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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
j. s. may SEIZE
METAL Mines
and SHELTERS
Labor Troubles May Result in
Government Fixing Prices,
Which Will Automat-
icaIIy Fix Wages.
BULLETIN.

Washington, June 28.-Industrial
Workers Of the World leaders were
charged with working with German
agents in mines and fields of the
west to stir up strikes and among
Germans and Austrians, in CORE
spondence laid before the senate to-
day by Senator Thomas of Colo
rado. Particular reference was made
to strikes in Arizona, and Senator
Thomas charged there was a Ger
man conspiracy to cripple smelters
and industries in the west.
Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2S.-
Strikes Iare becoming so frequent
that / would not be surprised if the
federal government took over the
metal mining properties and the smell
tiers of the west and fixed maximum
selling price which would automati-
cally fix the wages" declared John
Mcbride, representative of the De-
partment of Labor, who is in Salt
Lake City trying TO settle the wage
dispute between the International
Smelling company and its employees.
Mr.. Mcbride declared that he would
wait here but few days more to see
whether settlement of the difficult
ties could be effected.
Mine at Bisbee Closed.
Bisbec, Ariz, June 2S.-The second
day Of the strike of copper miners
called by the Metal Mine Workers
Industrial union, a branch of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, found
one large property closed, two 9TH
ers working with short crews and
several small independent mines shut
down altogether. The large opera
tors, the Shattuck Arizona Copper
company, which suspended operations
yesterday because only few men re-
ported for work, the Calumet and Ari-
zona and the Copper Queen branch Of
the elps-Dodge corporation, an
nounced their determination to adhere
to the decision to close the mines
rather than treat with the new union.
Representatives of the latter two
companies odlu lHdL llOt lilOTc lHdn
50 per cent Of their men had respond
ed to the strike call and predicted
that many Of these would return to
work today. A. D. Kimball, secre-
tary of the union, however, said the
strike had the support Of 90 per cent
Of the miners and that they were con-
hdent of victory. The miners seek in
creased wages and improved working
conditions.
Iron Ore Miners May Strike.
Virginia, Mimi, June 28.-Minne-
sofa range Industrial Workers of the
World members are prepared to
strike. This was revealed in min
utes of a meeting of the metal mine
workers branch of the Industrial
Workers OF the World found in
pocket Of Secretary Dominic Silver,
who late yesterday was held for ac-
tion Of the federal grand jury. The
minutes were introduced as evidence.
They call for a general strike "if
our fellow workers are not released
from the Biwabik jail. Fifty Indus
trial Workers of the World are held
there as alleged slackers.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
ASHTON DENIES
He BOOSTED FOR
DES MONIES SITE
President of Northwestern
Road Says He Had Moth
ing to Do With Locating
Army Cantonment.

Neither the Northwestern Rail.
road company nor its officials had
anything to do with the location OF
the army cantonment at Des Moines.
This was the statement made by Pres
ident Ashton yesterday during his
stop of ten minutes at the Union sta
ton, while enroute from the west to
Chicago.
Asked if he did not consider Omaha
more logical location than Des
Moines for one of the cantonments,
President Ashton said
That's question that do not
care to discuss"
rs it not fact that the Omaha
railroad facilities for the efficient
handling of large numbers of soldiers
in and out of the cantonment are
much superior to those of Des
Moines?" was asked Of the North
western president.
THAT is a matter that is entirely in
the hands of the War department
and General Barry to determine. At
any rate, its not matter for the
Northwestern or its officers to pass
upon,' was the reply of Mr.. Ashton.
Was in the West.
President Ashton, accompanied by
General Manager Walters, had been
out on an inspection OF the lines west
of the Missouri river. They had been
out a week and, according to Mr..
Ashton, he knew nothing concerning
the final determination TO locate the
cantonment at Des Moines. The first
definite information he had of the To-
cation there was when he read the
announcement in the newspapers, he
said.
Here President Ashton was joined
by Marvin Hughitt, chairman of the
board of directors of the company;
Marvin Hughitt, jr., vice president in
charge of operation, and H. r. McCul-
Tough, vice president in charge Of
traffic. They had come over from
Chicago to accompany President
Ashton home.
The president OF the Northwestern
gave Just one minute OF his time to
the newspaper men and then he was
grabbed up by Charles c. George,
chairman, and Fl. H. Baldrige, George
w. Holdrege, T. c. Byrne and Luther
Drake, members of the Commercial
club committee named to labor in an
effort to secure the cantonment loca-
ton here.
After the conference Chairman c.
c. George of the cantonment camp
committee said: "The cantonment To-
cation has been taken UP by our sena-
tor and representative in Washington,
and we are hopeful that the protest
filed by them will cause the matter
to be reopened and later settled on
its merits. Commercial club commit
tees are continuing their activities,
and the committee is still in Wash
inpton"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
PAP|LLI0N GIRL
WEEPS WHEN SHE
MEETS FATHER
Myrtle Alden Tells Of Her Flight
With Frank Mccarthy;
White Slave Charge
Against AbduCtor.

