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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-05

One of the most wonderful people in
all New York. to me, is Agnes Stafford.
When she was five years old, she was
stricken blind and has been complete
" so ever since And what do you
suppose she does? She weaves! Beau
tiful patterns in the most exquisite
color combinations. Never picks the
wrong colors, for her weavings which
she shades from the most delicate OF
pastel tints to the deepest. She thinks
that she may remember the primary
colors from theinfancy and constructs
her "mind-sight' of the countless hues
from that memory; but she isn't even
certain of that. She Just feels them
and if anyone ever suggests combin'
alton that isn't good, she knows 1t
| Last year, the Metropolitan Museum
of Art adjudged two specimens of he1
weaving the best submitted in large
textile exhibition / ntheir respective
classes. She was the only blind eX
hibitor. LUCY JEANNE PRICE.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-05
SUFFERED SEVEN
LONG YEARS
Finally Relieved by taking
Lydia. E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Ravenswood, viva. -"For sevenlong
years l suffered from female trouble
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-05

letting men bear the burden OF e@-
pense, isn't it? Women have been
rather swanky about the fact that they
could take men into their women's
clubs for lunch and the men couldn't
pay for it. Club rules didn't allow
anyone but members to sign the
checks. But apparently 1t was the nov
city of it that appealed to the newly
emancipated sex. For the new Wo-
mans National Club to be erected here
shortly has taken definite steps to
overcome that situation whereby the
woman pays "Exclusiveness is all
very WE'LL" they explained, but we're
going to have guest membership for
men. otherwise women who invite
men here will have to sign the dinner
checks and later on pay them. We will
limit active membership to women,
but there must be some sort Of check
paying membership for men,"
There must be something particu-
larly annoying about having ones own
property used in attacks upon one y
renting company tried the other day
to get possession of 200 pieces of
porcelain valued at $4,000 to satisfy a
Judgment against Mrs. Claudia
Windsor Tartoue, who is suing and be-
ing sued by her husband, Pierre Tar
toue, for divorce. "My wife never own
ed those porcelain sets. They We're
mine" said Mr.. Tartoue. what do
you mean. they were'?' asked the dep
uty, "Ah, they are no more" sighed
the artist. "NIy wife she break them
over my head"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-05

"Bite-bars" are the latest, They are
Just quick Lunch counters, but because
so many of them are transformed
bars, New York has given them the
more reminiscent name. 1t likes the
sound of it better.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
PROPOSAL FOR
REORGAN|Z|NG
j. 8. JUDICIARY
SYSTE NJ MADE
Appointment of l8 Federal
Judges at Large Urged
by Attorney General
BIG INCREASE IN CRIME.
Daugherty Says Action For
Relief of Situation is
Absolutely Necessary

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - Legisla-
tion creating Is federal judges at
large was recommended today to
President Harding and to the judic-
iary committee of the house and sen
ate by Attorney General Daugherty as
part of plan for reorganization of
the country's judicial system to rem
edy the congested condition of federal
court dockets all over the country
Provision would also be made un-
der the plan for an annual conference
of the nine senior circuit judges with
the chief justice of the United States
and the attorney general to consider
ways and means of expediting federal
business and increasing the efficienc,
of the courts.
The new judges, it was explained,
would not be assigned to any particu-
lar circuit but would be available for
service wherever court business piled
up.
Investigation of the alarming sit
uation" in the federal courts, Daugh-
erty said, revealed that on June 80
1921, there were 1i1,0O0 cases penu-
ing as compared with 11S,744 cases at
the end of the previous fiscal year
while in some districts there had been
an increase of 100000 per cent in
criminal business since 1912.
while this condition is largely
created by the legislation relative to
prohibition" he said, land although
the number of liquor cases will doubt
less decrease as the states pass en-
forcement laws and as public opinion
changes in the districts where en-
forcement is now difficult, neverthe-
less such decrease will not occur in
the near future, and even then the
increase in civil business due to the
growth in population, the ending of
the war period and the continued de-
velopment of the country, will, in our
Judgment, prevent any appreciable're-
lief to the federal courts.
The present cOngeSted condition
of the dockets is intolerable. and re-
suits in the loss of evidence, the aban-
donment of cases, the denial and fire.
quent defeat of justice, and lowers tbs
high standard of the federal courts
1t is my opinion that this legislation
is practical, economical and most nee
essary."
The proposed plan of judicial re-
organization was drawn by a volun-
tary commission composed of Judge
John E. Safer of Ohio; Judge ". I.
Grubb of Alabama; Judge John c.
Pollock of Kansas: District Attorney
William H. Hayward Of New York;
and District Attorney Charles F.
Clyne of Chicago, working with Chief
Justice Taft and Daugherty.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20

