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V THIS IS BOY SCOUT WEEK! INVEST A DOLLAR IN BOYHOOD TO BUILD MANHOOD. The Omaha Daily Bee rief ; RIGHT REEZY THE WEATHER: Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday, with featured thunder showers; not much Chang in tem perature. ' N 5 a. in. uouny irinppraiurra: 1 p. in. . . in .Ml .SI .SI a. m. . , 7 a. ni. . . S a., in, . , 9 a. in. . . 10 a. ni.. . 11 a. in.. j 13 noon.. t . m. . . Sn.ni... 4 p. m... 5 p. m.. . p. m.. . BITS OF NEWS PORTO RICANS TURN TO HAIR TONIC AS BEVERAGE. San Juan, June 3. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press). Hair tonic has leaped in favor as a .drink in Ponce. In one week more than 4,350 bottles of a kind manu factured by a local firm under a formula registered with the insular fiovernment was sold in that city. The tonic, said ta contain more than 60 p-r cent alcohol, is repo'rted to nave been sealing at 15 cents a drink, despite the fact that it con tains drugs which, although re ported to be ofybenefit to the hair when externally applied, are said to be somewhat harmful to the system when imbibed. . As the formula was registered wiih the insular government by the manufacturers, no legal action has been tajten against them but the manufacture has been stopped and the police have been endeavoring to round up all the, supplies of the hair tnic that can be found. It is re ported that about 75.000 bottles have been shipped to Ponce during the past few weeks, during which the greater part has been recovered. WANDERING "MYSTERY SOLDIER" IDENTIFIED. New York, June JO. The steam ship Mount Vernon, which arrived at Hobokert from Brest today, brought among her passengers a "mystery soldier" found wandering on the streets of Paris and suffer ing from loss of memory, whose only knowledge of his identity was that his name was "Roland Philips." Sent home by General Pershing in order that his identity might be definitely established, he was found today to be Roland Philips of Evansville, Ind. OPIUM TAKEN FROM SERBS BY BULGARS SOLD HERE "Washington, June 10 Charging the Bulgarian government has placed on sale in the American market loot taken in the occupa t:on of Serbia, Dr. V. M. Yovan ovitch, director of the information bureau of the kingdom of Sorb?, Croats and Slovenes, declared i-i a formal statement that two agents of the Bulgarian gernment, who ar rived in New Yj-k, May 19, brought more than 15 tens of medicinal opium which they proposed to sell ia the United States. The oniuni, he said, was a three-year's . ac cumulation of ponpy crop in Serbian Macedonia. PITTSBURGH CAR MEN SUED FOR $2,035,000. Pittsburgh, June 10. The people son, an attorney, filed a suit in equity in court here against the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employes ' which the Union is asked to piy damages of $2,035,000, which sum. if is claimed, was lqftt by the people as a result of the recent street car strike. "HOBO COLLEGES" OPENED ON BOWERY, NEW YORK. New York, June 10. "Hobo col ' lege" has opened its doors on the Bowery, under the direction of James Eads Howe, of St. Louis, the so-called "Millionaire Hobo." All graduate hoboes who, desire post graduate courses in such subjects as "snrinlosrv." "industrial law," and roll. Students will start the day with a two-horn job hunt. If they fail in their quest they can return with first-hand information for a course in sociology. At 2:30 p. m. the studies will 'close with "jungle lunch," menu not provided. Mr. How says the "college" is modeled on similar successful institutions in Chicago and Cincinnati. He invites discharged soldiers to join the classes. URGE FULL CIVILIAN PAY FOR RAILROADERS IN ARMY Denver, June 10. Resolutions urging full civilian pay to railroad men m the army serving in France were adopted at the second day's session of Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and Enginemen's trienniai convention here. Speakers in supporting the resolu tion jointed out that skilled men were required to operate the rail roads" for the army as well as in civilian life and declared the govern ment should i not expect a $300 a month man to fill a $300 a mon-lt job for $30 a month. The resolu tions were passed unanimously. SENTENCE FORMER "DRY" HEAD FOR LIQUOR THEFT. 