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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
(By Associated Presss

Chicago, June 26-Saturday's deci-
sions by the United States Railroad
Labor Board holding several roads in
violation of the transportation act by
farming out work to contractors, and
pending opinions in thirty more cases
which were posted for hearing today,
are expected in railroad circles to
have little influence on union leaders
towards averting the threatened rail
strike next month.
The board indicated that it would
! follow the same general principles in
future decisions in contract cases.
B. NJ. Jewell, head Of the railway
employees department of the Ameri-
\can Federation of Labor, who is in
charge Of the canvass of the shop
mans strike vote, said the result of
the referendum probably would not be
annouhced until "Wednesday. How
ever, statements by various union
leaders that the ballots indicate an
overwhelming sentiment favoring q
strike, and announcementa.by union
chiefs last week that they would be
governed by the result of the refer
sndum, made suspension of work ap.
near inevitable.
Hope of averting a strike tadse
with statements by John Scott, secre'
tarv of the railway employees depart.
mant that the boards ruling in the
contract cases would put no check or
strike call. Piecework and the far
ming out system were made one Of
y Ao ;ssues in the shipments referen
Inw the others being the wage cut.
effective July /, and rules oy th'
hoard governing overtime ana o'hel
vorking conditions
fhe issue upon which maintenance
e HAY employees cast tnelr strik'
ssilots was the s6o'ooo'ooo wag'
'ash g sAey received
she. Jewel called az meeting Oh eh
sp ciafts nolicy committee for to
ovss M as i preliminary war rcounci
'ne propOssdstrike.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
MOUNT EVEREST IS
AGAIN VICTOR IN
TRIAL Of sCALERs
General Bruce's Expedi-
ton Returns in Bad
Condition
1By Associated Pressl

London, June 26.-Mount Everest
has again baffled the best efforts Of
man.
The Calcutta correspondent of The
Daily Telegraph today confirms pre-
vious reports that Brigadier General
C. G. Bruce, head of the present eN-
pedition, has been forced to the con-
clusion that persistence in the effort
to scale the peak would onl yresult
in useless tragedy.
General Bruce was most reluctant
to abandon further attempts, but the
condition in whcih the two last climb
ing parties returned, the advice of his
medical officers and the certainty OF
worse weather conditions daily forced
him to a decision, says the writer.
Major H. T. Morshead was the
worst sufferer from frostbite. G. L
Mallory and another member OF the
party also were badly bitten, and sew,
eral others less severely.
The correspondent quotes lone Of
the greatest authorities on Himala
yas" as saying that Bruce's "glori
Gus failure" has proved conclusiyel!
that the summit is almost unattain
able. The authoritative view in In
dia is that if an expedition started
earlier in the season it might be bare
ly possible to reach within thousan'
feet of the top, but that the last lal
could only be covered by almost su
perhuman effort, under unpreeedent
edly favorable weather conditions ant
by men who faced the certainty tina
they would never return.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Expect Dempsey
and Wills Will
Sign Up Today

New York, June 26-Articles for .
contest between Jack Dempsey, the
worlds heavyweight boxing champion,
and Harry Wills, negro challenger,
may be signed today or tomorrow.
Dempsey reached New York yester-
day after a trip from his home In Los
Angeles, declaring his willingness to
fight anybody, any time, anywhere.
Coincident with his arrival, Promoter
Tex Rickard announced negotiations
for the proposed match with Wills
were nearing definite stage.
Managers of both boxers Nhave ex-
pressed their willingness to sign for
the contest and apparently only GER
tain details remain to be ironed out
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
DEEPENING
ST. JOHNS
RIVER NOW
UP TO CITY
Senator Fletcher Has In
itiated Program in
Senate
MASS MEETING TONIGHT
Every Citizen Who Has
City's Interest at Heart
Invited

