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, 1922-08-31
Seniority Again Blocks Efforts
to Settle the Railway
Shopmen'S Strike.
BERT JEWELL NOT HOPEFUL
Illinois Miners Resume Work and
Profiteers Boost Prices-House
Passes Coal Commission Bill
Senate Acts Swiftly on
Soldiers 3 onus-
Staying of Mi
chael Collins.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARp

ENIOIiITY rights were still block
~ ing a settlement of the railway
shipments strike as last week drew to
a close. and though peace efforts were
continued, their success was worse
than predetermined in view of the I'M
compromising stand of both sides on
the chief point in dispute. On Wednes-
day the Association of Railway Execu-
tives, by a vote of 254 TO 4. rejected
the proposal of the HE of the
brotherhoods. acting as mediators,
that the strikers be reinstated with
seniority unimpalred. The brother
hood leaders. after comforting with
heads of other rail unions. suggested
the possibility of separate agreements
with the railroads, and the executives
said they would test the sincerity of
this proposal, but with the distinct
understanding that any individual
settlement would have to conform TO
the understanding Of seniority reached
at the general session of the execu-
tiyes. Most of the railroads also re-
fuse to agree TO take back all of the
strikers. as consistently demanded by
the union.
Bert NJ. Jewell. spokesman for the
strikers, was pesslmistic ms to n peace
full settlement. lie issued II state
ment saying:
The association of railway execu-
tives has closed the door. The unions
have offered every concession within
reason to end the strike and to save
the public from a breakdown of trans
portation. but the association has
made none. On the contrary II has.
since the strike began. raised an en-
tirely new and irrelevant issue of Its
own-seniority and by its refusal to
recede from Its position has made n
settlement impossible at this time.
The responsibility for what will hap
pen now rests wholly upon IL.
THE shop craft employees voted In
June for u strike TO establish a living
wage and decent working conditions.
The association of railway executives
have now voted for a lockout TO
smash unionism on the railroads and
10 eliminate collective bargaining
from the Industry.
''The 100000 striking employees nc
cept the challenge of the association.
We redouble our efforts, confident of
success"
, 1922-08-31

IRON the American Federation OF
Il Labor came an appeal to its four
million members TO give their moral
and financial support ~ the striking
shopmen. II attributes to "the small
but powerful group Of bankers who
control the finances Of the railroads"
the adoption of n policy by the rail
roads OF bitter antagonism to the
organizations Of the workers" rens-
sorting what many unprejudlccd per-
SOM believe, namely. that there is n
deliberate plan to destroy the unions.
Most of the sporadic strikes OF
brotherhood men soon came to nm end,
hut Inst week the Southern railroad
was badly tied up by walkouts Of
train and engine men. The situation
became so serious that the superin-
tendent OF mails In the southern dis
trlct planned to handle mails by mo
tortruck service. with the possibility
OF calling on the army to handle and
protect the trucks.
Secretary Of War Weeks snid he
did not believe the administration
would make further attempts TO set
tie the railway strike. and added;
''The government is not going to per
nit transportation service TO brenk
d0sn."
, 1922-08-31

Collect and congregate are synony-
nous, yet the church often finds that
there is n vast disparity between the
collection and the congregation
Omaha World-Herald.
, 1922-08-31
Shame on Them.

PERHAPS there ART a few mothers who do not know the virtues Of F1etchers
CEtora. Perhaps there are a few who know that there ar. limitations OH
the market, and knowing this demand Fetchers 1t is to ALL motherhood, then,
that we call attention to the numerous limitations and comter6ts that may be
set before them.
It is to all motherhood everywhere that We ring out the warning to beware
of the 'Jnt-asgood". For over thirty years Fletohers Castoda has been an aid
in the upbulding of our population; an aid in the saving of babies.
And yet there ART those who would ask you to try something new. Try
this. Try that Even try the same remedy for the tiny, scarcely breathing, babe
that you in all your robust womanhood would use for yourself Shame on them.
, 1922-08-31

