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Evening star., 1921-01-18

COLUMBIA, s. c.-with all living
grand masters of the Masonic fra
ternity in South Carolina partici-
pating, and q number Of visiting
grand masters from southern states
al guests. Rt. Rev. William A. Guerry,
Bishop Of the South Carolina Episco-
pal Diocese. was to be made Mason
at sight" here today.
Evening star., 1921-01-18
Radical Teacher Is Ousted;
Brief Ne,us Notes From i. S.
in Communist Party Renders Woman Un
fit to Instruct Children, Ne.u York School Head
Declres-Police Guard Negro Murderer.

I of Rochester police and president of
the association.
Evening star., 1921-01-18

BIACKEBURG. va--Admission of
women to all the courses Of the col
lege, beginning with the opening OF
the 1921 session in September. has
been decided on by the board of visit
ors Of the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, it is announced here. The
principal courses at v. p. L, are agri-
culture and engineering and allied
RubieCtS.
Evening star., 1921-01-18

Judge Drops Dead in Court.
UTICA, N. Y-Frederick NJ. Calder,
who assumed his duties as justice Of
the supreme" court Of the nth :ju-
dicial district January l.. following
his election in November. dropped
dead while presiding in court here
yesterday. He was nfty-nine years
Evening star., 1921-01-18
NJ r,h.n<e An Fronting Hours.

BIRMINGHAM, Aa--rhere viii be
no shorter work week in the printing
Industry in the southeast on May or
at any other time" was the answer to
the heads OF the labor unions given
by the executive committee Of the
Southeastern Typothetae Federation
at a meeting Of the committee here
Evening star., 1921-01-18

NEW ORLEANS.-M. J. Connell. a
partner with his brother in dental
firms at Osyka and Liberty, Miss, and
at Baton Rouge and Franklinton, La,
was arrested here as a fugitive from
Justice from Osyka and Indianapolis,
Ind. where he is charged with being
implicated in a number Of automobile
fheffq
Evening star., 1921-01-18
schooner Wrecked, Crew Safe.

MOSS POINT. Mss-A message re-
ceived by the L. n. DantLler LUMBER
Company. from Capt. F. Dethlo6, an
nonnced the wreck and total Loss OF
the three-masted schooner Susie B.
Dantzler. 'l73 tons, OF the Mexican
coast at Frontera- All members Of
the crew are safe. The Susie B.
Dantzler sailed out Of Mobile several
weeks ago with q cargo OF coal
Evening star., 1921-01-18
Corset Factory Cuts Pay.

Corset Factory Cuts Pay.
WORCESTER, Mass-The Royal
Worcester Corset Company has an
nounced reduction Of Is per cent in
the pay Of its 1.200 employees, 10 per
July 5.
Evening star., 1921-01-18
Arrested on Robbery Charges.

GREENvILLE, S. C.-sam ]. May
nard and E. H Moore, said to be
Atlanta men, were arrested here by
E. C. Stigau Of the Atlanta police
department. who declared the men
were wanted in connection with ex-
press and highway robberies con-
Quoted during the past two years
The men were taken to Atlanta.
Evening star., 1921-01-18
Ex-Railroad Man Dead.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-C. S. McManus,
formerly general superintendent OF
the Southern railway, died here yes
terday morning. He was located in
Washington for a number of years,
but since retiring from railroad serv-
ice has been interested in coal opera
tions in this section.
Evening star., 1921-01-18
Frees Ship in Liquor Case.

CHARLESTON, S. C.-United States
District Judge Henry AZ NJ. Smith
has handed down an opinion on his
rule canceling the bond of the
steamship Cicoa, on board of which
several weeks ago contraband whisky
was confscated by prohibition en-
the steamship Saxon, Judge Smith
holds that vessels should not be held
as pawns for the good department
Of their officers and crews, and that
in his opinion the law is not intended
to cause seizure of craft actually
engaged in legitimate commerce.
Evening star., 1921-01-18

