The Daily Tribune from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin • Page 2

THE Gil AND RAPIDS TRIBUNE, GRAND RAPIDS, WIS. MAJ. GEN. CHARLES D. RHODES WILLIAM CLAUBAUGH mim give up WISCONSIN PiiESliirS TRUCE OFFER 13 REJECTED Madison Owners of elm and maple trees who find small reddish or light colored bunches on the leaves will have to rest as easily a3 possible for a while, says G.

L. Fluke, entomologist at the Wisconsin experiment station, for no control measures for this Oil! REFUSES TO DEAL Wins Tells Labor Leaders That Steel Mills Will Remain Open. i' 'V EN 5-' 11 BnccincnT ncrc I HLOlULUi HOUU FOR WAGE TRUCE Shopmen Are Offered 4-Cent Raise; Greater Increasa Called Unwise. WAGE BOOSTS RAISE PRICES freitent High Cost of Living' Is Temporary, the President and Will Fait When Peace Is Rati, tied and Conditions Settle. Washington.

Aug. 27. President Wilson submitted to representatives of the six railroad shop crafts a proposal to pay shopmen about four cents an hour Increase, on a basis of ten-hours pay for eight hours work, retroactive to Ma1. The president told the committee of 100 representing the shop crafts' that any greater increase now would great- i ly Increase the cost of living and therefore was Inadvisable. Certain classes of shopmen, repairmen and car Inspectors, who have been receiving 63 cents and 58 cents, respectively, would be paid 67 an hour under the proposed scale.

The shopmen's representatives told the president they would submit the proposition to their members, whose original demands were for an advance of 25 per cent. The president requested that the men not act on the original proposition to have a congressional committee pass on the wage demands. A vote of the shopmen on this proposition Is now being tabulated. The Increase represents a concession amounting to approximately one-fourth of the demand made by the shopmen. The shopmen ask for a 25 per cent Increase on their basic pay of 68 cents 'an hour.

This increase would have amounted to 17 cents an hour, whereas the proposal of the president would give them 4 cents an hojr, or 40 cents a day more than the workers now receive. The president, coincident with Ms statement to the shopmen's representatives, addressed a statement to the public advising the nation of the situa-tlon'and the basis of his action. It is his first publicly expressed view on the country's labor situation. The 4-cent an hour Increase pro posed, the president's statement said. represents a readjustment of shopmen's wages to put their pay on the same basis as other railroad workers.

that Is, on ten-hour hour pay and eight hour work basis, and accordingly is not in the strict sense an increase in wages. Pointing-to the shopmen's argument that an Increase in wages was necessary to meet the high cost of living, the president said the workers demands were In effect "that we make an increase In wages, which, are likely to be permanent. In order to meet a temporary situation which will last nobody can certainly tell how long, but In all probability only for a limited time." The president's statement said "it is neither wise nor feasible to take care of Increases in wages of railroad employees at this time by increases In freight A single paragraph of the statement Is sufficient to show how serious the president considers the entire situa tion. He says "We are face to face with a situa tion, which is more likely to affect the happiness and prosperity, and even the life, of our people than the war adding "In such circumstances it seems clear to me, and I believe will seem clear to every thoughtful American, in cluding the shopmen themselves, when they have taken second thought, and to to all wage earners of every kind, that we ought to postpone questions of this sort until normal conditions come again and we have the opportunity for certain calculation as to the relation between wages and the cost of living. "It Is the duty of every citizen of the country to Insist upon a truce In such contests until intelligent settlements can be made, and made by peaceful and effective common coun sel.

"I appeal to my fellow citizens of every employment to co-operate in insisting upon and In maintaining such a truce, and to co-operate also In sustaining the government in what it conceives to be the only course which conscientious public servants can pursue. "Demands unwisely made and passionately Insisted upon at this time menace the peace and prosperity of the country as nothing else could, and thus contribute to bring about the very results which such demands are intended to remedy." Wants Peace Pact Changed. Paris. Aug. 26.

Roumanla's signature to the treaty of peace with Austria still depends upon-qualifications of the clauses relating to guaranties to minorities, according to information from Roumanian sources. 4,000 U. S. Autos to England. London.

Aug. 26. As a result of the abolition of the restrictions on imports an American automobile firm In London has cabled for 4,000 cars to be delivered as speedily as possible after September 1. Senator Fletcher Laid Up. Washington, Aug.

25. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida, who was knocked down by a street car. was not seriously Injured and probably will be out In a week, physicians an nounced after an examination. House Passes.Tariff on Tungsten.

