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' '.,. EWS IN'I G H T to H I. I NING CHRONICLE PAGES TODAY EDITION (4 GREATER CHARTE'S HOME NEWSPAPER" 1 : ... HMRIorrn ii:ws Etnblliih.1, Dally. 1SS8- SumlriT mm CHARLOTTE, N. C.t MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1919 THE CHARLOTTE SEWS I Connolidatrd I TTTTT mm fi-r-.-rmc- THE EVENING CHRONICLE (May 8, 114. fX AVlVjUl riVL .EiiX 1 DICTION . ' A?" ' - - I WONT CALL OFF COAL STRIKE IS PRE . OF MINE WORKERS, IN CONFERENCE 1 . i nn taatcc ------ : OFFICIALS NO HINT ON ACTION BE OBTAINED TO SESSIONS COULD PRIOR 2,000 IN ATTENDANCE Order Rescinding Strike Order Expected in Some,, Cir cles But Its Reception by the Miners Themselves is Considered Problematical Government Waits. . Indianapolis, Ind., ov. 10. The j eiieral committee of the United Mine Worker of America, which met here oday to take action on the mandators' injunction of Federal Judge A. B. Anderson, demanding that the strike order i. rescinded before 6 p. m. tomorrow, was still in session at 1 o'clock this af- i,rn""v and no intimation of what theaction of the committee would be was ;hrn out. Tin; meet inn Place of the committee, which includes international offi , ;, , iiirut presidents and memb s of the executive board S s ...nuni.tee repdesentinR 43.000 striking bituminoufcoal nnrswL kS ,,,r.t until just a few minutes before the conference convened. A sergeant ., arm- was stationed at the entrances to the haU and only delegates were ,,(.n.iitted to approach within twenty feet of the entrance. uwegaieb wero shortly after 1 o'clock a recess was ,,n until 2 p. m. Officials of the mine HELP EUR CARRY THE BURDEN rk-.-M. including Acting President Lewis, and Secretary-Treasur- r YY.iiam Greene, upon leaving the declared they had nothing to give ,m to the proceedings of the meeting r,, that nothing would be made public .t.1, after the afternoon session. ARTICLE TEN IS SENATE BEFORE NO HINT GIVEN OUT. uMlinapolls. Ind., Nov. 10. No hint , to the action of the international Sk i lls oi" the United Miners Workers . Anu rica at their conference today h::,i l e obtained this morning, despite .. action of the executive council of ii- American Federation of Labor in 'A'ashin.uion last night. The federation (o ituil'.s statement, issued in support if th" strike of -125.000 bituminous coal lmrTs of the country, was believed n many quarters to presage a fight, on ,o put of the miners, assisted by la wr i.i general, against the mandatory injunction of Federal Judge A. B. An-.:-r--nn in Indianapolis Saturday order . ea'ling off of the strike. (i.j ciaN of the mine workers, ' in . jjiiinc Acting President John L. Lew - Secretary -Treasurer William i , -!.. late last night declined to dis- the action of the federation's ex--a:ive council and declared they x ; M have no statement to make prior j tiie meeting today. THiny meeting was called following f ;-uance of Judge Anderson's or- r The call sent out by the union :.iN was directed to all disUict pvf.s members of the executive board ;' organization and the entire per--r.rM of the miners' scale committee. S nal members of the general com- ,; t-c arrived last night and early this ormnu, but would not comment on ".v ftrike situation. Tl-fj majority of the miners' officials - nie.l to take their cue from the state :: 'r,t ls;-ued last night by John L. Lew v acting president of the mine work in which he said "statements to ' tiiTt that I shall or shall not com- with the mandatory proceeding of .e injunction writ are unauthorized !i 1 i immature." U'hilf it was believed in some circles i.i' an order rescinding the strike or- i- i.-Mied October 15 would Ije ap- ... -i M-ovf.i i;y the miners committee anu - r mi Us way to the coal fields be "i". ; p. m. . tomorrow, the time limit y .lude Anderson, Its reception by coal diggers was regarded as prob- mat ical. h, some districts, it was asserted, rf wha no question but that the Mi!KT. would return to work imme :;i''ly on receipt of the word from a! carters calling off the strike, but i f 'n.rs the action of the men was 'n.iiirrpd doubtful. Imports from the various coal fields i m i' th; strike was called indicate that 'inny union men contend tnar. me g?" Republican Leaders Might Propose Cloture to Cur tail Long Debate- Washington, Nov. 10. With appar ently little change, j.i the program of procedure developed over the week-end despite increasing pressure from mem bers who desire final action so they might have a recess before the regular session . of congress begins in three weeks, "opposing 'factions, in the peace treaty ratification relating to article ten of the league of nations covenant, which was recommended by the for eign relations committee and which the administration senators desired most of all to defeat. The only step discussed today that might hasten consideration of the trea ty was the possibility that republican leaders might propose cloture to curtail the protracted debate. In this plan they were said to