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Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
FAILURE TO GET SUGAR RESULTS
 IN S5,OOO SUIT
Local Concern Shy Material To Make Ginger
 Beer

Alleging that the failure to receive 16, GOO pounds of sugar caused them to be hampered in making their special brand of ginger beer, the Booth & Platt Go. of this city today started suit against the Continental Sugar & Products Co. of Massachusetts for $5,000 damages. Papers were filed in the Superior court and are returnable to the March term.
 It is claimed that on December 8, 1919, Julius F'leischer of this city made an agreement with the Continental Co. whereby the latter concern was to furnish F'leischer with 16,0O0 pounds of Brazilian white crystal sugar at 3-4 cents a pound.
 Fieischer says he paid $2,6S0 to the company and was promised immedi- ate delivery as the company claimed to have secured a large amount of Brazilian sugar.
 FIeischer afterward assigned his claim to the Booth & P1att Co.,, who were unable to secure delivery of the sugar and had to buy 2,000 pounds in the open market at 20 cents a pourd in order to continue the manufacture of ginger beer.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
TELEPHONE co. EARNING SHOW
 BIG INCREASE

New York, March Net earnings of the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company for 1919 amounted to $6O,243,38S, as compared with $54,- 293,O17, in the previous year, accord ing to the annual report of the com pany issued today. This gain was made despite an increase in operating expenses of almost 3,500,00o
 The company's surplus increased from sS,671,622 to $9,039,45 Inter- est charges amounted to $15,847, ,596, in comparison with the previous years deductions of $10, 391,6 ,695.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
FROZEN CHEESE
 STOPS LAUNCHING

Bath, Me, March Frozen greas. on the ways prevented the launching today of the torpedoboat destroyer Preble at the Bath Iron Works. The tide turned, after the destroyer had been jacked about six feet down the ways and the launching was post poned to next Monday.
 Miss Sallie NJ. Tucker of New York stood ready to christen the ship with cider in honor of her great grand father, the late Commodore Edward Preble U. s. N.. of Portland
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
REDUCE PRICE OF SUGAR ONE
 CENT A POUND

New York, March The price of H~anea n<anulated sugar was quoted coday at Is 94 cents a pound, a reduc- ton of one cent, by B. H. Howell & Son, acting for the National Sugar Refining Company. No orders are be- ing accepted for the moment at this price, which will apply to all ship ments after this date. Other refin- cries are expected to announce price reductions within the next few days According to flair price" estimates this would make the retail price 16A cents.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
FORMER SHERIFF VOlLMER DEAD 
 AT HIS HOME

South NorwaIk, Conn.,, March William Vollmcr, former sher- tf of Fairfield county, died at his home here at o'clock this morning after an illness of sleeping sickness lasting over week. He became sheriff of Fairfield county, June 1, 1911, serving one term, after being member of the police force in this city for 23 years. He is sur- yived by his widow and two sons, Attorney Wallace VoIInier and Dr. John w. Vollmer. The de- ceased was well thought of and possessed many friends.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
NEW WORLDS CHAMPION.

New York. March 1-Plain Mary, of Bangor, Me, has won the worlds championship of the Jersey breed of cows, the American Jersey Cattle Club announced today. She did it by pro- ducing 15,255 pounds of milk and 1,040 pounds of butter fat in a year surpassing by nine pounds the butter fat record of the former champion an Oregon Jersey named "Vive La France" Plain Mary is owned by F. W. Aver.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
R. R. CARS OUT OF REPAIR SHOPS
 BY THEIR LOOKS

Little difference was noticeable in the operation of the New Ha- ven road today, following the re- sumption of operations by the former owners.
 The New Haven local due here at 7:24 this morning was drawn by a steam locomotive, for the first time in several weeks. The smoking car looked as though it had been hurriedly taken from the repair shop. Door springs were missing and the belI-cord non-eXistent. Disadvantages of government control seem to be the wish.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
CANNOT TAX ADVERTISEMENTS
 OF NEW YORK

