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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
EXPECT BIG DROP
IN COAL PRICES
RESERVE BOARD PREDICTS DROP
IN MARKET DUE TO BETTER
TRANSPORTATION
SHORTAGE BEING OVERCOME
Cost OF Fuel Falls At Baltimore As
Federal Agents Gather Evidence
Of Alleged Combination

| acknowledgements OF a tumble
in coal prices was made by depart.
ment of justice officials coincident
with the announcement of renewed
activity" in the campaign against coal
profiteers. With production on the
increase, prediction was made that
the coal market would follow sugar
prices in break in the near future.
Prices already have dropped at Bal
timore, where the federal agents start
ed to gather evidence against an al
legged combination of dealers who were
declared to have boosted the prices
through repeated resales. A similar
attack on profiteers has been ordered
at Hampton Roads, one of the largest
bunkering stations on the eastern
seaboard.
Although interior points have re-
ported exhorbitant coal prices in many
instances it was stated that the "flag-
rant violations of the Lever law were
confined largely to the Atlantic coast"
The department will press it's investi-
cations at all points, however, as a
part of the program outlined when
the attorney general instructed all the
United States attorneys to delve into
the coal price situation more deeply
on the basis of information that pyra-
miding of prices had been accomplish
ed through intra-trade sales.
The departments hands are tide at
Philadelphia by court order restrain
ing the United States attorney from
prosecuting profiteers under the Lever
law, which has been held unconstitu-
tional by the court there. But the
court will not stay the gathering of
evidence, according to H. s. Mitchell,
special assistant to the attorney gen.
eral, who is directing the campaign.
The break in quotations at Baltimore
together with expected reductions at
other points was expected to mean a
real benefit to the consumer.
Federal reserve board officials re-
ported indications also Of an impend-
ing drop in the coal market. Their in
Was tudt u oLopOA I"eicA
conditions with respect to coal had i'm
and a better distribution,
was being had. The reserve
board officials said the empty bins,
made so by the bituminons miners
strike and later py theJfas I'D iwalAs
out and freight Jam, We're again Stock
ed. They did noat believe the storage
of this stock was entirely UP to nor
NAL, but based on recent reports, the
void was rapidly filled.
Temporary conditions have handi-
capped certain sections OF the country
with respect to their regular supply
with the result, according to Mr..
that higher prices have been
asked. Federal attorneys at these
places, however, were said to be in
close touch with such situations anc
we're prepared to act when there was
evidence of dealers having take ad'
vantage of the shortage.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
BROOKLYN is TIED
BY TRANSIT STRIKE; 49,
5000 QUIT WORK
Bus Fare Jumped From rs Cents To
One And Three DolIars-Strikers
Want More Pay

New York-Brooklyn' transporta.
ton facilities are completely tied up
by an unexpected strike of approx
mately eight thousand employees of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system.
The strike has been pending several
days. After having deferred the strike
for one week the met met three hours
later and voted to go on strike at five
o'clock on the morning of August 29,
which they did.
Virtually all lines paralyzed. No sur
face cars are running and only mea-
ger number of trains are crawling over
the elevated and subway lines. These
are under police protection.
Coney Island had a crowd of about
one hundred thousand People, despite
the difficulty they ald OF getting there
Sunday. They went il buses, moving
vans, wagons and vehicles of every de-
scription. The buses charged 20 to
3C-cent fare to Corey Islan0, but took
advantage of the situation and charg-
ed from a dollar to three dollars for
the return trip.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
THREE HUNDRED WOMEN
REPORTED TO BE HELD
BY MEXICAN BANDIT
Six American Who Were Held BY
Zammora Released, But There Are
Several More In His Hands

