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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
Chicago Wet Blowout Nipped by Court
STICK,
They SAY, TILL
HE'LL FREEZES
Pay for . Busy Two Weeks Just Be.
fore the Strike Encourages Them
to Hold Out.

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-Illi-
nois soft coal miners were encour-
aged to continue their strike today
by the receipts of pay envelopes
for two weeks ending Nov. l, held
back by operators under their
wage rules.
Operators here estimated that
the money paid to the mine work
ers for the half-month period,
when production was speeded up
in anticipation Of the mine tieup,
would approximate $4,000, 900, They
reached this figure by multiplying
the total estimated tonnage for the
two weeks, amounting to 4,000,000
tons, by 81, said to be basic aver
age of the cost per ton paid into
the pockets Of the miners, includ-
ing diggers, day-men and all other
union mine workers.
The highest pay for digger en-
ployed by the Springfield district
coal mining company for the two
weeks was $1SS.45 net. Three
men earned more than $160, and
the pay ranged to a point below
500.
Field reports to miners head
quarters today indicated a stand
pat attitude against any resump-
tion Of work until something tan
gible is offered by the joint scale
committee in the way Of a new
agreement.
Walt TIL sHell Freexes.~
At q meeting last night in Riv.
erton, Sangamon county, mine
workers declared in resolutions
! they would not return to work un.
til satisfactory agreement was
signed, 'even II that time should
! be long enough to insure that hell
be transformed into a frozen
pond" -
The resolutions condemned Fed.
eral Judge A. B. Anderson for is.
suing the mandate forcing miners
officials to rescind the strike call
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
EXPECTS TO PUSH
ON WEST WITH BIG
BOMBING AIRPLANF

Mount Jewett Pa, Nov. 49,
Conditions being good, Vice Ad-
miral Kerr, commanding the Hand
ley-Page airplane which left Min
cola yesterday for Chicago and was
compelled to land here. will take
the air again this afternoon for
Cleveland. There, supply of oil
and gasoline will be taken on, and
II the weather holds. the fight to
Chicago will be continued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
HOPE STEAMER Is
SAFE IN Al HARBOR

Sault Ste Mario, M.'ch., Nov. Is.
-sa the hours rsssed without
-vT''l from the lax. steamer. ]o1n
Over. marines here 1lung to the
hope today that the ore carrier i,a.l
rrt into one OF the numerous ilar-
bSrs between The soc and Kewc, =
nav I oint and oM-idGeD the storm
that for three days has lashe
Late Superior into sea Of NOM
ta:ll,-us waves, accompanied by i
banding snowsto:m.
The Owen carried q crew Of 20
anC vas last sighted Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15

letter that he would decline to rec
ognize its authority on the ground
that he was an ambassador from
the soviet government and he
claimed that all communications
between himself and his govern
ment were privileged.
Neither Martens nor the soviet
government of Russia has ever
been officially recognized by the
United States. When he came to
this country several months ago
he announced that his purpose was
to foster trade relations between
business men of America and those
of soviet Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
No Immediate Settlement
of Railroad WAGE Issues

Washington, Nov. 15.-Hope for
an immediate settlement Of de-
mands for the four great brother
hoods vanished today when fur
ther session of the conference be-
tween Director General Hines and
the brotherhood heads were post
poned indefinitely.
No ofacial statement was made
but Ait was understood no agree
ment could be reached ON the prin-
ciple of time and half for over
time in road service Of trainmen.
Several minor questions also re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
HEAR ISSUES
FOR CENTRAL
RECI0NF|RS
Miners and Operators,
After Wrangle, Get
Down to Business.

