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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-12-09
Jasper.

Special 10 the NeqOs.
RAINY weather seems to be the
order of the day.
Miss Dorothy Willis spent the
weekend at Whitwell, visiting
the Misses Loise and Anita Hav-
ron.
The Pryor hosiery mill has
started to work and the girls all
seem pleased.
There was a pie supper at the
courthouse Saturday night, but
it did not do as we'll as expected
on account of bad weather. The
funds will be used for a Christ
mas tree at the Baptist church.
Earl Lofty called on Dolce
Smith Sunday afternoon.
If you want to see Alton Ora
ham grin an opossom out of a
tree the darkest night that ever
was. just ask him whose pie he
bought.
Nell Lawson called on his best
girl Sunday afternoon.
Misses Parilee and Attic Ora
ham attended the B. Y. P. U.
Sunday night.
Come on, you writer from New
Jersey, as i like to read your
letters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rector left
tor Birmingham, Ala, Tuesday
where they will make their future
home.
Miss Lena Phillips attended
prayer meeting Thursday night.
Peter Deli, a foreign mission
airy, entertained the people at
the Baptist church Thursday
night.
Come on, "Mama's Darling,
for | like to read your pieces.
Sweet Pea.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-12-09

L. Carlton, of Dunlap, sends
renewal for which he has our
thanks. He is evidently feeling
good over the result of the cleo
ton, for he says "Hurrah for
Harding, Taylor and Brown.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-12-09
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BARGAINS

Sugar ..... .............. IL.
% lbs. best Flour ....... 81. SIS
"a lbs. Meal. ............. .65
Glib. bucket Compound Lard, 1.50
45-lb. net (can) Comp. Lard, 7.50
Best Tomatoes, No. 3 can. 20
Best Corn, per can. ....... .15
Up-to- date B. Powder, large
size. .123
Pumpkin, No. 3 can..... ID
Hominy, No. 3 can. ...... Is
Table Peaches, No. 8 can. 80
Pet Milk, per can. ......... u
Salmon, per can. ,15
Oysters, per can. ....... 20
Sardines, per can. E. -. .06
Van Camp II OF. Pork and
Beans. per can. ....... .13
Rex 16 OF Pork and Beans, .18
Roast Beef, large size can, 80
Apple Butter, per can. -. .13
Seven-day Coffee, per pkg. %
Arbuckle Coffee, per pkg. 80
Purity Oats, per box. $3.50. is
Corn Flakes, per box ..... 10
Fresh roasted bulk coffee Is
White beans. per lb. $50. 90
Pinto Beans. per ID. ...... 90
Shorts, per 100 lbs. ... >, 1925
C. S. Meal, per 100 lbs. -. 2,75I
White Meat, best ,25
Bacon, per ID. ............ %
Brooms, each. .......... go
Best quality OveraIls. 49,. 225
Mems and Boys Pants, Is per
cent. off.
All Hosiery, 20 per cent off.
Watch the News every week for
rock bottom prices. Come to
see us.
M. D. BREWER
Sequatchie, Tenn.
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-12-09

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All Ladies' and Children's Hats to close at cost
EXTRA SPECIAL One lot Ladies' Coat Suits
to close out at choice $40, values up to $35.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Two Accused of Stealing
Schwab's $4,000 Cigar Case