Washington, Aug. 25. By a strict party vote the house passed and sent to the senate a bill imposing a tariff of $10 a unit or $000 a ton on crude tungsten ore and $1 a pound on ferro- tungsten and other tungsten salts. Raid Big Ohio Still. Cleveland.

Aug. What officers believe to be the largest moonshine still In Ohio was put out of commission when Cleveland detectives and federal authorities raided a house In a wood near Steel Official Dies. Cleveland, Aug. 23. Alva a.

I Chishohn. forty-eight, assistant to the president of the American. Steel and Wire company and a well-known fig- ure in the steel world, died from hnart allure here. I BANDIT CHASE J. S.

Troopers Quit Mexico When Trail Is Blotted Out by Rain. CHIEF OF OUTLAWS KILLED Contact With Federals Also Engaged ma mm in Hunting KODoera wno nem Americans for Ransom Results in Decision to Stop Hunt. Marfa, Tex Aug. 26. American av iators made Jesus Renterla, bandit eader, pay In full for his treatment of Lieut Harold G.

Peterson and Lieut. Paul H. Davis, held for ransom by the Mexican, when- Lieut. It. H.

Cooper killed Renterla from an airplane, ac-rordlng to statements made by Maj. James P. Yancey, commander of the United States punitive expedition, Capt. Leonard M. Matlack and Lieuten- int Peterson, who returned from Mexico last night with the force that had jeen pursuing the outlaw gang.

Lieutenant Peterson reported that Renterla was the man killed from the ilr by Lieutenant who with Lieut. Frank Estill, his pilot, returned the fire of three Mexicans whoshot at flieir plane while the Americans were scout patrol last Tuesday. Marfa, Tex, Aug. 25. Three hun- 3red American cavalry troops made their way back to the Rio Grande through a driving rainstorm after an unsuccessful campaign begun last Tuesday to overtake the bandits who captured and held for ransom Lleuts.

Harold G. Peterson and Paul tl. Davis. The first 'of the expedition, the pack and supply trains, reached Ruidosa shortly after 8:30 o'clock last night, according to telephone advices. The remainder of the expedition followed.

Contact with Carranza soldiers also on the trail of the bandits and a heavy rain, which wiped out the fresh trails, resulted in decision to abandon the chase. Meantime the rain had also' wiped out the trails of the bandits, who were only a few hours ahead of the Americans. The punitive? expedition is making the return In single column with three cavalry troops leading, pack trains, machine gun troops, and other nits following. -Two troops are acting as rear guard. The six days below the border re sulted in the killing of four bandits by troops and death of one by machine gun bullets from an airplane.

Galveston, Aug. 23. Seven of the Mexican bandits who robbed sailors from the United States cruiser Cheyenne off Tampico last month have been apprehended and put to death by the Carranza authorities, according to an official report from Gen. Pueblo Gonzales to Mexican Consul Meade Fierro, here, made public. The report states the bandits had property of the sailors in their possession.

U. S. FLEET AT HONOLULU r. accrciary -nu mo r-iijr ui wu.vcia Aboard the S. S.

New York, Hon olulu Harbor, Aug. 25. Secretary of the Navy Daniels and his official party of officers and men of the dread-aaught New York, arriving" here, were treated with the hospitality that long has distinguished the Hawaiian Islands, i The New York and four destroyers were tied alongside their piers almost in the center of the city. I Off WalkikI beach the great dread- naught was met by scores of small craft, including outrigger canoes, mo-torlaunches, sail and row boats, which accompanied the great ship Into the harbor. From the time he went down the New York gangplank.

Secretary Dan- iela time was fully occupied. From the ship he was taken to a hotel at Waikiki beach, where he was re ceived with all the pomp of a visiting monarch, according to the old Hawaiian custom, by the sons and daughters of Hawaiian warriors. Yankees to Stay on Rhine. Washington, Aug. 25.

American forces which will remain in Germany after September 30 are the Eighth infantry, Eleventh machine gun battalion, Second battalion of the Sixth field artillery, Thirty-fifth field signal battalion. First supply train, First mobile ordnance repair shop. Company A of the First Engineers, field hospital No. 13 and ambulance company No. 26.

This 'was announced by the war department. Strike Stops Four Coast Roads. Los Angeles, Au. 27. Traffic on the four railroads entering Los An-celes was paralyzed by the strike of trainmen, who quit their posts last week in sympathy with the platform men of the Pacific Electric company.

Army Reduction Is Rapid. Washington, Aug. 27. The present rate of demobilization makes It certain the army will be reduced to 225,000 by September 30, the war department announced. The estimated strength of the army on August 19 was 361,390.

