The Omaha Morning Bee
VOL. rJ NO.
IVX M hartal TlaU Mlttst Vat .' ISM II
OaaH C. U, UnMr Alt ! Mart i, laVI.
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Gun Carrier.
Put to Death
Iriuli National Ami) Official-,
ly A 1 1 ii uij ii ecu lti'nililiaii
Commander Killed in Dub- i
liu on I'riilnv.
Captured November 10
Dubilll. NflV. I'l.-- KlUKllle 'hJl'I'TH, I
Mif lieutenant of Kiitnnn I'e Valors., j
win xccuted h today.
Hn Wina executed ill 7 o'clock this
iiiiirninic for having bud an automatic,
pislnl In his pneaelon. It Is an'
nnqnred In an offiriul hulU'i in given
j j t bv the national ii in i v.
Whil" tho incllnd of rveiiti'.ri was
nut officially il- -s i ribed, It Is believed
!t was hv shooting.
Hnnging ill llalauie.
The fate I'f I birders litis I win harts
log In trot balance fir several .days,
while court srt"im weie fought over
hln military trial, but with tin- nl
verse finding bv the master "f the
rolls yesterday on application for a
stsy of judgment Ih"- fwlitis l hat
seemed to prevail In Dublin last night
was that Childers would b executed.
This liollef in thought likely to have
Inspired heavy attacks made rn na
tlnrial ti'my pndt In Pulilln Inn night.
.Ml the attacks were ahortite.
Republican Army OTlrrr.
Ersklns Childers, a'lleiitenant a-oin-nisnder
In the Irian riutiIii- n army,
and one f the right hand men of
Karnon D Vnlom, wrm plncfil on timl
lir-fnro s military tritiuniil .n Dublin"
on November 17, "n th rlmrKc that
he hni! a plntol In lila iihi cf .!on w hf n
urrfnlfld at U'lrklnw by fi" ntt
forc on November 10. 'I'h trial
Iniited two fl.iya. Chililri. who wai
Lonib n, Nov. 24. Notlllratlun
that he wa to be fxprutpd thlx
mornlnr wan not reodvpil by Er
klne ChlKlT until 8 o'clock lam
night, according to the Kvenlng
Standard. Hl relativca were not
allowed to ee him and the flrnt
Intimation that thfy had of the
carrying out of the nentence wa
at noon today, when they received
a letter from the adjutant general.
Mr. Childers collapned.
bZ yeara old, appealed through roun
net for a writ of habeai corpus which
was denied yesterday by the master
of the rolls. He then appealed to the
court of appeals for southurn Ireland.
Childers was an ardent proponent
of an Irish republic and strongly op
posed ratification of the treaty setting
up the Irish free state on the ground
that it mean "absorpion of Ireland In
ths British empire." He was defeated
lat June In the elections for the south
Irish parliament, receiving fewer votes
than any other candidate In the whole
election. .
Educated at Trinity College.
Early in the- next month, ha was
reported to be organizing a band of
Insurgents in the Dublin hills and
later in the summer commanded the
band of irregulars who cut the cable
In Valcntla harbor.
Childers was educated at Trinity
college, Cambridge. He served in the
European war as a lieutenant com
mander of the royal navy volunteer
(Turn to Psse Two, Column Keren.)
Admission of Russians
to Parleys Considered
Lausanne. Nov. !M. Hy A. P.) The
plan to hold two distinct conferences
on the near eSBtern question one for
restablishlng peace between Turkey
and Oreece and tietween the allies ami
Turkey, and the second to fix the
utatus of the straits of the Darda- j
nrlles has been abandoned, It was
Mated today, and the problem of the
straits has been merged Into the gen J
eral conference.
The question of Russia's particlpa
tton In the conference is being con
sidered in this connection, and. If the
Ideas of the delegates of the leading
Uuropran nations ore carried out.
such participation will be restricted
to questions relating to th laying
down of the future r Rlmo of the
lnrd.mele. .
V. S. I,arcest Producer
ot reiroieiiiu in mum
WitKhtnutoti, Nov. :t World pro
ilnetlon of tetroleuin in the years.
