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Show THE RUSSIANS SEEK COAL SITUATION 110 Dog Days Pithy News Notes CONFERENCE MEMBERS BELIEVE THE WAY IS PAVED FOR TOLD CONCRETE GOVERNMENT PROOF OF GOOD INTENTION MUST BE GIVEN Plan Is Suggested That Claim Be Settled Privately; Bolshevik Attitude Defined; To Make Payments 8oon And Live are Being Sacrificed A Coal Strike Continue to Paralyze Nation AWAITS y. S. DECISION NEW PROPOSAL Transportation It Feeling Shortage, ' NEPIII, UTAH S, ANOTHER CHANGE GROWS S WHEEL8 OF PROGRESS SLOWING A8 FUEL SHORTAGE REACHES OVER COUNTRY TIMES-NEW- Obragon Government Must Show United State That American Right WR Be Protected In Mexico The Hague. While the allied and Washington. Slowly paralyzing Uie neutral delegates devoted the Sabbath nation's industries, threatening wide- to driving golf balls around the canspread shortage of light and heat als and sand dunes, the Russians put .within a few days, causing increasing their heads together and framed a disorders, loss of life and property letter to M. Patyn, president of the commission, in an effort damage already running Into millions, the combined rail and coal strikes to resurrect the conference, which, have bought on an industlal clsis, the though officially dead, is disturbing its magnitude of which was revealed tn heirs and embalmers by winking its exclusive reports to the United Press eyes and kicking in its coffin, and Friday from nil parts of the country, showing other signs of life. Not only are wheels slowing on the The letter again defines the Bolshecountry's transportation systems, but vik attitude in a way calculated to public utilitleg are closing down and make the Russian peasant on one aotuul suffering because of shortage hand think they are standing pat, and of coal is not far off, advices indicate. the allied and neural delegates beDisorders are reported from coast lieve that M. Lltvinoff is receding on to coast. New England carries an- every point responsible for the rupnounce increasing sabotage on many ture. The letter, which will be forlines; Pacific coast roads report kid warded, comes as an answer to a letter from M. Patyn informing M. LItr nap-logand beatings. Trouble is feared in western Penn- vinoff that the debts nesylvania, West Virginia and Ohio as sees no further use for continuing snines are reopening. State troops are gotiations, but announces that it is not out In New Hampshire, Fensylvania too late yet for the Russians to put forward new proposals. and Ohio. The Russian's letter as outlined by Serious fuel shortages, due In part to the coal strike, but to the car short- the reds begins by asking the allies age caused by the rail showmen's and neutrals to state the total amount wtalkout as well, are reported from of compensation desired for nationalized properties, which they agree to all parts of the country. Borne steamship lines on the great pay as far as possible. The Russians lakes are down to four days' supply. demanded to know the extent of Cleveland has only three days' ration claims before, and now they say In of coal for its light plant. Iowa farm- verbal propaganda that the allies and ers are hard pressed for fuel to run neutrals fear an answer because the the threshing machines and public utili- amount Is so staggering, exceeding even ties. Des Moines waterworks must German reparations figures, that America would see the necessity of close in fifteen dnys. slashing the figures from 50 to 75 Denver has been hit, due to curtailment of tourist traffic that ordinarily per cent. The letter avoids using the word brings upwards, of thirty million dolcredit, but it again asserts that Ruslars annually. Schools at Kmporia, Kan., are with- sia's ability to meet its obligations deout fuel, while at Ilantbal, Mo., light- pends upon help received from outside countries. It asks that if the ing has been discontinued. are willing to help in reconcountries and little, throughout Business, big how far are they prepared Ilstruction, In the country, felt the pinch. It carefully exend. linois the slump was estimated at 50 to go to this the reason for desiring to know plains Youngs-to-wat steel The cent industry per extent of claims against Russia O., was limping down to the Is so that the Bolshevik can arrange "scrapings." a system for payment. Rationing, confiscation and emerA recommendation is made that the were conl to measures Import gency be permitted to settle prl Russians Wisconstates. announced from many with the private holders, claims vate sin expects to ration fuel shortly; to consider the claimant ac threatens to confiscate private conl agreeing to category instead of indl cording shipments; industries at Cleveland vidually. The Bolshevlkl promise that will start closing down In five days 00 per cent of the