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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor an
nounce the wedding Grace Irene. to
Mr.. Luther Burroughs. the evening
Of Wednesday, November 2S, 1923
at the residence OF the Rev. o. b
Sfmms, pastor Of Rising Mt. Zion
Baptist Church.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08
SHARON CHURCH SERVICES.
Sunday. December 9th. Lcation: 4 II
ner Leigh and First Streets.

1000 A. NJ Sunday School ano
Mems Bible Class taught by the pas
tor.
11:25 A. NJ. Sermon by the Pastor
Subject: Christian Isolation
$3.50 p. M. Progressive Educational
Association Mr.. B. F.. Vaughan Direc-
tor. e. = ,151
600 p. NJ. Young Peoples Meeting.
S:15 p. NJ. Sacred Concert. Junior
Choir Mrs. Rosa B. jenkins. Manager
Regular Prayer meeting every Wei.
hcsday at 500 p. NJ. You are welcome
o our services Come and bring your
friends. Rev. r. II. Johnson NJ. A.
B. ID, Pastor; w. l.. Johnson CLERK.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08
DO YOU KNOW HER?

would like to locate my aunt Miss
Lizzie Lucas. if not married Please
have her write her nephew. No 34J
Spring Street, Westfield N. j.. Care
of Mrs Mamie Johnson.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08
PERSONAL SOLICITATION

The working committee has supple
mented all this b. their personal solici-
tations and a steady flow of depositors
to the Planet Office has caused the
waiver petitions to mount higher ann
higher until, it is safe to say that tue
obliteration of alleged shortage is
an accomplished foct. Those, who have
held back have hindered not only them
selves, but their associates from get
ting the first inGtallment of twenty
per cent. on their deposits. The guar
antee is fifty cents and if the receiI
ership is vacated at the present time
John Mitchell Jr., has insisted that
ultimately ali Of the depositors will
receive dollar for dollar.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

White people, ell over. the city have
been sending words of encouragement
and have advised their colored friends
and servants to aid the movement. To.
Richmond Va, Times Dispatch anc
the Richmond, Va. News-Leader have
also co-operated This situation is at.
tracing attention all over the North,
where anxious eyes are noting this
practical demonstration of the atta-
tude of the better class of white peo
pie towards their black neighbors.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08
Gard of Thanks

We gratefully acknowledge the many
kind acts rendered us by tine members
Of New Baptist Church and friends
during the brief illness and death of
my husband Rev T. J. J. Mosby.
May Gods richest blessings rest up
On all.
MARY p. MOSBY.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08

Mrs Rosa Loving has returned
fl ON trip to Baltimore, where she
was visiting her daughter. Mrs. Mamie
Wines.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-12-08

e. MosBY.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

be O selection
Evening star., 1923-09-23

Small Persian and Chinese
patterns; also two-tone eff
fects.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

The Following Quantities on Hand When the
But They Will Go Out QuickIy-324 Full BoIts-N
-12 5O-inch Drapery Madras various plain colors
is bolts Extra Heavy Cretonnes.
% bolts, Reversible Terry Cretonnes.
10 bolts Figured Drapery Silks
8 bolts Quaker and Scranton Lace Nets.
Is bolts Extra Heavy Cretonnes attractive striped effect
10 bolts 5onch Shaiki Drapery Reps assorted colors
-12 bolts 50-nch Heavy Weight Reps.
IS bolts Plain Silk Gauze Drapery Materials.
% bolts Scranton Made Nets, for curtains. z
Evening star., 1923-09-23

Closely woven, yarn-dyed
seamless rugs, in oriental
and floral patterns. Good,
dark, serviceable colorings.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

