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DEMOCRATS
TELL COX OF
NOMINATION
.Thousands March in Parade at
Format Notification Cere
monies for Candidate to the
White House.
OUTLINES PROGRAM
FOR HIS CAMPAIGN
Bases Hopes for , Election
On Staunch. Adherence . to
League ' of Nations as
Drafted by Wilson.
N Fair Grounds, Dayton, O., Aug. 7
Gov. James ' M. Cox today re
ceived and accepted formally the
democratic presidential nomination.
With Governor Cojc and his run
tung mate, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
inarching at the head of the pa.'ade,
thousands of democracy's leaders
and followers gathered at the fair
grounds shrine and heard the can
didate outline his campaign.
This he based on securing peace
by staunch adherence 1o the league
cf nations with "interpretations" re
taining its fundamental principles
and not by what he declared the dis
honorable republican plan for a
separate peace with Germany.
On the league issueand generally
the democratic standard-bearer t de
clared he presented! to the American
people a choice between democratic
and ractionary republicanism
Prohibition was mentioned only
byinference'in a strong declaration
for law enforcement. The governor
urged ratification of the woman suf
frage amendment and pledged many
reforms, including tax deduction
and economy in government. At the
eleventh hour the governor decided
not to issue the insert he had
planned for his acceptance address.
Bearing flags and decked in ban
ners, thousands of cheering demo
crats were reviewed bythe governor
prior to his address and the pre-
iiminnry notification speech, by
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas,' who
hailed the candk'Me as an "experi
enced and progressive minded lead
er" with a long record of. achieve
ments during his three terms as
Ohio's governor.
- It was nearly 2:30 before the
head of the parade ; reached the
grounds. t -x
A warm sun bathed the fair
ground fcrowds, " dispelling the
damper of early morning rains, but
brought a soggy wave of humiditr
which made a shirt sleeve crowd of
marchers "and spectators. Most of
the visitors came from Ohio but
thousands more were from other
itates. t -'
Amphitheater Crowded.
Eaves, steps and rails of the am
phitheater were crowded long before
the parade arrived and the sun
swelled the receipts of the soft drink
venders, although the heat was re
' lieved somewhat by a breeze which
kept flags and banners fluttering.
Sirs. Cox and Mrs. Roosevelt, the
governor's daughter, Mrs. J. D. Ma
honey, with other relatives and
friends of the candidates, occupied a
large box directly across the press
section from the speakers' stand.
Other boxes held democratic nobles
galore. To one side of the speakers
stand was seated the notification
committee and to the rear the demo
cratic national committee.
Moving picture and other cameras
, were perched at numerous vantage
. points. There were thousands of,
''rail birds" spectators lining the race
track fende and around the track was
a -black border of parked automo
bile's. ' . ' i
A mighty roar went up as the pa
rade began its march down the race
track to the strains of "Ohio" played
by the "Cox Band" of San Francisco
fame. The crowd immediately took
"up the words of the song, para
phrased to declare '.'We'll elect Jim
Cox or know the reason why."
Candidates Tie view Parade.'
Standing bareheaded, the governor
and Mr. Roosevelt received the
marchers, waving their hands and
shouting occasionally to friends they
recognized. Also in the reviewing
. (Continued- on Para Two, Colamn One.)
Roads Propose" Honoring
Of Return Trip Tickets
Washington, Aug. 7. Announce
ment was made today at the Inter
state Commerce commission that the
railroads had proposed that return
tickets coupons purchased prior to
August 26, the effective day of the
increased passenger fares,' be hon
ored The commission has the. pro
posal under consideration and is ex
pected to approve it.
The question of the status of mile
' age books and. commutation tickets
purchased prior to August 26 also ii
. being "considered by the commission
and a decision probably will be
made within a few days. ,
Eight Rescued From Death
Trap by 16-Year-Old Boy
New York, Aug. 7. The lives of
eight persons, . including four chil
dren, tfving in a two-family house
in the Brownsville district, were
saved today by the heroism of Sam
uel Fein, 16, who fought his way
through flames and smoke to rescue
others in the house who were sleep
ing. He carried four children
through flames and smoke to safety
and aroused four other, persons, in
cluding his parents, - . ;
New Commissioner of
Omaha Auto Trade Body
A., B. Waugh has been appointed
commissioner -of the Omaha Auto
mobile Trade ' association, accord
ing to an. announcement issued by
Clarke G. Powell, secretary. Mr.
