TITE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
CONTINUE FIGHT
FOR MEDIATION
Hail Executives Claim Striko
will be Fought Out to
Glean Finish.
TO SETTLE GERMAN DAMAGE
Agreement Signed Providing for Com
mission to Settle Damagos
Caused by War.
Washington. Itnllrnnd oxecntlvus
Who have represented till their assoela
los in negotiating with President Hard
ing mill railroad labor organization
licudH for a compromise settlement of
(lie railroad striko, have left Washing
ton, convinced that the present strike
would lie fought out to a Mulsh.
The executives further Indicated,
through mi authorized spokesman, that
they expected the government would
not attempt further compromise In the
Hltuatlou and made public the text of
their answer to President Harding's
final settlement proposal.
Union leaders, however, declared
that mediation and compromise efforts
would he continued with olllclnls ot
the four brotherhoods of train service
men net Ing as a committee to go be
tween the striking shopcraft reptc
scntntlvcs on the one hand and tin
government or the railroads on tin
other. Meanwhile, they withhold froir
publication the response of the strik
ing shopmen's chiefs to the president'!
nottlement offers and also a statement
of the policy which other unions in
tended to pursue.
To Fix Claims on Germany.
Washington Announcement that ar.
Agreement between the United Stajef
and (icrmany providing for the de
termination of the amount of claim!
against Germany was signed in Herlln
ihns been made by the State depart
ment. The agreement provides for a
claims commission to be composed of
jtwo commissioners and an umpire.
Associate Justice Day of the United
States supreme court, It was almoune
ed, has been selected by President
Harding as umpire. He will havt
authority to decide finally upon quos
tlons on which the two commissioner!
one to he selected by each govern
ment may agree.
The selection of Justice Day, It win
stated, was made aftor the Germiu
.government expressed a desire to havt
an American citizen appointed as urn
plrc.
"Big Four" Orders Walkout.
Milwaukee. Olllclals of the His
IFour brotherhoods, of the Chicago.
IMIIwaukco & St Paul railroad, have
ordored a walkout on the entire Mil-
iv.iukeo division. Tim meeting was
isecret and whb attended by over 1,000
members of the brotherhood at this
Itermlnal. Following action taken on
'the walkout, union leaders declared
that crews that wcro to man trains
after midnight had been ordered to
stay awuy from the yards and stations.
Western Brotherhoods Give Warning,
Los Angeles, Cal. Members of the
engineers, firemen, conductors and
trainmen's brotherhoods on several
.far western divisions of the Santa
Vn lines, notified railroad olllclnls here
.that they would no longer move trains
through points where armed guard?
were employed on railroad "property.
Flrot Suit Resulting from Wreck.
. St. Tuls, Mo. Tho , first damage
suit resulting from tho wreck of the
Missouri Paclllc passenger trains at
Sulphur Springs, Mo wns tiled against
the railroad company by Mrs. Bltlm
Smith, mother of Paul Smith, 11 years
old, who was seriously Injured In the
'wreck. The suit asks damages of
$05,000. In behalf of the hoy.
I Makes Refund to State Fund.
Lincoln. A .?r.r),000 refund has been
placed In the state guaranty fund by
13. M. Warner, receiver of the failed
American State hank nt this place.
London. Tho ratified eonv of (n
ir i.i . l i. i
lYUKlllllUlUU Lirillirn HUM lll'l'll MlLMlRt.
by King George. It Is now enroute
iw m i. cm. mi i.tiiiiuiKu ui
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luiuiiuiiiMin.
Coal Stock Down to Minimum.
Chicago. Unless the coal shortage
in Chicago mid the rest of the state
Is relieved within 10 days, factories
and other concerns will bo forced to
close, thus throwing '2(K),0) additional
persons out of employment. Tho
!trlk has now been n progress
days and tho coal stocks are down
to the minimum. A survey of tho
(factory districts In Chicago and down
mtnte, shows an average of 10 days'
isupplles. Factories In .Chicago nro
closing down every day because of
u lack of fuel.
Coolie Stevedorea Win Strike.
