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The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
LIBERALS and WORKERS.
I'm CONVENTION DECIDE TO
Fight PARTIES OF REAC CTI0N
Especial United Press Wire,)

Chicago, July 12-Leaders of the various liberal
groups assembled here to create effective opposition
to the old parties ubilant Despite the original
objection voiced by what might be termed the tex
treme left wngs'' both Of the committee of 48 and
the labor party to the proposed merger policy of
analgamation has been decided upon. Only the me-
chancal details remain to be worked out
This decision was reached late last night by lia
SON. committee of the two conventions. The fact that
it is unanimous and that the conferees numbering %
from the labor party and 20 from the committee of 49,
were not only "democratcally chosen' by each con-
vento but represent all sections of the country and
various shades Of liberal opinion indicate it will be
approved by the conventions.
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REPORT IS CHEERED.
Snecial United Press Wire, J

Especial United Press Wire.)
Chicago, July 12.--Tremendous
cheers from the Committee of 4S
delegates greeted the partial report
from the conference committee
shortly after noon today, that an
;tmalgamation of the various groups
had been decided on.
Arthur Hays, chairman of the
committee, read the report recom-
mcnding amalganation, which would
mean holding one general conven-
ton. 1t was announced that a COM
mittcc OF five had been appointed to
confer with the labor party and that
representatives Of the Nonpartisan
league, the American constitutional
party and the single tax party had
declared their willingness to join
the amalSamation.
vi. Thomason, national lecturer
for the Nnnpartisan league, was the
first speaker after the convention
opend. Single tax advocates ap-
piaudcd when he said they have
single tax laws On the North Dakota
statute books, althugh under differ
ent names. At the mention of Soviet
Russia the crowd cheercd.
Eamonn DE Valera, president of
the Irish republic, was introduced
and the delegates rose and cheered
in demonstration lasting q minute.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
Dy LAURENCE TODD.)

(Federated Press Correspondent
Washington, July 1.:.-Respond-
ing to g call issued by their chief
executives, the general chairmes, OF
all OF the sixteen standard railroad
labor organizations will meet in
Chicago on July 10 to take action
upon the wage award of the rail-
read labor hoard. This will he the
most monlentous gathering Of rail-
road employees in the history OF
American transportation. 1t Will de-
terminc whether the strategy OF the
nationwide battle with the railroad
companies for control of the lines
shall be quick and spectacular,
through a strike, Or slow and cd,l-
'cational, through a great campaign
OF propaganda.
~ Eac!, Of the sixteen organizations,
from engineers TO section hands.
will hold its own meeting and de-
eide upon a policy toward the award
Of the board which will by then have
rendered its decision. The heads OF
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
Question OF Great Railroad Strike
Will Be Decided in Chicago Iu|y 10

each of the unions and hro.hcrhoods
will present the rccOmmc Eda tions
drafted in an earlier conference by
the executives. After each of the
sixteen conferences has taken ac-
tion, all win meet together and vote
,lpon q common policy and program.
When this Joint meeting has voted,
the policy Ct @,OOo,GGO railroad em-
pioycs as to & strike will bc settled.
This Joint conference will be the
first tangible fruits Of the agree
ment reached and made effective on
Feb. 10 last, and signed at that inc
by executive, Of all organisation.
except the locomotive engineers.
That agreement assumes prime inn
nortancc in the emergency of this
wage award. 1t declares in its pre-
amble:
1--WE have for years recognized
that i'm our economic relations with
the railroads that the injury 20 oGc
is the interest OF all; hence we, THO
chief executives OF the bona fit!c
raiIroud orsanizatioas of North
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America, parties to this agreement,
hereby declare it oar policy to CO.
operate in the adoption Of q plan OF
offensive and defensive procedure to
cope with the unprecedented condi-
tions confronting lis as this time,
and set ford, RS OUR covenant the
following principles and rules
after which the conditions OF the al
,ia.iGc are laid down.
In gcnciai, these rules provide
that the executives of the organ;Za-
.iom@ shall meet in Joint confer
cnccs, and that All offcnsiy" and de-
fcnSivc measures shall be passed
upon by this body before any union
take; actio:, in pursuance OF such
measure or plan. A chairman, sec
rctary-tic2stGr@ and executive COM
m:ttee of five members is provided.
"TIicrc shall be no authorized
stoppa&c Of woi'i>f' says section 6 OF
this covenant, except and until the
rcusiirenr.its OF the respective con-
(Coutinusd on Page Threa.)
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give him, all the choice pielings
that Palmer as alien property cus-
todian could bcstow upon him,
Lynch had had, and had put safely
away. Now he saw thc Cox band
wagon hcnvc in sight. And true to
form, lynch boldly led the Palmer
delegates away from the McAdoo
landing-sta and narshalled them
aboard the Cox vehicle with ring
ing shouts Of loyalty. 1
Was Palmer u party to the dou-
ble-cross OF the White house?
Who can say? Tumulty and DIR.
Graysnn had trusted him to join
hands with the rest OF the federal
crowd to land the nomination fo,
Nc.AGoo whcn he could not get II
himself. Yet when on the :Sth
ballot the Palmer support fell from
Eli to - with the release of
pledges by Palmer himself, il was
Cox and not McAdoo who got the
best Of the break.
Whether the nomination of Cox
| Continued on Page Three.)
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By LAURENCE TODD.)

