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he would not support the miners chief He also declared that two other delegates were against Lewis and would cast their votes against him if he decided to run.
 An interesting sdelight on the possible election contest developed today with the arrival of J. E. Cline dist of Newport News. Va, repre- senting the Virginia State Federation of Labor.
 He said he had been sent here by his federation to cast it's single vote for Mir Gompers,
 The Virginia federation, Clindinst said, originally decided to not send delegate because of the expense, When newspaper reports the organ izations official that Gompers might be opposed he said, they instructed me to reach DenV as quickly as possible with the lone vote of Vir- ginia.
 The federation also received ! message from the Washington, D. C . central labor council urging the re election of President Gompers as ;t reply to the outside influences that are attempting to disrupt the lab"r movement and endeavorine to under mine and destroy it's leaders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-18
POSSE TRAILING
 CONVICT ROBBER
Holds Up Woman and Escort, Robbing the Man and
 Threatening Woman
n, AssooLnted Press

Memphis. June l7.--Posses Of armed citizens and officers with bloodhounds are tonight securing the woods southeast of the city in search of Spencer Richmond, negro ex-convict who late last night held up a young woman and her escort, robbing the man, and threatening to attack the woman. Richmond, after being arrested, and identified by the couple escaped from the automobile in which he was being brought to the city Threats of fynching are made if he is recaptured.
 The residents of the section in which the attack occurred are wrought up over the occurrence and it was with difficulty that officers prevented Richmond's lynchiug after his arrest early today ~One of the members of the mob which hastily formed hit the negro on the head with a rifle knocking him uncon- scious. Citizens committees have been sent to nearby towns to watch for the negro in case he attempts to escape by train.
 Following a report that the negro had been seen near Raleigh, suburb tonight. two patrol wagon
 
 guns, were sent to that section to prevent a lynchlng in case the ne- gro had been found
 Richmond, armed with q rifle. held up the couple near their homes. and after taking what money the young man had, announced his intention of attacking the girl Both pleaded with the negro to let them go, and he evidently became frightened, as he ran away without injuring the girl.
 The entire neighborhood joined in the search for the negro when the alarm was given. He was finally located at hls fathers house, and was rushed to a waiting automc bile to be carried to jail before the mob could gather. On the way to town he rolled from the floor of the cai to the ground and disappeared in the woods before he could be re- captured Eugene Smith, another ne gro who fired on the police when they approached his house during the search for Richmond, was shot I,. s1aI
Evening star., 1921-08-14
TO BE CANAL ZONE MARSHAL.

President Harding has selected Holl
D. Ridenour of Vincennes, Ind. to be
United States marshal for the Canal
Zone. His nomination is expected to
go to the Senate early this week.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
HEROES TO GET MEDALS
FOR MINE LIFE.SAVlNG
Twelve, Some Of Them Killed in
Rescues, to Be Honored at
St. Louis Meet.

Twelve unsung heroes will receive
tokens of recognition and honor mer-
tied by valiant life-saving work in
underground mine passages. at the in
meet in ST. Louis September /, 2 and 3.
In some cases the award will be
made to nearest relatives of the men
who lost their lives attempting to
drag others from death and deadly
gases attending mine explosions and
selves will step to the platform,
where H. Foster Balm. director Of the
United States bureau of mines. on
behalf of the Joseph A. Holmes
Safety Association, will pin medals on
their chests and place diplomas in
their hands. 49,"
The meet is the fourth of a series
Of these events. held in cooperation
with the American Red Cross. the
National Safety Council and various
miners and operators organizations
and associations.
Six men from Butte. Mont. will be
awarded medals for their efforts to
save the life of a surveyor who was
overcome by gases from a mine fire
at the Leonard mine of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company. These men
are h. +. Kruger. Lew f. Ryan.
Frank Pierce, Herbert Farlin, George
Reichert and John Gregovich.
ply and William Ferrington of
Franklin, Kan, who lost their lives
trying to release two shot firers who
were imprisoned following an explo-
sion in the Jackson-Walker Coal and
Mining Company's mine, will be given
medals
Alex Ogilvie and Thomas Gold of
Lehigh. Okla, each will receive
medal for extricating at great risk a
worker who accidentally came in con-
tact with a live" wire, receiving a
shock which rendered him uncon-
scious.
Medals also will be presented to the
nearest relatives of Lasco Robinson
and Clarence Williams Of Degnan,
Okla, who died in an attempt to warn
miners of the M. X. and T. Company
Of an explosion from accumulation Of
gas within the mine. Before they
could give warning the gas explosion
occurred. resulting in the loss of ten
lives. including their own.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
RECEIVER REQUESTED
FOR U. S. MAIL S. S. Co.
Attorney for Officers and Stock
holders Asks Delay to Hear
Shipping Board.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August 13.-Appoint-
ment of a receiver in equity for the
United States Mail Steamship Com
pany was asked today of Federal
Judge Martin T. Manton by Delaney
Nicoll, attorney for officers and stock
holders.
Mr.. Nicoll, however, asked that ap-
pointment be delayed until repre-
sentatives of the Shipping Board and
other interested parties could be heard
The Berwind White Coal Company was
named as a principal creditor.
Other counsel of record for the
steamship company, on the other
hand. entered a denial OF alleged in
solvency. The matter was put over
by Judge Manton until next Monday
Application for an order to show
cause why the injunction which re-
stored to the company its nine ships
seized by the Shipping Board should
not be vacated was withdrawn.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
MISSOURI PACIFIC WINS
$5,OOO,0O0 JUDGMENT
Had Sued Texas and Pacific to Re-
cover Approximately $4O,-
100000 in Interest.

