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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
PASS RESOLUTION
ASKING FOR LOWER
BUILDING MATERIALS
Reduction in Building Cost
Will Improve Slack
Conditions

Chicago. Ill. Jan. c5.-The conference
of 200 manufacturer called to consid-
or means Of starting a national build
ing boom to aid IN reducing rents
Saturday passed a resolution urging
all manufacturers OF building mater
ials 10 reduce prices as much as pos
sible. a
The resolution met opposition how
ever and carried by "A slight majority.
About oue-half of tho manufacturers
refused TO vote holding that tho pass
ing of tho resolutions should be dc
ferred until tho national housing con-
ference in Washington. January q
and 2S.
Tho resolution declared that tho
United States was short 2,opn, 900 homes
and that a slack period in building had
caused unemployment. Reduction OF
the cost of building, 1T said. would
tend to relieve the housing condition
and unemployment.
Another resolution urged congCse
TO- modify tho American railroad act.
tho Clayton act, and numerous other
laws. Speakers urged n spirit of
optimism, declaring that in this way
building could be returned to nornalcy.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
RACIAL FEELING INTENSE
IN NORTH CAROLINA TOWN

fessed dissatisfaction with his pur-
chascs and wanted his money back.
The exchange was effected after
some words, whcreupou the negro
cursed and threatened Trailor, It is
said.
The Traitors, the chief caid. received
wosd last night that the negroes were
organizing to make good plummer
Bullock's threat. About a score Of the
blacks. he added. gathered at the de-
pot today with shotcFIns. Rabv Trail
or brother OF Brady, approached Mat
thew Bullock and asked him what tho
trouble was about. While they We're
talking, according to evidence at -
preliminary hearing, Jerome Hunter,
negro. fired at Trailor. The white man
fell. The shooting then became gem
cral.
The mob was said to be composed
chiefly of persons from this place. Cno
OF the negroes held is Plummer Bul-
lock. alleged instgator of the trouble
here. Negroes in the Warrenton sec
ton. which Is only four miles from
Norlna, were reported to be armins
to prevent the lynchng.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
CAPTURE SUSPECT
IN ROBBERY OF
L|ITLET0N BANK

Castle Rock. Colo, Jan. c5.-Charlcs
J OIIara, who was arrested in Den
Yer on the night OF January II. as a
suspect in the robbery or the Littleton
State bank at Littlctou, and who es-
capped from the arrestins officer while
on his way to police Headquarters
there, was arrested at a ranch ono
mile cast OF Louviers this afternoon
by Sheriff George Nickson and Deputy
Sheriff Horace Hooper OF Douglas
county.
OHara was talking with his wife
in "A roof at n ranch house when tho
officers came upon him. He showed no
surprise and attempted no resistance.
Tho Littlctou bank was robbed of ap-
proximately $1,000 during tho noon
hour OF January II. The robbcr was
unmasked and after forcing tho cash
ier, Willard Teller, to give him tho
money at the point OF a pistol, hc
made his ESCAPE in an automobile.
O'Hara was arrested the same eve
ming on a street in Denver whilc in
a car said by police to have been OF
tho same design as that used by. tho
robher Of tho bank. while on his way
TO the police station he spranE from
tho car and disappeared in tho street
crowd.
O'Hara admitted. according to Shcr-
in NickEon, that nc was arrested In
Dcnvereand denied that he had any
connection with tho Bittlcton robbery
He is being held in Jail here pending
the arrival or Sheriff Mcnamara Of
t.ittlctou, who was In Colorado
Springs.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COVERS THIS ENTIRE SECTION

sHs river valley TO Canon city, and
east to the Kansas state line were
similar to those in Pueblo, with tho
exception that precipitation had not
been SO great.
w. u. Fuller, in charge OF tho
Pueblo United states weather bureau
stated last night that tho prccipita-
ton was not unusual FOR this month,
but that u was unusual Tor the tenn
perature to bo high enough to cause
rain instead Of snow.
You may expect tho rain TO change
to snow any minute" said Fuller last
evening.
1t was said ut the Pueblo weather
bureau, that ultho morning reports
did not forecast precipitation, that a
change In the direction of black clouds
yesterday shortly afternoon indicated
snow or rain.
Weather forecasts for today are:
probably light rain or snow, Tuesday
cloudy.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
LINCOLN BUSINESS MAN
KILLED BY SHOT

