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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-14
NET DRAWS TIGHTER
ABOUT ARBUCKLE;
ALLEGED MURDERER
Damaging Testimony As To
Fatal CarouSe.

Fatty" Arbuckle spent another
night in a prison cell at San Fran
cisco last night and developments
of yesterday seemed to indicate
that the net was drawing tighter
about the fat movie comedian who
stands charged with the murder of
beautiful Virginia Rappe
Reports that another witness. Al
ice Blake, had disappeared. proved
erroneous, when she appeared at
the District Attorneys office, Miss
Blake explained, according to Brady
that she had gone from her home in
Berkeley to friends home in Oak
land in order to avoid publicity.
Mrs. belmont Testifes
Among witnesses before the grand
Jury, some Of whom later testified at
the second days proceedings Of the
corOner's inquest. We're Mrs. BAN
hina Maud belmont, Al Semnacher.
MISS Rappe's manager. Vey Pre-
yost and Alice Blake, al Of whom
are said to have been present at
the Arbuekle party.
Mrs. belmont said she Miss
Rapue and Al Semnaeaer. Mss
Rappe's manager. drove 70 san
Francisco from Los Angeles. arv.Y-
ing Sunday night, September 4
While she and Miss Eappe were
eating breakfast the next day,
telephone call was received that a
Mr.. Arbuckle wanted to see them
all at the ST. Francis Hotel Miss
Rape went to Arbuckle's room at
once and then telephoned for Mrs
belmont and Semnacher to Join her
There, she testified she met
Arbuckle. Lowell Sherman, Ira
c. Fortlouis and Frederick
Tx Fischbach. There were many
bottles on the table in the room.
Miss Rape had three drinks of gin
and orange juice and Mrs Delmor,
had about 10 drinks Of whiska
Two more girls came in who sine
learned later were Alice Blake and
Ney Pyvron.
Arbucke Closed Door
Miss Bappe rose and went into
the bath room off Arbuckle's room
When she came ont OF the bath
closed the door between it and the
sitting room where the other mem
bers of the party were.
She heard screams coming from
the room about an hour later. she
said, and demanded that Arbuekte
open the door He did so and ii
was noted that he was wearing
Miss Rappe's hat and the pajamas
he was wearing were wet with per
SEPARATION. Virginia Rape was on
the bed tearing at her clothing and
screaming.
II am hurt. am dying He did it,
She removed the girls clothing
and assisted by Fischbach, placed
here in a tub Of cold water. This
had no affect and so Miss Bappe
was taken to another room and put
to bed.
Arbuckle kept his eyes fixed on
the witness throughout her tceti-
mOny.
Her Memory Questioned
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
CANON MINE WALK0UT
LASTS BUT II HOURS
Disagreement Arose Over
New Checking System,
Trouble Arbitrated
,ecial to The Chieftain.

Special to The Chieftain.
Canon City. Oct. IA strike or
valkout at tho Canon Reliance coal
mine three miles south OF this city.
lasted but twelve hours. The $50 men
who walked out this morning will so
back TO work tomorrow morning, ac-
cordinE to a statement made this
evening by J. l.. Cheyney, vice prcsi-
don't and manager of the company,
following conference of himself ana
Superintendent Mozart Lewis with the
pit boss committee.
The disagreement arose over the re-
suits of a new system of checking and
Weighing cars of coal coming froU,
the mine The now equipment is
automatic in its process of weighing
and dumping coal. and the identitica
ton system Is worked out by means
of brass checks.
The miners claimed that some OF the
cars got lost and were not credited &c
the men filing them, and that others
failed to dump all their coal by the
automatic process.
Officials of the company asked the
mon for time to make investigation oi
the complaints. but they walked out
in body this morning.
A meeting OF representatives OF thf
miners with the superintendent ano
the vice president was called for this
evening and before s o'clock the mat
ter was so adjusted that the genera
manager announced that all would &C
back to work tomorrow morning.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
RAIL HEADS TURN
DOWN BOARD PLAN
Proposal to Avert Rail Strike
Is Pronounced
f.. Impossible

