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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL 51 NO. 133. f.tora M ImfClM M.nw M, IMS. M Oaa S, UM A X Man L I IT. OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1921. Mill (I par). Otil, . ti. a'lai tw 4lk etal hm taadej UMi to tIMl e.Kll X tlllM Slate, tulN Meat, PK THREE CENTS A me r ica United States Prepared to - Stand Pat on Amount of Tonnage Alloted in Hughes Plan. Against MH Holiday" By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. t'hkaio Tribune-Omaha Bc Leaead Wire, Washington, Nov. 18. President Harding's long contempleted associa tion of nations to preserve world peace was shadowed forth today, in the course of momentous revelations of the policy the administration will pursue in the effort to achieve a real naval holiday and a new deal in the far east. Here are the high points in the disclosures: 1. The United States will oppose with vigor, the endeavor of Japan to obtain a greater proportion of capi tal ships tonnage than proposed in lh Hughes plan, which is 60 per cent -of the 'tonnage of either Great Britain or America, and more than Janan's present strength. 2. The American government stands flat footed on the proposition that the world demands an end to competitive naval building; that the only way to end it is to "stop" and that any effort by the powers con cerned to disturb the relation of fighting ships laid down in the American proposal would constitute at once a reopening of competitive building. Oppose "Half Holiday. 3. The American delegation also will oppose any modification which would permit construction of one capital ship a year or any other re placement plan which would make the naval holiday "only a half holi day." i . 4. The administration is prepared to enter into an agreement with the other powers to halt encroachments upon China and otherwise stabilize the peace of the far east such an agreement as the British and Jap anese have pressed as a substitute for the Anglo-Japanese alliance, which then would be dissolved.' 5. When an agreement on the re duction and limitation of naval arma ments it reached by the powers rep resented in this conference, all other countries will be invited to subscribe to it as a world charter of peace, pro claimed by an- association of nations dedicated to the adoption of practical means to minimize war. . No Treaties Contemplated 6. No formal treaties requiring To Oppose Jap Stand the consent of the senate are con templated, the purpose being to achieve tne object in each case by an exchange of diplomatic notes, though executive orders and perhaps some legislation would be required to carry out the naval holiday and scrapping of ships on the part of the United States. Secretary of State Hughes made full reports at the cabinet meeting this afternoon, of the progress of the negotiations. It was the general opinion of the president and his offi cial advisers that the prospects of success of the conference could, not be better. Certain it is that the spirit manifested by the members of the American delegation could not be better. ' " , The movement is in the direction of an understanding less formal than a treaty, ratification of which would be necessary by the senate. In the case of an exchange of notes on this far east, the understanding would lack the full binding force of a treaty, but the administration and other na tions would be spared the uncertain ties of senate action, upon which rock Mr. Wilson came to grief. No Difficulty Expected. Mr. Harding assumes that there would be no difficulty in obtaining from congress the legislation neces sary to carry out the naval holiday, though he has the authority to order the scrapping of ships at any time upon recommendation of the Navy department. The contention advanced by the Hearst papers that the Hughes plan would deprive congress of control of the navy and is therefore uncon stitutional is pronounced by the White House as not worthy of seri ous consideration. That the president still has in mind the association of nations for consultation on measures to pre serve world peace has been disclosed by Mr. Harding, in discussing with American officials and foreign en voys, the results he hopes the con ference will achieve, a world-wide agreement to limit first naviti and eventually armies. The position of the American dele gation was thus set forth: "Jhe great evil which we want to