Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 150, 24 June 1922 — Page 1
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Victim of Assassin COAL SUPPLY FOR HARVEST IS ASSURED Figure in Mine Conflict TO LEARN WHY MINE KILLINGS NOTPREVENTED
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Frank Exposition of Purposes of Klan Made by Henry,
Prominent Figure in Affairs
of Democratic Party.
TENETS ARE EXPLAINED
By MARK SOXIVAN WASHINGTON. D. C, June 24. The Texas senatorial primary, in which the ' Ku Klux Klan issue has come openly and strongly to the front, occurs on the" eighteenth of next month. The sitting senator, Charles A. Culberson, is a candidate for reelection. He has-come out squarely against the Ku Klux Klan. Hon. Robert L. Henry is seeking Senator Culberson's seat and is seeking it as a defender, exponent, and leader of the Ku Klux Klan. That the public outside of Texas may
realize the size this issue has come to j have In Texas, it should be added that this Ku Klux Klan candidate is a K '"1 ! of importance in his state. He 1 served 20 years in congress, and the course of that service came to po-1 sitions of high leadership both in con-!
gress and in the lational organization) . . of the Democratic party. Because of ADOve' Ue.u
the interest and importance of this senatorial contest, and because in various sections of the country, the Ku Klux Klan i3 becoming more wide
spread asan organization, and a more i
frequent element in politics, it will be useful and informative to print the following extracts from one of Mr. Henry's campaign speeches. Frank Exposition. It is without doubt the most frank
exposition of the purposes of the Klan i
so far made by any public man, from the point of view of completely sympathetic defense and personal identification with the Klan. The following extracts do not comprise morethan a fifth of the entire speech. The extracts are detached from their context, but they cover most of the more important points made in the speech: have deliberately measured every utterance to you on this occasion. In my opinion this is the most important public address that I have ever delivered during all my career, not only to me but to you ,as well. . . "The distinguished and able sena
tor from Texas,. Senator Charles . A. Culbertson, in a recent interview, said that 'The Ku Klux Klan must be destroyed.' I reply to him tonight and say that the Ku Klux Klan must and shall survive in Texas and throughout ' ine country. "The Honorable Cullen F. Thomas also has said that the Ku Klux Klan viust be destroyed, 'if it isn't reformed.' In the name of God how would ha reform . it? (Laughter and applause.) ... I hurl defiance at him and say that it will not be destroyed, nor will he have the ability to reform li. (Applause). Important Crisis. t
"Let's see whether it ought to be destroyed. Now, listen to me. I am
net going to say one word that win have to be retracted. I want you to)
hear me tonight, fellow citizens, and remember what I say, because this Is ud fortunately the most important crisis that has ever confronted the people of this state. "What is the Ku Klux Klan about which we hear so much? I am going re tell you now. "The tenents of the Christian religion. This does not mean that you must be a Christian to join the Klan, but it does mean that you must believe that the Christian religion is right. 'We are for Christianity. 1 believe in Jesus Christ. We believe m Jesus Christ. The Klan believes in Christianity. Docs the Dallas :cws repudiate the tenet of the Klan? "And the Klan believes in 'white supremacv,' that is, that the Anglo-Saxon ahite race shall forever be supreme in
this republic. ' Does the Dallas News that tenet? (Loud cheers
and applause.) And if the Honorable Cullen" F. Thomas were going to reform its principles would he change that part of it? -(Laughter and applause.) Against Negro Equality "'Negro Equality. The Klan does not believe in "negro equality. There are many of us old-fashioned folks who still believe that the white men as ju6t as good as the negro, if not a little bit better. . (Applause.) Now, do these gentlemen oppose that principle of the Klan? There are citizens throughout this country who believe in social equality, some of them white, but I do not, nor will they ever accept such a
doctrine as negro social equnu. (Applause.) "- "We believe (the Klan believes, I should say) (laughter and applause), the Klan believes in 'closer relationship between capital and labor;' and we believe that capital ought to be brought closer to labor, and that the
dispuies between capital ana iaDor; should be lessened; that something: ought to beaccomplished In that direction, and the Klan will endeavor to bring about a better understanding be1ween capital and labor. The Klan does not believe that there should be any class legislation or that the laboring man should array against the wealthy class or the moneyed classes of this country. Both are necessary for the existence of each other and therefore the Klan has inserted that principle amongst its tenets. Is there anything wrong about that? "The Klan believes in the 'Protection of pure womanhood' (applause), and the sanctity of the home. Does the senior senator think the. Klan
ought to be destroyed because it believes In those things; and does the distinguished gentleman-, Mr. Thomas,
think that it ought fo be reformed ana
that principle changed? If he does, I hope and pray that he and I may never 6erve in the United States senate at
the same time ( laughter and ap
plause). ' "Oh, think of those days after the i (Continued on Pago Three)
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Affairs Shot and Instantly Killed Murderer Escapes in Motor Car.
