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Show THE PRESS-BULLETI- BINGHAM, UTAH. ' ' ' RED UPHEAVAL IM ROIIS DENIED CABINET DECLARES LIFE. IS PROCEEDING NORMALLY IN ITALIAN CAPITAL. Government Taking Steps for Confer-ence With Workers With View to Terminating Strikes and Rector-- . Ing Industrial Peace. Rome. Positive contradiction of "biased rumors of a red upheaval spread in foreign countries respect-ing the situation in Italy" is con-tained in a semi-offici- note Issued on September 7, which adds : "With the exception of the action of the metal workers, life Is proceeding normally here. It is hoped we can find a settlement of tills question, and even the workers' organizations are to this end." The employers in metal factories which have been seized by workmen in the present contest over conditions in this industry have been given five days in which to comply with the work-men's demands, according to a resolu-tion adopted by the Socialist members of the General Confederal ion of Labor. Should the employers fail to yield, a rapid movement toward general nation-alization is threatened. So far the manufacturers nre persisting in their decision not to enter into direct ne-gotiations with the workers before the latter evacuate the factories. Government officials will open ne-gotiations with the general industri-al conference at Milan with a view to solving the problem presented by the seizure by workers of metal factories throughout Italy. The Socialist group In the Italian parliament will hold a meeting with the governing committee of the general workers' confederation and it is expected that at this gather-ing a policy will be accepted by the workers relative to the present anom-alous condition of Italian Industry. It is estimated that 400 of the larg-est metal wokers in Italy have been occupied by mechanics and workers, and the movement is still expanding, threatening to extend to the extreme southern end of the peninsula. Elab-orate steps have been taken by the government to preserve order during the period when a general offensive against all industries is threatened. "l Little Red Riding Hood (OswrtiWt ITALIAN TOWNS AND VILLAGESWREGKED HUNDREDS MEET DEATH WHEN EARTHQUAKE LEVELS BUILD-INGS, BURYING OCCUPANTS. Survivors Describe Shocks as Terrify-Inn- , the Air Being Filled With Choking, Blinding Dust, So That Sun Was Obscured. Home. Italy Is again suffering from un earthquake disaster, the ex-- ' tent of which has not yet been meas-ured. It is known, however, that hun-dreds of people have been killed and thousands Injured. Many small towns and villages have been wrecked, and although assist-ance is being hurried from all parts ol 1 lie country to the afflicted area, there is much suffering for want of food, medicines and shelter. It is not yet possible to calculate how many hundreds are dead the list at lust reports showing close to 400 al-ready reported. There are many bod-ies under the ruins, and there are wounded also under the ruins who have not yet been rescued. There are believed to be many thousands of in-jured ; the hospitals at Speziu have received about 500, and 300 have been taken to other hospitals near by. Improvised hospitals com-posed of tents are caring for many others. All classes are combining in their efforts to render aid. Survivors describe the shock as ter-rifying. The air was filled with choking, blinding dust, so black that the sun was lost to view. "It seemed like the end of the world," terrified peasants say. The great towers of medieval castles were shaken or partially destroyed. The ducal palace of Massa Carrara, which was the summer residence of Napoleon's sister, was seriously dam-uge- PRESIDENT ASKS FOR COAL PROBE ACTION FOLLOWS REQUEST OF MINERS FOR REOPENING OF ... WAGE QUESTION. Stand Is Taken by Chief Executive ' That Anthracite Miners Bound to Accept Report of Commission. Washington. President Wilson has asked Secretary of Labor Wilson to make an Investigation Into the situa-tion in the anthracite coal fields. The action was taken in response to a tele-graphic request from the United Mine Workers of America that the wage . scale deliberations be reopened. It was estimated that a demand for : wage increase In addition to those granted by the anthracite commission ' will be filed. As the president has already taken the stand that the anthracite miners are morally bound to accept the recent report of the commission, his action is regarded as significant. In answering the anthracite miners' original threat to ".go on vacation" if ; the report of the