The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 17, 1922, Page 7

Fe Sf ebe% Sane TT ee ee Oe ae WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, CAUSES OF CHICAGO CHARGEFACED | 1929 TURMOIL EXPLAINED BY VALENTINO CHICAGO, May 1T.—The Chicago, la wa how on tn full Diast, has been waged in more or lesa violent fashion for 12 years. auses behind the present trow by 10 or 32 bullding trades unions to accept the condi tions laid down tn the Judge Landis award, cutting building trades work ers’ wages approximately 125 per cent Repudiation by the 10 unions of | their award agreement to the Landis Employment of outside non-union | labor by the Chicago Citizens’ com: mittee, which has taken hold of the labor situation purely for the sake of getting the $110,000,000 building program under way. Refusal of the Citizens’ committee to recognize or deal with either of ficers or men of the insurgent 10 &s a union group as punishment for belated failure to live up to their agree ment to the Landis award. Public disapproval and demand for inquiry inte the trials of union leaders who were freed from erimi nal charges under unusual circum stances The present disturbances date back to last July. Up to that time Officials believed that the long years of labor wars would to an end following the seemingly satisfac tory magna charta of new working or conditions handed down by Judge Tandis, formerly on the federal bench. But the 10 unions rebelled against These 10 were: Carpenters, sheet it metal workers, cement finishers, hoisting engineers, fixture laborers, slate and hangers, lathers, plumbers, composition roofers and tile roofers. The remaining 22 unton abided by their acceptance agreement. crafts of the Even as far back as early spring Fred Mader, president of the Build. ing Trades Council, issued a public waening that after April 1 he did not see how he could ary longer keep his men in check or prevent them from committing acts of vio- lence unless conditions were altered. Chief Justice Kickham Scanlan elected on a labor platform and always a champion of unionism, sprang a surprise at about this time by making an address to the jury in open court which he charged “hat some of Chicago's unions were eentrolied by ex-convicts and gun men, making conviction of some labor leaders impossible. He charged that honest men in these unions have been terrorized by the gun men leaders. Judge Scanlan's charges followed acquittal of two Chicago union lead ers, one of a murder charge follow ing « killing im a saloon fight. and the other of graft and extortion charges in connection with labor troubles Union officials deny charges of lawlessness leve against them. Here is what some of them say Fred Mader, president Trades Council: “The present si tion is but a natural result coming from an attempt made by political and other agencies to foist the open shop on Chicago unionism. We are QUASH TREASON CASE, IS MOTION CHARLESTOW?> —A demand that the court in the treason trial of William Blizzard, miner leader, compel the state to show a “single overt act” upon which it relies to sustain a conviction, was made today by the defense when the state rested its case. The defense requested that all the state evidence be thrown out and the Jury directed to render a verdict of | not guilty 3 Band Concerts to Be Given This Week | To stimulate interest in the civilian | tary training camps to be con ducted thruout the country this sum mer by the war department, and for whom recruits are now being sought, military band concerts will be given Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at Fourth ave. and University st. by the Coast Artillery band from Fort Worden. Beginning at noon each 4 a 20-minute program will be esented. ADE SELF TOO MUCH “AT HOME” NEW YORK.—“It’s all right have the freedom of the city.” po Ayres assured a young girl who had him arrested for following her. He insisted Mayor Hylan had bade him make himself at home. mi W. Va., May 17.| not the black sheep that we have been painted, We neither employ ruthless tactics to gain our ends nor do we countenance them | Some time ago I went to Chief | Fitemorris and told him 1 wanted thru this building fight with clean hands and I have done my part, The men who committed the outrages should be arrested, tried and punished, I will do all I can | to help “Rut the situation has come to such a point that whenever there is & fire, explosion or some other crime, propaganda is issued blaming bor for the deed.” | “Big Tim” Murphy, head of the Gas House Workers, and Street Cleaners’ Union: “Lies a mews of Hes. That's what they've told jabout us. Chicago unioniom ia the ;same as unionism anywhere. The big fight is