E. G. Fullerton; below,
Lieut. A. Omdal.
NO GLUE TO SLAYER
(By Associated Press) BERLIN, June 24. Dr. Walter Rathenau, German minister of foreign affairs, was assassinated today. The minister was shot and' instantly killed as he was leaving his residence in Grunenwald, a suburb of Berlin, for
the foreign office in an automobile. The
assassin escaped.
Official announcement of Dr. Rathenau's death was made in the reichstag. The murderer, who was driving in
a motor car, slowed up as he was nearing Drl Rathenau and shot twice at
the foreign minister, the shots taking immediate effect. Putting on high speed, the assassin escaped. No clue to the identity of the murderer has been discovered up to noon today. Dr. Rathenau was a guest at dinner last night of Alanson B. Houghton, the American ambassador. On receiving
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Dr. Walter Rathenau
Dr. Walter Rathenau, German minister of foreign affairs, was shot and
instantly killed today as he was leaving his residence. The murderer es
caped in a motor car and his identity has not been learned.
McCray Says as Long as There is Coal in Indiana and Per
sons to Mine it, Crops Will
Be Harvested.
TAXI GAB MONOPOLY ASKED IN ORDINANCE,
JOKER FOUND IN BILL Back of the ordinance Introduced in the city council last Monday, allegedly to regulate the taxicab business, lurks an attempt to create a taxicab monop
oly here. The joker in the ordinance is the
. D (J , . , news of the assassination of the for- 116UL Vl " ,. 7 When Roald Amundsen makes his!-, , thi t th om. ! to determine the taxicabs which shall
attempt to reach the North Pole by j hnssv nrmrmtlv hnistort lt fl kf In half. Lava tho riirV, tn iiao a designated
place in front of their steam or electric passenger stations.
airplane, Lieuts. A. Omdal and E. G. mast
r pienun win ue at me comrois. -rsuia are now with Amundsen on the Maud making the lap of the trip which Amundsen hopes will carry him across the pole.
MINE UNION, OFFICERS SUED BY MINE OWNER FOR HINDERING WORK
(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, June 24 The United Mine Workers of America and all officers and members of the union were made defendants in a suit for an injunction filed in United States dis
trict court by Clara Mason, owner of the Peacock Coal mines in Knox coun
ty, Indiana. June 28 .was set for a
hearing on the temporary" "'fcSJtffiBtlon.
The court i3 asked in the suit to re
strain union miners from continuing activities aimed at closing so-called
wagon mines of the state.
John L. Lewis was made defendant tr thp cnit na nrps;iflpnt ff the United
Mine Workers of American and as an adPura; individual. So far as the action is! Dr- Walter Rathenau
against the United Mine Workers as an organization it is brought under the recent decision of the United States supreme court in the Coronado Coal case in which it held that a labor organizatio nis sueable. The ill is voluminous and recites in detail many circumstances in connec
tion with the activities of crowds of miners that have marched in recent weeks against various wagon mines. The bill, however, has not been filed
In behald of other mine owners than Clara Mason according to attorneys.
