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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
'MAYORSAID TO Be SHAMMING
The London News Says MeSwiney ls
Perfectly Well. But sulsy And salks
At The Questions He Is Asked

London. - The most sensational
charges, amounting practically to the
bald statement that Lord Mayor Nc
Swiney OF Cork is shamming in his
hunger strike in Broxton jail were
made by the Evening News, which
claims to have its information from
trustworthy source"
In absolute contradiction Of the Sim
Fein bulletins, which picture the lord
mayor as dying by inches, as very weak
and as fast approaching the final col
lapse, The News declares that the
prisoner is perfectly well, but sulky
and mot inclined to answer Ques-
TONS"
The paper adds: "And be sleeps
most of the night, from 1O:3O onward.
his temperature is 81, pulse As, and
varies from weak to regular. In the
afternoons he is able to sit up in bed
and be washed. He seems 10 have srf-
ficient strength to assist in the process
Re is able to talk good deal and
reads newspapers with interest"
OF course this is vigorously denied
by the lord mayors friends. Seamus
O'Brien, for instance, is Indignant at
the report, and says that nothing has
passed MacSwiney's lips but water
and medicine designed - counterfeit
the gastric juices. and the sacred Wal
ter used in communion, which he re-
ceives every morning.
The question whether MacSwiney is
being fed is answered by the nome
office with IF he is we do not know
it," In this connection it is pointed
out that it would be almost impossl-
BILE for any one to administer nourish-
ment without the attending physicians
becoming aware of it, and the govern
ment officials argue if the doctors
ascertained that the lord mayor was
getting any food whatever, the entire
effects of his earlier starvation would
be nullfied.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
DRIVE AGAINST BOLSHEvIKI
NETS TWO THOU SAND
PRISONERS TO WRANGEL

Constantinople.-General Wrangel's
latest cavalry drive against the Boil
sheviki in south Russia has won him
valuable strategic positions on the
railway and resulted in the capture OF
more than two thousand prisoners and
quantities of supplies, it is reported
in advices from the Crimea.
The south Russian cavalry, by a
sudden dash, surprised the Bolsheviki
and captured the railway junction OF
Petropavlovsk, with sections OF the
line in either direction, as well as the
town of Orianhoff.
The Wrangel forces now are menac-
ing Alexandrovsk, on the Dnleper,
about ninety miles inland from the
sea of Azov.
The Japanese government has an OBJ
server at Sebastopol, General Wran'
gels headquarters.
Poles Claim Success In Galicia
misunderstanding successes in
Galicia are claimed in the Polish com
munique.
Dubno, northeast of Lemberg, is
occupied, after hard fighting, the re-
ports say. The Poles claim to hold a
line in Galicia, running through HUI
siatyn, Trembowla, Oleszow and Tar.
nopol.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
CALIFORNIA ANTI-JAPANESE
LEGISLATION is. EXTREMELY
OBNOXIOUS TO NIPPoNEsE

Toxic, Japan.-The Washington
government will be asked to appoint
a commission to effect solution OF
Japanese-American problems and IL
the event of the passage OF the Cali
fornia anti-Japanese legislation the
Japanese government will arrange for
a lawsuit against the California leg
islature on the ground that the Dill
is unconstitutional and a violation OF
the treaty rights Of the japanese, &C
cording to the leading newspapers
here.
Tie newspapers say the above pro
gram was defined at meetings OF the
cabinet and the diplomatic advisory
council.
Washington.-Rep in the Japan
csc newspapers that the Japanese cab
ines ana advisory council had decided
to ask the United States to appoint
a commission to effect solution OF
Japanese problems created surprise
at the state department Ehere efforts
to effect an understanding by dlplo-
matte means are still being made.
1t has been made clear that the
state department has no intention OF
attempting to influence the result in
California. 1t is said that should the
legislation be adopted an understands
ing with the japanese government on
the result of it might be obtained in
two ways-one by treaty modifying
action taken by state or by action
in the United States courts.
To invoke the first method is said
to be no part of the plan of the state
department. The second method is
believed to have been suggested IN
conversations and may have been the
basis of the reported decision of the
japanese government to resort to the
courts to determine the constitution
ality of such legislation.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
CHARLES G. HUGHES
CONDEMNS ousTINA
Of NY. sccgALIsTs
Movement Is Called "Act Of lncreo
ibIe Folly" BY Head OF Bar
Association Committee

