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FIRST EONS TO
BE FIRED TODAY
Bl DEMOCRATS
National Committee Meets to
NB Draw Up Temporary Roll .
iH f Delegates
Kl
IfS MYSTERY BOOM FOR
McADOO STILL ALIVE
fWK Arrival of William Jennings
I" !H Wet and Dry Fireworks
HH SAN FRANCISCO. June 23. F'irst
RH guns of the Democratic national con-
BjV ventlon were fired today when the
wKK' national committee mot to draw up
mWm tho temporary roll of delegates. Three
BH contests had been called to the com-
B1H mlttcc's attention but only one 01
BHH them, that involving efforts to give
r WW Senator Reed of Missouri a scat witn
'fXHH the delegation from that state. Pro'"-
ytSH lsed more than routine interest. Only
SfiH one contest, that from Georgia, has
'!9H bec" officially filed with the com-
sSHH mittce.
I Tho Georgia contest results wcie
H expected by party leaders to be set
tied hi favor of delegates friendly to
th candidacy of Attorney General Pal-
itM mer for the presidential nomination.
H the decision carrying with It confir-
IlH matlon of Clark Howell as nation ll
committeeman from that state. There
sH appeared to be no question as to the
9HI result In what was described as a;
"clear case" where statutory proyl- j
flH slons in the state and party rules dlc-i
H tated the course of the eommiuee.
IH Ttccd Case Difficult.
H The Reed case may prove morel
flH difficult to deal with. An effort 'o,
HB9 placo the senator on the floor of the
H convention, although the Missouri
IHB state convention rejected him as a
ffl delegate at large, wa3 expected and
HHI because of his attitude toward the ad-
fHf ministration during senate battles over
EB tho peace treaty, It was said to be
1 - possible that strong resistance would
be met before the committee.
H The .third contest, from Oreson, was
H not regarded as a serious case and
DH migliUiot,. it ,-,vassaid maLrlaJiz.e
BIH all. In fact, natlonl committee offl-
HHI clals did not know before they as-
H sombled to examine credentials what
H appearance was to bo made in any of
HH the contest cases.
H Overnight developments showed
H two matters that have been in a nebu-
H lous state since the first Democratic
H leaders arrived here to be approacn-
H mg more definite shape. Theso were
H Lhc mysterious and persistent boom
B for nomination of William G. McAdoo
HH even against his flat declaration tlvtt
H ho was not a candidate, and the con-
H flicta.s to a prohibition enforcement
Hj plank in the platform.
H Plans for McAdoo.
Hj McAdoo adherents were said early
H today to be shaping their plans to
B withhold his name from the balloting
H throughout tho early stages. They
H have learned that tho former secre-
H tary of the treasury has still a strong
H following, but are said to feel that in
B view of his attitude it would not be
HP expedient to present has name unless
H I tho expected deadlock between the
HLJ leading candidates, Palmer and Govc'r-
E nor Cox of Ohio, should develop. In
j that event thore appeared to be little
H. doubt that McAdoo would be put for-
H ward to break the blockade with the-"
HH assurance of considerable strengtir'at
fjH the start- ills friends aro -said to
IH have put their heads together to for-
H mulate plans of this nature and map
H out strategy of the subsequent earn-
H palgn to obtain for him the necessary
H two-thirds majority on which Demo-
Hj cratlc nominations must rest.
H On the prohibition enforcement
Hv question; heretofore the most promi-
Hi ncnt subject of discussion in cunven-
U Hon, circles, there devoloped yeslcr-
Hf daya sudden movement to ignore the
H) question 'entirely In tho platform. Sug-
H gestions of this nature came to Cuair-
B man Cummings of the national com-
B' mittee from camps representing varl-
B ous shades of opinion ranging from
B bone-dry to almost as completely wol.
H These feelers toward a harmony pro-
H L'ram werr not clear iMiouirh. how-
II ever, to show that all parties to tho
j contest had arrived at the conclusion
that such a course would be wise.
