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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
RAILWAY CLERKS
EMPOWER BOARD
Adjustment Body Formed to
Settle Differences With
Express Company.
MEETING HERE SATURDAY
H. w. Beall, of Chattanooga,
General Chairman-S. M.
Pritchard Secretary.

| Members of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks in the employ Of the
American Railway Express company
in the Gulf division will be repre-
sented by an adjustment board.
This board was formed here 7
urday at a convention of repre-
atives of the various locals 2 =
brotherhood in the division. : I.
H. w. Beall, of ChattanQ is
the general chairman of tn ( rd.
H. H. Lyen, of Meridian, Mi the
vice chairman, and S. M. lard,
of this city, secretary anS surer.
Every superintendents ) IN will
have representation. s<
M. e. Pickard is tb 4. e-chair-
man of Supt. Crumbay ; division;
Taylor Cochran, of Krr ille, vice
chairman of Supt. Hendricks divi-
sion at Chattanooga; J. A. Ryan rep
resents the accounting department
here, while Mr.. Dansey represents
Supt. Knowles division at Birming-
ham.
Twenty representatives of locals in
Chattanooga, Birmingham, Meridian,
Nashville, Knoxville, Mobile, Laurel,
Miss, and other cities were in at
men were, acting for approximately
1000 men.
Lodge to Approve.
The board which was formed to
represent the Gulf or General Man
ager McFarland's division, awaits the
approval of the grand lodge before
functioning. This approval is ex-
pected to be forthcoming within a
few days.
A number of important matters
came to the attention of the meet
ing. A committee on finance and by
laws was appointed.
The adjustment board, with Mr..
Beall as chairman, will have juris-
diction for all locals in the Gulf
division of the American Railway
Express company. When the locals
tail to get action on matters that
come up they will appeal to the ad-
justment board. This board has the
authority to go as high as the vice.
president OF the company in its ef-
forts to bring about a settlement of
grievances.
A committee representing the en-
tire Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
is now in Washington to present
grievances before the railway COM
mission. Conditions in general will
be brought to the attention of that
body.
1t is charged that a number of the
local express employees are dissatis-
hed with conditions. The claim is
made that some clerks were re-
classified. reduced in rank, and thus
prevented from getting the increase
in salary they were entitled to.
All matters of this nature will be
handled by the adjustment board of
the brotherhood.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
FRENCH DEMOBILIZING
Military Forces Being Reduced I
Strength OF 1914.


Paris. Monday. Aug. 11.-(French
Wireless Service. .)-Demobiliz OF
the French military organization, built
up by France during the war is proceed
Ing and when 1t is completed the or
ganization will be the same as in 1914
before the outbreak of the war The
French army, II present plans are not
changed. will comprise the twenty one
corps. OF 1914 and two corps created dur
ing the war.
me three army groups and nine sepa-
rate armies which made up the French
military Organization at the end OF hos
tiities has been decreased until the
army group Of Gen. Fayolle, the ar
mics OF occupation. commanded by Gen.
Mangin and Gen. Gerard, respectively.
and the army OF Gen. Gouraud, in AL
SAGE. are all that remain. The army
commanded by Gen. Mangin will be
maintained In the Rhine provinces IN
compliance with the provisions of the
peace treaty.
In the peace army the twenty-one
army corps will have their Headquarters
In the same cities as before the war ex-
cept In some parts OF the devastated
district OF northeastern France.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
SHORTAGE OF GASOLINE
AND STREET CAR STRIKE
Causes Most of People of
Greenville to Walk to and
From Work.

Greenville. S. c., Aug. ia strike
of all street car motormen and con-
ductors of the Southern Public Utili-
ties company, which went into effect
yesterday, and a shortage of gasoline
which has existed for three days, but
has become more acute, forced the
majority of residents of the city to
walk today.
The street car men struck with
employees of the company at Charlotte
and Winston Salem, N. c., demand
ing higher wages. The strike of rail-
way shopmen is attributed as the
cause of delays in shipments of gaso-
line to the city.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
PROMINENT MEN CALLED

