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54 AGITATORS GO THR01JGH CHICAGO ;
EN ROUTE TO ATLANTIC PORT; WILL
! BE SHIPPED TO RUSSIAN PROVINCES
THE ARRESTS FOLLOW INQUIRIES
V ' ' - ', ' ,,-.., ' .', '
For Pa$V Year Secret Investigations Have Been Un
derway by Government Agents Wfcich Led to
' Arrest of tfie Trouble Fomenters. i
LABOR CONDITIONS IMPROVED
Tacoma, Washington, Strike Declared Off This
Morning, Whole Labor Officials Consider Same
Move in Seattle Eastern Troubles.
CHICAGO. FEB. 1 Q. (By Associated rew.) Fifty-fout
member of the Industrial -Workert of the World passed through
Chicago last night in a special train under heavy guard ,on their
way to n Atlantic port, wher, it is said, they will be deported at
once by immigration authorities.'
Forty of the prisoners came direct from Seattle, where it is al
leged Jhey took part in fomenting the' general strike which has para
lyed hte industries of that cfty for several days. ;
Three leaders of the Seattle strike, one Spokane agitator, and an I.
W. W. Reader from DenYer and Ave alien conylcts, arrested in Chicago,
were among the prlsoaera, gathered in the federal net. -
The majority of the men were alien labor agitators picked up by
officers of the United States immigration .eenrice during' a -year of secret
campaigning In industrial centers of ihe Pacific coast. x
The malority of the yprisonersrWiU be sent back to Russian proy
incesl. They are principally Norwegians, Swedes and Finns, according to
guards on the train. - ,
'SOLDIERS STOP PICKET1NO BV STRIKERS AT BUTTE;
y : DISCHARGED SOLDIERS AMONG THE STRIKERS
( BUTTE,' FEB. 10. Strikers In the mines of Butte who object to the
Tecent reduction of $1 a ,day in wages and who are insisting on the aboi
Uon of the ''ruBtling"'card system were halted on thelp way to picket
the mines today by guards of United States soldiers.. Those men who
"decide to go to. work were permitted to pass. r ....
Discharged soldiers "who. still wore' the army uniforms were among
those doing picket duty for the strikers. They were singled out by the
regular ny wen and were ordered
forms or cease participation In the attempted picketing,
DcnwNSchooU Suspend.
Denver, r'ebyiu.-weniy-nve oi
the 65 public schools' of Denver
were elosed today as a result of the
strike of stationery engineers em
ployed by the school distct, which
went Unto effect at S o'clock this
morning. The failure of the school j
hoard to meet the demans or tne
engineers for Increased salaries re
sulted in the strike.
Consider Seattle Strike.
j Seattle. Feb. 10.: Conservative
-leaders of' union labor met at 9.30
o'clock this morning with tha 'gen
eral strikers conference" inan- effort,
to Induce the committee Vto . recom
mend that the general sympathetic
strike Jn progrses'here be caWed
off. ' " .
v Strike l4der Arrested. ,
Lawrence, Mass.- Feb. 10.-
-Ime
Kaplan, secretary of the committee
directing the textile strike - here,
was ; arrested today :on the federal
charge of evading the draft. '
Kaptan was " taken by local au
thorities to Camp DevenB, Mass.,
to be turned over to army .anthbri-
" ties. It . was announced he would
be charged with failure to register
in the draft, either in 1917 or Ultf.
' Several hours after, Kaplan's de
' parture lor Camp uevens ms wiie
appeared at police headquarters
vwlth his registration card, which
showed that he was registered at
Pittsfleld, Mass.; and placed in class
five. The police' ' declined to Bay
what action " would be taken in re
gard to the detention of. Kaplan in
lwe of this' development. '
. i V Tacoma "Strike Off r
Tacoma. Wash.. Feb. 10. Fol
lowing .the decision of thecentral
lahpr council lastuevenlng, the, gen
eral strike is off in Tacoma today,
and members of the union Vrho went
out Jn sympathetic Btrlke went back
to work at 8 a'clock this morning.
