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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
FAVOR INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Washington. May 22.-The Hughes
Borah bill to create commission on
industrial relations has been favorably
reported to the house by the house
committee on labor. This measure
was recently advocated in special
message by President Taft. The bill
provides that a commission of nine
members named by the President
shall make study of the relations
between employees and employers; the
cause of industrial unrest; the gem
eraf condition of labor, and shall en-
deavor to discover the underlying
cause of industrial dissatisfaction in
this country and abroad. The com
mission will be required to report its
findings to congress, together with
such recommendations as may be
deemed pertinent to the questions I'M
der consideration.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
What Anthracite
Miners Ac cept

Washington, May 29.-At a conven-
ton of the anthracite mine workers,
held in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, May 10, it
was decided, by vote of 1913 to "a,
to accept the agreement entered into
by their subcommittee with the coal
operators. Following this decision
approximately 10000 men will re-
turn to work almost Immediately.
Thesuspension of work took place on
March 81, when the agreement en-
tered into in 1910 expired. The ad
vance secured is 10 per cent, with the
old sliding scale abolished. THEM
crease will net about 1-2 percent.
Other concessions contained In the
agreement provide for grievance
committees at all times, which shall
have power to meet the officials of
the coal companies and adjust COM
plants. Representatives of the min
ers' organizations are to have the
privilege of meeting with the COM
mittees when they take up the griev-
ances with the company officials.
President White, after the decision
ofthe convention, gave out the follow
ing: "This agreement insures the an
thracite mine workers the highest |
rate of wages eevr paid in the an
thracite coal industry; the most i'm
proved conditions of employment;
and was secured under the most IN
favorable circumstances of any con-
tract heretofore negotiated for the
anthracite men. am sure. that now,
after it is properly understood. the
anthracite mine workers, as body,
will appreciate the work done by
their representatives and will
and prepare their organ
ization for future usefulness"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
it shall become part Of the consti-
tuition of the United States.
BOOMING UNION LABELED GOODS

Washington, May 29.-To secure
the attention of the public in a di
rect way the Boot and Shoe Work
ers' Union has kept upon the road
for the last five years a travelling en-
tertainment The object sought was
to bring forcibly to the. attention Of
not only union men, but the public in
general, the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union label. Every state in the
union has been visited by this unique
feature and the results
that have accrued have been pro-
nounced.. The chief feature of the
entertainment consists of moving
pictures depicting industrial scenes,
together. with the labels of various
labor organizations, a lecturer taking
care Of the educational feature. In
1911, the union label department of
thea. F. of L. adopted a similar plan
and kept number of people on the
road a greater part of the year en-
gagged in this educational work.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
POPULAR VOTE BILL CARRIES

Washington, May ply a vote of
237 to 20 the house of representa-
tives receded from its former posi-
ton and accepted the Bristow amend
ment to the joint resolution propos-
ing to amend the constitution pro-
viding that the United States Sena-
tors shall be elected by the people
of the several states. The amend
ment, as agreed to, will now be sub
mitted to the several state legisla-
lures for their ratification. If three
fourths of the states ratify this
amendment. it will become an accom-
plished fact.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
TO REGULATE MARINE BAND

Washington, May PA bill has
been reported to the house by the
committee on labor, which, if adopt
ed, will prevent members of the ia
nous government marine band from
playing in competition with civilian
musicians. The expenses of the gov
eminent band are fully paid for by
the government, but this organiza-
ton has accepted in the past private
engagements in competition with CT
Gillian musicians. r
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
FAvoRs sIxYEAR TERN

Washington, May 29.-The judici-
airy committee of the senate has rec
commended the adoption Of a resolu-
ton which has for its purpose the
making Of a six-year presidential
term and the incumbent of the office
ineligible for reelection. The
original draft also provided thai the
ice-president should also be disqual
flied for second term, but this was
not agreed to.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30

sweating in the lace trade. which
has been carried On by the middle
women, who have been in the habit
of deducting Id or I'd in the shilling
earned by the workers. ostensibly to
pay for-the coal and gas used by the
middle-women while giving out
work.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
LAWRENCE STRIKE REPORT

