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THREE PLANTS OPEN
IN CHICAGO DISTRICT
Half of Regular Forces Re
turn to Their Jobs.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Three steel plants
closed since the strike or steel workers
three weeks ago, reopened to-day with
approximately 80 per cent: NJ norma
working force, according to reports from
the police. The plants were the WILSON,
sin steel Company. Interstate Steel COM
pany and the Federal Furnace Company.
Police in large numbers were stationed
at the gates OF the plants, but no dis
orders occurred. At the plants of the
Illinois Steel Company the situation was
unchanged.
Police reports said that 200 OF the 500
employees of the Federal Furnace Com
many returned and that 500 men re-
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YOUNGSTOWN IS BUSY
AS DISORDERS END
Strikers Return to Help Re-
start Several Plants.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Oct. 13-After a
day that began with disorder and fear
of serious trouble tonight saw the Ma
honing Valley quiet and the steel mills
working on a far larger scale than at
any other time since the strike began
1t is estimated that 5000 men returned
TO work here to-day virtually doubling
the number that have deserted the ranks
of the strikers and gone back to their
old positions. At Warren 5000 workers
also returned TO the mills.
The youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany No. / blast furnace was started
and No. is being warmed in prepara-
ton for starting tomorrow. This gives
the company three blast furnaces, No. 2
having been started last week. Two
more open hearth furnaces began opera
tions tonight making four of twelve to
resume during the last twelve hours
Four sheet mills of fifteen began opera
ton and crews of others were called In
to begin In the morning.
The Brier/ Hill Steel Company tonight
had blast furnace, three open hearths
anc part of one plate mill-in operation.
At the Republic Hron and Steel Company
1t was said that the open hearth at
Lairingville was about to resume, and
hat one blast furnace continued ts
make iron. No sign OF resumption APP
peared at the Ohio works.
In Warren to-day more than 5000
Norkmen of the Trumbull Steel Com
rany's $500 employees returned Il
work and the rest will go on when tn,
remainder of the mill can be put int
shape. The Liberty Steel Company
owned by the Trumbull Company, is ex
pected to resume tomorrow OF Wednes
day. Both-plants have agreements will
the Amalgamated Association. TIL,
Sharon Steel Hoop Company at Lowell
vile, which has a similar agreement, an
| nounced that 1t will start half Of it
mills Wednesday morning.
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SENATORS LOOK INTO
COAL STRIKE THREAT
Think Miners Bound by Pact
Made With Dr.. Garfield.

