ltl.1.L 1 "A J. i Ir"-mr-i "Jr?'jT i . I f 'If." W ". V".twi . ' Ji 'T.YK iW J J I .. - )" iJ . 'TrfWftfy '"-. 'Ww ,' "! . ' , '" . v ' -v '.. if '''- t J '..JJ- ..jL.IJ'-w1ja. ' ' i - w ju v jsjjni-wu iruuuiu JuiujLiijrJuit rxiiuAJjiJurxiiAt ' d'iuua x , uxuj&xiwi i , xuxi awy BY POLICE . r . - iBelng Held Behind ed Poors in 4 4 i nis uny . BUSINESS ONLY of Press Committee De- Implication of Plnn to L -'Obstruct Government fr world peace at a time when U at war, ana witn reaerai and eltv notice keeping a r on all their activities, tlio Dual meeting oi me woman; 1, the section for the unueu ' at the International Committee h for Permanent reace, is in Ion at the Meetlne House oi Aox Friends on Twelfth street. ! Addams. of Hull llouaa, perhaps H' noted woman worker for peace 'world. Is In attendance. halng from a sick bed In Chicago to it Philadelphia for the meeting Misers of the party resent me state that they are In "secret" session, War's Roll of Honor OTYWIDE SEARCH ON FOR 5 AUTO BANDITS POLICE ON GUARD AT U. S. MINT One Wounded in Duel With Police After Robbing Eleven Persons FIND ABANDONED CAR Machine Hears Bullet Marks Duel With Police Clue to Suspects General Pershing's report of No em ber 30: AMKIUCANH IN lltANCK snniousL,Y woundkd 8ERGKANT VUANK IIALF. emer gency address, J. A. Prank, friend, 103 East Ninety-set enth street. New York city, N. Y. KROKANT rATKICK A. LONfll emer rency address, Joseph Lone, brothel, 3l Ilro7diva, Ilajonne N, J, ronroRAi, riui.ti' a. im.rki emer- tency address, Mrs nertha Klnglner, sister, IS Walworth street, Urooklyn, N. Y conroRAi, ciiAnLr.s . miTm. I K I emcrgjency address Mrs. Hose Crltchley. mother. :ol West 149th street. New York city, N. Y. CORroltM, JAMI'.M AMil'Nt emer- A utjttlde March la beine conducted srency address, James Angus, father. S by the police for fle bandit", who, Devanhe Gardens. Aberdeen, Scotland, working within a radius of fifteen PRIVATE H. JAMKS A. OROOAN, emer- squares of City Hall In a stolen nuto- cency address, Mrs. Mary V. Grogan, mobile, held up and robbed elexen per- mother, 94 Lott street, Drooklyn, sonH within four hours N. Y. The automobile, owned by Christian PRIVATE HUMOR . Mir.MHOEI,, lg. 913 Kat Ontario street, which emergency address, David Kegen, a stolen from Torresdale aenue and Coatesllle, Pa, Margaretta street, was found abandoned PRIVATE JAMES A, KAREN", mother, at Camac and Berks street by Police Mrs John Eagen, Great Neck, N. Y. . man O'Connell. of the Twentieth and PRIVATE WILLI IM 1 nWMiS, sis- Berks streets at-itlon. at I o'clock, two ter, Mrs Agnes M Barnes, 741 liist hours after the last robbery was re Broadway, Portland. Ore. ported. PRIVATE CHARLES A. tJEHlKR. The machine bore the marks of two mother, Mrs PlUabetli Oelger, 1030 reoler duels that the bandits had with nay ton street, Chicago, 111. mo police Bullet holes were In the E. JONES, father, rear curtain and two of the tires hn.l Thomas H. Jones, 308 Terdlnnnd i been idiot flat street, Scranton, r.i. In two Instances the bindlts attacked SLIGHTLY WOUNDLD and biat up lctlms who had only small nt to the fact that the program meellna? was nubllshed In ad- . ----.-- ; "... . , ... . i'mii anni. as wen as a iuunm ui mo i rniVATE nEORtll iv boara setiinc oui me puriroira Mtlvltles of the organliallon. He- nV howeer. arc barred irom me ana n was aiairu cj nn . ... - ...t sums of mnnov r iw. th.v . nt TAnsrlowne a member oi tne i.'iur.iis luuin u. kuiilai'i lamer, ,. . . -.-....-, . .. ,... Tnirt t .11 Bnd sundry who are' LIEUTENANT CONE, emergency ad-1 ''"eu to hate been wounded In the .w. n7h nnrtv In eood stand- dress. I O. Cone, father. Atartada n ne OI tho cops. howeer, was W .. . .. . 41...I 9S 1H,M r..t.A I HI" Its purposes and have rendered Lelal aid to It. ' nm Tirniim in nnmirn ,,ron business only ttu, nuill Id 3VUtA) asrdlnc to Mrs. Lewis, the reason thl. rius!on of all but members VOX PI 17 AM DAT TTICQ Hm party Is that the meeting Is one 1 VIV VJjLuUl I VaJlllVAJ tor the transaction of routine a. n which the general public M Interest. She denied emphatically iUw meeting was for tne purpose tructlng tne aciimes oi ine uo at In the prosecution of tho war Mfct It was "propagandist' In the ac- ense of that word, ino oniy nda the organization has, sno d. Is against war In the abstract Filing of Contests by Town Meeting Party Is First Gun of Battle The filing of the contest of the election -.'