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The Washington times., 1919-04-02
.ELKS TO CELEBRATE
37TH ANNIVERSARY

Washington EIkdom tonight at
Rauscher's celebrates its thirty
seventh birthday and the largest ini-
tiation class in the history OF Wash
lngton Lodge. No. IS. B. P. o. z.
Seventy-six "babv Elks," among them
some OF the best-known men IN the
nations Capital. will learn what the
order means. This large number Of
initiates Is the first fruit OF Harry
Kings committee on the membership
drive for 1000. more by July. IL
Charles w. Darr and Robert z.
MattingIy will be the principal speak
ers tonightS while several members OF
the grand lodge. on their way home
from the New Orleans celebration,
arc expected to address the lodge.
The following officers for 1919
1920 viii be installed: William L.
Evans, exalted ruler: n. c.. McCoF-
mick, treasurer; william s. Shelby,
secretary: Howard Peter, esteemed
leading knight; p. }. Callan, es-
teemed loyal knight; DAME K. Nih-
ion. esteemed lecturing knight; Sam
Richard, trustee for three years;
Thomas J. King. tiler; Joseph Z.
Watson, inner guard, and John H.
Baltz, delegate to grand lodge.
The initiatory exercises will be
in charge of a specially selected team,
composed Of Robert K. Mattingly,
Tracy NJ Payfair. Joseph A. Burkart,
and Frank A. Kidd.
Following the initiation ceremon-
les, Chairman King. OF the member
ship drive committee, will hear re-
ports from his team captains There
is every indication the bars will have
to be raised on the thousand by
July l." for this number is expected
to be accepted long before that date.
The May class OF initiates is expect
ed to be near to 200.
After the exercises a banquet will
be served.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02

The Slumber King Spring really
does what you. have always wanted
a spring to do.
1t yields to the weight of the
body, Bat supports it. 1t fits square
on the bed. 1t does not sag, bump,
or lose its resiliency. 1t invites
sound, health-giving sleep. 1t is
ruSt-proOf. 1t has no loose ends or
rough cornerS-cannot wear or tear
the ticking.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02
RATS COMMON DIET IN
KIEV AND PETR0GRAD

LONDON, April Rats are now
the common diet in Riev, and they
are being eaten in Petrograd also,
said a dispatch from Stockholm to
the Daily Express describing Russian
food conditions. Professional food
hunters in Petrograd are killing rats,
sparrows, horses, and all kinds OF
pets.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02
DISMAL sHADFIsH OUTLOOK,

SAVANNAH, Ga. April THE
Georgia shadfish industry faces q
gloomy outlook for 1920 because the
abnormalIy heavy rains have caused
such floods that great shoals of these
fish have gone into the lowIanes to
spawn, Where they will die when the
waters recede.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02
Head, Foot and Spring
Get a Good Bed and Eniov Restful Sleen

The Simmons pressed steel corner
locks are protected by basic patents.
They are the most fundamental in
ventionS of modern bed manufac-
turing-exclusive with Simmons,
not to be duplicated or initiated.
And these patented corner locks
have made possible the three-piece
bed-the new Simmons idea-the
spring forming single unit with
the side rails.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02

HOMEGROWN Spring Flowers.
, Choice specimens-au seaaonable va
fieties In abundance at Guides. 1914 p
Adyt
The Washington times., 1919-04-02
GERMANS DRAFTED
TOWORK FOR YANKS

COBLENZ, April "a form Of tas
draft law has been necessary here
to force Germans to work at TIA
Third army supply dspots- About 500
laborers have been requisitiOned this
week through the German civil Of
ficials.
The Germans refused to work vol
UNFAIRLY. They are being paid nins
marks a day, with the privilege %
receiving half this amount in food Il
desired.
General Diekman. the American
commander. has issued q warning
against strikes.
HOme-GroWn Spring Flowers.
/, Choice specimens-all seasonabls va
~
The Washington times., 1919-04-02

PAIL MALL Complex
ion Powder adds TO your
skin that "Perfect anish7
of even color and texture
despite the ravaGes of the
winter winds. This pow
der may he had In three
tints-KIcAh. brunette and
white. The price is S0O
very moderate -. Jul
The Washington times., 1919-04-02

PENSACOLA, Fla, April 2-Three
aviators were killed instantly and a
fourth was seriously hurt when two
airplanes collided in midair here at q
height OF 500 feet. The dead are Err
sign Carl H. Weigel, Baltimore; En-
sign H. A. Robinson, Coldwate-.
Mich, and Chief Quartermaster's 8
Mate E. H. Truax, Of St Louis. En-.
sign Jesse Simpson, of Anderson,
S. c., who was injured, is expected to
recover.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02
SON OF CHAMP CLARK
PROMOTED TO COLONEL

Lieut. Col. Bennett Clark, son Of
Champ Clark, former Speaker of the
House, has been promoted to colonel
A. cable to that effect has been re-
ceived by Speaker Clark.
Colonel Clark has seen hard service
with the army, and his friends in
Congress feel he has earned his pro-
motion. He will soon return to this
country.
The Washington times., 1919-04-02
ALBERT FLIES no PARIS.