over the shop whieh they are trying push vs jinto. But union men aren't run ning about with guns.” Thomas Walsh, business agent for Ithe Sheet Metal Workers: “Rack fof the whole situation is a clever plot, instigated by enemies of labor to supplant unioniam with the open shop. It » to be the plan to get union leaders out of the way first, and, with that accomplished, to make the downfall of untenism easier Charges that we are using criminal means are lies.” GANGMEN START CHICAGO FIRES | Three Incendiary Blazes On| ' During Night CHICAGO, May 17 ‘Gang terror. ism” was held responsible by police) today for an outbreak of incendiar ism in Chicago during the night, in which three fires caused 82 damage. “We were warned tnat tncendiar jem was next; it has arrived,” said Chief of Police Charles Fitzmorris The fires broke out In three places simultan said all were ) set.” The most destructive caused $200 000 damage to a large apartment buliding being completed in the Rog ers Park king under aught by the Chicago building trades offi ials, y was iacov a ked at the door of James M. Cx tt, who lives next door to the apartment building and shouted “Get out quick! Th explosion in a minute. the La Authorith was the re © will be an To hell with red the outbreak ait of the arrest of big three” the top of C buildin trades organization—big m Murphy, “Con” Shea and Fred Mader. They wer 4 in conn tion with the mu eae “of, two poll men In a statement today, Robert Crowe, state's red that} the terroriem had “nothing to do! re the purposes of labor.” = Barrows May e Hi Johnson SA yo AD May 17.—Polt ticians today speculated on the prob- jability of Senator Hiram Johnson jmeecting sharp competition for the republican senatorial nomination in California this fall, following the sud den resignation of Col. David P. Bar rows as president of the Untvers of California | Barrow’s resignation followed mors that he was about to enter the senatorial contest as the champion of the antiJohr “1800, ru |California to Seek Suzzallo as Prexy Reports that Dr president of the Unis ington, would be offe dency of the Un Henry Suzzallo, were revived T with the an nouncement of the resignation of Dr. David Prescott Barrows, prest dent of the California inetitution. Dr Suzzallo was considered by the re gents of the California university late in 1919, when a successor was |being appointed for Benjamin Ide Wh "| MAYOR - ELECT DR KE. 4 | BROWN will be the featured speak er at the weekly luncheon of the Seattle Real Estate association | Thursday noon in the L. C. Building restaurant, His address titled “The New Broom.” 2% Constitutional | on and the pro-treaty Actor May Be Tried Bigamy Following Wedding! LOS ANGELES, May 17.—With the possibility of a bigamy charge growing out of their alleged prema: | ture elopement hanging r them, Rodolpi Valentino and Rambova were rer turned here during the Early today they » but Valentine to have arrange attorneys to map against out » marriag eantime a conference Natacha rted to have re night could not be le wan understood with a defense any charges which may arise representatives for, mp S MORE ABOUT ES cant ON PAGE ONE pntally $500,000 for the tele. sur Phone ac | ange effect that he was too busy and couldn't be sthered.” | wupon I decide! that Mr, did not yearn to be Inrerview ‘0 doubt he cons'd.rs himself misunderstood, He assured me a week ago that not only was be a public benefactor but excited my jfymoathy by declaring tha, the Bell system was his most bitter enemy, and that the bankers of Kvertt were of the district attorney's office, un der the direction of Deputy District |!" league to defeat the telechrono Attorney McClellan, were investigat.| Meter ing fully here and in Mexicali the| Here, then, are snatches of a con. clreumstances of the supposed Hlegal | marriage. Douglas Gerrard, witness of the ceremony in Mextoall, it had been accordance with consultation with ntino had conducted the Mexican laws. said today that entirely in after et ndvice. also received | deputy sherift on | of the border that! toan al such @ marriage would be legal “in Texas or Arizona.” Jean Acker, actress from whom Valentino secured an decree of divorce last jto appear at | offic of the affair, January the district attorney's interlocutory war this morning to relate her side | works According to the concensus of legal opinion here, Mins Ac wife of Valentino and sho’ port prove correct MoCel nounced he will | against the m uh ker ts atill the this re-| n has an & complaint ‘OPENS NEW WAR | ON CHILD LABOR sialdbshe Is Urged in House WASHING was made ive resolution oa ‘ON, May 17 today Fitzgerald Another = control of when In Oto, ng for am t to the constitution ing congress the power to regulate the employment of children under the age of 18. 