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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-30

When food gives you distress you
need a dose Of Prickly Ash Bitters
to relieve the stomach and help di-
gestion. It is a mans remedy for
the liver and bowels. Price S1.25 per
bottle. E. L. Roper & Co. and Union
Drug CO.. special agents.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-30

A bad taste in the mouth comes
from a disordered stomach and slug
gish state of the bowels. Herbine cor
reefs the trouble Immediately. 1t
purifies the bowels, helps digestion.
and sweetens the breath. Price Coo.
Sold by Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL TIME TABLE
Effective May %, 1921.
NOPTHROIINn

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-02
!: News Of the Week ::
Told in Paragraphs With Notes and Comments
STATE NEWS

c.tAtE NEWS
The Santa Barbara, vessel draw
ing 1914 feet of water easily crossed
the st. Johns river bar, on Saturday,
establishing a record for deep draft
craft over that bar.
The railroad passenger rate promises
to be much cheaper the coming winter.
The Lake Worth bonds have been
sold and $750,0OO are to be spent in
that locality for improvements.
Alonzo Altman, just out from Jack
s0nville, totally unaware that he was
watched by set of prohibition Off
GERS, noiselessly led the way into a
dismal swamp where he was operating
a still. He was placed under arrest
his big copper still destroyed and
eighteen barrels of mash and guam
tity of moonshine captured.
$50
physician, has been arrested charged
with the murder of Miss Virginia Turn
er of Clearwater, whose body was
found floating in a creek near St.
Petersburg.
Deputy Sheriff G. C. Douglas of
Palm Beach, was killed Saturday night
by an unknown negro, and his son
seriously injured.
William Woodward, negro, and a
white man so years of age, was arrest
ed Tuesday afternoon at Osteen and
is now in jail charged with the murder
Of John H. OUTLAW, which occurred
at Osteen on the night of July 81, 1919.
Another account says that Rube
johnson and Bert Scott, first sup
posed to have been killed in knife
duel, were shot from ambush and then
robbed Of q large sum Of money and
Jewels. Their bodies were then hud-
died together SO as to throw out the
impression that they had been killed
in knife duel
Kit Carson, surfman at Pablo Beach,
rescued four from drowning last Sun
day afternoon.
Joe Long, negro farmer living
near Dinsmore, was lured from his
J house early Sunday morning by his
assasins setting fire to his barn. As
he left the house in an effort to save
some of his belongings from the
flames he was shot and roasted by the
flames. The assassnis then assassin
ated his wife.
$50,
Prohibition officers of Duval county
captured an outfit near the White
House and in the sour mash ready for
distilIation found drowned rats and a
dead blackbird.
Plant City claims the distinction of
having the largest Sunday school
class of men in Florida. Number not
given so the claim can not be disputed.
Henry Haines, colored dairyman
OF st. Augustine, stepped on hornets
nest and was so badly stung that he
died five hours later.
Louis O'Lave, negro. aged "a, shot
and killed jamie Mcpherson, at her
home in Tampa, aged 20. He then shot
and killed himself.
G. B. Bates, former Tampa police
man, charged with transporting LIQUOR
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-02