NEW ORLEANS. La, August 13-
Judgment for s5.0OO,oo0 was given the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
today by Judge Rufus E. Foster. in
the United States district court, in
the suit against ]. L. Wallace and c.
l. Lancaster, receivers for the Texas
and Pacific railroad. to recover ap-
proximately $40.000,000 alleged to
have been due in interest on s23, 3,700,-
900 from 1888 to 1916.
Mortimer n. Buckner of New York
and others. constituting committee
under a deposit agreement, holding
$4S9,000 Of the income bonds, inter
vened in the suit and sought the same
relief asked by the Missouri Pacific
railroad.
Judge Foster held that the notes
clearly were issued for the benefit of
the Missouri Pacific. but no fraud
was charged in the transaction, al
though the viciousness of interlock-
ing directorates is abundantly demon
strated," he added. The court held
that the estate of Gould paid full con-
sideration for the notes which the
Missouri Pacific received.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
b. c. MOTORISTS OPPOSE
FEDERAL TAX ON AUTOS
Legal Association Writes Chairman
Fordney That Owners Pay
Heavily Now.

Heavily Now.
The Motorists Legal Association
Of the District has written Represen-
sative Fordney. chairman Of the
ways and means committee Of the
House. protesting against the pro-
posed SO federal tax on automobiles.
The letter says the proposed tax is
indirectly discriminatory and savors
Of class legislation.
The letter follows, in part:
Attention is invited to the follow
ing facts, namely. that the majority
Of automobile owners are not veal
thy. but have, through industry and
thrift and other qualities going to-
ward the making Of good citizenship.
acquired a comparatively low-priced
car which. in the majority Of in
luxury. but must be classed as a
necessity.
Automobile owners. as a class. not
only are good citizens, but are al
ready heavily taxed, paying in addi-
property owning citizens pay road
taxes. personal property taxes on
their automobiles. ana heavy license
fee taxes and the income tax on the
purchase money, this purchase money
being, taxed again at the time re-
District automobilists pay a double
license fee tax. owing to the lack of
reciprocity between the District and
Maryland.
Such a tax will work no hardship
on the owner Of the high-priced cars.
but applied Unfortunately to all
automobilists will not only work an
unjust hardship to a particular class
but will retard the development to
some extent Of all transportation
facilities at q time when transporta-
tion should be the prime concern of
producer and consumer and the coun-
try at large"
Evening star., 1921-08-14
The Senate.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

