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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-31
Peter
Has Fraction Party
Nv TIE STORY A d

by If1E SIoI(1 IAADl
The Knights and Ladies of the
Golden Pumpkin arrived in good
time at Aunt Phoebe's. Billy and
the twins were not particularly in
terested in fractions, so Mr.. Hen
Shave showed them q big book OF
colored bird pictures while Aunt
Phoebe, who liked nothing better
than teaching school, helped Peter
and Hal and Corny INC Mary Ellen
with fractions. For the first time in
their lives the children really enjoy~
-the horrid, things. For Aunt
Phoebe illustrated her lesson with
apples and cookies and when the
lesson was over they ate the frac-
tions up.
Now, knights and ladies' said
Aunt Phoebe, do you know any one
else that is having any trouble %
when l was a goin' to Sunday
school," said Mary Ellen, 81 met
little Mary Bradley. She used to go
to Sunday school all the time but
she hasn't been lately and 1 asked
her what was the matter and she said
she didn't have a dress to wear"
Patty and Prissy stood up.
'She can AVE some of ours, Aunt
Phoebe"
81 have been afraid for some time
that Mrs. Bradley was not getting
along well. Well nave to do some
thing about it. 1t is so late now that
you children will nave to go home
Perhaps we had better have a speciaI
meeting tomorrow night and see thai
Mary has a dress to wear to Sunday
school"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-31
GLASS OF SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
If your Back hurts or Bladder
bothers you, drink lots of
water.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which re-
moves the body's urinous waste n
stimulates them to their normal activ-
ity. The function of the kidneys is to
filter the blood. In "a hours they strain
from 1t 500 grains of acid and waste,
SO we can readily understand the vital
Importance OF keeping the kidneys
active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts
take a tablespoonful in a glass of
water before breakfast each morning
for a few days and your kidneys will
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys: also to neu-
tralize the acids in urine so it no long
er is a source of irritation, thus end
ing bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is ineXpensive; cannot in
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keeI
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drinking
and no doubt you will ond what
became of your kidney trouble and
backache.
1881 1-23
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-31
Huns Have a Town crier.
6x ALTMAN
BY ER

The officers Of the regiment have
nothing on the burgomaster Of Polch
when it comes to having a striker. The
only difference Is that he is a changer,
for he rings the bell to new
tidings to the populace. For instance,
If the square-heads are not on the
square with Americans and a fine is
imposed, the tidings Of Heinie's hard
luck must be published broadcast. So
the chief mogul Of Polch crooks his
finger and explains the mission to the
bell ringer, who In turn goes to each
street corner announcing that Herr
Hassenfeffer has been fined 200 marks
for not having the outside door I'M
locked. All this time the bell plays a
changing accompaniment. - Barragc,
Polch, Germany.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-31
Worth Remembering.

Here is a good thing to remember:
"When you get sore at the world,
don't fctget that it will not hurt the
world at all, while 1t may do you In
conceivable harm" You are but q
very small part of this old world and
1t will wag along just about as well
without you as with you, so your COM
plants are not going to make SO very
much difference after all. Better keep
sweet and do what you can to make
conditions better instead of getting
grouchy because things do not go to
suit you. The cheerful man gets far
Their than the crouch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-31
Queer Fish Has Horns,
Legs and ellis on Tail.

OsceOla, Ia.-Some very pc
culiar fish have been caught in
a pool on the Conley farm, near
here, and one of them Is now on
display In a jar in the window
here. Despite the fact that
hundreds have examined the
fish, nc one can identify it. 1t
Is four inches long, and in color
and shape resembles q catfish.
1t has gills, and fms or the top
Of its tail. 1t also has horns
on its head. and four legs SIM
liar to a frog.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-31
Just Kids.