eradicate is competition in arma ments. There can be no solution of the problem confronting the na tions in this respect unless they deal drastically with competition. Two Leading Motives. "The American plan is based on halting competitive navies. Two al ternatives were clear to the framers of the American plan from the out set One was that competition must go on. The other was that compe tition be stopped and that naval arm aments be limited on a basis of ex isting naval strength of the powers. We could not see how we could do otherwise than to allow the three naval powers their present strength. It would not have been equitable to reduce the strength of one tnd not of another. It would not have been equitable to increue the strength of one and not another and beside such increase would be in the direction of continuing instead of stopping competitive building. "The ratio of tonnage embodied m the American plan is what we found the proportionate strength of the British, American and Japanese (Tan ra Tw Otaaia T-J . t " Constance Talmadge Romance Glimmering New York, Nov. 18. The romance of Constance Tahnadge, film actress, and John Pialoglou, wealthy Greek tobacco exporter, which resulted in their marriage three months ago. has ended, according to reports from Los Angeles. The two have sep arated and Miss Talmadge was quot ed as saying a divorce would ulti mately be sought by cither herself or her husband. "We were unable to get along to gether," Miss Talmadge is said to have declared. "There is nothing more than that to the case. My husband was unused to the ways of things theatrical and when he asked me to give up my film career en tirely J demurred. Ferhaps it was because he was a foreigner and I was an American that our tempera ments were entirely at variance." Miss lalmadge said Eke lett her husband here about a month ago and went to Los Angeles with her sister, Mrs. "Buster" Kcaton. I. C. C. May Order Rate Cuts Today, KinkaidlsTold ? Congressman Gets Informa tion From Chairman Esch As He Protests on Rail way Executives' Action. By E. C. SNYDER. WMhlnrton Correspondent. Omaha Bee. Washington, Nov. 18. Judge Kin kaid conferred today with Commis sioner Esch ofthc Interstate Com merce commission over the rate situa tion and protested against any modi fiearfBtt mr the' reduction of the rate on hay, as promised as a result of the hearings heretofore had, and he gave notice that he would put on file a written protest. Commissioner Esch intimated that the commission prob-. ably would act tomorrow and direct the railroad companies , to. comply with the terms of the Jnterstate Commerce commission's decision of October 20. Representative Jefferis today join ed his colleague, "Uncle Mose" Kin kaid, in protesting against the rail road operators being permitted to put in a compromise reduction of 10 per cent on all farm products in lieu of the reduction on hay and grain recommended in the commission's or der of October 20. Plan Is Unfair. Mr. Jefferis in his letter to the commission, said, speaking of the pffcnosed compromise: "If this be true, I wish to state that,' in my opinion, such . a com promise would be unfair to the ship pers of the country. Reduction of rates on farm .products should be made, but not at the expense of the reduction recommended on hay and grain, after careful inquiry by the commission, and expenditure of time and money by the shippers of these products in attending the hearing held here. "As the commission's order is in terpreted, the reductions recommend ed in hay and grain would bring the rates to a level 16 per cent or there abouts above the rates in effect be fore the general increase of August 25, 1920. When this reduction was authorized, the hay and grain men felt that it was too small, but were willing to accept it in a spirit of com promise. Acts on Protest "In our section of the country, I am informed by the Omaha Grain Exchange through its president, C H. Wright, rates on corn and oats have raised practically 100 per cent since June, 1918, while prices being paid the farmer for these commodi ties are below the prewar level. "To demonstrate that nothing less than the reduction the commission recommends can be satisfactory to the shippers, I call attention to a re cent report of the bureau of markets of NcbrasKa: California alfalfa grow ers can market their hay in the east at $12 per ton,' says the report, 'while the freight rate from western