The Topeka State Journal

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of Kansas
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TOPEKA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1919-TEN PAGES
THREE CENTS
After Many Hours of Stormy Sessions at
Big Battle Comes To a Satisfactory End
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11 JLL&iL Ik
Indianapolis
State Legislative Measure Would Provide
Industrial Court of Three Members
Appointed by Governor to Settle Dis
putes and Halt Tie-Ups in Production
of Essentials.
AGITATORS MAY
FACE FINES AND
TERM IN PRISON
Provisions to Affect Employers
as Well as Workers.
Charter System to Give Judi
cial Recognition to Unions.
COURT MAY li-ECT PROBE
Cases May Also Be Brought Be
fore Tribunal by .Taxpayers.
Violation Felony Punishable by
2 Years Prison, $1,000 Fine.
General provisions of Governor Al
leys industrial court bill spot light
measure before the special legislative
session became known today at the
state house. The bill will provide for
a special court of three members ap
pointed by the governor who will set
tle disputes and differences' between
employers and employes in all activi
ties connected with the production and
distribution of food, clothing and fuel.
Wide ranges of commodities and
business activities are affected by
terms of the proposed law. No men
tion of strikes or lock-outs is made
in the wording of the bill, altho the
measure covers all cases where public
necessity is concerned with industrial
troubles. Drastic provisions are made
for agitators and heads of labor or in
dustrial organizations who direct any
course which results in a tie-up of pro
duction or distribution of necessities.
Individuals who participate in any
manner with any move to impair pro
duction or distribution would be sub
ject to punishment under the act.
Affect All Organizations.
General terms of the bill will prob
ably affect all organizations and in
dustries where fifty or more persons
are employed or are banded together
in any labor organization. Provision
is made for a charter system for labor
organizations. By securing corporate
rights the labor organisations would
be given judicial recognition. The is
suance of a state charter to any organ
ization, however, would' not relieve in
dividual responsibilities of member
and officers in case of strikes or lock
outs. Provision is made that in event of
any contemplated move to tie up or
retard production or distribution of
necessities, the court may act. The
bill provides that officers of organ
izations who agitate, urge or in any
manner recommend or order the clos
ing of essential industries may be pun
ished. Such acts by officers of organ
izations would constitute a felony and
might include a two-year prison sent
ence with a $1,000 fine either or
both. Individuals who refuse to work
and thus become a part of any organ
ized movement to shut off production
or distribution, would be guilty of a
misdemeanor and might draw a fine
or not more than one year jail sen
tence or both.
Show No Partiality.
The bill applies to labor oreaniza
tlons and heads of industries alike. It
covers all classes of three essential
necessities.
Terms of the bill are sufficiently
Tbroad to cover railroads and other
common carriers or their employes. It
also applies to public utilities, firms
and corporations engaged in the trans
portation or distribution of necessities
Direct application as to production
!s defined by the bill. Industrial court
authority would extend to the punish
ment of persons engaged or employed
In manufacture or production of food,
clothing and fuel essentials of all
classes. In short, the court might in
tervene In any strike or lockout in any
factory or plant manufacturing or dis
tributing any class of food, or in the
preparation or' finishing of such pro
duction. This term would extend" the
court's power to packing and storage
plants. In fuel interpretation of the
bill, authority to act is vested in the
court in coal mining or oil and gas
production and distribution.
Act On Own Motion.
Industrial court members might act
on their own motion in cases where
strikes or lockouts are threatened or
known to be contemplated Cases
might also be brought before the court
on petition of ten resident taxpayers.
Cases might be heard by the court
(Continued on page Six.'
SPECIAL SESSION
TO LAST 6 WEEKS
INDICATION NOW
Practically Every Legislative
Member to Put Bill In.
To Deal With Labor, Profiteer
ing, Banks and Welfare.
REVIVE LAST SESSION'S BILLS
Return of Wire Companies Give
Lawmakers Xew Diversion.
Administration Bills Already
Being; Drawn at State Honse.
