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Arizona republican., 1920-09-12
nsPlRIMe WIFE

BENTON HARBOR-Billy MislIe says he always fights best when his wife is at the ringside Miske's father who is a St. Paul policeman, is also great fan.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-12
SET OF BOOK MARKS
 ATTRACTIVE GIFT

X very attractive yet inexpensive present is a set of cardboard book marks These are cut very narrow and can be decorated in water colors with various flowers, such as pansies, sweet-peas. etc.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-12
TO KEEP DCiLiES
 CLEAN AND SMOOTH

To keep freshly ironed doilies clean and unwrinkled, the needle woman can easily make, an attractive set of square receptaeles from cretonne-
Arizona republican., 1920-09-12

Up to August :. the bodies of 2.S9l American soldiers who died overseas had been returned to the United States and 1.33S were en route to this coun- try for reburial.
Arizona republican., 1920-09-12
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cut to rent a place for headquarters and a club for the members. This will be of great benefit to the lodge as he members can meet together and have social tsme. Also visiting mem bers coming to PnoeniN win thus be able 10 get in touch with the lodge and the local members. A place has not yet been secured. Next Wednes- day night the regular meeting will be held and a large class is expected to present themselves for initiation Also a number of new applications are eX- pected. A real campaign for new mem bers Is on and the lodge has been di- Vided into two teams to work for new members. The losers will give q ban quet to the winning team. So 1t is up to every member to get busy. We must have 600 members by the first Of the year. Cooler weather is here now and the members are urged to at tend the meetings. The officers are encouraged by your presence. Our meetings are interesting and plans are under way to make them more inter estng and full of pep. Come out and find out what Is going on.
 SECURITY BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
 Although Friday night September 10 was 10 have been a social night for Phoenix council No. 1925, there were so many that wanted 10 be initiated in the order that q regular business meeting was held. initiating q large class of new members. The fnitiatory services were exemplified by State Manager H. C. Wolfsen with his pie torial degree work, assisted by the ladies degree team.
 After the regular meeting a dance was enjoyed by all those present. It was a case of business before pleas ure" and then heaps of real pleasure afterwards. The ladies degree team served delicious punch during the eve ming.
 Friday night September r will be Juvenile election night, at which time they will elect their officers for the coming year. They will be assisted by Juvenile Matron Sister Ora Asher.
 Now if there is the slightest doubt Tn your mind about the wonderful progress Phoenix council No. 2325 ss making, and the good times they are having, all you have to do to find out the real truth is to sign an applica- tion card and become a member. Are you in doubt? If so call or have As sistant Manager r. J. Mason. Brothers K. c. Sloane, A. J. Barnes and W. S. J. Boss call and assist you in getting right
 Don't forget. every Friday night at $ P m, I. Q. c. F. hall. Phoenix coun- cil No. 2325.
The evening world., 1920-09-25
Came From Scotland TO Attend
the Marriage Of Hus-
bands Sister.

Miss Dorothy Miller daughter OF
Mrs. Roswell Miller. to-day becomes
the bride OF william Harold Stewart
Of Webster Mass. at the country
home OF tho brides mother In Mill
brook, ~ Y. To-day's bride is a His-
ter OF Roswell Miller. who married
Miss Margaret Carnegie. daughter Of
the late Andrew Carnegie. The iron
mester'T daughter returned from
scotland 10 act as matron OF honor at
tho wedding, the brides other at
t2ndunts boing her cousin. Miss Louise
Edgar. and the Misses Grace Colgate.
Nina Dcarth. Alice Bremen OF Brook
line, Mass, and Margaret Stewart. a
sister OF tho bridegroom.
Mr.. Stewart chose Courtaudt Horr
as best man and six college friends az
usEers. with tho Rev. Henry sloane
Coffin OF the Madison Avenue Presby-
terian church officiating, After re-
turning from their wedding journey
tho stcWarts will live at No. ~ East
SEA Street
The evening world., 1920-09-25
GAS RATE OF $2.25
GRANTED IN JERSEY
Utilities Board Also Allows 81
Minimum Monthly Charge for
Morris County COMPANY.

