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ARIZONA
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESS2VE JOURNAL
THIRTIETH YEAR
20 PAGES
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1920
20 PAGES
VOL. XXX., NO. 353
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REPORT FEDERAL
TRODPS HEADED
PR ETA
Cannot Make "March Under
8 Days Sonoran General
Claims, Is Ready for them,
He Says. Douglas Asks
for More Troops
EI PASO, Tex April 13. Eight
hundred federal troops arrived at
Juarez, opposite here, tonight, on their
way to Sonora, where an Independent
republic has been set up by Governor
Adolfo de la Heurta and state officials.
The troops, all infantry, under com
mand of Colonel Fox, it was announced
tonight, will leave tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock over the Mexico-Northwestern
railroad for Casas Grandes,
144 miles southwest of here. From
Casas Grandes they will march over
land to Sonora, their objective being
Agrua Prieta, opposite Douglas, Arizo
na. The, distance ' between Casas
Grandes and Agua Prieta is approxi
mately 200 miles, much of it over dif
ficult mountain trails and waterless
desert. N
No request for permission to route
the troops through the United States
will be made, according to the Mexi
can officials at Juarez. In this con
nection it is recalled that a year or
more ago, when request was made for
permission to move Mexican troops
over American territory it was denied
after the governor of Texas had lodged
potest with Washington.
F. W. Berkshire, supervising in
spector of the immigration service, an
nounced late today that he had re
ferred td the state department the re
quest of General Manuel Gamboa, late
federal commander in Sonora. for per
mission to travel through the United
States from Nogales to 121 Paso.
General Gamboa, it was explained, had
been deserted by his troops who had
gone over to the state government, and
he desired to go to Mexico City for
the purpose of reporting to President
Ca rranza.
Pino Not Worrying
DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 13. When
told tonight over the telephone from
Agua Prieta to Nacozari. where he
went yesterday, that S00 federal troops
were on their way from Juarez, Gen
eral J. M. Pino, commander of the
northeastern zone of Sonora, paid he
had received word yesterday that the
regiment under Colonel Fox had been
ordered to his state.
'General Calles wired me yesterday
from Hermosillo of the movement of
the regiment, General Pino said, "and
we are prepared to defend ourselves.
"It will' not be necessary for addi
tional troops to be sent to our aid. We
have a plentiful supply of arms and
ammunition and easily can repel a
much larger force than the one Colonel
Fox is sending against us.
"I knew the colonel, as he is a So
noran by birth, and I think he knows
the difficulties that lie before him.
From my recent conversation with
General Calles I feel quite confident
of the ability of Sonora to maintain
her isolation from her sister states
until conditions make it desirable for
her to change. I am not prepared to
forecast when that will be."
General Pino said the men under
Colonel Fox could not make the march
to Augua Prieta in less than eight
days.
Douglas Seeks Protection
DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 13. Tonight
at a special meeting the directors of
the Douglas chamber of commerce sent
urgent messages to the Arizona dele
gation in' congress requesting suffi
cient troops be placed here to protect
the border in the event of fighting be
tween the adherents of Carranza and
Sonora state troops. It was pointed
out that the two regiments at this
place were so depleted they would be
inadequate to make life and property
secure in Douglas should there be a
clash across the line.
' The military authorities ceased to
patrol the International boundary sev
eral weeks ago, and since that time it
is asserted by customs men that hun
dreds of rifles and thousands of rounds
of ammunition have been sent into
Sonora from this place and vicinity.
Gonzalez Would Withdraw
EL PASO, Tex., April 13. In a
signed statement appearing in El Uni
versal at Mexico City. General Pablo
Gonzalez offers to withdraw his can
didacy for the presidency of Mexica
providing General Obregon and Igna
cio Bonillas will do the same. In his
statement General Gonzalez declares
the situation of Mexico at the present
time is extremely grave and he ex
presses a willingness to forego his
personal ambitions as a means of
averting internal strife, but insists the
other candidates do likewise.
So far as can be learned here neither
Obregon nor Bonillas have replied to
the suggestion that they withdraw.
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Siequez Threatens
Invasion of Sonora
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NOGALES, Sonora. - April 13. Gen.
Manuel M. .Dieguez today wired Gov.