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.-Adrian T.
Barstow. 20. son of a Lincoln Grain
dealer, and himself prominent in bust
ness circles, was shot and killed al
midnight just as he was about to on
ter his fathers home. The slayer, who
escaped is supposed to havo been
either an enemy or hold up man.
Barstow had just locked his auto
mobile in the garage and started for
tho house when he was shot twice,
ono bullet entering his eye and the
other his abdomen. Neighbors at
tracted by tho shot say they saw n
man on bicycle ride swiftly away.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
HOUSE USED AS
HEADQUARTERS OF
HARDING BURNED
All Campaign Documents Be-
Iieved to Have Been
Saved

Marion, Ohio. Jan. 2S.-The residence
OF George r. Christian, Jr., next door
to tho home Of President Hard
Ing and used by him as his head
quarters WAS destroyed by hrc today.
All campaign documents stored in the
building aitho somewhat watcr-dam-
aged arc thought to have been saved.
rho desk at which tho prosident-clect
met in conference with the best
minds of tho country also was re-
moved from tho building but slightly.
marred. The Gre started from an over
heated furnace while the house was
unoccupied.
FTrcmcu and others carried out cor
respondonca and records hut a wind
scattered tho papers. All are thought
TO have been wrecked, however. The
damage estimated at $500 Is said TO
Do covered by insurance.
No decision has been reached as to
rc-cstahlishiug the headquarters.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
DENVER MAN RECEIVERS
FROM SLEEPING SICKNESS

Denver. Jan c5.-Dennis F. Sullivan.
hotel proprietor. apparently suffered no
permanent i'll effects from a three
weeks illness from what doctors
termed sleeping eickncss. For the
first timo since late December Sulli-
vans sleep Saturday night was
normal. doctors said.
For ten days during his Illness Sui
livan could not be awakened. Then he
awakened for short periods daily un-
til today when doctors pronounced his
recovery. Tho illness began with an
attack OF influenza
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
HARDWARE MEN
MEET AT DENVER

Denver, Jan. 23.-Moro than 1000
hardware and implement dealers
from Colorado, New Mexico, Wyom-
ing and Utah, are expected the annual
convention OF the Mountain states
Hardware and Implement association.
session on Tuesday.
The opening session will be confined
to registration of mombers and or
Eanizntion of tho convention. Gov.
oliver IL. Shoup will speak on tho
hardware and implement dealer and
his banker" Pres. Charles II.
Wohrer will then deliver his annual
address and reports will be made.
The dealers while in Denver will be
the guests of local organization of
hardware mcrchanta.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
POLES ARE REPORTED TO Be
ARMINC AGAINST POSSIBLE
DOMINION UNDER GERMANY
Bolshevik Are Rushing Up Fresh Troops to Suppress
Uprising In Vicinity Of
Kiev

The Insurgents are being aided by
the so-called blackhand, which is de-
scribcd as similar to the ku- kluE
Klan OF the American Civil war pe-
Rod. Several commissarcs have been
taken from their beds and shot or
hanged and their Iicutcnants have
boon warned to leave the district.
Virtually all of the railway line from
kiev TO Odessa is said to be controlled
by tho insurgents.
Beuthcn. Upper Silesia, Jan. 25.-CBy
Tho hssocia ted Press)-Gernsn in
dustrialists, Polish Progandi5ts and
men and women who work in tbs
mines Of Upper Silesia express virtu-
ally a unanimous hope that tho coun-
Gil of ambassadors will fix the esi'liest
possible date for the plebiscite, which
they believe will be the first step to-
ward stabilization of the unsettled
conditions terrorizinS and pauperiSinS
much of the population.
Germans, who arc conducting cam
paiGn to swing the region east Of tn.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
WEEK END IN IRELAND MARKED
BY BLOODSHED- BUILDINGS IN
DUBLIN TAKEN OVER BY ARMY
Residents Ordered to Leave by Latter Part of Week
Sim Feiners Reported Far From
SpHtup

