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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18

Increase the price OF bituminous COAL is
the assertion made iii statement issued
from the int irrational headquarters OF
the United Mine Workers Of America
here late to-day. The statement says
In part:
ut has come TO cure notice that In
many places announcement Is made that
the price OF coal will be advanced 81 a
ton this week. II will be well for the
pubic to bear in mind the fact that the
strike does not take place until the FIRST
Of November and that the strike order
directs all soft coal miners to remain
at work until that date There will be
no suspension OF operation In soft coal
mines before November 1. Therefore
we wish the public to know that there
Is no reason why the price of coal should
be Increased at this time. Any such
increase can only be viewed as pain
every day profiteering on the part of
those who raise the price and that It's
only purpose can be TO put greater
profits in the pockets OF those who profit
from the advance. Such profiteering II
carried into effect, will be wholly inde-
fensib'e and the public should bear this
fact In mind.
"Bituminous coal operators. who were
well content with a profit of not more
than ten cents per ton In pre-war times,
are now and have been for the last two
or three years making a profit ranging
as high as 81 per ton. The public should
hold that In view of this fact there Is
no Justification for a further Increase In
the price Of coal. Surely the operators
cannot charge that the miners are re-
sponsible for the proposed increase. be-
cause the operators have refused to In
crease the wages of the miners"
Local coal dealers declare that since
the strike order was Issued the price Of
coal has been increased at the mines
from rs to SO cents ton and say Il Is
likely to go even higher. One local OPP
orator said the price now was no oh
ject, and that retail dealers and indus
trial concerns were Offering higher
prices In order to get coal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
TO
CONTINUE STRIKE
Continued from First Page.

bers. 1t is not affiliated with the l. l.
A. but has made efforts 10 recruit MEM
bers from the longshoremen.
Longshoremen who struck at Piers b
and c. Jersey City. week ago. failed
to report for work yesterday. as ex-
pected. A canvass Of fifty strikers along
East River ELECTED the information that
the men would break from their or
ganizations rather than return at 20
cents an hour, as insisted by their lead
ers.
Little Work and Some Rioting.
Along the various water fronts of the
FORT the situation was practically un-
changed yesterday. Stevedore work at
some Of the piers went forward Just as
on the day before, rioting and head
breaking occurred outside certain piers,
picketing outside others. Meetings were
held and attem. ts made by union lead
ers to get the men back.
Along the North River the only signs
of activity were at the coastwise and
inland water service. and at the Cunard
Line piers. At Piers Sc and 81 of the
Cunard Line a gang Of men shaped
in the morning. without Interference
When the White Star liner Adriatic ar.
rived members of the Office force of the
International Mercantile Marine were al
its, pier foot of Nineteenth street. to
help in unloading baggage and mail.
The police established a dead line
around Pier Is, East River. on South
street. between Burling Slip and Nader
Lane to protect non-striking longshore-
men who were unloading bananas from
the United Fruit steamer Santa Marta
In the Greenpoint district longshore.
men began returning to work In the
morning and started loading two ships
the City of Birmingham and the Ariosto
lying at the Greenpoint Terminal Wesi
and Milton streets. Loading Of the
steamers Lake Lessa and Lake Frai
char, at the docks OF the American
Sugar Refining Company. along Tent
avenue. from South First street to South
Fourth street. was resumed during tn,
day.
William H. Chandler Of 1854 Yves
14lst street, Manhattan, a negro mem
Der OF Local No. s7s. was arrested
charged with carrying a "A calibre re
volver. He asserted he needed 1t to pro
tect him while working. Carmelo Mole,
of 272 Christie street. charged with beini
an l. w. w. agitator and with disor
derby conduct. was locked up after tight
ing with Paul Boss. delegate OF Loca
No. sos. at Forty-third street and Sec
ond avenue. Brooklyn. Moleo pleade,
that he found the Bolshevik literature Il
his possession, but was held m the FIT
Avenue Court for Special Sessions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
EXPRESS STRIKERS
WAIT Illness MOVE
Meanwhile the Post Office Is
TANNED With Parcels.

