Bradford Star-Record (Newspaper) - August 14, 1922, Bradford, Pennsylvania LAST EDITION NO. 135. a AUGUST 14, 1922. BRIGS 8 OF ENGLAND IS DEAD Lord Northcliffe Away at His Home ' I Toxic Poisoning Throat Affliction at the J Age of 67 DEPENDS ON THE UNIONS Aug. 14.-Lord the greatest publisher Great Britain lias ever produced and one of the most powerful unofficial personages in died this morning at 10.12 at his town residence in Carlton He was 57 years The bulletin not give the cause of but it is understood that it was caused by toxic poisoning from a The poison Hie affecting tne principally the heart Lord was unconscious a great ucal of the time before ' The death of Lord Northcliffe removes a unique ligure in modern British He changed British thought completely and was the greatest single force in He was ruthless in breaking down old He was the diet to introduce modern newspaper methods in. that might formerly have been termed One of last xcU was to fight George's policy Genoa of or the tradition that the government must be supported In v played role in the world war and It was his papers that revealed the shortage of heavy ammunition in the British army in He was born in the son of a His first publication was a weekly called which consisted mainly of answers to and short He was created a baronet in 1905: a baron in 1905 and a viscount In 1917. In 1917 Northcliffe Bail Executives Give An swer to President but Feel Strike Must be Fought to Aug. 14.-Hope of a speedy settlement of the railroad strike apparently depends on the attitude of the unions toward President Harding's Members of the committee representing the railroad executives left Washington convinced that negotiations for an adjustment of the were at an end and that involved must be fought to a The executives announced that a majority of their membership was willing to accept the President's proposal that all striking shopmen be reemployed pending determination of their seniority rights by the railroad labor A minority Friday in New at which the Pi proposal was wertt on it was as willing to retire enough strikers to All existing The executive It was had looked with disfavor on a compromise suggestion advanced by representatives of the four railroad Utat the submitted to an impartial arbitration rather than the labor With the to stand it appeared that if the striking shop crafts refused to accept the last proposal President settlement Che dispute was as far off as The terms of (a) All former employes who have not been guilty of proved was j the employes or property of the rail MUST TAKE ROADS Allies Unable to Agree on German Indemnity and Premiers Are Unable to Break BREAKING Messenger Brings Report of but Owing to Lack of Communication Details Are ASSUMPTION Italians Will Observe Important Days with Exercises Appropriate for Occasion be the Feast of the over the nation's great railroad and will mark the terns if the public is to escape acute I ing of the two-day suffering this Programs have been arranged | Hope for a peaceable of | for tomorrow and for St. Rocco's Day tne now in its seventh week and many visiting Italians are and broadening in its hung only ed Tomorrow morning a parade | oy the slenderest of threads will form on East Main street and will I Tne railway executives have left the start for St. Bernard's church at 9.30 capital after turning two of PEACE Off EH By GEORGE R. HOLMES I. N. S. Stair Aug. 14.-Bunding at the cross roads of action and the wreckage in all directions a growing number ot administration officials held the conviction today that eventually the federal government will be reluctantly compelled to take there will be a solemn high mass with the Rev. David F. Hickey An Italian priest from New York will Aug. 14.-Twelve men were buried alive in a small mine near ten miles from last according to word received here lowing the mass a parade will be by messenger early There is no telephone connection with the Camp and details were PASSES AWAY IN FAIRMONT moving from the church to I Main up Main to to to to to The Regina Elena of Bradford and the Columbus society of Olean will be in There will bo several On Tuesday two bands Lewis Run and Johnsonburg Italian bands will play in the The Lewis Run band will give a concert in the ward tomorrow Following fireworks in the evening the win play in Hope for Peace Hangs by a Slender and Men Still Wide - in 1917. In 1917 Northcliffe the employes or property ot tne of the British war mission j road shall be assigned to their former positions where vacancies exist Where the positions they held have been other employment of the same class will be found for such employes as committed no acts of proved against the employes or the property of the after these have been questions of seniority arise with them which cannot be settled I they will be referred to the United States Railroad Labor Board { for Further That the strike is to be called off with the understanding and agreement by all parties that no intimidations nor oppressions shall be practiced or permitted as against any of the employes who have remained or have taken or against those who may return to service under the proposal of the Minority Report Made The following minority report was supported by roads having a mileage of 57,222 That chairman be authorized to reply to the President's telegram of August 7 that the railroad representatives at this meeting are willing (a) All former employes who have not been guilty of violence against the employes or the property of the railroads shall be assigned to their former positions where vacancies after these have been questions of their which cannot be settled locally they shall be referred to the United States Labor Board for ' In agreeing to submit questions of seniority as provided above to the Continued on page WORKERS ON THE WESTERN ROADS BACK Brotherhood Employes Quit on Certain Sections Resume Places and Conditions f San Aug. 14.