TRENTON. ~ j. Sept 25-an IN
crease in gas rate from $50 TO 12.2j
per thousand cubic feet. and an iu-
crease In the monthly minimum charge
from 50 cents 20 81 has been granted by
tho Public Utilities Commission 10 the
New Jersey Gas and Electric Company
operating in Morris County
The company applied for an increase
TO $3.50 per thousand cubic feet al.
leging that the cKpen os for the year
ending Dec. /. 1912. md for the five
months from Jan. Z 10 June I, 1920,
showed total deficit for the period
OF t25.32O co. ~ the rate was made $50
the revenue wuld be sufficient only 20
pay operating expenses taxes and fixed
charges. Il was alleged.
10 was shown, however, that the com
pany based its estimate for the period
spec ,Grd only upon the figures tor the
urst fave months OF 1890
The evening world., 1920-09-25
ARMED MEN GET
$4,000 IN HOLDUP;;
CHASED IN AUTO
Robbers Seize Payroll Cash in
Jamaica and Escape in
Automobile.

Three armed men held mp and rob
bed Charles Simous.paymastcr OF the
Rosenthal Construction Company, OF
$1,000 shortly before noon to-day in
Jamaica and escaped IN an au,omo-
hic. Within a short time q feet Of
commendcereJ automobiles IN which
Wer, policemen, detectives ana cir-
lers who husuly volunteered to aid
ln the man hunt were scurrying for
miles in every direction seeking the
Danditg
The Rosentha Construction Com
pany is erecting row Of houses on
MaNwebor Avenue, jamaica, and the
$4,000 had just been drawn from a
bank and taken 90 the shack used by
the paymastcr The money wus stIu
in the canvas bag into which jt had
been placed at the bank and me- was
preparing TO make up his weekly
payroll when three men entered the
shacr
Up W tu your hands" ordered
one OF tho mon. all ~ whom were
covering Smous with guns. HIS
hands went up promptly Se,zlng the
bag Of money which II is believed one
OF theIr number must have seen taken
from the bank, the robbers backed TO
IN automobile which had stood with
engine throbbins q short distance
AWAY, and fled
I'm h,s excitement tho paymustor
instead OF tciophou.ng to the Jamaica
Police Station. which rs a mile from
the scene of the robbery, went there
personally thus losing considerable
time
As soon as his stor, had been told
All available policemen boiled out of
the station ana the communicating
OF automobiles followed swiftly
The evening world., 1920-09-25
OLIVE THOMAS'S
BODY ARRIVES HERE;
PICKFORD IN TEARS
Film Star Begged for Life After
Taking Poison, Says Owen
Moore.

The body Of Ouvo Thomas tho
moving picture star, who died from
poison n Paris was brought TO this
city to-day on the Cunarder Maurc-
tun.a. II was taken 10 an undortak-
ing establishment and on Tuesday
tho funeral win be held on ST.
Ihomass Church.
Jack Pickford. Miss Thomas hus-
band, accompanied ahe body. Hc
vas evidently in "a highly oyerwrought
state ana wept when asked about his
wife. owen Moore, also noted hlm
star and once Pickford's brothcr-iu-
law. was his companion on the voy-
age and spoke for him.
IL was Ia Paris al the time OF Miss
Thomas's death" Moore said. "aud an
the stories about drinking and wild
parties and that sort OF thing are ulI
wrong. We had parties together. AN
of us. OF course. ami We had things j1
JuuD. naturally hut there VAS uu
such thing as ,urousing.
And { want tu state emphat,aly
ua. OU,e Thomas G.d NOT commit
suicide. n Was hrr ntrnt fo take one
%; tn, many tones that had been pre-
scrDed toI hey rundown condition
when she took tue b.chluuIe of mer-
cuIs A. soon as sHo took % she ran
CRYING fY nor husband alu IlI AN Uu.
The evening world., 1920-09-25
REFUSED
IN $3.50 LIQUOR
CASE BY COURT
Justice Benedict Rejects Ref
eree'S Finding in Mrs.
Wizards Suit.
CHARGES BAD FAITH.
Declares Husband and His At
torney Made No Real De
fenSe to Action.

