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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-17
KILLED BY SINN FEN

Dublin, Aug. 17-District Inspector Wilson was shot dead at Templenar last night while walking from the police barracks to his home, accord ing to a message from Thurles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-17
yINDIOrIvE FToATED.

London, Aug. 16-The British light cruiser Vindictive, which was sunk in the entrance of Ostend harbor on May II, 1918. and which has blocked that port since that time. has been re-foated and the port Is open for traffic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-17
THE WEATHER

Bridgeport and vicinity Fair tonight and Wednesday; cooler; moderate north and northwest winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
PRESENT TICKETS
 VOID AUGUST 26 Will Not Be Valid When New Fare Schedules go
 Into Effect
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Washington, August A. Return tickets and mileage books bought be- fore the higher fares allowed railroads last Saturday become effective will not be valid when the new schedules go into effect. it was said today at the interstate commerce commission.
 How the comm ission will handle the problem of tickets purchased before the new fares are made operative for use after their effective date is now being worked out. 1t was said. Com mission officials emphasized however, that travel for the present prices would not be permitted after the effective date of the new levels.
 It is expected that an order will be issued permitting the railroads to re- fund the amount paid for return cou- pons or unused mileage and commuta- lion books or that passengers win be allowed to use them upon payment of the additional charges authorized.
 Unless some such method was adopted. 1t was pointed out. tickets could be purchased for future use in large quantities which would result in postponing the effective dates of the hiGl CT fares-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
HALT INDICTMENTS FOR ''LEAK' PROBE Papers Publish Grand Jury . Report Two Hours Before
 It Reaches Judge
By Associxted Frcss

Chicago. August 4True bills against forty-one leaders in the recert strike of rail employees, understood to have been voted by federal grand jury, were held in abeyance today by Judge Samuel Alschuler while the jury began an investigation to find out how afternoon newspapers were able to publish accounts of the indict- ments two hours before they were re- ported to the judge.
 unknown person who gave out news of the indictments as an anarchist and declared every legal step would be taken to punish him.
 Reporters will be subpoenaed, he said The judge instructed the jury to find out if the law had been vio- lated, and asked each one individually if he had been responsible for the leak"
 Meantime John Gruneau, president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association, which was formed by railroad men who quit work with the announcement that they were taking a vacation until granted higher pay, and others said to have been indicted, prepared for court action.
 Gruneau and others expressed sur prise at the alleged indictments and indicated the yardmens association might take concerted action. Counsel was employed by many of the men named, as none doubted the authen- ticity of the reported indictments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
PONz| OBJECTS ID
 PROBE 0F ASSETS Continues to Honor All Notes Resented by Long
 Line of Investors
A Assseiatsd Prsss

Boston, August 4.-Charies Ponzi, whose offer of 50 per cent return on investments in 90 days has resulted in federal and state Investigations, de- clined today the suggestion of Attorney General Allen that the state conduct an investigation to determine his as- sets. The audit now being made by federal authorities is for the purpose of disclosing his liabilities.
 There is no law which can force me to show all my assets Ponzi as- serted. show me my liabilities and I'll show enough cash to cover them"
 The offices of the Securities Ex- change Company conducted by Ponzi continued throughout the day to honor all notes presented by a long line of investors. At the end of the day the run on Ponzi caused by investigations and published criticisms Of his busi- ness appeared to have reached the end.
 Holders of notes were paid off to- day at the rate of sixty per hour. and at no time were more than 100 waiting in line. as compared with hundreds on previous days. Spectators. two of whom claimed to have made st4.o0o yesterday by purchasing notes at ten per cent discount. met with little suc- cess today. No statements were given out during the day by any of the au- thorities working on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
FIGHTING MESSAGE DELIVERED BY COX
 ID 30 I H PARTIES
Will Carry Offensive in Fight Which Will Result in Triumph of Right,
 Says Candidate
sy A.soclaiea Pr..s

