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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
FAIL TO REACH DECISION
ON ANTHRACITE WAGE ISSUE
Miners nnd Operators Conference
Adjourns Without Accomplish
ing Settlement.
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. May li.-An.hra-
cite miners and operators. who have
been in daily conference with Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson at the Depart
ment of Labor since Monday. adjournet
again today. without reaching any
conclusion regarding the wage con-
troversy.
All the conferees today continued
tp maintain q reticent attitude con.
cerning the progress of the discus
sion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
ILLICIT DiSTllLING FAST
GETTING BEYOND CONTROL.
demonstrating In Western Portion OF
Virsinin Increasing, Says
SluRAer.
lEy Aasoclnted prnsa-l

ROANOKE, VA. May i4.-In a
statement issued 10 the public
through local newspaper tonight
W. b. Slusser, Federal prohibition
agent for the Western district Of
virginia, sounded warning that,
unless the public soon realizes the
seriousness OF the situation and CO.
operates with US, the making OF
whisky in this section Of the State
is soon going 10 get beyond our
control"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
SOCIALISTS VOTE TO JOIN
THIRD INTERNATIONAL
But Party Goes OH Record rs OPP
posed to Formula OF Dictator
ship OF PrOIctariat."
ASK RELEASE OF EUGENE DIiBS
Victor l.. Berger Protests Against
.Ahiliation With Moscow Group,
Cbaract criZing Lcninc ns Dictator
and Followers as Syndicalists.
lnr 1,nlrcrsni Service. ~

NEW YORK, May 1t.-!'Thc Socialist
National Convention here today voted
to affiliate with tho Third lnterna-
tionalc 1T Moscow, which is dominated
by Lcnine. despite tho bitter and ve-
Ecmcnt protest of Victor l.. Berger,
tho unscnted Congressman Of Wiscon-
son. who characterized Leninc as n
dictator and his followers as auarcho-
syndicalists.
The Socialist party went on record
as being strongly opposed to the
formula of tho dictatorship os the
prolctariat in tho form OF Sovic;." and
rejected It as n condition of aniiia-
ton with tho Third Intcrnationalc.
Throws Convention Into Upronr.
Berger threw the convention into
IN uproar today. when he disscntcd
from the report favoring anliation,
introduced by Morris liillquit, of New
York. Kisses and boos greeted him
from the gallery packed with SYM
.pathlxers Of the ultra radical element
IN tho Socialist party, An attempt By.
the extremists in the party to affiliate
without reservations was defeated by
the moderates led by Htllqult.
The Socialists of the world always
have stood for tho collective owner
ship of the means OF production and
distribution as the aims of our move
ment." Berger declared. hut never
for tho equal distribution and common
consumption OF all products, as I.c-
nine md his friends tried to enforce
a; lcast nj the beginning OF their
regime.
Socialism will always be opposed
TO The complete elimination OF democ-
racy--to tho tlisfranchisement of all
noncommunist clements--to the die
tatorship of the Communist party
and TO terrorism as means of gov
ernment. as practiccd by the present
rulers of Russia.
Opposes JOIninE Russians,
IF the Russian people want COM
munism and are satisfied with their
conditions. no power on earth has
any right to interfere with them. But
that is no r,ason why we should ioin
them SO long as we do no, believe In
their theories or program"
undcterred by the boos greeting
Berger said he was as much opposed
TO the dictatorship of Leninc as was
TO that of Wilson "'
Following the decision to affiliate
with the InternationaIe, the conven-
ton voted 10 send committee OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
l.V. N. A. Thanks Public
for Success Of Tag Day

Ii IN with sincere appreciation
that we wish to thank the Ecner-
ous public for mnx;n= TnE Day
"uch a succcss nnd especially our
friends, the merchants. tho banks.
and nii ndvcrtincrs who 80 mng-
unanimously indorsrd the work OF
the HisftInE Nurses.
oh behalf OF the board of the
j. v. y. a. let mc exprcss our
gratitude &" the papers for the
publicity they have given u., and
Z" the women. the faithful work.
er" Mt the ting stntions.
Our work Inns been given n
hearty approval and encourage
mcnt' aud we feel that We have n
siimuiu" To carry on.''
Mrs. JAMES }. HICKEY.
President.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
WILLIAM THANI.S BENTINCK
Former Emperor Presents Host With
Marble Bust In Recognition
of Hospitality.
Iny Associated prcss. /

HMENCiNtfEN, HOIiLAND. May II.
-Formor Emperor William. in the
course OF dinner Tuesday night.
thanked Count Won Bentinck for his
hospitality and for all the trouble
and Inconvenience suffered for his
sake. AS a keepsake, the former
Emperor presented a marble bust OF
himself to the count. 4.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
MANY GROCERS VIOLATE
GOVERNMENT TRADE ACT
Practice Of Requiring Purchase OF
Other Commodities with Sugar
Order, Illegal.
IRy Associated Press.

