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The Omaha Daily Bee Advertising la hut nnother word (or clooer cooperation between buywr ad seller, for mutual benefit. VOL. XUI NO. 305. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1913 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ' THE WEATHER, Fair SILK STRIKERS ME STRUGGLE IN MILLS BEFORE MULTITUDE Worker' Battle for Higher Pay and Shorter Day Presented in Pa geantry in Madison Square. EEC EPISODES ARE SHOWN More Than Thousand, Large Number of Them Women, Take Part. DIG' AtJDIENOE IS IMPRESSED Join in Singing Marseillaise and "Boo" Mock Cops. ACTORS NOT ALL AMATEURS Forty of Cnst'' Actunlly Arrested liy Police of Putcrson New Turk Sheriff Atitnnn; Those At tending. NEW YORK, Juno 8.-ln the presence of a throng that packed Madison Snuare garden last night the Mile strikers of Pat cmm.'N. J., presented In pageantry the ttruRKle they are waging with the Pater ton mill- owners for higher pay und (i shorter day. More than 1,000 strikers, a large number of them wqmen, led by Elizabeth Gurlcy Flynn, and Hanna Silverman, the 17-year-old girl who has played a promi nent part In recent strike developmente. fame from Paterson on a speolat train "VJJttakp part In tho demonstration. From spectacular standpoint. If from no 'oth'ery Ihelr Jpurney may1 be said to have "been worth while. The big aiidlencu "lVas plainly Impressed by the six eplsodcu In th'e mill striko that the workers pre sented in picturesque fashion. Mill in 3Ilnlntnrp. The mills' depleted In miniature were bustling wlth-ctlvity when the first scene opened," cut the Avorkers were Boon seen walWns about on their strike, singing the "MarselllalBe." As the second episode started the police were shown Interfering with peaceful picketing and conflicts between strikers and the police were staged. The killing of a man by de tectives' bullets, the Impressive funeral of tho victim, a strikers' mass meeting and tho sending away of strikers' chil dren, to be cared for elsewhere, were successively prescMsd, the pageant end ing with a reproduction of a mass meet ing at which Miss Flynn and William 1). Haywood, the Industrial Workers of the World leaders, made typical strike speeches. Hundreds In the audience Joined with the thousand or more on the stage In singing the "Marseillaise" In the first of the episodes. The stage policemen were "booed" when they came on to stop the Picketing and'' the actor pickets were cho'et?d Among tho hundred oflhe' lat ter' were forty who hed actually been arrested by tho police of Paterson. Sheciff Present. Sheriff Harburgcr of Npw York county, was In the audience. Ho expressed dis approval of a placard which hung from a gallery bearing the inscription, "No God, No Master," and it was removed. Omaha's Ad Club Delegates Have Reached Baltimore The Omaha Ad club delegates to the national convention reached Baltimore yesterday afternoon. A washout cast of Des Moines delayed the Iowa Ad club train in which they 'wepo traveling so they did not reach Chicago until 3:30 o'clock Saturduy afternoon. Penn Fodrea was to have Joined tho delegation in Chicago, but' learning they had been de layed went to Baltimore alone. The delegation left Chicago at 6:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. There jare forty men ln the Iowa dele gation. 'The Omaha delegates are Victor "White, Frank Bulltn, W. 15. Conley, Penn P. Fodrea and It. B. Wallace. Wallace Joined the party at Baltimore, "liHvlng been on u business trip In New York. ' T Two Fatally Hurt When Auto Upsets Near Lemars, Iowa LEMARS, la., Juno 8. (Special Tele-gram.l-Albert Mouw. aged 20 years, a farmer, and John VunDerwarf, aged 25 :ea-s, were victims of an automobile accident which occurred near hero early thin morning. They wero on their wa; home to Orange. City, when their car upset two miles north of here and both wero pinned underneath. Mouw died In an hour and VanDerwarf Is badly crushed and ennnnt live. The Weather For ?"cbr:inka-Falr; warmer. For Iowa Fair; warmer. 'IV mjx-rnture at Uiiinlm l'etr'" Hour. -Dog. G a. m 46 6 a. m 48 7 a. m..., 50 8 a. in El 9 a. m u 10 a. m... aT 11 a. in 68 12 m (V) I p. in 61 3 p. rn 63 3 p. in.. 65 4 p. m..... 64 5 p. m 6 6 p. in 64 7 P. m..! CJ Comparative Local Record. 