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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-27
GRIFFITH ARREST
 IS PRELUDE ID A
 GENERAL ROUNDUP
Well Known Men Connected With Irish Republican Move ment to Be Interned by
 British Government
By Associated Press

Dublin, November 26.-Authoritativc in- formation was given the Associated Press this evening that the arrests today of Arthur Griffith. founder of the Sim Fein and John NacNeil and E. J. Dug gan, Sim Fein members Of Parliament and others, was tho prsludeyto a eontcnn- plated ro,Ind-up of a ruriher of we'll known men either actually or believes to be connected with the Irish republican movement
 Some form of internment is planned and it is intended to hold the lot of them indefinitely,' the correspondent was told
 The official who made tho statement said he believed no charge had yet been formulated against MT. Griffith or Pro lessor MacNeill. but their arrest had been decided on for the reasons that documents recently discovered show a link between the Dali Eireann and the republican army. that the Dali Eireann had been collecting funds for republicans known to be engaged in the murder cam paign, and that it seems inccnceivable that the Dali Eireann was not aware that trey were voting money for the purpose of the murder campaign"
 It was added that i've possess ample power to judge all the Dali Eireann members
 The official said two instances had been reported as late as the day or the attempts to raise money for the warfare In one case Wexford farmer had been threatened with force unless nc con tributed f17.
 It is announced officially that tho po- lice are finding arms and explosives in streets all over Dublin, apparently thrown by people from their windows fir the fear of their premises being raided.
 PREMIER SURPRISED
 London, November &.--Arthur Gril- fith's arrest in Dublin, 1t is stated came as a great surprise to Premier Lloyd George and the Irish office. It Is even declared that 1t brought forth some ad- verse criticism from the premier ana from those in the inner circles of No. 10 Downing street. the premfer's ofncsA residence.
 No orders for the arrest of Griffith had been issued here, it Is said. Higher of- ficials have considered him one of the strongest moderating influences In the Sim Fein organizations and no evidence to il,e contrary. the report says. has been forwarded to them from Dublin.
 WllhOI fAhAALnL
 Dublin, November 2d--A statement is. snad ar Dublin Castle today says SGat during the week ending November zz' which was comparatively calm. the number of serious outrages falling to the lowest on record during the past SIX months was succeeded by the commence- ment of week ''of tragic eventfulness without parallel in the history of lrelano since the rebellion of 1916. F"In the space of x hours" says the statement. .'S persons met with violent death and 7 were wounded or injured. The statistics of minor outraEes were exceptionally light. One vacated police barracks was destroyed. Raids on sne h,, co,rtmartial resulted in 70 convictions and 1l acauttais. There were sentences to imprisonment at hard labor varIns from two years to sl days imposed m 1S cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-27
srrK REINSTATEMENT

Dublin. November 47-The London ~erry emrloyes of the Lough Swiily railysoy ae Donegal have decided to seek re'ns,ste- n,ent This will be the first breaking away from the Irish railwaymen who decided some time ago not to carry armed forces of the crown or munitions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-27
STEAMER IN DISTRESS

Seattle, Wash, November 26.--The steamer Santa Rita, towing tho barge ". J. Plrrie, late today, was in distress off the Washington coast. 30 miles south of Cape F'1attery. according to a wireless message from Tatoosh to the Seattle Merchants exchange. A 7O-mlle southwcsterly gale was blowing.
 Advices late today at the office of w., c. Grace & Co.,. said the wife and baby of Capt. A. B. Jensen, master of the Pirrie, are on the barge. The Santa Rita is in little danger. officers of the company said, but was forced to cut the Pirrie adrift. The santa Rita left Tacoma Wednesday towing the barge loaded with a cargo of lumber for the west coast of South America.
 officers of the shipping. concern said they believed Captain Jensen would be able to keep the barge off the shore. The coast guard cutter snohomish left Port Angeles Wash late this after noon to aid the two boats. the com pany was advised. '4fNS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-27
IA STATES WITHOUT
 TROOPS RECOGNIZED bYU.S. GOVERNMENT
National Guard Strength on June 30 as 56,100 Officers and Men, Bureau Chief
 Reports
By Associated Pres.

