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Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
President of United Mine
Workers Sends Out Call to
District Heads to Discuss
Wilson's Recent Statement.
PROMPTED BY A DESIRE
TO MOVE DELIBERATELY
Strike Order Still in Effect
and Will Be Operative Friday
Night "UnIess Something
Happens" Meantime.

SprllSHelQ, III, OCl. -/.-SoH-
ironted by the demand of President
Wilson that the strike call, which
would stop production of soft coal
in the United States, be rescinded,
John L. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica. by telegraph invited some Is
district presidents of coal producing
states and members of the miners
scale committee to meet with the
international executive board at III
a. m. Wednesday to confront the
strike issue. -
The action of Mr.. Lewis, he
stated, was prompted by desire to
move with full deliberation in sit
uation, the seriousness of which
cannot be gainsaid.
Committees Called In.
Thirty-two members constitute
the full scale committee of the CEN
trail competitive field, which cont
rrises the states of Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois and western Pennsylvania.
District presidents and members
of the scale committee are being
called in," President Lewis said. ito
council with the executive board by
reason of the presidents statement.
What final action will be taken !
cannot presume to forecast"
Mr.. Lewis said the strike order
was in effect and would be opera
tive Friday at midnight unless some
thing happened meanwhile to alter
the situation. The executive board
would have authority, he stated, to
postpone or suspend the strike or
der subject to the will of the men,
bership of the union.
Lewis expects to reach Indiana
polls at 2:40 p. M, where he will
make preparations for the meeting
Wednesday of the International exc
cutive board. He said tonight he
expected no developments prior to
this conference.
Denies Fabulous Earnings.
Branding statements that coal
miners were earning $40 or SIS a
day as absurd" Mr.. Lewis said the
average paw of miners in the btu
minous field for the year 1918, which
he declared was the best IL months
in mine workers annals, was $l,z28
a year. He declined to be drawn
into a statement as to what the
maximum earnings of miner under
favorable circumstances might be.
but said the earnings of day men.
amounted to between $4.25 and S.
a day. These include track layers,
drivers, mechanics and laborers.
Coal diggers, he admitted, can make
more money than that. He ex-.
planned, however, that wages OF
miners were curtailed by the fact
that mines operate on the average
of only three or four days week.
This condition, he said, made neces-
sary shorter day. and week in
order to furnish continuous employ
ment as embraced in wage demands
suggested by miners early in the
conferences. Other demands include
90 per cent increase in wages, time
and half for overtime, and elm
ination of the strike penalty clause.
In statement issued tonight he
said to clear up popular misappre-
Continued on Page Five. Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
IA BROTHERHOOD
LODGES VOTE TO
STRIKE THURSDAY
Chicago Switching District Men
Take Secret Ballot
on Sunday.

Chicago, Oct. u. - Fourteen
lodges Of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen, representing H.
600 men in the Chicago switching
district, voted at secret meeting
Sunday to strike Thursday unless
their wage demands are met in full.
A vote on the proposition is in
progress in the other lodges of the
10000 trainmen throughout the
country.
A committee of the brotherhood's $
grand lodge, headed by President
w. G. Lee, will confer with Director
General Hines in Washington We'd
nesday.- =
Included in the trainmen's broth
erhood. which is one of the "big
four" are all passenger and freight
brakemen and suburban service.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
The Bees Free Shoe
Fund

The Bees Free Shoe Fund is now
soliciting your contributions for the
benefit of shoeless school children
who otherwise might be kept out of
their schooling.
Last year this fund took care of
over 800 children with good, warm
covering for their little feet going
to and from school.
1t will take more money this year
than last to buy the same number
of shoes for the shoe-less tots.
Every cent for shoes-not penny
for administration.
Contributions acknowledged as re-
ceived:
The Bee a........Ls a. % .Aas - .. .$6.OV
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
First Woman Magistrate.

