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VOL. 62 NO. 70.
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Daugherty
Takes Shot
at Radicals
Saya Government Will Con
aider in Due Time Pro
m-dinga Agaiiiht a Few
Labor Leaders.
Praises Rank and File
Washington, Sept. fi.. (By A. F.)
-Formal anuouuiemrnt by Attorney
Crncral Daugherty that the govern
ment would "consider in due time,
what proceeding hl be lakrn
KHinrl the Jew misguided labor
leaders who have made incendiary
apeerrnV in connection with the in
dustrial lituation and persistent re
port that crrct conferences are in
progress looking to some ort of a
setlciiient with individual roads,
stood nut in today development in
the trike of the railroad shop craft.
Incidentally, he said, preparation
of the government case had been
"somewhat hampered" by the diffi
culty procecutor were experiencing
in locating "leading officials of the
shopcraft organization."
Mr. Daugherty, in hi statement,
emphasized hi belief that the rank
and file of labor organization were
content to leave the issue to the or
flerly processes' of law, but said the
few leader "who have shown con
tempt for the courts need not com
plain that they are denied the full
privilege of free speech."
Must Produce Records.
Instructions have been sent to the
United States attorney at Chicago,
the attorney general said, to notify
counsel for the union that leading
official of the shopmen' organiza
tions, together with their complete
records, would be required before the
court when the case i agin called.
Both in government and labor cir
cle, complete ignorance was asserted
of any actual or impending negotia
tion looking to the settlement of the
strike. It was a matter of common
knowledge, however, that several
railroads still held views in favor of
separate agreements expressed at the
rerent conference of railroad execu
tives in New York.
The government's restraining order
ram in far it. firf mifilir Attaete in
the senate wWn Senator Robinson,
democrat, Arkansas, assailed the writ
on the ground that it constituted a
"plain violation of the constitution."
Watson Defends Government.
Senator Watson, republican, Indi
ana, defended the government's
course, asserting that it was the only
action possible in the emergency
which the country faced.
The suggestion that settlement ne
gotiations might have been instituted
through third parties was seen in the
statement of machinist officials that
their organizations was not invited
. to any meeting.
Attorney General Daugherty said
J,e assumed that the strike leaders
-would welcome the opportunity to
appear before the court.
His statement follows:
"The government will consider
'what proceedings shall be taken
against the few misguided labor lead
ers who have made incendiary
speeches with the purpose of defeat-
(Turn to Pe Two, Column CUi.)
Greatest Hero of War
Working to Save Home
Cincinnati. Sept. 6. Sergt. Samuel
Woodfill of Indiana, chosen by Gen.
Pershing a the great single hero
of the world war, was at work yester
day on the Ohio river government
clam at Silver Grove, Ky a short
distance from Cincinnati. He is on
leave for three months.
"My husband went to work on
the dam today because he finds it
necessary to raise the money to
meet the payment on our home that
will tall due on January 1," Mrs.
Woodiill said, "lie could never do
it on his sergeant's pay and the work
at the dam opened a way for him."
Sergt. Woodtill was assigned to
carpentering work at the dam. Hi
pay will be $o a day, which i just
twice as much a he receive as ser
geant in the I'mted State army.
(!o eminent tr Huild New
Hospital for IHnuMed Yd
Wiiiii;tnn, rpt. h. A new hos
pital lor duabted oervice men, to cost
S7,soum and eominodal pa
t'rnw, will he erected in the Fourth
district of the veterans' bureau,
which cnmprUc Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Maryland and the District ot
t olumhia, tt wa announttd by Di
rector lorb. making a total ol
honpitiU to h tMih4 under the
l7,(sj(X appropriation authoriJt.4
tv the nod l.angtc hdl.
liuufiHatun ot a Mw policy in lb
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Badger State Firebrand
Triumphs in Primaries
T?
La Follctte Wins
G.O.P. Nomination
by Big Majority
G. 0. P, Nomination May Be
Kquivalent lo Ke-Kleclion,
Vith Demo. Vote Too Light
to Qualify Candidal?.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 6 (By
A. P.) Return from 1.51)0 precincts
out of 2,553 for the republican United
state senatorial nomination today
gave Senator La Follette 20,464; W.