Iffy NssOCIAIcH I'rcSs.
ST. LOUIS. May 1.-THE practice
OF some groccrs in requiring that
certain amount OF other commodities
be purchased with each pound OF
sugar is a violation of the Federal
trade commission act. according to
instructions received from Attorney
General Palmer by the local Depart
ment o. Justice today.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
ALABAMA MAN VICTIM OF
WOOD ALCOHOL POISONING
Young birmingham wholcsnIe Gro
Ger Dies From Homemade
Drink.
Inv AssocIatcd press. I

ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Robert Z. Col
Inns. Jr.. aged 25, president OF a
Wholesale grocery firm OF Birming-
ham, Ala. who died suddenly hero
yesterday. was victim Of wood al
cohol poisoning. according to the re-
port made late today by Coroner r.
s. Witt. after performing an autopsy.
Collins was attending a convention
OF tho Southern Wholesale Grocers'
Association. s..s,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
WILL BE NO GASOLINE
FAMINE, OIL MAN SAYS
May BE Scarcity mt Some Points
Before Summer Touring Sea-
kOn In Over.
IBY Associated Prcss.l

., LEY associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May IA. "
Bedford. chairman OF tho board of
directors OF the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey. told the sew
cnth annual foreign trade convention
today there is not going TO be a
famine of gasoline and other Pc
troicum products in the United
States
There may be. however, he sold,
possible shortage at some points
before the summer automobile tour
ing season is over.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
Lnne Is STRICKEN Il

NEW YORK. May li.-Franklin X.
Lane. former Secretary of tho In
tcrior. was unable to attend SAL
walton Army mass-meeting here to-
night. at which he was scheduled
% speak. ;.=sying to :sdz en- illness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
NO MAIL RATE INCREASE
Existing Charges Arc Continued for
Year by House Post-Omcc
COn.niffec

WASHINGTON. May II. Sound
public policy requires tn. postpone
ment for ono year OF the scheduled
two annual Increases In second! class
mall ratos, tho House Post -Onice
Committee. declared today In report
Ing formally the bill extending cx-
isting rataS until June 80, 1921.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
REPORT GOLD DISCOVERY
Boats in Alaska Await Rush OF
stnmpeders to New Fields In
Stberfn.
fBy Associated rress.l

NOME. Ala. May l4.--{eports o..
the discovery Of gold in Northeastern
Siberia have reached Nome. and many
boats are awaiting tho opening OF
navigation In readiness to carry
>e.ys2E~-,f>>" =, t,-a nav Acids
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
MOSCOW Communrc.,,o, -.

Communication Again Open.
AZ May 1.-THE Central
NV, announces that the Moscow
"re'.ss station has RECOMMENDED
"peratiohs, after some days OF silence
nna ~ Reval eve hrst E.,nn message was received
Is understood. tho Centrai Enignt: II
tnat maine ane stoppage was duo TO n siryc; -
military censorship. estobiisSeSaI SIr'E. Ct
fo'sSS"fshSs Go tSe fI1sIsa, OF the Polish suec
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
CONDEMNED MURDERER OF
Or. AL VERSION SURRENDERS
Jesse Watts. Under Denth Sentcnce
Who Escaped From jail We'd
nesdRy, Gives Up to Posne.

