Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
NEBRASKAJN BRIEF
Timely News Culled From All
Parts of the State, Reduced
for the Busy.
i The primaries of Soptomber 10
I nominate candidates for delegates
SCORES OF EVENTS COVERED
to
to
Uic coiiHtltutlonnl convention, liolil In
twonty-fivc legislative districts, was
Nebraska's tamest election. Less than
10 per cent of a normnl vote wns cast
in moat of the districts. Election of
delegates will be hold November 4 and
the convention will assemble Decern
hor 2.
Allen V. Gmmmer nnd Alson B.
Colo, who nro under Hontenco of donth
nt tho stale ponllentlitry for the mur
der of Mra. Lulu Vogt of Elba In 1017,
hnvo been granted another reprieve by
Ooromor MeKolvle. Lnck of prepara
tion to carry through tho double execu
tion nt the prison was responsible for
the governor's iictlon.
One hundred well known Nebraska
Walter Brlggs, Norvnl Clark and
Peter Pratt, three Scwnrd county boys
who led nil boys as Judges at tho stato
fair, will make up tho Judging toam to
roprcscnt Nebraska at the Sioux City
Interstate fair and three Omaha girls
iulin ti'nti litfrlincif 1iinniu na ri f l TkltlllLf I
" . .. IllOM. ItlMllllltlff liJilirnt. Trrivii-il nf rv.
dcmonntmilon team nt tno smie iair -."
will constltuto the canning team. Tho,1"1""" " l'"" hirr son of Lin
stock Judging and canning teams will . " ut ' "IP"", lty tin- other
compete for honors with eleven other ""; W'zod a jSobrnsku branch
, g of the League for the Preservation of
... American Independence).
Tho .Slate Department of Agrlcul-
ture, in n warning to Nebraska farm- Governor McKclvIo received nn np-
crs, says ulfalfa seed, the production Ioal for Nebraska to aid the destitute
of which In Nebraska and the west people of Corpus Chrlstl, a ex., where
central states is only ono-fourtji of
a hurricane and tidal wave devastated
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normal, is being Imported from Italy in 1 ',uri U1 " nu" L,ium1 "lu
quantitos containing noxious weed ? of 'oru t,,a 100 I,orso " "l0
BE
I UP
5
HIKERS
FIGHT USHERS IN WALKOUT IN
STEEL INDUSTRY.
AFFECTS HALF MILLION MEN
Leaders Prepared for Long and Bitter
Struggle. Ohio Mills Cease to
Operate. N
The first annual state convention of , The first shipment of supplies to
tho Nebraska branch of tho Amorlcan uio nunKy c.u.urun
Legion Is to assemble at Omaha on f Germany was transported on tho
October 10 and 11. The convention will Jason, which left New York
elect delegates and alternates to the s?por 20" a,ho hPmc"t consisted
national convention to bo held at Mln- of 48,000 cans of condensed milk
ncnpolls November 10 to 12. , orkmen In tho mc of rebuilding a
ler. which had been destroyed bv fire.
terrific rains during the past week. WGro forced to misnnnd nnnrntlnnn
They wero caused, it Is said, by storms whcn a five-inch rain, fell In tho dls- peace Conference Devises Plan
liours Jtcd Cloud liad 0.03 Inches, Au- itenorts from Washington to tho of.
