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VOL. VI. NO. 39
EntcrM a Sdcond-Clasa Matter at th Polomc. at Philadelphia, Pa.
V Undr the Act of March 8. 18T0,
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1919
Published Daltr Except Sur.Sky. Uubserlptlon Price IS a Tear by Mali.
Copyright, 1010. by Publlo Ledier Companr.
PRICE TWO CENTS
MINERS REJECT
A TO CANCEL
STRIKE
WILSON S
!'. 1
Jury Here,
CONVICT DR. DAILY
OF GIVING MEDICINE
peclslon Will Be Appealed Ben-
efits "Old School" Physicians
in State, It Is Said
NEWER CURATIVE METHOD
LEADERS QIVE TESTIMONY
decision Would Eliminate Order
ing of Dangerous Potions
to Patients
Dr. Philip, S. Daily, Sixty-second
and" Arch streets, an osteopath accused
of practicing medicine without a license,
was found guilty today.
Fending a motion for a new trial by
aWilllara A. Gray, Doctor Daily's coun
'sel, Judge Martin, before whom the
case was tried, deferred sentence and
permitted Doctor Dally to sign his own
bail bond.
Judge Martin, in his charge to the
jury, said it was a cfuestion whether
the defendant committed an offense
,-(.t v, lam Af th nmrnninrrnlth
against the laws bt the commonwealth,
the charge being that he practiced med-
icino by writing prescriptions and giv-
ing drugs, when ho was not licensed
. i , . j ,!. l
as a physjclau in accordance with the
act of 1011. The Judge reminded tho
jurors that the act of 1009, under
wnictj the defendant neia a license, re-
-Jated only to the practice of osteopathy
not medicine in the legal sense us ex-
plained by the, district attorney.
The case was regarded Dy osteopotn
physicians as the most important since
tho osteopathic licensing act of 1000
was passed by the Legislature. "Old
school" physicians likewise were much
interested in the case. It will have a
far reaching effect upon the future of tho
profession In this state, it is said.
" "Osteopaffft Claim night
. n.t.A..,ktn MneeAf.a t act ( f Im f af
tha trial of D6etor Daily in the 'Quar-
ter Sessions Court today, contended that
''licensed osteopaths have a right to ad
minister drugs in conjunction with the
manipulative methods peculiar to their
school of healing.
Mr. Gray callcdyto the stand Dr.
Arthur M. Flack and Dr. O. D. B.
Balbirnio, faculty members of the
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy.
Much of the testimony hinged on the
curriculum of the college in 1009. the
ear the licensing act was passed.
John II. Mnurpr. assistant district
attorney, asked Doctor Flack:
"Was it not the idea then taught
that medicine and drugs were delctc-
.:.... bh.1 that- iA vnhnln Ch.eni.,7 nf nstp
opTtirwas one of manipulation?" The
..Itnata gnlirnrkil "nn "
witness answered, no,
Judgo Martin asked Doctor Hack
tho diffcrenpe between medical and os
teopathic practice.
"Medical practice," the witness re-
Vl. ES?" SEEm. .V'SEa
IllElUUUa. wwiiu vaiwwj .o ..v .
chiefly on mechanical methods but not
to the exclusion ot otner memoas wnen
in the opinion of the practitioner, they
are deemed proper."
Osteopathic Method Unchanged
Doctor Balbirnio, who was a student
in 1000, testilied the' osteopathic teach
ing then relative to the use of drugs
was the same as tint taught now.
Dr. J. M. Baldy, president of the state
bureau of medical education and
1..ba nmii mi etc-f IimiaiI iAnnfiininw t ha
IKXUBUIC, o S',"'J;T" "-
curriculum
in lvuv at tne uonege oti
Osteopathy here. He explained his
connection with the stato bureau only
existed from 1010.
lurv.'ouoted fronf tho act of 1000 as
W THOUT LICENSE
well as from the amending act of 1011. I The alleged attack took place yes
Ho pointed out that osteopaths, who are tcrday. Mrs. Elizabeth Board, the
licensed by the state board of oste-1 mother, is in bed under the care of a
opathic examiners, arc required to report physician and was unable to attend the
births, deaths and contagious diseases , hearing. Board was held in $S00 bail
lust as are nhvsicians of other schools.
He claimed the act was not'intended to
J Unit tho scope of practice, for osteo
paths, Mr. Gray asked, if the osteopaths
wero to oe aentea we use ot drugs in
their practice, why tbey were required ,
by law to be versed in chemistrv and
toxicology. He said he attributed the
prosecution of his client to jealousy
existing between two state boards of
examiners.- . t
SUE WRECKED BANK CLIENT
Pusey Endeavors to Collect $20,000
Aliened to Be Due North Penn
Suit was filed today by tho North
Penn Bank against the Royal Tire and
Rubber Co., 080 North Broad street, to
recover about $20,000 due the bank on
notes and overdrafts. The suit was filed
by Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey in
Common Pleas Court No. 3, for the
state banking commissioners, now in
charge of tho bank. ,
It is tho first ot a number of suits
which will soon be filed to collect ac
counts due tho bank.