Washington. Aug. 12.--Announcement
Of the twenty witnesses who are to ap-
pear this week before the federal cleo
trio railways commission was made
today by Chairman Elmquist. They in
clude one governor, five mayors, the
representative of one mayor, members
of eight public service commissions.
various economists and other experts.
Among them are Commissioner Rhea.
Virginia: Mayor Roper, Norfolk, who
will appear on August Is.
Night sessions of the commission will
be held beginning tonight
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SITUATION CRITICAL

Paris, Aug. 12--'The labor situation
in America is one requiring careful
handling" II was declared today by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, when
asked for his opinion on industrial un-
rest in the United States.
Mr.. Gompers had Just held a long
conference with Under Secretary of
State, Frank L. Polk, to post him upon
the results of the convention or the
international trade union congress at
Amsterdam.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
POLICE RAID ON REDS

London. Aug. IA great quantity
OF seditious literature was seized when
the police raided barricaded house in
Holborn early today. This seizure fol-
lowed a raid at Acton yesterday in
which bolshevik pamphlets appealing to
the workingmen were found. They were
signed by Lenine and Trotzky.
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BEGS MEN TO RETURN
Vice. President Of International Unlor
Opposed to BoIIermakers, StrIkaA

opposed to 5ollermakers' strIkeA
Chicago, Aug. I'm. A. Maher vice
president Of the International Brother
hood of Boilermakers, will plead with
striking railroad boilermakers to return
to work, at mass meeting of the
striking boilermakers here today. A
number Of the boilermakers are out on
strike with the railroad shopmen.
There was little change in the rail
situation in the central and middle
western states today. few of the men
returning to their work, but the ma
jority remaining out. Four more SUBJ
urban trains have been taken off by
the Chicago G Northwestern railroad
and unless change in the situation
occurs within the next forty-eight
hours additional trains will have to be
taken off the suburban service Of sew
eral roads.
The majority of roads entering Chit
cago reported little change in the stu
alton today.
Passenger and freight business was
still being handled with a certain
amount OF delay by practically all OF
the roads. A gradual slowing up OF
business was announced
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WANT PRISONERS BACK

Vienna, Aug. ia. P.)-There was
a big meeting of protest Sunday before
the foreign office. The crowd demanded
the return of Austrian war prisoners
from Siberia where the men are dying
by hundreds daily"
The demonstrators declared that their
only help was the United States.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
Peace Conference Awaits Report
ByAlIied Mission to Budapest

Paris Aug l2The peace conference it apparent
day will take further action in the Hungarian situation until
the nteaed military mission which has been Budapest
makes report Brig Harry H. Bandholtz the American
representative the mon reached the Hungarian capital
day. the American delegation advised today The
era has not been able to send report the situation
Budapest
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
ANOTHER STRIKE CALLED

Amsterdam, Aug. 12.-The German
railway men of Frankfort, Cassel, Err
furt and Madgeburg have formed a
middle German union and plan to call
a general strike on Sept. to force
naturalization of the lines according
to a dispatch from Frankfurt today
quoting Zeitung.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
BANKERS GO ON STRIKE

Hamburg, Monday. Aug. 11.-(A. P.)
The bank officials OF Hamburg and
Altoona have gone on strike, causing all
the banks to close.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
HOOVER REACHES PRAGUE
continuance Of frightened Belt" as
to Food Necessary.

to Food Necessary.
Prague, Bohemia. Aug. ia. PD-
Herbert Hoover, head OF the interallied
reIlet commission. arrived here Sunday
unannounced. accompanied by a staff
OF experts. Mr.. Hoover Immediately
went into conference with the minis
try and the president.
II was stated that long discussions
took place on the general necessity of
Czecho- Slovakia continuing through the
next twelve months with her tight
ened belt as far as food conditions
are concerned
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
"Deforn,ed Experiment Upon
Noble Purpose" Republican Leader
Describes the League of Nations
Russians Appeal to Allies
Not to Withdraw Their Troops

Archangel, Aug. 12.-An appeal to the allied nations
not to withdraw their troops from Russia being issued by
the municipality of Archange and the boards of the
aid district zemstvos of the Archangel province
announced here today The appeal constitutes in
dcment of the boshvk enemies of the constituent
scmbly for which the Russian democrats are fgtihng
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
LIFT BAN ON GERMANS