/ today. when he was discovered uncon-
scious in a building near where the
bodies were foInd.
1t is supposed that after being
wounded he managed to crawl into the
building. He was removed to a hos
pital where he was found to be suf-
fering from six dangerous bullet
wounds.
Sergeant Kemp. who was wounded
in q bomb attack at Armagh about n
week ago, died today. His was the
eleventh death from violence during
the weekend.
Cork, Jan. 23.-'-The 5inn Feiners are
as far as ever from any intention Of
accepting the partition act, tho it is
probable they may be prepared to util-
ize tho electoral machinery provided
to ascertain the sentiment of the peo-
pie" said Professor Alfred O'Rahilly,
registrar of the University of Cork.
and a leader of the Irish movement to-
day.
Il do not doubt that tho Sim I'eln-
ers would be returned by a large ma
.sority," he added "in fact the Sim
r'eincrs never were more united" He
said he was skepucal that there have
ever been any split in the party as re-
ported six months ago.
Whatever might have been the case
then" ho declared. 1t Is certain tho
Sim Fem Is solid now. The country
is becoming accustomed to terrorism
and tho governments attempt TO break
its spirit by violence has only strength
cned the peoples determination to con-
tinue the struggle
Many Sim Feincrs opposed guerilla
tactics when they were first adopted.
preferring pacific resistance but their
minds have been changed by events
Discussing the possibility of peace.
ho said: Il am certain that tho Sim
Fcin will not attempt negotiations un-
Ill the government is prepared to meet
tho Dali Eircann. The published re
cords Of violence arc enough to show
how ridiculous is Major General
Strickland's claim that martial law
has broken the organization of tho
Republican army. The organization
possibly has changed and probably is
much less centralized. but for the pur-
poses OF guerilla warfare, 1t seems as
effective as ever"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
BUSINESS MEN FAVOR
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

Washington, u. c.. Jan. ga vote
OF 1857, to - favorinE private
ownership and operation of street rail-
way lines is recorded in a referendum
proposition submitted TO its members
by tho United States chamber OF Com
merce. The record of the voting on
eight propositions dealing with street
car problems made public today show
ed totals of 1.iGO to 167 in favor OF
relieving the car lines of all burdens
unrelated to the service performed" +"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
RUSSIANS PROTEST
TO JAPANESE

Toxic, Jan. 2t-vladivostok advices
Eay that the foreign office of the Chita
government has addressed a note TO
Japan protesting against tho Japanese
military police, which is declared to be
contrary to government declarations
that Japan would not interfere in Rus
Fian Internal affairs and would not vi
olato Russia's sovereignty. Tho note
complains against the seizure OF Rus
sian fisheries in Saghalien.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
MANY SUICIDES
in HUNGARY

Budapest. Jan. 2S.-rhirty two hun
dred women and 1900 men committed
suicide in Hungary during 1920, police
reports for the year show. In addi-
ton there wero more than 10000 un-
successful attempts at suicide. The
situation Ia attributed to the dctcrior-
alton of living conditions since the be-
ginning OF the world war.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
WEST AND EAST HONOR
CHINESE WAR HERO

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 22.-The
West blended with the far east today
in paying honors to Hong Chow Lee
son of a Chinese merchant and the
first Chinese here to enlist for the
world war,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24

