W FATHER
ht yesterday 98
lowest Uit nignj
toniflht nd Friday, fair;
lontmueo warm.
OnuoUdatlOB of Th Evening Hew and Tti Boaeborg Review.
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Vol. XXV, No. 115, of rosf- ieview.
ROSEBURQ, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922.
VOL. XI, No. 13, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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bCPLAINS TO PRESIDENT
WHY SHOP WORKERS WALKED
OUT ON NATIONWIDE STRIKE
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SIX KILLED IN
. A BAD TRAIN WRECK
rty fnitocl Press.)
KANSAS CITY, July 13. Six
bodies were recovered today
from the wreck of the Missouri
Pacific passenger train which.
crashed head-on Into a freight
at Swope park late yesterday.
The misreading of orders Is he-
lieved responsible.
Wers Proclamation of Harding and Declare Strikers Are Not!
Interfering With Mails and Commerce Say Ex
ecutives Refuse to Meet With the Employes.
LATE STRIKE NEWS
KANSAS CITY, July 13. (A.
i3 p. m. P. A. Knight, as-
liscant General president of this
Brotherhood of Hallway Carmen
tliy told the Associated Press
tit he believed the Missouri Pa
i.'ic wreck here last night. In
rhich five were killed, was due to
Elective air couplings, and that
ilso the same condition was res
ponsible for the recent Rock 13
and wreck near Wichita.
BALTIMORE, July 13. (A.
) 3:1s p. m. Tho Baltimore
Ohio this ifternoon announced
'hp discontinuance of eight pas-
ujrsr (nuns usually carrying the
ulli.
CHICAGO, July 13. (IT. P.)
IS p. m. "Things look brieht-
r." Chairman Hooper smilingly
mi ton afternoon. He admitted
Bit t conference with the rail ex-
kotlres ana shopcraft leaders lm-
(Br Aaioctatea "-rass.) I
CHICAGO. Julv 13. Bert M.
pell, leader of the strikinsr
ppmen, and six international;
fsidenU of the shopcrafU wir-
a reply to President Hard-
t s proclamation on the strike
Mion todav. The corrmlete1
ft of the telegram to President ;
ruing follows : j
'It appears from your procla-!
ticm of July 11 that incom-i
f te information has been fur-1
flied you concerning the pres-l
dispute between the railroad;
jerators and the employes.
Kanroaas Violate Act. !
'Ninety-two railroads have!
slated the transportation acti
the decisions of the railroad;
ard in 104 cases. These in-;
ved not only contracting out '
rk in the shops but also wage i
reases. Interpretations of!
rules and the riirht of the:
ployes to comply with the!
ras rulings, Federal Judges
e held that the boards posi-
n on wage or rules was onjyi
;isory. lhe railroads have,
used ever since the passage
the transportation act to es-
nsn national boards of ad-i
itment described by the labor
ird as tho
winery to decide the disputes
ween the earners and their
iploves.
Burden is Imnossible.
he railroads have made all
tiations merely formal, thus
foxing on the board an im-j
fesible burden of arbitration.
K boarrl Vina nLilicrmd AVpr.
ne Pay for Sundays and holi-!
fs, en joyed for over 30 years j
tn on unorganired roads. The
-rd has established a rate of!
f of $800 a year though the
partment of labor has fixed
j bare cost of living at over
H) and a minimum comfort,
F"t at over 82300.
pVhen the basic ware is un-j
f it follows that all wages,
pneH nnwards for skill and re-i
ns:hilitv are likewise unjust. '
I Wart Living Wage. !
Hn organized employes snn-i
ft rtvir declaration of Mvr
p. 1921, that the lowest wag-e
must not be only enough for
comfort but must insure that the
struggle for existence shall not
crowd out things purely worth
living for, and that it should
provide for amusement, recrea
tion and saving.
"The employe has never vio
lated any decision of the board ;
but the railroads have violated
decisions and the employes re
fuse to work under the wages
fixed by the labor board which
violated the provisions of the
transportation act. .
Not Obstructing Trains.
