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yfgr p.?-" A J" • & 3 96-29 FOR C0DIFYW6 BILL If- !•*& House Gives Decisive Majority in •V^favoT of the AdministflF: J . tion Measure. ' HI COT IHT SPECIAL TAXES * -jf. * Woman'* Eight-Hour Bill PliMd. The senate passed. 38 to 4, the Banbill amended to limit woman's work- In# hours to nlnq hours in any one day and 48 hours In any week. Mercantiie establishments, hospitals and canning factories In rush seasons are exempted from the^operatlon of the proposed law. The bill now goes to tbo bouse. . - pwiyp anBtgpf HAWKER GRIEVE A«t Provides for Heavier Assessment to State; Affords Relief to Differ- - ' 15# ' • Communities--tifo for " Gun-Toters. •" ' ^ '•% Springfield.--By a decisive vote of to 29, the house, through a com- 'Cf blnation of Republican and Democrat* c sanction, passed the adminis- ' tration measure providing for the reg& i vision , and codification of all of the r|f, domestic * corporation laws of the }$• ' state.' fe.'.fV; A second bill, relating only to cor- T poratlons organized not for profit, was / . passed by practically the same vote. These bills now go to the senate. IM. ,s Consideration of the bill prevented * the transaction of any other business •ps,!' • In the house. Representative Devlne (Dem.), who led the fight for the opjjj.- y ' position, insisted that the bill be read in its entirety. There were fifty-four printed pages, the reading being concluded by Clerk McCann six hours after -the getaway. The senate In the meantime had been tied up over a protracted debate of Senator Sadler's gun-toters' bill. This became Involved in seemingly endless technicalities, and eventually reached third reading, amended In various particulars, where it rests for the time being. Under the amendments put Into the' gunman bill, night-time burglary would be punishable by from ten years to life In prison, if the burglar has in his possession a deadly weapon. If not, punishment would be between ten and twenty years. The bill, as it stands practically eliminates the existing parole law, it is claimed. The corporation bill aroused the bitterest feeling that seems to have been engendered during the session. Frequent charges were made that the bill is In the interest of the big corporations, and motives were questioned by acrimonious members, without hesitation. Representative Ellis was the only Republican to speak against it. Representative Devlne's objection in chief was that the bill permits one corporation to hold stock in another corporation, which he said had been vetoed by Governor Derreen and that the measure was the "old friend" fathered by big business that made its biennial return to Springfield. Representative Snell and Representative Kasserman, Democrats, also attacked the measure. The bouse is likely to go to Anal roll calls on the incorporation bills. It is claimed they are the most radical and important measures of this natal* ever seriously considered - by an Illinois legislature. . They are in a series of three. They permit corporations to consolidate, to own stock in other corporations, and to enjoy new rights; provide, too, for caring for minority stockholders, bat prevent any "holdup" suits by minority stockholders in mergers. The measures provide for a heavier tax to the state, but eliminate special taxes that are or might he imposed by different communities. The bills were heralded in the governor's message in January and have the approval of the state administration and the state departments. Charles Woodward, special legal counsel to the governor, and incidentally a witness yet to be heard in die state board of equalization light, is credited with doing much of the work on the voluminous measures which are pronounced the "last word" In corporation legislation. They are urged, too, as a medium for "bringing the corporations back to Illinois." , The Buck "movie" censorship bill passed by the senate, which the "movie" men had been fighting with a vengeance, was reported to the house, with the recommendation that it pass. The bill, it is contended, in its present form is not given a chance in the house. Down-the-state members, for one thing, will demand that the Sunday closing be protected. The bill would " open theaters which now are closed in a hundred cities and villages on Sunday, and absolutely strips the municipalities of present and future •control and regulation of their thea- " iters. Senator Curtis' fire-escape bill was amended to meet the agreement between the office of the fire marshal and real estate interests in Chicago. The Mil now applies to four-story buildings, as in the present act, and does not apply to Chicago whatever. "Bhie 8Ky" BiH, Paasesfo House. Secretary of State Kmmerson*s bhre sky bill went through the house without opposition anil will now go to the senate for the consideration of that body. The measure, which was on the order of third reading, was called by Representative Vickers and passed by the vote of 133 to 0. 