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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22

according to the testimony of Charles
Chambers. superintendent Of the nina
He said Charles A. Marshall, weigh
master, asked his consent to go among
the men with the petition.
Marshall corroborated this testimony.
but cross-examination drew an admis-
sion that first circulation of the petit
ton obtained only 50 signatures. Sub
sequenuy. he testified. one of the two
mines Of the Morley camp closed
down Later the number of signers in
creased to 100.
Miners testified that Marshall. Louis
Cicora, miner. and one of the en-
pioyes representatives under the
rockefeller industrial plan, the three
men named as active in circulating the
petition. told them unless they signed
be closed"
Then, some miners testified, they
sisned. preferring a reduction in wage
70 the alternative of no work at all
marshall and Cicora and a company
representative denied having made this
statement to the men
Vincenze Brecia, mulcdrtver. who de-
elared he spoke little bit of English
put not much" testified he didn't sign
the petition. Let the mine close. I no
sign reduction wages he declared he
.oid those approaching him with the
they were members of a group of
ABOUT % men lounging about the COM
pahS store one afternoon when two
representatives OF the miners returned
from meeting OF representatives OF
TINS district which WAS addressed by
OFFICIALS OF the company
Representatives told them, they tcs-
tificd. that the second mine would be
closed September unless somcthin ing
happened"
They said most of the usn' vsue to
inc minc office and signed tho petition.
Charges that somo miners. princI-
paiiy those who had not signed petit
tions Tor reductions, pickatsd tho mine
ana cursed mon going to work under
inc reduced wage scale wcrc made by
MontSomery MasinSnlc. outside fore
man at tho Morley mine
Well get you dirty seaba." they
Told men who worked. MasinEnio tcsti-
Ted. adding that they called them vito
names and rnncc other thrcats
MasinSais said. on cross-cxnmina-
ion. ina; no violence had been at
tempted and related conversation an
ofsanixcr OF tho United Mine Worker,
mad with his men In which ho urged
,hem not TO use rough stuff" but to
keep tho mon from going to work.
a.. GU must not have ANY trouble. but
anyone come. around your house
nothcrtnT you. shoot him." the union
organizer told tho men. according TO
Masinxalc
Efforts to learn tho nam, OF this al
lcscd organizer failed. Masinralr said
n. know him under three nsrncr coun. .
.cl fnFrar for tho company asked
sonilly r. footc. attorney for tho
miners. IL ho ~ouid s.vo tho commits :
sion tho nainn oY this organizer. Foot,
replied he considered this under tn,
scope OF Farrar's Investigation. not his
10 explained TO tho commission that
tho ORGANIZER was not In this territory
now and hc would have no way TO
ncct tho testimony OF Maalnrai-,
Tho question OF fairness OF ~rE~s
came into tho Investigation again to-
day when Counsel Farrar asked Joe
chcsnek. Slavic youth OF about 10
Years. what his daily wage amounted
to. Chesnek replied ten dollars
Tho hearing is scheduled to h~ ~
surn~d tomorrow morning at Sopris
mine
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
SENATE GETS TAX BILL
AS CONGRESS MEETS
German, Austrian and Hun.
garian Treaties Also Given
To Body

Washington. d. c.. Sept n--Reccipt
by the senate of the tax revision bill
from tho finance committee and of
tho peace treaties with Gernany. Aus
tria and Hungary from President
Harding werc features OF the rcas-
scmblins congress today after its re-
cessI
Only brief sessions were held. the
senate. after reppeninS OF warfare
ovcr tho nnu-bcer bill and n Dcmo-
critic attack on President Harding
and administration policies. adjourn
Ing until tomorrow and tho house
under its aSrcomnnt to transact nc
important business until October 4
adiourninS until Saturday after a
pcrfunctory meeting. Throc day re-
ccs,cs will continue until next month.
In tn. scnato the peace treaties were
referred to tho foreign relations COM
mIt,.,, which will begin their conNd-
Grafton tomorrow.
I.l,tlu timo would no required by the
committee. Senator Lodge said. Night
sessions OF tho senate Republican lead
crs said wrro being considered.
Senate debate. OF tho treaties Scna-
tor Lodge announced would be In open
sc-e.on-
Senator Lodge. Senator Sterling Re-
publican OF South Dakotn. In charge o!
tho snu-bccr bill and other Republic
can leaders conferred today with tho
president rue,nrding tho senate pro
gram which ia admittedly congcstod.
Tho Immediate program II was an
nounrcd was to expedite tho tax bill
and tho peace treaties.
Debate on tho former probably will
begin Monday with tho anu-b.,r fight
to continu. at available opportunities.
Tho treaties also 4; Was said would bo
.rnndwIchcd in
Tho railroad debt funding bill 1, ex-
pcc,cd to follow tho tax measure whllc
tho technical unfinished huhincss'
IL tho Borah bill to restore FREQ tolls
to American cnastwiso vessels usang
tho Panama canal. This is fixed for "A
vote october 10. with the tax measure
being given place In tho meantime.
Numerous bills and resolutions were
introduced today and largo crowds in
tho galleries OF both senate and house
witnessed tho rrconvcnins.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
ELECTION OF BuaSUM CONCEDED BY
DEMOCRATS. HARDING EhHEARTENEO

