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GERMANS
SCUTTLE
interned
Warships
One Battleship Afloat While
Three Light Cruisers and
Eighteen Destroyers Are
; Beached; Others Sunk.
London, June 21. (By The As-
SUVlBlvU IVJJ .1 11V ULlillBII UlU
cers "and sailors forming the com
pliments of Jhe German ships in
terned at Scapa Flow sank most of
their fleet Saturday. All the big
ships, the battleships and battle
cruisers, excepting the Baden, and
numerous smaller craft, were sunk,
while others went ashore in a half
sunken condition.
Eighteen destroyers were beached
by tugs; four still are afloat, while
the, remainder went under.
Seacocks Opened.
The wholesale sinking of the Ger
man ships, which were surrendered
under 'the terms of the armistice,
was carefully arranged by officers
and crews. All explosives had been
removed and therefore the only
means of destroying the fleet was
by opening the seacocks. The ships
went down slowly, with the German
flag, which the crews had hoisted,
showing at the mast heads.
The ciews, composed entirely of
Germans, under the terms of the
armistice, which jdid not permit of
British guards, aboard, took to the
boats when the vessles began to
settle. While making for the shore
the boats were challenged and called
upon to surrender. Some .of them
ignored - the sumniorfs and were
fired upon, a few casualties re
sulting. . . : -;.
i This stroke apparently wasy an
entire surprise and the first news
reached London through a corres
pondent who was informed by farm
ers in the neighborhood that they
had seen the German ships sinking
with their, flags aloft.
Crews Arje Made Prisoners.
The' admiralty at first denied the
rtport but later confirmed it and
issved an official statement. The
Germar officers and crews have been
made prisoners. None of the offi
cials would offer an opinion as to
how they are to be dealt with.
Th statement, issued by the ad
miralty, says:
"A ;cording to the latest reports
fc,om Scapa Flow all the interned
battleships and battle cruisers have
been suuk, except the battleship
Baden, which, is still afloat. Five
light cruisers have been sunk, but
three have been beached. Eighteen
destrovers were beached by local
tugs. Four destroyers are still
afloat. The rest of the destroyers
hav- sunk.
"A German rear admiral and most
of the Germans from the ships are
new in custody aboard British ships.
Some boats from the ships refused
to stop when ordered and were fired
On.. A. small number of Germans
were killed or wounded.
"In accordance with the terms of
the armistice, the German ships
were interned with skeleton crews
as caretakers and without British
guards aboard."
Red Flag the Signal
Thurso, Scotland, June 21 The
hoisting of a red flag at noon was
the signal for the crews to scuttle
th- German warships in Scapa Flow
The crews took to the boats and
roved toward the shore. The guard
ships fired at -.the Germans, whi
jumped overboard and swam ashore
where they were rounded up.
Poindexter Named in
v , Boom for President
Cn - Prsnrier-n Tlin 21. United
States Senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington wis named here in a
countrywide boom by telegraph for
president iof the United States in
1920. The boom was launched by
S. A. Perkins of Tacoma, member
of the republican national commit
teei and a newspaper publisher of
the Pacific northwest.'
Perkins also, announced the coast
republicans .would join with the re-
, nuhlirane nf California in an en-
Hvnr n hav the reoublican na
tional convention next year held in
San Francisco.
Violation of Food Act
Costs Dealer License
'New York. June 2L The United
Ct..j,e fnnA aHminictratinn an-
kjiail,. ; --
nounced that the licenses of C. H.
Wayne of Reynold, 111., had been
revoked until furter notice for vio
lating the section of the food-control
act which makes it unlawful to
hoard grain and certain other com
modities. Mr. Wayne is alleged to
have stored grain for speculative
p-irposes at a time when a corn
shortage existed. '
Bleak House for Sale.
'; Loudon. June -20. Bleak. House,
near King's Gate, for 14 years the
feosie si.fcarlf fi&gavig forsale.
Own Administration is Failure, Mayor Smith
Frankly Admits, in Confidential Letter,
Which Was Never Intended to Reach Public
Report That Bomb Had Been Placed Under City Hall 'Could Not Have Created
Greater Consternation Than News Copy of Letter Had Reached Press
Friends of Commissioner Ringer at First Accuse Mayor of Deliberately Admit
ting Failure With Intention of Injuring Police Commissioner, But This Charge
Is Denied After Hurried Conference Between These Two Officials One Big
Trouble, They Agree, Is That Letter Was Made Public, But Refuse to Discuss It.