PARIS, April liking Albert has
arrived here from Brussels in an air
plane to appeal personally to the
peace conference to make Brussels
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
DIXIE VETS TOHAVE
.POLKAAND SHIMMY

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 2T.-The old
fashioned polka and the modern
''shimmy" will compete On the popu-
lar favor On Atlanta in the month OF
October. when the twentieth reunion
OF the United Confederate veterans it
held here.
Both dances have been given
place on the program for the two big
balls that will be brilliant features
Of the reunion. which is expected %
assemble more than 100000 people
from eli parts Of the South.
The "shimmy' and the "jazE," af-
ter some discussion, were included IN
the ball numbers because Of the fact
that the reunion will be attended BY
thousands of young people. Sons Of
Confederate Veterans, maids, spOn-
sors. and other who VIII accompany
their dad6ies and their gfan6-daddiel
% Atlanta
As for the polka IL was placed or
the program at the demand Of the
veteran themselves, together with the
mazurka, the minuet and other
dances which were favorites with
these old men when, the chivalry and
youth Of the South, they went forth
90 battle with Lee and Jackson more
than fifty years ago.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27

and Capt. n. c. Cooper. Of Jackson
Vile, Fla, 70 form q nying corps %
fight with the PoIlsn army. II VIII
be known a. the Kosciusko Esca-
drilie and will correspond 70 the IA
nous Lafayette Escadrille which
fought with the French army during
the war.
The squadron will be limited to
nine pilots. In addition to Major
Fauntleroy and Captain Cooper, the
following Americans have already
The Washington times., 1919-08-27

enlisted: George ~. Crawford. oR
Wilmington, Del: Kenneth BhreWs-
burg. of charleston: Carl II. Clark
OF Tulsa. Okla. and g. ArsI of New
York. All are expert pilots.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
aTnAL PTLn nnTVrr.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D.. Aus. 2f-If
you see q couple Ct samson's ehnms.
tell the police. Somebody ran away
with the 4,0oo-pound pile driver this
town oWus
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
u. S. AIRNIEN FORM
POLISH ESCADRILLE

PARIS, Aug. 27.--oenerai Rosye-
dawHki. chief OF the Polish mission
in Paris, today formally authorized
Major o. -. Fauntleroy. OF Chicago,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01

The threatening rain had no ap-
rreciable effect on the attendance at
the mass meeting addressed by
Ralph Chaplin in the Finlander hall
on North Wyoming street last eve
ming.
The poet of the class war, who
was sentenced to 20 years in Leaven-
worth penitentiary for championing
with his pen the cause of labor, sue
ceeded in convincing all present
that the pen may be mightier than
the sword but the spoken word has
potential power that can not be
ignored His description of life in
the Cook county jail in Chicago pre-
vious to the great |. w. w. trial,
the dreary monotony of the 135
days, during which the opposing
members of the legal profession
argued back and forth. while jurors
drowsed, awakening only in time to
hear the prosecuting attorneys
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
DECLARES State OF WAR
Exists WITH JUG0-SLAVS|

chief of staff's opinion The latter
is said to have pointed out that Ser
bia was practically in state of war
with every one of the border people
especially Rumania, which had mob
ilized her forces on the border.
The chief of staff also asserted
that the situation within Jugo-Slayia
was alarming, as the Croatians and
Slavonians were still! considering the
conducting of an energetic campaign
of anti-Serbian agitation. After his
explanation, the cabinet abandoned
the proposed expedition against
Fiume
Eugenio Cuissa, of the chamber of
deputies, who has just returned from
Fiume, declared it was impossible to
describe the enthusiasm there. He
said: IF D'Annunzio had not entered
Fiume, the Jugo-Slavs would have
ruled the port by now. The people
of Fiume feel now, that they have
been delivered forever from a foreign
yoke"
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01