"The board has attempted to
unload the financial burdens of
the railroad management upon
the employe through inadequate
wages and will undermine the
health and prosperity of the next
generation. After exhausting all
other methods the employes
sought again to obtain a con
ference and an agreement with
the railroad executives. Only as
a last resort did they strike. We(
respecuuny insist, ma. no inter
ruption of commerce or inter
ference of mails was -caused by
direct or unlawful acts of the
organized employes, and such in
terruptions and interference re
sults inevitably from attempts of
the railroads to operate with in
sufficient .incompetent and un
skilled workmen.
Waiting for Agreement.
"Such interruption and inter
ference .will continue and in
crease until the agreement is ob-j
tained upon just and reasonable
wages between the representa
tives of the skilled employes and
the railroad executives, who up
to date have refused even to
meet with the employe's repre
sentatives. We stand ready to
cooperate whole-heartedly with
any oJTort to bring alut such an
agreement."
Tk. railroad executives will not yet
agree to enter conference to settle
the rail strike, despite their announce-j
ment yesterday that they would not
confer until the men returned to work,
according to Ben Hooper, chairman ofj
the United States railroad labor board.
Hooper is now working out further I
plans for such settlement. The union,
leader assert willingness to nego-
tlate with "reasonable and Just wages"!
as the basis. I
In the meanwhile trains in the east
are being curtailed due to the strike,
and In the west due to the coal short-)
age. No trains have been affected onj
the coast yt.
viAi.nr. brake out aaain in Oenison.
Texas, and Saginaw, Michigan, wherej
strikebreakers were beaten.
Harding is reported to be watching
the situation carefully ana will use
the federal troops only whin local au
thorities and state troops have failed.
The postoffice department is mo
bilizing trucks and airplanes to move
the mails iHoull the train service be
come hopelessly demoralized.
Re II Chief. Kefoa.
CHICAGO. July 12 While flat
ly refusing to meet the leaders of
400,000 e'riking shopmen tn (ll-rvjj
peace prnpneeN, rallroa I exeunt i-n I
last night l-ft open th door for a I
ettlemrnt of the strike through the
fnltod Ftates labor hoard.
imniFd.atrly after reaching an
agreement with the heads of the
'l!lg Four" brotherhoods not !o re
quire their members to do auy of lhe
work of striking shopmen, the ex
nturiTes began consideration of a
peace program submitted to them
by lien W. Hooper, head of the
Btrlking shopmen.
Their answer in the form of a
letter addressed to Mr. Hooper, who
said that he was acting in a 'per
sonal capacity" lu initiating the ne
gotiations, asserted that the strike
was called In defiance of the hoard,
and therefore any conference be
tween the executives and the strik
ers would not be "permissaMo or
tolerable" as It would place the car
riers in the position of seeking to
find means to subvert the decision
of the board.
I'nre Itrrull of Strike Order.
"A prompt recall of the strike or
dsr," the letter added, howfver
"would permit the resumciion of
ftormer methods of conference and
and permit the consideration of any
matters which representatives of
employes might desire to submit."
The willingness of tho roails how
ever, to respond promptly to any
summons by tho labor board to any
further hearing that may ae called
in connection with this schedule in
event the hoard should determine
upon that course was expressed in
cloning by the executives.-The letter
was signed by Samuel M. Feltoit
resident of the Chicago and f'reat
Western: L. F. Loree. of the Mis
souri Pacific and W. R. Coli of the
Nashville. Chattanooga and St Tyoulr
"It nreans flntlv no." de.-lared Mr
Felton when asked regarding the de
cision reached by thn executives as
he left tho conference room at the
ChiraKO club.
Final Todny, Says Jewell.
"It may be final, but Its only II
nal for today." declared Mr .lew?ll
when the text of the letter was rent1
to him over the telephone. Jle re
fused further comni'eiit declar'nr
that he could not speak until he had
heard from Mr. Hooper who had op
ened negotiations with him.
Jewell Wires tn Harding.
