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e trusted than tjiose who toil up froi
poverty, none lets inclined to take or
-. -Uu..jAhA.-aJch ,thiy have jao.t. hQn
estly earned." Abraham Lincoln.
Bandits Wound Capt. Davis McNabb.
Laredo, Texas. Two American avi
ation officers on border patrol duty,
while flying up the Rio Grange, near
here, were tired upon by a group of
Mexicans. One of the officers was
wounded in the head. Captain Davis
W. McNabb was the officer wounded,
and his companion, Lieutenant F. B
Johnson, brought the machine safely
to earth on the American side. Cap
tain McNabb was taken to a farm
house and an airplane with a surgeon
and medical supplies was rushed to
his aid from headquarters here.
GERMANS WANT TRADE PACT
Merchants Wish to Sell in America;
U. S. Salesmen Seek Business
There.
Berlin, Sept. 1. Four conservative
members of the national assembly,
among them Herr Sugenberg, a for
mer confidential man of the Krupps,
asked the government whether It was
aware that Americans had been en
tering Germany soliciting trade, where
as Germans were to be excluded from
the United States until after ratifica
tion of the peace treaty. The govern
ment was asked what It purposed to
do to bring about equality of treat
ment for Germans In the matter of
trade.
U. S. SHIP SINKS IN GALE
Coast of Brittany Strewn With Wreck
age During Great Storm Life
boat Picked Up.
L'Orient, France, Sept. 1. The
coast of Iirittany for miles north and
south of here was strewn with wreck
age during a great storm Friday. At
Locqueltas a lifeboat and wreckage,
apparently from an American merchant
ship, were washed ashore. The name
of the. boat could not be deciphered.
British Miners Take Terms.
Delegates of Scottish miners, meet
ing at Glasgow, have Indorsed the gov
ernment's terms as to wages and work
ing conditions based on the recent re
port of the coal commission of which
Justice Sir John Sankey is chairman,
and have advised ihe miners to accept
them. A similar action has been taken
by the miners' associations in the
Yorkshire and Cleveland fields, while
the Lancashire miners are reported to
be generally satisfied.
Canadian Labor Legislation.
The Canadian government, through
the minister of labor, Gideon Robert
son, has announced the appointment
of Chief Justice Mirthers of the court
of king's bench, Manitoba,' as. chair
man of a commission to investigate
and report upon the- feasibility of
forming industrial councils through
out Canada, involving the representa
tion of labor upon the directorates of
industries.
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1 -Mexican armed train filled with troops in the mountain section where the American expedition pur
sued the bandits. 2 Scene at Roosevelt field, Mineola, just before the Starr, of 40 airplanes In a race to Toronto
and back. 3 Mr. Roberts, who is now food controller of Great Britain.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURREKTEVEHTS
President About to Start on His
Trip to Tell People About
the Peace Treaty.
LIVING COST IS INVOLVED
Opponents of Pact Propose Many
Amendments to Keep America
From "Foreign Entanglements" ,
Montenegro Revolts
Against Serbian Rule
Palmer Predicts
Lower Prices.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Being satisfied that economic condi
tions the world over absolutely depend
on the ratification of the peace treaty,
and decidedly disturbed by the violent
assaults oh that pact in the senate
committee on foreign relations, Presi
dent Wilson determined that his speak
ffigTour 0'Fthe"c6uhIf y "could""h6 "be
much longer postponed. He announced
that he would start on Wednesday,
September 3, and would visit about 50
of the principal cities, being absent
from Washington about 25 days. At
San Francisco he will review the Pa
cific fleet. It was said in Washington
that the president considered the trip
of greater importance than any func
tion arranged for the reception of
General Pershing, who Is about to
come home.
The peace treaty is by no means the
only subject on which Mr. Wilson will
address the people. He is much exer
cised by the labor situation, especially
as it applies to the railroads, and will
take the opportunity to try to impress
on the workers the wisdom of avoiding
strikes in order to allay unrest and
restore normal conditions and thus
help bring down the cost of living.
Some half a dozen of the most stub
born opponents of the peace treaty in
the senate also will leave Washington
during the week to appeal to the coun
try to uphold them in the position they
have taken. Among them will be Sen
ators Johnson, Polndexter, Borah and
Reed. They are not going to trail the
president, but will expend their ef
forts mainly In states whose senators
are classed among the mild reserva
tionists. These senators, they hope,
can be forced to join the group of ex
tremists. The latter are now openly
trying to defeat not only the League
of Nation's covenant but the main
body of the treaty. With this end in
view the foreign relations committee,
which they control, has adopted a
series of amendments to the treaty of
fered by Senator Fall. These not only
would restore Shantung directly to
China, but would exclude the United
States from all the Interallied com
mlssjons set up by the pact except
that on reparations. Lodge and his
followers hold that the treaty, even If
drastically amended, would leave the
United States liable to become em
broiled in the controversies of Europe
and Asia.
