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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
FIRST SKIRMISH IN TREATY BATTLE
in u. S. SENATE
Lodge Forces Garry, 43 to 40, Motion to
Defer Fall Amendments.
By James R. Nourse.
Universal Service


Washington, Sept 23.-The first roll call
to test the strength for and against the
peace treaty was taken in the Senate today
and the treaty opponets won by three votes.
The question was whether the Senate
would follow Senator Lodge, representing
the Republican majority, or yield to the
Democratic minority, led by Senator Hitch
cock By the vote of 43 to 40 the Senate
decided for Lodge.
A motion made by Mr.. Lodge to postpone
action on the Fall amendments, designed to
take the United States out of all participa-
ton in the execution of the treaty, was
adopted over Senator Hitchcock's demand
that the amendments should be Immediately
voted upon.
There are thirty-four separate amend
ments proposed by Senator Fall. When the
first was reached in the reading of the
treaty, Mr.. Fall asked that consideration be
postponed until all the amendments had
been read.
Senator Hitchcock refused, and was sup
ported by Vice President Marshall, who
ruled that indefinite postponement could not
be granted except by unanimous consent
Senator Lodge thereupon offered his mo-
ton to postpone action until one week from
today, and a roll call was demanded.
Senator Lodge received the support of all
the Republican members except Senators
McCumber of North Dakota and Jones of
Washington and in addition was given the
vote of Senator Reed of Missouri, Demo
crat.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
PROGRESS OF LEAGUE TREATY in
u. S. SENATE

Last Monday was bad day for the peace
treaty and league covenant in the United
States Senate. The entire days proceedings
were taken up with attacks on the peace
treaty by Democratic senators.
Here is the story of the day, in the Sen
ate-the worst day that the treaty has had
to endure since it was turned over by the
President to the Senate
|. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri in
a speech which held the Senate spellbound
from until 6 o'clock denounced the whole
treaty as shameful and traitorous bargain
and virtually charged President Wilson with
having surrendered into the hands of Great
Britain the control Of American affairs.
2. Senator Henry F. Ashurst of Arizona
sent telegram to the President notifying
him that he and about seven other senators
on the Democratic side would be unable to
vote against the Johnson amendment to give
the United States the same number of votes
as the British empire in the League
of Nations assembly.
5. Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia an
nounced that he had prepared set of reser-
vations to the treaty which will be similar
to those proposed by the Foreign Relations
Committee in that they have to be accepted
by the other powers before the United States
completely ratifes the treaty. The princi-
pal reservation will be directed against Ar
ticle X of the league covenant.
f. Senator Charles S. Thomas of Colo
RADIO made public letter written by him
to the Democratic committee of his state
in which he stated he could not support the
treaty in its present form and would vote
for strong reservations. Senator Thomas
said he was unable to square the treaty
provisions with the dictates Of duty and Of
conscience
Administration senator's were stunned by
the rapidity and vigor of these attacks
from their own side The climax to their
embarrassment came with a remarkable
demonstration which was accorded Senator
Reed at the close of his brilliant speech.
To the CONSERVATION of Democratic sena-
tors who have been echoing the President s
contentious that the British empires pre-
ponderance of votes is only in the league
assembly, Senator Reed produced the copy
of letter signed by Woodrow Wilson,
Lloyd George and Clemenceau stating that
the British dominions also are eligible to
election to the league council
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE
UNITED STATES

The enumerators will begin taking the
18th census of the United States on January
End, 1920 Lake County is in the End Hi
nois District Zion is divided into four
wards or districts. Each ward will require
an enumeration, and these enumeratofs
have been recommended and will probably
receive their commission soon. have been
called on to assist in this work, which will
take from two to four weeks time to ac-
complish, and the enumerators will get from
$500 to 5000 per day for eight hours work.
Matthew N. Price, P. M.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27

The assembly in which the British en-
pire has six votes to Americas one, accord
ing to this hitherto unpublished admission
by the President, could elect Canada or
any other one of the British dominions to
the all powerful council of nine in which
the British empire then would have two
or more votes to Americas one.
Nine Democrats are now on record in
support of amendments or reservations or
both, the Presidents support having
dwindled to thirty eight of the ninety-six
senator's, with still other Democrats on the
verge Of insurgency.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
GREAT STEEL STRIKE BEGINS

