Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 183, 3 August 1922 — Page 1

UM . ASD Sl'X-TELIJCRAM RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, AUG. 3, 1922. VOL. XCIL, No. 183 Palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram, 1907. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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RATES OF CITY WILL RE PROBED ayor Urges City Officials to i

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mond Improved But Old Rates Continue TO NAME COMMITTEE Appointment of a committee to in vestigate the fire insurance rates of the city was recommended by the board of works in its session Thursday morning on receipt of a letter from Mayor Lawrence. A. Handley asking for an investigation. The board suggested that the mayor appoint a committee composed of three representatives from the manufacturers' association, three from the retailers' and wholesalers' organization, and three from the insurance agents to meet with the mayor and the board of works. "It seems to be the sensible thing to do," Mayor Handley said, when informed of the action of the board. "A representative group such ns that should be able to give the situation the best consideration." The board expressed itself as believing that something should be done to remedy the situation, and expressed its willingness to-get together with the committee. Mayor Wants Action The letter from Mayor H3ndley which suggested the appointment of the committee Is as follows: "To the Honorable Board of Works: "In response to the general opinion of the public that the fire insurance rates of the city are too high, in view of the equipment and record of the; city Tire department, the small amount of loss incident to fires, and the pur. chase of a pumper, I feel that some action should be taken by the city officials, and perhaps with the assistance of a committee of interested citizens, to investigate the whole situation with a view of bringing to the attention of the rating bureau at Indianapolis such 'facts and figures as will have a tendency to bring about a modification of the fire insurance rates in Richmond. . "Some years ago we purchased additional equipment, motorized the fire department, doubled the fire fighting force by the two-platoon system, and had an additional water main laid, in the hope that this might render the city safer, so far as fires we r concerned, and that our fire Insurance rates might be lowered accordingly. But the contrary has been our experience. Now we have purchased a pumper in order that our department might be rendered more efficient and that we should not be short of pres sure at any time. "I feel sure that the fire insurance

agents of this city, who always are j master of Masonic lodges of Indiana, ready to help and who are vitally in-j was in charge of the ceremony. Other terested In securing such rates and members of the grand lodge who took service for Richmond as will insures part in the ceremony were Kenneth them receiving all the business placed i Wright, deputy grand master; Thurby Richmond insurers, will co-operate I mann Constable, senior grand warden; in every way to assist in this move-j Oliver C. Hunt, junior grand warden; ment. iC. S. Alexander, senior grand deacon; "Every property owner, every busi-i Donald Wendell, junior grand deason; ness man. and every householder. Is! Forrest C. Boren, grand tyler; T. Ma-

interested and affected by fire insurance rates, and if such action can be taken as will Becure a modification of our fire rates, it will be equivalent to a reduction in tax rate. "I truet we may be able to arrive at some Plan for concerted action with the citizen to bring about a benefit to our city along this line. "Respectfully, (Signed) L. A. HANDLEY, "Mayor." s Reopens Old Problem. This move by the mayor opens up a problem that has been pending in Richmond for several years. In 1916 when a ffght was made to hav the rating of the city improved.

nearly a. million dollars was spent bylience in Whitewater as a former eda

the city, the telephone company andjCator m the township, the waterworks company in meeting The corner stone was presented by the requirements of the underwriters. Walter Benfeldt, of Richmond, as a After some difficulty in 1917 the 'memorial to his father, Z. Benfeldt. citv was rated as second class, with a: who constructed the old schoolhouse in

three-cent aner cnarge Decause ot two or three things that the underwriter's bureau demanded, one of which was a code for explosives. Since that time it has been charged . ... . , . . i that the. individual valuation on vari-

Cb oua buildings have been increased un-l til. instead of receiving the benefit of'

the great expenditure, the citv is still paying the old rates, while still directIy or indirectly paying for the improve - ments-That were put in at that time. List of Imorovements. Tho improvements that time included a new pump for the water company, additional piping, removal of all telegraph poles, a fire house on tho west side, purchase of an aerial truck for the fire department, and among other things, the addition of men to the staff. All of this either came out of the pockets of the tax payers, directly through taxes, or indirectly, through added telephone and water rates. Yet this expenditure has had no effect on residential buildings, as all cities from class one to four have been charged at the same rate, set according to the type of house, its distance from other houses, and its fire hazards. In the business section the charges are upon a rate set from a very com-

plicated schedule used by the firetBtinrtv Pin nvpr io nd 1921. th

engineers to determine the relative risk of the building. The engineers who make those ratings ror ine companies 1 ....... A .a Tniomo 1?.tmnr ' are empiujea ui iuo ittumu. .-, bureau, of Indianapolis, a company hired by the more than 200 insurance companies which are doing business in the state. Primary Rate Low.-