'Vancouver. B. C June iu. vv. J. Findlay, former British Columbia prohibition commissioner, was sen tenced to two years in the penitenti ary. Findlay recently was convicted of stealing 75 cases of liquor from the government PLAN WORLD-ROUND CHAIN OF MERCHANDISING STORES. New-York, June 10. Announce ment that the United Retail Stores corporation -had been organized to finance retail trade in the foreign field has been made here. The authorized capital stock consists of 100,000 shares of8 per cent cumula tive preferred, and 160,000 sharesof common stock without par value, all having equal voting power. , While only , tobacco companies with large interests are bohind the movement, it is understood that the plan is to organize a world-round chain of retail stores (or merchan dise of all kinds. " v r. MAY .USE POISON GAS TO WIPE OUT LOCUSTS. Sacramento, CaU June 10. Poi son gas like that used in the Euro pean war may oe usee oy ine siaic commission of horticulture in its war on grasshoppers in California, ' George H Hecke; commissioner, announced. Military authorities have been communicated with on the question of obtaining gas and masks for a test. If these can be nhtainfrl an exDeriment will be un dertakwi in some territory ' where here will be no danger to poultry, live stock or to human beings, itis ft.r.d Omaha (COVENANT HOSTILITY WAXING STRONGER Senate Fight Over League of Nations Brought to More Di rect Issue by Resolution Promising Opposition. Washington, June Iff. The senate fight over the league of nations was brought to a more direct issue with the introduction of a resolution !jy Senator Knox, republican" of Penn sylvania, proposing that the senate give formal notice to the peace con ference of opposition to be expected should the peace treaty be submitted for ratification in its present form. Senator Knox, a. member of the foreign relations committee and a former secretary of state, drafted the resolution after conferences with other league opponents and pre sented it with the apparent support of those who have led in criticism of the league covenant. '' He . ex pected to crystallize opposition, as did Senator Lodge, with the circula- tion of the round robin in the clos ing hours of the last senate. Far Reaching Proposal. While declaring for immediate conclusion of a treaty dealing with direct issue of the war only, the resolution contains a far-reaching proposal which would laynt down as a policy of. the American govern ment that whenever the freedom and peace of Europe is threatened, the United Stages will consider it obliga tory again to co-operate in the over ruling of that menace. ,-. Decision as to acceptance or mem bership in the'J league' - of mf ior, should be left without .prejudice to each nation, the resolution declares, for future separate consideration. It also asserts the lack of authority by the treaty-making power of the government to make a treaty which in effect amends the American con' stitution. Expect Another Bitter Debate. At Mr. Knox's request the resolu tion was referred without debate to the foreign relations committee. He will attempt to get committee ac tion tomorrow or Thursday and hopes to bring it up in the senate for consideration by the end of the week. The resolution is sure to open a new chapter in the league of nations fight and to develop a de bate which may be even more bitter than that over publication of the treaty text. There were many conferences among senators over provisions ol the treaty, published in full in to day's Congressional Record, and hc foreign relations committee made plans to resume tomorrow its in vestigation of how treaty copies reached private hands in Mew York. Of the six financiers the committee had summoned, three-J. P. Morgan, Henry P. Davison and Frank A. Vanderlip sent word they would be ready to appear tomorrow. The committee is expected to Continued on Face Three, Column Six. Indian Creek Floods Streets; Omaha Cars Tied Up Several Hours A torrential rain over the Indian creek watershed outside the city of Council Bluffs, between 7 and 8 o'clock last evening sent the creek out of its banks and deluged the vicinity of the Northwestern pas senger station with a sea of mud. The mud and water was o deep that street cars on the Omaha line were held up for several hours. The flood extended from Ninth to Thir teenth streets, inflicting the usual amount of damage. The rainfall "in the city was not nearly as v great as that which oc curred eariy ycsicruay muming, wheif nearly four inches fell in the city. The flood of mud and water that pouri in from the country last evening was nearly 10 feet deep. It will cost a good many hundred dollars to clean the mud off the Broadway paving, adjacent streets and-railroad yards in addition to damages done in flooded basements. The flood wrought havoc to many flourishing gardens.