burn 4.U0 and Fnlrbury 8.27. Many fcct tllnt General Pershing will not
umui vuiiiui uiiu wcumivb uuni.iui, mnue nIS western trip as planned
A report submitted nt tho annual caused the Lincoln Commercial rlnl. tn
conference of the Methodist church of temporarily halt its plans for a big ro
Nebraska .ut Lincoln shows thnt the ccptlon
church's membership in this state do- Ton 'Ilcncs of rnin fnll ln Sll!)r0P
o,M2 ,n.,h0 ,mHt ye"r f n,,(1 vicinity In less than twelve hours
these SW succumbed to the "flu" last ,nBt Thursday, resulting ln tho washing
winter, out of several miles of railroad track
t Coventor McICelviO tOOtCd his aUtO- nml t,n (Instruction nf mnnv hrlih'i.s
moniic norn in rront or n uncom drug Tho jfchraskn School of Agriculture
Bioro to attract tne attention oi a cicr 0,)eng nt ncon October 10. Tho col
tnorcm in violation or tne city orcii- jeco offers a tralntinr In ncrlculture
nance anu was promptly assessed ?u.bu nn,i Jlomo economics to all persons
in police court ror the oirense. with a common school education. Bv EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Tito stnto supremo court on October An nrmv niotor trnimnort unit. While D'AnnunzIo held nossesslon of
0 win near an appeal involving me bringing $12,000 worth of equipment, Flume after Ids spectacular raid on
Vnlidlty Of tho constitutional conven- wm i,n ofltnhllnhnil In the mllltiirv M.nf i1lar.nf.vl cltv. th Hence confer.
tlon law. The case Is from Douglas training department of tho University ence ln Paris got busy and announced
county, wnero tne lower court noiu mo o Nebraska at Lincoln. its solution of tho entire Adriatic
net valid. Warren Pcrshlnir. lO-vear-old son oi
The 800-acrp Gardner Housel farm, General Pcrshlnir. Is back at homo In HlrnnH tn swiHsfv hnth Itftlv nnd .TtlCO
near Ansiey, wnicn ennngeu nanus mis Lncoln. nfter having sncnt two Rinvln. nml it was cabled to America
months overseas with his Iliustrlouj to bo submitted to President Wilson.
father. J This comnromlse settlement provides
Lincoln, has boon receiving but ono that Plumo shnll be a free stato and
fourth its normnl supply of sugar dur thnt Its harbor shall be a free port;
ing tho past few weeks. A good mnnj thnt the Jugo-Slnvs shall have nil of
1 Cardinal Mercler of Belgium and Cardinal Gibbons photographed at tho latter's home In Baltimore. 2
Armenian flng brought by General Torcom to be presented to President Wilson. 3 Scene during the great oy
tank fire at Grecnpolnt, Long Island.
WS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENT
for Settling the Problem of
the Adriatic.
D'ANNUNZIO'S HUME RAID
Baltic States and Russian Bolshevists
Talking Peace President Wilson
Explains Application of League
Covenant to Shantung and
Irish Questions.
spring for a consideration of $50,000,
was sold a few days ago to Peter
Hookstra of David City for $08,000.
Tho plant oC tho Nebraska Post, a
Gorman newspaper published at Ilea-
trlco, which was suppressed by the otller towns in tho stnto nro In tho tho Dalmatian nmlnland except the
fJiiL'n f!nimtv DnfoiiHo CViuncll. him boon I ...., .. ... ... ...... . .
Gago County Defense Council, has been
sold to nu Omaha firm for Junk.
A totnl of 28,000 head of Bheop and
74,000 head of cattlo wero received nt
the South Omaha stock yards Inst
Mondny, breaking nil previous rocorda
for a single day.
Commission men nro said to bo of
fering farmers In tho northwestern
pnrt of the stato having averngo
yields $100 nn acre In Uio field for
their potnto crop,
same bont. citv of Znrn. which shall be n free
a new scnooi nuiming, nn nuuition port, nnd most of the Dalmatian
to tho electric plant and a now muni- i-lands: thnt Avlona and the surround
clpnl Ice plant nro Improvements con- inir territory shnll be under Itnlinn
.templnted for Plulnvlow In tho Inimc- sovereignty, nnd thnt Itnly shall re-
uiaio ruiures. roivn n mnndnto for nil of Alban a ex-
The onnual convention of tho State ccnt the Enlrus. ln the extreme south,
Association of County Commissioners, wl,ch fiimli t0 Greece. Both Italy
supervisors anu uounty uierics win nnd jUgo-Slavia muko concessions un
be held at Omalin uocomucr l! to 4. rtr thlw nlnn. and it Is believed thnt
Tho congregation of tho Baptist it wm ennble Flumo ultimately to be-
church nt Pawnco City recently cele- -m- . .rt nr Ttniv n wisinmiintinn
It Is estimated that no less than Uratcrt the fiftieth anniversary of tho L,.i, rn n nnnnn ilnlnrmHrtn
80,000 henif of cattlo from drouth- establishment of tho church In tho city. wns nb)e to prevent during the trenty
tho postoaico nt Tiue, rnwnoe negotiations.