These suits will be filed as fast as
the banking commissioners check over
the bank's accounts and reach a de
cision as to whether litigation is neces
sary in particular cases.
It is understood1 that twenty) or
more concerns will be sued.
WORLD PEACE NOV. 11
Treaty In Effect on Armistice Day
Anniversary, Commons Hears
Jjondon, Oct. 20.(By A. P.) The
Rerniau peace treaty msjr come into ef
fect on tho snniversnry of armistice
day-It was announced by Cecil Harms,
worth, undersecretary for foreign 'af
fairs in tho Houee of Commons, today
(rbe '"0 Kqvfrniurut uopcu iuq iremy
would-be formally ratified on November
would-be formally ratified on November)
in Medical
iFSfD
Interested Parties Hold
Different Liquor Views
Approximately onc-lmlf the sa
loons of tlio city arc closed tight.
Others arc open, selling liquors of
various strength some in violation of
the act, others selling soft drinks.
"The enforcement act is in effect,
and agents arc out to procure evi
dence of any infringements,"
Ephrnlm Lcdcrer. collector of inter
nal revenue, in charge of the en
forcement, said.
"Any saloonkeeper violating the
law does it independently of the Re
tail Liquor Dealers' Association,"
said .Tunics II. Pearson, president of
that organization.
"I havo received no notice and
Mill slay open until T do, and will
sell whatever tho brewers put in my
cellar," W. It. Klchardson, an up
town saloonkeeper suid.
Many brewers are applying for li
censes to inanufacturo beverages
containing less than ono-balf of 1 per
cent alcohol.
-MERCURY DOWN 39 POINTS
Drops From 85 to 46 Degrees in
Few Hours
Mercury Inc. dropped 39 points be
tween late yesterday afternoon and early
this morning, finally cldslng at 4(5. It
is due for another drop.
This wildcat weather proposition had
advanced to 85 degrees jesterduy after
noon nt 2 o'clock, and ou all tho curbs
neonlo figured it was pretty hot stuff.
After causing heavy trading in cooling
annus anu extra col ara, tms saver-
p(Jgcd Becur,tj. bcgan (o 'fall shllrpiy.loiir o
jjy s 0ci0ck the Fahrenheit tickerf clothing
showed only u degrees with every mdl-
cation that, shares would show even less
strength by morning. At three o clock
jt had jumped to 54 decrees.
At mMnifiii- Merenrv lmd Rlinnnl to
54 nnj continucd,to drop an average of
a degree an hour until it reached a
ow of 46 degrees at 7 this morning.
The Weather Exchange forecasts that
after the usual midday rally, Mercury
win become even weaker than last night
and go as low as 40. Tho weather
brokers say that within forty-eight
hours, however, the temperature will
return to the standard seasonal average
of 01 degrees.
MAN CHATS AS COAT BLAZES
P're Q'n Considerable Headway Be.
fore He Feels It
There was one man on Chestnut
street this morning who did not mind
Jhe fact that it was chilly.
Ho carried his lire with him, but
didn't know it.
Strolling nonchalantly along, a large
bouquet of flowers in his hand, he was
conversing with a friend. Other pe
destrians stopped , looked, smiled and
passed along, but the odor of smoke
grew stronger. Then puffs of smoke
arose and grew denser.
Suddenly the busy conversationalist
felt that his left side was becoming
SIOPPCC, IOOKCCj,
than his right side. He
grew almost panic
stricken and dashed Into a Chestnut
street building, where he extinguished
the blaze that somehow had started in
his coat. Then ho proceeded, wearing
his much-charred coat and not quite
o warm and comfortable, as ho had
been. Sparks from a pipe he was
smoking are supposed to huve caused
the trouble
'JUDGE' CALLS MAN A SKUNK
Magistrate Glenn Denounces Pris
oner Accused of Beating His Mother
"More animal than man," is the way
Magistrate Glenn expressed his thoughts
nf .Tnm Ttnsnl. twonlxr.nln. ..... 1,1
"."----
2410 North Third street, who was ar
raigned before him this morning charged
with beating his fifty-year-old mother
into unconsciousness.
for a further heuring Sundav
"A person like von is more animal
than man. 'Skunk' is the only word I
can think of that describes your kind,"
I .uiigisiruiu uiruu ujiu iioara alter
ing been called to the Board homo by
lieutenant uiu una icsunea to nav
neighbors who heard the young man
beating his mother.
