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New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Can Do Without Beer
Coal Miners and Steel Work
ers in Ohio Favor Prohibition

Coal miners of Eastern Ohio have
repudiated a letter addressed to Con-
gress by a few of their number, de-
mandng that beer be not taken away
from them. In this letter these miners,
who were evidently acting under wet
orders, said: "The liquor we consume
is food to our bodies that is absolutely
necessary" and they made this threat:
"If prohibition is forced upon us we
will feel justified in laying down our
picks and shovels and refusing to dig
any more coal"
This unpatriotic utterance has met
with the disapproval of organized labor
and meetings have been held in Bel
laire, East Liverpool and Steubenville,
representing not only miners, but steel
workers. carpenters, street car men
and various other trades. and these
men countered with resolution de-
claring in favor of prohibition. In
these resolutions condemnation of the
expressed and the following significant
statement, clearly showing that organ
lied labor is by no means unit in its
opposition, is made:
owe believe that American labor is
being misrepresented by those who
state that our patriotism depends on
our ability to buy glass of beer"
These representative union labor
men pledged themselves "to make any
sacrifice necessary so that our armies
may be returned victorious" Here are
resolutions with a right ring, and they
undoubtedly express the sentiments of
large majority of the workers of
America
1t is base insult to labor to assume
that it places beer before the flag, and
any man who asserts this is true is
doing American workmen a great in
justice.-American Issue.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Blaze Threatens
Pittsburgh, With
Fire111en on Strike
Citizens and Soldiers Man
Apparatus and Prevent
Fire Spreading

PITTSBURGH, Penn, Aug. 24-With
the city fremen out on strike, the en-
gine houses deserted except for a lone
policeman as custodian of the city prop
erty, fire occurred in the wholesale
business section of Penn Avenue
shortly after 2 o'clock. and few min
utes later a general alarm was sent in.
At the first alarm one hose wagon
and three firemen who had stuck to
their posts appeared on the scene.
The fire was in long row of two
story brick buildings and the flames
were licking along the structures and
fast gaining such headway as to
threaten many blocks.
Men from manufacturing plants
near by rushed with hose from the
plants and coupled it to street hy
drants and attacked the blaze. APP
paratus was observed rolling to the
fire from all sections of the outer dis
tricts, manned by automobile experts
and civilians. One set of apparatus
was manned by soldiers from a train
ing camp.
About an hour after the general alarm
had been sent in some one notified the
Labor Temple, where the fremen were
holding a meeting, and the four mem
bers of downtown company rushed to
their old station and rolled off to the
fire in citizens clothes.
When they had reached the scene
the fire had been we'll controlled by
the amateur fire fighters.
The tiremcn suddenly returned to
their stations tonight. This action
was brought about by Mayor Babcocks
appeal to the War Labor Board at
Washington, which upon previous ap-
reals week or more ago, when the
strike first threatened. ruled that the
beard had no jurisdiction in the case.
While the frcmen were in session a
telegram was received from the sec
rotary of the board stating that rep
resentative of that body would be in
Pittsburgh Monday morning to assist
in adjusting the wage differences be-
tween the tiremen and the city govern
ment if the men would return to work
Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Connolly Men Lose
Through Decision of
Appellate Diuisiior,

The Appellate Division Of the Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn yesterday up
held the decision Of the Supreme Court
disqualfying all the county commit
teen.on and state committeeman can
diGates of the Maurice Z. Connolly fac
ten in the Democratic organization in
Queens. The action against the Con-
Nolly men was brought by Arthur Z.
Keating, who will have control of the
committeeman unless the decision of
the Appellate Division is reversed by
the Court of Appeals.
1t was held that the name of Miss
Anna Kraft, 1904 Tiffany Avenue, The
Bronx. might appear on the ballot as
Democratic candidate for member Of
the Assembly in the 4th Assembly Dis
trict. The Board of Elections had
ruled against her on technicality.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

