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Evening star., 1919-10-12
Portsmouth Plant to Be Idle.

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio, October Ii
All departments of the Whitaker
Glessner steel plant, with the excep-
tion OF the blast furnace, will be idle
after tonight, IL was announced today
by General Manager A. ]. Mcfarland.
The plant employs 5000 men. Short
age Of material, it is said, caused the
shutdown.
Eightyflve per cent Of the plant will
be idle Indefinitely, according to Mr..
Mcfarland. The only labor trouble in
the plant exists among the shear
helpers in the blooming mill. The fact
that they refused to work under pres
cnt conditions resulted in the bloom
ing mill suspending operations several
days ago.
Shortage Of material. which is fur
nished by the blooming mill, is stated
by the men to be the cause of the
shutdown.
No labor trouble exists in these de-
partments. mill officials claim, deny
ing empha tically that labor disafYection
mad spread in the plant. How long the
blast furnaces will continue to operate
steel plant officials were unable to say
Warren Mills to Resume.
WARREN. Ohio, October 11.-six-
teen mills will start operation at the
Trumbull steel plant on tho z o'clock
shift Monday morning, company officials
announced today.
Since differences between tho COM
pany and employees were settled here last
Wednesday workmen have been busy
getting the plant ready for operation.
1t is expected the other sixteen mills
will be ready for operation early in
the week.
Evening star., 1919-10-12

her baby in her arms at North Clair
ton, when state troopers rode over
her" and one of the horses stepped
on her hand and knocked her baby
from her arms. The woman said the
police were dispensing a crowd. but
she was not in the crowd
w. NJ McNair. an attorney, testi-
fed he was not allowed to see strik-
ers after their arrest by Pittsburgh
police or to consult with them before
their hearing. The police had re-
fused to give him copies of the COM
plants, he said.
why didn't you. as attorney. de-
mand copies of the complaints?' Sem
ator Sterling asked.
We'll, then. I'd have been thrown
out OF the magistrates court" Nc
Nair replied.
Men were being arrested in whole
sale by company watchmen and
deputized employees. McNair asserted.
and fined and given jail sentences
simply because they were on strike.
Something over 500 Of our people
have been arrested" Rubin inter-
| rupted. "and tried in front of magis-
trates at-all hours before we can get
to them for a defense
Evening star., 1919-10-12

MNonssen district, said the burgess Of
ny llohssen swore in all the "riffran of
,he town" as officers. Those men.
potn black and white, were drilled,
siFeh guns and badges and turned
ioose' he said.
IN Monssen they are clubbing our
men all day long and at night" he
uoh move fast enough. They're even
oeaong women"
Ihe senators were interested in the
iast statement and Feeney described
one incident, in which. he said, state
troopers chased a woman into a
pomSe and dubbed her.
she didn't move fast enough"
feeney said. That's all"
we have evidence Of men being told
they would be hanged if they didn't
go back to work." declared Feeney.
senator McKellar asked for the
names OF persons subjected to this
treatmena and Attorney Rubin said
ne was prepared to corroborate Fee
ney's assertions by witnesses.
Priest Testifes.
The Rev. Father A. Kaznici of St.
M1chaefs Church, Braddock. said on
troopers attacked men as they were
leaving the church. He protested. but
the troopers said they were doing
their duty in breaking up all gather
ings.
On the following day. Father Kaz-
nict said, sisters of the parochial
school reported that the state police
deliberately Jumped their horses into
group of children on the school
grounds"
Father Kaznici was asked to bring
one Of the sisters as a witness.
The priest further testified that men
dock, were unable to attend church
because they were forced to work. "
Questioned on social conditions in
his community, Father kaZnici said
that Americanization work was him
dered by the men being forced to
work from ten to fifteen hours per
day. He said housing conditions We're
''lniserable" and working conditions
terrible"
Evening star., 1919-10-12
STRIKERS ACCUSE
LAWS ENF0RcERS
Senate Committee Is Given,
at Pittsburgh, Details Of
Steel Struggle.
UNIONS LAWYERS CRITICS