Much of the furniture, in the house
was wrecked by Board, the lieutenant
testified.
TWO BODIES WASHED UP
Indicate Loss of Steam Barge With
Crew of Eight
Rochester, N. Y Oct. 20. (By A.
P,) The finding at daybreak today of
two bodies on the shore of Lake On
tario, wearing life preservers bearing
tho name of the steam barge Homer
AVarrcn, of Toronto, revealed tho total
loss of that vcFscl with her, crew of
eight.
Tho shoro was strewn with wreck
age. WILSON BULLETINS AT END
Improvement In President's Condi
tlon Makes Them Unnecessary
Washington. Oct. 20. fBv A. P.lJ
t-reuiueui ivjisou s improvement na&j
..k.J a nlf rot,... ,l. nV..l.ln
t u... w-rtt 1' -v .:' -
have decided to issue no more dally
bulletins. This was announced today
in the following statement:
"The President's Improvement
steadily continues. Ho is eating,
sleeping, digesting and assimilating
well. His ireseut improvement Jini.
now reached u point where it is not
considered necessary to issue dally
bulletins. Tho people of tho country
will be promptly advised of any chunge
In hl miiriitlnn."
During the morning, some executive
Test Case, Decides Against Osteopathic Physicians Prescribing Drugs
PATROLMAN SHOT, '
3 BURGLARS FLEE
Trio Escape in Automobile,
Which Is Later Found
Abandoned
ONE THIEF WAS WOUNDED,
SAYS MAN WHO SAW FIGHT
Bluecoat Finds Four Bullet Holes
in Clothing After
Battle
A patrolman and one of three burg
lurs who attempted a. robbery tit
Frunkford avenue nnd York street'
were shot today in a running battle
that resulted in the escape of tho trio
A small touring car, bearing n
license tag issued to a man residing in
tho Western part of the state, was I
abandoned by the thieves '
Tho wounded patrolman is Martin
Muldowney, of tho Trenton nenuc anil.
Dauphin street station. lie bus n bullet '
wound in (he left leg near the hip
thcr bullets pased through hi?
At 2 o'clock this" morning. Mill
downey, with Patrolman John Soprony.
were passing u) clothiug store at 240"
Frankford Ronu", owned by W. C.
Swartley Muldowney noticed a gate
leading into the yard was open. Ho in
estigatcd. Soprony left him to question the
driver of an automobile, who luid
parked his machine in Collins street be
low York, just around the corner.
As Muldowney entered the. yard he
saw a man trying tp force open u
door leading into the rear of the store.
As he ran toward the burglar he was
attacked by another, who was appar
ently on Watch.
Soprony, attracted by the sound of
the fight, ran to Muldowney's neslsU
ance. As he entered the ward the. niart
who had been opening the store door
opened fire with a revolver. Muldown
ey released the man lie was lighting1 to
draw hm re'volver, and both lobbcra
lied. Ihe patrolmuu opened fire, mid
the shots were returued by tho fugi
tives, .
The two men separated at Frankford
avenue and lork street, one running
toward the automobile in the side street.
lie was unable to start the engine, and
just as the patrolmen reached the ma
chine ho fled. Another man who had
been waiting in the cur jumped and inn
with him.
Muldowney. unconscious of the fact
that he had been shot until that lime,
wus forced to give up the eliuw. The
men escaped from Sonrom .
John Reed, 2200 Kast Dauphin street,
an employe of a milk compuiiv In that
vicinity, was on his way to work when
he, snw the two men running from the
patrolmen. He noticed one holding his
linn, which was bleeding.
The only description tho detectives
have of tho robbers is that they are
all between twenty-five and twenty -.eight
yenrs old and wear expensive
clothes.
Swartley's store was robbed three
months ago, when silk shirts valued at
iJJiUUU were stolen.
TRAPPED IN BLAZING' MINE
Eighteen Workers Reported En
tombed In Fire-Swept Ohio Colliery
Alliance, 0 Oct. 20. (By A. P.)
Word reached Alliance shortly after
noon today from Amsterdam, O., forty
miles south of this city, that eighteen
men V ero entombed in the Y nnd O coal
mine there and in danger of immediate
death owing to a fire in the mine. Ouij
meager details were obtainable.
Columbus, 0., Oct. 20. (Rv A. I' )
The Htate mine rewjuc cur left C'olum
lius in n special train shortly after miou
today for Amsterdam, O., where eight
een miners are reported entombed. The
train hns been given u clear right of way
nnd should reach Amsterdam about o
o'clock this evening.
N BOLD ROBBERY
FIVE CHILDREN ABANDONED
BY MOTHERS IN SAME BLOCK
One Woman Now Held in New Bedford, Mass., While Police
and Husband Search for Other in Providence
In two adjoining houses ou South
Pershing street today, five children, one
n cripple and another just past its
second birthday, are being cared for by
kindly neighbors, who ,scek to replace
in some fashiop the mothers whose vol
untary absence has desolated what were
once happy homes."
