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UTE DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
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Important Happenings^ In the Forty
i sight States of the Union—-Occur
rences at the Capital—Latest
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WASHINGTON
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The Soviet government In Russia
will be overthrown within the next six
months, David R. Francis, American
ambassador to Russia prior to the
'revolution.-aiid iwho,. still holds that
designation technically, declared' In
i .Washington.
France’s cordial ^sympathy with the
position assumed by the United States
In the Colby note on the Russo-Polish
'Situation Is being expressed In a form
al message. >.n
rji;. Permission to Increase express rates
to absorb the wage award of tlie Rail
road Labor Board at Chicago was ask
ed. f roni-the; Interstate Commerce j'Com
mlssion. *' . -
In their returns 20,000 persons con
fess each to-an income of $50,000 in
•1919, the lowest -possible return on
#1,000,000. These.20,000 Jersons are
members of families. In 1917 the mil
lionaire- group numbered 16,000.
'- Tax Blackers have been forced to
hand over $4,000,000 since June 10,
when the Bureau of Internal Revenue
launched a “big push" against delin
quents. The drive is still in progress
V and will extend to’ every large pity In
the country. -
So far more than $9,000,000 has been
recovered by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue on maflufacturers’ excise tax,
nearly $1,000,000 on transportation
$186,000 on jewelry taxes, siuo.OOO on
so-called luxury taxes and $215,000 on
* admission .taxes. •
... 1 If the allies decide to blockade Rus
sia, It was made clear that the United
. States Is willing to participate should
one be declared to prevent the move
- rnent of supplies to the Soviet forces
fighting Poland. ,
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NATION’S BUSINESS
./■’T’ Union truckmen who have been boy
cotting the coastwise steamship piers
In New York, In sympathy with coast
wise longshoremen, were back at work
for the first time In six weeks.
A snag was struck In the conference
between coal operators of the central
competitive field and representatives
of the miners’ unions at Cleveland.
:.\7 American firms are anxious to open
branches in Canada. Within the last
year 200 firms located there.
Readjustment of business of a cor
: -poratlon sounds better than a reorgan
ization. The latter generally follows
admitted bankruptcy.
The purchase of 125,000 ounces of
•liver by the Treasury Department
was announced—delivery, to be made at
Philadelphia.
Striking coal miners Jn western
Pennsylvania were expected to return
to work after the appeal to them by
the Federal Anthracite Coal Commis
sion pending settlement of tbelr griev
, : ances. . . ’, •„ |
The Minister of Finance of Spain
has authorized manufacturers to ex
port 200,000 pairs of shoes, according
/to cable advices.
A Philadelphia despatch states that
> the Public Service Commission of
v Pennsylvania has granted the request
Of the railroads of that state for
permission to Increase Intrastate rates:
Of the 6,915,408 bales^of cotton ex
ported from the United States during
the fiscal year 1919-20, 3,823,075 bales
were purchased by Great Britain.
During the twelve months ended
July 81 last, American shipyards
have turned out 2,086 vessels of 3,554,
/ 852 gross ton*. ,
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GENERAL
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■ Interstate Commerce Commission Is
sued an order authorizing an Increase
In express rates of 12.5 per cent, mak
ing one-half the amount asked.
Tenuessee Senate ratified the worn
/ an suffrage amendment by a vote of
^25 to 14. :/ '/
Former Congressman Frank T. Dore
mus of Detroit was selected to man
: - age the Chicago office of the .Demo
cratic National Committee.
;/ Capt. Thomas L. Edwards, Baker
City, Ore., and Lieut James G. Bowen,
Baltimore, Md., were killed In an air
plane accident at MIrebelais, Haiti,
August 9. ,
A deadlock In the raw sugar market
between buyers and sellers-was broken
by sale of Cuban raw sugar' to Ameri
can Sugar Refining Company at 12
cents c. and f.
Cocoa, amounting to 420,330,388.
pounds, r was consumed -byk people of
the United States for twelve months
ending June 30. Twenty, million
pounds were Imported Into .this coun
try. ,
The International Typographical Un
ion, In convention at Albany, chose
Quebec for the 1921 meeting.
Governor Smith, of New York, call
ed an extraordinary Session of th%
legislature for September 20.
Three automobile bandits deliberate.'
Iy committed several robberies In the
Chicago west side for special benefit
of their "best girls,” who'accompanied
them. The men escaped.
