Bakersfield Morning Echo from Bakersfield, California • 1

LIBRARY BALL BRANCH RIVER BRANCH A CITY KERN BAKERS ID ECHO VOL. 36. NO. 125. BAKERSFIELD, KERN COUNTY FARMERS THURSDAY, SEPT.

7, 1922 PRICE FIVE SEPARATE SETTLEMENTS IN VIEW MINERS MAY BE REACHED IN 7 DAYS Little Progress Is Made By Rescuers at Argonaut JACKSON, Sept the Assoclated Press.) -From seven to 13 days more will be required to reach the 47 men entombed in the mine here, according to the opinions expressed in well-informed tonight. Government, state and mine company engineers declined to comfor the Industrial Accident Comment officially on the expression. Fred L. Lowell, safety engineer mission, said tonight that only 10 feet were cleared today on the 3900- foot level of the Kenedy mine, which would lead to the 4,650 foot level of the Argonaut. Rescue shifts working on the two levels continued their work without let-up and indications are that the workers on the 3600- foot level would be the first to reach the imprisoned men.

Edmund Norris Hobart, safety engineer connected with the Mexican mining department of the American Smelting and Refining arrived here tonight to render whatever assistance is possible. Mr. Hobart has had charge of rescue work in several similar Mexican mine disasters. Advance Reported An advance of five feet was made during the morning in the 3600-foot level of the adjoining Kennedy mine and three sets of timbers were put in, while the rescuing workers. were able to look 10 feet the muck and see that the rails and timber beyond them were in good condition.

In the 3900-foot level, the crew driving ahead through muck and debrig has 175 feet in the drift yet to go, although the men have cleaned out as far the raise-up to the 3750 foot level. The working space in the drifts is just large enough for two men to work gide by side while their comrades rush the dislodged rock and debris back out of their way. When the end of the 353-foot drift toward which the 3600-foot level crew is working has been reached. the Argonaut mine itself can be reached in 36 hours, it, is believed. The first accident to rescue workers since the disaster a week ago Sunday night, occurred today, when one of the men in the 3900 foot level was buried temporarily in a small cave in.

He extricated himself, however, and was not seriously hurt. JAP LEASE PLAN NOW ABANDONED LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6. The transcript of evidence heard today by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury on an alleged attempt by a Japanese syndicate to lease 10 acres of land near Fort MacArthur, at Los Angeles harbor, will be submitted to Attorney-General U. S.

Webb, it was announced tonight by Thomas Lee Woolwine, district attorney, It was announced the plans for the proposed lease were abandoned by both Ramon D. Sepulveda, owner of the land, and by the Japanese on advice of the latter's attorney, J. Marion Wright. John W. Maltman assistant attorney-general was present during the inquiry.

Mr. Woolwine stated he considered Mr. Sepulveda a patriotic citizen who had not believed completion of the lease would be objectionable." ARMY AVIATOR READY TO LEAVE SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO, Sept. by 11- hours' sleep, Lieut. James H.

Doolittle, military aviator who estahlished a new record for trans-continental flights when he arrived here last evening from Jacksonville, hopped off again from San Diego this afternoon to visit his mother in Los Angeles. While the big machine in which he made his dash across the continent was being cleaned up, Lieut. Doolittle borrowed an airplane from Rockwell Field for his short trip north, He said he would return here tomorrow and early Friday he would start to McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, using the De Haviland machine in which he came from Florida. Father Is Slain By Son During Office Quarrel KANSAS CITY, Sept. Roy B.

Garvey shot and killed his father, J. W. Garvey today as the latter sat at his desk in an insurance office operated by the two in a building here. Garvey then walked to police headquarters and surrendered. "My father and I were in busitogether," Garvey, told the police, went this morning and we had some words.

My tather suddenly pulled open a drawer of his desk." "I thought he was going to pull out a weapon and I leaped to my feet and started toward the door, pulling my own revolver from my pocket. I believed he was going to fire and I did so first." An oral statement made by Garvey to the indicated the authorities said, that the discharge of Helen Grope, a stenographer, led to the quarrel. LAFOLLETTE LEAD GREATEST OF ANY PRIMARY IN STATE Senator Has Majority of 178,333 Over Opponent; Victory For Wets MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6. (By the Associated Pregs.) -Senator Robert LaFollette of Madison, has been swept into the republican nomination for United States senator at the November election in this state by the greatest majority that any one ever polled at a primary in Wisconsin.