Manila, P. T. Coollo stevedores
have Just won their strike against n
reduction of pay and they will con
tinue to receive one peso and a half
ft day (about 7f5c). It was proposed
to cut them to one peso,
New Brunswick Gets Shaking,
Montreal, Que. A violent earth
quake shock was felt In Fdmundston,
Now Hrunswlck. Houses were rocked,
a pile of lumber overturned In tho
center of the town, and a house wns
uhlftcd from Its foundation.
LOOK FOR SEIZURE OF ROADS
Possibility of Seizure of Railroad?
Seems Inevitable as Efforts to
Settle Unavailing.
Washington. Hulked at every turn
In Ids efforts to compose the threaten
ing Industrial situation duo to the ctal
ami railroad strikes, President Hard
ing Is turning to congress to help
him In the crisis.
The president desires the house to
remain In regular session when It re
turns from recess Instead of carrying
out Its plan of further recess to await
senate action on the tariff hill. Notice
to that effect already has gono from
the White House with the added sug
gestion that the president desires a
full attendance.
Tike president desires the help of
congress in the co"l ami mnromi
strike problem, now that r.ll his of
forts at mediation have failed or are
about to fall, while (he chiefs of nil
(he railroad workers organizations
have gathered In Washington to dis
cuss making the rail strikes more ef
fective than ever.
What Mr. Harding's next move inny
be Is not known, hut In some olllclal
(uarlers It Is predicted that his pa
tience and conservatism In the crisis
are about exhausted and that he is
preparing to "use the big stick" to
protect the welfare of the country.
All Efforts to Settle Fall.
Washington. Governmental seizure
of the railroads In the public Interest
nppcars Inevitable as leaders of both
sides In the railroad strike Indicate
their opposition to President Harding's
latest proposal for settling this menac
ing dispute.
Hejectlon of the proposal will leave
the president with only two moves,
administration leaders said:
A call for a conference between rail
road executives and strikers' leaders
to settle their trouble and, this fall-
Ing, to take over the roads.
The president Indicated he Is near-
Ing the end of his efforts to mediate
the dispute.
Foreign Coal Contracts Cancelled.
London. Many American coal con
tracts placed here In the last fort
night have been canceled by cable,
which lends to the belief that the
United States coal striko "any be set
tled soon.
Discusses Complaint Against Road
Washington; The Intorstnte Com
merce commission has dismissed the
complaint of Omaha Livestock com
mission firms against the Chicago, Mil
waukce & St. Paul railroad and othei
roads relative to failure on the part
of the roads to absorb their full
amount of the charges assessed foi
switching carload shipments of ordi
nary livestock to or from the publlt
stockyards at Oinuliu, In addition tc
thi! lino-haul rate. The Corn Belt
Meat Producers' association, the Am-
orlcan farm bureau federation and tht
National Livestock exchnmre imrtlcl.
pated In the complaint.
Failed to Observe Warning Signals.
Do Soto, Mo. Hlamo for the Mis
souri Paclllc wreck at Sulphur Springs.
Saturday night, which caused the
death of 115 auri Injury to more than
100, was fixed on Engineer Mntthew
menu or tast passenger rso, -l, by a
coroner's Jury which Investigated the
disaster. The Jury at first returned
tin open verdict but loter reversed Its
decision, stating that Glenn, who was
killed when he leaped from his cab.
had failed to ohservo "slgnalH warning
him that tho track1 ahead was nof
rleiir.
Investigating Gasoline Prices.
Washington. Sweeping Investiga
tion Into the high gasoline prices pre
vailing over the country has been
jpened before a special subcommittee
of live senators.
Dublin. Harry J. Holand, formei
representative of the Sinn Fein In tho
United States, died In a hospital here
)f wounds received In the Grand hotel
n Skerries, a fishing village north of
!)ub)lu, while attempting to ovado
npture by troops of the national army.
dt it 1 1 it ri flillil i1tn1fk "Mill in
I . . . '
Mil.liu.t lino ifiuw ffilWtifltit
Mreuiont of Armando Jaranilllo, niln-
Hier oi i ue interior, ami Angel uun
I ... .
re id. mi nisier or usiie
Traction Strike Cost $3,000,000 a Day.
