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VOLUME XIX.'
r ; ' CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAYSEPTEMBER 23, 1919.
Price Five Centf.
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EVIDEHCE in the case
v OF GRAHALl AND R1TCH
The State Rented Its Case at
lt-:45 Today Solicitor
Said He; Had ''A. Mass o
.', Other evidence." ,
f MOTIONFOR ANON-,
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LL Court Ad
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SUIT WAS DENIED
Adjourned Until 2:00
O'clock' Testimony of
Witnesses as toWhat Was
Said by Ritch.
' (ipocsar-te The Mbw)
. i . Albemarle,' Sept.. 33. The State
V rwtcd at 11 :45' Tuesday morning, lu
. the prosecution of Marvin U Ultcb
and James II. Graham, charged with
. conspiracy, incident to ol-gsnlxutlon o(
lalior uuiou nud the,, handling of a
.strike fur recognitiotr,. Solicitor Brock
explained that "we bare a mass uf
other testimony which we trill not hi'
. troduce at this time." The defense en
tered a motion for non NmlJ, 'whtck
wan overruled by Judgevjngraiii. A
'demand for a lillt of particulars was
entered, on i which point Judge ln
. 'gram did not rule. The defense re
. ' sted UK case. aVl court was, adjourned
r until two o'clock. '; . ; i
Haott IIendrix,:aon of overseer at the
, Wiscassett Mill. Was the only witness
Introduced by the state wtm had at
tended a meeting of the local union
. In which plans were made for the
, pIcketliiK which resultedin the wouml
. ing of. Hheriff Blalock and l'orter. He
related that a vote was taken at this
( meeting fo form a pirket line on Mon
day the 15th, ami endeavor to-per-
auade non anion men then working
feorn gulng In. Hitch uihinwl this
meeting, according to.Mr. HendrlX, to
put women In front and let themeu
hack them up, to leave , gun - at
home anil try to hare lio trouble.
He told of relating this to bis father,
who does not belong to the union, ln(
when his father went on the stand bis
tmtlinoiur conflicted so much that
there was qultean argument as to
whether his "testimony .jUiouUl Jk
Btrlckeu out.
r. Nesbtt, AV. R. - Bnswll,
W-Rekt L Kuiwell, Fuller tirolliBsoti;
Miss Ollle Oarrlker and Miss Httlo
Tnrner testified as to sfntements made
' In public meetings of the union at the
- court bouse, iu nrh'ch Hitch and Ora
ham talked of picketing. E. M. Run
sell's testimony on cross examination
hroneht out a' yarn of axe handles
luring becu cut aft aud kept In town
- hall for awhlkv then disappearing.
Attorney for the defense dirt not suc
ceed in connecting aAiy plan for break.
IngW the meeting with nch weapons :
nor fact that Mayor .of the town also
' Secretary and Treasurer of the Wis.
cassett Mill. Mr. Jtussell knew the axe
I handles were there, be saw them, but
did not know now the got away. They
' were In the office "some two or three
months ago" ami union was orgsniaed
, "some two or three months ago." Miss
' Effle Turner, stenographer In the WIs
eassett Manufacturing Co.'s office went
to meeting and beard Mr. Russell read
the Btli chapter of James, which' was
so "disgusting that she quit . listening
to his Interpretation.. Under the lash
of Mr.' Maness' cross qnestloning that
she believed in the Bible, Miss Turner
, ,was rery nervons. One gathered that
alio didn't hare a thing good for the
union or anyone who belonged to it
STOLE $240,000.
".. Three Men Arrested and $93,820 Re
covered Other Money Is Buried. :
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Chicago 8ept2:i.r-Three men. one
of them John Wejda, clerk In the Chl
?)" ' cago I'ostotllce, wbois said to have
C planned the robbery were ' arrested
here early today charged wltU steal
ing $240,000 of a shipment of $415,000
last Thursday from the Federal Re
.... serve Bank - here-to the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, at Whiting, Ind.