The Mayor's Letter
The letter which Mayor Smith
wrote each of the city commission
ers confessing the present adminis
tration has not come "anywhere
near" to what its friends had a right
to expect, follows:
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
Did you read Mr. McGilton's
communication in the Sunday
paper? If not, I hope you will get
it and read it.
That article expresses my views
as to what is contemplated by our
commission form of government.
I don't know how you feel about
it, but I believe I speak the judg
ment of our friends who elected
us and I know I express my own
personal views when I say the
present city council has not any
where near measured up to what
our friends expected of us and
had a right to expect of us when
we went into office.
Feels It Keenly.
I feel this very keenly. I don't
feel there has been a department
or a councilman (and that in
cludes the department of public
affairs and mayor) who made
good as our friends had a right to
expect. 1 don't know as I can as
sign the exact reason for this, but
even at the risk of being charged
with tiresome reiteration, let me
ay I feel there has been too
much individuality in the council
and not enough "team work."
Each commissioner looks after
his own department, takes no
active interest in the plans or
purposes of any other commis
sioner, and rather resents any
Interference in his work by the
council or by any othe commis
sioner. No one knows just what
the policy, the purpose or the
plans for the future are of any
other department, until they are
made known by the introducing
of an ordinance, or a motion to
set aside certain money. The
council, as such, has nothing to do
with outlining the policy of any
department in the city govern
ment. The council, as such, is not
fully advised of what is being
done in any particular depart
ment. There is an entire absence
of "team work" among us and no
policy is formulated by the coun
cil for any department.
I am just as much to blame for
this as anyone. I am ready and
willing to assume my full share
of responsibility. But can't we
all see it is an entirely wrong
policy, and that we owe it to the
city of Omaha to change this way
of doing business? The policy,
the purpose, the plans for the
future, in each and every depart
ment, I feel should be the
council's plans, and after agreed
upon, the superintendent of that
particular department should be
charged with the responsibility of
carry out these plans and in the
work of carrying them out he
should have the solid support of
each and every member of the
council., At the present time the
council does not formulate the
plans and the heads of each de
partment does not have full sup
port of the other members of the
council.
Another thing that must be
plain to all of us we quarrel too
much in the council chamber. We
do and say too much because of
Roy Kelly Entertains
Crowd with Story of
How He Eluded Police
With his Buick automobile parked
at the corner of Fifteenth and Dav
enport streets at 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon. Roy Kelly, who is
being eagerly (?) sought by four de
tectives from Central police station,
entert?ined a crowd of friends with
the story of how he eluded the police
net.
Languidly sitting in his machine
with his feet dangling on the out
side he laughed when one of . his
friends suggested that he was in
danger of being "picked up."
"1 can tell all of the cops some
thing if I want too," he said.
He was seen visiting with friends
in the vicinity of Twenty-fourth and
Cuming streets about 1 o'clock Sat
urday morning. He left shortly aft
er for his room in a nearby hotel.
Lloyd George Confined
to His Room With Cold
s
Paris, June 21. (By Associated
Press.)- Premier Lloyd George U
confined to his room with a severe
sor; throat. His indisposi.ion pre
vented his attendance yesterday at
the meeting of the supreme allied
council. His place, at the. confer
ence was taken by Arthur J. JJal
four, Erjtish foreign secretary,
the presence of spectators or
newspaper reporters.
Admits Poor Service.
Can't all seven of us remedy
this and give a little more effec
tive service to Omaha?
But you may inquire: "Well,
what do you suggest?" I want
the judgement and help of each
and every commissioner, in an
effort to better these conditions,
but I beg to suggest:
First Remove the desks we
are now using and GET
TOGETHER around the com
mon table once again.' I feel we
ought-to consider ourselves the
board of directors of the city of
Omaha and to act as such. We
are not primarily a legislative as
sembly nor a debating socitey.
We are the directors of a big
business institution that collects
and spends $2,000,000 each year.
I am, strong for getting together
around a conference table.
Second Each of us should put
ourselves tinder bonds to keep the
pea.-e. We can be in earnest in our
contentions without impugning
the motives of each other, or
without becoming insulting in our
language. We do not elevate our
selves in public esteem or in any
way improve public service by
abuse of each other.
Should Get Together.
