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oSCi OAAN VII PIONCS0 " AAb0Nl II III VII
the tenth for a review of the American
troops of occupation.
Paris, June 6th.-The "Matin" states
that the conference. at Spa will take
place only on the fifth July and that sMr.
Lloyd George and NJ. Millerand will
have a short interview at the end of
June in a town on the French coast.
Berlin, June 9th. The new electoral
cam~paignshas commenced. .
ConstantinopIe, June 9th. The Allies
in a communication to the Porte, have
agreed to extend by fifteen days the
time allowed for the presentation of its
observations on the conditions of peace.
The Porte had requested an extension
of one month,
Nice, June 6th--TheA American cruiser
Admiral Knapp, has arrived at Vile
franche.
Brussels, June 9th. Italy has inform
ed Belgium that the President of the
Council of Ministers, the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs and her ambassador at
Paris, will represent her at the confer
ence at Spa,
Paris, June 6th.-The Temps, dis
cussing Mr.; Lloyd Georges doctrine,
says that no allied government should
make any agreement with the Bolsheviki,
or adopt any policy towards them tend
ing to prejudice the interests of the other.
allies, and that consequently peace must
be established simultaneously On all the
Russian fronts and the creditors of Rus
STA must receive guarantees.
Berne, June 6th.-For the first time
since the war a cotton congress will
take place. and will be held between
the nirth and eleventh instant at Zurich.
Fourteen States will be represented by
one hundred and thirty delegates, the
principal objects of whose deliberations
will be t e cost Of development of cult
walton and assistance of the cotton indus
try by scientific research.
Weirmar. June 6th.-Malefactors have
pillaged the tombs of the poets Goethe
and Schiller.
Paris, June 7th--The Echo de Paris"
announces that President Deschanel's
health continues to improve.
Paris. : June 7th.--The Journal
states that the British Cabinet is not in
complete agreement relative to the atti-
tude to be adopted towards M. Krassin,
the chief of the Soviet trade delegation,
and that Lord Curzon and Mr.. Churchill
are firmly opposed to 4the resumption of
commercial relations.
Berlin, June 7th.-The elections are pro-
ceeding without incident and professions
by the Socialists and Independents have
taken place in complete order. The
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~servatives lead at Darmstadt, Wiesbaden
and Worms.
Athens, June THIN. Venizelos has
left for Paris.
Constantinople, June 7ch.-The COM
mittee charged with the drafting OF the
reply to the treaty of peace is actively
pursuing its task, and the Grand Vizie
expects to leave for Paris this week.
taking the reply with him. An inter
view will take place at Paris between
him and M. Venizelos.
Berlin, June 7th.-One hundred and
elghty-tWo deputies have now been elect
ed, as follows: Independents 48, Ma
Jority Socialists Al, Moderate Conserya-
tives 20, Nationalist Conservatives %.
Centre Party 20, Democrats IA, Mem
bers of the Nuremberg Peasants League
8, Guelph l, Communist L.
Paris, June THAN international com
mission on agriculture sitting here, in
Guiding representatives Of France, the
United States, Belgium, Switzerland,
Holland and Denmark, has decided that
Germany shall not actually participate in
its deliberations, but shall he invited to
attend next Spring.
New YORK. June 7th 1920.
Flour. Blended Clears St. Lawrence brand
pr. Drl. Sl3. 70
Meal, Kindred per 100 Tbs $3.50
New Seasons Pork per brl. $42.O 90
Heavy Mess Pork per Dbl. $42.O
Sngar-Crystals maximum per 100 los,
1881.
Molasses Sugar $50 test, no quotation.
Cotton, Middling Upland, at Liverpool
per Id. 27 $4,000.
Exchange, New York and London, 60
days sight 1885
Exchange New York and London, sight
So. 1893
LONDON. June 7th 1920.
Sugar-Demerara Crystals, free of Govt.
~cOntrol) duty paid per W l45s. Cd. =
150s. Cd.
Sugar Muscovado, free of Govt. control
price for June) duty paid per cwt. 142s. Cd
German Beet $500 fob. no sales.
White Java sugar elf United Kingdom
lbs. Cd.
Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal.
Trinidad Cocoa, !Good Middling Red per
cwt 1905. Cd. 1855. Cd.
Cotton, Medium Fine Sea Island, at Liv
erpool per ID. nominal
Bank of England rate of Discount per
cent. z.
COnsols 464.
Three per cent rentes in Paris Fcs. Sc. rs.
Moscovado Govt. controlled prices for
June duty paid 1875. Cd.
Moscovado free of Govt. control duty
= Z N I
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PRODUCTION OF LOCAL FOOD
STUFFS IN JAMAICA.

