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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-11
STREET CAR TOKENS
I OPPOSED BY LABOR
Central Union Protests Their
Use Herewith Investigate
High Living Cost.

| Protest against the use of street
car tokens on the ground that they
are Of such small size as 10 cause
confusion in handling was lodged in
resolution adopted by central Labor
Union at meeting in Musicians Hall
last night
| Frank J. Coleman introduced the
resolution. 1t said tina: as "all the
Inconvenience and loss of the present
method of dispensing and collecting
the so-called tokens are, as usual.
placed on long suffering public
That the Washington Central Labor
4, Union does hereby protest against the
present method Of dispensing and
collecting street car fares in the city
of Washington and requests of the
, Public Utilities Commission of this
city that it take immediate action iii
regard to this matter and cause to be
put in operation on the street rail
, way lines a more convenient system
of paying street car fares. and it
suggests return to the ticket sys-
TEN formerly in vogue.
Copies of the resolution will be for
warded to officials Of the Capital Trac-
ton Company and the Washington
: Railway and Electric Company and to
I; the Public Utilities Commission.
To Investigate Living Cost.
A conmittee of five was authorized
to investigate the high cost of living
in the District and to make a report
upon conditions here within the near
future. Norman Sprague, Paul Don
nelly, John Weber, Miss Clrich and
Delegate Dunnigan were named mem
bers of the comittee. 4 meeting of
the committee will be called within
the next few days. it was said. and a
systematic survey Of Washington
prices and costs of food, clothing and
fuel will be instituted.
Newton James. delegate from the
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen,
Oilers and Helpers, was elected dele
gate to the American Federation of
Labor convention in Montreal. on June
opponents.
Hits British Rule in Ireland.
a resolution denouncing the rule of
!, the English government in Ireland. and
| calling for the support of labor unions
throughout Europe in a unified denun-
| citation was adopted Secretary Cole
/! the resolution to European labor unions
| located in the capitals of various ma
| lions with Communication asking
| such support.
A resolution of sympathy for the
Death Of Mrs. Samuel Gompers was
adopted unanimously.
/ Cornelius S. Ryan. who was among
the first to enter Germany with the
: Army of occupation. was seated as a
delegate from the Printing Freshmen
! Union. He is a son of P. J. Ryan, who
| has been a delegate to the central body
! for seven years. and was a spectator
| at last nights meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-11

NOTICE. WILL. NOT RE REspoNslP'.E
fer any debts contracted hy any one othes
than myself. Signed. ". II: OARtH M.
lsl Quincy ~"
FEDERAL LODGE, NJ. I, +. A. \. NJ
Stated commune ticn Tuesday evening. MAY
II. 1890. $50 o'clock. Fello~craft degree. run
and prompt attendance requested.
STANLEY H. RlDlSGS, Master'
G. r. RAYLY, Secretary.
SESSION OF AI4MAs TEMPLE, MOBILES
Of the Mystic Shrine. Is hereby Ordered !" "
held WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY ~ al
o'clock. in banquet hall OF New Masonic
Temple. Ceremonial work, election T.. res"rde.
and action on proposed by-laws.
HENRY LANSBURGH, l'o;anta'e.
+. LAWRENCE WALKER. Act Hecorder
SNYDER REILEY. CONTRACTORS AND
builders 6,3 y. G. ave. Sc. Garages spe-
salty. Phone Lincoln 1il4. L..
wANTED-A LOAD OF FURNITURE TO
bring back from New York. Philadelphia or
Wilmington SMITHS TRANSFER AND
STORAGE 1907 Ynu North 33i3.
rARTY going 10 California il Nash au:"
about June l. camp route, would TX" con
genial company; pay part expenses. Address
EoN SIR Star office.
! WISH TO INFORM MY FORMER PATRONS
that I am associated with the Becker
Paint Co.. 1898 Wisconsin ave. NV. wae:e
will be pessed to serve with careful acd per-
eonal attention. all needs which they may have
for paints. glass, varnishes. etc. Respectfully.
CHAS. E. AUDGKINS.
Al near you a. .he phone. West 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-11
Coal Prices High in England.