Ofl last MONDAY morning, OtplClIlDCI IA,
the long threatened steel strike began
Probably no industrial disturbance in the
United States, during the last twenty-five
years, has attracted as much international
interest as the great steel strike So many
persons are financially involved, not only
in this country but in Europe, that they will
doubtless watch the progress of the strike
with anxiety
On June 80, last, foreign owners held
465, 434 shares of common stock. These
stockholders lived in England, France, Hol-
land Switzerland, Germany, Australia and
Canada. These are in addition to the sever
al hundred thousand stockholders in the
United States.
Both capital and labor declare themselves
ready to fight to the last ditch for the issue
of the CLOSED" vs. "open" shop. The de-
velopment and outcome of the great strike
are thus fraught with the utmost impor-
lance to labor and capital and also to the
American people.
The labor unions are striking to compel
the adoption of the following twelve de-
mands
Right of collective bargaining.
Reinstatement of men discharged for
union activities.
An eight-hour day.
One day of rest in seven
Abolition of the twenty-four- shift.
Increase in wages sufficient to guarantee
American standard of living.
Standard scales Of wages in all trades and
classifcations of workers.
Double pay for all overtime, holiday and
Sunday work.
Check-off system of collecting union dues
and assessments
Principle of seniority to apply in main
tenance, reduction and increase of working
forces
Abolition of company unions.
Abolition of physical examination of ap-
plicants for employment.
Up to the time of the preparation Of this
copy (September "a the unions claim that
1900 men have joined the strike.
Since the strike began, many have been
shot to death and many more wounded in
Guiding women and little children.
There is some talk Of NINE Ship and
rail walkout through sympathy with the
steel strikers G8s1
The following dispatch sent out from
Washington, September %, shows how Con-
gress is seeking to get at the strike situa-
| ton:
Washington Sept. 23-Congress inter
vened in the steel strike today by directing
| the Senate labor committee to institute an
immediate investigation to ascertain "if
the situation can in any way be relieved by
| federal action
The inquiry will begin Thursday, when
representatives of the strikers will be heard.
Later Chairman Gary of the United States
Steel Corporation, President Gompers of the
| American Federation of Labor and other
! spokesman for both capital and labor will
appear.
Action by the Senate was taken on a reso-
luton proposing the inquiry offered by
Senator Kenyon, Republican, of Iowa,
chairman of the education and labor COM
mittee. The resolution was adopted with
out objection after brief discussion of the
serious industrial situation involving the
public's interest
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27

Mr.. William c. Bereiter, of South Sheri-
dan Road, had considerable fruit and farm
produce on exhibition at the Lake County
Fair. He received first premium on oats,
rye, speltz, eggs, apples, and second pre-
MUM on onions and peppers. His products
also won first premium on best display in
twenty-four entries.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27

Zion Printing and Publishing
House wants a young girl or
boy to take up cost work.
Must be bright and clean cut
in every particular. Put in ap-
plication in writing at once.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
B I R T H S

To Mr.. and Mrs. Lanson Neal, of 3216
Emmaus Avenue, September %, girl.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Neave,
of 2514 Gideon Avenue, September p, a
girl.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27
w E D D I N G S

Mr.. ]. D. Taylor to Miss Laura
Schuerr, of Chicago, September Is, 1919.
Mr.. Louis Boyer to Mrs. Tillie R. John
son, September 20, 1919.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

by the expoiting company to report on them. He took additional samples, and two of these, selected as representative of the alleged ore, were divided into three portions. One por- ton of each was submitted for assay to the Bureau of the Mint, one portion of each to the Bureau of Standards, one portion of each to the laboratory of the United States Geological Sur vey. The nature of the problem was outlined, and the chemists were re- quested to take all possible precau- tions to discover any platinum pres- ent. None was found.
 As result of these investigations it may be safely stated that the sup posed platinum deposits in the Grand Canyon do not contain platinum--cer- tainly not enough to be of any value. The claim that the platinum is present in some form that would prevent its detection by the various methods em- ployed in the three government lab oratories mentioned may be dismissed as an absurdity. Even if the platinum were in a colloidal condition, a most unlikely supposition, it would still be platinum and would give the chemical reactions characteristic of that metal.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