Deep pile rugs, in splendid
oriental designs, Imperfections
are slight and consist mostly of
slight shadings.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Great Fails, Mont.-The First Ma
tional bank of Shelby, Mont, has
closed its doors on order of the board
of directors. Its last statement showed
deposits of S377,0 600 with footing of
$4,000.
In the month since then It is said
about 100000 had been withdrawn
and the assets of the bank could not be
realized upon to furnish further cash.
l.. A. Hedal is cashier and S. G. Peter
son, president of the institHtSn which
has been established for three years
In the town. This leaves Shelby with
out a bank, the First State bank of
which Mayor James A. johnson was
president having closed shortly after
the Dempsey-Gibbons fight July 4.
Mayor Johnson was treasurer of the
fight inaaHestlon and active in raising
a portion Of the 100000 which Demp-
sey was to have received as his bonus
for the fight.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
GASOLINE 5 DOWN IN
MONTANA SAYS RANKIN
Attorney General 0ets State Results
From Gas War" In Other
Western States

Helena, MISUNDERSTANDING prices
Of the Continental OIL company will
be reduced two cents q gallon in Mon
tana Attorney General w. d. Rankin
stated he vas informed by the presi-
dent Of that company In a telephone
conversation.
The attorney general called the Con-
tinenta OH company head by phone
at Denver and was informed, he said,
In response to his query as TO why
Montana should not share in the lower
gasoline prices prevailing In other
states, that the price would be low
cred two cents by the Continental COM
pany. The attorney general stated
he was told that within a week the
Continental company had made a re-
duction of one cent, so that the total
reduction would now be three cents
for the state, since the price war was
started by Governor McAfasters In
South Dakota.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Hankow, China.-The Rev. Michael
McHughes and the Rev. Daniel Ward,
Catholic priests, who were kidnapped at
Tsaoshih by Chinese bandits who loot
ed the town, have made their escape,
according TO advices received here. 1t
was said the priests disguised them
selves In Chinese clothes and eluded
their captors.
The late reports from Tsaoshih indi-
cate that the bandits burned the Lon
don Mission hospital and adjoining
buildings, instead of the Catholic hos
pital. The first accounts of the band
it's raid told Of the burning of the
Catholic institutions.
With the escape of the two priests,
1t Is now believed the bandits have no
other foreign captives.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
COAL DEADLOCK BROKEN BY
CONCESSIONS FROM BOTH SIDES

New York-A way to prevent sus-
pension OF anthracite coal mining
after September ! has been opened by
the Intervention Of the United States
coal commission In the deadlock which
has hitherto prevailed between the
miners union and the operators.
Officials Of the miners union pro-
posed to the commission to abandon
their demand for "check-off" OF union
dues IL the operators would cease the
practice of collecting explosive and
fuel accounts by the same method. and
after conference at night the operators
agreed to the proposal In full.
Wage negotiations, which broke off
two weeks ago between the operators
md miners, now may be resumed, the
operators said. In accepting the union
proposal. Both miners union repre-
sentatIves and operators officials will
meet again with the coal commission
to confirm the situation before going
ahead.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
LIVING COSTS STILL Gle
PER CENT OVER PRE-WAR

New YOrk.-The cost of living on
July 10. 1923, was 61.0 per cent higher
than In July. 1914, according to statis-
tics complied by the national indus
trial conference board. Between June
- and July II, OF this year. there was
IN ineEease-ef 1.S points, or III per
cen. brought about by continued adj
vances In the cost of food and clothing
and further increases In rents, the
board reports.
Fuel prices were a little lower, while
average sundrles and light charges re-
manned unchanged. Between July,
1920. when the peak of the rise In the
cost of living since 1914 was reached,
and July, 1923. the cost Of living
dropped 42.6 points. or 20.6 per cent
Within this three-year period a mum
Der of shifts In costs occurred.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
ACRES or OLE II
GIANT OIL FIELD FIRE
San Pedro Menaced BY Blazing stor-
age Tanks; Military Ressr-
walton Surrounded

