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The Washington herald., 1919-05-18

America is the richest nation of
the earth. yet in many cities the
bulk OF the population Is herded
like cattle in pens. and those whose
business II should be to ameliora.e
these conditions do not view them
with sympathy or understanding
In New York there are 10000
structures officially classified as
! tenements and in which more than
100000 of the 5000. 900 nhabitants
dwell. Many OF these buildings are
unspeakably foul. Many of the
dwellers are naturally careless and
slovenly, but little or no effort is
o. made to lift them from their squa-
lor.
1t is the same in factory towns
and mining towns. To q decided de-
the municipal authorities are re-
sponsible.
Look At PhiladeIphIa.
One striking illustration of this
fact is furnished in Philadelphia.
WhicR prides itself in being the
workshop of America"
Recently some of the good women
OF the city made examination of the
tenement districts. What they saw
appalled, them They found streets
and alleys into which the street clean
ers had not gone for weeks. They
found plumbing that had been out of
repair for months. They found build
ings in such a state of disrepair as
to be a menace to life. They found
hundreds upon hundreds of cases OF
foulness and neglect. invitations to
pestllence violation OF law and de-
eeney and health.
They found. too. that although re-
ports Of conditions were made over
and over again the city authorities
did nothing to correct them, and they
found. in addition. that many of the
worst structures were owned by per-
sons of wealth who not only were
deaf to protest. but took advantage OF
the present congestion to force the
helpless people to pay higher rents
Tried to Mnrch; Prayed.
The ladies determined to arouse
the city to the shame of this affair
They organized themselves into
what Is known as the Church
women's Housing Committee. When
they failed to get the owners of the
vile dwellings to give heed to their
appeals they decided to lay the
facts before the city authorities.
With the pastors of thirty churches
they asked permission of Director OF
Public Safety Wilson to march from
church to the city hall to present
a statement and petition to the
mayor.
Mr.. Wilson refused to grant the
permit Thereupon rhey assembled
in st. Mary's Church and after the
Rev. George L. Richardson had Of
fered a prayer they went in groups
of twos and threes from the church
to city hall. accompanied by the
thirty clergymen.
They gave hundreds OF instances
Nof violations of the health laws. told
Of ramshackIe houses that were a
blight upon the city and should not
be teranted by human beings. of in
sanitary cases without number. OF
rows of houses with surrounding
dump heaps that smelled to heaven
The Washington herald., 1919-05-18
Meeting Will Oppose
Higher Car Fares

A mass meeting to protest against
the raising of street car fares will
be held under the auspices of Colum-
bia Lodge. No. IA. International As
sociation of Machinists, this morning
at 1880 o'clock, at the Avenue Grand
Theater.
Henry Nick Clayton, William r.
Price and DIR. G. NJ. Emmons will be
the principal speakers.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-18
Famous Architect Engaged BY The Herald
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This Design Has Small
Rooms and Covers ar
Area Of Only Twenty.
two by Twenty-six Feet.

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who are Joining the "BUILD
NOW" campaign, The wnshing-
ton Hernta has obtnIn~d from
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In America. series of iIlustra-
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ny AYMAR EMDURY II.
Americas Foremost SmnII-Housc
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The designing of small houses |
a pleasant problem for the home
builder and the great amount q
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The Washington herald., 1919-05-18

Upon consulting the PLAN. II
will be found that the house is ex-
tremely small, covering only an
area of twenty-five feet by twenty
six feet. While the dining-rosm
and kitchen are small, Il is assumed
that a house with more small rooms
has a greater appeal to some peo-
pie than one with few larger rooms.
On the second floor the hall space
is reduced to the minimum and as
the stairs start up out of the liv-
ing room all the usual waste hall
space or most houses has been elm
mated. In two of the bedrooms
wardrobes with doors that open the
entire width OF the closet have been
used for the reason that they save
considerable space. The space over
the porch. while low. is still great
enough for trunk storage. etc.
A much neglected feature OF our
homes Is the garden. Our idea gen
The Washington herald., 1919-05-18
II. S. MANSIONS FINEST,
BUT HOVELS WORST

