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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Transport Mems Wages Cut
L. ;. Employees at Ford Plant
Threaten to Strike

Seven hundred civilian employees of
the army's motor transport corps, Who
nave been working at the Ford plant
Long Island City, have sent to Repre-
sentative Caldwell protest against a
wage reduction. William Fortune,
chairman of the committee of employees,
wrote that the wages of the men had
been reduced to 40 cents an hour and
that they could not live on the pay
Ihc men demand As cents an hour and
threaten to strike unless concessions
are obtained
Early in the war the Ford plant was
commandeered by the government and
has been the headquarters for motor
transport division. Recently the fac
tory has been used as a warehouse for
supplies returned from France, and the
Ioo men have been employed at var-
Gus duties incident to the storage of
the merchandise.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Shopn'en Oppose
Wilson 8 Action

WASHINGTON, Aug. Dissatisfied
with President Wilson's proposal to
have Congress create special body to
pass on their demands. or consider
them IN connection with the high cost
OF living problem. the railway shopmen
began to-day to take an official strike
vote.
B. M. Jewell, acting president Of the
railway employees depa rtmcnt of the
American Federation Of Labor. said to-
night that Director General Hines had
been Informed by the committee repre-
sentng the shopmen Of their dissatis-
faction with the suggestion that Con-
gress intervene.
Acting in behalf Of the six shop
crafts, a committee of 100 presented to
the director general Of railroads on
January last the request for an
increase in the wage scales" Mr.. Jewell
said.
Board Made Recommendations
"On February 8 the question was re-
ferred to the board of adjustment of
railway wages and working conditions.
During March and April the whole sub
Ject was threshed Out at hearings of
the board. and on July 16 the board
made its recommendation to the direc-
tor general.
"Following conference with Mr..
Hines on July 2S, we believed that the
question had finally come to a head,
and expected a decision The letter
from Mr.. Hines to President Wilson
followed, and that solution we have
positively rejected.
I'VE have now decided to send out the
call for strike vote. returnablc
August "a at midnight, to the 500, 600
employees of American railroads. and
the 10000 employees of Canadian rail
roads affected. Tie shop crafts ask
for a minimum of 85 cents an nour
Tor mechanics, an increase of II cents;
a minimum of 80 cents for helpers, an
increase of Is cents, and an increase of
10 cents per hour for apprentices.
"Ihc Canadian employees are in
Vowed by reason Of the fact that their
wage and working conditions, under an
agreement reached with the railroad
board, are based on standards as they
are adopted IN me United States.
We shall continue to eNleavor to
settle the demands by negotiation with
the railroad administration, pending
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Union Heads Seek
To Halt Strike OF
Electrical Workers

SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 2.-Every
effort of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers is being
expended to-day to cause electrical
workers who have gone on strike with
railroad shopmen to return to work at
once, according to Charles p Ford, sec
retary of the Electrical Workers. Inter
national Union. About four hundred
men affiliated with this craft have gone
back to their jobs in Chicago. Mr..
Ford said this afternoon. The strike,
he said, is unauthorized
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Transports Due the Nest 1wo Dnvs
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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Nine Killed, Many Hurt
In Basel Strike Riots
Federal Troops and Civilians
Battle; Zurich Asks for
Protection bv the Military

BERNE, Aug. 2 (By The Associated
Press )-Fierce rioting occurred yes
terday during general strike demon
stratons in Basic. Nine persons we're
killed, five seriously wounded and
many otherwise injured when Federal
troops, stoned by strikers they had
been called to curb opened fire on the
crowd.
@Sthe state council in Zurich decided
in special session to appeal for fed
eral troops to prevent demonstrations
during the general strike in that city,
where the situation is regarded as
serious.
general strike also has been pro-
claimed by the labor executive commit
tee in Often, canton of Soleure
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
25O,O 900 Shopn,en
Obey Strike Order
Officials at Chicago De-
clare Men Are Quit
ting All Deer Country