Rio Janeiro. Aug. ia presidential
decree signed August permits German
banks and insurance companies in Bra
zll. which suspended operations during
the war, to resume business
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GOV. KILBY IN REPLY
Challenges Business Men of AIabam.
Cities,

Montgomery Ala, Aug. 12.-Chal-
lenging business men who published
full page advertisements in Alabama
newspapers Sunday in opposition to
the revenue bill to offer a SUBSTITUTE
for coal and iron taxes provided in
the measure, and denying that they
represented the people of Alaabn,a
Gov. Kilby this afternoon issued .
statement In reply to these men.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-12
RETURNING TO WORK
Railroad Shopmen of Denver Deeio
to End Strike.

to End Strike.
Denver. Col, Aug. 12.-Railroad
shopmen here, who went on strike
last Thursday and Friday, were re-
turning to their work today. The
shopmen return to work, according to
union officials. pending the result of
a vote being taken among the mem
bers of the international union of
railroad men regarding demands for
higher wages.
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TO LIFT BAN AUG. is

Paris, Aug. 12.-The government
censorship of telegraphic communi-
cations will be abrogated Aug. Is,
the Temps says 1t understands.
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lcOntInu0d on Raae Twol
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28
Highland Items.

Mrs. Frank Dudeck has returned
home, from a visit with friends IN
Brown county, Kansas.
Earl Benton and family spent
Sunday with their cousin, Ed Fitz-
maurice and family, Of Forest City.
Lawrence Deglow, of st. Joseph,
visited with his father, Henry De-
glow, Sunday.
-Chas. Weiman and wife attended
church at Oregon, Sunday morning.
Bryan Benton and his friend, NJ.
Pullen, visited with his mother, Mrs.
r. c. Benton, Sunday.
-Lemuel Cunningham spent Sun
day with his friend, Frank Stansbury.
III. S. Hanna lost steer by al
falfa bloat, last week.
Alice Hanna, Ruth Benton and
Lemuel Cunningham had smash up
on the way home from school, one
day last week. The buggy and har-
ness were broken, but luckily no one
was hurt.
The Highland Fruit company are
getting ready to put out five thousand
young apple trees.
George and Alma Bradley and
Mildred Stansberry spent the evening,
Sunday, with Earl Benton and family.
Earl Benton and l.. X. Cunning
ham went to st. Joseph, Tuesday, on
business.
Mrs. Henry Deglow is visiting IN
st. Joseph, with her daughters, Mrs.
Marion Dick and Misses Hilda and
Valla.
Alice Hanna spent Sunday after
noon with Olenda Weiman.
BETTY BLUE, JR.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28
Benton.

w. l.. Staley left Tuesday of this
week, for Rochester, Mimi. where he
Will take treatment with Mayo Bros.
Inc pest wishes OF his many friends
go with him.
Misses Frances Praiswater and
Roberta Emerson visited at the Ralph
Emerson home, one day, last week.
Lee Field and Miss Elsie Park
were visiting in Oregon, Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. J. L. Andler and children.
and Mr.. anl Mrs. Ralph Emerson
spent sunday at the Robert Emcr-
son home.
Miss Marjorie Cason, who has
been visiting friends in Mound City,
returned home, Saturday.
Nj and Mrs. Robert Emerson
spent the day at the W. l.. Staley
homo. Wednesday Of last week.
MI and Mrs. Lrther Stuart, of
Nebraska, arc visiting her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry Hicks.
Mi and Mrs. John Nichols Wis.
tied ~ the Dave llatman homo,
near Mound City, the first OF the
week.
Our tanners Community Club
will meet Wednesday evening Of next
week, April 2nd. There will be n
short program. Everybody is wei
come tu these meetings.
Their was a good attendance Of
SUNDAY School last Sunday-a few
from Blair, Come npnin we nip glad
TO have YOU. Our collection was sl.hi.
I'D Evans and family and W. l..
Staley and family spent Sunday at the
Mrs. Emma Stalcy home.
NERITAS.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Marion Curry and Ella
Curry, his wife, by their certain deed
Of trust, dated the 3lst day Of Jan
uary, 1916, and recorded in the Re
corder's Office of Holt County, Mis-
souri,, on the End day of March, 1917
in Deed of Trust Record 1876, at Page
90, conveyed to the undersigned trus-
tee, all their right, title, interest and
estate in and to the following describ-
ed real estate, situate in the County
of Holt and State Of Missouri, to wit;
All of Lots Four az, Five 90, Six
(6), Seven "a, Eight 49,, Nine (9),
Ten (l0), Eleven (l1) and Twelve
(l2), in Block Fifteen (l5), in the
Town of Maitland, Missouri, which
said conveyance was made in trust to
secure the payment Of one certain
promissory note In said deed particu-
larry described, and
Whereas, said note has become due
and remains unpaid, now therefore, in
accordance with the provisions Of said
deed of trust and at the request of the
legal holder of said note, will pro-
coed to sell all the above described
in the City Of Oregon, Holt County,
Missouri, to the highest bidder for
cash, at public auction, on Monday,
the 28th day of April, 1919, between
the hours Of ten o'clock A. NJ, and
five o'clock P. NJ, Of that day to sat
isfy said note, together with the in
terest and cost and expense of exc
cutting this trust.
Witnsss my hand this 9th day Of
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28

For Sale-One black horse,
years old, weight 1000 pounds; l
Gale Corn Planter, check rover and
drill combined; 2 John Deere Go
Devils, one nearly new; five section
Lister Drag, new; 3 dozen Br0oms,
Mobiles make; l Milwaukee Grain
Binder.
]. S. STULL, Forbes, Mo.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28

DIR. Perkins, Mr.. Billaker, Mr..
Sharp, Miss Simple, Miss Dsshaway,
Belinda Sharp and others will make
you laugh at New Point, April J..
Come and hear them.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28
Household Goods

good sideboard
chOner and wood bedstead kitchen
coal heating wood 3burner oil
dining 6ee rocking chairs dining chairs
washing MACH
book 14Oegg incubator ice
of dishes
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-28

= sh@ter farm Wagon b%sEy hay McCorm
corn drill i4noh stirring plow five tooth oultivator set
iron kettle lard
go gallon oil tank, ladders
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-04
Tomorrow Morning
for Monsignor F. Brady

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 4.-The BODY
of Monsignor j. f. Brady who oieu
Saturday afternoon at his home mere,
will be moved this afternoon from ms
late residence to st. Mary's church, OF
which he was pastor. TIL body Will
lie in state at the church Under a
guard of six men until the funeral to-
morrow morning at 1880 O'CLOCK. The
guard will change every hour.
The honorary pail bearers. CHOSEN
at the request of Miss Brady, sister OF
the monsignor and Father Hayes, VIII
be CONGRESSMAN Thomas j. Scully, DIR.
r. A. Meacham, MD, long the per-
sonal physician of the dead priest.
John Scuily, Alfred T. Kerr, William
s. Dey. william Birmingham, John
Lyons, II. c. Perrine, Charles Safran'
r. c. Stephenson and Michael Walsh.
The active pail bearers will be
James E. Mcdonnell, Francis ii. COT
don, John Stuliff. John Connors, John
A. Coan, John J. Coakley, James T.
Brad yand James Cleary.
The ushers at the funeral Will De
Harvey Emmons, John Conoiogue'
Richard NJ. Mack, Edward
Michael Maggie, A. Gelsinon, Phillp
Downs, Thomas Burden, Leo j. Coax
ley. Frank Scully, Oliver Costello, L.
T.. Sullivan, Walter Casey, Jay NC
Donnell, John Triggs. Thomas Downs,
Robert CANTON, George Kress. Harry
Mcdonnell, John Hannoway, Ray
mond Malloy. James Reilly, Edward
and Edward O'Connor.
There will be a meeting of the ush-
ers at s o'clock at st. Mary's hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-04
Hartman of the Air."
For Cdnddd-U. S. Service
With His $50 Machines
Roy U. Conger, Who Bought
Canadian Training Equip
ment for S10,00o,0 900, Will
Crisis Gross Sky with Freight
and Passenger Lines.
BY FREDERICK NJ. KERRY