New York, Oct. 27.-Mrs. Jean H.
Norris has become the first woman
magistrate of New York. 1t is ex-
pected she will be assigned to duty
in the woman's court upon the rec
ommendation of Mayor Hylan, who
gave her a temporary appointment
to fill the vacancy caused by the ILL
ness of Magistrate Mathew P.
Breen. Mrs. Norris is president of
the Woman Lawyers association, a
national organization.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
Official Information From
Mexico City Indicates Presi-
dents Soldiers Implicated in
Capture of Jenkins.
CONSUL AGENT FREED
WHEN RANSOM IS PAID
Friends Had to Make Up
$15O,OQO Demanded by
Mexican Abductors, Which
US. Says it Will Not Refund.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Official in
formation received from Mexico
City indicates that Carranza soldiers
unqucstionably were implicated in
the kidnapping OF William O. Jen-
kins, the American consular agent
at Puebla, who was abducted Octo-
Der i9 and released only after his
friends in Puebla had paid to the
kidlnnapers s15ooco in American
State department officials have
not been officially notified of the
implication of Carranza military in
the boldest kidnapping of an Ameri-
can in the history of recent years
in Mexico, but it is known that they
look to the Mexican government to
reimburse promptly the friends of
jenkins.
u. S. Won't Pay Ransom.
The American government, it was
said today at the department., does
not intend to pay any Of the ransom
money either directly or indirectly.
Officials expressed their belief that
President Carranza would be glad
to repay the friends of the consular
agent.
The department had no news re-
garding the release of jenkins dur
ing the day except message from
the American embassy in Mexico
City saying that Third Secretary of
Embassy Hanna reported from
Puebla that jenkins had sent word
from within the federal lines that
he was free and was returning to
Puebla.
Reports regarding Jenkins physi-
cal condition and details of his kid
naping have been asked by the de-
partment and it was announced that
information regarding the case
would be made public as soon as
received.
Possibly Mistrated.
1t is feared that he was mistreated
by his eaptors since it was reported
unofficially that he was going to the
American hospital for treatment.
The department, however, had no
information conhrmatory of the re-
port.
Both the State department and
the War department are co-operat-
ing with Mexican authorities in an
investigation of the deaths of Lieu
tenants c. H. Connolly and Frede-
rick B. Waterhouse, army aviators.
whose bodies were found in Lower
California. The information at the
disposition of the State department
it was said today is not sufficient to
warrant the official charge that the
two men were murdered, although
that has been reported to the de-
partment.
Arrives at Home.
Hanford, ILL.,, Oct. 27.-Informa-
tion of the arrival at his home at
Puebla, Mex, of William Oscar
Jenkins following his release by
Mexican bandits who kidnapped him
a week ago was received by his
father, John w. Jenkins, here Mon
day from his daughter Anne,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
BABY FINGER PRINTS
OUTDO ALL ART,

New York, Oct 27-Baby finger
prints on the wall paper are the
finest example of moral art This
was the decision in the Bronx rllu-
nicipal court of Justice Robitzek,
dismissing suit to recover damag
because baby had embellished the
interior decorations of an apartment
by frieze all its own.
This would be happier world"
the justice said, "if baby fingers
could only make their imprint on
the hearts of men and women.
would rather see the print of baby
fingers on my walls than have them
adorned with the worlds master
pieces"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
vice-President Welcomes
ReIQianS to WASHINGTON

Washington, Oct. 27.-King AL
bert, Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Leopold of Belgium arrived in
Washington shortly before 9 o'clock
Monday night for three days visit
with officials of the nations capital.
The royal party received a most en-
thusiastic welcome at the station,
where it was met by Vice President
Marshall and other high government
officials.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
Lamar Sentence Upheld.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Conviction
of David Lamar and Henry B. Mar
tin in New York in 1917 on charges
of conspiring to prevent the manu-
facture and shipment of war NUM-
tons to the allies was in effect up
held by the supreme court, which
declined to review the case. Lamar
and Martin were sentenced to 18
months Imprisonment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
Seize Ripe Olives.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. H.-Seizure of
all ripe olives in the stocks of local
retail stores was begun because of
the deaths of five persons who at
tended a dinner last week, at which
the fruit was served. Chemical
analysis showed the olives contained
poisonous bacilli
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
SMART HOSE WORTH
WEIGHT IN GOLD.

