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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-12-21
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The first organization known AZ the
'Molly Naguires" was formed In
Ireland. with the object. 1t Is believed,
Of generally misusing process-servers
and others engaged In the prosecution
and eviction Of tenants, and was COM
posed Of young men who, In some 10
calities, assumed women's clothing.
blackened their faces. and otherwise
disguised themselves, the Detroit News
remarks.
1t remained, however. for the Amer
lean "Mollies" to terrorize whole cOun'
ties and leave a blOod-red trail be-
hind them In the coal regions Of Penn
sylvania from 1854 to 1877. The muir
ders and outrages they committed
were numbered by the hundreds, and
the victims In most cases were well.
known and respected men.
Finally the sercets Of the order wert
revealed and many of Its member
were brought to justice.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-12-21

Miss Eulalie Giblin displayed her
trousseau on Friday, December 18th.
Dainty refreshments were served and
dancing INDUCED in. All present had
a most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ditch and Mr.
and Mrs. Saivo of. Morgan City, mo-
tored here last week to spend the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Walter.
Miss Lois Gravois was one of the
bridesmaids at the s-Mackenroth
wedding last week.
Miss Mabel Hurshman of Missis-
sippi paid a visit here, the guest of
Miss Isabel Russell.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-12-21
LADIES' WRIST WATCHES

II Karat Solid Gold. IS Jewel High
Grade Movement with Ribbon or
Bracelet Band in Green, White or
Yellow Gold. Xmas Special~$22.50 up
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-12-21
Her Revised Grammar.

Teacher was endeavOring to make
clear to the youngsters the grammat-
ical lenses. "'My father had money
she pointed out, as in the past tense.
Now, Grace. what tense would you be
employing II you should say, My IA
Their has money!"
THAT would be pretense," said
Grace. very sobTly.-Exchange.
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,coutinued from page u

Nd Mrs. w. P. Salathe have
" their residence at 427 Opelou-
carrot Lynch of Lecompte. La,
s,re the Xmas holidays with
rotber, Mrs. J. P. Walter.
v.muuer of 112 Verret street,
~ $3.50 in the U. s. Marines last
ri Robeau returned home last
.,tsr a trip to Tampico and other
uts
Evening star., 1922-08-21
ARBITRATION Is URGED.
Illinois Operators and Miners Re-
sumo Their Talk.

CHICAGO. August 21.-Hopeful in
dications surrounded the meeting to-
day of the subcommittee of Illinois
coal operators and miners after ar
all-day session yesterday, although
leaders on both sides said negotia-
tions toward a wage scale settlement
remained as they were yesterday. The
subcommittee session. however, was to
be followed by meeting of the full
committee of operators, at which the
operators representatives on the sub
committee will ask for further in
structions.
Although the miners have asked for
a settlement on the basis Of the Cleye-
land agreement, by which the soft
coal strike in certain sections of seven
states was settled, the Illinois opera
tors have asked for arbitration, which
was not mentioned in the Cleveland
settlement.
Seek lows Settlement.
DES MONIES. Iowa, August 21.-
Conferences between Iowa coal oper-
ators and miners today were expected
to result in an agreement on q new
wage scale so that production Of coal
can be resumed in this state within a
few days.
FRANKFORT. KY, August 21.-
Every judge in the state today be-
came q member Of Gov.>Morrow's fuel
distribution committee, each charged
with keeping the governor and the
fuel committee heads advised of
profiteering.
The fair price of coal. at the mines,
for Kentucky mines, has been fixed at
$3.50 a ton, to which the retailer may
add $3.50 to cover overhead, haulage
and profit
Evening star., 1922-08-21
CONFERENCE IN INDIANA.
Scale Committees Meet to Consider
Strike Settlement,

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, August 21.-
The scale committees of the Indiana
Bituminous Coal Operators Associa-
tion and District No. IL. United Mine
Workers Of America. are scheduled to
meet here today to open negotiations
looking to the settlement of the coal
strike in Indiana. The Indiana
Bituminous Coal Operators Associa-
ton as whole took no part in the
Cleveland conference called by Presi
dent Lewis OF the Mine Workers
Union. the only Indiana operators who
signed the basic scale agreement
there being independent operators
and few members who bolted the
association.
Following the Cleveland conference,
John Hessler, president of Distric I
No. II of the Miners Union, invited
members of the operators scale cora-
mittee to meet the union representa-
tives here today to negotiate a settle
ment. The invitation was accepted
by the operators at a meeting her e
last week.
Union leaders prior to the meeting
today seemed optimistic that a settles
Rent would be reached on the same
basis as the agreement signed with
operators who attended the Clevelan j
conference. There has been no ,ndi-
cation from the operators as to wha,
action they will take.
COAT curpMrHrrc rn@r
Evening star., 1922-08-21
new HAVEN SHOPMEN
FORM OWN UNION
Railroad President Announces
Agreement With Loyal
EMPLOYEES.

