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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919. TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE NEARS FINAL STAGES Its Termination Rests Almost lata .. - wnony in the Hands of Post master General, Officials of j. the Union Declare. Chicago, Junif 16. Termination of the nationwide strike of Com mercial Telegraphers' union officials declared, now resfs almost wholly in the hands of Postmaster Gen eral Burlesorv They stated a defi nite statement from Mr. Burleson , concerning the scope of the order to electrical v workers would be awaited before any move is made. Officers of the Cornme rial Te legraphers Union of America said if the postmaster general's order granting the right of collective bar gaining to electrical workers actu ally covered the striking telegraph ers, steps probably would be taken to end the walkout after assurances of no unfair discrimination against simcers naa Deen obtained. Finish Fight Planned. 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St. LouU -7I 77 tarfu Drill Hotut In th World 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief RELL-ANS EaTFOR INDIGESTION Sherman A McConnell Drue Co. smaller towns throughout the -country. The Western Union Telegraph company, on the other hand, denied that commercial business was be ing greatly delayed. May Fire Rail Operators. Washington, June 16. S. J. Small, former international president of the Commercial Telegraphers' union, declared at a meeting of striking telegraphers here today that Post master General, Burleson had re quested Director General Hines to order the dismissal of all railroad telegraphers who refused to handle commercial messages during the istrike of Western Union and Posts! employes. Mr. small made no assertion as to what the director general's re sponse had been, but declared that if such 'an order were issued it would "automatically bring about a walkout of 80,000 railroad telegrt-phers.u- Linmen Quit Jobs. Los Angeles, Cal., June 16. Line men and switchboard men, mem bers of the International Brother hood of Electrical Workers, left their work in- the plants of the Southern California Telephone com pany here today at 8 o clock, ac cording to their officers. Telephone company officials declined to dis cuss the situation until they hd completed a check of the remaining force. Reports conflicted as to whether the operators, many of whom joined new union last week, had also walked out. Service continued on local lines. Officials of the new union said that the strike would be carried out as scheduled. Eliminating Alien Labor Advocated by Railroaders Denver, Colo., June' 16. A resolu tion designed to eliminate alien labor from compettion with American la bor in positions occupied by mem bers of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen and Engmemen was nassed at Monday's session of the triennial' convention of the brother hood here. T. F. McNamee. editor of the or eanization magazine, was endorsed by the convention, for a position on the Interstate Commerce commis sion. The convention also voted an ap propriatton to the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America to sustain fe members during the present strike of that union. No action resulted from the dis cussion of the Winnipeg strikl aq uation. Captain McCullough to Visit Parents in Omaha Capt. Phil. McCullough, who re turned a few weeks ago from France, has received his discharge and will arrive home today. Cap tain McCullough, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. McCullough of this city, has seen considerable service on the front lines. He wWl remain here but a short time when he will report to the Minnesota Telephone company, with which he was connected when he entered the service two years ago. U. S. May Have to Intervene in Costa Rican Situation Washington, June 16. Disquiet ing dispatches concerning the situa tion in Costa RkaNwere received at the State department No details were made public, but officials said conditions were such that it would not be surprising if the necessity for action by the American government should arise. Wilson Refuses to Comply With Request of Senate Washington, June 16. Presidents Wilson, responding to the senate resolution asking for the complete text of the.peace treaty, advised the senate through the state department today that he did not consider it in the public interest to transmit the treaty text at this time because it was incomplete and many delicate points were under negotiation. SAYS DETECTIVE ARMSTRONG HAS WRECKED HOME Butcher In Court Suit Charges Policeman With Alienating the Affections of His Wife. In a petitionfiled yesterday in dis trict court answering a divorce suit instituted by his wife, Mrs. Anna Sedlacek, Stephen Sedlacek, a butch er, charges Detective Armstrong, who is in the spot light as a re sult of his activity in the outrage recently committed against Mrs Thomas Brown, with wrecking his home and alienating the affections of his wife. Attorney Eugene D. O'Sullivan filed the answer for Sedlacek de lineating , details of Armstrong's escapades with the woman, includ ing midnight automobile excursions in police cars, visits to the parks with Mrs. Sedlacek and various other acts of misconduct. "Protested With Wife. Sedlacek declared he protested with his wife, to whom he has been married 14 years, against her be havior with Detective Armstrong. Her reply was, declared the hus band, vthat Armstrong was a better man and she intended to continue to receive his attentions. Sedlacek asserted he appealed to Captain Briges, who then was chief of detectives, to put a stop to Armstrong's overtures to his wife. "I con't make your wife love you," Captain Briggs is alleged to have replied. Get out I have no time to talk to you." Sedlacek declared he then looked up Armstrong and urged him to ret his wife alone, lhe detective is said to have admitted his guilt and begged the injured husband and father of two small children not to talk about the affair for fear Arm strong's wife would hear it and it would cause trouble in his home circle. Says, Stayed With Officer. "I know they were going together and that Armstrong took my wife riuing repeatedly in the poiice cars,' said Sedlacek. "For 13 years Anna Vs a good woman, a faithful mother and a loving wife. She changed completely when she met Detective Armstrong. I saw my wife with Armstrong in the park. 1 hey saw me and eluded me. I heard my wife call Douglas 175 many times and make engagements with Armstrong. My wife would leave the house and remain away with the detective until 2 o'clock in the mSrning." Sedlacek declared his wife told him it would do no good to com plain at the police station against Armstrong's attentions to her, be cause she said she had been assured of police protection. "I believe the promise was made her,': too," said Sedlacek, "because Chen I-talked to Briggs he gave me absolutely no satisfaction. He seemed anxious to protect my wife and Armstrong in their guilt. Briggs tried to intimidate me. I believed if I had started any thing about the matter several months ago, the police would have made lite miserable tor me. 1 re mained quiet until I could stand it no longer. I am going through with the thing now, because I be lieve Qther crooked work at the police station will be revealed, and Armstrong is going to be caught under the crash." Diplomas Conferred. Piplomas were conferred on the Mount Saint Mary seminary gradu ates at the Rialto theater Monday morning. Impressive graduation ex ercises were held. Clouds of Dust That Blind You Ms That Break Your Springs Mud and Sand That Stick Von The Only Cure is JUNE 24TH Pass the Word Along, We're Doing Our Bit. v --; ; . v. feott-Mo lourist This Space Donated by Scott-Omaha Tent and Awning Co. Reform Bureau Chief 'Champion Stopper' to " Try Hand In Toledo Toledo, O., June 16. Toledoans who are interested in seeing the big Willard-Dempsey bout pulled off here July 4 are not superstitious, but they don't relish the idea, of Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, Washington, D. C, chief of the international reform bureau, butting in. Dr. Crafts is the champion stop per, suppresser ' and halter of the country and recently came to tike a hand at stoppmg the WiIlard:Demp sey fight. Friends pf boxing do not believe he will be'successful, but he's the man who prevented the proposed Jeffries-Fitzsimmons prie fight in St. Paul, who told San Francisco if it permitted the Jeffries-Johnson fight it could not have the w'orld's fair and got away, with it forced saloons to close on Sun day in Cincinnati in 1889, a date when prohibition was less popular than now; stopped shipment of pnze fight films in interstate commerce through national legislation, and so many other things it would be tire- Some to relate them all. Dr. Crafts has been in the stop'- ping game "moral uplift," he calls it for 52 years and is still going strong. So Toledoans are wondering whether he is losing his grip or whether he still has the old "knock out" punch that has enabled him to bump so many "enjoyable" enterprises. Recommend Legislation , ' to Oversee Railroads Washington, June 16. 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