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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-26

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-26
Residence.

Wisconsin this 9Th day March
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

Hamilton Press: When the dis
tinguished visitor arrives in the
city OF Keokuk and is escorted up
the back stairs Of ramshackle
building to pay his respects to His
Honor the Mayor, the well known
pride Of our trans-river neighbors
experiences such shocks OF shame
and sensitive soreness that the
dignity OF the occasion Is some
times imperiled by the sense OF
inadequacy that weighs upon the
committee of escort. The visitors
having gained restful eye by OBJ
serving the broad generous lines
of the dam and power house feel
a great shrinking within them
selves when they are crowded into
the tenement quarters OF the city
hall. and their manifest uneasi-
ness is, by telepathy, communt-
Gated to the committee of distin-
guished citizens who are bearing
them about. Yet relief seemed
distant.
Every time the commissioners
figured up the tax lists the total
loomed so high and forbidding, it
completely shut from view the
vision of the beautiful pile of cut
stone and polished marble that
loyal Keokukians saw as ultimat-
ing in a magnificent city hall.
But the war came on. Return
ing heroes marched her streets
and the huzzas of the populace
were keyed to highest enthusiasm.
Here the political psychologist
saw the chance to materialize that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Late Market Quotations

$12.50@15.00; Gamers and choppers,
$2.50Q5O0.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. Sept. IS. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000 head. Market steady.
Butchers, $16.50@17.4O; packing,
$15.00@17.S0; light, $16.75@17.75;
pigs, $15.O0@16.25; roughs. $1650@
1880.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head Mar.
ket steady. Beeves, $16.00@18.00;
butchers stock. $6.50014.0O; can
ners and cutters, $5.50@G.50; stock.
ers and feeders, $6.25@12.50; COWS,
$775@13.00; calves, $20.25@21.50.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady. Lambs. sS.OO@12.25:
ewes, $200Q7.25.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 20
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head. Market
firm. Native steers, $10.00@17.50;
cows and heifers, s4.75@11.25; stock
ers and feeders, s7.00@12.5O; calves,
$900@1S.00.
Hogs Receipts. $500 head. Mar
ket steady. Bulk, s16,9O@1735;
heavy, s16.5o@17.35: medium, $500
@17.6o; light. s16.35@17.5O.
Sheep Receipts, 5000 head. Mar
ket strong and SOC higher. Lambs.
S13. 50@15.00; ewes, S625m750:
stockers and feeders. s10.75@1250.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 26.-Cattle-
Receipts, 5000 head. Market slow
and steady to weak. Steers. 10000
1850; cows and heifers, $5.00@1O.50:
stockers and feeders, s6.00@1300;
calves. s7o0@14.00; bulls and stays,
$5.50@7.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 400 head. Mar
ket 15 to 25c lower. Bulk, s15750
1900; top. $500.
Sheep-Receipts, 14,3oo head. Mar
ket unevenly lower. Yearlings, 1915
@9.50;. wethers, sS.O0@S50; lambs,
s13.75Q14.50; ewes, s2.O0G6.25.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26. Butter
Creamery extras. Gle; creamery
standards, 561a @59c; dairy firsts.
501a a SIC; dairy seconds, 4SG491sc.
Eggs Ordinary firsts, 44945c;
firsts, 49G SOC.
Cheese-Twins ETA @27Ac; Young
Americas, 291s @30c.
Potatoes-Receipts, 20 cars. Wis.
consin and Minnesota, per cwt, $500
Q2.30.
Live poultry-Fowls, 241Ac; ducks,
26c; geese, 20c; spring chickens,
241ac; turkeys, soc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-F7our-Dull
but firm.
Pork-Steady. Mess. s4s.00@50.00.
Iard-Dull. irregular. Middle west
spot. $25.50g25. 60.
Sugar raw-Firm. Centrifugal test.
s7.2S.
Refned-FYrm. Cut loaf, 5000;
crushed, s10.25: powdered 1915;
graduated. $500.
Coffee Rio No. ON spot, 15Ac-
Santos No. 4, 25Ac.
Tallow-Quiet. City, 15Ac; special,
Ice
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

ton.
While in Wichita, the special train
was moved frequently to various
parts of the city's outskirts to pre-
vent crowd gathering and disturb
ing the presidents rest.
It was suggested that the president
go to some nearby resort and re
cuperate, but DR.. Grayson ruled that
he should Immediately return to the
white house.
DR.. Grayson announced that the
presidents illness was not immedi-
ately serious and that It would have
been possible for him TO have COM
pleted his speaking tour, but that
this might have lead to real Illness.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
iowa supreme Court peeIslon..
Especial to The Gate City.J

