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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-19

mother Of the frst Mrs. Saum. and
grandmother OF the unfortunate girl
mother. was introduced by Saum's at
torneys. but just why In not clear. IT
was written to SAum ana was just tne
kind Of letter q grandmother would
write to the father of her dead daugh-
ter's children. Much of this letter was
devoted to references to 2 death-Deo
promise made by Saum to the dying
mother concerning the children she was
leaving.
Laughed Mt Death Bed Letter.
ing read. saum. who was in the wit
ness chair. first smirked and then
laughed outright.
Saum's mother, a brother and. q sis
ter. all from Paradise, Kan. were wit
nesses In behalf of Saum-
riage testified that he drove q wagon
and peddled all the garden truck which
Saum raises on a farm near Shorey.
Watched Other Men.
The testimony of Saum and other
witnesses showed that Saum was
watchful Of any advances made to-
ward his daughter by other men.
Although an effort was made to
prove she had kept company with
other men. the defense failed to estab-
lish anything Of this sort at time
which might throw light on the Ques-
ton of the +. ,herhood OF the child.
Two young men were mentioned in
this connection. But one.. who was
first named by the girl, as she ex-
planned, to protect h-r father. was out
Of the state at the time. The other
testified that he had kept company
with the girl only three times and at
a time precluding responsibility for
the child.
After evidence of this nature had
been introduced, County Attorney
Atchison asked. Saum:
What explanation have you to Of
fer accounting for the fatherhood OF
this child? ''
None whatever" replied Saum.
When asked who was responsible
for the charges made against him, he
very angrily pointed his finger at Mrs.
Hancock. grandmother Of his daugh-
ter.
That woman sitting right there. {"
declared Saum
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Roy Mcdonald, aged "a years, a
commercial traveller, of Atchison,
Kan. died Monday at Stormont hos
pital, following an illness of several
months from tuberculosis. The body
was taken today to Muscotah, where
theran church of Topeka, will con-
duct the funeral services. Interment
in MuscOtah cemetery. Mr.. McDOn-
aid was survived by his parents, two
brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Lulu NJ. Johnston. daughter of
Mrs w. w. Manspeaker, died at 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at 1901
Harrison street. The funeral will be
held Thursday morning at $3.50 o'clock
and viii be private. Interment in To-
pelxa cemetery.
Word has been received in Topeka
Of B. F.. F1enniken, former deputy
United States marshal. Her death
occurred at the home of her son, Will,
at Amarillo, Tex, Tuesday, where she
had been visiting for her health The
body will probably be taken to Clay
Center for burial.
The funeral Of Rev. H. w. Lessman
was held at the st. Johns Lutheran
church. this afternoon at $40 o'clock
The services were in charge of Rev.
William Mayer Of Mcfarland.
Christine Hansen of 4os East Tenth
street died Tuesday. Funeral an
nouncements will be made later.
The funeral of Walter Stevens will
be held from Shellabarger's chapel
Thursday morning at O'Clock. In
terment-in Topeka cemetery
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FROM SEAT Of
THE GREAT WAR
CONTINUED from page l.,

