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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07

Doan's Kidney Pills. l bought sup
ply Of Doans at Glider & Weeks Cos
Drug Store, and began taking them
l felt better when l took the first box
and continued use brought me great
relief" Statement given November
90. 1910.
On March %, 1918, Mr.. Higgins
said: What | said before about
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07
What Johnny Needed.

Johnny! Crying on Christmas
day!'' reproved the visitor.
WELL" blubbered Johnny. 1--WE all
asked our family this year to give US
what we needed m-most."
There's nothing to cry about. then,
is fhere?"
ITS h-beastly" roared Johnny. "Pa
gave me a licking. g."-London Answers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-07
German Deterioration.

German doctors estimate that the
average person in cities Of that coun-
try lost about one-sixth Of his weight
during the war. Men lost slightly
more weight than women. Farmers
lest no weight at all
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KONENKAMP SAYS
STRIKE WILL SPREAD


ers should be Disseminated against. but
when we complained of discrimination
Mr.. Burleson said we were lot OF agi-
tators, and he had the word Of the tele-
graph officials for It,"
Mr.. Konenkamp said that the Post
master General had acknowledged that
I'VE are underpaid," but he charged that
Mr.. Burleson has reduced our earnings"
by frightening the hours of night duty
and abolishing time and half for Sun
day overtime. He also charged that the
men discharged by Newcomb Carlton
president of the Western Union, for
membership in the union have not been
reinstated. as promised by Mr.. Burleson
Now Mr.. Burleson turns the man.
agement OF the Western Union back 10
Mr.. Carlton, while these men Carlton
discharged are stiil waiting for Burleson
to keep his word" he added I'VE are
not opposed to settling our disputes
peacefully. but with Burleson and Carl
ton of the same mind any one can imag-
Inc what chance we have of sitting down
with them and reasoning things out
along modern lines.
Canadian members OF the union will
stop communion with the United States
when the strike order becomes effective
Railroad telegraphers in this country
will stop handling commercial business
and II will be determined later II leased
wire and broker operators will be called
out"
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ELECTRIC WORKERS
QUIT IN NEW ORLEANS
Telephone Linemen Out in
Sympathy With Operators.

New ORLEANS. June Gable and
linemen of the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, members
OF the International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers OF the World, went
on strike to-day in sympathy with
Western Union employees affiliated with
the Commercial Telegraphers Union.
Union officials said the entire Cum
berland force and fifteen Western Union
linemen were out
T. Barton Baird. district manager OF
the Cumberland said he was not pre-
pared TO say whether union statements
We're accurate, while William Porteous
manager of the Western Union brano h
said ten linemen employedtby the com
pany failed to report.
Counter claims by union, and company
officials continued to be made to-day a,
to the effect of the C. T. Y. A. strike
on the Western Union. The company
reported sufflciency OF operators, Will,
union officials said the number of strik
ers was increasing.
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PACIFIC COAST GETS
WIRE STRIKE ORDER
Telegraph Officials Haue Till
June II to Yield.

SAN FRANCISCO, June "A strike of
commercial telegraphers who are men,
bers Of the union throughout Pacific
Coast States has been called FOR June IL
unless demands made upon employers
are complied with. according to a mes
sage received early to-day by Patrick
O'Connor, president of the local organi-
cation Of the Commercial Photographers
Union Of America. The teleg -am wat
signed by l.. ]. Marshall of Los Angeles
vice-president Of the organization. Ii
was as follows:
UNLESS all telegraph officials yield to
demands of the workers by June IL
telegraphers and other telegraph workers
as well as their sympathizers will be
asked to vacate their respective offices
This announcement embraces the
Western Union, Postal and Federal Tele-
graph company on the coast thereby
cutting Off communication so far as COM
mercial business is concerned with coast
and eastern points.
This fight will be TO a finish. Everd
worker is requested to obtain outside
employment wherever possible and as
sist in every conceivable manner II
making the strike a success.
Exact time will be announced later.
Mr.. Marshall stated that the cite,
affected included all west of Denver
from Montana points to FL Paso, Texas
II sent kilograms OF notification t
union officials in the cities affected" Mr.
Marshall said. II acted upon instruction,
from s. J. Konenkamp. president of thu
organization. The move has been con
templated for some time and Ia not tn,
result of the Atlanta strike alone. W,
have been unable to reach a satisfactor,
agreement with Postmaster Genera
Burleson. Among other things we desir,
higher wages"
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ATLANTA INTERESTED
IN GENERAL ORDER
Little Change in Strike Stu.
alton in the Southeast.

