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Evening journal., 1919-12-26
cOVIEHZED
from lhe New York Tribune.) J


The Presidents letter to the coal
commission clearly reveals where tic
country has arrived and the path It
has Travelled.
Prior to October, 1911, the bllumlnous
coal Industry was conducted in he
main as other Industries were. The
operators We're In nominal control but
uhder the eye OF a watchful govern
mcnt' ready to apply the antitrust
act against monOpolisllc combination.
confronting the operators was a labor
organization which had ln rs member
snip a part OF The miners The public
deemed Itself projected from extortlon
ny the competition among operators,
by the rivalry Of operators and miners.
Dy the competition among miners for
Jobs and among districts for business.
The Administration, to meet war exl-
gencies, thought It more convenient 10
deal with The operators and miners as
units so the sherman law was prac-
tlcally suspended and the officers Of the
miners union were accepted as spOkes-
men 81 all miners, thus driving praetl-
cally all miners into the union.
win matters so arranged, the Admin
lstratlon came IN control. 10 fixed wages
and working conditions and alse fixed
The prices The operators might charge
for coal There was, I'm effect, tempo
rary naturalization Of the bltumlnous
coal inlndusiry.
In September, this year, tho miners,
ropudlatlng their agreement to work
until next April, demanded a further GO
per cent. Increase In wages and a 30
hour week. When the Administration
called on them TO respect their bargain
The miners replied they would not. and
struck. Then The Administration, on
the ground that tho strike was illegal,
applied for end secured an Injunction,
which was ignored.
The union again camo 10 Washington
md Fuel Administrator Garfield. walv-
Ing the point that a bargain was a bar
gain. declared That an Increase Of A per
cent, plus tho Increases already grant
ed, would compensate for tho increase
IN tho cost OF living. Once moro the
miners refused.
Then. Attorney General Palmer.
changing terms again. said that the IL
per cent. Increase In wages would be
Immediately granted and that com
mission would be appointed to consider
hoy much more, II anything, should
be given. This the miners accepted, and
went back 10 work.
The bltumlnOus coal industry Is no
longer naLlOnalized, with control with
the government It IS more accurate 10
say It Is soyletized: control Is not with
the owners or The operators or the gov
ernment, but with the 100000 miners,
subject only 10 such regulation as they
are willing to accept from the coal COM
If the commission adludlca-
ton does not suit them they can quit |
again. A mOnopOlisllc combination. by |
docreelng another cessation OF pro- |
ductlon, can secure whatever wages and |
conditions are pleasing 10 ii. !
the burden Of paying the bill being au-
transferred to the public.
The operators are without authority. or !
their former estate the greater part is
to the organized miners and
Evening journal., 1919-12-26
ESKIMO TOYS ARE
CARVED FROM IVORY

Whatever the conception OF Santa
Claus held by Eskimo boys and girls,
their ideas OF toys are just as definite
as any hopes cherished by boys and
girls Of America. L,stie Eskimo girls,
for instance. are as fond Of playing
with dolls as are any other children.
Homemade Puppets.
The majority Of their dolls are cut
from drifiwOOd, many times being made
by their fathers during the long winter
months. Some OF these dolls are made
10 turn their heads from side 10 side by
means OF strings wound about the neck
and pulled by The child's flnkor pushed
up beneath the dolls clothing.
Doll houses are often perfect minia-
ture snow houses, provided with soap
stone lamps, little kettles and other es-
sentlals. An Eskimo Jack-ln-the-box Is
cleverly mado with a whalebOne spring,
which causes q strange-looklng animal
TO jump from a box.
MIR. and Mrs. Noah.
A complete NOahs Ark is easy for tho
Esklmos, clever carvcrs In wood and
ivory. They carve the animals from
walrus tusks. Though many OF these
animals differ from those familiar
to American nursery cOlleev.vms,
the group as a whole present the samo
idea. Tho reindeer and dog are prom
In mt members Of the ark family, In
company with tho whale, polar bear,
seal. sea otter. sea lion and porpolse.
Even the Eskimo types Of Noah and
his wifo and family appear.
Evening journal., 1919-12-26

tion in the coal strike tremendous sreke Of exeeu-
Tive genius, In reality II but paves the and provides
the means for ntermlnabe struggle between miners
and operators the hand and the public on the
other.
Unti some other arrangement is made the public will
always be the loser by Of It's minority standing
Tie all-powerful commission
Evening journal., 1919-12-26
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Who remembers when frst class common laborer
could make dollar day.
:-.-!-.
You can't make the 0ld-timers believe It. but a good
many young people sensible
.-s-.-.
Va are all building soul house yei With Wil1 differ
ems srchtecturs and With What various care.
Evening journal., 1919-12-26

