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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13
Mrs. Lawson Recovering

Mrs. James Lawson, shot and
seriously wounded by her hus-
band two weeks ago, who then
shot and killed himself, has stuff
GENTLY recovered at the Robinson
hospital, Berea, to be able to leave
that institution and return to her
home, the scene Of the tragedy.
She refrains from speaking of the
affair any more than possible,
even to intimate friends.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

lis, all of the regular appointments
have been made and there are 383 va
cancies, a fact which is exercising OF
fcers of the department and the mat
ter is being given serious considera-
ton.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

since the warning of City Judge G
Murray Smith and Chief of Police
Devorc recently, there not having
Leu any arrests made 1t is the inten-
ton to force upon the drivers of the
horsclcs carriage that they must re-
spcct the new law. $3.50 80
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13
CLASSIFIED ADS.
WANTEB
II TO SOUTHERN OHIO on

COME TO SOUTHERN OHIO OR
ROONE COUNTY. KENTUCKY
Blue Grass, where you cnn buy land Mt
ouc-ahIG the price of other Innd. IOca-
zion, production, good roads. md
schools considered. You will hnve to
see the land 10 appreciate tue fuct. IL
interested write
WILL, g. NORRIS
Union Stock Yards Cincinnati. q.
147 1 mo
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13
DOESN'T MOON SHINE THERE?

DOL,oIN .UIOON oIIIINE I1IEItE.
Lebanon streets are now in dark
ness the city council at its regular
monthly meeting having declined to
renew the contract with the local light
company at the increase in rates
asked by the company.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13
ADVANCE FIGURES CORRECT

The figures advanced some time ag.
regarding the. quantity Of gasoIin,
consumed in Madison county month
ly were practically correct, accord
ing to the returns being made at the
office of County Clerk jennings Maui
PIN 1.-the decision to the effect that
wholesalers will pay the tax alone
has reduced the work connected with
the enforcement &C the lc.w.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

Fircstone puts the best ii, tnat~ria13 into
tubes by establishing {.t1ro;ia@tlr e,:p. ct
Singapore, celteE Of tie Et,srtd'5 rutter
market. FiCeatcGe puts tie est Il weTiz-
n,anship into tubes by organizing the crook
manufacturing organization of tie Industry
OH proht-sllarino basis.
And then subjects the finished product to
this big-scale road test--in order 10 get you
more for your tube money ard more miles
out of your tires. Ard yet Firestone Tutes
cost no more than the ordinary kind.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

FOR SALE-New Ford truck or
would trade for new runabout- Roger
E;ades, phone 2202. Union City. Ky.I61S1
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

CUTTING DOWN THE SPEED -
7f,lt 'luI.
lis said to be a general cut
ting down of speed by many autojsts
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

FOR SALE-Two extra good milch
COWS: j. j. Neale, 1873 If
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13
For Sale

FOR SALE will sell my house and
lot on Irvine pike at public auction on
July L., 1920, at 10 O'Clock a m; also
my household and kitchen furniture.
w. NJ. Hcnsley. If
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

zFoUND-Ou the Tate's creek pike.
an automibile tire 3Ox3 IL with in
ner tube. 'Owner.c have Sc me by call
ad. 161-tf
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-13

No other tubes in the world are road tested
on SO big a scale as Firestones. The Yellow
Cab Company of Chicago uses Fjrestone
Tubes exclusively on it's 800 taxi cabs. The
service of these tubes is checked constantly
Improvements and developments are
arrived at.
By close watching of large number of
tubes in service-not confined to isolated
instances, the conclusions are accurate and
definite.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

a mighty pride. One was Jim's
gold watch that had been his
fathers and his grandfather's.
The other was Della's hair. Had
the Queen of Sheba lived in the
fiat across the airshaft, Della
would have let her hair hang
out the window some day to dry
just to depreciate Her Majesty's
jewels and gifts. Had King
Solomon been the janitor. with
all his treasures piled up in the
basement. Jim would have pull
cd out his watch every time he
passed, just to see him pluck at
his beard from envy.
So now Della's beautiful hair
fell about her. rippling and
shining like cascade of brown
waters. 1t reached below her
knee and made itself almost
garment for her. And then she
did 1t up again nervously and
quickly. Once she faltered for
a minute and stood still while a
tear or two splashed on the
worn red carpet.
On went her old brown jack
ct. on went her old brown hat.
With whirl Of skirts and. with
the brilliant sparkle still in her
eyes, she nuttered out of the
door and down the stairs to the
street.
Where she stopped the sign
read: Mime. Sofronie. Hair
Goods of All Kinds" One flight
up Della ran. and collected her.
self, painting. Madame. large.
too white, Nchilly. hardly looked
the "sofronie."
"will you buy my hairg' ask
ed Della.
Il buy hair,r said Madame.
Take yer hat OF and let's have
a sight at the looks of It."
Down rippled the brown cas-
cade.
Twenty dollars" said Mad
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