A. Ganricld, 80,920.
Returns from 1,504 precincts for
republican gubernatorial nomination
give Gov. John J. Blaine 186,100;
Morgan, 87,513; McHenry. 9.652. For
the democratic gubernatorial nomi
nation Ad') precincts give Bentlcy
3,632;, Mathie, 2,762.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 6. Senator
Robert M. La Follette has been re
nominated by the republicans of Wis
consin by a majority that at midnight
was figured around the 150,000 mark.
Gov. John J. Blames plurality
ranges around the 100,000 figure and
probably will be larger than that. He
was the La Follette candidate. Ap
parently the entire 'La Follette state
ticket has been swept to a victory by
the primary results which are of the
landslide variety, as viewed by
"Hob's" supporters. The only office
at issue is that of attorney general.
Milwaukee was swept into the La
Follette column when the first figures
began to appear from the notably
"labor" sections of the city. The
senator's lead in Milwaukee over W.
A. Ganfield, the. candidate of the
La Follctte opposition, is estimated
at between 20,000 and 25,000.
May Mean Election.
It is now a serious question as to
whether the democrats or the so
cialists polled sufficient votes to per
mit either one of them to show as a
"party" under the Wisconsin law in
November election.
The democrats had no contests
worthy of mention and there has
been little tabulation, at the mid
night hour, of the democratic vote.
The party needs 25,000 votes record
ed officially in today's primary to get
a place on the November ballot. The
sole democratic candidate for United
States senator was Mrs. Jessie Jack
Hooper. Unless 25.000 is shown in
the official returns, Senator La Fol
lette will have no opponent in No
vember and his nomination yester
day is equivalent to election.
Senator La Follette gets the great
est majority than he ever has se
cured in a direct vote in Wisconsin.
He was permitted by the course of
the campaign to get all the wets,
most 'of the drys, the railroad men
and the bulk of the labor vote.
Nevada Vote Light.
Reno, Nev., Sept. 6 The primary
election vote in Nevada yesterday
was light, reports received last night
indicated. It wa estimated that not
more than half of the 33.000 register,
ed voter went to the poll in pite
of a five-ided race on the republican
ticket for I'mted State rnator, and
two-tidrd tight on the democratic
ticket for governor.
Representative Samuel S. Arentl
had a Ir id of t7 vote over t turle
S. Cluiuller for the rtpuUhrtn nomi
nation tor United Sutu irrator at II
tonight, hn itc-!ourt!i id the vote
fl in tli primary today were
coMiilf't Ahovt 15 1'! votf were
Pat. divided ee"ly hrtrn demo
cratic and tput!h-i tandidtrs.
VartUman Trad.
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ttnoliVMl Ifluins toda l'W 73 t'i
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Turks Cut
Greek Force
to 10 N0
y
Cl.iV . ake of
Massucrftl,
(ir ..oiiiiiniiiiijiif
Cliarffr.
Refugees Reach Smyrna
Paris, Sept. 6. Latest advices
reaching officials here on the Asia
Minor situation decant that aU that
remains of tht Creek army it 100,000
men fleeing in utter rout befort tht
victorious Turkish nationalist! and
now lest than 60 milet from tht
Mediterranean,
Tht advices declare it probable that
only half that number of Crtekt will
retch tht tea at organized fighting
tinitt of Turks art within 50 milts
of Smyrna and 40 milet from tht Sea
of Marmora.
Tht Turkish advance tinct tht of
fensive wat launched 10 days ago .
stated to bt mort than 130 miles,
which experts hert lay ii ont of tht
fastest advances in all tht history of
wart.
Smyrna, Sept. 6. (By A. P.) It
wa estimated up to last night that
150.000 refugees of every nationality
had collected here and the American
relief committee ha published an ap
peal calling upon everybody to offer
them assistance.
