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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01
SPORTING

With t}i@ rttura -of re.4o tsE9nt ms
tef-$t wat shown ~ fiae l.nitasi- HtuteA
IN 1879 in sports IF asjss kinds
Fu both amateur ard profs3sicnaf
fields f4 base bait fcotba IL. box iftx 1
golf tonnis and automobile.. racing
competition War keen @c~z
The 51o.mtle -autor,ubiie rage AZ I
thc indianapolis speedway ,nas re-
Vivcd ON MAY 81 1t vas Won by
Wilcox in a Peugot Accidents DUR
itg tho race caused the Death Of
tlIr're men s<- zS5s
The Western intercollegiate. cs,n.sS
ference field meet was held on luna
! and was won by the university az
Michigan.
The first of the importanl Holf
championship matches was-E11d On
June Ie, when Walter Hagen won
ihe- national apen-ekaaa ptnnstIp 0n
June 81 Harry Lesg won the yHestern
sst-t- .---fr- rrf-rrsffip
In the pugilstic world ths hiA
event of the year was the battle for8
the heavyweight cham picnship at To4
ledo, Ohio on July 4. between Jess
Willard the title holder. ania Jack
Dam psey. Dempsey knocked out
Willard in the third round ...2.4
Jim Barnes retained the Western;
open golf championship on Jdly -
Atlanta. Ga. won the Canadifn open
gold rnarr piorship. LIZ
The grand American handicap. the
big event OF the wear for trarehoot-
ers. was won at. Chicago on AUGUST
Is by G. W. Lorimer. of Tr64E ohio4 \
More important golf tourl1AnentAs
cane in August Davidson uarronfs
Of Pittsburgh. won the national ann w
teur championship on the u and
on, the 80. Mrs. Perry Fiske, OF D67
kaib. H.. won the wonan's .WcHterN
cham pionship, M
William NJ. Johnstone ~cS aaus
Francisco won the r1ntiona1. = tennf9
championship on September. & IL
professional baseball had che moeia
successful season it had experieae
for many years. The race ia the NJ
tionaj league was settled On S6pta1sg
her IS. with Cincinnati the Minntf ID
The finish in the American. fAaGn4s
was closer, Chicago winning the fSxI ( 4
nant on September -. The WOx1A's
series ended on October D, with C11lsa
cinnati the winner. the Ohio. team
having won FIVE. out OF eight. games
played.
Football also returned - ttE oxn
after two years OF war. In the West
ern intercollegiate confereusN. M
which the ten leading universities NJ
the Middle West are represented, I'M
University OF Illinois won the, .undlw-
puted championship IN the East nr 1
one team established cleAt claim
to the cha mpicnshipA ~
On December 4, Georges Carrenti1r
OF France, knocked out Joe. fseCkSt&
III one round In "A battle for the
European heavyweight championship
held in London. This led to ne5fo-a
iistions iook:ns toward q bAtr1e 49,
tween CARPENTER and Jack, DENY
sey for the world chaYhpionship.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01


: n. I !; ~. ! s. |.
]. on Aprtl I'll 1 .hrs asesFoyss ywo
tbousAnd b1isd fAes in the city o.
YoknhnnnA pa -cnxertr = largn
part 81 the business section Of the city
Thousands OF persons we're killed In
Java on May. Is hS the eruption OF
the volcano Of Kalut.
On June ninety mon we're killed
by powder explosion in powder
mine in Wilkesbarre, Pa. Sixty pei
sons were killed in a tornado which
destroyed the business section of
Fergus Fails Minnesota on juno &c.
June 20 ca,.sed the death Of l21 per-
sons and mad thousands home less.
An unusual accident occurred on
July 81 when dirigibie airship.
sailing over Chicago, exploded and
crashed through the roof of bank
building. causing the death of thir-
loen persons,
On September "A more than three
hundred persons were killed and
thousa nds were rendered homeless
by hurricane and tidal wave on the
gulf coast in yna near Corpus Girls
on October -, tvcntyone lives
were lost when a steamship was
wrecked AT Muskegon Michigan.
During Dccember extensive GOODS
il Georgia Alabama and Mississippi
resulted ~ damage amounting to
hundreds II thousands of dollars and
cast Snrrrgl n as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL

Serious industrial d.stt5rbs nces were
preya1ent during the greater part of
the year. in all countries that had been
engaged In war. In the United states,
as In all other countries where the
cost OF living had increa sed sharpIw.
there was a. decided feeling of unrest
As the year progressed. strikes heca rut,
more frequent, and in the closing
months a satisfactory settlement OF the
dfsD ties between labor and capital
seemed NO nearer than at the begin
ming Of the year
The series Of great strikes In the
United STATES was tnaugurated on
January by a waikout Of marine
workers in New York. This strike
was of short duration. however. as tt
ended on January = pending ar ar
buration ~ tho dispute by The war
labor hoard South America anpar-
entity was affected also by new candi-
tons. as great strikes were in prog
ress during January in Argentina ana
PERU On January bloody battles
took place between the strikers and
government troops ~ RuenoS Arcs
On January II. $1,000 dress and waist
makers. mostly Young women, In New
York struck for q forty -four week and
Is per cent aSvanc. in wages On
January 81 labor unrest throughout
eAA 1'itsssf3i Ipua pfOpNT
tious with strikes In numerous trades
involving approximately 100000 per
sons
GENERAL STRIKE IN SEATTLE.
ON February 8 the country was
startled by announcement or a general
strike in Seattle, called In. support Of
striving shiphufiders Authorities An
,nnunced that this strike was forced
by the radical labor element, and
prompt measures were taken by Mayor
Ole Hanson tn suppress IL. Asa result
the strike ended on February. 10. On
February Is n nationwide strike of
building trades workers was inaugu-
rated and on March 4 the marine
workers in New York again went ont
On April S n strike al girl operators
tied up the telephone service through
out the New England states. but this
was ended ON April 20 by com :
promise wage increase.
General strikes IL Wsnnepcc and
Toronto In May, accompanied by con-
siderable violence caused concern in
Canada. These strikes extended To
Calgary and Edmonton. On June /
the police force of Great Britain went
on strike and on the same day the
transportation workers of Paris quit
work. On rune lit was estimated
by = Paris newspaper that half u
million persons were on. strike in
France. mostly in the metal trades,
Feeifng aroused by the striking
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01

ssss9Gs III HY M es
ADh TsiE MARIN II is,.r, PEACE !. q
i Ther cong rc<s rccnnvcned ON De-
SSIsbTF NTsF. VARIOUS attempts were
made to cTsct 8 comprctnise which
would make possible the ratification
of the treaty with reservations that
would be satisfactory to both sides.
Failing in this, Republican leaders
planned 10 seek early action on the
resolution introduced by Senator
Lodge before the adjournment of
the existence Of 4 state OF peace be-
tween the United States and Germany.
A similar resolution was presented in
the house., of representatives.
On Decemhfr, 49,. Senator Knox In
troducsd. for ratification Of the treaty
insofar as it:providcs for a status
Of peace with Germany On De-
cenber IA, A statement, wasSs issued
from the: White House declaring that
President Wilson had no compromise
or suggestion to make relative to the
peace treaty and placing the blame
for delay in ratification upon the Re-
publican majority in. the senate.
In tile mea ntme the supreme coun-
on, of the peace conference in Paris
had continued it's work preliminary
to the final ratification OF the peace
treaty, ON November .27 n treaty
with Bulgaria was siguod In Paris.
Bulgaria under this treaty will pay
an indemnity of s44s. 900. 900 and will
be .derriesad OF Thrace and Strumifsa.
The bulgarian army is limited to go
600 men
ON December Is. Premier Lloyd
George announced that the allies
would make peace with Turkey, ar
-.,t. ~ 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01

