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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-03-15
CRIPPLE SOUGHT
AS SUSPECT Who
BLEW SAFE OPEN

a man with crippled foot is being
sought by the Jackson and Cape police
suspected Of having blown the safe in
the NcAtee' Mercantile Co. Monday
morning. The suspect was seen on the
Cane Girardeau Northern railroad
tracks early yesterday morning by
several men, who were walking to
Jackson. He was trailed as far as
the city limits by the investigating
officers but from all indications had
not entered the city, at least nobody
could be found who had seen the man
in the Cape.
The safe was blown open Monday
morning presumably around 3 o'clock
Checks amounting to 5000 and 500
cash money were taken from the safe,
J. H. Poe, president of The firm told
The Tribune Monday. Some Of the
checks and the insurance papers tax
en- along with the money, were return
ed to him during the day.
The police have a good description
of the man supposed to have broken
open the safe. Joseph Ha"ar and
son, If the Cape. told Sheriff Hutson
yesterday they met man on the
railroad tracks, who they believe was
the yegCman. He wore dark clothes.
Il back hat and had q new overcoat
or. The other clothes were badly
worn. The stranger, who attracted
their attention by leaving the rail
road tracks and walking out in the
dirt road. had a crippled right foot,
they said.
The robbery was discovered by Ju
iiJs ScE.rsr,a member Of the firm,
when ne opened the store about 6
O'Clock yesterday morning. The in
terror Of the store was wrecked. The
safe had been torn to pieces, the door
lay about 10 feet from the safe. A
large hole in the ceiling indicated the
pot struck by the door after it had
been torn rom the safe Several
show cases were demolished by the
CT the explosion and the
return Of the safe door to the ground
Members of the firm were told b.
of the store that they heard
an explosion about g o'clock in the
but nobody paid much at
tention to the defamation, believed to
have been an automobile.
Entrance 20 the store was gained
BY rear window which was shatter-
ed from the outside From al indi-
cations the yeggman left by the rear
door. as it had been opened from the
inside. Several holes had been bored
in the door. evidently for the purpose
OF opening it from the outside, but
the robbcr must have aban-
doncd this work and broken the Win
dow.
4 large piece Of yellow sOap was left
By the safe blower after he lad clos
Cd the cracks on the safe in order to
make it alright as is aways done by
yaCEmen before blowing safe. 1t is
believed he carried his own battery in
order to discharge the nitroglycerin.
Tho tools, which were found and with
which the window vas forced were.
puIhased in a blacksmith shop in
Jackson.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-03-15

Toxic. March 11.-Impcrtant war
measures designed to conScript labor
and war industries n japan and the
order of mobilization in China sub
stant;ate the reports that the Japan
csc and Chinese are making elaborate
preparations to enter Siberia
According to official reports from
Pekin, the Chinese government aD-
propriated S5,OO0,O00 to defray the
initial expenses of an expedition into
Siberia. Prominent Russians. these
dispatches say, have arrived in Pekin
20 discuss the situation in Russia and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
SOCIAL HEALTH
INSURANCE NEAR
Urges Members to Cooperate
In Securing Medical Treat
IneIt Of Wage Farmers.