This action of the committee was
bitterly assailed in the senate by Dem
ocrats and by Republicans of the "mild
reservation" group, and it was pre
dicted that the amendments would not
be accepted by the senate. Senator
McCumber especially attacked the
Shantung amendment, declaring it was
the greatest blow that could be struck
at the real Interests of China. Sena
tor Borah replied that the Shantung
settlement was Indefensible from the
standpoint of international morals
and common . decency.
In this connection the fact that Dr.
Paul Relnsch, our minister to China,
has just resigned Is significant. It is
understood in Washington that he
found his position in Peking untenable
on account . of the approval of the
Shantung settlement by the American
peace delegates, since, according to the
general belief, he had a good deal to
do with persuading China to enter the
war on promises of American support.
Another related story came from
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General applause was accorded
President Wilson's action In refusing
to grant to the railway shopmen more
than a slight Increase of wages and
his statement explaining"' his course
and appealing to the men, and to all
workers, to stop, striking and get to
work to increase production and there
by help reduce the cost of living. '; He
declared It vital to public welfare that
demands for higher wages, "unwisely
made and passionately Insisted on,"
should cense, and that there should be
a trtiee In industrial disputes until In
telligent settlements can be made,' In
this he was supported by Warren S.
Stone, chief of the engineers, whose
statement implied that the shopmen, if
they insisted on striking, would not be
helped by the four great railway broth
erhoods. The leaders of the shopnien
rejected the settlement offered f by
President Wilson and ordered that the
locals take a vote on the question.
In his statement Mr. Wilson called
the present a "temporary situation
which will last, in all probability Only
for a limited time," and in so fir as
the cost of the necessaries of lie Is
concerned Attorney General Palmer
agrees with him. Mr. Palmer believes
the price of almost every necessity will
be lo-ver next year than this, and that
persons who buy clothing and bther
articles now for next year will be
fooled arid are only helping" to "Keep
prices high. Reduction will be
brought about, he thinks, by the activ
ities of the government against prof
iteers and hoarders, the operation of
fair price committees, and 'especially
by increased production. He sees in
the arguments that induce people to
buy now an organized propaganda pro
moted by greedy dealers.
The department of justice an
nounced it was meeting with success
in obtaining from shoe manufacturers
a promise to fix maximum prices on
shoes, and that In the matter of food-'
stuffs reports Indicated a slight down
ward tendency, not yet sufficient to be
reflected In the retail market. In the
great food centers, however, there
were considerable declines in prices,
which perhaps were to be attributed
in part to the expressed intention of
the war department to open retail
shops in a number of cities. These
markets not only will dispose of the
army's surplus stores, but will be kept
open for an indefinite time for the sale
direct to the people of supplies which
the war department will purchase at
wholesale, according to the present
plan. This, of course, aroused the op
position of the retail dealers, who as
sert that no government agency ii-j au
thorized by law to conduct such a busi
ness. "
The railroads of the Pacific coast
were tied up for a number of days by
a strike and the officials of the unions
had ordered the men to return to work
under penalty of suspension. ' They
were warned by Director General
Hines that the government would take
ovet the operation of the lines if they
d'd not at once resume their positions,
and that anyone who interfered with
the use of railroad property would be
dealt with for having committed an
offense against the United States,
The committee of the steel and iron
workers, which was given power to
call a strike unles concessions were
granted by the United States Steel
corporation, was twice refused an
audience by Elbert H. Gary, chairman
of the executive committee of the cor
poration, being told to put Its demands
in writing. , Samuel Gompers, who had
just returned from Europe, at once
took a hand In this serious affair and
it was announced that the executive
committee of the American Federation
of Labor would consider Mr. Gary's
attitude and make recommendations
to the committee of steel men on the
advisability of calling a strike.
Any Idea that Uncle Sam did not In
tend to enforce tfie emergency prohi
bition law was dispelled by numerous
raids on liquor dealers In Chicago,
New York and elsewhere. It was a
notorious fact that Intoxicating drinks
could be bought In many of the larger
cities, at least, and the saloonkeepers
had grown carelessly brazen. They
were brought to their senses by arrestn
and Indictments, and 'gentlemen -of
bibulous propensities were again
forced to draw on their private stocks.
