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NUMBER 16)
ARMED REVOLUTION IS THREATENED IN U. S.
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LEAGUE WILL PROTECT THE ARMENIANS
HENRY FORD GETTING READY TO CUT BIG MELON
FORD MOTGR CO.
, 10 PAY WORKERS
PARIOF PROFIT
DETROIT, Nov. 25—The Ford
Motor company is preparing bonus
checks for distribution among the
employes of the company on the
first of the year. The amount to be
distributed will aggregate seven mil
lion dollars.
Announcement of the coming dis
tribution is made at this time, it is
said, to correct reports to the effect
that the bonus system was abolished
recently when the price of Ford
cars was reduced.
It is admitted by officials of the
company that six thousand men
have quit the employ of the Ford
company within the last 90 days,
but it is declared that voluntarily
v increased production among those
remaining has made the filling of
vacancies unnecessary.
PRESIDENT LEWIS TELLS
WHY COAL STRIKE ENDED
BELLEVILLE, ILL., Nov. 25—
< In an address delivered in this city
yesterday, President Lewis ( of the
United Mine workers stated that
the coal strike of last fall slopped
when Secretary Tumulty informed
officials of the union that they would
be excluded from the use of the
mails and telegraph facilities if the
strike continued.
DETECTIVE IS KILLED
EVERETT, Nov. 25—Charles Har
ris, aged 21, an alleged criminal of
long standing, was arrested here
yesterday on the charge of murder
in connection with the death of
Detective Fox, of the Everett police
force. Harris admits killing Fox
but declares that the officer fired
the first shot. It is believed Harris
is connected with a number of big
Seattle robberies.
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK
IDAHO FALLS, Nov. 25—A north
bound Oregon Short Line passenger
train jumped the track near here
last night but only one of the pas
sengers was injured.
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REPRESENTATIVES ARE COMING
TO ORGANIZE SOVIET IN U. S.
BUILDING TRUST INQUIRY
DISCLOSES BIG MONOPOLY
NEW YORK, Nov. 25—John C.
Cornell, a local jobber and exporter,
was called as a witness today in the
building trust inquiry and testified
jthat three-fourths of the wrought
steel industry is controlled by three
powerful corporations, with abso
lutely uniform prices. The wrought
I iron industry, he asserted, is similar
| ly controlled, two corporations hav
ing a firm grip on it. This was made
perfectly plain, he said, when the
business had been virtually para
lyzed by a strike which had caused
one of the controlling plants to
suspend operations.
WISCONSIN CITIZENS WANT
GERMAN GUN FOR SHOW
SHEBOYGAN, WIS., Nov. 25
Marching to the tune of “There will
be a hot time in the Old Town”,
between 5,000 and 6,000 residents
of this city yesterday rescued a
captured German cannon from an
obscure tool house, where nine
Socialist members of the city coun
cil had voted to consign it. The
marchers dragged the gun from the
shed and placed it in a municipal
park, the defeated aldermen being
forced to watch the proceedings.
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MOTHER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
OMAHA, Nov. 25—Mrs. Rachael
Collins, mother of Seth Collins,
who is being sought by the authori
ties in connection with the recent
Council Bluffs mail car robbery,
attempted to take her life here yes
terday, but it is thought she will
recover from her self-inflicted in
juries.
RADIO CONVENTION STARTS;
WIRELESS MUSIC FOR DANCE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25—Thej
progress of radio telegraph and the
development of wireless communi
cation will be the chief subjects
discussed at the Pacific Coast Radio
convention which opened in this
city today. 1
Features of the oonvintiuo will
be speeches by wireless and a radio
ball, with music by wireless tele
phone.
TRAINS CRASH; FOUR INJURED
SALEM, Nov. 25-—Four trainmen
were injured near Chemawa yester
day when a southbound Southern
Pacific freight collided with a local
freight train. Both trains were con
siderably wrecked.
This is the first time the owners
of The News ever published a paper
on Thanksgiving Day and we are
thankful that not more than two
more holidays fall on puDlication
days this winter. »
Settle your dinner at the dance
at Union hall tonight. It’s going to
be good.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 25—
Russian soviet authorities estimate
that there will be five million un
employed in the United States by
the end of today and plans are now
being formulated to solicit the sup
port of these idle workers in a move
ment to establish soviets through
out the country.
According- to information received
from Moscow, two representatives
of the Third Internationale to the
United States to start the work of
organizing soviets, and it is expect
ed that they will arrive here during
the coming month.
The first work of the Russian
agents, it is stated, will consist of
organizing committees of unemploy
ed, in connection with the commun
ist party which is establishing soviets
in Europe.
The mission of the two representa
tives, the advices state, is to unite
the revolutionary movement in
America into one fighting body,
with a view to bringing about an
armed revolution.
The identity of the two repre
sentatives is not disclosed in the
advices received by Government
officials, nor is it known when they
left Russia. The Government will
maintain a sharp lookout, however,
and the agents will be prevented
from entering the United States if
they can be identified.
The number of unemployed in
the United States has been growing
steadily during the past several
months, owing to the closing of
many industrial plants and the cur
tailment of output in others, result
ing from a slump in demand and a
general lowering of prices.
LEST WE FORGET
COOLIDGE TALKS AT BOSTON
ON FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY
BOSTON, Nov. 25—Speaking last
'ast night at a dinner given by the
Society of May Flower Descendants,
Vice President-elect Coolidtre said
that the May Flower compact, signed
300 hundred years ago in the cabin
of the Pilgrim ship, ‘Termed the
foundation of liberty, based on law
and order.” The Pilgrims, he pointed
out, established a tradition which
had steadily upheld America.