" Of the stolen funds $03,620 was recov-
-' 4" ered. The remainder, according to the
alleged confession of two of, the men,
. was abandoned at the ; outskirts of
Chicago when an auto in which they
were returning .from Whiting broke
v ' ' , down. ' - . ' . - ' ""
' A fourth man said to be the owner
T , t of a smalf farm near Chicago, was be
. . Ing sought . early today.. The police
aay they believe most of the missing
money is burled on his property. He
'. waa said to Aave been at Whiting with
: two of the alleged robbers. , ,
, ITALY APPEALS TO ALLIES .
Te Send Force to,Flume U Expel
Insargent Troops from Thai Oty. r
Tendon, Sept. 21 Italy,1 which was
"given a free hand to handle problems
? arising out of eelxlng of Flume iy
- " 'pt Babriel d'Annunxlo as a donrejtic
affair, la said In reports current here
to have made appeal to allied powers
. - .'to takemattef otf her bands, and send
y a force to Flume to expel the hiaur
gent troop from the .city. It. is
claimed Italy has stipulated that it
such a force is sent toAlrlattc city, it
must not include Italian units.
It is improbable ' according to' re-
, ports, that American troops will par
' . -' tidpate. ' - -. ', .' s , ' "
Forty years ago Japan ha,d only one
newspapera; now it ha several thou
sand. .
Each Contestant Who Turns
in 25 New Yearly Sub
sections This Week Wil
Get One.
SOMETHING ABOXJP
THE NEW yVERLAND
r'' "s"''-1 ,o"e
Also 50,000 Additional. "Votes
Will Bes Given .for Every
$25 . Turned in on New
Subscriptions.
Several contestants - hare exuressed
ineiDOetermluation to win the five dol
lars' ui- k""i onereu tnis week for
tweury-flre 'new yearly subacriptJonM
to either The Times or The Tribune.
The wny In which they have starte
after, uittir nnota It hsiks like u cer
tiUnty. In the event that they meet
these conditions It will certainly In
crease their standing In votes for we
are also offering fifty thousand addl
tlonal votes for each twenty-live dol
lafs In new suliscriptious. This It the
largest offer for new sulMcriptinns a
nas yet been offered to candidates, nud
let me tell yon now that If vou fsil
you lose a graft opportunity of build
ing up your standing. i
l.sst week a great number of can
didates worked up to the very Inst mo
ment, coming Into the office as lute as
ten p. in. This demonstrates to yon
the determination of our candidate
and If yon are not working with thp
same spirit now is the time to begin
and not delay a moment. There arc
only four mure weeks und if yhu In
tend to be a Winner of one of the tei
prises offered and not allow what yon
hare already put Into it go to wuste
yon will demonstrate that fact IhU
Our cur has not arrived yet -hut wc
are looking for It each day. We are
coming into possession of more fuctr
each da,v regarding Hie splendid quali
ties of the car and It begins to look a
though the c.ir is even more wonderful
than we supiioseik One of the most
interesting features Is the use of the
three point suspension springs. They
ara.aiuasuaUygrawfuiJ body uVL
MRU, aud makes a splendid IrapresNion
nit the visitor. - It-waa this new spring
snspeiislon, liowever, which absorbed
motorist attention at tlie salesrooms.
It is a combination of two principle
that bare 'been nsed to greatest ad
vantage In automobile construction
First that of cantilever springs'; nee
mid, the flexible three point construc
tion. ' "Onlding the development of
this remarkable new car waa Mr
Willy's ideal of a motor car which
would combine with the -economy -of
light weight all the comfortable rid
ing qualities 'and the stamina of the
heavy and expeusive automobile. -
Another interesting feature jregnrd
Ing the three-point cantilever spring
suspension Is the fact that these
springs on the Overland 4 extend fif
teen inches from a point on the chassis
beyond the axles at front and rear,
giving a wide diagonal' shape to the
springs. The car has thus an actual
spring base of I'M inches, although the
car wbeeltase Itself Is only 100 Inches.
Each spring flexibly responds to Its
task of keeping the body and passen
gers riding on a constantly even keel.
