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WAGON MINERS
OF VIRGINIA ARE
MAK|NGFORTUNES
Wealth Now Reigns in
Mountains Where Quiet
Once BrOOded.
MEN POOR ONE YEAR AGO
ARE ROLLING lN.RICHES
Tremendous Increase in Price of
Coal Has Changed Entire
Order of Things.
tspecial to The Times-Dispa,ch., Z,


NORTON. VA, August 22-''iiacA
yonde- iE- the mountains and canons
and gulches that God made, the
DEVILS hand is busy carving unhciy
destinics for the honest folks ot the
Cumberlands. Mammon regions where
two-flstcd. God-fearing men anG
clean. pure, innocent women once
lived the simple life, conten.cd ana
care-free. Only the topography OF
the country remains unchanged. The
trailing arbutus still winds riotously
over the mountain sides. There is
the same tangle OF the mountain
laurel and the wild honeysuckle. the
same carpeting of beautiful Scotch
broom and the same picturesque
bowers are overlooking the l',tle
valleys where the miners are to!ling.
But the spirit OF the Cumberlands
Is no more"
The speaker was George Roebuc.s.
playwright, who was born In the
heart of the Wise County coal iegioI,
and grew up In the community dc
nicted by the late John Fox. Jr., In
his Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
Roebuck, the author of "Beatricc
OF tho Cumberlnnds." when Norton
Burst into Flower" and other plays
Is IN exemplar of the rugged and
picturesque forms OF dramatu-gy
With the education afforded by n few
years schooling in tho Masonic Home
Orphanage At Richmond, he embark
cd seven years ago. ut the age Of l5,
on his career as dramatist. Not
only has he been able to keep the
wolf from the door, but he haa a
comfortable income from his plays
and he has married the little girl o.
Big Stone Gap, the heroine OF his
first melodrama of the mountains,
and they are living happily in tho
home he built for her In WISE
County.
Black diamonds set in the frame
or coal cars no longer satisfy thu
girls Of the Cumberland region" he
pursued. They want, and they get
the bluc-white kind, set in platirum
Their mcnfolk can buy them d:a-
monds, silks and satins. Hare in
Norton. we sec every day scores OF
men who worked as laborers and at
honest wages a few years ago. riding
about town in $4,000 cars and spend
Ing more money in day than they
formerly earned in year. They arc
laborcrs and breaker boys and miners
who have acquired coal lands or
leases and become operators almost
overnight.
Even Snlutntion Changes.
"They never say Good morning
| now, but What's 1t worth this morn
ing" And the man who asks the
question Is not inquiring about the
price OF sugar, flour or monkey
rum When he went to bed the night
before the frantic agents Of expor,
| coal shippers were Offering the in
significant and unheard-of prize OF
Sl7 per ton for coal at the mine, The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
Scientists to Discuss Adam S
Laughter and Ewes Giggle
0ny UnivcrsnI servIcc.D

LONDON, August .2.-was
Adam the first man to laughf And
did Eve EIgEief Does he who
laughs Inst laugh hest.
These questions will lie xtIebated
mt the annual meeting mt Cardiff
this week OF the british Associn-
tion, the leading HcIcntifc body in
England.
The whole theory OF laughter
how the first man came to grin,
then smile, then EuffnH md finally
to burst into reSoundinE penis of
deIlSht-wilI he discussed by Brit
nin's most learned men who nIso
Will delve into the psyck illogical
cnuses OF these visible eruptions.
There will he n "acientific brenk-
FAST" too. and prohibitionists have
been invited to this event mt which
there will be a technical demon-
stration of all the evils of alcohol,
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FURTHER DROP in
SUGAR IS FORECAST
AS '''FAMINE" ENDS
Whole World Unloading
CargOes Here TO Get In
on High Prices.
SPECULATORS FORCED
AN ARTIFICIAL SHORTAGE
u. S. Crop Bureau Gives Facts
to Prove Panic and Hoard
ing Helped Prohteers.
ny }. FnEDE,,ICk EssAny.