-, By the Associated Press.
| PITTSBURGH, Pa, October Ii
Strike leaders from the industrial dis
! trfcts where the steel controversy is
| being waged were given almost the
| entire day by the Senate investigating
committee in an attempt to prove the
| assertion of J. G. Brown. one of the
union organizers, that "the long arm
| of the steel trust has reached into the
| government of western Pennsylvania
! to strangle the workingman's right OF
| free speech and free assemblage."
Chairman Kenyon interrupted the
long procession Of striker witnesses
only twice. once to call Mayor L. V.
Babcock of Pittsburgh and later to
i hear I. NJ. Scott, president of the
! Wheeling, w. Va. Iron and Steel
| Company.
| 1--WE can't meet anywhere in rented
| halls" Brown said. referring to Du-
+, quesne, Mckeesport. Clarion and other
steel towns. "One way or another
| they have closed us off. If it isn't the
! burgess it's the sheriff, and if it isn't
| the sheriff it's the board of health
Attorneys Called.
w. 3. Rubin, attorney for the ma
| tional strike committee. backed him
| up by calling three attorneys who
! have assisted him, according to tes-
| timony, in trying to defend before
police courts some scores of strikers
| arrested.
There isn't much use in trying"
Jacob Rowe, one Of the lawyers, de-
clared. "The troopers or the special
police arrest our men on any sort Of
pretext, and the magistrates put them
through the mill fast. If they are
strikers, with $40 and ten days, and
| II they are working, it's Clear out
here"
Senators Walsh Of Massachusetts,
and Sterling of South Dakota, both
lawyers, got interested at this stage,
and questioned the legal witnesses,
bringing out details Of the process.
Rubin and his assistants protested
that appeals were almost impossible.
Mike Mostrovitch. miner and a union
organizer, who testified that he had
been arrested at Clarion, told his own
story on the point.
The state constabulary took me
up" he said, for trying to hold a
meeting. and when they brought me
to Jail in Pittsburgh. they took my
automobile and hauled prisoners with
it for few days. They let me out on
bail finally and then got this letter.
He produced a letter. written in red
with typewriter, warning him to
leave the country, and signed "the
vigilance committee"
Now, my life is in danger il 1
stay" he said, "and I forfeit S2,500 If
{ CO."
Evening star., 1919-10-12
Charges Flag Was Torn Down.

PHI. Brogan of Wilson, secreta ry
of the union at North Clarion. tes-
tilted that while men were holding
a peaceful meeting at North Clarion
down the American flag. While a
speaker was addressing the meeting,
he said, five or six state troopers rode
rapidly down on the meeting. CLUB
bing and swearing" He said one
state trooper grabbed the flag and
threw it into the mud"
AS the men were fleeing the state
police began shooting at them. he
added.
Brogan told the committee he had
worked ten hours on the day shift
and when he went on the night turn
the men wanted the fourteen hour
shift cut out and the union recog-
nized. when we try to talk to the
bosses ourselves we are fired" he
said.
The witness said he was dis
charged for joining the union after
working three years in the Clarion
mill.
"Was that the reason given?" SEN
ator Phipps asked.
NO; the shift boss told me the or
der came from higher up" Brogan
responded. land that he hated to do
it, when 1 was the Oldest man in the
mill in point of seniority"
He said most of the foreign-born
workers struck because they had
the hardest jobs. The Americana, he
said. are bosses, clerks, ETC., who can
stand long hours because they can
sleep some of the time.
Senator Sterling asked Brogan II 1t
were not true that all meetings in the
strike district by anybody were for
hidden.
mo. we're the only ones who can't
meet" Brogan said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
SOLDIER RELIEF BILL.