Waugh assumed his duties August 1.
VILLA .SURRENDER
WILL COST MEXICO
$2,000,000 IN GOLD
Bandit Leader to Have Guard
Of Followers; Paid by
Government.
San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico, Aug.
7. Under terms of his "uncondi
tional" surrender. Francisco Villa,
Mexican bandit leader, will get a
huge estate at Canutilla, Durango,
where he will be guarded for the re
mainder of his life by 50 of his
trusted followers, who will be paid
byJthe government, it was learned
here today.
Villa's siirrenrlir will COSt the
Mexican government $2,000,000 gold,
according to estimates.
VJIU with ono officers and men, is
en route overland to San' Pedro from
Cuatro- Qenegas for hnal arrange
ments for surrender. He will reach
here Monday'and tften marcn ya
r.m Palario.. wh'ere his men will
be disarmed arid receive a year's pay
prior to being given tarms.
Villas spies also are en rouic iu
Gomez, Palacio. ' r" ; V '
, The personal guard of SO Villa
,;n wt, it is nres'umed. from
among .his most trusted officers.
. The guard will be paid according
to the rank the various officers held
under Villa, and cannot be displaced.
According to the agreement, Villa
gave his "word of hortor" never to
fight against the constitutional gov
ernment of Mexico and General Eu
genio .Martinez gave his word of
honor that the conditions agreed on
would be complied with.
iThe agreement ereates in Mexico a
situation paralleling that resulting in
the United States from the Indian
settlements.
Villa is as independent as ever.
Funeral for Former ,
Mayor of Gothehberg
X To Be This Afternoon
The funeral of Adolph Holzmark,
former mayor of Gothenberg and
niMiritv trpssitrfr of Dawsorl countv.
who died in Los Angeles a short
time ago, will be held trom tne
Elks lodge room this afternoon
Holzmark was a prominent Elk and
th' crrvirr , will . he in accordance
with the Elks funeral ritual. The pall
bearers will be Arthur Blakely, W.
W. Cole, Sol Hodes, Mr. Fleishman,
C. E. Fartndge and fc-dward Maurer.
Rabbi Singer of Lincoln and the
Rev. T. C. Wilson of the Grace
Methodist church of the South' Side
will make brief remarks after the
Elks' serf.ee.
Mr. Holzmark went to Los An
geles in Jn
Trio Fined $100 Each for
Having duart of Booze
York, Neb., Aug.' 7. (Special Tel
egram.) Ford Jokerisch, Herb Tay
lor and Lawrence Cox, who were ar
rested last Saturday in connection
with the operation of a still located
in a vacant house 15 miles northeast
of here appeared in county court
and pleaded guilty to possession of
one quart of whisky. They were
fined $100 each which they paid.
trr-1 rVimmieeinner. Anderson re
arrested them immediately and will
take the trio to urana asiana ior
further investigation.
Woman Killed, Twelve
Injured, In Portland Fire
Portland, Ore., Aug. 7. Mrs.
Joseph Chaney was killed,' Miss E.
Evans and Miss Edith Bogue were
seriously injured, and' 10 others
slightly hurt when a fire today de
stroyed the Elton Court apartment
house. Mrs. Chaney and Miss Evans
jumped from the fourth story of the
building. ,.:
Grand Jury to Investigate
West Frankfort Rioters
Springfield, 111., Aug. 7; A grand
jury investigation of the riots . at
West Frankfort, IIL and the prose
cution of guilty rioters is promised
by the action here of Attorney Gen
eral Brundage, in sending C W. Mid
dlekauf to aid the Franklin' county
state's attorney. - r ;
PRUSSIANS
PAVING I'AY
WITH RUSSIA
Peaceful Penetration and Con
trol of Red Government in
Near Future Now Being
Planned by Germans.
