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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08

Eight manufacturers and distribu-
tors Of radio apparatus accused by
Federal Trade Commission Of Great
ing monopoly.
One hundred and ten children made
fatherless when 36 miners die In mine
explosion at Shanktown, Pa.
Conference for limitation Of naval
ornaments to be held at Rome, Feb.
IA.
Prosecutor blames Long Island
railroad for killing of two at cross
ing.
William H. Anderson, State Super
intendent of Anti-Saloon League of
New York found guilty Of third de-
gree forgery charge.
British railroad strike stelled; dock
workers threaten to walk out.
United States Steel Corporation
declares extra dividend, following
largest quarterly earnings since the
war.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08

international Seamen's Union asks
that Filipino sailors be discharged
from shipping board vessels.
Philippine constabulary burn town
on Bucas Island in war on members
of religious society OF Colorum.
Strike on English railroads makes
more than 100000 miners idle in
South Wales.
New British Labor Cabinet plans to
ask aid Of League Of Nations in set
Ting several European problems.
International Labor Conference to
be held at Geneva, Switzerland, be-
ginning June Is.
Judge A. T. Ellis issues permanent
injunction restraining strikers from
picketing plant of Condo Nash Publ
cations, Inc, at Sound Beach, Conn.
Petrograd renamed Leningrad in
honor of dead Soviet Premier.
Robert ]. Lancaster, member Of
Alamaba nationa lguard, sentenced to
Is years Imprisonment for his part in
lynching a miner during Alabama coal
strike OF 1921.
Secret diplomacy to have no place
in Great Britain's dealings with other
nations, Labor Premier says.
Strike ties up rs German ships in
British ports, crews demanding higher
wages.
French War Office says Great Brit
aims military budget is larger than
France or United States.
Members of International Associa-
ton of Machinists permanently re-
strained by injunction from picketing
plant of R. Hoe & Co., in New York.
Laborer awarded verdict Of $685.
$50 against Erie Railroad for crush
ing of both feet.
Brotherhoods to negotiate wage
agreement with Pennsylvania rail-
road.
Thirty-seven miners killed, IA hurt,
when fire sweeps mine at Johnson
City, ILL.,, after explosion.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08

superintendent of schools. About
eighty we're present.
Two men we're shot dead, a third
man died later and a woman was
wounded perhaps fatally, by a man
believed to be Owen Hudson, who es.
capped to the hills after having terror,
lied the countryside east of Ephrata.
A smelter at Tacoma, owned and
operated by the American Smelling
& Refining company. recently enlarg-
ed. may be still further increased in
capacity. Frank H. Brownell of New
York. vice-president of the company,
has announced.
With sales Of eggs and poultry in
1923 totalling $1,164. s59S9 in net re-
turns. the Watcom county branch Of
the Washington Cooperative Egg &
Poultry association made up Al per
cent Of the sales of that organization,
II was announced.
One hundred Tieton waterusers are
willing and able to meet irrigation
charges due from them this season,
according to the annual report of
Floyd Foster, association secretary.
The amount of uncollected charges is
1898 below the total of that item
one year ago.
That 1t is up to the county commits
sioners to have the proper plans. spe-
cifications and estimates prepared by
the county engineer or other compe-
tent person before proceeding with
road construction, is the opinion rem
dered by Attorneys General Dunbar to
W. L. LaFollette Jr., prosecuting At.
torney of Whitman county.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08
Rub Rheumatic,
Aching Joints
And Stop Pain

St. Jacobs Oil stops any pain, and
rheumatism is pain only.
Not one case in fifty requires inter-
nal treatment. Stop drugging! Rub
soothing, penetrating st. Jacobs Oil
right into your sore, stiff, aching
joints, and relief comes instantly. St.
Jacobs Oil is a harmless rheumatism
liniment, which never dtsappoints.
and cannot burn the skin.
Timber up! Quit complainingl Get
small trial bottle Of old, honest St
Jacobs Oil at any drug store, and in
just a moment you'll be free from
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08
Washington State News

