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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
C|TYF|RENEN VOTE To QUIT UNLESS
COUNCIL GRANTS FDLLDEMAND5

out Of every member Of tho department,
except Chief Rurl"y Thompson.
Their" are tifty-thrc" members OF the
FIRE department, eNcluSiv" Ct 'hir'
Thompson. Every one II thcS" will he
affected by the walkuut. Secretary
Moore said. including every ln"man,
driver. pipcman. captains and assistant
chiefs. end the chief mechanic.
VIII Be Fourth walkout in History.
The walkout Of Whccliug's Fire fight
crs II II is allowed Ia occur. Will b" tn"
fourth walkout OF uniouIZ"d fire fight
rrS in the history If tn" country. See
rotary Moore told TIL" IntcllEcnc"r.
The first WAY that at Pittsburgh last
summer, hr said. when tn" flrcutn
walked out because their demands w"r"
not met. On tn" afternoon Of IN" DAY
they walked out. Mr.. Moor" said. III"
ttr"mcn were holding meeting when an
alarm of fire was sounded Soldiers
manned the apparatus and rushed TO tn"
fire, which threatened a big warehouse.
bur were unable to manpulat" tho APP
para,us properly. Tho striking frcmcn.
the local secretary relates. rushed from
their meeting to tho fire and manned
the aprar ;us until tho mr." was out.
This acti'r served ~ bring quick SGT
tlencnt of ,nc strike.
The second strIk" OF untonized IRE
fighters OCCurr'Hi NJ hlhTAuo SpIliEH'
Colorado in February OF this year. The
third occurred AT JaCkSonvill". Florida.
on the first Of June.
The petition Of tho Wheeling fircm"n
for more money and better working
hours was first presented To Tn" city
manager early in June. The original
petition called for the two platoon syS-
tenn. Tho fircmcn dropped the TWO
platoon demand when they We're shown
that the expense Of hiring firomen for
an extra platoon would -" very heavy
and substituted the demand Tor every
third day off duty
Tho monthly pay Of tho fircmcn under
the $3.50 advance. will be as follows:
Pipemcn. $4,000: Drivers. $4,000: Cap
tains (D $126.24: Assistant chiefs go
$4,000: Chief mechanic Slil.9S.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WHEELING IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
Engineers Morgan, Calhoun and Knight
Meet With the Directors at Fort
Henry Club Today.

Arthur F. Morgan. prominent Dayton.
(Ohio) engineer. yesterday met with tho
directors Of IN" Wheeling Improvement
association and went over some Of III"
projects rr"pn~'i i"r IA" Improvement
and Identification Of Wheeling.
RI" propositions outlined /" tho Day
ton engineer rs nc went over the ground
with in" directors Of the improvement
association. included TN" proposed -
tension Of Chaplinr street and the pro-
jet Of cutting down Wheeling hill to
provide more room for tho construction
OF new homes. Tho engineer was MIS-"
shown the ground included in tho pro-
posal to divert Wheeling creek int" III"
river north Of the city by tunncling UNI
der tho hill. thereby retaining the ter
ritory along the creek in the nHighbor-
hood Of the peninsula.
Mr.. Margon. after his first survey Of
those projects. stated that from a casual
survey he believes that any Of m" pro-
jccts are practical from an engineering
standpoint. Mr.. Morgan will remain in
the city for three or four days while
the study Of these projects is getting
under way.
d. 4. Calhoun. \ consulting engineer.
Of New York City. and his associate.
Herbert " knight. arrived in Wh'"l!n.;
last night and will engage with Mr.. Nor
gan in studying tn" Improvement pro-
jects. Morris KrDwlcs. Of Pittsburgh.
will arrive today Ia join the engineers
in their Investigations.
A meeting Of the board Of directors
will be held Mt 1:l5 o'clock today ut the
Fort Henry club. when Engineers Nor
gan. Calhoun and Knight will explain
how the projects should be started. They
have already been instructed TO max" Il
study Of the propositions under ConSld-
Grafton by the committee and I" max" Il
renort on the cost Of such improvements.
Tho engineers will be taken over IN"
ground this <norning again. Mt which
time they will have ample opportunity I"
make an estimate Of the cost Of tn" prop
ositions at hand
Another meeting will hc hold NJ IN"
Fort Henry club on Wednesday after
noon n; lis o'clock. When Mr.. kn"wl'S
will be in attendance. All OF the en-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
ny RKrHRENDUM VOTE COUNCILS
COUNTER PROPOSITIONS rS Pc
JECTED.-vOTE WAS
UNANIMOUS.
KH18KRS OF THE DEEARTNENT
BAY THAT UNLESS THEIR DE-
HANDS ARE GRANTED THEY
WILL WALK OUT wEDNES-
DAY MIDNIGHT.
TEERR ARE TIFTY-THKEE MEM
BEERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
AND THEY DEMAND A WAGE
INCREASE OF S12.5o A
MONTH PER NAN.

