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The Omaha Daily Bee . VOL. 50 NO. 30G. tmtmnd 1ki4-CUM Mltttf M It, It OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921. Until iM M. to Mill (I Vr.) II; la.. II-M THREE CENTS gaari r. 0. UK Art Mtnk I irs. Mb M hilu III; hit, O.I. Ill; 0.l. H U a ... i a . n.ii.. nh vuw m tut ii ytari. ( Sims Called To Account For Speech Secretary Denby Demands to Know If Statements Made Against Irish in London Are Correct. McCormick Starts Row R The AMorUtrd Trt. Washington, June 8. Secretary Denby instructed Rear Admiral Sims to advise the Navy department nn mediately by cable, . as to whether lie was correctly quoted in press ac counts of an address he made to the English Speaking union at a luti . cheon in London, June 7. The secretary's action was taken after Senator McCormick, republi can, Illinois, had called on the secre tary to urge disciplinary action against Admiral Sims because of ref erence to the Irish in this country at tributed to the officer in reports of lii cnaprli Xfr f rfVirmirt alcn that the matter be brought to Presi dent Harding's attention. "I have read with amazement," Secretary Denby said in his mes- 4 i ' i c it . I; sage to Admiral aims, certain ex tracts from a speech purporting to have been made bv voti in address ing the English Speaking union." The message then quoted the press reports of what Admiral Sims. said about Irish in the United States, s "some of them naturalized and some bom there, but none of them Ameri cans at all," including the assertion that "they have the blood of British and American boys on their hands lor the obstructions they placed in the way of the most effective opera tion of the allied naval forces dur ing the war." Immediate Reply Demanded. "You will inform the department immediately by cable," Secretary Denby concluded, "whether or not jou were correctly quoted and made such statements at the time and F place in question." I On leaving the White House, Senator McCormick declared that the admiral's adMress which was de livered before the English Speaking union, was "disgusting and un American." ' Admiral Sims was quoted in press dispatches as having said there were many persons in the United States who technically were Americans "but none of them Americans at all." "They are Americans when they want money," the admiral said, "but Sinn Feiners when on the platform." . . ;v i' . Delivers Smashing Attack, I At Sinn Fein Sympathizers By FORBES W. , FAIRBAIKN. tnlvtrail Servlca Staff Correspondent Special Cable Dlapatph. - ;i London, . June 8. Charging that Sinn Fein sympathizers in America were responsible for loss of lives of American ' and British soldiers and sailors in war time. Admiral W. S. Sims delivered a slashing attack on Irish supporters in. the United States here yesterday. Admiral Sims made his address at a luncheon of the Eng- . . - -1 ir Iish peaking union at me nyae fark Hotel, at wnicn ne was guesi pi honor. The speech caused tremendous ex- (Tm'n to Face Two, Column Two.) Help Yourself Club , , .. Member Backed By Woodmen of World Woodmen of the World are urged to support' Miss Gertrude Sullivan, 8lJ Avenue B, Council Bluffs, in he campaign for one of the capital awards in The Bee Help Yourself club, by an editorial in John T. Yates' "The Woodmen ews." The editorial reads; . ! "Considerable interest is mani fested in te headquarters of the Woodmen of the Wortd by the cam paign put on by The Omaha Bee, in which Miss Gertrude Sullivan is one of the leaders. The News would like to see Miss Sullivan have the support of all Woodmen, as she is sCn extremely worthy girl. Let us send her our new subscription or re- wal: she will surely appreciate it. Miss Sullivan has her office 'in Room fj? V n W huiMtnsr. Omaha. 'Bids for Drilling Offset v Oil Wells Opened By Fall Washington, June 8. Bids from 10 companies for the privilege of drill ing 22 offset wells along the north ern boundary of naval oil reserve No. 1 in California to protect that gov ernment oil supply were opened at the Interior department. Royalties cf crude oil at the well or fuel oil at tidewater were offered, ranging from approximately 25 per. cent to 70 per cent of the total production, all operating costs to be met by the successful bidder. The offers were taken under consideration by Secre tary Fall. - ; Pullman Employes Recall Ballots for Strike Vote Chicago, June 8. The strike bal lot circularized among the Pullman company's shop forces in more than 80 cities, which was to have been voted and returned Friday morning, today was recalled, following a con ference with the