Chicago. Chicago's traction striko
s estimated to have cost the city
f 10,000,000. or at the rate of slightly
ver .?.1.000.000 a day. The heaviest
loss fell upon merchants, not only
lown town, but In the outlylngsuhurhs.
Seven deaths are directly attributable
to the strike, (he victims being crush
ed to death In the congestion of ve
hides. The Injuries, some of them
serious, approximate 100. There was
no violence of uny sort. The strikers
went tlshlng, or worked around their
houses.
Retail Prices Increased.
Washington. Hctall food prices In
15 out of '.iTi representative cities In
(he United States showed an Increase
luring the month from June 15 to
July 15, the department of labor's
bureau of labor statistics announces
German Banks Transferrin Funds
Paris. German banks hnve trans
ferret! to Holland and Switzerland be
tween (JO.Oju.uw niul 70,000,000 French
francs which hnd been on denoslt In
American nnd other foreign banks lu
Paris.
anfon
In a Chinese Spaghetti Factory.
(Prepared by the National deoRraplilu
tjoewty, wnBiiinglon, u. v.j
Cnnton, seat of government of Sun
Ynt Sen, president of tho "South China
He-public," which recently fell to sup
porters of the rival Peking govern
ment, Is the seed-bed In which the
first Western Ideas sprouted In China
Ideas which some optimistic observ
ers believe will continue to grow until
tho country Is as fully Westernized us
Japan. Thcro are now many centers
for the spread of Western culture In
China; but Cunton will always retain
the Interest that attaches to the point
)f entry, and probably for a long time
;t will continue to be the scene of
ircntcst progress.
It wus In 1517 that Canton began
its relations with the West. In that
yenr, Just twenty-five years' after
Columbus discovered America, tho
Portuguese obtained permission to
trndo with the Cantonese. Later the
Dutch, the English, tho French, nnd
finally, the Yankees sent their ships
nnd traders to the city. For a time
It was the only city which the author
ities of China permitted to have inter
course with "the Western barbarians."
Hut the Canton door wns not kept
open without a henvy foot being thrust
In it from time to time. Chinese and
European commercial and government
al practices and general customs were
so different that they Inevitably
clashed when they first met. Such
heavy trading tnxes wcro levied and
so many restrictions imposed nt this
first treaty port that Europeun traders
were almost ruined. On their part the
Westerners Introduced opium agnlnst
the wishes of the Chinese ofllclnls, and
the general misunderstandings led to
wnrs with England and France. As
n result of the wnrs Canton was estab
lished more und more firmly ns Chlna'a
open door.
Canton's priority .was not alone In
trade. Tho first Homnn Catholic mis
sionaries to China settled In 1571 nt
Macao, a few miles down the river
from Cnnton, and ten yenrs Inter be
gan work In Canton Itself. The city,
too, had one of the first Mohnminedan
mosques to be cstnblshed among the
Chinese; and there In 1807 tho first
Protesnnt missionary to China settled.
It has since become one of the most
Important missionary centers In the
country.
Contact with the Occident.
Slight racial differences seem to hnve
made the Cantonese, to begin with,
more alert than the Chinese of other
regions; but they undoubtedly have
been quickened nnd made more pro
gressive by the constant stimulus of
contact with Westerners during tho
pnst -100 years. J spirit of competi
tion and emulation wns awakened
among the merchants and men In pub
lic life which by degrees reflected It
self In numerous ways In the life of
Canton. Hut nbovo nil things, tho
Western visitors aroused the curiosi
ty of the Cantonese, with the result
that they became the emigrants, pur
excellence of Chlnn. Thousands of
them bavo sojourned In the United
States and Canada, South America,
South Afrlcn, Australia and Europe.
More Important still, In recent years
young Chlneso have been returning
from the United States nnd Europe
ufter a Western collego training; and
a considerable proportion of them have
found their wny to Canton. As fixed
ns are tho wnys of Chlnn, these Chl
neso who have lived under Western
Institutions or who have carefully stud
led Western wnys, have not failed,
when they have returned to their na
tive city, to modify conditions In some
wise. It Is not strange, then, that
from Canton has come on. numerous
occasions pressuro against conserva
tive Peking for reform, and at times
revolution. Some sort of breach be
tween north and south China was In
evitable In recent years; and It was
equally lncvltublo that Canton, great
est city of the South, should lead It.
