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1 1 i w 1 i k- FIRST SECTION ; Pages I to 8 two sections ... SEVENTY-THIRD YER ' i Salem, Oregon, sunday morning, October 7, 1923 :r-PRICE FIVE CENT3 3 i - ? i - ! . t t ' - , f 1 r i ililENDS LOfJG BATTLE AT PRISON THre f'urtter Convicts are Found Dead After 81 Hours' Seige Two Ap parently Took Own Uves DISPUTED BARRICADE ENTERED LATE IN DAY Party Goes Carefully Thru Flo uans Land But Seige ' of Eddyville Is Ended PADUCAH, Ky.,AOct, 6 (By - - Associated Press.) Three convict murderers.: who since Wednesday bare held prison ' authorities at UK tming three guards, as they i "fired from the mess hall of the ; Western Kentucky state penlten ' tiary. were found dead today when the besiegers entered the buUet ! torn stronghold after flooding the buriding;wlth, ammonia fumes. 'After the deadly passes had been - turned into, the barricaded cover of the desperate trio and all signs . ot life were lacking, a storming party, of seven men entered . the building. ; All was, quiet on the . i first , floor , and they moved cau tiously t OA to the second. There , ' they found the bodies of the men . wh'd ffled with the blood of three pTisdn guards, victims of the sun men's automatic pistols when the , break for liberty was made early Wednesday moraine; on : their hands;;; f.f s"' v"- s Bodies on Second Floor w 1 - Monte Walters, fully dressed apparently '. had been killed by bul lets tired, dnring the siege. j-awr-i ' ence Griffith and Barry Ferland, his companions, stripped to the , ' waist, were, dead from bullet . wounds through theeartvvOrlf 'flth and Ferland, it was believed, --died by tUelr wn pistols. , 1. ' iadKatSaiUL wert that the three - gunmen had been dead (or At least JJ hoarsOrUf 1th " ahd " rerWfld : possibly longer. ,U JJ , i The storming Prty entered the ..?- mes iall at 5:1 o'clock.- Auth ';' orities succeeded In entering; the f disputed barricade after a spectae 4 ; -alar -siege ot 81. hours In tne i course of which- prison, guards re- : inforced' by two details f Ken i tucky national guardsmen, riddled ; the building .with withering bar; rages of steel Jacketed .buUets m from the high-powered rifles and two machine guns; swept the it 5 terror of the building with tne ihrapnel' formed by bursting rifle renades atid twice succeeded -tn . placing tear gas In the building. : Tie siege wore on through sue :; cessife days and nights without - authorities apparently harlng pro : ; gTessbd materially in efforts to dislc2ge the desperadoes. Aids .," Today,, howerer, 300 pounds of - 100 proof ammonia, was obtained . from Paducah and - emergency (," pipe lines were laid to the be . Teagitered building by members. of the attacking forces, .working be; . hind the protection of improred metal shields.. When this- work ; was completed, the ammonia, held under compression in heary metal driamr. was released. 4-s i J'or an hour, the ammonia was 'i l permitted to creep Into the mess halL Then the control ralres were closed and another anxious hour passed while besiegers wait ed. ;for the wind to sweep , the , funis clear of the barricade. ? The "mopping up" party of se ven picked men then mored across ' the no man's land about the mess i hall, nerres taut and trigger tin v. ers . curved ready about pistols :at full .cock. Those, waiting - breathlessly p nthe ''lirjng. line" , ; , heard a shout .'from within the . building, the word flashed out "all U. dead.- I , The "siege of Eddyrille- i.was ' ended. ; " - . 1 Walter's body was found near t the northwest fall-with al bullet wound through the head and bad- ly burned from a bursting .rifle ( Continued on page 4 ) THE WEATHER OREGON: Sunday fair west, clearing east portion -continued cool; moderate to fresh westerly winds. ' - ,' LOCAL WEATHER (Saturday) v Vllsxunom temperature. 