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MP;DFORD, OKEQOX, TIIUUHDAY, . YEV.lWAnY 13, 1919
NO. 27(i
AIL TRIBUNE
WORST BLIZZARD STRIKERS BOMB
IN YEARS GRIPS HOME OF BUTTE
MIDDLE WEST MINE WORKER
Nebraska and Kansas Isolated Bv
Severe Store All wires East of
Denver Down and Train Traffic
Demoralized Heavy Wet Snow
Falls Over Vast Reqlon.
DKNAT.Il, Col.. Ki'li. in. A liwivv
tdeot Htorm iioeompniilod hv severe
wiutU throughout western Kiiiihiik
nml Nebraska Into lust uiulit
praelieallv isolated (lio western part
nf tin' eoiinlrv loilnv. . All wire com
niiinicntion with llio oust wiik sev
ered t'liflv this umt'iiintr when I ttle-
plume mid li'li'tTiiuli wires went down
in wolorn Kansas mid Nebraska,
Tim Nlorm in its severity struck in
Nebraska, nroniiil llaslitiux mid went
of there, while in Kansas it scorned
to spend itn I'urv iirounil I'.lliH mid
Nowlon, Kim'., whore lliu Union Kn
oifie In Kmiihiih ( i t v mid III" inmn
lino of lliu Siiiiln Km run into hlir.r.nrd
condition. . ,
Wire I'ronlrnlcd
Trii'ui ncrvioi' into Denver in being
nmintniiii'd. , nlllimiili' tin Tegular
fii'lii'diiliw oift rniiiK from Hi" oust can
lie I'lirrii'd hut. All iiinilx from Hit'
on-t hip dolavod from one lo three
lioiim into Denver, iiceorilini: to post
office nntliiUMi'x. .
Tim Witoni Union nnd I'oslnl
Toleurnph .oimiiiiiiiies Miffi'i-i'd tho
mime fain in- railroads mid telephone
companies nra without cominiinicnlinn
with the entirn iioiiiIk.
"Tho worst hlixxnrd in veam, i
tint wnv Chiirh'H II. .Ii'lt. chief opor-
nlnr of the Koslitl Ti'h'urmh com
pmiv here, described tlx florin. "Vc
have iusl been in eommitniention with
our lini'iiu'ii ni (Irani! Island, Nob.
ho continued. "Hi describes lltn
kliirni n ho lii'nvv Ihnt he ia unable
"to sen Ihn wiru to iiKoorlnin whether
tln Know in Miekintr to llnm. Wo lire
nil down enst of (Irnnd I -la ml.
"Kinsley. Kn.. report similar con
ditions n wet Minw mid liiuh wind,
'The storm boinin Hlmrilv before
10 o'clock Inxt niuht. Tint flakes
eiimo down swiftly mid hv 1 o'clcok
tliiH niornYuf wo -lost utir cnhlcrn
wircH."
E
8KATT1.K, KIi. 1 S. ToloRrmnn
muilo public today hy ownom of nil
llio IiIk HhlpyiinU whoiio mMnl Irndon
wnrkom are on nlrlko Includod ono to
A. J. llorron, of llio Mncy wiiro ml-
JiiHlmont bourd. nnd iierretnry of the
motul tnidon dopnrtment, Amorlcnn
Kotlorntlon of 1-abor. Tho mo8ni?e
to Uorrcii Bald tho uhlpynrd ownnrn
horo hud docldod not to (leal turllior
with tho Renttlo Metal Tradoa Coun
cil "In cotiBldornllon of tho contlnuod
inlnroprcBenlatlnn of union labor nnd
tho unwarranted conditions which
I hoy have Imposed upon us for Homo
llmo."
Anothor tolORrnm. acnt lo Chariot)
JMox, dlrcetor-donornl of tho lOmor-
Roncy Floot corporation, by C. V,
Wlloy. proBldcnt of tho Todd Dry
dock nnd Construction compnny, or
Tncomn, said tho Tncoma HtrlklnR
metal tradon workora would rot urn
to work within 48 hnurB If given a
definite day aftor 'March 31 whon
lliolr roriuoBt for hliihor wiirob would
bo oonBldored. A mosnano from Mr,
JMon In reply snld ho would tnko no
notion until tho mon returned to
work,
"Aftor tholr return," Mr. Ploz's ro-
rdy anld, "I will bo glad to cnll a
conforonco for tlio purphso of dnter-
tnlnliiR what mac.hluory If nny hhnll
ho Bot up lo ndjtiat tho wnROB after
tho Macy board consoa to oklat.
