Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 6, 1919, Page 1

It Either Will Be Dismissed or Be Continued as a Tem- porary Injunction Until President Wilson Has Given Fuel Administrator Garfield Authority to Regulate Price, Distribution and Shipment of All Fuel, Including Anthracite. ‘Washington, Nov. ®or's proposal for cnding the ¢ biuntly rejected today by the depart- mefit of justice. The government's answer to Federation of Labor, was given by Asgistant Attorney General Ames, who in itself was a violation of law and that as long as it it out deplared the strike continued the only place to fight was in eourt. A Lubor leaders, visibly disturbed Ly this refusal, agreed with the eperators on one important point—that the set- tiement of the government’s position wwept away all hope of immediatc rettiement of the strike.involving meye than 400,000 miners in 28 states. The restraining order issued by Wed- eral Judge Anderson at Indianapolis lust week was made returnable Satur- ¢ Counsel for the miners will go 1o court, that day and ask for dis- missal of all preceedin; One of two things will happen; the court, accord- ing to officials here, either will grunig the.plea of the miners or continue the temporary injunction until a date for « final hearing and put intd effect a tual administrator wns in conference cuntinually o8ay checking up on the taandatory order to John L. Lewis, act- ing president of the miners’ organiza- tion to call off the strik Whatever the court does, it in itself fs exppected to be the next important [ ®ctiling the strike, Representatives of the ®tier labor leaders that withdrawal of ‘would bring peace within forty-eight hours, wis's etatement that the niners would be willing to negotiute a new wage agree- they sald, that the slate would be wiped clean and demands for a five tay week and a six hour day, together 1 & 80 per cent. Increasc withdrawn. But lubor leaders declared there was 10 hope of miners returning to wol &'a body untfl the nev: wage apree- neat had been ratificd, miners and emphasized today court proceedings to the coaljtields in West Virginla n1d Colorado reported | ; : President Wilson, sick in bed. yet|gains-in prodnetion.. ' in Miami voteq in favor of a genoral siindfil, of the serious condition con- | The principal developments were the | Strike to uphold the closed shop policy. fronting the country with o prpotract. | followin: . 5 Million dollars worth of shipuilding *d strike lssued orders givi puui‘ Removal of six. _passensor irains | Willsbe held up. e Administrator Gurfield wutho®ity (o' from service of the. Chif go and T regulate price, distribution and ship- Northwestern and the Chicazo, Mil- Twom{ passengers were carried in wment of all fuel, Ineluding anthricite, | Waukee ‘& St Paul' Rajlrgads, the final test of ‘the Hundloy-Page This action restrodel ull powers.vested i Dr. Garfleld during the war, The fuel administrator wus in fonference continually today, chéckikng up on the toal supply.and arranging with Direct- or General ilines of the raliroad ad- tdnistration for its distribution where wder needed.- 3 v R A5, was ‘the,.case yesterday, there were few reports to the department. of Justice Trom,its agents in the field, and generally the strike situation was de feribed as unchanged: Reports to the \Washington heéadquarters vf the oper- wtorg from-agents in West' Virgii vaid that 31, gnion tines had resumiod ‘tfons 4Q°various: fidlds of that tate, miost/of these having opened ith colffer ‘weatlier over most ‘of the country, 'and the big decrease in production, a few .disquieting reports came from different sections where availaBle coal stock was’limited. The fuel administrator of lowa sounded an alarm in u ‘telegram to -Director-Gien- eral Hines in which he contended that the people of hl¥ state should, huve coal for thelr homes uhead of that as- signed to locomotives hauliny “luxuri- ous trains” across the continent. In some cities local authorities made their own rules for distribution of coal and in o number of instances the rall- road administration relcased big ship- ments for locul use. The questions of curtailment of train service and placing embargocs on freight ship- ments were discussed, but no reduc- tion of service will be made until con- ditions reach the point where it can- not be helped. d Asgurarces again were given by the woverument in renly to inquiries that every protection would be afforded un- e Cr non-union miners willing to re« main at work. Kentuck yoperators, at u conference with Dr. Garfield, asked that troops be sent to that state ‘be- cause of threats made against working forces. They were told that while this was a matter for cabinet acfion’ if troops were needed they owuld be went. PALMER'S EXPLANATION OF FEDERAL INJUNCTION Charleston, W. Va., Nov., 5.