Federated Press Staff Correspondent.
Washington, July 12. Most
hearty congratulations" were wired
to GOV. Cox by Joseph Patrick Tu~
multy at the White House, some
three hours before President Will
son awoke ON Tuesday to learn that
Cox had the nomination. AT the
daily meeting with press corre-
spondents Tumulty registered great
enthusiasm for the new democratic
standard bearer.
But-the story goes that Tumul-
ty registered quite different emo
tions as he sat at the long-distance
telephone in the White House OF,
Monday night, and heard the news
of the fatal 3sth ballot in which
Palmer's strength began to break
and the decision in the bosses tug
of-war to incline toward Cox. The
story going 'round-whatever it
may be worth-is that the White
House colony became very excited
and angry, and that they realized
then for the first time that the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
POLES RETAKE ROVNO.

Especial United Press Wire)
London, July 12.-The following
official wireless was received from
Warsaw today:
1.-THE Poles, fighting desperately,
retired from the Beresina line. The
Bolshevil1i forces were repulsed at
Jena, but they occupied Smolcwicz
Fighting continues in the neighbor-
hood of Minsk South of the Pri-
pet the Poles retired from Horyn
The Reds occupied Sarny.
"Detachments of Poles vigorously
counter-attacked at Rovno. momen-
tarily reoccupying the city. All
Polish war material was removed
from Rovno.
In response to appeals for vol
unteers the Warsaw police volun-
teered in a body to go to the
'front.'" the dispatch asserted.
Moscow dispatch said fighting
continued near Rovno, "where the
Poles assumed the offensive -
Farther south, we continue tc
pursue the enemy, who is retiring
The dispatch added, "Our offensive
on the Dneister continues success.
fully. We occupied Novayau
shitsa''
A later Moscow dispatch sait
the Poles were retreating on 8
wide front from Polesia to the
Dneister river.
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ALLIED COUNCIL AGREES
TO INTERFERE I'M EVENT
S0v|ETS CROSS BORDERS
Especial United Press Wire.)

Especial United Press Wre.)
Spa Belgium, July 12-The Polish Premier Grab
ski who is here attending the council of premiers, to-
day teegraphed General Pilsudsli at Warsaw to open
negotiations Immediately for an armstice with the
Bolsheviki.
Marshal Foch has been instructed to mobilize all
available allied forces for possible intervention between
the Poles and Boshevki in event the Moscow govern
ment should refuse to accept the proposal of confer
here for aristice, it has been learned from
good authority. Should the Red forces continue to ad
vance into Poland the allies will give every aid to the
Polish troops behind the armstice lines fixed by the
peace treaty.
Allied military assistance to Poland hinges upon
whether the Soviet armies withdraw to this line or
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
Butte Miners Warned of Wretched
Conditions at Linespur Diggings

