Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 217, 12 September 1922 — Page 1
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LEADERS PLAN ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS Speed Made in Conference on Tariff, Soldier Bonus Bill, Coal Legislation and Other Measures.
WORK IS CLEARING UP
(By Associated tress)
WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Adjourn
ment of congress next week -was
planned today by leaders as a result
of the speed made in conference on the
tariff and soldiers' bonus bills, the ad
ministration coal legislation and other
measures.
A few other Important bills were on the schedule for the remainder of the session which began last December, and members of congress hoped to be
relieved next week for the fall cam
paign.
Final disposal of the tariff and bonus
bills early next week Is believed pos
sible with expectation of prompt action by President Harding on the bonus
measure. Little else remains before
the house, except conferente reports under the agreement to defer the ad
ministration's merchant marine 'legis
lation. Tariff Bill Progress The administration tariff bill as fin
ally perfected in congress was present
ed in the house today and the confer
ence on it bearing the signatures of
the Republican managers will be called
up tomorrow with the expectation that
it will be disposed of not later than
Thursday. The measure then will go
to the senate, but because of opposi
tion to the dye embargo and other provisions, action there may be delayed
a week or more.
As now framed the bill is estimated
roughly by the experts to raise approx
imately $400,000,000 in revenue on the
basis of the present value 01 uie na-
tion's import trade. The level of its
rate, according to the experts, is slightly below the level in the Payne-Aldrich bill. The bill becomes effective immediately after President Harding signs it, replacing both the Underwood and emergency tariff acts. Reduce . Tariff Rate. In re-writing the bill in conference the Republican managers reduced the wool, sugar, and dye rates. The wool rate was made 31 cents a scoured pound as against the senate rate of 33 cents and the house rate of 25 cents. The commensatory duty to manufacturers of woolen goods was cut down slightly in consequence. The ad valorem rates were unchanged however, ranging from 40 to 50 per-, cent on cloth, from 30 to 40 percent on blankets and light articles, and from 40 to 50 percent on outer wear, from 30 to 50 percent on knit underwear, and from 35 to 50 percent on hose, gloves and mittens. What line of . action senate opponents of the dye embargo would follow in their efforts to have the provision thrown out of the bill was expected
to be determined after publication of
the completed bill today. Notice that
opponents were prepared to put up a
determined fight on the senate floor
was given yesterday by Senator Moses, New Hampshire, one of the leaders
in the senate opposition group.
Ireland Not Afraid
to Hold Supremacy Declares Dail Head
(By Associated Press) DUBLIN. Sept. 12. William Cos-
grave, president of the Dail Eireann, addressing parliament said that if
those holding up arms against the
Irish government thought the govern-
men was afraid to rYiintain its su
premacy they were badly mistaken.
If members of the government fail
ed, others would replace them. The
government , was willing to have , a
peaceful understanding with those now in arms, but it must be on the government's basis. The government
wanted peace with England and would
tolerate no breach in the treaty.
Peace must be a constitutional one:
there must be no armed bodies without the sanction of parliament, and
parliament must control all arms.
Insist on Rights. "We insist upon the people's rights,"
he said. "We are the custodians of the people's rights and we shall not
hesitate to protect them. We are willing to have a peaceful understanding
with those In arms but it must be a
definite peace.
vve want peace with Ensland on
the terms of th4 treaty and will not
tolerate armed interference with that
peace. Apart from the question of the
nation's honor, we are satisfied we stand to lose incomparable less from any internal opposition than from any reconquest by a Great Britain." Mr. Cosgrave paid a tribute to the late Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. He described them as "the
.mighty dead, who are sleeping the
sleep of immortals," and added: "They have earned the rest which they denied themselves in life."
PEACE RASIS BEFORE ONION POLICYJODY Shop Craft Committee Consid
ers Settlement of Nation
Wide Strike Details of Plan Are Withheld.
McCormick and Walska Named For Contract Breach
WAYNE FAIR OPENS TOMORROW WITH BIG WELCOME PROMISED
BONUS BILL IN FORM
TO GO TO PRESIDENT
With tents full in the stock exhibits, with a record-breaking horseshow, the immense open space of Roosevelt field enclosed with a colonade of white posts, and the American Legion and Weber's band, of Cincinnati, playing, visitors to the fair Wednesday will find a warm welcome.