LONDON. May 10 (Caradian Press)
The price of coal in the British Isles
has been increased IA shillings
pence per ton, according to announce
ment in the house of commons today.
This is the maximum price.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-05-09
Come In-See This Carbide in 1t

Note the luxurious appointments and then compare the
price with other OF It's class If you do this your next
VIII be a NELIE.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-05-09

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TIL = 'H'|s tafrtaft tH| H4N
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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-05-09
\7E1IIE,

We are UNLOADING carload of New Neie Sizes Mon
daf aad W haEe ears for immediate delivery during the
coming week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Prohibition has emptied jails all
over the country and reduced court
work to such an extent that many of
the courts should be abolished and
some already have been done away
with. Hospital wards heretofore used
for alcoholic patients have nothing to
do in their specially and are turning
to other kinds of cases. The largest
Kelley cure institution in America has
been forced to close its doors. there
being no more victims OF the drink
curse to cure. Millions of bushels of
grain needed in the present shortage
of food stuff are saved TO prevent the
starvation of hordes of people. II is
safe to ride in trains now. Crime has
decreased about one-half in all cities
where liquor was formerly sold, The
population of penitentiaries, insane
asylums and almshouses viii gradually
decrease as prohibition has time to do
its healing work there. Families of
former drunkards are better clothed
and fed than ever before.
And this is only a suggestion of the
good results that prohibition has
shown in the few short months of its
existence in the United States. 1t
would seem that everybody should
applaud this great reform, in the face
of these facts. But the fight is not
over. The liquor men are leaving
nothing undone to control the two
great national conventions that will
meet in June to nominate a President
of the United States. Their plan is to
get beer and light wines" legalized
again. That would be an entering
wedge meaning return to saloons.
No compromise with liquor should be
made under any conditions.
The fight against bootleggers and
moonshiners is as nothing compared to
the curse of the open saloon and the
disgrace of our nation issuing licenses
to sell the damnable stuff.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
JAS. E. MOORE, kENovA
BOY, AWARDED D. s. c..

James r.. Moore, Kenova boy, has
been awarded the d. S. C. by Uncle
Sam and he is probably the only
Wayne countian whose herdic SER
vices during the world war hava thus
been recognized by the nations war
board.
Mr.. Moore came to Kenova from
Norfolk, Va. After finishing the gram
mar school he entered Marshall coll
lege and upon completing the four
years course at that institution. en-
tered Washington x Lee university
During the summer of 1917 he en-
listed in the army and went to Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind. to the second
training school. where he was com
missioned lieutenant in the regular
army. He was transferred from there
to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. G. He
remained at Camp Greene short time,
when he was sent overseas, serving
seventeen months. While in the scr
vice he received three citations
Ceredo Advance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
JAMES A. HUGHES
BUYS FINE HOME

Huntington. w. Va. May Eff
teen thousand dollars is the consider
alton announced for the sale OF the
Bayless Poage home. at 1928 Fifth-av,
to James A, Hughes, who closed the
deal yesterday at Pence Springs.where
the Poage family now is.
The Poage home fronts seventy feet
on E1fth-av.. and runs back two humid
red feet to the alley. II was part of
the original Poage farm. which was
sold to C. p. Huntington in the early
days of the city the elder Mr. Poage
reservfng for himself a block which is
now bounded by Twelfth and Eleventh
streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues.
This block was divided between the
four heirs, Bayless Poage, Mrs. Joseph
Shelton, Robert and George Poage-
Mr.. Hughes stated last night that he
would take possession OF the home on
June 1. 1t is at present occupied by
Ben Vinson.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Paper manufacturers announce an
other advance in newsprint July LIST,
1t is time these fellows were landed
in Jail for profiteering. a prominent
newspaper man recently testified be-
fore a Congressional committee that
some country papers recently have
paid s22 per 100 pounds for ordinary
white news paper. For more than 81
years we bought it for a price not eN-
ceedfng 1925 per 100 pounds. and
sometimes less. We do not see why
Congress- continues TO sleep and do
nothing in cases where prices have
Increased so enormously. 1t has been
shown that paper manufacturers are
not justified in making more than l00
per cent Increase, but their products
are bringing 800 per cent more. The
fact that the1 are not making enough
paper to supply the demand does not
excuse them. They should sell what
they make at a reasonable profit. The
United States never had worse
Congress than the present one,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
CONGRESSMAN FIELD
LOCATES IN ASHLAND

