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Evening star., 1925-11-14
.MRS. LANSDOWNE
TO MEET FOLEY IN
. COURT SHOWDOWN
Accuser and Accused in Sen
satjona1 Row to Face
Shenandoah Board.
! MITCHELL CASE RECESS
PAVES WAY FOR CLASH
Navy Officer Resigns From Airship
Court Because of New
Position in Probe.

Eeverberating through u three-day
lull in the Mitchell court martial pro
ceedings, the bomb dropped into tha
court when Mrs. Margaret Ross
LansdoWne. widow Of the Shenandoah
commander. charged Capt. Paul Fole,
Of the Navy with trying 70 contro
her Shenandoah testimony will rio
cochet with double force directly int"
the Shenandoah court of inquir-
when it convenes here Monday.
Capt. Foley today was relieved q
judge advocate Of the naval court ,
Secretary Wilbur announced short.
before noon.
Immediately after Capt. Foley's re
quest had beer granted. the Secre
tary announced the appointment Of
Maj. Henry Leonard, L. s. NJ. c.. re
tired. as judge advocate of the court
Maj. Leonard is now engaged in =
private law practice IN this city. He
vas recalled for active duty In con.
nection with the naval court
The Secretary said the change j"
Judge advocates would be permanen'.
Explained Position.
Capt. Foley's relief came at his own
request. made IN a letter 10 the Sec
retary, in which he explained tho
nature of the testimony given before
the Mitchell Court-martial Two days
ago by Mrs. Margaret Ross Lans
downe TO the effect that Capt. FoleT.
sought 10 have her give false test
mony before the Shenandoah n board
Capt. Foley explained in his letter
the efforts he had made 10 appear be
fore the Army court-martial 10 cor
trovert Mrs. Lansdowne' testimony.
The Secretary said that he merely
placed the Endorsement granted OF
Capt. Foley's request.
The explosions started Thursday N,
the pretty young widow of Comdl.
Zachary Lansdowne continued Il
echo during yesterdays session 81
the Mitchell court, two distinct fare
backs coming from the general direc
ton of the War and Navy Depart
ments. Both ended abruptly agains,
the stone wall buffer OF the court II
self.
The first constituted an eleventh
hour renewal by Col. Sherman More
land. trial judge advocate, in charge
of the prosecution OF Col. Mitchell fcr
the War Department. of desperate ef-
forts 10 have stricken from the record
all of the sensational statements made
by Mrs Lansdowne. The last straw
failed when defense counsel kicked
1t out of reach with the approval OF
he court
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Reid Objection Upheld.

The attempt to place Capt. Foley OF
the stand ''in his own right. ana IN
justice 10 him in the eyes of the pub
lie" was made by Col. Moreland when
the court reconvened after the lunch
con recess yesterday afternoon. The
trial Judge advocate said he had been
requested by the naval officer TO ALLOW
him to go on the stand. but Repre-
sentative Reid objected, declaring the
proper time for witnesses in rebuttal
would come after defense testimony
had been completed. The court sus
tanned Representative Reid's objection
and Capt. Foley left the courtroom.
There then followed a heated arGu
ment between counsel on the character
of the papers held by Maj. II. A. Oar
que, the witness on the stand. The
prosecution contended that all the
papers In the case. which involved a
War Department discussion on insul
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MoreIand Again Loses.