San Pedro, Calif.-A half million
barrel oil tank of the General Petrole-
um company here caught fire from an
explosion believed to have been caused
by static ignition, boiled over the fam
Ing edge of the cauldron and filled the
emergency dykes on the hillside, on
which Ii Is located, with lakes of liquid
fire.
The dykes held the blazing stream
from hundreds of homes that were i'm
periied, but, as the torrent advanced,
1t piled up in other dykes against a
55.000barrel fuel oil storage tank
which was filled to capacity.
The flames spread until Fort Nc
Arthur military reservation was sur
rounded by flames. The stream of
fire extending from the tank then COW
cred an area n mile long and several
hundrd yards i'm width. Previously
the fire was held within a 1O-acre area.
Nearby was a tank of distillate, and
this. firemen and officials feared,
might explode at any moment, scat
tering a settling spray over the coun-
tryside.
In an attempt to save some of the
contents of the blazing tank. the Gen
eral Petroleum company's tank steam
ers La Plaeentia and Monticello were
warped alongside their dock at the
breakwater, several miles away and
TO pump oil from the bottom
OF the flaming container through the
long pipe at the rate OF a barrel TO
each stroke of the pump.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
81 ARRESTED IN A
GIGANTIC RUM RING
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFF,
GERS TIGHTEN NET ON cEoR-
CIA BOOZE RUNNERS
TWO YEARS GETTING EVIDENCE
Former Grocery Clerk lie Millionaire
Head of Gang and One of
Crookdom's "6Io Four

Washington.-With "a persons al
ready under arrest at Savannah, under
the conspiracy section of the prohl-
bition enforcement act, department OF
justice officials believe they have
finally rounded up one Of, If not the
largest bootleg forces In the United
States.
Other important arrests are fore
cast. and Ii was stated that fndict-
ments would be sought not only under
the Volstead act, but also under Gus
toms laws against smuggling and
statutes making 1t unlawful to trans
port struggled goods
William Haar, at n time a grocery
clerk, is described as the principal
leader of a ring which, officials as
serted, operated a flotilla of craft, had
It's own cement-lined ~storehouses In
the swamps along the Georgia and
Florida coasts and supplied enormous
quantities of liquor on the Atlantic
seaborad as far north as New Jersey
and over the south and as far west as
st. Louis, Chicago and Cleveland.
Heading forces of less wealth and
strength, according to officers, were c..
Graham Baughn, Richard Bailey and
Sam Goldberg. These three with Haar
are referred to as the big four and
1t was said they were so known in.
bootleg circles" over the country.
Haar is alleged to own a number OF
craft of British registry which were
used TO import fntoxicants from Cuba,
the Bahamas and other points in the
West Indies. But the ring. the story
goes, reached out even to Great Brit
ain, craft bringing stocks from nearby
islands, anchored outside the three
mile limit, the claim is. and from there
boats made the transfers to
storehouses ashore. Distribution then
was made by automobiles and trains.
1t was two years ago that informa-
ton came to the department of Justice
Savannah was the port for the
and distribution of much OF
the liquor reaching the southern and
eastern markets. Mrs. Mabel Walker
an assistant to the at
general, who is charged with
the enforcement of the prohibition law.
prohibition enforcement agents
to that city In an effort to break up
The Illicit trade.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Pensacola. Fla.-Four men and one
woman killed when a commercial
seaplane, plotted by Albert J.. Whit,
tesd of st. Petersburg, crashed In SIM
ia RoAn sound hear Camp Walton. 40
miles frons Pensacola.
Flying ut an altitude of 200 feet,
the propeller Suddenly became
looeened. cetting. OF the entire rear
PARTON u ~ f9seIanc. The wrecked
marhines 1cDp1 fmto II feef of water.
III NJ ~ ~ occupants being killed
~ 1ne<rnnhL - heAtss were al r
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
LAST VICTIM REMOVED
FROM kEMMERER NINE

