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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, JUNE 16. 1914. WITE OF NEW YORK CARTOONIST WHO IS INJURED IN ATJTOMO' BILE ACCIDENT. TROOPS, IF NEEDED Government Officials Employed Governor Makes Request of in Advancing Gold Prop erty Is Intimation. President, Fearing 500 Mi v. litiamen Too Few. If SENATORS QUICK TO ACT WAR DEPARTMENT PLANS IE PROMOTED Oil SENATE STATIONERY MONTANA ASKS FOR Breckenridge Suggests Some of the Troops Xow In Colorado Co aid Be Spared Sleeting Sights May Reopen Strife. BUTTE, Mont. June IS. Toala-at Prealdeat Charlrn H. .'noyer, ox xne Western Federation of Miners, tele graphed that he was romlng to Butte Fm TiotiTrr In an effort to persuade the seceding- miners to reconsider their action. J. C. LmraeTi of Butte, member of the executive board of the western Federation and long- prominently con nected with the miners, arrived tonight from Great Falls, Mont. WASHINGTON, June 15. Governor Stewart, of Montana, telegraphed Pres ident Wilson today asking that Federal troops be held in readiness to restore order in the Butte copper mine dis tricts in event of further rioting. At the same time the Governor sent messages to the Montana Senators and Representatives in Congress, urging them to call at the White House and support his request. Senators Meyers and Walsh and Representatives Evans and Stout arranged to see the Presi dent tomorrow morning. Serious Trouble Feared. Governor Stewart, In his telegram to the President, said there are only BOO militiamen in Montana and that he feared serious trouble was liable to result within the next few days. He explained that rioting had resulted from conflicts between members of the Western Federation of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World. The Western Federation of Miners members are to hold a meeting tomor row night and the Industrial Workers of the World members are planning to organize on Wednesday night. On both occasions, the Governor said, conflicts are liable to result and he added that the home of an officer of the miners' union had been wrecked the miners' union already had been wrecked with dynamite by seceding members of the union and two pris oners had been taken from the City Jail. Threats are alleged to have been made to lynch several Deputy Sheriffs and attack other officials. . Troops in Colorado May Go. Late tonight Assistant Secretary Breckenridge, of the War Department, was called to the White House and asked what troops would be available for service in Montana in the event it became necessary to order a force there. It is understood that Mr. Breckenridge suggested that as the .situation in Colorado had quieted down. It would be possible to withdraw some of the cavalrymen now on duty . In that state and send them to Butte. A full report of the department will . be ready for the President before the Montana Congressmen call tomorrow. The President awaits further advice be fore acting. MOVE IS OJTLY PRECAUTIONARY . Governor Says Appeal Is Only If New Outbreak Demands Troops. BUVTE, Mont., June IB. Governor S. V. Stewart took up with Washington "today the possibility of securing Fed . eral troops, in case they are needed in " connection with the trouble now exist ing in the Butte local of the Western Federation of Miners. , First news to this effect came from Washington and surprised most of those who heard it, because It followed a quiet day. The insurgent faction of the miners went to work, as did the conservatives, without being asked, as is customary, to show their union cards, and union officials, driven to shelter in riotin.T Saturday, remained under cover The Governor, who arrived here early today from Helena and vigorously de nied a report that he had ordered the militia mobilized, also denied a report that he had actually appealed for troops, explaining that his inquiry was as to their availability "in case a con tingency should arise." He insisted that exchanges today with '. ashlngton were "merely precautionary" and declared that "at present there is no condition in Butte or In Montana that requires intervention of state or Federal troops." So far as outward conditions in Butte were observable tonight they appeared to confirm the Governor's declaration as to the status of the moment. Wednesday, however, comes a ballot ing on the question "Shall we refuse to show Western Federation cards at all the mines?" This balloting Inevitably will precipitate a