Washington, May 22.-The secretary
of commerce and labor has informed
the senate that the inquiry into the
question of wages and living condi-
tions among the textile mill opera
tives at Lawrence, Mass, is being
reduced to a report and will be sub
mitted in all probability within the
next week.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
AIMED AT AMATEURS

Washington, May 22.-The senate
has passed a bill containing stringent
regulations for wireless telegraphy.
1t is designed to prevent interference
Of one message with another; to give
S. o. S. signal of vessels in distress
priority over other messages, and
generally to prevent amateurs from
interfering with commercial and dis
tress signals.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
CLAIMS LAW VIOLATED

Washington, May IA com plant
has been made to the presiden that
the eight-hour day is being Vi plated
in the soldiers home in Dayto IN, o.,
where some of the engineers have
been required to work IL hours per
day. The president has ordered an
investigation.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
DAVENPORT STRIKE SET TIED

Davenport, Ia, May 22:-The local
Button Workers union has just an
nounced that the controversy be
tween the Tri-City Button Plant and
the employees who have been on
strike for a number of days, ha 5 been
settled satisfactorily to all con
cerned.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
SECURE EIGHT-HoUR DAY

Portland. Ore. May 22.-It is sta
ted by officials of the local Bakery
Workers union, that arrangements
have been made with most of the
master bakers to inaugurate the
eight-hour day. The new scale just
effective calls for no change in
wages other than for an increase in
overtime of sc per hour.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
TRANSFERS ORGANIZE

Hamilton, Ont, May 22.-The Inter
national Brotherhood of Transfers
has organized a local union of chauf-
feurs, stablemen and helpers, with a
large charter list. The men joining
the organization have been accus-
toned to working from 10 to 16
hours a day heretofore.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
SUBWAY EMPLOYEES GET RAISE

New York May 22.-officials of
the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company have announced that the
wages of a portion of the subway and
elevated employees will be increas-
ed by a raise of 1Oc day for those
in all grades in the service for two
years. It is stated that the increase
will aggregate $23O.OOO the first
year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
HRIckLAYERs GET AGREEMENT

Akron, or May 22.-The local brick
layers have secured an agreement
with all construction contractors for
a period of two years. The agreement
carries a small increase in wages and
the Saturday half holiday during GER
tain portions of the year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
OPERA
TORS GROWING

Boston, May 22.-organized less
than two months ago the girl tele-
phone operators employed at the To-
cal exchanges have enrolled on
their books a membership Of over
1000 operators.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
MILL WORKERS GET INCREASE

Holyoke, Mass, May % The
1900 strikers of mills Nos. and 2 of.
the American Thread Company have
returned to work, their demands for
flat increase in wages of 10 per-
cent having been granted.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
LONDON TAILoRs WIN

London. May ga general de-
mand for an increase in wages and
betterment of conditions was made
by over $4,000 tailors and tailoresses
in this city. AS a result large
number of the firms conceded the
demands and the strike has prac-
tically. drawn to- a close.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
PICTURE SHOWS SIGN UP

Boston, May 22.-seventy-eight of
the Sc motion picture houses in
greater Boston district have signed
the new wage scale of the Moving
Picture Operators Union. Under the
new schedule a minimum of $40 for
six-day week has been secured.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
EMPLOYERS BREAK
AGREEMENT

Portland, Ore, May 22.-Under an
agreement between the Electrical
Workers and the employers, a $500
wage scale was to go into effect on
May /, 1912. Upon that date, how
ever, number of the larger employ
ers locked out their employees. re-
fusing to abide by the agreement
reached last year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
AFTER THE "sWEATERs."

London. May 22.-An official Of
the Board of Trade has been sent to
to inquire into the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
MARTINS FERRY.