Ih Richmond s primary rate is low. Sr Only five cities in the state are rank

ed better than Richmona, ana tney are all cities from two or more times the size of Richmond. South Bend, Infrontiiitied on Page Four)

LEAD TO 7,561 VOTES

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3. Additional precincts heard from today from Tuesday's primary cut slightly the lead of United States Senator James A. Reed, seeking re-nomination over Breckenridge Long, former assistant secretary in the wiison cabinet, with 3.492 ineany an precincts reporting, tieeu ahead by 7.561. The vote: Reed, 18 w' ?atest returns by tlle Associated Press, the former third "I'll win out yet." The belief of Reed supporters that hehad won the contest apparently was strengthened this morning when the St.. Louis Globe Democrat, an independent newspaper, who fought Reed's candidacy, t appeared with a two-column picture of the senator on the first page under the caption "Wins nomination." The Globe Democrat asserted Reed apparently had been - victorious by 4.000 to 6,000 votes, adding that the districts yet unheard, from are remote from populous centers and their vote is small. . - Reed's lead of 25,000 yesterday morning, on the fact of returns from more than half the precincts of the state, but which included Kansas City and St. Louis, was whittled down steadily yeterday afternoon as returns from rural precincts drifted in. Many rural precincts gave Long a big vote, and returns early today from 3,406 precincts gave Reed 185,380 and Long 176,455. As the unreported precincts are in the rural districts. Long stated they would be favorable to him, while Reed supporters declared a number of the precincts, being in southwest Missouri, would poll a heavy Republican vote and that the democratic returns would be negligible. The complete vote will have to determine the outcome, many political observers believe, and the reported (Continued on Page Two) WHITEWATER SCHOOL CORNERSTONE IS LAID BY MASONIC ORDERS U'HlTrWlTrU Antr TVio -rvr.

ner stone of the new centralized high.tjon Qf Governor Groesbeck of Michischool building at Whitewater was gan outlined steps taken for the state laid Thursday afternoon by members of Indiana, placing strip mines in operrotiation under the protection of the

Bethel and Richmond, under the auspices of the Grand lodge of the state of Indiana. - . . Grand lodge opened at the Masonic temple at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon and at 2:45 o'clock a procession was formed, headed by the American Legion band, of Richmond. The Grand lodge members were escorted by the members of the Richmond order, Knights Templar. The procession proceeded to the school building where the ceremony of laying the corner stone was conducted. Bert Phillips, of Richmond, grand son Byer, grand marshal; . Dr. J. J. Rae, grand chaplain; N. E. Davis, grand treasurer; Earl Freeman, grand secretary; William Warner, member of advisory board; architect. Paul Werking, Delivers Address The ceremony was followed by short addresses by C. O. Williams, county i superintendent; Mayor L. A. Handley, of Richmond; Charles Jordan, of Richmond; J. H. Blose, of Centerville; Dr. George B.-Hunt, Of Richmond. Mr. Blose, formerly a resident of Whitewater, in his address pointed to achievements of the past and declared that they should be an inspiration for future excellence. Charles Jordan spoke on his experWhitewater. DENTISTRY INVENTOR DIES DETROIT, Aug. 3. Dr. - Charles Henry Land, internationally known for his inventions and research work in dentistry, died at his home here earlv today. He was the inventor of i the gold and porcelain inlay system. He was 75 years oV and had practiced 1 dentistry 58 years.

Increase in Postal Receipts Shows Healthy Business Tone

The prosperous tone of Richmond business is shown by postal receipts at the local postoffice. Reports compiled by Assistant Postmaster Henry Deuker for the six months of 1922, ending June 30,. are more than satisfactory, Mr. Deuker says. Thrift of Richmond people also Is firmly indicated by the more than $174,000 worth of government savings certifificates sold since Dec. 15, 1921. "Receipts ' during the past three months are the most indicative of the trend of local business," said Mr. DeiiVer "While there has been a business of the last three month makes an exCellent showing." In Dermit DOStaee alone, the in crease in the first' six months of 1922 over the eame period of 1921, lacks but $12.61 of being $1,000. Permit postage sold during the corresponding six months of 1921 to.taled $1,689.01, while the same kind of postage for th. same six months in 1922 totaled $2,671.40. Receipts Show Increase Postal receipts have shown a healthy rise. Total receipts for the first six months of 1920 was $79,234.65, for the same six months in 192!, $80,-