While It was pointed out that the
Virginia Democrats had followed the
courao of silence on the Volstead en
forcement act in framing the platform
which President AVIlson has approved,
which might Indicate the admlnlstra
,' tion attitude, It was suggested, much
deponds on the course .1. Bryan
' plans to follow on. his arrival touay.
f JIo Is credited with having deter
mined to carry tho war in tho enemy's
country in meeting the "wet" drive
at tho platform which began moro
than a week ago. and offer an em
phatic bouo-dry declaration on hia
own account.
Tho movement for platform silence
i on iho enforcement measure is said
to have sprung in part from consid
1 cration of thin report a."v to the Ne-
braskan's plans. Some at least of its
advocatcn arc said to desire now to
head off a vote on such a bone-dry
program as a matter of expediency.
If the issue were forced to a conclu
sion on tho platform struggle these
strategists argued. It might be moro
i prejudicial to their hopes for modl-
flcation of the Volstead act than bene-
flcial, while complete silence would
leavo party representatives In congress
free to act.
11 There was increasing activity on all
BldeR today among workers for vari
ous presidential candidates, The first
of tho large delegations will arrive
vlthln the next two days and prepara
tions for. missionary work among the
members were In progress. Various
combinations for tho t'.ckot wore being
Bn talked over with a view to arranging
BfLs to secure for this or that aspirant
Hk votes to bo brought to hio standard
H through a pre-arranged agreement as
H to the vice-presidency. None of thee
B tcntatlvo tickets appeared, however, to
H have moro behind it than the Bpecula-
H: Lion of campaign managers.
MUST RATIFY TREATY HOOVER SAYS I
I 'FUR COAT THEFT
EPIDEMIC LEADS
T0DISCL0SURES;
!
; NEW YORK, June 25. An
, epidemic of theft of heavily in
sured fur coats just at the time
when their owners had no fur
J ther immediate need for them,
j has resulted in an investigation
which will bring- many of the
owners to trial on charges of obtaining-
money under false pre
tenses, R. R. Brown, vice presi
I dent of the American Surety
! company, announced today,
j According to Mr. Brown,
' scores of New York's "wild
I spenders" have stored or
j pawned their coats and then
; submitted fictitious theft
: claims.
! . .
t
greeks capture
mis.
Entire Army Corps Sur
rounded and Seized With
Guns and War Supplies
LONDON", June 25. The Greek le
gation here has received official in
formation that the Greeks campaign
ing against the Turkish nationalists In
the Smyrna district surrounded a
Turkish army corps in Philadelphia
(Ala-Shehr. S3 miles east of Smyrna),
taking S,000 prisoners with guns and
other booty. - j
Advance Continues. I
S.MYRNA. Juno 2-1. The Greek
army, which on June 21 began an!
offensive against tho forces of Mus-!
tapha .Meinel Pa3ha, the Turkish na-i
tionallst leader, is continuing success-1
fully to advance northward In Asiaj
Minor, It was announced in the Greek
army headquarters communique Is
sued today. I
..Jieliel" .Discontinued.. '
NEW YORK. Juno 25. American!
relief activities have been dlscontln-.
ued in Smyrna, headquarters of the
Grook forces in Turkey, it was an
nounced here today by tho Near East'
relief.
Stabilization of conditions and the,
organization of tho Armenians thcm-i
selves is given as the reason for .the 1
discontinuance.
Turkey Is Stubborn. !
CON ST A N Ti N u P L li , June 23.r-(13v
The Associated Pn-ss). The Turkish
peace delegation In Paria hos been I
Instructed from Constantinople that
the Turkish government wlll uncom-l
promisingly refuse to sign uny peace I
treaty which deprives Turkey of thoj
Smyrna district, Adrlanoplo or e'ant
orn Thrace. In tho main, it is indi
cated the government agrees with tho
olhcr territorial limitations fixed by
the entente. i
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METHODISTS SEND PARTY
OF 86 MISSIONARIES!
NEW YORK, June 25. Klghty-slx I
missionaries, tho largest number ever)
sent out In one year by the Methodist
Episcopal church, will sail from Now
York In a few days. It wuh announced,
to aid In tho working out of tho cen-
tenary program In foreign landu. They!