The many friends of Henry Roger,
will be glad to hear that he has
started in business for himself. MI.
Roger is an expert embalmer !. and
funeral director and was for seven
years connected with A. c. Bayha, of
Wheeling. He is also very well known
among the Stogiemakers in this vicin-
ity. and these facts, coupled with a
pleasing personality, are ample assur-
ance of his success in his venture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
BARROW TRIAL
WILL BE PASSED
Second Trial on Juror Bribins Charge
viii Likely Never be
Held.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12.-Specula-
ton is rife among the legal fratern-
ity over the reason for the postpone
ment of the second trial Of Clarence
s. barrow, for alleged bribery.
District Attorney Fredericks is out
of town on vacation and his chief
assistant, Joseph H. Ford, would give
no other reason for the postponement
other than that he and Darrow's coun-
sci, Earl Rogers, both needed rest
and that the case would be called as
scheduled on November 20. This,
however, according to current report,
probably is not the case.
The evidence in the alleged bribery
of Robert r. Balm, on which the Sec
ond trial is based said local at
torney today, was all presented in
the Lockwood case. The state has
nothing new to offer, as far as we
know and it looks to me as though
the case would be passed from time
20 time and be finally dismissed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
DANBURY HAT
IN COURT
Gompers Says II Will be Taken to
Supreme Court and Perhaps
to Congress.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. f2.-That an ap-
peal would be taken from the decree
of the United States circuit court at
Hartford awarding Albert Loewe and
Company of Danbury, Conn, verdict
of $4,000 against the United Hatters
of North America, in the noted Dan
bury hat case was announced to-
night by Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation of Labor. Comp
ers declared that if an appeal to the
United States supreme court failed,
the federation would take the matter
before congress.
I'VE believe he said, "the Sherman
antitrust law was not made to include
such voluntary associations as trades
unions. which, unlike the trusts, are
not organized for profit, but for the
protection of the workers. The demo
cratic platform held the same view in
its platform of 1908, and reaff1rmed it
in its platform of 1912. The trusts
which the Sherman law is formed to
regulate, are selfish organizations,
selfish in the business sense, while
the unions are formed to uplift the
masses and see that they get their
rights. They want the same privil-
eyes as citizens which are accorded
them under the American constitu-
ton, as accorded the workers in
Great Britain, which is not republic.
The labor unions are striving to up
lift the workers and no one can deny
that they have bettered their condi-
tons. The workers have a right to
demand living wages and in the case
of Loewe and Co., employees, If they
had consented to work under the con-
dftions offered them. the whole cause
of the workers would have gone back.
"The American Federation OF La
bor did not, by word or deed, instigate
a boycott against the Loewe company.
A firm in California, which made a
complaint that 1t could not dispose
Of the Loewe and Company product,
said that the unions had boycotted
the output OF the Loewe company and
that this amounted to boycott of the
firm. What had the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor to do with that?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
WITH A FEATHER
IN HER HAT
Three Hundred suffragettes starr
March From Edinburgh
to London.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
EDINBURGH, Oct. 12-C1ad in a
neat uniform of brown with green
cockades in their hats, 800 suffraget-
ties started today to march from Edin-
burgh to London, collecting signatures
on their way to monster petition to
Premier Asquith demanding votes
for women
Mrs. Florence De Fonblanque was
in command. She, her aides de camp
and the standard bearer were mount
ed. The other marchers will all
walk From Edinburgh to London is
about 400 miles. The suffragettes
propose to cover ten or twelve miles
daily. giving ample time, not only for
solicitation of signatures to their pc
tition but for frequent meetings on
the road.
Many militants were In the ranks
but throughout the march demon
strations of violence will be barred.
The suffragettes do not wish to be
delayed by them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
WHAT I DID WHEN
I WAS PRESIDENT
CONTINUED from page -