Ne braska to Chicago amounts to $11.90.' Can there be any justification ' for such a condition? The port prop erly attributes the California rate to the fact that the growers in that state ship by water. But the ship pers of the middle west can't long survive such advantages. If our hay and grain is to be moved we must have reductions not less than those recommended by the commis sion in its recent findings." William Tierney Badly Hurt (Quitting Plane RlVercM Tat Vn 1 W.'llm Tierney of Los Angeles, former' panner oi ueorge v mgneict ana "Tex" Rirlrarrl in C.nAf,rA anil Tonopah, Nev, suffered probably fatal injuries yesterday as he alighted from an airplane in which he had come here from Los Angeles. Tierner wa!L-pit intn S nmwllrr r - , - - of the machine or was drawn into tt by its suction, witnesses said. Tierner is well-known in Pacific coast sport circles. Employes Of Packers Accept Cut Armour Workmen, Through "Plant Congress," Agree to Wage Reduction Others Expected to Follow. Omaha Branch Affected Br Tn A.KX-luted TrrM. Chicago, Nov. 18. Employes of Armour & Co., 26,000 in all, today, through their plant governing com. mittee, agreed with officiali of the packing house that a wage reduc tion is necessary and fixed its amount. The cut is effective Novem ber 28- .... This is the first time in the history of the industry that a wage reduc tion has been arrived at in such a manner. Employes of Swift & Co., Wilson & Co. and the Cudahy Tacking com oanv. who are holding plant confer ences, are expected to accept similar reductions, and Morris Si Lo. has an nounced that it will follow the example of the others. All of the "biar five" exceot Morris & Co. last spring inaugurated the "plant con gress" system of employes participa tion in the management ot tnc in dustry. . Agreement Reached. The agreement between Armour & Co. and its employes followed a two-day conference. Twenty-four emuloves. representatives ot the plant councils in nine cities, met with an equal number ot officials repre senting the company. .The books were opened and the financial situa tion of the company explained. The question was put to a vote and the following reductions, effective in all plants except that at Fort Worth, Tex., adopted: For pieceworkers, 8 per cent. Unskilled labor, getting 45 cents an hour or less, 7 1-2 cents. Semi-skilled labor, getting 45 and 50 cents an hour, 5 cents. Skilled labor, getting over 50 cents an hour, 3 cents. . A minimum wage of 35 cents an hour for adult female labor is pro vided. Omaha Included. These reductions apply to plants in Chicago, St. Paul, Sioux City, Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City, St. Louis and Denver. The reductions at Fort Worth. where wages, are gauged by local.) labor conditions,' are: ' ' Unskilled labor, receiving less than 42 1-2 cents an hour, 7 1-2 cents. Semi-skilled labor, receiving from 42 1-2 to 47 1-2 cents an hour, 5 cents. ' Skilled,. labor receiving more than 47 1-2 cents an hour, 3 cents. . When the reductions are applied to the plants of the' other memb:rs of the "'big five," 125,000 men and women will be affected. In the fi nal result, a far larger number vill be directly concerned, as wages in several hundred smaller packing houses are based on the "big five" scales. . No change is made in working conditions or the 40-hour week guar antee. , Test to Come. Today's action, ' officials said, marked a new departure in Ameri can industry. While the "plant con gress" idea has been tried with va rying success in other lines, the packing houses were the first na tional industry to attempt this (Turn to Face Two, Column Three.) Woman's Editor Writes on Features for Women in Next Sunday's Bee fiHow to prepare your turkey in the most appetizing way; games for the Thanksgiving party; sweets on hand for after school; "Is Mother Goose Good for Your Children," these are some of the timely stories for you in the woman's section of next Sunday's Bee. flDo men spend more freely or more wisely than women? Gabby, the saucy philosopher, will air her views along with those of prominent business men and society women, in " The Sunday Bee. ' Omaha, with her gay social calendar, never would suggest "bleak November." The clubs and restaurants were never ore brilliant than at this festive season. Beautiful brides, - attractive newcomers, music week with Emmy Destinn and John Philip Sousa, cozy luncheons, impressive dinners and