The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1922, Page 1

ae: WEATHER — \ FAIR ESTABLISHED 1873 _S. MOVES TO | Ck _TRIBUN BISMARCK, NORTH ie EL ‘TUESDAY, JUNE: 27, 1922 rT CERT ™ (Leased EXPECT 230,000 AT POLLS Tt TOMORROW TASSASSINATED BRITISH MARSHAL AND MAN WHO MAY BE HIS SUCCESSOR SER FULL VOTE THOUGH FIGHT IS NOT BITTER Queer. ‘Attitude Up Upon Part of Voters New Note in This Campaign ‘ EVERYBODY CONFIDENT Leaders for McCumber, Fra- zier, Nestos, Stegner, Baker » All Seem Satisfied — Two hundred and thirty thousand men and:'women of North Dakota will go to the polls tomorrow. They will nominate. party candidates for United States. senator, congressmen, for all state offices, for the legislature, su- preme court and superintendent of public instruction, and will also nom- |. inate men for county offices. The end of the campaign finds par- ty managers, as always, confident os success. They find the average polit- ical observer more at sea than usuai. The difficulty in arousing enthusiasm | in the .campaign, the absence ot street-corner and grocery store dis- cussion has taken from them ‘many ot the leads on which election predic- tions often are based. In spite of. the apparent lethargy on the part of the voters there has been a strong finish made in the campaign by all those participating. With the added interest in the county fight a full vote is expected to be cast. The ‘vote of 220,000 in the recall election will be exceeded, it is predicted. ‘A Long Ballot. There are 60: candidates on the state ballot and more ‘than a score on the county ballot. Polls will be open from.9 a. m. to 9 p.m. Because of the length of the ballot the news- papers have a greater task. than usual in compiling election returns. I¢ 18 expected that in’ some precincts..it -will require two days to ‘count. the yotes. The Tribune will co-operate as. formerly with the Fargo Forum, Grand _. Forks ;Herald,- Minot Dail News and Mandan Pioneer in. com piling. election returns, the expense ‘of' which is several thousands of dol- ars. : Interest outside of North Dakota centers in the senatorial, primary ang the, fate of Senator McCumber, one of the acknowledged leaders in the United States senate. That Senator ‘McCumber has’ made great gains cwithin the last two weeks is general- dy conceded, and his managers be- lieve he will be nominated by a ma jority of 10,000 to~ 16,000. Former Governar Frazier and Ormsby Mc- Harg ‘are in the race against him It is generally conceded that Mc Harg will poll only the votes of dis gruntled politicians whose factionai ism prevents them from yoting for, Senato? McCumber. Three For Goversior. For governor, R. A. Nestos, B. F. Baker and H..L. Stegner are bidding for votes. Governvr Nestos is com pleting his campaign. in the north- ern part of the state and will spend election night at Minot. Mr. Baker probably, will be at his home in Glenburn, and Mr. ‘Stegner at his home in Bismarck. Independents feel that. Governor Nestos is an easy win- ner and generally. predict he will run far ahead of his ticket. Nonpartisans also. declare their confidence. Mr. Stegner, returning) from a trip through the Slope country, ‘declares that he and Mr. .Serumgard found + | warm reception for their opposition to state socialism. There afe'three candidates for sec retary of state, three for attorney general and three for commissioner ‘of agriculture and labor in the Re publican primary. Both Miss Minn. Nielson and Miss Martha Fulton will be nominated for superintendent of public’ instruction, and one of them will be elected in the fall. ‘There are 11 candidates for justice of the su- preme court. Six are to be nominat- ed in the primary and three elected. in the fall. Democrats Have Scrap. The Democrats are having. a scray. for the first time in the last few years. There are two tickets in the field—the ticket named at Jamestown headed by J. F. T. O'Connor for sena- tor, and Charles Simon for governor. and the anti-fusion ticket headed by F. 0. Hellstrom for senator. and. Dr Platou for governor. It is estimated that from 30,000 to 35,000 Democratic votes will be cast, a8 compared to 8,000 cast for O’Connor two years ago in the primary, when women did snot have the ballot. The