Bobbing, sideways, and lurching are
materially lessened. The result Is a
roomy, easy-rldlng car on a new type
of springs so designed as to absorb
road shocks from the v worst or pave
ments or roads. . ' - ,
As to quality, the specifications Indi
cate that the Overland 4 has-been built
In each part of the finest quality steels
and steel-alloys. The car's parts have
been machined within the closest pos
sible limits permitting a quality of
construction equal to that, of a hand
made product. Inspection starts at
the steel mills where the company has
stationed expert metallurgists to test
every bent of steel and the inspection
ends with th&ewner'g driving the ar
away.'. (--.-;':.: - . - : .-. i
The equipment of the car is bounti
ful and complete In every ""detail
from demountable rims to Auto-l.lfe
starter, lights and - horn,, the equip
ment of the Overland 4 appears to
have been planned with a single view
of comfort,; convenience, and long ser
vice. All seat cushions, which re de
tachable like those In a Pullman,-are
upholstered with the luxurious Mar
shall Divan springs. The windshield
Is slanting-rain vision. . The one-man
top, curtains and cushions are Diira
tex. The born button is In the cen
ter of the steering wheel. The con
trols are all mounted on a, keyboard
on the, cowl In Instant ' and1 ready
reach. y .-' ''-'f.-'
The motor of the Overland Is cast
en bloc witn a removable neaa. . it
has generous valve opening. .
The lubricating and oiling system re
quire no pumps.. The oil Is circulated
by pressure automatically created and
the water Is circulated by the There-mo-Syphpn
systet or natural cooling
method. No power Is required of the
motor to operate these system. !
The' steering '. apparatus is 01 the
planetary gear type with the gear at
the bottom of the steering column. By
this arrangement all the strain Is tak
en at three points Instead of at one.
The clutch is car the single plate-type
now used by 71 per cent, of the motor
manufacturers. . - . ' - i
The front axle ts of, chrome nickel
steel which afford both light weight
' ')y "over thR in.; fix rie ZiTf "jJl
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THE BASEBALL PENNANT
WINNERS FOR 1919.
League Club
National league Cincinnati
it American league . fhlcairo
American Association St Paul
Houthern AssiK-latlou - -Atlanta
International league Halt I more
& Western League . . St. Joseph
Eastern Leagne . Plttsncld
I'acltlc Coast League Closes Oet 5
South Atlantic Asso. .Columbia
Three I league Bloonilugtnn
Texas Leafue . Fort Worth-
Va. 1eague, 1st half Petersburg
Va. Ieagne 2nd Half Richmond
Michigan-Ontario . . Saginaw
Western Canada - - Baskutoou
ft K HUK-JK
REGL'LAR MEETING OF
LOCAL CIVIC LEAGUE
Matter Of Importance Brought Be
fore Orcanlxatloa To Have Memorial
Avenue At Oak wood Cemetery,
The' local organisation of the Civic
League met yesterday afternoon with
Mrs. H. 8. Williams. A large numlwr
of thr members were . present, and
much legislation pertaining to the
betterment aud interest of Concord
was enacted. - - "
The organisation, as a body has
affiliated Itself with the North Caro
lina Feileratiou of Women Clubs, t
Prof. A. 8. Webb appeared before
the league, and asked each member to
do his utmost to Instill enthusiasm
and favor within the voters of the
city for Hie school bond election on
November 4th. V "'
Mrs. J. l Goodman, in . charge of
the local Red Cross, asked the league
to take over the Red Cross Seal Work
for the next year. The matter will be
decided by m 'commltte. "'
The league Is advocating two "clean
up day during the year Instead of the
customary one; The city health de
partment has offered .to co-operate
with the league n this- matter, arid it
la practically certain now that another
clean up day jvlll be observed here
in October. ' I ...-'-.v:, -
The most important work done by j
the league was in reference to i a
Memorial Avenue at Oakwood ceme
tery- The plan Is to have a tree plant-1
ed for each servlve man " who died
during the wa. Each tree will be tag
ged with the name of - some deceased
soldier. There are forty t tree to be
planted and the avenue "will extend
almost round the drive In1 the ceme
tery. A committee was appointed to
take thl work in charge, and - the
punting of the tree will he started
Immediately. ' :': -vv--; ;;.'-.
Italian Forein Minister Resigned.
: (By Tk a ! riass .-
Rome, - Sept. 23. Tomasso Tlttonl.
the Italian foreign minister, has re
signed because of the Flume Incident,
according to an announcement by a
Rome newspaper. ' v ?