WASHINGTON, Oct 13.-Demands of
coal miners in central competitive fields
for more wages and changed working
conditions were discussed to-day with
Secretary Wilson by a subcommittee
of the Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee.
Secretary Wilson assured US that as
a Government official he had already in
terested himself in the threatened
strike" Senator Frelinghuysen IN. j.,
Republican, said in a statement follow
ing the session, land that he hopes to
make an adjustment The committee
will cooperate with him to that end.
1T was the feeling of the sub-commit
tee, however that the agreement of the
coal miners made with DIR. Garfield when
he was Fuel Administrator to maintain
the present scale OF wages for the period
of the war or until April, 1920. consti-
tuted a binding contract and should be
fulfilled. For that reason II Is probable
no further action will be taken imme-
distely."
Miners in the bituminous nelds have
announced their intention OF striking
November 1 unless wage Increases and
shorter hours are given to them.
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HALFOF STEEL MEN
NOT AMERICANIZED
Senator Kenyon Discovers in
Strike Inquiry Big Ratio
Ignorant of English.
Special Despo,ca TO TIE SEN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.--After two or
three days in western Pennsylvania with
members Of the committee investigating
the steel strike Senator Kenyon (Iowa),
chairman Of the committee, issued a
statement to-day that he is convinced
Of the necessity for the immediate pas
sage. OF Americanization legislation.
He found that in some mills more thar
so per cent of the people are unable to
read, write or speak In English, and that
anything like knowledge and understand
ing OF American institutions obviously is
imposs BILE. Regardless Of the 1mme-
date issues Of the steeS strike, which the
Senator declined to discuss, he was salts
fed that a survey of the facts developed
would convince all legislators Of the
necessity for passing some Of the Ameri-
canization measures that have been pre-
scented.
Il do not desire to discuss the steel
strike nor the reason or causes therefor
at this me-" he said. THE committee
has not as yet completed its investlga-
ton. think 1t permissible to say. how
ever. that the committee returned from
| the Pittsburug district strongly In favor
of some Americanization bill have
must do what II could to help stimulate
| America nism. That is a common ground
| on which we all can stand and is rally
ing point for all.
when you find that In some Of these
mills over so per cent. Of the workmer
| cannot read. write or speak the Ameri-
can language; when II is necessary In
these mill districts TO publish orders IN
| all kinds of languages, II Is time for the
1 aN~1 A~H
| American Congress, to give determined
consideration to some plan of affordins
these foreigners an opportunity to learr
| what the Institutions OF America stand
| for and to become AmericaniZed.
| I'VE saw some young fellows who only
| had q sma altering OF our tongue who I'm
pressed US as splendid material out OF
which to make American citizens
Two bills are pending before the COM
mittee OF which j have the honor to be
| chairman dealing with this question
The committee meets this week to take
| them up and I earnestly hope that one
or both may be reported out OF the COM
mittee and may be passed by Coneress
| before adjournment There is no greater
question than that OF Americanizing this
nation of ours.
Many OF those who cannot speak our
language are yearning to know II and
want the opportunity to learn about oui
Institutions. Most OF them have sub
scribed for Liberty bonds. but how car
they know anything about American In
situations when they cannot speak Amer
ica's language? We cannot reach one
language nation overnight, but (hai
eventually should be our goal.
1T will take some time. but the result
will be worth while, for there Is a ma.
tional solidarity for all people of a ma
ton speaking the same language. Eight
and a half million people in this countr,
over 10 years of age cannot speak. read
or write the American language To this
correction OF that condition every either
| should resolve to do his part"
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ton board but that he expected the con-
ferees TO find a common ground OF rec
concentrations for the establishment OF
an employment relation that would In
future permit American industry to oper-
tie successfully and to the benefit OF all
parties concerned"
The conference session tomorrow Is
expected to be a lively one and full OF
fireworks. After reaching a deadlock
that prevented a recommendation with
respect to the steel strike resolution
other proposals from the labor. employ
ers and public groups were taken up by
the committee and reports prepared. As
consequence when the conference ses-
sion opens the committee will not only
lay the steel strike before the confer
,nce but will place on the floor for con-
~dera ton reports on collective bargain
ing; equal pay for equal work for men
ard women in industry: the basic eight
hour day; on immigration, and on pro-
duction.
Agree on bargaining.
Collective bargaining resolutions were
put in by both employers and the labor
group. and they are not regarded as Tar
apart, except as to the unit that shall
represent collective bargaining. Labor
and the right of international unions
% bargain for their men in each shop
The employers want each group OF men
to do their own bargaining. confinine
the collective process to shops or plants
Equal pay, the eight-hour day and i'm
migration provisions were presented by
the labor group.
There will be n fight with regard tc
them. but delegates regard a conference
agreement as likely. even In the face Of
the contention from the employers side
or elements on that side. that the eight
hour day is not applicable to all indus
try or all endeavor. The farmer repre-
sentatives are set upon this point taking
the position that 1t cannot be applied t
farm labor.
The production resolution was from
the employers group. 1t offers wide op
portunity for differences of opinion. ant
probably will take days of debate before
the conference even reaches vote on IL
Delegates to the conference are frank!
looking for a lively fight tomorrow. bu
they expect to make considerable prog
ress In the conference work.
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Middletovn Trolley Men Win.
MIppLErowN, N. Y, Oct 13.--Ths
strike of the employees of the Waikiki
Transit Company. called yesterday,
ended to-day when company officers
abandoned the one-man-trolley car plan.
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PALMER SAYS LABOR
CAN BE DICTATOR TOO
Says 1t Has as Many Rights as
Money in Industry.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct l3. - Attorney
General Palmer. In an address here to-
night. declared that all the power of his
office would be used to put a stop to
profiteering and radicaIism In this coun-
try. He said education was one OF the
hest methods OF removing radical
thought from Americas newcomers.
Referring TO the Industrial situation,
MI Palmer said he could see nothing
more serious than misunderstanding
that could be adjusted eff both sides
would agree to a six months truce.
Il am sorry to say" he decla red
that we have not the same confidence
In the Industrial situation that we have
In the political situation. There must
be democracy OF industry. You can
not run factory a single day with
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devote every iota Of power and influence
that the Department OF Justice exercises
to bring them to book"
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ported at the Wisconsin Steel Company.
whose normal force is said to be from
1900 to 1900. Two hundred men. ac-
cording to the police. reported for work
at the Interstate company.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
HARRISON, V. j., WILL NOT HAVE
 FFEM THEATRE

