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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-07
First Community
Sing to Be Held
on Next Tuesday

Next Tuesday night the first Com
munity Sing of the winter will be
held in the High School auditorium
under the auspices Of Palatka Com
munity Srevice. 1t will be remem-
bered that last spring the sings held
on the court house lawn were very
popular and were enjoyed by large
numbers. The music committee, with
Mrs. E. L. Mann in charge is ar
ranging for a number of these sings
the coming winter with special num-
beers to be the attractions each time.
The sing Tuesday night will be led
by Mr.. Teeters, who led them last
springs. Palatka has lost fine
song leader in Mr.. Charles Bennett,
who has gone to Gainesville to take
charge of the Community Service
program in that city. But it is
7 hoped that some local talent can be
found to assist in this phase of
community work this winter.
A fine program to be announced
later is in store for those who attend
this first sing. Special reservations
are to be held in the auditorium for
children and students. Children are
always the feature in community
sings and the sings this winter are
no exception. Everybody is asked to
save Tuesday night for this enter,
tainment. Come out and help put
Palatka on the map with community
singing.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-07
SEVENTY FIVE CHILDREN
ENJOY A STORY HOUR

The first story hour of the season
was held yesterday afternoon on the
Library lawn and was largely attend
ed, there being seventy-five children
present. These attractive gatherings
are held each week under the aus
pices of Palatka Community Service
and with yeserdaI's successful meet
ing promise we'll this winter for the
children of Palatka.
The children assembled at 3 o'clock
and were first led in number of
attractive games by Negley Teeters.
Adults in passing the Library were
much interested and stopped to watch
the little tots enjoy real supervised
play. After the games the children
were entertained with Victrola music
which was donated by the Chas. E.
Rowton Company. A number of
marches were played, the children
keeping time with tn emusic. They
were next entertained with stories
by Mrs. F. H. Wilson, who present
ed them in a highly dramatic man
ner.
The story hours are to continue
each week for the remainder of the
winter and it is hoped that more
children will avail themselves of this
wonderful opportunity of listening
to the best in folklore and child his
tory. The patronsesses to be in charge
each week will be announced by the
chairman of the Story Telling league
Mrs. ]. H. Millican. Those in charge
yesterday and assisting Mr.. Teeters
were, Mrs. Lattimer and Mrs. F. H,
Wilson.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-07
LEGION PUTS STOP
To Halter MARCH
IN FIRST QUARTER

The American Legion Football
team played the Stetson University
Reserves, one of the fastest and
best games that has ever been wit
messed in Palatka at the ball park
yesterday afternoon, losing by the
close score of 10 to 0. Time and
again the Legino team held the col
legians for downs, and the whole
team proved a power of strength
on defense. Due to lack of practice,
their interference was ragged at
times, but on a number of occasions
they were able to puncture their
opponents line for substantial gains.
1t was unfortunate that such a
small crowd turned out to witness
such an excellent exhibition Of the
fall sport.
Stetson by "Pug" Allen, former
Georgia Tech half back, used the
famous Haiseman shift, and while
slightly disconcerting to the locals
in the first quarter, they quickly
solved it, and from that time on
Stetson, was at no time within the
shadow of Palatka's goal.
The excellent team work of the
locals was due entirely to the gen
eralship of Louis Tenney, former
University of Florida star half back
and captain. The tackling of Merri
am, at left tackle, Pat Anderson al
left end, Fisher and Holden at right
end was especially commendable
while Dowda, and Bogue, right anc
left guards respectively, repeated!
tore holes in the Stetson line, fol
the backs to follow on through. Nal
lory Sanford, at center, ualying his
first game of football, proved to be
a veritable find. Shearouse at quar-
ter, made several splendid end runs
that were fully equalled by the line
plunging proclivities of Browning
and Tenney. Emmett Greene, former
Seventh Division star end in the
army of occupation, over in the land
where Kaiser Bill lost his job, per-
formed at full back, and demonstrate
ed that he can play not only star
game at end, but an equally star game
at full back.
Macdonald officiated as referee,
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Serving at Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. Sal
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Duyal SWamps Lanier