meeting of the 2000 or more insurgent union men who are rebelling mainly at the continuation of strike benefit assessments, and per haps 7000 of the conservatives. The nearest Federal troops are at Fort George Wright, Spokane, and Tel lowstone, Wyo. STRIKE PICKETS CONTINUE IVestinghonse Company's Statement Gets No Answer. PITTSBURG, Pa., June IS. Strike pickets continued duty today about the shops of the Westlnghouse Company. Union leaders said a statement issued by the employers to the effect that all shops should be open to union and non union men alike bad not tended to pro mote an agreement. "We are too busy to confer with the company, even if they wanted a con ference on that published statement." said Miss Bridget Kenny, secretary of tbe Industrial Union. This was ac cepted as a reply to the position of the companies. "ARMY" . ESCHEWS LABOR General' Kelley's Unemployed Band Decides to More On. GRAFTON. W. Va, June IS. "Gen eral" Kelley's army of the unemployed was given today the alternative of getting out of tbe county at once or being put to work on the public roads. "Colonel" C D. McLennan told the court the "army" would move on and the entire party of 60 was escorted to the city limits by tbe police. King Dissolves Danish House. COPENHAGEN. Denmark, June IS. The uoDer house of the Danish Parlia ment was dissolved today by order of King Christian. The 12 life members nDointed by the King were not In '. eluded in the decree, which affect only "X.-i 4 '.x- , .,A A ,." " li. i - Jf5'-'. ' ' - ' MRS. BUD ARTISTS WIFE HURT Mrs. "Bud" Fisher's Injury in Auto Accident Serious. CARTOONIST IS RETICENT Ex-Actress Believed to Have Been Joyriding" Rescue Comes When Flames of Burning Car lack Sfclrt Hems. mpiw "VfiRK. June 9. Mrs. "Bud" TTteha, ttiA nrAttv wife of the noted cartoonist, lies, badly Injured at the Fordham Hospital' as & result of injuries received In an automobile accident on Pelham Parkway. Five other women who were n mo iww ui8 . ; ..n -ar H on t h p v crashed are LUUl ll.fc, " hurt, two of them seriously. ,Mrs- r lsner a injuries weio uro ww-w Mrs. Fisher berore marriage iu r i;m r was Pauline Welch, a footlight fa- t 0a in inrlt 1912. she eloped with the cartoonist and on their hon eymoon took a long, qune secret wij. For days none of their friends knew here they had gone. vtu v.q. naTinwlv .HCfln burn ing to death in the auto accident. The car in which she was riding was owned , v. T a n .-en j, TT T.a.mb. man auu uuicii . ager of 764 Riverside Drive. The big car was overturned in sinains a and Mrs. Fisher was pinned beneath. Before she could be released a lamp exploded and set fire to the car. The names were iicKiny at iu.ia. wuw . skirts when she was rescued. Harry Hafner. who was driving the A v. nA- -n, ficmrftri In the acci dent, alleged Lamb was driving at an excessive rate. Fisher visited the hospital after the accident and identified his wife, but be remained only a few minutes. "Its my wire, an rigni, no earn, 'but that's all I care to say now." . f OlSlDiCllh i .. . that strained relations existing be tween him and nis wiie were con stantly tightening. It is said the ac cident was the finale of a joy ride. PRESIDENT ISSUES DEF1 (Contlnned from First Page). Idle when so many families are already starving? "Why subject business to any experi mental legislation now when it is not prosperous? Postpone it. Drastic action on your part is a peril at this time. What we do need is a little , i j i n n mnrA fAflrfnff dOWD. We have had a sufficiency of experimental legislation lor ine present Rate Increase Proposed. "The granting of the petition of the rjttHLcru wbvb freight Increase will do more for the prosperity and development of the ....... than nil Urifilfltlnn Against 11 n Luan.. j " lawful restraint and monopolies. 'Such a ceiermiuaiiou wui result iu a movement forward, not backward, and any contrary determination by the Interstate Commerce Commission will emphasize tbe fact that Washington hostility is balking prosperity. The merchants of this country are vitally interested. Business must not be re tarded, otherwise commercial lauures will increase. "The continual senseless attacks by governmental bodies upon merchants, by impending assaults upon railroad. Industrial and mercantile corporations, revision of the tariff and currency re form have resulted in sinking busi ness to such an extent that it has thrown hundreds of thousands out of empoyment, reduced wages and de--jut vuliiev In - railroad