MONDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
CJOV'T SKKKIXG SETTLEMENT OF
RAILROAD IMIFEKEN < 'ES
Washington. Oct. 15—Secretary
Davis today assumed the leadership
in a government effort to settle the
differences between the railroads and
their employees which threaten a
great railroad strike, and designated
as the \bost available agencies to
avert serious labor complications the
Railroad Labor Board and the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
More Railroad Worker** Vote to
Chicago. Oct. 15—C. O. Marion.
President of the Railroad Telegraph
ers. announced today that sixteen
more railroad unions have taken a
strike vote and authorized their of
ficers to order a walkout if it is
deemed advisable. Some of the
union leaders here say the decision
of the railroad executives Saturday
to reduce wages has destroyed the
last hope of peace.
Railroad Shopmen Vote to Strike
Chicago. Oct. 15—J. C. Sinock.
vice president of the railroad main
tenance of ways and shop laborers
union, announced this morning that
ninety seven per sent of the mem
bers voted to strike if wages are cut.
Th vote was taken independently of
the Big Four, which have already
announced strike votes.
Executives Say no Rig Ticup
Expected
Washington, Oct. 15—The rail
road conference adjourned today un
til Monday.
Chicago. Oct’ 15—Samuel M. Ful
lon. President of the Chicago and
Northwestern, raid today tnat he did
not believe that there will be a com
plete tieup of the railroads in the
event of the Unions striking against
wage cuts. 'S'
Asked as to what the roads would
do if a genral tieup should occur.
Fullon said he wouldn’t show* his
(iov't Prepared to Run Railroads if
Strike Occur*
Washington. Oct. 16—“The gov
ernment is prepared to run the rail
roads if a nation wide strike on Oc
tober 30th, ties up the country's
transportation system.” Senator
Cummins, author of the Railroad
bill declared tonight.
"If any group of men are stronger
that the government and bring on a
state of starvation by crippling the
nation’s transportation system, then
we have either got to defend oursel
ves or dissolve the government.” the
Senator said.
BIG ARMY
REORGANIZATION' INDICATED
Washington. Oct. 15—A partial
if not a complete reorganization of
tbe regular army will probably re
sult from an order issued today by
Secretary Weeks to the board of Gen
eral Staff officers to recommend a
plan for such an organization and
distribution of the regular army as
will enable it to glee the greatest
assistance possible to the training
and instruction of the various state
national guard organizations, the re
serve officers training corps and
other civilian organizations at train
ing camps.
SUMMARY OF FOOT BA IX SCORES
Harvard ten, Georgia seven; Navy
thirteen. Princeton nothing; Yals
twenty-five, Williams nothing; Army
twenty-one, Wabash nothing; Cali
fornia, twenty-one. Pacific Fleet ten.
BIG FIRE IN PARIS
Paris, Oct. 15—A great fire raged
here for five hours last night be
fore it was controlled, and is still
burning this morning. The loss is
estimated at a million dollars.
SAYS ARMAMENT CONFERENCE
PREVENTING V. S.-JAP WAR
Rome, Oct. 16—Admiral Bravetta
declared today that the American
disarmament conference is all that
is preventing war between that coun
try and Japan.
WOOD TAKES
ISLAND GOVERNORSHIP
Monllla, P. I. Oct. 16—General
Wood was sworn in as Governor
General of the Philippines here to
day.
Wood Cables News of Taking Office
Washington. Oct. 16—General
Wood cabled Secretary of War Weeks
today briefly as follows; "Assumed
office today."
CHICAGO FAILS IX SUIT
AGAINST NEWSPAPER
Chicago, Oct. 15—Declaring that
the City had no cau.se for action.