International Association Of Fire
Fighters Local Union No. IL. by refer
endum vote last night rejected the city
councils counter proposal on the terms
OF the tremen's petition for an increase
in wages and better working hours
Unless council tonight votes TO grant
the the terms Of thrtr petition at us
meeting tonight every man in the fire de-
partment will walk out at the stroke OF
midnight. Wednesday. August s. An
nouncement to this effect was made az
ten o'clock last night by Charles Moore,
secretary OF the local union Of fire fight
ers. The announcement was made after
a meeting OF the firemen. held at head
quarters in the Eleventh street fire
station. The vote 10 reject counclis or
fer was unanimous, Secretary Moore
stated.
The firemen. by their vote, decided to
stand pat on their demand for a gen.
eral advance oDSl2.5O per month in the
wages Of all 1iremen. every third day
off duty and pay for fireman off duty
sick unless his company Is crippled be-
cause Of his absence from duty.
Councils Counter Proposal.
The counter proposal. made known to
the firemen's committee by City Manager
Charles o. Ephlin following action by
council last week. would grant the de-
1naIads Of the firemen for a general ad-
vance Of $3.50 per month in wages and
pay for any fireman off duty i'll unless
his company is crippled by his absence.
Tho counter proposal. however, would
continue the present system OF ono day
day Off In four Council holds thar the
city Is not in position to meet the add
eIi expense OF tho salary OF at least five
additional firemen, which would have 10
be employed ii the men are TO get every
third day off duty. 1t is this feature
that threatens to precipitate the walk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
BUTCHERS ORGANIZE

Wh""linc'S butchers were organized
90 per cent strong last night at Il mass
meeting III tn" assembly room Of tir'
obj" Valley Trades and Labor assembly.
John l.. Gilbert. general organizer "f
Detroit Ml"h. and Walter u. Hilton Dc.
lTrrcd addresses IN which they told
Of the movement over tho country.
At tho present TIM" thor" is only "''
shop in the city that is being operated
on the open shop plan twenty Lii
men and three women Of this shop were
obligated last night and another mc"r-
ing was called for next Monday when it
~ rxE acted the remaining workers will
come Into Butchers Local No.. l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
CONSUL TING ENGINEERS ARE REVIEWING
PROPOSED CITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

rin""rs who have been brought 10 this
Lefty 10y tn" Wheeling Improvement as
SuClatiUn arc me nwho have gained ma
tIuual reputation i'll the building and
Identifying Of cities and nrlkluS them
! desirable places in which to live. Mr..
Morgan ri IN" present Tim" is engineer
I'M; n job in '.ryt0n. ohio. that Is costing
tin. citizens S@j.o0oNi0". That city viii
I l." made safe against another uCCurrcnC"
such r.i tn" on" Of several years aGO.
when par, of the city WAS washed ava"
b. 4 flood
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
ALTMYER & MCCOY
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Jane: i. Altmy"r and Rrhnrd r. Nc
Coy. two we'll known business mon Of
this city. have "p'Ir"d funeral parlors
lucatrd at nos chat Inn, street, opposite
n" !. W. {. \.
Nj i,;,; - ,,h H''I'"" Hir' ,Ir
Mccoy was in IN" Undertaking business
until II" entered tn" S.rN .r.' and spent
year with tn" American f.Apcdltionary
Forces in France.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
COMING TO THE o. s.