side and the soldiers came tramping
down the gangways to go ashore.
The Americans found this port with
out any system of big docks. A few
OF the smaller ships can come to the
docks, but most of the unloading from
the deep draft ships must be by
lighters. The American commanders
are planning to change all this, and
soon the long breakwater will be linked
to the land by bridges, thus creating
at stroke a huge docking system by
which the American troops will march
straight ashore from the ships.
Get First Glimpse of France
A lighter was now pushing off, with
500 troops packed on it like the crowC
at holiday procession. The men were
feeling gay, for they were about to ster
on solid ground again, and to have
their first look at France, and besides
they had the regimental band, which
was sending "The Star-Spangled Ban.
ner" echoing over the water. Every
head was barred as the strains Of the
anthem went up. Over the sea f1oatcc
a huge dirigible balloon, pointing out
to sea in quest of submarine. The
soldiers gazed at it as the first signs
of warfare. After it rose two hydro.
planes, like monster beetles, and Joined
in the search for submarines.
Now the lighters were at the dock
and with the tide out the men climbed
up twenty feet to the wharves. AS they
fell in for the march to camp they haC
an earnest quizzical look, for this was
the first sight these men of the New
World were taking of the Old World
most of them from Iowa, Nebraska anc
the Middle West.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Whitman Confers
At St. Regis With
Campaign Chiefs

Governor Whitman conferred yester-
day with w. w. Cocks, his campaign
manager, and Franklin B. Lord, of his
committee, at the st. Regis. After this
conference Mr.. Cocks said:
Governor Whitman will be nomi-
mated to succeed himself by a very
large majority over Attorney General
Lewis. | see no reason for changing
my prediction, made earlier in the
week, that Governor Whitman will
carry every county in the state in the
primaries, with the possible exception
Of Albany County, and the vote ther.
by the anti-Barnes people and the
women will surprise the Albany
leader"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
kissel Will Press
Fight on Trouis TO
High State Court

j., John kissel, whose contention against
the nominating petitions Of State I'l'n' Cnn
ttro!ler Travis resulted in a decis;or
by justice Cropsey invalidating the me- no.
titlons. which later was reversed bv ~ ~
Appellate Division, yesterday said that
his counsel, Louis ]. Altkrug, was nree
parlng to appeal the case to the Court
Il still believe that we shall win IN
the highest court, and so does nv coun.
sell" said Mr.. Kissel. ''' N'"'A-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Senator Lodge Made
Leader of Minority

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts.
senior Republican in point of service
and ranking minority member Of the
Foreign Relations Committee, was
elected unanimously floor leader by
ence to-day, to succeed the late SEN
ator Galinger, of New Hampshire.
The selection of Senator Lodge was
by acclamation on a motion by Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota.
The new leader made brief address,
thanking his colleagues and promising
full cooperation in minority manage
ment
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
MOULDY FEED CAUSE OF
EPIDEMIC AMONG HORSES
Scarcity of Grain and Fodder in Dis.
trict North of Fort Benton
Says Veterinarian

Bozeman.- Mouldy feed is respon.
sible for the outbreak of disease
| among horses in the district north of
Fort Benton, according to DIR. How
ard WEIGH, veterinarian at the Mon
tana State college. who has returned
from an Investigation. Poor feed
caused an epidemic Of spinal menin-
gifts.
"The disease is not unusual among
horses and other animals when mouIdy
and cheap feed is given" said DIR.
WEIGH, ''and the only treatment is a
change to better fodder and grain.
There have been several cases which
have come to my attention in the
country north of Fort Benton. Six of
the horses which were the worst
stricken with a sort of spinal menin-
gifts have died, but the milder cases
will get well with a change of feed"
DIR. WEIGH said the section between
Fort Benton and Havre was visited
recently with heavy rains. He saw
several outfits of ranchers moving
their stock south for the purpose of
seeking work in the more favored por-
lions of the state. Their families have
been moved to the cities while the
men folks sought Labor in the harvest
fields.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
SILVER BOW SLUMP SAVES
DECREASE IN STATE INCOME
Labor Troubles Keep Valuation Below
Figure Which Would Cause
Reduction in Taxes