Kissing either wife or child wis a
punishable offence In England In the
seventh century.
and-trength. : The' car' Is equipped
th two brake, foot and hand. .
The "car baa keyboard ' control 'or
rather Instrument board and on the
board is centralised the hand throttle,
park and choke control, and the Ig
nition and electric buttons, together
with the speedometer dial and current
indicator. . . ' , . ,.
The body Is all steel and I of the
highest standard quality. ',; v
There are many other Interesting
feature whieb are Invaluable In mak
ing np 'the best In motor ear. '' You
may rest assured that yon- are offered
the very best on the market In the way
of a car. - " - - i
Remember', "Keeping i everlastingly
t it brings success)" and thl the acme
of auto. !. - i. .-...,.
Hunting Season Opens
HAS LOST ITS FIGHT
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Against the Anti-Strike Pro
' vision of the Cummings
Railroad Organization To
day Before the Committee
STATEMENT BY
GLENN -E. PLUMB
The' Provisions ' of -Bill, He
Says, Destroys the Right of
Collective Bargaining by
Working Men.
CBr t Associate Press.)
Washington. Sept. 23. Organised
laltor lost Its flglit against anti-strike
provision of Cuinuiings ralroad reor-
gaulzutlon bill today before the senate
Inter ! State Commerce Commssion.
jlJleim E. Plumb, general counsel for
the railroad brotherbooxls, and author
of the plan for tripartite control of
the railroads, said the provisions were
a guarantee of ItiJuHtrlal revolution.
"These provisions destroy the right
of collective bargaining" he said. "They
are directed solely ugaiust the wage
earner. Right to strike is Inherent
and ha been recognized by numerous
decisions. v - .
"Strike are symptoms of social dis
orders, not causes.
.'"There lit a change. -coming in the
nature Of strikes which this committee
does hot - recognise. Formerly strikes
have been carried on only to secure
labor a targe share of the products it
makes. Hereafter they will be carried
on ta compel reduction of profits and
protect labor on consumiug side. Labor
must retain the right to strike to lower
the cost of living." f - ;
Answerlng'question by Senator PoW
erene of Ohio, Plumb conceded that a
twb weeks stopnnge of transportation
would mean disaster and starvation of
people of all the cities . - -,
-"But the way to prevent that," he
leelared, "Is not to let owners of
capital keep utilities of public service,
from being used for public service."
MOB AT DRCMRIGHT. '
; ' ' OKLAHOMA, COTS WIRES
Demanded Resignation of City Officials
and Took Charge of Town.
, (By The Associate rt ) :
.Okldhouta Clt, Sept. 23. Alt efforts
to reach .Drumright, Olkahoma, where
rioting was reported last night iu
telephone message to this city, failed
utterly today through the lack of tele
phone and telegraph facilities..: The
companies assert their wire have been
taken over or cut by the mob. which
la demanding the resgnaton of Drum
right city officials, accordlng,to mesr
sage. ' "v V ' , '- '--''.'.-
Telephone message from Oilton,
Oklahoma today stated that the Olltou
chief of police had started for Drum
right with several deputies following
a report that the mob was shooting
recklessly in the streets. , .- ,, , ,..
President Due at Salt Lake City Today
-V ' . ( Tl asasolass Frsss.t
' Salt Ike4?lty, Sept. 23. President
Wilson is due to arrive here at 4:30
this afternoon.- v
President Wilson will deliver the
only formal address In the Utah Mor
mon tabernacle, - which ha aa esti
mated capacity bf 10,00. He is expect
ed t condmle In time to board his
special train. for departure at 10 0
touignt, v .
OVER 300 NEW SUBSCRIBERS
Since the ituliserlption contest
began three wWks ago. The Trll-
tine has added more than :UK
new subMcriliers. The contest
will not close until October. 18.
and we expect to add several hun-
dred more new subscribers bv
that time. '
BELL BROTHERS ARE
. WINNERS OF MATCHES
Robert Bell Defeats Ben White; Leslie
. Bell Defeat William Sherrill: A. 8.
Lawrence Defeat L L Davia. .. .,
The biggest surprise of the Y. M.
