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The chronicle=news., 1914-11-30

Dor. The witnesses to he heard De-
cember ) are +. V. Brake. state COM
missioner of labor: ]. y. Welborn,
president of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company: L. II. Weitzel. man
ager and chief engineer of the fuel
department of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company, of Pueblo. and James
II. Brewster. professor Cf law. Uni
versity of Colorado. who appeared as
an attorney for the United Mine
Workers before the conaI cssional inS
vestication, and was chairman of
the State Federation OF Labor COM
mittes that Investigated the strike in
Boulder county. On December I,
James Dairymple, chief state inspec-
tor of coal mines. will be called
first. After him will come W. w.
Curtis. president of the gapson Coal
lIinins company or GoIaradc springs
c. l.. Baum. president o. the Conscii-
dated Coal and Coke company of
Denver; John r. Lawson, member
of the International executive board
of the United Mine Workers of
America fer Colorado and member OF
the policy committee OF district No.
10. and $. NJ. Perry of the Moffatt
Coal Company. Jesse J. Northcutt,
attorney for the coal Operators, will
testify at the opening Of the session
December D. He will he followed by
J. J. Hendrick. distric, attorney
third judicial district of Colorado:
John NcQuarrie, former underslcr-
iff of Huerfano count; Jefferson
Farr, sheriff of Huerfano county. and
James Grisham, sheriff Las Animas
county; David w. Brown. president
of the Rocky Mountain Fuel com
pany and Frank J. Hayes. vice prcsi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America.
The commission har delayed It's
visit 10 Denver onIy because other
agencies were at work hcre whose
efforts was to afford sore immediate
and local relief and We wished to do
nothing that might confuse the sit
uatiOn,' said Chairman Walsh yes.
terday. We could not delay oul VS.
il longer and still &c. first hand
knowledge of the situation. No one
knows, better than those who have
that the problems at issue are not
local hut are of vital ntrrest and I'm.
portance to every part o. the United
States.
'We are making an earnest effort
TO get at the Fundamental causes and
|dilIcroDces that arise between en-
Dloyer and employee and TO utilize
the experience of practical men in
dcvisina some means by which indus
trial peace with justice an he main-
,aiued."
Governor Ammons, who CT Nov.
"A teloSraphed Chairman Walsh
request that the commission post-
pone its Investigation here last night
after his conference with Chairman
Walsn announced that he would cu-
operate with the commission The
commissioners who are expected to
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INITIATIVE IN THE "oa
GERMAN MILITARY MACHINE

Tho German soldier has sometimes
been charged in the newspapers with
Il lack of initiative. So general is
this idea that Il reviewer of General
Bernhardis book on Cavalry recent
ly expressed surprise that this Ger
man writer throughout insisted on
the deve iopmcnt of initiative. The
point is taken up in a discussion in
the Encyclopedia Britannica, of the
German training of officers. Con-
trasting it with the Brit:sh methods
the Britannica says:
The Germans attend more closely
to detail--being even inicroscopical
and it has been said that a little
grit in the German military machine
would cause cessation of its work
ing. Unfortunately for this argu-
ment. the German army has not yet
given any signs of cessation of work,
SO few deviations from the smooth
working of the military machine be-
ing permitted that the introduction
of grit intot his air-tjpht casing IL
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Wanted--A Solution
Pres. Wilson Names New Committee to
Mediate in Colorado. Federal Board
Begins Hearings TOMORROW