Up in New Bedford. Mafs., Mrs.
Haunuh Updcgraff, twenty-six years
old, 2042 South Pershing street, one of
the absent mothers, is held by the police
on a charge which may involve her
neighbor nnd alleged companion, Mrs.
Martha Simon. Mrs. Simon is thirty-
ioi
one years 01a, and lives at -tit" ouum
i 1 t t
1 CmUDS -.
v TTndppmff hns two children,
Dorothy, two years old, and Marian,
six years old. . ,
Mrs. Simon has been married four
teen years nnd has three children, Leon
ard, thirteen jears old. Map', ten, aud
Charles, seven. One of these is a cripple.
John Simon, the busbund, who works
at the Hog Island shipard, returned
home October 10 and found a note, in
which Mrs. Simon briefly said sbo was
"tired ot married JIfc."
I When Charles jjpdei
When Charles Yjpdegruff got homo
told hlmf his
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.71 FOR JSSE1LY TO
A-M FACE GRAVE CRISIS
T ml, f Si
4 Hlfff icffc Hi Union Chiefs Will Meet in Con-
X-i.liK"' SI
HMk s&l 19 forence at Washington on i
" YPNk& fl December 13
ms . mm
HBftt lim
THKOnOItl'; l.. MucDOAVM.1
VssovIjIo siipcrintcnilciil of public
sihools, who is serlnuslj HI at the
lliilincmaiiii Hospital. II wa
slrlilieu suddenly nn MoniU mill
was fallen Imiimllilrly to the lios
pltnl
Y. W. C. A. "REBELS"
ICT
Decision Handed Down in Fac-
tional Controversy Between
Old and New Regime
ELECTION RESULT IS UPHELD
Court of Common t'leas "o. ,"i tudaj
WIN COURT VERD
handed down mi opinion in Ihe factional j ' suojecis wmcu nnany resulted
controversy between T.lsie Uailey aud '" Ul. '"eso ution of the national in
other members ot tho Y. W. 0. A. and ,!"!'.tr,al wifwuce called by Pnsident
the old regime and board nf managers,
headed b Mrs. Hosepli M. Hudson. The
decision fuvors tiio election of the "in
surgent" supporters and dismisses c
coptions to the lepoit of John M. Sooll,
si.eclal master.
Tho hitter was appointed to conduct'
the election of the board -of niunugers,
'held last sinnine. und the balloting re
corded wnH a decided victory for the
"iusurgeutf," who elected u majority
of the board of maungrru. The board
will cltct executive oflicois of the s
cintion. The ihcislon is n Until defeat for the
old officers nnd boiml of managers who
sought lo prevent Ihe jotingcr elcnnnt
from puiticiputiou in Ihe iiiumigcincnt
mill elections of the bod.
Judges Slntikc and Moiiagliun heard
the case and ruled that the complain
ants and others who paid the required'
dollar per juir membership fee were,
under the by-laws of tbc body, prop
er! classed as active members entitled
to vote.
Tho court issued a preliminary in
junction against the old board of Mali
ngers restraining it from interfering
with the "instil gents" right to attend
the (.lections. Au uppeal taken to the
Hupreme Court, was dismissed. Couut
sel for tho defendants have now ap
pealed to the higher cotnt for review of
the controvers, the lower court hav
ing given its huul decision.
In the opinion filed today, which ap
proves the report of the muster ou the
election in its entirety, it is stated:
"The complainants being uctlve mem
bers of the association, have n right
to attend the meetings und ote upon
all questions there piesented."
"Tho report filed b,v the muster dem
onstrated that the election conducted
under his supervision was eminent!)
just nnd fulr, and that the nominating
committee and the niunugers reported
bv
him to be (lectul arc the lawful
committee nnd
niunugers of tho asso-
elation.
trouble nnd Updegrnff went to tell his
wife. On n tnblo he .fgund a note, in
which Mrs. Updegrnff wrote: "It would
bo useless to search for mc, as I do
not Intend to return. Tnke good care
of the children."
Simon told the neighborsiiis wife had
about ?H00 with her. Updegrnff said
his wifo had taken about $200.
Among his wife's pussesslims Up(p.
grofi found a pad of paper on which
was an indentation left by pencil writ
ing. Fiom this the husband deciphered
an address iu New Bedford, lie Im
ported his discovery to Simon. The two
meu left for Massachusetts Saturday.
Mrs. Updegrnff was located lust.nlght."
It Is alleged she nnd Mrs. Simon left
their homes together and went to New
Bedford, where they nre said to have
been joined by u sailor, whose name the
New Bedford police give us Kugene F.
