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GONPERSMAK[E
PROTEST WHEN
LABOR PAGIl|||
GIVEN CHA|lG
CABLES OBJECTION 81. 4:
TO THE PRESIDE y
Report as Amended byBli
Initiative, Adopted 81 81
Peace Conference. s

NEW YORK, April 11.-Samueli iGol y
ers, president Of the American &Ft1Slba
ton Of Labor, who has just retN
from the peace conference. rhaees
served as chairman Of the inteI4
labor legislation committee;
President Wilson. protesting a4Aink
opening the report drafted by thesa
mittcc. 5ssSs
Mr.. Gompers action was based on
announcement that the plenary.e i
Of the peace conference had adopted
report, with an amendment offAto4EA
G.. n. Barnes. labor member OF the &!
ish cabinet. This amendment recotH
that conditions peculiar to TIA
make absolute: uniformity In lAhslA1l
Iation impossible. ~ y
II cabIed President Wilson A4t1tsTs
Irnpellcd to protest against sMF nme
ments or re-orening the covensnt.ss
Gompers said, in announcing that 49,
cabled to Paris. ut took the; l1boftlNe e
rescntatives Of the world two month1slH
perfect. the covenant and mo1e;lA H
phatically protest against re-openineH
Whilo Mr.. Gompers said he coulAE
make public the text Of the report on j.
ed by the inter-allied comnatttAefa
which he was the head, he addedsf
in addition to the report itself, .th4
mittee made certain declarations
it hoped might also be incorporateAS
the treaty. These declarationssA sA1
said, fundamental and Of. beuAo1S
labor" and were as follows:
First-Labor shall not be hehsnei
commodity or article Of commefre
Second-A standard adequate va1H
Third-An eight-hour day.
Fourth-Equal pay for equal Wos1s
man or woman when Of equal QuAAk
and equal quality.
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REDF FIELD PUTS.
PRICES TANGLE
Up To WILSON
Both the Cabinet Member and
Rail Director Cable to
the President.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE gov
ornmcnt's attempt TO stabilize prices
and stimulate industry through the in
dustrial board Of the department Of
commerce now awaits word from Presi-
dent Wilson.
Secretary .IRcdhcld. after two confer
enccs today with Chairman Peck Of the
board. Assistant Secretary Sweet and
Solicitor Thurman. cabed the president
statement Of the situation arising
from the refusal Of the railroad admin
iStration 10 accept the new steel prices
arranged by tho board on the ground
that thcy were too high. The secretary
asked tho president to indicate whether
The board should disband at once or
continue in existence until the president
returns from Paris and poicy can be
formulated.
Director General Hines also is under
stood 10 have cablcd the president q
statement OF his attitude in the dis
pulc and in a statement said the matter
had come 10 the question Of whether
the railroad administration should ap-
prove prices believed to be excessive
IL ucs; s;ion which he had decided in the
negative.
No request WAS made by Secretary
ltSnUClu Tor ueClSlOn on lne Oil Ter
rnjccS between MIR. Peek and Mr.. Hines.
The secretary cmphaticnlly said it was
not and never had hccn me purpose Of
the board to force any government pur-
chasing agency TO accept the prices ar
ranged by ii.
Until the necsdcnt replies. the board
Will remain uuirscent. No conferences
will be hold with representatives Of in
dustry and no new prices on lumber.
brick. cement and other commodities
which have been under consideration
will be announced.
Criticized BY Hines.
Charging that the industrial board
had initiated an industrial policy which
was not set up by the government. Di-
rector General Hines in his statement
tonight no, only criticized the boards
"inSistcncc" that tho railroad ndmints-
tration buy at tho agreed price but also
said that the board had even proposed
(ContinnoTJ ou 1Nrolvel
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rmprcssiye Scene,