The striking expressmen of the
American Railway Express Company
after telegraphing to Walker d. Hines,
Director-General of Railroads. yester-
day that they will not return to work
until their case Is decided, settled down
to walt for the next move on the part
Of the Railroad Administration.
Meanwhile all express service within
a radius of twenty-five miles OF New
York Is tied up. The post office Is
swamped with the biggest parcel post
business in its history and mail handlers
Bre working sixteen hour shifts.
The long gallery extending through
the main post office building from
Thirty first to Thlrty-third street on
Eighth avenue. is piled high with pack
ages. Postmaster Thomas @. Patten
ordered every clerk in the executive
o'clock yesterday afternoon They
worked until late last night sorting and
Weighing mail.
There is no talk Of the post ONCE
employees Joining the expressmen.
They are loyal, Postmaster Patten
said. and some of the drivers nave even
, offered to work twenty-four hours a
day Ten extra weighers have been
added to the regular force.
The strikers threat to spread the
strike to cities east of Chicago has not
materialized yet. The only new strikes
reported yesterday were In Flushing
and Jamaica, l.. I. Jamaica is the
clearing point for all Long Island bust
ness.
The embargo issued by the company
! ave days ago is now completely effec-
tive. No more shipments will arrive un-
I'll II is lifted. Those that have been
received since last Monday have been
carted away by the consignees with a
few exceptions. express officials said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
TWO STRIKERS SHOT
AT OHIO STEEL MILL
Workers Say Machine Gun
Was Turned on Them
One May Die.

CLEVELAND, oct 1.-Two steel strtk-
ers were shot. one perhaps fatally. near
the cuyahoga coke plant Of the Amcrs-
can steel and Wire Company tonight
when they are alleged 10 nave attempted
to intercept employees going INTO 'ne
plant.
Ray Atkinson was shot In the bso.
Of the head and In the face, ana
Charles Lutkus was wounded In the leg
by a stray bullet They were taken To
hospital. There II Is said Atkinson may
die. Both were doing picket duty.
Two other strikers told the police hst
Atkinson and Lutkur were shot by
machine gun within the coke works.
Announcement was made to-nignt oy
William p. Palmer. president OF the
American steel and Wire Company that
the company's nine plants would resume
operations Monday morning.
Plans also are being made by Otis a
Co to resume operations Monday. 1t WIS
said.
that none OF the strikers would return.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
JAPAN LABOR AROUSED.

Great Demonstration Protests
Choice of Delegates to U. s.
BY the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA, Oct 10 (delayed). An
ADVERSE demonstration by Japanese
vorkingmen accompanied the sailing
hence OF the Japanese delegation to
the Labor Conference at Washington.
When the Fushimi Maru sailed for
seattle with the delegation a large
crowd OF workingmen was assembled on
the pier, dressed in mourning in protest
over the method of selecting Ukai
Masumoto. the member of the deiega-
ton who Is supposed particularly to
represent labor. The worklngmen have
claimed Government interference in the
choice. declaring the convention tina,
selected NJ. Masumoto was packed In
the Government Interest.
force of 1000 policemen maintained
Urder while the steamship was leaving
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
GARY TO RETURN TO CAPITAL
VIII Resume His Place In Indus
trial Conference.

Ebert II. Gary. chairman OF the board
OF directors of the United States Steel
Corporation. win start from here to-
morrow night for Washington to resume
his part In the deliberations of the in
dustrial conference.
A statement issued yesterday at Mr..
Gary's Offices said that he had been COM
PEELED to leave Washington on account
OF urgent private business and that he
was anxious to return to the capital at
the earliest possible moment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
Methodist. 20 Fight Tobacco.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Oct. l7.--Dr Clar-
ence T. Wilson Of Washington D. e:
secretary of the temperance board OF
the Methodist Church. at the interna-
tionai convention OF the Discip!es Oh
Christ, declared In an address to-day
that the elimination of the cigarette
would be the next crusade undertaken
nv HIS church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
Face. Court Oct. 20.

PARIS, Oct. 17.--Josepn Caillaux. for
mer Premier OF France. who is under ar
rest charged with intriguing to bring
about premature and dishonorabie
nssce with Germany, will appear before
the High Court OF the Senate on October
Ok al which time the accusation against
him will be read and the date OF his
trial determined
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
MINERS DENOUNCE
COAL PROFITEERING
Deny Strike is the Cause of
81 Bituninous Advance.

IRpIANAPoLIs, Oct l7.-That there is
no cause for a reported movement to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18

"Roosryelt MS n Country Minister" A
stirring story about the late President
which won the FIRST prize In contest
Read II In To-morrows Sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
STRIKE
LEADERS ASK WRIT
Seek Courts Aid to Compel Of
ficials to Allow Holding
Of Meetings.
DAMAGE ACTIONS NEXT
W. B. Rubin of New York, La
Dor Mems Lawyer, Is At
tackled Orally by Sheriff.

