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Compromise on
Excess Profits
Now Proposed

WtSUEGIO| Jan ll--Wat
excess pfou', and insurance company
'ayc, were considered yesterday by
senate and house Coniercc, on the
war revenue bin
a compfuiuibc on war excess pfJlis
ra,e, was proposed. wi'h house nan
ayers ADVOCATING somewhat higher
ralr' Than the senate provided Con.
icfce' hopr for . pfonp, agreement
On this section, which q, estimated 10
faNe s. NOOpuDJ u the total s..
oyoODODDD tar lew planned 'hl, yeaf
An agreement On insurance taxes
was reached. The .h0u,c insurance
rates were estimated ~ falsr yl3DOO,.
y1 and the senate p'ln about SlO-
anon
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LOCAL MARINE SAW
GERMAN SURRENDER

z =. Hcnner. who was a Marine
on the United states bat''cshlp Ar
kana' part of the erra, feet which
received the. surrendered German
fleet m November q 1913 arrived in
'he civ today His homo u at 72j
Wet Nineteenth street
Hammer. who enlisted January 0
1913 was IN foreign service ahou, ,IN
month, lis ship was one which l'tt
the Firth oi Forth in the carly hours
4 November . nc, the German
fleet abol, one hundred miles ir~n
shore a, o o'clock, and 'ber accor,
panied them back TO the Firth u
Ennh. Scotland.
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Lanklofd RrsIrn..

! - lapkiu-I state hInsing com
m, .ouer FOR the last eight wears. re
grcd Yesterday 4, take effect i'm
mcI'alrly The resignation set, a.
rr.' the rum.r lha O. wlil he a can
y late Cor n appoIpmeut o. the posi-
Film although ne has ~ Endorsement
.i 'Hr ul'c banker, association. 40
ufIrng - the letter o' re'igna'ion
Nr Landlord desires O. return TO pu-
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WALL STREET

NEW YORK. Jan. li-Dul'r,sf vt-
tho noteworthy INCIDENT u tod r
short session of the stock market. trail.
iuE dwinilng 10 less than iuf tHr
usual total ON- led the hrh,g !s. r.
~ further declines NJ ! 20 2 poir'
Associated oils. providing the ..r.
rp.ruous position. other ton.t.ouJ p
stocks included sugars aud some - me
inactive indlsrilbls. notably Gulf states
steel TohRCoos and minor motors
were strong but T. : Steel Hui r'-
lrtpi leaders broke I'm the final o. 81.
'urH Tho closing vas heavy. sales
upprolimAtci $50 Oa shares
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br. Loul6

ST IOTIR, Jan II HOGS rarpr'E
. iOn hefN Market, best goo loWr'. ON.
efs 2jc ~ 500 lower liThs. So hIf
1850. pig. tiJOOu ~ ~. mirrd So 30
az No, good heavy, il160u ulihji hplh
81 3UWlisO.
CATTLE. Receipts i.gOO heni Mar.
knt r'ondy hrtlyr steers o. au1lSHn,
yrnrlngf ana h,IfoiH. tt.b0ulb 90. COWS,
ni2 Ol. primo rpuihcfr steers. so np4l
N M. beef COWS and hrffrs. rbnuii NJ.
c,nuors. E.4jUSGu, niliyc caves, 4 10
az %
ENLTP. Receipts toI ho1d Mhtk,'
steady Lambs. ilG6OpIi.l, oHrf, y 'I
qriu5u, cRtucfH, taUIHF
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kAnshs cl1N

KANSAS CITY. jan. ii-IiOiS Hc.
co.p'H 1In head Market f'rhN bulE,
81 uDN iI8s, heavy. 81 o0uli sJ. .ghM,
CATTLE Receipts 2.Upp head. No.
routhrfns Market rtrady Prime rin"fH,
tis 0Oug0OD. dressed steers, il2pou
IL 20: southern sirrfH. 81 0OUlinu, cows.
T.UOttIi 90; hcifofr, tU'ulh ~. stock
rra. 81 i0IiG ON. ,n',rs. s. 0OI 40
SulLr Receipts sUI hood Market
Bt,tdt lruhs. tiJjIfiiCht, y'n.. .ngf
tl GU.il.uH. wcthois. il1nn1I' -
as,r iIlIuln siUokerr ih.y1plt rJ.
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PROVISIONS
cHicAoo

