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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
LEGAL STEPS
TO DISSOLVE
ORDER TAKEN
Harrington Denies Lewis
Could Then Bring the
Strike to Close.

indianapolis, Ind- Nov. g.
motion to dissolve the order
restraining officials Of the Unit.
cd Mine Workers Of America
from encouraging or directing
the strike of The 425,O0O mem.
bers Of the union was filed in
the United States district court
this afternoon, by attorneys for
the miners. The rest aiming
order was issued last Friday
and the hearing on q temporary
Injunction, petiti0ned by tho
overnment b set for Saturday.
Such motions, in accordance with
. court rule must be filed two days
In advance Of the arguments. The
hearing Of the governments peti.
ton for a temporary restraining
order has been set for Saturday
and today Is the last day for filing
motions in the case.
Could End Strlke2
Washington, Nov. 6.--Miners
operators and government officials
but three factions In the soft coaI
strike. apparently were resting TO-
day awaiting the outcome of court
action at indianapolis on the re-
straining order /. which was .made
- "a "A !, ~, S,s
ths miners will ask that all pro-
ceedings be dismissed while the
government representatives will re-
quest that the temporary injunc.
tion be continued and that manda.
tory order be issued to John L
Lewis. acting president of the min
ers' organization to call of thu
strike.
Unless the court action result!
favorably to the government thu!
ending the. strike, prediction wa!
made IN. sine quarters that tn,
Seountry would be in for prolong
ed cessation Of . large part of thu
bituminous coal mine operations.
Lewis Lacks Power, Claim.
Springfield. ILL.,, Nov. 6.-Franl
Harrington. chairman Of the min
ers' scale committee, expressed th'
opinion today that John l.. Lewis
acting president Of the United MIN
Workers Of America, would no
have authority to call off the strik'
Of soft coal miners even though di
rected to do SO by court mandate
Washington dispatches suggested
this might be done.
Only Meuthpiece.
My opinion is that Lewis woult
be without authority to rescind th'
strike order for the reason that HI
did not order the strike" Earring
ton declared. "The strike wa
ordered by 1900 or more miners
! delegates who attended the Cleve
land convention of mine workers
and Lewis Is only the mOuthpiec'
through whom the order Of tn,
convention was transmitted to tn,
membership"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
OHIO RETURNS GO !
FROM DRY TO WET,
\ THEN DRY AGAIN

Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 6. - Re-
turns from Tuesdays election COM
piled at the secretary of states Of
flee today from IS OF the SS coun-
ties Indicate that the results on the
ratification OF the federal prohtbi-
ton amendment and the Crabbe
prohibition enforcement bill will
be close with chances favoring the
"drys" on the ratification prop
osition and the "wets" on the
Crabbe bill. according to Chief Sta
tistician johnson.
The same returns are said to In
dicate defeat Of the 2.c5 per cent.
beer proposal and also that to re-
peal the state prohibition amend-
ment, ts 5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
Continued on Page Nine.)
BOOST OF:
n. Y. MILK ! PRICE
Investigations Of Increase Begun
Dealers Claim Higher Wages
Cause Advance.

New York, Nov. 6.-Federal. state
and municipal authorities today be-
gan investigation Of the action of
several large milk distributing
companies in increasing the price
Of milk in New York City.
According to Health Commits
sioner Copelan the increases made
effective yesterday will increase the
city's milk bill by $1,000.000 for the
month Of November alone.
Officials Of the milk companies
maintain the increases were made
nece ,sary by wage increases grant
ed to their drivers early this week
in order to avert a strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06

render succor to less favored
nations. Our democracy re-
mains unshaken in a world
torn with political and social
unrest. Our traditional ideals
are still our guides in the path
of progress and civilization.
Must Set Example.
These great blessings,
vouchsafed to us, for which we
devoutly give thanks, should
arouse us to a fuller sense of
our duty to ourselves and to
mankind to see to it that moth
ing We may do shall mar the
completeness of the victory
which We helped to. win. No
selfish purpose animated us in
becoming participants in the
world war, and with a like
spirit of unselfishiness we
should strive to aid by our
example and by our coopera-
tion in realizing the enduring
welfare of all peoples and in
bringing into being a world
ruled by friendship and good
will.
tJ Nov. % Fixed.
Therefore, l. Woodrow Will
son, president of the United
States of America, hereby des-
ignats Thursday, the 9th day
of November, next, for 0bserv-
ance as a day of thanksgiving
and prayer by my fellow coun-
trymen, inviting them to cease
on that day from their ordi-
nary tasks and to unite in their
homes and in their several
places of worship in ascribing
praise and thanksgiving to
God, the author of all bless
ings and the Master of our des-
TIMES.
I'm witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed
Done in the District of Col
umbis this 9Th day of Novem-
Der, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen, and Of the independ-
ence Of the United states the. !.
one hundred and forty-fourth.
WOODROW WILSON.
"Seal.
by the president:
Robert Lansing,
Secretary of state"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06