George Williams. twenty two years
Ole, a seaman of the steamship Mon
golia, and Einar Dietrichson, twenty
nine years old, of 81 Third Place, Brook
iyn, q Norwegian were arrested yester-
day in connection with the theft Of
a cigar case valued at $4,000 from
the home of Charles NJ. Schwab on De-
ccmber la. 1919.
Williams, the police said. admitted
smuggling the case into Berlin, and
Dietrichson. according to the police.
admitted having stolen the case from
Mr. Schwab They are held on charges
of grand larceny and were locked up
at Police Headquarters. They will b.
arragned this morning in the Tombs
court.
The case, which is gold and studded
with jewels, was presented to Mr..
Schwab by the City of Baltimore. 1t
was stolen, according to the police.
from a safe in the Schwab home. at
Riverside Drive and Seventy second
Street, by Dietrichson while working
as a servant in Mr. Schwab's employ.
Before the robbery was discovered
Dictrichson, the police say. left the
employ of Mr.. Schwnb and went to live
in Brook lyn, where he became acquaint-
ed with Williams. lie gave the cigar
case to Williams. who agreed. it is
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Soviet Told of
l.. S. Backing
By Vanderlip
Promoter Informs Reds
He Was Confident Har.
ding and Republican Con-
grcs~ Would Aid Project
Makes His Speech Public
AssaiIed Wilson. Britais,
and Japan: Part Deleted:
Dimes Here Will, Martens

Washington Baker Nanderlip. OF Los
Angeles, who says he has negotiated
contracts witch Soviet Russia for the
exploitation OF 100000 square miles OF
coal, oil and other territory Of North
eastern Siberia. threw additional light
on the enterprise yesterday when he
gave to reporters copies Of an addres 5
he delivered before the Council OF Rus
sian Peoples Commissars on September
20 in Moscow.
The address reveals that to carry
out the terms Of the concessions grant
I'd by Soviet Russia it is planned to
bring influences to bear upon the Har-
ding Administration and the Repub-
lican Congress to the end that trade
relations between the United States
and Soviet Russia might be cstab-
lished. 1t also voices hostility to Great
Brtain and Japan, and assails the pol
cies OF Woodrow Wilson.
Mr.. Nanderlip summoned representa-
ives Of the local newspapers and Of the
national press associations 20 his sui te
in the Commodore Hotel to lay before
them the address and to refute certain
reports regarding the treatment Of
prisoners by the Bolshevik government.
Reported Barbartes False
Fle cited many instances of reported
barbarities to foreigners in Russia
which. he declared, he had personally
investigated and found to be false
There were thirty-seven Americans IN
prisons when he arrived in Moscow, he
said, but when he left all had been
released through his intercession.
He remarked that he was going %
dine in the evening with Ludwig C. A
~ Martens, representative of the
Soviet Republic here, and was "no;
ashamed of it, Instead Of going to
Washington to-day, as he had previous
y announced, Mr.. Nanderlip Will leave
tonight for Los Angeles He ex-
plained the change in his plans as
having no significance
a statement sent oV. 10 the papers
last night by the Russian Soviet Bu-
reau. 10 West 7ortieth Street, SAID
Mr. Nanderlip called on Ir Martens
there yesterday morning to discuss de
tails Of the recent negotiations and
that further similar conferences would
be held. The statement also said that
Mr.. Nanderlip's syndicate would acl
aS fiscal agent III this country for the
Soviet Republic.
Confident Of Narding's Aid
Confidence that President Harding
and Republican members of Congress
viii open the way tor the syndicate to
begin operations in Siberia by author
izing prompt resumption Of trade be-
tween the two nations is expressed in
Continued page ten)
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

line OF relatives Of citizens of the
United States on the certificate Of the
Secretary Of Labor and valves the lit
eracy test for those relatives
1t undertakes to let those here who
nave first papers or will take out first
papers send for wives or husbands or
dependent children of either wife or
husband.
Chairman johnson expressed the
opinion the "gcntlcman's agreement
with Japan" was not affected
While there is much sentimea.
among Senators for shutting OFF immi-
grafton entirely for the next wear o.
two years, the indications arc tha.
such measure Will encounter stiff
opposition. 1t will lead to debate and
Senators express doubt whether it can
be passed. In order TO get action unon
1T It would be ncedful to pass j.
early in the session. Otherwise If
Of appropriation bills in the CLOSING
wrcks. In the Senate Immigration
Committee there is division Of opin-
ION about cutting immigration off on
tirciy.
Chairman Johnson Of the House
immigration Committee, while pleased
over the House action, Is not pnngu:no
Of paesage Of the bill in the Senate.
One Of the difficulties is the unwill-
lnYness Of many Senators to under
take general Legislation aside from
appropriation bills in the short session.
Senator Dillingham; day intro
duced Il bill in the Senate which would
simply restrict immigration for any
Of persons Of any nationality rceidin1
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Bill to Shut Z. S. to Aliens
For Year Passes in House