county, lins been ordered discontinued D'AnnunzIo's seizure of Flume was
because no ono enn bo found wlio auau emlmrrassinir to the Itnl
wishes to serve ns postmnstor. , KOvrnmont. To use, force against
Contracts hnvo been let for stato him wns Dininiy out of the question.
aid bridges across tho Platte, near for tll0 sympathies of the nation were
...... v , ...v, nun, uespue me niei umi nu ami
to cost approximately uu,ww. j,a troops wcrt. teclinlcally mutineers
iiuiinio county's rami nureau is to ii,.,.,,. i. mvnmniont iim tnko
i.armer uo.opora.iivo urain anu i.ivo uo n permanent Institution.- A suitablo atpna ,ooldn(r townnl blockade of Fi
htocic associa ion will bo hem at building for housing the enterprise Is uino y bind and sen In the expecta
viiiiiiiu iruui Auvumuur 10 10 to bo erected at Kearney. .oi,n,.'a nv.,-
Fllloy, llockford and Virginia in Moro than $0,000 has been raised for . ' i ,.s Ei',miinn n,i
. ukl- -.M .i y limn hi 7 a soldiers- and sailors' nome-coming , thIs ,nensurc the .Togo-Slavs co-op
oiuu uivb-iitv. uiiu Hum uiu iiuuiicay.iiu coicuriuion at uontrice. tho event win crnt0,i by cutting off all supplies by
piiim u.r "Kiuiiig uiu towns. I take place octoner H. ,..,, ivA..,..in im.i nhnni moon
Business men of Nebraska City Ten thousand dollars have been ',., .,.i tn lntt tt Urine nf vil.
ltnTJi"iitfml'rLl ii titir 1ii1rt ffy I i i i r I f
'7" ' rniei uy uusiiiuss men oi umui lur unfcers umier his command, and oc-
iw i'uu"' uuHHiiiB ui-iu- ,o compieuon oi me now nign scnooi cu,))p(, a fortified line around the city
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Sugnr fuctorles of western Nebraska i. n. Stewart, Buffalo county ngrl- tn ,i , m.i,i nnt i.ni.i
ro to begin the 1010 cnmpnlgn In a cultural agent, has nccepted a position , thnt , UUs hQ wn8 8lipport.
rmw flii.a 'lliii nrtnt-nHnn Ic nrnnnlnil I ...1.1. ..-...,. ..I.. ni .1... ........ t
...tj... .nu ..' ... .rvvii. 1VIIII IIIU VAlWIinulll UUIUUU Wl 11113 niuiu
university,
At a special election nt Guide Hock
a proposition to Issue bonds for elec
tric lights carried by n vote of 110 toO.
Work of pnylng moro than 100 mllf;s
Stricken states havo already arrived ln
Cherry, Grant, Thomas and Hooker
counties,
Tho stnto bnnking bureau has re
celved application for chnrter from"
tho Bnnk of Dlx, Kimball coun
ty, Tho bank Is Incorporated for $10,
000,
A convention of tho 'Nobrnska
Bnltlc front, it desires peace and
friendly relations with the new states
formed ln that region. Of course it
would then be able to turn most of its
nttentlon to the Enat, where Admiral
Kolchak Is reported to hnvo had sev
eral notuble successes recently.
