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TELEPHONES WE PREACH THE CLASS 'RUGGLE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKERS AS A CLASS SUBSCRIPTION Business Office .......... 52 RATES: Editorial Rooms.292 One Mnth Mo.. ,Mhrltribers Will Confer a Fav- SiX Months ......5. 0 a;r by c'alling 52 WFhen PaperSi M Is Not Delivered. One Year.......9..0 Y ,.. -NO. 38. 1I: I'TIE. MO(NT.A\NA. THURSI l\Y. Ti :'1 ER ' . 1919. _PRICE FIVE CENTS RACE RIOTS AND CLASS WARS HOLD STAGE BATTLE BETWEEN BLACKS AND WHITES CLAIMS TEN Ilelenai Aki. 1k.. ().---T1. men. three whites and seven n e grIes,. ale dead and many inljurled,. as a iesult of rl'ace rifiIs, w\ich.l ieslulted I'romll the killing of an oiTicer who was sent .o arest. a negro hbootlegger al Elaine, a small town l near here, veslerday. Negroes anld whites, both heavily armed, faced teac(h ther last rnight aid further trt.uble was expected. Ac\(.crding to reports reaching here, riotiug broke out again arl;" this inting and resulted in the death n1' I'rim three to six Inll. lundr eds o' prisloners who were arrested in 1Elaine er,e hrouught o ltelena this morning for safekeeping. Five hundred soldiers have arrived to aid hundred soldiers have arrived to aid the authorities and women and chil dren have been brought here roin 1 h' riot zone. The rioting which preceded the arrival of the soldiers in Elaine was 0.oot quelled after the arrival of the t roops. In addition to the soldiers, 111 surrounding towns sent nearly 70e armed citizens to Elaine to aiu the authorities. '1Th dead include J. A. Tappen. ]promlinent businees mlan of Helena; c'linto: LTee, m.mrnber of a sheriff's owe: W. ]D. Adkins, a special offi c(r. an d seven negroes. Adkins was killed when he was fired on from ambush at Elaine where he had gone with Deputy Sheriff' Charles Pratt, of Helena, td ar rest a negro. Pratt was wounded by the same persons that killed Ad ]cins, lýut made his way back to Ihelena. :\ ;'ourtl. white man. Ira. Proctor, Sid a numb'er of negroes are k]lnown to have be le wounded. 'i'Taplpn so;occumbed in a local hos p1;ll to t1he wounds he received in hir, fighting in the streets of Elaine. l'rocor, who also was brought here,I n 15 hot n xlleelted to live. Ileginning of Trouble. The trouble began with the discov (ry of an alleged negro plot to rise against the white residents of the sou0h iern part of Phillips county wlhen Deputy Pratt and Adkins and a negro trusty were ambuslllhed opo site a negro church at Hoop Spur, two miles north of Elaine, while on their way to arrest members of the Clhi lfamily, whb were said to be in volved in a row among themselves. The automobile in which Pratt, Adkins and the negro trusty were riding, it was related, was stopped before the church to repair a punc ture and while working on the car the party was fired upon from the chlurch by unidentified persons. Ad klins dropped dead and Pratt was wounded. The trusty, who escaped un wounded, made his way to a near by railroad station and telephoned a report of the incident to the sheriff. Pratt made his way to Helena. The accounts of the deputy and the negro trusty indicating the attack on the three men had been made by an or ganized band of negroes. posses were organized and rushed to Elaine. Negroes Armed. The first posse to arrive was met by a force of armed negroes and im Inediately sent back urgent calls for reinforcements. Additional posses were organized and rushed to the scene. Within an hour reports came of a pitched battle in the streets of that town between the posses and negroes. Ea:ly reports said between a thou sand and fifteen hundred negroes had assembled in the vicinity of Elaine and were armed with rifles. Every available men was sent to Eiilne,. and a message was sent to the governor asking his aid in ob a1.iing troops from Camp Pike. Fighting died down toward dark. Last i.ight, however, negroes were reporied again congregating in the vicinity of Elaine and Joseph C. Mheyers. who was in charge of one of the posses, said he expected an (Continued on Page Six.) Mayor Refuses to Divulge Name New Market Master Mayor Stodden, at last night's council meeting, again postponed an nouncement of the new market mas ter'. name. He said that for good reason and by request, he desired to withhold the name of his new ap pointee. Alderman Fruedenstein pointed out the urgent, immediate need of having a market director on the job, at once. "Put him to work at once." urged Freudenstein. "Announce his name SITUATION BECOMING SERIOUS (1 Transport Workers Confer With Lloyd George. Rob- t ert Smilie Predicts Com- si: lta plete Tieup. Il. li: Loondon, Oct. 2.-The strike con- R frrenc.e which was called by the inm transport workers and representing Cl the majority of organized labor, voted to send a deputation to confer with Llo(d George. Thie premier da agreed to receive the committee, a' whose representatives were in ses sion to decide whether a strike of their "25,000 members should be j calleu to support the railway men's it nation-wide strike. At the concision of the first ses sion of the transport federation bh meeting, it was announced that tlie lt delegates had unanimously reaffirm ed that the strike was purely a trades union affair regarding wages tl and conditions of work. a It was arranged that 11 delegates t from the transport workers meet the o premier. The conferees did not reach e. definite conclusion, and it at was officially announced that the ci conference would be resumed today. b The impression was gained from d the delegates that progress was made and the outlookt was more b hopeful. ti Glasgow. Oct. 2.--fRobert .Smilie, leader of British miners and one of the sponsors for the movement de manding direct action in the recent labor congress here, predicted that 50 per cent of the manual workers of the country will be idle within a week. He declared he expected the mines, steel works, shipyards and all factories to shut down. CO()NFESSSES TO CRIME. Camden, N. J., Oct. 2.---James Whiting, a negro, charged with an assault upon Mrs. Mary Motzey, a white woman, is in jail here await ing trial. It is understood he will t be tried privately to prevent a possi ble attempt of lynching hint. Whit ing was captured in a swamp 19 1 miles cast of here, after having been "smoked out." He is said to have confessed to the crime. OUT IN TACOMA. Tacoma, Oct. 2. - Five thousand shipyard workers are striking here,t due to the failure of the Todd cor poration to sign the agreement for increased wages. - later, if you like, but get him on the job now. He is needed down there on the market." Condition of Fire Stations. Evidently Freudenstein had in mind the fact that Building Inspec tor Billings has been looking after the market, much to the neglect ot his proper duties-the repairs upon the fire stations, for instance. (Continued on Page Five.) Cincinnati Takes Second Game In Word's Baseball Series Score by Innings--- R H E Chicago-- 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0--2 10 1 Cincinnati-0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 x--4 4 2 Batteries---Chicago: Williams and Schalk. Cincinnati: Sallee and Rariden. (Bulletin's Special Service.) Redland Field. C(inhiiaati, Oct. 2.-With the chcT's of ilhousands who crowded the hall park ringing inl their ears, Pat M'oran's illviiicibles, the Cincinnati Reds. this afternoona won the seconld game inl the world's cham I)ionship series, by humbling Comiskey's White Sox, 4 to 2. The game was equally as interesting as yesterday's and kept the crowd ll ii collective and inlivitdll feet chee1rinlg when brillianit plays were executed. The at tendance was announced as 29,690. The ea.me was a shutout untli in The game wits a shutout until in - their half of the fateful fourth, the il iteds connected with the Chicago et twirler fdr three runs. Again in the tt sixth they put over another run. Chi- b cago's only tallies were made in the lucky seventh when two mlen crossed the plate. ' The feaiture of the game was Wil liam's twirling, he having held the - Reds down to four hits. Chicago I made 10 hits off of Salee's delivery. tt Chicago madte one error, while the l e Reds made two. At the opening of the game it was announced that "Lefty" Willi am1 and Schalk would he the battery for the White Sox and "Slim" Sallee and saridien the battery for Ihe Reds. The announcements brought. forth cheers from partisans of each earnm. Williams is rated as one of the Ibest southpaws in the American league, and was confidently expected to win for the Chicagoans. Moran had the fans guessing as to his choice of hurlers for today. although it was generally accepted that either Sallee or Eller would go on the mound. Previous to the game both man-u tagers. Gleason and Moran, expressed confidence in the abilities of their boys to win today. Gleason pre dicted the White Sox would even up the series today. He said that when Cicotte struck Rath with a pitched ball in the opening session of yes terday's game it unnerved him and ANOTHER WHITE WOMAN VICTIM NEGRO'S ANIMAL LUST IN OMAHA Omaha, Oct. 2.--,llonwilg the slteitinetil' Altorney S hotwelll tl t.li fair. n.mtue . Snauha wouild nt he aain disgraced. and i .ith federal tfroiops were tpatr1lliing the bl 'k Iellt it the city , Ito prevet mI any possible conl'litlt \\<vCI en the whiles and blacks. following tlie riot's Iwhiech hi ln place last _Suday tight. Mrs. It. \ isetner, a witie watont. wa= attackeJ by a Ill("1 lr rrrl\ I e.. _ . ", COMPANIES TURN DOWN OFFER TO ARBITRATE Refuse Offer of Federal Me diator Davies to Bring to a Close the Metal Trades' * Strike. All the mining companies against which the metal trades are on strike have refused the offer of arbitration Imade by Federal Mediator Davies. n The next move, according to re port. is that the state executive r committee will confer with the cornm a panies for the purpose of learning n just what terms will be offered the strikers, following which the propo (Continued on Page Six.) thallt e was not able to recover his equanimity~ He complimented lieu ther on his work as a pitcher and a batter yesterday. Moran declared that their easy vivitor' ov'er the White Sox yelster day had given his men a world of confidence anrid had rendered lhei priatically unbeatable. He predicted that it lmade no differl'ence who C(hi cago hied as pitcher today, his men would managei to poundl out sutlfii (('ontinued on Page Six.) ARDMORE CROWD GETS RUDE i Special nail'd Press Wire.) I'rdmlnorue, Okla., Oct. 2.-- ix thousandll. men anlld women hoolted anud hissed Scnator Reed oft the stage here last night, when he at tempted to mllake a speech oppos ing the 1-leaglue of nations. He wa-s unahle to evrel stalrt his speechl,. The lights were t.urnedi out. and lthe crowd yelled and sllitel . I:eed ttelmpted to quiet thie crowmd, but when he failed, returned to his hotel. ticg' U iI~h~,rI lIlo e. Thirly. i.·iht simii; r c.rimues have heell epulrted si... ,l .ne 111 . Mrs. \\i.sl,.,,'r w attactkedl, according to hcr story to military and police offic.r., by a negro who entered her hil and threatened to kill her and her Iwo children, 8 and 12 years old, in case of an outcry. The Wisener horin is on the western edge of the "hbl;Ik belt." The negro bound and gag"d her with a towel, the woman sail. Her oldest child called her brotht,r. Ralph Gilson, who rushed ..:ne and loosened the rags with which the negro had bound her. He notified the military authorities, and a cordon of troops was placed aro..,ln the district and no one was all ,-:d to enter or to be around. Military the: ilies are taking every precautio, to prevent a repeti tion of the riot: and lynchings Sun day night, whici& resulted in three deaths and tlhe ic:rning of the coun ty building with ci loss estimated at $1,000,00u. Maj. Gen. L. onard Wood. com manding the trn.,ps, ordered the pa trols strengthenrl. and in order to keep down public indignation requested the ;,newspapers to with hold.details of 'in assault. CINGY WILD OVER VICTORY OF REDS Reuther Proves Sensation in Opening Gaie of the World's Series. Gicotte, Idol of Juniors, Falls. (Special lUnited Press Wire.) Rcdland Field, Cincinnati, Oct. 2. ----After hnlf a century of baseball famuiue, Cincinnati fandom came into its own yesterday when the Reds crowned their sensational National league season, by copping the opening game of the world's series front the Chicago White Sox. As the result of the victory, during which Moran's sluggers forced the retirement of two of Chicago's pitching "aces" after connecting for hits that meant runs, the old town went wild yesterday afternoon and last night and roseate predictions that the Reds would win the series in straight games were made. ''The outstanding feature of the opener was the star work of Ileuth or, who, more than any one tlian on \loran's team, was responsible for the Reds' overwhelming victory. In addition .to pitching a star game. Rent.her's . stickwork assisted mate rially in making the score what it was. At bat three times, "Dutch" connected with the ball each time, winning two triples and a single. And the sad part of the perforomance, from the standpoint of the White Sox, is the fact that it was Reeuther's wallop in the fourth that started the romping of the Reds around the bases for five runs and the retire (Continued on Page Six.) BOY STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE DIES Little Son of 0. Y. Rheim Succumbs to Injuries Re ceived When Hit by Ma chine Driven by M. Rowe. Richard Rheim, aged 6. 'son of O. Y. Rheim of 1118 Nevada avenue, died last midnight in Murray's lios t pital. He was run down yesterday afternoon at First street and Utah avenue by an automobile driven by Mauri2e Rowe. The boy was first taken to the r emergency hospital, and received a treatment by City Physician Orlgg (Continued on Page Five.) "KAISER" GARY BELIEVES IN AUTOCRATIC CONTROL Washingtonl. Oc. '.-- luge Gary. appearing before the sen ale laol r ,conuimillee here, mad(e a flat refusal to deal with tnionn labor. l tlhe fuee of repeated qluestions, the industrial leader sto ,l w.ithorut. budging on his contention that to deal with the unlirii, leaders \'would result in tihe closed shop. a thing which, he declared,. .rwould be irnimical'" to the country arnd prevent irnduistrial prosper ily. I;a 'y couldl n4Iti give the percentage of foreign r workers who are employed by the steel icomlany\-, b. o.,ffered to submit ex hibit. whic'h the clainms are "ertirely arntagonistic to the idea THOUSANDS OUT ON COAST Todd Corporation Refuses Increase. Union Sheet t Metal Worker Shot in the r Back on His Way Home. (Special United Press Wire.) Portland, Ore., Oct. 2.--The ship- I yard workers were all working yes terday following the agreement of the shipping board permitting the shipyards to pay the increase of 8 cents per hour, but the metal trades council has ordered out all workmen t who are employed in machine shops f here, which refused to grant the in- I crease. Five thousand workers are reported to be affected by the order. 50,000 MEN WALK OUT. Vallejo, Calif., Oct. 2.