of the last body from Frontier Mine
No. 1 of the Kemmerer Coal company.
announcement is made here that a
coroner's inquest into the disaster,
which cost 90 lives viii be held.
The body of the last victim to he
removed was that of Fire Boss Thorn
as Roberts. The body was found by
Roberts brother. James, who had re-
fused to leave the mine without Sc
curing some definite Information for
the Roberts family. The body was
badly burned. indicating that Roberts
was close TO the scene of the explosion.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Hongkong, China.-One of the most
disastrous typhoons In the history OF
Hongkong caused tremendous proper
ty loss and. 1t Is feared. many lives
The British submarine L~9 was sunk
In the harbor. unable to Withstand the
terrific force of the storm.
Many steamers have been wrecked,
the total number and damages not yet
having been ascertained.
No estimate can yet be placed on the
number of vessels that have gone
down or the lives lost In the storm.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Eisenach, Germany.@The first world
convention of Lutherans is meeting
here. 100 delegates. representing 20
nations and 30 synods. assembled for
the inaugural service In old st.
Georges church. where Martlen Luther
preached In 1850. II. g. Stueb, of st.
Paul, president of the convention, oc-
cupied the historic pulpit. At the same
hour, Lutheran congregations tn
world over conducted special prayer
service.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
! BANDITS HOLD
UPl7O RESORTERS
DAYLIGHT BANDITRY NETS GUM
MEN SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN JEWELS
ESCAPE IN FAST AUTOMOBILE
Village Waterman Killed Trying 10
intercept Flight; Winged
Suspect Admits Guilt

Detroit, Mich.-Seven gunner held
up the Allendaie Inn, at Warren and
Snyder streets, lined up about 40 per-
IONS and obtained money and jewelry
valued at several thousand dollars.
-Four persons, including one woman,
were shot and seriously Injured. One
of the injured persons was said to be
George r. Wilson, vice president OF
the Wilson Body company.
The gunner escaped in an automo-
bile. A short time later an automobile
containing seven men believed to be
the same ones who held up the Inn,
was seen In Monroe. about 40 miles
mar In Monroe approached the auto
mobile and one of the persons in the
machine shot and killed him.
Two Of the gunner stayed outside
the roadhouse, while three entered
from the front door and two from the
back. AS soon as the men were In
side the door, they all began firing
through. the crowded dance hall.
Women screamed and falntedi
The bandits lined the walters up
first. One man guarded the walters,
and two went from table to table
through the crowd. Another bandit
guarded the front door while the fifth
guarded the rear.
They stripped jewelry from the
women and money from the pockets of
the men. In their haste. the gunner
searching the guests tore diamonds
from rings and stickpins with their
tooth
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
GOVERNOR THREATENED IN
OKLAHOMA LASH CASES

Oklahoma City, Okla.-An anony-
mous letter, threatening Governor
Walton unless troops are Immediately
withdrawn from Tulsa, was received
at the executives office, according to
an announcement from Aldrich Blake,
the governors counsellor. 1t implies
a flashing for him.
unless troops are withdraw at
once, your fate will be the anne as
that of Others" Blake said the letter
rad.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
ku kLUx TAKES OVER LARGE
COLLEGE SHORT OF FUNDS

Indianapolis. Ind. Negotiations have
been completed for the taking over OF
Valparaiso university at Valparaiso.
Indiana, by the Ku Klux Khan. IT Is
announced here by Milton Elrod. editor
of the frey Gross, official publication
of the khan. The university, which is
an old educational institution. will be
called the National University. The
purchase price was announced al $3.50
900, which represents an amount equal
10 the Indebtedness of the Institution,
and $4,000 additional will be spent at
for Improvements.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
Cody Lawyer Shoots Barber

Cody, Wyo.-William r. Simpson, n
prominent attorney OF northern Wyo-
ming. shot and probably fatally injured
Ed Raines, Cody barber, in the Mint
cafe here. One bullet passed through
Raines' abdomen while another made
a scalp wound. There were a number
of people in the cafe at the time of the
shooting.
Simpson down on the street about an
hour before. Getting a gun, Simpson
walked into the Mint where Raines
was.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Philadelphia, Pa.-Ernest A. Kno-
blauch, junior member OF the bank
rupt brokerage firm of Borden 4 KHo-
blauch, of this city. was sentenced to
treat negotiated at the Washington
TO a charge of passing a worthless
check for $450.000. The check was
made out to Kean, Taylor & Co, OF
New York for payment of a block OF
United States Treasury certificates.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
Plan Harding Memorial

