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VOL. XXXIX—NO. 268.
■ SEES JAPAN US
PEACE MENICE
TO THE WORLD
Lodge Urges Senate Not to
Aid Empire’s Aims by
Giving Up Shantung.
SEEKS TO RULE CHINA
Says Wilson’s “Attack Upon
the Dead Most Repulsive”
of All His Utterances.
Washington. 1). C. Oct. 14.—Japan
is building a Far Eastern empire which
tv ill become a ’’peril to America’ and
threaten the safety of the world. Sena-
tor Lodge of Massachusetts the Re-
publican leader declared today in the
Senate in urging adoption of his amend-
ments to the peace treaty under which
German rights in Shantung would be
returned to China instead of being
awarded to Japan.
Steadily and relentlessly Japan is
gaining control of China. Senator Lodge
taid and he predicted that she would
use China’s vast manpower to endangci
the safety of both America and Europe
“It is impossible to sec’* said Sena-
tor Lodge. “how any conscientious
American can consent to any act or
treaty that will extend the power of
such a nation as Japan over a country
like China especially when the United
States deliberately drew China into the
ar with at least an implinl if not an
express promise to give assistance and
protection at the peace conference.
“The principal argument made by
those who sustained the delivery of con-
trol of Shantung to Japan is that
Japan has promised nt different times
to return it to China. Whatever prom-
ises she has made were all marked by
one vital omission. In no instance do
I find that Japan ever fixed a time
when she would actually return the
province to its rightful owners. To
determine wbat Japan is likely to do
ft is necessary to consider what sin
has done for 25 years.”
beeks Control of Chinn.
Japan was charged by Senator Lodge
with breaking innumerable pledges re-
garding her course in China and Korea
with violating the “open door” policy
destroying foreign commerce in Man
eburia and Korea. Her fundamental
policy he said bad been “steady re-
lentless aiming to get ultimate control
of the ast population and great terri
lory <»f China.”
“As it has been in the past so it
will be in the future in regard to Shan
fung” he continued. “Japan is steeiwd
in German ideas and regards war as an
industry. She means to exploit China
and build herself up until sho become!
a power formidable to all the world
She will use ultimately the practically
unlimited man power of China for mili-
tary powers just as Germany and Aus-
tria used in their armies the man powet
of the 26 million Slavs who were utter-
ly opposed to German domination to
promote their schemes of conquest.
•‘Japan will be enabled to construct
in that way a power which will threat-
en the safety of the world. She is al-
ready advancing in Siberia and with
her control there mid China developed
as she means to develop it she will
threaten Europe.
“But the country that she would
menace most would be our own and
unless we carefully maintain a very
superior navy in the Pacific the day
will come when the Fnitcd States will
take the place of France in another
great war to preserve civiliaztion.
Is Morally Indefensible.
“But there is one other reason even
more decisive to my mind than this.
It is a great wrong this giving Shan-
tung over to the control of Japan. Mor-
ally it is indefensible and it is no
answer to say that we failed to object
to the German seizure of Shantung. As
a matter of fact the open door policy
of Mr. Hay was the reply to the Ger-
man movement and for the time arrested
it.
“The President has gone out of his
way to say that just so we could trade
wiih these stolen territories we were
willing to Jot them bo stolen. This
attack upon the dead is the most re-
pulsive of all those attacks which the
President lias seen fit to make. If ever
there was a disinterested policy it was
that of Mr. Hay. We got nothing from
it whatever that all the world did not
got. The intention of policy was to save
China and prevent further extension of
foreign acquisitions of Chinese terri-
tory. But even if it bad been other-
wise it would be no answer to what
it is now proposed to do by this treaty
to say that we should have interfered in
behalf of Korea in 1914. Two wrongs
never make a right.”
After the outbreak of the war the
Japanese Mr. Lodge said “apparently
strengthened their methods of closing
an open door and have been more ag-
gressive if not to say insolent in their
treatment of the Chinese.”
Other Interests Menaced.
In an effort to obtain control of
China Japan has almost forced loans'
on her. Mr. Lodge declared.
“It is the deliberate opinion of both
foreign and other observers.” he said
/•that threats and bribery were delib-
erately used. The purpose clearly was
to tie up in Japanese hands the best
of the resources of China nt a time
when other nations already were so
occupied that they could not interfere.