supreme CourtJustice Benedict to-
day refused to confirm the report Of
Referee George c. Manning ir
recommending that divorce be
granted to Mrs. William ID. Willard.
whose case attracted attention IA few
days ago through the announcement
that she and her husband had agreed
to "go ffty ATTY" in dividing the
family liquor supply
The Court discharged the referee
and ordered that the case be tried in
open court. In connection with the
order Justice Benedict gave Il writ
ten statement 10 reporters declaring
that the evidence Indicated that the
lawyer for the defense. Hartford 7.
Marshall 40. ? Rector Street had
not acted in good fIith-
Justice Benedict said that the only
eject Of sx questions by the de-
r.udan's lawyer was TO strengthen
the case OF the p'aInuf-
Justice Benedict said.
"lt is perfectly evident from what
has been recited as 20 the proceed
iugs before the referee that the de-
fcndant did not intend In good faith
to defend the action and that the
sworn statement TO the effect that has
attorney had such Intention, n an
order of reference % the issues
a
misleading.
AS it was mado by an officer Of
this court In Che course OF a judicial
proceeding and was relied upon by
this court i'm granting tho application
for a referee to hear and determine a
very serious situation Is presented
and one which calls for the fullest eI-
PLANTATION ON the part OF the attorneys
In this case.
In actions for divorce public
policy requires that proof OF the
facts concerning the allegation Of
adultery be given in open court
where the defendant is IN default.
While IT. is true that in the present
case there was not, technically
speaking, a default on the part of
the defendant because Of his un-
verified answer, yet IL plainly APP
pears that the court in making the
order OF reference was given to un-
dorstand and relied upon the sworn
stateTpent of the defendants at
d..
The evening world., 1920-09-25
TO CALL ARNOLD ROTHSTEIN
AND ABE ATTELL TO TESTIFY
IN BASEBALL Jury INQUIRY
Grand Jury Foreman Says In
dictments Are Likely to BE
Handed Down.
INVOLVE FEW PLAYERS,
ComiSkey Tells of Efforts
Made TO Get Evidence Which
All Failed.

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The evening world., 1920-09-25
PRICE REDUCTION
WAVE INCREASES;
248 ARTICLESCUT
Government Reports Show
Movement Is Extending
Over Entire Country.
ONLY RENTS STAY UP.
Five Years Needed, it Is ESti-
mated, to Overcome Short
age in Buildings.

WASHINGTON. Sept %. -Ap-
proximately eis articles OF food, cloth.
ing and manufactured goods now
nave been forced into the retail and
wholesale price slashing movement
which IL spreading over the entire
country according 10 Government re-
ports to-day.
Prices paid producers Of leading
fruits and vegetables have gone so
low that producers are actually los
ing money tho Department Of Agri-
culture announced to-day.
The violent price drops, the depart
ment said, are due TO the abundance
OF leading produce crops. The potato
cropls 10 per cent larger than last
year, the cabbage crop SO per cent.
larger onion and orange crops % per
cent larger pears per cent. and ap-
pies 30 per cent.
Potato growers are receiving from
20 cents 90 81 per bushcl despite the
fact that many growers arc holding
crops Tor larger prices Onions have
gone nearly 20 pre-war price. while
cabbage growers are getting from s.
20 s. ton.
Retail prices Of forty-c.ght commod-
it5s haze been cur. according 10 lists
compiled by the Labor Department.
Wholesale prices Of approximately $50
commodities are represented 10 seven
groups OF articles I'm which prices have
fallen from TO II per cent
In addition, the Commerce Depart
mont average export price lists show
slumps In hfty-four OF eighty com
moditlos listed Scores OF articles OF
food and manufactured products now
have been reduced in price Tor export.
although they stun are selling AT the
old rates In the United States. This
indicates, however, oficials said. that
soon these prices will 60 down IN the
American market.
Rents building materials and fin
ished dwellings seem 20 be tho one
exception 10 tho general prico cutting
movement. The country now Is ap-
proXimately five years behind in IT'S
building needs, according 70 reports
here. officials OF tho United states
Housing Corporation recently esu-
mated that tho country is short APP
proximate.y 100000 buildings. TO
overcome this shortage will require
The evening world., 1920-09-25
HURT
IN HEAD-ON CRASH
OF TROLLEY CARS
Most VictimoS of Queens Col
liSion Are Women, and
One May iDe.
BLAME SLIPPERY RAILS.
Passenger, Herself Badly In
jured, Aids Others Until
Help Arrives.

