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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Solution to PreUi0uS
Contract Problem
BY w. E. M'KENNEY
Secretary American Bridge League

rs the fourth best of your longest
4 and strongest suit the correct
attack against no trump at con-
tract? OF course, most bridge books
tell you to lead your fourth best,
but contract is a different game
from auction. You can learn a lot
about the hand from the bidding.
Generally you should attack a no
trump contract with your long suit,
if you have re-entries in your hand,
but when the bidding clearly has
indicated to you that il is useless
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
NEGRO HUNTED IN Ak
Staying OF RECLUSE
Texas Farmer Beaten to Death fol-
$40, Sheriff Says.

CAOS OAACAAA
By United Press
ALVIN, Tex, Dec. ga Houston
Negro was hunted today in connec-
ton with the ax-slaying of Roy s.
Lapham, 50-year-old recluse truck
farmer here, in the dingy, earthen-
floored hovel where he lived.
The Negro, Sheriff Jimmy Martin
of Angleton said, had been dealing
with Lapham in an. attempt to sell
him mule. The $40 which Lapham
received as a Christmas present
from his sister, Mrs. Ben G. Ken
nerIy of Braden Castle, Manatee
Fla, was all the recluse had to Offer
for the mule, neighbors said.
Officers worked on the theory
that the Negro, failing to sell his
mule, returned, beat Lapham's heac
with the butt of an ak, took his
$40 and fled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
CATALONIA PRESIDENT
Is TAKEN BY DEATH
Appendicitis Operation Fatal to
General Francisco Macia.

BIZ United Press
BARCELONA. Spain, Dec. 90
Mourning throughout Catalonia was
general today for General Francisco
Macia Y Llussa, president Of Cata-
lonia, who died yesterday at IA.
The body Of the revered Cata-
lonian leader, who died after an
appendicitis operation will lie in
state in the government palace until
funeral services tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
HUNTED MAN IS SLAIN
Bandit and Kidnapping Suspect
Killed in Holdup Attempt.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
DETROIT. Dec. 26.-Ted Pat
terson. alias Ted Pollock, wanted in
Illinois and Iowa on bank robbery
and kidnapping charges, died here
Yesterday from bullet wound re-
ceived trying to holdup a filling sta
ton.
Floyd Smith, the station attend
ant. grappled with Patterson. In
the scuffle the gun was fired and a
bullet punctured Patterson's dia-
phragm and spleen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
TEN LOSE LIVES IN
PHILIPPINE DELUGE
Eleven Others Missing; so Families
Flee, Reports Say.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MANILA, Dec 26-Sulphurous
water and mud poured in a devas-
tating deluge from a mountainside
in Sorgoson. spreading death and
destruction in the town of Irosin,
the Philippine constabulary was in
formed in fragmentary reports to-
day.
Ten bodies were recovered from
the torrent, eleven other persons
were missing, and sixty families
we're driven from their homes, the
reports said. Exact nature of the
disaster remained indefinite
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
INDIANA FAIR GROUP
WILL MEET IN CITY
Business Sessions to Be Followed by
Banquet Tuesday.

The annual meeting of the Indi-
ana Association of County and Dis
trict Fairs will be held next Tues
day at the Claypoool. Business seS-
Sions will ebt held at 10 a. m. and
at 1870 p. m. in the palmroom.
Lieutenant-G Governor Cliffor d
Townsend will be the principal
speaker at the banquet Tuesday
night in the Riley room. c. A. Hal
leck will act as toatSmaSter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
BONUS SPONSOR WILL
NOT PUSH PROPOSAL

Texas Representative Anxious to Aid
Roosevelt Policy.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Repre-
sentative Wright Pattman dem.
Tex, house sponsor of the soldiers
bonus for several years, said to-
day he would not push the proposal
this session "if it means throwing
a monkey wrench into the recovery
machinery"
Il am not going to disrupt the
Roosevelt program" Pattman said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

The favorite hobby of King Vic
tor Emmanuel of italy is coin col
Letting; he has one of the finest
collections in the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Fifteen C. w. A. Workers Hurt

F1FtttH = w a. WOIkeTs hurt
BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY. Kan, Dec. 90
Fifteen men were injured, two seri-
ously, WIN a truck carrying twenty
two civil works laborers overturned
nine miles west Of here today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
1925 BANJO is STOLEN
Music Costing $50 Also Is Taken
From Parked Car.