63. Minimum temperature, 52. ' RlVer-1.2; rising. Rainfall. .2. -Atmosphere, partly cloudy... . Wind, Boutlu Forritfef Salem Sons Hold Father is Old at 42 and . Is one as old as he feels? It is said that one ie jnst that, and Mrs. J. M. Hawkins, housemother at the Salem TWCA seems to hare additional proof , of the statement. r ; ; One of the serrices .maintained by the association is an: em ployment bureau. One of the applicants for. work a few days: ago was a woman, past middle age who desired work caring for small children. While chatting with the woman Mrs. Hawkins found out that she as more than 80 years old. Mrs. Hawkins compliment ed her on her youthful appearance and also- on her pep and energy- in getting out to woric a( ner age. The applicant replied that she had worked and sared $1000, during the last few years to keep her in her declining years and now only wanted to make spend ing money by caring for chilren. J ' j : i , ; j Mrs. Hawkins . chuckled and then went on to tell of another woman who risited the association one evening and incidentally reiatea ner ; woes to tne cheerful her up. The visitor complained that when folks got old 1no one wanted them jto work, for them and Similar statements. (Mrs. Hawkins protested that the visitor, was not. old and. inquired her ci age. me woman saia sne was v. . , i-. ; The erer cheerful Mrr. Hawkins, not daunted by such direful Information, spent considerable, time cheering, up the guest who had hired a room at the association , for; the nfght. She read her "Sunshine Thodghts,". taogt her the laughing exerctees and finally, succeeded In getting the woman to laugh. t r "Then I she went away and didn't pay her bill," said Mrs. Hawkins, ending the story. . i - i ., ': ' ; in sun ; : STILL ON JOB . "I" ' - ' Predictions T hla ij Prison Head Would Be Dismissed ; Not Yet Fulfilled v Contrary to isome prediction that were made early yesterday. Governor . Pierce ! made no change in the wardenship of the state prison, and .there . Is no certainty that he is going; to. After listening. to the advice of several persons- in the . forenoon, the governor left for Dallas in the afternoon to make an address at the Polk county fair. He did not return - to Salem , last , night bat will be - here today. It Is known that he Is seriously considering the situation. I ; Rumors that Warden SmUlcwas to be dismissed ; were enhanced when Deputy Warden-J. W. Lilly was seen about! the executive of fices in the forenoon, but it de veloped., that Lilly was. there on other business for the. prison. Advice ihsi was- given the goy ernor yesterday! was said to be of variant nature, $ some of his ad visors urging that he make a change at the prison and others advising against it and standing up stoutly for Warden Smith. Ap parently there is no probability that the warden will, hand in his resignation. ! He continues to de fend his method ot handling the prisoners.' ' : fi : Friends of the governor who advise the. dismissal ot Warden Smith express . the fear that fail ure to dismiss him will enhance the recall movement .that Is now being, agitated against the gover nor. . ! " " PRIZE KiER Salerri High School Girt Cap- tures uregon uouncn ot English Cup Miss Lorraine Fletcher, repre senting Salem high school. Is au thor of the prise-winning r of the ttate in tne Oregon Council of EngUsh contest which -was put on last school yeari e The results have Just been made known; and were received by. Superintendent George Hug yesterday; The contest is conducted by the University of Oregon. . ' : The subject of Miss Fletcher's essay was -A Pioneer Story." The Tlctory brings to Salem high school the silver trophy cup which must be won three times in suc cession to become the permanent property of the school. Salem high won It the three prerious years in succession, all of the es says being written by Miss Mar-, jorle. Mellinger. and the cup won by her Is now the permanent pro perty ot the school. For the rea4 son that Salem won the previous rears it is said the school would not have accorded first) place, this year naa not Miss neicner s es say been very decidedly the best. The judges were Miss Julia Bur gess and Prof.l H. C. Howe of the University , ot Oregon, juid i , Miss Edas Mingti of Oregon Normal j i i school. Photographer and Three rid Oldest Pilot MAAMMMMMAwasVwwVwWwwwVS Young at 80 housemother who tried to cheer 4 BUTTE CLERKS REMAIN I DL E MEETING HELD Representatives of Employers and Unions Meet f L Long , Conference BUTTE, Monti, Oct., 6.