Cleveland. ohio.-A- national move
ment to raise $4,000 to build a memo
rial to the late President Harding and
present II to the city of Marion has
been started here by the Cleveland
Exchange club. The movement is TO
he carried or In the 30 exchange clubs
throughout the country. according to
Charles o. Grissom. ecretary of the
Cleveland club.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Atlanta, Ga.-All property In the I'm
tied States and Canada belongs TO the
people and any property destroyed must
be replaced and the burden Of respon-
sibility falls on thei people OF these
two nations. Frank Morrison, secretary
OF The American Federation OF Labor,
declared In addressing the natlonal
convention Of The International Typo
graphical Union meeting here.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
Man AZ. La kidnaped

Amarillo, Texas - Suddenly sur
rounded by five unmasked men, and
spirited away In an automobile. Little
Mike" Mcdonald. has not been found.
No motive for the kidnapping was Of
fered by the police. Mcdonald. AZ
year-old, was a laborer on the Fort
Worth and Denver bridge crew.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
Fire Raoino In Copper Mine

Bisbee. Ariz-Fire is raging on the
1JO0Afoot level of the Junction shaft
of the Calumet & Arizona Mining
company. with every indication that
II may get beyond control unless high
pressure water is applied within a
short time. A crew of several hundred
men are laying pipes 10 the blaze and
II 1t Is extinguished before the sui
phide ore becomes ignited, only a small
loss win Incur.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
U Meteor EaIia

Colorado Springs. Colo.-what Oh
servers say was the largest meteor
ever seen In the Pixies peak region.
fell near here recently. n broke Into
several fragments high In the air. re
sembiing a huge rocket md lighting
The whole heavens momentarily.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Washington--The fivepower naval
treaty negotiated at the Washington
armament conference and the four
power Pacific treaty concluded here
in December. 1921. Will become effec-
tive al noon, Friday, Aug. IL. with the
formal exchange of ratifications at the
state departments.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Nome, Alaska.-Capt. ROAD Amund-
sen. leader OF an aerial and marine ex-
petition that left Seattle In June, 1922,
hound for the north pole. is on his way
to Nome aboard the United States
coast guard Bear, according TO word
received here.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Athens. Greece.-A strike, almost
general In character, Is spreading In
several OF the provincial towns. The
government Is adopting energetic
to insure supplies OF food.
1t has created an extraordinary court
martial to try strike leaders.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Washington President Coolidge has
approved the issuance OF a memorial
stamp bearing the likeness OF the late
President Harding By the post office
department.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
Two Fnsrs Killed

Venice. Cal--Joe Huff, known along
the Pacific coast as he tailor-svistor,
and Edwin DIhaii. a negro. n years
old. were Killed when the sirpisne In
which they we're riding crashed to
earth herss
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23
Fire Wipes Out Resort no,el

Toronto. 0nt.-Nine persons are
missing and at least % were injured
In a fire which wiped put the Wawa
hotel at Lake of Bays, Muskotas. At
a late hour police had reported the
finding of six charred bodies In the
ruins.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Berne. Switzeriand.-Six hundred
Swiss citizens. mostly young farmers.
have emigrated TO Canada this year,
and TOO more are expected to leave
for the same country In the next few
months according to official state
menfs.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

MelIila, Morocco.-The Moorish reb.
els are receiving considerable rein.
forcements, which are being massed
before the Spanish front. The main
body Of the troops Is moving toward
Benz Said.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Los Angeles--Twenty-svo alleged
Industrial Workers OF the World have
been arrested at Santa Fe Springs, an
oil field suburb. The officers said that
with the men they seized a quantity
of radical literature.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Valley city, n. dandy Bollin. st.
Paul lightweight, outpointed Burley Ca
land of %Iiavre, Montana. In a ten round
bout here.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-23

Hankow. China.-Two Italian Catho-
lie priests wer kidnapped when bandits
piIlaged the district near Sungho.
Txaoshih was booted I'M the Catholic
church burned Eighty Chinese cap
lives YER taken.