('. A. tennis tournament came yester
day morning when A. 8. Ijiwrence
won his mutch from I. I. Duvls. Law
rence has played good tenuis through
out the tournament, but no contest
ant has played a more accurate and
deadly game than he played ' against
Davis. He was shooting the ball to the
corner of the courts with u rifle-like
accuract, and although Davis won
the first set 6-3 Lawrence was lead
ing at ttlltlmes after that. He won the
second set 0-0 and the third set 0-3.
Ben White played a fust and hard
game against Itolicrt Bell yesterduyi
afternoon, but Itell won the two sets
8-0 und 6-1. Bell was letter on bis
placement shots and his service wan
shooting across the court with terrific
sliced. White played his liest tennis
in the flrst set, after which 'Bell was
on the offensive at all times.
William Sherrill offered little op
position to Leslie Bell. The former
won but one gume iu the two sets,
and at no time made the play interest
ing. Bell played bis uxuul good steady
heady game, '
The Whlteslile-Olbson game was not
played, and' wil be played this after
noon at 5 o'clock.
After the matches yesterday draw
hik was made for the semi-finals, and
resulted In matches between Leslie
Bell and A. 8. Lawrence and Robert
Bell -and the winner of the Glbson
Whlteslde match. The two matches
Will be ployed tomorrow afternoon. j
In tlie Junior Championship Tour
nament, which began yesterday John
M. Cook, Jr.. defeated Ray Morris in
two straight sets and Duval Sturgiss
won from Clarence Ridenhour 6-1, 6-1.
Other matches In this tournament will
be played at the "Y" this afternoon.
Fountain to Be Formally Presented. I
(The lieauttful fountain placed In, the
T. M. CI, A. by the Dodson-Kamseur
Chapter of the Daughters of the Con
federacy as a memorial to the Cabar
rus Confederate Veterans, - the Cabar
rus Spanlsh-Aml'rlcan Veterans and
the Culuirrus. World ' War Veterans
will - be formally, presented Thursday
afternoon at five o'clock. The program
follows: . ' . .. -
Chorus Carolina. .'
Prayer, led by Rev, A. ft Lawrence.
utation of Fountain by Mrs. L.
tltrane. - .
ptance In behalf of . the direct-
sr. Ij. T. Hartsell.
lance tn behalf of the organt-
aatlUOtr. F. M. Whiteside.
' Solo, "Star Spangled Banner,' Mr.
Sam Ooodmau.
Roll CalL -v-v -... .. -Benediction
Rev. Mr. Simpson. -The
fountain will be nnveiled by
Misses Rosa . Caldwell aud Adelaide
Foil. .I . . r - ' i
'The public Is Invited to be present
at this service. All Confederate, 8pan
lKh. American and World War veterans
are cordially .invited ta be present , ; ,
A l,-fK '--',-y, t
' Diamond weighing scale are so ae
entateiy.iolsed thatan eyelash ' will
tnl-the balance. t ,. t rr.
' Vou never can' tell. , Even when be
I nnder cloudii.maa Buy assume
sunny smile. - - ,
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AUSTRQ HUNGARY
LEADER FnpidEl1CT
Minutes of Privy Council
Held July,7, 1914, Show
It Was Decided Then to
Fight Serbia.
COUNT TISZA DID
NOT WANT WAR
But Count von Ber Advocat
ed itSaying Germany Was
Ready at That Time to
Help Them.
(Br Thi Associate Press.)'
Vienna, Saturday, Sept. 23. There
were made public today from archives
of the former Austro-Huninirlan
government minutes of the meeting of
the privy council on July 7, 11114, al
which It was virtually decided to be
gin war on Serbia. According to this
publication the ministry of Austria-
Hungary expecially Count Leopold von
Bcrchtold, 'Foreign Minister, was solely
responsible for the outbreak of hostili
ties.
The minutes show the m I miles to
have lieen opened by Count von Berch.
told who pleaded for immediate re
sort to arms agaliiKt Serbia, stating
Hint. Italy and Koumnnla "could be
compensated afterwards for not having
been consulted beforehand. Count
TiHza. then Hungarian premier, op-
pose")! the war. demanding that diplo
matic action lie taken first, and then
that un nltliiintlum of acceptable na
ture e sent. Only III case Iwith failed
hould he have resorted to arms.
