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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-10
TO PRESENT FLAG
Daughters of Veterans VIII Present
Flag 20 Torty-Stxty Street Play
Grounds Tomorrow Night.

Mrs clara Belle Tent Of the Daugh-
terS of Veterans will present the first
nf the l"autiful American flags 10 the
CItN'S Fairgrounds TOMORROW night. al
the Forty-SiXth street GROUNDS. An az
tractivC program has been arranged
for the evening. which Is scheduled 20
star, at 80 o'clock. Mrs. Hanna Cur
tis Montgomery will make a similar
gift At the New Elm Grove grounds.
The program arranged for the affairs
which will be held from time 10 time.
Will include short talks by a member
Of the DauShter's OF Veterans while
all other military organizations In this
district are expected TO attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-10
VESPER SERVICES

yesper services were held at the
Roney's Point United Presbyterian
church before a large congregation. y
chorus choir led the praise service anu
DR.. John W. Biskett delivered the ser,
mon. Special road patrolmen werr
present TO warn the drivers Of auto
10 slow down when near the church
and 10 keep their cutouts closed Will
passing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-10

Rapid fee Cream Freezer with
side handle. Extra heavy. TWO
quart size.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

The train, which had come
from Tacoma to connect with
Northern Pacific train No.
334, from Seattle. at East
Auburn, was not travelling at
an excessive rate of speed. ac-
cording to reports to DR.. NJ. j.
Lacey, deputy coroner, but it
carried the automobile 200
yards before it could be
stopped.
The motor car was rolled be-
Meath the wheels with such force
that IL adhered 10 the baggage
car that struck II, and II was
necessary TO chain IL TO the
tracks before the train could pull
away from Il.
All three occupants were instantly
killed.
According 20 NJ. A. Nelson. brake
man on the train. the automobile
failed TO obey his warning. but this
hdr ntt pftil Nttntt1 ny LII i@attNs
Peterson. who was driving the au-
tomohile. had picked up Sweeney
and Miss Barnett "A few minutes ear
lier and was carrying them 10 their
respective homes.
Coroner w. III. Corson was 10 visit
the scene OF the tragedy Saturday
afternoon and an inquest will prob
ably be held Monday.
DIR. Lacey has not yet COM
pleted his investigation. but he
declares that the spot at which
the. accident took place Is highly
dangerous. II j. the first street
crossing south Of the Auburn de-
pot. Altho there are four sets
Of railroad tracks. there Is no
safeguard for the public except
the ordinary street lamps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
PAY INCREASE
FOR RAIL MEN

CHICAGO. Sept. 2.--An increase
OF 3 cents an hour for the 100000
maintenance OF way men who aban'
doned their proposed strike In or
der to make n final appeal 70 tho
United States railroad labor board.
was practically assured today.
Confirmation OF the proposed In.
crease came from nm authoritative
source. Action OF tho United states
Steel corporation in granting It's la
borers an increase OF cents an
hour was largely responsible for the
move. II was said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
STRIKERS TO
DEFY ORDERS

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.--strikers
from tho local railway shops held a
meeting today. despite the Injunction
ordered Mt the request Of Attorney
General Daugherty. curbing their
power OF assembly
Charles II. Frazier. business agent
OF the local union, announced meet
ings will continue TO be held.
Across the river. at the Alcxan-
dria, Va. shops, II. G. Chicester, gen
eral chairman Of the district. an
nounced: 1--WE will continue TO hold
meetings. injunction or no injunc-
tion. until every man is In jail"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
GENERAL STRIKE
ORDER IS URGED
Federal Injunction Against Rail
Unions Challenged by Gompers
BY JAMES 7. KOLBERT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The threat of widespread in
dustria warfare hung the country today result
of the sweeping injunction secured by Attorney General
Daugherty against the striking shopmen
Demands for general sympathetic strike poured In on
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation OF
Labor. from all parts of the country.
The of general strike will be placed before the
cra council Of the federation here next week. Compers
stated. -
He said he could not predict what action will be taken by
the council but said that the council could only
mend not CALL nationwide walkou of all organized labor
'The action of the department of justice will do than
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
Conspiracy
Is Charged
Squeeze Out Small Creditors {
Puyallup Fruit Co., Is Claim

