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New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Many Men Discharged,
Konenkan1p Reports

CHICAGO, June 8.-Reports of dis
charge of union operators by the West
crn Union Telegraph Company follow
ing tho call issued last night for ma
t,on-wide strike on Wednesday Of tele-
graph and telephone employees had been
received from all parts of the country,
S. J. Konenkamp, international presi-
dent Of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America, said to-day He said
he expected 10000 workers would be
affected by the strike.
Rumors that the time for the strike
had been advanced TO tomorrow we're
unfounded, Mr.. Konenkamp said, and
there was no thought Of changing the
call as issued yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Two British Sea F'liers
To Test PLANES To-day

ST. JOHNS, N. F., June S.--Both the
Vickcrs-Vimy and Handlcy- Rage en-
tries in "Thc London Daily Mails"
$4,000 transatlantic flight competition
may make trial flights tomorrow.
Captain Jack" Alcock expected to
have his Vickers tuned up for fight
tonight, but he was unable to com
pletc the work in timc.
From Harbor Grace. where the Han
dlcy-Page Is being groomcd, came the
report that Vice-Admiral Mark Kerr
on his proposed trial tomorrow, would
take the air with his machine lightly
loaded and would remain up only IN
hour, folloYing within . day or two
with fve-hour test
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

the Seattle plan for twelve Industrial
unions in place of the 120 trade unions
winch now make up the Federation.
James Duncan, father of this scheme,
SAID tonight that he would make no
attempt to obtain consideration of the
project, much less ask for its indorse-
ment.
sit is possible" said he, that some
delegate may offer a resolution in
dorslng the plan, but l won't, and |
know of no one who will The only
other possibility of it's being consid-
cred lies in the chance that some one
may attack it,
Big Union Idea Unpopular
The one big union idea apparently
has few if any friends here. 1t is
probable a resolution asking that it be
considered favorable will be presented,
but no real fight will be made for it.
On the other hand, it is considered
probable that the Toronto and Winnipeg
strikes will be denounced if the lead
ers of some Of the unions involved
carry out their present programme
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Paris Strike Situation
Improved, Say Officials
Workers Hold Meetings, With
Picnics as Feature; Sub
ways Operate Freely

PARIS, June 8.-The strikers COM
bined business with pleasure to-day,
holding two great meetings in the
Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de
vincennes, at which, in the summer
heat, picnicking was found more in
teresting than listening to the speeches
OF the strike leaders.
officials of the Metropolitan subway
state that trains were in operation
over its eight miles, carrying $4,000
passengers yesterday. The Nord Sud
subway carried 100000.
The convention of miners of Pas de
Calais and the North, held at Bethune
to-day, voted against the settlement of
the miners strike, as proposed by the
delegates sent from Paris, and rejected
the proposal for the resumption of
work by the miners in the central
mining district at ST. Etienne.
The convention adopted resolution
declaring that sthe miners were ready
to take any measures, even to calling
a general strike, if the eight-hour day
did not become effective by June 16
at the latest.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Berlin Strikers Quiet
Little Trouble Thus Far as Re.
suit of Protest Walkout :.

BERLIN, June (By The Associated
Press) with the exception of inter
ruption in metropolitan transportation
and the non-appearance of the news
papers, there was nothing outwardly
yesterday to indicate that there was a
protest strike on, forced by the greater
Berlin soviet. The strcetcars and
subways resumed operations in the
afternoon. No demonstrations outside
of Berlin and Hamburg have been re-
ported.
There has been no strike in Munich,
which is quiet. Radicals, led by Rich
ard Mueller, launched the Berlin pro-
test strike against the advice of the
majority and independent Socialist
leaders, who argued that the time for
strike was inopportune.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

said tonight there is ahc appearance
Of "collusion between the Western
Union and the Post Office Department to
Kill off competition in the telegraph
field"
Reports circulated in Washington to-
night that President Wilson had inter-
vened in the telegraph strike situation
were denied by Secretary Tumulty.
committee of Washington telegra-
piers asserted, in statement tonight,
that the blame for the threatened ma
tlon-wide strike rests with Congress
and not with the workers or with the
telegraph companies. They demanded
full investigation Of the wire tanglc
by Congress with view to govern
ment ownership"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Nla lE6I01g1 Il I h 14 ! 2ISal a|I
PLANNED DADVER7ZSZNG
Delivers HeBeue Mead MeSSape