CfuGNsO. Jan u siIusr lower,
fDm,ry tuuGic, Esgs lower, -
ol,fts 90 cases. nfss sIilucDc. ofdi-
nary u.s s5au-lrr; 90 mark cases
r.iuu,d tSIf0c poa'u,, lower. fe.
tyIui- as cars. Wisconsin, M.uu'Futa
Wa Michigan hulk isu. 90: dlrtp 90. be
.. lNn.rO Tuulty alive. lower. fuv Is
y.1f-.l. EIrIugs 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-11

VIVA, Presidsn, Wilson saws abou,
the Armenian and Syrian relief cam
paign:
u therefore. again call upon The
people OF the Uuiicd States to make
even more generous contributions
than they have made heretofore
TO help re-es,abli'h thee ancient
and sofely oppressed people in their
former homes on a sell supporting
bass" tfrom proclamation OF No
vembet ~
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KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY, jan. II WHEAT
UNCHANGED to lower, No. I hard 81 ,Su
2il. No 4 81 37tf2 30 No red I? $40
.6J 40 2 t2'5u?N CORN; lower.
SO. mixed hi5u l5e. No. whlts
~ 5sni o. No : yellow 'li7fil so.
OATS un, hanged 70 lower No white
f1isTiilsc No. 2 mixed 1sdI?hc.
lE., ,tl.astl ai
KANSAS CITY, Mo Jan ~ CLOSE
COEN. Jan. q i9i,. f,h Ni2L Mar.
81 iu'.i May, 'l3i. July 81 AJi 1NA
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TROOPS
OF. THIRD ARMY
ORDERED HOME
Engineers Who First Crossed
Rhine to Rctuv,
By The Associated Press.

COBLESL. Thursday, Jan 9-'rhe
H,h engineers. consisting Of 700
picked electrical and mechanical -
pefts from every state ~ the union
and cJmmllded by Z lionel Albert
Pierce ~ lau Claw, Wis. h7s been
ordered bark 70 America On the first
ay.rlahlr transport The 9th Is i1c
first regimen, n ,he Third army - be-
of5cfed home Company + oi The
N'h claims 20 be the first force ~
Americans 20 cross the Rhine il,
members crossed AZ COblenz Dec. /
WASHlEGTON. Jan ll-Sa.l0ng
of siH transports from France bring
my about 200 officers and men, m
Guiding srk and wounded and a NUN
Der oi small units. was announced
today by the war department
NTW YORK, Jan. II More
American troop; arrived here today
home coming On the British steam
,hip 1oloa-lsj men Of the A9Sth aero
squadron f9j OF the nth battalion.
trench artillery and $50 ciouals There
were no wounded on board
The American vessel 1hemi'to az
rived from Ce,te. France with y
laval men. including ailots who
were On the cruiser Buffalo and on
fnins sNcrDrrS
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Mo Demonstration Changes

viii be no change ~ the policy Of the
home demonstration department under
the regime of Mariol HOPKINS. who as
sumoh the duties of agent Tor that de-
pariment yesterday. supphrting MIS-
Mamie Waller Parks Miss Horkrs
sutcs she viii continue To conduct IN"
clubs NJ the city on the same lines as
Mrs Parks and hopes 10 orEnnlre s"y-
crnl more now since 50 many women
are released from war work
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OUTSIDE LIVESTOCK
CiiiC AGO,

