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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, OHIBF i. EBfl tt& r JflsBsPfisfcajlitf t?,jffirfcV''jl air JmjUhMBI xj-vl- j?Jt' S-. K$&m 1 The French liner Venezln burning In mld-Atlnntle. 2 President C. II. Selph of the NntlonnI Association of Postmasters nnd the flornl piece he presented to President Wilson with best wishes for his recovery. 8 President Polncare of France laying n wrcnth on foundation stone of big monument to be erected at St. Mlhlel In honor of the American victory there. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Labor's Withdrawal From the Industrial Conference in Washington. PUBLIC GROUP ONLY STAYS Coal Miners Reject Offer and Prepare to Strike Government May Oper ate Mines Senate Committee Adopts Strong Reservations to the Peace Treaty. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. After two weeks of discussion and negotiation, the Industrial conference at Washington was almost disrupted .Wednesday by the withdrawal of the labor delegation. Mr. Gompcrs led hln bloc out of the conference because Its resolution on collective bargaining was rejected. As he departed he de clared the employers' group was adopting exactly the position assumed by the I. W. W. that workers should not enter Into agreements with em ployers and that ho had nothing fur ther to submit. "You have defeated labor In Its declaration here," he add ed, "but we will meet you ngaln In conference, nnd when we do meet you there you will be glad to talk collec tive bnrgalnlng." Spokesmen for the capital group de nied the employers were opposed to collective bargaining, but said the res olution submitted, If adopted, "would go out to the world as a concession on tho part of the employers' group that they recognize the necessity of the' unionization of all the Industrial establishments In the country nnd the kind of collective bnrgnlnlng that the labor unions Insist upon as distin guished from other kinds." Tho group representing the public approved tho resolution, nnd It was beaten In the employers' group by only one vote, but tho rulers of the confer ence require a unnnlmous vote for the passage of nny resolution. L. E. Shop pard of tho railroad 'conductors charged that political motives Inspired the action of some of the delegates, nnd to others It wns apparent that the steel strike Issues really were respon sible for the attitude taken by the majority of the capital group. President Wilson, on his sick bed, had dictated nnd signed a letter to the members of the conference pleading for, contlnunnce of the sessions until a solution of Industrial relations was reached, nnd this wns read by Chair man Lane,, but It did not hnve the de sired effect on Gompers nnd his col leagues. At first It wns thought their withdrawal meant the breaking up of 'the conference, but the members of the public group said they would keep 'on with their work, nnd President Wil son sent another letter nsklng that 'this course be followed. The failure, so far, of the Industrlnl conference to accomplish anything is disappointing enough, but public at tention Is centered Just now on another llabor trouble thnt Is Imminentthe threatened strike of soft conl miners which Is set for November 1. Secre tary of Labor Wilson hns been work ing desperntely to nvert this, nnd made a proposal that would grant the miners inn Increased wage, but thnt Ignored their demand for a 30-hour week. The ,mlncrs' committee formally rejected this offer, though It wns thought the operators would ngree to It, nnd the leaders of tho miners loft Washington at once to prepare for tho struggle. iThe territory Involved Is the "central competitive district," Including west ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Secretnry Wilson nnd the other gov ernment ofilclnls directly Involved In this mntter did not announce their iPlans for the future, but they havo in itimnted thnt If necessary, In order , to , insure a supply of coal to consumers, ,the mines will be kept open nnd oper ated by the government, with troops i on guard. Congress nlso mny Inter ivene If the efforts of the government full. Already In both house and sen- ate measures nre being framed that would declare It n crime to Incite n strike In coal mines. Senator Fre llnghuysen was especially severe In his comment on the miners' demands, and took the occasion to denounce trade unionism under Its present lead ership as n "new nutocrucy" tending townrd bolshcvlsm. On the surfnee there Is little chnnge In the steel strike situation, but the American Federation, of Labor and some state labor associations, notably thnt of Illinois, carco out strong for unlimited support of the strikers, both morally nnd financially. In the con vention of the Illinois Federntlon of Lnbor a general strike was advocated In order to "stop the wheels of Indus try nnd bring Gary to his knees." The labor lenders are planning to spread the strike In various directions nnd rejoiced nt the nctlon of the ofllclnls of the rnllwny brotherhoods giving the workers permission to tnke such nc tlon ns they mny find necessary In ench district. This mny mean the men operating