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The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-03-15
CLEAN STREETS.

Pascagoula has entered upon a for
tunate campaign in keeping streets
and premises clean. Some penalty
should be imposed on those disregard
ing banana and orange peels on the
sidewalks. At every street corner
there should be a box or large can for
all waste material such as Feelings of
al Kinds and paper bags. The people
tnenseivea should cooperate with the
city authorities in their work of
beautifying and making the port of
Pascagoula a decent sanitary place.
Wv. SIS
State Highway Engineer Xavier A.
Kramer of Magnolia, Miss, and his
assistant, Mr.. Holmes, were here Tues
day advising the city council in the
matter of the bids for sewerage and
street paving. Mr.. Kramer is enthus-
iastic over the prospects for a con-
crete highway along the Gulf coast, on
the route of the present Spanish Trail
highway Over four million dollars
has been allotted by the National gov
eminent for Mississippi highways dur
ing the next three years, three hun
dred thousand of which are available
at once for the use of the three coast
counties, if they will appropriate a
like amount OF course this amount
will not construct a concrete road
across the three counties. but will be
a good starter. and Mr.. Kramer has in
mind the building of concrete highway
within the next five years.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
WILSON PASSES
A RESTLESS NIGHT;
IMPROVING TODAY
CONTINUED from First Page)

ments for the reception OF the King
by the Senate Saturday were can
celled to-day after the announcement
from the White House that the con-
dition OF the Presidents health would
not permit him to receive the royal
visitors upon their arrival in the
United States.
Only members OF the President 5
immediate family are permitted to
sec him. All appointments have been
cancelled and no others will be made
at present, according to Secretary
Tumulty.
The Industrial Conference called
for Oct. will be held despite the
Presidents Illness, but whether the
President will attend will depend or
the progress he makes toward re-
covcry. The Presidents condition
now. Secretary Tumulty said, woult
not Justify his attendance.
The President will not be able e
receive Immediately VLGount Grey
the British Ambassador, who arrived
here Saturday, but when his healtl
permits him 10 see visitors, Viscoun'
Grey probably will be among tn,
first 10 be received.
President Wilson, as soon as hi,
health permits, is expected to issue
statement containing n number of ar.
guments for ratification OF the Peac,
Treaty, which his breakdown pre-.
vented him from making in speechc.
at Little Rock, Oklahoma City, Mem
phis and Louisville.
Before he became Ill. II was learned
that he was saving ammunition fol
the concluding addresses OF his tour
His idea apparently was to finish hi,
drive for ratification in such man
ner that worldwide attention woulC
be riveted on IL. II was considered
likely to-day he would take the firs
opportunity TO make use Of his priz,
3 arguments by the issuance or thii
! statement.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
W. VIRGINIA Invasion" OFF;
OHIO TROOPS MOBILIzED

STEU O.. Sept. 29.--with
the proposed parade 20 Weirton. W. Va,
OF steel strikers from Steubenvillc and
other nearby Ohio towns called OFF the
strike situation was quiet here to-day.
The parade was to have been held to-
day in an attempt to organize the work
ers in the Ohio mills OF the Weirton
Steel Company.
Thomas j. Donnelly, Secretary Treas
urer OF the Ohio branch OF the Amcri-
can Federation OF Labor. declared the
parade would not b. necessary as the
Weirton mills would he closed to-day,
Reports from werton were that twenty
six hot mills OF tho company were closed
at midni"ht for an indefinite period
The company claimed the blast furnaces
and the strip steel department was still
working.
Gov. cornwell OF West Virginia called
upon Gov. Cox OF Ohio last week "a
prevent the parade. which was termed
an "inva sion" Gov. Cox yesterday or
deTed twelve infantry and three aux
| iliary companies of the Ohio Nationa
Guard mobilzed. Dispatches said they
were still held in their armories to-day
The evening world., 1919-09-29
MILLS
CLAIM NEW GAINS;
MORE PLANTS RUN