New Worthwhile Socialist leaders
were comforting here on the next step
to obtain representation of the party
in the New York assembly, Charles f.
Hughes, head of the Bar Association
committee, which opposed the custer
of the Socialist delegation last WIN
ter. issued statement condemnlng
the second unseating.
"The custer of the Socialist mem
bers of the assembly is an act OF IN
credible folly and in fragrant dlsre-
gard of the fundamental principles OF
American institutions" said Mr..
Hughes,
Il am absolutely opposed to Social
ism, and it is because | wish to see
our institutions preserved that think
this action, which is of the essence OF
Sovietism, should be denounced.
The one consoling feature OF the
matter is that we may be assured that
this custer does not reflect the senti-
ment of the people of the state, but is
merely the action of few exercising
temporary power which has been
sadly abused"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
ALABAMA miners
FACE BAYONETS
STATE TROOPS REFUSE TO Al
LOW MINERS TO HOLD
MEETINGS
MEETINGS ARE CALLED OFF
General Steiner Says Meetings Were
Barred Because Speeches Would
Have Inflamed Hearers

Birmingham. Ala.-State military
forces. under command of Gen. R. E.
Steiner. prevented the holding of num-
erous mass meetings scheduled over
the coal mining districts OF the state
BY leaders of the striking miners. At
some places the soldiers were armed
with machine guns.
Attempts were made TO hold the
meetings as scheduled. but the troops
were on the scene and the union Off
cials were advised that the meetings
would not be allowed Thereupon the
speakers gave way and the crowds left
the scenes. There was no disorder.
Meetings announced included points
in Walker county. Bradford, Republic,
Wylam, Mulga, Blocton and Docena.
Some Of the meetings had been adver-
tised in the newspapers and some
were called locally by distribution OF
hand bills.
At the smaller meetings ten to a
dozen soldiers appeared, while at 9TH
ers detachments of as many as seventy
five men with machine guns were on
hand. At each place the officer in
command approached the union leaders
and informed them that the meetings
would not be permitted.
Commenting on the events, General
Steiner said: 1--WE issued orders on our
arrival in the strike zone that there
would be no mass meetings. This
was thoroughly understood by the
strike leaders, because we told them
so. We were, therefore, surprised,
more or less, when we got wind Of
the date set for the meetings. We
took steps accordingly. No mass meet
ings were held, and none will be held
in the territory under our jurisdiction.
This includes the entire mining towns
and fields Immediately adjacent to
them.
THE reason why we will not permit
the mass meetings is because they are
addressed by men whose speeches tend
to inflame the minds of their hearers,
and that, in turn, tends to lead to a
breach of the peace. We are here,
primarily, to prevent any breach of the
peace, and we shall stop that which
aims in that direction.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
NEGROES KILL WHITE
MAN WHO WENT TO
RESCUE OF WHITE GIRL

Chicago.-Three negroes were be
sieped for more than an hour in St
Gabriers church by a mob OF a thou.
sand persons after the negroes mad
killed a white man, Charles Barrett
who is said to have gone to the res
cue of a white girl insulted by the ne,
groes. They were rescued and placed
in iail when squads of policemen were
sent to avert a possible riot. Shortly
after Barrett had been killed three ne
groes were dragged from a street car
two blocks away and severely beaten
The negroes who killed Barrett cut
ting his throat with razor were
chased several blocks and finally dash
ed into the church.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
BRITISH POLICE BURN TOWN
Two Civilians Shot To Death And
Several Other Wounded
At 6aIbriggan