Congressman w. j. Field was in Ash
land this week on business and was
looking around on the beauties OF this
city and thinking il would be an Ideal
place TO live has decided TO locate here,
He will build modern brick resi-
dence on the property above Sheriff
Sam DeBord's estate. recently bought
by william Deal He will let the con-
tract soon for the building OF this
home and Just as soon as 1t is complet-
ed he will bring his family here and
occupy II. Congressman Field Will be
a great acquisition TO Ashland as he
is a man of sterling worth and is held
in the highest esteem by everyone. His
wife, who Is a home woman, is an ideal
person and she viii be welcome
acquisition to this city. Congressman
Field already has son located here in
the business CT contractor and archi
tect So the entire family viii be res
idents of Ashland at not far date
Ashland Independent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
SENSIBLE SCHOOL BOYS.



Good work, boys II mothers can't
90 anything to stop the powder and
paint craze. why not let brothers try
their hand at it2 Denver, Colo, high
school boys have denounced the fol-
lies OF girl students who doll them
selves up" in drugstore compilations,
and issued a warning that girls who
appear in classroom attired like
chorus beauties will be ostracized
from social functions, Little in the
way of correction can be expected of
mothers so long as many OF them are
victims of the same habit. A feeling
Of pity naturally arises when women
of sixty try to make the appearance
of girls of sixteen, but pity is mingled
with disgust when girls of sixteen
spoil with rouge whatever freshness
and beauty go with youth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

The recent switchmen's strike cost
the railroads six million dollars per
day, and the public must pay the loss.
Also. it cost the public more than the
above amount by shutting off supplies
and stopping work of various kinds,
and increasing the high cost in many
lines of living expense. And not one
of the strikes since the armistice was
signed has been a success. The public
is forced to pay the costs every time,
and the public is entirely out of pa
tience. The wisest labor leaders see
the handwriting on the wall and are
trying to curb the wild element in
their ranks. but their success in this
is not very marked. Strikers and prof
iteers are the greatest enemies we have
had to deal with since Germany was
crushed by an enraged populace.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
NOTICE TO PAVING
CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals directed 10 the city
Clerk of Louisa, KY VIII be received
at the City Clerks office until p. m.
Monday, May 18th, 1920. and publicly
opened at a special council meeting
that same evening. for the furnishing
of all labor and materials required in
the construction of the following pave
ments with their necessary curb and
cutters and storm sewers:
Water street from Pike street to
Franklin street; Main Cross street
from Pike street to Kentucky Normal
College; Jefferson street from Pike
street to Powhattan street; Lady
Washington street from Pike street to
Powhattan street: Perry street from
Water street to Lady Washington
street; Main street from Water street
to Lady Washington street; Madison
street from Water street TO west cor
ner of G.. w. Atllinson's property:
Franklin street from Water street to
Boon street; Lock avenue from south
side of Branham property to Pike
street; Pike street from Lock avenue
to Main Cross street and Powhattan
street from Pocahontas street to Lady
Washington street.
Alternate bids will be received on
Brick. Concrete, Kentucky Rock
Asphalt and Bituminous Macadam.
on concrete curb and gutter,
and vitrlfied storm sewer in place. The
contractor may bid on any or all the
types of pavements. A certified check
for $500 must accompany each bid.
Specifications proposal blanks and
detailed information concerning the
condition and manner OF submitting
bids can be obtained by applying to
the City Clerk of Louisa, Kentucky, or
W. Austin Smith. Consulting and
Supervising Engineer, No. Ritten
building, Huntington. w. Va. A de-
post of $40 is required for each set
of plans and specifications.
The Mayor and council reserve the
right to reject any or all bids, and TO
award the contract as is deemed to
the best interest of the City of Louisa.
r. l.. VINSON,
City Clerk Louisa
w. AUSTIN SMITH.
consulting Engineer, Huntington, W.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
LIKE MoLukE SAYS.

