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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE VI, 1010
NO. 70
BOLSHEVIKt -PERU
SIS
PEACEGAMP
Situation In Austrla-Htinqarv and
Russia Alarms Allied Deleua'tes
Beta Kuns Victories. Kolchuk's Re
verses Suddenly Chanue European
Situation Poland Surrounded By
Enemies r-i Austria to Proclaim
Comprunlst Government Sunday.
LONDON, Juno 12. A communist
government Will liO proclaimed In
Austria on Sunday with promise of
liniuiMllnto success, according to In
formal Ion In government circles
bore.
Tho bent' Information Indicates
4 lint about 40 percent, nt llio Austrian
unuy In HoIhIiovIK.- Tim communists
nr exported quickly to align thoni
Helve with the Ituiigurliiu ooiniuii
11 lulu, whose recent nillllnry suecns
r considered to linvo strengthened
IIiiiiii. ,
Tfc Austra-liungitrlan situation
tin a wlmlo Is viewed lioro in docldod
ly serious, , ,
TAHIB. Wednesday, Juno 1 1 ( Hy
Associated Press.) While tho laxi
tit tho reply of Ilxlit Kun, foreign
minister o( the Hungarian soviet
government to tho loleKrnm from M.
Clemsneeiiu, president o( tho pence
conference, demanding thai lio cense
hostilities BKHiimt tho Czocho-Slovnks
or u f for (ho consequences linn not
bairn published In I'arln. It Ih appar
ently unsatisfactory. Official denial
U mil do of Iloln Kim'R statement that
ho hud boon Invited to t ho pooce con
feronce. Ho w told In M. Clemon
coau'B dispatch thnt he would not bo
Invited to the conference If ho did
not combo flithtliiK and thin whh twlitl
yd Into iin Invitation. i
Kolilmk Meets Hi'fwit
Mllltnry reverses suffered by Ad
miral Kolrhuk's troops In iiouthorn
lttisslu luivo caused soinu uneasiness
In official circle, those reported
slnco Iloln Klin's success ugnlnsl (ho
Czechs bolng viewed with ospoclul
conenrn. The strengthening of the
IlolHhnvik hold In Moscow by tho In
torruiitlon of tho ndvuiico of tho
Ksthonlnns against Potrogrnd Is nlso
tho source of uneasiness.
Tho Ilolshovlk porll, which wns up
psrcntly on tho docllno a few wooks
ago, Is nmiln commanding attention
from nil delegations horo. No effort
Is bolng made Jo coiicoiil tho nionuco
Hint tho Hungarian Ilolshovlk! offer
to Poliind ns woll ns Czocho-Sloviiklu.
Austria Is looked upon ns n fertile
ground for llolshovlsm and If It won!
undor Ilolshovlk control, with n part
of Cxocho-Hlovnklft tho llolshovlkl
would hold tho wedgo In Central
Kuropo which would put thorn on
' throo sides of 1'olniid, which Is al
ready hnrd pressed by tho Gorniuus
on tho wost.
Cnunrll of l-iir AcIh
TAIlia, Wednesdny, .luno II (Hy
Associated I'ross.) ' 'llolshovlsm mid
ft discussion of tho position of llolu
Kun, Hu.nKO.rlun. forolgn mlnlslor,
fluuro promlnohtly In dollberiitlons
of the council of four and tho coun
cil of fornlun ministers today.
Successes of tho IluiiKiirliuv Hol
1 Hhovlkl nKHlnst tho Cecho-lovnks
have Klvon tho imiiico ooiiforonco anx
iety on (I tho council of four has do
cldod that tho boundaries hotwoon
IluiiKiiry and noumanla and botwoon
llmiKury and C.oclio-Slovnkla must
ho positively dolormlnod In ordor
that llolu Kun may bo told specific
ally to what polntB his troops must
bo withdrawn.