Following the heavy rains that pre-
vailed all last week, the rivers OF
Grays Harbor county rose rapidly.
Enrolment in the public schools of
Spokane in January was 14,4S9, a de-
crease of 1874 compared to January,
1928.
The town Of Edmonds in Snohomish
county may be forced to close its
schools on April l because of lack Of
funds.
Plans are under way to hold the
Washington state democratic conven-
tion in Seattle late in April or early
in May
Automobiles valued at more than
$4,000 were recovered by the motor
division of the Tacoma police during
January.
January police court records for
Spokane showed less than half as
many arrests for drunkenness as in
January, 1928.
H. W. A. Tramm Of Adna was re-
elected president of the Lewis County
Guernsey Cattle club at the annual
meeting in Chehalis.
Seattle bank clearings, building per-
mits and real estate transfers for the
first month of this year all record
substantial increases.
Plans for a new labor temple were
considered by a committee of the
Everett Trades Building association
at a meeting Sunday.
Herbert Blankenship was injured ia
tally near McKenna while attending a
moonshine still when the pressure tank
of his outfit exploded.
Wheat shipments out of the Walla
Walla valley showed a big increase
during the last two weeks and selling
has been more active.
Real estate activities took a sud-
den squirt at Bellingham when several
big deals we're announced along with
plans for new business blocks.
One thousand Yakima fathers and
sons are to attend the annual banquet
given by the Young Mems Christian
association in Yakima February %.
DR.. J. Allen Smith, professor in the
University of Washington, who was an
economist with a national reputation,
died suddenly at his home in Seattle.
Proposals for union of poultrymen
of the upper Yakima valley with those
of nearby districts below Union Gap
are the subject of negotiations be-
tween the districts interested.
The fifth annual convention of the
Pacific northwest branch of the AS
ISOLATED General Contractors of Amer
ica was held in Spokane under aus
pieces of the Spokane chapter
Detailed information concerning the
Columbia basin irrigation project is
to be furnished to Secretary Works
fact-finding commission at the request
of members of the commission.
Governor Hart announced that he
had filed with Secretary of State Hin
kle his acceptance of the resignation
of Percy L. Sinclair as senator from
Wahkiakum and Pacific counties.
Benjamin F. Barge, widely known
throughout the state as founder Of
the State Normal school at Ellensburg
and as a pioneer resident of the Yaki-
ma valley. celebrated his Goth birth
day at Yakima.
School directors from all parts of
the state attended the two-day con-
vention at Olympia called annually by
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston, state
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08

Frank A. Munsey buys the New
York Evening Mail, which will be
consolidated with the Evening Tele-
gram.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-08
SPRING SEWING

SPRING SEWING
New things in small wares; all shades
tatrim; bias tapes; crochet edges, and
other novelty trimmings. New goods
coming in almost daily.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19

POEMS WANTED-Sell your song-verses for
cash. Submit Mss. at once, or write New
Era Music Co.. 156 st. Louis, Mo
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
PETITION CHARGES
CONTEMPT AGAINST
FORREST KLANSMEN

Alleging that a court order has
been violated, the knights of the
ku kluX Khan, Inc, on Saturday
filed in the Fulton superior court
petition for contempt ruling
against two officials and all the
members of Nathan Bedford Forrest
Khan No. l. 4 temporary Injunction
also was secured, restraining Khan
No. from holding meetings, using
the khan ritual, initiating candidates,
or collecting dues.
The petition charges that Khan
No. i, which is the parent organlza-
ton of the Knights of the Ku kluX
Khan, but which seeded from the
national order some months ago at
the height fthe controversy be-
tween DR.. Hiram w. Evans, lmpe-
rial wizard, a1d William Joseph Sim
mons, founder and former emperor
of the khan, IS bound by an injunc-
ton secured last August. This order
restrained Klan No. l from holding
meetings in the name of the Ku
Klux 9Ian, using the Khan ritual,
and Otherwise posing as a part of
the khan.
The petition filed Saturday is di-
rected against Henry j. Norton, eX-
allied cyclops, and Earl M. Carmaln,
kIokann, respectively of Nathan Bed
ford Forrest Kan No. 1, and also
against the membership of the or
ganizatiOn. An accounting of the
funds of Khan No. / also is sought
by the plaintiffs, and judgment is
asked against every member for
such sums as are found to be due
the Knights OF the Ku Klux Khan.
Inc.
Last July the Nathan Bedford For
rest Khan No. filed a petition for
an injunction 10 prevent the impe'
rial khan Officers from revOking the
charter of Khan No. /. The Knights
of the Ku !. * Khan, Inc, filed a
The cross bill resulted in an injunc-
against Khan No. 1 as outlined above.
The cross bill resulted in ian injunc-
ton against Kan No. /, but the lat
ter's petition was dismissed January
8, 1924.
1t IS charged in the petition filed
Saturday that despite the injunction
secured last August there has been
no cessation Of operations by Khan
No. l, and that meetings have been
held, candidates have been initiated
and dues collected
A rule nisi vas issued, directing
Khan No. / and the other defendants
to show cause Oh March 8 why they
should not be held in contempt oil
court and also why the injunction
cpbn1l6 NOT ~ Granted
The law firm of Etheridge, Sans
& Etheridge filed the petition.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
CHRISTIAN s OFFICE
USED BY INTERESTS.
COMMITTEE IS TOLD