A radio concert car, the American
Legion museum tent, and rest camp
for veterans of all wars where a reg
istration booth also will be maintained, rest and children's nursery tents
maintained by the Social Service, an emergency hospital equipped by Reid
Memorial hospital and manned by
members of the medical society, edu
cational displays by the W. C. T. U. and by the Federation of Women's
Suburban clubs, and the riding amuse
ment devices are a few of tbe fea
tures. Band concerts will be given all three days and will be practically con
tinuous.
A dance pavilion has been erected
and a well known colored orchestra from Chicago is being imported to
play for the dances.
May Secure Hurler. Horse-shoe pitching contests, per
formances by the diving horse twice daily, a three day baseball series in
which it is expected Ovid McCracken,
Detroit hurler whose home is in Lynn, will be one of the performers, a big
automobile show and all the minor
accompaniments of a fair, will be seen
by visitors.
Governor McCray s address Thurs
day afternoon is another feature for
which many are planning in advance.
Willingness to close the schools of
Jefferson and Jackson townships, if
such action is desired by the patrons
was expressed by school officials of those communities Tuesday. No
strong request for closing has been
made as yet, but regardless of closing.
anv pupils who wish to attend the
fair will be excused, Superintendent
A. H. Hines said.
(By Associated Prpss) WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. The sol
dier bonus bill was today in the form
that it will go to President Harding,
perhaps within ten days or two weeks
Provisions added by the Senate and believed by some proponents to make it possibly more objectionable to the executive than it was in the form pass
ed by the House were eliminated by
the conferees, who met unexpectedly yesterday and perfected the measure within three hours. Those provisions
were :
Payment of the bonus out of inter
est from the $11,000,000,000 foreign
debt and the Smith-McNary reclama tion plan.
The bill was to be reported to the House today but action on it both there
and in the Senate wa to follow disposition of the conference report on the
tariff measure.
Primaries In 4 States Today May Indicate
Public Opinion Trend
(By Associated Press')
CHICAGO. Sept. 12. Primaries in nine states todav include four in
which contests for the nominations
for United States senator are expected
to indicate to some extent the trend of public opinion on national political
principles.
Massachusetts. Michigan, Washing
ton and Vermont today are to choose senatorial candidates within the first
three states. Vigorous opposition to the present incumbent is expressed by
opposing candidates.
PORTLAND. Me., Sept. 12. Re
vised figures on the election n Maine
vesterday. with 44 small towns miss
inz today, showed Senator Frederick
Hale. Republican, re-elected over hi
Democratic opponent, former Gover
nor Oakley C. Curtis, by a majority
of 26.392. The same precincts giv
Governor Percival P. Baxter. Repub
lican, a margin of 28,671 over Wiliam
R. Pattangall. Democrat, formerly at
torney general. FARM MEETING POSTPONED
WEBSTER, Ind.. Sept. 12. Owing tf the conflict of dates with the
Wavne county fair, the regular month
ly meeting of the Webster township farmers association, ' scheduled for
; Thursday evening, will be postponed i week, until th evening of Sept. 21.
LEADERS OPTIMISTIC
. (By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Sept. 12. A basis for
settlement of the strike of rail shop
men was considered today by the gen
eral policy committee of the shop
crafts, B. M. Jewell, head of the rail
employes' department of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, announced at
the conclusion of the morning session
Jewell's brief statement was the
first public acknowledgment that
strike settlement basis had been pre
sented to the policy committee, not
withstanding many rumors and re-i ports concerning settlement plans. He, however, would give no indications what .the plan was and asked that speculation concerning it be dropped in order not to interfere with the committee's discussion.
Leaders Optimistic Mr. Jewell and other union leaders
appeared optimistic and many of them were smiling when they left the con
ference room at noon after a two hour
session.
The meeting has adjourned for
lunch to meet at 1 p. m., to continue
consideration of the strike and a proposed basis for settlement, which has
been presented," was all that Mr.
Jewell would announce.
Other union officials were eaually
cheery of manner and equally secretive, although some of them said they expected a decision later this afternoon. Mr. Jewell earlier in the day said he thought a decision probably
would be reached by 5 or 6 p. m. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. Advices
received here today by officials in close touch with the rail strike situation said that the basis of settlement
under consideration at the meeting in
Chicago of the general policy commit
tee of shopcrafts embodied proposals worked out by B. M. Jewell, head of the striking shop workers and Daniel Willard. president of the B. and O. railroad.
The information received by officials
was that decision as to acceptance of
tne proposals depended largely upon
the number of roads ready to agree to
tne proposition.
Report Provisions
Officials said it was indicated that
between 50 and 75 roads were inclined
to favor the settlement plan under consideration.
