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When News IS Not News.
The supreme court has held that
rews is property. Some of 1t is, and
tnen some is ''improvemnts there
or"-Manila Bulletin
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12

ment intended to proceed with the
grand jury investigation Of charges OF
violation of the Lever act and antitrust
avs through conspiracy to limit the
production Of coal These charges in
solve both miners and operators. On
he other hand it was indicated that
charges Of contempt made against
eightyfour officials of the mine work
ers for alleged violation Of the Federal
court injunction against the strike
probably would be dropped.
Acting President Jonn l.. Lewis, Of
the United Mine Workers, departed for
Washington this evening to attend n
conference Of national and international
union heads cal ed by Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Federation
received message from Pre- sident Will
sen commanding the miners officials for
their action yesterday and rep led in a
telegraph wh ch carried assurance Of
further cooperation Of the miners in
cffo~ts to reach Q settlement salts
factory to all sides.
In their circular to-day the miners
officials review the incidents leading
up to the calling of the general confer
ence here Tuesday, and quote the men,
orandrm drawn up and agreed to be-
tween them and Attorney General
Palmer as basis for settlement. The
difference between the pan accepted
and that proposed by Fuel Administra-
tor Carte was pointed out. The Gar
field pan, 1t $ dec ared, c'oscd the
door Of hope for any increase in wages
beyond Ia pei cent and eliminated
other features considered Of vital i'm
portance to tfe coal workers.
stubborn Facts" Accepted
The circular then sets forth that the
stubborn facts with which we were
confronted" we're presented to the gen.
eral committee, and that after most
thoughtful and thorough consideration
it was decided to accept the President s
proposal to return to work under the
ii per cent wage advance. pending final
settlement by a commission.
The miners are asked to trust their
chosen representatives and to "wait
patiently the vind.cation of their judg-
ment and action" which, it is pre-
dicted, will come ultimately.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
President Has Busy Day

WASHINGTON. Dec. ll-While nc
report was given out at the White
House to-day of the Presidents condi.
ton, attaches in the executive Offices
remarked that the patient perform ed
considerable executive work. Aside
from signing two bills of minor i'm.
portance, the President sent several
nominations to the Senate and signed g
great number of executive papers, i,
was said.
During the day the patient was taken
in his wheel chair to the south porticc
or n brief stay in pursuance of the
"air cure" inap gurated more than q
week ago by DR.. Cary Grayson. his
personal physician. The Pre- ident
wore his greatcoat. which WAS the most
useful piece of wearing apparel he had
while visiting the American fronts and
other points of interest during his first
visit to Paris early last winter.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
People Vim Victory
In Settlement Of Coal
Strike. Saws McAdO.o

William Gibbs McAdoo. former Sec
rctary of the Treasury. exnreseed hi',,-
self last ni~ht as pleased with the
crr's of se''' n,0rt of tho coal s4riko
"A great principle has been gained"
he said "The increased wages to labor
have not been shouldered on to the pub
ic, which, in every conspicuous case of
"N'ch have krowled~e. has he n
Obliged to bear it here ofore A COM
mission has been appointed to invest-
gate not alone the wages and working
conditions of the men, "but also the
'"rn ngs of the c"e~ators. Such a cNm-
mission can render invaluable service
to the country by thorough investiga-
ton of all sides of the question, SO
that when a decision is made it will be
in the interest of all parties to the con-
trovers including the public.
"The resident is to be congratulated
on the result and the people have every
reason to rejoice in the settlement"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Split Planned
ByArm0ur&C0.
Division Into Separate
Corporations May Be
Based on Federal Hint

CHICAGO, Dec. 1i.---Plans Of reor
ganization Of the various interests OF
Armour g. Co. into a large number Of
separate corporations are under con
sideration, according to r. J. Durham,
vice-president of the company. Mr.
Dunham said the idea had been under
consideration for some time, but he
refused to give any details. He also
refused to state whether the proposed
segregation of the different properties
was in accordance with orders from the
Attorney Generals Office in Washing
ton.
According to reports in Chicago
financial circles it is understood that
some assurance has been gwen to the
Armour interests that if these segre-
cation plans are carried out the gov
ernment would feel that occasion for
action against the company had dis
appeared.
Swift e. Co. already have begun the
division of its large business into
smaller units. Whether the other large
packers contemplate similar action
could not be ascertained.
OF the S100.00O,000 common stock
outstanding Of Armour g. Co. 70 per
cent is said tc be held by J. Oglen
Armour, and the rem ainder Of the stock
is owned either by members Of the
Armour family or by men connected
with the concern for many years.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Mine Workers
Fear :Euil' Days
Specfc' Correspondence