CHICAGO, Jan II UOGS' Receipts
81 900. BE- lover, butchers iilatult ~,
llght f7nl1 10. packing ilGftuli 20,
plg, Ilb73DiBJO, CATTLE Hu.
frlpts 5000. compared with week ago
market strong HlIEEp. heDolgiH d.
ppO. compared with week ngo, mrr.
kct higher
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NEW NOKK, Jan ll-There were
over night HoNiug orders around the ring
y, ths opening ~ the cotton market to-
day Nnd tirlt prices were unchanged to
l6 points lower In consequence 1t
seemed that yesterdhys sharp break had
left fitmer technical position, how
over. but tho mnrke, soon ilrmcd up on
covering for over the week end, with
March advancing from a. osc to 26 iOc,
and May from 2,tjc TO a1c before
tho end. ok tho first hour or about 20 to
20 polnA net higher buyers found 1T
tle announcement In the reports from
the goods trade hut were influenced by
hulllsh spot advances and the idea that
considerable, short interest had accu-
muln,ed oN the recent hrcnk.
Tho demand from shorts scanned 20
have been supplied pn the early advance
az about ~ to IS points With March cell.
inE Ht 2Gi9c and May 2Nbsc, Ouerlnts
then lnctontcd and the market broke
SHARPLY IN the late trading ~ renewal
Of liqulih llon and hear pressure, which
may have been stimulated by tepor,s
thai the Smith amendment 10 tho fu.
tutcs law might create a nav contract
within 10 days
March closed at "a OOc and May al
~ Sc with the general list closing
barely .tooN At . net deekQs Of . to
% points
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LIBERTY BoNos

NEW YORK. Jan n Final pr. -
on Liberty hqnds today were 3t.
Sgss. first convertible - q! M. ~. uni
Is o. 90 fret convertible f,'s 49, 'a2,
second convertible r,s o. go. third
as g6 ". fourth as ej o.
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NEW YORK. Jan ll.-l.oys,s - a
point IN Grurrtl Motors American 80.
.Neuiug ~ todnyr stock market. wrr"
balanced by Fa~s ~ like extent in Tex.
~ company and Manhattan RAILWAY.
Among the more representative isrutS
fractional tcrt.Sious rulei lndustfitls
Cnppefs tohlccos and obscure special
tics were moderately lower tho rrb'.
tonhry trend vlulng hcadway bofol r
tar end ~ the first half hour.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-11
IEGALS
NOTICE or STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

FrNrE OF uklNHpuA. Colriv NJ
OkhAUmt. No'ico IL hct,Jy given
that the regular AunuR. m"o'ng ~ the
rtnckhuld,tr ~ tho Olnh.mt Lease
Ii1ll,ug com. any Will ue held nt 81
Majestic UlA- IN tho city NJ Ok''
h0ulr. 1ur'y ~ oklahoma, on ~" lsih
day NJ January. 1913, Tor the pui pose "
tho election ~ Board of Director" for
Tho elsaIug NeHr ana other hltincr'
that may properly come bcforc sud
meeting thnS II steward. president.
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COTTON
new ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. II Narrow
aud uncertain fluctuations wsre rcgtg-
tered IN the early trading In cotton to.
hhy ON the opening csll tho activ.
months werc to points up. but prices
fen I to points unicr yesterday
close on the nearer positions. At iha
end NJ the first half hour OF trading, thu
market stood | tto ~ points over yes.
tcid1Nr final prices Much OF the hisi.
uess'vaH of an cvenlnr.up character.
The dcmapd for shorts Increased and
the market flrmed mp rapidly until u
stood n TO ~ points over yesterdays
find prices The market then renaisd
} upk tu nhcut the level of yesterdays
close under liquidation Of long conl
tracts /,
Suut cotton quiet mud unchanged
Sales ON the Epot 2h1; TO arrlvo Gi5;
low mddllnr 20 l5; midllng 30 90; good
middling 81 90
Receipts 5,2io bales; stock iJ7. 7.OSs
bales
-
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KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. lir - UrrTEH
aui POULTRY Market 'rm an
changed lGGS Market q. higher
fIrsis isc. second,. 5.r POTATOES
Market firm isnDutii.
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CHICAGO ctsn DRAIN.

CHiIAGO, Jan ~ -COHN No .
nominal OATS standard. ioG,ic. RYE.
so ., MO-. HARLEY 9tcI 81 l6,
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hrw Nnnh cnErEE
81. LouIs

SEW' YORK. Jan n Coffee. RIO
40 2 nominal l6c. futures flfm, May
~. luIy nln-
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ST LOUIS.