which there cOulu Dc III COIlc udCn
where stolen cars were disposed OF.
Authorities also declare that other
arrests will follow.
There was a shooting ARRAY in
Wakulla county last Tuesday Bert
M. Thomas merchant and cattle-man
is in Tallahassee Jail for shooting G.
/ w. Rhodes, well known naval stores
man. Rhodes is in a serious condition.
The Board OF State Institutions
have issued lengthy statement why
change in superintendent of the
Florida Industrial School for Boys at
Mariana was made. The claim is,
that the institution was too prodigal
with the appropriations.
On August Both President Harding
| issued proclamation commanding all
persons unlawfully assembled in coal
region of West Virginia to dispurse
and return to their homes.
***
If Senator Shoots plan of taxa
ton is adopted he claims that it would
yield 1885, 100000 and do away with
two thirds of the revenue officials.
American Bar Association met in
Cincinnati Wednesday night.
GENERAL NEWS
An attempt to fasten an electric
light bulb into a socket while she
dressed in wet bathing suit, caused
the death tonight of Miss Beatrice
Schwartzler, IL years old, in her home
on City Island. A pool of water col
lected about the girls feet and when
her wet hand came in contact with
the electric current, she received a
shock which proved fatal.
A big parade was witnessed in Paris
on Saturday in honor of the American
LIZ -.
Three lives were saved by dropping
inflated air tubes from airplanes.
German government offers big re-
ward for the arrest of the assassins
of Erzberger.
A great mountain is collapsing in
Austria. 1t is disintergrating so fast
as to be discernable day by day. 1t
is believed that the presence of an
abnormal quantity of water in the
chalky limestone core of the noun
tain causing the collapse of great
caverns and the slipping of strata.
Munich, Germany, has been the
scene of wild food riots.
Chas. W.. French and eight others
named with him in the Chicago $780,
100000 swindle waived preliminary
trial and gave bonds for appearance
to await action of the grand jury.
Mrs. Melvin Jones, of Chicago, won
the women's western golf champion
ship, 6 up and to play, by defeating
Mrs. j. W. Douglas, also of Chicago.
Zubulon Davis, wealthy Cleveland
and Canton manufacturer arrested for
using the mails for the purpose to de-
fraud.
Six separate fires of incendiary
origen destroyed two school buildings,
the railroad station, an automobile
plant and two residences at Long
Branch, N. j., on August 81.
Strike ballots have been mailed to
100000 members of the Big Four
Brotherhoods.
Attorney General Daugherty recon-
mends the pardon of Eugene v. Debs.
No city has yet invited the United
Confederate Veterans to meet in an
nual convention this but several
places are understood to be consider
ing the extending of an invitation.
Marshal Foch promises to attend the
annual convention of the American
Legion He visited the United States
Ambassador in Paris in person and
told how much he appreciated the
echoes from America of his approach
ing visit.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-02
SUGAR

Saturday and MONDAY
~ pounds OF sugar for S1UO with :
goiiar worth Of other groceries, for cash
saturday and Monday only
IA. 3. WHITTINGTON
corner Main and South End Streets.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-02
SHORT AND LONG AAm :.

am in position to do all kinds Of
hauling. either long or short distances.
gay Or night No matter what YOU have
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-02

Hub'My Tlsm Cares Sores. s-1s-2o,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Union seamsn to Study.

Merchant mariners of the United
States. as represented at convention
Of the International SeameD's Union
of America. held at Philadelphia In
January, adopted plan for the deyel-
opment Of seamanship and general
trade skill among their members, and
voted $4,000 for the ina iguration of
the plan.
A vocational expert, el lr'oyed and
directed by the executive board of the
union, will make survey TO determine
the need for such education. and will
work out the necessary plans. OPP
portunities are TO be given the men
to improve their skill In general rig
ging and repair work aboard ship. Ii
is expected that lectures will be given
on seamanship and discipline, and that
printed information on technical sub
jects will be distributed.
The plan, ms now contemplated, will
affect only those members of the union
who have had "some substantial serv-
ice on board ship" Later the system
is TO be developed to fit the needs Of
beginners"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
OF RAILROAD MEN
Figures for 1870 Made Public BY the
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Recently.

Railroad wages for 1870 amounted
TO So. rs. SIC. 1s6. the interstate COM
merce commission announced Wages
for the first quarter of the year were
s795, 616.33O. for the second $50. O63.-
93s. for the third s1.052. i09. 45l. and
for the fourth $685.. &c. Ts7. with the
back pay for May and June under the
retroactive increase of July 20,
amounting to approximately S102, 49,
$50, to be added In the total.
Wages for the first two quarters
were on the basis OF pay prevailing be-
fore the Increases granted by the rail-
road labor board. The carriers were
asked to exclude the retroactive pay
from the quarterly reports in order
not 10 distort the comparison OF aver
ages. the commission explained In
making the figures public
Reports OF back pay. the commission
said. are not quite complete and there
fore the figures are somewhat below
those to appear In the final annual re-
port.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
BOYS WIT SAVES TWO LIVES
Ten-Year-oid Lad Snatehes His SIS
ter From Paths of Street
Cars.

