of a fed
GRAFTON Of several Hamilton lodges
and Trades Council, each being repre-
sented with a display booth on the
grounds Ten per cent of all receipts
are to 90 toward Trades and Labor
Councils building fund. In addition
to this Trades Council will conduct
the grocery basket booth
1t is to be a great week Wonderful
free attractions have been secured
and many concessions have been con
tracted for The park will be illum-
mated in an elaborate manner, and
there will be band concerts, merry-go-
round, ferris Wheel pretty booths and
1901 other things to entertain young
and old
There will be $1,000 in prizes given
away; 500 each night and $500 on
Saturday night. In addition there
viii be prizes Of barrels Of flour and
many other free prizes given away
nightly
There are so many things and feat
ures to take place in connection with
the big affair that it would take a
whole page to enumerate them Suf-
fee to say that it is to be one real
big Fall Festival with all the
trimmings
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10

ficers, but nominations were overlook
ed at the last meeting, and the first
nominations We're made at this meet
ing. The same officers were noninat-
ed,and if there are no other nomina-
tions at the next meeting the same
set Of officers that now occupy the
chairs will be elected in two weeks.
The trustees were instructed to audit
the books before the next election.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
EGCLESTON FIRST
VICE

A. +. Eegleston was a delegate
from Carpenters Local Union 637 to
the state convention Of the Carpenters
which was held in Dayton last week
EggIeston had the honor Of being
elected first vicep president The ear
pentcrs had the largest gathering even
held by them IN Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
M
IGNORE FACTS
And Start Smoke Screens
Seems Policy of Hard
ing Partisans

Washington Ignore fact and
start smoke screens seem to be the
policy Of partisans of Senator Hard
inc, who are frenzied at tie publiea-
tion Of this candidates labor record by
the \ f. of L. national non-partisaa
political campaign committee
Ihese partisans insist leaJ work
ers are competent to think for ehcm-
elves, but when the A i of 4 COM
nittee. following annual instructions
II 4 + Of /. conventions, publish re
cords for this purpose, smoke screens
appear
But the fact sGands tlle Senator
larling voted among other tl1ss,
% handcuf railroad employees 70 their
jobs by making ii an ofeasc against
The law 70. them to STRIKE; that he
oted for the obnoxious Cummins- -Esch
railroad BIZ; that he voted on four oc-
lasious for the speeding up and Tay
lor syste in governu "a plants
f he favored the Borlaaa amend
ie, mt, which woull lengthe the work
dtl Of govc snment CLERKS ana that he
a,ored an amendment to the civil
so,1re retirement bin TIA would de-
ticy the intent of this legislation
The smoke screen of the W Washing
ton Post IS the charge that the pub {
cation of the records is IAN insult to
labor" and that President Gompers
is attempting to tell the worHers how
to vote. This smoke screen is sup
plemented by an attempt to belittle
the A. +. Of L. committees inclusion
in Governor Cox's record Of his fay-
orable vote to prohibit the use Of
phosphorus in the manufacture Of
matches. The use Of this poison re-
suited in the most dreadful Of occupa-
tional diseases and the pictures Of
workers afflicted with phossy jaw
stung the conscience Of the people a
decade ago
This humanitarian legislation
means nothing to the Washington
Post, which says:
THE match bin needs some illu-
mination. Evidently the represen-
tatives of the Federation were deep
y interested in it, and if it was bill,
as might seem from its title, to do
away with these old-fashioned smelly
matches, then Governor Cox certainly
helped to confer boon not only upon
Mr.. Gompers, but upon the whole
country"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
COAL MINE FATALITIES

Washington During May of this
year 148 men were killed in and about
the coal mines of the various states,
excepting Kentucky. During the
same period last year, 10 were kill
Cd. The 1920 figures indicate de-
creased fatalities. During the first
five months of 1920 the number of
lives lost was SOB, decrease of Al
from the record of the correspond
ing months Of last year.
The production of coal for these
FIVE months was 247, ,737,2 ,273 tons, an
increase of 39,482,273 tons over the
first five months of the previous year.
pa "a "a
- BUY A BUILDING BOND -
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
TYPOGRAPHICAL
UNION INSTALLS
OFFICERS

Typographical Union No 290 met
Wednesday night in regular session
and transacted the usual amount Of
business. All Of the chapels reported
conditions good One new applica-
ton was voted on favorably and one
was laid over for the next meeting
The auditing committee report
shows the union in splendid condition.
Several communications were read
and received
The newly elected officers We're in
stalled and Immediately assumed their
nlaees far ono Naar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
MACHINISTS STILL
OUT

The machinists that were called out
of the American Company's plant on
August 25 are still out. The machin-
ists We're called out on account Of the
strike IN the plant at Newark, N j.
All of the machinists employed in the
local plant responded to the call but
Mark Fillmore It is understood that
a conference between the American
Can Company and the officials Of the
Machinlsts Union is being held IN
New York this week, m an effort to
adjust the grievances at Newark
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-10
EAIL no CONTROL INIONs

London, England Organized labor
has defeated an attempt TO have the
state supervise ballots taken by trade
unionsts from time e time Only on
gani2ations of workers were to be in
cluded in this prHInQ leeislatior
New Britain herald., 1920-03-05

amount of money the traveller may take with him out of the countries. :"'i}rc and passport regulations of ar- pnlling strirtncs5. all carried almost . to the point of absurtlitN, gallinS per ,stEal ana huGGaGG examinations 1t every border and cVorNWhC"u soldiers HnG armed mon.
 The forc2oinc appI'"@ tu Austria ;:: q r0u0tIy. NicnnA'S situation is the same with relation i" :H" other pro >tn>"E Ii .Iu2o-5S1a}i;' i;' and i.oh"miH v-ilI not send f"rd and supplies int" Austria neither will the Austrian pro- >-inr"s send them io the capital. They too have utterly failed to live up to their agreements of last summer to furnish certain quotas of foodstuffs- They restrict the visits of Niennese within their boundaries while the prta;lntrN refuses to sell for NalucloS' ,roWns at official prices and dcai5 through the smuggling trade it enor- nous profits.