TI115 0RT1I PLATTE SEMI-WEKKIA" TltmUN'E.
REJECT
'S PLEA
Five Hundred Thousand Men Are
to Strike November 1,
Says Leader.
PRESIDENT'S APPEAL FAILS
Sohn I Lewis, President of the United
Mine Workers, Says Strike Ordor
Stands Coal Operators Ac
cept Arbitration Offer.
Washington, Oct. 27. Efforts of
Secretary Wilson to avert n Htrlke of
conl miners In the central competl-
tivo fields failed, the miners rejecting
a proposal from President Wilson that
MINERS
WILSON
- - U1U LUIlLIIIVI!inf.1 lit? III lllllllll!Ui
, tie. . . . . i.A nui.,4.i...i i
The operators previously had ac-
ccpted the president's proposal. After (
the rejection by the miners the con-
ferenco of the two scnlo committees
hero was adjourned with every pros
pect that the strike would occur No
Jvember 1, as called.
John L. Lewis, president of the
XJnltcd Mine Workers, announced that
tho strike order stood and that half
a million soft coal miners would quit
work November 1. Olllclnl notice
that mediation efforts had failed will
bo sent nt once to nil districts, ho
stated.
"The operntois accepted tho pres
ident's offer In toto," Thomas T.
Drewster, head of the Coal Operators'
association, said.
The president's appeal to the min
ers rend :
"I have been watching with deep
Mid sincere Interest your efforts to
Jirlng about Just settlement of the dif
ferences between the operators and
lie conl miners In the bituminous
toal Holds of the country.
"It is to be hoped that the good Judg
ment that has been exercised by both
jperators and miners in, years gone
by in the adjustment of their dlffer
nccs will again prevail In the present
:rlsls.
"All organized society Is depending
apon the maintenance of the fuel sup
ply for the continuance of Its exist
ence. The government has appealed
with success to other classes of work
ers to postpone similar questions un
til n reasonable adjustment could be,
arrived nt.
"With the parties of the contro
versy rests the responsibility of seeing
that the fuel supply of the nation is
maintained. At this time, when the
world Is in need of more supplies. It
would be a cruel neglect of our high
Silly to humanity to fall them.
"I have read with Interest the sug
gestion made by you that the wage
scale committees of the operators and
miners go into conference without res
ervation for the purpose of negotiat
ing an agreement as though no de
mands had been made or rejected,
having due regard to the interests of
their respective groups. I am In ac
cord with that suggestion.
"No body of men knows better the
details. Intricacies and technicalities
of mining than do the miners and op
erators. No body of men can work
out the details of the wage scale on
n more equitable basis. Their Judg
ment would undoubtedly bo based upon
a sum "total of knowledge of tho In
dustry. "Whatever their differences inny be,
no matter hnw widely divergent their
viewpoints may be from ench other,
it Is a duty which they owe society
to make an earnest effort to negoti
ate those differences and to keep the
mines of our country In opera
tion. "After nil, the public interest in this
vitnl matter Is tho pnramount consid
eration of tho government and admits
of no other notion thnn that of con
sideration of n peaceful settlement of
the matter as suggested by you.
"If for any reason the miners nnd
operators fail to come to n mutual un
derstanding tho Interests of the public
are of such vital Importance in con
nection with the production of coal
thnt It Is Incumbent upon them to re
fer the mntter In dispute to n board
of arbitration for determination nnd
to contlnuo the operation of tho mines
pending the decision of the board."
TROTZKY NOW AT PETROGRAD
Declares He Will Defend the City
"Street by Street" All
Men Called.
Ilelslngfors, Oct. 27. Leon Trotzky,
tho Bolshevist wnr minister, has or-
rivod in Petrogrnd and has announced
thnt ho will defend tho city "street by
street," Kvcry man up to seventy
venrs of nco has been called to the
colors. All theaters are closed, tho
curfew being rung at eight o'clock
every night.
Packer Quiz Taken to New York.
New York, Oct. 25. Preparations
are being made by federal department
of Justice ofllclals for tho transfer to
this city of the government's fight
ngalnst the high cost of food launched
In Chicago early In September.
British Seek Hungary Roads.