Albuquerque. y. NJ. sept 7i-The
election of Holm q. Bursum Of Socorro
as United states senator from New
Mexico. was indicated by a piuralit OF
more than 1000 based on conprehen-
sive at incomplete returns from every
county in the state, received at RE-
publican state headquarters here to-
day. Figures show that Bursun car
ried 20 counties with total vote OF
1919 Richard II. Hanna, Democrat
carried eleven counties. MS total vote
being $500 This gives Bursum. 7,S5a
plurality.
q. l.. Phillips. chairman Of tho Re-
publican campaign committee said this
afternoon that Senator Buvsufn's plur-
ality would exceed 500. lie said a large
ma iority Of the missitg precincts are
Republican and is confident they will
increase Bursum's lead.
Arthur Sclismati. santa Fe. Demo-
cratic chairman. in long distance
telephone statement 70 the Morning
Journal tonight, said:
Il think Mr.. Bursum has been elect
cd but 1 don't think his plurality viii
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
CHEMICALS ARE P|PED
TO AUSHAFT MINE FIRE
Blaze Is Raging 5000 Feet Un-
foreground; Damage I'm
known

Trinidad. Colo. Sep, :i.-rr- which
broke ou, Monday In the Sushaft mine
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany at Florence. colo. ~as s;iii RAG
ins today with sirc fighters greatly
handicapped by lack OF water and
.quipmcnt. according to u. n stout.
manager Of tho fuel department OF
tho company's mines here. Three men.
rcscuc workers and a miner. were over
co-io by gas and emokc. he said.
Tho fro IL burning on forty foot
surface a, tho entrance Of the rninr
and the interior Ia also abissc, said Mr.
Stout Tho flames ar" sproadins
through minc tunnels s.ns, feet under
ground. he stated.
Truck loads OF chemicals. hose and
men to help in aucnchinE the fame.
have been dispatched from Trinidad
and w1nisenhurE. Pipe lines are brinE
laid a, tho mine ana will lead to ;h-
affected spots. according 70 Mr. Stout
Streams OF chemical fluids viii 10
played on tho flames through tho
pira. Officials OF the c. =. 4 Z. here.
expected TO have the blaze brought
under control soon.
The fire ia believed. by company Of
rloiais, to have started when a dyna-
-iito charge fired nv miner renc-
;ra;si into an abandoned oil we'll.
No estimate OF the damage is avail
able hero yet
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22

he as large as the Republicans claim
Reports that we are receiving now are
cutting down Bursums plurality.
Returns on the eleven constitutional II
amendments are rneaEsr.
Tho counting OF the vote everyvhers
has been slow and no figures have bcon
received to indicate what the final re-
suit will he.
Washington. d. c. Sept 1.-THE fol-
lowing telegram Of cOnEratuia ton was
sent to Senator Hursum late today by
President Harding "ConEra tula.tons
on tho splendid Endorsement New
Mexico has given you. know you will
be- interested enough to permit the adj
wiulstratiou to share with you iha
feeling that n represents not only ap-
probation of your own excellent Serv-
ice but an understanding Of the earnest
effort that has been made by the party
in power to deal with the r1antfoii
problems that have confronted II.
1T Is most hearteninE TO receive
such testimony al this time" a
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
TWO MORE CANDIDATES
ENTER CITY CONTEST
Twelve Men Now Have Their
Names Listed With
Clerk

F. p. oiln and ]. ". Briggs wcro tho
two now entries to tho hs, OF candi-
dates for commissioners filed with city
Clerk j. w. Carpenter yesterday. The
total list now numbers u petitioners.
Each person signing a petition mus,
bo n qualified voter and tho petition
must be filed so days before the cleo
ton and not later than ~ days oc-
tphcr is just 20 days prior to the
election OF November :, but as Sun
day falls on October Q. the first day
of filing for candidates win bc on oc-
tohcr 10
october 10 will be tho last day In
which to flo a petition for commits
sioner. while October q will he tho
date for any Withdrawals.
Notices OF election will be posted on
October =. Those who have taken
out petition blanks arc aa follows
James 4. MnEiii. r. y. olin. J W
BriEgs. wsrdrcr Williams. Mike stud
zinski. r. Il Chew. VIII !. Orange.
James L. Lovern. George !. Stufnpf
RAY Jones. John a c. Krcischmcr and
9. n. Henderson.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22

