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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
HERRIN SCENE OF
BLOODY BATTLE
Head Of Miners Says A. Killed
The Dying Got Little
Sympathy.

Herrin, m.-Official Investigation Of
the mine war which killed from q to
As neal here began in response to in
sistent demands from Governor Len
Small for action by local authorities,
when Coroner MCGOWAN announced
that an inquest would be held imme.
diately, and States Attorney DeLouis
l.. Duty stated that a special grand
jury would be convened following the
inquest to investigate the massacre.
The states attorney expressed doubt
that any definite desults would be OBJ
tanned through the investigation, say
ing that IL was virtually impossible to
obtain evidence. He insisted, how.
ever, that every possible step would
be taken, and telegraphed Governor
Small an Official statement to that eff
feet.
Bloody" Williamson, so called be.
cause of many acts of violence in re-
cent times, most of them accompanied
by numerous fatalities, was preparing
for what official action is expected in
connection with the massacre OF the
Lester strip mine when between 27
and as persons were slain after strik
ing union miners had stormed the six
ty or more strike breakers operating
the mine.
Miners Attack Car.
Clarksburg, w. Va.-Two mel were
killed, a deputy sheriff suffered a
broken arm and a dozen other persons
received minor injuries when a mob
attacked am i~nterufban traction car
carrying non-union miners and officers
OF the Hudson Coal company, guarded
by deputy sheriffs, from this city to
the Lewis mine neal Reynoldsville-
The mob stepped the car, pulled off
the trolley and swarmed aboard. Two
OF the attacking party were shot as
they crawled through windows. The
mine was opened on an open shop
basis.
Forced To Leave Town.
West Frankfort, Ill.-Four Mexicans,
believed to have been members of the
band of strikebreakers operating the
strip mines OF the Southern Coal COM
pany near Herrin. who were found
lettering ear the railroad station here.
were forced to leave town by a mob
of several hundred men. One of the
Mexicans, who became terrified,
climbed to the top of the coal chute,
about 30 feet in the air, and leaped to
the ground. His neck was broken and
several other bones in his body were
also shattered.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
TO BRING 100000 VISITORS
Head Of American Automobile Asso-
citation VIII Sing Praises of Mimi.

Buffalo-The American Automobile
association. with its $4,000 paid mem
bers and nearly a half million addi-
tional associate members, is going to
flood every state with literature in an
effort to bring more than 500, 1000 visi-
tors to the Minnesota Ten Thousand
lakes region this summer, according
10 George ID. Diehl of Buffalo.
Mr.. Diehl said that every member of
the national organization would be
thoroughly acquainted with the lure of
the Minnesota lake region and that
this state would be emphasized as one
of the most popular summer resort
spots In the entire country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poul.r

Minneapolis Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
BUTTER-Extras. 35c; firsts, 31c;
seconds, Csc; packing stock. fresh.
sweet, 23c: state goods, &c; grease. 1a
EGGS-Country receipts. rots out.
per case. $40; No. / candled. good
extras. free from rots. small dirties
and checks out. per dozen, 21c; small,
dirty and held stock, rots and leakers
out. dozen. Ice: quotations on eggs in.
clude cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Not advisable to
ship turkeys under z pounds In weight.
Hens. 4 pounds and over zoe: hens.
under 4 pounds, 19c; cripples and culls
unstable: ducks. fat, l5c; geese. tat,
l0c: turkeys. fat, ver s pounds. 25c:
turkeys. thin and small. 10000; Grip
pies and culls unstable, g~uineas per
dozen. $500: ROSTERS, 12c: broilers.
IA lbs. and up. per pound. soc; Leg
horns and small broilers. h., Csc.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29

Riga-Offers to reduces Russia's
army by half win be made BY the So
Wet REPRESENTATIVES at q conference OF
DELEGATES representing the states Dor.
dering on Russia. providing these
neighboring countries agree to do like
wise. said Maxim LitviRon. who was In
riga GA biz way 70 The Hague.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
.lapan WIN Aet.