claims can be setunless emergency rationing Is Immetled privately to the satisfaction of diately effective. private holders, agreeing to arbitrate .Train service continued to feel more the other 10 per cent which cannot be and more the grip of the strikes. settled otherwise. ll Trains came off on practically roads running into Chicago. Eastern Kllauea Volcano Active Again carriers were announcing further susHonolulu, T. II. KIIaue.i volcano, pension, as were Southern roads, wlille in the extreme West, where the whose lake of molten lava some weeks coal shortage had not mude Itself felt ago dropped hundreds of feet and led as to whether the crater many mains have been taken off, in- tospeculatlon on the Northern ever again would be active, broke forth cluding twenty-seveagain Tuesday with its old time vigor. Pacific. Lara spurted 1K) feet from the bottom, nssaultod been have Strlkebreokers a livid pool 300 feet in dia in Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Kansas making brilliant molten fountains meter with Olty, Han Francisco, St. Paul. Confeet In the air. cord N. H., and several deaths direct- spraying forty occurred. the rail strike ly due to Auto Stealing Grows Rapidly New York. Automobile stealing has Freight Rates Cut Gasoline Prices Increased so rapidly In the last three. Portland, Ore. Gasollue prices have years and grown to such vast propor. f a cent a gallon Hons that the urgent need for federal been reduced tn territory in Oregon outside of Port- regulation of this modern form of pir land, due to reduced freight rates acy has become recognized by state effective July 1, according to an- and municipal as well as federal offinouncement by four lending oil com- cials throughout the country. panies Crude and fuel oil wns reMouse Causes Death of Many Cattle duced V cents a barrel. Sprague, Wash., One mouse canted cattle on death of twenty-sev-the Survivors Attend Meeting the ranch of Robert Potts. The mouse comMinn. Originally Stillwater, became stuck in the pipe lending from mcmlwrs of the a spring to the pasture watering posed of thirty-fou- r first Minnesota Infantry's compnny B trough. The animals died of thirst. famous In Civil war days, "the last Some of them . crawled through the man's club" held Its annual banquet fence Into another field in their bere Friday in historic Sawyer bouse, desperate search for water, Mr. Potts WKh It five surviving merrfbers prerported. n one-litil- Washington. Recognition Obregon government in Mexico some definite action by the govern ment affirming the announced pur poses of the present Mexican officials in relation to matters in which the 1 United States government or American citizens are interestea. This summary of the situation was obtained Thursday from an authoritative spokesman for the administration and there can be no doubt that it RAILROADS FACE RARDING PLANS represents the views laid before Adol-f-o de la Huerta, Mexican minister of finance, during his recent conference with president Harding and Secretary GOA L PRODUGTO COMPLETE Hughes. A summary of the situation obtained from the same source shows that while there has been much talk tot the NEARLY MILLION MORE WORK CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND CABINET Intentions and policies of the Obregon ERS THREATEN TO QUIT IF MEET AS COUNCIL OF WAR government which would be In harPEACE PARLEY8 FAIL ON COAL STRIKE mony with American views no definite action in regard to any of the questions on the part of the Mexican Many Already Have Walked Out, Re Labor Leader Privately Express Begovernment has yet come to th fusing to Do Work of Striking lief That President's Plans Are Shopmen; Labor Board to knowledge of the state department Sure to Bring On Strife in Meet Leader It was indicated that the WashingCoal Mine Districts ton government was not insistent that General Ohregon'slgn a treaty such as Chicago. Complete cieup of the na- President Washington. Harding tlon's railroads loomed Monday as dis- and his cabinet met as a council of that proposed by Secretary Hughes more than a year ago specifically satisfaction spread throughout rail- war Tuesday, determined to force the of legitimate road union organizations. production of coal In rue face of the guaranteeing protection American rights In Mexico. If !t is reand the of strike miners 600,000 one million em Nearly railroad poesible for the Mexican government ployes may be Idle should peace par- fusal of their leaders and operator to arrive at the same end in some chieftains to submit to arbitration. leys scheduled for this week fall. Harding "invited" the bituminous other way through acts or congress or Union leaders struggled to hold decisions of the Mexican supreme their imen in line as unauthorized operators late Monday to reopen their mines when the owners accepted in court, there is every fikeliliood that walkouts Increased in number. part his arbitration proposal and of- American desires in the matter would Eight thousand stationary firemen fered to put their mines and services be satisfied by such a course. and engineers laid down their tools at at the president's disposal. 