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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
Seattle RattIebran Mayor Spelling for Riot
Saws Spokesman for Strikers. One Street Car Run
THE STRIKERS STATE
MENT.

Seattle, Feb. 8.-"There is not the
slightest Indication of a break in Ia
boris ranks" said e. B. Ault, the
strikers spokesman. 1.-THE strike will
continue until the demands of the
shipyard workers are granted. We
are prepared to feed the entire city,
if necessary, for an indefinite period
We do not fear martial law. 1t is
inconceivable that the government
will back up the hysterical declare
tions of rattlebrain mayor. who Is
apparently spelling for riot"
The mayor later declared: '"There
is no intention of proclaiming mar
tial law. There is no sue', necessity
at present. The city is in entire con-
troll of the situation"
Ault denied the mayors statement
that the strike is broken. He said
only one municipal car is running.
with nearly dozen soldiers on it,
adding: "There will be no scab jit~
ncys. The people are with the strik-
erS.h
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
THE JUNKERS'. STATE
MENT.

Seattle, Feb. S.--A settlement of
the general strike by agreement ap-
pears possible. No official answer
from the strike heads has been made
to the mayors ultimatum to resume
essential industries unless the SYM
pathetic tieuD is relieved, but rlmors
that some members of the strike
committee favor such action are
given credencc at the mayors office.
The termination of the general
strike would not affect the $4,000
shipyard workers in whose behalf
10000 other organized workers
struck, it is believed.
''rhe strike is broken," declared
thsa mayor. I'm the meantime we will
inaugurate system of municipal
jitneys. Everyone having an automo-
bile is invited to operate n jitney
car. Business is going to resume
fully"
Every union man employed i'm the
city lighting department has returned
to his job.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08

arnment assistance unless the strike
is called off by s a. m. tomorrow.
A proclamation was issued guar
anteeing Seattle workers protection
and urging them to continue work
and business. The mayor promised
to secure, if necessary, 'every sol
dier in the northwest to protect life,
business and property" Anarchists
in this community shall not rule its
AFFAIRS" said the mayor.
1.-The time has come for every per-
son in Seattle to show their Amer
icanism. Go ahead with your daily
duties without fear. We will see to
it that you have food, transporta-
ton, water, light, gas and all neces-
stiles. All persons violating the laws
will be dealt with summarily."
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08

w J, Beard, organizer for the Ia
coma Central Labor council, arrived
in Butte today from Seattle and Ia
coma Beard says:
"When the strike was called some
of the international officers told the
men that they could not go out on
strike for the reason that they would
lose their charters.
'"rhe longshoremen's union told F.
Y. O'Conners, their international
president, to come out and get their
charter, for they We're going on
strike.
1.-The printers were told by Mr..
Hays. International secretary, that
they could not go out on strike and If
they did they would lose their chart
er also.
"But this is one time Mr.. Hays did
not keep the printers at work. Every
office is tied up in Seattle and Taco.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08

ma, and the coal miners will lay
down their tools on Monday.
1.-The Tacoma newsboys have been
on strike for three weeks and the
Tacoma Commercial club tried hard
to get returned soldiers to scab on
the newsboys.
We have a soldiers, sailors and
workmens S council up there to help
the returned men to get back to work
and keep the boys from going hun
cry. We have $4,000 men and
women out in Seattle and $4,000 in
Tacoma When the returned soldiers
of the 346th arrived in Seattle and
were on their way to Camp Lewis
the boys stopped in front of the Se-
attic Metal Trades council and gave
three cheers for union labor and told
the strikers that the commercial
club could not use them for scabs
in this strike.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08