The two Americans, who were in
uniform and on official business,
went % man, a town Oh the section
OF the railroad which Is Guarded by
Chinese troops. According to an
agreement between the allies, pass
ports were unnecessary, but while
they were at q hotel there, a detach-
ment OF cOssachs entered and placed
the men under arrest claiming they
were not provided with identification
papers.
Captain Johns finally managed to
escape, and catching train, went to
Spasske, where he reported the Incl
dent to the American officer in COM
mand. A detachment of $50 Amer
leans were Immediately entrained for
Imam to effect Sperling's release. On
arriving there, three cossacks were
taken as hostages, but found General
kalmikOff's men entrenched and pre-
pared to use iorce against the Ameri-
cans.
1t is stated that Japanese officer
interccded at that time for the cos
sacks, and said that in the event OF
and the cossacks, the japanese troops
1t was finally learned that Sperling
had been taken to Khaborovsk,
where Kalmkoff had his headquar-
ters. A telegram was sent to Khab-
oroysk, demanding the release of
SDerling, which brought reply that
Sperling would be released immedi-
ately. The Americans then returned
to Spasske, taking the three hostages
along with them.
An investigation Of the incident
shows that Sperling was severely
flogged. form of punishment usual
]y meted out to cossacls. General
Kalmikoff, who has just recently
been appointed commander at i<lab-
orovsk by General Rozanoff, is con-
sidered d siberian Villa" by the
Americans, as the raids by his bands
are always marked by cruelties and
actocities. 1t is alleged that his re-
cent appointment to commander has
brought about an increase in his ac-
fCnntSo,ta6 oD paon rWp
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
WARTIME PROHIBITION
SHOULD NOT Be LIFTED
Especial United Press Wire.

Especial United Press Wire
Washington, Oct. ]. The war
time prohibition act should not be
lifted by President Wilson until aft
er settlement of the steel strike, Rep
resentative Volsted, chairman of the
house judiciary committee declared.
He asserted the ban was respon
sible for the small amount of vio-
lence in the steel Districts He also
predicted that a complete agreement
on prohibition enforcement legisla
tion would be reported by the SEN
ate and house conferees before the
end OF the week.
The wartime prohibition act pro-
vides that there can be no liquor
sold until proclamation of peace or
the end of rehabilitation. Wilson
has stated there can be no state Of
peace until the treaty has been rat
flied.
Attorney General Palmer has said
that rehabilitation would be com-
plete when the army was down to
authorized peace strength. The army
is Still $4,000 above that
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
Steel STRIKERS MAKE GAINS
Estimated 100000 Men Are
Now Out-0rganizers Re
leased When Free Speech
Fight Carried to Courts.
Especial to The Bulletin. J

Pittsburgh, Oct. 1.-The steel
strike has narrowed down to an en-
durance test battle, with organizers
being rushed to the Pittsburgh dis
trict in an effort to oppose the plans
of the operators to induce the men
to return to work. Union leaders re-
port that the strikers are standing
firm, only few men having gone
back to work. The situation re-
mains quiet in all quarters.
Another Hard Boiled Smith has
made his appearance, this time as a
cossack in the employ of the state of
Pennsylvania. His number is ''A-5," 7"
but unlike the U-boats he works in
the open. No secrecy is necessary
in the work Of the Pennsylvania state
constabulary for what they say goes
in the steel towns. "A-5" works in
Homestead, Rankin and Braddock,
important Carnegie plants of the
United States Steel corporation.
Recently James B. Gent, machin-
list, secretary of the Pittsburgh dis
trict, national committee for organ
izing iron and steel workers and
president of the Pennsylvania state
OfSdHlHdlioii, lhIol lAaIioudi AssoCld-
tion of Machinists, one of the big
little" men in the movement was
showing Miss B. Adele Shaw, a writer
for the Survey, a sociological maga-
zine printing in New York the forti-
fication of the Edgar Thompson fur
naces in Rankin.
They saw the placement for the
machine guns and the crowds of
gun men, some of them ex-soldiers,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
Cincinnati Wins First Game in
BasebalPs Classic
Score by Innings H E
Chicago-0 90 % o 0 OIL 6 1
Cincinnati--1 0 O O 2 x-9 II Il
BateresChicg Williams
Cincinnati: Reuther and Wingo