Hf? to 1H:, Inclusive, aggregated
.'it !.!? 0o0 Ntrrvla of 42 nations
each, the golosll survey an
nounce". The tinted Hatei. Urgest
producer of pctroleim in th world,
siiiudted e "o'J iM Pno Kirirls, or iZ I
jr cent if the total ltuwia, ind
Isti-est , xllic r. U'llie.t 1 911 171 I'"
hai-rels, or 1 per cent. Slid Mriit-o
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Potatoes Sell for
20 Cents a Bushel
in West Nebraska
Storage FaHIitirs Filled at A!-
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rlirn Arc Heing BijnVtl in
Pils for Keeping. ,
Fanners In the western part of Ne
braska are not receiving more than
2i) cents a huxhe for their potatoes
according to a report made to the
agricultural committee of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
Judge II. C. Uartow of Gorton. Nob.
stated that for a time the net price
which excludes sacking, freight and
communions, was 16 cents a bushel
lie praised the efforts of the potato
committee to encourage buying Ne
braska potatoes by the sack, Instead
of the peck.
R. W. Heal, a potato dealer of Alii
ance, Neb., another guest at the com
mittee meeting, said that storage fa
cilities in his district were tilled with
seed potatoes and that the table va
rletles were being burled in pits for
keeping. The shortage of cars, he
declared, had not been entirely a bad
factor, since it had prevtnted the
market from being; absolutaly glutted
with shipments.
Through Four Dealers.
The committee found that in mov
ing from farm to table the potato
crop goes through four sets of deal
ers: first the shipping agent, then
the broker, then the wholesaler and
finally the grocer. Some sentiment
was developed for shortening the
route, but those most familiar with
market conditions were of the opinion
that this could, not lie done success
fully. All the dealers cooperating
In the sale of the crop are said to be
holding their handling ensts to a
minimum.
Members of the agricultural com
mittee who operate farms claimed
that the farmer Is receiving too small
a share of the proceeds of tha crop.
Send Out Slickers.
The campaign to market Nebraska-
grown potatoes Is growing rapidly in
momentum, according to J.M. Oillan,
manager of the Chamber of Commerce
Industrial bureau.
"Iluy potatoes and help farmers
market large crop," are the words ap
pearing on 1U0.UU0 stickers which are
being sent out "In mail by 44 local
firms. Local lunlnexs men pay for
the cost of printing them.
"Ai-lde from the fact that they are
helping the farmers out of a serious
situation those who buy potatoes In
large quantities now are doing the
wise thing," said Mr. Oillan. "They
will keep until spring in tiood condi-
tion, if properly stored."
Unions Will Push Attempt
to Oust Attorney General
Washington, Nov. il. I'ousolldii
I lion or evitience wnu n may to pro
duced ly the rail unions affected
by the I "utightery rail strike Injunc
tion with that to bo presented by the
American Federation of Ijilmr In the
house proceedings to luipi-.tch At
torney (initial iNtunhertv, was de
cided iiHn tvxlay by tlm executive
council of tbo fed' r.ii ion. Th de
rision was announced l y the council
after a lonfereme w.lli l M Jewell,
I presi'ieiil I ne iiw f-iotio?ra kiv
m tin wilt of the federation, wher It
was stirred il Hist the federation
esaw would I directtl bv J.tckstn
II lUlston, Ms seneisl sttoine.
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Crnss was hanged t 7:30 s. tn. today
In tha walled eininsure n' the slate t
prison here, where his pariner In
murder, Kugeno Weeks, died 10 i
weeks so. !
Tlie trap was sprung ly Sheriff I
Itubb of l'olk county, who, during the
i war was chaplain of the 1'Hh Infan
try overseas and who until penny
was pastor of the I'rliaiidale I''
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i church in lies Moines. Hoi
1 nmnir Ihn Iran which t-uuscd tho
ipHih of Weeks on September 15, I
I The exe' Ullon lacked t i't;icul.ir I
. features.
t cm rises Willi IViest.
Cross fulled to deliver his promise!
live minute address from the S'laffold
but marched from his hnll to the gal
lows in silence and engaged In a
brief and whlfpsred conversation with
father A. J. Zalser.
fe'everal of the witnesses noticed the
stoical expression and the erect bear
log villi which Cross made his last
ntepsaud awaited death.
Ills only words overheard were an
objection that photographers were
snapping pictures of him and the offl
clal party.
Cross shook hnnds with Warden T.
P. Hnllowell and several of Sheriff
KoblS deputies.
Pronounced Dead.
Thirteen minutes after the trap was
sprung at 7:30 a. m. Cross was pro
nounced dead.
father Zalser, who had received the
l.nal confession of Cross, was on his
knees on the scaffold as the trap was
sprung.
Judge Hubert Utterback, who pro
nounced the sentence of death upon
Cross, witnessed the hanging.
Cross' body will be sent to his boy
hood home at Knoxvllle, la., for
burial.
