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FOR CHECK ON RUSH
OF MOHAMMEDM
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'Sto'atoOA SPRINGS, N. Y., Mny 4.
.fgAlUTOO'VO' Immediate
frft check 1." rnpl.l extension of Mo
epSMtem In Africa, through the medium
?m missionaries nnd money to carry
''C.E work millions will bo won for the
'aJ Vi Tn a few years' time. This was
!f?ph.iJnt Point of the report of the
M'f if 'Foreign Missions, rea.l t.eforo
Methodist Kplscopat Oencrnl Confer--1
nt today's session. Tho report nlso
- an outlln" of tho activities of mis
!LK Europe. South America, China,
m L PWUPPlne India and Jlexlco.
n-i,A hotrd said that tho Dark Continent
vTSt mat battleRround of Christianity
'd Mohammedanism. Tho followers of
.t,m ro very active nnd. ns a result, tho
7t declared, every third person In
&& Is a Mohammedan. Tho Mohan.
Klin's aro not confined to tho northern
Tnf Africa,,' Four mltllon of them aro
Mlh of the cnuator. and they are rapidly
icipylng tl.o be1 "trntcRlo centres.
SOME WORK SUSPENDED.
Th peril of Islam has been Increased
,.. result of tho Huropcan war, the ro
"? -ays, because tho Churches In war-'
in nations have been compelled to cim
'l, ftnd in some Instances suspend, tho
r'lc of their missionary enterprises In
ho Dark Continent. Tho work of tho
itethodlit Church In Africa has been bo
lously retarded by Inadequate npproprla
ons bishops bclntr forced to nttempt to
rk on a contlnent-wldo scalo with an
impropriation of less than J 10,000 a year,
llvlded between six centres.
The Congo section, tho report said, has
ocused tho nttontlow, enterprise nnd greed
;f venturesome commercial pioneers, and
ho church must strongly Intrench Itself
here to offset tho activities of theso ex
ploiters. " KKPOIIT ON nftlilPPlNKS.
'of tho riilllpplncs, tho board said :
,','Tho spirit of nationalism Is growing.
V national consciousness Is developing,
mtlonal Ideals and national habits of
nought and action aro in the process, nnd
tils tho ta-k nnd tho privileges of tho
Jhrlstlan I'Mirch, to seo that clear roll
flous principles ho given to theso peoplo
olncldent with tho development of their
lolltlcal, social and economic life. In tho
ntercsts of the Filipinos, In tho Interest
if their ultlmato self-government In tho
argest measure. It Is tho duty of tho
Jnltcd States to retain Its relations of
lelpfulness to theso Islands."
In closing, tho report asks for an appro
bation of at least $500,000 for uso by
ho Board of Missions In Europe. It ndds
hat upon tho conclusion of tl.o war tho
hurch will faco such commanding opport
unities as will startle oven thoso "accus
oraed to the swift panorama of a changing
orId."
' Members of tho conference today voiced
.holr opposition to star chamber procecd
ngs by tho Episcopal Committee. They
lemanded nn amendment permitting
members of tho committee to discuss with
nembers of their respective delegations
matters concerning Episcopal supervision
n the areas which Include tho conference.
,A standing voto of appreciation was
riven to Bishop M. K. Harris, of Korea
md Japan, who retires from actlvo work
it this conference
CLEVELAND TItOLLEYMEN '
GET INCREASE; TILT ENDS
Peace With Employers Assured Un
til May, 1918
CLEVELAND, May 4. Peace between
500 street car employes and tho CIovo
ina Railway Company was assured today
mill May, 1918. Thero will be" no strike
nd.the three-dent fAro will continue, city
ad railway ofllnlals said.
'Tho dlsputo over bettor working condl
o'ns and higher pay was ended early to
iy when tho employes voted, 1123 to 49G,
i accept the company's offor of wage In--eases
totaling $532,000 for the next two
ars.
First-year employes will get 31 cents an
jur and others 34 cents, with a minimum
(hour day.
' Animal Protectors Buy Office
The Pennsylvania Society for tho Pre
Antlon of Cruelty to Animals has taken
tie from John U. Powers and others to
ie residenco at 922 North Broad street,
t S7 feet 0 inches by 100 feet, for a price
ot disclosed. Tho property was owned by
lary L. Gallagher and Louiso O. Powers,
sirs of the Gallagher estate, and Is ns
ssed at $26,000. The Pennsylvania So
ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
nimals will malte cxteuslvo alterations to
ie property, which will bo occupied by
e society eventuaUy at Its central otllce.
he society now occupies tho premises
;!7 Chestnut street, which It owns.
Slayer of Two Captured
THOMPSON, Conn., May 4 John EI-
ott, slayer of Miss Sybil Pettis and her
itner, was captured tbday about three
dies from the 'scone of the crime. He
"ered no resistance when the posse dls
rmed him.- He was taken to tho Thomp
a lock-up.
Wage Increases
f Given in Six Cities
Easton, Pa. Tho Alpha Port
land. Cement Company has in
creased tho, wages of all employes
m the manufacturing departments
MUs mills throughout the country
i0 Per cent. It is the second 10
peLc?5 increase since January 1.
