TWO MORE NATIONWIDE STRIKES
A shland D aily T idings
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ASHLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919
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NUMBER 21
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C ra zed W o m a n C uts D a u g h ter’s T h r o a t
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KING GEORGE REVIEWING HIS INDIAN TROOPS
N STRIKE DISTRICTS
(By th e U nited P ress)
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24.— A com­ <®><?><e><e><e<<8><s><s><8><e><e><®><g><e><e>,3>
plete canvass of the 24 unions in­ <$>
volved in the steel strike, based on <$> WHAT BECAME OF SAM? <•>
reports from all sections, shows a
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total of 342,000 men out. Secretary <$>
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.— $
Foster of the Steel Workers’ com­ |<8> “ Try th is on y our piano.” Sam <3>
mittee announced today.
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(By the United Press)
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ALAMEDA, Calif., Sept. 14,—«
Mrs. M aria Reis, aged 39, w ent sud4
O-O-H! IF SHE HADN’T!
denly insane th is m orning, slash
her own th ro a t and then a tta ck e |
PORTLAND, Sept. 24.— Mrs.
her dau g h ter, M argaret, aged 17. in«
P e te r Joslin alleges her hus­
flicting a deep wound in th e <tr!*s
band to re a p air of coveralls
<$> Chicago m ail o rd er house.
He $
th ro a t with a razor.
(By th e U nited P ress)
from
her body, th u s show ing his
<?> laid a c ig a rette on the “ ivory” <»
The police discovered th a t th e
SITUATION UNCHANGED
objection to he» w earing them .
■§> keys and, well, they saved the
woman
had poured coal oil over th e
PITTSBURGH,
Sept.
24.— The
F o rtu n a te ly , she was w orking
house.
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beds
of
her younger children. In dif­
s trik e situ a tio n th ro u g h o u t the steel
in a b a rre l a t the time.
ferent
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rts of th e house.
d istric ts of th e country is a p p a re n t­
They
believe
she cut herself and
ly unchanged, w ith both sides claim ­
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failed to find a m atch w ith w hich
tric ts.
to s ta rt a fire.
Both m other and d a u g h te r are la
TROOPERS USE CLUBS
a serious condition In a local hos­
(By th e United P ress)
pital.
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Sept. 24.— The
M argaret, who is a high school
s ta te c o n ta rb u la ry and s trik in g steel
girl, was aw akened by th e a tta ck and
w o rk ers clashed here today when
grappled w ith h er m other. She took
th e la tte r la tte r ignored a com m and
EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 24.— More
(By the United Press)
the
razor away. H er fa th e r also
to disperse.
i th a n th re e hundred high school stu-
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 24,— aw akened and helped subdue th e
T he s trik e rs congregated in the • dents a re s trik in g today follow ing
D isclosures concerning the p ack ers’ crazed woman.
s tre e t in larg e num bers and when ! orders from P rincipal Fow ler th a t
w artim e profits and the a tte m p t to
th e troop com m ander ordered them stu d e n ts m ust sign an obedience
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have P resident W ilson change the
to m ove th e strik e rs responded with pledge o r quit school.
food ad m in istratio n reg ulations un­
a volley of stones. The troops
The stu d e n ts paraded yesterday
der
which the packers operated was
(By
th
e
U
nited
P
ress)
ch arg ed , w ielding clubs.
w earing
red
em blem s.
Red has
m ade in a report today subm itted to
I been adopted as th e s trik e rs ’ colors.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 24. — The
the senate by the federal tra d e com ­
The school board is backing F o w ­
THREE KILLED, SCORES HURT
United Mine Workers’ convention
m ittee.
ler in his stan d , announcing th a t
(By the U nited P ress)
with delegates from scattering un­
The report showed th a t the com ­
(By th e U nited P ress)
SHARON, Pa., Sept. 24.— The rec­ th e schools will be closed if th e
ionein all parts of the country, has
(By the United Press)
mission told the president th e pack­
o rd of th e disorders a t F a rre ll, as a stu d e n ts refuse to give in.
(By th e U nited P ress)
PORTLAND, Sept. 24.— E lim in a­ e rs’ p rofits were “ unreasonably
determined to call a nationwide coal
SALT LAKE, Sept. 24.— E. H.
resu lt of steel s trik e rio tin g now
BUTTE, M ont., Sept. 24.— Bessie strike on November 1, unless a sat­ tion of the price fixing policy a t the hig h .”
F
endall,
age 54, died today from
sta n d s a t th ree killed, ten wounded
C larke, 29, is in jail here, aw aiting isfactory wage and working cond- Y am hill stre e t public m ark et will
cerebral
hem
orrhage a fte r an u n ­
by gunshots and scores by clubbing.
tria l on th e charge of having m ur­ tions agreement is reached with the be recom m ended to th e city council
ALFRED
IS
LEARNING
successful
atte
m p t to push his way
T he second fata l rio tin g sta rte d
dered G rover C. B urns, who was a l­ coal operators on or before that today by C om m issioner Bigelow. The
(By
the
U
nited
P
ress)
th
ro
u
g
h
th
e
crowd
th a t welcomed
la s t night when a m em ber of a mob
com m issioner was in forference w ith
leged to have “ sto le n ” the young ■ date.
