i - netting public fofoger r . ' ' VOL. VI. NO. 10 Entered as Second-Clatis Matter at the rostomce, at Philadelphia, Pa. Under the Act of Mnrrh 8. 1879. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1919 Published Dally Except Sundr. Subscription Pries t6 a Tear by Mall. Copyright 1011), by Tubllo Ledeer Company. PRICE TWO CENTS - S PARLEY WON'T HALT STRIKE NOW, SAYS UNION CHIEF; TROOPER, HUNTING SNIPERS, KILLS MAN AT FARRELL l w w pi IW WE WEATHER Washington, Sept. 23. Fair tonight and Friday. TEiirEnATUKB AT EACH UOCIt 8 n no in i2 1 1 a'l a 4 r.l I BO 0a (17 171 l I I I l l I NIGHT EXTRA VARES GAIN NAUGH I Declares Organization May IN MOVE TO RETARD UN mtim iv. uverreacn itsen in xiempi ? . . . to Delay Court COMMISSIONERS UPHELD; ACT UNDER INSTRUCTIONS Solicitor Who Advises Them Is Law Partner of Scott, At torney for Patterson By GEORGE NOX McCAIX Tho Varc organization may overreach itself in attempting to retard the prog ress of computing the returns now being conducted by Judges Audenricd and Ferguson. Whether it was calculated rudeness to the court or merely an uncontrolled nnd impulsive display of irritation, the chief of the regular organization' legal divlsiou, John R. K. Scott, gave evi dence jesterday afternoon of taking the question of the organization's loss un nccessnrilj to heart. It is accepted as a fact by the In- dependents that the numerous pctitjous offered by Mr. Scott for opening ballot boxes arc for purposes of delay. Not that Mr. Scott or any attorney of any party has not the undeniable right to demand full proof of tho nb senco Of fraud or error and the cor rectness of the returns. When, how i ever, objections are raised, or petitions filed on mere suspicion, or for insuffi cient reasons, or on any flimsy pretext, a presumption of scheming is tenable. Notably, too, .when it is done on be half of a fnetioiiNvhich in the past has resorted tp similar expedients. Experiences of 1017 There arc hundreds of men who will never forget their Town Meeting1 party experiences In 1017 when, merely to harass and annoy them, the organiza tion dragged them -into, court. , They vverc' Sot election officers, 'they were merely citizens, signatories to petitions. Party independence was their crime. Tho process was largely to keep workers . away from their divisions at a critical time. Theso same men, in memory of that episode, were those who ut last week's ejection threw the harpoon with re doubled strength into the Vnrc organization. . Thus for the peculiar methods of the organizations attorney seem to hue gotten them nowhere in particular. I cite only one instance. As noticed in the daily news story of the official count in the Evknino Pub lic LEDOElt, Mr. Scott has filrd a large , number of petitions for the opening of ballot-boxes. When these were fifHt presented, former Director of Public Safety David J. Smyth, who is former Judge James (lay Gordon's associate as counsel for the Moore independents, requested Mr. Scott to furnish dupli cates of his petitions. It was a reason able request. , "Certainly," replied Mr. Scott in his airy, complacent way. "I'll send them to you." Copies Not Forthcoming But not one of the promised copies has been forthcoming and petitions have been piling up right along. Of course, Mr. Scott may have been confused, or momentarily rattled, or forgetful, or possessed with n peevish desire to bedevil the opposing counsel, or any one of a lot of other' reasons. But the debonair leaden of the Four teenth ward miscalculated. He neglected to credit Mr. Gordon or his associate, Mr. Smyth, with the acumen and resourcefulness which they are known to possess. Failing to receive the promised du plicates of petitions, Mr. Smyth, when ever Mr. Scott or his associate, Leopold Glass, presents a petition to the court, requests of the judge the privilege of examining it. Once in his hands, Mr. Smyth scans the document, particularly the signatures,' rapidly dictates to his stenographer an abstract of it and within three minutes or so it is once more in possession of the court. . The transaction on the part of the Organization's attorneys is suggestive of rather small political potatoes. Commissioners Follow Instructions There