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mmmmmmmBF Hshed in type that is entirely too small? Hearst prints his editorials in large type, and the advertisements in large type but much of the so-called news is printed in small type that is very trying on the eyes. " - - In discussing newspapers and the newspaper business, I am trying to give the people some information on a subject that is of vital importance to them. I believe that when the people understand newspapers it will be better for the people and better for newspapers. Up to date about the only business that has been protected from pub licity is the publicity business the newspaper business. It may do some 'good to turn the searchlight of pub licity on that business. o o SAYS MONEY PAID FOR GUNMEN SHOULD FIGURE IN PROBE "Money paid out for gunmen, slug gers, strikebreakers and lawyers ought to figure in the inquiry into the funds of the Rosehill Cemetery As sociation." Emmett Flood, organizer for the American Federation of Labor, made this statement today in pointing out that H. W. Huttig, the president of the Rosehill Cemetery Ass'n, was the heavy man in the breaking of the strike of the button workers of Mus catine, la. Huttig is hunted by special agents of the department of justice. They are trying to subpoena him for the federal grand jury inquiry into the affairs of John H. Garett, printer and salesman of mortgage bonds. Huttig had close business relations with Gar ett and loaned, money from him. When Garett fell under suspicion of the federal authorities, Huttig came in for investigation. Local stockhold ers in the Rosehill Cemetery Ass'n began looking further int6 Huttig's past Emmett Flood recalled one Huttig s the fiercest enemy of the 800 girls who struck at the button factories of T .Muscatine for a living wage. Also, Flood remembered that several union men he knew had invested in Rosehill Cemetery stock and lots. So Flood' looked up the H. W. Hut tig who runs the cemetery associa tion and found it was his old ac quaintance. "Huttig was president of the Na tional Button Manufacturers' Ass'n," said Flood, "and was a leading trouble maker in the Muscatine strike. Over 200 gunmen and sluggers were im ported by him irom Chicago. The strike lasted more than six months.. Very little work was done in the but ton factories during that time. "Loss of manufacturers ran high. Besides their high bill of expenses with the Seagrove-Christensen secret service agency of Chicago, they had. to fight hundreds of cases in the courts. "I believe the money deals of the Rosehill Cemetery Association may have a mighty close connection with the Muscatine strike. ' "Huttig paid $4,000 for full page advertisements in seven Chicago newspapers lately when trying to an swer some questions asked him. I would like to see him publish a state ment of what it cost him for 'gunmen and sluggers in Muscatine." ATTEMPT TO SETTLE THE COAL STRIKE IN COLORADO Denver, May 19. Efforts to settle amicably the southern Colorado coal strike are being made today by the members of the joint committee ap- pointed by both houses of the legisla- , ture to investigate conditions in the strike zone. Governor Ammons and members of the committee agree that the resolution creating the committee , gives ample authority to. mediate. Major P. J. Hamrock, on trial be fore a military courtmartial at the state rifle range, on charge of mur der, manslaughter, ktrceny and arson, announced today that he would take the stand in his own defense. Drob ably this afternoon