Unles: some change Is made in these
records. China will be seen to be largely
mortgaged to the Japanese in such a
way and to such an extent that the
already acquired rights of other nations
will be seriously infringed.”
In conclusion the Republican lender
urged adoption of the amendments trans-
ferring to China the rights in Shan-
tung oi en Japan hy the treaty. Award
of those rights to Japan he said was
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THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
FLIERS ESCAPE WHEN
PLANES ARE SMASHED
IN FORCED LANDINGS
Maynard Ready to Leave
Coast for Dash Back to
New York.
Omaha. Neb. Oct. 14.—The Martin
bombing plane entry No. lOS in the
cross country air race piloted by Capt.
Roy N. Francis was completely wreck-
ed and the pilot and his three passen-
gers severely shaken up when the plane
crashed to the ground a mile south of
Yutan 30 miles west of Omaha shortly
after 10 o’clock this morning. The
plane was forced to land during a dense
fog and became entangled in telephone
wires which caused Captain Francis
to lose control of the cruft.
Lieut. .1. T. Johnson piloting plan.
No. 106 a SE-5 was severely bruised
and the axle of his plane was broken
when ho attempted to make a landing
here today.
Maynard Ready to Ix'ave.
San Francisco. Oct. 14. —incut. Boivin
W. Maynard who blazed the trail from
the Atlantic to the Pacific in the first
lap of the army’s Trans-Continental race
j planned to bop off 1 :22 p. m. today on
; his return to Mineola. N. Y. in the
same OeHaviland plane in which he
made his record-breaking flight. The
only now part the machine required was
a tire to replace oue which blew out
when he landed here. The hour set
for Lieutenant Maynards departure
J was the earliest possible under the rules
I governing the race.
I Six westbound fliers arrived here yes-
i terday; four more were within a day’s
i flight of their western goal today and
I three others had crossed Nebraska and
i were well over the Rock}’ Mountain
' country.
Entrants Nut LnthusiMic.
Mineola. N. Y.. Oct. 14.—With twelve
of 62 original starters safely across the
continent and preparing to start the
return flight the first half of the army
I Air Service’# Trans-Continental Min-
; cola-San Francisco race entered on its
1 final phase today.
By sundown it was expected that
the majority of the remaining <outest-
• ants would have check***! in at the
I two seaboard control stations. Only
two of the fifteen original San Fran-
! cisco starters still in the race remain
to check in at Mineola. Five already
I have arrived ami the other eight have
i been forced out along the routes by
j accidents. The two remaining fliers are
Maj. J. C. Bartholf. who spent last
I night at the Rochester N. .Y. control
I and Lieut. P. J. Richter who stopped
over at Cleveland.
! Contestants who finished the first
i lap at Mineola displayed little enthusi-
asm for the return flight. All were
severely fatigued by the trip east w hich
was made under trying weather condi-
tions and several expressed the belief
that no practical purpose would be
served by continuing the races. All
stated they have contemplated starting
ba«-k if it is proved possible to get their
j planes repaired within the 941 hour
time limit set by^tbe Air Service.
WILSON SLEEPS LITTLE
Bulletin Blames Swelling of Gland for
President’s Restlessness.
Washington I). C.. Oct. 14.—Presi-
dent Wilson’s condition was generally
good today although he did not have
a restful night according to the bulletin
issued by his physicians this morn-
ing.
The bulletin issued at 12:15 p. m.
follow s:
“The President did not have a rest
ful night last night. His restlessness
was caused by a swelling of the pros-
tate gland 8 condition from which he
has suffered in the past and which has
bet n intensified more or less by his lying
in bed. His general condition however
is good. As noted yesterday his tem-
perature pulse respiration heart
action and blood pressure are nor-
mal.
(Signed )
“Grayson Ruffin. Stitt.”
Roar Admiral Grayson said the swell
ing of the prostate gland was quite com
mon and no importance should be at-
tached to it. It is expected that Doctor
Gjaisou will however call iu a special-
ist in order that the President may bt
more comfortable.
Luikart Babies Out of Danger.
Chicago Ort. II. —The 24 hours just
passed were the most critical for Sbcr-
|py ami Edna Luikart. 7 and 5 years
<dd children of Ray Luikart. poisoned
several days ago by their mother at
Royal Oak. Mich. according t<» a state-
ment by the specilist treating them and
from now on they may be considered
safely out of danger.
Reprieve Denied Fitzgerald.