For the purpose of taking proper
actio ntO support senatoi Duncan U.
Fletcher in his efforts to secure 20
feet of water from the Jacksonville
terminals to Palatka, a mass meeting
of Palatka citizens will be held at the
courthouse tonight at 8 o'Slock in con-
nection with the regular monthly
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce. Everybody in Palatka is invit-
ed to attend and lend their moral sup
port to this matter, which is of vital
importance to the city.
Senator Fletcher hA. already offer
ed an amendment to the rivers and
harbors bill calling for survey with
a view to deepening the channel. He
has asked that Palatka take some ac-
tion and lend whatever moral support
it can. 1t will be necessary to secure
the assistance of other members of
the Florida delegation and steps to
this end will be taken tonight.
The plans of Senator Fletcher are
in accord with I recently launched
proposal here T. establish municipal
docks and to bt ng Palatka's water
way traffic back up to where it was
decade ago. With higher rail rates
seemingly inevitable, mad with Pa
latka placed on the same basis as
other cities inland, something must
be done, it is realized, to maintain
the present distribution facilities.
Palatka's wholesale business is one of
the greatest assets to the city, and it
is realized that unless the advanta-
geous freight rates can be maintain
ed it will be impossible to preserve
this industry on the present scale.
Sanford Interested Also.
Although there is no proposal to
deepen the channel further south than
Palatka, engineers having already
decided that this, win not be feasible
for many years t7ocome, Sanford is
very much interested in the deepening
of the river TO Palatka, as is DeLanc
and other intermediate points. All Of
Sanford and central Florida's water
way transportation projects have in
Ecorporated in their plans deep Sc;
navigation to Falatka and barge serv
ice from here up the river.
1t is also expected that the specia
committee named at a recent meet
ling of the chamber to investigate an
report on plans for constructing cit
docks will make its report. The pIa
is to bond the city for these docks.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
lHOPET OF AVERTlNG RAIL STRIKE CONN.,
II % FEET OF WATER TO PALATKA PLANNE
Apprehension Felt
That Kaiser Will
Escape to Germany
tRx AsnnctpfeI EreasN

London, June 26-Apprehension ex-
lists in Holland lest former Kaiser
William attempt to slip away from
Doom and re-enter Germany in the
event of royalist rising following
the assassination of Foreign Minister
Rathenau, according to the correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail at The Hague.
The writer, however, quotes J. B.
Kan, secretary of the Dutch home Of
fee, as saying that such apprehension
is groundless.
"We have no evidence that the Kai-
ser has any such intention," he said,
"and the surveillance maintained
around him is so close that it would
be impossible for him to get away ev-
er if he wished"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
BRUCE bIELASk|
AND PARTY HELD
IN MEX. FOR Golf
Seven Bandits Take Two
Americans and Demand
a Ransom
tBy Associated Press1

Mexico City, June ga. Bruce
Bielaski, chief of the bureau of inves-5
tigation of the United States depart
ment of justice during the war, is be-
ing held for ransom by seven bandits,
who held up his Mobile seven
miles west of Cuernavaca, in the state
of Morelos, yesterday.
Mr.. Bielaski, together with his wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Barcena
of Mexicala, was on the way to view
some Aztec ruins near the town. The
motorists were nearing the Hacienda
de San Gabriel, when the bandits sud-
denly appeared, and stopped them at
the point of guns. The women were
released, but, after robbing them, the
bandits took Mr.. Bielaski and Mr..
Rarcena with them.
uflen the news reached this city,
the American charge d'Affaires, Geo.
T. Summerlin, Immediately communi-
Gated with the authorities at Cuerna-
vaca, as we'll as getting in touch with
the federal government and Secreta-
Try of War Serrano ordered the feder-
al troops in the vicinity to start after
the bandits.
Mr.. Bielaski, who is ~>nO longer
connected with the American govern
ment, is now vice president of Rich
mond Levering & Company, which has
extensive oil holding near Mexico
City and Tampico. Mr.. Barcena is
an attorney connected with racing en-
terprises at Tia Juana.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
", VIRGINIA MEN
CO ON WAR PATH
T0FREE FRIENDS
Officers Start From Fair
mont to Head Them
Off

Fairnont, W. Va, June 26-The
entire Fairnont police force and all
of Marion couf " deputies were mo-
bilized shortly Noefore noon to stop
the reported march of striking min
ers and sympathizers from Monon-
CHA, a mining town ten miles south
of here.
Officers were informed that an at
tempt would be made to liberate 81
prisoners in the county Jail. They
were arrested Friday after march Of
strikers through the city.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Britton Will Try
a Lightweight for
IS Rounds Tonight