1t will doubtless be remembered that.
in common with the other West Indian
islands, a determined effort has been
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Smith Shuts Out Chicago Cubs tn
 q I to o Battle
NATIONAL LEAGUE

BrookIyn, September 15.-Smith pitched his second successive shut-ou in week today when he blanked the Chicago Nationals, 1 to 0, and further strengthened Brooklyn's hold on the National League pennant Griffith pre- vented tie in the ninth when he made sensational backhanded running catch of O'Farrell's line drive in deep right center that looked like a safe triple. Martin pitched a great game but lost out in the sixth when, with g man on first, Wheat doubled. Score:
 R.H.A A Chicago ....... 900 900 0oo--O s S Brooklyn ...s.. 900 001 00'-1 5 0 Batteries: Martin and O'Farrell; Smith and Miller.
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Gar Wood Sets
 Another Record
 for Hydroplanes

Detroit. September 15.-Another speed record for hydroplanes was set up today by Gar Wood, driving his Miss America to victory in the one-mile championship trials for the Lake George trophy, con- clrding event of the gold cup regatta here. An official speed of T. .S5 miles an hour was attained in one of the six one mile dashes. In one trial, which has to be thrown out because only three of the six watches caught his time. Wood was clocked at the rate of 7S.94 miles an hour His average time for the six dashes was 76.73 miles an hour.
 Miss New Orleans of the Southern Yacht Club, with Del Gilmore driving. was the only other hydroplane to try for the Lake George trophy. Her fastest time for a mile was made in 1 minute flat The southern boats average for the six dashes was 5S B miles an hour.
 In the one-mile trials TOT express cruis- CTS, Miss Nassau of the Cleveland Tacht Club made the best mark. attaining a speed of 50 46 miles an hour in one dash and an average of 4S.91 for six trials An added event today was the one-mile trials for displacement boats with stock marine motors for trophy offered by Morris Rosenfeld of New York. Rainbow of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club won with an average of 9.4S miles an hour. She covered one mile at the rate of 40. 15 miles an hour Commanchee of Detroit, driven by F'eN' scored an average Of 37.64 in this event.
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DESPITE RUTH'S TWO HOME RUNS, TOLEDO
 BEATS TANKS, 8 TO z

Toledo, September 15.-Toledo hit Fer
 guson and Byrd for fifteen safeties and defeated the New York American League Club in an exhibition game here today by
 a score of to in ten innings. Ruth's two home runs over the right field wall , accounted for six of the New York runs. Manager Dubuc pitched the last inning for Toledo and his single in that frame scored Jones from second with the decid- ing run. Score: RH.E. New York ,...... 300 400 GOO or P 7 Toledo .......... Ol0 200 OPP IS 15 3 , Batteries: Ferguson. Byrd and Hoff- man; Meade, Nelson, Dubuc and Woodall. Shears for tailors that can be operated at a speed of 100 cuts a minute by an electric motor are a Chicagoan's inven- tion.
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Moore Drives in Winning Run for Traveller Outfit