ATLANTA June Chief interest in
the situation resulting from the strike
of operators employed in the southeast
ern district by the Western Union Tee
graph Company centred in the announce
ment from Chicago tonight that a ma
tionwide strike of members of the union
had been ordered for next Wednesday,
Leaders OF the strikers and officials OF
the company continued to issue contra
dictory statements concerning the mum
Der OF men who have quit work In this
district.
II. c. Worthen. general manager OF
the Southern division, said the company
was carrying on an uninterrupted ser
vice and that the latest survey of his
district showed only a total of 2sS en-
ployees on strike, 100 of whom were out
in Atlanta.
Outside OF Atlanta the largest number
on strike was at Charleston, S. C, wh-re
seventeen out OF a normal force Of twenty.
three had quit. Reports from New Or
leans. which is In the company's Texas
division, said ftty-eight men we're out
there, Union leaders placed the New
Orleans strike list at a total OF 1913.
Charles r. Mann. representing the te.
lesra piers, said reports to union head.
quarters showed 5000 men in all sectinr
Of the Southeastern district had re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08
WINNIPEG STRIKERS
REBEL PEACE PLEA
Radical LabOrites Insist on Elk.
tending Sympathetic
Demonstration. -
MAYOR STANDING FIRM
City Now Quiet and Parades of
MObs Are No Longer Men
ace to Citizens.

WINNIPEG, Man. June 7.-zDespite
the faction demanding settlement OF the
Winnipeg general strike the central
strike committee declined this afternoon
to call off the sympathetic walkout. II
also was intimated that such action by
the committee probably would have led
to adjustment of the general labor con-
troversy.
w. Il. Barker. chairman OF the con-
cillation committee OF the railroad
brotherhoods, announced to-day that in
dications were that there could be no
settlement before next week. The
brotherhood executives obtained settle
ment proposals from both the Metal
Trades Council and the Industrial en-
ployers. but the employers. with the
Federal, provincial and municipal gov
ernments solidly behind them, insisted
that peace cannot come until the SYM
pathetic strike had been repudiated.
Instead of going back we are ex-
tending the strike. Let no one talk of
starting work next week. No local will
go back, but will try hard TO pull out
one or two thousand workers who to-day
are unorganized," said the Western La
Dor Neics, the official organ of the
strikers to-day.
Statements were made at the City Hall
and at the Board of Trade. where the
Citizens Committee Of 1000 has head
quarters. that the action OF the labor
leaders indicated their determination to
stake their fortunes on the fate Of their
sympathetic strike act.
Winnipeg was orderly to-day. There
were no parades. although union mer
again protested Mayor Charles F. Gray's
proclamation prohibiting such demon
STATIONS. The only gathering Of i'm
portance was a strikers mass meeting a,
which the Mayor was the leading
speaker.
Two days ago strike demonstration:
attempted to assault him. To-day. how
ever. he went to the meeting at Victoria
Park alone.
The Mayor denounced the sympathetic
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ter Of two local unions of that order
at winnipeg and third at Edmonton,
Canada, 1t was announced at American
Federation OF Labor headquarters, on
tho ground that action of their members
in appropriating rooney for organizing
the lone Lbig union', which has led to
strikes no.v PROGRESSING In western
Canada is y disregard of union laws.
Other headsSof international unions are
said to be preparing similar orders az
fecting their crafts.
The revocation, President Ryan said
Was only incidentally based on the strike
now in progress. The locals affected are
alleged to have spent the orders money
10 assist in Great ing the "one big union,
including all othtr crafts. which there
after called the general 'striiee. organi-
sers, he said. had been sent into can
ada to begin reorVanizing nsw locals
OF the brotherhood Yin place OF those
abolished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08