-After being .in conference, practically all day the committees , representing the r Silver Bow Employers' asso ciation and the Clerks' union met In an ; effort to adjudicate,, the drug clerks' strike and the subse quent lockout .of all union clerks that followed refusal of the union to call off the strike, adjourned to meet ; again . at 2 'o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. ; ,.- j v t , I i Neither x side would . make. , a statement regarding the situation except to say that any agreement that; might be made, srould, be in full force and "effect from the day of signing and terminate'on May 1, 19 25 and provided that if neith er party gives notice SO days prior to May 1, 1925,. of a desire to change the provisions of the agreement. It shall automatically remain in effect for one year thereafter and continue t indefi nitely. ' - , . - r t- j Meantime the stores that closed following - their dismissal of their union clerks, remain that way: The motion , picture theaters, closed by : the wage strike; of the musicians, moving picture mach ine operators and stage employes unions, remained closed. EXCIffi GETS MfiUILB Used Car Concern to Occupy Property on Church .Near Motor Company Arrangements have been .made for the new certified used car ex change. In which JSalem automo bile dealers have combined their interests, to occupy a new building that is to be built on Church street adjoining the Valley Motor com pany on- the south. The property was purchased ; from the Waldo heirs by J. J. Elliott and Carl D. Gabrlelson, who will erect I the building and lease It to the ex change. The deal was handled by the realty firm of Becke & Hen dricks. . , . . The lot on which the building is to go up is 41 by 165 feet in dimensions, and the total invest ment, including the building, is expected to be around $15,000. The trend of new building for bus iness purposes is toward that dis trict' and nearbv bulldinrs are all modern. The Lafky property nea there was recently sold. ' ) ' Dan Burns is president of ; the used car exchange, H. F. ; Bone Steele Is secretary and other deal ers are Interested; - . w Army Man Released From Arrest at Post Saturday f TACOMA, Wash., Oct. '6 Major John Beller, ordinance - de partment JCamp Lewis, Implicated in an alle'ged assault on" John A. Sandahl, Jr., at the University Club here late in August, was re-, leased from arrest at ' the army post today. He, had be confined to camp by an ' order Issued by Brigadier General Robert Alexan der, camp commander, pending lit vestlgatlos ot (be atf&ir. as r iyers; to Sail Alone r Probably few persons in Salem and vicinity know (that' a former Salem photographer, and his' three sons hold two world records in aviation. He fs J. W. Montee. 60 years old, and his three sons, Kenneth, 26, Ralph. 24, and Har old. 21, all of whom are pilots of the air. That is oae world re cord, for there is not another fam ily in existence so distinguished. The other record is that the elder Montee is the oldest man' in the world to pilot a ; .plane . alone through the skies. , The son Ken neth is a . famous designer and builder of airplanes. The family now s lives In Los 'Angeles. - Mr. Montee; has sent ,the Statesman photographs of himself and sons, and the following letter which tells his remarkable story: 1 . "My Dear Editor: ;v 1 will be highly pleased if you can give me a few lines in your paper. I was a resident of your beantiful city over 30 years ago for three years in the photograph business, but like all heavy bodied birds do,; I flew for the south ' to a , warmer clime. ' ""-.. :" f "For over 50 years I have been talking flying machines and boost ing tor, aviation. I will leave. It to you to guess what' I have been called and how ' many thousand times. You will please' find in closed photographs of my three sons and myself. While I have been boosting for aviation we show you results. . We have two world records In aviation. First, three sons and father all pilots of the air. Second, I am the oldest man in the world to pilot an air plane alone through, the skies. I am 60 years old. born in 1863 In Micotnb, I1L We have many rela tives In Salem ' and . neighboring towns, also many