The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin • 1

i- i ME KAON JH RACINE, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AVC.rST 5, 9 19. TWKLVE PAfJKS. PRICE THREE CENTS. vol.

xxxvn, no m. MERCHANTS TO TALK OVER R. R. EXTENSION RAIL SHOPMEN'S WALKOUT GROWS EER LICENSES GRANTED BY ML BE CITY SOLO TO COST WILSON STARTS DRIVE FORGE DOUW LIVING STRIKE ANn START HIT nnw viriiii iiiwi Pitched Battle Is Expected Between Deputy Sheriffs and Striking Workmen; Six-Hour Day and Higher Wage Demanded. WHEELING.

W. Va Aug. 5. Twenty deputy sheriffs armed with .1 ipal or tne High Scnc Racine PROF. WTTTilAM GREAT BRITAIN AND ARGENTINA! ON EDGEi XKAVSPAPKRS REPORT THAT IIP- IXIATIC BETWEEN TIIE TWp COUNTRIES ARE SEVERELY STRAJNEI.

BUENOS AIRES. Monday, Aug. 4. New Principal TP) i i I li riot guns were rumeo in.muri..a wouId be to have vou the Fort Pitt coal mine, south of Bel-; rhrJsrtlan Jonnsont Cornelius Olson ItrTAll.lJ.M TO MrlrTT WIT1I way ariiciMMi nrn.niNu'opj i SV.W ('ON'CnKTK IIOAim WU.L I II llN''KNKn. 1 i In order to confer with the officers of the Chicago.

North Shore A Mil I ffi? iwatike Kl.ee trie railroad with refer i to a proposed extension of Its' to the west end of ruclne county. Sh Racine Retail Merchants' mssocIh. lion will hold a meeting this evening at, the association rooms on Fifth' street. With a view to having a large! attendance and to have the Junction Business Men's association represented at the meeting, A. P.

Hermes, secretary of the ilaclne association, 'has addressed a letter to the Junction organization. li The communication calls attention' f.o the act that the officers of the road Jwrtll be-present at the meeting this i Evening to confer with' a committee composed of representative business i fnen from various organizations of he city and the letter continues JMjANs ark now bking rox- KIDKRKO FOR F'RKCTTOV I OF NFAV BI'HjDINGS AT THK FKEBLK-MINDKI) HOSPITAL 1 MADISON, Aug. 5. That the Taycheedah home for women, a state EnsUtutlnn will be In operation before an I. is the prediction of M.

J. Tap- pins, secretary or tne state noara or tampered and delayed owing to the War. "It la noawihle that the Tacheedahl rtiatltutlon will he open hv Nov. 1, but purely by the flrM of the year," said! Secretary Tapplna today. "The board I it Us meeting Tueaday will consider tlajis for the completion of the heat plant snd the work will early completion." i At the me icne pb ui will Ho be ed new bulldlnra at union CI bospltai Tor the feeble n-indtd I I i laire, loiiowing report William Maxted and any other live between striking miners and other' workmen.

Reports were that Rioting- me-tine- broke out after the striker refused to 1 1 meeting. association Wording Up I the stHkers who demanding a of concrete roads west out of hour day and large wage increase, at- faclne It Is Pointed out that these taeked non-striking workmen as they matters of vital importance to were about to enter the mine this i fvery resident of Racine county and morning 1' held by those interested that no The strikers are said to have been line should stand in the way agitated by Bolshevist agents and to of, whole-hearted co-operation to fur-have formed a radical organization, tjjher worthy projects cthe kind. When the deputies arrived on they scene, the strikers, numbering more jpT i-r- iiiv rin inpp than 200 men, retreated beyond gun-jj 5 IVlAT tlNLAnufc shot and appeared to be planning toi make a stand. Reports received I MION RROVF HflMF shortly after noon said a pitched battle! 5 UlllUll UflUVI- ilUITIC between the miners and deputies was! i -Diplomatic relations between OreatlthSK the widow. Mrs.