has been a lot of general and more or less indefinite talk among the Moore followers who have attended the sessions of the -court about what Is described as the "fall-downs" of the county commissioners, in their prcpara- tions for the primaries. Among some of them it has been regarded as part of the general Vare scheme for delay ing the count. They have been charged with falling to comply with all the de tails of the xtevt election law. The corrimjssioners supply all the printed matter machinery for the election board. The assumption is entirely wrong. It is a grave error personally to charge Messrs. Kuenzel, Holmes and Richard son, the county commissioners, cither individually or collectively, with evad ing or ignoring the law. In whatever has been done, they followed instruc tions, They cted uuder the Jegal ad vice of their solicitor. Oddly enough, responsibility for any "fall down," evasion or nonobserv'ance of the new election laws goes directly CeuUaucd no JPato Two, Column four I'LHHRLLaLLLMRLB: IjLr .JjlaaTaBiLlKl ' t j.)" . , s & feaH& iiiHi: KsES' sjferfxiv. '" -.4. Wda : IMJSaiB Ledger Photo Pervlco FRANCIS DESSAIN One of Cardinal Mercier's secreta ries and known as tho "printer of Mnlincs" because he published the Belgian prelate's famous pastoral letter on Christmas Day, 1DJI, contrary to thu wishes of tho Ger man invaders, arrived in Philadel phia today to arrange details for Cardinal Mercier's lslt FIVE WOMEN INJURED IN CRASH OF AUTOS ALONG THE PARKWAY Occupants iof Two Cars Land in Hospital After Early Morn ing Ride Two parties of women in automobiles were in a collision at Twenty-first nnd the Pnikway early today, in which live were injured. The injured arc: Florence Albright, twenty jenrs old, of 2830 Feltz street; possible frac tare of the hip; In Ilahuemun Hospi tal. Jennie Brewster, twenty-one years old. of 270S Titan street ', cuts nnd bruises. Mrs. Willium Seaman, fifty-eight cars old, of 1G07 Greeu street; cuts and bruises. Edith Fox, twenty-one jears old, of 1 lid i Green street; cuts and bruises. Eleanor Rome, twenty-three jears old, of 237 South Eleventh street; cuts and bruises. Miss Albert and Miss Brewster were driving in a car on the Parkway at 1 o'clock this morning, headed for the center of the city, when the auto mobile in which Mrs. Seaman and her two companions were riding approached from the opposite direction. One or the other of the women at the wheels became confused nnd the two motorcars smashed together. Both curs were badly damaged. The women were thrown out and cut by fragments of the bioken wind shields. All were taken to Hahnemann Hos pital, where their injuries were dwssed. Each of the parties was disposed to blame tho other. Miss Albright and Miss Brewster asserted that there were no lights on Mrs. Seaman's car. This Mrs. Seaman denied. ALFONSO VISITS FRANCE " Bordeaux, France, S,ept. 25. King Alfonso of Spain, who brts not visited France since 1014, arrived here iu cognito last evening by automobile from Saint Sebastien. Falls From Parents ' Car, Killed by Another Auto Germantown Woman Holds Lifeless Body of Little Son While Father Drives Franti tically to Hospital Falling from the open door of his father's automobile last night just as a large touring car Bwept past, ltobert Houseman, the two-aud-one-half-ycnr-old sou of Mr. nnd Mrs. Foster V. Housemnn, of 10(5 West Luray street, Germantown, was crushed to death be neath the wheels of thc passing car. Without pausing the automobile tuat had run over the baby, hummed ulong and Wns soon lost to view In the dark ness, while Mrs. Houseman, with thc child in her arms, was screamingV for assistance. The accident happened at Greeue und Manhcmr streets. The Hoiisemans had gono for a drive. They passed the car of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Dickson, of Wayne avrnuennd Hansbury street. It was standing by the curb, and Mr. Houseman drew up alongside for a chat. While they were talking the baby man aged to open the door of the Houseman car nnd fell into the street. Just as the big touring car passed Mrs. Housemun noticed a white object fluttering In its path. The glare of the headlights were full on tho ratch of white. Then tho car