Count von Bcrchtold thereupon said;
"Now is the bight moment, because
ermany is ready to assist.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Market Onenrd Firm at 'Advance of
20 to 42 Feints on Higher Liverpool
Cable.
'Bv The Associate Press.
New York. Sept. 23. The cotton
market, opened firm today at an ad-
ance of 20 to 42 points on hither
.IveriMHil cables, wet wea titer map
nud, bullish overniirht crop advices
from ' tlie South. There was Sonth-
eni selling and a good deal of realis
ing around 31.80 for Decenilsr, which
caused reactions of 15 to 20 points
fter tlie call, but the market became
rmer again, with December selling
alsiut -17 points net higher.
Cotton future opened firm : Octnlier
31.30; December 31.W0 to 31.80: Jan
nary 31.80; March 81.05; May 31.00.
TO CHECK WORK OF .
ANTI-SALOON LEAGl'E
In Europe. Two of Its Agent Unable
to Get Passports in Pari.
'Br Tbs AaaMitate Psoas
London, Sept. 23. The American
State Department is taking measures
tn check the extension of the Antl-Sa-loon
league campaign in Ihitnpe, ac
cording to tlie dally mail, which says
two agents of the league who recently
sought passports in Paris, were unable
to obtain the necessary pusses.
"The American State Department,"
the newspaper continues, "Is fully alive
to the detrimental effects which the
extension of the Anll-Salnoh League
to Europe might have, especially at
the present time, and Is said to be re
solved to avoid n possible misunder
standing." HEADQUARTERS OF THE
N. C. LUTHERAN SYNOD
Will Be Established In Salisbury In
The Near Futut-)Anotnccinent
Made Today.
(Special to The Trlbaae.)
Salisbury, Sept. 23. Rev. J. L. Mor
gan, the president of the North Caro
lina Lutheran Synod, and who has
been pastor of tlie church at Itnleigh.
is to move to Salisbury, and establish
headquarters. The change will be
made In ' the near future. Rev. Geo.
H. Llhgle, secretary ef the same Syn
od, Is also in Salisbury, as well as the
treasurer of the orguul&rlon, Mr!.
James D. Heilig. t -'
RIOTING AT FARRELL, PA.
One Man Shot and KUledV-ll Persons
Were Struck by Bullets.
-.(Br 1-be Aaoostaie Preos.1
Parrel,' Pa, Sept 23. More rioting
occurred today In Farrell, where a
man was shot and killed last night
and several other persons injured-
Many shots were fired In the new
disturbance today. The police say at
least eleven persons were struck by
bullets. - .
All steel and wire mills in this city
and vicinity are dosed today, not a
whistle blowing anywhere.
Belgian Royal 'Party New on Way
Hare.
BrThe Asse Hated Press.)
Ostend, Belgium, Sept. . 23. King
Albert, Queen 'Elisabeth and Crown
Prim Leopold, of Belgium, are today
on the high seas on their voyage to
the United States. The steamer George
Washington left her moorings yester
day ofternoon shortly after the royal
eonple went - on board from United
State destroyer which took .the sov
ereigns -oat of . Ostend shortly before
noon. .. ,:, , -
SECOND DAY OF TUN
GREAT STEEL STRIKE
Still Conflicting Claims Are
Made by Leaders oii Both
Sides. Results Seem Still
Uncertain. .
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INDUSTRY BADLY
HURT, HOWEVER
In
4the Pittsburgh District
Several Plants Were Clos
ed. 10,000 Men Are 'Out
in Two Establishments.
B Tho Aeseetetea: Press.) .vi".
The second day of the great strue-
gle between the labor unions aud the ,
L nited States Steel Corporation ooeii-.
ed with the question as to the extent
which the Industry bus been affected
by the strike, still uncertain, confus-f
ed as it is by conflicting claims of the . '-v. ;
leaders on Isith sides. That the Indus-' , '
try has been hurt in the districts of ' .
Chicago, Pittsburgh and ' Youngstown '
was certain, and early reports today
recorded several gains for strikers.