dear . friends there. Mr. Cook Patton and fam ily, bid time friends of .ours, spent last summer Jn southern Callfof- nia and were guests of the Montee family. Cook and his-daughter had the pleasure of. an airplane ride In one of the. Montee air plahes. . piloted . by - son Kenneth, the famous ' nilot. designer and j DUiiaer oi monopuqes. a, ineno Cook he will tell you. There would be nothlne that . would please me better than to. have you join us in boosting for aviation by giving us a toe in your paper and j placing the photos in your show window for a few "days, then keen them in your collection as you will never receive another one with so many pilots of one family." Ull UPWARD TRETil Time of Greatest. Depression Passing Savs Realtors Late Heport CHICAGO. Oct. 6.- Farm; con ditions have passed the time of deepest depression and are on the uptrend, according to a survey just completed,' the National Associa tion of Real fcalate boards an nounced today, : ' . . . , A questionnaire, sent' to 1200 farm land specialists by the asso ciation, the statement said, showed J That the economic condition of thevfarmer in a decidedly1 prepon derant proportion of the districts covered In these- observations. Is better than this time ' last year. Approximately 76 per cent of the districts so far reporting' indicate bettered conditions, hot quite 13 per cent report conditions worse and more than 11 per cent repre sent them about as last year. Kels Victim Thought ;to Have Been Ed MeserVey QUINCY. Cal., Oct. 6. Ed Meserrey,' aged laborer 'whose murder Alex Kels admitted, work ed in 1921 And 1922 for the Call, fornia Fruit Exchange at Qra- eagle, Plumas county, as a road repairman. This year be was em ployed until August 23 by the Davits-Johnson Lumber company at Calpine, Sierra county. I .Meservey who was about - 70, left Calpine August 24. telling no one hit destination.! It Is said he was in the1. habit of passing the winter months, at Truckee. : Offi cials at Graeagie and. Calpine say so far as they know Meserrey had no relatives. f '1 SOS CALL HEARD . SQATTUE:, , Wash.; Oct. - 6. Calls for help fro to a steamship "somewhere on the Pacific oceah" and supposed - to be f JXA a Japanese warship, were heard by both . Wilmington and San Diego at 7:55 o'clock tonight, FARM COIUS dNCE Wealthy now IN JAIL PENNILESS Former Alaska Cattle Man f and Gold Prospector Ar :l rested in California v FRESNO, Cal., Oct. 6. Twenty-five years ago William G. Che ney drove cattle Into the Klon dike country. In eight days ho made $3,000. With half of this sum he bought a- claim. Gold from it brought him two millions of dollars. He was then 42 years old. Today he is 67, penniless and in jail. - A.' A. Hopkins, special agent of the. department of justice, arrest ed. Cheney at Big-Creek, South ern California Edison camp in the high. Elerras.. lie . Is Jwftnted at Juneau, Alaska, Hopkins said,, on a charge of haying obtained mon ey under false pretenses. ' His ar rest on a fugitive warrant landed him f n the Fresno county jail. : United States Marshal Sid Shan non will take the seed man to Los Angeles where "he win sail next week for Alaska. r f "Bill Cheney never took a dis honesjt dime from anyone," the former proepecter .and millionaire told police officers, here today. W LABOR a t - a ' Two Delegates Raise Voice Against Those Who Ac ' tivefy Oppose Radicals " PORTLAND, Oct. 6. The Am erican Federation of Labor con vention today heard' a voice raised against -'ultra conservatives" and against those whq would spread dissension in union- ranks by at tacks upon- radicals. , This address waa delivered by Max S. Hayes of Cleveland, a del egate of the International. Typo graphical union, and following him came.. John. , L. , Lewis, presi dent of t the United .Mine Workers of America, who flayed those ele ments in union ranks who refuse to abide, bf established, union' tra ditions and rules. Hayes, in speaking of himself and associates in Cleveland, said: ; "We do not stigmatize : anyone who has the courage to. advocate an original thought, as a radical or a bolshevist." . 1 , . Lewis Inveighed against . those who follow , "false philosophies" and false gods'l ana told of the fights, his union has made against I'agents frdm Moscow," . and radi cal forces. 