That Kansas is to have a wide open
session of the legislature next month
is indicated in the general tone of
letters sent to Topeka since Governor
Allen's special call. Practically every
memher or the house and senate is
coming to town with one or more bills
carefully prepared. In the main, the
measures deal with labor, industrial,
profiteering, public utilities, mining
banking, insurance and welfare pro
visions. A number of bills from the
regtilar session are to be introduced
When the legislature met in special
session for one day in June, its policy
and purpose was outlined in advance
Even before the call was issued. Gov
ernor Allen was assured that a ma
jority of the members wanted to ratify
the national suffrage amendment and
go home. This time, tho, there were
no "feelers." The governor wanted
certain laws enacted and believed that
in view of general distress and suffer
ing following in the wake of the mine
workers' strike that he was justified
in calling the law makers together. He
has defined the course which he de
sires the legislature to take. After
that, there is a free rein.
Long Session, Belief.
It is the general belief of observers
that the legislature will be in session
four to six weeks. The length of the
session might be reduced. On the other
hand, there is ample ground for as
sumption that the time of adjourn
ment mignt be extended.
Bills creating an industrial court
regulating the wide open and shut
strike rights of labor and the lockout
rights of canital are dominant pro
visions in the special session call.
Profiteering bans, creation of a state
employment ajrency, payment of pris
oners for work beyond their assigned
tasks and state bonds for dormitories
at state schools and a new compensa
tion law. are included in strictly ad
ministration bills.
But the leifOnture won't stop there.
A number of bills which for sundry
reasons didn't quite pass .last winter
are to be brought to the attention of
the lawmakers again. Among these
bills will be several insurance meas
ures which were lost In the haste of
the legislature. to close its books and
go home. 1.
Wire and Banking Lawfi.
The fact that the telephone and tele
graph companies are removed from
federal control has provided an in
spiration for various members. Sev
eral changes in the state banking laws
are forecast as a result of the Salina
bank trouble of last summer.
It is also probable that a real fight
may be made next month to secure
passage of a drastic anti-smoking law.
With such a bill would doubtless come
its companion in crime the cosmetic
bill.
Administration bills are now being
drawn at the state house. These bills
do not include appropriation measures
which will be framed, doubtless, after
the legislature reaches Topeka. They
will include expenses of the state re
ceivership in the coal fields, the move
ment of national guards and prospec
tive shortages of funds for state in
stitutions and departments.
When the suffrage session was held
In" June a number of members urged
the calling of a special session some
time this winter. The fact that the
call is made for but one week in ad
vance of the date when the regular
1019 session convened, has brought a
thoro belief that the house and senate
may decIJe to settle down and work
out problems in its own way. In that
event the legislature may spend Jan
uary and a considerable portion of
February in Topeka.
Clemen eon u Goes to London.
London, Dec 10. Premier Clemen
oeau departed from Paris for London
this morning, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch
WENT TO 9 BELOW
Coldest Weather on This Date
in Kansas.
Fair and Warmer Tonight, Is
Optimistic Weather Forecast.
ZERO ALL OVER KANSAS
Northwestern Section Shivers
Under 20 Below Temperature.
Relief Promised In "Low Pres
sure Area" From Coast.
WEATOER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair and warmer tonight; Thursday In
creasing cloudiness and warmer.
The shippers forecast warns to protect
SO hour shipments north against a tempera
ture of 10 degrees below zero; west against
a temperature of zero; east, above zero;
south, 10 above zero.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.
7 o'clock 8!lt o'clock 4
8 o'clock 912 o'clock 8
9 o'clock 5 1 o'clock 10
10 o'clock 0 2 o'clock 12
Below zero.
Warmer weather will arrive here
tomoirow afternoon, B. R. Laskowski,
observer, declared today. The center
of the cold wave wag moving east
ward today. An area of low pressure
was moving; east over the Pacifle
coast this morning. It will bring;
warmer weather to Kansas that will
be felt tomorrow in slightly rising
temperatures, Laskowski said.
The temperature here this morning
was a degrees below zero. This makes
today the coldest Dec. 10 ever re
corded. Only once, Dec. 26, 1892, has
it ever been colder in the month of
December. The mercury dropped to
10 degrees below zero at that time.