New York.-The quick wit OF Ter
year-old Pasquale Demoristi OF L'n''
N. J.. probably saved him and MS SIN
year-old sister. Rosa, from death ahos.
the wheels of Third avenue car AZ
Twenty-ninth street.
The mother and father had cross cross.
the street. Pasquale and MS So
traIled behind. Hand In hand p','
started across the avenue. A s'u'n
bound and north-bound car az
preached. ,5
Rosa became frightened a. %
screamed. The children startea "
run when the nortli-bound car oos
down on them, despite the moteFnia'
frantic efforts TO stop II. na
When 1t seemed certain one % 10
cars would strike them, Pasqaa,s
grabbed Rosa around the waist M ,ss
a flying leap and caught hold q -, -
edge of the vestibule of the ' -,
ho1nd car and held on until 'ils -
vas brought to stop.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
RAILROAD NOT
To CUT WAGES
Official of the Pennsylvania Line
Makes the Formal An
n0uncement.
ADMITS DEDUCTION PLANNED
Move only Postponed Until II Can Be
Made to Apply TO All Employees
Alike-Up to Railway
Labor Board.

The Pennsylvania railroad will not
reduce wages of organized or unor-
ganized employees east or west OF
Pittsburgh, as planned, according to
@. s. Krlck of Philadelphia. chairman
of the general managers committee.
Mr.. krick stated no reductions
would be made until they were made
for all employees alike. Two classes
Of workers have formally refused TO
accept cuts and the controversy has
been passed on to the United States
railway labor board.
Six shop crafts, representing 44,oO0
men. received proposals for q per
cent wage cut, but Informed the com
pany they would give their answer
later. Union leaders say no class VIII
voluntarily accept any cut.
The Mutual Beneficial Association OF
Pennsylvania Railroad Employees, con-
sisting of $1,000 officers, Office work
ers and some craftsmen. informed
Chairman krick they would accept
such reduction MS the company
deemed fair.
Mr.. Krick Informed George w.
Brown of Philadelphia, N. t. Miller
and George w. Booth of Altoona.
spokesman for the beneficial associa-
tlon, that wage cuts would be made
collectively.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
NEW. YORK STRIKE AvERTED
White Goods Manufacturers Agree
That No Reduction Of Wages
Shall Be Put Into Effect

A threatened strike OF 10000 work.
ers In the white goods industry in New
York was ayerted through the accept.
ance by manufacturers of the unions
demands for an agreement that no
wage reductions be put into effect.
Announcement of the settlement was
made by William Davis. manager or
the white goods workers union.
The manufacturers had proposed a
wage reduction of % per cent several
weeks ago. the previous agreement
having expired on March "a. Sumer-
Gus conferences were held. resulting In
deadlock. the workers taking firm
stand against any cuts In wages. The
new agreement. retroactive TO March
"a. provides for minimum wage scales
for "week workers" and an extra half
holiday on election day to enable
women workers TO vote.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
judge Says Protect Property.

in granting an injunction TO
Schwartz & Jaffee, clothing manufac-
turers in Brooklyn. against picketlng
by the members of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America, Justice
Van Siclen said that the issue was
part of the war between capital and
labor and he gave his conception of
the duty Of the courts as follows:
"They must stand at all times as the
representatives of capital, of captains
of industry, devoted to the principle
of individual initiative. protect prop
erty and persons from violence and
destruction, strongly opposed to all
schemes for the naturalization of In
dustry, and yet save labor from OPP
preston and conciliatory toward the
removal of the laborers' just griev-
ances."
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Suggest Three.oay Week.

Manufacturers OF Catalonia. Spain,
have submitted TO Governor Anido a
proposal having as Its object the relief
of the Industrial crisis. 1t suggests
general introduction of q three-day
week in factories In order to provide
workers with sufficient wages to en-
able them to purchase absolute neces-
stiles. The manufacturers hint that
the government. with assistance from
the Bank of Spain, should furnish
help. and also indicate means to be
adopted for reducing articles of prime
necessity. Governor Anido has for
warded the document 10 commission
err, who is investigating the garment
trade for the purpose Of establishing
lower prices, based on the cost of pro-
duction.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
MINIMUM WAGE
LEVEL, s2,385.27
Philadelphia Body Sets That Sum
as the Lowest Amount
Required.
FIGURES APPEAR TOO LOW
Admittedly, Such Scale Does Not
Represent a Health and Comfort"
Level for the Family Of Husband,
Wife, and Three Children.