Jnpnn, according to report, has been
asked by the United States to pledge
formally tho return of Shantung to
Chlnn, and to set a dnto for the resto
ration.' At the time of writing no re
ply hnd been received from Tokyo,
nnd the Japanese foreign offico de
nied that nny such note had been re
ceived from Washington. In stnte
ments Issued In California, In reply to
lists of questions asked him, President
Wilson asserted thnt the League of
Nntlons would hnve n powerful effect
ln forwnrdlng tho final restoration of
Shantung to China, and that no other
Instrumentality or action could bo sub
stituted which could bring about that
result. In one of his San Francisco
addresses he said the grent powers
had Japan's promise to return Shnn
tung to China, nnd intended to sec
thnt It wns fulfilled under the league.
Ills colleagues at Versailles, he said,
told htm they meant under the league
to Inaugurate a new policy toward
Chlnn.
Pittsburgh, Pnl Clnshus between t
Pennsylvania state police and crowds
bent on holding labor mass meetings
In tho Pittsburgh district, ushered 'In
the nntion-wlde strike ln the Iron nnd
steel Industry. The most serious dis
turbance occurred nt North Clutrton,
20 miles from here, where tho stnto
troopers charged u crowd of union
men holding a mass meeting nnd broke
It up. The policemen used their clubs
vigorously and injured a number ln
the crowd. According to eye-witnesses
the meeting was proceeding quietly
when the state police broke it up.
There was also a disturbance at
McKeosport, where union organizers
nnd thnt tho employees of the corno- nttempted to hold a mnss meeting in
i I . . 1 1 1 . . . I (lnlltn,.nft - . 1 w. ntwnlnmnttnti nf AfflVni
to Inst about 120 dny.
Bnllroad crop reports plnco Neb
raska's potato crop at 0,500,000 bush
els, about half a normal yield,
ml m ..... r ... ..I f.L
Mint courcguuon m mo iucmouiui
ed by the citizens.
Naturally, the Germnns wore watch
ing this affair with great Interest, nnd
the news that the allies had decided
It wns to bo handled by Italy alone
was looked on by them as significant,
Bplscopal church at Channel! has be- of public roads In Douglas county will for" Mme of werc contclll,Btlng
the possibility of, a slmllnr raid on
Danzig. They figured that If the ex
pressed will of the allied peace con
ference could bo defied In one place.
It m I glit' be defied In another.
:onio so largo that au addition to the begin early next spring
sdifico Is to bo built at once. Beatrice Is to have u new hotel,
Tho Farmers Stnto bnnk of Gurlcy which will cost, when furnished, moro
nns moved Into Its new homo which than a half million dollars,
cost approximately $15,000. Ogallala citizens are agitating tho
Work has begun on tho paving of n question of establishing n hospital ln
number of tho streets of Mullon. tho city.
With tho oponlng of the school term The Bentrlco volunteer fire depart
last Wednesday tho Nebraska Unlvor- ment recently celebrated tho burning
slty began tho Gist yenr of lta exist- of tho mortgage on its building. N
once.
Nebraska's football tenm Btnrted
training for tho 1010 season last week
with about 100 candidate for plnces
n tho first squad. The opening gamo
will take placo at Iowa City, Oct. 4.
Women wore entertained at tho Ak-Sar-Ben
den nt Omnhn during Mer
chants market week for tho first time
outside of n coronation ball, since the
organization was founded twenty
live years ago.
A year ago tho Stnto College of Ag
riculture, near Lincoln, purchased
n Hampshire boar for $00. Just tho
other day tho sumo hog was sold for
1,000, it being the third animal the
college ban sohl In tho Inst two yenra
for $1,000 or more.
Four prnctlcnl short courses will be
given by Uio university collego of ag
riculture nt Lincoln this winter for
tho express benefit of Nebraska farm
ers. Any ono may enter nny of the
courses In tractors, trucks, automo
biles, and farm Hbop, nny Mondny, be
Klilnlng Septombor 20.
