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. VILLA BANDS DESTROY
LINE STO CHIHUAHUA.
EI Paso, Tex-, June 4. It became
k;iown from n authoritative source
Wedneday that there is no prospect
of an early restoration of train and
wire communication between Chi
huahua City and the border. Bands
of Villa followers are at work a
short distance north of Chihuahua,
systematically destroying the rail
mail and telegraph' lines.
Ties are being torn up and used
as fuel for huge fires into which are
thrust the steel rails and from which
they emerge broken and twistdd and
unfit for further use. The telegraph
posts are being chopped down and
t:ie wires coiled up and carried off.
The work of destruction has been
carriedon from a point close to Chi
huahua City to the vicinity of Tor
ra:.as station. ,
According to Elias De La, private
secretary to Governor Andres Ortiz
of Chihuahua, who arrived in El
1'aso today, there has been no at
tack on Chihuahua and none is ex
pected. Secretary De La O made
the trip from Chihuahua by auto
mobile, being 36 hours on the road.
PROPOSES TO BAN DRINKS
CONTAINING ANY ALCOHOL.
Washington, June 5. Delegates
attending the annufcl convention of
the Anti-Saloon League of America
were promised by Senator Shep
pard of Texas, that sale of any
beverages containing even a trace
of alcohol would be prohibited by
laws now being framed for enforce
ment of nation-wide prohibition.
"We are not 2.75 per cent Amer
icans," -said Senator Sheppard, who
made a plea "not only for a saloon
less America, but for a saloonless
wo rid." Ben H. Spence, a Cana
dian temperance worker, also urged
a world-wide prohibition right.
Prophesying that the temperance
movement is due for a reaction, Mr.
Spence warned the convention that
"some of the most tremendous bat
tles are ahead."
SEE SIX MEXICAN BANDITS
HANG ON TELEGRAPH POLES.
Nogales, Ariz., June 5. Passen
gers on the train arriving at the -border
from Mazatlan, said they saw
six Mexican bandits nanging irom
several telegraph poles, alongside
the railroad track at intervals be
tween San Bias and Nacojoa, Sinaloa.
The bandits were members of the
garrison at Navojoa, under com
mand of Gen. Francisco Flores.
They had stolen 11 army rifles sev
eral days ago and deserted. After
wards they looted and robbed farms
along the railroad. They were cap
tured by a detachment under the
command of Capt. Juan Garcia.
GALLI-CURCI DENIES'
CHARGES OF HUSBAND.
Chicago, June 5. Amelita Galli
Curci, opera singer, through her at
torney, denied all charges against her
character made in a recent answer
o her bitl-Jor divorce which was
filedty her husband. At the same
time sh filed in tb,e superior-court
an affidavit alleging that Curci has
$25,000 in Italian securities which
r-ghtfully belong to her. She asked
that $15,000 of this amount be paid
her at once as her support pending
determination of her suit, and the
remaining $10,000 to be paid when
the case comes to final settlement.
The divorce case comes up for hear
ing on June 17.
RUTH LAW TO ATTEMPT
SAME ROUTE AS HAWKER.
Cleyeland, June 5 Ruth Law,
who recently announced she would
. attempt a trans-Atlantic airplane
-flight this summer, said Thursday
she will go over the route Harry
. ... f T
Hawker attempted to use trom New
foundland to Ireland.
Miss Law was here conferring
with an airplane manufacturer re
garding construction of a machine
for the flight.
CALIFORNIA DECLARES WAR
ON THE GRASSHOPPER PEST.
Sacramento, Cal.. June 5. War
was declared on grasshoppers by
the state today. Governor Stephens
authorized $2,000. for beginning a
campaign to destroy the hoppers,
which are said to be threatening vast
damage to hay, grain and fruit crops.
f Six experts will be sent to vari
ous parts of the state to assist local
authorities in coping with the
plague.
SWEETHEART CAUSES
ARREST OF CAPTAIN.