naval cUanphnA1 sd&f Aing 10 5S]
t4s : .SAsAes yV4i,ssd &, = ~ N
New York lawyer; 6sAtAsgsA@ 292
Mitchell. labor ieSdcr &SpkS
Joseph. b. Thompson, tcD6U
in. congress from fykie hUnia; Il
Der II. Theodore n. Shpntg NJ tx II
don't of the Tnterbpkoux1 n III Y
Transit company OF Sew Efj 4Il =
former chairman VI ihe 6H15&
Canal commission. SeptefGE4 "a 7a
Adelina Patti. famous .6pAfatts
ginger. ~ S3
October 10. william watdaf4 stxxI
tor former American rslilQnA lf&a@
who became a British peer 10t6DkFf9
u, Alfred r. TstrTling. head ~ fts13
fa nous circus family: 0ctcbNe, ". ~
Ernest Waterfowl. British kN91tspe
painter. October 80 MfSss. EsttAa
wheeler Wilcox. writer Charles
Herman Steinwas piano nsSrufac-s
turer. 81
November 1 Colonel +. b.. Beft.
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the O. -ts. HIS
November I. Hugo Hasse. head sDt
GernIan independent sociaitst6s Nos
venfber IL, Thomas y. MarthiAA nifcA
States senator from Nirginixsg,
I,rc"rieef (. Henry clasaEErickys
y tcrisu "ttel macnatc ard ffsfxucicrss
Dccenhtr Juliali Slfesi.-. Nc5r@s
American artist Decemherfsfs. SIR
Jctn; IecA$ct 'rifisk citil *.neinsarss
Dccomit, ~, ftoratio ". Parker
N47fprf--.r com gfAcY, S-7T777ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01

e NH -; ~ H. llI |Is ii
.ssentrAlis Wash Sf3tf
toldts III Ono II thu x1s1trdEra Maa
'tyncheds The An1cficans leGicn, which
WAS III SESSION at. Minneapolik 1T this
time. voted In favor u taking decisive
steps to stamp out disloya15 propa-
xanda. The legion effected 4 perna-
nert national organtza ton. naming
franklin D'Olier as national COM
ntAnder. 49,.
During the closing weeks of the
year u determined attack upon the
war tilne prohibition. act held the at
'tentfpn of the country On October
81 President Wilson v, toed the strin-
gent prohibition er forcemenf blu
passed by, congress- on the ground that
the emergency for which tho 'prohi-
bhioh law had been enacted chad
passed. Congress imm ediately passed
the bill over the presidents veto and
Il, became a law. Attacks were MAIDS
upon the prohibition law in federal
courts lin all sections Of the country.
and varying decisions were given. An
|appeaI was. Ia ken to-. the United States
supreme court where arguments were
Heard on Nove.r Der 20, the cases being
advanced in order to secure an early
decision.
The supreme court rendered de-
cisien on December 81: holding the
wor time prohibition law consntu-
tional. The prohibition forces
at once transferred their at
! tack from, the wartime prohibition
Jaw to. the prohibition amendment of
the constitution. The Vigilance
league had already instituted pro-
reedings in the supreme court of the
district OF Columbia asking for a writ
Of nandamuss directing Secretary Of
state Lansing to recall the proclafna-
-tion aanouHeing sthe ratification of
the amendment on the ground that
Ohio, one of the states shown in the
proclamation to have ratified the
amendment; voted against the adop-
ton Of the amendment in referen-
dunn vote. ON December Ii. the
state OF Rhode Island instituted a
suit in the United States supreme
court 10 prevent the amendment from
becoming effective January 1G, 1920.
the date fixed by the secretary Of
states proclamation.
4 political sensation vas caused on
!, November 80. by the acti' of a
4s5fnieet States grant - IN tudict~
, ing Truman H. ~ cry. United
States. senator r.. Michigan. for
ff'rr1rrr.T-tr-T TffT- 7fspifaCv IN connec
non with p election 10 the senate,
defeatip.- .%nry Ford, his Democrats
oppor One hundred and thirty
tht other persons, most of them
- ,aninent In Michigan politics, were
addicted with Newbcrry on the same
charge.
The sixty-sixtfl congress convened
for Its first regular session IN De-
cafnber first Secretary of the
| Treasury Glass submitted an estimate
showing that the expenses Of the
government for the fiscal year 1921
win be approximately 5000, 900 900
the largest sum efer asked az con-
greas in peace time.
ON December 2. President Wilson
appointed Joshua Wills AlexandeT, Of
/ Galiaf!n. Mo, representative IN con-
gress, 10 be secretary or commerce,
succeeding William c. Redheid.
The presidentiaJ campaign for 1879
ina ugurated during the closing month
of 1919, The Republican national
committee met in Washington on
December | o. and decided to hold the
Republican national convention in
Chicago on June s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01