Set Up Souiets,
Socialist Party
Urges Italians
May Day Manifesto Open
Revolutionary Call to
Arms.
(washington HeraId-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dfspateh.(

(washington Herald-PubIic Ledger
Service, Special Cable Dispatch.1
Geneva. April 2s.-The May Day
manifesto by the italian Socialist
party to the workers OF Italy Is
an open revolutionary call to arms.
The manifesto sets forth that the
downfall Of bourgeois society Is In
evitable and imminent, and the
workers are exhorted to prepare for
1t by Immediately organizing Sovi-
cts. 'the new organs of the dicta-
torship OF the proletariats.'
They are told they must preserve
absolute Revolutionary discipline
and subordinate all other aspIra-
tions to the realization OF the COM
munist rule. The manifesto is sign
ed by all the italian Socialist
chiefs.
While the general strike In yen-
ice has been called off after heavy
fighting between troops and strik-
ers. in the course of which army Of
ficers were shot down in canals, .
new strike has broken out.
Bella Kun's former secretary,
Nicolas sisa. was arrested at An
coma while travelling to Naples with
a forged passport.
Copyright. 1890. by Public Ledger co.)
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

) The bandits entered the building.
which contains both the Savings
Institution and the First National
Bank. separated by partitions
flashed guns. and shouted; Hands
up" Those in the room, Asa
NJ. StabIer, A. c. Thomas and his
son, Fred L. Thomas; Francis
Miller and Miss Sallie P. Brooke,
looked up, startled.
HaIloweIl Shot as He Rises.
/ With no signal, one member of
the gang, reported the youngest
and most nervous Of the quintet,
jumped over the counter, and as
HalloweH, who was deaf and had
not heard the command, started
10 rise from his chair, fired and
instantly killed him. The gunmen
evidently expected a struggle, for
after shooting he flung himself on
Hsllowcll, battering the face Of the
lifclcss man with repeated blows
from his gun.
The younger Thomas yelled,
Don't shoot! Take all we've got,
but don't shootl'
The five separated, two cover
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

reached. his nat above he was
called Jim" and greatly hugged
by Mrs. James Dillingham; Young,
already introduced TO You as
Della. Which is all very good.
Della finished her cry and at
tended to her cheeks with the
powder rag. She stood by the
window and looked out duly at
a grey cat walking a grey fence
in a grey backyard. Tomorrow
would be Christmas Day. and she
had only s1.S7 with which to
buy Jim a present. She had
been saving every penny she
could for months, with this re-
suit. Twenty dollars a week
doesn't go far. Expenses had
been greater than she had cal
culated. They always are. Only
s1.S7 to buy a present for Jim.
Her Jim. Many a happy hour
she had spent planning for some-
thing nice for him. Something
fine and rare and sterling-some-
thing just q little bit near to be-
ing worthy of the honor of be-
ing owned by Jim.
There was a pier-glass be-
tween the windows Of the room.
Perhaps you have seen a pier
glass in an IS nat. A very thin
and very agile person may. by
observing his reflection in
rapid sequence of longitudinal
strips, obtain a fairly accurate
conception q his looks. Della.
being slender. had mastered the
art.
Suddenly she whirled from the
window and stood before the
glass Her eyes were shining
brilliantly. but her face had lost
its color within twenty seconds.
Rapidly she pulled down her hair
and let it fall to its frH length.
Now. there were two possess
ions OF the James Dillinghap
Toungs in which they both took
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
JANITORSTRIKE
DIESA-BORNING
Union, Recognized by the
Board, Sorry 1t Ever
Considered Quitting.