"Social11G.health insurance has as
sumed a;.position of first importance
in PUBLIC discussion and is now rec
ognized as an inevitable social policy
in this country" >,
This declaration is made in a reso-
luton adopted by the American Hos
pital association at it's recent conven-
ton in Atlantic. City, directing the
board of trustees to make study Of
workmer's health insurance in it's re-
lation to:>the hospitals and dispensa-
ries and to give such assistance as
may be requested in the formulation
of plans and Of legislative bills, such
as the health insurance bill adopted
by the New York Federation of Labor
and now being urged for passage by
the legislature in 1919.
Members of the national and state
hospital associations are urged to CO.
operate wherever possible in effective
solution of health insurance problems.
OF Prime Importance.
1.-THE proper solution of the prob
lem, including the formation of legis-
lative bills and the administrative Or
ganization of the plan," the resolution
states, ARE of prime importance to
the hospitals and dispensaries for the
reason that the fundamental basis of
such insurance should be the medical
treatment and rehabilitation Of dis
abled wage earners."
In his favorable report to the con-
vention as chairman of the commit
tee on social insurance, DR.. Thomas
Howell, superintendent of the New
York hospital, said the medical pro-
fession should insist upon participa-
ton, together with employers and en-
ployes, in the shaping and admins
tering of health insurance laws, now
proposed in many states and Endorsed
by more than a score of prominent
labor organizations. Failure of ply
sicians to do this in the case of work
mems compensation, says the report,
led to unsatisfactory experience In
some states which need not be re-
peated under health insurance If the
physicians and surgeons are awake to
the desirability of lending their pro-
fessional interest and expert aid to
the proper working out Of legislation
that will best meet the need Of health
conservation and sickness prevention
in all industrial communities.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

hOkOMO, Ind, Nov. 2S.-Rod mill
workers in this City have united and
received charter from the Amalga-
mated Associated of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
LOCAL TELEGRAPHERS ASK
FOR WAGE CONSIDERATION

Duluth telegraphers have sent
kilograms to Washington urging
Minnesota congressman to lay be-
fore President Wilson the request
Of commercial wire men for a wage
increase. 1,
The messages ,recited the fact
: that the patience of~the local tele-
graphers had been exhausted by
Postmaster General Burleson be-
fore whom the matter has been
pending since last August, accord
ing to j. FL. Keil, manager OF the
local North American Telegraph
company's office.
Similar messages have been sent
by the TWIN City and other Min
nesota telegraphers.
"There has been no threats of
Strikes" Manager Keil stated. 1--WE
are merely attempting to speed up
a decision on the wage question and
the messages were sent without re-
gard to any organization of tele-
graphers."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
MAN:P0WER PROBLEMS
CAUSE C0-OPERATl0y

England's manpower problems
resulting from the war have led to
many interesting methods of local
co-opexattpp; according to the next
number of the Monthly Labor Re-
view, q i,our<tto be published by the
bureau-af labor statistics of the de-
partmeait4 |of labor. This outlines
the manner in which certain sit
uations were met. The Review
thus describes some of these condi-
tfOnS: -,
I'm one borough In Kent all the
grocers signed q resolution agree
ing to carry on the business of any
man then engaged in the grocery
trade who should be called to serv-
ice, the owner of tho business to
choose one Of the number to man.
age it, while an assistant to do the
manual work should be hired.
Nearly all the other industries in
the town had similar schemes. In
another city all those engaged in
tho boot repairing trade formed q
limited liability company with !.
small working capital.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
STEEL WORKERS 17NrrC

PUEBLO, Colo, Nov. 2S.-Rock-
etellef's union" has no attra ction for
nail and wire workers employed by
MS subsidiary Colorado Fuel and Iron
company and they have organized a
trade union chartered by the ANAL
gamated Association of Iron. Steel
and Tin Workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
MONEYS PLEA DENTEn

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The
United States supreme court has de-
MED the plea of Thomas ]. Mooney
to review the proceedings of his trial
which resulted in his conviction and
sentence of death on Dec. 10 next.
Inc court made no comment in refus-
Ing the motion. The single word
Denied" uttered by. Chief Justice
White. means that MONEYS last card
In the courts has been played, and
that his life is now in the hands of
Governor Stephens of California.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
SERVICE AIDS ALL
AMERICAN women
Mrs. N. Nea|e Heads Branch Of
U. 5. Employment Service
: That Helps Work for War.

