Des Moines Tribune from Des Moines, Iowa • 1

i Mm Do Not Waste Fuel. Do Your Share Toward Averting Suffering During tlie Coal Strike. HOME THE WEATHER Fair, with lowest temperature about 32 degrees tonight; Wednesday fair and EDITION warmer. IOWA'S GREATEST EVENING NEWSPAPER VOL. 13, NO.

176. DES MOINES. IOWA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1919. EIGHTEEN PAGES.

OUTSIDE DES MOINKS THICK CST DRS MOINES ONI CKWT. DODGE OFFICIAL Kb BEG IUNT DECEMBE TIN FOR SOLDIER BLUE BLOODED BUNNIES VIE FOR LOST SOLDIER FOR WHOM -PROBE ORDERED, AND MOTHER AT INTERSTATE RABBIT 1I0II11E SEARCH FOR D.I. HOI EMBARGO Oil III I'll HIT HiDUSTRY 'II -Urn I l'V y-T I I J. '1' MRS. KERSTON.

DANIEL T. KERSTO; Army Investigators These Facts in Kerston Case TV SEIZE MIMES OF IOWA, IS III PLA1 Attorney General Would Take Over, and Operate Coal Mines During Strike. RECEIVERSHIP IS NOW CONTEMPLATED Probable operation of the coal mlnea of Iowa by the state and possibility of a clash between Gov. W. Harding and Attjl G-a.

H. M. Havner were developments ia the coal situa, tion today. The governor in a common I- cation to the attorney general this morning asks that the latter, give an opinion regarding authority of the state to erdrr mines operated and to declare martial jaw in coal districts. Only a few house before governor seat the communication to Ravneri the attorney gen-.

eral announced he might go to the couru and ask a receivership, to I allow operation: of mines. Ipwa coal mines will be seized and operated by the state, if pres ent plans at Attorney General M. Ilamer materialize. reaches' "from h.s office delving into the law, In order that he might be certain of his legal, premises before beginning receivership proceedings in the sUte Supreme court. -Mr.

Harner has been In long distance telephone communication with the governor of Kansas, and with the attorney general's office of that -state. "Goverftdr Allen of Kansas re- Ports that a receivership was ap plied for coal mines, under allegations that the mine operators were in a conspiracy to retrain from working mines," sajd Mr. Havner. Gives SUte Leeway. 'I was Informed that this broad allegation was made, because the mine operators were not trying to work the mines, and because tt gives, the state proper leeway la maintaining its case." Mr.

Havner wouid ask to one- rate the coal mines of Iowa under a -i He believes that in' this instance, that the public right is of paramount and both labor and capital must bow before this right "There Is no way In which we can apply state laws to the strik ers." said Mr. Havner. "Unions are exempt from any legal sction by reason of existing laws. There fore, to relieve the coal -situation we can only bring proceedings against the mine owners and ask receivership power. Joint Receivership.

"My idea would be to have a Joint receivership, representing the operators, the miners and the pub lic." Mr. Havner will make co legal move until his office attaches have fully apprised im of all' laws af fecting his planned action. Governor Harding was Inclined Tuesday morning. to allow the fed eral government to bring about a speedy and quick settlement of the coal situation. "The situation in Kansas is somewhat different than it is.

in Iowa," said Governor Harding. "In Kansas they have strip coal mines, mining practically on the surface. In the Utter, case, we require skilled labor, while In Kansas, un skilled can' be used." Mr. Havner stated nis penei that in the' event the mines were taken over under receivership action, many miners now on, a strike would gladly return to work. WOULD CREATE TRUST TO REIMBURSE GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, C.

Nov. 18 Legislation authorizing creation of an equipment trusjt to reimburse tbe government for 1400,000,009 spent for locomotives and cars dur ing leaerai control oi tne rauroaas, was passed today by the house and sent to tne president ror approval. CROSSTOWN FAILURE. The crottstown street car has been a failure, officials of the Des Molnea Cily Railway company said this morning. One car collected only $5.25 in fares Monday, which is a loss of 13.07.

as one crew is paid $8 for eight hours' work. Other crews reported a similar HONORS AND CAVY SHOW The American Blue and the Checkered Giant are vieing for honors at the interstate rabbit and cavy exhibit at the Coliseum today. Both species of rabbits, along with the Black Flemish Giant, are introducing something new in the line of fur and are receiving the homage of the crowds that thronged through the Auditorium this morning. A higher valuation has been placed upon rabbit fur this year, more than ever, as a large number of winter coats and suits are trimmed with the soft rabbit skin. The American Blue has sever been exhibited in Dea Moines before.

It is of a peculiar shade of blue. The ears of the rabbit are about five Inches long and weighs about' fourteen pounds. The Checkered Giant is black and white spotted. One of its outstanding features is the perfect butterfly formed on the rabbit's nose. These rabbits will be given free to the boy or girl who Joins the boys and girls club of the association for the purpose of watching the advancement shrdlu shrdlu the development of a rabbit at first hand.

AIR RAID SQUEEZE LED HIM TO-BIGAMY Br Rftprocal Nwb Errriee LONDON, Nov. 18. During an air raid in London in 1917, Nellie McQuire met David Berwyn Davies, i a lawyer, Si years old. In a raid shelter. She had to meet him be-' cause a surge of shelterers squeezed them into close proximity with each other.

i So they were married and lived' happily afterward till recently: when Mrs. Davtes No. 1 came up: from Wales. She. had been living; with her husband's people "until London became si Mr.

Davies is out on bail. POLICE AND JUDGES INTO NEW The new Municipal court building will probably occupied by the police department and Municipal court judges in a week or two, it was announced today. Practically all the marble has been laid, snd it sufficient coal was to be had to dry the second coat of paint on the walls, it could be opened, tbe contractor announced. The Judges are anxious to move into the new quarters. TO CLOSE ASYLUM The inebriate asylum at Knoi-vifie will be closed Dec.

1, it was decided by the board of control this morning. Only eleven patients are Boused at the Institution and will be discharged. 11 It was thpught by the board unwise to continue the institution, with such a small number of patients. SOUTH SIDERS HURRY, THEIR SEWER CONTRACTS The South Des Moines Improvement league will hold a. rally at o'clock tonight at Disalvo hall to nren the immediate award of the finnth sewer contract.

A delegation of thirty South sid-ers called at the city hall today to ask that the council make no further postponement on the project. Councilman Hudfl will make his third set of bids submitted on the project Wednesday morning. WILSON AGAIN GETS OUT INTO THE OPEN WASHINGTON. D. Nov.

18. While his cabinet was meeting in the executive offices of tbe White House this morning, president again was wheeled out to tbe smith lawn, wherejhe remained In me eunsnuie ior iff.ii nu uuur. Department Aroused Over Disappearance of Fort Des Moines Boy. WASHINGTON ORDERS ARMY INVESTIGATION Where is Daniel T. Kerston, for three years a resident of Des Moines and an employe of the Des Moines National bank who mysteriously disappeared nearly a year ago while a soldier at the hospital at Fort Des Moines? For eleven months a vain ef fort to locate Kerston has been underway.

War department officials have tried unsuccessfully to untangle a maze of red tape, and reconcile conflicting orders with regard to Kerston's transfer from the. hospital at Fort Des Moines to Camp Dodge last December. Eepre-iseniativg -if 4h--Red Cross have also worked to, no end in an effort to solve the mystery. DODGE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE TODAY. Through Senator Kenyon.

Congressman C. C. Dowell of Des Moines and Congressman Ramseyer of Kerston's home, an official investigation of the case has been ordered by Adjutant General Harris at Washington to be conducted under the direction of Brigadier General Babbitt. officer at Camp Dodcre Orders from the adjutant general of the army at Washington, were received at Camp Dodge today, for a thorough investigation of the case from Dec 4, 1918, when Kerston was last heard from. auc wiac woo pdCCU III hands of Maj.

