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The Washington times., 1922-08-16
IN
OHIO AGAIN
OPERATING
Ten Per Cent Of Soft Coal Ton
mage Represented in
signers Of Truce. #
by International News Service.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. i6s-
Coal was cut In the deep bitumi-
nous mines Of Ohio today for the
first time in twenty weeks, fol-
lowing the signing Of new wage
scale of operators and miners in
conference here Late yesterday.
Sole production during the pc
riod of the strike was from open
pits.
Troops Recalled.
The first mines to resume opera.
tions were the Maher properties
and those Of the Lorraine Coal and
Dock Company, in the vicinity Of
Bellaire.
Early today operators represent
ing a total tonnage Of approximate
ly sixty million had signed the new
agreement. This is about 10 per
cent Of the total output of soft
coal. Half Of this tonnage is in
Ohio and western and central
Pennsylvania, a large amount from
northern West Virginia and the
rest scattering from Indiana, ILL.
nois and Michigan.
Gov. Harry l.. Davis, Of Ohio. to-
day ordered all national guards.
men to return to their home sta.
tions from the mine zones they
have been guarding.
Before leaving for Philadelphia,
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America
declared he expected large mum
bers of operators not represented
at the conference to sign the
agreement without delay. He wired
instructions to district chairmen OF
locals in districts covered by the
agreement to resume operations al
once.
IT esteem this termination Of the
conflict as especially gratifying not
only to the United Mine Workers
who have emerged from this grea,
conflict with signal honors, but
to the American people as well,
Lewis said. The miners may well
be termed the shock troops OF
America and this controversy ID
their industrial Verdun."
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
SOFT COAL MINES RE0PENED
BUTFUEL FAMINE IS CERTAIN
Christ Churches Give
Support To Rail
Strikers
by international News Service.

The cause Of striking rail-
road workers was upheld in the
main today in a report made
public by the research depart
ment Of the Federal Council Of
Churches Of Christ in America.
The report was entitled "Some
Moral Aspects of the Railroad
Strike"
The councils report explains
at Length why the railroad
strikers refused President Hard
ing's proposal to arbitratc Sc
niority, stating that such step
would be virtually to "arbitrate
the right to strike"
The decision Of the Railway
Labor Board that a striker au-
tomatically loses his seniority
rights is "mapifestly recognized
by the Administration as very
unfortunate said the report.
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INSPECTOR
of POLICE:
.AbSOLVEO
Evans Exonerated by Chief OF
Misconduct Allegations by
. . Girl Clerks. S..

Inspector Charles A. Evans, as
sistant superintendent Of police,
who In alleged to have made un-
conventional proposals to six
'teen-year-old girl, today was vim
dicated by Maj. Daniel Sullivan,
superintendent of police.
Major Sullivan, replying to q
letter from Inspector Evans,
which demanded a public hearing
of allegations which have ap-
peared in the public press, in
formed the senior police inspec-
tor that the matter was a closed
incident so far as he was con-
cerned.
Charge Too Informal.
Major Sullivan's letter declared
that the police department has no
record Of statements or affidavits
reflecting upon the official or per-
sonal conduct Of the assistant super
intendent.
The superintendent also denied
Inspector Evans request for a pub
lie hearing, declaring that ut Is
clearly beyond my authority to
order a hearing. public or otherwise,
upon matters appearing in the pub.
lie press but which did not emanate
from this office, and with which
this office had absolutely no con-
nection."
Major Sullivan's letter follows:
I'm reply to your communication
Of the Tenth instant you are advised
that there is nothing Of record At
these headquarters either In the
form Of a statement or an affidavit,
which reflects upon your official
or personal conduct, and, therefor,
It Is clearly beyond my authority to
order a hearing, either public or
otherwise, upon matters appearing
in the public press but which did
not emanate from this office, and
with which this office had absolute.
ly no connection. .-
CLOSED Incident.
I'm view of these facts, you are
advised that no action toward q
public hearing or otherwise will be
taken by this office, and, so far as
I am concerned the incident Is a
closed matter"
The letter was made public by In,
spector Evans. The inspector de-
clined to comment on 1t.
Rumors have been afloat In the
District building for the past week
that Major Sullivan has been investi'
eating the conduct OF Inspector
Evans with two young girls, one the
daughter of a former policewoman
and the other an employe Of the Of
flee Of collector Of taxes.
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MAN
APPEARED
GREATLY !
AC|TATED
Slain OkIahoman Seen Twice
at EIks' Home Before
Fatal Journey.
Notice To Hackers