P1TTsBuRo, Oct. II. - Organized labor
began to-day it's legal battle for the right
Of free speech and free assemblage,
which the steel strikers assert has been
denied to them by public officials Of
Pittsburg and Allegheny county. A bill
in equity. asking for an injunction re-
straining Mayor E. ". Babcock and other
city officials from preventing labor meet
ings was filed in the County Court The
hearing will be held next Thursday.
Counsel for the strikers announced
that additional actions you'd be filed
against authorities Of several other mu-
inequalities, county officials and certain
corpora tons, besides a large number OF
damage suits against corporations and
public officials for alleged false arrests
of strikers. assaults and unlawful search
of houses
j. L. Beaghen, a general organizer for
the American Federation of Labor. swore
in the bill of complaint that the plain
tiff and the American Federation of La
Dor had proved their ''unquestioned 10y.
atty" to the United States during the
war; that labor union meetings have
benn held from time to time. but that
since October the defendants have
'wi'ful'y wickedly and in disregard Of
their oaths" refused to permit the plain
tiff or any organization AFFILIATED will
| the American Federation of Labor Il
hold meetings The bill complains tina
| a meeting was forbidden in a certain
hal despite that fraternal and other or
raniaztions. including Russian Social
lists. are permitted to hold regular meet
ngs In the building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
Injunction Is Asked For.

The bin asks for an Injunction against
any interference with labor un on meet
ings, and that the defendants be decreed
10 make reasonable compensation to the
plaintiff for all damages
National strike headquarters to-day
vave ont letters EXCHANGED between
Sheriff William 6. H1ddock OF Allegheny
county and w. B. Rubin of New York,
counsel for the strikers national COM
mittee. in which the Sheriff attacks the
motives OF certain labor leaders. The
Sheriff said that the Mayors and bur
gssses are held responsible for peace and
order In the country so long as Rubin
nd ''other non-residents" continue their
activities on the pretence that they are
here in the interest OF organized labor
when In truth they are here 'seihsh'y
e~rloit'nr the worn ngman and trying to
undermine" the local and national gov
ernments.
The. Sheriff referred to the strike al
an "anti-American movement" made 6
reference to the manner OF DISTRIBUTING
fees collected from strikers, charged
that Rubin Is demanding license 10,
privilege" warns Rubin that any on'
counselling and advising In matters o.
'aw without being a member OF the bal
VI the country is liable to fine and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18

Thomas L. Chadbourne Of the public
group and chairman OF the general COM
mittee made an impassioned plea for
harmony and time.
Both these groups-the labor group
and the emp 'oyers' group" he said.
lowe II to the public group to see II these
differences cannot be reconciled. Why
this Impotence and unwillingness to
meetf ] ann sure that II the general
committee hal another opportunity that
the matter can be ironed out"
Mr.. Chadbourne moved recommit-
ment Of the resolutions to the committee
and adjournment Of the conference until
$3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon. This
was opposed by the labor representa-
tives. J. H. Rsskob. for the employers.
urged time and a composing Of differ
enees. and he protested against wander
ing discussions on the subject. The is
sue he said. was on construction Of the
resolution. and that employers did not
want construction under which Foster
or others could say that the conferences
had declared that Judge Gary would
have TO treat with A. r. of l.. officers on
The steel strike. In such event, he de-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
Alleged Gentleman
Burglar Charged With
Breaking and Entering

On partial Identification by T. c.
Minnick, Thirty-third and Arbor
streets, that William H. Douglas,
2022 St. Mary's avenue, is the gen
tleman burglar" who entered his
home the night of August 8, a
charge of breaking and entering has
been filed against Douglas.
Led by Detective Paul Sutton,
raid was made on Douglas rooms at
2022 St. Mary's avenue, late Tues
day night, to search for valuables
stolen by the gentleman burglar"
Several pawn tickets found in
Douglas possession led the detee-
tives to charge him with the theft
of jewelry. Those pawn tickets
belonged to me. had to pawn
some silverware and clothes, because
A have been sick"
Mrs. William H. Douglas, 2022 St.
Mary's avenue, wife of the man the
police claim is the gentleman bur-
glar," collapsed last night on the
steps of central police station after
taking lunch to her husband in the
Jail.
/ She has been an invalid since the
death of her infant son eight years
ago.
Captain Henry Heitfeld ordered
Mrs. Douglas taken home in an
emergency car.
DR.. A. J. Edstrom who attended
Mrs. Douglas advised her to "be
more careful and not overtax her
Self.
I'm his only help" was her
answer II can't give up now"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
My HEART and
NV HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of q Wife
What Mrs. Stockbridge's Relatives
Told Alice Holcombe.