1* carries an emergency .clause. Without Board of Improvement*. :,r Lincoln is without a board of lortil improvements, as a result of discovery of a recent amendment to the state law governing appointment of boards of local improvements, which provides that all councilmen and the mayor shall form the board. The local board recently organized with two members and the mayor and proceeded to lay paving plans. Not only is the newly formed board inadequate, but any work It has done is he^JUegnli |s New Waterway Law. The house the pasff passed Representative Gregory's bill 460, amending the waterway act by prohibiting encroachments upon navigable streams of the state by the structure of walls, and also providing for the keeping of stream gunge records of the flow of all streams to give public information required for bridge openings. The measure also plrevents the obstructions In streams that result in overflow of farm lands and the destruction of crops along waterway* Predicts Strike of Coal Miners. Characterizing the attitude of- the railroad administration concerning th( purchase of coal in Illinois as "demoralizing to the mining industry." and predicting serious labor troubles. 11 the present buying policy is maintained. Frank Farrington, president ol the Illinois district of the United Mine Workers, complained direct tc the federal rail board. Thousands of men are out of work in the Illinois district and "more than half of the membership of the union is working less than half time," Far rington declared. "Strikes are inevitable, unless the policy Is changed." The placing of railroad coal order? formerly filled in this sta,te, in tht South, where nonunion workers reduce the cost, in direct opposition tc the announced poiicy of the boards is the reason for idleness of Illinois mines, Farrington asserted.. Illinois coal operators are supporting action of the workers, announcement from headquarters of the Illinois Coal Operators' association here declared. 4; British Flyer arid His Aid Are Saved by Danish Steam* I1 er Mary. ' It fe-'• * Ml Voliva Forbids Aids to Testify}' 8 Wilbur Glenn Voliva Is undismayed; this legislative inquiry Into the conduct of Zion City doesn't make him fret. The overseer acknowledged this by forbidding his city treasurer and his chief educator to testify. The inquiry committee held a session, adjourning until this week, after a long investigation of Voliva's temporal holdings. The questioning related chiefly, however, to the sworn statement made to the state by Voliva January 31, 1918. This is attacked as false and as having been uttered "when the overseer knew he was insolvent." He listed total assets at more than $1,600,000, with 1800.000 M that figure in reality. The report is assailed as untrue, Voliva's antagonists pointing to various leases the general overseer had Issued against his land tracts as having.cut down the realty ownership. The first step of the board to get expert testimony from Voliva's followers met with failure. "We may have to get them before the house, but We'll get them," was the grim promise of Chairman William Dietrich when City Treasurer W. J. Bull of Zion City and I; G. Thurston, chairman of the Zlon City board of education, did not appear. In theitf stead, Fred W. Churchill,- an examiner of titles- at Wahkegjin; Keene B. Johnson, a real estate dealer anil W. I* Tambling, clerk of the former receiver if or Zion. Rave their ideas of property values in Beuton township, Lake county, where Zlon City and the Voliva holdings are listed. "Since January 31, 1918, Voliva's holdings have gained, if anything" said Johnson in telling how the fervent in the faith Were asked not to record leases. He said this tended to enable Voliva. to make a greater unincumbered property showing should such an inquiry as the present one come up. Voliva's present holdings in the town were declared to be 1,600 vacant lots, said to be worth no more than $100,000. All the witnesses agreed the overseer had overvalued his property. Mr. Tambling declared the overseer's total holdings were worth but $500,000. fc; Fixes Chicago's Tax Rate at $2.10. By a vote of 38 to 10, the senate ipassed^the bill fixing a maximum cor porate tax rate for Chicago of $2.10 'and of cities other than Chicago of $2 without a referendum. It second bill iby Senator Brady amending the Juul llaw and increasing the tax rate in Cook county from 45 cents to 55 cents {passed the senate. The senate also {passed a bill by Senator Glackln, 35 'to 0, which duplicates In some respects jthe county revenue bill of Senator jBrady ami fixes thi* same im»Timnm {rate. - " " T.:- jLargest Appropriation Bill. } The largest appropriation bill pf the ^Kason received 122 votes in the house. jB appropriates $18,000,000 for the state {Ci'&ritable Institutions. The bill now ;tes to Governor Lowden. Other bills >a**ed by the house: Appropriating ,558,846.50 for the support and ^maintenance of the five state noroial •hools; amending city election la* by roviding that in cities of 35,000 or less he head of a household may register 11 members of his family by, making affidavits. ' " ' TRANSFERRED Tl A WARSHIP Battleship Revenge Takes Rescued Flyers to Scotland, Whence They Went to London--Thanksgiv- Ing Services in Churches. - London, May 27.