The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1917, Page 2

SEF LL ee TWO. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 1917 ” a Se 4 MATION. SUFTS FORTY THOUS ENON WEN FANDDRY ISSUES | ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. JOWN UPIN CONGRESS) STRIKE IN DEFENSE OF BUTTON House Yet to Act on Prohibition and Both Houses to Consider Women’s Cause. IN CASE OF ACTION STATES AVE 7 YEARS Both Houses Curious as to De- partmental Plans for the War. Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—Con- stitutional amendments for nation- wide woman suffrage and prohibition were placed before the house for ac- tion today by the judiciary committee, which reported both resolutions. The prohibition resolution already has passed the senate and requires only passa;:: in the house to submit it to the stuies. “he suffrage resolu- tion, howeve : pass the test in both house va The judicia;s both resolutions the states ratify ov » in seven years fi: aittee amended side that unless set them with- » date of their y shall die. dent will be- after the date of its ratification. GETTING IN + — Both Houses Information on War Activities. Washington, Dec. 12.—Steps were initiated tn congress today to obtain fuller information about and éstablish closer connection with the govern- ments war activities, past and future. A general inquiry into the work of the war department, especially in arm- ing and équipping the nation’s man power, was ordered by the senate mil- itary committee. Capitol leaders said it was the forerunner of similar in- vestigate by both senate and houge committees which would in a meas- ure dccomplish the purpose of the Proposed joint committee “for the con- duct of the war.” The joint commit- tee idpa. was abondoned at the last sessl jecause of President Wilson's opposition. = The Navy Department. Inquiries. by standing, congressional committees into the. navy . depart- ment's activities and the work of the shipping board and other wartime agencies of the government were said to be contemplated with a view to se- curing the greatest possible efficiency in prosecution of the war. The inquiry will begin tomorrow, when General Crozier, chief of ordin- ancé, will appear before the senate committee ‘at. Secretary Baker's direc- tion, to testify regarding ordinance manufacture and supply. Secretary Baker and general staff officers, as well as departmental and field com- manders, will follow, Senator Cham- berlain, chairman of the committee, eald much of the testimony would te @iven in executive session, though some of the ségsions would be public. tack of Clothing and Ordinance. The decision to inquire into the war department's operations came after two hours’ discussion of reports from senators who have visited army camps. Senaors told of conditions ob- served and reported to them, especial- ly regarding lack of clothing and or- dinance and unsatisfactory sanitary conditions. It fs understood the committee heard of large quotas of men in camp lacking overcoats and winter cloth- ing, of ordnance shortage, resulting in the use of broomsticks for rifles and wooden makeshifts for cannon. The alleged clothing shortage and its possible relation to the large number of pneumonia cases in the cantcn- ments were discussed. Reports that soldiers have been crowded into trains and not properly rationed, and contracts for building cantonments and furnishing supplies are other matters to be investigated. Inquiry Constructive. That the purpose of the army in- quiry is constructive and not critical ed by Senator Chamber. Me said it is pro- posed to inquire what, if any, mistakes ASTI SERS A New Home Cure That Ahyone Can Use Without Discomfort or Lose of Time. 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Send free trial of your mettiod to: St. aPul, Minn, Dec. 12—A general strike of all organized la- bor in St. Pau! and Minneapolis has been called for 10 o'clock Thursday morning to support the union street car men who were dismissed from the Twin City Rapid Transit company for their refusal to take off their union but- tons while on duty aftér being or- dered to do so by the public safe- toy commission. The call for the general walk- out was issued by the executive committee representing Twin City labor unions after a six hour con- ference with the business agents of all unions. This action is ex- pected to be ratified by the: var- lous unions, representing 40,000 workers. Decision to call a general strike was reached when the federal government refused to intervenc | in the street car controversy fol- lowing Governor Burnqui re- fusal to permit ex-governor John Lind, now in Washington to repre- sent state officials in confer. ences. Fifteen hundred home guards are being held in St. Paul for any emergency in connection with the threatened strike, and Adjutant General Rhinow announced to- night that martial law would be declared in the Twin Cities in case the situation developes to point where county officials a unable te cope with it. ——- INTERVENTION AT STANDSTILL Federal Aid in Street Railway Con- troversy Slow in Coming. Minneapolis, Dec. 12.