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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19

Special Notices
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CURTAINS Numbered Phone 7762W-
UNITY CLAsS-20s Mills B.. Wed. p. m
LILY OF FRANCE Corsets. 2Is Herald b
ACCORDION plating. hemstitching. picot-
lnE- Miss Corum. IS Bucller Blk Phi 1911
THE ONLY steam carpet cleaners. ski.
81. acme MAJ. e Feather CO. Pm. 1871
PAINTING, paper hanging and decorating
felton Paint Co, phone 1891
THE ONLY steam carpet cleaners. axI2.
81 Acme Nat. & Feather Co. Pm 1871
MRS. CHONLA-Woman's Ex., crochet &
tattiue; orders taken 12s y. Campbell
YOUR MATTRESS renovated s1-75 up car
pets cleaned Erwin Mfg. Co Phone mo.
Trade in that old furniture for new
Your credit Is o. K
FOUTZ-MOORE FURNITURE CO.
W. o. W. NOTICE. have moved my o.
flee 10 2o3 Herald Bldg. A. c. Lovelady.
Clerk.
WANTED 10 lease to a reliable party FOR
three years. my Beauty Parlor- Beauti-
fui place; all furnished IN white First
class trade Reasonable lease. Address
25l American Ave- Long Beach. Calf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19
WAR PUZZLES.

Buy Duke q DubIIn on stoclz-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19
For Renl-Roon, and Ed

ROOMS WITH BOARD-1osO Ey-tie.
ROOM. 5. p. beard. close in- 5slsJ.
EXCELLENT room and board. Pm sssSW-
ROOM and board for Eentieman- Pm ass
Rooms and board. strictly nrst class
oirs- C. F. Leary. 214 W Missouri
ROOM and board for two young men. con-
Va'eTrrut front sleeping porch Phone
sslla
FOR RENT-Rooms. with board Z de-
sired close n Two gentlemen preferred.
or couple. Phone 12fS.
LARGE. desirable. nicely furnished room
with board. Suitable for two Hot bath.
convenieuces. Reasonable Also garage
lol1 r Nevada
sunny CREST SANATOEIUM
Steaks. fresh egss. bottled milk Phone
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19


SEE Us for any kind OF a loan Equitable
Loan Assn. w s Miller. Mgr. SIS Trust
5000 TO loan on improved property.
DOUGLAS c. CROWELL AGENCY
Mills Bldg Phnue $500.
MONEY 70 loan on improved city property
p. ". WILLIAMS AGENCY
Phone 1144- 3l3 First Nat Bank Bids
50 TO S5o-Pay of all those little bills
and Just owe us Low rates. Easy pay
ments. Courteous attention Peoples Loan
Society 30 Capies Bldg Phone 1879.
ANY LADY or gentleman steadily en-
ployed who have the reputation OF pay
ing their obligations can get from IS
TO $50 today without security. al cheap
est rates. best and most private terms in
Texas. Wen cash your Liberty bonds.
w S. s., etc d. %. Drake. 201 Rob-
ts-Banuer Bldg Estab 1887
MONEY TO LOAN
Money loaned on diamonds. watches Jew
elry. and Automobiles, at the lowest rate
OF interest
SECURITY LOAN co.
Cor san Antonio and Fl Paso- Phi 2759
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19

