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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
COAL STRIKE MOVE
SHIFTS TO MINES
Where Re-opening Of Mines Under
State and Federal Protection
Will Be Tested.

Washington, ID. G., July 20 tBy the
Associated Press The center of de-
velopments in the coal strike was shift
ing to-day from Washington and into
the coal fields where the policy Of the
government involving re-opening Of
the mines under state or federal p:o-
lection viii be tested.
Responses were yet to come from
several governors TO President Hard
ing's appeal for cooperation IN in
suring the nations fuel supply, but
White House officials expressed graft
fication over the response thus far re-
ceived. Only Governor Morrison Of
North Carolina. Of the 10 governors
who had replied up to noon to-day,
refused absolutely the corporation the
president asked, 1t was pointed out by
officials.
John L. Lewis, chief of the United
Mine Workers and leader in the strike,
was preparing to leave Washington
during the day. He said:
"The mine workers attitude il nm
changed. Our people are determined
to continue the strike until the prin-
ciple Of collective bargaining end pest
procedure in the industry are fcccg-
mixed"
Eastern coal consumers are placing
some orders for coal from European
coal dealers, according to statement
issued to-day by r. r. Wadleigh, ief
Of the coal division Of the commerce
based on reports reach
ing the department. The largest sin
gle contract reported was an order for
sixty thousand tons from England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
GOV.BRONIN CALLED OUT
TROOPS TO DEFEND RAIL
WORKERS. AT CONCORD

were equally firm in their insistencs
that seniority rights of men now ~
work be recognized There was no in
dication from either side of weaken
ing of the determination to carry the
point at issue
In all 247 trains have been cancelled
or are about to be cancelled, said re,
ports from railroad centers in the west
The southwestern lines apparently
have been heaviest hit Reports were
that the strike is being felt by the iron
and steel industries, that coal mines
in parts of West Virginia are without
coal cars and that portion of the
fruit crop of the Pacific coast is endan-
gered by lack of transportation.
Reports of violence fell off some
what but troops we're called out in two
more states, and isolated shootings and
whippings continued.
A. conference between union heads
and road officials in Chicago was ex-
pected to avert walkout of 1900
clerks on the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad.
Railroad repair shops in the east
are manned at nearly go per cent of
Secretary Walker of the bu-
reau of information of eastern rail-
ways said in statement issued at
New York. As far as the western dis
trict is concerned sthe strike is Just
about over" the statement added.
Restraining orders and injunctions
looking to the protection Of railroad
property and operations were granted
in a dozen or more cities.
The appeal of President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor, to
workers everywhere to support the
shopmen's strike, was received quietly.
"The railroads know they cannot
justify their fight against the national
adjustment board before the public,r
Mr. Jewell said "The board would
take working rules disputes off The
hands of the railroad labor board, ex-
rept in cases Of appeals, and leave the
board free to devote practically all its
time to wage questions"
Mr.. jewell said to-day that the nm
ions opposed regional boards because
two or three different bodies in differ
sections would Be trying to interpret
the same national rules on various
parts of the same system, and nothing
but confusion would result Regional
boards" he said, would mean war and
not peace on the railroads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
MRS. MALLORY BITTER
AGAINST PRESS
American Woman Tennis Champion
Said They Printed Lies,
Lies, Lies"

New York, July 20.--Unconvinced
that she is not better tennis player
than Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, who re-
Gently defeated her at Wimbledon in
straight sets, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory, American champion, came
home to-day on the Homeric. averring
that she will go back TO England next
year "if | am alive" in the hope OF
again meeting the French star.
Mrs. Mallory authorized the quota
ton, the better player won"
She denied ever saying what had
been published about the banter re-
ported to have been exchanged between
herself and Mile. Lenglen after the
match. Denouncing these reports as
Ties. lies, lies" she exclaimed: ''The
newspapers are the vilest and dirtiest
things in America and if they don't
let me alone they will drive me out
of tennis and back to Norway
At the solicitation of Dean Mafhey,
American player, who accompanied her,
she withdrew her Characterization Of
the American press and, after he had
dictated the phrase, Mile Lenglen is
the most marvellous woman tenni.
player in the world" Mrs. Mallory
said she could be quoted a. so saving.
Clasping her bands in a prsyerful at
titude she added. Il swear il on the BIZ
bic. Is that what you want me to
sayi"
Mathey pleaded with the interview
ers to remember that Mrs. Mallory is
a woman and hot tempered" and con-
stsntly kept putting phrases into ner
mouth, urging her to be sportsman
Ike but it was plain that his views
were not hers. Asked what she wanted
TO tell the public concerning her de-
feat, Mrs. Mallory frowned and said
Il have nothing TO say. What can /
say' I did not ask 10 meet her again.
! didn't say anything about not being
up TO my real form What Is to be
saids We did not quarrel Nothing
was said over the net. After the game
just congratulated her OF course. I
want to play her again. was beaten
and that's all there was 10 Il .
Miss Edith Sigourney Of Boston. who
Mrs Mallory over and
back and also played at Wimbledon.
lauded the treatment accorded the
Americans in England and said:
II enjoyed myself very much in
deed. | have seen Mrs Mallory play
much better than she did against MIe. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
RAILROAD PATROLMEN
FILLED WITH SHOT
When Their Gasoline Speedster Was
Wrecked Near BentleyviIle,
Penn.