1 by twot of the ¢ the hou to enact the amendment Fitagerald believes his will pasa without difficulty the states have child Inbor 1 senate and hs of the states is required and lawn are in sympathy with federal regula tion. “AT MAY BE DEAD | ~ IN BRIDGE CRASH MARLIN, Texas, May tw Four persons were known to be dead today and 13 others are missing as the result of the cot lapse oof the Marlin Belton bridge over the Brazos river. Or ly has be that y oned of Mrs, E. The other three dead are: mayor of Marlin; Stallworth H. Allen of Mart of Clayton Briggs, Thirteen other bridge at the cannot be found. Marli pers n recovered, Mosely of Beau Fr. M Dr. W son on the time of the accident CONNIE. WILL GET DIVORCE Los May nting John J. wealthy Greek tob 4 here that their not text the sult for gainst him by Constan of the sere If anything Is fi behalf, it will be merely al of Mrs. as said. Ce laimed her complaint logiow ir red with her w down her health ause of his Je 17 Pialogiou, | ceo importer, wit Attor jent will ree filed ‘almadge ed on Pinlogiou’s| a Ke Pialogiou's charges, ral de nie, as she ts familiarly known Pia that rk the m ads with whom sb pictures. RACE PREMACY will be future problem of white civillz a ding to Dr. Ray Allen, Ey pal missionary, from Buffalo, who spoke before the Hundred Smith |Cent club Tuesday. is|he declared, will present problem in the future. Keep Your Shoes Neat. Easy to use. Dries pure streaky or grey. white — not PuTiquid or Cake. ¥. Dalley Company of New York, Ine. Buffalo, N. ¥ Also BI Brown a PASTES & LIQUIDS ms Per Oriental races, a serious ir Tan, an-| versation reported to have been ut- rances of Winter, as tod by the man with wh he waa talking, and whore name Iam pledget to keep to myself. “The Sunset Co. has been try- ing to head me off for quite » while, They've made me some big offers, but I'l never sell— why, man, Inventton (tele chronometer) ix worth millions! HH not sell—not until | can get & topnotch price. Meanwhile, ¥ nett is fairly con. fident of defeating the tetechrono- meter at the state board of public hearing, June 6 unsett |mays he has two aces up Lip #leeve, which he will produse at the “pay: chological moment." } In words of a Hew'tt ave. el dealer, the entire ;hone con | troversy sums up into one neatly put little phrase: “Use tne phone little or not at all, but pay Just the a or a little more.” Another business man declared: “Telechronometers? Gosh, don’t make me swear! The phone com pany is trying to do what we'd all like to do, but haven't the They're and out the ar colossal nerve to try: service cutting their lay to almost The dear people always get it in the neck, so why listen fo thelr } yapping?” HERE’S MORE ABOUT ALMY CASE STARTS ON PAGE ONE others. Almost anyone familiar with thin offic verity in such ¢ ticular hobbies Attorney eames also has written The He de ea that there ever has been any tn ntion to dismias the action, and adds No one deplores the unfortuna accident more than does the defend Star in the same tenor jant. He ts, however, entitled to « | fair trial before the public and be fore = fury.” Striking of the Almy case from the court ealendar was not in itself a diemixsal but It paved the way for what might virtually amount to one, The Star bs in- formed, This newspaper belleves Major Is & prosecutor of high stion his could have been ined by continuance of the case from time to time, so long as the facts warranted. Whatever harm may have been done by striking the case from the calendar will, howey be remedied by Major Dough» avowed intention of having it put on the calendar again within five days after striking it there- from. MESSENGER BOY LOCATES MISSING PHYSICIAN IN JAIL Austin Van Wyck, Western Union messenger boy No. 66, had & message to deliver to Dr, Jere miah Howard Wednesday He t to Dr. ward's office and was told the sctor was not in. Fifteen minutes later Ausin ap peared at police t juarters ne menaage in. his cap, looking for Dr. Howard,” nnounced, “They didn't seem w where he at his of. so I says to myself ‘Probably he's in jail.’ Is he?” He was. And Austin delivered the mesnage thru the bars. mensage to kr Gas Well Fire Is Burning Fiercely El DORADO, Ark May 17. Scores of men fought today to extin. guish a fire In a gas well eight miles from here. 200 to 300 feet In the alr. STREET CAR and street improve. ments will be discussed at a meeting of the Whit Helghts Improve ment club F at 8 p.m, in the Whittier sch /, 76th st. and 14th ave, N. W. MONTESANO—O, M, Nelson, at announces candidacy for re. publican nomination to congress from Third district, to succeed Rep. resentative Albert Johnson torney, WOMEN! 