Springfield. 111. Oct. 13. —Reprieve
for James Fitzgerald who is under sen-
tence to hang in Chicago next Friday
for the murder of little Jeanette Wilkin-
son wa4 denied by Governor T^owden
today.
THE WEATHER
T KM I’ ER ATL RES.
OCT. 13. 2 a. tn 65
3 p. in 66 3 r. in 65
4 p. in 66 4 a. m. \ 65
5 p m. ...... <7 5 a. m 65
6 p. m. ...... 67 6 h. ni 65
7 p. in. ...... 67 7 a. m 63
x p. m. ...... 65 Na. in 66
9 p. in 65 9 r. in 66
Ift p in 65 Ift a. m 66
11 p. 65 11 a. <9
12 midnight.... 65 12 m 71
OCT. 14. 1 p. m 74
1 a. m 65 2 p. in 75
WEATHER FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Tuesday
night and Wednesday cloudy probably
rain maximum temperature. 70 to 76;
light easterly to southerly winds.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOLRISTS.
( hlrago: Temperature 52. partly cloudy.
6-mlle wind from the south; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hnure. 52^ highest. <2.
St. Louis: Temperature. 46: ciocr; 4-
mlle wind from the north; lowest temper-
ature In laat 24 houra 46; highest. 66.
Kanaos (Tty: Temperature SC. clear; 6-
mile wind from the southwest; lowest tem-
perature in laat 24 hours 56. highest. 66
/Jew York: Temperature 74. cloudy. 8-
niile wind from the aouthesst: lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours 74. highest. SR
Washington: Temperature 70. clear. I-
mile *lnd from thu southeast; lowest tem-
perature in last 34 hours 70; highest. 74.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 1919.— EIGHTEEN PAGES.
WHREHDUSES
IT ■ POST
Washington Authorizes
725000 Square Feet of
Floor Space.
OF A TEMPORARY TYPE
Decision o n Permanent
Buildings for Depot
Expected Later.
The erection in San Antonio of gov-
ernment warehouses comprising 725.1109
square feet of floor space is now assur
<<| and the construction of additional
buildings of several hundred thousand
square feet of floor space is likely. Col.
M. It. Hilgard Southern Department
chief quartermaster and zone supply of-
ficer and Lieut. Col. F. G. Chamber-
lain regional constructing quartermas-
ter have been notifed that the War De-
partment has authorized the construc-
tion in San Antonio of 725000 square
feet of building of the temporary type.
It is estimated the cost of constructing
the first buildings will be about $500-
000.
When the delegation of congressmen
and high ranking army officers wore in
San Antonio two weeks ago. members of
the delegation were free in expressing
themselves as favoring the general stor-
age depot plan presented to them on
a basis of 1.000.000 square feet needed
to provide tlie department quartermas-
ter and zone supply branches with ade-
quate storage facilities. Of the total
floor space. 600.000 square feet of build-
ings of the temporary type and 400000
square feet of permanent buildings was
requested.
.More Than Sufficient.
The buildings authorized in a tele-
grain received Monday hy Colonel Hil-
gard and nt the office of Lieutenant Col-
onel Chamberlain will more than meet
the proposal for temporary buildings re-
quested and authorization for the con-
struction of permanent buildings later
is expected.
The quartermaster general storage
and surndy depot is to be located on the
tract of land' comprising 26 acres lo-
cated between the infantry and cavalry
posts of Fort Sam Houston and east ol
New Braunfels Avenue. The site was
purchased in 1917 upon the recom-
mendation of Maj. Gen. Harry L. Rog-
ers now quartermaster general who at
that time was Southern Department
chief quartermaster with the rank of
colonel. Acquisition of the tract com-
posed of scores of city lots was per-
sonally directed by Colonel Hilgard who
was n captain mid assistant to the de-
partment quartermaster at that time.
Both lie and General Rogers went to
France in 1917 and the project was not
revived until the return of General
Rogers and Colonel Hilgard to the I nit-
cd States. General Ro-ers going to
Washington as ouartermaster general of
the armv and Colonel Hilgard coming
to San Antonio ns department chief
quartermaster and zone supply officer.
General Plan Not Given.
The telegrams from the War Depart-
ment Monday did not contain any infor-
mation except that 72-1.000 square feet
of warehouses hod been authorized. A
number of different general storage de-
pot projects have been presented to the
War Department nt various times and
wbnt general plan is to be followed in
the construction of these is not yet
known. . ~ .
