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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
[By Ralph F. Couch, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Ralph F. Couch. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Ocr. 22.-Dele-
gates to the national industrial con-
ference today were preparing to
make complete new start in the
problem of working out code to
bring nation-wide peace between
workers and employers. At the morn
ing session of the conference dele
gates were told November may
find one million workers on strike or
threatened strike in two basic indus
tries.
Chances seem slight, 1t was en-
phasized Of averting through govern
ment mediation the threatened strike
of 100000 miners.
In addition 100000 members Of the
four big railroad brotherhoods and
100000 railway shopmen are plan
ming to resume pressing their de-
mands for wage adjustments begin
ming November /.
Nearly one million workers are now
on strike throughout the country, 1t
was estimated on the basis OF re-
ports to government departments.
The seriousness of the Skuation
may be emphasized to the conference
in a letter from President Wilson
delivered yesterday to Secretary
Lane. Lane did not read the mes
sage yesterday. He may not read it
today. The letter was intended to
be communicated to the conference
only in the event that the delegates
seemed inclined to break up without
making further efforts to agree
In accordance with suggestions
from Secretary Lane, the conference
today is expected to take adjourn
ment for a week or ten days to give
the committees time to prepare a
comprehensive program for settle
ment of industrial disputes.
This, it is indicated, will be COM
promise program. Many delegates
say that with collective bargaining
out Of the way, the conference now
an agreement.
Presidents Letter Road.
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-President
Wilson today warned the national in.
dustrial conference it must find some
common ground Of agreement, in a
letter read to the conference by Secre-
tary Lane
The letter follows:
ITO The Ladies and Gentlemen
of the industrial conferences:
II am advised by your chairman
that you have come to a situation
which appears to threaten the life
of your conference and because Of
that l am presuming to address a
word of very solemn appeal to you
as Americans.
ut is not for me to assess the
blame for the present condition.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
ALL READY TO
TRY KAISER
Bonar Law Announces That Prepara.
tions are Made and Trial viii
Come After Peace is
Signed.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Andrew Bonar
Law, government spokesman, announc.
ed in the house of commons this af.
ternoon, when parliament reconven'
ed, that all preparations had been
made for trial of the former kaiser.
His extradition will not be demand
ed, however, until all nations have
signed the peace treaty, Law said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
'me Short and snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

N
Nrtnd1 Nred Press Leased Wire Service.1
NV NV YORK, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Hilda
I'srove has been keeping a family Of
T. "a ~ S5osa month pension. Yester.
n |ss.s she received notice an uncle "out
'' mad died and left her $4,000.
uo underhand Methods.
khma.H,n,CHESTER. Mass, Oct. 22.-
|,eahing of "underhand" methods,
[u,es tunneled into the cellar of
I.pn Ir. Hinch's saloon here and de-
(all,.a all with thirty gallons of alleged
u,,, Good Shooting.
ElsnN !, ,rEDRO, Calf, Oct. ga. "A.
- ired three rounds from 1 shot
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
ExnIosjon on Tank Steamer.

TJJnited Press Leased Wire Service
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 22.-Six
men were perhaps fatally injured and
a dozen others badly hurt IN an ex-
plosion OF oil vapor on tank
steamer at the Baltimore drydock
and shipbuilding plant today. Gases
generated by the explosion imperilled
other workers on the vessel.
A droppee lighted match is be-
lieyed to have caused the explosion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
Cut His own Appen dix.

rOMONA, Calf, Oct. 22.-When
doctors had made all preparations to
cut out Jack Dow's appendix, Jack
took the case out of their hands and
did 1t himself, they say. Dow studied
surgery at Johns Hopkins.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR
gun at glass Of water on Philip
Bones head, according to police. Boue
wasn't chipped.
She Walked In Her Sleep.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct 22.-Mrs. P.
G. Conley, somnambulist, walked
asleep from her home in her nightie
and finished her nap on the sidewalk.
A drenohing rain didn't waken her
until late next morning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
After the Bath.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-After
the wedding Sophie Miller suggested
to w. F. Miller that he take a bath.
He did. After the bath he declared
Sophie had left with his roll-$610. He
had her arrested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
HOG PRICES
DROPPING DOWN
Lowest Figure In More Than Two
Years at Kansas City Today,
With Drop In
Chicaqo

