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Show ( first Class 1 Jo& Pristisg .At Using prices. Let us ! lire your next order lor I anything you want print e4, Rich County News , j printing is synonymous I with art sod efficiency. -- TWENTY-FIFT- RANDOLPH, RICH COUNTY, UTAH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1922. YEAR. H SHOOT! MARKS : NUMBER 24. Pithy News Notes From All Part t of ' UTAH OF WALKOUT ON APRIL 1st PROBABLY TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEK OPERATION IRELAND IS AGAIN 8CENE OF TROUBLE; MANY ARE KID-NAPE- D FROM HOMES Fifteen Arrests and Orange Forces Are Rushed to Scene; Sheriff Re. sists Attacker Single Hand- In Fierce Battle Malf Million Miner Are Affected; Operators Decline to Meet Union v Men; Railway Workers Discuss Alliance 1 Indianapolis Ind. Whether the 500, 000 union coal miners of the country will walk out on strike April 1 next jprobably will be decided here within the coming week. The miners national or ganlzation, the United Mine Workers of America, meets here with delegates from every union field in the Country present, to frame its wage demands, On the eve of the meeting, regarded as the most monentous ever faced by the largest labor union of the country, the situation shapes up as follows : 1 The miners will vote probably unanimously against accepting the wage outs proposed by operators. 2 A counter-deman- d of a 20 per cent wage lncerase porbably will be ' made. 3 Secretary Hoover has made a preliminary move looking to the prevention of a nation-wid- e coal strike, and this move probably will be placed the convention for action. 4John L. Lewis, president of the miners organisation, has received replies from virtually all the railroad union presidents, to whom he proposed an offensive and defensive allinace of nil and coal employees. 5 The railroad workers are willing to meet with the miners to discuss such an alliance as Lewis proposes, but tiave not committed themselves to the alliance. 6 There probably will be an offensive alliance of the two classes, of workers in time to bring about a Joint coal and railroad workers' strike. Among the possibilities is one that the miners will make no wage demands whatever, but vest the scale committee with full power to act In. negotiating with the operators. Such action, . if taken, would be a complete reversal of form for more than twenty years, " would upset to greater or less degree some of the operators plans and would shift from labor to capital the responsibility for making the first advance. "The miners scale committee, consisting of the presidents of all the district organisations and the three national officers, has been in session here since last Tuesday formulating its proposals to the convention. These proposals, which are the only business scheduled to come before the convention, probably will be ready for pre-- , sentatlon the first day of the meeting. The advance of 20 per cent in wages, proposed by members of the committee, if adopted, would place the bituminous miners bh an equal footing with the anthracite workers, who recently voted to make such a demand in their field. Both anthracite and bltmlnous wage agreements expire simultaneously this year for .the first time in many years, and negotiations, therefore, will find the miners presenting a united front. Wed-nessda- -- . , I The raiders are believed to have come from Counties Cavan and Longford, near the border. The forces known as the B specials were mobilized Wednesday In Tyrone and Fermangh and rushed to the scenes of the kidnaping. The Ulster government announced Its. Intention of taking drastic measures. Among those kidnaped was Major Anketell-Mourtrhead of the Tyrone Orangemen. The major stiffly resisted and finally was wounded. Former High Sheriff Carson of County Fermangh, whose home was raided, resisted single handed for an hour until he was wounded and carried off In a motorcar. The house of Major Moore at Fermangh, was attacked, but he escaped. A merchant named Elliot, at Enniskillen, fired on the raiders when his house was attacked and It is believed he wounded' one of them. The merchant escaped. Attacks were also made on the blouses of former County Inspector McGuire and various other prominent unionists in the vicinity of Enniskillen who were absent at the time from their dwellings. A party of what are known as "A specials' was ambushed near Newton Butler last evening by a large party of armed men. An engagement resuited in casualties on both sides. While this flght was occurfng the residences of other constlbles of the same organization were visited and a number of the constables were kidnaped and carried over the border. Registeratlon Inspector Doonan, a prominent unionist of Newton Butler, was taken to the hospital at Enniskillen suffering from gunshot wounds. While the attack on the Elliot house at Enniskillen was proceeding, the police, hearing the firing, rushed to the scene and captured eleven of the assailants and three automobiles containing rifles, revolvers and bombs. Subsequently the police challenged two other automobiles, in each of which was found a wounded man. Both men were arrested. Three motorcars drove up to the residence in Enniskillen