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The Washington times., 1920-08-12
WOMEN CONFIDENT
OF TENN. VICTORY
First Skirmishes on Ratification
Favorable and Final Triumph
Is Predicted.
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giving a safe majority against the OBJ
structionists.
Governor Roberts, who heretofore
had taken no personal hand in the
battle, was in the rear of the house
chamber while the vote was being
| taken. He sent for one member known
to be against ratification and had an
earnest talk with him. On roll call
this representative voted with the suf-
frNge men. Many Of the Democrats
who are close to the governor and
who have been lately dubious as to
their constitutional right to vote for
ratification, ranged themselves in the
| suffrage ranks.
All indications point to a strong
effort by the governor to line UP his
men now for ratification. All that
has been lacking before were certain
assurances which it is believed the
governor now has and which make
his earnest support of ratification a
certainty.
Yesterdays developments were
taken as proof by suffrage leaders
that the governor had his shoulder to
the wheel in earnest and that the
women of the nation would gain the
vote in time for the November cleo
tion. This bears out the position Of
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, who re-
tained her confidence in victory. de-
spite the gloom in other suffrage quar-
ters.
1t was not Democrats alone who
tabled the anti-suffrage resolution
however. The Republican representa-
tives gave much larger majority
against IL than the other party OF the
twentNfour Republican representa-
| tives present, but four voted against
tabling. Thirty-three of the other
thirty-seven no" votes came from the
Democrats who all told gave but ten
more votes for tabling than their op-
ponents.
There has never been much fear in
the inner circles OF suffrage leader
ship as to the way the Republicans
would line up. Despite the criticisms
of third party candidate Christensen.
who has now folded shis tent and
typewriter and departed, the Repub-
licans have been believed practically
solid for ratification. Mrs HARRIET
Taylor Upton, vice chairman of the
Republican national committee. who
from her hotel room is really direct
ing their activities, has managed to
convince the great majority of them
Of The soundness of the position the
national committee has taken. Tele-
grams from Chairman VIII Hays
have been used with great effect on
some of the recalcitrants.
There is one man on whom the ef-
forts OF the party leaders have had
no effect. however. He is Senator
Harry Gambler, Republican floor
leader of the Senate and chairman of
the Joint House and Senate Repubii.
can caucus. He is practically the
leading naturalization member and
has showed no sign OF accord with
the national party Views so far.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
July ARMY RECRUITING
SETS new HIGH FIGURE

Peace time records for army
recruiting were broken during
July, according TO a statement
last night from Adjutant General
Harris office.
A total OF 1881 men were ac-
cspted for enlistment and this
was considered more notable In
that July In the past has been a
slack month In the recruiting
stations.
These figures point only TO
one thing" General Harris said
In commenting on the return.
and that Is that the educational
and occupational courses offered
by the army have attracted
young men. There are now 105,-
900 soldiers studying in the army
schools. We shall have no
trouble In soon attaining the
number of men authorized by
law for the army"
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
AIMS TO SPOIL.
. .PEPCO'S PLAN.
D. C. Will Ask Court to Set
Aside 1917 Injunction
Entirely.

The District Supreme Court will be
granted the Potomac Electric Power
Company In 1917 which prevents the
Public Utilities Commission from re-
vising electric current rates. Francis
Stephens. District corporation counsel.
announced today.
Mr.. Stephens will fle an answer to
a petition OF the electric company
which asks for modification OF the
1917 Injunction. giving the commits
sion permission TO raise rates. THIS
answer will be nled on the day the
court grants a hearing on the COM
pany's petition, probably Saturday.
Electric current users now pay 10
cents per kiiowatt hour. In 1917,
the commission was temporarily re-
strained from reducing the rate from
10 to 8 cents, the court providing,
however, that 2 OF the 10 cents be put
in an impounded fund. This fund,
now more than 81 10000 will be dis
posed OF when the courts decide upon
the legality OF the commissions 1917
order establishing an scent, instead
of a 10-cent rate.
There Is no doubt that the commits
sion intends to increase electric rates.
Mr.. Stephens said today the effect of
the court granting the commissions
request would be, that the public
would only have to pay the increase
over the s cent per kilowatt hour
rate to be ordered soon by the COM
mission. The impounded fund would
discontinue.
II the courts deny the request, the
impounded fund goes on, and the
public continues to pay 10 cents, re-
gardless of what sncrease the COM
mission may order.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
PRISONER DIES AFTER
43-DAY HUNGER STRIKE