Especial to The Gate City.J
DIES MONIES, Sept 26.-Keith ct
al. appellants, vs. Conway Savings
bank, Taylor county, affirmed
State OF Iowa vs.. George Gibson.
appellant, Union county. affirmed.
Lewis ct al, appellants, VS.. Wood.
bine Savings bank. Harrison county,
affirmed
Thomas vs.. wyckofr, ct al. appsl-
lants. Wapello county, reversed
Clay, ct al. VS.. Independent School
District OF Cedar Falls. Blackhawk
county, reversed.
Divides vs. C. R I. & P. Ry. Co.,
appellant, Des Moines county.
affirmed
State Of Iowa vs.. Vaughn. appel
liant, Appanoose county, reversed and
lremanded.
Security Savings bank vs.. Howell,
administrator, appellant, Wright
county, affirmed.
Thompson VS.. Ryan, appellant,
Webster county, reversed and re-
manded.
Bird, plaintiff, vs. Sears, Judge, de-
PENDANT, Woodbury. county, affirmed.
Nebraska and Iowa Steel Tank Co.
VS.. Collins OH Co., appellant, Marion
county. affirmed.
Carlsten Williams Co. VS.. Marshall
Oil Co.. appellant, Marshall county.
reversed.
williams eft al, appellant, VS.. Mel
son. ct al, Hamilton county, reversed.
Shope VS.. Carpenter, appellant,
Lucas county, affirmed.
Curnes Eddy and Co. vs.. Maytum,
appellant. Clarke county, affirmed.
In re last VIII of Caroline Eddy,
Wright county, reversed on propo-
nent's appeal, affirmed on contest
ants appeal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
1T Is NOT
PRIVATE AFFAIR
CONTINUED from page II

wealth, influence and domination OF
the Steel corporation.
"They were denied this by Illegal.
unwarrantable and brutal means.
Committeeman believe they are on
the way to bringing together the
employees and employers without ex-
ecutive aid.
Efforts are being made to get
Judge Gary, head of the Steel corpo-
ration, to agree to arbitration, which
John Fitz Patrick, strike head, told
the committee yesterday would
bring the men back into the plants.
The strike situation has reached a
white heat, members of the fnvestf-
CATION committee feel, and the time
has arrived for direct attempt al
settlement
Continuing his testimony. Com
pers charged that steel companies
had been guilty of a systematic eff
fort" TO eliminate American workers
from their plants and substitute for
eigners.
To this end, he declared. the Steel
corporation was Sin combination and
COLLISION with shipping companies
to bring labor from southern Europe
and the Balkans"
Gompers said he had documents,
gathered by the A. f. Of L. for some
years. to prove collision between the
Steel corporation and German, Ameri
can and other shipping companies
He promised to lay these before the
committee.
Gompers declared the Steel corpora
ton maintained an elaborate espion-
age system over Its men. as part OF its
plan to prevent unionization-
They had detectives. spoilers,
agents, proTocateurs," said Gompers,
who logged men, tagged them. fol-
lowed them to their homes, tried TO
uroyoke them to commit overt acts, to
strike prematurely or do something
because of which they could be dis
charged.
men were discharged because they
grumbled about conditions or because
they dared express wish to be union
lied.
Men on their way to attend meet
ings to discuss union organization
have had to pass between lines OF
steel company detectives and thugs.
Halls where they planned to hold
meetings have been locked and the
meetings broken up. the men beaten
and injured.
Since l came here today, l nave
been informed that at Mckeesport,
pa, the workers have been denied the
right TO hold meetings"
Senator Sterling asked whether the
purpose of preventing meetings in the
strike district was not to prevent dis
order.
"The purpose" said Gompers, lis to
prevent the men from furthering their
interests In this controversy.
private meeting rooms, some OF
them capable of holding about ten
men. have been invaded and meetings
prevented.
MANY of the authorities in the
Pennsylvania steel district are direct.
lv under the domination of the Steel
corpora ton. Whatever is to the In
terest of the steel company Is done"
Continuing his story of the Steel
corporations efforts to prevent union
tzation of industry, Gompers said:
"The organizers we sent into the
steel districts were attacked, beaten,
bounded, driven out of town. One OF
them was so badly beaten that he
died some months afterward."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
WHAT OUR NEIGHBOR THINKS