A demand that sounds unreason-
able to the man on whom 1t is made
never sounds that way to the man
who is making II.
This is a queer world. We call
women the weaker sex. Yet we know
a henpecked husband who would give
his right arm to be able to tell his
wife just what he thinks of her.
1t takes baby about a year TO
learn to put his foot in his mouth.
And II takes him about so more years
to break himself OF the habit.
Men are like a lot of other things.
They seem easy until you try TO do
them.
Women may take to wearing over
,alls..5 But just the same. they'll de-
mand 4 new hat every month or 80.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

The high committees in a political
party should be like Supreme Court,
dealing out justice to all and favors
to none To say that such commit
tee belongs to certain faction or Of
flee holder is equivalent to charging it
with rottenness. The right kind of
governing committees do not belong to
anybody and can not be influenced to
discriminate between candidates in
their own party: and furthermore such
committees will make all office seek
ers realize that the party is greater
than any of them and must be kept
clean and trustworthy. DR.. j. d.
Whitaker, State Senator from Nor
gan, Wolfe, Breathitt and Owsley
counties. is an ideal man for this high
and honorable position He is one of
the new men elected on the State Ex-
ecutive committee by the Democratic
convention at Louisville last week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
BLAck.kIRK.

The marriage of Miss Nellie Black.
attractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
wv. NJ Black, OF Buchanan. 10 Mr.,
John Kirk, of Ashland, took place in
Ironton on last Saturday, the only at
tendant being the brides sister, Mrs.
Floyd Neal. of South Ashland
Mr., Kirk is an employe OF the Ken
lucky Solvay, and with his bride will
locate for the time being in South Ash
land taking the home Of MIR. and Mrs
Floyd Neal who are leaving TO spend
some months at Springfield, Ohio.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

The favorite argument of the vets
against dry laws is that prohibition
doesn't prohibit" Neither do the laws
against theft prohibit. Nor the laws
against murder, arson, gambling, and
other crimes. No reasonable person
expects the wet criminals to be any
more law abiding than other classes
of law breakers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Admiral Sims should be expelled
from the Navy. The investigation of
his charges has shown him up in very
bad light. He was pro- British, dis
obedient. and wholly unworthy of the
high position assigned to him in his
country's service. He failed complete
ly in the hour of the worlds greatest
Taril
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Sports Skirts assume new importance
this season, of gay warehouses and pic
turesque smocks. They allow many
charming variations in costume. and the
most practical for actual sports wear are
the new fancy silks and the wool plaids
The silk skirts are in many dainty pastel
shades and the wool skirts are in rich.
dark colors-
Wool, priced at $3.50 to $500
silk, priced at $500 to $4,000
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Women's Sports Hats

Every outdoor sport has its own gay
and debonair styles in millinery. and
more dashing than ever are the sports
hats of this spring. Our display shows
many vidid and bewtching Hats that
will add color and charm to the landscape
and chic to the sports costume of the
summer girl
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

More work and less loafing is what
the country needs. Idleness is the
greatest breeder of discomfort, Work
will reduce the high cost of living.
There is no other way to reduce prices
except by increasing production. 1t is
difficult to see why men will not work
every day and also put in overtime at
the present rate of wages, so as TO
save something for the rainy days that
are sure to come.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Prediction is made of very high
prices OF food for next fall and winter
because an average crop is not being
planted Farmers should not miss this
opportunity, Produce everything pos
sible. Gardens should be cultivated in
towns and cities. There is no danger
of a surplus this year.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

on May 25th the state primary In
West Virginia will take place, Both
parties will make nominations for all
the offices to be filled this year.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Friday, May "a, 1920.

