The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-08

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.uo9e ~ bar of the senate. Ac-
"oooWaro cording to reports in
Washington, fragrant nepotism was to
be the major charge against Judge
Woodward, this being based on evil
dence showing he appointed the law
firm of Loucks, Eckert & Peterson to
many lucrative attorneyships in bank
ruptcy and equity receivership cases;
that his son, Harold, was employed by
this firm, and that Harold's compensa-
ton was raised from about $1,000 to
$4,000 year soon after Judge Wood
ward began making those appoint
ments.
The vote In the committee was nom
partisan. Three members were absent.
Eleven democrats and four Republic
ans voted for Impeachment. OF the
FIVE casting their ballots against i'm
parchment four were Republicans, one
was q Democrat.
1t may be the Woodward case will
set a precedent in impeachment trials.
To avoid a summer session of the
senate, Senator Ashurst of Arizona
has offered a resolution providing that
an impeachment case may be first
heard by II senators instead of by the
entire senate. These twelve would
hear the testimony and present it in
certified report to the senate at the
next session.
T ABOR troubles became so serious
IL that state troops were modified
in Minneapolis and in Toledo, Ohio,
and despite the presence of soldiers
there was great deal of rioting and
violence. In Minneapolis the striking
transfers and building tradesmen re-
jected an order of the regional labor
board to end the strike Immediately
and insisted on fighting to finish.
The employers had accepted the labor
boards terms. Governor Olson had
brought 300 men Of the National
Guard to the city.
Finally the strike was ended by a
compromise agreement.
Toledo's battle centered about the
plant Of the Electric Auto-Lite COM
pany in which 1900 non-striking en-
ployees had been besieged for fifteen
hours by great mob of riotous strik-
ers and frequently fired upon by
snipers on the roofs of nearby build
ings. The windows Of the plant were
all broken by stones, and torches
thrown through them started many
fires. The police used tear gas bombs
but were roughly handled by the mobs,
so six companies of state troops were
called out and they, marching with
fixed bayonets, scattered the strikers
and released the imprisoned employ
ees.
Later the strikers and their friends
gathered again and fought furiously
with the troops, showering them with
bricks and paving stones. Dozens Of
soldiers were injured and finally the
exasperated guardsmen fired on the
mobs, two rioters being killed and
many wounded. Tear gas and the
more powerful Knockout" gas were
freely used by both sides.
Charles P. Taft, son of the late
President, was sent from Washington
to Toledo as special mediator for the
national labor board of the NRA.
L the joint resolution of congress en-
towering him to stop arms shipments
destined for countries at war, and inn
mediately proclaimed an embargo
against shipments of arms or NUM-
lions from the United States to Bolivia
and Paraguay. His action was the
first of its kind in American history.
Because of existing treaties he could
not forbid actual shipment Of arms
but he did prohibit their sale in the
United States to the warning coun-
tries.
yIIILLIAM B. WILSON, who was
w the first man to hold the position
of secretary of labor in the American
government, died suddenly, at the age
Of seventy-two, on a train en- route
from Miami, Fla, to Washington. He
had been In poor health for months but
had carried on his duties as an arbiter
In the Illinois mine fields. Born in
Scotland, Mr.. Wilson came to the Unit
ed States as child and worked in the
mines while acquiring a common
school education. He was a member
of the committee that created the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America. While
serving in congress he resigned to en-
ter President wilson's cabinet.
lust as a matter of form, the Unit
- ed States sent notes to its war
debtors calling to their attention the
fact that the next payments were due
on June Is. 1t Is learned that Louis
Barthou, French foreign minister, and
Sir John Simon, British foreign secre-
tary, will hold a three-cornered con-
versation with Norman 81. Davis In
Geneva on the matter Of the debts.
Barthou thought his government might
at least announce disposition to set
tie its obligations to Uncle Sam speed
lily.