ran over it. The hnhv was missed the next instant, and I was found lying where it bad been crushed. ELECTION CONTEST BYVARES LOOM Scott, Attorney for Patterson, Says Organization Candi date Will Decide SECRET CONFERENCE HELD Talk of an election contest was heard in and around Councils' finance com mittee room today, where Judges Au denricd and Ferguson are sitting ns n return board to count the primary vote. John It. K. Scott, Judge Patterson's legal lepreseutativc at the count, said todaj the Vare organization would in sist on its full legal rights. "I cannot nnswer whether there will be n contest," said Mr. Scott. "That is for the candidate to decide." Mr. Scott denied the charge made by Independents that the Vares arc en-, deavoring to hold up the count by petty tactics of delay. N "Vherevcr there is "a suspicion of fraud it is our right to file petitious asking that ballot-boxes be opened. And, what is more, wherever wc btis pect fraud wc iuteud to exercise out right." Ward Workers in Conference Vare leaders rnnfeired with ward workers today nt the Republican city committee headquarters. Eleventh and Chestnut streets. 'The door of the as tenibly room was locked. Select Councilman AVilliain E. Finley, Vare leader of the Thirty-ninth ward. declined to say what was the object of the all-day conference. "Whatever is going on," he snid, "will be part of court proceedings." Murdoch Kendrick, who was cam paign manager for Congressman Moore, was asked today if he thought tho prep arations in the Varc camp indicated a contest; also if he thought the Vares were planning to file pre-emption papers for a new party. "I have no comment to make," said Mr. Kendrick, "because I do not un derstand their tactics, as indicated by Mr. Scott's action. I .have perfect confidence in Judge Gordon's ability to protect the interests of Congressman Moore and his associates on the anti contractor ticket." 'Although Senlitor Vare has an nounced thnt ho will not "appeal" from the official count as made bj the court, the politicians argue that while there can be no "appeal" from the count, there might easily be a contest of the election. Can't Appeal, Lawyers Say Lawyers who were asked about the legal machinery involved explained that under tho Daix-Hrady law tliero can bp no appeal from the official count when it is made by judges of the court of common pleas. While an appeal is out of the ques tion, a contest of the election is still possible. To contest the election would entail going into court und making out a prima facie case of fraud. The court would then order the ballot-boxes opened and an inquiry made into the election, providing that the contest- nnts first entered sufficient bond to pay the costs if their inquiry failed to de velop fraud. "Lost" Division Turns Up . Tho speond division of the Nin,e tceutli ward, hitherto a "lost division," so far us its figures arc concerned, turned up today. The votes, made public for the first time show that More carried the di vision by one, polling ninety-five ballots to Pnterson's ninety -four. Otlier.cnn illdutes leceived the following votes: Hccordcr of deeds, IlazlNt sevent;. - Continued on I'ate Two, Column, Two In their fright and dismay at the nccident, the child's pnrents. paid too further attention to the car that had run over their child. Picking up tho little crushed body, they hurried in their distraction to the home of a nearby physician. As the -condition of the child wns such that n major operation seemed im perative, thc doctor advised the boy he taken nt once to the Samaritan Hos pital. Sitting in the rear seat of the motor car Mrs. Houseman held thc body of her child in her arms, while her hus band took the wheel and made a wild 'run for the hospital, In the hope he would ba in time. By the' end of the run, rapidly as it was made, it became apparent to the mother thnt they would ho too lntc. Upon arrival ut the hospital her fears wera confirmed, for the child vvps pronounced dead. Tho accidont was not Reported to the police of the Germantown station until this morning. Although chance of dis covering the identity of tho owner of , the touring car was slim, as the House 'jiuius paid no attention to license num bers in their distress, an effort is bciug made to trace, tho car. Honest Work, Hbncst Pay, Ends II. C. L., Says Schwab Chicago, Sept. '.'