When the visiting congressional dele-
gation was here several members ex-
pressed surprise that the general storage
depot lird not already been constructed
because they said funds for construction
of warehouses should have been available
for some time. Chairman D. B- An-
thonv made the statement that 560.000 •
000 bad ben given to the Mar Depart-
ment for the construction of warehouses
which he said should assure the con-
struction in Sun Antonio of adequate
facilities. . .
Tim authorization received Monday
is taken to designate the buildings of
temporary tvpe to be erected mid addi-
tional ’permanent buildings arc expect-
ed to be decided unon later after more
careful deliberations on the project in
Washington.
Ilas Warehouses leased.
\t the present time Colonel Hilgard.
as department quartermaster and zone
supply officer has under lease in scat-
tered districts of the city a total of
650.000 square feet of
a cost to the government of SlM**’ «
month. Construction of the buildings
authorited Monday will make it nnnec-
ossarv for buildings to be lensed 01
side and will centralize the storage op-
erations at the general storage depot
where establishment of terminal facili-
ties arc contemplated in connection with
th Tli’c"army lias only about J ool **’?
square feet of storage space in the waj
of its ownJiermancnt warehouses.
Cost of erecting buildings of the tem-
porary type with cement floors and
walls and roofs of sheet metal is esti-
mated at 65 or 651-2 cents per snare
foot. Buildings of the permanent type
will be moll' expensive.
Specifications for the new buildings
have not vet been received in the office
of IJcutennnt Colonel Chamberlain but
they are expected to arrive from M as -
ington within n few days. Plans will
then be drawn up nnd preparations for
construction
MILLER SENDS APPEAL
Asks Congressmen to Secure Free Seed
for Nueces Planters.
Washington. 1). C. Oct. 14—Mem-
bers of the Texas delegation are in re-
ceipt of telegrams from Roy Miller of
Corpus Christi urging that steps be
taken by Congress to provide a 100.000
bushels <»f cotton sped’ for the farmers
of Nueces County.
Congressman Bee has submitted a re-
quest to tho Department of Agriculture
to find nut what can be done in this
matter and will take it un at the con-
ference he intends to hold with other
members nf the dclcpatinn on the vari-
ous means of providing relief for the
storm swept district.
Capital and Labor Hold Conference
Frank Morrison (left) and John D. Rockefeller Jr.
This photograph was made outside rison. secretary nf the Federation nf
the Pan-American Building at Wash- Labor nnd John D. Rockefeller Jr.
ington during a reccss of the Indus- getting together for a heart to heart
trial Conference. It shows Frank Mor- talk.
GALVESTON COUNTY TO JOIN
FIGHT FOR CENTRALIZED TAX
ASSESSMENTS THROUGH STATE
Organizers Here Expect to Have Campaign Launched
on a State-Wide Basis Within a Week to Con-
tinue Until After Legislature of 1921 Adjourns.
Galveston County is ready to join
Bexar County and other high-assessed
counties in the fight against existing
tax inequalities and will organize at
once for uffrlintiou with the Tax Equali-
zation Association of Texas which
movement was launched by Bexar Coun-
ty taxpayers a week ago. This iufmiua-
tiou was conveyed to a meeting of Bexat
taxpayers at the Chamber of Com-
merci 1 Monday night in a letter which
(ins Rciumger secretary of the State
Tax Assessors’ Association received
from a large property owner at Gal-
veston. Mr. Reininger read the letter
which dc' la:-'! that the Young Men's
Business League of Galveston is taking
up the question and that a meeting will
be called at once to organize.
“We are greatly interested in the
movement to obtain equalization of state
tax assessments” the letter says “ami
it is certain that Galveston County will
do her part toward having proper legis-
lation adopted to remedy the situa-
tion.”
Galveston First to Join.
The response from Galveston is the
first to result from the movement start-
ed in San Antonio to organize a state-
wide a^soiiaticn to fight tax inequali-
ties. It lent encouragement to the
property owners who gathered Monday
night to hear a report of the organiza-
tion committee looking to permanent or-
ganization. This committee submitted a
report providing for collecting funds to
start the campaign and for reaching
other high-assessed counties to have
them organize. After its submission
it was decided to refer the report back
to the committee for additions and the
committee will meet at 4 p. m. Tues-
day nt the Chamber of Commerce rooms
for the last conference prior to a gen-
eral taxpayers’ meeting to adopt the
report. This meeting will be called by
the committee when it is prepared to re-
port.