Prom The Trib3cnc's Woshin0ton Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The John
son immigration bill, which prohibits
virtually all immigration TO the Cnitnd
States Tor one year, was passed by
tnc House to-day by vote Of 293 TO
Al, after attempts had been made 70
increase the period TO two years. which
the bill provided as originally intro
dnced. rising vote was given in
favor Of the two- year term. but when
the roll was called it showed III for
the one-year period and 1866 against it.
The Siegel amendment. adopted by
vote IF 203 to 7G, excmpts brothers
and sisters Of American citizens from
the bilFs provisions.
The bill was Gent 70 the Senate and
wiil be referred to the Immigration
Committee, which Will hold series OF
hearings. Considerable doubt is cx.
pressed over the paesagc Of the bill By
the Senate at this session.
Chairman johnson referred 10 the
b'll az stop-Kap, designed to halt i'm
migration until permanent Legislation
could be worked out.
The bill IL swecpinY in It's terms, 80
much so that Representative Sicvci de-
clarcd tonight no Ptcsidcnt would
aign il because under IT, political
refugee could not come in
Travelore far business, pleasure or
cpripsity and actual students can come
IN ne biil admits the direct blood
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14

said. to take it to Germany and dis
pose Of it for a fancy sum-
Williams told the police, it is said.
that he succeeded in selling the case I'm
Berlin for $4,000 marks. and that when
he saw Dietrichson some time later
gave him $40 as his share Of the pro
ceeds
Mr. schwab was not aware of the
theft OF the box until after the puDli-
cation November 80 Of dispatch i'll
The Chicago Tribune from its Berlin
correspondent. in which it was said
that information had been received OF
the existence of gigantic organization
engaged in selling in Europe stuff
stolen in America
In the loot that had been smueeled
abroad was Il gold box bearing the ini-
tials c. NJ. $. and the inscription,
Gift of the City of Baltimore" After
reading the Berlin dispatch Mr.
Schwab Investigated and found that
the gift had Deen stolen
He then communicated with Inspector
John ID. Coughlin. in charge Of detec-
tives, and Detectives Regan and Brier-
ton were assigned to the case Yester-
day afternoon they went aboard tn,
Mongolia, which returned Friday from
under arrest. He confessed imme-
diately. they said. They then went tc
the home OF Dietrichson and he also
confessed.
Fi0RIDA--5 THROUGH TRAINS DAIrX
Ntl.tntic Coast lime Il. II pn.ce D. ST. BROAD
NHN C2d St. let LonNacre SIC NaVt
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Both Root and
Harvey Offer
Peace Program
Colonel Tells Harding That
referendum Is Best In
surance Against War:
Attorney Favors Treaties
League Held Not Vital
Nations May Provide bv
Agreement to Submit Dis
putes to World Court
From q Stu0 Correspond1,l