.",. (By A. P.I Charles M. Schwab, chiilrmuu of the Bethlehem Steel Company, said the basis of the so-f'hlled German effi ciency is founded upon nn honest day's work for an honest day's pay, and when thnt theory is applied here then will the high cost of living dis appear, for there is but one way to secure that economy and industrial efficiency. America, he said, as pre-eminent nnd its sturdy character made It progressive, more than did its ma terial resources, and the human en gineer was the engine to drive it up ward and onward. WARN E FIUME LOOMS ON HORIZON I ,. ,. , . . , I Italians' Antagonize Jugo-Slavs by Advancing on Several Adriatic Towns PEACE COUNCIL WORRIED By the Associated Press Paris, Sept. 2.". The crisis through which Italy is passing is imputed to the great poweis by General Gitiseppi (Pep- piiml Garibaldi, in an intcniew printed in the Petit Pnnsion this morning. lie reproaches tlieni for not having given Italy ill' thnt was promised in the treaty of London' and declares it to be the intention of the Itnllan people to keep Fiume "even nt the price of an other war." "It depends on France and Eng land," he says, "whose populations arc with Italy in the Fiume affair. What ever should be President Wilson's an swer to Italy's proposals, we will say to him that this dispute is between Europeans and must be settled between Europeans. We know the American, French and British people are with us in this matter." Apparently copying Gnbriele D An nunzio. whose dramatic seizure of Fiume centered the nttcution of the world on ' eration of Labor the step was ailthor the eastern littornl of tho Adriatic, other ized." Italian tenners me reported to be ad- Fitzpatrick said representatives of vancing on Spnlato, Sebenico nnd Trait,' twenty-four international unions af impottant towns along the coast which filiated with the American Federation hare been under the cotitrol of Jugo-of Labor met in Chicago about a jear Slnr forces ago and effected a campaigu committee Peace Conference circles are plainly to organize the steel workers. Samuel concerned over tho situation, which. Gompers wus elected chairman iiudW il seems to have become grave. I lin" ''' r,,s"'r' '"'-tary. Men und Heign of Terror at Itagusa Belgrade advices declare Italian sol diers have overpowered a small Juco Slav force at Tocuii-e und have entered the town. It is probable that the place, "The men in the steel mills," Fitz lnentioned is Troglr, the Crontiau sec- Patrick continued, 'were looking for tiou of the city of Trail, about fifteen "lief. The) had no hope. They , miles northwest of Spalato. Further south tliero appear .1U0 to be disorders, lipenr alo to be disorders, Borne indicating a virtual r at Itagusa, a Dalmatian ti. frnnin'f M,. reports from reigu of terror town closo to tho frontier of Monte negro. In addition thero arc rumors that .,.,,,-. 'V olas to the. Montnegrin throne, from the Italians plan to tcstore Kiug Nich- Hi un iir- ub inmini u, tu uuu u llic ; Notional Assembly last April. This ac tion of the National Assembly has never been recognized by the rojal Monte negrin government, which has main tained its headquarters near Paris for several months. King Nicholas Is the futher of (Juecu Helena of Italy. War Clouds Gathering licstyratlon of King Nicholas', it is said, would inevitably lesult in a dec-' luiatiou of war against Italy by thc Jugo-Slavs, who arc declared to be greatly irritated over the situatiou. So fur as Known definitely, no an swer to proposals made by Italj rela tive to Flume has been received from President AVilsou, although it is inti mated in iiuoniciul Italian circles that it has arrived. There Is a disposition on thc part of the Italians to reject any proposition looking to a compro mise, their claim being made that the storm throughout their country can be calmed only byt giving Fiume to Italy. Itmim Kflf O"! Tt A T V 1 ,,,i ',,,,', tl'mt fWn'ln Hni.rinia ' D'Auutiuzio's partisans are advancing !, nun,,i Trail. Sebenico nud Snalnro. the j MlSuggero severely censures "elements which arc thus creating