The second flare-up came when Co.
Noreland pulled surprise move IN
the way of an effort to have the court
permit Capt. Foley, ''in justice 10
himself and every one concerned.
take the witness stand at once anu
answer Mrs. LanSdowne'S charges.
Defense counsel again put UP q strong
counter-attack and the court again
waved Col Moreland down to defeat.
Capt. Foley. who had been an inter
ested spectator from the sideIines cf
the prosecution, tactfully withdre"
and shortly thereafter II became
known that he had set himself for
showdown with Mrs. Jansdowne by
resigning as Judge advocate of the
Shenandoah court, and girding himself
for action in the role of witness before
the naval court on Monday.
With the Mitchell court not sehed-
uled to resume its sessions until Tues
day. the Shenandoah inquiry Monday
will have the stage TO itself. Mrs.
Landsdowne and Capt. Foley are vir
tually certain to be among the first
called to testify. with Mrs. George W.
Steele. jr., wife of the commandant o.
the Lakehurst air station, named BY
Mrs. Lansdowne as the CLOSE per
sonal friend" who delivered note
from Capt. Foley regarding what she
should testify about the Shenandoah
crash. likely to be another.
Foley Explains Move.
Capt Foley. in asking Secretary o.
the Navy Wilbur to relieve him from
his post as judge advocate of the
Shenandoah court. explained that the
statements OF Mrs. Lansdowne had
made him an interested party to the
proceedings and that he desired to
testify.
Mrs. Lansdowne Will repeat to the
naval court the charges she made al
the court-martial regarding the al.
legged attempt of Capt. Foley to inftu
ence her to give false testimony be
fore the Shenandoah board II ap
pears that the showdown between
Mrs. LansdoWne and Capt. Foley will
develop into a battle of memories.
with regard to the contents of the pa
per handed the widow by Mrs. Steele.
The paper itself. Mrs. Lansdowne told
the court-martial. has been destroyed.
as she considered It ''an insult to
her husband s memory.
1t is understood Capt. Foley will
contend that Mrs. LanSdownes mem.
ory is at fault, and that the statement
handed to her was q friendly gesture
TO relieve her of the strain of testify
ing eNtemporaneously before the ma
val body and was entirely devoid oi
any views but her own. as previouslI
expressed to him.
Reid Objection Upheld.
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~. 5. Weather Bureau Forecast>
Fam and slightly colder tonight: TO-
morrow increasing Cluudiness and
warmer, followed by rain.
Temperatures-Hig o. at .
pm. yesterday; lowest. 80. at : am
today Full report on page T.
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Two men were killed and four
wounded by an explosion on the
French submarine Nereide yesterday.
The submarine was towed in to
Toulon Harbor.
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SEES GROSS EXAGGERATION
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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered TO Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
ACCIDENTS
Killed 124 Coke Workers
Last Year, Report

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. c. Accidents to
persons engaged in the manufacture
of coke in the United States in 1924
resulted in "a deaths and 1,645 in
juries, according to statistics made
public by the United States bureau Of
mines. The figures show a lower death
rate and lower injury rate for the
coke industry than in any other year
on record. Reports from operating
companies show that 20,451 men were
employed in the industry in 1924, and
that they performed volume of
work equivalent to 6,204,448 man
shifts, an average of 303 work days
per man. The death rate was Lie
per thousand men employed full
time or 300-day workers), and the
injury rate was 1854.
AS compared with 1923, the number
Of employees in the coke industry in
1924 represented decrease of ID per
cent; the number Of man-shifts, re-
duction of 81 per cent; the average
work days per man, decline of s per
cent. The number Of deaths was Fl
less than in 1923 while the non-fatal
injuries were 948 fewer in number
than in the previous year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
Abortive "Strike" Quickly
Ends as |. L. N. S. Reveals
Facts on Revolt S Leadership

Hardy had reached the zenith of his
power in misleading British seamen
all around the world
international Labor News Service
knocked the props from under Hardy
within ten days after it got on the
job. The task was simple enough, but
it took some rapid thinking and ener-
getic leg work here in Chicago for a
few days.
Officers of the Sailors and Fire
mems Union of Great Britain and Ire
land cabled to the International Sea-
mems Union of America asking who
in heck this fellow Hardy was. The
British seamen knew that Hardy had
lived in America for long time, but
they did not have any exact informa-
tion concerning him.
Victor A. Olander, secretary-treas-
urer of the international Seamen's
Union of America, turned the matter
over to international Labor News
Service for investigation. After Two
days of examination of United States
government records, research among
old newspaper files and interviews
with former acquaintance of George
Hardy here in Chicago, story was
cabled to the Seamen of London, Off
cial publication of the British sailors.
Story Cabled Around World
The seamen recognized the story as
the real goods and relayed it to Aus
tralia, South Africa and the Orient.
The immediate result in Australia was
that the communist strike leader
there took to the tall timber and the
strike collapsed.
The officers of the Sailors and Fire
mems Union of Great Britain and Ire
land very generously appropriated
$4,000 to take care of the destitute
families left in the wake of the Aus
tralian fiasco.
Over in England Hardy yelled,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
CHARGE MONOPOLY
In Aluminium Field Where
Melons Control