--Harry Hawker and Lieutenant Commander Grieve, who started a week ago on a transatlantic air flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, were rescued by the Danish steamer Mary, bound for Horsens, Denmark. The two airmen have been transferred from the Mary to the British battleship Revenge and spent the night in Scapaflow, the Orkneys, as the guests of Admiral Fremantle. They put ashore at Thurso, where they will board a train for London> Hairy G. Hawker sent the following statement to the London Daily Mall: "My machine stopped owing to the water filter In the freepipe from the radiator to the water pump being blocked With refuse, such as solder and the like' shaking loose in the radiator. "It waS ho fault of the Rolls-Royce motor, wlifch ran absolutely perfectly from start to finish, even when all the water had boiled away. "We had no trouble in alighting on the sea, where we were picked up by the tramp ship Mary, after being in the water for 90 minutes. We leave Thurso at 2 p. m. Monday, arriving in London Tuesday evening." The Mary reported that she had picked up the two flyers Monday in latitude 50.20 north; longitude 29.30 west, approximately half way between Newfoundland and the const of Ireland, for which they headed after leaving St. Johns. The airplane had been forced to descend close to the steamer because of stoppage of circulation in the water pipe leading to the radiator. The steamer happened along in the nick of time, because the plane could not have lived long in the turbulent sea and the lifeboat contrivance would have been of little avail. $ The airplane wps abandoned. Both men are reported to be in perfect health. Lloyds received a message from Butt of Lewis that the Danish steamer Mary signaled, "Saved Hands Sopwlth airplane!" The steamer' was asked:. "Is it Hawker?" i » The Mary replied: "Yes." The Danish steamer Mary sailed ilay 4 from Norfolk for Denmark. London, May 27.--Like news from beyond the grave came the report that Harry G. Hawker and Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie Grieve had been picked up at sea by a Danish ship. ' The glad tidings spread through the city like wildfire and was greeted with wild demonstrations of joy everywhere. The greatest demonstration of all took place in the village of Surbiton, where Hawker has his home. Hawker's wife was overjoyed at the announcement of her husband's rescue. \ "I knew he'd come back," she said to the Universal Service correspondent who had called at the cottage. "I had a presentiment he was not dead all the time. Oh, I'm the happiest woman to the world. Harry can fly across thte Atlantic again any time he wants to. I'm sure fils good .luck will continue." Special .thanksgiving services were held in the'Surbltcm churches at'night The Mary Is ft small steflmship, with a wireless ontfit of limited radius, Stormy weather along the northern Atlantic steamship routed in the last few days mny also account for the delay in -communicating news of the rescue. - . ; It had been reported a storm of tremendous, violence was raging along tho course of Hawker's fifght last Monday morning, and It was supposed the plane must have fallen to the sea In attempting to buck itfc "way through the cyclonic winds. London had absolutely gltsert up hope for the safety of ^ the avintocs; the matter had been taken up In parliament and the government had been severely criticized fur sending "two gallant gentlemen" to their death because of its failure to take any measures t(j> Insure their safety, although the suesessi of their enterprise would have redounded to the glory of the nation. Pilot Harry G. Hawker (right) and Lieut. Com. Mackenzie Grieve, who were rescued by the little Danish steamer Mary, 800 miles off the Irish coast on Monday, May 19, after they had been forced to alight on the sea owing to engine trouble. The flyers were in the water only 90 minutes before thoy were picked Tip. DRASTIC DRY BILLS MEASURES FOR ENFORCING PROHIBITION IN SENATE. OfM Forbids Drinking in Automobilss ;tM Airplanes--Search Warrants Are Prohibited. Washington, May 26.