The minimum wage level for Phila-
delphia at present Is S2,3s5.27 a year,
according TO a survey completed by
the Labor Bureau, Inc. for the Phila-
dephla District council of the Brother
hood of Painters, Decorators and Pa
perhangers.
The report states this figure repre-
sents wage level below which no
family can afford TO live without dan
ger Of physical and moral deteriora-
tion," adding that 1t represents not a
health and comfort" level but min
imum of health and decency level"
The budget used is described for
husband, wife and three children be-
low the age of fourteen.
The husband, according to the
budget, Is allowed one-haif and the
wife one-third of an oyercoat year.
The wife is allowed only two night
gowns a year. The hssband can get
his suit pressed once year. The wife
is allowed a winter hat every other
year.
One cheap motion picture show a
week Is the only amusement men
toned. No provision Is made for a
trip or vacation outside the city. Food
takes S706, or 26.6 per cent, of the
total yearly outlay. Clothing is the
next largest item with S463, or 1914
per cent, allowed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
British Coal Miners Strike.

All work ceased In the coal mines
OF the United Kingdom ut midnight
April l, with the exception of a very
few districts. and approximately 1.2Uo,-
600 miners were idle as result of
the controversy over the wage issue,
In only two collieries in Yorkshire,
one In Northumberland, one in Scot
land. and one In North Wales. the men
promised to continue at their posts
without prejudice TO any terms that
may he agreed upon, but all other pit
workers, including mechanics. pump
men, ventilating men and pony men.
came out with the miners.
Danger that the mines may be
flooded threatens, and many may be ir-
retrieyably ruined from the thrush of
water.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
LIVED IN PILE
OF WASTE PAPER
Man Takes Up the Habitat 0,
Hermit in Crowded Section
of New York City.
MADE CAVE FOR SELF
Naked Body Reclines Beneath Mas.
of Old Papers and Rags Which
Completely Fill Roon, in
Tenement.

New York.-New York city's East
side-a minute strip on a minor island
lis. perhaps the most densely popu-
lated region on the Western heni-
sphere. And yet 1t was in this hu-
Misunderstanding district that Thee
dore Greesley chose to take up the
habitat of hermit. 1t was in tie
spot where more persons live and
have their being than any other in
this country that this old man. long
bearded and gray, sought to withdraw
from all human contact.
Up ON the third floor and to the
right of dull. brown tenement at
100 Chrystie street there's small
room. which, along with its few
chairs, its small bed and picture or
two, Mrs. Alice Bernard had rented To
Theodore Greesley six years ago. She
had seen little of him since. He
would call to pay the rent occasion
ally--it was only $3.50 a week. For
almost a month Mrs. Bernard had not
seen the old man at all, nor had any
one else
Police Chopped Door Down.
So this landlady trudged up the
three flights of steps to find out what
had happened. She stopped at tie
door of the small room and listened
There was no sound and her rappings
went unheeded. Even unlocking the
door did not gain for her Abundance.
Frightened she called the police Two
sturdy Irishmen tried their weight
against the portal but they failed to
move Ii.
A fire ak finally chopped an en-
trance, but upon Il strange scene The
room was literally packed with cid
newspapers and rags. They We're
wedged In so completely that they
had buried the swinging of the door
Nowhere was there sign that the
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Up to Federal Wage Board.

Reduction of wages Of shop en-
ployees on the New York, New Haven
X Hartford railroad to the schedule
which prevailed prior to the last deci-
sion of the federal wage hoard, were
announced by General Manager C. l..
Bardo 10 conference committee
which appeared before him. The mat
ter win go to the wage BOARD for a
decision.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Fewer New York Unemployed.

Increased industrial operations in
New York during the last three
months are believed to have decreased
the number of unemployed one-third,
the Industrial bureau of the Mer-
chants association announced. On the
basis of federal government reports
the total number now employed in fac
tories is more than 100000. as COM
pared with 51s.220 persons working
on January /.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
STATE PROVIDES FOR
PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS.