Boston.-A Sis, 100000 suit against
the Aluminium Company of America
has been filed in the federal court
here by George D. Haskell, of Spring
field, president of the Bausch Tool
Company.
The plaintiff alleges that he entered
into a contract with the Quebec
Aluminium Company and that the
Aluminium Company of America con-
spired to have the contract repudiated
The defendants include Richard B.
Mellon, of Pittsburgh, brother of the
secretary of the treasury.
Washington.-The aluminium kit
chenware trust, controlled by the
Melons of Pittsburgh, which is again
in the public eye, started in 1888 with
paid-up capital of $4,000, according
to speech in the last congress by
Congressman Rainey. The Illinois
lawmaker said that the actual invest
ment was later increased to S1,000,-
900, "and that is all they have ever
invested in it, and that is the $780,
100000 aluminium company of Amer
lea which we have today"
In 1921 the company was paying IL
per cent on it's capitalization, or a
profit Of 140 per cent on the original
capital and reinvested capital and a
profit of 1000 per cent on the money
they originally put into the business
Congressman Rainey said that when
the present tariff law was being con-
sidered a representative of the com
pany asked that the z per cent tariff
duty, provided in the Payne-Aldrich
bill, be restored, as this would "offset
every difference in labor cost in pro.
duction."
"They gave him 8 cents pound,
said Congressman Rainey, because
Mr.. Mellon, who owned these com.
panies, was the secretary of the treas.
ury, with all the power and patronage
that went with that Office"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
Exposure Of Hardy sRecord Big Factor In
Collapse of Red War on Seamen's Union

t"Liar, murder, watch, police" when
the cabled story from International
Labor News Service was made public.
The British seamen not only published
the story in their official organ, but
they also had printed many thousands
of handbills containing the full story
and played up with big headlines.
These bills were passed out in large
quantities in every British port, and
great number of them found their
way to all parts of the world on out
going ships.
Communists Make Abusive Denials
Publication of the story in England
enraged the Third International gang
over and their publications came out
in abusive attacks and loud denials of
the truthfulness of the statements
contained in the International Labor
News Service cablegram. Hardy him.
self was the loudest in these denials,
and he threatened to sue the Sailors
and Firemen's Union for S25 900
damages. He denied his identity with
the man who had served time in Lea
venworth prison as a result of his
conduct in this country during the
world war, and claimed that he had
been "gob" serving on war vessel
during that time.
Officers of the British seamen ca
bled Hardy's statements and denials
to International Labor News Service
at Chicago and asked for another
story. A 60word story was promptly
sent by cable, and that cooked Hardy's
goose properly His stock isn't worth
one cent on the dollar now
Worker Admits Truth of Story
A comical angle to the situation is
the attitude of the Daily Worker, Off
cial organ of the Russian soviet gov
ernment in America. The Daily Work
er admits in a first-page article that
Hardy is the man that international
Labor News Service has said he is,
but claims that it was dirty, low
down, mean. trick to tell on him. The
Daily Worker points the finger of
scorn at Victor Olander, Andrew
Furuseth and j. Havelock Wilson,
head of the British seamen, and
charges them with having made "de-
spicable attack on Hardy, the below
ed "comrade" of Foster, Ruthenberg,
Trotzky, Zinoviev, ct al.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
Green Urges Labor to Fight
For Gompers' Principles as
Best Tribute to Dead Leader

BY international Labor News Service.
Atlantic City, N. IA warm trib-
ute to the life and work of the late
Samuel Gompers was paid by Presi-
dent William Green, in opening the
forty-ffth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor here.
Mr.. Green urged labor to keep the
faith as eXpounded by Mr. Gompers,
as tribute to the great leaders mem
ory. He said, in part:
Now, fellow delegates to this con-
vention, | am sure that while you as
semble here with hearts and souls
full of expectation and hope, while
you come to this convention happy in
the consciousness that you are hor.-
ored by being privileged to represent
a great constituency, that your assem-
bling here on this occasion affects you
very, very deeply. 1t is solemn
moment, because we are conscious of
the fact that for the first time since
1888 the great leader who led for half
a century is not here to preside over
your deliberations.
Leader For Forty Years
For over 40 years, at each annual
convention, with the exception of one,
he was an outstanding figure, a pre-
siding officer, one whose name is syn
onomous with that of the American
Federation of Labor He is not here
for the first time. Many of you who
attended the Ell Paso convention last
year will remember how sad and sor-
rowful we felt each day as we looked
into his weary face and observed there
the waning strength, and we felt that
surely he could not be with US much
longer. That was the most solemn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16