Zero weather prevailed in all parts
of Kansas during the last forty-eight
hours. Low temperatures reported
this morning" follow: St. Joe, 12 be
low; Wichita, 4 below: Kansas City, 4
below; Dodge City, 10 below. The
lowest -temperature on the weather
map was 32 degrees below zero at Cal
gary, Canada. In the United States,
the loweat was 28 below at Havre,
vMont
Zero In Middle West.
The. zero border extended, this
morning, from the west half of Michi
gan, thru Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, the
northern part of Colorado, thru
Wyoming and Montana. Zero weather
prevailed in all parts north of this
line.
No rain or snow wo' reported in
Kansas in the last twenty-four hours.
Heavy rainfall and snow occurred to
day along the Pacific coast. Snow
was reported in Washington and Mon
tana. A four inch rain was reported
from Mt. Henry, Alabama. Washing
ton, D. C. reported one and one-half
inches of rain.
Temperatures of 20 below zero oc
curred in northwestern Kansas. Snow
is deep thrtiout the country, and was
regarded as favorable for wheat crops.
Warning was issued in time to assist
stock raisers in sheltering animals be
fore the zero winds with sleet and
snow swept into the country.
St. Francis Snowbound.
No train service since Saturday, was
reported today from St. Francis. Tem
peratures of 25 degrees below zero
(Continued on Page Two.)
FLOODS lOVE
Hundreds Are Homeless in
Southern States.
Property Loss Big Railway
Traffic Demoralized.
Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 10. Five known
dead, hundreds homeless and property
damage running into thousands of dol
lars was the toll today from floods in
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Train service was badly crippled.
Rivers and smaller streams swollen by
rains since Saturday were overflowing
lowlands.
Train service into Meridian. Miss.,
was reported almost at a standstill,
while the Southern railway between
Atlanta and Macon was 'annulling
trains as a result of several washouts.
Heavy damage due to washing away
of bridges and houses along the Chat
tahoochee was reported at La Grange,
Ga.' The report also stated thar1 West
Point, 16 miles west of La Grange, is
completely inundated.
Official reports show that the rain
fall amounted to 10.1 inches at Merid
ian, Miss., 11.75 inches at Atlanta and
12.21 inches at Selma, Ala.
West Point. Ga., on the Chattahoo
chee river, was reported entirely sub
merged today, the water standing 3 to
5 feet deep in the business section. A
Louisville Nashville passenger train
went into a washout at Sardia, Ala.,
last night. The fireman was killed
and several passengers slightly in
jured. CHICAGO MAY GET IT
Time and Placo for 1020 C O. P.
Convention Decided Today.
Washington, Dec. 10. The time and
place for the 1920 Republican national
convention are to be selected late to
day by the national, committee at its
quadrennial meeting here.
The odds for the convention honor
before the meeting convened seemed
to rest with Chicago.
tVHILE WAITING FOR FORD TO GET
A SHAVE, EDISON SCANS THE NEWS
La! -AMm
1 Ta s
Latest picture of Thomas Edieon.
Thomas A. Edison never wastes any time.-. While on an automobile
trip recently with Henry Ford and Johnl Burroughs,- Ford discovered, on
reaching Springfield, Mass., that he needed a shave, and Burroughs re
membered that he had to send a telegram. The machine was" drawn up nea
a barber shop, and while Ford and Burroughs looked after their personal
matters- Edison bought a paper and eagerly read the latest news on the
cod strike. It was just at this moment that a photographer happened
along and took a picture of the treat inventor.
NT. CRISIS ACUTE
Griggs Wants Place ta House
.North Siders Without Fuel.
Aged Persons Suffering, He As
serts Rations School Coal.
A call for a building in which to
house destitute families in North To
peka was issued this morning by P.
W. Griggs, county poor commissioner.
Griggs declared there are more fami
lies in need on the North side than in
all 'South Topeka.. A number of aged
persons are suffering for lack of coal,
he explained in asking for a building
which might be used as living and
sleeping quarters during the coal
shortage.
Henry McAfee, county commission
er, said a contract had been let today
wfth Henry Fisher, a farmer living
north of the city, for 100 cords of
wood. This will, be used in the county
jail until coal is obtained.