1913. 19U..191L lSlu. Highest yesterday 63 65 102 (3 lowest yesterday 46 53 7S IS Mean temperature C6 9 SS 60 Precipitation CO .00 .00 .21 Temperature and precipitation depar rea from the normal: Normal temperature 70 JWlilewv tor the day It Total excess in wo aiurcn 1 ,, O Normal precipitation f 17 Inch . Deficiency for th day it Inoh Total rainfall since March 1. .. .12. M inches ' Kxress since March 1 2.2S inohes I'efi.-lenry for cor. period, 1U12. 4.11 Indies Defklenty for cor. period, 1911. 3.93 Inches CHILDREN'S DAY AT CHURCH Delightful Programs Are Given in Many Places of Worship. AN EPOCH IN MANY LIVES At the First 3IetholUt Church thp Graduates Arc Each Presented 1 with a Hlhln bjr the Superintendent. In the lives of many future citizens ; of Omaha there was marked an epoch. yesterday: one which, In years to come , will be remembered by them chiefly through recollection of some such verso as: 'The world Is so full of a number of I amure'we should all be as happy as kings." Yesterday was children's day In many Omaha church and the results of ipany weeks of memorizing such lines were presented to auditoriums filled with sympathetic and appreciative audiences. There were longer verses, too,' and texts and catechisms and songs which the children. In giving; showed they had been trained thoroughly both In the Sunday rehool and at home. Probably many of them did not present their verses and songs Just as well as they did before the proud parents and amused callers at home, but the effect was JUst as good when ths small voices delivered them from tho rostrums. More over, It any child displays less ability at the- final test than In rehearsals the pleasure of his audience certainly was not lessoned thereby. More probably It Was heightened, for the audiences gave Mgns of as much Joy at the embarrass ment of a child's forgetting and hesita tion as In its apparent realization that each In a class had learned his lines well enough 'to recite them Independently and not In concert, and that was Joy Indeed. t Wlrt McthorilHt. At the First Methodist church yestor day morning many children participated In the exercises and nearly al of them received diplomas. There were those graduated from th cradle roll and entered Ote beginners department; beginners graduated Into tho primary department, and tho primary students graduated into ihe Junior department. Tho exercises entertained from the moment of the greeting by llttlo Ilelnlo j Kpch to tho benediction pronounced by the pastor. Rev. Milton B. Williams. Tliere were recitations by Nina Johnson, Natalie Hastings Ruth Barton. Frances Taggart, Roland Prlesman. Helen Bertram, Wil liam Slsco, Ruth Mick, and one In con cert by Jeanette and Mary Jane Bliss. Tiny Frances Taggart declaimed the two lines that have been mentioned. Mnnr Tnke Part. Ths exercises were participated in by Helena Glfford, Harriet LUlls, Mldred RaWaon, Paul Ferris, Ruth Bufflngton, Luclia. Rummel, Ethel .Mick, Evelyn Beard, Kathryn Indoe. Eugene Spain, Harvey Pinto. Edwin Mir. Ionian f Bonnell, Lyman Peck and'Sher-han Pinto, A review or. tho lesson toxts was given by Heinle Koch, Eugene Spain. Wallace Hall, Walter "Wiley. Robert Detweller, Billy Brooks, Guy Wengart Georgia Hetrlck, Clyde Neor, Faul Jenkins and Carl Merker. "What Can Little Hands J sung by Owendolin Aldrich. Jane Fisher. 1 Tvttitv. T?., 11 . .... mm neiene Margaret. At tho close of tho exercises T. F. Sturgess, superintendent of , the Sunday school, presented each, of the graduates with a, Bible. The presentation of dl lomas was mado by Mrs. G e Michel: Miss Neva Shlpherd and Mrs. w! H. Indoe, NEWS NOTES OF FAIRBURY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIRBURY. Neb.. .Tim. ... Tho Falrbury Odd Fellows held their memorial serviep in h r hurch this forenoon. Rev. S. E. Mcgaw j.. inning me sermon. The Ancient Order United Wokmen .and auxiliary also fh nrt!2 tthe8erv1ce- m the afternoon tno Odd Fcllon-H wont and decorated tho graves of tho dijaeased Curl P. Scott and Mis w. irninhi were married in Philadelphia. May 29. The groom was principal of the Falrbury ow.iuuib JOr mree years. H will make his homo in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Madden have re turned from Chicago and Mr. Madden