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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
SENATE PASSES SUFFRAGE
Tennessee SoIons Ratify Amendment
BY Large Majority.

Nashville. Tenn.-The Tennessee
Senate by a vote of 25 to 4 has adopted
the resolution providing for ratifca-
ton of the federal suffrage amend
ment. Even the most optimistic of
the suffrage forces were surprised by
the large majority. Seventeen votes
were necessary, but most polls had
listed from 20 to % as favorable and
the high water mark was set at "a.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
TWO MORE DIE OF BURNS
Third Child Succumbs As the Result
of Fire Near Moorhead.

Morhead-Peter. one and a half
years old, and Helen. eight years old.
children of William Seidel. farmer liv-
ing near Glypdon, have died here Of
burns received when their home was
destroyed by fire. Julia, two and a
half years old, died previously. Mrs.
Seidel and a six-month-old baby are
In a hospital here, where it was said
their chances for recovery are slight.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
TURKEY SIGNS TREATY

Sick Man, Last to Remain at War.
Now At Peace.
Severes. France-Turkey. the last
couf ssy to remain in a state Of war
with the Entente. has c,igned the
treaty. and Is now officially at peace.
Serbia and Hejax alone of the nations
interested. had refused to sign.
Premier Millerand opened the cere
mony with a few words and then asked
the Turkish delegates to sign. The
business concluded. the delegates hui-
ried out through the soldier guard
which presented arms as they fled
past.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
strikers Ordered Back.

Washington-Striking employees Of
the Pennsylvania Coal company in thu
Pennsylvania anthracite field have
been directed to return to work by the
federal anthracite coal commission
and the anthracite board of concilia-
ton.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
Holds 2 Cent Fare Rules.

Chicago-Holding that II does NOT
have power to increase passenger
fares in Illinois. which are fixed at Q
cents by state law. the state public
utilities commission refused to grant
. petition of the railroads for a fare
of So cents per mile.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
LETWA SIGNS PEACE TREATY
Treaty With Russia Agrees On All
OUTSTANDING Point.

London-Letvia has signed a peace
treaty with Russia. says a dispatch to
the London Times from Riga. An Of.
fetal dispatch received In London said
peace negotiations between Letvia and
soviet Russia had resulted in an agree
ment on all outstanding points and
that a provisional peace treaty would
be sigAed Immediately.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
EXPRESS RATES INCREASED

Interstate Commerce Commission Al.
lows Additional 1875 Per cent.
Washington-An increase of 12.5 per
cent in express rates has been author
lied by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
points.
The 1875 per cent increase does not
lake Into consideration the increase in
wages of approximately $780, 0O, 900 a
year recently awarded by the railroad
labor board.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
Albania Threatens Serbia.

London-The Rome correspondent
of the Central News agency t~elegraphs
that Albania has issued an ultimatum
to Serbia demanding Immediate eva
cuation Of Taraboso and the payment
Of 60u. 700 francs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
Teutons Close ParIs oniee.

Teutons Close Paris Office.
Paris-The German delegation In
Paris. which has been maintaining re-
lations with the Peace conference. has
been dissolved. DR.. Geoppert. the
head of the delegation. has lett for
Berlin.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
New World War Cloud Ponds,
Declaration of Struggling
Country As She Asks Aid.
FUTURE NOW AT STAKE
8olshevist Victory On vistuia Threat
n All Europe, Says Proclama.
tion-May Be Too Late
To Save.

Washington - Moved by the
reiterated pleas for aid from the
Polish government, the War de.
partment has under serious con-
~slderation the request of Prince
Lubomirsky, Polish minister, for
permission to purchase war ma
terials from the United States.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19

American Scouts In Paris.
Paris-The American Boy Scouts
who reached Paris we're given an Of
ficial reception at the City Hall. The
Scouts win leave Paris soon for a
short visit to the battleleldss
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19

Fall On Stairs Kills Woman.
Minneapolis-Mrs. Axell Swanson
was instantly killed when she fell
down . flight Of stairs at her home.
She had lived In Minneapolis since
1881.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
RAINS KILL FOREST FIRES
No Loss OF Life Or Homes Reported
In CONGREGATIONS.