previously signed "yellow-dog" con-
tracts, in which they pledge not to
join the miners union.
The yellow dog" is now extended
to the few dollars the employe may
receive after the company store has
helped itself to his low wage.
These non-union workers live in
houses that are surrounded by gun
men and guards. During the night
electric lights destroy all privacy.
The purpose is to make it impossible
for a trade unionist to visit the nom
union miner.
With injunctions without number
issued by subservient courts, the anti
union coal owners have established
complete serfdom in this state,
though their publicity agents issue
propaganda on the "free and inde-
pendent" workers who cannot join a
union, who are paid low wages, who
are told who can visit them, and how
they may spend their money. When
they enter the non-union mines they
take their lives in their hands because
of the coal owners disregard for the
West Virginia mining laws. Last
August al OF these unfortunates lost
their lives because Of lack cf tim
bering and other safety devices.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16

to increase wages and improve living
conditions.
To Study Conditions Here
"We have come to study economic
and social conditions. German en-
ployers have several times equipped
expeditions to this country. These
have returned to report lot that
seems very curious. We have come to
find out for ourselves. They told US
that America was rich country that
could afford to pay high wages, and
that therefore the German workers
must work longer hours. We believe
these German employers wore bad
spectacles when they were seeing
America. We shall begin our report
just where the German employers
closed their mouths"
Tarnow paid glowing tribute to the
memory Of Samuel Gompers, whose
grave the entire delegation visited i'm
medately upon arrival in New York.
World Solidarity Urged
Striking indication of the feeling
toward the German trade unionists
was given by President Green when,
to a round of applause, he said:
Let those on the outside divide,
let them SOW the seeds of discord as
they will, but let the trade unionists
of the world stand together"
Coming, as it did, after both Green
and the Germans had repudiated
every fad and fancy, every dogma
and ism except straight trade union
ism, it was of high significance in re-
gard to their international relations
into which the American Federation
of Labor is willing to enter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
SOCIALISTS ACCEPT
NON-PARTISAN PLAN

Milwaukee.-Socialists in this city
their stronghold in the United
States-are abandoning their "no-
compromise" attitude and are accept
ing the A. F. of L. non-partisan plan,
This was indicated at the recent spe-
cial election for United States senator.
John M. Work, socialist candidate,
was defeated by Robert M. La Fol-
lette, Jr., in every ward in the, city.
Work polled but 1868 as against
81, ,102 for his opponent. In the goth
ward, the strongest Socialist section
in the city, the vote was: La Toilette,
2,542; Work, 726.
In Milwaukee county Work polled
but 8,519, as against 1884 for La
Toilette.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
PUBLIC PRINTER
OUSTINC
Urged in Three Resolutions
Before A. F. of l..
Convention

BY International Labor News Service
Atlantic City, N. J.-Three resolu-
tions presented before the annual con-
vention of the American Federation
Of Labor urge the removal or investi-
cation of Public Printer George H.
Carter at Washington.
William S. Sampson, of the Pitts
burgh Central Labor Union, declared
Mr.. Carter had been guilty of actions
detrimental to the printing industry
and urged that the executive council
take such steps as it deemed neces-
sary to aid in his remvoal.
James M. Lynch, president of the
International Typographical Union,
introduced lengthy resolution de-
manding investigation of charges
against Carter. The convention un-
questionably will support Lynch and
give all possible support to his de-
mand, which is repetition of the
demand made by the international
Typographical Union in it's own con-
vention.
The Federation's legislative strength
probably will be thrown against Car
ter to bring about inquiry by Presi-
dent Coolidge and possibly by con-
gress.
After citing the charges against
Carter, the Lynch resolution demands
"that we, delegates to the forty-fifth
annual convention Of the American
Federation of Labor, assembled at At
lantic City, N. j., hereby respectfully
request President Coolidge to investi-
gate the serious charges made by the
Typographical Union against Public
Printer Carter, and should his excel
lency decline to do SO, the executive
council of the American Federation OF
Labor is hereby instructed to demand
of congress that an investigation be
made by committee of senator's and
representatives"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16