St. Paul, Jan. ga bill which
would place in the hands of >the adju.
tant general means for giving temper
airy aid to men discharged from mill.
tary service who are without work or
funds, was introduced in the house by
Representative Christianson. The bill
appropriates $4,000 and supersedes
the action contemplated in the resolu
ton by W. l. Norton, which would
place the relief work in the hands of
the safety commission.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
Proposes Rail Corporation.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Senator Len
root of Wisconsin, in an address be-
fore the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, announced he soon would in
troduce in the Senate a bill designed
to bring the railroads under the con-
troll of single corporation. Under
his plan, he said, majority of the
corporations board of directors would
be appointed as representatives of the
government to serve permanently and
the remaining members would be
named by the stockholders and en-
ployes of the roads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
Family Believed Murdered.

Oxford Junction, Ia, Jan. 13.-Eive
members of the family of Frank
Blizek, a farmer, were murdered and
their home fired to conceal the crime,
according to the belief of coroner's
assistants. The Blizek home was
burned and the bodies of five of the
family were found in the ruins. E. l..
Magruder, an attorney, assisting the
coroner, declared that the head of
each corpse was missing. The coro-
ner's jury returned an open verdict
and ordered an official investigation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
important TO Moth,

More things come to him who comes
than come to him who waits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
THEATRICAL PLANS HALTED.

New York, Jan. 23.-All preparation
on at least II new theatrical produc-
lions were ordered stopped pending
definite action on the proposed 20 per
cent admission tax now being consid.
cred by the congressional committee.
The announcement was made at the
headquarters of the United Theatrical
Managers Protective association, fol.
lowing a conference attended by vir.
tually all of the country's largest the
atrical producers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
In order to win success man must
fall in love with his work.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation Of the heart causedby
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold In all civilized countries.
Give 1t a trial.-Adv.
The world has no time for a vision
airy man until after he gets there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad
der and kidneys seem to be disordered
60 to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root. II
is physicians prescription for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test of years and has
reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation so very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmel
4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

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those who do not come well.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24

Large scandals often grow from
small talk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-24
HUSBAND
SAVES WIFE
From Suffering by Getting
Her Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
;. Pittsburgh, Pa" For many months
! was not able to do my work owing to

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and headaches. A
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advertisements and
i'm m edia tely my
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pound for m e.
After taking two
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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
SITUATION OF LABOR IS MUCH
 BETTER HERE
Old Employees Returning Enables the Alaska Cas- tineau Company to Keep
 Three Shifts Busy

Three shifts of men have been put on in the fine crushing department of the Thane mill of the Alaska Gas tineau Mining Company where up un- til recently only two shifts have been run.
 General Manager c. T. Jackson of the Gastineau Company said this morning: Yes, we have put on three shifts in the fine crushing de- partment at our Thane mill. For some time we have been running three shifts in the coarse crushing department and two shifts in the fine crushing department, although some in this department worked over time. We were enabled to put in this shift as some2of ourt old skilled employees at this work have come back to work" ,gmetW
 MT. Jackson also said: "The ad- dition of this shift will slightly in crease the tonnage production of the mill The labor situation is better now than it has been for some time although there is still lack of skilled miners"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
BELGIAN ROYALTY
 IS IN WASHINGTON;
 KING MAKES SPEECH
King Albert Says the United States Was Decisive Factor in
 Winning the Worlds War

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Belgian royalty has arrived here for a three days visit. Vice President Marshal and other officials met the guests at the depot.
 King Albert visited the White House and talked with Mrs. Wilson half an hour. Later he was received by Vice-President Marshall and Sen ators Cummins. Gillette and King. He accepted the invitation to address the Senate and said the American army was a decisive factor in deter mining the worlds victory for democ- racy over military autocracy, He said nothing could better characterize the reign of universal democracy than the friendship cemented by war be. tween the Americans and Bclgians.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
LABOR UNION URGES
 INVESTMENT IN WAR
 SAVINGS BY WORKMEN

