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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1920.
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TROOPS ON DUTY
BUTTE FOUR
TIMES SINGE 1914
latest "Invasion" of Great
est Mining City In World, as
In Other Instances, Caused
by Strikes.
Butte, Mont.. May 7. The arrival
here of United States troops, sent
on April 22, 1920, to preserve peace
following a strike called by Metr.l
Mine Workers' union, No. 8. Indus
trial Workers of the World, consti
tuted the fourth military invasion of
this, the greatest mining city in the
world.
Butte's first serious labor trouble
developed in 1914.
It was the boast of the old Butte
miners' union. No. 1, Western
Federation of Labor, that it never
; had had a strike during 3S years o.
it existence. Wages were compara
tively high and living'comparatively
cheap. A large per cent of the min
ers owpedheir own homes and they
were conservative.
The period of disaffection began
about 1910, when radical elements in
the camp began to coalesce under
the leadership of the Rev. Lewis J.
Duncan, a socialist. Duncan left
the pulpit for the radical lectuie
platform and in 1911. ran for mayor
and was- elected overwhelmingly.
Duncan was re-elected mayor in
1913 by a large vote, and, it is sad,
immediately began his battle for con-
jirol of the Butte Miners' union and
through it of the Western Federa
tion of Miners, which embraced ai
riest all the metal miners in the land.
' Conservatives Lost Out.
The conservatives in the union,
backed by Charles H. Moyer, presi
dent of the federation, resisted. On
June 13, 1914, the annual parade of
the Miners' union was broken up by
men said to be I. W. W. and Duncan
followers.
Moyer came to Butte from Den
ver to investigate. On the night of
June 26, he attended a conference in
'the Miners' hall. A mob gathered
outside. Deputy sheriffs were sent
to the hall to protect Moyr, who
vas threatened. Shots were fired. It
became a iurllac'e and two men
in the crowd urre hit. One of them
died.
The mob stormed the hall. Mover
fled to Helena, where he appealed
to Governor Sam V. Stewart for
protection.
Regular Reign of Terror.
Meanwhile, the hall was blown up
and a reign of terror was created.
A sort of soviet was established with
"Muekie" McDonald as dictator.
McDonald chose a cabinet of 20 for
advisers.
Buildings were dynamited. The
radicals broke into factions and a
Finn I leader tried to assasinatc
Mayor Duncan, but was killed by
Duncan. The Finn faction then
blew up Duncan's socialist printing
bouse. People began to leave Butte
in droves.
Then the governor sent the second
Montana guard in the great war
afterwards, the 163d United States
infantry, to Butte. The troops quick
ly dissolved the "soviet. McDonald
and several others soon after were
sent to prison and the mayor was
removed from office by legal pro
ceedings instituted by the governor
for failure to preserve the peace.
Conservatives Win in 1915.
The election of 1915 was carried
by the conservatives. Duncan left
Butte and allied himself with the Na
tional Nonpartisan league, one of
whose papers in North Dakota ht
edited. He is now, it is said, running
an employment office in Minneapolis.
McDonald was paroled by Governor
Stewart. Later he was reported to
have insulted the governor during a
mass meeting in Butte in 1916. He
went back to serve out his term,
but soon after gained his freedom.
Duncan and McDonald were suc
ceeded by W. F. Dunn, in his early
youth a prize fighter and latsr an
organizer for a union of electrical
workers. Dunn' came to Butte from
Canada and with R. B. Smith- of
Butte, set up the Butte Bulletin, a
weekly radical newspaper. In 1917
Thrilling Story Told by
Omaha Postal Clerk Who
Was 10 Months in Russia
Nebraskan Engages in Personal Altercation With
Cossack General Declares Bolshevik Is Not
Whiskered Bomb Thrower But the Only Element
That Will Bring Peace to the Land.
A personal altercation, fraught
with dire potentialities in the way of
torture or sudden death, with a
genial Russian perpetrator of whole
sale murders in the latter's private
sanctum, was just one of 100
thrilling experiences brought back
to Omaha by Joseph P. Cle
land, 4030 Nicholas street, who re
turned Thursday from 10 months'
service as field sunerintendant of the
United States postal station at Vjad-
IVOMOK.
Mr. Cleland ha hcen a resident
of Omaha for the last 17 years, and
has been connected with the railway
postal service all of that time. He
was assigned to a post with the
American Siberian expeditionary
forces, left the city July 1, 1919, and
followed the army out of the fro
zen wilderness when withdrawal
commenced last January.
How the Fight Started.
His bjush with the Russian, who
was of the Cossack party and a bit
ter enemy of the .bolsheviki, took
place in a railroad car while Mr. Cle
land was making a periodic trip more
than 1,800 miles inland in Siberia.
He was in charge of postal service
for the Twenty-seventh infantry at
the time. Shortly afterward he was
addressed by a soldier, who appar
ently demanded his withdrawal. As
he had a ticket, Mr. Cleland de
clined. The Russian continued his de
mands, growing extremely violent
in manner and threatening in tone.
Mr. Cleland could not understand
his words nor could he make it
plain to the Russian why he
wouldn't leave. This continued
until his destination was reached.
A few evenings later, at a party
civen bv t6I. Lhar es t. Morrow.
commanding the 27th, he was in
troduced to the man who was
General Levitsky.
The general's-reputation even ii
those days was none to savory, Mr.