Paris,
Feb. 10-
-Twelve American
teoldteru were Injured, eight of tlfem
Berlously, in a collision yesterday of
a troop train with a Ipcomotlve 'on
tl.o Hrr'rir.trocji -l!" -t- ' '" '")
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to Immediately discard their unl
DOGS AND ROADS WILL
HAVE CENTER OF STAGE
j Legtalative ., Outlook for the ,AVeck
' May Locate Building Shortly.
AsSeen Briefly by Tom Bost
. . (By W. T,' BOST.) ,
Raleigh,. Feb... 10. With both
houses of the general assembly to
meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon the.
heglslative work, for North Carolina
promised to fun largely to dog law
and road legislation. It is consid
ered probable that the legislators J
will take most ofSTuesday-i off to
attend the meeting called to discuss
the state cotton , situation. ";f
The road legislation is believed
to be shaping up pretty, well and
while western members of the sen
ate desire to tighten up Ray's-dog
law already passed by the house It
Is expected to go through in Its
present shape, save that George
Holdernesa intends to secure a trifle
more protection for goats. '
"!Thewar over the' location of the
new building for the state depart
ment of agriculture continues, but
it is understood that the committee
is practically unanimous in favor of
j the state college site
it is-ajto-
gether possible, however, ; that the
row win ena in no new ouuuiub
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PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE
IS BACK S LONDON
London, Feb. .10. Premier Lloyd
George, who returned irom ' Paris
fiaturday night was engaged yester
day in discussing the labor troubles
In the United Kipg4pm with , thq
cabinet ministers ana poara oi traae
officials. Many 'meetings of rail
way, workors were: in progress dur
Ing the day for the discussion : of
labor questions from the national
standpoint. I ;
Immediately upon the return of
Arthur Henderson from 'the . conti-
1 nent, a Joint meeting will be held
.otJthe labor ; party and trades union
I parliamentary committee and other
' interested . bodies to discuss the
entire situation.
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MEANS RUINATION TO
Fl'RTHEIR RAISE RATES
, .Washington, Feb. 10.
Charles E. CoUrell, of Atlan
ta, representing t Southern
Ttaftlc league, told the senate
' interstate commerce commlt-
, tee today that many southern
business men, would be forced
Into bankruptcy "if the whole
sale, reritdon of freight rates
ihiatiated under the arbitrary
power of the director general.
"was continued." lie said it
now vu proposed to establish
niileage'rates on 89 southern
commodities for which ho de
cjlarcd there was no Jiistiflca
tlon.' He urged that Congress
, refuse to extend( the period of
government control of the1
railroadH.
Jesse Jimmies Work
At Minneapolis; '
Rob a Bank
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 10.
Four armed men held np the
Liberty State bank on Frankin
avenue shortly before 10
o'efock this forenoon- and es
caped with cash and securities.
The- first announcement of the
bank estimated , the robbers'
baul was $25,060.
Mr. Mayer Calls Mr. Heney Sev
eral Kinds of a Liar In Metuv
time Good Tune is Had by
AH,' Including" Senators.
Washington, Feb. V10. Levy
Mayer, counsel for j. Ogden;. Arm
our, denied emphatically and flatly
before the senate agricultural com
mittee tbday ' that he had offered
employment with the big packers
to, Francis j. Heney who is conduct
ing the examination rr-of V packers'
witnesses before the committee. He
read a4 telegram from ' Frank p" .
Walsh who, Mr. Heney said, Mr.
Mayer, told him had been made a
similar offer, stating he had heard
nothing of it. N v
Mr. Honey who made the charge
before the committee Saturday was
not present - until after Mr. Mayer
had made his preliminary j state
ment. ' .
The telegram from Mr; Walsh in
St. Louis was sent, Mr.: Mayer said.
without. his request..-, - ,,
"This is the statement of an hon
est man" the witness added "in con;
trastto this claim,; the transparent,
dishonorable and unprofessional lie
of Mr. Heney," ''-
f Mr. , Mayer remarked thatV- Mr.
