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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
WESTERN PHONE GIRLS STRIKE
tBy Associated Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1T.-Tele-
phone operators were on strike today
in many cities of southern California
and with addition to their ranks of
others in central and northern Cali
fornia together with electrical work
ers, the industry promised soon to be-
come paralyzed throughout the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
RECOGNITION OF
IRISH REPUBLIC
ASKED BY LABOR
tBy Associated Press)

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June IL
A resolution urging congress to rec
ognize the Irish republic and recon-
mending that representatives OF the
Irish republic be given hearing at
the Paris peace conference was adopt
ed today by the American Federation
of Labor in convention here. The
memorial places American organized
labor as being in favor of self deter
mination for Ireland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
Canada Strike Leaders
Are Held By Officials
fBy Associated Press1

WINNIPEG, June 17.-Ten strike
leaders were arrested in their homes
here early today and transported in
automobiles to some place in the
country. presumably Stormy Noun
tain, by government police Official.
Other arrests are reported to have
been made in Calgary and other west
ern points at the same time.
simultaneously with the arrests of
the strike leaders, the Royal North
west mounted police raided the labor
temple from which the strike was con
Quoted. Considerable literature, said
to be of a Bolshevist nature, was
seized. The police broke down doors
and windows during the raid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
WELCOME AT DUBLIN

WELCOME AT DUBLIN
DUBLIN, June IT. A tumultuous
welcome was given Captain Alcock
and Lieut. Brown on their arrival here
last night. When the train entered
the Broadstone station, cheering
crowds fairly mobbed the diers' car,
dragging them out and carrying them
on sturdy shoulders to waiting auto
mobiles. American soldiers on leave,
waving the Stars and Stripes, were a
feature of the demonstration. A pro-
cession was formed and traversed the
main streets to a hotel where Aicock
and Brown spent the night prepara-
tory to their start for London today.
On the train Captain Alcock looked
remarkably we'll and was in buoyant
spirits
IF am due for a reaction from the
strain and excitement of the fight, it
is long time coming" he laughed in
matter-of-fact way. Then he scrib-
bled an autograph for girl. On the
other hand. Lieut.. Brown seemed
, greatly fatigued and frankly admitted
it.
Soldiers Join in Welcome.
The biggest reception the aviators
got along the road before Dublin was
reached was at Mullinger, where the
soldiers from the garrison with band
| swelled the crowd of townspeople
The outstanding conviction of the
flight impressed upon Captain Alcock
! as he remarked to the correspondent
is that the airplane in its present state
! of development is not the type of ma
chine for a transatlantic voyage.
"The next time / cross the ocean, .
| he said, ''it will be in a flying boat /
| foresee for the flying boat a great fu-
| ture, both as passenger and com
| carrier. On his side Lieutenant
| Brown remarked that the lesson gain
/ ed was that marine navigation is en-
! tirely applicable to airplanes.
Could Do 1t Again.
! There is little element of luck
| either in the success of the NC-t or
| our flight he eclare. $50 far as the
weather was concerned, it could not
| have been worse in our case, for after
i the first hour we were smothered in
fog until we landed in Ireland Never
! theless, with only a sextant and com.
pass and special device for deter.
mining the machines speed and drift
we came through And l am sure we
could do it again.
| occasionally glimpses of the ocean
through riffs in the fog enabled me tc
ascertain how fast we were travelling
and how far we were drifting and by
combining the two, to get a dead reck
oning. At first / thus used g1impses
of ice, which was easier to make ou1
in the mist than the water. | was alb
solutely right until early YESTERDAY
when l had to descend to within 81
! feet of the water. before being able
] to see it distinctly After got ths
drift and had made observations, il
was easy by calculation from the las
position to get back on the course"
Lieut. Brown added that Directiona
cation when further perfected, bu
thought 1t unreliable at present
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
LEAVES MONEY TO HARVARD
fRv Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June IL
Harvard university is bequeathed
100000 for the study of methods to
reform and cure criminals and mental
detectives by surgery, under the will
of DIR. ]. Ewing Mears, which was
probated here yesterday DR.. Mears
died here on May 2S He was so years
old
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
Naval Forces Are To Be
Divided In Two Fleets
fRv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Orders
making effective the proposed division
of the United States naval forces into
two fleets of equal strength, one to
be called the Atlantic and the other
the Pacific fleets, were issued today
by the navy department.
Admiral Henry B. Wilson will COM
mand the Atlantic and Admiral Hugh
Rodman the Pacific fleet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
AdUise Investigation
Of Michigan Election
fBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Investi-
cation of the Michigan senatorial
election in which Henry Ford is con-
testing the election of Truman H.
Newberry, Republican, was recon-
mended unanimously by the senate
privileges and elections committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
QUIET PREVAILS
ON MEX BORDER;
TROOPS RETURN
Routine Resum ed After
Three Days of Intense Ex-
element Gonzales Holds
Juarez.
(By Associated Press)