Washington, March 1.-The supreme court in an opinion today held the New York state income tax act of 1919 to be unconstitutional.
 Federal court decrees declaring the law discriminatory and permanently enjoining state officials from enforc- ing it against non-residents were sus- tained. In declaring the act invalid, the lower court held that it confitcted with article four and the 14th amend ment to the federal constitution.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
TAX CONSTITUTIONAL

Washington, March 1-Constitu- tionality of the Oklahoma income tax act of 1915 was upheld today by the Supreme Court in deciding appeals brought by Charles B. Shaffer of Chicago, from federal courtd ecrees denying an injunction sought to en. join state officials from taxing under the statute Shaffer's oil holdings in that state. He claimed the state had no authority to tax non-residents' in comes.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
MYTH FAvoRs COMPROMISE.

Rome, March 1-Premier Nitti IS disposed to accept a compromise set clement of the Adriatic question. ac cording to the Massaggero. By thls arrangement, the newspaper sa1 B. Italy would not claim territorial con tinuity between Istria and Plume on condition that the city be placed uh- der Italian sovereignty. The League of Nations. it is said, will be in charge of the administration of the port.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
Cod
 Canal
 Idle Former Owners Have Is- sued No Orders For Operation. WILL AFFECT COAL SHORTAGE

Buzzards Bay, March Tine Cape Cod canal was closed today as a re- suit of a controversy over it's owner ship. Pilots and bridge tenders were withdrawn when the railroad administration relinquished control at midnight and the Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Co.,, former to resume operations.
 CapIain H. F. Colberth general manager, said he would refuse pass age to vessels for lack of authorir. He expressed the opinion, however that the situation would be ended soon by instructions which may have been delayed by storm belated mails There were no vessels awaiting ad- mission at either entrance of tht canal this morning, but the genera manager said he anticipated large number during the day Only in ar emergency he thought, would the canal be operated until he received definite orders.
 Mails were moved by ferry this morning, but otherwise the canal had ceased to function. The canal crew was held ready for orders to resume work at short notice. The effect of the governments order rehnquishing
  was that of a ship placed out of com mission with fires drawn, but with the crew standing by. The difference be- tween the government and the canal company grew out of the question of the value of the canal. Unable to agree on a purchase price, the gov ernment seized the canal by the right of eminent doman and entered suit to have jury fix the price. The jury set the value of the canal at $16,- S01,201. The government had offer ed sS,250,000. An appeal from the jury award was taken and is now pending.
 Boston. March 1.-The govern ment's position regarding the Cape Cod canal was outlined today by Francis G. Goodale, one of the coun- seI in the condemnation proceedings The canal was handed back to it's owners by the railroad a5m;nistra- ton, he said, just as the railroads re- verted to private management having been taken over for temporary emer gency use under the same war autr or ity. The condemnation procee6 .nes ii is explained, have reached. !, state only of conditional judgment, with the jury's award. Altholgh in state courts title would pass with this award, un- der federal procedure title remains with the company and purchase can be effected only if the government accepts the award, Congress ratifies ii and appropriates the necessary money. The governments appea Lfrom the award, which is now pend ing, in the opinion of MT. Goodale probably will not be heard until next l fall! .
 1 Governor Coolidge today sent td l Secretary of War Baker a telegram asking that the canal be continued iR i operation by the government to re- i Heve the coal shortage.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
GEDDES APPOINTMENT
 AGREEABLE

Washington, March The British government has been formally noti fled by the state department that the appointment of Sir Auckland Geddes as British aInh assador to the United States would be thoroughly agreeable to President Wilson. The embassy here recently inquired as to this SC. lection to succeed Viscount Grey.
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
SEEKS HEAVY INDEMNITY

Copenhagen, March Poland is demanding 31 00o, ,000O00 marks in gold as indemnity from Soviet Russia in the peace negotiations now going forward. the National Tdende learns
Republican farmer., 1920-03-05
SENATOR BANKHEAD DIES.

Washington, March 1 - Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama died here today after an illness of several weeks from grippe.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
GREEDY PLAYERS ARE
WEAKENING BASEBALL
Avarice, Strikes and Gambling
Scandals Hurt Game.
Big League Club Owners May Decide
to Abolish Worlds Series or Dr.
vide Net Receipts Among
Themselves in Future.