WASHINGTON. August 2:.-Susar
will continue TO 20 down. not up.
There has been no actual shortage of
this commodity at all Only an arti-
hcial situation. created partly By cir
cums;ances Of transportation and
partly by panic on the part OF large
consumers. has existed. But the old
law OF supply and demand is now
getting in It's work ana the inflated
bubble" has burst
All this is upon the authority Of the
Bureau OF Crop Estimates Of the De-
partnent Of Agriculture Officials Of
that bureau are convinced now as
they were months ago that the sugar
famine" never really existed and
that there was never any Justification
FOR the high peak prices OF - and 80
cents which were being charged until
a few days ago.
Why was not this bit OF informa-
ton passed out TO the housewife
when she was paying any price the
grocer asked? was asked of the ou-
reau and the reply given follows:
No reason for High Prices.
Tho Department OF Agriculture said
all along that there was no shortage
and no reason for high prices Bu,
nobody listened to il. The public shut
it's ears 10 this information. scrambled
and clamored for sugar. especially the
big dealers 1t listened instead to
Herbert Hoover saying that there was
world shortage. II heard Attorney
General Palmer explaining there WAS
4 shortage and that he proposed to
prosecute persons who took advan-
tage OF II. So everybody. big dealer
and housewife. joined in the panicky
scramble for sugar and made cond!-
tons worse.
This doesn't mean there hasn't been
4 shortage for the housewife and
everyday consumer. There has been
But il was because big candy and soft
drink makers and spectators and
proiiteers and others were buying and
boarding all the sugar they could get
their hands on so as TO be ready
when the bigger shortage and pinch
came. That cut the supply for table
use below actual demand.
What has happened Is that the big
fellows" have found ont that there
isn't going TO be any shortage. The
high price level reached in this coun-
try has brought sugar from over the
entire globe to the United States. II
has come from Africa. from South
America. from the East Indies. from
everywhere. All this helped TO break
the prices They have tumbled in
Washington from 30 cents only a
Few weeks ago untu Today sugar was
advertised for Il cents. and one OF
the largest concerns In the East said
IL wou!d go 10 Is before the end OF
another week. The expectation OF
the government officials here is that
il will go still lower.
bureaus Amazing Disclosure.
The Bureau Of Crop Estimates sub
mits official figures TO show there
never has been national shortage
and that there was no justification
for the cxorbitant prices reached
Those figures disclose that for the
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.CLASS|CMARATHON
|. RACE IS WON BY
THE FLYING FINN
Hannes Kolehmainen, the
Victor, Lives in
Brooklyn.
LossMAN, OF EsTHoNIA, 2ND,
vALERIO, ITALY, THIRD
Organ and Linder, United
States. Finish Seventh
and Eleventh.
Try Universal scrvlce.I

ANTWERP. August 22.-Hannes
Kolchma.nen. the flying Finn" won
the Marathon, the premier event of
the olympiad in the stadium here to-
day. His time for the twentysix
miles was hours 32 minutes 80
seconds
kolchmaincn. apparently frcsh Il
enough to run the distance again,
was more than 400 yards ahead Of
the field. lie continued around the
big stadium track. after crossing she
finish line. while the assembled null
titudes covered him with flowers and
sent cheer after cheer echoing across
the field.
Lossman, of Esthonia, took second
place only after a struggle with Vi
lerio. OF Italy, who was third and
who threw several handsprines and
cartwheels to show that he had not
been tagged completely by the long
grind. Lossman showed g-ea:
burst OF speed at the finish.
Others in the order they finished
were: Broos. Toomoskoki. of Finland: I:
,coiuS, VI lHs III 81
American. seventh. The next Amer
lean TO finish. was Carl Lindcr. who
got eleventh place Mellor was
twelfth.
Kolehmainen whose home is In
Brooklyn, is Il distance runner OF IN :
ternational fame, who trained for the
Olympics by winning the New Yoi x
Athletic Clubs trial Marathon ,acc.
Although he holds his first Amer,-
can citizenship papers, kolehm.. zen
is barred from representing the
United states la tho big international
games because he competed for Fin
land in 1905. He holds other world 5
records for the 5000 meters. the 5000
meters. which he won in 1912, when
he also took first place in the 10000
meter event
Iins Many American victories.
Today's Marathon winner also has
string of victories in American
long distance races. In New York
Marathon on November /. 1913. he
not only won, but broke the ra.ords
tor seven. eight, nine and ten miles.
Members OF the American team.
who never had considered their
chances for win in the big event
very encouraging. enthusiastically
greeted the victory of the Finnish
star as an American conquest, and
heaped congratulations on the win
ncr
During the first half of the race,
Gitsham. the fleet South African, led
the field but was tired and was un-
able TO place. The Americans had
been left far behind early in the run
ming at the tenth kilometer mark, the
hrst United States contender holding
seventh place with difficulty. Koleh-
mainen was even further back. but
he was letting the others make tho
pace and when he went out to win,
ms supremacy was easily apparent
Weather was ideal for the running
OF The great race, although i. had
been cold and threatening earlier In
the day. There remained just enough
tang to the atmosphere to make II
ideai. however, when the starters
gun sent field of sixty-four away
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
WARSAW is JUBILANT AS
RED PRISONERS ENTER CITY
enptured Bolshevists Guarded hx
fe"*nnt Warriors Armed With
Clubs and Scythes.
tat n
{ by associated Press. 1