WILL BORROW $1,000,000 TO PRODUCE COAL

Mate Will Have Heavy Lxpenses Staunton Territory Reported Quiet Resent Presence of Troops. 4 GOVERNORS CONFER INDIANAPOLIS, Ang. 3. The Indiana state board of finance today arranged to borrow $1,000,000 of which as much as is necessary will be used to finance, the state program for the production of coal for emergency purposes. As a result of th'e taking over of two Btrip mines in Clay county, which are under the protection of S00 men of the Indiana national guard, the state will have heavy expenses during the next few weeks. William G. Oliver, state auditor, explained that all of the money will not be used for the coal emergency but will be available for other state expenses. He said the money will be borrowed in sums of $100,000. He indicated that it will not be necessary for the state to negotiate any loans before next week. Reports from Staunton, where the Indiana national guard is in the field, received by Adjutant General Harry B. Smith, from Maj. Gen. TyndaH, in command, indicated that everything was quiet in the district. General Smith said he was informed that the preparatory work of getting the mining machinery in order was under way. He said the officials hope to have the steam shovel used in strip mining under power this afternoon. Governors Confer. Officials of four states here today considered plans for co-operation in dealing with the fuel problem growing out of the coal strike, but reached no decision their opening session, which was devoted principally to general discussion regarding distribution.

Governor McCray, of Indiana. whoSir Robertt that we recognize to the

militia, but the other state officials did not indicate at tbeopening session j whether similar steps might be taken , vf ...a v J tv,- iki. v wV" o.",,. k J t"r ,twr Ballard. Other officials of these states including the state fuel administrators participated in the discussion. Governor Groesbeck, of Michigan, was understood to have a plan for tiemnt of the strike which was to"b3

rt ti lul w" sideration. .... A. Governor McCray, in beginning the production of coal under state author-jhe

it,, wun m iirotecuou ui Bla-Le 1 troops, is leading the way in the mat ter of providing coal for emergency purposes. It is possible that some of the executives attending the meetings will adopt the Indiana plan of dealing with the strike situation. Meanwhile preparation? for mining coal in Indiana under state supervi-j

sion got under way today. The work the officials to be reDlaced by natives, of cleaning up the mines preparatory! other provisions include an extento the digging of coal was expected to,;8ion in the nowers of the allied Rhinr.

jtake up several hours this morning, f0nowing which the actual digging of coal was expected to start at the shafts taken over by the governor. STAUNTON, Ind., Aug. 3. The first night of military ' control of the coal field here passed without disturbance. The two battallion of the 151st infantry arriving here Wednesday afternoon made hurried camp preparations during the evening, and this morning the environs of the mining village is a tented field, bristling with the equipment of war. - Picket lines have been established an approach of the mines of the Rol - and-Power colaries company taken over by the state is possible only to go through passes. Groups of miners and citizens occas lonally congregate to discuss the sit-', nation, but tho guards admonition Move On prevents an extensive assembling. While all 1j quiet upon the surface, there 1 Ban undercurrent of rentment against the actio'n of the governor and against the bringing in of the troops. A force of men was placed at work this morning cleaning up the i mines and placing the machinery in lorder. 562.19. and for 1922. $85,769.20. Thes figures mean the 1922 receipts total $6,534.55 more than the 1920 receipts, and $5,207.01 more than the 1921 receipts. During 1922 the postal receipts have iilgC, WHU LUC UrOR 1 CdLJCU lit May. The amounts for each of the first six months of this year follow: January, $11,645.04; February, $14,zi6.bi Marcn, $14,562.13; April, $15.-j-7oct. .. o j tT.. $1394 01 1D'" '' uuu . JUU"' Richmond has taken a dace in eoverSS TtoV. iSiiS?SlS St is equalled by few cities in this Postal district. Sales here have led IndianaD - oils several months, and has st,,od at

the head.of the list of sales for many pj;..; ..V ' :h Ph,n 7 ;. cities larger , than Richmond. . IS' temperBeginning with the first sale of thai1-

office has sold the following amounts, j face value, for each of the succeeding months: December, 1921, $1,340; January. $35,088; February. $22,535; March, $28,595; April, $16,874; Mary, $S8,151; June, $13,063, and July, $18,542, makng a total of $174,188.