Heney had charged the alleged of,
fer was made on January 24 and
questioned the" propriety .of his hav
ing not made this public before if
it were true. He said he was not
In the city when, the charge was
.made and consequently was not able
to answor U then. J
SFAhTACANS CONTINUE IN ,
THEIR ROUGH HOUSE ANTICS
Zurich, Feb. J.O. -Spartacan : dis
orders of a grave nature broke out
in Berlin Sautrday evening acord-
Ing to advices received here. Sol
diers and sailors . commanded by
former Chief of Tollce 3ichh6ra are
reported to have occupied Alexan
der : Plutz arid ' government troops
opened fire qnjthem?eight persons
being killed and 0 wounded. Ger
many censoshlp is withholding ie
Inlls of the trouble,
LAVYERS FALL OUT
f JCOmt TAX PLAN
CAUSE OF CONCERNL
Business Men of State .to Appear
' Before Finance Committee at !
: Raleigh Tonight. m Effort to
Defeat tha Rufe Dbughton
Income Tax Amendment.
TOM GOLD -HAS SAPIENT ,
OBSERVATION ON MATTER
Good Road Interest Still Holds
Up and There Are Many Ways
and Means , Advanced for
'Getting the Money Neces
sary" to Finance Roadi.
(By V. T. HOST.)
Raleigh, Feb. 10, As final hope
yet escape fr6ro the Income tax tljat
Representative iDaughton s consti
tutional amendment would : impose,
business men . from all sections of
North Carolina will b here tonight
to appear before the finance com
mittee which has the great issue up.
The town now is full of promi
nent business Individuals who have
been working on the members for a
week. It 90 happened that the pro
posed child labor ac as well as
the Income , tax amendment inter
ested the big business people.. The I
textile men were here,to see that j
th child labor law should be put
under the enforcementof men not
hostile tO them Fof that reason
they had introdiudjdrutothe-house
a '"bill providing that, the commis
sion to enforce this act should not
have tne commissioner of labor and
printing on it. Governor, superin
tendent of public instruction, and
secretary to the state 1 board of
health - would be that commission.
Governor Bickett willt decline. , ;
' 'And being here, the business men
Interested in the most ienient child
labor law are likewise determined to
accept no tax legislation that swells
jtheir burdens. To show along
what line Mr. Donghton ia proceed
ing, Representative Gold, of Gull
ford, has a sapient observation. He
pays income' tax, he declares, be
caujse He lucklessly manes more tnan
11,260 a year, out a oigDusiness
earning great income for its stock
holders or chief owners, pays "ab
solutely nothing," LMr. Gold says.
And the, Dought6n amendment
would get six per cent froW that
business"..
There Is to be a great fight Tor
defeat of this bill.Hut it is going to
pass and in 192 5 the people . will
have; an opportunity to ratify it on
the general election; yMr. Doughton,
considered the wisest man in the
house, Is, on fire with some tax re
form and he can't be stopped. The
minprity in both houses is said to be
working with him.
J4ext to" the taxation question
comes good' roads as a-divider. The
Scale-Stevens horsepower bill has
been debated long In the senate,;
It hasbeen shot to pieces and will
bow go back to make an entirely
new start. The 'Democrats are
frightened about - this' 'bilL- They
have been warned that if it is put
(Continue on I'ae S.)
PLAN TO BR1X HOME -
. ALL BUHIKD IX FRANCE
' Washington, Feb. : 9. rians for
bringing home the bodies-of -all offi
cers, sailors and marines now burled
on foreign soil are being worked out
by the navy department and the ac
tual work will be. undertaken" with
in 'the, next few months. The wishes
of relatives, however, will govepn
not only as to the return, of .-the
bodies, butlso as, to their final
disposition. 'Those brought 1 home
either will be sent forward for prl
vate intermeufc or buried In the Ar
lington or some 'other National cem
etery as the relatives may decide.
Paris.- Febr 9. (Havas). The
Ukrainian soviet ' government ' has I replied demanding time and la half
announced that it Is willing to ac-' pay' for overtime, free trunspot'tu
cept the Invitation of the allies to tion to Cuba and return, free hous-
I the proposed Marmora conference
of Russian factions, according, to
The Temps, but it considers tb date
fixed, February 15, too near nt-hand,
TRADED CH LD FOR
COW, IT IS STATED
Woman At Head of Georgia Or.
phanage, Faces Charge of
Swapping Child for Cow and
$30 to Boot.
Marietta,
Ga.; Feb. . 1U
(By Associated 'Press.) Inves
tigation of charges that Mrs.