Washington to the effect that the
Shantung affair has caused a breach
between the president and Colonel
House. It is said Mr. Wilson took the
advice of House in the matter, reject
ing that of the other members of the
American delegation, and that now the
Texan is in disfavor and Is resting In
London preparatory to coming home.
Naturally, those close to the president
denied the tale, saying House was in
London helping the British officials in
the organization of the League of Na
tions. The near East does not surrender Its
supremacy among trouble-making re
gions. The Turks continue to mas
sacre the Armenians; the Bulgarians
and Greeks are at swords' points over
Thrace; the Jugo-Slavs and Italians
are getting ready to fight over the pos
session of Flume, and now the whole
of Montenegro has broken out in re
volt against the rule of the Serbians.
The latter are using strong measures
to suppress the revolt, but the na
tional spirit of the Montenegrins has
reawakened and fighting Is general
throughout the country. Just how the
forced Inclusion of Montenegro in the
new state of Jugo-Slavla, against Its
will, is squared with the principle of
self-determination -never has been ex
plained to the world.
" Rear Admiral Bristol, commander of
the American naval forces In Turkey,
warned the Porte not long ago that
the massacres of Armenians must
cease. This action aroused some criti
cism in the supreme peace council, be
cause the United States has not yet
accepted the mandate over any parts
of the Turkish empire; but the vexa
tion of the French and British was al
layed when Mr. Polk explained that
the warning, though It came from
President Wilson, was unofficial and
was transmitted in an informal way by
Admiral Bristol. The British troops
are being withdrawn from Armenia
and it is predicted that unless the
country Is strongly policed by foreign
troops several hundred thousands of
Armenians will either starve or be
slaughtered by the Turks, Kurds, Tar
tars and Georgians. Even now these
peoples are greatly hindering the work
of the American relief commission.
A new government In Hungary has
not yet been formed, and though
Archduke Joseph was forced to relin
quish his control, his premier, Frled
rlch, asserts he Is still favored by a
majority of the people and will retain
the leadership.
In Upper Silesia conditions are re
ported much Improved. Most of the
miners have resumed work and the
fighting between the Poles and Ger
mans has grown less. The Fifth and
Fiftieth regiments of American Infan
try, now In the United States, have
been ordered to Silesia to help, in po
licing that country during the pleb
iscite provided for by the peace treaty.
A resolution protesting against this
was introduced In congress by Wood
of Indiana, who said the work should
be done by European troops.
Russian bolshevlsts last week claim
ed two considerable victories the cap
ture of Pskov, southwest of Petrograd,
and of Kamlshln, on the Volga. Gen
eral Deniklne, the antl-bolshevik
leader In southern Russia, who occu
pied Odessa, reported steady progress
Into the central part of the country,
and the Kolchak forces denied that
they had evacuated Omsk. Represen
tatives of the people of north Russia,
assembled at Archangel, have sent to
President Wilson a cable urging that
the allied armed support be not with
drawn lest they fall prey to the bol
shevlkl! However, the president has
;aid that the American troops would
be brought home as soon as possible.
The peace conference has been trying
to devise means to protect the north
Russians, but has not arrived at any
definite plan. "'"
After killing several bandits, includ
ing, according to report, the leader of
the gang that kidnaped the American
aviators, the American expedition into
Mexico retraced Its steps. At first It
was said this was because the "hot
trail" had been obliterated by rains,
but afterward it was admitted that the
expedition had encountered Mexican
troops and withdrew in order to avoid
a clash, df anything of solid benefit
was accomplished it is not yet apparent.
10 JOHN b. L01lOi
JSihel Tavlor Col tan vs. i oha F.Cotton
State of Tennessee, in Chancery Court
of Knox County. Wo. Ibe46 '
la tins cause it appearing iruui
the bill Hied, wnicb is sworn to, Uiiti
me defendant John K Cotton is a
non-resident of theState of Tennessee,
so that the ordinary process cannot
be served upon him, it is ordered mat
said defendant appear before tne
Chancery Court, at K.noxvale, Ten
nessee, on or before the first Monday
oi October next, and make defense
to said bill, or the same will be taKen
for confessed and the cause set for
hearing ex parte as to him. I his
notice will be published in the Knox
ville Independent for four consecutive
weeks, xhis tata day of Aug. flv
J. C. Ford, Clerk & Master
Harris & Beeler, Sol's.