—Big local in- dustries tonight began making prep- arations to meet the walkout of union men Thursday in sympathy with sev- eral'hundred Twin City street car em- ployes who are idle because of refus- al to abide by a riling of the state public safety commission that they’ discontinue wearing, their union but- tons. While speculation varied consider- ably as to the extent of the strike, in event the order decided upon by labor leaders in St. Paul is carried out, it was admitted on all sides that a ser- fous industrial tie-up undoubtedly would result. Local labor leaders declared that a majority of the allied unions in both Minneapolis and St. Paul already have voted to strike in support of the un- fon carmen and that unions which have not yet voted on the question will do so at meetings tomorrow. They assert that 40,000 workers in the two cities will respond to the strike call. Hope of federal intervention or pos- sible revocation of the safety com- mission’s order has been abandoned. Several hundred deputy sheriffs who were called into service after the recent outbreak of rioting in St. Paul were assigned to various districts here tonight and will be reinforced by companies of home guards tomorrow. Street car service continued in all parts of the city and between Minne- apolis and St. Paul. . PLANS ARE LAID. Fedéral Government Refuses to Mix in Controversy. Washington, Dec. 12.—Efforts of Minnesota labor leaders here to effect federal intervention in the proposed strike of 28,000 men at Minneapolis and St. Paul Thursday morning, so far have proved unsuccessful. Neither the war nor labor departments had de- cided tonight to take action, and the conference between the labor men and Samuel Gompers, as chairman of the labor committee of the council of na- tional defense, was without tangible results. The conference, however, will be continued tomorrow. It was said here today that the pro- posed walkout, in sympathy with strik- ing street railway employes, would seriously affect railroad shops work- ing on equipment for western roads and those who have interested them- selves in its prevention have appeal- ed to government officials on the ground of threatening crippling of transportation. Those in close touch with the situation, however, were of the opinion that no government ac- tion would be taken until the strike is effective and there has been time to judge its seriousness. John Lind, former governor of Min- negota and a member of the state's Public Safety commission, who is in Washington on private business, was called into conference today with Sec- retary Baker and Assistant secretary of Labor Post, of the labor depart- ment, to discuss the situation, but it was said latér that action by neither department was contemplated at’ this time. A..telegraphic request from Mr. Gompers to governor Burnquist of ‘Minnesota that Mr. / Lind be, gtver authority to negotiate with féderal of- ficials on the situation was refused to- day by th egovernor. With'a = De have been made, extravagance or er- rors committed, and to assist in pre. yenting their repetition, as ‘well as se- curing the greatest possible future ef- ficiency. ‘We propose to have ‘punch’ put in- to the war preparations if they need it,” said another member of the committee, “to have new and young: er blood and methods supplant old, if necessary, and to insure the greatest future efficiency.” REED UTTERS WARNING. Webb Bill Destructive of Anti-Trust Legislation, Washington, Dec. 12.—Warning that the United States must prepare to as- sume further burdens to win the war was given today in the senate by Sen- ator Reed in vigorously opposing as a trust scheme the Webb export com- bination bill, which President Wilson in his recent address urged congress to enact. : Declaring that congress should con- centrate upon great war problems de- fer consideration of such legislation as the export trade measure, the Mis- souri senator said that with Russia out of the war and Rumania also “gone” the enemy, numerically, is now superior in man power. Although an opponent of army con- scription, Senator Reed predicted that new draft levies probably would be necessary and urged military train- ing for youths between 18 and 21 for coast defense work. Invasion of Amer- fea, he asserted, was not beyond the realms of impossibilities should other allied powers fall beside Russia, Ru- mania and Serbia. The Webb bill was denounced by Senator Reed as destructive of the Sherman anti-trust law at behest of trusts and monopolies, and proposed legalizing of illegal combinations which would encroach on consumers abroad, and increase domestic. prices. LA FOLLETTE CASE. —s Committee Undecided on Question. of Procedure. Washington, Dec. 11.