has resumed his work in h innrnni... shops. as bollermaker foreman. He at tended a convention of bollermaker fore men In Chicago. Time table No. 20 wont Into effect on the Rock Island this forenoon, and a new local passenger train known as 711 and 712 was put In service on tho west end of the division between Phllllpsburg and McFarland. The Jersey passenger train was also extended through to Lin" coin. Slight changes were also made pn the arrival and departure of passenger trains at this point. Carl Dlller has been elected , principal of (ho Ppwell schools for next year. Ho succeeds Theodore Shaffer, who takes charge of tho Reynolds schools. YOUNG WOMAN OF OMAHA GETS DEGREE AT IOWA CITY IOWA CITY, la., Juno 8. (Special.) Commencement week Is under way at Iowa State university degrees to be presented Wednesday. Among tho graduates will be these from Nebraska: Bachelor of Laws Neal M. Monroe, Belleuve. Doctor of Medicine, College of Homeo pathlo Medicines-Waldo W. Walker, Clatonla. Master of Arts Esther E. Thomas, Omaha. PHONE INSTALLED IN ROOM OF PRESIDENT AT CAPITOL WASHINGTON, June S.-Installatlon of a telephone In the president's room at the capltol, today, stirred senators to & keener appreciation than they had hith erto possessed that tho)' might expect President Wilson at any moment of the day. On the president's last visit to the cap ltol he got a key to his room so that he might como and go whenever he pleased; without notlc TAFT LOSES HIS WAV T THE CAPITOL Former President Is Unable to - i cate Room of Speaker Clark infl - e n xi 1 nun oi itcprcsciuauves. EMPTY BENCHES GREET HTM Inquires Way" of Pages and Finds Several Doors Locked. STUMBLES UPON THE SPEAKER Both Confer Over Lincoln Monu- ' ment Association. VISITS AT WHITE HOUSE "I Am the llnppteat Sinn In United State," nclnrr Profesani Telia oi l.nhhrlnir na War Secretary. WASHINGTON, June 8.-Former Presi dent Taft mado his first visit to tho Whlto House yesterday slnco ho left on March 4 to become a private cltlien and teach law at Yale university. Mr. Taft was tho luncheon .vuost of the president and Mrs. Wilson, but before ho sat down to tho White House tablo ngaln he made a brief visit to the executive offices, shook hands with all old employes and made tho acquaintance of Secretary Tumulty. . Before his White House call, Mr. Taft motored to the capltol and- got lost Alone and unannounced ho went to tho house wing and looked for Speaker Clark In the chamber. Tho house was not In session and only an array of empty benches greeted him. Ho strolled through the lobby and, after asking a few ques tions of tho pages, stepped to tho door of Representative Underwood'B office to find It locked. "I'm looking for Speaker Clark," said Mr, Taft. "That's not his office," suggested a bystander, who pointed tho proper door. "I'm looking for a gentleman named Champ Cjark," said Mr, Taft, as he en tered. Speaker Clark Jumped from behind a newspaper and shouted: "How are you7" The' former president and tho speaker conferred for somo time. Both are mem bers of tho Lincoln Memorial association. which will meet here next Monday. "I am the happiest man In the United States," declared Mr. Taft. as he left tho speaker's office. Pointing to the speaker, ho observed: "The speaker hasn't changed any, I find. "I .haven't been on this side In more than four years," added Mr. Taft "I used to come up and lobby as secretary of war." ' Later Mr. Taft called on Chief Justice "White. He will spend several days In Washington as the guest of W. J. Board- man.. In tho .hours Jhenhei( la not;j3Ulsy. renewing 01a inenasnips no expects to play golf at Chevy Chase. Headquarters of Union Scene of a Shooting; One Hurt CHICAGO, June 8. Michael Boyle, business agent of tho Electrical Workers' union, waff"!hot and seriously wounded In the union headquarters tonight. At a hospital, Boyle refused to denounce his assailant to the police. Physicians said that he probably would recover. One bullet shattered tho right side of his Jaw and another Is lodged near his spine. Boyle has had a stormy career as a labor leader and has been p. rromlnent figure In the factional labor wars In Chicago. Tho shooting, according to the police, came as tho result of the "slugging" of a member of the union by a former busi ness agent of the organization. EDGAR FARMER HURT . BY FALL OF STACKER EDGAR, Neb., Juno 8.