Washington, Nov. 15.-After .
long wrangle today representatives
of the coal operators and miners
In conference here agreed to take
up settlement of wage and labor
conditions in the central compo.:-
tive field after they had failed to
agree on considering a national
scale as first proposed.
Calls Scale Committee.
Adjourning the general confer
ence, Secretary Wilson then sum-
moned the scale committees Of the
central competitive field to meet
at 2:30 p. m. today to negotiate a
new wage agreement.
Operators from districts outside
the central competitive field will
meet at the same hour to deter
mine whether the agreement of the
central competitive field will be ac-
cepted as q basis for outlying dis
tricts.
Washington, Nov. 15.-Accept-
ance without qualification by the
mine workers of Secretary of Labor
Wilson'S proposal for negotiation
Of a nationwide wage scale agree
ment was announced at the confer
epce today by John l. Lewis, act
ing president Of the, United Mine
workers Of America.
I'VE come IN good faith in an
honest endeavor to reconcile diff
culties," President Lewis said, land
you Mr.. Secretary. representing the
| government propose q plan which
we accept, not because it is the best
plan but because the public has
been told for weeks that it the plan
the operators wanted"
Need Mere Pay.
President Lewis sharply denied
! charges of bad faith over the Goa
strike and the negotiations and
William Green, secretary-treasurer
Of the mine workers union took ex-
ception to Secretary Wilson's 3
statement of Friday that q so per
cent increase in coal miners wages
was impossible. Green said that
the federal government should see
; that the miners got that much in
crease to allow them an American
standard Of living.
Wants Central to Settle Il.
Speaking on behalf of the operat-
ors outside the central competitive
field, F. w. Lukings, president OF
the Southwestern Interstate Coal
Operators association, proposed
returning to the old policy Of al
lowing the basic scale to be nego-
tiated by the operators and miners
in the central competitive field.
Because outlying operators ere
not organized, Mr.. Lukings said
time would not be wasted, but thai
public interest in an early settle
ment makes 1t desirable to continue
as In the past"
Charges Bad Faith.
! Mr.. Lukings' statement immed-
lately brought from MIR. Lewis g
charge of bad faith.
Charging that the operators II
the outlying districts had led min.
ers and the public to believe that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15

manned unsolved because they
have direct bearing on the over
time question.
The brotherhood leaders may
meet with members of the direc-
tor-general's staff during the early
part Of next week.
The director generals recent
statement that the discussions
were entirely amicable was reiter-
ated today. Union leaders held out
hope for an agreement which
would meet the demands of their
constituents to q large extent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
CONVICT BREAKS
BACK TRYING TO
WIN HIS LIBERTY

Jefferson City. Mo-, Nov. 15.-One
convict escaped from the state PEN
itentiary here th!s' morning and
another fell off a 30-foot wall and
broke his back in an attempt to
escape, while three prison guards
rained a fusillade of revolver bull
lets at them.
Ira Perry of Kansas City, NO.,
serving a two-year term, got away
Harry Funk, bank rotber from
Audrian county. fell from the wall,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
BUILD FIRE TO
WARM GERMAN
NATIONAL SOUP
Majority Socialists Aroused by Re-
dictionary Tide Hindenburg
Brings With Him.

Berlin, Nov. 15.-(Via London).-
Three mass meetings have been
called for tomorrow by the Major
ity Socialists for the purpose of
"rousing the police authorities from
their sleep" 1t is declared an at
tempt is being made to use the
presence of Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg as "a fire on which the
German national soup can be
brought to a boil"
Storm Meeting.
Demonstrators last night storm
ed a meeting arranged by Matthias
Erzberger, vice premier and min
lister of finance, at which speeches,
favoring the League Of Nations
were made. The meeting conclud-
ed in confusion, the audience sing
ing imperial and national songs.
Demonstrations, chiefly by stu
dents, cheered Won Hindenburg
and General Ludendorff yesterday
and raised cries of "Hoch" for for
mer Emperor William and the old
empire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
over
FINDING
WRIT APPEAL
Plans to Guzzle 100000.
600 Gallons 90 Awry
As a Result.

Chicago ILL.,, Nov. 15.-Federal
Judges Carpenter and FitzHenry
announced today that their deci-
sions ON the Injunction proceed
ings, brought by Chicago and Pc
oria, ILL.,, liquor dealers to restrain
federal officials from enforcing the
provisions of the war time prohibi-
tion law will not be delivered until
some time next week. They said
they had been unable to complete
their decision and that it probably
would be handed down next Tues
day or Wednesday.
The court rooms were crowded
with wet and dry leaders and at
torneys when Judge Carpenter
mado the announcement.
Dlsappoints Many.
I'VE have not been able to con-
clude our labors and it will be early
next week before the decision is
ready" said Judge Carpenter.
Chicago saloonkeepers who had
anticipated a favorable ruling to-
day had made elaborate arrange
ments for resuming business at
once.
They were surprised at the dc,
lay in the courts ruling and were
not nearly ~ confident that the de-
cfsio1 when It II delivered, will be
in their faror. . :
All Arrangements Malo.
Hundreds Of saloonkeepers had
applied for renewal of liquor IL
|censes, transportation had been ar
ranged for 100000 gallons OF
whisky, reservations made at
downtown cafes and cabarets and
all other arrangements fixed for a
celebration in anticipation of a
favorable wet" decision by Judges
Carpenter and FitzHenry for an in
junction to stop enforcement Of the
wartime prohibition law.
Applied to But One.
On the other hand, District At
torney Clyne asserted there would
"be no celebration" even in the
unexpected event that the decision
goes against the government. i
Should the injunction be issued,
said Mr.. Clyne. it would apply only
to sales by the one Chicago con-
cern involved, the Hannah & Hogg
company. ANY others who "tilt the
lid" would be arrested Immediately,
he added.
Panama Wakes Up.
Panama, Friday, Nov. 14.-An-
nouncement today that prohibition
had gone into effect in the canal
zone through the Volstead act, Gre
ated CONSERVATION. It had been
expected that prohibition would
not become effective until January
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
ARREST DOZEN AT
SCOTS RUN MINE