PAULS, Wodnosduy, Juno tl (ny
Associated Proas.) Admiral ivoi
nimlt. liniul of tho All-UiiHlnn Eovorn-
monts of Omsk, has aiiitoiincod that
ho has appointed a commission noiui
mi in- M. nillnroussoff to mako i
study of constitutional questions pre
paratory to frumliift a constitution
for suhmlsslon to tho proposed con
stltuont asflonihly.-
Ki'IIInIi Ncnr l'olroirrnd
STOCKHOLM, Juno 12. Part of
tho Hrltlah troops which recently nr.
rlvod at Murmansk uro participating
In oporutlonB. RKUtnst PolroRi'ad, ac
cording, to roports rrom ArcnniiKui
Thoy aro now near PotroRuvodsh..
PAUIS, June It. (Ilavas). Tho
counoll of four has tho omploto loxt
of tho roply' of Admiral Kolchalt.
nntHlolshovIlt leudor, In the Omsk
........ .,,! nt 'lIllKHln. In Iho Hll loci
note cnncnrnlni! rocoRnltlon of tho
Omsk government hy tho allies. De
cision by tho nllloB.oii tho nuoatlon of
recognition of the oiiisk government,
It Is believed, will not. h much lon
ger tlolnyod, : ,
LABOR MEN WILL.GET
1EW TRIAL OR
CALL WORLD STRIKE
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.,
lime I "J. -A tiitinu tho resolution
now being considered liv tbo
roHolnliuiiH coiiiinllloti nt tliu
Aiiierionn KtiKrut ion of l.iilmr in
olio lU'sllnir with l ltd Muiuiev
PHSU. Ill this i IN UriinOHVtl tlllll
tho feileriiliiiu nui'oint n coin
miltoe In dike ai'lion iiilentlH) lo
brinu ulioiit it new trial for
Mutmuv. Sliunlil the committee
In i I it is m-oviilcil tliut Hie I'eil
eruliuli Niilimit In tlm .iiiternu
linniil oruiiiii.iiliiui the iiiichI inn
ciillinir ii 'l-linur Hlrike in iiro
li'l. Hie ilntu lo lio ilcluriiiltiod
Inter.
AMENUED SO AS
TOEXGLUDGU.S.A.
WASIIIMiTOK. June 12. Scnn
I r Knox's resolution lo nut the sen
ate on iiM'oid nuaiiiHt acccptintr the
l,ciituo of Niitioim in the tonus of the
notice trcntv was reported totluv in mi
iimonilod form bv the seiiale foreiuu
reliilions ooiniuiltoe.
The eoiiiiiiitloe struck out 1 lie sec
lion of the resolution which would de
clare it " noliev of the American uov-
enimciil Hint whenever I he nonce of
KuroiH' bei'iime intiiiii tlircnlened the
I lilted MatCM wiiubl I'o-ouci'itto to
roiuove sneli liieniiec.
A resolution reserving the riirJit of
the American conuress to determine
Iho jusliiess of tiie oliliuutioiix iuiuos
cil muni Ibis country uniler the much
discussed section ten of iho Leaune
of Nations covenant was meanwhile
iutroilueeil loiluv bv Senalor Slerlim;,
ri'iiulilicnn. South llnkotn.
The motion In iiuioud the Knox
measure was iniiile bv ('liairmnn
l.oilue anil hail Iho sunnort of Sen
ator Knox mid all other rcimhlicun
members excent Seunlor MoCuinber
if North I In kol a. No other amend
ments were iidoiiloil. The vote to fa
vorably reiiorl stood 8 lo 7.
AGAIN FLARES UP
VANCOi;Vi:i(. . C. June V2.