Lillian B. Rob- Britain and gjgentlna as a result of lnijon. is bequeathed all the household the purchase Argentina of the Oer- utgnsils. personal property, etc. man steamssp Bahia i Blanca are Elsie Johnson to Get fS.OOO.

delicate, according to La Nacion. In Klsie Novak Johnson, wife of tomorrow's edition the newspaper will Elmer Johnson, of Racine, is -be-say: I $5,000 in recognition of 'Regardimfs; rumors wjhlcb from the lorg and faithful service in the fam-beginning havf been fodnded on morejlly. Afier payment of the foregoing than supposition we lhave received legacy and any necessary taxes, the versions, the gravity of which are self i instrument directs, that all the rest ei, Idem and according to which the r- of -the real and personal estate, tn-turn to London of Sir Jteglnald lapsed legacies, be diapoaed expected. Sheriff John Osborn, of Bel- mont county, -who was on the scene said he had given his men orders to shoot to kill and not waste any. 'ammunition If attacked.

According to reports received the trikers recently formed the h.ol-shevist organisation In defiance of the Untied Mine Workers and it has no connection with the union. The radical represent nearly two-thirds of tha men employed at the mine. Russian agents, it la said, have been working ifontrol. The Institution was tiutlior-among miners of the Hellalre dlatriut foel by the 1913 teslon of the leglsla for some time. but construction work has been and for the Wales tuberculoid tarlum.

The new state board of con- and trlu the trol la holding regular tfmt the building rograni may be put ifnder wav. About $10,000 vill he expended by the board for the luital-lation of boilers at the hnm for the feeble minded. Chippewa Fallw. N'orth- ago the prison at Waupun and the slanatorlum at Wales. The board is experiencing some trouble in finding a nifftelent labor supply to carr -it ttie state's $1,500,000 program au-, thortxed bv the last session.

I 1 WILSON CENSURED BY SENATOR LODGE ROBINSON IVILL IS FILED HERE Ail of 22 Million Dollar run isolate. liAvcp. I quest ol is Lett in Trust to the Widow and K- MABaM f.Children. i Sir DOCUMENT DRAWN AT I FOURTH OF MAY, 1918 Naming as the principal legatees his widow, Mrs. Lillian B.

Robinson. his son. Stephen DhU.An hi. daughter. Mrs.

Bessie Robinson Peake 4and Elsie Novak Johnson, wife of El mer Johnson, the will of the late Frederick Robinson was filed today in the c'6unty court. Thr estimated value of the estate is approximately The will, which was made at Bos-; ton. on May 1918, directs of as foiiowa: One-half of the net Income ia to go to the widow, the reJ manning one-half In equal shares the. son, Stephen B. Robinson, of Camden, N.

C. and to the daughter, Ueaaie Rohtnson Peake, of Rye, N. ami Iaugliur Provided lr. After" the nereaae of Mra. Robln-ann the wilV'directa that there be paid in eiual aharea to the aon and daughter the net Income In pavmenta half- yearly or ofiener during the period of 10' years after tha death of the wlfa and at the expiration of 10 years following her death, one.half of the principal of the said trual fund shall divided, equalty between the son ana daughter.

If the aon and daugh tet shall have died during the 10-year; pejHod, his or her portion of said one- haf principal of truat fund shall be) itlded equally among his or her chll dren. In case either the' son or daughter shall hare died durlnr the r.t i his or her ha'lf-portion of trust fund Bha pai over to the son or daughter then surviving. A. tn As to ln remaining one-half of the oof the truste'et fiTwin rects that it shall be held in trust by the trustee during a period of 26 years following the death of Mrs Robinson and the net Income derived therefrom during the last mentioned period shall be paid in equal shares to the said son and daughter in semiannual installments or oftener and at the expiration of 20 years the principal of the fund shall be paid in equal shares among the the son a nri dinrht.r decease of elth during the 2 issue, him i her share of malning one-half of the trust fund renftiina single." The truatee la direct ed in the event of the aon'a failure to make such monthly pavmenta to her to deduct the amount from the son's portion of the income and pay It to Monona. Heath Robinson, paying the balance of the Income to the aon.