Ing to Sfrang. hundreds Of credit
ors. many Of whom invested tifSir
iifessving~ in notes Of tns COM
psny. stand to lose 20 cents on
the dollar, while some Of tho
hanks. in the guise Of preferred
creditors. may realise SO PER cent
or more Of their claims.
In Puyaiiup alone. outside OF IN,
banks and members OF th. company,
there are 7o7 creditor. With claims
ranging from ss cents up 20 g..
s5T.55. 10 n total tune Of si5AssT.ts
Saturday nights meeting has been
called. specifically. TO protest against
confirmation OF tho recent sale OF all
the compsny's properties. at puyal'
iup and Sumner and Loveiand. Colo.
This xnis was made last week
by Recciver William May TO q. II.
Bradt. who. under tho terms Of the
agreement. viii pay s.'o.ooo for prop
erty recently appraised at sTso.ooo.
II IL also announced that II Is plan.
nod sto take legal steps 20 recover
for unsecured creditors certain asset 4
In the form Of manufactured products
warehouse receipts. agxregntinE hun.
6reds OF thousands Of dollars. alleged
to b. pledged Illegally to certain
banks"
This has reference. ssrnng ex
plains. 10 q warehouse receipt for
ss0e.oeo worth OF products held by
certain Tacoma bank. whose claims
against tho company total nearly
81. 900. 600.
According 10 ssrang this loan
was made originally by the bank
on an unsecured note. the ware
house receipt being given later ms
mn Accommodation" N the
warehouse receipt is permitted
20 remain In the hands Of the
bank. that institution will recover
more than half Of Its claim. On
the other hand. n II IL turned
back TO the receiver for distribu-
tiou among NIL the creditors. II
win Increase their dividends
three.fcId or more. bringing them
up to 30 cents on the dollar.
The sale of the company'- pro
pertIes will come w before Federal
Judge Cuahman next Tuesday for
confirmation. The creditors may dc.
eide ~ their meeting 10 seek 20 en-.
Join the sale.
n Is said by some ~ the leading
unsecured creditors that the affairs
of the company are involved IN n
dozen different directions and n r.
believed that the whole matter will
eventually be thrcshed out In court.
IN which event sensational charges
are expected.
The present scramble for the few
remaining assets Of the company
marks the close Of one Of the most
spectacular enterprises In the history
OF the northwest.
Organized by w. II. Panihamus in
1904. with n capitalization OF s2.70o.
the company grew by such leaps and
bounds that It's 1920 capital was 81.
0O0, 900.
That, however. wns the peak
of the concerns career. Paul
hamus made the mistake of buy
ing high and selling Iow--just as
thousands Of other business men
did nj that time--and before long
the whole company was virtually
wiped out. A huge quantity of
sugar had been bought Mt %
cents n pound--and was soId nj
fosr. bringing n net loss of some
thing like xi.250.000. Three hun
drcd thousand dollars was spent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
RESCUE TASK IN
MINE CONTINUES
AZ Men Now imprisoned for
Six Days Underground

AT THE ARGoNAUT GOLD
MINE. jackson. Cal. Sept a.
Rescue crews continued pressing
closer TO the main shaft of the
Argonaut mine today. where ~
miners have now been imprisoned
maybe dead and maybe alive--for
six days.
Progress was reported as satsfac.
tory as could be expected.
The rescuers. working on the tun.
mel leading into the Argonaut from
the Kennedy mine. were becoming
tired and worn. Fresh men were be.
ing enlisted and a mine rescue team
from the mines of Western Nevada
was expected 10 arrive today 10 join
operations here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
MAYOR WANTS
BUDGET SLASH

Mayor Brown win request the city
council 20 slash the preliminary
budget estimates from 10 TO 20 per
cent, he announced Saturday.
Drastic cuts should be made in
the proposed expenditures of every
branch of the city government. ex-
cept the police and fire depart
ments." he said. III the tax levy is
not held down 20 26 mills--the pres
ent levy--it will not be my fault"
For the next month the council
budget committee VIII devote It's at'
tention TO pruning the estimates al
ready submitted. No increases will
be allowed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
STRIKER KILLED
IN Gun BATTLE (!
One Dead. One Injured, Toll
OF Violence

