Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-17
Police Say Fire Is Part OF
Labor's War Against The
Landis Award; Working
On Alleged Confession Oi
Mrs. Miller, The Wife OF
Driver OF Death Car.

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piclous appearing person who
failed to comply promptly with all
policc orders was spread through
described by officials as the at
to rule the city through murder,
fire and terrorism.
The city was said by police
authorities to be, in war terms,
IAN occupied area" with every
public building and majority
OF the buildings under construc-
tion under guard to prevent caF-
ryins out of anonymous threats
to burn the city in retaliation
for the drive OF Law authorities
against murders, bomblngs and
fires believed to be part Of u.
campaign of some labor leaders
against the Lands building,
trades wages award.
A special guard was placed
around the county jail when re-
ports were received that q dehv-
cry Of "Big Tim" Murphy. Fred
Nader, Con- Shea and other Ia
bor officials held there on charge
OF murder was planned.
In assigning police guards to
. most of the buildings under con-
structiOn n move brought on by
the incendiary fire last night In y
20 apartment building. in the
North Shore residential section,
Chief Fitzmorris told his men to
shoot first and talk Afterwards. -
"You arc ordered to arrest any.
person found lettering near these !.
buildings" the order said. III
any loitercrs attempt to Aee from
You or do not comply with every
instruction given by yau, you are
ordered to shoot at once. I'm
shooting you are TO shoot to kill !,
and take no cllanOcs.r ~
Chicago, May l7.-Police toda!
searched for unexploded bombs Be
600 apartment building in North Chi
cago which was damaged to the ex
tent of $25O,000 by fire last night
which police say was started by ter
rorists in connection with the so
called Chicago labor war. n
Another development on which au
thorities concentrated their efforts to
lay was the confession said by po
lice to have been obtained yesterda.
from Mrs. Margaret Miller, wife o
John Miller. now under arrest az th'
alleged driver of the death car from
which shots were. fired killing tw,
policemen early Wednesday in tn
abor feud. ~
Police connect the firing of tn
building with labor disorders through
4 man who warned two women in Al
adjoining building to escape befor
their building caught fire. One Q
these women barely escaped assault
when she attempted to question tn
man. After kicking at her, he raj
down the steps shouting:
ITO hell with the Landis award,
leaders in the feud.
That the fire was set has beel
proven beyond doubt, police say.
Police are said to have received
threat that unless all labor men il
custody were released by last Sat
urday. fire would be started all owe
the city" The other flames failed L
develop.
The questioning of Mrs. Miller. po
lice say, brought full confession
from her. in which the names of othe
occupants of the death car" wer
given, and it is substantiated by
previous confession said to have bee
obtained from her husband Polio
said Mrs. Miller admitted caring TO
the occupants of the bandits car. VIII
were supposed to have been wounde'
by shots from the policemen's pistols
Mrs. Miller also admitted sitting il
with labor leaders in which
and attacks were discussed
police said. and admitted knowin
that explosives were kept in her hom
to be used by labor men in their f1gh
against the Lands award
A new attempt will be made toda
to obtain the release of Big Tim
Murphy, Can" Shea and 'Frenchy
Nader. known as the Big Three" i
labor circles, who are now under in
dictment on murder charge in con
nection with these slayings. Prose