occasion for further conflict." The newspaper says a number of deputies hnve signed a do maud for a secret session of the cham ber. "Do you want another war?" asks the Messaggero. Tho Glornale D'ltalia, although ex pressing disbelief in the possibility of another war, argues thnt Jugo-Slavia would be at a disadvantage should it occur. "Italy would not gain much by an other wnr in central Europe, but it would be in the Interest of Jugo-Slavia and her protectors to avoid it.'t the newspaper says. ZELAYA'S SON IN JAIL HERE AJberto Zelaya, son of the exiled president of the republic of Nicaragua, is In Moyamenslng prison In default of $700 ball required by Judge Gor man in Municipal Court jesterday for his appearance to answer charges pre ferred by Miss Anna Douegan, of 3210 Spencer street. Zelaya is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. "STEEL STRIKERS w Tolls Senate Probers "Fund, $2,000,000 or $20,000,000," j Was Raised Against Labor A. F. OF L, NOT EMPLOYES, BEGAN UNION CAMPAIGN "Bad Spot in Industrial Situa tion," Strike Leader Terms Conditions in Mills By the Associated Press Washington. Sept. !Ei. Even should h Unitr(1 s Stpcl Corporntion consentsyto meet lepresentatives of tho men, the nation-wide strike of steel workers could not now be culled off, in the opinion of John Fitzpatrick, chuir- "ml1 o the strikers' committee, as ex- piesseu num. Hi. in. .iiiviiinfe ... .... Senate labor committee's investigation of the strike. "The 3."0,00ll men on strike," Fitz patrick declared, "are going to demand from the 1'nited States Government justice, decent justice." Fitzpatrick opened his statement with what he said was a brief history of la bor conditions in the steel industry. Charges Big Fund Used "With the ci eut ion of tliC.htccI cor poration a campaign was begun with the object of pushing organized workers out of the mills," he saiiK "A great sum of money, I don't know whether it was S2.OOU.000 or 8.20.0(10,000, was appropriated. In recent years labor has beeiin to renlizo the tienieudous im portance of the steel industrj'iind its influence on other industries. .,lt..t... .. .......n .nOlmr .lift .iirrltf - 1 ii iini . ..ii ...... .... "-"- I liottr flay anil oetter worKiug conuiuonsi elsewhere, the steel mills still operated with very long Hours and with wages below the proper line. Lubor under stood then tho necessity of organizing the tccl iudustry for the purpose of,, controlling its eliecrs on rue outers ami ... .. n. ., .1 ,1 at the last two conventions of the Fed monev, the witness sain, were assem bled, but funds were so limited that the initial organization efforts were confined to the Cuhinift district, including Chi- cago and Gary, Iud. responded in Iuigc numbers uud it was My a "''ort time until wc hud a very ""'. u M,u" """ ";"", "" ''. successful organization, l P .lmt, tlmp ' ,ere x i unionism in the steels mills?' asked Chnlrman Kenyon. "No," Fitzpatrick replied. "About that time, October, IMS, the steel cor- Iporatiou was resorting to every effort force ncf,on 0 thp part of thc men or of the labor organization to spread their influence. They announced establishment of the eight-hour day and we kuew that was an effort to pre vent our orgunizution." Senator Jones, Democrat, New Mex ico, asked whether the emploves bail made application to the Ameiieuu Fed eration of Labor for organization or whether the movement bad been in itiated by the American Federation of Labor. A. F. of L. Started Campaign "The American Federation of Labor initiated the movement," Fitzpatrick replied. "Was there no movement of the men Continued on I'uce Tv.ent -one Column your RED REGIMENTS WIPED OUT Esthonlans Report Victory In Fierce Battle Near Pskov I Battle Near Pskov London, Sept -o. (By A. P.) Fierce lighting was n. progress through- out the day jesterday in the region of I Pskov, southwest of Petrograd, where the Lsthoniuns annihilated two lolshc- vik regiments, according to Esthouinu dispatches received hero today. STEeZTsHIPMENT PERMITS I R. R. Administration to Limit Quan tities Transported During Strike Washington, Sept. 23. (By A. P.) In an effort to meet the first effects of the jiteel strike on the transporta tion systems, the railroad adailnistrn tiou today instituted a system of mov ing coal nud iron ore tu the steel mills by permit, which will limit the quan tities shipped to what the steel "mills cau consume during thc strike. Regional directors of the railroad administration will handle the permits. The Weathervane Fair tonight and Friday; And Saturday mayoe. Every day a dry day. Oet me, babyt Cooler Saturday, as with sett Freih icindt blow in from the leeit. 