New York, June 26-Jack Britton,
welterweight boxing champ
ion, and Benny Leonard, lightweight
title holder, will meet tonight in 15-
round decision contest at the New
York velodrome.
Britton's welterweight title Twill be
at stake, but, as Leonard ill enter
the ring several pounds over the
lightweight limit, his cha Impionshir
will not be risked.
The lightweight king is 10 year
younger than Britton and the latte
has two inches in height. but Oshe1
wise there is little differed bee in phi
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Reported to Washington.
INV AnaOciated preAal

Washington, June 26-The capture
CT the Bielasli party by Mexican bon
dts was officially reported to the
state department today by the consul
general in Mexico City. The message
gave no details, nor was there any in
timation of the purpose of Bielaskis
capture other than to obtain ran
som for his release, The State De-
partment director charge Summerlin
to hurry to Mexican authorities and
make every effort possible for Bic.
laski's release.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Wife of Governor
Small Dies After
Husband Is Freed
nv Associated Pressl

Kankakee, Ills, June 26-Mrs. Len
Small, wife of Governor Small, of Hi
nois, died about 9 o'clock this morn.
ing.
Mrs. Small was stricken with. ap-
oplexy Saturday night during the ex-
eitement incident to the celebration
of friends and fellow townsmen of the
governor as a result of his acquittal
that afternoon after his trial at Wau-
kegan, Ills. With her at the time of
her death was the governor and their
three children, Leslie and Budd Small
and Mrs. A. E. Inglesh.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
ELEVEN ARRESTED
IN SUPPOSED PLOT
TO. ]: SE!AY !! GERMANS
Suspects Held in Case of
Erzberger and o
.ss" Rathenau
fRz AssocIatea Press

Berlin, June 26-Eleven persons al
legged to be members of a Bavarian
secret organjzation, were arrested
here yesterday.
The police express the opinion that
this organization, which is suspected
of playing a prominent part in the
murder of former minister . Finance
Erzberger, is also implicated in the
murder of foreign Minister Rattle
neau Sunday. 4
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
CHURCHILL SAYS OPEN ,
DEPATE ON IRISH ROW
NV ..aoeIated Pressl

London, me 26S Spne-
Ger Churchill, secretary the col
onies, rising to make his promised
statement on. Irish affairs in the
house of commons today, said the
government desired the freest and
fullest debate and one that could be
terminated by division.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Coroner's Jury Makes an
Abortive Attempt to
Garry Out Law
NOMOURNERS At GRAVE
Investigation Still Is Be
ing Conducted by the
,,z~, Government
stBy Associated Press,

ln, ILL.,, June 26.-Wliliamson
county buried the dead in her latest
mine war yesterday, conducted an in
quest to determine the cause Of their
death, and today faced the response
bility of bringing the guilty to justice.
With not single arrest made since
the massacre of last Thursday, when
at least 10 men were killed afh-
strike sympathizers stormed the Les
ter mine, and with county officials
making no visible effort to place the
blame, the investigating is being done
by state mad federal agents.
Representatives of the department
of justice, department of labor, the
states attorney generals office, and
the adjutant general are quietly delv-
ing into the cloak of secrecy which
so far has surrounded the identity of
the 5000 men who marched from
Herrin in broad daylight, took more
than fifty unarmed men prisoner,
marched them back down the road
into a wood and there killed and
wounded nearly as many more.
| Yesterday six men of Williamson
countyz@three miners, merchant, ar
electS4tian and the superintendent of
| the Herrin Wtaerworks-were solemn
ly impaneled, listened to the evidence
of witnesses called by Coroner Will
liam McCowen and returned their
verdict.
Ridiculous Verdict Reached.
/ They found, and so recorded, that
C. X. Mcdowell, murdered superin-
tendent of the Lester mine, killed a
union miner on Wednesday, the day
before the mascacre. OF the other
dead, 10 in afI'including two other
strikers, the jury found they came
to their death by gunshot wounds in,
flicted by unknown persons.
Yesterday EaQrning sixteen I'm
known dead, alf hon-union worker:
mad guards at the Lester mine, were
buried by the county in Potters
field. On a bleak hillside, beneath :
broiling sun, six miners, led by Stats
Senator William ]. Sneed, rdug six
| teen shallow graves-four rows o.
four each.
The bodies of the massacre victim.
in plain black caskets, were p!acet
: side by side on the parched grass
Four Protestant ministers of Herrin
Methodist, a Baptist, a Presbyte
rian and Christian, conducted th'
brief burial service, while a hundrej
overall-clad miners and dozen news
! paper correspondents looked on. o.
a distant hillside three women il
starched summer dresses furnishet
E5eNflly touch of color.
ministerial quartet SAM
t NEAR " God, to Thee" read
psalm, delivered prayer and in al
Iabbreviated\ eorm of burial seryic
q committed tA bodies to the earth.
" ", No mention of the dead, nor of tn
Tmanner of their. death, was made a
the gravesideL
The brief service over, the minis
: ters hurried way to their waitin
flos, }. The overAll-clad miners shov
eled the red clay over the rough pin
boxes. No flowers graced the graves
but at the head Of each the undertake.
stuck little metal sign with a glass
covered card. On each card was
number, and the date pune %, 1922
y For each numbered card the undertal
IL er preserved description of the rns
y buried beneath, u relatives should Al
ust,ssr to cle;
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Head of Miners in
Washington; Sees
Wilson and Harding
aRx Associated PressI

