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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Charged With Violating Lever Act.

Washington. for u
wholesale grocers Of New England an
nounced they had filed with Attorney
General Palmer stzpetition in behalf
of their clients, charging Earl Il.
Babst, President, and other officers of
the American Sugar Refining Company
with having violated the Lever price
control act. Company officials had
conspired, the petition alleged; "to ex-
act an excessive profit for necessary
of life," and the petitioners asked the
Attorney General to present the charge
to Federal grand jury. They also
asserted that the company's methods
of distributing sugar by contract con-
stituted violation of the Federal
Trade Commission act, presenting aft
davits to support the charge.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
EPIDEMIC OF
TYPHOID Halted
HEALTH AUTHORITIES BRING
UNDER CONTROL SCoURGE
AT SALEM, OHIO.
More Than 5000 Case of Enteritis and
81 Gases of Typhoid Resulted in
Two Weeks BY Pollution Of the City
Water Supply.

Columbus, O.-Tbe story Of the past
two weeks epidemic of typhoid fever
at Salem brought under control by
health authorities, was told in a state
ment from the State Department Of
Health. str
Pollution of the city water supply
by sewage which entered through
leaks in a tile pipe line conveying
water from wells to the pumping sta
ton caused the outbreak of more than
5000 cases of enteritis and 81 cases of
typhoid, the investigators stated.
Two hours after meteorological
tests of the water had yielded evil
dence Of contamination, an engineer
left fo1 Salem, taking the chloride dis
infection apparatus. Residents were
advised to boil the water. Anti-ty-
phoid vaccine was supplied by the
intructcd to abandon the tile pipe line,
which had been installed in the years
before approval Of public water supply
system by the State Department Of
Health WAS required.
"The Salem experience demon
strated the importance of safeguard
ms city water supply against every
possible source of contamination, how
ever remote the danger may appear to
be-" said the Health Departments
Numerous other cities in
the state have similar weak points in
their water supply sytem and might Mt
any time be victims Of an outbreak.
1t therefore is The duty of every COM
lnunity to study its own situation and
eliminate such dangerous feature as
leaky gravity lines, cross-connections
with industrial water supplies, we'll
covers not sealed against surface con- |
Iamination and emergency intakes |
from impure source"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Convention Is SOUGHT.

Washington.--Th biennial con-
vention of the United Lutheran Church
in America adjourned. The request
of the Women's Missionary Society
for full voting rights on all church
boards was referred to the Executive
Board for investigation and survey
of the educational and missionary sit
uation on the Pacific Coast was order
ed. The Executive Board will select
the meeting place for the next con-
ventiOn. Invitations were received
from Buffalo, Omaha and Cincinnati.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
STEAMSHIPS COLLIDE
Sank in Three Minutes-Nineteen Out
Of Crew Of Thirty-four Are
Missing.

Newport, r. 1.-The concrete steam
er Cape Fear, a United States Ship
ping Board vessel, was sunk in the
deepest part of Narragansett Bay in
a collision with the Savannah Line
steamer City of Atlanta. At late
hour 10 Of the crew Of "a Of the sunk
ell vessel were unaccounted for. The
Cape Fear sank in three minutes,
about half way between Castle Hill
on the Newport shore and Rose Is.
| land, going down bow first in 125
fathoms. The Cape Fear was outward
bound from Providence for Norfolk
in ballast, and carried only her crew.
as did the City OF Atlanta, which was
bound from Savannah for Providence
with cargo of pig iron. Just how
the accident happened was not deter
mined, especially as the weather was
clear, with only slight cloudiness
and light sea running.
The City of Atlanta's bow was dam
aged, the result of hitting the Cape
Fear amidships, but, although there
was a seven-foot hole above the main
deck, the bulkheads held and she an
chored in the bay. OF the Is men
saved from the Cape Fear five slid
down lines to the City of Atlanta, and
the others were picked up from the
water by ropes Or by boats that were
lowered for them.
Captain Garfield of the City of AT
lanta, in describing the accident, said
that he picked up the lights of the
Cape Fear and signaled with one
whistle, which was answered. He was
bearing steadily to port, he said, with
plenty of clearance room, when sud
denly the Cape Fear swung across his
bow blowing two whistles as a signal
for the steamer TO pass on the signal
after she had turned to cross to the
other side. lie ordered full speed
astern, but could not avoid the COLI
sion. The City of Atlanta struck
with her bow, the blow cut
ting deep hole in the Cape Fear and |
the concrete. Lines imme- |
dlately were thrown aboard, but the |
steamer sank so quickly that the ma
jOrity Of the crew had to dive over
board. No one was injured aboard
the City of Atlanta, but of those res
cued from the Cape Fear three were
injured slightly. Captain Harry Big
gins suffered cuts on the head. Sa-
Dina Pasquale, an oiler, suffered scalp
and Z. X. Holmes, a mess
man, received injuries in his back.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
MEATPRlCES WERE REDUCED
Substantial Declines During Month of
October, American Meat Pack
ers State.