Final action ,precluding, the pos
sihility of a janitors' strike in the
city was taken last night at a meet
ing Of the Janitors Union, at the
plated as q solution OF the wage
by the adoption-ofa = resolution ex-
pressing the regret Of the union
that n strike had ever been eonteni-
plated as q solution to thee wage
problem of the janitors.
Recognition of the Janitors
Union by the Board was announced
by Joseph Hurley. president Of the
District Employees Association, who
addressed the meeting on the situ-
alton. and said a promise of prompt
action in the matter Of salary in
crease for the janitors had been
made by the School Board. 1t was
announced also that Senator Har-
rison had promised to sponsor
bill in Congress providing for sal
airy Increases in the janitor force.
The union extended votes OF
thanks to DIR. Van Sohaick and the
school Board for. obtaining recog-
milton of the union.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

boy, She looked at her refec-
tfon in the mirror long. carefully
and critically.
IF Jim doesn't kill me-" she
said to herself. before he takes
a second look at me, he'll say
l6ok like a Coney Island chorus
girl. But what could l do--ohl
what could do with dollar
and eighty-seven cents?
At Z o'clock the coffee was
made and tho frying pan was on
the back Of the stove hot and
ready to cook the chops.
Jim was never late. Della dou-
bled the fob chain in her hand
and sat on the corner of the table
near the door that he always
entered. Then she heard his step
on the stair away down on the
first fight. and she turned white
for just a moment. She had a
habit Of saying little silent
prayers about the simplest ev-
eryday things. and now she
whispered; PLEASE, God, make
him think I am still pretty"
The door opened and Jim
stepped in and closed II. He
looked thin and very serious.
Poor fellow, he was only twen-
ty-two-and to be burdened with
a family! He needed a new
overcoat and he was without
gloves.
Jim stopped inside the door.
as fmmovgbie as q setter at the
scent Of quail. His eyes were
fixed upon Della, and there was
an expression in them that she
could not read. and 1t terrified
her. 1t was not anger. nor SUR
prise. nor disapproyal, nor hor-
ror. nor any OF the sentiments
that she had been prepared for.
He simply stared at her fixedly
with that peculiar expression on
his face.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

Della wriggled on the table
and went to him
"Jim. darling" she cried. don't
look at. me that. way. i had my
hair cut OF and sold lit because
I couldn't have lived through
Christmas without giving you a
present. TIN grow out aeain--
you won't mind. will you'll 3ort
had to do Il. My hair grows ava
fully fast, Say Merry christmas!'
Jim, and, let's be happy. You
don't know what a nice-what a
beautiful. nice gift rye got Tor
you"
You've cut of your hair2'
asked Jim, laboriously, as it he
had not arrived at that patent
fact yet even after the hardest
mental labor.
"Cut 1t of and sold IT," said
Della. Don't you like me just
as well. anyhow? I'm me with
out my hair. amt II"
Jim looked about the room
curiously.
you say your hair is gone7-
he asked. with an air almost %
idiocy
You needn't look for it." said
Della. "Its sold, / tell you
sold and gone. too. It's Christ
mas Eve. boy. Be good to me.
for 1T went for you. Maybe the
hairs of my head were num-
bered,- she- went on with sud-
den serious sweetness, but no.
body could ever count my love
for you. Shall 1 put the chops
on. Jim2"
Out of his trance Jim seemeo
quickly to wake. He embodied
his Della. For ten seconds let
us regard with discreet scrutiny
some inconsequential object In
the Other direction. Eight dol
lars a week or a million q year
what IL the differenesf =
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

anne, lifting the mass with a
practiced hand. ....- p
"Give it to me quick" said
Della.
Oh, and the next two hours
tripped by on rosy wings. For
get the hashed metaphor. She
was ransacking the stores for
Jim's present.
She found It at last. 1t surely
had been made for Jim and no
one else. There was no other
like 1t in any of the stores, and
she had turned all Of them In
side out. 1t was a platinum fob
chain. simple and chaste In de-
sign, properly proclaimIng its
value by substance alone and
not by meretricious ornamental
tion-as all good things should
do. 1t was even worthy of The
Watch. As soon as she saw 1t
she knew that II must be Jfms.
1t was like him. Quietness and
vaiue-the description applied to
both. Twenty-one dollars they,
took from her for 1t. and she
hurried-home with the 81 cents.
With that chain on his watch
Jim might be properly anxious
n e
about the time In any company.
Grand as the watch was. he
sometimes looked at 1t on the
sly on account of the old leather
strap that he used in the place
of a chain.
When Della reached home her
intoxication gave way "a littie
to prudence and reason. She got
out her curling irons and. lighted
the gas and went to work re-
pairing the ravages made by
generosity added to love. which
is always a tremendous task.
dear friends mammoth task.
Within forty minutes her head
was covered with tiny, closely
ing curls, that made her look
wonderfully like truant school
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI Q q Q