Chicago, Ill, Oct Icy the Assoc
ciated Press )-Presidents of the lead
ing middle western railroads in
statement tonight turned down as
impossible" the proposal of the rail
road labor board public group that
freight rates be reduced Immediately
as a possible means OF aycrting a gen
cral rail strike and charged that tho
proposed walkout would be strike
against the government called by thc
unions primarily for the purpose of
nuliifying the transportation act crcat-
ing the labor board" ..
Tho statement followed a meeting OF
the Association OF the roads entering
Chicago and was signed on behalf OF
the organization by Samuel FELTON,.
president of tho Chicago Great Wcst-
orn. The Chicago and Northwestern. tho
ibicaso. Burlington and Quincy, the
Santa Fc. the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific, and tho Chicago. Milwaukee 9
and st. PAU are some Of the larger
roads, represented at the meeting.
BY coincidence, the statement. which
reviews the railroad situa ion and
causes OF the strike. was issued at
almost the same moment, Warren $.
Stone. president OF the brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers was giving out
a statement in Cleveland, telling why
the big four brotherhoods and the
union OF NpTln America
had authorized a walkout on October
| so.
The statement said In part:
THE thing II is proposed TO strike
Sainst is the decision OF tho labor
board authorizing the reduction of ~
! per cent in wages. which the railways
put into effect July |. There Is at
present no other possible ground for n
strike by tho railroad labor brother
| hnpdg The In hnr hpa ard
tho transportation act passed by con-
| grcss in 1920. which delegated II the
duty in case Of Disputes. of dcicrmin-
| ing reasonable wages and working
conditions. The wage reduction put into
effect July /. was authorized by the
! board under the provision of this act
| Therefore tho strike which has bccr
against decision made by govern.
ment body acting in accordance with
/, a federal law.
"rhe situation presented is in i'm.
portant respects more serious than thai
created by the issuance of strike, or
! der by the same labor organizations
| in 1915. which precipitatcd the passage
OF tho Adamson act. Al that time whi,c
the railways had asked for arbitration
! thcre had not been any arbitration bo.
cause tho labor unions had refused it
Therefore ,he labor unions then wore
within tho law. The present case Is
different. There is now n law whicl
requires the railways and their en-
ploycs to submit to tho labor boarc
disputes which may interrupt trans
portation.
/, while the railways complied Will
tho decision In 1920 for an advance IL
wages. the labor brotherhoods now pro
pose to defy tho law and strike rather
than accept much smaller reduction
| In wages. The course OF the labol
unions in ordering n strike in violation
of the decision of the labor board ant
in disregard OF tho plain provisions o
tho law Is clearly adopted to nullifl
these provisions of the law"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
STATE TAX
LEVY Will. Be
SASS THOUSAND
$6,862,l04 Is Expected
To Be Collected In
Property Taxes

Colorado SPRING. Colo. Oct. lT.-The
tax levy In Colorado for 1892 will be
a35 per thousand assessed valuation.
The valuation OF the property in the
state is sr5TI 17s l45. Tho amount the
state experts to get from taxable prop
erty is 1885,, iot+i. These announce
nents we're made here tonight by mem
bor< of the state auditing board.
The state auditing board today up
held the findings of the state tax COM
mission with but two exceptions. The
assessed valuation of the Denver Gas
and Electric company was decreased
from 3l2,ea7. $50 to 3l2. 100000. The val
uation of the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad company in Colorado
was increased from IS, los $50 TO &S,sii. :
135
The auditors board paved the entire
d,y in conference with Governor Oliver
II Shoup who is confined TO his home
here on account Of Illness.
The general tax levy is IS nils
higher than last year. Tho increase In
tho levy Was made necessary by the
board on account OF the sharp decrease
IN the valuation OF the properties with
in the state II was said. Included In
the increase is -eie5 which represents
the interest on the state highway bonds
authorized at tho last election oy tne
voters Of tho state increases III sai-
aries OF instructors in tho state educa-
uonal institutions has added % mil's,
the Rockefeller medical school ana
hospital accepted by the state with an
appropriation OF $500, 900 adds .o2 mills
Members of the commission tonight
pointed out where .s25 of the increase
Of -sS mills was taken up by appropria'
ttons and bond issues. while the re
naming psrt was brought about by
the decrease in the valuation of prop
erty. The decrease in the valuation OF
the Denver Gas and Electric company
.moun,d to 3sc1 $50 the increase in the
Rock Island valuation was sos .2Ib. Ihe
comp,aint made to the board by the
Colorado Springs Light. Heat ana
Power company. on the assessment hH.
cd hy tho tax commission. was one or
those not sustained by the auditor.
Action taken by the board TO-DAY
va, an eleventh hour move by the
Colorado officials to keep WITHIN tne
law which provides that October II Is
the last day upoh which tax levies can
no made for the next year. The min
ute. a. she meeting according 10 the
lar must hc in the office in the sec
y,tnr, of state before midnight. I'M
redtatcly following the Adjournment
o. the meeting. Harry n. Mulnir, state
treasurer. left for Denver.
Nembers of the board present were:
Goyrnor Shoup. Secretary OF state
c,,i s NiI,iken, state Auditor Arthur
n Stony John T Davidson. secretary
OF tho board and Charles koach, rep
r-senting the attorney generals othce'
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18