TRULY n martyr to the cause he
l. served, Michael Collins. mead of
the Irish Free State and commander
of its armies. was slain last week by
the republican rebels. In his death
and hat of Griffith Ireland has lost
her two strongest leaders, but others
will endeavor TO carry on the work
of establishing a government and re
storing peace. Collins with a guard
of a dozen men was making a tour
of inspection in County Cork and was
ambushed by a party of several hun
dred %irregulars. The fight lasted an
hour until the general fell, shot
through the head. He lived for Il
minutes, cheering on his comrades
and firing his revolver. Collins was
scarcely thirty years old and was
soon to be married. He was beloved
by the Free Staters and highly re-
spected by all Great Britain. He had
labored earnestly to placate the re
publicans and was planning to redraft
some sections of the Irish constitu-
ton to which they objected. William
II. COsgrOve is now acting head of
the Irish provisional government.
, 1922-08-31

g ENATORS who are opposed to the
soldiers bonus seemed to have
given up hope last week. or else they
merely were In IA hurry to get through
with the bill and 70 home. Anyhow,
they were so suplne hat the senate
broke It's speed records In adopting
the finance committee amendments
and taking up consideration OF indl-
vldual suggestions Of changes. That
the measure would he passed within II
few days was conceded. and Senator
McCumber said he did not believe
the President would veto Il. since the
conditions that caused Mr.. Harding
and Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
to seek delay last year have been
met. Mr.. Mccumber placed emphasis
on the points that the annual outlay
for payment OF the bonus has been
reduced TO such n figure that the ar
gument Of the inability OF the treasury
TO bear the strain no longer holds
good. and that the financial condition
OF the government and the country IL
quite capable Of withstandlng the bur
den which the bonus Will Impose.
THE administration ship subsidy
Il bin Will not be considered fur.
Their by congress until the December
session. This delay has been urged
by the Republican leaders. and now
President Harding in n letter to Rep
resentntive Mondell has given his
, 1922-08-31

THERE Is some reason to believe
l. hat the civil war in China is
about over and hat the country will
be united under one or another of the
strong men who have been leading
the factions. The conferences at
Shanghai lead to the prediction that
this nan will be DR.. sun Yat-Sen. late
ly head of the southern government.
President Ii Yuan-Hung has said he
will resign in favor of Doctor Sun If
the parliament approves, and General
WI. the north China military leader,
has pledged his support to Suns pol
icy for reorganization of h govern
ment. He also has the backing of
the labor organizations. and of large
delegations from various cities.
, 1922-08-31
i'm GnaRsgaa Gives Charming New Shade to Old Lingerie
" WWEhES PUTNAM EApELEss pYEs-dxea or finite as % vishL
FADELESS DYES,

A few people read the Declaration
of Independence and tell the rest
what's in it.
, 1922-08-31

consent. In this letter the President
refers TO the ~unfavorable effect of the
question of the sale of liquor on
American ships on the subsidy legis-
lation, and also refers TO opposition
which has arisen to the feature of
the bill which provides tax exemption
to shippers of freight on American
ships equal TO a percentage of the
money paid for such shipments. The
fact that 1t will be difficult to keep a
full attendance during the campaign
period, he indicates. also enters into
the situation.
, 1922-08-31

A life of loafing is less criticised
away from home.
, 1922-08-31

John SHANK, secretary of the
- trades and labor assembly of Sioux
City. Ia, is authority for the state
ment that plans are maturing for a
general nationwide strike of organ
organizations have called on the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor to call such a
strike. Probably this iced not be
feared while the more conservative
element remains In control of the
council. However. the activities of
the Reds and radicals are increasing.
Last week those chronic disturbers
held a rather secret conference in
Berrien county, Michigan. Federal
and state agents of justice watched
them n few days and her made a
raid. The radicals had been warned,
however. and only IL were caught.
William u. Foster, one of their lead
ers. was arrested In Chicago. Much
Red propaganda vas seized and the
officers said they had broken up Il
huge plot to foment violence in con
nection with the railroad strike.
Michignn's syndicalism law, which
has never before been used, was in
voked against the prisoners. 1t was
said other radicals would he arrested.
among them Rose Pastor Stokes. Ac-
cording to the raiders. the propaganda
seized in Michigan Included PAM
phlets advocating the overthrow Of the
government and the establishment OF
"A soviet regime.
, 1922-08-31