Washington, November 26.-Fourteen states had no national guard troops recognized by the federal government on June 30, according to the annual report of Maj. Gen. Jesse Carter, chief of the militia bureau, made public to- day. They were: Arkansas, Delaware. Illinois Indiana, Louisiana. Massachu- setts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia.
 The record said units of the guard had total strength of 56,100 officers and men at the end of the fiscal year, the report said, against an authorized strength of lo6,Soo, great difficulties having been encountered in obtaining recruits during the year. General Car ter noted general public antipathy toward military affairs as among in- fluences against which the reorganlza- ton of the guard was proceeding. Dis content with the National guard serv- ice he added, had been fostered by tales of unfair treatment during the war Spread by men with grievances. many of which found their way into the 1,I Is.a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
WANT TAX REPEAL
National Bankers Association
Ask Revision Federal Law.
Appeals to Labor to Help Solve
Economic Problem.

Washington. Oct. 22-Immediate
repeal of the excess profits tax and
revision of surtax rates were demand
ed in resolution adopted at the clos
ing sessions of the American Bankers
association convention today.
The excess profits tax was described
as unsuccessful and unequitable and
the surtaxos as a brake upon achieve
ment. The convention recommended
that revision be undertaken by con-
gress with help of an advisory COM
mittee of bankers and business men.
Artificial manipulation intended to
influence prices was condemned, as
were demands for the granting of gov
ernment assistance to enable the hold
ing of commodities for price changes.
Labor was called on to abandon
the economic fallacy" that the cur
tailment of output will improve con-
ditions since only thru increased pro-
duction can wealth be evenly distri-
buted."
immigration should be encouraged.
the resolution on that subject said,
but caution should be used as to the
character of the immigrant admitted.
The Esch-Cummins railroad act was
endorsed but amendments to permit
bankers and business men to serve as
railroad directors were urged.
The government was urged to bring
about a worldwide distribution of
American products and greater devel-
opment of the consular and trade
service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
CASH.FIXED STRIKE
New York Builders Paid $4,000
to Union Chief.
"GO-Between' Declares He
Gave 1t to "Strangers."

New York, Oct. 22.-Testimony that
$25, 900 was used as bribe in fixing
up" a recent strike of building labor
ers was expected to be turned over to-
day to the district attorneys office for
immediate action. State Sen. Charles
c. Lockwood, chairman of the joint
legislative committee on housing, in
vestigating building conditions here
announced his plan at the closing of
yesterdays session.
The hearing was resumed today.
The testimony, brought out at yester-
days stormy session, was to the ef-
feet that Ephraim B. Levy, builder
engaged in $2,000,000 construction.
paid the 5000 to George Backer, an
other builder in immediate charge of
the operations for transmission, it was
understood to Robert P. Brindell,
president of the building trades coun-
ell of New York as a go-between for
the committee who promised to stop
the strike.
According to the testimony of
Backer, who at first denied receiving
the money, he actually gave 1t to
a couple of strangers" whose names
he had never known and who he said
belonged to the "grafters' union" "
He also described them as "ex-work-
ine men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
Investigation of National Game
Takes New Turn.
Huge Profits Made by Gamblers
Is Claim Made.
TOTAL ELEVEN INDICTMENTS
Prizefighter and Two Players
Involved in Charges.
One Player on Giants Other
Formerly With SOx.