Mexico City.-Pedro Zammora, the
bandit chief, whose men carried off
a number of captives, including several
American and British subjects, from
the town of Cuale, state of JaGsco, on
August 20, is being closely pursued
by government troops, said General
Eduardo C. Garcia, chief of staff at
the war department. He added the
bandits followers were rapidly desert
ing and that "by the end of the month"
not more than fifteen or twenty would
remain of the band.
Six Americans who were held by
Zammora have been released, but there
are several more still in his hands,
and at least two British subjects are
being held for ransom. 1t is possible
the list of Americans and British cap
tives is as yet incomplete.
Information received here, while
CONTRADICTORY, would seem to indicate
that upwards of three hundred women
are captives of the outlaws.
American and British diplomats
made representations to the foreign Of
flee, and were told the government
was bending every energy to capture
the bandits and liberate the captives.
Friends of the American and British
captives, knowing Zammoras reputa-
ton for ruthlessness, fear that he may
kill his prisoners If he is closely press
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
WOMEN WIN IN TENNESSEE
Announcement Fell Like a Bombshell
On The Ears OF Opponents To
Woman Suffrage

Nashville, Tenn.-Governor Roberts
certified by mail to Secretary OF State
Colby Tennessee's ratification OF the
woman suffrage amendment after re
ceiving from Attorney General Frank
NJ. Thompson an opinion that a writ
OF certioraTi and supersedeas issued
by Chief Justice ID. L. Landsden of
the state supreme court, in effect, set
aside an order temporarily restraining
the governor from taking such action.
The injunction was obtained by cit.
liens Of Nashville opposed to suffrage
on the plea that action on the amend
ment by this legislature was in viola
tion Of the state constitution and ille-
gal in other particulars.
Issuance of the writ and the COVER
nor's certification serves to transfer
to Washington the battle over legality
of ratification, anti-suffrage leaders
declaring the American constitutional
league was prepared to apply to the
District of Columbia supreme court
for an order restraining Secretary Col
by from issuing proclamation declar-
ing the amendment in effect.
So far as court action in Tennessee
concerning the only thing in prospect
for the ants is to request the supreme
court to Tescind the individual action
of Justice Lansden. The court meets
in Knoxville September 20. Just what
effect the refusal of the court to up
hold Justice Lansden's course would
have on the general situation no one
is prepared to say.
Announcement that Justice Lansden
had issued the writ, followed an hour
later by the statement that the gov
ernor had mailed the certification was
a bombshell in the camp of the anti-suf-
frage forces and an agreeable surprise
to the suffragists. There had been no
intimation such course was planned
and a small circle of the suffrage lead
ers had kept the secret well.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
BLOODY BATTLES
RAGING IN BELFAST
II KILLED AND ABOUT 20 WOUND
ED IN FIGHTING THAT LAST.
ED ALL or "a HOURS
CR0WDSFIRE ON BRITISH CARS
Vast Amount OF Property Reported
To Have Been Destroyed BY
lncendlarism

Belfast, Ireland.-Eleven men dead
is the toll of the fighting Of August rs.
In addition to the six men killed dur
ing the height OF the battle, five OF
the wounded died. About forty per.
sons were wounded and some OF
them will die.
A feature of the riotlLg was the
eytent of the destruction OF property
by incendiarism. The fire brigade had
an especially hard time during the
night in fighting the flames. Their
work was rendered hideous by the con-
slant rattle of machine guns. The
Sim Feiners were in strong force and
appeared to be well equipped with
arms and ammunition.
The greatest of bitterness was dis
played during the fighting. There was
great amount of wrecking of houses
and the burning of furniture, both in
doors and on the street. The yells Of
the mob, the shrieks of women and
children and the groans of the in
jured were audible throughout the
fighting.
When the rioting was at its worst,
women could be seen clad in their
night attire, rushing from their domi-
Giles, attempting to lear their fami-
lies from the danger zone.
Three attempts were made to burn
the Independent Labor Party hall. The
last attempt resulted in serious dam
age to the building.
1t is reported that an armored car
fired on a crowd around a bonfire,
and that boy was shot through the
breast. Two constables are declared
to have been sent to hospitals as re-
suit of their injuries.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02

every one told me the same but kept
fighting to keep from having the opera
ton. Ihad read so many times of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
it helped my sister so began taking it.
/ have never felt better than / have
since then and keep house and am able
to do all my work. The Vegetable Com
pound is certainly one grand medicine.
Mrs. ]. R. MATTHEWS, 1911 Sycamore
Street, Cairo, Ill.
Of course there are many serious cases
that only a surgical operation will re-
lieve. We freely acknowledge this, but
the above letter, and many others like it,
amply prove that many operations are
recommended when medicine in many
cases is all that is needed.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Poland Bars Poles From United States