Prlscoll. (10 Morgan street. Driscoli
und Mrs. Updegrnff urc under nrrest it
being charged they weic Ilvinir us mn
laud wife.
Mrs. Simon is believed, to have gone
to Providence, U. I., und the search for
her has been extended.
In tho mruutjino tho five, little ones
left behind refuse tq be consoled by the
ministrations of. the charitable neigh -
bars
LABOR ISSUES CALL
WORKMEN TO FRAME CODE
FOR "RIGHT OF FREE MEN"
Farmers Are Invited Gompors
Charges "Big Business
Plotted Strikes
II.v tho Assoelatul I'ic.ns
Washington, Oct. 20.-Chiefs ol thr
national aud international unions uf
filiated willi the American Federation
if Labor were called tmlaj to iniet
here December 1.1 "lo formulate buch
action as may be essential to safeguard i
aud promote the rights, interests and
freedom of the wage-earners." I
The call, issued bj the federation's1
executive council ami thr heads of the'
four inilroad hintlierhooiN, (Ireland (
labor was confronted with grave dan '
gers affecting the -very Inundation of its
struct
SrS2'S0ME SALOON MEN
that
the
principles-' which will nvnntiiin "the
light of frre men.
To Pisiuss AntLhtrilie I-avis
Xo specific topics for dis iismiui weje
outlined, but it is known that pending
anti-strike legislation will be nnf of the
nriuripal subjects. Other mutter e- I
peeled to be taken up include collective'
bargaining and the right of organised I
labor to choose its own spokesmen as it '
see lit.
AVilsoi'.
The text of the call follows:
Nearly n month before thr declara
tion of war bv the Vuitfil Mtnlis
Government, the cvccutivcs ,f (dp
uatiunnl nnd international unions met
in conference in Washington and then
ami there declared labor's attitude
toward our government, whether in
peace or war. und labor made good.
The armistice wis sigiud November
11, 101S. Automatical! hostilities
have elided. Techuieullv we arc et
in ii stute of wur. The return of
industiv from u war footing to a
peace basis is not lendi! accom
plished. The patriotic fervor of our
cnuutr.v in peril. liKiughl about b
the dangers which thieatcncd th?
nvcrtliinvv of ilrinocrni' and fiecdom,
stems to ha' Mibsidiil.
t.ibor Faces (Jrave Dangers
In this critical leeonst ruction
period labor is eonfionUd vvitli grnvo
dangers uffeitiug the er.v foundation .
of its structure. So grave is the sit
uation regarded that at its leccnt
meeting .the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor and
the lepresentatives of the inilroiid
brotherhoods agreed that the execu
tives of the national and intiriuitinnnl
unions should be Invito! to piuticl
pate lit the eonfeiencc at Ihe liend
ounrters at the American Federation
of l.ubr at 10 oVIoi k mi the morn
ing of Dcember Kl. HUH, and there
to take counsel nnd to formulate such
action ns may be csMHitiul to safe
guard and promote the rights, inter
ests and freidoin nf the wage-earners,
the workeis. who form the great mass
of the people of our republic.
It is imperative that the lespon
slhle representatives of the labor
movement shall, therefore, consider
the hltuatinn in the industual aud
Wis1.it ivc field and agree upon fuu-
diunenlul principles und 11 piogrnm
whi'h the wiige-etiruers will nvceiil iu
iieifoiiiiing their dutiis as citizens
and at the same time maintaining the
light of fiee men iu oider to cou
serve human interest aud welfare.
We cuiifeireil vvitli the iepresenta
tives of the various farmers' organi
zations The conventions of these
several bodies will be held within the
next thirtv dn.vs. The representatives
of the fanners, while iu s.vmputhy
with the purposes of the conference,
did not feel that thev had Ihe iiu
tliont to append their names to this
call.
Ask runners to Participate
Uowevir, the formal cominuuicu
tiou wi'l be sent to their conven
tion, inTHing iiieui ui iiiipuiui. nim.-
seutatlves to participate in the con
ference ot weeemuer 1,1, wiin uuuiuri
tv to speak in the.uume of the. or
ganizations they represent."
You nre earnestly urged to attend
the conference in person, and there
bv give the most effective uiid respon
sible expiessiou of the needs to meet
the situation. .
More than 10,000 orgunized workers
of 'the District of Coluniblu, who pa
raded down Penuslvunia avenue last
night iu honor of the efforts in the
war of Sumtiel tloinners, president of
the Atnericuu Federutlon of Labor, later
heard the veteran lubor leader assert
that "big business" definitely had de
termined "to give labor, because of
its growing strength, a blow between
the eyes."
