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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
TO BREAK
STRIKE BY
EVENING
Crisis at Winnipeg at Noon To-
day When Postal and Wire
Workers Were to
Return.
CITY is STILL QUIET
No Violence Yet, BUT There Is Appre-
hensIon Of Trouble from the
Radicals In Labor
Ranks.
CITY is STILL QUIET

IBy James T. Kolbert, United Press
Staff Correspondent
MOVES, Mimi, May 22.--Govern-
,ment and city officials in touch with
the general strike situation in Win
ntpeg declared today that the strike
will be broken before evening.
The crisis was expected at noon
(two o'clock eastern time), the hour
set by governing officials for the re-
turn of postal and telephone workers
and city flremen.
Strike leaders In return said they
had positive assurance worEmen IN
twenty dominion cities will quit their
jobs il the situation is not settled 10
their satisfaction.
Strikers were in almost continuous
session Sunday and Sunday night.
R. B. Russell, secretary of the
metal workers union, the local
whose difficulties caused the general
strike in Winnipeg. said labor is IN
position to call strikes to tie Canada
up tighter than a drum"
More than a thousand Winnipeg
citizens of all classes sorted mail
today. Despite long hours they failed
to dispose of the great mass of let
ters and paper mail accumulating
over a week. II the postal workers
do not return to their tasks, 1t W:
announced by Arthur Meighan, aot-
ing minister Of justice, deliveries
will be made by volunteers under
guard. other municipal and govern
ment work will be begun under stmf-
lar conditions, 1t was stated.
! Labor leaders hoped municipal and
government employees woulda not
affect the others.
The city, still quiet, was even
more tense today. The crisis was
awaited with hope, but also with a
fear that violence might be unleashed
il there should be break in labor
ranks Strikers themselves limited
radicals in their ranks might not be
restrained.
The strike today entered its elev-
enth day. With 81, 900 workmen idle,
not one has been arrested. A holt
day calm pervades the entire city.
City officials claim this peace is
due to their numerous armed guards
assisted by volunteers. Labor lead
ers say part of their program is the
avoidance of violence. Peaceful IN
sistence ON their demands, they said,
is calculated to swing public sympa'
thy to them despite the tnconveni-
ence they have caused.
Brigadier General Kethen refused
to state the size of his forces, but
did say it was sufficient to cope with
any emergency. His command. city
officials said, can be augmented by
volunteer forces who have been drill
ing in out of the way places since
the strike began. They are equipped
with army rifles, one official said.
Both sides have accused each other
of unfair propaganda. Union repre-
sentatives especially resented stories
that they contemplated a soviet gov
ernment The story was given force
by attempts to distribute produce
and bread from wagons placarded
Under the direction of the strikers
committee"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
I;t;sb FLYER Who Started Across Ocean Was
Picked up at Sea When Airplane Fell
Into Atlantic.
EGLAND GOES WILD WITH JOY
y Weather Again Today at Azores Islands
Halts Completion of American Trans
Atlantic Flight.

him the more determined. II he does
try again he'll get across next time.
I've had a presentament throughout /
would see my husband again and have
always been confident although every
body condoled with me. | am over
joyed- I'm too overcome to say more
Outside the house, a notice was
posted:
"Mr. Hawker has been found"
1t was this that first brought the
news to SurSiton and started the
eager crowds shouldering and press
ing around the doorstep Of the famous
airman.
According to dispatches receiged
here from Thurso, that village pre-.
pared to give Hawker and Grieve a
(, big popular demonstration when they
start for London.
THE courage Of Hawker and Grieve
places them in the first rank of the
pioneers Of the air." declared General
Seely Of the air ministry.
Il can hardly give expression to my
rejoicing that their gallant attempt to
cross the Atlantic did not cost brave
! lives.
This distance covered shows, that
given fine weather, it will soon be
possible to cross the ocean by air
plane, but their experience proves the
trip is still hazardous even for the
most perfect aircraft. 1t is better to
wait little while and not take such
big risks until better arrangements
can be made"
Officials at the admiralty believed
that the clogged feed pipe that forced
Hawker to descend within easy reach
Of the steamer Mary which saved him.
was blessing in disguise. Had he
continued on his voyage, they pointed
out, they would have run into a hurri.
cane which probably would have
dashed his machine into the sea far
from aid. This storm would have been
encountered by Hawker about two
hours after he passed the spot where
! he came down.
The arst direct word from Hawker
received here was a message to the
London Daily Mail which offered the
$4,000 prize for the first trans-At-
lantic flight. This message was sent
from on board the Revenge in Scapa
Flow (where the German fleet is In
terned) and said:
"The machine stopped owing to
the filter feed pipe from the radiator
to the water pump being blocked
with refuse like solder shifting
[ loose In the radiator. 1t was no fault
of the motor which was perfect from
start to finish. There was no trouble
in landing on the water. A dory
picked us up after an hour and a
half"
The message OF coincidence which
the king sent to Mrs. Hawker only a
few hours before news of the rescue
said:
II feel the nation has lost one OF
its most able and most daring pilots.
He sacrificed his life to the honor OF
British flying" AS soon as word Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
Question of Shelline German Cities in Case
Huns Refuse to Accept Terms, is Dis
cussed by Allies.
FINAL SHOW DOWN COMES NEXT week
No Definite Date Set for Ceremony at Ver-
sailles-Austrian Treaty is Being Com
pleted by Entente Delegates.

zau's communication regarding resDon-
abilities.
The first alteration in the treaty
was made in the allies reply to the
Germans note ON the Saar valley.
The allies made concessions providing
the league Of nations shall determine,
the method by which Germany may
recover the mines. providing the peo-I
PIE of the region vote for German an
nexation.
Further alterations In the treaty
are possible, 1t was said today al
though it was declared there would be
nothing OF vital nature.
If Berlin reports are borne out that
Brockdorff- -Rantzau will ask that Ger
many be permitted an army Of 100000
instead Of 100000, it is said that the
request will probably be granted.
Recognition Of Russians.
PARIS, May 26.-The big four
agreed this morning to recognition OF
the Omsk Russian government in the
territories controlled by Admiral kol-
chak's armies, it was learned from
semi official source. 1t was added
that recognition of all other Russian
actions; under similar conditions, with
the exception of the bolsheviki, is be-
ing considered.
U. S. to Retain Ships.
WASHINGTON, May 26-President
Wilson has reached an agreement
with the allied statesmen at Paris
whereby the United States will retain
the German ships seized in American
ports, 1t was learned today.
Reports from Europe have indicated
that Britain felt her ship losses during
the war had been so great that she
was entitled to share Of the tom
mage America seized.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, May 26.-The question of
bombing German cities, Including Rer.
lin, as part Of the military program to
be followed in tho event the Germans
refuse to sign the treaty, was under
stood today to have been discussed
TODAY by General Robertson Of the
British army and GeneraI Liggett OF
tho American army.
rBy Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, May 26-The allies were ex'
pected to complete the Austrian
treaty today and the Germans Were
scheduled to finish assembling their
final counter proposals.
Presentation Of the Austrian terms
at st. Germain probably Will take
place Wednesday or Thursday. The
time limit for them to complete their
counter communications will not be
more than a week. They are expected
to sign the treaty few days later.
While the big four have not agreed
on even an approximate date for the
final ceremony at Versailles, the be-
lief prevails it will take place be-
tween June 10 and 15.
The Echo De Paris, however, says
that it understands the alleged reply
to the counter proposals will be ready
June or 7 the Germans then having
three days to sign.
The special printing outfit which
will publish the counter proposals In
book form arrived in Versailles yes
terday..
The exchange of notes between
Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Min
lister Brockdorff- -Rantzau continues.
The latest from the Gremans concerns
the allied reply to Brockdorf-Rant-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
TO. KEEP AMERICA
OUT OF FUTURE WARS

Maintenance OF a reserve among
officers who have returned to civil
life.
Maintenance Of a navy commen-
surate with American commerce.
Speaking Of the league of nations,
Madden said 'it is very likely to lead
us into trouble through the defense
of political integrity and geographic
cal boundaries of foreign nations.
II am more convinced than ever
after trip to Europe that America
should stand aloof from entangling
alliances he continued. 1--WE can
not mingle with the people there on
equal terms. They do not think as
we do. They are suspicious and their
political hatreds are Interchangeable.
You cannot make them otherwise.
"The nations that are now being
created are already at war with each
other. Nobody could maintain the
geographical boundaries Of the Bal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
Wilson In Sympathy.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson has cabled that he is
entirely in sympathy with desires of
ship workers throughout the nation
to continue the building Of a big
merchant marine. The president has
sent word to Philadelphia workers,
through Michael Francis Doyle that
he favors maintaining ship construc-
ton work. His message was in reply
to one sent from the Philadelphia
workers urging this course.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26

bited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON. May 26-Harry Hawker
Mckenzie Grieve set foot on
tish soil today, nearly a week after
had been given up for lost IN
II attempt to fly from New Found
to Ireland in a Sopwith airplane.
he aviators who are the greatest
ional heroes of the moment landed
Thurse, Scotland, from the Danish
np steamer Mary, which picked
m up In mid-ocean early last Mon
after they had been forced to des-
d in the sea.
Bawker and Grieve were scheduled
start this afternoon from Thurso
London Judging from all indica.
BIS, they will be given royal vel
be tomorrow.
britain has been jubilating ever
ce the news spread like wild fire
II the land that Hawker and Grieve
been saved.
rieve Immediately upon landing
I the following message to his
ents:
Safe, will wire later"
When news of the rescue was first
eiyed, the Sopwith airplane COM
" telegraphed Thurso for confir-
tion. Later it was confirmed by an
plane courier.
We had given him up for lost" de-
FedyMrs. Grieye when she heard the
Us Of her husbandl's rescue. She
too overcome to say more.
ewes native town-Froxford-took
q carnival appearance.
IS the news spread there was great
husiasm throughout Britain. There
re remarkable scenes in the
pets, In concert halls and in NOV
picture theaters when the an
ncement of the rescue was made.
rowds cheered and threw hats in
air.
throng gathered around the home
ftawker in Surbiton near London.
ne town was tagged as it has not
Pn since the war. The church even
service was one for thanksgiving
for this was one who was dead
is alive again, who was lost and
lound," was the text of the Rev.
II. Wood. There were special
sers and psalms OF Thanksgiving
the doxology, Praise God from
pm all blessings flow, was sung.
fat praise was sung in other pull
Mrs. Hawker received congratu-
IONS from the king and queen who
ew days earlier had sent a tele-
N Oh coincidence on the supposed
llh OF her husband.
sunday is my lucky day" Mrs.
wher declared as crowds gathered
uno her house She was unable to
at first, but later recovered her
possession sufficiently to say a
words to newspapermen.
said Saturday we would have
H.. news on Sunday. / Just
Il Inls is the luckiest Sunday of
! don't know my husbands inten-
20 put | wouldn't be surprised If he
f tne flight again. A failure like
won't stop him. 1t will only make
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
House Republicans Outline
Plan for New National
Army Policy.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Plans by
house republicans for keeping the
United States out of war were out
lined on the floor today by Repre-
sentative Martin B. Madden, Illinois,
who recently visited Europe.
AS national policy Madden made
the following points:
Separation from entangling al
uances abroad, such as are liable tc
result from the league of nations.
Universal military training for
youths.
A raasnnahly small aEnnN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR
PandemonIum In Boston.

BOSTON, May 26.-Pandemonium
reigned when a man seeking a build
ing permit entered a dressmaking
class room in the city hall. The
models used screens and blankets
while the mere man beat retreat
No Luck In Horseshoes.
CHICAGO, May 26--John Hamil-
ton has lost his faith in the old
saying, there's luck in horseshoes. =
Ninety pounds Of rubber horseshoes
he admitted stealing landed him in
Jail.
Sharp cared Constable.
LAyERNH, Calf, May 26.-Better
look out for the constable in this
town. He arrested the city commits
sioners and the mayor for operating
the engine ON the town pump with
out a muffler,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Sixteen Percent over Prescribed
Quota According to Official
Figures Just Given
Out.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, May 26-The total
subscription of the Victory loan was
S5, ,249 ,90S, 800, an excess of $749,9oS,-
800. or 1886 percent over the pre-
scribed quota Of s4,500,o 100000, ac-
cording to final official figures tabu-
lated at the treasury today All dis
tricts except Atlanta and Dallas over
subscribed their quotas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26

debarked and was entrained for Camp
Devens, where they will stay during
the quarantine and delousing periods.
AS soon as this is completed, the
troops will be sent to western camps
for rehabilitation
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
REPEAL OF
DAYLIGHT LAW
Favorably Reported In Measure To-
day and May be Passed
Later on In Congress
Session,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Repeal
of the daylight saving law was at
tached as rider to the agricultural
appropriations bill reported out
favorably by the house agriculture
committee today.
The repeal would take effect the
second Sunday after the passage of
the bill
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
Parade In ST. Louis.

TJJnited Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J
WASHINGTON. May 26.-The war
department today informed Congress
man Dyer 1t had granted permission
for a parade of nearly two regiments
of the seth division in st. Louis, the
,latter part of this weak Dyar said,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
All Plead Not Guilty.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DES MONIES, Ia, May 26-John
Wa1lingford, representing forty-two
alleged gamblers, pleaded not guilty
for all of his clients in municipal
court this morning.
The forty-two, who are out or
bond, were arrested by police Satur
day ninht In raidas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
TRANSPORTS
STILL COMING
Over 5000 Men on Matoka and i,o4o
on BattIeshIp Montana Landed
In America
Today.

IIJnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, May 26-The trans
rort Princess Matoika arrived To-Day
with over 5000 men Of the 18th d1vf
sion, northeast Pennsylvania, Mary
land and District Of Columbia troops,
including men Of the 314th infantry,
310th machine gun battalion and
304th field battalion, signal corps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
me 1as, Short and Snappy Items
winch Make News Wire
Sparkle.

,qsea rn Press Leased Wire Service. !
prat.aN, .ttG.iNGflElD. ILL.,, May 2S.-Co-
a'ion! Married jointly here in
~, Inward and Ben Van Der
Forcs on, t"in brothers. are seeking
restaurant Cleaned Out.
i LOUIS, Mo-, May 2e.-Paul
'nluts nuts Restaurant was robbed of
Et,a | ieaying Paul without a
NC 70 telephone police,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
NINETEEN
VICTIMS.
Q!'I}LASI
Total Deatl s Thought to be
Forty-e s As Result of
II s. lat Ex-
ion.
THE INQUEST HAS BEGUN
Coroner to Quizz Every on'eIai o
Douglas Plant, Besides Rela-
tlves Of Working
Force.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service J
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. May 20
Nineteen of the forty-eight bodies
thought to be in the ruins OF the
Douglas starch plant had been re-
moved from the debris early today.
The inquest over the dead, killed
in the explosion that wrecked the
plant last Thursday night, was be-
gun here by Coroner David f. King.
The witnesses are to be examined
by County Attorney H. ]. lockwood.
King has summoned every official
of the Douglas company and every
employe Of the company that knows
anything about the nature Of the
work in the dry and thin boil rooms.
They will be questioned as to the
nature OF acids used and also the re-
ported violation OF the rule against
smoking in these two rooms.
The coroner said yesterday he had
found number of employees who
said the smoking rule had frequent
ly been violated.
The coroner also has found wit.
nesses who will testify that they saw
pillar Of flame shoot into the sky
fully five minutes before the explo-
sion happened.
The coroner also has summoned
Mrs. David Hartman, wife of one OF
the dead, to repeat to the jury the
story her husband told her and her
sister-in-law regarding the explosion
on the previous Monday night that
blew one OF the small tanks through
the roof.
ID. J. Price. chief of the bureau OF
chemistry, department of agricul.
ture, and his three aids, who are
here Investigating the cause of the
explosion, also have been asked to
testify.
These experts spent most of Sun
day at the wrecked plant, quizzing
employees and officials, in an effort
to learn the cause.
His Miraculous Escape.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 26.-
At one of the local hospitals today
Ward Mathews, who survived the ex-
plosion which wrecked the Douglas
starch plant here last Thursday, de-
tailed his experience Mathews, who
worked in the dry room, said the
first knowledge he had that anything
was wrong was when he md him
self being shot through the roof
He declared that 1t seemed to him
that he was going up for five min
utes. When he came down he fell
into tank from which the hot
starch had been blown only few
seconds before. He was too weak to
try to get out and he says he gave
himself up to death by roasting. Sud
denly he felt a stream Of water play
ing on him and five minutes later he
was rescued by firemen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26
a14th Enaineers Homo.