POTTSvILLE. Pa. Aug. 12.-After
having been on a hunger strike for
forty-three days. Charles Wilson, a
negro. died yesterday in the county
Jail.
Wilson, while serving a sentence of
seven years for q series Of holdups
and attempted murders, tried to es-
cape several weeks ago. He opened
his cell door with a key made from a
spoon. beat the night watchman into
insensibility and engaged in q pistol
duel with another watchman. He was
severely injured in the fight. He was
resentenced to a total Of twenty EIGHT
years imprisonment. Then he began
his hunger strike.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
Ia SUMMER SCHOOLS
END SESSIONS TODAY

With special exercises fourteen
summer public schools closed their
doors today. completing a six weeks
course, during which more than
1000 children received instruction. OF
this number. nearly 1900 were
awarded certificates.
In every school exercises were held
this morning. In the Dunbar High
School an elaborate program was
given. There was dancing, speech
making, exhibitions, singing and pre-
sentation of certificates.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
Rich Chemist Sought
By Girl of is, Whom
He Courted on Voyage

came to New York. and while wan
dering in the Pennsylvania Hotel !
met Ploenis, whose wife befriended
me.
II loved Yaeger and believed he
loved me. He certainly told me he
was unmarried when we were on
board ship, and that he first wanted
to show me around New York in an
automobile and then would marry me.
| am sad now, and don't know what
to think or do"
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
101; Sundays 1876; strikes. "a; and
miscellaneous delays, 278.

1o1; Sundays. 1876; strikes. "a; and
miscellaneous delays, 276.
The Board has not been able to as
certain the details of the turn around"
periods in European ports The sixty
six vessels taken for examples In for
eign ports had an average tonnage of
5.+01. while the average tonnage of
the eighty-six vessels taken in the
American ports was >63ss. The FOR
eign averages were made up on ffg-
ures for April. 1920, while the Ameri-
can figures were taken for the month
OF May. Practically the same condi-
tions existed in American ports dur
ing the two months.
SHY AT U. 3. SHIPS.
The records OF tho Department OF
Commerce show that American ship
pers during the last hscal year have
not patronized American vessels to as
great an extent as have been shippers
In foreign ports. The percentage of
goods exported in American bottoms
Is less for the year than the percent
age OF the total imported.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
MILLIONS LOST.
IN SHIP DELAYS.
Vessels Touching at American
Ports UnduIy Held Up,
Report Shows.
ny LEE ELLMAkER.
International News Service.

Millions OF dollars are being lost to
the American Merchant Marine each
month through delay experienced by
vessels entering and leaving American
ports. II Is shown In a report secured
from the United States Shipping
Board today.
A report prepared by Captain Foley,
chief OF the Division OF Operations of
the shipping Board, shows that vessels
entering and leaving American ports
are delayed more than twice aS long
as vessels touching at European ports.
The report OF Captain Foley. COM
piled from the records OF sixteen
American ports, shows an average Of
thirty-nve days are consumed by a
vessel from the time OF arrival until
IL clears" for it's return voyage. This
time is known to shipping men as the
turn around" In six European ports.
the report of Captain Foley shows,
the turn around" averaged fourteen
and one-half days.
LOSE 81 900 PER DAY.
Shipping experts have estimate ted
that the cost OF a turn around" is
1000 day per vessel.
In making its survey. the Shipping
boaru TOOK elghty-six VESSELS clearing
from sixteen American ports. The
greatest delay among the larger ports
reported was found at Baltimore,
where the average time spent by the
vessel in port was forty-two days.
The second greatest delay among the
larger ports was found in New York,
where thirty-nine vessels showed an
| average delay OF thirty-eight days.
At Norfolk. the delay was thirty Ave
days. The Norfolk average was the
average for the country. The Phila-
delphia average was twenty-one days,
while the average for Boston was
only fifteen days. New Orleans, with
three vessels. showed an average of
| thirty days.
REPAIRS TAKE MOST TIME.
The total number of days the eigh-
ty-six ships were in port totaled 3, ,033.
The largest amount Of time was spent
In making repairs. which consumed
1925 days. Other time consuming
activities were enumerated by the
Board as follows: loading and dis
charging, s13: awaiting fuel. 2e4:
awaiting berth. 1863: awaiting orders,
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

