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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1920)
DANGER OF RAIL ' STRIKE AVERTED ALL DANGER OF BIG RAILROAD STRIKE SEEEMS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED NEW WAGE SCALE GRANTED Brotherhood Chief* Opine That Men ace Os Nation-Wide Strike Is Dissipated Chicago- The United States rail road labor hoard will announce its de cision on the new wage scales to he granted four million railroad workers on July 20, according to an announce ment hy Chairman It. M. llarton. The decision will be retroactive to May first. Officials of the railway brother hoods, who waited anxiously for the board's announcement, said that this action had probably averted a wide spread strike of railroad workers, which, they said, outlaw organizations had been planning to start June 20 at midnight. The statement follows: "The chairman is authorized to say the hoard is earnestly and actively en gaged in working out and formulating a decision, having agreed on a method of working out the problem. It takes time and great care to formulate a decision which can he clearly under stood and applied without doubt or practical difficulty. The hoard and all its forces are so engaged and are not losing an hour. "The hoard will announce a deri sion on and possibly before July 20, 1020. This decision when made will take effect as on and of May 1, 1920.” "We believe that this action will uvert a strike hy thousands of men, acting independently,” said Timothy Bhea, head of the Brotherhood of En gineers. "Wo huve done everything we have bene able to do to uvert a widespread strike. The big four brotherhoods have expelled more .than sixty thousand of their members for joining unauthorized strikes, but the rank and file are now demanding im mediate action.” In a Inter statement Mr. Lee de clared that "even the most conserva tive members of these organizations lately have been bitterly complaining of the delays and Insist upon a de cision." "Now that It bus been definitely de cided that an award will be handed down not later than July 20,’” the statement continued, "we urge our members to continue to carry out their obligations to their organizations and the contract relations with the em ployers as the most effective means of helping the situation.” BEEKING KNOWLEDGE TO CARE FOR MOTHER BRINES STOLE A BOOK He Wanted To Take Better Care Os His Mother Who Was Dying From Tuberculosis New York. —A search for knowledge that he might "beat the game of life” and earn more money with which to cure for his mother, dying of tubercu losis. caused the arrest here of Ben jamin S. Brines, 20. machinist, hy day and New York university student by night, lie was charged with the theft of a hook from the New York public library. Two years ago, he told the magis trate before whom he was arraigned, "through straightened circumstances, which you will agree are often caused by lack of knowledge," his sister died. Then his mother became ill and it was necessary to send her to the mountains. "If I knew what I should have known,” he said, "things would be better for her.” Resolved to learn these things. Brines said, he started u course at Stevens institute, hut the tuition foes were too expensive and he was forced to Quit. Then he sought the library and there obtained books on evolu tion, economics and government, which he studied at night. Some he kept until "fines” were due the li brary. Unable to pay the charges, he drew other books under fictitous names and did not return them. To day. a special policeman from .the li brary searched his home and found the hooks. Ills arrest followed. lowa Delegates Robbed On Their Way Des Moines, lowa. Several lowa Democrats on the special train en route to the national convention at San Francisco telegraphed home for more money. According to reports here', thieves entered one of the cars in the train at ‘some place between Grand Junction, Colo., and Green River, Wyo., and stole about a thousand dollars. 11. F. Shoemaker of Council Bluffs, a United States marshal; Sheriff VV. A. Hogan of Anamosa and Jack Bro phy. chief of the Des Moines detective force, were among those robbed. Fehrenbach Forms German Cabinet Berlin. —The German chancellor, Konstantin Fehrenbach has complet ed the formation of a cabinet. Those accepting portfolioes in the new gov ernment include: Carl Ht-lnze, min ister of justice and vice chancellor; Doctor Wirth, finance; Herr Koob, interior; Herr Gessler. defense; Gen eral Crooner, transportation; Herr Scholl, commerce; Johann Giesberts, postmaster general; Herr von Braun, labor. Heinze, Wirth,. Koch. Gessler and Giesberts were members of the Febhrenbacb cabinet formed June 21. I FIGHTING Plenty Os British Troope, But The Authorities Are Unable To Handle Situation Dublin, Ireland. —With armed bands battling for • control of Londonderry, and the entire city in the grip of law less elements, a state of civil war ex ists that may be ended only by the proclamation