U. S. Farm Course for Australians. New York, Aug. 25.

One hundred Australian soldiers will arrive here from England August 29, on their way to the University of California where they will take a course In agriculture. Big Damage by Cloudburst. Uniontown, Aug. 25. More than $100,000 damage was, done in the Con-nellsvllle coke region by a cloudburst, which flooded mines, swept away buildings, street railway and railroad tracks.

Blast Damages American Ship. Rio Janeiro, Aug. 23. An explosion from an undetermined cause occurred aboard the American steamship Mohe-gan, which was discharging its cargo. The vessel and the cargo were damaged $250,000.

Taken From Sheriff; "Lynched. Louisburg, N. Aug. 23. Walter Elliott, a negro, who Is'alleged to have assaulted a farmer's wife, was shot to leath.

The mob took the negro from Sheriff Kearney, two miles from here. While on his way to jail. STATE NEWS Stanley "Ninety-day corn," the dream of the northern Wisconsin farmer, has become a reality In the Stanley country. Alvin Shilts, fanner, six miles south of this city, plucked full ripe ears of corn, Aug. 18, from a 'six-acre field which was planted May 14.

Mr. Shilts states that the entire field of Golden Glow corn is now ready for the harvest, and that there are fine full ears on every stalk just as good as the sample which he brought into the city to show incredulous friends. He has lived in the Stanley country for a good many years and he is "hep" to weather conditions around northern Wisconsin. He says there will be no frost until the moon changes in the middle of September, and that every one who planted corn this year will be able to harvest.it. Janesville Edward Murray, 17, "Brick Bat Bandit" who pleaded guilty to robbing at least five soldiers in the last few months, was sentenced to ten years at Green Bay reformatory by Judge Maxfield.

The boy said that he and a companion made a specialty of robbing discharged soldiers. He explained that their method was to lead an intoxicated service man to some out of the way place, knock him senseless with a brick and take his money A companion of Murray is in jail. Appleton Vaudeville tickets- at Appleton theaters were raised 5 cents to meet the increased cost of operation as a result of a strike of ten stage hands and motion picture operators. The men refused to return until their demand for $30 a week was met. They had been receiving $21 under three-year contract, that expired Aug.

12. A demand for increased pay, presented by musicians, was also granted. The theaters were dark two nights as a result of the strike. Fond du Lac Two counterfeiters worked the town, passing $1 bills raised to fives by pasting the figure five over the one and camouflaging the writing of "one dollar." According to police, the visitors cleaned up $50 in a few hours. When one was passed to a cigar clerk he put it in his till and next day took it to a bank.

The cashier, on counting the deposit for a second time, pulled off one of the figures. Green Bay In memory of their brother, M. J. McCormick, the Misses Sarah and Amelia McCormick will erect the McCormick Memorial home at a cost of $100,000, for aged people, it was announced by Bishop Paul P. Rhode of the Green Bay Catholic diocese.

The home will be built in the town of Allouez. M. J. McCormick was the founder of the Northern Paper mills. Mr.

McCormick died in 1907. Madison E. A. Fitzpatrick, secretary of the state board of education, has started a survey of the educational facilities of the state for Gov. E.

L. wants the information to aid him in deciding on the feasibility of calling a special session of the legislature to enact legislation providing for free tuition for all Wisconsin soldiers and sailors who served in the world war. Madison The Wisconsin Supreme Court will begin its fall sessions on Oct. 7, Arguments will be made in about the first thirty cases that week and an adjournment will be taken for about three weeks; The court will announce its first decision about Nov. 1.

The calendar of cases for considera: tion is not as long as two years ago. The war seems to have put a stop to much litigation. Wausau A War Savings stamp so ciety has been organized at Elderon, with E. J. Benson as president.

It will work in conjunction with the Elderon community of which Mr. Benson is president. One of the good results of the club has been the removal of all stone from highways within several miles of the village, the work being done by squads under the command of Boy Scouts. Beloit Jerry Sullivan's mother-in-law presented the court with a tooth which she alleged Jerry had knocked out when he hit her. "Jerry," asked the judge "did you strike this woman?" "Judge," cried Jerry, never laid hands on her." The jury viewed the tooth.

"Guilty." they de cided. Sullivan paid his 'fine. Racine The Common Council has voted to force all saloons to take out a. citv license for the coming year. The cost of the license, $500, is so high that it Is believed fully one-half of the 125 saloons in Racine will withdraw thtir applications, and retire from business.