MARION, Ohio. Dec 13.--Two pro-
posals to insure and stabilize the
peace OF the world were under CON
sideration by Warren G. Harding to-
day. Colonel George Harvey. close
personal adviser of the President
elect, proposed what practically would
De referendum on the waging OF OF
iensive war. Elihu Root. authority on
international law and procedure. ad-
vocated the settlement of controversies s
through an international tribunal,
open to all nations, to which jurisdic-
ton would be given through arbitra-
ton treaties consummated between and
among the individual countries
Colonel Harvey, in an announcement
tonight, declared that for several
days he and Senator Harding had had
under consideration a proposal that
the United States stand sponsor for
an association of peoples who should
pledge their respective governments
for all time never to engage in often
slvc warfare until the question had
heen submitted to and decided by the
people themselves.
The President elect" Colonel Har-
veys statement said, "declined to dis
cuss the matter" But. Colonel Harvey.
while disclaiming any authority to
speak tor him. personally espoused the
idea with vigor, and expressed the be
lief that a practicable plan could bo
devised through friendly consultation
and helpful cooperation with other ma
tlons. Of the merits Of the proposal
if it could be made effective. he
thought there could be no doubt in any
mind sensitive to the highest ideals
and most worthy traditions OF America.
Previous Conference Recalled
Additional significance is attached to
the plan briefly outlined by Colonel
Harvey when it is remembered that
tor two weeks prior to August 2s. on
which date Senator Harding delivered
his keynote speech on the League of
Nations issue, Colonel Harvey was a
guest at Marion. He is said to have
been IN consultation with the Prcs-
dent-elect on the preparation of that
speech and to be in close and intimate
touch with the ideas of the newly
elected Chief Executive on the cues
tlon Of an association Of nations.
Senator Root. after his long confer
encc with Senator Harding, made a for
NAL statement in which he said simply,
! Continued on paus six)
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Cork Left a City of Wreckage;
Business Area a Smoking Ruin
Five Blocks Mass of Crumbled Stone and Twisted
Metal; Martial Law Rules; Spectator
Tells Story of Tragedy

wreckage Of lone building stands,
saved miraculously from the flames. All
this part Of the city is on level ground.
The fire did not reach the hills of
the suburbs.
Story of Outbreak Reviewed
Cork is under martial law. and the
regular army men are on the job of
quoting the nerves of the inhabitants.
mass of rumors are in circulation
out mere Is d detailed account of the
events Of the last few DAYS as told
me by man who has slept only four
hours in the last forty eight:
1T appears that the tension between
the people and the armed forces had
been steadily increasing since Wednes-
day night. when the British labor com.
mission left Cork. Saturday night at
1880 o'clock ! was on the outskirts of
the city when L was told that tirinp
was going on in the city. immedj,
ately went to St. Patrick's B Bridee, the
river end of st. Patrick's Street. Al
Continued on maze ter)
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
League Adopts
World Court
To Keep Peace
Assembly Passes Law for Per-
manent Tribunal, Lack
ing Power to Compel Ma
tons to Arbitrate Disputes
No Penalties Provided
% States Must Ratify Pro-
posal; L. S. Could Join
Without Entering League

GENEVA, Dec. 13 (By The .Asso-
ciated Press) The Assembly accom-
plished to-day the first important con-
structive act in the work of the League
of Nations in adopting a statute for
a permanent international cour. Of
justice. The organization, as planned,
still lacks the obligatory appearance
Of both parties to a dispute and pro-
vides no penalty fot non compliance
with the decisions of the court
The advocates Of the project. how
ever. believe that it is the most com
plete plan that could be accepted by
the different governments and are con-
ident that the good will Of the nations
will remedy its defects The plan will
now go TO the different states for
ratification
If twenty-five. or q majority, of the
members Of the league approve it be
fore the next meeting Of the assembly
the judges will he elected and the
court Will come into existence in
September
an oratorical duel, with Latin America
on one side and Europe on the other,
over the question as 10 whether the
jurisdiction Of tho international court
ought to be obligatory or voluntary
Raoul Fernandez, Brazil DR.. Carlos
Drueta, Colombia; Harmodo Arias,
Panama; Aristdes Aguero, Cuba; Dr..
Carlos Blanco, Uruguay. and Senor
Aramayo, Bolivia, insisted with great
force upon the necessity of obligatory
jurisdiction 10 make the court really
effective.
Small Majority Rules
Some of the speakers made reference
TO the small majority in the committee
which had forced large majority to
bend TO its will. 1t was also declared
that the big powers had used their
greater influence TO defeat the most
important features of the measure.
The greater number Of the fifteen
speakers were skeptical as to the value
Of optional jurisdiction as provided for
in the project.
Leon Bourgeois, France; A. J. Bal
four. England; Dr. George F. Hagerup,
Norway. and Giuseppe Motta, Presi-
dent of Switzerland defended the plan
as the best that could be set up for a
beginning. Mr.. Balfour also made a
defense Of Europe against what he
termed "a united attack
No country, he said, had been more
stronly in favor OF arbitration than
Great Britain. He argued that it was
necessary TO make beginning The
whole project might be rendered in
operative if that beginning were not
CONTINUED on page slxy
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
A'las Powder Company
Explosion Kills Five
even Others Injured When
dynamite Obiitcrates Gelatinc
Mixing Plant

