THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1920.
COAL MINERS TO
MAKE SEPARATE
AGREEMENTS
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Central Field Practically Dis-
m.IJ no Ditinn Unit hu
Action at Joint scale
Committee Meeting.
Cleveland. Aug. 19. Miners at
tending a conference of the joint
scale committee of the central com
petitive field held a policy meeting
today following failure last night of
the joint conference to agree on the
miners' demands for increased
wages and adjourned sine die after
voting unanimously that miners in
each of the four states' concerned
will seek to make a supplemental
and' separate agreement with opera
tors in the field. This practically
disrupts the central field as a basing
point.
Inasmuch as the joint conference
was called by President Wilson,
operators and miners sent separate
telegrams to the president advising
him of the failure to reach an agree
ment. t
The telegram sent by the opera
tors was a statement of the fact that
the joint conference had failed to
idjtrst the controversy after five
days of almost continuous confer
ence. Hope for Settlement.
The minetf' telegram was opti
mistic in tcme, saying the miners
would endeavor to make separate
and individual agreements with the
operators in the various states.
"We have found it' impossible to
reach an agreement with the coal
operators of the central competitive
field bearing upon the issues in
volved," the miners' telegram, signed
by President Lewis, said:
"There is no controversy affect
ing any principle, but merely a dif
ference of opinion as to what con
stitutes an inequality and the degree
to which it should be adjusted.
"As a consequence, the point inter
state conference adjourned last night
without decision. While this, civ
rur.jstance mav be regarded as un-i
fortunate, I am of the opinion that
the-e is no necessity for any public
apprehension.
"There are reasonable grounds
for the belief that the questions at
issue between the operators and
miners may yet be harmonized
through the instrumentality of
agreements which may be consum
mated in the individual coal produc
ing districts without inconvenience
to the public. The sincere efforts
of the representatives of the mine
workers will be promptly exercised
to the application of this policy."
Miners Refuse Offer.
The operators' telegram, signed
by Michael Gallagher, chairman, de
clared the operators proposed to ad
vance the day and monthly men to
the equivalent of that granted the
tonnage men :n machine mining, but
that the miners refused to accept
and demanded an advance of $1.50
per day, "which, if granted, would
have created further inequality to"
the disadvantage of the tonnage
men."
"The operators then proposed,"
the telegram said, "that the question
:n dispute be submitted for final set
tlement to a commission, as suggest
ed in the report of the bituminous
coa! commission. This proposition
was also rejected by the miners.
Finding ourseives hopelessly dead
locked, we reptet to report that we
were compelled to adjourn sine die."
AFTER SUICIDE
ATTEMPT, GIRL
TELLS STORY
Says Desire for Luxury Caused
Her to Sign Forged
Name on Check.
Chicago, Aug. 19. It takes a long
time to get even a tidbit of Louise
Lamm's story ( because she's
ashamed to death and frightened
jails are scary places and she al
ways was stubborn, she says,
But finally, in a little buist of
bitterness, she arraigns herself
thus: 1 .
"I've just had it too easy. I've
had too much money to spend and
nobody to watch me. I love to dance
and have good clothes and enter
tain all my friends at the best places
for luncheon and my father has
been too good to me. There 1 That's
the story."
She is very pretty in the sub-deb
way of bobbed hair and laughing
mouth and puiled-eye-brow line
nd she says she is the daughter
of Orrin Lamm, president of the
American Tile Manufacturing com
pany of Kansas City, Mo. She is in
county jail, having recoveied at the
Wesley Memorial hospital trom an
attempt to commit suicide and has
about $300 to make good on forged
checks, she says.
Just why she ran away from Kan
sas City she won't say. . She hasn't
had a mother since she was 9, she
says, has been allowed to do pretty
much as she pleased, has had an
allowance of $25 a week and a
charge account, has kept the hours
she pleased and really believes she
needs the leavening influence of
hard work at a steady job.
Sect Her Mistake.
"I see where I've just been silly,"
she said, "and I think the friends
I've , had here aren't really friends.
They won't help me now. I don't
even know whether my father will
help me. He oughtn't. I am so
wild,5with money. He says I could
use a million dollars a month."