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 22.-Hogs
reached the lowest figure in more
than two years on the market here
today. Heavy hogs were quoted be-
TWEEN $3.50 and s1325 per hundred
weight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
FOREIGN
STRIKERS
ARRESTED
Rioting at Steel Mill as Soon
as Special Guards are Talk
en- Away from
Gates.
= n mi
ONE MAN WAS SHOT
Workmen Who Had Been Housed In.
side ventured Out for First
Time and are Assault
ed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. ga
score of men, all foreigners, were
under arrest in Braddock, near here
today, following sporadic clashes in
that district yesterday in which one
man was shot and two score others
injured Order was restored last
night by state troopers.
The fighting occurred in the vicinity
of the entrance to the Edgar Thom-
son mills Of the Carnegie Steel com
pany, according to police, when work
men who had been housed in the mill
ventured outside for the first time
since the steel strike was called. Just a
few nights before, special police guard
ing the men were relieved from duty
and the local police were unable to
cope with the situation yesterday.
Eight Are Shot.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., Oct. 22.-Eght
persons were shot and stabbed here
early today in a clash between al
legged negro steel strikebreakers and
union pickets. Five negroes were
arrested. Four Of them were armed
with new revolvers, police said. The
fifth negro was said to have con-
fessed to stabbing Andy Humanio.
a picket. The victim may die.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
Retail Prices Lower.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. q
Continued drops in the price Of hogs
on the Indianapolis live stock market
were reflected on the retail markets
here today. With another average
decline of twenty-five cents per hun
dred pounds on the hoof today, it was
shown that retail prices of pork are
from eleven to eleven and three-quar-
ters cents lower than on July %, when
the price was at its peak
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
lron of S1.OO.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Hog prices
dropped from rs cents to s1.0O on the
Chicago market today.
Increased receipts. due to labor
trouble tying up minor packing CEN
ters, caused the drop, according to the
United States bureau Of markets.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-22
Willing to Arbitrate.
Conference Of Governors.

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THE WEATHER
Much Colder Thursday Night.
Local temp. z P. M, 81; Z a. m.,
A3.
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at the meeting, has so far presented
no compromise program of his own.
Following adjournment Of the con.
ference late yesterday. operators met
at the headquarters of the National
Coal association here to lay out a
plan OF action for today's meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25
HALSTED QUITS POST AS
CUSTOMS DIVISION CHIEF

Resignation OF F. NJ Halstead as
chief of the division of customs.
United States Treasury is announced
by Secretary Glass. Mr.. Halstead will
resume the practice of law and the
position will be filled by the promo
ton of Assistant Chief George W
ASnwOrth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25
FOES TO
VOTEFOR BORAH

Senate progressives opposing Sen
ator Penrose as chairman of the FIT
nance Committee probably will vote
for Senator Borah of Idaho for the
Chairmshship, they said today.
PenFose has heen chosen chairman
by the>Republican committee on com
mittees which is to report early next
week to Republican caucus. Some
progressiXes probably will not attend
this cauGus. but will make their fight
on sthe Senate floor.
Leading prOgressives said today
their group will vote las each mans
conscience tells him" when Penrose's
name is presented. Present indica-
tions are four votes will be cast
against him.
Progressives were pleased today at
selection of Senator Gronna, North
Dakota. as head OF the Agriculture
Committee. Capper, Kansas. a newly
elected Progressive, also will be a
member of Agriculture. Kenyon, an
other Progressive, will head Educa-
tion and Labor. This committee was
to have been headed by Borah. but he
il on condition Kenyon
get ii. BOrah said he will be too
busy fighting the league OF nations
to give the time to this important
committee which il demands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25
PRICESHIGHFOR.
YEARS, SAYS KAHN