Federal agents. at Chicago will be
gin a round-up of more than 200 men
charged with evading the draft. The
“slacker list,” said to be the first re
ceived by a large city, was turned over
to District Attorney Clyne by Wash
ington authorities. • - r: .
Conrad Janke, an actor, charged
with draft evasion, hanged himself by
his necktie from the bars- of his cell
at Hartford. He was dead when found
by the Janitor. , . ■
Mrs. Norman Smith of Chicago and
Esther Rising, twelve years old, were
killed; Sylvia Rising and Archie Post
of Endicoft probably fatally Injured
when an Erie train struck-and demol
ished an automobile driven by Post
at a grade crossing In Owego, N. Y.
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SPORTING
Dan Abeam of the Bllnols A. C.,
world’s record holder for-the'hop, step
and Jump, was dismissed .‘from the
American Olympic team at Antwerp
on charges of Insubordination, but was
in no way charged with dissipation.
Great Britain nosed out America on
the Inverness links at Toledo and
through Ted Ray annexed the national
open golf championship honors In the
greatest finish that has ever been seen
since the royal and ancient game first
was played on the broad domains of
Uncle Sam. ■
Jack Dempsey, accompanied by his
amua|i,ct, uucu
Vow Voi*V
jpity for Benton Harbor, Mich., where
he Is scheduled to box Billy MIske on
habhr Day. The heavyweight cham
pion will finish his training on the
ground where he Is to engage In the
first real bout he. has fought .since he
won the title from Jess Willard at To
ledo a year ago hist July 4. ~.
Directors of the Mission Baseball
League voted 10 td 2 to rescind a reso
lution passed some time ago "permitting
Hal Chase, former major league play
er, to play with the San. Jose Club In
the league, according to advlces from
Gilroy, Cal., where the directors met
Tex O'Rourke, matchmaker of the
International Sporting Club, dented
the report that the International
Sporting Club has signed Jack Demp
sey :and “Knockout pill” Brennan to
box at the Polo Grounds oh Coluipbus
Day, October 12. • ^ .
jMarquard has beaten the Giants on
several occasions this season->when he
Sad; nothing more, than a change of
t John H. Wlgmore, dean of iNorth
Westero University Scboolpf Law, who
during the war was acdloflel in the
Office of the Judge advocate general In
Washington, has come out frankly In
favor of legalized boxing In Bllnols.
; Snapper Garrison, one of the great
est Jockeys the world ever knew. Is
■at the Saratoga Cure In a dangerous
Condition. The veteran star Is suf
fering from rheumatism of~the heart.
The Chicago White Sox already have
Started negotiations for their spring
training camp next season. ‘ Several
cities In Texas and one In Florida have
sent In tliqir propositions to President
pomiskey, and they are being consid
ered. ., X.\ *
Jack Wright, left fielder with the
Flint Club of the Mlchlgan-Ontnrlo
League, established what was believ
ed to be a home run record, for this
season when he batted out three In a
game between Saginaw and Flint.
FOREIGN
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A yidlent battle on which the fate
of Warsaw depends Is raging over a
100-mile front northwest and north of
Washington.' Terrlirc hand to hand'
fighting is in progress.' The Poles are
Retreating along the left flank.
The assassin's bullet which split the
shoulderblade of Premier Venlzelos of
Greece into four parts was removed in
art Operatloh at Paris, declared to be
successful. -
Delegates representing 6,000,000 Brit
ish workers met in Central Hall, Lon
don, to take steps which would pre-;
vent the government from gping to
war against Russia. - .... . .. J
As a result of the protest of the
Polish Commander Pilsudskl against
the placing of the French General Max
lme Weygand in command ef .the Po
lish forces, the appointment of the
latter has been withdrawn'..
Family of Franklin D. Roosevelt •
? Jlrs. Franklin I>. Hooseveit and four children of the Democratic candidate
for vice president, taken ut their summer home at Campobello Isle, New Bruns
wick. Left to right : Elliot,' John, Franklin, D. Jr., and the daughter, Anna.
FLEET JUSTICE
ON CANAL ZONE
three Murderers Tried, Convisted
and Sentenced Within
Six Hours.
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AlifcU WAIUHIWAIT IS SLAIN
Prosecutor -Described Murder as “the
Most Dastardly Crime Ever Com
mitted in the Cana) Zone"—•
{■;■ Men Ably Defended.