Specf0' Correspondence
PITTSBURGH, Dec. II. - Supersti-
ton may keep $4,000 coal miners in
the Pitt burgh district and thousands
of others in the fields of western and
central Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio,
northern West Virginia and the
Georges Creek and Posomac felds OF
Maryland fir returning to work be-
f re Monday, according to men here
who are said to be we'll informed on
he Peculiarities Of the coal diggcrs.
Engaged in an industry noted for
It's sudden and terrific disasters, it is
pointed out tie miners will hesitate,
because of this superstition to return
10 work tomorrow Friday, and for
he same reason will refrain from re-
turning Saturday, the 18th.
Coal operators tonight were oIti.
mistc over the situation however. ard
pred cted that tomorrow will see the
who have not touched Il pick since No
Accordingly, they have everything in
rcparation for general res.mptio On
It 4 O'Clock to morrow morning. when
he first shift goes on duty. The fact
hat by going to work to morrow the
miners will get three days pay before
hristmas will hasten the return. the
ne,atols believe.
Throu: hout the Tri-state te ritory
to-day there was unusual activity, as
miners prepared their pit lamps for
The return to work. Miners OF West
Virgin were out for work in great
strength to-day, especially in the
northel section of the state, according
to reports
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Rosseter Says U. S. Board
Realized Huge Returns
OH Freights and Private
Owners Made Even More
Fabulous Earnings Cited
Former Director Declares
l Trip Melted $75O,O0O;
$597,622 on Another

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1t.-Profits
made by ship owners during the war
were fabulous" and "unbelievabie, y
John H. Rosseter. former director Of
operations Of the Shipping Board, told
the Senate Commerce Committee in tes-
timon made public to-day by Chair
man Jones. The board realized enor-
nous profits on some ships, he said,
but the earnings of privately owned
vessels were even greater.
One ship owned by company with
which he had been connected, ne said,
operating under the board as cargo
carrier between Sa1 Francisco and
Calcutta earned in one voyage of 40
he lard, he said approximately
$3.50 900 over the compensation allowed
to owners and other expenses.
The Quistconck, the first ship built at
Hog Island, on a voyage of ninetytwo
days under arrangements with the
Italian government, earned s597 622,
Mr.. Rosseler said. Net profits were
S46l Isl, after taking care Of SO 900 in
uepreciation, and $4,000 in interest.
These earnings, however. were ex-
ceptional, and every ship did not yield
such profit, Mr. Rosseter said but
vessels under private management ex-
ceeded even these returns. The board
had fixed a rate during the war period
CT $40 a ton to Europe, he added, while
the British rate was SS5.
"Then the had certain so-called
exceptions or licenses" he said, re-
ferring to the British rate where the
rate went as high as $420 a ton, and
practically no control at ALL"
Losses due to sinkings and other
causes amounted to about SIT 00O,O00
the witness said, which was charged
against the boards insurance division.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Airplanes Join in Hunt
For Two Negro Slayers
Soldiers Pilot Machines to A.
sist Posse Seeking Rail
Guards Murderers
Spec al Corve.pond,


ELKTON, Md. Dec. il.-Uni..5
States soldiers and several observer,
in airplanes from the governmen.
proving grounds at Aberdeen wers
engaeed this afternoon in assisting
Sheriff's posse hunt for two negroe
who shot and killed Lawrence beer
%, q special officer Of the Baltinor
& Ohio Railroad.
While on duty at Swan Creek abou.
three miles south of the Susquehanna
River. Beers attempted TO arrest two
negroes for trespassing. T ey had bee.
"iding on freight train. When the Of
ficer was W thin a ew feet OF the m !
one wheeled and shot him, killing hir.
instantly.
Sheriff Seth learned the negroes ha
boarded freight train after the shoot
.ng and had jumped off i mile sou..
Of the scene of the murder, escanin..
INTO the woods. A DO Sc WAS formed
and started in pursuit When the
news reached the proving ground
soldiers and airplanes Joined in tn.
search.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Broken Dynamo Leaves TO-
600 Marooned Near St.
George; 40 Steam Trains
Cut OFF by Fuel Order
Crowds Walk in Cold
Hundreds Believe PlightDue
TO New Coal-Saving Edict
and Officials Are Puzzled