Galveston’s ready offer to join the
movement is taken as an example of
what the high-assessed counties will do
when given the opportunity. Galvcs-
tion although by nA means as rich as
many counties of Texas pays thousands
RODMAN LAW FAMED
HERE AS DAREDEVIL
DIES AT GREENVILLE
Lung Trouble Fatal to Man
Who Defied Death on
Numerous Occasions.
Greenville S. C. Oct. 14.—Rodman
Law died at the government hospital at
Camp Sevier early today of pulmonary
affection. Law was noted for his
“daredevil*’ feats and was a brother
of Ruth Law. the aviatrix.
Law was well known in San An-
tonio having spent several months at
Kelly Field as a sergeant in the Air
Service. During his stay here he
thrilled thousands of spectators on sev-
eral occasions by his sensational leaps
from airplanes while iu full flight being
the first man in the world to perform
this feat with the aid of a parachute.
For several years Law’s life has
been one succession of hair-raising
stunts one of them in New York sev-
eral years ago nearly costing him his
life. A steel sky rocket was con-
structed. loaded with 3000 pounds of
high explosive. The plan was to fire
it into the air and then film a moving
picture of the scene as Law jumped
with his parachute. Something went
wrong and the rocket instead nf as-
cending. bursted. blowing Law 30 feet
into the air. Strange to say. he landed
on his feet little the worse for his mis-
hap. his only injuries being a few
bruises and binged eyebrows and hair. I
of dollars annually into the state treas-
ury which it would not have to pay if
assessments were equalized between the
counties.
A striking example of Galveston's
situation is found in figures for 19W
which show that this year Galveston
County paid $1)2756 into the state
school fund in excess of that county’s
per capita for school purposes. This
amounts to more than $1 excess for each
resident of the county.
Assesses at 45 Per Cent.
This example is more forciful still
when it is considered that Galveston
County has actual property valuations
of only $115U60U00. The county as-
sesses for taxation on a basis of 45 per
cent of actual value. Hunt and Fan-
nin Counties two of the low-assessed
counties have actual property valua-
tions of $252000000 more than twice
that of Galveston yet Galveston’s as-
sessed valuation is $51857608 while
Hunt and Fannin Counties combined
have an assessed valuation of only $51-
045.222. The example is clear. Hunt
and Fannin are twice as wealthy as
Galveston County yet combined pay
less taxes than Galveston toward sup-
port of the state and the schools.
General discussion of the tax situation
iu Texas was held before Monday
night's meeting among others former
Senator J. G. Willacy a member of the
organization committee making a talk.
He said that unjust state taxes are cost-
ing San Antonio business men thousands
of dollars annually and that they arc
going to be asked to put up money for
the fight. He drew some comparisons
of what Bexar pays in proportion to
what othc* counties pay. At the con-
clusion of his talk it was declared there
would bo no question of Bexar County
raising her share of the money for the
state campaign.
The state organizs&n will be at
work within a week now if expecta-
tions are realized. It will continue the
fight until after the Legislature of 1921
adjourns. The fight will be for creation
of some central authority which will
compel each county of the state to bear
its fair share of taxes.
WEATHER MAY CLEAR
Prospects For Turn to Cooler Also Arc
been 4>n Map.
Temporarily clearing weather for a
day or two is presaged by the distribu-
tion of the atmospheric pressure as re-
vealeil by the weather map Tuesday
morning.
The storm area whihe occasioned rains
here Monday moved eastward and Tues-
day was lying diagonally across the
Country from the gulf to the Great
Lakes. Within the area of the disturb-
ance. general rains were reported though
not of any excessive amount.
The storm area has been followed by
an extensive “high” which has nosed
eastward from the Pacific to the Dako-
tas and Minnesota tonguing southwards
along the Rocky Mountains.
This will occasion clearing weather
for a day or two according to Major
Buell meteorologist of the San Antonio
Weather Bureau but the fair weather
prospect is threatened by a storm area
which appeared to be developing over
Utah. Tuesday morning. So that the fair
weather promise of Tuesday may be of
short duration. It is probable that
slightly cooler weather may be expe-
rienced with the clearing.
Haase's Condition Worse.
By the Asnoriatrd Pre**.