With the business on Its own
calendars and bills and confer
ence reports coming over from the
House, the Senate will have full
grist for the legislative mill this
week. The unfinished business is
the bill providing free tolls for
American coastwise vessels through
the Panama canal, which Senator
Borah will bring up and seek to
keep before the Senate. Debate Is
expected on this bill. for, while the
administration is classed as favor
able to it, the suggestion has arisen
since the armament conference be-
came assured that the legislation
might prove embarrassing to the
conference.
The Ball bill to extend the pro-
visions of the rent act of the Dis
trict of Columbia for period of
seven months. will occupy the at
tention of the Senate beginning
Tuesday at 2 o'clock. The agree
ment is that no senator shall
speak longer than ten minutes on
the bill nor more than once, and
while it is not so stipulated, the
understanding is that a vote may
be reached the same day.
The post Office and post> roads
committee expects to bring In. the
good roads bill early in the week.
although 1t may not be able to Sc
cure right of way for immediate
consideration. This Is a COM
promise between House and Senate
measures, and carries fifty mil
lions of dollars Immediately avail
able to supplement appropriations
dc
Sixty per cent OF the federal ap-
preparations would be spent on
interstate highways. the state
matching the governments con-
tribution, and 40 per cent on coun-
ty roads connecting with state
highways and systems
The bal carrying $4S.0oO.00O ap,,
propriatfons for the Shipping Board
will come up in the Senate this
week. and may lead to considerable
debate over the merchant marine
situation and the affairs Of the
Shipping Board generally.
The agricultural credits bill is
expected back from the House
early in the week. and will be
dent Harding has insisted that this
bill shall be completed and sent
to him for his signature before
Congress takes the hoped-for re-
cess.
The Senate committee on finance
will continue consideration of the
tariff bill throughout the week.
a subcommittee of Senators Smoot
and Dillingham; will join sub
committee of the ways and means
committee. consisting of Repre-
sentatives Longworth and Frear.
to work out the details of plan
of high protective rates on dyes.
to be suggested as an alternative
to dye embargo in the permanent
tariff bill,
During last week the Senate
passed the anti-beer bill and the
Capper-Tincher bill to prevent
gambling in grain. The latter bill
represents the successful efforts
Of twenty years to prepare legisla-
tion on this subject for final enact
ment into law. The supporters OF
the bill are hopeful of expediting
action so that the President may
have the bill before him for sigma
ture before the recess approaches.
The Senate expects to receive
from the House during the week
the bills to extend the temporary
dye embargo.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
WILL RE0RGAN|zE
GENERAL STAFF
Plan Calls for Separation of
Work Into Five Divi-
sions.

Reorganization of the War De-
partment general staff so as to meet
the wishes of Gen. Pershing, chief
of staff. in the matter of personnel
and distribution of duties, will be
announced in a few days. 1t will
be based generally on the recon-
mendations of a special board OF
which Maj. Gen. Harbord, chief ex-
ecutive assistant to the chief of staff.
is chairman.
The reorkanized general stan will
consist of five divisions. viz: per-
sonnel, military intelligence, opera
tions and training, supply and war
plans. The scheme of training is
thus transferred from the war plans
division to the operations division.
The new war plans division will in
c!ude special organization always
in readiness for taking the HELD IN
case of emergency 1T Is rumoreo
that Col. John McA. Palmer OF Gen.
Pershing's personal staff will be
made chief of the war plans division.
Brig. Gen. James H. McRae. recently
at Camp Travis. Texas, will have
charge of the personnel DIVISION:
Brig. Gen. William Lassiter. recently
at Camp Knox, hy- chdrse u 'ne
division of operations and training;
Col. W. D. Connor. charge OF the
supply division, and Lieut.. Col. stuart
Heintzleman. recently at Fort Sherl-
dan. Ill, charge of the military in
telligence division.
Mai. Gen. William G. Haan, assist
ant to the chief of staff. who has
been in charge of the war plans di.
vision, is scheduled for a tour or
duty in the Philippines, beginning
about October /. Before leaving the
United States he will inspect Camps
Grant and Sheridan, Ill. The new as
signment of Brig. Gen. Henry Jervey'
present chief of the operations diVlsioh'
has not been stated.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
WORK OF ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION REVIEWED
President of Incorporation sum-
marizes the Activities of Health
Roard and Other Branches.