Mr.. Stone said the cause Of the
strike is largely because of the action
OF the railroad managers in requesting
q further 10 per cent wage reduction
and elimination of favora Bile working
asreements on Upward of 10 roads, in
addition to the IL per cent wage re-
duciion last July !, The railroads can
s"ttlc the strike by the elimination OF
these conditions, he said.
The government can prevent the
strike by taking over the railroads
and this is what will happen eventual
lN he said. He also issued a state
mont covering the mems positions and
ihcir reasons for striking. Mr.. Stone
made public the four groups of roads
on which the strike is scheduled to
u.gh'. the hTst group going out at .
O'Clock a. m. Sunday, october so and
lhe others at rs hour periods there
after. The Pennsylvania, one of the
largest systems is one of the last to
De hit. No explanation was given for
this action.
1t also was explained that all or
sanl"atlons III some of tho roads OF
sruup are not Officially authorized 10
strhe' some organizations not cast
ing the necessary 66 - per cent vote
IN favor of the walk out.
The big five leaders expect however
| .'lat az orgapizations on such roaG,
VIII follow the general walkout being
4, influenced to tuih the strike By scciul
their brothers quit.
Mr.. Sionc suiu nc believed that thr
] railroads want a sllikc" and that. a
iurthcr reduction III wages is much
i loss desirable TO tho railroad cscru-
yves than tho ahrocntion OF rules and
{ regulations.
Inc railroad executives can soitIe
! Inc dispute or thc tuitcd States gov
/ crn'hent can p-cvrnt Il strike" Mr.
Stone declared. Taking over The rail
Z roads Is the most cffcriivn way in
"hi'h the government can AYR; III"
strike scheduled for October 30.
I IF il had hccn 81 que zion OF wage
| reductions only thcrc would have h cu
! no sti-ikr. | have from - to 100 lei
/ tors giving instances ct attempts hv
different railroads to break down The
! working rules that hav- been sccurct
| by arbitra ton, 10y DECISIONS OF the L..
Dor board and IN other ways. Tho rail-
ways can settle tho strike by the climi-
| nation OF these conditions and with
! drawal OF their request for n further
/ 10 per con, wage rcducis,n
| Tho big five chiefs or their rep
| rcsentatives Will convene tomorrow to
! consider strike matters,
] INC strike win not affect the go
called short line railroads It was cx-
plained by w. g. Lcc president NJ the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmc
inasrnuch as they were not affected by
IN" "aEc increases ana reductions In
which tho large roads figured.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
LABOR BOARD LAYSREP0RT
0NSTRIKE BEFORE HARDING

our report. must cone from the pre-
Is sdent.' he said.
An attitude of watchful preparations
characterized other governmental az
cncies. Tho department Of justice conf
pleted a survey. of statutes and pre-
ccdcnts to determine the scope OF fed
oral authority but the impression
given by most officialB was that the
government could not move, except ny
media tion or moral suasion, until tnc
situa ton had assumed a more con
crete status. Evidence was still lack,
! ing as to basis for the exprcsseu
expectation by some labor leaders that
A petition for injunction would be the
next move by the government.
Postmaster General Will II. Hays
also was known to have obtained re-
ports from his assistants as to ways
and means to meeting any attempted
Interference with the mails. BY teie-
phone he conferred with heads OF i'm
I portant postal districts as to the en-
ergency facilities.
/ The mails will be moved" he said
| later but refused to make any further
comment.
"a time may come for action" NJ
said. Il sincerely trust it will not. II u
does there will he action"
! At tho conference between member
OF tho labpr board and the commerce
commission volumiuous statistics were
I Slunleu.
/ The conferees saw Attorney Genera
Daugherty at noon and then Mr.
psugherty lunched with tho president
Later he held an interview with Post
aster General Hays.
Alfred r. Thom. general counsel fo'
tho Association 6rtailway executives
held conferences with Chairman Cum
minis OF the senate. interstate com
rerce committee. Senator Cummin
said that Congress probably woult
not take any action at present. I
would be impossible he said for tn
executive branch to act until the ex
ecutive had exhausted every effor
to avoid n strike.
Possibility of President Harding sum
moning the chiefs of the railroad
,brotherhoods here for talk was sug
gested in several quarters but th'
White House was silent.
Government officials, 1t was learn
ed, are paying close attention 10 pub
lie opinion. In some quarters the opin
ion was expressed that the weight o
public opinion would be the determin
ing factor in averti2g the strike" or II
bringing 1t to n speedy close if othe
efforts failed to avert II.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
A Free Booklet
Telling Why Business
Can't Afford More War