Air. Oompers said that while at the
beginning of the steel strike he consid
ered it "untimely, sfceo learning of
the plans of the steel companies in
common with all largo employers, he
had changed his mind, and that now
the steel strike had his utmost sym-
P ",ou know of the troubles which are
before us," he told the union men.
"These include tho steel strike. I re
garded the inauguration of that strike
Contlniwd on Vat Two, Column fell
Whfh joii think of writing,
Udjuc 0: MTUTlNa-ain,
"l:ziL.
GARFIELD TO ACT IN COAL CRISIS
Uiisliitiglon. ii.i :.'!. I lij . I' i Pfder.il 1 unl lmini trntor Harry
(mrlii'ltl il'-' im I ilm threalentd vtrllic vl Iiltttininous i on) miuors today
with Stvnlnn I'iiii.uIu nt tin' White Ilciusr. lli a.- Mimniuned liero from
WIlliuniM I'ollcgi of wlucli he is prryiUeut.
Doctor (iarliild, who still has aiitliorit. to function as fuel administrator,
said ho was in lo-i' touch with tho strike situation, nnd expressed confidence
that a settlement would be reached without u walkout of the miners.
Ou leuviug the White House. Doctor Garh'eld said lie thought there was a
way out without the necessity of resurrecting the machinery of the fuel administration.
ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS
TUird Lauiel race. 0 furlongs Tnttlij, 113. Snntie, $7.50,
$4.70. $3.40, won; Col. Murphy, 108, Stirling;, $17.80, $7.10
second; Ynphank, 108, Fntor. $0.50, third. Time, 1.15 22-5.
Courlis, Back Home, Liola, Sadie D, Clarnbelln and Venal Joy
also ran.
U- S- PLANS DRASTIC STEPS IN COAL FIELDS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Tlie government is. pienaied Ut
take Jinstic steps to deal with conditions arising in the cojl
fields if the executive bomd of the United Mine Woikeis of
America penults the strike older to stnud. This became known
today after Federal Fuel Administiator Garfield hnd been sum
moned from Massachusetts to discuss the situation with Sec.
ietary Tumulty.
DEFYING
DRY LAW
Proprietors Said to Be Unload
ing Intoxicants Before Reve
nue Agents Reach Them
LEADERS WARN DEALERS
AppioxPuatp'v
loons 1,1 ihe 1 it
one
nic
half of the sn
closed in- selling
liqiini
in sh-iel i-onfoniiance with the '
dr,v eiitnrieiuiiil in t. lepmts from vari
ous (liUi(t hllllVV
Oilier saloonUeepers. upparrnt'v vvitli
the intention of unbinding their sup
plies of intoxicants before the revenue
officials get their enforcement plans
perfected, arc openly selling whisky
and other drinks with a healthv kick.
"The drj enforcement act is in op
eration and its provisions will be
strietlv enforied.' Uphrulm Lcdeier.
collet lor of' Interna' iiviutie, iiiTihose
I hands the respimsiliilil for enforcing
I the act is p'nicil snul totlii .
Apenls llirniigliiMit ill
".Seveiit -five iiriiUs from this of
fice arc scatlcitil iu various sections of
the litv to collect evidence against any
snloonkcepPr or othei tie..)n vtho 'ells
liquor containing more than the stipu
lated one-linlf of 1 per cent.
"Anv person purchasing such intox
icants is equnll gulltv with the seller.
If t tie claim is
jnnde that the liquor is
purchased for nicdicuiul use the burden I
of proof will be upon the pun baser," I
Mr. Ledeier said
lie expressed sin prise that some of
the siiloons ale open in direct viola
tion of tho law, hut ssld such ctses
would bo tukeu cure of b) the agents.
James II, Pcursoi , president of the
Itetail Liquor Dealt is' Association, said
any saloonman selling liquor of more
thun one-half of 1 per cent alcohol was
doing so in direct violation of the mes
sugo sent out to the association mem
bers by him.
"Th association, as an association,
will live up to both the letter antl spirit
of the law." Mr. Pearson said, "and
anv member who sells in violiliun of tln-
(nforcement uct will assume the risk
himself, and cuu expect no aid from
1 the organization.
1 "It is too earl ct to talk uf our
next move I will call u meeting of the
' executive committee soon. At thut time
our pian -01 procenure win ne chcmicu
upon."
Violations In Northeast
Onen defiance of the Uvv was par-
ticulailv noticeable in the northeast nnd
Falls of Schuylkill, reports show. Most
of the saloons In these sections are open
nnd in ninny whisky und other alcoholic
beverages cun bo bought tor tne asking,
it is said.
In the Falls of Sihuvlkill one saloon
man is said to be selling two nnd a
half ounces of whisk for twenty-five
cents. Another one iu the same district
is labeled a "profiteer" b.v purchasers
because he Is selling whisky for thirty -five
cents an ounce.