--Bills for enforcing war-time and constitutional prohibition Were introduced by Senators Sheppard (Dein.) of Texas and Jones (Kep.) of Washington. Senator Sheppard's measure follows the lines of one that lulled In the last congress, but Senator Jones' bill would apply to all "alcoholic liquor containing one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol by voliime." In the Sheppard bill liquor Is defined as including "any distilled, malt, spirituous, vinous, fermented or alcoholic liquor and all alcoholic liquids and compounds whether medicated, proprietary, patented or not." For the purpose of enforcing prohibition the secretary of the treasury would b« authorised to appoint a prohibition commissioner and various assistants. Persons who have stored quantities of liquor In their own homes in preparation for the long dry spell would be safe from molestation, as the act provides search warrants cannot be issued. Cognizance of the airplane is taken by the bill, which prohibits transport t a tion of Intoxicants by that means as iwell as by common carriers. Drinking of intoxicating liquors 1ft all public conveyances .and in automobiles would be prohibited under the act, which provides that in case where persons are injured or killed by drunken persons suits for damages caii be brought against those who either i»old or gave that person the liquor. Penalties ranging from $500 *o $1,000 fine with imprisonment of not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months would be prescribed and $3,- 500,000 would be appropriated for t'»e enforcement of the act during the f«- cnl, year 1920. Measures for repeal of the war-time prohibition act In so far as It relates to iines and beer and for enforcement of that act as well as the constitutional Amendment also were introduced in ihe senate. The repeal bill was offered t>y Senator Phelan (Dem.) of California and is similar to the measure introduced in the house by Representative Galllvan (Dem.) of Massachusetts. "Would Be Death Sentence for x Millions of Teutons," Says Brockdorff-Rantzau. ALLIES W0H7 MODIFY PICT fBig Four" decides Au»trla Is Abls ' Pay Indemnity--Will Be Or. • dered to Surrender Meni • Mailt Flater' I -MMfc May 24.--"Tho-se who will Slgyi this treaty will sign the death sentence^ of millions of German men, women and children," declared Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the German peace delegation,. In the formal protest to the allies against the economic, conditions^ of the peace treaty, which was rejected in another communication forwarded by the allies. j "A rash assertion," was Premier Cl®- menceau's reply on behalf of the allies <o the dramatic declaration' by Count Brockdorff-Rantzau. Premier Clemenceau reminded the Germans that they might well bear larger loss of life as a result of the war, since they started It. He denied, however, that the economic restrictions imposed on Germany would mean her death, pointing to Great Britain as a nation which imports at least half her food supplies and most of her raw materials from abroad. While a great many persons are flrmly convinced that the Germans will sigh the peace treaty, the fact that the aillies allowed Count von Brockdorff- Rantzau to bring printing apparatus to Versailles indicates that the Germans are planning to suggest some drastic changes in the original. In this connection President Wilson's attitude is said to be: He is willing to receive suggestions that will Improve the treaty, but is unwilling to consider modifications. The treaty demands are based upon "justice and right." The big four have been devoting all possible time to the Austrian problems and it is understood that the economic experts have decided that Austria is able to pay Indemnity. This is expected to be made part of the treaty at once. It is also declared that Austria will be 'called upon to forfeit her shipping along the lines that the German merchant fleet was# disposed Of. The question of limitation of Austrian armaments has also been considered. Coblenz, May 28.^--Lieut. (Jen. Hunter Liggett, commander of the army of occupation, and Maj. Gen. John Hines, commander of the Third corps, who were on their way to London, were recalled to Coblenz by orders from American general headquarters. Nine hundred motortrucks began to move from west of the Rhine to the bridgehead area. The trucks are being distributed to various points of advantage among the troops holding the zone east of the Rhine should the occasion arise for the Americans to start an advance. The recall of Generals Liggett and Hlnes, it was learned in Coblenz, is part of the, new program for the American army in the event the Germans do not accept the peace treaty. GILLETT Former Soldiers Sailqi* Mph on Commons an / ^ = Royal Palace. MEETING IN HYDE PARK Similar Demonstrations Held Thr**#* out the Country--Great Labo|t Triple Aliianoe Is Defied by the Government. fY Representative Gillett of Massachusetts. speaker of the house, as he opened the special session of congress. The gavel, which was presented to him by some Baltimore citizens, Is made of Ivory, and the inscription on it shows that it was used as early as January 1, 1841. by the Mechanical Fire company ot Baltimore. TEN DIE IN IOWA BLAST MANY ALSO HURT IN CEDAR RAP- ' IDS WORKS EXPLOSION. FOOD IN SLIGHT ADVANCE Retail Prices Higher Than in March, Hiit Lower Than Last December, r' - Says a Statement. Washington, May 14.