mathematician or a wit would
give you the wrong answer. The
magi brought vslusb BILE gifts, but
that was not among them. This
dark assertion will be iIluminat-
ed later on.
Jim drew a package from his
overcoat pocket and threw il
upon the table.
Don't make any mistake.
DELL" he SAID. about me. I don't
think there's anything in the
way of a haircut or a shave or
a shampoo that could make me
like my girl any less. But IL
you'll unwrap that package you
may see why you had me going
a while at first"
white fingers and nimble tore
at the string and paper. And
then an ecstatic scream Of joy;
and then. alas! a quick feminine
change to hysterical tears and
walls. necessItating the immedi-
ate employment Of all the com
fortIng powers of the lord Of
the nat.
For there lay The combs-the
set Of combs. side and back. that
Della had worshiped for long in
a broadway window. Beautiful
combs. pure toftoise shell. with
jeweIied rims--just the shade to
wear in the beautiful vanished
hair, They were expensive
combs. she knew. and her heart
had simply eraved and yearned
over them without the least hope
Of possession And now. they
we're hers. but the. tresses that
should have adorned the eovet-
ed adornments were gone.
But abe hugged them 70 her
bosom. and at length she was
able to look mp with dim eyes
and q smile and say: s"My hair
grows 80 fast. JIM"
And then Della leaped up ike
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

HNE dollar and eighty-seven
ocents. That was all. And
sixty cents of it was in pennies
Pennies saved one and two at
time by bulldozing the grocer
and the vegetable man and the
butcher until ones cheeks burn
ed with the silent imputation OF
parsimony that such close deal
ing implied. Three times Della
counted it. One dollar and eighty
seven cents And the next day
would be Christmas.
There was clearly nothing to
do but fop down on the shabby
little couch and howl. So Della
did IL. which instigates the
moral rejection that life Is made
up Of sobs, sniffles, and smiles,
with sniffles predoninatingI
while the mistress of the home
is gradually subsiding from the
first stage to the second, take a
look at the home. A furnished
nat at ss per week. 1t did not
exactly beggar description, but
II itycertainly had that word on the
lookout for the mendicancy
squad
In the vestibule below was a
letter box into which no letter
would go, and an electric button
from which no mortal finger
could coax a ring. Also apper-
tanning thereunto was a card
bearing the name Mr.. James
Dillingham; Young"
The Dillingham; had been
flung to the breeze during a for
mer period of prosperity when
its possessor was being paid $50
per week. Now. when the in
come was shrunk to see. the
letters Of "Dnlingham' looked
blurred. as though they were
thinking seriously Of contract
ing 20 a modest and unassuming
d. But whenever Mr.. James Dill
lingham Young came home and
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
SAVES THREE SHIPS
IN LAST 48 HOURS

Three vessels have been saved by
cutters within the last
hours, it was announc-
ed yesterday.
The Fordonian was taken in tow
go miles east Of Sandy Hook at 4
p. m. Saturday by the cutter. ossi-
pee. the Acushnet also standing by.
The yacht EIfay. which stranded
near Ocracoke Inlet, South Caro-
lima, was floated by the cutter
Manning at 2 a. m. Sunday.
The cutter Seminole has taken in
tow the distressed steamer Ips-
witch. fifty miles southeast of New
York.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27

Offer Of $4,000 reward for the apprehension Of the bandits
posted last night by Gov Richie. Of Maryland possible
the State will add to this reward offer.
Five bandits walked the Savings and First National Bank
Sandy pnn Md suburb Of Washington yesterday shot and killed
Francis NJ Haowe wealthy farmer and bank director locked Eve
other directors and employees the vault knocked the banks president
with blows from their revolver butts and then looted the bank
Of $4,000 in cash and 5000 in registered bonds
Unpusued. they then stepped waiting automobile occupied
by conderstes who had been guard with drawn yove
and escaped
Sandy Spring the of thriving farming community
the main road between Olney and Laurel. ~
Director Had Premoniiou-
Halowen who slain, seated when the
entered and had just been considering the remark Of his
fellow director r Thomas big touring
stopped outside he believed the five who stepped out
robbers
robbers preliminary precautions Ten before
they rushed they gay
He asked the bank officials if he might their ee
phone book glanced in it, and then went out
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
By O. HENRY