8 o'clock and joined the ranks of the Liner Brings Much Gold Keeping in mind the massacre of striking shopmen. mine guards and nonunion miners at New York. Gold bars valued at apPresident Grnble was to make a Herrin, 111., and the fatal 'battle be- proximately $2,500,000 consigned to J, last effort to stave oft a strike of his tween deputies and mine strikers in P. Morgan & Co. for the account oi the British government arrived here 400,000 maintenance of way men. He West Virginia Monday, the president advisaThursday on the steamship lnnneric. sought assurances (from the board and his cabinet discussed the on This makes a total of more than that his men would not be asked to bility of placing federal troops invithe all mines at guard accepting in gold received from the da the work of shop employes. tation to reopen. British treasury in the last three Union leaders predicted Labor leaders privitely expressed weeks, the proceeds from its sale prewould be unable to hold his men. In- the opinion that the president's plan is dications were that Grnble would be certain to bring on strife in the coal sumably to be used as part payment of the $125,000,000 interest aue on me forced to authorize a strike at the centers. British war debt to the United States meeting of 200 general chairmen In "Nothing that could have been done in October. Kuhn, Loe ft uo. also Detroit Thursday. would have made coal production more received a consignment of $500,000 In Maintenance men were reported difficult or law and order more diffion the Hbmerie, the same to be gold walking out in many sections of the cult to maintain," said one labor used to balancetrade accounts between leader. country without strike orders. this country and Great Britain. The situation is now regarded as Clerks and station employes are out since 'State Sued for Alien Holdings at Toledo, Ohio, Danville, 111., and more serious than at any time the coal strike began, April 1. other points. Tacoma. In ah effort to force the is openly expressed here The fear President E. H. Fitzgerald of the that the nation faces one of the great- state of Washington to turn over to the federal alien property custodian clerks has been naked (to .issue a est Industrial battles In its history. or Germans, strike call on the Chicago ft NorthThe president is planning on co- $25,000 held fbr the heirs western. Austrians and Bulgarians by the state fedand between state the Clerks and freight handlers on the operation eral military forces to bring about Industrial commission, a suit was rued In the United States district court bc-- e Chicago & Eastern Illinois have voted coal production. County and slat i austrike. A a for strike unanimously thorities will be asked to give ade- Thursday by Harry (. Rowland, state vole is being taken on practically ev- quate protection to mines thnt attempt representative of the alien pii-rtery rnilroad. A strike of the clerks to reopen with strikebreakers. If state custodian. The suit was filed nn. would add 200,000 to the strikers' forces cannot maintain peace at tho the trading with the enemy act. ranks. mines, federal troops will be used, Railroads started the week by emAuto and Train Collide Harding takes the view that the ploying hundreds of new men. The overshadowing need of the country Buffalo, N. Y. Six persons wer roads were to make a supreme ef- now is the production of coal and that killed and one seriously Injured Thursfort to keep their shops manned suf- it must be brought about regardless of day afternoon irt Stevensvllle, six miles ficiently to Insure the necessary run- how It will affect either the operators from F.ridgeburg, Out., when n Toronning repairs. or the striking miners. to, Hamilton & Buffalo railroad train thousand railroad Seventy-fiv- e The president is determined that the struck an automs bile at a gvnde cross workers are on strike in sympathy Herrin and West Virginia episodes ing. The automobile bore a Colorado with the 400,000 shopmen, according shall not be repeated. license. to figures compiled Monday. Many operators will attempt to open A gradual Increase In the number their mines ns the result of tlie presiUnderwood Proposes settlement of men who have walked out In un- dent's action. A. M. Ogle, president of Washington. Creation of an "ens. authorized strike was reported from the National Coal nsweiation, said property claims commission" of six many sections of the country. Tuesday. 