Continued from page ~
arriving there were taken to the guard
house and rigidly cross-examined be-
fore they were allowed to continue.
Ihey boarded crowded train for Os-
tend, but got no farther than Cologne.
There they found themselves in a vor-
tex OF mobilizing troops and marching
citizens which. choked the streets. Aft
er long delays they managed to get
aboard another train for the border,
but got no farther than the little town
of Herbsthal, near the frontier, which
they reached at 10 O'Clock at night In q
downpour Of rain.
we managed to make our way into
a little cafe.'' Mr.. Patten said, "and
there we got one slice of bread apiece
our first meal for the day. Next
day I hired horse and cart to take
us over the Belgian frontier to YER
vters. Three other Americans were
with US.
A Pitiful Procession.
"On the road we passed the most
fleeing from Belgium. Some were in
vehicles, but the majority were trudg-
ing In the dust pushing or pulling
their baggage in carts. Women with
babies at their breast were walking in
the monday sun.
From Verviers we proceeded by
another cart toward Liege. We had
not progressed three miles when we
came upon a party of Belgian engtn-
GERS mining the road.
They had great piles of dynamite
stacked there ready to plant in the
bitches they were digging across the
roadway.
They advised we had better go to
Liege by another road. We fastened
to do so.
Two hours later another party of
Americans were halted at that very
spot by skirmish between the Bel
gians and Uhlans. They were forced
to lie in a ditch while the Belgians
fired over them. Next day 5000 Ger
mans were killed by the mines we had
seen the engineers placing"
Sh0nts Left Behind.
Mr.. Patten said that among the
Americans left in Carlsbad was Theo-
dOre p. Shonts, president of the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit company and
Alexander H. Revelle. He said he
would have surrendered half his for
tune rather than remain abroad
longer.
Ulrich Eek, Of this city, said that at
Dieppe he saw Chauncey M. Depew sit
ting on flat car in a downpour Of rain
from o'clock in the morning until !
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Speaks OF Kansan.
Tho Rev. F. c. Elast. of Germantown,
Brown county. Kan, whose mother and
sister are natives of Liege. served q
short time as a Red Cross nurse, he
said. While he was thus engaged Bel
gian officers visited his mother and Sis
ter and demanded his arrest, character
izing him as a German spy masuuerad-
ing as an American priest. They de-
MED he was spy and were imprisoned
After some time he was able to explain
and obtained their release.
One OF tho most fortunate passengers
aboard the Finland was Mrs. L. f. Red.
wood OF this city. Mrs. Redwood sue
ceeded in bringing her maid, her auto.
mobile, many trunks and Pomeranfar
dog all the way to New York from
zurich At Metz. she said. she was ar.
frosted asa spy, but was released after
q three hours examination. - - -
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Carransa Il Getting His Gov.
ernmcnt Into Working Order.
Repudiates m Issue Of Money
by His Predecessor.
MASTERING OUT Of TROOPS
Four Thousand Men Were Re-
leased in One Day.
Passenger Traffic Between Mex.
leo City and Vera Crnx.

Mexico City. Aug. ia decree IL
to be issued tomorrow by the governor
of the federal district repudiating gov
eminent notes of the issue Of July IS
last. This issue was made during the
regime of provisional President Fran
cisco Carbajal on the authorization of
the $60,0OO.000 six per cent ten year
gold bonds made by the Huerta admin
istratton. About $1O.00O.000 OF this
pudiation Is based upon the decree is
sued by venustiano Carranza ON
April 26, refusing to recognise the acts
OF the Huerta government
The new constitutionalist cabinet IL
announced az follows: Minister of for
eign affairs. Ysidro Fabela; minister
of interior. Eliseo Arredondo: minister
of public instruction. DIR. Miguel Silva;
minister of communications. Ygnacio
Bonillas; minister of finance, Felicitos
Villareal: minister. of war;. Eduardo
Hay.
The appointment of minister Of JUS
tics has been deferred. awaiting the
reorganization Of the courts. The mus
tering out of the federal troops is pro-
ceeding rapidly. Four thousand were
released today, each enlisted man re-
|ceiving $40 and his fare home, while
fare. While absolute order prevails
everywhere. the rigors of military
government have in no way slackened.
Two thieves disguised in the uniforms
of constitutionalists were put to death
at police station today and their
bodies exposed to the view of curious
crowds.
The courts were closed today, while
railways and telegraph lines continue
to be operated for military purposes
only, although it is announced that
passenger traffic between Mexico City
and Vera Cruz will be resumed this
morning. A committee of American
women tomorrow will journey to the
headquarters of General Carranza a.
Atzacatpolzalco to welcome the CHIEF
of the constitutionalists on the part Of
the women Of the colony. An ordel
demanding the surrender OF arms By
all the Inhabitants was later modified
SO as not to include foreigners.
| A conference has been held between
General Carranxa and a Representative,
of Emilino Zapata. the results were no
made public.
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CONTINUED from Page One.)
have found nothing to indicate that
the Retail Grocers' association is any
thing but a 1egitimately conducted as
ISOLATION for the Improvement of
trade conditions. 1 should like to call
attention to this conclusion in order
to counterfeit injurious impressions or
statements that may have resulted in
Topeka from the calling of this in
Quiry on the part of the government"
Hoffman on Stand.
Today the most interesting and
probably the most informative evil
dence bearing on the Kansas milling
situation, from the standpoint OF the
federal inquiry into recent advances
Of the cost of flour. was presented to
Fred Robertson, United States district
attorney, by c. B. Hoffman, manager
of the Enterprise mill which Is a MEM
Der of the group of mills owned by the
bination with an investment of about
one and a quarter million dollars in
Kansas wheat grinding equipment.
Mr.. Hoffman's testimony is a bright
spot in the mass of evidence collected
by the government. 1t was singular
for the comprehensive picture of the
wheat and flour marketing situation in
Kansas during the recent market agi-
tation.
Explains Price Plan.
Mr.. Hoffman stated the purpose Of the
bulletin issued by the organization OF
which many Kansas millers are men,
bers, a publication addressed by C. ".
Topping as secretary. and giving prices
of flour and wheat products on Texas
Oklahoma and Kansas markets. Its
usefulness. he said. to the milling in
dustry is to discourage small producers
who have no established market from
breaking the usual range of market
prices in efforts to force +rade.
That there is any more than very
ordinary profit in milling in Kansas
for the bulk of the producers. he posi-
lively denied. He named % cents q
barrel. which his own mill. which haa
produced the same brand of flour to ar
established trade for forty years. made
from all sources of revenue last, as un-
from all sources of revenue last year, q:
unusual and due to most favorable con-
ditions and careful: management. 1t Il
only the exceptionally managed mill. n
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HORSE VERSUS AUTO.
Motor Trucks and Gasoline Tractors
Show Big Gain in Kansas.