Ell PASO, Texas, June 16.-After
three days of intense excitement and
fighting in and near Juarez the bor-
der resumed its routine today with no
indication of an immediate resump-
ton of hostilities. All American
troops were back on the American
side last night, Villa and his column
are somewhere south of Samalayuca,
Chihuahua, and General Francisco
Gonzales is again in full control of
the JuareZ district.
Burial parties were being sent out
to the wheat fields and near the .Jua-
rez race track this morning to COM
plete the work of burying the dead
from the battle. The forces along the
river were manned by small guards
and the tension which had held Juarez
for almost a week was broken.
Major General Cadell, commander
of the southern department, who ar
rived here yesterday morning to as
sumo personal command of the situa-
ton, was to leave late today for San
Antonio.
CABINET N~coNFERENcE
MEXICO CITY. June 1.-THE Mex
lean government has nothing to give
out for publication regarding the
crossing of American troops from Ell
Paso into Juarez, according to a state
ment made last night at the Offices of
General Juan Barragan, President
Carranza's chief of staff
General Barra gan, who was in con-
ference with the president and cab
met ministers, virtually all day, gave
out copy of official dispatches from
Juarez, Hermosi1lo and other border
points, giving details of the fighting
which were almost identical with
those of The Associated Press dis
patches received last night.
One official dispatch from General
Candido Aguilar, confidential ambas-
sador of President Carranza in the
United States, stated that he had
made representations to the state de.
partment in Washington regarding
| the incident. Questioned regarding
! the stand taken by General Aguilar, il
was stated by General Barregan that
| General Aguilar would give out the
necessary information.
Accept U. S. Claim
| The tone of official dispatches
seemed to indicate the Mexican gov
eminent officials on the border ac
cepted the American claim that the
attack on the Villa forces by Ameri
/ can troops was for. the purpose of pro
tecting American lives across the from
/ tier.
The statement made by Genera
| Gonzales that his forces could have
defeated the Villistas without Ameri
| can help, is coneurred in at military
| headquarters here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
One Killed, 100 Hurt In
Collapse OF K. c. Hat
fRy Associated Pressl

BREST. June 17-One American sol
dier was killed, two are dying and
over 100 others were injured as the
result OF a collapse of Knights Of
Columbus hut at Pontanezen last
night, while a boxing contest was in
progress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
AlRPLANE UNITS TO BORDER
fBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON June 17.-Three
airplane units of six machines each,
were ordered to the Mexican border
yesterday, to conduct observations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
REJECT SOVIET PROPOSAL
nv Associated Pressl

WEIMAR, June 1.-THE Socialist
congress has rejected a proposal for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
continued warm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-17
NEXT TRIP IN
FLYING BOATS.
SAYS AIR HERO
Airplane in Present State Not
Adaptable for Ocean Flight,
Alcock Declares.e
tBy Associated Pressl

LONDON, June IL Captain John
Alcock, who, with Lieutenant Arthur
w. Brown, completed on Sunday a
transatlantic flight from Newfound-
land to Ireland, told the Associated
Press today that he intends to make
trip to the United States soon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
Burleson Confesses His Failure.