ALBANY, N. Y. January 1S.-Mem-
bership and participation in the COM
munist party of America was held to
be sufficient ground for the discharge
Of a public school teacher in decision
made public today by Frank B. Gilbert,
acting commissioner of education.
In dismissing an appeal by Julia u.
Pratt from the action of the Buffalo
board of education in removing her. the
head OF the states public school sys-
tenn held that public avowal or support
of the principles advocated by all or
ganization like the communist party
would show such a mental and moral
condition as to make her unfit as All
instructor of the children of our public
schools"
Miss Pratt was teacher i'll Buffalo
for seventeen years. Charges were pre-,
ferred against her by the superintendent
of schools in February, 1920. and her
dismissal by the board of education came
the following April, after a hearing. 1t
was charged that the teacher by engag-
ing in the, party's activities had violated
her duty as a teacher. rendering her
principles of patriotism in the minds and
hearts of her pupils and was guilty
of conduct unbecoming teacher in the
public schools"
1t was not shown that the teacher had
ever attempted to teach communist
principles to her pupils and she eventu-
ally resigned from the party,
Evening star., 1921-01-18

Strike Closes Carpet Mills.
WORCESTER, Mass.-The Whittall
carpet mills were closed yesterday by
the strike Of 800 weavers in protest
against cut of rs per cent in wages.
Evening star., 1921-01-18
Contests Congres.man's Seat.

ASHEVILLE, N. C.-The papers have
been filed at Salisbury by DR.. Ike
Campbell, republican. against Repre-
sentative r. L. Doughton of the
eighth North Carolina district, in
which the former will contest for the
seat in Congress to which the demo-
crat was elected last November. Rep
resenta.ive Doughton is now at Sails
bury, according to information re-
ceived here. to personally direct the
answer to be made to DR.. CampbelPs S
charge.
Evening star., 1921-01-18

11AB HCNI nUIIVIuB IN ISC" OHHS0HsS
NEW ORLEANS.-Marking the place
Of the last steel beam in the New Hi
bernia Bank and Trust Company S
new banking building, the highest in
the city, officials Of the institution
made quite a ceremony Of raising a
large American flag on the top of the
building. The new bank building is
$50 feet high, and covers one-half
of a city block.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
WOMEN ADRIFT FOR
SIX HOURS IN BOAT
Given Up For Dead-Are Res.
cued After PeriIous Trip
on Lake Erie

Erie, Pa.-After six hours of search
on Lake Erie, life guards from the
United States Life-Saving Station here
in a motor launch, found and rescued
Mrs. Emanuel Stearn and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ida Stearn, aged 10, of
Swissvale, four miles off shore and
seven miles down the coast from
Sherwood, where they have been
camping.
Practically all hope Of finding the
two alive had been abandoned when
the life launch hove in sight, bringing
them in.
The two women, attired in bathing
suits, started out in a f1at-bottom row.
boat from Sherwood, summer camp
IL miles east of Erie. The boat was
discerned on the horizon toward Can
ada and as a high sea was rolling, an
alarm was spread Several rowboats
put out from the beach, but had to
turn back because of the heavy sea.
A call was sent to the Erie Life Saw
ing Station and the launch immediate
ly started out, returning with the two
women. They had become confused
and were rowing toward Canada VIXEN
overtaken. Both were near exhaus-
ton, but are in no danger.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
BIG DRY" RAID
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Greatest Attempt Ever Made
to Bring Prohibition to the
Famous Boardwalk

Atlantic City. - State prohibition
agents aided by private detectives
raided many boardwalk cafes in which
was described as the greatest attempt
ever made to make Atlantic City bone
dry. The warrants served totaled 1875.
Special Prosecutor Gaskill predicted
that 1t would take two days to com.
plete the raid. More than score Of
detectives had been assembled for the
job. Mr.. Gaskill was unable to es-
innate the value of liquor already
seized, but predicted that it would run
high into thousands of dollars.
Boardwalk establishments raided
included Martins Cafe, Cafe de Paris,
the Moulin Rouge and Thomas
Moore's Cafe. Many other places in
other sections of the city were visited
and several employees arrested.
Mr.. Gaskill expressed fear that
some difficulty will be experienced in
locating certain persons for whom
warrants had been issued, as he sup
posed they had taken alarm and fed.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
RAP lands ON BALL JOB

Bar Association Condemns Jurist for
Accepting Private Work and Pay.
Cincinnati.-The action of Federal
Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands of Chicago,
commissioner of baseball, in accepting
private employment and private
emolument" while active on the Fed
eral bench, was declared to meet with
the unqualified condemnation" of the
American Bar Association. The reso-
luton read as follows: .s.
Resolved: That the conduct Of
Kenesaw M. Lands in engaging in
private employment and accepting
private emolument while holding the
position of Federal Judge and re-
ceiving salary from the Federal
Government meets with our unquali-
fed condemnation as conduct un-
worthy of the office of Judge, deroga-
tory to the dignity of the bench and
undermining public confidence in the
independence of the judiciary"
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
New Family Proves Surprise.