Duluth-Heavy rains about Baudette
and elsewhere in the northern part OF
the state have quenched many Of the
ofrest fires which had been threaten
Ing according to word from Baudette.-
While many farmers have had their
hay and grain fields burned there has
been no loss OF life and no homes have
been destroyed, reports Indicate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-08-19
About 10000 Entrusted Money
To Care OF Spectacular
Investment Man.
DEBTS ARE 100000
Spectator Charged by U. s. With
Using Mails To Defraud-Hanover
Bank Closed BY the
Authorities.

Boston-charIes Ponzi, whose
spectacular financial dealings have
made his name known the country
over, was surrendered by the nan
who furnished $4,000 bonds for
his release after his arrest by the
federal authorities. Unable to find
another ~bondsman, Ponzi was
taken to the Middlesex county jail
at East Cambridge.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
LlP-READING CLASSES MAY
BE PERMANENT FEATURE

Considerable interest has apparent
ly been aroused on Maui over the an
nouncement of the proposed organiza-
ton of a class in ~"lip-reading" for the
deaf and hard of hearing. The MAJ
ter will probably take some definite
shape with the arrival next Monday
of Miss Alma H. Austin, an expert
teacher of this system of communion
ton from Los Angeles. She came to
the Islands recently on a vacation, but
through the cooperation of Superinten-
endent Vaughan MacCaughey she
opened a number of very successful
and enthusiastic classes.
Miss Austin expects to remain on
Maui for but a week, but she is plan
ming to secure a leave of absence
from the Los Angeles school board
and return TO the Islands in a few
months to organize the system more
permanently.
Mrs. d, H. Gaze of Waikiki, and
Mrs. e. J.. Walker, of Hamakuapoko,
are acting rs Miss Austin's represen-
tatives on Maui until her arrival.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Maui To Have But
2 Guard Companies
New Plan For National Guard 0rga-
nizat;'u Should Insure Splendid
Units On Haui- EnliStments Soon
-Lahaina 1 Have One Company.

Information has 1 'ched Maui that
the reorganization of the national
guard of Hawaii will pl hably be on
the basis of but one reg ent for the
entire territory, instead OIL two, as
had been at first announced. Under
this new plan Maui, it is said, will be
allotted 2 companies instead of a
full battalion, as under the first plan.
Moreover, instead of companies of
a minimum strength of 100 men, the
strength required will be but SO men
. the company. 1t is probable that
L. Naina will get one of these com.
pam ! and Waikiki, or possibly Ka-
hului, he other. 1t is quite certain
that theAe will be little difficulty in
recruiting ZIP two such companies of
exceptionally high standard. They
will probably be largely Hawaiian
and haole in personnel.
1t is expected that the Maui COM
panies will be battaliC ed with two
companies On Kauai. Whether head.
quarters of this battalion will be
here or on Kauai is not known, but
it will probably lie between Philip
Rice, of Kauai, and Frank Lufkin, Of
Maui, as choice for battalion com
mander.
1t is understood that the work of
selecting the officers to command the
Maui companies and of enlisting the
for the ranks, will begin very
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Suits To Collect For
Extras On GeSner Garage

A dispute over extras" furnished
in the course of the construction of
the new Gesner Garage, in Waikiki,
recently completed by c. H. Dickey
and Hart Wood, contractors for Harry
Gesner, is now in the courts for set
Element. A flock of liens against the
building was filed in the local circuit
court this week.
Dickey & Wood are suing Gesner
for the sum of s23S9.22 through in
~strumentality of a lien on the new
garage, while the Honolulu Planning
Mill Co, Ltd, Brown-Langlais Electri.
cal Construction Co., Justin P. Smith,
and Levers & Cooke, Ltd, have
plastered liens on the place for res
pectively s156O.10, $306.16, s240, and
S625.23, amounts claimed to be due
for materials supplied to Dickey &
Wood and Harry Gesner.
1t is understood hat Gesner claims
to have had an agreement with the
contractors that the garage should
not cost in excess of $4,000, whereas
in reality the cost exceeded this
limit by more than $4,000.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Hears Utilities Board
Coming To Hold Hearing

