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New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Many Strikes Likely Unle.s
Scale Is Revised Upward,
They Say
Cite Lure Of Shipyard
Pay Fixed by Director Gen.
eral Declared ''Unjust, I'm. !
fair and InequitabIe"

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Reoressn.
tatives of 100000 railway shopren "a.
day asked the railroad administrators
not to put into effect the new WAC.
scale without upward revision for tb.;.
crafts, saying great dissatisfaction
would be created and intimating that
1t might be impossible to avoid manv
strikes. '
Appearing before the board of rail.
road wages and working conditions At
its first hearing, spokesmen for tha
SIX shop trades declared they had
found 1T difficult to work out a waea
scale on the basis of the Director Gen,
erals order and that extreme dissr.
pointment existed among all men Win
had read II. They urged speedy ar.
tlon to revise me scale in order 10
prevent employees from going TO shin.
yards within the next week or two
The lure of the shipyards is so great
the labor representatives said, mat
thousands of railroad machinists. car,
men and other shop employees for wsek.
have been persuaded to stay with ths
railroads only with great difficulty.
They feared general exodus of en-
ployes If the new wage order is put
into effect Immediately. Men would
find, they said, that the increases were
much less than had been expected.
The shopmen renewed their de-
mands as presented 20 the railroad
wage commission for a minimum Of
rs cents an hour for machinists. black.
smiths, sheet metal workers, elec-
tricians, carmen with four years or
more experience and boilermakers. and
q minimum of 561a cents for carmen
with less than four years experience.
an eight-hour standard day. six davs
work week, and time and one-haIf
for overtime. These demands repre-
sented an Increase of about 40 per cent
above existing wages
They told the board that the higher
wages, longer vacations, extra paw for
undesirable work and many bonuses
in shipyards forced them to consider
Director General McAdoo's wage order
"as unjust, unfair and inequitable" as
applied to them. The scale would wips
out all the wage reforms. particularly
the elimination of differentials. ef.
fected since December, 1915
These claims were presented by J..
F. Anderson, representing the Inter-
national Association of Mechanics:
c. c. Vandornes. of the Brotherhood
of Blacksmiths and Helpers; Otto e.
Hoard, of the Amalgamated Sheet
Metal Workers; John J. Purcell, of the
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: ].
S. Wilds, of the Brotherho ood of Rail-
way Carmen, and B. NJ. Jewell, of the
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron
Shipbuilders and Helpers. The hearing
will be resumed tomorrow
G. H. Sines. chairman of the board,
explained that Director General Nc.
Adoo is anxious "to see justice done
to all railroad men" and urged ratienee
on the part of all employees.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Government Drops
Charges Against 2
|. w. w. Leaders
BernstorH's Former Chauffeur
and Ex-Sergeant in British
Army Freed

CHICAGO, June 3. The number OF
defendants in tho trial Of T. W. w.
members for seditious conspiracy was
reduced too day from ll2 to 10. At the
request Of the government, Judge
Lands dismissed the cases against
Stanley Demlcki and J. J. Keenan,. for
nine years a sergeant in the British
ermy. Demicki told the court that be-
fore joining the |. w. w. he was en-
rlcyod as chauffeur by Count Won Bern
stortf, former German Ambassador to
the United States
Testimony presented to-day dealt
with uttcrances of various members Of
the organization, including William d.
haywood, general secretary and treas
rrer. Portions Of Haywood's corrc-
Spondcncc asserted that the |. W. w.
planned to organize huge revolutions
AIRY army to overthrow the government
Quotations from speech delivered by
Haywood in 1914 and introduced this
afternoon said:
Millions have been appropriated for
the militia but nothing for the wealth
producers who will be without work
Where warehouses arc full of food, go
in and take it; where machinery is
lying idle. use it for your purposes;
where houses are unoccupicd. go in
them and Sleep
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Tells How Townley
Got Farmers Money
J. C. Ingle Says Non-P artisan
Leader Referred to Plant
ers as "Cattle"
lSpecinl Dispatch to TIE Ty1bnnt