A. M. Jones, intelligence officer, by Col. H. A.

Ripley, executive officer at Camp Dodge, and Major Jones will investigate every, detail. Heretofore Investigations of the Korstbn case have struck a stone wall with the discovery of the record of his discbarge, which is on file at Washington. Now the army has recognized the possibility that his signature on the discharge papers may have been forged, thus opening an ave; nue of Investigation which will go Into the records of his service at Fort Des Moines hospital during several months prior to bis disap pearance. His friends and relatives believe he may have met with foul play and that some one else may have Im personated him in receiving a discharge at Camp Dodge. BELIEVE DISCHARGE PAPERS MAY HAVE BEEN FORGED.

So far as can now be determined, Kerston disappeared some time between Dec. 4 and 17, 1918. Kerston entered the military service at the cantonment, was taken ill with pneumonia and transferred to the fort hospital. Here he recuperated and, according to army records, papers made out for his transfer back to Camp Dodge for limited service there on Dec. 6.

1918. The Investigation of records at the cantonment fails to show he ever reported for duty to the commanding officer of Company Ifl, Fourth battalion of the One I Hundred and Sixty-third dciit Latest Plan to Conserve Meager Coal Supply of Country Serious Step. TO CUT TRAIN SERVICE ABOUT 40 PER CENT TOrNGSTOWS. Not. 18.

Steel milta -of the Mahoning Taller would have to dose wtth-- In bn days under a general freight embargo, officials said today. The local fuel director says the district has less than ten days' supply of coal, including domestic supply. CHICAGO, Nov. 18. Director General of Railroads Walker D.

Hines and seven regional directors will meet here late today to consider the necessity of declaring a nationwide freight embargo to conserve the country's meager supply of coal. Mr. Hlnes is expected to arrive is Chicago at 2 o'clock and his conference with the regional directors on the fuel question will. It is said, occupy the entire afternoon. The conditions growing from the present emergency were informally discussed this morning fey the regional directors, who planned to fcavs a definK program teady to submit to Director General Hlnes later in the day.

Freight Embargo in Effect. An em.bargo on all freight on the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railroad, between Chicago and the Pacific coast, has been in effect since last Saturday. If Director General Hines approves' the recommendation of his regional directors, an order may be Issued immediately, which will mean: Nationwide embargo on freight. A 40 per bent cut in passenger train service throughout the country.

Closing down of alt non-essential industries. Fifteen million workmen will he thrown out of employment Situation Extremely Serious. 'The situation Is extremely serious and immediate action is necessary," said R. H. Alshton, director of the northwestern region, today.

VThe railroads are vital to the business life of the nation and they must be kept going. Radical action must be taken. My judgment Is that a general embargo is the only way to meet the needs of the present emergency." Only from ten to twelve days supply of fuel today was available (for railroads of the central western region, according to F. Clarity, assistant director of the area. Regarding the general embargo he i.aid the final decision probably would be made today.

'It Is a Revolutionary move." he said, "but 5i necessary to save the railroads, tend with the railroads the country. It has been under consideration tome time." Will Cut Passenger Service. Should- a general embargo' be Disced, it would result in a large deduction of the present passenger kervice. said Mr. Alshton.

"I think would be at least 40 per cent of trains running now," he added. ''The tremendous seriousness of the situation cannot be minimized. The effect of the embargo would be ns far reaching as the fuelless days of the winter of 1917-18." Meanwhile the situation in the Tennessee-Kentucky mines' where many of the nnlon workers had returned after the strike formally was called off was further complicated by a new walkout pending an ngreemcnt by the miners-operators' Conference at Washington. Colorado Miners May Quit. In Colorado where the union hlners were ainong the first to re-' co in I on PAOB rive.

BRISBANE SELLS TWO PAPERS TO HEARST WASHINGTON, D. Nov. IS. Arthur Brisbane today announced the suie o' the Washing- Ion Times and the Wisconsin News Milwaukee, to William Ran- olph Hearst. The sale price was maue puDiic.

to Probe said to have left the hospital but they were returned to her. Duplicate discharge paper at Camp Dodge bears date of Dec; 16. Original discharge paper, at Washington bears date of Dec. 20. Report that Kerston was in fed eral, prison at Fort Leavenworth denied by warden.