In a simply furnished Office on the
top floor of an old building in WASH
ington, sits a Quiet-voiced woman
dressed in black. There is nothing
spectacular abe. the office or the
woman. Yet that office IS Of inter-
est to every man and woman in
America. Margaretta Neales exact
title is Assistant Director General Of
the United States Employment serv-
ice in charge of woman's work.
The first article Of her creed is
that Women's work is probably for all
time, surely during the war emer-
goncy, has become an indivisible part
Of the worlds work, that no detail
of employment can be handled ra:ht
today unless it is handled in rela-
ton to the vital needs of war pro-
auction and to the ecOno' Tic needs
of all workers. men and women,
employers and employees The Sec
ond article of her creed is service.
"A government organizati ton be-
came a necessity to cope with the
prot EN- of concentrating workers
Where they can speed the successful
conclusion of the war;" Mrs. Neale
says. But note, we are not a de-
partment, nor a bureau, commits
SION or an administration. This is
the United States Employment Sery-
Ice. The individual that does not
need employment help at some time
Is as rare as the person who never
needs postal service. The govern-
ment offers its employment service to
every working person in America, to
every employer Of women, to every
orga nization that is interested in the
employment Of women.
Il wish I might make everv
woman in America feel that this Is
her service. That this is one of the
two or three jobs the collective wonl-
anhood Of our country has been ask
ed to do. That it will succeed or
1all according to whether she helps
by cooperation or hinders by crit
1clsm or Indifference. That no
woman can be Indifferent to the EN-
ployment Service without harming it.
Il 90 not mean that every woman
should leave her home and children
or her present work, for new en-
ployment at so much per day. That
need is not yet here. Pray God that
our manhood may not be so decim-
ated by long drawn warfare that it
snail ever become necessary.
I do mean that if the Employ
ment Service is to succeed we must
know that every woman is informed
about it and what it is trying to do.
That she, knows who is representing
1t In her community, or in the near
est city. If she is O. home woman
no matter what her rank, there are
tunes when her Intelligent cooper
alton with the officers of the EN-.
ployment Service nearest her will
be vitality necessary. If she is en-
ployed, it does not matter whether
she is doctor Or a Stub woman a
member of skilled -lnion, a stenoe.
rapher or street railway conductor
she can, by using the Service as need
arises and urging others to use it
make the employment Of women and
the United States Employment Ser.
vice for women, a vital service
and contribution to the develop.
meht of American civilization"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
EMPLOYER BREAKS WORD.

CENTRALIA, Wash. Nov. 2S.-Be-
cause the Centralia Coal company vlo-
lated it's promise regarding working
conditions to its organized mine work.
ers, these employees closed down the
property by refusing to work. The
miners agreement for the use Of
dynamite was disregarded by the COM
pany ordering that nothing should be
used but black powder, which reduced
the output and also the wages. The
company's refusal to pay regularly
was another cause for the strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

Mems Sheep and Leather Lined Vests,
Best Prices at The Big Duluth,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
w. U. VIOLATES LAW.

CHICAGO, Nov. 28,-Writing in the
Commercial Photographers Journal, r.
J. Norwood Of Dallas Texas. says
officers Of the company. "union Of
telegraphers ARE riding over the
country on free transportation fur
nished by the Western Union.
They are" he declares, using the
wires freely for tranmission Of their
propaganda. checked p. H. Co. or
D. H. Employees in direct violation
Of the law"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Nov. 2s.-Of-
ficers of the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers re-
port that new lodges have been formed
in Atlanta and Cleveland.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-11-30
STEEL WORKERS GAIN.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 2S.-The
Louisville Steel and Iron company has
signed the wage agreement of its or
ganized iron workers.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

he thought most fit to fill the posi- tion. The Riggs supporters are working very hard to have his ap- pointment confirmed but it is believ- ed here that Riggs will be opposed
 by some of the Labor leaders for the stand he had taken in the Alaska Labor troubles some time ago and thGt the record of Riggs will be closely investigated before his ap- pointment will be confirmed Some of Strong's friends claim that Sec retary Lane is really the one who has blocked Strong's appointment because he thinks he will have much greater control over Riggs than over Strong and that every one knows the trouble between Gregory, Daniels and Lane over the California Oil field deal. They claim that Lane is bent on handing over every
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09
GERMANS PREPARING GIGANTIC OFFENSIVE
 ON WEST FRONT