Cleland explained, and only a
few weeks later after an open break
between the Americans and General
Seminoffs party he led an expedi
tion of pillage, arson and murder
that laid homes waste over a dis
tance of 100 miles. Those who fol
lowed his trail of burned villages
and farms 'reported, Mr. Cleland
f I 6 j
kill. J
JosepkJ!Cfa1atti
said, that the amount of property
stolen and the number of lives lost
would never be known.
Thinks Japs Dangerous.
"Previous to my Siberian expe
riences I had always laughed at the
thought of Japanese power," Mr.
Cleland said. "But it is marvelous
to see how much of the eastern
world is under their domination. I
am fully convinced that Japan will
never evacuate Siberia unless forced
to leave by the bolsheviki. The
Japanese are very jealous of Amer
ica, and the common people of Rus
sia and Siberia look on this country
as their friend and a pattern for
their government." .
Mr. Cleland said that lie would
probably return to postal service
work. He intends to enjoy a va
cation, however, before resuming
the humdrum of office work in
peaceful Omaha.
Chairman Hale Admits
He Ordered Record In
Naval Row Changed
Washington, May 7. Chairman
Hale of the senate committee inves
tigating the Sims-Daniels row, was
charged before the committee today
by Senator Pittman, democrat, Ne
vada, with ordering an alteration in
the record of the inquiry.
Senator Hale said he had directed
the secretary to strike out a colloquy
between senators as to whether
democratic members were permitted
to question witnesses as freely as
the republicans and that he assumed
full responsibility for his action
National Civic Federation
Protests Reds' Recognition
New York, May 7. The national
civic federation, through its presi
dent. Alton B. Tarker, announced to
day it had filed with President Wil
son a protest against recognition of
the soviet government of Russia, and
had telegraphed all prospective presi
deutial candidates asking them to
define their position on the subject
J he telegrams were signed by nun
dreds of prominent men and women
BERG SUITS MiJ
trouble again broke out and this
time, federal troops went into But'e,
because the war demanded that cop
per production go ahead without in
terruption. Soon after an editorial in the
Bulletin advised the public to ignore
orders of the state council of de
fense. Dunn, as writer of this ar
ticle, and Smith, as editor of the
paper, were tried in Helena under
the state sedition act, convicted and
fined $5,000 each. Their case is pend
ing before the state supreme court.
In the fall of 1919, federal troops
were again obliged to spend some
time in Butte. Meanwhile, Dunn's
paper had begun1 to advocate 'the
soviet system and later the One Big
union.
After the disruption of Their union
in 1914 by the "McDonald rebellion,"
the conservative miners never reor
ganized. The I. W. W, and the
O. B. U. are said to control those
Butte miners who belong to a union
now.
Arrest Priests for Theft
Of Bust of Antonio Canova
Florence, Italy, May 7. Two
priests were arrested today on
charges of having stolen a bust of
Antonio Canova, the celebrated Ital
ian sculptor; an altar by Luca Delia
Robbia, the 15th century , sculptor,
snd other art treasures froiti the Ab
bey of Arcevia. Copies of the origi
nal treasures from them were substi
tuted by the thieves. The police
have recovered the altar.
Charges of "Corner" In
Print Paper Are Made
At Senate's Hearing
Washington, May 7. Charges of
a "cor.ier" in print paper were made
today before the senate committee
investigating the paper shortage by
Cortland Smith of New York, presi
dent of the American Press associa
tion. Mr. Smith testified that print pa
per manufacturers were in a con
spiracy to regulate both production
and prices.
Chemist Discovers Method
To Make Liquid Hydrogen
Rome, Mayv 7. Dr. Pasticci, a
noted chemist, has discovered a
method of cheaply producing liquid
hydrogen. It may be used in driv
ing automobiles, one gallon being
sufficient for 250 miles. It also may
be utilized in railway locomotives
and in the engines of ocean steam
ers, he declares.
To Get Rid of Scrub Hogs.
McCloud, Okl., Mav 7. Scrub
hogs are to be a scarcity in this vi
cinity. Owing to the high cost of
feed farmers are getting rid of all
inferior stock. Pure bred Foland
China and Duroc Jersey are to he
the leading breeds of swine in this
district henceforth.
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u, ana tnese superb creations wc offer you now are the
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"Exclusive Models and Fabrics
for Young and Old"
$35, $40, $42.50,
$45 and up to $75
Dressy Top Coats
High waist styles, belted models, silk lined Chesterfields
and) swagger raglins, many of which are shower proof
$30.00 to $50.00
New Styles of Spring Hats
Some classy styles out of the ordinary and some new
colors
$3, $3.50, $4, $5, $6, $7.50
New Ties and Patterns of Shirts
$2, $2.50, $3, $4 and $5
Underwear
For the Spring change we are showing great lines of
styles and qualities of regular and athletic garments
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we have hundreds of patterns, it is nevertheless impossible for
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These prices and extra free offer is the marvel of everyone. Here's
how we can do it: We bought our Spring stock for our chain of
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All Our Taffeta
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All Suits
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There are models you can wear until
late in the fall, in styles that express
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There is an immense variety of styles
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$3.95 $5.95 $7.95
A Great One-Day Sale off
Window
Shades
at About V2 Price
If House-cleaning shows that some of your Win
dow Shades are, becoming cracked, worn and
faded, or fail to work properly when raised or
lowered SATURDAY is the time to replace them.
3x6 Ft.
Window
Shades
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3x7-ft.
Window
Shades
Special One
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75c
Extra Large
Geraniums
27c
Large, fine, bushy plant
in Pink, White and Red,
an appropriate gift for
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