That prices viii not he lowered for
wears 10 come. ard possibly not at all.
is the firm heller OF Otto H. Kahn. OF
the New York firm Of Kuhn. Loeb &,
Co. in communication to Secretary
Of Labor Wilson, in which he says
that the war has brought a now level
or prices, tho existence Of which mus.
be recognized .
Prices are determined in the main
by volume of production, OF CON
sumption, and more than these. 10y the
volume Of circulating medium. 'Currcn-
cy. bank credits. etc." says Mr.. Kahn.
after the civil war. the return of
prices to pTe-war levels, though it took
thirteen years To accomplish. was
aided by the development OF entirely
novel methods OF production in the
shape OF new forms Of machinery
and new business organizations.
mo one will seriously contend that
the possibilities of the future for in
creased efficiency or novel methods in
production and distribution are like
~ even to approach those which came
between $50 and 1S9O-a period whiC n
marked the transformation OF our on
tire business structure from hand
methods, to machine methods. from
pound methods to tonnage methods"
In view OF the vast destruction
wrought by the way. now to be made
good by reconstruction, and remem-
bering the demand for things which
could not be supplied during the war
Mr.. Kahn contends that demand in
many fundamental lines is bound to
be large and urgent for some time
to come.
o An unprecedented amount OF credit
expansion and the imitation Of the cur
rency of the entire world, including
the United States. during the past five
years, viii need many years for the
process Of dehation and contraction
possible and publicly approved.
Those who hope for. or fear. ma
terially low prices. will. ] am con-
WINGED" continued Mr.. Kahn. "have
10 wait a long time. Although the
level may go somewhat lower in the
near future, it may go somewhat
higher, but ii seems to me certain
that there cannot be any Immediate
radical reduction
Mr.. Kahn sums up his conclusions
with a quotation from a recent ad-
dress Of Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale.
who said: business men should face
me facts. To talk reverently of 1913
Il prices is TO speak a dead language
today We are on a new high-price
level which viii be found a stubborn
reality"
Business men are going 10 find
out that the clever man is not the
one Who waits, but the one who finds
out the new price, facts. and acts ac-
cordlngly The buyers OF the CoUn-
try, since the armStice have made an
uneXampled attack on prices tbroUpb
their waiting attitude. and VET prica
recessions have been insignificant"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25
U. S. Sailors Romance
Shattered; His Bride
Was Married Woman

PORTLAND, Me. May 25.-Jo-
seph z. Chase, a chief boatswain's
mate in the naval reserve, who
sent his bride to Portsmouth, y.
H.. to his parents. is due for a
big surprise when he arrives
home on one OF Uncle Sans sub
marine ChaSerS.
The newIywcd bride of Chase
was Margaret Plummer. OF Ply
mouth. England. who proved
soon after arrival in Portsmouth
to be a married woman with two
children. While the Portsmouth
navy man coming home. the
bride is also on the ocean, in the
opposite direction bound for Eng
land. having been deported by the
immigration officials of this port
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
LadySmith Grocer Company
Rapidly Getting Into the
Game
RELIEVES SHORTAGE OF
JARS FOR CANNING
Several Carloads of Merchandise Re
ceivcd Daiiy.-COmpany Now Has
Six People on Payroll

The Ladysmith Grocer Co. is fast
taking on all the appearances of IA full
fledged wholesale house, merchandise
of all kinds and descriptions arriving
at the rate of carload or two daily.
Merchandise is being re-Shipped to
dealers i'll quantities that are growing
larger every day.
Work on the building at Worden and
First which they will occupy when it is
completed is proceeding as rapidly as
labor conditions will permit.
The payroll of the company now car
ries six people. which will be added to
as the business increases.
The women of the county have been
lately, right in the busiest
part of the canning season, by short
age of fruit jars. Receipt of two car
loads of glass jars by the Ladysmith
Grocer Co. this week relieved the fam
inc in jars and will help to prevent a
real famine next winter. Quite little
fruit will be put up" in the 5000
cases of fruit jars in this shipment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
First Week in October Set FOI
Ladysmith's First Event OF
This Kind
MOVE TO MAKE THIS
A LIVE STOCK CENTER
Farmers Who Have Pure BREEDS or
Good Grades To Sell Should
Notify Committee