PRICELESS RELICS BURN
NEW YORK, Nov. 25—Priceless
manuscripts and relics, written and
collected by Henry Ward Beecher,
were consumed by P.re yesterday
in the Sunday school building ad
joining the historic Plymouth church
in Brooklyn, where the famous
orator was pastor for many years.
The church itself narrowly escaped
destruction.
FATHER STABS SON
KENOSHA, WIS., Nov. 25—Jim
Vaughn, member of the pitching
staff of the Chicago Cubs, is in a
critical condition as the result of
being stabbed by his father during
a heated argument.
HARDING TO MAKE STOP
IN MEXICO ON RETURN
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 25—Accord
■to a statement issued by the Mexi
can foreign office today, President
elect Harding will make a brief
stop at Very Cruz on his return
from Panama to the United States,
unless unforseen circumstances arise
to prevent.
The foreign office statement also
contains the assurance that Senator
Fall, of New Mexico, will attend
the inauguration of Obregon here
next week.
WESTERN PACIFIC EXPANDING
DENVER, Nov. 25—The West
ern Pacific railroad lias bought the
properties of the Denver A Rio
Grande at foreclosure sale, the pur
chase price being $5,000,000 cash.
The purchasing company also agrees
to assume obligations totaling $141,
000,000.
BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE
JANESVILLE, WIS., Nov. 25
Five persons are reported to have
been killed yesterday at Stoughton
as the result of a boiler explosion.
Details of the accident have not
yet been received here.
DOUGHTY IT RETURNING
TO CANADA FOR TRIAL
PORTLAND. Nov. 25-^John C.
Doughty, who was arrested in this
city this week on the charge of
kidnaping Ambrose Small in Toron
to a year ago, left for Canada yes
terday in the custody of a Canadian
constable and will be placed on
trial in the city where the alleged
crime is supposed to have been
committed.
According to statements made by
local officials, Doughty admitted to
them that he took Small to the
theater in Toronto on the night of
the alleged kidnaping, but declares
that he never saw him afterwards.
One of the officers, who spent the
night in the cell with the suspected
man, said this morning that “as big
as the story seems, it has not yet
reached its full proportions. The
real facts are known only to me
and to those concerned.”
Doughty has admitted taking
bonds valued at $100,000, and they
are now on deposit in a Chicago
bank.
LENOIR IS GOING EAST
SEATTLE, Nov. 25—Col. B. O.
Lenoir, until recently :n charge of
the Alaska military cable, left this
city this week to assume his ::e\v
duties as chief signal officer of the
Third army corps, with headquarters
at Baltimore.
JAP STEAMER IN DISTRESS
PORTLAND, Nov. 25—The steam
er Pawlet is speeding to the rescue
of the Japanese steamer Yana Yana
which is reported to have sent our
distress signals near Vladivostok.
The news of the incident was re
ceived here by wireless.
AVIATOR CRASHES
WASHINGTON, D C., Nov. 25
Captain Max McCullough, an army
aviator, of San Jose, was killed in
a flight here today when his plane
nose dived and crashed to earth.
The fatal accident was witnessed by
many persons.
FISHERMEN IN SESSION
SEATTLE, Nov. 25—The Associa
tion of Pacific Fisheries is in session
in this city, with many prominent
fishermen in attendance. The exten
sion of the market for canned sal
mon is the principal subject under
discussion.
STATE BANK IS ROBBED
FORT WORTH, Nov. 25—A bank
in a suburb of this city was robbed
late yesterday afternoon by two
bandits, who escaped in an auto
mobile after getting all the money
in sight. The loss is said to be about
$8,500.
The train leaving for the end of
steel yesterday carried two coaches
full of passengers.
WILSON IS MO
TO GIVE SUPPORT
TO LEAGUE PLAN
GENEVA, Nov. 25—The council
of the League of Nations has taken
action in conformity with the reso
lution adopted by the assembly in
favor of intervention in Armeniu.
The council will ask the general
secretary of the league to submit
a telegram that is to be sent to the
powers, as directed by the assembly,
seeking the support of those nations
willing to undertake the responsibil
ity of putting a stop to hostilities in
Armenia and adjusting the differ
ences between the Turkish National
ists and the Armenians. The United
States will be among those included.
Message For Wilson
NEW YORK, Nov. 25—The as
sembly of the League of Nations
has sent a communication to Presi
dent Wilson regarding Armenian in
j tervention, according to u cablegram
j received at headquarters of the Near
| East Relief commission in this city.
Will Insist on Peace
WASHINGTON, D C., Nov. 25
Senator Knox says that it is the
intention of Republican senators to
make another attempt, during the
coming session of Congress, to se
cure the passage of a resolution
declaring peace with Germany. He
says such a resolution probobly will
be among the first measures intro
duced.
WESTERN UNION HALTED
BY SUB-CHASER FORCES
MIAMI, Nov. 25—An armed force
from a sub-chaser prevented the
landing yesterday of a submarine
cable which the Western Union had
secretly laid from the Barbadoes.
When the plans of the company be
came know to the navy department,
the sub chaser was ordered to the
point selected for the landed and
the work was stopped. The landing
of the cable was attempted in spite
of orders previously issued by the
navy and war departments.
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