Theft Of a banjo valued at 1925
and music costing $50 from the
automobile of Virgil Anderson, 800
Kenmore road, was reported to po-
lice yesterday. The car was parked
in the 1900 block Shelby street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
TRAIN HITS CAB;
four ARE HURT
Parents, Infant and Driver
Sent to Hospital
After Crash.

An infant and three other persons
riding in a taxicab were sent to city
hospital today suffering from lacera-
tons and bruises sustained when the
cab in which they were riding was
struck by a freight train at Wash
ington street and the Belt railway.
The injured were William Guynn,
q, Of Patricksburg, his wife Thelma
and their daughter, Patricia May, 2
years old. Haro,SstA Donaghue, "a.
Of 3sl speas~treet. driver of the
taxicaAss1dsso was cutNon the face
fhs6S Ms we're on peir way to
a 49, TStion ID Moving
Chr1stHsX Nsh .bsS3 when the &C
cident 96ssEna$ 1r &c Aitchard,
Ame to SNhSHe tcass>Sfom crash
n iSN0fe svtSSobile- The taxi
cav was aamaged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 90. - The
Quaker liner Peter Kerr was be-
lieved to be still helpless today after
lying in a mud bank off ASuncion
bay for twenty-four hours. Latest
advices reported the captain conf
dent of relocating without help.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26

by the senate stock market inves-
tigation will be made, but of
course such changes can have no
effect on this years revenue.
Most of all, a new phase of
taxation is getting attention for
really the first time.
"It used to. be-" says Parker,
that taxation was just the art of
plucking the most feathers from
the goose with the least squawk-
ing
Nov we have to go much far
ther than that, and consider the
social effects of various forms of
proposed taxes.
Sometimes that aspect is just
as important as the rails
ing side, and it's becoming more
important all the time"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-26
Y: S. PUBLIC DEBT

Hopeful Of the state of govern
ment revenue, L. H. Parker, left,
chief of staff Of the Joint Com
mittee on Internal Revenue
Taxation, tells how increased bust
ness has brought encouraging in
creases in Uncle Sans income. -.
The graph shows rise in Uncle
Sans debt from the happy pre-
war days when there practically
wasn't any, through the wartime
peak in 1919, and back almost to
that level today note also the
prospect for an all-time debt high
within the next two years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03

with two hearts. Holding two five-card suits, the higher ranking one should be bid first. South will now make another reconstructive bid of three clubs.
 With North's hand. I believe l would now bid four diamonds -- and not three. Partner has made two constructive bids and you should not delay too long. show ing him the strength of your hand.
 South will go to fodr no trump. From this bid North knows that his partner is not void in hearts and diamonds = otherwise De
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
CON | 7RACT
EXPERTS PLAY TIT

; would not attempt to play the
 hand at no trump. However. North has no desire to play the hand at no trump, and would like
 to play the hand for a slam. So
 his next bid should be five hearts. | This bid definitely shows South
 that North holds two five-card
 suits and they must both be head
 ed by the ace-king, due to the
 strong bidding. South starts to figure the hand lup. The heart suit is practically solid. South has five high cards l- the ace and king of spades, and the ace, king and queen of clubs - upon which losing cards in the North hand can be discarded. The bidding has shown that there are not over three black cards in the
 North hand, therefore, two losing
 diamonds can be discarded on the black cards and the other losing
 diamonds can be ruffed. Therefore, South's next bid should be seven hearts, as he has Elocated a home for every losing card.
 It is true that the play of the
 hand will produce seven no trump due to the fact that the queen of diamonds drops, but this is a
 lucky break not to be expected.
 and the safer play is for seven ! hearts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03