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia sug
geStiOn that some one sought to
use the office Of George r. Chris
tan, Jr., while he was secretary to
the president, to- forestall govern
ment action against a motion pic
ture corporation, was made today
before the senate interstate com.
merce committee.
The committee, which has under
consideration Mr.. Christians nomi-
nation to be a memo Of the fed.
eral trade commission. was told by
Huston Thompson, one of the pres.
ent members, that Mr. Christian
called him to the White House and
asked why a complaint was being
drawn up against the Famous Play.
ers-Lasky corporation. without Civ.
ing them q hearing,
Commissioner Thompson said he
was surprised that the White House
knew Of the commission's investiga-
tons, and regarded Mr. Christians
statements TO him as unusual" A
complaint at that time had not been
decided on, but one was issued Fbv
the commission later--in May. 1921.
Felt He Was "Interested"
land. asked il the interview had
given the witness IAN impression
that Mr.. Christian was connected
professionally with this company"
II felt he was interested" was
the reply, cor he would no. have
asked the questions he did,
Replying further, Mr.. Thompson
said it seemed that some one was
vent action
Il reported the incident to the
remainder of the commission, be-
lievirg it had some connection With
reports made by our field agents
would never go through-that
things would happen which would
block it. On The following day we
met and voted to issue the com
plaint,''
The interview took place in the
presidents private office, the wit
ness said, but only himself and Mr..
Christian were present.
Il want to say" said Mr.. Thomp-
son, that l don't believe President
Harding had the slightest conneC-
ton with this matter"
Christian May Appear
Did you think there was some
improperly in the presidents secre
tary thus approaching an important
agency of the government upon
pending cases?' he was asked.
ut was unusual at least.
"Were you ever called to the
White House on any other case?,'
mo"
The committee adjourned until
next Wednesday after deciding that
Mr.. Christian Mould be given an OPP
portunity to appear before it if he
desires. A number of union labor
leaders previously have filed pro-
tests against the nomination, and
Senator La Toilette, Republican,
Wisconsin. announced today he
would oppose confirmation.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
Macon
Flog Cases Quashed
By CITY Court Order

MACON, Ga, Feb. 17.-Twenty
eight cases against alleged flogG"rs
were automatically quashed Satur-
day when Judge Will Gum signed
an order adjourning the December
term of city court. There are still
eight cases pending for the next
term of court.
Judge Gum explained tonight that
the cases could be called at a special
term, in the event one is held before
the March term begins.
Solicitor Roy w. Moore declared
tonight that he would insist that a
specia! term of court be held for the
trial of the cases. He had no knowl-
edge, he said, of Judge Gums order
of adjournment.
Under the demands of the defend
ants in the flogging cases the
trials in which an order was written
today had to be tried during the
December term. The defendants
affected by todays order are: DR., C.
a. Yarbrough, W. F. De Lamar, a..
=. BloodWorth, i. f. Durkee, j. -.
Putrick. S. r. Hudson. j. F. HUI
son and 7 T.. Hudson.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
|. D, FALL REACHES
FL PASO FOR VISIT
AND REGENERATION