of James Cooper, a member of the Ulster parliament, and attempted to gain admission. Cooper opened fire on the men, who hastily rtlred. A series of raids also was made In South Donegal. Major Miles of ; William Hampton, a magistrate of Ballintra, and Blackler Douglas of Kinglough were carried off by raiders. MILLIONS FACE POSSIBLE DEATH the It develops that the raiders captured a lorry load of the' A class of spe' Substitute Bread of Clay Exhausted cial constables, near Clones, shooting And Human Fleeh Being Eaten and killing one of the constables. London Two hundred fifty thousand Sixty lorry loads of the class A , children are starving in the Chuvash specials were sent to Tyrone and Ferregion of eastern Russia to any nofh- - mangh from Belfast. ing of half a milion adults who have lost all hope of help, according to a Soldier Killed by Eagle. telegram from the Russian famine f Santiago, Chile. A story of a solcommission of the International diers, fatal struggle with a huge eagle of Trades Unions received in a mountain pass near Los Andes , Federation : by Arthur Henderson, prominent labor last Saturday is told by the newspamember of the house of comomns, pers here. The soldier shot the eagle, f The telegram says 30,000,000 work- and, thinking he had killed the bird, s' erg and pheasants in all Russia are approached, but the eagle had only starving and that thousands are dying suffered a broken wing and furiously dally. The survivors are reduced to g attacked him. In the straggle which state of pitful weakness and their sup- followed, the eagles claws clutched plies of substitute bread, made of clay the trigger of the soldiers gun, which and straw, are now exhausted, says was discharged, the bullet entering th? the message, Which adds that the peo- mans body. He died in the arms of ple are threatened with utter destruc- his companions, who took his body and also the wounded eagle to Los tion. There are cases of mothers smoth Andes. ' ering their children and of persons Safe Deposit Boxes Looted devouring human flesh occurfng In the St. Louis, Mo. Two bandits MonChuvash territory, the message reads day obtained $200,000 in cash and gems from the safe of the fashionable WashConference May Postpone Rome The Italian cabinet has an ington hotel and escaped. After holdthorlzed Premier Bonomi and Foreign ing up the night watchman the robbers Minister Della Torretta to decide pried open the vault and rifled safely boxes belonging to guests.Two whether, and in what manner the Gen- deposit confederates kept vigil outside the hooa international economic conference tel. The loot consisted of about $2000 8, March ot scheduled to .may open . In cash and checks and the remainder postponed. was In diamonds. . , , y, be-fo- re re-lie- v- ' - r j A A 9, j 200-met- Belfast. A large number of the leading unionists of Counties Fermangh and Tyrone, in the Ulster area, were kidnaped from their homes early y and taken to unknown destinations. Fifteen arrests have been, made In connection with the kidnap- Ins-- . STREET CAR CONDUCTOR AND MAID OF FAU3 HOUSEHOLD CHARGED WITH MURDER J Frank Miller Is believe I mrroNH AS E WORST PHASE OF AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES t Being Sought By The Letter From Chief Executive Read to Police and it le Believed That Farmere ef Minnesota Contains He is the Man Who Flrod Words of Encouragement to the Fatal 8hot . All Tillere ef the Soil , Bel-lee- Bally-shann- UTAH SENATOR TELLS PRESILogan. A radiophone apparatus has DENT COUNTRY WILL NOT been set up and put into operation bj STAND FOR TAXES Utah the physics department of the AgrleultuAtl college. Every night except Sunday from 10 until 11 messages Bond Issue is Only Proposition That are sent and received. From 10 until Will Meet With Favor of Public 10:30 wireless telegrams are sent. Says Utah Senator in Talk These messages go out on a With President , wave length and should be picked up. v on within a radius of 500 miles. Washington. The idea of financr A twenty-fouroom, Lake. the soldier bonus through a short Salt ing j fireproof school building will be erect- time bond flotation is gaining coned in place of the Lafayette school, verts in congress. . that was recently destroyed by fire, Senator Smoot, who Saturday night members of the board of education told President Harding , the country decided at a .special meeting. The would not stand for the tax method, new probable cost of the proposed declared his foeief that the house bohus building has been estimated at $187,-00conferees had swung to his advocacy call for Plans ef the board will a building embracing all of the latest of the bond plan. Harding was understood to be planning an early conferfeatures of school architecture. ence with Secretary of the Treasury Bountiful. As a result of the re- Mellon as to bonds. cent meeting of the local farm bureau Business, Smoot declared, could not at Bountiful, a spraying movement stand more taxes. will be put on throughout the district Smoot ventured the opinion that the extending from the Salt Lake county line to near Centerville. High com- proposed tax method would be shelved and a bond issue substituted. This mendation of the attitude of the farmers of the district