w. +. =. stan CORES Ondent
NEW YORK, Feb. Troy ".
.Conger, the "E. II. Hartman of the
Air" as he is already called, because
lars worth of Canadian government
aircraft equipment, plans vast aerial
lines for carrying freight, passengers,
express and mail.
Starting in Canada, these
cial air lines are to be extended into
the United States.
At the offices of the United Air
craft Engineering Corporation, at So
Vanderbilt avenue, the new air mag
nate old of his preliminary plans for
criss-crosSing the sky with freight
and passenger lines.
Exact plans for the operations Of
my aerial lines cannot be given out
as yet" he said, for the deal was
put through in such a hurry that |
have not yet had time to work out
plans fully.
Our first big job, of course, is TO
assemble the planes and other equip
ment which we have purchased. 1t
is scattered over Canada in six flying
fields. The assembly will be made at
LeaSide, just outside of Toronto, our
headquarters. / have appointed +.
q. Ericsson. former chief engineer for
Canadian Airplanes, Ltd, as general
manager.
LAS soon as assembly of the prop
erty is complete, we will start the
establishment of air lines, laying out
landing fields and air routes and
starting to carry light express matter.
Later on W. will take and
may carry mail for the Dominion
government. We will get all the pilots
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-04
AUDITORS SALE

"toutGhtA SOahty &IEtuht sOuIN
Between EMILE M. BULLOWA, plain
tir. and MARIA MASCHERONI and
BATTISTA MASCHERONI. defend
ants.
By virtue of an order issued out of
the Middlesex County Circuit Court.
under date of November s, 1918. direct
Ing ne TO sell under writ OF attach
ment, l will expose for sale at Public
vendue on WEDNESDAY, MARCH
FIFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
NINETEEN, at two o'clock in the af-
ternoon of said day. at the Court
house in the City OF New Brunswick.
N. j., all those lots, tracts or parcels
of lam and premises hereinafter par
ticularly described, situate. lying snd
being in the Borough 6s ~j~amesburg,
County of Middlesex and state of New
Jersey, and~znown as lots %. 20, 25, &c,
~ and ES. in Block 81 on Man of Lake
Terrace situate In the Borough
of J~amesburg, County OF Middlesex and
state of New Jersey.
Together with all and singular the
rights, privileges. hereditaments and
appurtenances t~hereunto belonging or
in anywise appertaining. "
THOMAS II. HAGERTY,
RUNvcS AND AUTENREITH, .
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
1730-2-4-11-lS-25-3-4.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-04
Two Jersey Boys Decorated
With Highest US. Honors
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. Award OF
congressional medals of honor. the
highest American military decoration,
4 two officers N eighteen enlisted
men of the army IN France. was an
nounced today by the war department.
Only three of the medals have been
awarded previously for service in the
great war.
All of the awards were upon recom-
msndation by General Pershing. BY
act OF congress the medal can be Civ
en- only for conspicuous gllantry and
integrity above and beyond the call Of
duty in action"
Some OF the decorations were
awarded posthumously. The list in
cludes: Sergeant Allen Lewis Eggers.
10Tth Infantry. and Corporal Thomas
r. O'Shea. both of summit. ~. j.. for
rescuing an officer and two men from
a damaged American tank and by
means OF a machine gun from the
tank. standing on the enemy all day
from a shell hole within the encmy
lines Corporal o'Shea died of
wounds
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-04

AN bonor guard docs more saluting
In Is minutes than the average dough-
boy in a week
building used to be 4 hotel before the
war. Until last fall Ii housed the
American Red Cross.
Guards are on duty day and night at
all the doors. They salute mechan-
fcally, just like automatons.
There are plenty of real officers.
And also n mere correspondent breez-
cs in now and then. wearing q uni
form. It's the sort they "A to wear
at the front, Just like an officers uni
form save for the shoulder insignia.
Maybe the correspondent Is wearing
tell whether the newcomer Is a lieu
tenant Dr. a colonel. He snaps off q
salute.
Then he ~perceives it's n mere cor
respondent. He cusses to himself and
wishes he had his salute back.
IT'S wor~e'n war" he says.
Anybody not in uniform having
business at Peace Mission headquar-
teis has to flash Il pass Otherwise
he'd have about as much nance of
getting into the Hotel Crillon as "a safe
blower trying TO get into the United
States mint.
The Peace Mission honor squad
comprises 1000 soldiers. They were
detailed from almost every organiza-
zion in the A. e. F.
At first it was thought 40 mon
would be sufficient. But the demand
heavy. Besides sentries. the mis-