New York-Meyer Mauer looked tc
the Supreme Court to put an end to
what he thought was romance, but
what turned out to be family sur
prise party. HIS sued for annulment
of his marriage to Rebecca Mauer
When he married her he thought she
was widow with one child. When
they had settled down in a love nest
there came a flock of little ones-all
her children from two previous mar.
riages-to live with them, seven in all
When he found his wife had two other
husbands living he bolted.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
will Retire From Army to
Take Governorship of
the Island
SAYS SITUATION is SERIOUS
Notifies Secretary Weeks He Feels 1t
His "Patriotic Duty" to Assume
Duties of the Post as
Soon as Possible.

Manila. - Major General Leonard
Wood has announced his acceptance
of the post of governor general of the
Philippines rendered him by Presi-
dent Harding.
General Wood notified Secretary of
War Weeks that he would retire from
the army to accept the governOrship.
He said he believed it to be his pa
triotic duty to accept the position ow-
ing to the seriousness of the situation
in the Philippines.
General Wood said he probably
would ask retirement from the Army
until his appointment as governor
general of the Philippines had been
confirmed by the Senate.
General Wood gave out this state
ment:
II desire to accept the governor
ship because believe the seriousness
of the situation rises superior to my
personal wishes, l feel that it is my
patriotic duty to accept and l will un-
dertake to assume the duties Of the
Office as soon as possible"
General Wood has requested Secre-
tary of War Weeks to detail Colonies
Frank R. Mccoy, Gordon and John
ston, Major Edward Bowditch and
Lieutenant Norman r. Wood to act
as assistants to the governor general.
With the exception of Lieutenant
Wood all these officers who are mem
bers of the mission, saw service in
the Philippines and are familiar with
island conditions, especially in Min
danao and Sulu, where the Moros are
threatening serious trouble.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
DISASTER AT SEA
Freighter Lost Off West Coast; Forty
Are MisSinu

are Missing.
San Francisco, Cal.-Driftwood and
broken spars are all that mark the
spot where the freight ship Canadian
Importer was last seen, according to
reports to the Marine Exchange from
vessels that went to her rescue. Forty
lives are believed to have been lost
when the ship sunk 300 miles west of
Eureka.
The Canadian Importer was discov-
cred drifting helplessly by the steam
ship Cordova. Captain Bissett of the
disabled ship refused the tow offered
by the Cordova, declaring his ship
was good for a week."
One boatload of the crew, including
the second and third officers and nine
seamen, put out in an open boat in
an effort to reach the coast after the
vessel became disabled. No trace of
them has been found.
The Canadian Importer was en-
route to Adelaide, Australia, from
Vancouver, B. C. She carried a cargo
Of lumber.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Fear of New Attack After An
kN.Day Battle Alarms
Logan County
MINERS ARE DRIVEN BACK
Message to Washington Says Labor
Army, 5000 Strong, Ready to Re-
sumo Confiict-Fear For Fate
of the Captured Deputies.

Logan, w. Va. - Logan authorities
have sent a telegram to Washington
stating that unless troops were sent
at once the county would be attacked
by between 1000 and 5000 men.
Sheriff Chain at the same time is.
sued the following statement:
There has been more or less con.
line. The points are Beech Creek,
Blair, Crooked Creek and Mill Creek
The most serious fighting was report.
ed from the vicinity of Blair. At all
points our forces succeeded in driving
back the invaders.
Our opponents advanced one mile
in the Blair district but. were driven
back. In the Beech Greek district
they advanced one mile and there
also were turned back. The farthest
advance was in the Peck's Hill dis.
trict, where they advanced two miles
along Hewitt Creek. Here we also
drove them back.
I'VE have 1000 men and have ar.
ranged for achievements from vari
GUS points including Bluefield. Viii
hanson, Mcdowell and Huntington.
II have heard nothing of the fate
of the deputies held prisoners but
fear for them. That is all l can say
at this time"
The announcement that an appeal
had been made to the federal govern.
mont to hasten dispatch of troops was
announced by officials at the court
house.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
TROOPS ARRIVE in w. VA.
General Badholtz Predicts Entrance Of
Military Will Disperse Miners.

