Desperate Prison Escapee Gardner Remains Elusive
Gardner, once a robber turned tailor, evaded guards at Leavenworth after a 13 day stay in MecNell and a bold escape aided by accomplices Impyn and Bogart. Recaptured later, he has repeatedly used mechanical skill to study escape routes and now spends days sewing buttons in the tailor shop under strict watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MecNell
Sage
Dr. Medcalf
Roy Gardhaime
de Lage
Crooks
Ton Gardner
Evimpyn
Laurence Bogart
Gardner
Impyn
Mand
Leaven Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Williams tied for AL home run lead with 33rd
In St Louis on September 4 Ken Williams of the Browns hit a solo shot to tie the American League season home run record at 33. The Indians LIndsay also homered as Cleveland vs St Louis. Rogers Hornsby leads the NL with 34 homers this year.
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En Williams
ST. Louis
Ken Wildf
Browns
Lindsay
Indians
Louis
Cleveland
Walker
Athletics
Kech
Rogers Hornsby
Baseball Roundup: Batteries-Cheves and Postponed Games
Baseball brief notes list batteries for Cheeves Kaufman and Wirth Couch and Wingo with New York and Boston games postponed due to rain. Chicago had a postponed game. Line includes Woodall with Schalk and 9.96 as a misread figure.
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Bnt Ween
Cheeves
Kaufman and Wirth
Couch
Wingo
New York
Boston
Campus Cop Hit By Auto Near Death
Campus cop at University of Washington identified as Fred Bloom was struck by a northbound auto at E 45th street and Sunnyside. He was rushed to Lakeside hospital in a comatose, critical condition with suspected skull fracture and internal injuries. Driver W Fuson, 59, was arrested for reckless driving. Witnesses say Bloom's motorcycle moved at moderate speed before the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BK. 45Th St
Sunnyside Ave
Fred Bloom
University of Washington
Lakeside Hospital
W. &. Fuson
Bloom
R. L. Wood
C. H. McCain
E. 45Th St
Fuson
Sunnyside
Two Men Dead in Weekend Traffic Accidents
A 65 year old man Peter Peterson of 908 Argand Street was killed in a Fort Lawton street car accident on Elliott Ave and 15th Ave W. He slipped under the car while boarding as it moved. The incident marked the second death in a series of weekend crashes amid multiple injuries and reckless driving arrests. Harry Marine of Bryn Mawr was injured in a motorcycle crash at Rainier Beach.
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Peter Peterson
Argand Sr
Fort Lawton
Elliott Ave
15Th Ave
Peterson
Seattle
Rainier Beach
Harry Marine
Bryn Mawr
Fourth Wife Leaves Mack Dramatic Figure Admits Separation
San Francisco report quotes Willard Mack a renowned stage star and producer admitting his fourth wife Beatrice Beebe Mack left him. The article notes Mack wed Beebe about a year after divorcing Pauline Frederick, a noted stage and screen star, and says Beebe moved to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Willard Mack
Beatrice Beebe Mack
Mack
Los Angeles
Pauline Frederick
Whole Family Hurt in Wreck of Auto
A car left the road to Riverton, overturned into a sandpit. T R Haight, his wife, and two baby daughters were severely bruised and cut. They were rescued and taken to the city hospital. Mrs Haight and Barbara 4 were the most seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Haight
47Th Ave
Haight
Barbara
Riverton
British Capture Steamer and Guns Near Cork Harbor
A British destroyer turned over a steamer captured off Cork harbor to the Free State government. The ship, laden with arms and munitions, was bound for the near coast and reportedly cleared from Hamburg, Germany. The arms were believed destined for mob insurgents.
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Dublin
Free State
Cork
Nesr
Hamburg
Germany
Arbitration Seen as Key to Halting Strikes
The Star, via NEA Service, quotes four top economic authorities who advocate arbitration to prevent industrial unrest. They assert arbitration can settle conflicts without losses to workers or employers and outline how disputes could be resolved satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
NEA Service
Form Board of Review by Willard E Atkins M A
Willard E Atkins argues for a persistent fact finding and reporting agency to aid industrial conciliation. He says total peace is impossible as capital and labor seek larger shares, and that strikes will continue until better mediation devices emerge. He rejects compulsory court driven solutions such as the Kansas Court model as overly coercive and risky in industrial states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard E. Atkins
M. A
University of Chicago
Moat
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Kansas
Arbitration as a continuous solution for labor disputes
Dr. W. M. W. Splawn argues for voluntary, continuous arbitration in industries where disputes arise. He cites clothing industry accords and public utilities as models, suggesting wage and condition conflicts be referred to impartial committees, with legal safeguards against strikes and lockouts while preserving workers and employers rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Reyes
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
United States Labor Board
Kansas
Court of Industrial Relations
Safeguard Public Now Aims to Build Utility Employee Responsibility
Prof Stuart Daggett argues for public utility employee education and regulation to serve public interests during a strike. He cites historic progress in managerial responsibility, endorses Railway Labor Board as interim but essential, and stresses preventing monopolistic power from harming public needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Daggett
College of Commerce
California University
Railway Labor Board
Joint committee arbitration alternative urged in labor view
A proposal favors a standing joint committee with an impartial chairman funded equally by both sides to settle strikes. Under a one year or longer collective bargaining contract disputes would go to the chairperson who interprets the agreement. Renewal would occur with a new deal under collective bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IL Am
Tragedy in Tacoma Husband Kills Wife Then Himself
In Tacoma, Jeff Welch, 47, shot and killed his wife after a family argument and then took his own life at 1 30 a m Monday. Hupert Welch, brother of the dead man, discovered the couple at their home on South EK sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Jeff Welch
South EK
Hupert Welch