GASOLINE TAX BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
SALEM, Fob. 13. The houso this
morning pnasod tho bill Introduced
hy tho Joint ronda nnd highways
cotnmlttoo placing n tnx of ono cout
n gallon on gasoline and othor motor
vehlclo fuola with tho oxcoptlon of
dlallllnto, which la to bo tnxod ono-
unit com n ganon. ino loini amount
lo bo rnlaod from tho tnx will go
towurd flnnnolng tlio rond program
K OBiimiuou ni iiuu,uuu.
CEAS
Portion of Porch Blown Off From
House of Man Who Refused to Go
Out Pinned on Door Was Number
'3-7-77" Foreluners Rounded Ui
for Obstructing Tollers.
II I ITT W, Mont., Feto. 13. The
homo of C. II. Nolun, a minor living
on Oaylord street, In the eastern soc-
tlon. of Hullo, wax dynamited early
Hi In morning, No ono wns Injured
all ho tlio Ikiuho was orcuplud ut tho
thno.
A iiorllon of tho rear porch of llio
housn was lilown down nml n anon in
nl(, yard win demolished. -Nolun '
employed nt Diet SI Liiwronee mini'
hero and Ira" ociitlniiod to work since
ho Birlko of minora wbb declared lout
Friday
I'lnned lo tho front door of mo
Nolan homo wiib a ploco of paper
henrliiK tho fliciiroB "3-7-77." Those
Hiunn flKiircB wero found pinned
tho body oi I'rank l.lttlo, I. W. W.
lender 'who waa lynched hero n year
nno hint Biiinniar. -Nolan nnd IiIb
family hnvo iccelvcd IhrontB over tlio
Inliiphoun, nccordlim to tho police
KitcIvinI WnrnlliK
ArcordliiK to tho pnllco Mr. No-
Inn lold Ihem that bIio hud rocelvod
wnmlnK over tho telephono lint '.Mon
day evc.ilim from ioiiio unknown per.
Bon Hint If her liimband did not re
train from workliiK at tho mine
"BomelhliiK would limipcn to hl
family."
NolhliiK moro woji thoiiRht of tlio
mailer, tho pollco Bay. Mra. Milan
told thorn, until tho explosion early
ttitH mornliiK. Mrs. Nolan and an
Infant Bon and a coiibIii wero uleeplnn
In tho Ikiuho, hut beyond thaklnR
un worn not Injured. Wlndown In
mUni-eiit Iioiibob wore broken by the
foreo of the oxplonlon." .
I-'oitIjdicW Arroild
Chief of -Pollco J. J. Murphy early
today arrealed a man kIvIiir the
iinmo of Albert llrawdy, who wan nl
loeed by n clerk nt tho Flnlen Motel
hero to hnvo threatened tS blow up
Btreet cnrB If attempt wero mndo to
r e n tun Borvleo today.
Denplto llio fact Unit additional
union oriiiinlxntlanB In nutto have
elthor endoracd tho Btrlko of tho two
minors' orftniiUntloiiB, Diitlo Metal
Minora Union (Independent) and the
Metal Mlno Workers Industrial I'nlon
No. S00 1. V. W. who aro alrlklnn In
protest nmilnst tho recent cut In
wanes of 1 1 a dny, more men ap
peared to hnvo Rono to work at tho
mlnon today according to' observa
tions of policemen RiinrdlnR ap
proacheB to the mines.
Three men, all forclRnors, were
arrested (luring tho mornluK on
chaws of ohslructliiR men from ro
Iiik to their work. Tho nrnwis woro
made by members of tho police force
It not bolng necessary to call upon
tho military for aid. Tho military
forcoa hero woro Increased last nlRht
whon two companleH of Infantrymen
from Fort I.nwton. Wash., under
command of Major General llnlloran
arrived horo
MUNICH, Feb. 13. llnvarla l ao
Bhorl of materlnl for children's cloth-
Inn that tho Rovommont hna issued
an ordor colifhiciitliiR nil flnga men-
surliiR moro than 20 by 20 Inches ao
na to use tho material In thorn for
tho mnnufneturo of children's under
wonr. A cnll hna boon Issued to the
publlo to donato unnocosanry fliiRS
for tho snmo purpose It is presumed
that tho colors will bo extracted from
tho flnRS boforo tho.v aro ninnufnc
lured Into clolhlng.
