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RICHMOND, IND; THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 4, 1919
SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS
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DR. KRUE6ER ,
THOUGHT BABY
DEAD--MILY
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Physician Admitted Placing
Smith Child on Dump,
But Claimed He Considered
Life Extinct, Evidence.
NIGHT SESSION FRIDAY
Incidents occurring at the South
Fifth street dump at the time Dr.
Krueger 1b alleged to hava thrown the
Smith infant down an embankment,
formed the greater part of the testi
mony in the fourth day of the trial of
Dr. Frederick Krueger. in Wayne cir
cuit court, on a charge of manslaugh
ter. Thursday.
Most of the witnesses this morning
were women living near the place on
South Fifth street, where the child
was found. ' They said Dr. Krueger
stopped bis automobile at the dump,
took a' package out of the machine,
walked to the edge of the the em
bankment and tossed it down the hill.
Several of the witnesses testified that
the child was alive when brought to
the top of the hill, and that It moved
its hands and arms.
'Witnesses who testified concerning
the finding of the child were Mrs. Min
nie Smith, Mrs. Aura Overman, Mrs.
Bell Wallace, Mrs. Andrew Mlnner,
Mrs. Margaret Yest. Mrs. Rose Mc
Guire and Mrs. Margaret Smith.
Edward McNally, city detective, fol
lowed Mrs. Smith on the stand, and
testified concerning Incidents follow
ing taking the child from the dump.
According to McNally, he took the In
fant to the office of Dr. Kinsey, city
health officer, and while there. Dr.
Krueger came to the office and ad
mitted that the child had been placed
on the dump by him..
"Would Soon Be Covered."
"He said he thought it was dead,
and that seeing the fresh dirt on the
dump, thought that would be a good
place to put it as it would soon be
covered up,". McNally said.
He also testified that Dr. Krueger
asked to take the' child from the
police; but that they turned it over to
Dr. Kinsey.
"Kinsey Informed Dr. Krueger that
the child was still alive and that it
should be returned to its parents," Mc
Nally said. He claimed that he left
Dr. Kinsey's office after the infant had
been placed in Dr.' Kmeger's car.
The next witness was Mrs. Mary
Dove, who, was nurse when the child
was . "bom. " She' testified that i Dr.
Krueger told both Mr. and Mrs. Smith,
parents of the . child, that was a
"freak of nature" and that It'wwiM
live only a short time. She also testi
fied that a Dr. Krueger claimed the
child was dead before he left the
Smith home. She said that the doctor
told ber it would be unnecessary to
wash the child after birth.
Believed Child Dead.
Mrs. Love claimed that she believed
the child to be dead after the doctor
had pronounced it so, until she return
ed to the Smith home in the evening,
and heard the child move and make
a sound in its throat. She claimed
ihat she did not see the child after
Dr. Krueger wrapped it In a cloth and
placed it on a dresser, following the
birth-
Judge Cause, said that the trial
would be continued Friday from 7 un
til 9 p. m., to make up for time lost
in selecting a Jury.
Dr. Kinsey Takes Stand.'
Dr. Kinsey took tbe stand in the
afternoon. He testified that the child
was still alive when it was brought to
his office, but that the pulse was very
weak, and the heart-beats almost im
percetible, but that he could tell there
was life in the child by movements.
He said the body was well developed
except the head, and that the umbilical
cord was untied, but not weeding.
There was considerable blood on the
cloth which, the body was tied prob
ably from the cord, he said.
When he returned the baby to the
home, he said. Dr. Krueger suggested.
that he. Dr. Krueger, should dispose
of the child, as the parents were very
poor, and that he, Dr. Kinsey, said
that Dr. Krueger should let the city
take care enough of the child, that Dr.
Krueger had done enough.
At the autopsy, he said, after the
babe had died and been returned to
the undertakers, the body was prac
tically in the same condition, show
ing that no care had been taken of it
after it had been returned to the
family.