Third Each of us should out
line his plans and purposes and
get the benefit of the judgment
of the other members before try
ing to put them into an ordinance.
Every plan when adopted should
be t!ie council's plan and not that
of any individual member. This
meanA there should he mnrp rn.
nnpratinn. mnrp "team ivnrt "
more conferences among mem
bers, more confidence among
members and less bickering, less
fault-finding, less individual pol
icies that get all of us into trou
ble. To that end there should be
more informal meetings of the
councilmen where proposed plans
and purposes are frankly discuss
ed. I don't mean there should be
more meetings of the commit
tees o. the whole; not more coun
cil meetings when the council as
such is in session, but more meet
ings informally where every one's
plan and his work will be fully dis
cussed, just as a board of direc
tors of any big business concern
;ould do.
Now I know that some mem
bers of the council object to this
and call them "star chamber"
sessions, but I thoroughly be
lieve the public service would be
immensely improved by these fre
quent conferences.
New, I am not trying to lay
the responsibility for present con
ditions on the shoulders of others
and exonerate myself. I am just
as much to blame as any one and
am willing to assume my full
share of responsibility, and am
more than anxious to do my part
toward remedying these condi
tions and giving Omaha better
service.
If we cannot all To this, then
I fed we arc too small for the
.' h.
I ' am sending a copy of this
letter to each member of the coun
cil and I wish you would give me
your written opinion of these sug
gestions. (Signed) ED P. SMITH,
Mayor.
File Suit to Restrain
Prosecuting Infraction
of Wartime Prohibition
San Francisco. June 21. A suit to
restrain the United States attorney
here from prosecuting infractions of
the wartime prohibition act was filed
here by representatives of the local
liquor interests, it was announced by
the California Wet federation. The
action covers all points not covered
by the. suit brought by a vineyafdist
to resfrain the government from en
forcing the same law in regard to
wines, it was announced.
Decision to cable President Wil
son for a proclamation to rescind
the wartime prohibition measure was
reached at a meeting of the Cali
fornia viticultural commission.
The action for the restraining or
der invokes the ratification of the
national prohibition amendment as
a bar against wartime prohibition on
the ground that the action of con
gress in submitting and the states in
ratifying the amendment renders
void the previously passed wartime
measure. The action is supported
by .he wet federation and its allied
inte erts. .
The invoking of martial law is the
only way in which wartime prohibi
tion can be made effective, the peti
tion states. , .
A decision will be asked for before
JJulc U .jvas announced, . .
In a confidential letter to mem
bers of the city commission, a copy
of which was never intended to
reach the public, Mayor Ed. P.
Smith admits the present city ad
ministration is a failure.
When it was learned yesterday
afternoon at the city hall that one
of the papers had, in some manner,
got hold of the letter and had or
would prifit it, there was trouble
popping in every office, particularly
in the office of the mayor and that
of Police Commissioner Ringer.
A report that a bomb had been
planted under the city hall could
not have created more consterna
tion. Friends of Commissioner Ringer,
who has been under fire the last
two weeks or more oil account of
the disgraceful arrest and persecu
tion of Mrs. Thomas Brown, who
was acquitted on a charge of run
ning a disorderly house, openly ac
cused Mayor Smith, who has stood
staunchly by the police commis
sioner, of having written the letter
with the avowed intention of aid
ing in the removal of Mr. Ringer
from the office of police commis
sioner. After a hurried and heated con
ference between the mayor and
police commissioner and their
friends, however, it was later de
clared that Mayor Smith had no
such intentions and that the letter
was not aimed at any one in par
ticular. Publicity, the Big Trouble.
The one big trouble,' all agreed,
was that it had not been intended
for publication that it only had
been an inspiration of the mayor's,
in a moment of cool reflection, to
admit the truth to his associates.
iiever dreaming the public would
ever see it, in an eiiort to improve
the present disorganized city gov
ernment. In beginning his letter, which
brands his own administration as a
rank failure. Mayor Smith says he
was moved to write it after having
read the letter of attorney E. G.
McGihon, published in The Bee last
Sunday, in which he declared that
te commission had not lived up to
the expectations of their supporters
and advised teh members "against
trying to run a city te size of Omaha
on a Sunday school plan."
Afraid of Mails.
The letter was written last Mon
day. Not trusting the mails with
the important document, the mayor
dispatched bis secretary, O. M.