.Jshj!fbrs. N, J. The Stand
ara Bilk Company granted a 10
per centr advance in wages to all
employes, and reduced the working
hours from, 54 to 50 hours a -week.
fecteV 200 emPloyes aro af"
..Northumberland, Pa. A 10 per
m. increase in wages was grant
ea the employes of Van Allen &
3 nai1J,,nanufacturers.
i." Francisco A general wage
nwfse Qf,10 Per cent- to all em-?-!
"living less, than ?3000 a
hi f"?,r,to May 1 was announced
Calttora?-andard 0U Con,Pany 'o
, Ja7lmerten, N, J. The New Jer-
Lr . Company has announced
wage increase of 10 per cent, as
oln!8 a "ln-h"r day for all em
M?m' .e,?etive May 1.
hSSJ"1 Glas3 Company has ad
S wages of the tube workers
JvTer cent.
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PEACEM PITTSBURGH
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
APPARENTLY AT HAND
With State Troopers Prepared
to Qudll Disorder, Steps To
ward Ending Strike by
Mediation Are Taken
WESTINGHOUSE WILLING
PITTSBURGH, May 4. Peaco In Pitts,
burgh's Industrial Btrlfo, which already
lias cost three lives and, resulted In the
proclamation of martial law throughout
tho Turtle Creek and Upper Monongahola
Valleys", was In prospect today.
With 1200 Stato troopers patrolling tho
streets of East Pittsburgh nnd Uraddock,
300 of th,e!r number mounted, the second
step townr.d bringing about a settlement
of tho general strlkgs was taken. Tho first
was tho nppolntment by tho strikers of a
Mediation Commlttco of 20 yesterday.
This committee met with Patrick Gllday,
chief of the State Ilureatl of Arbitration
nnd Mediation, today for the purpose nt
nrranglng a conference with President W.
It. Herr, of the Westlnghouso lllectrlo nnd
Manufacturing Company nnd olllclnls of
other companies affected by tho strike.
Horr cleared tho way for mediation today
when ho said:
"I nm willing to discuss terms erf set
tlement of this 8trlltp with nny authorized
committee of bona 'fldo employes of our
plnnt."
Klvo members of tho Mediation Com
mittee, who aro bona fldo Westlnghouso
workmen, wcro selected to moot Mr. Herr.
Tho Westlnghouso workers, who, with
tho others, nro striking for nn eight-hour
day, have lost $1,112,000 in wage3 thus
far, according to tho company's state
ment today. Tho wage losses of tho host
of strikers from other plants cannot bo
estimated.
Hundreds of strikers returned to work
when their plants wero reopened this
morning, expressing their willingness to
nbido by tho terms agreed upon by tholr
committees In conference with their em
ployers. Tho climax of tho strlko disorder1 Is be
llovcd to havo passed with Tuesday's
pitched battle. Tho third victim died dur
ing the night Two others nro In a critical
condition.
Tho probability Is that tho guardsmen
wilt bo ordered back to their homes as
soon as a tentatlvo ugreement with com
pany officials Is reached by tho strikers.
Thero has been no disorder whatsoever
since tho guardsmen arrived.
Soparato from tho geneial peace move,
but affected by tho spirit ot it, tho 1000
striking workmen ot tho Pittsburgh nnd
Lako Krlo shops at McKees Hocks havo
appointed a Mediation Committee of 12
to tnkcr up terms of settlement with their
employers. It is expected that by early
next week tho Keperal 8-hour-day strlko,
which has changed tho Pittsburgh dis
trict from n hlvo ot Industry to a city
of idleness, will bo completely nt nn end.
LABOR MEDIATORS FLOCK
TO NEW YORK STRIKE TROUBLE
Railroad Telegraphers Form Most Se
rious Phase of Problem
NEW YORK, May 4. Federal and
Stato officials intervened today In an at
tempt to check tho spread of labor trouble
in New York. s
O; Wallace Hanger, assistant com
missioner of tho Federal Hoard of Media
tion, who enmo from Washington, Is at
tempting to avert a strike of 6000 rail
road telegraphers and signal men, and
has offered to medlato the differences.
Headed by Colonel Michael J. Hegun,
several members ot tho State Bureau of
Mediation camo from Albany In nn effort
to settle the marlno strlko, which has
tralllc on Fast and North ltlvers and New
York Hay badly crippled.
A conference was nrranged between
members of tho State Bureau of Media
tion and representatives of the Now York
Boat Cvncrs' Association nnd tho engi
neers, to bo held at tho barge olllco this
afternoon.
Soveral towing companies havo already
capitulated, nnd their employes havo re
turned to work, nnd officials of the En
gineers' Association believe nil tho others
will bo forced to glvo In by Sunday.
Moro than 90,000 toilers nro on strike
in Now York city, nnd at least D00.000
persons nro directly or Indirectly affected.
Many nonstrlkcrs havo beon thrown out
of work as a result of tho"Iabor trou
bles. ,
Sixty per cent, of tho entire cloak" and
suit Industry In the United States Is tied
up by tho strlko of tho garment makers,
and there Is no present indication nt an
early settlement.