Unless there is a sudden change in present conditions there, no star of the flicker drama is likely to be a hero in Harrison, N. J., for a long time to come.
 The town has a population of 16,- GOO and is the only place of that size in the United States without a picture house-and the indications were after the meeting of the Town Council last night it is not going to have one.
 There has been no screen house ordinance in Harrison and a picture promoting concern decided to try to build there. Mayor Riordan thinks the screen indecent and he caused to be introduced at last nights meet ing an ordinance permitting picture houses, provided they pay a license fee of 510,000, which is larger than in any known city in the world.
 The ordinance was passed, to 2, and will be finally put through at the next meeting of the Council.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
ANOTHER BRITISH CALUNfNY!
 WHO OWNS THIS HEN
(F'rom a news item in a London
 WeekIy)
Sixteen Eggs a Day!

From sixteen hens? No, from one hen! And thirteen of the eggs were laid before a witness who has sworn on oath, in the presence of a judge, that these thirteen eggs were laid by the hen without getting off her nest once to take 8 breather! The hen belongs to an American. and is a White Rock. She is called "The Ma chine-gun Pu1Iett,'' or "The Magazine Hen,'' and sceptics who have visited her have come away converted. She does not lay 16 eggs eevry day; that is her highest record; but she main tains a good daily average, having produced 151 eggs in a month and v in one week.
 She is a very particular bird, and thought about laying, she marked a certain barn for the purpose, and would not begin her career until she had been admitted. She laid from four to six eggs per day from the outset, and hundreds of people came to see her. She is still laying hard. Unfortunately, the hen is in Amer ica, where wonderful things are apt to happen, but all the evidence sup ports the story. If it is true, the birds future will probably resemble the future of two recent freak layers in this country. She will suddenly stop laying, and never produce an other egg during her life. Then her ungratefu1 owner will probably kill her and eat heri
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
SWISS FEARFUL
 OF LANDSLIDE IN NEAR FUTURE

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct B. Anxiety is felt by the inhabitants of several villages in the Engadine dis trict because of the vagaries of an Alpine stream which has appeared in three different places during the past six weeks and as promptly vanished. The stream after cutting beds near villages disappeared overnight.
 In one instance the torrent passed quite close to the tourist resort of Bergun, causing the resort to become deserted. Swiss engineers have trac- ed the source of the stream to Lake Raveisch but failed in their experi- ments with colored water to follow it to it's discharge.
 Inhabitants recollecting the tragedy of 1892 at the health resort of Ger vais when a similar stream collect ing under a mountain caused q ter rible landslide destroying the village, killing and drowning several scores of persons, have appealed to the can tonaI government for assistance.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
NEW GERMAN CONSTITUTION.