Twenty five persons, mostly women,
we're injured, one probably fatally.
when two trolley cars3of tho New
York aud Long Island Traction Com
pany cohded head-on to-day on It's
one-line track on Rockoway Boulc-
ward AZ Moore Street, south Ozone
Park. Queens. Eight OF tho Injured
possengcrs are In hospitals In Ja-
malca and fourteen others we're
treated by ambulance surgeons.
Eleven whose Injuries were trlnng
refused medical old and vent to their
homes.
Passengers ollcge thar both cars
we're travelling swiftly ana that one
had passed turnout switch upon
which Il should have stood until tbs
other car passed.
The company, which has started an
official Investigation 20 nx the blame.
was Informed, rs officials said. that
the log and slippery rails We're re-
sponsiblo Tor tho crash, which t,lc-
scoped the forward ends Of both care
ana broke every window pane
Car No g., wcstbound. vns in
charge OF Motornan william WiIott
and Conductor Charles Briggs. East
bound cnr No. n was In charge uf
Motorman william Jackson and Con
ductor George Harris. Both motor
men Iomped when they saw tho col
lision was inevitable, after they
found tho hlippcry rails prevented
the emergency brakes from working
The worst injuries were suffered by
Mrs Anna s. Johnson, forty-two. Of
Rockville Centre. l.. l., who was
taken 20 ST. Mary's Hospital, Ja-
mu,ca, suffering from fractures Of
the left leg, jaw, nose and from
shock, cuts, bruises and a possible
fracture OF the skull
Others taken 10 st. Murys Hos
pital were; Mrs. Mary Il. Johnston.
hfty-soven. OF No 2i2 Merrick Road.
Lynbrook. L. l., contusions Of legs
and right shoulder ana shock. Mrs.
Anna J. Rapson. forty-two. OF Rose
dalo Avenue, Rosedale, cuts and
bruises on both thighs and contus.
ION Of breast; Henry Sandman sixty
two. OF No. 90 Oakland Avenue. Lyn-
brook. fracture OF LEFT ankle and lac
crations of legs, George Hunter.
twenty. OF jamaica Greek, Spring
field broken artery 10 face. MARY
Simpson, thirty eight colors-d, OF No.
ei7 J.annettc Avenue Inwood con
tus,on- OF legs
Those taken to jamaica Hospital
were. Mar, Mcdonald. s4xty-fyc. Of
Rockville Centre Iacerauons OF both
egs and face. and Elizabeth Brewer.
NAteon. OF Rockville Centre, shock
and loccraron OF face
Despite her own Injuries. Mrs
johnson was among the most active
10 assisting othor wounded passen-
gers from the cars She also gcn-
dcred first lId 90 Mrs Johnson bee
fore ruc arrival OF the amouauces.
tearing up her pett.oolJ and applying
o1udagcs made thcro'rom She coli
.apseI es the FIRST ambulance op.
pcpr'd.
The evening world., 1920-09-25

Foremost among these bills are:
The abolition Of summary dis-
possess or holdovsr proceedings
except IN three instances; Where
tenant has allowed the premises
10 become disordsrlyi whsrS the
landlord actually wants the prem
isss for his own occupancy; and
where the premises are TO be re-
constructed tho landlord 10 be
compelled 20 show 70 the salts.
faction Of the court that he has
actually arranged for reeonstrue-
ton and has properly filed HE
building plans.
The elimination Of the IS per
cent. rent increase as a reasons
able limit and making every IN.
crease in rent subject 10 review
by the court. the entire burden
Of Rroof as 70 fairness OF the in
crease beinu put upon the land.
lord
The Evening World deserves great
credit for its fight IA securing these
effective measures. said Senator
Charles @. lockwood. Chairman OF
the Housing Committee which rec
these bills.
"The effective efforts OF that news
paper went a great way IN the pass
age Of these bills. As the Governor
well stated, ,n his legislative cxperl-
onoo be had found that no law abid-
ing citizen need ever fear or ever lose
anything by proper regulation. ThA
Us what We have tried 10 enact"s
Il is now up 20 the Municipal
Court Justices. II they admin
istsr the law in this "poor mans
court as Il 10 set forth In the
statutes and carry out tho spirit,
intent and purpose Of the laws no
tenant will need 20 suffer for
want Of proper protest'on in the
occupancy Of his premises and al
reasonable rents.
Mu,n of mo abuse that has grown
OUT o' the ron. laws enacted In The
last Leg stature has been corrected.
and according 20 an the Authorities
Who have worked on the new statutes.
ar.,.s the provisions are miscon-
srusd by tU, courts. relief VIII be
obtained bY che average tenant a.
asa,ns, tne interruptions landlords.
II feel confident tina, every hing
that can bt done To- alleviate the pres
emit crisis, aur,uus thousands of ton-
ants whose status Is uncertain pend
ing action by oct. T. viii be fully
met With tho bills passed. said Sena.
t1r Lockwood and ir they ara ad-
mnstered IN the spirit Intended by
The Legislature sgul iusties wiz be
The evening world., 1920-09-25
RENT RELIEF BILLS PASSED;
PRAISE FOR GREAT VICTORY
GIVEN TO EVENING WORL[
Measure to Prevent Eviction of
100000 Tenants Oct. and Others
Are Approved by Both Houses and
Governor Will Sign Them at Once.
Bn Sophie Irene Loeb.