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Morc than $50, 900
railway shopmen are idle as a result of
the strike called yesterday by the Fed
Grated Railway Shopmen's Union, ac-
cordlng to statements of leaders of
that organization tonight after re-
celVlng reports from all sections. The
Noihclals said the strike is spreading,
with no indication of immediate settle
ment
John D. Saunders. secretary, said the
men will remain on strike until their
demands TOR 80 cents an hour for ma
chlnlsts and GO cents for helpers are
granted. He said, regardless of what
the international officers of the various
unions may be doing at WASHINGTON.
the rank and file have determined not
to recede from their demands. IN
Guiding back pay to January /.
Mr. Saunders said no men will be
removed from the wrecking crews and
no violence will be tolerated.
Union committees are touring the
railway systems to see that the strike
orders are carried out, and hundreds
of kilograms are being sent to various
districts. Mr.. Saunders said that by
Monday virtually every railroad in the
country would be affected.
Advices received by the union show
that on the Southeastern lines $4,000
men are out, Mr.. Saunders said These
reports also show that at Chicago all
men of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul and of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy are out, in addition to those on
several small roads, both in Chicago
and in nearby towns of Indiana and
Michigan.
The reports list the number of men
idle on the Ann Arbor road at 5000:
Pennsylvania lines in Chicago and AL
toona, Penn, 10000; Norfolk & West
ern. 10000; roads in the Northwest
1000, and Chicago g. Northwestern, in
Chicago. $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Japan Reduces Rail
Rates in Food Crisis

TOXIC. July 80 (By The Associated
fress) The government has decided
10 meet the situation arising from the
nigh cost of rice and other neeessitIcs
which is causing serious unrest, bv
transporting lice free on the railroads
and reducing freight rates on other
fcodstuffs
Numerous strikes have occurred in
TOXIC, Yokohama, Osaka and Nagcva.
~ some cases women have addressed
the strikers.
Virtually all the newspapers dailv
are making bitter attacks ,upon the
government for its failure to regulate
the cost of necessities.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

receipt of the strike vote. That will,
when taken. simply centre the power
for calling a strike in the hands of
the committee.
"The first effect Of the call for a
vote will probably be the ending of
the present strike, which has taken
out considerable number Of shop
men over various sections of the coun-
try who have been impatient of the
long delay that has so far interviewed.
Their walkouts have been unauthor-
lzed, but we expect that they will re-
turn when they see that the organiza-
t'ons intend action in united fash
ion"
international unions of machinists,
hlacksmlths and helpers, boiermakers
and helpers. sheet metal workers, cleo
trical workers and railway carmen Of
America arc involved in the contro-
versy
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Baker Reports 3, 1920 Men
Demobilized Up to July %

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-F Figures
made public to-day by the War De-
partment showed that 3,l13,120 officers
and men had been discharged from the
army up to July 20. and the number
brought back from Europe on that date
was 1,798,275.
The strength of the army on that
date was ,612.7O8, including 81, 800 vol
untary enlistments, since the armistice
was signed. Of the $4,000 men, 1885,
27O were in Europe ON July 20, 1850
at sea and the remainder at home or
on other stations.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Plainfield Woman Killed
And Man Hurt by Au,o

PLAINF1ELD, y. J.. Aug. At ,bs
identical spot on Park Avenue where
the Rev. John l.. Forshl was run down
and killed by an automobile week ago
woman was killed and man seri.
opsly injured Tonight A.; iu the case
OF Mr. torshl. the car continued O.,
It's way and escaped. -.
The dead woman il Mrs Mary Fadak
of South Plaintield. y j. John stan
kowitz who was walking with her. va.
hurt.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Gustav Pabst Buys Alien
ENEMY Stock in Brewery

- MILWAUKEE, Aug. 2. - Gustav
Pabst, president Of the Pabst Brewing
company. has purchased at auction
from alien enemies securities of the
company with par value of 1888, 900.
the property Of alien enemies
me securities, which had been taken
over by the government shortly after
the United States entered the war
Drought S1,476,917 at the sale todav'
nhe securities had been the property of
Henry Best and Mrs. Clara s. Schln-
beck, now residing in Germany.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Australian Government
Rejects Seamen's Ofe,