Tho mnnufnoturo of flnga of nny
al.o la forlilddon
EARL READING 10
RETURN NEXf WEEK
LONDON, Kith. V.. The Assoeiut
ml Kress is niilliorilnlivelv inlornie
I lut t Knrl Hendmir. Hrtlish nnibnssn
(lor to llio United Hlnles, will reltiri
lo Ainericmi in nliotil H week's tune
'i'hn iinilnissudoi' lind llileiiiled t
sail on Ihn Olvmpio, l)til owinir lo n
j(iis,)l)sjj0 which is coufiiiimr him
, T01)nl , is (.()ln)1.lcd to nost
)liH .icim i-t 111-0. If ho is sniTi
,,ionll , ml,n,V(,d. j, is slated, ho will
(Bm on u,0 Ainiilaiiiit,
UNITED STATES
TO KEEP ARMY
Under Society of Nations Plan Amer
ican Forces Can Be Used Wherever
Necessary Upon Authorization of
Senate Britain Demands Indem
nity Coverlna Cost of the War.
PAIUH. Fob. 13. Tlio United
States under llio soelety of n.itlons
plnn, as It now Iiiib been amended,
will maintain tin army nf not in
t'.iait 1(10.1100 mon which after nulh
orlzullon of such action by tho Unit
ed Unites senalo, could , bo used
whorovor nocossnry, according lo a
lliivus HKCncy nnnoiiiicniiieiil today
reKnrdliiR newly-adopted features of
tho plan.
Hilt Ish Ask Inilciiinlly
Tho HrlllBli ileleRntcs at tho peace
conference have been doflnltoly In-
irucleil to claim nn Indemnity which
will Incliido tho cost of tho war as
well as tho (Iniiiniio aelunlly caused.
It was announced In tho house of
commons today by Andrew nonar
Law, Rovornmenl leader, In reply to
a question.
A commission Is now conslilorinit
tho amount to bo claimed, the. moth
oil by which payment should bo mHdo
nnd means of onforclnR tho payment.
Mr. Dollar Law added.
The commission on llio society of
nations resumed Us sessions nt 10:30
o'clock this morning with a full at
tendance of tho members' to receive
tho ronort of tho drnflluR committee.
It was hopod to reach a final adjust
ment at today's1 mooting. If this
hopo 1b real lied it may bo possible
to submit tho plnn to a plenary ses
sion of tho peace conference on Fri-
Wlay.
Settle IjiIkw Issuo
Tho commission on international
labor legislation of the peace confer
ence agreed yestorday lo accept arti
cle four of tlio Urltlsh draft of mea
sures to settle the futuro status or
international labor. This marks the
safe passing of nn obslnclo which the
labor loaders expected would provoke
a bitter contest, for the reason that
It Is the most radical of tho projects
organlied labor Is Booking to graft
upon the constitution of the society
of nations.
This artlclo provides that at tho
proposed International labor confer
ence tho representatives of the gov
ernments, tho employers and work
ing people shall bo entitled.
El
SAI.1CM, Feb. 1 3. Arralgnmont of
tho Warren Construction compnny
wns resumed In the sennte thin mor
ning whon Senator Thomas took the
floor In Biipport of tho four pnvlng
bills. Prior to the opening of tho
session an order bad been issued that
roprosonJntlvos of tho pnvlng trust
bo kept from within tho bar of tho
aennto. Sonulor Eddy took up this
mnttor at tho opening nnd moved
that such lobbyists be nrreatcd. flita
motion' carried.
"I fool," anld Senator Thomas.
Hint wo aro concerned with tho very
vitals of the bonding bill of SI0.000,
000. There aro two Issuos tnstoad ot
ono. The rour simple words contend
ed for by tho minority, if put Into
this net, would absolutely destroy
tho purpose of tho bill." The words
roferred to woro "considering quality
and durability."
"Those words hnd their Inception
In tho mind of Mr. Montnguo, tho at
torney for tho Warren Construction
compnny," snld Mr. Thomas.
YAKIMA SOVIET
YAKIMA. Wash.. Fob. IX A sol
diers' and sailors' council wns orann
ir.ed limo th:s itiorniiisr in tho I.nbov
Temple. Alex Miiekol. former 'llttttc
nttornev nnd Senllle shipyard worker.
issued I ho cnll for tho nicotine, up
piki'cnllv sponsored bv orannzied In
bor. SlaeUel proposed that onlv per
sons willins; to ioin bo nllowed in the
room nnd the selection of n door
lender lo bur nil persons not in svm-
pnlhv with tho council- from future
moelines. lie clnimed (10 member
but refused to make the nnmcs public.
Ira Green, United Slnlcs wrinv. pri
vnle, wns elected cbnirmnn.