Paris, Oct. H.-Smart clothes in
Paris this season are the costliest
on record. Many articles are ac-
tually worth more than their weight
in gold, which is three francs ten
centimes per gramme. Silk gauze
stockings cost over four francs,
smart wells IS francs, four trimmed
opera cloaks IL francs, and the
simplest frocks four.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
33 Warships at Bjorko
Protected by Islands
From the Bolsheviki

Viborg, Finland, Oct. 27.-Morc
than 80 warships, including four
light cruisers, are at the allied naval
base at Bjorko, a short distance
southeast of Viborg, where also is
situated large British airdrome.
The vessels are protected from boil
shevik submarines by a net of ISL
ands 1000 yards apart. The corre-
spondent learns that British air
planes from Bjorko and Terijoki
have been bombarding Kronstadt al
most daily for three months.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
$4,000 PAINTING
BOUGHT FOR SIS.

Paris, Oct. IA Dutch museum
has offered $4,000 for a new REM
brandt recently purchased at auc-
ton. 1t is a portrait of the Belgian
priest, De Schuler, and fetched
only SIS. The painting had sold at
that ridiculous price because the
auctioneer had attributed it to an
obscure artist.
The purchaser renovated the can
vas and submitted the portrait to
experts, who discovered it to be the
finest specimen of Rembrandt's art
known to be in existence.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
WOMEN MAY SIT
IN HOUSE OF LORDS.

London, Oct. 27-Thc House of
Commons adopted an amendment to
the pending bill for the removal of
sex disqualifications, permitting
women to sit and vote in the House
of Lords. The amendment was
adopted, III to "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
Ex-Kaiser's Former Study
RanSaCked bv Thieves

Berlin, Oct. 27.-The latest of the
former imperial castles to be visited
by burglars is that at Wilhelms-
hohe. The ex-kaiser's former
study was ransacked, the thieves
getting away with valuable pieces of
ornament and a number of oil paint
mos
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
< RICH
L. R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
EACH SQUARE FOOT
SELLS FOR $233.

New York, Oct. 27.-Striking tes-
timony to the value of land in New
York's financial district was offered
in the sale of a plot, 40 by ~ feet,
for $450.000. The land which was
thus sold for $253 square foot is
situated in the immediate vicinity
OF Wall street and will be occupied
by bank building.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
Toxic Privy Council
Approves Peace Pact

Toxic, Oct. 27.-The privy coun-
Gil Monday approved the German
peace treaty.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
BOARDER PAYS HALF BILL
AFTER COW EATS TROUSERS

Springfield. H.. Oct. When
a COW stole into Mrs. Mary Kirchas-
ki's back yard and gobbled up two
pairs of pants belonging to B. Bull
lett, that were hanging on line, it
started a mess of trouble. Bullett. a
boarder. refused to pay S47 board
bill. Mrs. Kirchaski called the law
in. The Jaw. after arguing pro and
con. decided Bullet would be recon-
pensed bv paying but half of the
bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
President of Ireland Is
Greeted By 1000 Sons and
Daughters of Erin Here

Eamonn De Valera Gives His Reasons Why This Coun-
try Should Espouse the Cause OF Irish Freedom, in
Speech at Creighton University Gymnasium
poses League of Nations as Not Harmonizing With
Ireland's Views.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
THE WEATHER.:

Fair Tuesday and Wednesday;
rising temperature Wednesday and
in west portion Tuesday.
Hourly temperaluteas S@N
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
GEORGIA GIRLS OFF TO
TOUR u. S. BY AUTO

ATLANTA, June 1.-Two At
lanta girls, Nell Paris and Bell Lee,
cranked up their touring car Tues
day morning and left Atlanta for
their proposed tour of the United
States, unaided, unchaperoned, and
without escort. They expect to go
direct to Washington, where they
will see the sights and then visit New
York, going west to Chicago along
the Great Lakes route and to the
coast along the Canadian Pacific
railway.
Returning they state that they
will travel the sunset and gulf sec
tions. Each of them state that they
anticipate no difficulties along the
way, as they have been working and
studying the mechanism of their car
in a local plant for some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
SCHOOL GIRL. WEDS
AND is DENIED DIPLOMA

ATLANTA, June 11.-A pretty
young Atlanta matron, Mrs. Harold
Sweet, formerly Miss Thelma Phil
lipe, must struggle through life
without having diploma from the
Girls High school, where she has
finished the prescribed course of
study. Nothing the matter, it
seems, except that the young lady
secretly married returned soldier
some few months ago, and that the
announcement was made prior to the
graduation exercises.
1t seems that the secret came out
when her husband contracted pneu-
monia and she went to the hospital
to nurse him. His malady perma-
nently impaired his health and the
prospect of having to work forced
the young lady to apply to the
Board of Education for a diploma,
which she thought might enable her
to obtain a better position.
The strict rule of the Board of Ed
ucation was invoked, however, and
she will not receive one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
TREATY BROUGHT
TO new YORK BY
DAWSON, ROOT
TELLS PROBERS
Got Copy Because of his
Pro er Interest in the
Red Cross