Mr.. Burleson'. desire to return the cables
telegraphs and telephones to their private or
corporate owners comes with suddenness
comparable only to the impulse that led him
to grab them as war" measure after the war
had ended. Power to take control Of the wires
was originally granted that the federal govern
ment might have unrestricted use and also be
made secure against enemy use of this means of
communication.
Maybe it was tinctured to some extent with
the general incapacity that characterized the
democratic congress, finding its outlet in shift
ing of everything onto the president. 1t is
not doubted that Mr.. Wilson sought absolute
authority in the emergency, and congress with
alacrity responded by not only giving to the ex-
ecutive assistance asked, but also going to the
extreme of Indicating, and permitting him to
exercise freely functions constitutionally i'm
posed on the legislative branch of the govern
ment.
The postmaster generals confession Of fail
ure, virtual admission of his incapacity to
manage the business he undertook is not to be
in any sense accepted as test of government
ownership. 1t only proves the infinite capacity
of the present head of the postal service for
making a mess of things. He already had
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the business
of the country how little he knew about manag-
ing the mails In order to cover up his blunders he
threw out great smoke barrage, alleging that
critical newspapers were merely pursuing him
because he had forced the publishers to pay for
the service the government rendered This case
has never been established, although it has been
made very clear that the postmaster general, to
defend himself, did put an enormous burden of
extra cost on the publishing industry.
His sally into the field of wire and wireless
communication has been quite as disastrous as
any of his experiments with the mail service.
1t only proves that temperamentally un-
fitted for the work should not be allowed to get
hold of big things to play with
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
In South Africa

Any superficial simplicity in the South Afri-
can question disappears when one asks if the
MISUNDERSTANDING leaders are here en- route to
Europe-would have the Transvaal and Orange
Free State freed, or the whole union loosed from
the empire. The statement issued by the dele
cation is more emphatic than logical The
wounds of 100000" when the independence
of the Dutch republics was forcibly destroyed,
never have healed" No lasting peace is pos
sible mot only until violated rights are restored
but until the whole union is entirely independ-
emit" The area of the union is 47sOO0 square
miles, of which the Transvaal and the Orange
Free State are 10000 square miles. while there
are to be considered other British-ruled terri
tories accessible only through the union. 1t is
not upon grounds Of history that the national
lists. can prove that all South Africa ought to be
as free as portion of it was in 1898. Grounds
of self determination would offer an unassail-
able footing. and the Hertzog delegation de-
clares that 65 per cent of the white population
is Dutch-neary four-hfths of the whole being
colored but to point to this percentage is not
to prove that anything like majority wishes
for greater independence than South Africa al
ready possesses-New York Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
ARMAMENT AND THE LEAGUE.

Senator Poindexter's criticism Of the League
of Nations covenant because of its limitation
of armament clause indicates that he has given
it the most extreme Interpretation. That may
be good practice, but it works both ways, and the
provision objected to is susceptible of far diff
ferent understanding
Regulations laid down by the league must be
unanimous, and in relation to land and naval
forces must be accepted by the nation affected
before becoming operative. Under this no good
reason can be found why the United States can
not have as big all army or navy as its people
deem necessary for protection.
The plain intent of the covenant is to pre-
vent the secret building up of great military
machine by any nation; it discountenances the
private production Of arms and munitions, so
as to remove the element of profit such as has
been alleged against the munition makers of
the world.
Nations unable to supply themselves with
means for defense from their own resources are
to have the right of purchase to the end that
they be not left helpless. Finally each ten years
the situation is to be reviewed, and the regula-
tons revised in accordance with the project
AS the main intent of the League of Nations
is to abolish war if possible, one of the first
things to be dealt with is armament If the
world can be made safe without armies, if
private interest in warfare can be removed, by
processes so simple as those suggested in the
covenant. then the league will confer on man
kind boon sought through the ages.
None can tell exactly what the result will be
until it has been tried. The world has had
enough of war, and the people yearn for some
thing that is different from what we have had
for the last four years. Senator Poindexter
mistakes public sentiment sadly if he thinks
that Americans will not give assent to any rea-
sonable plan that holds out prospect for,
future safe from armed conflict
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
PeOple and Events