When seen by a Chieftain reporter
during the forenoon. Mr.. Doering was
leading bright little boy OF some 7
or years of age. This is my son.
been in the care of my former wife.
We have been divorced several years.
This is what brought me to Pueblo
today. IT'S letter from his mother
I received Monday morning."
The letter in question misspelled
Pueblo. Sept. Is. 1921
Dear George: Come ge. Wilbur
ttheir little boy). Be good to him as
l have been. Take care of him.
am your wife yet I am on my way.
Death is easy TO ono tired of life. Six
feet of soil is all l need. Come and
claim my body and pay for It please.
May God bless her and all l love most
dear. have had to work and sup
port myself. So death is easier than
work and heartache all the time.
Forgive me. Some day in Heaven
there we will meet With love for
ever. Goodbye.
From Clarissa.
1920 Spruce Street.
I took the first train for Pueblo
after receiving that letter" said Mr.
Doering" supposins that when go,
hero would sec tho dead form Of my
former wife. was prepared to pay
burial expenses, and you can imagine
my surprise on seeing In tho paper
that shc was alive and we'll and Just
married. Well. I went out on Spruce
street and got my little boy here. and
wc will 20 back to McKichcn. where
he was born. this evening. hold nc
Ill feeling toward my former wife. and
wish her and her husband well. but
don't understand her writing me such
II letter. unless It was to hurry me 10
como after the boy. She needn't have
done that. because I would have come
for him anyhow. I can't deliver tho
message she wrote TO her mother be-
cause the latter Is somewhere in Okin-
homa- Well. should worry. tho its
n long span between suicide and mar
r!age.s
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
IN WESTERN HUNGARY

Vienna. Sept 21.-stephen Friedrich.
former Hungarian premier. arrived IT
oedanburx. Rnrxsniand.- orr Monday
and proclaimed West Hun.4ry n re-
public. Il IL declared by newspapers
here. BurEcnland was recently in tho
hands OF insurEcnt Hungarian bands,
but they were believed to havo with
drawn. for tho most part. M rcsul,
OF representations by allied authorities.
Assertion Is made hero, however. that
those bands have been constantly re-
inforccd until their members nrc now
nearly 10000 In number. and IL Is said
thcr. men are so well armed and
equipped that II Is doubtful II Hun
Earian regular soldiers sent to oust
them would bo ablo TO cope with them.
Budapest. Sept. .l-Rnports that
Stephen Friedrich has proclaimed a re-
public in BurEcniand and that Hun
gary has ordered tho mobilization of
troops. Is denied By Hungarian Of
f!cials.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
MINEUNION TO
SEEK INCREASE
IN WAGES SOON
I'M. w. A. VIII Take Up
Matter at Indianapolis
Meeting

Indianapolis. Sept 21.-A demand for
wage Increases next year for coal
miners. expressed today by reports OF
nationsi officers of the United Mine
Workers of America to the unions
convention carried an implied threat
OF strike involving the largest num-
ber of organized miners In the history
OF the United States.
This outstanding development of the
convention did not get before the dele
gates for consideration. but oppor-
tunity for discussion will come later
after the officers reports are pre-
scnted tomorrow for acceptance or re-
lection. However. the convention wa
told by Leo Hall. chairman OF the
wage scale committee. that he was op-
posed to reductions. The threat of the
strike was seen in the report of Vice
President Phillip Murray. who said II
was foreRone conclusion that the
convention would favor improvement
of wage agreements that expire next
March 81. Tho report of Secretary
William Green gave the unions men,
bcrship for the last year more than
SIS. 900.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
MAN, S, SHOOTS
WOMAN, KILLS
SELF MSTREEI
Texas Man Fires Fatal
Shot as Denver Crowds
Pass By