Dublin, Jan. 23.-All buildings in
Palace street, which overlooks the
main entrance to Dublin castle. have
been commandeered by tho military.
The residents have been ordered to
leave before Thursday. The weekend
in Ireland was marked by further
ploodshed. Eight men were killed and
Two wounded, according to Dublin cas-
tic reports. Constable Johnston. who
was wounded in an attack on tho Par
nell bridge in Cork January =. died
today.
Belfast. Jan. 23.-The body of for
NOR soldier. Denis Dyer, was found
yesterday near Bandon. 4 label was
mined to the clothes saying that he
had been condemned as n spy. Two
farmers. William Elliott and William
Charter, were kidnapped yesterday. Ell
liott's body later was found in a bog
near Bellinuloc.
Dublin castle reports three men who
resided in County Galway were shot
dead Saturday while attempting TO
cyade arrest
Two constables who had been shot
dead and another who had been
wounded were found Saturday night
on the Stranooden road.
The constahles, Hcgarty. Taylor and
Clark. went for a walk in the country
return. searching party was sent out.
Tho bodies OF HoEarty and Taylor
were found in the road about quar-
ter OF n milo from tho barracks. They
vcro riddled with bullets.
Constable Clark was not found until
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
NEWSPAPER MAN DIES

San Francisco. Jan. 2S.-Charles II.
Bliss, assistant city editor of the San
Francisco Chronicle, died here today.
He was 20 years old and one of the
best known newspaper men on the
Pacific coast
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24

Norlina, n. c., Jan. 2 3.-Alfred Will
liams and Plummer Bullock, two ne
grocs, were taken from the Warren
county Jail at Warrcnton today by u
masked mob early this morning and
shot to death.
Norlina. y. c., Jan. 25.-Reports from
Warrenton shortly before midnight
said Il mob had surrounded tho jail
there. where thirteen negroes are held
charged with participation in the race
riot here today. Several shots were re-
ported to have been fired.
Later reports from Norlina added a
white man and a negro to the wound
ed. Several of those shot were said
to be fatally wounded.
Thirteen negroes charged with par
ticipation in the shooting. the later re-
ports said, were held in the county Jail
at Warrcnton. The trouble started
Tuesday, according to n statement to-
night by Chief of Police Fleming of
Norlina. Plummer Bullock, negro, he
said, went into a grocery Tuesday TO
buy ten cents worth of apples from
Brady Trailor, clerk. Tho negro pro-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24

Berlin, Jan. GA semioficial state
ment issued today says evidence
of the existence of red army created
by tho German communist party has
been revealed by searches in Essen,
Dusseldorf. Elberfeld and Bremen.
The statement declares that the Red
army possesses light and heavy guns
in vast quantities and other war ma
terial.
Warsaw, Jan. 23.-(By the Associ
ated Press.)-Insurgent uprisings in
the region of kiev are reported to
have reached stage where the Boil
shevik are rushing up fresh troops.
Peasants are said to be organizing be
tween Kiev and Odessa anti Bolshcvik
movements which are spreading
among the Ukrainians, who desire to
free the district from soviet rule.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
John Says:

Eliot says that few Ameri-
cans "see or hear straight
Apparently Eliot was not
present in the lato war.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
Weather

COLORADO: Monday clou-
dy, probably light rain or
snow; Tuesday partly cloudy.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24

Continued on Page six)
Evening journal., 1921-06-16

At this stage OF the American
League race no team is hitting on all
cylinders.
There isn't a club which shows
the power Of either the 1920 Indians.
which won the pennant. or the bal
ance OF the clicking White Sox be-
fore the wreck.
Cleveland, Detroit, New York and
Washington look strong enough to
keep In front Of the other four clubs
Analysis Of clubs shows:
Cleveland-Batting power but get
ting poor pitching.
New York-Pitchers burned out.
batting streaky.
Detroit - Batting strength, fair
pitching, poor fielding.
Washington - No particular weak
spots and no outstanding strong
ones.
st. Louis-Pienty Of hitting, poor
pitching and poor baseball.
Chicago-Faber and Kerr unable
TO carry along second rate team.
Boston-Best infield in league, fair
pitching, but can't hit.
Athletics-Free hitters, but mex
perienced and lack punch.
Evening journal., 1921-06-16
9th Ward MidgetS' Hot
Shots
BY kfIDGE