PARIS. April 11-lBy the Associ-
ated Press. 1.-The peace conference as
sembled in the fourth plenary session
today with n distinguished perconnel
and with the international labor re-
port as the sole topic of discussion.
1t was the first meeting since Presi-
dent Wilson left for the United States
on the presentation Of the covenant Of
the league Of nations. and was chiefly
interesting as one of the rare occasions
when all the delegates met each other.
now that most Of the daily procedure
has passed into the hands Of the coun-
Gil Of four.
The assembly was In the grand hall
OF the foreign office with its rich blue
and gold decorations and glittering mir
rors and chandeliers. President Will
son. Premier Clemenceau, Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Orlando were
the centcrs Of attention as the ygather-
ed at the head Of the table as they are
recognized as embodying the power OF
the conference.
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FIRE WIPES OUT
WEST VA. TOWN
Entire Business Section Of
Smithers, in Fayette
County, Burned.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, April IL
Famed by high wind. a confa grafton
carly this morning wiped out the entire
business section of Smithcrs. mining
town Of 1000 population in Fayettc
county, 13 houses; being destroyed. The
village had no fire protection. but little
insurance was carried. and the total loss
approXimatcd 100000.
The fire originated in the building
owned by Mrs. j. &. Montgomery. or
Montgomery. and occupied by Joe oliver
who conducted a pool room. and Mrs.
Neal. proprietor Of a restaurant. at :"
o'clock this morning. the latter being
awakened by smoke. The fire depart
ment from Montgomery was called to
fight tho blaze.
TWO freight cars. standing on the Ia
nawha & Michigan tracks. were de-
stroycd, the estimated loss being $1,000
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Dramatic Appeal by President Wilson
For Monroe Doctrine Carried the Day

Ono OF it's great purposes. he said.
was TO maintain territorial and politi-
cal integrity. and. having served its
great purpose in the western world. IL
was now being brought to the lands
which had felt the hand OF absolutism
and militarsm. 1t was source Of sur
Prise and discouragement. the Prcsi-
dent said. to hear opposition expressed
to such u doctrine and such a purpose
The Presidents speech closed the dis
cussion. There was no vote and when
there were no further remarks. the
chairman of the meeting said the amend
fnent would be considered adopted. Tho
commission then took UP the next
article Of the covenant. :,
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NJ. Larnaudc Of the French delegation.
followed Lord Robert. with objections TO
inserting the Monroe Doctrine.
The President paid the closest atten-
tion tn the opposition to the amendment
and jotted down notes for reply. In
his speech the President spoke with
great oarncstncss and with some evil
dence of feeling. He declared that the
Monoc Doctrine was cnunciatcd to COM
hat the holy alliance. and to hold back
the threat Of absolutism which was then
mcnacing Europe and seeking to spread
Its absolute power to the western hem
lsphcrc. 1t served !tS purpose in keep
Ing this absolute power from the west
erh world.
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EVERYTHING is AMIABLE
John 7. Davis Sued for
Half Million Dollars
On Alienation Charge

Special Dispatch to The Intelligcnccr.
WASHINGTON. April 1l.-I'ollowing
institution Of n suit for divorce against
his wife David W. Sullivan. local stock
broker. to-day filed another suit in the
supreme court nt tho District of Colum-
bia, against John T. Davis. Of Elkins.
W. Va. alleging alienation Of tho affcc-
tons OF the plaintiffs wife. Sullivan
asks for damages in the sum Of S5hn.00N
Davis is n son Of the late Senator Henry
Gassaway Davis and uncle Of United
States Senator Davis Elklns, of West
Virginia.
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IrI1h.Amer1can There.

PARIS. April 11.-(By the Assoeta-
ted Press.)-The three delegates chos-
en by the Irish societies Of the United
States to appeal to the peace conference
on behalf Of Ireland arrived in Paris
today. They arc Edward F. Dunno. for
mer governor Of Illinois: Michael J.
Ryon. Of Philadelphia, and Frank p.
Walsh. former chairman Of the national
war labor board.
The delgates will ask to be heard by
the council Of four to place before them
on the case Of Ireland and demand that
the question be dealt with according to
the principles Of President Wilson and
the right Of self-detcrmination.
They were met by Sean O'Ceallaigh
John O'KelleyD the delegate Of the
provisional Irish republic to the con-
ference. and George G.. Duffy. member
of the British parliament for South
Dublin.
Duffy and OCeallaigh told the Amert-
cans that the big powers would refuse
to hear and receive them. but the Am
cricans were not deferred and will ask
.Presidcnt Wilson today to grant them
an audience.
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PARIS. April 11.-(By the Associated
Press. .)-Discusson of the Monroe Doc
trine amendment by the league OF nn-
tions commission last night is described
by those present as having been Of y
dramatic character. concluding with n
speech by President Wilson. deprccating
the opposition which had been expressed
and upholding the doctrine as ono of the
great bulwarks against absolutism. The
debate came late In the session. after
other subjects had been passed upon.
The British attitude had been in doubt
until the last. but Lord Robert Cecil
turned the scales by announcing that he
saw no objection to the amendment in
tho form. presented by the. President.
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436 Firennen Of the
Queen City Resigned;
Home Guard to Act