Washington, June 26-John l.. Lew
is, president of the United Mine Wor-
kers of America. who arrived here
YESTERDAY for a series Of conferences
with government officials, will con-
fer with Secretary of Labor Davis to-
day. and later will go with the secre-
tary to~the White House for con-
ference and lunch With President
Harding to disxass the coal situation.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
4 AMENDMENTS
WILL Be VOTED
NEXT november
Reapportionment and In
crease in the School
Millage
1Bx Associated Pressl


Tallahassee, June 26.-There are
four proposed constitutional amend
ments to be voted on by the voters of
the state at the November election as
follows:
An amendment to Section 10 Of Ar
ticle IL of the constitution providing
for the creation of special school tax
districts and authorizing levy up to
10 mills for school purposes in uch
districts.
An amendment to Article S au
thorizing legislatures from time to
time, as the business Of any judicial
circuit may require, to provide for
the appointment of one or more cir
nit judges for such circuit. The ap-
poirtnents to be made by the COVER
nor for a term Of six years and the
salary to be the same as that paid
other circuit judges. This provision
would enable the additional work in
large circuits to be Cared for without
the expense Of creating new circuit
providing for states attorney and
all necessary expense which goes
with such additional circuits.
An amendment to Section 3 of Ar
ticle 16 relating to time and payment
of state officers. The amendment
would enable officers 70 receive their
salaries in monthly payments rather
than quarterly.
ApportiOnment Up. es"
An amendment to Section 8 Of Ar
ticIe Z relating to census and appor-
tionment. and to number of members
of the senate and the, house of repre-
sentatives. This proposed amendment
is "The legislature that shall meet
A. D. 1923 and those that shall meet
every 10 years thereafter, shall ap-
portion the representation of the
senate, the whole number Of sena-,
torsu OF to e ceed So members; and
at the same time shall also apportion
the representation in the house OF
representatives. The counties hay-
ing 100000 or more population shall
have four representatives each, the
counties having 10000 and not more
than 100000 population shall have
three representatives each, counties
having 1O,50O and not more than SO,-
900 population shall have two repre-
sentatives each. All counties having
less than 1O,5OO population shall
have one representative each. The
basis of apportionmett, as provided
for in this amendnS shall be the
federal census next ,ding the ap-
portionment made by me legisIa-
ture." --"
A further provision Of the amend
Iment is that the governor shall by
special message to each house at the
appropriate session of the Legislature
call attention to the amendments
provisions and if the legislature that
Ishalt meet A. D. 1928 or any succeed
ling legislature that shall meet every
10 years thereafter, shall refuse or
fail 10 apportion the representation in
the senate and nthe house of repre-
xentatives as herein provided, 1t shall
lbe- the duty of the governor to con-
,lvene the legislature in special session
for the purpose Of making such ap-
portionment, and by public proclama-
tiuo and by communication to each
Ihouse to direct the attention of each
house to the provisions Of this amend
Iment.
It is further provided that any anc
lall proisvions of the constitution IL
conflict with this provision be re
T peaied
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
LLOYD.GEORGE WOULD AID
GERMANY TO GET WITHIN