Ynkimn nlrendv hns n tumoral or
o-nniziilion of war voternns in tho
Ynkimn Sorvico club.
OFHALF
MILLION
RENEWAL OF WAR FAVORED
BY WILSON IF HUNS FAIL
TO CARRY OUT AGREEMENTS
President Wilson &s he leaves the meeting of peace delegates in the Falalse O'Ursay, without his
customary smile and apparently in deep thought. Lloyd George, waving his stick to a friend and Bonar
Law, holding his arm, as they leave Lloyd George's hobsr In Rue Nltot Fassy for the meeting place of
the peace congress. In the circle, arrival ot Oerman representatives sent to Paris to Inform the delegates
of condition in Germany. - r
SIX ALIENS HELD
IN TACOMA JAIL
T A COMA. Wash.. Feb. IX Six
foreicners, whose nnmcs were not uiv
en out for publication hut whoso rev
olutiomirv notions luive resulted in
their arrest, are lieinsr held in the
coiintv .inil ns federiil prisoners
nwuitins deportation, it became
known to(nv.
The men luive nil been tnkon nuietlv
in custody in Tneomn in the pust lew
duvs bv the United States .secret ser
vice operatives mid their nrre.-t nnd
colli' (lenient accounts in part for the
disnppcninncc of several well known
radicals whose influence wns used to
briiiir on n senrrnl strike in Taeoba
nnd Senttle. - ,
None of the arrests were made ex
cept on evidence obtained bv opera
tives, who hnvo bene in nttendiinee nt
numerous secret mid. open meeliims
Ireld in Tncomn' and Scuttle where
revolution and the tnkiin: over of the
industries of tl'c northwest were nd
viented. None of those arrested is n oilmen,
it wns snid lodav bv Immigration In
spector Alex S. Fulton, who stnted
tho men would be deported to the
countries from which thev enine ns
soon ns triinsportiitioii is available.
sc
TOUONTO. Out.. Feb. 1.1.
announcement of plans for
Further
the hold-
inir of the World's Sunday School
convention in Tokio, Jnpnii, next veitr
and for tho raisins- of '2lUI00.nm as
n special fund bv the Sunday schools
of North America, wero the principal
items before llio executivo commit
tee of the world's Stuirlnv School as
sociation nnd Hie international Sun
day school meeting hero vestenliiv.
A dollar per scholar or ifo.dOO.OOU
for tho next four vem-s is the obieei
live of the special effort which is to
be "made bv North America- for the
exlension of Sunday schools in non
Christiun hinds. v ,
PEACE CONGRESS SNAPSHOTS
E
LISTER TO HE
OLYMPIA,' Mnsh., Feb. 13. Ke
ports rrom the Western Washington
hospital at Fort Steilacoom today
showed that Governor Krnest IJster
appeared somewhat improved by the
absence of business pressure. Yes
terdny the executive gave over his
office for the time being to Lieuten
ant Governor L. F. Hart, because of
tho serious stnto of his health.
Governor Lister's ncceptnnce of
the ndvice ot his physician. Dr. W.
N. Keller, to abandon his executivo
duties. It wns said today, came nfter
Dr. Keller bluntly told the governor
that he was facing death and his life
would be brief 'unless ho heeded his
orders. It also became known that
Lister previously had refused to give
up his interest in current events.
Thls. coupled with overwork on war
problems, worries concerning the
strike situation at Seattle nnd Ta
coma, and legislative matters,
brought on tho final collapse.
Governor Lister's name has been
.consistently mentioned as a probable
democratic, candidate for the l ulted
States senate In 1920. His illness,
however, is nowsaid to have elimin
ated tho possibility of his attempting
to make I ho race.
STATE OF SEIGE
TUSKI., Feb. 11 A state of seigp
bus been declared at 1 lambuig.- Ger
many, uuli llbe people of Hint city
have surrendered all arms in their
possession. '. Patrols doinamling the
arms are taking iiclion against, those
who resist,' Gustavo Noske, minister
in charge of military affairs in the
Khert cabinet, has telcgvaphed to the
president of the soldiers' council nt
llnmburg saving Hint ho will not tnko
military measures ngaiiist that citv
as Hie soldiers' and workmen's council
ia restonns; order.
STATES '
F
PARIS. Feb. 1.1. (Bv the Asso
ciated Kress.) In a written reply to
n declaration of the French Asso
ciation on the Societv of Nations
which recently called upon him. Pres
ident Wilson makes known formally
forllic first time bis intention to re
turn lo Krnnce after coins: to Wash
ington lor the closins scsison of the
American consress.
