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Newspaper
Centralia Weekly Chronicle
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1912
Page
7
United Press Leased Wire reports 400,000 coal miners idle today amid a walkout. Bituminous miners face a brief stoppage while anthracite miners expect a longer halt with no agreement yet. Wage scales and strike questions may go to a referendum. UMWA President White is hopeful operators will follow the compromise path.
From London today misprinted reports say the strike ge miners will accept the government minimum wage by a 3 to 2 vote. Industry lines are paralyzed as operations are halted. Many months may pass before the country recovers from the strike effects. most small merchants face virtual bankruptcy.
The United States Supreme Court today upheld the Missouri and federal statutes ousting the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and Waters-Pierce from doing business in Missouri. The court also affirmed $50,000 fines levied against each company.
Taft supporters report from Washington show the President leading rivals for the Republican nomination by about eight to one. Of 1,075 delegates, 19 have been chosen, including 278 pledged to Taft and La Follette. Roosevelt delegates remain unconfirmed, with seat allocations to be decided on the convention floor.
B. Fl Yoakum is noted as the chairman of the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad in the available report.
The report claims the Appeal to Reason weekly will be laid aside and participation denied by Railor Woarron in the latest issue. He argues the story was started by Kansas state politicians seeking to bar the paper from mail delivery.
In Chicago on April 1, Amos Giffard Winehot and others clarified Roosevelt's stance amid claims by Walter Houser and Spuntor LaPoilette's campaign. They assert Roosevelt urged a united Progressive front to prevent Tamman or Fellette nominations and keep their movement cohesive against Tattan.
The charity board announces inactivity with no regular meetings. Salary audits for the secretary are discontinued and only special meetings may be convened for urgent cases.
Serious floods were reported along the Minaldalppi river in Uitneta and the Mississippi area. Government levees have broken at several locations, inundating low-lying farmland and sections south of Cairo.
In Hoquiam on April 1 Dr Titus host struck leader was arrested Saturday and released later. He was rearrested today on a federal warrant issued in Tacoma charging him with inciting sedition. He will be taken to Tacoma this afternoon.
Hoquiam April 1 armed citizens guard the Lytle mill as about 300 striking workers are arrested and jailed in box cars. Most released after two hours, six or seven leaders held. police expect no state troop deployment. Separately, fifty-two Greek workers shelved rumors of wider trouble, arriving from Willapa Harbor to Centralia under police escort.
United Press reports on April 1 indicating Adjt. Gen. Liewelling has three police companies on standby to deploy to the Aberdeen-Hoquiam strike, reflecting heightened labor unrest and military-style preparation in the region. The move signals concern over potential violence and aims to deter further disruption.
Jon G. W. of Tacoma prepared 40 picketmen to march at Grave Harbor to quell a strike, announced April 1. Local authorities mobilize within days.
A street speaker named Kennedy addressed crowds on Tower Avenue and Min Streets Saturday night. Police, acting on Mayor Thompson’s orders, stopped him and held him briefly before releasing him. The mayor said the action was due to strike rumors not to suppress critics and that normal speaking would be allowed otherwise.
The New American Opera Mona heads into production with an all American principal cast and a prize winning by a San Antonio composer. The Metropole Opera Company curates the project under supervision by Yale and New Yorker figures, featuring composer Abe Conbowe and conductor Anped Rorte.
The April 1 Supreme Court hearing centers on state railroad commissions regulating rates against the Interstate Commerce Commission. Seven state commissions participate, with Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio supporting the states through the National Congress of Governors.
A San Prunelsyo protest mocks city aid for the unemployed under a slogan We want work not charity. Hundreds of idle men gathered as officials weigh easing charter limits and shift reliance to private aid while urging leaders to provide avenues to earn a living.
United Press Leased Wire reports veteran Western tracks figure Skimmer died of heart disease in San Francisco on April 1. The longtime judge and handicapper at Western tracks helped build up the California Jockey Club and was famed for his mastery of track handicapping and racing charts.
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