Fewer Strikes, No Bolshevism, if Housing
Conditions in America Were Better Says
Richard Spillane, Famous Financial Ex-
pert. Many Here are Living Like Cattle
While Business Interests are Unheeding
to, Impending Danger
The Washington herald., 1919-05-18

orally Is a few vegetables and an
ill-kept backyard. while the possi-
bilities of beautiful flowers and
shrubs seem to have been forgotten
entirely. The porch on this house
is placed so that it might have a
pleasant outlook on such a garden
and It should be approached from
the street by brick walk bordered
by old-fashioned flowers.
1t may not be apparent to most
home builders just how much a
house depends upon its setting for
successful result. Many extreme
ly bad houses have been saved by
good planting and on the other
hand many houses which are good
in themselves seem hard and bare
for the want of planting. No house
can be seen at its best until IL has
had three or four years In which to
make itself appear at case in it's
surroundings.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-18

By RICHARD sPH.LANE
In
to he wash
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
1000 GO OUT IN
JEFFERSON FIELD

Special DisTatch TO The IntclliC"ncer.
STFJ' RENNII.LE. o.. Oct. oct. I'll
Seven thousand coal minors OF Jefferson
county went out on strike tonight. &C
rordirg TO figures compiled here To-Day.
based on reports from various sections
~ the county In the neiGhhorhood or
= mines large and small. viii be e1-
r"ct"d although some Of the smaller
nn"S will try to operate.
II developed today that the company
,,riyrS in This city and mmcdiat" Nlclh-
ity. which il was expected would con-
tinuc work. will he idle tomorrow morn
ing. tho officials hay ing received notice
this afternoon that the miners were or
Canizcd and would walk out. Other
small mines employees have also been or
ganizrd during the past forty-clGhI
hours. II was learned and the claim -
nadr that production in IN" city ana
county will o. tied up completely SAT
urday. -,
announcement was mad" by local coal
companies that their surplus stocks nave
boon depicted and that they Will be uh-
Rblr - supply their small industry Gus
toners longer than eight days at mo
NEST. None Of the industries nav" any
big stock Of coal and with the exception
Of those who are not dependent on C""l
for fuel such as glass factories, Iouh-
dries. etc. all plants will have 10 Close
within ten days time.
whether or not tho employees OF inc
big coal stripping companies operating
IN jefferson county Will have to su'-
pend operations was n matter or ConJcC-
CONTINUED on Page Thirteen)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-Railroad
union officials. comforting late to-day,
with Attorney General Palmer entered
no protest against the Injunction issued
IN indianapolis to-day against the call
nag ~ the coal strike and rendered tho
good Offices Of their organization in at
tcmptins TO arrange a settlement OF the
strike
The attorney general told the railroad
union chiefs as wei! as Samuel Com.
prrS, president of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. with whom h" conferred
after the meeting with the railroad men.
that ne did not believe Il would be nee
ssary 10 us any other power than the
power OF the courts 70 protect the gov
eminent"
Mr.. Palmer said he told the union men
that they were a. liberty Ia say tn either
side in tho strike that the prrsidrnt va,
ready TO act Immediately To have the
controversy settled amicably whenever
the strike was called OF.
President Gompcrs and other officials
OF the American Federation 81 Labor
were SAID. however. to have urged their
views on the matter OF the injunction in
their conference with the attorney gen
eral.
Il explained the necessity for the ac-
ton" Mr.. Palmer said, and the manner
in which this case must be differentia-
ted on its facts from all other cases in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
RAILROAD UNION CHIEFS Do NOT !.
PROTEST AGAINST THE INJUNCTION

which injunct!ons have been used.
have been opposed and the administra-
ton has been opposed 10 goverpme9
by Injunction whereby employees mi
Use tho processes Of the courts
cxpartr hearing 10 force their en1pfo4ef
into submission.
This Is the government itself. using
its own courts t. protect itself from
paralysis 1t is not an injunction OBJ
tanned BY employers. not for the benefit
Of employers, not to settle the contro-
versy. but to save the people OF the en-
tire country from disaster. II doesn't
affect the right Of 4 man TO work when
he pleascs." r..
In this connection Mr. Palmer. ox-
planned that the petition for injunction,
as prepared by the government. seeks 10
restrain the officers Of the United Mins
Workers from doing anything in FUR.
therance Of the strike order.
III the injunction is obeyed." Mr.. Pal
NOR said. land II goes without saying
that the law must be obeycd. II will take
away the direction OF the strike from
above and leaves to the men perfect
freedom to work or not as they sec tit
No strike can so on without direction.
II the Injunction is disobeyed. the
cour, can act on It's own initiative to
punish the vi0lators or on application Of
the government. Mr.. Palmer declared
the next step depended on what -.
pened-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
$4,000 MINERS
IN OHIO GO OUT.
Savage Declares mo Power
on Earth" Can Prevent
the Strike