World's Busiest Comer

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Traffic jam at Madison and State streets, Chicago, "world's busiest corner," as workers begin to arrive in loop In all kinds of conveyances, due to street car strike. . - "I Will" is Chicago's motto, and the Windy City lived up to it when the street car strike tied up transportation. Fare indicators in the street cars stopped "indicating," but the time clocks kept clicking just the same. Some walked to work and others rode in everything from trucks to baby carriages. And most of them got to work ou time.

ENGLAND NOT TO TRY TO EVADE HER DEBTS, AMERICA IS ASSURED (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 3. That Great Britain has no intention of suggesting any alteration of her financial obligations to the United States was reemphasized in the house of commons today by Sir RoDert Horn, chancellor of the exchequer, in reviewing the British position on German reparations. "I wish to make it clear beyond all full our obligation to pay our debts to the United States and we do not maan in any shape or form to evade that obligation." WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Great Brjtain.s Dote tVher. debtor nations 6UggestiDg cancellation of the whole interallied indebtedness will cause no change in the policy to the United States toward its foreign debts, it was stated officially today at the treasury. PARIS, Aug. 3. Separation of the Rhineland from Germany with its own T O Tl i 1 m iT" (art1 errxxrciyrn o o - J o c set-!Qta finor,iQ, 1m .Joj , a"; Toi the scheme oA (penalties presented to Premier Poincare as representative of the opinion - of the French parliament, and which is known to have taken unde.r con. sideration The scheme which would be put into effect upon the definite refusal of the German government to fulfill the agreement for payment of private debts owing to French citizens by Germans since before the war, also in volves the expulsion of all the Prussjan functionaries from thRhinplnnd ; land commission and measures of economic pressure upon the principal German Industries amenable to the action of the commission such as the anilin dye industry, the iron industries of Hugo Stinnes, August Thyssen. the Krupps and Franz Haniel, and others which are more or less dependent upon the occupying forces for the freedom of transit of raw materials in the region of Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort. GASOLINE PRICE CUT NEW YORK. Aug. 3. The Standard fill nAmninv rf XTattt Tai( Aif 4- s A w n n !noUnced a reduction of two cents a !ga.non in the price of gasoline, Weather t Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY Ey. W. E. Moore. Partly cloudy, but mostly fair tonight and Friday. Local thundershowers possible, but no general rain. There is a storm center over the lower Ohio Valley. There will b-s somewhat cloudy and unsettled weather. There are widely scattered storm centers, but no general rain. Temperatures w-ill lemain warm during the day. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum ; 82 Minimum 60 Today. Noon ... ' .80 Weather Conditions The weather continues fair over the central states. Several local thunderstorms occurred last night over southern Indiana and southwestern Ohio., The following were the high temperatures Wednesday: Adelene, Texas, 102; Fort Several local thunderstorms occurred last night over southern Indiana and southwestern Ohio., The following were the high temperatures Wed - j iX' Worth, Texas, 102; and Medicine Hat; " Canada. 98. Storm centers at present are weak and widely separated porCanada, 98. Storm centers at present are weak and widely separated portions of the country. There is one over the Atlantic coastf a second over the lower Ohio valley, a- third over western Canada, and a fourth over the Rocky mountains. Between the storm centets are small areas of high barometric pressure, which causes the wind to be variable. "ons of the country. There is one ":c n"L' , . v ""- Ithe nwpr Ohio vallev. a third ni western Canada, and a fourth over the Rocky mountalns- Between the storm J" JU hLhbat 5ftric. .p.s8"I!;.vT.Wch CaUSeS the wl""lr"e:.du'. - ..,.,'... w":h """" For Indiana, by the United States Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,656