The assination of Dr. Ratherau followed -hard upon a vitriolic attack on the foreign minister by Dr. Karl Helfferich in the Reischstag yesterday
when the Nationalist leader grilled the government generally and Dr. Rathenau in particular concerning the cab
inet s reparations policy and its attitude towards the populations of the Rhine and the Saar valley. Great Excitement. News of the assassination reached the reichstag at 11 o'clock just when
the commission on taxation had convened. Chancellor Wirth announced the assassination under which great excitement broke out among the various party groups. Two Socialists jumped up shouting to Dr. Helfferich: "You are the assassin!" They threatened to pounce upon him and Dr. Helfferich . hastily left the committee room. "In one of the reichstag lounges a heated outbreak of recrimination oc-
lH rred-bet n- deputies beiongfirg' to
tne lett ana a party of representatives of the other extreme In the chamber. When the news was communicated
to the reichstag itself at 11:25 o'clock it was received with deep- emotion. Then amidst a turmoil, the reichstag
DEMANDS PROTECTION
&y Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. June 24. "As long as there is coal and persons in Indiana who aire willing to mine it, the crops that should be harvested at this time will be harvested," said Governor McCray in a statement today. Complaints have reached the office of the governor that farmers have been unable to get coal to run their thresh, ing machines, and for this reason, are not harvesting crops. A letter to sheriffs of Knox, Vigo, Vanderburg, Vermillion, Sullivan, Pike, Warwick, Greene, Clay, Parke,
Gibson, Davies, Fountain, Perry, Du-j Bois and Spencer counties, said: "It has come to my notice from several sources that the farmers of your counties are beginning to experience some difficulty in ogtaining coal for thresh
ing purposes. "For the especial welfare of the farmer and for the general welfare of our population these perishable crops must be saved, even though it becomes necessary for the officers of the law to furnish protection to the mines supplying coal for this important purpose. "I am therefore asking you to pay
particular attention to this phase of
Begin State Military Investiga
tion of Massacre Which Cost Between 25 and 40 LivesInterference is Resented.
Frank Farrlngton
Frank Farrlngton, president of the
Illinois mine workers, Is one of the leading figures in the latest crisis caused by the bloody mine war being waged in that state. He has had several clashes with President Lewis of the United Mine Workers and has said that a telegram from Lewis referring to workers at a non-union mine as "common strike breakers" helped precipitate the Illinois tragedy.
It Is said that one company In Rich
mond will be selected to occupy . the tne situation, as 1 wouia urge you 10
ORDERS REPUBLICANS BACK TO BREAKUP ONE MAN FILIBUSTER
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 24. Republican members of the house from the
territory east of Kansas now absent from Washington were ordered to return to Washington today by Rep. Mondell, Republican leader, owing to
a one-man filibuster conducted by Rep. Voight, Republican, Wisconsin. "Prompt return of Republicans will avoid issuance of warrants," said Rep. Mondell in telegrams to absentees that the Voight filibuster resulted yesterday in 14 roll calls and that it was necessary to have all Republicans there by Monday to carry out legislative programs. " Rep. Voight showed no disposition today to end his filibuster. He forced three roll calls each requiring 25 minutes in the first hoar and a half. The largest number answering was 247 compared with 216, a quorum.
Members left the chamber in large numbers after each roll call against
the insistence of Rep. Mondell that they remain on the floor.
QUADRUPLE TREATY APPROVED BY JAPAN
(By Associated Press) TOKIO, June 24. The Japanese privy council today approved unanimously the quadruple treaty recommended at the Washington arms conference. The treaty was sent to the prince regent for ratification. He promised that this formality would he carried out.
HONOLULU. June 24. A Tokio cablegram to the Nippu Jiji says the
privy council today approved the
Washington four-power pact treaty. It now goes to the diplomatic advisory board, and if approved will be referred to the prince regent for his acceptance.
JAPAN JO EVACUATE SIBERIA BY OCT. 30
was styled
"the wizard of the German empire" because by his high powers of arganization and business efficiency he devised expedients which kept "the people eating and the army shooting" when the blockade had shut off the
Importation of raw materials during j
tne war. After the war, as minister of reconstruction his meetings with the French minister, Louis Loucheur, brought about with business-like directness adjustments and accommodations which had been the despair of diplomats. . He was of Jewish birth and as described as a man of great force and energy, business acumen, vision and initiative. His father founded the Allegemein Flaktrizitaets Gesellschaft
(German General Electric company of
Berlin j, commonly known as the A. E. G. Engages in Banking Freed from business obligations early in life he accompanied Dr. Dernberg, then secretary of state for the
colonies, on a tour of the German possessions in Africa. He later repre
sented German concessionaries in mine exploitation in Morocco. Banking next engaged hfs energies and he became the head of one of the leading German financial houses. At the outbreak of the World war, while immersed in the develonment
of big business on a large scale he was offered the office of minister of; raw materials. His work in that ca-j pacity obtained extraordinary results. Upon the success of his work depended rot only the economic life of the interior of Germany but also the maintenance of the far flung German armies. His organization almost nullified the allies' blockade. Enters Political Life
The exactions and complexities of bureaucratic life never appealed to him and he was glad to plunge into the activities of the A. E. G. after peace had been declared. He dropped his chosen work without a murmur, however, wnen he was offered the portfolio of minister of reconstruction. He held this post for several
months, but when the cabinet was re
formed in October, 1921, his portfolio
was eliminated. Although not a mem
ber of the cabinet, he represented the
German government subsequently in
various economic conferences with the allies. He was appointed foreign minister on January 31, taking the post that Chancellor Wirth had been
temporarily ruling rouowmg tne retirement of Dr. Walter Simons.