went wild; hats were thrown away
and Red Sox fans hugged each other
joyously
Cicotte. idol Of the fans, and
looked upon as Chicago's biggest bet
among the pitchers, was pulled from
the mound and sent to the bench,
while Wilkinson was sent in to stop
the Cincinnatians' rally.
Reuther kept up his good work
and retired the Windy Cityites in the
first half of the fifth with no runs.
Wilkinson made good and blanked
Moran's boys in the second half.
Thousands Witness Game.
Cincinnati was literally jammed
with people today, great crowds
having been drawn here from every
section of the United States and
Canada and even from far-off Alas
ka, to witness the opening games in
the worlds series. All hotels were
crowded and in some instances Is
or 20 cots were placed in single
large room in an effort to accomo-
date patrons. Cots too, lined the hall
ways and were placed in the lobbes
of some of the hotels.
The director of public safety is
sued orders to the police department
to permit persons unable to obtain
rooms to sleep on the benches in the
city parks. The official also issued
orders to the coppers to guard such
sleepers against loss from pick
pockets and others
Crowds have been flocking into the
old town for the last week or more
and last night the climax was
thought to have been reached when
practically every available room in
the city was occupied. But this
morning every train arriving brought
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
RALPH CHAPLIN SPEAKS
TO WORKERS OF BUTTE

grand patriotic peroration on the
closing day of the trial.
The trip to Leayenworth and sub
sequent events, including the hunger
strike and its cause. the Handwriting
OF prisoners to the bars of the cell,
the beating up of the inmates by
beasts in human form under orders
of guards and officials who wished
to make 4 name for themselves.
Gentle and refined" methods Of tor
ture which the average American
considers might have existed during
the Spanish inquisition, were re-
vealed.
The cold-blooded, heartless bru-
tality of profiteers who, in their ef-
forts TO intimidate the working peo-
PIE Of this country. wreak their will
on the individuals whom labor has
chosen to be standard bearers, was
brought out effectively and the
necessity OF craft unions adopting the
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attendance at between $4,000 and
5000.
In the first inning Chicago was re-
tired without a score. In Cinci-
MATHS half of the inning Pat Moran's S
pets succeeded in putting one tally
over the plate
Chicago retaliated with one run,
tieing the score in the first half of
the second and then kept up the
good work by shutting out Cincy in
their half Of the inning.
The third inning resulted in no
runs for either team
Chicago was retired by Reuther in
the first half Of the fourth and then
the Red Sox suddenly solved Wizard
Cicotte's curves in the second half
and staged a batting rally which
brought in five runs, making the
score at the end of that frame 6 to
in the Reds favor. The huge crowd
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01

AS the hour FOR the game ap-
preached, those who had failed to
secure tickets for today's game made
frantic efforts to buy from those
more fortunate.
Despite the huge crowds which
thronged the city there was but little
disorder.
The big surprise Of the game oc-
CURED in the fourth inning when Pat
Moran's crew walloped the pill all
over the lot, proving they had solved
the delivery of the renowned Cicot-
te, touted as Chicago's premier
ace among the pitchers. Again in
the eighth inning Chicago had to
change hurlers, when the Reds had
made three runs, two in the seventh
and one in the eighth off Wilkinson.
In this inning Laudermilk was
hurled into the breach by the White
SOX.
The official estimate placed the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
Especial United Press Wire.)


Rome, Oct l - That Gabrielle
D'Annunzio considers state of war
exists between Jugo-Slavia and the
Italian forces under his command
was revealed in reports of negotia-
tions between the port commander
and the head of the French mission
in Fiume.
DAnnunzio has ordered severance
of telegraphic communication be-
tween Fiume and Agram, capitals of
Croatia and Slayonia. The French
representatives protested, insisting
that communications be resumed In
refusing to grant the request, Dan
nunzio replied, that i'll his opinion, a
state cf war exists with the Jugo-
Slavs.
A Berne dispatch declared that the
Serbian government was planning a
military expedition against D'Annun-
zio. but at the last moment the cab
met members decided to hear the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
(Rulletin S Special Service. J

Redlald Field Cincinnati, Oct lin the presence Of a
crowd which filled seat and overoWe onto the grounds
and amidst the dealennp Of the multitude Pat Moran
Red SoN this afternoon nmled the coors OF Gomskey S
White SoN in the dust and the first game for
The worlds baseball championship by the score Of . to A.
day daWned fair and early Tins morning the vast crowds
began threading their to Reland park where the OPEN
ing games OF the series to be Staged Long before
gates opened long lines OF ticket holders waited more or less
patiently to be admitted to the grounds Those who had failed
to find hotel accommodations and spent the night reposin2
park benches in hotel lobby chairs, propped themselves
against the fences in effort to few
sleep Their sleep however, rurtive it neces-
TO nap with open to preserve ones place i'll the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
IS PASSED
SAYS GENERAL
WOOD
Man Whose Wife Was Bru-
tally Assaulted to Be
Prosecuted. To Protect
Omaha S Fair Name.
Especial United Press Wire.