—Declar- ing the coal strike “is in violation of the fuel control act,” Attorney Gen-; eral A. Mitchell Pulmer in a telegram to the .United States district attorney liere late: today saild - the federal;in- June‘uon l:su‘? ia, _lndbn‘l’apnil& re- strains C. ¥, Keeney, president of Dis- triet 17, United Mine Workers, enter- ing Inte “any agreement or arrange- ment restrict. the output of coal.” The telegram’ was in replj* to Mr. Tueeney’s inquiry as tu wether he “was restrained By the injunction” .amd it would De a viclation of the court crder to wend copies of histletter to President Wison regarding the wage controversy, to local unions, Aitorney Ceneral Palmer's telegram follows: } P aa 5 ‘Tell Mr. Keeney that the admini tration's action ls mibunderstood by him: that .the law forB'ds any agred- ment or Arrange—~nt ‘n coglt s outpu: of eeml; that the stiike 18 in ylolation of the iue £ can not He ”n“mt:; Jet s wifistration | ulen side fu”the E& e‘}um\ rsy and u’lqnqr reaay i ¢ o Yringing about «_settiemefit 1l owerier ag soon ag this il - alilce to the miner and tlie mine 1 strikeror- de7 i ‘cancélled and eéither side re-| .Bosion, Nov. quests the administration to aet’” r. Reeney In o statement tonight:Governor Coolidge today was the fol- rald he interpréted the utlorvet gon- cral's telegram ~ as givihg, him per- missivn to lssue ‘statements & garuin the’ w; controveryy. hut I waw wns stuined from “encouraging the strike”. Copler of THe lstter fo” the: préstdent 5—Organized la- al strike through withdrawzl of .injunc- tlon proceedings against officers of the United Mine Workers of America was the unlon suggestion advanced by Samuel Gompers, president of the American ove move bearing on the question of ! G Condensed Teiegrams British steamship Bretanier went ashore near Vriginia beach ‘during a 's Proposal For Is Returnable Saturday When heavy fog. § X . Australian disscived; a Date For a Final Hearing— glections for its successors ~will be ¥ - ) C. . ks Holland-‘America liner N\uw Am- sterdam arrived at New York with 1,128 .assengers. With several members of the Pres- ident’s cabinet in their home towy:<, no will be sent to all local unions in the | CCE © AN hald. state, he said. This letter presents facts and figures of the working and living conditions of the miners in his ristrict. ™ NON-UNION COAL MINES GAINING IN MAN POWER Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 5—Non-union coal mines in the Pittsburgh distriet are. gaining in man power daily and production, reached he 100 per cent. Imartk today, according to reports issued tonight -at headquarters of the Pitts- burgh Coal Operators’ Association. The , operators® also. announced that many miners, employed in union mines cont.hued to Seek embloyment in the ‘nonfunion workings. - Union leaders had no figures to give out today, but they continued to main-| tain that he striking miners were hald- | ing their ground. Reports’ trom westérn: Pennsylvania coal flelds today indicated that-there wag little; charige in the situation, but in thé: central Pennsylvania. bitumin- ous flelds. - operators held a meeting and discussed the strike. Reports. indicating that union’ min generally. were tied up, were receive: and the operators decided to take no | action uniil gfter present government plans to bring the strike to an end) have been worked out. Five striking coal miners appeared | in Uniteq States district court here to- day, seeking citizenship papers. Judge Charles P. Orr refused to grant them the right of citizenship. He declared thut the government had ruled that; the coal strike Is illegal and added that Crew of the yacht Black Hawk, of New York, were rescued Wy the Coast | Guard off Cape Hatteras Building trade strike, which was in progress in ldile, was setuled by -the employers agreeing . to pay prices. Treasury Department- announced | sailors who lost Liberty bonds when their vessels were sunk will have them replaced. A resolution introduced ‘by Senatol Kenyon proposed a Presidential com. mission of three to settle the soii coal strike by arbitration. Baron Goto, former Minister of| Foreign AMfairs of Japan, declarcd (he Japanese born population of Hawaii shoulg “stick to the U, 8. = Leaders of the Soviet Government| of Russia urging deoing away ith Christian names for children, ing they should be numbered. Geclar- Ellis L. Dressel, of Boston, appoint- | at ed American Charge d'Affaires Berlin, will leave the Unitéd Stat for Germany at an early date. { Insurance companies of New York!