The plnnt of the Amorlcan Potash
company nt Antloch, ono of tho Inrg-
est In western Nobrnska, resumed op
erations nfter having been closed
nearly a year.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the lumber-yard of Nye-Schnelder-Fowler
company, nnd completely gut?
ted the Northwestern railroad sta
tion nt Hastings. The loss nt the
lumber ynrd Is estimated at $00,000
find Din rnllronrl ufnlliin nt tinmVl
er this Is with the tnclt consent of the
Blue Springs' now school building, allied nntlons Is not clear. At any
n contract ror which ims just been lot, rate, the White Ituslans are desper-
wlll cost $!)l,ini. ' ately fighting against such nn outcome.
victor . w. Wilson, who resigned
In Hungary tho allies are gradually
bringing tho situation nround to their
own way, for the Uoumanlnns. it Is
announced, aro withdrawing their
troops and have promised to restore
the materials they had confiscated.
Prlmo. Minister Frledrlch of Hungary,
It Is expected, will' quit, nnd n coali
tion cabinet will be recognized by the
allies.
The representatives of the Baltic
states nre holding, or about tn hold,
conferences with tho Husslan bolshe
rlsts, with the prospect that poaco be
tween them will be arranged. Wheth-
from tho Nebraska railway commls-
Ion. will outor tho practice of com
mercial laws In Lincoln after October
1,. when his resignation becomes ef
fective. -
Humors In the northwestern part of
tho stato nro to the effect that the
Hord potash plant which was de
stroyed by llro at Lakeside will not bo
rebuilt, duo to tho uncertain condi
tion of the markets.
for It would mean their destruction
by tho Beds. The German troops In
the Baltic states, commanded by Gen
oral von der Goltz, are Increasing In
numbers and nro very netlve. The
Berlin governnumt, in response to the
demand of the pence conference that
they bo withdrawn, said they wore
not under German control, but this
plen the conference refilled to allow
The Husslan soviet government asserts
that, dei'"' i's recent vlctnrle on the
Another subject taken up by the
president ln his answers to questions
and ln hUt speeches was the Irish ques
tion. This, he asserted, could prop
erly be brought up ln tho council of
the league i under article XI, "which
makes It the right of every member
of the league to draw attention to any
thing nhywhere that Is likely to dis
turb the peace of the world or the
good understanding between nations,
upon which the pence of the world de
pends." The covenant would not bind
the United States to assist In putting
down rebellion In nny foreign coun
try, he said, nor would It limit the
power of thlfj country to recognize the
Independence of any people who seek
to secure freedom. He explained thnt
Ireland wns not given n hearing nt the
pence conference becnuse the confer
ence had no Jurisdiction over ques
tions of that sort that affected terri
tories thnt did not belong to the de
feated empires.
The Irish-American opponents of the
league were far from satisfied with
this reply, and especially did they dis
like what they termed the president's
ablguousness. They asked him to
answer point-blank tho question : "Aro
you In favor of self-determination for
Ireland?" and requested n reply by
September 25, when the Irish execu
tive committee meets In New York. It
does not seem possible that they ex
pect n "yes-or-no" answer to such a
question.
Somu one must have whispered n
warning to Mr. Wilson concerning the
resentment caused by his general at
tacks on all senators who do not favor
ratification nf the treaty ns It stnnds,
for Inst week his speeches were
much more conclllntory, nnd he even
hnd -good words to say concerning the
"mild reservatlonlsts." But his ex
pressed opinion of the Borah-Johnson
group had not changed. Throughout
the country there Is evident a de
termination to learn definitely what
tho treaty and covennnt mean, and the
crowds that flock to hear tho presi
dent nnd the opposition senators are
not nctunted solely by curiosity to see
and hoar notables. Each In his own
way, and from his own standpoint, the
speakers are trying to enlighten tho
people, and It Is especially gratify
ing to note thnt Mr. Wilson Is more
oxpllclt In his explanations of tho
nrtlclcs over which the main contests
have arisen.