The allied consul litre decided to
ask the Anglo-French police to keep
oraer. it is reported that allied
troop will land tomorrow.
A local committee ha begun to
enroll volunteers to substitute for the
evacuating Greek army. Thousands
of officer and soldiers enrolled.
Rush Reinforcements.
Constantinople, Sept. 6. (By A.
P.) While the Turks are hastening
to press their advantage over the
Greeks in their drive toward Smyrna,
the latter are rushing reinforcement
to the scene, and if General Tricoupis.
can restore the morale of his men
the Kemalists may yet be brought
to a standstill, it in believed here.
News of the appointment of Gen
eral Tricoupis as commander-in-chief
was received with marked enthusi
asm. ' .
It is officially announced that all
the army corps in the southern group
have effected a juncture.
The telegraph lines between An
gora and Constantinople resumed op
erations yesterday. Fevzi Fasha,
chief of the national general staff,
sent the following message to the
population of Constantinople:
"We have vanquished the enemy
and are hotly pursuing him. We
will smash him completely within
the next few days."
Attacks Repulsed.
Athens, Sept. 6. (By A. P.)
Fresh attacks by the Turkish nation
alists have been repulsed by the
Greek, who inflicted severe casual
ties on the Kemalists, according to an
official communique issued last night.
The statement says:
"The enemies offensive toward
Akardag met with stubborn resist
ance from our troops who repulsed
fresh attacks. The number of the en
emy killed and wounded exceeds 10,
000. Our forces retired in order, de
stroying communications.
"The enemy has not yet occupied
Eski-Shehr, although the town has
been evacuated five days.
The massacres and persecution of
the Christians in the evacuated dis
tricts continue."
In general, the military sitfiation
is regarded in official and other
circles as continuing to improve and
the position of the souihern Greek
forces at Ala-Shehr, 80 miles east of
Smyrna, is considered here to be se
cure. MacSwiney's Widow in U. S.
to Raise Funda for Rt'heU
New York, Sept. 6. Mr. Muriel
MacSwiuey, widow of Lord Mayor
Terence MacSwiney of Cork, who
died of starvation in Brixton prison,
London, in l'J.'O, arrived on the
tcamhip President Arthur yeter
day. She wa accompanied by Min
Linda Mary Krarn, IrUh republican
leader, and aid her jurpoe wa to
rie fund for dependent and or
phan of Irish republican and for
hotpital for the Irih republican
army.
Every Car It a Uied Car
, Because an auto U not brand new, iL not "ki t" yaunrtf into
believing that tt ta nt a safe inftttment.
(i,m4 cart art alt tht dm finding Jhlr way In tht l.rm.m
flour U b tuM a jiveond Hand. After a rr tut yon a
ftw hundred ot tsen a fw thousand mite, ll tt tlill at ill
btt, it'll tt aat Mn atj I
m ta buy vi4 vund hnd car f almutl any m frMU
it.tlervtt f tristU owner 4)v tsil tir tart in tht
"AutamobiV' total t tat "Want' At tettti (
Tht DmK
fit Ul tvt m- Monty, JM4l!y u will
) and itnvt a tat. Wky ni tM ui ntfc a s4
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Food Prices Decrease 3
Per Cent in Omaha
Wa.hington. Sept. 6. Only one
of 26 representative .itir s in the Unit
ed Slates reported an increaie in the
levrl of retail food prices for the
month of July 15 to August 15, and
that was lets than live-tenths of 1
Iter cent, according to fiwirrs made
public today by the bureau of labor
tatutic of tht Department of Labor,
Decrease amounted to i tier rent
in Omaha and 1 per rent in Lo An
gelc. Nebraska taibor
Votes to Ignore
U. S. Injunction
OrdT Olitainrd !y Pauglii'rty
Aaoailrd Iy Speaker at
Stale AlertingWill
Collect Fundit.
By unanimou vote, the Nebraska
Federation of Labor, in convention
at the Omaha Labor temple, yester
day rrtolved to disregard the Daugh
erty injunction.