SAN SALVADOR. Sunday. August ;.
DIR S'Cundno Turriu has been -um-
moncd by tn" government of Honduras
with n view 10 has appointment nS en-
V"y extraordinary I" Washington. ar-
c"rdins to dispatches published here to-
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
Tobacco H bit
Dangerous

saws Doctor Common. formerly Of Johns
hopkins hospital Thousands Of men
suffering from fatal diseases would b.
IN perfect health today we're II not for
the deadly drug Nl""tin". stop tn"
habit now before us To-" late. It's Il
Simple process L. rid yourself Of tn"
,"haCcn habit in amy form. Just 20 To
any up-to-datc drug store and GCt some
Nicntnl tablets: taxi" them rs directed
and lu: the p"rniciuus hadn't quickly vnn-
i-hrS. Druggists refund the money II
they fan. BE sure to read large and
interesting announcement by Doctor
tonuor soon 10 appear IN This paper 1t
tells of the danger Of nicotine poisoning
and how to avoid 1t. In the meantime
try Nicotol tablets: you will be sur
prised at the result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05
RIVER TELEGRAMS

Davis Island Dam-2.5 feet, rising;
cloudy.
Warren-0; clear.
Steubenv!llc-9.3 feet. stationary.
Parkcrsburg - 1916 feet. stationary:
clear.
Morgantown-7 feet. stationary: clear.
Oil City inches. stationary; cloudy.
-R1rY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-05

Miss Marie Smith. "f South Chaplinc
street. left last evening for Pittsburgh,
whore she will spend a week the guest
Of her aunt.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
DAIRY MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Nd, September 20
ARRIVALS by boat).-Live poultry
Chickens. spring. large. pound, 37aSs:
do. small and medium, pound, 35a36;
do, white leghorns, 80: old roosters.
pound. 23a24; do, old hens, over four
pounds, 37a38; do, small, pound. 35a
36; do, white leghorns, hens, pound,
So: ducks, muscovy, young, pound.
27a2S: do, white pekins. young,
pound. so puddle pound. 27a2s; do,
smaller. poor. pound. 24a25; pigeons.
80: guinea fowl, young, over one and
a half pounds, each. 65; do. smaller,
each, 40.
Eggs-Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania. nearby, per dozen. So; east
ern shore of Maryland and Virginia.
dozen. 50; western Ohio. dozen, so;
West Virginia. dozen, so; southern
North Carolina, dozen, 49a50; loss off
Bu.ter-Creamery, western separator.
extras, 5sa59; do. prints, y pound,
extras. 59a60; do. prints. l pound. ex-
tras. 5sa59; nearby creamery, extras.
ginia and Pennsylvania. extras. 43a
AS store-packed firsts. 4Oa42; rolls,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. extras,
45a47; do, West Virginia. extras. 43a
40; do, Ohio extras, 43a45; process
butter, 51a52.
NEW YORK. september 2O-Butter
Steady; receipts, 1850 tubs. Cream
cry, higher than extras. 59a59k: ex-
ira (92 score) 5Sa5S1a: first. 5112a57h; !;
packing stock. current make No. q,
A.
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 1856 cases
Fresh gathered extras. 56a5S: do, ex-
ira first, 53a So; do, first, 4Sa52; state
/ Pennsylvani and nearby western hen
| merry white. fine to fancy, 76a7S; state
/ Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
! white, ordinary to prime, 60a74: do,
! brown. 63a6S: do. gathered brown
| and mixed colors, Sass.
| Cheese-Steady; receipts. 1854 box
| es State, whole milk fats, current
make, specials 20laa3l; do. average
| run. 291aa30; state, whole milk, twins.
| current make, specials, 30A a301s; do,
average run. 2913a3O.
| Poultry-Live. steady; chickens. 80;
fowls, 32a35; old roosters. 10: Turkeys,
! 25a3O. Dressed steady and unchanged.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
DEMAND ON N. Y. CURB
FOR UNITED PICTURES