in gle I the Ttruntf la directed to reserve such paymenta to Monona Heath Rob Mison while she remains single. I I teg nested ContribuUons. The will calls attention to the fact that Kobinson waa about to sub-mlti to a surgical operation and in consideration of such emergency, he had; omitted, to make In the will any benueata to religious, charitable, he neyolent or educational bodies in whlch he had been Interested, but he expresaea tne wish that his wife and children make contribution from time to to such organizations li May Bo Probated Kept. 9. A- petition asking that Sept -9 be flxl the date for the hearing In the probate; of the will was filed Ihls: afternoon by Thompson Myers Kearntf i' AUSTRIA'S REPLY 'TO i i PEACE TERMS READY i 1 PARIS Aug.

6. Dr. Carl Ren-ner, Austrian chancellor and bead of Austria's peace delegation, informed Qeneral Secretary Dula-sfa of the peace conference today i that Austria's counter proposals to the peace terms would be handed over tomorrow with In the prescribed time for their presentation. Dr. Renner, who will leave St.

Germain today for Vienna, will return August is iThe supreme council of the ifpeace conference on July; 29 ex- intended the original time granted tne tAusxrian plenipotentiaries lor-conSidering the peace terms to Aug, po pot fall to go to our big clear ance 'feale if you are looking for bif vtjus in men's and boyr elothlnf and eifAiVfvi r. vin-vei ftOUal IthArM TO th nn rlanirht.r and In case either the son or daugh- ter shall have been deceased at anV time during the period of 20 yeare one-half of the fund is to be paJd in 1 er the aon or daughter i principal of the re- i I i i i i i 111 1 i rri OI 1 .1.1 i I In caae of the Head of Chicago District Council Declares Men Will Not Return to Work Until All Demands Are Granted by Administration. SAUNDERS SAYS 300)00 WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE CHICAGO. Aue: 5. John D.

Saunders, secretary of the Chicago district council of. the Federated Railway Shopmen's union, said today that his organization had refused to takethe strike vote ordered by grand lodge officers. will pay no attention 'So orders issued by the graijd lodge," he said. "No strike vote will be taken and we will not return to work until our demand for "increased wages has been granted. Furthermore wt will refuse to negotiate for a settlement through the grand lodge.

If the government wants to talk business with us it will have to come to(us direct." Officials declared that the effect of the shopmen's strike is being felt by every railway In the west and south. Reports received at union headquarters were to the effect that many locomotive engineers had refused to take out trains because of the bad condition of the rolling Secretary Saunders added today that 10.000 shopmen on the Norfolk A Western railroad In Virginia will walk out tomorrow. Secretary Saunders said the strike la 'spreading 'At noon he estl- mated thatnearly 300,000 shopmen were out. 1.50O Quit at Danville. DAN VIL1L.E.

Aug. fi. Fifteen hundred shopmen of the Chicago A Eastern Illinois railroad here went on strike this morning nfter taking a vote-on the question last night. IiiHiMH ior Walk Out. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug.

6, Mathln lata and locomotive lnapectors employed at the Panhandle shop of the penna railroad here Joined the shopmen's strike today. Officials of th men say 300 walked out. Only Foremen left. WINONA, Aug. 5 With tha exception of thirty foreman, nil of the srli hers of the six unions the Win na Northwestern Hallwav shops went out this morning at o'clock.

About six hundred men are out and It ex pected that four hundred more on the division at Waset Tracy New Pirn will walk out during day. The foremen here Hre wait lng for Information as to whether foremen at other shops went out. The tleup la almost complete here, closing down the'cltv'e lending Industry. 1'all to Report. DITIATTH.

Minnl. Aug.6. Tieup of the entire Duluth. Mtasabe and North- crn Is threatened beraus fifty 'ore dock workers failed to report for work this morning. The dockmen union is affiliated with that of railway snop woraers.

oi wnom mj on strike at Proctor, where coal sup- 1 ply is reported low. Stoppage of Hrtlra ro 1 1 ait ran1t In road Ht Two Harbors expected to qulr work also. ADProximately 3.500 mem- i hers of the shopmen's union remain onlrnoua aloptlon of reaolutlon of- f.red nt a meeting of i the nven last night. I I 1 S.noo Oiklt iu Kit-. Paul.

ST. PAUL Aug. 5. Ap-prnxlmatelv 3,000 railroad shopmen arc on strike here todny, The strikers are shII to be equally divided between the Northern Pacific. (5i eat Northern and the Chicago Milwaukee St.

Paul railroads. Out at Mliiiit'Rixilia. MIN'NKAPOLIS. Aug. 5.

All IH 11-rond shopmen In thla clty are on utrike today. It was at noon. Union men aay; 3.500 men are on si tike. s- LINCK RETURNS FROM EMPLOYERS' MEETING conrmiaslon, has returniM rron. fon.

where tifimi a conternce relative to certain tuattiis. Manufacturers from all over 'he Ktaic fective from Aue. 1. It will be en forced by the industrial commission. The question of application of minors and females, who are under sentence of probation, was left in the hands of the board of control.

Application of agricultural workers for exemptionv was i voted down. The matter pertaining to intermittent workers: anch nil clrla who work Sinlv is girl on SaturiayV was ruled on so I that 480 hour8 are to constitute a period of three months work. FlflEMEN WILL ASK FOR SALARYBOOST fin a formal petition which will 'be read at the common council "mtttinS tonight, the city firemen call attention to the ever-increasing cost of I.viiig." and the necessity for an increa alaries to keep pace vth livtfig contn. On these grounds, they enter a request for a raise In effective from July 1. 19 J9, the same date on which th policemen's salaries' were boosted.

Signatures of 43 firemen are attaciei to the jicUUoa. Council Committee decides to Grant Permit to Applicants Who Desire to Con duct Bars for Sale of One-Half of 1 Per Cent Brew. oUU jt'K ILdj BE FEE; PERMITS TO DATE FROM JULY 1 Licenses will be issued by the cttv of Racine to applicant who desire to sell one-half of one per cent beer, This) decision was reached by the members of the city council license committee at a meeting held last night. City Attorney Burgees wan oresent at the session and the Racine Retail Liquor Dealers' association was represented by Jacob Rita, William uertxberger and others. since mf ursi aay oi juiy, wnrn the saloons were closed, pending the demobilization of the United States army, the question of whether licenses should be issued for we sale of near-beer has been a serious problem for the city tcouncil.

At Milwaukee there Were issued more thji l.tOO licenses and such action was In consequence of an opinion rendered by the city at- torney of that city, in whiehflt was held that the city of Milwaukee etwiid not be held liable, for action it might take on th license question, for the reason that It would be actJnr under the Mulberger law. which legal-, izes the sale of 2) per cent beer in Wisconsin. Many saloon keepers In Racine made application to City Clerk Ryba for'llcenaea and alt of theae were' referred to the license committee. So at the aeaalon laat evening the auction ws discussed from every anwle and the committee decided to rep rt and recommend to the council tf.ia evening that llcenaea be granted to al! applloanta for the sale of one-half of one per cent beer ao long aa it does not conflict with the federal law. The license fee ahall be ISOft dating from July 1.

If the army la demobilised on or before Kept. 1. it will entitle the persona: having taken out ln.mm other llquora. until Jan, 1. when the constitution! dry law goea Into effeci.

SAFETY SIGNAL POSTS TO BE INSTALLED Harety aignai posts displaying re "hts are to be erected at the inter- sectt6n of Water, Front and Wisconsin tatreStaand at ih cnrn.r nf etit. i.rf streets, according to an action tk'n evening by the fire, water ana ponce committee or tne council. The danger poets have been ordered and they will be placed as soon as they are delivered to the city. Permission was granted to the Lock-wood Oil company to install a gasoline storage 'pump at 2718 Wright avenue. Numerous petitions were granted for' watermaina.

