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IF MISTAKES WERECRIM- ES ALL MEN WOULD BE IN MIL. i- WHY DOES A MAN INVARIABLY MOVE THE CHAIR WHEN HE SITS DOWN? "Put Ironwood To The Front 1 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 198 IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1920 SINGLECOPY 5 CENTS 48 AND LABOR PARTY TO JOIN JHim HITS POLE; Emil Honkala Dies After Jugular is Severed By Windshield, HOLD ONE, MANSLAUGHTER Daddy's dead! Four children who huddled around their mother heard that heart breaking message this morning after the death of Emil Honkala, 35, whose jugular vein was severed in an automobile accident last night. It was a grueaome climax to a drinking party which got its start in Hurley, accord- Ing to the testimony of the two other men in the automobile who escaped injury. With the death of Konkala, police authorities here immediately caused the arrest of Ansllm Maki, 35, driver of th automobile in which the victim wan riding when they struck pole. He is held on a charge of manslaughter.

Liflht Shone in Eyes? The accident occurred at 10:45 o'clock last night on East Ayer street, about 60 feet from where the streetcar line turns to go over the viaduct. Somebody was driving toward them, told Maki in Judge Harry Bay's court this morning, and failed to apply the dimmers. The light shone in his eyes, ho declares, with the result that they ran into a telegraph pole. The dead man was hurled through the windshield and the jugular vein was severed. He lost so much blood that when was brought to the Runstrom hospital, little hope was entertained for his recovery.

He died At 9:30 o'clock this morning, never regaining consciousness. He had fnred other minor injuries in the emashup. John Paju, occupant of the automobile, was arraigned today on a of being drunk. He pleaded guilty and was asseased a fine and costs of $14.20. Paju bore all the ear marks Of had teen in a hard flght.

His eyes were black and blue and shirt was covered with blood. Had Pleaded Guilty. It was not until the court learned a few additional facts in the case that it appeared to be something mor than a drinking party. Maki had been allowed to enter a- plea of guilty to driving the automobile while intoxicated, but the court was not satisfied as to the condition of the man in the hospital. There was nothing said by either of the other two occupants of the automobile to indicate that Hon- Jcala was in a critical condition.

A telephone message to the hospital brought th that Honkala had died. The court at once refused to accept the plea of guilty to driving Automobile while intoxicated and immediately ordered the man held on of manslaughter. "Wer -you drunk?" the court aaUod "Little bit," he replied. did you get the boose?" he replied. John Pelligrlno, policeman at Jes- Bleville.

testified that he cime along a lew minutes after the ace ident occur- red. He said that the men were drunk and caused their arrest. A physician was called and he had HonKala to th Runstrom hospital. First Denied Drinking. When Maki was first arraigned he denied that he was drunk and declared that he met thp two men at a pool room in Jessieville late in the evening.

Later, when informed the prosecutor would take charge of the case, decided he wanted to plead guilty to an automobile while intoxicated, As if to contrast the story told by Maki information from the Honkala home that Maki drove up to the house yesterday afternoon and Honkala accompanied him. Maki had previously given the information that he had not been with the men except for a few minutes. Both Maki and Paju testified that they obtained their liquor in Hurley and even went so far as indicate to the court the saloon at which they obtained the booze. The wife and four children who survive Honkala live at No. 5 Davis location.

Mrs. Cox At Home Mrr. JAM ft H. This snapshot of Mrs. Cox was snapped at Trail's End, the beautiful Cox home, four miles outside Dayton, O.

EXPECTS TO THRIFT CAMPAIGN HAS STARTED, RHINELANDER tthineUnder, July 12--The local Women's Club is about to begin a vigorous campaign among the women Of this vicinity to Introduce the thrift Idea into their housekeeping. Miss Hester Pollock, head of the Thrift Department of th 9th Reserve trlct, addressed the local club and gave them ideas about conducting the States Attorney Says He Has Radical Utterances By W. Bross. WILL TRY 37 OTHERS Associated Prou.1 Chicago, July 12--Lloyd Heath, making the opening statement for the state today in the trial of William liross Lloyd, millionaire member of the communist labor party, declared he would prove that Lloyd and his associates "advocated the overthrow of the government by force and blowing open of banks and armories in order to secure money and ammunition to further the revolution." Lloyd who with 37 other members of the communist labor party is charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government, advocated these things in speeches Milwaukee and Chicago and at the convention in New York June, 1919 where the left wing of the Socialist party was organized, Mr. Hrath declared.