| reported not willing to insure liquor| of more than 2.75 per cent. alcohol because of the many recent thefts. . James Wood Green, known amon the students of Kansas University a. “you could not faithfully take the oath|“Uncle Jimmy” dean of the Schoo! of of allegiance und remain on strike ) Law. for 40 years, dled 2t Lawrence. under existing circumstances.” —_— Six_persons were injured when SHORTAGE OF COAL SUPPLIES northboungd local elevated train of ".:le‘| I Ninth avenue “L” collided at 155 SURTAILS, RAILROAD SERVICE Iilct and Elehth avenus, New York Chicago. Nov. 5. —Beginning of cur- Y P i Anthracite and browr coal workers tailed ‘raflroad service and the pinch of .Saxony, recognizing ‘the eritical of inadequate supplies of soft coal in;j°! several states today marked th fifth Situation due to the coal shgrt)age, T days day of the miners strike. So far as|voted to work § hours a.day, the strike itseif was concerned there'& Week. was little ch alt o —_— e el ORSESSOTL More than(90.naniliat, of union men . Refusing of the department of jus- itice to considet labor leaders’ sugges- ! tions ‘that the government injunction against “the strike be rescinded. Clothing of Fuel “Administrator Gar- field by President Wilson with full au- thor/ty over, priegs. distributlon ana Bhlrmflfl of ‘@il ‘fuel 3 *;.w,;mr ‘goal_made by Nebraska { leyens $0’ state rail#uy commission, {* lowa fuel udmnistrator's: complaint plane Atlantic, which is expected to how off. to Chicago trom New Yerk n 2 non-stop hit. Italian newspapers show a tendency to descend from tiwir lofty pedeot. of exaltation over the Wiume ques- tion and great anxiely is feit over the Serbian call Lo arms Internal Revenue Department agents! =ainst raflroad Kefzutes of coal while | are investgating charges of “salc of{ ! luxurious’ tramscontinental trains con-|7,200 .quarts of bonded. 'w',. for {tinme runining,” sent to, Washington, $100,000 and payment of $6.000 in ~Califern'a ‘coyl: dealers requested | bribes to Chicago police und other of- Governor, Stephensts ask tha fuel ad- | ficials. i ministrator to" rbleage: confiscated ‘coal ¢ TS irovent & possible shortage in thut| Henry Woodhouse, of Chicago re- state 4 J porfed plans were ready for a new A 1 Release of coal ‘seized in travsit, on| or'dérx:a of “fisel. ddmintstration for re- iie® i ‘some districtss . 3 . Reports ‘of coal opérators: of -in- creased. produietion” in " West Vingini, where 31 union mines were:said to be invoperation, .and in’ Colorado. Topeka, Ransas, schools to close. to- motrow’ {of one week. . . 3 Missourl coal dealers asked revival of the staté fgel administration. While “approximatelv, 425,000 miners’ remained idie tiday there were few Indications Wwhether the strike would he short or 'protracted in the “bituminous coal fields of the na- tion." The operators!and miners ap- parently wes doing ifttle but marking time pending ,action on the govern- ment’s injunctioms in the federal court at Indianapolis, set for Saturday. type of: airplane designed to inake a flight arbund the. world. = The ma- ichine is’ propelled by electricity and Wil carry 100 assengers. Philadelphia and Central Pennsyl- vania- coal officials are plzintiffs in = damage suit against local off LM the United Mine Waorkers of Amcrig for alleged violation of their agree- ment in ordering the’strike. union Spanish steamship Cataluna arrived at New York from Barcelona anq Ca- diz with 70 passengers -and a gencral cargo. The officers of the ship re- ported the stormiest voyage of the year was raging at sea. | An international convention limiting the hours of work in industey 1o 48 hours a week in all countries ratifying the agreement, by July T, 1921, proposeq to the International Tabor Conference by the organizing cominit- tee. TO BRING DAMAGE SUITS " AGAINST MINERS’ UNION Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 5.—Coal | | Operators, in the unionized Karnawha Fields. whose contracts with the| United Mine Workers have been abro- gated by the general strike order, will probably bring damage suits against the union, it was announced here tonight by’ representatives of the mine owners. The same procedure will be taken as in. the Danbury (Conn.) hatters’ case, it was stated. The stéike is costing the operators MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS FAVOR 4 PER CENT. BEER Boston, Nov, —The “wet” forces claimed a victory in the result of the balloting on the “4 per cent. beer” ref- erendum which was a question on the ballot in certain districts of the state n | 4t ;‘esLerdays election. The returns the Sreek fi & 1 las far as tabulated indicated a “yves” 100,000 dorecy Deldw approximately (2, jict in nearly every eity and town coal -sales; D,"C. Kerinedy, secretary | Where the referendum wus taken. In of the Kanawha Coal Operators’ As-|this city the vote was in favor of the sociation’ asserted. Thousands of dol- |4 per_cent. beverage about § to 1. Jars of losses were also reported in| Prohibition leaders said today that | the Cahin Creek: field, he said. they ded the vote as without Mr, Kennedy said the matter of]Special significance and. wholly use- dumage suits-wouid probably be taken |less in view: of the federal legislati up ‘at 4 meeting of the operators’ as- | bassed since the state referendum soclation.. He . de red some actfon [ MOvement was started. The referen- must be taken to “impress fully upon|dum was on the question whether sen- btha Usited Mine Workers that their |ators and representatives should be contracts must be upheld.” They |instructed to vote for the manufacture {1t ussume full Tesponsibility for the | and-sale of beverages containing over | present situation, he added. 