Cross' death ends the last chapter
of tragedy In Pee Moines on February
4. 1921, when George A. Fosdlck, a
grocer, was killed.
Driver and Wife
Held Under Car
Auto Turn Over After Sud
den Swerve to Avoid
Collision.
At the unllghted corner of Twen
tieth street and Larlmore avenue an
automobllo driven by Ward Hayes,
6521 South Twenty-sixth street, turned
over and pinned Hayes and his wife
beneath It, after he had swerved to
the left to avoid colliding with a cur
in front 'of him, at 7:3r. Thursday
night.
Hayes was driving north on Flor
ence boulevard bemna anotner ma
chine. Without warning, he says, the
car ahead turned Into Larlmore ave
nue. He turned to the left and before
ho could swing back the car had turn
ed turtle.
Police Sergeant Coffey, passing at
the time, secured the aid of Mrs.
George Finnerty, 4S10 Florence boule
vard, to whose home the injured were
taken.
Dr. Kance, police surgeon, said the
woman suffered severe cuts about the
face, while the man was bally bruised
and shaken.
They were taken home in the emer
gency car.
The occupants of the other car fled.
Victim of Bandits
May Identify Suspects
Norfolk, Neb.. Nov. 24. Speclall)
Kri Whalen, driver of the taxlcsb
which was stolen from him by two
armed bandits, declares these men
told lilin they wanted his car to meet
a "relay" with a boore cargo some
where suulh of Madison. One of the
bandits drove the car. while the other
bad his arm around Whalen's neck.
piehiiiK a gun ngalrst the driver's
tibs.
hen aji-y n iched t lie scool house
iieur Muil'. Neli , they msde Whalen
build a I h e In Die slot e, then ttid
Mm up, laid bun foe down on the
s hu l r,iin f lo r and told hint to)
slv Ui. re until the s hoot trmio r j
itpoitmi for duty In the morning.
VM.n'-n lirllevis the bolts of silk;
fi mi l In the rir near lln llim, Kan.,
tn'ith hsve come fn nt the "relav"
l.iis I of h i aaaiallants. Una of tha
tw,i li.in.ttn ca'le.) "Hlai kle " The
tail tusiwcts nt ll i l lmi inn I
hiount l.rra f t i lenuti. sllon
Four PrrMt Are Killed
when Train Strikes Auto
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Decision on Packing
! Wusliliuion, Nov. II Iiecimen by
the federal go eminent on ths pio
pos.il of J, figdeit Armour, Hint Ar
uioitr t'n. be permitted to niriiuie
i SIitiH i'o , another of ths "il
fue" pi keis still whs vphheld n
!day, although a settlement of the
i question had b-en expected enrly In
1 1 lie week. At the Whltat Mouse It
wss stated that the decision was not
, one for th president 1" lusl.e. but
Mn other official circles the opinion
was expressttl that the executive
would b called upon finally to set
tie the matter. '
Fei-retary Wallace, before whom
has been laid Hie reimrt of the Ag
rlciiltiirul 1 icpiii tinent experts on the
proposal, slated there whs Iio an
nounceiiient to be lu.idn at this time
I la w ould not Indicate the nature of
llie report which was prepared by of
fici rs of bis department having to
do with the enforcement of the pack
ers and stockyards control act.
Shi Subsidy Hill
1 1 lolc Is 'Own Duriiis
Debate in House
Momlcll Assures I'reMtlmt
.Measure Will Be Passed
Jf fferis of Nebraska
Favors Aet.
Washington, Nov. 24. Palling
along through peaceful and then
through turbulent sas, the shipping
bill held Its own In the house today
as friends sought to speed !ts voyage
anil enemies fought to sink It by the
head.
Whether seven sol.d hours of de
bat had changed many votes, lead
ers declined to say. Hut while the
debate was still rasing, Representa
tive Mondell, the republican leader,
went to the White House and assured
the president that the measure would I
be passed on the eve of Thanksglv
ing.
Fourteen members spoke for and
against the bill, but only two broke
out of party line. Representative
Gahn, Ohio, republican member of
the merchant marine committee
which framed it, declared he would
not vote with the republicans, assert
ing that the bill had been Jammed
through the committee.
Davis Leads Attack.
The principal attack on the mca
ure was made by Representative
Davis of Tennessee, democratic mem
ber of the merchant marine commit
tee, who spoke for three hours.