charming supppr groups, art and drama programs, crowd the social calendar. The woman's section of The Sunday Bee will tell you of them all Sixty or moTe clubs meet each week in Omaha. These are accurately noted each Sunday in The Bee's weekly club calendar. Z Council Bluffs and Benson society and Beatrice Fairfax advice are exclusive features of The Sunday Bee, and a - special dispatch brings to Omaha the outstanding social news of Washington. Are you a regular reader of The Bee's Blue Ribbon short stories! You'll find "The Rule of Three," by Ethel Train, in next Sunday's Bee, a story that will hold the interest of every woman reader. f Economy is a household watchword that has taken on added importance since the era of high prices began. Economy on a huge scale in Omaha in converting the salvage of old buildings into presentable new structures, is dealt with in a feature story by J. T. Armstrong in next Sunday's Bee. "The Married Life of Helen and Warren,w the Hanlon half page of cartoons and the serial story are among the regular Sunday Bee features of especial interest to women. Two Train Riders Shot By Marine Mail Guards w kn sthr t-1 it rt no1 t(i nut . hv mnrinftc triiarilincr mm'' aO v Chicago, Arthur . di tendent of the railway KvO announced today. Une oi" . men was shot at Sioux City, la., and the other at Girard, III. Both were train riders. Neither was seriously hurt Both the men were shot after they persisted in riding on baggage and mail cars after being warned by the mail guards, Mr, Brauer said. The guards have fired on several other occasions without wounding anyone, lie added. . Orders to the marines direct them to prevent suspicious persons riding the blind baggage or loitering in the vicinity of the mail cars. In 90 per cent of railway mail robberies, ac cording to Mr. Brauer, one or more of the robbers first boards the train, climbs over the tender and over powers the engineer. Girl Witness Tells of Seeing Pistol at Ms Finger Print Expert Testifies Regarding Bloodstains . Adjournment At Noon Today. Auburn. Ncb.i Nov. 18. (Special Telegram.) Elsie Turner, 10, proved a star witness tor the state in the prosecution of Mrs. Lucy Neal charged with the murder of her hus band, JBen Meal, larmer. ine testi mony of the little girl, who told of seeing a revolver, similar to the one found in Neal's lifeless hand, in a glove box belonging to Ava Neal, the dead man's stepdaughter, was unshaken after a grilling of an hour and 10 minutes. Hans Nielsen, finger print expert at the state penitentiary and former ly connected with the Omaha police department, also testified for the state. His testimony was not com pleted when the court adjourned for the .day. It is. planned to have court adjourn for the week at noon tomorrow. It will be impossible for all of the evidence to be intro duced this week. Nervous on Stand. Elsie Turner was self-possessed but nervous on the stand. Intense quiet followed her summons to the witness chair and the spectators listened in tently while she was examined. Questioned as to her knowledge of an oath, she answered in the affirma tive and told the judge that she prom- ' ispd God to tell the truth. W-;i The little girl told of going -to the Neal home shortly before the tragedy with her sister, Letta, 8. While in the house, she testified, she asked Ava Neal to sign her name in a friendship book. They, went to Ava'S room to eet a pencil. Ava opened a glove box to get the pen cil, according to the youthful wit ness, and as she peered into the box she saw a revolver similar to the one found in Neal's lifeless hand. She later identified the revolver found in Neal's hand as similar to the one she saw in the box. ,. ; Told Parents of Gun. Elsie testified that she told her parents of seeing the pistol and that her father asked her if it was similar to the one he kept at home. She fixed the date as the day before her sister went to Missouri on a visit. Neilsen testified of examining the bloodstains on the wallpaper and the imprint on the door casing. He said that the imorint appeared to have been made by the left hand of some Turn to Tago Two, Column Tour.) . Expert Testimony Begun in Arbuckle Trial at Frisco Physicians , Who Conducted Autopsy on Body of Vir ginia Rappe First Wit- " i ness for Prosecution. .1; San Francsico, Nov. " 18. Final selection of the jury and the intro duction of expert medical testimony were today's developments in the