The marvellous zeal of Ohio In
forwarding the wherewith to miti-
gate the thirst of Michigan suggests
that the Buckeye heart is a corker.
Cheer up! Don't worry! Consid-
er the troubles of the map-ma kers
and be happy.
The January style of Medicine
Hat is by far the most popular win
ter lid designed in that arctic fac
tory. Distance swells its charms
Keep it on!
One Of the big new hotels Of New
York, with 1900 rooms, boasts of a
staff of 2,2D0 persons, or one EN-
ploye for every guest room. Should
any guest feel like kicking on the
bill prudence suggests holding off
until beyond ear range.
Publisher Curtis OF the Philadel
phia Ledger announces that mex,
year a new home for the Ledger
will be built at Sixth and Chestnu,
streets, occupying the entire square
The present Ledger home is so years
old, quite out date for a modern
newspaper.
New York authorities turnec
down the appeal for a boost in trac
lion fares to cents. Five cents l.
the contract rate, and the Inter
borough system is coldly reminde
that the contract governs the rate
President Shontz of the compan,
murmurs in dirge- like tones, "Where
do we go from here?" And the un
feeling public responds, Bail out
the water"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
f. title folks Corner =

water, and they pulled up three more
big fish. This time, they tried hard
to Keep the fish from going into the
tree. the bushes, or the weeds but
IN spite of their efforts Peggy's fish
flew into the weeds. Billy's went In
10 the bushes, and Pats sailed up
INTO the tree. And the fish didn't
come out again.
But now Billy's dander was up. He
didnt believe those fish vanished Off
the hooks Of their own accord. And
ne didn't believe in ghosts--par-
ti,ularly in broad daylight
Help me. quick!" he cried. rush
Picking up half dozen stones. he
10 the tree, among the weeds and
him, and so did Peggy. Soon they
were laying down a heavy barrage
on all three places where the fish
had disappeared.
From the tree there burst a harsh,
flew out of the foliage.
From the weeds there sounded a
creaking, a&screaming. and a LOUD
'''NsSi ms etS uoiuC I1VAoA WIN Wits
and tapped heavily away.
Among the bushes there was a
thrashing and grunting, as Lone
some Bear took to his heels.
"Ah, there are the ghosts!"
shouted Billy. THE rascals were
stealing our fish"
"Ha, ha, hal laughed Peggy.
"They intended to win their bets
with your own fish,"
But they can't beat me that
way" retorted Billy. 'I'll show
EN-"
So they went to fishing again
harder than ever. And now when
they hooked fish it didn't vanish.
but was safely shut up in the bas-
kets. Their catch grew rapidly, ana
Billy was exulting in their luck,
when suddenly he felt strong tug
on his line.
"H&. here's a whaling big one"
he shouted. He pulled vigorously,
but his catch pulled just as Wig
orcusly the other way. 1T must be
a whopper." he gasped. bracing him
self. ITS dragging me into the
river. Help me, quick"
Tomorrow will be told the extraor-
binary things that happen when they try
to land a big fish,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
Out of the Ord1naru

Ararat, where Noahs Ark went
aground, is in the new Armenian re-
public. With modern conditions and
Enterprise there should soon be a
cog" railroad to the summit and a
'Noah's 1nn"-"Fresh sandwiches of
I'll kinds"
The birth of bankruptcies makes
Mrs. Ammina Lizzi, AZ years old, of
Philadelphia, the mother of Is chill
dren, 10 of whom are still living. She
is also the grandmother of five chill
dren. Each Of the bankruptcies
weighs about seven pounds. Two are
girls. blondes, and two boys, bru-
Notes.
The story is told that when one of
the photograph companies asked
John Mccormack to sing for a
record of "Tipperary," the famous
Irish tenor, stipulated for a fee of
$4,000. The company refused, and
instead gave him a percentage on
sales of the record. These sales have
so far added up to 100000, netting
the singer $250,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
Were Not Caught Mapping