JAPANESE KEEP SIBERIA
IN STATE xOF TURMOIL
Troops Stir Up Fresh Fighting
Whenever Conditions Show
Signs of Settling Down
Block Work of Americans.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaeed Wire.
Washington, Au. 7. While the
Japanese are extending their occu
pation Of Siberia, peaceful penetra
tion of Russia by the Germans is
proceeding apace and it is with the
Germans that the Japanese expect
eventually to make terms, and per
haps an alliance.
This is the information brought to
Washington today 1 Col. Frank F.
Blunt, the Chicago railway executive
who has just returned from two and
a half years service with John F.
Steven's American engineers corps in
reorganizing and operating the
Ttans-Siberian rairoad. Colonel
Blunt left with Mr. Stevens in Har
bin, Manchuria, a detailed report of
his observations of actual conditions
not only in Siberia but in Russia
proper under the soviet regime.
"There is no blinking the fact
that Germaqy is actively engaged' in
paving the way to acquire domina
tion of Russia," said Colonel Blunt
tonight. "Curing the two and a half
years I spent in Siberia I witnesssed
the arrival of Germans in ever in
creasing numbers and the same
phenomenon attracted the attention
of many other American railway
men stationed at various points on
the Trans-Siberian line.
Sending Thousands to Republic.
''I also x know, that ". Germany's
peaceful invasion of Siberia is great'
ly exdeeded in extent by the sarrie
movement in Russia proper into
which I penetrated as far as 140
miles fwest to Urals. Germany is
sending thousands of shrewed men
into the soviet republic where they
are settling and gaming the conti
dence of the Russians.
"In fact, it was not until I got
into soviet Russia that the activities
and influence wielded by the Ger
mans began to attract my attention.
As fast as the Soviets extend their
lines eastward into -Siberia the Ger
mans follow and establish them
selves. "There :.s no doubt in my mind
that German domination of .Russia
is tlje present &'m of Germany, with
an alliance' of Germany, Russia and
Japan the eventual object. It is a
situation fraught with great danger
to the future peace of the world."
Reds Know of Plans.
"Are the bolsheviki aware of Ger
many's designs and agreeable there
to?" I asked Colonel Blunt.
"The soviet leaders know the
plans of the Germans," replied the
colonel, "but profess to have no fear
of them. The bolsheviki entertain
no thought of an alliance with the
Japanese, whom they hate and
whom they are determined to drive
out of Siberia. Soviet leaders have
assured me that they would fce ready
to whip the Japanese in three yers
from now, and that they have no
doubt they can do it.
The bolsheviki tolerate the Ger
mans because the Germans are
frendly 'and the Soviets want friends
who can and will help them. The
soviet leaders would prefer the
friendship and aid of America to
that of Germany, but they feel they,
may be compelled to fall back on
Germany.
The Germans are prostrate now.
but in" a few years they will be able
to render enormous aid to Russia.
Soviets May FalL
"The danger is that the soviet gov
ernment will not ' endure and that
before another year has elapsed it
will fall unless it can obtain supplies
from the outside world. Then Ger
many will get in her work in Rus
sia. The government that succeeds
the soviet regime will be dominated
by the Germans in Russia and that
government will "make terms with
the Japanese in regard to Japanese
occupation of Siberia. I learned
ffiom Japanese officers that this is
exactly what the Japanese are count
ing on.
"For the promotion of their own
purposes the Japanese are keeping
Siberia in a state of disorder. Their
troops are scattered all through the
territory as far west as Chita. When
ever conditions begin to settle down
to a peaceful state the Japanese
troops stir up fresh fighting. By so
doing they not only obstruct the
further advance of the soviet forces
but they make it appear that the
turbulent conditions of the country
necessitates the presence of Japanese
forces for the protection of Japanese
residents. " .
"It is also a fact that the Japanese,
generally in a friendly way, obstruct
ed everything the Americans were
trying to do in Siberia." '
Xacht Goes Aground.
York, ' Me.. Aug 7. The yacht
Victoria of Marblenead, Mass., went
aground on York ledge, fouruniles
off shore, in a heavy fog today.. The
members of the party we landed
at York harbor in the yacht's ten
ders.