in adopting this is despite administration! objection. method of solving their problems was Republicans of the senate finance comexpressed by the state crop pest in- mittee and the house ways and means spector, who was in attendance at the committee continued their deliberameeting. tions over the ways and means committees tax scheme, had provoked n Salt Lake. L. M. Smith of the tremendous wave of opposition from Smith-Fau- s Drug yoompany, has auth- all over the country. Big business, orized Major Clarence Neslen to offer agrlcnlture, the average man were all $1000 Reward on behalf of the firm represented in the howl a protest for the arrest and conviction of the so mighty that some senators believed two bandits who murdered Chas. Faus the bonus would die in transit if conin his h?me a few days ago. This gress persisted in trying to pay the brings the total sum now posted to bonus through taxes on business and The Rotary club offers $1000, individuals. $4500. ' the city $500, the state $500, the InSmoot minced no words in his talk termountain Association of Credit Men with President Harding. He told the $500 and the Commercial club $1000. executive in substance that the country was opposed to more taxes to pay a bonus. Smoot wants short time bonds . is sued subject to call when they could be paid off.. Such financing, he believed, would not interfere with Liberty bond funding. Smoot declared that the financial burdens his bonus payment will Involve are merely a flea bite compared to what is ahead. Just wait and see what the future holds he warned, indicating his firm belief that the bonus is merely the forerunner of a pension system which will dwarf the Civil war pensions. While Smoot and some followers are pounding in the idea of a bond issue to care for the first bonus payments, the house and senate conferees are still pondering the ways and means tax proposals. Ohairman McCumber of the senate finance committee favors postage, and that has caused a rumpus. The big issue, however, at this time, with Wall street protesting loudly, are the taxes on stock and bond transactions and the 2 per cent tax on undivided profits. Mrs. H. S. Townsend State Historian, Utah Federation of DENBY PROPOSES BIG REDUCTION Womens Clubs ' . Salt Laka Gilbert L. Brighton, 22 years of ago, street car conductor, Is the murderer of Charles A. Fans. This la the belief expressed by Chief of Police Joseph E. Burbldge and Chief of Detectives Riley M. Beckstead. The police believe that Brighton will confess to the murder as he did to participation In the attempted robbery. A search is being made for the revolver with which Mr. Faus was kUlefT&dgh-to- n Is held In the state prison and a nationwide search is being made for Frank Miller, 35 years of age, who Brighton says was the man who fired Crookaton, Minn. The general Industrial and business situation now Is such as to Justify confidence that "we are well past the worst phase oi the agricultural crisis," declared President Harding, in h letter read to farmers attending the annual Red lUver valley farm crop and livestock show here. The improvement Is well begun and will continue steadily from this time forward- - said the letter, which was addressed to C. G. Seivig, superintendent of the Northwest School of Agriculture. After expressing regret that he was unable to deliver personally his mesthe shot sage, President Harding's letter reChief Beckstead, who brought about ferred to the recent national agriculBrightons arrest, said that Angeleno tural conference In Washington, and Wacaster, the rmaid who planned the Continued : I am glad to say that my utmost robbery, had confessed that when Brighton came to the back door on anticipations of useful results from the night of the tragedy he wore his that gathering were more than realized. army overcoat. The man who shot The fine spirit of cooperation among Mr. Faus had on an army overcoat. the and the disposition on The police say that there was no rea- their farmers to unite their efforts in part son why the men should change coats every possible way with those of the while going from the back to the front. government, augurs particularly well .Mrs. Faus stated that the taller of for our hope of accomplishment. The the two bandits shot her husband. conference gave serious and thorough Brighton is almost six feet in height. consideration to the problems before Brighton said that his companion was it and presented practicable propostaller than he. The police say that als for doing practical and worthwhile this is highly improbable and that things. In the general Industrial and busiBrighton is the man who fired the ness situation there is much to justify shot, according to their belief. confidence that we are well past the The maid admitted that she recog- worst phases of the agricultural crisis nized Brightons voice when he an- that Improvement is well begun and swered Mrs. Faus, although both men that it will continue steadily from this were masked. Miss Wacaster said time forward. that the man who spoke was the man who fired the fatal shot. Although the WILL PRESENT ARMS TREATY girl asserted that she did not think to Appear in Sen-- " Brighton was the guilty man, the po- President