In four years Kansas alone lost
10000 horses. says the Los Angeles
Examiner. During the same period
the state gained 10000 automobiles
OF these, almost three-fourths are
owned by the farm population. Many
OF the big farms in western Kansas
do not use ore than half a dozen
horses today, instead Of the forty or
fifty they were forced to keep a few
years ago. Automobiles. motor trucks
and gasoline tractors have taken their
places.
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DOUBLE LIABILITY.


Little Rock, Aug. 1e.-The first assess
ment against bank stock holders under
Arkansas new banking law was made
when John NJ. Davis. state banking COM
missioner, assessed stockholders of the
closed Pine Bluff bank 100000. the full
amount OF stock to make up the bank
deficiency. The law places a double LA
bility on stockholders of banks operating
under the state banking department.
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MooSERS TO MEET.


Shawnee county Progressive commit
teemen will meet at the National hotel
Friday night to elect officers and per-
feet their organization.
The meeting was called today by E.
E. Roudebush. chairman Of the Shaw
nee county committee. at the sugges-
ton of u. S. Sartin, chairman Of the
state committee. All Progressives have
been urged to attend the meeting
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Pluto's Pet.

Cerberus was barking at the gates OF
Hades.
He's all right Pluto ruminated.
But do hope they won't tax me for
three dogs this year."
Even he had his troubles.
Free Press.
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SHOWERS IN STATE.