be supported by a number of democrats. Except for the transposition of one phrase, the reservation to article ten is the same as that which President Wil son declared during his Western trip he would regard as a rejection of 'the treaty. Its text follows: "The United States assumes no obli gation to preserve the territorial integ rity or political independence of any -other country or to interfere in controver sies between nations, whether members of the league or not. under the provi sions of article ten, or to employ the military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty for any purpose, unless in any particu lar case the congress, which, under the constitution, has the sole power to de clare war or authorize the employment of the military or naval forces of tho United States, shall by act or joint res olution so provide." The senate went to work on the arti cle ten reservation an hour and a half .-lhea.i of schedule and Senator Thomas, democrat, of Colorado, made the final attempt to modify the reservation, mov ing to substitute the draft originally drawn up by the group of mild reserva tion republicans. He would construe arti cle ten as giving the league only "ad visory" authority in regard to use of force. An attack on the committee draft was made by Senator. Walsh, democrat, Mon- American Legion Holding a National Convention in Indianapolis Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 10. To give the American Legion permanent shape and declare its policies as a force in the social and governmental life of the nation, 2,000 delegates representing all sections and classes of service men and women started their first conven tion here today. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, Cyrus Northrop, president emeritus of the University of Minnesota, and Mayor J. E. Meyers delivered brief speeches at the opening session which was called: ' 1 . T T T '1 "1 J rfyn-wf as, national chairman. Discussion of candidates for national officers with at least a dozen promi nently mentioned for first national head of the legion has brought an empha tic refusal from at least one dele gate. . i "When I say no, I mean ! no," de clared Theodore Roosevelt, one of the delegates from New York, when his candidacy was mentioned. Others re ceiving support include Colonel Milton J. -Foreman of Chicago, Henry D. Lindsley of Texas, Colonel Benson W. Hough of Ohio and Thomas S. WToolms ley of Louisiana. Mayor Meyers has proclaimed a city holiday Tuesday, asking that all cit izens join with the veterans in observ ing the first anniversary of the cessa tion of fighting in the great war. Greetings from Marshal Foch, allied commander-in-chief, were transmitted by J. J. Jussemnd, French ambassa dor to the United States. Marshal Foch's message "follows: "My valiant war companions: "The eleventh of November, 1918, saw the capitulation of the enemy; van quished Germany was craving for mercy and she delivered over to us such trophies as history has never known. "This vas indeed the victory of the allied armies, who ardently fighting had united in a supreme, continuous and violent effort all their energies as they had united all their hopes. . . "With head erect, the valiant Amer ican fighters of the Argonne, of the Meuse, of jthe Somme, of Flanders, af ter hard days, -resumed Diice "triote Ty the side of the allies, tite march tenvard the Rhine. "In this day, when for the first time we celebrate the anniversary of the armistice, I want to be .with you to commemorate the past and to tell you that with our eyes raised toward the same ideal of justice and liberty, we must remain united as we have been in the days of trials and the days of triumph. "Proud, to have been at your head, I send mv most cordial greetings to the veterans of the great war, illustrious by their . immc rtal deeds, and to those wrho, in the camps , of America, were preparing with ardor to come and take their part in the battle. ; "Lastly, I wish to salute, as ever 'liv ing in a memory of the past and on the threshold of a future common to us, the tombs of those who lie in the soil of France, resting there as a sym bol of our indissoluble union." The accompan3ring letter from Mr. Jusserand said: "You may be assured that the mar shal has very truly expressed the feel ings of every French citizen." ' ... I ' i i wS I I LABOR LEADERS IN WA SHING T ON THINK IT BEYOND RECALL American Federation of Labors Statement is Being Iny terpreted as a Notice to the Striking Miners to Stand Pat Officials Refuse to Talk. Washington, Nov. 10. Labor leaders predicted today tiiai internationa! of ficers of the United Mine Workers of America, meeting at Indianapolis, would not call off the coal strike, as directed by Federal Judge Anderson, what ever the legal consequences might be. White House officials refused to comment on the federation's statement. "The situation is in the hands of the courts," Secretary Tumulty said, adding: "This is iro time to get cold leet." One of the spokesmen for the min ers' organization said lie doubted if Acting President Lewis and his associ ates had the power, even if they had the inclination, to comply with the man date. "The strike was ordered by a dele- j gate convention in the event the oper- Government AgentS Con-jators refused to grant our demands." tinue to Arrest Members ' th fpkeman "ard Lewis mer- r - T i ly carrieJ ou instructions in ordering 01 Communist rarty. j the strike. The convention must call 1 . i il " Cew York. Nov. 10. Government . . i .i ,, -., I raniv Morrison, secretary of the Am- agents, assisted -by state and city au . . . ;. , , encan reoe ration of Labor, declined ti thorities, today continued to spread .,- t .