THERE are two ways in
which an advertising agency
NAV solve a manufacturers
problen. The first. and
easiest, is to recommend those
things that it knows the
manufacturer wants to do.
The other is to investigate,
study, analyze-and from the
conclusions drawn, plan a
logical campaign exactly fitted
10 the business S peeds.
! The Belle Mead Sweets
Makers came to Hoyt's Ser
vice. Inc, feeling that they
should do something. They
had no preconcelved notions
as to what it should be.
Should they advertise to the,
consumer or dc intensive
dealer work. If advertise
should it be national, local
or territorial?
| We had no ready-made
plan to offer them. But we
did know that, through
Planned Advertising, we could
,solve their problems. We
were engaged to prepare a
plan
I Investigation proved that
their product and policies were
right. We found that they
had a real message for lovers
Of good candy. Its interpre-
tatlcn called for the most
. skilled art treatment and the
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Says Burleson
Makes I. S.
Pay for Strike
Continued from page 1

Industries by man processing to be-
ieye in government ownership. Gov
,es>aent control OF the wires could
itP, been pushed forward to practical,
!uccessful operation and a project
Ehich undoubtedly would have been to
- best interest of the people was
t9'ed by those opposed to it, for at
Se very beginning Of its opportunity
S(ss thrown to the money lions.
Government messages, messages of
Te general public and newspaper dis
Atches were delayed, even to the limit
the day, by the operating officials,
pd the public which has not the time
I investigate causes was critical of
ne results Of the so-called govern
nent ownership
There has not been day since the
var began and before that tina that
the telephone and telegraph officials
lad paid good wages to their en-
hoyss and given them good treatment
nat excellent service could not have
een furnished"
Will Watch w. L..
In the coming strike Mr.. Thomas
announced that the union officials pur-
nse watching the Western Unions
nethods Of handling business, if it
rhdaes any during the coming fight"
ae continued:
Inc government has not brought
ne Western Union to trial on the
aaictment brought last year for suit
asins messages; that is, sending tele-
rAms from one city to another by the
ssolum Of messengers"
NJ. Thomas yesterday issued the fol-
Wlng strike circular to all telephone
nd telegraph operators:
"A telegraph and telephone strike
WI take place Wednesday, June II,
"a m, majority of workers en-
tsged IN your industry having voted
70 strike.
Managers, supervisors, clerks,
spsfators, mechanics, linemen, in
lae and outside wiremen are in
1sded IN this call.
oar demands are:
!. The right TO belong to a labor
saioh, without restriction.
2. The right TO bargain collective
tarough the trade unions repre-
~aang the telephone and telegraph
ss1ksrs and not through associations
.saaized by the company to defeat
- aims Of the workers.
2. Reinstatement Of all workers
aasged in recent times for legiti-
~ trade union activities.
Increases in Fay sufficient to
ms. 'S " "s '0'
~ = Rules governing working condi-
80 and justice to them guaran-
~ Thomas also announced that
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

most perfect form of me-
chanical reproduction. So,
finally. our plan recommended
the use of large space in the
rotogravure and color sections
Of newspapers in such popu-
lous centers as New York
and Philadelphia. The ad-
vertising is appearing now.
Hoyts Service, Inc, has
virtually no statesmen other
than its half hundred salts
fed clients. Through them it
secures practically all of its
new business. If you are
interested to learn what some
twenty clients of Hoyt's Ser
vics, Inc. think about it,
write for Placing the Ad-
uertlSer on the Witness Stand.
Sent to interested executives
who write for it on their letter
heads.
Hoyts Service. Inc, is
more solicitous in serving its
clients than in irnpressing
prospects. That is why, per-
haps it hes been able to retain
its business year after year
and refer unhesitatingly to
those organizations with
which it has relations.
Amenber of our firm would
be pleased to explain our
methods. Appointments in
any Of our offlces>or in tfet Of
the inquirer.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Rev. Percy Grant Urges
National Labor PARTY
Compers Method That OF
''Blackjack," He Asserts;
Prefers to Trust Ballot

