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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
INFANT CAN SUE
 FOR INJURY MET
 BEFORE ITS BIRTH
By Associated Press

New York, May 22.-Supreme Court Justice John Ford held today that an Infant can sue for injury met before its birth. This decision is said to be the first in the history of American courts affirming the right of a child to recover dam ages for prenatal happenings.
 Justice Ford returned his decision in passing on d demurrer filed by attorneys for householder through whose coal hole Mrs. Sarah Drobner is alleged to have fallen seven days before her child's birth. The court held that the common law was elastic enough to permit the infant to bring suit through it's mother and that the spirit of the law de- manded recognition of the defend- ants responsibility to the child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
By CLINTON ". GILBERT

Washington, May 22.-- Especial. )-If General Wood } ambition to be President is wrecked at Chicago, the rock on which it will founder is Senator Penrose. A bloc is be- ing formed among the leaders which is anti-W Wood. Penrose is at the head of it. From day to day senators of the old guard are going, one or two at a time, to visit the Pennsylvania sena- tor.
 Out of this it is expected that some kind of combination will be achieved around the candidacy of Senator Knox It will be definitely anti-Wood. It will be against, but not much against Lowden. It may swing to Lowden to beat Wood. It is not likely to support Wood unless Wood gathers such force in the early balloting at Chicago as to cause the combination to go to pieces
 PENROSE VERY ACTIVE
 Since the Penrose declaration for Knox, the Pennsylvania senator has been active politically. His views upon candidate and platform are becoming known to the well-informed here in Washington. He may be set down as strongly and definitely opposed to Woods nomination. He has been against Wood from the time when John T. King of Connecticut, Wood 8 first manager. approached him in the interests If the general and his op- position is reported to have increased as the campaign has gone on. Now he Is represented as unalterably op- posed to Wood.
 The Penrose opposition to Wood in- dicates a division of opinion among the business interests the country. whose views are influential in republican circles, and this division seems to re- yolye around the dispute over the Ger man treaty and the league covenant.
 Mir. PenrOse usually speaks for
 big business in the republican
 marty councils. He Is strongly Op-
 posed to the league. as strongly as
 Hiram Johnson himself. Certain
 big business interests, especially
 interests with international con-
 necti0ns. put n good deal of pres
 sure upon the republican senators last winter in behalf of the treaty.
 Penrose resented that pressure. He still speaks for big business, but not that big business. He is againt
 the interests that support the treaty. and as he associates the
 Wood candidacy with certain fn-
 terests that support the league. he Is against the Wood candidacy, at
 least that Is the current expIana-
 ton that sounds most plausible.
 CONTRASTS WITH WILSON MT. Penrose is the sick man of the republican party. The parallel with Wilson naturally occurs to mind. The President will say who will be nom (Contfnued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
WAS ASSASSINATED

Fl Paso Tex, May 22.-President C'ar- ranza of Mexico was assassinated by his own men. according to telegram from Gen. Alvaro Obregon of Mexico City. re- ceived by revolutionary agents here to- day.
 Carranza was killed by troops under Gen Rodolfo Herrero former federal soldier of the Diaz regime. the message from Obregon stated
 Carranza's chief followers who were with him when he died addressed mess sage to Gen. Pueblo Gonzales. protesting the assassination of their chief. This message was transmitted here by obre- gon with his answer.
 The Carranza readers said Carranza had been made prisoner and assassin- ated in "cowardly' manner.
 The message from the Carranza fob lowers said Herrero violated the hospis
 tContinued on Page 1w0l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
Would Cost $5OO,00O and Take Five Months to Get
 Corporation Tax Data
au A.,ncIated Press

Washington, May 22.-The assembly of information regarding the income and excess profits received by corporations in 1917 and 1918 as requested by Senator Harris resolution probably would require from four to five months and cost ap- proximately $500,000, the Senate finance committee was informed today by inter nal revenue bureau officials.
 The committee considered the resolu- tion only briefly today, postponing final action until next week to await fuller report from the bureau as to the time and cost of compiling the desired information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
av A..oe,.tsd Pres,