Mr. Heath said that Lloyd had publicly stated that "he had more respect for the red flag than the United States flag- and that it was hopeless for the prolatariat to gain power by the ballot." He further quoted Lloyd as saying that "only by revolution could the state be destroyed, and that it rriust be absolutely destroyed." VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. Tokio--The government was a vote of confidence Saturday. EMPRESS DEAD. Madrid--Former Empress Eugene of France died Sunday.

Note Is Delivered to Allied Representatives Gathered at Spa. MUST BE WITHIN REASON Associated Spa, Belgium, July 12--Germany can fulfill future engagements only if they are based on her financial capacity said a statement submitted to the allied premiers tonight. The German budget must balance or it would rapidly increased in the floating debt and the consequent inflation that would neutralize her capacity to pay, the statement added. tThe report requested that the reparation obligation be expressed in terms of annuities the maximum of which vould be fixed, and the obligation to pay such annuities be limited to thirty years. Ask Maximum Fixed.

The expense of' the army of occupation which is to be covered by money and in kind, must in principle be credited according to the universal market prices. A request was also made that the allies fix a maximum sum due for reparation after payment of which Germany would be free from any obligations. The statement asserted that a plan must be worked out by which the allied governments would participate In the improvement of financial and economic conditions in Germany. Experts of all nations and Germany should meet as soon as possible, the statement said, to fix the amounts of annuities to be paid and to pass on the securities to be demanded. Germany's sovereignty in financial matters must not be infringed'upon in decisions regarding this feature of adjusting reparation payments.

These experts should also fix the maximurft sum to be paid to the allies by Germany, the statement says. Ask Respecification. Materials which Germany is to deliver to the allies under the peace treaty for restitution of the devastated regions should respecifled by the reparations commission, the ment declared, and its value should be credited to Germany. Prolongation of the Spa confarence for one day or possibly longer qeemed possible today because of the inability of the conference so far to reach an agreement over the question of coal deliveries by the Germans and their reparation plan in general. GOVERNOR COX MEETS RUNNINGJATE TODAY Goes to Columbus to Hold Conference, Associated Columbus, July 12.

Governor COJL, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrived here from his home at Dayton this morning, prepared to resume his duties at the executive office. This afternoon, he was to confer with Franklin D. Rooseveit, his running mate, who expects to stop for 'a few hours enroute to "Washington from San Francisco. The governor was accompanied from Dayton by former congressman, Ainsberry of Ohio who yesterday arrived from San Francisco and gave the nominee first hand information of the convention. Enroute to Columbus this morningy the governor rode in a day coach and a number of passengers recognized and congratulated him.

At the railway station here, the governor shook hands with a number of railway men and waved to others at a distance. He went directly to the executive office in the state house. Locomotive Overturns When Passenger Train Hits Cow A lone cow that stepped on the railroad tracks and was struck by passenger train No. 21 of the North Western road at Wakeneld Saturday evening was responsible for the train being wrecked. The locomotive completely overturned and both engineer and fireman miraculously escaped with minor injuries.

Noneof tho passengers were hurt The animal was struck by the train about 7:30 o'clock 100 feet east of the east switch in the Wakefield yard. The train pushed the cow a distance of 20 feet until it struck the switch, when in some unknown manner the locomotive was thrown off the ana turned over. Ko.damage to the passenger cars except for the steps being torn- off the coaches. The front trucks of the first coach were the onlyxwheels to leave the track back locomotive, which is a total wreck. Engineer E.

G. Brady, who lives at Wakefleld, suffered three scalp wounds and abrasions of the body. Fireman Wyckman suffered a sprained ankle and a sprained thumb and slight bruises. A coal passer, whose name could not learned, was also Injured but Hlifrhtly. After caused by the cow straying on the railroad tracks, it is expected the railroad company will-'have to make a settlement of $250 Xor the Killed by Falls Niagara Falls, July G.

Stevens, English dare-devil, was killed here yesterday when he attempted to the falls in a barrel which he had prepared for the occasion. His barrel was six feet long, weighed 500 was lined with horsehair and equipped with electric lights and an oxygen tank. He was strapped in It, but the device was unable to withstand the waters of the falls and when the barrel was opened, he was found dead. Prosecutor Fears Man Held for Slaying Would Make His'Escape. Handcuffed to his counsel, James A.

O'Neill, was the only manner in which Prosecutor Byron M. Brogan and Sheriff Koski would permit James Griller, charged with th murder of Lee V. McClaren, to leave their sight this morning. The incident came shortly after it was agreed by the attorneys that the hearing should adjourned for a period of two weeks. O'Neill insisted on talking to his client and Brogan declared he would not permit the man to go into the back room of Judge Harry K.

Bay's court without an attendant. Finally it was agreed that the sheriff handcuff the prisoner to his counsel. The hearing for Griller was adjourned until Monday, July 26, because of the request of relatives of the dead man that they be permitted to be present when the hearing is conducted. The prosecutor first suggested that Mr. O'Neill's client enter a plea of guilty at once, to which the prisoner's counsel replied: "No.