InduxtriAS r ? X "C T f i ::' 'i: 2&&4- vVi:i I I UijL'uintttfllW and mercantile corporations to the extent of at least $3,000,000,000. "Tbe most serious situation that ' ' - - ' - Photo by Underwood & Underwood. FISHER. confronts the country today is that unemployment is growing more acute. We need relief. We ask the Congress of the United States to halt before It is too late. Postpone all anti-business legislation. Give tbe country a rest; and last but not least, permit Con gress to earn a well deserved early rest." A prepared telegram much to the same effect but in condensed terms was attached. The Simmons letter declared that the three things which stood in the way of prosperity were the Mexican situation, the awaited advance in freight rates and continued hostile legislation Is Congress. It said in part: ' Especially do we recommend that no further attempt at legislation on the matter of control of business or passing of anti-trust laws should be continued at this time. What the country needs more now than any thing else is a quiet time an absolute rest from the agitation of politics and assaults upon business it does not make any difference whether it is big business or little business. "We therefore strongly recommend and earnestly hope that Congress may be convinced that they have done enough lawmaking for the present; that the country is tired and surfeited with political agitations and that the agitation now of the control of business is exceedingly injurious and will serve to retard an improvement in business which otherwise would be very great and rapid bringing in the moBt de sirable way 'the greatest good to the greatest number.' "We submit these arguments or rea sons to you, asking you and praying you to use your best influence in fol lowing the lines suggested in this com munication, viz: To have Congress shut up shop and go home If you agree with us send to your Congressmen and Senators a telegram something like the Inclosed and urge your Commercial Club to pass strong resolutions along similar lines and send them to Wash ington. Our representatives there are worn out physically and mentally, and will welcome your suggestion that further consideration and legislation affecting business be postponed until December." The President declined to make any extended comment on the letters, de claring they spoke for themselves. - DRY PRESIDENT PREDICTED Prohibition Leader Sees National Victory In. 1920. CLINTON, Mo., June 15. Predictions that the next National political cam' palgn in the United States will be fought out on a "wet and "dry" Issue, and that the year 1920 will see a nom inee of the Prohibition party in the White House, were made today by H. P. Faris, of Clinton, treasurer of the Na tional prohibition committee, in wel coming delegates to the National con ference of the Prohibition party. The convention will last all week and will be addressed by leading ad vocates of prohibition. Including Eu gene W. Chafin. of Arizona, twice can didate for President; ex-Governor Han- ley, of Indiana; Oliver W. Stewart, of Chicago; Henry J. Alien, or .Kansas, and others. . EPWORTH LEAGUERS MEET Convention of 58 Chapters Opens in Clarke County Today. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 15. (Spe cial.) A convention of 68 chapters of the Epworth League in the Vancouver district of the Methodist Episcopal Church will be held In Harmony Church June 16, 17 and is. Raymond S. Rees. of Winlock. Is president; Lottie Jabusch. of Kelso, secretary, ana jv. n- uicaeison, or. Camas, treasurer. Dr. W. H. W. Rees, of Everett, Wash. will deliver the convention sermon Wednesday. Dr. S. S. Sulliger, of Van couver, district superintendent of the Methodist Church, will induct the new ly-elected officers Thursday. For baby's comfort Santlseptie Lotion. Overman, Principally Involved, Asks Investigation to Remove Any Re flection, Saying Toor Woman' Stenographer to Blame. WASHINGTON, June 16. The way was opened In the Senate today for an Investigation of the use of Senate sta tionery and the alleged employment of Government officials In connection with the promltion of a North Carolina gold. mine. Senator Overman, one of those men tioned In connection with the mine. In troduced a resolution calling for such an Inquiry, and It was indorsed by Sen ator Chilton, another Senator whose name figured in the same way. The resolution was referred without debate to the committee on contingent expenses and proDably will be reported