Washington. Wholesale prices of
beef and pork declined substantially
during October, said statement is
sued by the Institute of American
Meat Packers. Selling prices of car
cass beef throughout the country
showed an average decline of approx
imately 13 per cent at the end Of De-
tober, as compared with the first week
in September" said the statement.
"Fresh pork declined heavily. In
the domestic trade from October 2 to
October 26 the wholesale prices OF
light pork lOins, whence come pork
chops, declined about 81 per cent
Between October 2 and October 2G
pork shoulders declined about 10 PEI
cent and smoked hams and standard
bacon fell slightly less than 10 per
cent"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Texas Joins Wheat Strike.

Fit. Worth, TeXas.-The wheat hold
ing movement has reached Texas, and
most of this years crop, especially in
the Panhandle district, is being held off
the market, according to wholesale
dealers in Fit. Worth. Most of the
producers are said to be members Of
the Wheat Growers Association,
which is backing the movement to
hold wheat in growers hands until the
price reaches So hushel.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Compound and found it wonderful
remedy. ! commenced to pick up at
once and my suffering was relieved. /
have told others about your medicine
and know of some who have taken it.
] am glad to help others all ! can. 3
Mrs. R. E. DEMING, 437 w. Lafayelvs
Ave-, Syracuse, N. Y.
While Change Of Life is most crit
ical period of woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
it may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Moreover this reliable remedy con-
tains no narcotics or harmful drugs and
owes its efficiency to the medicinal ex-
tractives Of the native roots and herbs
vhich it contains.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Wintry Blasts; No Coal.

New YOrk-Wintry blasts and empty
coal bins combined to introduce to
New York the first cold snap of the
fall. Health Bureau inspectors, in
vestigating complaints of fiat dwelIers,
found about so per cent of the Bronx
apartment houses without coal. Near
ly all landlords had applied for fuel,
but the 100000 tons needed were not
available.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Cocchi Is Sentenced.

Bologna, Italy.-AlfredO COcchi, on
trial here for the murder of Ruth Cru
ger in New York City in February,
1917, was found guilty on four charges
and sentenced to q years imprison-
ment. The prosecution asked for Coo
4hi's conviction for murder in the first
degree. attempted criminal assault, fall
Styling passports and false enrolment
in the military service.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
One Killed, Three Hurt.

Williamsport, w. Va.-Travis HOr-
ton, of Tracker, was killed instantly /;
Matt Lester, of Matewan, was injured
probably fatally, and Doug Mounts and
James Overstreet, of Matewan, were
seriously hurt i'll three separate shoot
ing affrays in Mingo county. Mounts
and Overstreet are under indictments
and awaiting trial on charges growing
out of the recent fatal rioting at Mate
wan.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Radio compasses Used,

Observation-Disclosures compasses were
used to locate the destroyer Isher-
wood, which was forced to anchor off
the North Carolina coast, because of a
shortage of water for her boilers.
These instruments, which are compar-
atively new devices, detect the source
of wireless waves and from this the
exact location of vessel sending radio
messages can be determined.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Three Killed In Wreck.