Morgantown. W. Va, Nov. 15.--
Department Of justice agents. with
eight deputy sheriffs, today arrest
ed IL members Of the Scott's Run
local Of the I. w. w. They were
brought here and placed In Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15

received the prince of Wales was
more than . mark Of tolerant re-
spect for European institutions-it
was tribute to the engaging per-
sonality Of Edward. prince Of
Wales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
PRICE SET ON
SUGAR and US.
WILL CONTROL
Department Of Justice Acts Under
War Powers to Prevent
Skyrocketlng.

Washington, Nov. 15.-A maxi
mum wholesale price Of 101s cents
a pound for all beet sugars has
been established by the department
Of justice.
Chicago. Nov. 15.-Sugar is no
longer q federal outlaw among
foods.
It was brought back into the fold
and again made subject to govern
ment price restrictions in Washing
ton last night, and its maximum
price in Chicago was tentatively
set at 13 cents per pound retail.
The basic wholesale price, which
will put beet sugar on the Chicago
market at between IL and 13 cents
to the consumer, was fixed at q
conference between Howard Ngg
special assistant attorney general
in charge of food prices, and rep
resentatives Of leading sugar re-
finers. who had sought an increase
over the old government price on
the ground that they could moi
make q reasonable profit.
Plan Distribution Board.
Plans are being considered in
Washington for the creation Of q
sugar distribution committee to sit
In Chicago and to have complete
control Of all beet sugar distribu-
tion in the west. Cane sugar il
supposed to supply the eastern
section, while Chicago and the west
depends on beet sugar from Colo.
RADIO and other western fields dur,
Ing the winter.
Nay Release Supply.
Federal regulation Of the REIN.
ers' price is expected to result in
the immediate release Of the sugar
supply in the west and early relie1
for the serious sugar shortage IL
Chicago. 1t is believed that be.
cause Of the different prices charg.
ed formerly by refiners and thei1
protests that they could not make
q fair profit at 10 cents a pound
q large. part Of the available bee,
supply has been held in the west
Government action practically
stops refiners' competition, It II
pointed out, and sugar will star
moving to Chicago as fast as carr
can be obtained for its shipment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15
The Weather


Fair tonight and Sunday and
probably Monday. Rising tempera-
ture with lowest tonight slightly
below freezing.
Highest yesterday SO; lowest last
night. %.
Velocity of wind. 8 miles pei
hour.
Precipitation, none.
12n. 7p.m. Tan
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb .32 20 "a
Wet bulb .....-26 "a g
Relative hum. AZ As "A
River stage, IL, with q fall of 4
in the last "a hours.
I'M. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-15

Continued on Page Four.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
LITTLE BLONDE
DISLIkES HEAT
She Doesn't Like Hot Weather When
She Goes to SchooI-But Ii Was
Worse Twenty Years
Ago.

Il don't see why it has to get so
hot in September just after school
starts" said a pretty little blonde to
her mother yesterday at noon TINA
when she came home from high school
and looked as if she didn't care a
thing in the world for anything not
even chat date at four o'clock. But
here's something that will make the
little blonde count her many bles-
sings and think she's lucky at that.
September 6, 1899 which was twenty
years ago, and several years before
this pretty maid ever started to
school, the temperature was 80 de-
grees, the highest ever registered for
that month Yesterdays temperature
only recorded 80 degrees on the Their
mometer, so the young lady who wish
ed that September was cooler isn't
quite so unfortunate after all-not
nearly so unlucky as all the high
school maids twenty years ago this
month who had to sit in the assem-
blv room" with the thermometer at
50, and they probably didn't have any
date at four o'clock to cheer 'em up
over the atmospheric conditions.
either, as the 1919 young lady had
yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
Mayor viii Ask keokuk Show People
to Cooperate With Him on Actors
National Memorial
Day.
MAY GIVE A MATINEE
Suggestion Comes from Headquarters
That This is Best Way to Hon.
or Stage Folks Who Help
ed Win War.