NEW YORK, August PIE. ]. Pear
son. president of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad, an
nounces that, acting under the ad-
vices OF the Railroad Labor Board,
the roads shopcraft employees who
did not go out on strike and the men
who were employed to fill vacancies
resulting from the strike have or
ganized union called the Association
of Mechanical Department Employees,
New Haven System.
An agreement entered into between
the association and the railroad, Mr.
Pearson said. among other things, in
cludes a provision as to seniority
This Is in conformity, he said, with
theNruling which the Railroad Labor
Board has established.
THE shopmen now in the service,
representing a large majority of the
normal forces. have organized the
Association OF Mechanical Depart
the announcement says. Their or
ganization embodies a constitution,
bylaws, election Of committeeman
and officers, creation Of an adjustment
board and an agreement with the
railroad covering rules, rates of pay
and the handling, without outside die
tation. Of all matters of mutual in
terest; all subject to the transporta-
ton act and the Labor Board. The
men have very carefully followed the
provisions of both.
both higher and lower than the for
mer fiat scale of the Labor Board,
providing more literally for work
requiring the greater skill and ef-
forts, and restricting that which re-
quires no skill"
Evening star., 1922-08-21
Irish REBELS LOSE
TWO STR0NGH0LDS
Nationals Drive Insurgents
From Bandon and Dun
manWay in South.
ATTEMPT COLLINS LIFE
Many Irregulars Quit Ranks Fol-
lowing De Valera's Advice
to Return Home.
ATTEMPT COLLINS LIFE
BY the Associa tad pnoss

BY the Associated Press
DUBLIN, August 21.-National army
1orces have captured .Bandon and
Dunmanway, two of the few remain
ing rebel strongholds in south Ire
land. and the irregulars are hastily
retreating. Bandon is fifteen miles
southwest of Cork, and Dunmanway
is the same distance west of Bandon.
The advice said to have been given
by Eamonn De Valera to the irregu-
lars. that they were free to return to
tnelr homes when they thought fit,
seems to have had it's effect. as many
nave already resumed civil life.
Fail to Assassinate Collins.
An attack by irish irregulars last
FRIDAY on the automobile generally
used by Michael Collins. head of the
provisional government and COM
mander of Free State forces, was re-
ported in an official statement issued
Sunday. The statement did not in
dicate whether Mr.. Collins was in the
machine at the time of the attack. 1t
says:
The commander-in- -chief's car was
ambushed at l o'clock last Friday
afternoon, one mile on the Dublin
side of Stillorgen en- route from Grey
stones. The second driver, Rafter.
was wounded in the hip and is now
in hospital. One bomb and from
twenty to thirty shots were fired. The
fire was returned The casualties to
the attackers are unknown. The car
was badly damaged"
REBELS "HIT AND RUN"
Evening star., 1922-08-21
HARD COAL PARLEY
TO REOPEN TODAY

Continued from First Page.s
facing pressure from constituents or
both sides.
Millions Lost by Strike.
For out in the coal fields and in
the city offices of the operators there
has been a growing conviction thai
the mines must be opened and the
men put to work to save both sides
With approximately $4,000 anthra.
cite workers In idleness millions OF
dollars in wages are being lost
while mine property worth other mil
lions Is going to pieces and prospec-
tive buyers are clamoring to be sup
piled
Both national and state govern
mental influences are being eXerted
upon the owners and operators t.
make every concession possible
Railroad interests. which have been
losing the profitable haulage of coal
have added their voices. Enough or
ders have been reported to be on
hand at the collieries to keep the
mines producing more than the nor
NAL amount for months
Significance was placed in the fact
that mine union leaders and operators
arrived at a point in Saturdays ses-
sion where terms of a possible con-
tract were discussed. This was taken
as an indication that the issues which
created a virtual deadlock during the
first two joint conferences had been
removed.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
Organized Resistance to Nationals
Said to Have Ended.
BY WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN,