Woman suffrage is here it matters
not whether we favored it or not And
that fine type of womanhood who OPP
posed suffrage is going to be forced
to vote in self defense Think it over.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

The L. s. Supreme Court has de-
layed until next fall a decision in the
case attacking the constitutionality of
the Federal Farm Loan law
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Personal SHOPPING SERVICE


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alwres
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Peace by resolution of Congress,
which Senator Knox is trying TO put
through, is declared to be unconsti-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14

Luke Peterman, aged so years. Civil
war veteran died at the home of his
nephew at Lockwood few days ago.
Burial at Whites creek, w. Va.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Women's Sports Suits

Its comfort to have suit equally
"fit" to wear on the golf link on hikes, or
on the street. These fancy Silk and Jer-
sey Suits are of that happy kind-of ex-
cellent materials. in a range of desirable
sports shades. in good style sports models
Priced at $500
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Women's Sports Blouses

Crisp, white tailored shirtwaists are
highly important in the sports world in
spite of their picturesque rivals, the over
blouses and smocks We offer shirtwaists
of organdy, voiles, marquisette. batiste
and permalawn many with tucked bos-'
oms, others with flat or rolled collars,
embroideries and laces--
Price range, $500 to $1,000
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Gay Nelu Sport Styles
Take the Trail to Summer

It's high time too for the sport clothes here in all the
freshness of their showing the assomens their best and
have planned Introductory offering of the correct essentials
and smart accessories for the Playtme of the year.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
Women's Sports Skirts

Priced at $500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-20
Beach Station, Mrs. Palmer continu

Beach Station, Mrs. Palmer continu-'
ing her talk about the subject, Of
frgerprints. She asked me partic-
ularly: "Do not really clever criml=
nails always wear, gloves, so as, not
to leave prints behind them?'z1 told
her: eyes, sometimes; but gener-
ally in the movies, not in real life"
The significance of this3conversa-
ton at once occurred to Mr.. kuhne,
when. he read Mrs. Palmer,s quoted
statement to the effect that all three
of the men who trussed up and rob-
bed her Of the jewels wore long gray
gloves.
A general search was made at the
house for fingerprints yesterday by
the detectives working on the case.
1t is altogether likely that the Po-
lice Department prints taken yester-
day in the Ninetieth street house viii
be compared as soon as possible with
those on the closet door at Long
Beach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-20

robbed and we want to see If the
thieves left any marks behind"
Mr.. Kuhne went to the seaside re-
sort the following day. He said
last night:
"At the house Mrs. Palmer show
ed me. how someone had climbed
upon the porch roof, cut out with
scmc instrument a bit of glass from
a. window, opened the latch and en-
tered a second floor room. Then
she showed me closet in which she
said she had stored $1,000Tworth of
Scotch.
"After busting black powder upon
its white enamel door | found three
welI-defincd finger prints. asked
her if She suspected anybody. She
said: Eyes, two men, who have
been nv guests here. But really, l
suspect only one of them, for the
other knew where the key to the
closet was kept and would not have
needed to break open the door,"
"Thcn we drove back to Long
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-20

i m1uuch), which was taken. The cpl
sode of Tuesday morning. Mrs. Pail
mer says, cost her more than. $780,
900 in Jewels. But the first footing
NAV bear an important relation to
the second.
Mrs. Palmer yesterday was still
unable to receive interviewers, apart
from detectives. And the police APP
parently had made but little heads
way toward discovering the perpe-
traitors Sof, the spectacular hoidup. At
all events they did not recover any
of the gems Mrs. Palmer said she
lost.
On the morning of Monday. No
vembcr S, a mans voice called over
the telephone to the office Of the
Guardian Bureaus, a private dctcc-
tive agency at 305 Broadway. and
said to Frederick kuhne, finger
print expert:
"This is Licutenant-Commander
Phillips, u. S. N. A friend of mine
down here in Long Beach has been
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-20
MYSTERY OF HoLD.uP
OF MRS. PALMER DEEPER.

New York, Nov. 19.-The newest
great jewel mystery, the robbing
of Mrs. Charlotte King Palmer IN
her beautiful home at SO East Nine
tieth street, became more mysterious
than ever yesterday. 4
!; 1t was slearncd this affair of early
Tuesday morning was the second
robbery within only fortnight or
SO of which the vivacious former ac-
trcss was the victim.
Her summer home at Long Beach
was broken into and looted early
this month, and there are circumstan-
ces which indicate there may be a
connection between the jobs.
The Long Beach affair was much
less in importance. 1t was merely
$1,000 worth of Scotch whisky Cat
least it cost $1,000 before prohibit
ton supposedly set in, though now
it would be worth ten times that