GOAL miners and operators of Illi-
~ nois reached an agreement on the
lines of that adopted at Cleveland,
the men winning all their contentious.
Production was resumed at once, but
in that state as elsewhere, and as was
to be expected, the profiteers also
resumed and prices began to climb,
to the dlsnay Of the consumers.
From various sources protests against
this reached the authorities in Wash
ington. Congress, having been urged
to action by President Harding,
showed 1t was alive TO the situation.
The house tool up the administration
bill for a coal commission reported
from the committee on interstate and
foreign and speedily passed
ii, only reducing the salaries of the
commissioners from $4,000 to $500
and the appropriation for its expenses
from 100000 to 100000. In accord
ance with the desire of the Presi-
dent, the bill prohibits the appoint
ment Of any operator or miner as a
member. In the senate a similar bill
introduced by Senator Borah was
passed, and the two measures went
TO conference for adjustment Of the
small differences.
Negotiations for the settlement of
the anthracite strike we're broken off,
their failure seeming to be complete.
Official statements indicated that the
duration of Il contract and the sub
mission to arbitration of any differ
ences were the stumbling blocks that
could not be overcome by the negotia-
tors. Representatives of the mine
workers insisted upon a contract at
the old wage rate, to extend 10 April
/. 1924. while the operators would
not agree to a continuation of the
old scale longer than next April.
The miners maintained their stand
against arbitration.
, 1922-08-31
or tints as you wish

A man often feels the loss of his
first wife most after securing a zee
ond.
, 1922-08-31

What becomes of n mans respectg
billty after death2
, 1922-08-31
in

DREMIER PoINCARE. in an ad-
l. dress at Barbecue, reiterated
and emphasized the intentions of
France concerning Germany. He said
France was determined to make Ger
many pay for the devastation she
wrought in the war and that II nee
essary she would act alone. He as
serted that France would not consent
TO n moratorium of any character for
Germany unless the German state
mines Of the Ruhr ana the national
forests are placed In the hands Of the
allies as a guarantee, and, no matter
what happens, France will not depart
from this policy. He denounced MS
false the claims that France sought
to enslave Germany in revenge. but
gave figures to show hat Germany
was responsible for her own collapse
and that her failure to i've up to the
demands Of the reparaiions commits
sion had been deliberate. He said the
execution Of the treaty and the pay
ment OF reparations we're vital to
France. while Great Britain. finding
lis Industries p%arnlyzed and its peo-
PIE OUT VI tmploN IHfuls WIS pDStSSfu
with regalning It's markets. He
added:
1--WE are greatly disposed to aid
other nations In the effort TO restore
the world. We know the world does
not end at our frontiers. We wei.
come a broad and generous European
policy. We fervently desire TO remain
allies OF our allies and friends OF our
friends. We ask nothing better than
10 resume with our enemies OF yester-
day pleasant and courteous relations,
But we wish 10 have our ruins re-.
palred-nnd they will be-"
TN 4 month or so Great Britain.
L France and Italy are going 10 hold
n conference on the Near East I'm
Venice and they have Instructed
Greece and the two Turkish govern.
ments 10 send representatives there
to present their respective claims.
just 10 put themselves In the strong
est possible position before this meet
Ing. the Turks have begun n great Of
fensive against the Greeks IN Asia
Minor. Soviet Russia, II Is said. Is
giving aid 10 the Turkish national.
lists, not desiring pence there this fall.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20
SPECIAL DAlNTlEs FOR LENT
How Risors Of the Season Of Fasting
Were AIIeviated In the "cood
Old pays."