Chicago, June 5. Trailed by for
warding addresses left for.a letter
uriting sweetheart in San Antonio,
,Tcx., Capt. John J. Dawson faces
trial by court-martial for desertion
from Camp Holabird, Leon Springs,
Tex., with mess and camp funds,
said to have totaled $50,000. He had
been sought since December 16 last
-and today was taken by local fed
eral agents. He will be taken to
Fort Sam Houston.
ORGANIZE HUNT FOR
MISSING CANADIAN ACE.
l'ittsfield, Mass., June 5. Dr. J. F.
James, uncle of Capt. Mansell R.
James, the missing Canadian ace,
and E. A. Brown, his legal guardian,
arrived in Pittsfield from Erfronto
today , to organize a systematic
search for his flier. They offer a re
ward of $500 for information that
will locate the missing ac dead or
alive. The Aero Club of America,
and the Canadian club .also have
offered rewards-
"BUY COAL NOW,"
GARFIELD'S ADVICE.
Chicago, June 5 Armed with the
, latest figures supplied him by the
statistical expert Dr. Harry A. Gar
field, federal fuel administrator,
sounded another warning to "buy
coal now." t
The figures supplied by C E.
Lesher, chief of the government's
geological survey, showed for the
first five months of 1919 that the
bituminous production amounted to
' only a trifle" more than 178,000.000
tons. This compared with 232.000.
000 in 1918 and 226,000.000 in 1917.
The statistician estimated that
530,000,000 tons would be needed
for the year.
VThat means an average produc
tion of 10,000.000 weekly," Dr. Gar
field said. "But our present average
VOL. 48. NO. 803.
TEUTONIC
REQUEST
REFUSED
Big Four Decides That No
Fixed Reparation Sum Will
Be Allowed; to Deliver
Reply Next Monday.
Paris, June 5. When the Ger
mans are handed the allied reply
to their counter proposals they
will be informed, according to
French circles, that the discussion
has been finally closed and will be
given no less than three or more
than five days in which to accept
or reject the conditions.
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
if expected to leave immediately
for Berlin to confer with the Ger
man chancellor. If it is decided
that Germany shall sign the treaty
the count will return to Versailles.
If Germany refuses to sign noti
fication of her refusal will be sent
from Berlin, it is said.
Paris, June 5. Such progress was
made by the Council of Four Thurs
day that by working through Sun
day it is hoped the reply to the
German counter-proposals may be
ready for delivery Monday.
The couffcil has decided to refuse
Germany's request that a fixed sum
for' reparations be indicated in the
treaty.
Conference circles are somewhat
relieved by assurances from high
quarters that the Council of Four is
Hearing an accord on the reply to
the' German counter-proposals.
Paderewski in Conference. -'
The council met Thursday morn
ing with M. Paderewski, Polish pre
mier, present concerning the Polish
frontier in Germany, particularly Si
lesia and in the afternoon considered
the vigorous protests of Roumania
and other Balkan states against giv
ing the League of Nations super
vision over the protection of racial
minority.
M. Paderewski strongly opposed
any modification in the political
status of Silesia as fixed by the
treaty. This led to a proposal to
grant the Germans economic advan
tages in Silesian coal, iron and zinc
sufficient to carry on industries and
aid in paying indemnities.
lhe experts presented tables
showing the treaty's cession of Si
lesia and the Sarre region has re
sulted in reducing Germany's coal
by 31 per cent, iron 74 per cent and
zinc 80 per cent, and it is- to offset
these reductions that it is proposed
to establish an economic exchange
without modifying Polish political
control.
May Modify Details.
The general situation within the
council is described as tending more
towards modification of the details
of the German treaty, without af
fecting the fundamentals. M. Cle
menceau's position in this respect is
believed to be approaching that of
President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George, as M. Clemenceau's
close associate, M. Loucheur, has
been conferring with the British and
American experts concerning the
orovisions on which modifications
have been proposed.
' Thtf president told friends he
hoped to go to Brussels early next
week, but he could not say definitely,
as everything depended on getting
the reply completed before making
the trip.