Eau Cteu-e-Peter Skroch, a threahflrman oneratins near White hall, had the flesh torn off his right arm from the elbow to the shoulder, two ribs broken and was badly ehaken up when his sleeve caught in some machinery. Antigo W. E. Butterfield has leased to George C. Burke, Minneapolis, the Butterfield and Antigo hotels, which are under joint management.

and sold to him the furnishings and equipment. Mr. Burke takes posses sion on Sept, Wausau Forty-three real estate transactions of Wausau property were made in two weeks here this month. High cost of building has practically stopped the erection of new homes. Rent is high and houses are at a premium.

Eau Claire The Eau Claire county training school for teachers opened recently for the full semester with the largest enrollment in the history of the school. The same faculty. headed by Phincipal F. E. Jaastad, is in charge.

Janesville Rock county's tobacco yield for this season Is to be a bumper crop, according to predictions of erowers. Little cutting has been started In this vicinity. Mayor T. Welsk, tebacco warehouse operator, states that with a continuance of mild weather the cutting should be well advanced by the last of August, Marinette Judge John J. McGillls, pioneer resident of this city, observed his eighty-sixth birth anniversary.

He is said to be the oldest justice of the peace in tbla stata. particular trouble have been found. The bunches are galls caused by small mites which look like spiders. They live within the galls and cannot be reached by sprays. Ashland Mrs.

Nick Vamosh, 45, living at the Highland settlement, was instantly killed when struck by lightning while standing In a field of oats. Mrs. Vamosh and her husband had been shocking oats. They were hur rying to finish the work before the storm became too fierce. They were holding opposite sides of the same bundle when the accident occurred, but Mr.

Vamosh was only dazed by the bolt. Fond du Lac The quota of Blxty- five members for a unit in the Wiscon sin National guard was filled when young men signed. The company, known as Co.f will contain only about half the number of old Co. E. Capt.

A. R. Brunett, who served with the One Hundred Fiftieth Machine Gun battalion, Forty-second division is to be in charge. Through his efforts the company has been formed. Kenosha- ZIon City police played havoc with the Kenosha-Chicago "beer caravan," when fifteen special police men from that city hid behind a barn.

and surprised the drivers of fourteen trucks carrying beer from Kenosha to Chicago. The trucks were covered with canvas, but the police arrested twenty-six men, held the trucks, carrying more than 50,000 pounds of beer. Rhinelander After traveling more than 400 miles by automobile and motor boat the state conservation inspectors consisting of Secretary of State Merlin Hull, State Treasurer JJohnson, Attorney General Blaine, and accompanied by Lieut. Gov. E.

F. Dithmarf' have returned to Madison after a two weeks' Inspection of state owned lands in northern Wisconsin. Racine Judge Beldeh, of the First judicial circuit, has refused the appointment as commissioner to Den mark, tended him by Judge Halsey of Milwaukee, to take depositions in the case of Theodore Johnson's will. The will leaves an estate of $80,000 to Mrs. Thomas Hahn of this city.

A contest over the will is being lieard in the Supreme court. Wausau Money has been raised by local automobilists to open up a section of road in the town of Flieth, which will give a road from Wausau to Mosinee, on the west side of the Wisconsin river. The Chamber of Commerce, which is fathering a general plan of road Improvement also will experiment with gravel on sev eral streets in this city. Madison Commissioner of Banking Marshall Cousins has approved an amendment to'the articles of incorporation of the Wisconsin Trust Company, Milwaukee, and the First Trust Company, Milwaukee, consolidating under the name of First Wisconsin-Trust Company, and increasing the capital from $500,000 to $800,000. Oshkosh Edmund Brelowske, 7 months old, son of Mr, and Mrs.

Louise Brelowske, Utica, met'death by stran gulation. His mother had left him on the bed. Returning she found that he had crawled down to the foot of the bed and had Caught his head between the iron crossbar of the bed and the mattress and was hanging. Marinette Since Dec. 18, the Unit ed War workers of Marinette, including the Knights of Columbus, Y.

M. C. Salvation Army and other war bodies, have fed more than 5,000 soldiers passing through. Three trains are met daily and the returning soldiers aboard are given substantial lunches, "including hot coffee. Portage John Shehan, 15, while diving in a slough of the Wisconsin riv.er near the city, struck his head against a rock.