$3.50 a. m. 70 3
p. m, daily
except Satur-
days.. sat.
urdays, $3.50
n. m. to IL m.
tnoon).
on the 1st, I'd,
18th. 18th and
last day OF tho
month all our
banks ar c
op en- from
$40 n. m. TO
$3.50 y. m.
Except when
such dates fall
on saturday,
Sunday or le-
gal holidays;
en- tn 9
above hours
will be In
force the fol-
lowing bank
ing day).
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
Feared AS he Crank Alleged Kdnape Is Taken to Norrsow
MARY CUNNINGHAM,

" Springfield, Mass who
was selected by a committee Of
art editors, theatrical men, and
professional photographers as
the most beautiful girl In that
city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-01-08

Mrs. Chas. Glenn and family.
A crew are working now on the
Big Creek bridge and all south siders
are voicing the sentiment of all. Let
the good work go as it can't be
fixed any too soon
Catherine Schdrr and brothers
who were home from college at
Quincy, Ill, returned there Sunday
evening to resume their classes for
the coming season.
John E. Glenn went up to Sharon
Springs last Monday evening to visit
his sister and family, the Chas. Glenn
family and Mrs. Geo. Forster and
! children came home with him to
spend New Years.
In our items last week we. reported
(from what we thought reliable in
formation) that the Golden Belt Car
age managers had dissolved partner
ship and the senior member was sole
manager-which report was not Sc
and was news to both managers We
! are always glad to correct any errors
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-01-08

blessed peace and prosperity for all
We forgot to mention last week
that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Powers have
a new son.
Tague,s, Walsh families and Mrs
Gubbins went out to Lorimers for
New Years day.
C. c. Hickman and wife spent New
Years day at G1enn's and the even
ing at Lorimer's.
Mr.. and Mrs John Burbach are
living for the present in the new
Polkowsky bungalo-
[ Misses Made and Anna Briggs
left Saturday morning for Excelsior
Springs, where Anna VIII take treat
| mentS.
Our enterprising up-to-date mer
chants can boast of one of the bes
holidays business ever done in thi
community.
Mrs Lacerte and sons, Henry, VIII
frid and Oswald, spent New Year
day at Sharon Springs with Mr.. an
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-01-08
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Los-Au rubber four buckle over
shoe Finder notify H. F. Morgan, OF
leave at the World office Adv 1tp-
months lay off as carrier on route
one and Ed Monroe is holding the job
as his deputy
VIM Schrenkler, travelling repres-
entative for the Thresher Fuller Grain
Company, Is in Wa-Keeney today on
business for the firm.
Chas Steinberger was over to Hill
City several days the last of the week
working on the engine to the electric
light plant of that city.
The weather has been cloudy and
disagreabIe and quite like winter all
this week, but the temperature has
been about right for this season
Walter E Hermann and Miss
Rosa NJ Homer, of Grainfield, were
married at the Office of the Probate
Judge in Wa-Keeney last Saturday
evening
Representative H. F. Kline went
down to Topeka Sunday for the pur-
pose of attending the special session
of the legislature as representative
from this county
For Sale=New Edison Photograph
and 81 new records at an attractive
price O. would trade for good type
writer-Oliver preferred. Inquire at
this Office. Adv. 2tp.
| Mr. and Mrs Joe Shaw and daugh-
ter, Geraldine, returned to their
home at Denver, Tuesday night after
spending a part of the holidays with
relatives and friends in this county
For the last two or three years corn
| has been shipped into this county fo1
! feeding purposes but now it is being
shipped out as a fairly good crop was
! raised last year. A car load goes out
| today to a feeder living close to Sal
| ina.
A program followed by a box sup
per will be given by school district:
No. AZ and No. 10, at the Adai1
school house No. IS, Friday evening
January 10th. Everybody invited. TIL.
proceeds are to be used for schoo
room equipment.
The Rev F. A Heller, of Luverne
at the Presbyterian church in thi
city last Sabbath. He comes here a
a candidate for the pastorate of tn
church and has been invited to renal
over another Sabbath and will preac
again. A congregational meeting o
the members of the church and con
| gregation will be held following tn
morning sermon and for the purpos
of deciding whether the church wi
| extend him a call.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-01-08
THERE ARE OTHERS

An old darkey got up one night in
a meeting and said:
Brudders an sisters-you knows
and knows that amt been what
oughter been Use robbed hen-roosts
an stole hogs an tol' lies an got
drunk an slashed folks WI ma razor
an shot craps an cl1ssed and swore;
but I thank de Lord dere's one thing
I amt neber done-I amt neber lost
me religion-"-EIIis Headlight
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-01-08