In August, after several months of debate. the German National Assem- bIv adopted 9 permanent form of con- stitution for the Empire CReich). The
 first part of the document defines the German Reich as a federal republic, and fixes the relations between the larger entity and the several states. The central government is given not only the usual authority as to foreign affairs, defense. coinage and currency, customs, posts and telegraphs, and so
 on, but it also has Jurisdiction in re-
 speCt to a, wiIer sphere of social life that leaves the individual states in a very subordinate place. These states are to have popular government like the members of our own union, but
 with a less degree of sovereignty. The president is to be chosen by the whole German people for the term of seven years. The presidents position is much more important than in France, and is more like that of the American president. There is to be a. chancellor as head of the cabinet, whose office is less commanding than that of the French or British Prime Ministers. There will be an Imperial Council
 with at least one representative from
 each state, Prussia not being permit
 LEO u nave IilOIe llIdl lN NO-llllIlS O1
 the total number. The Reichstag is restored as the popular legislative branch, with the Imperial Council as an Upper House. The second part of the Constitution contains such guar antees of individual and social liberty as have place in our constitution, as sO-called bills of rights" Political equality of men and women is pro- vided, and entire freedom of con- science and worship. There must be eight years of universal school attend
 ance, and pupils must attend advanced schools until 1s years old. Councils are created for industries, and en- plOyes arc to have a voice in decisions
 If Germany had adopted this free con- stitutiOn half 9 dozen years ago, there could have been no general war in Europe, and immeasurable suffering. would have been averted d--From l The Progress Of the World in the American Review of Reviews for Oc- tober, 1919.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
COMPLAIN THAT LATE POTATOES
 ARE R0TTINC

The-o has been much complaint re- gently of a soft rot of late potatoes. This trouble is due primarily to the late blight fungus which first got started on the vines the latter half of August. The wet weather of late July and of August favored the de- Velopment of the blight so that by the end of August most of the vines were killed.
 The spores falling from the leaves onto the ground were washed in con tact with the tubers and the charac- teriStic reddish-brcwn rot of blight soon developed. This blight ts rath- CT superficial and shows by slightly sunken places in the skin. In itself it is not a serious rot but 1t opens the way for bacteria which develop the soft, ill-smeIling rot so character isuc of bIghted vines. This year the rot is the worst for some time, some of the fields having half the tubers routed.
 Unless there is a profitable market for immediate sale. 1t is best to leave the potatoes in the ground and let them rot there; digging and storing early requires too much handling to remove the rotten tubers, The tub CTS should be dug in bright eather allowed to dry out before picking up, and all suspicious ones culled out. They should then be stored, at least temporarily, ia very shallow piles in a dry cool place with good ventilation. If thought desirable q little air sIacked lime can be dusted over them to help take up the surface moisture. e. P. Clinton, Connecticut Agricul- turaI Experiment Station, New Ha- ven.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
THRILLS PLENTY
 IN MOTOR RACES
 AT DANBURY FAIR

The automobile races at the Dan bury Fair Saturday will be thrillers, with many Speedway stars in the con tests. Ira Vail with his famous Dus- senberg will attempt to better Ralph .DePalma's record for the track, and as his ear is capable of 115 miles an hour, he is reasonably certain to do it, although he will have to contend with many other crack drivers, some of whom expect to take his measure. The races will be called at 1:S0 and are under the auspices of the A. A. A. Fred Wagner will Officiate on the track, which will be specially pre- pared. These races are expected to attract the largest crowd of the week to the Danbury Fair, big Thursday not excepted. Horace P. C'Horse Power') Murphy is managing the event, and the same stars that con tended at Allentown, Pa, and Tren- ton, N. Y, also at Uniontown, Pa, will be at Danbury. They are well matched, skillful drivers, and furnish fine sport, as the cash prizes come to several thousand dollars. These are the only automobile races under A. A. A. sanction held in the State of Con- necticut, and officials of that govern ing body will have the direction of the afternoons sport, with authority to disqualify any driver that doesn't do his very best.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
POLISH LITTLE ONES SUFFERING
 HUNGER PANCS