Mrs Gertrude Coo and Mrs Julius C0wles.
 Historical: Charles 6. Miller. Arr thur Blewitt and Mrs Clifford Northrop.
 Printer: Marjorie Gould.
 Flower committee: Mrs Dorothy Green. Mrs Joseph Mulkern, Miss Alice Benham and Charles ]. De- Bisschop.
 Athletic committee: Clarence Brownie, John Ogren, Ormand Reed. George Reed. Stanley Heat- on. Joseph Holmes, Joseph Will lIams. John Holmes. George Mitch- eli. Frank Lockhart, Edward Ben- son, Arthur Heaton, Stewart Clark. George Hubbard and Walter Greer.
 Scout committee: Carleton Cha pin, Clarence Browne, Robert Gardner, Charles Fleming. Joseph Cepelak and Leonard Soley.
 Auditors: Bruno Riefe. Louis Winchell and Maynard Rogers.
 Moving picture committee: Rob- ert Gardner. Charles Fleming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
.Borman photo.

charge of the dance includes: Jos eph Brennan, Marion Cass and Walter Monagan Jr.
 The meeting adjourned after the date for the next meeting had been set.
 Those attending the meeting were: Joseph Harmon. Niagara U.; Edna Harmon. New Rochelle: Ma rion Cass, Marywood; Ann Fryer. Marywood; Elizabeth Bowes, Im- maculata; Genevieve Carolan, St Elizabeth; Dorothy Shea, Albertus Magnus; Mary G. Jones. Seton Hill: Edward Loughraine, Boston College: Walter Monagan, Holy Cross: Edward Bergin, Holy Cross; Anthony Rossi, Niagara U.: John Dillon, Holy Cross; Joseph Bren- ran, c. U.: Helen Kraus, St Mary's of the Woods; Dorothy Walsh, New Rochelle; John Luddy, Columbia; Rita McCann, St Elizabeth; Julia O'Leary, Marywood; Marie Deeley, Georgian Court: Lester Lonergan, St Bonaventure: Nancy Delaney, St Elizabeth: Mary McGrath, Mary. mount: Ann Lawlor, Good Coun- cil: Amy Dunn, New Rochelle; Jeremiah Cream: Leo Kelly, Holy Cross: Mary Mulcahy, New RQ- chelle: Mary Casey, Marguerite Shannahan and Loretta Parker, New. Rochelle; Klem Kennedy, AL bertus Magnus: Ann Toomey, Marywood and May stroker, Alber- tus Magnus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03

0arpigus. Aubrey Hills. Elton Alex ander. Milton Hotchkiss. Warren Hitchcock. John Mckay, George Mitchell. James Lee. ormand Reed. Samuel Reed. Charles J. DeBis- schop, Burton Beecher. George Benjamin and Frank Hill.
 Bond committee: George Hub bard, Louis Winchell, w. P. Jones' William Garrigus.
 Good will committee: Mrs w. P. Jones, Mrs Charles Miller. Mrs William Leonard. Mrs John Mckay. Mrs Charles Westberg, Mrs Elwin Steer, Mrs Elmer Coe. Mrs Leslie Coley. Mrs Milton Hotchkiss. House committed: Rev Joseph O. Todd. John Ogren and Mrs Leslie Coley.
 Ordinance committee: Mrs Harry Zibell. Mrs George Crose, Miss Caroline Benham and Willard Gould.
 Committee of religious educa- tion: Rev Joseph O. Todd. Aubrey Hills, Arthur Blewitt, Miss Alice Benham, Mrs Ralph Roberts. Mrs W. P. Jones, Mrs George Crose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03