Chicago. Oct. 22.-Grand jury in
vestigation of baseball gambling will
take new turn today. when the Cook
county jurors begin an inquiry into
baseball pools.
ELEVEN indictments against baseball
players and gamblers also will be
voted today. it is reported at the GRIM
mai court building. Eight will be
against White Sox players. against
whom true bills were returned last
month
me other three are understood 10
involve former prize fighter and two
aorner pan players. one of whom was
and the other at one time a yvbite
Sox player. --''S
Call Chicago Officials.
E. Kiinger, mayor of Chicago
Heights; Chief of Police Stone of chi
cago Heights, and Chief FeidIar OF
Blue Island, all Chicago suburbs. ana
t.oy CIossman, a street car employe.
nave been called to tell about basabai ali
pools. Clossman is reported to have
won the $4,000 capital prize in n
baseball pool but asserts that the nool
operators refused to pay him and pro
posed he compromise his claim for
The state attorneys office an
nounced that investigation of one
pool has disclosed that 134,5O9 COM
oinations were sold during the past
season for 81 each. Only s2S,500 in
prizes were paid and after all expenses
were met the gamblers had a profit
of 100000
Ban johnson on Stand.
Ban Johnson, president OF the
American league who returned today
from st. Louis where he went in an
effort to obtain additional witnesses to
tell OF gambling, is expected to be an
other witness.
One of the witnesses Mr.. johnson
sought, Joseph Pesch. is reported to
have moved to California Another.
Harvey Redmond. is sick but is said
TO have promised the baseball mag
! nate he would come to Chicago as soon
as able. The third. Thomas Kearney,
is said to have promised Johnson he
would accompany Redmond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
IT'S FALSE ISSUE
Gov. Cox Declares Root Now
Trying to Sidestep.
Declares G. o. P. in Eleventh.
Hour Battle Against Landslide.

Philadelphia, Oct. 22.- Governor
Cox, beginning his first invasion of
New Jersey today, was considering
counter moves against what he be-
Heves is an eleventh hour attempt
of Elihu Root, backed by Senator
Harding, to stem the tide he says has
swept toward his candidacy.
After reading Roots reply to his
telegram demanding that the Repub-
lican leader retract his statement that
MIR. Cox wants the league just as Mr..
Wilson negotiated it, the governor
said the apparent objective of this
movement is to misrepresent his at
titude on reservations from now until
election day.
Cox believes that Root is endeavor-
ing to create 'the false issue of the
league as written versus the league
with the Lodge reservations. He said
he noted similar tactics in Harding's
Rochester speech.
Suddenly, the Republicans, after
their candidate has declared in favor
of rejection of the league, begin talk
ing of the Lodge reservations" he
said. Senator Lodge did not write
an endorsement of his reservations
into the Republican platform and at
no time during his somersaulting on
this issue has Senator Harding de-
clared in favor of them.
"If the child is abandoned by it's
own father. shall not consider myself
duty bound to act as its guardian
said Cox.
|. 1t is probable Cox will issue a state
ment in reply to Root later in the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
and NEITHER KNEW
Both Granted Divorce Within
Four Days.
One in jackson County-Other
in Shawnee.

- With the exception of few minutes
III 1914, when she was too i'll to
recognize him, Harriet Wilson, Is,
saw her father for the first time
in eleven years when he took the wit
ness stand in Judge James A. Nc
Clure's division of the district court
today.
wilson is defendant in a suit
brought by his first wife, Nellie N.
Wilson, of Kansas City. to collect
$3.50 for the support of their three
children. The Wilson's lived in To-
peka until they separated in 1910.
She took the children and went to
Kansas City.
In 1911 each applied for divorce
without the knowledge of the other.
1t was a coincidence that each was
given a divorce by default, and the
DEGREES were granted within four days
of each other, Mrs Wilson's in the
district court of Jackson county and
wilson's in the district court of Shaw
nee county. Each was given Gus
tody of the children, which were then
knowledge of the others divorce at
the time.
After testimony in the case was
taken today the case was suspended
until attorneys could ascertain the
date on which the summons on Will
court. This will vitally affect the is
sues in the case. 1t must first be as
certained which divorce is the real
divorce, as there cannot be two legal
divorces.
This will be determined, according
to Judge Mcclure. by ascertaining
which court first acquired jurisdiction
by service of summons. In Wilson's
case here service was taken by publ
cation, which Mrs. Wilson says she
never saw. 1t is claimed that personal
service was had on her husband in
Mrs. Wilson's suit, but Wilson de-
MES it.
If Mrs Wilson'S decree is decided
to be the real divorce, it is probable
that Mrs. Wilson can recover money
for the support of the children under
the law, attorneys said. But if Will
sons case is found to'be the real di-
vorce, the technical question is wheth-
er this court, in granting Wilson Gus
tody Of the children in 1911, had juris-
diction. inasmuch as the children
were then residing outside the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
HARDING is TIRED
Republican Nominee Is Glad
Campaign Almost Ended.
Only Four Days Stumping Tour
of Home State Remain.

