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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
reat Britain Facing General Railroad Tieup
STEEL MEN TO
EXTEND STRIKE
TO CARRIERS?
May Hit Lake Vessels and
Railways - Meet On
Not for ''Peace."

Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 24.-Inter-
est in the nationwide steel strike,
which has been in progress since
last Monday centers today in the
meeting here of the national com
mittee for organizing iron and steel
workers. Those in close touch
with the strike are of the opinion
that the session, called by William
z. Foster, secretary-treasurer of
the committee, will bring out facts
relating to the walkout of thou
sands of workers who needed the
call of their leaders.
May Extend Strike.
Mr. Foster declares that the com
mittee will not consider peace
plans" but will discuss the advis-
ability of extending the strike to
include seamen on Great Lake
carrier vessels and union train
men. The question of financing
the strike will come up, and Mr..
Foster says he will bring to the
attention of the committee the "uu-
provoked assaults" by state troop
ers on strikers. According to the
secretary the union is preparing
for a long struggle and he declares
the workers will fight to the bit
ter end"
Will Fight To Uphold Rights.
The fight to puhold the consti-
tutionaI rights of the steel work
ers will be carried to the highest
courts. John J. Fitzpatrick, chair
man of the national committee for
organizing iron and steel workers,
declared here today. This will be
one of the most important matters
to come before the committee
which went into executive session
shortly after II o'clock this morn
ing.
More Quit Daily, Claim.
The strike situation IN the Pitts
burgh district remains practically
unchanged with employers and
union leaders issuing conflicting
statements as to the number Of
men involved in the walkout. The
union men declare that thousands
of workers are joining the ranks Of
the strikers daily. and that scores
of mills have been crippled. En-
ployers say that they are pleased
with present conditions, which, il Is
announced by a representative of
the Carnegie Steel company, are
improving and encouraging.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
LOCAL FANS WILL SEE WORLDS
SERIES AT THE ARGUS.

Fans, get ready for the worlds series games.
The Argus again this year will show the
games, play by play, on its big baseball board
which will be placed in front of the office high
enough so that everybody in the large crowd
which will congregate to watch the contest will
be able to we'll.
The Argus will be connected directly by wire
with the White Sox park in Chicago and with
the Reds park in Cincinnati. The very second
a play takes place in the big game it will be
flashed the wire and shown on the board
Every conceivable play can be clearly shown and
1t is almost much sport to watch the game on
the baseball board as it is the diamond. If
there are thrilling situations, the fans can appre-
icate them here in Rock Island as if they were
in the grandstand at the Sox park.
The worlds series this year will attract more
attention than ever before. it is freely predicted
The pail of the war has been lifted and The
Argus confidently expects to see larger crowds
than ever before on Second avenue There is no
question but that the thoroughfare will be pack
ed, come early for the first game next We'd
nesday and get your standing place. One thing
is certain-there will be no ticket scalping be-
cause everything is free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
CALL MEETING TO
FORM OPPRESSED
PEOPLES LEAGUE