A dynamo in the main powerhouse of
he Richmond Light and Railroad Com
pany at Concord Staten Island, broke
down at $40 p. m. Yesterday, plunging
the south shore of Staten Island into
darkness and halting all cars on four
trolley lines. 1t was said that the break
could not be repaired before midnight,
at the earliest.
Coming as it did i1st at the begin
ming of the rush hour. and on the very
day when steam train service had been
cut by the railroad administration bv
forty trains day great confusion was
caused by the nishap. The belief was
general when lights b'inked out and
trolley cars died on the rails that the
cessation of service was due to a sud
den order OF the fuel administrations
Trouble Finally Traced
Even the police and District Attor-
ney held this view for some time and
confirmed the suspicious of. the first
hundreds to telephone to them CON
corning the sudden darkness These
officials managed to locate officers of
the fuel admin tration, however onA
discovered that it was no fault of that
organization. Then the trouble was
traced to its source and the informa-
tion obtained that for hours to come
there would be neither light nor power
or the south shore.
Cars on the South Beach, Concord
Port Richmond and Richmond lines
were stopped. Busiacss houses, Of
ilces, motion picture theatcrs and
homes Suddenly went dark. Many of
them had no gas. There are no yas
mains south of Dongan Hills and in
that district lamps and candles were
icsorted to, houscholders o'ten find
ing the first store at which they sought
to buy oil or candles closed on &C count
OF darkness and being compelled to
seek far and wide to find what they
needed.
TIE first rush Of homeroers reached
the trolley terminal at St. George Just
before the breakdown of the dynam,
nd had got about half nile tow rd
ONE before the cars were stalled
Those who had far to go returned tc
st. George ard sought to shorten the
distance by taking trains.
Station Thronged
They found the station thronged arc
extra police on hand marshalirg ths
crowds in lire at the ticket Offices.
1t was estimated that at least 10 OOC
persons. unable to reach u point nca1
t cir homes by train ard unable tt
hire autom blles walked through II {
frosty dusk to homes that showed not
gleam of liC at their appr zach.
The Richmond Light and R ilroat
Comrary is one of the concerns thai
as been seeking hil her fare on its
.r Hey lines and has professed it.
inability to keep its equipment in tor
notch state unless further sources Of
revenue aro fONrd
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
9H0urs Heat in
Stores Saturday
New York Tribune
Washington Bureau

NSW york 1rtOun8
Warrington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE rail-
road administration issued an order
tonight permitting retail and other
stores, which we're restricted to six
hours day, to be permitted to have
light and heat for nine .ours on Satur-
days. The order was made because Of
the Christmas season. No general let
up in restrictions is in sight. The
railroad administration also is en-
deavoring to increase passenger ac-
CT nmodations for Christmas travel.
government departments were with
cut definite information to-day to show
how many bit minons coal miners re-
turned to work in obedience to the
orders of Acting President Lewis Of
the United Nine Workers. No steps
were taken to lift restrictions to con-
serve coal or 70 have the Presi ido,t al
comm 'ssion which is to investigate
the claims Of miners and operators
get started at its wo-... Joseph P
Tumuty, secretary to President Will
son, said the commission Ia; been
chosen by the President and is about
be named Mr.. Tumu'tv was under
stood TO be waiting to see how many
miners return to wo"k before he an
70 rces the member nip of the COM
mission.
Operators were without official ad
vices to-day of the governments IAN
md are Going ahead with plans TO give
he miners the IA per cent wage in
crease which DR.. Garfield approved and
which was part of the Pres dents
program for a settlement. They were
not convinced tonight that the re II
of the miners to work would be as
General as Administration leaders had
hoped, although the operators agreed
he real test would not come until next
Nor day.
The operators are not pleased with
the Wilson plan 'or a settlement. Many
Of them feel confident that the strike
was being broken when Attorney Gen.
cral Pa mer and Secretary Tumull5
brought Acting President Lewis and
Secre arv Green of tho mine vol kcrs
to Washington, and that Lewis and
Green knew This fact and were wilin4
TO get the best bargain they could.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Ciue Him Paramount Shirts
He'll Like Them