-(SpecIal.)-Wll-lard ery, a young farmer residing In tho Immediate vicinity of Edgar, was quite seriously Injured yesterday while stacking alfalfa with a stacker. In some way, while attempting to throw off the load, the -stacker containing the load was tipped and violently thrown upwards to a height of nearly fifteen feet and Mr. Avery was thrown to tho ground. Ho saw tho stacker with nearly two tons of alfalfa falling and that the heavy tim bers would strike him and managed to crawl bo as to lie between the timbers when It fell, thus saving his life, but was seriously shocked by the fall and su talned a fracture of the left arm Just above the wrist. CENTRAL NEBRASKA MILK PRODUCERS' INSTITUTE CENTRAL CITY, Juno . (Special.) The first meeting of its kind to be held In Nebraska will be the big dairymen's' rally to be held here June 18, of this month There will be large and varied, displays of everything relating to tho production of milk and cream, as well as good, practical talks by well Informed men. People from sixteen central Nebraska counties are expected to attend, and It will be a really big day. It Is primarily for "tho man with tho cow," and will be Just as Interesting for the man with one or two cows as for the man with twenty. CEMENT WORKER KILLS . HIMSELF AT FALLS CITY FALLS CITY, Neb., Juno S. (Special Telegram.) At about 12:30 p. m. today when A. J. Weaver went to his hay barn to look after his stock he found a man banging at .the end of a rope. Ho proved to be Charles Brooke, 38 years old, and a cement worker. No reason could be given oxoopt 111 health and deapondenoy. Brooko leaves a widow and one child In destitute olraumatancei. The body was taken in charge by D. D. Roavls, undertaker, and prepared for burial. A verdict ot sulcido was given. From tho Cleveland rialn Dealer. TRAIN WRECKED IN REVENGE Discharged Employes Believed to Have Removed Spikes. HOPED TO DITCH SPECIAL Southern Pnclflc Offora Reward for Arrest anil Conviction of Per- ona) Derailing Limited In OreKOn, SALei, Ore., June 8. Offer of a heavy reward was mado by tho Southern Pa cific company tonight for the arrest and conviction of persons .who' wrocked a Willamette Valley limited train three miles south of Salem today. Six persona wero Injured In the wreck, which. waa at first attributed to a faulty rail. Investigation by county officials and railroad detectives waa said tonight to havo revealed' evidence that the 'pass'nger train was derailed by discharge? em- pfiyes-uf"a- drcd-sr-who-probably hoped to ditch the circus train sohcduled to pass tho Willamette Valloy limited. Snlkrs Itomovrd. Spikes had bean removed from tho ties for a distance of sixteen feet A crowbar used by tho wreckers was found nearby. Watchfulness of tho engineer averted a serious disaster. With tho emergency brakes applied the train had been brought almost to a stop before atrtklngho looso 'rail. Duty of Parents to Keep Children in Church Spirit The trouble with American churches Ib that they arp trying to feed themselves from tho outside when they really ought to bo replenished from within, according to Rev. J. A. Jenkins of St. Mary's Ave nue, Congregational church, who greeted the children of the Sunday school at the children's day exercises at tho church yesterday. "Tho church Will never grow normally by feeding on the outside," Bald Rov. Jenkins. "It must replenish Itself through Its own youth. It Is, a duty parents owe their boVs to Keep them in church, teach them the scriptures and work with them religiously. v "We are In a day of demoralization as far as song Is concerned. Somo of tho hymns are wjshy-washy and we ought to find some way to discard' the Inferior and attempt to perpetuate the old songs. "Shall we all let such a song uu 'Jesus Lover of Jdy Soul,' dlo out? .And yet these songs are largely perpetuatod by teaching them to tho young." Little children guthered to the exer cfses In a regular army. They sang and recited and uoted veqrses from the bible. Each class of the Sunday school partici pated. Tho primary department was seated on the stage, which was profusely decorated with flowers. RecRatlbns and songs were rendered