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Prisoner Knew Not
Cop's New Etiquette;
Neither Did Judge
London, Aug. JU-The newest
thing in cigaret etiquette don't
smoke while being arrested.
A prisoner complained that a Wil
lesden policeman knocked his cig
aret out of his mouth.
"I merely removed the cigaret be
cause he was in custody," the po
liceman explained.
"Did you know it was not eti
quette to smoke while in custody?"
The Prisoner: "No."
The. Magistrate: "Neither did I."
WIFE NO. 1 OFFERS
TO GIVE HUSBAND
4. TO WIFE NO. 2
Says
She Had Him 20 Years
and Is Tired of
Him.
MR.
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Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7. Faced . ly
two wives, each waving a marriage
certificate, J. J. Clackum of Smyrna
pleaded guilty to charges of bigamy.
Considerable speculation in the
court was caused as to the correct
procedure, when wife No. 1 declar
ed she was thfbugh with Clackum,
and wife No. 2 said she loved him
and wanted him.
"You can have him," snapped wife
No. 1. "I've had him 20 years and
I'm tired of him."
"I've got him," retorted No. 2.
"You didn't treat him right or you
could have kept him."
"I didn't want to keep him, he
was no good," shouted No. 1.
"I'll take him, ladies," interceded
the judge. ' ' .
Clackum, it was charged, married
Mrs. Caroline Clackum 20 years ago,
reared a family of four children, and
two years ago abandoned her and
married Mrs. Ona Clackum.
Clackum told the judge he wanted
to be tried and get it over with. He
did not intimate which, If either, of
the wives he would take.
County Agent Makes
Complaint To Road
About Car Shortage
Plattsmouth, Neb., "Aug7. (Spe
cial.) Charging that "the lack of
cars for grain shipping is becoming
worse instead of better along the
Missouri Pacific lines in Cass
county. County Agent L. R. Snipes
has addressed a letter to the gen
eral superintendent of the road, in
forming him that unless the situa
tion improves the Farmers' Union
will take drastic action'to secure re
lief. '
Mr. Snipes states that while farm
ers were scooping grain into cars
on the Burlington lines'" at Platts
mouth and the Rock Island was
furnishing cars to elevators at
Greenwood and Mnrdock, the eight
towns in Cass county served exclu
sively by- the Missouri Pacific have
shipped but 24' cars of wheat this
season, and now have in elevators
ready for immediate loading 91 car
loads. Boy Is Hurled In
Path of Street Car;
His Leg Is Broken
Hurled in front of a moving' street
car when his bicycle jammed into
an automobile narked at the street
curb, Melvin Monheit,J2, living at
1045 North Thirty-fourth street, was
seriously injured about 6:30 last
night The accident occurred in
front of the Traylor Auto company
at 2210 West Farnam.
The boy fell directly in the path
of the oncoming car. The boy was
dragged several feet, his body
jammed beneath the car guard be
fore the motorman could check his
speed.
Melvin's left leg was broken, in
addition to severe head and body
bruises. Doctors said that possible
internal-injuries might develop. The
boy was taken to the Ford hospital.
Montevideo Press Club
Asks Help for Patriot Poet
Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 7.
The Press club of Montevideo today
received a telegram from the Press
chtb of Havana asking co-operation
in obtaining intervention by Presi
dent vWilson in a trial started by the
military government of the United
States in San Domingo against "the
patriot poet," Fabio Fallio.
The telegram suggests a resolu
tion seeking action, by the president
in "accordance with his high demo
cratic spirit" Fallio is said to be
facing a death penalty before a mili
tary tribunal.
Total of 151 Convictions
In Drive on Profiteers
Washington, Aug. 7. A total of
151 convictions have been obtained
in the campaign of the Department
of Justice against profiteering.
Since the campaign was instituted
1,854 arrests have been made and
1,499 indictments returned.
The Weather
Forecast
' Nebraska: Fair Sunday; not much
change in temperature. ,
Hourly Temperatures.
a. m bi 1 1 p.
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a. m... tq
a. m.... 65
a. m 8
a. m .".71
a. m ..75
a. m..,..,....7t
BOOB... t)
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8 p.
