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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
LATE BULLETINS

Sheffield. Ala. Sept. 1G.- Fire
last nigh. destroyed warehouse
NO. Of the j. &. VIII e Engi.
neering corporation OF uusscl
Shoals. the government nitrate
plant. the loss being estimated
al S1J0.0OO. The major portion
0f the loss was on electrical
equipment.
IT. Paul, Mimi sept. To-
The seRa'c today passed the
house bill providing a bonuS oi
S1J for each month OF service
for soldiers. sailors aud ma
rines who served the colOrs nj
some time between the dccla-
ration OF war and the signing
Of the armistiCe.
Madrid. Sept. 1G.-Thc re-.
cent earth shocks in southern
Spain caused serious dnmugr
at Alicante "a Mediterranean
seaport with about iiiiy thou
sand pOpuiatiOHl. The build
iacS Of entire streets 0f the
city cavcd in from the trcm0rs,
the adV ice, state,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
STEEL UNIONS
LEADERS MEET
IN PITTSBURGH
Chiefs Gather to Consider
Question of De-
ferring Strike.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept l6.-Organ-
iZers, fifty or sixty in number. en-
gagged in uniOniZing steel workers
in the Pittsburgh district, met here
today to consider matters coming
within their jurisdiction i'm conneC-
ton with the proposed strike called
for next Monday. According TO Of
ficers at union Headquarters. the
meeting was called to discuss plans
for the strike, exchange views and
make further reports Of conditions
at various plants If they are called
for by the national presidents Of
the unions interested in the steel in
dustry.
GOmpcrS FaVOTs Delay.
Samuel Gompcrs, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor. is a
member Of the committee, and his
word is expected to carry great
weight. Mr. Gompcrs is reported to
be in favor of a pOstponement OF
the strike if il does not bring in
jury to the workers. There are lead
ers here, it is said, who Will try to
convince the committee that the
time for postponements has passed.
Insist Men viii Strike.
Labor leaders continue to stress
the fact that the strike has not been
deferred as indicated in news dis
patches several days ago.
The strike of the iron and steel
workers who have no uniono agree
ment with their employees has not
been called off" said ". u. Foster,
ecretary-treasurer of the national
committee in statement published
here sSodaSf This information
EfeSched me from Washington. Tn
less something unforeseen should
intervene, the strike will go on as
scheduled"
On Way to Garry Out Edict.
Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. 16.-Johr
Fitzpatrick, chairman of the ma
tional committee for organizing
iron and steel workers, addressed
the convention of the United Mine
Worwers of America this morning
on the projected steel strike. lie
stated that he was on his way TO
Pittsburgh to attend the meeting
Of the committee called TO carry
into effect the edict Of the "a unions
cooperating in the steel industry
that the strike go into effect Sept
%" but made no other reference
to the efforts TO have the strike
delayed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
ST. PAUL POLICE
AND BANDITS IN
RUNNING BATTLE

ST Paul, MINI. sept 49, More
than fifty shots were exchanged iu
a running fight between ST. Paul
police detectives and three bank
bandiats who robbed the Mendoza
State bank al Mendoza near here
this morning
All three Of the bandits wcrr
captured One was slightly wound
ed. The loot amounting 10 $4,000
was recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
us. TELLS TOXIC TO NAME
time WHEN KIAO CHAU WILL
Be GIVEN BACK TO CHINA
Washington Officials Si
lent on Report of Mes
sage Sent Nippon.