by Dean Robhlns. Gladys Dennlson .Lillian Holden, Elolso Hamming and Beth Paffenrath, of tha "cradle roll" department. SENDS WILSON BLACKHAND ' LETTER DEMANDING MONEY CLEVELAND, Jun 8 -Gulseppl Pomaro, arrested nt Youngstown, O.. today, charged with sending n "blackhand' letter to President Wilson, was brought here tonight and lodged In Jail. Pomaro was taken to Warren, O., this afternoon and on being arraigned be fore United States Commissioner Gllmor, waa placed under 15.000 bond,' tho amount he ts alleged to have asked of thl president He was unable to arranxe ball. METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL WINS MEET SHENANDOAH. la., Juno 8.-(Bpeclal.) Tbo Shonandoah Sunday school field and track meet was held Friday after noon and the event drew; an enthusiastic orowd. A feature of the meej: was the fifty-yard dash hv tho pastoio, won by Itev I). C. Mackintosh, pastor of the IV th) terlan church. The Mrthodlnta on, tho meet and the truphy, Hewing W points. The Presbyterian svorl sixty one points. Christian twunty-aix and Baptist twelve, His Bride frills But to Them, She Was Their "Baby" Another War Crime Against Humanity, Says Kiiig George LONDON, Juno 8. At a luncheon given by tho king In honor ot the Balkan poaco delegates today, ho expressed tho hope that their labors would soon bo natlsfiictorlly concluded. At a subse quent mooting of tho delegates, however, llttlo progress was mad and an adjourn ment was tnkon" to Monday, The dclot gates failed to reuch an agreement on tho form of the draft protocol. King Georgo, conversing with tho dele gates regarding the danger of fresh ntrugglcs among themselves, remarked that another war w.-fild be. a crime ngabiBt humanity. THEY MUST jHOW MISSOURI Attorney Qeneral to Issue Citations Against Insurance Firms. THREAT TO REVOKE CHARTERS Ilefuaul .of Aaaurera to Carry Ont Obllirntlona Because of Law Ile auHa In Foreclosure of Sfnny Mortannrea. I ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 8. Insurance Commissioner Rovollo tomorrow will Is sue citations against the flro Insurance companies that havo censed writing policies In Missouri to show causa (or thotr .rofunal to Issuo Insunince In this state. Tho companies will have ten days under tho citation to aiiow why their Missouri license Bhould not be revoked. Commissioner Ravelle, said today, the Inability! to got Insurance Is felt more In rural communities than In the large cities. Country banks, ho said, have foreclosed mortgaf,t!s bucauao borrowers have been unable to obtain a renewal of Insurance on mortgaged property. "I Intend to revoke tho charter and llcenso ot every Insurance company do ing business In Missouri If tho assurers declined to carry out their obligations. "Thero are new companies ready to or ganize, which are willing to accept all risks declined by tho Insurance com panies. "If the old companies aro unwilling to assume tho rfaks under the Orr law, I am In position to guarantee Mlssourlans that they will bo alilo to secure all the Insurance they want from now com panies," Children's Day is Celebrated at . Lowe Ave, Church Children's day was appropriately cele brutod at Lowo Avonuo Prosbytdrlan church, Fortieth and Nicholas streets, Sumluy morning, Tho exorcises begin ning at 10:30 o'clock and tho choir waa composed of the children pf tho Inter mediate and advanced classes In Sunday school wark and a. proBram of recitations and songs was given by tho smaller children, Ajt the opening of the exercises the smaller children of the Sunday school headed by .their teachers marched into the aisle carrying, American flag, and singing In unison "March Oh, Marching on. Hearts so Uravo and True." At the front of the room they filed hito thotr eats In good order after whloh tho pro gram ot recitations and songs was' opened. The church was well packed, as every seat waa filled when tho llttlo folks gave their recitations, tho audience smiled their appreciation for a time, but finally breaking through the bounds of ordinary church rulfee, they began to clap thoir hands a little, und soon every child re oeived good round applause for his or here efforts. STEAMER GOES AGROUND IN HARBOR WITH MANY ABOARD CtiKVKLAND, Jima 8 -Tho steamor Kant land with several hundred porsons ' aboard went aground In the harbor at midnight tonight. Tugs released it aftor considerable offort and It made Ita dock under tta own steam. -4' 4 BADS WEEK ''FOR STOCKS 1 V . 