nate part of the geologic formation known as the Bright Angel shale, of Cambrian age.
 In 1911 F. L. Ransome, of the Unit ed States Geological Survey, while examining certain supposed copper deposits in the Grand Canyon, had his attention called to the alleged plati- mum ore near Indian Garden and col lected sample that was afterward carefully assayed for platinum by the Bureau of the Mint. The results were negative.
 In 1915 H. G. Ferguson was detail ed by the Geological survey to exam inc and sample the claims near In- dian Garden that were being held as platinum-bearing ground. The samp- ling was done with great care, and about thirty samples were assayed especially for platinum by Ledoux & Co.,, New York. As a check, portions of five of these samples were assayed by E. E. Burlington & Co.,, Denver. None of the assays showed any plat, mum.
 In the summer of 1918 Mir. Ran some again examined the supposed platinum deposits in company with the geologist who had been engaged
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14
TONS OF CREELSHEYIKI.

Postmaster Chance of Washington, D. C., in his report for the past fis- cal year to the first assistant post master general gives some interesting information regarding the Greet off cial bulletin. He says:
 "The official U. 5. bulletin, with a circulation of over 100000, mailed by the committee on public information, has added material amount of work to the Washington office. That pub lication has probably larger daily mail circulation than any newspaper in the United States. Considerable labor is, therefore, involved in afford ing 1t the prompt dispatch that its i'm portance warrants. It is estimated that whereas about 50 tons of free matter was dispatched daily by this office before the war, approximately 150 tons is handled daily now. The volume of such matter not only taxed the capacity of the postoffice, but that of the Washington Terminal company. In fact, it was frequently difficult to get sufficient car space to haul the mail out of Washington" Note what is said regarding the bulletins inn portance, that considerable labor is involved in affording it the prompt dispatch that its importance war rants" As a sheet for the distribu- ton of administration propaganda, it has been without a doubt, important The peculiar mind of the democratic economist is hard to fathom. We have here the exact testimony that 150 tons of free matter is handled daily out of Washington. A part of that is ne cessary, but with the one of thous- ands of war cries that smothered the country, it is hard to remember, "con- serve paper" Rather a poor exam pie. If we remember rightly it was rumored that the Creel bulletin would be discontinued very soon, and tha, was at least two months ago. Here's wishing them luck on their journey The abandoning of this intellectual sheet will put many an office boy oul of job throughout the United States Somebody had to empty the waste baskets.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14
ANT IT THE TRUTH?

Just to freshen your memory a bit, Jay House says: If you have been obcessed by the fear that William will not get what is coming to him, forget it. Lloyd George, in speech delivered recently said William would be prosecuted. That settles it; he will be. The English are boresome lot of beggers, but they give even and exact justice and they do not temper it with vaseline or any of the other well known medicants or lubricants. If America alone had William to deal with he would at this moment be in very grave peril. But before arrange ments could be made to burn him at the stake, strong demand for exec utive clemency would sweep the coun- try and his sentence would be com muted to imprisonment for life. Two months after his incarceration he would be released on parole. A col lection would be taken for his benefit and fund of five or six hundred thousand dollars would be raised and turned over to him. Six months after his release on parole he would receive a full pardon and the rights of cit izenship would be restored to him. A bill would be introduced in congress granting him a pension of $l0,000 a year in partial reparation for the in dignities heaped upon him. In the second session of congress following its introduction the bill would pass both houses and become a law. In five years from the date of the sign ing of the armistice William would be a popular hero, the governor of some western state, and formidable can didate for the presidency. They're a boresome lot of beggars, but thank God for the English. They're the bal last of the world.--Kansas City Daily Clobe
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14
NO PLATINUM FOUND
 IN GRAND CANYON