MY little girl, my little girlI' said
]. w. Alden of Papillon as he held
his l7-year-old daughter, Myrtle,
tight in his arms yesterday.
The father had been waiting in the
office OF the federal bureau of inves-
tigation. Russell Eberstein, head of
the service. brought the girl from
Kansas City, where Wednesday he
arrested her abductor, Frank McCar-
thy, married man. with whom the
girl fed from Papillion the afternoon
Of June 9,
Myrtle is small, blond, pretty. She
was neatly dressed in white waist,
blue skirt and slippers.
After she had been embraced by
her older sister, who came up with
her father from Papillion, and they
had cried over the episode, Myrtle
told of the movements of herself and
Mccarthy after they left Papillion.
81 didn't want to go with him." she
declared with bowed head. "But he
just kept threatening until finally
gave him a dollar. And then later
| gave him more. had about $lo.'
First Came to Omaha.
The pair came to Omaha, went to
Council Bluffs on the street car,
stayed in the railroad station a few
hours and finally boarded a train for
St. Joseph.
Did Mccarthy tell you his wife
was living in st. JosephS' Myrtle was
asked.
He said It was a woman be had
lived with" she replied.
From St. Joseph they went to Kan
sas City where Mccarthy went to
work as a painter. %., p
Alden wa; tireless in his search for
his daughter. He called at the bureau
OF investigation in Omaha almost
daily. Finally clue was found. Rus
sell Eberstein went to Kansas City
and got track of Mccarthy. Before
leaving Omaha Eberstein also got the
number OF McCarthy's registration
card. When he met him in Kansas
City, he said:
You're not registered. I'm fed
eral officer"
Mccarthy pulled out his registra-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
jerry MAGEE IS
= r.
AGAIN SUED BY
HIS AGED aunt
Miss Ellen Pratt, Almost Blind,
Alleges Magee Used Her
Property to Engage in
Sheep Business.

The celebrated legal fight OF Ellen
H. Pratt of Green Cove, Fla, aged
sister OF the late Colonel James H.
Pratt. rich Omahan, against her
granddaughter, Jerome Pratt Magee,
former prominent Omaha attorney
clubman and social light, has broken
out again in district court.
Miss Pratt said to be in poor health,
almost blind and unable to read or
write, is suing Magcc for further
accounting of funds, property, securi-
ties and stocks from the estate of
the late Julia A. Fletcher, rich rcla-
tive, who died in Clay county, Florida,
in 1910.
The aged spinsier alleges Magee
in 1911, as her attorney, came into
possession of notes, money, stocks,
bonds and other securities aggregat-
ing $685. 900, which she says he prom
ised to hold in trust for her and in
vest in good securities and stocks.
Uses Her Property.
She alleges he has not kept the
property intact and separate from his
own investments. 1t is alleged he
frequently converted her property by
pledging it as collateral for loans
made to hi and also sold part Of the
estate and used the proceeds for his
own benefits.
Magee is accused by Miss Pratt Of
having gone into the sheep business
in Montana with money taken largely
from her property.
Early this year she demanded, she
says, that he deliver to her all her
assets in his possession. Miss Pratt
says he refused
Her attorneys began suit in the
district court February IS, demanding
an accounting of the estate. Miss
Pratt says Immediately after she filed
suit Magee offered to turn over such
assets belonging to her on condition
she dismiss the suit without preju-
dice.
First Suit Dismissed.
The suit was dismissed February
H. but Miss Pratt alleges her grand
nephew failed to account for $4,000
in money and property.
She further alleges he purchased
with funds of the estate one-half
interest in considerable Omaha prop
erty from Margaret Pratt OLSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Asks Society Women 10
Work in Munition Plants

