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The Washington times., 1920-09-19
WARNS LABOR
BIG FIGHT DUE
Rail Men Face Greatest Strug.
Ole, Says JeweII-'0fflciaIs
Aim to Disrupt Unions

Further serious labor troubles OF
the railroads are predicted by Beri
NJ. Jewell. president OF the rsilwsJ
employees department of the Amerl
can Federation OF Labor. and chair
man OF the sixteen associated rail.
road unions. as a result OF the re
fusal OF the railroad executives tC
carry on negotiations TO continue the
national boards adjustment establish
ed under the Railroad Administration
In statement issued through
Labor" official organ of the rail
road unions, in which he charger
the railroads with working to dis
rupt the unions and destroy working
standards secured from the Govern
ment through national agreements
Jewell warns the railroad workers
that the greatest night" they hav.
ever had 10 confronting them. After
denouncing the cummins-Esch trans,
portation law as the most vicious
act ever passed" calls on then &c
do their part in the November cleo
tion 10 elect a Congress "to protect
the workers interests"
The statement says in part:
THE railroad labor organizations
have been endeavoring to continue
the machinery necessary 10 maintain
Industrial peace on the railroads
Now. mind you. labor. which has In
the past been charged with desiring
to maintain anything except indus
trial peace on our railroads, is at
this time doing it's utmost TO main
tain the machinery which will make
possible the maintenance OF industrial
peace, while capital and railroad
managers are on the other side OF
the table. declining to maintain that
machinery.
do they want industrial peace or
Industrial war? The statement has
been made that they are not inter-
ested in the operation of railroads TO
the same extent a. they are In the
destruction OF organized labor on the
railroads.
You are working under what 10
known as the transportation act, 1920,
the most unfair. the most vicious acI
that was ever passed as 1t applies to
labor" says the statement in warning
the workers.
'1f there ever has been need Of or
ganiZed labor in this country, the need
exists now. If there was ever need
for cooperation, for joint action,
there is that need now.
"While our members have accepted
Under protest the recent decision OF
the United States Railroad Labor
Board, l say to you that you will find
il difficult TO retain what you have
gained unless you stand together ~
one man.
"The greatest fight the railroad men
have ever had is now confronting
them. We will be before the United
States Railroad Labor Board in a few
weeks defending the national agree
y AaN No Al
a committee representing the railroad
managers condemning the agreement
and arguing for less favorable condi-
tions as they apply to labor"
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
D. c. ELKS WILL ATTEND
COLUMBUS CLUB FETE

\ special meeting of Elks Lodge
No. IS, has been called for Wednes-
day. September 20, at 8 p. m, to COM
plete arrangements for attending the
Columbus Country Club carnival in a
body on September IS. a special
committee on transportation has been
appointed. including Patrick J. CAL
Ian. Fred J. Mersheimer, Fred NJ.
Whitehead. James l.. Ward, Robert NJ
McWade.
A reception committee from the
country club composed of the follow
ing will cooperate with the committee
cr transportation: John c. MerklinC,
DR.. J. Rozier Biggs. Frank c. Hall.
George Daddy. Mr.. John Collie. Frank
G. NcI.aughlin. Henry +. Dolan, and
John +. McCarron.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19

LONDON. Sept. 19.-Officials OF
Brixton prison admitted today that
Lord Mayor Terence McSwiney has
reached the end of his endurance and
Is expected to die before many hours
pass. A death watch has been es-
tablished at the Jail by the Irish
office.
The lord mayors sister, Annie Nc
Swiney, leaving the prison, declared
her brother was in a state OF extreme
exhaustion.
At the Irish office. where the OFF,
cials said they had been informed
the lord mayor could live only a few
hours longer, n strong guard has been
established. the doors being barred,
bolted, and REINFORCED with chains.
NewsbHpermen were rigidly examined
before being admitted.
The last few hours have seen the
lord mayor alternately in coma and
aroused sufficiently to receive briefly
the Conso'ation of prayer. now an
almost constant rite at the dying
mans bedsire. Suffering great pain
and from lack of sleep, McSwiney's S
chief horror now seems to be the
tempting food offered by prison Of
ficials.
There is renewed talk that officials
may be feeding the lord mayor with
out his knowledge, but the story
gains little credence.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
WEATHER FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK

North and Middle Atlantic
States-Ths outlook for the COM
ing week IL for generally fair
weather with frequent tempera-
ture changes. Frosts are prob
able over the northern parts OF
this district.
South Atlantic and East Gulf
States-The outlook Is for gem
orally fair weather with moder-
ate temperature during the com
ing week. The pressure Is low
over the Caribbean Sea, but there
are no definite indications OF
tropical disturbance at this time.
West Gulf States-The outlook
is for generally fair weather
with moderate temperature dur
ing the coming week. The pres
sure is low over the Caribbean
Sea, but there are no definite tn-
dications of tropical disturb
ance at this time.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee
The outlook Is for generally fair
weather and normal temperature
during the coming week.
Region of Great Lakes-The
weather with frequent variations
in temperature during the com
ing week.
Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri valleys-The outlook Is
for generally fair weather with
frequent fluctuations in tenn
perature during the coming
week.
Northern Rocky Mountain and
Plateau regions-The outlook Is
for generally fair weather and
normal temperature during the
coming week.
Pacific States-The outlook for
the coming week Is for generally
fair weather in California and
occasional rains in Washington
and Oregon. Normal tempera-
ture.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
LADY ESSEX AND
DUKE BETROTHED
Was Formerly Adele Grant, Of
New York-Flance Is Popu-
lar C0nnauQht.

NEW YORK. Sept. is.-'rhe engage
ment OF the formes Adele Grant, now
the widowed Lady Essex. TO the
Duke OF connaught. uncle OF King
George ", was made known yester-
day In dispatches from London. IL
10 the trst time In history that an
American has been betrothed 10 a
member OF the British royal family.
Official announcement was not
made. but Il was said that this would
be only a matter OF days. and that
the wedding probably will take place
next winter.
Lady Essex was the dsustar of
Beach Grant. OF New York. Her we'd
ding TO Lord Essex took place In 81.
Marsaret's Church, Westminster, on
December IA. 1893. Archdeacon Far
rar performed the ceremony.
The Earl died In 1915 and the widow
turned her attention to war work.
She was q member OF Queen Mary's
Household Guild. served on the ex-
ecutive committee OF the Urban Coun-
ell for War Relief and was president
OF the Soldiers and Sailors Families
Association.
The Duke is the third son OF Queen
Victoria. His first wife was Princess
Louise Marguerite OF Prussia. There
were two children OF this marriage.
one OF them Princess Patricia, who
recently was married to Lord Ram
sey.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
NEW RAIDS AGAINST
RADICALS PLANNED
Federal Agents May Move
Against Extremists as Re-
suit of N. Y. Explosion.

A new series of raids on radicals
in all big cities may be a develop
ment of the nationwide search for
perpetrators Sf the Wall street bomb
outrage.
A raid against headquarters OF n
radical organization undertaken yes
terday in Chicago yielded a mass OF
literature and correspondence which
now is being examined by federal Of
ficials, IL was learned today at the
justice department. The officials
hope the papers seized may furnish
clue TO aid in unraveling the Wall
street mystery.
Radicals in all bis cities now are
being questioned by local and fed
eral officials. The questioning may
result in a new series OF deportations,
officials said here.
Federal officials in touch with the
search being made in New York say
the Wall street outrage could have
been undertaken only by group
backed by strong organization.
One or two men could not have car
ried out the outrage, officials say.
Instead. IT is believed to have
required the services of several
experts, a bomb maker or two. print
ers, a teamster or auto driver. and
a number of spies.
The whole was directed by man
of brains, resourcefulness and dar-
ing, officials say. They believe that
sooner or later one OF the lesser
lights in the plot will develop cold
feet" and turn States evidence or
make some move that will betray
to the authorities a clue leading to
the arrest of all.
Acting on these conclusions, the
police OF all big cities are being en-
couraged TO get in touch with all
known radicals and examine their
papers. This program, II Is hoped,
will yield somewhere some clue on
which the Government agents may
work.
Secret service agents OF at least
three government departments are
working on the outrage. These are
the trained Investigators OF the Jus,
tice, Treasury and Postoffice depart.
ments.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
MOVE BOXWOODS TO.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
Seven Fine Trees From Sargent
Road to Adorn Entrance.
Hedge to Grace Lot.