Monongahela. Penn. July 20.-Two
Pennsylvania raEroad patrolmeh. a
car inspector and constable were shot
carly to-day after their gasoline
speedster had been wrecked on the
Ellsworth branch south Of Bentley
vile. Penn. Three of the men we're
seriously wounded while TIE other was
hit BY a number Of blickshot. The Of
foers were on railroad strike patrol
duty.
The wounded.
r. X. Lebler, railroad pstrolmsn.
Robert A Brown, railroad patrolman:
Martin Hsnnigzn. Monongahela con
stable. and John T. Homas. car in
srrctcr-
Their car vac speeding down along
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
BIG FARM LOSS.
when Boy Tried to Light the Acety-
lene Gas

Westminster. July 20.--The exten-
sive farm buildings of Wallace T Ran
ney located three miles south of this
village were burned yesterday after
noon with a loss of from $1,000 to
=. 600. The fire originated in the
barn, caused by boy trying to light
the acetylene gas. with which all the
buildings were equipped. An explosion
threw flames into the hay
The barn. garage, tool house. sugar
house and shed were destroyed tozeth-
er with all farming machinery and a
high priced Jersey bull About half the
crop was in the harm. The horses we're
taken ont with difficulty.
The dwelling onIy % fecf from the
burned tool house was saved hy wet
blankets The chemical FIRE companies
from this village and Bellows Falls a.
sisted. Mr. Ranney i ore of the Old
residents Of the town and highly re-
spected His mother. - wears old and
u. was carried from the house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
WOMAN WAS KILLED.
Daughter Seriously Injured and Hus-
band Bruised in Crossing Accident.

lewiston. Ne. Juiv eo.-Nr-. W y.
Knowlton. IS, - Pennington. Ne.
WAS instantly killed when an east
l,ouna passs nrer train strrrS he au-
to~-obiie IN svhich she. with her hns-
band. Waiter F. Knowlsnn. ani daneh-
ter. Emma. were coming 81 l-Nistcu
on thc Man sirrct r-a-..nz rf the
Name Central r. 'l=osi N tni- city 80
ln-45 tr;s morning Ths daughter w1s
-criausif inferred snd -, aushsn z
slirh.iv hruiscd. The sutcm,eiia was
u--slsd N-s- kno~iton sas tiroun
= distance OF IS feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
LEADER OF STRIKERS
PREDICTS VICTORY
Jewell Says They Will Bring Roads
To Their Knees Within Two

Chicago, July 20.-B M. Jewell,
president of the Six Federated Shop
Crafts, predicted to-day that the rail-
roads viii capitulate and settle. the
strike within two weeks The strike
is becoming more effective daily he
said, ''and the roads will yield as soon
as we bring them to their knees"
The railroad executives statement
on the seniority question was char
acterized by Mr.. Jewell as camoufage
designed to cover up the real issue-a
national adjustment board.
The executive board of the striking
unions viii meet this afternoon to
consider an answer to the statement
issued by the railroad officials last
night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
TEST OF STRENGTH
As MEDIATION FAILS
Immediate Prospects Of Peace Go As
Chairman Hooper Announces
Failure.

