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bntQ gtntintl THE WIATHIR WASHINGTON, July 7 for northsrn New tnelsfVfl thaw cri tonigM and Thursdsyi medenlt VOL XLVIII. NO. 52 nTQWJRG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7. 1 920 FOURTEEN PAGES TWO CENTS BABE" RUTH HURT AS CAR TURTLES WA1NUT S1SEET MACADAM STANDING BY G. 0.

ONLY CHOICE LEFT TO REAL AMERICANS, SAYS SENATOR JOHNSON OF CALIFORNIA Home Run King With Wife And Three Yankees In Spill At Wawa, Pa. FAVORED BY QTT GHINOl Adverse Report of Puljlic jected By Vote of 6 to Finance Committee; fQX PROUD HE nvn yinr if All 15 JLLT-MAUt MAW The IVmmr hand lejeited riled; aheehan Liscue Tax. Rate, Prohibi-1 (By Assarint-H Press PHILADELPHIA, June 2 "Babe Rath, champion home rar bitter of the New York American League baseball team, wit sligatb injured in an automobile accident near Wawa, early today. The New York team played in Washington yesterday and Ruth hie wife and three other New York player were motoring to Net York. Their team wai not scheduled to play today.

Ruth was at the wheel of his big louring car. In rounding i sharp curve near Wawa the car overturned. ONLY QUARTER OF FIREMEN LOAF AT SAME TIME UNDER NEW PLAN Chief Hyatt Adopts New Schedule Which Provides For More Fre. quent Off Duty Periods To Replace Previous Sixth Day Vacation For Half Of All Permanent Men. tion and Jags.

other member of th'. If he shM but lit Lhii needless ex-'ure of $TUIIJ)0ri nt this time whan lo high and when cldences should hp careful at ihl limti lays iiic 'Tlirro UJ no liquor license tomlng in now. All we pet is will 1 in It $100, hf children going Th- petition, uhl Robinson, i signed by ary ot the school i school building; built th- gent Ihe IS- The school bonjd made the representations: That a new gran rhnii nere-sary to relieve ih? unhealthy mil Immornl condition? rximlng in the Hastings school, the top Horn of which is crowded and the ncirepl flip CKCtipe for which is on the floor That the two-irfision plan now in operation wr.ubl he relieve, taking three rooms of the eighth grade from Onli of the members of A IIA'P the fire department ar off on the 24- TJ. JV I llUl IV change In the plan by whjch one-hnl The overshadowing questlor campaign, therefore is whe enter the, maelstrom of Kiirnr, Asiatic pontics and dlplomncj ELECTRIC SHOCK Lawrence Sweeney Comes In Contact With Wire On Pole Near Whalom Park. Lawrence Sweeney, 2i yearn old Winter street, was electrocuted near Whalom late Tuesday afternoon.

He was Instantlv killed by coming Jn contact with 2200 volu nf electricity while1 at work about 25 feet from Kitchburg Gas Electric Light Co, about an eighth or a mile beyond the ice house at Whalom. jVfr. Sweeney was employed by the Presidential Election Campaign Will Direct Attack at Democratic Platform Instead. Believe He I Fitted to Be Pre. id'ent By Having Lived as the Under nun." MIDDI.KTUWN, O.

Jul 7 (By rlateil PussWIf I should hoc that now feel that 1 nm the i cpi csentM 1 1 or that ilasR," Govcrnoi James Cb Bald here last night in hi.s hrst public aridiess after being nominated for president Speaking of the unrest In the world, the governor said: "Anv attempt' to exploit clriss hat la equal's' as dangerou'ts as the Holshe-vikl in Europe. Those ip public jInces must guard the freedom of the many from the exploits of the Governor Cox Bald that during his ears as goiernor of Ohio not one. shot had been fired by a man In. uniform In anv of the Industrial disputes. He declared that in all Industrial disputes there is a middle ground, which followed in order to do justice.

to a The governor, Mrs Cox and three 1 1 tends stopppd a few minutes home of hi1 brothe: VILLA PREPARES FOR SURRENDER 'arTarmlsllce ajTlas'-nirretr render under certain conditions, according to dispatches from Torreon-publinhed tndav by thp-Eil Paso Times Villa has agreed to cease attacks on town, garrisons and IraTnir, acoordjng to dispatches. The armistice agreement was secured by Rllas h. Torres, representative or Provisional President Adolfp De La Huerla, who left El Paso two weelfs ago for Villa's; camp in the mountains near Bauclllo, fhlhuahua. Torres is now at Torreon en route to- Mexico city with letters from Villa to the provisional govern-According to the Times corTespon dent at Torreon Villa recognize. Dp La Huerta as provisional president and agrees 10 surrender when his terms and conditions are approved In writing by De 1m.