3I4rH EHSTTICeTo tIo'"o'
BOSTON, Mass, May 26-The Dat
tleship Montana with 1,046 men and
officers of the 314th engineers on
board, arrived here today.
Two hours after the big fighting
ship warped into her berth at Com
monwealth pier, every soldier had
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26

o,so Telegraph Service Of The
nailv III Gate City and Constitu-
lpon.Democrat p is received over
o,,r own leased wire.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-26

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THE WEATHER
Unsettled. Temperature Un-
changed. Local temp. Z p. M,
T2; 7 a. m, 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-02
SMALL PACKER
AGAINST MEAT
CONTROL BILL
Witnesses Declare Federal
Licensing System Will De-
moralize Business.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Independ-
ent packers, assailing the Kenyon and
kendrick bill before the senate agri-
cultural committee today declared that
federal regulation through a licensing
system would utterly demoralize their
business.
Patrick Brennan, president Of the
Independent packing company, of Chi
cago, said his company, established
in 1905. had built up it's business in
competition with the big packers, and
that its business volume in 1918 was
$27,OO0.00O
:. Oppose License System.
These bills are aimed at the large
packers" he said, and I assume that
1t is the desire of congress to en-
courag competition and keep the
smaller packers in the deal. But that
will work toward an opposite effect"
James F. Cochran, president Of a
Kansas City independent concern, told
the committee his experience in doing
business under license during the war
had not made him like it.
Most of the government regula-
tons" he said, turn out with the
big houses getting bigger and the
little houses getting smaller"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-02
PROHIBITION OF
RAIL WALk0UTS
is HELD URGENT
Protection From Transporta-
ton Tieups is Advocated by
Senator Robinson.
(Sv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. "A law to
prohibit strikes or lockouts of rail
road employees and thus protect the
public from transportation tieups was
advocated by Senator Robinson, Dem
ocrat, of Arkansas, in an address to-
day In the senate.
The time has come" he said,
when congress must protect the pub
lie against loss of life and property
and widespread suffering which will
inevitably result If the railroads
should be tied up by a general strike.
THE right to strike has heretofore
been recognized in our laws, particu-
larly in certain provisions of the Clay
ton act. Those laws should be modi-
fed and strikes of employees on rail-
roads engaged in interstate commerce
should be forbidden"
Commends Cummns Bill.
Senator Robinson's address was In
analysis and commentator of the bill
by Senator Cummins, Republican, Of
Iowa, drafted by the senate interstate
comerce subcommittee proposing a
permanent railroad policy of private
ownership and operation Of railroads.
under strict government supervision.
The Cummins bill, according to Sen
ator Robinson, who was a member Of
the drafting subcommittee, amply pro-
tects the rights of employees, employ
ers and the public.
while the right Of the laborers to
quit employment for any reason is
recognized and preserved in the bill" )"
said Senator Robinson, "com binations
or agreements to hinder, restrain or
prevent the movement of commodl-
ties or persons in interstate commerce
or agreements which have that effect
are likewise penalized.
"The provision by law Of a fair
tribunal to settle disputes between
railroads and their employees is. Of
course, a prerequisite in any plan
fairly calculated to relieve the coun-
try from the menace Of strikes and
lockouts that will restrain or prevent
interstate commerce.
I'm the interests Of the laborers
themselves, and more particularly in
the interests Of the general public.
congress should deal with this subject
comprehensively and courageously."