Chicago, June 28.--Society women
we're urged to sacrifice their weekend
outings for work in munitions factor
les in order to relieve overworked wo-
men with families, by Mrs. Raymond
Robins OF Chicago, who addressed
the women's war convention.
Many factories are working their
women employees toe long" she as
serted. MANY factories work women
at night because it is then that their
Husbands are at home to see that the
babies do not fall out of bed.
'1f necessary, we women should do
as the women OF leisure have done in
England and spend our week-ends in
the factories, so that these mothers OF
future citizens may be protected"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
NEBRASKA WILL \
MOBILIZE men
At FORT CROOK
Big Military Post to Be Made
Mobilization Point for the
Troops Now Being Made
Ready for US. Service.

Fort Crook will be made big mo-
bilization camp. Fifteen hundred men,
comprising three regiments OF the Ne
braska National Guard, will be mobil-
lied there not later than July IS.
The quartermaster at Fort Crook
has made provision for receiving the
men who will be quartered in the
government barracks and in tent COL
onies to be established about the fort.
Orders designating Fort Crook as
the mobilization point for the Ne
braska regiments have been issued
by the War department.
All arrangements for quartering the
men and providing training grounds
are being made in order that every
thing will be i'll readiness when the
orders are received. Fort Crook, which
is one of the most central and acces-
ible government plants in the country,
is now inhabited by handful of men
numbering about 500.
1900 Men at Fort.
With 1,500 men quartered at the
fort, each drawing a minimum OF $50
per month, the fort will take on the
nature of well-defined city when the
Nebraska regiments arrive. Two rail-
roads running directly through the
fort will make the mobilization an
easy task.
The regiments are the Fourth, Fifth
and the new Sixth, the latter two of
which have not yet been called into
the federal service. These regiments
will be augmented by the Hospital
corps OF Lincoln and the Signal corps
of Fremont.
The orders for mobilization BY July
IS mean that the Fifth regiment,
which accompanied the Fourth to the
Mexican border, but which has not
yet been called into federal service,
will receive their orders soon.
To Make Success.
While efforts of Omaha men to
have the cantonment camp at Des
Moines transferred to this city have
so far been without avail, despite ihe
convincing nature of their arguments,
Nebraska military authorities are de-
termined to, make the Nebraska mob
ilization such success that the gov
ernment must recognize the forts
feasibility.
What success the lawmakers from
Nebraska may have at the national
capitol in reopening the cantonment
site question is problematic. Military
affairs of this nature of necessity |
must og through many hands and !
with possession goes nine points of
the law said a member of the COM
mittee. Omahans are now doubtful |
if the Thirteenth district camp can
be transferred to this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
ROCK CREEK IS
WIPED OUT BY
BREAK IN DAM
Practically Every Building in
City is Destroyed by the
Flood from KiIIa-
maCue Lake.

Baker, Ore, June 2s.-Reports from
Haines say the town Of Rock Creek
practically was swept away today
when fifty-foot dam at the flooded
Killamacue lake, fifteen miles west
of Haines, gave way.
Residents Of Haines, which is in
the path of the food, are, reported
hurrying for high ground.
Almost every building in the town
is said to have been destroyed. Com
nunication from the flooded district
has been cut off.
1t is not known whether there has
been any loss of life.
Fleeing for Lives.
Along the entire path of the rush
ing water people are fleeing, carrying
with them what few belongings they
were able to gather, according to re-
ports reaching here.
Several ranches have been COM
pletely flooded. The loss will run
into thousands of dollars, it is be-
-lieved, as the district affected is con-
sidered one of the most productive
grain and hay sections Of Oregon
Killmacue lake is located on the
summit of the Elkhorn mountain
range. When the dam gave way the
waters cut path 200 yards wide
down the mountainside.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29

Lincoln, June 28.-(Special. Mo-
tice was received by Governor Neville
today that the draft will start July ].
That the draft will be conducted in
fair manner is indicated by the fact
that no names will be used, but the
assignment will be made by number,
the serial numbers being sent to
Washington and the selection made
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
COAL PRICES
REDUCED ONE
DOLLAR A TON
Agreement Between Operators
and Government Effective
July |; Further Cut
Will Follow.
BULLETIN.

