The day book. [volume], June 21, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 31

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and the latter, for some time consid
ered a possible important figure in a
new regime, was reported in U. S.
American warship Colorado, with
marine battalion, in readiness for in
stant action, was off Mexican west
coast Gen. Maytorena, Villa com
mander there, has declared he would
attack any American landing expedi
tion. Admiral Howard, in personal
command has elastic orders. It was
said he would not try to land unless
convinced his men's presence was ab
solutely necessary to save foreigners'
lives from the Yaquis.
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INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
PROFIT BY TROUBLE
Contracting and building associa
tions held conference this afternoon
to consider new ways of offsetting the
success of the striking carpenters.
The carpenters have signed up
enough independent contractors to
get employment for 13,000 of the 16,
000 who went on strike, exclusive of
the 5,000 millmen who have come to
terms with their employers. This
makes the Carpenters' Contractors'
ass'n's work tied up while that of the
Independent contractors is going on.
Now the association is asking the
Builders' ass'n, the Building Con
struction Employers' ass'n, mill own
ers and financial interests which con
trol the loans on which buildings are
put up to join with them to keep the
independent contractors from getting
material or money.
The Carpenters' District Council
cill vote this week on the granting of
full power of arbitration to Jas Kirby,
Carpenters' international president.
Maclay Hoyne will try to arrive
from Williamstown, Mass., in time to
proceed with the car men's arbitra
tion tomorrow. He has accepted the
position of arbiter for the union men.
Union leaders conferred with com
pany leaders today.
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Milwaukee. One person dead, 17
injured in Sunday auto accidents. In
jured include five women and baby. ,
T SIEGEL STARTS SERVING HIS
TEN MONTHS' SENTENCE
Geneseo, N. Y., June 21. Henry
Siegel, former merchant prince and
millionaire, convicted of bank wreck
ing in connection with the financial
failure of his vast enterprises, left to
day for Rochester, N. Y., to serve his
ten months' sentence in the Monroe
county penitentiary.
Siegel's private bank and string
of department stores failed last
year, bringing untold misery to thou
sands of depositors whose little all
had been entrusted to the Siegel
bank.
With this announcement there
vanishes all hope of the 15,000 de
positors receiving any substantial
part of the $2,200,000 still due them
by Siegel's bank. Siegel, held re
sponsible for the failure of the bank,
was tried and convicted of a "misde
meanor" in obtaining a loan from a
bank on a false credit statement.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
, Special meeting Carpenters' Union,
Local No. 62, at Carpenters' hall,
6414 S. Halsted st.. Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock.
West 26th St Business Men's ass'n
will picnic at Risen Park, 26th and
Alba3f av., June 23".
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BITS OF NEWS
Berlin, via Amsterdam. Prof.
Kras, German specialist, called to
Athens to attend King Constantine,
denied Paris report Greek monarch
had been stabbed or poisoned.
San Francisco. 15 persons injured,
Alex Harden probably fatally, in eight
motor vehicle accidents in San Fran
cisco and vicinity Sunday.
Denver. John Wich killed when
motorcycle struck interurban car.
One man and four women injured in
auto accidents.
Eaton Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Betsy
Stewart, 76; son, Amos, 38, and
grandson, Donald, 12, killed. Auto
struck by Michigan Central train.