Continued From Page Cme.)
THE WEATHER RECORD.
Following are observations Of the
United States weather bureau ending Al
Z o'clock this morning:
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Chicago Grain Mar1ee.
Chicago, Aug. s.-WHEAT-Close: Sep
TENDER, Sc; December, $1.W%; May. $106k.
CORN-September. 7shc; December,
oArGseptember. 4sMc: December, 4shc;
PORK-september, s22.s7: January, s21.@.
LARD-September, 1902; October. $1015.
RIBSLSeptember, $3.50; October, 1921.
liverpool Graiu Marker.
Liverpool. Aug. 1s.-wHEAT - Spot,
steady; No. 1 Manitoba, IS I'd; No. 2.
g Sd; futures. steady; october. u SID:
CORN-spot. American mixed, new,
nominally, IS; futures. nominal
Grain Gossip.
by special wire to T. J. Myers1
Elevator stocks OF wheat in Kansas
City increased 3.617 bushels Monday and
corn stocks decreased S.100 bushels.
a message from Boston says: Chip
ment of more than 10000 bushels OF grain
to ENGLAND In five British steamers viii
be made from here this week.
Exports from the United States and
Canada yesterday were $4,000 bushels Of
els Of corn and 1000 bushels Of oats
A message from Chicago reads AZ fol-
lows: New York bankers, headed by
the National City bank. today, (Tuesday)
began to buy freely Of grain bills on con-
same time arrangements. were perfected
by the Bank OF France and other French
institutions with Morgan 4 Co., enabling
Shipper Of wheat to France to dispose OF
their bills
A foreign crop summary reads ~ fol-
lows: UNITED kingdom-wheat harvest
ing i m,sins prosress. with ws s,sln
Rrance-In the low countries weather u
fine and Il II believed that hArvese =
ulakf1g enf progresG 0egnany-19n
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81; sayisse 60, sss rssslysd 81, g. ~ 49, :,
ins y ai1SsSs .nosop 49,. - ~
t liz ,,.s...rsa . ses.,,,s ~
Mn"ts.s q ptnt- are nSet ,9ssso a.
wTs Ss s ane fo sif.t,on IAN. "a b. srad-
uallv strsjxhtenfne out. 4 scod deSI cf
wheat destined for the Gulf having ben
oser h ss = Ed
VII It into Oklahoma for doa6sstic con-
1t IL expected that Italy vim evsntuany
nelles being closed. thus prsyenting nue.
issaoo SSsoet under rG last cs yser' '
49, 80. ,s.-.,~e
Kans.s cay oeece I 49,: e..
Market steady: No. hard. SKeHs: No.
). Ng9ec; 10. req: syS4c' no q 19
s, SScN M Sad s No White. dc:
No No. J. SOC oc'' ;
l2.4c: No. mixed. lo0Ce.
HAT-Marr.t firm Choice timothy.
~ vusSAs ~ cno ~ II * 81
.ecord. HH c rsc;e 1sss'' 's'''
EGGS-Firsts. aIlc: seconds. r7c,
POULTRY-Hens. is5xc: broiIers, lS9kc.
WHEAT-Receipts Is cars.
s6ssc: MAY. S.osE.
CORN-Ssptember. 7s5Ic; Decembees
Ssssc; May. n01ec
-'.'.---. -
Chicago Produce Me.Ess
unchanged. Creameries. 23@2sc-
EGGsLMarket unchanged. At mara.
66Soc. firsts ,iies2Si.cs
POTATOES steady. Jersey
Cobblers, &c; ditto sacks, nc: Ninnesote
Ohios, bulk. 65@eoc; ditto sacks. $780,
lac: springs. 1iss6isc.
New York Produce Markes.
| New York. Aug. l9.-BUTrER-Market
CHEEsESMarket steady. UNCHANGED.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras n4;, MsS92sc. .r,. r... v....-,
chickens broilers 1si4c; fowls. ls.1c: tur-
keys. 13Q14c. Dressed, steady; Western
| l21.VI9c; turkeys, i7a2ec.
New York sugar Market.
New YORK Aug ,ssUcAR1s.w firm
iir"'
~ New lev. York r.. Money ,en1 as.snss. ,.,..
ee5 M W. ce,,t E4charres sis1 ~ ~: nj.
ances, T.s6l' $50.
| xu,~.,,... go c,~,~ar ns.rree
.."nA.. "a TC0a D...,rt. IN
Wichita. Aug. OSss[NSceapss ~
s ma5Sst n'sher TOP Wv 0''A Oh 'A'''
CATTLE-Receipts goo. Market weak.
y Na Tvs 81 steets. Seo9eov Sows e ms1so x
$c.WqeW; stockers ano ieeue snS. Sss'
stock cows ana n - ce xA0Vu~e' ou"s'
/
ST. SoAeph Live Stock Me<kcs.
ST. Joseph. Aug. 19-aO0SE-Receipt
Of sales; Ss.i0qsS o 49,, -.
go. y zc<5To sca .,o ~ tn,ssrS elS ~:
ss. B. 80 q sns,,o r. anu
''IS, 10y so, 1922 : eon ~r..,.A ..~
SHEEF ~ tces. " S'Oov' "arHe' sefons'
Aam0s' $''oee'l'.
1000. Market &c higher. Bulk OF sales.
i. yS0o@90; neavy, SV4S.D: p1ckSrs anu
butchers, $S.l0QS.D; Hents SsVV9S'S0' pies'
8oo@S50. -. xr..,... z...x.,
Prime fed steers. ssso@1oso; dre:se ~, Ss ct
southern steers, S@Q&S: cows. N;1913;
ae m@ss S%fTs s s' calves, HsoS
1o seirrp-Rsc.,nt. 1000 Market steady.
Lambs. E.sOQs,S; yearlings. S.w0eS;
ers and feeders. ss5o@7.oo
4 -
CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.-HoGs-Rsceipts 1900
Market strong and 10c to 16c higher. Bulk
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New york Money Market.