He said the autopsy showed that
there was very little blood in tbe
body.
was asked.
"From the umbilicus I presume,
he answered. "That was the only
place open." He said that a blood clot
on the brain was one of the few places
where there was blood in the body. A
bruise on the head revealed by the
autopsy, he said, he believed came
from the fall down the embankment.
He was cross-examined.
JANE ADDAMS TO
SPEAK IN CITY
Jane Addams, noted social service
worker of Chicago, will probably
speak at a mass meeting, o be held
in the First rresDyienan cnurcn on
Sunday. Dec. 14. on- existing condl
tions In the war-torn regions of Eu-4
rope. Miss Addams recently returned
from a long stay in Europe and is pre
pared to relate conditions as they a.
t : -
; ' ROSS BREAKS RECORD
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU. Dec. 4 Norman -Ross,
Vof San Francisco, broke tbe 200 yard
K tank swim record at a Y. M. CL A.
meet hare last night. His time was
2-5." The old record also was
i wade by Ross to Chicago April 4. 191
. and was 2:06 4-5.
$25,000 Gold Sent; Box
Holds Washers When Opened
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL, Dec. 4. A
box containing $25,000 in gold coin
shipped by the Anglo and London
Paris national bank of San Francisco
on the liner Korea Maru, was found
to contain scrap Iron and metal wash
ers when opened by the consignee in
Hong Kong, according to cable advices
received by the bank ana steamship
company today. . . .
Officials of the' bank said they be
lieved the substitutions of scrap iron
for gold, was . either made on board
the steamer or after the consignment
reached Hong Kong.
JENKINS AFFAIR
IS PRESS SCANDAL,
CABRERA BELIEVES
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 4. Louis Ca-
breba, secretary of tbe treasury.
speaking to reporters today, said he
believed It would . be unwiBe to at
tempt to settle difficulties between
Mexico and the United States through
a joint international commission. He
remarked that the present situation is
a diplomatic matter wmcn must do
settled in that way and intimated that
a one man commission appointed by
each country might be beneficial.
Senor Cabrera declared he was per
sonally unaquainted with tbe nature
of Mexico's reply to the last American
note, but took occasion to criticise
several American newspapers, saying:
In this Jenkins affair, Jenkins is the
least factor. It is really a press scan
dal originated for the pretext of in
creasing difficulties pending between
the two countries."
JUAREZ, Mex. Dec. 4. Mexican
officials here today were still without
confirmation of the reported capture
of Francisco Villa by members of his
band, who are said to be holding him
for ransom. Both civil and military
officials were striving for confirmation
through every available channel.
The report of the capture came In
a dispatch from a telegraph operator
at Parral, to P. W. Caballero. superintendent-
of the National Railways of
Mexico 'for Chihuahua, who is here on
an inspection trip.
In some Quarters little credence is
placed in the report, while in others it
is regarded as extremely probable, in
view of the interference with the Villa
program to avenge the execution of
General Felipe Angeles, his chief
lieutenant
Colonel Paulino Fentes, general su
perintendent of the national railroads
of Mexico, declared that he credited
the report of Villa's capture because
of his knowledge of the conservatism
of Senor-Caballero.
T?Ha-woaM no tflv ,put such a re
port unless he had good reason to be
lieve the. truth of it," he said.
WASHINGTON, . Dec. 4. Congress
will take a hand in the Mexican situ
ation under a joint resolution intro
duced by Senator Fall, Republican,
New Mexico, which today was before
the senate foreign relatios committee.
Tbe resolution requests President Wil
son to sever diplomatic relations with
Mexico. Senator Fall in submitting it
declared . that evidence against the
Mexican government would "astound
tbe world" has been discovered.
The state department has received
notice of the official receipt by Car
ranza of its latest note in the Janklns
case, and officials . are awaiting a re
ply with a degree of impatience.