Returns received from more than four-fifths of the state early tonight show him to be leading by 178,333 over W. A. Ganfield of Waukesha, president of Carroll College, his only opponent. The vote from 2,057 out of 2,523 precincts in the state was: La Follette Ganfield 524. In piling up this majority, Sena-22 tor LaFollette carried with him what was known.

as the entire LaFollette slate from United States senator down through to the attorney general. Governor Blaine, who headed the La Follette state ticket, likewise rolled up a remarkable vote, and with 2,051 precincts out of the 2,523 reporting tonight, has a plurality: of 133,789 over his nearest opponent, Attorney General Wm. J. Morgan. Only Real Issue What appears to be the only real upset of the primary is the contest for congressman in the 11th district, where Congressman Adolphus P.

Nelsou, rated as a dry and loyally supported by the Anti-Saloon League, is running only a little more than 4,000 behind Hubert H. Peavey of Washburn, who was endorsed and assisted by the Association Opposed to Prohibition. The returns from 252 out of 285 in the 11th district gave Peavey Nelson 15,277, The LaFollette adherents are not the only ones who are elated in Wisconsin tonight. Wet forces point with pride to the fact that they swept the state with the entire LaFollette ticket from the senator down. Senator LaFollette's large total came' not only from those who favored the wet cause, but from a host of those who heard the senator tack the Esca-Cummins bill, the Fordney-McCumber tariff measure, the proposed ship subsidy bill, Newberryism and his advocacy of retention of the primary election system.

DETECTIVE KILLED IN PISTOL BATTLE TOLEDO, 0., Sept. of the three gunmen who shot and killed Detective William Martin, and wounded Patrolman George Bach, when the officers attempted to arrest the trio today as they were driving a bullet-riddled automobile from a garage here shortly before noon today, were shot and killed, and the third member was captured, STEPHENS HAS LEAD OF SENATOR VARDMAN JACKSON, Sept. tabulations late today of the vote cast in yesterday's democratic senatorial primary, accounting for 174,003 votes, gave Hubert D. Stephens 91.323 and James K. Vardaman 82,680, a lead of 8,643 for Stephens.

This tabulation, made by the Jackson daily News, included complete returns from 45 of the S2 counties in the state and incomplete returns from the remaining 37, MERGER OF S. F. BANKS APPROVED Union of Crocker and First National Proposed SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6. committee representing a majority A of the stockholders of the First National Bank of San Francisco, appointed to investigate the advantages of a proposed merger of the lastitution with the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco, tonight made public a favorable report on the merger.

The report follows the recent action of the board of directors of- the First National Bank in vetoeing proposition made by a majority of its members that negotiations looking toward the merger of the bank with the Crocker bank be opened. It 18 understood that the majority of the directors of the Crocker bank looked with favor on the negotiations. The conclusions of the stockholders committee, appointed about a month ago, are: "That the merger of the banks on the basis proposed would be beneficial to the shareholders of the First National Bank and would materially increase the value of their investment, "Your committee recommends that the negotiation be reopened and the question of the officers of the consolidated bank and trust company proposed left for determination by the directors who would be selected by the stockholders." UNDERTAKERS TESTIFY IN PROBE AT HERRIN MARION, Sept. the Associated Press.) -Conflicting testimony before grand jury investigating the Herrin mine war June last, In which 22 men were said to have been killed, was adopted today by the' undertakers who buried some of the dead and Coroner Wm. McCown.

The coroner's record which he turned over to the grand jury showed that 20 non-union men were killed, while the records of the undertakers, who appeared before the grand jury today, showed only 19 dead. The description of the dead men kept by the undertakers and the coroner do not tally. Coroner McCown has been asked to appear again Thursday. U. S.