CINCINNATI. April IA blanket
form OF resignation. containing. tho
names Of 43G ircmcn in this city. was
hancd to Safety Director Holmes her"
today. The resignation OF the mon is
10 take effect at I n. IN. tomorrow.
Colonel Charles T. Hallc. of The homo
guards issued IL statement today that
his regiment. consisting of more than
2.5oo men. were ready tn act at the cali
r,f Mavor Calvin.
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CASE THRowN OUT.

Special Dispatch to The Intell1Ecnccr
CLARKSBURG. w. Va, April IL
On the gound that the plaintiff had NOT
made out a case. and upon motion OF
the defense. the $4,000 damage SUIT
OF Brice Jolliffe. OF Marion county;
a against the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company, for injuries received when Il
train struck an automobile at Metz.
Marion county, has been decided in
favor Of the railroad company in federal
district court here. Judge A. G. Day
ton directed the jury to return YER
dict for the defendant. The case had
been on trial severa ldays.
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ey FREDERICK MOORE.

Copyright, New York Tribune Incl
impression
Canada Hughes OF
Zeaand-are invited
according information
communication anes 1he
to be Germany
th the council OF ou mas reacnu
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HSpors AdoptA.

PARIS. April 1.-The rtpoetz0f
committee on international lahpeflA
ton, which drafted . program tpI1
international regulation Of etuD(1
conditions, was adopted BY thAsS1
conference to-day with arnendno1
posed by George Nicoll BafnA1
without portfolio In the BridSh5H1l
and one Of the representatiYpeSNky
Sountry on the labor commltteSs
When Mr.. Barnes was recotnt
offered a motion approving tho dn
a convention to create . permanen
ganization for the promotion nfs
national labor conditions and reu1N
the various governments to uo1nl
delegates forthwith. ~ wa z;lH
A series of amendments propo1e1J
the British members also was pfSo
by Mr.. Barnes. One Of them HuuN
tend the period for ratification S1fs1
proposals to eighteen months inEteA
one year. Another Of the amendm
follows: - sifSsSssl
I'm framing an act, recommendation
or draft Of a convention Of ,6enof1ki
plication the conference shah hAvSS
(contiuued ON Pags Twaivs1 SsSSsE
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George to Remain.

LONDON, April 11.-(British Wire
cd Press)-Thc indications tonight are
that David Lloyd George. the British
prime minister. Will not leave for Lon
don until it is determined on what GATE
the German delegates will be asked to
come to Versailles. An American
delegate. asked for tho nearest estimate
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WASHINGTON, April 11-Forecast:
West virgtu1a-Fair Saturday; Sun
day air, warmer.
ohio-Fair Saturday and Sunday with
rising temperature.
Western Pennsylvan1n-Partly cloudy
Saturday; Sunday, fair, farmer.
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JAP EQUALITY
"0 kHHHE q
AMENDMENTS IS.
NOT INCLUDED
IN WORLD PACT
FRENCH DEMANDS
ALSO SIDETRACKED
Both Japan and France Will
Renew Their Contest In
Plenary Session.

PARIS, April 1.-THE league OF ma
tions commission completed the consid-
Grafton Of the league covenant at its
meeting last night. No sections were
included granting the Japanese and
French demands. but Japan and France
announced that they would reserve the
right. to bring up the desired amend
ments before the plcnary session of the
peace conference.
PARIS. April 1.-THE selection Of
Geneva as the seat OF the league OF ma
tions WAS made despite the plea of Paul
Hymans, Belgian minister Of foreign ar
fairs, who urged the claim of Brussels
for the honor. President Wilson person.
ally supported Geneva. and in this he
was Joined BY England and Italy.
PARIS. April l1.-(By the Associat-
ed Prcss)-Bittcr criticism has been
aroused In French and Belgian quarters
over the choosing OF Geneva us the capl-
tai Of the league of nations. The fact
that President Wilson's speech in b.-.
half of Geneva was wholly responsible
i'or the choosing Of the Swiss city as
against Brussels is greatly 'Tcscntcd.
You Will not oaFe lo CHooHS '
as the capital Of the league OF nations
which incarnatcs, the cnmity between
patious-a city which has been wrong
ed. doubtless, but which makes a re-
conciliation between the peoples OF Eu-
rome more distant Ivy the very wrongs
it has suffered" President Wilson is re-
nortcd to have said to the delegates IN
arguing against the selection Of Brus-
sells.
Paul Hymans. Belgian minister OF
foreign affairs, particularly resented the
fact that the subcommittee delioerat-
ing upon the choice Of the scat or INC
league never discussed the offer maze
BY Burgomastcr. Max Of Brussels OF inc
Egmont palace.
Had London. Paris. Rome or Wash
fCcntinued On Page TwelVe)
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EVACUATION OF
SEBASTOPOL IS
NOW IMMINENT
Bolshevik Activities In Vari-
|. Gus Quarters Of Central
and Eastern Europe.