Adolfo de la Huerta and Gen. Plutarco
Klias Calles af Hermosillo, notifying
them that unless they receded from
their rebellious stand in connection
with the recent , secession of Sonora
from the central Mexican government,
he would at once invade Sonora with
sufficient force to put down the. re
bellion. According to reports reecived at the
Obregon headquarters here, the se
cessionist leaders are not worried about
the ultimatum, and both Gov. de la
Huerta and Gen. Ellas Calles express
the utmost confidence in their ability
to win. Those close to the government
at Hermosillo declare the populace of
the state is prepared to go to any
length rather than to submit to' even a
semblance of despotism. ,
Former Mayor Cardenas of this city
left today for Hermosillo, where it is
said he is to.be given a position of au
thority under the state government.
Cardenas is publisher of La Nacion, of
ficial organ of the de la Huerta gov
:mment. Officials of the Southern Pacific to
day ordered their tracks across the in
ternational boundary line put out of
commission. ? " . .
TELLS
y HIS STATE
QUIT REPUBLIC
De La Huerta Explains
Motives and Causes Lead
ing Up to Sonora's Seces
sion from Carranza Gov
ernment Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NOGALES, Sonora, April 13. Gov
ernor Adolfo de la Huerta, head of the
government of Sonora, tonight issued
a statement explaining the aims and
motives of what he terms the "recent
temporary secession" of Sonora from
the republic of Mexico. The statement
follows:
"Among thg fundamec M operations
of the political and socal movement,
realized lately in Mexico, appeared in
the first place effective suffrage and
the absolute reign of morality and
law..
"The present government, with my
self at its head, has, in all its acts,
been ruled by the principles indicated,
without taking into consideration
whether or not this manner of proceed
ing was agreeable to the federal au
thorities, particularly in the political
campaign now being developed for the
election of a president of the republic.
"The government of the state of So
nora has concentrated its activities to
make effective, equally to all kinds.
to all political parties, and to all citi
zens, rights and guarantees within the
laws. Unfortunately this attitude of
the executive of the state has not met
with the sanction of the president of
the republic, who has been, in marked
degree, taking direct action and a no
toriously partial issue in the local
elections in several states and in the
electoral campaign for the nomination
of candidates for federal offices.
"The fact that I did not attend the
conference of governors, recently held
at the capital of the republic, intensi
fied President Carranza's displeasure
with the Sonora authorities.
"Under these circumstances and
through reliable sources, I became cog
nizant, about two months ago, that the
federal executive proposed to over
throw the constitutional government of
this state and to replace it with an ab
solutely despotic military government.
"The aforesaid advices have been in
all respects confirmed by the subse
quent acts of federal executive, for in
systematic manner, he has been dictating-
a long series of resolutions and
decrees in connection with financial,
political and military affairs, all notor
iously hostile to the state of Sonora
and as a preparation to realize his pro
jects as already Indicated.
Carranza Antagonized Sonora
"With these preparations, and not
with standing that the state of Sonora
is at complete peace, the president of
the republic ordered in a peremptory
manner the mobilization of a consider
able number of troops destined to this
state. Precisely the same forces that
overthrew the constitutional govern
ment of the state' of Nayarit were
ordered to Sonora.
"As soon as these facts came to my
knowledge, I asked, in a respectful
manner of the president of the repub
lic, an explanation, and this explana
tion was denied. I insisted several
times with the said president. In a
friendly tone, asking him to suspend
the- said mobilization. I explained to
him that the state was in perfect
peace; that the peace with the Yaqui
Indian tribe was an accomplished fact,
and that political activity in Sonora
was reduced to a minimum or expres
sion. But President Carranza ignored
all these reasons and all my requests,
insisting with asperity and stubborn
ness to his resolution to mobilize.
"In this faith, having exhausted all
conciliatory and pacific resources, the
state congress, by Law No. 30, pub
lished on the tenth of the present-
month, decreed that in virtue of the
federal executive having ordered a se
ries of resolutions and decrees con
cerning financial and military affair?
notoriously hostile to the state of So
nora and with the deliberate purpose
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THEIR CATTLE FROM
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
DOUGLAS. Ariz., April 13.--Hun
dreds of head of cattle have been
ruched to the border by both Ameri
can and Mexican owners of ranches in
northern Sonora, and many of them al
ready have been crossed into the
United States at this place. Efforts
will be made to place the livestock on
grazing ground on this side of the line
until the situation In Sonora is stabil
ized. Sonora customs men are turning
back. at the international boundary all
Mexicans without passports and a care
ful watch is kept along the border to
prevent unfriendly persons entering the
state. No confirmation was received
today of the- rumor current in Agua
Prieta yesterday that a large force of
federal soldiers was marching on the
town from Casas Grandes, Chihuahua.