TROOPS READY FOR DUTY
Company Goes to Ohio Prepared for
Strike plots
TiHIannnolls, Ind., Oct 2!1. iBv
A. 1.)- Kquipped for riot duty and
earning ten dajs' field rations, a pro
visional company of 100 men and three
officers, under command of Major L.
Lampert, left Fort Benjamin Harrison
last night for the Erie proving grounds,
near Tort .Clinton, Ohio, it became
known today.
Given Life Term- for Murder
Sam Hill, of Illchmond. Vn.. was
todav sentenced to a life term in the
Vlrginlu Penitentlury. charged with the
murder of Mrs. Itosa BicofT. ibm-jliier of
Benjamin Bnrunklu, .'112 Nc 'i Thir
teenth Street, this cltj, M,-. Ilicoff
was shot and killed ou the night of
April 27. when her husband's grocery
store wus bjoken into. Hill, n negro.
confessed, ana cnargeu mat bis pal,
Clifford Allen, since sentenced to death,
nrctt, Viv, juua) ouuvt -
U. S. UNOFFICIALLY
!N LABOR CONGRESS
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American Capitalists and Em-
ployos to Sit With Delegates
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of Thirty-six Nations
TEUTON STATUS NOT FIXED
Uy the Assorluted Press
Washington,
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Mutes will paitlcipiitn uuotncially iu
the international labor conference,
whhli begun its sessions here toda.v.
Sccietur Wilson, of the labor depart
ment, who culled the eonfeiencc to or
der, will be nnined president.
Mr. Wilson explained that as the
conference still is "being organized" he
was iiuthori?eil to 'n-esii'" as the rep
icsentiitivp of the I'nited States, which
is with the organization charged under
the terms of the treaty of ersuilles.
The invitation for the I nitul Stntrs
to bo unoiheiull represented was ex
tended b the tle'egates from thirt-slx
iiounced lie had 11 quested the American
lountnes. eiretiir.v Wilson later an
I 1 i-iii-riiiiiui 01 i.uuor in uppoini me
labor delegates and the National
( number of Comment' to choose icprc
sentatives of the cniplojers.
The I'nited Stntes cannot be nflieinl'v
represented iu the conference because
the pence treatv bus not it been rati
fied. Mr. Wilson, however, told the
delegates that while the league of na
tions hud not tcehniciill.v come into
existence, it was an "usMired fact"
Hid t lint consequently it was the dut
"f the I'nited States to organize the
tonfercin e.
111 uiuviiik imii u special luvnuiiuii
be extended to this countr, Itnrou
Jfiitir lies I'liinrhcs, Italian govern-
mentul delegate, legrctted thut the
I nited States was not represented uf
licinll and said he hoped America
"might see its way, clear to take part
later ou."
The opening session continued only
nn hour. The confcieucc then recessed
util this afternoon, whe the report of
Arthur Fontaine, of Frunce, chairman
of the organization committee will be
received.
Welcoming delegations from all parts
of the world. Mr. Wilson declared
that the conferences represented the
first conceited effort in histor.v to deal
vvitli labor problems progressive!)
Itepresentntives of thut -six coun
tries, seated in alphabetical order in
a large circle iu the same hull of the
Pau-Americuu building where the ua
tioual industrial conference came to
grief, heard the secretar.v 's address,
which was translated into French when
ho had finished.
Ainbussadors and ministers of many
nations occupied pluces of honor on
either side of the chuil man's phitform.
Germany and Austria were with
out delegates, but their representative.
I are now ep route, nntl the question of
seating them will be for. the coufcreuce
to decide.
The hospital!! of the Pan-American
Building was extended by Director John
Barrett, who explained the organization
of the Pan-American Union and re
counted its career as an agency of peace
among American states.
"That )ou may appreciate the signifi
cance of this environment," ho said,
"permit mc to state that you assemble
In u unique structure, un international
building in every respect, the only one
iu the world belonging to n large group
of .nations and also the permanent home
of a great and successful league of na
tions, which has been In prnctical ex
istence for nearly thirty yenrs and dur
ing that period has known no serious
armed conflict between any two or more
of its constituent members."
CANADA BARS SUGAR TO U. S.
All Contracts Canceled by Dominion
Trade Commission
Ottawa, Oct. 20. (By A. P.) All
contracts for the shipment of sugar to
the United States vvere cancelled today
by the Canadian Trade Commission, and
no more licenses for such exportation
will be Issued,
The export of sugar nt border points,
which hsd been permitted to some ex.