the defense continued their steady ac-
cumulation of minor facts and theo-
ries involving Mrs. Madalynne Oben-
chain and Arthur c. 3urch, jointly
accused of murder.
The investigation seemed tempor-
arily halted late in the DAY when
workers for the district attorneys
office announced that if Ralph r. OBJ
enchain, attorney for his former wife
knew the man guilty of the staying,
as he indicated in a statement last
Wednesday, he might be forced to
tell his information to Grand jury.
This step tonight was conceded
generally to be blocked, however, it
was said, when it was pointed out
that Obenchain need not, under tie
law, reveal information he intends to
use for the defense of his clients.
Burch told newspaper ment tonight
that if the case should so to trial. he
would ask that his story be heard by
a jury composed of real men" Burch
and Mrs. Obenchain are to enter pleas
to murder charges Saturday.
Difficulty was SAID tonight to have
been experimenced by the prosecu-
tion in keeping track of the many
witnesses in the case, and ii IS
thought an early trial will he suggest
ed. The court already has arranged
for an early trial. go
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
RAIL WAY LABOR
BOARD DIVIDES
REGARDING Ne VI
PAY REDUCTION
Two Labor Members Join in
Majority Report Chang
ing Wage Schedule
SEVEN RULES INVOLVED
Overtime Wages of Certain
Shop Craft Workers Cut
at Session Yesterday

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Presenting
divided opinion for the first time
since its formation a year and half
ago, the United States railroad labor
board today, in a majority decision.
cut the overtime pay of certain
classes of shop crafts workers, while
labor member, dissenting, declared
the majority opinion does not ap-
pear either just or reasonable"
The dissenting opinion was by o. A.
Wharton, former president of the
Railway Employees department, Amer
ican Federation of Labor, which with
the six federated shop crafts, was in
volved in the dispute.
Two labor members joined the ma
jority in isgning the decision chang
ing the rules. Those concurring in it
were Judge r. NJ. Barton, chairman,
G. w. Hanger and Ben w. Hooper.
representing the public; Albert Phil
lips and Walter L. McNenimen, mem
bers for the unions, and Horace Bak-
er, ]. H. Elliott and Samuel G. Hig
gins, railroad representatives
The dissenting opinion was a sur
prise, as the boards rule has always
been to thresh out disputed points in
executive session, the majority's deci-
sion being issued as the unanimous
vredict of the board. On one decision
Judge Barton wrote an opinion criti
cising the boards decision on a legal
point, but did not issue it as a dis
senting opinion.
Seven rules affecting the overtime
pay of the shop employees on 1877 roads
are involved in today's decision. The
roads appealed for modification of the
national agreement rules, entered
into during the war time railroad adj
ministration, and the majority, while
finding the war time rules to be lust
and reasonable" modified certain
ones in some particulars.
Among the changes, the majority
ruled that:
Employees regularly called for Sun
day and holiday work and performing
tasks absolutely necessary for contin-
uous operation of the roads, shall not
receive time and a half pay but only
pay on the same basis as for week
days. No work not absolutely neces-
frO>-rr>yIru-n ON D.Cr ,-nIrD,
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
HIGH TOWER IS
BOUND OVER On
MURDER CHARGE
Man Accused of Numbering
Priest Conducts His Own
Defense at Hearing