railway employes' department of the American Feder ation of Labor. ; . Dublin Streets Swept by Bullets During Battle riiiblin. Tune 8. (Rv Th Attn. ciated Press.) Dublin streets were swept with bullets for 20 minutes f this morning following an attack l . j t 1 i "mi revolvers inu uuiuus on a ponce lorry. Five constables were wound ed during the attack and some civil ians alio were wounded. Rear Admiral Called For Attack on Irish IP' m 3? Relief Measures In Flooded Area Are Systematized Pueblo Citizens Undertake Work of Cleaning Away Dead and Debris to Pre vent Disease. By The Attoristrd Treat. Pueblo, Colo., June 8. A bright sunshine today played over flood stricken Pueblo and made the more imperative the work of removing dead bodies of animals and clearing of debris as a precautionary measure against disease. Already the stench of decaying meat in the flooded area has given to that section the odor of a packing house or glue factory. . All night gasoline pumps worked on flooded cellars throughout the business section, pouring thousands of gallons of water into the streets and again converting them into quag mires of mud. The correspondent rode through all the district shortly before midnight with the Colorado rangers. More streets were passable to automobiles than at any other time. The Main street viaduct, which was closed yesterday when its condi tion became menacing, was opened to traffic, after one side of the con crete structure, which had sagged down toward the railroad yards, threatening to pull the entire viaduct with it, had been removed by work men. The body of a girl, about 16 years old, was found by rangers shortly after midnight in the Foun tain river at the Fourth street bridge. The body was not identified. Trucks to Catty Food. , A company 'of trucks left early today to bring back food and sup plies from Colorado Springs. Railroads announced yesterday that refugees would be transported from Pueblo free of charge upon recommendation of the Red Cross. Red Cross relief for the entire Colorado disaster, was placed iti the hands of A. W. Jones of St. Louis, by James L, Fieser, manager of the southwestern division of the organi zation, who is on the ground. , Work of recovering the dead has been subordinated to the work of cleaning up and restoring sanita tion. The search for bodies has hardly yet begun. Great piles of debris are in the downtown streets ready to be carted away. It is ex pected that the clean up work will reveal more definitely the loss of life, which Red Cross estimates place at 500. A refugee camp, was ready (o re ceive the homeless today. More than 200 tents were set up yesterday and in addition a complete field hospital was available for such refugees as tiiight require medical treatment, Tlje camp will contain 300 tents when completed, each with a capacity of six single cots. - . Colonel Hamrock 'estimates that there are more thau 2,000 homeless in the city. Many of them are Mexicans and they are virtually helpless, he said. ' . ' Chicago Man Starts War on "Gun Toting" . Chicago, June 8. John R. Thomp son owner of a string of restaurants in several cities, has declared war upon "pistol toting." He is inserting display advertisements in various papers offering a reward of $1,000 to any person who can furnish one Kood reasbiv .why manufacturing of revolvers should be permitted to ex ist in the United States and enjoy the facilities of the mails. Mr. Thompson argues that if all the revolvers and pistols in the United States were confiscated by the government and their manufac ture and sale prohibited by law, the decrease in crime would startle the world. "The revolver always has been and is still a menace to any community," he said. "It is merely the weapon of the thug, the holdup man and the murderer. It is impossible to turn it to any useful purpose, ?s one uses the rifle or shotgun." ' Chicago Carpenters Oust Indicted Union President Chicago, June 8. It has been the custom among labor unions to re elect their leaders when they were under indictment, in jail or other wise afoul of the laws, but Chicago unions appear to be seeing a great light, following the startling ' dis closures before the Dailey commis sion. ' William Brim4, president of the carpenters' district counsel, who is under indictment for graft, has been repudiated by his union and Harry Jensen, long an opponent of Brims, and his methods, was elected in his place. This is the first of the un ions to take the advice of the Dailey commission. South Loses 23 Votes In Convention Reductions of 17 Per Cent Since 1920 and 40 Per Cent Since 1912 Made Under Howell