To really please man, give
him the kind of gifts he would
buy for himself. That classifica-
ton includes Paramount Shirts
at $500.
For variety of colors, patterns
and weaves, and for out and out
quality, they have a distinct edge
on tie market.
Besides, Paramount Shops
haven't caught the proiteering
craze-they are keeping prices
at the lowest pos ible level.
That's why you ought to get
his gifts here, where you find
royal values in loyal assort-
ments, but--at moderate, p0pu-
lar Lp.ces.
For instance, delightful sur
prises in neckwear at Sl.00 to
81 90, or hose you'll go lsng,
long way to match at zoe to $l.00.
And that's only an introduc-
ticn-ccnle N and see our gloves,
81 so to SIS 90; hand serch.efs, 6
for 81 SO; nluff1ers, ST so; paja~
mas, 81 5O-and lots of othei s.,
some in handsome gift boxes.
And rem ember satisfaction
TO " III Eeaifs content or your
money back.
Shop No. 8 opens tomorrow
at No. Main Street, Getty
Square, Yonkers. You're wei.
cone.
Cordially, Hl5mn.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
2,OOO Communists Meet
Comrade Eoves.one Proves
Party Doesn't Like Ana -cl,ists

Nearly . 600 men and women attend
I'd meeting of the Communi party
Of Manhattan at Manhattan Lyceum
66 East Fourth Street, last n ght The
purpose OF The meeting was to prote t
again the police raid OF November S
n Communist headquarters, when
1000 persons were arrested and thirty
seven ned, to organize for the defense
Of those under arrest and to cumpla in
% confounding communists with anar-
'hists.
The chief comp ainant was Comrade
.ovcstone, who said that anarchis
we're the foes Of communists He proved
by telling about bomb which killed
>urteen communists at a meeting il
}nssia An anarchist threw the bomb
. said. What was worse, he said
,embers of the Lusk Committee knew
Il about the bomb and still continued
, consider anarchists and communists
Identical.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12

several mines told Of hcistinc Of coa'
as early as noon to-day. Operators here
said that coal will be moving rapidly
by noon Monday.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
who came to indianapolis following his
conference with miners union heads in
Washington Saturday n:.ss, departed
to-day for French Lick Springs, Ind,
and will so on to Washington to-mor-
row. Mr.. Palmer came here primarily
TO advise government attorneys in con
nectlon with pending court action d.
rected against the miners officials, bu,
remained to receive at first hand the
decision of the genera. committee OF
the coal workers on the President
proposal.
1t was stated to-day that the govern
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
GO1ern0r Rendu
To Fight Union
Special Correspondence

Special CORES spOrdence
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 11.-Governor
Allen and Alexander Howat, president
of the Kansas coal fields district,
c.ashed to-day. How0t disrupted the
Governors ,'ars for opening deep shaft
mines with union workers by tele-
graphing the miners from lndianapo is
not to 60 tack to their jobs until he
had returned.
Howat is expected to demand disso-
luton of the state receivership under
which volunteers have been mining
coal before permitting the men to re-
sumo work. Governor Allen, it is said
viii insist that normal production be
restored before the State withdraws
control and is ready for an open fgh1
with the union. State Federal troops
are still guarding the mines.
Governor Aliens volunteer army
broke production records to-day ant
tonight the Governor promised ship
ment OF more than sixty cars Of Goa
from the Crawford. Cherokee field il
addition to fifteen cars from Linz
County.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
344 Seditious Papers
Are Circulated in u. S.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-More
than 200 seditious newspapers are
published in the United States, and
144 others published in foreign coun-
tries are being circulated here, &C
cording to figures of the Department
of Justice submitted to the House
Judiciary Committee to-day by Rep
resentative Byrnes, Democrat, OF
South Carolina. at hearing on bill
to prohibit and punish seditious acts
and to close the mail to those pro-
noting such acts. The bill provides
pena ties of $4,000 and imprisonment
for five years.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
O bcrKe PL ms
p. ij0n Cleanup

Thomas Mott Osborne prison re-
former, recently engaged in interview
'ng former prisoners, guards and as
istant wardcns in Joliet prison called
by conticts the "No Mans Land" of
'linois. with view of ending alleged
abuses the~e, has start d a nationwide
campaign to put each Of the fifty-nine
state prisons and five Federal peniten-
tiarics upon "a humane basis" It was
announced ye terday.
The fortune of wealthy ex-convict.
known from one end Of the country to
the other" man OF influence in
Washington. but who for the present
is mentioned only as the Gray Brother,
disposal of Mr. Osborne to finance h S
venture.
Sixteen hundred former p ison in.
mates now in New York City, ali Of
living "straight." are devoting their
attention to the crusade. joliet IS
Ncscribed b. them us the worst in
stitution in the country"
Osborne, it was said. is in contac'
with 1S 600 former convicts through
out the United States who have be
longed to prison mutual welfare
leagues the organization he starte ?
when he was warden at Sing Sing in
epp siti m to the old-time "honor sys
'cnl These freed men, now organized
IN what is known az the Gray Brother
hood. who have redeemed them selver
and MANY Of whom are now holding re
snons bile positions in the business
would, arc co6perat NJ with Osborn .
The prisons which it is said, will b'
Investigated after the cleanup" O.
'oliet will ha NJ 7yamensirc, whore tn
solitary 8 stem is stl in o~ue; Tren
on, N. j., state prison; Clinton. know,
IS the "Siberia' Of New York. ane
Wetherstield, Conn.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
asking II stores cou'd remain open for
full eight hours provided that 25 per
cent Of the lichts were turned off.