Dublin.-Auxiliary police forces
wrecked the town Of Balbriggan, near
here. in retaliation for the shooting Of
two police officers. when District In
spector Burke was killed ana his bro
Their, Sergeant Burke, was seriously
wounded. Many houses were set on
fire, and the largest hosiery factory
in ireland. belonging to an English
finn, was destroyed.
Shortly after midnight uniformed
n'en appeared in the streets, evidently
bent on reprisals for the shooting OF
the police officials. They Immediate
" proceeded to wreck the town. The
public houses were entsfed and set
on fire, as well as numerous private
homes, whose occupants we're given
little time to dress before the build
irgs were burned.
Many of the business houses, includ-
ing the big hosiery mills of Decides,
Tcmpler G. Co., were destroyed
Tie town Is one Of the centers OF
hosiery manufacture and power loom
weaving.
1t is repoly ed that the two civilians
who were Killed, a dairyman aud a
barber, were dragged from their
houses. tayoDetted and then shot.
A number of houses belonging to
prominent Sim Feiners were set on
fire, and altogether twenty-eight res,
licences are reported to have been
burned to the ground. The sacking
CT the town was carried out by some
fifty auxiliary police, known as black
and tans," from their uniforms.
One of the acts of the auxiliaries
was to seek out men suspected or
shooting the Burkes. A barber named
Larless, middle-aged man, the father
of large family, was taken from his
house and killed, as was dairy farm
er named Gibbons. The latter, at
least, was both bayonetted and shot,
Houses Attacked BY Armed Men
Belfast.-After a dispIay by Ulster
volunteers armed and disguised men
in uniform attacked several premises
in Carrick- on Shannon, County Leitrim,
and caused considerable damage with
rifle fire and bombs.
Reports from Scariff, County Clare,
state that reprisals have been taken
on that village for the wounding OF
two constables. In Abbeyfeale, Coun-
ty Limerick, where the local temper
ance hall was burned, pharmacy dam
aged and the window houses smashed
in reprisal for the death of con-
stable.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
To Act AS Attorney For The Public

washington. - The National Com
munity Board, Inc, according to its
founders to "act as attorney for the
public" has opened headquarters in
Washington. It's immediate aims are
announced as including the develop
ment of local communities into little
democracies with schoolhouses as cap
itols. and to put into operation the
nations original and expanding deals
of Justice and democracy. The board
will simply seek to stimulate and as
sist local communities to organize
themselves.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
GOOD GROCER
GOOD MEDICINE
An East Nashville Grocer Says He
Has Used Black Draught for
Years, Whenever Troubled
With Torpid Liver.

East Nashville, Tenn.-"You ask me
about Black Draught. II is without
doubt the best liver medicine made,
and don't believe could get along
without It," declared Mr.. W. N.
Parsons, recently.
Mr.. Parsons, who IS prominent
grocer at 243 North First street, says
further: 81 take it (Black-Draught)
for sour stomach, headache, bad liver
indigestion, and all other troubles that
are the result of a torpid liver. I
have known and used it for years, and
can and do highly recommend it to
every one. / won't go to bed without
1t in the house. It will do all 1t claims
to do. / can't say enough for it."
Thedford's Black-Draught, which
has been in successful use for more
than 20 years, is a medicine especially
adapted to the treatment Of many
liver troubles. 1t has proved helpful
to thousands and thousands Of per-
sons suffering from stomach and liver
complaints, and should be helpful to
you.
Black-Draught is easy to take and
has not the bad after-effects, so COM
mon with many mineral drugs.
Most good druggists sell it.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
Plenty OF Coal For The Winter

Washington.-To forestall the posi-
bility of a bituminous coal shortage,
anywhere in the country this winter,
the coal operators are bending every
effort to attain a weekly output OF
over twelve million tons of soft coal
from new to December l, says a state
ment issued by the National Coal as
sociation. Deficiency in car supply at
the mines has hindered this rate OF
production during the summer, the
association charges, but assurances
have been made by the railroad exec
utives that they will live up to the
requirements put upon them.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
ohsmsts Refuse To Aid Brew Makers