CLEVELAND. sept. A striking
bollermaksr was killed. and nm en-
pioys OF the New YORK Central rail
road was seriously injured ia an out.
break Of violence here carly today.
Peter schwclsthai. cabinet maker
Tor the New York Central. saw thrce
men lettering In front Of his home be-
fore daylight. lie obtained his rc.
volver and called 10 them.
Tho answer was fusiilade OF
shots. two OF which entered Schweis.
that's neck. He returned the fire.
The body Of Max Straxisar. striking
boiiermaker. WINS found a short DIS
tance away. Police found no trace
OF the other two men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
z. ARE KILLED
BY LIGHTNING
Man and Wife Die In Elec-
tricaI Storm

NOCALEs. Ariz.. Sept. 2.--Post-
master Josiah Bond and his wife.
Minnie, were instantly killed by a
single bolt OF lightning late yester-
day, according to advices from Alto,
so miles north OF here.
Bond and his wife were riding
horseback In the Santa Rita noun.
tnins when overtaken by fierce
electrical storm. Their horses were
also killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
PARKS FIRST BABY
TO BE GIVEN SHOWER
SUNDAY FROM 3 TO 5

Littlc Woodland Gates Raffer.
ty. the first child born In the
Woodland park auto camp. win be
given "A shower and reception at
the park Sunday afternoon. be-
tween the hours OF 3 and s.
Tho Moose. Maccabees and
Chamber of Commerce viii all bo
In the receiving line.
Baby Woodland is n bouncing
boy. born little over n week ago.
He was named after Woodland
park and after Frank Gates. su.
perintendent of the auto camp.
His parents are from Los An.
geles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

any other thing TO solidify the
striking e and non-striking
workers of the country"
Cempers said.
THE American Federation
of Labor will continue TO give
its moral and other support to
the strikers. The action was
outrageous. II will encourage
the spread of bolshevistic
teaching and violence"
Compers and other leaders of or.
ganized labor here characterized the
federal injunction restricting the
strikers and their leaders from In.
terfering In any way with trans
portstion including giving out OF
interviews an zone OF the most out
history of the country"
William NJ. Johnston. president OF
the international Association OF Ma
chinists. one Of the shop crafts or.
ganizations on strike. declared that
he would continue 10 exercise his
constitutional rights. This. with the
statement OF Compcrs that the
strikers and their leaders would not
permit abridTement OF the rights
guaranteed them by tho constitution
was accepted as indicating that the
shopmen would defy those parts OF
the injunction dealing with assembly
and speech.
"The only thing that tho or
der does not forbid IL the right
for the men 10 stay out on
strike" Gompcrs said.
Go,npers announced that tho
nonstriislng unions would con-
tinue TO assist the strikers In
every way possible.
"Nc will give them our moral
and other assistance" he de-
ciared. THE injunction pro-
cccdings constitute n confession
that fhe strikers are winning
their fight" he said.
"Otherwise. why would tho
government. forced Into II by
the railroads. start Injunction
proceedings" Gosnpers queried.
Legally. labor leaders appear TO
be powerless to fight the injunction.
Gompcu stated. That a legal bat.
tls will be opened by labor. how
ever. was indicated by Gompcrs and
shopmen leaders here.
we will meet them on their own
grounds" Gompers said.
Compcrs stated that the confer
CTurn 10 Page o. Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
PASS SENATOR
CASH MEASURE

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Sept. a.
The Pomerene corrupt practices act
passed the senate today without
record vote. II limits expenditure OF
senatorial candidates in the general
elections TO $4,000 and candidates
for the house TO 5000.
The Edge amendment TO the Pom
creme bill. which would lift the bars
on the amount OF money which would
be expended In newspaper advertis-
ing. was voted down by the senate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
AUSTRALIANS
TAKE MATCH

WEST SIDE TENNIS CLUB. For
est Hills. ~. ", Sept. 2.-Australia
pulled a tremendous surprise by win.
ming the third match OF tho Davis
cup championships here this after.
noon from the American team.
Gerald Patterson and Pat OHara
Wood won the doubles match from
william A. Tiiden and Vincent Rich
ards. "a, so. SO. In n sensational bat
tie that lasted 81 minutes.
Pat Wood was the outstanding
hero OF the day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