,.
Bolshevikl Is likely to force the allies to
near the southern extremity Of tho
Crimea, says report to the 1ntransi-
geant.
GENEVA, April 11.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)-Dispatc tchcs received from
Innsbruck report that the Italian COM
mander in the Tyrol has ordered tho
closing Of the Bavarian frontier. over
which nobody has been permitted to
pass since Thursday.
The dispatches add that the step was
taken owing to fears Of spread or
Bolshevism to Italy.
GENEVA. April 11.-(By the Associ-
cted Press)-Dispatches received by the
Rumanian bureau at Berne arc 10 the
effect that Hungarian Magyar regulars
have attacked and pillaEed several Ru-
manian villages in Pennsylvania recent
ly. The Rumanian national guard re-
sisted bravely, but was orerwhelmeo.
Fiftv Rumantans were killed and 100
wounded.
In the Seghesel district the popula-
tions Of many villages fled to the noun
tsins terrified
COPENHAGEN, April 11.-Munich
dispatches to the Lokal Anzelger OF ber-
lin express, extreme pessimism regard
ing the situation in Bavaria. and say
that there are expectations in the Ba-
varian capital that there may be SAN
culinary fighting between tho partlsahs
Of the three governments in Bavaria
The situation, he added. Is rendered still
more acute by appeals Of some radicals
against the Jews.
The Hofrmann government is declared
to be holding large bodies Of troops IN
readiness at Passau and Frcistng 1or
use against the Communists.
Augsburg has been cut Of; from food
and news from Munich.
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Bo|sheviki and
StandpatteIs Are
Jabbed by Comp

NEW YORK. April 11-Anflfsl
employers have 1t in their power
keep Bolshevism out OF the country.
according to Samuel Gompers, pre- Z
dent Of the American Federation Of L.
Dor, who has Just returned from
peace conference. lsssgs
Mr.. Gompcrs said today that SvhiS
organized labor will do its shRre%pt
fight Bolshevism. 1T cannot carry
burden alone ;s23I
II hold the BolshevikI.' stand:patt 1l
and profitcers as equally as amend
to the civilization Of their timS,ss:1
continued. III every effort nAdS
the constructive labor. movemcnk an
America is opposed. thwarted Ands,
feated, we shall then be poWerieeast
be Of any help" 2SSSs3E
Mr.. Gompers declared that PresiaS
Wilson was in entire accord with fhimslS
his decision not to attend the intssZ
tional Socialist conference in Befl
agreeing with him that 1T would
y hitting to confer with unfepent1
Germany while the wounds Of
still wide open."
II haven't read Of. much less A1&
German who repented Of his .coun6XD
crime against civilization sSlda1
veteran labor leader. They callSN
revolution in Germany. when not
man Of the government has been ~
rested. detained. punished or, 6nS
Draw. your own inference. IT'S seese11
Of opera bouffe. The junkers and sAn B
cial interests are in charge therSs
just as much as they were befofssS
war and they are spreading thespoH$
Of discomfort and miserable hostlt
throughout the world: to maintain
Same conditions in Germany S3siSy.ssEl
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Mexico. as opposed to the Spanish 1N
half-Spansh ruling class HIS wles
personal leadership. When he WA1stANss.
ccssful his followers lived on he n
that could be found in captured gctH1 b
and towns. When rcverses cana n
followers scattered. His plan for a1HX8s
ernmcnt Of Mexico was to place
power in the hands Of the Indians.
The presence OF Zapat4 In N6fANS
was n constant threat, to- Mexico: Co.
and since 1916 the CarFanza govefnfa Ed
has been campaigning against the 3
chief. On March II 1t wns$FoDoS41
that Zapata's stronghold had hSeaf ~
tured by the government fofcei.
his followers Werc urrehdefinES
that he had ded ,to the mosati
u Amall bard s..
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Judged ss q whole.