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1922.
DUBLIN. Ireland, August 21-All
attempts at organized resistance to
ed and the policy of the irregulars is
confined to 'hit and rum" On re-
ceipt of news of approaching national
troops the irregulars take to the hills
or absorb themselves as apparent
n-combatants in the civil popu-
lation
The daily record is Of the liberia
tion> of towns and villages from the
control of irregulars. who, while in
possession of them, interfered in all
their activities. blocked all news
from the outside world and COM
mandeered premises and private
property. In every case before run
ming away the practice has been to
destroy buildings, especially those
which under the treaty have passed
from British ownership into property
of the Irish government.
The tactics of the departing irreeu-
lars recall those of the Germans on
their retreat from Flanders. Mines
are laid in the roads and buildings
and are so arranged that after the
irregulars have gone and the ma
tional troops are in possession, the
agents left behind or by small re-
turning bands.
The whole population is enraged at
the irregulars, whose operations have
resulted in widespread unemploy-
ment. In Cork. more than 5000. in-
cluding 500 railway men, are now un-
employed. But there is great re-
operative power in the country
There is no sign of pessimism. but
great confidence in future prosperity
Notwithstanding all the disturbances
the great Dublin horse show this
week nrOya1 a great
An indicat ton of the wealth of Ire
land, despite all the trouble, is af-
forded by the bank returns just pub
lished. The banks show increased
profits. The Bank of Ireland shows
an increase jim deposits of nearly g.
100000 pounds. and the Munster and
Leinster. the head Office of which is
in Cork, shows an increase in de-
posits of 2,750.00G pounds. 1t pays a
20 per cent dividend.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
ADMITS !. W. w. MEMBERS
WOULD RUN RAILROADS
Secretary Declares Men Quit Jobs
as Protest Against Mill
tary DeSpotiSm,

CHICAGO. August 21.-Many MEM
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World are numbered among the rail-
road strikers and a number of them
have demonstrated their objection
to military despotism by quitting
their jobs" according to a statement
of Martin Carlson, general secretary
Of the Railroad Workers Industrial
Union, a part of the I. ". W. organi-
cation, according to an announcement
by the general defense committee to-
day. Carlson's statement was called
forth by recent statements of At
torney General Daugherty that he be-
the railroad strikes and the I. w. W.,
and that there were indications that
the I. w. W.'s are willing to take over
some responsibility of railway trans
portation and even the government
itself in the west.
1T Is true that there are I. W. W.
members among the railroad strikers
in various centers who have demon
strated their objection to military
despotism by quitting their Jobs"
Mr.. Carlson was quoted by the de
members also among, the men at
work in other railroad departments,
and they. too, would be out on strike
if the majority Of the workers in
those departments had not been un-
der the domination of their grand
lodge officers
Carlson was quoted as saying also
that the I. w. WIS were willing
and eager" to take over "all RESPONSE
btlity for railroad transportation and
for the conduct of all other produc-
tive industries" He denied. however,
that the Organization sought control
Of the reins of government
Evening star., 1922-08-21
Three CHICAGO LABOR
UNION HEADS CONVICTED
Walsh, Hays and Kane Get Year
Each for Alleged Bribery in
"Fixing" Strikes.
By tho Asspciated Press

BY mo AsD0c14ted Press.
CHICAGO, August 21.-Thomas
Walsh, Frank Hays. Patrick Kane
and Roy Shields, labor union leaders,
have been found guilty of conspiracy
to extort by jury, in the criminal
court. and the penalty for each was
fixed at one years imprisonment in
the county jail.
Against each defendant witnesses
gave testimony to the effect that
strikes had been fixed" and paid for
by contractors and builders of the
city. All Of the defendants denied
ever calling a strike for such pur-
poses. and all denied ever taking any
money but Kane. who asserted that
one contractor had given him a little
present" of $500.
John E. Northup. the prosecuting
attorney. characterized the verdict
as another step in the cleaning-up
process which is going to destroy
union labor crookedness. save the
unions from themselves and save the
public from the grating of crooked
business agents"
Evening star., 1922-08-21
SNAKE SUCCEEDS
DOG ND>MONKEY
AS MILADY'S PET