The proposals were understood here
to involve the return to work of all
strikers, men now employed in shops
to he retained, and fundamental ques
tions of dispute to be arbitrated by a
committee representing the railroads
and the unions. Seniority was said not to have been mentioned in the settle
ment plan.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. "Ganna
must not sing." That is the ultimatum
of Madame Luella Melius, opera star, whieh threatens to turn the love har
mony of Ganna Walska and Harold F.
McCormick into screeching discord.
And to back up her ultimatum Ma
dame Melius declares that she will
seek an injunction restraining the bride of the harvester king from appearing on the concert stage or in grand opera in the United States.
Jealousy? Oh, no! Not in the least.
Opera stars aren't that way even though Mary Garden once said, "Gan
na can't sing," on the eve of her ap
pearance in the title role of "Zaza with the Chicago Grand Opera company. Incidentally Ganna packed up and shook the dust of Chicago from her temperamental tootsies just before she was scheduled to appear.
Ganna has long expressed her am-
700,000 PERSONS FACE
FAMINE IN SMYRNA
(By Associated Press) SMYRNA. Sept. 12. The 700,000
persons in Smyrna face famine within a week unless food supplies arrive, according to H. C. Jacquith of Darien, Conn., managing director of the Near East relief, who is superintending relief measures in co-operation with a
srouo of Americans here. The food
must come by boat as the sea is the only route now left open.
The last foodstuffs left by the Greek
armv upon its evacuation has been
consumed and the situation i3 growing
more desperate hourly. Already 30. 000 refugees are without food. The
relief organization has established us
headquarters with other American agencies in a waterfront theatre and the distribution system Is working
smoothly.
The commander of the Turktsn
troops of occupation is co-operating,
and has promised that within two
days the city will be adeqquately pa
trolled. This will enable resumption of the importation of foodstuffs by sea without the danger of riots. Only
those refugees who ha4 engaged pass
age before the entry of the Turks
have been able to leave. ,
WATSON'S TRIP HERE
DELAYED TWO WEEKS
An announcement that Senator
James E. Watson, scheduled to speak here during the election campaign,
would be unable to get to Indiana for at least two weeks, was contained in a telegram received by Paul Comstock, chairman of the Wayne county central
Republican committee, Tuesday. Pres
sure of duties in Washington was given
as the reason for his absence.
t.awara j. loner or Anderson, a
newspaper publisher, and Paul Haw-
orth, historian and explorer, former professor of history at Indiana univer
sity, and now head of history depart
ment at Butler college, will speak at Hagerstown, Sept. 18, it was announced from Republican headquarters
Tuesday.
GERMANY INITIATES STEPS TO FORESTALL
NEGOTIATION BREAK
By JOHN DGGAXIIT (United Press Correspondent)
Paris, Sept 12. Belgium today sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding payment of 100,000,000 gold marks in six months bonds with cash security
deposited in Belgian banks.
The penalty is to be that Belgium
will report Germany to the repara
tions commission for punitive action
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Sept. 12 In sending Dr.
Fischer and Karl Bergmann to Paris
again, with instructions to hold them
selves at the disposition of the reparations commission, Germany has ini
tiated steps calculated . to forestal
definite breaking off of the negotiations begun last week with MM. Be-
melmans and Delacroix, the Belgian
representatives.
Rejection of the German proposal
for prolongation of the term of issue of
the treasury notes to be handed over to Belgium It Is believed in official
quarters would be tantamount to a de
mand for the Reichsbank's gold as
security. But the Germans are equal ly certain that France would be willing to dispense with such an alterna
tive in the present situation. They believe that inasmuch as the payments under discussion wholly concern Belgium, the French attitude in connection with the surrender of the German gold reserve will not assert itself at this time. The impression also prevails among the German officials who participated In the discussions with MM. Bemelmans and Delacroix that the latter personally were not opposed to acceptance of the proposal of Dr. Hermes, German minister of finance, to extend the maturity period of the notes. -
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Love harmony of Ganna Waltka, opera ttar, . and Harold F, McCormick, harvester king, has struck a discord. Mme. Luella Meluis, also an opera singer, is seeking to prevent her appearance in the U. S. McCormick promised her a career.
Mme. Luella Meluis and Mme. Ganna' Walska.
Slight Possibility
of Operation Upon Mrs. Harding, Report BULLETIN WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. Continu
ed improvement with only slight possibilitythat it would be necessary to operate was the word that came today
from the sick bed of Mrs. Harding.