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug I9-After
brief preliminary nearing today,
William A. Hightower, itinerant bak-
er, was held TO answer before the su-
perior court of San Mateo county on
a charge he had murdered Rev. Hes
lin, Colma priest. Hightcwer was
not represented by an attorney and
offered no evidence in his own behalf
but displayed keen interest and in
terjected several questions to wit
nesses.
The hearing, which was without pre-
vious announcement, was held at San
Bruno, before Justice of the Peace
Ellison Johnson, in whose district the
priests body was found. Hightower
was taken secretly from the Redwood
City Jail to San Bruno.
The prisoner expressed confidence
today. 81 will fight them all the way
through and l will VIM" he said.
Evidence as heretofore published
was given at the preliminary hearing
by Marie Wendell, the priests house
keeper, Charles Lafebre, garage own
er, Doris Shirley, Hightower's former
companion, and Lee Putnam, who she
married Saturday The other, witness
es were Captain Duncan Matheson.
of the San Francisco police depart
ment, and Constable s. a. Landini, of
Colma.
In testifying about events of the
night when Hightower led officers
and newspaper men to the priests
grave, Landini emphasized that High
tower seemed strangely familiar with
the road.
Hightower interrupted him, after
asking permission Of the court to
speak. Aren't you giving the wrong
Impression he asked 81 don't
near Intentionally" lie addad, but
think you are coloring it little bit
unconsciously."
Maybe so.' said Landini.
that's ALL" HighroweT said.
Doris Shirley den:ed once more
that she had ever been to Salada
Beach with Hightower in an automo-
bile.
Don't you remember the trouble
we had with the Ford when we went
to Salada Beach?" inquired Hightow-
er. ~
mo, dol not"
You're memory is awfully short,
little girl" said Hightower sadly.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
HOUSE ADOPTS
MANY CHANGES
IN I AK BILL;
MORE PLANNED
Both Parties Join in Striking
Out Annual Levy on
Soft Drink Vendors
ARGUMENTS RESUMED
Corporations Would be Re
lieved of Tax on Gifts
For Charity Purposes

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - More
than half a hundred amendments to
the Republican tax bill, most of them
of minor Importance, were accepted
today by the house in five hour ses-
sion marked by occasional clashes
between the majority and minority
and renewal of the personal contro-
versy between Chairman Fordney of
the ways and means committee, and
Representative Byrnes, Democrat,
South Carolina.
A number of other changes in the
bill, including elimination of the pro.
visions for five per cent tax ON the
manufacturers of proprietary medi-
cines, tooth powder and paste and
mouth washes, and a reduction in the
tax on cereal beverages from to 4
cents gallon, are expected to be pro
posed tomorrow by the ways and
means committee before the measure
is passed late in the day.
Republicans and Democrats of the
house were unit today in approving
one amendment, that striking out the
section OF the bill imposing an annu-
al license tax of $40 on venders of
soft drinks. On a few other charges
there were sharp divisions, but many
of the minor ones merely changing
language. or punctuations were put
through without a single member on
either side voting on the yes" and
may" calls. All of the committee
changes proposed were adopted.
Under one amendment approved
over Democratic opposition, corpora
tions making gifts for charitable pur-
poses would be relieved from tax on
such sums unless they exceeded five
per cent of the net income of the do
mating company. The big fight of
the day was over the amendment de-
filming as foreign trade corporations
such domestic corporations as derive
so per cent or more of their gross in
come from the active conduct of bus
mess outside the, United States, and
similarly, as foreign traders those
American citizens who derive so per
cent or more of their gross income
from sources outs1ce this country.
The Democrats claimed this pro-
posal was a discrimination against
purely domestic corporations in the
matter of taxes. The Republicans
defended it on ,the ground it was ne
cessary to relieve foreign trade cor
porations and foreign traders from
taxation on income received from
sources outside the country in order
that they might compete with foreign
concerns.
The amendment was adopted, 103
to S5. II Republicans joining in the
negative vote
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
ANT|-bEER BILL
DISPUTE ENDED
Conferees Reported to Have
Reached Agreement; Stan
ley Clause is Modified

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Senate
and house conferees were reported
tonight to be virtually agreed on con
tested points in the anti-beer bill and
hopeful of final enactment of the
measure prior to the recess set for
newt Wednesday.
While the conferees declined to in.
dicate the nature of the agreement
their practical adjustment of differ
ences was taken to mean at least par
tion rejection Of the Stanley amend
ment designed to protect the home
against indiscriminate search for liz.
uor, in view of the known desire of
Representative Volstead to throw
the beer bill overheard" rather than
accept the amendment as originally
drawn and passed unanimously by the
senate.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
DEFENSE IN NASH CASE
COMPLETES TESTIMONY

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 19.-
The defense in the trial of Harry
Nash of Hillsdale, WyO., fort he
murder of Martin Schwab of Pay
say, Utah, here in April, 1920,
closed it's case this afternoon.
Mrs. Nash testified that her
husband sold the gun which he
claimed Schwab used to threaten
him, to make him pay more than
the agreed fare for trip in
Schwab's car. She said he sold it
to hobo in Golden, N. NJ.
j. c. Nash, a banker of Hillsdale,
Wyo., father of the defendant, tes-
titled he had hired detectives to
try TO find the hobo and gun but
the search was unsuccessful.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
TENNESSEE JAIL
IS BATTLE SCENE
20 Reported Injured When
Mob Attempts to Take
Negro Prisoner