DO'hk' y. J., Dec. l3.--ln q dyna-
s'' es explosion to-day thar completely
@,'''s'a'ed >. the relatine mixing house
js-se sne Atlas Powder Company. near
~ ing, \. j.. dve men we're Killed
sefiously injured and gjx otiers
rgintly hurt. ''' WARS
:s,... .ae dead are Robert THOMPSON.
~. ,f-9he , yearg old, Of Mount ArIing,
ID 'D,spn Sacker, th,rty-onc Years
NV " - Henry Street. Sew
ye.s. ,prneiius Van H-b. sh;rt,-si,.
ss.,ss pld, of Landing; Horace Ajaros
,s.s ysafs old, If Snccasunna and
Asdi," "'F'aNis' thirty year. old. Of
70, .ae saoc< of the explosion wa4 fel,
~ = radius u Ten m,,es and thn zoo
IN nm IN - Landing wcsc thrown
s,sy!p p~n'e' The Yeis..nc plan, was q
linn, stHctufe. 10x4o fect, and van
s'Ih. lhto fragments.
ce~.'fss d worhefs nj the Atlaa
ysr@s"J D"Heged the plan, and armed
nsb 0"5f required % hold back The
le.s,s .ss ~sf<m&n zeriously injured wan
axe" req, ~ landing, who was
M , ~ n" DDyer G~neral Hosoifal
sass 'spahy rficisls said that every
afd ~ he MIXING building was Killed
eeye. 's ehHse u The tragedy, pcrhaos.
's would DC known. ''''"'
tss<ls, ysssfdens Inn. ksw Garden. T.
|st/ ~. Svs9ff>sn hofei lAfnnfI1s,
l4.s s" hs'np'ss fto,e f~on efstiDri'
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Enrissht Orders
Referendum on,
Hospital Fund
Sign Here Sergeanis Tell
PatrOlnen When Vote
Starts at Midnigh, in
All Station Houses
Few Dare Oppose Plan
None Wants to Lose Job.
Say Bluecoats. Explain
ing Favorable Ballots

The authorities at Police HeadQuar-
ters made Il sudden move last night 10
check hostility within the department.
toward the projected police hospital.
which has already met with consider
able opposition from The force.
When patrolmen came oil duty at
midnight in every precinct station i'm
the city a sergeant called each Of them
to the desk. checked his name of on a
list and then commanded: Sign this. &c
To the amazed grunt OF whats
this ~ that almost invariably followed
the order the sergeant explained:
from Headquarters. New order.
Rcferendum on the police hospital"
he policeman then signed and
walked back into the squad room or
out into the street. grumblng
The command from Headquarters
that every man on the force submit in
writing his opinion Of the police hos
pltal project was evidently an effort of
Enright to cut down growing hostility
toward the movement and TO whip
those against the project into line
None Wants to Lose Job
tics there were lew of the patrolmen
who last night felt sufficiently tired Of
their jobs to place themselves in black
and white as opposed to a project that
has been known from its inception as
pet Of Commissioner Enrignt.
How did sign" queried one
wrathy policeman as he clumped down
the steps Of the station. How in he'll
do you think? For it,
But are You for it ~ he was asked.
"Of course I'm not he snorted
well ."
"Well,7 he retorted, I'm not set on
boosting myself out Of the department.
That's Why signed for the hospital
That's why most OF the men are for
lt-on paper
Says All Oppose II
On Monday the executive committee
OF the Patrolmen's Benevolent Assocla-
ton went on record as being opposed
10 the hospital fund. The question Will
be put up to the organization as a body
Tonight 1t IS known thai unofficial
sentiment in the department is over
whemingly against the idea.
every police body in the city Is
against the fund" a sergeant who has
been long in the department said last
night. $50 are most of the men them
selves. But YOU bet they don't sign
anything that's going to headquarters
saying So
The canvass OF the department be-
gan at midnight. but VIII continue all
day until every man on the force ha.
expressed his opinion on the project
/ for headquarters to read
Inspection of The early returns d,
one precinct station last evening
showed that those opposed TO the idea
in writing few and far be
tween
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Kitten Crosses Ocean
Locked in a Mailbag
Adopted by Postoilicc En-
pioyces After Trip of Eight
Davs Fro mEdinbllroh