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. q
The Australian government to-day re-
Jected the conditions under which the
striking seamen agreed to return to
work
The government definitely refused to
release Secretary Walsh of the Sea-
mems Union. which was one OF the
mems demands.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Secretary of Labor
LObbies ON House Floor
Appears in Connection With
Call for Informasio on
Densmore Mooney Report
Nest York Tribune
Warrington Bureau


Washington Buyeou
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The spee-
,tacie OF Cabinet member lobbvjng
in the House was presented to-dav
when for the third day in succsssjon
Secretary Of Labor Wilson was seen
on the floor of the House conferrinr
with Democratic floor leaders.
The cause of his presence was he
attempt yesterday, which vas renewed
again to-day, Of Representative Blan.
ton, of Texas, 70 have adopted g reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary os
Labor for further information regard
ing the Densmore Mooney report.
Mr.. Blanton's resolution yesterday
was ruled out on point of order He
introduced another to- day. but II ~.
not brought up
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

, piloted his craft back to shore and
started a grateful and unhurt duck
back on its way to Eastport NJ
Riley. his articulation now unhani-
pered, announced hat Haas had won
the first heat OF the duck srace" h.
capturing the evening newspaper and
that the next hea. would be run in .
few days.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
All Railroad Shopnnen
Here Remain at WOrk

None of the railroads in New York
and vicinity was affected yesterday by
the general strike called by the Fed
Grated Shopmen's Union from Chicago,
Inquiry at the Offices of the big rail
ways here revealed the fact that the
shopmen remained at work and have
thus far paid no attention to the call
for a walkOut
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS
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New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
.Nelc York Tribune
European Bureau


Copy right. 1913. New York Tribune Incl
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The police bill,
.hree provisions of which caused the
iudden strike of police in England
Thursday night, passed its third read
ing in the House of Commons yester-
day and thereby practically became eff
iective. Despite considerable labor op-
position, including three separate
amendments brought up by Mr. Clynes,
yesterdays debate failed to make the
government withdraw the following
sections:
That the police federation shall not
be associated with any body outside the
police service
Prohibiting constables from being
members of trade unions.
Providing penalties for persons con-
victed of causing disaffecticn in the
force.
The men demanded full and frank
recognition of the union; unconditional
reinstatement of former police con-
stables, Spackman ROBBERS. Tarpey and
Mcclure, and removal of the provisions
mentioned.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-03
Rush Mobs at Liverpool
With Fixed Bayenets TO
Curb Attacks on Jewelrv
Stores and .Pawnshops
London East End Suffers
1929 Officers Reported Out
i'm Two Cities and All
Have Been Dismissed

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2.-~Looting and
rioting took place throughout the night
as result OF the strike of policemen,
and the Lord Mayor appealed early to-
day to the military authorities for aid.
The latter dispatched six lorry loads of
troops from Crosby. six miles from
here, all fully armed and helmeted,
while special constables were also
called out. The looting continued in the
poorer districts this morning, and the
Lord Mayor asked for volunteers to
help guard the city.
The Liverpool authorities followed
she example of the London officials in
expelling striking police officers. Loyal
police of Liverpool made several bay
pnet charges. and there were half a
lozen arrests in the attempt to check
looters.
During the day the strike spread to
}irkenhead, on the Mersey, opposite
liverpool, strike patrols bringing out
numbers OF men. The shops of jewel
iers, pawnbrokers and other merchants
here are being looted.
IN LlNerDoOl soldiers with nXed bay
onets were stationed to guard property
from the Iooting. the greater part of
which came during the night, when
many shop windows were smashed.
The jewellers suffered most at the
hands of the raiders. A large quantity
of goods also was stolen from the
sheds on the docks. The losses, it
IS estimated, will run into thousands
of pounds.
Some of the troops were placed on
patrol outside the Town Hall. and
others in The Scotland Road area,
where the greater part of the looting
,ook place.
All the policemen who went on
strike have been dismissed from the
service.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-There was some
'ooting reported in the East End of
London during the night, owing to the
absence of policemen on strike.
Nine hundred and twenty nine police
men are now reported to be out at
Liverpool and about 1000 in London,
according to the governmen tofficials
The ranks of the London strikers were
said to have gained only handful OF
recruits, as indicated by the mornings
rcllcall.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25
0Y H E; FE KI o.. .L55 MULE f1} AlD
 DnEVE