We'll get all the facts Griller was brought to Ironwood today from Bessemer under heavy guard. While in court, he did not appear reticent, but rather displayed a curiosity as to what would be the next movement in which he would be involved. -He was courteous to the while on several occasions he was told "sit down," he. offered his chair to women witnesses and to his counsel, saying preferred to stand." A curious crowd gathered in the court this morning to get a glimpse of the man. Extraordinary precautions to avoid a jail 'delivery of Griller were taken Friday night when men wh are said to be friends of th man held for murdering McClaren were seen in the vicinity of the jail.

The men declared, however, they were there to see the carnival. New Party Organization is Not Question of "Whether" Says Hayes. ELEMENTS CONFERRING Associated Chicago, July of a new party is no longer a question of "whether" but of "how," Arthur A. Hayes, fehairman of the conference commission representing the conferring elements told the Committee of 48 today. Mr.

Hayes made this statement In presenting the first report of the conference commission to the convent'on of the Committee of 48. Discussions are still on, he said, between representatives of the Committee of the National Labor party, the League of South Dakota, the Worlld war veterans, American Constitutional commission, rank and Ijte veterans and Single Tax party. The report assured the delegates that before they left the city, amalgamation of all political parties meeting hert; would be effected. Assurances were given In it that all groups would join in a big convention. Arrangements were at once fregun looking to a mass meeting of the delegates to various conventions.

Chicago, July on amalgamation of the various elements assembled here for the formation of a third party continued behind closed doors this morning' while the conventions of the Committee of 48 and the National Labor party marked time. Everything appeared to be proceeding on schedule with the single note of argument provided by the platform fight over the Irish question. The Negro question was brought before the convention by the Rev. R. W.

Bagrnall, a colored minister of Detroit. He was introduced as a speaker of the National association for the advance of the colored people. C. W. a lecturer of the national mmpartisan entertained the 48'ers convention, with a rncital of state enterprises Initiated by the league administration in North Dakota.

He sajd the. league had given union labor all It had asked and then some more. HARDING DISCUSSES SEVERALWTAL ISSUES Cummins and State Granger Hold Conferences, Associated Preas.l Marion, July and the high cost of living problems were discussed at conferences today between Senator Harding and Senator Cummins, chairman of the Senate interstate commerce committee, and J. L. Tabor, of Barnesville, head ofthe Ohio state grange.

Both came at the senator's request. Senator Cummins later talked to newspaper correspondents emphasizing the gravity of the railroad situation and the necessity for the wise handling of the transportation problems, but asserted every day furnished a tion of the new railroad law." He characterized the railroad act as the most progressive in recent vears. Mr. Tabor said he discussed the agricultural situation and the high cost of living with Senator Harding, whom he found "keenly alive to the importance of a proper recognition of agriculture" and who realizes the necessity of "agriculture properly functioning if the nation is to enjoy enluring prosperity and tranqullity." Italy's New Premier ROf.E--- Signer GiolHti has again been named Prime Minister of Italy. He served in that capacity in 1892-4, 1903-5 and 1906-9.

Guarantees Little Nation Freedom From Aggression Hereafter. AuocUtod Moscow, July 1k--( Delayed)-- Lltiiulana and the soviet government of Russia have reached an agreement relative to the establishment of peace, said A. Josse, representative of the soviet government in the negotiations today. He said thfs agreement included an understanding as to boundaries and indemnities and that Russia recognized Lithuiana's right to Vilna, Kozno and Grodnao as well as parts of the province of Grano which are LUhuianian. "This mutual understanding," he eaid, "was accelerated by the reverses suffered by the Polish forces.

The Lithuanians are assured of protection against aggression and ha.ve modified their original demands. Russia will not interfere in the boundary dispute involving the Polish Letvian or German frontiers. In this difficulty has been encountered in the boundary negotiations with the border states, because there are few reliable boundary states. POLES DISSATISFIED WITH ALLIED TERMS Feel, That They Are Obliged to Accept, A Spa, July The Polish delegation at the conference here is understood to be much dissatisfied with the terms of the allied note to the Russian soviet government proposing an armistice between the bolshevik and Polish armies. They feel, however, that they will be obliged to accept it.