Seven large lockwood trees, which
tor the past fifteen years have adorned
Sargent road. just above Michigan
avenue northeast. have been moved o
the Lincoln Memorial. where they will
he placed at the entrance.
The boNwoods.' which stand about
fourteen feet high, are known as the
most beautiful trees in Washington.
There are several in the White House
grounds. Removal OF these trees IL
in charge OF Superintendent Gillen, OF
the office OF public buildings and
grounds.
Gtllen also announces that 115 feet
Of lockwood hedge Is being removed
from O'Hara's place. near Bunker Hill
road and Shepherd street northwest.
to the Lincoln Memorial Trees and
hedge were on Government rcserva-
lions.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
MORGAN'S LONDON BANK
SILENT ON CHIEFS PLAN

LONDON. Sept. 19.-Morgan Green
fell Il Co. the London branch OF J. p.
Morgan a. CO., last night announced
that no further information as to the
whereabouts Of Mr.. Morgan. his move
nents. or plans, or comment on the
Wall Street explosion. would be given
out. The announcement was made.
presumably, upon direct orders from
Mr.. Morgan.
The Morgans London branch is now
being closely guarded by private de-
tectives and watchmen, as well as by
agents Of the Metropolitan police.
Mr. Morgan is declared to have en-
ployed a special bOdyguard, and the
utmost secrecy is being maintained
as To when he intends to return to
New York. Armed watchmen have
also been placed about the estate of
the Earl of Balhousie, in Scotland
where the banker is spending his
vacation,
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
BELIEVES MORGAN
MARKED" IN JUNt

CHICAGO. Sept. 1a.-Evidcnce seiz-
cd in an l. w. w. raid In Chicago, and
believed by the local bomb squad
to indicate that J. Pierpont Morgan
and other wealthy men had been
marked for death as far back as June
Of this year. Is in possession of the
Chicago police department today.
Chris Sloier, head of the bomb
squad" examined copy OF the
Anarchist Soviet" a New York publi-
cation. taken in a police search Of
local I. w. w. headquarters. One
column was headed Big Capitalists" ="
and showed how wealthy men of the
nation were being carefully watched.
Below the caption was the following:
Morgan is in London"
Lamont is In Paris"
"Vanderlip is In Tokyo"
Kahn IL in Berlin
"Schiff is In Amsterdam"
Following the list were these
words:
Soon these cartons OF Wall Street
will themselves beg for recognition.
But in vain. Their hours are
counted"
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
LEGISLATORS ALARMED
BY BLAST; ASK TROOPS

ALBANY, n. ". Sept. 1s.-Fear Of
widespread anarchist bomb plot
growing out of the Wall street bomb
explosion caused upstate Legislators
yesterday to demand additional police
and military protection when the
legislature convenes tomorrow in
extraordinary session.
Letters have been written 10
Speaker Thaddeus c. Sweet. OF the As-
sembly. asking that the militia be
called upon TO guard the capital dur
ing the special session. Some have
gone far as to request that plain
clothes men be employed to police the
corridors Of the legislative chambers.
The demand for additional protec-
ton is strong and especially vigorous
now, in viow of the fact that steps
are being taken to refuse to seat the
fve ousted Socialist assemblymen or
New York city, who were reelected
at special election THURSDAY.
The assemblymen were expelled after
the judiciary committee Of the As
sembly found them guilty of dis
loyalty to the government.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
D. c. MAN TELLS
OF BLAST HORROR
Lawrence l. Roberts, in Hos.
pitaI With Shattered Leg,
Thinks He's Lucky.

A graphic description OF the New
York explosion. which partially de-
troycd a dozen Wall street buildings
and killed more than thirty passersby,
was given today by Lawrence l.. Rob-
erts. one of the Washington men in
Jured.
Mr.. Roberts telephoned the story
last night from his bed in the Post
Graduate Hospital. New York, to his
father. +. e. Roberts, formerly presi.
dent of Typographical Union. No. lol.
Il was on my way from bank
close TO the scene of the explosion"
Mr.. Roberts explained. Il had just
passed a red wagon standing in front
Of the assay office and had come TO a
point about twenty-five yards beyond
opposite an automobile standing by
the curb, when there was terrihc
explosion. l fell stunned.
When | became conscious my ears
were ringing, so l was half deafened.
4 woman was lying beside me on the
sidewalk. Her clothing, with the ex-
ccption of her corset, was completely
.Drn off. She was stone dead. tried
20 get up. / found that l was COM
pletely covered with broken glass, on
which ] cut my hands cruelty.
MY right leg hurt fearfully. L
couldn't move II. When l looked down
it was all crushed and broken and
bleeding badly. ] sat on the sidewalk
and called for help. Dead bodies were
lying all about me. and men and
women were crying out in agony.
The automobile was blazing in the
street. turned over on it's side by the
force of the explosion. The red wagon
was completely gone, but the horse
was lying twisted and torn. yards up
the street.
"Policemen gathered and began as
sistins the injured, and within few
minutes a number OF ambulances ar
rived.
81 saw a number OF the dead carried
onto the sidewalks by the walls OF
the buildings and covered over. Then
was put into an ambulance and
taken TO the Post Graduate Hospital.
"My leg Is pretty badly shattered.
The doctors took out good-sized
piece of iron or steel. They think
they can save the leg. 1t is the right
one. But I think / was lucky to get
of so easily"
Mr. Roberts is connected with the
Newcomb Printing Company. OF New
York. He wcs formerly prominent in
Washinetnn athletics. especially base.
ball, and was one OF the stars in the
Union Printers Baseball League. He
served in the engineer corps during
the war and was later transferred to
the officers training eorps 3. Camp
Gordon.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
Saw EXPLOSIVE TRUCK
NEAR SCENE OF BLAST