T. A. Brown, manager of the Maui
Telephone Company, received a wire
less message from Honolulu yesterday
to effect that the public utilities com.
mission had decided to hold a public
hearing on the petition of the com
pany to raise it's subscription and toll
rates, and would hold such hearing on
next Thursday, August IL, at 10 a. m.
in the Waikiki town hall.
This is the only notice, so far as is
known in this office, of the commits
sion's intentions. ~esumably the
utilities body expects the phone COM
pany to pass the word around.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Hawaii and Nevada To Meet-At a

Hawaii and Nevada To Meet-At a
conference of ~collegians held last
week it was decided that on Christmas
day there will be a football match be.
tween the team from the university
of Hawaii and that of the Nevada uni
versity. This will be the 1rst inter.
varsity game played in the territory.
On New Years day there will be a
second game played between the New
ada team and a picked one of Oahu.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
Shingles Promise
Made To Committee
Continued from page ~

-
the convention, if possible, it was
finally decided by the caucus to send
a committee to interview Shingle with
a view to persuading him to with
draw his candidacy for national COM
mitteeman. This committee consisted
of Senator Rice and Sam Kalama.
They saw Single in the presence of
John Wise and Jack Desha (of Ha-
waii)
Single was keenly averse to with
drawing and was supported in this by
Wise. When the Maui committee in
sisted that they would defeat him on
the floor of the convention if he per-
sisted in his attitude, Wise threatened
to nominate Kuhio in place of Single
presumably with the idea that Bald
win would refuse to oppose the dele
gate.
This was the situation as it stood
when the famous compact for Bald
wins withdrawal was suggested. And
it went so far as to include a slate
VI IC lNO a tAVNulft NOAAAlAllllCCg
Of which Baldwin was to be chairman
and AL Castle vice-chairman. Single
was keen for this, as was Wise also,
provided Maui would withdraw sup
port of Baldwin for the national com
mitteemanship and support Single
instead.
Delegates Not Pleased
When the plan was reported by the
committee back to the Maui delegates
it met with much opposition, and in
another caucus held just before the
convention opened, it was a question
for a while of whether it would be
accepted or not. But it finally was,
largely through Baldwin's reluctance
to be a candidate, and Single as a
consequence got the place unopposed.
But the point that has not up to the
present been made clear to the pub
lie generally, is that the only agree
ment ever made with the Oahu poll
ticians, was made by the Maui dele
cation as a whole and not by either
Baldwin or Rice. The personal onus
in the deal rests clearly with Shin
gle and Wise.
If, as they now v%irtuously contend,
they had no authority to speak for
their Oahu constituency, they certain
ly did not betray any such doubts at
the time, according to Rice and Kala-
MIA, who represented the Maui dele
cation as its committee.
Maui Standing Pat
In the meantime Maui is standing
pat and the rift in the party is as
wide as ever. Chairman Andrews has
talked of a reorganization" but has
further stated that he will not resign
the craftsmanship which he gained
when the Maui delegation left the con
vention last week. At a ratification
meeting held in Honolulu last Satur-
day night, attended by about 500 per
sons, the national candidates of the
party were endorsed, as were also the
national platform and the territorial
platform adopted at last weeks con-
vent1onr
The democrats are openly gloating
owe the situation, from the bearing
they believe it will have on the cleo
ton for delegate to congress this fall.
Andrews, Wise, ct. al, are making a
determined show of nonchalance and
confidence, which is belied, how
ever, by the obvious concern IN the
part of other leaders in Honolulu.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

...$6s04.70 Received in Fines--There
received in fines by the federal
district court during the month of
July the total of s6804.7 10, according
to figures compiled by Normn Cod
bold, deputy district attorney. The
great majority of the cases were for
the illicit manufacture and sale of al
coholic liquor and Japanese were the
principal offenders.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Father Bruno Bens, pastor of the
Lahaina Catholic church, but at pres
ent filling the place of Father Justin,
of st, Anthony's church, Waikiki, was
last Saturday admitted to American
citizenship by U. S. Judge ]. B. Poin-
dexter, in Honolulu. Father Bruno
was born in Germany but of Dutch
parents.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
"Mother" Monsarrat Dead - Mr.