pbe1. and nqure and medstors and eoncato
the Colorado strike Some
eths the There to 30 ktup investigation Colo
weko the legislative investigating committee its
advisory Governor AmmOns An unknown
ished million advising
pepu horryng discoveries Jantor
81 day coal unjust proposal
reiec,
ed Pedst Wilson has acted wisely refusing do the bidding
American Federation of Labor But all
The United States bureau Of industrial relations will
Many witnesses
and operators summoned give testimony
will be and the result will be that the
the will
ate and get out coal
President contro-
vey found He has therefore appointed three
being Seth mayor
Colorado and solve the riddle Verify the end OF investigation
il yet
As far the coal mine operators concerned the strike
working the
being dependent the
amp As the union concerned all but few Of
monthago working
The motley aggregation never drawing
concerned there nothing
nothing mediate and therefore the only solution let the
Colorado charge its
affairs the proper time q NJ, .t.- i..-. -,-
ti the wiseacres of invegaton How
and pity 'tis tis true.
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a Whisper of the right or suffering
iof the public"
Attorney, James NJ. shcehan. re-
tained blythe railroads. said that he
would reserve his fobenirg statement
until the presentation OF evidence for
thte employees informef him what
line. of defense would be. required.
He added y Inf'. ~, .-f
We will contend, OF course. that
the present rate of pay is full, fair
and adequate. We have no quarrel
with Mr.. Stone as to the high class
of men required to run locomotives,
nor do. we question their Iespcnsibili-
ties ard thet arduous nature of their
duties" rs
lie said wages were adjusted in
1910 by mediation and arbitration
and that while In his view the pres
ent arbitration should have to do on
ly with changes In the last four
years. Mr.. Stones opening remarks
concerned the increased responsible
ties and liardships which have devel-
oped in the last % years and most of
which the railroads assume were
duly considered in 1910.
Other technical! grounds upon
which Nm. Rockefeller and his as
sooiates sought to hay the indict-
ments dismissed were that the pow
ers of the grand qjury had expired
n month before, the ina,ctment had
been 1uashed because Two stenoG-
raphors were present during the
grand jury's deliberations.
Mr.. swacker. replying, said the
stenographers were swo Ii assistants
TO the United States district atttor-
ney. He also contended that the fed
eral law bestowed upoL judges the
Dower to extend the terms of grand
juries. -- ID. ..,
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practically impossible. At the same
times the German officer fs trained
20 ia.ye inttiatfSe. anu to use that m
itiative, but he Is expected to be dis
erect in the use of 1t and consequent-
ly undue insistence on literal ol,ed-
icnce to Instructions las distinct
from formal orders), ana undue reti-
eenpe ON the PNrts of senior. esper
'riafiy STAFF offfccrs ID held to be
dangerous. in that the treSinental Of
ficec. # ignorant of the military sit
uaticn, may. by acts OF initiative out
of harmony with the general plan.
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(Csaunaes tres sage ~
cuiminatai in the agreement tc arbi-
trate. Mr.. Stone insisted that any
award of the board Of arbitration
should not decrease the present
wage rates nor impose less favorable
service conditions on the employees.
After describing the hardships of the
men in the cab and noting that traf-
fic each year is becoming more con-
gested, that each year the public de-
mands faster Time and better service,
that each year larger locomotives
are built and heavier tonnage haul.
ed, the chief engineer said, land il
must not he overlooked tha. all CT
these increased burdens fall on the
same men, their number not having
been increased foc the purpose of di
,iding this work and responsibility"
Summing up, MIR. Stone said. I'VE
shall cndeavor to show that during
the past "a years the western rail-
roads have made remarkable gains in
productive efficiency by the INSTALL
ing of locomotives CT greater tractive
power. BY the elimination OF curves
and reduction of grades remarkable
increases in train loads have been
made. The burden of all these econ
omise in the interestas of railroad
Investments is borne by the men in
the transportation service.
The effect on enginemea and
fremen has been tnree-fold. Their
labors and responsibilities have been
increased. Their productive eff
cheney has been increased greatly.
but their earning capacity even at
the slightly increased rates Of pay
ment they have received has de-
clined.
1--WE hope to show that these rail-
roads. not satisfied with the present
hard conditions whicl, have reached
the limit of human endurance are In
tending to add further to existing
train loads, thereby increasing the
labors and responsibilities of the ell
gineers and firemen.'
Quoting n statement of the rail.
roar, managers last july in which it
was pointed out that increases Of
railroad operations thru compliance
with the employees requests would in
the long run make the public the
sufferer. Mr.. Stone said:
IN is refreshing to see this change
in sentiment, but it is only when
some question of i1crease Of wages
OF employees is concerned that they
become SO solici:ous for the long
suffering public. A little glimpse OF
finance figures will exploit some rail-
road and place burden on the public
which generations yet unborn will
have 10 bear and you hear not eveu
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ADvERTIsED LErrER sLIsT