- Bela Kun Agrees to Quit Fighting Czecho-Slovaks London, June 10. Bela Kun, the Hungarian communist foreign min ister, in reply to a message from Premier Cl'emenceau. according to a wireless dispatch from Budapest, agrees? -to stop hostilities with the Czecho-Slovaks, although he claims the Czechs are to blame for the fighting because they disregarded the frontier fixed by the allies. -a The Hungarian leader suggests that a commission be appointed to settle the-differences between the Czechs and the Hungarians. Bela ' Kun also expresses satis faction that the allies have invited Hungary to the peace conference, VOL. 48 NO. 307. mm m WMdilm Mm My 2, 1906. it P. O. adw act at March J, 1179? Republicans Elect Robert Devoe of Lincoln Chairman of Nebraska Committee Prominent Attorney Named to Fill Vacancy Cailsed by Resignation of J2. D. Beach Resolutions Adopted Favoring Woman Suffrage ' Amendment and Liberal Treatment of Discharged Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. , V Lincoln, June 10. (Special.) Robert W. Devoe of Lin coln, the eloquent attorney who made the big speech of the last republican state convention as its chairman, today was elected chairman of the republican statecommittee, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of E. D. Beach who had filled that office through two campaigns. Mr. Devoe will be allowed to select his own secretary and executive commit tee, according to the established rules of the committee in the past few years. The meeting was called to order at the Lindell hotel with Myron L. Learned of Omaha, vice-chairman, in the chair. The roll call found 24 of the 33 members of the commit tee present personally or by proxy. When it came to the order of election of chairman, James C. Z'.ti ott of West Point nominated Mr. Learned, who declined. George W. Williams of Albion then placed in nomination R. W. Devoe and there being no other nominations, he was made the unanimous choice of the committee. . Question About Secretary. In the selection of a secretary, a discussion arose as to whether there was a vacancy, Secretary Han sen having beeen appointed by Mr. Beach. The final agreement was that with the outgoing of Mr. Beach -ii : u.. 1. 1 . all officers appointed by him also ceased to hold their positions. This would not only include the secretary but the members of the executive committee as well, and a motion that the chairman select these offi cials was agreed on. Mr. Hansen, who has been acting as secretary and nominal head of the office whenever Vice-Chairman Learned was not in the city, said that as far as he was concerned the selection of secretary would. not be made at all hard for the. chairman. WANTS WILSON TO MAKE WARTIME PROHIBITION VOID Appeal Made by Missouri Rep resentative; Hopes Presi- dent Will Act. Washington, June 10. Appeal was made by Representative Dyer of Missouri in acablegram to Presi dent Wilson to issue a proclamation declaring wartime prohibition void, in view of the apparent determina tion of congress to let the law stand. The Missouri representative, in his message, stated that public hearings had gone far enough to satisfy him that repeal measures had no chance with the house judiciary committee. Hope was expressed that the presi dent would take action on his own authority at once. American War Heroine to Attempt Air Flight Across the Atlantic New York, June 10. Twenty-ycar-old Edna Nicoll, wearer of the Croix de Guerre, conferred for braveiy in the French ambulance service, arrived here Monday on La Savoie and announced her in tention of attempting the transat lantic flight in an airplane as soon as she can get the necessary train ing. "I shall make the attempt over the route from Newfoundland to Ireland," she said. Miss Nicoll is a daughter of Dr. Alexander Nicoll of this city. At the beginning of the war she was attending a French school. She was only 16 then, but managed to gain admission to the ambulance service. She was wounded at Verdun in 1917 and aqain in 1918. She also served in the Mons campaign and won a r'nfnrif inn f Via trrr Man Held for Murder Sent West by Charities Society Youngstown, O., June 10. Louis Godfried, held in Los Angeles in connection with the shooting of Caesar Samuels, Jewish philathro pist, was sent west by local Jewish charities on account of lung trouble. On Sundav a teleeram was received Xhere from him asking that he be grven funds to rejoin his wite and children here, as he was much bet ter, but local charitable agents rec ommended that his family be sent west. Godfried was a junk dealer, here. Railroad Administration Bilf for 750 Millions Passes Washington, June 10. With only a few dissenting votes, the house passed and sent to the senate the bill authorizing $750,000,000 for use cf the railroad administration n. op erating government controlled lines. Toe vote was 305 to 4, the op posing votes being by Anthony, Kansas; Ramseyer, Iowa; Wood yard West Virginia, republicans; 'and Ihomas,- Kentucky, democrat. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1919. : ' i i - i He had done his best while secre tary and after he had laid down the office he would work -just as hatd for the republican party as before. Members Present. Those present were: E. O. Lewis, Falls City; Alex Laverty, Ashland; C. A. Saunders, H. S. Byrne, M. L. Learned, y P. J. Martin, Omaha; N. T. Zellers, Hooper; M. A. Anderson, Tekamah by Harry Byrne, proxy; George W. Williams, Albion; E. D. Beach, Lincoln; C. H. Barnard, Ta ble Rock; William Cook, Hebron; R. A. Matteson, Fairmont, by G. VV Williams, proxy; C. A. Sandal), York; H. G. Thomas, Harvard, by Learned, proxy; If. G. Johnston, Upland, by Learned, proxy; F. A. Anderson, Holdrege; O. G. Smith, Kearney; A. R. Humphrey, Broken Bow, by W. L. Gaston, proxy; S. J. Weekes. O'Neill, by N. P. Hansen, proxy;. W. C. May. Gothenburg, A. Galusha, McCook, and E. T. Wes terfelt, Scottsbluff, all by H. G. Byrne; J. C. Elliott. West Point, and Charles McLeod, Stanton. The chairman appointed the fol lowing committee on resolutions r Harry G. Byrne, Chas. McLeod, O. G. Smith, C. H. Barnard and C. E Sandall. Resolutions Adopted. After a half-hour recess the com mittee presented the following reso- (Contlnued on Pace Three, Column Two.) ALL-RUSSIAN PARTY RAPS BOLSHEVISM; ASKS AID OF ALLIES Says Regeneration Is Possible Only on Principles of Law and Order. Omsk, June 10. The congress of the constitutional democratic party has adjourned after adopting a res olution denouncing bolshevism and declaring that the regeneration of Russia is possible only through co operation between Russia and the allies. At the closing session the chair man of the congress said: "Our struggle is not only for the regeneration of Russia. In strug gling against bolshevism, we defend civilization and democratic princi ples. There cannot be any return to the old. Russia of the future will be built on principles of law, order and democracy. The aim of our gallant army is to reach Moscow and it is the duty of all the parties and classes of the Russian people to sup port the government and the army in their great task." The union of zemstovs of the gov ernment of Ufa has sent the follow ing telegram to Admiral Kolchak, the head of the all-Russian govern ment: "United for the first time after the liberation of our region from the bolshevik teri-or by the Siberian army, we congratulate you as the head of the government which is carrying on the great work of Rus sia's regeneration upon the prin ciples of right, order and equality. We believe that through, the united efforts of all Russian patriots and democrats bolshevism will be de stroyed. We believe the Russian people are with you." "Resist to the Death" All Japanese Efforts at Collecting Taxes San Francisco, June 10. Orders to "resist to the death" all efforts of the Japanese to collect taxes and to ignore Japanese Courts and police orders have been promulgated throughout Korea by the Korean provisional government, according to information received here by hs Korean National association. "Taxes are a duty which the peo ple owe to the government," the orders said. "With military force the'Japanese have overrun our coun try, treating us worse than slaves. They have' forfeited "all rights of government. Therefore the people should pav no taxes. ' "Let each village and town form its own provisional government. Do not be slaves." . A proclamation accompanying the orders announces "that the people of this land,, with a history of 4,000 year, have now in this'agi of the world's progress asserted the inde pendence, and the liberty of their nation . WINN PEG SOLDIER ASSAULTED Missiles Thrown by Strike Sympathizers and Officers Retaliate by Use of Batons on Demonstrants' Heads. Winnipeg, June 10. Serious clashes resulted from demonstrations by strike sympathizers against re turned soldier-constables Tuesday evening. i A large crowd gathered between the city hall and Portage avenue, with the main disturbance) occurir.g at the corner of Portage avenue and Mains where strikers and sym-( pathizers disarnied and assaulted in RIOTERS MALTREAT, VICTORIA CROSS HERO Winnipeg, June 10. Sergt. Frederick George Coppins, V. C., a special mounted constable, is in a critical condition in a hospital as a result of injuries receivedjit the hands of two strikers, al leged to be Austrians, during the demonstrations by strike sympa thizers against returneQ soldier constables. Sergeant Coppins was pulled from his horse and maltreated. Two of his ribs were broken, and he suffered internal injuries. Ser geant Coppins was awarded the Victoria Cross in the war. An appeal has been issued by officers of the returned 78th bat talion for all men of thaf battal ion to report at their headquar ters in uniform at 8 ... o'clock Thursday morning. dividual special police. A squad of special police and" mounted police then paraded the affected area. Police Use Batons Freely. Missiles