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TWO KILLED,
(By th e U nited P ress)
and w orkers alike have a p p a re n tly
abandoned th e ir early hopes of a
quick, decisive victory.
The steel m asters a re rep o rted
b ringing stocks of food into the
p lan ts and m aking plans to defend
th e ir m ills if necessary, w hile th e
I s trik e rs a re g etting ready to conduct
FA R R E L L , Pa., Sept. 23.— R iot­
ing, which lasted last n ig h t resulted
in tw o d eath s and th e w ounding of
several, was resum ed th is m orning
and a t least a score m ore were in-
ju re d .
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__ l.the industrial warfare for au extend-
M ayor Moody has appealed to ed period.
Two ad d itio n al com panies of sta te
S heriff Mibson, saying
th a t the
s trik e situ atio n is beyond his con­ constabulary have been ordered into
tro l, and 300 deputies a re now on the P ittsb u rg h d istrict.
th e way here.
RIOTI NG. AT BUFFALO
STRUGGLE TO CONTROL
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Sept. 23.^ - R io t­
AMERICA’S “IRON VALLEY” ing which broke out here last night
in connection w ith th e steel strik e
(By th e U nited P re ss)
PITTSBURGH,
Sept.
23.— The was resum ed early today.
Michael M urphy, m aster m echanic
forces of organized lab o r and the
U nited S tates Steel corporation are of th e L ackaw anna Steel com pany,
stru g g lin g for control of A m erica’s was seriously in ju re d in a clash w ith
g rea t ’’Iron V alley,” as th e n a tio n ­ th e strik ers.
Several were in ju red last n ig h t in
w ide steel s trik e e n te rs its second
stre e t fights betw een th e police and
day.
Follow ing a night of scattered s trik e rs ’ pickets.
stru g g les betw een police and s tr ik ­
COOKS, WAITERS. NOT OUT
ers and bloodshed in nearby sec­
tions. crow ds of w orkm en are again
,(Bv the U nited P ress)
before th e gates of the m ills of the
GARY, Ind., Sept. 23.— E ffo rts of
P ittsb u rg h d istric t early th is m o rn ­ strik in g steel w orkers in th e C alu­
ing.
m et d istrict to procure a sym pathetic
Two m en w ere killed and two strik e in o th er lines of in d u stry has
w ounded a t F a rre ll, Pa., last night evidently failed.
w hen th e police and
strik e rs ex­
W om en pickets deserted th e ir
changed shots d u rin g a riot n ear the posts at th e gates of th e G ary Steel
p la n t of th e Am erican Steel com ­ a n d Bolt com pany, and canvassed
pany. Several, including two wom ­ the re s ta u ra n ts and hotels in an a t­
en, w ere wounded d u rin g th e sam e tem pt to get th e w aitresses and cooks
to join th e strik e . It is adm itted
so rt of an outbreak.
It is claim ed th a t s trik e sym pa­ th eir e ffo rts failed.
All info rm atio n ten d s to show th at
th iz e rs attem p ted to break into the
C arnegie tSeel com pany m ill by the s trik e rs still have th e advantage
in num bers.
w recking th e fence.
R iots also broke out a t Y oungs­
tow n and o th er sm all centers.
CUPID AFTER JACK?
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.— F rien d s
BOTH SIDES PREPARE
and relatives of G eneral P ersh in g are
FOR LONG STRUGGLE said to know n othing of the rum ored
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.— The sec­ engagem ent of th e general, to the
ond day of th e steel s trik e opened widow of Colonel Carl Boy, a m em ­
w ith both sides m aking every prepa- ber of P e rsh in g ’s sta ff, who died in
ra tio n for a long fight. Em ployers France.
Says Strike Start
of Industrial War
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.— The
steel strik e is the first skirm ish in
an in d u stria l w ar in th e U nited
S tates, S enator Kenyon declared in
u rg in g th e senate to adopt his reso­
lu tio n fo r an investigation of the
strik e.
The sen ate
unanim ously
adopted th e resolution.
S enator Kenyon announced th a t
P re sid e n t G ary of th e steel corpora­
tio n w ould be th e first w itness, and
Jo h n F itz p a trick , rep resen tativ e of
th e w orkers, would also be called.
S en ato r Thom as offered a resolu­
tio n to express th e se n ate ’s “ disap ­
p ro v al” of the strik e. The resolu­
tio n critcizes the closed shop as “ un-
A m erican.”