Included among the number are the following: On Augusta street from North Main to La. Salle streets; Jones street; Har bridge street from Ninth to Eleventh streets; Monroe avenue from Washington avenue to Haven avenue; Gerhard avenue from Washington avenue to Lander-mann; Gerhard avenue from Kinsie to ELECTRIC WORKERS CONTINUE STRIKE K. C. Howard, Joe Thoeroee and j4 ftg.a. tDiir MtPtnr com Dane's nUm thia afternoon issued tha following notice to the public, a rum or that the strike had been settled at that plant: i "A rumor has been 1 rlrculatlng throughout the city that the strike at the Webster Electric company's plant has beeni called off, The mmor ne doubt baa been set afloat fry interacted partiea to deceive the working pe.ple, thereby making it easier to get workers to take the strikers' place.

"The strike is still en, and win be continued runtll the i company grants to their workers the nri vllege- of mt-ixtK the officials of the company la joint to dlscusa the grirrranr of the workers. "The worker ask tor tha alfnt-hour day. 5 time and one-half for overtime and a wage consistent with th coat of living. "The workers have aaked Mr. Brown, muiater of th plant, for a meoting of himself and the strike committee twice.

He flatly refused to meet the committee, and Is doing1 all he can to break the strike by sanding Out agents to hire men In. other cities to work here. I WEATHER JX)RKCA8T CHICAQO. Aug. 6..

WUconaJn. ITneettled tonight and Wednesday, probably with 'local showers in east" and south portions; not much change in temperature. i Maximum SB Minimum Range .1 17 Precipitation. H7-100 of an inch. AT XORTH BFACH Temperatures at municipal bath, house at 10 a.

m. today Air It Waters It ,4 a iivi I IX tI I I Dresent end and M.ai,.m Avium ZZ1 m.wa.i up- Il, tlOll lfva fH tn Wmm r. I'i, i boulevard to li-. atdered at Conference of Cabinet Members and Oth er Officials. STRIKES NOW MAY RETARD WORK OF LOWERING PRICES BULLETIN WASHINGTON, D.

Autr. 5.. Attorney General Palmer expects to be ready to present a prellml- nary report to President WiISon concerning posstble steps to be taken by government agen- cles in the effort to reduce living costs. WASHINGTON. D.

Aug. 5. Efforts of the government to force down Che cost of living overshadowed all lse today in Increased cost of living was taken up at the second meeting of conferences of cabinet members and other high officials, called by Attorney General Palmer-Action by the executive branch of the government to lower prices was understood to be the chief subject to come before the regular i Tuesday, cabinet meeting The senate agriculture committee planned to discuss. methods of bringing down prices. Many offers of assistance In his Investigation of the high cost of living are reaching Attorney General Pal- mer.

One came today from Gov. Rartlett. of New Hampshire, to which the attorney general replied that he would be glad to avail himself of the services of state officials as soon as a definite plan of action was formulated. Conference Abandoned. Conferences with Republican and Democratic aenatora on the league of nations have definitely been abandoned by the jreMenk until problem of the high cost "of living are solved.

Secretary Tumulty announced. president." Mr. Tumulty said. "In go ing to give his whole time to the 1 question of high cost of living Jullu Hi' Humes, president of the United States Grain has been railed othe White House -for late todav and It la understood that tha president wilt take up with hlnr a proposal to restore wheat to a free market, with the government making good the difference heween the mar-Vet prlee and the 12,26 guarantee to the farmers. Administration officials feci that one way to decrease the cost of living is to increase production and President Wilson Is understood to feel that strikes now or threats of strikes will Interfere materially with any snlutloS of the problem sought by government agencies.

Palmer Will Iteport. Whether the price will get before congress to recommend, steps designed to relieve the situation will depend. Mr. Tumulty said, on the nature of the report made by Mr. Palmer.

Members of the president's cabinet 'went Into conference early today with Mr. Palmer to receive the report of -ie special committee appointed to tabulate various suggestions thus far advanced. The cvnference was expected to continue until just before the regular Tuesday cabinet meeting. Mr. Palmer's report was to be submitted at the cabinet meeting and the president then planned to discuss a free market for wheat with Mr.