4 per cent. of alcohol. " 3 Other places voting in faver of the, 4 per cent. proposition were Medford, | {MEXICO REFUSES TO Brookline, Chelsea, Somerville, West- REFUND RANSOM MONEY | boro, North Andover, . Malder. Fall N z = River, Peabody, lynn, Quincy, Washington, Nov. 5.—The Mexican |ton., government, according ito Mexico City mwmmg, has refused to refund to ‘William O. Jeakins,, American con- isular agent.at Puebla, the $150,000 ran- GERMAN TROOPS REPULSED IN ATTACK ON LIBAU som..money which Jenkins' attorney waw foreed to pay Mexican bandits Copenhagen, Nov. 5. — German order . to secure His, release after he |troope, presumably belonging to Col. i had been kidnapped last month. GOVERNOR HOLCOMB.' .- 'CONGRATULATES COOLIDGE Avaloff Bermondt's forces, support- ed by heavy and light artillery and an armored train, attacked Libau Tues- day, ‘but were driven oc bLy Lettisk trocps, who were supported by Brit- ish artillery, accordinz to a dispatch received by the Lettish - press hu- reau. In the afternoon a German airplans lov:i dropped prociamations on the eity. Cornecticut: After g prolonged bombardbent by the *1 ‘congratulate ;you' upon the con- |enemyartillery, a new -violent ‘offen- ~Among- many tele- rrams of congratlation received by towing from Governor Hoicomb, ' of Helena, Ark., Nov 5.—Nine negroes were sentenced to terms of 21 years in the penitentiary, 27 to terms of five years and one to 10 years with repidi- ty today by Judge J. M. Jackson in Phillips County Circuit court, the 37 men_all charged with first degree murder in connection with the up- rising in the Ilaine neighborhood, pleading guiity to second degree mur- der by permission. ; This brings the total convictions in the three days the trials have been in vrogress to fjorty-eight, eleven ne- groes already having been convicted of first degree murder and automatically sentenced to die in the electric chair. The remaining negroes named in the 122 indictments returned ULy the grand jury following its investigation the disturbances are expecied to tried tomorrow. according to John Miller, prosecuting attorney. These 1 include Samuel Wilson, charged the murder of Corporal Luther Compa: H, Fourth Infantry, who was among the soldiers sent to Elaine from Camp Pike to suppress the uprising. A large number of the ne- groes are to be tried on charges of with intent to commit mur- The negroes sentenced today were brought into court in_groups, and.ong by one staod before the court, pleaded guilty and. wére sentenced. NOV. 27 PROCLAIMED THANKSGIVING DAY -t | Washington, . Nov, 5.—President n today set aside Thursday, Nor. as Thanksgiving day in a proela- mation which said. the country looked forward “with confidence to the dawn of an era where the sacrifices of the nations will find recompense in, a world at peace.” The proclamation follows: “BY THE PRESIDENT “of the “UNTTED STATES OF AMERICA. “& PROCLAMATION. “The season of the vear has again arrived when the people of the United States are accustomed to unite in giv- ing thanks to Almighty God for the vlessings which Ile has conferred up- on, our country during the twelve months that have passed. A year ago our people poured out their hearts in praise and thanksgiving that through Divine aid the right was victorious and peace had come to the nations which had so courageously struggied in de- fense of human liberty and justice. Now that the stern task is ended and the fruits of achievemeni are ours we igok forward with confidence to the dawn of an era where the sacrifices of the: nations Wil find recompense inid 2 world at peace. “Rypote attaim the consummation ofl Tt ‘the great work to which the Ameriean people devoted their manhood and the vast resources of their country they should- give thanKs to God, reconse- crate themsefves to those principles of right which triumphed through His merciful goodness: - Our gratitude can find no more -perfect expression than to bulwark with loyalty and patriotism those principtes for—which the_ free peoples of the earth fougnt and died. “During’ the-past ‘year we have -had much -to make us gratefnl; in spite of the confusion-in‘our econemic life re- sulting from the <wan We have. pro: pered. - Our harvests have, beea plent ful and of our .abundance we - have been- able 'to render- succor-‘to less fa- vored . nations.i - Qur.