Los Angeles.-Three persons were
killed and thirty injured when Pacific
Overland, East bound, plunged from
a bridge one mile east of Manix, Cal,
LIS miles from Los Angeles, on the
Salt Lake Railroad, according to a
corrected list given out at railroad
offices. According to unofficial reports
the wreck was caused by a spread rail
"a The bridge
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
ohioan Robbed of 500. 500.

New Philadelphia, O.-Jacob BalIen-
tine reported to police that he was
robbed Of $4,000 in cash. Ballentine.
according TO police, drew the money
from bank to finance a get rich
quick" scheme of two strangers ana,
for safe-keeping. deposited it in brick
wall Of his cellar. Police believe the
two strangers Swallowed him and
seized the money,
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
Prison Term for Pankhurst.

LOndon.-Sylvia Pankhurst, who
was arrested October 10 charged with
attempting to cause seditiOn in the
navy b. editing and publishing an is
sue of the newspaper, The Workers
DreadROught, October 16, was SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment
~ eoRtict-0a- Of the ofS@ze.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
SUGAR Dealer Punished

Bay City, Mich.-COnvicted in Fed
eral Court here on charges of prOfteer-
ing in sugar and deling in sugar with
out a license Luther Ellison, of Jones'
bOrO, Ark, was sentenced to two years
Imprisonment at FIT Leavenworth and
hned $5.VOO.,
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-11-19
PAINTING AND
DIZZY SPELLS
The Cause Of such Symptoms
and Remedy Told in This
Z Letter.
Syracuse, N. y" When / com,
menced the Change Of Life was poorly.

mad no appetite and
had fainting spells.
/ suffered for two
or three years be-
fore I began taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's
We ge ia BILE Com
pound and the Liver
Pills which l saw ad-
yer tised in the
papers and in your
little books. / took
about twelve bottles
Of uoI1r Varofoh1o
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
BAND OF THIEVES
STEAL 55S CASES
OF NEWARK BOOZE
Booty Worth $4,000 Carried
Away in Trucks, Which
Also Were Stolen.

NEWARK( y. J., Nov. IA. - A
band OF whisky thieves. believed by
the police to number 25 or more.
esrly sunday broka open two freight
cars in the South Broad street rail-
road yards here and stole SIS cases
of whisky and a. barrels Of alcohol
The whisky is valued at $32.340 and
the alcohol at S35.2O0. The loot was
carried off in motor trucks after a
railroad policeman had been kid
mapped.
The robbers had emptied two
freight cars and were breaking into
the third car when the police sur
prised them. The thieves fled down
the railroad tracks. through the
maze Of cars and escaped.
Two trucks filled with plunder
were recovered. The whisky barrels
bore labels Of the American Distil-
ling company, Pekin. III.
one Of the abandoned trucks was
identified as the property of z. p
Johnson OF Newark. VINO told the
Lolice il had been stolen from IN
front of his garage Saturday night.
The other is owned by an express
company, an emplOye OF which is
missing. the police say.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
ROBBED. BEATEN AND
M4ULED, SAYS DRUNK:
THEN MEMORY CLEARS

Claiming that he had been drugg-
cd, robbed Of 500 and then thrown
from an automobile, r. Brown Of
Warsaw. Ind. was found lying in
the roadway on :. Taylor st. Sunday
night and was brought 20 police
headquarters, where he was locked
up on a charge Of intoXicStion
The patrol In charge of Sergt
Luther found Brown in the street
evidently IN a serious condition. He
told the officers that he had first
been drugged, robbed and then
pitched from a moving automobile
seriously injuriug his head. when
the patrol arrived at the station
Brown was found 20 be sleeping
peacefully on the sJretcher. When
he was marched into the station and
fully awakened he forgot all about
his wild tale Of drugging and rob
berry and demanded 10 know how
much his fine was 40 marks of
injury could be found on him
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
SEES IMPROVEMENT
IN COAL SITUATION
Wentz Says Country is Saved
From Famine-Produc-
tiOn Rises.