Jacksonville, Nov. 5.-Duval High
defeated Sydney Lanier High of
Montgomery, claimant of the Ala
bama High championship, here today
"a to 0. Duval was too powerful for
the visitors and when the ball was
put over in the second period the
Alabamans goal line was crossed for
the first time in two years. Lanier
had a slight handicap in weight, but
fought gamely throughout the con-
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Florida Ties Up
With Carolina In
Exciting Contest

Tampa, Nov. 5.-Played off their
feetvin the first period when South
Carolina marched eighty yards to a
touchdown in eighteen plays, Florida
came back, forced Carolina behind
her goal post, blocked and recovered
a kick there for a touchdown, tieing
the score and then battered the game
cocks back into a corner inside their
own thirty yard line. The game end
ed with the score 7 to 7.
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WATSON SPREADS HIS ATTACK
TO HEAD OF ARMIES

Continued From Page u
Georgia senator that former service
man, now living in Washington, had
given him statement as to the
hanging of four negro soldiers ION
one gallows at one time, each clad
in the uniform that General Perish
ing wears" The same soldier had
informed him, he said, that these men
were hanged without court martial.
Another soldier had informed him,
Mr.. Watson said, that the body of "a
negro convict, the black cap still
over his face" had been exhumed and
sent to the home of a white woman
in Rochester, N. Y, whose son had
been killed in action"
Gust such case happened in my
home county in Georgia" the senator
added.
Cold BlOOded Murder
Harry Waldron, of New York, an
ex sergeant in the army sedvice
corps, the senator said, offered to
give evidence of "cold blooded muir
der" in the American expeditionary
forces and obstruction of files of the
Bastile prison.
Finally, after presenting an affi-
davit from Joseph E. Conwell. of
Philadelphia, stating that he saw a
negro hanged in uniform, Senator
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New Stock Triple Coat White Enamel
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bert Curtis, a negro iOfHl'''''
yate in Co. B., 80 Amef''l
Battalion, who was cow
court martial in France Ou !
of attacking a French gill;
ing a sentence of twenty !
hard labor in LeavenWOi'n
prison. Records at tne p rt,
the negro sentenced 10 NV
onment but that later nS
was reduced to twenty y! yea, +,
was tried on January - H.
cording to the records VIM !
is said, that the negiO Il,
sentenced to death Gurus "
charge against him.
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son, of Georgia, never took place, the
negro, according to Daigle, is William
Curtis, now serving a life term at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Curtis, according to Daigle, who
says he attended the court martial
as an interpreter, was found guilty
of attacking a seven-year-old French
girl.
He was condemned to death, Daigle
said, but later the sentence was COM
muted because of the fact that the
French law is opposed to capital
punishment for such crimes.
Serving at Leavenworth
LeavenWorth. Kan Nov Al
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Watson said the executions cited by
him already had passed the figures
given by the War Department and
Chairman Wadsworth of the senate
military affairs committee.
THE further we go the worse it
GETS he concluded, "The more we
stir it the worse it stinks.'
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test, tn cline, on several occasions
holding like a stone wall.
Ocala Noses Out DeLand
Thy Associated prctS.|

Ocala, Nov. 5.-Ocala High out
played DeLand High at all times here
today and the visitors went down to
defeat by a score of ID to 7. Both
of Ocala's touchdowns We're earned
by the visitors who scored after
getting the ball on a tumble.
Gainesville Romps On Leon
Gainesville, Nov. 5.-Gainesville
High had no trouble smothering Leon
High on the local gridiron today pill
ing up a score of al to 0. The ITALIA
hasseans never threatened during
the game. Three of the local touch
downs resulted from straight foot
ball and two from forward passes,
while the other came near the end Of
the game when Vickery received a
punt and squirmed his way sixty
yards to the goal line.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-07

There are two classes of people:
those who feel abused because they
have to work, and those who feel
abused because they have no jobs.
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One of Watson,s Stories Mrnnn

Beaumont, Tex, Nov. So. A.
Daigle, a former lieutenant in the
A. Z. F. today declared that the al
legged hanging of a negro soldier by
the American army officials in the
La Rochelle area of France during
the war; referred to by Senator Wat.
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and Knight as umpire, both perform
ing their duties in an entirely salts
factory manner to both teams.
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SERVICE AT CARR ST. CHAPE