l!3 y "A. N I! - ~ j. Ssa1 !
thl l!iin1xs etl,s& ~ hecIt this
nttKctfAtttTt Tor Il settlement were
-essd 4~frg ftsFt fHruff1v -rtIv
federal government and state of
nciAls placed restrictions upen The
use Of coal throughout the country.
Extraordinary restriction Of business
was ordered on December 8. In Chi
csgo and Northern Illinois where all
banks, offcers. and retail stores were
limited to 8 IL hour, day. Subur-
ban and local transportation was cur
tailed and all display lights were
prohibited. RESTRICTIONS of a similar
nature were later extended to all
parts of the country.
On. December s. compromise pro-
posed by President Wilson through
officers OF the United Mine Workers
OF America. This proposal was sub
mitted TO a meeting Of the executive
committed Of the mine workers at
indianapolis on December 3. and on
the following day 1t was accepted.
Under this compromise the miners
were to receive an advance of IA
per cent in wages pending an inves-
tigation of the entire to be appoint
ed by President Wilson
On December 10. 1t was announced
that DIR. Garfield had resigned as
fuel administrator, because at his
dissatisfaction with the settlement of
the strike, expressing his belief that
the result would be an increase In
coal prices to the consumer.
Pians for the formation of a new
labor party were formulated at a
national convention opening in Chi
cago on November % IT was de-
eldcd that national convention
would be held next summer for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for
president and vice-president Plans
Tor q fusion of farmers and labor
organizations failed and all former
delegates withdrew from the conven-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01
DISASTER

In relief from the appalling loss Of
life during the previous five years of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-01


q = .sf issuns derisj ilsI1I
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25

MEDFORD. Oct. 25.-Esri Ritchie
the pride Of Oregon. who made Jack
Dempsey step In . six-round bout In
Reno. Nevada. shortly before Jack
Dempsey beat willard for the cham
pionship OF the world 10 here for the
sole purpose OF regaining the heavy
championship Of the Pacific North
west. while he lost to wild Bill"
Reed Of San Francisco In klamath
Falls, Oregon. last Labor day. The
contest takes place Oct. -.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25
Dean straub. mot a single dollar has
been lost"
EUGENE. Or, Oct. 25.-Incon.

EUGENE. Or. Oct. 25.-lncon-
venience OF oftentimes suffering
caused by the lack OF roads In the
northwestern part OF Lane county Is
illustrated In the fact that one day
last week four men were compelled
to carry Miss Ellen Stevens. resident
Of the Ten Mile section. many miles
Of n stretcher over mountain trails
to reach train so she could be sent
to Portland for treatment.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25
THREE DIE MysTEI,,Ous,,y

OAKLAND. Oct. 26.--Three at
tachc~ OF tho ~. Anthony'S hospital
In this city died ana a fourth IN be-
'i"v-d to be beyond recovery M re-
suit. II IN thought. Of some sort OF
food poisoning.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EU.
gene. Oct. 2b.--Tho student loan
fund OF the university has almost
reached tho 10000 mark. according
TO DR.. John straub, dean OF msn. A
loan. not TO exceed $500. may be
made 10 any student during his uni
versity career under certain condi-
tions and restrictions. The loan fund
In administered by n committee con
nisting Of the president OF the uni
vcrsity. two members OF the faculty
and two representatives Of the uni
versity business office. For the last
six or eight years actual handling
OF requests for loans has been done
by Dean Strnub.
During the time that I have had
tho management Of the funds" said
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25

COTTAGE GROVE. Or. Oct. a5.--
Just TO demonstrate that tho River
aide farm can compete with any when
the sxigencies OF the occasion re-
quire,. John Hull. the owner Of the
farm. has put on exhibition . turnip
Weighing 20 pounds and having q
S3-tnch circumference measure.
ThiSis the largest turnip from the
patch. but he has many two-thirds
that sixe.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25
OREGON BREVITIES

SALEM. Or. Oct. 25.--Dr Henry
James Talbot, since 1914 president
OF kimball college OF theology In
this city. died suddenly. following
mn attack Of heart disease. Al.
though 70 years OF ago. DR.. Talbott's
death was unexpected.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25
HOOD RIVER. Or

HOOD RIVER. Or. Oct. s5.-
With weather conditions growing
worse by successive stages Aimee the
harvest began and now reaching the
point whore . snow or freeze 10
threatened, Orchardists who have the
larger portion OF their apples still
on trees Ayc growing panicky.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-25
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.