Crisideal, C. Z.—Eighteen days aft
er they murdered a Barbadian named
'William Blackett, Daniel McCloud and
Eduardo ‘ Lopez, Panamans, and James
Williams, a Nassau Islander, were
placed on trial here and within six
hours the three were eonvlcted and
sentenced to death.
The prosecutor described the mur
der as "the most dastardly crime ever
committed in the Canal Zone.” Black
ett, an. old man, was a night watch
mad at a remote dynamite magazine
In, a pit about a mile from the Atlan
tic entrance to the” canal. McCloud,
Lopez and Williams, two of whom
had been released from jail not long
before, plotted to steal dynamite and
caps, With the - necessary fuses, and
sail down the coast and sell their
spoils to fishermen. They stole a flat
bottomed boat, sailed up a narrow di
version channel to within a short dis
tance of the dynamite storehouse,
Silently stole up to the house, which
was guarded by .the watchman, and
asked for some dynamite. On the
watchman’s refusal to give It they
hit him on the head with a black,
smith’s hammer, then tied a rope
around his neck and stabbed him In
the throat They stole 12 boxes of
dynamite, placed them In their boat
salted down the diversion channel,
bid their spoils to be carried away at
leisure and went their several ways.;
This was at one o’clock In the morn
ing, and Blackett's body was not dls
IS ALWAYS FIGHTING
(J. S. Devil Dogs Have ReafWar
Without an End.
Main Fighting Just New fa In Haiti
• —Also Ready In China—
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Washington.—For Uncle Sam’s ma
rines the fighting is never at an end.
While the great war and their part
In It Is history, they still are busy In
the far corners of the world settling
small disturbances, guarding govern
ment property and awaiting any even
tuality.
In Haiti and San Domingo nearly
4,000 “Devil Dogs,” as the Germans
came to call them after Bellbau'wood,
are maintaining order and bringing
recalcitrant, bands to Justice. It is
not a “play” job by any means and
at times lately It lias assumed the
proportions of real war. Casualty lists
are not Jacking and almost every week
there come to headquarters here the
names of “leathernecks” killed or
wounded In clashes with bandits and
revolutionaries.
“In China the legation guard of 275
marines at Peking Is ever prepared for
any emergency and for a time recent
ly It appeared that they would be
forced Into action against Chinese rev
olutionists who were threatening to
attack the Chinese capital.
In Nicaragua another legation guard
is maintained, while the marines are
aboard American warships in Mexican
waters prepared on short notice to pro
tect American lives and property
should their services be required.
In Haiti, the corps Is represented by
1,700 officers and men in two small
regiments comprising the First pro
visional brigade. The brigade is com
manded by CoU Jf. H. Russell and the
two regiments by Cols. L. M. Little
and R. C. Berkeley. Of late condi
covered until three o'clock, when a
watchman came to relieve him.'"
Qllickly Apprehended.
By ten o’clock that night two of the
murderers were in custody; the third
was apprehended next day. Most peo
ple on the Zone thought there was no
such thing ns capital punishment on
the statute books, but they were mis
taken, and three men have been
hanged since the American occupa
tion of the Canal Zone—in 1908 and
1909—for murder In the first degree.
The feeling among the residents on
the Isthmus ran high against the ao
jSqseds.-'&specially among tlielr ova
people. The negroes on the isthmus,
',as a rule, are peace-loving, and white
■they will do mutt? talking In their
'quarrels they seldom come to blows.
•That thelr^untrymeri'would kill an- .':
’other was", beyond their cotnproheji*
slon. — •
• McCloud, Lopez and Williams wets •
arraigned before the magistrates’
court and held for murder and grand
larceny for the district court On the
day of the trial excitement was at its
highest. It w#s feared that an "
; tempt would be made to take the —
prisoners from the police, and every
effort was made to Insure their safety,
i The courtroom Is our the third floor Of
'the Masonic temple,' In the very cen
ter of the city, and on the border line
■of the Canal Zone and the Republic
of Panama^ The building is equipped
with fire escapes, and these were ;
packed with negroes anxious to get
a look at the men who had disgraced
their race. They would have been
glad to pass and execute judgment on v
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Ably Defended.. i.J
Judge Hunan designated three 4f
the most able lawyers practicing in ..
the Canal Zone courts to defend the
murderers. Judge C. P. Fnlrman, an
American lawyer of high standing,
was named to defend McCloud, while ,
W.. C. Todd and- L. S. Carrington,
both of Colon, were appointed to de
fend Williams and Lopez. ij-. j lj
The three on trial, for thblr lives
paid , little, attention to the proceed
ings except when on the witness
stand.' Then each admitted taking
part In the murder, but each denied
being the man who did the actual
killing, each blaming the other. The
government’s case was so closely
woven about them that there was no
chance for escape.
