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Show The Bulletin Lenders of the strike claimed that that time and that the walkout dally. Predictions of violence were fulfilled, for there were bloody riots around the mills in New England, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and sev ernl deaths resulted. In the southern states the National Guard was mobilized. t, 450,000 had quit at more were Joining LINER CASTLE BURNS AND 15C PERISH PROGRESS OF THE TEXTILE STRIKE. MORRO of Ncnptpcr Union. In horrid form came to DEATH 150 men, women and children when the Ward liner Morro Castle was swept by Are eight miles off the New Jersey coast during a storm. So swiftly did the flumes spread and so. rough was the sea that ships and coast guard vessels speeding to the rescue could do little but pick up the survivors who escaped In lifeboats and a few who had leaped overboard with life belts. It was one of the worst marine disasters of recent years and Its cause was a mystery that the oflicial Inquiry sought to solve. The Morro Castle, large, swift, and luxurious In its appointments, was recruise to Haturning from a seven-davana. Her muster, CapL Robert t, had died of heart disease only a few hours before the tragedy, and William F. Warms, chief ollicer, was In command. With 12 other officers and members of the crew he stood by the blazing ship until the hulk was towed to Asbury 1'ark and beached. These 13 men were the heroes of the disaster. George W. Rogers, chief radio operator,, staid In the radio room nntil he was seriously affected by the beat and smoke. He aras able to send out only one call for help before his apparatus was disabled. When the ship sailed from Havana she parried, 318 passengers, .230 crew and 10 officers.' The survivors Included ,221 passengers, 171 of the crew, and the nine officers who were left after Captain Wllniott died. i Officers of the ship testified at the inquiry that they believed the fire was of incendiary origin and was fed by gasoline or pheinicnls, but they could suggest no motive for such a horrible crime. Acting Captain Warms said he based his opinion that the blaze was incendiary on two facts: First, because on August 27, on a previous voyage. to Havana,, there was a suspicious blaze in the No. S hold; second, because reports to him Indicated tlmt the writing room locker, in wliich the fatal lire started, exploded. The flames, he explained further, acted like gasoline or kerosene,", and fire extinguishers had no effect on them. The chief of the secret police in Havana declares the burning of the Morro Castle was an act of sabotage by members of a secret International maritime association tlmt takes its orders from the Communists of MosW Micro of the first claimed that workers had refused to Join the strike, later admitted that he was wrong and said: "Tills thing is getting worse by the hour," He added that the reports he had received showed that additional mills were closing, and added : "I am deeply distressed to learn that blood has been shed In Georgia. .These sad events make It plain thnt the forces unleashed by the strike leaders are now out of their control. "Tills Is no longer to be viewed as the ordinary Industrial watfare which the term 'strike Implies In America. It Is not a matter of leaving work and of peaceful picketing. "The strike call was an appeal for confidence. The appeal was denied by a vast majority of our workers. "Now lawless bands of misled people, thousands In number, move across wide areas, against whole communities, smash mill doors, drag men and women from work they wish to perforin, and threaten with violence all who do not yield. This is an assault on fundamental American rights." Frank Schweitzer, general secretary of the American Federation of Silk Workers, announced thnt with the walkout of 17, 000 silk workers in the l'utersnn (N. J.) district and .with mills closing In other sections, the silk Industry was approximately 80 pci1 cent shut down. Schweitzer disclosed thnt many onions In other Industries, notably the Amalgamated Clothing Workers. were offering material, aid to. the strikers and. supplying organizers. y Wll-mot- . - the fifth installment of the senate banking committee on its stock market Investigation internal revenue agents were charged, with "laxity In enforcement" for accepting, without examination, Income tax returns prepared by J. P. Morgan & Co. The committee presented a long review of evidence thnt officials. of .the Morgan company, Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and the Na- GOOD MILK RECORD COMPETE WITH IDAHO GOODWILL VLANS LOOM HIGHER TURKEY PRICES MILLIONS FOR FARMERS Maine was the pioneer prohibition state, Jtut In this election It abandoned the league of Nations met an Invitation to Russia to Join the league was circulated, signed and sent to Moscow. The council then announced that an accord bad been reached to grant Russia a permanent seat on the council, and It was expected that only Portugal and Argentina would continue to oppose this. WHEN ' Richard Sandler of Sweden was elected president of the league assembly by an almost unanimous vote. A NXOUXCEMENT was made by the Nit A of the appointment of a general code authority to administer the basic code authorized two months ago by General Johnson to cover 2G2 Industries that did not have b butterfat, IDA. POCATELLO, Farmers In states have received more than 32 million dollars In payment for drouth cattle purchased by the agricultural adjustment administration and turned over to the federal surplus relief corporation for processing for relief distribution. .. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Revenue to the slate genprnl fund of Utah for the first six months of I from the state tieer tax was it is shown from a statement prepared under the direction of the managing clerk, for the biennial report of the state tax commission. B018E, IDA. Tlie national guard of Idaho has received forty new trucks, sent by the war department to replace the old wartime models which have been In use since 1919. IDAHO FALLS, IDA. A movement to weld northeastern Idaho sections Into one large community by sponsoring goodwill tours Into neighboring territories from Idaho as a focal point Is the aim of chamber of commerce members, merchants and business men, who recently made a goodwill tour into tlie Star valley section of Wyoming. BOISE, IDA. Collections of income tax amounting to $G,G74.43 during August brought the total by this impost this year to $217,120.34, tlie department for finance announced, compared with $66,3X2.96 for the same period of 1933. Idaho Spud SHELLEY, IDA. day, Shelley's annual celebration day, will be held here October 3. The affair, sponsored annually by the Shelley chamher of commerce as a harvest festival and demonstration of the value of the Idaho spud In this section of the state, will Include all of the usual features. OGDEN, UT. A report issued by forest service officials says that since July 1 there have been 030 fires in the national forests of Region 4. Of that numlier 330 were man caused nnd 42 were serious fires. More than $183,375 has been expended by the service In fighting the fires. The fires burned over an area of 89,785 acres, damage to which Is estimated at $433, 1S8. Emergency guards on duty were 104, total expenses for which have been $19,230. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Reserve feed loans for the lnefit of those who winter their flocks and herds in places where weather conditions prevent regular transportation of feed, are being' made available by the emergency feed loan section of the farm credit administration. IDA, While Idaho MOSCOW, farmers have done some real work in eradication of grasshoppers this summer, they still have plenty of work before them to prevent the spread of the pests again next year, according to information being sent out by the University of Idaho experiment station. Tlie grasshoppers laid tliclr eggs before they started their travels Inst spring. While the grasshoppers themselves were destroyed nnd stopixal from doing considerable damage, tlie new crop will hatch out next spring nnd another swarm of the pests will stnrt tnivelinsr. 20 western specific codes. Coincidentally It was announced that only 30 of the industries which were expected to agree to labor provisions for their trades and to other rules and regulations have indicated a desire to come under the "cleanup" code and that but two iiave already done so. Chairman of the new authority ia Dr. Willard Hotchkiss, president of the Armour Institute of Technology of Chicago. Three other members are De Lancey Kountze, member of tlie Industrial advisory board of NRA and chairman of the board of DeVoe A Raynolds company, paint and varnish manufacturers; Rev. Francis J. Haas, member of the labor advisory board of NRA, and Stacey Macy, member of the NRA consumers advisory boaid, assistant director of the Rockefeller foundation, and a former Instructor at Amherst and the University of Chicago, Additional members are to be appointed by the administrator for each Industry under the basic code. drouth-stricke- n 19-S- $68,-(150.4- 2, YOU can believe the foreign office Tokio, Japan Is ready to scrap all powerful weapons of offense and is likely to propose, at tlie forthcoming naval reduction conference, the abolition of battleships and plane carriers. "It is not Japans Intention to enter a naval competition which will result In an Increase In armaments and heavier burdens for the people of the world," the foreign office spokesman said. "Our plan Is to have a navy Insufficient for offensive purposes but sufficient for defense. We hope others also will work towards this end." d-e-rs . TWIX FALLS, IDA. Higher prices are likely to prevail for the Thanksgiving, Christmas and January turkeys offered by Idaho growers this year as the result of a decrease of about 21 per cent In the volume of production from last year. Idaho IDAHO FALLS, IDA. potatoes may not find much room in eastern markets on account of large crops In Maine, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. Twenty-thre- e BOISE, IDA. herds, consisting of 470 cows, 28 of which were dry, made a total of 311,088 pounds of butterfat during the month of August, in the Boise Far the Mat dcalrable and rtaanerativa Valley Dairy Herd Improvement O pa af arark taka ap kualacaa. association. Tills made an average Far a thoraack baxincae caana sa to 710 tha aatianally recognized achaal liatod ia per cow, Including dry cows, of this calamu. pounds of milk and 33.2 pounds of Its policy and Joined the wet list, voting for repeal by a large majority. tional City bank of New ' York "avoided" Income taxes by "a variety of methods. "Many returns, particularly of partners In large bnnking houses,, were exempted from adequate scrutiny, the committee said. "When examinations were made the cow. time' devoted to them was comparatively short, in view of the wealth of the taxpayers and the complex nature a ROOSEVELT took PRESIDENT textile strike by, ap- of their transactions. a of "Tlius, In 1030, according to the bu- AFTER Upton Sinclair, board pointing inquiry. The memobtained the Democratic nombers he named are Gov. John G. Wigant reau's own records, one day was spent ination for of in governor of California, had the return checking partnership of Newv Hampshire, Mnrlon Smith of At- J. P. Morgan & Co. and Drexel & Co. called on President Roosevelt at Hyde tlie most powerful banking group In 1ark, he Jubilantly aslanta, Ga.