The protest strike of the miners of Butte precpitated by
the mining companies announcing dollar decrease
has spread rapidly and involves members of the
metal trades crafts although of these unions have yet
decided upon line of action.
The electricians, their regular meeting last night, ap
pointed committee confer with the Workers council and
report back to the union at IL O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
meantime many walked off the job
the hill, including the Montana Power men,
Reliable reports from the "hi" indicate that few are
mines, and that many of the metal craftsmen
waited for formal action by their respective
ations, many refused to aid the mining
companies in their efforts to establish conditions
among the workers of Butte.
strong of pickets being maintained by the Strikers
many them being returned soldiers, who simply hand out
men, informing them of the status of affairs
when it is invariably Of "down the hill again.
Probably largest body of en to gain entrance to
which entered the Anaconda in auto
MOBILIZE reported detectives in the of the city OF
Butte.
Numerous "gunmen reported be duty the hil
but they have to the "safetyfrst"
motto of the Anaconda COMPANY These birds
appear avoid the returned soldier pckes who have re-
donned their uniforms with the declaration that now we nave
something fight for"
The returned fighters democracy and their brother
workers. produced copper for the fighters and the
profits for the masters entertain no fear OF the gunmen
realizing that these human peryers only act when they nave
Many of the returned soldiers, however, express
themselves bitterly the assertion Of the morning papers
that only few foreigners have staged the protest strike
AGAINST auocracy of the barons They are espe
ciay against paper the OF which has son
who packed gun hill all during the who is now
ball. charged with MURDER having ki'led miner IN coo
blood some months ago.
unions involved in the protest strike or IN any
way concerned rapidly getting together and it expected
that after meeting this evening OF the workers
council ARRANGEMENTS will be perfected to present united
front and put up finish fight which will establish, once and
for ALL the rights of the workers of this community to SELF
determination and democracy.
The only reported have been cases
where "gunmen have found some worker unprotected
by his fellows and have proceeded to beat him up
The Metal held meeting at their nal
last nat passed resolutions, which will be found else
wehre in this necessary for the speakers to en-
tertain crowd in the street, who were unable
10 Gain admttance to the hall.
At the l. W. W. hall North Wyoming street thousands
were unable to gain admance to the hail. and here as
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
Trying to Settle the
Strike Unofficially

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE labor
department announced today that
the labor commissioners in the Sc
attic district are unofficially trying
to settle the strike, but the depart
ment has taken no action. 1t is init
mated that should the situation grow
more serious an appeal will be sent
to President Wilson to use his in
fluence by cable.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
Gadsden Copper Stock
Doubles Overnight

Jerome, Ariz, Feb. 7.-Wide ex-
element was created today when it
was learned that the price of Gads-
den copper stock had doubled over
night despite the slumping copper
market. Reports of impending highly
important developments are heard
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
War Labor Board Is
Considering the Strike

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE war
labor board may take definite action
late this afternoon to settle the Sc
attic strike.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
Mayor Endeavoring to
Break UP the Strike

Seattle, Feb. Mayor Hanson
today issued an ultimatum that he
would operate all essential Seattle
enterprises under the proffered gov
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08

Protest Strike, Only Partially Organ
lied, Results in Only Few Reporting
for Work---New Troops Are Said to
Have Arrived in Butte for Purpose of
Protecting Men Who Believe in Cop
per Autocracy --- Returned Soldiers
lncensed at Newspaper for Stating
That Foreigners Only Were Striking.
They Recall With Bitterness That
Managers Son Did Not Don the Uni
form, but Packed Gun and Murd-
cred Miner i'm Cold Blood.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-02-08
Tacoma Printers and
LongshoreInen Send In
international Charters

Seattle Printers Also Tell ohm W. Hays, International
Secretary of T. r. IT, That if He Wants Their Charter
to Send and Get It. No Papers Being Issued in Either
Tacoma or Seattle.
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CONTINUED on Page Six
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

making this discovery, by Clifton Earl
fHeathcOte. Robert Tecumseh Fisher
Eugene E Paulette and Rogers
Hornsby. Two OF these men singled
and two tripled. Heitman then quit
1t is 70 be hoped. for his sake, that
when he pitches again in the National
he will have better luck.
Harry, a New York boy, right
handler and six foOter, Weighing Ia
pounds and due TO celebrate his 22d
birthday October 6. next, did a power
ful lot OF high grade pitching in the
International last year between Nay
s and July IS, when he left 70 join the
navy via the Superba line He reeled
off 204 innings Of ball in about Is
days, starting off by hurting "a
( rounds Of runless ball
Hoffman won over Newark on
Nay s, i to o; took Grants place
against Jersey City on May IS and
handed out eight ciphers and wont
heat Newark on May p. to o,
and then heat the BinEOes on
May -, = to 1, George r. John
sons team getting its lone
counter in the ninth. Right after
this, on May 81, Hoffman downed
Pat DOnOyan's Syracuse combina-
tiOns to o, so during HIS first
month in the international Cor in
baseball for that matter) he gave
only one tally.
Harry gave the Buffaloes. only one
hit on July II. Chief Myers made
that double-when there were two
defunct in the ninth
Heitman also did considerable iron
manning. On June IS he beat Jersey
City twice, TO . and II TO 10. and on
June 20 he beat Newark twice. 5 10
2 and & 70 l. he was mixed up In a
pair OF battles against Toronto on
June and against Buffalo on July
s, practically pitching two complete
games against the Leafs. He went the
route in the first and won. s to .. and
pitched eight innings OF the second.
Then Mr. Brogan sat in for him ana
the Canadians won.
II Heitman pitches IN the Nationals
this year like he did in the Interna-
tionals last season. WiIbert Robinson
viii have a star Of the first water.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Clint Players
County VictorS