Vienna. Oct. 2-1. England Is report
.A Ki have offered a loan of $."500,000.
000 to Hungary with tho stipulation
thnt the Hungarian rnuroauw pusa
.ender Brltls nrroi.
MRS. INEZ HAYNES IRWIN
lira &tv
Mrs. Inez tlnyncs Irwin, wife of Will
Irwin, author and wnr correspondent,
1? in Washington to write tho first his
tory of the national woman's party.
Mrs. Irwin Ib herself the author of a
dozen books nnd Is a constant con
tributor to magazines. For severnl
years she has been a member of the
national woman's party's advisory
council.
FARMERS' SIDE GIVEN
TILLERS OF SOIL DEFENDED BY
KANSAS SENATOR.
Demands Wider Market, and Asserts
They Lose While Consumers Pay
Higher Prices.
Washington, Oct. 23. Tho farmers'
side of the high cost of living question
was presented to the senate by Senator
Capper (Hep.) of Kansas, who declared
that, while farmers arc selling their
products at u loss on declining mar
kets, consumers arc paying rising
prices. Faulty distribution was blamed
for the continuation of high prices.
Illustrating the anomalous situation
of farmers and consumers, Senator
Capper said farmers, are selling their
wheat nt n loss, adding:
"It takes four nnd a half bushels of
wheat to make u barrel of flour. The
wheat raiser gets about 58.37 for the
wheat; tho miller, $12.70; the baker,
?rS.70. and the hotelkecpcr here in
Washington, as It Is doled out In thin
slices. $.r)87."
The government, through the grain
corporation, said Senntor Capper, prof
ited $2:1,000.000 at the expense of
farmers last year, the fanner selling
from 20 o 70 cents less than the
iunrnnteed price.
"Tho situntlon of the live stock
farmer is even more deplorable," he
said. "Farmers are selling their gram
fed beeves and hogs for less than It
cost to produce them, but the con
sumer finds little or no change In the
price of ment.
"Executive departments," he snld,
"should seek by every means nt their
commnnd to open wider mnrkcts to
tho fanner by lifting the embargo on
whent and Hour to Europe, by extend
ing credits to European governments
nnd by lowering ocean freight rates."
PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW BILLS
Prohlb'tlon Enforcement Measure Is
Still Before the Department
of Justice.
Washington, Oct. 23. President
Wilson signed several bills recently
passed by congress. Secretary Tumulty
announced. The mensures Included
the amendments to the food control
bill designed to prevent hnnrdlng of
nnd profiteering In food and clothing.
Tho prohibition enforcement bill still
Is before the department of Justice
for n decision as to Its constitutional
ity. The president hns until midnight of
October 2S to net on the prohibition
bill. Should he not net by that time
the mensure automatically would be
come a law.
Unless President Wilson's executive
activity of the Inst two days showed
III effects upon the patient, the prohi
bition enforcement bill with tho de
partment of Justice's opinion on Its
constitutionality was to be laid before
him some time today.
ROB OHIO BANK OF $5,000
Bandits Hold Up Depository at
Perrysburg and Escape
With Loot.
Toledo, O.. Oct. 23. Bandits held up
the Perrysburg Banking company
bank nt Perrysburg, near here, nnd
escaped with $5,000.
Argentine Corn Exports Huge.
Buenos Aires, Oct. 27. Newspapers
here give prominence to the' growlnfi
exportntion of corn, estimates beltu:
made thnt It now Is going on at n
rato of 100,000 tons n week. Lnrge
quantities are going to the U. S,
Allied Ships Move on Flume.
Flume, Oct. 27. A lively movement
of wnr craft of the allies stationed In
Adriatic ports Ir In progress. Tho
United States torpedo boat Foote,
which has been stationed here, ha
been ordered to Spnlato.
WILSON IN PLEA
TO LABOR MEET
Lane Reads Presi ant's Letter
Urging Groups to Remain
In Session.
UNION CHIEFS QUIT PARLEY
Executive's Message Urges Action by
Conference to Insure Industrial
Peace During Reconstruc
tion Period.
Washington, Oct. 23. In n last ef
fort to prevent the dissolution of the
nntlonnl Industrial conference. Chair
man Lane road to the delegates the
letter dictated by President Wilson
from hlsslck bed and urging the Im
perative necessity for some action by
the conference to Insure Industrial
penco during tho reconstruction period.