New York. Sept. 24.-Represen-
tatives of eight countries
India, China. Korea, Persia, Syria.
Egypt and Russia-whcse govern
ments it is alleged will be held
subject in perpetuity under the
terms of the peace treaty to dom
inant powers" have been invited
by a number of American educa-
tors, ministers, publicists and bus
mess men and women to attend
meeting here next Sunday after
noon to organize a league of op-
pressed peoples. Dudley Field Ma
lone will preside.
The speakers, it was announced,
will include Rev. James G. Mythen
of Norfolk, Va; LaIa Lajpat Raj.
head of the Young India move
ment; B. Charney Vladeck of the
Jewish daily Forward; Rev. Nor
man Thomas, editor of the New
World; Harry Boland, secretary or
the Irish republic" and Professor
Carleton Hayes Of Columbia uni
versity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
LABOR ASSAILS
CUMMINS' BILL
Section of Measure TO Forbid
Strikes By Railroad Men At
ts4cked By Workers Chiefs.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Sections
of the Cummins railroad reorgani-
zation bill which would forbid
strikes by railway employees con-
tinued to draw fire today before the
senate interstate commerce com
mittee.
Officials Of the railroad brother
hoods attacked the proposals as a
return to slavery in industry.
These proposals take away
rights of citizenship from railroad
men" p. j. Mcnamara, vice pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Fire
men and Enginemen, said. 1t
makes serfs out OF men"
". y. DOak. vice president Of
the Trainmen's Brotherhood,
classed the sections 'as the most
bold attempt at bondage since the
Civil war"
They strike down the last vest
ige o. civil rights We possess he
said. They upset all policies and
principles which labor has secured
from the government in the past
The railroad organizations might
as well go out OF business.
Machinery provided in the bill
for adjudicating wage disputes, he
said, constituted the meanest form
of compulsory arbitration"
"You don't need to be afraid OF
organized strikes in this country"
he declared, but you do need TO he
afraid of the unorganized, mob
strike. When they start. there is
no way to get the men back. This
bill simply fosters /. W. W.ism and
one big union movement, because
it will destroy sober organiZa-
tinns -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
READY TO RUSH
MORE SOLDIERS
Report of Situation in DrumriSht,
Okla, Leads TO Plans to IN
crease Force There.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. "a
Should it become necessary AdjU-
tant General Garrett of Oklahoma
was prepared early today to rush
additional troops to Drumright, a
small oil town in Greek county,
where rioting has 0een in progress
intermittently since Monday night
in connection with a strike of girl
telephone operators.
Owing to impaired wire commu-
nication the exact situation in
Drumright was uncertain this
morning, but late night reports
that streets had become crowded
with armed men following the ar
rival of four units of national
guardsmen at Cushing, three miles
away, caused officials to consider
taking further drastic steps to
cope with any emergency.
Situation Less Tense.
Drum-ight, Okla, Sept. 24.-With
state troops walking post in the
streets of this city and others
standing guard in most downtown
buildings, the riot situation that
arose out of the strike Of IS tele-
phone operators has lesSened IN in
tensity. The troops arrived in
Drumright last night
Eleven alleged leaders of the
rioting oil field workers are in jail
today.
Mayor Ben Nickodemus made 4
statement last night in which he
declared that the bolshevist and I.
W. W. element among the oil field
workers and not his stand on the
telephone was responsible for the
riotiug.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
CHICAGO NOW HAS
FUND RAISED FOR
AID SO YEARS AGO

Chicago, Sept. 24.-The Chicago
Associa ion of Commerce is consid-
ering what disposal to make of $4,-
172.71 forwarded to it by the Joint
City and Midland bank of London,
England. The money was raised by
English men, women and children,
for the sufferers from the Great
Chicago fire of 1871. The contribu-
ton was lost in the banks ledgers
and only recently found, when it
was decided to send the money on
despite the delay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
STILL HUNT FOR
BIG SUM STOLEN
Search for $4,000 of S234,OOO
Taken in Chicago Robbery
Continued by Police.

Chicago. Ill, Sept 24-DIligent
search for the $4,000 still miss
ing from the 1924 900 stolen at
Whiting, Ind, from a Chicago fed
eraI reserve bank shipment to the
Standard Oil company of Indiana,
continued today The three men
~Sy1der arrest. John S. Wejda, clerk
in the Chicago pOstofice, and Leo
and Walter FilipkOwski, stuck to
their original story. the police said,
that the money was abandoned at
the outskirts of Chicago when
their automobile broke down.
More than $4,000 of the stolen
funds was recovered with the ar
rest yesterday of the FiIipkowski
brothers and two safety deposit
boxes, rented by members of the
Ftlipkowski family yielded $4,000
more. Five thousand dollars was
found in d mattress in Wejda's
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
VOTE
FAvORS LEAGUE
Senator Hitchcock Declares Test
Yesterday Was Victory to
Friends of the Pact.

Washington. 9apt- 24-Senator
Hitchcock, administration leader in
the senate fight over the peace
treaty, issued a statement today il
terpreting the vote in the senate
yesterday on Senator Lodges mo-
ton to postpone consideration or
the Fall amendments to the treaty
as a victory for the friends Of the
pact.
The outcome in the senate was
highly satisfactory to treaty sup
poTters," said Senator Hitchcock.
pone consideration of the Fall
amendments and accomplish our
purpose Of having a definite day set
for their. consideration and decis-
ion. ! first asked for today, but the
net result was We secured Friday.
We have the votes to defeat those
amendments and we accomplished
our purpose in having the matter
so arranged that the decision will
come this week. The only Demo-
cratic vote we lost was Senator
Reeds, which has been lost for
months. We only gained two Re
publican votes yesterday on the
question of fixing the date but
mnay Republicans on the merits
of the question will vote against
the amendments. That is the rea-
son Senator Lodge attempts TO de-
lay the vote"
Vote Was 43 to 10.
The vote, which stood 43 to 40,
was taken on motion by Chair
man Lodge, OF the foreign relations
committee, to postpone for one
week consideration of 40 or more
which would relieve
the United States from service on
commissions created by the treaty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
DRAFT HUNDREDS
OF MEN TO FIGHT
BIG FOREST FIRE