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 16.-Former
Secretary of the Interior A. Il. Fall
descended from the Golden State
Limited unaided here today, and was
taken to the home of his sOn-in-laW
G. c. Chase, collector of customs of
the Eel Paso port.
Mr.. Fall was accompanied by for
mer Governor George Curry, of New
daughter-in-law.
lie was surrounded by relatives at
the Union station after leaving the
train. Mrs. Fall was not at the sta
ton Due to illness, she remained
at the Chase home
Only few immediate friends of
Mr.. Fall were at the station besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Jack
Fall, his daughter-in-law After the
former secretary had alighted from
the train, he walked through the
station with Mrs. Jack Fall on one
side and Mrs. Chase on the other.
The former secretary seemed but
little changed and walked with a
firm step.
Mr.. Fall declined to make any
statement to newspapermen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fall will not attempt
to reopen their home in Ell Paso, a
magnificent mansion in Golden Hill,
residential suburb of the city, which
was slightly damaged by fire FRI.
day. Origin of the flames is an
known. The home of late years has
been occupied by the family of the
late Don Luis Terrazas, former gov
ernOr of the state of Chihuahua
Mex, and personal friend of for
mer President Porfiro Diaz>
Mr.. and Mrs. Fail will return to
their ranch home at Three Rivers,
N. M, lis miles north Of Ell Paso,
within a few days and will remain
there pending developments in the
Teapot Dome inquiry, it is under
stood.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
PERSONAL

FRUIT TREES for sale. Agents wanten.
Concord Nurseries. Dept. 20. Concord. Ga
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
PATIENTS

FERTILIZERS, SO per ton. Farm, |e,
tlizer Agency, Mebane, N. &.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
Woman Gets Big Verdict
In Rail Crossing Crash

CHARLOTTE, \. C, Feb. ia
verdict for $4,000 was awarded Mrs.
A. B. Shedding. wife of the general
manager OF the Charlotte branch of
the Southern Public Utilities com
pany, against the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad company by a jury in
Mecklenburg superior cou~c late
Friday, in a suit in which the plain
tiff sought 100000 damages as Il re
suit of injuries received in June,
1922, in, collision at a grade cross
ing near Wadesboro. N. c., between
a Seaboard passenger train and an
automobile in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Shedding and their little daughter
were riding.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

TEACHERS-I.et me tell you how to get
frst-grade license. u. 5. Holden. ELI
iay
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

The following were the ruling prices 10
she exchange today:
Tone, barely steady; middlinS, 80. Csc :;
steady
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19

NEW YORK, Feh. tS.-UncX-
pectedly firm Liverpool cables We're
followed By active covering in the
cotton market at the opening today.
First prices were finn a. an aG-
vance Of AZ 10 60 points, except Tor
Mover on" which was 70 points high
er and May contracts sold at 52.lo
On the call or 20 points above Satur-
days closing. Liverpool Fas an &C
tive buyer here, but houses with
southern and western connections
were sellers at the opening advance:
and prices soon eaSed off under re-
newGd liquidation with May selling
down to 31.60 and July 20 30.43 be
fore the end Of the first f2!f hour
or within Is points o. the previous
close private cables said that III
mors that the British dockers strike
had been settled were not confirmed
bus Liverpool was an sicti!e buyer
here and continental buying was re.
l,,Yrted in t]lt. Liverpool market.
Liverpool showed continued Firm-
ress. and was a considerable buyer
here, but the local market failed 10
hold The opening advance and fluc-
t,lations were nervous and Irregular
later. Local tcaGers seemed to be
waiting for news as TO the action OF
Manchester sninnurs on short time
proposals., an1 the late forenoon self
ing here was accompanied by reports
Of a continued poor demand for cot
ton goods. May contracts eased Off
to $50, or about SO points from the
high price Of the morning, and with
in 5 points of Saturdays closing.
The market was a few points up
from the lowest at midday with
trading less active and the tone I'm
certain.
The buying movement promoted
bv the purchase of Livperpool ap-
peared to have run its course and
the market turned weak during the
early afternoon under a renewal or
liquidation and general selling. May
broke to 3O.75 or 140 points from the
high level of the morning and 10
points net lower Prices were with
in a point or two of the lowest
around 2 o'clock with old crop
to sixty points.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following. were the ruling prices in
the exchange today:
Tone, easy; middling, So 40c; quiet.
Last Prev.
open. High. Low. Sale Close Close
March 81 80 81 10 so. OG 80. 10 50. 10 81 10
May 80 .05 81 Is 80 30.57 30. so 81 A
July 80. so 30. so 80 IS 80. &C %. go 30. 80
Oct. ~. 40 q ~ g. 80 26. % &c. IS 26. %
Eleven forty-five a. III. bids, steady;
March. 81 35c May, 31.70c; July, 30.57c;
October, 27.13c; December, 1850.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
D.
TWO DETROIT ATTOT NEYS
DEFEND DENNY Lea.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-TWo
Detroit attorneys George L. Garfield
and Hal II. Smith, Who said they
had been sent to Washington by
friends of Edwin DENLY" issued
a Joint statement today defending
at length the navy secretary's
course in the oil leasing program.
Tney went over, all the legal as
poets of the case as argued out in
the oil committee, and declared Mr..
DENLY had been a victim of "politi,
cal chicanery" and of public
clamor"
At Mr.. Denby's office it was said
that the presence of the lawyers
here and their purpose was no.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
SENATE CONFIRMS
P0MERENE; ACTION
ON AIDE DEFERRED
Continued from Page y