As foreign minister Dr. Rathenau was a leading figure among the German, delegates at the Genoa conference. Dr. Rathenau's prominence at Genoa came rather from what he accomplished outside the conference than In it. The Genoa body had been in session only a few days when the startling announcement came, April 17, that as German foreign minister he had signed at Rapallo a treaty between Germany and sqviet Russia.
place, which would eliminate the inde
pendent owners of taxis who are in the business now". If the ordinance is passed and the monopolistic system put into effect.
the public soon may expect an increase
in the rates, as the proposed ordinance does not designate the tariff that shall
be charged. Drives Out Independents The present ordinance, it is said, is so drawn, that it virtually eliminates all independent drivers because they will have no right to occupy the parking spaces in front of the various passenger stations. The right of selecting . the taxis which are to use the space is left in the hands of the transportation Compaq nies. The menace In this situation be
came known today and a number of business men said that the proposed ordinance with' its monopolistic 'clause should he defeated by council without any consideration. Councilman Walterman, who intro-
iduced the ordinance, said that he had
not read it carefully and that it had been handed to him by an attorney for the taxicab company. Mr. Walterman said he did not know that the ordinance created a monopoly, directed against independent owners of taxi-cabs.
see that sumcient protection is aiforded the miners to enable them to operate."
EGYPTIAN KEENNESS, THRIFT IS NARRATED
MONTANA SENATOR DEPLORES CRUELTY OF MINE MASSACRE
WASHINGTON, June 24. The
southern Illinois disorder was held up by Senator Myers, Democrat, Montana, in the senate as "proof that there is no free America and a justification for the assertion there can be "no
free America" so long as American citizens cannot work when, where and for whom, at whatever price they choose without seeking the consent of an invisible government, an organized minority. The Montana senator read to the senate news dispatches recounting details of the disorders in the Herrin district declaring them "more horrible
than those committed by the Germans during the war atrocities which insn stood here on this floor and con-: demned in the most vigorous fashion." He asserted that most of the victims of th-? massacre were "men guilty only of the crime of exercising their
constitutional right or earning an honest day's wages."
SUN YAT-SEN WILL
NOT QUIT POSITION; MUTINY CREST OVER
(By Associated Press) HONG KONG, June 24. Sun YetSen, who claims that presidency of China through virtue of his election by the riiemhers of the old parliament
has not resigned his office and will not resign under force he declared in an
interview on hoard the cruiser on which he escaped from Canton when the city was captured by the forces of General Chen Chiung-Min. Dr. Sun asserted that the southern navy was still
loyal to him. "I am the victim of the treachery of my subordinates and supposed friends," he said." "As a man and a patriot, I am going to set an example for future generations and will not submit to the force brought to bear by the Peking leaders. "After six years they now admit they were wrong by reconvening parliament and ratifying the constitution. They want to reap the advantage and eliminate those who fought for these things. "I am going to fight for humanity and civilization, republicanism, and
righteousness. I have not resigned and will not resign to force. I will only give my resignation to parliament not to subordinates."
"A very keen, fine race are the Egyptians. I have lived with them for 30 years and In that time I have learned to love them." Thus spoke Dr. M. L. Henry, medical missionary to Egypt for the United Presbyterian church, who recently re
turned to this country after having
spent more than 30 years among the
Egyptians. He is making his homo with the Rev. W. McClean Work, of
this city.
Dr. Henry was the first medical missionarv to leave this country for
Egypt as a part of the mission work of the United Presbyterian church and
really was the first medical mission
ary to do real, systematic meaicai missionary work in Egypt When he went to Egypt mission work had not advanced to any great extentSettling down at Assiout, a point on the Nile river," about 400 miles
south of the coast of the Mediterranean, Dr. Henry established a medical mission, and during the time he had been there has not only done a wonderful work, but has built a hospital (Continaed on Page Four)
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER,
OIL MAGNATE, IS DEAD; WAS MULTIMILLIONAIRE
Weather Forecast
PEKING, June 24. The crest of the mutiny which has drenched Kiang-SI province with blood apparently is past. Reports from the best available sources place the death toll at more than four women and indicate the destruction or severe damage of four cities, but do not indicate that any foreigners have been molested. How
ever, no word has been received from 600 Chinese Christian converts reported imprisoned in the compounds of the Catholic Lazarist mission at Taiho since they were besieged there
(Bv Associated Press)
TARRYTOWN. N. Y June 24.