*.demoeracy . re- s -unshaken in a’world. torn with political @nd:social unrest. -Our tradi- tional ideals. are- still our .guides: in the path of progress and. civilization. “These great. blessings, - vouchsafed to us, for which - we..devoutly - give 4hanl should- arouse. us .to a fuller sense of our duty to ourselves and to mankind to seeto it that nothing we may, do shall mar, the .compléteness of the vietory whith® we .helped ‘to win. No selfish purpose animated us in be- coming' participants’in the world war, and with. a like: spirit of* unselfishness we siould strive. to aid by our exam-| ple and by our cooperation in realizing the enduring welfare of - all ~peoples and in bringing - into. being. a - world ruled by friendship and good will, “Therefore, I, ‘Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States' of Ainerica, hereby designate® Thursday, the 27th day of November next, for observance as a day of thanksgiving and prayer ¥y my fellow countrymen, inviting them to cease on that day from their ordinary tasks and to unite in their homes and in their several places of worship in ascribing praise and thanksgiving to God the Author ot all blessings and the Master of our destinies. - “In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the, Uniteq States to be afflxed. “Done in the District of Columbia this fifth day of November, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hun- dred and nineteen. and of the Inde- pede ot the Uni;fll gtates the one hundred and forty-fourth. e (Signed) “WOODROW WILSON. (SIZALY By the president: ROBERT LANSING, “Secretary -of State ROOSEVELT NOT CANDIDATE FOR ANY OFFICE IN A. L. New York, Nov. 5—Lt. Col, Theodore Roosevelt, elected yesterday to the as- sembly from the Qyster Bay district. tonight announced that he will not be 4 candidate for any office in the American Legion, because of his en- gagement in politics. On Saturday he will leave for the legion ‘convention in Minneapolis. “I will not be a candidate for any office in the American Legion,” Coionel Reosevelt said. - “The same reasons Lold good new ‘that made me refuse ti:e honer last spring. It would be a calamity for' the legion to have in any of its national affices a man actively engaged in partisan politics. No mat- ter how clean the .Individual Yatn might be, suspiclons and resentiients would unavoidably ariss.” EDWARDS, DEM,, HAD 14,078 PLURALITY IN NEW JERSEY | MAINE HOUSE HAS Trenton, N. J. Nov,.5—Unofficial returns from all but six districts in the state for governor -give Bdwards plurality of 14.068. The clusive endorsement by the electors of | sive was launched in fife évening. It {idussachusetts of.your tearless .itand | was repulsed by -the Tietts' ' The en- i omuing Americen. ideate T r B ‘Edwards was 236,244 and Bughee 202,- 166. The missing districts are in Cape May and Gloucester counties. . P Jvashington, Nov. 5—Making his first address before the international labor conference, in.which he sits as an unofficial ‘representative of Ameri- can labor, Samuel Gompers, presidént of the American Federation of Laber] declared today for the straight eight- hour day as a maximum as compared with the 48-hour week and incidentally served notice that in the United States even the eight-hour day-. would be shortened if labor could accomplish i“s purrose. . Mr. Gompers spoke in reply to a majority report on the part of em- ployer dcl:gutes favoring the principle of reducing werking hours but stating that it could noy be put in force gen- erally «t this time owing to the need ed prouuction as a result of The report, submitted by D. S Majoribanks of Great Britain, pointed out the need for special effort “to make good the shortage of food sup- plies, ‘the reconstruction of devastated areas and the replacement of machin- and aeclared that the progressive increase in the cost.of living “Wwould lead to disaster unless the needs of the tua . were considered in n witn the aims of the labor “Stoutly denying that-output could Dbe increased-over.a.considerable period of time by . lengthening hours, Mr. the 'American roductive worker in the¢ wori and said industrial history proves the ‘eight-hour day to be more producrive than a ten or twelve-hour day. Late in the conference session Mr. CGompers again took the fioor to move that the entire subject of hours of work be referred to a commission. A motion offered yesterday by George X Barnes, member of .the British war ministry-and government delegate, and numerous amendments proposed today had been the subject of discussion throughout the session, and Mr. Gom- pers proposed that the whole matter be sent to a_committee. The American labor leader’s motion was. lost by a vote of 30 to 41, with a majority of the labor delegates vot- ing “No¥’ Mr. Gompers raised his hand in the affirmative, but his vote was not counted by the secretary be- cause of his unoffiical status. Mr. Barnes’ motion provided that the prepared by the organizing committee be made the basis for discussion, but this was opposedy by labor delegates on the ground that it excluded the eight- hour day from consideration. A sub- stitute resolution providing that -the convention “relating to the eight-hour day and the 48-hour week as a maxi- mum” be accepted as a basis for dis- cussion, offered by Leon . Jouhaux, French Jabor representative, also was defeated. Then the original metion, ith an ame_nd;ugxgrtl by, Arthur Fon- 1dine. of France striking out the obs jectionable words “48-hour week.