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Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Lawrence City
Council Moves
For Strike Arbitration

Lawrence. Mass, July 1.-THE
Lawrence city council today adopted
resolutions Recommending that the
questions at issue in the textile
strike be submitted to an impartial
tribunal for arbitration. The city
clerk was instructed to forward the
minutes of the meeting and a copy
of the resolutions to Governor Cox
The action of the council was TAX
en- after Organizer ]. German of the
United Textile Workers, in charge of
the strike here for that organization,
and others had told the members
that the strikers in Lawrence heart
lily favored arbitration The labor
representatives who included Mrs
Sarah Giles, a striker, and John
Hendry, a former mill employee, ap-
peared before the council in an ef-
fort to show that the operatives had
done all in their power to bring
about a settlement of the strike.
which closed down March % with
out announcing a wage cut, have
since re-opened, said today that in
creasing numbers were being en-
ployed at the plant. and that more
looms were running than before the
shut down.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Strikers To Be
Heard on Question
Peaceful Picketing

MaHcnester. n. H., July 1.-THE
motion Of the counsel for the textile
strikers for hearing on the modi-
fication of the injunction issued
against President Mcmahon and 9TH
ers was granted by Justice Sawyer
in the superior court today. Wednes-
day morning has been designated by
the court for the hearing. The strik-
ers will ask that the injunction be
modified to permit of peaceful picket
ing. The strikers will deny allega-
cations made by the mill corpora
tions.
Union leaders declared today that
they We're more than ever determined
to fight for eight hours a day.
At the beginning of the 23rd week
CT the strike Amoskeag officials sat
ed that there was a continued Salts
factory increase in the number of
returning employees.
A delegation Of the strikers left
for Lawrence, today where a meet
ing of the representatives from
strike centers was to be held.
The press committee of the strik-
ers board of strategy said today that
the relief committee would be glad
TO receive discarded clothing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Heavy Mortality
Among the Birds
Due to Bad Weather

Boston, July 1.-THE long and
heavy rains in New England this year
have resulted in tremendous loss of
bird life, according to State Ornitholo-
gist Edward H. Forbush. The rains
have been more severe down east"
than in Massachusetts, and reports to
Professor Forbush relate that in places
in Maine at least two wheelbarrow
loads of dead chimney swallows have
been taken from single long chimneys.
The catastrophe to the chimney swal-
lows. or chimney swifts, was directly
due to the heavy rains which drove
to the ground the insects on which
these birds feed, causing the birds to
starve to death. These birds catch
their prey on the wing and cannot SUBJ
sist otherwise
Professor Forbush said that most of
the loss Of life, however. was among
the birds which nest on the ground or
make their nests low in bushes or on
banks Of streams. Either the nests
have been swept away by the torrents
and floods or the young birds have been
drowned In their nests.
In western Maine and in Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
there has been great destruction of
red-winged blackbirds, wrens, swamp
sparrows and song sparrows. Some
birds which never raise more than one
brood year are already focking for
their return trip to the South, though
this is unusually early.
A similar catastrophe occurred in
this district in 1908, when there was
an abundance of rain together with
cold weather.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Wednesday To Be
Governors Day
At Camp Devens

Aver, Mass. July II. Next We'd
nesday, July 10, has been designated
Governors Day at Camp Devens.
and in honor of the visiting COVER
nors of the New England states. the
largest review of troops in New Eng
land since that of the old Yankee Di-
vision will be held. Word has been
received that all the chief executives
will be present and special prepara-
tions are being made for their en-
tertainment. General Edwards. COM
manding the First Corps Area, is al
50 expected.
The review is scheduled to take
place at five o'clock in the after
noon and will surpass that Of last
week through the addition Of the
Maine infantry and artillery. Every
branch Of the service will be rep
resented in the review.
Special arrangements are also be-
ing made to care for many thousand
relatives and friends Of the soldiers
who are invited to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
GEORGIA SHERIFF
ASKS GOVERNOR
FOR STATE TROOPS