Guess I'll go into the parlor." mo
fun in there, only sis with her beau.
What do you wanter go In there fer?"
II won't be long. He'll pay me a quar-
ter-to git out" >.. .'.'.'
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
AMERICAN STYL LES CHANGE
EVERY EIGHT DAYS
(Continued on page 2.)

be the soldiers and do the work while
women are nurses. In the future be-
lieve we will be guided along the
same lines.
81 believe in times like that women
who are not forced to work ought TO
prepare themselves for specialized
social work, such as nursing, welfare
and hospital work.
This does not mean, however, that
am opposed to womens voting. /
firmly believe woman ought to vote
and a womans intuition will tell hsr
what Is right and cause her to vote
correctly. am not a suffragette, how
ever, in militant sense. but l do BE-
lieve in votes for women"
Speaking of how better feeling be-
tween the United States and Belgium
can be best stimulated, Queen Eliza
beth said she believed the best way IS
by exchanging professorships, in not
only the universities but in grade and
high schools. She suggested 1t would
be well to have French taught IN
earlier graes here and English taught
in Belgium schools.
The queen professed ignorance OF
the latest frills Of fashion.
4 "They change every eight days,
said the queen, "and can't Keep up
with them-s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
Japanese Labor Delegate

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct, 24.-U. Ma
sumoto, Japanese government dele
gate to the international labor con-
ference which convenes in Washing
ton, D. c., October 90, arrived here at
daybreak with his staff Of secretaries
and advisers aboard the steamship
Fushimi Maru.
He was met by K. S. Inui, profes.
sor Of immigration and political econ
omy at the University Of Southern
California, and Y. Tchihashi, instruc
tor in Japanese civilization at Stan
ford university.
They will accompany the party as
advisers.
T. Yamagami, Toxic newspaper
man, who was also aboard the Flu
shimi Maru, confirmed reports that
Masumoto boarded the ship secretly
at Yokohaha to avoid labor moi
because their chosen leader, D. Su
zul1i had not been named the official
representative. Despite efforts oi
the Japanese government to keeT
Suzuki in Japan, this popular labor
leader Is now enroute to America or
another ship, Yamagami declared.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
MHHNl h1SHV
&sI N NH
NH
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WAS SPEEDY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.--Lieut.
Belvin w. Maynard's laurels as the
winner of the army transcontlnental
air derby, are secure, n was stated
authoritatively at the air service de-
partrnent today This is the situa-
ton as it was summarized by air
service officials:
Lieutenant Maynard won the race,
being the first to make the round
trip.
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson. Jr,
was the winner in actual flying time.
I Capt. ]. o. Donaldson was the win
ner in reliability. s:4-s.-
The big idea Of the race, It was
stated, was to get across the country
and back as soon as possible. May
nard was first across and first back.
Another feature was actual flying
speed Lieutenant Pearson was the
winner. He flew from San Francisco
to New York in twenty-one hours,
fifty-one minutes and twenty-four sec
onds, actual flying time-an average
of 1886 miles an hour. His time for
the return trip was twenty-six hours,
forty-fve minutes and f1fty-two sec
onds, an average Of 1908 miles an
hour.
The third angle Of the race was
reliability.
! Captain Donaldson won this fea-
ture. He was the second man to ar
rive. He flew a single seated plane
without a mechanician and he did
not change engines during the trip
as did both Maynard and Pearson.
To date, Maynard stands fourth IN
point of actual flying tfme-time
actually spent in the afr. The four
leaders records are:
Pearson, San Francisco to New
York, 21 hours, So minutes, "a Sec
onds. Return: 26 hours, As minutes,
SO seconds. Total: 4S hours, At
minutes. 16 seconds.
Donaldson, New York to San Fran
cisco, 81 hours, 81 minutes, 19 sec
onds. Return: 25 hours, 56 minutes,
81 seconds. Total: 81 hours, 33 min
utes, 81 seconds.
Captain L. H. Smith, New York to
San Francisco, 26 hours, 13 minutes,
2S seconds. Return: 81 hours, 81
minutes. 10 seconds. Total: 81 hours.
so minutes, Al seconds.
Maynard, New York to San Fran
cisco. 25 hours, IL minutes, S.b sec
onds. Return: Al hours, 81 minutes,
% seconds. Total: 81 hours, min
utes. 40.5 seconds.
| This includes eighteen hours spent
in replacing motor on the return
trip.
Pearson's actual fiyig time-hours
tspent in the air-is better even with
the eighteen hours deducted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
Conference of Heads of All In
ternational Unions to be
Held at an EARLY
Date.
TO BACK STEEL STRIKE
Four Great Railroad Brotherhoods
Considering Joining Amerl-
can Federation OF
Labor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA con-
ference Of the heads OF all interna-
tional unions connected with the
American Federation Of Labor has
been. called to meet in Washington
sat an early date" Samuel Gompers
revealed today in a tefegram to the
Illinois State Federation of Labor, in
convention at Peoria, Illinois.
Gompers' telegram was an answer
to one authorized by the Illinois
Federation suggesting a convention
of the American Federation OF Labor
to perfect an offensive and defensive
alliance of the unions of this country
and Canada to fight labor battles.
The Peoria telegram was sent Comp
ers after the withdrawal Of the labor
group from the industrial conference.
Gompers said:
Telegram just received. Execu-
tive council Of the Ameican Fedora
tion of Labor before It's adjournment
Tuesday evening adopted declaration
calling for a conference to be held
at Washington at an early date to
deal with several of the subjects con-
tanned In message. I trust that the
convention of the Illinois State Fed
.eaation will be harmonious and sue
cessful in every way"
The call of the conference Of union
heads today was taken here to mean
that organized labor Is tightening its
ranks for fight to the finish in the
steel strike, as well as IN other In
dustrial conflicts now In progress or
threatened.
In leaving the Industrial confer
ence Wednesday. following defeat Of
the collective bargaining resolution,
Gompers said:
"You have defeated the labor
group in it's declaration, but we will
meet you again in conference and
when we do meet you there you will
be glad to talk collective bargain
ing"
Gompers has also announced that
contributions from labor organiza-
tions will be asked to support the
steel strike.
AS Gompers' telegram went out,
miners and railroad men were plan
ming a meeting with the view to
forming an alliance with those two
unions.
1t was also learned today that the
four railroad brotherhoods are con-
sidering joining the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
Reaiste red Gable Addresses.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,l
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 24.-The
cable companies today announced a
change in arrangements for registering
cable code addresses effective Novem'
Der /, whereby charge Of $3.50 will
be assessed for registering all cable
addresses in the United States.
This fee, it is explained, is charged
in order that many useless addresses
that cucumber the records may be
eliminated
All code addresses now in effect will
lapse on November l. Only one fee
Of $3.50 will be charged and the com.
pany reserving the fee will provide
the other cable company with a dupli-
cate of the registration.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
queen of Belgium Admits She
Cannot Keep Up With
Them.
10y Don Chamberlain, United Press