COLUMBUS. Ohio. oct. 3l.---Thc exec,
utivc board Of tho mine workers Of dis
trl,t number six hold meeting here to-
day, 1t was said that Tho strike was
not discussed. only r"utin" business
being transacted. Secretary -. w. Saw
age said that no power on earth could
head off tho strike. He estimated that
5000 TO 10000 miners will strike in this
district. which embraces Ohio and part
of West Virginia. No troops will he
needed here. h" said because the men
Will stay away from the mines.
COLUMBUS. o.. Oct. 3l.--ApDroS!-
mat"ly forty thousand soft coal miners
IN Ohio will go out IN strike tomorrow,
despite many rumurS to the contrary,
and despite the injunction iSuScd against
the strike n indianapolis today by Fed
crIl judy" Anderson. according I" Pres
idcnt John Moore. Of the United Mine
Workers Of Ohio.
Effective At Midnight.
President Moore said he had received
n telegram from John l.. Lewis. acting
president Of Tho United Mine Workers
OF America. saying that tn" str!k" order
issued October - will become effective
a. midnight. tonight.
II" declared that stat" Officials of the
union have II" power 10 call off n strike
called by thr national headquarters. and
(Continue6 ON Para Ninel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
COAL PR|OR|T|ES REGULATIONS
PUT IN EFFECT BY GARFIELD

WASIINGTOS. Oc'. 3l.-Fucl Ad-
m:n.stra,or Garfield lat" today signed
an order reviviuE N" distribution and
diversion orders Of the fuel adrtnistra-
zion under which the old list Of prior
tics Immediately becomes effective.
He said i was no. 'ont"mplat"d at
nrcsent 10 revive any other orders.
While no action is contemplated now
with regard - anthracite coal. DR.. Car
reId said that the cours" ~ prices
could be watched carefully.
Jus. the moment hnthrar.t" coal
shows any disposition to CO. awav. he
sad. maximum pric" orders will be re-
,.iScd TO stop prof.e"r.ng.
The preference list as ( VIII now
stand will operate in this order Rail
roads, army and navy and other gov
crnment departments: state and county
offices and institutions. public utilities:
r.,au dealers. manufacturing plants on
tha war industries board preference
list. Industries not on the list: job
beers lake steamers. steamers at tide
water
Director General Hines today notified
air regional directors 10 carry out the
order which gives them authority TO
both seize and divert coal in transit
Restoring Of the coal priorities means
a virtual embargo on the export Of coal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
CORCORAN COMES OUT STRONGLY
FOR THE C|TY'S BOND ISSUE