Katelman Appeals
to Supreme Court in
Auto Stealing Case
Lincoln, Neb., June 5. An appeal
has been taken to the supreme court
by Attorney Ben S. Baker in be
half of Morris Katelman, convicted
with "Red" Neal for complicity in
the stealing of automobiles.
Katelman wasjund guilty in the
Douglas county district court and
givin a sentence of from one to
seven years. He alleges 38 errors
in the court proceedings.
Omaha Grain Companies
Appeal From Assessments
Nine grain elevators in . Council
Fluffs, owned by Omaha firms and
companies will not pay the taxes as
sessed against them if the assess
ment made by City Assessor Hunt
ington and approved by the city
council can be beaten in court. All
filed district court appeals yesterday.
The assessments aggregate nearly,
$250,000, and are based by Assessor
Huntington up'on the amount of tax
able grain in the elevators January
1, this year. ,
Discover Million Shortage
in Jackson Prison Accounts
Lansing,-Mich., Tune 5. A short
age of upwards of $1,000,000 in lhe
accounts of Jackson prison has been
discovered, according to a report
made Thursday by the Detroit Trust
company to the special sessioh of
the state JcEislature, w '
NDEMNITY
fntwN MMnt-elua atttar May it, I9M. iL
Oath. P. O. iiadtr at .1 Mart. 3. 179.
TELEGRAPH AND
TELEPHONE LINES
ARE GIVEN BACK
Ordered to Resume Immediate
Operations on Own Account
by Postmaster General.
Washington. June 5. Telegraph
and telephone, companies whose
lines have been controlled and op
erated by the government since last
August 1 "Were ordered Thursday
night to resume immediate opera
tions for their own account by Post
master General Burleson. The Post
office department, however, under
terms of Mr. Burleson s orders re
tains a measure of control of the
services, pending final legislative ac
tion by congress.
Regulations prohibiting discrimin
ation against the wire employes be
cause of union affiliations, maintain
ing existing lates and charges and
instructing companies to keep spe
cial accounts to facilitate cost of
settlement between themselves and
! the government are retained in effect
under the order issud by the post
master general.
M-. Burleson accepted the order
with a statement giving the reasons
which impelled him to take the ac
tion. He asserted the resident,
having recommended the return of
the properties, the senate interstate
commerce committee having indi
cated tha"t immediate return was ad
visable and the house committee,
having'' through hearings manifested
a desire for action toward that end,
he felt it his duty to return oper
ative control to the various private
cwners.
Strikes threatened by telephone
and telegraph employes unions had
no bearing on the departments ac
tion, officials said.
INDEPENDENT
PACKERS TO
FORM MERGER
Will Capitalize at $165,000,
000; J. S. Hawkinson to
Head Corporation.
New York, June 5. Merger of
eight independent packing houses
into one1 organization, capitalized at
$165,000,000, to operate in the United
Slates, Canada and later in foreign
countries, was announced here by
James Imbrie, active head of the
investment firm of Imbrie and Com
pany. Mr. Imbrie stated J. S. Hawkin
son, vice president of Nelson &
Company, had resigned his connec
tion with that company to become
president of the new corporation.
The identity of the packing houses
involved was not disclosed, Mr.
Imbrie stating that Mr. Hawkinson
would announce details of the mer
ger upon his arrival here next Mon
day. Mr. Hawkinson was chairman dur
ing the war of the cottonseed oil
division of the food administration.
Mr. Imbrie stated F. S. Snyder
of Boston, former member of the
food administration executive com
mittee and head of the administra
tion's meat section would be an
executive of the new company.
NATION-WIDE
TELEGRAPHERS'
STRIKE LIKELY
Employes of Western Union in
Ten Southern States Al
ready Called Out.
Washington, June S. Employes
of the Western Union Telephone
company in Florida, Alabama,
Georgia, South and North Carolina,
West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Mississippi and New
Orleans, La., who are members of
the Commercial Telegraphers union
were ordered to go off" strike im
mediately tonight by S. J. Koken
kamp, president of the organization.