II the public hacker who
wrote an anonymous letter TO
The Washington Times stat.
ing that he drove three men to
q particular place on the night
Barney Mcbride was slain
will communicate AT ONCE
with the City Editor Of The
Washington Times. Main $3.50,
any information he gives will
be regarded as confidential
and his identity will be kept
secret. City Editor. The Times.
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
FRENCH CABINET PUTS o. K.
on PoINcARE'S POLICIES

PARIS, Aug. 16.-The French
cabinet has unanimously approved
and ratified the policy pursued by
Premier Poincare in the allied In
demnity conference in London, II
was announced this afternoon. The
next step is up to the chamber Of
deputies. .. s..
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
CONG. KNIGHT TO RESIGN
DUE TO U. s. SHIP POLICY

Akron, Ohio announced today he
would resign from Congress because
he could not agree with the Admin.
istration's policy toward ship subsidy
and tariff legislation.
Knight also said he would not be
an independent candidate for Gov.
ernor In Ohio in the fall election.
The Washington times., 1922-08-16

I-Get some facts under what
circumstances Barney A. Mcbride
made his WILL.
Get on the inside OF all Of his
business connections.
S-Get facts concerning his
brothers Illness and present condh'
ton. -
4--Find the Woman and not the
MAN or MEN who knew about
McBride's trip to the El-hs con-
vention. NJ,
eich Taxicab Company whom Nc.
Bride engaged n he ever did.
6-Find the Man who took Nc.
Brides application In to the ELkS
4 and trace his cbnnections what
ever. For Il seems y me that the
motive of Barney "A. McBride's
death was robbery on large scale
and not for his personal Saluables
only. tNaturaily no murderer
could resist the brightness OF such
an expensive diamond ringJ
II aiso believe that the active
murderers were three In all: The
hacker Tor the drlver) and the man
(who could gain admission into the
poolrooms OF the ELkS) and his
woman, whom he may have
brought from afar or engaged here
for the occasion.
The man who planned McBride's
murder. and the 6ne who actually
killed him, II not n Washingtonian,
but ne must have been here for
some time. .
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
Some Murder Theories
3!
.NIrs.arloN.llnpes.efIu

In response Washington Times request for theories regarding
the Mcbride Of letters have been received
aeady following feW of the most plausible theories
The Washington times., 1922-08-16

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The Washington times., 1922-08-16

OF the charge that men on
strike have thrown bombs at .
srailroad train, injuring women
and children, risking the lives
Of many, there are two things
to be said: First, to accuse
strikers of such a crime with
out proof is as outrageous as
Il would be, without proof, to
accuse railroad owners of
throwing bombs to turn SYM
pathy against the strike.
Second, If any union men
are guilty, they are the worst
enemies Of unionism, and de-
cent union men should deliver
them up for the punishment
that they deserve, not merely
because they are vile GRIM
inals, but because they threat
en- the existence of unionism.
The Rev. Mr.. Hagen, Mora
Wan minister, says: Environ
ment and heredity are no ex-
cuse for sim"
Environment and heredity"
may not be an EXCUSE. but
they are CAUSES of sin.
What chance has a child Of
cursed heredity, including pow
erty, vice, drunkenness, per-
haps complicated by vicious
blood diseases, born into an
environment Of filth, misery,
ignorance, superstition, and
brutality? Statistics will tell
the Rev. Mr.. Hagen a great
deal about that.
The Bible itself does not
blame sin entirely upon the
sinner, for it warns those
through whom evil may come.
That is to say, the environment.
The philosophy Of strikes as
they affect corporations are put
in six words by Mr.. Fontaine,
intelligent young writer in Wall
Street: ...
"Strikes must end; public
must pay"
Corporations are not worry
ing; the "Street" keeps prices
up, because spectators and
owners Of corporations know the
truth is in those six magic
words.
Yes, the strike MUST end,
sooner or later. And after the
end, the public MUST pay.
That Is one Of many good
Jokes on the public.
Here's another interesting lit
tie paragraph in Mr.. Fontaine's
philosophizing:
"The public is always COM
planning about Wall Street. But
If it watched its own interests
as carefully as Wall Street
watches ITS interests, Wall
Street would be eating cut Of
its hands,"
When the people learn to
watch their own interest, es-
pecially on election days, things
will change.
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1901 e street northwest.