Little Rock. September 15.-By de- feating Nashville, 1 to 0, today Little Rock cinched the Southern Association pennant. 1t was Moore Day" in hon. or of the local third baseman. the only Little Rock boy on the team. He was presented with Shrine pin and collection amounting to s275, ana responded by fielding brilliantly and driving in the only run of the game The largest crowd of the season at tended. Score:
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Chicks and Vols Tie Up in Nine
 Inning Battle

Chattanooga, Tenn, September 15.- After Townsends single had scored two runs and tied the score in the ninth inning today, Fowlkes relieved Wolfe for Memphis with the bases full and none out The next three batsmen were retired without further score and rain stopped the game with the score ct
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BASEBALL AT A GLANCE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Birmingham, 6; Atlanta, 4 Little Rock, 1: Nashville, 0. Chattanooga, 3; Memphis, (called Tn ninth account of rain).
 Games Today Atlanta at Birmingham. New Orleans at Mobile Memphis at Chattanooga Nashville at Little Rock
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REDS BEAT MEADOWS
 IN CLOSE GAME, 3 TO 2

Philadelphia, September 15.-Cin- cinnati solved Meadows in one inning today, beating Philadelphia in the final game of the series, to 2. Luque struck out nine local players and pitched himself out of several tight places. Two jumping catches by Dun- can robbed Rawlings of home runs into the bleachers in the sixth and eighth.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Cleveland, IA: Philadelphia. o. St. Louis, IS; Boston. 5. No other games scheduled.
 Games Today Washington at Cleveland. Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Chicago. Boston at Detroit.
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CRACKERS THREATEN

The source of practically all the ice- bergs of the Arctic and sub Arctic re- gions is Greenland. Owing to the north- ward set of the West Greenland currents the bergs on this side are carried first to the north and it is only at about the seventy-fourth or seventyfifth parallel of latitude that they begin to make their way westward to come down on the American side.
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Among the most curious modes of salu-- tation is that of the Malays and other
 Polynesians, who greet each other by
 smelling. Two natives. on meeting, after, an absence of some time. seize hands, rub noses violently and at the same. time weep loudly, presumably fro the pleasure of seeing one another.
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Wingos sacrifice fly and Rath's single drove home all of the visitors runs. Score: R.H. E.. Cincinnati ........ 03o % 0o0-3 10 g Philadelphia .... 900 100 100-2 12
 Batteries: LuQue and Wingo; Mead ows, Bush and Wheat, Withrow.
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Called on account rain).
 Summary: Stolen base, McLarry. Sacrifice hits, Foreman, Townsend. Collenberger. Two-base hits, Fiedler, Noel Frierson. Double play Bratchi
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[ 37.64 in this event.

to Gleason. Innings pitched by Wolfe S, with hits, 3 runs, none out, bases full when relieved. Base on balls, Wolfe 5. Noel '2. Struck out by Wolfe 4. by Noel ?. Balk, Noel. Passed ball, Townsend. Time, LAO. Empires, Will Hams and Clifford.
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PIRATES SPLIT TWIN
 BILL WITH BRAVES

Boston, September 15.-Pittsburg closed it's season in Boston today, win ming the first game of double header 2 to 1, and losing the second, to 1. Grimm's triple scored Pitts burg's runs in the first game and Holke's triple broke up the second Scores:
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,, Payne. Stolen bases Miller. Me- Ginnis. Distel, Moore Double play4- McGinnis to Distel to Wano. Left on bases, Little Rock ,, Nashville ,. Struck out. by Yellowhorse 6, by Payne ,. Base on balls, off Yellowhorse 1. off Payne. | Time, 1:40. Empires, Roth and Brennan.
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 *Batted for Sheehan in eighth **Batted for Manners in ninth. Score by innings: Birninghdm ........'.'..'..-ss wv VI oo Atlanta 100 600 040-i
 SUMMARY. Two-Base Hits-Hearndon, Halrstoa' Bernsen CD, Stevenson. Giazner. Sacrifice Hits-Martin, Smith. Stolen Base-Barnhart.
 Double Play-Barnhart to Croll to Bernsen. struck Out-By Glazner 3, by Sheehan ' Base las on Balls-off Glazner ?. Balk---Glazner.
 Hit by Pitcher-Guyon (by Glazner). Pitching Record-Eleven hits with SIX earned runs off Sheehan in seven ia- nings. Earned Runs-Birmingham 6, Atlanta l. Left on Bases-Birmingham 4 At lanta 5.
 Umpires-Johnson and Pfirman. Time of Game-145.
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BROWNS EATEN
 BATTING AVERAGES