1 J , . Meanwhile pressure was. being placed on a committee to recom' mend tne unseating of William F. Dunne, delegate from Butte. Mont, labor council on grounds of al leged radicalism, and it became known that the credentials of Al exander liowatt had been revoked as a delegate of the Kansas State Miners' federation because offic ials of the United Mine Workers of America considered him per sona non grata. Howatt. is not attending ihe convention but his credentials had been sent here, f Whateyef conflictihg Tf orces there may be in the convention are expected to come to a test of strength Monday following the re port, of the committee on . resolu tions to which was referred, the resolution , f o r amalgamation , of unions : along , industrial, rather than craft lines, ; and the , resolu tion on the recognition of soviet Russia and others of, popular in terest. This, committee late to day was winding up its hearings preparatory to making Its report Monday. .. r : . '., ,Y Towards the close of tbday'4 short sessions the convention adopted a resolution urging con gressional action- on an anti-child labor amendment to the constitu tion. . ... . . .- ' Delaware" Prisoner Gets r Benefit of State Law -WILMINGTON. DeL, Oct. 6. James Dudley Major, alias Earl White highwayman who escaped from Kansas City. Mo., on the eve of starting" sentence of 21 years there and who was convicted of highway robbery x in court here" last week, today received the cor poral portion of his sentence forty lashes a.t the workhouse. - The whipping was administered by ' Warden Leach of , the work house. ' The whip is a veritable cat-o'nine-tails composed of nine leather throngs fastened to a heary stock. The warden laid on the biows so lightly that the vic tim's back was only slightly red dened and he smiled almost con tentedly "as" he walked back to prison. 1 f - ' - - t ' Major also was sentenced to 20 years Imprisonment. His offenee was holding up and robbing A man on the treet io this city. ' -; FAVORED GREAT GROiS GREET BRITON ON HIS TRIP Lloyd George Rides Across Valleys Rich in History of British-America Arms Speeds Toward Monteral WELSHMEN MEET HIM WITH OLD TIME SONG ... Large Numbers at Stations Likened to Election Cam paign By Former Premier ON BOARD LLOYD OEOROE'S SPECIAL TRAIN, BURLINGTON, Oct. 6. (By the Associated Press). Swinging through the valleys ot the Hudson and the Mo hawk and across Vermont, in 1 a country, rich in the history of British and. American arms, Lloyd George," war-time premier , of Great . Britain, - began today a speaking tour of Canada and the United States under circumstances which , bore much of the touch of an American political campaign. Crossing the international border at Rousse's Point, the distin guished visitor! was due to reach Montreal this evening for a two days program,; which will include his first formal address of the tour. , i, -. 3fany At Stations s Although' desirous ot avoiding any discussion of current political questions on. a ; trip undertaken primarily to fulfill many promises to visit, the American continent, Lloyd George was received every where with the interest and en thusiasm usually, reserved for ac ute political candidates. , At every . stop hundreds . and sometimes thousands extended a cordial greeting, until. Mr. Lloyd George , himself remarked "that this Is like -an election campalgil." Prominent, in his audiences were men and women who showed by their accent they were ot Irish origin and notably world war vet erans who grasped the former pre mier's hand and received, a kindly word of greeting. .. j t St Organizations of Welshmen, sometimes accompanied by , brass bands and by giee clubs, were lu variably present, and "men of Harlech" was the old Welsh song with which they invariably greet ed him. - . .; . ., ; -Old Song Sung "That was written." Lloyd George remarked, "before Christo pher Columbus started to .sail for America." . . , . : Plainly pleased by the evidences of good will, the war-time premier addressed the. crowd and leaned over the car platform to grasp the hands upstretched. . He. was