By Associated Press
 Tupel0. Miss, May 2.-Pennltfes aRgregating more than $lO,OOO.OOO are asked In . suit filed in chan cery court here today at the di- rection of Attorney General Frank R0bertsOn of Mississippi against the Standard Oil Company of Ken lucky. alleging violation of the state antf-trust law.
 Te bill of complaint charges that the defendant company sought to monopoIise the production and dis- tributlon of petroleum products In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
BY Associated Pres

By Associated Press
 Washingt ton, May 2.-The Conner prOpria tfOn bill, to amend the Smith-Lever cotton futures net by changing requirements for cotton today by senate and House con fcrees.
 The House had refused to accept the amendment. which has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
Corner Amendment Stricken
 From Agricultural Measure

the subject of vigorous disputes In the Senate, and. although the sen ate voted recently to insist on the amendments retention. the senate eonferees today yielded to the House objections and dropped the proyisiOn from the bill.
 The conferees' report continued disbursement on the Senate amend irent to abolish the government free seed distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
State Sues Standard OiI
 For $1O, 900, 900 Penalties

in Mlssissippi. and in continuation with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and other alleged sub sidiary companies, to stifle com petition. The bill also alleges that the Standard Oil Company of Ohio had conceived . design of m0nopo- IivinE the business In which 1t h engaged In the United States.
 Answer to the suit is expected to be filed at the June term of court. Msximum penalties of pS.OOO . day h asked in the complaint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
BAKER DENIES REPORT

Secretary Baker denied published reports that he personally had passed upon the application that Bergdoll be granted liberty under guard to recover the hidden money. He knew nothing of the case until the escape of the prisoner was reported, he said. An in- vestigation has been ordered by the department.
 Correspondence with the war de- partment, made public by the law firm. shows that the matter was dealt with entirely by the adjutant generals of flee. While the copy of the original letter, as given out by the lawyers, was unsigned the department said MT. Ansen had conducted the negotia- tions with the adjutant general and added
 The attorneys for Bergdoll are in honor bound to return. the prisoner to the disciplinary barracks, and the war department expects them. through the offer of suitable reward and other proper means, to apprehend Bergdoll at the earliest practicable date" Philadelphia, May 22.--Neither the federal nor the local authorities had tonight obtained the slightest clue as to the whereabouts of Grover Cleve- land Bergdoll. the wealthy draft dodger, whose escape from the armed guard Wnicn ndd escorted nm 10 ms
 mothers home from the disciplinary barracks. was reported yesterday aft ernoon.
 Clarence Gibboney, resident counsel 1 for Bergdoll, tonight sated that he had no idea of the escaped slacker's where
 abouts since he reported to the local police yesterday afternoon his clients escape in motor car. When informe d
 | of the war departments statement that the department expected consel | through the offer of suitable reward
 | and other proper means, to apprehend
 Bergdon at the earliest practical date.
 | he said it was the first intimation he
 had received that counsel would be
 l expected to offer a reward and had not given the subject any consideration
 He also stated that he did not know
 whether or not reward would be l fCOntinued on Page Six)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
0F NATIONS
 BASIS OF PENR0SE'S
 FIGHT FOR CONTROL
Last of Old Guard Against Wood, But Dislikes to Deal With John
 son
upright, Public Ledger Company,
 1Np0l

upright, Public Ledger Company,
 1920.)
 Oregon returns indicate close race between Wood and Johnson with LOwden third and Hoover fourth.
 Hoover Club has been organ ized at Pittsburg.
 investigation Of presidential cam paign expenditures will he started on Monday by n senate committee. Wood managers claim he will be nominated on the fifth ballot.
 Johnson will address big meet ing at Chicago on June :, the eve of the republican convention.
 Cox and Palmer have received the most instructed votes in the demo- cratic party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
ONE DEAD, 10 HURT
 IN TWO TORNADOES
By Associated Pres,

St. Paul, Minn., May 22.-One person toll of two tornadoes that late today swept Castle Rock. Minn.. about fifty miles south of here, and strip of coun- tryside near Redwing, Minn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
PRESIDENTS LETTER