think Mr.. Mcbride had been
to a gambling house In Suitland,
Ma. and had won lots OF money.
and on his way home some OF
the guests he had won money
The Washington times., 1922-08-16

from started before he did and
waylaid him.
MRS. ELLA PIERCE,
y. 1898 U street southeast.
Il Is my belief that robbery
was the motive for the killing OF
Mcbride, and believe IL was
carried out by the person who
was last seen ut the Elks Club
with him. Mcbride would not
drink bootleg whiskey and start.
ed out to get "real stuff and
was Iured to the spot where he
was found, robbed and murdered.
I believe the man that played
mol at the club with him will
throw some light ON the crime
and lead to the arrest oil the
murderer.
ROBERT EDWARDS,
1925 Otis place northwest
When I read the account In your
paper OF the murder Of Mr., Me-
Bride, I immediately remembered
two Indians whom saw get out OF
nm automobile at the corner OF
Eighth and r streets, and 20 into
the Interior building. This was, l
think, Tuesday or "Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock. They were In
native costume, and ! stopped to
look at them.
Could Il not be that they were
!, from Oklahoma In Washington for
some settlement In connection with
oil property there, as the Natural
Resource Division of the Income
Tax Unit b located I'm the Interior
\ Building. ..
There might possibly have ex-
isted 4 feud between them and MIR.
Mcbride, and I believe he was In
/ fesr of an urnsuai death and mutt
lstion, else why should be put his
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Minds and Legs.
Stupid Brutality.
Pigeon and Rats.
y ARTHUR BRISBANE
,copyrish,. ,sas.,

Copyright. is11b
Mr.. Birge, a Vermont farmer,
was excited yesterday. A doc
tor promised him that he would
be able to stand and walk for
the first time in thirty nine
years. Surgeons perform such
wonders. You are not surprised
at the patience with which
Farmer Birge lies in the hos
pital enduring severe treatment.
But you are surprised when
you remember that books in
the libraries would do for the
minds of thousands what the
doctors are doing for Birge's
legs. But thousands won't take
the trouble to read them, al
though the books are free. Bet
ter to have legs that won't walk
than a brain that can't think.
There are millions Of such
brains, and the owners don't
worry.
Herbert Darlington, broker,
had some pigeons. Squads and
eggs were disappearing; rats
were after them. He shot one
mother rat, then found the rat
nest with young rats and one
pigeon egg in 1t. Tho mother
pigeon was sitting on the egg
and the baby rats, keeping them
all warm.
Foolish pigeon, you say, but
not half as foolish as voters
that walk to the polls and
"keep warm" political organiza-
tions that rob them between
elections. The poor pigeon can't
read and write-that's her ex-
cuse.
BY the way, how did that
rat carry the egg without
breaking it? How do rats
carry hens eggs, as they do?
Nobody knows. The theory is
that one rat lies on its back
holding the egg with four paws,
while other rats pull it by the
tail, using it's body as a sled.
That rats steal and carry away
eggs is known, but nobody has
seen them or knows how they
do it. - T.
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from started before he did anC
waylaid him. .
MRS. ELLA PIERCE,
y. 1898 u street southeast.
The Washington times., 1922-08-16

Partly cloudy and mod
erately warm. tonight and
Thursday. with moderate
southwest and west winds.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
ROACH LADDYBUCKS
 AGAIN TO GAMBOL
Railroad Workers and Friends to Settle Athletic Supremacy
 July g.