were thrown by the crowd, the police retaliating by a free use of their batons on the heads of demonstrants. At 6:30 p. m., the special police had -the situation well in hand and calm was restored. A number of returned soldiers-constables and demonstrants were severely bat tered, and one special policeman was seriously injured. Mayor Charles F. Gray announced he would not call out the troops to quell the rioting. He said the spe cial constables would be able to handle the situation. Boo and Jeer Soldiers. The trouble started( when a few demonstrants booed and jeered at the returned soldiers' special mount ed constables, replacing the police men who yesterday were dismissed by the police aommission. A large crowd quickly gathered. Suddenly it surged into the street and attacked the l)alf-dozen special constables, who plied their batorfs vigorously. A large squad of special policemen arrived and were made the targets for stones, bottles, sticks and other missiles. The disturbances contin ued for nearly two hours and ended after about 20 constables and an equal number of demonstra'nts were painfully but not seriously bruised and cut. The appearance- of an additional detail of 200 constables had a calm ing effect on the crowd and the rioting died down as suddenly as it began. , , . Modified Proposals Presented. Modified proposals have been pre sented to the mental-rades employ es from the railway brotherhood mediation board, H. E. Barker, chairman of the board, announced. These ari the former proposals changed to meet the objections raised by. employers. Winnipeg's 'street railway system is expected to operate Thursday for the first time in more than three weeks. ' Many strikers returned to work Tuesday in civic, industrial and commercial circles. It is roughly es timated by city officials 'that 40 per cent of those who joined the sympa thetic strike movement May 15 are working.. All commercial and bro ker telegraphers were back at.their keys this-afternoon. The press op erators ar"e negotiating with em ployers. Predict Butter and Egg Prices Will Drop Soon Chicago, June 10. Price redve tions in butter and eggs v;e-e pre dicted by experts here, who declared huge- excess storage stocks, lark of heavy export, and a-big production season would combine to bring the decline. ' Figures posted at the Chicago butter and egg board show there were on June 1, in- 55 warehouses, composing the associa'ted warehouse, at: excess 9,950,000 pounds rf but rte stored, compared to last year's holdings of 7,004,000, and an excess J 01310,000 cases of eggs. POLICEMEN By Mall (I ytar). Dally, M.M: Sunday. 12.50; Dally and Syn.. M.M: euttlaa N,B. otiM antra. : , , Refuse to Suspend Officers. Pending Trial of Mrs. Brown Case; Girls Ready to Testify Despite Mr. Ringer's Statement' That He Welcomed Hearing and Mayor Smith's Assumed Desire' To Get-All Facts, Presence of Witnesses Police Officials Thought They Had "Fixed With False Affidavits" and Driven From Omaha Caused Prompt Postponement. Fearing to meet the issue when they learned their efforts to railroad importantwitnesses out of the city had proven un successful, Mayor Smith and Commissioner Ringer lost no time in obtaining a continuance in the case of Mrs. Thomas Brown, which was slated for hearing before the city council yesterday morning. Despite the fact the mayor read a long drawn-out state ment, which was designed to give the impression his attitude was fair and impartial, the city's chief xecutive-was unable to hide his sympathy. ' ' Pleads for Time. Although Mr. Ringer Effected to desire an early investigation of At torney Lloyd A. Magney's charges against the police officers at the counc! meeting yesterday, at the first opportunity this morning he was on his feet pleading for time. Assisted by the mayor, the police comnrssioner carried his point. The hearing was set for 2 o'clock next Tuesday. Mr. Ringer asked for a continuance of two weeks. Mayor Smith refused to entertain a mct'on offered by Commissioner Zimmsn and urged by Commissioner Butler calling for the suspension of the police officers who outraged the JUAREZ AWAITS REBELS' ATTACK; EXPECTED SOON City Has All Appearance of Deserted Village; Most of Citizens Have Sought Refuge in El Paso. El Paso, Tex., June 10. Juarez, cut off from communication with the rest of Mexico, had all the ap pearance of a deserted village Tues day. A large portion of the civilian population had already sought ref uge in El Paso, and the 2,500 troops were either confined to barracks or on duty in the trenches and other defenses of the city. From the roofs of tall office buildings in El Paso men could be seen at work where the Mexico Northwestern, crosses the . Mexico Central railroad, three or four miles out of the city, but whether these were federals or rebels could not be ascertained. Observers with field glasses could plainly see the soldiers in the trenches and around the blockhouses apparently engaged in battle practice in anticipation of at tack. So far as definitely known the nearest rebels are at Guadalupe. 