 The Presidents letter follows:
 T have watched with more than passing interest your efforts to ne- gotlate new wage scale for the an- thracite coal fields. The arrangement to continue work at the mines after April pending the adoption of new agreement, which you entered into when the previous wage scale was about to expire, was highly commend able and filled us all with hope that new contract would be mutually worked out and the supply of anthra- cite coal continued without interrup- ticn. I sincerely trust that the hope will be fully realized
 T have, however, been advised thera is a possibility you may not come to an agreement l am sure I need not remind you that we have not yet re- covered the economic losses incident to the war. We need the fullest produc- tiyitys of our people to restore and maintain their own economic stand ards and to assist in the rehabilita- tion of Europe. A strike at any time in a great basic industry like anthra- cite coal would be very disturbing factor in our lives and industries. To have one take place now, while we are actively engaged in the problems of reconstruction would be a serious dis aster. Anthracite coal is used prin- cipally in domestic consumption. Any shortage in the supply would affect a multitude of homes that have been specially equipped for the use of this kind of fuel. It would have to be sup plemented by the use of substitutes such as bituminous coal or oil, divert ing these commodities from trans portation and manufacturing indus tries which they now supply, using more cars because of the longer hauls. and thereby reducing the efficiency of our transportation systems that are already burdened beyond their ca pacity Such a condition must not oc- cur if there is any way of avoiding it.
 T ap not familiar with the tech nical problems affecting the making Of your wage scale. You are. You should, therefore, be able to effect an agreement. If for any reason you are unable to do so I shall insist that the matters In dispute be submitted to the determination of a commission to be appointed by me, the award of the commission to be retroactive to the first of April, in accordance with the agreement you have already entered into. and that work be continued at the mines pending the decision of the commission. I shall hold myself in readiness to appoint commission similarly constituted to the one which I recently appointed in connection with the bituminous coal mining in- dustry as soon as I learn that both sides have signified their willingness to continue at work and abide by it's decisions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
NEW LIGHT THROWN ON THE ESCAPE OF
 NOTORIOUS STACKER
Was Released From Prison on Plea That He Wished to Recover Part of
 Buried" Fortune
By Associated Press

Washington, May 22.-Grover c. Bergdoll, convicted draft dodger, who escaped in Philadelphia yesterday from two on-commissioned officers of the army, was released from the military prison at Fort Jay under guard on a plea that he wished to re- cover s15O,000, the remainder of his fortune" buried in the mountains a. days ride from Philadelphia.
 The story was revealed today in statements issued by the war depart ment and by the law firm of Ansell & Bailey here, counsel for Bergdoll in negotiations with the adjutant general seeking permission for the trip. Full responsibility for return of the pris oner was accepted by the firm, which is headed by Samuel T. Ansell, for merly acting judge advocate general of the army.
 we, of course, shall do everything in our power to see that Bergdoll is apprehended.' counsel for the prisoner A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
ANTHRACITE STRIKE MUST NOT OCCUR,
 PRESIDENT WARNS
Will Appoint Commission to Settle Disputes If Agree ment Cannot Be
 Reached
By Associated Pres.

Washington, May 22.-Anthracite
 operators and miners were warned
 today by President Wilson that
 there must be no strike in the an-
 thracite fields during this critical
 period in the readjustment of the
 country.
 Writing to the members of the joint scale committee which has been con- ducting negotiations for two months Ihe fresldent said that if they should De unable to reach an agreemtnt he would insist that the questions in dis pute be submitted to the determina- tion or commission to be appointed by him and that work be continued in the mines pending the decision of the commission. He added that the award To De made would be retroactive to April l. the date of the expiration of the old agreement between the oper- ators and miners.
 Ihe President said he would hold hlihsef Tn readiness to appoint a com misslon similarly constituted to the one which I recently appointed in con- nection with the bituminous mining industry as soon as I learn that both slues have signified their willingness TO continue at work and abide by Its decisionS"
 In making public the Presidents let ter. Secretary Wilson, who has been in conference with the wage scale com mlttee at the department of labor for the past three weeks, said he was con- fident that when the committed recon vened Thursday it soon will reach a mutual agreement, or the question in dispute will be submitted to a con- mission as suggested by the Presi- dent
 There will be no strike in the an- thracite coal field,'' said he.
 The Secretary added that representa- tves of the miners will present the Presidents letter to their convention at Millx q Sha AIoadnr- {
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18
BOYS, DON'T GIVE UP
BUT STICK AND FIGHT
(By the Observer)