Hellstrom-Platou ticket is out- and-out anti-fusidn, The O’Connor- Simon ticket is for fusion, and thou- sands of Democrats who believe in the fusion plan have been persuaded to change their registration to the Re- publican column. This, supporters of- Hellstrom and Patou say, insures the nomination of the anti-fusion ticket. Eleven Candidates for Sheriff. There is a lively interest in the legislative fight. All members of the lower house are to be elected this all and anumber of senators. Both Nonpartisans and Independents are (Continued on Page 2) “SIR JAMES CRAIG (UPPER LEFT), NORTH OF IRELAND PRE- MIER, FIELD MARSHAL SIR HENRY-H. WILSON (LOWER LEFT), SIR JAMES’ MILITARY ADVISOR, VICTIM OF BULLET, AND LIDUTENANT GENERAL THE; EARL OF CAVAN| AN ASSASSIN’S (RIGHT), MENTIONED AS SIR HENRY’S SUCCESSOR. That Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes: Wilson, one of the most brilliant of Britain’s soldiers, as- sassinated in the doorway of his London: home, should be regarded asa victim of the political struggle Tréland, is natural’ enough, con- fae his position as military ad- wiser Sir James Craig, . premier of the Ulster government; in vic ofthe Hibernian names of his:two assailants, taken almost red-hand- ed in the act of shooting him down, and by reason of the further fact that one: of the pair is.revealed by his’ papers as-a member of the Trish Republicas’ army, in arms against ‘the forces. of which Sir Henry was the head. It is fair to say that the Dublin Republican leaders were thrown into consternation by news of the crime. General Owen Duffy, the Republican army. chief of staff, i stantly denied that the organiza- tion had.any part in a murder ploz. President Arthur Griffith of the Dail Eireann was equally emp |i Election Returns To Be Displayed At Tribune Corner Election "returns will | be given by The Bismarck Tribune Wednesday evening as soon as they are available. A screen’ will be installed and the figures as promptly as they are received will be given to the people. Patrons of The Tribune are requested, not to telephone this office election night as the wires will be busy receiv- ing election returns. Come to The Tribune corner that even- ing after 9 p..m. The Tribune in cooperation with other ‘state dailies will gather the returns and ex- perts will be busy compiling the resul(s from: all sections of the state. Intase of a close election it will be hard to de- termine the first evening, but enough doubtless will be com- piled so that a reasonable forecast can be made. Everyone is welcome to the public returns. Wednesday evening at The Tribune ‘corner-at 9 p. m. is ‘the time. It may be 9:30 be- fore the small precincts start reporting. TRAIL MEETING TO BE AT FARGO The annual North Dakota meet- ings of the National Parks Highway Association will’ be held Monday July 10, in the Commercial club rooms at Fargo, according to an- nouncement of the executive com- mittee. Fred A. Adams, of Spokane, executive secretary of the associa- tion, will be present. Among the problems to be consid- ered is whethe r or not the course of the highway in Montana will be changed, so that the route will go through Helena. in his\ declaration that assagsina- tion, private or political, under no cireumstances is to be condoned. Sir James Craig, on the other}: hand, in informing the Ulster par- liament ’ of the murder, asserted that the crime revealed the breadth of the conspiracy. against the de- fenders: of ‘the. north. Sir: James’ own: home int Belgas: LOCAL FIGHTS IN ELECTION GROW BITTER Three Cornered Contest in 36th District for Senator ‘Attracts Attention Cd , SCRAP IN MORTON CO. Contest for State Senator and States Attorney There Brings Out Workers Some lively local cuntests through the ‘counties in this section of the state have added’ zest to the. last days of the campaign, One: of the liveliest of these scraps is in’ the 36th legislative district, composed of Logan. and McIntosh counties, where there are .three candidates) Funning for state senator. * John H. Wishek, well navn in state politics, Paul’ Kretschmar and John Weber are the candidates. Web- ‘er is indorsed by the Nonpartisan league, and was ‘recalled as ‘senator jin 1920, Alex McDonald of