Miners Start Court Fight Against injunction
President Wilson Proclaims
Nov.27 as Thanksgiving Day;
Country Looking to New Era

Washington, Nov. 6.-Presiden,
Wilson today set aside Thursday
Nov. 27, as Thanksgiving day in {
proclamation which said the coun
.ry looked forward with conf
lence to the dawn OF an era where
he sacrifices Of the nations viii
ind recompense in a world a
peace"
The proclamation follows:
by the president of the
United States of America
"A proclamation.
The season OF. the year has
again arrived when the people
Of the United States are accus-
toned to unite in giving thanks
to Almighty God for the bless
ings which He has conferred
upon our country during the IL ,
months that have passed. A
year ago our people poured out
their hearts in praise and
thanksgiving that through Di-
;ous srd raooo nod ch,na - ,ha
ns,;ors which haI I ." SEQ courasa ~ 90
ousiv .trugelad in defense Of
hnm.r i;her9uard irstice Now
that . stern tasL ;s snSed and
tha frn;ts ~ aoh;ovemen, are
ours we look forward with
~. S,hare .h. w. @ .a.r;soas os ,ha
nat;on. 80 49, ,.,;,i ine sna sd - raonunenae " uae
- g., . ro.,% -. 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
GERMAN PAPER
BARES BIG RED
REVOLT PLOT?
Reveal Conspiracy to
Overturn Present Rule
For Soviet, Claim.

Essen, Germany. Oct. 15.-By the
Associated Press. = investigators
for the Deutsche Allgemeine Eel
tung Of Berlin claim to have dis
covered plans for q communist up
rising to depose the present Ger
man government and to establish
a new one modelled on the Russian
plan, which would be associated
with the present Russian soviet
system. The Investigators assert
that the proposed revolution is to
be directed and officerei by Rus
sian bolshevists and that the out
break will have its beginning in
the Ruhr coal district.
The responsible newspaper pub
fishes a warning so energetic that
1t is accepted in well-informed
quarters as Of more Importance
than the many rUmors in circula-
ton.
Munich. Brunswick and other cit
les are claimed to be sub-centers
for the movement. According to
the paper spartacists and commun-
lists will be armed throughout Ger
many. The communists are said
to count on desertion by whole
groups of the national defense
army and on taking them into their
red army"
General fighting headquarters, II
Is asserted. will be established in
Brunswick.
Began Probe Months Ago.
The Allgemeipe Zeitung's inves-
tigators began their work several
months ago. when the .spartacist
unrest in the Ruhr district threat
ened the coal supply and even
menaced the government.
+ Government troops were sent in
at that time, some communists
were executed and martial law was
proclaimed. Quiet was apparent
ly restored The investigators say,
however, it is only a surface quiet,
that the entire district is restless
under martial law, and that an
outbreak is planned for the COM
ing winter, when the workers will
strike again in an attempt to do
their part toward Gripping the
government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
STUDENT "PRANK"
WITH DYNAMITE
WRECKS WINDOWS

Denver. Colo, Nov. 6.--Six dyna-
mite blasts set OF early today on
the University OF Denver campus
caused the destruction of fully half
the windows in the institution and
resulted in, the destruction Of
many other windows within a rad
ius of several blocks.
College efiicials believe al
fair was q student prank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
POLICE QUELL
BUFFALO RIOT;
OHIO is QUIET
Guards Wear Goggles to
Foil Pepper Throwing
Youngstown Women.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 6.-The state
police were called upon today to
suppress disturbances near the
Lackawanna Steel company's plant
near here. Crowds surrounded
cars carrying men to work and sew
eral fist fights occurred. No one
was seriously hurt.
Youngstown, Nov. g. Deputy
sheriffs appeared at the entrance
to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
company plant today, wearing gog-
giles, as a protection against re-
currence. Of red pepper riots" by
women which occurred Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Fan to Appear.
Apparently discouraged by the
arrest Of "a women yesterday, how
ever, the women failed to appear
today. A grand jury investigation
Of the riots will open Monday.
The mills report men returning
at about 500 day, the movement
being largely confined to higher
paid workers. Common labor, the
mills say, is still holding out but
the companies declare that $4,000
men are now at work out Of $4,000
IN the city.
Few Women Out ON Bonds.
Some Of the women rioters who
were arrested we're released from
the county jail today ON bonds OF
$500 and $1,000. More than half oi
them however. are still behind the
bars despite pleadings of their hus-
bands who have been conducting a
procession OF babies TO the jail to
"show cause" for the release of the
mothers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
MEXICO NOT TO
REFUND RANSOM