President Kokenkamp said the
strike order was issued in support
of Atlanta telegraph and telephone
operators who went out several days
ago, and asserted it would unques
tionably be followed by a nation
wide strike with a few days.
"I took the step immediately upon
learning that Postmaster General
Burleson has ordered wires returned
to the company," Mr. Konenkamp
asserted. "Authority for it was ex
tended by a strike vote taken some
time ago, which has been held up to
see if we could ' not negotiate a
peaceable settlement. It is very
likely that the strike will also in
volve the Postal company."
Wolf of Wall Street,'
David Lamar, Must
Go to Penitentiary
New York, June 5. The convic
tion of David Lamar, otherwise
known as "the wolf of Wall street,"
for conspiring to prevent the trans
portation of war munitions from the
United States to the allies, was
confirmed today by the United
States circuit court of appeals. A
similar decision was given in the
case of Henry B. Martin, a member
of the so-called laborers national
peace council. Both men have been
on bail pending appeal. They were
originally sentenced to one year
each in the Mercer county (N. JJ,
fienitentiarv. j
OMAHA,- FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.
RETURNED
SOLDIERS
TO POLICE
WINNIPEG
Loyal Canadians Demand
Government Bring to Justice
Those Responsible for Re
cent Labor Upheaval.
Winnipeg, June 5. The fourth
week of the Winnipeg general strike
began Thursday afternoon with
hundreds joi returned soldiers placed
to assist the city authorities in
maintaining law and order and in
providing free flow of foodstuffs.
More than 4.000 war veterans as
sembled and passed resolutions de
nouncing some of the strike leaders
as anarchists and agents of revolu
tion and promised Mayor Gray his
appeal for 2.000 special constables
would be filled from the ranks of
loyal returned soldiers. The meet
ing demanded the government bring
men responsible for the Winnipeg
upheaval to justice; urged the im
mediate deportation of "all unde
sirable aliens" and declared "the
only one big union which soldiers
would recognize was the Union
Jack."
Influence the Soldiers.
While the mass meeting was be
ing held a parade of strikers and
strike sympathizers passed within a
block of the auditorium where the
soldiers were gathered.
Several hundred marchers in the
strikers' demonstration wore re
turned soldier buttons.
Military officers and Mayor Gray
succeeded in influencing the soldiers
at the mass meeting not to visit the
trades and labor temple. At the
opening of the meeting speakers de
manded the meeting adjourn so the
parade could "proceed to the labor
temple."
'. Mayor Gray accepted the, offer, of
the soldiers to assist in maintaining
law and order by asking for the
2,000 special officers to guard prop
erty, and to act as body guards for
workmen who have been intimi
dated. Announcement that the city
would pay the soldiers $6 a day was
encouragingly received.
Another soldier mass meeting will
be held Friday forenoon. Mayor
Gray announced as soon as the spe
cial officers were organized street
car service would be resumed.
Soldiers on Constable Duty.
A large body of returned soldiers
were sworn in for constable duty.
When the parade neared the munici
pal building, men on the sidewalks
cried "sca,bs" and five fights started,
which resulted in five arrests.
The first constables went on duty
late Thursday. The mayor an
nounced that the supply of milk and
bread would be close to normal Fri
day. Mediators attempting to concili
ate the industrial controversy an
nounced "the situation was un
changed." Mayor Gray made the following
statement at the soldiers' meeting:
"The strike leaders have publicly
announced that they intended to run
the city of Winnipeg; that they
would say who would act and who
would not, and they have intimated
they were powerful enough to bring
abrit a change of government. I
know that the men who fought for
the old flag in France have had
enough of Hunism and bolshevism
and I'll be damned if we're going
to stand tor it.
PETITION ASKS
'REOPENING OF
TOLEDO PLANT
Auto Company, Where Rioting
Occurred, Writes to Re
sume Operations.