Judge Fischer today squashed the
million dollar suit of the City of
Chicago against the Chicago Tribune,
which it was alleged had hurt Chi
cago’s credit by certain published ar
KXOX Bl'KIED AT VALLEY FORGE
Washington. Oct 15—Funeral
services over the remains of the late
Senator Knox were held today with
many government leaders attending
headed by President Harding. The
body was sent to Valley Forge where
it will be interred
HOUSE VOTES TO RECONSIDER
MEMBERSHIP BILL
Washington, Oct. 15—The House
by a vote of 146 to 142 today recom
mitted the bill increasing the mem
bership of that body from 435 to 460
and also rejected by a vote of 140
ti 146 a proposal to reduce the mem
bership to 425.
(MEXICO NOT TO PARTICIPATE
Mexico City. Oct 16-—President
Obregon announced today that Mex
ico will have no delegates at the
Washington disarmament conference.
IRISH CONFERENCE
ADJOCRNMENT IXSIGNIFW’ENT
London. Oct. 1C—Tt was announc
ed today that the adjournment of
the Irish conference is insignificant
and is merely blamed to the English
man’s passion for week-ending.
V. S.-f’OLl'MBIA
TREATY RATIFIED
Bogoto, Columbia. Oct . 15—The
Colombian Senate after much discus
sion, has ratified the United States*
Colombian treaty whereby Colombia
gets §15.000,000 ,
TUESDAY
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UNIONS DIVIDED OVER
STRIKE PROPOSAL
Chicago, Oct. 17—While the
heads of the four brotherhoods and
the switchmen’s union are prepared
to meet in Cleveland tomorrow to
complete terms for the general rail
road strike scheduled for Oct. 30th.
all other railroad labor organizations
still are opposing the walkout and
will attempt to keep their men from
striking.
Brotherhood Heads to Confer at
Cleveland
Cleveland. O. Oct. 17—The heads
of the five railroad brotherheads
whose membership total over two
million and have been ordered to
strike on the 30th, will meet in con
ference here tomorrow.
President Stone of the Brother
hood of Railway Engineers and Lee.
chief of the trainmen, are now on the
ground.
Uhnr Board Submit* Anti-Sti'ike
Washington, Oct. 17—The Rail
road Labor Board and Interstate
Commerce Commission tonight sub
mitted to President Harding a plan
for meeting the proposed strike.
Railroad Labor Willing for Peace
Cleveladn, O. Oct. 17—Railroad
labor leaders indicated here tonight
that they are willing to treat for
peace if a move in that direction is
made by President Harding.
BROTHERHOOD’S CANCEL
MEETING TO HEAR
RAILROAD BOARD PLAN
Cleveland. O. Oct. 18—A sched
uled meeting here today of the heads
of the Railway Brotherhoods was
cancelled this morning when they
were requested by the Railway La
bor Board to meet with the board
in Chicago Thursday morinng.
WAR DEP’T PLANNING
GREAT AIR HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Washington, Oct. 17—A War De
partment plan now being worker out
for grldiorning the country with air
highways, provides that Seattle will
be the terminus for two of them, one
of which will be ultimately extended
to Alaska.
WESTERN ALASKA MAIL
ROUTE BEING SELECTED
Washington. Oct. 18—Pending
selection by the government of a
mail steamer for Western Alaska.
Postmaster General Hays has au
thorized the Seattle postoffice au
thorities to arrange for a ship to
make one round trip voyage between
Juneau and Yakutat and way points.
NAULTY SORK
<>\ IMS AMLMWK.V
AIRPLANE PLANS
Washington. Oct. IS—Explore!
Naulty, who plans to fly from Seat
tle to the North Pole via Point Har
row in November, is indignent over
Amundsen's recent announcement
that he intends to use airplanes in
his next venture in the polar re
gions to reach the pole in the event
of his plan to drift across the polar
basin fails.
Naulty said today with evident re
sentment; ' Sufficient publicity has
been given my plans to make them
known to everybody and an attempt
to anticipate our carefully planned
work with a scratch flight, sarcas
tically conceived, is not in line with
the very strict code which has hither
to governed explorers.”