OIL WORTH MILLIONS
MINES WORTH BILLIONS
In Mexico.
Get your share; we tell you how.
Information.
BOX 2s9, FL PASO-
HOTEL FOR SALE-Furniture and lease
% Vermont hotel. 5e4 18th street. half
block Of Gadsden hotel Douglas Ariz-:
IS rooms. hot and cold water in all rooms;
two baths and toilets. Doing fine business.
Address vermont hotel. Douglas. Ariz.
Rooming Houses-For Sale and Rent
II RNITURE OF S room house house for
rent Rooms an rented SIS Prospect
Il ROOMS en- suite bargain Tor cash. Can
evenings and Sundays sos Mesa. apt I.
80 HEG. and furnished rooms. $500. low
rent. fun house. t1I1s E Overland
FOR SALE-Furniture and good lease Of
IL rooms. ard apartments. very close IN
Money maker: reason for selling. leaving
town Phone 4I92-
OIL and Mining
If INTERESTED in Coke county oil leases.
write J. b Reilly. Brouts. Texas
WILL BUY shares sun Shine Oh stock at
S1-25. preferably IN small blocks. Address
sunshine. care Herald
FOR SALE-Choics leases 10. 20. 40 acres
close 20 well. Columbus. address RAJ.
Herald
SEND cent stamp for booklet. Millions
In OIL" address as Carter Bldg. Hous-
ton. Texas
OIL & REFINING company wants leases
offering shares for bonus large profits as
sured- address p O. Box $50. Fort Worth.
Texas
HAVE LEFT Few choice leases from 10
to $40 acres blocks northwest Hamilton.
southwestern Erath- Eastern Comanche
counties r = l. Mcdaniel. Carlton. Tex
WANTED LEASES-Drilling contracts.
large or small. personal attention. List
with me for quick action and results.
Samuel NJ Davis. 2f4 Moore Bldg. san
Antonio
GET N THE OIL BUsINESS-The Mar
Tin oil Company deferred payment plan
their share OF Natures gift-Ou Write
Tor details 20f Texas street Fl Paso,
Texas
TEXAS BEST Oh LAID cDDortunity-l7 10
acre tracts in Jones county. IL miles
vestrnent company now putting down $500
foot test well Lease IS Producers Rent
al 81 per year due December. 1913 Price
800 per tract Harper * Marvin. Arson,
Texas
". A. MCDONALD AND COMPANY.
Licensed brokers. l2l1il Main street.
Fort Worth. Tex OH propositions wanted
and for sale our eastern and northern
connections have created wonderful de-
maud- List your oil propositions with u.s.
We have sold others and we can sell yours
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19
Helm Wanted-Agsuts

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MANrED-Agents. experienced or mex
perienced men and women City and trlv-
cling write eor particulars. Ms Laude
Carlin. State College. y II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19

HAVE YOU A BARGAIN
IN a five room modern home, reasonably
close in2 II 50. see ne at once dom
W T. SPEUILL
PARK PIT1IAN REALTY Co
1of Two Republic Bldg. Phone 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19
For Rent-Kooms Furni.bed

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GOOD rooms, 81 week 42255 z san Ant
ROOMS with OF without board. blocks
from Mills BldE. SIS y 0regon-
NICELY furnished bedroom close In. SIS
1IaEoffin-
STEAM HEATED ROOM. connecting bath
close iu- $3.50 week Phi 3lS
NICELY FURNISHED room Tor gentle
men Phone 54Ss-
WELL furnished front bed room. gentle
men only. close IN Phone SSH
FURNISHED front room 10 lady EN-
pioyed 70s n ST Nraln-
NICELY furnished bsdrccus. MS z san
Antonio 81 Phone $3.50.
BEAUTIFUL outside room. no sick ref
erencess garage II desired Phone 6123 or
-2o9 Montana- Apt A
TWO handsome front rooms with EalierF
I'm private home. Close in For business
men only Address HISS care Herald
HOTEL GRANr-Undcr new u1anasemenf.
Steam heat hot and cold water IN every
room: bath and shower. 41eiz Myrtle ave
FOR RENT-Furnished room. Elassed m
sleeping porch. steam heat; private fam
ily- 10 West Franklin
LARGE unstairs bedroom party empl1yed
during day preferred No sick or chill
dren- All conveniences; walking distance
III n St. Vraiu-
ALABAMA HOTEI-under new man
aeement- Rooms Thoroughly renovated
steam heat. hot and cold water IN every
room $50 per week up. Transients soc
per niEht. Up rs $ Qregcl- N 15A--
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
PEACE NEEDS PILE UP
LIKE WAR DEMANDS
Munition Making is no More
But Wants of French
Women Remain.