1AN0UT AY FTZPATRCK Failure of Steel Strike Would Curb Radicalism Defeat Seems Certain Unless Rail Men Walk' Out Also Would Be Triumph for j Wilson-Gompers Policy By CLINTON W. GILBERT .staff Correspondent of the. KYenlne Pnblle Ledcer Washington, Sept. 2.". The whole i paitncrship was becoming embarrassing i ivn ,.f r.ti..oi - ,..rviitlv liil.nr to him; the workers were becoming, too I . . .,.,,.' A, , .radical for the country. The Plumb) unionism is likely to turn on the steel ' jnn aKjtjon ils distressing to Mr. strike and on the result of the con- Wilson. The Boston police strike made ferenee betwecji the subcommittee of steel woikers and lenders of the four! The workers had become orer.oufi- rnili o.i.l Motherhoods. j"riicy were doing things which made Without u sympathetic strike on the , , nllluticc between them and the Doirai- pait of the railroad brotherhoods, the , f rntie party politically dangerous and steel strike seems certain to fail. That P,r-. WiN".' I.!1","S ti,',lum'c "'V1 . . . ....... ., , tictciopmcni oi mo alliance nciwrru ins is the mcw in Washington. Steel waspnrty ., . ,,,,. whi(.h ,.ontri- lmdl. (liosen js the industry m wliicli to test the policy of radical unionism' of fouiog a crisis by a strike. It is not n a sufficiently sensitive industry. There- suits of n strike in it are not felt im- inedintelj enough by the countr.x. It is not a key industiy in the sense that tiouspcittatioti or soft coal mining arc kej industries. On the other hand, the steel strike niaj menu much to the railroad brother hoods and to the soft coal workers. The lenders of the unions in botli these industiies hac depnited upon a policy of radicalism. Radicalism is going to suffer if the steel strike fails. If it fails, the Wilson-Gompers policy of working together upon moderate lines will he lengthened in the ejes of labor throughout the countr.i. l'lesidcnt Wil son urged the steel workers to postpone action until after his capital -labor con ference here October '. whose purpose is, as he gave It, put the wage question upon another footing. The steel workers rejected his plea and struck. If they fall, the policy of leaning upon the benexolence of tho White House nnd of the Democratic party will have a new lease of life Mr. Gompers, who has hud to watch his . .... steps oetwceu radicalism ami con- .....:,.., ..;,. f.,.,, fr... fl. tIln ... least to throw his weight on the side of conservatism. The phius of rushing directly into a big strike, instead of ! working political pressure, will have - ,..:,, ,, ,;,,, " ' " ..'.. M..1. .....v.t. No great inquiry is necessarj to show the sympathies of the administration lie. Mr. AVilsou would not be unhappy if the steel strike should fall. His labor RED STAR LINER ROSALIND AGROUND STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 25. The steamship Rosalind of tiie Red Star line -went aground on Cow's Reef in Long Island Sound today. She was bound from St. Johns and Halifax to New York and carried 140 passengers and a crew of 00. TROOPS GUARD TRAINS IN FLORIDA TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 25. Every train entering the phosphate mining region of Hillsborough and Folk counties .where a strike of miners has been iu progress for several weeks, was heavily guarded todny by deputy United States marshals. The arming of trains, followed threats by strikers and the firing upon severtl trains from ambush. SEEK WAY TO AVERT SOFT COAL WALKOUT Operators and Miners Meet at Buffalo in Hope to Agree on Demands Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 25. (By A. P. With a general strike ot sott-coui miners in the Fluted States set tenta- f(jp N()Vcmbpr h ol)Crutors and tntlvr8 of ,ho ,, met ifere toJ,v , nn pfrort tn veit it by reach - agreement