GERMAN CHANCELLOR TO
RESIGN OVER PARTITION
OF SILESIA
Paris, Oct. 18—Chancellor Wirth
of Germany has announced to the
Reichstag his intention to resign
after the decision of the Council of
the League of Nations relative to
Upper Silesia is received.
The decision of the Council takes
part of Upper Silesia from Germany
and is the animating cause of the
Chancellor’s Intention to resign.
ASSASSIN ATTACKS FORMER
GERMAN CABINET MEMBER
Berlin, Oct. 18 An attempt was
made last night in Berlin to assassi
nate Phillip Scheideman, former
Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
No newspapers are issued here to
day owing to th»- printers of the city
being on strike.
Mils. POLET RECOVERING
FROM OPERATION
I\ SKATV.K
Seattle. Oct. 13—Mrs. A. Polet of
Nome, underwent a successful op
eration in a local hospital today.
Or Lamson reports her condition
good and that she is in no danger,
barring complications.
In telegrams reaching the Nugget,
since the receipt of the above report
last Wednesday, bulletins received
during the succeding week reported
her eonditon progressively good.
Monday the lady was able to take
nurishment and has since made rapid
progress toward recovery. Today’s
bulletin reported Mrs. Polet had a
fairly good night and was doing well
SENATE REJECTS GERMAN
TREATY AMEN DMF VI
Washington-, Oct. 17 The Senate
today rejected an ottered amendment
to the German peace treaty which
would pledge the United States to
protect Germany from foreign in
vasion if she completely disarms.
All Effort* to Amend The (iennan
Treaty Fall
Wasihngton, Oct. 18—Repeated
attempts to amend the German peace
treaty In the Senate have so far been
defeated.
Present indications are that the
Senate will ratify the pact as at
present drawn.
MOTOR TRUCKS TO
SUPPLY FOOD NEEDS
OF NET YORK
New York, Oct. 17—A great fleet
of fifty-seven thousand motor trucks
will be used here in the event of
the projected general railroad strike
to bring to New York its daily quota
of fifteen hundred carloads of food
stuffs. Health Commissioner Cope
land announced today.
Two thousand aeroplanes are also
tuning up to carry foodstuffs from
the surrounding country side if
needed and the railroad strike
threatens to bring famine.
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
RESUMES SESSIONS
London, Oct. 18—The British Par
liament couvened In ordinary ses
sion here today.
WEDNESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
GOVT LOOKING FOR TRAINMEN
AMONG REGUI<AR TROOPS
San Antonia. Tex. Oct. 19—Or
ders for a canvass of all the military
commands in the Eighth Army Corps
area, comprising five states, for sol
diers who are experienced in the op
eration of railway trains and main
tenance of way have been issued by
the military authorities at tort ban
Gov’t to Enforce H. II. Board
Washington. O'-t. I!)—The admin
Istration will enforce nil decisions
of the Railroad Labor Hoard as its
first step toward preventing a rail
way strike, it was made known to
Permanent Jobs Offered Railroad
Strike Breakers
Jersey City. Oct 19—The news
papers of this state are carrying ad
vertisements offering permanent job?