Vancouver union men now out on
L'cnerul strike -have claimed, it he
ciiiue known toduv, that thev hope
to win. their walkout hv iiluviiiL'. if
neoessiirv, wlint-' thev termed their
"trumii carils." tho railway union
trades which luive not vol wnlkod
out. t'nioli leaders, who attended a
meelinu last uiulit of about ollO union
railroad men, said loiluv sentiment lit
(be niootintr was in fuvor of u slrikei
luck Ciivanaiiuli, secretary of Iho
Vancouver Trades and Labor Coun
cil,, who attended the meetini:, do
cbired Hie Vancouver slrike was not
called in svmnalliv with the walk out
in Winnipeg, but was a seiiarato
stand to protect the principle of or
viiiiizcd labor. At the time tho slrike
was called it was imiioiincd Hie men
went out to help the Winnipeg- strik
ers. WINNH'KO. Man.. June VI It. K.
llnrkci. ebniriiuin of the railwav
brol herhoods' mediation board, in
lormnllv announcing toduv that nt
lempls to coiieiliule slrike contro
versies have eomplelelv failed, ad
mitted Unit brotherhood executives
are faoiiu; strong- iiro.-sure from rail
roml eiuiiloves to permit Winnipeg lo
cals o vole on the iiiieslioii of a svnt
palhctisc slrike.
STEAMER YANKEE SUNK IN
COLLISION NEAR FIRE ISLAND
NIOW VOliK, June TJ.Tho steam
ship Yankee oporiited bv Iho t'niled
Stales Shipping board, sunk earlv lo
iluv off Fire Island afler having boon
in collission with the Italian steam
ship Argentina lute last night. The
crew of Hie Yankee was taken aboard
the Argentina,
CRACK LINER GOES AGROUND
NEAR LONG BEACH. N. J
NKW YORK, June 12 Tho liims-
liori uini. wniiiorsee, lorineriv one
of Iho crack passenuei' liners of the
llamburg-Aiuerieun line, which was
rammed Inst niulU by the steamship
Kedono, was heaiMieil shorllv alter 11
o'clock this forenoon on Iho siinds
of Long Heuch, I,, I,
ANGELES
NEAR
JUAREZ, FALL
115
Advance Troops of Villa's General In
Outskirts of Mexican CItv Oltl
zens Flee to El Paso 24th U. 8.
Infantry Belnq Rushed to Scene
From Columbus,
JL'ARKK, Max., June 13. At 1 p.
in, advance soldiers of General I'e
ll0 AnKoles are moving In on Juarez
viu tho Hlu Orando river bottom.
At 1 p. m. cvory wino In tho city
win moving to sufer (iiurturs. Tho
word wont down Avcnldu Commer
clii, the muln biialneKs district, that
"ihey are coming," some oven so
close us two miles.
When General Francis Gonzales,
tho Juarez commander, und Colonel
J, (ioimilo ICscobar, next In com
mand, received the news thoro was
Intense activity among the federal
troops and their officers.
It Is reported over 1000 mon arc
between two and four miles from
Jusrer..
General Kellpo Angolea knowa the
strength of the Juarez garrison and
Its fortifications.
It Is believed Angeles' forces will
not attempt an attack until night
unless tho federals move out. '
Kl, PASO, Tex., June 12. The
24th l.'nlted States Infantry stationed
at Columbus, X. M., are on a speciul
train coming to Kl Paso.
JUAREZ, Mex., Juno 12. With
tho udvanoe guard' of General An
geles' robel force reported only 16
miles oust of Jiiures, tho federal gar
rison hero was prepared for an atack
early today, I'lve' hundred foderal
cavalrymen woro sent to the oust last
night and all officers In tho city were
ready for Immedlnto duty.
Despite approhonslon of an. im
pending attack, Juarez remained
calm, .Shortly after midnight Amor
lean custom officials reportod having
heard a fow scattered shots. .
Many civilians havo moved across
tho river to Kl Paso, Tox., ar..J most
of those remulnlng appear to have
provided thomsolvcs with firearms.
Reports Inst night that unarmed
Villa followers hud boon filtering
Into Junroz could not bo confirmed.
.s.
WITH WORLD CRUISE
WASHINGTON, Juno 12. An ox
tenslvo crulso of Iho combined At
lantic, and Pacific fleet Is planned for
this fall and wlntor. Secretary Dun
tola said today tho Itinerary had not
boon completed, but that tho fleet
would visit sovoral South Amorlcan
ports. No doclslon ns to whothor
Kuropo will bo Included has boon
ronchod.