manslaughter . trial of Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, in connection with the death of Virginia Rappe. The court room was crowded for the first time in three days. One juror was selected. . v Doctors Shelby P. Strange,' acting city autopsy surgeon, .and William Ophuls, who conducted examina tions of Miss Rappe's body, were the. first witnesses. A half-hour argument was built around a defense question to Dr. Ophuls, as to whether Miss Rappe's fatal injury might have been caused by sudden immersion in a tub of cold water. The question, amended several times, was allowed, and the doctor said that such an injury was possible from such a cause. He also said the injury was possible from other causes. Miss Rappe was immersed in a tub of cold water during the party in the Hotel St. Francis, at which, it is alleged, she was fatally injured. Some time was passed in discus sions as to whether there should be Saturday and night sessions. Gaviii McNab, chief counsel for the de fense, suggested that no session be held on account of the foot ball game between California and Stan ford universities. The court said he desired to proceed ' tomorrow. Court and Counsel left the matter for the jury to decide over night. Arbuckle's expression changed from cheerfulness, apparent at the time the jury was selected, to con cern and worry during the taking of the testimony. He listened intently and looked almost woe-begone at times when he apparently inter preted the evidence as damaging to him. ' ..-in .ii Difficulties Again Rif e ? In Chicago Opera Company Chicago, Nov. 18. Difficulties in the business management of t-ie Chi cago Opera company, which resulted in a change of management last year, have cropped up again, it was learned today, with announcement that George M. Spangler, the business manager, had been ousted by Harold F. McCormick, president of the In ternational Harvester company and chief sponsor for the opera. A. C. Shaw, tour manager of the company for the last six years, has been appointed acting manager. Mary Garden continues as director gencraL Canadian Merchant Marine To Carry Liquor Shiptnents Montreal, Nov. 18. C. C Ballan tyne, minister of marine, stated that shipments of liquor from Canada, consigned to the West Indies and Mexico would be transported by the government merchant marine. This action was decided on as a result of the embargo on export of alcoholic beverages in bond through the United States, which went into force Tues day. The cause of the embargo, it was stated, was that many liquor ship ments were consigned to bogus ad dresses in Mexico and that the cars were broken into ia (he United States and the liquor disposed ol Watch Your Step Free Shoe Fund Aids Children Every Cent Goes to Help Des perately Poor School Youngsters. "Cast your bread upon the wafers, and it shall return to you after many ibvc " . . ', . . ' . . ..A good deed is bound to bring some blessing to the doer sooner or later. : If you , contribute to ine Bee's shoe fund and. thereby, help some poor little boy or girl to have strong, warm shoes this winter, your good act will be rewarded. . The line of waifs in tattered shoes waits wistfully for the fund to grow. Each day a few get the prized new shoes. Send your gifts now to The Bee office. Every cent goes to buy shoes for children of the desperately poor. Do it right now. ' ' - Previously acknowledged $180.50 E. W. Sherman An anonymous private, ., Mrs. M. M. Gilbert....'.. 5.00 10.00 r.oo 8.50 Allice Johnson... fieo. H. Wilson, lalrbault. Minn.. Z TO Simon Turkcl 8.00 Total 8308.00 Editors Want Tax Lists Published Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 18. (Special Telegram.) Ten represent atives of the press in the Loup Valley district were in a business confer ence here. Aside from routine busi ness, the defeated legislation for the publication of the personal tax list' was discussed and Secretary Buck ot the state association may send out a questionnaire to all of the mem bers of the state association onthe question of submitting a law under the initiative. If this plan is used it will be the first time in Nebraska. The plan would be for the state officers , of the association to draft the law, submitting it to xthe county seat papers in every county. The county papers will get the necessary petitions, also education as a result of the absence of publicity on the per sonal tax list. While no definite action was taken it appeared to be the almost unani mous opinion of the editors present that this would be the most direct and quickest method of securing this re form. German Insurance Firms Must Pay Frisco Claims San Francisco, Nov. 18. Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian, declared on his arrival from Wash ington that he intended to see to it that approximately $5,000,000 unpaid insurance claims against German companies arising out of the. San Francisco fire of 1906 were paid be for the American government gives up custody of the properties of these concerns. He holds, as custodian, the proper ties in the United States of 23 Ger man owned insurance companies valued at $23,000,000. To enforce payment, Miller said, it will be necessary for congress to enact laws providing machinery for this purpose. National Founders Urge Open Shop for Railroads New York, Nov. 18. Creation of open shop conditions among railroad workers and prohibition of rail strikes by federal legislation were urged in a resolution adopted by the National Founders association. The resolution urged creation of a tribunal, representing the public ex clusively, which would have final jurisdiction in deciding all disputes between railroads and their employes that threaten to result in a tieup of rail traffic Twelve Killed, 30 Injured, in Two Arkansas Storms One Twister Wipes Out Fam ily of Eight as It Sweeps Extreme Western .-Part of State. , Little Rock, . Ark., Nov. 18. Twelve persons were killed, 30 or more injured and considerable prop erty damage done by two cyclones 'which struck in widely - separated parts of this. state last night. One storm near Mena, in the ex treme western part of the . state, wiped out a family of eight person?. , Another storm striking a lumber camp near Arkadelphia killed one person,, injured 24 others and then skipped north to a point near Mal vern, where three more persons were killed and a number injured.. f Two Killed, Sheriff ' Wounded in Gun Fight : Hagerman, N. M., Nov. 18. Jerome Delcavcn and J. F. Parks are dead and Deputy Sheriff Guy Robinson of Roswell is believed to be fatally wounded as the result of gun fight here yesterday afternoon. Parks is said to have gone to Deleaven's house to see about a cow he had in Deleaven's pasture and was shot. Robinson went to arrest Deleaven and was shot in the stomach.' Deleaven then barricaded himself in his house and engaged in an exchange of shots with Sheriff Peck and a posse. After darkness fell trip thpriff anrl bis men entered the house. They found Deleaven .... . .i sitting in a corner oi tne room wnn his eun in his hand, apparently ready to fire. Examination showed that he was dead, three bullets having pierced his body. Chicago Merchant Kidnaped by Gunmen Chicago, Nov. ,18. Four gunmen invaded the home of. Max Rochman, owner of a dry goods store, yester day kidnaped him and drove away while flabbergasted neighbors looked on, fearful to interfere. Police rifle squads were sent in every direction, but failed to pick up the trail of the kidnapers. Relatives and friends of the merchant fear he has been murdered. Clerks in "the store say Rochman was negotiating for merchandise worth $1,800 and the deal was to have been closed yesterday. One of the clerks who witnessed the kidnaping says the gunmen were the same men posing Wednesday as salesmen and he believes they thoueht Rochman would have the $1,800 on his person to close the deal. The Weather Forecast. Saturday partly cloudy and colder. Hourly Temperatures. S m. m SA 1 p. m t9 m. in SO i p. m SO 7 a. m 30 t p. ra..., 30 S m. ra SO 4 p. m 80 a. m..... SO I S p. m. ...... ...SO IO a. m t 1. p. m t It a. m tt I 7 p. m 20 12 book 2 I a p. m 2S Highest Friday. Cheyenno 24 Pueblo ..........34 I'venport 401 Rapid City It Lenver !4l Salt Ik .......14 Dodvo City ....!! Sheridan ....... .11 Lander 1 8iou .lty 29 Norto Plane ....Jj Valentine 3 Shipper Rulletia. Protect ahipmenta durlna- the Rett 24 to 34 hour from temperature, a fnllowa: North an weet, s decrees above; eaat, 1 decrees; rrautb, II decree. Greater Aid Promised Corn Belt Committee Named Iy Wat Finance Board to Obtain Co-Operation of Stock men and Bankers. Study Local Problems By E. C SNYDER. Waahlnstoa Correaimmient Umaha Bea, Washington, Nov. 18. The waf finance corporation announced today the formation of a corn belt advisory ymniittre to obtain the co-operation of banking institutions