When he did not return to the surface of the stream his brother and a companion dived after him and bringing him to the surface, succeeded after several hours of work. in bringing him to. Rhinelander The board of voca tional education in Rhinelander has authorized the purchase of turning lathes, gas engines and other ma chinery to be used in the additional courses of sheet metal work, gas engineering and general mechanical engineering in the vocational school this year. Sheboygan Grocery stores must stop the sale of near beer and other beverages of that kind, or face prosecution, according to action taken by the common council. Saloon keepers will be issued licenses, many already obtained permits to sell Intoxicating liquors.

Kenosha Following an announce ment from the Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co. that the company would give the city no estimate on the pur chase price for the public utilities, city officials announced that the state railway commission will be called on to set a price on the street car lines, gas, electric and heating plants. A vote on whether the people favor pub lic ownership will be held Sept. 2. II the citizens favor public ownership another election on whether the utilities shall be purchased will be held in April, 1920.

Neenah The thirty thousand dollar building housing the Neenah Theater and the Neenah Club rooms has been offered to the Neenah Club, providing that body will make needed repairs. The building is now owned by the Neenah Auditorium Company. Sheboygan The Red Cross fed children with half pint bottles of milk during the past month, according to figures issued by Mrs. Albert Wagner, who has charge of the dispensaries in the Longfellow and Jefferson schools. Wausau A mass meeting Is to be held soon under the auspices of Co.

Tenth regiment, Wisconsin State guard, to arouse interest in the organization of companies for the new national guard. A number of Co. men will become members of the new organization. Kenosha William Stone, Kenoshan, arrested on a charge of being a de serter from tne u. o- nayy, leaving Hampton Roads and said that the "vacation was worth the trouble.

Pica Made by Wilson to Shopmen Is Turned Down. RAIL STRIKE VOTE ORDERED Pending Issuance of an Official Strike Vote It Was Urgently Requested by International Officers That Men Stay on Jobs. Washln rton, Aug. 27. The committee of ICO, representing the railroad shopmen, informed Director General Hines tht they could not accept as a basis of settlement of their demands the rates submitted to them by President Wilson.

Results of the negotiations here were communicated "to the union locals thro jghout the country with Instruction! i that a strike vote should be taken Immediately to determine whether the president's proposals should be accepted. fc. Pending the counting of an official strike It was urgently requested by International officers that all men should re main on jthelr Jobs. Director General Hines, according to a letter sent to the locals, told the committee that the proposition, as presented the president, was final, and that there would be no wage Increases granted any other class of railroad employees, as a class, but In the event of un jus equalities, between Individuals, adjustments Involving Increases to eqmlize rates of pay would be made where Justified. -Statement by Committee.

The committee thereupon informed the locals that the director general had been advised that his propostlon could not be accepted as a basis of settlement by them and continued "Practically every class of railroad employees have now submitted requests for very substantial Increases over existing rates of pay. It is well that our members give very serious consideration to this fact. If there Is to be any additional general increase In the wages of railroad employees, the federated shop trades will receive the same consideration. Don't fall to give this statement careful thought and don't forget that if the federated shop trades become involved In a strike now, you are striking alone to force an increase for the 2,000,000 railroad employees. 'Jn view of the foregoing facts, the statements contained in the president's letter and the responsibility that must be assumed, if a suspension of work is to take place, your executive council has decided that It would fall in its duty were it to authorize a strike un til the membership have had an oppor tunity tb decide their course of action on this proposition.

Promise to Enforce Decision. "It Is not our Intention to shirk any responsibilities as executive of our officers and the wishes of. a constitu tional majority of the membership, ex- pressed by their vote as hereinafter directed, will be carried The letter then gives Instructions for an Immediate Summoning of the members of the various locals to take a secret vote. It was pointed out that owing to the large numbers Involved, It must be understood that the respective International organizations would not be obliged to pay regular strike benefit beyond the limits of the funds available for that purpose. GOMPERS BACK FROM EUROPE Arrives In New York on Transport George Washington Confers With Glenn E.

Plum. New York, Aug. 27. Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived on the transport George Washington from Brest. Immediately after his arrival Mr.

Gom-pers went into conference with Glenn E. Plumb of Chicago, author of the railroad brotherhoods' plan for nationalization of the railroads. Also at the conference were fqrmer Representative Edward Keating of Colorado and several brotherhood officials. six Accused negroes freed Were Part of 14 Colored Soldiers Held at Camp Grant for Assault on White Woman. Camp Grant, 111., Aug.

27. Acquittal of six of the 14 Camp Grant negro soldiers, charged with assaulting a white woman here in May, 1918, was indicated by the release from arrest of half a dozen of the Six of the remaining eight soldiers are reported to have been convicted upon charts which may carry the death penalty. The other two are expected to be released from arrest shortly TWO AVIATORS ARE KILLED Lieutenant Meisenheimer and Sergeant Ice Meet Death in Fall at Scott Field. Scott Field. Belleville, Aug.