Berlin.-The steamers New Ro-
chelle and Susquenhanna, which ar
rived at Danzig from the United
States with 1900 and 1900 returned
Polish emigrants, respectively, will, in
all probability. be forced to carry the
Poles back to that country, according
to the Danzig correspondent of the
Vossiche Zeitung. 1t is asserted that
Poland has declined to permit them to
enter, as the men who are eligible for
military service refuse to be enlist
ed. The Poles are still interned at
Troyl camp.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
LEON TRoTZkY, WAR
MINISTER, is NEW CHIEF
OF RUSSIAN SOVlETS
Inauqurates His Campaign With Vio-
lent Offensive Against
The Tired Poles

Warsaw.-The war party" in 20
land appears to be gaining the upper
hand, and there are indications that
the peace negotiations between Rus
STA and Poland may be broken off en-
.-...reIy.
Bolshevik war prisoners reveal that
Leon Trotzky, the Soviet war min
lister. has personally taken over the
supreme command Of the Russian
army on the entire battle front. They
said that General Tukacewsh, who
had previously commanded the nus
slams in Poland had been dismissed.
Near Miava Russian batteries were
placed on East Prussian soil and bonn
barded the Poles.
M, Dowslzi of the Polish government
left for Brest to meet Hugh s. Glib
son. the new American minister to
Poland.
Russians Make Determined Stand
I,ondon.-That the RlhsSian.. army
has been reorganized anu opened
a great counter offensive against the
Poles is indicated by the Soviet war
office communique wirelessed from
Moscow. 1t reports fighting of the ut
most violence for Brest-Litovsk and
Lemberg.
Six Weeks More War Expected
London.-Immediate peace in the
Russo-Polish theater of war is not in
sight, it is declared at the foreign Of
flee. Foreign office officials say they
expect from six to eight more weeks
of fighting before peace is concluded.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
PALMER HAS ORDERED
A THOROUGH PROBE
OF c Q A I PRICES
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma And Ar.
kansas Miners Want Increase
OF Wages

OF Wages
Washington.-Attor General Pal
mer has instructed United States at
torneys to investigate alleged combi-
nations and conspiracies among deal
ers to increase coal prices.
Information obtained by federal
agents is said to show that dealers,
through repeated resales, have raised
prices though avoiding direct profit
eering.
Miners Want More Money
Pittsburg, Kans.-Kansas, Missou-
ri. Oklahoma and Arkansas coal min
ers, comprising districts IA, Il and
&c. United Mine Workers Of America,
are to ask for an increase of wages,
the amount to be decided at confer
ence of the district officials to be held
in'Kansas City, it is announced by AL
exander Howat. president of district
No. IA.
It is understood that officials from
Iowa will also attend the conference.
The conference will set a new wage
scale for monthly and day laborers
and also for the tonnage men, accord
ing to Mr.. Howat.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
2,2oo, 900 Word Bill Is Being Prepared

Washington.--One congressman -
Edward C. Little of Kansas-is spend.
ing his vacation days In Washington
preparing a bill which will hold the
record for being the longest ever In
troduced In congress. The measure
will fill 1,10O pages the size Of the
Congressional Record and will total
about 100000 words. Little said that
the bill, which consists of the complete
revised code of the laws of the United
States will be ready for introduction
and publication when congress con-
yenes in December.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
loures On Cost OF Refining Sugar

Neutrality-suspicious. of producing re-
fined sugar doubled between 1914 and
1919, the United States tariff commits
sion reports in an official interview
given out to the press. Advance IN
price to the consumer closely paral-
ieled that in cost of production, the
report shows. Factories investigated
by the commission give the total cost
per pound as ranging from 81 to S.375
cents, of which the cost OF raw sugar
usually comprised 80 per cent. Labor
accounts for from .076 to .S9 per
pound.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Women Must Dress Properly In Spain