Early as it was when | reached
the schoolhouse Alice Holcombe
was before me. As I turned into
the flower-bordered walk leading to
the buildings l saw her fitting her
key into the door. | called to her,
and her troubled face frightened
perceptibly as she turned and saw
me. She finished unlocking the
door, threw it open, then hurried
down the walk toward me.
you DEAR" she said gratefully,
ito come so early! Well have the
place to ourselves, and I've so much
to tell you. The doors won. be
officially opened for the teachers for
a half-hour yet and the janitor is
over in the other building"
"Are you sure you are fit to be
here at all?" ! asked solicitously.
You don't look as if you had slept
much"
The comment was not an idle one.
Her skin was pallid, lifeless, while
her eyes, though burning with ex-
element, seemed to have receded
far back into her head.
Sleep" she exclaimed mourn
fully. II don't believe | shall ever
know what real sleep means again.
| think counting every minute, that
| have dozed fitfully about three
quarters of an hour last night. And
even those poor snatches held such
terrible dreams"
A Frank Talk.
She broke off abruptly, shudder-
ing. | began to wonder nervously
whether she was about to break
down completely, leaving me with
Bayview school affairs depending on
me alone, whe she pulled herself
together
Don't worry she said crisply.
"I'm not going to pieces. Kenneth
Stockbridge needs the best efforts
of every friend he has. Did you
hear any comment on your way
DOWN."
She had unlocked the door of the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
WRESTLING COPS
BEGIN MUSICAL
TRAFFIC ORDERS
Innovation Expected to Facili-
tate Handling of Corner
Jams.

The whistling traffic cop is the
latest object of interest in Omaha.
The new system Of directing traf-
fc by whistle signals was started
Yesterday, the system being uniform
. with that which has been adopted
in other cities, including Chicago.
Until motorists and pedestrians
shall have become familiar with the
whistle system, the traffic officers
viii use their arms at the same time
they blow their whistles.
Here's the System.
One sound of the whistle indi-
Gates clearance for east and west
traffic, and two sounds mean north
and south traffic shall move. Three
whistles is a danger signal, indicat-
ing the approach of the fire depart
ment.
J. J. Dudley, traffic officer at Six
= teenth and Farnam streets, demon
strated yesterday that moving
his arms and blowing his whistle
at the same time is nothing in his
young life.
Two young women crossing the
intersection stopped when Dudley
blew his whistle. Their hesitation
caused motorist to honk his horn
several times for them to proceed.
They giggled and exchanged some
words about Dudley whistling at
them.
Move along, young ladies, I
wasn't whistling at you," shouted
Dudley.
Under the order issued by Chief
of Police Eberstein, pedestrians are
expected to move or stop instanter
with the new whistle signals.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
HEALTH OFFICER
DR.. J. F. EDWARDS
TAKES new POST
Former Army Man Expresses
Opinion That All Tubercu.
losis Cases Should Be Re-
ported to City.

DR.. E. T. Manning yesterday turn.
ed over the affairs of the city health
department to DR.. J. F. Edwards
who was chief surgeon at Camp
Mills, N. Y, up to the time of his
discharge from the government
service last Monday.
Health Commissioner Edwards
arrived Wednesday afternoon and
at once set about to find a place to
live and to obtain citizens attire.
His appointment was confirmed by
the city council during the early
summer, with the understanding
that he would take the position as
soon as released from the army
service.
To Look Over Situation.
II cannot say much about the
policies of the office until l have
looked over the situation and de-
termined the needs" he said
The new health commissioner has
been recommended to Omaha as a
man experienced i'll hygiene and
sanitation, having had 10 years ex-
perience with the public health de-
partment of Pittsburgh. He is cred
tied with being specialist in dis
ease prevention from a municipal
point of view.
In a conversation the doctor
stated that he will check up the
tuberculosis situation 1t is his
opinion that all tuberculosis cases
in Omaha should be recorded in the
city health office, the same as other
contagious diseases,
City Concerned About Cases.
1T is the city's concern to know
about these cases." he said.
The health department records for
last year show many deaths from
tuberculosis, but do not show many
cases of this disease reported to
the health department.
The new health commissioner be-
lieves that no sex discrimination
should be shown in the examination
and trIltment of women and men
who are arrested in disreputable
places.
Men and women should be
treated alike in this matter. A man
who is diseased should be held for
treatment if a woman is held for
treatment" he said
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
Brief City News