Gen. J. M. Pino, in command at Agua
Prieta, does not expect the defiance to
the Carranza government to pass with
out fighting.
"We feel sure an effort will be made
to wrest the town from our possession,"
he said tonight, "but we are confident
of our ability to resist successfully
whatever force they may bring
against us."
M. C. Hankins, postmaster at Doug
las, today took up with the Agua Prieta
postmaster the matter of interchange
of mails. The Sonora afficial said his
office still was operating with thMexj
ican government, but inasmuch as his
state was in rebellion against the fed
eral government, he expected at any
time to . be informed that his office
could no longer enjoy the privileges
which would enable it to transact busi
ness with the United States and the
rest of the world. Mexican stamps
still are in use. It is understood Post
master Hankins' investigation" was or
dered by the postmaster general, am'.
that. If the Carranza government w- j
owns the Sonora postoffiees, the United
States postal department no longer will
permit mail to go into that state, or ac
cept any sent from there..
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Firemen Wear
Khaki To Cut
Uniform Cost
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SPOKANE, Wash, April 13.
Eight city firemen at the Central
station here today reported for
work dressed in khaki .outfits.
Fire Chief A. L. Weeks, announced
he would do likewise tomorrow and
that hereafter regulation blue uni
forms will be required only on
formal occasions. Regular uni
forms cost $72, he said, and khaki
ones $8.
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WOBBLY
PROPGIM
AT W00T0N TRIAL
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
. TOMBSTONE. Ariz.. April 13.
Proclamation of the "last war" in
which the workers of all lands shall be
united against the rich, was made in
alleged 1. W. W. literature, read today
.to the jury trying Harry E. Wootton,
charged with kidnaping in connection
with the Bisbee deportations of July
12. 1917.
The pamphlets were introduced by
the defense in an effort to throw light
on conditions in the Warren mining
district at the time of tUo deporta
tions, which it is contended were made
necessary by the alleged menace of the
I. W. V. movement, said to be have
been in progress here.
A great part of the afternoon was
taken up with the reading by W. H.
Burges and Frank E. Curley of counsel
for the defense of a pamphlet entitled
"I. W. W. Songs, to Fan the Flames of
Discontent."
Counsel for the defense said late to
day that they believed that they could
complete the presentation of their evi
dence in chief Thursday.
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OF GENERAL STRIKE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
DUBLIN, April 13 The strike which
began today in Ireland, except in Uls
ter, in sympathy with the political
prisoners here and elsewhere, was a
general one.
At first it was intended as a one
day demonstration, but a manifesto
issued today by the trades union con
gress and the labor party calls for Its
continuance indefinitely.
The manifesto exhorts all citizens
to assist in preserving perfect order.
It says the strike is a solemn protest
on which the lives of men are de
pendent and that no occasion should
be given the military for an outbreak
of violence.
The strike could not havQ been more
complete. All kinds of business was
suspended. The banks and the stock
exchange here which managed to kesp
open during the anti-conscription
strike, were compelled to close. Even
the offices of the government depart
ments found it impossible to carry on
their work.
Crowds of visitors who came to T4yb
lin for the Punchestown races were
marooned In hotels, where they were
compelled to cook their own food and
make their own beds. A few of the
large hotels tried to keep open, but
they were picketed and obliged to close
their doors.
Up to a late hour this evening no
disorders anywhere had been report
ed. Thousands of persons in Dublin
still were carrying on demonstrations
outside of the Mount Joy prison.
Barbed wire entanglements had been
erected there to prevent access to the
prison. During the day airplanes
sailed over the crowds, at times al
most touching- the housetops.
The Irish bishops meeting at May
mooth today issued a statement con
demning ths government's "insensate
conduct."