Plan. North and West Raised By The Ansortotod Trta. Washington, June 8. Under the Howell plan, adopted today b the republican national commmittee, the presentation of southern states in the next national convention as com pared with the last will be as fol lows : Arkansas, increased 1; Florida, in creased 2; Georgia, . reduced 7; Louisiana, reduced 3; Mississippi, reduced e; iouth Carolina, reduced 7; Texas, reduced 2; Virginia, in creased 1; Tennessee, increased 2. Alabama and North Carolina are given the same number of delegates allowed in the last convention. The reduction of 23 delegates from the southern states represents a cut of 17 per cent in the repre sentation from those states since the last convention and a cut of 40 per cent since 1912. The 23 places taken from the southern states are assigned to states in the north and west, which along with other states that went remiblican in th l-t re ceive two additional delegates each. increase Since 1894. The total of 1,037 delegates de cided upon represents an increase of S3 over the number seated at Chi cago last June, 1894. The basis on which the next con vention will be constituted under the new plan follows: Four delegates at large from each state; two additional delegates at large for each representative at large in congress from any state; two delegates at large for each ter ritory; two delegates at large from each state casting a majority of its electoral votes for the rcoublican presidential nominee in the last elec tion; one district delegate from each congressional district maintain ing a republican district organization and casting 2,500 or more votes for any republican presidential elector, or republican nominee for congress I., Un 1 . : . in iuc (jicicuiug election; one addi tional district delegate from . each congressional district casting 10,000 votes or more for any republican elector or republican congressional nominee in the preceding: election: one alternate delegate to each dele gate to the national convention. - Special Provision. The plan also makes the special provision that a state, if its laws require,' may elect the total number of delegates permitted under the plan at large from the state and that if. case the state laws so require, the total delegates at large shall be the same as if they were elected by districts. Members of the national commit tee were warned by Postmaster General Hays, retiring chairman, that a "7,000,000 majority is large, but it is not an alibi for the mis takes, negligence and extravagance cf misgov,ernment." ' . "I have complete confidence in the good faith and effective expectation of this administration, both execu tive and legislative," he said. "Every official has caught the spirit of its chief executive, whose words and deeds are the constant -fulfillment of lofty ideals we call American ism.". Fall Warns Coal Men Competition With U. S. Government May Come Washington, June 8. Opposition by coal operators to what was chargeterized as further govern mental interference in the coal in dustry developed at a conference at the interior department and was met by Secretary Fall with a warning to the coal men that "sooner or later, you must find yourselves in co-oiration or competition with the government." The conference was called to con sider the pending bill providing for publication through the department of commerce, of statistics of the coal industry. ' J. A. Bradley of the National Cop1 association, voiced the objections of the coal men and declared there is no need of further legislation. Asserting that the tendency . was toward nationalization of the coal industry, Secretary' Hoover urged complete co-operation through some government agency. . ' Steamer Which Hit Iceberg In No Danger of Foundering St. Johns, N. F., June 8. A radio message tonight from the steamer Seapool, which struck an iceberg to day, said, that, while her' bulkheads continued to hold, the vessel was in no danger of foundering." If weath er conditions are favorable it is ex pected the Seapool will reach this port about noon tomorrow. The message said that the ship's stem and plates were, badly damaged from the 23 foot mark downward. The steamer Ingleby is proceeding from here to assist the Seapool. Children of Belvidere . Farmer Stop Suicide Alexandria. Neb., June 8. (Spe cial.) Otto Prefert, farmer living near Belvidere, narrowly escaped death by suicide when his children came into the room where he was in the act of shooting himself in the head with, a revolver, causing him to shoot wild. The bullet grazed the side of his face. No motive is known for the