5 adjudicate and pay, from The largest single group to walkIn nn emphatic manner John L. members Gcrmnn prt'pert.v If liecessarv. clnhna out has come from the maintenance Lewis, president of tho United Mine of American citizens aca.'nst cjermany en en nil t Workers, asserted that virtually none growlns out of the war. wns rirortnned rewill C. of way men. J. Smock, vice pres- of the army ,f striking miners ident of the Maintenance of Way un- j turn to work until their demands are Thursday by Sonator Underwood of democratic leader. ion, declared at least 2.',0i0 members met. of that organization were bile. The It is proliably that the first n'tempts Insist On War Punishment strikers will be outlawed, be an- to operate the mints with strikebreak- Paris. French occupation of Ger ers will be made In the western Pennnounced. man territory will not end until th Added to these figures are 14,000 sylvania bituminous f iehl. Railroad Deals With Shopmen oilers, stationery firemen and engi- ' Oovenor Sprotil of Pennsylvania is Gcrmnn war guilty are tried in th courts of France and If convicted de The Pennsylvania neers, whose strike was authorized ready to call out the Pennsylvania Philadelphia. livered up b the povennneiit Premier railroad announced Tuesday that Monday and 8O(0 members of the troops and take nnv other action neces Mfrrmffit hnfl been negotiated American Federation of Railroad Em- sary to protect mining !n this reirloc Poincare told delegation of the between representative of the shnp-men- t ployes, Including painters and inspec- and the president's plan for forced c.igue of m.tions Thurs-iaywill be tested out in still employed by the company tors, clerks, freight handlers and other 'coal produi-tbMrs. Phillip and i eprescntatives of the manage classes of unskilled laborers who hare that state. Plead Not Guilty ment affecting more tnan 4o,xi men ww Iked oiK total at least 250. rs. nara II. Phil Ixs Angeles. Woman Receives Indorsemert 1l?s, indict' d for the murder here last ? Proclaim Trsty Effective week of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, Ihur Crisis Nesrlng at Conference Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Frances Th Hague. At a plenary eeslo ny emere i a piea or not guilty ano Harding Astell of Pellini.'liam, Wash., endorsee" Washington. President of th non.Rmulan delegates at Tr proclaimed the effectiveness of the by the Stat? Fcderntion of I,alor lor case was set for bearing In the league and the ralhvn; Hague conference Tuesday It was de Yap treaty between Japan and the superior court on Scpteri4er 18. Th rided to grant the Russian reqne lefense as!ed more time, but Vi United State on July 1.1, It wns made men's il'ticnl club, will be n cnndl for a Joint meeting on the distinct con known Monday nt the state depart- date for the Republican ncminnilor indite sa'.d he tboiu-h- t irt nthi nt the pridltlon that It would be only .for tin ment, when the official text of tii for United States senator vas long enough for preparation. mary ejection in the fall. purpose of resentiiig new proposal! proclamation was made public. Sinclair Accept InvitatTon British Mission Is Welcome Secretary's Assistant Resigns Dundalk Taken Without Battl rnsndena. Cat. Ur-t- n Sinclair, n"l s Washington. President Harding hn Belfast. The city of Dundalk was Washington. Reiorts of Great vl author arid a resident of ilils rtt of Mine' intention of sending o financial received the rslgnntlon captured by the Free State troops at Thursday announce I that bs Imd a in United States the 4 o'clork Sunday morning, when a fly mission t Sep. Dover, ass:s!nut secretary of tho tre.is cpted the Inv't ti. n of tne S nl.ill-r:of the funding lug column of the Fifth Northern ll tember to ury, but be has not roBsldcred I o of Cal'fornl i lo s e'; wsr debt, "trars-endint t and Import.-n'-e- ," vision of n,'itlonill-- t forces, led by linglnnd's $r,mx,'M),ooo s nut r. 'n'ted I;: Commandant General Hocan, arrived were rend Monday with ajtnrert action of it. It wns snlf taken any n.iej t,,e treasury ofTblals. at the Wh'te Houre from Dublin In nv tor trucks and sur grmlfication t nliUM nl iiinre, he iid, w Tuesday, Th rounded the suburi'S. a ronton of Official advices c ncernlng the I.lrit-is- h tender of the lie s'ngle fnet tliit de nil; wns Mated it resignation, mieilon were lacking at the tress troop overjowerlns( and d snrrnina !: dirinz fi cp.mpji'st. as mad by Oovit on th "ihenr the seiitrks, capturing the outpost ury but officials declared the United vlll sienk ,n j Arul I ; ' n . not in h.irmr.ny with t!i snd flnnlly entering the bur- - Slate would b ready to negot'ste ,ht be oild Sinclair Thur lay, wihl... ds c of the ! ollcles th administration." British th we: hundred Three p racks.. whenever representative prisoners ilnz tiie matter '.hit House stated. nrrlvad. taken. TIEUP $40,-000,0- y j Compere Urges Negotiations Washington. Samuel Compere, president of the American Federation statement Waned Friof lAbor, In day Invited the government to urt, that the striking coal miners and the striking railroad workers and thflif respective employers inaugurate dl rect negotiations. Harding Appoints Arizona Receiver Washlnirton. Charles Henry Lute was nominated by President Harding Friday to be receiver of public mont Roawell, N. W. ey At Los Angeles Cruiser Angeles. Three Japanese cruiser the Iwste, Isume ami Asnma tour were widen are making a wia-lrUitor at Angeles bnrtMir, the enly American port at which th squadron will ntop, Officials of th Japentse association have mnrle elaborate pisn for entertaining the personnel of th ships. Hie ships, comprising a special training squadron, a--r carrying more practice cruise H fknrtb America and Europe Ix . in Prl-tain'- e-- e hn,-no- Hli-te- '' t.i, - s;n-er- qn1-11.- There are npproximutely-173,75registered voters in Utah, ac- Salt Lake cording to Information furnished Heiner, deputy secretary or state, by the county clerks of twenty-eicounties in ght tf the twenty-nin- e the state. The state total is distributed among the counties as follows ; No. Voters-Beave- r County. 1,826 7,207 11,327 4,331 174 4,800 2,002 2,809 l,79.'l the Boxelder awaits Cache n sent UTAH of non-Russi- an n, From All Parts of Carbon Daggett Davis Duchesne Emery Garfield Grand Iron Juab Kane Millard : 7I 2,50s 3,250 823 4,0.10 026 1,053 1,000 Murgan Piute Rich Salt Lake San Juan . Sanpete Sevier Summit Tooele Uintah Utah Wasatch Washington Wayne G0.00O 900 7,407 4,02 3,084 3,394 3,5 14,985 2,072 2,64 -18,65ft 70O Veber Salt Lake trfrs. Martha Garnder, or errnns, held flor murder because of alleged implication In the shooting of Joseph W. Irvine by George H. Gard ner at Welby April 15, will be released from the county jail upon the filingof a $5000 bond. Ogden Robert G. Agee, 45 years of age, real estate and insurance roan of his city for many years was drowned at Utah Hot Springs Wednesday morning where h had gone with bis four children flor a swim. Portland "Patriotic Obligations of Peace" was the theme of the address of Governor Charlem R. dabey pf tab 'before the American lntsitnte of fcnnlrlnp. which hfld its national eanventioon here an which Is atr tendede by delegates from all over I'se TT'iHed States. Bids for the construction-o-f the Weber gymnasium will be opened in the office of Woods ft architects Kcdes building, in thu :ty at noon August 9, itctlirding to tn announcement given out by the Weber Normal college board of education. Ogden. Salt Lake. The annual sin dance of the Fort Duchesne Indians ended at sundown at I'Vrt Duchesne Sunday, iter a three days continous dance without food or drink. Some of the braves fell from exhaustion, but as soon as they recovered they resinned the barbaric hop, skip and shuffle around a pole on which vas a buffolo head. Salt Lake The proposed scenic highway, Timpanogns cave and the ! immunity camp of the Utah Outdoor association, together with other possibilities for recreational development ;n Utah will be investigated by Dr. Frank Waugh, recreation collaborator f tifee United Stuts forest i?ervieo, who will arrive August 2 for u rtay of several weeks. Bingham. The employees of th Utah Copper Company, through their grievance committee, have requested an increase of 50 cents a day in wages. Wben other mining companies granted nn Increase last February the Utah Copper company fa.r,ed to do so, It Is staled. Salt Lake. The Utah State Federation of Labor w ill meet in Hoose ball nt Ogden, Monday, Septembr 11, to announcement sent out by M. P. Bales, president and J. J. Sullivan secretary. Labor representatives from all parts of the state will attend tlie convention sessions f several 'nj daji. Prove The eleventh annual Tira-pnntg- hike took place Saturday. All day Friday and until the wee small bouM of the night traveler from all parts of the sLite and from many other Males mured Into Aspen grove on-t- 'l the beautiful wood nod was so densely populated that it resembled m fair sized city. Ogden. Fortytwo- - boy scouts of Ogden were swarded badges by the Ogden rituncil at a meeting In the city Hull park recently. Fred O. Taylor if tlie t council presided and presented the medals Silt Lake Full military honors were nciordrd Llcutennnt 3. Clarence McGinn, 21, member of tlie reserve ilTbers tmin'njf school at Fort Doug-'us- , who died Tuesday at the fort ii"rit:l following Injuries suffered Iip pre e'lin Saturday when the nlr-bwhich he was piloting plunged ft fiet to the ground nt Woodward 'ie'd when be was buried Saturday. Oden. Oniric A. lsnnonn. M csirs of Hire, was killed by a rave-i- t ' ll.e v, sil of n he was dig-- , ng at his home tn-Bi- ' |