Washington, Nov. 6.-Mexico will
not be asked by the American gov
ernment to refund the $3.50. 900 ram
som money which counsel for VIII
liam o. jenkins, American con-
sular-agent at Pueblo, paid bandits
for the release of Mr.. jenkins. This
announcement was made today at
the state department.
officials said there was no war
rant in international Law, for such
q claim and that they could not
conceive Of the American govern
ment paying a ransom in the event
a citizen Of foreign country
should be kidnapped in the United
States and held for ransom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
LATE BULLETINS

Chicago, Nov. 6-Squads sf
policemen were rushed to the
federal building this afternoon
when an alleged plot to blow
up the structure was said to
have been discovered. The
doors Of the building were or.
dered locked and no one was
permitted to enter.
Cushing, Okla, Nov. 6-Two
masked men robbed the Okla.
homa State bank here this
morning Of betw cen 81, 900 and
$4,000. The cashier was lock-
ed in the bank yanl.. The rob.
bers escaped.
Quincy. Ill., Nov. Slight
stores and a garage were
robbed ut KahOka, No., early
this Merning by automobile
bandits, who secured cash,
jewelry and other goods to the
value Of about S9pO9. They
left no clews.
Washington, Nov. 6~Gov.
ornment guarantee Of the
Standard return to the rail-
roads for six months af,er the
carriers arc returned to private
control IVES agreed upon today
by the house Interstate com.
merce committee.
Mexico City, Wednesday,
NOv. s-Physicians attending
Sonora Carransa. wife Of the
president, have given mp hope
for her recovery. They stated
tonight TINT Sen0rn CarranEa
can live but . few hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
FREEPORT EDITOR
AND POSTMASTER
SINCE 1913 DIES

Freeport, ILL.,, Nov. 6.-Hezekiah
Hoffenberger. Is years old. post
master Of Freeport since 1918. for
mer county clerk and for many
years editor OF the Freeport Bull
letin. died here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
The Weather

Rain turning to snow and much
colder tonight, with a cold wave
and q temperature Of 20 to Is de-
grees. Friday generally fair and
colder, wind becoming fresh 70
strong northwest.
Highest yesterday. Al; lowest
last night, .36.
Velocity Of wind at. Z a. M. 8
miles per hour.
Precipitation, 0.
IL Ii. 7p, m. Z .. m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb ......41 ~ Al
Wet W., bulb.,....ssss bulb ..ss g g g g
River stage 40. with . fall Of 2
In the last "a hours.
JIM. SHERIER, Meteorologist,
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
10000 TO A
TH|MBLEFUL
DIR. GARY REPORTS ON TESTS
OF CERTIFIED PRODUCT
SOLD IN LOUISVILLE
s - ssIsN.~
FIXES BACTERIA LIMIT IN MILK
MIX In jefferson County Is Sub
jeeted to Scientific
Test.
FIXES BACTERIA LIMIT IN MILK