act. Ill-health is though o have been partially the cause, Lone Holdup Secures $1 5,000 in Roadhouse Chicago, June 8. "Line up here, or you'll get shot," commanded a young man with cap pulled down over his eyes and a pistol in each hand, as he stepped out on the dance floor of a roadhouse north of Evans ton early this morning. The guests laughed, but three other bandits stepped in and fired several shots into the ceiling an then cathered un nionev and iewplr estimated to aggregate about $15,- 000. One woman was said to have saved diamonds valued at $15,000 by dropping them into her cup of cof fee. She recovered them later. Buck Passed to Supreme Council By Ambassadors Question of Control of Ger ' man Aviation "Will Probab ly Be Taken To Bou- logne Conference. Chlcaro Tribune Cable, Copyright, 1921. Paris, June 8. The counsel of ambassadors this morning passed the buck on the control of German avia tion to the supreme council, and in view of Berlin's demand that the question be settled, it is expected the matter will- be placed on the agenda of the Boulogne conference. The treaty of Versailles provides that Germany may maintain commercial aviation, but requires that the planes be such as cannot be transformed into war craft Military aviation experts are seek ing to find a technical means for solving the problem and the follow ing recommendations have been made: 1. An interallied control is to in spect regularly, all the airplane fac tories in Germany to superintend the number and size of the machines constructed. 2. German commercial airplanes will be restricted as to size so that they cannot carry more than a cer tain weight of freight, thus auto matically restrcting the amount of explosives capable of being carried. 3. The German machines will be restricted as to horsepower so that they cannot exceed a certain speed. It is impossible to engage in aero batics with slow machines and they would be an easy prey for the speedy, fast climbing machines which the allies will develop in readiness for any German aggression. British aviation experts propose limiting the cruising radius of Ger man machines to 150 miles and the French point out the significiance of this by stating that the shortest dis tance between' Germany; and Eng land is more than 200 miles.- The French assert if the weight carrying capacity of the German machines is limited, the Germans' will merely install 200-horse power motors and then substitute them for 430-horse power engines at the out break of a war. ' . Rail Wage Issue In Hands of Men Brotherhood Chiefs Disclaim Responsibility If Strike Follows Reductions. Chicago, June 8. Giving warning that the acceptance of wage reduc tions was in the hands of the em ployes, railroad brotherhood chiefs disclaimed responsibility if the men refused to accept a cut and " a stop page of traffic resulted." -The strike suggestion was made by L. E. Shep pard, head of the conductors, and W. G. Lee, president of the train men, in opening the big four testi mony in the railroad labor board's waf?e hearing today.. They were followed by W. S. Carter, president of the firemen and enginemen. who presented data on the hazards of the men's employ ment and on what he called their losing fight to maintain an adequate wage standard. The attitude of the railroads m attempting to cut wages and the labor board's reduction order were declared to be the responsible causes if the train and engine service men vote to strike Juy 1, when they meet here in conference, Mr. Shcp pard said. Mr. Carter declared that the board should give attention to "the losing struggle" of firemen to secure an adequate wage. He made a lengthy comparison with wages in the metal and buiding industries since 1907. His comparisons were challenged by J. G. Walber, representing eastern railroads. - : , Banker is Elected Head Of Tokio American Legion Tokio, June 8. Arnold Cady of the International Banking company's Yokohama office, was chosen unan imously to had the Tokio-Yoko-r.ama post of the Americas- Legion at a meeting held in Yokohama re cently. Mr. Cady's first duty was to aid in the entertainment for General Leonard Wood and the American mission to the Philippines. Mr. Cady succeeds Alvin J. Ac cola, of the Truscon Steel company's Tokio Office. The American Legion post of. Tokio and Yokohama now has 84 members. Pathfinder Reservoir ' ' Overflowing, Report Says Water is reported pouring from the Pathfinder storage reservoir in Wyoming at the rate of 11,000 feet a second, according to a dispatch from Scottsbluff, Neb., which says preparations are being made in that vicinity to prevent damage by