Bad conditions, misrepresenta-
tons Of jobs and poor food at the
camp at Limespur have aroused a
feeling among the miners there
which will eliminate in strike,
to be called July Is, unless condi-
tions are changed, according to one
Of the men, who arrived in Butte
from the lime-pits today. He stat
ed that he had intended to remain
at work until the strike was called,
but. that the food served to the
miners was so poor that he and his
partner came into town ''to get a
square meal"
Miners have been receiving $4.75
per day. and muckers, $4. One
dollar is charged per day for
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
GERMAN COAL
IS CAUSE OF
ARGUMENT
French Demands for Deliv-
cries of Fuel from Teuton
Mines Bone of Contention
at Spa Conference.
(Hy CARL D. GROAT.) y

Special United Press Correspondent
Berlin, July 12.-With the dis
armament question finally disposed
of by Germany, acceptance of the
allies ultimatum ordering the
treaty terms fulfilled within the
next six months in the matter of
coal deliveries, is next on the pro-
gram of the conference between
the allied and German representa-
tives. Lloyd George has notified
the German delegation that Ger
many must recognize the right of
the allies to priority in deliveries
of coal. Germany must consent tc
the establishment of permanent
allied coal commission functionine
at Berlin, to keep track Of all Goa
movements in Germany.
Premier Millerand declared thai
up to June 1, Germany had deliv
cred only 81 per cent of the Goa
required under the peace treaty
Regarding the trial of German!
guilty Of war crimes, the German
delegation stated that no arrest.
have been made, as yet. The Ger
man strategy will apparently b,
conceding of all points on arma
ments, war criminals, and coal
but to make a stiff fight over rep
arations.
A decision to arbitrate the ques
tion of German coal deliveries ha.
been reached by the conference o
the German and allied representa-
(Cnntinuad nm papa Tbraa1
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
Picket Stationed in Front of -
Rialto, Where Employees Strike

Following the strike of the musi-
clans and ooerators at the Rialto
theater last Saturday, and the use of
scab operators by the theater, the
place has been hammered by the strik-
ing unions working through the Sill
Yer Bow Trades and Labor council.
The men walked out Saturday in
compliance with an order from their
international office, which came as a
result OF the failure of the Jensen
Won Herberg theaters grant the
demands of the operators in Tacoma
The entire chain of theaters is af-
fected. 1t is reported at musicians
headquarters here that the theaters
in Seattle are advertising for seal
operators and musicians, and are
trying to lure students in the city
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board. About 80 men are en-
ployed at the place, according to
the miner who came into to town
this morning. According to state
ments made to the Bulletin, the
company has been Turing men to
the camp with the "bait' offered
of contracts in soft ground. When
the men arrive in the camp, our
informant stated, they are told
that the contract raises are not
ready for work, and are put at
other work for days pay. Miners
are warned to stay away from the
place, as conditions are bad, and
in few days the place will be
tied up according to statements by
miners. The camp is owned by
the East Butte Copper company.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
INSIST ON LABOR" NAME,
Especial United Press Wire.)

Especial United Press Wire.)
Chicago, July 12.-The labor
party resumed it's convention here
today to continue routine business
begun at yesterdays opening ses.
sion, while awaiting the fruition
of efforts Of conference, committees
representing the labor group and
the committee of 4S.
Leaders and delegates in the la
Dor convention generally approve
the policy of unification of the lib
cral forces now assembled to effect
the desired amaigamation. Lead
crs of the labor group said they
would go a long way, but insisted
the name of the new party must
contain the word "IabOr."
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to learn motion picture operation at
high wages while learning.
A man with an .'unfair" banner
similar to that in front of Symons, is
patrolling the street in front of the
Rialto, and the place is still running
without music. The admission price
has not been reduced.
According to rumors among the
Theatrical employees and musicians,
all is not we'll within the theater it
self. 1t is said that the handsome
organ in the place which is said to
have cost $4,000. is a cause of diff
ficulties for the management,
that there has been litigation
over the sale, and that representa-
Continued on Page TWo.)
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
Fear Trouble i'm Erin Today
On Account Of Orange Holiday
Especial United Press Wire.)