Tho crulso is planned, the secre
tary said, as a roward for tho mon of
tho navy for Iho arduous services In
tho war.
OFFERS $140 A YEAR
0. A. C.
COKVAI.LlS. Oro., Juno 12. A
J. Johnson, president of the Benton
County State bunk, today offered to
glvo f 1-10 annually to one man from
each class of the Oregon Agricultural
college attaining tho highest dogree
of scholarship and manhood. These
awards will be mado In a manner
similar to the Clara H. Waldo prizes
presonled to tho young women. They
will be based on success In literary
and scholastic, nttalumonts, success
In student activities, 'qualities of
manhood and qualities of leadership.
DUTY TO SAVE THE GERMAN
PEOPLE SAYS N0RSKE
WKIMAU, July 11. (Hv the Asso
ciated Press.) "We aro slill in of
fice and wo will slick, but.il, is oni
duty to save the Ctcrinnn poople,'
Guslnve Norske, the minister of de
fense, (lectured n -the nicotine- toduv
of the liiH.ioritv soeilist partv.
AMBASSADOR DAVlS LEAVES
, PARIS. WORK COMPLETED
1'AltIS, Jan. llcv-Joliii W. Davis,
American embassador to Knulund,
left for l,o " . toduv. his work on
I lie special commission lo nrriitige
for the civil regime on the left bunk
of tho Kliino during the period of oc
cupution having been completed,
MINI
silesia is allowed :
IN ANSWER OF ALLIES
I'AItlK. June 12. There was
inerviiMiinr belief in penon eim
feri'lll'U idieles loiluv (lull lite
l-clllv l Hit' Herman counter
liroiHisiils would not be readv for
delivery -'before late Koturdiiv
night, Kivc davs has been defi
nitely fixed us the limit within
which tho (ioniums must decide
unon their course.
The replv lo the counter pro
posals, uei-ordin" lo Kreneli con
ference sources, iiurecs to u.
Iileseseite in I jiner Silesia sub
ject lo certain clearly defined
conditions,
i
Y
PLACE DROWNED
The body of Carl Whlllock who
was drowned In the river near the
Gold Ray dum on Memorial day and
for whose body an ineffectual search
had been conducted ever since, arose
to the surface this morning about 8
o'clock und was at once seen by the
watchers stationed by the father, C.
W. Whlllock. The finding of the
body relieves a great strain of anx
iety on Mr. and Mrs. Whlllock and
children.
The body arose, to tho surface
about three-quarters of a mile down
river from where the boy was drown
ed. A nei tr.d. been stretched for
some time about mile and a half
from tho dam so as to catch the body
It it floated down stream.
I'ndertaker Perl has charge of the
body and funeral services will prob
ably be held tomorrow afternoon.
TIS
GREEN SPRING RD.
Tho state highway commlsslbn lot
tho contract Wednesdny to the Jack
son county court for grading S.lo
miles of the Green Springs moun
tain-Jenny crook road at cost plus 10
por cent, and the grading of 10.9
miles of tho Groen Springs-Pacific
hlghwny to A. Mlcbiseh for $ 114,57s.
This road will not ho hard surfaced
this year.
This completes the contracts -for
grading all the work contemplated In
Jackson county this year except tho
Kaglo Point road that will prohubly
bo let at the next meeting.
Tho highway commission and Kn-
glnoer Niinn are out on a tour of In
spectlon of the Pacific highway and
will be hero the last of the week.
LIAN PRESI
WASHINGTON, June 12. Elab
orate social . functions are being
planned in honor of Dr. Epltnclo M.
Pessoa, presldeiit-olect of Brazil,
who was expected to sail today from
Portugal for Nbw York on his way to
Urnzil to assume office.
Dr. Pessoa will be the guest of (he
nation. Ho may v!slt.!he far west.