flood waters from the Xorth Platte river. The effect on the river from the overflow, however, is not expected to be felt in Scottsbluff before Fri day, the dispatch adds. Father of Slain Boy Testifies at Herdzina Trial Samuel B. Howard Deeply Moved As He Describes Son Killed By City Detective In Melee. Samuel B. Howard, father of Joe Howard, 22, killed by City Detective John Herdzina, the night of April 9 hi a melee at i turty-third and L streets, was deeply affected when he took the witness ' stand in District Judge Leslie's court yesterday after noon and answered a few questions regarding his son. Mr. Howard was on the witness stand only a minute. He was asked by County Attorney Shotwell re garding the physical build of Joe Howard. 1 "He was about five feet, six inches tall and weighed about 130 pounds," said Mr. Howard in a low voice: He was not cross-examined. . Relates Conversation Overheard. John Hall, who was visiting Miss Theresa Stillmock at her home, 4605 South Thirty-third street the night of the shooting,' testified that he went to the fire barn at Thirty-third and K streets after he heard the shots and saw a man telephoning;, that a policeman came in and ad dressed this man as "Herd" asking what was the matter, and that "Herd" replied: "A bunch tried to gang me and I shot three of them." He could not identify Herdzina in the court room as the same man who was telephoning. . Herdzina is being tried for man slaughter in killing Joseph Howard. He also injured three others of a party of six boys who had been on a "booze" party to several South Side houses the night of April 9. The fight started at a soft drink parlor at Thirty-third and L streets and Herdzina, in trying to arrest the youths in the automobile, did the shooting. . Taken Back to Hospital. One of the three injured boys, Clifton Hannon, was taken back to the Ford hospital yesterday, to have an additional operation performed on his head. He' was discharged from the hospital a month ago, but the pain from a bullet which was al lowed to remain in his head for 36 hours after the shooting, , has re turned. Several firemen from the Thirty third and K streets station testified yesterday afternoon that they ; did not notice any injurieson Herdzina after the shooting in the automobile. H. H. Clairborne, an attorney, said he examined. Herdzina' s head at the' inquest over Howard and was un able to find any bumps on it. , The state will finish its testimony this morning, Chief Deputy County Attorney Coffey said yesterday. British Occupy Rosenberg, 20 Miles North of Oppeln Oppeln, Silesia, June 8. Rosen berg, a town about 20 miles north cast of this city, and located near the old Polish frontier has been occupied by a battalion of British troops. Ros enberg was taken by Polish insur gents during their first advance in upper Silesia and there has been danger of serious fighting there be tween the Poles and Germans. Reports received here are silent as to whether fighting occurred when the British occupied this Polish stronghold but in official circles it is believed it is quite probable that the British and Poles clashed. - Three Frenchmen were wounded, two probably fatally, by Germans between Gross-Strchlitz and Ujest. the Germans later explaining that j thev thought -they were firing upon Voles, Making It Emphatic N Milk Fund to Save Suffering Babies Will Enable Visiting Nurses to Administer Cooling Milk to . Poverty-Stricken Infants. Opening of The Bee's free milk and ice fund for the summer of 1921 will give everyone a chance to re lieve suffering at home. Even those- who are . fed up" on drives will enjoy contributing to this fund, which enables visiting nurses to administer- cooling milk t infants in poverty-stricken homes of Omaha. The knowledge that there is' no "overhead" - expense to drain the fund; that every cent is actually used to buy milk and ice, should make contributions freer. There is no similar fund in ex istence here. There is no other means of obtaining money to carry on the work in homes of Omaha. At the hot, trying days of summer approach there is untold suffering at our very doors. Large contributions are not asked. Any from 10 cert ts to $5 will be ac knowledged in this column. Ad dress them to the "Milk and Ice Fund." ; " " ; Hopes of Would-Be " Movie Stars Wrecked Chicago, June 8 With the arrest of Charles R. Mingen, alias Harry Crane, the hopes-of numerous boot blacks, chambermaids and waitresses who dreamed of becoming famous on the silver screen faded out Mingen formed a motion picture comoany, the actors and actresses of which were to be working people. Mingen was formerly a porter at a motion picture house and rapidly rose to managership. He was known as Harry Crane.'