Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-17
TORCH APPLIED
IN LABOR s WAR
AS THREAT SAID
Big Apartment / House in
Chicago Given to the
Bomb and Flame.
New Arrests Bring Con-
fession From Owner
of Death Car.

Chicago, May 16.-Open defiance oi
| the efforts of the police to check ar
outbreak of labor warfare which has
| terroized the city for the past two
months was seen Tuesday night in a
spectacular fire which partially de-
stroyed an apartment building under
construction at III Sheridan road, in
the heart of a wealthy residence dis
trict.
Starting just before dark at several
points on the first floor. the flames
spread rapidly through the S5OO.OOO
structure and virtually all the fire
fighting apparatus in the northern see
ton of the city was called out before
it was brought under control with half
the building in ruins. The entire Rog-
ers park police force was used to keep
back the crowds, estimated at more
than 5000 persons.
Su;ked Under Wage Award
were working under the Lands wage
award and the police declared that
the fire was but step in a campaign
of terrorism directed against the
award which was made by former Fed
eral Judge X. NJ. Lands, sitting as
mediator in wage dispute between
the building trades workers and CON
tractors. The award was accepted by
the contractors, but has been actively
opposed by several of the unions.
which were dissatisfied with its terms.
Terror in Behalf big Three
The fire recalled threatening letters
received last week by assistant states
attorneys. warning them that if the
big three" labor leaders. Fred Nader
Big Tim Murphy, and Cornelius
Com Shea were not released, fires
would be started in buildings being
erected throughout the city. The let
ters set the time limit for the release
of the three at last Saturday
Invstigation of the fire showed that
it had been started simultaneously in
several places and had been preceded
by the explosion of bombs.
Women Next Door Warned
Two women living in an adjoining
apartment building told the police
they were warned by an unidentified
man shortly before the fire was dis |
covered. that the next building soon
would be in flames and that they should |
flee.
Inc IRE ioHo"eu several DAYS OF
quiet during which the police have |
Deen checking up vast amount of evi- |
ience seized last week, in raids on |
1umber of union headquarters, the ar
-est of more than $50 labor leaders |
md the Indictment of eight of them, !
including Nader president of the |
building trades council. in connection |
With the Staying of two patrolmen by
our bombers who escaped in an au-
omobile.
Reveals Inside of Terror
Two new arrests We're made during
he day following reports that CON
esslon duplicating several persons had
'een made by John Miller. owner of
he death car from which the police
nen were shot.
Miller, according to States Attor-
icy Grove. has revealed to the police
he entire procedure of labor terrorism
eling of orders for bombings and
lugglngs carried out by strong arm
lercenaries who received their orders
rom three of the leaders now under
rrest.
The same mercenaries. it was said.
ad been used to intimidate both union
len and contractors, their leaders col
citing tribute from both sides while
osing as labor leaders 1t also was
harged that they had engineered rob- I
cries, the proceeds being used to fl {
ance the reign of gun and bomb ter [
orism which eliminated in the as
issinat1on of the two policemen.