-The Pacific coast rail strike situation was exited to reach a crisis early this Slight improvement in conditions marked the opening a week to bring rapid The Western Pacific railroad reported that as a result of a series of conferences with members of the Four the men walked out Friday night between and Salt Lake had returned to opening up the tast end of the STRIKE ON I- & Aug. 14.-Engineers,, trainmen and members ot the Big Four on the Cumberland Valley and all switchmen in local yards of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad walked out here before noon The number of men OI - roach 1200, according to railroad J united States Railroad Labor Board ' ' - i Charter Member of Presby terian Church of this City Buried This The death of Mrs. Stewart formerly a well known resident of this occurred on Saturday in W. Deceased was the widow of George F. an early resident of this She lived for many years on South leaving here in 1902 to her Mrs. Arthur at Mrs. Stewart was a charter member of the First Presbyterian church of this She was 90 years of age at the time of her Mrs. Stewart was a woman of high character and beloved by all who knew The body was brought to Bradford yesterday accompanied by the services in memory of the deceased were held this afternoon at 3 30 o'clock at Koch & Oxley's undertaking The body was laid to rest in Oak Hill * MOONSHINE IMPROVING MANY PRESENT AT OBSEQUIES The men protest against The Healy Dance Tuesday Bus leaves B. & O. at 8.i5. 8 of ' Phi Beta August 14. Fresh Picked Tomatoes 20 lb. 75 Ross Farm Market for it is understood that j ther the railroads nor the employes shall be deprived of the right to re- 1 view by the courts of decisions if they affect agreements in existence j between any railroad and its NOTED LAWYER DEAD Aug. 14.-Attorney-. Levi one of Chicagos most noted ' | was found dead this his suite in the Blackstone | was a member of the firm of Austrian and FOR SALE Oil lease in flood district close to Must be sold immediately to close an Bargain care of Star Night Dance i At Rew Bliss Belle Blakeslee Laid to Best in Family Plot in Olean Many sorrowing Bradford friends were in Olean yesterday afternoon to attend the funeral services for Miss Belle formerly of The body of the accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. Ai arrived in Olean from yesterday morning at 10 i. The services held at 4 o'clock ih the afternoon at the Heenan undertaking where hosts of gathered to look for the last time on the face of their good ' Some of the Bradford people went by motor and others on a trolley car which left this city at 2 Many beautiful floral tributes surrounded the some of which been sent by both Bradford and Olean The Rev. Laverne a lifelong friend of Miss officiated at the services and paid a splendid tribute to the life of the which was an exemplary The body was laid to rest in the Olean where the parents The pall bearers were Charles K. E. W. E. H. J. C. W. H. and Frank all of Herbert Blakeslee of a was in attendance at the Imported Liquor Abominable ' Says Federal Enforcement Man In. Portland By H. T. I. N. S. Sniff - Aug. 14.-If you are going to bootleg whiskey you should get on the outside of the produce rather than consume the contents cf the imported This advice comes from no less an authority thar Jesse federal prohibition officer for the That is rapidly being an industry in this state was admitted by the federal He aso admitted that the quality of liquor is growing better and that the possibilities of or instant death due to are de A fair grade of is now dripping from the illicit compared to he poisonous liquid manufactured two years find hat moonshiners are learning more about their business declared the enforcement tests show that the poisonous of a few years i ago are and a better ' grade of moonshine is being ' Imported while is getting better the of imported liquor is growing mce fers of One proposed by President Harding and the other by the and they left a deep cloud of pessimists behind Their determined stand on the con tentious and all-important question of seniority rights for the strikers apparently was not a whit affected by 36 hours with the members of his cabinet and strike leaders The executives left Washington with assertions that they can operate their trains without the services of striking men and in face of danger of sympathetic suspension of work on the part of. the trainmen and The labor leaders remained in with assertions it is j to contend that can carry on operations with dissatisfaction existing in all classes of railroad labor and the situation rested the beginning of the seventh with both sides apparently looking to the white house for any continuance of efforts at peaceable Congress will be back in full working array tomorrow and a meeting of the cabinet will be prior to the adoption of any decisive line of it is confidently expected in some quarters that the president will go to congress with a message of the railroad situation before the week is Three avenues of action apparently were open to the administration Chief of Irish Provisional Government Starts Pro to End Fighting in Aug. 14.-With Ireland in mourning over the death of Arthur a peace offer lias been made to the republican irregulars by Michael chief of the Irish provisional government of the Irish Free a News dispatch from Dublin on page RIVER ESCAPES INJURY JOHN J. LANE PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL The man who buys Scotch whiskey is j ing a big chaice with his j Most of the that is being smuggled into is made in Scotch distilleries shipped to There it is doped and l One of genuine liquor mae the bse for about four ties of It then is to to American runners and snuggled to this No matte many revenue stamps nd embossed corks a bottle bears cannot tell until he opens it Just what sort of concoction the botle show that the making of beer and whiskey by private for their own consumption is dying It was only a and after live found out that as Slightly Stunned by Strik ing River Bed But Re sumes Work on Bridge from Which He Oil Aug. 14.