Ninth Ward Midgets viii hold
day evening in Ben Dennis non-seat-
ed row boat A big crowd Is cx-
pected. Wilhelna and Coffman viii
furnish the music.
James Cootos. santop the second
will journey to Darby to get try
out with Hilldale.
Charles Cross played a bum game
at Edge Moor last night Better
luck next time old boy. =
Goob Sutton who did the back
stopping for the Midgets last night
did some good pegging. Good work
old boy. Baltimore Black Sox viii
be after you.
Big Head Mullin was seen on the
diamond In his short trousers trying
TO make a hit with the girls
Kid Sum. the glass-arm boy, was
betting coupons on the big league.
Ape had the twist on the old pm
last night The Edge Moor boys
could not sec Il.
W. Brumbly and T. Sund We're
thrown out OF the game for arguing.
Trossler. Burk and Maisei carried
! hata Tor the MidgctS ana also were
on the roofing line.
Johnny Dutton makes a good wat
er boy. Don't forget the next game
Johnny. old boy.
Ben DEM was seen cleaning his
rowboat yesterday getting ready for
the moonlight. Tickets can be
brought from Dutton. Maisel. Sund
and Brumbly.
Evening journal., 1921-06-16
st. Hedwig'S A. A. Dots
BY "GUESS WHO"

Lefty Pennock says II you want
to give John Yasik a Job, spit on the
floor.
There eoes a flock of ponies over.
Little Adams
Johnnie Horba-what kind Of pie
you got?
Chef-strongberry. yeppie. kuko-
nut and rasun, Johnnie.
Horba-Give me uppercut.
Big Chief says he would like TO
get into a battle royal. All right,
Chief. next time you and Big Peck,
Champs old man. Kiyi and Charley
Edwards will go on.
Ask Jimmie Kerns whit that gang
was running up Front street for the
other morning. Get up out Of there
Kiyi.
Doc PawlikowsiSi, you belong in
Joe Whalen's class, when II comes tc
fishing Minnow catchers.
Chalkey. you are getting 70 b
some spieler. Keep on chewing thai
white gum and you can keep better
time with the music.
Fix that car some night, Doc Bien.
kowsk. and we will put you in ths
battle royal. No one would know th'
difference.
Well. how did you like the fights
Some semi and some wind-up, We
will say.
Victor. the blacksmith. eats foui
kinds OF meat. ram, lamb, sheep an'
mutton. II you give him a billy goat
he wouldn't know the difference.
Scoop hangs around Walter Cav
inskrs house, pretending that he {
going TO write something for tn
papers. How about Josey2 oh, w
know Scoopl
This winter viii be pretty hard OF
squirrels, so watch your step, KiC
Walter.
Chick Little-Do you love me?
X. T.-Yes. but here comes th'
milk man.
why did Ziggy keep his eye
toward the first-base line in Satur
days game? Answer-Watching TIT
girl from Jersey.
Jack Birowski is not seen 80 Otter
in the evenings Must be getting
pretty thick with her. Jack.
It looks as though the presden
will beat our secretary to Il. WheI
Is Il coming on, Jack?
Jimmie Mudd swears he does no
drink. He must have been swimming
in the creek Monday when the rev
enue agents dumped the liquor in.
You should have seen him tina
night
Save your Jack, boys. and b.
ready 10 place it on Frank Grubb'
thoroughbred Kosciusko, in the rae
with Man o. War.
Evening journal., 1921-06-16
TAKE HIM oUT.s