LONDON. August 21.-The place
long held by the dog as a family pet
and street companion threatens to be
usurped by the monkey and other
exotic creatures. Women are seen
carrying marmosets, mongooses, foxes
and parrots. =
People also are getting accustomed
to the woman with young white
fox on string, another with three
cats and the chfmpanzee that rides
In a motor car.
But the most startling innovation
in family pets was observed at lawn
party, where a guest carried what
appeared to be a sunshade with q
highly decorative handle. Closer in
spections revealed the handle" to be
a beautifully marked snake, perfectly
motionless and carelessly twined over
its fair owners arm and around her
sunshade.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
COAL SHIPMENTS DROP.
Decrease of 100000 Tons Noted in
Pennsylvania Field,

HARRISBURG. Pa. August 21.-
Bituminous coal shipments from the
Pennsylvania fields during the week
ending Saturday were almost 10o, 900
tons less than in the preceding week,
reports received by the PENNSYLVANIA
fuel commission showed Production
was at its highest in Westmoreland
district where it was reported as
having reached So per cent Of normal
In the Pittsburgh district produc-
ton amount virtually to nothing and
in other sections outside the West
moreland district it is from IL to 90
per cent of normal.
shipments for the week ending
August IL were 912 tons
Mines Are Reopened,
SAGINAW. Mich, August e1-
Operations were resumed in ~,
Michigan coal mines this morning.
after shutdown Of almost five
months
reports from throughout the Sapi
nav valley were that virtually all the
miners were back at work with in
dications normal production would be
reached by the middle of the week.
There are eleven mines in the val
ley field, employing approximately
2,400 men.
Six Contracts Sixned,
PITTSBURGH, Pa, August 21.-Six
small companies in the western Penn.
sylvania region signed the agree
ment this morning, according to Will
liam largest, secretary of District 5,
United Mine Workers. One was the
O'Hara Coal Company, located in the
Fayette county region. he said.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
MAY INDORSE LEAGUE.
Dakota Republicans Favorable to
Non-Partisan Candidates.

A complete Non-Partisan League state
ticket may be indorsed either at or
after a meeting Of the republican
state central committee to be held in
Bisma rex in September. A majority
of the members Of this COMMITTEES,
elected at the primary in June, are
leaguers.
About thirty non-partisan leaguers
elected to the republican state central
committee and members Of the COM
mittee of fifteen named at the recent
Bismarck convention to consider he
advisability of a complete league
ticket were present at a meeting
held here. The meeting here was the
result Of failure Of efforts to force
Gov. Nestos and other Independent
republican candidates to indorse Lynn
j. Frazier and other leaguers on the
republican ballot
Evening star., 1922-08-21
DRY AGENTS SEEK
TO IMPEACH MAYOR
FOR ssBEER FLOOD''

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. August 21-
Mayor Joseph Cauff1el has taken off.
cial cognizance of the announced
action of prohibition leaders to initi-
ate impeachment proceedings because
the executive told local brewers and
saloonkeepers to make and sell real
beer"
Cauffiel Insists that his primary pur-
pose was to attract the attention of
prohibition chiefs to the army of
bootleggers selling poison in this
city. He added that he had told the
beverage dispensers they must keep
within the law
plain how he expected them to sell
stead act
At any rate. Mayor Caufiers anti
bootleg idea attracted hundreds of
visitors to Johnstown. Proprietors of
thirst-quenching establishments said
they all ordered the same thing-but
couldn't get it."
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes is
still officially unaware that beer and
ale have been sold in Johnstown. Pa.
as a substitute for water. it was said
today at prohibition headquarters
Beyond newspaper accounts Of the
Johnstown beer flood" Mr. Haynes,
officials said, has received no reports
regarding the Pennsylvania situation,
which is declared to be II the hands
of Federal Director Davis of that
state.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
big -FOUR" STRIKE
IS HELD UNLIKELY
No Sympathetic Walkout
Ever Intended, Union
Leaders Declare.
NO COMMENT ON PARLEY
Attitude of Brotherhoods Will Not
Be Changed If Conference
Fails, Says Stone.
NO COMMENT ON PARLEY
By the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 21.-
There is no danger OF the big four
railroad transportation brotherheods
being drawn into a sympathetic
strike. even should negotiations to
end the strike of the shopcrafts
workers fail.
This was the declaration made by
Warren S. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. and D. B. Robertson, president
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen. on their re-
turn to their home here from New
York and Washington, where for ten
da.s they have attempted to mediate
the shopmen's controversies.
No Comment ON Conference.
Neither would comment on the
progress of negotiations. II can't
make any comment on the progress
of the negotiations" Mr.. Stone said.
'1oo much has been said already"
I'VE are acting as mediators and
mediators only prejudice their use
fulness by talking" Mr.. Robertson
said II would rather not be asked
Ito say anything until the conferences
are over. 1 can't make any predic-
tions now"
Asked what position the brother
hoods will be in if the negotiations
fail, Mr.. Stone said they will be In
the same position they were in before.
The strike will simply go on"
, There never has been any SYM
pathetic strike. nor any considered.
he continued. There are safety laws
TO take care Of the defective equip
meEt. which would endanger the lives
of brotherhood members and it will
only be necessary to enforce those
laws.
No Comment ON Conference.
He was then asked If the orders of
President Harding to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to withdraw
all trains which do not fully comply
with the law are satisfactory. and re-
piled:
"If the federal inspectors can keep
a close enough check they will with
draw many trains. ! would rather
not talk about that yet, however"
Mr. Stone also refused to comment
on President Hardings address plac-
Ing the strike situation before Con-
Eress, which he said President Hard
ing had discussed with the brother
hood chiefs. Messrs. Stone and
Robertson plan to return to New York
tomorrow night to be present when
the railway executives consider peace
proposals Wednesday.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
,3O-YEAR ROMANCE BLASTED.
HE KILLS BROTHER AND SELF