---Two com panies of United States marines with full equipment, including machine guns, are standing by, waiting orders to do duty at the Bethlehem steel plant.at San Francisco, in case the strike of shipbuilders continues. Not- c ification of the agreement reached at Washington to pay the 8 cents in crease, came ton late to prevent the walkout at San Francisco. FiftyI thousand men quit in the Bay dis- I trict at midnight Monday. SHOT IN THE BACK. I (Special United Press Wire.) E San Francisco, Oct. 2. - Nelson t Denning, a union sheet metal work- t er, was shot and killed early today, after leaving the pier with his broth er, W. D. Denning, the latter having , been superintending the unloading of , a steamer. The two started home in' an auto and were followed by anoth er man. Denning was shot in the back. Nelson Denning was tierely watching the workers. Jack Marsh and Jack Moline. strikebreakers imported for work on the waterfront, were attacked and woun:ded by a crowd of stevedore strike sympathizers. The men were rescued by the police and taken to the hospital. Both are seriously hurt. 55,000 OUT. San Francisco, Oct. 2.---More than 55,000 men are strikilig in the Bay district. This number includes the shipyard and metal trades workers, employes of the key route, including the ferrymen and Oakland street car men, longshoremen, shipping clerks, tailors, river boatmen and the steel workers. THE WEATHER. Fair and cooler. -{ .. ...- -- - .For First Time in History . A King Trods American Soil (Special United Press Wire.) New York. Oct. 2.-For the first time in history a king trod American soil, when King Albert stepped ashore at Hoboken at noon today. American officiaTdom had planned a reception and a greeting fit for king, but thousands who witnessed the landing of the king, queen and their heir, would have none of it. The roar of welcome which went up car ried no spirit of "hail to the king," I tuait ,utcy arne uiasatIBsle or unwi ing workers." He stated the strike was inaugu rated by union leaders and said the men have not been seeking assistance of some one to organize them. He stated that the charges that the United States Steel corporation mis treated its employes were "without a vestige of truth" and said that no basic industry in the world paid their employes higher wages, or treated them with greater consideration. Gary denied that Mrs. Fannie Sel lins wa.s killed by anyone connected with the corporation, but instead her death was caused by a membed .the f. W. W. He asserted the men re mained on a strike, fearing the lack of police protection. Gary said his company never had the "slightest connection" with the Standard Wire company at Ham mond, Ind., where several steel work ers were recently killed. "Our com panies are in no way responsible," he said, "as a large majority of-our workers were undesirous of striking. as they were not members of any ulnion andt declined to become mem bers year after year." 'There was no reason for this strike." he said. "The men did not want it. It was forced on them from the outside by labor union organ izers. The open shop is the ques tion here--the right to bring about fullest production with only the in terests of the employe, the employer and the public in sight." Labor leaders, he said, were seek ing to unionize all industry in the country. Should their efforts be suc cessful. he said, industrial decay would follow. Deputies Sworn In. Chairman Kenyon asked whether deputy sheriffs were sworn in at the corporation's plants and were on the company's pay roll. "I should say, yes," said Mr. Gary. "So far as I know, they have had nothing to do with any of these out breaks." Hie added that it was possible that some of the company's guards had participated in disturbances since the steel strike began, but pointed out that Mrs. Sellens was killed before the strike started. Cause of the Strike. "What we'd like to know is what caused this strike," interrupted Sen ator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts. "Judge Gary, Mr. Gompers and Mr. Fitzpatrick told us the cause of this strike was your refusal to meet the men's committee," Senator Kenyon said. "That ought to bring us to the point." "They ought to know. They called it," Judge Gary retorted. "There was no reason for this strike. The men didn't want it. It was the union leaders who wanted the strike." "How do you know the men were satisfied?" asked Senator Johnson of South Dakota. "You were not in the mills. among the men, were you?" "They have told the officers of our corporation so," Judge Gary said. "Our foremen and superintendents know it. Our men are able to come to foremen and superintendents at any time and make complaints and get adjustment. They can even come be fore the chairman of the board ift they desire. It is always our practice and they know how the men feel." (Continued on age Two.) but instead, a typically Amerlcaz man-to-man "howdy Albert." The king, on landing, delivered the following message to the Ameri can people: "At the moment of set ting foot on American soil, the king of Belgium desires to express to the people of the United States the great pleasure with.whilch the queee and he are coming upon the shores at (.Continued on Page Six.)