Professional Cupid's Acts
Investigated in New York
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Dec. 4. Detectives at
tached to the district attorney's office,
who recently raided the New Hope
Society's "Temple of Love," where the
Matrimonial News and Cupid's Advis
er were published, today appeared be
fore the grand jury to testify concern
ing the activities of Dr. Johann Al
bertus, alleged head of the "society,"
who was arrested in Detroit after he
had fled from this city. According to
Assistant District Attorney Kilroe, he
collected money from men and women
in all parts of the country with the
bait of a rich life partner.
Posters alleged to have been taken
from the society's quarters occupied
the attention of tbe jurors for many
minutes. "Love conquers all things;"
"If you are a poor suitor let us do it
for you"; "If you wish to win a ladjr
fair, be generous," were some of
Cupid's slogans.
Former Service Man Beaten
by Mex Policeman He Says
(By Associated "Press)
, CALEXICO. Calif., Dec. 4. William
M. Milton, a former service man, is in
an army camp hospital here today, re
ceiving treatment for wounds suffered,
ne said, at the nanas oi a Mexican po-
Lliceman in Mexican, Lower California,
just across the international boundary
line from here.
Milton was brought to this side of
the border last night after being de
tained since Nov. 9, virtually without
medical treatment. He said he was
arrested in Mexlcall on a charge of be
ing Intoxicated but broke away from
his captor and ran toward the Amer-j
lean side of the line. The policeman
pursued him. he said, beat .and kicked
him Into insensibility and left him ly-
In the street for several hours.
en he regained consciousness,
ilton declared, he was taken to a
hospital, where one hand was band
aged, but fractures of ' his jaw and
numerous cuts and abrasions were not
treated. r
Former comrades interested - them
selves in his care and sent him cloth
ing. . This he never reclved, he said.
American Consul Boyle, at Mexican,
announced he would report the case
to the state department, - Mexican au
thorities announced they were investi
gating it, meanwhile holding the ac
cused policeman in Jail.
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Above: William O. Jenkins, and map
or me irouuieo rcpuDiic; ti raso, wnere American troops are in readiness to dash across border. Below, left
to right, Gen. Alvaro Obregon, Gen. Pable Gonzales, and President Venustiano Carranza.
President Carranza's apparent determination to force the United States to
oner wiiiiam u. jennins, unitea states
conditions in Mexico. The country appears to be on the verse of another revolution. General Obrezon is In charge
of forces hostile to the present government.
ful to Carranza...
Fire Guts Russell
Damages Bollinger Printing Plant
Fire, supposedly caused bjr - spon
taneous combustion yj
RuwMffi 'Tibholstery s:
s .
Seventh street, gutted this plant and
did extensive damage to the: G. O.
Ballinger company's print shop, next
door, about 8:30 o'clock Thursday
morning.
The spread of the flames was check
ed by the fire department after a hard
fight in the interior of the two plants.
The blaze did not reach the office of
the Ballinger company, but swept
through the upholstery shop to the
mechanical department of the print
shop.
A. C. Allen, manager of the Bal
linger shop could not estimate the
damage, although it amounted to sev
eral thousand dollars, but said that it
would be completely covered by In
surance. The damage to the uphols
tery shop was estimated by John
Russell as $2,000, with $500 Insurance.
Managers of both shops began at once
to make arrangements to resume as
soon as possible. Ballinger's work
may be taken over by other print
shops.
No one was in the upholstery shop
at the time the fire started, Russell
having just stepped out. A passerby
on the other side of the street noticed
smoke pouring from the front of the
shop and called the fire department.
Sweeps Through Partition.
The combustible material In the up
holstery establishment was licked up
by tbe flames, which attacked the
ceiling and quickly burst through the
partition into the print shop. The
spread of the fire was so fast that
the Interior of the two shops was soon
a mass of flames.
