The Arvada enterprise., 1922-08-17


ship attendance when the house should
reassemble this week. instead of the
taking Of the usual three-day recess.
Democratic Leader Garrett wired nll
Democratic members to be In their
seats Tuesday, but the Republican
leaders took no such action.
DRESIDENT HARDING'S desire for
congressional help applies equally
to the railroad strike, which II any
thing is becoming more serious. His
latest and. In his own words. last sug-
gestiOn for peaceful settlement Of this
controversy was that the shopmen re-
turn to work and tina. both sides sub
init the question Of seniority to the
railroad labor board. This was Instant
ly rejected, informally. by the lead
ers of the shop crafts. who called for
general conference Of all the railroad
labor organizations In Washington Oh
Friday. to consider formal reply ind
to adopt measures to make the strike
HWY ChCSNNS. Mi. JSNCi suiu thC
answer to the President might not be
ready for several days.
The shopmen are trying in various
ways to obtain the active support OF
the brotherhoods. and in a measure
are getting 1t. Engineers. firemen and
to take no chances with defective
equipment. Despite the denials Of
railway officials. the union leaders
declare that engines and cars are de-
terIoruting rapidly. md more than In
innate that this Is the cause Of recent
bad wrecks.
Another serious threat by the
brOtherhOOds developed from clash
In Joliet, ILL.,, between strikers and
u sheriff's posse. In which striker
and IL railway detective were killed
md the sheriff dangerously wounded.
Stute troops from Chicago were hur.
ried to the scene and some Of them.
being stoned from ambush, fired at
their tornentOrs. Brotherhood men
on the Elgln. Joliet 4 Eastern rail.
road to the number Of 1900 promptly
quit work. saying their lives were
endangered by the bullets Of the troop
ers. Their action was approved by
the brotherhood heads and President
Stone Of the engineers said: "There
will be 100 such cnses soon II cOndl.
tIOns are not changed. We are not
going l." have our men shot up or
beaten up or threatened by armed
gunrds at rnilrond shops and yards.
When the men cannot go TO work with
out having irresponsible armed guards
endangerlng their lives. they may go
home and stay there until the cOndl-
tIOn II removed"
private forcexeNf guards maintained
by railways they may he to some ex.
tent justified. n Stone meant TO I'm
ply tliat brotherhood men nre abused
by state troops, In Illinois Or else.
where. the best information obtninnble
is that his implication il fnise.
CHICAGO'S street cnrs and elevated
" trains were running nsnin Monday
nfter the slN-day strike which cost
the employees nnd companies some
xl.2OO.oOO and the business industries
of the city many millions more. The
compromise reached provides for II
reduction Of l2h per cent In wages.
CEvEHAI. important changes were
- made In the McCumbcr tariff bill
by the sennte last week. After lIs.
tcning to charges by Senator Sn0ot
TINT American sugar reiiners. who con.
troll the bulk Of the Cuban xugnr pro.
ductinn. ARE trying Ia destroy Amerl.
cnn producers. the senate adopted HIS
amendment by which the duty Is raised
to 80 cents pound on full duty
xugnr. ind to 1.S4 cents on Cubnn
sugars. The McCumher blu rites
were cents md loo cents. respec.
lively. Al the demnnd Of the ngrI.
cultural spokesinen. the senators aI.
most unanimously voted TO restore
potash tO the free iIN. Next the sen.
nte. despite the arguments Of western
agriculturists, voted tn keep hides on
the free list and pInced ia the duty.
free column boots and shoes. leather
Of cattle hides. harness and sad.
dlery and gloves Of cattle iides. Tfe
duty m satcheIs. belts and boxes and
cases Of leather wns mnde ~ per cent
instead Of 10. a. II the McCumber
bill.
IN THE Ohio primaries the Repul
l iicans nomins ied Cnrfni A. Thomyr
son, choice of the Harding sdmlnintrs.
tion and the An,i.SalOon isasse. for
sovernof. The Democratic nominee
y A. v. Donnhey Of New Philadelphia.