The coal which was turned over to
the poor commissioner by the schools
is sufficient to last three days, it is
estimated. Distribution started this
morning.
It was stated by Guilford Dudley
that fifteen cars of coal are now on
the way to Topeka ten of slack from
Arkansas and five from the strip pits
around Pittsburg.
One more car of fuel oil has been
received by the Topeka Edison com
pany. The intensely cold weather,
however, has placed a heavy load on
the plant in spite of the conservation
measures now in use and the neces
sity for more oil will be felt in a day
or two.
Shortage of tank cars is responsi
ble for the failure of refineries to ship
oil. It was stated. The Edison plant
is equipped to carry two-fifths of its
load on oil burners.
"We have enough oil to last a day
or two," said A. H. Purdy, manager,
"but we are twelve or fourteen cars
behind on our orders. We do not feel
safe this kind of weather unless we
have a few cars on the tracks."
Purdy declared the situation is still
extremely serious.
Save 25 Tons Paily.
"Our normal daily consumption of
coal in the winter," he said, "is about
120 tons. Tuesday we burned 120,
which means if we had been operating
at nor mal capacity we would have
burned 150 tons. The fuel conser
vation order is saving us about 25 tons
of coal a day. Owing to such condi
tions, it is hard to estimate just how
long our supply will last."
Apparently there was little change
in the fuel situation today. Most of
the dealers reported no coal on hand
and while industries were still operat
ing, some of them at greatly reduced
capacity, it was believed more fuel
would arrive in time to tide them over.
At noon today the Y. W. C A. had
not enough coal to last thru the after
noon. A ton was promised before
ight. The association has been using
wod for the last few days but It is
difficult to heat the large building
comfortably with this fuel.
More and more people are taking
advantage of the Y. W. as one of the
warm spots of the city. The reading
rooms have been filled this week with
women who have cold homes. -They
come early and stay late. More- and
'more clubs are coming to the Y. W.
for their meetings. Mrs. Whittemore's
art class, the Red Cross nursing
classes, the hijrh school teachers as
sociation are among the latter organ
izations.
BiFIREWULSfl
Property Damage Will Be
Aboye $200,000.
Firemen Tight Flames and Zero
Temperature 15 Alarms.
Tulsa. Okla., Dec. 10. Despite all
efforts of firemen who are fightine
zero weather as well as fire, the in
terior of the three-story Alexander
building: en Main street here was sat
ted by flames early today.
The R. C. Geek Lumber company's'
yards, located at Fourth and Franklin,
were completely destroyed by fire with
an estimated loss of $200,000. De
fective wiring is said to have been the
cause of the lumber yard fire.
The fire department reported fifteen
fire alarms turned -in durins the nisrht.
"keeping the fire fighters on the run
during the night. The climax was
reached when the Alexander building
fire was reported and that in the lum
ber yard, both of which were received
at about the same time, 3 o'clock this
morning.
The fire is still burning in the Alex
ander building at 10 o'clock and no
estimate of the lossis obtainable.
UNS WILL SIGN
Berlin Gets Last Word of AI-
lies on Protocol.
Scapa Flow Clause Amended to
Suit German Heads.
Berlin, Dec. 9. The allied notes de
manding Germany immediately accept
the protocol to the peace treaty were
received this afternoon.
The tone of the notes, according to
official circles, was considered conciliatory-It
was understood the entente agrees
to permit postponement of delivery of
German docks and marine materials,
demanded as reparation for the sink
ing of the interned Germany fleet at
Scapa Flow, until It can be determined
whether their surrender would -hope-'
lessly cripple Germany s industries, as
the Germans have contended.
The entente, however, refused to
change "its stand toward German war
prisoners, and holds to its right to in
vade Germany if she transgresses any
of the rules laid down by the peace
conference and armistice.
The notes on the Scapa Flow mat
ter, it was understood, require that
Germany list the marine materials de
manded, nominally delivering them to
the allies, but with', privilege of de
manding their return if the German
government is able to prove delivery
is overburdensome when the matter is
submitted to arbitration. y
This was regarded by the Germans
as virtually an admission Germany will
be allowed to- retain the docks. i
"Germany will sign." a well posted
diplomat here declared, when he had
heard the provisions of the allied
notes.