Helena Because of a $4,000, OOO
slump in the assessed valuation of
Silver Bow county, due, it is said, to
the labor troubles which curtailed the
net proceeds of mines, the total prop
erty valuation of the state will not
reach S600,000,000 this year and the
constitutional provision that when the
valuation reaches that figure the state
tax levy VIII automatically drop from
two and half mills to two mills. car
rying with it an automatic decline of
100000 in the states income, will not
be effective. An increased valuation
would not disturb the counties be-
cause they can increase the levy butSit
would arbitrarily curtail the states
revenue.
According to figures compiled by
J. j. Ryan, clerk of the state board of
equalization, based ON such UNEQUAL
lied assessment returns as have been
received, "a counties show gain over
last year of $17100,935, while four
counties show decrease of $29,984,-
1873.
The total assessment in 1917 was
S5S2, 2S6,529, so it is certain that what
ever increases are shown by counties
that have not yet reported, the aggre-
gate will not be sufficiently large to
offset the decrease and bring the total
assessed valuation of the state in ex-
cess of six hundred millions.
Besides Silver Bow, decreases in as
sessments have been reported from
Mineral, S720,968; Saltwater, S1,972,-
So. and Wibaux, SS6,938.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
BUTTE WOMAN CHARGED
FAILURE TO REGISTER

Butte.-AIrs. Dora Wehman of 30
North Jackson is sad to be the first
woman in Montana arrested for fail
ure to register as an enemy alien. She
was given her liberty after complying
with the regulations, it being appar-
ent her neglect was due to a misun-
derstanding.
Mrs. Wehman was born in Germany
and married a German who emigrated
to this country and was naturalized.
Seven months ago she was married a
second time to an enemy alien. but
did not realize that this marriage re-
suited in forfeiture of her citizen
ship. Mrs. Wehman has a son at
Camp Lewis.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
BOYS OF 10 FIXING ROADS
IN PARK COUNTY; GOOD JOB

livingstone county has inaug-
urated a new war labor economy by
employing small boys between II and
13 years old to do light work on high
ways. County Auditor Fred Mjelde
has crew of eight boy scouts filling
ruts and raking gravel on the road be-
tween Livingston and Yellowstone Ma
tional park, and he praised highly the
efforts Of the youngsters. They
work an eight hour shift 1t Is cents
an hour.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
RIFLES ARE RECEIVED
FOR STUDENT ROCKIES

Missoula hundred and five
army rifles have arrived on the State
University of Montana campus from
the office of the quartermaster, Wash
ington, for use by the cadet battalion.
The battalion has been drilling for a
year without arms, and will have
rifles in the fall for the first time
since its organization. The battalion
officers hope that uniforms may be
obtained for the men for use this year
also.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
Reservoir Contract Let.

Livingston city council has
awarded the contract for the construc-
tion Of the new city reservoir to
Richard Hooper of Kansas City, Mo.
who at present Is a sub-contraetor on
the city water system. Mr.. Hooper's
bid was $2T,507, and he guaranteed
to complete the work within three
months.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09

A Dillon report tells Of the death
OF dozen head Of cattle in the Grass
hopper region, when they were struck
by lightning. The animals sought
shelter In clump OF aspens during m
electrical storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
MAL)T ..e
HNN
pQeBLEMS
mrs ELrZALru fueNpsoN

Dear Mrs. Thompson: The other
day while walking down Main street
l met girl whom had not seen in
over two years. Up to couple Of
years ago we were the best Of friends
and we went everywhere together and
enjoyed each others company as much
as two young people can, but things
are SO different now.
have gone to college and she has
not progressed a bit. We had a quar-
rel couple of years ago about a silly
affair and she was the cause of it.
am worried about this because she
seems to want to come back to me,
and l know l would enjoy her again,
but We are no longer social equals
and it is difficult anyway to make up
after such a quarrel.
"a Should have stopped and
talked to her?
90 Do YOU think We ought to make
up and let bygones be bygones?
JACK S.
ID When you met on the street,
If she recognized you and showed that
she wanted to stop and talk, you could
not be polite without granting her re-
quest. Whether you wanted to make
the meeting fruitful of further asso-
Citations with her was a matter that
you had to decide. You could be po-
lite and still not make dates or ap-
pear too anxious to resume the friend
ship: on the other hand, if you wanted
to renew your acquaintance it was
your only opportunity to do so.
CD That is question which you
will have to decide for yourself. Get
the foolish idea out of your head that
| you are no longer social equals. If
she is a self-respecting girl, she need
not have gone to college just because
you happen to have gone. On the
other hand. there is no social law
which would require you to be friends
again. l can see no reason, however
why you don't try to be friends again
and at the same time you need not
give up all your friends for her, NOR
need she give up hers.
! Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a girl
Is years old and l am in love with a
lieutenant in the army. / used to
have great deal to say about wal
/ brides and condemned them with all
my heart. My brother is also a sol,
der. He became very friendly with
this lieutenant and brought him home
one time when they had a furlough
The lieutenant and I fell in love as
soon as We met and before he left oul
house he asked me to marry him.
did not consent-at once, but after cor.
responding with him for some time
did consent
The lieutenant wants me to marry
him in the very near future. Then
when he is sent to France he will be
happier and feel more secure because
he has someone at home waiting fol
him and loving him. I could do both
even if did not marry him, but there
is difference. My ideas about wal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
Make Your DUN Couch
Syrup and Saue Money
Better than tho ready-made kind.
Easily prepared at home.