1t is to he world peace or world
poverty"
There is no middle course. 'Ihe
powers have reached the point
where tho orgy OF spending for
arms must stop or ciNiizs ton will
become insolvcnt.
France keeps an army OF 40 900
men on tho Hhine. This affects
your pockctboolS almost as directly
as II that army were paid out OF
the Treasury in Washington.
The world Is tho American mark
ct. While that market Is bankrupt.
while the money you need is spent
on war, there can he no real pros
perity in your business.
Tho sl.5oo.ooo interest due the
United States every day on its loans
TO its late allies cannot be paid
while tho nations live in fear Of
keeping up biz war machines rs
safeguards against further aEgrcs-
sion.
business men went to Europe and
investigated this whole matter for
the Chamber OF Commerce of the
United states. The report OF this
committee IL OF vital interest to
every American. You can secure a
free copy or this valuable document
from our Washington Information
Bureau.
Fill out and mail tho coupon be
low. enclosing two cents IN stamps
for return postage. Print name and
address or be sure to write plainly.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18

New York, Oct. 17.-F. D. Under:
wood, president of tho Erie railroad
tonight expressed tho hope that tho
strike would actually occur.
''This is the time and the place for
it, he declared adding that tho strike
was one against "the umpire" or the
railroad labor board.
1T should be understood, he said.
that the present strike movement an
nlyzed amounts to this: ut ~ differ
ent from any other strike In that 1t
Is not directed against railways but
against the verdict of n body con-
stituted by congress. who after n hear
ing. fixed wages, not at the Instance
OF tho interested parties but founded
on conditions developed by evidence.
"The real purpose Is not appreciat-
ed by some Of US. 1t Is to bring about
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
D, S. MEOAL BESTOWED
ON DEAD WARRIOR
Pcrshing Lays Decoration On
Tomb OF Unknown
British Soldier

London. oct. 1T.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Upon tho simply in
scribcd slab in Westminster Abbey,
which marks the tomb of Great Brit
aims unknown warrior was laid to-
day the highest decoration within the
gift of the American people. 1t was
the medal of honor, voted by the
congress of tho United States in re-
affirmation of the comradeship which
united the United States and Great
Britain in the World War.
The official presentation was made
by George Harvey. American ambass-
ador to the court of st. James, who
delivered brief address as the rep
resentativc of the American govern
ment and of President Harding. The
act of bestowing the medal was per
formed by General John j. Pershing
commander OF the American armies
in France during the great struggle
Simplicity marked the presenta tion
and bestowal OF the medal there be-
ing only brief choral service pre-
ceding these ceremonies. which were
witnessed by distinguished assem-
bly, Included in the group In the
nave Of the historic abbey We're the
Duke of Connsught. representing
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
WAGE CUT ALLOWED
ON ELECTRIC LINE

Chicago, Oct. 17.-The United
States railroad labor board today au-
thorizcd n 20 per cent wage reduction
for engineers. motormcn. firemen,
conductors and brakenen of the Elcc-
trlc Short Lines railway company and
In doing 80. took into consideration
for tho first time In any wage deci-
sion tho financial condition of the
carrier The board announced that
tho reduction was ordered primarily
because the road, running between
Minneapolis and Hutchinson. Mimi.
would go bankrupt without u"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
PURPOSE Of STRIKE IS TO BRING
FEDERAL CONTROL SAYS RAIL HEAD

government control, the desire Of all
labor bodies some part OF the public
and soma members " congress.
'Railrond labor has tho idea that
under government control. they arc
better off, naturally they arc for 1t,
loader Of the railway conductors,
when asked why his men preferred
government control, said: Because
the conditions nre better and the dis
cipline not so sharp"
''Wc are back at the old Junction;
are minority to starve nnd incon-
venence their payrnLsters the public
for the reason that board of umpires.
On which they tthe mem were repre-
tented, failed To suit their piewsf'
MIR. Underwood said there need be no
ear that the mails would not be cai'
rlcd.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
ARK. VALLEY MELONS
BROUGHT S5,OO0,000