JERSEY CITY Sept. 10-Arthur II.
Condict. n lawyer, nc ned the police
that his cousin. Alden II. Condlct, had
seen truck bearing a DUPONT pow
der sign leaving Pennsylvania ferry
boat at Cortlandt and West streets
New York Thursday morning just
before the Wall street explosion.
officials OF the DUPONT Powder
Company had previously denied that
any OF their explosive wagons was
near Wall and Broad streets, New
YORK. whom The explosion occurred
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
SET DEATH WATCH
OVER LORD MAYOR
McSwiney's End Matter Of Few
Hours Now-Hunger Striker
In Great Pain.
LONGEST FAST ON
RECORD WAS
63 DAYS

Terrence McSwiney. lord mayor
OF Cork, who Is in his thirty
eighth day of a hunger strike,
may live many days longer. ac-
cording to medical records se-
cured today from the United
States Public Health Service.
The record for fasting. as shown
by the records of Public Health
service, was made by Guillaume
Granie. who died in the prison
OF Toulouse in 1881, after having
refused TO eat for sixty-three
days.
Merlatt tasted for fifty days in
Paris in 1886. Alexander Jacques
accomplished a similar fast in
Paris.
Democritus went for forty days
without food in S23 r. C.
Chevalier de st. Lubin spent
hfty-eight days in the Bastille
without food.
Rubin Kelsey. a medical stu
dent, tasted voluntarily for fifty.
three days.
Four miners buried near Liege,
Belgium, lived twenty-four days
without eating.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
DRIVES TWENTY MILES
WITH FRACTURED LEG

EVANSVILLE Ind. Sept. 1910
drive thirty miles with broken LEG
to get medical attention was the Cx-
periencc OF Dr. 7. u. Cottingham, OF
Evansville. The physician attended
a family reunion at Poole, KY, and
fell while climbing q fence. His right
leg was broken below tho knee. Roy
Sduiros helped DR.. Cottlgghnm into
his automobile and the two men drove
to the city to have the leg put In
splintp lN
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND REST OF COUNTY

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. ia COM
pany Of the Maryland National Guard
has been organized at Kensington.
Clarence V. Sayre, who attained the
rank of major in the world war, is
captain, and DR.. Lucian Ernest is
first sergeant.
Judge Edward c. Peter. in the cir
cult court has signed a decree grant
ing to Maurice Conrad. of Silver
springs. formerly OF Washington. an
absolute divorce from Agnes Conrad,
Of Washington. on the ground Of de-
sertion.
Rev. p. Rowland Wagner. pastor
of the Baptist Church, officiated at
the marriage Saturday of Miss Ruth
Riddington, of Frosburg. Nd, and
Roger Schley Eyler, of Frederick.
Other couples married here Satur-
day were Miss Bessie l. Ramsey and
Elliott NJ Campbell, both of Wash =
ington, and Miss Dorothy Irene kirt-
ley, of Washington. and Frederick \.
Taylor of Tonawanda, y. Y.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
DEVOTEE OF TENNIS.