Dublin, July 12Onc cons.enay !isei
a
A
Ireland feeling awaiting
he
tle Boy;c sdiio
troHHe expected
8 Londonderry.
Disturbances
escol official
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continue to progress toward War
saw. The belief prevails here that
the Moscow government will order
the Red troops to halt at the Pol
isf boundary.
strong appeal to the allies for such
action, admitted the Polish resist
ance to the left, center and right
had broken down and that it was
n question of but short time be-
fore the Soviet armies might take
Warsaw. The allied armisticc pro-
posal was the result of Grabski's
appeal for aid.
The conference here will take
no further action on the Polish sit
uation until the Moscow govern
ment replies.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
pIATTEN GETS SIX. MONTHS.

Berne, June 1G-(By MaiD -
The result of new cOurt-martial OF
Fritz Platten, charged with having
melted Swiss soldiers to mutiny by
the distribution of seditious circu-
lars at the time of the general
strike in 1918 has confirmed the
previously imposed sentence of six
months imprisonment, and has ad-
ded several fines. The case will be
appealed, it is reported.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
BEATEN POLES PLEAD FOR AN ARDIISTIIICCE
Differences Over Platform and
Party Name Develop at Chicago
(By JOHN NICHOLAS BEFFEL. }
Especial Correspondent of the Butte


Bulletin.)
Chicago, July 12.-Anything may
happen here this week, when the
committee of IS, and The national
labor party meet in simultaneous
conycntiG iGI2s. Resentment OF both
the proictarians and the "whitc-
collarcd' classes against the czar-
dom that has sprung UP in the
United States will become &rticuiatc.
The class struggle, SO sIlilfully kept
in the background by the nations
oycriords at previous elections, ROW
forces its way forward demanding Il
reckoning.
The black company of social evils
which the socialist party las bccn
pointing out for SO many wears has
finally become too crude in its mani
festations; and it's numbers have be-
come dragons Of Substance and form
many who were non-bclicvcrS in
tha2onG before.
Dr,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
MAY FORM BIG
/; \ P R |; SIS
TRUST
Ask Commerce Commission
to Authorize Consolida-
tion Of Great Companies
Carrying Parcels.
Especial United Press Wire. J

Washington, July 12-The Ameri-
can Railway Express company today
asked the interstate commerce COM
mission to authorize the consolida-
tion of the express and Transporter
ton business. This would take in
the Adams, American, Wells Fargo,
and Southern Express companies.
President Thomas Of the American
Express company told the commission
the express companies need $3,0OO,-
600 to carry on the business. He
said the consolidated organization
would have no trouble i'll borrowing
that amount, but that individual
companies would.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
WILLOWS, CAL., BURNED.
Especial United Press Wire.

Willows, Call, July 12.-Only
blackened ruins remain of the busi-
ness section here, following yester-
day afternoons disastrous fire,
which wiped out half of the city with
loss estimated at million.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
SECTION HANDS KILLED.
(Cronin1 1T,,itoI pracc Wira \

ISpGC1'lI UI1IIUU ITGss WITE.J
Chicago, July 1.-TWO section
hands were killed here today when
they drove a handcar into a freight
car here. A third member of the
crew may also die.
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-07-12
OPEN SHOP FAILS.

Cohoes, N. Y, July 12.-Presi-
dent John Golden, of the United
Textile workers, declared that the
attempt of the knit goods manu-
facturers to open their mills as
"open shops" was failure, saying
that, only 20 members of the Until
ed Textile workers returned to
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Conference Comm,

Subscribers Will Confer Fav-
or by Calling Sc When
Paper Is Not Delivered
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-14
, About Rheumatism