Blind, residing on New Mex leo ranch far from a railroad, and having no property which he can call his 0y7u save a mui,, young boy who has heard of the Baptist 75 Million Campaign is preparing to sell that mule and give half of the proceeds 10 tha campaign, Dr. L. l.. Scarborough, General Director, announces
 "One of the mos theering let ters 1 have have had since the campaign was launched came from this blind boy whom I Bap- tized eleven pears ago." Dr. Scarborough says. "Fhe letter is written in rather poor hand, ca cheap tablet paper, but is elo- quent with the love ofa soul that is comple civ surrendered to God.
 fen ye4rs ago th4 boy lost his si8ht mplalel4, he Ii f8. give Qp 6. tnat cum. He writes .a tell me three things: First, thas he IS going to sell 6 mule, the only property he ha and S.ve half the proceeds this campaign; second hat he is pray.n, Or tn sccess of tn campaign; and, Chird, tnat God answers prayer. God is not going to deny faith like that.
 I knew when I read that let CT that the campaign would suc- ceed."
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25
To The Club Members

D>a, Club Girls: Our sla.e Home Agent, Miss Honsl4gi suggests that we have County ExI.ioit sometime October. So we will not have in September as we had planned but will have it in October ill., stead. Remember We. are to have an exhibit so keep on at work.
 Reme mb 2r cur District Fair will be at Monticello Oct. the 7th Besure and have your canning and drying a. done and have your chickens ready, BESURE and bring these things to my office in R sor, there we will pack them and get them to Monticello by the 9th Of October.
 i am expecting some of my girls to win some prizes, Are you planning to win prize? We'll, if you are, just keep ar work preparing your exhibi ,lon and we will show the other coun- ties, represented there that Cleveland IS HE County. Remember I am depending oo you. Sincerely yours,
 Sallie Mai Hudson
 Home Dem. Agt.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25
1.lx4.y l. >44i4s.a .s0@

The Radcliffe Chaufauqua which came to a close Saturday evening proved most satisfactory in every way.
 The lectures given bS Dr, Bing- ham in which; the need for ed ucation and Americanization of the foreigners in our midst, the need for more restrictive laws governing immigration and the need for League of Nations were aoly defined, were highly instructive and very much appre- ciated.
 The Fighting yanks" were amusing and entertaining.
 The Porter Concert Go. render ed some wonderful musical selec- tions both afternoon and evening t t selection rendered by the S. oiss were especially good
 Mrs. Lydia BreauX, he Red Cross Nurse gave very interest ing description of the work of ths. American Red Cross abroad during the time of the fiercest fighting, having been on dutN in France at that time. She forcegully brought before the audidence the need of continuing the Red Cross work at home along Public Health lines, expla- ming in detail the duties of the county nurse, community nurse and the necessity of having a nurse to give the course in ''Eome Hygiene and care of the sick. ;
 The lectures given by the Director, Dr. Joseph L. Thomp- son, 'The Tragedy of the unpre- pared" and Pushing Back the Horizon" were appreciated by old and young alike, icing in language SC beaut;f8li1 simple as 10 be understooJ 0 ii a child.
 During hi szag hege D !! fcrrsof- Wcn fhe 'aTa s.1r, z. ! who kLu
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25

The Mozart Girls were pro- nounced by our music lovers to be the best concert. that has been in our town.
 That the people appreciated every number was demonstra ated by the fact that a contract for next y4arw signed by fifty five people .ynefor2 the close Of the ,RhautauQua.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25