The Rev. Percy Stickney Grant, at
the Church of the Ascension forum
last night, advocated establishment of
labor party in the United States, de-
claring that only by such means could
the 38,0o0,00O working men and women
in the country be adequately repre-
sented in its government.
"For Samuel Gompers to take up
headquarters in Washington and
bludgeon Congress into doing as he
Wishes" said DR.. Grant, "is merely
conducting successfully the business
of highwayman. The results he at
tains may be desirable, but his method
of attaining them is not the constitu-
tional method; it is that of the black
lack"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

ceedings against Woodrow Wilson"
There were cheers and cries of
right" 'you're dead right" from the
audience when Stedman used the word
"impeach."
Violence Buttresses Slavery
Charles w. Erwin, editor of "The New
York Call" referred to the bomb ex-
plosions of last week as midnight mur-
ders. He said:
"A few nights ago some murderous
scoundrels-we do not know who-com-
mitted midnight murder. At once the
capitalistic press of the country, in
place of having editorials against vio-
lence, spent all their energy trying to
libel all the noble me,, in the country
who are trying to improve conditions
of the working classes.
violence never did anything but
buttress up the cause of human
slavery"
The advertised purpose of the gath
erlpg was to protest against the
Threatened recognition of the reac-
tionary Kolchak forces in Siberia as
the government of Russia" to demand
the immediate release "of all political
and industrial prisoners" and to dis
cuss the proceedings of the Paris peace
conference and the treaty of peace
Alderman Algernon Lee, head of The
Rand School of Social Science, presided
Some "Boos" and Kisses
Mention by various speakers of Ad
miral Kolchak and J. Pierpont Morgar
brought "boos" and Kisses from !ht
gathering. There were cheers and ar
plause for "free Russia" Scviets, Deb:
and other Socialist leaders.
After collecting about two bushel:
Of coin and bills from the meeting Lee
read to the spectators d set Of resolu
tions that were adopted by ACCLAIM.
ton. These, after extending fraterna
greetings to the workers of all coun
tries who are engaged in the "grea
struggle for emancipation from cap
talistic and oligarchic rule" called up,'
the United States "to Immediately &c
clare amnesty for political and indus
trial offenders and conscientious OBJ
jectors, and to repeal the exceptiora
laws passed under the plea of WA
necessity, which infringe upon fre
speech, free press and freedom of III
mails
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Ouakers Arm to Guard
Palmer From BO1nbers
Rurnor of Attack at SwarthmOre
Commencement ArOuses
Students

Special orrespondence
PHILADELPHIA June s.--Quaker
Swarthmore armed itself to-day to pro-
tect A. Mitchell Palmer, United States
Attorney General an alumnus and bac-
calaureate speaker at the service held
this morning at the college.
A report that terrorists might at
tempt another attack on the Attorney
General, whose home in Washington
was wrecked by bomb a week ago,
spreading on the campus, caused more
than 100 Of the students, many of
whom had seen war service, to arm
themselves with automatic pistols and
form volunteer guard of honor.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Court May Force Detroit
Car Company to Operate

DETROIT, Mich, June s.--With the
city completely without traction SER
vice and no promise of a settlement
of the three-cornered controversy be-
tween the Detroit United Railway Com
pany, its striking carmen and the City
Council. Attorney General Groesbeck
intimated tonight that unless the fac
tions reach an agreement he will to-
morrow ask a court order compelling
operation of the lines.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