So much trouble in baseball has been
caused by the playing of the worlds
series that the big league club owners
may decide either to abolish the games
altogether or to divide the net receipts
among themselves, says a well known
baseball veteran, in Evening Sun.
The players are responsible for the
hostile attitude of some of the mag
mates, who say that the squaGbles over
worlds series shares are commensurate
ing baseball to such a degree that
craftsmanship soon may be Of no i'm
portance.
Greed for gold is creating much Ill
feeling in the camp of the Yankees.
Although the players received hand
some salaries last year, with about
$500 each extra for winning third po-
sition, under the new worlds series
rules, they grumbled because the
groundkeeper, the trainer and two as
sistant secretaries were included in the
melon cutting.
In spite of heavy financial burdens.
which the owners of the Yankees have
shouldered the players threatened to
call q strike unless their demands
were granted. They were prepared to
deprive their employers of gate re-
ceipts from exhibition games, which
hardly pay the expenses Of the south
ern training trip.
Avarice on the part of ball players
Is slowly but surely discouraging and
disgusting the public. When the Cubs
and Red Sox, during the 1913 worlds
series in Boston, struck for more
money than they were entitled to. I'M
der the rules adopted by the national
commission. they dealt the game q
body blow.
Last year certain players openly ex-
pressed desire to be traded to teams
that appeared to have chances to par
tlcipate in the worlds series. Sew
eral stars have repudlated contracts
for the purpose of getting more money
elsewhere.
With charges of collision between
few players and professional gamblers.
shaking the confidence of the fans, 1t
cannot be denied that baseball needs
tremendous shakeup.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
EARTH PASSED
THROUGH CORONA

its prOminences, spots and corona
Our discovery of the magnitude and
precise atomic order of the explosion
Of the chemical elements In the sun,
and in the stars generally. leads to
conceptions Of the aurora and the &C
companying magnetic and electric
storms which are beyond any doubt
as to their validity.
During the hours Of the night of
March % the earth was, in a very
true sense, and to the delight of US
all, passing through the outer con.
fines Of the solar corona. The same
universal force Of radioaction which
disintegrates the atoms in stupendous
localized Krakatoas. or Mont Pelees,
on the sun, and produces the hydrogen
of the coronal streamers, then also
hurled the final atoms Of that expio-
sion, namely, electrified hydrogen, and
probably helium, straight to the earth.
Phenomenon Explained.
"Only within about a month Of the
equinox, vernal. or autumnal, is the
earth in an orbital position to be thus
successfully bombarded. The moving
electric hydrogen Is, Of course, an elec-
trio current and Is therefore carried
toward the poles Of the earth and
round them by the earth's magnetic
forces. The fascinating colors of the
aurora are due to the changing cleo
trio excitation Of the hydrogen and
other gases. The theory of Vegard,
the Swedish physicist, which has ex.
planned the wonderful curtained au-
roras as due to hydrogen particles, Of
positive electric charge. is now shown
to be unquestionably true in that it |.
but logical result Of the explosive
eruption Of the electric hydrogen from
the sun.
1.-THE well-known delay, or lag In
time, between the solar eruption and
the appearance of the magnetic storm
and accompanying aurora on the
earth, Of about forty-five hours,
Is due to the time taken for the
hydrogen atoms to travel from
the sun to the earth. The rate Of
travel Is about SIS miles per second,
or somewhat In excess Of the rate Of
the upward movement Of the gases in
some of the great solar prominences.
1.-The numerous and complex details
Of the auroral phenomena are found
thus to receive, for the first time, rea-
sonable explanation. Additional con-
firination of this explanation is given
by the fact that our discoveries also
so wonderfully explosive in the stars,
are structural products of hydrogen"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
American Relief Worker Tells
OF Slaughter of French
Garrison.
HAD PLEDGED SAFE CONDUCT
Colonel Woodward Saw Wounded Men
Killed and Frenchmen Shot After
Surrenderinp at Evacua.
ton Of Urfa.