Aug. lb 23 3U a apt., 6 191ij
TO E. B. TaRVhR
Effie Cunningham 'i&rver qs. K. B. Tarvet
State of Tennessee. . in Chancery
Court of Knox County. Mo. lboVZ
In tins cause, it appearing from
thb bill filed, which is swoni to,
that the defendant li, B, Taiver is a
non-resident oi Tennessee so that
the ordinary process cannot be
served upon him, it is ordered that
said defendant appear before the
Chancery Court, at Knoxville, Tenn
essee, on or before the first Monday
of Oct. next, and make defense to
said bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed and the cause set for
hearing ex parte as to him. This
notice will be published in the
KNOXV1LLE INDEPENDENT for
our successive weeks.
This 23rd day of August 191
J. C. EORD, C & M.
Green & Webb, Sols.
Aug. 28 30 Bept- 6 13 1919
TO ALLEN LOGAN
Pearl Logan vs. Allen Logan
State of Tennessee, la Chan' '
Court of Knox c aunty No. 16846
In this cause, it appearing from the
bill filed, which is sworn to, that the
defendant Allan Logan is a nun resident
of the Staet of Tennessee, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served udou him. it is ordered that
aid defendant' appear before the
Chancery Court at Knoxvllle, Tenn.,
on or before the first Monday oi
Oct. next, and make defense Lo
jaid bill, or the same will be taken
tor confessed and the cause set for
Hearing ex parte as to him. Thii
notice will be published in tn
hLNOXVlLLE INDEPENDENT tor
tour successive weeks.
This 16th day of August, 1919
J. C. FORD, Clerk & Master
J. W. Saylor, Sol.
Aug. 16 23 30 Sept 6 1919
TO CHARLES W. O'DELL
Halye O'Dell vs. Charles W. O'DeU
State of Tennessee, In Chancery Court
of Knox County. No. lb&50
In this cause it appearing from
the bill filed, which is sworn to, that
the defendant, Cnar'es W. O'Dell is f
aoE-iesident of the State of Ten
nessee, so that the ordinary process
cannot be served upon him, it is
ordered that said defendant appear
before the Chancery Court at Knox
ville. Tennessee, on or before tha
first Monday of October next and
make defense to said bill or the
same will be taken for confessed
and the cause set for hearing ex
parte as to him. This notioe will b
published in the Knoxviile Inde
pendent for four sacoesBive weeks
This 15th day of AugusL 1919
J. C. FORD, CAM.
A. Y. Burrows, Sol.
Aug., 16 23 30 Sept 6 1919
TO WHACK STEWART. EF.
FIE STEWAR1 WILEY, DAVE
STEWART, WILL STEWART,
JUBE STEWART, GEO, SrEW.
ART, AND EDWARD STEW
ART. Thomas Brown vs. Whack Stewart
State of Tennessee, In Chancery
Court of Knox County No 16 60
In this cause it appearing from the
bill filed, which is sworn to, that the
defendants, Whack Stewart, EHie Stew
Wiley, Dave titewart, Jube Stew
art, Will Rtewart, Edward Stewart and
Geo Stewart are non-residents of Tn
essee, so that the ordinary process
cannot be served upon them, it is or
dered that said defendants appear
before the Chancery Court, at Knox
viile, Tennessee, on or berore the
flrst Monday of October next and
make defense to said bill, or the
same will be taken for confessed and
tha cause set for aearing exparte as
to them This notice will be published
la the Knoxvllle Independent tot
tour successive was.
This 21st day of August 1919
J. O. FORD. Clerk ft Master
W. F. BlaoK, Sol
Aug. 23 30 Sept 6 13 191 4
TO KALMAN HELD
Minnie B. Held vs. Kalman Held
State of Tennessee, In Chancer?
Court of Knox County. No. lbuoi
In this couse, it appearing from the
bill, which is sworn to, that the de
fendant, Kalman Held is a non-resident
of the State of Tennessee, so that
the ordinary process cannot be served
upon him, it is ordered that said de
fendant appear before the Chancery
Court, at Knoxviile, Tennessee, on or
before the flrst Monday of October
next, and make defense to said bill,
or the same will be taken for con
fessed and the cause set for hearing
ex parte as to him. This notice will
be published in the Knoxvllle Inde
pendent for four successive weeks.
This 5th day of Sept., 1919
J. C. FORD, Clerk and Master.
H. S. Hyman, Sol.
Sept 6 13 20 27 1919
Approves Labor-Union Chaplain.