A thimbleful of certified milk
should not contain more than 10000
bacteria according to regulations laid
down by the Jefferson County Milk
Commission. DR.. W. E. Gary of the
Louisville City Health Department,
states that pasteQrized milk should
contain less than $4,000 and raw
milk less than 100000 bacteria in a
cubic centimeter, which is approx
mated in size by the thimble.
These standards, as fixed by va
rios health associations, are merely
recom1nendatory and they indicate a
mark which should be approached by
milk dealers through the exercise of
proper handling, icing and collect
ing" said DR.. Gary. "It is difficult
to place line of demarkation be-
tween good and harmful milk on the
basis Of bacteria alone, as other ele-
ments also are factor in determin-
ing the quality of milk. Milk may be
old and contain an undue amount of
bacteria but still be good. AS milk
approaches sourness, bacteria in
creases.
"The real test of the quality of
milk is determined by the effect. The
fact that only seventeen cases of ty-
phoid fever in recent years have been
traced to milk is indicative of the ex-
cellent quality of milk sold in Louis
Vile"
The report of the analysis of milk
by the City Health Department con-
sains the names of Louisville dealers
and the quality of milk as determin-
ID by the number of bacteria in al
.ubic centimeter.
DR.. Gary will shortly remove. from
louisville to a farm near this city.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
HARVEST HAS
STARTED EARLY
EARLY BIRDS UNEASY ABOUT
TOO MUCH RAIN BEGAN
CUTTING THURSDAY
- lKAi
MUCH STRAW, LITTLl GRAIN
Is The Complaint From Many Parts
OF the County A. the Harvest
Progresses. ~
N+4i
MUCH STRAW, LITTLl GRAIN

Wheat harvest is on. The, first
reapers started Thursday and from.
now on the farmers will be in the,
midst of their busiest season until
the crop is in the shock, or better
still in rthe granary.
But the grain is disappointing.
Samples of heads brought to this Of
fice by Col. E. D. Jones from $3.50,
land" showed about one-third Of the
heads blighted. The same complaint
is heard from many Of the best far.
mers in the country. While the fields
look fine, the grain is not there and
the yield is liable to be far below
expectations. Hopes have been high,
that the crop would be a record.
breaker. 1t the faulty heads are gen.
eral the governments recent high
water estimate will have to be mater.
tally altered.
Christian county under normal
conditions is one of the best wheat.
growing counties in the State and
conditions here are liable to be the.
same in other counties.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
Mrs. Gary vs.. Wheeler.

The damage suit of Mrs. Georgl
E. Galy against Leslie Martin driver
of truck was begun Thursday. Mrs
Gary was driving her care at the
corner of Ninth and Virginia streets
when an accident occurred that she
alleged was due to a collision OF
threatened collision with the Wheeler
truck that was turning the corner at
the express Office.
The evidence was submitted Thurs
day and was conflicting. The plain
tiff's theory was that the car driven
by Mrs. Gary was unavoidably stop
ped by an approaching car and that
the Wheeler truck started to turn
South into Virginia street, but en-
countered the express delivery wagon
around the corner and to miss that
ran against Mrs. Gary's car on the
other side, knocking it upon the side
warlk and against ,Sabel Bros, wall.
Witness for the defense said the ex-
press wagon was at the back door
and not near the corner and that the
Wheeler truck did not strike the car
at all.
The case was argued yesterday by
Trimble & Bell for the plaintiff and
Breathitt & Allensworth for the de-
fense and went to the jury shortly
before noon.
At three o'clock the jury brought
in the following verdict: |
I'VE. the jury, find for the
defendant |
J. Z. SADLER,
= lI.st b, One Of the Jury"
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
MAMIE COOLEY GETS 9 YEARS
AND HER PARALYTIc HUs.
BAND GOES FREE
PEREMPToRY INSTRUCTIONS
Other Cases Of Importance Taken Up
In Circuit court-Mr.. Gary'.'
Damage Suit.

The Drew Ross murder case, the
most important one on the docket
was concluded Wednesday, when fol
lowing the conviction Of Mrs. Oscal
Cooley, Cooley himself was acquitted
on peremptory instructions of Judge
Bush.
The Cooleys and Claude Grau,
better known as Cotton Grau, were
indicted Jointly for the murder Of
Drew Ross, Of Stewart County, Tenn.
Ross, a Tennessee horse trader
was found dead on the railroad
track not far from the Cooley home,
in the outskirts of the city the morn
ing of December 4, 1917.
There were indications that he had
ben murdered and his body placed on
the rails in an effort to conceal the
crime.
For more than a year police and
detectives worked on the case.
The Cooley's were accused of run
ming disorderly house and Ross had
been attracted by the reputation of
Mrs. Cooley. Grau was one of the
frequenters Of the place. Cooley, par
tally paralyzed, it is said, encourage
ed these visits. The Cooleys were at
tracted to Nashville during the war
boom, where Grap followed and all
of them landed in Jail on minor
charges.
After several weeks in Jail Cooley
confessed that Ross had been killed
at his house. He said he and Grau
were in the kitchen and they heard
Mrs. Cooley and Ross quarreling in
an adjoining room and that Grau
seized pistol and went to the room.
He said there was a shot and when
he got to the scene Ross was dead
on the floor and Grau was standing
with the pistol in his hand.
Mrs. Cooley then gave the authori-
ties her version of the killing. She
declared Grau was not in the house
at the time and that Oscar Cooley
iad shot Ross over a game of cards.
Grau denied all knowledge of the
rhine and said he was at home when
he Tennessean was killed.
A negro girl who was employed
n the house was material witness
against Grau and Mrs. Cooley and as
here was no direct evidence against
Cooley, except his wife, who could
lot testify for or against her hus-
'and, the case against him could not
'e successfully prosecuted. The out
ONE of the case was as follows:
Claude Grau, 10 years.
Mamie Cooley, 9 years. /
Oscar Cooley, acquitted. ;
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
DISMISS MURDER CHARGE
AGAINST TOWN MARSHAL