Visitors of the White House were
given optimistic reports as to the condition of the president's wife.
Secretary Weeks said Mrs. Harding's
condition during the night and today
was a marked improvement over the latter part of last week and a steady
improvement over yesterday. It was he who on leaving the White House
said that barring a relapse it was not expected that an operation would be
necessary.
Senators Kelloff, Minnesota, and
Hale, of Maine, who also called early
m the day, received reports as to the
patient's condition which they de
scribe as most favorable.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. Although
Mrs. Harding's illness continued at a critical stage, indications today were
that there had been no loss of ground
from the improvement reported in her
condition yesterday and last night.
The night passed with outward quiet at the White House and with the atmosphere of slight relief from the in
tense anxiety which has been felt
there still evident.
Hope was held today that the steady improvement shown in the patient's condition throughout yesterday would prove to be a decisive turn for the better although attending physicians In expressing their encouragement at
yesterday's developments made it sJain
that the crisis had not been passed. Decision as to whether surgical relief would be undertaken still was being deferred early today by the five attending physicians, Brig. Gen. Sawplease Turn to Page Twelve)
C. C. C, & ST. L. DROPS SCORE OF TRAINS
(By Associated Press)
CINCINNATI, Sept. 12. Abandon
ment of nearly a score of trains of the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad, affective tomorrow, was announced here last night. Elimination of these trains was for the purpose of conserving equipment and motive power to facilitate the movement of coal, H. A. Worcester, vice-presi
dent of the road, who was in St. Louis, stated in a telegram to Cincinnati officials of the company. Among the trains to be taken off are four on the Michigan division, four on the Peoria division and four on the Cincinnati Northern. On the St. Louis division Nos 2, 37 and 8 will be annulled and Nos. 14 and 18 consolidated. On the Cincinnati-Cleveland division Nos. 4 and 6 between Galion and Cincinnati are to be consolidated. Nos. 49 and 1 and Nos. 48 and 10 between Springfield and Cincinnati may be consolidated, effective Sept 14. Definite announcement as to these trains will be made later, it was said.
Mail officials say these are the first
regular trains of the Big Four to be
taken from service since tne sirine
was begun July 1.
bition to appear in grand opera, but
that was the closest she has ever come
to a realization of her expressed de
sires in America.
It is understood that before her
marriage to McCormick, the million
aire angel of Chicago grand opera promised Ganna an operatic career in
which case v the action of Madame Meluis may cause another heart and financial tangle in the widely advertised McCormick family. Madame Meluis charges that Jules Daiber, who is arranging a tentative tour for Ganna, is doing so in violation of his contract with her. She charges that he has not lived up to hie contract with her. She charges that he has not lived up to his contract with her since May of this year, when, she charges he was hired in a similar capacity by Walska. She also charges that McCormick entered into the agreement which deprived her of Daiber s services as manager. Madame Meluis, though a student of singing for 'some time, never attained prominence until on her - honeymoon with W. F. Meluis, a broker, in Europe. One night in a dream she saw herself on the concert stage and heard her own voice, realizing the vocal
qualities she had so long sought in
vain.
When she awoke she went to the
piano and discovered that her voice impediments had disappeared. SHe
jumped into fame in Europo over
night.
Weather Forecast
George A. Strayer Dies Of Shotgun Wound George A Strayer, 16 years old, brother of Frank Strayer of this city, died early Tuesday as the result of a shotgun wound in the back of the head, accidentally inflicted Monday. The accident occurred at bis home in Greenville, Ohio. According to a witness Strayer was preparing to go hunting and had set the gun down near the porch. He did not know it was loaded. The weapon was accidentally discharged, the shot entering the back of his head.
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore.
Partly cloudy but mostly fair tonight
and Wednesday. Continued cool to-
niaht.