CHICAGO. July IS. Ilert M
Jewell, leader of the Btrlkln-; shoo
men and the six International pres
idents of the shen crafts, today wir
ed a reply to president Ilardlng'r
proclamation on the strike sanation
Jewell charged that the railroads
have not lived up to the transport
ation act and Hint the strikers walk
ed out because the wages fixed by
the labor board were In violation n'
the provisions of tho transportation
set. The strikers insisted thnt. no
Interruption of co iene or inter
ference of the mail had been caused
by any unlawful art by the shop
men. The telegram laid bitch In
terference to the railroad's attempt
to operate with incompetent work
men. Jvwell and his associates nite
ated their desire to cooperate in any
effort to bring peace, hut that up to
the present the rail cnwutlves re
fused to meet the employes- repre
sentatives. Such action as was tak"n
by Harding in the coal strike is sug
gested by the new move of the shop
craft leaders.
Mobilizing Motor Heet.
IWA8HIN0TOS. July 13. (As
sociated Press! Postmaster Gen
eral Work today notified the presi
dent that a survey showed that a
thoroughly organised fleet of 50
000 motor vehicles could be mount
ed within 24 hours should the shop
men's strike further Interfere with
the mails.
rtkelreker Injured.
OROVIIXE. July 13. I Assor
ted Press I Numerous strikebreak
ers and guards were Injured, sev
eral seHous, and one fatally when
about 75 men. spading Into town
early today in automobiles rhargl
the Western Psciflc roundhouse.
The attackers then motored away.
Four guards are missing, and
they are believed to have been kid
napped tor the attackers.
Send Federal Troop.
DKTKOIT. July 13. Secretary of
War Weeks Intimated thla afternoon
that federal troops may be sent into
the riot areas soon. Several Inited
States marshals are In charge of
mslntatning ordr. particularly It
c.,in Mlrhlgan. and rwnlarm.
Texas, and they InsiMed that troop
wor necessary.
Outlsw fwrike rrpocted.
(Br Vntteil Press.l
PETROIT. July 13. Katlonil
(Continued on page three.)
THREE FLOORS OF , QUASH INDICTMENTS
BUILDING COLLAPSE! AGAINST 20 MINERS
V (Itv Pnltnit Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. July 13.
Three floors o( the Parkway
building collapsed this after-
noon. 1
Reports to the I'ollce said that
15 workmen were killed.
It wa announced later that
four known dead have been
found and 25 Injured, some he-
lieved fatally. The crash of the
tons of brick on the nth floor
was heard for miles.
(Br Vntted Press).
WILLIAMSON, W. Va.. July
13. The state today quashed
the Indictments against the :n
members of the 1'nited Mine
Workers charged with arson anJ
murder in connection with the
Mingo mine riots two years igo.
No reasons were given for iuj
dismissal.
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DRUGGIST CONVENTION WILL
CLOSE WITH AN INFORMAL
DANCE AND SOCIAL EVENING
Elks Will Hold
William H. Leckey j ' Initiation Tonight
Picnic
Held at Riddle Yesterday Was Pronounced One of the
Best Entertainments Ever Enjoyed by the Mem
bers of the Association.
PaSSeS Away- OUJor, grV-, .in have deal of interest arid enthusiaani'wa.'
" 1.111, IIIKIIIIMIII 1-UIII-, . H-U.. .l.dnBn.a nil Id
OFFIOKHS KLKtTFn .. partisan in their support of vuriou
William Henry Leckey, an aged
resident of this city, passed away yes
terday evening at his home in West
Roseburg. Mr. Lerkey's death came
very suddenly, and is a shork to the
family. He was born in Ohio, Au
gust 11, 1S45, being "7 years of age
at the time death came.
He made his home in Oakland with
a daughter, Anita, for several years,
but recently has been making his
home in this city. He lias lived in
Douglas county during the last nine
years, and has won many friends who
mourn his lose.
The deceased is survived by a wi
dow, Martha, and four children, Ed
ward, of North Ynklma: Harry, of
Hnrlton, Montana: ltoy.'of Los Ange
les, and Anita, of Oakland. Tele
grams have been received from tho
children, and they plan to he hern
for the funeral services which will
be held at the undertaking parlors,
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. In
terment will follow at the Odd Fel
lows' cemetery, where the Elks lodge
will have charge of the services. Itev.