to railroad enyineers and firemen to
take the place of striking men as fa«t
as they walk out
Pennsylvania Systom Men Offer To
Stay on Jobs
Philadelphia. Pa Oct 19—Fif
teen thousand trainmen employed by
th„ Pennsylvania railroad system an
nounced today that in the event of a
general strike they will continue on
the job if an attempt is made to op
erate by either the company or the
HA VS SAYS MAILS WILL MOVB
Washington. Oct. 17—Questioned
regarding the movement of the mails
in the event of a great railroad
strike today. Postmaster General
Hays said tersely, “the mails will be
HEYDLEK A\l) LANDIS DIFFER
OVER BASE BALL SERIES
New York, Oct. IS—John He.vdler
president of the National Base Hall
League, has differed with Base Ball
Commissioner Laud is over the num
l*er of games to constitute the World
Landis has announced that he will
propose that the World Series com
as at present, thus making the series
Ill SS1ANS SAM\<i CHIIJlIllvN
PROM 1\MI.NE
•Riga. Russia. Oct 17—Many
thousand Russian children are at
present flowing through this city
The children are being sent out of
the famine stricken districts in Cen
FORUES |,AYS BLAME
FOB EXULOITATION OF
MX SERVICE MEN
Washington. Oct. I ft—Blame for
the exploitation of ex service men
in training was today laid at the
doors of the Federal Board for Vo
cational Educational Training hy Di
rector Forbes of the Veteran's Bu
reau. Col. Forbes named thirty
two placement schools for which
training contracts had beeu disap
proved for reasons which Forbes
characterized as “varying from as
sinlnity to graft. "
STRIKING KANSAS MINERS
FORCED RACK TO WORK
Pitts berg, Kan. Oct. IS Threat
ened by their uationai officer* with
cancellation of their charter unless
they did so. the striking Kansas
miners returned to work today.
ITALIAN SHIP HOMi:
MILLIONS IX r. S. coix
Rome. Italy. Oct. 17—Government
figures published here today disclose
that Italians residing in the United
States send home annually thirty
five millions of dollars.
WANT DEMOCRATS REPLACED
IX OFFICE WITH
MORE DISPATCH
Washington. Oct. 18—Senator El
kins of West Virginia has written
to each member of the cabinet urging
prompter replacements of democratic
office holders by republicans. Sen
ator Elkins said the republicans are
getting impatient over the delay on
the part of the administration in
placing republicans in important of
fices and declared that the democrats
have organized a plan to retain many
offices as long as possible.
FIRST NAVIGATOR TO PILOT
SHIP TO NOME
DIES IN BERKELEY
Berkeley. Cal. Oct. 17—Captain
W. M. Daniels, said to have com
maned the first boat to reach Nome
during the great gold rush of two
decades ago, died here today.
KNOX’S SUCCESSOR NAMED
Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 18—Gov
ernor Sproul has appointed as U. S.
senator, William H. Crow of Union
town, Penn., as successor to the late
Senator Knox.
of Norm* rested well last night. is
pood, according to her physician, hr.
THREE PERISH IN DALLAS
HOTEL FIRE
Dallas. Tex. Oct 17—F W.
Felch. a Seattle mining engineer,
and two others, perished here today
in a hotel fire.
SEATTLE IMPORTS STREET
RAILROAD EXPERT
Seattle. Oct. 17—Peter Witt. a
noted Cleveland, Ohio, traction ex
per. arrived here today to recom
mend some to handle the present
burdensome inuuicipal street car
system
THURSDAY
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TEN MILLION MOTOR CARS
TO OFFSET R, R. STRIKE
New York. Oct. 19—A national
fleet of ten million motor cars is be
ing prepared for instant mobiliza
tion in connection with the plans
for offsetting the effects of the pro
posed railroad strike. F. W Fenn,
secretary of t.h»- National Automo
bile Company and the Chamber of
Commerce announced tonight
In making the announcement Fenn
added that a million motor trucks
HAKDIXR N \ .MES CALIFORNIA
REVENCE < OLLE( TOR
Washington. Oct. 17—President
Harding today nominated John H.
McLaughlin of San Francisco to be
Collector of internal Revenue for the
First District of California.
KING GEORGE HONORS
AMKHK’W SOLDIER DEAD
London. Oct . is King George to
N&tional Cemetery at Washington.
HANDWRITING SE\T OVER
Atlantic by wireless
New York. Oct is- The hand
writing of General Pershing and Pre
mier Hriand was transmitted by
wireless today and recorded the
Naval Radio stations at IJar Harbor.
1*0IK K INSPECTOR i HMUikl)
WITH HUGE HAI L
New York. Oft. 18—E. P. Hughes,
a police inspector ot the New York
Polio® Department, who is under in
vestigation. deposited $1,069,152 in
the hank during the past three years,
according to evidence read into the
records or the Meyer legislative In
vestigation commission.