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NO YIELDING TO
HUNGER STRIKERS,
LAW INDICATES
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
LONDON. April 13. Indications
that the government will firmly resist
yielding on the question, of liberating
the Irish hunger strikers was the out
come of a debate started in the house
of commons today by T. P. O'Connor,
nationalist, supported by John It.
Clynes and other labor members.
Earlier in the session, Andrew Bonar
Law, the government leader, admitted
that many of the Irish prisoners, both
at Mount Joy, Dublin.'and in English
institutions, are being detained with
out charges having been preferred
against them, and with no plans to
bring them to trial going forward. Mr.
Bonar Law was replying to questions,
and added that under existing condi
tions in Ireland, where murder was so
rife, it was necessary for the protec
tion of lives that persons be arrested
on suspicion.
During the day's debate, Mr. Clynes,
pointing out the danger of the labor
disturbances in Ireland spreading to
England, urged that the arrested men
be either tried or subjected to special
treatment. Sir Donald MacLean. na
tional liberal member, also supporting
Mr. O'Connor, Irish leader, complained
that prisoners without trial are being
treated as condemned criminals.
Mr. Bonar Law reiterated that there
was no possibility of the government
changing its decision, and that any
sign of weakness in this matter would
only aggravate the situation.
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Turkish Situation
Is Problematical
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 13. (By
the Associated Press) The question of
religious authority in Islam is raised
by move and counter-move on the part
of ministry of religious in the sultan's
government in Constantinople nd that
of the nationalist government at An
gora. '
The Sheik-xl-Islam at Constantino
ple has appealed to all Moslems urging
them to a holy. war upon the nation
alists. Replying to this, the nationalist
Sheik-Ul-Islam has Issued a religious
decree denouncing the sultan and dis
crediting the Constantinople appeal.
Unverified reports have reached Con
stantinople newspapers that the 'An
gora government is to.be transferred
to Konia, 140 miles southwest of-Au
rora.
MO If! THROES
OH LEADING
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HIS HOME STATE
General Wood, Second, and
Johnson's Name Is Added
To Preference List By
Voters - Wood Carried
Chicago and Cook County
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO, "Wednesday, April 14.
Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois
yesterday received the indorsement of
Illinois for the republican presidential
nomination on "unofficial returns, with
only a few precincts missing, in the
presidential preference primary.
The figures gave Lowden a plurality
of 64.574 over Major General Leonard
Wood, the only other candidate whose
name was printed on the ticket.
Senator Jliram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia, whose name was written in by
many voters, especially in Cook county,
polled a large vote. In Cook county he
received 40,881 votes, of which 5,365
were cast by women.
General Wood carried Cook county
by 27,443, but this lead was overcome
by Governor Lowden's ,down state vote.
Wood carried Chicago by 25,599. -
Twenty-seven district delegates to
the republican national convention
who have declared for Governor Low
den were elected along with 17 who in
dicated no preference before filing. One
Of the 17 in Cook county recently an
nounced that he would vote for John
son at the national convention.
. With only 430 scattering precincts
missing out of 5,690 in the state, in
cluding Chicago, the returns showed:
Lowden Men, 190,480; women, 32,
502; total, 222,982.
Wood Men, 134,665; women, 23,743;
total. 158,408.
The vote for Johnson outside of Cook
county was not heavy and was not
tabulated tonight.
Senator Johnson's strength was in
Chicago, where most of his vote ap
peared. There was no contest in the
democratic primary, but the names of
more than half a dozen democrats were
written on the ballots in scattering re
turns. Herbert Hoover's name ap
peared in some of the republican bal
lots. Gov. Lowden and General Wood were
the only candidates who made speaking
campaigns in Illinois.
Lively Election
Women cast a courtesy vote in many
counties and in some places the elec
tion clerks failed to separate men and
women ballots. The women's vote,
however, was comparatively light.
In Chicago, where the presidential
preference primary was combined with
an election of ward committeemen, the
kidnaping of election judges and work
ers, shooting and slugging and other
acts of violence marked the balloting.
In one precinct, 200 feet from the
polling place, an unidentified election
worker was shot after a quarrel. The
wounded man was spirited away be
fore the police arrived.'