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. "a
Several hundreds of men were
drafted today to fight fires on the
Los Angeles National Forest. The
fire has been threatening over l00,-
600 acres of timber, and the front
is over 80 miles long.
The principal fire is in the San
Gabriel canyon, about thirty miles
from here. Ashes from it fell like
snow today in all parts of Los An
geles.
The two mountain fires that have
devastated more than 100000 acres
of timber and watershed area in
Angeles National forest near Los
Angeles, burned unchecked today.
A third fire in the San Bernardiuo
mountains was reported under
control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
BARE REPORT
HOOVER HELD
BACK In 1918
Attack on Packers Prof
it's, Squelched by Food
Head, Revealed.

Washington, Sept 24.-Maxi-
mum profits for the five Iarg-
est packers under the Iimita-
tiOns prescribed by the food
administration during the war,
"were unreasOnably HIGH" and
from two and One-quarter to
three times as great as those in
A pre-War years, according to a
&TepOrt made to President Will
Son by the Federal Trade COM
mission on June 2S, 1918. but
withheld from the public at
the request of Food Adminis-
traitor Hoover.
a copy of the report together
with letters sent by Mr.. Hoover
and the commission to the presi-
dent were transmitted to the SEN
ate today by the commission in re-
sponse TO a resolution by Senator
Norris, Republican. Nebraska.
Commissions Recommendations.
recommendation made by the
commission included:
THAT net worth (actual invest
ed capital represented by stock is
sued and surplus1 as of Nov. 1,
1917, be the basis upon which the
allowed rate of profit be computed
for all packers large and small.
That the normal rate for the
five chief packers be 7 per cent on
net worth, with - per cent in
crease allowed for every 10 per
cent iHcrease-fn in weight sfaught-
cred and p per cent decrease in
rate for every 10 per cent decrease
in weight slaughtered; the maxi
mum profit allowed not to be
above 9 per cent
THAT the maxium allowed the
smaller packers be 9 per cent, in
creasing on a sliding scale to II
per cent but without a decreasing
sGVEe.
<'That profits in excess of the
prescribed rates be either turned
over to the treasurer of the United
States or applied against further
government purchases"
Objects to "PubIic Ventilation
In his letter to the president,
dated July 8. 1918. Mr.. Hoover said
he did not belive amy useful pur-
pose is served by public ventila-
ton of inter-departmental disa-
gTeements as to governmental pol
icy" and added;
IF congress passes sufficiently
strong excess profits legislation it
will automatically correct the sit
uation and meet the views of both
the trade commission and our
selves. My proposal is therefore,
that the whole matter shall be laid
aside until the action of congress
is determinable"
Fear Plans Mean Panic.
In another letter Hoover said:
The food administration regula-
tions permit earnings upon bOr-
rowed as we'll as packers own cap
itaI; whereas the trade commits
sion proposes that no profits
,ahould be allowed on borrowed
capital. This appears to US to
strike at the base of most business
enterprises. AS we understand it.
a large part of the commerce and
trade of the country is founded on
the earnings of an excess sum or
borrowed capital over the bare in
terest cost and we feel that if this
principle proposed by the trade
commission were laid down as a
precedent, it would produce an alb
solute state of panic in the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
Vote Was 43 to 10.
SMALLEST TANK
YET USED BEING
PRODUCED BY u. S,

Washington, Sept. PA new
military tank, even smaller than
the "wbippet." used so successfully
in France in the closing weeks of
the war, is being produced as an
experiment by the army ordnance
bureau. Beyond the fact that II
will weigh only three tons against
six for the lighting fiivvers," no
details have been made public. The
tank program of the war depart
ment includes 1000 five-ton tanks,
$500 lotion, 400 20-ton and 267 10
ton. $50 6-ton. 100 30-ton tanks and
Is of the new 3-ton tanks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
WORKERS SEND
Def; CABINET
RUSHES ACTION
Trainmen to Strike Friday
Unless Settlement is
Reached.