Tckio-For the first time in the
history OF Japan's International rela-
tions she will take the initiative in
acting on q treaty, without waiting for
other powers to lead the way. Pres
emit plans call for all the Washington
armament and pacific agreements to
be ratified BY July l.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29

Bob LeCendre or Lewiston, Me-,
recently declared the worlds greatest
athlete, three times winner OF the In
tercolleglate pentathlon title and in
terallied pentathlon winner at Paris
in 1919, shown as LeGendre the
scholar, when he received his diploma
from Georgetown university. He will
not be a professional athlete, but has
made the announcement that he has
signed a movie contract.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29

Waukegan. m.-Governor Small or
dersd 1000 state troops mobiliyed at
once at the le2nd Infantry armory in
Chicago. The Governor directed that
the troops be fully equipped for the
field and held under arms in readiness
for dispatch to Herrin.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29

Iowa City. Iowa-Iowa lawyers and
judges, numbering s5e. in their annual
state IN sntion, have gone on rec
ord as overwhelmingly opposed to the
abolition OF the death penalty in
Iowa.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.

Spring WEeat-No. l dark northern,
1.41@1.4S; No. i northern, 1.40@1.4S;
No. / dark hard. 1.37Q1.39; No. l
hard, 1872; No. ] am. dur, 1.21@1.26;
No. / durum. 1.16@1.21. Corn No. 2
yellow, 57A @58Ae. Oats No. 2 white,
35@36c. Barley, choice TO fancy. IS
057c. Rye No. 2. s5IS7hc. Flax.
seed No. /, 2.51@2.53.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
Aoalnst FllioIro Freedom.

Washington President Harding
told members OF the PHILIPPINE parlia-
mentary commission that he could not
yet urge Congress the d~esirability OF
Philippine independence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
AN Million sov scouts.

New York-Boy Scouts In the Uni
led States now number 4s2.Ols. and
including c~ficials. list 559,5ss mem.
bers. II was announced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29

Grand Forks. N. D.-vred Bergen of
whitman. N. d.. was shot dead, by rob
bers who blew open the safe OF the
Lamb National bank at Michigan, N.
D.. so miles west of here, and escaped
with all cash and Liberty bonds i con
tanned.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29

Sofia-Ten thousand persons have
been made homeless by ~devasting
foods which inundated the subur ban
districts Of Sofia.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-29
South St. Paul Live stock.

So. St. Publishers. $4.00@8.00:
veal calves. S3.25@S.00 cows and heif-
ers, S4O0@6.C0: hogs. $7.75@10.5O:
sheep and lambs. sI00Q11.00.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
McBdine

Glenn G. Davis visited the McBaine
dairy Thursday.
! Mrs. L. E. Thompson is the guest OF
her granddaughter. Mrs. Patterson Balm
Jr.
Mrs. William Melloway of Hannibal
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Mello-
way.
Walter Sappington Of Columbia Wis.
tied his father. |. G.. SappingIon, here
Thursday.
Miss Maggie Cunningham Of Easley
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Dorjier
this week
]. 5. Reed, T. |. Sappington and P.
". Mead attended the carnival at Co.
lumbia Thursday night.
Miss Mamie B. Reed. who spent the
winter in Columbia, is visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Richardson of CO.
lumbia were here Thursday night visit
ing MIR. and Mrs. J. T. Richardson; from
here they went to Vinita, Okla. to visit
relatives.
The blood hounds from Moberly were
here Thursday evening on the trail of
the persons who robbed the Rocheport
Bank. 1t was thought that they passed
through McBaine and went on east for
about two miles; this theory, however,
proved wrong and the chase was aban-
doned for the night.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
Charles Hoffbauer Will Paint
missouri in the World War"

to France, where he served for foul
years in the French army. At the clost
of the war h returned to America to fin
ish paintings in Battle Abbey which he
had not completed.
The painting which will be placed in
the House of Representatives pictures
Missouri soldiers advancing to the front
through the devasted French regions.
According TO Dr. John Pickard, it is the
greatest war picture in the country.
The stained glass window opposite the
new painting represents the glory of Mis-
souri, in peace and was designed by
Schladdermunde of New York.
Ten windows, FIVE on tine north and
five on the south side, in the House of
Representatives are now being made by
Schladdermunde. These will serve as
connecting links between Hoffbauer's rep.
resentation of the glory of Missouri in
war and Schladdermunde's representa-
tion of the glory of Missouri in peace.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
Ashland

Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Morris of McBaine
were here Sunday.
J.. r. Pace shipped hogs and cattle to
St. Louis this week.
Mrs. L. E. Christian entertained at
dinner Friday in honor of Miss Edith
Buster.
Willard Todd, W. E. Hinshaw and A.
c. Barnes have lost hogs recently, sup
posedly from cockleburr poison.
Owen Howells Of the Rural Life De-
partment of the University was here
Wednesday in connection with some re-
search work for his department.
Miss Nanah Ezell left for her home in
Morrisville after closing her school work
here. She will visit her brothers in
Rocheport and Sedalia on her way to
Morrisville.
Rev. G. W. Hatcher of Columbia. Rev.
erend Mr.. Ezell of Rocheport and his
family, Reverend Mr.. Cord of Deerpark
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13

Charles Hoffbauer, a Frenchman by
birth who spent fifteen years in the
United States prior TO the Great War, has
been chosen by the Missouri Capitol
Decorations Committee to paint a pic
iure representing the story of Missouri
in the World War. The picture is to be
49 feet long and % feet high and will
be placed on the wall opposite the speak
er's chair in the House of Representatives
at the Missouri State Capitol at Jeffer-
son City.
While in this country Hofbauer paint
ed a series of battle scenes in Battle
Abbey in Richmond, Va. Battle Abbey
was given by Thomas Ryan as building
for former Confederate soldiers. The
building is used as meeting place and
has on its walls large number of paint.
ings illustrative of Confederate leaders.
Still a French citizen at the beginning
Of the recent war, Mr.. Hofbauer returned
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION THURSDAY
Picnic and Basket Dinner Athletic
Meet and Baseball Game Are
Features of Program.

Several hundred people, including tn
teachers and pupils Of Consolidated Dis
trict No. 2, attended the graduating ex
crcises of the Ashland High Schoo
Thursday morning. The program begar
at 1890 o'clock with the presentation
Of diplomas to the graduating class OF
seven pupils. Col. Joseph W. Frazier Of
Columbia made the commencement adj
dress.
A picnic and basket dinner followed
and the afternoon was occupied by games
and athletic events.
The following were winners in the va,
rious athletic events: Fifty-yard DASH
boys. Wallace Sapp: 50-yard dash. girls.
Miss Helen Bullard; 5O-yard dash, first
grade. Andrew Sapp; elephant race. Joe
Crenshaw and Russell Rolston; stick
horse race. Andrew Sapp; long-distance
throw, high-school girls, Miss Reba Mich.
ols; 5O-yard dash, high-school girls. Miss
Alice Jones; long-distance throw. boys.
Frank Forbis; standing broad jump,
Derby Martin: throwing at mark, girls.
Miss Mildred Forbis; throwing at mark;
high school girls, Miss Nola Old; peanut
race, Miss Virginia Hart; standing broad
jump, fifth grade, Joe Scott; wagon
wheel race, L. T. Sapp; the number of
beans in a jar. Miss Mildred Forbes;
throwing at mark. Miss Marybeth Sapp;
sack race, Waldo Sapp.
Another feature of the program was
baseball game between the Ashland
High School team and the Ashland
Eagles. The High School won. ii to 2.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
UNIVERSITY NEWS

r. o. Humphrey left for his home in
Jefferson City yeserday.
! Miss Eugenia Smith, of Centralia, left
! this morning to spend the weekend al
her home.
Clarence Lockwood went to Kansas
City this morning and will go from there
to his home in Tulsa; Okla.
Miss Rena R. Jenkins, assistant state
leader of the Boys and Girls Club has
gone to Moberly on two-day field trip.
Miss J.. E. Diercks, secretary to the
business manager Of the University, went
to Jefferson City yesterday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Laura Wells.
Tissue Gilbert, student in the College
of Arts and Science Of the University
left yesterday afternoon to spend the
weekend at his home in Jefferson City.
]. V. Ankeney, associate professor Of
agriculture, has returned from Chicago
where he attended the North Central Con-
ference on agriculture education held
there May 8-ll.
Miss Martha Overstreet, a student in
the College of Arts and Science of the
University left yesterday afternoon for
her home in Jefferson City, where she
will spend the weekend. s~t-
ID. A. Spencer Of Washington, d. C.,
in charge of sheep investigation work,
was in Columbia yesterday on business
in connection with the College Of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Spencer is a former profes-
sor in the University, having been in
charge of the sheep extension work in the
College of Agriculture for three years.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