Adolph Muus. an election judge, and
Charles Neimark. an election- worker,
were kidnaped by several unidentified
men in an automobile. All the ballots
in the precinct were taken and the poll- j
ing place not opened until 8 a. m., when
a fresh supply was obtained. Police1
were unable to find the missing judge!
and worker before the close of the
polls. '
Mayor Thompson, republican na-'
tional committeeman for Illinois,
gained full control of the republican
county organization for the next four
years through the election of ward
committeemen having his backing.
Nearly complete unofficial returns
indicated the following selection of dis
trict delegates to the republican na
tional convention:
For Lowden: Twenty-seven; no pref
erence, seventeen.
All except one of the no preference
delegates were from Chicago.
In Illinois delegates file their prefer
ences before election.
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OF J NEW ALCOHOL
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
ST. LOUIS, April 13. Discovery of
a new alcohol, made from wood and
usable as grain alcohol, and in a mix
ture for a gasoline substitute, was de
scribed today at the convention of the
American Chemical society, in session
here. ,
Prof. It. H. McKee of Columbia uni
versity, explained the new liquid, and
expressed the belief it would reduce
the cost of operating automobiles. The
alcohol, he explained, is obtained from
the sugar in waste from the -manufacture
of pulp, and, mixed with kerosene
and benzol, forms a substitute for gas
oline. This mixture, he explained, does not
form carbon in the cylinders and af
fords more mileage to a gallon than
gasoline. Professor McKee fcaid it
had been used successfully in Norway
and Sweden, and he believed that it
could be manufactured in this country
cheaper than gasoline.
CLARENCE SAGE
FOUND GUILTY;
DEFER SENTENCE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire '
PRESCOTT, Ariz., April 13. Clar
ence Sage, former chief special officer
of a mining company at Jerome, Ari
zona, was found guilty by a Jury this
afternoon in superior court, of an as
sault charge preferred by Mrs. Flor
ence Schendelr17 years old. She had
testified policemen had taken her from
her room in a hotel and turned her
over to Sage and two men companions,
who forced her to accompany them to
Sage's apartments under threat to
place her in -jail with Mexican prison
ers if she refused. , Sentence was de
ferred. The case was tried before Judge A.
C. Lockwood of Cochise county on the
granting of a petition on behalf of the
defense for' the disqualification ' of
Judge John J. Sweeney of Yavapai
county. Judge Lockwood charged the
Jury and sent it to its room at .4:30 p.
m. today and before 5 o'clock the ver
dict had been returned. It was indi
cated that sentence would be pro
nounced within 48 hours.
III PRIMARIES
DISCOVERY
HP
THAN
Martin To Pay
Death Penalty
Court Decrees
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
PRESCOTT, Ariz, April 13.
Death sentence was passed today
in the superior court on Michan
Martin, convincted by a iury on
March 29 on a charge of having
murdered Arthur De Steunder,
overseas veteran of the Canadian
army, whose partly burned body
was found on the desert near
Yampai, Ariz., last October.
Martin was sentenced to be
hanged June 25, next. It was the
first death sentence to be imposed
v in this county since the capital
punishment clause was restored to
the state statutes.
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TRAINS TIED OP
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 13.
Ten or twelve passenger trains, both
west and east bound, are stalled on tfte
Santa Fe lines between Barstow, Callff.,
and Albuquerque, N. M., as a. result of
railroad men's strikes, according to
word received here tonight from Santa
Fe division headquarters at San Ber
nardino, Calif. This situation and the
spread of the walkout in San Bernar
dino and Needles, Calif., caused Santa
Fe officials here to cancel train No. 10,
an eastbound overland train.
Service Demoralized
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. With
its division points at Winslow and
Williams, Ariz., virtually paralyzed so
far as freight traffic is concerned, the
Santa Fe line was given another handi
cap in a strike at Seligman. Officials
lacked definite information as to its
extent tonight.-
At Bakersfield, where it was thought
by railroad officials that the situation
was well in hand, strikers who had re
turned to work walked out again to
day. Crews Desert Trains
LOS ANGELES, April IS. Deser
tions by the crews of three overland
trains leaving perhans 500 passengers
stranded at Winslow, Arizona, were re
ported to Santa Fe officials here today
a another development in the strike
of switchmen.
In Los Angeles. 93 freight handlers
and 78 freight office clerks walked out
at the Southern Pacific freight house.
Trouble at Winslow
First news of the stalled trains came
from Winslow. The difficulty there, it
was said, followed a request of railroad
officials that brakemen who, as mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Railroda
Trainmen, are subject to switching
duty in emergencies, take the place of
striking switchmen.