New York.-That great horde of
persons whose curiosity about chemis-
try has been whetted since making
the stuff at home has become one of
the more serious of the indoor sports
can't get any information at the chem.
ical industries exposition which has
opened here. That no questions shall
be asked about the stuff" is one of
the rules for the meetings which ex-
perts will read papers on chemical
topics and then al! present may ask
questions.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
Canadians Protest On U. S. Cruiser

Canadians Protest On U. S. Cruiser
Kingston, Ont.-Declaring it a Vio'
lation of the treaty between Great Brit
ain and the United States, the Kings.
ton branch of the army and navy vet
Grams has instructed its secretary to
protest to the Getaway state depart
ment against the United States armed
cruiser Chillicothe being used in the
st Lawrence river with its base at
Ogdenburg.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
pry Delegates Are Studying Prohibition

Washington.-A great prohi.
bition experiment has been put under
the magnifying glass by temperance
workers and scientists of almost ev.
cry country in the world assembled
here for the fifteenth international
congress against alcoholism. The ses-
sions began in the building of the
pan. American Union. Most Of the
foreign delegates said their country
men have got a wrong impression
Of the effects of prohibition here.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
lotion Goods Reduced BY one-Thlro

Manchester, N. H.-A reduction OF
o21J2es in the price of manufactured
cotton goods is announced by the
Amoskeag Manufacturing company Oh
this city. The present weekly produc-
ton Of the company, which employs
ten thousand operatives in Its cotton
departments is forty million yards IL
ia feared that the cotton market, al
ready unsettled because of heavy can
collation. of orders, may reach CON
dition to that which mas iOfeeu 'ne
cnmpany's closing.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
Called To Explain Cause OF H. c. L.

Chicago Managers of one large
hotel and three chain restaurants
were summoned to the city hall to ex-
plain their restaurant prices to the
council committee on living costs.
simultaneously Russell Poole, secre-
tary of the city food. bureau, suggest
ed that all down town workers carry
their own lunches until prices come
down, and announced that milk will
be delivered to the city hall and sold
direct to employees at ten cents a
pint.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
workmen Talk To Driver OF "eIaster'

New York.-Four workmen appear
ed at the municipal building and de-
clared they had spoken with the driy-
or Of the death wagon that figured in
the Wall street explosion. According
to their story the stranger said his
horse and wagon had been blown up
after he had left the vehicle to tele'
nbone to his employer. He said he
had been ordered to take building ma
terials to Wall and Broad streets, put
he had been unable to find the indef'
mite address.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
miIIerand Named For French President

Paris.-Premier Alexandra Miller
and was chosen as a candidate for the
presidency to succeed former Presi.
dent Deschanel, who resigned as CHIEF
executive of the republic because oil
i'll health, by the joint caucus OF the
members of the senate and chamber OF
IDENTITIES in the senate chamber.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
Pitched Battles With Turin Strikers

Turin.-Pitched battles in which the
troops have used machine guns and
armored cars against strikers armed
with rifles and bombs, have marked
several days. The riots have assumed
such serious proportions that unless
they are Immediately checked, it is
feared they may be merely the fore
runner to more serious events. The
first outburst came when the funeral
of two strikers, who had been killed,
was taking place.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
9s Persons Killed In Korean RiotIns

Gensan, Korea.-Twenty five per-
sons were killed in rioting here when
Korean students attacked ana de-
stroyed or damaged branches Of the
Korean Industrial bank and the ORR
entail Development company and seven
Japanese houses. The following night
there was further fighting, resulting
IN additional casualties, the number OF
which has not been learned. Arrests
of alleged participants in the rioting
arr continuing. Newspaper reports
saw the mob was led by students OF
the Presbyterian mission.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30

Pre.War Prices On All Ford Products
Detroit, Observation-Disclosures OF
pre-war prices on all products OF the
Ford Motor company. effective imme-
diately, without reduction in wages,
is announced by Henry Ford.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
italian Labor War Is At An End Nov