ed. they need only elect governors
and legislators who will carry out
their will and stay at home to do IT,
Mr.. Taft says he is entirely salts
I fed with the results OF the suits
against the tobacco trust and the oil
trust, and Mr.. Wilson's proposals are
for nothing but repetition of the
work of Mr.. Taft; Each puts his faith
in q succession Of lawsuits, proceed
ure not only futile but mischieyious. :"
Prior to his main speech at the
Auditorium, Roosevelt attacked Gov
ernor Wilson tonight at a meeting,
attended almost entirely by foreign
ers employed in the large industrials
which center about Ogden and
Twelfth streets. Here the colonel
attacked the democratic nominee on
account of his writings on the subject
Of immigration.
Quoting from writings of Governor
Wilson in the Atlantic Monthly. in
1889 and in his history written about
that time, in which he said Governor
Wilson spoke with comprehensive
dislike of all immigrants from Europ-
can countries, saving the enormous
immigration which pours into our
country year after year from Europe
was threatening our self command
through partial corruption Of foreign
blood"
After quoting Governor Wilson as
saying unlikely fellows" and coarse
crews Colonel Roosevelt told Of his
own attitude toward his fellow Amer
leans" whom he welcomed into this
country and whom he said the pro-
gressive party wanted to help become
better citizens.
Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon
took occasion to denounce Governor
Deneen of Illinois for his recent pub
lie statement attacking the colonel
and Deneen's lining-up on the Taft
side In the campaign. Roosevelt said
in his statement that Deneen was
"either acting crookedly when he NOV
ed to unseat seventy eight Taft dele
gates In the republican national con-
vention. or he was acting crookedly
now in supporting the man nominated
by those delegates who were seated
by fraud
The colonels reception in Chicago
today was enthusiastic. He was greet
ed by big crowd at the Illinois Cen
trail station and headed long auto
mobile parade to the hotel LaSalle,
where he spent the most Of the day
quietly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
MOTHER BEATERs
ARE CRIMINALS
Judge Was Sorry That He Could Not
Send Boy to Prison For
Life.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 12.-"Any boy
who strikes his mother should be
sent to the penftentiary for life,"
said Police Judge Foster today to
Frank Shultz. 81, arraigned on a
charge of abusing his mother, Mrs.
H. A. Schultz, widow.
Il am not permitted to impose SO
heavy a penalty as that" continued
the judge. "but you deserve 1t. After
your mother has shaved for you for
years, you reward her by shameful
treatment. know OF few crimes
that evidence equals righteousness"
Mrs. Schultz testified that her son
had a bad temper, and several times
out of sorts because he could find no
employment, had slapped and other
wise abused her.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
BAsco, ILL.
- = . . . = . = . = 4

Mrs. ]. Doty attended the golden
wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. N. H. Claywood at Dallas City,
on Wednesday.
Lewis Lively and wife of Elvaston,
were Basco visitors last week.
Ed Doty and wife Of Dallas City,
were Basco visitors last week.
Mr.. Dadant and wife of Hamilton
were in Basco Sunday.
Frank Biggs sold his lot in the
Cameron & Grassland Addition to E.
w. 1kerd of Summitville, Iowa.
Miss Nellie Johns, of Carthage and
Oscar H. Markelle of this city were
married in Burlington last week by
Rev. Cardle of the Presbyterian
church at the parsonage. The young
couple are in Ohio on their honey.
moon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
Mceraw In vaudevIIie.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
NEW YORK, Oct. PIT was re.
ported tonight that John McGraw
manager Of the New York Giants for
some years, will go into vaudeville
this season. The rumor has it that
the Little Napoleon" has under con-
sideration a contract with the United
Booking Agency calling for $4,000
per week. He will not relinquish his
baseball holdings.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
PASTOR RUSSELL At
ILLINOIS STATE FAIR.
Honor TO the Son Means Honor
to The Father Also.
Work Of Calvary Progressing, but Far
From Finished-selection Of Elect
Church tho Beginning Not the Com
plstion, OF the Divine Purpose.

Springfield, H.,
Oct. G.-P aston
r u $ 8 e II arrived
We 8 t er day, the
guest Of the State
Board. In his
evening a d dr. e IS
the text was taken
from Philippians
ii, 10, IL: "At the
name Of Jesus ev-
cry knee shall bow
and every tongue
confess.
Pastor Russell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
OIL Tanks BURNING.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. 12.-Fire
broke out in the Elmer Harris oil
works at the foot of Morris street at
1880 o'clock tonight. At midnign,
six large tanks of oil were burning.
The loss already is estimated at $780,
600.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
CITY NEWS.
-Reaa The Daily Gate City.