ST LOUIS. Jan. II corn No =
81 iG, Nn. I vhfa ilIiaiB. OATS.
30. ! phl'c 1.',H,3c. :
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ST TO'lS Jan. II % POULTRY ur-
changed. except springs. 25c. HtTTER
unchanged. EGGS sc
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TOOLATE TO CLASSIFY

plsCpARGED soldier. college graduate,
desires position uf rospyslhilty. Hnvu
hld experience with ladies' clothing,
automobile business aud M shoe suioS-
man vas ukrhomrn
Il.Ai. EsIATE SALEsMNN WANTED
uy one ul brtt located ruN 'punicS In
CITY. Give I,t.NncCs nud experience
Address llox N.iG, OklUhomnn
GrrlNG room fur two s!u " ''h
kuEIN furnished nr,t,l room me prl-
ra'o Nome Maple 500 az West 10Th
} IL SALE laIHo team HORSES SO5
Sorth lindsUu
lUR SNll.- Flemish ritut aud BolsNn
rabbits, two rabbit hutchcs, ono n
coihpnttmrnt. ono compartment
rirrtly waterproof mono better Phone
Wnlnut l'3,-R
iuit sNLr- looming house, II rooms,
ON removable telmh l05'l west
California
q uAEhY and m,rkot fixtures. mud
arutuic VI I rooms, Uluvc 800,
lrk 81 non. cheap rent, best suburban
location in ciN liOO W'S' irhun
r. sNi,B Icst nclghhorhood drug
store IN city, doing good business
~ INK money good reason for selllhg
Adj eW VA. care Qllnhomon
BO ACRES I Miles nbrlh, 1 east of Ed
m1nd close 10 intcfurbnn, good
schools. GU acres cultivation; 20 acres
pasture WIN rnlse my crop, b-rooln
house, barns, grain houHe, wagon shod,
= chicken housoA, wells. Windmill, all
IN nrSt,clns condition. 400 grape vines
telephone 81. $40 $4,000 cnsh, VIII take
first mortgage on balance Also 20 acres
close ~ without improvements 20 acres
posture, "a acres cultkntlon good
fences well and spring fisOn, V
orth owner, sdmonh Okla IL l.
inX ~
FOR fST " Hcres ~ miles rityi ialr
imrrovcmenh, plenty " trult ~,
Nurth Hudson.
VIZ have cash buyers for close-ln hni
gains Also several clients with good
cash PAYNE n,s tor medium priced wei
located homes and some good resi-.
oenco and income properties to trade fo'
good farms Price tur property rlshi
and lst with w Modern ncal,,
Company, 9lt Colcord. Maple 733.
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THE lonri of cIp','|ou NJ tho city .u'
p.mrlgut Crrck county Okla, VIII
on tno 10Th day ~ J'ryrrv 1919, al
J n NJ ITS office IN sad N.y. VIII COM
s'ier llds Of architects tnr plans ana
specifications of the prupo.cd hlSh
E.hopl building ~ ho erected by said
board NfchI,,rlH are tclurst'd 90 at
tend In pcraon and submit their bid In
writing The la,rd of cducguon re-.
,'rycs the fght 20 reject all bids. Dated
uIs the 9Th day OF January, 1919. Board
~ Eiucpion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-01-11

There win 0c an annuni meeting NJ
the stochNr'iurs of ITO state National
IgiuK Of OKlihunR ttiy. Ohlh. ~ lis
hHutlug room A. no c.uCh n ~. on
Jan n lpl" Tor tho purpose uf tho
election ~ directors fur the ensuing
year and 'ihcf business that may PROV.
cry come before srid meeting
GEO L. COOKIE NlCc President
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NEW YORK STOCK LIST

NEW YORK. Jan II Closing prices
on tho New York ,tock exchange ~.
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NEW YoRk COTTON FUTURES.