--Retail prifes for food in the United State* during April were three per cent less than the high mark reached last December, according to a statement by the bureau of labor statistics. Prices during the month, however, showed an advance of four per cent over those in March. DEFICIENCY BILL IS PASSED $45,044,500 in Allowances t* Families , ,. -iii,'-,' ized. 700,000 Washington, May S*.---Th® " !»ow»e passed a deficiency bill, providing Urgent appropriations of $45,044,500 for war risk allowances to soldiers' and sailors' families and Civil war pensions, thus making another speed record following the adoption of the woman suffrage resolution. 'Washington. May 24.--The senate passed without debate or amendment the deficiency appropriation bill, adopted Thursday by the house, carrying $45,000,000 for war risk allotments to families of soldiers and sailors and for dependents of Civil war veterans. The measure now goes to the president. Either .a Oust or Boiler Exploslort Wrecks Plant of the douglip f Works. Cedar Rapids, la., May 24.--Ten persons were killed and over twenty Injured by the explosion at the Douglas Starch works. The loss In the fire th&t followed is $3,000,000. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but it Is thought to be either a boiler explosion or spontaneous combustion. The loss of life cannot be determined as yet, but nine bodies were removed within half an hour. Scores of persons on the streets and about the works were injured by flying wreckage and broken glass. Windows in the business district were blown In and people in" office buildings cut by flying glass. Several overseas soldiers volunteered to get into the building and do what they could, but were driven back by the flames. General Manager Lenders, who was at the plant five minutes after the explosion, could advance no theory as to Its cause. Others said it was a dust explosion. An engineer who was blown out of the building said he be-' lieved his boiler had exploded. Every window in the central part of the city was blown out. Chimneys caved in on families at the supper table and several persons jwere seriously hurt. All water mains were cut by the force of the explosion and it was impossible to fight the flames. ., , LEAGUE FIGHT ON IN SENATE Senator Johnson of California Calls ' , Up Resolution Asking for Text of Treaty. ^ Washington, May *26.--First debate fn connection with the peace treaty at the extraordinary session of congress began In the senate with the calling tip by Senator Johnson (Rep.) of California of his resolution asking the state department to furnish the senate with a'copy of the text of the treaty. Senator Johnson said the treaty had been made up In Germany and, turn ing to the Democratic side of the chamber, declared the only reason for not giving It out here "is that you've something to conceal." Senator Hitchcock (Dem.) of Nebraska, retiring chairman of the foreign relations committee, said the resolution violated senate procedure and urged that it be referred to committee. He declared that never before had the senate asked for « trAty before it was completed. Can't Publish on 8unday. '^Chrlstianla, May 20.--The Norwegian government has issued a decree prohibiting the publication of newspapers on Sundays and holidays. Senate O. K.'s Old Time. Farmers came into their own ta tftie legislature when the senate concurred In the joint resolution memorializing congress to go back to the old sun time and push the clocks an hour hack again. The vote was 17 t<j 7. The house passed the original resolution several weeks ago. The farmers insist that they lose an hour each day under the new time and that It means a money loss to the average farmer of from $600 to $800 a year. The early morning dew interferes with farm work, they assert. Thrift Keynote of Resolution. Thrift Is the keynote of a resolution introduced in the house by Representative Roger J. Marcy. It urges people to save by purchasing War Savings stamps, and says: "Now is an opportunity for forming habits of thrift, which will better our condition all our lives. Thousands of our people a few years hence will have a competency which they can trace to the War Savings stamps they purchase now. So long as we live, our flncot memory will be that we have done what we could in helping the government" Seeks Union With Finland; "Washington, May 27.