Jammed as Chicago Street Car Strike Starts

Strike News Summary Fuel shortage reported approaching acute stage in several states. Wisconsin without hard coal. Michigan state institutions will shut down in a few days. , Georgia industries feeling pinch. Conference at office of Governor McCray of Indiana atended by Davis of Ohio, by Groesbeck of Michigan and a representative of Governor Morrow of Kentucky. HARDING STUDYING REPLY OF UNIONS; NEXT STEP IS DARK (fty Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Further plans of the government in connection with the railroad strike still were unrevealed today although administration agencies were understood to be Btill exploring Jhe possibilities of settlement on the basis of assurances conveyed by the railway executives that they would consider favorable any fair proposals which preserved i eH5 . rr strike. The executives, in apprising the administration that the door to further negotiations still was open was said to be emphatic on the question as to priority. ! President Harding had received for study today the reply drafted by the union leaders at Chicago to his proposals for a settlement, upon which comment was withheld. To Secretary Hoover's statement after seeing the president yesterday that no immediate governmental steps in the rail situation were to be expected, other cabinet members added the intimation today that the government's course would be largely determined by a test during the next few days of the claims of railroad managements as to their ability to maintain transportation. Emphasis, however, still was laid on the close bearing of the rail strike situation on the problem of coal supply as the government's chief concern in the rail dispute. Officials were known to be giving particular attention to efforts to better transportation capacity on the coal carrying roads of the district south of the Ohio river, which serve the larger non-union fields, with evidence that unless this was accom plished soon some degree of govern ment control might result to meet the Situation. MAINTENANCE HEAD DENIES STRIKE RUMOR CHICAGO, Aug. 3. The maintenance of way men will not indulge in "sympathetic strikes" E. F. Grable, head of the men, said last night when told of predictions of W. M. Parker, chairman of the New York Central road federation that maintenance men of the railroad would strike within a week in protest against rejection 6f the president s proposal to settle the shopmen's strike by the railroad.

Seniority Issue Not Stumbling Block cis Claimed by Rail Chiefs

By mark mti.livax ' WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. It is felt j here that the public needs more clart 1 fication of the facts, and especially facts about seniority. This is a I 4,--i, i--1 j;f;u it. - technical term difficult for the pub lie to understand adequately in its application to the railroads. Th ranroa(j executives have trpntfri mmudu eetuues najre ireatea ot seniority in such a way as to make it seem to have very great Inortance- In taking the -position that cannot S ba on promise ! of Preferred seniority made to the .w JfZL. iuau8' , -uew -men. Drougnt In to take the places of the strikers, the; executives seem to be on strong It is especially strong because it injvolves the moral element of keeping ! or breaking a promise. But what the administration believes, and what Borne of the railroad men . admitted last week when they were In a less recalcitrant mood is that these promises can be taken care of, and are not in any black and white sense ab-

BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS CONSIDER ALLEGED INTIMIDATIONS HERE

(By United Press CLEVELAND. Aug. 3 "Guard menace" loomed as a new crisis in the rail strike here today when chiefs of ' the big railroad brotherhoods advised their members at two points in Indiana to "discontinue operating of trains if their lives , were endangered by irresponsible guards." The two districts affected by today's orders of the brotherhood heads are those of Jeffersonville and Richmond, Ind., both located on the Pennsylvania railroad. According to Davis B. Robertson, president of the brotherhood of locomotive firemen and enginemen. the railroad guards have shot at brotherhood members in some instances and otherwise intimidated thera. Say Guards Are Shooting. "Not only have they shot at our members," Robertson continued, "but according to ,reports the guards have used numbers on boxcars for targets while our men were working on the "The situation from the standpoint of guards is becoming steadily worse and the railroads must hold their guards in check if they expect brotherhood members to remain at work." A general committee representing the brotherhoods left today for Louisville to investigate alleged intimidatian and attacks on brotherhood members employed by. the Louisville and Nashville railroad by guards. The decision to Investigate the L. & N. situation was reached late yesterday at a special meeting of the brotherhood heads. Promiscuous shooting in the railroad yards had led local trainmen to protest to .the superintendent tha thev could not work if thlr i were in rtanwv norsnno in tn.,rh the local situation said Friday. It was thought, however, that the incidents had been closed, as there had been no more shooting. While no notice of the order had been received In Richmond, it was considered mainly as a safeguard for the men and not an indication of any dangerous conditions. Assassins of Wilson Are Denied Appeals (By Associated Press) LONDON. Aug. 3. The court criminal appeal today heard and dismissed the appeals of Joseph O'Sulllvan and Reginald Dunn, under sentence of death for the assassination of Field Marshal Wilson. The appellants were not present at the hearing. EXAMPLE OF GENEROSITY NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Twelve-year-old Helen Urban found a package on which was the name of a woman stopping at the Hotel Belleclaire. She took the package there. The woman opened it. Carefully she counted $200 in bills. Then she handed Helen her reward for her honesty. The reward was 25 cents. solutely inconsistent with what President Harding proposed. K the railroad executives had the wish to be helpful as some of them seemed to have last week, their prom ises of preferred senioritv to the wrk era now with them need not stand tn the way. .These promises are a thin which can be put rorward as an insuperable handicap, or " which can readily be handled, according to whether the executives are disposed to be helpful or to be recalcitrant. The one thing the administration has steadily insisted, on, and will . continue to insist on, is tho supremacy of the railroad labor board.. Solution Possible A controversy is not made impossible of solution merely because one additional party to it has been added in the shape of the body of , loyal workers and of the new men wbo took the places of the strikers. The seniority question as' it stands today is not a bit more complex than many of the questions which th? railroad labor board has already handled (Continued on Page Nine)