Madrid.-No woman will be ppermit
ted to enter church unless dressed lin
Christian modesty," says a notice cir.
culated through the dioces of eau
dix, by authority of Bishop Herman
Gez Mulas. Any woman wearing a
dress which exposes her chest and
aims or who has short skirt or trans.
parent stockings will be refused ad-
mission and also commun.on, while
tie clergy mist refuse abs olution to
any woman 81 attired, the notice de.
c,ares.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
80 WIN Not Cause Traffic sIow.up

,Al0RLOu.- WuSu luo iuCISdS0u
/. 1t and passenger rates become eff,
fective there will be no change in the
volume of railroad traffic, railroad ex-
perts agreed. Railroads are doing ca
pacitt business now. There are no in.
dications that there will be any SLOW
ing.up," the representative of lead
ing railway publication declares, fol-
lowing an investigation. Most urgent
figures show that in one week this
month 1900 freight cars were loaded,
Railroad freight traffic is nearer nor
NAL than at any time in 1920.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Texas County Least PopuIous In V. S.

Neutrality-suspicious. county, Texas
supplants it's neighbor, Cochrane coun-
ty, as the least populous county IN
the United States, so far as the 1920
census has yet shown. Figures an
nounced give Crane county a total OF
81 inhabitants, or 80 less than Coch-
rane. having sustained a decrease of
approximately SO per cent from Its
incubation of 331 in 1910.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Aviator slerlot Called BY Franc,

Paris.-Louis Bleriot. the first avi.
ator to cross the English channel, has
been ordered by the French courts to
pay Immediately five million francs
into the French treasury. The amount
was claimed by the ministry OF H.
nance as war profits NJ. Bleriot accu.
mulated through manufacturing air.
planes and motors during the war.
The French government contemplates
ling many others for like offences,
nd Jail sentences are promised to
some fragrant violators.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Every Citizen Of Town Coming toll. s.

MAUI lus I1NSAy Ah0hA a. 'HN $500 = -
Huerta Pelayo, in the province OF
Guadalajara, has decided to emirate
to the United States, according to
Pedro Martinez Embil, the town cerk,
who appeared at the American cois,ll-
ate with 20 companions to se'ure
vises for passports. He declared the
mayor of the town would have deid'
ed to 20 to America, had he not hen
aged and infirm. The number Of ami
grants from every village and town
ship of the province OF Salamanca is
increasing daily.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Fires A Shotgun at Bllndfolded Tbs

Fires A shotgun at bIinoToloeu US
Fresno, Cal. - The eight-year6d
daughter of Mrs. Laura l.. Brown Is
dead and Mrs. Brown and her ten.
year.old son are injured seriously "
the result, the police assert, of shot
fired by Mrs. Brown. According 4
the police, Mrs. Brown, blindfolded
the two children, stood them against
the wall and fired shotgun on them
Mrs. Brown has been under treatment
for q nervous disorder for some time
the officers are informed.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Insanity Develops From Snake Bite

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Violent in.
sanity developed in George Swanson,
nineteen, five days after he was bit.
ten by a rattlesnake near Milford.
Just as the doctors were ready to re-
port him out of danger the boy sud-
denly threw himself to the floor and
crawled about, initiating the move
ments of the snake, and frothing at
the mouth.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Miners Want More Money
Italian Socialists Back Russian Rel

italian Socialists Back Russian Reds
Rome.-A manifesto declaring that
the Italian Socialist party favors rec,
IGNITION of Soviet Russia and an
nouncing a great demonstration Aug
ust 20 to protest against the "reac-
tionary attitude of France, the insta-
bility of England and the duplicity OF
Italy," is published by the newspaper
Avanti of this city.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Bio Increase Shown In r. r. Revenues