on questions of wages. w;rklnB,,ltlIlri( nlld diking conditions. TUe t ()f ,,, M.ttlo ..onunittee presented nt the meeting of thc United .Mine Workers of America nt Cleveland Ulls vveeK memoes ueinuiuis mr u uui. increase In wages of 00 per cent, u six hour day, five du.vs a week, with time and a half for overtime, and double time'for all work on Sundays and holi days. Any agreement reached at the scale conference hero must be submitted for ratification to an adjourned meeting of th'e United Mine Workers' convention, nt Indianapolis. A caucus of the operators to discuss the miners' demands was called thh morning. The operators requested an' adjournment until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock of the first meeting with the miners' delegations. Steamer Munlsla Believed Lost Mobile, Ala., Sept. 23. The steamer Mlelerio, arriving hero todny from Mntanzas, Cuba, reported toassing con siderable wreckago from a lako-type steamer 300 miles southeast of Mobile Bay Monday nnd Tuesday believed to hn from the Mtinseu steamer Munlsla, now fifteen days overdue af Havana, his position difficult buted to the Democratic victory in l'.tlli. Moreover, the power of Gompers to ft"" "'." b,, weakened. A strike lit. - n this in tslppl. entpre.l unon ileiiinst .... lwident's advice and then lost. would have n wholesome effect Administration men took great pleas ure in the speech of Congressman Coop er, of Ohio, denouncing Secretary Wil liam 'A. Foster, of the steel woikers, ns an I. W. W. Mr. Cooper is union man himself from Youngstown. O. lie cited a book of Foster's on sjndicnlism and Foster's contributions to the 1. W. W. organ, "Solidniity." to prove his charges. The administration apparently is col lecting evidence in the strike centers to be used, if the strike fails, in demon strating to union lnbor geneiully that bolshevlsm, the handy name for uny tliing radical and anti-Gompers, does not pay. The general expectation here is that no sjmpnthetic railway strike is likely. The moderate attitude of the railway shopmcu, ninong whom the railway ad ministration expected a strike, is en couraging. Moreover, most of the brotherhood leaders arc committed for the develop ment of the President's policy. Be sides, they probably feel that they would be just us strong righting ulonc, if in the end they think they have to tight, as they would be rushlug to the aid of the sieei worKcrs. So thc sitnation promises to turn out to the advantage of the President and Mr. Gompers the conservative Mr. Gompers, who would like to maintain his old policy of accomplishing labor's ends by a political alllauce rather than directly through nation-wide strikes, WANT WOMAN NAMED HIGH SCHOOL'S HEAD William Penn Faculty Associ- ates Indorse Mrs. Eliza beth Lodor Merchant Mrs. Elizabeth Lodor Merchant, for the lust ten years head of thc English department of William Penn High School, has been indorsed by her faculty associates to succeed Dr. William D. Lewis as principal of the school, Doctor Lewis has resigned to become deputy commissioner of education in Penusjlvuniu, his resignation to take ef fect ns soon ns his successor is named. William I'enn faculty members to day sent a letter to tho Board'of Edu cation, asking for the appointment of Mrs. Merchant. The letter follows : "Iu view of the vacancy soon to exist hi the office of principal of the William Penn High School because of the res ignation of Dr. William D. Lewis, the faculty of the school has ventured to hope that un expression of its unani mous opinion In the matter may not be unwelcome to jou. We appreciate the constant desire of the board of edu cation und the department of superin tendence to consider the best Inter ests of the sejiool and to further those interests. We feel, too, that the board will realize, how sincerely the fucully also cherishes those interests. "For that reason, in accordance -with the unanimous vote of the faculty at a meeting on September 10, wc present to jou the name of Mrs, Elizabeth Ludor Merchant, head of the depart ment of English at William Penn High School, as the person pre-eminently. fitted to succeed Dr, Lewis as priucipal of the school M REPLY MADE 1 T Hammersmark Talks of