Railroad strike or no strike, the second annual outing of the M. J. Roach Association will be held at Neubig's Farms in North Branford on Sunday, July 9, and the associa- ton, composed mainly of railroad workers, will make merry for the day. A fine program of sports, some of them to decide ties resulting last year, has been made up while an entertain ment of much speed has been planned.
 To start off Tom Di11een will be there again with his flute and Irish dances. Big Ed' Whalen and "Codger" Mulligan, who each got two falls last year, will again seek supremacy in wrestling; the railroad shop team will again pull tug-of-war against the Hilltops; there will be sons by Denny Fitzgerald; debate on the activities of "The Black and Tans" between Joe Millise and Tim Cullinan; there will be weight throw ing by Mike and John Roach who beat all corners last year; Ed Whalen, jr, J. Roach and J. Maloney will strive for honors at the 100 yards; John Durkins' half-hill tops will struggle with the "depot gang" on the rope; "Kippeen" McGuire's Gaelic football team will tryout Patsy Bar rett's downtowners; Eddie Sutton's S West Haven laddies will do the same against another team from the Hill while Mulligan and Burns will run an endurance race over a two-mile course. Jack Smith, the round truck CT, will intersperse with old time songs.
 The start will be made from the depot at o:3o a. m., daylight time, lunch will be served on arrival and dinner at about 2:3o, Big trucks will carry the crowd to the picnic field.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
MEXICAN LABOR APPEALS TO A.F.L.
 FOR A FAIR DEAL
Tells Convention Propaganda Here Is Intended to Disrupt
 Country.
Especial to The Labor News.)

| Especial to The Labor News
 Cincinnati, O., June 23.-Bringing greetings from Mexican workers, Canuto A. Vargas, fraternal delegate from the Mexican Federation of La bor, addressed the A. F. of L. conven- ton here, explaining conditions in Mexico and pleading for closer unity between the two labor movements. Tt will ever be to the credit of the less of the opinions of our enemies,' said MT. Var gas, "that soon after the heat and passion of the revolutionary period were over and labor laws were incorporated in the constitution they sat down to the orderly business of building up their organization to see to 1t that those laws were enforced. Today those laws are far from being enforced, and the reason IS that the constitution itself provides that the congress shall enact appropriate leg iSlation intended to procure the en- forcement of these labor laws
 "Congress up to this time has done no such thing, and it is for that req son that the organized workers are going to take part in the political elections this year. They are not go- ing to take part as a party or as a group, they are following exactly the same non-partisan lines the organized workers of the United States will follow next November. We have Tn the Republic of Mexico several par ties, among them the Liberal Party, which should change it's name, be- cause it is not liberal party. On the other hand we have four or five different parties that have sprung up in the last five years. Political lines are not very we'll defined as yet in Mexico, and these four or five politi- cal organizations that have been or ganized during the last five years are going to join in the fight against the Liberal Party and send men to Con- gress who will protect the people. They are going to send to congress men who will see to it that legisla- tion enacted to protect the people will be observed They are going to throw their full force for men they are reasonably sure will do that.
 This country will be bound to hear the usual stories told about Mexico when things happen there that do not suit the financial and industrial in terests; but I say to you about the political action the workers are going to take, so that you may be on your guard in this country and 1t0t be sur
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
TROUP DECIDES HE
 WON'T SEEK OFFICE
N. H. Union Editor Amused at Sug-
 gestion of Opposing Mclean.

The following from this week. $ issue of the Publishers Auxiliary somewhat clears the political situation here following a recent effusion in the same paper that Troup would run for the U. s. Senate:
 "Former Postmaster Philip Troup of New Haven, who resigned office March Ist after handling the Elm City mails eight years, is now, he says, engrossed in his old job, that of editor of the New Haven Union, the paper his father, the late Alexander Troup, founded in 1871. He says the talk about Phil Troup for governor, or for United States senator against the old-time Hartford Courant man, George B. Mclean, amuses him greatly. He wants it understood he agrees with the assertion of Governor Stubbs of Kansas, successful coun- try editor, that the man who runs a ightforward party organ can, and does, do more for his party organiza- ton than governor or senator, and that he must in the very nature of things be a more useful citizen. MT. Troup's paper has I8,ooo circulation and is paying property. He says he wants to seek the sweet shades of private life forever and not hold office or run for office"
 Phil forgot to apologize to the Con- necticut correspondent for spelling such a good yarn.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23