Dayton, O., August A fighting mes sage to democrats and republicans was given by Governor Cox, the formers presidential nominee, iii an address today at a local democratic picnic.
 Speaking from a roped arena for box ing events on the picnic programme. Governor Cox avoided definite issues, de- ciared he would carry the offensive in "a considerable fight for which he pre- dicted success.
 Incidentally, he promised that his ad dress next Saturday accepting the presi- dential standard, could be understood even by school children"
 Boys. I'm ready for the fight" he declared to the cheering plaudits of sew eral hundred members of the Gem City Democratic Club of this city.
 We need make no defense, the govern or continued Ours will be the offensive fight from the beginning to the end and will be considerable fight. Make no mistake about that I have the faith in me that there will be triumph of right principles this fall. which will serve notice to republican leaders for years to come. I was about to say that it would be a democratic triumph. It will not be that. It will not be victory in the partisan sense. It will be a triumph of the right"
 WILL WIN AGAIN
 Turning upon his opponents, the gov ernor continued:
 We've won before in the same kind of a fight We'll win again. because we are right"
 The opposition has been good to us, and the advantages that it has given will be recounted in the days ahead of us. In the opposition apparently has adopted the course of doing what we farmers used to do-of ploughing around the stumps. of seeking to avoid the things that perplex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
TEDDY, JR., TO TAKE
 STUMP FOR c. o. P.
By Assseiatsd Prsss

New York, August 4.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt will campaign for the na- tonal republican ticket from the latter of the month until election day, repub- Iican national headquarters here an- nounced today. He will make two pre- liminary addresses, one in New Jersey and another in St. Lawrence county, New York, and then will go to Maine, where he will make several speeches prior to the election.
 From Maine, Colonel Roosevelt will 20 to Indiana and thence to Kentucky, where he will make a horseback trip of at least one week through the noun tains in company with Gov. F. F. Nor row After the Kentucky campaign he will travel through virtually every state west of the Mississippi river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
PEACE AT HOME IS HARD|NG'S DESIRE Strikes at Article 10 as Men, ace to Tranquil Relations
 Between Americans
sy A.ssIatsa prss.

Marion, O.. August 4.-Striking at Article 10 as a menace to tranquil re- lations among American citizens. Sem ator Harding declared in a front porch speech today that if he had to choose, he would rather have industrial and social peace at home than command the international peace of the world"
 'It is folly" he said, ito think of blending Greek and Bulgarian. Italian and slovak, of making any of them re- Joicingly American. when the land of adoption sits in Judgment on the land from which he came.
 We need to be rescued from the visionary and fruitless pursuit of peace through supergoverrneut I do not want Americans of teg is- hjrth mak. ing their party altxnHteXts pn what we mean to do for sosns nA Ion in the old world. Our need ls cnueord. not the antiquities of long innerisAnce.
 The speech was delisereA to 6 dele gation from Wayne courist ob}p. who greeted the candidate Nsta cheers and interrupted frequently vltn handelap- ping as he delivered his aruNts st the league and pleaded For the
 vation of nationality.
 In conference with another of callers earlier in the day i nee declared his steadfast ht to the front porch campaiK
 and indie tted he expected t9
 speeches away from Mario AH Lcr tober He declined an rvitation brought by them to address ls West Virginia republican conven'ise Aa- gust 12, and told them h. FT w%ts satisfied with the progress 1f is n- gramme of speeches.
 It was said at his head iAAt his position would not shspen4 Srrtl- tive plans under cong aes&ft9n or speaking trips later in te ftFnr zt;;n. and that some definite s.on might be expected at the cor erNHss CT re publican chiefs to be he inAew York tomorrow. Senator FrainE wzh be represented there, and ati ntS view
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
By Associated Press

Washington. August 4.-Five de- stroyers are patrolling the entrance to the Miami (Florida) haroor under or- ders from President Wilson to prevent. by force if necessary the landing of a cable the Western Union Telegraph Company is having laid from Barbados, British possession in the West Indies.
 British cable ship, the Colonial, has been chartered by the Western Union Company to land the American end of the cable, which would connect with British cable line from the Barbados to South America.
 At the state department it was stated today that the British embassy had been asked to inform the master of the ship that such a landing would be in violation of American law. Officials explained that there was no signifi- canoe in the fact that the vessel was British; that she probably was the only cable craft available to the American company when she was chartered.
 ACTION DELAYED
 Work on the cable line from Bar bados was begun last summer. Some time ago the Western Union Company applied to the state department for an executive permit to land the wire at Miami. but officials said action on it had been delayed pending the holding of the International Communications Congress called to meet in Washing ton September 15.
 British cable company, it was ex- plained, now has a monopoly of cable rights in Brazilian waters. An Ameri- can concern desires to construct a di- rect cable line from the United States to Brazil and it was stated that the American government desired to know before issuing the permit to the Vest ern Union Company whether the ar rangement entered into by that com pany with the British concern, the Western Cable Company. controlling the line from Barbados to Brazil, would add to this monopoly.
 In this connection it was asserted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
PRESIDENT CERTIFIED