''Why dia you run away and why
did you come to Chicago?" was
asked.-
She wouldn't reply. She had a
few friends here she wanted to see.
?Whv vdid you cash bogus
checks?" '
"lust did."
, Cwho's name did you sign?"
'.'Friend of my father's."
"Why did you try to die?"
?I -wish I had. Only it was silly
to take bichloride. It hurts."
And that's all. She is hoping her
father will help her today. . She it
a graduate of a girls' finishing
school at Marshall, near Kansas
fx City. She is perhaps the daintiest
and "most incongruous' inmate the
r county jail nas ever seen.
Doctor Is Credited
Witn Curing Lepers
W A
, Dr, F. J. Parker, in charge of the
leper colony on Penikese Island;
Mass., is credited with having ef
fected the cure of two young men
who have been confined to the
colony for three years.
This announcement was made by
Dr. Carey, of the- Massachusetts
Board of Health. Dr. Parker's
chemukga oil, imported from India
and sodium niorrhuae and sodium
gyroeardanate, combined with
plenty of fresh air, sunshine and
pure food.
a commission of experts, before be
:ng discharged. Dr. Parker and his
wife live practicably isolated on the
island.
PONZI THREATENS
TO EXPOSE BOSTON
PHILANTHROPIST
Declares Big Blowup Is Likely
To Come Within
Few Days.
r
Boston, Aug. 19. Charles Ponzi,
discredited prophet of high finance,
again was the object of the attention
of crowds today. He was taken be
fore a federal commissioner for a
hearing on charges that he used the
mails to defraud. Ponzi waived ex
amination and was taken back to
jail in default of $25,000 bonds.
Trial was set for September.
In the throng which filled the
court room was John S. Dondero,
described as a partner of Ponzi in
his Securities Exchange company in
papers filed at city hall, and named
with him as a joint defendant in
bankruptcy, proceedings brought by
creditors several days ago. He w.as
arraigned, charged with larceny of
$600 in connection with the Ponzi
scheme. He. pleaded not guilty and
was ordered held for hearing' Sep
tember 10. Bonds were set at $5,000.
Ponzi told deputy United States
marshals his downfall was due to
withdrawal of support by a man
prominent in the city's financial
circles. If given his-liberty tinder
guard for 60 days, Ponzi asserted
he could make good dollar for dol
lar on every promise and prove his
solvency.
"There is likely to be a big blow
up within a few days," he was
quoted as saying. "If I tell what I
know about a certain man promi
nent in Boston who poses as a phil
anthropist and public penefactor
there will be a great change of senti
ment." Attorney General Allen announced
that $15,000 of the funds of the Old
Colony Foreign Exchange company
had been located in New York and
that this brought the total of the
company's funds accounted for to
$150,000
Plan Operation of Oil 1
Lands on California
Petroleum Reserve
Washington, Aug. 19. Plans for
immediate operation of oil lands in
the southern California naval petro
leum reserve, either directly or by
lease to private operators on a roy
alty basis, are being considered by
the Navy department. Action is be
ing deferred, it was learned today,
until after August 25, which will
conclude the six months' period
within which claimants to oil rights
within the reserve may file applica
tion for lease under the land leasing
bill, the naval reserve on which it
is purposed to begirf drilling, known
as reserve Ntt 2, is that on which
the Southern Pacific Railway com
pany recently won title.
In addition to present extensive
operations on the interlacing South
ern Pacific properties, naval officials
estimated there "were approximately
100 producing wells on the naval re
serve proper, lease to which un
doubtedly will be granted claimants
under the land leasing bill.
Humble Bean at Last Will
Come Into Its Own Domain
Chicago, Aug. 19. The humble
bean has been recognized at last. No
more will Boston boast of being thi
worlds bnn renter. Boston -lost
out when the National Bean associa
tion was organized in Chicago to
day.
Ihis is thi first time an effort
has been made to form a national
association of bean men." said Dr.
E. E. Doty of Gencseo, N. Y.. who
issued the call for the meeting.
Dr. Doty contended the bean is
fully entitled to a place among the"
aristocracy of the food world. Long
Mr. Bean suffered in lowly humilty,
the subject of boarding house jokes.
Only in Boston couldi he hold up
his head with he best of them. But
it Vill be different now the asso
ciation wi'.I take care of what. Yes,
prices ma." be higher.