Special Dispatch TO The Tribune
FARGO, N. D., June 3.-AfFidavits
throwing an interesting light on the
activities of A. c. Townley. leader of
the National Non-Partisan League,
were made public in Fargo to-day by
j. G. 1ngle, of Dawson, N. D. Ingie is
a farmer. Several weeks ago he gave
out the story Of conferences between
Townley and officers of North Dakota
Farmers Union, when Townley sought
the unions approval of his mercantile
project organized under the name Of
the Consumers United Stores Com
pany.
Ingle's new contribution is featured
by letter from W. J. Smith, of
Hebron, N. D., director of the Farmers
Union, present when the conference
was held. In this letter Smith pictures
Townley's sentiment as relates to the
question of obtainin money from farm
ers for membership.
Smith wrote:
"Now, Ingle, it would be hard thing
to remember everything that happened
that night, but if you will stop and
think at one time he (Townley) asked
Shipley, secretary of the Farmers
Union, how much the Farmers Union
got for membership in the order. Ship
ley said $3. Townley said: That is
nothing. You have to charge them
more and then they will stick. They
have to be blinded like lot of cattle.
Kick them on the shins and get them
by the coat collar and drag them up
and make them sign. Three dollars is
nothing. While you are getting three
new members two of the old ones will
drop out and you will never get
ahead"
In an affidavit Smith and W. J. Burch.
another member of the board, uphold
statements previously published by
lngle, in which Ingle quoted Townley
as calling farmers hogs and declar-
ing that the question of where the
money collected by him went was none
of their business
George Zorber, of Dickinson, another
member Of the Farmers Union Board
makes public an affioavit in which he
declared Townley made a physical at
tack upon him.
The Consumers United Stores Co.,
according to Townley's own sworn tes-
timony in bankruptcy proceedings. has
collected nearly million dollars from
farmers, the farmers getting nothing
but the privilege Of trading in stores
Townley's company will establish with
the money the farmers have paid over
to him.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Kills Wife, Wounds
Daughter, Ends Life
East Orange Man Drinks Acid
and Falls Dead at Police
mans Feet

EAST ORANGE, N. j., June 3.-After
shooting his wife dead and seriously
wounding his 2O-year-old daughter,
Rose, at their home, II Hamilton Street.
early this morning, Andrew Moore. an
expert wood turner, drank the contents
OF bottle Of carbolic acid and dropped
dead at the feet of a policeman who had
entered the house to arrest him. The
man is believed to have been under
the influence of liquor at the time of
the tragedy.
The Moore family lived at 20 Parrow
street up to short time ago. A family
quarrel, brought about. it was said.
because OF Moore's drinking habits, led
yrs. moore and her daughter to leave
thelr home and move to the Hamilton
Street address.
Moore located his wife and dauphter
a few days ago and effected recon
clllatlon, since which time thev have
resided together. Early this morninr.
whlle ms wife and daughter were
asleep, he entered their bedroom and.
waving revolver before them. told
them they had just three minutes to
live. ''''''"'es W
Almost Immediately Moore began
ssnootlng. Three shots entered Mrs.
Moore's side, just above the heart.
Another struck her daughter in the
side. When Miss Moore sought to
struggle with her father he seized a
hammer and struck her on the side of
'he mead, rendering her unconscious.
= follceman Dempsey, hearing the
shots. climbed into window on the
first floor of the house and confronted
Moore. The latter still held the re-
Voiver IN his hand, but before he could
use it he dropped dead.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
10 Oppose Waterways Bill
Whitman Committee to Have
Hearing To-day Before Senate

Governor Whitmans committee of
cltizens to oppose the bill introduced
D? congressman Flood. giving the Fed
eral government control over all water
ways. met yesterday at the Bar Asso.
citation in Forty-fourth Street. and after
q lengthy conference left last NIGHT
Tor Washington. The committee viii
appear to-day before the Senate Com
m'ttee, which holds hearing on the
measure.
The delegation includes Nathan L..
miller, former Justice of the Court of
appeals; Attorney General Lewis;
George, Clinton, of Buffalo; cx-Gover-
nor Glynn: Franklin B. Lord: Louis
Marshall; William Nottingham: r. A.
:, smith; cx-Justice Arthur e. Suthcr-
iand, OF Rochester, and Ansley Wilcox,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Western Union
Stands by Rejection
OfU. s. Labor Ruling