Noami'? V. Campbell," head ' of
the i Undenominational Orphans
home near here, hadtrade ona
of the children confided to her
care for a milch cow and 930,
was being made today by Soli
citor General J. T, Dorsey, who
began an inquiry Into charges
of cruelty to children made
against the woman.
Relatives of Hazel Rankins,"
the little girl wao figures ( in ,
" the trading, came there to re
move her after a' JuBtice of ,the
peace had held Mrs. Campbell
under 8750 bond for a grand
Jury Investigation of charges
of severe whippings of children,
1 of putting salt and, pepper Into
wcunds she is alleged, to have
' made in them and of causing
a llttlel girl'hands to be burn
ed as punishment, - f
. Little Hazel was not at the
home, and the investigation,, rel
atives, said, disclosed thaf she
lad been given for a cow; and
money to a woman In Yoccoa,.
i Ga, 'Without the knowledge of
.. ;:. her relatives. .,-3
Much Accomplished at Saturday's
Meeting of Chamber of Com
merce $4,000 Now In Oi.
ganization'a Treasury.
The board of directors of the
j High ; Point chamber of commerce
j he'.d, a very Important meeting at
the Commercial club Saturday
night AU of the membe'rfl'of the
board that were In ,the' city attend
ed and for that reason more was ac
sompiistu'to at th;s meeting than at
any previous one. The canvassers
compared notes and found that
around $4,000 had been subscribed
to the chamber.
Plans were formulated during the
meeting for a thorough canvass of
all the Arms and corporations of
the city. The money obtained so
far has come from individual su
scribcrs bbi the canvassers started
k vigorous campaign among the
large business concerns1 of the city
early this morning. 'According to
the program adopted at the meeting
Saturday night this last campaign
is to last until next Thursday night.
At that time s another meeting o,f
the board of directois will' be held
and If a sufficient amount of money
hits been secured the organization
will be completed 'by an" election of
a secretary. ' .
A committee of three was ap
pointed ' at the meeting t4 find al
suitable location for the offices oi
the chamber of commerce Several
locations In the business: section of
the city arc being conxidered but
he actual selection of the location
ias been left to the committee com
posed of the following: T Carter
Dalton, A. E. Tate and Charles L.
Amos. ' .
rORTd RICANS WANT .
MUCH -MONEY FROM CUBA
Sarr Juan, Fob. 10.EffortSv, of
Cuban planters to import. Porto Rl-
-kan laborers for work in Cuban cane
fields apparently have failed- The
Cubans offered f2 a day with, no
extra pay for ovortimo work. The
Torto Rlcan employment sorvice
; Ing and " no , discrlminatipniaaj:g;
gards color. i
' , The Cubans have replied charac-
torhing these terms as prohibitive, '
BOARD MEETING AT
EOUWCIUB
SENATORS FAIL TO APPROVE :
ASPIRATIONS OF WOMEN FOR
EQUAL RIGHTS OF' SUFFRAGE
JULES CAMBON
Jules Camhon is considered an espe
cially valuable member of the French
peace delegation, as J he haa , been
French ambassador to both America
and Germany.' . Ills appolntmeut was
especially pleasing to tha " American
delegation.
Japan To Help One
i D ucpinn V Vnri t ! t '
Says Report
Vladivostok, Saturday, Feb.
8. (By Canadian Press)--;Re-ports
from Omsk state that the
government there' lias accepted
an offer froin Japan of men,
money and arms to settle 'Bol
shevist difficulties.
This step, it is Htated. is due
to reports that the allies are
to withraw their forces from
Sioeria and also to a, fear that
the conference at the Princess
islands will' result in . recogni
tion feof the Bolshevik!.---- j
In return for the aid she is
to five, the report states, Ja
pan will secure an iron1 and coal
concession in the JL'riamur dis
trict. NEGRO W BURNED
AT ASPHALT PH
",' . . '
Lonnie Williams, Negro Employe
of Lassiter Company, Painfully
Burned William Martin is
Slightly Burned.
William Martin and Lounge Bur
ton, two negrots employed by R. G.
Lassiter ' company at their asphalt
plant near the C. and Y. railroad
depot, escaped the v'grim reaper" by
a very parrow margin last Satur
day. The two men were opening
the valves on a tank, car ot, asphalt
to connect a pipe to' rutv-fie asphalt
Into the plarit'sV receptacles. In
boating the asphalt id the cars" high
pressure had been' generated In the
tank and when the men opened the
valves the hot asphalt shot out the
top ot the tank striking both of the
men. . .