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TWO IN PICNIC
PARTY ATTACKED
BY GANGWAY DIE
Waterloo Rowdies Who Beat
Up Omahans to Face Se
rious Charges County
Attorney Says.
Two of the five Omahans beaten
up by a gang of rowdies at Water
loo last Saturday night may not re
cover from their injuries, it was
stated yesterday afternoon at a con
ference -of County Attorney1 Shot
well, Deputy County Attorney Sla
baugh, Deputy Sheriff Foster, E. If.
O'Hanlon and H. G. O'Hanlon. "
These two are Charles Lee,' 2861
Dodge street, who suffered internal
injuries at the hands of the rowdies,
and Mrs. Nellie Seeley, 723 South
Twenty-fifth avenue, who had re
cently undergone an operation .for
appendicitis. She was kicked in the
abdomen by one of the hoodlums,
the wound of the operation was re
opened and she is reported to be in
continuous and great pain at her
home. She was in Ford hospital
for several days after the assault.,,.
Officers have been investigating
the attack for a week.
Hunting for Fight.
A party ot Omahans went to
Waterloo last Saturday, spread their
picnic lunch in a grove hear the
town and were preparing to eat
when two young men appeared.
One of them threw a handful of dust
over the food ruining the supper.
An altercation followed, in which
one of the Omahans is said to have
knocked down one of the boys.
They went away, but returned
later with a gang said to have num
bered 25 and attacked the picnick
ers, men and women, beating anJ
kicking them.
Others injured by the hoodlums
were:
Mrs. J. Strumley, Twenty-first
and Lothrop streets. .
E. F. O'Hanlon, 2630 North
Thirty-fourth street, bruises and
cuts on face and body.
H. G. O'Hanlon, 1511 North
Thirty-first street, broken cheek
bone, bruises.
Several names are in the hands
of County Attorney Shotwell.
To File Charges.
The prosecutor and Chief Deputy
Raymond T. Coffey made a trip to
Waterloo early last week, following
the assault. The investigation was
kept quiet until yesterday morning.
Charges of a very serious nature
are to be filed against the Waterloo
rowdies. If any of the victims die
there will be charges of murder or
manslaughter for the young men to
face, officials Say. ,
Government Places Ban
On Turnstiles For Parks
Washington, Aug. 7. Turnstiles
which register the number of persons
admitted to places of amusement,
when used jn lieu of a ticket, will
not be allowed by the tax collecting
agencies of the government, it was
announced' by the bureau of inter
nal revenue. To insure the collec
tion of amusement taxes, the bu-
reau gave notice that the turnstile
systems, when used regularly, must
be set aside or. supplemented by
tickets, if amusement operators wish
to escape prosecution for violation
of tax regulations.
The Passing Show of
Married Life Worse
Than Battles, Says
Civil War Veteran
Kansas C Mo., Aug. 7. Three
months of married life was enough
for Joseph H. Smalley, 84 years old,
a civil war veteran who has brought
suit for divorce in the Wyandotte
county, Kansas, courts
Last November Smalley, and Mrs.
Emma Smalley, 56 year old, were
married. They lived together three
months. He draws a pension of $50
a month..-": ;
He said: "It was: Worse than
'61-'65." v ' .-''
WIFE SAYS 300 ' '
KISSES A DAY IS
GOING TOO STRONG
Asks Court to Investigate Sanity
Of Over-Affectionate
Husband.
New York, Aug. 7". Is a man in
sane because he kisses his wife 300
times in one day or because he
wants to see her Smile all the time?
. Thepe are questions that Magis
trate ''Neil, in the Adams street
court, Brooklyn, was called upon to
answer when Edward A. Stoddard,
Brooklyn, was arraigned before him
on a complaint brought by his wife,
Elizabeth.
Mrs. Stoddard told the court that
she feared her husband's sanity was
affected by his service in the war.
"Why, your Honor," said Mrs.
Stoddard, "he kissed me 300 times
in one day. He wants me to smile
all the time and the other day
threatened me with a penknife if I
wouldn't obey him."