St. Louis, September 15.-St. Louis bat ters fattened their averages today at the expense of Karr and Hoyt, and defeated Boston, IS to ,. Score: R. H. E. Boston .................. 300 GOO 002- 10 1 'St Louis ............... 129 POI 21*-1S ? 1
 Batteries-karr, Hoyt and Schange; Weilman and Severeid Collins .si
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday Pittsburg, 2-1; Boston, IA. Cincinnati, 3; Philadelphia, 9 Brooklyn, 1; Chicago, O, No other game scheduled.
 Games Today Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston.
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Indians Hummer
 Way to Victory /
 OUer Athletics
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland September 15.-Cleveland wound up it's series with the Athletics today by winning, 14 to 0. The game was one automatically transferred to Cleve-. land, when rain prevented play on the last day the Cleveland team visited Phil- adelphia.,
 Bagby held Philadelphia to three hits,
 Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia ........... GOO 900 0O0- 0 1 Cleveland .............. 40 521 10*-14 2
 Batteries-Moore, Keefe and Perkins. Myatt; Bagby and O'Nell, Nunamaker. IF
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Louisville Columbus; rain. At Milwaukee, 6-3; Minneapolis, Al. At Kansas City. III St, Paul, 26-s. No other games scheduled
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Rochester 5; Agron. Q0 innings). No other games scheduled
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TOLD TROUBLES ID
 CITY COMMISSION
Board Members Spend Morn ing Hearing List of Com
 plaintS From Many

Many complaints, protests and petty petitions were taken up by the board of City Commissioners at their regu- lar weekly meeting yesterday morn- ing.
 A permit for the removal of a two- story brick building across South Seventh street was granted to the In- gals Iron Works The company was given four days in which to move the building and clean up the street after wards
 Graham Perdue was appointed as- sistant city attorney the appointment to take effect at once.
 Protests against the erection Of a soft drink stand at Twenty fourth street and Twelfth avenue, North, by K D. Likis were heard by the conn missioners from several residents of tEe neighborhood. The commission ruled that 1t had no authority to pre- vent the erection of the building as there were already several stores at that corner.
 J. k. Johnson complained that a city garbage dump had encroached upon property at Sixty-second street belong ing to one of his clients. The matter was referred to Commissioner H. P. Burruss.
 A revocabie permit to erect a spur track at First avenue, North, and Six teenth street was granted to the Bir- mingham Sash and Door Company and the McDavid estate.
 Complaint against a hedge located the railroad crossing at Fifty fourth and East Fifty fourth street was made by o. H. Harris. He stated that the hedge had grown so high as to ob- struct the view and ask ed that a warn ing signal be put on the crossing and the hedge trimmed. The commission took the matter under advisement
 The Birmingham Realty Company filed petition which alleged encroach- ment on the street at Seventh street and Third avenue, South.
 A letter from the engineer report ing that the Ingalls Iron Works had encroached upon the street was also presented. The city attorney was in- structed to make the matters up.
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ENSLEY