At a meeting at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms Friday evening,
Aug. -, a movement was started to
make Ladysmith a sale center for good
dairy livestock. Several towns sur
rounding Ladysmith have held sales
where pure bred bulls and grade and
pure bred COWS were sold at public
auction These sales have drawn many
from our county. Rusk county farm
crs want better COWS and better sires.
They want to advance. Ladysmith
has the railroad facilities to the north,
south. east and west Why can't we
have sales and bring some good cows
in from outside the county and sell
some of the good sires in the county
that are for sale?
1t was decided to hold such a sale in
Ladysmith the first week in October.
For the advancement of this sale the
following committee was appointed H.
c.. Strcater. w A. Blackburn, ]. A.
Schmidt, Secretary of the Rusk Coun-
ty H0lstein Breeders Association, L. f.
McGin, Secretary of the Rusk County
Guernsey Breeders Association, ]. L..
Bordner and I'll. NJ Jones.
The idea is not to make money. All
live stock sold, will be sold at auction
and the profits on animals to be sold,
pr0-rated among the buyers. For eX-
ample: If ten cows are bought for
$1,500, and the ten cows tell for S1,7O0,
there will be $4,000 profit This will
be prO-rated at the rate of $4,000 on
each of the ten COWS.
In order to make it possible to have
such a sale, some assurance as to the
possibility of selling the cows bought
must lie had The plan has been adj
vanCed to have each farmer who wants
COW. n heifer. or a bull to list wants
with his bank or the county agent. He
will have to give the breed wanted and
the approximate price he is willing TO
pay Good cows are worth money this
fall and will be worth more next
spring Feed is plenty and prospects
are good for late fall pasture. SO it is
expected that Ladysmith's first Live
Stock Sale will be a big success.
Some farmers in the county have sig
niiied their desire to cOnsign few good
hcifers and one or two COWS to this
sale Any breed will be accepted for
sale, but all must be good grades OF
pure breds On cattle consigned to the
sale there will be no pro-rating profits
The consignor will get the sale price OF
the animal sold.
Boost this sale
Plan to buy at this sale.
C0nsign to this sale.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
C0NRATH FAIR
WILL BE GOOD
Exhibits viii Be Unusually
Fine This Year-Sports
and Dancing

From all present indications, the ex-
hihits at the 1919 Conrath Fair, to- be
held September 5, will eclipse all pre-
yious efforts in this line Exhibitors
are showing an unusual amount Of in
terest and enthusiasm this year and it
is expected that competition will be
keen. This has not been backward
year on the farm and many will be
pleasantly surprised when they visit
the fair
The program Of entertainment for
this years fair has not definitely been
arranged. 1t is certain however that
there will be a great effort to make the
1910 fair a glowing success. As in for
NOR years. the business men will give
premiums for exhibits, which viii in
clule farm and garden products, stock,
canned fruits and vegetables, potted
plants and fancy work.
The Conrath band is being re-organ-
lied, so music will be plentiful. There
will he sports in the afternoon, a dance
III the evening and a general good time
is in store for everyone who attends.
Everyone viii be welcome.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
LOCAL AND Personal

Rock LeVeille returned home Tues
day from a three-weeks' visit with his
sister in Canada.
Undersheriff Dodson made business
trip to Waukesha Thursday, returning
Saturday morning.
J. NJ French, of Conrath, and John
Edwards, of ColfaX, who is visiting at
the home Of the former, were in the
city today.
C. G. Carpenter is steadily recovering
from his recent painful accident when
he fell between a car and a high plat
form at the depot.
Mr.. and Mrs $. III. Noteware autoed
over from Rice Lake Thursday for a
visit at the home of their daughter,
Mrs f. ]. Putnam
Monroe and Dorothy Phares, of
Minneapolis, visitors here for a couple
of weeks at the home of the Misses Col
Inns, departed for their home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Putnam were
called to Chippewa Falls Monday by
| the SIIUtlcll UedlH VI WI uIildiii .
father. They returned home Thursday
| evening.
| Mesdames f. T. Hughes and Harry
Ballou entertained a party OF ladies at
| the Gerard Hotel at a seven O'Clock
dinner Monday evening i'll honor OF
Mrs. Ashman, of Appleton.
Mrs. A. G. Thompson and two chill
dren arrived home Tuesday night, al
ter being away two months, visiting at
Sparta. Wis Rutland, Ia, Viborg
Centreville and Beresford, S. ID.
Mrs. Jac Speich entertained eight
soldiers at luncheon Tuesday evening
The table was decorated with American
flags and a miniature flag was placec
at each plate Besides her sons, EdW
and Jac, Jr., the following were pres
emf: Capt. W. i. Stephenson, Lieut.
H. NJ. Jones, Dean Cardinal, Sergeant
Dale McNally and Everett Blanchard.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
MOVES HERE FROM EXELAND