Thom as declared th a t
Ju d g e G ary’s refusal to confer w ith
th e union leaders was “ unwise and
u n ju stifie d ” a lth o u g h th e strik e was
“ rep u g n an t to free in stitu tio n .”
TO CALL PASTOR
Sunday, October 5, a congrega­
tional m eeting will be held in th e
P resb y terian church im m ediately af-
| te r the m orning service for the p u r­
pose of calling a p asto r for th a t
! church. A year ago th e first of Oc-
: tober Rev. C. F. K oehler was elect­
ed to preside over th is congregation
for one year. T hat period has now
been com pleted, and th e perm anent
election of a p asto r will undoubted­
ly be m ade a t th is m eeting.
PLANES TO CARRY BOTH
MAIL AND PASSENGERS
M ELBOURNE.— (By M ail.)— The
A erial T ran sp o rt Company, Lid.,
w ith a c h a rte r to establish an a ir
passenger cargo, and m ail service
| betw een the principal cities of the
¡A u stra lia n Com m onw ealth, has been
registered a t the F ed eral tre a s u ry
d ep artm en t.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 23-—
A ccording to th e plans of th e com-
W’a r m o th ers all over th e U nited , pany. aerodrom es will be established
S ta te s are com pleting plans to be at M elbourne, Sydney, B risbane,
offered fo r th e stre n g th e n in g and P e rth . A delaide. L aunceston and Ho­
p erfectin g of th e N ational A m erican b a rt. To begin, a daily m ail service
W a r M others’ organization w hen it will be ru n betw een M elbourne and
m eets in W ashington, D. C., on Sep­ Sidney in 6*4 h o u rs; betw een Mel­
te m b e r 29, 30, October 1 and 2.
bourne and H obart and Launceston
N ational h e a d q u a rte rs fo r th e Na­ in 7 Vi hours. The m achines used
tio n a l A m erican W ar M others— the will have a capacity of 3 Vi tons,
only organization of its kind th a t is each able to c a rry 30 passengers,
m ade up solely of m others who o f­ w ith 25 to 30 pounds of luggage for
fered th e ir sons for arm y, navy and each person.
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m a rin e service— are in Indianapolis
It is expected th a t th e service will
pnd Mrs. Alice F ren ch is president. be put in operatio n by Ju ly , 1920.
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(By th e U nited P ress)
ROME, Sept. 23.— T he crisis the
Ita lia n governm ent is faeing in
D’Annunzio.’s
a d v e n tu re a t Flum e
has caused significant action in a
royal decree postponing th e reopen­
ing of parliam en t until S atu rd ay and
calling a session o f th e erow n coun­
cil for T hursday.
The new spaper Idea N azionule de­
(By th e U nited P ress)
t
clares the calling of the council un­
CHICAGO, Sep. 23.— T hree Chica-
co n stitu tio n al and cha'racterizes it
as an a tte m p t of P re m ie r N itti to 1 goans, accidentally trapped, eon-
save his cabinet.
fessed today to th e robbery of $2'.4,-
T rieste rep o rts said foday th a t a HlOO from th e mails,' arid officers
whole escadrille of airp lan es has left have recovered $93,090 of the loot,
to join the po et’s forces. Sedition is i W ith th e aid of a postal clerk the
reported sp reading in th e ran k s of m en exchanged
m ail pouches at
th ea v iato rs who idolize D’Annunzio. ¡W hiting, Ind., last T hursday, ta k in g
A fter D’A nnunzio addressed hi,- ja pouch containing $234,000 intend*
troops in th e celebration S aturday, ¡ed to meet th e payroll of the S tand­
all th e officers signed an oath to a rd Oil company* of Indiana.
rem ain "ev er faith fu l” to th e Fium e
LPo and W alter Fllipkow ski arid
cause.
John W ejaka a re the men held. We-
W ild enthusiasm was aroused, ac­ ja k a is a m ail clerk and is im plicat­
cording to rep o rts received here by ed in fhe confession as th e m an who
th e a rriv a l of new units seeking to prepared the fake porich.
join th e p o et’s forces. D’A nnunzio
The police found Leo Fillipow ski
issued a sta te m e n t d eclarin g th a t the th is m orning and searched him on
Ita lia n people dem and th e annexa­ suspicion. They found $20,000 on
tion of F ium e to Italy.
his person and said th a t he confessed
im m ediately, m aking it easy to get
LONDON, Sept. 23.— A dispatch th e o th ers to confess.
today quoted th e G iornale D’lta lia
as saying th a t F oreign M inister Tit-
toni has resigned, owing to th e Fium e
issue.