The various confessions that the men who
were responsible for Germany going to war and
keeping IN the war are now making as to why
and how they did it would prove more valuable
IT, they only would tell the whole truth. For in
stance, Won Jagow, one Of the most tricky of
the group which managed the Berlin foreign Of
ffce during the war. is now telling an anxious
world how war continued after 1916, because
President Wilson did not respond to hint from
the kaiser in October, 1916, that mediation
would be welcomed. But when you examine
the Won Jagow statement critically you find that
Won Jagow and Bernstorff carefully concealed
from Colonel House--to whom the note was
handed instead of to Mr.. Gerard or Secretary
Iansing-the important fact that the note was
from the kaiser himself and represented his
ideas OF the serious situation in which Germany
then found ITSELF
This piece of duplicty in the face of a pre-
tense that they were dealing with the utmost
1eandor with the president, whose good Offices
they were soliciting. is typical Of German
diplomacy all through the war. For as matter
of cold fact, what Won Jagow and Won Bern
storf were trying to do was to use the United
States as stool pigeon or a cats paw to save
the situation for them when they had begun to
realize that the game was up. But even their
necessities would not allow them to tell the
truth or to let the president know that the
sword-rattling kaiser had had enough. So their
diplomacy overreached itself, the president was
not caught mapping and did not respond to the
German advances, the ruse was not successful
and Germany had TO continue the war to the
bitter end. Yet even in the face of the fact that
all those involved in these negotiations can ex-
pose his clumsy efforts to hide the truth Won
Jagow seems to think that his sinister endeayor
to show how the president could have settled
the war in 1916, of course in Germans favor, will
impress the world at large. 1t will, but in Just
The opposite way from what he intended,-Phil-
adclphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30
High Prices and Money.

A statistician for the United States Chamber
of Commerce is quoted as telling convention
at st. Louis that prices were kept high without
the slightest reason. He further asserts that the
law of supply and demand, once put into opera
ton again. will shortly regulate matters to the
satisfaction of everybody Recalling Glad
stones classification of statsticians, little sur
prise will be expressed at this one, but it is odd
that one accustomed to playing with figures and
making and foot up or ~, as best suits
his purpose, should allow himself to fall into an
error so palpable.
1t was the very exact operations of the law
of supply and demand that sent prices soaring
in the beginning of the present era of imitation.
In 1914 the European war suddenly created an
abnormal demand for all staples, and prices rose
accordingly. AS the war progressed, the de-
mand increased faster than the supply, and the
selling price responded promptly. When Amer
lea went into the war; the boost was even more
noticeable, although the federal government put
stop to the upward movement by practically
communicating various articles. This control
is now removed, but the extraordinary demand
has not disappeared deferred private request
being substituted for that of war.
Aiding in the advance of the cost level has
been the imitation of credit currency. The cir
culating medium of the United States has in
creased almost two billions of dollars since the
spring of 1917, and the basis for credit has been
broadened by the addition of $l80000 900 of
federal bonds, to which four and one-half bill
lions of short term notes are being added. We
never had so much money or such extensive and
reliable credit in our history as today. This
has added nothing to the wealth of the country
To sell bushel of wheat for 81 today that in
1914 sold for less than dollar has not in
creased the supply of wheat by single grain.
How any man can say there is no reason
for the maintenance Of inflated prices is beyond
understanding. Until credit is restricted and
currency contracted the price level will remain
high
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-30

$50 have l." shrieked Peggy. Il
can scarcely hold him.
Feels as though I've caught a
shark" gasped Pat.
Up came three poles, jerking
three splendid fish from the water.
That on Billy's line went up into the
tree; that on Peggy's line was
thrown into the bushes, and that
on Pats line landed among the
weeds. Remembering what had hap
pened before, they brought their
lines quickly back, but not quickly
enough to save their fish--all three
catches had disappeared.
Again they searched. and again
their efforts were in vain. The fish
were not to be found.
Some one is playing jokes on us,
but then you never can tell" NUT
tered Pat
81 never heard of fish eating
ghosts, declared Billy. "And If I
catch 'em at it-well, look OUT"
Once more they threw their lines
into the deep pool. After awhile
there was another big swirl in the