Firemen say the outbreak or tne
fire in the daytime may have saved
a heavy loss, for the blaze ' might
have gotten a big start at night before
the department could have been noti
fied. Before the firemen responded the
interior was in flames, and the fire
had spread through a partition into
the ' Ballinger shop. Employes work
ing there noticed smoke, but before
they had time to remove any material
the interior was a mass of flames.
The flames burst open a Bide door
leading to an alley entrance. The
door of the Druitt furniture store, on
the other side of the alley, was
scorches! and blistered. A large quan
tity of excelsior was lying just ins.ide
Indicted Man's Club Formed
of Newberry Defendants;
"Kept Ford Ont of Senate"
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 4.
Political workerB..and others indicted
by the Federal rand Jury, to .connec
tion with the election of Truman H.
Newberry, United States Senator from
Mihg"". continued to appear in feder
al court here today for arraignment! A
number were expected today from the
npper peninsula. .- Nearly a hundred of
the 135 indicted have either been , ar
raigned or are here awaiting arraign
ment.
Out of the gathei
publican here, fo
of Michigan Re-
that purpose has
grown an maici
men's club. State
Representative
Grand Rapids,
w w. welsh, of
sponsor for th or
ganisation. It i to be known as "The
13S Republican Club", large blue but
ton are to be worn by the members.
White lettering proclaims: "I helped
keep HenryFord ' out of the United
States' Senate." --" -.- . , -
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Men and Places in the News From Mexico
showing (1) Puebla, where Jenkins Is
consular agent at Pnebla, Is believed
General Pable Gonzales is in command of the army that remains faith-
Upholstery Shop;
this door, .and had Jt been Qpen the
ox ina jjauniger employes was
injur eo. . - . ' .
Shortly before nodn, sparks wer
discovered smouldering in the Russel
shop, and another alarm was turned
in. The fire was quickly extinguished.
Most of the damage to both busi
nesses was to stock and hfinlBbe
work, although several of the presses
In the Ballinger plant and some bind
ing machinery were damaged. Con
siderable damage to the paper stock
of the Ballinger company was canned
by water used' in extinguishing the
blaze.
Families living above both estab
lishments hurried out and moved as
much furniture as they could. When
me ure was over mey ai once moved
back. A large skylight was blackened
and cracked at the top of the second
story, and slight damage was done
here by smoke.
SOLVED, IS RUMOR
LONDON, Dec. 4. Italian regulars
will occupy Flume and the territory
included in the treaty of London,
signed in 1915 by representatives of
Italy, France, Great Britain and Rus
sia, according to a Rome dispatch.
Captain Gabriele d'Annunzio's volun
teers will withdraw from Flume, it is
said, under the terms of an agreement
reached as a result of negotiations be
twen Dondon and Paris. Frank L.
Polk, under secretary of state, and
Premier Clemenceau. are declared t
nave signed tne agreement.
It Is understood Great Britain Is
prepared to sign, upon which the
agreement will be handed over to the
Italian . plenipotentiary in Paris.
LONDON, Dec 4. American naval
authorities who are in close touch
with the Flume situation, deny having
heard of such an agreement. .
Weather Forecast
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau rCloudy and warmer
tonight. Friday cloudy, probably un
settled. Today's Temperature. .
Noon 30
Yesterday.
Maximum 24
Minimum 14
For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore
Increasing cloudiness and not so
cold tonight and Friday. Unsettled
Friday and Friday evening. Probab
ly followed by light snow or rain.