( and Rayserted that his plan to the world. mond V. Ingersoll, In CaliEnd to was not ifcttirn Poverty "This' subjected borough president of identical was fornia" Rrooklyn, N. Y. Mr. any field examination and apparently with the New DeaL Smith Is an attorney tbe agent's explanation was sufficient Then he went to and the son of the late to satisfy the. Internal revenue bureau and Senator Hoke Smith. thnt none was necessary." Washington of the were support the sought This board was apCiting thnt since hearings I ea administration rehas enacted held certain on recomcongress the pointed for his campaign. mendation of the na- - forms In legislation and administraMr. retax tion to prevent Roosevelt had avoidance, the JohnG. Wigant board and said : stated nothing publicly its duties port The need for reform, either In law were thus outlined: concerning Mr. Sin1. To inquire into the general charor its method of enforcement, or both, clair, but Senator acter and extent of the complaints of was made abundnntly clear when the James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, workers In the cotton textile, wool, Income tax returns of some of the chairman of tlie Democratic senatorial leaders of American finance for the campaign committee, made some punrayon, silk and allied industries, 2. Inquire into problems confronting years since 1020 were examined by the gent comments about the California nominations. subcommittee. the employers in said Industries, "There has been no California Dem3. Consider ways and means of meet"For the year 1020 the partners of nomination for governor," Senocratic & I Co. J. ing snid problems and complaints. collectively paid Morgan ator Lewis said. "The nomination was 4. Exercise in connection with said about $11,000,000 in taxes to the fedindust rles powers authorized to be con- eral government For the year 1030, made by Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michferred by the first section of public 17 MorgaA partners,' including J. P. igan, Kansas and Nebraska' Repubresolution 44. Morgan, paid no tax, and five paid licans who had moved to southern Calfrom 5. On request of the parties to labor aggregate taxes of about $5G,(XK). For ifornia. It was Republicans Sin-Mr. who nominated states these 1031 not a single. Morgan dispute, act as a board of voluntary the year arbitration or select a person or ugency partner paid any tax. For the year clair, not the Democrats nor the Re1032 not a single Morgan partner paid publicans of California. Tills gentlefor voluntary arbitration. man's nomination can be charged to The President directed that the board any tax. class of Republicans in Los Anthnt should report to him, through the sec1020 the partners of "For the year retary of labor, not Inter than Octo- Kuhn, lxeb A Co. collectively paid geles as a general protest against conber 1. about $1,000,000 in taxes. For the yeur ditions. "Senator Johnson came out for the Strike Leader Gorman announced 1030 four Kulin-Loepartners. Includthe strikers would accept arbitration ing Otto 11. Kahn, paid no tax, and whole of the Roosevelt policies, and of the dispute and agree in advance to four paid aggregate tuxes of aoout was nominated by all parties. We abide by the decision of the board, $100,000. For tbe year 1031 six Kulin-Loe- b rank him as a Democrat. "President Roosevelt Is not being provided the employers made the same partners paid no tax, and the agreement Immediately.. However, he other paid taxes totaling less than disturbed by any presumption that he insisted that the mills must remain $2,000. A similar situation prevailed is endorsing tlie individual views of closed lending the arbitration. On the In 1032." Candidate Sinclair. The President, In behhlf of the employers It was said Charles E. Mitchell, at the time fact, expects very shortly before the these proposals were utterly impossible chairman of the National City bank, congressional elections to make an adof acceptance. Renewal of bloody the report said, "sold his wife In 1920 dress to America, In which he will exwas expected unless a truce 18,300 shares of National City bank press the Roosevelt policy and wherein fighting could be arranged. stock at a loss of $2,872,305." This the real democracy he represents ofStarting immediately after Labor transaction. Mr. Mitchell admitted, fers remedies which prevent the radiwas entered for the express purpose calism of Socialism and the destruction day, the strike spread rapidly and within a short time about 330,000 workers of establishing a loss for Income tax of Communism. had quit their Jobs. This would indi- purposes. "We under the name of democracy cate the walkout was approximately can never advocate or endorse a sys60 per cent. effective over the entire tem which appropriates and confiscates rejoiced In the NEW DEALERS of the Maine, election, honest property, whether It be ths cotton, woolen and silk Industry, which normally employs In the neighborhood though their victory was Incomplete. wealth of the millionaires or the weekof 650,000 work era Gov. Louis J. Brann, Democrat, was ly wages of millions of tollers." i Briefly told ror Busy Readers Du-bor- d, IF Sally Ses Intermountain Hews SLOAN, president GEORGE Textile Institute, who at seats. two-thir- By EDWARD W. 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