Many little tot answered the call
of the school bell this week for the
first time in his young life. His
bright and happy face was all aglow
as his fond mother dressed him with
much care on the morning of the 9th
and escorted him to the school room
or sent him in care of older brothers
or sisters. He could hardly wait to
get there. When he came home at
noon he rushed to his mother and
told her how much he loved his
teacher.
In four or five years the rod may
have to be used to induce him to
attend school, In seven years at
least, he will be telling what horrid
old thing his teacher is. If he sur
wives the strain and goes to high
school, his first year is looked for
ward to with a little more enthu-
siasm than were the preceding two
or three years, but before he finishes
he hates the same old grind, he
would rather do most anything than
to 90 to school another day Many
boy gives up.
It is an established fact that there
are more sweet girl graduates than
what shall say about the boys who
graduate? Each year, however, the
colleges enroll large number of
boys, or men as they are called
now, in the freshman classes, but
the senior classes are always the
smallest. They give up under the
pressure. They are not stickers but
cutters. Here's to the boy who can
stick through the first twelve years
and then for four years more.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18
PRESERVE OLD MILLSTONES
AS MEMORIAL OF PIONEERS

Located in the heart of a country
rich in early history, Colville has no
lasting memorial of those early days,
the days in which our forefathers
fought the wilderness and from it
made living for themselves and
their children and indirectly for their
great grandchildren. Colville should
have some memento of those pioneer
days, something upon which the citi-
zen could point with pride and say
"That dates back to the '60s and
represents the struggles of the early
pioneers in this county" The city
should have some relic of olden times
which will forever remind the pass
ing. thoughlesss, money-mad twen-
tieth century generation that times
have changed.
Located in this vicinity are such
mementoes-the old milIstones used
in the mill on the banks of the Little
Pend Oreille. There is a certain
charm or sentiment that attaches to
an old milestone and these stones
which were used as early as 1865
would he fitting mementoes of those
early days. They We're originally
found back of Thomas Haller's, right
across the valley from Orin, in the
hills and drawn over to the Pend
Orcille mill and chiseled out by hand
by the miller and Tom Martin in
1865. The mill at that time was own
ed by d. Fl. Ferguson Co. One of
these stones is now located on the
bank of the Little Pend Oreille where
the mill used to stand and the other
is in the river c. R. Mcmillan of
Orin at one time rechiseled the old
stones. These stones should be lifted
out of the mud and mire and hauled
to Colville, the county seat, and
given a suitable place, where they
would remind the passerby of the
days of old.
There are two other millstones in
this vicinity one of which was sent
by o N Bell to the historical society
of Spokane, but the two near the
old Pend Oreille mill are the original
ones and have been in this vicinity
the longest.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18
FARMERS PREPARE EXHIBITS
IN AGRICULTURE FOR FAIR

Every farmer who is interested in
the development of agriculture in Ste
vens county should prepare his ex-
hibit for the agricultural department
of the county fair to be held Sep.
20, 80 and Oct. /. The exhibits
should be entered early to insure suf-
fieient space. Every farmer is urged
to look over the premium list and
entries for the agricultural depart
ment and prepare good exhibit.
Entry blanks are bing printed and
will probably be mailed out through
the farm bureau news and anyone
interested can get them by writing
to the superintendent of the agricul-
tural department of the fair or
through the county agents office.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18
PRIMARY NOMINATIONS