prised when they tell you the organ 1 ized workers of Mexico have organ i ized a party, that 1t is not true. They are not organized by themselves, but they are organizing their forces in 1 order to elect men regardless of the party they belong to, who will at 1 least make it sure that the constitu-
 ton is not evaded by the industrial lords and the financial interests.
 "In Mexico the organized labor I movement is a baby compared with | the American Federation of Labor. The Mexican movement IS only a lit | tie over four years old. We may differ somewhat in method You can l see very we'll why sue ha difference l exists, but as time goes on we may be able to benefit by your experience and benefit by our own mistakes also l It can hardly be expected that an or ganization scarcely five years old will learn from your experiences and also from your mistakes. This is the req son why the Mexican Federation of
 Labor is anxious to establish the closest relations with the American Federation of Labor.
 "The Mexican Federation had not
 
 ecutive council of the American Fed eration of Labor extended to them l an invitation to send representatives to an international conference for the purposes of establishing closer rela- tions between the two movements. You are all acquainted with the fact
 that in November, 1918, there met in Laredo, Texas, the representatives of the American Federation of Labor
 and the representatives of the Mexi-
 can Federation of Labor. The pur pose of that federation was to estab fish a means of communication be- tween the two movements, and thus it came about that the Pan-American Federation of Labor came into exis- tence.
 "The Pan American Federation of Lbor was intended by it's founders to include al 1.-the labor movements of the American continent. In the past four years we can truthfully say that, , taking into account all the obstacles we have had to meet, among which
 not the least is the difference of language, the Pan American Federa- ton of Labor has progressed as much
 as ii could be expected to progress. We should not, 1 think, let such a thin as a difference in our language, a difference in our customs, a diff ference in our race origin impede the work of amalgamating as closely as possible the labor movements of all the 2I American republics I have been very happy to note that in this respect we have met with the heart 1 fest cooperation from the members of your Executive Council as we have met with the same cooperation from the officers and executive councils of some of the other labor movements. "The Mexican workers in their
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
Resolutions of COOPERATION

WHEREAS Labor's strongest asset is its Purchasing Power, combined with a general application of Cooperative Prin- ciples and
 WHEREAS this is the most important movement ever promoted in our city by Labor to officially advance the spirit of reciprocity and
 WHEREAS the firms f1ere represented are on record as having manifested their desire for cooperation with the working classes:
 THEREFORE, although it is not in- ferred that this list covers all firms flair" to Labor, the concerns herein represented have shown their desire to cooperate with will be guided by Consistency as our Principle and give them our hearty patron age and support in accordance with the established policy of our organization.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
CANDEE RUBBER SHOPS
 TO REOPEN JULY

Employes of the L. Candee x Co rubber shop have received the wei come announcement that the big plant will reopen on Wednesday, July ;, with all departments operat- ing. The department which gets the rough work ready are to start up a few days earlier. The Candee shop closed down about six weeks ago. When it re-opens the employees will learn or what hour-basis work is be- ing resumed.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
A Directory of Our
 FRIENDS

In pursuance of the movement which has for its purpose the urging of all work ing people to give their combined support to reputable concerns that have uniformly shown a friendly attitude toward the cause of Labor there will here be found a directory of enterprises which we feel can be conscientiously endorsed and which are, therefore, justly entitled to our good will and united cooperation.
 It does not necessarily follow that con- cerns which are not here represented are unfriendly, nevertheless those listed on this page have demonstrated their friendliness in various ways and should have our SUD- port.
 Cooperation is always two-way matter and it is our duty to cooperate with those who cooperate with us. Consult this directory carefully before making any pur- chases.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

SOuthpOrt, EngIand, JuHc ~ Ht annual conference of the Railway Clerks Association has declared in favor of complete naturalization of the railways and their ''co-ordination with the canals, postofice, road, mo- tor aerial, coastal and steam packet transport undertakings as a great na- tional system of transportation serv- ices" The conference also resolved to resist wage cuts and demanded a 25 per cent increase in basic salary rates.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23
GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES

Montevido, Uruguay, June B. Naturalization of tobacco, coal, pc troleum and alcohol is recomme ended by the President of Uruguay in his message to the Uruguayan congress. Tn the opinion of the president the government monopolies are required for the improvement of the state finances.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-23

fight for industrial freedom went into national organization nearly five years ago and they are going to stay in this struggle that means we are aiming to make this world what God intended 1t to eb and not what the fnancia Interests and industrial lords want 1t to be-"