OAKLAND,
Sept.
24.
—
A
lfred
P
resid
en
t
W
ilson
yesterday.
fired on s ta te troops, who retu rn ed
The convention adjourned late a housew ives’ com m ittee a t his of­
wom an from h e r husband, la te r fore-
Brown, a six-year-old
piccaninny,
M arguerite B eattie, aged 28, was
six volleys, killing John Bannzak and
ing h er into an im m oral career.
yesterday, after endorsing a wage fice th is m orning and th e recom ­
will
live,
but
his
looks
have
changed.
sw
ept off her feet by th e crowd th a t
■wounding six.
The police claim Bessie C larke ad­ and hour scale and clothing the of­ m endation is expected to follow.
He held a fire crack er in his m outh pushed th rough th e gate of th e Mor­
m itted v isiting th e room s of B urns ficials with power to call a strike.
Housewives of P o rtlan d have o r­
and touched it off.
T hree teeth mon tem ple grounds and sustained a
FIRST TROUBLE AT CHICAGO
ganized an association and a re en ­
early on th e m orning of Septem ber
are
m
issing.
broken collar bone.
(By the U nited P ress)
deavoring to low er the cost of living.
15 and killing him ; th a t she la te r
ANOTHER NATION STRIKE
CHICAGO,
Sept. 24.— The first
denied the alleged confession, claim ­
violence of th e steel s trik e in the
ing B urns stabbed him self w ith a
(By the U nited P ress)
C hicago d istrict resulted today, and
b u tch er knife.
(By th e U nited P ress)
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24.— The rail-
e x tra gu ard s a re being throw n about
Police c o u rt records show th a t
ROME, Sept. 24.— The P a ris cor­
way clerks today voted 98 per cent
th e p lan ts of th e m an u factu rin g com­
B
urns
had been frequently in court
respondent of th e Epoca today re-
in favor of a nation-w ide s trik e if
panies. At Indiana H arbor, Ind., it
; ported th a t P resident W ilson’s reply on charges of beatin g th e C larke th e ir dem ands for increased pay are
is reported th a t several m en were
woman.
on th e F ium e dispute reached th e
not m et by th e U nited S tates railw ay
badly beaten when a mob of four
A m erican peace delegation last night
a d m in istra tio n , according to C hair­
h u n d re d strik e rs su rro u n d ed the
and assigns F ium e to Italy on th e
m an Scott, of th e board of a d ju s t­
m ills w hile sh ifts w ere changing.
condition th a t the p ort is not fo rti­
m ent.
Some of th e men were so badly h u rt
fied and is placed under th e control
th a t they were tak e n to a hospital.
(By th e United P ress)
of the League of N ations.
MEXICO PEEVED, WILL
Students
On Strike
They Sure
Were High
Called for November
While Slave Kills
Her Paramour
May Put Slop
To Price Fixing
Bank Resourses
STRIKERS TD
MEET WILSON
One Dies, one
Hurt in Rush to
View Wilson
Over One Million
NOT EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR
Trouble Looms
at San Francisco
SEATTLE. W ash., Sept. 24.— Al­
th o u g h o rd ers have not yet been
posted to th a t effect, th e announce­
m en ts th a t no officers o r enlisted
m en a t Camp Lewis will be sent here
fo r discharge a fte r Septem ber 25 are
now borne out by all Indications.
T here has been few dem obilization
procedtngs for weeks and only oc­
casionally do sm all detachm ents of
m en a rriv e for discharge.
It is presum ed th a t all th e far
w estern soldiers, re tu rn in g a fte r
Septem ber 25, will be dem obilized a t
San Francisco. According to th e in­
form ation here, the only dem obiliza­
tio n plans a fte r the date set will be
Camp Pike, Gordon, Dix. Dodge and
th e Presidio.
On Septem ber 23d, for th e first
tim e in th e h istory of o u r city, the
resources of one of A shland’s banks
reached a to ta l in excess of one m il­
lion
dollars.
(By th e U nited P ress)
The
F irs t N ational B an k ’s foot­
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.—
ings
showed
a to ta l of $1,005,540.87
W ith all hope of a com prom ise gone
on
th
a
t
date.
for the present th e s trik e of riggers
and stevedores along th e w ater fro n t
was b rought to th e d an g er point to ­
day by th e em ploym ent of a hundred
strik eb re ak e rs, m any of them ne­
groes.
The em ployers, who have refused
an offer of a rb itra tio n from M ayor
Rolph, a re adv ertisin g widely for
non-union help.