Glencoe, an old- ; time figure in North Dakota polities is the Independent candidate fo. the district composed of Kidder and Emmons counties. The -four candi- dates for representatives are Elmet Anderson, Peter Borr, Lars Lance- dahl and John Sleight. In Kidder county there is almost a: straight fight between league and anti-league for county offices, In Morton. county there is a hot fight between Senator Fred Mees an] former State Senator William Martin for the Republican nomination: for that office. Mees was one of the leaders in the senate, for the last four years. Morton county, like. Bur: leigh, has a hot fight for sheriff, but only two are in it and they will! con- tine in the race at election, Sheriff Jack Brady,’ present sheriff, is:oppos- ed by Jacob J, Strain, indorsed by, the Nonpartisans: Two years ago’ the Ieaguers favored Brady. “Both. ‘Brady ‘aid “Strain will be nominated bur ase fret OmP the night before/Sir Henry's assas-| there has been’ a lot of /scrapping sination. As. successor to! the murdered |. field marshal, in: the post of mili- tary leader in North Ireland, Lieu- tenant General the Earl of Cavan, a distinguished soldier and a mem- ber of the British delegation at the conference on the limitation of armaments, is prominently men- tioned. { Sir Henry’s assassins, who gave| lature. “They are: their names as James O’Brien and | Joseph Geck and C. A. Knutson, James . Connolly, are held charges . of murdering the marshal and of attempting to mur- der two policemen and. a. civilian, | away for the edge in the number of votes cast. There are three candidates {for state’s attorney. They’ are L. H. Connolly, present gtate’s attorney, C. L. Kelsch, and C. L. Crum, the lat-, ‘er carrying Nonpartisan indorse ment. There are three Independenis -and three Leaguers out for the legis- Jacob. Bollinger, partisans, The league did not in- dorse candidates in Morton for cor- shot during the fight preceding oner, county surveyor, clerk of dis- their capture. ~ SCHNEIDER IN JAIL; FRIENDS, SEK REI RELEAS| Want to Get Get /Man Charged With Uxoricide Out of Jail on Bail... Kasimir Schneider,: Bpoated yes- terday by authorities on a murder charge after chemists at the state |” university reported they had found| 4 poison in the stomach of his late | trict, court or county audi-or. In McLean county there is rretty much of q straight-out fignt betwecn Jeague and anti-league. ()pponents of Sheriff Ole Stefferud are making ‘a particularly vigorous fight on nim, and M. Tellefson, state’s attorney, is opposed by the others. Charles Taucr ‘of’ Underwood is making a hard fight against Stefferud. ‘The con‘ention at Garrison indorsed: three candidates, for slreriff. Candidates for repre- sentatives ‘indorsed by the convention Roseglen. A particulaf fight is be- in the legislature. In Grant county Claude Lackey and L, L. Brown are Independent candi- lates for the legislature. ble interest attaches to the race of} all BIELASKI MAY. BE RELEASED BY BANDITS Mexican. Lawyer Kidnaped With Americans Given Release 40 OTHERS ARE HELD Two Score’ Americans Are Captured — Near Tampico ‘ (By the Asgociated! Mexico City,: June’. ' Barcena, Mexican lawyer “who was kidnaped» together’ with A. Bruce Bielaski, ‘near Cyernavaca on Sun- day, has been released and news is momentarily expected, of Bielaski’s jfreedom. Late advicés from Cuer- navaca said Mri Bielaski was: safe and that negotiations with the band- its were under way. Mr. Bielaski} former chief of the American department of justice in- vestigation bureau, and Senor Bat- cena ‘were |: seized while motoring with their wives. The negotiations’ for his, release are being carried’ on by friends, and the 10,000. pesos ransom is bein; paid on the order of Richmond Lev- ering and Company, New York, of which Mr, Bielaski is the head. * OTHERS HELD FOR RANSOM Washington, June 27.