men at work, corporation officials re-
ported.
The Mckeesport Tin Plate Company
at Port Nue resumed operations IN
the finishing department with a cnm-
plete personnel. officials stated. The
mill was shut down week ago.
Picketing was done on large scale
In the lower Monongahela Valley,
where the Homestead, Braddock and
Rankin plants OF the Carnegie Steel
Company are situated.
Two casualties resulted from tho
strike yesterday. One OF n detach-
mont OF guards, dressed in civilian
clothes, fired into u group Of strike
sympathizers, wounding one man.
The other occurred at Clarion, when
a foreigner was shot after he had
suggested to a body Of strikers that
they return TO work. State troopers
prevented further disorder.
COATESVGlILE. Pa, Sept 2e.--,
Strike conditions were much improved
to-day at the two local steel plants,
according to officials Many strikers
returned To work this morning, they
said Al the CoatCsvillc branch OF
the MdVale steel Company 500 work
men remained out, against loo last
week. The Lukens Steel Company,
where 500 men struck, reported only
800 out to-day.
! SHARON. Pa. Sept 29.-Announce-
: I2ent was made by officials OF the
| Carnegie steel Company that mauy
more men returned TO work to-day.
| that two blask furnaces are in full
operation at the South Works in Far
! -cll and that the Bar and blooming
Mills have practically full quotas.
| Operations AT the plant OF the
! American Sheet & Tnplatc Company
/ Will he resumed tomorrow, officials
| Of that company said. Tho Valley
Moul AZ ron Works at Sharpsvillc
was operating every department to-
day. practically all men having re-
turned, according to the company.
The Alice Furnace, Sharpsvile, Is
also in operation.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
POLICE OFFICERS RESCUE MA YOR WITH ROPEAROUND

into tho elevator were Mayor Smith,
Commissioner Ringer and Chief Ebcr
stein.
'"Thc women prisoners were
screaming at the top OF their voices,
We took fifteen women prisoners and
released them rather than have them
burn in their cells. They escaped
from the building.
Later we took tho male prisoners
out OF their cells when II became too
hot there and led them TO the roof
OF the building. They were panic-
stricken. The colored prisoners seized
Brown and tried to push him over the
cornice into the crowd below, but
white prisoners and deputy sherlffs
restrained them.
81 was on my way up stairway 10
the roof when a mass OF bodies tum-
blcd down over my head and Rprawlcd
on the floor beneath me.
The colored prisoners bolted by
me with Brown in their clutches.
They hurried him TO the moor below
and turned him over TO n crowd OF
thirty or more who had climbed into
the window from an extension lad
der. That was the last ! saw OF
Brown.
we had 100 prisoners In the Jail
Sunday morning. We released fifteen
vufurr Three men prisoners
ESCAPED. two were confined for petty
.ff.--r- ,,d opn Tor h,trOio nv"
The evening world., 1919-09-29
WORKERS
FAIL TO WALK OUT
ON ORDER TO STRIKE
Continued from First PagcJ

lehem Shipbuilding Company az Spar
rows Point we're in operation as usual
to-day. with no signs Of trouble, the
management said. There had been
rumors or possible sympathetic
strike OF the shipworkers.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. s..
Every department OF the Steelton
plant Of the bethlehem Steel Com
pany is operating to-day with but
slightly impaired forces. Walter
Guyer. Secretary 60 Frank A. Rob
bins jr., General Manager, at 7.so A.
NJ, said:
very few men have answered the
strike call and department mana gers
shortly after the whistle sounded
reported that they were operating
with practically a complete force
READING, Pa, Sept. s9.-The order
to strike at the local plant OF the
Bethlehem Steel Company was prae-
tically ignored this morning, aocond-
ing to the management. The place
employees over 1000 men and Less
than Is failed to report for work. An
OF these are machinists. Every de-
partment of the works is in operation
without interruption.
TITUsvILLE, Pa. Sept. 29.-Despite
the strike order in effect to-day arainst
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the
local plant OF that company operated
as usual to-day. The works here em-
ploy a few hundred men, none Of
whom 1t was said. needed the STRIKE
call. 'NV
The evening world., 1919-09-29
Leaders Concentrate Their Eff
forts on Skilled Labor
in Mills.
UNION MEETINGS CALM.
Owners of Some Works
Threaten Shut Down as
Counter Move.

Steel Cooperation plants in the
Pittsburgh district are reported
operating on about the same
basis as last week.
In Youngstown workers entered
the carnssie plant which has
been shut down and steam was
appa rently up IN some depart
ments.
Heavy guards are on duty at
steel towns in the Chicago dis
triet where attempts TO opsn
closed plants were to be made.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
Baker Ordered out Troops NJ
Hitchcock'r Request.