NEW YonK. Jan. ii,--co,,on closed
hstelN atRadX
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ulsCpARGED soldier college graduate.
desires position Of rospNslhiilty. hhNo
ind experience with ladies' clothing,
automobile business Hnd aH SHOE sales
man vas OklthtmTu
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LrPlNG room inr two. H!u W. ''H.
Nu.ELN furnished nu,t,d room iu prl-
ra'c Nome Maple Nli, az West lOlh
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n,AL ESTATE SALESMAN WANTED
10y one oi hett located companies In
city Give Ir'.rnccs aud experience
Address nox N.iG Okuhomnn,
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Roy 2. Taylor
L. ID. Stone
Lee Doolin
J. D. Pettitt
Bob O'Meara
Frank Boswell
A. Shipman
Lee-Huckins Hotel Co.
c. N. Holmes
C. B. Hollahan
Clark's Billiard Parlors
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-20
cHA.cHAs ARE POOR MIXERS
Marines Say Tribe In Virgin Islands
Plainly indicate They Want 70
--. % Left Alone.

Washington.-United States marines
who have hobnobbed with Filipino
headhunters, and have long been
friendly with the Chamorros Of Guam,
met their Waterloo when they tried to
establish the entente cordiale with tho
Cha Chas Of the Virgin islands.
According to the marines the Cha
Chas are 'poor mixers" They live on
the west side Of the harbor Of Char
lotte-Amalie, decline to mingle or in
termarry with the negroes, and. resent
any outside interference with their
affairs. They are the hardest drinkers
and best workers on the island, their
industry bringing them a good living
as fishermen and weavers of straw
hats. The tribe is said to have come
originally from the Dutch and French
Leeward islands.
So far the marines have taken only
long distance observations OF the Cha
Chas. For while the tribe is not hos
tile, it's members plainly indicate that
they want to be left alone. ...:.,G~. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-20
Locust. Get oeats' Goats.

San Diego, Cal.-Locusts have eaten
practically all vegetation on Guada'
ioupe island, IT'S miles south Of here.
Oficers Of the motorship Gryme, which
arrived here, estimated $4,000 wild
goats on the island will starye. The
island belongs to Mexico. The locusts
are the first to visit the island In
more than fifty years. s.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-20
GIRLS WHO USE cUss WORDS
Singular Admisslon Said 70 havsI Been
. r.. Made by the Msmbsrs 81
Graduating Glass. s.<'T.-s

II has long been the fashion at col.
legss and schools to take census Of
graduating classes to determine such
vital facts a. these: 1T, s,.. <,
What Ii your favorlte hower1> How
tall are you? Do you smoker Are
you a prohibitionist1 ~-.' .'.. y
At girls seminary a recent inquiry
was more sweeping. To the interroga.
ton: DO you swearr' 200 Of the 215
girls answered yes.
But admitting that they swear 10
not proof that these feminine lips do
utter oaths. So at least says the law
In New York state, writes "Griant" in
the Philadelphia Press. ,- - 4. -. Z =
! 'Four or i've people" must hear you
swear, not for a second or two, but
"for about i've minutes''-that's the
law in North Carolina. -.
| Down in Alabama they don't expect
4 man to swear from the housetops,
but the law says that If three or four
persons hear you Just once, good
night :%> : =.
u in Tennessee it is not necessary to
repeat the. offensive words when =
culprit Is indicted for swearing. ,r:.
saw on the veranda Of a country
club seventeen women Of whom twelve
were drinking, an intoxicating liquor
and seven were smoking cigarettes. :.
Buff that census at the girls semi
nary Is an index, more women swear
than daily with John Barleycorn or
Lady Nicotine. =. = .sgg$$. IN: .-
Query: Why do, women insist on
being SO much like men? =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-20
saa Changes into . Float.