VICKSBURG. MISS, May 1i.-Jesse
a. Watts. under sentence of death
for tho killing of Dr. ID. S. Alver-
son here January last, who escaped
from tho county Jail Wednesday
night. surrendered to ain officer Of a
posse late tonight. according to a
dispatch received at the sheriH's
office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
MAKE HOT ATTACK
ON CARRANz|STAS
Rebels Drive Desperately to
Outflank Troops of
President.
APPEARs TO BE LAST STAND
Command of Sanchez Scores
Success by Taking First
Positions of Federals.
APPEARS TO BE LAST STAND
Uny Associntcd rrr.al

VERA CRUZ. May lt-Mcx!can
rebei forces are making dctcrarincd
eHoris 10 outfiankt the positions held
by troops loyal 10 President Car
ranza near San Marcos. In the state
of Peubla. according to latest advice. 9
received here. Generals Higin,o.
AEuilar ami Guadalupe Sanchez also
arc preparing for n grand attack
upon the Ca!ranza lines
The Presidents tToors hay. spc.
ceedcd in working their way down
the railroad "a distance of nearly
nineteen miles since the beginning OF
the coinba; five days ago.
y rebel captain who was IN ,h.
battle zone Thursday arrived her.
today and stated that at . o'c!oc,;
Thursday afternoon forces command
cd by General Guadulupc Sanchez
consisting OF 1000 infantry and cav
airy. entered the fight and succeed
cd In nonl;!ng tho INST positions oc-
cup;cd by Carranza's men. Tho in
fan;ry depioycd 10 the iaf, over tho
hills. while the cavalry swung
around TO the right on level ground
The main attack was made a.alns,
the last two trains held by Carran-
za's men.
Face Artillery BnrrnEc.
The attacking forces encountered
a bar:age of artillery and machine
gun fire. but succeeded in reaching
the CarranZa trains and destroying
hotn OF them. The rcbc! advance.
however. encountered superior Car
ranzn forces and was stopped. Attcr
two hours of fighting tho r.bo,, ,r,,.
ordered to retire TO Chalch!comuia.
The battle lasted four hours.
Severe losses were suffered hy
Do'h sides, the rebels losing one of
their leaders. General I.ibcra,o Lara
Torres. who received a sword wound
in the neck during n hand-to- hand
light. He was rushed to Ori.aba.
where he died this afternoon.
Planes Inspect Positions.
During the lighting two Carranza
a'rplanes circlcd over the bnttlefiell
and Inspected positions held by the
rebels. General Higinlo Aguilar, WHO
fought durinE the regime OF Porfrio
l)iex and was known as tho eternal
rebcl." arrived to co operate In the
attack against Carranaa lie brought
into the fight 1000 soldiers, all vc.e-
rams and we'll acquainted with the
terrain. whore the battle Is going on.
Another lender who had joined the
rebels is Feneral Medina. who com
mands large force of men.
Latest reports from the battle zone
state that General Sanchez had II
narrow escape from being killed
iCnntinuc5 nn S.,,-,,,I r.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
YOUTHFUL BANDIT SLAIN
IN BAT TIE WITH OFFICERS
S'o,00o Robbery, Murder or Police
and Pistol Fight 1lluminc
Carccr Of Four Hours.
HELD Up FIVE CLERKS
Titled Express Car on Illinois Cen
trail Between Kankakcc, Left
Train at Chicago and Barricadetl
Himself in Apartment.
HELD UP FIVE CLERKS
IEy A.soc!atcl prcsa.l

CHICAGO. May lin four hours
today Horace T. Walton, aged 30. OF
ST. Joseph. Mo. robbed 4 train, stole
$4,000 in cash. killed policeman,
barr:cadcd himself in his apartment.
held fifty detectives at bay in n pis-
tol battle. In which one was serious
ly wounded. and died with bullet
la his own heart
Walton held up the mail car OF the
New Orleans Limited on the Illinois
Central Railroad late last night as
the train was leaving Kankakec. ILL.,
Phys Victim for SntchcI.
Federal officers tonight were in
vcstisating the disappearance OF
$1,000 from the satchel in which the
roober carried away his loot. The
$4,000 was on'its way TO Chicago
bank from the Citizens National
Bank. OF Decatur. Ill. Tho officers
who counted tho money after the
satchel had been recovered snld tho
total was s89,aS0. mostly. In mack:
nger of $4,000 The SEQ lacking OF
the $4,000 recovered was given Os>
car Bioomquist. clerk on tho mail
car. by the robbGr In payment FOR
tic ShtcHci. DioonQuiSt later turned
over this money
Walton was identified as former
mail clerk by C. w. Sims. an officer
of the Chicago Young Mems Chris
tian Association. Mr. Sims told the
police he received letter from Mrs
L. V. Walton. of ST. Joseph, stating
that her son left home three weeks
ago and was believed to be In Chi
cago. Walton was high school
graduate and a member of the y. NJ.
G. a., according to word from St. Jo-
scph. His father was said to be
on his way TO Chicago to claim the
body.
Opens Fire on officer.
Walton boarded the train at Gill
man. few miles from Kankakce,
held up five clerks In tho mail cor.
rifled the car and left tho train at the
first stop In Chicago. When two po-
hcemen questioned him he opened
fire, wounding Patrolman William A..
Roberts. who died Inter at n hospital.
Walton was finally surrounded Mt his
room!ng place and was killed In the
fight hat followed Patrolman
Thomas Ferriter was wounded.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-15
Planes Inspect Positions.