Marion, O., Oct. 22-His speaking
campaign closed except for four days
of stumping in Ohio, Senator Warren
G. Harding returned to Marion today,
confident his five excursions from the
front porch have clinched thousands
of doubtful votes.
Twenty states. several on the bor-
derland of the Democratic south. have
been visited by the Republican nom
inee.
AS the campaign draws toward the
eleventh hour. Harding is taking a
more aggressive attitude on the league
issue. In all speeches recently he has
emphasized the treaty deadlock which
he says would result from election of
Governor Cox. Not enough votes could
be obtained to put thru the Cox rati-
fication program, in the senate, Hard
ing insists.
His attempt to carry out his prom
ises would only result in a four year
stalemate." Harding said in his
speeches at Rochester and Buffalo, N.
Y. Il have been unwilling to accept
the Democratic program because it is
not only unAmerican and unwise, but
because it is wholly impossible of full
fillment and simply tends to keep the
American people in a ferment of use
less controversy"
Harding appeared somewhat tired
IS a result of his steady travelling re-
Gently. A cold left him with a slight
cough and hOarSeneSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
BRITISH STRIKERS ADMIT
WALK-OUT IS REVOLUTION
Miners Have Sent Appeal For Aid To Internationale
German and Russian Workers Watch UPheavaI
With Interest.

ferred unofficially yesterday afternoon
with Frank Hodges, vice president of
the miners federation; William Brace
and Vernon, Hartshorn. labor members
Of parliament. 1t was supposed they
were attempting to find some satisfac-
tory way of reopening negotiations.
Arc 100000 JobIess.
The surprising decision of the rail-
way men in ordering a strike and serv-
ing the government with an ultimatum
came dramatically at the end of long
session of union heads.
Pointing out the seriousness OF the
situation which meant stoppage of the
nations economic life with the orisi-
nal issues lost in bigger disputes, ]. H.
Thomas. moderate, said labor now was
committed to a finish fight if the gov
ernment persisted in championing
the upper class"
It was said officially today that
100000 now are jobless in England
and $4,000 have applied for relief
donations.
To Act AS Unit.
Declaring the matter so important
that British labor must act as a unit
in determining procedure, the parlia-
nentary committee of the trades union
congress today called a meeting of the
entire congress next Wednesday The
call was issued "to consider what help
we must give TO insure Il SelllSIlOHI VI
the miners demands"
The situation is so important that
unions should not be left to act in
dividually, the call said. The congress
represents all British labor.
The bill, drafted to meet the threat
ened general strike in support of the
British miners, will give the govern
ment power to ration and control all
resources.
The bill was said to have been
drafted and ready for presentation
and immediate passage Monday. 1t
was assumed Introduction was delayed
until Monday to permit resumption of
negotiations with striking miners If
the way should be opened before the
expiration of the ultimatum served on
the government.
Cannot Meet Il. r. Mems Terms.
1t was stated semi officially that the
government fears it will be impossible
to meet the terms of railway and
transport workers in an effort to get
them ito cancel their strike arrange
ments.
Strike orders go into effect Sunday
midnight unless countermanded- The
transport men will make no strike ar
rangements until next week.
The transport workers, acting alone,
would be compelled to take individual
ballots, but they may be saved that
delay if an executive meeting of the
trade union congress is called as
threatened. The congress parliament
ary committee has announced the ex-
ecutive NEE ting will be called If the
government does not resume negotia-
tions with the miners before Friday
midnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22