WASHINGTON, Nov 14-Con-
tinued Improvement in the soft coal
WAS noted in q review Of
the industry issued tonight by the
National Coal association which pre-
dicted a production OF more than
u. 900. 900 tons for the week ending
yesterday. The association had no
reports of any immediate shortage"
from any section OF the country
Decreased prices have resulted as
a natural consequence OF the i'm
Iroved situation, the review declar-
ed, adding that in many places tie
decline had been from } 10 so per
cent below prices which prevailed
up 10 six weeks ago."
saved From Famine"
D. 3. We1tz. president Of the coal
association, in a statement issued
simultaneously with the revjew.
said:
THE country has heen saved from
the disastrous possibility OF a soft
coal shortage this winter. For that
it has the interstate commerce com
mission and the railroads 70 thank
for whole-hearted cooperation with
the operators"
The geological surveys weekly re
port. issued today. estimated blum
lnous production during the week
ending Nov have been only H.
$50. 900 tons due largely 20 loss Of
time on election day and on re-
ligious holidays IN the coal fields
Production the preceding week was
1855. 900 tons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15

WrangePs Army Wiped Out; Loot Red Cross
Cops Turn
Auto Mechanics
in Safety DriUe

NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-New York
city mas decided upon unique tactics
90 prevent automobile accidents By
The plan every patrolman in the CITY
viii be obliged 20 play the dual role
Of expert mechanic and distributor
Of tracts For three weeks he will
remain cast IN this double part.
The program, as outlined by Po-
lice Commissioner Enright to all in
spcCtors and captains. iS as follows:
Policemen Will stop every auto
hey meet and inspect mechanism
for defective parts. IL serious faults
are found the chauffeur will be III
rected TO drive Immediately TO a ga
rage for repairs. If the defects are
only minor. the o ner's name will
be taken and an inspector sent from
headquarters TO order such repairs
3s he considers necessary for public
safety. Each blueCOat will be armed
with police motor inspection GER
tifcates." whi-h n he will paste on the
machines TO ~revent re-inspection.
Policemen also Will hand to every
chauffeur they spot. a book contain
ing traffic regulations bearing the
commandment Thou shalt not Kill.
The pamphlet contains also a list Of
"Don'ts for Automobiles. includ-
ing one which reads:
Parking your car for hours
means a summons and the loss OF
time and money
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
COUNCIL INSPECTS
NEW RAILWAY SITE
Plan Additional Track at In
tersectiOn of Olive and
Sample SITS.

Because their time during the
other days Of the week j. taken up
with their private business, COM
mittee Of the members Of the city
council spent two hours sunday
morning inspecting the site OF the
proposed additional track along the
New York Central Railroad com
pany's right Of way crossing the in
tersection at Olive and Sample sts
The site OF the new spur track Of
the Michigan Central crossing Wal
nut 81. was also inspected.
The councilmen comprising the
committee were Edward Luther
August Bailey. John Olejniczlk and
Frank Wisniewski. Representing the
railroad companies We're Division
Engineer Elder Of the Michigan
Central. Assistant Engineer Ander-
son OF the New York Centrals Chi
caEo office and Attorney Walter l.
B. Clements OF South Bend.
The committee Will make recon-
mendatfous and offer r y
schemes 90 the committee OF the
whole at its regular meeting Monday
evening Work on the new railroad
Improvements is expected 10 be
completed within a few days
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
LEAGUE STILL
OPEN TO j. S.
SAYS COUNCIL
To Hold First Meeting at
Geneva Today-Seek
Disarmament.