-Saturday afternoon residing on had a most miraculous escape from death when he plunged from the Reno which he was a distance of 70 landing head first into the water between several large the water being only four feet He was engaged three others in painting the standing on when in some he made a and in his descent turning half plunged headlong into the his head striking the but which he pluckily It was seen that he was stunned and a rope was thrown side of the which he Several of the workmen then ran down and waded out to where Bickel and led him to He was fortunately not but he was badly stunned from his head striking the but a few feet distant were the rocks which he fortunately He was employed by the Citizens Traction which has the Reno bridge under His injuries did not prevent him from his time in for nearly the balance Well Known Building Con tractor Dies After an Illness of Six Dura The death of John J. a well-known contractor and builder ot this occurred this morning at 7.20 o'clock at the Bradford where he had been a patient for the past Mr. Lane had been in failing health for the past six months and everything possible has been done for his but in When first taken to the hospital he underwent an operation for gall stones and on Saturday last he was operated on for the second as a last re John J. Lane was born 62 years ago in New York and came to Bradford when very He has since resided here and has always been held in the high esteem of his fellow For years he has been a contractor and building some of the oldest and most prominent buildings in the It was he who built the first long since and he also erected the building of the Commercial which was torn down to make way for the The residence at No. 36 Boylston occupied by the Y. C. 1*. was erected by Mr. Lane for his own but he sold it not long ago Mr. Lane was a member of St. Bernard's of the Knights of the Fraternal Aid Union and Exempt He is survived by his and three Charles J. Lane and of and William of also by one Miss Margaret Lane of Bradford and two Mr. and Mrs. Lane have been living over No. 21 Main street since selling their but were about to move to an apartment in the Lane owned by the at No. 2 Boylston The body was removed to this apartment by Undertaker By DAVID * I. S. Stall Cot Aug. 14.-Indications thin afternoon were that the conference on German indemnity was on the verge of a French and Belgian met just before noon but were to break the Trie was Immediately summoned into executive session to consider the advisability of fresh counter The Central News circulated the report that It had been officially that the conference had Sir Edward private secretary to Premier Lloyd refused confirm the report that the conference had broken down hut admitted to the International News Service that the situation was most A final attempt to reach a temporary compromise agreement on German indemnity was undertaken at No. 10 Downing street today by Premier Lloyd of Premier of Premier ot Foreign Minister of Italy and Baron representing It is understood that benefit proposals are now being discussed for another allied conference in September or Strong efforts were made to break the deadlock and reach soma kind of agreement upon proposal for a reparation moratorium in view of the fact ' that the monthly August payment of ' 50,000,000 gold marks by due Allied met Saturday and Sunday to draw up satisfactory settlement upon which a temporary moratorium could be granted to It is admitted on all sides now that settlement will have to be temporary as it has been found impossible to common grounds for a permanent settlement on the The chief propositions involved In the indemnity Issue Reform of Germany bany to remove government deflation of German money by cutting down of tho output of collection of German customs by the guarantee a 26 per cent levy on German control of German coal mines and state owned Mu is understood that all the SIgnor and the Japan delegate favor another to attempt to reach a final agreement Upon There was an Intimation that Premier would agree to Germany's defaulting on the indemnity Installment duo tomorrow on certain British officials are frankly pessimistic over the outcome of the the French appear the Belgians and Italians are obviously The Japanese are hve found out that da but he was brought to the amateurs not able to make company cars and went to Address Tuesday At Rew Rew Dance Bus leaves B. & O. at 8.15. Regular Night Dance At Rew a thU Is fit to Home brewing is singly a fad that is about to is orar one thing that is going to stop th. manufacture and sale of liquor in is a relentless war on those who in the Regular Night Dance C - city on the company cars and went to his suffering mostly from his ducking a Rummage Sale Washington Auxiliary of Orthodox Regular Tuesday Night Dance At Rew Will Agree by Tomorrow Aug. 14.-A bituminous operators and of the striking miners must and will reach an agreement by tomorrow night or break up without having accomplished its This was only interpretation that interpreters were able tn place upon the the * acceptance of an invitation to attend a conference with the anthracite operators sent by President to 8. D. Warriner Is the head of the anthracite operators in NEW Kansas Aug. 14.-Threats of new walkouts and strike of the Missouri Pacific the burning of railway shop in Texas and blowing up of a bride in Missouri combined to give the railroad strike In the southwest a serious turn American Meeting Tonight and Canning We Ross Phone 1615-R. West Corydon St. TWO KILLED IN Aug. 14.-Lieut. L. P. of and William a civilian pilot employed at the met a horrible death today when the place which they were testing for speed plunged to the ground and burst into Both men were witnesses reached the Both bodies were burned beyond Regular Tuesday Night Dance At Rew Emery OB aa Sold by Bradford Crest ant and Machine General Oarage X E. Moffatt ft Bradford Ideal H. H. Rew H. D. Farmers Largest of tin Novelty and prize Bradford Armory August 19. Regular Tuesday Night