AkSaW. August 20-Warsaw toa,
u"s Witnessed n sight which gave the
popuiation more confidence than any
incident since the Polish counter-
offensive began. 1t was a process.
SION or 5000 prisoners who had seen
assembled at various parts Of tha
front and marched to the rear across
the Vistula River and into tho cit,.
headed by Polish guard, led by n
mounted sergeant.
Then came six Bolshevist c,,n.n
drawn by skinny horses in rona har
ness. The horses were tho size ~
american Indian ponies. The rms
SLAMS and their equipment all war
taken early Friday in a haul nortb-
west OF Warsaw. st5j
Spectators Enjoy Sight.
sitting on an ammunttioo cart .. +, !,
soviet nurse In uniform and wear.
ing head piece which once b,, hoa.,
"hite. but today had the color of
khaki. The procession from tho
"ridse wound It's way into Warsaw,s
pihs'pal streets where traffic was
oiocked for half an hour. Great
crowds or spectators lined tho thor
sight. Wy Wy
me prisoners were Indifferent.
some were mirthful. Others gased
cnriousiy upon the crowds and tho
sights or their new SURROUNDINGS.
me nurse sat erect and stolid. STAR
ing straight at the back OF the head
or the driver OF the cart.
In addition to the many Polish sof-.
diers VINO were acting as guards.
peasants were called out to assist
the troops in caring for tho Bolshey-5
ISIS. Some Of these peasants carried
scythes and others huge clubs. made
from the limbs OF oak trees cut along
the road. There were nearly as many
peasant guards as soldiers. Only 4
Few OF the peasants. however. had
rifles, owing TO the shortage OF arms,
even for the troops at the front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
P0NzFS SMILE MAY BE
SEEN ON "MOVIE" SCREEN
Only Casual Interest i'm His state
ment That Film Company Has
Made 0Hcr.
my Associated Press. ]

IIIy AsSOCilteU Fress.
BOSTON, August 22.-Charies Pom
zi's tw!nklinS eyes. which twinliled
brighter still when sS.O00.00O came
into his strong box, may yet flicker
down on millions OF persons from
the moving picture screens.
Ponzi, it was reported today. is in
receipt of an offer of 100000 for a
single picture title unannounced; !;
only casual interest was cvinced.
PonZi spent an uneventful day in
jail today. He was visited by his
wife and his mother, who brought
him special Sunday dinner. SO that
he did not indulge in prison fare. In
the afternoon he exercised In the
Jail and chatted with other prisoners.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
EFFORTS To RESCUE
MAROGNED SCOUTS IN
JAMES RUITLESS
Req. Hn gh SnbicH and Three
Boys Sill Unable 10 Reach
Shore.