throughout the corn belt, in providing adequate financing for the orderly marketing of corn and for the feeding of live stock. The committee will establish headquarters in Chicago and is ex pected to bring about meetings ol farm organizations and bankers in . the different states to investigate and help work out local problems. Simultaneously, with the an nouncement of the formation of the committee and the announcement of its personnel, Eugene Meyer, jr., managing director of the war finance corporation, issued the fol lowing statement; Statement of Meyer. "The war finance corporation to day announced the membership of its corn belt advisory committee as follows: "Hon. Warren T. McCray, governor of Indiana, Indianapolis, chairman; E. T. Meredith, publisher of Successful Farming and former secretary of agriculture, Des Moines, la., vice chairman: I. R. Howard. president American Farm Bureau federation, Chicago, III.; Edward Chambers, vice president Atchison & Santa Fe railroad, Chicago, 111.; Alexander Legge, general manager International Harvester company, Chicago, III.; Charles Brand, Ur bana, O.; Lloyd S. Tenny, assistant to the chief bureau of markets and crop estimates, United States De partment of Agriculture, Washing ton, and C. H. McNider, president . of the First National bank, Mason City, Ia. "The majority of the members of the committee have been conferring with the war finance corporation di rectory in Washington for the past two days. (The commission now will proceed to establish headquarters in Chicago, from which place its work will be directed. Purpose of Committee. "The committee will endeavor to obtain the co-operation of the bank- I ing organizations and banking insti- tutions generally throughout the corn belt for the purpose of provid ing adequate financing for the or derly marketing of.com and the feeding of live stock. Bankers generally will be urged to consider the problem of the farmers of the corn belt in their respective districts and to co-operate, through the agriculturol loan agencies of the (Turn to Face Two, Column One.). Hay Rate Reduction May Not Be Effected Lincoln, Nov. 15. (Special.) The Interstate Commerce commission may stand pat on its findings for a larger reduction in middle-west- " ern hay and grain rates than the 10 per cent general reduction an- . nounced by railroad executives at New York. J. E. Benton, counsel at Washing ton for western state commissions, wired the following to the state rail way commission at Lincoln: "Announcement by railway execu tives on reduction of farm products rates 10 per cent throughout the country, with accompanying motioif for rehearing of grain case, should not be interpreted as indicating un derstanding with federal commis sion. I understand decision in grain ' case stands and carriers are expect ed to comply with same, leiving questions raised, in motion for re hearing te be considered in usual manner." Jewel Robbery Suspects Arrested in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Nov. 18. Author ities of Salt Lake City were notified by Rollo Organ, acting chief of police here, that he is holding three men believed to be members of a gang of five that figured in a $30,000 " jewel robbery at a hotel in Salt Lake, September 5. i The three men," Paul Murray, Howard Haber and John Carr, were arrested here two weeks ago charged with the theft of an automobile from Salt Lake. Yesterday Lee Mullenix, Bertillon expert, was searching through his files and came upon a circular which he said bore a picture of Murray. Finger prints on the circular matched those of the three men, Mullenix said. Not Always Best to State Business, Banker Thinks Minneapolis, Nov. 18. "When is a banker not a banker?" may be one of those questions no one can an swer for fear of being thought face tious, but it takes a difficult situation in definitely hostile country to make a banker represent himself as a grocery-man. Nevertheless this is what Leroy L. Rose, a traveling rep resentative of a Minneapolis bank, did recently. Admiral Sims Improving Newoort. R. I.. Nov. IK kr Admiral Sims, president of the naval war college, who has been ill, an nounced vesterdav he exnertirl likr able to participate in the graduation exercises of the college on Saturday. Supreme Court to Recess. VahmtTfnn 'nv 1 7 Annnima. ment was made today by Chief Justice Taft that the supreme court would talci a rrc (mm KrAvm. l w ber 21, to Decemb ' i