mittee, defended the appointments,
declaring that both Mr.. Pomerene
and Mr. Roberts were men of ability
and fully capable of handling the
cases. lie contended that the real
questions involved were the legality
of the contracts and whether there
transfer of the control of the naval
oil reserves from the navy to interior
departments.
Lodge Backs POmerene 5
Land laws, he argued, are involV-
ed only in icidental questions such
as whether there was a conspiracy
by which the Standard Oil interests
were to give Harry f. Sinclair a
clear field to obtain the lease of Tea
pot Dome.
Interrupted by Senator Norris, Re.
publican, Nebraska, Senator Lenroot
agreed that the land law was hte
real question involved III the pro
poSaI to recover Sections IL and IS
in California.
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts,
.. the republican leader. also support
ed Mr.. Pomerene as "a man Of hon.
or man Of ability; d man OF energy;
man to be trusted''
hat We need here in this great
work" Senator Lodge said, "is
energy, patriotism and determina
tloa 10 serve the country regardless
OF anything else. I don't believe
there Is q man IN the country who
viii serve with greater energy than
Senator Pomerene.
Opening the fight against Mr.
PomereEe, Senator Dill, Democrat
washington who also initiated tne
1l&at for the open session Of the
senate, expressed the hope that
senatorial c0urtesy' would not in.
lcence the votes Cf any senator's.
lie declared the issue should be met
squH"olE, ana demanded to know
Ma2t tH@ country would think if
ne senate failed TO support Senator
WASH or the question % counsel
President '"ThoughtEess"
Opposing the nominations Sena.
tor. Wheeler, Democrat, Montana
declared that the thing t!lat "nau.
seated him was that "the presi-
oent In his selections has given no
apparent thought TO the qualifica-
First, the president appointed
MI Gregory without inquiring as to
MS OIL interests" Senator Wheelor
said Then he appointed Mr..
StraWn Now he has named a man
from the Democratic party knowing.
1t would be difficult for many on
this side to vote against him. An-
parently the only recommendation
for Mr.. Roberts was the indorse-
ment Of the senior senator (Pepper)
from Pennsylvania.
Senators Pittman, Nevada, and
Jones, New Mexico, Democrats in
explaining beforehand why they
would vote for Mr.. Pomerene, de-
c!ared they were weary of delay
and that in any event there was no
assurance that the president would
appoint men of greater ability than
the last two he had selected.
Senators Norris and Stanley.
Democrats, Kentucky, told the SEN
ate they would follow the lead of
Senator Walsh in this matter, as
he was better acquainted with the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-19
DR.. F. P. Hobgood
Dies In Oxford

OXFORD, n, c., Feb. 16.--Dr.
f. =. Hopgood, president of Oxford
college, and prominent leader in
the Southern Baptist church, died
at st. Lukes hospital, Richmond,
Va, at 1915 o'clock tonight, accord
ing to a telegram received by rela-
tiVeS here.