By Staff Correspondent, international
Labor News Service
Chicago.-Officers and members of
the International Seamen's Union of
America are deriving a great deal of
amusement over the collapse of the
so-called "world strike" of seamen
The strike, which was "on" for sew
eral weeks under the direction of the
American |. w. W., was called by the
latter organization to aid George
Hardy, leader of the outlaw commun-
ist strike of seamen in England, Aus
tralia and South Africa.
The picket line" in New York,
where the l. w. w. claimed to have a
large number of ships tied up, con-
sisted of one man, who stood in front
of the l. w. w. headquarters on
South street and passed out handbills
to men, women and children.
Strike Failure in American Ports
Not a ship was tied up in any
American port, it is claimed, notwith-
standing the many grandiloquent bull
letins which were issued.
The American end of the attempt to
disrupt the international Seamen's
Union of America and the Sailors and
Firemen's Union of Great Britain and
Ireland has been declared "otf" by the
l. W. W., and the outlaw strike in
Australia has gone fiooey. George
Hardy is still hanging onto the ropes
in England at this writing, but is GER
tain to go down to defeat.
international Labor News Service
can rightfully claim a big share of
the credit for defeating this world
wide attempt by the Red international
of Labor Unions of Russia to disrupt
and capture two great international
unions of seamen.
Union Asks l. L. N. S. to Help
international Labor News Service
was asked for help when George
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
Tarnow's Speech Strengthens
Friendship Between Workers
Of Germany and United States

BY international Labor News Service.
Atlantic City, N. Friendship
between the workers of Germany and
the workers Of the United States was
renewed and greatly strengthened at
the second days session of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor convention,
when German trade union delega-
ton of fifteen presented German la
boris message to American labor
through Fritz Tarnow, woodworker.
AS Tarnow, chairman of the dele
cation, arose to speak following his
introduction by President Green, the
delegates stood and gave him a re-
ception that breathed hearty enthus-
iasm for the great German trade
union movement.
Republic Safe, He Says
Tarnow declared that the German
republic is safe, the monarchists can
not come back, communism is but a
shell, and that the army of five mil
hon German organized workers STANDS
leady to defend the republic.
"In Germany only fools and polit-
ical blockheads believe it is possible
for the republic to be overthrown," :"
he said.
"We have made great headway
through the abolition of the old royal
and autocratic state. Had we given
the old rulers a chance they could
have ovefthrown the new democratic
republic, but we did not give them a
chance"
AS to bolshevism, Tarnow said,
"Bolshevism is very good religion
for starving men. In the unions we
do not want this despair. We want
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
MINERS HEAD
Speaks at Unions 25th
Birthday Celebration

By International Labor News Service.
/ Indianapolis, Ind-John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, was the principal
speaker at the celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of the found
ing of Local Union 1886, Coaldale,
Pa. Vice President Murray and Sec
retary Thomas Kennedy, of the in
ternational union here, were also in
attendance and spoke.
A feature of the meeting was big
parade in which 800 charter members
of the union participated. There were
big delegations present from other
local unions in the hard coal fields.
President Lewis discussed the pres
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-10-16
NAVY YARD WORKERS
MEET

Washington.-N P. Alifas was
elected president of the machrinists'
navy yard and arsenal district of the
international Association of Machin-
lists for the tighth consecutive term
at the biennial convention here
The convention urged that all gov
ernment work be performed in gov
ernment industrial establishments.
Increased retirement pensions were
favored and changes were urged in
the efficiency system which will elimi-
nate discrimination against union en-
ployes. The convention declared for
definite understanding with govern
mental departments for shopcommit-
tee recognition and the right of COM
mittee men to perform their duties
without suffering in their efficiency
markings.