Barnes. White cabinet officials were In conference the federal trade commission began a study of English laws against profiteering. Some officials regarded it as probable that congress would be asked to enact legislation dealing directly' with all classes of proftteer- lng. The attorney general has said existing laws are inadequate. Free Wheat Market.

After his conference with cabinet officers Mr. Palmer said the suggestions cnnsMerecl had" to do largely with new lgtslrtiojn and enforcement of. present h. The question of a market for whent was ot om length, but Mr. Palmer said the suggested revUsl of tire fond ail-lalnlrtraCion to cont-ol food prices was not rloul considered.

Isroe Still Insistent. In the houiie, Representative Igoe, Democrat, of Missouri, again blocked plan of leaders for rerea bv in sitting that the house consider his tweaure directing the ferteral trade 'rommliwliia to investigate th rising prices of shoes. leaders said no huxl-. pes would be undertaken during the next two weeks, only routine sessions being held. MORE YANKEE BOYS REACH NEW YORK NEW YORK.

Aug. 5. The transport Finland arrived here today from Brest with 108 officers and troops including the Second ammunition train. Fourth Machine (Jun Battalion, 34th Service battalion. conj3 Engineers and Third corps headquarf era troop.

Captain J. B. 'Hill, of PhiladelphU. commander of Finland. died while his ship was at Brest and his body was brought here In a steel casket.

He was one of the old commanders of the Red Star line and Mercantile Marine, and hand been skipper at various times of six ocean liners. 1 The was brought to port by Ueut. Commander William J. Rague. who at 23.

enjoys the distinctions of being the youngest, it la said, ever to navigate a 12.000 ton ship across, the Atlantic. SALOON'IST FINED FOR GFVIXG WHISKY TO GIRL Giving whisky to a girl under age was the charge against, Fj Bodner. proprietor of a saloon at 132( Frederick; street. His case was tried In municipal court this afternoon, and Bodner was found guilty. He paid a fine of $50 and costs.

Frank Supka. a bartender, was also arrested, but his ease was dismissed when it was found that he had had nothing to do with the whisky rift We. LLW veUe from Waih- ll liL!" v.e" mi. -naV. I 1 on strike at head of lakes.

No dem- WASHINGTON, D. CJf Aug. on8trations have accurred at either Ih Us hearing on the economic qes- ivards or docks. I on of the Versailles treaty, the More Shopworkers Quit- sinate foreign relations committee got MONMOUTH. 111.

iAug. 5. Shop-ifito a sharp argument today workers in the M. St. yards here league of nations, during which Chair- out to a man at 11 o'clock this man U)dge "Pte.dhf morning.

This is said to be the first tf secure information on the league i) th o. I-( ftom President Wilson had been un- V-lkot it on th m. ht. availing 7.0OO Out at Milwaukee. i "The president." said Senator Lodgeh MILWAUKEE, Aug.

5. never offered to come before this proximately 7.000 men representing committee. He only sent, a telephone several classes of railroad shopmen nTessage saying he would be glad to walked out of the West Milwaukee hve the committee come to the White shops of the Chicago. Milwaukee House. We have called for paper after St.

Paul railroad at 2 io'clock this af- r)bni anH has not sent one." I i rornnnn in CiinforraltV- With the Un- i 5 rwinsie avenue, io Ua borne i- (ir.i.f.H i- sha.ll be paid to the son or dana-hter u.i i then surviving 7 T'. nirieenTn rr'ttr rr- WZZ" MlB' son. from West boulevard to AshlanVaCe- nB' Ro.bJB",V -treet from West boulevard Bri.tlah minister to Argemtlna, and tne departure of Francisco Alvares de To ledo, Argentina minister to England, from London, are not I diaconnecied. On the contrary It appeara ta retirement of both mlniatera la tracenhle to the purchaae Argentina of th ateumer Hahlai Blanca from the Oer-mana, which piirchaae the Rritlah government refused to recognise." Another newspaper, i las Noticlaa, snys: 't. I i "The occasion for thtipreaant altua tlnn ik the refyaal of the British gov element to rfognla tha purchase of me itania iuica, nui ine real use underlying lhcrlala ta the AitenttneJ government's ioatlle attitude toward British capltaK Inveated Jn Argentina" When the great war broke, out the Bahia Blancaf a ship owned by th H-imDurg-Aniecican steamship com pany.