DESTROYERS ARE ON WAY TO SMYRNA WASHINGTON, Sept. destroyers are being sent to Smyrna and a sub-chaser to Mudanias to protect Americans in the vicinity of those places, Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, Acting American high commissioner at Constantinople, advised the state department today In cabled advices. Dispatch of the destroyers was authorized by Acting Secretary Roosevelt of the navy yesterday at the request of the state department and. upon the recommendation of consular and other administration officials in the zone of operations of the Turkish and Greek armies. SEAPLANE RESUMES FLIGHT TOWARD CUBA WASHINGTON, Sept.

seaplane Sampaio Correia, piloted by Lieut. Hinton, which left Caibarien, Cuba early today on its flight to Brazil, passed over the United States Cruiser Denver at 10:35 o'clock this morning just off Camaguy, Cuba, according to a wireless message received here tonight from the Denver, The message said the plane appeared to be going well. Lieut. Hinton waved greetings. Reports received here from Havana late today said nothing had been heard of the plane from any points along the eastern extremity of Cuba, but explained that wire communications were poor, POULTRY RAISERS MAY FORM ORGANIZATION Poultry raisers of the Wesco, Shafter and districts will meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening in the Wasco Union Grammar School.

The object of the meeting will be to deevide what further action should be taken in regard to a Farmers' Co iperative Association. Special Session Of Shop Craft Leaders Called IOWANS HERE PLAN TO ORGANIZE CLUB New Organization Will Hold Picnic Sept. 16 in Beale. Park Preliminary arrangements for the organization of an Iowa Club will be completed Friday evening in Judge W. W.

Kaye's office, 408 Hopkins Building, it was announced last night. All laterested in the forming of an Iowa Club la this city are invited to attend. A fortnight ago, a number of local residents, Iowans, motored to Delano to attend the Iowa picnic held there, and it was at this time that the inspiration of forming a club in this city, came to light. There have been a number of inquiries regarding the possible formation of a club of this nature, and great interest is manifested the announcement of Friday's meeting, Plans will be completed at the meeting for a picnic to be held Saturday afternoon and evening, Sept. 18, at Beale Parkk.

All Iowans and their families will be invited to attend the picnic. BISHOPS' MEETING FORMALLY OPENED Officers of House of Elected at Episcopal Convention PORTLAND, Sept. Wm. Cabel Brown of Virginia was elected chairman of the house of bishops succeeding Bishop Thos. F.

Gailor of Tennessee, when the 47th triennial convention of Protestant Episcopal church in the United States formally convened late today. Bishop Gailor had served six years The Rev. Dr. Chas. L.

Pardee of New York was elected secretary of the house of bishops succeeding Dr. Geo. F. Nelson who retired owing to advanced years Rev. Dr.

Alexander Mann of Boston, who was unanimously elected president of the house of deputies, endorsed the keynote sermon. of the convention which had been delivered by Bishop Edwin S. Lines of New Jersey. A feature of the election of officers of the house of deputies was that for first time a woman was elected as an assistant. She WAS Miss Helen J.

Smith of New York: Her election, however, did not make her member of the house. Rev. Dr. Henry Anstice of New York was nominated to succeed himself as secretary of the house of deputies, but pleaded that because of having served in a secretarial capacity for 45 years, he be allowed to retire. He received an ovation when he mentioned that be was in his 81st year, Rev.

Carroll M. Davis of Missouri, who has been a member of the secretarial staff of the house of deputies for 33 years, was then unanimously elected secretary. W. W. Skiddey of New York was elected treasurer of the convention.

ITALIAN COLONY IN CANADA IS PLANNED MONTREAL, Sept. 6. A huge colonization scheme to settle Italian emigrants in Canada is projected by the government of Italy which has sent Joseph De Michelis, general com. missioner of emigration, to make a survey of conditions in the dominion. BOY SCOUTS TO AID NEW YORK, Sept.

6 Twenty thousand Boy Scouts and two thousand scout masters will aid the Safety Institute of America in the campaign to prevent public accidents which will be inaugurated with a safety week in October, it was stated today by Elbert Gary, chairman of the institute of public safety committee. The appointment of Franklin D. Roosevelt as chairman of the Boy Scouts committee was announced. Playing of 'Star Spangled Banner' Causes Friction MANILA, P. Sept.

the. Associated Press.) America's anthem "The Star Spangled Banner," is causing friction between American soldiers Filipinos according to Dr. T. H. Pardo Detavera, Fillpino member of the first Filipino commission during the Taft regime.

Soldiers, he stated in a letter to Mayor Fernandez, are enforcing in no gentle way the customary honors to the anthem when it is played at the close of the open air concerts given twice weekly by the Filipino constabulary band. In his letter, he stated he was sitting Neitser, on a a city park official, bench with wearing Senior their or hats while the band played the anthem. Two American soldiers asked them why they did not stand. Detavera stated that another American soldier snatched a hat from a Filipino who did not uncover. He continued.