the lines Into steel plnnts will quit work. Last Wednesday was the last day on which steel strikers could return to their Jobs nnd save their seniority nnd pension rights, nnd innny of them did go bnck to the mills. The rnllrond workers of the country, who nre demanding Increased wages, time nnd a half overtime, the eight hour dny, nnd chnnges In working con ditions, nre prepnrlng for a finish fight with the railroad administration, ac cording to what Timothy Shea, chief of the firemen, told the administra tion's bonrd of working conditions. Shen's data and claims were strongly combated by A. O. Wharton, who left the presidency of the railway em ployees, department of the American Federation of Labor to become n member of the board. Director Genernl nines put n sud den end to the strike of express drivers In Now York by threntenlng to fill their places with troops, but efforts to settle the longshoremen's strike there were futile nnd the food shortngo In the metropolis grew worse dnlly with prices sonrlng. Tn order thnt there should he no further delay In govern ment work on transports nnd other vessels, Secretnry of Wnr linker sent n large number of troops to the port to take the places of strikers, and the Intter were wnrned thnt Interfer ence with the soldiers would be met with bullets. The troops, it wns de clared by the army officials, would do only government work. Although some of the longshoremen's locals have voted to abandon the strike nnd It Is dlsnpproved by their international officers, most of the men refuse to re turn to work unless they are given $1 an hour and $2 an hour for overtime. Tim sennte committee on foreign re Intlons prepnred the ground for tho flnnl bnttle over the trenty with Ger innny by adopting 14 reservntlons and a pienmble to the resolution of rati fication providing that Americn's rati flcntlon of the pact shall not be effec tive until the reservntlons hnve been accepted by three of the four 'chief nl lled nntlons, Great Britain, France, Italy and Jnpnn. The reservntlons, which Senntor Lodge snld will be supported by n mnjorlty In the sennte, nre framed to accomplish the following: To give tho United States unquali fied right of withdrawal from the lenguo upon notice by congress. To relievo the United Stntes of any obligation to preserve tho terri torial integrity or polltlcnl Independ ence of nny country under nrtlcle X or to go to wnr under nny nrtlcle un less congress bo decides by net or Joint resolution. To provide thnt no mnndnte mny be nccepted by the United Stntes ex cept by express authorization of con gress. To protect tho sovereignty of the United States over domestic questions. To guard the Monroe doctrine by declaring It outside the Jurisdiction of tho league. To declare tho dissent of the United States from the Shantung settlement. To protect American exports to Ger many from Interference by tho repa rations commission unless congress approves. To remove the United States from nny obligation to contribute to the league's expenses unless congress au thorizes such appropriation. To reserve the right of tho United States to decide for Itself the size of Its armament. To reserve the right of tho United States to refrain from entering Into the economic boycott provided for In article 10 of the league covenant. To Invalidate any act of the league in so far ns it affects the United Stntcs, unless the Amcrlcnn represen tative on the leugue council or assem bly has been confirmed by the senate. To protect the rights of American citizens under the articles of the trea ty dealing with debts nnd property. To relieve the United Stntes of nny obligation to nssume trusteeship for nny of the German oversens posses sions surrendered to the nllled nnd nssoclnted powers. To reserve the right of the United Stntes to refuse to submit to the league nny question affecting the vltnl Interests nnd national honor of the United States. Senator Hitchcock, spenklng for the proponents of the trcnty ns it stnnds, , snld the reservntlons were utterly ob- noxious nnd thnt 40 Democrats would vote qgninst ratification with Buch conditions. The preamble he consld ercd especially objectlonnble. Bringing up unexpected strength to the defense of Petrogrnd, the bolshev lkl succeeded In postponing the fnll of that city, though their offlelalB moved to Moscow with all their rec ords. At latest reports, the troops of the Russian northwest nrmy were but n few miles from Petrogrnd and tho fighting was severe. It Is known thnt Genernl Yudenltch's men nre not well equipped, nnd they nro not numerous; therefore the Finns are expecting thnt ho will reconsider his refusal to ac cept the help they offered him some time ngo. In the Volga region General Denlklne clnlmed to hnve defeuted tho bolshevlkl nenr Knmpshln, but the soviet government announced that Denlklne's advance on Moscow from the south hnd been definitely stopped. According to the British admiralty, tho story of tho bombardment nnd capture of Kronstndt by British nnvnl forces wns untrue; but Inst week n messnge from Helslngfors snld French warships had been shelling the fort ress for several days. Two bolshevik torpedo bont destroyers