Rome, Italy.-An agreement has
been reached between the iron and
steel workers and the factory owners
by which labor will share in the con-
troll of the industry, it is announced.
A commission of twelve will be ap-
pointed to work out the plan.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
Need OF Export Trade For The U. S

Maplewood, N. H.-The need for ex-
port trade in the cotton industry OF
this country is urged by the National
Association of Cotton Manufacturers.
Daniel Il. Douty of New York asserts
that America should distribute cot.
ton goods to the world in place of raw
cotton" and adds that 1.-The time has
passed when the cotton manufacture
er can hear with indifference the ap
peal of the Southern planter for fair
price" A tariff wall will protect our
domestic markets. but will not secure
foreign trade"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30

To Act On New York Socialists
Albany, N. Y.-The assembly judi
ciary committee, by vote of z to 6,
has reported without recommendations
the resolution of Assemblyman Gillet
to exclude the Socialists from the ex.
traordinary session.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
Puzzles.

"What gets me-" said the carpet,
"is why man thinks it is the worst
thing that can happen to him to be
fioored."
And what puzzles me-" replied the
clock, sis how on earth 1t can worry
man to fear his hands will strike"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
CAPITALIST slain And Buried In Cellar

LapItaTIsI oId1H FTu DuI To TT
Los Angeles, Cal.-Discoverey OF
the body of Jacob Charles Denton
local capitalist, who disappeared four
months ago, buried under several tons
of earth in a hermeticaly sealed box
in the cellar of house at 675 Gaia
lima street, brought to light what the
police characterized as the most weird
murder mystery in the history of the
city. Physicians said Denton had been
dead about three months.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-09-30
No Aae.Tellins For Maine Women

Portland, Maine.-The supreme court
has decided that woman should not
he required to tell her age in order
to qualify as a voter.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
SCORE IS TIED
At CHICAGO
CONVENTION
Plans for Seventh Ballot
Are Laid but Bring Little; !;
Seevral of the Candidates
Switch Ballots at Times.

CHICAGO. June 12.-The repub-
lican national convention went into
the seventh innin@ today with the
score tied. Wood and Lowden both
stood at 3l3Ia votes. LOwden had
gained exactly 100 votes since the
balloting yesterday.
The calling or the roll on the sixth
ballot logged along uneventfullv
until Georgia was reached and poll
demanded.
Wood lost one in Georgia by an
absent delegate and alternates. The
vote stood Lowden, none and seven for
Wood with one absent.
In Indiana Lowden gained four and
Wood lost two and Harding gained
one. Michigan called for poll and
there were rumors of a break from
the solid Michigan 30 for Johnson.
Harding got gain on the sixth
ballot to nine. He had been making
steady but small gains through the
fifth and sixth ballots and word had
gone up that the expected break was
near.
With the score between the leaders
at the end of the sixth ballot and
everybody expecting q jump one way
or the other on the seventh the con-
vention gave itself up to ten minutes
of uproar before it proceeded.
The floor leaders of the various
fofrces took advantage of the pande-
mobium to confer and lay plans for
the seventh ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
R|VERS[0WLY
RISING At
! j N A
River Shows Rises and
Drops at Various Guages;
At the TapOon Water Is
Up Slightly; Danger Not
Over.

A rise of One-tentn of foot was
reported at Yuma this morning and
the Colorado river is again running
10000 second feet.
At Needles, however, a drop of 2
feet was reported, the gauge which
yesterday read go feet reading 81
feet this morning. At lockwood
Cate the elevation gauge read 1900
feet above sea level where yesterday
it was 1901 feet, while at the Ocker-
son levee the gauge registered 2.5
whereas yesterday the reading was
&c.
At the Thing Tapoon the river was
slowly rising.
Acting Manager S. T. Taylor this
morning issued statement in which
he desired to make it clear that the
danger from the river is not yet over
He is glad that the river is dropping
but at the same time he does not wish
the valley to understand that the fight
is won. Excellent progress is being
made but Mr.. Taylor does not want the
spirit of optimism to becone too pro-
nopnced until the river drops more
or there is distinct change in the
leVeeS.