General Conditions The cold wave
reached its -climax . about 4 o'clock
Thursday in Wayne county when the
temperature was 9 degrees above
zero, and was 10 above Wednesday
These are the - two coldest tempera
tures for this season as the previous
low temperature was 13. Tempera
tures have risen considerably since 3
o'clock this morning. The Canadian
storm is moving east across the upper
lakes, It is warmer over the west and
raining and snowing over the south
west. Snow is reported in Oklahoma
and northern Texas. It is still zero
and below over parts of the Rocky
mountain states and is considerably
warmer over the plain states where
it has been far-balow zero. v
I
held a prisoner; (S) Mexico City, capital
intervene in Mexico, bv holdine nris-
to have resulted from delicate internal
GLADYS BUEKER,
9, HURT BY AUTO;
SPEEDING CAUSE
.ly ": y:-"
;8iMiftg added two more victims to
the 'Jist Thursday noon when Gladys
fiueker, 9 years old, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs; E. G. Bueker, of the Linden
apartments on North Tenth street,
and Mary Helen Pfafflin. 11. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pfafflin. 1911
East Main street, were run down on
the sidewalk in front of the North A
street entrance to the postoffJce by aa
automobile driven by Walter Wippo,
7S4 South '.Eighth street
According to witnesses the Wippo
car was coming wesi on a Bireei ana
reached the intersection with Ninth
street just as another machine driv
en at hieh sneed was aDDioachine
irom the north on Ninth.
To avoid collision the machine com
ing from the north swerved west on
A and the Wippo car attempted to
turn south on Ninth, but its speed
was too great to make the turn and
it "dashed up onto the tide walk
where It struck the Bueker and Pfaff
lin girls, and was finally stopped In
front of the postoffice entrance on
A street. It was necessary for by
standers to lift the machine to
get the Bueker child from under
neath. She was taken to her home
and examined by Dr. L S. Harold, who
said her body was badly cut and
bruised. Tbe Pfafflin girl escaped
with a bruised heel.
William Believes He Won't
Be Tried, Says Dispatch
(By Associated Press)
I LONDON, Dec. 4. Former Emperor
William, of Germany, does not be
lieve he will be brought to trial by
the allies or if tried, that his future
will be affected in any way, says the
Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Mail. Various friendly sources have
recently suggested that he surrender
to the allies, offering to give the court
all information in his power, the cor
respondent says, but he appears too
lethargic to take any steps or . to
concentrate his mind on the prepara
tion of notes.
Next to sawing wood, the erstwhile
monarch's main Interest seems to be
the various campaigns waged in Rus
sia, which he follows with the aid of
large beflagged maps, and he eagerly
reads all the news from that country.
Suffrage Ratification
Complete in S. Dakota
i
(By Associated Press)
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 4. Ratification
of rthe woman federal suffrage resolu
tion was completed by the South Da
kota legislature when the senate
passed the measure early today. The
lower house acted on the resolution
Wednesday. South Dakota Is the 21st
state to ratify.
3,000,000 POUNDS OF
RUBBER BROUGHT TO
(By Associated Press)
U. S.
.- AKRON, O., Dec. 4. What company
officials declare to be the largest ship
ment of crude rubber ever consigned
to a manufactory is being unloaded at
a local robber plant today. The ship
ment which amounts to 3,000,000
pounds,' it valued at $1,500,000. It has
been on the road four months, coming
from ' Sumatra and is sufficient to
manufacture 350,000 average tires.
Last Rites Conducted
For Henry Clay Frick
(By Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 4. A special
train bearing the body of Henry Clay
Frick. the financier who died in New
York Tuesday, arrived here today and
was stopped on the side track where
Mr. Frick's private car was always
placed when he came to Pittsburgh.
The funeral proceeded at once to
"Clayton," the Pittsburgh residence of
the Frick family, and the casket, bank
ed high with flowers, was placed In
the music room.
In the party were Mrs. Frick, Miss
Helen Frick, Mr. and Mrs. Childs
Frick, Mr. and Mrs. George B. M. Har
vey, and a number of other - close
friends.
PR0CT0C0L REVISION;
COUNCIL TO INSIST
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Dec. 4. Revision of the
protocol of the Versailles treaty of
peace is demanded by Kurt Von Lers
ner, head of the German peace delega
tion, before he will sign it.
Responsibility for the sinking of In
terned German warships at Scapa
now is denied by the Berlin govern
ment and it is demanded that the al
lied claims for indemnity for . the
ships be referred to the Hague for
arbitration. It is asserted that the
paragraph of the protocol referring to
the evacuation of Lithuania is unnec
essary, as that evacuation now is con
sidered "complete and final."