"Thert i to be no cesation of
labor meeting, free speech or col
lection of relief funds we will sur
render none of our constitutional
right," read a resolution presented
by Frank Coffey of Lincoln, tate
cc rctary, ,
Thonia L. Wilson availed
Daugherty's Amr ricanisiu ai' being
"one half of 1 per cent."
iWill Collect Fund.
"If he wanted to be fair, he would
order an injunction to prevent rail
road executives from invading peace
ful communities with armed guard
and thugs," said hr." Hi demand
that we shall not solicit funds for
the relief of our needy brethren i a
violation of the right of humanity.
It i done for oppressive and intim
idating purposes."
Kach lobar organization in tht
state will be asked to contribute to
a relief fund for the striking shop
craft' families. Election of officers
is -scheduled for today, the closing
session.
Dub Offccrt Loafert.
High salaried officials of interna
tional unions who sit in swiyel chairs
in Washington, D. C, and Indian
spolis office were objects of censure.
"Thoe $7,500 year men don't
bestir themselves enough about our
problems right here," protested Dan
Sullivan, Omaha iron worker.
C. P.. Woodward, Omaha, dubbed
them "loafer."
Opposes Resolution.
The same "office-holders" ' would
oppose carrying out the purpose of
a resolution to amalgamate all crafts
into one union for each industry,
Sullivan pointed out.
"Labor needs organization and co
operation like the Associated Retail
ers of Omaha," said he.
Thomas L. Wilson, for 40 years
in the machinists' union, opposed the
resolution because it might be con
strued to mean that the American
Federation of Labor was not func
tioning properly.
Thanks War Vets,
F. M. Coffey of Lincoln, state
secretary, recommended that the in
telligence of the country, working
men and employer. alike, he directed
to devise some better plan of ad
justing differences than by strikes
and lockouts.
He also advocates the repeal of
the Esch-Cummins bill.
F. K. Noracong, Omaha, intro
duced a resolution of appreciation to
the United States War Veteran's bu
reau for its handling of the sol
diers' rehabilitation problem and for
friendly relation with labor union.
A resolution to co-operate with
the fraternal order of Faults in pro
moting old age pensions was re
ferred to the committee.
New York Trades Council
Wants U. S.-Owned Rails
New York, Srpt. 6. The executive
committee of the Central Trades and
Labor council, representing 8iH.
000 member, last night adopted
a resolution to be submitted to the
council Thursday, calling upon the
federal government immediately to
take over and operate the railro.nU
and make term with the striking
shopmen.
A resolution also w adopted cilt
in upon every trade nniomt in the
greater city to ais hutuili one
d.iy' pay to a'd the itriVrr.
Gallows Will Claim Another Member
of Fast Waning Iowa Desperado Gang
Joe I'cavy to Pay Penalty
for Urutal Murder of
Whisky Runner.
Along the highway running from
Koik Kapid to Sioux City in north
wentern Iowa, on the night of March
M, 1'JlO, purred a high powered mo
tor car. It was driven by Claude
I.rlmr, a booze runner, and it car
ried 11 cae of Canadian whisky,
bound for the market in Sfoua City.
At a lonely apot .in the road near
the imall town of Hull, the progreit
of the car w;n blocked by another au
tomobile. The occupant of the wait
ing machine, two men and a woman,
were standing at the roadside. They
were highjacker, about lo seize their
Kevolvrr in the bands of tht wait
ing men spit fire and the lifeless baly
of Letner fell backward into hit car,
hi blood staiuitnr the whikky case.
His slayers robbed the body of $HiM)
in rash, then dragged it into a neigh
boring field, Where it was found next
morning by George Divestat of
Sioux City, a passing motorist.
Will Pay Penalty.
The highjackers drove both cars
into Sioux City, disposing of the
whikky through channels there and
explaining that the blood upon the
case was from chickens which they
had killed during their trip back
from Canada.
Next Friday at the state peniten
tiary at Fort Madison, the first hang
ing in Iowa for 10 years will be
staged. Joe I'avey, notorious outlaw
and member of one of the worst
gangs of gunmen which ever operated
in thiv section of the country, will
pay the penalty for the murder of
Claude Letner.