e. w. Kasl, who has resigned the
position of cashier of the EXeland State
Bank to accept a position as assistant
cashier in the Rusk County Bank here,
has purchased the Corbett residence
near the south end of First-st, now oc-
cr1pied by J. Kaufman and family, ana
will move his family here as soon as
Mr.. Kaufman can vacate.
Mr.. Kasl takes the position left va
cant by the resignation of M. }. Leinen-
I1ueel. who has accepted an excellent
position in his "old home town" Eau
Claire. Mr.. Leinenkugel will be sec
retary-treasurer of the First wisconsin
Land Mortgage Association, organized
four years ago, the first land mortgage
association organized in this state I'M
der the law authorizing such nstltu-
tions. Mr.. and Mrs. Leinenkugel nave
made many friends during their year
and a half of residence here, who Will
regret their departure very much.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
VOTE YES" ON
BONUS BILL
Show Your Appreciation of the
Efforts of Those Who Risked
Life For Your Country

The Soldiers Bonus Bill will be voted
upon by the people Tuesday. September
p The bill provides for payment Of
$40 per month to each soldier, sailor
and marine who was in the service from
Wisconsin, from the period of enlist
ment or induction into the service I'M
til the time of his honorable discharge
Inasmuch as Wisconsin has hitherto
been 100 per cent pure in her patriot
ism as far as her soldiers, sailors and
patriotic citizens are concerned, it is
now up to the people Of Wisconsin to
say by their vote on this bill whether
or not the men who went into the SER
vice at $50 per month after leaving
more lucrative jobs to make the world
safe for democracy" and offering their
lives (and many of them giving them),
are going to vote to give each man that
survived the sum of so per month for
time spent in the war as an apprecia-
ton Of their gratitude to these men.
There is an element however, in Wis
consin, sorry to say. who are
directly opposed to doing anything for
the ex-soldier. and will vote against it
at the coming referendum September
2nd The persons who were in sympa-
thy with Germany during the war and
now secretly feel the same way will
vote against it. The /. w. w. and Boil
sheyiki element will vote against it,,
and many people who had to be pried
loose from money for Liberty Bonds,
Y. NJ. G. A., X. c. and Salvation Army
subscriptions will vote against it
thinking that the tax for this money
will again touch their pocketbooks.
The reputation of Wisconsin depends
upon it being passed. 1t must not be
said Wisconsin was unfaithful to those
who helped win the world war. North
Dakota has passed law giving S25 per
month for time served to eX-seryice
men. Representative Baer of that state
has introduced bill in Congress on top
of that to bonus each man with a years
pay,
Surely Wisconsin cannot be less pa
triotic than North Dakota.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-29
BIG IMPROVEMENT IN
COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM
Several Bad" Corners Eliminated
Good Work on Trunk
Roads
Plan to buy at this sale.
C0nsign to this sale.

\ very noticeable improvement in
the state road leading out of Lady
smith toward Tony will soon be con-
summated by the elimination OF four
sharp turns in the road. The two
sharp turns near the canning factory
arc dGne away with and the state road,
after crossing the railroad, now goes
two blocks south, then turns east and
Joins the old road with a gradual turn,
hidden by no obstruction, about the dis
tance of a city block from the bridge.
Farther east, the two sharp turns on
the "cinder road" are eliminated by
cutting across, leaving two very easy
and umObstructed turns.
These are only two of innumerable
improvements made on the main roads
of Rusk county this year. The bene
fetal results Of the patrol system are
also very evident to the motorists ant
other users of the roads. On the Other
hand comparatively little work OF any
kind seems to have been done on roads
not on the trunk system.