The finest cough syrup that money
can buy, costing only about one-fifth q
much as readymade preparations, can
easily be made up at home. The way i
takes hold and conquers distressing
coughs, throat and chest colds viii
really make you enthusiastic about n
Any druggist can supply you with
gig ounces of Pinex tG0 cents WORTH.
Pour this into pint bottle and Gil
the bottle with plain graduated suga,
syrup. Shake thoroughly and il d
ready for use. The total cost is about
IS cents and gives you a full pint--s
family supply-of a most effectual
pleasant tasting remedy. It keeps PEI,
fectly.
It's truly astonishing how quickly u
acts, penetrating through every cir
passage of the throat and lungs-loosns
and raises the phlegm, soothes and heals
the infamed or swollen throat mem.
branes, and gradually but surely Tie
annoying throat tickle and dreaded
cough will disappear entirely. Nothing
better for bronchitis, spaslnodic Group,
wh:oping cough or bronchial asthma. i
Pinex is special and highly .conccn.
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, and is known the world
over for its prompt healing effect On tn
throat membranes.
Avoid disappointment by asking youf
druggist for ''21a ounces OF Pinex" with
full directions and don't accept any
thing else. A guarantee of absolute cat.
lsfaction or money promptly refunded,
goes with this preparation. The PineS
Co., Fl. Wayne, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
RED CROSS HELPS
MEN EVEN BEFORE
THEY LEAVE CITY

If anyone is still uncertain as to
what the Red sCross is doing for the
boys in this country before they ever
see French soil, the last doubt should
be dispelfed by letter which was to-
day received at local Red Cross head
quarters.
The letter. coming unsolicited as it
did and straight from the heart OF the
boy who wrote it, is the best testi-
monial possible to the kind of service
the Red Cross is performing and to the
appreciation our soldiers hold for it.
The letter halls from Watervliet ar
senal, New York. It's message belongs
to every member of the Rock Island
chapter, and in fact to members of the
Red Cross everywhere. The. letter
follows:
ITO Members of the Red Cross:
my Dear Friends: Just few lines
to let you know that l am well. Be-
ing one of the members of your organ
ization, am writing you this letter.
My mother, Mrs. F. +. James, took out
a subscription for me Christmas day.
Il am overwhelmed with the work
the Red Cross is doing. received
from the Red Cross of Troy, cigarets,
tobacco, book, scarf, and a lot of other
things. On Christmas some of the
members here were down to see me at
the barracks. New Years I received
a sweater and a pair of wool socks.
Today l received a pair of wooden
gloves. l don't know what I will get
next l suppose it will be useful, as
we need everything here.
Il receive Rock Island paper reg
ularly and looking it over see that a
| lot of men have written to lie Red
| Cross members, SO l am taking the lib
erty in doing so.
! Il formerly lived in Rock Island
and was employed at the Rock Island
arsenal off and on for seven years. l
enlisted in the ordnance reserve corps
! Aug. 6, 1917, and was sent here Sept
16, 1917.
| with best wishes to all of you, and
God bless the Red Cross. Yours truly
up. S.-The only thing need now is
wristlets; then l will be 0. X. to 60
over the sea-"
A Red Cross chapter is not permit
ted to ship an article to any individual
boy The local chapter could not take
heed of the postscript, but woman
who read the letter discovered that at
home she had a pair Of wristlets knit
ted from her own yarn. So the boy
will soon be 20. X. to go over the sea. y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
COAL VALLEY WOMAN
GRANTED A DIVORCE:

Judge W. T. Church this morning
granted a deere of divorce to Mary
Leas of Coal Valley, from her hus-
band, Waldo Leas. She charged deser-
ton. George W. Long was attorney
for Mrs. Leas.
The case of Carl Edwin Flodeen of
South Moline, a seaman in the United
States navy, who is suing his wife,
Hattie Flodeen, for divorce, is being
heard today in court. The court is
awaiting the testimony of several wit
nesses, which is to come through the
mails. The couple were married JAM
5, 1916, at Norfolk, Va, where Flo
deem was sent to be trained. His wife
is now in Jacksonville, Fla. Statu-
tory charges were filed by the hus-
band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
LOCAL MAN PASTOR
DAVENPORT CHURCH

Rev. A. W. Kjellstrand of Rock Is
land, was reelected pastor of the Day.
export Swedish Lutheran church at
the annual meeting held Tuesday
evening at the church when the fol-
lowing officers were elected to have
charge of the church work for 1918:
Pastor-Rev. A. w. Kjellstrand.
Clerk-Ivor Johnson.
Deacon for two years-N. W. Nell
son.
Organist-Miss Edith Pierson, Miss
Mabel Benson.
Trustees - Ivor Johnson, Siegfred
Englund.
Sunday school superintendent - S.
P. Carlson.
Auditors-N. W. Nelson, Siegfred
Englund, Herman Carlson.
Janitor-U. S. Larson.
1t was decided to give social at a
near future date at the church as a
benefit for the Davenport chapter of
the Red Cross.
There were about twenty present at
the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
TRI-C|TY MEN TO
Be GIVEN DECREE
One Hundred From Community Will
BE Accepted Into knights Of
Columbus.
ALL COUNCILS ARE TO ATTEND
Program Will Last During Afternoon
and Evening With Banquet ut
Harper at Night.

One hundred new members of the
three cities will be initiated by the
knights of Columbus Jan. 20, at a
joint initiation in Rock Island.
The three councils have been max
ing arrangements for the last three
months for the affair and it is pre-
dicted that several hundred X. c.
will be on hand to enjoy the day. Fifty
new members from Davenport are ex-
pected to join, 80 from Rock Island
and 20 from Moline.
The ceremonies will commence at
10 O'Clock in the morning. All men,
bers and candidates will meet at the
Harper house and march to St. Jo-
seph's church to attend solemn high
mass at 1890. A sermon will be de-
livered by Dean J. ]. Quinn.
At 2 o'clock the degree work will
commence at the X. of c. lodge rooms
and the afternoon will be devoted to
comforting the initial degree on the
applicants. The afternoon session will
be concluded at $780, At this hour all
will adjourn to the Harper hotel
where arrangements have been made
for 400 at a patriotic banquet.
WEIGH TOastmaster.
Grand knight ]. NJ. WEIGH will
preside as POSTMASTER and the speak
ers on the program will include Hon
NJ. ]. Wade, judge of the federal
court of Iowa; Hon. Joseph J. Meyers
supreme director of the order, and
Rev, c. P. O'Neil, pastor Of the Sac.
red Heart church OF Rock Island. Mu-
sic is promised for the afternoon and
evening program and will be in
charge of Irwin Swindell of the Loras
council of Davenport. Fifty will re-
ceive their first degree work in The
Allouez council, Jan. Is. The new
members are from Davenport and
Muscatine and will be confirmed by
the Rock Island degree team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10

brides have changed. l would like !.
marry. too.
l am working now and would cnrz
tinue to work. but the man ernac,
to marry says that he could srnno,,
me, too, because he saved money j.
the years before he was called TO co.
vice. He is willing to have me wnrL
though. because he thinks | would ~
happier il l had something to tai.
up my time.
Please give me your advice M
you think l would make a m;s,al.
marrying? And do you think it Womb
be a mistake to work after | am mar.
ried? DOUBTFUL.
1t does not seem to me that "a,
have known the lieutenant lony
enough to marry him. If, however
you are sure that you love him Won
should not let the fact that you viii
be a war bride stand in the way ~
your marrying him
think it will be wise to 60 on with
your work until he returns, because
you will be happier!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
Whe,, Itching Stops

There is one safe, dependable treatment
that relieves itching torture and skin irri.
tation almost instantly and that cleanses
and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for a Csc or 81 bottle
Of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, pimples,
blackheads eczema, blotches, ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating, satisfy
ing liquid, is, all that is needed, for it
banishes most skin eruptions and makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The E. w. Rose Co., Cleveland. o.