commission was Mr. Wilson expressed the be-lief that the entire principle of collec-tive bargaining depended on the ob-servance of contracts by the miners. It is understood that the president is now seeking information from the de-partment of labor preparatory to defi-nite action. This may take the form of proclamation on the principle of col-lective bargaining as it affects work-ingin- en in all lines. The White House-refuse-to give an intimation of its plans. TAX ASSOCIATION HAS ITS PROBLEMS INHERITANCE TAX QUESTIONS MAIN TOPIC OF DECISION AT . SALT LAKE MEETING. Delegates From Forty-on- e States and Territories of Hawaii and Porto Rico Attend Thirteenth Annual Convention. Salt Lake City. At the session of the thirteenth annual con-vention of the National Tax associa tion, on September 7, a tetal of 223 delegates had registered, in addition to about two-scor- e women guests of the convention The representation in-cludes delegates from forty-ou- e states, in addition to the Districtof Columbia and the territories of Hawaii and Porto Rico. It is said that this was the largest representation ever had at any convention of the association. Inheritance tax questiens were the main topic of discussion at the after-noon session, held at Saltair, and practically the only subject debated at the round table meeting of the even-ing. An interlude was taken in the evening meeting to permit the dele-gates to hear from Senator Reed ' Smoot, who declared that a great ne-cessity exists for reform of the rev-enue system of the United States gov-ernment, and announced his intention, if returned to the senate, to under-take that reform. The morning session, also at Saltair, was taken up with an address by Gov-ernor D. W. Davis of Idaho, on the cabinet form of government; one by William Bailey, secretary ef the Utah state board of equalization, on the in-creased powers and duties of that board, and one from Frank Orr of Oklahoma, former chief clerk of the tax commission and now tax agent for the Sinclair company, a big oil concern, on taxation of oil companies. At the afternoon session the annual review of legislation of 1919 and 1920, by Professor O. C. Lockhart, now of the National Bank of Commerce, of New York, proved the nature of the legislation in some of the states to Be a fitting introduction to the subject of Inheritance taxes, next on the pro-gram. Attorney W. M. McCrea of Salt Lake read a paper by Professor Charles W. Gerstenberg f New York university, which proposed that the federal government should be made collector of inheritance taxes, and also suggested that it be used as an agency in distributing the funds among the states in such form as school support and road construction. This was followed by a progress re-port from -- William B. Belknap of Louisville, Ky chairman of the com-mittee on inheritance taxes, appointed by the association some months ago. Mr. Belknap reported that at present the state inheritance tax laws are in very much of a "muddle," and he point-ed out many problems which remain unsolved. He said the committee was not as yet a unit on any proposed so-lution, and he invited suggestions from the members of the association, and also the presentation of any further problems that experience might have developed in the respective states. . Announcement that respouslbe treas-ury officials are considering some form of a tax on undivided earnings of cor-porations, as a way out of the situa-tion created by the decision of the United States supreme court, to the ef-fect that stock dividends are not sub-ject to the excess profits tax, was made at the meeting of the National Tax association on Wednesday. Thomas W. Page, chairman of the United States tariff commission, ex-plained the history of that organiza-tion, now four years old, telling of the frequent changes in the tariff which led to its formation and of the large duties Imposed on it. He also gave a sketch of the chaotic condition of commercial relations between coun-tries following the world war. A vigorously worded paper by Pro-fessor II. M. Halg of Columbus univer-sity was read. Referring to the ap-parent tendency of real estate own-ers and operators to conclude that their interests will be promoted by ex-emption from income tax, both state and federal, of the interest on mort-gages, Professor Halg concludes that such u proposal may be unhesitating-ly branded as shortsighted and un-wise. Douglas Sutherland of the Illinois constitutional convention committee on taxation, sketched the problem pre-senting itself In Illinois, where the