of martial law’ —and per haps not then. The authorities are apparently pow erless, business is completely par alyzed. Murder, looting and incendia rism stalk through the streets, while citizens hide within their homes or attempt to flee the county. It is rumored, however, that two events are impending that may end the period of outlawry. Martial law may be proclaimed at any moment, as soon as the authorities feel they are powerful enough to enforce it. Th** second is the rumored mobiliza tion of northern Ulster volunteers, preparing to make a forced march to Londonderry to quell the rioting. Workmen dare not go to their shops for fear of being held up, and many of them have been in the last twenty four hours; postmen refuse to attempt to deliver the mails; citizens hesitate to approach the dead and wounded for fear of snipers. Several more deaths were reported, and it is known that scores were se verely wounded in the desperate fight ing which took place between Union ists ami Sinn Felners. The soldiers are absolutely unable to cope with the situation. Ab soon as they rußh into one danger zone and clear it of factional disturbances, the riot breaks out in another quarter. Intermittent revolver and rifle fire Is heard everywhere, and almost inces santly. Some of the Sinn Felners are armed with service rifles of an army pattern, issued to them by their lead ers. A dozen such raiders made a de termined attack upon a body of troops and as a result more casualties are re ported. In one case the police were victori ous. when they frustrated a massed attack launched aguinst a mail truin from Dublin. SEISMIC SHOCKS SEVERELY SHAKES UP LOS ANGELES, CAL., BUT LITTLE DAMAGE Principal Damage Was Shaking Down And Breaking Up Ornaments In Homes Los Angeles, Cal. —An earthcpiake shook the city a few days ago. Several buildings were reported to have been slightly damaged. Bricks falling from a building at Sixth street and Grand avenue, injur ed a man passing by. Office buildings were shaken so se verely that many of their occupants fled from them. The shock was felt in Long Beach, San Pedro, Santa Monica and Redon do Beach, according to reports to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany, Whittier, Covina and other in land points reporting they had not no ticed the quake. Officials of the fire and public works department half an hour after the shock said no serious damage had yet been reported. Two walls of an electric light and power station at Inglewood were shaken down and a motion picture theater, a hank and a furniture store were damaged. The principal damage in Los Ange les and other surrounding towns, ac cording to reports, was caused by the shaking down and breaking of orna ments in homes. The portion of Los Angeles receiving the most severe shaking was the south west residential section, which is that nearest Inglewood. Sen. Harding's Sympathy With Irish Washington.—The letter, made pub lic hy Frank P. Walsh, former chair man of the war labor board, in Kan sus City, quoting Senator Harding, the Republican nominee, as expressing "a very sympathetic feeling” toward the Irish independence movement was said to he undoubtedyl authentic by George Christian, the senator's secretary. “Mr. Walsh simply gave out a copy of a letter written to him hy the senator. When the matter regarding the letter came up some days ago, we tried to find a copy of the letter In the office files, hut could not locate it. There was no hedging and no attempt to cheat about It. The letter is undoubt edly authentic.” Three Men Shot During Strike Riot Wuterbury, Conn. —Three men were shot during a riot near the Scoville Manufacturing company’s plant here. The wounded are Lieut. Richard Lo ll oy of the police department. John J. Berkln of the company’s protective force and a striker whose name is unknown. The trouble began with a gathering of strikers during the noon hour. Induced, the police believe, by reports that had been current,that the Scoville company was to hring in strikebreakers. The wouuded striker is not expected to live. Church Treasurer Arested For Theft Baton Rouge. La. —M. B. Cotton, treasurer of the First Christian church of aßton Rouge, was arrested in Chicago on information furnished hy the Baton Rouge authorities, ac cording to a telegram received by Sheriff Day. Mr. Cotton is alleged to have embezzlled SI,OOO of the funds belonging to the First Christian church. Cotton was on his vacation when the alleged shortage was devel oped through bills being presented which the church authorities had thought paid. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR. MT. VERNON. GEORGIA. BAPTISTS WONT ENTER MOVEMENT BAPTISTS VOTE TO TERMINATE RELATIONS WITH INTER CHURCH MOVEMENT. COLLAPSE EXPECTED BY SOME Some Believe Withdrawal Os Bap tists Threatens Ultimate Col lapse Os Concerted Action Buffalo, N. Y. —The Northern Bap itat convention voted after a lengthy debate to terminate relations with tht Interchurch World Movement. Lay and clerical delegates spoke ir defense of (he movement, but the res olution submitted by the board of pro motion, through Dr. John Y. Aitchison its director, was finaly approved. Sev eral of the delegates expressed the be lief that the withdrawal of the Bap tists threatened the ultimate collapse of the entire Interchurch World Move ment. Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New York, reviewed the constructive eide of interchurch activities. F. N. Go ben, a New York lay delegate, spokc in favor of the interchurch idea, and urged unification of effort in religious work. t "We hear,” said Doctor Woelfkin "charges of extravagance against the movement; that it failed from a finan cial viewpoint; that it failed because it did not take a doctrinal stand on its evangelical position; that it w T as mere camouflage for organic church unity— let’s say they are all true.” Then he turned to the benefits from the movement, as he viewed them, and concluded: "If the interchurch movement does not offer the channel for a united Protestantism, then we must find a way that does.” Dr. Courtland Myers, pastor of Tre mont temple, at Boston, recommend ed that the Interchurch World Move ment “be buried in a grave so deep (hat there will be no danger of a res urrection.” He charged that autocra cy was running the Northern Baptist denomination. Window Cleaners Lose $2,000 At Pokei New York. —Window cleaners anc waiters here rated high above the or dinary grade of wage-earners when tes timony was given at the trial of Har ry Weiss, charged with keeping a gam bling house, that two of them had lost $2,000 each in a poker game there. De tectives in describing the games be tween a score of window cleaners and waiters, declared there was a “con siderable amount of money before them." The defendant’s attorney ad mitted "thousands of dollars passed in the game,” btit maintained the amount did not provide the "necessary element" to convict. When the mag istrate discharged Weiss, DIXIE GOVERNOR IS TO CALL A SUFFRAGE LEGISLATIVE SESSION Action Take At Request Os President Wilson Asking Him To Issue Summons Knoxville, Tenn. —Gov. A. R. Rob erts announces here that he will call a special session of the Tennessee leg islature for action on the federal suf frage amendment in ample time foi the women to vote in the November election. This announcement was made aftei the governor had been shown a copy of the telegram sent him by Presi dent Wilson urging such action. The governor declined to comment on the constitutionality of such ac tion, saying it is in the hands of F. M. Thompson, attorney general, who has the matter up with the federal de partment of justice. "It te purely a federal matter and not a state question,” said the gover nor, "and 1 have nothing to do with that end of it.” The question of the constitutionality of such an action hinges on a clause in the state constitution which pro vides that any action on a federal amendment must he taken by a legis lature the members of which are elected after the amendment has been submitted to the state. Hungary Counter-Boycotts Austria Vienna. —In retaliation for the inter national transport boycott against her, Hungary has begun an energetic coun ter-boycott against Austria whose workmen are taking an aggressive part in the action instituted hy the inter national organization in protest against the alleged Hungarian perse < ution of the working elements. The freight and passenger service on the railways and communication by rivers have been cut off by Hungary. Food barges on the way up the Danube from countries to the east were stopped Admiral Fletcher Assigned To Brazil Washington.—Rear Admiral William B. Fletcher, who has received orders transferring him from command of the fouteenth naval district to Rio de Ja neiro, will assume duty there as se nior member of the American naval commission to Brazil, it is announc ed at the navy department. Admiral Fletcher succeeds Rear Admiral Hen ry F. Bryan, who has headed the com mission since 191 S. ANSWER NOTJATISFACTORY Suffragists Will Picket Harding’s Ohio Home During The Campaign Un less He Becomes Tractlble ■Washington.—Suffrage leaders ex press complete disappointment with the position of Senator Warren G. Harding, Republican presidential can didate, on suffrage, after a delegation, led by officers of the National Wom an’s party, had called at his office and interviewed him. They say they will picket Harding during his speech accepting the nomi nation in Marion, Ohio, on July 22, and during the time he conducts his front porch campaign, unless there is some evidence definite effort will he put forth to obtain adoption of the federal suffrage amendment. Ratification by one more state is needed. Senator Harding told the women that while he was strongly in favor of suffrage, he did not feel that he could, with propriety, exert pressure on state executives. “I can hardly believe,” says Alice Paul, chairman of the National Wom an’s party, “that a candidate