a little singed cat and cried.
''Oh, OH"
Jim had not yet seen his beau
tiful present She held Il out to
him eagerly upon her open palm
The dull precious metal seemed
to Fash with a reflection of her
bright and ardent spirit.
Isn't It a dandy. Jim?
hunted all over town TO ind it
You'll have TO look at the tina
a hundred times a day nov.
Give me your watch. want to
see how It looks on IT,"
Instead Of obeying. Jim tum-
bled down on the couch and put
his hands under the back Of his
head and smiled
DELL" said he, let's put our
Christmas presents away and
keep 'em a while. They're too
nice 20 use just at present I
sold the watch 10 get the money
to buy your combs. And now
suppose you put the chops on"
The magi. as you know. were
wise men-wonderfully wise
men-who brought girts TO the
Babe in the mangcr. They IA
vented the art OF giving Christ
mas presents Being wise. their
gifts were no doubt wise ones.
possibly bearing the privilege q
exchange in case OF duplication
And here / have lameiy related
to you the uneventful chronicle
Of two foolish children In q nat
who most unwisely saerifeed for
each other the greatest treasures
OF their house. But in a last
word to the wise OF these days
let q be said that Of all who give
gifts these two were the wisest
or all who give and receive gifts
such as they. are wisest. Every
where they are wisest They are
the magi.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
FARM LOAN CASE
ORDERED REARGUED

The Supreme Court yesterday or
dered a reargument of the case at
tacking the constitutionaIity Of the
farm loan act.
The appeal was brought by
Charles f. Smith, Kansas City,
against the Kansas City Title and
Trust Company, to cnjoin the COM
pany from purchasing farm loan
bonds, on the ground that the act
is unconstitutional.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
MILLIONAIRES TO AID
DISABLED VETERANS

Cwashinston Herald-Puslic Ledger
Service. Special Cable DispateA.)
London, April 2s.-War with the
boom in shipping has
given Cardiff. the Welsh port.
twenty-four new millionaires. At a
Of discharged soldiers
at that town. it was resolved that
they should be called upon, 70 cons
trfbute to the pensions cY all dis
abled Cardiff soldiers. The proposal
was adopted by $4,000 men'and the
trades unions in the town have
promised their support. e
Copyright, 1890. by Public Ledger Col
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
Scientist Takes
Fling at q. S.
Army Doctors
Says Mental Tests Puts
Physicians Below Men in
Combat Service.

Mental tests have shown the aver
age army doctor to be far less in
telligent than the general run oI
engineer, artillery and infantry Of
ficers, DR.. Robert NJ. Yerkes declared
at the opening session of the Ma
tional Aeademy Of Sciences yester-
day in the New National Museum.
The declaration brought on an i'm
mediate heated discussion that
threatened to break up the meeting.
medical oficer jumped up. He ex-
citedly charged that tests were the
biggest farce>ever put into the
army - The touted. Engineers over
seas. he said. put up the biggest
monstrosity Of a hospital building
he ever saw.
But he was quickly squelched
Doctors Inferior Lot.
Speakers FASTENED to say army
doctors were an inferior lot and at
the wars opening. it was said. there
was a panic as to whether enough
could be found. and almost anybody
was accepted.
Galaxies of island universes," !"
more than 10000 flight years" from
the earth, have been disclosed in
the outer reaches of space by the
super-telescope at Lick Observa-
tory. according to a statement by
DR.. H. d. Curtis, also at the night
session, in connection with the
William Ellery Hale lecture. Each
island universe is made up OF
more than 100000 stars.
Describes New worlds.
The newly discovered univerSes
number more than 100000 spiral
nebulae. described as "clam-sheil-
like, cloudy, luminous objects, vis-
ible only through telescopes"
Dr.. Harlow Shapley, of the Mount
Wilson Observatory, announced his
discovery of a simple device which
had increased the powerof the 100
inch telescope at Mount Wilson OBJ
seryatory by many degrees. -
with this device DR.. Shapfey was
able to confirm the Lick Observa-
tory observations Of spiral nebulae.
DR.. Shapley said that the newly
discovered neoulae show the uni
verse to be ten times greater in ex-
tent than 1t was formerly believed
to be. ......- ,'.
The size of the universe carried
CONTINUED on PAGE -FOUR.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
Wants Congress to Buy
Forests About Capital

Establishment of a National Capt.
tai forest by the purchase of all
nearby wooded areas in Maryland
and virginia available for the pur-
nose is urged upon Congress in a
resolution adopted by the West End
citizens Association at a meeting
last night at the Concordia Lutheran
Church.
The resolution calls for an initial
appropriation by Congress OF $lo,ooe.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-27
PRICE OF GASOLINE
ADVANCES ONE CENT

New York, April '2s.-The Texas
Company here today announced the
advances Of / cent a gal
lon in the wholesale price OF gaso-
line: Alabama TO esls cents: Georgia
to ssls cents; Florida to ssh cents
and Mississippi to % cents.