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Oct. 28,- The California State Federation of Labor at it's Twentieth Annual Con vention here unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing the Govern ments 1919 Thrift Campaign, me- moralizing the Government to con tinue and extend the War Savings and Thrift Stamp Institution as a permanent policy helpful in safe guarding the earnings of the toiling masses of the country. The resolu ton endorsing the Governments thrift policy was introduced by Daniel c. Murphy of San Francisco, President of the State Federation of Labor.
 The resolution recommended the appointment of Thrift Agent in every affiliated local union in the State and advised each union to supply such agent with a revolving fund sufficient to enable him to car ry on hand an adequate supply of Thrift and War Savings Stamps, War Savings Certificates and Treas ury Savings Certificates.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
ALASKA'S RAILROAD
 BILL CUT DOWN TO
 SIX MILLION DOLLARS,
House Conferees Reach an Agree ment on General Deficiency
 Bill After it is
 Trimmed y.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2S-After cutting the Alaska appropriation from $17,000,060 to $6,000,000, and eliminating the Senate's $15,000,00 provision for an army air service, the House cpnferees yesterday reached an agreement on the general deficiency bill.
 The bilPs total is $42,000 an in- crease of $2S,OOO,OOO over that ap- proved by the house, and includes $5,000.000 for the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and sailors.
 Another item provides $32.000 for liquidating debts of the committee on public information which is required to return to the federal treasury all money in it's possession after it's ob- ligations have been met.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
Says Wartime Prohibition Ought to be Separated From Constitutional
 Prohibition
RE-PASSES BILL
In Record Time the House Takes Up the Vetoed BiII-Measure is Again
 Before the Senate

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-Late this afternoon the Senate passed over the Presidents veto the war enforcement measure, following similar action In the House. The vote was 65 to 20. Senators Wesley L. Jones and Miles Poindexter of Washington were among the 3s Republicans voting for overriding the veto.
 Nine Republican Senators, namely, Borah of Idaho, Brandcgee of Con necticut, Calder of New York, Edge of New Jersey, Fall of New Mexico, Franco of Maryland, La etts cf Wisconsin, Mclean of Conn ct.caf and Penrose of Pennsylv .na vo1e1 against overriding the vet, as wall as II Democrats, namely. Gay sS Louisiana, Gerry of Rhoa fslana Hitchcock of Nebraska, Kim Etah Phippss N, Colorado. Ransss' psa- lana Robinson of Arkansas of Tennessee, Thomas of Gel Ga Underwood of Alabama, Va'1 O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
LEWIS SAYS HE HAS NOT HEARD
 FROM PRESIDENT

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 2S.-Pre- sident Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America said last even ing that he had received no official son. He said the widely herailed in timation that force may be usod by the government will not ailay the crisis. He said threats to prosecute the union, including himself. vii; not prevent the strike.
 President Lewis telegrapheu 25 district presidents of the coal states to meet the international executive board Wednesday to consider ssrike issues.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
RAILROAD MEN TAKE A STRIKE tHpf VOTE a

CHICAGO. Oct 2S.-Fourteen unions of trainment of 12.00O men of the Chicago district. voted al a secret meeting Sunday A to, 7 strike Thursday unless their wage demands were met A similar vote is being canvassed in other unions, represent ing 1S0,00O trainmen in. the country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
PUBLICATIONS GET
 OUT THEIR ISSUES
 WITHOUT PRINTERS
Prominent New York Magazines, Owing to Strike, Use Photo
 graphic Process With

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.--For the sec ond time in the history of magazine publication. the magazines were is- sued without the aid of competitors. Prominent weeklies followed the ex- ample of the Literary Digest in pho tographing typewriter pages, which were engraved with a special device, justifying the typewriting lines. prov ing an improvement over the issue of the. Literary Digest.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
JUNEAU PASSENGERS
 ON NORTHWESTERN

SEATTLE, Oct. 2s.--The North western sailed at , o'clock last night with 69 passengers for Alaska and the following for Juneau: Mabel LeRoy. Cettie Browne, II. M. Peter son, V. Robertson, F. l.. Rodenbury, Mrs. M. Farwell. Mir. and Mrs H Butterworth. 0. w. Herwich. Mate Herwich. Sallie Herwich and baby, Mrs. Anna Takisada and baby. Henry Ye-ger. Miss E. Arneson, two steer age.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
AN AMERICAN OF RED CROSS
 IS FIRED UPON
Col. Ryan Fired at By Let's While He Was Crossing the Bridge at Town
 of Riga
WEATHER AIDS THE REDS