—Forty Am- erican employes of the Cortez Oil Company ‘near’Tampico and destruc- tible property valued at a quarter of a, million doHars are being held by a rebel. general until-ransom of 15,- 000. pesos is paid, according to a message today ;from the. American consul at ‘Tampico to the state de: partment, The dispatch was dated yesterday and. said that” the “rebel general Gorozabe” had. ‘seized the. company’s property and was holding it with 240 well armed men.. Prompt instruc- tions’ were sent..by ‘the state de- {partment, to the embassy in Mexico City end to the. consul at Tampico 'to urge the Mexican authorities to take immediate ‘action:for the protection of American lives.and property. The.consul reported that Gorozabe | had'demanded payment of the 15,000 pesos, within’48 hours from’ yester- day: morning, when his forces seized the property. The message said al: so that there were no Mexican fed- eral troops in the vicinity. COAL-PRICES. STARTING UP; MORE TROUBLE Central and Northwest States Face Almost Certain Coal Famine, Report KILLING OHIO One Died When Fired on From Hills While Enroute: to Work in Ohio Mine (By the Associated Preas) Grafton,’ W. Va. June 27.— the coal tipple’ at the Luella mine of the H. M. Crawford Coal Company was destroyed and the tipple at the Victor mine of the Radcliffe-Summer- ville Coal)Co., at Arden, » W. ‘Va. was damaged early. today by:-explosions off dynamite. Threats have been received by officials of companies, they said, when they continued | operate the mines after € strike was called. Chicago, June ,27.—Central and northwestern states face an almost certain coal tar famine hext fall }- |'and winter, according to' railroad of- ficials' and leading coal retailers, Only a small tonnage of coal is moving on the railroads now and lit- tle of next winter’s supply is in the mine, They pointed out, that imme- diately the coal strike is over rail- way coal tonnage will jump 100,000 carloads a week, bringing traffic con- gestion and a certain shortage of cars, j Movement of coal to Chicago the last two months was from 50,000 to 100,000 carloads less than during the corresponding period last, year, the! railroads’ reported. This is less than fifty per cent normal. Coupled with the warning of an impending car shortage was the an- nouncement by retailers that prices for soft coal will be advanced July 1, and that all chances: of cheaper coal this year have ‘departed. ONE. KILLED, ONE WOUNDED Bridgeport, Ohio, June 27,—One miner was killed and another wounded this morning when ‘they were fired upon from the hills while en route to, work atthe strip mine of the, Catherine - *Coal Mining Com- pany at Uniontown; near here, ac- cording’ to’ ‘advices. The victims were in an automobile when the shooting began. The shooting occurred near Laf- ferty, Belmont county. There were six. miners. in the . automobile. but four escaped without injury. Three strip mines of the Cather- ine Company in. this section have Washington, June 27. — Mean-| been operating since the strike was action taken by the Mexican gov- ernment to obtain the release of . Bruce Bielaski, captured by bandits and held for ransom not far from Mexico City near Cuerna- vaca. 3 Ask Protection The consul’s message said that In-| while. the department’ was still} called April 1, ‘on| dependents, and J. F. Elmer, ¥. R.| awaiting: advices from Mexico as to field] Helbing and W. R. Shortridge, Non- PARK OFFER IS ACCEPTED the company had asked for protec-| “Tatley Park”, Name of New tion for its American employes and property. As the message was dated yesterday the time for pay- ment of 15,000 pesos fixed by Goro- Southside Addition The offer of Henry Tepe to do- zave probably was due to expire nate 4.44 acres for a park and play- lay. The state desarement sent the L. Moe, Ruso; Sam Newman, Elbo: | following message to the embassy; woods, and Chas. Tauer, Underwood, | at Mexico City, similar instructions going to the consul at Tampico: “I urge the appropriate authori- are Cari J. Onsrid, Coleharbar; H. X.