Advance Export Petroleum.
New York, Aug. 19. The Stand
ard Oil company of New York today
advanced the price of export petro
leum 1 cent a aallan. making stand
ard white 24i cents and water white
2o'i ceaU
LUMBER FIRMS
WILL OPPOSE
DEMURRAGE FEE
Railroads Have Made Applica
tion 1o Apply $15 Pen
alty for Holding Lum
ber Cars.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Two Omaha lumber compa
nies and C E. Childe, manager of
the Omaha traffic bureau, have an
nounced their intention of opposing
before the Nebraska railway com
mission the application of railroads
to apply the $10 penalty after free
demurrage time on all cars of lum
ber in conformity with the inter
state penalty to be put into effect.
The commission has set Tuesday,
August 31, as the date for the hear
ing. This order is aimed to force
rapid cirlulation of coal cars and to
block the practice of tying up freight
cars by reconsignment. If recon
signment orders 'are filed before
cars arrive, a $2 charge is made, if
during the first day after their ar
rival, $5 is charged.
The penalty for holding cars be
yond the 48 hours free time is $10 a
car a day, over and above the reg
ular demurrage charge.
Express Hearing September 2.
The commission has set Thursday,
September 2, as the date for hear
ing the application of the American
Railway Express" . company to in
crease rates 12 per cent intrastate,
to conform to a lake interstate in
crease. A hearing is set for Wednesday,
September 1, on a complaint of
Wymore shippers against the Bur
lington and the Union Pacific, to
compel the construction of a trans
fer track at Wymore. At the pres
ent time shipments must be sent to
Beatrice for transfer back to Wy
more again.
Commissioner Thome Brown will
hold a hearing Friday, August 27,
at Cambridge, Neb., on the applica
tion of the Community club for bet
ter facilities ai the Burlington stock
yards.
Power Line Hearing August 25.
Objections of the Burlington, the
Grand Island municipal electric
light plant and the Hamilto'n County
iclephone company, to the high
power transmission ljncs of the
Central Power companw, which
parallel the poles and wires of these
companies, JTe set for hearing Wed
nesday, August 25.
Another transmission line dispute
between the Blue River Por com
pany and the Crete Telephone com
prny i set for Friday, August 20.
The Omaha.' Lincoln and Beatrice
Interurban company has filed an
application with the commission to
increase express charges with the
commission to increase express
charges Jo University place and
Bethany from the present rate of
20 cents a hundredweight, first-class.
15 cents second, 12 cents third and
10 cents fourth, with a 10-cent
minimum, to 30 cents for first-class,
25 cents second, 20 cents "third and
10 cents fourth, with a minimum
raised to 20 cents.
Question of Supreme
Court Vacancy Is Up
To Attorney General
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Secretary of State D. M.
Amsberry is preparing to ask At
torney General Clarence A. Davis
for an official opinion as to whether
the vacancy caused by the death of
the late Supreme Judge A. J. Corn
ish can be filled at the general elec
tion this fall.
Mr. Amsberry has expressed his
own private opinion that the non
partisan judiciary ballot law makes
no provision for filling a vacancy
except through the primaries and
by appointment at the hands of the
governor until the next general elec
tion. Judge Cornish died April 19, one
day before the primaries this year,
and too late to nominate primary
candidates. The governor several
days later appointed District Judge
L. A. Flansburg as his successor. It
was the understanding at that time
that Jude Flansburg would serve
two years.
Supreme Judge S. H. Sedgwick
died during the Christmas holidays
last year, and District Judge George
A. Day was appointed in his place,
fudge Day and William C. Dorsey,
supreme court commissioners, were
candidates at the April primaries for
this vacancy, and since under the
nonpartisan ballot system two can
didates are nominated at the pri
maries, both are in the race for the
election to fill the vacancy in No
vember. Banks Receive Orders to
Make Quarterly Report
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Secretary J. E. Hart of the
state department of trade and com
merce has issued the third quarterly
call to the 1,006 state banks in Ne
braska for a report on their condi
tion at the close of business Mon
day, August 16.