'ho Industrial conference blew up.
Tho lnbor group withdrew nfter the
employers' bloc had killed n new res
olution on collective bnrgulnlng. Pub
lic nnd labor supported It, but capital
cast a negatlvo vote.
Samuel Gompers led his colleagues
out of tho marble hall after n speech
In which ho held the employers' group
responsible for the break. Ho wild
tho employers held the same nttltude
as the T. W. W.
The president's letter follows:
"To the Industrial Conference:
"I mn ndvlsed by your chairman
that you hnve come to n situation
which appears to threaten tho life of
your conference, nnd because of thnt
I am presuming to address n word of
very polcmn nppcnl to you as Ameri
cans. ( Tt Is not for me to assess the
blame' for the present condition I do
not speak .In a' spirit of criticism of
any Individual or of any group. Hut
hnvlng called this conference, T feel
that my temporary Indisposition
should not bar the way to a frank ex
pression of the seriousness of the po
sition In which this country will be
placed should you ad' mm without
having convinced the American people
thnt you had exhausted your resource
fulness and your pntlence In an effort
to come to some common ngreement.
"At n time when the nations of the
world are endeavoring to find n way of
avoiding Internntlonnl war. are we to
confess thnt there Is no method to bo
found for carrying on industry except
In the pplrlt nnd with tho very method
of wnr? Must suspicion and 'hatred
nnd force rule us In civil life? Arc our
Industrial leaders and our Industrial
workers to live together without faith
In onch other, constantly struggling for
advantage over each other, doing
nought hut what Is compelled?
"My friends, this would be an Intol
erable outlook, a prospect unworthy
of tho largo things done by this people
In the mastering of this continent; In
deed. It would bo an Invitation to na
tional disaster. From such a possi
bility my mind turns away, for my
confidence Is abiding thnt In thls land
wo have learned how lo accept the
general Judgment upon matters that
affect the public weal. And this Is
tho very heart and soul of democracy.
"It l my understanding that you
hnve divided upon one portion only
of n possible large program which hns
not fully been developed Before n
severance Is effected based upon pres
ent differences, I believe yon should
stand together for the development of
thnt full program touching tho many
questions within the broad scope of
your Investigations. It wn In my mind
when this conference was vailed that
you would concern yourselves with tho
dlcovery of those methods by which
a mensurable co-operation within In
dustry may have been secured, nnd If
now machinery needs to bo designed
by which a minimum of conflict be
tween employers and employees may
rrnpnnubly be hoped for, thnt we
should make nn effort to secure Its
adoption.
"It cannot he expected thnt nt every
step all parties will agree upon each
proposition or method suggested. It
la to bo expected, however, that ns a
whole, a plan or program enn be agreed
upon which will advance further the
productive capacity of America Mirough
tho establishment of n surer and
heartier co-operation bolween all the
elements engaged In industry. The
public expect not less thnn that you
shall have that one end In view nnd
stay together until the way Is found
leading to that end or until i Is re
vealed that the men who work nnd the
men who manage Americnn Industry
nrc so set upon divergent paths that
all effort at co-operation Is doomed to
fnllure.
"I renew my appeal that with a full
comprehension of the almost Incom
parable Importance of your tnskf to
this and to other peoples, nnd with
full faith In the high natrlotlsin and
good faith of each other you push your
task to a happy conclusion."
"WOODBOW WILSON."
Embargo on Sale of Arms.
Bl Paso. Tex., Oct. 27. An etnburgo
on the sale ami shipment of nrms ami
nmmunltlon on the border was put Into
effect by the southern department of
the United Stutes tinny, nccordlng to
orders received hore.
Form New Political Party.
Pittsburgh, Pa.. Oct. 27,Fonnatlon
of n political party among the em
ployees of Pennsylvania railroads was
announced by the central committee
created by railroad men to co-operate
with the steel strlUo.
SENATOR JAMES E. WATSON
Senator Watson of Indiana who at
tacked the Investigators employed by
the federal trade commission ns so
cialists and bolsbevlsts.