The Delaware senate has
passed n bill providing aid for
working women during periods
of childbirth. The act fobids
employment of women in mer-
camille, mechanical, transporta-
ton. manufacturing establish
ments, laundries, baking or
printing shops, places of amuse-
ment or dressmaking establish
ments for two months before
and three weeks after childbirth.
If the mother has been resi-
dent of the state three years
she shall be paid $40 week by
the state as compensation, for
seven weeks. A mothers pension
commission Will control pay
mentS.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
labor Conditions In italy.

The industrial situation ip Italy has
reached a crisis. The number of I'M
employed has now reached 10000
and more than 10000 are working at
reduced wages and on short shifts.
The Michelin works at Turin have
closed down, and the Calico establish
ment at Florence and other metal
lurgical plants are seriously affected
by the paralysis.
The Fiat motor works has served
notice on 1900 more men. the third
batch TO be laid OF within a few
months. Rumors are afioat that the
IVA steel works near Naples. the big
gest Italian corporation next to An
saldo. may soon be closed. The Iva
company Is capitalized at SOC, 600
lire.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
ho.tlIIty to One slo Union.

Any effort OF the One Big Union to
gain foothold In Santa Barbara, Cal.
will be vigorously opposed by the local
Building Trades council, was the an
nouncement made by J. Smedley and
Robert T. Tinsman. executive men,
bers. Mr.. Tinsman said: at would
probably be claiming too much to say
that the One Big Union does not have
sympathizers In organized labor cir
cles here, but II represents brand of
radicalism with which the trades
unions here are not only not In SYM
pathy, but to which they are openly
and aggressively hostile"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

During the first 10 months Of their
existence the 80 public employment
offices established by the Dominion
government in the principal cities OF
Canada succeeded In placing 100000
workers in jobs without cost to either
employers or workmen. - Brooklyn
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Fewer Fatalities In Metal Mines.

Fewer men lost their lives in metal
mine accidents in this country during
1919 than In any previous year for
which statistics of accidents have been
compiled, according to report issued
by the United States bureau of mines.
The number killed was 46S, as COM
pared with GAG killed in 1918. The
number injured was 31.506, as COM
pared with 1895 injured in 1918.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Auto Eactorles Resume.

One hundred per cent production
schedule is now in effect In practical
ly every automobile plant In Detroit.
Almost every plant reports orders ccm-
ing In rapidly.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
unionlsm for the Japsness.

Unionism is making progress in
Japan although not to the same ex-
tent as the growth of industry. There
are now 25.O00 mills and factories
with 100000 workers. Thirty-six
years ago there were only 125 modern
factories in Japan, employing 1900
people.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06
Had IunneIed Beneath Heap.

On one side was an indication OF
passage or tunnel into this strange
hillside of papers and rags. And into
1t. the policemen burrowed. They fol-
lowed several feet until they came to
a wider opening-a cave in this un-
usual artificial mountain. 1t was about
four feet wide and not more than two
feet In height.
1t left only room enough for a snat
man to curl up In reclining posi-
ton. And that was the position I'D
which they found Theodore Greesiey
dead, stark naked except for me
covering of his long and tahg'eu
beard.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

William Hohenzollern's privately cir
culated book charges that England
caused the war. There is some dispute
about this, but none about which ma.
fion lost the war.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

"The beginning of the end in Rus
sia" has been renovated and redecor-
ated and is now opening up for the
steenth engagement.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

Corresponding cuts in wages and
commodity prices would be COMPARE
lively easy 10 take If only the land
lords would be reasonable.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

A little attention now may keep the
road of memories from becoming .
road of regrets.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

The case of person who cannot
extract optimism from seed cata-
logue is hopeless, indeed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

Although the homegrown radish
may be small 1t is great with possibili-
ties as an emblem OF democracy and
equality.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

Down in Ecuador the natives save
skins to purchase wives, while 10 here
they first get the wife and then save
to purchase the skins.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

Gardening would be more popular IL
one had a caddy TO carry his spade,
hoe and rake.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

The bootlegger would have no In
ducement 60 continue business II he
had no customers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-05-06

If consulted the walrus might advise
the carpenter that It is better to work
for a dollar an hour than not to work
at all.