"If It bficomes a law," he exclalinod,
"there will be the worst scandal in
the history of the American republic."
lie suggested that the control of
the government's shipping fleet be
transferred to the Department of
Commerce, "under direction of an
able, experienced and patriotic ship
ping man like Thomas H. Rossbot
torn, general manager of the United
States lines." Congress then should
repeal the tariff on ship materials and
the law against registry of foreign
vessels, he declared, adding that with
the advantages already possessed the
American merchant marine could
compete with the world. When the
government gets out "it ought to
get out clean," he declared.
Estimate Differ.
There was a wide difference be
tween the estimates of Mr. Davis and
Representative Kijkpatrick of Penn
sylvania, republican member of the
committee, as to the amount of sub
sidy to be paid big passenger liners.
Mr. Davis contended that the
leviathan, the Kecond largest sTiip In
the world, would receive flOO.OOO a
year, or twice that amount if the j
shipping board saw fit to double tbei
pRy. Taking the case of the steam
ship George Washington, next In size.
Mr. Klrkpatrick held that by making
12 voyages a year it would earn
106.000.
Representative Jefferis of Nebraska,
a republican member of the merchant
marine committee, speaking as a resi
dent Of the central west. In favor of
the bill, brought applause by asking
why congress "should shy nt the mere
shadow of thn word subsidy when It
means a saving of JiMi.rmo.Ooo a year
to the taxpayers.
Cancellation of Dehts
Opposed ly Wads worth
New York, Nov, it. Businesslike
settlement of the interallied debts and
the redemption of the promises given
by foreign nations spalls tho earlier
restoration of world credit, Ai.-i t.int
Secretary iidnworth of the trcau-y
in lured, In hii address at the aumctl
banquet of the Academy of rntiiic.il
fi l nee,
Mr. W.nlsworth, wUo is !- secre
tary of the world war debt funding
coionu-sliiii. opposed f!'ity any Idea of
tha rutin llailoii of tho war ih his
owed this country but ncijo It plum
thst his dl--akHI tf tha qurtlll !
if firaittii 'htifAttnna wrfa purvly
from a huaiiies ittit of vti-w
Comes Into at W raith. '
Nl-rt, II I, Nov !t W liu.nii j
II Vaiol.-rhtit Is SI yaia old bitiv, j
and Si roiiwi Into Harawl..n i f the
:r-a ! left him l y t.t f '!. i
tha U'a A ' 1 1 I (immi uil.iti;! In
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Moving Day Is Always Hard on Vases
Contraetors Are
Accused of Fraud
in Building Camps
Government Files Suits to Re
cover Over $20,000,000
Spent on Cantonments
, During War.
Washington, Nov. 24. Civil suits to
recover more than $20,000,000 alleged
by the govrnmnt to have been
fraudulently expended In the con
struction of Camps Upton, Jackson
Sherman and Funston, were Institut
ed today by the Department of Jus
tice against the contractors who were
In charge of each project.
The suits were snld In official circles
to be the initial step In a campaign
against wartime contractors who are
purported, on the basis of auditors'
reports, to have gone beyond the In
tent and purpose of the authority
given them by the federal depart
ments. Additional actions are In prospect,
it was said at the Department of Jus
tice, as soon as complete reports have
been mads by the special force of
auditors which has been engaged for
15 months In sn analysis of construc
tion records. Whether criminal action
would be taken in anv case, it was
said, would depend to a degree upon I
the results of the civil suits.
May Recover Millions.
Unofficial estimates place the total
which might be expected to be re
covered from all tha construction
cases nt between $70,000,000 and $80,
000,000. In the cases filed today, the
government alleges that the Hiirdwy
Construction company spent an ex
,mp
cess of $5.6.'i6,0uii In building
Jackson. S. C; the Tbompson-Starret
company $fi,000,n0o at Camp Upton. I
N. V.: A. Hentley & Sons company!
Mi.iiiiu.uini ai v.nnip fnerman, i.. anui 1
Oeorge A. Fuller Co. $4,000,000 at j Decorah, la., Nov, 24. Attorneys
Fort Riley, Kan. The suits were filed 1 for H. F. Kneeskem, wealthy cattie
at Charleston, S. C, Rrooklyn, N. T..nmrl convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Columbus, o.. and Topi'ka. Kan., re-j Charles 'an lirocklin. finished their
spectively. j arguments in the hearing on the mo-
Identlcal bills of conipl. ltit were j ,i(m fra ,1PW trial here toiUy.
am in eacn case, ii.e prmc,,..,, u - usa
lion llng that the contractor vlolate-li..,
a "direct and Intimate rclitionsblp of.
t: ust and confidence"' In executing his
i contract, while it w is impossible, bo
! en use of the exlstitig war eniergeney.
for the government tn ixeroise nnr-
r.i.tl S'iiei vis on und lnsteclton if the.
work , i rasult. It Is iiHiged. the
ronti tor statula Indehtml to
the
go ernim nt fur
set forth and f.
money Iii the sums
- greut ii i n I it i a of
tmtei. il. il .!..) b bn lawn pur-rh.is-l
on a."' "riiici i t ered't and mis
lia 'il
( hart. al of Materials.