George Hubbard and Joseph Nui- kern.
 PIayrround committee: AIbin Anderson, Joseph Holmes, Harry Kilbourn, George Kingstons Carie- ton chapln, Sidney Cook, stanley Heaton.
 Music committed: Mrs Lawrence Fraser, Mrs Beatrice Pierpont, Mrs J. O. Todd, clifford Northrop, sid- ney Spender. Elwin Steer.
 Junior choir committee: Mrs Leslie Coley, Mrs clifford North TOD, Mrs Herman Manuel, Mrs Harry ZIbeIl, Mrs Thomas Crose. Mrs J. O. Todd. Mrs c. Raymond Ganung.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
BAYVIEW

Francis McCue. Robert Murphy. md George Green are spending two weeks at the beach.
 Miss Rose Clarkin of West Main street returned home after spend- ng two weeks on Orchard street. :. Miss Mary Hennessey of Hillside lvenue is, spending Tuesday at her outage on Warner street. z Mrs Bernard O'Neal of Liberty street is spending two weeks at her s outage on Deerfield avenue. ' Mrs Mary McGill of Central avenue is spending the month of August at her cottage on Deerfield avenue.
 Miss Helen Noonan of Cole street returned home after spend ing week at the beach. t
 MT and Mrs Frank Creem of Cottage place entertained recently their nephew, Edward Thompson Df Chicago, III.
 < Miss May Kelsey and Mrs Ber- ;ha Weller. are spending two weeks In Laurence avenue.
 MT and Mrs Martin Gray of Lau- renee avenue leave Friday morn ng for a motor trip to Montreal. Miss Alice Walsh of Willow sitreet returned home fater spend- Ing month at the beach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
BY VIM. E. MCKINNEY

Secretary, American Bridge League
 While want to advise you to be careful when holding two-suit hands, and not to be too optt- mistic in your bidding due to the fact that the hand may prove to be a misfit, 1t does not mean that you cannot safely and intelligently reach a grand slam contract if it is in the hand. :
 Don't plunge on in the dark, but after each bid stop and see what additional information you now have on the hand, and whether 1t will prove of any value.
 Take for example, the following hand, which came up at the Han over, N. H.. tournament.
 The Bidding
 South opened the bidding with one spade. West passed. Here we again find North with two ace. king combinations.
 Due to the fact that the hands may prove to, be a misfit, and with the protection of knowing that partner has made an original first-hand bid, he should overcall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
Mill Plain | Church Officers
Announced by C. Raymond
 Ganung Chair man

The following list of appoint ments has been announced by, c. Raymond Ganung, chairman of the Mill Plain church.
 Arthur Blewitt, to fill vacancy as trustee, succeeding GeorgS Hub- bard. resigned.
 Executive committee: George Mitchell. Sidney Cook, Lawrence Fraser, Ormand Reed. Elton Alex ander, Aubrey Hills. Rev Joseph o. Todd and Bruno Riefe.
 Finance committee: Lawrence Fraser. Leslie Coley, Louis Win chell, Morton Pierpont, William
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03

Miss Sandol Stoddard of New Haven is spending two weeks at Ear Harbor, Me, as the guest of her fiance. Benjamin Rush Sturges. and his parents, MT and Mrs Rush Sturges of Providence.
 A unique flower show has been arranged by the Straftord Garden club to take place .oA Thursday, August 17, at odd Fellows hall, Stratford. All the classes in the ex- hibition will include some type of zinnio. Mrs Karl Ochsner is in charge assisted by Mrs Chalon Cor son, Mrs David Middlebrook and Mrs c. A. Cawdrey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
CANvENTIoN AT
 BRIDGEPORT SATURDAY..

The Mattatuck Fife and Drum band and the American Legion corps will take part in the annual convention of the Connecticut Pliers and Drummers Associations Bridgeport Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-03
Waterbury Intercollegiate Club :, Officially Formed Last Evening