WORKERS QUIT

AsHEVILLE. =. G.. Sept. =
Traffic on the southern railway was
tied up here today as the result OF
a general waikout Of brotherhood
railway employees. Engineers. fire
men. srasnmen and conductors quit
their runs after a deputy United
states marshal. guarding the right of
way. Is alleged 10 have beaten a
trainman.
The brotherhood men and railway
officials we're holding "a meeting TO
day intended 10 bring about settle
rncnf,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
REBELS START
DUBLIN ATTACK

DUBLIN. Sept. 2.--Concerted drive
against the authority OF the Free
states government was started here
by insurgents today.
Many were reported wounded whom
rebels attacked the -Four Courts hotel
and Free state stronghold on Kelvin
street with machine guns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

PARIS. Sept. a. day st tho
clinic OF DR.. Emile coue. the healer.
Of Nancy. would indicate that the
human mind IL tho master OF human
disease.
His fame ns a healer has spread
afar and people from all parts OF
France arc coming 10 him. Scientists
arc watching closely the work he Is
performing.
coue does not claim that his meth.
DDS are substitute for medicine or
surgery. He does not claim 20 have
n substitute for religion. But he does
claim--and his successes substantiatc
him--that auto.auRgcstion Is helpful
in organic as well as in nervous and
functional diseases.
Anyone can practice auto-sugges.
tion for himself. without seeking the
help OF another person" says Dr.
Coue.
Stated simply. the practice OF auto
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

The attorney general asks that anarchy take the
place Of order within the ranks Of the strikers The
court says II shall be done.
For that is what this Any person who has
ever had the slightest contact with industrial
fare knows the most difficult job confronting any
striking organization is the maintenance of good
order within the organization That is where the test
OF labor leadership comes in. II is leadership that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
FAMOUS ACE
WILL MARRY

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker. former war
ace. and now automobile manufac.
turer. today announced his engage
ment to Mrs. r.. c. Durant. dr.
vorced wife of the automobile man
ufacturer
Mrs. Durant Is now In New York.
She was formerly Adelaide Frost
Rickenbacker arrived here from
Portland. He will stop hero for
two days and then go on to Los
Angeles and Detroit. No date has
been set for the wedding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
LINER CRASHES
ON CHINA COAST
President Cleveland Safe
After Hitting Bar

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2.-The
Pacific Mail liner President Cleve-
land. from San Francisco for Yoko-
hama. with many passengers, Is
ashore at the mouth of the Yang Use
river. China, according 10 brief ca
bic advices received here today.
Tho cable said the vessel was In
no immediate danger and expected
TO be floated at high tide today.
a tender is standing by.
Passengers have not been removed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

Charging that certain banking
Interests arr eonspiring TO
squeere out the small creditors OF
the Puyailup and Sumner Fruit
Grower Canning Co. whose
claims amount to nearly $1,000
80. y. w. Ssrsnx. Of the adver-
sisinE firm Of ssranG q Prosser.
seattle. has called meeting of
unsecured creditors. to be held
NJ 3 o'clock Saturday night In
IL city hall at PuyaiIup.
A. matferx stand now. accord
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
Boy Bandit Hanged
for Holdup Murder

ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. with a
smile ON his lips. Frank Dupre. boy
bandit. waved to tho crowds as he
mounted the steps TO the gallows
here yesterday and paid with his life
for the murder OF jeweler, CON-
mitted in a holdup during which no
wounded several men. His father.
sweetheart and several friends
sobbed as the trap was sprung.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

prevents violence. When you read that rails have
been torn up strikebreakers shot down. you know
that somewhere leadership has failed.
When you read the story of the horror of Her1in,
Ill., in the coal strike, you read example of leader
less action. For years it has been a common saying
that what the unions need is leadership"
And now, by the word of federal judge, all lead
ership is taken from the railway shopmen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
DROVE WHILE
DRUNK; JAILED

Acting Police judge Jake Kalina
Saturday sentenced p. O. johnson 10
30 days and 500 fine for driving his
car while intoxicated. Johnson was
arrested n few days ago following an
auto collision at iith ave. and
Pine st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

suggestion consists OF eliminating
unwanted thoughts and replacing
them with desirable thoughts.
For instance. have you n head.
ache7 Concentrate on n phnse such
ms The pain is going away" Re
peat IL 80 rapidly that your mind
has no room for any other thought.
The pain viii leave.
Here Is another experiment which
advocates Of suto-suggcstion nd-
vance. Put your foot on the floor.
Say TO yourself. Il can't move my
foot" Concentrate on that thought.
As long as you hold your mind
steadily to the belief that you can't
move your foot you viii find that the
foot is immovable.
DIR. Coues patients become adept
In auto.suggestion by constant prac-
tice. Their pains depart. Then. in
many cases. the fundamental causes
OF their Illnesses disappear.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