J,cuu, uua.umu ucsu awyiiaeu
OROER FOR COAL
WALKOUT STANDS
CONFERENCE SAYS
President's Pronouncement
Against Strike Finds No Do
! fenders at Indianapolis Meet
! COMMITTEE qF MINERS
WILL ISSUE STATEMENT,
vt
Work Will Cease Friday Mid
night Interference by
Government Hinted
II.v the ssoclated Press
lndlanaK)lis, Iml., Oct 21. The
'strike order of the United Mine Work
; ers. effective Friday midnight, Mnnds.
I After two hours' discussion the confer
ence here todn.v of officials of the big
I union, it was announced, had no idea pf
niodif.ving the call for .1 cessation of
work in the bituminous cunl mines.
President Wilson's pronouncement on'
1 the llirealeneil industrial war had no
defender in the conference, it was
1 slated.
The grounds on which this decision
'was reached will be explained iu a
statement to the public which probably
will be Issued lato todaj. A committee
lo aru" "I' this statement was appoint-
C'' n'"1 Kh,n tlll-cc ll0"" in which tq
prepare it, the couferencc adjourning
un'l! ' "' '",
H'c.meeting of the miners ,wns no!
71,r.r',1..'.' order and the doors closed
iuui.ii xi o clock. Only about three-
ViUrths
ot ttie number expected
iresent then.
K-WK
-uomenious .MtSeUng X8m
Toda.v s meeting was tho most e!Asfn'-3
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iiiif- vviiinri unci in- . 1. i j i. i .a
- M" jrt, urvii linn in ennnw; ,ij:
mm with the miners' demands for SUxzwr-
liour duy, u tive-dnv Week
and 00 per
ceni increase in wages.
Itepresentntives of the coal miners In
all parts of the country were here today,
for while it originnll was planned
to hold onli n mcetiug of the executive
board of the organization at this t'me.
in view of the demand of President Wil
son last Saturda that the strike order
be rescinded, Acting President John L.
Lewis broadened the scope of the con
ference. As a consequence, twenty -fiv
cllstrict presidents of the mine workers,
the full scale committee composed of
thirt.v -two members, ana tuc board of
executives, comprising a representative
from ench of the twent ui-ic districts,
arc in uttenduuie,
Iubllc Opinion Against Strike
The delegates entered the conference
this morning solur-faced and with a
full realization of the seriousness of
their undertaking. Not 11 man umoug
them but was aware that ' ' national
and state governments were ed solidly
against them, nnd that the '. ivernnients
me backed b.v widespread public oninlon
I that the miners ure in the wrong. On
ever hand they have been met with
expressions of the grave consequences
attaching to the threatened strike Jn
the verge of winter.
I Discontinuance of the production of
coal would more effectuuHy tie up the
industries of the country thun would
n strike of any other body of worker,
and. In udditiou, such action woujd
cause untold suffeiing among millions
of the oiiuutrv's inhabitants Despite;
the frantic efforts of the railroads to
furnish extra cars to the mines for
transportation of what fuel is on hand
nt the source, it will be impossible to.
provide uu udequute supply for even
short period.
The big industries (of the country
would be hard hit by the stoppage of
their 1011I supplies, and domestic cons
sumers- in every city and many ruraj
communities would soon feel the effect
of the tie-up. In tho larger cities fe,vy
of the big hotels und flat buildings have
facilities for storing n winter's supply
of fuel, and dealers with whom thry
have contracts would be unable to sup
ply their demands, for they In turn
depend upon continuous shipments from
the mines. "
Itallroads also would be seriously .f-.
feet re! bv the strike, for It is known
that in the majority of cases the Bups
plies of locomotive fuel would be arly
exhausted. This would mean apnulr.
ment of trains und consequent shortage
of many necessities.
Kigrit up to the hour of the conferences .jsV
this morning miners' officials reiteratwpe igji
ii.ni !... ......... .TnitM ,1.1-. .,J,r '.J.3Af
,,,, ,m-jr v,v willing IU Ut-UMIIie )VClRJ'.7
the operators, but suid that the latteci!
had showed no inclination to dlscusaltijS'fi
the demands. M.Tn
Lewis Blames Operators
"For the first time in the history ;r
of the miners' wage conference," Actlur ?t
l'resltlcnt Lewis said, "the operators Vj
have failed to offer a suggestion, Herst 'ffl
tofore we have beeu able tp cit dpyrn.
and present our side of the controversy
and the operators their proposals, but
this is unique." 1
Possibility of covernment nnmtli
of the mines has been advanced krf
delegifes who were receptive to t&
idea. On the other hand, hhrh nffUlric
of the organization doubted the ld,
government control and added that Uwi 3
could not see whut power could be er rM
erteu tq make men work when thj ,,39
did not want to work. , "J J
"Virtually 00 per cent of the miners '
are members of the organization od
directly Involved in thfi strike, ' stld
William Green. International sfcretarvt
treasurer of the miners, "Conscripting -j. A
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