W. S. Gordon, of the Methodist
church, will officiate.
Friends of the family wish to ex
tend their heartfelt sympathy during
this hour of bereavement.
at today building tle ! ORlon of the Druggists cc
fires. It will be a big ventlon the following office
mltlte after they finish with eniuli
dates who are to be brnnded by the
local Klks tonight. A large class
will be corraled for the occasion and
the nopers
branding
nli.-ht tonight at the Klks and the
brothers ni requested to attend In
force. The eats committee are busy
today and will do tlrelr sharo to
make the evening a huge success.
The Elks Jalzerino band will
knock out some melodies for the
gathering.
At the afPernoon
were elected, A. C. Keoppen,
of Pendheton, President; G. C.
Sahln, of Grunts Pass, 1st vice
president; J. S. Lamar, of Tlll-
amook, 3rd vice president;
John I.aue, Jr. of Portland.
treasurer and A. W. Allen of
Portland, secretary. The ofri-
cers were elected upon tho re-
port of the nominating rommil-
s contenders, and some real com pet 1-
liuslness ' Hon was shown. The men were, ra-
con- titer tired when the dinner hour ar-
4 rived and it did not take them long
' to dispose of the fine picnic dinner
I which had been provided.
j The main feature of the' day wa
4 the open-air dance in the pavilion.
There were many unique and pleas-
J Injc "stunts" and some valuable prli-
lefc were distributed. Gift boxes were
(distributed to nearly all present,
, w hile those who were lucky on the
mulatto wheel carried awav enoUEh
YUUNb BOY niLLtU I tee of which E. A. Robinson .of .., . i.eo .hem well sunnlled for
WHN CAR WRECKS Portland, was chairman and A. : y monihs. The dance broke up
I ! W. Allen who was elected secre- , . hl)ur in ,he evening, and the
tnry Is entering upon his 33rd !uruKKlllla returned to Roseburg by
year In this office. Pendletr.n ,,
was winded as the next meet- Tn(J dRn(,9 numberg y,ere nter.
inn Pine of the convention ,priH,d wlth wyera ,p6Cinl feature.
Xf Wllii:u win irv i. ...
(By Associated Press.)
LA GHANDK, July 13. William
Palmer, aged 7 years, was killed,
James pnlmor, his father, Mrs. Pete
Menges, and Leonard Leslie, serious
ly but not fatally hurt lost night,
when a car broke loose from the log
glng train of the George Palmer
dav. Tuesday and
4 of roundup week, probably uur-
lug the month of September.
Wxlnnarinv CIlH'l Ol WHICH wwiw lutui um uj
I
.Miss Francis Ward, daughter of
! Frank S. Ward, of Portland, and by
mis liatei wnsnn, oi roriianu. ins
lumber company, and was' wrecked
near Vincent, Oregon. Other persons
on the car escaped Injury.
Rotary Club Lun
cheon Held Toddy
There was a good attendance at
the regular noonday luncheon of the
Rotary club today. Dr. A. C. Seely
gave an interesting talk on "My Own
IMislness," and A. J. Lllburn spoke
on the local library.
A round-tuble discussion was had
In reference to a bridge across the
I'mpqua river and the acquisition of
the park offered to the city. It was
the unanimous opinion nf all the
club members Iliat this important
proposition for the welfare of Rose
burg had been sleeping long enigh.
and that a derided step should be.
taken at once to Imlld the bridge i:id
acquire the park grounds.
Much time has been wasted dis
cussing this park question from
many angles, nnd the club is anxious
that Interest be fucused on this one
protect to carry It through at an
early date.
The club will erect the Rotary em
blem, a large wheel several feet In
diameter, at once on both the north
and south approach of Hie Pacific
highway to Rositiurg. The signs
will contain th" proper Rotary let.
terlng and the name of the meeting
place and the d-iy of such meeting.