Although throughout most of the
400 yenrs since the first contact with
Europeans, the leaven of Western
Ideas bus been working In Canton,
even as recently ns three years ago
It had done llttlo to lift the teeming
old city of more than n million souls
from Its thoroughly Chinese appear
once and customs. Its narrow alley
like streets, none too clean, hemmed
In by low houses und sot off by great
black and gold and black and red signs,
wcro the streets of nny typical Chi
nese town. Through them pattered
the hare feet of coolies like those of
i heir countless predecessors whose cal
loused soles have worn deep channels
in the tlugstones. Along the river
banks are still anchored acres and
acres of small, brown, flimsy boats lu
each of which n family lives as their
ancestors did In tho time of Marco
Polo.
After Canton was made the seat of
government for the "Southern Itepub
lie of Chlnn" changes in Its appearance
were rapid. In pluco of the old sys
tem of government In which the rul
ing of the city was merely Incidental
to the government of the province, u
carefully worked out municipal govern
ment wns constructed with nil the mod
ern trimmings. It might be described
as n sort of combination of the Amer
ican commission plan with a "Capital
istic Soviet" system. A young Chlneso
graduate of two American colleges,
who hnd specialized In the study of
municipal government, wns made may
or. With n commission of six depart
ment heads he formed the executive
body. Clinton's "bonrd of aldermen"
who took churge of legislation under
the new regime, wns called the Munici
pal Advisory council. Of .Its !50 mem
bers, ten were appointed by the gov
ernor of the province, ten chosen In a
general election, nnd ten were elected
by certain groups Including the cham
ber of commerce, the educutlonnl as
sociation, doctors, lawyers, engineers
und labor guilds.
Modernizing the City.
In the few years this government
lasted It left Its mark on nnclent Can
ton. Where only nnrrow alleys exist
ed before, thousands of houses wcro
razed and broad streets put through;
cnnnls were filled In to make other
thoroughfares ; and finally tho old city
wall, crumbling with the ago of cen
turies, was torn down, and nn enclrc
luig boulevnrd constructed on Its site.
The old wall had Its usefulness In
death, for Us stones were broken up
and the material used to surface tho
city's new streets. The city govern
ment of Canton even provided public
parks a hitherto unheard of thing for
a Chinese city to do.
Hut though In externals Canton has
seen many changes In the past few
yenrs, Its customs cling tennclously.
The food of n lurge part of the Can
ton populace is not that of America.
In the markets ono mny buy not only
the flesh of cattle nnd horses, but al
so that of dogs and snakes. And nn
order for "cnt meat" In a Canton mnr-
ket doesn't mean that the house pet
Is to bo fed; It means Just what It
says. The gourmet shopping In Cnn
ton may have the choice of rats "on
tho hoof" In cages, or may purchase
the more convenient article with Its
long curled tnll. And If this variety
In meats Is not enough, he will find
for sale the llesh oi lizards and the
fins of sharks, and by wny of ment
substitutes, ancient eggs and dried oy
sters.
The view which one gets of Canton
from the few high vnptngo points dis
closes a city of Innumerable low, lint
topped houses, with here and thero a
tower breaking the monotony. Two
of these belong to n Christian cathc
dral, one to n Mohninmednn mosque,
nnd most of tho remainder, strangely
enough, to the shops of Chinese pawn
brokers. The construction of these
shops In the form of towers Is said to
bo In order that tho valuables which
they contain may ho more easily guard
ed. In late years, too, a few office
buildings nnd department stores have
been constructed on the Amerlcnn
plan ; and these, ut least relatively to
the sea of low dwellings, are "sky.
scrapers."
Canton has been quick to tako ad
vantage of the opportunities thnt Its
recent boon of wide streets has given.
Where n few years ago chairs borno
on the shoulders of coolies constituted
tho only form of human transportation
through tho narrow alleys, now auto
mobiles and omnibuses whisk about
on the broadways. Of course through
out much of tho city the streets still
nro wide enough only for chnlrs.