Especial United Press Wire.)
Omaha, Oct. 1.-Quiet continues
after an uneventful night General
Wood says the crisis is passed and
expects no further trouble. Many
negroes who had left the city are re-
ported to have returned. Fifty-five
persons suspected of participation in
the rioting have been arrested.
"a total of $50 will be arrested -
said Attorney ShotWell. I'VE are
going to make such an example OF
the leaders of the mob that the fair
name of Omaha will never again be
disgraced."
Among those arrested is G. L.
Nethaway, realty dealer, whose
wife was found brutally assaulted in
her home several years ago. Late
reports show that Mayor Smith con-
tinucs to improve.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
DEMAND APOLOGY
JAPANESE: OFF |F|(;ERPUTS
IN WITH THE C0SSACkS,

Nadivoslok> oct. Am apology has been demanded from
General Rozanol commander of the Russian troops the
Ir'an'r provnce by Major General Graves. who is in
and o the American forces Siberia for the Capt
L. F. Johns Of the Twenty regiment and Corp Bena-
min Serng OF the Thrtyrst and c rloggng Of the latter
by the Russian cossacks under the General
mko 1t IS reported an Investigation has already been started
by the Japanese high command OF conduct Of the japanese Off
at nlln the place where it is alleged The arrests
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
LABOR PLEB|SCITE.
LONDON SOCIETY SN0BS
ScABB|NC ON WORKERS
Especial United Press Wire J

Ion,on Oct l.lnications that the railway will
call for Ie from the rpe alliance e railway men, min
and transport workers throughout the nation due to the
fact that The government has been partly successful in OBJ
tanning strikebreakers.
1t is stated that many Of Loncon aristocrac families
scatbin9 the strikers and working porter watch
and at other unsked abors They declare they wish to
help in the defense OF the principle Of the constitutional
Crnment which they menaCeQ by the strike.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
ID. A. II. DELEGATES LEAVE.

A number Of members of the d. A.
r. left Butte this morning for Bill
ings, where they will attend the
state conference, which opens tomor-
row. Subjects of an educational and
patriotic nature are on the program
for discussion at the conference.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
Street CAR MEN
OUT IN OAKLAND

Especial United Press Wirc)
Oakland, Oct. 1.-IWcivc hum
hrcd employees of the San Fran
cisco and Oakland Terminal Rail-
way company struck this morning,
tieing up the Oakland street rail-
ways, the key route to the ferries,
causing great congestion.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
INJURED AT THE PENN.

Andrew Eddy, a miner at the
Pennsylvania mine, was painfully in
iured about the face and head yes
terday when an air pipe burst. Eddy
was injured by flying fragments of
the pipe. He was taken to Murray
hospital.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01

Increased restlessness is noticed
among the strikers, who are com
planning against the government
using military guards. One branch
of the railway union has issued an
ultimatum, threatening to flood sew
eral tunnels, unless the soldiers are
withdrawn within IS hours.
Not since the fateful day of Aug.
q, 1914, have Britons awaited ma
tonal verdict with such anxiety, as
the attended meeting today of the
transport workers federation. Wheth-
er these men will throw their lot
with the railway employees, making
the present strike a general war be-
tween organized labor and the gov
ernmcnt is being determined at this
meeting. Crowds outside the hall
cheered and hissed, depending upon
their point of view. when the dele
gates entered the hall.
More than 100000 workers are
represented, allied with these are the
engineers, printing trades, electrical
workers, railway clerks and ship
builders. Officials of the transport
union predict a strike that will call
out workers by the hundreds OF
thousands, embracing practically all
organized labor.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01
EFFECT is WORLDWIDE.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Shipping
board officials say the strike of the
transport workers would tie up
practically all the shipping in the
world, because it would halt bunker
ing of ships. The world consump-
tion Of bunker Goals total $4,000, 900
tons annually and Great Britain
supplies 60,000,OO0 tons of it.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-10-01

who fell to the hired bandits Allegheny
According
witness Mrs selnoye who A. F. H. organizer,
killed crowd
perintennt the Allegheny Coal Coke while
striking
thugs fired crowd of strikers Adams, himself
Mrs
The picture taken after
r. of by thugs
during