At 2 o'clock this afternoon .03 of an
inch of rain had fallen in Topeka.
The entire state of Kansas is now
well fixed up in the matter of rain.
for the first time in more than
month. Wichita, in the past "a hours,
had rs inch, making a total of about
ESQ inches in the past three days;
Dodge City has had "a inch in the
last "a hours, and about $50 in the
past three days; Concordia had AZ
inch of rain in the last "a hours, and
about so IN the past three days;
Goodland had another .02 yesterday,
making about so inch there in the
past three days. Topeka got IA inch
of rain yesterday, making a total of
The ground is we'll soaked now, and
a half inch rain is as effective at this
time of year as one and one-half
inches would have been in the sum-
mer. The cold weather is again MAXI
ing overtures toward Kansas. Good
land had the lowest temperature in
the United States with the exception
of the mountain districts of Utah last
night. The thermometer dropped to
80 degrees in Goodland last night. The
temperature in other portions of the
northwest is near freezing this morn
ing, and it is showing in Montana. The
drop in temperature here will be no
tioeab1e but not severe, tonight and
tomorrow. The highest temperature
in Topeka Thursday was rs degrees
at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon. The
lowest was at 6 o'clock this morning
when the thermometer dropped to 60
degrees. At $3.50 o'clock this morning
the mercury stood at 64 degrees, and
will probably go to 10 degrees this
afternoon. The low mark tonight will
IfV0ntinueJ on Page Two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
EARLY BIRD is BACK
Jobs Becoming Scarcer and Job
Holders Are Beginning to Set the
. Alarm Dingus on Their Clocks.

ST. Louis, Oct. 22.-The early bird
is about to make his appearance again.
During the war when the early bird
"laid off," there were so many worms
there was no reason the early bird
should wind the alarm dingus on his
clock and crawl out of the hay before
sun up. But the worms amt so plen-
tiful as they was"
In other words, the job hunter-that
well known specimen of prewar days
is returning. The man who wants
the job has got to be an early bird. a
canvass of local employment agencies
revealed.
There are from 5000 to 10000 un-
employed in st. Louis. according to es-
Inmates of several agents. The num-
Der of jobs available today are only
about one-third of the number that
were available six weeks ago. The
number of applicants is above the nor
NAL figure for many months.
Supply and demand are reversing
themselves" said James W. Noonan.
superintendent of the Missouri free
employment bureau. The man is be-
ginning to seek the job instead of the
lob hunting him. There has been a
layoff of workers until many factories
and other business enterprises are op-
Grating on a much smaller basis than
a few weeks ago"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-22
Master Plumbers ''LOdge" Ex-
posed by Investigators.
"COde of Practice" Handled All
Contracts for United States.
lodge Brothers" Saw to 1t
Only Favored One Succeeded.
Did Business of S1OO,OOO,OOO
Per Year Is Testimony.

New York, Oct. IA lodge" en-
bracing 425 master plumbers, having
initiation fees, dues, and various secret
rites-and in which the general public
the hearing of the joint legislative
committee investigating the building
industry.
Many members of the lodge"
known as the Code of Practice"
handle plumbing contracts in all parts
of the United States. Thru various
witnesses it was brought out the pro-
cedure followed by this organizatio
both as to big and little jobs, was this:
Compared Their Bids.
All members would receive a green
card from headquarters when bids
were to be submitted on a contract.
In return they would send in bids on
pink" cards, not to the builder but
to headquarters. These bids would be
compared and returned, sometimes
with secret figures. The member
whose turn it was to have the con-
tract would then submit a new bid to
the builder and his lodge brothers.
would see that their bids were all
higher.
In this way, competition was COM
pletely eliminated and plumbers were
able to make contracts infinitely
higher than they otherwise could have
done.
DIu SIUOsUOO,OUO business,
Testimony showed that the Code of
Practice" did about 500, 900 worth
of business a year. OF this they paid
in $4,O0O,O0O as dues or insurance
One million dollars of this was sup
posed to go to John T. Hettrick, a
lawyer, who is alleged to have evolved
the scheme, and headed the lodge"
Under examination by Samuel In
termyer, counsel for the committee,
Milton Schanier, a plumbing contrac-
tor, reluctantly expressed the belief
that the other 100000 a year went
to the super union" protection
against union plumbers being called
off a job without any pretext.
Probe Benefits Labor.
Untermyer made a formal statement
in which he attacked an alleged dec
laration by ]. j.. O'Connor, attorney
for Robert P. Brindell, president of
the Building Trades council of New
York, that the investigation was in
tended to discredit organized labor.
in point of fact, no greater service
to the cause of legitimate organized
labor has ever been rendered than
that of exposing, Furnishing and eject
ing from it's councils the vultures who
have been fattening upon its vitals,
Untermyer said.
The hearings were adjourned until
NOveD1ber