Basketball season closed In the
county with the Clint girls holding the
record, not having lost a game dur
ing the entire season. Those playing
on the team were Emma Celum. jump
ing CENTER Lena May Fields. running
center; Laura Celum and Sybil Jonsoni
forwards; Irene Barnett and Frances
Priest, guards; Inez Coker. substitute.
They are keeping NJ their reputa-
ton by holding the indoor baseball
record also, not having been defeated
since the season began Those playing
on the team are Sybil Jonsoni. catcher;
Helen Scherer, pitcher: Emma Celum,
first base Frances Priest. second
base; Irene Barnett. third base. Lena
May Fields, shortstop5 Iuez Coker,
right field: Laura Celum, center field;
Olivia Oatman, left field: Ruth Maui
din and Clara Oatman. substitutes.
The first and second boys baseball
teams have done good work this sea-
son
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
TEIOCK


The deal in which Detroit got
Chick shorten from the Red sOr
has strengthened the OutfieId, for.
with Cobb and Feach ShOrtne Will
team mp as a corl<ing gardener.
The acquisition OF Eddie Ainsmith
VIII also put new life into the Detroit
club. and the Tigers still have the vet
eran Strange. and also Telle, to help
do the receiving.
The infield will very likely be the
same as that OF last year. with He'll
man at first Young at second, Bush at
short and Jones at third The big diff
ference viii be the absence OF Oscar
Witt who shared the work around
third base with Jones, Jennings ev-
identity figured Jones plenty strong
enough TO hold down the hot corner
BY his lonesome, but Il IS the opinion
OF many critics that the trading OF
Witt was a poor deal for the Tiger
manager.
VIII Rank High.
As usual. the Tigers promise 70
rank high as a base running and field
ing club. and they will be q hard
hitting club unless some of the main
stays slump unexpectedly with the
hludgeons.
As the Tigers 20 into the race
they stand an even chance for a
first division finish with the
Annks and Indians.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
: Pennant Prospects For 1919 :

7alllll 1llI11I ny JAZZ
II Hughie Jennings's young pitchers
u -Kanio. Ehmke and Erickson
can shoulder half Of the heavy work
on the mound this season the Detroit
Tigers may turn up with a set Of
claws that viii rip big holes IN the
opposition on the path toward q
championship.
Are Not strong.
The Tigers DO not figure strong
enough on paper to win the pennant.
largely for the same old reason. weak
pitching. but for once Jennings be-
Ieves that he has q pitching staff
that will do itself proud.
Dauss. Boland, Cunningham and
Mitchell. all well seasoned hurIers,
have been the mainstay Of the Tiger
staff. but they need some heroic as
sistance. Jennings thought he had
the problem partly figured when he
acquired slim Love. but Love had his
arm broken in spring training and
viii be unable 70 work So IL IS up to
the young hurlers on the Tiger staff
to come through If Detroit is 20 stand
the fast pace that viii be set by the
Red Sox, White SoL, Yankees and In
dams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
BOXING :
TURNS DOWN PETITION.
By WHeean

baltimore. Nd, April 30.-Gov-
u Harrington Tuesday night turned
down the petition OF mayor Rooms and
the chamber OF commerce and other
leading citizens Of Cumberland for
permission TO hold the Wiuard-Demp-
sey fight in that city. The governor
would not give the Cumberland peo-
pie guarantee Of noninterference
He said he was not satisfied that the
glove contest" would not degenerate
into a prize fight" and that more
than Il rounds would be fought.
Mayor Rooms says he assured the
governor that every precaution would
be taken to prevent any trouble OF dis
turbances at the bout, that it meant
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars fol
the mining city, but the governor was
memorable. He has not objected or in
terfered Vel the . round bouts that
are foughtiA Baltimore. but ne dr. VS.
the line on a Is round OF a fight % a
finish.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Brooklyn Pitching Staff Looks
Strong With Many Youngsters