A committee Of Keokuk showmen
have been named by Mayor Lotion to
assist in the celebration of Actors
National Memorial day, December s..
The committee named by the mayor
includes M. F. Baker, Alexander
.Cohan and Mr.. Cole. This committee
will act with the mayor as chairman
in carrying out the plans ror me-
mortal to the stage folks who did
their share in the great war.
Mayor Lotion, last week, received
notification of the appointment as a
member of the general committee.
Today he received letter from the
association asking him to appoint a
committee to cooperate with him and
composed Of local theater men.
I'm order to make the Actors Ma.
tional Memorial day success, 1t has
been deemed advisable to have in
each city chairman organize a
small committee to commemorate
on December S, 1919, the work done
by the people of the stage to win the
war" the letter to the mayor states.
1t goes on to ask him to act as
chairman, and suggests tnat an extra
matinee of any performance playing
in Keokuk be given on that after
noon, or if none is playing that the
committee organize a home talent
show, or give some stunt Of some
sort.
! Theater people here are planning
to cooperate with the mayor In
whatever he wishes for the actors
day, it is understood.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
CLUB WILL MEET
FRIDAY EVENING
The Members Of the Progressive
Club viii Get Together That
Night and Start Fall
Program.

The Progressive club will hold its
regular meeting Friday evening at 8
o'clock in the Girls CLUB room of the
Y. w. C. A. During the vacation
the club has held no meet
ings and for this reason, the commit
tee in charge says, that they desire a
large attendance Friday night.
A program has been planned for
this meeting, and a pleasant time is
anticipated for the members, as they
get together again for their fall and
winter work and study. Plans are
under way now, one committee re-
ports, which will be announced later
to the club, concerning some courses
of study which will be offered them
this year Friends of the club mem
bers are invited to attend the meet
ing Friday evening.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
BOYS CLEARED
OF CHARGES
Not Guilty Pleas Entered for Reich
man and Two WeIdons-
Two Mexicans are
Fined.

Pleas of not guilty were entered
for Edward Reichman and the two
Weldon boys in the superior court
Yesterday when they came TO answer
charges preferred by G. Strohmaier.
From all that the court could gather,
the boys are more slnned against
than SHINING in this case, and there
was no evidence to show that they
have been guilty as Strohmaier
charged. One of the lads proved an
effective alibi in regard to the rock
throwing charge.
Roy Washburn who was charged
with disturbing the peace of ]. p.
Penney and with assault, pleaded not
guilty.
The two Mexicans who were con-
cerned in the fracas at Shke Tay-
lor's place last week, pleaded guilty
to disturbing the peace and were
fined ten and costs. They are John
Martinez and Selso Saledarino.
The remainder Of the coterie of
youngsters concerned In the corn
case in West Keokuk We're in court
yesterday and told their stories.
They have promised to keep away
from the railroad yards and the cars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
CITY NEWS.
Hunt Lowitz's add. Read.

Masonic: Speciar meeting OF
Hardin lodge No. 20, Wednesday,
Sept 10, 1880 p m. E. A. degree.
Patrons of the classified columns
sending advertisements in over the
phone must arrange to send payment
for same on day the notice is to ap-
pear, as all classified advertising is
on a strictly cash basis.
Regular meeting OF Morning Star
lodge No. S, X. of p. at Castle hall,
Fifth and Blondeau. George Keep!
c. c.: ]. A. Burgess, X. of r. and
L O. o. NJ lodge, No. 704, meet
regularly every Tuesday evening a:
O'Clock. All visiting members cor.
daily invited. John G. Stadler, die.
tator. A. L. Laubershimer. secretary.
Dance at Glaser's beach Wednes-
day evening. Agnes orchestra
Rights of admission strictly reserved.
$3.50 to 1:30.
Subscribers TO The Gate City
should notify the business office Il
their paper is not delivered prompt.
ly. All complaints should reach this
office before 6 o'clock, as the bust.
ness office closes at that hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
"ScandaI."