Foreign Minister Mueller was ex
pected to present the notes to the
reichstag for discussion immediately,
so the government may send its in
structions to Baron Kurt von Lersner,
the German representative in Berlin.
FROZEN NATION IS
GIVEN HOPES FOR
WARM WAVE NOW
West In Grip of Below Zero
Temperatures Last Night.
Bains In South Further Handi
cap Railway Operation.
SNOW STOPS WORK WEST
Heariest Snowfall In History Is
Reported in tbe Bockies.
Only Feeble Attempt at Fuel
Conservation in Jfew York.
Chicago, Dec. 10. Hope for relief
from sub-normal temperatures by to
morrow was held forth by the weather
bureau today with announcement that
the' crest of the cold wave would pass
over the Mississippi valley today and
tonight.
In the south, where floods have
caused considerable property damage,
rendered hundreds homeless and cost
five lives during the past 24 hours,
the rain has ceased, to be followed by
a decided drop in temperature.
The coldest spot on the weather
map today was White River, Ontario,
with a minimum of 4 4 degrees below.
Duluth reported 22 below: Des Moines
20; Clinton, Iowa 23; Waterloo, Iowa
29; St. Paul 16; Green Bay, Wis., 14;
and Kansas City 6 below.
The thermometer at Oklahoma City
registered zero. At New York City, it
was comparatively warm today with
a reading of 46 above zero. Detroit
reported 6 above, v Indianapolis 2,
Chicago 8 below.
Chicago, Dec. 10. Below lero tem
peratures prevailed today in virtually
-all districts from the Mississippi valley
to the Rocky Mountain region and the
cold wave began its eastern invasion
with subnormal temperatures of twen
ty to fifty degrees. In many parts of
the western country already hardest
hit by the fuel shortage brought about
by the strike of bituminous coal min
ers, many small cities and' towns were
destitute of coal and suffering was re
ported, with more to be expected un
less moderation of the severe weather
brought quick relief. Montana and
Northern Idaho were the chief suf
ferers.
That condition served to heighten
interest in the action of th'e miners'
wage scale committee meeting at In
dianapolis, Ind., to consider President
Wilson's proposal for settling the strike
after failing to reach an agreement
yesterday. As a further coal conserva
tion measure the most severe curtail
ment of passenger train service ever
known was effective today with exten
sion of the federal railroad administra
tion's "train miles" saving order to the
eastern region. Che order already was
operative In the other railroad regions.
It was estimated 15,000 tons of coal
would be saved daily by it, and that
until the end of the present week it
would be necessary to save an addi
tional 200.000 train miles daily.
Railways Handicapped.
Presaging extension of the cold wave
into the east and southeast heavy rain
storms were prevalent thruout those
sections yesterday with heavy property
damage in Georgia, Alabama, and
Mississippi, and in loss of three lives
near Atlanta, Ga.. in flood waters.
Railroad service was seriously handi
capped and city streets inundated by
the almost unprecedented rainfall. In
the western country where almost rec
ord snowfalls accompanied the unsea
sonable cold, rail and wire communi
cation also was handicapped.
In eastern Washington and Oregon
one of the worst snow storms in his-
(Continued no Pnee Two
FAST TRAINS DELAYED
Local Eliminations an! Storms Cnnse
Railroad Trouble.
The heavy local work necessary
since the discontinuance of many local
trains by the railroad administration
is largely responsible for the delayed
schedules of fast trains, according to
a siatement '-om the office "of F. C.
Fox. general manager of tBe Santa Fe
today.
The Santa Fe reported thru trains
from one to two and one-half hours
late this morning, but said that gener
ally service was good as could be ex
pected. Union Pacific thru train No.
102 was five hours late today and 104
was eight hours behind Tuesday. The
Rock Island reported service in good
shape, altho No. 4 from Denver was
two hours late.
The Santa Fe's weather report for
the east was generally clear today. The
temperature ranged from 16 below
zero on the middle division to 3 above
in Southern Kansas. No snow trouble
was reported.