Chicago, July e0.--with immediate
prospects for peace in the railway
strike gone. strikers and railroads to-
dsv settled down to test of strength.
The statement Of Chairman Hooper Of
the railroad labor board that the board
was no longer engaged IN peace nsgoti-
stions left the situation open to direct
negotiation Of strike leaders and nail
road chiefs, or attempts rom other
sources
Union officials remained firm in their
demand that full seniority rights be
restored 20 the 10000 shopmen nor
on strike. that beng the rock on which
seacs efforts were broken. Rail heads
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20

Concord, N. H., July 20.-The police
said to-day that they believed they
knew the identity of two of the
masked men who participated in Tees
day nights disturbance.
The publicity committee of the rail-
road strikers declared in statement
that the disturbance Tuesday night
was entirely foreign" to it's members.
This framed-up rioting, we claim, ?
the statement said 'is simply gotten
up to try and blacken the shopmen in
the eyes of the public. We wish to
say that this strike is being conducted
in clean manner by conservative
citizens and we ask that the public do
not believe this nefarious propaganda" :"
Officials of the federated shop crafts
to-day urged members of the union
organizations, who are special officers
Of the police force, TO tender their
services to the city marshal FOR police
duty during the present strike sitra
tion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER
ON QUINCY STREET
William Pitila Fired Twice at Wife
And Once at would-be Rescuer
None Taking Effect.

Quincy. Mass, July 30.---W William
Pitila Of the West Quincy district
was arrested early today after, ac-
eording to the police, he had attempted
to shoot his wife, Almira. v
Two shots fired at Mrs. Pitila went
wild, and third, fired at Otto John
son who answered the. woman's
screams for help, passed through
fruit store window. Pitila fed but was
captured in wood. The shooting,
which took place on the street, was
said to have been the result of quar-
rel Pitila was arrested, charged with
assault with intent to kill and was
held in 5000 bonds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
STANDARD OIL TANKS
AGAIN CONSIDERED
Company Wants to Begin Construc-
tion on North Main Street
Property.

Construction Of four large storage
tanks for oil on the Standard Oil
Co.'S property at the corner Of North
Main and West Second streets is again
before the Barre city council, having
been brought up last night on appli-
cation Of the company, informally, for
assurance that permit granted two
years ago was still in force. Attor-
ney E. L. Scott appeared for the com
pany and stated that the tanks would
be nearer the railroad tracks than
Main street, at the same time produc-
ing blueprint, from which City Engi-
neer Ruggles estimated the distance
from Main street to be approximately
100 feet.
After some discussion of the posi-
BILE danger and the possible Increase
Of insurance rates in that vicinity,
the council referred the matter TO the
fire committee to meet the Standard
Oil people Friday afternoon and re-
port next week.
Permission was granted to Co. M,
l72d infantry, Of Barre to give a ma
chinegnn demonstration on the city
park Friday, July 81. as part Of an
enlistment campaign now on. 1t was
claimed that the bullets from the gun.
would not penetrate the sandbag butt
more than Ave inches, whereas they
would 20 l6 inches into pine fcards.
The possible danger was considered
and the company representatives as
sured the council there would he no
danger and that the public would be
kept proper distance away from tie
range.
The city attorney was instructed to
draw up resolution commencing the
citizens military training camp at
Camp Devens.
A building permit was granted to
the city of Barre to construct stor-
age building on Burnham's meadow
and to c. Abbiatti to build a garage
on Circle street. A permit
was also granted for the Parnjgoni
garage on Humbert street on favorable
report of the committee.
A large street light on Boynton
street was ordered.
The Central Vermont railroad re-
ported that repairs had been r1ade on
the Hooker avenue overpass. Accumu-
Iation Of refuse back of the Durkee
block on Main street was referred to
the board Of health
Al this point the council went into
It's usual executive session and on |
put over the contract for
building a storage structure on Burn
hams meadow to next week.
The following warrants were read
and ordered paid City clerk payroll.
sS6.07; street department payroll,
s700O7; engineers department payroll,
1855: water department payroll,
s9l.40; fire department payroll,
s202.7o; police department payroll,
1855; assessors payroll, 500; G. L.
3ooth, janitor. $40; Acme Road Ma
'hine Co., Sl75; Semet Solway Co,
,alcium chloride. sai2a4: II. Mueller
.ffg. Co, s2l.22; Edison Mfg. Co., $780,
"a; Mountain View farm, hay, sl9.
s.; Barre Gas company, blowing fire
whistle for six months, SIS; Brown
md Demerell. $l4s.74; board of char
ties and probation, 500; Capital City
Press, binding records, s2505; N. f.
Tel. & Tel. Co, sl5.45; city treasurer,
ash paid out, sl25.l6.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
sHoor-To-KILL ORDERS.
Issued to Policemen on Buffalo Street
Cars.