Undoubtedly the theatrical event or
many years in this city will be the ap-
pearance at the Grand opera house
Friday evening. Sept. IL, of Cosmo
Hamilton's brilliant and daring com
edy, Scandal" which comes here
direct from sensational run Of seven
full months at the Garrick theater,
Chicago. No play Of recent years mas
made such solid "hit" and played to
as many people during like period as
has Scandal" which could have con-
tinued on Indefinitely in Chicago, out
for the fact that the Messrs. Shubert,
managers Of the Garrick theater, have
made contracts for the appearance OF
other attractions, thereby bringing to
an untimely termination the run OF
this play.
Scandal" was produced by Walter
Hast of New York and London, who
has to his credit the bringing out OF
such successful plays as "The Blind
ness of Virtue" also of Cosmo HarnIl-
toms pen, and "Bunty Pulls the
Strings" and many other successes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
(. r. RALSTON
TO CHICAGO
Former Keokuk Man Has Accepted
Position With Electric Appli-
anees Company In
That City.

Rolla r. Ralston has accepted a
position with the Electric Appliances
company at Chicago and will report
there September Is. Mr.. Ralston has
been with the Paducah Traction COM
pany, at Paducah, KY, for over a
year. He was with the Keokuk Elec.
trio company for a number of years,
and was connected with the adver-
Using department of Keokuk news
papers prior to that time.
Mr.. Ralston was prominent mem
Der Of the High Tension club and one
time its president. He has hundreds
of friends here, who will wish him
every success possible in his new
field of work
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
Fifteen Who viii Handle Financing
and Building Of Road to Alex
andria Appointed This
Morning.
REPRESENT INTERESTS
ORGANIZATION VIII be Completed at
Once in Order to Meet With Mis-
souri, Board When 1t
Reports.

The commission will meet at 10
| o'clock tomorrow morning in the
! council rooms, for the purpose Of
| organizing. Chairman hickey is
| sued the call this morning, follow
| ing the meeting which named the
commission.
Fifteen members Of the commission
which will act in the matter of the
Alexandria road, were named this
morning by representatives of the city
council, the Keokuk Industrial Asso
citation, the Commercial club, the Auto
mobile club and the Unity club. The
commission will meet to organize pl OBJ.
ably tomorrow night. T. j. Hickey has
been named temporary chairman OF
the body.
The commission will be composed of
the following:
City William N. Sage, John Nagel,
T. J. Hickey.
Industrial Association-Judge Will
liam Logan, w. ]. Fulton, w. B. Wool.
| ley.
Commercial club. 3. Well, B. L.
Auwerda, George Schell.
Automobile ciub-Roy Bartholomew
J. H. Mcnamara, NJ. F. Baker.
Unity club A. Hamill, T. H
Joyce, j. o. Boyd.
The commission was chosen by
committee which was composed OF
Mayor Lotion, Secretary Fulton Of the
Industrial Association, President Dur
rett Of the Commercial club, G. D
Schell of the Automobile club &nd
H. c. Brown of the Unity club.
The Wayland committee which came
F.! to Keokuk Friday and presented tnell
cause, and which resulted in the for
nation of this commission, Is in JEFF
ferson City to confer with the Mis-
souri, commission today. The commit
| tee will endeavor to get the Missouri
| boards approval of this proposed road
way, and will get them to send engi
neers here to tell just what win DC
accepted in the way Of road This
will give an estimate Of the amodn1
OF money which will be needed.
There will be two and half miles
of road to build as Keokuk's share
of the proposition, it is understood
The question Of raising the road
above its present Level is one to be
considered, and there will be mum
Der of other matters which will be
discussed by the commission with
the Missouri highway engineers when
they get here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09

Minneapolis Tribune: If all the
manpower now devoted to agitation
could be diverted to productive ca
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-09
LEMON JUICE
FOR .FREcKLEs
Girls! Make beauty lotion TOR
a few cents-Try 1t!

Squeeze the Jnice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white, shake well. and you
have a quarter pint Of the pest
freckle and tan lotion, and complex.
ion beautifier. at very. very smaii
cost
Your grocer has the lemons ana
any drug store or toilet counter viii
supply three ounces Of orchard wnite
for few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck
arms and hands each day and sec
how freckles and blemishes d1sap'
pear anil how clear. soft and rosy.
white the skin becomes. Yes! II IL
harmless and never irritatcs.