glad to know, he. de clared to his American audiences, "something of a part of the peo ple who have established forever the principles of freedom and hu man llberty." j .... ' . i: "Always,! he said, "1 have re ceived more sympathy and support from America In the struggle I have put up ' to .establish demo cratic principles than from any other people in the world. It has been like an electric current com ing across the Atlantic to give strength to my arm." , Later, in j conversation , with newspaper correspondents, accom panying him, Mr;, Lloyd George said that . the welcome of the American people had touched him deeply. . : " ; . "It has been so warm and kind ly a greeting,1" he said. John P. Irish, Well Known f California Editor Dead . OAKLAND, Cat., Oct. 6. Col. John P. Irish, noted California publicist. , attorney and farmer. died shortly after 9:30 o'clock, to night ot Injuries received when he was struck by a ! street car at a downtown. Oakland corner. Colonel ' Irish, editor, attorney and farmer was closely identified with journalism in California for nearly ,40 yearaj and was well known throughout the state for his newspaper, political and farm Ing. activities., -.. 4 , , . ., - j . .'-Coming to California from Iowa in 1SS2, he became . editor and publisher of the Oakland Times PLEADS C5UILTY REPUBLIC. Wash. Oct. . Matt ' Botwich pleaded guilty , In superior court here today to dyna miting the home of Sheriff Mike Moran of Ferry county here Sep tember. If and was sentenced. to ten years in the state penitentiary. PlfoCHOT BUSY i IS CiQirtlNbEb Pennsylvania Executive Ex presses Appreciation to Montana University HELENA. Mont.. Oct. 6.4-Got-ernor Glfford Pinchot is deriving pleasure out ot his present Job as governor Ot Pennsylrahla and has no ambitions at present to be come, president of the United States, according to a j letter re ceived by Governor Joseph M. Dix on ' from the chief executive of Pennsylvania. v:- Writing to Governor Dixon, to express his thanks to the Univer sity of Montana for its having named a new building after him. Governor Pinchot said he welcom ed the change of sentiment which Governor DlxOn sees In the Unit ed. States with respect to progress ive policies - and he concluded "my feeling about the presidency Is simply this I have po ambi tion for any . other job than the; one I am at and am attending strictly .to my knitting here."- In' his letter informing the Pennsyl vania governor that Montana Uni versity had named a building af-i ter him. Governor, Dixon had ask-' ed if povernor Pinchot would be a candidate for president.; ' ! still ran Last Witness Expected to Be Sworn in TuesdayFind- -ings Complete Soon ,'SAN DfEGO, CaU Oct :--rWhh three, weeks of detailed testlmohy on the Honda destroyer , disaster incorporated ; f n, Its record, the naval court of inquiry Investigate ing the. wreck of seven Ships and consequent loss -of 2 S ..lives, . pre pared to bring Its sessions to an end early next week' wiih the ex amination of "witnesses from the USS Chauncey. one of the' wrecked vessels,' and from two ships farth est istern - in the colnmn ' as the 11th destroyer squadron grounded. Testimony of ! two commanding officers, of ships v well to the rear has brought out the fact that even Ihe last of the i 14 destroyers In line we're beginning to follow the squadron flagship; Delphy In Its fatal eastward change of course when warned by radio direction signals and apparent confusion among the ships ahead of them. . The Ust witness, according to Lieutenant ; Commander Leslie Bratton, judge! advocate pt , the court of inquiry, probably will be sworn Tuesday afternoon and the findings of the court are expected tpr be on their way tp the secre tary of the navy by the end of the Chinese Masses Claim 1 Election Result of Fraud 'SHANGHAI. Oct. 6. (By the Associated Press. ) - A' mass meet ing of 5,000 Chinese today adopted resolutions that the Chinese flag be flawn at half-mast on October 10, the anniversary. of 'the repub lic,. as a reminder to the people of the "national disgrace occasioned by the election yesterday Of Mar shal -Tsao" Kunl as president Of China." 