London, June 26.-Asked by Lord
Robert Cecil in the house of cmomons
today whether he could state the gov
ernment's attitude toward the ad,
mission of Germany to membership in
the league of nations, Prime Minis
ter Lloyd-George replied that Great
Britain would be willing to support :
proposal for Germany's admission.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Slayers of General
Are Charged With
"Wilful Numbering"
fR- Asnnciated Preasl

London, June pa verdict of will
full murder against James Connolly
and James O'Brien was returned this
afternoon by the coroner's jury in the
INQUEST into She killing of Field Mar
shal Sir Hem u Hughes Wilson, as
sassinated last Thursday. The ac-
cused men, who were arrested imme-
diately after the crime did not attend
tcday's hearing on advice of counsel.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
SURVIVORS OF
\ FISHING SMACK SAVED

t.aDave, Nova Scotia, June 26.-
Tie schooner Spray arrived here to-
day with fifteen of the sixteen miss
iAg men of the Gloucester fishing
schooner Puritan, wrecked off Sable
iAland Friday. Only one of the crew
was drowned.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
Rules Against Farming
Out Work by the
Railroads
WORKERS WANT T0QU|T
Now Certain Vote Will
Be Overwhelming for
Walkout
tBy Associated Pref

Chicago, June 26.-A stt vote IS
being taken by railway signalmen on
approximately one-third of the coun-
try's railroads, according to an
ttouncement today by D. P. Holt,
president of the signalmens unino.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
WESTERN GOLF TOURNEY

Kans 5 CITY, Mo-, June 26-
two hundred gespfrlaxers
parts of the court company |
to tee off at tlhagement of
Club starting NED from his
golf tournamfllle, S. s., md
row Tin be de home.
round, eighties rzlatka as a.
each day. waxing an in
cities. Ell
. and man
dsp-A ent store at
le. He is being welcomed as
Ass;ve and energetic citizen,
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
RUSSIANS AT THE HAGIIE

lBy Asssczateh Prensl
The Hague, June 26-The Russian
delegation to the conference on Rus
sian affaiz~saxsasi here todav
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26

flames. pushed her into the canal. He
.leaped> in with her, but was unable
10 save \her. Shortly afterwards the
rge blaw up.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26
htR' DEAD, FOUR
MISSING FROM A
| POWDER explode
Barge Blows Up-Hus-
band Pushes Wife Off
and She browns

Mrs. Ellis Green is dead, her two
children and another child are miss
me. and several other persons are
suffering from burns as result OIL
In explosion last night on a powder
laden barge.
Mrs. Green was drowned when hv|
husband, seeing her clothing
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-26

Ie. He Is beiuB " 4
Ass;ve and energetic citizen,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-14
FELLOWSHIP

Fellowship, June 13.-The Fellow
ship w. 0. W. observed last Sunday
afternoon as memorial day and held
their regular memorial service and
decorated the six w. o. w. graves at
Fellowship and then went up to Pleas
ant Hill cemetery and decorated three
other w. o. W. graves.
Members of the Jolly Jokers Club
held their poverty party at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. McCully last
Friday evening. The lawn was we'll
lighted, and it was so arranged that
all cars were parked on one side of
the lawn and the teamers were hitched
on the other side, leaving ample space
to play various games. The refresh
ment stand was nearby under a large
tree where the young ladies served
punch, ice tea. sandwiches, candy and
cake. The crowd was very congenial
and every one tried to make the others
have a good time. The weather was
propitious and the moon in it's full
brightness, and the young ladies look
ed as sweet and beautiful as dainty
rosebuds with the sparkling dew
upon them. The young men were the
picture of health and cheerfulness, all
of which combined made up a pleas
ant evening. When it comes to en-
tertaining we will have to take our
hats off to the jolly Joke Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Rawls and Mas
ter Edwin and Miss Virginia were
callers last Sunday afternoon.
Rev. E. A. Burnette of Willistor
will preach at Fellowship next Sun
day at 3 o'clock. All are invited to
attend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Smith of Waca-
hoota, were guests of Mr.. ]. L. Beel
and family last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Parham of Dun
Mellon were Saturday night and Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L
/ Smith.