past in III" interest Of the people.
so when November lth rolls around
I ct every voter 80 I" IN" r"i!S' N"t'
for this bond issue and help max" Il bet :
ter and more beautiful city for himself
his family and for those 10 follow.
Greater Wheeling
"Mnny pubic spirited men and women
who have advocated and worked uuti 9
.nply for a greater Wh""liuE.' Mr.. Cor
."rHn continued. ar" about /" nay"
their dreams realized. - my h"Ii"f
rhcS" men and women. realizing that in
order 10 CIV" Whr,lI ling III" piaC" u &C.
serves among IN" other growing cities
uf IN" Emitted states. StroEc To ut"rv"h"
the obstacles that pr"v"nt"d wheel - =
from spreading cut and embracing ia"
ir"pl" Of tn" suburban territory WI"
were compelled 80 SEEK homes outside
The "ity limits owing 10 the conH"St"d
condition Of IN" city proper.
1t was Wheeling men and wheeling
! money tha' founded practically cr"ry
industry of ANY not" IN tn" Wh""lInG
diStrIr'. and III" VAST majority Of tn"
p"url" now Twin" uutSld" the corporate
limits Of Wheeling, within radius ~
fifteen mil"s at least. ar" making their
iINlihUrd IN Wheeling. and tho rr"Sprr-
uIS condition II Wh""linES INDUSTRIES.
- hanks. its WholrSa!" and r"taii CS'
'1hlIShm"n,S. and many ";her business
. enterprises hay" caused IN" t"rrit"FE
around Wh"cltnE Ia develop. II tN!l
, credit w"rr given. and Wheeling had
within her hurd"r" AL tn" Ic"pl" that
d"r"ui "M her f"r Il l.NinG. it's I"rula'
riun would hr ~ least l25.uu0. Why,
then. should thns" wh" depend on
Wh"rlin.; seek :" keep this great COM
m"rr!ai. industrial ard financial center.
which has EiN"u va!u" l" property and
prosperity t. all thpS" il seeks t. annex.
III the position ~ standing still before
n" eyes rf III" world"
'l.'.t everyone lu"k at this proposition
eQuIr'!y. Ask yourself if you ar" doing
Justice to your own Interests. your chill
dr'n. and I"Ur rhI.dr"mS children. by
rrtardIuE tho growth and expansion OF
Wh",lnE. AK yourself II you are not
preventing new Industries and other
huSiii".;s enterprises from locating here
h. placing Your city ~ n falls" light.
Men and mnn"" seeking locations arc
lunkiu. fer rT"Ir" say" cities. not cities
which figures IndI"alr have been stand
NE StIll for nearly twenty years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
TOTAL T|E-UP
At FA|RNONT 7
$4,000 MINERS HAVE
LAID DOWN TOOLS
Suspension Extends to Bar
bour, Taylor and Monon-
gala Counties
Special Dispatch to The Intcuigcnccr.

Special Dispatch to The Intclligcnccr.
FAIEMONT. W. Va. oct. Stat mid
night the mines OF the f'airmont district
were Idle. District President II. L. Pet
ers. of the local district. united Mine
Workers. declared at that hour that the
$4,000 miners of the local district were
out. The miners obcycd the strike order
to man and not a mine in the region
was operating after midnight.
Today in this city a meeting Of the
Operators association was held. Tho
meeting was attended by representatives
OF practically every mine in the district
which employees union labor. but ~ far
as can be asccrtainrd nothing was de-
cided other than that the operators
would keep their mines open and will Of
fer work 10 any person VIII" wishes TO
work Mt the mines during tho strike.
In Taylor and Barbour counties the
same thing is true. The miners obcycd
the strike order without question. and
the mines arc closed. In many mines
the miners did not enter during the day.
They claimed that il would not DO likely
they could got their coal hauled If they
mined II. and the days labor would he
lost. For this reason they did not enter
the mines in any great numbers today.
President Peters has assured the ou-
thoritics in his district. iHcludiug tho
counties Of Marion. Harrison. Taylor and
Barbour as we'll as several others. that
there would be no disorder. Tho Unitcc
Mine Workers are pledged not to destroy
property or to incite disorder Uf any
sort. an dare under pledge to keep this
agreement not only to the operators. but
TO the union as we'll.
Sheriffs OF the various counties in
this district have taken precautions 20
preserve peace. Hundreds Of extra d""u-
ties have been sworn in and every pos
siblc prccautIon taken and every sItua-
ton that might ariS" prepared for in
advance. Both sides ar" expressing con-
fdehce in the cutCurn" and ar" awaiting
the developments that time will bring.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01