! PARIS, July 3.-Peace needs OF the
French women are keeping the Amer
lcah Y. w. G. A. as busy as did their
war demands. During the war this
American organization concerned it.
self with the women munition makers
of France.
Munltion making is no more But
the factories changing to the peace
time status of ribbon making tack
manufacturing, or what not are get
ting active again. The women workers
are still in France. And so are the
Y. w. c. A. clubs for them.
But the clubs. like the factories and
the women's occupations. have chang
ed, too. At Lyon, where one of the
first Y. W. c. A. foyers. as the French
call these clubs, was opened, new
building is being made ready There
is talk of the old munition plants be-
ing used as slaughter houses. And an
other factory, where for years shells
were made, Is already u ribbon fac
tory.
The Y. w. C. A club is to have a
gymnasium, social room and restaur-
ant II is being put in readiness under
the direction of Miss Louise Dudley.
OF Georgetown KY, at the head of the
Y. w. c. A. in Lyon. But the club
will be in Lyon long after Miss Dudley
Is home again in America. For it is
10 be maintained permanently by the
of Lyon.
The club at Roanne, attended once
oy munition makers only. represents
many occupations now. But there is
little change in the membership. The
girls work and not the girls have
changed. To meet the new demands I
Of peace time, a short course in Amer /
can library system has been introduce I
I'd in the educational program of the |
lub. Miss Mary Emily Baker, of Al |
Iion, Mich, one of the Y. w. c. A. /
workers at the club. is giving the |
ours
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
ASTORIA


All hail to fair Astoria with past and
future great
Where first the white man pitched his
tent in our beloved state,
Too long have jealousy and greed youl
fair renown obscured
Columbia BASINS vantage point. YOU
future is assured
II.
Adown Columbia's easy grade, by
many a heavy train.
The Inland Empires untold wealth of
bright and yellow grain
VIII find its way into the ships that in
your harbor rest,
To sail away across the main to ports
both east and west.
III.
Great Touring mills will quickly rise
upon your busy strand
To feed our workers and to meet the
foreign trades demand.
And many a sip on your ways built
will proudly sail the sea.
1t takes no seer to see and know that
these things are to be.
w.
For where upon Pacific Coast is spot
more favored found?
With natural highways leading thence
from all the country round.
Fresh water harbor. broad and deep,
where ships may safely ride.
Nor fear the fiercest wind that blows
or storms that rage outside.
V.
Oh! fortunate Astoria! where Ma
ture's lavish hand
Has laid the plan of city great within
favored land.
of oregon in future years
to be.
All hail to fair Astoria, great harbor
by the sea.
(Herbert w. Copeland, Pendleton Orc)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

The wash rag and the sponge. while
convenient and regarded by many as
indispensable. are often sources of in
jury to the skin. Children, especially,
are apt to take sponge from dirty
water and squeeze it dry without
rinsing it. The decaying organic mat
ter caught in the pores of the sponge
give rise to certain acids and ferments
very injurious to the complexion.
Both the sponge and the wash rag
Should be thoroughly cleansed and
rinsed after use. To clean sour
sponge put one teaspoonful each Of
ammonia and borax into a basin or
warm water. wash the sponge, rinse in
clean water and hang in the air. eX-
posed to the sun if possible, until dry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
CRIES HUN PRESS

BERLIN, July 1.-The pan-German
Deutsch Zeitung prints the following
across its front page.
German honor is carried to its
grave in the hall of mirrors in which
in the glorious year of II, the Ger
man empire was resurrected in all its
former splendor Lest we forget! In
restless labor the German people will
again strive to attain that place among
the nations of the world to which it is
entitled. Then vengeance for the dis
grace of 1919"
The Tageblatt says:
The German people reject the
treaty which its delegates have signed
and it does not believe for a single
moment that it will endure. Despite
the fact that it is written on parch-
ment, it remains a scrap of paper be-
cause it is a mockery of all the laws of
reason and morals and the most dis
graceful exhibit in the museum of civ
iiliZation."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
American Women Found
Running COblenz Saloon