From the y. Y. Evening Post Financial Bureau.
NEW YORK. September 20.--New Is
sues were regarded with different de-
greeS of favor in the past week in
the trading on the Broad street curb.
Among the weak features were: vi
vaudou. which started at SO and de-
clined to 2S12 Union Oil, which rang
ed from 401. to $780,; United Rail
Company. which sold down from 24i2
to 20lz. and Indian Packing. which
declined from % to %. In contrast
with these stocks. United Pictures.
stated to represent the largest pic
ture corporation in the world. was in
good demand and moved up from its
initial trading price of - to above H.
Ihere were some dealings in Maxwell
ChalmerS new stock at 90 and Cham
cier new stock. when issued. at 81 to ga
Newman Erb, chairman of the boa rd
OF directors of the British American
chemical Company, confirms the re-
port that that company, barring un-
foreseen accidents will go on divi-
dend-paying basis beginning the last
quarter of this year. Based on earn
1ngS. which are said to, be at the rate
or H4eo,poo year. increasing monthly
because of orders now in hand which
Will tax the capacity of the plant. it
is expected dividend disbursements
Will be at the annual rate of l. per
cent.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
BETHLEHEM STEEL co.
SHOWS GOOD EARNINGS

Based upon results in the first three
quarters of the current year. the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation in the
full year 1919 will make better
showing in the matter of surplus
available for the common stock than
any other steel company
While no official statement has
Bethlehem Steel this year will earn
more than $50 share for its $50, 900
600 common stock. This showing will
be much better than majority of the
steel companies. which will do we'll if
they show common dividends earned
in the first three quarters of 1919.
Bethlehems good showing will be
largely a result of the activity of its
shipbuilding plants.
Bethlehem Steel earned se1 share
for it's common stock in 1918, and the
current year promises to be as good as.
II not better than. last year.
In the four years i915-1@1s. inclu-
sive, Bethlehem earned d total Of
s163.90 on its present common capital
izatIon, and after the payment Of
dividends there remained a surplus OF
sS0,49S.711. equal to s135.39 share on
the present common stock. This year
there VIII be further addition Of say.
SIS a share after dividends. making
a total of over $3.50 added to the value
of the common stock in a period OF
five years, or approximately $50 a
share in excess of the present market
price.
Bethlehem Steers addition to the
value of its common stock from earny
ings is, no doubt, much greater thar
the above figures indicate, as vast
sums were charged off for depreciaA :
tion, etc, before the surplus available
for dividends was arrived at
Evening star., 1919-09-20
GRAPHOPHONE FACTORY
PRODUCTION IS HIGH
Columbia Plant Working at 100
Per Cent Capacity-Nearly
All Employees Back.

The big plant of Columbia Graphic
phone Manufacturing Company at
Bridgeport is now working at 100 per
cent capacity and is turning out
greater amount of goods than at any
time in it's history. Practically all
of the $500 employees are back at
work under the wage scale and work
ing hours which prevailed before the
company locked out the employees.
following the strike.
Considerable attention was attract
ed to the strike when the company
announced its intention to move the
entire plant out of Bridgeport. due to
the intolerable labor conditions out
side agitatorS tried to force on it.
City officials and business men be-
came alarmed over the move, which
threatened to throw out of employ
ment more than 5000 people and take
payroll of $S,000,000 in wages
year out of the town.
In an effort to adjust the situation
the mayor of Bridgeport called a Sc
cret meeting of the strikers from
which the agitators were excluded.
He explained the situation to them
and called for a secret vote on wheth-
er or not the strike would be contin-
ued The strikers voted two to one
to return to work under the old con-
ditionS.
The company then agreed to reopen
the plant provided the mayor and the
police would guarantee that rioting
would cease forthwith and the work
ers be protected at the shop and in
their homes against intimidations of
the radicals. The next day the lead
ing agitators were hustled out of
town by the police, rioting was pus
down and work resumed. Today the
per capita production in the plant is
higher than ever.
The company has introduced a sys-
tenn of shop committees by which
committees of employees are named
| from each department by secret bal
lot to discuss shop conditions with
the officials. This does away with the
condition where fifty agitators could
disrupt an organization of six thou
sand employees.
| Officials of the company feel that
| the successful conclusion of the af-
| fair is a body blow to the radical ele-
ment which succeeded. by threats and
| intimida tions, in getting the real
| workers to qut the plant
Evening star., 1919-09-20
STOCKS REACH LOWEST
PRICES Of THE WEEK