I will go to post In Africa, China, In-'
dla, Maluyaala and other missionary I
fields.
j A training conference for olxty-slx'
of tho dopartlnif missionaries ended its!
uesalons today at the board of foroign
missions. Farewell addresseH were'
iinado by Bishop Clair of Arrlca. Blsh-i
op Jilckley of Philadelphia, and Bish-'
op Oldhum of South America. i
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WOMAN AND 3 CHILDREN
BOMBED BY STRIKERS
"VATJ3RBITRY, Conn.. Juno 25.
Flvo workers who hod persistently re
fused to join a strike of local ma
chinists and unskilled laborers, a
woman and three childron, miracul
ously escaped death this morning
when a bomb was hurlojl through the
window pf one of tho sleeping rooms
In tho dwelling at 23 1-2 RaIlro.nl
Hill strcot, blowing out all tho win
dows In tho house and demolishing
one side of tho alructuro.
RUMANIAN PRINCE LANDS
FOR JAPANESE WELCOME
TOKIO, June 23. Prince Carol, of
Rumania, who will make a formal
visit to Japan, arrived today and was
received vrtlh royp honors.
IFIBUS SLEUTH
j HAS TH ED BY OF
Detective Says Woman Could
Easily Have Pulled Trigger
of Automatic
'POINTS TO ELWELL'S
! MODE OF LIVING
I Burns Declares Slain Man's
I Housekeeper Could Tell More
About Killing
i
I By JAMJSS IIEXLE.
I X. K. A. Staff Correspondent.
j NEW YORK. Juno 25. "There is
no great mystery abdut the ElweU
murder," William J. Burns, interna
tionally famous detective said to me
today.
"It was committed in all probabil
j ity by a woman, and by a woman who
had spent the greater part of the night
: in Elwell's home pleading with him
j not to cast her off."
i In making this statement Burns
took sharp Issue with the authorises,
Investigating the case, who insist that
, the actuul shooting was dono hy :i
' man, though they admit that a wotn.wi
i wacpnn .spied. wlth.JJ. Bufjis hlm-
I UTTasdond iio work on ihe mur
' der, bui has read with extreme care
i newspaper accounts of It and has ar
1 rived at his conclusion by eliminating
1 possibility after possibility.
"The fact that the murder was com
mitted with a .45 calibre automatic
does not remove the possibility of a
woman being responsible," snid Burns.
"The trigger of an automatic pulls
very easily; all that Is necessary Is
' a slight pressure, and Indeed It Is a
' weapon that a desperate, Infuriuted
j woman might well be supposed to have
used. Fix the situation In your mind
and discard the unessential features.
I Lived Free ami Kasy Life.
! "ElweU has lived a free and easy
i life with women. Then tho report
circulates that he is about to re-marry.
! He even goes so far as to engage
home for the Saratoga racing seaaun
in the. name of 'Mr. and Mrs. Elwell."
"Word of this reaches one of the
women with whom he has been on In
timate terms and who possesses the
key to his city houve. She cornea
thoro tho night preceding tho mur
der. She 'waits for him until ho gets
home.
"We know, by the testimony of
a reliable witness. Uuit he arrived -home
at ;i: l." a. m. It makes no
difference where he sjient his
time since leaving the Lewishons
nor who was the ninn In Hie
automobile to whom lie waved
yoodby.
"lie went upstairs and found there
the woman who had come to ple.nl
with him not to throw her over. She
was In the bedroom he hart furnished
In feminine fashion and was probably
undressed.
"She a3lted him if it were true that
he was to ro-marry. She demanded i
to know what was to become of her
aftei tho relations that had existed
botweon them. She reproached him
for his lack of constancy. She uc
clared she would never give him up.
"Meanwhile Elwell undressed, re
moving his wig and false teeth, for he
was on terms of the utmost intimacy
with her.
'The Woman Scorned."
'In all probability they quar
reled tho rest of the night, tin;
woman constantly becoming moro
and more infuriated. In our work
we have met many examples of
'lhc woman scorned' ond we know
wliat they are capable of under
llioso conditions. I have known
them willing to commit u hun
dred murders.