30 miles east of Juarez, where Generals Felipe Angles. Ramon Vega and Martin Lopez have a large force of cavalry. The country occupied by rebels is well watered with plenty of grazing for the horses, and it is be lieved the rebels are resting in prepr aration for an attack on Juarez, which even federal officials in Juarez admit is inevitable. It is also ad mitted that the rebels outnumber the available federals and that the latter are cut off from retreat in any direction save across the Rio Grande into the United States. Great Britain Won't Allow Disruption of Union of South Africa London, June 10. Great Britain cannot take any action which would mean the disruption of the Union of South Africa. This, ih effect was the answer given to the deputation of the nationalist party o South Africa by Premier Lloyd George in Paris on June- S. The premier received the" deputa tion, which included Gen. J. B. M. Hertzog and Judge F. W. Reiiz, the former president of the Orange Free State. It was explained that the chief object of the nationalist party was to obtain restitution of the national status of the Soih African republics existing before the Boer war. Lloyd George in hfs reply said that the South African union was based on a fundamental agreement between the British and Dutch ele ments and could not be dissolved by one elemerft without the -consent of the other. Great Britain there fore' was unable to take any action which meant the disruption of the union. " Senate Passes Repeal , of Wire Control Bill Washington June 10. The sen ate jale Tuesday without a record vote, passed the Kellogg bill for re peal of the law authorizing govern mental control and operation of tele graph, telephone and cable wires. The nuasure, which now goes to the house, would continue existing tele phones rates 90 days. ' TWO CENTS. privacy of Mrs. Brown's home and insul'ed and humiliated the woman. Officers Still at Work. Mr. Zimman's charge that police men were intimidating witnesses were ignored by Mayor Smith, who also refused to allow Commissioner Butler to comment on the case. Detectives Herdzina and Arm strong still are working in the de partment and so far as known have been commended by Commissioner Ringer for the course they followed in raiding Mrs. Brown's residence and the house at 2106 Cass street without a warrant. The police com missioner admits his opinioh is based (Contbiued oil Page Three, Column One.) TEAMSTER UNION IN OMAHA VOTES TO GO ON STRIKE Unanimous Decision Reached Last Night at End of Pro Ipnged - Meeting; 1 ,200 Men Are Involved. Six hundred and fifty members of the local Teamsters and Truck Drivers' union voted last night to strike this morning. The union is composed of 1,200 men, all of whom will strike. The unanimous vote to strike was made at the close of a three-and-a-half hour meeting in the union hall, Sixteenth, and California streets. "We tried in every way to settle differences with "our employers without striking," said M. W.'Roon ey, business sTgFnt of the union, "but they were not ready to even fp proach our demands. They told us they were willing to meet their em ployes and strive to settle, but were not willing to meet with us." "The meeting was called hastily," said Rooney. "For that reason we were able to get only about 50 per cent of the members of the union at the meeting. We reached them by telephone early in the evening. "This union demands a wage in crease and protests against discrim ination used against this organiza tion by our employers." Mayor Smith and State Labcr Commissioner Kennedy have been exerting every effort to settle the dispute between the union and the employers without a strike. Allied Reply to Hun L Counter Peace Proposal Expected on Saturday Paris, June 10. Apparently there is little hope that the allied reply to the German counter proposals will be ready before the end of the pres ent week. When completed it will consist of a short reply in general terms, cov ering all the German proposals! Then will follow answers prepared by various commissions showing the reasons why the allies canot grant specifi. requests.' 30,000 Shriners March in Indianapolis Parade Indianapolis, June 10. Thirty thousand Shriners marched as escort for the members of the imperial council of the Ancient Arabic order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as they proceeded to Murat temple here to receive the official welcome of the state, city and local shrine council The addresses of welcome . were delivered by Governor J. P. Good rich, Mayor Charles W. Jewett of Indianapolis, both Shriners an(J of ficials of the local council. Tuesday night approximately 50. 