NEW YORK, September 20.-Stocks
recorded lowest prices of the week
during today's two-hour session on
further selling precipitated by labor
conditions. United States Steel fell a
fraction over point. allied shares
broke 1 to 5, and motors, which are
dependent on stable industrial condi-
tions. lost 8 to 8. Sympathetic reac-
tions of l to points were made by
equipments. oils. coppers and feathers.
rails also losing l to 2. Tobaccos and
few specialties. notably American
Linseed and National Lead were con-
spicuously strong.
Rallies in the later dealings re-
duced some of the more extreme de-
clines. The closing was heavy. Sales
approximated 100000 shares.
Pressure against leading issues, es-
pecally steels and equipments. was
resumed at the opening of today's
short stock market session, the more
acute labor situation causing further
liquidation and short selling. United
States Steel lost only fraction at
the outset, but soon extended it's de-
cline to more than n point Among
motors and allied stocks losses eX-
tended from = to s points, oils and
tobaccos losing ! to 4. The reaction
made further progress on increased
offerings before the end of the first
half hour.
Liberty bond final prices today were:
31.s. 100; first As, unquoted; second
As. 1884; first AZ s. 95.12; second Y S,
20: third Ans, $50; fourth 4 "A 8,
1882; victory 3s4s, 99.92: victory 4%s,
1896
Evening star., 1919-09-20