* fol. lowed the fate of the other proposals. ‘The conference, with .its slate clean, then adjourned until 8 p. m. tomor- row. EXECUTING POLITICAL OPPONENTS IN MEXICO ‘Washington, Nov." 5 —Erecution un- der the ‘Ley Fuga’ of. General Leo- poldo Diaz Ceballos, formerly of ‘the Mexican. army, Captain -Pedro.S. Mar- tinez. - Antonic - Orizaba and’ Pdtricle Fonseca has. created gremt ' indigna- tion throughout Mexico. according to advices today to Washingion from the Mexican capital. The newspapers are reported -to-be unanimous’ in;demand- ing. that steps be taken at onee‘to’¢urb the military and make "it: subservient to the judiciary. = General: Ceballps was yell ' known' in_ all parts of ‘Mex- ico, the ddvices, state. He, with/ "the three ‘other men killed, were accused of a plot in Tacuba, a4 suburb'of Mexico City, and.were afrested “by. a’ squad of federal soldiers. The; wife:of' Gen- eral Veballos. on - appealing to Pres- ident Carranza wygs assured. that” her husband ‘would receive ail - the pfo- tection of the Jaw. The courts-granted a writ of emparo, which should haye given the prisoners. every guarahtee of the constitution. The military au- thorities were ordered by, the court to civil authorities but in the face of! turn over their prisoners - to the this the report was made that the men were killed in an attempt to es- cape. This is the same law under which Madero and Suarez were mur- dered d General Francisco Alvares’ cxecuted in Vera Cruz. Alvarez, ver, had been captured in open rebellion against the government. The newspapers of Mexico City, the advices said, are unanimous in de- manding that the government put an end to the use of “ley fuga” which at various times has been used as means of getting rid of political op- ponents in Mexico. NEW YORK DRUG CLERKS i TO GO ON STRIKE TODAY New York, Nov. onfidence that public health would not be endangered by the strike of drug clerks scheduled for tdmorrow was expressed tonight by Health Commissioner Copeland. Dr. Copeland announced - pharma- have assured him that they will give { their first attention to filling of pre- | scriptions. The commissioner said he | had learned that nearly, all drug i stores, excepting chain stores, are vwned by men.who are pharmacists. The ¢ommissioner. stated there are about { employing 7,000 pharmacists, of whom between 2.000 and 3,000 are members | of the umion. | KING GEORGE’S VIEW OF FORMER GERMAN EMPEROR | London, Nov. 5 -(By the A. P.).— iKing George gave his view of the for- mer German emperor in the course of jan sudience with o missionary from Armenia, Archibald Forder. i missionary told the sto v of his cap- ! tivity of four years, saving that the | { troubles had all been instigated by’the i Germans, the king replied: { ~“Well, they are finished now: The { emiser has had to run away from his owIL coun He is well punished for all he did. ¥ 1 RATIFIED SUFFRAGE Augusta, Maine, . Nov. 5—The amendment to the federal constitution 1 .vote for: giving women the right to vote was ratified in the house today in concur- rence :;m; the sénatc), The vote * & 2 . : draft convention on the 48-hour week | al I cists owning drug stores in this city | 3,500 drug - stores in the city| ‘When the | i | Tustead, Senator LaFollette PRICE TWO CENTS Two New Amendme Labor Follette ‘Washington, Noy. 5—Plans to wind up the fight over peace treaty amend- ments miscarried again today, the senate adjourning after six hours of speech making with three proposed amendments confronting it while there had been only two in the morning. The only vote taken was en the p posal of Senator' LaFollétte, tep., Wi consin, to strike out the treaty's labor provisions, and after it had been re- Jjected, 47 to 34,-two new amendments dealing with the league of -nations covenant were prepared by Senator Borah, rep, Idaho. "On these and on the amendment of Senator Gore, dem., Oklahoma to " prohibit war without an advisory vote of the npeople the leaders hope to get FmAl action to- MOrrow., The prospects for a final roll call on the _treaty. still is complicated, how- ever, by uncerfainty as.io what courge may-be adopted by the group which is standing out. irreconcilably. - against any sort of ratification. It *had been. the expectation of the Teaders on both sides to wipe the slate clean of amendments by voting on the Gore 'proposal ' immediately - after th defeat of ‘the labor amendment toda - got the floor and, to the surprise of both sid TION OF TREATY nts Were Prepared By Senator Borah— ‘Amendment, to Strike Out the Treaty's ions, Was Rejected 47 to 34—Senators La Reed Resort to Invective In Denouncing Sen- .