PORTLAND. Mich. August Ell
Brooding over his blasted romance
while in his cups. William Hughes
fifty-three, killed his brother David,
wounded his brothers daughter
Gertrude, thirteen. and ended his own
life by she oting.
Thirty years ago William Hughes
was married. After several years of
domestic bliss he left home to make
his fortune In Alaska. Twenty
years he spent in the gold fields as
laborer. prospector and cook in min
ing camps. Cut off from communi-
cation with the outside world for
months, he lost touch with his wife,.
Two years ago William Hughes
came home. He found that his wife
had divorced him sixteen years ago
and married his brother David. An
eleven-year-old girl. Gertrude, too.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
TWO DEAD, ONE JAILED.
Officers Engage Four Men in For
ty-Five-Shot Gun Battle,

MONTICELLO, KY, August 21.-
Two men are dead and Jeff Blevens
sought ten months with a price o.
$1,000 on his head for an alleged
murder here last September. is il
Jail badly wounded as a result of a
gun battle between four men and d
posse Of eight officers at Mount Pts
gah. sixteen miles south Of here.
Tom Huntley, twenty-four. was in
stantly killed when the officers led by
Sheriff George Ryan and Federal
Prohibition Agent John F. Marcum OF
Lexington came upon the men at
Huutley's home just after they had
eaten breakfast. Arm Blevens, thirty.
died as result Of wounds he received
in the battle. in which about forty
five shots were fred.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
UPROAR AT GATHERING
OF IRISH SYMPATHIZERS
James Larkin, on Bail for Activi-
ties During War, Called Falsi-
fer-Blows Struck.

NEW YORK, August 21.-Disorder
broke out at a meeting of Irish sym
pathizers last night when criticisms s
of James Larkin's work on behalf of
dock workers in Ireland were attack
ed from the floor of the theater.
Larkin. who is out on bail from
Sing Sing prison for his activities
during the war, was sitting in a box
and he rose to object. He was ac-
cused of falsehood. One Of his fol-
lowers struck the accuser, knocking
him from his seat A general riot
was only averted when Larkfn leaped
from the box to the stage and asked
the audience to use reason and tenn
porarily restored order.
Evening star., 1922-08-21
TROOPS TO FOREST: FIRES

DULUTH. Mimi. August 21.-with
the forest fire situation reported well
in hand, a concentrated effort was
begun today by forest rangers and
others to reduce the menace of peat
bog fires. which have been mainly
responsible for the early season fires
in the woods in northern Minnesota.
Three companies Of national
guardsmen are In the Kelsey fire
ging trenches, building, backares
around homes and pouring streams
of water into the peat beds.
Evening star., 1922-08-21

was>there.
William took up his residence with
David and .his former wife. Friends
say he brooded over his love tragedy.
however, and Saturday night, after
he had been drinking. he was heard
to remark that he would settle
matters"
Entering Hhe house shortly after
midnight he seized rifle and at
tempted to shoot Mrs. Hughes. David
interfered. saving. his wife, but was
shot. dying Of his wound in a hos
pital some hours later. The bullet
which killed David passed through
his body and wounded Gertrude in
the leg. Then. William left the house
and ended his own life by shooting
himself through the head
A note found on his body read:
"Good-bye' David and Gertrude for
ever"
Mrs. Hughes is prostrated.