"For the sake of courtesy I rose and proclaimed that one should uncover when a national march is being played, American or otherwise, but do not play the national march at every stop without justification. SAIL PLANE TAKES AIR WHEN TOWED BY SPEEDY CRAFT Invention May Mean opment of "Trailers" For Airplanes PORT WASHINGTON, N. Sept. Glenn H. Curtiss, aviation expert, today soared over Manhagset Bay in a sail-plane, which on two occasions took air when towed by a speed boat, stayed aloft 49 seconds each time with the two-line cut and then glided gracefully down to the water again.

This was said to be the first time a marine glider had ever risen from the water. At the end of the experiment, ohserved by a large party of engineers, Mr. Curtiss expressed himself well pleased with the result of the test, and then gave himself over to interesting speculation on the possibility of "air trains a number of sailplanes towed through the air by a motored seaplane, The theory that trailers could be attached to a flying boat was advanced by aviation experts who watched the flights, after D. Gilmore, chief engineer of the Curtiss Corp. discovered that the sail-plane tugged very lightly at tow line.

With the sail plane 30 feet in the air, Mr. Gilmore grasped the line and found that he could hold it with one hand. Later when the theory was laid before Mr. Curtiss he said he believed it would be practical to tow a sail-plane behind a flying boat at considerable height, without danger. Representatives of the aeronautical chamber.

of commerce announced that such an experiment probably would be made soon, The glider has a wingspread of 28 feet, is 24 feet long and weighs 140 pounds. Mr. Curtiss, who piloted the craft, weighs 155 pounds, bring- L. A. COUPLE BURNED IN FIRE ON YACHT LOS ANGELES, Sept.

6. The schooner-yacht Hawaii was badly damaged and its owner, Lynden Bowring, Los Angeles attorney and sportsman, and his wife seriously burned in two explosions aboard the craft while it lay at anchor at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, early today. Bowring's 14-months- old daughter, was rescued unharmed, Mr. and Mrs. Bowring were rushed across the channel to the mainland and brought to a hospital here, where, tonight it was stated they had an even chance for recovery.

MRS. PHILLIPS WILL CHOOSE NEW COUNSEL LOS ANGELES, Sept. L. McDonald and S. W.

Thompson, attorneys for Mrs. Clara Phillips, charged with the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, appeared in court with their client late today and announced their withdrawal from the case. Mrs. Phillips said she expected to engage new counsel and be ready to go to trial on Sept.

18. PASTOR KILLED -SAN JOSE, Sept. W. M. Perry, pastor of the Friends Church, was killed today in an automobile collision between his car and one driven by Miss Louise Simpson, of San Jose.

Mrs. Perry was dangerously injured. Rev. Perry came here recently from Arizona, Kings County. ACTION ON INJUNCTION PROMISED Conference May End Strike on 52 Railways CHICAGO, Sept.

By the Associated -A call for an immediate meeting of the policy committee 90 in Chicago, probably on Monday was sent out tonight by John Scott, secretary of the striking railway shop crafts unions. The telegraphic appeal was in code and was addressed to the regional heads of the organization in all parts of the country. It was expected that it would be several days before they could arrive in Chicago, and for that reason no genera! sessions were expected before the first next week. The meeting wag called it was intimated, to consider plans for a settlement of the strike on separate roads representing about of the country's mileage. followed one reports of conferences B.

M. Jewell, head of the strikers," and rail executives in the east. In discussing the meeting of the union executive committee, Mr. Scott said that it was hoped that the sessions would result in settlements with at least 52 class one roads. He said that expense entailed in assembling the strike leaders would not have made it worth while to issue a call unless there was a possibility of a settlement being reached.

The union leaders compared the situation to the action taken recently at Cleveland which ended. the bituminous coal strike. John L. Lewis, president of the miners pre-1 senting certain terms to any org who cared to sign either piecemeal or by districts or states, EL PASO, Sept. 6.

The policy committee of the striking railroad shop crafts will meet in Chicago at 10 a. Sept. 11, according to a telegram received tonight by W. A. McCarthy, member of the na tional policy committee, from B.