Mother" Monsarrat Dead - Mrs.
Elizabeth Jane Monsarrat, widow of
the late Marcus G. Monsarrat, d. 1
last Monday evening at her home H.
Honolulu. She was born in the house
at Union Street and Adams Lane,
where she also died. She was nearly
SO years of age.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Want Plot For Dead Heroes-Fre-
derrick Funston Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, voted to launch a cam
paign for $4,000 to purchase a plot
in Nuuanu cemetery and erect a monu
ment to veterans who died here and
those whose bodies lie in France.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Hawaii Boosters To Tour Island
Leading members of the Hilo Board
of Trade will begin on August Is a
tour of the Island of Hawaii, having a
three-fold purpose for the trip: To
achieve closer cooperation between
the members of the various outside
civic organizations and the board of
trade and if possible to enroll new
members; to work up enthusiasm for
the civic convention to be held in
Hilo the end of September, and TO
study the means of transportation
over the island.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Same Old story-The Honolulu
Household committee of the House
wives League has started a campaign
to investigate prices of household
necessities.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

Insanity to Cover One More Sin
The House of Lords ~contemplates
making insanity a cause Of divorce.
Hitherto 1t has only been recognized
as a cause of marriage.-London Opin-
ion.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06

John De Mello Ferreira, for being
drunk, forfeited s12 cash bail in the
Waikiki district court last Monday
by not appearing to answer the
charge when his case was called.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-08-06
D e D

DIED
KUN the Queens Hospital, Homo
lulu, July 81, 1920, Miss Mary Ku,
of 1908 Aud Lane, Palama, native
of Waikiki, Maui, 20 years old.
Buried in Kalaepohaku cemetery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
Four Arrested For
Stealing Provisions

County officers were kept busy yes.
terday rounding up a number Of
thieves who seem to have developed
a penchant for stealing food Of vari.
Gus kinds.
Armed with a search warrant, Dep
uty Sheriffs John Glover and Howard
Woodward went to Grays Flats and
arrested Robert Wilson and Robert
Griffin, both colored, and recovered q
quantity Of canned goods and meat
stolen by Wilson from the camp OF
N. NJ. Leigh, a road contractor, who
has been constructing county roads
between Pennington and Manning
ton.
Wilson has been employed by the
contractor as second cook. About
$50 worth Of the goods were recovered
at Wilson's room, as well as a guam.
tity Of clothing which the officers
think was also stolen.
Later the same two officers picked
up Dee johnson and Lester Fleming,
in connection with the theft several
weeks ago. Of six hams and a side OF
beef from Shinn and Triplet, Of
Loweville. Two Of the hams were re.
covered at Johnson's home at Edge
mont.
Sheriff John Dugan came from Nor.
gantown last night and took the two
men back with him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
BRITISH
SWALLOWS.
CARB0L|C ACID
Victor Piert Told Friends
f. He Intended to Com.
init Suicide.

Victor Piert, aged As years, for
mer English sailor, committed sui
eide at his rooming house at 224
Washington street about 7::3O o'clock
this morning by drinking carbollc
acid. Excessive drinking OF intoxicat-
ing liquors is believed to have led up
to the self destruction.
A day or two ago Piert intimated
that he was going to commit suicide
and it was then that Abe Hustead. a
friend OF the dead man, went TO his
room and took his razor, fearing that
he might use 1t as q means Of ending
his life. This morning about 7:15.
knocking was heard on the wall OF
Piert's room and others In the house
went into his room, finding him out
stretched on his bed in helpless con.
ditions. An empty carbolic acid bot
tie was found on the table and glass
with some carbolic acid in It was
found on the floor.
From the time that he was found
until be died about 9:15 a m. he was
completely paralyzed and did not
move a muscle. County Coroner Frank
Lloyd was called to the scene and
made an investigation Of the death.
announcing later that the man had
committed suicide and a coroner's In.
quest would not be necessary.
Piert was a member Of the Moose
lodge and also the Golden Links lodge.
He has been in Fairmont for about
five years, coming to this city from
Philadelphia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
START PUTTING
.N MACHINERY
At BIG PLANT
Brass Plant is Now Near
ing Completion is Re-
port.
lV|LL OPENED JULY i
started Putting in Nachin-
cry on Wednes-
day. Ia. III
'V|LL OPENED JULY u