Way Cross, Ga, July 17.-Sheriff
H. j. Sweat officially wired Governor
Hardwick tonight that he believed
the strike situation beyond his con-
troll and that troops were needed at
once. The sheriff stated that so far
as he could ascertain nearly fifty
men said to be present employees
of the railroad had been either beaten
severely or driven from the city.
Atlanta, Ga. July 17.-Governor
Hardwick tonight authorized Adju-
tant General G. Van Holt Nash to
send Georgia National Guardsmen
to Way Cross. Ga, where disorders
were reported late today in con-
nection with strike of some 1000
union employees of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway. General Nash
later said he had telephoned to Way
Cross and did not believe the s.nd-
ing Of troops was yet necessary.
If it became necessary, he added,
they would be sent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
SHERIFF KILLED

Wellsburg w. Va, July 17.-(By A.
P)-Four known dead, whose bodies
lay in the morgue here tonight, were
silent witnesses of the gun fight which
ragged for more than an hour at day
break around the Clinton Mine of the
Richland Coal Company at Clinton
vile, ten miles away. Sheriff H. H.
Duval, who led his little band of dep
uties against a large crowd of men,
said to have crossed from the Union
coal field of Pennsylvania, was among
the dead: The others are: Francis
Mllich, Monnessen, Pa. an unidenti-
fed man, - Crook
With Sheriff Duval, when his men
pressed battle against the attacking
force and drove them back from the
mine. after the tipple had been fired
and at least two of the participants
had fallen, was his son Thomas. The
later saw his father shot down, the
body later being found to contain
marks of seven bullets, but continued
on with the defenders not long after
ward, when the fight was over, he was
made sheriff of Brooke county in his
fathers place by court order.
Rumor persisted that the bodies in
the morgue by no means represented
the total casualties in the fight, but
none of the deputy sheriffs would con-
firm reports that numbers of men had
been shot down and their bodies drag
ged through the woods by their COM
panions.
Three wounded men of the attack
ing force were in hospitals in Wheel
ing and Is others, captured by the
deputies in the battle, were in the
ONO county jail not far away.
twenty-five prisoners, three of whom
had been shot, We're confined in the
Wellsburg Jail. Seven of this number
had been taken in the woods around
Clifton mine late this afternoon by
state policemen, who, it was reported
tonight, were continuing the search.
On the other side of the state line.
troopers of the Pennsylvania state
constabulary were on guard, operat-
ing In conjunction with the West Vir-
ginia forces.
The Pennsylvania authorities at
Avella, the nearest town in that state
to the scene of the fight and the
place where the mob gathered before
it began its march last night, were
arresting suspected persons and
questioning them.
Thomas H. Duval. who was in the
fight with his father, but escaped un-
hurt, was elected sheriff by the coun-
ty court, and arranged with w. S.
Wilkin, prosecuting attorney, for
special grand jury to investigate the
fight. He also conferred with the
coroner for the inquest and then
filed charges Of murder against q
men who, he alleged, took part in the
battle.
Prosecuting Attorney Wilkin, re-
porting to Governor E. E. Morgan at
Charleston, today, said the situation
here was ''deplorable." For the
present, it was said no call would be
sent for the National Guard as the
authorities felt the situation was safe
in the hands of state police.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
RAIL BOARD RENEWS EFFORT
TO SETTLE STRIKE OF SHOPMEN
Govt attention ON COAL
CONCERNED OVER COAL

washington, July 17-(By A. P)-
Occupied almost exclusively with en-
deavors to bring about resumption
Of work in the coal fields, admins
trative officials Of the government
marked time today in the railroad
strike situation. Indications were
given that the suspension of activity
with respect to the railroad troubles
was deliberate and tho give full at
tention to the coal strike.
Emphasis was placed by most Of
ficials, however, on the statement
that events within the next few days
will necessarily govern the govern
ment's policy and hope was expressed
that it would not be necessary to take
any drastic action.
Everything indicated deliberation
and careful consideration prior to any
decision.
The American Federation of Labor
made public tonight proclamation"
in the form of resolution adopted by
its executive council purporting to set
forth important truths in connection
with the strike of the railroad shop
trades workers" Copies were sent to
all national and interna tional unions
and all central labor bodies through
out the United States.
The proclamation denied that the
workers were "engaged in a conflict
against the government" asserting
that they had ceased work" because
the Railroad Labor Board has made
an award in response to a plea by the
railroads. putting into effect terms
and conditions of employment
which the workers are unable to ac-
cept"
The stoppage of work can be end
ed at any moment through joint nego-
tiations," the resolution continued,
"and there is nothing to prevent the
railroads from adopting this course
at any moment"
Alleging that the railroad control
lis vested in "a comparatively small
group of New York banks "the reso-
luton ascribed the recent cuts in
wages of railroad workers to desire
on the part Of railroad executives to
cover the cost of waste, extrava-
gance and high financing"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
RAIL BOARD RESUMES