SHE ATE PARIS GREEN
Kept Cause of Illness Secret Until Too
Late.
Salina, Dec. 10. Mrs. Michael
Bauer, 50, conffnitted suicide at her
home near Lucas by eating Paris
green. She kept the cause of her ill
ness from her husband and son until
too late to be saved by medical aid.
The family came from Bohemia many
years ago and has res;ded on the same
farm since coming to America.
UNDER SNOW BLANKET
Week's Weather Bcvlew Declares
Wheat Sot InjuVcd by Most Se
vere Storm of Tear.
Br S. I). Flora, U. 8. Meteorologist.)
Exceptionally cold weather for the
season prevailed in all parts of Kansas
the last week, ending with a severe
cold wave on the 8th and 9th, when
temperatures dropped as low as 20
degrees below zero in the northwest
portion and fell to zero even in the
southeastern counties. The snowfall
of the week was light, ranging from a
fraction of an inch in the southern
counties to two inches in the north
central, but the snow of the preceding
week melted very little, so that the
state is now covered with a blanket of
snow and ice tanging from two to six
inches in depth, except in the extreme
southeastern counties, where it barely
covers the ctround.
Underneath the snow the ground is
frozen very little and all reports agree
that wheat has not been damaged; In
fact, it is generally believed that it will
be benefited by the covering. There
is considerable ice mixed with the
snow in the eastern portion, but un
derneath the ice is loose snow,, which
has saved the wheat. Livestock has
suffered very little as a result of the
severe weather. In western counties,
where stock is seldom sheltered, the
snow was dry and did not cling to cat
tle, also there is abundance of feed for
stock in all parts.
Farming operations and all other
outdoor work, except that of the most
urgent necessity, was practically sus
pended. Snow on the ground on Monday, De
cember 8:
Eastern IMvUloa.
Depth,
Station Inches
Centralis 0
Columbus. 0 0
Council Grove, 2.5
Fairmont. 1-0
Ft. Riley 0.0
Cnrnctt T
Grenola. 00
Holton 3.0
Horton 3.0
Iola 00
Oketo .I"
OlnlhP 0.X
TOI'KKA 1.5
V.'nmpgn. 7.0
'henton. 4.0
Kansas City. Mo k. 10
St. Joseph, Mo 1.3
Middle Division.
Abilene. d
Caldwell 1.0
Kllfmorth 2.(1
Florence. 1.5
Hutchinson; ..t '1.0
Newton 2.0
Pbillipnburg S.O
Preston 2.0
Russell 3.0
Western Division.
Blakemnn. 4.0
Ieerf!eld 2.0
Garden City 3 0
Gove 3.0
Hill City 3.5
Hugoton 2.0
Leott 5.0
Mlnneola 00
New Ulvsses. T
Scott City. 3.0
Trtbnne 0.0
Wakeeney 4.0
THEY LIKE WILSON
i
Mexicans Pleased To See Presi
dent Take Charge of Case.
His Policies Will ot Lead to
Invasion, Sajs Official.
Mexico City, Dec. 9. The state
court of Puebla was to take up today
request of William O. Jenkins. Ameri
can consular a pent, for annulment of
his $500 bail and his readmission to
the penitentiary there.
Wien Jenkins was released recently
on bail furnished by J. Salter Hansen,
another American, he was only in
formed that he was at liberty and
knew nothing of Hansen's action until
several hours after he had returned
home. He had refused steadfastly to
furnish the -small bail, contending this
might be interpreted as recognition of
charges that he was in collusion with
the bandits who recently kidnaped
hfm. He also believed his release on
bail would indefinitely prolong court
proceedings.
Louis Cabrera, foreign minister, said
in an interview published In the Ex
celsior today, he was pleased that
President Wilson had "assumed charge
of negotiations with Mexico A because,
owing to his policy, it is not Ukely the
Jenkins case will be made the pretext
for an invasion of Mexico.
Cabrera was quoted as saying' tie
believed "this view also represented
that of the Mexican government.
AGAINST SEA HOBOES
f
Shipping Board Takes Irasttc Action
k to Prevent Stowaways.