No action in the situation created
by the refusal Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company to accept the ad-
vice of the National War Labor Board
and lift the ban on its employees join
ing the Commercial Telegrapuhers
Union, was taken by either side yes
terday. Members of the union awaited
tional President Konenkamp had gone
to consult with Samuel Gompers. New
comb Carlton, president Of the West
ern Union, was standing pat.
Mr.. Carlton, in statement issued
yesterday, declared that his statement
of Sunday that he would prefer Fed
eral control to allowing his employees
to join the union, did not mean that
he or his directors desired Federal con-
troll.
"What l said" he stated, "was that
as between the unioniZation of en-
ployes essential to the transaction of
control, l would prefer the latter.
Competence and continuity of service,
most essential to the proper service of
the public, cannot be obtained where
there is an organization that may have
recourse TO the strike"
The directors of the company will
not meet until next Tuesday. In the
meantime, unless there is some other
development such as intervention by
Federal authorities or a strike order,
the company expects to take no fur
ther action.
B. f. Shrimpton, secretary of the
local union of telegraphers, said yes
terday that he looked for the govern
ment taking over the Western Union.
81 am reliably informed" he said,
chat movement is already on foot
looking toward the taking over of the
Western Union by the government and
that some persons have already been
notified to prepare for such change"
Edward Reynolds, vice president Of
the Postal said yesterday that strike
order would have little effect on his
organization.
"The union includes in it's member
ship but about per cent of our en-
ployes," said he. "The others do not
want the union"
When Mr.. Konenkamp left New York
for Washington Sunday night it was
with the understanding that in the
event of failure to secure relief in that
city, he would proceed to Chicago, from
which city the order to strike would
issue. Instructions are already in the
hands of local chairmen and the order
to strike will be in the form of a
coded message.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Strike Closes Cloth Mills
New Bedford Plants Were En-
gagged on Government Work

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. June 3.-The
textile mills of this city, employing
$4,000 operatives, were shut down to-
day in consequence of general strike
called by the Textile Council last night
One third of the operatives have been
engaged on government contracts.
The mill gates were opened at the
usual time. Most of the operatives
were on hand. They took their cloth
ing and such tools as were their per-
sonal property and went away without
any demonstration.
1t is estimated that cloth for govern
ment purposes comprises about Is per
cent Of .he production of the mills.
The Textile Council, which originally
sought 25 per cent advance in wages
for the orcrat tives, as opposed to TIC
manufacturers offer OF 1914 per cent
last week modified its demand to 20
per cent The manufacturers then
agreed to a ! 5 per cent increase, which
the council rejected and voted a strike
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04

off the coast and for bombing German
cities was urged on the Postofice De-
partment to-day by a committee from
the Aero Club of America
Alan r. Hawley, president of the
club, and Henry Woodhouse. a member
of the board of governors, told Second
Assistant Postmaster General Praeger
that TO hunt submarines and to conduct
bombing operations on land require
thorough familiarity in flying by com
pass under all conditions. They said
they had been informed there are
plenty of training planes and that the
War Department is only too glad to CO.
operate in extending the service.
President Hawley and Mr.. Woodhouse
suggested services from New York to
Boston and from Washington to Chi
cago, and thence to st. Louis. They
also suggested service from Washing
ton to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Dayton
and Detroit
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Five Burned in Collision
Motor VANS Tank Explodes
When Hit by Car

Five persons were injured last eve
ming when Third Avenue trolley car
going south on Southern Boulevard,
the Bronx, crashed into moving van
driven by Eugenio Lenzr of 1850 St.
Peters Avenue. The van was jammed
against an elevated road pillar, causing
the gasoline tank to explode, and both
the van and car were set atire. Both
were consumed.
Those burned severely were Miss
Bertha Berg, forty-sevcn, of 1902 Bris-
teen, of 1901 Wilkins Avenue; Miss
Liza Masenberg, twenty one, of 886
East 172d Street; Joseph McEmery, six,
of 1908 Southern Boulevard, and
Josep Schiller, thirty, of 7o6 Cortland
Avenue,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Cost of Trial and Trouble in
Getting Jury Are Pros
ecutor's Reasons
Four Are Policemen
Previously Acquitted Defend
ants Return to Work, and
Illinois Town Is Satisfied
Especial Dispatch TO The Ty,buno)

Especial Dispatch 10 The T,tbunc)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.,, June 3.-The
State Of Illinois to-day wrote the fna
chapter in the story of The lynching OF
Robert +. Prayer, German alien en-
omy, in Collinsvillc, H.. on the morn
ing of April 5, through action of 10.
scph P. Streubcr, States Attorney
who excuses the five remaining defend
ants from answering charges against
them.
Attorney Strcuber. in Judge j. r
Cillham's court, said:
II wish to enter a nolle proseque
against these four Collinsvillc police
officers and dismiss charges Of mur-
der against George Evans" The DO
liccmen arc Martin Futchcck, Fred
Frost, Harry Stephens and John Tob-
neck.
The officers were charged with NAL
feasance and omission Of duty in fail
ing to suppress a mob. Conviction
meant a fine of not more than $4,000
and removal from Office.
Attorney Streubcr further said:
Il decided to nolle and dismiss in
view of the verdict of the jury last
week, and the great cost and difficulty
of getting another jury at this time
The action did not come as sur
prise. A jury few hours previous
had acquitted eleven men charged
with murder.
Collnsvillc has settled back to it's
regular life. The eleven defendants
are returning to their work, principally
In the coal mines. Several leading
residents of the city, questioned to-
day, said they were perfectly satisfied
with the finding of the jury.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Liberty Loan Boosters
Give Dinner to j. /. Clarkk