Denver. Sept. 21.-J. A
Reynolds, believed to be an oil
operator from Dallas or Fort
Worth, Texas, tonight shot
and seriously wounded Miss
Hazel Van Meter, 30 years old.
a waitress, and then killed
himself. The shooting occur
red in front of the Denver
county courthouse at Sixteenth
and Court Place while scores
Of pedestrians were passing.
Reynolds was SIS years old.
Mi1 Van Meter is 90 She told the
polsce Reynolds had boon following her
in An effor, to force her to marry him,
She had declined. Tonight they went
to the seats in front OF tho courthouse
and had been talking about 10 minutes
when a ncwsboy approached
According to the girl. Reynolds re-
sented an unimportant remark the sirl
made to the newsboy. She told the
police he arose and shot her in tho
arm Aa the girl lay on tho sidewalk.
Reynolds fired bullet into his own
head
Miss Van Meter said she camc here
recently from Colorado Spring.
Previously she had lived In Fresno.
Cal. She said she met Reynolds In
Fresno. \ letter In Reynolds pocIet
was addressed to COS East Boulder
street. Colorado SPRINGS
Other letters were addressed to him
In caro- Of the general delivery. Dallas
Ifc had In his possession also a letter
from the Guardian Trust company oil
rurt Worth.
Police official. said they believed his
home was in either Dallas or Fort
Worth.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
.F|REMEN RESCUE FIVE
DURING DENVER BLAZE
Two Men. Two Women And
Baby Overcome By
Smoke

Denver. Sept. c1.-Fire which broke
out shortly after midnight In the
Arapahoe Market building at Fifteen
tn and Arapahoe streets in the central
loop. caused damage estimated at
S25,Ooo and imperilled the lives OF
scores OF persons in a roomink houss
adjoining the market building. Five
persons. two men. two women and a
baby were overcome by smoke In their
rooms and rescued by fircmcn. The
fir. was brought under control at
o'clock this morning.
Fircmcn used gas masks in forcing
their WAY into the basement of the
market building. where the fire or.
!StnAt-d. and where fumes from
burstcd ammonia pipes OF the re-
friscrating plant made fighting the
flames difficult
Tho origin of tho flre u undetef-
mined. A passing Pedestrian saw
smoke issuing from tho basement ana
turned In the alarm.
Another fire supposed TO have been
started by "a cigarette, destroyed ono
row OF seats on the second balcony In
III. Municipal Auditorium. Ftremen
had tn, blaze under control before IL
became serious. IN. damage was
$500
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
RAILROAD OFFICIALS WILL MEET
WITH BUSINESS MEN OF PUEBLO

The combined luneheons OF the
Lions. kieanis Rotary and Commerce
clubs and the Manufacturers sssocia-
tiun and the Real Estate Exchange to-
day noon at the Congress hotel prom
ises to he well attended as nearly go
persons have asked that reservations
i's made for them. Thursday Ia the
regular luncheon day Of tho Lions
club hut owing to tho Importance ~ =
tarhei to the presence here today nf
several high officials " the Santa Fc
railroad n was determined to have a
his Meeting " all II tn clubs in the
cltr.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
BLOOD STAINED CLUB
TRIPLE MURDER CLUE

powaEiac. Mich. sept si.-A
blood stained club. nail-studded. and
q. bloody finger print. were the clues
today by which local authorities hoped
to clear up the murder of three per-
sons and the serious injury OF another.
a child. in their home here.
William Monroe. his wife and their
iT-year-oid daughter. Nevs. yestsr-
far vV--o found beaten to Death with
tho club. In the same room was
found Ariith Monroe. io-yesr-cld
daughter. who had been beaten on the
head until unconscious. The little
girl was made blind by the blows.
Altho her recovery is said to he doubt =
full officers hope she may he revived
sufficiently 10 toll the story Of the at
tack
officrrs believe tho criuir was COM
-1itted rv an insane person Two ir-
mairz nf she state hospital at kaia-
mazoo. near mere. escaped a week ago.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSIDERS
Observation-Disclosures

Washington. Sept -i.-fnsorms'ion
in the hands Of the department, OF jus
urc ss 20 tho activities Of tho tSu EiuI
Khan was laid before President Hard
Ing today by Attorney General DauEh-
erty after tho latter had conferred
with Director Burns Of tho depart
ncnt's bureau OF Investigation.
President Harding was understood
TO have approved tho decision OF tho
attorney general to takc up considera-
tion Of whether federal action should
he taken with respect to any activities
Of the organization.
an investigation Of the ku kiuS
Khan is also proposed by Representa-
tive Taxue. Democrat of Massachu-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22

srt,s. IN resolution which he has
prepared and expects TO introduce to-
day. In the preamble he a-rrts that
the organization Is "snti-Amertcan''
and that itz objects arc the exile
and suppression OF rersuus members
OF certain races and religious sccts"
Following closely tho statement ihA,
tho department Of justice was tnvcsti-
saiinE tho f<u kiuN <lau. Postmaster
General VIII ". HAYS today disclosed
10 newspa perrnnn that agents of his
department also were inuuiring into
the activities of the orEaniza tiou. Mr.
Hays declined to say on what angie
the Investigation was being made and
said he was not yet ready to make a
statement concerning the matter.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
Chieftain Road
Bulletin P.