.? iZ TimJ. tn sunoort "' James B. Sheehan. as negster of nst war for all time In support ....... ., . . v.j.i.i, .. Js assertion she pointed to, the sen- Wills; of W. Kreeland Kendrlck, as Ite- i--.f2Jm,nt of The executKe1 ''' "f Taxes, and of Frederick J. L,nr.adlng to lw. h'4"t. , Shoyer. a. City Treasurer. Is leaked .. ... ""L..." '...' ,i . upon as the opening gun of a determined 7r,l rfliinrnVinn of war and all "ht for pure elections and cleaner poll Li?..8.Kd.e.Cl"a, "h',, as tic, in Philadelphia. Town Meeting active In respect to the conduct of war; and this not as a counsel of , but as a matter or principle." hermore. Mrs Lewis stated, me ty ,had under consmeraiion ana t probably pass a resolution appro - rln IU entirety I'resldcnt Wilson's i to Congress, delivered last Tues- Includlng his recommendation for declaration of war ngalnst Austria i pointed out also that Miss Addams, WOUNDED MAN SMALL The description of the wnundeil ban dit, who Is said to be about twent-fle. j ears old. ne feet tall, dretstd In dark hat and ocrcoit, has been sent to all (hospitals, believing that he may seek treatment. . The Injury of the man was reported 1 by William B Trost, a clerk employed In the drug store of Edgar Helrod, Twenty-ninth and Ileed streets Accord. Ing to Trost. the 'little fellow" was one of a group of fle men who entered the store last night and robbed him and Helroyd at the point of a revolver. The bandit carried his left arm In an Impro vised sling made from a hindkcrchlef. which was spotted with blood, he said The boldness of the thieves, who worked quietly and swiftly, seemed to show a kni vlede of the dissension and dissatisfaction In the ranks of the po licemen, who nre demanding Increased pay and the resignation of Director Wll- Descriptlon of the bandits fur STSMi VsHsBBBl3saHBHneBBHfc4BaMFeWw. SaW ' HsV IrMsssssssssisssssssssssssssssssssTiBT ZBanftssssK. Tiib3IbS LVVmssSaflliaBSsM(SssssssssBB l t BsffsffsffsffsffB AM'aSfafafaffafaffafataTaslafsffsBBffs sffsffsffsffKCV of r lEiri - - -r - : rHbli 'lli 1555 B 'Ha . I SSBSSYSYal f-"' si mm .ihi i , 'i: iWS sssssssmTsTmbKl i fSBH 9 t tM sssssss&IH r r ; J I TTTbVjbbbbbbI aisssssssssssi!' t V BsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsBsffl sffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffsffn KSsBBBfi IBSSSSSSSSI ! f"r: I VnsaBTsffsffsffsi Isffsffsffsfftrr faJMatSS1 1 t tWaffsffsffsffsffsl lsffssffaffa BSS0" WELL FIGHT EFFORTS TO FIX COTTON PRICE Southern Leaders in Congress Plan to Oppose Naming Stnndtird MEMBERS ARE UNITED ngalnst control cf everything cite en uring Into dally humnii ionsumtlon It wns recalled today thnt the imitti ern members viero favorable to Inclu sion of steel and Iron, hides, wont cop per and other commodities In the food cmitrol hill, bu vvlcii nn nminilme-it was offered to Include cotton, huirlfd conferences were held nnd nn twree. inent reached to confine the bill to food, fuel and feeds Meatless Friday l'avorcd Philadelphia hoteh have ngrcril to fcervo no meat nil Trldaj. Pledges to .,.,,,, , . ,hut t,ffcct fro" botcl nnd restiurnnt Hold to Belief High Prices Arc mon n tl)8 u Necessary to Insure Moderate Profit ! & 1 Ttfn ! ?t!5s?s r !' .party representatives have collected a great mass of evidence on which to wsge I pon tho contest and also upon which to as-inini,d by victims showed that all the slst the District Attorney to make ei-1 h0d.ups were the work of the same tensive prosecutions ns tho contest pro-l gang fl0 men In a Tord automobile cteds j The police say that they obtained more The tontett will bo carried through than $G00 In Jewelry gold watches and with determination, leaders of tho party i cash deUire, and bejond upicttlng the clcc-' . ., . v. ,,..., tlon of the Organlzatl.m candidates. It Is I HOBBEIIV AT riLNICLI faQI'AnE their hope to Imprca upon