Hinton Begins Seaplane Flight to Brazil
ST PETERSBURG Fla Sept 4 Walter Hinton piloting the seaplane Sampaio Correira II hopped off at 8 41 a m today on his flight to Brazil He planned a stop at Key West en route to his South American destination.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Taent
Walter Hinton
Sampaio Correira II
Brazil
Hinton
Key West
Labor urged to organize for defense in labor day messages
National union leaders called workers to organize for honorable industrial peace amid threats of a general rail strike and an injunction sought by Attorney General Daugherty. Samuel Gompers, Warren Stone, and John L. Lewis urged unity, while legal actions and arrests loomed for Labor Day demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daugherty
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of L
Warren L. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chicago District Court
Gompers
Delay in Bonus Conference Stalls Tariff Pause
Washington date Sept 4 the bonus conference faces another setback due to the absence of Senator Simmons North Carolina the democratic conferees chief. The conference refuses to suspend the tariff temporarily delaying the house until tomorrow. Chairman McCumber says he will push the bonus to completion and seeks a senate report on Wednesday if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Simmons
North Carolina
House
McCumber
Senate
Detroit Man Dies After Mount Visit
Samuel Hart shorne Rogers of Detroit Michigan died from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered late yesterday in Rainier National Park. The death occurred today in Tacoma following the incident during a mountain visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Tacoma
Samuel Hartshorne Rogers
Mich
Rainier National Park
Have You a Home to Sell or a House to Rent
A classified notice targets homeowners seeking buyers or renters. It invites property owners to list homes for sale or rent and urges readers to contact the agency for evaluation and listing arrangements. The item emphasizes prompt action and local market reach.
Biggest Labor Day Program in History
A massive schedule at the stadium began 11 a.m. with free sports and food stalls by Jim Boldt. Events ran through 3 p.m. including running and field events, a pageant for 10 000 children and 1 000 participants, a fairyland parade, aquatic contests, a 6:30 band concert, a 7:30 chorus, 8 p.m. Alice in Wonderland, 8:10 solo, 8:15 interpretive dances, 8:45 campfire ceremony, and a 9 p.m. living flag display for 1 000 children. Downtown street dancing and full evening music followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Boldt
Lake Washington Canal
Musicians’ Union
Seven Die In Rail Bunk Fire At Pittsburg Shops
Seven shopmen burned to death in a blaze that destroyed the bunkhouse and commissary at Pennsylvania railroad shops in Pittsburg. One worker died later and 11 others were seriously injured after jumping from burning bunks. 60 men were trapped as fire raged through an old wooden and steel structure formerly used to store a cleaning solution. Five investigations were under way to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
President Harding Busy on Labor Day
President Harding did not take a holiday at the White House. He worked at his desk in the morning and planned a golf game in the afternoon. He and Mrs. Harding had planned a Mayflower trip over Labor Day but canceled it due to the serious industrial situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Harding
Japan to Open Talks With Soviet Russia on Asia Settlement
Tokyo announced that Japan will meet Soviet representatives on Tuesday to discuss a final settlement of Asiatic questions. The move follows weeks of rumors and admissions that direct negotiations were near, with potential recognition of the Soviet state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Justice Clarke resigns from U S Supreme Court
Associate Justice John H. Clarke of Ohio, aged 65, resigns from the United States Supreme Court. George H. Sutherland, former Utah senator, is appointed to succeed him. The resignation takes effect September 18.
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Washington
John H. Clarke
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
White House
George H. Sutherland
Utah
Woman Disappears After Movie Show
Police search for Mrs Emma Rosenbaum 45 of 421 Bellevue Ave N after she vanished Sunday night following a visit to the Class A theater. She wore a blue suit dark overcoat and a black hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Rosenbaum
Bellevue Ave. N
Long-Sought Woman to Be Extradited for Murder
Elizabeth Skarin-Winborn faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of Ferdinand Hochbrunn, a wealthy real estate dealer found dead December 21, 1921 at his Fifth Avenue apartment. Police decide extradition procedures, with Seattle and Oakland involved, as authorities try to confirm her cooperation and transport arrangements. Clara Sharin-Winborn reportedly captured, Tennant upbeat about eventual arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Hochbrunn
Clara E. Skarin
Oakland
Hochbrunn
Elizabeth Skarin-Winborn
Fifth Ave
W. B. Beveryns
William B. Justus
Charles Tennant
Olympic Mountains
Justus
Skarin
Seattle
William B. Kent
Malcolm Douglas
Tennant
Clara Sharin-Winborn
Clara
Plainclothes
Charlie Tennant
Clara Skarin Talks Innocence and Plans to Get Out
In Oakland Clara Elizabeth Skarin, 25, defends herself amid jail and Seattle ties. She mocks investigators, vows to reveal her side at the right time, and says she must escape to keep a date when she is fifty, claiming innocence and fondness for Oakland. She hints at hiding in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Clara Elizabeth Skarin
Krann
Seattle
Altha
Ford predicts 75 million income on 1,300,000 cars
Detroit reports Henry Ford expects income of 75 million dollars this calendar year based on a production of about 1.3 million cars. Dow Jones figures also show the Ford Motor balance sheet with no notes payable for the first time since 1918.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Dow Jones Financial Agency
New York
Ford Motor Company
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Chicago
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WV Walter
Schalk
Woodall
Homer Brew
Form Board of Review
W. M. W. Splawn
University of Texas
John R. Commons
University of Wisconsin
James T. Kolbert
AD Department
Blaze
Justice
U. S
Mary
Johnny
Supt
Thomas R. Cole
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