Indianapolis August 4.-President Wil- son has expressed to John l.. Lewis. president of the United Mine Workers of America, his qualification over the prompt action taken by MT. Lewis in directing the striking coal miners of Ilii- nois and Indiana to return to work Lewis received the following letter from President Wilson today:
 Your action in response to my sttae- ment urging the striking miners 10 re- turn to work has gratiifed me very deeply indeed. It is the action of a patriotic citizen and man of vision anu prescience. I am glad that you feel as do that in urging the men to return to work, I was speaking in their interest as
 much as in the interest of the general public and of the industrial energy Of the country"
 Today President Lewis sent telegrams Ito thirty local unions in Kansas urging the miners to return to work In his telegrams President Lewis declared the strikes are in violation of contract by the United Mine Workers and the South ern Coal Operators Association, Tho contract calls for settlement of all dis putes by joint board of adjustment. and the men must return to work and take up their grievances in the proper manner, Mir. Lewis said.
 Mir Lewis also sent telegram tc Alexander Howat, taking him to task sharply for fostering the trouble in the Kansas field. In his message Lewis de- clared the president of the Kansas miners had made no attempt to settle the strike in that state as provided in the contract with the operators, and he warns Howat that he must comply with the laws of the union.
 With the exception of ten mines idle because ot the refusal of the day men to comply with the orders to return to work, three mines rendered idle by the shortage of cars and four closed by minor labor difficulties, the entire In- diana field was at work today. it was reported at the Indiana coal trade bureau offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
CHRISTENSEN 10 AEYs
MISSISSIPPI TOWN
 IS RAZED BY FIRE
By Asssciatsd prsss

Pontotoc Miss, August 4.-Sixteen buildings in the business district of Pontotoc were destroyed by fire early today.
 The fire, which originated in the grocery of Earle Miller on Congress street, swept an entire block. The buildings destroyed or badly damaged included those occupied by the New Albany Wholesale Grocery Company, the J. H. Latham Company. the Rauch Produce Company and the J. O. Smith general store. One residence also was burned.
 No one was injured in the fire and it was stated by the local representa- tive of the Red Cross that relief. for which that organization has been ap- pealed to, was principally for clothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Warships to PreUent Landing Western Union Gable From,
 West Indies 10 Miami, Florida
Five Destroyers Parolng Entrance Miami by Order President Wison-Work Line Wasss@atAA
 Begun Last Summer ss0 as7E

that at ts xA Hing International | Communfxp Congress the whole theory of Nsernational communications was to be examined fin a very differ ent temperatment" from that existing in the past
 There were reports today that after the Western Union Company filed it's applica- ton foi a permit the state department requested that a copy of the contract with the British Cable Company also be fled and itat the company had refused to comply. No inforu.at:or as to this was obta,nable at the department.
 DIRECT LINE NEEDED
 While there is a direct cable line be- tween the United States and the Pacific coast Of South America, cable cominuni- cation between this country and Brazil is possible now only by way of London unless the messages are sent to the west coast and relayed overland. direct cable line to Brazil officials said. is much to be preferred. as it would afford a means of faster and probably cheaper communication.
 Some officials expressed doubt today whether there was law requiring per- mits for the landing of cables in the United States, but when questioned as to this state department officials declared einphatically that there was such law.
 The orders from the President which resulted in the destroyers being assigned to patrol the three-naile limit off Miami were issued, it was said, after reports had reached the government that the company planned to complete construc- tion of the line immediately. Secretary Daniels was advised of the oreers upon his return from Alaska. In announcing today that the destroyers had been as> signed to the patrol duty, he said that the instructions from the President were to use any means to prevent the landing of the cable.
 Rear Admiral Dreker, commandant at Key West, is in command of the destroyer force, but Secretary Daniels said he would be replaced by his senior. Rear Admiral Anderson, commandant at Cha arleston c C
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
PRIME OBJECTIVE
 TO CUT CORRIDOR

Paris, August 4-The French milltars advisers at Warsaw have reported to the government here that the prime objec- tive of the bolshevl1 army operating against the Poles at the moment is to cut off the Polish corridor including Danzig rather than the capture of W5r- saw, which they say would follow soon afterwards.
 The cutting of the corridor also would mean the severins of the one direct railroad line extending from Danzig {" Warsaw over which the vast bulk of mu- nitions for the Polish army is arriving, and also the other railroads running from Danzig into Poland The bolshevik cav airy was less than thirty miles from this railroad last Tuesday.
 The experts add that the boisheviki are boosting that they will offer tho territory of the Polish sea corridor to Germany, as the bolsheyih do not recog- nize the treaty of Versailles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
COMMUNICATIONS DENIED