"Elwell was probably glad of an
oxcuse to leave tho room when tho
bell rang and ho heard tho post
man's whistle. Ho wont downstairs
and got the letters but. Instead of
returning to tho woman, ho went into
the reception room. His fomlnlnn vis
itor wallflU for a few minutes and then
followedihli$cdownstalrii. She saw
lhat he was ko little Interestori In hor
jilea that ho had stopped to read his
mall.
"That was tho last straw.
"Upstairs sho did not have her
plalol within roach, for sho had
brought It to tho house in a handbag.
But wljeri-aho wont downstairs she
look this pistol with her.
Thinks Woman Could Tell More.
"Tho sight of Elwoll coldly reading
his letters brought her fury to a head,
Sho may havo asked him one more
question and It it) likely ho icplled
with a laugh or a curt 'no.'
"Thou sho revealed hor pistol, took
accurate aim at his head ant fired.
After tills she swiftly dressed and left
the house. It is even posslblo that
sho returned later to remove tell-tale
bits of evidence.
"I am certain that moro questioning
of the Laraen woman, JSlwell's former
housekeeper, will reveal a great deal
about tho so-called mystery. From
tho first, even beforo she admitted
hiding the woman's kimono and bou
doir cap. I was convinced that she
know more than sh had told."
HERE is George B. Hamp
ton, vrho is in San Fran
cisco telling the Democratic
platform makers what the farm-1
ers want in the way of legisla-1
tion. !
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'DEMOCRATS GET
75H111E1S
George P. Hampton Presents
Program Which Agriculturists
Want Party to Adopt
By MAX STERN
Staff Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jun 25 George
r. Hampton, managing director of
! tho Farmers' National council. Is in
San Francisco to tell the Democrats
what 7aU;0UO American' farmers wunt.
Their program, practical" rejected
at Chicago, Is constructive, but rad
ical enough to have won the enmity
of tho 125,000 men. whom Hampton
says "control one-third of the wealth
of the United States."
Their plans consist of five main
planks, and any party that wants tho
support of the great farmers' organi
zations banded under the council's
head must nail thcin on Its platform.
Platform Dcmandh.
Hero are the American farmers' demands-
which go, says Hampton, along
with tho farmers' vole;
1. (.ioveninient ownership of
rallwnys and merchant marine.
'2. Control of (he puckers
through such legislation as the
Jvcnyoji-Andcrson bill laying spe
cial slr"js on the Kent section
which providers a scientific devel
opment of a new marketing sj.s
lem. Adequate and cheap credits
through liio broadening of (he
Farm Loan bank's.
I. Liquidation of the war
debt by taxation ol" privilege in
stead of industry,'
0, Tho continuance of (he
Foderul Trade commission, which
lias been or (Iio' greulcM help
to the people In their fight against
iho'liigh cost of lhing, the pack
ers' domination, of food and other
matters.
Farmers Dissatisfied.
"Tlie farmers of the United
States are 1'nr from satisfied with
(ho Jtepublleun platform," said
Hamilton. "Jn met, we arc in
clined to bo very critical of its
at lit udo toward producers."
Hamilton concludes tliat privato
ownership of transportation won't
work. Its pro3ont inefficiency is a
blow to agriculture as well as manu
facturing, while tho farmers face an
increase of DO per cent in freight rates.
Hampton charges that farmers aro
having trouble in getting adequate
credits, and are paying a heavy toll
to tho money lenders". Over six bil
lion dollars in mortgages on farms
at average rates of 8'pei' cent testify
to chls burden carried by tho pro
ducers. Favors lixecss Profits Tax.
"Tho people do not realize," said
Hampton, Bpeakinc of the war debt,
"that American corporations mado
U CT billion dollars net profits abovo
taxes since wo entered the war, and
that our total national debt is over
30 billions. Wo farmers want the
highest rate of taxation levied on es
tates and incomes, war and oxcess
profits and also upon land speculative
ly held, until tho war debt has been
paid.
"The National Council has always
worked for measures of common In
terest between tho farmer and un
ion labor, and has thereby Incurred
the enmity of those Who would like
to keep farmers and workers fight
ing," Hampton Is keenly, interested in
helping elect William' Kent to tho sen
ate from California.' ' Ho calls Kont
"tho best friend the farmer ever had
in Washington."