He wa convicted of the crime at
Orange City, Sioux county, on March
17, 1921, upon the testimony of Mae
Yetzer Purzrtte, the only other liv-
ing witness of the shooting on the
Hughes Is Guest
at Brazil Fair
American Secetary of State
Will Live at Cuanabara
Palace in Rio de Janeiro
t'oprl(tal IM.
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6. Secretary
Hughes, the third American secretary
of state to visit Brazil, arrived yester
day afternoon aboard the Maryland
as President Harding's representative
and the chief of the American "diplo
matic mission to the Brazilian cen
tennial ceremonies..
Mr. Hughes and party left on the
Pan-America, but before reaching
Rio they boarded the Maryland,
which, with the Nevada, had been
escorting the Pan-America. The
Maryland, escorted by the Nevada,
then entered the harbor, the Mary
land exchanging the usual artillery
salutes with the shore batteries.
Immediately after the warships
had anchored American Ambas
sador Morgan and representatives of
the Rrazilian foreign office boarded
the Maryland and brought off Mr.
Hughes, who landed at the admiralty
quay, where a huge throng cheered
them. The party proceeded imme
diately to Guanabara palace, where
Mr. Hughes and party will be guests
of the Brazilian nation during their
sojourn.
Guanabara is the finest palace in
Brazil. It was built by Emperor Te
dro for his daughter Isabel, who was
three times princess regent of Brazil
before the establishment of the re
public. Elihu Root, Theodore Roose
velt and King Albert also have been
guests there. All the other mission
are housed at the New Gloria hotel.
Third Camlitlute Enters
Race for Congress in Sixlh
Lincoln, Sept. 6. The Sixth con
gressional district of Nebraska will
have an independent candidate for
congre on the November ballot as
a result of the filing today of a pe
tition bearing J5 signature with
the secretary of state,
The candidate i John A. Smith of
Thedford, Thorn county. The other
Ciinit'd tie are Hubert G, Simmon,
republican, Scott.hltiit", and t h.irte
". l!el. democratic and progressive,
IHoken Bow
Irrijjatiou 1 )it Are
C.loM-tl Hue tn Pry Rier
Soil'.!. but, Ncl, Sept. fi I n
u. ul itr..inli lon littoiit that bst
reiitd in a t output ilu rrf U) of
t'.r Voitti I'l.ii iihi not iU un(.
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m the i'oM 4. bv mdr rf tht lat
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lonely country road back in 1919.
Her husband, "Ked" Burzette, was
Rats Desert Lions'
Cages to Rob Kiddies
in New York Park
New York, Sept. 6. Huge field
rats in Bronx park, tiring of the diet
of raw meat which they have been
taking away from the lions in. the
cages at the zoo, set out to rob
children of goodies they were eat
ing on the grass.
One of the rodents, infuriated be
cause Helen Miller, 4, clung to a
cracker it tried to take away from
her, buried its fangs in her leg and
hung on until it was slain by work
men. The workmen then slew about
a dozen more of the big rodents
which were darting about among
other children in the park.
Hot Weather Damages
Nebraska Corn Crop
Washington, Sept. 6. Excessively
dry, hot weather in nearly all sec
tions of the country has caused de
terioration in the condition of many
crops, according to the semi-monthly
crop reports of the Department
of Agriculture. Preparation of the
ground for fall seeding, however,
has made considerable progress and
farm work has advanced satisfac
torily. Corn is maturing rapidly and be
ing husked in the southern states,
but this crop has deteriorated in the
central and eastern states, with the
setback severe in Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska, due to heat and lack
of moisture. Thrashing" of small
grains has been virtually completed
in the south and middlcwest .but
market conditions have slowed up the
threshing of wheat in Kansas.
Spring wheat yields in the Pacific
coast state are running below nor
mal and of light weight. The quality
is high, however, in the Dakota and
Minnesota, where threshing of spring
wheat i under way, Oat have been
variable generally and light in
weight.