Ash Creek Barbecue Is
Attended by Governor
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Gov. S. R. McKelvie left for
Crawford. Neb., Wednesday evening
to attejid the annual Ash Creek bar
bacue there Thursday. He will re
main in the western part of the state
to campaign for a few days.
Steamships
Arrttali.
- Sn Franclwo. Auk. It -Went Nl!u,
Honolulu; KaJsho Mro, Hunt Konr.
KV York, Au. IS. Mobile, Liverpool;
ATitPfasrapu. Aurut 14. Silverado.
Hone - Konf, Aug. Puahlma Hani,
S.ftl.
Shanghai, Auf. It. Empr.M of Ruaala,
Vancouver.
Hcn Kong, Auf. 14. Africa Maru, Ta
otma: Nanktne, Ean Pranclaro.
Manila. Auf. 14. Weat HontoP. San
Pedro.
RaJllnfa.
Wellington, Aug. Marama, Ban
Fraarlaco.
Manila. Auf. II. Wast Cadroa, San
Francisco.
Ron Kortf, Auf. 14 Kaihima Ham,
Srcttle.
Shanghai. Aug. II. Venciutla, San
Frar.claco.
Liverpool, Aug. 17 Caledonia Boaton.
New York. Aug. 1!. Rydtm. RMterflam,,
Southampton. Auf. 1I.-t01 rcplo, Nw
Tork,
Senator Harding Is
Opposed to Autocracy
(Coot in aed From rage One.)
Senator Harding after commenting
on his early legislative impressions,
"for public men to forget the oath
of office. Somehow there has been
a tendency of late to ignore this
obligation. It is not easy for me
to forget the oath I assumed when
I entered the senate It was the re
minder of that oath that impelled
me in opposing the unreserved rati
fication of the league or nations
covenant. I could. not accept the
covenant as written and be faithful
to that oath. ,
Senate Saved Nationality.
''I do not hesitate to say that the
senate saved American nationality
in 1919 and 1920, when the executive
proposed to surrender it. The sen
ate preserved our independence of
action when the executive insisted a
foreign council shouuld decide our
future place in the activities of the
world.
"It has been suggested that in
case of a republican victory the in
coming president proposes to per
mit the senate to have some say in
determining the policy of govern
ment.; I glady proclaim ali these
suggestions literallv correct. I re
joice that the senate is functioning
again. We need it to save Amcr
ica. It submerged itself for the pe
riod of the war and surrendered to
the executive because we wanted to
marshal all of oiir forces and re
sources under one authority, but we
are at peace today and we need res
torations of constitutional govern
ment as much as we need restora
tion of the stable ways of peace.
"If a republican administration is
chosen, you can be certain that the
senate theoretically, if not actually,
will have something to say about the
foreign relations as the constitution
contemplates.
"There has been no failure on the
part of the house, because that body
joins the senate in the abiding pol
icy of committing this republic to
fidelity of contract. If we failed to
keep any covenant we should be held
in contempt.
Raps Article 10.
"This thought may well be ap
plied to the proposal that this re
public can subscribe to Article 10
and enter the league of nations and
submit to the rule of a council of
foreign powers, on the theory that
only congress can make the declara
tion of war. It is true only congress
can make the declaration, just as it
is true that only congress can make
an appropriation of money to carry
out a covenant with a foreign power,
but if this nation agrees to accept
the decision of a foreign council,
then we should be guilty of a bad
faith.
"I would think it much better to
hold aloof from international rela
tionship than stamp that relation
ship with perfidy from the beginning.
"I want America to understand
that a republican administration
stands unalterably, avowedly and
proudly for constitutional govern
ment with the recognized ' and sus
tained powers of the legislative and
judicial branches of the government,
as well as that of the executive."
"I want members of the house to
feel themselves a part of a repub
lican administration, seeking to serve
the interests of the people. I want
members of the senate to understand,
and the public to know, that the
senate has its functions to perform
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750 Player Piano, Oak Case, only $495.00 $3 per week.
$800 Steck Grand, only $400.00 $10 per month.
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in the fulfillment of promises to the
people.
"I had rather have the counsel of
the senate than all the political
bosses.
"The tendency has been for the
executive to arrogate to himself all,
nc-wers of government. Maybe it is
old-fashioned to get back to the con
stitution, but I can well believe it
will be a wholesome change.