‘ators Favorable to Ratification—Senate Recessed After La Follette Had Spoken For Two Hours—Wisconsin Sen- ator Announced That He Was Only About Half Through. launched into an extended address criticizing President Wilson for the methoqd in which the treaty was nego- tiated. When hé had been speaking for tvo hours he let it be known that he was only about half through, and & recess was taken uglil tomorrow. Later, motice was given of the two new Borzh amendments which pro- posc to exempt the United States from the provisions of articles ten and olev- en and which are expected to develop considegable debat 3 Earlier in the day another of the treaty's bitter foes, Senator Reed, derocrat, Missouri, had made a speecl of more than two hours in which he opposed hasty action and ,said he would present a proposal for an advis- ory popular vote on the question of ratification, & Much bitterness was evidenced.dur- ing the day’s debate, and at one, peint Vice Presidént Marshall * interrupted Senator Reid to warn him that he.was violating ate rules by ' compari resgrvation senators to “hound dogs. Later} when: President Pro Tem Cum- mins was in the chair, Senator La Follette enlarged upon the figure. by declating legsilatofs had. “laid . down like spaniel dogs at the crack of the executive whip. TO PROTECT RAILROAD AND PUBLIC INTERESTS ‘Washington, Nov. 5.—A new pro- gram to deal with the railroad situa- n was arranged tentatively today by congressional -leaders. It involves probable passage of temporary, emer- gency legislation to protect railroad and public interests should the car- riers be returned by the president to private control January 1, as Mr. Wil- son has announced his intention. Although house leaders plan to press permanent railroad legislation on their side of the capitol, the senate interstate commerce committee, at a special meeing today agreed that fi- nal enactment by congress of the prominent legislation before January virtually was hopeless and steps were taken toward passing a temporary bill continuing the raiiroads’ federal | compensation until the final legisla- tion is completed. ‘Transfer of the railroads from gov- ernment to private coutrol January 1, i { | refused $33 and 2 1-2 per cent. com- ! | mission per week, and | arivers and inspectors refuse $44 ahd | plying the people. the leaders were advised, has been de- cfed o fihally -And -GHANEFabTy by President Wilson and Director General Hines. . Senate amd. house. leaders in conference today agreed that = every effort should be made by congress. te enact the permanent .legislation Dbe- fore January .1, but with almost cer- tain prospects of failure the senate leaders arranged to care-for the situ- ation by enacting the temporary leg- islation: nrobably in December. The legislative program,. afranged by, leaders today. calls for beginning ¢cobsideration of the (house)bill Mon- day -and its-passage during'the week. ¥f the peace treaty then isdisposed of, immediate senate cousideration. of the .permanent. Jégislation "is- planned. | If it-is decided to adjourn congress to afford -a respite for members. before the~ new:: sesston of« December -1, the bill will-be: placed in position ‘for right of way’in. December. If-it' develops, as sebate’ leaders’ today: declured is practically. certain:that. the legislation ¢annot - be completed : by . January. <1, the tempqrary measure. -to continue the government’s guaranteed.returns to:the’ railroads; will be passed. h FILLING PLACES. OF STRIKING ‘- _MILK WAGON DRIVERS Hartford, Conn. Nov. -Although nearly 100 milk wagon drivers employ- | ed by the Bryant & Chapman company tuiled to cover their routes today, go- ing on strike fo_enforce demands for an increase’ in wages, - the ‘company managed .to cover the city in part and assert that the places of the. strikers will be filed: The retail drivers have the wholesale $45. Although the company distribut. 20,000 quarts of milk daily, their routes cover only a part of the cit; There are scores of other milkmen sup- In spite of this out side supply and the company’s efforts ! to reach customers, thousands of fam- ilies were without milk today. Emergency milk stations were estab- | lished by the company in' grocery stores. These concerns delivered miig with grocery orders and sold milk over the counter. ; Two prominent business men who desired their names to be withheld, volunteered today to serve the com- | pany at nominal salaries in the ca- pacity of distributors. The Connecticut Milk Producers' a sociation, which has its headquarters in this city, stated through iis vuicers today that it could furnish new men | to handle the milk routes abandoned ! by the strikers and that it would do| 80 if the strikers should decide to stay | out. The strikers assert that the is- sue is solely on the open or closed shop. The drivers are unionized. The ' company declares that it