DIR. George E. Vincent, president OF
the Rockefeller Foundation. has just
issued a review OF the work Oh ene
foundation. which summarizes as 1ol-
lows the activities of the lnterna-
tional health board, the China medi-
cal board and the division OF meuicAi
education:
AIDED six medical schools in Can
ada
Gave a large sum to a medical train
ing center in London.
Appropriated 1000. 900 francs for the
Queen Elizabeth Foundation FOR Medl-
cal Research in Belgium.
Agreed to contribute toward the
complete rebuilding of the medical
school of the University of Brussels.
Provided American medical journals
and laboratory supplies for ten medl-
cal libraries in five European coun-
tries.
Continued to construct and maintain
in Peking, China, modern medical
school with a pre-medical department.
Aided thirty-one hospitals in China
to increase their efficiency in the care
Of patients and in the further train
ing of doctors and nurses.
Supported the School Of Hygiene
and Public Health of the Johns Hop
kins University.
Contributed to the teaching of hy-
giene in the medical school at Sac
Paulo, Brazil.
Provided fellowships in public
health and medical education for
ninety-three individuals who repre-
sented thirteen different countries.
Brought to the. United States COM
mi ssions Of medical teachers and hy-
gienists from England. Belgium and
Czechoslovakia.
Continued to support a campaign
against yellow fever in South and
Central America and in West Africa.
Aided government agencies in con-
troll of malaria in ten states of the
south
Investigated hookworm in ten south
ern states and in eighteen foreign
countries.
Helped to expand anti-hookworm
campaigns into more general health
organizations in countries, states and
nations.
Brought wartime anti-tuberculosis
work in France to the point where
it could soon be left in French hands.
Assisted the government of Czecho-
slovakia to reorganize its public
health laboratory system.
Rendered various services in or
ganizing committees to study the
training of nurses and of hospital
superintendents; lent experts for con-
ference and counsel; sent officers
abroad to study conditions. eto
Brought to q close it's participation
in wartime emergency relief by Civ
ing $1.000,000 to the fund for Euro
pean children.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
RECALLED TO q. s.

Maj. Walter s. Drysdale, infantry.
military attache to the United States
legation, Peking, China, has been re-
called to the United States and as
signed to duty with the. 23rd In
fantry, at Camp Travis, Texas
Evening star., 1921-08-14
informally IS WAIVED.
Charles Sadler, Alias Cousar, Sur.
rendered to North Carolina.

Waving. the informality of a requi-
sition from the Governor Of North
Carolina addressed to President
Harding instead of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Royal A. Hughes.
attorney for Charles Sadler. alias
John Cousar. alias John F. Parkes.
yesterday consented that the requi-
sition be honored and the prisoner
was surrendered to the custody of
the agent of that state. Sadler. or
Parkes, Is wanted at Charlotte, N. c..
for the murder of Andrew S. Straight
October s, 1905.
The prisoner was only fifteen years
old when the tragedy occurred and
fed the state. He was arrested re-
Gently for beating his wife and is
said to have threatened to kill her
when she had him arrested. The
police heard the woman say You
have killed one person already" They
Investigated and the wife told of the
North Carolina homicide.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
UNIFORM BOILER LAW
SOUGHT BY ENGINEERS
Declare Lives and Millions Of Dol
lars Are Lost Through Lack
of Regulation.