RAIL MEN TO FIGHT
TRAINMEN WILL TRY TO ESTAB
LISH REFORMS.
War Planned to Force Government
Into, Deal Before Roads Are
Turned Back to Owners.
Washington, Oct. 23. Bnllroad em
ployees are prepared for a llnlsh fight
with the railroad administration for
Increased wnges, time and a half for
overtime and Improved working con
ditions before the government surren
ders the roads to prlvnte control.
Unmistakable notice to this effect
hns been served by Timothy Shen of
the firemen, nppenrlng before tho
board of railway wages and working
conditions.
"If our demands for n living wngo
should not bo met when tho time ap
proaches for turning back the rail
roads to their private owners," Mr.
Shen said, In testimony, "we shnll de
mand as n condition precedent to tho
change the realization of tho funda
mental rights of labor, the living wage,
tlie eight-hour flay on nil federal-controlled
roads, time anil one-hnlf for
overtime nnd other principles to which
tho government pledged Itself during
tho war, which have now been made
n.part of the treaty of peace and
which so far the railroad administra
tion has never fulfilled."
While Mr. Shen was appearing on
behalf of the firemen only, it tins been
recognized generally that wage In
creases for any one class of railroad
employees mennt nn ndvnnce for nil.
SI
SPARKS FROM
A THE WIRE
Stockholm, Oct. 23. For tho second
time the presentation of the annual
Nobel peace prizes will be postponed.
The prizes for 1018 nnd 1011) are still
to be awarded.
Philadelphia, Oct. 23. Ray Baker,
director of the United States mints,
Mild at a conference of nssay experts
here that all the mints In the country
ure turning out 75,000,000 pennies
monthly anil that there are now 3,500,
nOO.OOO In circulation.
Tulsa. Okla., Oct. 23. J. T. McCoy,
seventy-live, prominent oil man of Oil
City, Pn., was killed hcn struck by
a motor car near the home of his
daughter, Mrs. F. A. Gillespie. Mr.
McCoy was here to attend a family
reunion. He has been an otl operator
In the Pennsylvania oil fields for tho
past -HO years.
RAIL BILL IS REPORTED OUT
Measure In the U. S. Senate to End
Federal Control Carries Anti
Strike Clause.
Washington. Oct. 21. The bill pro
viding fdr return of railroads to pri
vate ownership and operation under
federal supervision was reported out
liy the senate Interstate commerce
committee. No changes were made In
tho measure as finally revised Insl
week, the antlstrlke and all other Im
portant provisions remaining. The
vote on reporting the bill was 14 to 1,
Senator La Follette (Hep.) of Wlscon
dii, who opposes nntl-strlke legisla
tion, being tho only opponent. The
measure will become effective thirty
duys after enactment. Chalrmnn Cum
mins plans to have It In position for
tho senate debato Immediately nfter
the peace treaty & disposed of.
U. S. Attorney In Alaska Killed. .
Ketchikan, Alaska, Oct. 27. Steven
Bagan, aged thirty-three, nsslstanl
United States attorney, was shot and
Instantly killed on Front street and
the authorities ure holding In custodj
Pat Slmnnahun,
Kruvosky Beats Gunboat Smith.
Sun Francisco, Oct, 27. Kayo Kru
vosky won a decision over "Gunboat
Smlth In n fast four-round boxing
match here. It was Smith's first ap
pearance on tho coust after a long absence.
s
URGED
CROSS
BHD
President Wilson Prepared Mes
sage Before Illness.
WORK YET TO BE COMPLETED
To Finance Operations and to Carry
Out Constructive Plans in Eastern
Europe, Organization Requires
Increasing Membership.
Washington, D. C Before his pres
ent Illness President Wilson prepnred
tho following message, In which he
urges tho people of tho United State
to generously respond to tho third roll
cull of the Bed Cross:
As president of tho United States
and as president of the American Bed
Cross I recommend and urge a gen
erous response to tho Third Bed Cross
Boll Cull, which opens on November
the second with the observance of Red
Cross Sunday and appropriately closes
on November tho eleventh, the first
anniversary of the signing of the ar
mistice. Twenty million adults Joined the
Red Cross during the wnr, prompted
by a patriotic desire to render service
to their country and t'o the cnusc for
which the United States was engaged
In war. Our patriotism should stand
the test of pence as well as tho test of
war, and It Is an Intelligently patriotic
program which the Bed Cross pro
poses, a continuance of service to our
soldiers nnd suitors, who look to It for
many things, nnd a transference to tho
problems of peace at home of tho ex
perience and methods which It ac
quired during the war.