With the appointment of the flrst
labor-union chaplain, the Mississippi
state federation sets an example which
other organizations of labor will prob
ably fhllow, and which will add dig
nity to labor conventions. Indeed the
flrst American labor convention with
o chaplain In attendance seems to
have been a notably dignified and rlght-
bliikliig assembly. Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
1INERS' union
HELD LIABLE
Judgment for Alleged Damage
Done by Strikers Condition
ally Upheld.
COMPANY AWARDED $600000
Coronado County Mining Company of
Arkansas Wins Victory in United
States Court of Appeals Other
News of Labor World.
The $000,000 Judgment awarded the
Coronado County Mining company of
Sebastian county, Ark., against the
United Mine Workers of America for
alleged damage caused by members of
the union in a strike raid on property
of the company at Jamestown, Ark.,
conditionally was upheld In an opinion
handed down In the United States cir
cuit court of appeals at St. Louis.
The affirmative opinion upholds the
lower court, provided the mining com
pany will waive claims of $120,000 In
terest awarded in the decision.
OF INTEREST TO LABOR
The great majority' of women who
replaced men during the war are un
organized. The meat packing plants In Cannda
employ over 1,200 women In various
capacities.
A machine for making stick candy
has been Invented that has a dally
capacity of 3,000 pounds.,
Practically 50 per cent of the total
number of vessels launched In 1918
were built in the United States.
The cotton mills In1 India employ
nearly 300,000 persons and pressing
mills more than a third as many addi
tional workers.
The Sioux City (la.) Butchers'
union, with 3,000 members, has voted
to accept the award of a 10 per cent
Increase In wages.
The average wage of the ordinary
farm laborer In England has been ad
vanced during the war from $3.50 a
week to $6.75 a week.
The strike of 6,000 workmen at the
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company was adjusted and the
men returned to work.
Brooklyn (N. T.) returned soldiers
who are roofers find it difficult to pay
the union initiation fee' of $75, and
are allowed to pay In Installments.
The majority stockholders of the
great Oppeln mine, at Oppeln, Ger-PluBJa-haye
.agreed tQ;tura,oyc.r, Its
stock to members of miners' union at
par.
By a vote of the Haverhill (Mass.)
Shoe Manufacturers' association over
8,000 women employees in more than
40 shoe factories are now working on
a 54-hour-week schedule.
Female labor in Switzerland has not
yet been credited an equal footing with
the male labor, even where men and
women, are doing the same amount,
kind and quality of work In the same
concern.
As a result of the general strike in
the building trades the Syracuse (Ark.)
Builders' exchange announced Its In
tention of establishing an open shop
on all contract work In the future and
refusing to consider agreements with
the unions.
Although the Transport Workers
federation In England has practically
reached a settlement In regard to Its
claims for the dockers, the tramway
men, canal workers and other sections,
there are questions still outstanding in
regard to the omnibus men.
The Allegheny Industrial club, rep
resenting 40 big -Pittsburgh plants, Is
urging the pushing of public works,
running of plants for manufacturers
and bringing pressure to bear on legis
lative bodies to keep labor employed
to prevent the spread of bolshevlsm.
At a recent meeting held at Pitts
burgh and attended by representatives
of nearly 100 trade unions It was de
cided to give every possible assistance
In the campaign to organize employes
In the steel and Iron industry and to
demand the right of free speech and
free assemblage.
The child labor section of the war
revenue bill, placing a prohibitive tax
on products of child labor entering In
terstate commerce, was declared un
constitutional by Federal Judge James
E. Boyd, at Greensboro, N. C. Last
year he declared void the original child
labor act, which the United States Su
preme court annulled by a margin of
one vote.
An Increase of $26 a month In wnges
and the Introduction of an eight-hour
day for all men except those assigned
to trains have been awarded the em
ployees of the Canadian Express com
pany by the arbitration board which
considered their case. The Increase
in salary dates from May 1. Both the
men and the company have agreed to
accept the finding of the board. v
Twenty theaters of Buenos Aires
were forced to close because of an
actors' strike.
Nearly 20,000 shoe workers In Brock
ton, Mass., and surrounding towns will
operate under a 48-hour week. Prac
tically every union in the trade at
Brockton has accepted the proposal of
the manufacturers for a 48-hour sched
ule, and shoe towns In the district
reported similar action. The factories
have been running 50 hours a week.
No reduction In wages Is considered
under the new arrangement. The
unions had previously asked for a 44
hour week, but accepted 48. '
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