Olson, with copies of the letter to
the commissioners, with instructions
to emphasize the confidential nature
of the text.
But someone at city hall, how
ever, could not keep a good thing to
himself. He believed that the world
shouhi know what is going on in
the citv hall. So the letter is out
and the mayor is rolling his fist in
his pocket and pacing his office like
Ajax defying the lightning.
It was the last, thought of the
mayor, that this letter should be
come public property. His faith in
human nature has suffered a bitter
depreciation. That one of his own
colleagues should reveal confiden
tial rr-rrespondence, well it is a new
experience in the young life of
Omaha's mayor.
Own Department Bad.
The mayor, in his letter, takes in
every municipal department in his
sweeping castigation. He even
confesses that his own department
has not been "hitting the ball" Not
enough team work in the city coun-
(Contlnued on Paxa Two,. Column Seven.)
IJew Mexican Policy
of U.S. uovernment
Frightens Villistas
El Paso, June 21. Interest in
Mexican developments which was
beginning to wane after a week of
excitement across the Rio Grande,
was revived by the publication of an
Associated Press dispatch from
Washington outlining the new Mex
ican policy.
A prominent Mexican politician
here of the Carranza party admitted
that the change in attitude of the
American state department toward
Mexico had been expected for some
time.
The federal army, he said, was
rushing troops to the north, Gen
eral Dieguez, commander of the
northeastern military zone, was ar
ranging for a campaign against Villa
and had airplanes, motor trucks nd
American cavalry horses-for his cav
alry. -Exploration trains were being
operated out of. Chihuahua City to
the north, he said.
Villa partisans here were frankly
frightened today by the Washington
statement -and insisted that Villa
would do nothing to give the Ameri
can government an excuse for send
ing troops to Mexico a second timt.
They said reprisals would not be ex
acted and Villa would keen his men
way..frlm the Aniericanbqrder4 J
The
EMPLOYERS OF
STRIKERS TURN
DOWN ARBITERS
Refuse to Meet Committee of
Teamsters or Central Labor
Union; General Strike
' Threatened.
Employers of striking teamsters
and truck drivers advised Mayor
Smith and Commissioners Zimman,
Urc and Ringer in conference yester
day afternoon, that they declined to
enter, into a conference with repre
sentatives of the strikers' union, or
with a general committee of the
Central Labor union.
Employers attending the meeting,
whici'i was held in the mavor's office,
were C. W. Hull, J. A. Sutherland,
W. A. Gordon, George Platner,
George F. West, John Bekins. W. J.
Miller and Charles Harding.
The afternoon conference follow
ing t meeting yesterday morning in
the mayor's office, between city of
ficials and a committee of the cen
tral labor organization. The city of
ficials were requested by the general
committee of organized labor to ar
range a conference and they threat
ened that a general sympathetic
strike might ensue if the present dif
ficulties were not adjusted before
next Wednesday night.
Answer in Note.
Th - whole situation was discussed
b" the conferees during the after
noon session and the employers gave
their answer in the following note
which was transmitted by the mayor
to the general committee at Central
Labor temple:
As requested by you, the city
council called in a number of em
ployers and made known to them
your desire for a conference.
They unanimously stated to us
that 'so far as they knovy their
employers are satisfied, have no
complaint, and the employers de
sire no conference with parties
other than their respective em
ployees. Signed ED P. SMITH,
Mayor.
Major Smith stated that the city
officials will continue their efforts
to avert any further labor difficul
ties and to adjust those now dis
turbing the city. "
May Call Walkout.
Smarting under the- rebuke ad
ministered them by the employers
who refused to confer with them in
order to ,reach an agreement on the
strike, the executive committee of
the Central Labor union met at the
Labor temple to perfect plans for
a general wolkout.
Though unwilling to state how
many men will be affected by the
strike order, leaders stated that it
will be the greatest display of the
force of union labor ever witnessed
in this section of the country.
"They wanted war, well, they
shall have it," J. J. Kerrigan, presi
dent of the central body declared.
The committee was in session for
more than two hours. The ability
of the various locals to carry
through a general strike was dis
cussed. Those locals who 'must have the
assent of the national body before
complying with the general strike
order will be given until Wednesday
to obtain this permission.
Many of . the locals will meet to
(ConUaoe tn tat Two.. Column Xlre.)