as to this date put it between April 70
and May /.
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Council OF Four Has Reached Agreement
On Drastic Peace Terms for Germany
bain wassadto
PREMATURE KNOWLEDGE Of THE
TERMS IN GERMANY WOULD Be
FATAL, HENCE POLICY Of SECRECY

Lloyd George Calls the Dominion Premiers Together tor
the Purpose of Forestaling Possible Protests-Ger-
man Delegates to Versailles Within Two or Three
Weeks.
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,ht Rv Pnttino The Victory Liberty Loan "Over
THE WEATHER. I !.

Partly Cloudy Saturday; Sunday Fair.
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TEE WEATHER.

Continued on Pago Twelve)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-10-31
RINGS CHURCH
BELL; is Freed
Man Locked in Eelfry as Result
OF Joke Perpetrated
by Friends.
BIG CROWD GATHERS
Pastor and Practitioners Aroused From
Their SAUNDERS and Forty Motor
cars Attracted by the Noise
Made by Seaman.

New York.-James NJ Howard. pas
tor Of the Bedford Park Presbyterian
church. who saw service Us chaplain
with the Seventy-sevonth division over
seas. has been going TO bed early since
his return TO America some time ago,
and until IL o'clock one night recently
nothing had occurred TO disturb his
slumbers.
lie scarcely dozcd of when he
dreamed that the bell In the steeple
of his church was ringing as though
sounding warning Of an attack by
hostile airplanes.
The dream soon resolved itself into
a partial reality and sitting up in bed
he realized that it was I'm fact the bell
i'm the steeple Of his church on the
corner of Two Hundredth street and
cambridge avenue. the Bronx, and
that fully 40 automobiles filed with
people were in front OF the church
looking at the belfry.
lie dressed and as he was about to
go ont Of the door met Policeman
Charles Hess Of the Bronx Park sta
ton. whose attention had been attract
cd by the crowd and the ringing Of
the hfll. Accompanied by the police
man-snd the sexton OF the church. who
had a so APPEARED on the scene, the
former chaplain let himself into thu
building and the trio proceeded to
investigate.
Pushing open the door OF the bel
fry he discovered Donald Hobson OF
2436 Morris avenue. who recently was
released from the navy. and who Is
one OF his own parishioners.
In a few words. however. Hobson
was able to explain his end of the
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Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water each morning
before breakfast.

Why is man and woman, half the
time, feeling nervous. Respondent.
Worried. some days headachy, dull and
unstrung; some days really inca2aci-
tated by illness.
II We all would practice inside-batn-
Ing, what a gratifying change would
take place. Instead OF thousands OF
half-sick. manufacturing souls with
pasty, muddy compilations we should
see crowds OF happy, healthy, rosy
checked people everywhere. The rea-
son is that the human system does not
rid itself each day of all the waste
which II accumulates under our pres
ent mode of living. For every ounce
OF food and drink taken into the system
nearly an ounce OF waste material
must be carried out. else II fermentS
and forms ptomaine-like poisons which
are absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as IL IL to clean
the ashes from tie furnace each day.
before the fire viii burn bright and
hot, so we must each morning clear
the inside organs OF the previous days
accumulation of indigestihe waste and
body toxins. Men and women, whether
sick or well, are advised 10 drink each
morning. before breakfast. a glass OF
real hot water with q teaspoonful of
limestone phosphate in IL, as a harm
less means OF washing out OF the
stomach, liver. kidneys and bowels the
indigestible material, waste, sour bile
and toxins; thus cleansing. sweeten-
ing and purifying the entire alimen-
tary canal before putting more food
into the stomach.
Millions of people who had their turn
at constipation. bilious attacks, acid
stomach, nervous days and sleepless
nights have become real cranks about
the morning inside-bath. A quarter
pound OF limestone phosphate will not
cost much at the drug store, but ia
sufficient TO demonstrate TO anyone.
its cleansing. sweetening and .freshen-
Ing effect upon the system.