..: Several months ago he was ; discharged. Recently he promised to form the Helen Roy Motion picture company with head quarters in Hollywood, Cal. He in terested a number of bootblacks, waitresses, ; street sweepers and others in. the venture, from each of whom he obtained $25, promising to take them to v Hollywood. The entire company was to start for California June 3,, but when, that date passed, the contributors be came uneasy and notified the police. British Freighter Seapool 1 Hits Iceberg Off Halifax Halifax, June 8.-i-The British freighter Seapool struck an jceberg off the . New Foundland coast to day arid slowly is making for St. Johns with her forefoot broken and her forepeak full of water. Advices received by the Canadian naval staff here said that the steamer was not in need of immediate assistance. The position ' given ' by the Sea pool was 48.20 north latitude,' 48.50 west longitude, - or approximately 300 miles easterfy from New Found- land. Allied Troops Ordered Not to Fire Upon Poles Oppeln, Jiiie 8.' From sources considered reliable, it is learned that General Ler&nd, head of the inter allied commission, has issued verbal instructions to the British, Italian, and French troops-not to fire on Polish insurgents unless'.' first , at tacked. ."' , Woman Held As Slayer Of Husband, Tries Suicide New York, June 8. Mrs. Eva! Kaber of- Lakcwood. O., held here in connection with slaying her hus-j band in the Cleveland suburb nearly two years ago, today attempted sui-l cide in her cell by slashing her riqht wrist with a nail lue Economy Faction Wins Battle Upon Army Budget Bill Senate Makes Provision for 150,000 Men in Pas6ing Ap propriation Measure of $334,000',000. Washington, June 8. - Rejecting committee provisions lor a minumutu army of 170,000 men the senate to day passed the army appropriation bill carrying $334,000,000 and mak ing provisions for an army of not less than 150,000 men. . lhe house had previously provided for 150,000. Advocates of :onomy, after pour ing a hot attack on the committee provision for 170,000, voted down, 36 to il, the committee amendment Joy a like majority the senate yesterday had accepted the 170,000 figure, so that todajrs vote constituted a re versal. , The army budget now goes to con ference. The house bill carried ap propriations totaling about $14,000, 000 less. . . - Two democrats, Senators Fletcher, Florida, and Meyers, Montana, voted with 30 republicans -to support the military affairs committee. Thirteen republicans voted with 23 democrats against the 170,000 figure. These in cluded Borah, Idaho; Gooding, Idaho; Jones, Washington; Kenyon, Iowa; McNary, Oregon; Stanfield, Oregon, and Norris, Nebraska. Committee amendments other than for the pay of enlisted men were accepted and the senate added an appropriation of $200,000 to prepare plans for development of the Great Falls of the Potomac as a source of hydro-electric power for the city of Washington. . Engine and. One Car Drop Through Bridge Union,. Colo., June 7. The engine and one end of the baggage car of Chicago, Burlingtou nnd Quincy passenger train, No. 303, en route from Alliance,, Neb., to Denver, slipped into the flood-swept waters of the Platte river, near here, early last nighf The engine crew was rescued, ac cording . to railroad information. The passengers later were routed by way of Sterling, Colo., from which place they will be sent to Denver via Cheyenne. Voters of Oregon Approve Bonus for Ex-Service Men Portland, Ore., June 8. Aid for ex-service men in . the shape of a bonus of $15 a month for each month served in the world war, with an alternative of a real estate , loan not exceeding $1,000 was approved by Oregon voters yesterday ' by a vote of about three to one, accord ing to returns reported from all ex cept a few remote counties. A measure referred by the legisla ture providing for physical examina tion of both men and women seek ing marriage licenses was defeated. - The Weather - Forecast. Thursday and Friday, with occa sional showers probable; not much change in temperature.. ' , day;. Friday.somewhat unsettled and gugnuy warmer. Hourly Temperatures. M I 1 a. m.... 5 : M t ! mi si ii ;i a. m 1 p. m S p. m 4 p. m $9.m a. m T a. m.... S . m.... a. m ..M .. ..19 1" . m.... II a. m. . . . -, 7 P. 11 Kvon.... Union Men Will Fight Wage Cuts V Leaders at Annual Convention Urge Workers to Resist Reductions and Long er Hours. Blame Dealers forH.C.L By The Anoclatcd FreM. Denver, June 8. Co-operation anc joint action by all the metal work ing trade unions in the country t resist further reductions in wages and increases in the hours of laboi, was urged by James O'Connelf, pres ident of the metal trades department of the American Federation of La bor, in his annual address to the de partments convention. Building trade workers were also' warned that further wage cuts were not justified by William Spencer, secretary of the building trades de partment, in his address before the department's convention. He placed ' the responsibility for excessive L. .Til' . . . 