vision of stately towers and mar
BILE halls. Let's, said the phycholo-
gist. take advantage of this en-
thusiasm and put over the city
hall as memorial to our heroes.
The physiological moment has ar
rived
They went to 1t. Tom-toms were
beaten. Old Glory was unfurled.
The ribs of patriotism were
tickled and it looked as If a sure
thing had been hooked. The hoop
la campaign went on until Friday
night and the weary keokuk1ans
went to bed to dream. o! but what
a dream. AS they tossed on their
tax burdened couches Old Glory of
the day time changed horribly.
In their dreams they saw its stars
fade and marks take their
places. Its rudy stripes became
the dripping blood from the tax
payers brow. Its white stripes
changed to tax receipts and its
very staff became the tax collec-
tors pen.
On Saturday they awoke and
went to the polls. The heroes were
forgotten and when the votes
were counted the enterprising
Keokukian had voted almost two
to one against the memorial. What
was it those old guys used to say
In cases like this. Sero Venienti-
bus Ossa. Or does the phycholo-
gist prefer the Irishman's free
translation of "Sic Semper Tyra-
mis-" which is I'm Sick; Send for
McGinnis."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

Tuesday night, the coun-y attc
declared.
Mrs. Vina Wallack, the dead I
former wife, told officials immet
ly after the shooting, rney decl
that she shot Wallack in sell
Tense, when he demanded custod
their two children.
Clair, the county attorney
admitted in his confession that
motive was robbery. and decl
Mrs. Wauack was an accomprl
Both Clair and the woman
held after a secret session of
ner's jury.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, Sept. &c.
Peoria Grain.

Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. H., Sept. 26.-Corn-
Market 1ac lower. No. l yellow,
$14T1s; No 2 yellow. $1.47k; No. 2
mixed, SLATE.
Market to &c lower. Stand
ard, 67ac.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 26.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500 head. Market steady.
Native beef steers, SS.00@17.50;
yearling steers and heifers, $1,000
1900; cows, s5.25@11.5o; stockers
and feeders, $7.00@11.50; calves,
sS.o0I19.50; Texas steers, s10.25@
11.50; cows and heifers, $5.o0@9.00.
ogs-Recefpts, 5000 head. Mar
ket Ice higher. Mixed and butch.
ers. s16.9O@17.50; good to heavy,
s16.25@1725; rough. s1S.75915.oo;
light, s16.0e917.00: pigs. $4,000
1900; bulk. s16.90@17.4o.
Sheep-Receipts, 2,2o0 head Mar
ket steady. Ewes. s7.00@7.25; lambs,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

secretary of the marine firemen,
oilers, water tenders and coal passers
union. Conway said he had received
a communication today reporting that
action.
The fate of the proposed strike OF
all three unions of Great Lakes stesm-
ship workers depended today upon the
action of their joint executive board at
a meeting to be held either In Cleye-
land or Detroit at a very early date
Vote to Return to Work.
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 26.-Twelve
hundred men employed by the Canton
Steel company, are reported by off
Gals of the plant TO have voted in
favor of returning TO work Sunday
State Militia Sent
CHICAGO. Sept. -26.-State militia
row to quell disturbances between
striking steel workers and officials
and employees OF the American Steel
and Wire company, if local authori-
ties are unable to prevent rioting, Adj
day.
night. local authorities wired Cover
nor Lowden asking that troops be
sent Immediately. AT Dickson's rec
concentration, 200 additional deputies
were sworn in by the Waukegan po-
lice and if this force IS unable to pre-
vent rioting, state troops will be sent
to the scene.
Officials OF the Pollack Steel COM
pany. South Chicago, today asked
United States Judge lands 10 issue
an Injunction restraining strikers
from interfering with men working In
the plant. They charged union Off
Gals with intimidattng employees Of
the company.
The strike situation in other sec
tors Of the Chicago district was re-
ported quiet today.
Workmen were slowly filtering back
to work and steel plants were gradual
ly resuming operations, officials claim
ed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Salary Too Small.