COBDENZ, July 3.-It was a Ger
man telephone and it was ringing az
lpersistently as any American made
Ruth Woodsmall, who comes from
Colorado Springs, Colo. did not an
swer it Immediately. She has been
director of the Y. w. G. A. Hostess
House here since the Americans came
and she is "A busy woman. But finally
she took time to answer il.
The voice that came over the wire
was German. Also it was irate Now
IL SO happens that Miss woodsmalI
understands German. She had learned
it before it had become an unfashion-
able language.
"Why don't you answer your phone?
want Max So-and-So." the voice pour
ed it out in one burst.
He is not here any more"
isn't this the Trier 'scher- Hof-
the saloon on the Clemns Platz?"
"Yes"
"well Max is the manager"
mo. he isn't any more" And Miss
Woodsmall used her most careful Ger
man. This isn't a saloon any more.
1t is hotel for women-American
women. II is run by American wo-
men. 1 am the new manager. Can
do anything for you?-"
But she was interrupted. "Gott in
Himmel--Americansi Women.-
Gott! I'm in Berlin. I've been wait
ing days to get permission to put this
call through to him. American wo-
men in Coblenz?-"
And he hung up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

Argonne
Battle Staged Today
At Tacoma Jubilee

+ TACOMA, July "a minia-
= tnre representation of the fam
Gus battle of the Argonne is be-
= Ing staged here this afternoon as
= one of the features of the =
Northwest Peace Jubilee.
The replica OF the battle was .
planned by five officers who 3.
; participated in the big fight .
Fifteen hundred soldiers from .
; Camp Lewis, who have been d.
carefully drilled for the event, .
are participating. under the 4
command of Colonel Harvey Mil 4
Ter. First infantry. 4
The troops Will encamp on the 4
grounds this evening and all day 4
tomorrow. giving the Jubilee I
crowds the opportunity of seeing Z
at first hand how the soldiers =
bivouacs. Z
+ = + = = 4 = Z . , 4. 4 = 4. q a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
SPOKANE FACES CAR
STRIKE AT 3 P. NJ.

SPOKANE, July 3.--Electricians OF
the Spokane and inland Empire trac-
tion company are. scheduled to strike
ut three this afternoon. The walk
out completely tied up interurban
service, including the Coeur dAlene
line OF which thousands proposed to
travel to the lake regatta in Idaho
City tomorrow. Street cars of this
company will stop at the same hour
unless the company agrees to a wage
increase allowed by the national war
labor board but never paid. The
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railways. owners OF the Inland, offer
cd the electrical road enough steam
locomotives and flat cars to handle
the regatta crowds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

A rascally French innkeeper had
given Sammy bad piece of money.
He went back and demanded good
money and after some argument the
innkeeper made good. Just as the
doughboy was about to leave the inn
keeper called him back.
Pardon, monsieur, but Will you
kindly give me back the bad coin?"
Cant be done, Frenchy?" chuck
led the sammy. 1T took me three
hours to pass it myself
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
Daylight Robbers Take
$4,000 in Liberty Bonds
After Girl is Gagged

SACRAMENTO, July 3.-Two day.
light burglars, one unmasked, today
robbed Miss Lillian Berkeley of the
Valley Bond company, OF about $4,000
in liberty bonds. The men followed
her up the stairway of building
where the bond company has offices.
threw a sack over her head. bound
and gagged her and threw her in "A
closet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
Entte Brides Nnmcrous.