About twenty years ago prospectors in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, north of Williams, reported the find ing of platinum in the bedded rocks of that region. The Arizona school of mines was reported to have made all investigation and found that there was platinum there. The writer at the time "joshed" the school of mines engineer and the head of the institu- ton made a personal examination, re- porting adversely. Still the men in terested, organized companies and continued to send out their claims of immensely rich platinum in their properties. Several men came in from California and located large area of ground below Diamond Canyon and spent considerable money making camp and prospecting. They finally folded their tents and stole away.
 Now comes the United States Ge- ological Survey with thorough re- port on the district, which must be accepted as conclusive:
 For many years it has been report ed that deposits of platinum ore occur in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, in the vicinity of Grand Canyon station. J. F. Kemp, in his report on the Zee ological relations and distribution of platinum and it's associated metals" " published in 1902 as Bulletin 193 of the United States Geological Survey, states:
 Specimens of shady rock have been sent to the east from some To- cality near Williams, Ariz., which have yielded assays for platinum. The clays in Cataract Canyon, branch of the Grand Canyon, are also said to contain platinum"
 Professor Kemp, in response to in uuiry, states that he never visited the supposed platinum locality in the Grand Canyon and that the first sen tence of the above quotation refers to assays made by the s. s. White Den tai Co.,, of material which was sent to that company by someone unknown to him and which may, of course, have been "salted.'
 From time to time the supposed presence of platinum ore in the Grand Canyon has received new advertise ment, and recently stock in a com pany organized to exploit the alleged deposits was offered for sale in an alluring prospectus wherein were published assays of the so-called ore that showed as much as 2.4 ounces of platinum to the ton. It has been as serted that the platinum occurs in a colloidal state and that this explains the failure of standard methods of assay to show its presence.
 The claims referred to in the pros pectus mentioned are near Indian Gar den, locality well known to visitors to the canyon as a point on the Bright Angel trail, about 2250 feet below the brink of the canyon and visible from Fl Tovar Considerable pros pecting has been done in this vicinity on both sides of the trail by means of open cuts and short tunnels. The supposed platinum-bearing deposits are beds of green and red ferruginous sandstone that constitute subordi-
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14
PAPER SWEETS.

The subsistence division of the war department recently reported that nearly 8,000,000 pounds of candy had been shipped and 12,000,000 pounds were on the way to France for the soldiers. The Fort Wayne News some days ago commented on the fact that candy was part of the soldiers ration, which was followed by ye ed itor Greene receiving a tough lot of abuse from one of the soldiers who had just returned and who wanted to know how the editor "got that way" The soldier declared he had never seen any of the candy while he was on the other side.A Wonder if this candy is like the airplanes and large calibre guns were-on paper?
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14
Legal Records

Conditional Sale--Chas. w. Finch to J. w. Jenkins Music Co.
 Bill of Sale-Babbitt and Wyrick to George T. Bucklar.
 Satisfaction of Mortgage-J. B. Duke to c. R. Daze and C. R. Duke.
 Warranty Deed-George Babbitt and wife to Carmelita Samozo.
 Chattel Mortgage-George E. Ora ham and wife to Babbitt-Polson Go.
 Judgment-Abel Reber ct al vs. Horace Baker.
 Warranty Deed-Ernest Burris and wife to R. o. Carroll.
 Notice of Location-B. Doney, Un- organized mining district, B. Doney.
 Declaration of Homestead--Robert Willis Watson and wife.
 Bill of Sale-Ash Creek Cattle Go. to Sanford Livestock Co.
 Warranty Deed-J. M. Miller to Jose J. Jimenez.
 Chattel Mortgage-Margaret Pick ering to Ed Filke.
 Conditional Sale-John McWil- Hams to Toledo Scale Co.
 Release of Chattel Mortgage-A. R. c. Sloan to Chas. Doze and c. R Duke.
 Release of Chattel Mortgage-Flag- staff Mercantile Co to L. E. Pearce
 Release of Realty Mortgage-Flag- staff Mercantile Co. to L. k. Pearce Satisfaction of Mortgage-Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Go. to Claude B. Hume.
 Realty Mortgage-R. c. Creswell to San Francisco Cattle Go.
 Chattel Mortgage-Christobal San cedo to z. A. Bissonnette.
 Conditional Sale--E. c. Keith, Jr. to z. A. Bissonnette. Warranty Deed-Wm. J. Henderson to May Brown.
 Release of Chattel Mortgage-Louis Ilfield to w. F. Griffin.
 Chattel Mortgage-W. F. Griffin tc Louis Ilfield. Warranty Deed-Daniel Wallace tc Chas H. Kemp. Appointment of Deputy School Sup erintendent-Lenore Francis to Char lotte w. Acker.
 Bond-F. M. Gold, County Attor- ney. Warranty Deed-H. c. Hibben ct al to c. L. DeRyder.
 Quit Claim Deed-H. c. Hihben ct al to c. l.. DeRyder.
 Quit Claim Deed-H. c. Hibben ct al to c. L. DeRyder.
 Bill of Sale-H. c. Hibben ct sl to c. L. De Ryder.
 Bill of Sale-Wm. F. Fronis to Geo. Babbitt.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