Washington.-Both freight and pas
senger revenues of the railroads in
creased last March as compared with
the same months of 1919. Figures
made public by the interstate com.
merce commission showed freight rev.
enues of $323,611, 1S9 last March as
against $254,SO7,1O the same month
the year before and passenger reve-
nues of 92,195, $50 compared with $685.
227, 1870 in March, 1919.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
,42 U. s. r. RS To spend Billions

Washington. of l42 railroads
10 spend approximately one billion
dollars in improvements and better
ments are disclosed in a report sub
mitted to the interstate commerce
commission by the bureau OF railway
economies. The flotation of four hun
dred million dollars in new railroad
securities within the next fortnight
is also announced. Later Decond
issue will be floated. 1t is stated 122
railroads have signified their inten'
ton OF spending $762,266,l0S In I'M
movements before January /.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02

fire Horse Passes In New York City
New York.--The fire horse becomes
but a memory In Manhattan at nine
o'clock August rs, when motorized
equipment is to formally displace the
few animals remaining In the service.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02

/ would have % be
operated on. / had
a bad displacement.
Ny right side would
pain me and / was
so nervous / could
not hold a glass Of
water. Many times
] would have to stop
my work and sit
down or / would fall
on the floor in q
faint. / consulted
several doctors and
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
Political Crisis Threatens Belgium

Brussels.-General Janzon, the war
minister, had an audience with King
Albert, and announced his intention
TO resign. General lannon's resigna-
nation, following that of Paul Hymans,
the foreign minister, would precipi-
tate a grave political crisis.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
villa And 1000 Men Again In Revolt

San Antonio, Texas.-An unconfirm-
ed report that villa has revolted and
with 1000 armed followers fled Into
the hills, was credited by Villists
agents here. The report is being inA
yestigated by department of justice
agents here.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02

Dr. Peery's Dead Shot" has enjoyed pop
ular approval for rs years. Manufactured
only by Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill Co..
S72 Pearl St. New York City.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02

Any way is good that brings the de-
sired results, and bad that is ineffec-
tive.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-02
ESCAPED AN
OPERATION
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Many Such Cases.

Cairo, H." Sometime ago got 50
bad with female trouble that thought
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
JapS' Schools Here
offset AnlericaniSn1,
Says County Report

How the laps eIinG tenaciousiy
to their own customs and ideas.
even establishing private schools
where all that their children are
taught by American teachers 10 off
sat. In revealed In a report just In.
sued by Tho King county school
board.
The figures presented show that
the Jan school population u rapidly
increasing in the country districts
SO much no that IN many class
tho white children are outnumbered
by their brown compctitora
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Knock Man Down With Re-
volvors and Escape With
Fortune h Diamonds

0l5IFAr1o. n. ". Oct s.--Twc
Aun1roa thousand dollars worth at
~ dlomonda were stolen from MAX
11oWenthal. -. Of Buffalo. agcnt for
~ rAtl1p Present company whole
~ jpWelrrs cf Rochester. n. r..
~ two men early today. lowen'
Dn1 had tnme Alightei from street
~ - his way home with the a.
uDco6o IN to SUITCASE. when he
49, oktacked.
Altkf knocking Isowenthai down
IN their rcvclv~vp. tho robb<rs
1uuuod into = tAxioab and drove
ouQ2s Clarence Miller. driver Of the
Gx1, eeopprt the car In front 81 q
or1Ite station. He jumped out and
- q notify the police. but the rob.
uGln eecpped
y Qrtly. aftcrward. Il was reported
= vo61cA two men were said 20 have
&}0V1 = pnltcAs> into = vacant not.
EDUqk Wpnt 70 the lot and found the
(which hcre LowcnthaI'u
11klA Il contained two o. three
1o3 vtngn which had been over.
Amer I.owenthafs injuries
4 On "A snrrssed ne told pollen he
- ut@D The rUbbera had followed
NDn HNn Chicago. where ne obeain-
~ ~ 6lomende. He said most Of
~ Glnnonda were ~ n platinum.
NG1eher LowenthAl nor Miller
e110 rive . good description Of the