BUTTE. Mont. July 4.-On hundred
couples were married in Butte during
June this year. according to the rec
ords of the office of the county clerk
and recorder. More than 80 per cent
OF the brides were residents of Butte.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

sunshi:ie may lie beaIthfa brt the
lazy min .ca1. - { :. | rish b st in the
shade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

Men are compelled to invent all
kinds of things because they have no
hair pins with which to work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

More ioen a'e N ned by prosperity
than by adyels.tA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
Portland Stores Flooded
With Bogus Silver SOin

PORTLAND, July s.-Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

Ask the agent for beautifully illustrated folder giving
plete information Resorts the Pacific
Northwest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
Up in the Mountains

ioa equally beneficial behna
the neil and sordid things Of daily business life
Tbs sublime Inspiring plan sur
rounds and charms snd camp
lofty peak fish nuunheress
hrS lounge In your hammock rest sleep and
heanwase you breathing the J-nkng r7sskng
crystal waters eating wholesome food and sRs al
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
Can You Resist Such Challenge

Ask the loCs ticket help tell
Just what the FAR and you other hepfe
Of the URted States Railroad pcsss
aid IN making vacation travel satisfying
The National Parks have all heea greatly
appealing they Beautifully Illustrated bso giving
minute information Of their delights wen6es
by the Administration To- free y,ur oa
agent fer any q ths!n.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04

Plan your vacation to visit one or more of them,
where the days are cheerful and the nights bring
refreshing sleep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-28
BERLIN WILL
NOT PAY FOR
ITS VESSELS
Balks at Responsibility
for Fleet Sinking at
Scapa Flow.

Berlin, Nov. 28.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press) 1t is stated In au-
quarters here that Ger
many will not comply with the de-
mand of the entente for 100000
tons Of docks, dredges and tugs
as an offset to the German warships
sunk at Scapa Flow. :
It was indicated that Germany
would stand pat on her PROPOSE
ton to refer the dispute to The
Hague tribunal. 1t is claimed that
Germany should not be held re-
sponsible for the acts Of the ma
rine forces at Scapa Flow.
Notes Delivered.
Paris, Nov. 2S.-The German
delegation today delivered two
notes to Paul Dutasta, secretary
Of the peace conference. One re-
lates to the replacement Of Ger
man warships sunk by their crews
in Scapa Flow and the, other to
the repatriation of German pris-
oners.
Distribution Stin Puxxles.
Discussing the sinking Of the
German feet in Scapa Flow and
the compensations to be obtained
therefor, the supreme council to-
day admitted in principle the demo-
lition Of the units still In the hands
of the allies, but the question Of
the distribution Of scrap iron re-
aulting from the breaking up Of
tho ships wns not decided.
France and Italy. whose ship;
building ysrds have been idle 1fuee
1914, will receive certain units In
tact a. compensation fog tonnage
lost during the war.
Time Limit for Rumanla.
The supreme council today de-
cided that the Rumanian govern
ment. which received the last allied
note Nov. "a, must reply to the rep
resentatives of the entente at Blu
charest before Dec. 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-28
UHL AND HOWE
LOCK HORNS AT
ELLIS ISLAND
Later Resents Charge He
Held Up Official
Letter.

New York, Nov. 2S.-The tes,i-
mony Of Byron T. Uhl, acting i'm
migration commissioner, testifying
before the house committee on i'm
migration investigating conditions
at Ellis island, was interrupted to-
day by Frederic c. Howe, former
commissioner, who accused Mr.. Uni
Of not telling the truth.
The interruption came after Mr..
Uhl had identified an order dated
April "a. stopping the circulation
of anarchistic literature at the .s-
land. The order was signed with
Mr.. Howe's name but Mr.. Uhl testi-
fed that he dictated the latter and
that q notation in the corner show
ed that It was not received by the
inspectors until June 1.
DO you mean to say" interrupt
ed Mr.. Howe, shat l held up this
letter."
"The chief Of the division con-
cerned did not receive 1t until the
time indicated" replied Mr.. Uhi.
Mr.. Howe then asked whether
Mr.. Uhl ever remembered his hold
ing up q letter more than "a hou-E,
whereupon Mr.. Uhl answered. You
held up that one, commissioner"
Hunger Strikers SPLIT.
!, The hunger ttrike which was
CONTINUED today has split the Ellis
island soviet" into two factions.
the left wing which spurns food.
and the right wing which devours
1t at every opportunity.
The left wing has refused 10
meals since last Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-28
TURKEY WANTS
PEACE NOW TO
CURB ANARCHY
Government Helpless and Wants
America to Accept Mandate
to Direct It
Constantinople, Tuesday, Nov. Is.