William Rockefeller, oil magnate and brother of John D. Rockefeller, died here today from pneumonia shortly before 7 o'clock. Mr. Rockefeller had been 111 at his
home, Rockwood Hall, since Sunday, but word of his condition was not made public. Mr. Rockefeller, who contracted a
heavy cold during the rains of the last week end, had just completed building a $250,000 mausoleum in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery. The mauseleum was constructed according to his own plans and under his personal direction. Mr. Rockefeller, who was 81 years old, had not recently been active In business, although he was active head of the Standard Oil company of New York from Its establishment in 1865 unitl 1911. Although somewhat overshadowed by his elder brother, John D. Rockefeller, William was one of the richest men in America. Retiring Disposition
Almost the only time when his activ-
CARETAKERS GO BACK
' (By Associated Press) HERRIN, 111., June 24. A state military investigation of the Lester mine massacre which took between 25 and 40 lives was begun today by a board headed by Major General' Milton Foreman of the state militia acting under orders from Governor Len Small, which were isBued when the chief executive became aroused over failure of
local officers to take any steps against
th miners who captured and killed the majority of the strike-breakers working in the Strip mine. General Foreman and his committee reached here this morning, motoring from Carbondale after reaching there by train. They were met by Col. Samuel Hunter of the adjutant general's office who has been here since befgre the massacre. His orders to return to Springfield today were
cancelled and he immediately bec-
a guide for the military board. Gen
eral Foreman and the officers in i.: .
company proceeded to Marion, t:. county seat where conferences with
State's Attorney Delous L. Duty and Sheriff Melvin Thaxton were planned.
A tour of the area of the fight was made and it was expected that numer
ous persons believed to know some
thing of the disorders would be called before the board. To Probe Actions General Foreman had been instructed particularly to learn why the state's attorney had not taken steps toward convening a special grand jury. "'hy the coroner's inquest had not been held and why these officials repeatedly refused to authorize Col. Hunter to call for troops even after an Indignation meeting of miners was held the day before the fighting etartcd and even after the miners had marched on
the mine. He also had been instructed it was understood, to learn why Sheriff Taxton repeatedly told Col. Hunter that he could handle the situation and yet ignored Col. Hunter's request that some special preparations for au emergency be made. Failure of the local officials to send out an adequate force of deputies the" night the fighting began and during the following day when almost unheard of deeds of cruelty and brutality were committed also was a point to be in vestigated. Another matter to be looked Into was why numerous requests from the governor for information after the trouble started were ignored by county authorities and why when he was receiving scores of telegrams from private citizens telling of the outrages he was continually informed by the authorities that the situation "was well in hand," and that the troop? were not needed. Reject Interference. There was little doubt that General Foreman and his board would not receive a welcome of any particular cordiality from the county as a whole. Ninety percent miners in population and 100 percent unionized Williamson
county has shown a decided disinclination to welcome any outside interference in the massacre which is looked upon as a personal affair which should be ignored by the rest of the world. Persons on the street have been heard repeatedly to remark that if troops had been sent their guns would have been taken away from them. Comment on the streets expressed resentment over the sending of the military board although officials said they would gladly co-operate with it. Col. Hunter, who the governor said, might have een influenced wrongly by local offi.als because he is a native of Marion, said he was certain
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or g raf appeal for aid As a result ities clalm much newspaper space j the board would not aim any investi?a tlIL ftu was in 1912 and 1913, when the con- j on at him. "I did my duty and eve,
(By Associated Press) TOKIO, June 24. Japan will evacuate Siberia by Oct. 30, next, it was learned today.