} ties to adopt vigorous measures to Freitag, Max, and John‘ J. Hill, Sr.,] extend adequate protection to the life and property of American citi- ing made against Representative Vo-| zens reported held by the rebel General. Gorozave: and ‘to punish gah, Colgharbor, SB erone lepene mar; Adee to provide a road to the park site. the perpetrators of this‘ sabres, Miss Maud Earl, an English ‘ar- Consider-|/tist, has painted the portraits of the principal dogs of Great wife, was still in jail today. Friends| D- C. Shipley of Stark county for the] Britain, including the pets of the were making an effort to get an early preliminary hearing. and said they | Re would tty to get his release on bond. Schneider has had few visitors, they being allowed to communicate with him only on order of the state’s attorney, He has tasted practically no fpod while in jail and does not talk ‘with other prisoners, sitting silently most°of the time in his cell, He has engaged an attorney, it is understood, “and stoutly maintains his inngcence. His brother visited him in jail, maintaining faith in him. “The arrest-of Kasimir Schneider! for murder does not mean that he has been found guilty but does mean that he has been held for the pur- pose of trial so that the real truth may be known,” said Coroner Strolke, who jointly signed, the complaint to- day. “In the meantime bail is being arranged in the sum of $10,000.” 26DIEIN RAIL CRASH (By the “Associated Press) Berlin, June 27.—Twenty-six per: sons were killed and numbers of others injured, thirty seriously, in a railway accident-just outside Berlin today, { (Continued on page 3) For the election Wednesday ‘cincts. tell your friends. township line and east “of center ‘Wm. Moore school. Dr. G. H, Lipp’s garage. ship line. Fourth ward—Kast of center, Ninth st.; ship line. nasium St, Mary’s school. Tete eh ec Sa oka? and west between Avenue.A One More Voting Precinct in [OueMokVolng Preimetnciy: | This Tells You Where to Vete made to Bismarck, the Sixth ward being divided into two pre- The limits of the precincts and the voting places are given below. Keep this clipping and you can tefl where you vote iand Ward 1, Pct. 1—West of center liné of Fifth street; north of Ward 1, Pct. 2—West of center line of Second st.; north of towel line—voting place, C. B. Little’s garage, Ward 2, Pct. 1—West of center line of Fifth st.; tine of Broadway; South of township line and east of center line of Second st.—Voting place—Will school. ‘Ward 2, Pct, 2—West of center line of Second) st: south of township line: north of center line of Broadway. Woting place— Ward 3, Pct.:1—East of center line of Fifth st. toi renter line of Eighth st.; north of township line. Voting place—Hi, ‘h school. Ward 3, Pet. 2—East of center line of Fifth‘st.; noyth of town- Voting place—Richholt school. line of Broadway. Voting place—Business college, first floor. Fifth ward—West of center line of Fifth st., and south of center line of Broadway. Voting place, Soo hotel. * - Ward 6, Pct. 1—East of center line of Fifth st. to center line of north of center line of Broadway and south of town- Voting place—Fire hall. Ward 6, Pct. 2—East of center line of Ninth at, .» horth of center line of Broadway and south of township line. Note:—The township line (section line) referred to above runs Be IS dS St Sage elle oth cee ae family. an day an_ additional division has been line of Second st—voting place, north of center line of Fifth st.; sout? of center Voting place—Gym- and Rosser street. ground for the southeastern part of the tity} was accepted formally by the city) jcommission' last night.” It will be known ag “Tatley Park.”- » The ground lies between Seventh and Righteenth streets, about four blocks south’ of the Northern Pacific railroad tracks. It was a part of the Lincoln, Improvement Addition Co. The company gave/ additional grouy:) No -actioh has been taken toward utilizing the land at present. It is the intention’ to make out of it a beauty spot and playground for peo ple of a large section of the city. Soe LNSK ER WILL COME TO CITY To Make.Speeches in West on Shipping Board —. A. D. Lasker, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, in @ letter to R. C. Brandon, advertising manager of the Tribune and an old acquaintance, atates that he will vis- it Bismarck in the near future speaking on the subject of what the United States Shipping Board means to the people of this ‘section of the country. Mr. Lasker also is deeply interested in the proposed ship sub- sidy bill, which he says is necessary to keep American vessels from being swept off the seas. HOUSE PASSES FUTURES BILL (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 27.