1 The mass nieeling j also recom mended that telegrams be sent to all the independent .provinces seeking joint action to prevent the inauguration of President Tsao. In addition the foreign diplomatic representatives are asked to with hold recognition of the new Tsao government. j - '; j" The local rernacular press unan imously condemn the election as having been accomplished through bribery, some jot the newspapers publishing- photographic f ao similes of $5,000 checks alleged to have been given members of parliament for their votes! '. 1 . ; i Btt -DB IB BE CABEFUL TODAY Twenty-eight persons are killed in the United Bt:tcs by automobile accidents every 24 hours. Reduced to smaller figures this means one death frcni this cause efery 50 minutes of the day and night. Just what is your part in this terrible toll! Do you by your uegligenee or carelessness in drivi i. contribute to any of the causes responsible for the death, c 'so many innocent persons! ' - J , ' . Do you observe the rules of safe -and sane driving Do yoi approacKVall intersections carefully T . Do you ' Stop, Look and. Listen' at all railroad etc xngsf s - - ; ' . '; ' . -' Sunday lis Death s big day . among motorists. Tc will see more persons killed and maimed. Won't you help, by being CAREFJJLf TODAY every day! iPERSS,;')' uriij a l 0 ik. Presfdeht of American Fed eration of LfchcrTc': 1 o - Ofegorr Civic . Le-- - Organzation's Aims Civcr, HUMAfilTY BEHEFITED A BY WORK QR UlllOllZ Leader Says i Strike: X ; -tasteful But Ilecccccry tD - Accomplish Final End: 4 PORTLAND, Or., Oct. . am. net ' Gompers, president of tt American Federation of Labor, declared in an address to the Ore gon fclvic league' that there Is t:'. a- thiiag or a demand that organis ed 'labor makes upon society but wnfch brings a, greater degree ct health; strength. Virility and saf ety. to' all ot the people of thl country. : . ' . . . . . . "Supposing. we ask that eiht. hourt . should constitute) work, said Mr. dbmpers. Ko on : can imagine for a moment that we can have such a measure i'atcr- preted to .apply to union work men only. "It applies to all. - I we Ask that safety devices shall be compulsory upon . ra&cMz such a thing couldn't be for c-l workmen alone It must be t all. alike., vlf we ask for faf;r from', explosives, so , far . as t canbe humanly safeguard ! i the coal, mines, we can't as'x such thing tor the uiiloa i, alone it must be for tLa union miners as well, as ral . who are '.members ; ot t-e r; xatioiu,:if.we ask tor o!4 z : sions.'ft must apply to all. li v work, for sanitary condiUoES, i must apply, to all. :'Xo' Lover of EtrHes v - "I am no more a lover of strike ; than any other one of you, tut I won't, eondemat . them. ; T : doesn't eem any good'er.r ! condemning: them. As a :r '.' of fact I have found worL who have assembled together . very . seriously denounced , et.in and withlnA week they have Li on, strike. .:'.: . "We want to avoid f trik 3, ,1 . . there comes a tffie In cc irly c . : , industry ;whed if workuc i rt ed to strike, tpey, wcull r : ; themselves , down fbr all t" ie i cowards,vppltrpnsi ant ' - For instance, yoU. hate r; I & heard; about .tW'o and a I alt j tr: ago ; when I suddenly, like : hoksaust five million of.Au:s wprkers were walking the sir idle, without the ability to earn llrlihood for themselves, cr . tl ' r dependents. Then; we saw' t' drives .for ;wage . reductions i ;. after that the drives to Jbreak tl unions. We saw all of that. l., I wonder -where the whole tl.i. would have landed If the erzpicr ers could have cUnued tla drive for wage reductions and tl j workers woud have accepted tie without protest; f .. , - . . , ........ Fortunate incident "Where would "we be drlitlcs? The curtailing of wages. eart&il ingr of purchases, curtailing of tl use and,, consumption of tLIt. . throwing men out of employment who wereu formerly employe! ia the production of these articles. Reductions, reductions and mcr-i reductions. I regard it as on c the most" fortunate " incidents li the history of our country la tl: past 20 years that the worl:f ptopla ot the United States at 1 made -np their ' minds to r ' these wage reductions. That re sistance checked the wago rclu -lions" HELP IV.;.