Toledo. Tune 5. A netitinn was
filed in the United States district
rnnrf liere reniiectititr the rniirt 4r
order the reopening of the Willys
uveriana Automobile Company
plant, which has been closed since
the rioting in which two persons
were shot to death last Tuesday.
1 he petition also asks that a re
straining order he issued to nre.
vent the idle workers from interfer
ing with operations of the plant.
l ne suit was tile by the Dail Uver
land Automobile comnanv'of Char-
lotteville, N. C.
The Dail rnmnanv. the netitlon
i Jl
rnarces. has a rontrart for o -r.
tain number of motor cars, but be
cause ot the shutdown of the plant
ha.s been unable to have deliveries
i
niaue.
Bandits Release American
Farmers When Ransom Paid
Nogales, Ariz., June 5. After be
ing held in ransom for five days by
bandits. A. D. Ayle, and H. Barton.
American farmers, having holdings
near Ameca, in the state of Jalisco,
were released Thursdav when the
chamber of commerce of that place
delivered $,w to the bandits, who
are said to be a Zaoatista-eanff.
rG0T0IT,"F0CH
ANDCLEMENCEAU
TOLD GERMANS
Teutons Inquired Whether or
Not They Could Before At
tempting Rhenish Republic.
Mannheim, June 5. When the
project of the Hhenish republic was
first broached, Marshal Foch, commander-in-chief
of the allied armies,
was apprdached through occupation
officers and asked whether the
Rhinelanders could work for a re
public without the risk of being dis
ciplined by GermaVy, according to
the Neue Baden Landeszeitung.
The newspaper states that Mar
shal Foch and Premier Clemenceau
of France conferred on the sub
ject and sent a reply to the Rhine
landers that the "German govern
ment would never again have any
thing to do with the left bank of
the Rhine and hence the propa
gandists could not be punished."
governorwTll
give suffrage
FUCLSUPPORT
Chief Executive Announces
Willingness to Call Legis
lature to Ratify Ac
tion of Congress.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., June 5. (Special
Telegram.) If it is necessary to
have Nebraska's vote in order to
ratify woman suffrage, Governor
McKelvie may call a special session
of the legislature that the woman
suffrage law, so far as this state is
concerned, may become a national
constitutional act.
The governor was not prepared
to say this afternoon that he would
call a special session, but he ap
peared to be very favorable to call
ing the members of the last legis
lature in extraordinary session if
Nebraska's vote should be neces
sary. Ready to Ratify.
Springfield, 111., June 5. A reso
lution seeking to put Illinois on
record at ratifying the federal suf
frage amendment was introduced by
Senator Cornwell, republican, of
Chicago. The resolution went over
for one day.
Madison, Wis., JuneS. The Wis
consin legislature will ratify the fed
eral suffrage amendment as soon as
it is received here.
Austin, Tex., June 5. Action on
the proposed federal constitutional
amendment for woman suffrage will
be recommended to the special ses
sion of the Texas legislature which
convenes June 23.
Washington, June 5. Vice Presi
Marshall Signs Bill,
dent Marshall today signed the
woman suffrage constitutional
amendment resolution in the pres
ence of Chairman Watson of the
senate woman suffrage committee
and other senators and representa
tives of women's organizations. The
vice president's signature was the
last act upon the resolution at the
capitol. Speaker Gillett having at
tached his signature Wednesday.
Jefferis Will Fight
Any Long and Short
Haul Amendment
Washington, June 5. (Special
Telegram.) Representative Jefferis
vas urged today by the Omaha
Gfiamber of Commerce to oppose
the passage of any long and short
haul amendment as a rider to the
railroad appropriation bill.
Mr. Jefferis had a conference with
Chairman Good of the ways and
means committee, who assured the
Omaha representative that no such
rider would be attached to the de
ficiency bill dealing with railroad
situation and that so far as he knew
none was contemplated.
"If any attempt is made to amend
the deficiency bill appropriating the
money to run the railroads, along
the lines suggested by the telegram
from the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce, it would be subject to a noint
of ojder as new legislation and not
germane to the bill as it will be re
ported." said Mr. Jefferis, "and if
nobody else makes the point of or
der, I certainly will."