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( By The U nitea P ress)
PITTSBURGH,
Sept.
23.— The
s trik e rs ’ biggest victory was won to ­
day when th e
L ackaw anna Steel
com pany closed its p lan t in Buffalo.
The D onner Steel com pany of Buf­
falo is also expected to suspend to­
n ig h t o r tom orrow .
The strik e rs claim six th ousand
a d d itio n al men a re strik in g in th e
P ittsb u rg h d istric t today, but the
steel com pany officials refu te this.
In several of th e sm aller tow ns
of th e P ittsb u rg h d istric t the op era­
tors claim th a t tw ice as m any men
are w orking as yesterday.
PLACERVILLE
(By th e U nited P ress)
PLA CERV ILLE, Calif., Sept. 23.—
F o rest fires are rag in g today all
aro u n d Placerville, several ranch
buildings having been destroyed and
ashes a re falling in the stre e ts of
the city.
All available men a re fighting the
fires and calls of ad d itio n al help
have been issued.
ANTIS WIN FIRST ROUND
(By th e U nited P ress)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.— T reaty
opponents won th e first test of
stre n g th today when by a vote of 42
to 40 the senate passed over for one
week th e th ird am endm ent to the
tre a ty , one of th e series proposed by
S en ato r Fall.
TO REPRESENT
THEE
(By th e U nited P ress)
Wants A Share
of Union Coin
(By th e U nited P ress)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 23.—
A suit w as filed in th e federal court
here today asking dissolution of the
B rotherhood of B oilerm akers, Iron
S hipbuilders and H elpers of A m eri­
ca. It also asks th e appointm ent of
a receiver to reduce th e union’s as­
sets to cash and divide th e proceeds
am ong 167,000 m em bers. Lakeside
Lodge o f the U nion, w ith h e a d q u a r­
ters a t W hiting, Ind., is th e plaintiff.
The p lain tiff lodge charged it was
illegally expelled from th e union and
th a t it is en titled to a portion of
th e m oney in the union treasu ry .
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.— The
d ep artm en t of labor today announced
nam es of th re e delegates selected
by th e farm organizations to a tten d
th e “ round ta b le ” conference at the
W hite House, October 6, as T. S.
H a rrie t of Union City, P a., president
TRY TO BOMB KOLCHAK
of the F a rm e rs C o-operative Union;
(By th e U nited P ress)
LONDON, Sept. 23.— A dispatch J. M. T ittem ore of Omoro, W is., head
today reported an a tte m p t to assasi- o f th e A m erican Society of E quity,
MEET ANYHOW
n a te A dm iral K olchak, head of the and T. O. A tkeson of W ashington,
SHARON, ..Pa., Sept. 23.— Unable
Omsk governm ent.
A bom b was head of th e N ational Grange.
to hold a m eeting h ere a thousand
throw n into th e guard room, killed
s trik e rs and w orkm en today m arched
six and in ju re d tw elve soldiers, but
P o rtla n d — E m anuel hospital to to th e Ohio sta te line w here they held
the ad m iral escaped u n injured.
erect $250,000 building.
a nopen a ir session.
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Switchmen
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Join Strike
Ho, Hum!
(B y tjje U nited P ress)
CLEVELAND, Sept. 23. — The
Lake Term inal sw itchm en stru ck to­
day w ith the expectation of tying up
tra n sp o rta tio n facilities to th e steel
plants.
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T hat union seam en employed on
the ore boats will strik e is held as
foregone conclusion by strik e lead­
ers.
H. W. Raisee, in charge of the
strik e in th e Cleveland d istrict, pre­
dicts th a t all p lan ts will be closed by
tonight.
FAJEIS ;
UP TO WILSON
(By th e U nited P ress)
ROME, Sept. 23.— W ith new' de­
velopm ents adding gravity to th e
Fium e situ atio n , Italy early today
was aw aiting P resident W ilson’s de­
cision reg ard in g th e disputed te r r i­
tory.
Some of the new spapers consider
the p resid en t's silence as om inous
nd the governm ent is very anxious
over W ilson’s a ttitu d e , as his accept-
tnce of th e proposal m ade by F o r­
eign M inister T ittoni fo Prem iers
Clemenceau and Lloyd George would
.utom atically solve the F ium e puz­
zle.