--The Ofenets in western Russia are seeking a union of their territory with Finland, according to Helsingfors reports to the Swedish press transmitted to the state department. Switzerland a Popular Resort. Sofia, May 27.--Switzerland being overcrowded with ex-monarchs and fugitive princes, the king of Bulgaria has requested the government of Czechoslovakia to gttat him refuge thera. New York Actors May Strike . New York, May 26.--An actors* strike, it whs reported along Broadway, may follow the action of the Producing Managers' association In refusing to niter the present standard contract under which actors and actresses are employed. The actors want extra pay for playing special holiday matinees. ' Toolc His Dividend* K > n - - Berlin, May 27.--An empftrppfe who robbed the cash register of a big local firm of several thousand marks left a note In the cash drawer, on which he had written: "This is communism. The time has come to divy up." FIVE DIE IN TEXA^ STORM Scores Are Injured and Property Damage Considerable in/Southeastern Part of 8tate. Beaumont, Tex., May 27.--About five persons lost their lives and scores were Injured as a result of the storm which swept over southeastern Texas and Louisiana. Property damage was considerable In Beaumont. Orange and Port Arthur oil derricks were blown down and lightning ignited tanks. The Magnolia Petroleum company's 55,000- barrel tank here was destroyed. May Recognise Omsk Government. Paris, May 26.--The allies and America. Le Petit learns from a trustworthy source, are about to recognize the Omsk government of Admiral Kolchak The latter may be Invited to send representatives to Paris. . Sentenced to Death. ' Cartnl, 111., May 24..--Frank Lawbone was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death for shooting Max Nottingham here Aril 4. No motive was developed for the killing, Lawbone pleading Insanity. Cant Demobilize by July 1. Chicago, May 24.--Official notification that the demobilization 6f the United States army will not be accomplished before July 1 was received by City Clerk James T. Igoo, XEMB 44JL fl««L JaUas A. P«on. •1 Indians Kill U. S. Miner. Nogsles, Ariz., Msy 27.--H. S. Whit*, an American, Is reported to have been killed by Yaqul Indians who attacked a truck train of the La Calorado mine while it was en route from San Xavier to Hermosillo, Sonora. Swiss to 8tudy Conditions. Berne, May 26.--One hundred an4, thirty men have entered their names as members of a party which will tour America to study economic conditions. Among those who will make the. trip will be 25 members of parliament-' War on Peace Pact Washington, May 26.--The attack on the league of nations began In the sen* ate with an address by Senator Sht^ man (Rep.) of Illinois, bitterly criticizing President Wilson for his duct of the peace negotiations. May Repeal Daylight Saving Act Washington May 26.--Repeal of the daylight saving act is to be incorporated In the Agricultural appropriation bill which will be drafted by a subcommittee appointed by the agriculture committee. t,a Took His Pay. BjMltn, May 26.--An employe# who robbed the cash register of a big local firm of several thousand marks left a note in the cash drawer on which he had written: "This is communism. Tha time has come to divy up." 240 Mobile Homes Burn. Mobile, Ala., May 24.--A corrected ostimate of the damage done by "Wednesday's fire here shows that total of 240 homes were burned and .that 1,000 people are without homo. {The homeless are cared fqr. London, May 28.--Thousands of £•* charged soldiers and sailors out of employment, arined with stones and other missiles, marched toward the house of commons.. They canie Into conflict with the police barring the approaches, however, and were scattered. Later the procession was reformed and marched toward Buckingham palace, the royal residence, but the demonstration broke up before it reached the palace. There were no further disorders. ' The demonstratlou followed a biff meeting held during the afternoon in Hyde park, where the discharged soldiers and sailors demanded work and a minimum wage scale. Similar demonstrations were held throughout---tfefr^country during the day. A groht triple alliance of railway men, c£al miners and transport workers-- Including a million and a half men--has prepared an ultimatum: tothe government and has been defied by Bonar Law. The unions demand immediate abolition of conscription, withdrawal of all troops from Russia, immediate lifting of the blockade against Germany, release of all conscientious objectors now in prison and raising exemption from the income tax to $1,200. As leader of the house of commons, Bonar Law has declared that the request could