London, Sept. A.-BecauSe of
the situation created by the
presentation TO the government
today OF an ultimatum by the
railway men in which a strike
was threatened, a full meeting
of the cabinet was called to be
held this afternoon to consider
the situation.
The executive body of the rail
road men, it was declared by J. H.
Thomas, the general secretary of
the national union of railway men,
has unanimously decided to declare
a strike at noon, Friday. unless a
settlement offer from the govern
ment is received meantime.
London, Sept PA railway
strike in Great Britain over the
question of wages appeared as a
possibility through today's deveI-
Opments in the negotiations be-
tween Representatives of the men
and the government The executive
body of the railway men this morn
ing sent an ultimatum to the gov
ernment rejecting a Standardization
offer made by he latter and init
mating that unless a favorable re
ply was received by noon Thursday
the men would be ordered to cease
work
The ultimatum was the subject
of a conference this morning be-
tween Sir Eric Geddes, the new
minister of transportation, and
Premier Lloyd George. The belief
was expressed shortly after noon
that the government would issue
reply to the ultimatum which was
delivered by J. H Thompson, gen
eraI secretary of the national union
of railwaymen, before the day was
over.
Replies to Ultimatum.
This expectation was realized
early in the afternoon when Min
lister Geddes replied to the uiti-
matum, declaring that the action
of the mems executive was unjus-
tifable and that in order to meet
their demands freight rates would
have to be advanced probably SO
per cent. He declared that the in
creased pay demanded would mean
an additional permanent expendi-
ture by the railroad companies
amounting to 45,O00,OOO pounds
sterling annually as compared with
the pre-war expenditure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
STEEL PLANTS IN
OHIO GUARDED BY
PLANE IN CLOUDS

Youngstown, Ohio. Sept. 24.-An
aerial patrol of the Youngstown
strike district was established to-
day by the Youngstown police de-
partment
The Youngstown aviation club
president offered the use of a nd
chine which has been accepted
Captain Deeds, of the Royal Fly
ing corps (Canadian), will pilot
the machine. Aerial photographs
will be taken of activities about the
big plants and turned over to the
police department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
AUTHORS PAY TO
HAVE BOOKS FOR
BLIND READERS

Washington, Sept 24.-Irving S.
Cobb, Thomas Nellon Page, Booth
Harrington and Zane Gray are
among a number of American auth
ors who are paying the cost of hav-
ing their own works prepared in
raised type for reading by blind
American soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)

Especial to The Argus.)
Enroute to Cheyenne. Wyo., Sept.
24.-The fight has just begun. Con-
vinced that 80 per cent of the
American people are for a league
of nations and would rather see
the proposed league established
than none at all, President Wilson
means to carry to a finish his fight
against reservations that would
alter the meaning of the treaty.
He told his audience at Ogden,
Utah, that it didn't make any diff
ference to him how long the fight
would be he would fight till it was
won. Coming on the top of dis
quieting news dispatches telling
first of the detection of Senator
Thomas of Colorado and then of
the intention of eight Democrats
led by Senator Ashurst to amend
the treaty and send it back to con-
ference, Mr.. Wilson's brief speech
at Ogden gives an idea of the SER
iousness with which he regards
attempts to amend the treaty at
this time. So does his speech at
Salt Lake.
DislOyalists Oppose League.
Perhaps it was the news from
Washington or the consciousness
that he must no longer be too su-
persensitive of senatorial feelings
but the president said at Ogden
that, "All the elements which tend
ed toward disloyalty during the
war are against the league" and
that so far as he was concerned,
he meant to see the thing through
and not betray the men who fought
for the establishment of a concert
of power that would make further
war unnecessary.
Mr. Wilson feels intensely on
the subject because public mani
festations have been Enthusiastically
in his favor as he has traversed
the Pacific coast states. His re-
ception in Nevada was enthusias-
tic. The support being given him
by Republican as we'll as Demo- ,
cratic newspapers in Utah is also
significant of the trend of popu-
lar opinion.
How To Make Senate Respond?
How then can the senate be
made responsive? That question
has been asked dozens of times
during the trip as the states of the
men who are opposing the treaty
have been invaded by the presi- !
dent and editorial as well as vocal
has been in favor of
the presidents viewpoint. Should !
the president appeal to his audi !
ences to write their senators? Do /
people ordinarily take the trouble |
to write letters about public ques-
Continued on Page Thirteen) |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
MINERS ADOPT WAGE seal