PORTLAND WINS THE MYSTIC
SHRINE MEETING IN 1920
INDIAXAUOMS. Ind.. June 12.
Portland. Oregon, was selected over
New Orleans us the 11120 meeting
dluoe of the Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the M'vstic Shrine at tho
(dosing business session here toduv
The vole was HXi ftvyorina the Pa
cific const oil v to 122 for New Or
leans. - ' -
New Wireless Tamulco.
TAMI'ICO, .Mex.. June ,. 12. The
government has completed the erec
tion of a wireless station which, it is
(daimed. has n sending radius lit niu'lil
of 2.0(10 miles.' ;
Pershina Leaves Middle July.
I'AKIM, ,inno 12. lieneral Per
shing, the Amerienn eoniinu'niler-in-
ebief. will reiuuiii in France litltil Hie
WHILLOBK
middlo of July, . '.
CLAIMS WOLFF
ERER OF
Brothers of Lad. Detained By Med
ford Police Injured His Head When
6 Years Old Should Have Been
in Asylum Before Accused Bov
Gives Name of Girl.
YAKIMA. Wu-.li.. Juno 12. Foun
dation for n plea of insanity in the
cuse of Rov Wolff, confessed mur
derer of plmcr Greer at Iliikcrsfield.
Calif., were luid toduv bv his eldest
brother. Herbert Wolff, who recently
was honorably discharged from mili
inrv service and who has been word
ing in Seattle, lie suvs that the lad.
now 10. uboiil 10 vears ugo. fell from
a fence on which he was ridinir. broke
his collarbone and. presumably, in
jured bis head. Since then at inter
vals the bov has been uncontrollable,
he claims.
Hugo Wolff, another brother, will
go w th tiov to Hakersfield to repre
sent Ibe family nt the trial. An at
lornev lo defend the youth will be
hired. Herbert Wolff suvs. and every
effort will be made to see tliut he is
uiven a "stiunre deal.
"I believe in capital punishment,'
Herbert Wolff suvs. " "Rov has eon
fessed to a brutal erime and it is
right tliut he should be punished for
it. hut I do not believe the lad is nien-
Ullv ' respnns'hle. He should hnve
been sent to C'hehulis before: then
this would not have happened. It was
no kindness lo let him go when he
was in trouble here, lie was
trouble later in Seattle and. had I
not been in the service. Itshould hnve
insisted that he be confined in an
institution then."
Hov Wolff today cave the name
of the girl, who he claims, asked him
lo "beat Greer up good." She
Frances Johnson, need between 1.3
and HI. and for a time working at
Tuft, but now supposed to be "beat
ing it to Mexico." The bov was most
reluctant to give her name but his
brothers insisted that he "come
through.", and suid thev could
do nothing for him unless hctold all
the truth. The bov nnd girl parted
between Taft and Bukersfield. Rov
savs.
i.MAYIFORCE
001 NAVY DIRIGIBLES
WASHINGTON. June 12. Aban
donment of the navy's .extensive
plans for experimenting with rigid
and non-rigid types of lighter than
air flying machines was said by naval
officers today to be presaged by the
action of the house naval affairs
committee in cutting the aviation ap
propriation for tho navy from $45,
000,000 to $15,000,000.
Secretary Daniels said it would
take the navy a long time to recover
from the effects of the setback naval
aviation would receive should the ro
vised figures stand.
STATEfMASONS FAVOR
FOREST GROVFI
PORTLAND, June 12. In session
here yesterday the Oregon . grand
lodge of Masons adopted a report fa
vorlng the location of a proposed or
phans' and old people's homo at a
site near Forest Grove, 25 miles from
Portland. ,
Three hundred and fifty delegates
and the grand officers were in atten
dance. The session ended with t
banquet to all those attending, with
the officers of the Order of Kastern
Star as hostesses.
ASKS HALF MILLION TO HUNT
OUT BOMBING ANARCHISTS
WASHINGTON. June 12. Attor
ney General Palmer toduv asked eon
cress for special "half million del
lar appropriation to enrrv on the
hunt for anarchist homb throwers
and enemies of law -and order.