The little remaining is with the Admin
istrsti0n.
II Is well 70 have n clear understanding
OF what has occurred, and 30 look
through The superflciRlitles OF the CON
troveFsy TO the bigger things below.
Tho country confronts a condition
wherein a monopolistic group, moved
by tho selfish influences 10 which all
men are subject, Is restrained neither
by competition nor by law from levy
ing toll at will.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

Mayor G. G. Nelson and E. Randall
have lust made deal with Peter Pc
terson, whereby they become the
owner of two and one lots respective
ly in the southeast section of our
fast expanding city. In the spring,
two modern residences will arise on
these two fine lots.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

Washington, oct. $.-The first gen
eral session Of the international
Trade conference at Atlantic City Will
begin Wednesday afternoon, October
%, Homer l.. Ferguson, president OF
the Chamber Of Commerce OF the
United, States, announced.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

Edwin Halseth returned the first
part Of this week from trip through
the southern part of this state and
part Of Iowa in the interest Of the
H-B Tempering Process. company Of
this place. Mr.. Halseth reports large
sales and general satisfaction with
this wonderful tempering solution,
which should be found in every up
to-date shop in the country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

John NJ. Anderson has fine bunch
of work horses for sale here now. just
shipped in a few days ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

A few God forsaken, narrow-mind-
I'd whelps in Omaha have made that
beautiful city the most disgraced city
in the United States. We pray that
the law will soon place Its stern
hand on these reducers of Ameri-
can freedom and sovereign rights.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

Burt B. Bardwell received brand
new clover huller the other day and
is now busy cleaning up hundreds OF
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03
DICK MESSAGE DOESN'T
PHASE BUSY MERCHANT
(Special to Pioneer. }

Cearbrook, Oct. 3.-Are you a
member?
OF the Melvin Johnson Post?
An organization of the World War
veterans for Clearwater county Is To-
Gated at Clearbrook. Therefore, IT
YOU are not already enrolled on the
roster of honor names attend to 1t at
once or write to Secretary Carl e.
Bkag for information.
Mrs. F.. Randall, we note by the
names of prize co-.tenders for the au-
Aomobiles, is now in the race for one
of these splendid machines. In view
of this fact we hope that every one OF
her friends here and elsewhere will
Join in the game and give her a life.
She is worthy of your honest efforts,
q pide to our community, and love-
able mother and most excellent wife,
esteemed and respected by all who
have the pleasure to know her. In
erder to keep posted as to how this
prize contest is carried on every one
who Is interested in seeing her carry
ing off the prize must watch and
read The Pioneer very closely, and
secure every vote for her possible,
besides get out and hustle, gather
votes and subscribers among your
friends and neighbors and make their
reports to her soon as possible, that
all aid may be classified and sent in,
in such a way as to bring the best
results. Every man, woman and child
in and around Clearbrook should take
a special pride in seeing to it that
their good will and moral support 1s
swung in line at once, and votes
piled up without delay. Let the mat
ter be "Clearbrook The Winner" and
the game is ours.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Haagheson mo-
tored to Bemidji Saturday, for visit
over Sunday there with friends.
Alfred Bergeson and Carl Stenlund,
near Leonard, sold their fine farms
this week.
4 special message by wire reached
our genial and busy merchant, ThOre
q. Nelson, from Eddy the other day,
that four large Mallard ducks had
lighted in a lake over there, and that
II
OF them Ever since. Mr.. Nelson has
been busy trying to dispose of his
luck to the many ducky fellows here,
but without success. Mr.. Nelson says
he fails to understand their shieness.
unless, maybe, they have all got
nipped in that big duck pond report
ed north of Gonvick before season,
and which proved flzzle on opening
day. Try again boys!
Clearbrook's chance to land an up
to-date and modern electric light
plant looks most promising at pres
ent. We understand that at least
three parties have such plans under
consideration. The party who wishes
80 land Clearbrook must make haste
or they may be too late. 1t is now an
established and known fact that it
is the coming metropolis between Be-
midi and Thief River Falls, with
future before it second to none in
this section of the state, and the
parties who wish to land this cake
must make their decision without de-
tai, or they will be too late.
The jefferson Highway from pres
ent indications has most promising
chance to be included in the Federal
Highway system to be built and
maintained by the government. with
such move in sight ClearbroOk is
ready to consider itself one of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

most fortunate little, cities In all the
world. Up and boost for the "Jener-
son." boys!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03
Patant Pie Pan.

An inventor has patented pie PAL.
in two sections that can be taken
apart without danger Of breaking tts
contents
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

Charles Bexell Of Hoist took charge
of the City hotel here October l. John
M. Anderson, the former proprietor,
moved out on his farm In Sinclair
township.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

Subscribe for The Pioneer
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

thousands Of dollars worth Of clover
seed for our farmers,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-03

The jefferson Highway from pres
ent indications has a most promising
chance to be included in the Federal
Highway system to be built and
maintained by the government. with
such a move in sight Clearbrook is
ready to consider itself one Of the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
Teachers Union Gro,us;
A Result of Persecution

Urbana, ILL.,, May "a program
of activities making for the better
ment of teachers conditions, and of
workers in general, has been com
pleted, according TO announcement
by officials of the Federation of
Teachers of the University of Illi-
nois. 1t comprises the following
points.
L. Investigation By q committee
OF ideas of various labor moves, es-
pecially the American Federation of
Labor, in regard to educational ac-
tivities.
2. Appointment of legislative
intelligence officer to watch educa-
tional bills in the state Legislature.
8. Cooperation with local Off
elals in the establishment of a CO.
operative store.
4. Appointment of federation
official in charge of printing pam
phlets and reports.
5. Investigation by a committee
into advantages of unionizing teach
erS.
6. Appointment of committee
to gather and publish statistics show
ing comparative status of hand
laborers and teachers as regards
prospects and returns.
Z. Investigation of cost of train
ing and salaries of teachers in the
United States.
8. Obtaining of lecturers in the
labor movement.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
LOSES
in OYSTER
CASE
Inexperience of Inspectors
Frees Levy and Others
Who Were Arrested Bv
Health Authorities.

Due possibly to the inexperience
of Mrs. Margaret Rosza. new city
food inspector, and j. Pedlar, the
new sanitary Inspector, the case of
the city against Nose Levy, Harry
Murphy and Thomas Lawson, all ar
rested in connection with the alleged
attempt to sell condemned canned
oysters to the public, fell flat in po-
lice court this morning. The three
defendants were dismissed without
having been placed on the stand
when 1T was ascertained that the in
spectors could produce no evidence
to show that any Of the condemned
oysters had ever been in possession
of Levy or either of the other two
defendants.
The arrests of Levy, Murphy and
Lawson occurred late yesterday. Ac-
cording to the testimony offered in
court this morning by Mrs. RosZa
she and another city inspector We're
called to a point near the city in
cinerator on Wednesday by tele-
phone report that Levy was cartina
had been condemned and ordered
destroyed by former Meat Inspector
Ruhle. She said she had never seer
any of the spoiled oysters, nor had
she seen Levy or his co-defendants.
Pedlar's testimony was practicall,
the same as that of Mrs. Rosza. witt
the exception of his statement thai
he had seen some of the cans and
their contents and had opened some
He said the contents were so Dutrid
and the accumulated gas in the cans
so strong that upon being opened the
contents flew about the room.
Deputy City Attorney Juttner en-.
deayored by close questioning te
bring further testimony from tbe
inspectors, but failed. He ther
acquiesced in the motion of the do.
PENDANTS attorney to dismiss the casf
fer lack of evidence.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
Another Ouerseas Man
Expresses Some Niews

The following article is taken from
THE Railroad Trainman,' the of
ficlal organ of the railway workers,
from one of their men who is still
doing duty in France. The article,
along with the soldiers letter fol-
lows:
The following letter was received
from one of our boys detained in
France, who is mighty sore on his
job of taking care of France while
the French are getting the work done
at a very low wage rate, paid by the
United States, and which the men
from this country feel does not be-
long to them now that the war is
over.
1t is interesting to note that the
of the censor, but whoever censored
this letter was pretty well in accord
with the spirit of the writer. We
have seen letters from railroad men
detained in France that lend color to
their complaints OF too harsh disci-
pline, unnecessary punishments and
distinctions between officers and men
that work cruel hardships on the lat
ter that will not be forgotten when
the boys come home.
One of these was of especial inter-
est. 1t passed the censor. for it was
mailed in this country by returned
soldier who carried it over for the
writer. He was an engineer and
was assigned to that duty in France.
He complained over the long runs,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09

Washington, May 8. = The cam
paign of the American Federation of
Teachers is meeting with unexpected
success throughout the country, and
is being given a great welcome in
Canada as we'll There number of
unions are also reported to have been
formed.
The unsuccessful efforts of the
school teachers in the past to secure
proper remuneration for their serv-
ices is being resented, and they are
now hopeful of arousing public senti-
ment in their behalf that will result
in forcing the recognition they are
entitled to.
new charter every other day has
been the result since the campaign
was started, giving assurance that
within short time all of the public
school teachers of at least the big
centers of population and industry
will have local of the teachers
union established. To date, it is
stated, there have been 20 charters
issued for new unions from coast to
coast.
The aims of this vigorous young
national trade union organization of
educators are democratization of the
schools and fair working conditions
for teachers. Various school boards
have lately exhibited their autocratic,
illiberal attitude, on public questions
to the extent of actual persecution of
teachers ana the attempted suppress
sion of free discussion in the schools.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09

short rest periods, enforced drill aft
er four hours rest, and ''to the
guardhouse' for the smallest, and
at times unavoidable, offenses He
complains of doing guardhouse duty
on Sunday, shoyelling coal all day,
with $4,000 German prisoners on
the other side of the fence doing
nothing, because 1.-The Germans did
not work on Sunday" The complaint
is made that American soldiers are
forced to do duty that is repulsive in
the extreme, while German prison
ers loaf, make souvenirs and have as
good rations as the American soldier.
The war will be over, over there, one
OF these days. and when the boys
come home we can expect that much
of the consideration for the feelings
OF German prisoners will be over
hauled by a few of the brothers who
believe in consideration of their own
feelings first. 1t will give somebody
busy time explaining the careful
thought given the enemy and the
lack of it given the soldier.
Here follows the letter. without a
word being crossed off by the CEN
sor:
Chaumont, France, Feb. 23, 1919.
Dear Friend Chester:
Received your welcome letter a
few days ago, and was sure glad to
hear from you Well, we are having
some real fine weather over here,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
WHEN IS A
UNlF0RM:?
ASKED
Railway Company Wants to
Know When Copper's
Clothing Becomes Civilian.
Wharton to Fight.

A meeting or series of meetings
between Manager ]. r. Wharton of
the Butte Electric Railway company
and mem bers OF the recently appoint
ed city police commission will prob
ably be called TO settle the question
of when is an officer in uniform, as
the result OF proceedings in police
court this morning, when Conductor
John Harrington was arraigned on a
charge OF refusing TO carry Officer
John Van Orden on his car, fare
free.
Threats that If the city continues
to insist that the railway company
carry all officers not in uniform, fare
free, "there will be a fight" We're
made openly by the attorney for the
railway company during the course
of a lengthy argument before Judge
Grimes.
According to the railway COM
pany's attorney, Officer Van Orden
boarded a street car last evening
clad in a policeman uniform. over
which he was wearing civilian
oyercoat and civilian hat. Con-
ductor Harrington insisted on the
copper paying his fare, with the re-
suit that Harrington was placed un-
der arrest. The attorney held that
the conductor was within his rights
in questioning whether the attire of
Officer Van Orden constituted a uni
form in the regularly accepted sense.
A recent letter from the public
service commission al Helena, in
which it was ordered that the Butte
railway company discontinue carry
ing any but employees of the COM
pany and policemen and firemen,
while in uniform, was read and the
contention raised that the act of the
legislature in creating the commits
sion and setting its powers had su-
perseded the city ordinance regulat-
ing the company.
Deputy City Attorney Juttner
(Cnntinup6 on Page Three
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
WORK
AT PEACE
TABLE
Humiliation, Defeat and
Tragedy for Germany.
Clemenceau Is Displeased
With Brockdorff's Speech
Especial United Press Wire. J