Harry 2. Corcoran, new manager or
Chamber Of Commerce. when asked to
give a frank statement Of the two liz"
questions that are engaging the atten-
ton Of the voters Of Wheeling. at the
present time the million dollar bond
issue to be voted on November 9TH, and
the Greater Wheeling consolidation plan
which Will be submitted to tn" vote 81
the people Of the cntir" district N"N"n-
Der 10Th, the day bct"r" THANKSGIVING
day. expressed himself rs beng heartily
IN favor OF both movements.
Il think they are both good. progress
i've issues and l have no h"S!tInCy in
saying that l am heartily IN favor OF
both. and expect TO vote for th"m,' h.
said.
Thursday. November 9Th. III" citizens
Of Wheeling will vote as t. whether or
not TO bond the city proper for S!.uuu.-
10000" Mr.. Corcoran sad. IN discussing
the issues.
This amount In the mann iS l." l."
used for street improvements and n pur-
tIon Of il TO make necessary repairs and
additions to the wat'r lniliHS If ia" city
and to perfect the srwcrag" system.
For many years Wheeling has been
criticized al home and abroad on account
uf thu condition Of Ia" streets. Tn"
chamber OF Commerce and many other
organizations and the CiiiI' uS generally
have inrrssantly adN"rnt"d better
strccts better sewerage and better sys-
tern Of water mains. Much has been
done In Il picCc-m"al WY. hut me- muN.-
mCnt in the past has prov ld"d for viz
tually all If IN" Stt""t~ and alloys I"
be paved such as the present bond
urdinanr" provides and should appeal I"
every citizen as til" proper way To- d"
the Job.
There appears :" L. Iru opposition /"
those improvements =, M irrd. and
there should b" nom. TIA. 'Ilir rrtd"
which has asserted ltS.if r"r"utIy n
Wheeling is becoming contagious. TIN
people Of Wh""l.ng. hay" aw.,h"i.rd I" :,
realization that. Notwithstanding our
financial. industrial and ''"u:u"r,.la
which Is rr'nEn!z'I 'hrrugh"u' lh'.
country and in foreign bands. that tn.
real greatness IT anE community il
measured by It's "Iii" condition. In
spite OF the fact that Wheeling deserves
Ia be criticized from Il clIic StandpUint
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-01
OUTSTANDING FACTS
OF THE INDUSTRIAL
STRUGGLE ARE GIVEN

These arr tn" outstanding facts con-
corning IT," coal str!k" AID what led mp
- il.
United Nine Workers Of America.
meeting at Cleveland. September -.
sounded IN" urst strik" alarm by d""tar-
ing the war time agreement ended On
November |.
ExcCutIN" officers. charged with the
duty Of negotiating I new agreement
were ordered 10 stand cut for their de-
mands, and # not granted. To issu" y
strIkr call for NOR" than 10000 soft
coal miners in tw"nty-cight stats.
These demands were:
4 fivc-day working w""k;.a six hour
day and a waE" Increase of 90 percent.
No Settlement.
AZ scale rumm;ttr" meetings at Buff
faln and Philadelphia miners and "pciH'
tors ihrr,h"d over their differences
without peaceful settlement. R'preseu-
tativC% . fihr miners rontrndrd that TIA =
demands were not Arbitrary. that tn
sixty percent wage incrcaS" WAS set AS
u basis for negotiations; that SIX
hour day meant actual time III" miners
wrr" 10 work underground
Tn" miners insisted ul n iivr da.'
week. because there wcr" not four days
work a week the year round !"r each
miner. They Cuntendcd by limiting each
miner :" five days they would be n more
equitable, distribution Of the work. Tho
leaders denied that il was the beginning
al u .ailoI.- wid" campaign for shorter
working schedule.
After failure Of the two sides to Get
tnes.,h"r Tho strike order was ISSUED AMI
Secretary If Labor Wilson. acting By
direction Of tn" presidents cabinet, I'M
l.,
heads Of tho mining and operating as
SocIaii"uS subsequently tho full scale
committees Of each wr"r called IN ana
varl"uS proposals were Offered and re-
j""tcd.
Tho Final Break.
The .u;tl proposal was made by Prcs!-
dent Wilson. 1t suggested negotiations
without reservation, submission or
questions SIN III dispute with the fall
urc Of negotiations, to arbitration All
continued operation Of the mines pend
lnE tinal settlement.
Tn" operators. as SCI forth in state
mont by Secretary Wilson. accepted the
offer in rs entirety. IN" miners accept
cd tn" offer "f negotiation and held tn"
other two for consideration later" This,
rs ">piIIu"d by Secretary Wilson.
ABRUPTLY ended tho conference.
The miners. in the series Of confer
rnrcs. charged shat while the war TIM
agreement Still bound them to work al
tho old wartime wage scale. Il removed
restrictions on tho war pTiC" OF coal md
permitted operators To charg" what they
pleased This they declared. had led to
prNfitccrug.
An appeal to the miners by President
Wilson and announcement by Attorney
General Palmer that The S'rik" would be
considered Illegal" failed to bring
about the resembling Of III" strike
order.