Dry Cleaners “Cleaned."-’^
" Columbus, O.—There are two suits .
of convict clothing at a local dry
cleaning establishment which await a
couple of’convicts. When the place
was opened for business the proprle- A;
tors were surprised to see the cloth
ing carefully arranged on the rack,
where the night previous two suits of -
customers’ clothing awaited their own
ers. Two convicts who had .escaped
from the state prison farm had made
the exchange during the night.
AID FRENCH ARTISTS
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Ten Scholarships Have Just Been
Founded by Americans.
Mrs. George Blumenthal of New York
Is Thanked by Premier
Millerand. .
Paris.—Ten scholarships open to the
most deserving young French artists,
sculptors, musicians, novelists, dram
atists, architects, decorators, engrav
ers and journalists have just been
founded by Mrs. George Blumenthol
of New York and Paris, and who Is
particularly noted because of her gal-.
lery of French Gothic art at her New
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Associated with Mrs. Blumenthal In
founding the scholarships are J. P.
Morgan, T. F. Ryan, E. R. Stettlnius,
H. P. Davison, G. F. Raker, Charles
Hayden, W. N. Cohen and H. Walters.
The founders have just been .sent
the following telegram from Premier
Millerand of France:
“I have already expressed to Mad
ame Blumenthal the profound grati
tude of the French government for
the fine and useful foundation for the
benefit of the French thought and' art.
Our young writers and artists, heroes
or victims of the war, will find In this
delicate and affectionate attention of
our friends of America a new proof
of the profound and sincere friend;,
| ship' Which unites our two republics!
“France had already honored the
memory, of the Intrepid soldiers of your
army, and will honor soon your heroes
of the war of Independence. I thank
the faithful friends of "France who
are Instituting this permanent monu
ment to the glory of the French
thought and art." —v
The scholarships are for 6,000 francs ~
each, the foundation being perpetual, i
and they are to be awarded to the
most deserving' candidates. Each i
scholarship is tenable .for two years In
succession, and any scholar showing
special merit at the end of that time
has a chance of receiving It for a fur
ther period.
The candidates will be selected by
Juries of ten men prominent in each
profession. t
ENGLAND GREAT SHIPBUILDER
Total Tonnage Under Construction
Exceeds Amount Here by
1,672,000.
• London.—Total tonnage now build
ing In the United Kingdom exceeds the
.amount under construction In the '
United States by 1,672,000 tons, ac
cording to returns published by
Lloyd’s register of shipping. <- M
The aggregate amount now under
construction In Great Britain Is 3,578,
000 tons—the highest amount ever re
corded.
Much comment has been aroused in
shipping circles by these figures, says
the London Times. But, It adds, the
failure of the United States to main
tain Its lead In shipbuilding was ex
pected, since the intensive construc
tion there was chiefly a war measure. '
I tlons in Haiti have quieted down to
[ some extent and although skirmishes
with bandits are still a common oc
currence it is said at headquarters
that the marines “have (lie situation
well in hand.”
In San Domingo an even greater
force of soldier-sailors are on duty. 1
Here 2,200 marines, organized into -,;
three regiments, form the Second pro
visional brigade, commanded by Brig.
Gea. Logan Feland. In the northern '-yi
part of the Island the Fourth regiment y
under Col. Dion 'Williams, is taking
. things easy, but in the south the Fif
teenth regiment Is in the fleld in small "
'detachments, chasing bandits and out
laws and quite often getting a smell
of gunpowder.
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Japs to Adopt Inoomo Tax. ?
Tokyo.—The house of peers has
adopted the income tax bill, providing
for Increased taxes. This will permit
army and naval extensions.
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In the days when women wore stlf«-/
fly boned whale bodices, whalebone was
sold as high as $10,000 a ton.