PRIMARY NOMINATIONS
As a result of the Tuesday prim
airy election, the following will b
the candidates to be voted at tn
November election:
Democratic Ticket
Representative
AL Weatherman, Addy.
Albert |. Kulzer, Chewelah.
Assessor
A. B. Campbell, Marcus.
Treasurer
]. l.. Lasswell, Colville.
Coroner
DR.. J. w. Henderson, Colville
Sheriff
w. H. Graham, Colville.
Clerk
Frank Hardesty, Colville.
a Engineer
y w. B. Stuart, Chewelah.
Commissioner First District
w. A. Haskins, Marcus.
Commissioner Third District
f. Oppenheimer, Chewelah.
Republican Ticket
Representative
]. M. Glasgow, Hunters.
John T. Raftis, Colville.
Assessor
Chester r. Wiley, Boyds.
Treasurer
Sarilda McKeown, Colville.
Engineer
T. Nj. Offutt, Colville.
Auditor
Will c. Spedden, Colville.
Attorney
o. w. Noble, Colville.
School Superintendent
w. o. Cummings, Colville.
Clerk
Emery J. Tremblay, Colville.
Coroner
G. NJ. Stapish, Chewelah.
Sheriff
*James Crawford, Colville.
Commissioner First District
*Joe Hudspeth, Fruitland.
Commissioner Third District
J. H. Savage, Chewelah.
Justice of Peace, Colville----
J. H. King.
A. L. Knapp.
@Nonpartisan filings.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18
Gifted

"Maybe your son hasn't found HIM
self yet" we consoled. "1sn't he
gifted in any way?"
"Gifted? I should say he is. He
amt got a darned thing that wasn't
given to him."
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18
In the Current Of Political News

precinct No. 8, and Prosecuting At
torney o. w. Noble was called to
settle the matter. According to law
there is but one challenger allowed
each party and Mr.. Ide was the Of
fetal challenger for the republicans
and the democratic party did not
have one, consequently as Mr.. Chase
did not have a party to represent,
he had to leave the polls. Sixteen
to twenty votes were challenged dur
ing the first two or three hours of
the day after which the challenging
stopped Most of this occurred in
precinct 8.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-09-18

Tuesdays primary election vote in
Stevens county proved a surprise in
many particulars. Many democrats
did not vote. In some precincts a
few democrats voted in the republi-
can primary, sometimes to vote for
a favorite for governor, and evident
ly sometimes to vote either for or
against the nonpartisans.
The old-guard republicans came out
in force to vote against the nonpar-
tisan movement, and the nonpartisan
republicans came out to aid their own
nominees. However, the nonpartisans
fell far short of their estimated vote.
1t was claimed that they would cast
about 1900 votes in the county, or 2
to a member, but this was not done.
One republican stated that the nom
partisan vote was simply the old
socialist vote of 700 to 800, plus a
few democrats and republicans who
had been enlisted in the nonpartisan
movement.
Joe Hudspeth, nonpartisan, was
nominated from the First or Colum-
bia river district. r. l.. Skeels, non
partisan, and Emery J. Tremblay, re-
publican, have been running neck and
neck for the republican nomination
for clerk. In all other cases the reg
ular republicans emerged victorious.
James Crawford, nonpartisan, had
no opposition.
Up to Thursday noon, 15 precincts
remained unheard from. Some of
these precincts did not send in an
unofficial count, so that their vote
will not be known until the county
election board opens and counts the
ballots. The nominations as indicat-
ed by the unofficial reports received
up to last night are shown on another
place.
Governor Hart wins the republi-
can gubernatorial contest, W. j.
CoyIe wins lieutenant governor.
Congressman J. Stanley Webster
wins over Thomas Cookery by more
than 1000, although his own city of
Spokane gave him majority OF less
than 800. Mrs. Preston for state
superintendent, and H. o. Fishback
for insurance commissioner were
winners. The contest for democratic
nomination for governor favors Judge
black, with Mathis second.
During the first two or three
hours of voting on Tuesday there
were a number of votes challenged.
The vote of James Chase was the
first one challenged, G. B. Ide being
the challenger. After Mr. Chase
had cast his vote, he began to chal-
lenge other votes. His right to do
this was questioned by the election
judges in charge Of the voting in