000 Shriners nad been registered. They represent 145 temples from every state in the union and in Can ada. Of the Canadian temples Alaz har of Calgary, Alberta, and Rame ses of Toronto are represented. Former U. S. Senator Dies. New York, June 10. John Coit Spooler, 76, former United States senator from Wisconsin, died at his home here early Wednesday morn ing after an illness of several weeks. He suffered a relapse Monday, aftr having partially recovered from a nervous breakdown . tu .It .77 SI .Ml 7 p. m. 8 p. m 14 60,000 GO OUT TODAY National President Says Men Will Win; Local President . Resigns From Union Prior to Strike. Eleven operators of the after- -midnight shift at the Western Un ion went on a strike last night. They stood at the corner of Fourteenth . and Farnam streets until early this . morning. They said that the West ern Union was then operating with only two men, both of them night supervisors., The Western Union officials de nied the men had struck. - "We are working with our" regu lar after-midnight force," Manager . Keen said. The Postal was reported to have lost two operators at midnight -This report was denied by the Pos- ' tal company. The Postal employs three regular night operators. "The men who are off duty 't midnight may have struck, at mid--, night, but that will not be knowr for . certain until the time comes for them to report for duty tonight,"sex plained Night Manager Keen of thett Western Union. "I only know of " six men in that before-midnight force that intend to strike while there are about 50 on the shift. x"Present indications are that only about fifteen- operators .will strike " out of our entire fore of more than ' 200 men." Tim Ferris, president of the lo al branch of the Commercial Teleg- -raphers' union" of America, said last night that he tendered his resigna tion to the union several days ago, and that Steve Johnson had been appointed to succeed htm at a meet ing held last night. J "I just can't afford to quit," ex plained Ferris. "I spent a long time in a hospital recently and I am a-married man with a family. . H,' my wife and my, family. I intend to my wif and my family. I intend to , continue at work for the Western -Union as long as possible." Konenkamp Says 60,000 ' Operators Will Go on -Strike Chicago, June 10. The Commer cial Telegraphers' Union of Ameri- -ca is ready to strike at 8 a. m. Wed- uesday throughout the country, S. J. Konenkamp, international presi dent, said Tuesday night. It was -estimated 60,000 or more telegraph and telephone workers would be affected and he expressed himself satisfied with the outlook. President Konenkamp declared to night that the telegraphers' strike ' would be won ifNitwere necessary to call out brokers' and leased wire : operators, including press associa tion operators. Some press associ atidns have contracts with their op erators expiring July 1. - ? F. A. Davis, district head of the western brokers' division ' of the unionsent a notice to the broker advising them to have the Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph com pany sign up with the union unless they wanted their wires paralyzed. ' Plans are being made by the union for picketing the principal offices of the telegraph and telephone com panies. Suitcase Deliveries. He said that as a result of the strike and lockouts" in the south-eastern quarter of the country the Western Union has resorted to the ' "suitcase route", for delivery of mes sages subject to indefinite delay, according to his reports from 1 Washington. Action by the senate or theJowef house would have no effect on the Continued on Pane Three, Column fvnr. " Suffragists Jubilant Over Sessions Called to Ratify Amendment f ' New York, June 10. Ratification of the suffrage amendment by the legislature of Illinois, Wisconsin" and Michigan with Governor Smith's call for an extra session in this state to act on the amendment, caused. jubilation at the headquarters of the National Anie'rican Woman Suffrage -association here. News of Governor Smith's action ' ' followed close on the receipt ef tele grams by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the association, from the executives of Kansas, Iowa, New Hampshire and Minne- . sota promising similar action. ? -Governor Allen of Kansas tele graphed that he had issued a call for a special session June 16, and ' ' thai he believed a unanimously fa vorable vote would be recorded. Governor Warding of Iowa wired that he had no doubt the amend ment would be adopted at the ses sion of the legislature which wjJJ meet in January 1920, INCLUDING OWNS . r - . .