General BadhoItz Predicts Entrance Of
Military Will Dispense Miners.
Charleston, w. Va.-Federal troops
are in West Virginia ready to put
down disorder in the mine war area.
The first troop train arrived at ST. Al
bans from Ohio and was followed by
other trains bringing infantrymen
and equipment from the Fifth Corps
Area-the Middle West. Troops from
Camp Dix are also on the way.
The first contingent of troops was
met at st. Adams by Colonel Stanley
H. Ford of the War Department gen.
eral staff, who conveyed orders to the
commander of the troops on placing
his men. st. Adams is about Is miles
from the affected area in Boone and
Logan counties.
General Bandholtz said he expected
that when the military arrived on the
scene, the invaders would dispense
quickly and return to their homes.
This also is the opinion of state au-
thorities and leaders of the United
Mine Workers.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Italy to Attend plsarm ParI.x.

Washington, D. C.-Tne Italian Gov
eminent has formally accepted Presi
dent Harding's invitation to partici
pate in the Washington conference
for international reduction of arma.
ment and discussion of Pacific and
Far Eastern questions. The accept.
ance completes the list of nations in
vited to participate, Great Britain.
France, China and Japan already hav-
ing favorably answered the invitation.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Miner Robbed in New York.

New York-After years of weary
toll in the mines, Billie Dentulff of
Scranton accumulated roll of $4,000
and an urge to spend it. He wrote to
his Harlem friends, Frank and Tessie
Kameneff, packed away his clothes,
picked up his pack and came on to
do" New York. When he woke up
one morning Frank and Tessie and
the remnants of his roll had disappear
ed. The police found Frank and Tes-
sic, but the roll is gone forever.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Shoots Wife, Then Wounds Self.

st. Clairsville, ohio.-Embracing his
wife on the street in the presence of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Keagre, Baileys Mills, Ohio, near
here, Emerson Price, aged 40 years,
shot and instantly killed her, then
walked few feet and shot himself in
the head. He is said to be hurt fatally.
Mrs. Price was aged % years. Both
the Price children witnessed the
shooting.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Constable Killed, Trooper Wounded

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thos Ulsh,
Of Liverpool, 20 miles north of Harris
burg, was shot and killed; Private
E. c. Wilson, of the State Police, shot
twice in the chest and seriously
wounded, and Roy Jones, of Millers-
town, charged with being one of a
gang of chicken thieves, was shot in
the neck when the officers attempted
the arrest of Jones and Charles and
Daniel Benner
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Women Raid stills.

Pineville, w. Va.-With the future
of the community school they have
built up and developed menaced by
the moonshining evil in the noun
tains, women Of Martins Fork, Cum.
berland river, in Harlan county, KY,
have organized and begun to raid il.
licit whisky distilleries. The women
frequently search the hills all night
for the moonshine stills. Their big.
gest raid came after they had tramped
> creek bed for half mile. One hun
bred gallons Of whisky were destroy
ed there.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
HltchY Loses Car.

New York.-Deputy Sheriff Rooney
separated Raymond Hitchcock from
his new $500 Marmon car in front
Of the Globe Theater under a writ of
replevin and took it to nearby gar
age, where it will remain until the
comedian can assure the seller that
he can and will pay notes given for
the car. The comedian insisted that
he wasn't being treated fairly, but per-
mitted Rooney to take the car away
and went home in taxi.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Plucky Cashier Thwarts Robber.

Morgantown, w. Va.-Five masked
men made an unsuccessful attempt tc
rob the Tunnelton Bank at Tunnelton
Preston county. When the men enter
ed the bank. and drew pistols on Cash
Ter John ]. McKine, Jr., he dropped be-
hind the counter and started the bur
glar alarm changing. The bandits fec
from the bank and are reported to be
headed toward Morgantown.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
U. s. Hangar Prey To Flames.

New York. = Dirigible balloon DIG
the largest American naval aircraft
of its type, and the kite balloon AP
were destroyed by a fire which also
RACED the hangar at the Rockaway
Point naval air station. An explosion
of gasoline, from an unknown cause
started the blaze. Although a mum.
Der of men were in the hangar, only
one man was slightly burned.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Two Cadet EHers Killed.