the people The first robbery occurred nt Frank- kileadlng spirit In the organisation. new e,,rton ,aw wn!ch ,un protcct the , Franklin street, was forced up agnlnt f member of the woman s board of the r,Bhl of ,h(, clUzen 0 mak( nn exprc9. lho a of a bu1(uns t,5 the mcn T(v0 mnifti twu auiiiiiiian "i' .. ... ... i I In close touch w Ith President Wll- and a personal and political sup- of the President tarO MAKE WAR IMPOSSIBLE V re not so much concerned with present as tho future." said Mrs . "What we aro trying to do Is tvto obstruct the Government In the cutkm of the present war, nut to war Impossible In tho future. fcy of 'our members aro strongly In tjof the present war as mo uest to bring aiiout peace lor an I Addams refused to talk for pub l It was explained that sho has -tte'very bad health and that she t to Philadelphia, against mo oruers r physician She Is under the care a aurso during her stay In the city, report that the meeting was or , "pacifist" sort that has caused riot- ; In Chicago ana otner cities caucu Uve Captain Tate mis morning to V that no Inflammatory speeches I'be tolerated, and that. If ncces i would detail men to keep an an the activities of the peace party. talna In the way of speeches op tth Government in the prosecution ' the war will be permitted," sild Jn Tate "The sooner the pacifists this lesson the better It will be alt concerned." T CONDUCTOR NOW ON THE JOB is Her Work in Washing- i$4on Suburbs and Likes fe TnoV slun of his choice of cand'ditcs for pub- i of them covered him with revolvers lie olllcc vvh'ie a third rifled his pockets They It Is probable that one of tho first I obtained $G nnd i fold watch, driving Ipna In th.. pnhtnut nf th .IrrMnn will Off SWiftlv lipforo nnl lrIMll rftlllrl rr- "' ..... ... ..." ..... . . r . . - bo an appeal to the Snto .Supremo Court ' aponu to nis cries for a decision on tho Interpretitlon of I A half hour later, Henry Itamni, 1343 tho ballot The Town Meeting party North Thirteenth street, a water-front candidates In tho election Just past lost guard, was held up at Fourth nnd Com- heventl thousand votes cacn. the party's merco streets Ho w is robbed of JIG leaders siv, because, independents voted) and a gold watch As the men drove the straight Town Meeting ticket and 'away Ramm blew on his policeman's then marked the name of some candl-1 whistle At the sound two of tho hindlH dito for a local oflkc. like assessor or constable, In the Republican calumn Ihe contention is made that In such cases there Is no doubt of the Inten tion of tho voter to voto for the Town Meeting candidate. The appeal will be an effort of the new party to get a decision which wilt permit the counting of such ballots as these. The signers of the petition who-e nimes wero not announced when the petition was turned over to Judge Carr, nre as follows m It Nicholson Jtfin Frszlr Arthur H Ia W. II Crle Howard K Hhrppard A. M Hoover John Willon It U. Hpan vv niter UoorcQ Smith Oeorvaji ( enfrei S J Kilmomli Oeorso t I'ortr tleorut W Coirs J L Cummlnrs w Major neatly VV P VVton John K VVutaa 1 O OelKT W L Johnson John F Ciso i:mll Zahler W. J. Hloan J. C McClewi Jowph Urlthrlrk Ituaolph (1 Kombau VV m f, McFarlane 1 McCuo Rohert s PrlBht I, T Mvrs lohn If Hankln innlfl VV Hlmllns Horace W Ilellly cnsrlen W. Scott J,ihn Finney C. VV. Evans NO U. S. JOBS FOR DRAFTEES My a Staff Correspondent WASHINOT6.N. Dec. 7. "woman street car conductor, who, been predicted would be one of developments, is now a reality nlngton. m asnlllng woman, who has to stand lisVllies to reach the bellcord and Tap tne lares, Degan inia morning nnc tickets, giving the bells for and stopping tho car, changing trailer at the end of each run and r. other little things that come In Vally life of a street car conduc- i the line running rrom tne sudutds raahlngton to Kensington, Md.. Just ' ibe line from the District of Co- L t eould not be obtained for work on I Jgaa and the company had to resort Maua The woman, who appears to i hr work, described how she got the I and how she likes It today, as fol aw an ad !n one of the papers ; as follows : ITartlme need