Warsaw, August 3.--According to the Polish emisaries who went to Barano- yitchi to discuss armistiee terms with the bolshevik, the representatives of tho soviet denied them the privilege of coTr nunicatng with Warsaw. Tn a note ad- dressed to Prince Eugene Salieha. the Polish minister of foreign affairs, dated August 2. M. Tchitcherin, the bolsheyi4 foreign secretary, declares this witnp holding of permission of communication was due to a misunderstanding.
 The protest of the Polish deleg ation at Baranovitcht was due to a misunder- standing" says the note and. that the Russian government did not at all Intend 10 hinder correspondence between tne Polish delegation and the Polish govern- ment
 But we desire to draw the attention of your delegation to the true meaning of our demands. which refer not only to the remittance of credentials upon the part of the Polish government. but even to the extent of these credentials which should include the power to negotiate peace.
 "Our government never intendsS and d,es not intend now to violate the right of your delegation to communicate with it's government. fsa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Gist of the Neus
GENERAL

GENERAL Jefferson county jail given elem bass.
 Argument is presented for cutting aewn south's power. improvement in speculation is Cotton market is stiiI nervous, sec saw closing.
 LOCAL Frisco railroad'~ attack on prog Ere~x of BirmsnKham arouses indigna- tion.
 May settle road warrants toaay. Contract awarded for fire station. . Work starts to get state aid for harbOrx.
 Lehigh interests secure site for cement plant.
 Three arrested In ambush ease. Frisco president replies to Cham- her of Commerce.. Grand jury fndicts sixteen. Rotnry Club up in arms over ac- ton of Frfsco read-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
TWO FARMER-LABOR
 LEADERS QUIT PARTY
By Associated Pres,

Salt Lake City, Utah, August 4. Two leaders in Utah activities of the farmer-labor party today made public . joint letter of resigna- ton to George Crosby, state chair man of the party, charging Indus trial Workers of the World were in control of the party. They were H. A. McCollem, state vice chair- man. and Charles A. Weaver, as- sistant secretary of the state Organixa ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Mondell Is Injured
BY HsSottdtto TTeSt
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Sheridan. wyo August 4.-Con- gressman Frank U. Mondell. republi- can floor leader, is suffering from a broken rib sustained two days ago when he fell from a haystack at his homo in Newcastle. Wyoa 1t became known today when he appeared in sheridan to address the state organi- xation of the American Legfon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Mrs. Adams Begins Duties
 Qv Aaso>.nted PFess

Washington, August 4.-Mrs. Annette Adams of San Francisco. the first wom : an ever to occupy the office of assis- tant attorney general of the United States. began her duties today a the department of justice. She will super wise the work of the department in the regulation of taxes. revenues and prisons and matters pertaining to ship pinR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
HOWAI WILL NOI
 ORDER MEN BACK Refuses to Abide by Instruc- tiOns of International
 President Lewis
By Associated Press

Pittsburg. Kan, August 4.-Alexander NJ. Howat. president of the Kansas Mine Workers Union, tonight sent tele- gram to John l.. Lewis, president of the international Union refusing to abide by instructions received from him today that the striking coal miners in Kansas return to work immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
TENNESSEE: NAMES ]. CANDIDATES TODAY Both Republicans and Dem- Ocrats Will Hold State
 wide Primaries
By Associated Pros,

Memphis, August 4.-Tennessee voters tomorrow will select democratic and republican candidates for governor and a democratic candidate for railroad commissioner in statewide primaries after one of the most spirited political campaigns ever conducted in this state.
 Gov. A. H. Roberts is opposed for ithe democratic gubernatorial nomina- tIon by W. R. Crabtree of Chattanooga, while the contest for the republican is three-cornered race be- tween Jesse Littleton and Judge c. R. Evans of Chattanooga and Alfred Tay- Tor of Johnson City.
 G. W. Welch and H. Knox Bryson are candidates for the democratic nomina- ton for railroad commissioner. Thir- teen members of the legislature also will be elected tomorrow to fill va cancies and number of county officers will be chosen.
 Taxation measures and legislation extending state control over public utilities. adopted at the last session of the legislature at the solicitation of Governor Roberts, were the principal issues of the campaign for the guber material nomination.
 Under the state suffrage law women are not eligible to vote in tomorrows primary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Killed by Lightning

Huntsville. August A--(Special) )-Roo- ert Webster, 25 years old. a farmer, was instantly killed and Joseph Jones, a small boy, was seriously burned when Lightning truck tree under which they had taken shelter in Killingsworth Cove today. Webster leaves widow.