In the Pittsburgh district several, -.
plants were closed and the Bruddock -and
Kunkiii plants of the American ,
Steel A Wire Co.,botu of " which -al-
tempted to continue operations yester- '
day, shut down today. These two con
cerns employ approximately 10.000',, t
men lu the Chicago district. Similar ' .
conditions prevailed. Nearly at the "
pluuts In that region, including Gary - J.
and Hammond either were closed .to-
day or operating at a greatly reduced ,
capuclry. Thelitrlke leaders claimed 1 -.'.
that 75 per cent of the 00,000 workers -were
out, and that in Gary the per - . - '
wilts were !t5. The steel company omV i
ciuls refuse to concede - higher than ,
20 per cent. - ' ' .
In Munbonlng Valley district, of ' ,
which Youngstown is the heurt, all re
ports agreed tliat the Rtrikers hl a- , .
chleved niarkeil success. The strike ' ,
lenders claim that 55,000 men had -quit
work anil their claims were sup- -ported
by the fact that many nrg
pluuts were closed, three in particular
whl4. Aninlnrnld 10.500 men ' I'rae-. "
lically no. progress was made In at-, 'y . . ,
temixs toexteHUtho stns -W te teie. -- . ,.
mlngfiaarBTshrlct . ' ' '( :.'-''
The possibility' of spread of the 3 ? fi r'''
strike to as yet unaffected plants was j ' ; ;.a '-'-; '
more inreniening onay. At Jiciuieiieiii -
the works of the Bethelehem Steel ,
('orporatlon the union leaders an- - .
noinice no reply bad been received to
their request for conference with com-, tf "
pany ofllcials aud prepartions are be-' . ,
lug complettKl for culling out tlie work- 1 v .
era. - - ':. .-
At Buffalo the switchmen on the V ' '
Southern ' Buffalo- Railway quit work
when ordered to move "cars into the - '
Lackawanna steel plant. ' t
Itiotiug, which broke out at the end
of the flrst day, was resumed at dif-:, "' v
ferent points this morning. The known '--.
casualties so far known are one dead
three so badly wounded they may die,, ;
and scores wounded. The fatality oc- ,.
curred in the Pittsburg district. Every r
mill is south Pennsylvania was closed
this morning, but this did" not prevent-"
a renewal of violence in which eleven '-; . :
persons were wounded. - " v
Simultaiiously with the outbreak of
the buttle of Farrell, a p'.tch battle.
between mill guards and strikers took . '.: j-
place at Newcastle. Pennsylvania in 1 ,
which three persons were wounded. -
The situation throughout Pittsburgh 1 . v
district today was regarded so mensc-
lug that reinforcements of State troops ; :
were sent there from other parts of the
state. ".. -
At Buffalo where an !: independent e '.-
plant of the Lackawa plant had been ' '
forced to suspend operations, accord
ing to police reports, rioting occurred
last night and was resumed this morn- ' v.
Ing. The disorder, however, was not "
so serious as in Pennsylvania. ' '
The Donner Steel Company sinter -
plant of the Lacakawa announced, op- i '-.
eratlons would cease tomorrow. Jn-
clplent rioting was reported also from
youngstown. . -
At Cincinnati the executive hoard of
International iron moulders anion' is '
In session- today to decide what action 1
,wlll be taken by that body. . . . s '
INVESTIGATION OF THE v .
.-STEEL STRIKE ORDERED ' ,
Senate Committee Authorised to Re
port Whether Any Remedial Action
Can Bo.. Taken. .:
B Tho - Iniilinl ri 1 '
'Washington, , Sent. 23. Investlon. .
tlon of the' steel strike by. the Senate .
labor committee was ordered toilay bv
the Senate.. The resolution by Sena
tor Kenyon; Republican, of Iowa, pro-
viding for the! inquiry and authorizing
a report, as to whether, any remedial,
action could be taken, was adopted
without a roll call
Senator Kenyon said it was propos
ed to call leaders representing both em
ployers, and employes Jo Washington
In an effort to determine the cause of
the strike. . Visits by the committee
to the steej enters arc not planned,' :
be said. i ,.,, .' .
Senator Kenyon announced later"
that the investigation would be begun
Thursday, and that the first witness
would be Chairman. Gary of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation and John
Fltapatrick, chairman ef the national ..
committee organizing the steel workers.
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