Our ancestors were In the habit Of
observing Lent with such strictness
that they promoted the fish Industry
almost as greatly as they did their
own spiritual welfare. But their re-
ligious zeal did not altogether discour-
age their epicurean taste, and certain
particularly palatable ways Of prepar-
Ing fish became great deIicacies.
Herring pie tickled the fancy even
Of royalty. The city of Yarmouth.
England, was bound. by an ancient
charter, to make the king an annual
present of 100 herrings baked in "a
pies. and certain gentlemen in the
reign of Edward i held their land by
tenure of supplying these same dain-
ties for the royal table. Lampreys
were also favorlte L1enten dish.
These became SO popular that they
formed the subject Of various royal
edicts, and DEGREES, and the city Of
Gloucester gained great renown
through the excellence Of It's prepared
lamprey product. The whale. the por-
poise, the grampus and the sea-wolf,
while not exactly fish, were considered
fishy enough to be suitable for Lenten
consumption, and great prices were
paid for especially tOOthsome morsels
Of these animals.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20
PUZZLES MEN OF LLAHM.ni
Whether Petrified Sole Of Shoe Is .
Fossii or Freak Of Mature,
10 Question.

What appears to be the petrified sole
Of carefully made shoe has been
submitted by John Il. Reid, mining
engineer Of Lovelock. New, to Dr.
James F. Kemp. professor OF geology
at Columbia university, and to DIR.
William D. Matthew, paleontologist Of
the American Museum of Natural
History.
If 1t is what II looks like, II is proof
that human beings were walking about
In shoes of finer workmanship than
are made today on this continent, be-
tween 100000 and 3OO.OOO,OOO years
ago, the New York Times states. The
seeming fossil was found In blue lime
stone Of the TriassIc period on a sum-
NIT IN the southern extremity Of the
Humboldt mountain range In Nevada.
Both Doctor Matthew and Doctor
Kemp said that the object was the
most surprising imitation by nature
of the workmanship Of man which had
ever come to their attention, but that
1t was absolutely impossible that 1t
could be q genuine fossil because the
evidence was overwhelming that the
career of human beings on earth was
uOL OtcE uh1 a AuAtuOu ycaT5, WucEc-
as the Triassic rock Of which the neat
ly sculptured sole is made more an
cient.
1t would fit nicely a boy Of ten or
twelve years. The edges are as smooth
as If freshly cut. But the surprising
part Of 1t is what seems to be a double
line of stitches, one near the outside
edge of the sole and the other about
a third of an inch inside the first. The
leather" is thicker inside the inner
welting and appears to be slightly bev-
eled so that at the margin, half an
inch wide, which runs outside. the sole
is something like an eighth of an inch
thick.
The symmetry is maintained per-
fectly throughout. The perfect lines
pursued By the welting and the ap-
pearance of hundreds Of minute holes
through which the sole was sewed to
the shoe are the things which make
the object such an extraordinary freak
in the eyes Of the scientists who ex-
amined 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20
BROTHERS IN COMMON CAUSE
Matter Of Rank Of No Consequence in
BeIgians' War on the Hated
invader.

When Brussels was under the yoke
of the invaders notable Belgian one
day went to the convent of the Jesuits
and asked secretly If it were not pos
sible to get letter forwarded to his
son, defender of the User.
"That's extremely difficult" they
told him. 1--WE are spied upon. The
Germans are more vigilant than ever
Still, well see."
A few days later the father Of the
soldier saw workIngman coming to
his house.
II am sent by the Jesuits," he said
to him.. I'll try to cross the lines.
Give me your letter."
Here it is. Take this for your
trouble, and let's go to the cafe ard
drink to the success of your missiun.
with pleasure"
A week later the workingrnan came
again. He brought the soldiers reply
Delighted, the Belgian kissed him, nnd
the two again went to the cafe to
rink. this time to victory. After
which the Belgian hastened to the Jes
alt Fathers to thank them.
I'D like to see the superior" he
said.
'"The superior7 Why, he was In your
mousse this morning"
This morningT
Eyes, this morning. He was the
wcrkingman who carried your letter
to Furness.-New York Tribune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20
Restorino Ypres.

The ruined city of Ypres is being
completely restored at pace astound-
ng to the hordes Of American visitors
who have passed that way bound for
the south of France and the Algerian
and Egyptian resorts. The Clsth hall.
that marvellous building of the age Of
guilds, Is gradually assuming the light
and delicate beauty which has made
Il rank with the ioveliest of the
medieval halls. But many of the
Americans who have dropped by Ypres
nave been highly amused by the
mayors proclamation, in French md
Flemish and then translated into only
one foreign tongue, English, to the ef-
feet that the visitor Is on holy ground,
and that stone or piece of gravel
must not be removed. since all will
again be gathered together in the re-
habiiitated structures
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20
CHAPTER XIV
Old Burr Of The Ferry.