I Two middle-aged, uted ladles wanted as conduc- hort hours. Easy work, flood . be had In neighborhood Ap- Canager, Kensington Railway, n, Md.' a)y son 1 wearlnr the khaki My health was being lm- long hours at the typewriter hot. Ill-ventilated oflce rooms at tne rignt time came this dty for work In pleasant sur- -plenty of fresh air and fairly a hA rap alone fnrfAV .that ! fares, made change, regis- eta and cash, changed the terminals and did everything or must do in a day's run. eople wer very courteous. it Hf come smiles and heard a ' remarks. Once, at a lonely i tfce road, a colored boy boarded I was ma oniy passenger for cnu, lie refused to pay his tared ma to put him off. but ' ald over his money. Yes, I : and Intend to stick." lien Accepted for Army May Not Apply for Positions Applications for mechanical trades or other positions cannot be received from persons who luvo been accepted for the army draft, according to a statement is sued today by the local Civil Service Commission Many cases have recently been brought to the attention of the commission where .persons who have been accepted for the draft applied for civil service examinations, and, passing these, have been directed to report for w ork. In lieu of theso facts, the commission states that persons employed In mechanl- A guardhouse hns been erected on tho pavement at tho entrance to the Mint, on Spring Garden street west of Sixteenth, and three shifts of police make this place continually guarded both day nnd night. During the day a special watchman from the Mint is sent out to do duty with the police sentinels. These men are relieved every hour. In addition to theso precautions, policemen are stationed at the rear of the building. ARE YOU "SANTA" TO PHULY'S SOLDIERS? If You Are Not, Today Is the Day to "Get Busy" nnd Learn His Job Pinch hitters for Fanta Claus, step forward' Any able-bodied nun, womin or child In PhllitlelphU can qualify for the Job so long as he or nho his a warm WASHINGTON. Iec. , In wonse t the rreshlent's renue't J for a bill ning prices m i-unmi" - , i members of the Senate arc nlrcad ns- 'cubing such a measure, but there is much doubt as to how It should be framed or who will sponsor It. It is i understood that Semtor Chimnerlaln will not take that responsibility As to the naturei of the measure, n i,iti i.in ilia President sweeping now- I ers 111 Axing prices of all Inslc com modities Is blng discussed but It is anticipated such a measure would meet with much opposition and would entail a grcnt deil of dllllculty In the draftlnr Tho propo-tlon of eliciting tho aid of the Chamber of commerce m im- v .. , States In th husiners or liimK !. Is also being oonsidereu 1 The President will find liW chief I (.tumbling Mock to general commodity Uontrnl in tho ran'.s of his own P'vrty southern P.epresentatlves and Senators are oppor-d to regulation of cotton, 1 prices They hold the belief that high prices of cotton this year were neces tirr in irlvo the growers a moderate! iprorft on the ground that the crop was. short I An attempt to Include cotton In gen eral prke control will awaken the fortes which obtained Its elimination from tho rnAa.rtAnfrn1 not nt the last session senators Smith, of .South Carolina, nnd Hoke Sml'h, of Cicorgla, will lead a fight I agalnt any effort to control prices If they believe such action would force , prices down In the House there area , score of southern members who would i 1 talk Indefinitely against such a course Tfi CUAW PATftiiYTISM Conferences among southern members! l) OllUVY 1 AllUUllolH already havo disclosed their fears for I cotton In a general commodity control bill The faith or the cotton grower Is in the ability of his representative In Congress to forestall anything savor- ..