A lean gray kitten, which had appar-
emily been without food and water for
mail bag brought to the United States
on the steamship Aquitania
The bag in which the kitten crossed
the ocean was from Manchester, Eng
land. 1t had been sealed December 3
and was not opened until Saturday at
the General Postotfice, Thirty third
Street and Eighth Avenue.
Postoice employees obtained hot
tic of milk and poured it into bowl
and the kitten Tapped it up grecdily.
The cat Wns formally adopted by post
Once employees.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
By Harold f. Scarborough
Special Cdbir to The Tribune

Special cable to The Tribune
Copyright, 1890 New Yorl, Tribune Inc
CORK. Dec. 13.-Piles Of stone and
plaster. twisted metal here and there q
few fragments of walls sageing crafty,
wreaths of curling smoke-thesc are
what is left to-day OF five blocks in
the central business section Of Cork.
This afternoon workmen were going
about probing into the ruins, making
futile efforts to bolster up the sagging
walls and constructing barricades to
keep the people from the dangerous
streets.
ST. Patrick Street. the main business
thoroughfare OF the city, curves in a
half moon to grand parade and wide
avenue leading to the River Lee. Along
the south side, on frontage of 300
yards, business establishments have
been wiped out. Here and there the
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Mrs. O'Crady, Hurting
Shield at Eln1igght, Quits;
Assails Commissioner
Pofiticol Puppets and hcompetens
Run Police Force, Says Mrs. O'Crady

When Mrs Ellen OCrady resigned yesterday Fifth Deputy
Police Commissioner she charged Departments under
the Enrghl lahey being and political
puppets and she could be
men without self-respe and independence
II would crawl butter as have
crawl and fawn al Police Headquarters O'Cradv said
I'm giving up a year but II vera Sc ooo
ooo would give rather than in which
placed"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Body of Millionaire
Hammill Found in Texas
Man Who Disappeared From
Home i'm Ottawa Nov. II Meets
Death Near Galveston

GALVESTON. Tex, Dee l3 The
body of a man found to-day near the
property of the Mexican Petroleum
Company in this city was identified
late tonight as that OF John liamill.
millionaire, president Of the Murphy
Gamble Ltd. of Ottawa. Ont, who dis
appeared from his home on November
IL.
When found to-day the man was in a
dying condition and death resulted
while he was being taken to a hospital.
There were no marks Of violence on
the body An inquest will be held to-
morrow.
FT. WORTH, Tex. Dec. l3.-John
T. llammill. millionaire Canadian
merchant WHO mistcriously disappeared
from his home in Ottawa, Ont, Novem-
hcr II was in Ft. Worth from Novcm-
Der II until December 7. according to
an announcement of the TT. Worth
police department.
Hammili, who it was feared night be
suffering from nphasin, was registered
~ ii local hotel under his right name
from November II until December 7.
On the latter date he left the hotel with
the request that his mail be forwarded
to Kansas City, Mo, in care Of general
delivery.
Nerd Office Help? Widcnwnlr workers
ana cNrnDiiv"h road Th' Tribune Phone
Ec"ltult,n 1000 aud give Notu' hdVort lAcu"ui
ar q o. -