Magistrate O'Neil, after hearing
all this, figured that the question of
Stoddard's sanity should be passed
on by more competent authority, so
he ordered that the defendant be
sent to the Kings County hospital
for examination.
Stoddard was a private and was
wounded and shell shocked in
France.
WHERE TO FIND
Big Features of Today's
SUNDAY BEE
''Letters of a Home-made Man
to His Son," by the author of
"Dere Mable." Page 6, Section D.
Governor Cox in rotogravure
Rotogravure Section, Page 1.
. "Here Comes the Dog Catcher"
Page 1, Section D. . 1
"Heart Secrets of a Fortune
Teller" Page 7, Section D.
"Youthful Sioux Chief on City
Ldt" Page 2, Section D.
An Omahan Digs Up Ancient
Sword in Backyard Page 5, Sec
tion D.
Things You Ought to Know
About Home Building Page 6,
Section D.
Hal Mahone, George Brandeis
famous horse, on Grand Circuit
Page 1, Section C. .
Boys and Girls Pafe 2, Sec
tion D.
News of Women and the Home
-rAll of Section -B.
Fun About Omaha Folk Page
8, Section D.
Sporting News Section C
Record Runs Made by Dining
Car Conductor. Page, 8, Sec
tion D,
1920 '
FEELING HIGH
AGAINST TROOPS
AT FRANKFORT
..... . mi :' ;.
Much III Feeling in Scene of
Illinois Riots Italian
Found With Head ;
Crushed. V
Chicago TrUrane-OnwIui Be letted Wire.
Benton, 111., Aug. 7. A few mo
ments before .five more companies
of militia, armed with machine guns
mounted on auto trucks, marched
into West Frankfort this morning,
the first death was reported since
the rioting started, . on .Thursday.
The body of an Italian was found
near a -steam laundry. His head
had been crushed, evidently with an
axe. The victim's name is thought
to be Louis Carras, but this could
not be verified.
Feeling runs high in West Frank
fort against the troops. With the
majority of the Italians either gone
or in hiding, the idle mine workeri
gather about the town in groups anq
eye the. soldiers.
A committee of citizens, headed
by Mayor Lou Fox, complained to
Brig. Gen. Frank H. Wells against
the alleged "bullying" tactics of
some of the soldiers. The citizens
contend that, as martial law has not
been proclaimed, the troops have no
right to carry loaded weapons. Sev
eral citizens have been prodded by
bayonets and had their shins barked
bv cun butts. ,
The committee protested against
several instances of firing by sol
diers on the streets last night Gen
eral Wells replied that the troops
are . here to preserve order and
that they mean to prevent crowds
from gathering. He declared that as
far as he knew, no soldier had gone
beyond th orders given him.
, General Wells ordered all the
poolrooms and ice cream parlors
closed before 9 o'clock last night and
the crowds began to thin out by 10
o'clock. Onty a few lined the curb
stone along Main street , Only a
few other disturbances occurred
after the Caotain Summers incident
at the Chicago and Western Illinois'
station. I
.Over at Orient, a few miles away,
the, largest coal mine in the state, a
crowd cleaned out an Italian pol
hall, the proprietor of which is said
to have sheltered six of the Italians
sought by the mob on Thursday.
Three Runaway Western
Boys In New York Held
Jersey City, Aug. 7. The Hudson
river, the lack of 9 cents for ferry
passage, and the police, prevented
three boys who traveled across the
continent on freight cars from realiz
ing their ambition to "see" New
York on their arrival hi the Pennsyl
vania railroad yards here today.
The lads,' Frank Lardner, 16, of
Santa Barbara, Cal.; - Lawrence
Inches, 15, of Portland, Ore., and
James Miller, negro, 15, of Denver,
Colo., were lodged in the juvenile
detention house by the police pend
ing vord from their parents,
Fair Weather Promised
Washington, Aug. 7. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are: Upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys and northern
Rocky mountain and plateau regions:
Generally fair and warmer; occasion
ally local thunder showers probable.
HALTS MEET
OFUlfNMEN
AT DENVER
Colonel Ballou, Commanding
Federal Troops in Charge ,
Of City, Refuses to Permit
Carmen to Hold Meeting.