People are learning that It Is only
waste of time any money to. take
medical internally for chronic and
musclar rheumatism, and about
rinety-nine out of a hundred cases
are one or the other OF these varieties
An that is really necessary to afford
relief is to apply Charberlain's Lini-
ment freely. Try it. 1t costs but 35
cents per bottle. Large size 60 cents.
Do Your Best
Everyone should do all he can to
provide for his family and in order
to dc this he must keep his physical
system in the best condition possible.
No one can reasonably hope to do
much when he is half sick n good
share of the time. II you are con-
stipated, billions or troubled with in-
digestion get package of Chamber
lain's Tablets and follow the plain
printed directions, and YOU will soon
be feeling alright and able to do a
days work.
For a Week Stomach
AS n general rule all you need TO do
Is to adopt n diet suited TO your age
and occupation and to keep your bow
els regular. When you feel that you
have eaten too much and when consu-
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lets
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-14
People Here and There

"a long time personal friend or Harry
Waugh, of the Alamo shows. Mr..
Clark was In the show game as d
youth ana toured Europe with Bar
Inum g. Bailey In the late ninetIes. He
had small shows OF his own and was
one of the early dabblers In the mo-
ton picture Industry in Los Angeles
He comes from family Of notable
sclarks. a brother. Senator A. c. Clark
of Illinois. being campaign manager
in California for Governor Lowden.
Senator Clark. of Montana, is also a
irelative. Mr.. Clark Ia an Elk, and a
shriner from Los Angeles and tells OF
new million dollar buildings both or
ganizations are erecting.
Umatilla county wheat fields have
called John and Edward Finney for
merly students at the Oregon Agricul-
tural College. whose home Is in Asto-
ria. Both young men studied agricui-
ture at the Corvallis institution and
took time out for war duties. John
Finney has been an Inspector With
the state for several months. They ar
rived in Pendieton this morning.
Sometimes when story is only half
! told the truth is distorted and 1t seems
that such was the case with Clark Nell
son. regarding his recent golf game at
Seattle, friends say today. Mr.. Nelson
did limp in on the short end Of an II
down score in the morning round at
SEATTLE, but the story of the afternoon
was different. His opponent was play
ing away over his head, they say, and
Mr.. Nelson was strong for bringing i'm
the law of averages to prove that he
would not repeat in the afternoon.
with fresh start and a little side bet
to liven things up. the former Pendle-
tonian defeated his opponent 6 down
in the afternoon. ~
r. q. Frost, OF walla Walla. repre-
sentative in this district for the Seattle
Hardware CO.. Is in Pendieton today
on one OF his regular visits.
UmatIIla countys' wool clip and
Pendleton's golf course are two things
that call E. ]. Burke away from head
quarters In Portland every so often.
Mr. Burke arrived In Pendleton this
morning and when business was not
too pressing he took. few strokes on.
the links.
s. n. Thompson returned from a fly
Ing trip to Seattle ON this mornings
train. Mr.. Thompson was a guest OF
his daughter. Miss Thelma Thompson,
at fathers dinner given by Kappa
Kappa C.amma sorority at the Univer-
sity OF washington.
AS state sealer of weights and mea-
So. = a !. r. -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-14

back In the nest which was carefulls
replaced Id It's OLD location.
The last time Rex de Roseili aaw
his eon, Peter T.. de ffoseili, the young.
er de Roselli was in an army hospital
recovering from wounds received
whiie lighting IN the Argonne. Prior
to that meeting, the father had receiv-
ed official word from the government
that his son was killed. The two met
In Pendleton today, the elder ~dt
Roselli being manager and press ngenl
for the Al O. Barnes circus while the
son. who wears a Dlstinguifhcd Ser
vice Cross for heroism during the war
Is travelling with the Greater Alamo
Shows.
Pendloton has had many successful
drives but II is thought that all records
for spontaneous response were broken
in recent campaign conducted by the
Court street Whittlers Club. The drive
was for the support of the bench IN
front of the Snow & Dayton office,
funds collected being used to buy new
boards for the bench. II. e. Bickers
headed the list of subscribers with ~
cents while Mack Foster was second
with donation Of rs cents.
Pacific coast agent for the Clark
Dental Goods Manufacturing Co.. and
a founder OF that firm is J. 8. Clark,
who is here with the boys who are
exhibiting the war relics with the
Greater Alamo Shows. Mr.. Clark is
uncle OF Peter de Roselli, one of the
veterans in charge of the exhibit. and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-14
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