Berlin. Monday. Oct. 13. —The condi-
tion of Hugo Haase the leader of the
Independent Socialists who was wound-
ed last week when fired upon as he was
about to enter a meeting of the national
assembly has become worse blood pois-
oning symptoms having dcvloped.
Alfonso to Visit Vrrdun.
Paris. Oct. 11.—Plans for the visit of
King Alfonso of Spain to this city have
not yet been arranged but it is believed
the king will during his stay in France
visit the Verdun district.
UNREST CMS
IN M IOBK ;
200010 IDLE
Strike of Longshoremen and
Teamsters Threatens City
With Food Shortage.
EMBARGO IS ORDERED
Dock Workers 800 Own
President When He Urges
Them to Return to Work.
New York. Ort. 11.—With at least
200000 workers either on strike or
idle as the result of strikes accord-
ing to union estimates. New York to-1
day viewed with increasing concern the
prospect of a serious food shortage rend-
ered imminent by the refusal last night
of the longshoremen to return to work
and the continuance of the teamster’s
strike.
The only ray of hope was the ..
nouncement by President T. V. O'Con-1
nor of the International Longshoremen’s
Association that various locals would j
now take n referendum vote on the
question of returning to work.
The walkout of the 11000 team-
sters. chauffeurs and helpers has caus-
ed the Amerii an Railway Express Com-
pany to place an embargo on all ex-
press packages entering and leaving
the rity. Virtually all of the fish
vegetables and other perishable food
are shipped here bj’ expros. The strike
of the lougsborcim n harbor and ferry
workers has caused food to rot on the
diwks and in ships. No coal has reach-
ed here for several days.
Unrest Is W idespread.
The industrial unrest in the city is '
shown in a statement by Ernest Bohm.
seerrtary of the Central Federated i
I nion of Greater New York iu which I
hr says 120000 workers affiliated with ;
the American Federation of Labor are i
on strike. In addition Mr. Bohm states I
that there are 50000 ’’unclassified
strikers and 50000 non-strikers thrown
out of work.
The principal strikes here ami the
number of men affected according to
Mr. Bohm arc marine workers 25000; |
cigar makers 15.000: millinery workers
7500 ; shipbuilders 3000; printers press-'
men. etc. 5000; piano workers 10000;
building trades 25000: tailors 3000
and laundry workers 20000.
An interesting development in the
strike of pressmen and other workers
in book ami job concerns was a letter
sent to Samuel Gompers by the heads
of three international unions affected
hy the strike in which expulsion was
demanded of the Central Federated
I nion of New York from the American
Federation of Labor unless its “sym-
pathy and moral support” was with-
drawn immediately from the “outlawed ’
pressmen and press feeders’ unions.
Strikers 800 Their Leivder.
Thousands of longshoremen who
massed last night in (’ooper Union to
vote on the question of calling off the
strike made it so evident that they in-
tended to stoy out that their inter-
national officers abandoned the inten-
tion of putting the question to a vote.
It was a relatively good natured but
determined crowd of water front “hus-
kies” that filled the hall but outside
thousands of their comrades surged to-
ward the door so determinedly in their
efforts to got in that police reserves
had to bo summoned.
The meeting had been called by Pres-
ident O'Connor tn obtain a vote on
the recommendation made by delegates
of the various locals that the men aban-
don their unauthorized strike ponding
re-opening of their case by the National
Adjustment Commission.
Mr. O’Connor who repeated his
charges that the walkout had been in-
spired by the 1. W. W. made a supreme
effort to gain control of the meeting
but lio was booed and hissed and it
was only after three attempts by Hugh
G. Frayno and other labor leaders that
be was able to make himself hoard.
Cheer for the I . S.
When it was evident that the men
would not listen to a proposition of re-
turning to work directors of the moot-
ing abandoned their intention of call-
ing for votes. Instead Mr. O Connor |
asked all those who were opposed to
the I. W. W. to stand up. The entire
audience arose. Ho thou asked all
those who “are loyal to the I nitod
States of America" to give three cheers.
The men responded with a will.
Mr. O’Connor denied charges that he
had called the longshoremen I. W. W.'s
but reiterated that the walkout had
been caused by I. W. W. agitators. He
reminded the mon that they had^ agreix]
to abide by the decision of the National
Adjustment Commission and appealed
to them to live up to their word nnd
return to work promising re-opening of
the ca^o December 1. His answer was
a cry of derision from all parts of the
halL*
EMBARGO ON FREIGHT.