For the first time in his life. Wal
ter johnson Is compelled to listen TO
the bitter thrust Of Take him out"
Time was when Walter was great
er than all the rest Of the stars put
together.
He had the style. the speed. the
form. the control. the head and the
strength to strike out any batter
who faced him He sood with both
feet on the rubber. disdaining the
extra step 30 many pitchers take.
He used no tricks, no spitball, no
curves, no slow balls and no advice.
All he had 10 do was TO throw the
ball with his natural unhittable
speed and he won
But today his arm has lost its
strength. The fans who once wor-
SHIPPED him now yell the most cruel
words that can be hurled at any
pitcher-'TAKE HIM OUT!'
Evening journal., 1921-06-16

Burglar gas. It's the latest thing
designed TO shoe off midnight porch
climbers and other gentry whose
fingers itch for a feel OF the family
Jewels or a look in on the kids tin
bank.
Hereafter, says Professor W. Lee
Lewis. inventor Of "lewisite" during
the war. all Of them had best watch
their step when they go a-burlaring
after dark.
Lewis has just given burglar gas
TO the world. He Matched the for
mula in his laboratories at North
western University.
II is spontaneous in action and
gathers around the intruder like a
hungry cat over the back-stoop milk
and as for kick-no raisinjack
could approach the jolt.
Henceforth. so Lewis predicts,
footpads and burglars must be
Evening journal., 1921-06-16
9TH WARD A. A. BOYS
WANT CLUB HOUSE

A meeting OF the Seventh Ward
A. A. will be held tomorrow night
at $50 o'clock in the Water Witch
fire house. An open invitation is ex-
tended to all sport lovers of the ward
to be present. Suitable quarters
for the association will be one Of the
most important questions up for dis
cussion.
Another matter which will come
up is the starting Of a campaign for
members. Application blanks have
already been printed and are ready
for distribution.
The new club is now but a month
old but from the pace II has been
setting is on the rapid road to sue
cess. Seventy members are already
enrolled and a fast ball team has
been put on the field. The Seventh
Warders will be heard from later in
all branches OF sport.
Evening journal., 1921-06-16
TO STAGE RICYCLE
MEET AT EISMERE

Every boy and girl who rides
bicycle may enter the bicycle races
at the Delaware State Fair grounds
az +. NJ. Saturday. June 25. The
events are classified so that every
one may participate. Girls and boys
may sign up az the following places.
H. W. Vandever. SO7 Market street;
a. Horowitz. United Supply Com
pany. 227 East Fourth street; Ray
mond Stout GA French street; W.
W. Bottomiey, Seventh and Orange
street; Mouniz & Mckinney, S37
Tatnail street. and John W. Mlnnick.
700 Delaware avenue. Following is
a list.of the prizes and donors;
Bicycle bell. Mountz & Mckinney.
Pair grips. Mountz & Mckinney
Bicycle pump. W. w Bottomley
Klaxon horn. Mountz g. Mckinney.
Luggage carrier, United supply
Company.
Luggage carrier-Mountz a Nc
Kinney
Pair majestic pedals. W. W. Bot
tomley.
Carrier basket United Supply
Company.
Siren horn. W. W. Bottomley.
Ever-lit oil lamp. United supply
Company
Bicycle saddle. Mountz & MoKin-
ney.
Firestone bicycle tire. John Min
nick.
Bicycle saddle. II. W Vandever.
Fisk bicycle tire. John Minnick.
Electric lamp outht. W. W. Bot.
tomley.
Pair Yankee bicycle tires. Ray.
mond Stout
Flat cup oil-reslsting tire. United
Supply Company
Firestone bicycle tire. Mountz 4
Mckinney.
Additional prizes viii be sent from
/ the Cycle Trades Of America OF New
York city and special prizes will hl
sent from the Briggs & Stratton Co.
] OF Milwaukee. Wis A bicycle rae
for the local dealers also will h'