Continued on Second rascD
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC IN
SALEM GROWS WORSE
Seven Hundred and Eighty People In
Salem, Ohio, Are Now Stricken
With Typhoid Fever.

Salem, o., Nov. 19. - Seven hundred
and eighty persons were today suffer-
ing from typhoid fever in this little
city of less than 10000 people. Four
emergency hospitals established with
in the last few weeks were filled with
patients and the situation. according
to r. A. Lamont. Chairman of the Cit
liens Relief Committee, was said to
be, desperate. I'VE have not yet
reached peak of the epidemic" said
Mr. Lamont.
Several weeks ago the first case of
typhoid appeared in Salem and was
followed so quickly by others that
alarm was felt. Physicians here traced
the cause to the city water system. it
was said. and the state health authori-
ties were notified. The proper steps
were taken to purify the water supply,
but the number of cases continued to
grow until today total of $50 were
reported. Eleven persons have died
since the epidemic started.
Many of the victims are workmen
employed in the town factories, and
their families. and II was necessary tc
open emergency hospitals in order tc
give them proper medical attention.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
DIST|LLERIESINC|N.
CINNATI ARE SEIZED
BY U. S. OFFICIALS
Internal Revenue Collector Orders
Seizure Of Distilleries Making
Beer Of Too Strong Alcoholic
Content.

Seizure of the Jackson Brewery,
Elm street and Mckenzie avenue, and
the Herancourt Brewery, 1400 Harri-
son, avenue, Cincinnati, was ordered
Saturday by Stephen w. McGrath. in
ternal revenue collector, following re-
ceipt of authority from Washington.
McGrath said it was probable a
third brewery, comparatively small
one, would be seized during the day.
Action of government officials was
the result Of tests of samples of brew
cry products which showed beer con-
tanned more thanthe legal amount of
alcohol, McGrath said.
Prohibition agents under Thomas Z.
Stone, federal supervising prohibition
director of this district, have been en-
gagged for two days in seizing and
testing samples Of "near-beer" pro-
duced by certain Cincinnati breweries,
The agents also have samples OF
beverages on sale in more than 100
saloons.
Results of examinations, reported
to Washington, have not been made
public, but 1t is reported more than
one half of one per cent. alcohol was
found In many of the samples taken
from saloons.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
old PLAY IN new
CLOTHES HERE MONDAY
~Good Morning Judge' Is the Popular
Old "Magistrate' In Musical
Comedy Clothing.

When Good Morning, Judge!"
opens its engagement at the Washing
ton on Monday evening, good many
old-timers are due for jolt that will
bring flood Of recollections, for the
reason that this musical comedy sue
cess is Pinero's famous farce, "The
Magistrate" In new form. For nearly
forty years, "The Magistrate" divided
honors with "Pinafore" in popularity
with amateur organizations and there
are few indeed who have participated
In amateur theatricals who have not
essayed a role in the famous old farce.
The best part of the approaching
engagement is that in giving it a
musical comedy setting and atmos-
phere, none of the rollicking fun and
genuine human nature of "The Mag
istrate" has been lost by the librettists
and composers. Shep Camp will be
seen in the role of Magistrate NEEDLES
supported by an array of metropolitan
talent. The scenic production is elab'
crate.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
Nine BURNED TO
DEATH IN A new
YORK BUILDING
Four Adults and Five Children Lose
Their Lives When Apartment
House In New York
Burns Down.