Iuil elCnt nOuTS pfovl0eu tnat 20 pei
cent Of the lights were turned off.
Stores Act in Unison
Sores using independent anthracite
burning power plants rs we'll as those
relying on Edison current we're inter.
ested in the reply because OF general
understanding that the stores using
anthracite will not take advantage
of their less fortunate competitors
Officials of stores With tmeir own
power plants declared also that their
curtailment power would have favor
able moral effect.
Bloomindale g. Macv's, Lord & Tay-
lor's, Saks' und Wanamaker's, have
their own power plants, as have many
oeher large stores. notwithstanding
this, from 25 to 35 per cent Of the
illumination was missing. Pending an
answer to the inquiry, this means will
be adopted for coal conservation. The
order affecting department stores
limits them to six hours OF lighting.
Although the officials of the depart
ment stores we're puzzled regarding the
orders, they declared that every effort
would be made, not only to conform
with them, but to intensity the con-
servation suggested.
Scarcely any Of the larger Office
buildings are within the scope Of the
fuel conservation order because they
maintain individual 20 yer plants burn
ing hard coal. The Equitable. Singer
Woolworth, Metropolitan, City Invest
ing, the Fifth Avenue and go Wall
Street buildings are among those gen.
Grating their own power.
The sole mr d;fcation to the coal
regulations affecting New York wa
made by the Pennsylvania railroad
yesterday 1t was announced that three
through trains from New York to
Washington and two from Washing on
to New York will resume their previous
Sc edules, because of the end of the
strike. Through eleeping cars which
were withdrawn during daylight hours
will be restored. it was announced.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Bonus for Service Men
Is Advocated by League
Organization Would Bridge
Gap Between Civilian and
Army Wages

Special Correspondence
ST. PAUL, Dec. 11.-A bonus lffi-
cient to compensate all members of
the United States military and naval
Sorces for the difference between the
salaries they would have earned as
civilians and their pay while in service
was advocared by the executive COM
mittee of the Natona. Nonpartisan
League in session aerc to-N git.
To raise the huge appropriation this
plan would req are, the committe
recommended, that high taxes be i'm
posed on makers OF munlt.on and
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12

other war material. If this proved =
sufficient they proposed tax on 81 -.
cessive incomes amounting to loo ~.
cent over fair income" p''
Compulsory military training md,
ny name in time OF peace WIS cas
demncd as form Of "Prissianisr, "
The use of the injunction in tho n.
strike was censAred, wnie the plIm.
plan for naturalization Of raiIrasa
vas approved.
An attempt to adopt a resolu.o,
censurin1 ...e t
oily of the government" in sendr,
,roops to f.ght the Do.snevlkl IN r.
Jailed and m.lder par~lr-r.
.he prompt re I ~
.roops was substituted and passed.
A. c. Towniey, lrvs.u~... -. Ii
league, presided
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
$l,5OO, 100000 Price Put
On British Liquor Trade

LONDON Dec. Estate purchase o
Grea: Britain's liquor trH de would in
volve an outlay Of S1,50O,0o 900, &C
cording to the con mittee which ha.
been preparing for the lab compaicl
Fer the nationalizNtio of the b sness
Extcr sivc inqNiry has indicated tha
orgaHized labor is solidly in favor
the naturalization scheme, it is sale
Prohibition, the c0mm.t'e aaser q
does not stand chance, bat the Bri
ish pubic wants an Improvement j.
the star dard.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-12
Germany Acts to Suppress
Rapid Increase in Gambling

BERLIN, Dec. 11.-More drastic pro-
hibitive mea ures have been formulated
by the government as a consequence Of
the rapid reocening of gambling houses
since the suspension Of martial law. In
rrivate club, may be punished. A con-
vic ed gambler will rot be released as
heretofore, but imprisoned for a maxi
mum period. ard in addition may be
fined 100 to 1000 marks.