gives the President authority to im- mediateIy place under government con- trol all telegraph, telephone and radio United States. The bill, provides that all the systems shall be taken over under the same conditions as the rail- road systems and that all officials and operators shall be considered as being under the direct supervision of the military authorities. All duplicate service will be done away with for the period of the war, the men used else cut down.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09
GRAPE JUICE CHAMPION ADDRESSED PROS COW
 AT CHICAGO

believed, every one in the United
 States, who had the interest of the Nation at heart, would be in favor of such policies. He also stated that he did not believe the country was being given over to radicalism by the adoption of such measures but that it rather convinced him more than anything else ever could that the people were becoming more rational every day. The "Pcerless One" deplored the tendency to graft, by the patriotic business men of the country and said he himself had been accused of being pro-Gorman
 in the early part of the war by some "Molly-coddle" in thet House, but
 that he had never heard of any o
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09
DEMAND LIVE UP TO AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT VIOLATED
 5000 QUIT WORK

PHILADELPHIA, March tj-At the plant of the American International Shipbuilding Corporation, at Hog Is- land, 5000 men quit work and refused to return until the conditions which the corporation agreed to at the time of the last trouble, were put in operation. By the agreement at that time the men were guaranteed an eight hour day with double time for all overtime
 The men wanted, above all else, the straight eight hour shift and no over time, but when shown by the wage Adjustment Board how many times this may delay the government ship building program they agreed then that in case of emergency. and in such cases only, they would work overtime but they must be paid double time. This plan of double pay has never been put into operation, although the cor ponation continues to make plenty of emergencies. when the men. had to twork overtime still when pay day came around they failed to receive
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

the people volunteering to go to France and that in fact some of them were keeping the conscription age down for the purpose of avoid ing it themselves being within the age limit even though they would not be permitted to go so long as they held down the job of passing laws which permitted" others to go. The speaker was constantly in terrupted by prolonged applause and at times the Convention lost appearances of a Grape Juice Con vention"
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

their pay as agreed upon. They sent Q committee to the management and the committee were told that the men should go right on working and the would investigate the matter, when the committee returned this answer to the men. 7,5OO men quit work immediately and absolutely refused to return to work.
 The men say that the government has already been swindled out of over $11 100000 by this bunch of war profi- teers and that if the government can stand for this bunch of grafters then the grafters will have to come through on the agreement as laid down by the Board or they will not return to work
 The Union Secretary emphatically denies that these men were in any sence unpatriotic but said they would demand the enforcement of the Boards agreement with them.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09
STRONG STILL HOLDING FORT: OPPOSITION DEVELOPING
 AGAINST RIGGS

WASHINGTON, D. c. Mar. s. A statement from Washington off, cialdom regarding the appointment of a new Governor for Alaska, was given out this morning to the effect, that the President had nom- mated Thos. Riggs, after having been given to understand by Secre- tay Lane, that the present Cover nor of Alaska, was quite willing to be relieved. Governor Strong has been a hold over official since last April and the Department of the Interior Officials, seemed entirely un- ruffled by the announcement, ol Governor Strong's supporters in Washington, to the effect that Strong had not resigned. They asserted that it was entirely for him to re- sign as the President could use his own discretion, to appoint whoever
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

are now taking their places in the lines and doing everything in their power to stem the German rush.
 Lenine and Trotsky yesterday re- turned from a hurried trip to Moscow and report that everything is beings done to rush the supplies from Vladivostock in time to be Of service to the troops at the front.
 LeWne stated that Russia would yet succeed even if she were deserted by her former Allies and that she would never give up.
 The report states that all danger of the city falling into tho hands of the German invaders is now past and that with the thousands now
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