Failure to regulate the steam boil
sands of lives and millions Of dollars.
according to a statement issued by
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, which. through its boiler
code committee. is seeking to bring
about uniform standards in this
that twenty states are Joining in a
nationwide movement to lessen the
industrial accidents by eliminating
the dangers that lie hidden in the
steam boiler, called by engineers.
the bosr code Of ths
Society of Mechanical Engineers the
country has q standard worthy Of
general acceptance" said the state
ment. IF all boilers were made in
accordance to well known principles,
boiler explosions would be of rare
I'm an effort to secure the univer-
sal adoption Of this code in this
country the Uniform Boiler Law So
ciety has been organised and has
done q great deal more good than
inequalities that have actually adopt
ed the code. In promulgatihg an un-
derstanding of 1t and creating g.
sentiment in its favor that will re-
suit in a rapid falling into line Of
is a little more pronouncedly estab-
lished."
The statement indicated that the
National Board Of Boiler. and Pres
sure Vessel Inspectors is working on
several problems designed to pre-
clude boiler explosions. These in
clude an interstate inspection and
the stamping of boilers by the manu-
facturers. The latter plan is intend
ed primarily to keep q record Of q
boiler from the time 1t leaves the
manufacturing plant until it is
scrapped.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
What Congress Is Doing
The House..
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Public attention will be focused
on the House this week, with the
long-awaited tax-revision. bill about
to he reported to that body
by the ways and means commit
tee. The bill mas been completed
and will be laid before the repub-
lican caucus of the House tomor-
row. When it has been approved
the democrats will be called into a
meeting Of the ways and means
committee and the bill formally
reported to the House Discussion
of the bill in the House is to be-
gin Wednesday, under special
rule that will fix a time for voting
probably Saturday-and which
will throw open the field for
amendments.
The tax bill. as drafted by the
republican members of. the ways
and means committee, is expected
to raise approximately $3.O00.000,-
600. 1t repeals, the excess profits
tax and some of the higher sur
taxes; Increases exemptions on
moderate incomes; removes the
transportation taxes and the stamp
taxes on proprietary medicines
and many other articles.
After a conference with the
President. Majority Leader Mon
dell made the statement that the
administration bill for refunding
the railroad Indebtedness would
be advanced as far as possible
prior to the proposed recess Of
Congress, but that it would not
be allowed to halt the recess
which probably will begin about
August % or "a and run to Oc-
tober /.
The House will complete consid-
GRAFTON Of the agricultural credits
bill this week, and, it is expected,
will send the anti-beer bill to con-
ference. These two measures must
be finally disposed of before the
recess begins, it was said.
The House, last week, put
through the deficiency appropria-
ton bill. carrying $4S. 100000 for
ing II so that not more than three
employees of the board may be paid
in excess of S12,500 a year.
The House also passed the Gra-
ham bill to impose a tax Of 80 per
cent on all goods sold by the War
Department abroad after the war
and now reimported to this coun-
try.
Another measure put through
was that extending the dyestuffs
embargo until Congress shall have
had an opportunity to pass the
permanent tariff bill.
When the House adopted the
conference report on the so-called
Evening star., 1921-08-14

packer bill for the regulation of
the meat-packing business the
final legislative action was had on
this measure and it was sent to
the President for his approval.
Several attempts were made dur
ing the last week by Chairman
Focht of the District committee to
get a quorum Of his committee to-
gether to consider the Woods
street railway merger bill. but
members were too busy with other
work. An effort will be made to
have this bill considered at the
regular meeting Of the committee
on Wednesday.
Chairman Focht announced that
II the Senate passes the bill ex-
tending. for seven months after
October %. the District rent bill
his committee will get busy on 1t.
hold hearings and report 1t If it is
found to be advisable.
Evening star., 1921-08-14
S0LLITT TO AID LASKER.
Vice President of Munsey Trust
Company Goes to Shipping Board.

Ralph B. Sollitt. vice president and
ia director of the Munsey Trust Com
pany, will succeed John Callan
O'Laughlin tomorrow as special assist
ant to Chairman Lasker of the Ship
ping Board, it was learned last night.
board terminated yesterday.
Mr.. Sollitt was assistant to Will H.
Hays when the Postmaster General was
chairman Of the republican national
committee. He will retain his posi-
fion as vice president and director of
the Munsey Trust Company, it was
said. Mr.. Sollitt lives at the Arling-
ton Hotel.
Evening star., 1921-08-14

Do not abandon your cat or dog.
Bring it to the WASHINGTON
ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE. 349
Maryland Avenue S.W, or Tele-
phone Main SO88.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-27
Drew and Mayo for
Augusta on Nov. 4

Augusta is booked for boxing
exhibition between Johnny Drew and
X. O. Mayo on Friday evening, Nov.
4 next, according to the announce
ment of Drew's manager, Mr.. Hamel
of Biddeford, in published letter
giving his bookings.
Manager Hamel in the same letter
offered to match Drew with Prof"
Lessard any time after Nov. IS, the
formers engagements promising to
keep him busy up to that date.
HamePs bookings of the boys un-
der his care include:
Thursday, Oct. %, at Lewiston,
Johnny Drew VS.. X. o. Mayo, ~
rounds; Nov. 4, Johnny Drew VS.. X.
o. Mayo at Augusta, T. rounds; Nov
10. Johnny Walker VS.. Young Harry
Wills of Bangor, at Waterville, II
rounds: Nov. IS, Kid Drew VS.. Steve
Travers, return match at Exposition
building, Portland, II rounds; Nov.
%, Johnny Drew VS.. X. o. LerouX of
Berlin, at Lewiston under Napoleon
Dufresne promoting; Nov. so, Johnny
Walker with Prof. Lessard if he
wishes to meet him, or some other
good boys at Portland Exposition
building.
meet Young Chambers and that
Johnny Walker would like that priv
ilegc.