HOUSE OFF FOR ENGLAND
WON'T VISIT IRELAND
PARIS. Juno 12 Although Colon
el K M. llouse of the American pence
delegation will-go to Knglund toduv
it is iiuthoritntivclvi denied that he
will visit- Irelund to investigate the
Sinn Fein situation, as reported.
In nntieipulioii of his departure
for London, Colonel llouse had
long conference with President Wil-
Mil
GREER
NSANE
R. R. TELEGRAPHERS
ERED 10 GO OOF
ON STRIKE jUNE 14
-
M'f UinS. Mo.. June 12.
An order' (liflwtinir members of
tlm Order of iiitilrond Tele
graphers to discontinue handling
business of the Western Union
nd I'ostnl Telegraph compan-
nies after li a. m. Saturday.
June 14. was issued here today
bv E. J. Munion, president of the
ntllroud telegraphers. Tile or-
dcr affects HO.DOO railroad op
erators and arwoximutclv 30,
OOP rt,itr,tnl I f.lor.rn tlh Offices.
noenrdine to offociab. of tftC Or-
gitnizntion.
KOREA CLAIMS 10
HAVE ESTABLISHED
SECRET REPUBLIC
SBUL, Korea, May . 1 l.r ( Corres
pondence of Associated Press.)
Leaders of the Korean Independence
league claim that they have secretly
set up a provisional government in
Korea with Yie Seung Man as presi
dent. The list of the other "cabinet
members" contains the names of
Koreans who have been educated In
the United States. Covenants alleged
to have been adopted declare that the
form of the national organization is
a republic, that the national policy
is that of respecting the liberty and
rights of the people and of develop
ing the peace and welfare of the
world and that the people are under
obligation to pay taxes and give mill
tary service.
The statement Issued declares that
25 persons representing the 13 pro
vinces of Korea have voted to de
mand of Jaoan to hand over ' the
right of ruling Korea and to with
draw troons from Korea and tnat
Koreans shall refuse to pay any kind
of taxes to the Japanese government
TO
FLY TO CAPE WAY
WASHINGTON, June 12. Be
cause .of a lack of suitable housing
accommodations on the Atlantic
const for the British dirigible R-34
tho ble craft will remain In the Unit
ed States only 6 or S hours arter It
arrives from England this month on
the first trans-Atlantic flight to he
undertaken by a llghtor-thuu-air
crftft.
The British air attache here said
today his government had accepted
the Invitation of tho navy depart
ment to land the ship at Cape May,
N. J.
LEAGUE PEACE MEMBERS
EXEMPTED FROM TAXES
NF, WYORIv. June 12. Individual!
who contributed to the League to En
force Peace mnv have such coiitnbtt
Hons deducted from gross income:
in income tax returns, according to
ii rulinsr received here toduv from
Daniel C. Koper. coiimiisisoner of in
ternal revenue. National hendouar
ters of the league 'said the ruling
would affect persons in every state
of the union.
U. S. INFANTRY CASUALTIES
HIGHER THAN AIR MEN
WASHINGTON. June 12. Casual
ties among nituntrv otticers wore
higher Hum among aviators, a report
bv the war department today showing
that. o5 infantry of fleets and 4(i en
listed men of every 1.000 were, re
turned as battlo deaths against ill
officers and one man for the nir ser
vice. The tank corps was third with
Hi officers and seven men per 1,000.
MEXICAN BUSINESS MEN
TO VISIT UNITED STATES
MEXICO CITY. June 12. The
Chamber of Commcreo hero is plan
ning to organize n trade excursion of
Mexican nvcreliHiits . to tho United
Stntes and preparing to receive sim
ilur missions reported to be coming
from Cleveland. New York and va
rious commercial centers.
Fred Colvlg, the former Medford
druggist, who now owns and oper
ates a drug store at Bend, Ore., ar
rived in the city today with his three
children for a visit with relatives and
friends.