—The housé today by a vote of 208 to 76 passed the. Capper-Tincher bill to supple- ment the futures trading act so as to meet the recent decision ot the su- preme court. The omnibuses of London travel about 85,000,000 miles a year. Wire of Associated Press) {PREFERS PEN TO HOSPITAL FOR INSANE (By the Associated Press) St. Paul, Minn., June 27.—Frank Geisbauer, one of four men who Sun- day escaped from the state hospital for the insane at S® Peter, today gave himself up at the state peni- tentiary at Stillwater, asking to be admitted there ‘rather than be ‘re- turned to the asylum, | Geisbauer is the second of the four men. who escaped to be appre- hended, Alfred Swanson haing been captured last night in St. Paul. Car- los A. Williams and Norman LaClare, the other two men‘are still at large. Geisbauer was sentenced to serve five years at Stillwater on Febru- ary 26, 1920, on a charge of: grand larceny in the second degree. July 2; pea, he was transferred to the asy- lum. SAFE CONDUCT IS GIVEN OUT OF MINE ZONE Senator William J. Sneed Says Further. Trouble Not Expected DEAD BURIED} (By the Associated Press) Springfield, Ills, June 27.—Assur-| ance that safe conduct out of the county of Williamson will be given) any wounded strike-breaker or guard in) the Herrin hospital, was con- veyed to Adjutant General C. E. Black by Senator William: J. Sneed of Herrin, upon his arrival here this morning to attend the constitutional conventon. “There is nothing to the reported fear that another outbreak is im- minent,” — Senator. Sneed __ said. “Wounded men can leave the hos- pital as soon as they are able with- out the least danger of molestation.” General Black indicated, that no action on the reported danger. would be taken. One of the sixteen unidentified dead buried in Potter's Field last Sunday was claimed today. Mrs. Mabel Jacobs of York, Penn., identified the undertaker’s descrip- bf (Continued on page 3) goat La iby DELAY SEEN IN PROPOSED MORE Some Now Give Date as July 15; Others August First SECRET CONFERENCES * (By the Associated Press) Chicago, June 27.—Railway union officials continued their conferences today on- the threatened railroad strike. With information. by union lead- ers indicating the strike referen- dum, of shopmen maintenance of ways employes and clerks through- out the United States, discloses a strong sentiment in favor of the strike as a protest against wage re- ductions, J.C. '-Smock, President of the maintenance way men predicted the walkout would be called July 15, Others said confer- ences with railroad officials would probably: delay the call until Au- gust 1. Word came out of the secret con- ferences that a meeting’ of union executives within the next few days might include the “Big Four” brotherhoods of trainmen who are unaffected by the wage cut decis- ions. “The strike is sure to’ be called July 15,” said Mr. Smock. “We are Preparing for concerted action against the railroads and with that end in view have called.for a meet- ing here within the next few days of the executives of the sixteen stand- ard rail unions. The’ invitation in- cludes the ‘Big ‘Four’ train service brotherhoods, but we do not know whether they will attend.” B. M. Jewell, head of the railway employes department of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor said an “im- portant, announcement” would be made Thursday as a result of the meetings. The executive council composed of (Coxtinued on page 2) METAL WORKERS CALL STRIKE (By the Associated Press) Rome, June 27.—The nation-wide strike called by the Metal Workers Union, is fairly complete in Milan, Turin and Trieste, and in partial ef- feet in Genoa, Naples, and various smaller places. e The strike is due to the employers act in cancelling part of the allow4 ance for the high cost of living. FORMER PRESIDENT DIES. (By the Associated Press) Panama, June 27. ‘The death was| is believed, by I. W. W.’s. see TN eo mana RAIL STRIKE’ istant | LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS ND ID_ COAL STRIKE HHARDING Al AND . CABINET MAY. OFFER PLAN Expected White House: Will Move to Bring Operators- Miners’ Together. PRICES. TO GO UP New Disorder in Coal Strike Also Is Reported From Ohio” (By the Associated Press) Washington, Jun: 27.