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The stills are said to have been heated by charcoal burners, They were equipped with %0-foot colls, cooled by water pumped from a stream by @ hydraulic ram. The cabin was located In a ne , and cowbells were fixed cupants of Any approach RUSSIA AGREES | | Pitty 1,450 gallons Join Parley GENOA, May 17.—Pussta returned a favorable reply to the al ed proposal for a conference at The Mague next month George Tehitchertn formally in formed the political sub.comminsion of the Genoa conference thut Russia accepted the’plan, only reverving the right to introduce certein amend. ference. Another note to the Urited States, urging American participa ion in an ropean discussion of Prvexian af “ds of the rs, Waa prepared t Genoa confi The political at 10:30 a. m. ence to subcommiasion met complete ita reply to tion to The Hague, LLOYD GEORGE TO HAGUE PLAN ‘Allies Anxious tor U. S. to } today ments to the general call for the con. the Hughes note declining the invita: | MEETS DEFEAT} LONDON, May 11.—T> cabinet met today to consider the ernment’s defeat °n thy rouse yes | terday | when a division went against school | important teachers" Auster issue rolatiug to pensions. tn The an Chambertain * of peerided Lioyd Grerge sovernment’s decision wil be Austen Chamberlain today nounced that the government consid ered ita defeat serious matter. The cabinet, Chamberlain said, app ques t a committee to examine the on Of schoo! teachers’ walaries which was the issue upon which the government mét defeat 151 to 148 on & division. HERE’S MORE ABOUT NEWS WRITER STARTS ON PAGE ONE matns in Russia after the abovemen tioned period, the state poltical de partment will send him out under escort.’ Further requests for reconsider and delay were refused. Hullinger was that the notice given before still and ation info! stood that he was outs | second Tuesday afternoon, of the notice would clause |be reed | “Only a little over three hours |then remained before the last train left. Formalities of departure usually require two days. hen the rush arrest “Henry L. Rennteck clated Preas, who did everything he jcould, kept his office |hours after tho usual time in order vise for to avold \. 1 came open |to arrange for a Latvian |Hullinger, who otherwise would have been held up at the Laty |frontier, unable to travel either way } “The Canzen mission lent automobile. Only a few minutes were finally left to shove a few |necessities into a bag and there was no time to obtain food for a two days’ rail journey. “Hullinger hastily grabbed a bot tle of stuffed olives and some choco: late and traveling on the same train promised to share their an an others supplies. He caught the train, “Hullinger had a dispute with the auhorities some weeks ago over the siving the Rus patched | means, asking refusal to transmit a message advance information about »German treaty, He dis another message by other after the censor had refused his office to have the matter of censorship taken up Wt Genoa by Lord Riddell (of the Brit- ish delegation) and the American ot. | fictal observer, “This message apparently caused the Russians trouble at Genoa.” Home Brew | Y (Starts on Page 1) Jcampatgn is over or some of the leouncitimanic candidates would be claiming the credit for this good weathe eee Lr L mye 4 TH’ OFFICE | ’ | | Th anttece nee between » cot: | | | tage and a bungalow Is about | | $1,500, Aman! hate ts Amos Lee cause he's earning More than me, o~E, A. them by a small majority on an un- | nounced in the house thie afternoon. | an-| with | peremptorily | rmed | three days| uniess | ide Russian territory by the| of the Asso-| British some | | | |Portland and Klan | Stillman Divorce Are Now Agreed Put Up to Referee | PORTLAND, May it.The Ku| YONKERS, N.Y, May 17—At a Klux Klan and the city of Portland | conference at the offices of John I were in complete accord today on the | ager gy bone iatieg of patacna 4 pom x Pg nnan, counsel for Mra. Anne lic masked or dinguised in any way, | Stillman, ft was decided to conside Mayor L. Baker issued an|the divorce action closed and to sub order Tuesday night prohibiting uch \mit the case immediately to Referee appearances and ordering Chief of antel J. Gleason for deciaio Police Jenking to arrest all such per. |D#nlel sechtedexs ‘s nOnA #O appearing Fred L. Gifford, exalted cyclops| would appear masked, unless with for the Portland Klavern, assured the sanction of the enlet of police, city authorities that no klanemen!on charitable or any other minsion FREDERICK & NELSON | FIFTH AVENUE—PINE STREET—SIXTH AVENUE | PAGE 7 U. S. 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