A British invention for the relief OF
asronauts making voyages over extern
sive stretches Of water consists Of Z
more or less circular gas bag In the
center Of which Is stretched "door
Of heavy fabric. Ordinarily. the raft
Is carried BY the. airship in the de-
fiated state but in the event Of acci.
dent it can be inflated In = few min
utes to form most serviceable raft
The bag is really q series Of bags, each
being inflated through separate air
valve. Simple oar locks and pair OF
oars are provided for propulsion pur-
nnnoa Nd ,~r' a-...SG@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-23

enough 70 see that he didn't fit the
sales managers chair, so asked to be
put back"
'Humph, I fancy he doesn't like you
any too well, Mr.. Duke?"
Evidently, for he urged Mr.. Brain
ard to get me to be the general sales
manager"
"You - gasped. Surely, Mr.. Duke
you wouldn Mt"
No, Peter, wouldn't; but I sug :
gested that their advertising manager
be appointed sales manager. The two
offices should go together, anyhow"
Again we fell into silence, which l
broke by asking:
when do we go back to New
York;"
First thing in the morning, Peter, "
he sighed contentedly. New York
it's wonderful place, Peter. I'll be
glad to see our rooms nt Seventy
seventh street again, for while you've
been working here I've been in Chi
cago. Seventy seventh street-and
Waltcr-the Cleft House. | hope my
old hookah is safe. Let's go to bed,
Peter
A report three months later showed
that seven of the eight people we
trained had made good and that Doll
ber had done splendid work with n
group in Cleveland. So I guess Bruno
Duke can add this case to his long list
of successes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-23

better still, instructed the Philadel-
phians to place the bill on the calendar,
and later without difficulty obtained
enough pledges among members outside
Philadelphia TO defeat it, with the
understanding. however. to preserve a
record they, the Pcnrose folks, would
vote for the measure, thus beating the
Wares at their own game and leaving
them without foot to stand on. Had
some skillful parliamentary action been
intcrposcd it would have deprived the
Wares of campaign slogan and kept
them on the defensive.
The pcnrosc people refuse to admit
that they helped TO coin n campaign
catch phrase for the Ware organization
or that they walked into an ambush. On
the contrary they assert that they
wanted the people of Philadelphia to
know that they were fighting n measure
which would have established a dan
gcrous precedent. bill that would have
enabled the present Ware organization
to transfer funds at will and tighten it's
grip upon the city.
BE that MS II may the story in detail
is mn interesting one. In vcrifcation
the battle is on and the Varieties are
shouting their slogan in the highways
and byways of the city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-23
LABOR LIFTS VOICE
FOR FREE SPEECH
Demands investigation Of Its
Suppression in Western
Pennsylvania
CALLED "OUTRAGEOUS"

Special Dispatch to Eucnir0 Public Ledger.
Atlantic City, June 23.-Thc Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. in convention
today, protested against the suppression
OF free speech in western Pennsylvania.
Necessary steps to bring about con
gressional or other investigation were
authorized.
Interference on free assembly and free
speech alleged in the district was char
acterized as Outrageous and illegal
The convention formally endorsed the
teIegraphers' strike, f. J. Manion.
president of the order of Railroad Te
legraphers, introduced an amendment
asking that a committee be appointed
to confer with Postmaster General Bur
Lesson to urge that his recent order as
to the right of telephone operators to
organize be extended to telegraphers.
Action of the telegraph companies
was declared arbitrary and unwar
ranted" and as " in direct contraven-
tion of the spirit of American democ-
racy and independence. Protesting
against the use of ex soldiers as police
in the Toledo strike, the convention
pledged active aid to returned soldiers,
marines and sailors in obtaining en-
ployment. The federation reaffirmed its
condemnation of a ''pernicious' law
effective in Rhode Island, which de-
prives the citizens of that state of the
right of suffrage without owning real
estate.
A resolution introduced by James A.
Duncan, of Seattle. leader of the radl-
cal element. critcizing President Will
son for asking suspension of wartime
prohibition created n furore in the con-
<ention. The committee recommended
"nonconcurrenre. and it was over
whelmingy swept off.
President Gompcrs will appoint n
committee to confer with Director Cen
eral of Railroads Walter *. Hines to
ask him to rcscind his recent order for
bidding railroad employees from engaging
in politics.
The central bodies will not have the
authority to call locals on strike with =
out the consent of the internationals
governing those locals. The centrals
cannot order vote on strikes, either.
The penalty is revocation of the charter
of the central body.
The convention recommended n cam
paign for a forty four hour week
eight hours for five days and half day
on Saturday. 1t favored as a maximum
an eight hour day.