Honolulu. y. H.. Sept. l6.-
The 1 nitcd States has asked
lhe japanese government ." HN
"A definite date Tor the return 0I
klaO han 10 emma. according
10 cable adYiceS received mere
today by the Nippu Jili' a Jap
anesc daily newspaper. ihc
cable added that the japanese
government had not answered
the communication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
ASKS FARMER TO
HOLD LIVESTOCK
FOR SANE MARKET

Springfield. Ill. Sept. 16.-Illi-
nois farmers are urged in tele-
grams sent out by the Illinois Ag-
ricultural association and made
public here today to hold grain and
livestock for d sane market"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16

Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept.
l6.-The death toll in Sundays
storm will reach between 7j
and 100 in Corpus Christi and
surrounding towns along the
coast, according to an cSti-
mate today by DIR. ". T.. VIII
. lis, city health physician.
Mounting rapidly ~ reports
from heretofore isolated see
tiOns began trickIing in. the
death list as the result OF the
tropical hurricane which Sun
day swept the Texas gulf coast
at and around Corpus Christi,
was yariOUsly placed at from
seventy TO one hundred and
fifty today.
Sint0n. Texas. Sept. I6.-Sin-
ton is acting as the relief head
quarters for thr, entire sur
rounding bay shore territory
where already 40 bodies. mutt
lated beyond recognition. have
been found.
The count so far shows that
there were 40 found at West
Point % at White Point. four
or five below Odem and few
at Portland.
Nc ono was killed at Sint0n.
hat property damage was high.
IndPrtakPrs from Houston
arrived early today and have
begun the work of embaiming
throughout this territory.
Bodies arc being held at
ranch houses and schools.
Just what the storms toll i
probably will not be known 70
several days. for reports shOv
bodies Of victims, at scattere
points along the Nueces and Corpu
Christi bay, one compilation givin
the total recovered at secera
p2Fnts as 20.
2 Whirled Away by Tidal Wave.
The victims found along the ba
shores were believed to be Iargel
from Corpus Christi. their bodie
whirled away from the city by tn
receding waters of the l0-foOt tida
wave that swept in on a 60-mil
gale early Sunday.
Reports from Odem. Texas. Wer
that the situation in Corpus Christ
was increasingly serious" and tn
mayor Of SintOn, north of CorpU
Christi, reported the bodies of .
storm victims had been gathered il
a school house five miles iron
Sinton.
Dead May Reach 1000!
Another report from Odem wa
that a DR.. ". c. Rinehard, who re
turned last night from Corpu
Christi. said the number of dear
there, at Port Arkansas and Port
land. might reach 1000, and tha
1T was estimated that 200 or 80
bodies have drifted across the bay
from Corpus Christi and Othe
points.
There was no way of confirming
the report, but it seemed disCounte,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
Death List Grows in Wake of Storm
FIREMEN NOT TO
JOIN STRIKE OF
BOSTON POLICE
Vote Against Going Out
in Sympathy = Gen
eral Tieup Unlikely.

Boston, Sept. 16.-Oficers of the
fire department will not join in a
sympathetic strike to aid the po-
licemen. This was announced to-
day after meeting of the direc-
tors of the Officers club which rep
resents Is per cent of the fire fight
ing force of the city. The vote
was unanimous.
Fire Commissioner John r. Muir
ply announced that he had rea-
son to believe" that the firemen as
d whole would remain loyal to the
city.
On the whole the second week of
the strike opened with no material
change in the situation.
The announcement that Mayor
Peters and Commissioner Curtis
had agreed on a minimum addition
of $500 to the pay of the police. it
is believed will result in a marked
increase in the number Of appli-
cants for positions. This increase
would bring the minimum pay of
policemen to $l,400.
General Strike Unlikely.
While nearly one hundred unions
were said to have voted on the
question of sympathetic action
with several large locals, includ-
ing the telephone operators union
expected to ballot today. the action
for a general strike appeared to be
considerably lessened.
Guy Oyster, secretary TO Samuel
Gompers. who conferred with the
union leaders, and with Commits
sioner Curtis yesterday, was ex-
pected TO remain here several
days.
Troops to Stay.
That the military authorities
have planned for an indefinite stay
of the state guard troops, who are
patrolipg the city, was indicated
today u. the arEapgepentsm made
sflR -
ora large quantity OF clothing and
supplies today.
Since taking command of the sit
uatiOn as commander-in-chief of
the states military forces, Gov
ernor Coolidge has received 900
kilograms bearing on the strike
from all parts of the country. He
announced that all but three were
commendatory of his action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
BRITISH HEADS
DENY BULLITT
DOPE ON PEACE
Both London and Paris
Stirred by Testimony
in u. S. Senate.