Tha li'l fib"! Sleai the Iten'ley
i-nmininy at I " Iambus, i harites hei
wsa "a-resi at I un onacoinai la waata"
of lh i raten tla uin lii I i I'anio
ilmrii .ci, ai -t hi' tha i,nifa r
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Is Victim of Gun
Dr. George A. Still Accidental
ly Kilhd While Showing
Pistol to Friends.
Klrksville, Mo., Nov. 24. iBy A.
P.) A coroner's Inquest w-ae sched
uled for today in ths death of Dr.
George A. Still, president of the
American School of Osteopathy here
and nationally known osteopath, who
was instantly killed last night when
an automatic pistol he v. as 'demon
strating to a party of friends at his
home fell from his hands and acci
dentally discharged, the bullet pene
trating his brain.
The accident occurred In the pres
ence of his wife, Mrs. Aidella Dockery
Still, his parents, Drs. S. S. Still and
Kilo. E. Still) and about 35 nurses, In
terns and physic-laps of the School of
Osteopathy, who were guests at a
party at the Still home.
Dr. Still was a sportsman and he
had shown members of the party
his shotguns and was exhibiting the
mechanism of an automatic pistol
which he had purchased recently when
the accident occurred. He was a stu
dent in (he medical school of, North
western university at Kvaliston, 111.,
graduating in 1904. He previously
had received his bachelor of science
degree from Drake university.
uPn hl3 graduation from the
American School of Osteopathy Dr.
I Still became an Instructor of surgery
in tne institution. He later was pro
moted to the position of surgeon in
chief Ht the hospital in connection
with the school and five years agu
was appointed president of the school.
Appeal for New Trial
Is Made by Cattleman
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i witnesses who testified against Knee
kern In the trial. Several sharp tilts
j were eng iged In between counsels for
i the convicted man and nttonieya for
tha state.
The state will now pnmt its side
"' I " nnttempt tn show res
same why p.i new trial should be,
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Injunction Asked
Against Reduced
Telephone Rates
Federal Judge Denies Appli
cation of Company and Sets
Hearing Date Schedule
Declared Confiscatory.
Lincoln, Nov. 24. (Special Tele-
grain.) The Northwestern Bell Tele
phone company filed petitions In fed
eral court today for interlocutary and
permanent Injunctions against the
new schedule of rotes prescribed for
the company by the Nebraska railway
commission in an order Issued No
vember 4. The new schedule was to
become effective December 1. Fed
eral Judge Munger refused to Issue
tho Interlocutary order today. A hear
ing will be held before him Wednes
day. The petitions declaro that tho new
schedule of rates will deprive the com
pany of approximately $13,000 of its
present revenue under the 10 por
cent Bitrclmrge. This, it is declared,
makes the proposed schedule confis
catory. Guy H. Pratt, vice president of the
company, asserts in a deposition
placed on file that tho proposed new
schedule increases long distance and
private branch exchange rates ap
proximately $134,000 annually amfde
crenscs ordinary telephone rates
$152,202 annually. It Is claimed In
the petitions that tho company will
not earn more than 2.73 per cent on
Its investment If the new rates be
come effective.
The cmpany, at this time, is ojier
ating under a 10 per cent surcharge
granted during the war. After the
war It went before the commission
and demanded another Increase in
addition to the surcharge Increase.
The commission. In "(s order of No
vember 4, denied the second Increase
and fixed the schedule of rates which
provided fur revenue practically
equivalent to the revenue derived un
der the 10 per cent war Increase, or
surcharge.