LAYTON WINS THREE CUSHION
BILLIARD C HAMPIONSHIP
Pittsburg. Pa. Oct. IS—John Lay
ton. challenger, defeated August
Keickhefer, title holder, for the three
cushion billiard championship here
last night Innings 46; score 58-38.
LONG C ONTINUED
EARTHQUAKE IN PACIFIC
Chicago, Itt. Oct. 18—The gov
ernment seismograph here has re
corded an earth quake of moderate
intensity which continued for two
and one half hours. It is estimated
that the center of the disturbance
was about 2.865 miles southwest of
this city and probably occurred some,
where in the Pacific Ocean.
CHARGES ARMY PLANES
USED FOR BORDER
BOOZE SMUGGLING
Detroit. Mich. Oct. 18—Captain
C. H. Wells, Intelligence Officer at
Fort Mays, is reported urging an in
vestigation. of the burning of an
United States airplane at Sunnyside.
Ontario. Canada on August 20 . Capt.
Wells is said to have declared that
personal investigation caused him to
believe that army airplanes from
Selfridge Field have been engaged in
transporting whiskey from Canada.
He is also said to have charged the
officer piloting the burned plane
with neglect and conduct unbecom
ing an officer. He says the officer's
companion when the crash occurred
was a civilian of Detroit who has
been engaged In the illicit liquor
HARDING RECEIVES CATHOLIC
WOMEN DELEGATION
Washington. Oct. 18—President
f today a delega?K 1 m _>;o women «>f
i the National C'ouik il of ruholic Wo
ihll woriii i*.Mi ,\i;mn
EXPORTATION IKO\| | . H.
f Washington. < >■ •
I Lodge has introdiK* il
: Senate preventing ••tpn
arm? to foreign cour.tr
Cnited States has extr
iiill conforms to the
I principal powers to pre
i munitions entering ( h
1 • Senator
a hill in the
•nation of fire
rights The
•olicy of the
s>n ggled chinks foixr
IN STEAMFR TANKS
New York. Oct. 18—Custom of
. fleers here in searching the British
freight steamer Helenup for drugs.
' found fifteen half starv >1 Chinese in
i the vessel's ballast tanks Several
i of the Chinese were later found af
[ flicted with beri-beri One named
I Fong Yop is charged with attempting
I to smuggle the others into the I’nif
ed States for a consideration of
S 1.000 each .
FORMER SEATTLE SHKHIFF
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY
Seattle. Oct. IS—Former Sheri'T
John Stringer was arrested here to
night for grand larceny on a warrant,
charging him with holding SO.000 In
funds which are due this county
SAYS GOVT RESTRICTIONS
DRIVEN CAPITAL
FROM ALASKA
Chicago. Oct 1!*-—'Nationaliza
tion ot' industries and government
restrictions have driven capital from
the country and held up development
of the resources iu Alaska. ' Falcon
Josliti. of Juneau, last night told the
American Mining Congress, now- in
session here
Joslin said the coal and oil in
dustries of Alaska are at a standstill
and Alaska is today importing its
coal and oil.
KATIFR ATIOV KXCH.WOR
TO END WAR STATUS
Washington, Oct. 1?—An ex
change* of ratification at Berlin on
the Treaty of Berlin, as the United
States-German treaty will br? otficial
lv known and which will finally es
tabli-h peace between the two na
tions. is to be the next step in end
ing the nation's present, war atatua,
it was announced by th** War De
SEXATE RATIFIES
PEACE TREATIES
Washington. Oct. 18 - The Senate
tonight ratified the treaties of peace
between the United States and Ger
many. Austria and Hungary.
The vote was Co for ratification,
20 against Four democrats voted
favorably and Borah and Lafollette,
republicans, voted against, ratlflca
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