Brooks of the traction company. that .
higher schedule Of fares. upon which In
creased pay for the men was contin-
gent, had been refused by the City
Council.
Following the vote tho carmen were
instructed TO take their cars to the
barns Immediately, leaving hundreds OF
Saturday night theatregoes and shop
rers marooned In the downtown dis
trict, 1t having previously been an
nounced the strike, II called. would not
become effective until A. NJ. Sunday.
The walkout, union officials declared,
undoubtedly would later involve en-
ployees of the company's interurban
system and its city lines in Port Huron,
Ann Arbor, Mount Clemens, Flint and
Pontiac.
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sponded TO the strike call. For the
strikers the situation to-day apparently
had developed into walt pending the
outcome OF the proposed countrywide
walkout.
Orders calling out the union telephone
operators at Columbia and other points
in North and South Carolina to-day have
been rescinded.
Mr.. Mann declared the principal
reason for calling Off the strike In the
Carolinas was desire not to aftc't
the leased wires and other service II
newspapers and press associations
Several important circuits serving the
Southeast are operated through Den.
mark, S. c., one of the points which
have been effected by the strike order.
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BosTON'ExPECTs A.STRIKE.

Boston, June "A preliminary order
for a strike OF all Boston members Of
the Commercial Photographers Union has
been received by the local council. ao-
cording to a statement made to-day by
its chairman. William Conroy The order
win become effective with receipt OF a
final command, he said.
The strength of the telegraphers union
locally was estimated at $50 by Conroy.
Most Of the members are employed by
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
according to Conroy. Charles Crane,
western Union manager here, said he
had received no word from employees
of any intention of walking out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08
BURLESON REJECTS
ARBITRATION PLEA
Is Investigating Reports of
Violations of His Orders.
Special Despatch TO THE suN.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Officials in
little concern in the telegraph strike in
the Southea stern States or in the call
issued by s. J. Konenkamp, president
OF the Commercial Telegraphers Union
for a national walkout OF telegraph and
telephone operators and other employees
of the wire companies next Wednesday.
Company officials in Washington are
exceedingly optimistic over the general
strike outlook. They say that the serv-
ice here will be affected only slightly.
Postma ster-General Burreson declined
to-day to appoint a board OF arbitration
in the Atlanta situation, as requested by
Mayor James I. Keys. The Postmaster
General in a telegram to the Mayor
said that post Office inspectors in whom
nc had the utmost confidence were in
vestigating charges that telephone en-
ployees in Atlanta had been discharged
for union affiliations, and indicated that
lie would act on their report.
Inspector J. w. Cole. who was sent to
Atlanta to investigate. sent the follow
ing report to the Postmaster-Genera to-
day:
Conference with Graham and Flem-
ing (post Office inspectors) and review
OF statements OF discharged employees
and company officials, yield impression
that unless disinterested testimony not
yet obtained can be produced in support
of employees contention. evidence will
not show that Postmaster Generals or
der of October 2 has been violated
Taking up each individual case sepa-
rately and complete investigation will
| require several days. Case of John Rou-
millat, highest paid employee dis
Ohio x.fn 1n latA
Evidence in his case so far indicates his
discharge warranted on account OF In
| subordination."
Following the receipt OF this message
| the Postmaster General said that to
make assurance double sure he had sent
| Chief Inspector Sutton to Atlanta tc
check up and make a further report.
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COLUMBUS. Ohio. 5une Apron
mately $50 men employed in the Norfolk
and Western Railroad shops here !aid
down their tools this morning In accord
ance with the sympathetic strike order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08
Springfield Rifle Wins in Contests.

WASHINGTON, June Results OF the
recent rife matches in the American
Expeditionary Forces show that every
one of the 270 prizes awarded went to
units and individuals using the SPRING
field rife and that the lowest score
made with this rifle was higher than
the highest returned by the man using
the modified Enfield. adopted as an
emergency weapon when the United
States entered the war
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08
DETROIT CARMEN'sTRIKE.
Urban Tramc Halted Asuddenly NJ
10 o'clock Last Wight.