WASHINGTON. sept 2s.--The
troops rushed to Omaha to take
charge OF the situation there went on
the personal order OF Secretary Of
War Baker. transmitted by long dis
tnnce telephone to the commander
at Fort Omaha Sunday night ON re-
quest OF Senator Hitchcock, II was
stated hero to-dny.
After Nebraska authorities had
spcn several hours in trying TO un-
ravel War Department red tape and
get troops. Hitchcock was appealed
TO and lie got Baker 20 telephone for
Immediate dispatch OF tho troops. A.
tho same time Hitchcock telephoned
tho commander at Fort Omaha ask
.ng him 10 have the troops ready 10
sord ms soon ms Bakers order arrived.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
LEADERS THERE HAVE SOUND
COMMON SENSE.

Al the start IL must be said that
the leaders of tho union labor move
ment in youngstown are men above
the average in common sense, and
this accounts for the fact that the
strikers and all other union men IN
YOUNGSTOWN, In so far as they can
be controlled by their offlcers-and
mono OF them has broken away as yet
are cooperating with $50 members
OF the American Legion and the po-
lice authorities OF the city in the task
OF preservation OF law and order.
youngstown IL a city OF about 100000
ropuiation, included In which are per-
sons OF every race and creed dnder
tho sun. Practically all the unSkilled
laborers in the mills are or toro'Sn
birth.
Information has reached the
Youngstown authorities that there
exists in the Cdty an organization
With 500 members which Is pledged
10 overthrow the Government Of
the United States by violence and
that this society has branches In
all the steel towns In the district
In Ohio and Pennsylvania
A few days ago in Farrell fifty-two
! mounted policemen surrounded a set
| tlemeut OF foreign language workmcn
and arrested Seventy-nve who had
revolvers in their pockets or re-
volvers or rifies in their homes. In
YOUNGSTOWN are published seven
foreign language weekly papers, Al
radical which have a large circula
ton in the district
A few days before the strike Wal
called regular meeting OF foungs
town post. American Legion, adopted
resolutions pledging the organization
10 the preservation of law and order
life and property and taking a Atroni
stand against BolsheVism and un
America nism. The proceedings. Of th'
meeting were made public IN IN
Youngstown newspapers.
youngstown has police force o
a l2s men. In anticipation OF tn
strike. A. w. Craver, the Mayor, W
W. Mcdowell. Director OF Publ
A Safety. and James Watkins, Chief o
Police, decided that at the start G
the strike they would withdraw sew
enty-fiV patrolmen nom the reslden
. ual districts and place Them On dut
The evening world., 1919-09-29
LIGHT SENTENCES OF NEGROES
AROUSED PUBLIC CLAMOR.

Light sentences imposed on negroes
found guilty OF attacking white
women Is given by police as the rca-
son for the outbreak Of the mob spirit.
There have been forty attacks on
women in Omaha and Council Bluns
tho last two months. Public senti-
mcnt against negroes has been stead
ily increasing.
In Council Bluffs several hundred
returned soldiers formed Vigilance
Committee and patrollod streets all
night Tor several weeks.
Forty.nvo negroes were doportcd
from the city Saturday on orders OF
Judge Fitzgerald. Thoy were given
their choice Of leaving the city or GO
inr 10 jail. Police say scores uf ne
Eroes came here following the Chi
cago race riots.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
ShIIIAdy Conmends Action
MAYOR of Omaha.

John Il. Shillady. Secretary OF the
National Association for the Advance
ment OF Colored People, to-day sent the
following telegram to the Mayor OF
Omaha:
vnncement OF Colored People commends
and conEratulates you for your cour-
ageous attempt to check mob lawless-
ness and deeply regrets injuries you
suffered The officers OF this associa-
tion stand ready to cooperate with you
In any way possible TO put down mob
violence. The association is at present
endorsin- the bill introduced by Senator
turtis calling for Congressional inves-
tigption NJ race riots and iynchng.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
SHERIFF cLARk's STORY or
THE MOB'S WORK.

Sheriff Clark to-day told the story
OF how Brown finally came into pos
session OF the moo.
"The deputy sherffs had orders 10
fnold Brown and they did all IN their
power TO do So" said Clark. when
the flames and smoke crowded us
or the fourth floor. Commissioner
Ringer, Chief Eberstcin. Mayor Smith
aud some police officers started for
the freight elevator The last men
The evening world., 1919-09-29
Portugal VIII Not Pay for Retura
of EmiRra

LISBON. Sept. 29.-Portuguese Con-
suls abroad have been instructed not TO
'repatrinte at state expense Portuguese
citizens who emlgrated without Govern
mcnt permission.
The evening world., 1919-09-29