limited Press Leased Wire Sery1cel
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Sept. 90
Henry e. Mcclure, mail carrier ar
rested on charges OF systematic rob
bery of incoming mall. told federal
inspectors he stole because he was
unable to support his FAMILY on the
monthly salary of s125 paid by the
government.
Mcclure has been in the govern
ment mail service here for seventeen
wears. He is said to have confessed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
YOU NEED NOT
SUFFER FROM CATARRH

lies which touch only the surface.
To be rid OF Catarrh, you must
drive the disease germs out OF your
blood.
Sofeudid results have been re
,orfed from the use OF ). ,. =,
which acts on the cstarrn germs
in the blood.
II YOU wish medical advice as 20
the treatment OF your OWE ma,
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lanta. Ga
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
ST. Louis Hay Market.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 25.-H
Inspection of "a cars showed 10
thy, s clover mixed, 3 alfalfa al
prairie. A slightly better feeling
observable in the market, esped
on the better grades, which
scrace; Improvement in tone was
more to falling off in receipts
to any urgency to demand. Offel
continue to be comprised chiefll
low grades. Sales: 1 car part cl
mixed and part grassy mixed tiuI
at SIT round; / car No. l part
thy at $21 and part clover mixd
S23. Glover nixed--No. 2, car n
mixed at s22, part car at s24; Y
2 cars light mixed at $3.50, Il
at s28. Timothy car part conI
at $3.50 and part No. (grassy
s23; cars headed at $40 switd
threshed, / car at S12, / at $13d
8, / car at s21, 1 at s23 shipl
weights; No. 2, 2 cars at $24.
SIS, / at SEC, / at $2S; standai
car and part car at s29; No. l,
at s31; / at $50: / car choice a:
switched. Alfalfa no. /. / ca.
s34.
Liberty Bond Market.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Lil
bonds were quoted today as foil
31as. 100.o2; LIST As, 95.12; End
94.4O; LIST Ans, $500; End
$3.50; 3rd AIS. 96.54; 4th
94.4S; Victory Syas, 1924; w
4As. 1894.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Demand Immediate Action.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept 26.-Dele-
gates of the thirteen unions at the
Bethlehem Steel plant this morning
sent demand to the national com.
mittee for organizing iron and steel
workers at Pittsburgh. urging that inn
mediate action be taken either 10 call
a strike before Monday morning or to
announce a postponement of the walk.
out pending further negotiations with
the company. The workers, it is s.
are growing uneasy because OF the do
lay. The committee replied that aC-
ton one way or another would be
taken with a few hours.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Weather Forecast.
Department of A,
Weather Bureau

Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and Vicinity: Gener
fair tonight and Saturday, wan
tonight, cooler Saturday.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
Saturday, warmer east and south
lions, tonight; cooler Saturday.
For Missouri: Fair tonight
probably Saturday, warmer tonigl
For Illinois: Fair and warmer
night and probably Saturday, war
tonight.
For Illinois: Fair and warmer
night, Saturday increasing cloudif
and possibly unsettled by NJ
warmer in southeast portion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

rJTnited Press Leased -Vire Service,1
TOXIC. Sept. 24.-The Italian en-
bassy announced today the act Of
DIAnnunzio in Selling Fiume viii not
interfere with the proposed air flight
from Rome to Toxic. An Italian
aviator office has been organized. The
japanese government is arranging to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Crowd at Army Store.

limited Press Leased Wire SerYice.I
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. ga com.
many OF armed troops was rushed
from Fort Omaha to help police
handle the crowd of six thousand
men, women and children, who
stormed the city auditorium at the
opening of the army store here.
order was restored with difficulty.
only 5000 people could be served,
and II was estimated that six thou
sand were turned away. Goods
worth 10000 had been disposed of
before noon
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
River Bulletin.
Weather Conditions.

The weather is generally fair l
the central valleys to the Nc
mountains remaining cool in
northern districts, east of the NH
sippi valley, with light frost in M
gan.
In the northern mountain and
teau regions, where decided DEP
sion Is moving eastward, temp
lures have risen rapidly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

tober 10 and decide who will leave
on October IS for the series in Den
mark, Norway and Sweden The trip
will take about three months.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
KIM a, Football Game.

.[United Press Leased Wire Service.l
OMAHA, <Neb., Sept. 26.-King Al
bert and Queen Elizabeth Of Bel
GUM. viii witness their first Ameri-
can football game here October 25,
according to plans being made for
their reception here. The royal party
will attend the game between Ne
braska and Oklahoma university
teams.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Three Amateur Boxers.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Servlce.J
NEW YORK. Sept 26.-Three
amateur boxers viii represent the
Irnifed States IN the Scandinavian
cb ampfonshfp in November. The
Amateur Athletic union today sent
requests To all affiliated clubs 10 ar
range an elimination series In the
bantam weight. light weight and light
heavy weight classes. The winners
OF the semf-fnaIs viii meet here Oc-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Local Observations.