The first meeting of the scholastic year of the Parent-Teachers' Improve ment Association of the Ensley High School yesterday afternoon proved to be both interesting and enthusiastic Mrs. Neal Dugger, the new president. pre- sided. An interesting talk on The School, Past and Present. was given by Professor Smith. Professor Gallup talked on How to Teach Children Good English; Mrs. Louis Mackenzie gave a talk in which several excellent sugges- tions for helping the school were made. and Professor Copeland of the science department talked on "The Value of the Moving Picture Machine in Teaching Sci- ence." Miss Edna Chapman sang All for You" and Mrs. Conrad Boterwes gave piano selection. Following the meeting the guests assembled in the sci ence room. where the value of the picture machine was demonstrated.
 During the year the Improvement As sociation will endeavor to have home nursing made part of the home economies course Work outlined for the year will include helping to improve the library and assisting each department where needed.
 The mothers of the school are urged to cooperation with the officers in their work. The meetings are held the first Tuesday in each month.
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FILM SURVEY WEEK

Mrs. W. W. Hollingsworth, state chairman of the motion picture com mittee of the Alabama Federation of Womens Clubs, has appointed a com mittee of women from each club to make survey of tho pictures shown in the city during film survey week, beginning October II. as arranged by the federation, Mrs M. l.. Rains and Mrs. L. D. McCollum from the Culture Club, Mrs. W. l.. Rush and Mrs. G. F. Goodwin from the Civic Club, and Mrs. E. L. Huey and Mrs. c. E. Hollingsworth from the Wednesday Music Club con stitute this committee.
 This survey has been arranged by the A. F. w. C. through the civic de-
 pertinent, in an effort to improve, where needed. the class of pictures exhibited daily to such a large num- Der of people and to improve the con- dition of the theatre from a sanitary and safety standpoint.
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Bessemer, October lz.-SSpecaai'f- The grand jury was empaneled Monday and has before it lengthy docket oi more than 100 cases to be investigated. In his charge to the jurors, Judge a. C. B. Gwin asked that they lnVestlsa'e gambling and reckless driving. es- pecially during the grand jury session. This is the first grand jury to sit in the now courthouse. and is as folio TVS: Webb Parsons, foreman; Marvin Gools- by. Robert E. Croll, Lude Bailey, K. l.. Ellis, Joseph R. Dixon, M. Clay Dabbs, J. w. Daniels, William M. Dees, Carlow Stringfellow, Walter Blocker. John Parsons, o. L. McClinton. Edward Clark, Howe Price, John Warden, Mil" Hard c. Reid.
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FAsTIDIOUs BURGLAR

Harris Brothers clothing store cn Nineteenth street was entered Monday night about o'clock and suit of clothes and shirts and other wearing apparel were taken. The thief en- tered the store by affecting an en- trance through a side window and opened one of the doors to the front show window and evidently tried on several suits which were on models in the window for those were found wing on the counter in the rear of the store. His desire apparently was to fit nim- self in new attire as this was all lhar has been found missing so far.
 The Woodward Golf Club will hold a tournament. beginning on the twenti- eth at their country club at Woodward. All of the members from Ensley, Fair
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CURFEW LAW

Tuesday evening at o'clock the cur few law will go into effect in Besse- mer. All young boys must be in their homes by that time unless they are &C., companied on the streets by an oldef person, or unless they are able to give satisfactory reason for being out alone. This law was made after con- sultation between Chief of Police Rush Randle and city officials in an effort to prevent miners from lettering on the streets after dusk. The curfew hour is o'clock and the law will be rigidly enforced.
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MUSIC CLUR