tedu TIC daily Gate Oily.
A keokuk and Warsaw interur-
ban car hit a man named Touhey, of
LaHarpe, last night as it was coming
from Warsaw, and only the prompt
action of the motorman averted a
serious accident. Touhey is said to
have been intoxicated and paid no
attention to the whistle Of the motor
man or the headlight ana was knock
ed down by the car, which could not
be stopped in such short distance.
He suffered broken nose and is
painfully bruised but will be out in
couple of days. The accident hap.
pened about ten thirty o'clock.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
threw up his hands and sank into his

threw up his hands and sank into his
iseat.
4 7 can go no further" he faltefed
i am exhausted. Your honor must
declare an ADJOURNMENT"
/ Judge Golf looked down impassive
lily.
! The trial will go on" he said cold
/ ly, cycling without sympathy tlIe
sprawling form OF the attorney.
Your honor" Mcintyre cried, 81
cannot go on. have reached the end
of human endurance
Then" said Golf, evenly. ''the
| cross examination is ended.
| But cant have some dinner?'
asked Mcintyre. Il haven't eaten for
ages"
go on" said Golf.
Il am In agony
go on repeated Goff.
This requires me to make ruling
which regret very much. have fol-
lowed the examination carefully ever
since six o'clock and had you shown
disposition to finish tonight I
would have been glad to have al
lowed an adjournment, but you have
shown by your attitude that you did
not intend to finish"
Exception" cried Mcintyre.
Il demand that juror be drawn
and the case dismissed" broke in At
torney John w. Hart, OF counsel for
the defense.
Denied" snapped the justice.
Then Mcintyre. again repeating
that he was helpless and unable to
continue. Golf declared the cross-ex-
animation and directed the prosecu-
ton to take the witness.
Assistant District Attorney Moss
asked one inconsequental question,
which Justice Golf excluded.
McIntye, rising unsteadily on his
feet, begged as q last favor that wit
ness be separated from vallon,
Schepps and Weber and that Rose
be removed from the west side prison,
where he is now held to the Tombs.
II can't do that" said Golf. And
he then instructed the witness not to
talk about the case with his assoc
ciates.
That doesn't do much good to a
man of that type" shouted Hart.
Il object to those remarks" cried
Whitman.
At this juncture Justice Goff ad-
journed court and Rose stepped stiff
ly from the witness stand, while Nc
Intyre. with weary gesture. stamped
out
Coupe is Coming.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 12-Thomas
Coupe, the New York Elks club clerk,
who saw the Rosenthal murderers
fleeing, sailed on the Mauretania
with Assistant District Attorney De
Ford, of New York for the United
States today
Fearing for his life if he remained
to appear as a witness in THE Rosen-
thai case, Coupe left New York before
he could be subpoenaed, shortly after
the crime, and went to five with his
parents at Preston, England. At first
he said he could not return and there
was no way Of compelling him to do
So
DeFord came to England to see him,
however, and after a long argument,
persuaded him to change his mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
1920 Main Street

at Cole-McKay chapel. The noted
musician, who died in Chicago We'd
nesday. was resident here until five
years ago.
Funeral services will be held here
tomorrow afternoon at Trinity cathed-
raj. where Lumbard sang for years.
and be followed by interment at For
est Lawn cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
Worlds Record 1890.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
BRoWNSToWN, Ind, oct 12.-The
Brownsjburg high school team made a
worlds football record here today,
when it defeated the Brownstown
high school by e score of 1ss to o..
Twenty-Five touchdowns were made
and nineteen goals were kicked out Of
the twenty-five chances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
Society to Meet.

The Quid Mbet Society will be en-
tertained on Monday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. James Husikamp. Mrs.
Risberg and Mrs. Mcdonald will as
sist In entertaining.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
SWEET SINGER
OF CIVIL WAR
Hundreds Pay Mute Tribute Before
Body of James
Lumbard

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
OMAHA, Neb, Oct. 12.--Hundrede
paid mute tribute before the body OF
Jules Hubbard, sweet singer of the
civil WEI period, lying in state toda