DETROIT, June 7.--Street car service
in Detroit came to a sudden halt at 10
o'clock tonight, when mot6rmen ana
conductors of the Detroit United Rail
ways Company struck to enforce their
demands for increased pay.
The action was taken on the recon-
mendation of w. II. Mahon. president OF
the Amalgamated Association on Street
and Electric Railway EmployeeS who
was informed by President Frark w.
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strike Of city employees and the efforts
OF the union leaders to control the Win
nipeg food supply. He insisted that he
was a friend OF labor-"as warm
friend of honest union labor as he was
a bitter enemy of anarchy and Boil
shevism."
81 have been pressed time and again
to issue a proclamation calling upon
the military to act, but 1 refused" said
the Mayor. Il told these people that
such action was not necessary"
The statement was applauded
THE Labor NeWs says 1 am a crazy
man. When this thing is over and you
know all the facts you will thank God
you had an idiot In the executives
chair"
Asked what would be done II labor
men decided to parade in opposition 70
the proclamation the Mayor replied,
I'VE will stop the parade"
II. e. Bray, IeaGer or the minority re.
turned soldier faction which has been
supporting the strike, announced that a
union committee considering the parade
problem decided there would not be any
more parades and that IL a parade was
attempted the marchers VIII have to pass
over dead bodies of your committee"
Among the developments In western
Canadian cities was a decision OF dele
gates from all labor unions in Prince
Rupert, British Columbia, against call
ing a general strike.
Fire Of undetermined origin destroyed
the Industrial exhibits building at the
old fair grounds to-day. Volunteer Are
men assisted in fighting the flames. The
building contained ordnance stores ana
equipment. The loss was not heavy.
About eighty cavalrymen were quar-
tered in the barracks, a short distance
from the exhibits building. The ere did
not reach the barracks. An investiga-
ton has been begun by military officials.
A communication signed by James
winning. president of the Winnipeg
Trades Council. in which it was stated
that the council indorses the movement
for the deportation of all undesirable
aliens was delivered to the Winnipeg
newspapers.
When the one big union convention
was held at Calgary some weeks ago one
OF the leading resolutions passed de-
| manded that the Government release
all political prisoners" Some OF the
Winnipeg labor leaders championed this
resolution.
| I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08

PARIS. June king Albert OF Bel
GUM has invited President Poincare to
visit Brussels on July %. the Belgian
national hold
The Washington times., 1919-06-28
PARLIAMENT ASKED
TOSTUDYU j. 5. PLAN

LONDON, June 2S.-Parliamenth has
been asked to appoint a committee to
go into the merits of a federal system
Of government such as the United
States possesses. There is a growing
demand for a more efficient system of
running the British Isles.
The movement, while not prompted
by the demand for home rule in Ire
land. would give self-government to
England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
on the theory that the present system
cutters up the government with too
many matters purely local to the va
rious sections of the commonwealth.
The aim is to correct this. leaving the
central government to deal with ma
tional and imperial problems.
The suggestion is that each section
of the British Isles have its own leg
islative body. Ireland might need two
such parliaments, one for Ulster and
one for the Sim Feiners. Murray
Macdonald, John R. Clynes, J. H.
Thomas, Sir Thomas Whitaker, Major
Ormsby Gore. Major L. Wood and
other members of the House of Com
mons stanchIy favor the idea. How
ever, little progress is expected to-
ward realization of the plan for the
present
The Washington times., 1919-06-28