The national committee for organiz
ing Iron and steel workers announced
that the great steel strlko would be
gin Monday, September 22. according
to schedule, since every effort to hold
a conference with Chnlrmnn Gary of
tho United States Steel corporation
had failed. Mr. Gary Issued a state
ment oxplnlnlng his refusnl on two
grounds: First, thnt ho did not be
lleve the committee wns nuthorlzed to
spenk for largo numbers of the em
ployees; second, thnt n conferenco
wlHi the committee would havo been
treated by It Is a recognition of tho
closed shop method of employment.
which method the corporation Is de
termined not to countennnce. since It
destroys the worker's personnl Inde
pendence and nmbltlnn to succeed nnd
prosper. The organizing committee re
plied thai these two rensnii'i nre false,
ration nre now compelled to resort to
a strike In order to prove to Judge
Gnry the nuthorlty of their selected
representntlvcs to present their grlev
nncps. In the Chicago district, nt
lenst, strike-breakers will not be em
ployed, according to tho compnny of
ficials. Tho strikers will be paid off
nnd discharged permanently, nnd If
the Walkout Is general, the mills will
shut down.
Disorders In Boston, duo to the
strike of policemen, were largely sup
pressed by the military, but the situa
tion otherwise was little improved.
The firemen, however, decided not to
quit, nnd the threatened general strlko
wns nt lenst postponed. The nttltude
of the Amerlcnn Federation of Lnbor
toward the Boston ense is pecullnr.
President Gompers, while defending
the strike, admitted the police were
given a charter on the express un
derstanding that they would not strike.
Then Mr. Gomper's secretary visited
Boston to study the situation, nnd on
lenvlng nnnounced thnt the federation
stood solidly behind the striking po
licemen. He lntlmnted that he did
not fnvor n general strike at this time.
Chiefly because the police force of
Washington also wns unionized ln the
fnce of orders to the contrary, Presi
dent Wilson took a hand In the mat
ter of police unions. Ho sent a tele
gram to Commissioner Brownlow - of
tho District of Columbia In which he
snld: "I think thnt any association
of the police force of the capital city,
or of nny grent city, whose
object Is to bring pressure upon
the public or the community, such ns
will endanger the public pence or em
barrass the maintenance of order,
should ln no case be countenanced
or permitted."
delilnnco of tho proclamation of Mayor
George Lysle, forbidding public gath
erings. The meeting wns broken up
when policemen chnrged tho crowd.
Nntlonul lenders of lnbor unions in
volved hnve long prepared for the
strike, in the event they could not
make n settlement They say they
nre prepared for a bitter battle and
would not have gone into it If they
were not sure they could sustain the
struggle. Confidence has been ex
pressed that money to finance tho
strike will not bo lacking. It wns snld
n meeting of the national unions will
be held soon to complete plans for the
support of the strike.
It Is estimated that the number of
workers affected directly or Indirectly
by the strike will aggregate half a
million. The strike ftttects mainly the
Iron ore properties of tho corporation
In. the Lake Superior district, tho
southern region of Alabama and Geor
gia. Coal and coke properties uro lo
cated In Pennsylvania, Virginia, Col
orado, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. Extensive coke,
oil nnd gas properties are also owned
nnd controlled In a number of states
and nlso at several lake ports there
nro extensive ore docks.
Cleveland Mills Close.
Cleveland, O. Tho steel strike was
launched here when two big mills
censed operations. All indications
pointed to a strike of very largo pro
portions.
Announcement that the carpenters
strike nnd consequent building Indus
try tie-up in the Chicago district had
ended wns not only premnture, but
seemingly fnlse. The enrpenters were
ostensibly given n chnnce to vote on
the question, but Instead of a secret
ballot, the voting wns open, and the
contractors assert that thus the lnbon
bosses wero nblo to Intimidate the men
and obtnln n majority for rejection of
the compromise offered.
Two big meetings of general Inter
est were held ln Chicago Inst week.
The first wns the annual convention of
the Zionists of America, at which
plans were laid for tho Industrial In
vasion of Pnlestlno by the Jews. The
first of the Invaders will be members
of Uio Jewish legion that fought ln tho
Holy Lnnd under General Allenby.
Steps were taken to raise the lmmenso
sums needed to develop Palestine. Tho
executive committee expects to get as
much ns $7,000,000 In Amerlcn during
the coming year.