Harding in Person ate lice say that they believe that she Washington. President Harding will knows that he is the murdereT and to the senate In person to submit go him that she merely desires to shield the armament treaties and open his as much as possible. House When Chief Beckstead asked the fight for their ratification, White . said. officials girl why she had arranged the robHardings message, it is understood, bery she said : I needed fifty dollars." will feature the declaration that the Brighton was arrested by Chief of of AmerDetectives Riley M. Beckstead and treaties Involve no surrender He will also asican sovereignty. Detectives Bert Seager, Digit Eddihg. relating ton, Lester Wire and Jack Egbert. He sert ihat his campaign pledges conference to concord world through once to participation in confessed at the holdup Friday night at the Fans have been followed. The president has been' advised by home. Senators Lodge and Underwood that He placed all the blame on the Wais expected to the little opposition talkthat he had He said caster girl. but it was dethe in senate, treaties ed to her on the streetcars and that them personshould cided he present she had suggested that he get a comto the senate both to ally emphasize panion and rob tlie Faus home. He and the country the achievements 5f declared that the girl ihad said that the conference. Mrs. Faus kept a large quantity of President Harding is putting the fin jewelry and money in the honse. Ishirig touches on his treaty message He said that he found a man who Miost of which was compiled in liis agreed to take part in the holdup. Be office. declared that this companion, whose Tlie exact time of his appearance name he gave as Frank Miller, was at the capitol will depend on when the the one who lost his nerve and fired Is finished and printed. speech that he He Mr. asserted Faus. at knew this man only slightly and that . Street Cars Are Fired On he had fled from the town. on sevVa. Passengers Richmond, Following his confession, Brighton was rushed to the state prison for eral streetcars operated by the Virsafe keeping, as threats of a lynching ginia Railway . ahd Power company had reached the ears of the police. here were thrown into a panic when Remarks made by Brighton the day the cars were fired on from automoNone of the passengers or crews preceding his arrest came to the ears biles, Beckstead and led to hSs were injured. A strike recently was called on 't!he line. erreat. ef nt Salt Lake. A reserve officers training camp with 665 officers of the organized reserves of the United States army in attendance, and to be followed by a civillian training camp with an attendance of 1000, is contemplated by the war department to be held at Fort Douglas next summer. Delta. The main business section of Delta was swept by the worst fire in the towns history and as a result five buildings are in ruins, with a loss of approximately $60,000. The burned area is on the north side of Clark street, between First and Second West streets. Salt Lake. Treasurers of the several counties In the state met In convention at the capitol to consider matters pertaining to the collection of taxes, personal property in particular. The meeting was In response to a call issued by the auditor of state. Lagan. A reduction in the salary limit of $800 was ordered by directors of the Northern Utah Baseball league here. Initial plans for baseball operations were discussed and considerable headway was made toward preparations for operations. Salt Lake. Angeline Wacaster, mnid in the Faus family and Gilbert L. Brighton, street car conductor; have been arrested by Salt Lake police and have confessed to robbery conspiracy which resulted in the murder of Chas. Faus. Frank miller is the man who Brighton says fired the fatal shot and who left for California the night of the shooting. Would Make Saving of Seventy lion Dollars Mil- Washigton. Secretary Denby appeared before the house naval committee Monday to recommend that the navy personnel for the next fiscal year be fixed at 90,000 men and 6000 apprentices, as compared with 100, oou men and 6000 apprentices now authorized.1 Mr. Denby recommended that there be no reduction in the existing strength ' of line officers of the navy; that the first class at Annapolis be graduated and. commissioned, but that appointments to the academy hereafter be reduced to three for each member" of , congress instead of five. . The naval secretary recommended that 100 destroyers be placed out of commission. He estimated that 'the program he outlined would effect a year's saving of $70,000,000 in next . budget. Bryan Silent on Aspirations Miami, Fla. William J. Bryan, who for some time has made his home and legal resilience here, was sdent when questioned in regard to a rerurrint, report that he would be a canuidat'Y this year for election to the Unite l' States senate from Florida. Whm asked to confirm or deny the report, lie said he would issue a statement soon. The term of Senator Paik Trammell will expire March 3, 192 J, and it is understood he will seek reelection to succeed himself. Uncle Joe Will Not Make Race Washington. Uncle Joe Cannon announced that he would not be a candidate for cong teas next fall. V |