Learning OF the attitude of the Amer
lean Legion, they communicated with
tho officers OF the post. which mad
1856 members on Saturday and Is
signing now members at the rate of
200 a day, and asked if seventy-ilvo
could be detailed for patrol duty 10
replace the policemen in the rcsiden-
tial section.
The evening world., 1919-09-29

tor Of Public Safety. About rs OF
them arc engaged In police patrol
duty on the beats of the policemen
VINO were taken from the residential
section for work in the mill districts.
The rest are held in reserve in an
armory in the city. The patrohnen
are armed only with police clubs. The
reserves, who are not TO be called out
until, in the Judgment OF the police
officials. American Legion officers and
Dechend, the situation becomes dan
gerous and beyond the control Of the
regular authorities, are armed with
rifles.
Scrupulous care is taken to avoid
any appearance of partisanship. The
American'Legion guards are Kept un-
der strict military discipline. Two
have been removed for failing TO
patrol their beats properly. The re-
suit is that the ex- soldiers on duty In
Youngstown command the respect
and cooperation OF all citizens cx-
cept the radical foreign element and
that element is preserving deep and
discreet silence.
Burglarles in the residential district
In Youngstown have ceased since the
American Legion went on patrol duty
and lawbreakinB in general has d.
minished. The city pays the ex-ser-
vice men IS "A day-the pay OF the
pollce-and they work in eight-hour
shifts. A force Of twice the size could
be recruited in a few hours.
Ex-SoLDIERS KEEP AWAY FROM
THE MILLS.
The American Legion men do not
20 near the mills or near steel cor
porauon property and they are
pledged to stay away from the mills
unless ordered there TO quell riots.
The result OF the movement Is that
with $4,000 Idle men on the streets ot
Youngstown Saturday and Saturday
night when | was there, not a sign OF
"A strike could be discerned by the
casual observer.
Up 20 the time the strike was de-
clared, Youngstown, from n tirewatcT
standpoint, was wide-open town
| Whiskey, or what passed for whiskey,
was sold openly over the bars 81
numerous saloons. But no whiskey
! is sold in Youngstown to-day except
by booHeggcrs. The labor unions are
responsible for this condition.
When the strike went into opera
tion the saloonkeepers received in
formation from yources which they
considered reliable that IL they die
not discontinue selling Whiskey tn,
labor unions would instieate prose
eutions. No further steps were neees'
sary.
MIR. Dechend and Ode Grubb. the
latter Chairman OF the Labor Coun
ell, are men of broad vision and in
tensely practical. They have entered
the experiment OF direct cooperation
with the police and the American
Legion with their eyes open ant
IaEainst the advice of all their follow
ers who hold TO the old belief tina
every policeman and soldier is tn
enemy OF the workingman and tn
tool of capital in time OF strikes.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
ORGANIZERS CALL 1T AN OR.
Derby STRIKE.

organizers from different steel
towns addressed the strikers. They
laid particular stress on the fact that
the strike has, up TO this time,
brought TO light very little disorder.
The men we're advised TO keep away
from the mills, stick close to their
homes and avoid all controversies
with mounted police. deputy sherifrs
and local policemen.
They have the law on their eide"
said one speaker. and even IL you
think you are in the right you are
suckers 70 buck against the law, be-
cause anything a policeman says goes
in the courts OF this section. and this
condition will prevail until we are
able 20 get our lawyers 10 work and
try To restore the right of free speech
and assomblage"
At the close OF this and other meet
ings, handbiilJ printed in English.
Croatlan and Polish were distribu uted
TO emphasize and send into the homes
the words of all the speakers.
Following the meeting. the strikers
walked to their homes or rode home
In their cars, and as the shades OF
, evening fell the whole Monongahela
Valley was about as peaceful ap-
pearing a district as there Is in the
United States. But in the homes OF
the workmen was bitterness against
the mounted police, who have been
ordered 10 prevent assemble ges Of
three or more persons, and who carry
out their orders 10 the letter.
I prevails O state of affairs unique in
| the history OF strikes--a state OF AT
fairs which may have far-reachink
| effects
The evening world., 1919-09-29

Since the present city Administra-
ton came into office May /, 1918, the
Mayor has supported tho Police Ad-
mlnistration OF Superintendent
Ringer which mas been known ns
reform" Administration. lie has
supported such changes In the police
personnel as wore recommended 10y
Mr.. Ringer and this action hns been
thu source OF considerable criticism
hy some newspapers.
Twenty eight years ago yesterday
a negro named Neal was taken from
the courthouse and hanged on pole
lust across the street from where
Brown met his death.
Mayor Smith is fifty-nlne years old
and Is Democrat In politics. lie
wns born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
and came TO Nebraska In 1885 and to
Omaha IN 1890. lie is a lawyer and
practlced his profession until chosen
Mayor year ago last May, TO sue
cted James G. Dahlman. who had held
that office for twelve yenrs.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
DuIuth Tug Men Respond to lake
strike Call.