Washington, June 2s.-An imme-G
diate general reduction Of 81 to
$l.50 a ton in the price Of coal at
the mine was agreed upon today by
representatives of the coal operat-
ors. '.....
This reduction Is expected to be
followed by still further decreases
in price after investigation into the
costs Of mining coal and 1t is prob
able that the government will be
given a still lower price than that to
the general public.
Hundreds of millions Of dollars
will be saved to the American peo-
pie through this decision. The
agreement on price reduction is
understood to relate to bituminous
coal. t...
Washington, June 2S.--The con-
ference OF 400 operators, representing
all coal producing states, took quick
action today toward lowering coal
prices by adopting resolutions autho-
rizing their committees ito give as
sent to sLch maximum prices for coal
free on board cars at mines in the
various districts as may be named by
the secretary of the interior, Federal
Trade commission and, the Council of
National Defense coal PRODUCTION
committee"
plans we're agreed ON for announce
ment later today Of tentative "fair and
reasonable" prices based on supges-
tions from the operators to be effec-
tive July l. : -
. The resolution giving assent" 10
fixing maximum prices was reported
BY former Governor Fort from a spe,
cial committee. He said he believed
the resolution was entirely safe for
the conference TO adopt and that any
responsibility as to the legality Of the
fixing OF the prices was put on the
government, and not on the operators,
under the terms Of the resolution.
Text of Resolution
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NE. ne !; -. ~ nae aa.;o',a e1 s.. seney noM
s ~, .,, ~ oaI .,,1 a.. ma.n ius, supply a,,u
@ s;ro ,s .o % oiasoip Jpe,a.o, s,,t ii ,,,;th ~ l
onvern,,en, ~ rs,ds. Sc'ops WI" ~.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
War Costing France Two
Billion Dollars a Quarter

Paris, June 2S.-France will require
for the third quarters expenses,
9,843,000,000 francs, or about 2l8,000,-
900 more than for the second quarter
Of 1917, making total appropriations
for thirty-eight months Of 9S,S32,OoO,-
600 francs.
These are the totals which will be
submitted to the senate tomorrow by
the appropriations committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Italian Engineer Invents
UnSinkabIe CARGO Boat

Rome, June 2S.-Umberto Pugliere,
a naval engineer, has designed a new
type of unsuitable cargo boat which
has been accepted by the Italian
ministry OF marine.
The Revista Martina says the YES
sci has a displacement of 10000 tons
and can carry $500 tons of cargo.
1t has double skin, the space be-
tween the inner and outer hulls being
filled with coal and other material
to protect the ship from mine or
torpedo.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Bunny" Brief Bought
BY Louisville Club

Louisville, Ky. June 2S.--An-
nouncement was made here today
that A. J. C"Bunny") Brief, who was
released by the Pittsburgh National
league team, has been secured by the
Louisville American association club
and will report at once.
Brief was purchased from Salt
Lake City OF the Pacific Coast
league. Pittsburgh had returned him
to that club after a thirty day option.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Soldiers Homestead
Bill Is Passed by House

Washington, June 2S.-The bill to
count service in the army or navy as
equivalent to residence and cultiva-
tion upon homestead entries, passed
recently by the senate, today passed
the house. Issue of land patent to
the window or minor children of the
entrant would follow death in the SER
vice,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Thirty MexiCans Caught
Smuggling Ammunition

Ell Paso, Tex, June 28,--A cavalry
patrol interrupted a band of thirty
Mcxicans engaged in carrying am
munition across the Rio Grande at
Rocky Ford, seven miles east OF here
early today. Two OF the Mexicans
were caught but the others escaped
into Mexico. The ammunition which
was dropped by the smugglers, some
Of it in the middle of the river, is
being guarded by the soldiers. The
sergeant in charge telephoned Fort
Bliss for reinforcements.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Second Payment on
Liberty Bonds is Due

Washington, June 2S.-The second
payment of lS per cent for subscrib-
ers to the Liberty loan who bought
bonds on the installment payment
plan was due today.
The next payment OF 20 per cent
is due July 80.
No official estimate has been made
OF the payments on the bonds to date,
Lut it is believed that approximately
one-fourth has been paid in
The engraved bonds probably will
be ready next week,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Man Who Threatened
Wilson Given Year in Jail