London Sept. 16.-An author
lied" denial of statements made by
William {. Bullitt. formerly al
tached to the American peace dele
CATION, before the foreign relations
committee of the United States
senate, which is printed in London
newspapers this morning, is at
tracing more notice here than M
BuIlitt's evidence before the com
mittcc The opinion is genera that
explanations are imperatiyely
needed
The explosive BULiit.-
The Post in a satirical editorial
bearing the caption, the explosive
Bullitt," scores both Premier Lloyd
f George and Mr.. BuIlitt." Regarding
the latter il SAYS, president Viii
son seems to have picked the
wrong person when he took this
explosive journalist into the em-
ploy of the American peace mis-
sion A journalist who IS treated
in this way has no business to cX-
pIode 1t is against the first laws
of the game"
The Post also expresses the opin-
ion that if Secretary Lansing en-
dorscs Mr. BUllitt's statements re
garding the secretary's views lit
will be all over with the treaty as
far as the United States is con
cerned" ="
Urges Judgment Withheld.
The Daily News maintains the
official denial does not dispose OF
Mr.. Bullitt's assertions and urges
a suspension of judgment until the
! implications contained in it are
put beyond d reasonable doubt.
Declaring the denial itself "uu-
true and worthless. the Herald,
the labor organ. claims to be able
! to confirm Mr.. Bullitt's statements.
Some newspapers raise the ques-
tiOn as TO who authorized the de
niaI, as neither Premier Lloyd
George nor his secretary, Philip
Kerr. attaches his name to it. and
according TO Paris reports both re
fuse to be interviewed on the sub
jet.
Paris Is Stirred.
Paris. Sept. I5.-Peace confer
ence circles are giving muCt atten-
ton to the published account here
of the testimony Of William c. Bull
I lit, formerly attached TO the Amer
lean peace delegation. before the
American senate committee on for
eign relations.
The statement accredited to Mr.
BulIitt that has aroused the most
interest is one to the effect that
( Philip Kerr, secretary to Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain, had
apOlogized to Mr.. BuIlitt for the
pTemier's denial in the house of
commons that approaches had been
made by the soviet government 10
, the entente.
Mr.. Kerr has authorized the
statement that the account of pri-
vate conversations between himself
! tMr. BullitD. Lloyd George and
Philip Kerr, as reported in a New
York telegram to a Paris newspa-
per, is a tissue of lies"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
LABOR URGED
TO CALL OFF
ALL STRIKES
Asks A. F. of L. Make
Wilson Member and
End Tieups.

New York. Sept 16.-ProposaIs
that the president of the United
States be made a member of the
American Federation of Labor and
that all strikes now in progress
throughout the country be immedi-
ately Cancelled in order to meet the
present "pcrilous situation" by
which the foundations of our free
democratic government are threat
ened." are contained in a communi-
cation sent 10 President GOmpers
and the executive council of the
American Federation OF Labor by
the League of A. +, Of L. members
Tor Partnership and Industrial
Democracy" which was made pub
lie here today.
The league was recently organ
lied by John J. Pierce and Isadore
Epstein, who were members of a
special committee appointed by
James p. Holland, president of the
state fedora ion of labor, TO inves-
tigatc industrial conditions. The
report of the committee which was
published on Labor day, recon-
mended an industrial truce for six
months during which all strikes
were to be called off. The report
was promptly repudiated by Presi-
dent Holland, who discharged Ep-
s,ein and Pierce from the commit
tee.
Seven Propositions.
Seven propositions are contained
in the present communication. the
first and second of which call Tor
the future election of all executive
union officials, from the president
of the A. +. of L. down to the ad-
ministrarive officers of locals. by
direct secret vote of the union
membership. At the present time
the general rule is for election by
delegates.
The third proposal requires that
no salary be paid TO any local union
official during the pendency of a
strike by his union.
Under the fourth. the president
of the A. F. of l.. is given author
ity to suspend any strike when in
his judgment the welfare of the
government or the people of the
United States. or any state or mu-
nicipality requires such action"
Make President Member.
The inclusion of the president OF
the United States in the ranks OF
the American Federation of Labor
is dealt with under the fifth head
ing. It is proposed that he become
automatically during the term OF
his Office. a member of the execu-
tive council. without vote. and
shall have authority with the con
sent of four other members of the
council. to suspend specially men
toned strikes during a period of
national emergency. The existence
and duration of such an emergency
is to be decreed by presidential
proclamation
The authority to call a general
strike involving more than one in
dustry is vested solely in the ex-
ecutfve council of the American
Federation Of Labor under the
sixth proposition, and by the sew
enth the power of the council is
Continued on Page EIevenD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
CHOLERA KILLING KOREANS.