1 Pangs of Financial Indigestion Continue to Affcot Market. READJUSTMENT IN PROGRESS Mny Record of Knllnren Imrifer In Nnmber Thnn (linen 1DO!l, nnd flrentrr In Number Thnn for Ten Yenra, NEW YORK, Jne 7.-The pangs of financial Indigestion continued to afflict stock markets both hero and abroad throughout tho wcok. Tho prooesa of readjustment, whlln painful, began to bring signs ot wholesome results toward the end of the week. Tho same general causes operative as for some time back centering In tha Balkan war with its out right destruction of capital, Interruption of banking and credit facilities and driv tng frco capital in hiding by tha alarms created. Tho most active factor In tha week's special weakness seemed to bo tha un expected announcement at Berlin ot fresh Imperial German nnd Prussian loans of over $68,000,000 to bo Issued on June 12. Last February, German loans com ing at a similar period for the money market wore so unsettling to the whole financial position that the new announce ment caused foreboding. Lost week's loans started fresh liquidation movements and drow gold not only from tho open London market but from tho Bank of England. Tho resulting rlso In private discount rates In London left small pros pect of a reduction In the Bank of Eng land rate for the rest of the year. Ilorrnwlnira for Cnnndn. The financial situation In Canada came In for attention on account of enormous borrowings of late for Canadian account In connection with rapid development It bocamo manifest, too, that bonking authorities saw the necessity, of further adjustment of credits with no rellof In sight for the strained position abroad. Tho determined purpose of tho banks to keep resources In hand waa shown In the dlscourugemont offered to all at tempts at borrowing for now enterprises as woll ns In the retirement ot existing loans. Successive days saw prices on the stock exchange at new loW levels, Sales of securities at auction also reflected tho pressure. Tho headlong lengths to which tho de clines ran, and tho character of somo of the securities affected Indicated a clos. Ing out of collateral on forced sales. It was evident that overloaded under writers, especially In London, whero re sorting to sales of seasoned securities to protect their subscription to unsaleable now Issues. Ilnalneaa Failures Heavy. Factors ot degression peculiar to tho Now York market lost none of their force. The St. Louts A San Francisco receivership added to the disfavor of tho folelgn markets for American securities. The alternative plans for dissolution pro posed by the Union Pacific, wero met with a feeling of disappointment. An extensive curtailment of production of pig Iron for June was reported after a record May output, Tho copper market also wts unsettled. The May record of business failures was larger in number than sines lftW and greater In amount that for ten years. Decline In customs receipts showed the Inclination of business to mark time to await the tariff enact ment. Tho Now York state loan and somo minor Issues proved that new financing, while difficult wan not Impossible. Com mission homes reported ah Investment de mand for stocks, which showed correc tive forces at work. TWO RESORTS CLOSED BY POLICE SQUADRON Porfoe Sergeant 'Tony Vanous "Filing Squadron" of resort raiders closed two places last night The first was the Horseman hotel, 1119 Dodge street, oper ated by Meyers & Kllnger, and the seo ond was the "Luxus," at Eleventh and Farnam streets, The latter place ts operated by John Betten, who waa stabbed several weeks ago In a mysterious affray, In whloh Patrolman Roscoe Smith played a promi nent nart. ' Betten was released 011 a sash bond of 1100. In all nearly a score of women were token In the two raids. CHARGE OF VIOLATING THEANHUSTLAW Nineteen Officials of United Work ers Named in Bills by a Fed eral Grand Jury. JOHN P. WHITE IN NUMBER Alleged to Have Plotted with 0per atofs to Raise Wages. TO PREVENT COMPETITION West Virginia Discriminated Against in the Western Markets. FOUR OTHER 'STATES FAVORED Ilnfemlnnta nnd Owners In Western Pennaylrnnla, Ohio, Indlann nnd Illinois Aaaertnt in. "Con aplrncr." CHARLESTON, W. Vo., Juno 8.