nttneked Brit ish nnd Esthonlnn vessels in the Gulf of Flnlnnd nnd were promptly Bunk. The Letts continued their struggglo for tho possession of RIgn with tho Germnns, who nre under the command of Col. Avaloff-Bermond since Von der Goltz quit. The Germans claim to be carrying on their cnmpalgn agnlnst the bolshevlkl nnd to have offered an nrmlstlce to tho Letts. They hnve been Joined by nn entire regiment thnt hnd been stationed nt Thorn to guard the Germnno-Pollsh frontier. Tho Amerlcnn mission to Armenia under Major Genernl Ilnrbord nrrlved nt Constnntlnople nfter n strenuous trip In the course of which the mem bers, except Ilnrbord, were enptured by Kurds nnd held prisoners for sev eral hours. Correspondents who hnve interviewed the commissioners sny most of them nre opposed toAmerlca's ncceptlng a mnndnte for Armcnln or nny other pnrt of the former Turkish empire unless the other powers first pledge themselves to a policy of handi off. Premier Lloyd George found himself up ngalnst another "crisis" almost Im mediately nfter the opening of pnrlln inent. By nn unexpected shift of tho line-up the government wns defented on n minor amendment to n pending measure. But becnuse only about hnlf tho members were present It wns be lieved tho cabinet would not consider It necessary to resign, as Is customary when It finds Itself outvoted. ' Tho French military authorities hnvo unertrthed n great conspiracy in Alsace-Lorraine having for Its object the establishment of nn nutonomous republic. The lender has confessed It was financed by Germnns nnd that a relative of Bethmunn-Hollwog wnB the Intermediary between the Berlin for eign office und tho conspirators. CDRNHUSKER ITEMS tf cwa of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska. OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS A most trngodlcnl suicide occurred hear Tocuinseh the other day when Oscar Stutz, armor, poured gasoline over the hay In the mow of his bam, M't lire to the Inllainalile fuel, tied a wire arotintl his nock and to a rafter and swung oft' tho support on which ho blood. The body was badly burned. A team of horses belonging lo Stutz, thlrt-flvo head of hogs belonging to Teciimseh men, (lie barn belonging to Lawrence RIscIinlT, and hay tools and other farm equipment, were burned. The loss Is very heavy. Mr. John Stoker of Hastings was elected picsldont of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs at the annual convention of the organization at Fulrbury. Others chosen are: Vice picsldont, Mrs. K. 1$. Penny, Fullerton; recording secretary, Mrs. S. M. Dewey, Fairmont; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Paul Ferryman ; treasurer, Mrs. 13. 0. Drake, Beatrice; auditor, Mrs. Kllrahetli Smith, C'hndron; state and national director, Mrs. A. 13. Sheldon, Lincoln. Klnior O. Snell and Miss Nettle Diigllsh of Juniata ; Arthur Stew art of Illinois: Leslie Lnudon and Mrs. Fmmellne Potter of Hastings and Herman Knedler of Curtis were killed ami Miss Anna Kellmau of Hastings was Injured when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by n fast Burlington passenger train near Hastings. The party wns-eii route to a country dunce when the fntnl accident occurred. Figures complied by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce show thnt Ne braska stands fifth In the union in beet sugar production. This state will pro duce 050,000 tons of sugar this year. The leading states are Colorado, Mich igan, Utah and California. The five states for the year will produce 5,'.)S!,000 tons of sugar. The first recorded incident In Ne braska whereby a county superintend ent of schools declined to permit pu pils to pay tribute to a great American citizen occurred in Dundy county when the head of the schools declared that u" '" "' "" "" ' " '"TL" ti 0''s.ervill,TO ot tllc blrt1' Richardson county, which leads In Sunday school work in the state, won the state banner with an attendance of 7fi0 at the annual county Sunday school convention, held In Verdon, for the largest attendance at a single sch blon of any convention held In the state bo far this year. Through the vlgllence of fifty county farm bureaus, the state Is practically free from hog cholera, according to the colleg( of agriculture. The usual loss runs Into millions, but this year It Is only a few hundred thousand dol lars. A barbecue and celebration will be held at Superior on Armistice day, November 11, In honor of the Nuck olls county, Nebraska, and Jewell county, Kansas, soldiers nnd sailors. Six Lincoln noy scouts are to be pre sented with honor awards by tho gov ernment as an acknowledgment of their efforts in obtaining subscriptions In the Victory Loan campaign. An elaborate program has been for mulated for the annual convention of tho Nebraska Potato Improvement as sociation, which is to be held at Rush- ville, November 12 to 14. .Miss Ellen Ilarn, Ml, pioneer woman suffrage leader of Kencsaw, mnilo un airplane flight with Aviator Burgess Crceth. She Is believed to be the old est Nebraska woman to fly. The blanket permit system on grain shipments from country stations to the Omaha market was cancelled Oc tober 25. Individual permits are now required. Over $200,000 has been raised of the fund of .fU.'O.OOO the Nebraska Luther an synod plans to secure for a new uni versity, to bo founded In Fremont. Fremont, It Is said, Is short more than 100 rental homes to liou.se new residents who have moved Into the city in the past few we"eks, (Hog prices are moving skyward again on the. South Omuhn 'market, some high grades going as high as $15.00 a hundred. Ulysses Is making preparation to add a number of extensions to her sewer system. About 4!"0 students, representing virtually every county In the state, have enrolled for farming engineering courses nt the Stnto Agricultural col lege ut Lincoln. New registrations nro being added each Monday. Water users In the irrigated dis tricts of western Nebraska are rais ing such a cry for congress to appro priate more money for developing pur poses It Is being heard nt Washington and action Is looked for. Tho city council of Alliance hns voted to purchaso two square blocks in tho business district for parking purposes, Tho Buffalo County Live Stock as sociation plans to expend $15,000 for the erection of u snlcB pavilion at Kearney. Wulter Brlggs, Sownrd county boy, who raised n $5,000 litter of pigs under tho direction of tho Stato college of agriculture, ndded $0H2 to his profits when he enptured thirteen ribbons nt tho national swine show at Des ilolnea. A terrible tragedy occurred near Kearney when a Union Pacific passen ger train, running inoro thnn nn hour lato nnd at terrific speed, crashed Into n Ford touring car containing Charles Klmmcrly of Colorado, his wife and four children, killing all the occupants of tho car. The family resided in Shurgon, Colo., nnd was en route homo from tho east. All curtains on the car were fastened down becnuse of a henvy mist, nnd it Is presumed tho driver failed to see or hear the train. Following n meeting of the Joint leg islative committee, at Lincoln, ap pointed nt the extra session to look Into tlu matter of profiteering In Ne braska, It became known that it was the consensus of opinion tit the gath ering that the time has come to handle the profiteers In this state without gloves, nnd tho only problem Is that of going after it In a way that will count. To this end the committee, which la composed of Senators Cooper of Doug Ian, Taylor of Custer, Nenl of Nemaha and Representatives Purcell of Broken Bow, McLaughlin of GrnndlHlniid and Hardin of Harlan county, will look thoroughly Into the matter, nnd will hold another meeting later. The 7 to 7 tie football game between the Nebraska University and the Okla homa state teams at Omaha Is looked upon by lovers of the sport In this stato as a defeat for the Cornhuskers, as the Nebraska squad has been conceded all along as the stronger of the two aggre gations. At the pure-bred Diiroc sale of J. II. Proett and son at tho Thayer county fair ut Deshler, a sow, Milady Orion, sold to Proett Bros, of Alexander, for $1,010, the highest price a sow of any breed ever sold for In Thayer county. A corporation with n capital stock of $100,000 has been organized at Al liance for the purpose of building new homes In the city to care for tho In creased population. The city Is short now, It is claimed, oer IIOO houses. Mrt. A. K. Davlsson, pioneer In wom an's club work In Nebraska, and for the past eight years leader of the woman's section of the State College of Agriculture Extension Service, bus resigned her position. During a scuffle over a loaded re volver at Kearney, Art Meyers wns shot and Instantly killed. Witnesses say the victim was under the Influ ence of liquor and had attempted to run amuck. Only returned service men who nro members of the Buffalo county post of the Amerlcnn Legion will be permit ted to attend a big banquet and cele bration at Kearney Armistice Day, No vember 11. The boy scouts of Wnhoo whose or ganization became demoralized during tho war because of the enlistments of Its scoutmasters, has recently been re organized with a membership of fifty to begin with. A baby International stock show will bo held nt the State Farm, Lin coln, the evening of Nov. 14. Follow ing the exhibit the stock will be sent to Chicago for the big International show. Nebraska ranks third for the best condition of all crops to September 1, 1010, according to a report Issued by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Oklahoma and Texas outranked Ne braska. Suit Instituted by the stnte against two Lincoln wholesale houses for al leged violation of the stato anti-trust law has been dismissed by Judge Reld of the Lancaster county court. Twenty-live discharged soldiers, mostly Nebraskans, disabled during tho war, nro enrolled In the University of Agricultural training under federal aid nt the Stnte Farm, Lincoln. Deshler suffered the greatest con ilagrutlon in the history of the city a few days ago when fire destroyed tho big Deshler coffee mill, entailing a loss of several thousand dollars.. A drop in the price of ?1 per hun dred for hogs on stock mnrkots means a loss of about $8,000,000 to Nebraska raisers if applied to tho annual pro duction of hogs in this state. The Salem Lutheran church at Its October meeting decided to erect a