The white residents of Cnnton for
tho most pnrt live on an Island of
mndo hind in tho river, separated from
tho Chlneso settlements by a wldo
cnnnl. Two wars wero fought by Great
Hrltaln, howover, lnrgoly for tho ad
mission of foreigners to the city o
Canton proper, and some fow whites
tiike ndvautago ot this hard-earned
privilege.
GOVERNORS ASK
U. S. OPERATION
Ouclare Drastic Action Ncces
sary to Supply Northwest
with Fuel.
GREAT CORN CROP FORECAST
Favorable Growing Conditions During
July Give Prediction of Enor
mous Yield This Fall.
St. Paul. Government operation ol
nil coal mines and railroads serving
these mines would be approved by the
people of the northwest, according to
a resolution adopted at a conference
of governors of live northwest states,
The resolution was sent to President
Harding.
The resolution declared that it coal
shortage exists that threatens "the
health and happiness of our people
and Imperils the prosperity of our
business."
It was signed by Governor Preus
of Minnesota, Governor It. A. Nestoa
of North Dakota; Governor W. II
McMasters, outh Dakota; Governor
U. G. Hlalne, Wisconsin, and Governor
K E. Kendall, lown.
It was decided to appoint a repre
sentative of the five states to a joint
committee to be maintained at Wash
ington to advance the Interests of ihe
northwest In the present coal emer
gency. The committee will be known
as the northwest coal committee and
Its expenses will be pro-rated nmonj,'
the five states.
See 3,000,000,000 Bushel Corn Crop.
Washington. Bumper crops In gen
eral this year, resulting from highly
favorable growing conditions during
July, Is Indicated by the government's
Atigust crop report.
A 8,000,000,000-bushel com crop, foi
the fourth time In the history of farm
ing In the United States, Is forecast.
A record crop of hay, estimated at
03,100,000 tons, Is being harvested, sur
passing the record made in 1019 by
1,300,000 tons.
The second lnrgest crop of white
potatoes ever grown was reported lu
prospect, the total production being
forecast at 440,000,000 bushels, or
,000,000 bushels less than the record
crop of 1917.
The fourth largest crop of tobacco
over grown Is forecast with n total
production of 1,425,000 pounds.
Leather Goes on Free List.
Washington. Hides, boots and shoes
an d leather were voted back to the
tariff free list by the senate, which
thus concurred In uctlon taken by the
house more than a year ago. There
was only one roll call on hides and
tho result wns 30 to 2G against the
committee rates of 2 cents a pound
on green or pickled and G cents on
dried hides. Most of the marked lines
which have developed In the senute
during the tariff tight "disappeared on
this vote.
Mexico Protests Alleged Slaying.
Washington. The State department
has received a protest from tho Mex
lcan government against the alleged
killing of two Mexican citizens and
the beating up of others In connection
with the nmssacro at Ilerrin, III. The
department has acknowledged receipt
of the representntlons and has given
Its assurance that the whole circum
stances of the case will be thoroughly
investigated.
Firemen Overcome by Smoke.
Omaha. Twenty firemen wero over
come and injured, none seriously, In
heavy smoke from n lire that did
about $20,000 damage to a downtown
furniture company. Two police pa
trols and automobiles of citizens were
pressed Into service to rush tho cholc
Ing firemen to the emergency hospital
at tho police station, where first afd
was given by police surgeons.
Time Limit Extended.
Washington. Olllclal announcement
hy tho State department says that the
time limit for reporting holdings of
orewnr Austrian nnd Hungarian un
secured government, bonds, under pro
visions of the Austrian nnd Hungarian
pcaco treaties, had been extended to
October 1.
John G. Woolley Very III.
Granada, Spnln. John G. Woolley,
72, twice prohibition candidate for
president of the United States, Is suf
fering from a corehral attack at a
hotel here and Is reported in a most
serious condition.
Idle Cars Decrease.
Washington. Idle freight cars on
the railroad Hues in tho United States
totaled 3S7.322 on July 23, us com
pnred with 417,029 on July 15, accord
Ing to reports received hy tho American
Uallwny association.