Two Drown, But
Third Saves Girl
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 24.— A fter
two men had drow ned in e ffo rts to
save Edna Longton from the sw ift
c u rre n t of the Sacram ento river,
George Spillm an finally rescued th e
j girl a fte r a b itte r struggle,
i F red S tra d e r and H enry Sw etinich
STATE AFTER GAS COMPANY j w ere drow ned. All were em ployes
SEA TTLE. W ash., Sept. 24.— On of th e C alifornia N ational bank and
its own in itia tiv e th e s ta te public were picnicking.
service com m ission drew up and has
filed a com plaint against th e Seattle
THE MEAN THING
L ig h tin g com pany, challenging the
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.— Con­
adequacy of gas service supplied pa­ ducting his own defense in his w ife’s
tro n s. In a case of th is kind the divorce today, A ttorney Troy sudden­
com pany has ten days to answ er be­ ly stopped, highly n ettled , and com­
fore th e com m ission sets a d ate of plained th a t his wife was m aking
faces a t him.
R earing and tak es evidence.
FOREST FIRES
(By th e U nited P ress)
DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 24.— Mexico
has cancelled h er exhibits for th e
sta te fa ir here next m onth due to th e
stan d of G overnor Hobby in favoring
arm ed in terv en tio n if Mexico, P re s­
id en t Simpson of th e fair board a n ­
nounced todav.
DENVER, Sept. 24.— P resident
W ilson, in Colorado, tom orrow , will
face his first audience of steel s trik ­
ers.
At Pueblo, w here the p resident de­
livers an address T hursday a fte r­
noon, strik e rs from the R ockefeller
Steel W orks will a tte n d in a body.
B anners will confront th e president
PYnlainiiiiz tlio tt’n rlto rj' ilamondo
(By th e U nited P ress)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.— Gov­
ern m en t conciliation
boards may
grow out of th e steel strik e hearings
which will begin before th e senate
labor com m ittee tom orrow , S enator
Kenyon suggested today.
, A lthough opposed to com pulsory
a rb itra tio n as a general rem edy for
In d u strial ills, Kenyon said th a t vol­
(By th e U nited P ress)
u n ta ry conciliation boards to inves­
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.—
tig a te conditions betw een labor and Divers a re busy off th e pier picking
cap ital and lay th e facts before th e j up ten b ars of silver th a t slipped
public m ight be th e outcom e.
into th e bay w hile a ten m illion dol­
la r shipm ent of gold and silver bul­
WHEAT YIELD LARGER
lion was being loaded onto the liner
(By the United Press)
Colombia.
MONTREAL, Sept. 24 — The
The bars a re w orth a thousand
w heat yield of C anada will be 248,- dollars each.
000,000 bushels as com pared w ith
The shipment was consigned to the
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.— More
th a n a thousand fire fig h ters up un­
til noon today had been unable to
stem th e sea of flam es sw eeping
th ro u g h the Angeles and Santa B ar­
bara forest reserves.
A fter receiving rep o rts from a ir­
planes flying over th e fir« zones
and from fire lookout sta tio n s F o r­
est Supervisor C harlton declared th e
fires a re still fa r beyond control, and
he sees no prospect of controlling
them.
189,076,$50 last year.
orient by San Francisco banks.
RACE BATTLE
IN CLEVEIAND
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 2 4.— Ri­
oting began today when a crowd of
strik e rs discovered th a t several ne­
groes were still employed a t odd jobs
in the p lan t of th e A m erican Steel
and W ire company.
The negroes w ere in a stre e t car.
The strik e rs stopped the c ar and
dragged them into the street. A
fight followed in which two negroes
were so severely beaten th a t they
w ere tak en to a hospital and one
s trik e r was stabbed by a negro and
seriously h u rt.
The police arrived when th e b a ttle
was in full blast and six strik ers
w ere arrested .
ENGLAND BOUND TO
KEEP OUT PRODIS
(By th e U nited P ress)
LONDON, Sept. 24.— G reat Brit­
ain is th re a te n e d w ith a nationw ide
railw ay strik e. Officials of the Na­
tional Union of R ailw aym en tqday
announced th a t an u ltim atum will
be sent the governm ent rejectin g Ita
offer of wage and w orking condi­
tions.
It is predicted th a t unless a favor­
able reply is received by noon to­
m orrow the men will be ordered to
cease work.
CABINET CONSIDERS STRIKE
(By the United P ress)
LONDON, Sept.
24. — Prem iei
Lloyd George today convened th<
B ritish cabinet in a special sessioi
to discuss th e contem plated rallw aj
strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.-
low ing a re m ark e t quotations
LONDON, Sept. 24.— The Daily
BUTTER— E xtras, 64c.
Mail says th e A m erican sta te de­
EGOS— E xtras,
69 H e ;
pi
p artm en t, realizing th e d etrim en tal 61 H e.
effects th e extension of th e anti-
POULTRY— Broilers. 86c;
saloon league's activities to E urope 32c.
m ight have on the in te rn atio n a l re ­
CATTLE—Top «.ears, 10Ho
lations, is tak in g m easures to check onds, 8 He; cows, heifers,
the prohibition cam paign there.
calves, 12 »4 c.
The Mail declares th a t two agents
HOGS— Top, 16c.
of th e league who recently sought
SHEEP— Ewes, 7c; wether«
passport facilities in P a ris p rep a ra ­ lambs, 10c.
to ry to visiting E ngland, w ere un­
BARLEY — Spot feed, «3
able to obtain them
■hipping, >1,10.