nominat ed on a specific platform, can, within two weeks after the platform’s formal adoption, declare himself unable to do anything to induce subordinate mem bers of his party to carry out one of ! the platform’s principal plansk. "Does the Republican platform— which commits the party to immedi ; ate ratification of the suffrage amend ment —have so little weight with Sen ator Harding that he cannot even re quest a state governor to cease ob structing thiß platform? "The Republican party is now in power in Vermont. If it cannot carry out its platform there, what reason is there to suppose that if placed in power throughout the nation, it will fulfill its platform promises? “Our recent delegation to him is the first step in a campaign to bring home to him and to the country his respon sibility as head of his party for ac tion on the suffrage amendment. Un til he recognizes his responsibility and acts effectively upon it, we shall not be content.” "MIXED BATHING” SCORED AS CAUSE OF “NO WEDDINGS” Women Bathers Said To Be Nothing More Or Less Than “Damp” Frights In England London. —■"Hundred of brides have been doomed to a life of useless celi bacy through that infamous institu tion known as mixed bathing.” The statement is the nucleus of a protest made by Councillor Donald Clark of Tonbridge, Kent, after a “momentous” debate by the town coun cil as to whether or not mixed bathing should be permitted in the town’s swimming bath. “I oppose this motion,” said the councillor, “not on puritanical grounds, for, although I ant a Scotchman, I recognize the necessity of washing, even on a Sunday. But I oppose it as an ardent imperialist and as a patri ot. I have watched mixed bathing for a long time and have come to the con clusion that it stops more marriages than any other He besought his listeners to imagine a young man infatuated overnight by the charms of a beautiful Kentish maiden dancing as his partner at one of the dazzling balls for which Ton bridge is famous. "Then,” said he, "think of him meet ing her the next morning clad in a ready-made bathing costume that vul garizes her figure, her hair bunched in a hideous cap or straggling over her eyes, making her look like a wet Scotch terrier.” "No woman,” he declared, “could stand the test of appearing before the man she had inspired, in the damp and bedraggled condition that was the in evitable consequence of a bath— whether public or private. "Women bathers are nothing more or less than damp frights.” Government Will Pay No Damagaes Washington.—Damages asked by owners ot' motor vehicles in collision with government mail trucks cannot be paid because of absence of any funds for reimbursement, James S. Blaksley, fourth assistant postmaster general, declares in a letter to H. B. Leary, Jr., of this city, following a claim by the latter for damages. Only an appropriation by a special act of congress could meet the situation, the asisstant postmaster general says. U. S. Shipping Act Stirring The British London. —Lloyds experienced “quite an exciting day” recently as a result 1 of a statement issued in Washington by United States Senator Wesley L. Jones relative to the effect of the American merchant marine act, which appears to move the center of Ameri can marine insurance from London to j New York, says a late edition of The ; Mail. "A majority of the underwrit- j ers.” the newspaper says, "decided that no American business was to be i done until matters were cleared up. i 15 Years In Prison For Stealing Gems New York. —James E. Foye, former hotel clerk, who was convicted recent ly of the heft of $350,000 worth of jewels from Mrs. Regina V. G. Mill . hiser of Richmond. Va., a wealthy widow residing at the Hotel Bilrmore, in May, 1919. wal sentenced to fifteen years ir. Sing Sing. Foye has had con siderable time in which to recover $25,000 worth of the jewels still miss ing. but has uot done so. the judge said, in sentencing him. I J COAL FAMINE FACED I FOR LACK OF CARS MOST SEVERE FAMINE IN HISTO RY OF COAL INDUSTRY PREDICTED SHORTAGE UNPRECEDENTED Conditions In The West Much The Same As In The East —Situation Likely To Become Serious Chicago.—Unless railroads divert all open-top cars to the transportation of coal for the next sixty days the en tire country will experience the most severe coal famine in history, is pre dicted by Dr. F. C. Honnold, a recog nized authority. The coal shortage for this time of year, he said, was unprecedented. The Illinois mines, capable of producing eight million tons monthly , are pro ducing less than six million tons. The situation in the Northwest, with three and a half million tons less than nor mal for July 1, is so critical that the governors of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas are to appeal to President Wilson for relief. “There will be a coal famine in all parts of the country next winter un less open-top cars are diverted solely to coal transportation,” said Doctor Honnold. “Conditions in the West are much the same as in