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Sev-
eral persons were injured tonight
when a mob attempted to storm the
Jail in which negro accused of at
tacking a white woman was being
held, was repulsed by force of sher-
ifs deputies. Six wounded were re-
moved to the city hospital within a
few minutes after the clash was re-
ported.
Reports from the scene were that
the defenders of the Jail had used ma
chine guns to repel the attack The
shooting was said to have been pre-
cipitated when stones were thrown
by members of the mob
Later estimates by the police place
the number of wounded at 90, includ.
ing two women anu Deputy Sheriff
Charles Lewis.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
Reports Of Hatch, NM, Flood
Are Exaggerated, Officials Say

the ground and both organizations
have received supplies to afford tenn
porary relief. There is plenty of good
drinking water and there is no dan
ger of an epidemic. according to Gray
The water came down canyon
which opens into the Rincon valley.
The water spread out as it hit the
valley. Irrigation bitches barred its
way and It formed lake. causing the
adobe walls OF many Of tho houses to
crumble. Tonight, the United States
reclamation service has gangs, of lien
draining the water off the land and
it is expected that the job will be
completed some time Saturday.
Nobody Is destitute, Gray said.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
LLOYD GEORGE
SAYS ENGLAND
READY To TAKE
DRASTIC STEPS
Premier Declares Rejection
of Proposals Will Mean
Direct Challenge
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS
Both Lords and Commons are
Told That Irish Issue Now
Hangs in Balance

LONDON, Aug. 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-The outline OF the
British proposals can not be altered
nor the basis of them changed. said
David Lloyd George, British prime
minister, in an address today in the
house of commons on the Irish situa-
tion.
The premier was speaking just pri-
or to the adjournment of the lower
house of parliament until October is.
1t had been the purpose to prorogue
the commons today but uncertainty
as to developments in Ireland caused
the premier to consider il advisable
for any eventuality-if the terms of
the government either are accepted
or rejected
Lloyd George said rejection would
be an unmistakable challenge to the
authority Of the crown and the unity
of the empire, "and no party in the
state could possibly pass that over
without notice. He declared that
he was not using the language as OF
menace, but that if final rejection
came, steps undoubtedly will have
to be taken which the executive ought
not and will not wish to take without
first consulting parliament and Civ
ing it full opportunity of expressing
approval or disapproval of any steps
we might propose to it,
simultaneously, in the house of
lords, Foreign Secretary CurZon made
a similar statement. II might be. he
declared, that circumstances would
compel resumption of strife in Ireland
but Great Britain would not be the
one to commence it. He added that
the issue was trembling in the bal
ance and that if any challenge was
given, the government would accept
it and not quail before its difficult
task
1t was considered that the premi-
er's language had again been care
fully chosen with the evident desire
not to give offense or to say any
thing that likely would hinder the
smooth course of thesnegotiations- In
his address, Lloyd George said he
was highly pleased to be able to say
that the whole world approved of the
governments proposal.
No Change In Dublin
DUBLIN, Aug. 10. - (By the Asso-
ciated Press) - No visible change in
fCnNTTN-TrID ON DAHE E-TNrT.A
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
C0UR|ERS WARN
RESIDENTS Of
VALLEY To GET
To HIGH PLACES
Cave Creek Menaces Lives
and Property Following
Cloudburst Yesterday
MAIN CANAL BREAKS
Huge Wall of Water Said to
be Pouring Over Lands
Northwest Phoenix
MAIN CANAL BREAKS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 10. - Cour-
iers were sent out by the sheriff's
office here tonight to warn residents
living in the northwest part of Phoe-
nix in the low lands between here
and Glendale, nine miles northwest of
Phoenix, to seek refuge on higher
land from a flood which is reported
coming down from Glendale. The wa
ter is coming from Cave Creek, which
ordinarily is dry at this time OF the
year but which has come up as re-
suit of cloudburst today
Three serious breaks in the Arizo-
ma canal. the main artery of the Salt
River Valley irrigation system, near
where it crosses Cave Creek, were re-
ported shortly after IL o'clock to-
night. Walls of water. one so feet
wide. are pouring onto the agricul-
tural lands northwest Of Phoenix at
each break, reports said.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
ALLEGE 'CROOKEDNESS'
IN SHIP BOARD AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - De-
mand that congress get the names
"of men who had been guilty OF
crookedness in the affairs of the
shipping board" was made in the
senate today by Senator Borah,
Republican, Idaho, during consid
Grafton of the deficiency bill of
$4S,500, 900 for the board.
Declaring that the effort to get
at the bottom of shipping board
management was not partisan,
Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia
insisted il crooks should be
found they would prove to be
Democrats and Republicans alike,
an opinion in which Senator Bo-
rah agreed.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
BRITAIN REFUSES TO ALTER IRISH POLICY
Salt River Valley Residents Flee To Hills Before Flood
Tramps Take Over
Train; Routed
By Officers