waa Interned In he harbor of Buenos Aires to prevent her capture jbv allied warships. In June 1S18 lt wasaonounced that theishlp had been I .1. L'al'r the ArgenUne The ship. allies and the' jTi H. V.fi,d Vr7co nt.e the transfer of her flag: PLUMBERS, STRIKE MAY BRING ABOUT M0FE OPEN SHOPS v' There is no ichange In the strike of the local plumbers today.

One 'of the I plumbers stated last evehing that a demand had been made for a wage of $7.50 per eight hours a day and not as has been This striker i sain i nat tne' plumbers asked for waa i.ou a aay, neginnmg Aug. 4, owing to tne tact that food prices have ad-i! vanced so rapidly, Wages have not in-' creased in proportion and. Ul7 eriuiiea ro sucn an increase. LUMBER COMPANY'S REQUEST IS DENIED 1 enlal was made of a netitlon nt Kelley Lumber; company to construct lumber storage houses ni lKdge land North Main streets Mondav even-Mn by the water arrt polit-e committee of the coui.ctl, to whom the matter had been referred. TFe v'om.

mltte turned down the application i for the renaon, that the plana and per ircatlons presented the con-j mltee do not cpnforni to the reqtilre menu of the ordinance dealing with the construction of: buildings in the Are limits. lt was proposedv bv company. accArdlr.g to statements made In the Reeling, to construct frame building. and -cover them with asbestos. 1 However, it wan shown that auch steps could not be taken -without per- mission of the city council.

In pre-I vious times requests have been re- fused for nermiasion tn hnlM fie fused for permission to build frame structures within the established fire limits and the committee felt It had, no legal right to grant the petition. WHALEHACK TAKES PLACE OF ROARING 'SEAPLANE Perhaps as many as were attracted to the lake bank along Michigan boulevard i late yesterday afternoon by a roaring sound that might have been the whir of a high-powered seaplane. oC seeing the foucengtned NC-4' sail la sight, the watchers stood with bated breath, but tutned away in disgust when they saw he whalehack steamer, Christopher 5 Columbus, churn its way toward Chtpa go. The whaleback was passing close to the shore, and Its exhaust pipes w'ere open. causingthe quasi-sea plane roar.

Picnic at Midway Park. Sundav. Aug. 10. by Factory.

Sheet Metal Works. adv. Dance at Eagle Lake, every Wed nesday night; music by atoh masior plumpers oe-, ciare mat they can not and will not ff'ThejvTw basis Ttn 7l "4Srs acale it is hintedf.ha, tnWiJ Is settled in few nava all master i ji I Mnu ylum avenue and Ashland avenue l' I tr TOW 0,, street. $200 per month to her so long as she COMMITTEE BUSY ON SHORE WORK PLANS Further step, were taken lal even lng at meattnc of the water front committee of the council, In thepro-posed construction of the rubble mound breakwater, following aidls-russlon of the matsrr by the commlt-tfe. The breakwater la to be constructed from Fifth to Tenth streets and It known that nearly all of the property, holders favor the improve-ment.

Act-ordlng to expressions made a fTnV meeting it will be practically an easy matter to obtain deeds for the riparian rights to the property in question, with a possible exception of two. and the committee was of the opinion that with the proper presentation of the matter, these persons could, in all probability, be induced to furnish the necessary deeds. Chairman Christensen stated he believed the bettcrsway would be to wait on all of the property owners. with a view to getting them to sign the deeds and in the event that any refusal was met with to start condemnation proceedings against such persons. ij Another- suggestion made, was to give the deeds In question to some property owner In each block and have him wait on the others in i the block in an endeavor to secure their signatures, but it was finally agreed that Councilman Pauli.