e6f per cent; sterling exchange. strong
rates nominal: for cables, 80: Tor de-
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Chicago Grain Market.
THE ranse ~ prices tor grain futures ON
The Chicago Board OF Trade an reported
by Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bidg.1
Chicago, Aug. 10.
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Kannno CITY Grain Market
1.-THE range VI prices 1or gram futures on
tho Kansas City Board Of Trade a. re-.
ported by Thos. J. Myers Broker. Co
lumbar Bldg.
Kansas City. Aug Is.
Close
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chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Aug 1s.-HOGs-Keceipts1 1900
Market strong and 10c to 16c higher. Bulk
s.. coos 30; heavy. $S.400s.10; rough. $500
SIS; pigs, $7.000675
CATTLE[Receipts 10000 Market steady
~, 3O09. 80: stockers and feeders, @6.l00S. 10;
cows and heifers. $3.e0@92o; calves. 5000
u.00.
and steady Sheep, $50O0e.Oo; yearlings.
S6.0007 90: lambs. $e.%@s.&.
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Kansas City. Aug. 1s.-HO0S-Receipts
1000. Market SC higher. Bulk of sales.
butchers, ss.l50s.sO; light. es.0o@e.25 q; pigs.
$AO0@6.5O. .-.--.., III. .,-.,s-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5000. Market Stes1y.
steers, $S.25@9. 30; western steers. T.00Q040;
southern steers. S5SQ&25; cows. N,%918;
heifers, $6.50@s.t0; stockers and fedora.
$6.25Qs.35: bulls. H.2SQ6.b0; calves. $eb00
1850
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Lambs $7.90@8.26; yearlings. S.Wo6ee:
wethers. S6.16@S-0o: ewes. e4.7506.5O: stock
ers and feeders, $3.60@700
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Kansas City Live stock sales.

K6n9a1 CITY live SUOcK SaseB.
THE following sales were made this
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay, Robinson 4 Co. live stock conn
mission msrchants, with offices at Ill
marketS.J
Kansas City, Aug. 1s.-CATTL%Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 600 head. Market &c to
10c higher. Bulk OF sales. $e0o6s.5o: top.
1875.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
~foadv
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New York SUGAR Market.
New York. Aug. 1s-SUGAR-Raw. firm
molasses. SIS; centrifugal. SIS; refInet
firm.
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IN New York Money Market.
:. New York, Aug. D.-Mercantile paper.
10 6@7 per cent. Exchanges. &164. 90, 20; bal
ances, 81. 861 $50.
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st. Joseph, Aug. 19.-HOGS-Receipts
$500. Market 10c higher. Top. SIS; bulk
OF, sales, $9.10QS25
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market slow.
Steers. $7.50010.50: cows and heifers. $3.50
925: calves. $5.5001O.60.
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Market strong.
Lambs $7.50@e.15.
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Wichita 1--we Stock Alafket.