-, r.t nnttnr If iraneral rnm. ' lrcdlty develops cotton will be Included The southern members will not bo able to stand out for their pet product Il0anl llclnz. fnnri mltnliiliim.. ...I Pennsvivnnla. Conferences with fish men nre to he held In tho very near future la nrrangt. for giving tho public .... .. t v lowiiiiijie prices Hurt in Queer Auto Accident Pianlt Knapton, fohy years old, of fpJIO Norwood ttrcet, wns hurt, though not serjously, today when struck by nn Automobile truck nt Twenty-first street nnd chelten avenue. Knipton was wait ing for a vvest-bound Itoute 40 car. The tar came Just as the nuto truck hacked nut of Tvv ml -first strict. It hit the truck, knocking the bodv off tho wheels. Tho body hll Knipliin, The truck, owned liy Mumaw llrothcrs, Norrlstown, was driven by C Suylcr, of 610 Arch Mrtet, Norrlstown. ' Davis on Red Cross Mission l,ouls A. Divls. secretary of the Land Title and Trust Company, Is on his wav to Italy, where he will undertako the work of rcorganUIng the Italian Red Cross, it was announced today. MINER'S WIFE SEEKS Takes Hardest Job in Work ings, but Boss Says It Is Against Rules WM,Ki:S.BARRi:. Pa Dec 7. Mrs Peter Wlsner, fort-two sean old, did her bit as a patriotic woman to tUv, when she went to tho Auchlnclose mine of the 1) L and W. Company nnd feeling south of the Ad-im's apple fr r eu w ,mu, lne lmrll. , fired at h'm, but missed Polkemin Smith, attracted by the whistle and the shot, fired his revolver at the fleeing machine, vho bandits returning his fire until the car disappeared out Arch street. ' Hamond M, Crane 304 fcouth Tenth street, wis robbed at Ninth nnd Spruce streets. Uecause he had only 2, Case was badly beaten He wis treated at the Pennsylvania Hospital in the fhidow of whose wall the attack occurred Alexander Rosen, a student of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, was held up and robbed of a gold watch and J30 at rranklln and Thompson streets At Juniper and Reed streets, fifteen minutes liter, Joteph Ialll, forty-seven years, of 1-46 Christian street, was held up Angry that no only had $t 50 to give them, the robbers attneked him. SALOONKRRI'KK ROHDCD f hortly aftci mtdn'ght Clirenre Hren nan, of 2736 Wharton street, was con fronted by the bandits at Twenty-third and Pine streets and 1B In cash and a gold watch and chain were taken from him Michael Campbell, saloonkeeper, Twen-tj-becond and Rice streets, was held up In the saloon and robbed of.104. Two additional hold-ups occurred, one In West Philadelphia and the other In the northwestern section cf the city. In neither case were the names of the vic tims available at an early hour this mcrnlng. As he stepped out of a cafe nt Twelfth and Callowhlll streets, accompanied by a oung woman, Harry Battersby, of 293 East Cambria street, was attacked by the five bandltB, and his watch and a watch and chain belonging to tho young woman were snatched The robbera entered the drug store of Edgar Helrcyd, nt the southeast corner of Twenty-ninth and Ileed btrccts. Draw- ral trade nosltlnns In the fiovernment'a .-- - ; , ..., ,. ., j a, service are not necessarily exempted j mil weir rev uivcr-i, mey orucreu wio iiro from the army's evil Only those persons , prletor nnd his clerk. William R Trost, Stfere Manager Dead tiCK, Wla, Dec. TWllllam Hinasa manager or mm- . store. Is dead here a.llinosa. Mr. MacLaren about a month ago with r in Baan. tin came ner from ixiwell. Mass. He MMBea of Quebec Can- wKhathe Olmbel flna ' years - newvea by wnnw neana ' tm. IW M i?r. who are occupying positions which can not be adequately filled by other simi larly qualified persons will be exempt from the draft. t . Vanderlip Speaks Here Today Frank A. Vanderlip. chairman of the national war savings committee, will address two meetings In Philadelphia today Ho will address the long-table luncheon at the City Club of Philadel phia. Tonight he will speak at the meet ing or those interested in tne distrioution of thrift stamps and war-savings cer tificates In Grimth Hall, 1420 Chestnut street. Robert K. Cassatt, State director of the committee, will preside at to night's meeting Engine Company's Shortest Run Engine Company No 41, Sixty-first and Thompson streets, had the shortest run of Its life when a nre alarm was received from the patrol house of the Sixty-first and Thompson streets police station. Just next door. The firemen walked over with extinguishers and made short work of the blaze, which had originated In the patrol