The formal organization of the Waterbury Intercollegiate club was held last evening when a large number of Catholic Undergradu- ates and graduates of various col leges met at Mulcahy hall. It was voted to place the drawing up of a constitution and bylaws in the hands of committee. Edward D. Bergin was elected temporary chairman and presided at the meet ing. It was decided to leave the drawing up of a constitution and bylaws in tho hands of a commit tee which is to submit its results to the club at it's next meeting which will be held on next Thurs day evening.
 The constitution committee com sists of: Nancy Delaney, Walter Monagan, Marion Cass, John Phel- an, Klem Kennedy, Jeremiah Crean, and Anthony Rossi. A meeting of this committee is to be held this evening at the home of Miss Nancy Delaney.
 A membership committee was also elected and it includes: Gene vieve Carolan, Amy Dunn, Ann Fryer, Rita McCann. Jeremiah Crean, John Dillon, Joseph Har- mon. Lester Lonergan, Mary Me- Grath and Mary G. Jones.
 The club voted to hold an invi- tation dance and set the date for this affair for August Il at Lake Quassapaug. The committee in
 Mrs. William J. Halpin and son, William, Jr., of Newark, N. J., are with Mrs Halpin's mother, Mrs Katherine Cotter of Sycamore Lane for few weeks.
 < Joseph Mulcahy of Sycamore Lane sailed from New York today on 8 cruise to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and St. John, New Bruns- wick.
 Bud Cuddy of Providence is the guest of Walter Dillon at his cot tage at Lake Quassapaug.
 Miss Marie Dineen of Pratt place is spending a few days, as the guest of friends at Bayview.
Evening star., 1933-01-05

information you can give me about that
diamond bracelet, Towers"
Il told Inspector Kelley all know
I was down here working and heard
two men outside talking about rob-
berry. don't suppose they thought
any one lived in this desolate looking
place. They were sitting over there on
that stump just couple, of yards away
and I could hear them plainly. In a
few minutes they left. A little later I
looked out again and saw the bracelet
lying on the ground near the stump.
They must have dropped it, and that's
the truth, professor"
Fordney noticed how carefully the dirt
floor below the high window had been
raked. Quickly opening the door of the
furnace, he remarked, Come, now, you
can't see out that window"
"Oh, stood on7a box and . and
later burned It," was the reply.
'Yes? Kelley was right, Towers.
You're poor liar!"
DO YOU AGREE?
(See Page 16-A for solution.)
Evening star., 1933-01-05
Career of Calvin Coolidg &c

July 1872 at Plymouth VT
preliminary education in ungaded school at Plymouth
and at Johnburg
College
Offices of Field Northampton
practice there
Northampton
City Of Northampton
Burlington, October T. 1905
Representatives 1so7oS
Of Northampton, 190-11
Senate. 1s12-l5 president of
Senate in 1914 1915.
Lieutenant governor Massachusetts,, 1916-17-18
Massachusetts, terms
November,
of United 3, upon
death of Warren Harding
of the United States in November
1927 issued famous statement
choose for President in 1928"
presidency at
Northampton Mass
Evening star., 1933-01-05
ASHURST CONGRATULATES
GLASS ON ANNIVERSARY
Virginia Senator Observes 18th
Birthday by Attending Ses-
sion at Capitol.

Senator Carter Glass of Virginia
who yesterday celebrated the seventy
fifth anniversary Of his birth was con-
graduated by Senator Ashurst Of
Arizona in brief address delivered on
the floor of the Senate.
II arise" said Senator Ashurst, ito
congratulate the junior Senator from
Virginia, Mr. Glass, who today reaches
his seventy-fifth milestone. A con-
structive statesman, diligent and cour-
ageous-proud indeed must be the State
making such a contribution to the
Federal Government. With much
literary grace Senator Glass speaks a
classic English to which the muse has
apparently entrusted her deepest and
most sustained meditation.
His services in the Senate are ardu-
Gus for the public good and are con-
slant endeavorS to discover and TO fol-
low the truth. Senator Glass is one of
the few men remaining in American
public life who would be at ease in the
company of and who would clearly
understand the plans and purposes
and the processes of thought of the
Olympian philosophers, the tragic poets
and the comic dramatists who, in the
days of antiquity, made Attic Greece
Immortal"
Evening star., 1933-01-05
GIANT THEATERS
ITO CHANGE PLACES
PopuIarity of R-K-0 Roxy Bill
iT Cited in Rockefeller
Center Shift. Il,
By the Associated Press.