In addition demand is made that the
paragraph providing for coercive
measures by the allies in case of
violation of the treaty terms should be
changed so that there cannot be an
invasion of Germany "in times of
peace on any trivial pretext
Advices received from London state
that papers recovered from the Ger
man warship Emden which has been
floated at Scape flow, show that RCfir
Admiral Adolf Von Trotha. head of
the German admiralty, wrote a letter
to Admiral Von Reuter on May 9, 1919,
telling the latter, who was in com
mand of the Interned German ships,
that the surrender of the ships to "the
enemy remains out of the question.
Directions from Admiral Von Reuter
to his officers eivine directions as to
the scuttling of the ships also were
found in the Emden 's safe. These
documents probably will have a bear
ing on future developments, of the
situation which is delaying the final
step in putting the peace treaty Into
effect.
PARIS, Dec. 4. Germany should
stand by her word and carry out. the
terms of the Versailles treaty, says
Phillipp Scheidemann. former Ger-
fvttneiHUcenor" to n interview pub
lunea or me jscno ue pans.
PARIS. Dec. 4. The supreme coun
cil spent most of today's session
discussing the attitude of Germany
towards the .signing of the protocol
putting the peace treaty, into effect,
Germany's representatives having de
clared they could, not sign it in its
present form, including its provision
for reparation for the German war
ships sunk at Scapa Flow, and with
other features objectionable to them.
The form of a note to Germany on this
question was considered by the co un
cu but no final decision was taken
It is anticipated in this connection
that the reply to the German note
regarding the Scapa Flow question
will contain strong representations as
to the consequences of further resist
ance by Germany.
PARIS, Dec. 4. Frank L. Polk, bead
of the United States delegation to the
peace conference, summoned Kurt
Von Lersner, chief of the German
representatives at Versailles on Mon
day and told him that Germany should
not Interpret as being in her favor any
delay that might be encountered in
ratification of the Versailles treaty at
Washington, according to newspapers
here.
"If there can be In. the United
States several ways of understanding
the treaty", Polk is quoted as telling
Herr Lersner "there are not two ways
of understanding the obligations in
cumbent upon Germany, nor the affec
tion binding the United States and her
allies."
Went Down 360 Feet in
Diving Suit, is Claim
(By Associated Press)
BOSTON. Dec. 4. A world's record
for deep sea diving was claimed today
by John F. Turner, of Philadelphia,
who said he attained a depth of 360
feet off Graves Light yesterday; in an
armored suit, the invention of a local
mechanic. Turner announces that the
suit met all tests satisfactorily and
that he would use it in an attempt to
recover gold bullion from the British
steamer Laurentic, which was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine off the Irish coast.
The suit was described as made of
brass and weighing 400 pounds. Turner
reported complete freedom of move
ment at 360 feet and claimed to be
unaware of a pressure, said at that
depth to be 150 pounds to the square
inch.
Operators Get Wage
Scale Ready to Submit
CBy" Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. The new
wage scale agreed to by-the larger
coal operators was ready today to be
submitted to the fuel administration
ipr ratification. On this agreement, it
was believed, a compromise would be
reached by the miners and operators
which would bring the soft coal tie-up
to a peaceful settlement.
.Although the proposed scale was not
made public pending its consideration
by the fuel administration, it was un
derstood to contain. more liberal con
cessions to the miners than was sug
gesteod by Fuel Administrator Gar
field, who proposed a 14 per cent wage
Increase.' ' i .-.-: - . '
LEWIS. SIX
OFFICERS,
SURRENDER
Mine Workers Appear to An
swer Charges ' of Criminal
ContemptMore Coal is
Allotted to Western States
84 MEN ARE CITED
(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 4. Headed
by Acting President John : L. Lewis,
6 general and district officials of tb
United Mine Workers of America ap
peared at the federal building shortly
before noon today and surrendered ts
United States Marshal Mark Stores,
who held capiases for their arrest on
information filed yesterday, charglni
84- officers of the organization with
contempt of court.