Buffalo. n. Y, july 20.-Policemen,
armed with riot guns and under orders
20 shoot TO kin II rioting develops.
rode the II street cars which started
out from the car barns this morning
Two hand grenades were exploded
on the roof of the Cold Spring car
barn last night, tearing holes in the
building, but injurine none Of the 80
strike breakers who are said TO be
living in the barn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
TO LAND ON DECK.
Device Perfected to Aid Airplanes In
Descent.

Washington, d. G July 20-Perfec-
tion Of a device 70 enable an airplane
going 20 miles an hour to land on the
deck Of q ship was announced to-day
by the navy department For the
past fev months the naval air service
has been experimenting secrstly At
Hampton Roads with the device on
dummy ships deck.
IN onc of the experiments = small
pisne vas brought 70 q stop within
3 feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
RAIL YORKER SHOT
WHILE SPINNING
And When Companions Rescued Him
From Connecticut River More
Shots Were Fired.

East Deerheld Mass July 20
James Rage. = msehinist's helper en-
pioycd BY the Boston and Maine rail
rsod. was shot while swimming in the
Connectucut river near this town last
night. He was raken TO q hospital in
Greenfield with a bullet wound in the
hip After companions had taken the
mar from the water. other shots were
fred from the bushes on the opposite
hsnk of The river.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
ASKS TROOPS
AT COAL Mine
Consolidated Coal and Coke
Co., of Ohio Plans to
Resume
SENT OPEN LETTER
TO GOV. DAVIS
And If Latter Fails Will
Go Direct to Pres.
Harding

Columbus, o., July 20.--The Consol.
idated Coal and Coke company, the
owner of 100000 tons of slack coal
near New Straitsville, Perry county,
to day sent an open letter to Cover
nor Davis, declaring it wished 10 re-
sumo operations and asking for milf
tarv protection for its workers
Should the governor refuse tp fur
nish military protection, the company
said it would appeal directly 60 prcsi-
dent Harding for federal military pro-
lection.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
COUPLE WITH THRoArs CUT.
Bodies Of Man and Woman Found in
Creek In Pennsylvania.

Willismsport, Pa. July 20.-The
county authorities to-day were in
vestigating the mystery surrounding
the death of man and woman be-
lieved TO have been Mr.. and Mrs. II.
II. Shearer Of Buffalo, n. V, whose
bodies, with their throats cut, were
found last night in Lycoming creek.
20 miles north Of this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
STATE WANTS TO MINE.
Michigan Governor Asks for Govern
ment Sanction.

Lansing, Mich, July 20 fBy the As
sociated Pressl.--Governor Alex J..
Groesbeck, in Telegram prepared for
fransmittal to President Harding to-
day, asked the sanction of The fed
eral government for plan to take
over and operate Michigan coal mines
under state control. The message asked
whether the federal government would
join with the state in taking over and
directing resumption Of operation in
the mines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
NO BASIS FOR CHARGES.
Against d. c. Collier, U. S. Representa-
tive to Brazil Exposition.

Washington. D. c., July eO.--The
state department announced today
that investigation of charges against
ID. c. Collier, commissioner general Of
the United States to the Brazilian
centennial exposition, has disclosed.
"no basis for any charge Of dishon-
esty or of moral turpitude." Mr.. Coll
lier has been directed 10 return to
Rio Janeiro to take charge OF the
American participation in the exposi-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
Bronze Tablet Stolen

Putnam. Conn. July eo--Ihe bronze
tablet Al the entrance Of Wolf dsn IN
Poasire:. conmcmorating the historic
drrf Il Gcnc-ai isrsei Putnau in
entsr.nr/the cave and killing wof,
has diserp arcd.
The tatie; rrs The property 81 the
l.,caf p. A. r. post s-d co<t 1900 The
metal. + Is aid. ro1d rot bring more
than SO.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20

the Ellsworth branch from Cokeburg.
Pa, when il was derailed by an OBJ
stniction on the track. The men were
thrown 20 the roadbed and aimost inn
mediately we're fired upon from a min
State troopers and deputy sheriffs
are seeking the assailsnts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-20
N. C. TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
In Connection with shopmen's Strike
in North Carolina.