BERLIN, Oct 2S.-The Let's fired on Col Ryan, chief of tho American Baltic Red Cross relief expedition, while crossing the Riga bridge. They also fired shrapnel at an American automobile which was sent to get Col Ryan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
kRoNsrApT IS FORWARDED

VIBORG, Finland, Oct. 2S.-Thirty British warships are concentrated at the allied base near which also is the allied airdome. Aeroplanes have been bombing Kronstadt daily for three months.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
RED FLAG BILL IS FAVORABLY REPORTED
 IN BOTH HOUSES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-The Sen. ate Judiciary Committee has fav ably reported bill providing for the punishment of persons exhibiting a red flag and advocating the over throw of the government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
WHAT THE REDS CLAIM

PARIS, Oct. 2S.-A wireless from the Bolsheviki headquarters received today reports the counter offensive against the forces of Gen. Yudenitch is successful. It is reported that the Bolsheviki have captured the town of Dmitrovsk from the Denikine forces in the southern theatre of action. Hts
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
MAYOR IS SUSPENDED

COLUMBUS, o.. Oct. 2S.-Goy Cox has suspended Mayor Poorman of Canton because of alleged ineff- cient handling of tho steel strike riots there Vice Mayor Schrantz has been named to act as mayor
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
GARY PLANT IS
 OPERATING IN
 ALL SECTIONS
Soldiers are Leaving In- diana Harbor Where Con- dHions Reported Nearly
 Normal Again

CHICAGO, Oct. 2Se-The company officials declared this morning that every department in the steel cor poration's plant at Gary is operating Soldiers are leaving Indiana Harbor, as conditions there are nearly nor nal again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
GEN. PERSHINC TO
 MAKE A TOUR OF THE
 NATIONS WAR POSTS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-Gen. Per shing reports that he intends to make tour and inspect the war industries built up during his absence. for the purpose of formulating recommendaS tions to Secretary Baker. as to which ones should be retained for future national emergencies. He will go to the Pacific coast and also visit his old home in Missouri.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
WEATHER AIDING THE REDS

LONDON, Oct. 28.-Winter weather is aiding the Bolsheyih in their de- fense of .Petrograd. The belief is expressed that they may be able to defend the place indefinitely. There is furious fighting reported around Kiev.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
WERE SOLDIERS BANDITS?

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-Official information from Mexico City re- ceived by the State Department in dicatcs that Carranza soldiers were implicated in the kidnapping of Jea- kins. This government expects the Carranza government to reimburse the friends of Jenkins for raising the ransom.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
ACTION TAKEN IN THE HOUSE

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-Foiiow- ing the veto of President Wilson of the prohibition enforcement bill. Che House repassed the bill over the veto by a vote of 176 to 55, within three hours after 1t was vetoed. and expected to ask unanimous consent for the consideration of the bill to- day. and take final action not later than Wednesday.
 Speed records for congressional ac- ton was broken when the House passed the measure over the Presi- dent veto. When the veto message was read in tho House an uproar foi- lowed. The prohibitionists howled over all attempts to delay the vote.
 The White House says the Presi- dent will end the wartime prohibi' ton when tho Senate ratines the treaty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
Much Will Depend Upon the Action of the Executive Committee of Miners to
 Meet Tomorrow
CAN CALL OFF STRIKE
Washington Government Officials Hope Miners Will Heed the Warning
 of the President

WASHINGTON, Oct 2S.-The ex ecutive committee of the United Miners of America will meet tomor- row. Government officials here hope that the committee will heed the warning of President Wilson and not strike. The committee has power to call off the strike.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-28
FIGHT LIKE MAD MEN

HELSINGFORS, Oct. 28.-Gen. Yu- denitch, the anti-Bolsheviki command ar. who has been hammering at the gates of Petrograd, admits the diff faculties of his campaign for the 'n- vestment of Petrograd are increas- ing, owing to strong Bolshevih re inforcements He says about Petro- grad and elsewhere the Bolsheviki the fighting like mad men.