Reverend Julian de Nazarie will
preach tomorrow morning at the Carr
street Chapel. Services will begin at
eleven o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
" oman FADES RiUer to
SAGE T0scrs From, Assault
Warning She Carries to Sister
Enables Merriniac to Beat
of Raiding Union Rifen,en
Specidi Dispotch to T'he

WILLIAMSON, W. Va, Sept. 5.-A
woman's love for her sister saved the
mining town of Merrimac from de-
struction while Mingo County's de-
tenders were on the fighting line at
Logan.
The woman, who must be nameless,
waded the Tug River from Stringtown,
on the Kentucky border, and told her
sister, whose name also is withheld,
that between TOO and 1000 union
miners were planning to raid the Mer-
rimac camp.
The shooting up" of Merrimac
started last Friday, just a few hours
after the Kentucky woman had crossed
the river. Her warning was flashed
to Williamson. Deputy sherifs were
rushed to Merrimac to protect the nom
union miners.
The snipers on the Kentucky side
were surprised to find Merrimac pre-
pared for the assault. They were com
PEELED to take to rife pits on the hill-
side, constructed last December, when
the non-union camp was under fire.
Friday night residents fearing an at
tack started swarming out of Merri-
mac. Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
heavy fire was poured upon che town
from the rife pits. Major Davis, who
is here as q representative of Governor
Morgan to enforce state martial law.
took state policemen to the point of at
tack and the Are of miners was re-
turned. Rife fire was exchanged un-
ceasingly across the Tug River
throughout Saturday afternoon and
until o'clock at night. At that time
the rifemen in the union territory on
the Kentucky border withdrew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
Labor Urged to Drop
Force and Use Reason
Change in Policy Asked by
Speakers at Outing of New
ORGANIZATION

Several hundred members of the
American Federation OF Labor who
also are affiliated with the Loyal Labor
Legion OF New York City attended the
fourth annual outing Of the Loyal Lx-
Dor Legion of New York City at Duer's
Park, Whitestone Landing, Long Island,
yesterday.
The. speakers at the outing all at
tempted to impress upon the mem bers
of the union the serious necessity for
radically changing the policy and
methods of dealing with employers.
The new. constitution of the organiza-
ton, which was read at tbs outing, de-
mands that organized labor substitute
reason for force, that autocracy be
eradicated and that courts of arbitra-
ton with power to enforce obedience
to their decisions be created in all
states
The speakers included Judge John J.
Freschi, F. Paul A. Vaccareili, presi-
dent of the Loyal Labor Legion; ]. Gus
tan " Lang. mechanical and electrical
engineer. and James B. Quincy. or
ganizea labor representative, Of East
Setauket, N. Y sA
Governor H. j. Allen of Kansas. who
was invited to be one of the speakers
OF the day, wrote that other engage
ments prevented his attending Mr.
Vaccarelll read his letter of regret. IN
which he said that he had examined a
copy of the legion's new constitution
and that it met with his approval in
every particular excepting that which
reserves to labor the right TO strike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06

tempted to disarm several men. The
tight started wher detective shot Frank
Turner when the latter is said to have
attempted to draw a gun. General
shooting followed. John Morgan, a for
mer company policeman, who was d
spectator. was shot in the leg and
through the body. The detectives say
that striker stationed outside the
store shot Morgan.
There has been some trouble at other
fluorspar mines at Elizabethtown, near
Kosiclare, and the companies at both
places recently increased their guards.
detectives at each place, in addition TO
the regular guards.
ELIZABETHTOWN, H., Sept. s. -
W. G. Ferguson, superintendent of the
Rosiclare mine, denied to-day that
striking miners had captured j C.
Swanson, the mine superintendent,
and his family, as reported at Harris
burg.
All Roads Guarded
After demonstration by 100 coal
miners here Saturday, which was dis
persed by Sheriff Cox and force of
deputies. all roads into Elizabethtown
and Rosiclare are being guarded to-
pathizers congregating.
Ferguson denied that the mine
guards had driven the strikers and
their families from the company
houses at Rosiclare. The wife of a
strike organizer, according TO Fergu-
son, visited the miners wives and
told them to flee from the town, be-
cause it was to be burned to the
ground by mine guards When the
exodus started, Ferguson says, the
strike committee had photographers
ready, and took flashlights of the
refugees" for propaganda purposes.
Last night autoists who attem pied
to drive to Rosiclare from this city
were turned back by the strikers, and
one man reported he was badly beaten
when he attempted to ignore the or
der.
El1zabethtown and Rosiclare are To-
Gated in the extreme southeastern cor
ner OF Illinois, on the Ohio River.
The nearest railroad connection is at
Rosiview, four miles west of Rosi-
clare and about ten miles west of
Elizabe thtown
PADUCAH. KY, Sept. 5.-Denial that
. I. swanson or any other employee
of the Hillside Fluor Spar Company
had been captured by striking miners
was made tonight by w. G. Ferguson,
OF the Hillside Mines.
Mr. Ferguson declared that Rosiclare
was quiet and there had been no troub-
lie since Saturday, with the exception
of few local fights Sunday night He
also denied any man by the name Of
Swanson was employed by his company.
According to Mr.. Ferguson the situa-
tlon has been CLEANED up"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
Scene of Miners War
Noted for Many Feuds