Santa Fe Trains Held
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. April 13.
Westbound passenger train No. 1 on
the Santa Fe was being held here to
night. Officials said it would not be
sent out until instructions were re
ceived from the west. They also said
they had instructions to hold train No.
9, westbound, due to frrive here at 1:30
o'clock tomorrow morning'. Two sec
tions of the California Limited, west
bound, were held here for six hours to
day, departing at 5:30 and 5:40 respec
tively, this evening. It is reported here
that two passenger trains are being
held at Winslow, Ariz., one at Wil
liams. Ariz., and one at Gallup, N. M.
Switchmen here "laid off" this after
noon and held a meeting to discuss the
strike situation. They refused to say
what action, if any, was taken. The
night force reported as usual. -Hold
Secret Meeting
BISBEE, Arzi., April 13. Tardmen
on strike here today held a meeting at
which they refused to hear D. A. Mc
Kenzie, , divisional chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, who
had come here for the purpose of ad
dressing them. The meeting was se
cret and the men. numbering 30, re
fused to divulge what took place. The
situation in the Warren district is un
changed today, no freight moving.
General Developments
SAN FRANCISCO. April 13. Spread
of the walkout to another division
point on the Santa Fe lines in Ari
zona recurrence of differences be
lieved at least partly settled in central
California and a refusal of Northern
Pacific switchmen at Spokane to strike
were outstanding developments nn the
unauthorized strike of switchmen and
yardmen in the Pacific coast region to
day. REPORT CENSUS
RESULTS OF 11
. SMALL CITIES
WASHINGTON. April 13.
Williamsport, Pa.. 36,198; .increase
4,338, or 13.6 per cent.
East Liverpool, Ohio.. 21,411; in
crease 1,024, or 5 per cent.
Denison, Tex., 17,065; increase o,433,
or 25.2 per cent.
Plattsburg. N. T., 10,909; decrease
229. or 2.1 per cent.
Rahway, N. J., 11,042; increase 1,705,
or 18.3 per cent. '
McKees Rock. Pa.. 16,713: increase
2,011, or 13.7 per cent.
Salem, Ohio, 10,305 increase 1,362, or
13.2 per cent.
Bristol, Virgnia.-Tenntfssee. 14,776;
increase 1,381, or 10.3 per cent.
Aiken, S. C, 4,103; increase 192.
or 4.9 . per cent.
Lebannon, Tenn., 4.0S4; increase 425,
or 11.6 per cent.
Swlssdale, Pa., 10,908: increase 3,527,
or 47.6 per cent.
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U. S. SAILORS DROWNED
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
HAVANA. April 13. Eight American
sailors were drowned in Manzanillo
harbor today when an explosion, set fire
to the launch in which they were rid
ing, according to a message to the
Cuban war department from Lieut. Ro
sillo, stationed at Manzanillo.
- The name of the ship to ' which the
men belonged and other details of the
accident are lacking.
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WILL VOTE FOR WOOD
; CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 13.
Republicans of the Third Tennessee
district at a convention here today
elected two delegates to the national
convention instructed for Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood.
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PORTLAND. Ore, April 13. Mrs.
Alexander Thompson today announced
her candidacy for the democratic nomi
nation for congress from the Third
congressional district.
MAN SANTA Ft
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POINTS
STRIKE INCITED BY I.W.W.
REPORTS INDICATE; WILSON
WILL CALL CABINET TODAY
Department of Justice Officials Declare I. W. W. Was
Attempting to Expand Strike Into Revolution
President Nominates Rail Board to Deal With Dis
pute Palmer, at First Cabinet Meeting Since Wil
son's Illness Will Show Strike's Relationship With I.
W. W. Is Report
WASHINGTON, April 13. Evidence of the activity of Industrial Workers
of the World toward inciting and maintaining the unauthorised railway strike
continue to accumulate at the department of justice, and officials admitted to
night that they saw signs of an attempt to expand the railroad strike into "one
phase of world revolution."
RepoVts from field agents of the department were not as yet complete
enough to permit determination of the government's course in dealing with the
situation. Attorney General Palmer said no announcement as to the govern
ment's plan was to be expected before tomorrow at the earliest.