Members of the advertising bureau
of The Liberty Loan Committee gave
a dinner at the Martinique last night
IN honor of James I. Clark, director Of
publicity for the third Liberty Loan.
Guy merson, vice~president of the
National Bank of Commerce, paid
tribute to Clark's efforts in behalf Of
the loan.
Clark is to resume active work as
advertising manager Of the National
Bank of Commerce which position he
filled previous to aiding in the Liberty
Loan campaign.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Traction Strike Ended

ALBANY, June 3.-The strike Of
United Traction Company employees.
which tied up street railway service in
Albany, Troy, Waltervlict, Green
Island, Cahoes and Rensselaer, over
Sunday, was settled to-day in time to
conveypeople to work.
Agreement was reached after ten
hours conference. The employees.
who struck yesterday for nine cents an
hour increased, were granted six and
half cents, with a possible sub
se9uent increase to be determined by
arb,trators.
The strike at Schenectady, which
stopped trolley traffic between Sche
nectady. Albany. Troy and Saratoga
Springs, was still in effect this fore
noon.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Pastor Russell Trial Halts

Dr. Joseph f. Rutherford Pastor
kusselPs successor as head of the In
ternational Bible Students Association.
and eight associates, charged with con-
spiracy 10 obstruct war preparations.
asked for an adjournment yesterday
when their case came before Judge
Chatiield, in the United States District
Court in Brooklyn.
Their counsel declared more time was
necessary to prepare a defence Judge
Chatfleld gave him twcnty-four hours
TO file demurrer, and said that if the
demurrer was denied the trial must
nroceed
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Ship Plant Suddenly Built
Fully Equipped Works Appear
on England Coast

LONDON, June 3.--At a spot on
the northeast coast of England, which
was an open field at the beginning of
March, there has been constructed, in
a manner which a spondent of
The Times" describes as almost
magical, fully equipped plant in
winch the keels of two steamships al.
ready have been laid. BY the end Of
November there will be complete
shipbuilding yard, with eight berths
and fitting-out basin, capable of com
pleting ship every two weeks.
A force of 1000 workers. includine
many women, is employed there.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Gamers Told to Buy Sugar


WASHINGTON, June 3.-Manufact-
urers of canned foods and other essen
tial food products to-day were directed
by the food administration in orders
sent to all state food administrators to
obtain as soon as possible, their sugar
supplies for the 1918 season. This step
is being taken, it is understood, to in
sure adequate supplies for the essen
tial food trades If a shortage develops
through the drain on the market in
pursuance of to-day's order to pur-
chase, it is anticipated the food admin
istration will effect further sugar cur
tailment in the less essential food
trades.
The food administration takes the
position that preserves and jams are
essential foodstuffs, and Gamers per-
form valuable conservation function.
1t is purposed to save all possible of
the fruit crop by canning
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
rs BUS Drivers Strike

Between fifty and seventy-five drivers
and conductors employed by the Fifth
Avenue Coach Company, most of them
attached to the Eighty y-eighth Street
DIVISION, quit work last evening. They
demanded an increase in wages and the
right to organize.
Although no disturbance was at
tempted by the strikers, they spent the
evening stopping Fifth Avenue buses
along that thoroughfare and Oh River
side Drive as we'll, and attempted to
induce drivers to desert their cars. No
reports of abandoned buses were made
either by the police or the Fifth Ave
nue. company however
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Thrift Stamp Total Grows

Frederick w. Allen, Director of War
Savings for New York, announced last
night that the sales of war thrift
stamps at the Polo Grounds concert
Sunday amounted to more than
$4,000. He also announced that up to
June l stamps to the value OF sl5,-
l64,428 had been sold here. The Nav
sales far exceeded those of previous
months.
Colonel A. E. Havers was appointed
yesterday to work with the Democratic
and Republican organizations IN can
vass of the city with the object of OBJ
tanning war savings pledge from
every man, woman and child before
June 2S, War Savings Day.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
June ID Is Flag Day
Governor Urges Display Of
Colors, in Proclamation