5By the Associated Press.
n NEW YORK, January 5.-The two
iagiant theaters of Rockefeller Center,
(Which opened Christmas week, are go
..&ng to change places"
[ M. H. Aylesworth, president Of Radio
4Keith- -Orpheum Corporation, announced
Saday that beginning next Wednesday
q rne Radio City Music Hall, which began
d with stage spectacleS and no movies,
/, would swing over to mixed program
9of feature pictures and stage produc-
itions.
The R-K-O-Roxy Theater. which be-
gan with the sort of mixed bill which
is now to go on the Music Hall stage,
will on the same day switch to a pro-
gram Of State productions only.
Mixed Fare Popular
Aylesworth said the reason for ths
change was that the mixed fare of the
R-K-O-Roxy, which seats 3,700, had
proved so popular that there was in
sufficient accommodation for patrons
there and so it was decided to move
that type of program to the Music Hall,
which seats $500.
The Aylesworth statement denied
yumors that the R-K-O-Roxy was to be
closed and that the corporation did not
have access to sufficient feature pic
lures to meet its needs. 1t also said
that Samuel (Roxy) Rothafel would re-
sumo active direction of both theaters
as sSon as he RECEIVERS from a minor
operation performed soon after the
theaters were opened.
Aylesworth planned to confer today
with Roxy. who has been i'll for several
days, on the policy changes.
PacainfS ReyeaIed
In the first week of their operation
both theaterS, he said, had shown no
loss. The R-K-O Roxy, however, had
been the more successful of the two, he
said. It's gross for the first week was
$4,000, as compared with $4,000 for
the Music Hall. The latter, however,
has a much greater operating expense,
and for that reason, according to the
R-K-O president, the RK-O Roxy,
with smaller gross, made more salts
factory showing.
The Daily News understood that the
R-K-O Roxy was to close because the
management discovered it had nothing
with sufficient drawing powers to put
into the larger Music Hall" Radio
Keith-O -Orpheum, the paper said, has no
picture available after the current film,
THE Animal Kingdom" concludes its
run at the R-K-O Roxy.
The Music Hall represents reputed
investment of S25,000,000 and is part OF
the quarter -billion-dollar Rockefeller
Center project in the middle of Man
haitian Island.
Evening star., 1933-01-05
TROOPS RECALLED
IN MINE FLARE-UP
Central Illinois Is Peaceful
Again After Killing
of Two Persons.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAYLORVILLE, H.. January S.
Illinois National Guardsmen today
brought peace to the latest front on
the Central Illinois coal miners war.
Rushed 'here to maintain order after
two persons we're killed in street fight
ing at the nearby mining community
of Kincaid, the Guardsmen brought a
feeling of security to the citiZenry Of
Christian County.
Left IL Days Ago.
Twelve days ago the Guardsmen, here
since last September because of vio-
lence, demobihzed. Yesterday they
were brought back on the heels Of q
gun battle that sent bullets whining
through Kincaid streets and cost the
lives of a working miner and woman
who dashed onto her porch to see what
the shooting was about Tuesday night.
The woman, authorities said, apparent
ly was struck by a stray bullet.
other outbreaks occurred before the
Militia arrived. Two workers were
wounded as they approached the pits
at the Peabody Mine in Kincaid yes
terday Mine officials blamed snipers
who hid in houses in the village and
spat lead at men who wished TO work.
Result of Long Siege.
Tuesday nights outburst apparently
was the result of the drawn-out siege
of working and non-working miners.
Last Summer the old United Mine
Workers Union accepted a basic wage
scale Of SIS daily. Several members of
the old union objected to the wage scale
and quickly obtained recruits for their
cause.
They organized a new union, the
progressives. Later the new union
agreed to the SIS wage, but set up for
their contracts a series of qualiflca-
tions to guarantee that laborers would
not have to purchase many Of the sup
plies now required by them Of the
mine operators.