Chicago, July 17.-(By A. P0-
Peace negotiations, halted over the
ek-end, were resumed by members
of the United States Railroad Labor
Board today in an effort to bring
about an early settlement of the
railway shopmen's strike.
w. H. Finley, president of the
Chicago and Northwestern and w. G..
Bierd, president of the Chicago and
Alton, were among the railway chiefs
who visited the labor board during
the day for conferences with Ben
Hooper. chairman, while Walter l..
McMenimen, labor board member,
met several high operating execu-
tives.
While none of those present would
make any statement regarding the
subjects discussed it was intimated
some basis for agreement on the
five demands presented by 3. NJ.
Jewell, leader of the shopmen. to
Hooper at a conference between the
two last week was sought as preli-
minary to the calling of new formal
meeting of all parties before the la
bor board.
Five demands of the shopmen were
announced as the restoration of all
seniority rights to strikers, immed-
late establishment of a national ad-
justment board so that the men may
obtain quicker action on local
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the labor board, the abolishment of
outside contracting by the roads. the
restoration Of certain rules and
working agreements and a return
to the scale of wages in effect be-
fore the cut ordered by the labor
board of July 1 became effective,
simultaneously with the strike.
An indication of the result of the
negotiations of the issue was seen
in the statement of r. A. Hennig,
general chairman of the Federated
Shop Crafts of the Northeast, that
only the refusal of the eastern roads
to reinstate striking workers with
N-cir full seniority rights was rre-
venting a settlement as far as the
roads Of the Northwest were con-
cerned.
Hopes for an early peace also were
based on the attitude of E. F. Cradle,
president of the Maintenance of Way
Employees, who arrived in Chicago
tonight for conferences with memners
Of the Labor Board to get surl ort
to prevent carriers from requiring
maintenance men to do strikers
work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
General Forecast

A disturbance of moderate intens-
ity was over Ontario and Quebec
Monday night and moving eastward
Pressure also was relatively low and
falling west of the Rocky Noun
tains. while high pressure prevailed
over all other regions. The temper
ature was higher Monday in the At
lantic states north of the Carolinas,
in the Rocky Mountains and north
ern Plateau regions, while cooler
weather overspread the Lake Re-
gion, the upper Mississippi and Mid
die Missouri valleys, the Southern
Plain states and eastern Colorado
This pressure distribution has been
attended by showers and thunder
the Lake Region, the great central
valleys, portions of Nebraska. Kan
sas and Colorado. and at scattered
points in the Middle Atlantic. South
Atlantic and East Gulf States.
In the Middle Atlantic and North
Atlantic States there will be showers
and thunderstorms Tuesday. fol-
lowed by somewhat cooler weather
by Tuesday night and fair weather
and moderate temperature Wednes-
day.
In the lower Lage Region the
weather will be mostly cloudy and
cooler Tuesday and fair with mod
crate temperature Wednesday. In
the Ohio valley and Tennessee the
weather will be unsettled. somewhat
cooler Tuesday, with showers and
thunderstorms south of the Ohio
river and generally fair weather
with moderate temperature Wednes-
day. In the east Gulf and South
Atlantic States local thunderstorms
are probable Tuesday and Wednes-
day without material change in tenn
perature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
COURT ORDER HOLDS
UP STRIKE ORDER
PORTLAND RAIL men