loads; track yellow corn, No. 5, 1.75.
Corn sales. none.
Oats-Standard white. 75a751.; No.
3 white. 74ha75.
Rye-Range of prices: Bag lots of
nearby rye, as to quality, 1.O0a1.50
per bu.:' No. western export, spot,
1.54.
Hay-No. timothy. 32.5eaS3.
standard timothy, 31.00a $500: No. .
timothy. 3o.0oa3o.50 No. timothy,
30.00a30.5O; No. l light clover 325Oa
$780,
CHICAGO. September 20.-Corr
dropped decidedly in value today as q
result of the impending steel strike
Settlement OF the Chicago building
trade tie-up failed as an offset. and
so. too, did an advance in hog values.
Selling, however, was not of an ag-
gressive character. Opening prices
ctmber -.22a123 and May 1.2Oa4 a1.21
were followed by moderate additional
setback.
Oats sympathized with the weak
ness of corn. After opening Y to 7s off,
the market continued to descend.
Provisions gave way with cereals
Strength in the hog hog market was vir-
tually ignored.
Potatoes-Steady: arrivals, "A cars
Minnesota round whites, sacked and
bulk. best, 2.50a2. so; Wisconsin round
whites. sacked, U. S. grade No.
2.50a2.65: Idaho rurals, L. S. grade
No. 1, 2.75
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; mostly
steady, with yesterdays average;
heavy, 16.5Oa1S.0O; medium. 16.75a
1925; light. 17.25a1S.25; light lights,
16.00a17.75; heavy packing sows,
smooth, 16.6Oa1650; packing sows,
rough. 15.25a15.75; pigs. 15.00a16.5O.
Cattle-Receipts, 600 head; COM
pared with week ago, beef steers
stockers and feeders. steady, to %
lower; she stock, to 25 higher; bulls
sc to IS lower; calves. so to LOO higher
Sheep-Receipts. $500 head; COM
pared with week ago, killing grades
irreguraly, 100 to 200 lower; choice
western lambs declining least; breed
ing and feeding sheep and lambs
1 SQa
Evening star., 1919-09-20
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 90
Potatoes, western Maryland and Penn
800; eastern shore of Maryland and
Virginia, No. l, do, 2.75a3.00; native
do, nearby, No. l, 2.75a3.06; all sec
tions, No. 2, do, 1.50a2.00: do, No. 3
do, 75al.00; sweets, North Carolina
No. /, per barrel, 2.75a3.oO: eastern
2.75a3.0O; yams. all sections, No. l
do, z.25a2:aO; sweets and yams, No: 2
do. 1.0Ua1.5O; do, native or nearby
No. l, oo., 3.00a5.50; do, native, per
basket, 50a60.
Vegetables and green fruit-Beans
native, green, per bushel, 15a1.OOi
stringless, per bushel, 90a1.10; hulled
per pound, II; beets, per bunch, 2aS
cabbage, native, per 100, 5. .0Oa1O.Oo; car
per crate, 4.OOa5.00; corn, native, per
dozen, 20a35; cucumbers, New York
per bushel basket, l.50a2.25; egg
plants. native. per basket, 40at0; let
tuce, New York. fancy, per basket
/. .25a1 so; native, per bushel, 50a1.0O;
onions Maryland and Pennsylvania
No. l, per 100 pounds, 3.5Oa3.to; New
York and west, No. l. per 100 pounds
3oua4. 90; all sections, No. =, per lot
pounds, 1.OOa2.50.
Pumpkins, native, each. 4aS; pep
pers. native, large, per basket. 2oaoo
bushel, 20a50; squash, native, pei
basket, 25a30; tomatoes, native, pei
basket, 60a85; packing stock, pei
! bushel, 1.25a1.50; yellow. per basket
7Oa85; turnips, native, per basket, 3oa
90; apples. large. smooth, No. J., pei
bbl., 3.5Oa4.0O; ordinary, mixed, NO. 2
per bbl., 2.5Oa3.00; western Marylano
and Pennsylvania, packed, No. 1. pei
bbl., 6. .O0aS. 90; No. 2. per bbl, 4.o0a5. 90
per hamper, 1.50a225; era bapples New
York, per bbl., 10.00a12.O0; canta'
loupes, Colorado, per crate, 3.5oa4.oo
damsons, per h., 6as.
Grapes, per basket, 1.00a1.23; Con
cord, per small basket, 20a23: Niagara
do, 2oa23; Delaware, do, soaas ns,
crate. 1.5Oa25O Pears. New York
| Bartlett, No. l. per bbl:, lo.Ooal2
| per basket, 3-90a4. &c; seckles, per Dbl,
| l12.OOa14.00; Seclles. per bushel basket
| S.50a4.O0; other varieties. per pushel
2.0oa3.OO. Plums, per basket. 4oaS
! 3O.ooa35.o0; primes, per 100: 10 oos
1900; culls, per 100. 5.0Oa6.OO Ounces
! per basket 1.25a1.50. Pineapples, II
to 48 per crate. 6.00a7.O0.
! Flour-Quotations. per bbl, in ss
| lb. sacks carload ]ots): Winter
straights, new, 9.75a10.0O: spring
| straight, new, 11.25a11.50; rye -four
medium to choice. 7.5Oa8.50: corr
meal, per 100 lbs, 4.90a5.10; city mills
| winter patent, 1915: do, winter
straight. 1870; do, blended patent
t1265; do, spring patent, 1865.
! The above quotations on city mills
-four on jobbing prices.
| Receipts, 1o,56S barrels, including
! 1886 barrels for export.
wheat sales-Cargoes, No. ., rec
| winter, 235a per bu.; cargoes, No. 3
red winter, 2.33 per bu.; cargoes, No
IA, red winter. 2.25A per bu.: small
bag lots. samples, 1.95, 200. 2.12, 2.13
214, 2.15, 2.1s, 2.2o, 2.21, 22S and 2.3
per bu.
Cob corn quoted at: White. s.0os
$50; yellow, s.00aS.50 per Dbl. for car.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
BUILDING STRIKE ENDS.
Chicago Employers Agree to Pay
Carpenters 81 an Hour.

CHICAGO, September 20.-Chicago's S
building strike and lockout, which for
more than two months had made Idle
more than 10000 workers and halted
construction contracts aggregating
$5O,O0O,000, was announced as ende d
last night, when the construction en-
ployers yielded to the demands of the
union carpenters for 81 an hour.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
Before Mexican Congress.

The question is now in the hands of
the Mexican congress for revision. with
view to adjudiCating claims made by
foreign companies with vast interests
in Mexico.
AS early 1793 the Spanish govern
ment, by laws known mining
statutes of New Spain, established the
absolute dominion of the crown over
mines and their products in Mexico.
says the statement Renito JuareZ
President of Mexico. decreed in 1868
that the nation has direct dominion
over coal beds.
In 1881 the supreme court of justice
decided that the coal mines were sub
iect to be denounced and that the
mining statutes of New Spain were
still IN force. Two years later the con-
Sress of the union amended the federal
constitution. establishing the right of
that congress to issue mining and COM
mercial codes which should be binding
throughout the republic.