Bolshevists Hope to Flood
Britain With Bad Money
London, June 5. All London is
carefully scanning its treasury notes
these days, following an announce
ment by Scotland Yard of a bolshe
vist conspiracy to fill the country
with counterfeit money. The police
declare they have the situation well
in hand and express the belief that
the Russian forgers will make little
headway here.
Cataclysm Rocks Seattle;
May Have Been Earthquake
Seattle, Wrash., June 5. At 10:35
o'clock Thursday night reports
from all over Seattle indicated that
either a heavy earthquake shock
had taken place or that some heavy
explosion had caused buildings in
the downtown and residence dis
tricts to shake '
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EXPLOSION
IN RHINE
KILLS 83;
50IWED
Broken Trolley Wire Sets Off
Powder Kegs On Train
on Which Men Were
Riding to Work.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. June 5 Eighty
three men dead and 50 others burned
and maimed, many of whom will
die, is the toll of a disaster in the
Baltimore Tunnel of the Delaware
and Hudson Coal company in the
east end section of this city early
Thursday. Seven kegs of black
powder, 300 pounds in all, were
detcuated and the dead and the
maimed' were literally roasted by
the super-heated gas flames follow
ing the explosion.
The tragedy occurred while the
men were on their way to work.
Owing to their working places being
two miles from the mouth of the
tunnel the men were making the
trip in a train of 14 mine cars, drawn
by an electric motor, the powder be
ing carried in two cars in the mid
dle of the train.
Wire Drops on Powder Keg.
1 he train had penetrated the tun
nel about 200 feet when one of the
survivors states the overhead trol
ley wire sagged and, touching a steel
powder keg, formed a short circuit.
In an instant there was a shower of
sparks and a terrific blast. A great
sheet of flames, drawn by the air
current, enveloped the helpless men
who were huddled closely together
in the cars withho possible chance
o escape.
Rescue corps were at oence form
ed and the dead and injured .were
rapidly brought to the surface. "
Bodies Piled in Heaps.
When the rescuers first entered
the tunnel they found the dead and
dying piled in heaps in the cars and
along the tunnel. Bodies of the
dead were burned to a crisp. Of
the dead, 69 were found dead in the
tunnel and 14 others succumbed to
theii injuries at hospitals. Only 49
have been identified.
Assistant General Manager Buch
anan of the Delaware and Hudson'
Coal company, gave it as his opinion
a steel bar or drill carried by one
of the men came in contact with the
overhead wire, forming the short I
circuit. According to the company s
figures, 143 men and boys were be
ing carried by the train.
65 ARE INJURED
WHEN TROLLEY
JUMPS TRACK
Street Car Runs Down Hill in
Milwaukee, Falls Over, and
Is Wrecked.
Milwaukee, June 5. Sixty-five
persons were injured, many serious
ly, when a street car ran down the
Sixth street hill about 6 o'clock
Thursday night, jumped the track
and fell on its side almost a com
plete wreck.
The car crashed into the fire
alarm box bringing the fire depart
ment to the scene.
Before the arrival of every avail
able ambulance in the city, taxicabs
and private automobiles aided by the
volunteer rescue party of passersby
extricated the injued from the de
bris and rushed them fo emergency
hospitals. All are expected to re
cover.
Chinese Students Foster
Anti-Japanese Boycott
Peking, Wednesday, June 4. The
anti-Japanese boycott being fostered
by the rational students' organiza
tion in Peking is spreading through
out China. The authorities are un
able to check the movement, and
the minister of education and the
vice minister have resigned.
Demonstrations were resumed
Wednesday in Peking,' where thaiu
sands of workmen are on strike.
The university has been closed and
converted into a military camp. The
government authorities do not wish
to arrest the students who enjoy
public sympathy, and the police andk
gendarmes experience great difficul
ty in handling the youthful street
orators.