About the first of September. Fischer
entered into correspondence with the
officials of the Toronto tennis tourna-
ment. Fischer was n devotee of the
game and had played it for years
with considerable skill.
On Friday. September 10. Fischer
left for Toronto, arriving the follow
ing day. He went to the Queens
Royal Hotel. where he was the guest
OF the manager, who was interested In
the tennis tournament. Several days
later the Fischer family in this city
received a telegram from Fischer ask
ing that a check be sent to him at
Niagara.
Pope then decided to go to Canada
and, knowing that Fischer's mental
condition was serious, hoped TO get
HIM into a sanitariun. Pope went to
Montreal in the belief that Fischer
was in that city, but learned there
that Fischer had been staying at tn"
Queens Royal Hotel in Toronto. H;
went first to Toronto and then Mag
ara, where he found Fischer.
Fischer had been leading an idle
life, dividing his time between his
hotel, the tennis courts and the lake
side, where he frequently went boat
ing. He was boating on Thursday
when the Wall stree. 'blaSt occurred.
Pope declared.
Pope wanted to get Fischer into
sanitsrium at once for treatment. Ac-
cordingly, he arranged to have Fischer
admitted to the Guelph Sanitarium at
Guelph, Ontario.
Pope accompanied Fischer 10 Ham
ilton on Friday. September II. Pope
went to the police department to ar
range for an officer to go with them
to Guelph in case Fischer should
become violent. In the meantime
Fischcr's name had been linked with
the explosion in this city, through
the warnings he had sent to friends,
and the authorities rad begun to
trace him into Canada.
The Washington times., 1920-09-19


a Grounds
Of sunderh he direction Superintendent GIlen
The Washington times., 1920-09-19
LADY ESSEX, formerly Adele GroatI

ther. Pope called it mental recep-
tivity."
Late in the summer, said Pope,
Fischer began to show great mental
restlessness and was advised by spe-
cialists from Bellvue Hospital to seek
a quiet sanitarium. He retired to All
isolated camp, but grew no better. ana
the family began to make arrange
ments to have him committed to an
asylum. Fischer frustrated their
plans
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09

$50 for his heifer calf. Another
farmer says he valued his heifer
calf from an association bull at $75
and still another farmer says he
might take $10O for his heifer calf
sired by an association bull. This
shows what the members of our bull
associations think of good stock.
In Spartanburg county where a
bull association was organized three
wears ago the farmers are getting
s25 more for their heifer calves
than they did before the association
existed. The scrub has no place on
the farm today-help us eradicate
him.
1t is my plan to get better hogs
in the county. We need some real
foundation breeding stock. TO this
end l am working to get good
boar of some breed into every
school district in the county. Ihls
will be accomplished through the
mig club members and adults farm
ers. Just recently I have pur-
chased rs fine gifts and boars, cost
ing from $50 to $S5 each. Of the
25 hogs purchased there were ~
gifts and six boars, all being pur-
chased there were 10 gifts and SIN
boars, all being purchased from the
verv best breeders in the South.
The Planters Bank of Abbevllie
was generous enough to purchase
most of the pigs for the club men,
bers, giving the boys twelve months
70 nav for same. This is helping a
worthy cause, because when you
drill into a boys life the necessity
for raising better livestock you
make a better and more useful far
mer and citizen out of him. The
bovs are the farmers of tomorro"
and it is up to the parents and busl-
,oss men to make better far
ners of them than we happen to be
ourselves. AS the farmer prospers
50 the town or city men prosper.
Todav when so many of our boys
are moving to the town we should
put forth every effort to counter
act same. A year hence there will
bc 1T least 100 registered pigs of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-06-09
BETTER COWS AND
BETTER HOGS CAMPAIGN

From all reports it seems that
there will be a shortage of "a per
cent in the wheat crop this year.
This is serious situation. 1t
should cause the farmer to increase
his corn crop this year. Just recent
" have seen more Western Hay
hauled to the farms of Abbeville
County than usual. The farmer who
deposits most money in the banks
during the present price of cotton
is the farmer who first of all pro-
duces on his own farm all the food
necessary for the family -and feed
for his livestock. We don't gain
anything by reducing the acreage in
corn and other feed stuff and in
creasing the acreage of cotton. We
all know or should know that we
can produce our corn and pork
CHEAPER that we can buy it. Home
grown products are better than that
which we buy. The farmer who be-
lieves he can buy his corn at $2.lO
per bushel, meat at 80 cents
ocund and hay at $50 ton should
study these products. Why make
cotton merely to exchange for the
above products. Cotton should be
more of surplus cash crop than to
:.,wap it, 50 to speak, for the es-
sentials of life-food.
Mr.. J. V. Smith of the Arbor-
Vile section was fortunate in having
the first heifer calf dropped sired
by the association bull. He was Of
fered S25 for the calf when it. was
dropped, but he refused the offer.
If the calf had been sired by
scrub bull, he might have given it to
some cne. Mr.. Palmer of Central
community says he would not take