not? be granted and that the government would use all powers of the state if an attempt was made to forcibly challenge its authority. < The executive committee of the triple alliance is meeting to consider what steps are to be taken and*a call for a general strike within the next few weeks is not improbable. That the government regards tho situation as unusually serious Is shown by the fact that Sir Robert Home, minister of labor, has flown over to Paris to discuss it with Lloyd George. The danger is made more real and Immediate by the action of the national. union of police, covering the whole of England, Ireland, Scotland and .Wales. A secret ballot, entirely without the knowledge of the government, has been taken, as a result of which the police all over the United Kingdom will go on strike on June 2, unless meanwhile the government grants the demaqds of the police union. The police demand recognition of their union, Immediate increase in wages-- which are now really shamefully low --and reinstatement of certain diachaeged constables. The police ultimatum will be presented to the government on Friday. To make their threats more danger* ous the police union has secured a promise of the executive committee of the great triple alliance, to support them in whatever steps they may decide to take. Meanwhile the more radical and even revolutionary elements continue their agitation. At a large open-air meeting, held Sunday afternoon in Trafalgar Square In the heart of Londqn, Tom Mann and Sylva Parkhurst openly advocated Immediate revolution. SUFFRAGE WINS IN HOUSE Measure Paased by Lower Branch of, Congress by Vote of 30* to gSr- Now Goes to Senate. Washington, May 23.--The equal suffrage constitutional amendment was passed by the house after less than three hours' debate. • The vote was 304 to 89, or 42 more than the necessary two-thirds majority. The resolution now goes to the senate, where supporters plan to urge speedy action. Final enactment of the measure within two weeks was predicted by some leaders. May Sign by June 15. Paris, May 27.--The latest guess as to when the peace treaty would be signed is some time between June 1ft and June lS. The belief was freely expressed In French official circles that the Germans will sign the treaty. Yaft to Sucoeed House. Parts, May 27.--Col. E. M. House's membership on the committee of organisation of the league of nations Is only temporary and he probably will be succeeded by former President Taft, according to the Matin. Reds Flee From Moicow. London, May 26--The bolshevik! have begun the evacuation of Moscow, according to reports brought from Petrograd to Copenhagen by travelers and forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph company. Die in Eruption. Rome, May 26.--The volcano of Stromboll is in violent eruption. Several persens*perlshsd and may have been Injured. Rescue parties were reported to be en route to the island fam Mtusiiai YANKS LEAVING ARCHANGEL Withdrawal of the American Troope From North Russia Actually Under Way. Washington, May 28.--Withdrawal of the" American forces from Archangel is actually under way, according to cable advices to the war department, which stated that members of the Three Hundred and Thirty-ninth Infantry were awaiting evacuation. •- The cablegram also said that the return of Individual soldiers as cafr uals, In accordance with a recent request of the department, would not expedite the discharge of such casuals since the units would arrive at home before these Individuals. Turkey's Debt 8mML New York, May 28--Turkey Is one of the least debt-burdened countries in Europe and if one of the allied nations accepts a mandate for Constantinople Its task will be financially an easy one, according to a statement issued by Prof. Andre Andreades, a Greek authority on international finance. King of Moonshiners Slain. Birmingham, Ala.. May 28.--Wiley Glover, self-styled "king of. Jefferson county moonshiners" is dead and L. M. Felton, his alleged assistant, Is in the county Jail as a result of a pitched battle with deputy sheriffs, near Sayre. Toledo Plants Reopen. Toledo, O., May 28.--Without the slightest disorder, the Overland, Auto- Llte and Rock Bearing plants. Idlesince May 6 on account of the strike of 20,000 employees, reopened Monday. About 8,000 men resumed their places. Five Children Die In Fire. Sherbrooke, Que., May 28. Five children of Alfred Duperron, a farmer living near here, were burned to death and a sixth child Is in a serious condition, the result of a fire which broke ont while the Duperrons Were away. • Steel Corporation Aids Relief Work. New York, May 28.--The American relief administration received for the Jugo-Slav relief a check for $100,000,. representing a gift of the United States Steel corporation for relief work ia Serbia ai^ ^ .