New York, November 20. - Nine
persons, constituting every >member
but one of two entire families, were
burned to death here early today In
fire which destroyed five-story
apartment house at 3O7 West 146th
street. Fourteen other families escap-
ed or were rescued by firemen.
Originating the fire authorities say,
when lighted cigarette was thrown
into baby carriage on the first floor
of the brick structure, the fire swept
upward through open stairways, cut
ting off escape through the halls. A
hundred men, women and children,
clad in night clothes, swarmed to the
fire escape, some making their way to
the ground, while others huddled ter
ror-stricken on platforms in midair
until carried to safety.
All the dead were found on the
fifth and top floors after the flames
had been controlled. They we're:
Raphael Gebbia, his wife, Anna, and
their four children, Carmela, Frank,
Lena and Jenny, who ranged in years
from seven down to one ad a half;
Mrs. Ada Frank, Mrs. Bertha Reyn-
olds, her sister, and Ruth Reynolds, a
girl of sixteen.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
SCHOOL TEACHER AND
FATHER HAVE NARROW ESCAPE.

Miss Hord Arnold, teacher in the
Forest avenue school, who has been
i'll for the past several days with
measles, and her father, Mr.. Henry
Arnold. prominent farmer of the Mt.
Carmel neighborhood had very mar
row escape from serious injury at the
Commerce street crossing of the c. &
o. this morning. Mr.. Arnold and his
daughter were in an automobile en-
route to their home. The watchman
lowered the gates on the south side
Of the crossing first and Mr.. Arnold
droven his machine onto the rack be-
fore the gates on the north side were
lowered. Fortunately the fireman on
the approaching train saw the ma
chine in time to warn the engineer
and the train to a stop just as it
reached Commerce street preventing
a collision and probably a serious ac-
cident.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
COUNCIL UPHOLDS
ESTABLISHED GRADES
ON CITY STREETS
Fearing the Establishment OF a Dan.
gerous Precedent, Council Refuses
Request to Change Sidewalk
Grades In East Second Street.

City Council in special meeting Fri
day evening took stand in defense Of
the established grades of streets and
sidewalks in the city Of Maysville
which is taken to mean that in the fu-
ture all persons will be required to
conform to the uniform grades pre-
viously established on all streets by
ordinance.
For many years there was no speci-
fed uniformity on streets and side
walks in the city and property own
ers per permitted to establish their
own grades but with, the extensive
civic improvement in the building Of
paved streets and concrete sidewalks.
the city, at great expense. established
proper grades on all streets in the
city.
The case calling for this stand by
Council was request of the Star Pro-
duce Company to change the grade of
sidewalk in the Second street side of
tie new building they are erecting at
East Second and Government streets.
The proposed change in the establish
ed grade would neceSsitate three steps
on the Government street end of the
walk The matter was thoroughly
studied by Councilmen before any ac-
ton was taken.
Councilman George Royse. of the
Fifth Ward. who has given the matter
very careful study and who person
ally favored granting the company the
change they desired, struck the key
note of the final stand Council took. in
a splendid address before Council Fri
day evening. Mr.. Royse made it very
plain that personally he would like to
grant the request but as a Council
man he did not see how Council could
grant the request for in doing so il
was establishing a dangerous preced-
ent which would bring no end of trou-
BILE in the future
The matter was referred to the
Sidewalk and Cutters Committee
which al once recommended the re-
fusal Of the request. The committees
report was adopted with all Council
men present voting in the affirmative
except Mr. Brady. OF the Second ward,
who voted in the negative.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
BOYS SELL HUNDREDS
OF TICKETS FOR PRIZES
Members Of Boys Band Raising Large
Fund With Which to Purchase
Spring and Summer Uniforms

At the meeting Of the Maysville
Boys Band held at the band room on
Friday evening tickets on the various
articles to be given away on Saturday
night of the Corn and Tobacco Fair by
the band were distributed among the
members and today some OF the mem
bers of the band have exhausted their
supply and have called on the COM
mite for more.
The articles to be given away by the
band on the last night of the Fair are
a beautiful chair donated by the Nell
vain. Knox & Diener Co, barrel of
flour donated by the Gwinn Milling
Company. large ham donated by the
Daisy Packing Company and a talking
machine donated by Merz Bros.
The winner of these valuable prizes
must be In the Liberty warehouse on
the last night of the Fair when the
lucky numbers are called and If the
prizes are not claimed within a reas-
enable time another drawing will be
held.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-11-20
so SAY WE, ALL OF u.s.

a telegram was received here this
morning addressed to ''Col. ]. Barbour
Russell and citizens of Maysville'
which reads as follows:
Thanks for your kind telegram. We
hope that in the not distant future
that we will bring the Boys Band OF
Lexington to Maysville in automo-
biles over a road so smooth that they
can play My Old Kentucky Home
without missing a note.
ROBERT ]. BRECKENRIDGE,
FOR BOY SCOUTS