—Another hitch developed today to further postpone the senate elections committee's in- quiry into Senator La Follette’s St. Paul speech. ‘The committee today discussed whether further investiga- tion would be made by its sub-commit- tee or the full committee, which will meet next week to decide the question of procedure and deferred for the pre- sent the proposed examination’ of for- mer Secretary Bryan. , WOMEN LETTER CARRIERS INSTITUTE SERVICE WITH ZERO WEATHER HOVERING Chicago, Ill, Dec. 12.—With the thermometer at one degree above zero, Chicago’s first female letter car- riers began their first day’s service today. At 6:30 this morning, before it had become daylight, seven of the: nine women who have been named as an experiment to test the feasibility ot postal women, appeared at the var- ious branches of the post-office. They bore their sacks of mail through the day without complaining and seemed unterrified by the warn- ing of theme n that Thursday’s and; Friday’s magazine days, would see! their burden twice as heavy. ' ALACANDER AND KILLIFER ANNEXED BY THE GUBS FER FIFTY THOUSIND DOLLARS Size of he Check Paid for New! | Battery Takes Weghman's Breath Away. STAR TWIRLER WINS . 30 GAMES PER SEASON New York, Dec. 12—The biggest baseball deal in some seasons was ; completed here today whe nthe Phil- adelphia National league club sold Pitcher Grover Alexander and Catch- er Wm. Killifer to the Chicago Na- tional league club foma cash consid- eration and a Cub battery. The money involved is said to be considerably in excess of $50,000, and the two Chi- cago players who wil wear Philadel- phia uniforms next season are Pitcher Prendergast and Catcher Dilhoefer, There is a wartime clause to the deal which presents a remote poési- bility that the contract might fall through, as the agreement, contains a rider to the effect that in case elther|-. Alexander of Killifer is drafted any time previous to thirty days before the opening of the 1918 national league season, the deal shall be auto- matically cancelled. President Weeghman, of the Chi- cago club, demanded that this claui ‘be incorporated in the deal in order to protect his club sgainst the possi- bility of the loss of one or both of the Cubs’ new stars in case they should be drafted for army or navy service. Neither Weeghman nor Pres- ident Baker, of the Philadelphia club, would state the amount of money volved in the transaction, but Weegh- man renjarked that the size of the check “took his breath away,” when he signed it. #¥rom other sources it was reported that the sum was in excess ofthe $50,- 000 that changed hands when Eddie Collins was sold to the Chicago Amer- icans by the Philadelphia Athletics and a similar amount paid by the Cleveland Americans for the services of Tris Speaker. re Alexander and Killifer have been the star battery of the Philadelphia club for sevetal seasons and Alexan- der’s work in the box has been little short of phenomenal. He has been the mainstay of the Phillies’ twirling squad in recent years, averaging close to thirty winning -games a seison. Alexander is a master of both speed aid control, and in addition is’ one-of the brainiest pitchers in the game. 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This was for the pur- pose of showing the new arrivals the progress of the shell explosions. The regiments in the maneuvers will work with the barrage a certain time until fully accustomed to advanc- ing behind one. Then others will be given the same training. —r ——— tonight that the acquisition of this battery, was. worth close. to twenty games a season to Chicago as long as Alexander. and -Killiter maintain their season’s form. QUAKERS SHOCKED. Fans Much Di inted at Loss of Star Aggregation. ~ Philadelphia, Penn., Dec. 12.—The! sale of the Philadelphia national league club's star battery to the Chi- cago Cubs came as a great surprise Not to say disappointment to the fans two-year contract for a salary which was said to have made him the high- est paid pitcher in the league. He wanted $15,000, but the club offered him $10,000. The salary demand was compromised, but the figures were never officially given out. Baseball fans believe the sale means the breaking up of the club which has been a pennant contender several br winning the championship in 915. TENER RE-ELECTED. of this city, There have been rumors National League Returns President that the club would dispose of Catcher there was not the slightest intimation that Alesander was to. 60. It was known the miznagemtesit. was not satis- fied with Killifer’s actions last season in regard to increased salary demands. The club had trouble in signing both men to contracts at the beginning of the season, Killiter finaly accepting a Tedluction and Alexander a for Another Year. probably to’ Chicago, but! New York, Dec. 12.—John K. Tener was unanimously re-elected president of the National league for a term of one year at its annual meeting here today. The club owners also decided to meet at Chicago at the earliest possible date with the club owners of the American league. 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