Work Of installing machinery at the
brass mill was started yesterday:
Such machines as rollers and mill
wagons have been received and these
{ pieces are being placed. The build
Ing although not completed is far
enough advanced to enable the mill
% begin work soon.
Unless some contingency as rail-
road strike occurs brass will be rolled
BY July Is. The frame OF the building
IS all finished and the walls are rap
Idly going up. The roof will be on
inside Noi q month. All the founda-
tions for the machinery are in and
I much Of the machinery is already on
Ehe ground. All the rest OF the ma
( skhinery Is bought and will be ship
ped when Il is needed. The various
pieces Of machinery are all run by
Electricity even the furnaces are elec-
tric with the exception Of several spe-
ciai furnaces that use gas. The Rives-
vile electric power will be used. A
nub station will be erected and a high
tention wire will be run out to the
u ]. Krom, works manager, aud
Ferdinant Deming. mill engineer. q
New York will arrive in time TO start
,sthe work in July They will bring
with them force Of skilled brass
workers from Connecticut. Three
hundred laborers are employed now
n constructing the plant Of Is per
cent Of this can be used in the mill
proper. Sheets and rods Of both
brass and copper will be turned out
BY this mill. These products will be
marketed in Cleveland, Detroit and
other centers. An offer to buy brass
has also been received from England.
The construction Of dwellings Is
well advanced and enough will be
finished to accommodate the men who
viii arrive In July.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
Annabelle Man Loses
Money to SWindler

The old array game OF inducing
some honest toiler to put his savings
into tin box. along with a large sum
Of money belonging to the owner OF
the box, was again worked yesterday
with marked success by a stranger
who approached Henry Thobias, a
French miner Of Annabelle.
The stranger met Thobias on q
Clarksburg car, and told a story Of
a sum Of money which he would like
to have some one help him disbnrse
in charity. Putting his savings into
III ebox with the strangers roll sup
posed to contain $1,000 Thobias was
allowed to hold the combined sums,
whic hhe fondly imagined amounted
to $12,54O until he opened the box Ia.
ter, in the presence Of his brother
only to find that he had been swim.
died. The game was played at Clarks-
burg but no trace OF the slick strang.
er has yet been found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
Approves Their Taking Part
in the Campaign Ac-
tivities.
IS SUFFRAGE SUPPORTER
Wires Thanks to Meeting
Of Women at Pitts
burgh.
fBy Associated Press


PITTSBURGH, June 24.-Endorse-
lnent OF woman's participation in the
Republican campaign was conveyed
TODAY in a message from Senator
Harding to . luncheon OF the womans
Republican committee OF Allegheny
county here.
Il am asking you," wired Senator
Harding to the chairman OF the COM
mittee, ito convey nominees greet
inc and to say in that connection how
cordially | approve Of the enthusiastic
activities OF American womanhood in
the Republican party which is a most
dependable agency Of popular govern
ment As a supporter Of suffrage in
the senate | want you to know Of my
hopes TO have the suffrage amend.
ment consummated in time to afford
the women Of America whole partici.
patton in the presidential election.
Speakers at the luncheon were Mrs.
Mccormick OF Chicago, and former
Gov. Willis, OF Ohio, who placed Sen.
ator Harding in nomination al the Re-
publican National convention al Chi.
cago. Mrs. Mccormick urged upon
the women the necessity for organiza.
ton while Mr.. Wollis said this was
the first meeting Of women called for
the purpose Of furthering the success
OF the Republican ticket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-24
JAMES N'KA|N B
CLAIMED By DEATH.
Thoburn Resident is Taken
After Long I'll.
ness.

James McKain. ST., aged IS years,
a highly respected resident Of Tho
burn, died early this morning at his
home after an illness OF seven or
eight weeks with q complication OF
diseases, The deceased was a native
Of Ireland, out came to this country
when quite a young man and had
been located at Monongah for the
past thirty years. He was q pioneer
worker in the coal mines Of that sec
ton, having come here at the time
the coal field was opened. he was
employed by the coal company until
recently, when III health incapadtat-
ed him from active duty.
BE was well known and liked IN
that community and has a host OF
friends, who regret his death.
He is survived BY his wife. Mary
McKain, and one son, James AcKain,
Of Monongah. Another son Is de-
ceased. Eight grandchildren also sur
vive him.
place at Clarksburg on Saturday
morning and burial will be made in
the Catholic cemetery at ClarkS6urg
by Undertakers R. L. Cunningham
and Son.