Martin's burns were very slight
and he experienced only a momen
tary' discomfort, but tho Burton ne
gro waV burned m sovrrely as to
make It necessary, for him to .be
talttm'to tho" hospital. Doctors say
-that while Burton's burns ar9 pain
ful they are not serious and he
will soon be able to leave the hos
pital. '
.' PnKtnn Vol. . 1 n ATimni'ta1
'TV !
V A.JX ft
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v-..-, . torm In-tnor opposition r-
vices for Theodore Roosevelt verei0lulIon ;t0 8bmit th amendniTfc'
army of occupation. The order for,
lhoej.-yiceii.j:t;ceiYea.jiLlhaarioua
headquarters was that such services
should be held In memory of- the
"former President of Ihe U, S."
E'
At 12. -40 Thia Afternoon the'
Senate Began Consideration "of '
House Resolution With Both
Side Confidence of Quick -.
: and Final Win.' V v;
SENATOR POLLOCK WARM ;
SUPPORTER OF SUFFRAGE ;
South Carolinian Speaks -, Right
Out and Telia Crowded Gal
leriea and .Women Why He
Y Favors Suffrage Apprecn
ation ol WomenVWorkv '
7
( Washington,' Feb. . 10(By
Associated V Press.) Voman ' V;, 1
suffrage by feacral constitution-, :,
al amendment "was .beaten;.,.'
'again today in the.aenate.';'',
Washington , Feb.' .,10. -Before '
Crowded galleries,5' with moat of the -
senators In" their seats," ;' the hous
resolution croposlng submission of
lan e9ual suftage. amendment to the
nallUftfoaV.'wasrCallea-iJiP c -
PROMPTLY BEATEH
in the senate today at 13.40 o'clock.
Both sides wero prepared v for j :
final test and confident xf ffitisl
decision before adjourment. "'
Unanimous conaent wi given for
the consideration ,of the resolution.
Before ,the debate" began -1, petltlonsr
rrom the Kansas, Michigan, Neva
da, Maine and Missouri legislature
In behalf, of the reeblutlon were .
presented by sonators from thov,'
states.". j " : r ," ',:,1'--' r. i
Replying to an inquiry by jena1-'
tor Williams, the chair ' announced ;
that in view of the fact that the res-'
olution was up for passage on third '
reading It was not subject to amend-r
ment except by "unanimous consent.
When the resolution was up tor con
sideration previously" the Mississippi ' 1
sonator sought to exclude negro wo
men from Its provisions, but his
amendment was defeated. ', . . , j
In explaining his vote In support ,,
i of the resolution, Senator Pollock,
af South Carolina, Democrat, de
clared the women of this' country ,
because of thelratriotlsra, should,,
bo given the right to vote. .
"They earned this consideration," f
Senator Pollock said, 'at the hand. ,
of the manhood of America before
this awful war, .and who will, say
that the women of'thia laud have -not
justly ' earned all they a.sk, .'all
they desire; all that could be - be-
j stowed upou them, by their magnifl- '
cent spirit of patriotism since we,
flave been engaged in this war tor
world freedom? America has done
and is doing with "women's help "
what she never would have" done
without It."- -
Replying to arguments of south'
erners . opposing the resolution that , ,
It would Increase the negro vofv
Senator Pollock:, said:
"I pay here, today that 1 him
confidence in the white people ;(of
Amerlca-blood Is thicker than wa- v
tor! " , .
"Efforts, way be made y certain
politicians to force upon 1 us the
rule of' the Ignorant, tho vicious and
tho Inferior! some men -who flo not
appreciate the burden of the ;h!
men In the south may undrrtk" to
turn over to the ngro control f
. M J link' . 4;; '" f-
UUA HI1U1I9 111 PUIUilf
SniMONS ANB OVKRMAX
RKMAINED A'1N IIK
(Ry W. C. WON.) .
. Washington,- Frb. 10. Pn'i
Simmons and Overman miiam"!
... ... I
to grant suffrage to women :-t
the vote was called !r tl. ..
today nsptte cf l.i .t t '
reals from tlic stt, !
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