Madisonville, KY, June 13-When
the case of Ed Pendley, marsha! Of
Nortonville, charged with the mur.
der of Gilbert Ferguson at Norton
ville last Saturday, was called today
the charge was dismissed on motion
OF County Attorney Fox. The coun-
ty attorney had made thorough in
Vestlgation of the trouble and recon-
mended the dismissal of the charge.
Mabry Ferguson, father of the
dead man, who was also shot at the
same time, entered a plea of guilty
TO the charge Of breach of the peace
and was fined $50 and costs. Pend
ley was attempting to arrest the Fer
gusons, both of whom were intoxi-
Gated.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
HOLDS RECEPTION
Hero Given Diamond Medal On Be.
half of State and Wife Re- .,
eeives Brooch. - .;

Nashville, Tenn, June 1a-serpt
Alvin c. York, the " wars greatest
nero" with his bride and his mother
held public reception attended by
thousands of Nashville residents at
the mansion of Gov. Roberts here
Tuesday.
The Yorks arrived from their home
at Pail Mall yesterday. The mother
and bride had never before ridden
on a railroad train or seen a city.
The hero and his family attended
meeting at the Auditorium last
night, where he was presented with
a diamond encrusted medal for vaIir
on behalf of the State. The noun
tain bride received a handsome
brooch from the suffragists.
The mother, wearing a sunbonnet
and dressed in plain black waist
and white skirt, was presented and
stood smilingly and unafraid as she
was cheered when termed by Gov.
Roberts as "the mother of the
worlds greatest hero" -
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
WOMAN SPY
ENDS own LIFE
Caught, Lady of CamelIias," Who
Posed as American During War,
Commits Suicide.

Geneva, June 10.-Dcra Carlton
aged "a, an alleged spy who Travelled
on a false American passport, com
mitted suicide in Turin on Monday
when she was arrested.
She made frequent trips between
Italy and Germany by way of Switz.
erland during the war and is alleged
to have, obtained important military
information from allied officer
friends by whom she was nicknamed
"The Lady of the Camellias" because
she always wore the flowers.
She was a beautiful woman and
posed as an American. The was a
guest of the best hotels, had plenty
of money and wore the latest Paris
ian gowns which, it is stated, were
supplied by the German government.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-14
NEW ROOMS FORMALLY OPEN
ED LAST NIGHT WITH A
SPEAKING BOUT
MUSIC BY THE OLD FlDDLERs
New Quarters Are A Big Improve
nent Over the Former
o6ee.

The formal opening Of the new
rooms Of the H. B. M. A. took place
last night in the Pennyroyal building.
There was music, flowers, refresh.
ments and flow Of language.
Secretary Dalton was the moving
spirit in the home coming and saw to
every essential detail. Nothing was
lacking to make the occasion notable
one. Old fiddlers furnished popular
selections and the following speak
ing program was carried out:
What the II. B. M. A. has accomplish
ed for Hopkinsville and Christian
County. &C. E. Gary
H. B. M. A. and the Farmer. 49,.
......,........:..R. r.. E. Cooper
Some Possibilities. .....W. L. Gore
What / Think Of this H. B. M. A..
Bunch. Rev. Leonard W. Doolan
Membership. 49,. M. C. Forbes
Remarks by others.
The conclusion was a drawing for
Liberty Bond.
The new rooms, formerly the Office
and dining room of the big apart
ment house, are cOmmodious, con-
venient and most admirably arrang-
ed.