ism they will have anarchlsm, and they
will deserve it.
LET them look to Russia and learn
from it,"
Speaking of the opposition of men,
bers of the House of Representatives
to his being seated among them, Mr.
Berger said:
They can no more reject me than
they can reject Mr.. Gillett, Of Massa-
chusetts, who has been elected Speak
er. According to the Constitution, the
national House of Representatives is
the sole judge of the qualifications of
its member, but those qualifications are
very clearly defined in the Constitu-
tion. They are as follows: The men,
ber elected must have been a citizen
for at least seven years. He must be
at least twenty-five years old and a
citizen of the state from which elected
Congress Soviet of Lawyers
"The House of Representatives. is the
sole judge whether those qualifications
have been complied with, but the
House can neither add to those qualif-
But if that soviet of lawyers in
Washington should refuse me a seat
I'll return to Milwaukee and be re-
elected. If they should send me to
Leavenworth-then, III run from Leav-
enworth."
Speaking of the American troops in
Russia, Mr.. Berger sad: "Anybody
who does not agree with Woodrow Will
sens desire to carry on a private
war with Russia is put in Jail"
At another point he said: "Ihe world
must be made safe for Wall Street
New York. and Lombard Street, Lon
don. The war babies in Wall Street
demand protection, and they will get
it. The world war has ended as pre-.
dicted, with the most unjust and most
imperialistic peace the world has eve,
known. The league of nations is 6
league of the strongest robbers. Tho
open covenant openly arrived at is
the most despicable and despotic docu
ment ever written in the blood of ma
tions.
Will Garry Red Flag to Prison
Comrades and friends, do not like
to become martyr, but I will take
my medicine without a whimper.
will carry the red flag up to the prison
gate. And if have to drop it there i
will be your duty and the duty of the
young men to pick up the red Aae
right whore l dropped it and carry il
to victory"
Seymour Stedman attacked the league
of nations and President Wilson.
"If the United States Senate had
good sense it would take recess until
the schoolmaster comes back and sum
mons them to classes" he said.
Congress shouldn't plead for the
privilege of reading that treaty. If
there was an American of real courage
in that body who knew his business
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Pershing Denies He Asked
To Come Home on Airsl7

PARIS, June S.-General Pershng
informed The Associated Press to-day
there was no truth in the report in cir
culation here that he had asked to be
taken as a passenger on the contem-
plated transatlantic fight of the Brit
ish airship R-34
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
C0uusion Charged by
Small to BurlesOn
And Western Union

WASHINGTON, Juns .8.-~famucl J..
Small. former internationaj president
of the Commercial Tslsxraphers' Union,
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

ne would institute impeachment pro-
ceedlngs against Woodrow Wilson"
There were cheers and cries of
right" ''you're dead right" from the
audience when Stedman used the word
"impeach."
New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Ahead.
Says Berger;
5000 Cheer

Continued from page 1
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20

tiyities. Nearly 5000 boys and girls
participated in some OF these actiNi-
ties.
The boys and girls club movement
is under the general direction of the
division offstate fair, with the college
Of agriculture of the University Of Hi
nois and the United States depart
ment OF agriculture cooperating.
The object of the movement is 10
encourage boys and girls TO take an
interest in the farm and in farm work.
The clubs are organized in the various
communities, and under direction OF 4
competent county leader they under
take pig, dairy and beef calf, poultry
sheep, corn, potato raising, gardening
COW testing, canning. garment making
and bread making. The net profits be
long to the individual. Each fan the
clubs endeayor to prepare EXHIBITS loI
competition at the state fair when d
fers valuable prizes for various eN
hibits.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
BOYS FARM CLUBS
TO BEAT 1918 RECORD

Springfield. H.. June 2G.-Boys' and
girls clubs in Illinois which did their
bit toward winning the war by raising
farm produce and live stock in 1918
expect TO do even better this year
Than they did last. according To -
ports received by =. VI DAWSON. gen
eral manager of the state fair Elk
hibits at the fair Aug. - To 90 b.
clubs promises to eclipse those Of las
year. Aug. IS will be club day al the
iair and all club members will be
admitted free and will participate in
various contests.
In 1918 boys and girls clubs of tn
state raised 9.417 bushels of corn
/ .0Gl bushels Of potatoes, ISIS chick
ems. 92,Sil pounds Of pork. 233 calves
and GS sheep A total Of 34,i14 eggs
were produced, ,91S quarts OF fruit
and vegetables were canned and 1885,
Jars of jelly and jam We're put up
Besides this. 1929 square rods OF
| garden were planted and cultivated b.
members Of the clubs. The girl mem
! bcrs Of clubs baked l,42J loayes 81
/ bread in addition 10 their canning ac
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
FOR ELECTRIC BORDER FENCE
Military Authorities Think That Best
Way to Cope With
MexicanS. .