"Washington, Dec. 10. Drastic steps
are being taken by the shipping board
to prevent stowaways entering the
United States aboard government ves
sels. J. E. Cushing. (director of opera
tions of the board; today Issued an or
der requiring that the greatest "vlgl-"
lance be exercised In the inspection of
ships for stowaways. Under th order
a'captain who permits a stowaway to
reach America will be removed from
command. Many of the most objec
tionable radicals are believed to have
reached this country in such a man
ner.
BRITISH WOMEN THIRST
London, Dec. 10. The new wom
an's club in Grosvenor Place, the
"forum," has an American bar with
one of the-best lists of cocktails in
the west end of London.
"Gloom raiser,""elephant's kick,"
"monkey's gland' and "pussy foot
are the names of some of the
drinks.
WILSON'S PLAN
TO END STRIKE
IS SUCCESSFUL
Resolution to Reject Voted
Down bj Union Chiefs.
Another to Submit to Referen
dum Is Outvoted.
THEY'RE WEARING OVERCOATS
Executive Committee Huddles
Together for Warmth.
Three Factions -Were Fighting-
for Showdown Today.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10.
The strike of 400,000 bitumi
nous coal miners of the coun
try was settLsd here today when
tne general commutes of the
U. M. W. A. agreed to accept the
plan offered by Wilson.,
Washington, Dec. io. John
J. Keegan, of the U. S. cnv;.
ployes compensation commis
sion, -advised Secretary Tum
ulty at the Whtle House thi3
afternoon that Secretary Green
of the Miners' union lied in
formed hfcn over the long dis
tance" telephone from Indian
apolis that the president's pro
posal for. settlement f the hi-
tumlnous coal strike had been
accepted.
Mr Keegan had arranjfrd for a di
rect telephone wire-te;wc..n the Vfhito
House and the haH in Indiannnolia.
where thf miners met and s:l flirt
the meFsage from Green was received
about 3:15 p. m., epstern time. Jlr.
Keegan said he had rrahced ihe con
ference between the miners' offk-ial
and Palmer last Saturday at which
the president's proposal was submitted.
Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 10. Aft"?r
two hours of debate, union chiefs of
the coal miners adjourned for lunch
shortly after noon today, without
reaching an agreement on President
Wilson's proposal to end the coal
strike. They r.cre to re-convene at
1:30 n.
"We probably will reach an agree
ment today," Aclfng President John
1m Jjewia said as he left the mectins.
Acting President Lewis left the con
ference shortly after 11 o'clock for a'
few moments.
Debate continued and indications
were that an agreement would be
reached within a short time, accept
ing the president's proposal. Kvery
delegate wanted to present his views.
Indications when the meeting recess
ed were that the miners were not far
from accepting the president's pro
posal. However, there wrre many
speeches a.nd any one who wished to
talk was allowed to go the limit.
Radical Held Floor.
Frank Farrington. president of the
Illinois miners, held the floor during
a. largs part of the morning session.
Farrington is classed with the "radi
cals' who advocate further negotia
tions on the basis of the president's
proposal.
The miners chiefs huddled together
In a small group in the large meeting
hall on the thirteenth floor of the
Odd Fellow.; building.
The temperature was low because
of the ruling of fuel administration
officials preventing normal heating of
meeting halls. In order to conserve
coal. Many wore their overcoats, as
they joked about smoking pipes or
cigars to "keep warm."
If the meeting continues until after
4:10 p. m. the miners will have to
walk down twelve flights of stairs to
the street, as elevator service will stop
at that time, under the coal conservation-
rules,
1 Tndfanapolis. Ind., pec. 10. The
second, day's conference of leaders of
tbe United Mine Workers of America
considering President Wilson's pro
posal for ending the coal strike opened
at.:55 a. m. today. A quick decision
in favor of adopting of the proposal
was forecast by several leaders as they
entered the meeting hail.
The meeting place was changed to
day to the Odd Fellows building, a
larger hall.
Many conferences were held among
officials of various districts last night
and early today and the question
thoroly discussed In the group gath
erings..
Kansas and Illinois were the only
groups hanging back on endorsement
of the proposition, it was reported.
This prediction was made in the face
(Continued on I'ige Two.