Two visiting members from Port
land who are lu re ntter.ding tlie
druggists' convention, were guests of
the club today.
Anlauf Threatened
Forest Fires
By
"...-a.-.aA4a4! rirst prices ror me prise-waux weiu
to Mr. Illiss, of the Portland Lable
Yesterday' entertainment at Rid-, company and Miss Strung, of .Med-
JJIIAB III JUI.
company and
land.
Today's progrnni will end the con-
'Continued on page alt.)
A serious fire on Sandy Crek
near Anlauf. eanse,-: considerable ex
citement in that vicinity last nlisht.
The fire burned 6ver about 200
acres of logged of land and for n
time threatened the town. The
blaze was started by carelessness on
the part of campers agd with a
stiff breeze to fan It rfpread vry
rapidly. Fire fighters were rushed
to the scene by the Douglas Fire Pa
trol nnd the hlaae was brough mi
ller control this morning. As the
land was mostly brush land which
has once been logged over there wa:
little financial loss incurred.
Yesterday entertainment at itm-1 company aim .miss oir
die will long be remembered by the ford; and the second
members or the State Druggists' as- ". ,?'Jn" V,"
soclatlon who attended. During the i Miss Wilson, of 1 ortlan
afternoon there were a number of ! Today s progrnni will
contest und sports in which a great i 'Continued on pa
Eight Children Arc Tom
T o Bits by Terrific Blast
oj 75-Millimeter War Missile
FIM:l!AL TODAY
The funecnl service of the late
Charles It. Arnold, aged pioneer, of
this vicinity took place this afternoon
at Looking Glass. Interment followed
if the Looking Glass cemetery. Many
WATEIITOWN. N. Y., July 13. on a house next door to the Work
Eight children, ranging In age from man home, said that a second before
II lo It! years, were blown to p'erea the detonation they had heard th
late yesterday by the explosion or
75-mllllmetcr shell on the back porch
of a house In Dlmmlck street, occu
pied by Edward G. Workman and
William L. .Salisbury.
Thn dead:
Morris Salisbury, 1(1; Francis I
voices nf the children laughing at
play. The two men were the first to
i reach the scene.
They were greeted by a scene of
titter desolation. The Workman Iiousa
Is of concrete, and the concussion had
' rntiti-Ail tho ontire rear of the hnuxn
ley. 13
1 frown
Vivian Jones, 12;
It; Anson Workman.
Olln to powder. . On the ground lay lhe
3; eight bodies and over all a gray pnl-
frlends were present to pay their last , i.;(a Workman, 13; Sarah Harden. ' lor of concrete dust was beginning to
tribute. ,' anit Donald ' llorton. of Pulaski, 1 settle.
o
MRS. C.ll'.ll P.SSF. AWAY
Susan Carr a roalrlnnf nf thla l,v
nasgert a-.ntf ntllm h,,. , v
daughter. Mr... J T. Lloyd, last eve
ning, following s long lllnehs. Mrs.
Carr was 3 yea's of age at the time
of her death, and has been making
her home here during the last two
years.
Funeral services will be held at
4!3ft this aftcrnnnn anrf lni.n,nn,
will follow at the Odd Fellows' reme.
tery. i-Tiends or tne ramlly wish lo
extend their fjnipatny during this
hour of bercavi'tuf nt.
o 'New Vork. who was vlslilng the
IIODY SHIPPED TO TACOMA ! Ilrown boy.
! The shell, which was owned by Mr. I
The body of llernlre Ray Ijihey. Workman, was one which he hnd
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nenl j kept as a souvenir and used on the
l.ahev. was shipped lo Taeoina last I r,.ar nurch to keep the door from I
evening. The body was accompanied closing. It was believed to be "dead."
by Mrs. Ijiliey's mother, of Tncoma.j Thn children were playing croquet
and by Hav Ijiliey. of ehls city. Tliein the back yard. The shell Is be
funeral will be held the latter part ! lieved to have either been setoff by
of this week at the family home. I ine , or to have been struck by
Their ninny friends In this city wishl,,,.,. ,.r ih victims with a cronnet
to extend sympathy during this hour ,,, w,dows wl.hln a radius of j eVva. on. .a.t sum
"f!,orroW- two block, of the explosion , h,,, , liwn Mplo,,,, by ruM
shattered
;ol; FAST FOH M MMI.lt
i
Miss Harriet Haldeman who his
been employed at the court house
for a number of years, will leave ,
about the first of the month to
stwni several months in the eim.