crew's quarters while the crew and the wagon were out. The loss wns about J100. THEWEATHER I WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. For Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and continued cold tonight; Saturday in creasing cloudiness, with probably snow In west and north portions, moderate northwest to north winds For New Jersey; Partly cloudy to night and Saturday; moderate northwest and north winds. Ralna have continued in the South Atlantic States, and light snow has fallen In Ohio and portions of the lake region and the lower St. Lawrence Val ley during the last twenty-four hours. Snow has also been general In the Plains States from Kansas northward. The temperatures have continued to fall at most place In the eastern portion of tt acMMrr. a intense oow, for the M from M twu vauay mm art to hold up their hands While three of the men "covered" the druggist, the other two went through the cash regis ter, obtaining 35. They got 12 and n diamond stickpin from tho clerk the Phlladelphl-i bova who aro now wearing Uncle Sim s uniform as mem bers of the Jlolh Infintrv at Camp Meade Tho pcoplo of PhlladelphU ought to bo proud of those bos. what? Of course' Ever body In Phllidel plila is proud of them and ever body In Philadelphia wants them to have a Christmas piesent from the city. Them's a committee Just formed to see that earn one of tho 3200 men In that regi ment and every last one of them hills from Phllidelphla rlnll get n present from the folln In his homo town. Thit Is If tho folks 'come across" Two thousand I'ollars k needed with which to buy tho presents A dime v III help A dollar will bo better still Whoever takts tho trouble to drop a contribution In the mall will Immedi ately become a S inta Claus to some chap In khaki who Is serving with a regiment that ! 100 per tent Phila delphia s Tho committee In charge, which In cludes former Covernor Edwin S Stuart, Judge Norrls Ilatrntt. John drlbbel. president of fhe Un'on League, and other well-known men, is headed by Dr Thomas II l'enton John M, Strong, vice president of tho West End Trust Company, is treasurer Your money to bring a Christmas remem brance to some Philadelphia boy who may not be able to get homo for Chrlstmis may bs sent to the West End Trust Company. IJroad street nnd South 1'enn square, or left at the Evevino PustLic Ledofh otllco Tim envelope should bo marked "For tho 315th Infantry Christmas Tunc! " Tho presents which will be purchased with tho money will be distributed to the 3200 men of the regiment at a big Christmas Jollification to bo held In the V, M. C. A. "shack" at the cantonment a day or two before Christmas For many men this my be the only re minder they have that Philadelphia. Is proud of them. Don't forget' UNSCATHED BY MINE FALL Hazlebrook Worker Engulfed by Drop From Surface Bore HAZLETON. Pa. Dec. 7. Steve Hus bosky, a Hazlebrook miner, hid a thrill ing escape from death During the day he drove u. proving hole seventy five feet from an underground working to the surface up an Incline almost per pendicular. Finishing work, he went to the spot nbovo ground where the hole was supposed to emerge and while sur evlng the surroundings was engulfed Workers saw him disappear, but could find no trace of him. Hushosky was carried down Into the mines vir tually uninjured and came out half an hour afterward. .She went to work with her husband because ho had been umble to procure a laborer nnd keep up his part In tho production of coal The entered tho mino sometime before oillclals and othei workmen wero on the Job Mrs Wlrner was dressed 111 overalls and blouse and wore the cip of a miner, on which burned a new mine lamp Tho worn in went to work with a vim nnd hod nlmost loaded a car of coal when mlno bosses ciimo through the workings on a tour of Inspection There wns no attempt to hide the fact that Wlsner bud his wife emplojed an n I iborer and tho bosses quickly ordered her from tho mine Ihey Informed her thit thev wero not permitted to employ women laborers Mrs Wlsner gave up her Job with great regret. 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