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 24.-The
convention of the United Mine
Workers of America adopted the
resolution of the wage scale com
mittee which demands a so per
cent increase in wages. a six hour
day, five days a week, time and a
half for overtime and double time
for Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
WILSON SAYS
THAT 80 PCT.
BACK LEAGUE
Tells Utah Audience He
Finds Great Majority
Behind Pact.
RTIIETIN.

BULLETIN.
Ogden. Utah, Sept. 24-Pres-
ident Wilson told a crowd that
he had found that so per cent
of the people favor the League
of Nations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
The Weather

Fair tonight and Thursday and
probably Friday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
70. Lowest last night, SO.
Velocity of wind at a. m,
miles per hour.
Precipitation none.
I p. NJ. p. m. s a. m
yRSter veSter today /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

Continued on Page Thirteen)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-02
Coach Rock is Pleased
With H. S. Football Squad

Football stock at R. H. S. took an
upward trend Wednesday afternoon
when Coach Rock put the squad
through a stiff workout at the play
grounds and at the finish declared
himself satisfied with the material on
hand. Although lacking in exper-
fence, the squad shows a willingness
to learn.
With the weight and natural ability
they possess this will go long way
toward the development of a winning
team.
With the exception Of shoes. the
squad is completely equipped as the
jerseys, shoulder pads and headgear
arrived Wednesday and it is expected
that the football shoes will shortly
be procured.
Training rules will be strictly en-
forced by the coach and the student
body Of the school is urged to coop
crate with Rock in seeing that the
members Of the squad do not break
training.
Election of a captain for the team
will be held shortly. a set OF signals
has been given the squad TO memorize
and beginning Monday, team play will
be started.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-02
CATARRH SPECIALIST
COMING TO RICHMOND
WILL GIVE FREE EXAMI-
NATION AND ADVICE
Medical Director Of Indiana
Catarrh Institute to Give
Talk on Catarrh and
tuberculosis

Chronic catarrh of the nose, throat
and lungs is SO prevalent and is so
often the forerunner of fatal diseases,
like tuberculosis, influenza, asthma,
hay fever, and others that the Indiana
Catarrh Institute, permanently located
at 1436 North Illinois street, Indianap-
oils, Ind, is sending their medical d.
rector to few points in Indiana to
examine and advise sufferers from
this disease on how to prevent or cure
it.
His examination, consultation and
advice is free. He invites every one
who is afflicted with chronic catarrh
or the nose, throat or lungs, chronic
cough and bronchitis, dropping mu-
cous in the throat, pains in the chest,
shortness Of breath, clogged up head
and nostrils, head noises, catarrhal
deafness, hawking and splitting, or any
chronic catarrhal condition, to be ex-
amined and get his advice without any
charge or obligation. He Will be glad
to talk with you, giving you the bene-
fit Of his skill and experience freely.
Beware OF tuberculosis and other
fatal conditions by taking treatment
in time
The specialist will be at the Airing
ton Hotel, Monday, October 6. from
$50 a. m. to 8 p. m, one day only.
and will examine all who call to see
him.
For further information either call
IN person or write the Indiana Catarrh
institute, 1896 Illinois street, Indianap-
oils, Ind-AGy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-02

Home run hitting on the ball fields
at Chicago ad Cincinnati is difficult
task. Now and then a ball has been
driven into the distant bleachers at
Comiskey park, but such hits have
been rare. A Ruth can do the trick
occasionally, but few other hitters
get more than one or two home runs
in a life time over those distant bar
riers.
Redland field, in Cincinnati, is an
other park with distant barriers.
Hap Felsch hit into the1ield seats
at Comiskey park during the series
with the Giants in 1917, but he has
done little OF that kind of hitting
since.
In a separate niche in baseball's
Hall of Fame, is q small list of players
who have been able to hit for the cir
cult in these baseball championships.
Babe Ruth, the greatest of all home
run hitters in the history of the
game, has yet to experience the pleas
ure of circling the bases on one of