Flood conditions In the James
River. near Smiths Quarry. yestcr-
day again prevented the rescue Of
Rev. Hugh w. Sublett. of St. Johns
Episcopal Church. and his camping
party Of three Boy Scouts. who have
been trying to return TO their homes
since last Friday morning from an
island only little more than 100
feet from the mainland. where they
campcd out last week.
y squad cf police from the Third
Station under Acting Captain j. W.
Lipscomb finally rugged up pulley
arrangement whereby food and water
were sent across to the campers.
whose supplies ran out Saturday
night.
Harry Cheatham. of Forest Hill.
swan across to tho island yesterday
afternoon carrying things to make
the castaways comfortable for an
other night. The swift current in the
channel still prevents the passage OF
a boat, and 1t Is not safe for any
but n strong swimmer to attempt the
passage.
Tho three Boy Scouts with Mr. Sub
lett, nll OF whom arc about eleven
years OF age. are Harry Dean. ell
North Thirty-fourth Street; Stuart
Holmes. of Sil st. James Street, and
Charles Eubank, of 1872 Stewart
Street.
t.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
INSPECTOR SLAIN
AS He LEFT IRISH CHURCH
Man Charged With Murder OF Lord
Mayor of Cork Is Assassi-
mated.
SHOT IN MOTHERS PRESENCE
killing of Inspector Swanscy on
Principal Street of LisDurn Most
Daring OF Long Series Of
Similar Crimes.
SHOT IN MOTHERS PRESENCE
Ipy Associated press.l

BELFAST. August 22.-Pol!cc In
spector Swansey. against whom a
verdict OF willful murder was given
by "A coroner's jury in connection with
the assassination of Lord Mayor Me
Curtain. of Cork, in March. WAS shot
dead today while proceeding TO his
home from church at Llsburn, to
which town he had been transferred
after the finding of the coroner's jury.
The killing of Inspector Swansey was
among the most daring OF long Sc
ries. The congregations were lcav-
ing all the Protestant churches al the
time and convcrging on the scene of
the shooting. The officer had heen
with his mother and sister in attend
ance upon the services at Christ
Church and had reached the corner of
Railway Street. where -he resided. ;
Here three men, armed with rifles
confronted Swansey and fired on him
in the presence Of his Mortified fam
lily. Swansey fell. but 10 make doubts
sure. the aAsassins discharged their
weapons again into his body.
Turning. the assass!ns ran along
Castle Street The congregation was
just emerging from Lisburn Cathe-
dral. Captain Woods. commandant OF
the l>isburn branch OF the Ulster Vol
unteers. made dash for the assas-
sins, although only armed with a
stick. The assassins fred on Woods.
a bullet shat:ering the stick in his
hand. He was not injured.
The murdcrers then fred at other
persons who had joined in the pur-
Suit hut .yithout effect and INN no n
into 4 waiting taXicah and drove off
toward Belfast. All the roads con-
vcrsing on the city were promptly
nairo'ied by police and military. but
The nssassinS escaped.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
Not Enouph>B Bulls, So
the Villagers Mulinied

CASTfLL.ON. SPAIN. Aug. 22.-
Villagers of Cnncte-Ln-ItcnI have
mutinicd Rgalnst the municipal
government becausc the Mayor
provided nn insufficient number or
butis for II hull fight held In con-
hcction with n local festival. The
mntfncers unlocked IA corral, free
ing the bulIs which had been pro-
yidcd.
The animals dashed through the
streets Of the village, inJurIng
scrcrnl pcrsons nnh wrcnlIny con-
adorable propcrty dnmugc before
they He'd to the mountains.
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BRITAIN TO RECOGNIZE
INDEPENDENCE OF EGYPT
London Times Announces Tint the
Government Has Agreed 10
Action


LONDON, August 23.-The London
Times says this morning 1t under
stands that Great Britain has agreed
TO recognize the independence OF
Egypt.
Among the fundamental points az
the agreement are:
Egypt will recognize Great Hrit-
aims privileged position in the valley
OF the Nile and agree in case of war
to afford every facility for access To
Egyptian territory; Great Britain
will maintain a garrison in Egypt.
in the canal zone; Egypt r.Saias
control of foreign relations, subject
to her not making treaties contrary
to British policy. and will have he
right to maintain diplomatic repre-
scnatives abroad. Capitulations will
be abolished"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
BARTENDER ARRESTED FOR
100000 MAIL ROBBERY
Crowd Threatened Violence, but De
tectivcs With Drawn ncvoIrrrs,
Got Their NInn