will maintain ; the open shop. | FIRST SNOW OF SEASON i iN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND Boston, Nov. The first general] snow storm of the seas i northern New England Vermont, New Maine and western Massachusetts, the fall was inches deep while along the coast it was limited to occasional flur- ries at Intervals in a heavy rain. The downpour was, accompanied by a strong northwest gale. A PROTEST BY BOARD OF AMERICAN RABBIS Detroit, Mich., Nov. ~Declaring th panel n by Sargent, entitled. “The Syna ¢ " lately added to ‘the Boston Puhtic librry, “is contrary o fact and therelore unjust.” the cxecutive board of ign central conference of American rabbis, meeting . herc, today . tele- Eidphed a protest to the board of di- cters of the lbrary agaimst its ex- afbition. Ritchie. democrat, was elected gov LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED BY WOMEN’S CONGRESS ‘Washington, Nov. 5.—Preparatory to adjournment tomorrow, the first inter- national working women's congress tQday considered a plan of permanent organization. . - Suggestion by the British delegation that provision be made for affiliation to a certain extent with specified po- litical organizations was countereq by a plan submitted by a group repre- senting practically all the other dele- gations which would limit membership to trade union organizations. Under the latter plan another international meeting would be called within the year at the same time and place as the meeting of tae international labor conference of the league of natioms. It was suggested the headquarters of the congress be in the United States. Recommendations ~for legislation safeguarding mothers ang babies se- cured @ majority approval as well as 2 resolution favoring the prohibition of night work both for men and wo- men except in - continuous indbstries regarded as a public necessity. The congress at its session today also -approved legislation - prohibiting employment of women in industries in which poisonous materials are used. Recommendation was made that bu- reaus be established under the direc- tion of the League of Nations for'the study ' of methods for corréction of conditions inimical to motherhood and to co-ordinate the work’ of national re- search in dangerous. trades- with: & view 'to. ‘substituting -nen-poisonous substances swherever - possible. PRINCE OF WALES RAN'A” '~ LOCOMOTIVE FOR 20 MILES * Ottawa, Nov. 5:—King "Albert of the Belgiang: is not only Eurcpean.of’roy- 4l- blood, ywho' ¢ah -come to the iNgw World and run alocomotive. Today the Prince ‘of es, journeying’ here from Toronto, \:his turn " at. the throttle for,/20 miies. ' - P THe prinde’ entered the’ cab at ¥la- velle. He ‘handléd the -engine. with train‘to professional ‘eas> bringing the 2 ‘smooth stop ‘at Trenton. On the trip. from Toronto the, royal visitor “shook- hands with each ‘mem- ber of the crew of the-Canadian Pa- : train which has carried. him ‘on tour of.the. dominion. ‘He ‘gave ach man an autographed picture of himself and to officials of the road and heads of t presented gifts. of jewelry. The train—the most luxuripus .ever assembled Canada—will be broken up at Montreal this week. The prince, after enjoymg five days' recreation here prior to his visit to the United ill ‘be met by spe- be virtuzlly .the same as that which took President Wilson on his tour of the United tes on behalf of the league of na- On_this the prince will travel to Washington, Annapolis and New York. There he will boarq H. M. S. Renown, on which he will return to England via Halifax. . COMMITTED SUICIDE BY JUMPING IN FRONT OF TRAIN . . 5—Winfred Thauter former assistant Unifed s attorney general, committed suicide here today by jumping in front of ‘a southbound Seventh avenue sub- way train, according to the police. He instantly killed. r. Denison was born in Portland. Me., iu June, 1878. He graduated from Phillips Exeter academy in 1892, Har- vard in ’96, and the Hurvard Law school in 1900. He hecame special as- tant to the United States attorney B al in the sugar and other customs Traud prosecutions in 1909 and 1910, and was assistant attorney general from 1910 to'1914. He was appointed to the Phillppine commission in 1914 and became sec- tary of the interior. of the fslands shortly afterwards. He was a member J the New York Bar association, Clvil Service Reform association. Natlonal Municipal league and the Metropolitan, Liarvard and Century clubs here and the Chevy Chase club in Washington. His home was in Roslyn, L. L. S, Lt RITCHIE, DEM., HAD 343 PLURALITY IN MARYLAND Baltimare, Mr., Nov. G.—Albert. C. éfnor of Maryland yesterday by a p! rality of 342 on the face of unofficial !dmt virtually complete returns late to- ay. Chairman Tait, of state committee, ref: to conecede Mr. Ritchie's election and claims that Harry W. Nice, the repiblican candi- auly, Js elocted, but dces not gl ilgures. the republican