New Orleans Traffic Tie<l Up As Re-
sult of longshoremen’* Strike.
Atlanta. Ga.. Oct. 14.—An embargo
will be placed on all freight into New
Orleans except that bound for Havana
because of the longshoremen’s strike
there it was announced nt Southern
regional headquarters of the Railroad
Administration here today.
New Orleans. Oct. 14.—Work on prac-
tically the entire water front here was
at n standstill today as a result of the
strike of more than 4000 longshore-
men and 1200 banana wharf workers.
Charles T. Bevens terminal mana-
ger here is awaiting a reply to his re-
quest for the declaration of an embargo
on all export freight to New Orleans.
He described the situation a* orious.
Army transports will be delayed lit-
tle. as soldiers sailors and employes
will be used it was announced.
Begins Flight to Australia.
Issy-I^es Moulineaux. France. Oct. 14.
—Aviator Pou let started at 7:14
o’clock this morning on his flight to
Australia. /
ARMY OFFICERS UNCOVER
DYNAMITE PLOT AT GARY;
MAKER OF BOMBS SOUGHT
Premature Publication of Discovery of
Cache of Enough Explosives to “Blow
Northern Indiana Off the Map”
Gives Leader Chance to Escape—ls
Known to Have Manufactured Gim-
ble Death Dealing Machines —Man
Responsible for Chicago Explosion
Held.
Chicago Oct. 14.—Military authorities at Gary the
home of the big steel mills announced today that they hoped
to have the maker of the Gimbel and other bombs which
have startled the country in the past year under arrest
within a few hours.
Secret service men said they knew the name habits and
manufacturing methods of the individual who they claimed
has made most of these bombs. They announced also that
they had uncovered a plot to assassinate the mayor of Gary
had discovered great stores of dynamite near Gary and had
traced the printing of “red” circulars to Indianapolis.
They said they had arrested the man who blew up an
entrance of the Chicago postoffice a year ago.
Premature announcement in a Chicago paper this
; morning of some features of the Gary story military authori-
ties there said had partly thwarted their plans for clearing
out what they had reason to believe was one of the central
committees of dynamiters in this country. This story said
that Alexander Ivanoff had been arrested as the principal
bomb maker. Colonel Mapes commander of the Federal
troops at Gary announced this afternoon that Ivanoff had
' not been arrested but that authorities were looking for him.
Army intelligence officers said that Ivanoff was the Gimbel
bomb maker.
Near the scene of tbe explosion of one t
bomb some month* ago these antbori-Jc
ties said was found a scrap of news-1 i
paper printed in Chicago. The paper’s i r
entire subscription lists were obtained >
and the subscribers’ names studied. |
Selections were made among these!
name . as likely to lead to developments.' I
One such name was Alexander Ivanoff v
who it was noted was not only a sub- J
scriber but a contributor of radical
articles.
Ivanoff lives in Gary. First intelli- 1
gence officers said it was discovered
that he had moved three times in one e
month because his neighbors in Gary i
professed to -be scandalized at the num- j
her of strange men. each carrying a ।
suit case seen entering Ivanoff’s place.
Is Expert Electrician. . [
Some neighbors complained that they f
were sure he was a bootlegger. Ivanoff r
finally moved to Miller a Gary suburb v
There a secret service man took a house t
from whence he might observe the Ivan- i
off domicile. This Federal agent intel- t
ligence department men announced to- t
day. disappeared about two weeks ago. t
The causes of his disappearance and
what becme of him r-j unknown to them
his brother officials said. They are con- j
ducting a wide spread search for him. t
During the time that Ivanoif was t
under observation the intelligence men v
said it was discovered that be was i
a manufacturer of bombs. Among these s
bombs the officers said were the 36 i
which became known through the coun- c
try as the Gimbel bombs because they t
yere sent in wrappings purporting to t
come from Gimbel Bros.* store in New s
York. These wrappings officers said
were faked and Gimbel Bros.’ had no 1
connection other than the forged use 1
of their name with the handling of
the infernal machines. Tin* Gary offi-
cials said they hail discovrreil that these J
36 bombs were carried to New York from 1 1
Gary in suit cases.
Ivanoff. the alleged bomb maker they f
said was an expert electrician employed
in a large mill near Gary. There they (
claimed he started his bombs taking ।
them home for the finishing work. His ।
plans the officers asserted included
finally the destruction of the factory t
where lie worked. i
Huge Cache of Dynamite.