"Moving" Picture
Police and Red Coats
Fight Winnipeg Strikers
City Placed Under Martial Law Following Riots in
Which One Man Is Killed and Several Are Injured;
Soldiers and Machine Guns Line City's Streets.
Winnipeg, June 21. Winnipeg,
strike-torn since May 15, is under
martial law. After fighting between
thousands of strikers and the city
and provincial police, in which one
man' was killed, another injured,
probably fatally, and more than a
score hurt, Mayor Charles F. Gray
formally tume'd over the city to the
protection of federal, military forces.
Gen. H. D. B. Ketchen announced
that he has taken full-charge of the
situation. At 7 o'clock rioting had
ceased and the victims of the fight
ing were in hospitals. Scores of
alleged rioters are in custody.
Three incidents in quick succes
sion in mid-afternoon precipitated
the most turbulent scenes in the his
tory of Winnipeg. Several thou
sand strikers and strike sympa
thizers, including somereturned sol
diers, were .participating in a "silent"
parade. A street car attempted to
Colonel "Bill" Hayward,
Neb., vWar Hero, Weds
Widow of Millionaire
New York, June 21. Col.
William Hayward, who commanded
the old New York 15th infantry
(negro) during the war, and Mrs.
Motron F. Plant, widow of the mil
lionaire yachtman, were married
here Saturday afternoon. The cere
mony was performed by- Chaplain
John V. Axton, who was associated
with Col. Hayward, with the
American army in France.
Col. Hayward was private to his
father. United States Senator Mon
roe Leland Hayward, of Nebraska,
at the time of the latter's death.
After having held public office in
both Nebraska and New York, the
colonel resigned as public service
commisstener here to organize the
old 157th regiment. He" was
decorated by both President Poin
care and Marshal Petain for
bravery in action. ,
. His bride, who is the daughter of
the late Senator Martin Cadwell, of
Hartford, Conn., was also engaged
in war work, having been active
in the Conduct ' of , the hospital
Under Three Flags, near Paris,
directed by Dr. Joseph L. Blake,
American surgeon, and since the
armistice taken over bjt. Dr. Alexis
Carrel.
Col. Hayward is 42 years old and
his bride is 39.
Sub Chaser Sent to
Quell Native Uprising'
Yakutat, Alaska
in
Juneau, Alaska, June 21 Sub
marine chaser number 310 was
ordered by Governor Thomas Rigg,
Jr. ,to the -vlsinity of Yakutat vil
lage to 'quell a reported native up
rising there.
The governor also ordered the
gunboat Vicksburg to Kodiak and
Port Althrop where cannery men
are ' striking and frQm where re
ports of alleged bolshevik activities
have bcea. received,
get through the crowd on Main
street. Some of the paraders became
openly hostile and when mounted
police came down the street to clear
the thoroughfare, the parade quickly
was turned into a rioting mob.
For nearly two hours the Scarlet
Riders, reinforced by returned sol
diers, constables and policemen,
fought the rioters. - The mounted
police fired at the, men who attacked
them and sought to pull them from
their horses. Mike Sokowoki, a reg
istered alien, fell dead with a bullet
in his heart.
Bring Weapons Into Play. '
When in the crowd attacking the
police also brought weapons into
play. Robert C. Johnsone, a re
turned soldier, was shot in the knee.
Jack Barrett, an onlooker, was shot
in the thigh. Fifteen other casual
ties were reported. Scores of police
(I'ontlnurd on Page Two, Column Thre.
Burlington Train to
Lincoln Is Wrecked;
Four Coaches Ditched
Lincoln. Neb., June 21. The
through Seattle-St. Louis passen
ger train on the Burl,ington railroad
due at Lincoln at 12:15 Sunday
morning, was wrecked late Satur
day night a short distance east of
Aurora, 70 miles west of Lincoln
A dispatch from Aurora says four
coaches left the track, but So far
as known no -one was injured. The
cause of the accident and the
damage is not known.
"Of Course I am for Knox
Resolution," Says Hatys
New Yrork, Tune 21. -(Soecial
Telegram.) Will H. Hays, chair
man ot the republican national com
mittee, was in the city Friday night
from Washington. Questioned
about the Knox, resolution for a sep
arate consideration of the league of
nations covenant and the peace
treaty, he said:
"Of course I am for the Knox
resolution. The American oeoole
will not stand for this 'sign here'
attitude. That is the way they
make mortgages.