ALBANY, June Ex-Governor Whit
man, in proclamation to-day, desie-
mated Friday, June IA, the 14lst ami
versary of the adoption of the Ameri-
can Flag, as Flag Day.
The proclamation directed that tn.
national emblem be displayed on ali
public buildings of the state, by tha
people at their homes and, places OF
business on that day. ~
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Special Aid for Aviators

If you are interested in the aviators
send any trinkets or treasures you may
have to the Aviation Committee of the
National Special Aid Society. The com
mttee will put your gift on exhibition
at $50 Fifth Avenue and later dispose
of it to the best advantage The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to supplying the
little needs the government fails to
supply its aviators and in furnishing
assistance to aviators' dependents.
The Treasures and Trinkets Fund has
realized between $4,000 and $4,000
since it was founded. Mrs. William
Allen Bartlett is chairman of the fund
and the headquarters are at 259 Fifth
Avenue
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Pay-by-Dish Plan Urged

WASHINGTON, June 3. In explain
ing to-day its recent request to pro-
prietors of hotels and other public eat
ing places to reduce to the barest min
imunl the number Of dishes served the
food administration announced il does
not favor the general adoption Of table
d'hotc meals
Ever when very carefully SURPRISED
table de'hote service encourages waste.
the statement said.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Maine Will Have No Seal i
Shooting This Season

Another of the Maine laws that Ii
soon effective is one relative to shoot.
ing seal, which imposes fine of $50
for each seal shot with long range
arms during June, July and August
Fishing Gazette.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Aero Club Officials Urge
Extension of Air Mail

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Extension
OF the airplane mail service to give
can aviators to fit them for seeking ont
submarines which now have appeared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-14
CONTINUES CALL FOR
GOVERNMENT CLERKS
civilian Employees i'm Washington
Have Been Doubled and More
Are Urgently Needed.

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirgnian)
Washington n. 6. MAY Ia More
and more. as the war program pro-
crosses. is the government depend
ing upon women 20 perform the ire
mendousiv Increased volume ~ work
in the civtl branches The force OF
civilian employees in Washington. -
e.. increased from 10000 to approx
mately 10000 during the first year Of
our participation in the war. OF this
increase Of 10000 more than 5000
are women. Women make up the in
crease in goXernment Offices and es-
tabllshmeuTS outside Of Wash lngton in
less proportion. for the reason that
the greatest expansion IN the field
has been IN the large manufacturing
plants of the war and navy DEPART
ments, where thousands If mechanics
md laborers are employed in ship
building and in manufacturing ord
nance and other war material. Women
are not available for en- loyment in
trade positions to any great extent.
hut their services are being utilized
in every way that is practicable.
The United States covi service com
mission is calling for women for gov
eminent work Of not less than sixty
different kinds. The list includes
stenngraphers typists. bookkeepers
other clerks OF Il score or more CT
classifications which require training
in some special or technical line
statisticians. operators OF various
kinds OF calculating. addressing, and
duplicating machines: proof readers,
law clerks. welfare executive secre-
taries craftsmen of a dozen kinds,
telegraph and telephone operators,
~,
library assistants inspectors Of under
garments finger print ciassitiers, and
many others,
The commission urges women TO
offer their services to the government
at this time OF great need. AS men
are called TO the colors, women must
take their places and keep the ma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-14

Trains Leave Hion4uohd--Al1IA--
station. Schedule figures not guaran.
teed. For the South-Daiiy: 1880 A. M.
observation parior cafe car; 500 p. M.
sleeping car to Atlanta: 11:fe +. NJ.
express; sleeping cars TO Danvllls and
Asheville open $40 p. N: $40 P. NJ.
local for Keysv.tfs. Caas@ City sra Or
ford-week days.
York River Line A M, ana &;is
r. NJ. daily local to West Point. she
IP. NJ daily. except SIndas Steama
Train connecting for Baltimore.
Trains Arrive Richmond-Frorn the
soufh: : :0s A. NJ. i:3s p. NJ. $40 p. NJ,
daily: $40 A. b.. cxcert Sunday From
vast Point: $40 A. n and e;i5 p. NJ.
csuy. steamer Train. s:&s A. NJ. daily
lnice s0T e. Main St. Phone Mad 372
except Monday.