Toxic, Japan, Sept. 16.-Dis-
patches from Seoul. Korea. say
that there are 100 deaths dailv in
Seoul from cholera.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
The Weather

Fair tonight and Wednesday,
somewhat warmer tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
S4 Lowest last night, 30.
Velocity of mind at : d. m, ,
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Stage. of water 2.5, no change IN
last "a hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
Pays Tribute 10 Men.

At the luncheon when the pres
ident arose his first words were {:
Il suppose you all have learned
of the accident, the result of which
| fear will be rather tragic. It
naturally makes me feel depressed.
These men have been travelling
with me since l started on this
trip and I have learned to know
them as good friends. If we must
go and leave them behind SER
iousIy wounded. I realize that I
am pa&ting from very estimable
men"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16
FIND SCORES
OF BODIES IN
TOWNS RUINS
Hundreds Injured and
Thousands Homeless
Relief Arriving.
BULLETIN,

BULLETIN.
Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept.
i6.-The death toll in sundays
storm will reach between 7j
and 100 in Corpus Christi aud
surrounding towns along the
coast, according TO an csti-
mate today by DIR. ". T.. Viii
lis, city health physician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16

Continued on Page Nine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16

President Wilson turns now 10
California, another progressive
state. It. however, is represented
in the senate by one Hiram John
son, who has kept up a tirat 2 of
criticism against both treaty and
the league from the very begin
ming. California. which gave Wilson
his reelection by a small majority,
is the battle-ground Of tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-16

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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03
Silage From Beet Tops

In the intermountain west where
there is shortage this season of hay
and other forage, the SLIDING of beet
tops is recommended by the United
States Department of Agriculture as
an aid in meeting the condition. Many
beet growers have found that beet top
silage has a value equal to about one
half of the value Of alfalfa. The sill
age is well suited for the dairyman
or for the feeder of beef or mutton.
When fed to cattle or sheep the hay
requirements may be reduced 80 per
cent, and, furthermore, the warm, sue
culent silage appears to create appe-
tite in the animals, causing them to
take on weight and utilize larger vol
umes of feed.
Beet pulp and molasses have an es-
tablished value with stock feeders.
At the present price of beet molesses,
many feeders are finding a molasses
blend with hay or with pulp to be
profitable. 1t also furnishes variety
stimulates appetite when fed in reg
ular amounts.
An inexpensive pit silo may be made
by scoQping out hole of suitable
size to hold the beet tops. The bot
tom and side of the silo should be
lined with straw before it is filled with
the tops and the tops should be firmly
packed and covered with beet pulp or
earth to exclude the air.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03