10y Don Chamberlain, United Press
Staff Correspondent
~, oN BOARD KING ALBERTS SPE-
otaL ENROUTE TO NEW YORK,
W. A-Co-education, woman's right
~, " vote. conservative fashions and bet
~ W. educational cooperation between
.ds ae united States and Belgium were
aaV,oeated aa today by Queen Elizabeth in
s,' :, interview. The queen received me
M. ~ ner private car as the train ap-
paoached Harrisburg, Pa, and IN the
Iuarse OF the conversation both King
,ha nioert and Prince Leopold passed
sag sough the car and were forced to
.t ueeAe their way by. Leopold had to
ep over chair to get to the other
end Of the car.
or. believe in co-education," said the
aae aueen. Girls should be educated for
uae tfing and boys for another. I am
NJ. ~. believer in equality of the SEXES.
m, me war undoubtedly demonstrated
wy It thoroughly proved men must
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
RESIGNATION z
BRITISH 5|NE7
Lloyd Georges vernment
Faces Serious s Ition as
Result of HUure Of
Commons Vote.
PREMIER MAY RETIRE
ParlIaments Attitude Toward Present
Cabinet Likely to Force
Lloyd-Georee Into
Retirement.
PREMIER MAY RETIRE
IBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.


Correspondent
LONDON. Oct. 24.-Lloyd-George's
government faces serious situation
as the result of last nights defeat
In the house of commons, according
to the opinion generally expressed by
the press today.
The question on which the govern
ment lost, 1856 to 113, was a minor
one, having to do with an amendment
to the alien bill, but the impression
prevailed that the vote was an indi-
cation Of parliament's attitude to-
ward the present cabinet
AS soon as the vote was announced.
Andrew Bonar Law, government
spokesman, obtained an adjournment
until Monday, to permit the cabinet
to decide upon its next move. Many
officials and political experts pro-
fessed to believe that resignation Of
Premier Lloyd dGeorge was certain.
The amendment to the alien bill
would have changed the clause bar
ring all aliens from receiving Brit
isf pilots certificates, to exclude the
French, so as not to conflict with
the Anglo-French agreement Of 1913.
Unionists and laborites united in de-
feating the amendment. Even in
case the cabinet decides not to re-
sign enbloc, it was believed that
Shortt, as author of the amendment,
would retire.
''If the governments defeat Is fur.
ther sustained, or it's attempt at re-
habilitation is inadequate, Lloyd
George must resign" the Chronicle
said today. "The king doubtless will
entrust him with formation of a new
ministry, but from whence will he
derive his support? It was the coali-
ton itself that brought down the
administration. Lloyd-George will be
compelled to seek fresh authority at
general election"
This defeat alone is not sufficient
cause for resignation" in the opinion
Of the Post, but 1t Indicated that
commons is disappointed regarding
the government. The defeat was
due to the governments obstinacy in
disregarding national security
The Post declared that many war
losses were due to permitting foreign
pilots. particularly German pilots, to
attain familiarity with the British
coast
1.-The rebuke went far beyond the
question of admitting foreign pilots
to British waters" said the Mail.
1T reflected the rising feeling in
the country; it meant the refusal Of
commons to become mere machine
in registering the cabinets decrees.' .
1t was the healthiest sign of vital
ity parliament has shown IN years.
The session will test the laborite's
value and sincerity. They must prove
their worth if they wish to be en-
trusted with the government.
Such a catastrophe 80 early in
the session cannot fail 70 shake the
governments position, especially
since it came from friends" said the
Daily News. However, an immedt-
ate revolt undoubtedly can be ended
by concessions, If the government
wishes"
Arthur J. Balfour ana Lord Curzon
have exchanged portfolios, the for
mer becoming lord president of the
council and the latter secretary for
foreign affairs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24
ohm D. Rockefeller, Jr., Son of Worlds
Richest Man, Will Attempt to Draw up
Treaty Terms.
HARTMAN OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
sitting on the Lid Which Threatens to Blow OFF
November l, When Miners Strike for
b Higher Wages.

By Ralph p. Cuoch, United Press
Staff Correspodent.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-With g..
1000 workers on strike or threat
ming strike, the problem OF how to
tame an Industrial peace treaty today
) In the hands Of John d. Rockefeller.
r.. capitalist and son Of the richest
man In the world.
Rockefeller began work on this as
ignment late yesterday when the
public group of the original national
Industrial conference named him
chairman Of a committee to decide
how 1t shall carry out President VIII
IONS request that the work Of the con-
ference be continued. Rockefeller LEFT
he meeting and walked to his hotel
tarrying Big sheaf OF papers.
Conferring with other members OF
he committee today he will frame a
report to be presented to the public
group at an executive session this
bfternoon Other members OF the corn
mittee are John Spargo, socialist; Miss
da Tarbell, woman writer noted chief
" for her history of Rockefeller's
father and of the Standard Oil COM
bany; Thomas d. Jones Of Chicago.
and Ward M. Burgess OF Omaha, Neb.
Rockefeller and members OF the
committee are considering how to
consider the work of the national In
hustrial conference through the pub
lic group and at the same time how to
give the group new standing IN
the public estimation.
At a meeting late yesterday many
members expressed belief that the
breakup Of the conference which fol-
lowed the walkout Of the labor group
has caused the whole affair to take on
the aspect Of failure as far as public
opinion is concerned They are anx-
ious, II the public group attempts to
carry on the work OF the whole confer
ence that the group be given new
standing or be reorganized. SO that Vt
shall not be handicapped by the fail
ure OF the conference as a whole to
get results. Rockefeller in a speech
which was described as safe conser-
VatlVe moderate and sane" likened the
problem now before the public group
10 that Of tailor trying to make a
new garment out Of an old suit Of
clothes.
he liked to work with new cloth, he
SAD, but declared that the old garment
might be used as pattern.
AS result of this feeling, the
group may ask President Wilson to
give 1t fresh start as an industrial
peace conference by reorganizing 1t
and giving It new name.
approximately 100000 workers now
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24