Conditions are somewhat unsettled due to a storm crossing Lake Michigan today but fair weather will prevail although there may be some cloudiness. Temperature Yesterday at Pumping Station Maximum .'..70 Minimum 53 Today. Noon 65
Weather conditions The hot wave is broken over most of the United States but another hot wave is making its appearance on the northern Pacific
coast with . 92 degrees at Portland, Ore.. 90 at Walla Walla, Wash., and 86 at Spokane, Wash. Temperatures are somewhat below normal east of the Rock mountains. Temperature below freezing was registered at White River, Ont. It is unsettled and showery on the Gulf and Atlantic coast due to a storm over the Gulf of Mexico and there is another off the New England coast. For Indiana, by the United States Weather bureau Generally fair tonight and Wednesday except probably showers extreme northeast portion tonight; warmer east and'south portions tonight
ENGLAND WILL BEGIN INTEREST PAYMENTS BEFORE DEBT FINDING (By Afsociatsd Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept 12. Great
Britain probably will begin the pay
ment of interest on her war debt to this country before arrangements are
made for the funding of the $5,000,000 j of obligations it was . indicated today j at the treasury. " On Oct. 15, officials declared the first installment of interest on the British amounting to $65,000,000 falls due, and although a British financial mission has been expected to leave England in time to begin funding negotiations with the American debt commission by the latter part of this month, so far this country has not been notified of its impending departure. With September nearly half gone officials expressed the belief that
funding arrangements could not be worksd out with Great Brijain before the latter part of October. The view, however, was expressed at the treasury that Great Britain would meet the Oct. 15 installment of interest making payment through New York bankers as the Pittman-Silver debt is being liquidated and that by Nov. 15. when about $35,000,0CO or the
remainder of the semi-annual install
ment of interest falls due the pro
gram for England meeting its wartime obligations to this country will have been completed.
AMUNDSEN BEGINS DARING POLE FLIGHT
FROM NORTH ALASKA
(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN. Sept 12. It is generally believed here that Captain
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer,
has already undertaken his daring
night to th North pole, from northern Alaska. This belief is strengthened
by the fact that the Norwegian govern
ment has asked the well- known Dan
ish explorer. Captain Cottfried.. Han
sen, to undertake a relief expedition.
Captain Hansen, who is busy work
ing out a scheme for the exploration
of western Greenland next spring, is unable to accede to the request, but in
an interview, emphasizes the neces
sity of sending urgent relief expedi
tion to pick up Amundsen, whose air
plane crossing in his opinion is ex
traordmanly dangerous, it being vir
tually impossible to land anywhere on the rough polar ice without serious
accident. May Reach Depot
He believes Amundsen is apt to land in the vicinity of one of the food
depots which Hansen established in Grant's Land and Northernmost Green
land; but nevertheless fears he will
be unable to reach Thule the northernmost colony in Greenland should he meet with the least accident It is reported that a relief expedition headed by an explorer friend of Cao-
tain Hansen will leave here October
1, on the steamship Hans Egede.
Advices from Nome, Alaska, on Aug.
29, to the Associated Press, were that Captain Amundsen had definitely abandoned for this year, his plan to fly over the pole, believing the season
was too far advanced to permit of success. He was said to have landed
his plane and equipment at Wain-
wright, 100 miles southwest of Point Barrow, intending to make that place
the base for his flight
Ice conditions in the Arctic, off the
northern Alaskan coast were declared to be the worst in many years. Captain Amundsen's ship, the Maude, was last reported to be frozen in the ice
near Wrangell Island.
Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,837
DAVID GEE CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
CORONER TO REPORT
FIRE CAPTAIN KILLED, 17 HURT IN BLAST
(By Associated Press) BALTIMORE. Md., Sept. 12. Fire Captain George Lentz was killed and 17 other firemen suffered burns and cuts and possibly more serious injuries as the result of an explosion while they were fighting flames that broke out early today in the umbrella store and manufactory of William Beehler, Inc., - 222 West Lexington street, in the heart of the business district Captain Lentz fell from the roof of the building. Fire officials said. that a back draft caused the explosion. The blaze was confined to the Beehler building and
more damage. was done to adjoining shops by smoke and water. Mr. Beeh
ler estimated his loss at around $50,000, covered by insurance.
Charges of involuntary manslaugh
ter were filed in circuit court Tuesday afternoon against David Gee, now held
in the city jail. The charges grew
out of the death of Thomas D. Clark,
following injuries received in combat
with Gee on Labor day.
The charge filed against Gee al
leges that he "unlawfully, feloniously
and in a rude, insolent and angry manner, but involuntarily, ad without malice, killed Thomas D. Clark, by striking, beating and injuring him with his fist, thereby causing said Thomas D. Clark to fall on the brick pavement,
stnking his head. The date of Gee's arraignment on this charge is not yet known. Prosecutor Beckett was unable to make a definite statement Tuesday. Injured In Fight The injuries from which Clark died were received in a fight in which the two men were engaged on Labor day. Gee, who is colored, had engaged in argument with Clark, and struck him on the side of the head. The blow unbalanced Clark who fell to the ground, striking his head on the paving. He remained unconscious until Sunday, when he died at the Reid Memorial hospital. Examination by the coroner Monday showed not only concussion of the brain, but apoplexy as well. For this reason, officials did not immediately file charges against Gee. The coroner's report had not been filed late Tuesday.