Improved I.iestoek
Conditions I'redicted
Washington. Nov 21 -Approval pf
10 advances sgrfregating 1141 Out) for
agritultursl and Uveal. k puipiaes
w aiinoiiiii e I t y b War Finance
oiiriitinn, At the aim, a time tha
corporation announced t tia rei-etpl of
laosMnenta a ;grrcatin 4(ivi(ii.,
n iking a t.sil (f (H'i n repaid
;i. .lite on a. count of all loan
littr lainiliilntis tn the llveatoik
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Pares Nelirflska Senator "to
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I lie Facts" Answ ers
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! Denies He's a Militarist
I llosiiui. Nov. 21 (My V V.) The
"Tiger" nf F ram e laMied ba k nt his
i senate nil les today In his llrst Ainer
bait interview, graiilcd In Tlie Asso
ciated IVesa, replying pai llciilarly Ut
Die rrllielsiiis of Senslora llltchciM-li
anil llorah.
; "Senator llltciicink calls mo a mili
tarist," Cl"iiincenu, 1'iciich war pre
mier, said. "Well, I am glad to ted
Mr. Hitchcock he Is in the senate, ow
ing to the vote, for only u tew more
days. V hn be is freaj 1 dare him
to go t" France and bain the facts"
Not One.
Answering Senator I liliiic.ii-U' d
iniiiid Hint liu cilniii nliv l'i aii' ii In
sisted on usiag black troops in Us
army of occupation, the "i'igr" de
clared that llitiiicoi I; had l e u lu.s
led by f.iciiniiii piopiKiiiaM and Hint
today there was not single bl.-n-k
soldier in fb riuaii tnri-Kory.
To Senator Horah's rn-ciil H".eitloii
that I iciiicfi' eifti was prioisrily re
spoiiiiible for coiidllioiiH in Kui'iipe be
enuse of his great influence, tn the
drafting of the ermlUcs treaty, the
eged stHiestunn declaied b sliiialion
was part Icularlv dist n f.-uig since in
France he had been must bitterly
riitol,ci "for having nsl.ed from the
MertiKiiiH tors than I ought to."
ill Made It dear.
Win n be was Kid that some of the
senators nt Washington had said they
were not able to understand clearly
from his ieob.oa Just what ho want
ed of Ainetica, the "Tiger" said, with
a gleam In his eyes, that he thought
they would know after his address
this afternoon- the second formal
tipeceh of his American tour.
Cletnenceaii received his Interview
ers In his room nt the homo of F. U.
llipglnson, Jr. He wore his usual gray
cutaway suit, and his gray skull cap
was perched on his bald head. Seat
ing himself in a huge easy chair, he
said:
"Now put. any qumtlons you like,
and I will answer them."
"Tiger" KepllM.
The interviflwsrs went at once lo
the subjetft of the Washington criti
cisms. Clemenceau smiled and
shrugged.
"I had made It a point not to enter
discussion with official people in
America," he said, "but I have said I
will answer all, so J must answer.
"I am glad to tell Mr, Hitchcock
he Ih, in the senate) only for a few
days owing to the vote," he began,
referring to tho Nebraska n's recent
defeat for re-election. "Therefore, I
think I'll be excused If I dare him to
go to fcurope, and If he finds anyone
In my country or elaewhere who aaye
I have been a militarist then I'll owiv
it"
"I have suffered much from 1871 to
1917 for not being a militarist. I
turned militarist when the war broke
out not before. I had been a tnllltar
(Turn to I'ase Two, tulumn File.!
Railroads Deny Wage
Increase Is Justified
Chicago. Nov. 14. iP.y A. P.l
Recent increases In frtbit move
ments and opera t lug revenue on rail
roads of the coountry arc sHght ami
do not justify an increase tn rateu ol
pay for ajmploycs, according lo ret
rescntatlves of the 41 roads again
whom tho lirotheihoui of Knllwayan!
Steamship Cti tjis, Freight Handlers
Express and Station Kinjiloyes hai
made application for increase ani
which is lielug heard before the Unlit
States railroad labor board.
A general denial of tho employers
arguments for increase was inct bj
the railroad ri-iu'eseritHtiva-s. win
opened their case this afternoon, nftci
the employer bad epent Thursda)
and the greater part of Inlay In pro
seining their urMimorits.
I'ontwar problem bad eaten heal
ly into the revenue if tb,. roads, reii
resentative said, nnd only tecontU
have roads baen able to slew a fa
v oru hie I la tire.
Ifearings on Immigration
Act Ni Mart in December
Waihiimtoii, Nov. 74 Uia-sident
llsiiling ha no thotiirht now of dis
cusiing In Ins forthiiiiiln siinusl
l""lt o rnnrra- n tiii-lincstloli
of the t sharply limlllne Immlgra.
thin to the I hltnl H'atia. White
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ment was nia.le In tho hnuaa by Chmr.
man Johnson of the lurna luinnra.
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