Huerta snd Generals Ellas Calles. Alvnro Obregon and rtenjamln Hill. The armlsttce agreement provides that Villa cease all operations until July 3. The conference at wiirh the armlstlcn -nri leu lm, principal lieutenants and alter the signing oj. neers were jri-ven for Body Of Woman Supposedly millionaire's wire round YORK.

Julv 7 The liody of well-dressed woman, whose urn- itv bag- was found a note asserting int npfjeil rnill7nnaire Pary t0fIav the nart In Cent'ral A policeman found on the shore tr vanllv case and alsn a hrnwn velm cloak. A few feet from shore, in sh.V The medical examiner estimated tht 'm The woman was about SOyeai old. Mr. Redell rormer alderman insm ance broker and organizer r.f Xh Atnerli'ijTT num And marrn eleclnc light corhpany as lineman and with a gang of men in charge ofJui Moes Cannon. Mr, Sweeney was etandlng on a i their J4-h- ced the head le Men ir'y-rhla'f trip would in was put into effect Half of the men at the con' ml tp-6h enjoyed lieir 24 ttolirs off Tnes- tion nft hall or th" men at all Hie slation had their long ilay off the rfeslrahjc than red from one- event in Hie'! halt I department lor the llrst Ko i away from the HOLD LIEUTENANT Work.

Committee Re- 3 and Petition Goes To New School Request That' cloak ioomsdi tsk. would: ue. under oi John II. Doollnp of Ward the dormant Walnut street i life when he said 1 he know, if the eommitten on rks had dn report to make. Thomas bhcldon said that Coricilor Do tha and President pending to ask for more tn petition if it wete Powers Raked Jf th nn a committee to again, before the, cot fact that the umrr the petition in view of the had failed to iciToi tjheehan time he Tidlnrf am committee, although he be- careful consideration I-'ellows that the council could call for a vote, and Coun- thal the committee, of which he is a.

iher, take a reeeas of five minutes report. Th committee retired and returned with the recommendation thttv IhP petition be not granted. Tne report was then rejected. Coun-lor Joseph Delaney Immediately oed that the petition be granted, resident Fellows called for vote and clared the motion curried. A show of hands ahoued a 6 to 3 vole.

Continued found the dead fish pr diseased fish, the dlsense consists of a white ca.ficex- on the side and white Affection around the mouth. The belief tht the disease can not he trans mitted to humans Is expressed in those who have seen similar conditions in other ponds with no injurious results. sportsmen Da that thev i In the removal of the ord ciUt- aTrowtnem of fishing, but also lo ailorv people to obtain fish for food and thus material- Iv decrease the cost of llwng. 1na.nlu.tv to fish from boats in such ponds an Meetwighouse is driving some i mai4 a good citch. It i reported, vwth A00 honks, way fou ago in Wyman lake, am and the nets iuch legal pnetice.

wnuld he i more freedom for fishing SWIFTS PREMIUM LARD 2 lb. pails, 64c 5 lb. pails, SI. 55 KNORR'S PEA SOUP WITH BACQIL yeTy ueiKaous. -sue rkg.

FRANKFURTS Glass Jars. 25 50? the War Began. OLIVE OIL 1 FISH AT MEETINGHOUSE DISEASED AND SPORTSMEN WANT BAN LIFTED Fungus Growth in Municipal Reservoir Said to Be Cause of Cancer; Pond Overstocked to Such an Extent That City It Asked to Al- red that contained stipulations not only in prattle for an independent-people, certain to produce the injustice. 1 tllily and t-onlrov er.sy among nat which it proposed to prevent itnrt pudlated to a. degree wholly unne haiy and unjusl ifiable the llme-r ored policies In' favor of peare rter SEEK TO CRIPPLE American Constitutional League Head 'Brings Proceedings in D.

C. Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, luly 7 (Hv Associated Prss) Proceedings asking that Uainbndge Colby, secielary or state, be enjoined from issuing any proclamation declnrlnr the 'suffrage amendment ratified were instituted Jn the by Charles f'alrchlld York, president of the American 'etttullotiul leaeue. Mr. Kaircrifld also seeVnto amendment.

Justice Batle, issued a rule on Secretary Colby and the attorney general' to show cause July 13 why the motion should not be granted. Governor Rlckett Of Carolina today issued a call for a special session nf the legislature for Aug. 10, at which ratification of the suffrage amendment wtll be considered. The basis of the proceedings Is the1 claim that ihe ratification of the' amendment by the West Irglnia legislature was illegal because 'accomplished by fraud, and that the proposed ratification by the i Pags rrtr. Dog, Stolen Twice, Returned To Owner A- lrtt Boston -terrer- I twice, has bean returned to its owner, MPs.