In vasion of State "to Clean Out State Police" o STRIKE BRINGS DEADLOCK? BOTH SIDES MAKE CLAIMS Complete Paralysis Settles Upon Industry in Youngstown and Some Illinois Districts While strikers and steel corporations claimed advantages, the steel walk out today, was settling to a dead lock, with both sides striving to turn tho tide. At Farrell, Pa., today a state trooper, searching a home for snipers, killed a Serbian. Otherwise vio lence had decreased. Governor Sproul has denied the re quest of labor leaders to interfere with thc state police. The Gov ernor said mobs that crossed into the state would be treated as in vaders. The unions announce i they would appeal to the United States Senate. S. T. Hammersmark, Ohio organizer for the union, today ansvvfered Gov ernor Sproul by declaring "an in-; vasion" might be necessary to "clean out the state police." The Senate labor committee began its strike probe today with Chair man Fitzpatrick, of the workmen's committee, on the stand. At Youngstown the industrial pa ralysis was complete. At Gary, Ind,, engineers have been called D UnUVUKMKd ADR 0 RO out to counteract an effort to or? sS! erate the slab mills, The Chicago St situation is unchanged. The unions ' now claim 342,000 men are strlk-, -ing. The time set fqr the Bethlehem Steel Company to answer the demand of the union for a conference expires i at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with the men preparing for a strike. The stocks of the big steel companies were among the firmest features of the opening of today's New York stock market, traders evi dently viewing the strike situation with increased confidence. By the Associated I'ress Pittsburgh, Sept. 23. Luke Grogan, a Serbian, was shot and killed by 'a state trooper at iarrcll shortly atter 11 o'clock, when the police searched, a house under suspicion of being a sniping post, from which shots have been fired at a steel plant. Ilepljiug to a statement of Governor Sproul, of Pennsylvania, contained In u telegram last night to William Z. Foster, director of tho strike in the Pittsburgh district, to the effect that re ports had reached the Pennsylvania chief executive that efforts were being made to bring armed mobs into Penn sylvania from other stutes to overpower local uuthorit, .Secretary Hummers' mark, of the Youngstown, O., strike district, said. "The only rioting that has occurred bus been caused in places where the state constabulary is located and by them. Thc same organizers, the same speakers, as are used in Ohio are used iu Pennsylvania. They talk to the same class of people. There Is no trouble iu Youngstown, white there is in cities like New Castle und Farrell. It proves c onclusively that it is the fault of those Cossacks. Majbe un armed luyasion of Pennsylvania would do good. Iu fact, we stand iu the sume position to that state that the United States did to Cuba before the Spanish -American War. We may have to clean them oit." No Extravagant Claims Neither side in the steel worker' strike in the Pittsburgh district roada uuy claims todaj to extensive change in the situatiou. The fourth day of the walkout found western Pennsylvania comparatively quiet. Corporation officials announced to day that the gradual return of men which set iu on the second day of thp T strike continued today. The return, Jt was said, was not large, but vvasttendy; and gratification was expressed by steel company officials with the situation. Secretary William Z. Foster, of the steel workers' national committee, said todny he hnd no reports of further shut downs, but was in relpt of informa tion from different parts of the Pitts burgh field that galas are being made , by the strikers. Mr. Foster odded that interesting developments may bo lookM for within the next few days. He would not indicate what, the nature of " tho developments would be, The strike leader summed up thp situation by' stating that the situation was "bettir . than erer." More Meetings Planned Plans were being made by the elrik ' Continued on l'ar Tutetj'-ojii. Voihme ,6tif m m : n ill & -i 3! m ft V' .1 &B-M: fe sap: - i.n. St - E! : T I 15 t " 1 -" vJS a 0 .h? .1 .HS- .
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