property tax is carried under the pres-ent constitution, while there is a large amount of property In the state which cannot be reached under the present constitution. INTERURBAN CARS COLLIDEJEADON TEN MEET DEATH AND SEVENTY INJURED IN TROLLEY CRASH NEAR DENVER. Conductor Failed to Obey Orders and Is Responsible for Collision That Caused Passengers to Meet Their Death. Denver. Ten persons were killed and seventy injured when two interur-ba- n cars collided headon on a curve Just outside of Globeville, a suburb of Denver. Monday afternoon. A special train and trailer carrying a load of holiday pleasure-seeker- s to Eldorado Springs, a well-know- n re-sort, collided with a regular car re-turning from Boulder to Denver on the Denver & Interurban railroad. According to officials in charge of the Globeville station, the conductor of the. outbound car failed to obey orders to wait at Globeville for the incoming car. The Incoming car was two min-utes behind schedule and was running at high speed to make up the time. When the cars struck they plowed into each other for a distance of fif-teen feet. Most of the casualties occurred on the inbound car, but few on either car escaped without Injury. At least tvo persons were killed when they- - jumped in an attempt to save-t- h jRnselv. " LITHUANIANS GOME TOAIDOFRUSSIANS ATTACK POLES ON SEINY FRONT AND FURTHER COMPLICATE EASTERN SITUATION. Negotiations Regarding the Frontier and Future Relations of Poland and Lithuania Broken as Result of Unlooked-fo- r Encounter. Warsaw. An attack on Polish forces by the Lithuanians with ma-chine guns and artillery In the re-gion of Seiny, thirty-fiv- e miles north-west of Grodno, is announced in Po-lish reports from the northern front. The reports declare that the attack was unprovoked and that the Lithu-anians had received orders to occupy Augustowo. The Polish press comments on the Lithuanian action as Inexplicable, as the provisional frontier between Po-land and Lithuania has not yet been reached by the Poles. The latter con-tend that the Lithuanians are occu-pying several localities on the Polish side of the frontier. It is also announced that negotia-tions regarding the frontier and the future relations of Poland and Lithu-ania have been broken off and that the Po."sh delegates are returning to Warsift. These delegates comprise a special mission which went to Kovno about a month ago to confer with the Lithuanians. It Is said 'the supreme council has been Informed that the Lithuanians propose a new line of de-marcation, running through Marggra-bow- a, Augustowo and Szuczyn. It is understood the Lithuanian gov-ernment places the responsibility for the clash upon the Poles, asserting that the Lithuanians were compelled to de-fend themselves. The Poles claim the Lithuanians opened fire first.. DATA DESIRED OF WAR'S END. Army and Navy Club to Compile Au-thenticated List. New York. Believing that the of-ficial casualty report issued at Wash-ington by the adjutant general can be supplemented to a great extent by friends, next of kin, and organizations with which the dead were identified, the Army and Navy club of America through correspondence to compile a complete authentic list of the officers who died in the world, war. The names, with other dates, bear-ing on the civil tmd military life of the men who made the supreme sacrifice will be preserved in a $3,000,000 me-morial hall and officers' clubhouse to be erected in New York City. Plans for the memorial, which will be in the na-ture of a great patriotic center, were anounced a few days ago by Rear Bradley A. Fiske, U. S. N., re-tired, president of the club. THE RESULT IN NEVADA. Oddie and Henderson Nominated for Senate at Primaries. Reno, Nevada. Tasker L. Oddie was nominated by Nevada Republicans as the party candidate for United States senator. Oddie will oppose Charles B. Henderson, Democratic in-cumbent, and Miss Anne Martiu, inde-pendent candidate, in the general elec-tion. Charles It. Evans, incumbent, was renominated by the Democrats for representative in congress. Samuel Areutz won the Republican nomina-tion for representative in congress. Paper Clothing on Exhibition. Washington. Paper clothing and other articles made from paper In Aus-trian factories have been placed on exhibition by the department of com-merce. The exhibit includes work-men's suits, table covers, collars and cuffs. Probing Death Mystery. Verdel, Neb. Efforts are being made to find out who was responsible for the death of August P. Moran, who was Instantly killed several nights ago when a stick of