President Wilson today issued a call for his cabinet to meet tomorrow
morning. It will be the first session of Mr. Wilson's official advisers since his
western speaking tour, in the course of which he was taken ill, and the strike
situation was understood to have prompted the call for the meeting. In soma
quarters it was thought an announcement as to the government's course would
follow the cabinet meeting.
STRIKE CENTERS
Labor Leaders See Hope In
Appointment of Labor
Board By Wilson New
York Strikers' Reject All
Overtures
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK, April 13. Interest in
the nation-wide strikes of rebellious
railroad workers which appeared to be
subsiding west of Chicago, while
spreading in the east, centered tonight
in Washington.
Union labor leaders, who have
striven ineffectually to induce the
strikers to return to work, saw a ray
of hope in the appointment today of
President Wilson's labor board pro
vided under the transportation act to
deal with labor disputes. Early con
firmation of the appointments is hoped
for by the senate so as to permit the
board to get into action promptly on
the present strike situation.
Meanwhile, officials of the depart
ment of justice in Washington an
nounced that evidence of the activity
of the Industrial Workers of the World
toward inciting and maintaining the
unauthorized strikes had continued to
accumulate.
Estimates Lacking
While official estimates were lack
ing the number of persons who have
been made idle by the strike, directly
or indirectly runs into the hundreds of
thousands. In the state of Ohio alone
100,000 persons were reported out of
work today with industrial plants in
virtually every section continuing to
suspend operations. In the mining
district around Scranton and Union-
town, pa., 50,000 mine and coke work
ers were idle.
Strikers of greater New York whose
ranks were steadily augmented during
the day, unanimously rejected all
overtures of peace at a mass meeting
in Jersey City tonight. Further com
plications were injected into the sit
uation by a strike of 2.000 Pennsylva
nia railroad shop workers in Trenton,
N. J and reports of unrest among
other railroad shopmen in this district.
The first positive act of federal in
tervention was reported today from
New Orleans, where department ' of
lustice agents raided a strikers' meet
ing and arrested six leaders on federal
warrants charging them with interfer
ing with the United States malls.
There was a growing alarm over
shortage of perishable food and coal
'i the east- especially in and around
New York, but shipments continued to
arrive, though with increasing irreg
ularity. Railroad officials expressed
the belief that sufficient- quantities
could be brought into the metropolitan
district to suunly current needs.
Reject Peace Overtures
The rebellious railroad strikers of
Greater New York, meeting in Jersey
tonight, unanimously rejected all over
tures of peace.
t The rejection came at the conclusion
of the "report of an executive commit
tee of strikers which had conferred
through the day with chiefs of the
railroad brotherhoods and the mayor of
Jersey City.
A. statement issued by the executive
committee for the strikers said there
could be no settlement, "entil definite
guarantees" were made to them con
cerning their demands for higher
waares and better working -conditions.
The announcement followed closely
upon a declaration from representa
tives of the railroad managers' or
ganization predicting a break "in the
mob movement' within tho next few
days. . . -
A telegram signed by Mayor Frank
Hague of Jersey City sent to Governor
Edwards of New Jersey ad suggest
ing he wire President Wilson asking
that the new federal board take up
the question of arbitrating the strike,
was endorsed at the conference.
High railroad officials of the KH
worked as switchmen today. Th
Krie announced tat 620 of the 64
students ' of Stevens institute had
marched to the Erie station and asked
to be put to work, as strike breakers
and that 1.600 students at Princeton
university had pleifecd they would re
port for dutv in New Jersey stations
five hours after they were called.
The 3.500 employes of the Brooklyn
Rapid -Transit company tonight voted
unanimously to live up to4 their agree
ment with the comnany.
After Governor Edwards at Trenton,
N. J., had telegraphed President Wil
son to approve the Arbitration of the
strike by the newlv created labor
board, he telegraphed the governors of
Ohio. New, York. Pennsylvania. In
diana, Illinois, Michigan. California,
Massachusetts and Connecticut to-
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IN WASHINGTON;
SPREADS IN EAST
Nominates Labor Board
The president also sent to the sen
ate today the nominations of the nina
men representing employers, employee
and the public whom he has selected
to compose the labor board provided
under the transportation act to deal
with railroad labor disputes. The men,
selected were:
Representing the public George W.