PORTLAND. Sept. Guy w.
Talbot. president OF the Portland Gas
a Coke company. announces today
that effective OH all meter readings
after August 81 the price of gas In
Portland win be reduced approx
matcly 10 cents per thousand cubic
feet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
2 men and GIRL
GROUND TO Death
Train Backs Into Auto at Auburn,
Exacting Tragic Toll
(EDITORIAL)

Three persons ground to pieces Saturday
in of the death-trap gradecrossngs which abound
in the vicinity Of Seattle.
1t hasn't yet been determined whether the trainmen
were to bame-but that isn't the most important
question.
No matter who was at fault, the accident couldn't
have happened il the gradecrossing hadn't been there.
Other states have legislated against grade e-crossngA
Maybe the Washington legislature will have time to
follow suit next session Ask your candidate what he
thinks about it.
Two and girl ground to death early Saturday
when Northern Pacific train backed into their automobile
on grade crossing at Auburn
The dead are
J. II. Peterson 35 proprietor of an Auburn garage.
J. p Sweeney "a bookkeeper for the Bordns condensed
milk plant at Auburn.
Miss Jessie Barnett 90 waitress the Oak cafe Auburn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

rank and file little different from other drastic
federal court orders that have become common in
cent years. 1t is in the terms laid down against the
officials of the union that the astounding departure
is found.
The attorney general asks that the present national
strike proceed from without any leadership
whatever. And the court undertakes 10 meet the
suggestion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02
WE WILL WE WILL,
WE have the boofIeegere ON In,

run It's n hard
Job to buy whiskey
In Seattle now.
Try II II you don't
think So" In
specfor Of Police
Harry OBrieu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

What is probably the most amazing labor injunc-
tion attempted by American court was issued
Friday in Chicago by federal district Judge at the
request of U. S. Attorney General Daugherty.
In effect IL orders that railroad union officials may
not participate in any in the direction of the
strike. They specifically forbidden talking TO
strikers about the strike thru letters telephone
conversations newspaper interviews.
The terms of the injunction as they apply to the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

O. . spondsnt
asks Cynthia Grey
when ssattIs will
get Scent carfars-
And even Cynthia
dldn't know
Jacob Aaronson, representing East
ern railroads. declares that the aver
age family In the United States con.
sists of ~ persons.
The four.tenths Of a person. no
doubt. Is a saxophone player.
w. III. Anderson, superintendent OF
the Anti-saioon league. says America
will be dry by fe47. Gosh. we're tired
Of these prohibition jokesl
ANATOMICALLY
SPEAKING
Tell ms now, after reading
some Of this upio them
slang that has been breaking
Into The Star lately, which
would you rather be--the
snakes hips. the bees knees. the
gnsf's nosfriIs, the aIIigator's lip
stick or the well known mosqui-
to's eyebrows?
whoever IN tbink-
ing up all this STUFF
certainly IL tho
erocodilo's earmuffs.
David Burgess. mysterious person
whom the mayor named for super
Uurn TO Page 0, Column -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-02

q having q fine time today.
r. 8. Reed. the official photoz
rapher Of the scene. says tiers was
not dry threat In tho courtroom
when Joe was fined-
He sran the Enclish chasres.
Round iccber0s up az Nome.
Bat kicked to beat the dickens
When the bath sras cold at home.
Have the dry squad. narcotic
squad and moral squad been abol.
ished or Just transferred TO tho In
curablc squad7
EASY!
B73 politieaI incurables q Sis
per mo. Is SI.,o3. 800. or q redue-
tion In the tax levy Of 4 mills.
Attaboy. Doc.
Ted corbets. famous oldsirne ball
player. is a candidate In Seattle for
constable. Ten years from now we'll
probably see Babe Ruth running for
bailiY.
J. ID. Ross. superintendent Of light
ing. says that rates for electrical
current win be reduced 20 per cent
when the skagit Is developed. More
power 70 hint