In this rcplv, the president snvs
that be accepts tho suegestion that
nfter bis return to Knris a srreut pub
lic meetinir be arranged in celebration
of the conclusion of the work of the
pence conference.
Arrangements will be completed for
President Wilson's prospective de
parture from Knris Kridav and hi
i ombnrkiition nt ltrest on Saturday. It
js known that lie is planning to re-
j trl, to France on March 15. There is
some belief iit official circles that the
pence conference will be able to com
plcte its work bv June.
IKE
BASEL, Feb. 13 Karl Uadek, the
Russian Bolshevik emissary, who has
been accused by the German author
ities ot being an Instigator of numer
ous radical outbreaks in German',
has been discovered nnd nrrested by
Berlin police, according to a Berlin
dispatch today. His whereabouts hnd
been u mystery for some time.
COKKXIIAGKN. Feb. 1.1. A Libnu
dispatch reaching here bv way of Her-
lin snvs the entire territory of the
Kstlioninn republic hns been cleared
of tlio Holshovik through the Esthoti
iitn nnd Finnish advance movement.-
L
President Will Not Hesitate to Order
American Army to Take Ud Arms
Arjain If Necessary to Enforcei
Armistice Terms. ;f
PAKIR. Feb. 13. ( Itnvaif.) N'on
execution bv Germany of the terms
of the armistice. President Wilson is
understood to have declared in con
versation yesterday, would be nn in
cident of such n nature ns to iustifv
the resumption of wnr. It is said
that the orosident asserted he would
not hesitate in that cose to order tlio ,
American ormv to take ud arms'
nirain. - ,
On the other hand, it was said Hint
President Wilson reunrds resumption
of hostilities as a grave eventuality.. -to
which he would ncrce onlv on tho
most absolutely, essentinl considera
tions, nnd not for unv secondary mo-
, A llrlcf Renewal',.
The supreme war council has de-
..M.i 1.A ..M.lclw.a willi Opr.
mnnv will be renewed on February 17
fni. n varv liriff. nerind. with the nl-
'lies reservinsr.tbe rliht to suspend it
'. nt nnv time in tile-event of Germany's
failure to cam- oit the new clauses
or those which have heretofore not
luian ATnllt0ll It W fitlltCfl thft tOriUS
! will provide-that the Germans must-
cease hostilities nitmnst . the t'oics
and maintain tlie:r forces within fix
ed limits.' ,
During the brief period of the re
newed armistice a stiecial commission
will draft the conditions of nn arm
istice which will last till the signinit
of the pence treaty. These conditions
which the supreme war. council is re
ported to have approved in a rough
lorra yesterday niternoon. nnve in
view, it was stated, tne ncmooniza-
tion of the German iirniv nnd the dis-
armamcnt of the enemy under the sit-.
vervision of the. allies. .These terms.
it is understood, will be communi
cated to Germany so that the national
assembly at Weimar will -have time to
discuss them until the -.provisional
nrmistice expires. , ' : -,;. . ...
Focli Off for Treves
Marshal Koch, who wns to leave
for Treves today, was to interview
Premier Clcmcneean nf Pnris this
morning and began drnftins the nrm
istiee provisions which the- supreme
wnr council probably will examine this
afternoon. V '
Premier Clcmcncenu made. an im
pressive speech at yesterday's sit
ting of the council, showing the ne-
cessitv of taking all desirablo pre
cautions against Germany, f
At the afternoon session President
Wilson is said to have taken tho snmo
viewpoint, tiffirming that all the al
lies were agreed on that point and
that differences, jvhicli cropped up
during the provious discussions bore
on the most suitable methods of ob- -taming
the necessary guarantees.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
AERIAL FLIGHTS
PARIS, Feb. 13 (By the Asso
ciated Kress.) The pence conference
commission on international control
of ports, waterways and railways is
considering n proposed assertion of
jurisdiction over aerial international
flights. The British air ministry has
already prepared an elnbornto con
vention which will bo submitted to
tho pence conference. . - '
Tlio international aviation confer
ence soon to meet in Pnris will also
tnko up questions of grcnt unport
nnce, such ns how fur-national con
trol of the nir mnv go, passports,
customs, reciprocal landing facilities,
aerial police and the settlement of
dninnges. Civilian flights between
nations are now impossible, because
of tho nbseneo o( essentinl regtila
tionsl Many enterprises, such ns
Hint of preparing n Pnris to London
air servico, hnvo been dolnvcd in con--sentience.
'-,
Hear Admiral II. S. Knapp will rep
resent the United Slates in tho avia
tion, conference.