Relative humidity. Z a. H. w
room Sc; Z D. m. II.
Mean temperature, 25th, SO.
Highest, sc.
Lowest, SO.
Lowest last night, AZ.
FRED z. GOSEWISCH,
Observe
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

Men rail at the vanities of women
but you never notice them paying
much attention 10 the kind that
haven't any vanities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
confeaalon to Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa, Sept. 90
Charles Clair confessed ne shot and
killed Mason Wallack, Chicago, at
the Cricket mining camp near hare
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Tickle Tickle. Tickle

Tickle, Tickle, Tickle
That's what makes you Cough.
HAYES HEALING HONEY stops
the Tickle by Healing the Throat.
25n ner bottle.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

When you die it doesn't matter what
you were worth. but did you have
worth.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Grain Review.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.--Grain futures
generally were depressed today.
There was light trading. The indus.
trial situation and light deliveries
were the main influences.
September corn opened at $1.45,
down FAC. and advanced 14c there.
after. December corn, opening at
S1.23h, was down u, and later rose
Bc. May corn. after opening Ac
down at S1.20A, gained &c in later
trading.
September oats was sc down on
opening late at 661s, but advanced
sc before noon. December oats
opened at 6S7s. up 1ac, and later lost
the same fraction. May oats opened
at 711s, unchanged. and later ad.
vanced 1sc.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Sept 26.-Wheat--No. /
red, $227; No. 2 red, 1924; No. 8
red, $2.201a@2.21; No. hard, $2.23h
@2.25; No. 5 hard, S2.38
Corn-No. yellow, $1.45H OLAF:
No. yellow, $144k9147; No. 8
yellow, S1.46A;; No. yellow, s1.441A
.@1.451s; No. 5 yellow, s1.44; No. 1
white, S1.451a; No. 2 white, $1.45 " @
LAG; No. 2 mixed, $1.451a OLAF; No.
8 mixed, s1.45: No. 6 mixed, s1.44.
Oats-No. white, 66A @70kc;
No. 4 white, 641s @71c.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Resumina Operations.
Seaman In Sympathy.

BUFFALO, y. Y, Sept. 26-The
Seamen's union. has unanimously
adopted a resolution proposing q strike
in sympathy with the steel men, 1t was
announced today by Thomas Conway,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26

welcome several Italian officers who
are enrOute to Japan.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
FLASH OF
STRIKERS GUNS
CONTINUED from page u

cross the Ohio river into Hancock
county, w. Va, and compel workmen
there to quit their places.
ANY such effort" Cornwell warn
ed Cox, will be regarded as an at
tack upon the sovereignty OF West
Virginia"
Governor Cox Immediately wired
w. G.. Baker, sheriff of Jefferson
county, at Steubenyilie, as follows:
81 have no means of knowing
whether the delegation in question
,contemplates anything which would
be a violation of the laws of Ohio,
but I respectfully urge upon you to
use your best offices in order to
avoid any possibility CT conflict be-
tween the citizens of this common
wealth and the state government of
West Virginia"
May Postpone Strike.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. 26.-Upon
receiving notification of President
Grace's refusal to grant conference
to the national committee for organic.
ing the iron and steel workers, repre-
sentatiyes of the thirteen unions OF
the Bethlehem steel plant held meet
ing here last night. The belief was
freely expressed that the committee
might decide to postpone the strike
called for next Monday, pending fur
Their negotiations to settle the issue
without walkout-
Resumine Operations.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-5teel company
officials in the Chicago district
claimed today that they were grad
ually resuming operations. The Hi
nois Steel company, in South Chicago.
had six furnaces going. An official
predicted that all departments would
be in operation at limited capacity
BY the first OF next week.
The Gary works of the Illinois Steel
company had seventy-five coke ovens
in operation. Four thousand men were
reported working in the plant which
usually employs $4,000.
Seamen In Sympathy.
BUFFALO. y. Y, Sept. 26.-The
Seamen's union. has unanimously
1z,.ol :, -acoi.,s iaY, r1roDOEiuu cfrjka