ARTICLE 1 0 OF '
I
Hoover Says lalk of Negotiat-j
ing New Treaty of Peace !
Is "Bunk" i
HE'D REMOVE THREAT !
i OF MILITARY ACTION:
j
Substitution of "Moral and ;
Economic Power" for Sol
diery Favored by Herbert
NEW YORK. Juno . 25. Speedy
elimination of the treaty of Versailles.
after the elimination of Article X of
. the league of nations covenant, was
luigcd by Herbert C- Hoover In a stalo
inent published today in the New York
Evening Post iis the platform on
'which the Republican paiiy should
Island in the coming presidential elec-
lion.
, .Mr. Hoover look the stand that the
implied threat of employment of mili
tary torce to guarantee the Integrity
of foreign states was out of place hi
a lea"u.c which he declared was "the
; product of the liberal ideals of the
world." Tllo league's power, he de
lelarcd, would be more potent If the
j threat of military force wene reinov
c mid thorleague relied. wholly"upoil
Its "moral and economic power."
" Time to Kalse (Jucstlon
"11 appears to mc to be time to
laise tho question,'" said lr. Hoover,
, "as to whether this same cause I ro
tor to the guarantees and the use of
'military force that has brought
'about the dissension in the United
j Slates is not also undermining tho
I league. . . . Has not experience
jand discussion shown that tile time
has arrived lo reconsider this part of
the league foundation V"
The basic need for such a "military
'alliance," Jlr. Hoover pointed out, was
"to control states which persist in
armament which renders them capa
ble of aggressive action."
I lie deflated "the first and foremost
I duty of tlie league" was reduction of
jull armaments and he suggested that
America's contlnunnce as a league
member be conditional on tho achieve
ment of a reduction within a specified
lime.
.Must KnUfy Treaty.
Mr. Hoover declared thai sooner or
later the United States must ratify the
I treaty of Versailles In some form and
I lhat lalk of negotiating a new treaty
jwas "bunk."
I "The treaty of Versailles," lie said.
i "Is tho charter of Independence of Po
land, Czecho-Slovakia and Finland
and the warrant of increased national
territory of several great nations.
. . . . It is tho agreement of the
disarmament of four great autocracies
and no European nation is going to
risk their revival. It is a loortgage
upon the -enemy states, and they ore
not going u offer the opportunity lo
Germany, Austria, Hungary. Turkey
and Bulgaria to escape their debts by
Intrigue at a new peace conference,
l.cauuc Part of Treaty.
"Tho league of nations covenant is
an essential part of the treaty. 11 does
possess two functions: First, it gives
Hie title to mandates; it today gov
erns certain neutralized areas; it rami
fies tho score of details of settlement
with enemy states. Its second func
tion Is Its provisions for prevention
of futuie war. Tho first phase can no
moro be re-openod than the treaty it
self. Tho second function relates to
Iho future and Is Bubject to amend
ment; it can be amended by tho league
organization itself.
Will Protect Independence.
"In tho faco of theso conditions,"
he concluded, "cannot the Republican
party strengthen its own position by
adopting tho definite constructive pol
icy of ratification subject to tho minor
reservations and a wider vision of
strengthening tlio league by excluding
the guarantees and thoir military en
forcement and making membership
in tho league conditional upon disar
mament within a given period? Such
policies will protect American inde
pendence, free us from every entan
glement except the uso of our moral
and economic strength to enforce
peace. It will leave our Democratic
friends fencing upon the ground of
advocacy of a practical military alli
ance upon which their safety devices
only furthor endanger tho real value
of the league."
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SHARP REPLY TO QUERY
ON FATE OF EX-KAISER
LONDON, June 25. Tho reform of
the house of lords will be undertaken
by the government during the present
parliament, Promior Lloyd Goorge an
nounced in tho house of commons.
In reply to various questions tho
promior said that Germany would be
invited to Join the league of nations
when that country showed a deslro to
fulfill tho obligations of tho peace
treaty.
To one member who propounded a
question respecting the fate of the
former Gorman emperor. Mr. Lloyd
George retorted: "Your, friend Is not
safe yet."