THIS is the season Of the year when
1 lot Of baseball stories starting
with when" are launched at the help
less bug. One now roaming around
the exchanges is about Harry Hiet-
man, a young Brooklyn pitcher. and
says that when the fans are figuring
on the strength Of the Superba sling
ing staff they should not forget 3Ir.
Heitman and that when he receives
a chance in the National he Is liable
20 live up 70 his International league
reputation, which is high.
Did Nice Work.
The gent who launched this when
yarn evidently forgot that Hoffman
did a little pitching for the Robins
last year Hoffman never viii for
get the pitching he did and neither
VIII Brooklyn fans. Neither viii Jack
Hendricks, good fellow and great
manager, even II he failed to please
the thousands Of stockholders who
own the St Louis Nationals.
St Louis trimmed Brooklyn on
June in y innings, IS TO u. the
game being tossed in the discard be-
cause Doug Baird took a new route
TO the plate that Charles Rigler de-
clared was legal at the time. but
which john Tener declared illegal
atrerWard- The new Phil passed
third once then went back toward
second and then cut for the plate
practically via the box.
This game was played over on
July - and st. Louis won II
again. this time by n SCOTS Of -
TO = Jack Hendricks then dis
covering that occasionally there
was such a thing rs poetic jus
tice in the pastime.
Young Mr.. Heitman, who was to
join the Navy league two days later,
discovered at the same time that Jack
Hendricks discovered there was such
q thing as poetic justice in baseball
that the National league batters were
harder 70 pitch to than the Interna-
tonal league batters.
Earl Helped Along.
Harry was aided and abetted, IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

DEEFORCED by the return o.
N players who LETT them with whar
amounted to a broken back in 1913
the st. Louis Cardinals stand a fine
chance Of making themselves felt II
the National league race this year.
Hickey Optimistic.
Branch hickey, erstwhiIs president
OF the club, and more recently a ma
jor in Uncle Sans chemical warfare
service overseas. viii direct the des-
TIMES Of the Cards. and every one
who knows Hickey for what he really
IS knows that he Is a keen baseball
man from every angle.
A. this article f. being written
several Important cOEB in the
Cardinal machine to be are still
in the service, but by the time the
pennant race gets under way
Hickey expects to have fun
strength on hand.
With 16 service stars to boast Of.
the performance Of the 1918 Cardi-
nails must not be taken as a criterion
Of how strong they viii be this year
Dots Miller and Frank Snyder are
Two important coEs Of the Card 1913
model who are expected to return 70
Ale game Marvin GOODWIN g hard
working pitcher, was also in service.
Outfield Strong.
The Cardinal outfield, with walton
Cruise in left field, Jack Smith in
center and Austin McHenry and Cliff
Healhcote TO alternate in the right
hand garden, is not TO be sneezed al,
by any means.
Behind the bat, with Snyder
and Gonzales, two OF the greatest
eatchers in the National league. 10
do the work, Hickey really has a
superabundance Of talent.
The St Louis pitching starr will be
composed Of Bill Doall, Lee Meadows
Leon Ames, Jake Nay, Marvin Good
win Oscar Horstman and Billy Sher-
dell The first four are expected to
DO a majority Of the heaviug forl
Hickey, tough Goodwin, Horstman
and Sherden are capable moundsmen-
In addition Branch has several prom
lsing newcomers who viii stick with
the Cards until It is time TO start
wedding out.
There are two questions, as we see
Cardinal prospects, that viii have to
be answered in the affirmative If the ]
Cards are to return to the stride they
NIT IN 1917 whens with the Reds, they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Jock Gillespie
OutfitS Himself

New York. April sO.-Since it has
been many a day when the Giants had
on their roster a player who even
approached in size. or the lack OF it,
Jock Gillespie, the Harlem Scotchman,
fitting him out in a uniform threat
ened TO develop into quite a problem,
but the little fellow solved IL himself.
After a search for clothes small
enough TO fit him had been made in
vain. Jock was turned loose among
the bale or two OF extra uniforms in
the club hampers and in a short time
he appeared presumably CARRIED. It
later developed that he was wearing
shirt which Dave Robertson once
sported, while his trousers were for
merly worn by Jim Thorpe. How he
makes them fit is q mystery. but he
does.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Rutgers Has a
Busy Schedule