are engaged In strikes, estimating the
steel strikers at 100000. Approx
mately 100000 harbor workers, ma
chinists and other workers are also
out Approximately 100000 men
are threatening strike or pressing for
higher wages. These include 100000
miners now under orders to walk out
November I, unless a settlement IS
reached In mediation now being con-
Quoted here by Secretary Wilson of
the labor department. More than one
million railroad workers are preparing
wages, believing that the government
has made little progress In reducing
living costs.
: Nov. / 1t Is believed will bring q
climax In the whole Industrial situ1
ton and Rockefeller Jr., who achieved
reputation for studiousness in the
conference meetings "is sitting on the
lid" 1t was phrased here today.
At RockefelIer's Plant.
PUEBLOO, Colo. Oct. 24.-With the
framing of industrial peace in the
hands Of ]. D. Rockefeller Jr., at Wash
ington, six thousand employees in his
steel plant here have been on strike
since the opening day of the nation
wide steel workers walkout. In this
plant Rockefeller's famous industrial
democracy plan. in which the en-
ployes elected their own representa-
tives to meet with the company Off
ellis had been in effect over three
years when the plant was completely
ahrt down by the strike
The company officials are willing to
deal with the men individually or col
lectively but will not recognize their
union.
Defends Open Shop.
NEW YORK, Oct 24-Judge Ebert
H. Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation, defended the
'open shop" in an address before the
American Iron and Steel Institute
here today He declared that his ex'
perience had shown that the open
shop is to the best interest OF all" and
that he believed the verdict of the
people at large will finally decide this
question"
Every proposition contended for by
the labor unions has led to DONNA.
ton of the shop and Of men by union
leaders" Gary said. Every position
taken by the other side has centered
on the open shop. This is the great
question confronting the American
people and in fact the world public.
about eighty or ninety percent or
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-24

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Settle-
ment of the soft coal strike threat
ened for November I will be put up
to President Wilson, Secretary OF
Labor Wilson made known at noon
today.
Secretary Wilson appealed to tho
miners and operators, VINO are IN
conference here, to remain In session
until q o.. m., until he could lay their
differences before the president. THIS
appeal came after rejection OF his
fourth proposal offered In hope OF
averting the strike.
When this proposal was turned
down, tho secretary apparently do
cided no had exhausted his own re-
sources to conciliate the two fac.
tions. He had previously appealed
to them to get together, P'cturing the
distress and suffering that would
come upon the country II a strike
were called at this time.
Over night there was hope that
the secretary's plea might bring
settlement, but when the conference
convened this morning two pro-
posaIs were rejected In little more
than two hours.
The conference adjourned until q
D. m., when the secretary hopes to
lay before the minors and operators
some word of the president.
Secretary Wilson has oeen continu-
ally In communication with J. p.
Tumuty, secretary to the president,
since the beginning Of the minors and
operators conference here.
May Yet Be Averted.
WASHINGTON, Oct. a. The
threatened strike of nearly half a
million coal miners, which a Few
hours ago seemed to be inevitable,
may yet be averted by the efforts OF
Secretary Of Labor Wilson.
Although the miners representa-
tives yesterday rejected his proposi-
ton for settlement and the operators
were non-commital on it, Wilson per-
suaded the factions to meet again
today for consideration Of another
proposal. This is that they assemble
open-mindedly to discuss the question
of hours, pay and working conditions,
neither side to come into the meet
ing with any program Of demand.
This suggestion was before the
miners and operators delegates as
they came together today. Hereto,
fore the operators have refused to
enter any formal negotiations unless
the strike call issued for November
l is cancelled, and the miners here
declined to talk business unless their
demands for a six-hour day, fivetiay
week and wage increases were taken
up
According to Secretary Wilson, the
miners were ready to go Into .uch