L. T. Ralston went 10 Mexico yesterda,
on business.
Russell Holloway went to Centralia
yesterday morning on business.
Miss Anna Howard went TO Kansas
City this morning to visit friends.
Frank Linder of Muskogee, Okla, is 6
guest at the Pi Kappa Alpha house this
weekend.
Mrs. W. ]. Hetzler left yesterday morn.
ing for ST Joseph, where she will visit
relatives.
Misses Nettie and Emma Kelly left this
morning for Burlington, Ia, where they
will visit relatives.
Mrs. Martha Burnett left yesterday for
Moberly where she will visit her sister,
Mrs. Wilford Grey.
Miss Pauline Cheney left this morn
ing for Excelsior Springs where she will
spend the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. 7. Simpson and their
daughter Margaret left yesterday morning
for Blockton, Ia. for a visit.
Mrs. Roger L. Hixon left this morn.
ing for her home in San Domingo, CAL,
after three weeks stay in Columbia.
Miss Janette White, superintendent Of
the Ashland schools. has closed her
work there, and left for Centralia this
morning TO spend her vacation.
Miss Jennie Farrell, field clerk of the
United States Bureau of Crop Estimates,
is spending the weekend in Kansas City.
c. w. Davis returned from Marshall
where he went on business Mr.. Davis
drove through and reports the roads very
bad.
Mr.. H. c. Lamar. president of the
Chillicothe Willys Light Co., has been in
Columbia for the last two days on bust
ness
Mrs. A. G. Capps and children went
TO Sturgeon yesterday morning to visit
Mrs. Caps parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Barnes.
Mrs. ]. L. Sims was called to Stur.
geon this morning on account of the
serious illness of her cousin, Gilbert
Dingman.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnes. Of Colum.
bia, went TO Paris this morning to
visit Mrs. Barnes parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Mitchell.
Brown Glenn, state feed and seed off,
Ger. connected with the State Board of
Agriculture, left yesterday on a business
trip to Mexico, Mo.
Miss Jean Conrad, Miss Helen Steb
bins, and Miss Eleanor Cillim went TO
Atlanta this morning where they will
visit Miss Opal Simmons.
Mrs. May Cooding and her small son.
J. b.. of Moberly. and Miss Bennett Of |
Cairo, Mo-, are spending the weekend
with Miss Polly LaForce, l42l Wilson
avenue
Mrs. Hattie Cox will return from Kan.
sas City Saturday. She has been there
for the last two weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Ida Reid, who has just undergone
an operation.
Mrs. W. A. Smith Of Sioux CITY, Ia,
who has been a guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Becker, 1913 Rosemary lane,
for the past two weeks left for her home
this morning.
Miss Ella Pahmeier has gone to St.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13

went cut to Lewis. | got off one end of
the car at Lewis, and Herb go, on at the
other. We didn't see each other, and he
went back to St. Louis. | couldn't find
him in Lewis, so went back to Oklaho-
ma; it was nice hot ride Our plans
TO meet in Lewis we're great success;
but the result was an absolute failure,
and that's the truth about it,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
UNIVERSITY DEBATER
WILLING TO SIGN UP
WITH.MACK SENNETT

Il think I'll look for a job with Mack
Sennett," said Alvin Trippe, University
debater, because I'm Just in his line. -
Last summer, Herbert Blumer and
decided to meet in Kansas and look for
rest in the harvest fields. | ielegraphed
Herb TO meet me in Lewis, Kan, on a
certain day. l waited for an answer to
my telegram, and when it didn't come |
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
STEPHENS COLLEGE News

Mrs. Carrie Elson, Of Unionville, ar
rived last night to visit her daughter,
Louise.
The junior members of Theta Tau
Epsilon entertained with a picnic in
the country for the senior members Of
the Society yesterday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13

Louis where she will spend the week
end with her sister, Miss Adele Pah-
meier. Miss Adele Pahmeier will be grad.
uated from the Training School for Nurs.
es of the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium to-
night.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
Columbia Theater Has New Officers

The stockholders of the Columbia
Thca,er recently elected the following
officers for the coming year: President.
H. A. Collier; vice-president, d. Barton
Robnett, secretary-treasurer, N. ID.
Evans.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
To Sneak at Deerpark,

Sam Jordan of the State Board of Ag.
riculture will address the Deerpark Com
muniiy Club at o'clock next Monday
night.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
Among the People of Boone County

and his family, Col. Joseph Frazier of
Columbia and Mr.. and Mrs. Owen How
ellis Of Columbia were in Ashland Thurs
day attending the graduating exercises.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13

Miss Asbury in Recital Tomorrow.
Miss Jeanette Asbury will give vo-
cal recital in the Stephens College au-
ditOrium at 4 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
ellis Of the Rural Life Department of the

University.
Norton Forbis of Huntsdale gave a
challenge TO debate on behalf of the
Huntsdale Community Club. The Fair
view club voted to accept the challenge.
AT the regular meeting next Friday a
preliminary debate will be held in prep
araiion for the debate with Huntsdale.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
Jack Dempsey Sails for America.