WASHINGTON June 11-(By AS
sociated Press. )-Elihu Root, former
secretary of state, appearing today at
his own suggestion before the SEN
ate foreign relations committee, tes-
titled that for several weeks he had
had a copy of the German treaty, Civ
en- him by Henry P. Dawson of the
Morgan banking house.
Mr.. Root explained how Mr.. Davi-
son got the treaty because of his le-
gitimate interest the Red Cross,
which is involved in the treaty.
Mr.. Dawson also took the stand
and said that only he and Root had
read his copy of the treaty.
J. P. Morgan, who followed, said
he had never seen a copy of the
treaty.
Frank A. Vanderlip, former presi-
dent of the National City Bank, also
testified he had never seen the treaty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
WESTERN UNION
WIRESWORKINC,
But POSTAL IS
BADLY CRIPPLED
No Messages Being Re-
ceived or Taken Here
by Mackay System

The nationwide strike of union
telegraphers went into effect at 8
O'clock Central time this morning. The
result, so far as Americus was con-
cerned, was that after that hour no
messages were accepted or delivered
by the local office of the Postal Tel
egraph company which was involved
in the strike today for the first time
There appeared to be no change in
the service over the Western Unions
however, the strike having already
been on against this company in the
South for several days.
Locally there was no walkout Of
telegraphers, there being no men,
bers of the Commercial Telegraphers
Union of America in the employ of
either company here. Manager VIII
hanson of the Postal, stated that
while no business was being handled
by his company in this section there
we're indications that the trouble
between the Postal and the operators
might be speedily adjusted, when nor
NAL conditions would be restored.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
BUSINESS AS USUAL, SAYS
WESTERN UNION HEAD.

NEW YORK, June 11.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Reports from the z
divisions of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., throughout the United
States and maritime provinces, show
ed full force of operators on duty
two hours after the strike was cali
ed, President Carlton announced to-
day.
"We are handling business through
out the country without serious in
terruption anywhere" he said.
Edward Reynolds, general manager
of the Postal Telegraph company
said this morning that conditions were
satisfactory from tire company's
standpoint and that traffic was "mov-
ing along in good shape" He said the
strike was mot giving as much trou-
ble."
Contrary claims were made by Per
CIV Thomas, vice-president of the
union and in charge of headquarters
here. He said that early but incom-
plete reports indicated the atrike was
Il success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
Lady Speeders
of City Warned
By Police Chief

DLEASE tell the ladies of
L Americus that they must
quit speeding or the police will
have to stop them" said Chief of
Police johnson today to a repor-
ter.
"A number of lady drivers have
become very careless and run
their cars at a very high rate of
speed, which is very dangerous and
a violation of the law. We would
very much regret to have to
make a case against any of them,
and have refrained thus far, hop
ing that they would stop it, but
the condition has become so bad
that if they do not stop at once we
will have to begin making cases."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
v. ]. BRYAN TO
SPEAK HERE In
LIQUOR FIGHT

William Jennings Bryan, three
times the Democratic nominee for
the presidency OF the United States,
the first secretary of state under
President Wilson, will speak in Amer
icus Friday afternoon of next week,
June 20, at o'clock. The Com
moner" will appear at the First
Baptist church under the auspices
of the Anti-Saloon League, speak
ing on the subject, Work Accom-
plshed and Task Before U.s."
Col. Bryan is touring the nation
in the interest of the fight on liquor
and this is one of a large number
of speeches he is making. Former
Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, of
Tennessee, who recently spoke here,
is part of the same organization.
Col. Bryan has been in American
politics for more than a quarter of
century and has aided in every re-
form accomplished during that time.
During all his life Colonel Bryan
has been total abstainer. During
recent years he has devoted almost
his entire time and attention to the
advocacy of national prohibition.
Although he has been before the
public for a quarter of century, he
is said to be still without an equal
for eloquence on the American plat
form.
No charge will be made for the
lecture, the public being invited. The
local arrangements are being made
by ]. M. Bryan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
EARLY DECISION IN
REPLY EXPECTED