Mrs. E. l.. Huey entertained the | Wednesday Music Club Tuesday after noon at her home in Jonesboro. A short , business session was held in which Miss Maud Buck. Miss Lady Portis and Miss Blanche Smith were elected mem- | bers of the club, and plans made for 1 the open meeting which will be held at l the home of Mrs. Cecil Cowan. After the business a program which included 1 a study of North American Indian. Music was rendered by Mrs. L. L. Vann, leader. A social hour followed the programme and refreshments oi sandwiches. mints bonbons. cake and coffee were served. Mrs. Huey was as- sisted in her duties as hostess by Mrs. P. J. McAdory, Mrs. John Mcconnell and Mrs. B. E. Ingram.
 Miss Kathleen Cahill was the hostess to the Tuesday Morning Bridge Club today. entertaining at the Elks Hall The first prize, table scarf was won by Miss Berney Gillen; the consola- tion prize, a cut glass novelty piece, fell to Mrs. c. A. Harris After the games Miss Cahill served a course luncheon to her guests who were: Mrs Joe Little, Mrs. d. c. Wilson, Mrs. r U. Harris, Mrs. Charles Kutchins, Mrs Floyd Sterling, Mrs James Fitzpatrick Mrs. Rickert, Mrs. Desadle Mrs. Ray mond Allen, Mrs c. A. Harris and Misses Ethel and Berney Gillen.
 Mrs. J. O. Sturdivant entertained the members of the Women's Missionary Society of the Jonesboro Baptist Church on Monday afternoon. An excellent pro- gramme was rendered. Africa" being the subject, with Mrs. J. G. McGrew as leader. A social hour followed the programme and the hostess served delightful salad course and tea to her guests who were Mrs. l.. W. Brooks, Mrs. B. E. Ingram Mrs. E. H. McCorcle Mrs. O. T. Briggs. Mrs. J. H. Dillard. Mrs. J. J. Sandlin, Mrs. J. c. McGrew and Mrs. J. W. McCorcle.
 Mrs. Jim Mohns of Rome, Ga. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. T. Warlick
 Mrs. $. E. Grout will leave Friday for Dyersberg, Tenn. where she will visit her parents, Mir. and Mrs. T. G. Wells.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Davis of Wood ward will leave in a few days for Gads- den where they will make their home
 Dr. F. o. Hellier, H. k. White and Bob Minges left Tuesday morning fo. fishing trip to Warrior river.
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mi Hi' AN V I y ' in A H &A N N 3N l. nm is rresp ndent m should hA
 
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field and Bessemer will enter the tour nament and trophies will be given for the highest scores. A number of Bes- semer's best players will take part in the tournament
 The B. R., l.. & P. Co. will begin to run their cars in and out of the city over the new tracks Wednesday. The new route extends along First avenue to Twentieth street and down Twen- tieth to Fifth avenue and from there to Nineteenth street
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Means Shot to Death
By Associated Press

assistant superintendent of transpor- tation for the Georgia Railway and Power Company, was shot to death in the office of the company today. md J. |C. Knight, a conductor employed by the company, shot himself. inflicting a flesh wound. One report to the police was that Means was shot in a scuffle for Knights pistol, when the latter att tempted to commit suicide, after he was accused of being short in his ac- counts. Means. who was fifty-five years old, entered the company's serv- ice as conductor.
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-" For dv sandn stems,C Cor.Ch 

The Shadyside Improvement Club win hold a regular meeting on Monday night, October IS, at 7:30 o'clock, at the Shady side Methodist Church basement Con- mitteemen are requested to be present with full reports as to the progress or their respective undertakings. As a result of labor troubles, John Blue, negro, was shot and fatally wound ed by A. L. Riley at about 6:S0 yesterday morning. Blue was carried to the T. c. I. hospital. and Riley was put under arrest by Officers McAdory and Tyler and placed in the Ensley jail.
 GIVES LYRIC PARTY
 A. C. Davis was host Monday evening at Lyric party. entertaining for tho members of the Hay-Rogers wedding party. Following the show, ices warl enjoyed. Those included in the hospital ity of the evening were: Miss Mary Rogers. Miss Edna Meyer, Miss Marga- ret Adams. Miss Daisy Gilmore. Miss vir. ginia Hay. Harold Hay, Goodwin My rick. Frances Cook. Harold Baker and the host
 The Arab Club will entertain at dance at the home of Miss Emma Staun- ton at her home on Ensley avenue Fri- day evening.