Kerston never haB applied for his army bonus. Never has called for his personal belongings at the home of A. L. 1511 Thirteenth' street, close friend. ij v.

DEBATE D. TflHTY fIVHIEi By Tlw AMrfat4 WASHINGTON. 18. When the senate began work today, the secretary's record of time used under the cloture rule showed thafortly thirty-five of the ninety-five senators had talked, with an average of four and three-quarters minutes each. Several, however, had used nearly all of the hour allotted to each senator, under cloture, i While this would "show -that less than three hours had been exhaust- nfct lake into consideration tbe senators, who may not talk at all on may use only a small portioa of ther time, and forms no basis for an estimate as to when the debate will Tbe frrst subject to come up today -was the labor section of the treaty, to which a number of reservations were proposed.

Senator Thomas, democrat, Coloradp, opening the debate, declared he would vote against ratification if the labor provisions were not changed. dead language in high schools Latin along with is almost a dead language in. the Moines schools. A survey of the high schools dating to 1914 indicates that Latin--has lost its popularity with the students. At North High 42 per cent of the student body, was taking Latin.

Today but 23 per cent is studying me language oi caesar, a decrease of 19 per cent. 'At East High In 1914. 26 per cent of the. students was taking Latin. After six years a decrease of 10 per cent is shown.

A 23 per cent decrease is shown at West High. Thirty-four per cent of the student body at West is studying modern languages. The students -have substituted French and Spanish for Latin. "NO HOPE NOW, KIDS Des Moines schools will remain open permanently, it was learned today. Fifty tons of coal were secured by Dan Miller, secretary.

DEGREES' CONFERRED The fifth and sixth Scottish Rite degrees wei'9 conferred upon 400 members of the Des Moines Consistory No. 3 this morning. The work today Included Initia tion of members up to the fourteenth degree, The work Is in charge of Harry K. Hex. Wednesday, degrees between the fifteenth and eighteenth, known as the Ross Croix degree, will be con ferred As the class-is the largest in his tory, the work wl progress slowly officials 'say, Daniel T.

Kerston, of former employe of the Des Moines National bank, entered military service at Camp Dodge in the sum- mre of 118. Became ill and was transferred to Fort Des Moines hospital. Recovered and was to be trans- fered back to the cantonment some time, between Dec; and 17, 1918. Left Fort Dea Moines but com pany commander at Dodge has no record of hl arrival. his mother Dec.

4. She answered his letters before he Is 0 BURGLARIZED Thieve. Loot E. W. Clothing 4 Store Last Night.

Burglars early this morning broke the display window of the ft W. clothing house at Fifth and streets and made their getaway with clothing and haberdashery valued, at several hundred Detectives were notified of the theft this morning. The loot consisted of several suits, ties, shirts, overcoats, collars and other articles. Thieves attempted to enter the Goldman Cobacker Clothing store at Fourth and Walnut streets last night, but failed. The Mandelbaum Dry Goods store reported to police that the rear door to their establishment had been tampered with.

J. B. Welsh, 100 West Ninth street, reported to police that prowlers had attempted to enter his-home. Officers could find no one in the vicinity of the robbery. DAVENPORT WOMAN HIT BY AUTO; DIES By Thf AMchM Ttmn.

DAVENPORT, Nov. 18. Mrs. Jessie Tea, 36 years old, was Instantly killed last evening when struck by an automobile as she was wheeling her 24-year-old baby across Main street. "The child had a miraculous escape.

W. R. Rashid, a dealer in oriental goods, driver of the car, was placed under arrest, charged with manslaughter. Witnesses claim he was driving at the rate of forty miles an hour when the woman was struck. She was dragged a distance of eighty-five feet before the car was stopped.

WE'RE PAYING THE WATER BILLS NOW Starting noon. Monday. Nov. 17, the city is paying water payrolls and collecting water bills. The actual formal transfer of the plant is being concluded as rapidly as possible.