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore. Somewhat unsettled but mostly fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler Sunday and Sunday night with moderate tem
perature Monday. The reason for the above forecast is the eastward movement of a cool wave which originated on the northern Pacific coast, and already has reached the plain states. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum '. 87 Minimum . . . .46 Today ' x Noon 91 Weather Conditions Hot weather now prevails over all states east of the Mississippi river, except the Ner England states, where it is moderately
cool. The temperatures range from 90 to 95 degrees in the shade over Indiana and adjacent states, with a
temperature of 100 degrees at Minneapolis, Minn.. Temperatures are falling all over the northwest due to the high "barometric pressure over that section. The coolest places are the northern Rocky Mountain states.
anxiety which has been felt for sev
eral days reached a higher pitch this morning. Taiho is 20 miles south of Kianfu in Kiangsi province. Latest reports are that foreigners, except doctors attending wounded in the hospitals have left Nanchang, although that city is quiet and no fears are felt for its safety. Nanchang is under the care of a civil governor.
115 SHOCKS OF WHEAT BURN ! SHELBY VILLE, Ind., June 24. Extreme dry condition of the field is blamed for a fire set in a wheat field from a locomotive Friday. The fire was extinguished after 115 shocks had been burned. .
For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler Sunday and in. the west arid nort'." portions tonight.
4 IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY MEN KILLED
(By Associated Press) BELFAST, June 24 Four Irish Republican army men were killed and several wounded at Cushendall, in southeastern county Antrim when they ambushed a party of military and spe
cial Ulster constables. The crown forces suffered no casualties. The constables and military left Ballymana in Western county Antrim at 8:30 o'clock last night. While passing
through the main street of the village of Cushendall an hour later they were attacked by a large body of Republican soldiers, who held positions on the high ground commanding the road. The crown forces left their motor cars and a running fight ensued. The bodies of their killed and wounded comrades were recovered by the ambushing party.
gressional . committee investigating the "money trust" combed the country for him as a witness. Ho was finally located near Brunswick, ' Ga., but when an effort was made to question him in his cottage there he was seized with such spasms
of coughing that the committee was warned by his physicians that it might cause his death if the examination was continued. It then was admitted that he was suffering from cancer of the throat. None of his Wall Street associates have ventured an estimate of his fortune but it was generally believed that he had between $100,000,000 and $200, 000,000, concentrated in various Standard Oil companies. Anaconda Copper, Consolidated Gas, Brooklyn Union Gas, St. Paul and National City bank.
Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,603 .
Schooner Puritan Wrecked; Was to Contend In Race , (By Associated Press)
HALIFAX, N. S., June 24 The schooner Puritan out of Gloucester,
prospective " contender in the inter
national fisherman's race next fall,
has been wrecked on Sable Island.
Advices received here stated that seven men had reached shore, but th,at
la were missing. ' - c
RESUME CONSIDERING
AMENDMENT TO ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 24. Consid
eration of the senate amendment toi
the army bill appropriating $7,500,000 ; for continuation of work on the Wil
son dam at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was begun today In the house on motion of Representative Anthony, Republi
can, Kansas, In charge of the bill.
The $7,500,000 appropriation to continue construction work on the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals was In-
evded among other items In the army bill conference report on which action by the house Was forced over until tcday by a filibuster which almost completely blocked routine business yesterday. The filibuster was a oneman affair, managed by Representative Voight, Republican, Wisconsin,
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exceeded it at times," he said. "I have given almost continuous report? to my superiors at Springfield. I have repeatedly stated that the local officials were lax in their preparations for the trouble expected and in the investigations of it, I i glad the governor has taken this step, for it will bear out my own official reports. Promise Co-operation ZSheriff Thaxton and Mr. Duty botJt promised co-operation. , - The situation in the' county was made considerably more tense for a short time last night when scores pf
caretaters guarding the mines during the strike, through agreement between owners and -unions, quit work -under threats from groups of miners. Shortly afterwards Hugh Willis, district board member of the union, and other officials persuaded them to return after miner guards had been stationed to protect them. Had the men remained away millions of dollars worth of mines would have been . ruin?d through flooding within a few days. These caretakers are not mine union men. The fact that the men were belns coerced into quitting came to the attention of Col. Hunter during the afternoon. ; With county and union
officials he immediately conducted an investigation which verified the reports. He then telegraphed Adjutant General Black of the situation, stating that if the mines were unguarded he expected trouble with which the local authorities could not cope. Ho said aid would be necessary. f. Protection Assured. . Mr. Willis and Col. Hunter assisted
by the sheriff and the state's attorney, worked until early this morning to assure the miners of protection. ' "The men have gone back to work and they will stay back under protection of the mine unions," said Mr. Willis today. "Threats made to them (Continued oa Page Sixteen