Fragments of clothing were sus
pended from tree and house tops.
Two automobile tires which had been
on the back porch mere blown to the)
roof of a building I'OO feet away.
Illocks of conerete were blown
sgalnsl neighboring houses and into
the streets and surrounding yard.
The shell la what is commonly
known as a "dud." The projectile had
been fired from one of the six-inch
howll.er guns during target praetrt-A
of the 104th field artillery, at l'lno
nier. -it
se or con
tact, and lay In thn sand, fully
charged, when Mr. Workman found
It and brought It home as a souvenir.
'm to Ailjilnt Screen Door.
lie kept it in his home during the
LIIIHAHV COMMITTEE MF.I:TIr.
A meeting of the committee work-
ling for the library building fund
iwl'l he heM tomorrow nlxht at the
city Ball. The f ind Is growing rap-:
Idly and the commute e is well p'ess-1
ed with the se"s that has been
realized Further plans will
d'seussed at the meeting tomorrow!
night and all mmbrs and renre- '
jsentatlve ar urred to be in attsnd-1
janrn so that deflnate arrangements i
can he mad-).
Clothing lllown Off liodies.
WATERTOWV, N. Y , July 13
Practically all of the clothing was
blown off the bodies of Hie children. ' winter and this summer used it a a
Fragment of it lodged in trees .weight to adjust the screen door on
and on hnusetons In the vicinity. The I hi r,.a- nnn-h
Her leave of obsence takes effect bodies were horrloly mutilated, but Captain G. IL Schumacher, con
Satnrday and she will stiend the re- identification was possible In every j structlon quartermaster temporarily
nialnlng two weeks preparing for Instance. : with the first field artillery at Madl-
thv trip which mill take her to iW : One of the first physicians on 'he' son barracks, was asked by police lo
former heme In We-t Virginia, to a cene was Dr. F. W. Jones. Lifting a inspect the remains of the shell to
numlier of large cities of the east covering which had been placed oversight. Captain Schumacher believed
nnd middle west and then to M!n- one of the forms, he recognized the n,,. excessive heat beating down on
nesota. She expects to he gone f ir. hody nf his 12-year-old daughter, thn projectile caused the T. N. T.
several months. Her position Is tJ Vivian liv means of an adheslte dres- ch urifA I rt aTmnil an.l n a ! a lha ahaill
ocal ac- n. j, j,a(j pia,., on a cut on her, liable to explosion at a much less
leg barely half-hour Wore. He . concussion than normally,
did not know his daughter was In the Presence of the concrete wall of
group and he was almost oercome,ihe house behind the shell. Csptaln
with grief. 'Schumacher aald, threw the force of
The bodies of the children were the explosion forwsrd and dlre-lly
found apparently at places near toward the children almost a If they
wnere they were standing In their had been standing directly In the
lie filled by P. F. Hlrsh
countaiit who Is now acquainting
himself with the duties.
Hend tVmnert Tonight
The second of the season' band,
concert will be given at the court
house yard thl evening at I o'clock . '
A number of benches hava been croquet game. Near them lay fr-:p4th of the gun. Tollce insight are
placed in the yard, for the use of the' m-nt, of the croquet mallets. Rev- searching the city for souvenir shells
eerson desiring to her the concert, eral of the halls usd In the garua and alreadv hav found lx. all of
The hand hoys re doing their bt to were blown to bits .which were picked up last summer
provide good f ntertslnment. nd Khell Fiploelcs Without Warning. Ion the sand at Pin Plain. They
their concert this evening promises, The shell apparently let go with-jwre dropped In the Plark river on
to be excellent. j out warnintr. Two carpenter at work the advlre of Captain Schumacher,
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