Aleppo, Syria.-The slaughter Of the
little French garrison which evacuated
Urfa on promise Of safe conduct by
the Turkish nationalist troops after
the town had been besieged for 81
days, is described in the diary Of Gen
eral Woodward, accountant for the
American Commission for Relief In the
Near East, who was an eye witness OF
the massacre. He escaped and returned
to Urfa after several hundred French
soldiers had been killed or made pris-
oners by tribesmen.
The French were ambushed by the
tribesmen in violation of an agreement
made by Nemik Efrendi. who came
from Angora as the Turkish national
list governments representative, the
diary says, and promised the French
men safe conduct If they would evacu-
ate. At that time the French had
only four days ratIons left, and had
eaten all their horses and mules, and
evacuation was considered inevitable,
as the garrison was greatly outnum-
bered by the enemy.
General Woodward says in his diary
that he saw Turks killing the French
wounded on the field, and that he and
an officer of the gendarmerie saw pris-
oners killed by tn, Turks after they
had surrendered.
"Namik Effendi agreed to protect
the Christian population. provide a
guard Of gendarmerie and transport
of 60 camels and 80 horses If the
French would leave" the diary says.
1.-The garrison evacuated at 1:3O
O'Clock in the morning.
Attacked From the Rear.
1--WE were suddenly attacked from
the rear and from both TANKS while
we were moving as column spaced al
regular intervals. The order was given
to deploy, and this was carried out
into the hills occupied by the enemy.
who almost surrounded US.
1.-THE attack lasted for two hours.
the Turks having 1000 irregular troops
and one MACHINE gun. They made n
special target of our transport. doubt
less for plumber, AS the firing in
creased other tribes joined in the at
tack. Our rear guard was caught In
a trap from which few escaped alive.
with the transport destroyed, the
rear guard cut off and our line Of de-
tense broken, we could only surrender,
and an officer Of gendarmerie was sent
with a white flag. I accompanied him
with an American flag. We were con-
tinually fred upon as we approached
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
ARE VICTIMS OF
TURKISH PLOT

the enemy. asking for his commander.
We were told there was no COM
mander, as the troops were irregular
and finally we sent messengers to the
TANKS and at 10 20 the firing ceased,
but another party Of Kurds arrived
almost Immediately and the firing was
reopened. I asked the chief Of the
gendarmerie to return to Urfa with
me, which we managed to do by side
trail.
II saw Kurds killing the wounded
and saw soldiers killed after they had
surrendered. Emir Effendi, an officer
Of the gendarmerie, also witnessed
this, and he had one man marched
away as a prisoner. I could not find
out what became Of him.
Almost Wiped Out.
"Of the French detachment of 500
only 132 soldiers and one officer re-
turned to Urfa. The remainder pre-
sumably were killed"
After the French evacuated Urfa the
conditions there were reported greatly
improved for the American relief
workers. as supplies Of water and fuel
had been cut off and provisions were
nearly exhausted.
The Turks held a general meeting
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03

of rejoicing over the departure of the
French and declared in favor Of "a
government Of the people, by the
people and for the people" They de-
clared they no longer recognized the
Ottoman government, promised protec-
ton to Armenians, and decided not to
disarm them. Miss Mary Caroline
Holmes, who speaks the Turkish Ian
guage, attended the meeting, and at
her suggestion the Turks included an
Armenian deputy in delegation Sc
lected to go to Angora to report the
evacuation Of Urfa.
On April 81 party of American re-
lief workers, including Mrs. Richard
Mansfield, was uneventfully escorted
by the Turks from Urfa to Aieppo.
Miss Margaret Weller of Bloomsbury.
Pa, who remained at Urfa, was hit by
spent ball during the siege, but her
injury was very slight.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
BUILDING HALF-MILE TRACKS
Savannah, Ga, and Jacksonville, Fla,
Getting Ready for Fall Trot-
ting Meets.