27. In an 1.500-foot plunge to earth after their airplane had gone Into a tail Lieut. Floyd B. Meisenheimer, Detroit, and Sergt. Harold J.

Ice, a resident of Iowa, were killed here. Broken Leg Didn't Stop Wedding. Manhattan, Kan. Struck by a street car while speeding with his fiancee in a taKieab to a minster's home, John Edmondson, was thrown from the cab and buffered a broken leg. The next day the minister and the bride-to-be called at the hospital and the wedding cereiiony was performed.

You Should See Them. Lot-ain, Ohio. Men's swimming trunks with lace ruffles Is the latest fad here. Carl Noel, returned soldier, inaugurated the style. Cf Wnuldnt Behav.

pmshnrch. While the eonrt doled out their sentences, Ben Rowland and Buck Dunmore, negroes, did the "jazz" step! in front of the bar. They then sanei some popular ragtime and "Jazzed" across the Bridge of Sighs. Stern Judge, Ten Days. Nutley, N.

J. When Patrolman Jameson spied a beautiful young thing using a brook as a bathtub he blushed and summoned women of the neighborhood to dress her. Stern Judge Ten days. MEN MAY APPEAL TO WILSON Chairman of Board of Steel Corpora. tlon Notifies Committee of American Federation That He Insists Upon Open Shop.

New York, Aug. 23. Elbert IL Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corporation made public a communication sent by hlra to a committee of the American Federation of Labor, which Is organizing: workers in the Iron and steel Indusn try, asserting that his corporation would decline to discuss business relations with trades unions as such. Mr. Gary's letter was addressed to John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the committee and his assistants In reply to a request for an interview to discuss hours of labor, working conditions and union recognition.

It said: "We do not think "you are authorized to represent the sentiment of a majority of the employees of the United States Steel corporation and Its subsidiaries. We express no pinion concerning any other members of the iron and steel industry. "As heretofore publicly stated and repeated, our corporation und subsidiaries, although they do not combat labor unions as such, decline to discuss business with them. The corporation and subsidiaries are opposed to the closed shop. "They stand for the open shop, which permits one to engage in any line of employment whether one does or does not belong to a labor union.

This best promotes the welfare of both employees and employers. "In view of the well-known attitude, as above expressed, we respectfully decline to discuss with you, as representatives of labor unions, any matters relating to employees. In doing so, no iMM'somil discourtesy is Intended. "Best Interests at Heart." 'In all decisions and acts of the corporation and subKidliirleR pertaining to employees and employment, their interests are of highest importance. In wfie rates, living and working conditions, conservation of life ami health, care and comfort fh time of sickness or old ago, and providing facilities for the general welfare ant happiness of the employees and their families, the corporation and subsidiaries have endeavored to occupy a leading and advanced position among employers.

"It will be the object "of the eof-poratlon and subsidiaries to give such consideration to employees as to show them their loyal and efficient service In the past Is appreciated, and ther may expect In the future fair treatment." Mr. Gary's letter was In reply to the following communication from the committee: "During general campaign of organization and education conducted under the auspices of the American Federation of Labor, many thousands of men employed In the Iron and steel Industry made application and were enrolled as members of the varloua organizations to which tbey were assigned. "This work has been carried on to a point where we feel Justified In stating to you that we represent the sentiment of a vast majority of the employees of this Industry and acting In behalf of them we solicit of you that a hearing be given to the undersigned committee who have been selected oy the duly accredited representatives of the, employees to place before you matters that am of vital concern to them and concerning hours of labor, wages, working conditions and the right of collective bargaining. Conference Was Refused. The committee called at your office at 3 p.

m. Tuesday, August 26. and requested a conference. We were advised by your messenger that you wished to be excused from a personal interview at this time and requested us to have our business in writing and whatever matters we wish to submit would be taken up by yourself and your colleagues and given consideration. "Therefore we" are submitting.

In brief, the principal subjects that desire to l.ave a conference on. The committee has an Important meeting In another city on Thursday next, ai will leave New York at five o'clock on August 27, 1919. May we respectfully request that your answer be sent before that time to John Fitzpatrick, Continental hotel. Broadway and Forty-first street. New York city." Before receiving Ihe reply of Mr.

Gary, members oi the committee Intimated that they would make an appeal to President Wilson If they failed to get a hearing from officials: of the Steel corporation. MERCJER STARTS SEPT. 15 Cardinal Will Meet King Albert and Queen fn the United States. Brussels, Aug. 23.

Cardinal Mcr-der will leave for the United States on September 15, according to most recent Information. It Is said that he probably will meet King Albert and Queen Elizabeth In America. God Will See You Through. Trouble drives to God because God drives away trouble. So trouble troubles you.

as trouble Is apt tm do. Just go to God aud he will see yoa through. Within God's Keeping. He that takes himself out of God's hands into his own by ind by will uot know what to do with himself. Benjamin Whlchcote.

Around the Throne. Precious to themselves, Lord, Is the death of thy saints, which takes off the dusty cover that hides their brightness; which shapes and polishes them to a beautiful luster, and sets them as stars round about thy throne. John Austin. Fills Us With Wonder. God Uvr above us, through the stars and the heavens the above and the beyond, which we cannot penetrate nor fully understand.

The mysterious-ness of him fills us with wonder. i Maj. Gen. Charles D. Rhodes.

U. 3. A-, former commander of the 157th field artillery brigade, the 42d (Rainbow) and base section No. 2 (Bordeaux) American head of the In terallied armistice commission, and one of five first American officers to en ter Germany. He was made knight commander of the bath by England, commander of the Legion of Honor by France and decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal by the United States.

SURROUND RUSS PORT BOLSHEVIKI SAY THEY HAVE VLADIVOSTOK HEMMED IN. Japanese Squadron Arrives to Aid De fense Nurses at Omsk Ordered to Irkutsk. London, Aug. 26. -Vladivostok Is surrounded by insurgents and the town Is filled with refugees, according to a bolshevik wireless received here.

It states that a Japanese squadron has arrived at Vladivostok. Another bolshevik military report received by wireleus claims that the bol-shevikl have occupied Tembov and recaptured Kamyshin, an important shipbuilding town on the Volga river, southwest of Saratov. American troops in Siberia have their headquarters in Vladivostok, and have been guarding railroad lines in the vicinity. Omsk, Aug. 26.

All the American women Red Cross workers at approximating sixty, were recently ordered sent to Irkutsk by Roland S. Morris, American ambassador to Japan, who came to Omsk on orders from Washington to-make an inveslf-gatlon of the Kolchak government. This decision was reached after consultation with Col. George H. Emerson of the American railway mission; Maj.

Gen. William S. Graves, the American consul general, and Maj. Slaughter, the representative at Omsk of Maj. Gen.

Graves. Col. Emerson pointed out that 35.000 cars filled with refugees and materials were moving toward Omsk from Yekaterinburg and Cheliabinsk and routed eastward and that the congestion daily was increasing. He recommended re moval of the women before it should become too difficult. CRUSHING DEFEAT FOR REDS Polish Army Forces BolshevikU to Re treat Everywhere Fortress of Rovno Is Captured.

Copenhagen, Aug. 25. The Polish army has administered a crushing defeat of the bolshevik! in the neighborhood of Dubno, the Polish general staff at Warsaw announces. The soviet forces are In retreat everywhere, with the Polish army In pursuit. The fortress of Rovno.

in Volhynia. northeast of Dubno, has been captured by the Poles after hard fighting. Ukrainian troops have captured Odessa, it Is announced by the Ukrain ian mission. The capture was effected after se vere fighting north of the city. Bol shevist naval detachments from the Black sea fleet, who were dispatched in great haste to oppose the Ukrain lans, deserted.

Socialists Seek New Charter. St. Louis, Aug. 26. The St Louis Socialist party; whose charter was revoked recently by the state or ganization, appointed a committee to seek a new one.

The charter was re voked because it was alleged that ad vocates of the "communist party" had gained control of the local organiza tion. Big Majority for Strike. Detroit. Aug. 27.

Of 175.000 ballots counted only 2,000 are against a strike or maintenance-or-way employees and railway shopmen of the United States and Canada, according -to officers nere. $75,000 in Mail Stolen. Joliet, nU Aug. 27. It was learned here that a registered pouch contain Ing, it Is said, about $75,000 In Liberty bonds and other securities disappeared from the mails recently between Joiiet ana Chicago.

Flies 440 Miles in 250 Minutes. New York, Aug. 26. All speed rec ords for a 440-mile airplane flight were broken by J. D.

Hill of Buffalo, who flew from Buffalo to Mineola' in four hours and ten minutes, it was an nounced here. Aircraft for Berlin Police. Berlin, Aug. 26. The contemplated reorganization of the police depart- ment of Greater Berlin provides for a "flying squad," which Is to have at Its disposal swift airplanes and skilled pilots.