W. Hennessey was a visitor in tho
city yesterday and today from Derby,
WIRE STRIKE
ISE10RSED
BY A. F. OF L.
Moral Support of Electrical Workers'
Walkout June 16 Given Bv Ameri
can Federation of Labor 100.000 i
More Men to Strike Monday Says
Konenkamp Reports Are Confid
ing Strike Leaders Claim Victory
Certain Manaoers Sav Failure. .
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June 12.
Moral support of the stTite cnliod
for June 16 by the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
which includes the hulk of union tele
phone operators throughout tho
country todav was voted bv the
American Federation of Labor, which
unanimously adopted a resolution
containing such a provision.
' CHICAGO.- June 12. Mr. Konen
kamp announced todav thnt assur
ance bad been given that the New
York broker operators, some 3(500
strong, would ioin the strike. :
The announcement loliowea long
distnnce telephone conversations
with union representatives in Now
York nnd Atlantic C'itv. N. J., when)
the Amerienn Federation of Labor
convention is in session. Justwhen
the New York operators will loin tuo
strike was not stated. , , .'
Out to Win ...
"rwnito . claims of company offi
cials that the strike has failed, tho
outlook is more Invorablc than ever."
he said. looav mere ure iuuy j.o,
000 telegraph company workers on
strike throughout the country. . Tho
-strike has hardly started., The best
results aro being obtained in tho
south, the southwest nnd the west.
In Arizona the tie-up is growing.
Toduv conferences are : being held
with the governor ot Arizona bv busi
ness men who uro anxious 10 oeo n
settlement. ,
On Monday the electrical workers
will ioin the strike, adding u total ot
more than 100,000 to the striking
forces. We aro out to win nnd we
will win."
His statement was followed short-
lv bv a bulletin issued nt the head
atiurters of the Association of West
ern Union Employes, bv the deputy
vice president. Edward W nch. i
Futluro Say Kniployors
"Morning reports,".- tho bulletin
suid. "indicates that yesterday's con
ditions throughout the country romuin
unchanged. A large percentage ot
the striking Postal Telegraph em
ployes now realize that thev wero
indiserelelv misled. Tho complete
failure of the ruilicul methods us a
means of adjustment is resolving it
self into' ono of arbitration on tho
second (lav of tho strike. Chicago
traffic is moving as usual and facili
ties remain unimpaired."
The association represents Ii.") per
cent of the Western Union omploviw.
Western Union officials hero rcit
igatcd that onlv u very small number
of their operators throughout tho
country bad joined the strike. Offi
cials of the Postal Telegraph com
pany here, which was bndlv hit bv
the strike vesterdav. said that u
large proportion ot thoir operators
returned to work tins morning, lhis
brought a sharp denial from union
officials. ' '
Practically all messengers of tho
two companies hero remained on
strike.
Xo Change Portland
PORTLAND. Juno 12. There was
no change in tue commercial iciu
srraphers' strike situation here over
night. No Postal 'Telegraph company
employes except (he manager and
liief operators, night and dav, were
on dutv, while all Western Union op
erators, with the exception of onn
woman operator, who wus suid to
havo unit her position for other rea
sons than the strike, were on duty.
The teleirraphers' union officials
made the claim Hint Western Union
messages wero being brought here
from Seattle and other points bv train
instead of bciiiL' sent over tho wires.
Company officials denied this, saving
it was unnecessary ns their service
was not crippled. , :,.
PORTLAND. June 12. C, If.
Preston, deputy internatibnal presi
dent of tho Commercial Telegraphers'.
Union here, declared later toduv thnt
nine Portland Western' Union opera
tors had gone out on strike nnd 02
other workers, chiefly those in cler
ical position. Hjs statement was de
nied bv the telegraph company offi
cials who said thnt only one employe
had emit. ' '
In Astoria. Preston claimed three
(Continued on Pago Eight.).
son( Just .evening,
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