PARIS, June TO- (TuesdayO -
(By Associated Press. Announce
ment was made after the meeting of
the Council of Four this afternoon
that there was hope of compara-
lively early decision on the reply of
the Allies to Germany. 1t was said
an agreement in principle was
reached on the reparation clauses
to the effect that no denite sum to
be paid by Germany would be fixed
in the treaty.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
SMALL FIRE TRUCK is
INCAPACITATED A DAY

A broken part in thc clutch has
put the sma.i fire truck, when Is a
combination hose and chemical wa
gon, out of business for couple of
days. The new part has ben ship
ped by express from Utica, N. Y, and
is expected to arrive by Thursday
morning. In the meantime the truck
is being given a thorough overhaul
ing by Chief Naylor and his crew, a
new gasoline gravity tank being in
stalled and other improvements and
repairs made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
GERMAN TREATY DELAYS
PAST WITH AUSTRIA.

PARIS, June 10.-(Tuesday.) y
(By Associated Press Little pro-
gress is being made in drafting the
missing articles of the treaty with
Austria, owing to the greater urgen-
cy of completing negotiations with
the Germans. The same waiting at
titude is being observed regarding
the Hungarian treaty. parts of which
are already in print.
The text of the treaty itself is not
changed but the reply contains assu-
RANGES to Germany regarding the
method of the reparation process ex-
planning its workable arrangement.
President Wilson fought strenuous
ly to inlude fixed total sum in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
NATION WIDE STRIKE
EFFECTIVE AT 8 A. Nj.

CHICAGO, June 11.-(By Associ-
ated Press. )-The nationwide strike
of Union Commercial telegraphers
called by S. J. Konenkamp, interna-
tional president of the Commercial
Telegraphers Union of America be-
came effective at o'clock this morn
ing Central time. The companies at
fected are the Western Union, Pos
tai and American Telephone and Tele-
graph company and number of small
ler companies in various parts of the
country.
Issues involved in the strike include
the right to organize and bargain col
lectively wages, and working condi-
tions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
BONDS DEFEATED
In DOOLY; TOO
FEW VOTES CAST

Telephone reports from Vienna this
afternoon indicated that the highway
bond proposal was defeated in Dooly
county yesterday, the first Georgia
county in which the federal aid pro-
posal has not carried. The failure of
the bonds was said to have resulted
from a too small number of votes be-
ing cast to give the required major
ity of registerd voters. 1t was indl-
Gated that more than two-thirds of
those voting were for bonds.
The commissioners were IN session
this afternoon to canvass the re-
turns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
NO FIXED SUM TO BE
NAMED FOR GERMANS.

PARIS, June ICY Associat-
ed Press.)-Reply to the German
counter proposals as agreed upon
by the peace conference heads re-
fuses the German request for a
mandate for the former German col
onies, it was learned today. The
reparations portions of the reply,
which were completed, do not fix the
total sum the Germans must pay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11

commission. 1t has been endorsed by
the State Highways association, the
Georgia County Commissioners, the
Auto Dealers association, the Geor-
gia Automobile association, and
other organizations. 1t is something
definite and tangible to work for and
the best that has yet been proposed.
1t is now too late to attempt to
change it, and so we are building onr
organization to have it passed"
Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, is the vice
president for the Third Congressional
district, having been appointed at
the organization meeting of the
State Highways association in Ma
con many weeks ago. He was urged
by President Henderson to perfect an
organization in each county at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
AUSTRIA In GRIP
OFDESPAIR, NOTE
TELLS ALLIES

PARIS, June 11.-(By Associat-
ed ess.)-Austrian Chancellor
Renner, head of the peace mission
has sent letter to the peace confer
ence, complaining of the "hard con-
ditions" imposed on his country,
which he says, "is overwhelmed with
despair" and pointing out the COM
plexity of the Austrian frontier ques-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-11
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
MEETS AT SMITHVILLE

The Americus Methodist confer
ence met today at Smithville, to be
in session for three days. Leading
Methodists from churches in all
parts of the district were present,
among them being a number from
Americus.
The local churches were represent
ed by the following: Rev. Guyton
Fisher, Rev. Silas Johnson, DR.. R.
P. Glenn, Neon Buchanan, R. P.
Stackhouse and T. M. Furlow.