Portland, Maine July 1.-THE
United States district court, Judge
Hale, today issued a temporary re-
straining order upon petition of the
Portland Terminal Company against
issuing a strike order by the station
employees.
The court hearing and issuance
of the order was followed by a con-
ference Of D. c. Douglass, vice pres
ident and general manager Of the
Terminal Company with representa- =
tives of station service employees. in
which questions Of wages and rules
were discussed.
In the matter Of wages, the COM
mittee waSradvised that as soon as
necessary 0Va, now being gathered,
is available the subject will be furth-
err reviewed and that the question Of
rules will be considered when pre-
sented in an orderly manner.
It was the decision of the COM
pany that discussion of the latter
question must be presented as pre-
scribed by law and both matters dis
cusses in conference and if necessary,
referred for decision to the United
States Labor Board in accordance
with the provisions of the transport
tation act.
The restraining order was issued
pending a hearing on the issuance of
a temporary Injunction which is as
signed before Judge Hale on Thurs
day morning at ten o'clock.
The meeting which was called in
the office of Mr.. Douglass at o.
clock yesterday afternoon. lasted for
more than two hours. The session
was the result of the ballot taken
by the workers and said to have
shown a majority of them favornc a
walkout. Several classes of rail-
road workers are involved in the
controversy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
PRESIDENT TALKS
PLAIN To MINERS
AND OPERATORS

Washington, July 17.-President
Harding invited bituminous mine
operators who notified him at the
White House of their acceptance of
his offer of arbitration in the coal
strike to return to your mine pro-
perties and resume operation"
The President in a statement is
sued after the delegation of bitum-
inous operators left the White House,
said that we have now reached a
point, owing to the refusel of mine
workers and minority of your
operators to accept the proposed
arbitration, where the good offices of
the government in seeking a volun-
tary adjustment of the disputes be-
tween mine operators and mine
workers are without avail"
The statement said the coal opera
tors extended verbal and written re-
ports to the president" all of them
subscribing broadly to the proposal
for arbitration. A ma jority of the dis
tricts accepted the proposal uncond-
tionally. II was stated, while minori-
ty of the districts represented in the
conference Joined in subscribing to
the general principle of arbitration
and collective bargaining.
1t was stated at the White House
that the president told the delegation
he was disappointed in their lack of
unanimity. A large majority of the
operators. it was said pledged readi-
ness to resume activity under the gov
ernment's proposal" The president
told the operators that the freedom
Of action on the part of workmen and
on the part of employers does not
measure in importance with that Of
public welfare snd national security"
Alfred NJ. Ogle. president Of the Ma
tional Coal Association and chairman
of the general operators groups said
that the employers would accept the
presidents suggestions and that in
each district they would attempt the
opening of mines by such methods
and means as seemed available. He
predicted that some immediate pro-
duction would result from Pennsyl-
vania mines but declared that more
difficulty might be encountered in H.
inois and Indiana.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
League of Nations
Council Meets in
st. James Palace

London, July 17-(By the A. P.)
Nearly every country of Europe
was represented at the nineteenth
session of the council of the League
OF Nations which met at st. James
Palace today.
The greater part Of the morning
and afternoon sessions was occu-
pied with administrative and execu-
tive matters. The important man
dates in question were postponed
until tomorrow when the Earl of
Balfour will present Great Britan's
case.
The council decided to invite the
United States and Germany to ap-
point members to serve on the COM
mittee for the suppression of the
white slave trfic. Measures for the
protection of women and sir; seek
ing employment in places of amuse-
ment and the care of emigrant wo-
men aboard ships were recon.
mended.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
HOLD TWO FOR
BOOZE RUNNING

Bangor, Maine, July Thames
Hyland of Bangor and John Creamer
and Nelson G. Riley of Calais, were
before United States Commissioner
Reid today for continued hearing on
the charge of illegal possession at
Calais of 800 quarts of whiskey.
Customs officers testified to seeing
the respondents land the liquor near
Calais then running away. The de-
fense offered no testimony and all
three were held in $500 each for the
February term of the United States
district court in Bangor. They were
released on BAIL
Wilfred Prosser of Monticello,
charged with smuggling horses. also
gave $500 bail for appearance in
February.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Cotton Schedule
PrOvOkes Lengthy
Talks in Senate