-Proal. dent John P. Whlto and eighteen other officials ot the United Mlno Workers ot America wore indicted ln'lho federal court yesterday on a charge ot violating the Shorman antltrust law. It la alleged tho defendants conspired with tho coat operators of wostcrn Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and, Illinois to ralso wages In th West Virginia coal fields so as to pre vent Its competition with tho other foun states in the western market. Those named trr the indictment ore: John P, Whlto. president; Frank J. Hayes, vice prcsldonti Thoinos Haggorty, Joseph Casey, James Cnntrell, Charles Hatley, Marco Roman, George II. Ed monds and Benjamin F. Morris, organ isers ot tho United Mlno Workers of America; Thomas Calms, president; Clar ence C. Griffith, vice president; James M. Crngo, secr6tary of district No. 17, United Mlno Workers olf Amorlca, and James Diana, John Nutter, Rome Mitchell, W. S. Reoco, F. D. Stanley, U. S. Cantloy and A. D. Lavender, subordinate officers of district No. 17. lnfnrnintlnn Secured lr HU. , The Information upon whloh the In dictment; Is based la said to havo been the result of an extended probo into conditions by District Attorney Harold A. lilts of Bluetlold. W. Va. The Indlctod men. It Is said, will bo summoned Into court this week. Tho Indictment alleges that coal produced In West Virginia, especially Kanawha county, In shipped' In competi tion with coal mined In other states oC tho competitive' field and that the con templated organization of tho West Vir ginia miners is to rostrlct the 'sale of tho Wat Virginia ooal In these markets and that not more than it per cent oj tho coal output of West Virginia la consumed within tho state and the bal onco la shipped to. other markets. All nea Unionised. It Is charged that tho mines in tho competitive stntes aro unionized, domi nated by tho United Mlno Workers, and the coal operators of Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have entered Into a combination and conspiracy with tho miners' union wherein tho alleged con spirators have agreed to prohibit the coal mined In West Virginia from enterins the lake markets and Canada. INDIANAPOLIS Ind., Juno 8. -"That's the old, old wall all operators make when they try to keop us from organizing tho minors," Frank J. Hayes, vice president of tho United Mine Workers of America, said tdnlght when told ot tho indictments returned against the officials of the or ganization in West Virginia. RANCH HANDS WHO CAN PLAY BALL ORDERED BY MAIL PIERRE, S. D., June 8. (Speclal.)-An order for a bunch of farm hands who could also put up a good article .of ball playing was what came to Immigration. CommlKstoner Dccts a few days ago, tho demand coming from the Stearns Irri gated ranch, which Joins the town o Frultdale in the Belle Fourche Irrigation, district. Commissioner Deets sent the re quest on tq Borea college In Kentucky for six such men, the number wanted, and after putting tho managers of tho ranoh in communication with the ooUcge the arrangements were mado by wire and six husky Kentucklans aro now on their way to Frultdale in the dual capaot Ity of ranch hands and ball players. DAVIS WINS IN PRIMARY FOR NELIGH P0ST0FFICE NELIGH, Neb., June S. (Special Tele gram.) There were S68 votes cast today In tho postofflce primary. T. A. Davis was the "winner, receiving 289 votes to 279 for E. S. Scofleld, editor ot the Reg ister. While tho contest waa a spirited, one, there was no 11) feeling manifest The Art of Advertising A writer In a current publi cation Buys of tho preparation, and construction, ot advertising 'copy:" "No feature calls for better art work, more faultless word ing, more painstaking care of detail than does advertising. The necessity for saying much in few words and for present ing facta strikingly has devel oped among those making a profession of writing adver tisements a dear and forceful, use of English that might ba Btudled with profit by the beet writers." Did that phase of advertis ing ever occur to you as you read the ads in THE BEET. . It's surprising how much real knowledge may be deriv ed from the advertising mat tor tha appears in tho dally newspapers. I I