Ellen Lynch, 49 Cedar street, reeantly. Tha dog was taken from the yard in front of the Lynch horns June 20 and was brought back the asms day by a man who went away disgruntled because he did not get a reward for stealing it. Two days later, the dog again disappeared, and beaidss advertising 4ei'll to a i finding the pet. Nothing further til so Medforrf wrnts a letter Goro F. Albee.

assist ant eity cistk, asKing mm wno owned a dog with the license number 1724. He replied that th dog was owned by Mrs. Lynch, and she made a special trip by automobile to Medtord. where the dog was found in safe hands. The Mefltoro wrote said lhafUfie, from a oaeeins au front of her house to play with to over $2,900,000 at the pres and covt oi Ti-V.

-v "INSmTHilTOfjmLTTOW iers of the national mpaign plans. west rtf -the ATIe-Ic-clined to cnmmrjt M'ADOO HOPES FOR NEW YfRK. July 7-WilHam Glbhfl McAdon torlav sent the following gram in Pranklln Y). P.o-sevelt, assts- HOLYOKE GROWTH IS 4.1 PER CENT WASHINGTON, Julv Census re-um anno'ineed odar include Maen incrcaae 2 4TJ 1.1 rr cent, Chanute Kans. 10.2S6, increase 1.014 HERE! see what we for you.

cross bar with his safety Strap at- Myron P. Brooks, anojjjei' employe, saw hlra suddenly fall hut the strap prevented him from dropping to the ground, Mr. Brooks, assisted hy Robert Arthur and Charles Brltton of the Fitchburg A. street railway, hastened to his assistance. They removed him from the pole and lowered him to the ground.

was seen that he was fatally injured. Dr. P. M. McMurray and Dr.

J. W. Stlmson were notified. The doctors pronounced death instantaneous. Lieut scene wnn tne puimotor.

cnaurrenr Earl H. Grant made a. quick run but) It was impossible to revive jjr. Sweenev. Kr.

L. Mulcahc of St. 1 Bernard's church was also called and later notified Mrs. Sweeney -of the sudden death. Dr George P.

Norton, medical examiner, ordered the body removed to the John ft. Smith To undertaking rooms- The body was not marked with i the exception of bum on the mid-1, dtemnei oT-m sumed Mr. Sweeney uvuehefi a high 1 ollage wire and received the Shock! which killed him instantlv. i' Mr. Sweeney is survived hv his and a child seven necks oia.

ramiK rarae to this city Apnf Jl from i Waltham. The body will be taken to CenterviHe, N. tomorrow for burial. I COX AND HARDING HWHB TO SFEAKi ST. IXJl'IS.

Julv 7 no M. Cor of Ohio, Democratic presidential nominee has been in vited ft from the platform with his Republican. opponent, idly IS a ator Warren l. Harding dediCJ JktwJFuhmg There. TCith fish of Severn! species ding jv the hundreds from cancer due to-lo connection with fungus growth in Meellnghnun pond, from which th -ny of Kitchburg gets a part of rt.ttcr supply, men prominent in sport-ig circles ar" making an attempt to -ave the nrlnnance aga.in.st fishing fho 'belief tnat the.

pond is overstocked ind th-it only the elimination of some rf thn fish will prufnt the disen.ee Vjm is Helivcd that i not injurious in enhsun ntcr is contagious to is evidenced from the ia om the hnj-'- ifiol the ush nn'the sh that -ff per cen aitght ar diseased to cerl ribed by porrcmn who CHICAGO. Joh-istlbule their shooting. LOOK Come hi and can do I I WHEN YOU NEED GROCERIES, CALL 1-4-1-0 Tlie of any Tn5titution i determined by trie Character of the Indii iriaal vho govern it; the ability of ihe Directors thai direct the affairs of the ln-tttuti'in The bhare Holders aftd Borrowers of thi- hank p.rq very fortunate in havinp as Director, men of hich 'tandinp; men Aho snow how and are capable of Uircesjnc 'he afi'ars of a Bank, men who by thew efforts have increa-ffi the as-set- oi TODAY WE ARE SELLING: Strawberries Pineapples Watermelons Bhaeberries Cantaloupes -Native Beets Lettuce Tomatoes Asparagus Green Peas 'rrjt Shipment Since RAE'5 ITALIAN In Bank from S721.O0O 1900, ent he i -e the nicr. uho i a-r-- Mien rr, I. "hrlffe FITCH BURG CO-OPERATIVE BANK MAIN STREET.

Share ehwmys on sale. 7th Series 3.fl3 Hf. DRBRY SONS E3 J. F. Chaffin Cos, 356 Main St.

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