Warsaw, Oct. 9-On their entry into the district of Vladimir, just freed from the enemy by the victor ious advance of General Haller' s troops, American Red Cross officers found a population of 100000 chill dren practically foodless and in cloth ing that was little better than rags.
 Of the 5000 children at Vladimir, it was reported that 5000 were com plete orphans, having neither father nor mother. To care for such a large number there is but one or phan asylum capable of accommo- dating 100 children.
 AS temporary measure the Red Cross has sent several cars of sup plies to Vladimir. Another train was despatched to the Haleby dis tricts, where the conditions of the population are equally severe. Here were found eighty villages on the old German Russian battle line. Many of them had been totally de- stroyed. Refugees from Russia aug mented the normal population, and to take care of them the Red Cross sent to Haleby eighty bales of clothing.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
MAUDE ADAMS HAS POSTPONED
 STAGE SEASON

New York, Oct. 9.-Maude Adams is at her summer home in the Cat skilis and her condition is said to be such that there Is some doubt as to whether she will return to the stage at present.
 The Charles Frohman Company in- tends to send Miss Adams on a star ring tour in December if she is able, but is holding back announcement until next month. when it will be known if she will be strong enough for such strenuous work. The star is very anxious to appear
 Miss Adams suffered a nervous breakdown in Boston last January and was placed under the care of 3 specialist. For several months she has been living very quitely. spending most of the time at her summer home in the Catskills.
 Miss Adams was last seen on the New York stage in Barrie's "A Kiss for Cinderella at the Empire two years ago. Some of her most popular roles were in "'The Little Minister" Peter Pan" What Every Woman Knows" and Quality Street" She is now forty-seven years old.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Beeves-Common to choice steers sold at $9.1O@S17.25 per 100 lbs; bulls, $95O; extra, SIC SIS; heifers, sS.50 e s1125; cows. s @ s9.25; "tail ends" $3- Dressed beef, IT O 26c. for native sides.
 CaIves-Common to prime veaIs, SIS $25 per 100 lbs; culls, $14 O s17; fed calves, SIS o $14; skim milk calves, S100S13; grassers, $S@ $1O; city dressed veaIs, 26 Q 86c.; country dressed 20 c 34c.
 Sheep-Common to choice sheep sold at s45O@$9 per 100 lbs; com mon to prime lambs, S13 e S16.50; culIs, S1O@S12; yearIings, soc $11. Dressed mutton, 10@16c; dressed lambs 21 c 28c.
 Hogs-Light to fairly heavy hogs sold at s1650Q ST per 100 lbs; pigs, SIG; roughs. s13.75; Country dressed pork, 22 025c.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-10
NEW YORK PORT BUSINESS IS
 PARALYzED
Marine Workers Go Out on Strike and Tie Up
 Waterfront.

New York, Oct, - Shipping at many points along the water front was at a standstiu today as a result of the unauthorized walkout of more than 10000 longshoremen. Many piers are congested with freight and some transatlantic and coastwise ships have had to suspend sailings.
 T. V. O'Connor, president of the International Longshoremen's Union, condemning the strike as a violation of the agreement to abide by the de- cision of the National Adjustment Commission of the Shipping Board, is trying to persuade the men to re- turn to work
 More than 4,oO0 men in this port are involved by the commissions de- cision, which did not grant the full demands of the Iongshoremen, and the entire Atlantic seaboard is involv- ed.
 Under the commissions decision the men are awarded an increase from 65 to 70 cents an hour for regu- lar work, and from S1 to S1.1O an hour for overtime. They demanded s1 an hour for regular work and s1-50 for overtime. In 1914 the wage scale was 35 cents an hour and 50 cents overtime.
 MT O'Connor and Joseph Ryan. wee President of the International Longshoremen's Association, attended the wage conferences, and while not wholly satisfied with the findings, agreed to stand by the decision in every way.
 Immediately, however. when the men learned that their demands had not been fully compiled with, they be- gan quitting work without consulting their officers or going into the de- tails of the decision. The first to walk out were 5000 Iongshoremen employed by the Chelsea Improve ment Company along the docks on the North River from fifth to 23d street. During the afternoon 15,000i more left their jobs.