JUDGE DELAYS
PETITION TO MODIFY WRIT
Defers Hearing on Motion of
Attorneys for Rail Strike Leaders Pending Government Testimony.
CHARGE LAWLESSNESS
By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Sept 12. Judge James H. Wilkerson today deferred hearing on a motion of attorneys for the rail strike leaders for modification of the temporary restraining order pending completion of the government's efforts to show that the dominant purpose of the alleged conspiracy is the destruction of interstate commerce. Citing supreme court decisions in the Coronado coal case, retail lumber dealers' case, and the Patton cotton comer case. Judge Wilkerson said questions raised by the government's allegations was a vital one and should be settled before the request for modification of the present order can be
acted upon.
Denied Dismissal In extending the injunction, Judgs
Wilkerson did not attempt to pass on any merits of the contentions of eith
er government or defense attorneys beyond temporarily denying the defense motion to dismiss the proceedings. -
When the second day of the hearing
began Attorney General Daugherty made no suggestion or recommenda
tion for modification of the original bill, despite his statement at Washington last week that it was not the purpose of the government to curb
constitutional rights or restrict free speech, free press, or peaceful assemblage.
Mr. Daugherty took no active part
in the proceedings during the preliminary stage, but sat at the government
table surrounded by his aids, the heaviest battery of counsel the government has ever thrown into a court action of this kind. Through tha early stage of
the hearing Blackburn Esterline, as
sistant to the solicitor general, acted as spokesman for the government
forces.
Sought Modification. With the temporary order extended
ajter losing the motion to dismiss the
entire proceedings, Donald R. Richberg. attorney for B. M. Jewell, bead
of the railway employes department of
the American Federation of Labor and John Scott secretary of the organization served notice that his next move
woud be for prompt modification of the injunction.
Mr. Richberg explained that he and
Frank L. Mulholland of Toledo, Ohio,
were representing Mr. Jewell and Mr.
Scott personally.
Although the early part of the hear
ing was given over to Mr. Richberg for his attack on the attorney general and the injunction the government got in with some of its sensational charges
of murder, sabotage, terrorism and
other forms of lawlessness.
A statement by the attorney gener
al's staff disclosed the nature of ths government's testimony and evidence.
Cites Depredations "Since the commencement of the
present railroad strike acts of depreda
tion had been committed in practically every state and judicial district in
the United States," the statement said.
"The efforts of the perpetrators are concentrated upon two ends destruction and intimidation. The means to attain these ends are almost indescribable. In fact one must believe that anything suggested to the imagination of the vandals or their conspirators was immediately put into effect "The venom of the participants in this strike has not ceased with ordinary assaults, bombing, dynamiting, wrecking of trains, or minor depredations, but has been. In many instances satisfied only with the taking of human life." Here the statement enumerated reports of 25 murders and other fatalities attributed to strike causes. It also pointed out the suffering and inconvenience of passengers stranded In the deserts of California and Arizona when train crews quit and declared that 5,500 deputy United States marshals had been assigned to th3 protection of Interstate commerce and the mails. Trains Discontinued. Mail trains discontinued as a result of the strike, were set down as approximately 950 and the damage to California fruit growers alone through transportation tie ups was estimated at $75,000,000. "Dynamiting, bombing, setting fire to railroad property and bridges are a few of the most dangerous means adopted against the railroads," the statement continued. "It would be almost Impossible to enumerate the various assaults which have been perpetrated." Commenting on the impeachment resolution against him offered by Rep
resentative Keller, Minnesota), Attorney General Daugherty said Mr. Keller "has a grievance based on the fact that he could not control the department of justice in a case he was personally interested in." Meanwhile as the Injunction proceedings continued in Judge Wilkerson's court, Mr. Jewell with his policy committee of 90 resumed their conference in a downtown building. Neither Mr. Jewell nor members of the shop crafts executive council would discuss what had transpired in their meeting.
Republican State Tichzt Is Filed With McCray (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 12. The Republican state committee filed a complete list of candidates on the state ticket with Governor McCray today to be used on the official ballot for the coming election. The Democrat list has not yet reached the governor. Immediately on the receipt of the Democratic ticket, the governor said work of printing the official ballot will begin.