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wurst are at
Excelsior Springs
Geo. Briggs and sister; Madeline,
were home fo- New Years
May the coming year be one OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-01-08

l. Hayes special representative
City, will make
IN.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
OLD MAN DEFEAT IS
FAITHFUL FOLLOWER
OF CINCINNATI, 10

NEW YORK, Sept, 21.-(Jncinnau
closed its Eastern trip, the most dis
astrous that they had ever undertaken,
with a defeat at the hands of the
Giants on the Polo Grounds, Tuesday
by the smallest possible score. to 0.
The game. was superb pitching
duel between Teney and Napier with
the former having slight shade. 1t
was the shortest and one of the best
played games of the season. only
hour and 16 minutes being consumed
in playing.
A walk to Pep Young In the seventh
frame with no one out resulted in the
only tally of the game. 1t was tough
game for Napier to lose, he having won
his three previous starts In the NATION
al League. He allowed six hits but
not a New Yorker got past first base
except in the inning the score was
made. 1t was his only slip and IL
would not have been costly IL the Reds
had been hitting behind him, but they
could secure only three bingles ana
these failed to net rims.
Rouseh made 1t 81 consecutive
games In which he has hit safely, by
getting a single the first time up
Yesterdays victory by the Giants
puts the Reds absolutely out OF the
race for the pennant, II Brooklyn
should lose all of their remaining
games and Cincinnati win all, the Dod-
gers would still finish a game ahead.
The Scare
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
SPEED PROMISED AT
EATON AUTO RACES

Thrills are promised dirt track auto
race followers at the Eaton, O., races
Oct. 2, when the ciassiest drivers Of
Indiana and Ohio will try their mounts
for the Eaton fair visitors. The feat
ure event is the % mile race which
will be preceded by two 10-mile dashes
and only the ones making the fastest
time in the ten mile events will be
allowed in the 20 mile classic.
Fourteen drivers have signed up for
the race and elimination trials will
have to be held to cut the field to the
limited number of eleven. Howard
Wilcox, winner of the 1919 Indianapo-
lis Speedway, will have charge of the
elimination trials.
Entries received thus far are: Bill
Hunt of Indianapolis, Craig-Hu Spe
cial; Babe Davis Of Winchester, Es
sex; Carl Summers of Winchester
Buick; Jack Colvin of Winchester,
Chevrolet; Doc Oldham of Columbus,
Ohio Special; c. c. Kinsley of Green
field, Ind, Stutz; Bob Cline of Column
bus, O., Essex; Harvey Crane of Fort
Wayne. Ind. Stutz. Bill Mckinney of
Indianapolis, Stutz; Clarence Belt, of
Indianapolis, Buick; Frank Thomas of
Indianapolis, Keaton; Frank Kafore of
indianapolis, Corneialian; George
Bugtt of Dayton, O., Hudson, Marty
Trexler Of Dayton, o., Buick; Louie
Heider of Dayton, O., Special:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
A SNAPPY SCR|MMAGE
IS HELD BY QUAKERS

Continuing the hard workouts that
have characterized the Quaker grid
practices thus far this year, Coaches
Move and Higgins put their men
through short and snappy scrim-
mage Tuesday on Reid Field. The re-
maipder of the time was spent in per-
fecting the system of signals that is
being doped out for the teams.
The grid season has about settled
into the grind for the year and barring
accidents good line on the makeup
of the team can be had in the daily
practice. Many of the new men are
rounding into shape to give battle to
the veterans for their positions in the
lineup, but thus far it seems likely
that most of he old men will hold
their jobs. This, however, does not
bar the new men from putting up a
pretty battle for the openings in the
backfield and around the center of the
line.
OF the new men trying out four
seem to stand out as the most prom
Using. Girtin, of Camden, O., has 220
pounds of beef to back up consider
able speed and when he tears into
a line a considerable gain is generally
made. He is exceptionally fast for his
size and makes very creditable
showing in the fullbaek job.
Wenbin, of Cincinnati, also looks
good in the baokfieid. He has had
considerable experience which shows
in his playing. Sage, newcomer who
attended Purdue, Beck and Bowles
will all bear watching.
About 35 men are still out and these
are divided into three teams. Cy Pitts,
fullback last year, who is teaching
vocal music at the college is assisting
Coach Move with his grid warriors.
Pitts played four years football while
in college.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
BRINGING
UP
FATHER
BY
McMANUS
INDIANS AND White
S0x MEET IN SERIES
WHICH MEANS FLAG