Hangar, Washington, D. C; Henry
Hunt. Cincinnati; R. M. Barton, Ten
nessee. Representing the railroad corpora
tions Horace Baker, J. H. Elliott and
William L. Park.
Representing the employes Albert
Phillips, A- O. Wharton and J. J. For
rester. The nominations were immediately
referred to the interstate commerce
committee, which is expected to take
action on them tomorrow.
The board will be called by the pres
ident without delay and was expected
to meet in Washington, where exist
ing government machinery for tho
handling of wage matters is at its
disposal and would permit it to get
into action promptly to deal with tha
strike situation.
Mr. Palmer., when he goes to the
cabinet meeting tomorrow, will havo
available a very large number of re
ports from his agents at strike centers
which are known to deal specifically
with the relation of the I. W. W. to
the strike movement. He will be able
to show the president and the cabinrt
that, through the agtncy of the I. W.
W relationship has been established
between the strikers' newly formed or
ganization the Railway Workers'
union and the "One Big union," as
the Canadian railroad organization, in
cluding I. W. W. membership is
known. He will also be ablo to dis
close through official reports that Joh?i
Grunau. head of the Chicago Yard
men's association, the members of
which were the first in the country
to quit their posts, will be suoplanted
by an active member of the I. W. W.
"I. W. W. Campaiqninq"
Propaganda of I. W. W. origin call
ing upon all railroad workers' to join
in asserting their power, and tempting
them with the statement that "tho
golden opportunity for which you hav
heen looking has arrived." has lipeu
found by federal agents. Officials said
they believed this unseen power had
been pushing the strikers forward and
now threatened to expand the walkout,
"months and months of I. W. W. cam
paigning" to that end having bepn dis
closed. Reports today told of inroads
Into the ranks of shopmen in many
centers and of unrest in all. They also
uncovered the nature of I. W. W. prop
aganda in process of distribution, somo
described as being "as dangerous as
the communist literature." ,11 of it
advocated the "one big union" Idea and
urged the strikers and "faint hearted"
to secede from affiliation with the four
great railway brotherhoods.
The American Federation of Labor
was" chara'rized in these documer.n
as ft-i.r.g "57 varieties of unionism
and.'iione of them any good." One ar
gument made against the four broth
erhoods was fiat they "do not stand
together, and thereby brand them
selves as 'scabs' by staying on the job
when tfteir fellows quit."
The department moved further to
day in the direction of prosecution oC
strike leaders by requesting the ex
ecutives of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central roads .e furnish it with
the-names of all mn on strike and tj
designate those who apparently were
directing it.
In discussing thU action, Mr. Palmer
explained that conditions were not th
same on all roads, and adJi-d that "the
influences behind the strike must bo
ascertained." He would not say what
use would be made of thse names,
but other officials said they voulrl fur
nish valuable comparisons iv depart
ment records of known radicals, i, W,
W., and revolutionaries.
It is understood that simi'.ir re
quests might be sent to other ra.lroaj
officials later, although this action also
awaited determination of the govern
ment's policy.
MINERS IDLE
SCRANTON, Pa., April 13. Mors
than 15.000 mine workers have been
idle in the past three days as a result
of the strike on the Lackawanna roai
and this number will be swelled con
siderably tomorrow.
There is not a pound of fresh meat in
the city and sugar is selling at 8
cents a pound. Business of all kind-
is paralyzed and some industries have
been forced to shut down for want of
fuel.
AGREE TO MEETING
PHIL VDELPHIA. April 13. The
Pennsylvania Railroad company to
night agreed to a proposition made by
the board of mediation and arbitra
tion of the state department of laboi
and industry to have the railroad'
general manager meet representatives
of the strikers provided that they can
speak for all the men who are 'not
working and representatives of tlv
brotherhoods shall also be permitted
to be present.
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK
WASHINGTON, April 13. Striking
employes in tho Potomac freight
yards and at the passenger terminal
here decided tonight to return to work
at midnight, leaving their demands to
the railway labor board for adjust
ment. CONDEMN "INSURGENTS'
KANSAS CITY. April 13. By reso
lutions adopted late tonight, the bi
ennial convention of the railway de
partment of the American Federation
of Labor condemned the -'insurgent''
switchmen's strike and urged all mem-
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