Fort Sam Houston. TeXaS.-An cleo
trlned barbed wire fence along the
Mexican border from the mouth of the
Rio Grande To the Pacific ocean Is
favored hy the military authorities
who are familiar with the conditions
that exist in that wide scope Of from
tier territory. As an adjunct to this
barrier against bandits, it is proposed
that a government highway be con
,tructed along the bank of the Rio
Grandp and the remaining part Of the
international line.
Tits roughly estimated that the cost
Of building the highway would be ap
proximately $12o00,000 80 figures
have been made public as 70 the prob
able cost of constructing The harbed
wire fence The proposition has beer
laid before the war department by
Congressman John y. Garner and is
said to have met the approval of the
officials of that branch of the govern
ment.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
Go Easy on Criticism.

When you begin to criticize man
Won must not forget that he is grow
- n, ta,norrow he NAV haVe quite
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
5000 Fish Successfully
Elude Fort Worth Police

Fort Worth, Textile sea
sons first fish story broke here,
but as yet Fire Chief BIdeker Is
unable to explain how the elu-
Siye tinnies got away.
Five thousand young bass were
shipped here in a ten-gallon tank
from the San Marcos hatcAerles
to be used in restocking the va
tiers of Lake Worth. All ar
fragments had been made for
taking the bass 10 the lake, but
when the chief and several of
his men went to the Texas X
Pacific station it was found the
fish had been previously receipt
ed for and taken away,
Police and city detectives are
trying To solve the mystery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20

headache, bac!,achc and worry turn to
the right prescription, one gotten up by
DR.. Pierce fifty years ago.
Everything growing out Of the ground
seems intended for some use in establish
ing natural conditions. DIR. Pierce, OF
Buffalo, N. Y, long since found out what
is naturally best for women's diseases.
He learned it all through treating thou
sands Of eases. The result of his studies
was medicine called DR.. Picrce's Favor
tie Prescription. This medicine IS made
of vegetable growths that nature surely
intended for backache, headache, weak
ening bcaring-down pains, Irregularities,
pelvic inHammatlons, and for the many
disorders common to women in all ages of
life. DR. Pcrce's Favoritc Prescription IS
made Of lady's slipper root, black cohosh
root, unicorn root, blue cohosh root and
Oregon grape root DR.. Pierce knew,
when he first made this standard medi-
cine, that whiskcy and morphine are in
furious, and so he has always kept them
out of his remedies. Women who take
this standard remedy know that in DIR.
Picrcc's Favortc Prescription they are
getting safe woman's tonic so good that
! druggists everywhere sell it, in liquid or
! tablet form.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20

The bill requires that the partlci'
nants be Is years of age and be
licensed with the commission, ana l"
present a physicians certificate be
fore each contest; that on contest We
made more than ten rounds, ana no
decision be rendered; that there be
at least one minute intermisSlon ne
tween rounds, and that no matches o.
exhibitions be held on Sunday.
The sale of intoxicating liquors at
exhibitions is forbidden, as IS also
gambling.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
JutIand's Wealth in Peat,

The utilization Of the largest peat
areas in the north part of Jullnhd Is
receiving much attention. The area is
said to be as much as $1,000 acres
which might be completely drained by
grayitation, and the total contents
,v,rId he equivalent to 23,OW,OOO tons
of coal,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
A Hearty [ Laugh.

He who has q hearty laugh in a
company, a laugh which leaves a sweet
remembrance afterWard, has conferred
no small boon-Lyman Abbott.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
A Question.

Tommy-"Father, isn't the world
older than IL used to bcF' F'athet'-
"Certalnly it is, my son - Tommy
Then what do people mean by talk
Ing a-out oldtinesE
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20

W hen t he
househ old
cares and the
worries Of
everyday life
have dragged
you dow
made you un-
happy, and
there is MOTH
ing in life but