Thought / would write my opinion
Of the poor way the soldiers' inter-
ests are looked after. What has be-
come Of the Lane bill? And where
has the soldier any show in this pro-
fiteering United States? We support
too many millionaires now. Let them
work as good honest men and they
will amount to something. Instead
they rob the poor and boost the high
cost of living. Has Wilson made .
success? / say emphatically, no. l
was a soldier in France, altho ! did
not take part in the fighting thru no
fault Of my own and say those who
were in this war principally to make
money out of it deserve no citizenship
in these United States of America.
Does not Wilson assume the role Of q
dictator? Is he not instrumental in
defeating the timely question which Is
menace to every farmer. They
start to reduce the high cost of living
but where do they start? Not with
the profiteers but with the much abus-
ed farmer. He has to carry the load
that fat good-for-nothing profiteers
load onto him. What shall be done
is the question. / say put the prof.
teers in the penitentiary till they have
learned the lesson that they are just
as much robbers as any pickpocket
that walks the street on the darkest
night. Has the soldier been given
fair play? / say again, No. They
are remembered, tbs true, but men,
cries cannot keep them alive. We are
living in critical times. The poor peo-
pie are not being given a fair show.
Look at the sugar situation. The war
is over and still there is a shortage
as they say. BY this / mean the pro-
fiteers. Bloodsuckers would be a
more appropriated term. believe
there is plenty of sugar. l may be
wrong and if am / will admit it. But
there is no denying there is wholesale
profteering carried on in this free u.
S. A. l hope it will be soon free from
bloodsuckers. What think you? Are
you also in this class? If you are ]
do not wish your paper. Many good
articles there but if you favor prof.
teering do not want it. have spok-
en- my mind altho / could say more
but this will be enough.-A. OH.
Iowa.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-12-03

dustry: 'eYeu want me to produce
more % that you may buy food at
low price. but while you are asking
this, by your strikes and demands for
shorter hours, you are producing less
and less Of the things / have to buy.
/ am getting tired Of this. Why
should I carry the burden Of recon-
struction while you compel me to pay
ruinous prices for the goods you pro-
duce? II you will produce all you can
and we both will be gamers, but If
you produce as little as you can then
l will do the same and l will suffer
less than you. Two can play at this
game Of underproduction and while l
do not care to do so, If necessary,
will give you dose of your own med
icine."
The farmer is justified in taking
this position.
We cannot get away from this con-
clusion: Whether we are engaged in
industry, in mining or in agriculture
we all must produce as much as we
can, for we are all interdependent.
A man in industry is dependent on
the man who tills the soil for food,
while the farmer dependent upon
industry for his clothing, housing,
transportation and for the machinery
he uses in planting, cultivating and
harvesting his crops. Everybody is
dependent upon every one else. The
man who works with his hands is de-
pendent on the man who works with
his brain or his money is dependent
on the man who works with his hands.
The world is one vast machine and
every man in it must carry his full
load Of responsibility if the machine
is to work cooperative to increase
production in every line, because such
action will be mutually beneficial
AS production increases, the stand
ard Of living rises and as production
decreases the standard of living is
lowered. The value of money is de,
termined by what we can do with it
and by that alone. A workers real
wage is the goods he can buy with
his labor. The fact that he makes
this exchange through a money medi-
um does not alter the case, and the
number of dollars he receives for
unit Of labor is not the true measure
Of his income. What good would a
billion dollars do a man who was
alone on q desert island?
AAOuoSSiOu 6iOllc Cdu COilIOi Prices
and the cost Of production depends
almost entirely upon the efficiency Of
labor and the cost of raw materials.
Today we hear men say: 1--WE are no
better on now than we were before
the war in spite of the high wage we
are earning OF course they are not.
An increase in income is no gain un-
less this increase carries with it
greater production, for with the up
ward trend of production the trend
Of prices is down. Then and only then
lis the increased wage truly valuable.
Increasing the per capita production
of useful articles is the only means by
which the cost Of living can be forced
down and the standard of living rails
ed. That means that every one of us,
whether he works with his brain or
his hands, whether he is engaged in
manufacturing, in mining or in agri-
culture, must do his utmost if the
general prosperity of all the people
is to be advanced.
This does not mean that we neces-
sarily must work longer hours, but