new church on n site nearer Midland college, work on the new structure to begin In the spring. At a big mooting of advertising men nt Omaha ,tho other day It was pre dicted that prices of clothing and shoes will greatly advance In the next few months. J. D. French, nislstant Stato Superin tendent of Public Instructions, has re signed because of ill health. Washington reports are to the effect that Omaha will have air mall serv ice by next spring. John Blazka, Cherry county farmer, was found guilty of second degree murder, for the killing of his wife, by n Jury at Vnlentlno. It Is rumored that J. E. Miller, mayor of Lincoln, Is strongly considering tho matter of entering the democratic pri maries for tho democratic nomination for governor. Articles of Incorporation for tho Consolidated Electric company, capi talized at $10,000, hnve been adopted by business men and farmers of Vir ginia, Rock ford and Ilolmcsville, Gago county. A twenty-ncro patch of potatoes on tho Peter Jenssen farm, nenr Morrill, nvernged 500 bushels to tho acre. Jefferson county has the distinction of having n woman deputy sheriff, said to he the only one In Nebraska. Mrs. Mary Crlger hns been appointed by Sheriff Tlppln and has accepted tho position which she Is now holding. Time lost In putting down paving at Wuhoo, necessitated because of lack of material, was madc'up when a num ber of husky business men of tho city volunteered their services to help Uio sork along. Eases Colds At once! Relief with 'Tape's Cold Compound" The first dose eases your cold 1 Don't stay fltuffed-up! Quit blowing nnd snufllingl A Jose o! "Papo's Cold. Compound" taken every two hours un til three doses nro taken usually breaks up a severe cold and ends nil grippe misery. Relief awaits you! Open your clogged-up nostrils and the air pass ages of your head; stop nose running; relieve the headache, dullness, fever Ishncss, sneezing, soreness and stiff ness. 'Tape's Cold Compound" Is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance. Tastes nice. Contains no quinine. Insist ou Tape's t Adv. Weighty Subject. They bad been discussing nrt, nnd tliu young man was getting slightly tired of the subject. "I remember one picture thnt brought tears to my eyes, however," he continued. "Ah, it was some pathetic subject," murmured the damsel, who took her self seriously. ' "As n matter of fact I don t know what the subject wns, but I happened to be sitting under a pretty henvy pic ture when the cord broke nnd It enmo down on my head." TOO SHORT TO DO UP AND STILL FALLING A little "Danderine" stops your hair coming out and doublea its beauty. To stop falling hnlr nt once and rldl the scalp of every particle of dandruff, get a small bottle of delightful "Dan derine" at nny drug or toilet counter for n few cents, pour n little In your hand nnd rub it into tho scnlp. After several nppllcations the hair usually stops coming out nnd you enn't find nny dandruff. Help your hair to grow strong, thick and long and becomo soft, glossy nnd twice as beautiful and abun dant. Adv. Unnecessarily Worried. He I may as well tell you, before you hear it In some other way, thnt I kissed nnother man's wife last night. The Missus I'll get n divorce, but who wns the horrid thlng7 He I wish you wouldn't speak' that way of my mother. If You Need a Medicine You Should Have the Besl IIave you ever stopped to reason why it la that bo many products that are ex tensively advertised, all at once drop out' of sight and are soon forgotten? Th reaion is plain the article did not fulfill the promises of the manufacturer. This applies more particularly to a medicine. A medicinal preparation that has real curative value almost sells itself, as like nn endless chain system the remedy la recommended by those who have been benefited, to those who are in need of it. A prominent druggist says "Take for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, s preparation I have sold for many years ami never hesitate- to recommend, for in almost every caso it shows excellent re sults, as many of my customers testify. No other kidney remedy has so largo a sale." According o sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who have--used tho preparation, the success bf Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to tho fact, so many people claim, that it fulfills al most every wish in overcoming kidney,, liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri nary troubles and neutralizes the prlc acid which causes rheumatism. You mny receive a sample bottle ol-Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address Dr. Kilmer It Co., llinghamton, N. Y., nnd enclose, ten cents; also mention this paper. Large and medium size bottles for sale at nil drug stores. Adv. ' Waste of Breath. "I want a word with you." "What's up?" "Aro you tlio Idiot who told tho stugo manager I was a liar?" "Certainly not.' I thought ho know." Mullaney Bt others. Thcro Is nothing more satisfactory nfter n day of hard work than a line full of snowy white clothes. For such results use Red Cross Ball Blue. Aviation bus added 200 words to the language, including cuss words, t course. Rochester Herald. i . i '- ' M! , 3 1