Labor Party Meets November 22. Cleveland, Aug. 25. The nation al convention of the newly formed Na tlonal Labor party will be held In Chi cago on November 22, with 2,000 delegates from all parts of the country in attendance. Pershing Back In Paris.

Paris, Aug. 25. General Pershing, commander In chief of the American army In France, who has been visiting tne Italian Dattie rront ana tne prin cipal cities of that country, returned ito Faxla. William Claubaugh of WasWngton. D.

Is the newly elected director of the National Institution for Moral Instruction, which organization is offering a $20,000 award for the most suitable method of character education of children in public schools. Mr. Claubaugh will also serve In the capacity of controller and treasurer of this nation-Wide society, whose self-imposed task Is to Inculcate a morality code in public school education. TEETH 1M FOOD ACT HOUSE PASSES BILL TO JAIL OR FINE VIOLATORS. Five-Thousand Dollar Fine or Two Years' Sentence Provided Rent Clause Barely Beaten.

Washington, Aug. 25. Rent profiteers narrowly escaped being Included in the food control act amendments which passed the house Friday after five hours of debate. Exemption of farmers from penalties and hoarding as provided In the bill was the subject of attack, but the representatives of rural districts carried the day. Without any change more Important than the insertion of a semicolon, the measure finally was passed as proposed by the attorney general.

There was no roll call on any of the propositions. As passed, the scope of the food control act is extended to Include wearing apparel and containers of food, feed and fertilizers, a penalty of $5,000 fine or two years' Imprisonment is provided for hoarding and profiteering, and the department of justice Is given authority to go after the small as well as the large retailers. Representative Huddleston of Alabama sponsored the amendment applying to rent profiteers. He won In committee of the whole, hl, amendment being adopted by a vote of 79 to 63, but In the house proper It was rejected by a vote of 77 to 132. SOLDIER KILLS TWO AND SELF Shoots Wife and Her Escort in Wounded in War.

Chicago, Aug. 2C. Entering the Royal Canton cafe, Private William E. Stewart, a returned overseas soldier, shot and killed his wife. Mrs.

Emma Stewart, Charles Schools and then himself. Mrs. Stewart and Schools were dining In one of the booths. Wearing his soldier's uniform and with his right hand, Injured in a battle, in a sling, he walked directly to the booth and with his left hand drew an army revolver. Aiming carefully at Mrs.

Stewart's head, he fired, the bullet entering back of the right ear. Before Schools could arise the soldier had fired at him, the bullet entering the right temple. Then Stewart turned the revolver on himself. GERMANS AND YANKS FIGHT U. S.

Sailors Wound Several Teuton Seamen and Civilians at Neufahr-wasser, Near Danzig. Copenhagen, Aug. 23. Collisions between German and American sailors at Neufahrwasser resulted in the wounding of several civilians and one German seaman, according to Danzig dispatches received here today. Neu-fahrwasser is a seaport four miles north of Danzig.

The disorders grew out of a quarrel in a dance hall Monday night, according to these dispatches. Americans involved in the disturbance, which was continued in the streets after the sailors left the dance hall, returned to their ship, the destroyer Hale. Wilson Asks Bar to Aliens. Washington, Aug. 27.

To prevent an influx of aliens into the United States after peace is declared, Presi-: dent Wilson In a message to congress asked that the passport law in effect during the war be continued. Chicago Bars Are Raided. Chicago, Aug. 27. Fifty United States deputy marshals began a series of arrests for the sale of intoxicating liquors here.

Twenty-six arrests were made without warning In downtown saloons and cafes. Excess Baggage Holds Ship. New York, Aug. 26. The sailing of the liner Caronla for Cherbourg was delayed three hours until the baggage of 1.300 steerage passengers could be weighed.

Most of them were return-Ing to Mediterranean points. 700 Acres of Forest Burn. Sheridan, Aug. 26. Seven hundred acres were burned over in a forest fire In the Big Horn district, near the Montana line, according to Information received here.

Fire fighters were rushed to the scene. Want Code of Ethics. Mason City, Ia Aug. 23. Traditions and professional ethics are wanted by the auctioneers of Iowa who opened a two-day conference here.

Licensing of auctioneers and legislation to control them will also be diumssed. Return Ships to Owners. Washington. Aug. 23.

The American passenger liners Finland, Kroon-land and Louisville (St. Louis) will be released from government service as Rwn as surveys for repairs have been made. All have been transports..