New Brunswick, " J.. April &C.
With an unusual lot Of men return
ing from service, Rutgers college is
making plans for a football revival
next fall, which graduates hope TO
make it the most successful IN the
history Of the institution. Frederick
3. Heitkamp, the new graduate man
ager OF athletics. has arranged a Sc
ries Of games which in the opinion
Of coach George Foster Sanford will
constitute as exacting a test Of foot
ball ability.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Former Baseball
Player a Mayor

Morgantown, ". Va. april So
Charles T. Hickman, former major
league baseball player, has been elect
ed mayor Of MorgautoWn for the third
consecutive term. Hickman Started his
big league career with the Boston
Braves in 1897, remaining with that
team until 1900. The New York Giants
had him in 1900 and 1901. The follow
ing year he jumped to the Boston
Americans. but was traded TO Cleve-
land later in that season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
Cuban Brings a
Press Agent Here

When Manuel Cueto reported TO the
Cincinnati Reds he brought his own
press q gent with him in the person Of
his uncle SlxtO Urquiza. a sugar mer-
chant OF Havana. Senior Uruuiza was
advised to spend the sumner in the
north and he viii do it travelling
around with Cueto and incidentally
sending back reports Of how the
Cuban players are farinE in the
states Players with the Reds are
already declaring the Havana man a
prince. It goes without saying he's
an enthusiastic fan.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

made their power felt IN the old
league. One has to do with the return
Of players in the service, without
whom the Cards viii be handicapped
TO a certain extent The other has 70
do with Rickey's pitching staff
Pitching Important.
The question Of pitching, admitted
by Hickey himself to be the most
important thing for a manager 10
consider whenever he settles down to
solve the problem Of filling one po-
sition, looks a bit doubtful for the
Cards, that's all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
nTTCHTT oTTTs CA1TT-

San Francisco. Calf. April 30.-Wn-
lie Richie. former lightweight cham
pion. in a telegram TO the sporting
editor OF the san Francisco Chronicle
Tuesday. for a second time announce
his retirement from the ring He said
his failure Monday night TO defeat
Benny Leonard, lightweight titlehold-
er. at Newark, y J., was due to over
anIiousness.
Richie announced his retirement e
Few weeks ago, prior TO a match with
Leonard here, in which he received a
newspaper decision
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

The Cincinnati Reds escaped from
Texas with a record OF six games won
and one lost against Texas league
teams Considering that the training
Of the Reds was nothing TO brag on.
Pat Moran thinks the record a good
one. for the Texans showed him some
real baseball.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Harvey Crosby, Of Bayonne, viii prob
ably be the principals in the bout Of
the opening show Of the new club IN
Bayonne on Nay .. The club officials
went cunning for local talent for the
initial performance aad selected these
warriors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Ed Lafitte, former ball player. now
an officer in the dentistry depart
ment Of the army. has been assigned
70 reconstruction hospital in St
Louis. where II is his work TO patch
Up shattered jaws Of soldier victims
OF the recent war mania in Europa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

At Birmingham-Birmingham g;
New Orleans 10
At Little Rock-LittIe Rock ]; Nash
vile &
At Atlanta-Atlanta 8: Mobile &.
At Memphis-AIemphi s-ChattanoOga
postponed, wet grounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

Jimmy ViOx, former Pittshurg IN
fielder, traded to salt Lake by kan
sas City for Ward Miller viii not
report 10 the Coast League club. He
has been signed 10 manage the
Bellevue team in the Eentucky-In-
diana-Ohio Tri-State league, an in
dependent organization.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30
lIcCARTHY MINNER.

Tonopah, New April 30.-Joh-ny
Mccarthy, san Francisco welrar-
weight won the decision over "sa-
Ilinas" Jack Robinson, also Of Califor-
MIA. hoe Tuesday night after %
rounds OF hard fighting. It was the
second IS round fight to be staged
in Nevada since the new boxing law
was enacted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

At Columbus-Columbus 8; Mime
apolis % inninEs)
At Indianapolis-Ind o; NIL
Waukee s.
At Louisville-LouisviIle-st Paul