The other meeting was of some 300
lenders of the Antl-Snloon Lengue of
America, who wero completing their
program for n cnmpnlgn designed to
mnke the whole world dry. They de
cided they must raise at least $5,000,-
000 for the work and that prohibition
must be enforced ln American cities
ns proof to the world thnt the snle of
liquor can be stopped.
t
The gulf const of Texas suffered se
verely from the tropical hurricane that
swept up from the Caribbean sea.
Scores of persons were drowned and
lmmenso property damage wns done,
especially In Corpus Chrlstl nnd the
region roundabout.
Prosecution pf the packers by the
government proceeded apace with the
presentation of evidence to the grand
jury ln Chlcngo. Notwithstanding tho
outcry of Chicago organizations in de
fense of the "big five," this evidence
nnd what Is yet to come Is declared
by Attorney General Palmer to be
ample to sustain the Indictment of the
combination of packers, nnd he added
that when the collected dntn "is laid
before n Jury the wrnth of the Amer
lcnn people will compel a verdict of
conviction. Tho story will npiaze
America."
Patriotic Americans were gratified
by tho sentence Imposed by Judge
Dean nt Jnckson, Minn., on Presldont
E. O. Townley of the Nonpartisan
lengue and Joseph Oullbert, former
mnnnger, who had been convicted of
conspiring to teach sedition. They
wero glvrn 00 dnys In Jail the limit
under the statute.
Wilson Finishes Coast Speaking.
Los Angeles, Cnl. President Wilson
completed his week of speech making
on the Pacific coast with a monster
mass meeting here at which thousands
shrieked npproval of his plea for early
ratification of the peace treaty.
Welcomed to the city by a crowd,
which densely packed tho downtown
section, the president was cheered
tumultuously everywhere ho nppoared.
Along the lino of n ten-mile parade he
rodo in n din of applause and later nt
a public dinner cheers greeted his
declarations thnt tho trenty should nnd
would be nccepted.
At tho auditorium meeting, where ho
addressed 0,000 persons, the president
wns introduced by Mrs. Josinh Evans
Cowles, nationnl president of the Gen
eral Federation of AVomen's clubs, who
told tho crowd thnt tho league of na
tions "must nnd will become tho bul-
wnrk of a war-wonry world for all
time." Tho "political pnrtlsnp," she
nsscrted, hnd no plnco lu a discussion
of the pence trenty.
Tho meeting hnd been advertised as
ono of tho strictly nonpartisan char
acter nnd ninny -of the state's promi
nent republicans were seated on the
plntform.
Millions for Relief.
Austin, Texas. Funds or assurances
of financial support for rehabilation
of storm-swept Corpus Chrlstl, are be
ing received from every part of the
country, with officials estimating that
tho total nt the present rate might
rench $5,000,000, according to reports
reaching here.
Plan Long Flight.
Purls. An nlrplane lllght from
France to Australia will be attempted
shortly by tho French nvlntor Poulot,
it Is nnnounced by tho Excelsior.
D'AnnunzIo Will Not Surrender.
Home. Gabrielo d'Annunzio, assum
ing the governorship of Flume, hns nn
nounced thnt he will hold tho town nt
nil costs, blowing It up rather than
surrender to foreign forces.
Shortage of Teachers.
St. Louis, Mo. There Is .a shortage
of about 4,000 teachers In Missouri
and almost that many in Kansas, ac
cording to a statement of Dr. W. .T.
Hawkins, Held secretary of Washing
ton University.
Britain Lifts Cotton Embargo.
Washington. Great Britain has re
moved the embargo on Amerlcnn cot
ton. The American consul general in
London so reported to the stnto department.
Carpenters Secure $1 an Hour.
Chicago, 111. Chicago's building
strike and lockout, which for more
than two months hnd made Idle more
than 100,000 workers, ended when tho
construction employers yielded to tho
demnmls of the union mpentr for
$1 nn liot-r. an Increase fn.i i P) cents.