Have Root Print It-Beacon Press
Electric Washers-Burgess-Gr Co,
Omaha Gasoline and Oils-"Best
In the Long Run."-Adv.
sSThe American State Bank at1Sth
and Farnam pays interest upon time
deposits and savings accounts. -
Adv.
DIR. Glenn Whitcomb announces his
return to the, practice Of medicine,
now located at S26 Brandeis Theater
Bldg.-Adv.
"Your deposits in the American
State Bank are protected by the
guaranty fund Of the state Of Ne
braska."-Adv.
Cedar County Picnic-The Cedar
County Picnic association Of Oma-
ha, an organization composed of
former residents Of Cedar county,
will hold its first annual picnic Sat
urday afternoon at in Elmwood
park. The affair will be a basket
picnic. The speakers of the day
will be W. T. Graham, W. S.
Weston and others. The committee
which has made arrangements for
sport events consists Of George A.
Nelson, Fred Uehling and Jack Os-
Wald
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05

principals office, entered and
thrown up the windows as she
talked. At the last sentence, alb
ruptly separated from the others, she
turned to ME with searching look.
| flushed hesitated, then took a firm
grip upon my common sense.
II am going to tell you exactly
what / heard" l said, "in the very
words that were used. You may
draw ydf own conclusions"
| repeated the vulgar comments
had heard at the railroad station.
Alice Holcombe listened frowningly.
That's just it," she said, as I fin
ished. with the apprehensive words
OF the woman who had chided her
escort for his outspokenness, they
don't kow anything, but they are all
willing to damn an innocet man with
the vilest speculations. And they're
all talking. The village is sizzling
with it. I heard a lot of it on my
way over this morning"
Mere talk won't hurt aything
but his feelings" l commented
banally enough, but l was really at
my wits end for the right thig to
say in the peculiar situation. Alice
was SO sensitively alert to any COM
ment which could possibly be con-
strued as unfavorable to Mr.. Stock
bridge that my conversational way
was hard to pick.
IF it were only talkw she retort-
ed. "But Milly's family are doing
more than talk. They got permits
sion to take her body to their home
last night, after the coroner had
taken look around. but they did
not ask Kenneth there, and he spent
the night at his own house-im-
agine!'
"They Told Me"
"Are you sure?" I asked, startled,
for that state of affairs looked like
serious trouble.
They told me themselves"
why! When did you see them?
1t was almost II o'clock when we
left you at the door"
II know it, but Milly's sister had
left message for me to come di-
rectly to the house as soon as |
reached there. OF course, was
Milly's as we'll as her husbands old
est friend, but it looks to me as if
there was something more than that
in their minds when they asked me
over-as if they were trying to make
sure that l would be on their side
instead of his in any controversy
which might come up
What did they say to your"
asked, to avoid commenting upon
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05

the conclusion which she had drawn
and with which | secretly agreed.
They said enough!' The care
less phrasing was unlike Alice Hol-
combe. as was the vindictiveness
with which she spoke, but l knew
that the girl was hardly responsible
for anything she might say, so terri
bic was the strain which she was
undergoing.
"The principal information they
handed out" she went on, was the
precious story that Kenneth had
come to them between five and half
past yesterday in a terrible rage,
saying that he must have a divorce
from Milly."
Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
0mahan Stricken With
PARALYSIS In Sioux CjtV

Paul Byerly, 1924 T street, we'll
known South Slider. returned from
Sioux City Wednesday stricken with
paralysis on the left side. He was
pensioned by Armour & Co. August
|, after 80 years of service with
them and went to Sioux City for
visit. Feeling good Saturday he de-
cided to prolong his stay. He is
&c wears old.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
Teamster Injured

. Paul Frederick, 1919 Frederick
street, teamster, suffered a frac-
Aurc of his right arm Wednesday
afternoon, when he was caught be-
tween his wagon and a freight load
ING dock atsNinth and Jones streets.