Burlington Poer Plant
Will He Httilt in Alliance
Alliance. Neb., Sept. f - (S;rcml )
The contrail for the Burlington'
new $VtaHi porr plant at Alliance
h been I'l to the Home Builder'
Constrmtioti company of Omaha
and the work will be started intmrdi.
atclv, actording to titt'tiat .Supetm
tendril A. ti. Smart, lite cmiltait
prut doe not include the cost ot en
gines and boilers. I he plant
will b one of the most iudttn and
best tUM pd m the wot. incor
porating all of the latest i.lras in tB
gmrtrinit tacibtifs. It i an mt
orUnl t. p in rnlaU'riai the ryif.
ti g fipnpnu'nt l V!:4io and wi!t
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Slayer of Des Moines
Grocer Also to Die 10
Days Later.
the third member of toe highjacking
party and the leader of the band of
criminals which terrorized town in
four state for nearly two year,
Pauing of Gang.
The execution of I'avey will mark
the iMsning of another of the lew re
maining member of the original
gang of dctiirradoe which began lo
disintegrate with the death of it
leader, "Ked" Hurzetle, in a gun bat
tle as Sioux City on July U, VH'i,
only four months after the Letner
murder.
The fight featured an attempt of
four Sioux Cit policemen to capture
the leader and two of his henchmen
in a amail restaurant where the gang
sters were eating breakfast. Hur
zetle and James liritton, one of the
olticer, stood face to face and emp
tied tlbeir gun into each other. Both
died from their wound.
Jim Davis and 'J ex Maynard, the
other two gunmen, both were wound
ed and enptured. They were sen
tenced to long term in the ktate pen
itentiary, where Maynard still i in
custody. Jim Davis went "over the
wall" a year ago and it at liberty, a
fugitive outlaw.
Queen of Underworld.
Mae Ilurzctte, a brunette of star
tling beauty, reigned a queen of the
underworld in Sioux City during the
p-.-riod in which her husband's band
of criminals wa at the height of its
activity. Fearless, cunning and re
puted to be a dangerous an oppo
nent with a revolver a any of the
Burzette gangsters, he frequently
accompanied her husband and his
men in their operation.
She was with the bandit leader and
Pavey fhe night they killed Letner
for his money and whisky and it wa
her testimony which resulted in the
conviction of the man who will die on
the gallows thitvveck. No evidence
could be found, however, to convict
(Turn to I'u. Two, Column Two.)
Relief From Heat
Wave Predicted
Colder Wave Sweeping East
ward After Torrid Period
With Temperature 101.
Relief from several days of intense
heat, that reached a climax at 2 yes
terday afternoon when the mercury
clung to 102 degrees, was promised
by M. V, Robins, mcterologist, last
night. Freezing temperature in Al
berta, Canada, as well as parts of
Oregon and Montana, is expected to
be felt here today, according to the
weather man.
The cold wave which is sweeping
westward brought the temperature
at Yellowstone park to 42 yesterday.
The temperature at Kalispcll. Mont.,
was 38. At Helena and Billings,
Mont., it was 41).
A general sinking temperature was
reported throughout Nebraska last
night, especially in the western part
of the state.
Indications yesterday morning
were that the heat record for the year.
102, would be duplicated. At 5 it
"was 77; at 8 the mercury stood at
82 and at 9 at 86. By 12 the tempera
ture was 98, reaching 101 at 2. A
drop of two degrees took place in the
next two hours,
96 at Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. 6. The second hoU
test day oi the year, with the nier-'
cury registering officially 96 de
grees, brought two deaths and scores
of prostrations to Chicago. It was
the sixth day of the pwent hot
wave.
On the south side of the city the
heat wa broken by a terrific freak
wind and rainstorm which Listed IS
minute. One man w killed by a
falling wall. Dr. J. A. Carson of
Mount Vernon, la., dropped uncon
scion in tht lobby of a downtown
hotel today. He i thought to huve
been overcome by the beat.
Prostration at Norfolk.
Norgolf. Nrbr,, Sept. 6 Spl. Tel.