dynamite exploded In an outbuilding on a farm near here. Meet death in Hotel Blaze. Klamath Falls, Ore. Ten bodies have been removed from the ruins of the Houston hotel, which burned to the ground early Monday. It Is be-lieved four other lives were lost. The fire started beneath a stairway In the hotel, a three-stor- y frame struc-ture containing thirty-eigh- t rooms, Into which guests estimated to num-ber 1000, mostly visitors here for a Labor day celebration, had been crowded. Receive Mail by Airplane. Salt Lake City. This city is now on a transcontinental air mail route. The first regular consignment of mail to reach this city by air arrived at 5:0'! o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the cast when Lieutenant Buck Hef-ron- , a veteran of the air service, land-ed with his D1I--4 plane No. 102 at Buena Vista field. He came from Cheyenne and, despite numerous dif-ficulties on the way, arrived with ,!80 pounds of mail and ills plane In condi-tion to continue indefinitely. Big Business Target for Cox. Minot, N. I). Big business was flayed and progressivism preached by Governor Cox in a tour on Tuesday of 200 miles In North Dakota close to the Canadian boundary. DEMPSEY PUTS AWAY MISKE. Sends Challenger to Dreamland in Third Round. Benton Harbor, Mich. Jack Demp-se- p, world's heavyweight champion successfully defended his title here La-bor day, knocking out Billy Miske in the third round. Miske never had a chance, while Dempsey demonstrated that he is no fluke champion. Ten thousand enthusiasts saw the fight, the big crowd paying more than $150,000 Bt the gate. Dempsey gets something over $50,000 for his three-roun- bat- - tie. Three Dead at Niagara. Niagara Falls, N. Y. Two women and a man were crushed to death and two men were Injured Monday after-noon when a slide of shale forced out a bridge leading to one of the stair-ways in the Cave of Winds, under Ni-agara falls. A hundred or more tour-ists who were in the cave at the time had narrow escapes, many being bruised and cut by the falling rock. MEXICO'S NEW PRESIDENT. General Obregon Chosen to Preside Over War-Ridde- n Republic. Mexico City. The election of Gen-eral Alvaro Obregon as president of Mexico la generally conceded, as a result of the voting throughout the re-public on September 5. Complete re-turns may not be available for several days. Election day passed peacefully In Mexico City and nearby towns. No reports of trouble had been received from nny part of the republic. The vote was light and Dominguez made a poor showing. Working men and farm hands polled a majority of the votes, few business men going to the polls. Restrict Sale of Stills. Washington. In an effort to end I-llicit distilling of intoxicating liquor, the treasury has decided to tighten reg-ulations around the sale of stills and nth another i ;k to Its moans of trac-ing down their users. Manufacturers (if stills arc required by the now reg-ulations to report all sales, the names nf purchasers and locations where the stills are to be set up. Claim Strikers Practice Sabotage. Chicago. Railroad' executives here announced they had appealed to Dis-trict Attorney Clyne to stop "an or-ganized campaign of sabotage" by railroad strikers. Engines are being stolen almost nightly and turned loose to run wild through the yards, they claimed. Judgment Given AgainGt D. & R. G. Deliver In a writ of execution is-- 1 Wednesday by United States Dis-trict Judge Robert E. Lewis, the United States marshal here has been authorized to collect judgment against the Denver & Rio (irande railroad, now in the hands of the receivers, fu: $.".(;,515,0,n,8.G8, together with 8 per cent Interest, dating from January 7, 11)10 i Movie Star Fatally Shot. New York. Robert Harron, 27 years old, moving picture actor, died at Belle-vu-e hospital Sunday from a wound received in his apartments at the-Hote- Seymour, September 1, when his revolver was discharged ' acci-dentally. ALEXANDER 0. ROSS .tj A ft 'it &dzJ5Ty. I Alexander C. Ross, a Canadian yachting enthusiast who has Issued a challenge to the New York Yacht club to compete for the America's cup In 1922. Officials of the Royal Nova Sco-tia yacht squadron declared they were willing to with Mr. floss. . Straw Gas to Run Motor Cars. Washington. Gas which possesses explosive qualities sufficient to drive an automobile and which may also be used for illumination Is being produced nt the Arlington, Va experimental farm of the department of agricul-ture from the distillation of ordinary field straw. In making this an-nouncement, experts of the