The students of Nehinghua col
lege' appear to be leading the anti
Japanese movement.
Crop Failure Causing
Many Deaths in India
New York, June 5. Deaths vare
occurring in India in appalling num
bers because of failure of the crops,
according to. Rev. Dr. R. A. Hume,
who hasserved the National Mis
sionary council of India for 42 years
and who arrived here Thursday on
his first furlough in eight years. He
"brought with him a message from
the viceroy to President Vilsou.
TWO CENTS.
TWO NEBRASKANS
WILL ASSIST IN
WAR COST PROBE
Representatives Reavis and
Jefferis Among 1 5 Appointed
to Make Investigation.
Washington, June 5. Fifteen
members of the house, 10 republic
ans and 5 democrats, were ap
pointed by Speaker Gillett to con
duct five investigations of wartime
expenditures of the War department
Representative Graham, republican,
of Illinois, was selected as chair
man of the general committee and
the division of subcommittees, one
for each investigation, will give the
Republicans two members to one
for the democrats. The investiga
tions will cover expenditures Tor
ordnance camps and cantonments
and quartermaster supplies. The
committee personnel announced by
the speaker follows:
Rnpresentatlve, Graham, Illlnoli; Ham
ilton, McKenzle, Illlnoli; Johnaon, South
Dakota; Reavla, Nebraska; Magee, New
York, republican, and Representatives
Jefferis, Nebraska, and MacGregor, New
York, Republicans, and Representatives
Flood. Virginia; Garrett, Tennessee; Dore
mus, Michigan; Donovan, New York, and
Lea. California, democrats.
CLERKS OF POST
OFFICE AGAINST
WOMEN IN JOBS
Say Female Employes Are
Mentally Well Qualified for
Work, But Lack Physi
cal Strength.
Omaha delegates to the postal em
ployes convention, which was
recently held at Lincoln, are anti
feminists. On their return from the conven
tion where they placed themselves
on record as being opposed to poli
tics in the postal service, they be
came interested in a statement that
had been made by Postmaster Fan
ning to the effect that there'ere
very few persons who were now
willing to work for Uncle Sam.
Postal" employes are making the
assertion that this is due to the
employment of women on jobs in
the postal service fof which they are
physically unfit. They say the
women pass excellent civil service
examinations and that they are men
tally fit for the work but the tasks
imposed on them are beyond their
physical ability.
Ignore Seniority Rule.
They assert that the local post
office officials are utterly ignoring
the rule of seniority and that there
are veteran employes who are now
doing night work in order that
women new in the service can hold
the day jobs.
They also say that there are 45 or
more uncertified employes in the
office and that these employes are
absolutely without discipline or'effi-
ciency.
"It is almost impossible for the
government to get men to go into
the service now," said o'tie of the
delegates to the convention.
Wages Too Low.
"The wages at which they. have to
start are too low and as no increases
can be made in salaries except by
act of congress, the only way the
postofflce department can retain the
men of proven worth is by granting
to them their seniority and all the
rights they should enjoy as veterans.
"The department is losing its most
efficient me because of the competi
tion of private employers for their
service and this condition is becom
ing so acute that it is crippling the
local service."
For Bravery, French
Government Decorates
Lieutenant Johnson
Washington, June 5. (Special
Telegram.) Representative Royal
C Johnson, republican, of , South
Dakota, who served as a lif-utenant
in the 313th infantry in the Euro
pean war, has been decorated for
bravery by the French government
with the approval of General Persh
ing. , The Croix de Guerre was formally
presented to Lieutenant Johnson to
day by Major General Ku'nn, com
manding officer of the 79th division.
This is thex second decoration to be
received by the South Dakota man.
the first being the distinguished
service cross.
Hold Man Charged With
Threatening U. S. President
Chicago. June 5. George Mark
stall was held under $10,000 bonds
today on charges Of making threats
against President Wilson. He is the
husband of Lucy Parsons, whose first
husband, Albert Parsons, was
hafiged as one of the anarchists in
the Haymarket riot many years ago.