UNIVERSITY or OREGON. EU-
GENE. Oct. 25,-That mon earning
mpney to 80 through college do 20
BY working on all sorts OF Jobs. from
cleaning stovepipes to milking cows.
10 disclosed by a perusal Of the rec
ords Of the employment bureau Of
the Y. N. q. A.
The evening world., 1920-10-07
FOX SHIP LINES
PUT IN BANKRUPTCY
Petition Filed Against Concerns
Whose Officers Were Indicted
for Fraud.

An Involuntary bankruptcy petition
was filed to-day in the Federal Court
against Victor s. TO1 q Co. Inc, and
thirteen subsidiary shipping companies,
al LOT No. ~ broadway, by Nlcoll,
Anabie, Fuller 4 Sullivan OF No. 81
Broadway, on behalf OF tho ocean
Paint Works, Inc, the Williams and
Wells Company and the John Coiley
Outhttlng Company.
Victor 8. FOX. President. and william
IT, Kaiser, Treasurer Of the Fox Corpo-
ration. we're indicted this week BY a
Federal Grand Jury. Charged with con-
spiracy 10 defraud the Government
The Fox Company IL a New York
corporation. Tho subsidiary COM
panies included in to-dsy's bankruptcy
petition. all Of which we're incorporated
In Delaware. are: The Muscoota,
Tonawanda. Rapahoe. Chilhcothe. Mo-
nonFahola and Moshoiu Navigation
Copanies. and the jeanette. Mt. Shasta,
Isonomia, Csstlewood, Armenia and
Coosa steamship Companies and thc
Consolidated Maritime Lines, Inc.
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GUIDE CABLE TEST
IN CHANNEL o. K.
Electrical Vibrator Device Allays
perils'of Ships in Darkness
or Fog.

A successful test By the destroyer
semmes Of the channel guide cable
from the Ain0roso Light Into New York
Harbor was announced to-day by the
Navy Department The cable laid at
"a cost OF $4,000 several weeks ago
viii make II possible for ships to use
tho channel IN either direction during
the thickest FOG or snow. It 70 charged
With a 500 cycle motor power current
which acts 10y induction on receivers
attached to the sides OF the ship. BY
the tone Of Tho vibrations carried to
tho navigator from these. receivers he
can tell his exact distance from the
centre OF the channel
Yesterdays test was made by Com
mander r. r. Mcconnell. Radio onicer
Of tho New York Naval District. who
supervised the installation OF the cable.
she semmes. with her pilot house conf
pletely blinded by canvas screens. was
brought from the Ambrose Llghtship
20 quarantine with no other guide than
the underwater singing o. tho new
eablc.
The evening world., 1920-10-07
N. Y. MEN GET WAR HoNoRS.

WASHINGTON. oct New York
men who were members Of the reserve
units serving IN an army area during
major operations Of the expedltlonary
forces IN France and Belgium, are en-
titled 70 receive battle clasps"
This decision was announced to-day
BY the War Department. Heretofore
only officers and men who nerved IN the
units which participated actIhely IN
the fighting have been the recipients.
Organizations composing these re-
serve divisions viii also be entitled 70
the name Of the operation on their
battle streamera.
The evening world., 1920-10-07
canadians start FHght Across
Continent.

HALIFAX. n. s.. oct. 1.-Two on
otrs % the Canadian Royal Air Force
started tho trans continental night to
Vancouver this morning at s o'clock
when they "hoppej or from tho
eastern Passage Air station. They cx-
Dect 70 reach Rivierc Duiloup on ths
irst log Of their lonrney.
The evening world., 1920-10-07
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THE BISMARCK BADLY BURNT

LONDON. oct. IA wireless de-
spatch received from Berlin to-day
says the IRE on board the steamer
Bismarck az Hamburg continued until
wednesday and that the damage TO
the vessel amounts to millions Of
rOarlxa.
The evening world., 1920-10-07
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