In addition to th8 "base purchase price" of the city Is paying the water company owners 132,982. under, contract pro visions for extensions since Jan. 1, 1919, taxes and incidentals. STAMP OUT ILLITERACY; RAISE WAGE Illiteracy anjong the oncoming generations wag branded as a fertile ground for bolshevixm propaganda by Mrs. Gertrude S.

Martin, secretary of the Association of Col legiate Alumnae. In an address be' fore the association at Younkers tearoom Monday. The society is endeavoring to en-coiirege tbe Interest in continued ednravon and asking higher salaries or school teachers. i 1 i i iPilOTOHIE CHARGES OF BRIBERY Mayor Tom Says He Isn't Go ing to Get "Het Up" Over It- Whether Guy T. Johnson, the East Des Moines contractor, who Monday filed sensational charge with the city council, that a "ring" of contractors was at work, will be asked to tell what he claims he knows, appeared doubtful 'at the city bail.

today. The communication will come before the council for formal dis position Wednesday. I can't get excited "about It Mayor Falrweather said today. When asked whether Johnson would be invited to unburden himself, the mayor said, "Not so far as I am concerned." Johnson says he would like to have an opportunity to testify. "If there is to be an organization of contractors it ought to be open," he says.

"As It is, the men appear to bid Independently and pull the wool over the people's eyes. It Is time the city took some interest in the matter." Councilman Elliott was in Van Meter today and John Budd was out on a construction Job. COLORADO MINERS': MAY QUIT AGAIN By The AMclatd I'm. PUEBLO, Nov. Colorado faces a second shutdown of its coal mines.

An ultimatum issued last night by Georgo O. Johnson, district president, calls out union men Friday morning unless what he terms a "black list of union min ers by the Colorado Fuel and Iron company ana otnnr concerns la suspended. A nUtement from J. F. Welborn, president of me C.

F. ft last night said the minors would not obey the order. MILiTcONSUMERS' STRIKE IS SUCCESS NEW YORK, Nov. 18. The first day of New York consumers' "milk strike," was pronounced lust night a big succpks by the community councils ofl national de fense, which, having launched the boycott movement, declared several hundred thousand housewives had hunk out no-mllk-wanted signs.

Under the boycott plan the "strikers" will rdfuse to accept milk for three days awwoek until the price comes down, j. TRAIN HITS AUTO; i SEVEN ARE KILLED By Thf Awociated Ynm. 18. Seven occupants of an automobile, including six nurses returning from a -social affair, were when the car was struck by a train at a grade crossing on the outskirts of the city today. The pilot of tbe engine caught the automobile and carried it down the track a quarter of a mile, spilling the occupants and crushing them to death.

STEVE DENNIS GETS HIGH CAR MEN VOTE Dennis was high man for president at the primary election held by street car company employes Monday. His vote was 243, against 9S for A. L. Shutts. Dennis will undoubtedly be elected at the next meeting, Nov.

24 Those who came through the primaries are: C. L. Miller, and H. G. Fees for recording secretary and J.

w. ueinis and J. H. Beard for treasurer. NEW DIRECTORS NAMED AT AMERICAN TRUST With the resignation of J.

P. O'Malley as president of the American Trust and Savings bank, and election of John Griffin, former sheriff, to succeed htm, otner changes have been made at the bank. J. J. O'Malley, former cashier.

Is vice president, and Claude Nichols of the Farmers' Savings hank of I) as ley. Is cashier. Directors are Griffin, J. J. O'Malley, Claude Nlohob, Charles Jones and A.

Lewis. Nichols has purchased a home from Gus Reppert at West Thirty-fifth street and Ingersoll avenue, and is moving his family here. CHICAGO TO HAVE COPS IN CIVIES CHICAGO. Nov. 18.

No uniformed policemen will be seen on Chicago streets be-twepn 7 p. m. snd 8 a. m. commencing some time within the next two weeks.

The new move is one bv Chief of Police Garrity In an effort to suppress crime. The orilor affects shout 3,000 patrolmen and officers, who will don clvies..