M. Jewell, of the striking organizations, The telegram follows: "Policy commission instructed to meet. Sheridan Plaza Very Hotel, important. M. Jewell." Mr.

McCarthy will leave tomorrow for Chicago. "It is obvious that a settlement is in sight. In fact, I am condent from a communication received in the past few days that the settlement is practically assured, Mr. Mc-! Carthy said, BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.

Unavailing efforts were made to confirm the statement of John Scott, secretary of railway employes' department of the American Federation of Labor at Chicago today that seven representatives of the striking shopmen were in Baltimore for a conference with railroad executives on a proposition end the strike. Inquirles of all sources which, might reasonably be expected to informed elicited the uniform reply -nothing known, either of the presence of the strike leaders of their proposition. IRISH PARLIAMENT TO MEET NEXT SATURDAY DUBLIN, Sept. the Assoclated Press.) -Arrangements have been completed for the opening of parliament Saturday. The first day's business will be largely of a formal nature.

There are two candidates for the speakership, William Roche and Hayes, who has been minister of education in the Dail cabinet. Cosgrave is expected to be the sole nominee for the head of the government, though Dr. Patrick MacCartan has publicly suggested Prof. John McNeill as an alternate. SARAH WINCHESTER, PHILANTHROPIST, DIES SAN JOSE, Sept.

Winchester, widow of Wm. Wirt Winshester, son of the founder of the Winchester Arms died at her home near here today. She has lived a quiet, secluded life here for about 30 years. For many years she has aided financially the department of the Connecticutt state hospital voted to the treatment of tuberculosis patients, THE WEATHER San Joaquin Valley--Thursday Courts Will Receive Records of All Union Heads WASHINGTON, Sept. The Associated Press).

Formal announcement by Attorney -General Daugherty t1 that the government would "consider in due time what proceedings shall be taken against the few misguided labor leaders who have made incendiary speeches" in connection with the injunction, and persistent reports that secret conferences are in progress looking to some sort of separate settlement with individual roads, stood out in today's developmenta in the strike of the railway shop crafts. Incidentally, Mr. Daugherty said preparations of the government's case had been "somewhat hampered" by the difficulty process servers were experiencing in locating "leading officials of the shop craft organizations." W. H. Johnston, president of the machinists, and B.

M. Jewell, have recently dropped out of public view, although labor spokesmen have invariably denied the two leaders were avoiding the service of copies of the restraining order issued at Chicago last Friday. Favor Law Mr. Daugherty Me statement emphasized his bellet that the rank and file of the labor organizations were content to leave the issue to the orderly processes of law, but said few leaders, "who have shown contempt for the courts need not complain that they are denied the full privelege of free speech. "Instructions have been sent to the United States attorney at Chicago," the attorney general said, "to notify counsel for the unions that leading officials of the shopmen's organization together with their complete records would be required before the court when the case is again called." Both in government and labor circles today complete ignorance was asserted of any actual or 1m- pending negotiations looking to the settlement of the strike.

It was 8 matter of common knowledge, however, that several railroads still held views in favor of separate agreements, expressed at the recent conference of rallway executives in New York. The government's restraining order came in for its first public attack in the senate today when genator Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas, assailed the writ on the ground that it constituted a "plain violation of the constitution." Defende Order Senator Watson, republican, In- diana, defended the government's course, asserting that it was the only action possible in the emergency which the country faces. The suggestion that settlement negotiations might have been instituted through third seen in the statement of machinists' officials that their organization had not been invited to any meeting. So far as could be learned, no effort was instituted to serve labor leaders who might have been in Washington. Attorney General Daugherty said he "assumed," that the strike leaders would welcome the opportunity to appear beore the court.

GOMPERS TO ASK FOR REPEAL OF INJUNCTION ATLANTIC CITY, N. Sept, Declaring that the all-embracing injunction obtained by Attorney General Daugherty against the striking shop crafts has "aroused an enormous wave of public sentiment in favor of the rail workers" Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor and members of his executive council today proposed to enter the courts with a demand that the injunction be vacated. Several secret sessions attended by Mr. Gompers, three ice presidents of the federation and several presidents of unions were held today, What took place was not disclosed. The leaders stated frankly, however, that they were drawing up for legally blocking the injunction, to be ratified when the fall executive cil convenes Saturday,.