COMPANY PROMISES TO
RENEW SERVICE TODAY
General Manager Declares "
Strikebreakers 1 Will Not
Be Discharged Prepared
For Further .Trouble.
Denver, Aug. 7. Col. C. C. Ballou, .
in command of federal troops in
Denver, this afternoon refused to
permit striking train men to gather
at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon to vote
finally on calling off the strike on
the lines of the Denver tramway. '
Colonel Ballou forbade the meeting ,
because he considered it unwise .to'
permit ,so many men to gather in a -hall
at that hour of the evening.
Earlier in the day the commanding
officer had issued orders forbidding "
all public assemblages.
At a meeting this morning the
men voted to return to work if the
tramway company met certain cdn
ditions. One was that the men
would be permitted to come back in
a body. Another was that strike
breakers should be discharged by the
company, while a third called for a
working agreement between the
union and the company. '
When the meeting of men ad- ,
journed before noon, it was agreed
that they would gather at 5:30
o'clock this afternoon to hear the
attitude of the company and vote
finally on calling off the strike. Fol-- .
lowing the meeting of union men,v'
company officials declined to treat
with the union.
Promise Service Today.
At' a conference participated in by
city officials and officers Of the r.
Tramway company this afternoon,
Frederick W. Hild, general manager,
gave assurance that street cars would
be operated tomorrow. These will be .
manned by strike-breakers. No cars
were operated today.
Hild announced the company was
prepared to take back many of its
old employes as individuals and said
he would issue a statement later tell- ,
ing them where they might apply for,
their old positions.
Hild' declared the union men for
feited all right to a part in company
affairs when they struck and assert
ed they would be dealt with as indi
viduals only. He also declared the
company would discharge no strike- ,
breakers. - , 1
With 250 federal troops in the citv,
tonight from Fort Logan and 2,000
American Legion members, special '
officers and regular, police.' under
arms) officials had made elaborate
preparations to prevent recurrence
of rioting that marked the nights of
Thursday and Friday and which ;
cost the lives of six men and injury:
of 53 other persons, including wom
en and children.
Troops Guard Car Barns. '
A large' number of the troopers
were grouped at the east side car,
barns, sceue of rioting last night,
with the remainder at the city au
ditorium awaiting orders. Amerw
can Legion members patrolled the -outskirts
of the city. Long lines of,
motor cars filled with policemen ,
armed with sawed-off shotguns and
rifles were mobilized at the city halt.
Mayor Bailey appealed to citizens to
keep off downtown streets,
i The city was quiet ato 6 o'clock".
There had been no disturbances all
day and authorities considered they,
had the situation well in hand.
The exact time of the arrival of i
ine ouu troops wnicn ieu ump
Funston at 2:30 o'clock this morn'
ing was unknown. Whippe tanks,;
hand grenades, one-pounders firing?
sljrapnel shells, and sawed-off shot
guns are being brought to Denvetj
by these troops. Maj. E. L. Pell. ;
who preceded the Camp Funstoa '
soldiers to Denver' to make arrange
ment? for their accommodation, con
ferred with Governor Shoup and
Mayor Bailey. The troops will bo
quartered at the city auditorium.
Tents were set up on top of the .
Tramway buildings tonight to house '
the additional strikebreakers who
reached the city today.
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Motorman Steps From
Street Car, Is Hit by Auti .
Joseph Johnson, motorman, 6147
Spencer street, was seriously injured
when he was run down by an auto
mobile driven by David Policy, 2037
Harney street tk Twenty-fifth and .
Cuming street about 4 yesterday ;
afternoon. 1
Johnson was attended by Police
Surgeon Shocrtc, who said that he
was probably injured internally.
Johnsan was alighting from a
street car when the machine going
east on Cuming street threw him
to the pavement
k Polley was arrested and charged
with reckless driving. He drives for
the Rosenblum grocery company.
Labor Party To Meet. .
St. Louis, Aug. 7. An official call
for a state convention of the farmer
labor party here on August 15 was -
issued at state headquarters of the ,
new party here today. A complete
state ticket will be place.4 in th .
field, it was said.
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