Fare Increase Granted.
Springfield, 111., Tune 5. The re
quest for an increase in street car
fare from 5 to 6 cents in Peoria was
granted todav to the Peoria railway
company by the public utilities commission.
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ATTACK ON
PRESIDENT
DECLARES
HITCHCOCK
Nebraska Senator Demands.
Searching Investigation Into
"Leaf" That Put Pact
Into Interests' Hands.
Washington, June 5. In more
than five hours of heated debate the
senate ran the whole scale of issues
involved in the peace treaty fight
Starting with the controversy
oyer publication of the treaty the
riscussion drifted to principle of
the treaty itself and of the league
of nations and before it was finished
involved sharp charges of partisan
ship and politics from both sides of
the chamber.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,'
senior democrat of the foregin rela
tions committee, charged that Chair
man Lodge and Senator Borah of
Idaho had made an attack "of a
most scandalous nature" on ' the
president in their statements'! telling
of copies of the unpublished treaty
in New York. A searching investi
gation was demanded by the Ne-1
braska senator.
Welcome Investigation.
Senator Lodge replied there was
nothing to conceal and that he
would welcome investigation which
should include also the democratic
state department. Senator Borah '
made a similar statement and then
charged that there was "a conduit"
between those backing the league to
enforce peace, headed by former ,
President Taft, and those who pos
sess information as to what is in
the treaty.
Thursday night Acting Secretary
Polk of the state deDartment took a
hand" in the controversy through is
suance of a statement denying t
declaration of Senator Lodge dur
ing the debate that the state depart
ment had told newspaper men finan
cial sections of the treaty were in
the hands of financial interests in
New York.
"As far as I know," said Mr. Polk,
in the' first formal expression on the .
subject that has come from the de--pariment,
"the copies of financial
and reparation sections are not in'
the hands of unauthorized persons."
Has White House Backing. "
Meantime it became known that
Senator Hitchcock in asking for an "
investigation of the channels through
which copies of the treaty reached
New York was acting with the -backing
of the White House. His.
resolution directing the foreign rela
tions committee to investigate was'
intrcduced Wednesday, it was said
authoritatively, after he had been
requested to do so at a White House '
cenference.
This development together with
the statement of Mr. Polk, was "
taken in some cases to mean that
hereafter the president and" " the
state department may take a more1
djrect part in the treaty controversy.-,
No vote was reached during the '
day, on either the Hitchcock resolu
tion or that introduced by Senator
Johnson, republican of California"
asking the state department for the '
treaty text. I he latter, leaders hope,,
may be brought to a vote Friday,'
but the Hitchcock measure probably
will not come up again until Mon
day. Cannot find Records
Telling of Unnecessary
U. S. Loss in Argonne
Washincton. Tim 5
Baker wrote Governor Allen of Kan- i
SaS that llf' hart hn imikli '
to find in the War department the
official reDOrt referred in Uv 'tUi
governor as supporting charges that
Hie ojin v Missouri and Kansas) di
vision,, had suffered unnecessary
losses in the Argonne battle, due
largely to inefficient leadership.
Mr Baker said it ws possible the'
reuort was in the rwnrHt nf thm
army corps with which the -Thirty-'
fifth
as these were transferred to Wash
ington lurtner search would be
made.
Reynolds Throws Katauskl
After Two Hours and Hall
Cedar Rapids, la., June 5. Jaci
Reynolds of Cedar Rapids, claimant
of the world's welterweight cham
pionship, threw Pete Katauski of,.
Chicago Thursday in two straight '
falls.
The first fall came after two hours 4
and thirty-two minutes of wrestling
with a toe hold. The second fall'
was obtained in 26 minutes.
"Farmer" Burns referreed the
match.
Austria Mourns Today '
Copenhagen. June S.Austria will
mourn Friday. Black flags will be
flown throughout the country, ac
coidingto dispatches reaching here,
as an expression of the feeling of.
the copulation over the peace terms.