"Our senators are simply insist
ing that the client is entitled to con.
sider the contents of his own con
tract and just what it will entail.
The. citizenship of America is the
client. That is all that is involved
in the Knox resolution."
Brazil's President-Elect !
Felicitates United States
Washington, June 21. Brazil will
rejoice in' continuing to develop
more and more the relations tliat
bind her to the United States. Presi-
nenf-Llect hpitacio Pessoa of the
Brazilian republicdeclared, at a din
ner given in his honor by Vice Pres-
lden Marshall.
The distinguished visitor took the
first occasion after his arrival here
as the guest of the nation to express
the admiration of the Brazilian peo
ple for this country snd to pledge
their -continued friendsip. 4
BAUER AND
MUELLER
HEADS OF
MINISTRY
Dr. Eduard David Loses Pre
miership to Former Minister
of Labor, Becoming Finance
Head and Vice Premier.
Berlin, June 21. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A new German cab-1
inet has been formed tinder the
premiership of Hcrr Bauer, former-
y minister of labor, with Dr. Her
mann Mueller, the majority social
ist leader, as minister of foreigr
affairs.
The other members of the cab
inet are:
Minister of the interior Dr.
Eduard David. .s
Minister of finance and vice
premier Mathias Erzberger.
Minister of economies' Herr
Wissell.
Minister of labor Herr
Schlicke.
Minister of the treasury Herr
Meyer.
Minister of posts and tele
graphs Herr Giesberts.
Chief of the colonial office Dr.
Bell.
Minister of national defense
Gustav Noske. v
Minister of food Dr, Schmidt.
No appointment has been made tn
the ministry of justice.' Herr Meyer,
the new head of the treasury depart
ment, is a native of Kaufbeuren,
Bavaria. . .
New' Premier a Socialist
Herr Bauer, the. new premier, is
a scoialist and held the post of min
ister of labor. In the course of his
official duties he has had much to
do with the striking workmen and
recently brought about a settlement ,
of the general strike in Berlin.
Dr. Muller has become one of the
lladers'of the majority socialist,
since the revolution. He was party
whip in the national assembly. T.i
a recent speech Dr. Mueller declar
er ma i me lunucr uciiuan emperc
was not wanted in Germany and t'.nt
he belongs in a pathological ward."
The name of Eduardi David has
been linked with that, of Philipp
Scheidemann as one of the leaders
of the German socialist party in the
Reichstag since before the wir.
From 1915 to the time of the revolu
tion last November Dr. David in h.
speeches in the reichstag opposed
a war of coilquest by Germany.
David Original Member
Dr. David was a member of
original German 1 delegation to the
peace conference but retired in fav
or of Herr Laudsberg on account
of ill. health.
Mathias Erzberger was bead of
the German armistice commissi jh
and is a leader of the centrist, or
clerical party.
The famous reichstag peace res
olution, adopted in July, 1917,
during 'for "peace without annexa
tion or indemnity," was the wo'fc
of Ersbcrger. f "
Gustav Noske became a leading
figure in German politics under the
reprblican government set up in
Germany with Friedrich Ebert as
president. Herr Noske was a storm
center early in the year because of
his drastic measures as minister of
ciefcnse in putting down the Sparta
ca.i uprisings.
He policed the country effectively,
but incurred the triticism of those
who objected to his firm tactics in
dealing with all opposition. Many
luminary executions followed an or
a,er issued by him that all persons
found fighting the , governmenl
(Continued on Paso Two, Column Pour.)
LW.W. "Jungling Up"
for Attacks in Kansas
During Wheat Harvest
Kansas City, Mo., June 21. That
the I. W. W. intends to center its
activities in Kansas during the
wheat harvest season this summer
is the declaration made by Fred
Robertson, United States district
attorney of Kansas City, Kan.,
after receiving bulletins and other
evidence from federal agents work
ing on the case.
One bulletin issued, Mr.-Robertson
said, from headquarters in Chi
cago, urged 1,000 delegates of the
I. W. W. to gather in Kansas not
later than July 1.
Another Across-Ocean
Flight to Start Today
St. Johns, NF., June 21. The
Handley-Page , bombing plane, pi
loted by Vice Admiral Mark Kerr,
probably will start from Harbor
Grace Sunday morning on an at
tempted flight to the Irish coast, it
was announced here tonight. The
hour for th start hi h t
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