1. - ! .. "1 .t : - terials dealers of the country and not on labor. Despite the deplorable industrial situation, President O'Connell of the metal trades said that there was no "justification for a second reduction of wages, nor above all, can I con ceive of any reason whereby the hours of labor should be increased with millions out of employment. Co-Operation Urged. The labor leader asserted that the proposed plan for united action in the metal trades did not involve the "one big union" idea, but its pur pose is to secure a closer and more i direct co-operation between affili ated organizations. This would also enable the metal trades, he said, to act as unit in opposing employers' attempts to abolish, collective bar gaining; the non-union shop and compulsory signing of individual contracts. "Labor is not responsible for- ex cessive costs of building," said Sec retary Spencer, "notwithstanding in sidious efforts of certain cold, cal culating interests whose purpose are best served by attempting to blame, the high costs oh the back' of labor in order that the building . materials dealers may through du plicity continue to reap their harvest , of inflated prices. "The curtailment of buijding ac-. tivity throughout the country is . traceable to excessive cost of build ing materials." ' The labor official said the con tractors would also require, agree- I .1. . t-.MJ? menis irom ine uuuuing materials dealers if they "are sincere in their want to be fair with the building public, as well as the worker." Prices May Rise. While some building materials have temporarily declined in . price, , Mr. Spencer said, there was no guar antee that higher prices would, not become immediately effective with , the resumption of business.' "When the contractors," added Mr. Spencer, ."direct their aim solely at a reduction of the workers' wage and suffer material dealers the en- (Tura to Page Two. Column Oa.) Congress Authorizes , Secretary of War to , . Aid Flood Sufferers Washington, June 8. A ioint res olution was adopted late Tuesday by the house and the senate authorizing the secretary of 'war to extend all possible relief to Colorado flood sufferers. ' Previously Senator Phipps of Col orado had announced he and Repre sentative Harvey would seek an ap propriation of $1,000,000 for flood relief. -, i . ' ' ' ' The resolution reads- ; "That the secretary of war is here by authorized and directed to take such sanitary measures as he may deem necessary and to furnish sub sistence and quartermaster suplies belonging to the military establish ment and make available1 ajpd issue the same to such destitute persons in Colorado as have been rendered homeless or are in needy circum stances as the result of the; floods due to the overflow of the Arkansas river and its tributaries, and in exe cuting this joint resolution the sec retary of war is directed ; insofar as possible, to keep in touch with the authorities of Colorado and the mayor of such cities -on the Arkan sas river as may have, sustained damage." . One Man Is Killed in v Circus Train Wreck Hot Springs S. D.', June 8. (Spe cial Telegram.) R, D. Snedcker. Sterling (Colo.) Burlington fireman, is missing and is thought to have been killed when the Palmer. Broth ers' rtrrna train 'u-a urrrlfiff ttif., miles south of this city. , The wreck was caused by spread ing rails and flood waters undermin ing a trestle. Three cars containing cages of wild animals were wrecked. The engine arid baggage car are still in the river. The fireman is believed to have been drowned. Three others were . slightly .injured.. A Union Pacific train crossed the trestle 20 minutes before the wreck. Escaped Convict Sought , As Murderer Slain by Posse Globe. Ariz., June .8 E. R.'. "Red Whiskers" Burnett, escaped convict and suspected of the murder of m ariona Teague, here on the nut lit of May 22. for whom a search has been conducted contmuouslv bv sheriffs' posses and cowboys, was snot and instantly killed vesterdav afternoon by a member of the posse wnicn nao oeeu close on, hit trail .IS p. since morning. 1