Stress on Membership.
It Is on membership more thnn
money contributions that the stress of
the present campaign is laid, for the
Red Cross seeks to associate tho
people In welfare work throughout the
land, especially In those communities
where neither ofllclal nor unofllclnl
provision bus been made for adequate
public health nnd social service.
It Is In the spirit of democracy thnt
tho pcoplo should undcrtnke their own
welfare activities, und the National
Red Cross wisely Intends to exert upon
community action n stimulating nnd
co-ordinating Influence nnd to plnco
the energies of the organization be
hind all sound public health and wel
fare agencies.
The American Red Cross does not
purpose Indefinite prolongation of Its
relief work abroad, a policy which
would lay an unjust burden upon our
own people und tend to undermine tho
self-reliance of tho peoples relieved,
but thero Is n necessary work of com
pletion to be performed before tho
Americnn Red Cross can honorably
withdraw from Europe. The congress
of tho United States has Imposed upon
the Red Cross a continuing responsi
bility abroad by authorizing the secre
tary of war to transfer to the Amcrl
cun Red Cross such surplus army med
ical supplies and supplementary nnd
dietary foodstuffs now In Europe as
shall not be required by the army, to
bo used by the Red Cross to relievo
the distress which continues In certain
countries of Europe as a result of tho
wur.
Program Deserves Support.
To finance these operations, to con
clude work which wnB begun during
the war, and to carry out some com
paratively Inexpensive constructive
plans for nsslstlng peoples In eastern
Europe to develop their own welfare
organizations, tho American Red Cross
requires, In addition to membership
fees, a sum of money small In compar
ison with tho gifts poured Into Its
treasury by our generous people during-the
wnr.
Both the greater enduring domestic
program nnd the lesser temporary for
eign program of the Red Cross de
serve enthusiastic support, and I ven
ture to hope thnt Its pencc-tlme mem
bership will exceed rather than fall
below Its Impressive wnr membership.
WOODBOW WILSON.
Two Mules.
A colored man driving n mule at
tached to a Junk wagon meandered
along the Mission road. Suddenly the
mule's feet took root. He "posolutcly
nnd absotlvely" refused to budge. The
darky, with a sigh, dismounted und
tried all the arts of his race, from per
suasion with a shovel hnndlo to down
right cruelty. For hnlf an hour he
worked, but the mulo only remained
glued fast to tho road.
"Why don't you sell him and buy an
auto, uncle?" called a cop who had
been enjoying the fun.
"Huh 1" growled tho colored man.
"That mule'd tnko that as a pussonul
victory. He's been tryln' to shake mo
for n week. No, sir. Ah reckon Ah'll
stick it out."
American Interests in China.
The Koochow branch of the Ameri
can Association of China was recently
formed. Tho now organization will
largely enre for American commercial
Interests, which nrc Rapidly expand
ing In the Foochow consular district,
and will tnke the place of an Ameri
can chnmber of commerce, tho intra-
ber of local Americans being too few
' to support a chnmber of commerce.
Strict Business.
"Would you throw a tomato at that
speaker?" nsked a rough auditor.
"No," replied th grocer; "not unless
h puld for It In advance."
FOR PRESERVATION OF GAME
Vast tracts of Land In Various Coun.
tries Have Been Laid Aaldo -Not
Yet Crowded.
Naturalists havo expressed n fear
that, with the exploitation of the waste
places of the earth, the bigger wild ani
mals, especially If they are more
troublo than they nre worth, like llon,
tigers, the rhinoceros nnd the hippo,
will be crowded off the mnp by nil
encroaching man.
There Is reason In this fear, and
however much Hie tiger or the Jnguar,
say, or even the great snnkes, mny bo
disliked, yet there Is n sentiment In
the world ngalnst rendering nny spe
cies extinct. This Idea, with others,
has led to the establishment of great
nntlonnl pnrks, which nre really great
game preserves.