DULUTH, MINI, Sept. 29:-Tug men
OF the Whitney Brothers. Barnet ana
Itecord companies and England Towing
Company went on strike this morning
in response TO call for a strike. on
the Great Lakes. The Independent
ferry companies are not affected. The
harbor practically is tied UP.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
DIED.

Sept. rs, 1919, ANNIE
T. cAHALEN. sister OF Mrs. Robert ].
suti', a nd the lato Mrs. James Forrestal
Funeral from the residence OF her
niece. Anna e. Forrestal, 2ss W. loOth
street Notice O! time hereafter,
The evening world., 1919-09-29
KING TO VISIT BOSTON.
HeIEIan Rulers VIII Go There
FROM New York.

WASHINGTON. Sept 9s.-Boston will
he the hrst city To be visited by King
Albert and Queen Elizabeth. when they
leave New York THIS week on tour 81
ton next Sunday, II was said here
to-day
The evening world., 1919-09-29

hustled TO ilarney Street and stopped
, at the foot OF trolley pole on the
cross-arm Of which was a coil OF
rope.
4 "Give US tho key 20 tho jail" 'If
n we can't get the niger wo'll lynch
'syou." Hes no better than the mig
ger" Hes a negro lover were
shouts heard among the mob.
Get that rope" some one shouted.
II was pulled down by a loose end
but was not long enough to reach.
A man climbed the pole and with
knife cut the rope. II was brought
down and placed around the neck Of
I. the Mayor.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS
AIDING POLICE.

The matter was put up to a special
meeting of the Legion. which was at
tended by about 400 eX-soldlcrs. sail
ors and marines.
Among them were many members
Of labor unions, and some of these
voiced strong objections To tho Legion
taking any part in the strike situa-
ton. However, n resolution pledgins
aid to the police in preserving law
and order was passed by an over
whelminE vote.
When the news got out there were
loud cries from organized labor. Rad
ical leaders proclaimed that the
American Legion in Mahoning Coun'
" was about To be used for strike
breaking purposes. The situation be-
came considerably involved in a few
hours and the officers OF the post
found themselves in an embarrassing
position.
The unions Of Mahoaing County are
united in what Is called n Labor Con-
gress. Meetings OF the Congress are
open TO the public. When a regular
neeting was called last Wednesday
evening there were in the audience
Capt. John d. Robertson, Commander
of Youngstown Post and Major
philip II. Schaff. post finance officer
They listened 10 a number of critl-
cisns OF their organization and then
reouested permission TO he heard
The evening world., 1919-09-29
PERSONALS.

PAUL TEN EYcK-Telephons pop
FtAnhhn a5Voi don't delay; worried
The evening world., 1919-09-29
MAYORS LAW FIRM DEFENDING
n TWO coloRED PRISONERS.

THE Mayors law uiTn IL defcndlnB
two negroes charged with assaults on
white women. The police assert that
had much to do with some or the re-
marks that were made by mombers
OF tho mvb who had "A hand In tho
attempt against his life.
Tho fire that was started In tho
Il court house left that structure a mass
OF ruins The property was Waived AT
a million and half dollars. IL is be-
neved that many records have been
destroyed beyond reclamation. Stnus-
ties vital 10 county affairs since ths
county waH organized are believed 10
be badly damaged.
For several hours the lives OF more
than 100 prisoners In the County Jail
were endangered by the flames in the
lower floors OF the building. II was
finally necessary To send them all 10
the roof. Sheriff Clark stood on tho
angry mob until the flames caused
the prisoners themselves to take nc-
ton. They at first decided among
themselves TO throw the negro from
the roof 20 the pavement below and
leave him 10 the destruction OF the
mob. II was at this moment that the
mob had gained cntw.nce 70 the burn
Ing building, pushed past Sheriff
Clark and his deputies and forced
their way into the cell corridor. Here
Il was that tho negro was turned over
20 them.
The evening world., 1919-09-29
Ex-sERvIcE MEN NOW ENFoRc'
ING THE LAW

All work under the supervision OF
the Chief OF Police, although they are
directly commanded by their own Of
aficars, who take orders from the PO-
lice ChlSs, the Mayer aud the pirec-