CHICAGO, Mar. S.-The Nation al Prohibition Party in Convention assembled here today went on re- cord as favoring not only National Prohibition, equal Sufferage and Government Control of all industries during the war but they be contIn- ued in operation after the war as well. These are some of tho out standing blanks adopted by the New National Party Convention. Some of the members who opposed these blanks as belonging to the Socialist platform were hooted down. The Grape Juice Champion, himself, ad
 dressed the Convention stating that he was entirely in favor of the adop- tion of these policies and that he
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

WASHINGTON, D. c. Mar. s. According to adv!ces reaching the Italian Embassy, purporting to come from Switzerland. tho Teutons are about to launch mighty offensive not only along the West front but along the entire Allied front both in France and Italy. These reports say that since the Russian Armis- tice, the Central Empires have been engaged in strengthening their own positions and bringing up thous- ands of pieces of heavy artillery, millions of shells and thousands of tons of other supplies with which to launch this new drive.
 Yesterdays attack on the Italian positions around Monte Tambo are said to have been a small sample of what can be expected when they have finally decided at just what point to attack and that so far they are merely jockying for start.
 The German-Austrians and their Allies have been striving with tire less energy, to be ready to launch their attack, If possible, before the American Forces, in any great num- bers. can be brought to bear on the situation effectually. With this plan in view the enemy air-scouts, have for weeks, been spying out every foot of the Allied lines, no detail escaping their eagle eye. While engaged in this hazardous occupa- tion, many of these machines, in the zeal of their pilots to approach as close as possible to some particu- lar spot in order to make their infor- nation most authentic, often came within range ofsome masked bat tery and were shot down. In mostly ali such machines were found, not only photographs, maps, charts, and scientific data but wireless equip ment of the most compact and deli cate kind and in the most cases developed beyond any point the Allies have yet attained. Many Ger man secrets, which before have pug
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

that the men at Hog Island were right as to the agreement and that the strike should be immediately settled by the men returning to work tomor- row. The Board has telegraphed both the officials of the Union and the Man agement of the Corporation, and have received word from the Management to the effect that the trouble had re- suited from a misunderstanding
 The Union Officials advise that they would instruct the men to go to work in the morning but that the Board must send some of it's representatives within forty weight hours to have a complete understanding between the men and the company. since the com~ pany claim a misunderstanding and which the Union Officials say did not exist. The Board states that the form CT agreement did specify that the men should receive double pay for all over. time.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

PARIS, Mar. 8.--The Germans yesterday repeated their attempt to feel out the Allied lines in the re- zion of Lauvamonte, by attacking the first line positions but were twice driven back by the whitening fire poured upon them by the der lenders. The German losses were severe in both killed and wounded, the French taking more chan 234 unwounded prisoners. Frequent skirmishes in this vicinity have talk on place off and on now for several days, and it is believed that the Germans are seeking spot in the line where they may possibly break through or are using this method of distracting the Allies attention from some other part of the lines.
 The Allies have been spending much time in strengthening these positions and bringing up needed reenforcements in anticipation of the German Spring drive and Allied Commanders express themselves satisfied with their being able to hold these positions against any force sent against them.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09

WASHINGTON. D. c. Mar. s. Senator Poindexter of Washington, today introduced 8 resolution in the Senate designating May 7th as an International Memorial Day for all the soldiers dead of America and the Allies.
 Poindexter said, that at this time, it was only right that America should pay some fitting tribute of respect to those who have died in defense of American Liberty today, as in former years. The resolution was immediately and unanimously adopted.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-03-09
CAMP WHEELER, Macon, G;

CAMP WHEELER, Macon, Ga. Mar. S.-Scrgt. G. H. Holwig, and Thomas Evans and Fredrick Swarth
  man, of the 121st Infantry (Second Georgia) lost their lives when five company kitchens were burned in a fire which broke out here todGy. The flames were extinguished af- ter hard fight in which the Macon fire department assisted the Camp Wheeler soldiers.