de-partment added that the possibilities of straw gas are not yet fully deter-mined. MRS. AARON S. WATKINS Mrs. Aaron 8. Watkins, wife of Rev. Dr. Watkins of Germantown, O., Pro-hibition nominee for president Martial Law in Denver at End. Denver. Shortly after issuing a proclamation putting an end to mil-itary coiil rol of Denver and Its suburbs. Col. C. C. Ballon,' military coiii'iiiami-ant- , announced that 2."0 federal troupe here on riot duty during the street railway strike would return to Camp Funston at once. Greek Forces Advancing. Constantinople. Greek forces ad-vancing against the Turkish National-ists in Asia Minor have reached junction at Afsoomkaruhlssar. It Is reported that the Nationalists have received eighty cannon from the Bolshevik!. President's Health Improving. Washington. President Wilson, without assistance ond leaning lightly on his cane, walked briskly through the front entrance of the White House on Tuesday and stepped Into his au-tomobile, wlille a crowd in Pennsyl-vania avenue looked on with unusual interest. It was the first time since his Illness that the president had started on a motor trip by that route, all trips heretofore having started from the rear grounds. Ship Corporation Officers on Trial. Scuttle. Charged with having made false claims for bonus on delivery of a hull constructed for the govern-ment," seven officers of the Gray's Harbor Motor Ship corporation of Aberdeen, Wash., were placed on trial Wednesday. Mexican Tobacco Strike Ended. Mexico City. Striking mill men and tobacco workers In the federal district of the state of Mexico have returned to work in conformity with an agree-ment made with the provisional presi-dent, who has promised Ills efforts to settle the dispute. Charity Guest Dies Wealthy. New York. When Peter Vidovitch, an charity guest of the municipal lodging house, died in a hos-pital here, Wednesday, it was learned that lie was possessor of a fortune ex-ceeding $125,000. Postmen Want More Pay. Cincinnati. Postoffice clerks nre dissatisfied with salary increases granted to them recently by emigre) and will take action at the annual con-vention of the United National Asso-ciation of Postoffice Clerks. Gonzales Forfeits Bond. San Antonio. General Ricardo Gonzales, former rebel during the Car-ranz- a regime of Mexico, forfeited $2000 In Liberty bonds of the United States when he failed to appear on a charge of violation of passport rulings. Harding Quits His Ohio Home. Chicago. Senator W. G. Harding, Republican nominee for president, stopped over in Chicago for several hours Tussday on his first campaign trip outside of Ohio, and quietly paid a call on Major General Leonard Wood. Diaz Supporters Begin Revolt Mexico City. Revolutionary activi-ty by follower of Felix Diaz, nephew of former Preg'.dent Porfirlo Diaz, liai been begun in the vicinity of Mlsantla, state of Vera Cruz, according to presi dispatches received' from Jalapa. Tokio Official Wounded. Toklo. Sectional Chief Saito of the commercial brueau of the foreign of-fice, was Rhot and seriously wounded In the abdomen by a visitor. His as-sailant escaped, threatening with a re-volver all-w- tried to capture Mm. Reds Stop Revolts. London. Several serious revolts ngainst the Russian sovle.t govern-ment have broken out in the neighbor-hood of Moscow, and have been sup-p- i essed with much bloodshed, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph. Fire Prevention Day. Washington. President Wilson in a proclamation Issued September 1, urged state governors to set apart Sat-urday, October &, as fire prevention day and to request a general observ-ance by the public. Only Three States Out. Washington. Loulslnha, New Jer-sey and Mississippi are the only states In which women may. find themselves unable to vote in the corning gener-al elections, according to suffrage leaders here. Slides In Canal Removed. - San Diego. All traces of. recent slides In the Panama canal have been removed and the channel of Cub-br- a cut Is being widened and deepened, ac-- i cording to word brought here by the United States destroyer Morris. Radical Groups Uniting. Madrid. Union of the Socialist ant Syndicate groups is likely soon to be come an accomplished fact, It Is Indi-cated by Socialist newspapers. This would gather Into. one organization over 1,000,000 worklngmen. Barracks Damaged by Typhoon. Manila. Arrivals from Corregdior Island say the recent typhoon caused heavy damage to army property there, unroofing barracks of the officers' quarters. The only communication with Corregidor is by eteamer. |