By United Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, Enc, May l3.-Jack
Dempsey sailed for home today on board
the Aquitainia.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
Rev. Rolston to Teach at Oakland.

! Rev. George T. Rolston. pastor of the
Methodist Church of Ashland. has finish
ed term of school at Oakland. He has
signed contract to teach there again
next wear.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13

Centralia Mothers Day a Week Off.
Mothers Day will be observed in the
Centralia churches on the third Sunday
in May instead of on the second.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-13
CLUB MEETS AT FAIRvIEW

Owen HOwells of the University
Leads Evenings Games.
About twenty members attended the
meeting Of the Fairview Community Club
last night in the Fairview Church. An
evening of games was led by Owen How
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-28
DIVIDEND ON COMMON
 STOCK BETHLEHEM STEEL

New York, April 27.--Directors of the Bethlehem Steel corporation today de- cla-ed the regular quarterly dividend of 1 If per cent. on both classes of the com mon stock, although it was not earned
 This action practically follows that of the directors of the United States Steel corporation. which failed to earn dividends on either the common or preferred shares Both corporations based their action ol the decided improvement in business
 President Eugene G. Grace of the Beth lehem corporation declared, in a state ment issued after the meeting. that not withstanding the fact that dividend re- quiremens were not earned during the quarter, the directors felt justified in de- claring the usual dividends in view of the surplus earnings accumulated during the past years, the decided improvement in business as reflected in the marked in crease in the volume of orders at higher prices. and the strong cash position of the corporation
 ''The corporation's steel production" he added, lis now on an approximately so per cent. operating basis. as compared with 40 to 50 per cent. during the first quarter of the year, with number of de- partments running to full capacity" This, he explained, is equal to the normal pre- war production.
 No important Interruption has taken place in the corporation's coal supply. he sad, and none is anticipated.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-28
MARSHAL JOFFRE PAID
 TRIBUTE TO GENERAL GRANT

New York, April 27.-Marshal Joffre. tired and hasgard, but fired with enthu- slasm for fellow soldier who dared +o tour the world paid glowing tributes +o Ulysses s. Grant, Civil war hero. as one Of the worlds greatest military geniuses IT, two places today.
 The marshal himself was honored in both places, particularly in the Hall of Fame at New York university. where be received the honorary Degree of Doctor Of Laws at the hands of Dr. Elmer Els worth Brown, chancellor of the univer- sity
 Later fin the evening he received the 1 honorary gold medal of the French war veterans of America and still later was feted at town hall, where he was the central figure again at a Grant celebra- tion.
 At Grants Tomb on Riverside drive. Marshal Joffre appeared as the special guest of the day. Thousands of school men and women stood while the gray haired, tired hero of the Marne faltered | ID the steps, He spoke to them, but he | told them nothing of himself. "I am here to do my small part for your great general" he said through in- i terpreters. Your country gave us | Grant. and he Was one of the great world | geniuses of military effort. And. what is more. he was soldier who dared to tour the world. Perhaps his resourc as were not called upon as much as mine but he must have had hard time" | Former Governor Whitman was also a sneaker at the exercises at Grants Tomb. The children sang national hymns, wreaths were laid by Madame Joffre. Civil war veterans. Veterans of Foreign | Wars and other organizations John J. Lyons. secretary of state, spoke for the l state.
 | From Riverside drive. Marshal Joffre went to New York University to unveil the bust of Grant which has been placed in the Hall of Fame. and to receive his honorary degree.
 Standing in a colonnade in the wind swept arch. the marshal accepted the degree "as soldier, a F'renchman. a citizen of New York. and your friend"
 While he actually pulled the flags apart which covered the bust. U. s, Cant III. Marshal Joffres aide repre-, senting the American army, and Prince Cantacuzene. great grandson of the American Civil war hero, hanked him
 and aided in the unveilng.