LIST OF letters advertfsed at Trini-
dad, Colo. Nov. 80. 1917. If not
called for by Dev. IA, 1914, they will
be ser to the Dead Glitter Office:
Aultman, Lois
AleXander, Mrs. F.
Ban go. Nasana1
Bloom, j. G.
Brabro. BeEi.jlo
BE- os. Mrs. -ar,nan:a
Chacon, .ratTi,s.i, MIS-.
CDntreras. Frrnc'..o l2)
Costello, NJ. ]
Cool er. j. "
Crowder, i'hii
Di Petro Asostino
Denoon, mo.
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attend the hearings be.ides Chair
man Walsh are: John Il. Commons
of Wisconsin,, Harris Weinstock Of
California, S. Thurston Ballard OF
Kentucky. John B. Lennon of llli-
nois, James O'Connell cf Washing
tor. d. C., and Austin b. Garrettson,
OF Iowa.
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will be opened oy the commission
on Wednesday. Mr.. Walsh confer
RED with various representatives of
the United Mine Workers and the
mine owners.
Denver. Colo. Nov. 3o.-Governor
T.. NJ Ammons' and Governor-e! ect
George A. Carlson Will he the first
witnesses to appear tefcrc the feGcr-
al industrial relations commission in
its In esticution into the underlying
causes OF the Colorado coal strike.
Without subpoena they Will appear
and confine their testimony to state
ments in cooperation with the COM
mission. according TO Frank =.
Walsh. chairman of the com mission,
who arrived yesterday and spent his
first four hours in the city in con-
ference with Governor Ammons ana
GovcrnOr-eleCt Carlson.
The sessions of the commission
were deferred until Dec embcr to
permit the attendance of Commits
sioncr Harris Weinstoct of Calitor-
MIA. With the exception of Mrs. j.
Bordcn-llarIim imam of Ne" York. de-
taincd by the illness of her husband,
the full commission is expected to
reach Denver in time for the opening
session. The nearing, 1t is believed,
Will extend two weeks. during which
the commission expects to have be-
fore /, al least twenty-five witnesses.
A list of those to appear. during the
first -four days of the first week, was
given out last night by Chairman
Walsh .-#..-
After Governor AmmGns and Gov.
crnor-elcct Carlson have been heard
II, the opening session. pocember 81
former Senator T. NJ. TauScvau viii
TESTIFY. In order. the subsequent wit
ncsses AZ the first session will be
james II. Blood. u formsi coal oper-
ator. now an attorney Of Denver; j
G. Osscod, chairman OF the board of
directors OF the Victor American
Fuel company. and John McLennan,
president of district no Is, United
Mine Workers of America and presi-
dcIt OF the State Federation of La
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CARLSON AND
AMM0NS TO BE +
WITNESSES At
PROBE

Denver. Colo, Nov. S0.---Franit y.
Walsh. chairman OF the federal in
Gustrial relations commission, lcid
series OF conferences to-day Drepara-
tory to the strike Investigation which
will be opened oy the commission
on Wednesday. Mr.. Walsh confer
req with various representatives of
the United Mine Workers and the
mine owners.
The chronicle=news., 1914-11-30
ARBITRATION IN
RAILROAD GRIEVANCE

to~.u,.-s nv. ..s. L.,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-14
COLD WAVE BROKEN

New York, Jan. 14.-The cold wave
in the East, which resulted in at least
nine deaths, has been broken. Tenn
peratures stood well above the zero
mark today.
Scors of unemployed in New York
last night slept with the dead in the
city morgue because of lack of space
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-14

She laid down the paper, walked
over to table and wrote out check
for 500. She called her secretary.
''See that the check reaches that
family" she said, "and tell them it's
so good to get a chance to do that. +"
Other subscriptions have been
sent. So far $201 has been collected,
in addition to much food and gro
ceries.
The way the United Charities
came to the aid of the Goethals fam
lily is vastly different.
In November Mrs. Goethals was in
lack of funds. In desperation she ap-
pealed to the United Charities. Then
the U. S. started their same old game.
An Investigator was sent over and
asked long string of foolish ques-
tons. Finally they sent aid-$2. Mrs.
Goethals was then given lecture
course in economy by the United
Charities investigator She was given
detailed instructions in the high art
OF making 81 last woman and four
children from the first of November
to the middle of January.
From that time on, she asserts, she
received no other aid from the U. c.,
and it wasn't until the light of pub
icity was turned on the case that
the United Charities again came near
her. They sent an Investigator yes
terday morning to see if she needed
anything.
But Mrs. Gothals would have moth
ing more to do with them. She has
learned the lesson. And she is very
happy to know that individual charity
has placed her and her family out of
reach Of their grasp.
But The Tribune says nothing of
the United Charities connection with
the case.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-14