Andrew Baumert, chairman of the committee on state institutions, seems to have an idea that his job is to look after the expenditures of the differ ent state institutions and to see that the money is rightfully spent, and, within the appropriations made by the legislature. He has so far discovered that there is a deficiency of mere $458, ,287.28. Of course the people don't care; all they have to do is to pay the taxes and vote. If Andy keeps on he will get himself disliked for the people do not care much for distasteful facts; what we want is some of the good old camouflage to stir us to renewed efforts in pungling up taxes.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

Old Sol Gimblett says as how he can sympathize with the kizzer on his disappointment, for the big gash made in his sholder was made enc time when he dis-a- pointed his gun and the other feller didn't.
 Missus Sal Dishrag' avows as how Artie Manta-gue must ramble or stop startin' to try to sing the new state anthema that has been going the rounds of the legislatures. He gifts cuss words in where they don't fit aside from singing from abismal part of one lung, and annoyin' his ca tarrahh.
 Missus Pete McSwiggin wants de- vorce from Pete on account of bein deceved. She says as how Pete stole couple blank checks out of her check book and changed the name of tht bank and drawed money on them while she he'd been led to believe they could be used only on the bank tha' she put the money in. Missus Pett don't know that you gotta draw on { banker with suddenlike gun if vol git anything you ain't put in thu bank.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

Jimham Lewis says if we abandon single one of the fourteen points which he says the American people invented without their knowledge, It would serve us right if Germany would rise up and lick us. In view of the fact that President Wilson pub licly abandoned one of the fourteen some months ago it would seem that now is the time for Germany to get busy, and if Jimham isn't going to help us fight next time we will eer- tainly get an awful trimming.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

A Washington correspondent says the next congress will not dare probe the waste and dishonesty in connec. tion with war expenditures because many of the offenders are republi- cans. If they are, go after them and show them up. That would be an ex- ceedingly crooked reason for not prob ing things to the bottom, and it is probable that some politicians are de- pending too much on that argument for the protection they hope to re- ceiye.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

The new director general of rail- roads wants congress to appropriate another three-quarters of billion to equip the railways, in addition to a half billion dollars appropriated last year, and despite the fact that the peo' pie of the country are paying bil- lion dollars more per year in passen- ger fares and freight rates. Running the railways under political ownership costs about as much as it used to cost to run big war under republican management.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

One of the obstacles encountered by the American troops in Russia are packs of ravenous wolves. Someone should at once introduce joint res olution appropriating a few million dollars to make these animals harm less by feeding them.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

A short time ago Secretary Baker announced that another thousand clerks would be employed in the cas- ualty office in an effort to speed up the returns. Now comes the disquiet- ing information that complete lists will not be in probably until Sep temher.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-14

For a man who said in October last that if the people, of the United States didn't elect democratic con gress nobody in Europe would be gull lible enough to believe that his lead ership had not been repudiated by the American people, President Wilson is dGng pretty well in the role of the American Vox Populi abroad.