Numerous outrages occurred in arid around Cork yesterday. Two sergeants were killed outright and another fatally injured. RESTORE MEASURE OF PRE-WAR DAYS; SWINE AjtoclM Rhineljmder, July 12; The city council has re-instated a pre-war ordinance restricting people living city limits from raising swine. This ordinance was revoked during the war as a food conserving measure. ftr AMoclftUd FTMI.I Berlin--Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the former Kaiser, has been mbjected to brutal treatment at the hands of a gang of field laborers, according to reports said to have come from the Prince's family I I Making Booze Costs Several Persons Stiff Court Fines Marie Pavlich, of Jessieville, who admitted to Prosecutor Byron M.

Brogan that she manufactured moonshine liquor and sent her 12-year-old daughter to Hurley to dispose of it, was given the alternative of paying a fine of $500 and costs of or spending 30 days in jail when brought, before Circuit Judge George O. Driscoll at Bessemer Saturday. Mrs. Pavlich, the mother of eleven children, was not at all frank in her statements to the court, according to Judge Driscoll, and declared that her husband was In Wisconsin while said he was just outside the court room during the course of the trial. Frank Martino, who conducts a candy store at Bessemer, was given a sentence of 30 days in the county jail without alternative.

He was charged wlta liquor in hia possession- JessievUle, who told the court he couldn't make any money with a candy store but who has a fine automobile in Xo driva around, was given a sentence of 30 days without alternative. Pavolich had moonshine liquor in his garage, which was found by policemen during a raid made a few weeks ago by the prosecutor and officers. Because he sold aome "Dago Red" to a man, Joe Veiselli was given a fine of $500 and costs of $50. James Orlando, charged with having liquor in his possession, was assessed a fine of $25 and costs of $25. In a statement to the defendants Judge Driscoll declared that he had been lenient "to try to Induce you to obey the law by being kind," but found it was necessary to take other steps of a severe nature.

Smaller Elements Also Expected to Join to Make Big Third Party. DISCUSSIONS GOING ON Associated Trass.J Chicago, July 12--Amalgamation of the Labor Party of the United and the Committee of .48 in a new political movement with a single party name, one platform and one presidential ticket are included in recommendations submitted to the labor and 48'ers convention when they reconvened today. Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin remained the most popular candidate in the presidential race. The terms of the proposed combine aro understood by party leaders to meet his views as expressed last week to Amos Pinchot and George L.

Record, leading 48'ers, who called on the senator to ask if he would accept the nomination, should it be tendered to him. Smooth Out Questions. Conference committee appointed yesterday by the labor convention and Saturday by the 48'ers smoothed out objectional questions to amalgamation in a protracted session last night and adopted a series of recommendations to be offered to the two conventions today. Besides urging the combination of forces under a common standard with a common name, they also proposed appointment of special sub-committees to draft the machinery under which the combination will work and to prepare a joint platform. The recommendations, if approved today as the leaders confidently expect, mean that the two conventiona Will preserve their separate identity anj continue to function in separate sessions with th aub-committee reporting identical measures to each for discussion and action.

Single Taxers Divided. What reception the amalgamation proposal will receive from other liberal and radical groups meeting here, only time can show. The Single Tax party also in national convention assembled, is divided according to the expressions of various leaders on the availability of Senator LaFoilette as th presidential nominee. One group of single taxers has announced that it will bolt the proposed combine rather than stand for LaFoi- lette while another group has declared that it will accept any presidential candidate so long as a single tax plank is incorporated in the platform. If LaFollcte wants the third party nomination, he can have it both and the Laborites agree.

He is already the overwhelming choice of the 48'ers, a mail referendum has shown, while other candidates will be placed in nomination in the labor convention and probably in the 48'ers meeting too. The senators friends said that both groups were ready to nominate him. Henry Ford Mentioned. Frank P. Walsh, Kansas City.

Charles H. Ingersol, watch and Henry Ford, have been mentioned for the nomination, but there is no apparent concerted action to further the proposal of any one of thorn. Walsh is also being discussed for the vice-presidency. Yesterday was given over to the opening session of the labor convention with delegates from sixty trade union groups and other organizations represented. The 48'ers and single taxers whose convention opened Saturday had recessed for the day anj practically their entire membership attended the labor convention.

Many participated as active delegates. KILLED AT NIAGARA FALLS. FaHe--Charles B. Stevens of Bristol, England, was killed when he attempted to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel yesterday. BOLSHEVIKS GAIN GROUND.

Bolsheviks, according to reports have occupied Amolowicfc and Sarny, and fighting is continuing in the vicinity of Minsk. THE WEATHER UPPER LAKES--Moderate south winds, becoming: variable on Lake Superior; unsettled with showers tonight and Tuesday. Cooler on Lake Superior. WISCONSIN--Probably showers tonight and Tuesday. Cooler In north portions tonight and In northwest portions Tuesday.

TEMPERATURE Maximum for period ending at 12 o'clock noon today, 75 degrees. Minimum for same od, 43 degrees..