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 22-The
Chicago White Sox. triumphant in
their last six games, and the Cleve-
land Indians, winners of seven straight
in the American league pennant
scramble, rested here today for their
important three-game series which
starts tomorrow.
With Cleveland setting the pace and
Chicago only a game and a half be-
hind, the series may go long way to-
ward deciding the pennant winner.
Both clubs faced open dates today
and Manager Gleason decided to bring
the Chicago players here for the idle
period rather than remain at home.
Must Win Two Straight
Chicago must win two straight to
displace Cleveland in the percentage
table and three in a row will be me-
cessary in order that the White Sox
may leave here leading the league.
Victory in any one of the three games
will be sufficient to keep Cleveland
in first place, although If the Sex take
two out of three they will be only half
game behind.
Each team is prepared to present
it's strongest line up, for both mana
gers, facing weak clubs the past few
days, made their pitching assignments
SO as to save their stars for this series.
Gleason has Kerr. his most depend
able hurler, ready for temorrow's
game. while Jim Bagby, winner of 20
contests this season, is due to work
for Cleveland In the first contest.
Hitting Is Vigorous
Both the Indians and the White Sex
have won their recent games through
vigorous hitting, generally piling up
heavy leads early in the game. Chi
eage, although facing good pitchers
on the New York and Philadelphia
teams, in winning six straight cracked
out ninety hits for III bases and
scored Sc runs to their opponents %.
Included in the stick work were II
doubles and IA triples.
One of the most encouraging things
to Chicagoans in recent games was
the hitting of Shortstop Risberg, who
made triple, a double and six singles
in his last two games.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
AMERICAN WOMAN MADE
CHEVALIER OF THE LEGION

PARIS, Sept. 21-Madame De Buyer
Mimeure, formerly Miss Daisy Polk OF
San Francisco, has been made cheva-
lier of the Legion of Honor in recog-
milton of her services to France during
the war, it was announced today
Three years ago, while engaged In
war work in France, Miss Polk mar
ried General Marie Joseph Louis Rob
ert De Buyer Mimeure, Of the French
army, a we'll known cavalry officer.
Miss Polk earlier in that year had
been in charge of the reconstruction of
the village of Vitrimont, which had
been selected by Mrs. w. H. Crocker
of San Francisco, to be rebuilt entirely
by her. Before taking her work at
Vitrimont and other villages that had
been damaged by the Germans, Miss
Polk was engaged in war relief work
Of various kinds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-22
BlG RED miami TEAM
LOOKS GOOD, IS OUT

OXFORD. O., Sept. 22.-The nfst
week of football pratice at Miami UNI
yersity has closed with hne results
and to the entire satisfaction OF Coach
f,eorse e. Little and his assistants
From az to 40 men were out each eve
Ming and Notwithstanding the tact
that three good men who had been
counted on failed to show up at schoel
the work of the squad has been OF
excellent character. Brewer. Lihsrel
and L. Davis are the three VINO are
not in college this term
Coach Little has been giving MS
men moderate work in all pranches OIL
the game, but no scrlmmages nave
been held thus far. The first OF these
will come the latter part OF the week
Miami's line will not be as heaVy
this season as in previous years. nut
there promises to be more speed. wire
and Work are looked upon as the most
promising material for the ends; NC
Nelly, Predmore and Ortiz are dolng
fine at guard; Grouse, Angie hawk
and Ewing are rapidly developing in
to good tackles, and Captain Hale is at
center.
In the back field Mike Essig is do
ing fine work at fullback; Davis and
Fox can be used either at quarter OF
halfback; Munns is playing a consist
ent quarterback, while Wolf. MeGln-
mis-, McDiarmid, Blum, Lohmann, Sim
insen and Kramer are valuable men
in more than one position. Others
who are working hard and may be
heard from are Stueve, Regain, Holz'
mueller, Vance. Springer, Pohlman,
Laub, Baker, Wright and Hoffman.
George F.. Munns, former star half
back, and Earl Houser, of the Dayton
Triangles, have been assisting Coach
Little in the preliminary field work.
No one is willing to make any predic'
lions, but it is the general impression
here that Miami will have fast and
strong team with which to open the
season with ST. Xavier college of Gin
cinnati Oct 2.