tors, appointed by the president. This
committee must pass upon all appli
cations for money, and, upon Rp-
proval OF an application, the form OF
security to be taken is determined.
Provision is made for the appoint
ment Of a transfer agent and regis
trar of transfers.
South Bend, Ind, has outlined an
other plan through its projected Home
and Investment Company. A commit
tee OF citizens, appointed to suggest
a method Of relief for the serious
housing situation, reported in favor
OF a company to be organized under
the voluntary association act, the OBJ
ject being the borrowing and loan
ing money, buying and selling prom
issOry notes, bills of exchange, &C
6ounts, chooses in action, fees, and
all other evidence of Indebtedness,
and buying, holding, owning, mort
gaging, leasing and selling real es-
tate and personal property
GAINESVILLE, wis, decided on the
organization Of the GAINESVILLE Hous-
ing Corporation, its three objects be-
ing, first, to provide attractive homes
for the citizens of GAINESVILLE upon
such terms as will enable them to live
comfortably at moderate cost; sec
u.
manufacturing concerns can provide
housing accommodations for en-
ployes; and, third, to encourage and
foster building improvements Of a
character that will cause rapid and
substantial growth of the city.
Subscriptions to the capital stock
were made payable as follows: TWEEN
ty per cent upon organization, 40 per
cent upon order Of directors, at least
80 DAYS later than first payment; 40
per cent at least go days later than
first payment. The directors are en-
powered to employ a general man
aEer and such other employees as
may be necessary. The president also
appoints the executive committee,
finance committee, and various other
committees, the personnel
of which include men specially fitted
for the tasks assigned to them.
Niagara Falls. n. Y, found a seri-
Gus shortage of dwellings at the close
Of the war. According to estimates,
10, 900 houses will be needed within
ten years. To meet present and fu-
ture emergencies it empowered its
Industrial Housing Committee to
study conditions and make recon-
The committees report,
which was adopted, recommended the
of a housing corporation
and presented three methods of financ-
ing building: First, by a straight
loan from a bank or individual Sc
cured by first mortgage, the corpor-
The Washington times., 1919-06-28
STORE BRINGS HIGH
PRICE At AUCTION

Business property at 7174 to 721
Fourteenth street northwest was sold
at public auction yesterday by Adam
A. Weschler to Joseph Ferrero. a COM
mission merchant at 9O9 Louisiana
avenue, for S23S1GO. This property.
which contains 1854 square feet, with
a frontage on Fourteenth street o..
57.3 feet and a depth of 1O4 feet, is
in the heart of the business district.
where values increase almost over
night.
Keen bidding was one of the salient
features of the sale, which was par
tiCipated in by several score of bust
ness men, two of whom were from
New York and Boston. The bid was
opened at S2j a square foot. and in
creased until the sale price of $40 was
reached
The property is improved by four
business establishments. including the
cigar store of John +. Newman. The
purchaser will probably hold the prop
crty as an investment
The Washington times., 1919-06-28
Money Market Is
Great Help to Building;
Big Boom Expected Soon

Now that it is conceded in financial
the high cost OF money and labor and
not the high cost of materials that
has been responsible for increased
construction costs, efforts that are
being made in various municipalities
to put plans into execution whereby
money may become more available for
mortgage loans are meeting with real
success" according to the American
Architects weekly review. Most
practical of the ideas so far advanced
to make loan money more liquid are
those which would exempt from in
come tax mortgage investments up to
100000 or $4,000, the Federal Loan
Bank plan, and diversion of mortgage
institution money from Wall Street
investment back to building loans.
I'm the present situation, when so
much depends upon speed in getting
as many homes built by autumn as
possible to aid in the solution Of the
housing problem, the exemption from
income tax plan seems to be the most
practical of those advanced, 1t would
take considerable time for the Loan
Bank plan to be put in operation and
consequently it could not aid much
in the present emergency. Exemp-
tions from the State income tax can
be made quickly, and then the Fed
eral authorities can be asked to give
some exemptions in favor of mort
gage holdings up to u reasonable
amount
at is unfair for the Government to.
put farm loan bonds at per cent to
the investor and exempt them from all
taxation. That is favoring one class
against the rest of the people. The
time should soon come when mort
gage loans for building can be had on
the same terms as farm loans
Opponents of these two plans,
which have been strongly, advocated
by the New York State Reconstruction
Commission, claim that in the case OF
the Federal Loan Home Bank there
would be difficulty in selling the bonds
at this time, and that the exemption
of mortgage loans from the income
tax is poor principle, especially since
United States Government bonds are
still subject to tax. They charge bad
methods, but is it not the best thing
to be done under present conditions?
1t surely makes for the liquidity of
loans, and that is what counts above
all else in the present situation.
I'm attempting to solve New York
city's problem, which may be truly