- . ' . . .. f ' add anything to tiie statement issue.! nets about all corners of the greater, . A, , .,, last night by the executive council. city in me nope oi iraijimig ihcu- EXPECT ARRESTS FOR MANY WEEKS ' This symbolic group of Onorio Ruotolo calls attention to the ?reat work of the Red Cross and is extremely timely because of the nation-wid membership enrollment drive n t being stage- by that organization. j bers of the communist party, who face charges of -criminal anarchy and sedi tion. Arrests are expected to. continue .for weeks and many of those who have jbeen released after being qur-stioned. may be re-arrested. supporting the striking miners and de manding that the government with draw the injunction proceedings. "That was the statement of the ex ecutive council and it speaks for itself." Morrison said. "I am not here to inter pret it." The federation secretary had been DEPORTATION OF 253 REDS URGED CONFERENCE OF TEN GOVERNORS Will Consider the Health of Southern States and Seek , Co-operation. Nashville, Tenn., Nov, J.0, A Jiealth conference of" the . governoi3' vof ' ten southern states is to be held in Chat tanooga on November 29, according to the plans of Governor A. H. Roberts Department of Justice Agents Continue Comb ing of the Country, , - .-. -v- - A. t -Washington. Nov iO-. The. campaign designed; to rid tlift country of aliens preaching .forcible?; overthrow of . the government was continued today by the department of justice, arrests being made in New York, Detroit and else-1 of Tennessee, who . is the sponsor of a wnere. While the ' nrst raids t riaay neaitn committee of Dixie governors and Saturday were aimed particularly which he formed recently. This com. at leaders of the Union of Russian mittee - has endorsed the nation-wide Workers, others have been caught in the general dragnet thrown out after two months of investigation. Attorney General Palmer announced today that forty-two additional aliens had been held for deportation, making a total of 253 since .the raids started. Immediate steps towards the deporta tion, of these persons, as undesirables will be taken, he added. A summary of the number ' held for deportation by cities follows: Newark, N. J., 31; Baltimore, lOj Cleveland, O., 17;- Buffalo, N. Y., 14; Hartford, Conn., 25; Chicago, 9; De troit, 40; Akron, O., .32; Monessen, Pa., 20; Bentleyville, Pa., 1; Universal, Pa., 4; Philadelphia, 10; Trenton, N. J., 1, and New York city, 39. . i State and police oflitials began a sys- asked for a statement in view of the tematic reading of the twenty-five tons j opinion in some quarters that the pro of "red" literature seizezd in raids on j nouneement of organized labor was a 71 branch headquarters of the com-1 notice to the striking miners to stand jmunist organization. Thirty -seven of j pat. the 1,000 persons arrested Saturday I "There is nothing to add," Morrison i nieht and earlv Sunday had member-' replied. "That question has already ship cards of the communist party' in l teen asked a number of times today. their possession, the police said. Search ana ir you want an answer you will is being made for the complete mem- j have to assemble the council." bership rolls. 1 Attorney General Palmer and other More arrests of radical agitators administration officials refused to corn- predicted by William .1. Flyr.n.J ment on the federation's statement, but investigator for the department they indicated that there would be no change m the government's position regarding ine fariKe. were chief investigator of justice. "We have a number of warrants for alleged agitators in New York and other parts of the country." he said, "and we evpwte to serve some of them today. We -are net confining out work to 'the communist party; but are cover ing all agitators." ((v.nmitfpp of the miners have no!tnrin rv-ho said it would leave other na- tions bound to aid the united iauea while this country would dodge respon sibility to safeguard them. iHi'.nty to rescind the order ior tne -'rskf whi, h, they assert, was decided : ;-ii t.y tin- regular convention of the I t ii..l Minp Workers meeting in ''Vfl.in.l in September. in '.i-e the recall order should be ; -n.., i v the miners general commit ;inl some of the Individual members "i 1 1' mi, ion refused to recognize the