CHICAGO. August 22.-ChicaEo no
'icc today made an armed raid across
the state line into Indiana and ar
rested Frank Miller. bartender at
Burnham. in connection with the .hef;
Friday at Pullman of a mail bouch
100000
AS the detectives left the resort
AT which Miller worked, a. crowd
gathered and demanded his release
on tile ground that the Chicago 10
lice could not make an arrest the,e.
The detectives drew their guns and
went through the crowd In hollow
square formation with Miller IN .hc
center.
Later they arrested his room
mate. John g. IIcinie.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
Women Preferred Death
to Capture by Reds

WARSAW, August 22-GcnernI
PllsudHki today decorated Major
ZnEorska, leader OF the Polish
women's battalion of Death.
Many of her soldiers in the re-
cent lighting prcferrinE death to
failing into the hands of the Reds,
quietly swallowed deadly poison
from phiaIs they carried ns part
of their equipment.
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UNIONIST MOB WRECKS
HOUSES OF CATHOLICS
Organized Onslaught on Irish Con-
stnbuinry Result In Seven Killed
During Week.
[By Universal Service. I

10y SHlNcIsl! oeENiCeI
DUBLIN. August "a Unionist
mob at Lisburn has wrecked the
houses and shops of Catholics. The
town is now held by the police and
soldiers at Galway the police and
soldiers shot up the town and set
fire TO three saloons. AT Dundallt one
constable was shot and killed and
TWO others were wounded.
The crowds were out 10 burn the
house of every Nationalist in Lisburn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-23
POLES ARE VICTORIOUS, BUT
THE DANGER is NOT ENDED.
Allied Military Observers Say F1nat
Result Depends on Clearing of
DanxiG Corridor. az
[By Associated presa. i

TTetA- ~
WARSAW, August 22.-.The ailiedS y
military Observers consider that tha
Poles already have won victory M
their presen, offensive. BUT they say
that tho danger has not passed on9S
tircly by any means. The Poles haaa
advanced rapidly at various polnt9 h
Continued on Second Psge.J "a
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on Second Page.)
Every nov

brings word OF some user of Times
Dispatch Want Ads securing almost
phenomenal results. They'll do tho
same for you. Phone your Want Ad
10 Randolph ADV.
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A Careful Check

Of the results obtained from Times
Dispatch Want Ads seven days
week Will convince oven the most
skeptical OF their tremendous pulling
power. Phone your Want Ad to.
.Randolph 1.--AdY. .>t.ii as
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Women to Eight Move.

WASHINGTON, August 22.--The
National Woman's Party, In conjunc-
ftion with other suffrage organiza-
stions. Is raising fund 10 fight the
Injunction proceeding against ratif-
cation of the suffrage amendmen: by
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bureaus Amazing Disclosure.

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-18
YELLING VICTOR
OVER DUNDEE
Decision Of Judges Fails to Make
a Hit With Spectators, and
Not Well Received

Neyv XorIy Co... 20 - W. -.
,ho Nv. ", H'P'' &C" zoe "rIlihg'
'he chicago lightweight. had the honor
70 win the first boxing contest stoeed in
this stoto updor tho WALL.
,Iod,co e Wv amer ID" aV
ni"u'Noh square Garden last night.
yelling received the decision Of Judges
William NIuldoon and CborIcs rhorI,,.
at tbo ord 90 ee+oa- , NV icy
,"' cn' Vi ''.''n rounds OF SLOW
disappointing work. Dundee performed
in his customary. spectacular manner
but tbo e1ov,footad woII;,c +,,~., y,
a,s.... ',o" lOO'e' '''''"S ."Fhed u"
'"n.'St INTO most aggravating tiaSco.
yelling tried desperately from start
to finish to land a knockout blow on
Dnndce's jaw, but he utterly failed in
his object. On tho other hand. Dundee
outpointed Welling very dccisivcly in at
least twelve Of the fifteen rounds. The
Italian landed four blows TO one by the
thicagOan, did 80 per cent of the lead
ing and was on his feet at the close,
| lighting with the greatest spirit and
outnIassing his heavy OPPONENT.