NEW WORKERS ASK SENIORITY BE PROTEGTED Ten Thousand Shop Men of Santa Fe Who Have Formed Association Telegraph - Labor Board. 1 ;

LULL IN MANEUVERS BULLETIN CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Ten thousand shopmen of the' Santa Fe who have formed an association of new employes today telegraphed Chairman Ben W. Hooper of the railroad labor board, demanding their rights be safeguarded In any settlement of the shopmen's strike. They are entitled, they say, to protection In the seniority rights acquired during the strike. CHICAGO, Aug. 3. There was a lull today in peace maneuvers in the railroad strike. Rail men were reticent and there was no forecast of where the next peace effort would originate. Strike leaders turned their attention toward Washington, where President Harding had a telegram, sent by the shopmen last night alter their meeting here, accepting his peace proposals, upon condition that the unions' interpretation of the settlement suggestions be recognized. Railroad executives were also awaiting news from the capital, after their acceptance of all the president's proposals excepting that regarding restoration of seniority rights to strikers. , Make No Comment Railroad men noted the invitation of the Southern railway to striking shopmen to negotiate for a settlement based on President Harding's plan, but made no comment. At Dallas, Texas, the Texas division headquarters of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, announced that union men now on strike would be employed only as new men. Violence was reported from Bix cities in as many states during the night. Ffur of the disturbances assumed tho proportions of riots, one " resulting in the death of one man. Carl Spradley was killed during an exchange of shots at Van Buren. Ark., between guards in the Missouri Pacific shops and men said to be strikers. The dead man's brother, Will Spradley. was wounded, but will recover, doctors say. At Jackson. Mich., several police of ficers and striking shopmen were injured slightly when more than a thousand strike sympathizers, including many women and children, attacked non-union workers with sticks, stone?, eggs and other missiles as the nonunion men were leaving the shops of the Michigan Central railroad. Attack Workers. Eighty strike sympathizers attacked more than 60 workers in the Chicago-Great Western shops at Des Moines, la. One man was severely injur?d and a dozen of the workers were missing when police stopped the fighting. Three special guards of the Southern Pacific at East Bakerfield, Calif., were fired on. Police invested but made no arrests. In Lincoln, Neb., more than a 100 men, women and boys attacked the ihome of a Burlington Route car foreman with bricks and stones. Polica dispersed the crowd. A demonstration in front of the home of another worker also was broken up by police. - - Fouf non-union employes of the Missuri, Kansas and Texas were beaten with sticks . and ropes and put off a train at Upton, Tex., by 15 men. A strike sympathizer at Springfield, 111., was sentenced to 30 days in jaii for violating a federal Injunction by' tearing one of the printed injunction notices from a telegraph pole. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul was granted a temporary federal

0f i restrainin gorder forbidding interfer

ence with operations in Helena, Mont. GENERAL WALKOUT IS ENDED IN ITALY BULLETIN ROME. August 3. The ministry of the interior' announced this afternoon that the general strike which was proclaimed throughout Italy three days ago in protest against Fascistl reprisals against communists, was declared ended at noon today. . . .... ROME. Aug. 3. The failure of the general etrike was unprecedented ' In the history of the Italian proletariat, says the Giornale D'ltalia, which pub' lisbed last night for the first time since the strike was called. The newspaper attributes the failure to the want of any practical reason for a strike and &ays the movement was intended only to serve tha political and parliamentary ambitions of a Socialist group anxious to gain power: " ' The leaders of the Fascist!, the ex.streme national organization which op : posed the strike, today published, a j bulletin saying;-'The Fascisti thank the organizers of the strike for giving them an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the Fascistl." - Several persons were wounded In a fight between Fascistl and striking railwaymen at Novl. " ' " ' : Premier Facta has issued an appeal to the nation for maintenance of order.' DRIVE PLANE INTO TREE i TO SAVE WOMEN AND" BABES ; (py Associated Press! ; MEXICO CITY, Ang. 3 In order to save the lives of two peasant women with babies in their arms. Col. Rafael O'Neil. an. American, f drove his airplaneinto a tree., demolishing " it. O'Neil. . who is head . instructor of the federal aviation school .and Antonio Reviera. acting director of the schooi who was in the plane with O'Neil were injured.-..,,,. .... .",