Raleigh. n. C., July 20.--,sovernor
Morrison to-day ordered state troops
TO Rocky Mount and Aberdeen for
duty in connection with the railway
shopmen's strike.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-06-29
OPENS
As TIL THE IRISH 81
FORCES meet
Fourteen Are Killed in
Fighting Over Gov
ernment Building.
EAssociated PressJ

Dublin, June 2S.-The Irish pro-
visional government took fOrceful
action today against the insurgents OF
the Irish republican army, investing
the four courts building where the in
surgents are entrenched and opening
a hot when a demand to surrender
was ignored. Fighting which opened
shortly after 4 a. m. was still in
progress in the forenoon, the crack
of rifle fire, battle Of machine guns
and thunder of artillery resounding
over the noise Of the city's traffic
which was being carried on as usual.
OFFICIAL troops are in command of
the four courts building from all sides
but the nature Of the structure made
assault difficult and as the building
contains irreplacable documents there
IL no disposition to fire the structure.
The number of casualties is not
known definitely on either side but
IA were reported in the forenoon. Ar
tillery was employed to some extent
by the provisional government troops.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-06-29
GOOD FICTION PERMISSIBLE.
sut Many Boys and Girls Read
Mediocre, Books.
IAssOciated PressJ


Detroit, Mich, June 2S.-Fiction
reading needs no justification when
1t is Of the better class Of books,
"but there are things in that shape
which l can not allow for SUCH"
Miss Mary s. Wilkinson Of the
Hackley Public Library, Muskegon,
Mich, told the conference of the
American Library Association here
today ut seems unfortunately to
be true that much of the fiction read
by older boys and girls belongs to
this group Of unsuitable or mediocre
books" said Miss Wilkinson.
1.-THE reason for 1t is twO-fold;
first, their taste is not sufficiently
trained to discriminate between the
good and the cheap; and second,
their craving for 'lots Of excitement
leads them chiefly to second-rate
authors whose breathless activity
satisfies even the restless ado
lescent."
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-06-29
TRAVEL CLOSE TO CANNIBALS
Missionary Brings Family Back
to America.
HAsN0cmted Prees1 ]

Chicago, June 28.-Basanga and
Bokesi, aged two and half years
and fifteen months respectively, are
making 10000 mile journey to
California from their home at Mon
dombie, Congo village within a
days distance from an insurgent
tribe of cannibals. According to
the children's missionary father, DIR.
Ernest B. Pearson, these cannibals
eat the Belgian soldiers they cap
tured both to express their con-
tempt for them and to show that
it can be done. Basanga and Bo-
kesi, whose Christian names are
Mary and Paul. were born in a jun
gle-rimmed village and until they
started on the three months jour-
ney to America neither remembered
ever seeing another white child.
Mary speaks IOndundo, Bantu
dialect, as well as she does English,
and Paul has learned no English as
vet
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-06-29
DEATH LIST
GROWS HIGH
AT THE MINE
Twenty-six Slain When
the Union Miners At
tackled Workers
fAssociated Press1


Herrin, Ill.,, June 22.-Check Al
noon today made by the Associated
Press showed 26 known dead and an
indication that the total would be
more than 80 in hostilities between
striking miners and employees in
tire. Strip mines of the Southern
Illinois Coal Company near here.
Bodies are spread over an area Of
fifteen miles. Some are riddled
with bullets others beaten to death
and three hanging by ropes from
trees. Out in the road. an Associa-
ted Press correspondent. saw. six
men tied together terribly man
gIed by bullets and clubs, laying in
the scorching sun while hundreds Of
men and women laughed at their
"pleas for water In the name OF
God"
Herrin, ILL.,, June 22.-Nineteen
were killed and more than score
were wounded when an army Of five
thousand miners stormed the stock
ade of the Southern Illinois Coal
C0ampany's mine SIX miles Ironl nere'
An incomplete check showed 16
nonunion men and three union men
dead. One union was found hanging
to a tree his body riddled with bull
lets. The bodies Of nonunion mel
were found in the woods near the
mine. Mine Foreman Mcdowell was
beaten to death. The other IA were
hanged or shot to death. 1t was
stated that the men were massacred
when they attempted to escape after
being taken prisoners by union forces.
Several thousand men and boys were
present when 16 nonunion men were
killed at 8 o'clock this morning.
Three of the dead union miners were
killed in the nights fighting.