LOGAN, w. Va, Sept. 5.-The
southern section of West Virginia,
scene of the present conflict between
miners, residents and public authori-
ties, has been noted for its bloody con-
fictss feuds and lawlessness for CEN
tury.
The picturesque mountain section
comprising the counties of Wyoming,
Logan, Mingo. Mcdowell and Boone
has rarely been without some sort of
warfare or smouldering quarrel, likely
at any moment to burst into the fame
of rifle fire.
Hemmed in by rugged mountains, the
early settlers were cut of from the
outside world, and succeeding genera
tlcns have so remained to more or less
extent. Roads are few, travel is slow
and tedious and the advance Of civil
lzation has skirted this mountainous
region until to-day it has gained the
reputation of being one of the most
primitive sections east of the Missis-
sippi River.
From the early period when the
hardy mountaineers fought The Indians
until to-day the inhabitants have had
tendency 30 taxa the law into their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06

81 ashp Smith was lot worse off than
BATS. atst name would indicate when !.
rsss solman whom neighbors called
Ans. eo the apartment of Peter Silt and
ys ssuss Neufeld at 217e Fifth Avenue
jsk ss Cutlip's condition aston.
Hosuuev even the attendants at Bellevue
a os.pp when he told them that his
ii sS' IA. and a fellow guest had done it
ho.rm,,.sahl their fists. Physicians at the
u s sa.' said Cutlip would be lucky il
snd saved his left eye, part of his nose
S;S. distorted mouth from the ruins.
Of 1ae and Neufeld and Arthur Cise.
d 1 Is. East 10th Street. who also was
q. NE apartment. we're locked up at
shs,saast i26th Street police station.
Sm;.E with assault and robbery
Stress' whose home is at So West t2sth
sl ass SAID he had been invited 70 the
NED ior party. As soon as he ar
49,. &c said, he received another In
felussd this one to buy hooch. He
tssEa;.-sae said, and the three men
<6 ~ and took gold watch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06

own hands and to mete out justice ac-
cording TO their own ideas. This, no
doubt, has been due in part, to the
fact that law and order have had a
hard struggle to gain a foothold in 81
section sparsely settled, almost inn
passaole during the winter months and
often almost entirely cut of
Except for the small towns. the in
haEitants for the most part are noun
tanners. Many live in log cabins and
comclne farming on a small scale with
fishing and trapping. Schools and
churches are few and far apart. Many
children do not attend school, others
have the advantage of a six months
term.
Probably one Of the first affairs of
the section to gain the attention of the
outside world was the HAITI ED Mccoy
feud, which continued internationally
tor the greater part of half a century.
Few of the many feud killings re-
suited in prosecutions and fewer still in
convictions. In many cases it was
found almost impossible to obtain
juries, as virtually every lnhabitant
knew the feudists or was related.
The section, like some other mountain
ous regions, also became known years
ago as stronghold for moonshiners.
Revenue agents and state prohibition
officers had almost innumerable clashes
with mountaineers when they penetrated
the region in search of mountain dew"
Often they were successful in selling
stills and illict liquor, seldom, however,
did they bring back prisoners, for the
mountaineers, according to the revenue
agents, had an intelligence system Of
their own and their coming was usually
heralded long before their arrival
The Mlngo coal fields, however, have
proven the latest and most bloody
ground of conflict. This trouble start
ed with efforts of the miners union to
unionize the Mingo fields, almost the
only coal section in the state not or
gained.
The operators resisted and at first
the miners themselves showed slight
enthusiasm. There were freaunt
clashes between union and non-union
miners. Many of the mines were closed
down, union miners began to picket the
mines and the operators retaliated by
evlcting union miners from company
houses
1t was such an affair that resulted in
the noted Matewan trigger" fight in
which a number of citizens of Mate
wan, including the mayor and several
private detectives employed by the
mine operators, were killed.
Nearly score Of Mingo men, includ-
ing Sid Hatfield, were indicted in con-
nection with the death of one of the
detectives. Weeks were spent recently
in obtaining jury and other weeks in
trying the case. The accused were ac-
quilted. In the mean time there had
oeen other acts of violence, miners
from outside the region had been
brought in, and often the situation wa 4
beyond control of the state police and
the county authorities.
AT various times state and federal
troops have been sent to the section
and maintained order under martial
law. ''''-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
DIR. Nansen Denies
Clash Over Control
OF Russian Relief
Explorer Says He Has Made
Satisfactory Agreement
With Soviet and Will Ap-
point All Members of Staff
Special Cable to The Tribune
Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune In,