The cache of the dynamite nod it? ’
amount was not made public today but I
an official who described it said that ’
ho presumed there was enough to “blow 1
about all Northern Indiana off the 1
map.”
Officers at Gary said they had taken 1
into custody the man who dynamited ’
the Chicago postoffice last year. This 1
explosion cost four lives. The officers |
here said that this dynamiter had been
released from confinement in order to 1
help in the search for Ivanoff but that
he was so closely watched that he
could not escape.
Two letters threatening the life of
Mayor W. F. Hodges of Gary were
seized by military authorities one of
these disclosed a plot tb blow up his 1
residence.
Captain W. S. R. Oeenough of the!
Indiana State Guards said that he is |
searching East Chicgo for reds alleged
to he intiamte with the Gary suspects. ’
The inflammatory circulars found
hers yesterday it was announced had
been devised in Gary the copy sent tn
Indianapolis (or printing the circulars
sent tn Chicago and then brought to
Gary for distribution.
Red (Irrulars Issued.
Revelation of the arrest of the alleged
bomb thrower and the uncovering of the J
I details of the terrorist plots followed*
CITY EDITION !
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
B.> the Associated Press.
the finding on a striker at Gary yester-
day of four copies of a handbill purport-
ing to be a proclamation of the Com-
munist Party of America advocating
overthrow of the military forces at Gary.
Col. W. 8. Mapes commandant of
Mapes caused an investigation of all
printing shops in the district to find
where the bill was printed but .it is
said the search produced no information.
Colonel Mapes said he did not believe
the strike committee authorized distribu-
tion of the bills.
The radical pamphlets were distribut-
ed as “a proclamation of the Communist
party of America.** The heading of the
proclamation was “The Capital Chal-
lenges Y’ou Workmen.”
The pamphlet declares that the mu-
nicipal government of Gary submitting
to the control of the steel trust had
forbidden the workmen to bold public
meetings and parades and that for two
weeks the workingmen had ’ permitted
the steel trust government to trample
under foot the Democratic rights which
they had been so often assured were
the heritage of the people of this coun-
try.”
Must Strike at Capitalism.
“The National government the cap-
italist states” the pamphlet says after
telling of the arrival of the Federal
troops “had stepped in. The steel trust
was in danger of being beaten sate
itself it brought into the field the in-
strument forged by tbe capitaUitii to
uphold their system of exploitation aud
oppression the state which in spite cf
all its Democratic pretensions w but
the physical oppression of the dictator-
ship of the capitalistic classes.**
The pamphlet tells of raids eonductedT
by the military authorities in the search
for radical literature and concludes 3
“Gather in great mass meetings. Bring
to the attention of the unenlightened
workers the meaning of martial law at
Gary. Show them that it is not enough
Ito strike against low wages and Lad
working conditions but that the strike
must be directed against capitalism
“The workers must capture the j>ow-
er of the state. They must wrest from
the capitalists the means thrompi which
the capitalist rule is maintained.
“The answer to the dictatorship of
the capitalists is the dictatorship of the
workers.”
No disorders were reported from the
\arious steel centers in the district al-
though labor leaders were said to have
distributed several hundred additional
pickets in South Chicago Gary and
Indiana Harbor.
Reports indicated the largest num-
ber nf pickets gathered in the vicinity
of Wisconsin Steel Company the Inter-
national Harvester Company nnd the
Interstate Steel and Iron Company
plants nt South Chicago which re-
opened today after three weeks of idle-
|' aid approximately WJ®
men returned to work at the Wiscon-
sin plant where the usual force is re-
ported to be 1000 and that 200 men rt-
■ sumed operations at the Interstate.
‘ which is said to employ 400 regularly.
■ Approximately 50 per cent of the nor-
51 mal working force also wan reported by
I jwlice when the Federal Furnaeo Com-
• panv re-opened.
11 Other Plants Are Supplied.
11 John Fitzpatrick chairman of the ua
.! tionai committee for organhat ion of
I ►teel worker* declared he did not be-
| Ueve more than three per rent nf th*
men in the Gary plant of the I nitrd
। States Steel Corporation had retumc I
to work.
The By-producto C’nke Corporation re-
ported the return to its Smith CMcagn
11 plant of 409 workers nf ■ force
i- be 1200 normal
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