Against Personal Government .
"I want to have done with per
sonal government. I want to put an
end to autocracy, reared in the name
cf democracy. I want a government
of laws rather than of men. i
"We had a period of popular re
sentment of the existance of our
courts, and for a time there was the
suggestion that we should submit
their decisions to popular sanction.
There isn't much choice between
Vetiemous assault on the integrity
of the courts and the momentary
clcmor about eliminating the sen
ate from the responsibility in gov
ernment. "I do not know whether the idea
is one imported from the peace
council or whether it is a reflex of
the mob mentality, which has brok
en in Europe. Our business is to
hold America stable. Our task "s
to preserve popular, representative,
constitutional government.
"There can be no permanent good
fortune if the rewards of toil are
bestowed on particular groups.
There can be 'no assurance of sta
bility if one great group preys on
another. Our thought is to work
such just laws and see to their prop
er enforcement that government
will not be influenced by any element
in American life made influential
through its physical might, or
Strenth of passessions, but that rep
resentative government shall be i
ever righteous and just and give
of its concern to the good fortunes
of all American people."
GRAIN EXCHANGE
TO HAVE FLOAT IN
PILGRIM- PARADE
Congregational Churches Also
May Join Fete of
.Tercentenary.
Tohn L. Webster reDorts further
Droeress in the matter of oromotina:
an intcrptt in the hicr tercentenary
celebration parade, which will be
held here on tne atternoon ot Sep
tember 23, in honor of .the landing
of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
The Omaha Grain Exchange yes-
ff-rHav authnri7pH a rnntrarr for a
float. The Chamber of Commerce
has sent an order, which will be re
ceived today.
The decendants of the Pilgrim
will mert fonio-ht in the ritv conn
cil chamber to consider participation
in tfii nararli Mavnr Smith will
ask the city council to authorize an
appropriation for a float .to repre
sent tne otticiai city.
It is probable that the Congrega
tional churches Of the city will bi
representor! hv a float. Cfinsreoa
tionalism has a particular interest in
this celebration, because this denom
inatimi traces its bepinninff in thi
country to the, time of the' landing
ot tne rugrims , . r
British cutlers have formed a
trade research association to develop
and devise new machinery and me
thods.
REMOVAL
values will surely
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STOCK YARDS IN
OMAHA WILL BE
SOLD QUITE SOON
Big Five- Packers Announce
Option for Sale of All Yards
Has Been Given Decline
Comment.
Chicago, Aug. 19. The five big
packers have givep an option for tlu
sale of all their stock yard interests,
officials of Armour & Co. announce!
todav. Thpv drr'.ined to sav who
had taken the option, or whether it
was on behalf of a single group or
individual interests.
The yards affected include prac
tically ev;ry principal stock market
ing eentpr in the country. Princinal
among them, besides the big Chi
cago yards, ar- the plants at Oma
ha, Kansas City, Denver, Fort
Wcth, Sioux City and St! PauL
several farmers organizations
have been interested in a plan :o
buy the stock of the packers in the
various ya-ds.
I he option s understood to ex
pire December 31. Completion of
the sale is said to have been held uo
by unsettled stock market and finan
cial conditions
Grant Packers Extension
Of Time'to Dispose of Yards
Washington, Aug. 19. A plan un
der which the big five packers
would dispose of their stock yard
interests has been submitted to the
Department of Justice for approval
and probably will be filed in the
District of Columbia supreme court
by August ol.
The plan was drawn up in accord
ance with a decree entered in the
local courts early in the year and
under which the packers within two
years must disassociate themselves
from unrelated lines of business and
confine themselves to the wholesale
meat trade.
The plan for selling the stock yard
interests was to have been filed to
day, but the court extended the
time until August 31 in order that
the Department of Justice might
have time to examine it thoroughly.
The decree agreed to by the
packers and the Department of Jus
tice was the result of a compromise
between the packers and the govern
ment growing out of the anti-trust
action begun by the Department of
Justice last summer.
A vein of coal has been discovered
in the Philippines which is said to be
up to the quality of the Chinese fuels.
The amount has not been ascer
tained, but it is certain that it will
answer the demands of the islands
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army officers .
still puzzled by
Mystery phials
y t
Unable to Account for Ap
pearance of ' Chemical
On Beaches.