GENEVA, Sept. 5.-Dr. Fridtiof Nan
sen. the explorer, who is here attend
ing the League of Nations Assembly
meeting, denied to-day that there had
been any disagreement between him
and the international Committee Of
the Red Cross over the Russian relief
He had made satisfactory agreements
with the Soviet officials he said. and
had reserved the right to control the
food until it reached its final destina-
tlon in the interior of Russia. He also
had kept the privilege, he declared, of
nominating ali msnbers of his staff,
subject, however, TO the approval of
the Soviet
DR.. Nansen said he was in full agree
ment with the American relief admin
istration
Eve have included in our agree
ments many articles of the Hoover
agreement" said DR.. Nansen, "but we
have different task The American
are coming out for the children and
establishing kitchens in the large
cities to give the children one hot meal
daily. They do not need as big a staff
as ours, because we intend to feed, in
SO FIR as is possible, the entire popu-
iation in some of the famine areas.
Mr.. Hoover has declined the high
commlsslonership because he wants to
remain at the head of the American or
ganization, but he will help u.s. am
also in complete agreement with Walter
Lyman Brown, the European director
of the American relief
Mr.. Browns work, however, will be
work of charity which will not be
entirely sufficient. The Soviets are
asking for credits
1T will be necessary to send food
into Russia before winter, otherwise
we must wait until next spring. The
Sovlets ask that credits be given
by Europe and these should be in the
hands Of two persons, one to be named
by US and the other by the Soviets''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
Strikers Said
To Hold Mine
Chief i'm Hills
Capture of Superintendent,
Wife and Three Children
in Illinois IL Reported,
but Superior Denies 1t
Wires to Rosiclare Cut
Army of 1000 Union Men
at Harrisburg Planning
to Duplicate Mingo March

HARRISBURG, H.. Sept. 5.-Strik-
ing miners at the Hosiclare Mine If
the Hillside FluorspAr Company, forty
miles from Harrisburg, Saturday night
captured J.. Q. Swanson. mine superin-
tendent, and his wife and three chill
dren, according to word received here
to-day, and are holding them prisoners
back in the hills.
Last night the mine guards drove all
strikers and their families from Rosi-
clare. and they. too, are camping in the
hills
Fresh outbreaks in Hardin County
between striking miners and mine
guards were reported tonight, but it
was impossible to verify the stories
over the crippled telephone wires. In
cluded in the unconfirmed reports was
one that battle had taken place near
Rosiciare this noon. Other reports de-
MED serious trouble and said all was
quiet.
All wires leading to Rosiclare have
peen cut and reports reaching here are
meager. R. R. Randolph. a Harris
nurg business man, who attempted to
drive to Rosiclare yesterday with his
family, returned to this city to-day.
having been turned back by the miners
in the hills outside the town.
Clashes With Guards Frequent
Two hundred and fifteen employees
of the mine have been on strike since
last November. and there have been
frequent clashes between guards en-
ployed by the company and the
strikers.
On August 25 four strikers and four
company detectives were shot when
the detectives entered store and at