Hampton, Va. - Adolph Ferenchab
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Samuel C
Chapkewitz of Paterson, N. j., cadet
aviators, were killed when their air.
plane was wrecked near Indian Head.
Md, on the Potomac river, according
to advices to Langley Field. The air.
plane struck tree when attempting
to take of after forced landing, ii
was said.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
13,416 Ships Used Canal In ? Years

Washington, D. C.-During the sew
en- years of commercial operation OF
the Panama Canal, ended August IA,
last, 1916 commercial vessels made
the transit through the isthmus, &C.
cording to the Panama Canal record
The aggregate tonnage of these yes.
sells was 45,S69,942, and their cargo
totaled 51.578.92O tons of 2.24O pounds.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Attempt to Free wanderer From Jai

Chicago.-An alleged attempt by 9
"trusty" in the county Jail to free
Gene Geary, Carl Wanderer and Frank
Ligreni, under sentence of death, was
revealed by Jail authorities after they
had discovered a partly completed
tunnel through one of the Jail walls
Jacob Bowman, trusty, who has
served three months of years sen
tence for larceny, was believed by the
police to be responsible for the at
tempted Jail delivery.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Automobiles Cause $4,000 Fatalities

New York.-An estimate that S4,-
100000 was paid by life insurance
companies in death claims from au-
Lomobile fatalities during 1920 is pub
lished by the Insurance Press. Sta
tistics are quoted to show that during
the year the automobile caused $4,000
fatalities and 1900 non-fatal injuries.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Catfish Gives up AGED Coin.

Meriden, Conn.,. E. Bogart caught
an enormous catfish here and when
he shook it silver coin dropped out
OF its mouth. 1t was minted by the
United States in 1923. Scientists are
now figuring on the age of the fish.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09
Spotted Horse Kills Halt.Rr..d

Valentine, Nebraska.-Frank Black
(Spotted Horse), Sioux Indian, shot
and killed Jesse Bordeaux, a half
breed Indian, at st. Francis Mission
On the Rosebud Reservation in South
Dakota, following an argument over
the price of quart of whisky, which
Bordeaux sold to Spotted Horse.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-09-09

U. s. Oil Tanks Burn in Mexico.
Mexico City.-Four oil tanks owned
by an American company in the Tux
pam fields were on fire, having been
struck by lightning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-27
MAN, WIFE, AND GEMS ARE
HELD UP AT PIER

New York; July 27.-Max Fisher,
merchant, and his wife, Marie,
were questioned yesterday for 3
hours by custom guards at pier Is,
Hoboken, after, it is alleged, Fisher
was detected passing $4,000 worth
of iewelry cvel, the pier fence to a
boy, said to be his son. They were
released, bat their baggage JeWelry
and personal effects were held
pending investigation, and they were
told to report today at the custom
house for explanations.
Fisher is alleged to have said he
did not declare the jewelry because
il was not his but belonged to
friends, who, ne supposed, had
made arrangem ents for declaration
and payment Ct duty. Before ne
was allowed 10 go, however, he was
taekn back ID his stateroom on board
the Oscar II, On which he arrived,
and searched.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-27
SIX UNMASKED BANDITS ROB
BANK OF $1,000

Jacksonville, Fla, July 27.-Six
unmasked bandits robbed the Bank
of South Jacksonville, across the St.
Johns river from here, of cash esti-
mated at between $1,000 and $1,000
shortly before 10 o'clock today.
The bandits, who, bank officials said
apparently were foreigners, drove up
to the bank in a touring car, left the
motor running with man at the
wheel, and five Of them entered.
There were no customers in the place
at the time, and while three of the
men covered the bank employees the
other two gathered all the cash in
sight. After the robbery the bandits
entered the car and reports indicate
they crossed the highway bridge over
the river and entered Jacksonville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-27
SHUTTLE CAR HITS AUTO,
WHOLE FAMILY KILLED

Cleveland, July 27,--Five persons
who were killed, four of them almost
instantly, when a shuttle car on the
S;.Dhey avenue viaduct and an autos
mobile crashed head-on shortly after
midnight were identified this morn
ing. One family was wiped out when
John M. Erancky, forty, a garage
owner; his wife, thirty-scvcn, and
their two children, Edna Mary, aged
ten, and Theodore, aged nine months,
were killed. The fifth person killed
was Mrs. Anne B. Branloff, thirty
nine, Ma Branloff, forty, her husband
was seriously injured.
Each of the dead sustained q frac-
tured skull.
The cause of the accident, accord
ingto police, was the operation of
shuttle car east on west-bound
track, the east boun dtrack being un
der repair. The motorists were west
bound and when they saw the street
car on the west-bound track they ap-
parently thought it was traceling in
the same direction as their automo-
bile.
The automobile in which the two
families were riding had been left
in Francyk's garage for repairs, po-
lice said.