Especial United Press Wire)
Versailles, May 9.-Humiliation,
defeat and tragedy, all the darker
emotions possible to human express
sion, then an obsequious admission
of all their wrongs, finally defiance
and claims of their place as equals,
that represents the range of the Ger
MANS emotions in their appearance
at Versailles, since 1871.
Deepest silence reigned in the
conference room at Trianon Palace
hotel after the allied delegates had
been seated. AS the doors opened
which signalled the approach of the
enemy representatives the usher, in
resplendent uniform, preceding them
cried: "Messieurs les plenipoten-
tiaries de l. all German"
Count Brockdorff Rantzau, his
face ashen white and his eyes
trimmed with dark circles, was in the
center of the German group, with
his hands clasped in front of him at
arms length, slowly bowed his head;
not bow of greeting, but one of alb
ject resignation. The Germans
took their seats and listened with
an unchanged expression to Clemen-
(Continnpd IN papo Thrca
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
COLLISION
AUTO TRUCK WRECKED
Heavy Car Owned by Sher-
man & Reed Figures in
Bad Smash up. Other
Driver Escapes Injury.

A heavy. eyen-passenger Cadillac
auto owned by sherman e Reed,
crashed into small auto truck this
morning at the corner of Washing
ton and Park. The Cadillac was
travelling at high rate of speed and
attempted to cut the corner into
Washington street from Park, get
ting, thereby, upon the wrong side
of the street. 1t struck the truck
with tremendous force and complete
ly wrecked it.
Passersby helped to extricate the
driver of the truck, and found him
considerably shaken and more or less
skinned up, but not sefio29,y hurt.
Damage to the Cadillac was slight.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
CONFIDENT
THEY WILL.
WIN
With Support of Senator
Harris, Woman Suffrage
Officials Claim. Are Op-
timistic.
Especial United Press Wire. J

Especial United Press Wire. J
Washington, May 9.--Woman suf-
frage officials claim they will sure
nave victory in the next congress
as result Of the report from Paris
that they would have Senator Harris
support.
They claim their congressional
canvas shows there will be enough
votes in the senate and house to
pass the amendment. Friends of
suffrage are planning to make the
passage OF the amendment one of the
first acts of the republican congress.
Representative Mann will introduce
the amendment almost as soon as
congress meets and will demand
quick action.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
TWO BEING HELD.
{ Special to The Bulletin. J

Moscow, Ida, May O. - Thomas
Hawks and Oryille Howell, both
members of the Lumber Workers
union No. 500, have been placed un-
der arrest and are being held here,
charged with criminal syndicalism,
The prosecution, not being able to
proceed. the men will be held for
five days before being given pre-
liminary hearing.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
PARK CITY MINERS
OUT 100 PER CENT
{ Special to The Bulletin, J

Bingham, Utah, May 9.-For
the first time in so years the min
ers in Park City camp are out.
100 per cent They held a mass
meeting on Sunday. May S, drew
up their demands and called the
men out Monday morning. 1t
looks now as if the men in Bing-
ham and Eureka camps would go
out in sympathy with the Park
City miners. Notices of the Park
City strike have been sent out to
all the mining camps in Arizona
and Montana, but it is not known
as to what action, il any, these
unions will take.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-09
Especial United Press Wire. J

Nf1f'EF1''7f y IlfN~Ni I Csso w IT G,J
Paris, May 9.-Senator Harris of
Georgia is reported to have assured
Wilson that he will vote for the
womans suffrage amendment in
case it is brought up at the extra
session of congress. The amend
ment lacked only one vote of pass
age at the last session.