ALBANY Sept 2SA the measures designed to give relief to The
100000 tenants menaced by eviction oct strongly ad
yoed by The Evening World have been passed by both houses and
Gov. Smith said to-day:
"a will lose time in signing the bills that will give mmsd2
le the thousands OF people waiting 10 have their status decided
by Get /.
he ample provision the great emergency for which the extra
session sailed familiar with their contents The present
time however"
The evening world., 1920-09-25

s,,ra. ror 'e'ss'u "tN'An s'tN1'", s.,, 81.
t4.Iod Ure. and new cabbage. 500. Yea
soulash lhungarlaul, J3c. IAN floQr.
" GRID baldlnH.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-16
FRIDAY EVENING. April is. 1920.
THE AMERICANS CREED.

IHE sAMEfaCANS CREED.
beGevc in die United Sta.cs of America a, a so,.,,.
srt BY the people. 70, de people. who,e
are dafp:d from The consent Of The zoperned
democracy IN republic. a sovereign Ma.
hs. Of many sovereign States; perfect
sg gnion ono and insep@abe. established upon
those PRINCIPLES Of freedom. cqualis, Justice.
and humanity for phich Anericd, oatioh
bcn lpss and fortunes I,thercfe,e believe n i,
my country 10 love il 10 support is Con,iitu
obey is laps; to respect lis flag; and 70 defend
i against all enemies
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-16
RUFF STUFF

old friend Standard Oil wants to
supply the city With warning signs for
the streets. !.
Now if the city dads look around
carefully maybe they can find some
one who Is willing to give the town a
water works -
And maybe q bathing beach could
be obtained in that way.
sure would make this an interesting
~! esa e 2, show visitors l, i that were
Now claim that tho Sunday baseball
petition at one OF the corner drug
stores of our fair city has been
ptnehed.
Maybe some friend Of Sunday base
ball was afraid to shoot In paper
signed largely by the. average drug
store hanger on.
II takes voters, signatures to make
these new petitions count.
Sutherland Is expected to shy his
hat into the ring today.
Tbat,i1 give the Mountain state a
candidate in each party.
And an Importance politically which
- apt to turn the heads Of lot OF
conimcnsc or garden variety politicians.
But IL turning politicians heads was
the principal object n could be done
With much less fuss. -
rs
Il does not take a 10: to put the
average politician up IL the air.
Chemist announced out at t.-1ouis
this week that he has discovered a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-16
COOKING UP TRouBLE.

OUR years ago the Republican candidate for GOT
enor IN Tins state defeated by tic poisonous cam
which preceded the primary election Every other
candidate elected at the general election
but Of the fight over the Republican nomin
ahon governor created situation which made the cleo
hon OF e present govcrnoy Of the state certainty from
The start.
would be reasonable to that ono experience of
his kind would be enough 10 last ordinary men life time
and there signs that of the worst offenders in
campaign Of four years ago arc now earnestly
effort to set the Republican party in West
Virginia by the ears again and make il impossible to line
party solidy behind the gubematolal nominee And
this done mistakea belief that such tactics will i'm
the chances Of Of the candidates for the Repub
lean nomination.
one who knows anything at all about the politics
West Virginia knows that the Democrats have made up
minds that the election this state is going to go
Republican by good stiff puality-uness one or Two
hmss happen And of the things they arc hoping Will
occur the kind Of primary campaign the Republicans
had years ago. They have man and plan of cam
ready for just such contingency and if it de-
Seop election which under proper circumstances prob
would be permitted to go by default by the Demo-
crsts speedily develop into whirlwnd fight which will
make the Repablieanssget up on their toes.
would be against the party and ii happens
responsible for it ought to be driven out
ranks Of party Leadership. In these days the only
Of party loyalty which counts inspires confidence
kind that sustained by good faith and INSPIRED by
an desire to strengthen the whole party in the
struggle against a common foe. rh
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-16
The Humid. Part.

In imperishablc Characters there win
be inscribed on the success roll Of
honor names unfamiliar to most Of us.
the naiues Of those WHO performed
nohly humble parts In life: the un-
known workers for humanity. tie he
role srHerers-some blind. some Grip
pled or handicapped by the loss Of
hands or feet, or tortured by incurahle
djseases-who with fortitude equal
70 that Of the martyrs Of old, took mp
ufe's burdens and bravely made the
most OF the powers and opportunities
bestowed upon them by the Almighty.
From Ambition and Success by
ortson SWEET Marden