Washington, July 1.-THE Senate
moved slowly today with the admin
istration tariff bill, becoming In.
volved in several lengthy controver.
sizes over rates in the cotton sched-
ule. Senator Lenroot. Republican.
Wisconsin, continued the fight
against the duties proposed. but he
was unsuccessful this time in his
efforts to have the committee rates
cut down.
Discussing the added duty OF Is
per cent ad valerom on fancy woven
cloth, which finally was approved.
81 to %. Senator Lenroot stated. and
Senator Smoot Of Utah, in charge OF
the cotton schedule for the finance
committee majority, conceded that
this amendment as originally report
ed by the committee, was word for
word" as proposed by former Sem
ator Henry F. Lippitt. cotton goods
manufacturer of Providence. r. I.
Later Senator Lenroot said the COM
mittee had struck out the words "of
more than one color and more than
one thread" and Senator Smoot re-
marked that if there was any
Joker" in the Lippitt proposal. 1t
was in the part stricken out.
Senator Lenroot moved to reduce
the 10 per cent additional duty to
; per cent but his amendment was
rejected 33 to "a.
Besides Senator Lenroot the Re-
publicans supported the lower rate:
Borah, Capper, Kellogg and Nelson.
Two Democrats, Broussard and
Kendrick, opposed the amendment.
Three Republicans. Borah. Capper
and Lenroot, voted against the II
per cent duty, and Broussard and
kendrick supported 1t.
With the adoption of a committee
proviso that the total duty on cot
ton cloths of any kind should not
exceed 45 per cent ad valorem. the
Senate completed consideration Of
amendments to the cloth sections of
the cotton schedules. A compensa-
tory duty of 10 cents pound pro-
posed on long staple cotton. in yarns
finer than number 20 and on yarns
of long staple cotton contained in
finished cloth, was approved 81 to
90 Senators Borah, Kellogg and
Lenroot, Republicans. opposed 1t.
and Senators Broussard and Ken
drick supported it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
MANY ARRESTS

Wellsburg, w. Va. July 17-(By A.
P)-With 43 prisoners in custody.
three in Wheeling hospitals. and Is in
the Ohio county Jail there. and IS in
Jail here. deputy sheriffs armed with
200 John Doe" warrants charging
murder were securing the country as
far as the Pennsylvania border, and
a large force of state police and dep
uties were guarding the striking min
ers' tent colony at Cliftonville where
a battle between a sheriffs force and
a large crowd of men today resulted
in the deaths Of at least four men
end the wounding of others. the situa-
ton in Brooke county late tonight was
tense.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
p,rival p. Baxter, Governor Of Maine
on the
Hague Delegates
To Listen to New
Russian Proposals

Tho Hague, July 11.-tBy A. P.)-
soviet Russia win he given an op-
por'unity tomorrow TO outline any
new proposals for a settlement of the
issues which have been before the
conference, In other words. The
Hague conference has been rescus-
iat,d. though not in vholeheartcd
swinging fashion indicative OF gem
etal optismism.
Everything depends upon whether
the Russian delegation has concrete
propositions concerning confiscated
property showing n distinct change
from tho previous attitude OF the
delegation on this problem. which the
European delegates demand utterly
unacceptable.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Manchester, VT, Girl
Commits Suicide

Manchester. vt. July 17-Aileen
Gregory, a 19 year old r'-l whose
body was found early today on the
Gertrude c. Ritter estate here, COM
mitted suicide, Attorney General
Francis Archibald said today after
an autopsy had been performed.
The girl was shot through the heart.
A heavy automatic pistol found
beside the body was identified as
one owned by her brother. The
girls father is superintendent of the
Ritter estate,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Two Springvale Shoe
Shops Reopen After
Fixing Differences

Springvale, Me, July 17.-Work was
resumed today in the two Sears-Roe-
buck shoe factories closed Thursday
by labor troubles which have been ad-
justed. The full force of 500 employees
is expected to be back by Wednesday.
a number having gone to their homes
in other places,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
THE WEATHER
SHOW

North New England: Showers and
probably thunderstorms Tuesday;
cooler in interior: Wednesday. fair
with moderate temperature.
South New England, East New
York: Showers and thunderstorms
Tuesday; cooler Tuesday afternoon
and night: Wednesday,. fair with
moderate temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
Boston Forecast

Forecast, Boston and vicinity:
Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms.
Cooler Tuesday afternoon and night.
Wednesday. fair with moderate tenn
perature. Fresh southwest to shift
ing to west and northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-18
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
FOLLOW FIGHT SHERIFF
AND MOB IN " VIRGINIA

Four Known Dead in Battle Around Nom
Union Mine at Clinton = Attacking Party
Believed Union Group from Across Penna.
Line-Nearly 100 Under Arrest = Stern
Hunt on for Others-Rumored Many of In
vaders Killed and Wounded High Sheriff
Duval Among Those Dead Situation Tense
in County Where Battle Occurred