GENEVA, Nov. 14.-(By the AS
sociated Press. )-The League of Ma
tions assembly will begin work here
supported by the prayers of all &C.
neva. Special services were held in
all the churches Sunday and vert
largely attended by the delegations.
The principal delegations held
conferences during the day. The
British, with the dominion represen-
tatives. continued talks begun in
London on the policy to be followed
on the floor of the assembly and il
is hoped in ledgue circles that these
preliminary conferences will dimin-
ish the chances Of friction which It
IS desired 20 avoid in the first meet
ing.
Baron Gonzuke Hayashi, head Of
the Japanese delegation, told the
Associated Press this morning there
was no chance Of any dangerous
question being raised by Japan. He
declared unfounded a report from
Toxic that the delegates had pre-
pored propositions on racial equal
ity.
Prepare for L. :.
The council Of the league decided
this afternoon TO leave a place open
on the financial commission for Il
representative Of the United States
IN case Il is decided later by Wash
ington to accept a place on II.
The latest arrivals Sunday com
plete nearly all Of The delegations
and swell the foreigrt press repre-
sentatives to more than 200. OF
which a score are Germans and sew
eral are Japanese and Chinese.
The delegates are very modest in
their forecasts of the work Of the
Assem- bly,. saying ii cannot be eX-
pected that anything will be accom-
plished that will make a brilliant
showing to the general public. as
only after the lapse Of considerable
time can the effects OF the deliber-
ations be felt. They hope. however
TO fix definitely a system OF disarm.
ament and decide upon the organi-
zation Of an economic blockade go
as TO make il effective as against
aggressive nations.
The attitude toward the United
States is that The League of Nations
must go on. whether the United
States comes in or not. but that #
must be developed In a way that will
not close the door for entry when
rroans are found 10 make that pos
sible
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
Complete Organization
To Reduce Living Cost

CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 14.-Per-
manent organization Of the Cooper
ative League Of America. formed
for the purpose OF encouraging CO.
operative store methods for the
trades union, was completede sun
day.
James 2. Warbasse, New York
city. president Of the temporary or
ganization. was elected president.
At the closing session Sunday OF
the association, which has been
meeting here for the last four days,
the delegates authorized the asso-
citation TO act as a central body for
standardizing methods OF conducting
all forms of cooperative enterprises
in the labor field. Cooperative So
cieties in each district were asked 20
group them selves into union for
standardized buying. with the inten-
ton later 10 centralize all wholesale
buying.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
$4,000 PAYROLL
OF STEEL COMPANY
STOLEN FROM MAIL
Currency Shipped in Mail
Bag-NewSpaper Clippings
Replace the Money.

STEUBENVILLE. O., Nov. IA
The payroll Of the Weirton Steel
company at Weirton. w. Va, which
amounted to $4,000, was stolen
from a registered. mail bag some
time Saturday. it became known
here Sunday night.
The currency was taken from a
Pittsburg bank TO the post Office
there, placed in a registered mail
bag and shipped 10 Weirton from
the Pennsylvania railroad station,
according 10 officers. When the bag
arrived at Weirton il was found to
contain bundles Of paper instead Of
money.
A registered mail pouch in which
the money was supposed 10 have
been sent to the steel company to
meet it's payroll, arrived at Weirton
Thursday night, it was reported.
officials Of the company upon exam
ination are said to have found the
package contained neatly cut and
stacked lot OF clippings from Pitts
burg newspapers OF Thursday morn
ing's issues.
WHEELING. W. Va, Nov. IA
The theft of S93, 900 in currency in
transit from a Pittsburg bank to the
WeirtOn CIV. Va steel company
was reported here Sunday night. ac-
cording to word received from the
Steubenville (O) authorities, who
are said 10 have been notified OF the
theft by postal inspectors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-15
STEAL TEN SACKS
OF REGISTERED MAIL.

OMAHA. Neb., Nov. l4.-The pos
tai department Sunday night Is
tightening the net about the thieves
who last night robbed a Burlington
registered mail car within the city
limits at Council Bluffs, Ia. Ten
sacks Of registered mail were thrown
from the car. One sack was recov-
cred intact
Although no definite check has
been made. investigators say the
loss will be large. The stolen
pouches were from San Francisco
and are said 70 have contained cur
rency for New York banks. They
were transferred TO the Burlington
from the Union Pacific and the rob
bers gained entrance to the car i'm
mediately after IL left the transfer
by breaking a window. An autOmO-
bile was used 70 carry away the
loot, which was thrown from the
car while the train stopped at a
crossing.
Attention was called TO the rob-
berry when mail clerks on the rear
car OF the train saw one OF the sacks
along the right Of way.