The strlko of tho railroad telegraphers
and signalmen holds tho most serious pos
sibilities. A. T. Hardin, vice president
of the New York Central Lines, upon
which road the trouble originated, de
clared that the company would not give
in, and that officials of the line have
no fear of a tie-up.
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SCHOOL TEACHERS FORMING
UNIONS IN WASHINGTON
High School Force Is Already Organ
ized, but Not the Grades
WASHINGTON, May 4. School teach
era qf tho District of Columbia nro today
arranging details of their plans to form
a union of the entire teaching forco of
tho district, under tho American Federa
tion of Tabor. Addresses wcro made nt
their meeting In Central High School by
Assistant Secretary of Tabor Louis F.
Post and others. ,
Tho plan for a general Union grew out
of tho formation recently of n union of
high school teachers. Tho union being
formrd today Is that of teachers of graded
schools, with a question ns to whether
tenchers of normal schools shall bo In
cluded. A membership of 1000 Is expected.
Indemnities for Germans
UErtLIN, May 4. Tho German Fed
eral Council has npproved tho bill pro
viding for Indemnities for damages to
property In Germany arising from tho
war. "It Is mentioned In tho bill," says
tho Overseas News Agency, "that In tho
portions el Alsace and Lorrntno still held
by tho French 05,000 persons, or 3.4 per
cent, of tho total population of these dis
tricts reside."
Cnvnlrymcn to Race 230 Miles
NT1W YORK, May 4 A 230-mllo
cavalry raco Is ono of" tho features an
nounced by the National Guard for tho
military nnd naval tournament to bo held
nt Shccpihend Day, May 20 to May 27.
Colonel Charles I. Do Bovolse, who com
mands tho 1st Cavalry, Is In chnrgo of tho
cavalry race. Tho maximum distance to
bo covered within 24 hours Is 70 miles.
Thero will bo no chnngo of horses, nnd
tho men will carry tho lightest posslblo
oqulpmcnt.
DISSENTING MINERS
BITTER IN DEMANDING
UNION RECOGNITION
Opposition of Workers in First
Anthracite District Reflected
in Attitude of Many
Other Delegates
WHITE FOR CONCILIATION
POTTSVILLD, ra May 4. Shortly
beforo tho convening of the third day's
session of tho trldlstrlct convention ot
tho anthracite mlno workers which Is con
sidering tho tentatlvo agreement reached
between their subcommittee nnd coal
operators early this week, It was learned
that, In addition to the almost unanimous
opposition of District No. 1, come objection
to tho ratification of tho agreement had
sprung up among members of tho other
two district delegates. A voto on tho
agreement In Its entirety Is expected to bo
reached by lato today or early tomorrow.
Tho dissenting delegates aro bitter In
their argument, asserting that full recog
nition of their union should bo demanded.
National President 'White called tho
convention together at 0:30 o'clock, and
Immediately afterward tho final report of
tho Credentials Committee was adopted.
Tho Ilrst delceito to address tho con
vention declared that tho eight-hour work
day should bo so construed as to permit
workers to preparo for tholr day's work
and put away tools or mulet, also care
for harness on the company's times In
stead of doing this work outside of work'
Ing hours. He stated that tho compensa
tion law pnnlded for such conditions,
and ho believed tho same construction
should be placed on tho agreement by
miners nnd operators.
Delegate Kelly Informed the convention
thnt tho Panther Creek Valley strike,
which was begun by a walkout of 12,000
workers yesterday, was duo to misinter
pretation of the eight-hour day.
Natlonnl President White nnd District
President Kennedy, commenting on this
strike, stated that tho proper officers
would enforco all provisions in the ngreo
ment nfter ratification, compelling tho
operators to conform to all provisions.
Mr. White ndded that some operators
had put the eight-hour day Into operation
voluntarily and local strikes required tho
co-opcratlon of tho entire union body. He
asked tho delegates not to nllow the pres
ent misunderstanding of nny cl.tuso to act
ngalnst tho real principles of tho agree
ment ns a whole.
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rniLADELPHIANS AT CAMP
Business and Professional Men Enter
Training nt Fort Oglelhorpo
The first contingent of Philndelphlans
Enrolled for a month's stay nt the South
ern military training camp at Fort Ogle
thorpc, Ga., reached the military post yes
terday afternoon and Immediately began
tho study of artillery and cavalry tactics.
Men prominent In Industrial, financial,
social and club circles ftore Included In
the party, -which Uft here Tuesday at
1 20 p. rrt. Among them were. Oarurier
Cassatt, Craig Blddle, Howard H. Homy,
Charles Meredith DuPuy, George A.
Devey, Samuel Chew, Henry M. Hart,
James Somers Smith, Jr., Harold A. Sands,
Harold nosengarten, T. Charlton Henry
nnd Hugh A. Garland, of Wilmington.
Others who have enrolled and 'will leave
shortly are George D. 'Wldener, Hollls
Wolstenholme, A. J, Anfelo DevereUJt,
James Ilobb Maury, Jr., and Thomas WHU
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