Denver. Oct. 17.-Cantaloupe and
m elon growers in the Arkansas Valley
received Approximately s6,ooo.ooo for
their crop this year according to re-
port submitted to Governor Shonp to-
day by Sim II. Loeb. state canta-
loupes inspector,
Loeb reported that his office In.
spected 1900 standard crates. and
$4,000 flat crates during the season
and that the average price received
by the growers was IS for standards
and s1.7s for flats. Altogether about
5000 acres were planted to cante-
lo,fpes, honey dews and melons.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
SENATE DEFEATS ALL
PEACE CHANGE MOVES
Night Sessions If Needed 10
Get Final Vote On
Tuesday

washington. n C.. Oct. 1I'-All el-
forts to amend the administration peace
treaty with Germany were de1eateu
in tho senate today and leaders an.
nounced a night session would be neio
N necessary tomorrow to reach unal
vote. Both supporters and opponents
of the treaty agreed today that tine
treaty would he ratified altho perhaps
with a. margin of only thrco or four
votes and that the treaties with AUS
tria and Hungary would be accepted
immediately theresftcS, The appoint
mcnt today of a Republican successor
10 the late Senator Knox was calcu-
lated TO give the 'rasty advocates an
additional vote.
Amendments rejected today we're of
fered by Senators Reed Of Missouri
aud Walsh OF Montana. Democrats ana
received acsnt support. the bulk OF the
Democrats as well "a Republicans Not-
Ing against. Senator Reed proposed a
blanket clause fresins the United
States from all obligations under the
Treaty of Versa lilies. II was defeated
IS TO {. :he latter comprising senator
Ashurst of Arizona, Reed, Watson AND
parp Tw0,0
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
HARDING TELLS Mine BODY
THATNDQJSTRY ISON UPGRADE

around and prevent congestion OF
transportation facilities and high coal
prices.
Secretary j. r. Csllbreath an
nounced that tho presidents sugges-
tlon would be considered mandhte
md made the basis Of work OF the
convention which opens tomorro"
volonipK n constructive program Tor
tho mining industry.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18

Washington. u. G., Oct ia report
embodyins tho pcsult Of conferences
between the public group of the ran
road labor board and the interstate
commerce commission on the threaten
cd railroad strike was laid before
President Harding today. The Tex.
OF the report was not made public put
Chairman McChord OF the commission
announced that the conferences had
been concluded. Anything regarding
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18

Chicago. ILL.,, oct. ll.-Ihere mr.
Indications that INDUSTRY is on ,nc W.
grade. President Harding stated In .
.pectsl message to representatives Oh
the mining industry, Rad to dele
gates to the twenty-fourth annual
convention of the American n'h'ns
congress tonight r..
He requested the Delegates 70 Io,
mulate IL possible plans for reeuia. rpelil ,
ing the production and distrieu''on uL
coal to secure employment the year
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
RANKS OF RAIL UNIONS
THREATENED BY SPLIT
Say They Will Try To Keep
The Members From
Striking
lRv th. A.,oclnted rre.sl

Chicago, Oct. 17.-While heads of the
switchmens union prepared to meet In
Cleveland tomorrow to complete plans
for the rail- strike which they have
called for October 80. union chiefs to-
day said that leaders OF some of the
eleven other railroad labor unions,
still were opposing Il walkout and
would attempt TO keep their mon from
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18
SETTLEMENT BY RAILROADS
THE TAKING OVER OF Lines BY
U.S.. CALLED cure FOR TROUBLE
Chief Of Engineers Predicts Eventual Federal Control
Of fSystems; Walk Out viii Not Affect
"Short Line Companies

Cleveland Ohio Oct u (By The Associated Press)-Th.
progressive railroad strike scheduled begin October 80 can
Stone president the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said
tonight when asked his opinion.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-18

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