The late st elem ent of danger in
the Fium e situ atio n is the a ttitu d e
of the Jugo-Blavs, who a re reported
to be m assing troops along th e fro n ­
tie r defined by th e arm istice, and a
dash w ith the Ita lia n forces is
feared.
(By the U nited Press)
CUSHING, Okla., 8ept. 21.— A
mob of two thousand gathered from
th re e o r four counties, la In control
of D rum right, a few m iles e a il of
here.
R ioting lost night, the o u tgrow th
of the city officials’ alleged inter­
ference w ith the telephone opera­
to rs ’ strike, resulted in th e mayor,
chief of police and a policem an be/ng
forced out of th e town a fte r many
shots had been fired. One woman is
reported wounded.
M ayor Nicodemus, Police C h ta t+ a
and Policem an Corall, a fkmnor
Texas ranger, cam e to Cushing.-lxst
night a fte r being ejected from their
offices, and purchased additional
stores of am m unition.
APPEAL TD
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.— Taking,
the position th a t th e ir strike is a sue*
cess and th a t fu rth e r crippling e f
of in d u stry and violence should be
avoided, it is believed
the steel
w o rk ers’ com m ittee, a t its meeting
here tom orrow , may address an o th e r
le tte r to P resid en t W ilson or the
steel corporation
heads in a re­
newed effo rt to obtain a conference
w ith Judge Gary.
W hile rep o rts from
outside the
P ittsb u rg d istric t give th e strikers
th e best of th e tig h t to date, the
steel com panies are still resisting
firm ly in the g rea t Iron Valley.
‘Keep Cool’ Is Advice
Handed io Japanese
(By the United Press)
Two boys, one a t whom is a Decker
boy, w ere h u rt yesterday by fulling
from an autom obile from which they
attem pted to a lig h t w hile it was ru n ­
ning a t good speed. The occurrence
took place on th e B oulevard at about
noon. The boys had jum ped on the
running board of A. L. Lam b’s car
while he Was com ing from his home
oh M ountain avenue, and bad ridden
(q_the Boulevard. Mr. Lam b tu rn e d
rip a side, stre e t, when the boys
jum ped and both fell o n . th e pave­
m ent. The B e c k e r boy was picked
up unconscious and was ap p arently
bady h u rt, but is m uch b e tte r today.
WARN U. S. BACHELORS
ARMY OF WAR BRIDES
WILL INVADE V. S. A.
TOKIO, Sept. 23.— "K eep eool!”
T hat is theadvlce given his co u n try ­
men by Kenzo Adachl, “ th e Colonel
House of Ja p a n ,” credited as one
J a p a n ’s keenest politicians, when bo
retu rn ed today from a to u r of Eu­
rope and th e United States.
O utbreaks against Ja p an now oc­
c u rrin g regularly In the U nited
S tates, he said, w ere m erely fo r po­
litical effect w ith th e forthcom ing
p residential election in m ind.
He said th e republicans in th e sen ­
a te do not represent a m ajority of
A m ericans and th a t th e se n ate fo r­
eign relations com m ittee’s S hantung
am endm ent will not be accepted.
Adachi reminded the Japanese that
Americans always speak frankly.
FRISCO MARKETS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.— F ol­
low ing a re m ark et qu o tatio n s:
NEW YORK S ep t AS.— Five thou­
BUTTER— Extras, 64c.
sand well to do B ritish women de­ . EGGS— E xtras.
6 9 Vic; pulists.
te rm in e d ' to obtain A m erican h u s­ 61 Vic.
bands soon will a rriv e in th e U nit­
POULTRY— Boilers, 33c; hens.
ed States, according to a w arning is­ 35c.
sued to bachelors by Mrs. S. C. Sey­
CATTLE— Top ft.eers, 1 0 H e; sec­
m our of Cam den, N. J., who has onds, 8 Vic; cows, heifers, 8Kw;
ju st retu rn ed from E urope,
Mrs. calves, 12 Vic.
Seym our was employed by the m ili­
HOGS— Top, 15 Vic.
ta ry a u th o ritie s to supervise the
SH E E P — Ewes, 7c; wethers, 9c;
tra n sp o rta tio n - of th e w ar brides of lam bs, 10c.
Am erican so ldiers in differen t p arts
BARLEY— Spot feed, $3.06; ship­
of E urope. She announced the m a t­ ping, $3.12 Vi-
rim onial arm y of Invasion had a l­
ready applied as soon as th e present
Multnomah county forms first
restric tio n s are lifted, which is ex­ drainage district under new bonding
pected to be on October 1.
act.