Ono of tho largest of these Is In Can
ada, and Is called .Tusircr park. It Is
a land of lake and river nnd mountain
between the Saskatchewan river and
the Yellowstone pass. It Is nearly ns
big as Wales, nnd la the haunt of
bears and elks, of beavers and skunks
and foxes, and Its rivers teem with
fish.
There Is room for them, nnd a few
more visitors ns well.
Then there Is the Yellowstone pnrk,
In Wyoming. It Is 3,57ft square miles
In area nnd Includes a lake 22 miles
long.
New Zealand hns two nntlonnl
parks. Luke Wakatlpu, 112 square
miles In extent, Is the, center of tho
one In tho southern Island, and the
other In tho north Island Includes the
famous lake district of the southern
hemisphere.
L0PSIDEDNESS IS THE RULE
No Two Component Parts of the Hu
man Body Will Be Found
Exactly Alike.
Everybody Is lopsided I It mny como
ns a bit of n shock to a pretty girl
to be told that her eyes are odd, that
one eyebrow Is higher than the other.
Facts nre stubborn things, however,
nnd she can find consolation In that
the rule Is without exceptions.
Tho sight of the two eyes In the
snme head vurles, as everybody knows,
but It will be news to many that tho
ears'nro not mntes. Our auricular or
gans are unequal In their power of
hearing nnd they differ In size, con
tour and elevation.
This lopsided rule applies to every
limb ns well as every feature. For
Instance, one of your legs" Ib slightly
shorter than tho other. The two sides
of the human body differ the one from
tho other In every particular, being
governed by the two lobes of tho
brain.
. Hero ngaln the rule of lopsldo holds
good, for, nccordlng to scientific ex
perts, the right lobe rales the left sldo
of the body and the left tho right.
Professor Mny Havo Been Wrong.
The fumous Professor Mctchulkoff
gnvo It ns his opinion a few years
ngo that old age was duo to the for
mation of certain poisons In tho sys
tem. The most deudly of theso poi
sons are called lndols und phenols, and
the professor's theory was Unit they
could bo destroyed by eating sugar.
Unfortunately, however, few peoplo
can absorb enough sugar to destroy
the poisons, but the professor did not
let this trouble him In the least. He
found, he asserted, that tlfere Is a mi
crobe In dogs culled "the glycobactcr,"
which, If put Into tho human system,
will manufacture n large amount ot
sugar with which It will fight the ln
dols und the phenols nnd rid tho sys
tem of these enemies to youth nnd
beauty. Doctor MetchnlkofTs theory
crented n grent amount of Interest
nmong men of-science, especially In
France, but apparently It "hung fire"
somewhere, nnd we nre still growing
old, although dogs nro us common In
our midst as ever.
Indo-lsrael Notion.
The anthropological evidence Is nil
ngalnst the notion of n Jewish an
cestry of North American Indlnns.
Their skull formation would show
rather n relationship with tho Mon
gols. It Is very unlikely thnt Jewish
pottery or clay tablets were ever dis
covered In North America. All tra
dition nnd nil ethnological science
would be disturbed by such n find.
But the Hebrew longungp, In Its
Aramaic dialects, spread throughout
tho East eight or six hundred year
before our Chrlstlnn era, nnd wan the
ofllclal langungo of diplomacy and of
commerce. Even If traces of thnt lan
guage were to be found In Canada, It
would provo nothing more thnn thnt
eastern traders hnd made their way
Into that country years ngo. Consider
ing the narrowness of tho seas between
the new and the old worlds on the
Pacific side, this would not bo a very
wonderful mntter.
Pleasurable Occasion.
"I was u member of tho largo and
Intelligent audience In Hclllollnger's
hnll Inst night," snld old Gaunt N.
Grlnnm, "and greatly enjoyed your
speech on tho burning Issues of tho
day."
"I mn Indeed llnttered, I nssnre you,
sir " sonorously replied Hon. Brady
Lowder. "And may I ask what por
tion of It especially pleased you?"
"The entire oration. I have always
been very fond of puzzles, nnd l gave
me much plensuro to try to discover
what were the burning Issues of the
day, and, having done so, why yrm
should not let them burn." Judg,