wichita, Aug. 19.--HOGSNReceiptS 100.
Market higher. Top. $40; bulk Of sales.
$SO6@9.16.
CATTLE Receipts 600. Market weak.
Native steers, $6O06o.50: cows and hei1ers,
$60OQS.00; stockers and feeders. S6.00Q7.8 =:
stock cows and heifers, 4L50@6.76; bulls.
$5OO@6.0O; calves. $7.0009.D.
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New York, Aug. l9.-BUTTER-0arket
steady. Creamery firsts, 71k@9oc.
CHEESE-Market steady. Unchanged.
EGGSNMarket steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 27h629c.
POULTRY = Alive, firmer: western
chickens. broilers, 1s34c; fowls. 15,kc; tur-
keys. 13@14c. Dressed. steady; western
chickens, broilers, fresh, 15019c: fowls,
l211.QDl9c; turkeys, 17026c.
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NO BLAME ON
CROCERS HERE

CONTINUED from Page One.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-23
DETECTIVE BURNS WOULD HAVE
HOOKING PARDONED

Washington, July 23.-Because he
claims Herbert S. Hooking saved his
life, William ]. Burns, detective, has
asked President Wilson to pardon the
former secretary-treasurer of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers.
Incidentally, the fling of the appli-
cation confirms the belief, openly ex-
pressd at the trial of Former Presi-
dent Frank M. Ryan and all of the
officers and agents of the iron work.
ers that Hooking had materially aid
ed Burns in his work in placing the
responsibility for the Los Angeles
Times disaster.
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to depend on tips, There is always
dissatisfaction where the tipping
system prevails. because some girls
don't get many tips.
"Chambermaids once were organ
lied in Chicago. But Dudley Taylor
and the gentlemen he works for
fought the union and killed it. There.
are about 5000 chambermaids in.
Chicago. Also they are many thou
sand domestic servants. They all
should be organized
Estate laws do them no good I'M
less they are organized. They are
afraid of their jobs and can't get
laws enforced unless they have their
union back Of them. Every law our
union stood for at Springfield was
opposed by the employers"
Edward T. Bent for the Illinois
Coal Operators Assn proved the
most serious, thoughtful witness thus
far offered by the employing inter
ests. He said there are three kinds
of strikes among miners: ~ The
local revolt to impose demands sane
IlOuCO NY IuO OIdJC VI ulLCIudIlOIldl
union. (2) Independent action,
where the dispute has been taken UP
in the proper way before the Joint
board of miners and operators and
the miners board gives notice Of
shutdown before an agreement is eff
fected. (3) A general suspension at
expiration of contracts. He muck
raked the mining industry with these
facts:
The mines operate in Illinois an
average of ITO days in a year and the
pay and work Of miners is not regu-
lar as it ought to be. Miners have a
right to be restless under the condi-
lions. In the Illinois mining indus
try are $4,000 more men than needed.
Railway and other interests are sink
ing too many new mines and wasting
enormous amounts of coal. There
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stop waste. Pass the German law
which forbids opening of a new mine
except by consent of government ex-
perts.
Whenever there is large influx
of non-English speaking workers
from Southern Europe, there is dan
GER" said Bent. "The men who
translate for them mis-translate.
Wherever our association finds an
undue percentage of these foreign
ers there is also an undue disregard
for contacts.
Duncan, Mcdonald, secretary
treasurer Illinois Mine Workers, said
he sees no absolute remedy for the
terrific conditions, in mining fields ex-
cept government ownership.
THE O'Gara Coal Company is
running a vicious loan shark game"
he said "They loan money to work.
ers between pay days and charge 10
per cent interest. 1t should be
crime for a company to do this. -
Stockholders live away from
mines and are not interested in those
who work the mines. y.
I'VE are running eight cooperative
stores now. In time we hope to own
and run cooperative mines. An the
cooperative stores are a success.
They sell at regular prices, the same
as other stores and rebate to the pur-
chasers in proportion to amount pur-
chased"
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