Lincoln, Neb. In tho name of John
Ilavekost, of Hooper, president of tho
Fnrmers' Union Exchange of Onialm,
and three others, the law firm of
Sorenson & Hollen, of Lincoln, has
filed a petition In tho district court
asking tho court to approve new bnl
lot titles to the four laws of tho last
legislature to bo referred nt the No
vember election. Tho suit nttneks the
titles prepared tho last week hy At
torney General Clarenco A. Davis, on
tho ground thnt they are "misleading
confusing, argumentlve and prejudl
rial."
TIRED
NO AMBITION
Nervous and Dizzy, Every
thing Seemed to Worry Me.
How I Got Well
Lnnvill. Indiana. "My back was bo
bad I could not do my washing. I was al
ways urea out ana
had no ambition, was
nervouB and dizzy
nnd everything
Bocmod to worry mo
and I had awful pains
in my right side. I
felt badly about four
years and could not
do my work as it
should havo boen
done. Isavr LydiaE.
Pinkham'a Vogo
tablo Compound ad
vertised bo much and it did so many pco-
fle good that I began to take it myself,
am feeling fino now and everyone tells
me uiey never saw me looKingso well, l
live on a farm, do all my work, and havo
thrco little girls to toko caro of. I am
recommending this medicino to my
friends and know it will help them if
they use it like I do." Mrs. HEitnEitT
Long, R. R. 8, Box 7, Larwill, Indiana-
Many women keen about their work
when it is a great effort. They are al
ways tired out and havo no ambition.
When you aro in this condition give it
prompt attention.
Tako Lvdia E. Pinkham'u VfiMlnMn
Compound, for it is especially adapted
to correct such troubles, as it did for
mrs. Xjong.
Hair Thin? Si
Ton need Q-BaA
r Tonic to
ngthen It
to irrow new.
hair ItTlUliie
the roots and aloe balr falling out fills bald
Dots raiildlj. Try Itl At all (rood druggists. 75c.
W direct Irom UE2S1C-E11I3. Urai.U. Mtas&U. Ttsa.
Contemporary Corrected.
From Fnshlonnble Dress "When
the gay Hnrd of Avon fondly Inquired
What Is so rare as a day In June?"
he wns probably thinking of the
smiles and tears and tenderness of
the wedding day."
Not at all, brother, not at nil I He
was probnbly thinking: "That's u
mighty good line. Wish I'd thought of
It before Lowell did." Boston Tran
Bcript. The prices of cotton and linen havo
been doubled by the wnr. Lengthen
their service by using Red Cross Ball
Blue In the laundry. All grocers Ad
vertisement.
Frequently Wives Don't.
"I am another mun since I got mar
ried," exclaimed the happy benedict.
"And does your wife love thnt other
man?" asked n cynical friend. Bos
ton Transcript.
Sure Relief
6 Bell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
ElsLANS
25$ and 754 Packages. Everywhere
rzr. , .
JNot a Laxative
Nujol is a lubricant not &
medicine or laxative bo
cannot gripe.
When you aro constipated,
not enough of Nature's
lubricating liquid is pro
duced in the bowel to keep
the food wasto soft and
moving. Doctors prescribe
Nujol becauso
It acta llko
this natural
lubricant and
thus replaces
it, Try it .to
day.
Cuticura Talcum
is Fragrant and
Very Healthful
Soap 25c, Ointment 25 and 50c, Talcum 25c
W. N. U.. OMAHA, NO. 33-1922.
One peculiar thing nbout Elnstetn Is
that few who disbelieve In his theory
dare to sny a word about It.
"Ilow much shall we tell our daugh
ters?" asks a mngazInQ writer. Well.
It Isn't possible to tell them much.
When a man Is mnd, ho cusse
When a woman Is mad, she cries,
Cussing doesn't get the mnn much.
It Is hard to credit the report that
blindness Is decreasing, In view of tho
things the reformers see In the movies.
Any loan to Cermnny should bo
contingent on her promise thnt she
will not wasto the money on fireworks.
Many "sit-In," many more "listen
In,"" quite n number "get-In," but you
will generally find tho ambitious youth
"dlgglng-in,"
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