Workmen are enclosing the NUM-
cipal recreation pier at the foot of T.
26th street to provide sleeping quar-
tiers for the homeless.
1890
ALL AMERICANS IN LAVA-SWEPT
DISTRICT ARE SAFE
Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 14.-An
Americans in the stricken district
buried by the volcano eruption on the
island of Sakura yesterday are safe,
according to Carl F. Deichman,
American consul.
Many missionaries were among the
refugees who fed to Sendal, out Of
range of the volcano.
Kagoshima refugees reaching Mi
yazah today said that the occupants
of 500 houses of one village of Saku-
rashima probably persisted. They lost
their way trying to reach the main
land.
Famine is following on the heels of
the eruptions. Fields have been de-
vastated, and the whitening heat has
shriveled up growing grain for miles
around.
Soldiers, conveying supplies for
the refugees of the stricken districts,
are unable to reach the scene of suf-
fering. Railroad tracks have been
destroyed and roads are impossible.
Fear is felt that other volcanoes,
unsettled by the eruption in Kago-
shima, will become active. Resi-
dents are fleeing toward the larger
cities.
Many of the inhabitants Of the
stricken island who escaped the lava
streams were burned to death in the
forests.
The telegraph operator who sent
the last message out of the doomed
city said over the wire that he was
the only living person remaining in
tie town, and because his message
was ctIt off in the midst of a sentence
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-14

in the lodging houses. Hundreds
slept on the municipal boats and
docks along the East river.
Fires in two Bowery rooming
houses sent $50 scantily-clad dodgers
shiVering barefoot into the streets.
Workmen are enclosing the NUM-
cipal recreation pier at the foot of E.
26th street to provide sleeping quar-
tiers for the homeless.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, Nov. IA bombardment by
the Germans of Furnes, in Belgium, rs
miles southwest of Bruges, did not pre-
vent the review there yesterday of the
French and Belgian troops by Presi-
dent Poincare, of France; King AL
bert, of Belgium, and Alexandra Mil
lerand, French war minister.
While the shells of the German guns
apparently directed against the rail-
road station at Furnes, we're exploding
at frequent intervals, the president,
king and war minister were in the
neighborhood of the Hotel de Vile.
There, to the strains of "The Marseil-
laire' the "Brabanconne," the national
airs Of the two countries, the soldiers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
MANY AMERICUS
PEOPLE CALLED
Federal COURT

The Americas man who has not
received a summons to apper before
the United States grand jury at Macon
next Wednesday is an exception, and
scores of witnesses here will testify in
the preliminary proceedings looking
to the investigation of the affairs of
the stranded Americus National bank.
Officers of the bank are likewise in
cluded in the list of witnesses called.
and the proceedings will doubtless be
long drawn out. The proceedings on
Wednesday are to the end of procur-
ing indictments against any who may
be found responsible, in the opinion
of the grand jury, for the failure of
the bank in February last, and it is
rather expected that resultant pro-
ceedings will be of sensational interest
in Americus and throughout this sec
tion of the state, where such heavy fl
nancial losses were sustained by de-
positors and stockholders Of the de-
funct institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
VILLA WILL BACK
NEW PRESIDENT
WITH REBEL ARMY
(By Associated Press.)

ELI PASO, Tex, Nov. 7.-General
Villa this morning telegraphed the AS
sociated Press that he was fully in ac-
cord with Designation Gutierres, the
new provincial president of Mexico,
and that he would support him with
arms is necessary.
Gutierrez, is rebel of the proper
stripe. His ideas agree with mine, and
our ideas are identical with the feel
ings of majority of the people. There
fore l will support him at all cost.
Even calling ON my army to help en-
force his rulings" the Mexican general
said in his telegram.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
Troops Reviewed Amid Bursting Shells
By President Poincare and King Albert

of France and Belgium passed by.
Later President Poincare, Minister
Millerand and Gen. Joffre had long
interview with the king, to whom the
president expressed fervent admira-
ton for the Belgians and best wishes
on behalf of France.
Before the review President Poin-
care and his party paid their respects
to Queen Elizabeth Of Belgium at the
royal residence. On departing the
president passed the afternoon among
the French troops operating on the
Ypres front.
President Poincare was in Dunkirk
Sunday evening, where he saw Lord
Kitchener, British minister of war, and
Premier Charles de Brocqueville, Of
Belgium.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
DIXIE LOSES BIC
SUM THIS YEAR DUE
SLUMP SEED PRICE
Cotton Seed Market Hits the Bottom
and Farmers Of South Bear the Bur-
den-Deparfment of Agriculture
Issues Figures ON Loss to the Pro-
ducerS
(By Associated Press.)

f WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. IA
loss approximating four hundred and
fifty-five million dollars has been sus-
tanned by cotton producers this year
in the shrinkage of seed values alone.
according to statement given the
Associated Press this morning by the
department of agriculture.
The cottonseed crop several wears
ago was of comparatively small value.
but in recent years the rapidly ex-
panding oil and fertilizer industry of
the South has furnished market for
all the seed that could be secured by
crushers, and in consequence prices
have increased, until now the seed
crop is an important item OF revenue
to cotton planters everywhere.
Millions of gallons of cottonseed oil
have in recent years been exported to
European and Asiatic ports and the
closing of these markets by reason OF
the gigantic European conflict has
caused tremendous slump in seed
values.
Experts who prepared the statement
made public today base their estimates
on the shrinkage of present prices as
compared with those of last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
John Bull
Releases
Il. S. Ship
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1.-THE
American steamer Kroonland, detained
at Gibraltar during the past week,
was released this morning by the Brit
ish authorities, following protest by
American diplomatic representatives
against a further detention OF the
vessel.
The Kroonland carried cargo of
copper when stopped by a British
cruiser near Gibraltar, and was bound
from New York to Naples and Grecian
ports. Copper having been declared
contraband of war by England, the
Kroonland before being released, was
-ecuired to unload her cargo, and the
question of it's disposition will be de-
1ided later by a prize court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
FORT VALLEY BOY
MYSTER|OUSLY
MURDERED

FIT. VALLEY, Ca, Nov. THE life
less body of Bradford Houser, twenty
two years old was found here late last
night just off the grounds where car
nival is in full blast. The assailants
are not known.
Early this morning the track dogs
from the Crawford county chain gang
had been sent for and it was stated
that the whole town had turned out in
an effort to run down the murderer.
Nothing that has happened in Houston
county in years has caused so much
indignation.
1t is presumed that young Houster
had been to the street carnival, but at
an early hour this morning no one
had been found who witnessed any diff
ficulty that he had with anyone.
An inquest will be held over the body
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
Meat Shipped
In Spite of T
Quarantine.
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Nov. THE announce
ment this morning that shipments of
dressed meats will continue as usual
during the nine-day quarantine at the
Union Stock Yards here, had a quiet
ing effect upon the market, and prices
failed to evidenced the upward ten
dency so noticeable yesterday.
The prevalence of foot and mouth
disease among cattle confined in the
big big stockyards pens, caused ex-
perts of the meat inspection service
to order the yards closed and thor
oughly renovated during a short pc
riod, during which time 0it is hoped
to eradicate the disease entirely.
Reports of the existence of the dis
ease in western states and of suspect
ed cases in Mississippi have reached
Chicago, and shipments from all such
points will be received only after the
cattle have been detained in quaran-
tine a sufficient period to insure all
probability of a re-infection here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-07
TOM WATSON WILL
NOT STAND TRIAL
BEFORE j. S. COURT
Case Against Famous Georgian Again
Postponed by United States Court
Under Indictment For Sending OBJ
iectiOnable Matter Through the Mail.
(By Associated Press.)

AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. Thomas E.
Watson, one time populist candidate
for president of the United States, and
still leader of a considerable political
following in Georgia will not face a
jury in United States court here this
month on charge of using the mails
to transmit obscene and Objectionable
matter.
Watson, who resides at Thomson,
Ca, has been under indictment near
ly a year, the specific charge against
him being that an article attacking
the Roman Catholic church, and pub
lished in a magazine of which he is
editor, was of such character as to
violate the law prohibiting the send
ing of obscene matter through the
mail.
At the last term of the United States
district court here the case against
Watson was called for trial and post
poned on motion of the district attor-
ney. Watson on that occasion appear
ed without counsel and announced his
intention of defending the charge un-
assisted.