! HAH, AS LARGE AS '
I ! APPLES, SHATTERS '
; j WYOKHOUSESj
1 j CHEYENNE, Wyo, June 25. ! j
; I Hailstones as large as apples ;
I ! crashed through roofs at Hills- ;
! dale, twelve miles from here
I and reduced two farm buildings
near there to'kindling wood, ac
I cording to telephone reports !
last night. .
No injuries were reported. !
Some of the hail stones were '
said to be eighteen inches in
circumference. Emile Busch, a !
Cheyenne motorcyclist, rode
I into the storm but was com
j pelled to dismount and crav?l
under the side car. Motorists
I were forced to crawl under
: their cars, the lops offering no
protection. j
.
SNIPERS STILL
, BUSY OESPHE
i TiOPSlfllL
t Soldiers Dispersed Looters and
Fired Upon Disorderly
Londonderry Crowds
J LUND UN" DER 11 Y. June 2.". Lon-
donderry, since Friday la.-il, the scene
I of violent street warfare Uetwcen. u
; ionisl, nalionafisi and Sinn Kein fac
j lions, today was approaching normal
, conditions. Tho banks and many shops
were open anil people ventured into
' tho streets The food supply wns
'short, however, and the town fclllj
1 was without gas.
Fighting between thr warring fac
lions since midnight was confined "1
' sniping.
i Snlieis Slill UiL?y. '
! LUNDUN. June J.". Snipers were
j busy in Londonderry during the past
night, according to a Central Xews
j dispatch from that city. Troops fired
' on disorderly elements several times
I and also dispersed looters.
At about midnight the- firing be
came so intonse. that the searchlights
I on the destroyer anchored in tho har-
hor was turned on the city in an en
deavor to locate the men engaged in
I tho fighting.
I A former soldier named Austin was
killed.
Scries of Outrages.
BANTRY. County Cork. Ireland,
June 25. What was apparently a con
1 cened aeries of outrages against Sinn
I Foiners occurred here last night, one
death and the burning of several
I homes and several shops resulting.
I An attempt was made to burn stores
i on tho quay where all ihe employes
! are Sinn Foiners. The residence of
the recently elected chairman of th
guardians of thi Sinn Fein" also was
destroyed by fire.1
Kight to Decide.
SCARBOROUGH, Eng.. June 25.
At the labor parly conferonce here
a resolution was adopted declaring
that tho Irish people have the right
lo decide for themselves what their
form of government shall bo.
An amendment to the resolution pro
viding for the giving of Ireland homo
rule within tho empire was defeated.
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ALFONSO WILL INSPECT
! NEW BARCELONA PALACE
i
BARCELONA, Spain, June 25.
King Alfonso during his visit to this
city Sunday and Monday will occupy
tho apartments used by Marshal Joffro
of Franco when he caiuc to Barcolonai
recently. Representatives of all the
political parlies are making propara-,
lions lo give tho king a hearty wol-j
come. It is expected that tho region-!
allat authorities will Join with the
monarchists In the reception.
Tho report Is general that Alfonso
intends to como to Barcelona frequent
ly to watch tho progress of tho con
struction of his new palace, whoro ho
intonds to reside for various periods
every year.
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OBREGON SETS OUT ON
JOURNEY TO SONORA
MEXICO CITY. June 25, General
Alvaro Obrogon left tho capital last
ovening for Sonora, intending to make
tho trip by way of Guadalujara and
Manzanillo.
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LEAVES BOARD VACANT.
OTTAWA, June 25. James Mur
dook", labor commissioner on tho board
of commorco of Canada, Rendered his
resignation to tho prime minister to-,
night, His action leaves the board
without a commissioner, two other
members having left to engage in
other work,
Recognized Railway Union Of-
ficials Meet in Chicago to
Discuss Situation
EFFORT IS MADE TO ., H
KEEP MEN IN LINE ! lM
President W. G. Lee Warns 'J
'Powers That Be" of What :
Can Be Expected
CHICAGO, June 25. Heads of flf-" I '
teen railway men's organizations in
conference here today declared the IH
I rail situation ihe most menaolng they
have been called upon to face sinc
the war and expressed doubt of their
ability to prevent complete "paralysis
of transportation'.' unless they aro giVr H
en co-operation by the railway labor ,
board now considering wage demands. IH
"Tho men have reached tho break- I K IH
ing point in patience," declared W. G. i jH
Lee. president of the Brotherhood of '
liairt-oad Trainmen. "Demands of my
organization have been presented niojNEs H
than a year but the dilly-dallying pdl-
1 icy of tlie administration has them
! still pending. In the meantime the H
, jnen ancuvlnj-vaUromljAYilWoa-- ' IH
more ITOiffy'or are being expelleti I IH
'from, the trainmen's organization be- , H
cauiic of unauthorized strikes."