I'Kliority of the order and remain ''. uny action contemplated by the -vt rntr.f v.t could not be learned this r' rtiintr. A hint, however, was given It 1 1 h J- 'Vi . n;ii: tin- proceedings in tne unueu district court Saturday, when Anderson said "the Lever act it Lit unlawful conspiracy for : more persons to arrange to ilf production of coal. That is i"t:mUv apparent to me. Everybody 'o. i hat." ' .Mtkm, it was said, is planned i tin. government until after the time nn, by Judge Anderson for the r'u.iiMr of the .strike - recall order. ''' mv. hile attorneys for the union were i -'i'l 'o be busy preparing their, case "r an appeal to the United States cir 1 it court of appeals in Chicago. COMMUNISTS RAIDED. Berlin. Sunday. Nov. 9. (By the As sociated Press.) Communist headquar ters were raided by the authorities to dav. the troops seizing literature and maps showing division of Berlin into eighteen communist districts. LONGSHOREMEN RETURN. New Orleans, Nov. 10. Five thou sand union longshoremen, or; strike since October 10, returned to work tbi morning and started to unload vessels, many of which have been in tne Har bor for a month unable to discharge-cargoes. ADMIRAL JELLICOE CANADIAN VISITOR SEVERE BLIZZARD IS SWEEPING EASTWARD Victoria, B. C, Nov. 10. Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, who left England last February, on- a tour of of the British empire, today was en joying Canadian hospitality, .Britain s navai nero arrived in rs quimalt harbor Saturday afternoon aboard the battle cruiser New Zealand, after having visited India and Aus tralia and having touched at Honolulu. He is accompanied by Lady Jellicoe. EXTREMISTS FAILED IN RAILROAD STRIKE Paris, Saturday, Nov. 8 (By the Associated Press) The extremists scored a failure in their attempt to order the railroad men on strike yes terday. Only a few men left work, the percentage being one m one hundred. Most of them returned to their jobs this morning. Traffic was not affect ed. DKS MOINES IS SHORT. Is Moines, Iowa, Nov. 10. Des Moines schools were closed today and ' i! I remain io until the end of the coal 'Ml.-. Lack of fuel was the reason. v' t;i public buildings and business -'' s in the city will have to close itiiin 4t hours if coal is not forthcom- NO N'-UNIO NERS WORK. utsburg. Pa., Nov. 10. Working in ' ' unorganized -coal fields of western 1 "I central Pennsylvania proceeded to- -i.v. white union mines closed Dy were still Idle. . incnvsed working forces, it was saw v opf ir tors, were employed In the non "ion mines and with the railroads prom--ing a full car supply continued oper ation of these pits wase expected. U KVi) KT HAT1FI CATION. Huf-nos Aires, Nov. 10. Advices re ' iv.-d by the Colombian legation here "iwt ratification by the Colombian "'i-jiesM Cf provisional adhesion to tne ' u;ho of nations covenant. STRIKE JUSTIFIED AND GETS SUPPORT OF THE FEDERATION Washington, Nov. 10. Holding that the action of the government in injunc tion proceedings against striking bitum inous coal miners to be "so autocratic as to stagger the human mind," the executive council of the American Fed eration of Labor declared Sunday night in a statement issued after a four-hour meeting that the miners' walkout was ,,t?fiori nrnmiscrt for the strike the entire support of organized labor and asked aid and endorsement for it from the general public. The Lever act, under which the gov ernment acted in the court proceedings, never was enacted to apply to workers, the councU asserted, and its use agamst the miners was classed as "ap injustice not only to workers, but to all liberty loving Americans.". The action was tak en without any participitation of Wil liam Green, general secretary ol mine workers, who, is a, member but all the remaining principal officer's or Chicago, Nov. 10. Sweeping east ward, a severe blizzard is raging today over the upper Mississippi valley states, crippling telegraph and train service. Western Minnesota, Colorado, North and South Dakota and Nebraska were in the grip of the storm. Telegraph service between Omaha and Denver was cut off. The blizzard struck Denver after 12 hours of heavy snowfall. Snow, driven by a 25-mile wind, fell throughout western Min nesota and eastern North .DaKota. Telephone and telegraph service in South Dakota was demoralized by a heavy sleet storm. . Trams through the storm area were from three to five hours late. Although local snowstorms were re ported in various sections of the north west, the general blizzard did not de velop until late last night. DRYS ARE LEADING IN OHIO ELECTION the American Federation of Labor were present. . The council began its sessions at 3 o'clock after its members had been hastily summoned together and the statement v which formulated . its action was carefully revised and rewritten by Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison, president and Secretary, respectively, of the federation. The council in its statement presented at. length the history of the . negotia tions wmcn led; up to and precipitat ed the' strike, declaring almost in the first sentence that the "officers of the United Mine Workers did evertyhing in their power to avert this great industrial struggle." It reserved its bitterest words for later comment on governmen tal action thereafter. There were 2,200 delegates, repre senting 500,000 miners, seated in-the I . (Continued on page ; 7.) Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 10. With of ficial returns from seventy-nine of the 88 counties received a.nd tabulated, of ficials in the secretary of state's office today were anticipating the arrival of official returns from part or all of the missing nine counties of the referendum on the federal prohibition amendment. At the beginning of today's resump tion of the official count, the drys had a lead of 1,480 votes, according to complete returns from all but two precincts in the state and official re turns from seven ty-nme or the as couuties. Included in the nine , missing counties are Hamilton and Cuyanoga, both of which" returned large wet ma jorities. Both wets and drys continue to claim final victory on the proposal to ratify the federal prohibition amend ment. - campaign to sell Red Cross Christmas seals wrhich opens December 1 and among the many subjects slated for discussion at the Chattanooga meeting is the close co-operation between state and local health departments with the state and local anti-tuberculosis asso ciations. Tennessee and Kentucky have high er native death rates from tuberculosis than any other two states in the union, according to figm-es compiled by the National Tuberculosis Association, and millions of the little penny Red Cross Christmas seals "must be sold during the holidays if this death rate is to be lowered. "There is great need for a broad public health plan, which will result in better living conditions and in the better health of the south," said Gov ernor Roberts. "I have been informed by commun ity health experts of the .NationaJ Tu berculosis Association that more than 150,000 people died from this scourge in this country last year and that ev ery death from this disease leaves eight people infected. Experts of this association have found that tubercu losis is curable, , preventable and con trollable and that it can be stampel' out by a campaign of prevention and education. "The little Red Cross Christmas seals which have been sold in past years have . resulted in many institutions be ing erected to care for those ' infect ed. They have caused the cure of thousands and have educated hundreds of thousands in the principles of clean and healthful living. This work must go on." The governors who have been in vited to attend the conference are: Thomas E. Kilby, Alabama; Charles H. Brough, Arkansas: Sidney J. Catts, Florida; Hugh M. Dorsey, Georgia; Ruffin G. Pleasant, Louisiana; Tiieo dore G. Bilbo, Mississippi; Thomas W. Bickett, North Carolina; James D. Black, Kentucky, and Robert A. Coop er, South Carolina. ALL. JAILS REPRESENTED. Detroit. Mich.. Nov. 10. Virtually every Detroit police station, jail and other place. of confinement today held at least a few of the federal prisoners, alleged radical agitators rounded up in raids begun last week. It was indi cated today that efforts to check activi ties of the alleged disciples of direct action would ; be continued for some time. I All' told, approximately 300 persons have been arrested here, smaller groups were taken at Jackson and Albion, and Officials and members of congress did not agree with the statement of . the federation's executive committee that it wasthe -intention of .congress in en acting" the food control" law to exempt labor unions from its provisions. At the department of justice it was point ed out that an amendment to the act under wtiich unions would have been exempted specifically was rejected. The federation's statement was read in the senate today at the request of Senator LaFollette, republican, of Wis consin, who explained his request by saying that newspaper criticisms of the strike had been read into the rec ord in the past When the senate clerk was about half way through the statement. Senator LaFollette withdrew his request. Senator Owen, democrat, Oklahoma, thorities intimated. THIRTY ARE HELD. Youngstown, O., Nov. 10. Federal officers took two more Russians, alleged radicals, into custody in East Youngs town today. Of the thirty-one arrested previously, only three have been released. f nrthpr arrests are expected, the au-1 faid that if it was true, as Mr. Gora- ers nau asserted, that tne operators were responsible for the strike, the country was "face to face with a great industrial crisis." Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, said he believed car shortage and ex cessive prices fixed by the fuel admin istration were causes of. mining unem ployment. Senator Myers, democrat, Montana, declared the government should not compromise with the strike leaders. "Nothing in Mr. Gompers' state ment," said Senator Myers, "justifies any class of citizens in violating the law. I think the time has come when we must decide whether the govern ment is supreme or a certain class of citizens. I am in favor of having that issue decided now, without any reces sation or compromise. I am in hearty accord with the action of the govern ment in handling the coal strike.", MIAMI UNIONISTS ARE AT WORK TODAY Miami, Fla., Nov. 10. Pursuant to orders issued Saturday recalling the order for a general strike today of all unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and including near ly 4,000 mechanics in Miami, all union men are at work today and there is no cessation of activities. . Two hundred and fifty members of the American Legion had been sworn in by Mayor W. P. Smith as special deputies but their services are not now needed, as the city is quiet. MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS . A MAXIMUM VISIT London, Oct. 30. (By the Associated Press) Householders in the United Kingdom are barred from entertaining their mothers-in-law or other guests longer than four" weeks by an order from the ministry of food. This edict, which is part of the food conservation program, limits the stay of a visitor in a private house to one month. NUMEROUS CLASHES MARK EIGHTH WEEK PROPERTY PRIVATE & ALL GOVERNMENT MUST BE DESTROYED Youngstown, O.. Nov. 10. Numerous clashes between pickets and deserters from the strikers' ranks marked th opening of the eighth week of the steel strike here. Observers estimated 2. 000 additional workers returned to the plants today. Several fights ensued when pickets visited homes of mill workers who "ha I announced their intention of returning to work today. Joe Gradutich, a pick et, who is alleged to have attacked a mill worker at his home, was stabbed and may die. According to Workers, committees representing large numbers of mill men anxious to return to work, went over the heads of local strike leaders todav and took an early train for Pittsburg, to request permission of na tional headquarters. Operations were increased In all the mills. Jt -W -5 "A- iC -if W TC THE WEATHER. 5 i'i w Forecast 'for Charlotte and Vicinity, w' -X- Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; w probably rain warmer tonight. -X' w Gentle to moderate east to south- y east winds. ' Washinsrton, Nov. 10 union of Russian workers to bring about an overthrow of the American government through a general strike is revealed in documents seized in the ration -wide raids of federal authorities Friday and Saturday nights and made public Sunday . night by Assistant At torney. General Garvan. With the government overthrown and everything' "wiped from the earth as a reminder of the right to private own ership of property," the Russian work ers, according to their manifesto, look ed forward to "the. magnificent, beauti ful form of man without a God, "-without-a master, and free of authority ." The documents and publications ob tained in the raids, officials said Sun day, are of the most inflammatory na ture and make no effort to conceal the union's program of destruction and death to achieve its ends. Much of the Plans of the material made public is of such a na ture as to cause any newspaper reprint ing it ordinarily to be barred from the mails. Included among the documents seized, all of which are printed in Russian, is "movomirsky manifesto of anarchists communists." This publication, the most recent put out by the union, ,was said by Mr. Garvan to be the most dangerous piece of propaganda ever dis seminated by any radical organization in the United States. The manifesto outlines the purpose of the movement inaugurated by the union as "complete destruction of pri vate control of natural resources and capital and complete destruction of pow er of rule and the institutions invested with powers to enforce rule of one man over another." Under the caption of "What should CONTINUE SEARCH AT WICHITA FALLS (Continued on Page S. , f i. kv, -y At ov I r 5:4 $k $a w - -ar -vr -sf -w -w V if 7 Wichita Falls, Texas, Nov. 10. Searchers for bodies today delved fur ther into the ruins of a spectacular fire at Waggoner City, a small oil town near here, which yesterday suf fered property loss estimated' at $1,000, 000. when lightning exploded thirty eight 1,600-barrel tanks of oil and a stream of the burning fluid poured down the main streets setting fire to everything with which it came into contact. . As far as known, only one person, an aged unidentified man, supposed to be from Atlanta, Ga., .was killed, but many persons received burns, and up wards of 1.000 were made homeless. About 50 business houses and resi dences were destroyed and hundreds who were living in tents lost their places .of shelter in sonal belongings. addition to per- r. - i i i . i : Mi'" ! ' I i 4 i V r - I 1 4 f i r j i - i i . - it in? m V T THEREDCROSS HELP YOU HELP F YOU WANT TO HELP AMERICA. LE
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