Besides Acting President Lewis,
those to appear are William Green,
secretary-treasurer of the Interna
tional organization; Ellis Searlea
editor of the Mine Workers' Journal,
the official publication of the union;
Percy Tetlow. statistican; EdwaH
Stewart, president of district No. It
and William Mitch, secretary of dis
trict No. 11.
The men provided bonds of $10,001
each, which were furnished by a sure
ty company. The hearing will be held
at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning.
The other men named In the infer
mation. which was prepared by United
District Attorney L Ert Slack and
Dan Simms, special assistant attornes
general are without the jurisdiction oi
the local federal court and proceed
ings will be started at once to brlaf
them into court.
Charged With Violation.
The men are charged in the informa
tion with violations of the injunction
issued by Judge Anderson, which or
dered rescinding the strike order and
restrained the officials from - encour
aging or furthering the strike of bitu
minous coal miners of the country.
Clinton Men Defendants.
The first specific case against local
officers will charge the heads of tw
Clinton, Ind locals with violation oi
the injunction through payment, bj
subterfuge of strike benefits. -
The general 'charges against th
miners' heads allege that since the is
suance of the injunction against en
couragement of the strike or action
to limit the production of coal every
official has violated the Injunction by
passively consenting that - the strike
be continued and by maintalnlnc an
Attitude toward -the -membership' and
oy statements to "-representatives w
the Associated Press and newspaper
that said membership will not go bat
to work but -will remain on strike."
The attitude of - the - government,
throughout Its recital of evidence
against the miners. In that by merely
refraining from returning- to work aft
er the strike order had been 'rescind
ed by the union leaders and the In
junction bad been issued, the men are
guilty of violating the court's mandate
An important' charge and one on
which the government is relying to
prove Its case, is that the officials
when issuing their notice that the
strike order had been rescinded, mim
eographed the notice on blank paper,
and omitted fro mthe copies an im
print of the official seal of the union.
It Is sdded that upon receipt of the
notice the unions throughout tbe coun
try took the position, and "so stated in
the daily press and by word of mouth,
that the withdrawal and cancellation
notice was defective, invalid and with
out authority." because it did not beat
this seal and because the signatures
of officials were printed and not sign
ed by hand.
Lewis Is Cited.
President Lewis is specifically cit
ed in one charge with refusing to noti
fy the members that the withdrawal
order was issued and communicated;
In good faith and that its purpose
really was to cancel tbe strike. The.
charge adds that Mr. Lewis still re
fuses to send out such assurance. '
The coal strike situation in Indiana.
as reported this morning was practic
ally unchanged. Promise of the first
break of the strike in the state came
with the announcement that miners
in the district around Bratil, Ind.,
were organizing a co-operative com
pany to operate a strip mine in that
district, on a royalty basis. It was
pointed out, however, that this action
was not in compliance with the order
of the government for return to work
at a wage advance of 14 per cent, but
was intended to furnish coal only to
that particular section of the state.
CHICAGO. Dec. 4. Preparations for
conserving fuel supplies went forward
today over virtually the entire coun
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Shop in the
Morning
The coal strike revolution
izes Xmas shopping methods
this year. As a result of the
scarcity of coal and the ab
solute necessity' of tnakirtfr
what coal there is go as far
aa possible, the store roust
close by 5 o'clock , each ft .
emoorx.
Plan your Xroa ehop
ping now there sure only 17-
more shopping day until ;
;Xnias--and,r raof. import;
ant, arrange to shop in the
.' morning. ' tV.- ';A
, . Morning shopping i the :
answer to no late afternoon
and evening shopping. , ,
17 SHOPPING DAYS' "
'TILL XMAS . -1' -iTi