President lc said no strike is con-' t
tcinplated by union officials, "ft is v jH
; becoming increasingly more' difficult t H
lo hold our members fr6m drastic Tic- IH
Hon, however." he said. "Thev ai'c. H
becoming prej to red propaganda." I
Judge K. M. Carlou. chairman of ' fH
the board, Issued a statement in which f jM
he said the wage decision would be JM
made us soon as possible, but in jus- L
: lice lo the roads. worloSrs and the j H
public, proper clelUuslfifidii must be H
had. ' v-J''' ( H
CHICAGO. June SiSj-Officials rep- J
resenting .-ill the recognized railway ; jM
unions nun here today in an effort (. H
lo keep their uien in line and put a JH
Miylt tu the series of unauthorized 1 tH
P'sbnkHa which have' been sweeping the ' II M
: eounlry for several weeks.
! W. G. Le. president of the Broth- i H
; erhood of Railway Trainmen,' and I JH
spokesman for the union loader?, laid
; responsibility for the present situ'a- ' H
lion at Lhe door of President Wilson H
1 in a .statement issued before the H
meeting opened. H
I Mr. Lee charged that the president 1
: had permitted the railway administra- H
; tion lo "dally along" for nearlv a year H
i after the men presented their demands I H
; and thai it took ihe president -10 daVs
: 10 appoint the railway labor board H
; after thti Esch-Cummlns bill, aulhoii- M
i izing ii, had become law. IH
! "One of the biggest dangers to be M
: faced now," Mr. Lee said, "is lhe ono ' JM
' big union idea, propaganda of which , tH
is responsible for the sporadic strikes H
; now going on. It is up to the pow- H
ers lo decide whether they want the M
: one big union Idea,, which caused strife H
in ISO'J. or whether they want the H
strong, suiip organizations which j H
; have kept lhe men in a reasonable
mood for many years. ll
i FIST FIGHT ON FLOOR I
STOPS SOCIALIST MEETING I
i H
j MADRID, June 23. .The fourth day
'.of tho socialist congress was produc- H
Live of an uproai when the socialist J
deputy, Priclo, accused the syndical- I H
lsts of interfering in polities, contrary H
to their principles. A number of syn- I
dlcallsts who were in the gallories im- I J
mediately descended to the floor and rJI
fighting, in which fists and canes werq H
freely used by both delegates and spec- '1
.tutors, ensued. . , M
After tho disturbers had been ex- IH
l polled from the floor, Iho congress H
again took up for discussion tho sub-
Joct of joining the third internationalo H
at Moscow. The arguments between i fM
the extremists and moderates were cx- 1 1 iH
tremcly bitter. IH
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STATE OF SIEGE AFTER
RIOTS IN GERMAN CITY
LONDON, June 25. A state of sicgo '1
has been proclaimed in Ulm, Germany, i 'H
where numcrbus persons were killed H
during Tuesday's food riots, says "a IH
Berlin dispatch to tho London Times. jl
In Leidonholm, Wuerltomburg, tho I IH
citizens defense force was attacked '
'by communists, who seized nil their ' H
rifles. Tho municipal offices thoro IH
are being supervised by communists. IH
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JAP LAW STUDENT HHLD !
FOR SELLING WAR MAPS
TOiaO. Juno 23. A law student IHI
namod Seklzawa has been arrested on H
a charge of . selling war maps and an 1 H
alleged accomplice whoso name is Jl
Oyama is also being dctainod The IH
maps tho men are said to havo sold IH
concerned Siberia where Oyama was
employed by the government survey- 1 ll