Two new half-mile tracks are being
built at Savannah, Ga. and Jackson
Vile. Fla. for trotting meetings to
be held next November. James Flem-
ing. formerly identified with the Ohio
state fair at Columbus. is TO be man
aGer OF the Savannah track.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
ALTROCK SAYS OLD AGE
Is FLIRTING WITH HIM

Uncle Nick Altrock, the bird
who is making the fans laugh
around the American league cir
cult, says old age is pitching him
some hard curves, but that he'll
never quit the game. Nick's left
wing went bad. Next his dogs"
began to bother, and now his
lamps are Pickering. Nick vows
he may appear on the coaching
line one Of these days behind a
pair of cheaters.
Except in daylight 1 can't
read any more without having
the lines run together. Guess l
must be getting old after all.
Old age is flirting with me, but
I'll never quit the diamond"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
CHANCE OPEN FOR BREEDERS
Sufficient Promise in Interesting
Branch Of Raising Stock to
Attract New Men.

When a breeder Of trotting horses
can realize S1,033 around for his en-
tire crop Of foals sold by auction with
in II months after they were born. as
the owners of Walnut Hall farm did
recently, there should be sufficient
promise in this interesting branch Of
stock breeding to bring lot Of new
men into it, but just now they are
fewer than at any other time in fifty
years.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
Here's Your Mornings Morning.

Huntington. w. Va.--"Do you need
any spirits this morning?" has taken
the place of the milkman's call In a
mountain town near Huntington. Rev.
enue men say mountain dew" also
known as 'whlte mule" Is sold by a
man who goes from house to house
each msrnlng with his demlJohn. His
prices nre somewhat higher than milk.
but much lower than city moon
shine"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
Professor Snyder Of Philadelphia
Explains Recent Great
AuroraI Display,
DUE TO HYDROGEN PARTICLES
Phenomena b But Logical Result
OF Explosive Eruption Of the
Electric Hydrogen From
the Sun.

Philadelphia.-The earth was pass
ing through the outer confines OF the
corona or exterior envelope Of the
sun on the night Of March %. when
the inhabitants of the northern por-
ton of the United States witnessed
the great display Of the aurora bore
Ais. says Professor Monroe B. Snyder,
director Of the Philadelphia observa-
tory.
The astronomer. in statement to
the Associated Press, says that the
universal force of radioaction" on the
sun hurled the final atoms Of On ex-
plosion, namely, electrified hydrogen.
end probably helium. straight to the
earth"
Passing Through Solar Corona.
Professor Snyder's observations fol-
low:
"The recent AURORA is fine indi-
cation Of the explosive atomic disin-
tegration which takes place at the sur
face Of the sun and Is responsible for
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
QUIGLEY Is BUSY OFFICIAL
National League Umpire Gives De-
cisions In Some Kind of Sport
265 Days Each Year.

Life is just one game after another
for Ernest c. Quigley, National league
umpire. From April to October ne is
a baseball arbiter. During October
and November he is college football
official. The winter months find him
busy running basket ball games.
There are 154 games in the usual
National league season. Quigley fire.
quently works in preseason and post
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
ROOKIE LOSES BIG DIAMOND
Brooklyn Club Farms Player Who
Struck Out Babe Ruth in Spring
Exhibition Game.

Joe Conlan, rookie recruit with the
Dodgers, famed Babe Ruth this spring.
They farmed him to Reading. He
learned to play at the Chicago stock
yards. If he had stuck with Brooklyn
until they played in Chicago. his
friends had planned to present him
with O IL diamond.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
ANNUAL REGATTA POSTPONED
Races Of Canadian Amateur Associa.
ton Deferred to Avoid Con-
fIict With National.

So as not to conflict with the ma.
tionaI rowing races at Worcester. July
"a and %, the Canadian Association
of Amateur Oarsmen has put back its
annual regatta until July 80 and 81
All intermediate races will be elm
mated straightway. The regatta Is
usually held over the st. Catharines
course.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-03
TEN "SPlTBALLERS"

Only ten American league
pitchers are eligible 10 rise the
spit balr' during the 1920 sea-
son. Cleveland has nominated
Coveleskie and Caldwell; Chi
cago, Cicotte and Faber: De-
tro;t. Leonard and Ayers: ST.
Louis. Shocker and Gallia; New
York. Quinn; and Boston, Rus
sell.