—Indications were given at the White House today that the government soon wil be able to make an announcement in the coal strike situation and that the step contemplated. was a move tz bring the leaders of the union minérs and representative operators togeth- er for a discussion of wage differ- ences, Realizing that the deadlock exist- ing between mine operators and union mine workers will not volun- tarily be abated by either party to the coal strike, the administration was prepared, responsible officials 1n- timated to offer a plan for negotiat- ing the differences which, it was be- | lieved could not be rejected by either | party,to the strike. The coal situation was understood to be one of the chief topics consid- ered at today’s cabinet meeting. Just what form the move by the govern- ment will take no official was prepared to state, though it was understood that some gover; Sit ee after conferring’ with resi: dent of the United Mine ‘orkers union, were of the opinion that no break whatevér could be dxpected in the ranks of union labor that a move was necessary to bring operators intu conference at once. y President Harding,was said ta feel that the “difficult wild delicate” no- gotiations between individuals and the government necessary to bring about the meeting, desired “would -not be aided by public “discussion. +Many: Delicate, Questions It was. said ‘today in’. the white. house discussions that if the -gov- ernment found it possible to call. a conference, . representatives of the government would attend. Opera- tors, faced in some instances with conspiracy indictments upon the an- ti-trust .. law . because, of: participa- tion. in national wage fixing meet- ings, will not be. asked to attend any conferences unless the adminis- tration shares responsibility with them by porticipating in the joint meeting, it was added. Further, the administration, it was said, does .not yet. contemplate any intervention except. by. persuasion jand conciliation. If however, volun- tary action of the kind sought:in the industry does not result and public safety is threatened the government will mal its inter- venton “more pointe A question as to whether public safety: in the view of the administration did re- quire some settlement of the coal strike immediately was left unan- swered. SITUATION UNCHANGED Washington, June 27.—With* the bituminous coal strike situation un- ‘changed after conferences of Presi- dent Harding and Secretary of Labor ‘Davis with John L. Lewis, president. of the United Mine Workers of -Am- erica, there had been no indication | today of what further steps the ad- ‘ministration might take in its effort to bring about a settlement of the controversy. Although Mr. Lewis who came here Sunday at the request of Secretary Davis, expected to remain another day in Washington, he was said to have no further appointments with ‘officials today. Announcement that the union had not altered its position that a new wage scale for the bituminous indus- try must be negotiated through na- tional or semi-national conference with operators was made by Mr. Lew- is yesterday. Business organizations affiliated with the chamber of commerce of the United States were called upon to- day by Julius H. Barnes, ‘president of the chamber, to lend their co- operation in the effort to prevent a runaway coal market by settifg up machinery for coordinating) the dis- tribution of coal among their local industrial and individual consumers. Each of the 1,400 chambers of com- merce and trade associations was urged to appoint a fuel committee and make an immediate survey of the local coal association, Ku Klux Klan Issues Challenge To to The I.W.W (By the iAssodiata Associated Press) Cherokee, Okla., June 27.—An open. challenge to the Industrial Workers of the world ws laid down here last night when two hundrid marchers, wearing the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan paraded the st-cets of this city, carrying signs defying the J. W. W. and warning them to. stay away from \| Cherokee. \ The parades came as an aftermath of the riot here last week belween harvest hands, which was incited, it One man announced this morning of Dr. Ciro] was killed in the riot and severat | Urriola, former president of Panama. others seriously wounded, 1 ‘Ee