th East. Penn sylvania and West Virginia are not producing the coal they should at this time. Operators have the men and the facilities, but no ears. “Other industries are entitled to a percentage of open-top cars, of course, but in a time like this it is a question of waiting until we free before we pro test. “Considering the shortage of coal, the interstate commerce commission first directed that all coal cars on the connecting lines should be sent home loaded, making it unnecessary for the connecting lines to send back cars to the coal-carrying road empty. Fo rthat reason many care have been diverted to sand and gravel pits and have been returned weeks after they should have been received.” President C. H. Markham of the Il linois Central Lines, after an inspec tion trip, devoted to investigation of the coal situation, said the situation “is likely to become very serious.” TEN PERSONS KILLED AND NINE INJURED. PROBABLY FATALLY Train Strikes Truck Carrying Twenty- One People To Woodmen Os The World Picnic Huntingburg, Ind. —Ten persons were killed and nine injured, probably fatally, when a truck carrying a load of picnickers was struck by a passen ger train one mile west of here. The injured were taken to an Evansville hospital. The truck, which was car rying twenty-one persons to an outing being held by the local lodge of the Woodmen of the World, stopped on the tracks and was struck by the train, which was traveling at a high rate of speed. Several children were among those killed and injured. The special train which brought the injured to Evansville was held by a freight wreck at Oakland City and did not arrive until much later. Seven Persons Killed Franklin, Ind. —Seven persons were killed and two probably fatally injured when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by an Illinois Central passenger train at a crossing ten miles west of here. The party was driving here from Nashville, Indiana. The driver is said to have lost control of the machine as he neared the cross ing and drove directly in front of the approaching train. All those killed were members of the family of the driver, William Litb erland, a garage owner of Nashville, Indiana. France’s Policy Not One Os Cannons Paris. Answering questions on France's near east policy, Premier Milerand told the chamber of depu ties that the government was not fol lowing a policy of cannon shots, but was limiting its military action to that strictly necessary to meet the condi tions prevailing in Constantinople and Syria. Roberts Urged To Call Special Session Washington.—Governor Roberts of ! Tennessee was urged by officials of the National Woman's party to issue the procalamation calling for a special session of the Tennessee legislature without delay in order that women of that and other states might participate . in congressional and state primaries j during July and August. Eight states ; will hold primaries during the next ! two months. The telegra mto Gover nor Roberts was signed by Miss Sue | White, state chairman for Tennessee i of the National Woman’s party. Darkness Force Airplane To Drop Philadelphia.—Darkness forced the Larsen airplane, which left Omaha for New York, to come to earth at Pine Valley, fifteen miles east of this city, but not until ah American records for a non-stop flight had been shat tered, according to John M. Larsen, one of the passengers. The aviators made another stop half way between this city and Lancaster. Pa., which point. Larsen says, was about twelve j hundred miles from Omaha. This dis tance. he declares, is the longest non stop flight ever made in America. i GET READY FOjTFLU” Keep Your Liver Active, Your System Purified and Free From Colds by Taking Calotabs, the Nausealess Calomel Tablets, that are De lightful, Safe and Sure. Physicians and Druggists are advis ing their friends to keep their systems purified and their organs in perfect working order as a protection against the return of influenza. They know that a clogged up system and a lazy liver favor colds, influenza and serious complications. To cut short a cold overnight and to prevent serious complications take one Calotab at bedtime with a swallow of water —that’s all. No salts, no nausea, no griping, no sickening after effects. Next morning your cold has vanished, your liver is active, your system is puri fied and refreshed and you are feeling fine with a hearty appetite for break fast. Eat what you please —no danger. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages, price thirty-five cents. Every druggist is authorized to refund your money if you are not perfectly delighted with Calotabs. —(Adv.) One Good Reason. “Why didn’t you show fight when those hank robbers came in?” asked the president. “Not much,” replied the clerk. “The bank is insured and I’m not.” ASPIRIN Nime “Bayer” on Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” is genu ine Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. 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