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.-Thir-
ty-four men were arrested by po-
lice here today as they left a Salt
Lake Railroad freight train ON
which they had ridden from San
Bernardino, 6S miles, and success
fully resisted efforts of the train
crew to put them off. The men
were tramps, the police said. About
20 others escaped from the police
when the roundup was made here.
The police were notified by the
railroad train dispatcher at San
Bernardino, that so men had board
ed the train. Reserves were called
out and surrounded the train when
it pulled into the yards here. Sew
eral shots were fired when the
tramps began jumping from the
cars, but no casualties were report
ed.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
LOCK BANK OFFICERS
IN VAULT; LOOT BANK

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug 19.-After
locking two officers of the Metaline
Falls State Bank at Metaline Falls,
Wash, % miles northeast of here. in
the bank vault this afternoon, two
unmasked men escaped with about
$4,000 in liberty bonds and $4,000 in
currency. Deputy Sheriff Deer. of
Lone, and a posse of 80 men tonight
were on the trail of the robbers, who
were reported to have crossed Sulli-
van Creek and escaped into the noun
tains. The men were on foot.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Aug. 10
Reports of damage done by flood at
Hatch, N. NJ, were exaggerated, ac-
cording to a long distance telephone
report made to the Morning Journal
tonight by Harold F. Gray. head of
the sanitary engineering bureau Of
the state board of health, who went
to Hatch to investigate conditions,
on orders of Governor Mechem.
Fifteen buildings collapsed when
the adobe walls were weakened by
the flood waters and 30 families In ell
have been affected by the flood
Gray said. The Red Cross and Sal
vation Army have representatives on
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
Crowds Gather To
Watch Flood But
None Appears

TUCSON, Aug. 19-Crowds of
citizens gathered for blocks along
the Congress street bridge about
z o'clock tonight in anticipation of
the approaching flood in the Santa
Cruz river, but up until 9:45 to-
night. it had failed to materialize.
Engineers had estimated that the
crest would reach here at z O'Clock
Residents of Continental sent
warning into Tucson this after
noon notifying city officials and
county authorities of the impend-
ing flood. Continental is about 80
miles south of this city. However
as precaution, force of men EN-
ployed by the city engineers office
is working feverishly tonight in
an effort to prevent further DAM
age to the already weakened Con-
gress street bridge.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
SMUGGLERS FOILED BY
CANADIAN OFFICIALS

VANCOUVER, d. c., Aug. 10. -
Whiskey valued at several thousand
dollars was seized at the mouth of
the Fraser river near here when pro-
vinciai police officers seized a party
of men who had delivered two truck
loads OF liquor to be loaded on a
scow, it was reported here today. Of
ficials here believe the whiskey was
to have been exported to the United
States.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
ASK STATE TROOPS TO
PREVENT RACE RIOTS

BARNSTABLE, Mass, Aug. 10.
Sheriff Rosenthal tonight asked
for state troops to help guard the
groes are held on charges of
highway robbery and assault upon
a young white woman. He had
received a report that a party o,
negroes was being. organized at
Onset to come here and try to
free the prisoners.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-20
Glendale Is Swept

PHOENIX. Aug. 19. one man was
killed. one had his back broken and
several buildings were blown down in
Glendale, a small town northwest of
here, during windstorm tonight.
The man who was killed, and the in
jured man were brothers, named Rich
ards and both received their injuries
when the Anderson garage was blown
down. The injured man was brought
to a hospital in Phoenix.
Besides the Anderson garage, the
following buildings were blown down:
Grammar School auditorium, Cohen
our store, city corral. ice plant, the
Glendale cotton gin and one residence