The mercury touched ! here yes
terday aiul seretal ptotratioit were
reported. The he.it ha been grn
rral all mr north S'ebiaska during
the pit tew das ami corn i report
ed utiermg badly, l aiture are diy
m up.
Hot In lowt.
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WniperaliHM prevailed throughout
lot lodar. Mason t ily lroflfd
t!it the leiniwraiu't t e t. i2. All
strj'tf ntl'r heal letotJt were telt
l lo I itf whrn th mtnuiy
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Chicago Monday. ,
Big Mileage Is Involved'
Chicago. Sept. d- (Hv A. l'.)-A
call for an immediate meeting of the
policy entiimittee of 90 in Chicago,
probably next Monday, wa sent out
tonight liy Jolin Scott, secretary ot
the ktrikmg railway tliopcraftn
union.
The telegraphic aitpcat wa in
code and wa addreed lo the reg
ional general chairman of the organ-
nation in nil put of the country.
It wa expected that it would be
several davs before the ycould arrive
in Imago, and ior that reason no
general ejioti were expected be
fore the firt of next week.
The meeting wa called, it wa in
timated, to consider plans for a et
tlemeiit of the strike on separate
roads representing about one-third
of the country's mileage. It fol
lowed reports of rotvlcrence be
tween B. M, Jewell, head of the
striken and rail executives in the
east.
Shopmen Meet Executives
Chicago. Sept. 6. Seven represen
tatives of the striking federated
shopcrafts were declared by Joint
Scott, secretary of the railway em
ployes' department of the American
Federation of Labor to be in Balti
more today for a lonferende with
tailroad executives on a proposition
to end the strike.
Scott intimated that a proposal on
which it was hoped the strike could
be halted had been prepared, but he
would not outline tt. The confer
ence, he said, was o have been se
cret. Should the meeting produce a
favorable result, Scott said the policy
committee of 90 union representa
tives would be summoned to meet in
Chicago.
New York, Sept. 6. If any con
ference it being.. held in Baltimore
between striking shopmen and rail
way heads it involves only a few in
dividual roads and does not look
toward settlement of the strike on a
nation-wide basis, it was said today
at headquarters of the Association of
Railway Executives.
By George F. Authier.
(Wanlilnstdn CorrrMwndent, Tba Omaha
Hrr.)
Washington, Sept, 6. Reports per
sist in Washington today that Bert
M. Jewell of the shopmen's union has
been in the east for the last few days
conferring with rail executives with
the view of a strike settlement and
that he would return to Chicago,
where he will call a meeting of the
executive and policy committee of the
union for the purpose of ending the
strike. '
This corroborates the confident
statement made yestterday by Attor
ney General Daugherty that the strike
would be ended within a week, even
if Mr. Jewell has not adopted this
program.
Strike Seems Lost.
It is apparent to the forces of or
ganized labor that the shopmen's
s.rike is lost. Only a combined ac
tion on the part of labor could win it
now, iu view of the fact that the
brotherhoods have refused to join,
the coal strikes have been settled and
in view, also, of the utter impossi
bility of calling a general strike.
According to the information ob
tained here, the labor leaders pro
pose at their Washington meeting
of the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation, next Saturday, to
consider recommending a protest
sympathetic strike ot 24 hours
throughout the country. The federa
tion can recommend only and not
order. A general strike would re
quire .10 days to engineer, as all of
the organization memberships would
have to vote on it.
Any yielding on the part of the
shopmen would be explained on Ihe
liround that the striker yielded to
tote majeure on the part of the gov
ernment. It will then bend every
efiort to secure the election of a
democratic bouse in the approaching
rongrtitiunal elections, making it
ptam that the winning Humbert
ovved their election lo the aid ot ot
ganned labor,
1i would b for the purpoit of
rebuking the Harding a limniittatiou
ior n u o the tuiuiution and to
prevent the pssibthty m the tnacl
mei't ot e.tmjmltory atbitialton
IrgitUtiiin. which it !it leaf ot 01
(iord Urn now.
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