Constantinople, Tuesday, Nov. Is.
-(By the Associated Press) .-Ap-
peals that early arrangements be
made for negotiating a peace
treaty, sent by the sublime porte
to the peace conference in Paris,
are said to have been Inspired by
the fear that Turkey may be plung-
ed into anarchy with no responsi-
BILE government to treat with the
allies. At the same time the grand
vizier is urging country districts
to hurry arrangements for elec-
lions so that a parliament may
meet here and be ready to discuss
the terms Of peace.
+ Collect No Taxes.
At present the interior Of the
country is not controlled by the
government, which cannot collect
taxes and has NO funds. This f.
nancia1 situation, it Is pointed out.
is liable to throw the country into
the hands Of any nation which may
make it loan, G
The Turks are preparing to make
an effort to excite interest in Amer
lea for a mandate over this country
and to plan to send publicists to
America for that purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-28
MAY CALL HEADS
OF COAL STATES
TO MEET SHORTLY

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 2S.-Gov-
ernor Frederick 8. Gardner Of Mis-
souri,. chairman Of the committee
named ct q recent conference Of
governors to investigate profiteer-
ing. today was considering calling
. conference Of the governors of
coal producing states to discuss
plans for the reopening Of coal
mines made idle by the miners
strike.
Issuance Of the call, It was said,
was contingent upon whether the
federal government took prompt
steps to reopen the mines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-28
SEES DANGERS
IN BRITISH AND
u. S. RIVALRY
South American View is
That Threatens Peace /.
Compact.

Buenos Aires, Nov. 2S.-Djscuss-
ing the failure of the United States
senate to ratify the treaty Of peace
between the allied and associted
powers and Germany, La Prenza
dwells on Senator Lenroot's reser-
vation not permitting British do
minions and colonies to out-vote
the United States and says:
ut appears evident that If. for
any reason, the League of Nations
collapses, it will be without doubt
found within the scope of this res
ervation which unfortunately again
manifests the rivalry, now pro-
found. between the two great An
glo-Saxon civilizations" !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-28
BRITISH union
KICK ON PRICE
CUT IS FUTILE
Government Upheld in Commons
for Reducing Coal Cost to
the Consumer.

London, Nov. 28.-The govern
ment won q sweeping victory in the
house OF commons today when the
motion of William Brace, . labor
leader. calling for the appointment
of a committee to inquire into the
cost Of production, the output and
prices Of coal. was rejected. The
government received 254 votes, as
against 50 for the measura.
Cssper1tiea RefNseE
In presenting the : nation Me-.
HrAes declared the labor party had
been trying Is cooperate with, the
government ID D grave and d!fncult
financial tFoblem. but that the gov
ernment had declined to permit the
party's cooperation.
Mr.. Brace asked why the govern
ment was afraid Of a committee Of
inquiry. The miners, he said, had
been driven to despair over the
blunders Of the coal department.
and the trade was working into
chaos. Development was retarded,
he declared.
Miners Free from Blame.
He maintained that the industry
required reorganizing because the
shortage in the output was not at
tributable to the miners but to the
lack Of development by the owners
and to bad transportation. The
miners, he said. were prepared to
cooperate with anybody and every
body on any system, In order to
obtain larger production.
Ordered Cut in Price.
The motion, which had many sup
porters outside the labor party, was
an outcome of an order issued by
Sir Auckland Geddes, minister Of
national service and reconstruG-
ton, on Nov. IA, that household
coal would be reduced 10 shillings
a ton in price. Many government
supporters, coal mine owners and
their sympathizers, oppose the gov
ernment reduction as much as the
labor party, although from another
angle.