for action within a few days. There is little doubt that it will be agreed to without opposition. Brokers Receive Letters. The call for an investigation came as a result of a report published today declaring that there had appeared in the offices of New York brokers let ters boosting the mine of the Gold Hill Consolidated Company, written on sta tionery of the Senate committee on rules, of which Mr. Overman is chair man, and of the committee on census, of which Mr. Chilton is chairman. The letter on the census committee stationery was addressed to Senator Chilton and signed by J. C. Williams, an economic and mining engineer. The other letter was said to be identical. Senators Overman and Chilton both said they were Interested in the Gold Hill Company, but denied any knowl edge of any use of the Senate station ery to boost it. Senator Overman said a young lady In his office bad made copies of the letter on rules committee paper at the request of Walter George Newman, said to be promoter of the mine, and Senator Chilton said - that Williams, the engineer, came to his of fice and got his clerk to make copies on census committee paper. Overman Takes Initiative. "While there Is no reflection upon me in the article," Senator Overman said. "I want to Introduce a resolution for an investigation because some might say there is a reflection. "Now there have been Just four copies of this letter made in my office, by a lady clerk one made when I was absent. Newman asked her to make some copies of the letter and believing that there was no harm In her doing so, she made the copies. "I knew nothing more in the world about the selling of this stock. I never asked anybody to buy any stock and never tried to sell any of It. I do know something abont this mine. It Is in my county. "In view of what I knew of the mine and what Newman reported, I in vested $2000 in the stock. I have done nothing on God's earth to promote it in any way. All that has been done in my office was done by a poor woman who was in my office temporarily." Fnn Poked by Cklltoa. Senator Chilton addressed the Sen ate as soon as Senator Overman con cluded. "This all goes to show what hap pens to a Democrat when he gets to ooling with the gold standard," re marked the West Virginia Senator as he gained recognition. "It would have been all right it we had Just stuck to 16 to L "Some time ago my attention was called to a gold discovery in North Carolina. I yield second place to no one in having money . invested in gold mines. I have Invested in gold mines in several states. "I felt interested In the statement. and after consulting with some of my friends in West Virginia who . knew something -about' the mine I sent this mining engineer. J. C. Williams, down there. When he returned he told me about the mine, and later wrote roe a letter. One day Mr. Williams came to my office and said he wanted that let ter. That is all I heard of It. Re cently I heard that someone had on census committee paper a copy of the letter. My clerk told me that Williams had come In and asked him to make copies, and the most convenient paper being the census committee paper, the copies were made on it. "I want the Senate to make a prompt Investigation, and if there is anything to censure me for I am ready to take my medicine." PANACEA iS PROPOSED UNIFOR9I wage; for silk work. BBS THROUGHOUT BTATIOX URGED. Strikers Official Says Followers Will Revolt Again Wken They Have iRecoverea From Strain. 1 PATERSON, N. J., June 15. The eS' tabllshment by the United States com mission on industrial relations of a uniform scale of wages for workers in the silk mills throughout the United States as a panacea for labor troubles and excessive competition was today urged on the commission by Henry Do herty, Jr., of Henry Doherty A Son, one of the largest silk manufacturing con cerns in the world. The commission came here from New York to investi gate the silk business In general and the strike of 191S in particular. From Adolph Lessig, secretary of the National Industrial Textile Workers, an organization affiliated with the In dustrial Workers of the World, came the statement that the workers In the New Jersey mills went back to their machines only to keep from starving to death, that they would strike again as soon as they were able, and that In the meantime they were doing everything in their power to lessen the production and turn out a poor quality of goods. 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