By The Auwiated PreM.
New York, Aug. 19. The mys
terious yellow phials containing t
while substance, identified as cal
cium hydroti'iorine, used to purify
water, which have been appearing
in the surf for two weeks, continued
today to be cast up on the beaches
ne:sr here.
Boys are enjoying a belated
Fourth of July, combined with a
miniature trench warfare.. "Bomb
ing raids" are popular, because the
phials explode with a bang when
crashed against stones. The distin
guishable smell ol chlorine gas, re
leased when the "bombs" are broken,
add the thrill ot a gas attack.
A chemical analysis of the con
tents of a phial today by an army
officer here confirmed previous
analysis. The officer said there wa$
evidence of decomposition, which
caused the explosion. He urged that
thi phials be d:stroyed, as they
were not exactly safe playthings.
1 he source of the phials is still
mystery. Officers' of the army
po"t of embarkation said there had
been no shipments of the chemical
to Europe sim:e the war. Neither
s there any reco'd ot a shipmeeM
being on any s-hip sunk by subma
rints or mines, although it was ad
mined this was possible.
Examination of the charts of the
hydrographic office indicate that
thee is ?.r ocean current which
sweeps southv.ard along the coast
!rom the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1 his
gave rise to the theory that some
sh:p Iapen w.th medical supplies,
sunk by the U-53 . off the New
Foundland ba-iks. might be giving
up its cargo. ,
Another theory was that some
condemned army supplies had been
dumped at sea to get rid of them.
Knights of Columbus
View Sights in Paris
Paris, Aug. 19. Today was spent
by the visiting Knights of Columbus
delegation in visiting points of in
terest in Paris. The Knights at tht
hotel Des Invalides, were received
by General Berdoulat, military govr
ernor of Paris, and accorded the un
usual privilege of viewing the cata
falque Napoleon's tomb from the
base instead of from the gallery. A
key to the tomb was presented to
Deputy Supreme Knight Martin H.
Carmody.
This afternoon the Knights visited
the statues of Washington and Joan
of Arc. The Knights will leave to
morrow for Metz, to dedicate the
La Fayette statue.i
3HIS year of all years
choose the place to
buy your clothes as
carefully as you se
clothes themselves.
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CANDIDATES OF,
PARTY MUST FILE
q n - n a y NdTifiF
V V b 1 1 I 1 1 V I IWti
Nebraska State Law Requires
Advance Certification to
Get Names on
Ballots.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe-1
cial.) If chairmen of national po
litical parties should overlook certi
fying their presidential candidates
to Governor McKelvie 30 days be
fore the November election, their
names "will not go on the official
ballot in Nebraska.
Such certification unknown in
any other state is required under
the law passed by the 1917 legisla
ture, authorizing the substitution of
the names of the actual presidential
candidates instead of the party elec
tors, according to- Secretary of
State D. M. Amsberry.
State committeemen in Nebraska
will be notified by the secretary of
state of the provisions of the new
law in force for the first presidential
election since its promulgation.
Tbe secretary of state says he has
no 'authority under the law to put
any nationaj candidates on the ticket
who are not certified to him by the
governor within the required time.
The law calls for a gubernaoriai
proclamation on the subject 30 days
before election.
No official steps have been taken
to get on the state ballot the names
of candidates outside the demo
cratic, the republican and the pro
hibition party. The drys got their
ticket nominated at the primaries
by having the names written in at
the last moment.
The secretary of state has re
ceived a formal notice from Eva
Pardee Travis of Omaha, secretary
of the state socialist party, that a
mass convention has been called in
Omaha, August 26, to nominate
electors.
Four Injured in Strike
Disorders at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz, Aug. 19. Four per
sons were injured in disorders re
sulting from a strike called by the
general committee of the union of
workers yesterday. Dock workers,
sailors and men employed in tfle
railroad yards and terminals walked
out, but service has been continued.
General Sanchez, chief of opera
tions in the state, had a narrow es
cape from being roughly handled
by a crowd. He was riding in an
automobile when his police guard
was atacked by strikers. One man
drew a revolver, but Sanchez hit the
striker on the head with his pistol.
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