of the Second ward, take the deeds and see about securing the necessary signatures; WOMAN WANTS PLACE ON THE POLICE FORCE De Mint, an applicant for the position of. policewoman, left vacant by the resignation of Mlas Cos-grove, was given a verbal test last night at the meeting of the board of fire and police commissioners. She was authorised to take the regular examination for the post. Mlas Cos-grove's resignation was ghen official acceptance at the meetlns- Conditions in both the tir? jni police departments were talked ver In a general way, ang rouiln vms disposed of. A MILWAUKEE WANTS 1 RACINE TO PROTEST Because it Is proposed to removV the United States Internal revenue of-i lirt from Mllwnukee to Madison.

A T. Van Scov, president of the Milwaukee AKeoclation of Commerce, has sent a message to W. H. -Reed, secretary of the Kaclne Commercial club, asking the local organisation to send a pro test to Congressman Randall objecting to the proposed change. It is also urged that local manufacturers wire the congressman with a similar appeal.

Secretary- Reed is preparing bulletins to be sent to each club member advising him of the request which has been made: is. pointed out that In the event the office is moved it would be a serious detriment not only to Milwaukee but to al! cities In this part of the state as well. wiU rEf.NI rv TTTE CXST OF UVIXG SAN- FRANCISCO. Aug. 5.

The Metaj Trades department of the American Federation of Labor will j.mmHi nn Mnru anA it president this month that measures be taken to reduce the high cost of living. James O'Connell. chairman, of this department said. Alembersnip or the metal crafts exceed 500,000. BUTCHER KILLS THREE I OF HIS NINE CHILDREN ST.

LOUJS. Aug. 5. August? F. Kayser.

47 yeats old. proprietor of a butcher shop, armed with 'na knife, killed three of his nine children.) in his home here early today by slashing theiii Kayser had been under treatment for some time for a mental disorder. i Free dancing at the 1308 Washington Avs, every We4nes-dy and Saturday evening. Prjo De Luxe adv. 1 Democratic members of the Lcom- mlttee replied and the argument became so sharp that the chairman had te rap for order.

I The clash Interrupted the testimony Norman Davis, an economic adviser tj the Versailles conference, regarding tae reparation clauaes of the treaty, ajid was accepted by some senators aa of what was to be expected When Secretary Lansing appears bt. ffre th committee tomorrow. LONDON MOTORMEN I GO OUT ON STRIKE LONDON. Aug. B.

Motormeri of the South Iondon subway, went on strike today In what labor leaders said wjs an extension of the sympathetic strike movement to support the strik ing policemen. I' London la on short bread rations! A. J. Llnck, a member of the ad-tdday because of the continuance of vlsorj- board of the state Industrial the bakers' strike. I PLAN nF.CKlTION FOR CRFAV i OF UIVKR Dl'K r.

r. fi 11 Secretary H. Reed, of the com- jv fie present and asked for a club, today completed arrange- orement of the minlin'ini wne until ments for a reception to be tendered jaT1 i. This propositior wan nnani-tble crew, of the V. S.

submarine C. jn.i uslv voted down arnMh- l.r I- which is to visit this port on Aug. 11. Flflhinfr tugs have been enlisted which wU go out to meet the undersea craft on its approach to this harbor. Mr.

Reed has invited Mayor Armstrong, members of the council and city officials, as well as other persons, who ess re to go out to meet the sub. Persons contemplating making the trip aked to notify Mr. Reed in order that the necessary provision may' be made. jArrangements have heen made whereby the submarine will dock at the West Shore Lumber company's dock. The Racine Yacpt club will have oift its power and sail boats.

Word is to be received at. the life-saving station from the Wind Point lighthouse soon as the boat hoves into view on its trip here from Milwaukee. it Hundreds of people have saved money by coming to our big, clearance sale, now in full swing. Why don't ycAi? Jorgensen-Ciausen s926-28 State St. adv.

WorVcrs Attention. special mass meeting for workers of; all crafts, will be held at Union Hill. Tuesday, August 6. 1919. i I Committee.

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