Boulevard. good. all bridges rcpairrA
santa &c Trail. Pueblo 10 La JuntA,
senrrnlly very good
Ia Junta To Ia- Aniusas. fair.
LAs Anima. TO Holly. good
Ii Junta TO Trinidad. -pncwhe'
ruugh.
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
Pueblo to wai-rnburs. good.
Walsrnburg to Trinidad. good
Waisrnburx to Alamo>A VIA Il
vetA Pas~. good.
Wai~nburg to Gardner. good. N
Wcstctiffc. good.
Aismo.a to Del Sorsr. good.
sAxuachc tn Monte Vista. sooA
Dci Norsc to saSuachc. good.
Del Nortc to fsEo>a springs, ~
Wolf Creek pas. good.
Del NOrtc to Creole. good.
PsSo>a Springs to Durango. GOD
Durango TO Pennington. good
Durango to Mesa Verde part,
rough
Durango to Gallup. souA
l NORTH
Pueblo tn Colorado springs. ecncs
color~sio Spring, to Denver. good
sototeno Springs W eF'Pp-" ssNe'
Utc ra... good.
Colorado Spring. To Canon City. w
peadmar'. Canon. ftnc-.
Colorado springs To Buena SlssA,
fine.
Pihe'. Peak auso highway. oprA
WEST
Pueblo to Canon City. epn6-
Pueblo TO pcutah. god.
Wctmorr to wesscliffc By NorsA
MAryisrrabb'c. rough
Pueblo to Wctmorc via S,boam ruo4
god cncrpt one dctour.
BrulAh to WctSnorc. North Cteoa
gupd.
Pueblo to Ryr, good
IAnou City to Top OF ROYAL GoraA
Canon CITY to wc-sciifsc via c,,anA-
CAnoa CITY TO Cripple Crcch. vta
phAneom Canon. closed on scrpuni
Of waelsousa.
Canou City 10 Cripple Crcck ~'s
Garden park. oprn for csprvtcnc>
drivers Temporary bridge oyc'
cripple Creek strcam.
Canon City TO Salids- good
eAlida To Alamusa. good
sAlida To Gunn,sou via CochetoIR
paAs. good.
saiidia To Gunn;.on via Monarch
pn-e. 1,ass open. road good.
Setida tn Bucna Vista. RuSsa.
Bucua Vista to 1r~dvillc. excellent
1cshvt1ic tn Tcunce-rc ra--. ruui.
Tennessee Pas to lied tttff. good
RCD C1iff TO wolcDtt. good csccp'
., Batfle Mountain. New ruad not
completed.
wo,cSyst to Cicnwu,d Springs
eooi.
t.I-rwoct Springs to R,flc. Go-s.
Grand tupcrinn to p-lte. fair.
Grand junction to state line. verI
rough.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22

Jus. ~ha, important matter 10 tn sc
brought to 'hs attention Of the bust
nes.s men of Pueblo by tho visit here
Of tho railroad officials was undeter-
mined last night.
The luncheon Is not closed to persons
not belonging to any Of the above
named organizations. Il is said. hut Is
upen to ali Of the businessmen of pu-
cbir. EeserV ticus for plates at tho
dinner can BE- secured M until 2
O'Clock This morning by calling = \
gray. s.cretary pf the Pueblo Com.
msrCa club.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
DRUGGISTS MEET
FROITNS on TN

not stand for additional increases in
the cost Of soft drinks In the opinion
~ tho legislative committee of the
National Association Of Retail Drug
eists, which today flied its report with
the ssrd annual convention OF the as
ISOLATION in session here. Since. ac-
coriinc to the committee. the public
will not and the druggists say they
cannot, pay more tor soft drinks. the
committee recommended measures
for relief to the convention to act on.
In addition to relief for the soft drink
situation. The committee suggested
other measures aimed at easing up the
tension in every branch of the trade
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-22
FRISCO SCHOOL GIRLS
DOWN SILK STOCKINGS
Transparent Waists, Fancy
t'rocks and Hair Dress
Voted Against

san Francisco. Sept 1i.-Girl stu
dents Of the high school of commerce.
about 200 In number. voted to l
today In favor Of aholishinE the wear
ing OF silk stockings. transparent
waists. fancy frocks and pyramid hair
dressing. and to substitute cotton
stockings. MILDLY blouses and wash
dresses. a decision to take a secret
ballot was reached at a mass meeting
of the girls yesterday. Members of
tho faculty did not advise the girls in
the matter. according to Principal
Charles Murphy.