It was In Late November and while
the coal carrier Pontiac, on which he
was serving as lookout was In Lake
Superior that Alan first heard Of Jim
Burr. The name spoken among some
other names In casual conversation by
a member of the crew, stirred and ex-
cited him; the name James Burr, oc-
curing on Benjamin COrret's list, had
borne opposite 1t the legend -All dis
appeared; no trace" and Alan, whose
Investigations had accounted for all
others whom the list contained, had
been able regarding Burr only to verify
the fact that at the address given no
one of this name was to be found.
He questioned the oiler- who had
mentioped Burr. The man had met
Burr one night In Manifovoc with
other men, and something about the
old man had impressed both his name
and image on him; he knew no more
than that. At Manitowoc THE place
from which Captain Staftord's watch
had been sent to Constance Sheriff.
and where Alan had sought for, but
had failed to find. the senderi Had
Alan stumbled by chance upon the one
whom Benjamin Corvet had been un-
able to tracer
Alan could not leave the Pontiac and
60 at once to Manitowoc to seek Burr;
for he was needed where he was 1t
was fully a week later and after the
Pontiac had been laden again and had
repassed the length of Lake Superior
that Alan left the vessel at Sault Ste.
Marie and took the train for Manito-
woo.
The little lake port of Aianltowoc,
which he reached in the late afternoon,
was turbulent with the lake seasons
approaching close. Alan inquired for
the seamen's drinking place, where his
informant had met Jim Burr; following
the directions he received he made his
way along the river bank until he
found 1t.
The proprietor knew old Jim Burr
yes. Burr was a wheelsman on Car
ferry Number 25. He was lakeman,
experienced and capable; that fact,
some months before, had served as in
PRODUCTION for him to the frequenters
Of this place. When the ferry was In
harbor and his duties oeft him idle,
Burr came up and waited there. occu-
pying always the same chair. He
never drank he never spoke to others
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20
DECLARES Aulu cne.-- ......
More Than That, indianapolis Citizen
10 Prepared to make Affidavit
That II Did.

A dweller In Washington boulevard
Ii witness to the truth Of the propo-
sition that the age of mysteries is not
He solemnly has asserted. in the pres
ence of neighbors and friends, that an
evening or two ago as he was driving
toward his home he saw small auto
mobile Of not unfamiliar make stand
ing at the curb. deserted, and Ill at
ease, for 1t was belching not only
smoke from the exhaust, but living
sparks and occasional jets of flame,
like small volcano tipped over to
horizontal. The good citizen slowed
down to observe the wonder at closer
range, and finally stopped his own car
near the curb, and rod or two ahead
Of the modern Moloch, which was still
splitting like demon.
But the good citizen had no more
than stopped when he was persuaded
to start again. The persuasion came
from the empty car which-as he af-
firms and is willing to attest by af-
fidavit-suddenly lurched. groaned like
. live creature, and started toward
him. He escaped from its path; he
looked back, saw 1t climb the curb and
scramble half way across the side
walk. Then three men came running
from across the street and seized and
stopped 1t. The good citizen did not
return to inquire into the wonder. He
had made cne narrow escape; he was
alive and still clothed in his right
mind, and he knew when he had seen
enough for one short day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-20

unless they spoke first to him. but
then he talked freely about old days
on the lakes, about ships which had
been lost and about men long dead.
Alan decided that there could be no
better place to interview old Burr than
here; he waited therefore, and in the
early evening the old man.came in. He
was slender but muscularly built man
seeming about sixty-fve, but he might
be considerably younger or older than
that. His hair was completely white;
his nose was thin and sensitive; his
face was smoothly placid, emotionless,
contented his eyes were queerly cloud
ed, deepset and intent.
Those whose names Alan had found
on Corvet's list had been of all ages,
young and old; but Burr might well
have been q contemporary of Corvet