Mrs. E. N. Racker and bab1 were the guest guests eff # aaffrs. B. ( Chowning C this week after visit ing her parents, Mr, and Mrs. r M. McGeaee, Mir Tucker joine, them here Friday snd accom panied them home, after Janua ry 1st they will be at Sannysid4 their new home recently bougd from Mr. and Mrs. J. II, Breath waite.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25

with the league in existence, for rel
 ations of labor and capital all over
 the world will be made closer and
 more friendly, and the worker will re.
 ceive fairer share of what he pro- duces.
 These declaration of the president, logically and eloquently put, have left his hearers thinking and thinking deeply. And then Mr. Wilson has pointed out, the people themselves, as differentiated from senators and politi- clans, seem to want just what the president wants, which is America for leadership.
 Quite as unusual as the purpose Of the cross country tour is the manner il which it is being carried out and tiae completeness of the arrange Iieats on the nine car train Which is bearing the party.
 At the rear is the private car May flower, occupied by the President and Eh 3. Wilson. Next is compartment car forsthe secretary Tumulty, Ad miral Crayson, MT. Wilson's Physi- cian, four stelographers, the chief executive clerk and seven secret ser vice men. Byond are three compart- ment cars which house twenty-one fve movie men, and a te'egra2htc and railroad expert. Then there is a dinner, club car, and two baggage cars, one of them con. verted into a business office. The train was exactly on time at every stop between Washington and the Coast.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25


 b lfp California wilh i6. -G8 9e2 ! bushels, Geoe2ia @ith <, 364 ga b lsbe,s, and Washin s'ssl viIh ! AT, 1000 ousiiel<. he e7ta! esa. of the United St t.- tijs lea. W ts @, 45i, G03 aaf,eis, as c9a pared With of 2. 517. eG3 basi els lasa ' s
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 ether 5 th exe-ssiva heat, jass prior, 10 and uufiog rlpeuiig aa shipping season, together wit railroad strikes, embargoes ana ice shortage, combined to reduce the commercial m 1vement e peaches cut Of Arkansas this year. Had it not been for the. c conditions, Arkansas won d prob ably have ranked next to Califor- mia.
 The Hie hiands and other south ern Arkansas districts had tie promise ID to the time the crop was nearly ready to move, of a movement greater than earlier e3timates if normal weather had prevailed. This section shipped 70 of its estimated movement. and the extreme drouth reduced the size ot the fruit.
 Loss is reported at some ship ping points, peaches being left in the orchards as a result of the lack of transportation facilities. Northwestern Arkansas moved nearly loo cars out of al estima ed movement of 125 cars. The total production of Arkansas is now estimated at 1860, 900 bush els as compdred with 1iaal esfi- mate of 1000 bushels in 1913 The cor o. mouement will exceed 2500 cars thi5 year. The ba anee of the commercial croo reached the market by express or truck. or was absorbed by the canninf factories. Prices throughout the the stale where generally good Elbertas selling from $l.5 50 to S.93< f. 0. b.
 The Republican party in Ark ansas,-lealIy dur n the war v-e had overlooked the fact tha there is such an organization, is threatening comeback. Lead CTS of the party announce that they will have a ticketin the fieia for the 192O election. Of course they do not expect 10 elect thei candidates, but they want to keep themselves in the politica spot light in the event the par ty should ever come into powes again nationally. Like all good patriots, they re'rained from partisan activity during the war. until the WAT could be won, bns now they purpose to re-enter the arena with their little side-show.
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Cleveland County herald., 1919-09-25
Bus Days For
 Legislators

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 22-TFe secon extraordinary session ot the Fofta second G. erai As sembl N hich couveaeG today, promi 5es eo be B historic session
 Although it is called expressly for roads and p,ofiteering legis- iation, the terms ol the cail are 50 broad that t outli es enongn work for thirty days, ins,ead If the six day waich Gov. Brough has desired. That Lac seaslo a.si. z.hs th .4se daz :
 = [. d as sureu ii a quorum Cat Ua nan tained during that tlme. OH thelr half-pay of $3 day.
 The oils that are bel. g prepa cd to define, stop, and punish profiteering. h0aruiug and x l t T ton, it iii ne iount sf. Il L, fassuu a}tuee.s a.- .- less opposlJlon, and some oi ths' measures WI'I be founa pArtcuia. = ly objection; bic to some of the SeDators and ,itep.ese, ta,ives.
 Thel,, too, the r0ad iegi@.atufe, for s nich C sefs.on "Hz- pt flla.ffi3 I9.y- et.seti Mi nu--.4- 4e.s-A sailing, Tor alseady 4nere la tai of opposition to some Of the measures that will be proposed. It will not be tame s ssion, by any means.