Newark, N. J., June 2S-Adoph
Swmer, convicted in May of having
threatened to kill President Wilson,
was sentenced today to one year and
one day in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta. He was farm hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Governor Receives Notice Draft
To Be Put Under Way July Seventh

by drawing the numbers on the lottery
plan.
No one will know who has been
drawn until the drawn numbers have
been returned to the exemption
boards and comparison made with
the registration cards.
These numbers will be sent to the
different registration boards and If
exemption is claimed it will be the
duty of the boards TO investigate and
make the examinations.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Caddies at ElmlUOOd
Are Bird Policemen

Caddies at the Elmwood park
golf links have "gentlemen's agree
ment" not to molest the birds which
make their homes in this park. The
nest of a meadow lark was observed
this week beneath bunker and this
happy family has little fear of mo-
lestation.
The caddies also serve as "bird
policemen" who read the law to any
who would violate the freedom Of
the feathered inhabitants of this
public tract.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Darling Vice President
Of Press Humorists' Guild

New York, June Chicago was
selected today by the American Press
Humorists i'll fifteenth annual con-
vention as the meeting place for 1918.
James A. Waldron of this city was
chosen president and J. N. Darling
Of Des Moines, Ia, vice president.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
North Island May Be /
Taken for Aviation School

Washington, D. c., June 2S. -
North Island, in San Diego harbor,
may be taken over at a cost not to
exceed $50O,000 as a site for a gov
ernment aviation school by a bill
passed today in the house. The bill
goes to the senate,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
Watson'S Paper Held
Up for Attacking Draft

Savannah, Ga, June 28.--Under the
provisions of the new espionage act,
the local postofice today held up de-
liveries of Thomas E. W.atsop's week
ly newspaper which has been attack
ing the army draft, pending decision
by the PostoAice department.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
H. S. FORCES BIG CUT IN PRICE OF COAL;
OREGON TOWN SWEPT A WA YBY FLOOD
Subsed Sinks Steamer
And Fires on LifebOat

London, June 2S.-The Elder
Dempster steamer Addah was tor
pedoed without warning and sunk
by German submarine on June Is.
The submarine fred on the cap
tain's boat killing eight men.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29
The Weather


AitSipltdliou ss's's.s 40 NV ,lU 10
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature. e,.....,.~........... rs
Deficiency for the day,....A A....,,.,.. /
Total deficiency since March t.r.,..22i
normal precipitation '.,...'...., .16 inch
Deficiency for the day....,.., 13Inch
Total rainfall since March 1.,...15 rs inches
Excess since March 1,.......... 162 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1916. 442 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1876. 2.7O inches
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-29

Continued on Page Two, Column Three.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
RA - iDgton, DC Books FREQ. High
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little ";nsides" are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-11
HAVE SEIZED FLEET
Federal Officials Take Over In
termed German Ships.
ACT UNDER M'AD00's ORDERS
Vessels Now In American Ports Are
Declared to Have Tonnage cf
About 6oO ooo-FIower OF
Teuton Empires Marine.

New York, April 6.-Fedcral officials
seized German merchant vessels that
took refuge in Atlantic ports at the
beginning of the war, almost imme-
diately after congress passed the reso-
luton declaring a state of war be-
tween the United States and Germany.
The collector of the port at Boston
was the first to act
Port officers acted on orders issued
by the secretary of the treasury. 1t is
understood that this move does not
Involve confiscation and that the YES
sells are held for the present as s
measure of safety.
German vessels now In American
ports number 81, with a gross tonnage
of about 100000. This includes 2c
ships in refuge at the Philippine
islands, II at Honolulu and one at
PagopagO, port of the Pacific islands.
The ships lying at their slips at the
Hamburg-American and North German
Lloyd docks at New York and Ho-
boken include some of the flower of
the German merchant marine The
Vaterland, one of the largest vessels
In the world, is by far the most valu-
able. Next in size is the George Wash
ington, 25,570 tons. Others of more
than $4,000 tons are the President
Grant, President Lincoln and Kaiser
Wilhelm Ii. Four Austrian steamships
also are tied up here.
The ships taken, with their value
and tonnage, is officially announced as
follows: