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THE NORTH PLATTE SHMI-WKEKLY TRIBUNE. MINERS YIELD TO PLEA OF WILSON Accept Proposal Put Forth By President and Order Men Back to Work NATION-WIDE STRIKE AT END Terms Approved By Operators. Conr mission to Determine Basis of New Wage Agreement. Fourteen Per Cent Raise to Stand. Intllnnnpolls, Ind. The coal miners' strike Is ended. WIUi but ono dissenting vote the general conunltteo of tho United Mine Workers of America voted to nccupt President Wilson's proposal for Im mediate return to work pending Html settlement of their wage controversy with operators by a commission to be appointed by him. This action was Immediately followed by the sending of messages to the 4,000 locals of tho union by International officials In structing thp men to return to work Immediately. Miners, operators and government officials nllko were highly gratlflcd over the settlement nnd nil sides ap peared confident of n llnal satisfactory settlement of the light by the commis sion. Conservatives Gain Control. Tho action brought to nn end tho tleup of tho soft coal Industry of inoro than flvo weeks durntlon, and which was more far reaching In Its offects than any other In the history of tho country. As a result of tho strike, the country was fast approaching n shut down of Industry and widespread suf-' ferlng among Its 100,000,000 inhab itants. The decision camo nftcr many hours of debate, In which tho radical clement inado incendiary speeches against, op orators and others Interested In settle ment of tho strlko and for a time threatened to defeat efforts to settle tho strike ut this time. The con servative clement, led by Acting Presi dent John L. Lewis and Secretary Treasurer William Green, gained con trol of tho situation and succeeded In putting down prn'ctlcally all opposition by tho time tho question camo to a voto. Ono concession wns made to tho radicals. Tho convention ngreed to the calling of n general convention of tho miners at n future dnte, at which tlmo the action of and reasons for tho general committee will bo fully ex plained. Tho opponents of ncccptnnco of tho president's plan nindo their fight principally on tho theory that only n general convention of tho initio workers had power to call off tho strike. Why Miners Accepted. Tho miners, In a statement given out by Acting President John J. Lowls of the United Mine Workers, declared that tho president's proposal was agreed to because It contains n definite, concrcto and practical method for ad justment of tho miners' clnlm for In creased wages. It also states that tho United Mine Workers have full con fidenco III tho president of tho United States and n profound regard for his will and Judgment. Mr. Lewis declnrod that the nctlon takon should "demonstrate to tho peo ple of our country that tho United Mlno Workers nro loynl to our country and bcliovo In tho perpetuity of our democratic Institutions. . No greater demonstration of such facts could bo given than our action In accepting tho proposal of the president of tho Unit ed States." After reviewing the terms of the plan for ending tho strlko the state ment says that neither operators nor miners will bo allowed to change the bnuls and no discrimination by the coal operators will be permitted. It wns theso specific propositions, it was said, which mado the proposal ac ceptable to tho miners. It was Indicated that tho charges of contempt against heads of the min ers' union will not bo pushed. The novernment had Intimated that ac ceptance of tho president's plnn by tho general committee would he con sidered complmnco with tho court's In junction ngalnst furtherance of the strlko nnd witnesses subpoenaed to appear boforo tho foderal grand Jury called to Investigate charges of viola tion of tho Lover net and anti-trust laws by both minors and operators, were discharged. Operator Talk. Expressing gratification that the jttrlke wns ended, a statement was given out by local operators that had been obtained by long distance tele phono from tho oxocutlvo committee of tho National Bituminous Coal Op orators' association n Washington. It declnrod tho operators would comply with tho president's proposal to the letter. Fuel Troubles Not Ended. Washington. Settlement of tho conl strike will not automatically end tho nation's fuel troubles, coal operators and offlclnls say, They predicted tho famlno will en dure for several mouths after produc tion Is resumed, even If It can be main tained tit the maximum of 12,000,000 or 15.000,000 tons weekly. Tio coal reserves have been drawn upon for 3B.000,000 or '10,000,000 tons slueo tho strlko began on November 1, Tho toxt of President Wilson's prc posnl lo tho miners follows: "I have watched with dcop concern tho developments In tho bituminous coal strike, nnd am convinced thero la much confusion In the minds of tho peoplo generally nnd possibly of both parties to this unfortunate controversy as to tho attitude ami purposes of the government In its handling of the sit uation. "Tho mine owners offered a wago Increase of 20 per cent, conditioned, however, upon the price of coal being raised to an amount sufficient to cover this proposed Increnso of wages, which would have added at least 9150,000.000 (o tho annual coal bill of the people. Tho fuel administrator, In the light of. the present Information has taken the position, nnd I think with entire Justification, that the public Is now pnylng as high prices for coal as It ought to bo required to pay and that any wage Increase at this tliyc ought to come out of the profits of tho coal operators. Fourteen Per Cent Reasonable. "In reaching this conclusion, tho fuel administrator expressed the per sonal opinion that the 11 per cent In crease In nil mine wages Is reason able, bocnuso It would equalize tho miners' wages on the average with the cost of living, but ho mnde It perfect ly clear that the operators and miners aro at liberty to agree upon a largor Increase, provided tho operators will pay It out of their pockets, so that (ho price of coal would remain the same. "The secretary of labor, In nn effort lit conciliation between tho parties, ex pressed his personal opinion In favor of a larger Increase. Ills effort nt Conciliation failed, however, because tho coal operators wore unwilling to pny the scale ho proposed unless tho government would advance tho price of conl to tho public, and this the gov ernment was unwilling to do. Suggests New Tribunal. "Tho fuel administrator had also suggested that a tribunal be fronted, In which tho miners nnd operators would bo cqunlly represented, to consider further question of wages and working conditions, ns well as profits of op erators nnd proper prices for coal. I shall, of course, bo glad to aid In tho formation of such a tribunal. "I understand tho operators havo generally ngreed to absorb an Increnso of 14 per cent In wnges, so that tho public would pny not to exceed tho present price fixed by the fuel ad ministrator, and thus a wny Is opened to secure tho conl of which tho peoplo stand In need, If tho miners will re sumo work on theso terms pending a thorough Investlgntlon.hy an Impartial commission which mny readjust both wages and prices. "By tho acceptance of such a plnn the miners are assured Imnicdlnto steady employment nt a substantial In crease In wages, and nro further ns- surod prompt Investigation and action upon questions which nro not now sottled to their satisfaction. I must be lieve that with a clear understanding of thosq points, they will promptly re turn to work. Otherwise Price Goes Up. "If, nevertheless, they persist In re maining on strike, they will put them selves In an attitude of striking In or der to forco tho government to In crease the prlco of coal to tho public, so ns to give n still further Incrense In wages nt this tlmo rather than nllow tho question of a further Increase In wnges to be dealt with In a orderly manner by a fairly constituted trlbunnl representing nil parties Interested. "No group of our people can Justify such a position and tho miners owe It to themselves, their families, their fel low-workmen In other Industries nnd to their country to return to work. "Immediately upon n general resump tion of mining, I shall bo glad to aid In the prompt formntlon of such a trlbunnl ns I linve indicated, to mnko further Inquiries Into this whole mat ter and to review not only the reason ableness of tho wages nt which tho miners start to work, but also tho reasonableness of the . government prices for conl. Action In 8lxty Days. "Such a trlbunnl should within six ty days make Its report, which could bo used as n basis for negotiation for a wago agreement. T must ninke It clear, however, that the government cannot give Its aid to any such Inves tigation unless thero Is n general re sumption of work. "I ask every Individual miner to give his personal thought to what I say. I hope lie understands fully that he will be hurting his own Interest nnd the Interest of his family and will bo throwing countless other laboring men out of employment If he shall con tinue tho present strike; and, further, that ho will create an unnecessary ami unfortunnto prejudice against organ ised labor which will he Injurious to tho best Interests of working men. . "WOODltOW WILSON." Expect Flu Again. London. Influenza microbes bnve a regular program by which they recur In cycles of 33 weeks, according to the medical research committee. The next call Is expected In January and Feb ruary, It Is said. It was estimated. This Is moro than tho total output of bituminous conl for throe weeks under ordinary conditions and a deficit which must be made up before supplies Tor Industrial purposes will bo adequate, The fuel and railroad administra tions tiro planning to keep In effect their conservation orders and priority rulings until the pinch Is :ust. Modi fications nro expected, hut It wns stated coal will he guaranteed domes tic users and the more essential Indus tries is long us there Is need, t ORDERS BAN LIFTED PERMIT I03UED TO REMOVE RE STRICTIONS BY HINES. CONTRACT COAL TO COST MORE Operators Criticize Terms of 8trlko Settlement Train Service to be Normal Soon. Washington, D, C. Regional direc tors of railroads havo been given au thority by Director General Illnos to remove restrictions on the use of light, heal and power derived from coal, as Soon as the fuel situation war rants. Bituminous coal contracts providing that operators may add to tho con tract price the full amount of any In crease In miners' wages will not be Wt aside In the caso of the 14 per cent. Increase granted mine workers In the strike settlement, It was said by V. B. llarkness, counsel for tho fuel ndmlnlstrntion. All bituminous contracts entered Into between operators and dealers before Inst October 30, were restored by the fuel administrator's order of Novem ber 12, after being sot nslde by the maximum price order of October 30, and now must operate as valid con tracts under the law, Mr. llarkness said, lie estimated that CO per cent of fho bituminous output was sold under those contracts. It wns stated that very little coal Is purchased by retail dealers on con--tract and thnt therefore the prlco will remain at the figure fixed by the gov ernment, as far as domestic consum ers aro concerned. Tho regional directors nlso were authorized to restore train service removed or curtailed to meet the cOal shortage duo to tho bituminous min ers' strlko, as soon as tho fuel supply hi the various regions Justifies. Sending, out of the Instructions con stituted the first: step taken by tho government In the light of expectation that miners would accept the govern-, ment's strlko settlement and return to work. Director General Illnes, In an nouncing his action, said tho condi tions In the regions varied greatly, and coal still was being shipped from tho east to tho west, hut that removal of restrictions shortly might be Jus tified. Operators representing the central Pennsylvania district, one of tho Inrgest In tho United States, wero the first to act upon tho settlement proposal, and while accepting It, criti cized Its terms with tho utmost vigor. "The method proposed by Dr. Gar field for settlement of tho strlko wns Interfered with by government offici als who knew little of the sltuntlon," ,tho operators' statement snld. "Tho problem wns taken out of his hands. Tho public and tho operators, as a re sult, havo been delivered Into tho hands of the United Mine Workers." GOLDMAN TO RUSSIA. Abandons Fight to Resist Deportation to Go With Eighty Others. New York. Rnthcr than be sepa rated from Alexander Borkmnn, her compnnlon of years, Emma Goldman announced, through her attorney, thnt she had abandoned her fight In the su preme court to prevent her deportation to soviet Russia with Berktnun and some 80 odd radicals. Harry Weinberger, her attorney, in n letter to Assistant Attorney General Stewart at Washington, asked that Miss Goldman's application for n writ of error or appeal and relense on ball no withdrawn. lie said that this re quest was mado "In view of tho state- aient mado by your department and the commissioner general of Immigra tion that Binina Goldmnn nnd Alex ander Borkmnn and other Russians will ho, deported whhln ten days to soviet Russia." SUGAR BILL PASSED. Senate Acts On Measuro to Continue Equalization Board. Wnsh'ngton, D. O. The senate baa passed the McNary sugar bill, contin uing governmen; control of sugar dis tribution and price for another year. The bill extends the life of tho sugur equalization board through 1020. Un less It becomes law by January 1, tho hoard will go ottf of office and all gov ernment control of sugar will end. This menus, It Is declurod, a tremendous Increase In prlJl'. Senator McNary, author of the bill, expects house action on the niensuru under a special rule. Forty-four States Approve Act. Washington, D. C Forty-four stntca have officially notified tho state depart ment of their ratification of the prohi bition constitutional amendment, ac cording to a stntoment sent to the sen ate recently In response to a resolu tion. Solons Oust Attorney General. Bismarck, N. I). The North Dakota houso of representatives passed th senate's concurrent res uilon A;quest Ing the. resignation of Attorney Gen eral William Langer. The vote In the house was 01 to -54 und In tho senate 20 to 1(1. The resolution charged among other things that Attorney Gen eral Lunger has "betrayed the farmers of this state," and "unlawfully at tempted to wreck" tho Scandinavian American Hank of Fargo and "all other banks frleuily to the farmers of this statu". REPUBLICANS CHOOSE CHICAGO G. O. P. National Committee Select City and Name Date for Conven tion Limit Contributions. Washington, D. C The republican nntlonnl committee, In bcssIoii here hist week, selected Chicago, and Tues day, June 8, ns the place and time for the national convention, nt which tho party's 1020 candidate for president will be nominated. On tho roll cnll Chicago mustered 44 Votes to 0 for St. Louis, whoso boost ers hud mndo n stubborn fight for tho honor. Asbury Parle, N. J and Chey enne, Wyo., made bids for the conven tion, but withdrew before the voting. The conunltteo nlso authorized tho creation of two now departments of party organization to deal respective ly with policies and general party wel fare. Ono committee composed of select ed members of tho committee and other men and women representing labor, capital, the farmers find others, will go to work at onco sorting out subjects to bo dealt with In the 1020 platform. Tho second committee comprises nn equal number of national committee men nnd outside party lenders, nnd will function ns nn advisory council In the conduct of tho campaign. The plan of Will II. Hays, the na tional chairman, for limitation of In dividual contribution to $1,000 formal' ly was approved, and the conunltteo announced some chnnges In the ap portionment of delegates to tho na tional convention. These changes Were not of a sweeping nnture, how ever, and affected only seven stntes. In the voto on tho convention city, Chicago mustered a strength which ap parently surprised even Its backers. Tlio only votes cast for St. Louis wore contributed by Tennesseo, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Georgia, Iowa, Texas, Missouri und Hawaii. GERMANY WARNED BY ALLIES. Denunciation of Protocol Means' Inva sion of Country, Says Note. Paris. The supreme council's notes denllng with the peace treaty deliver ed to Huron Von Lersner, head of the German delegation, denies the German demnnds for modification of tho treaty or the surrender of Germans charged with crimes ngalnst International war fare and the return of prisoners. It agrees to consider tho economic ef fects of tho indemnities required for the sinking of wnrshlps In the Scnpa Flow on Germany In "a spirit of equi ty, after a hearing by tho reparations commission." Tho note warns Gennnny "for tho lost time" tho denunciation of tho armistice would give tho allied nrmles all latitude for necessary military measures nnd add: "In this spirit, we nwnlt without de lay signature of the protocol and the exchnnge of ratifications." PROBE BANDIT CASE. Supreme Judge Acts When Alleged Irregularities Charge Made. Lincoln, Neb. Chief Justice Mor rlssey of tho supremo court of Ne braska, ordered an Investigation Into the relense of the Omaha bandit, Beryl C. Kirk, from tho state prison, by the members of tho State Bar commission and the attorney general of Nebraska. The action resulted from the filing of a report by the Judges of Douglns county calling attention to tho fact that tho members of the Fourth Ju dicial district directed them to com municate to the chief Justice that sev en members of the bnr of Lancaster county have been accused of Irregular ities In the release of Kirk from the stato prison. Gray U. P. President. New York, Carl R. Gray was elect ed president of the Union Pacific sys tem companies nt a meeting of board of directors here. Mr. Gray, whoso headquarters will bo at Oninhn, will nssumo office January 1. He will suc ceed as president, Robert S. Lovett, Who will remain with tho coinpnny as chairman of Its executive committee. Mr. Gray began his railroad career as a telegraph operator and station agent on tho Santa Fe In 18811 and seventeen years later became Its general man ager. During the war he was director of the division of transportation of the United States railway administration. Curtailment Greatest Ever. Washington, D. C Railroad travel ers are face to face with the most severe curtailment In passenger serv lco that the nation ever has known. Railroad administration ofllclnls esti mate that approximately 200,000 train miles have been cut from the pas senger schedules dully. The saving of fuel was placed at about 15,000 tons a day. Study Is being made to escer tain whether additional curtailment can be offecteu without causing the public too much dlscomforture. Deers Fait Prey of Wolves. Dendwood. S. D. Ranchers nnd stock men of the Limestone country assert that during the past five or six weeks more deer have been killed In the Black Hills by wolves and coyotes than were killed by hunters during tho (Jeer shooting season. They cite in stances where whole packs of coyotes havo been seen close on tho trail of deer, and the carcasses of those which have fallen prey to the coyotes aro no ticeable In many sections of the Black Ullls. FUEL HEAD RESIGNS GARFIELD DISSATISFIED WITH STRIKE SETTLEMENT. OPPOSES COMMISSION PLAN Believes It Will Mean Consumers Must Pay More for Coal. Took No Part In Agreement. Washington, D. C. Fuel Administra tor Garfield tendered his resignation to President Wilson Inst Thursday, the day following tho settlement which brought the nntlon-wldo coal strike to nn end. Tho reason for Dr. Garfield's resignation Is given as being because ho disagreed on principle with the set tlement proposal arranged by the gov ernment nnd the mine workers' union. Men close to the fuel administra tor understand thnt ho believes that the work of the commission authorized under the settlement to bo mado up of one conl mlno operator, a conl miner nnd a third person named to represent tho public, will result In nn increnso In tho price of coal to the consuming public. Against this form of settlement Dr. Garfield lias been unnlternbly opposed. ;it has been learned on good authority thnt ho took no. part in the negotia tions with the mine workers' union chiefs during tho Inst week of the strike, nnd thnt, though Informed nnd consulted after tholr initiation, tho terms laid out ns finally nccepted con travene his conception of the main principles Involved. It was recalled In connection with ,tho resignation that In suggesting a 14 per cent wage Increase as fair for tho miners nnd possible to be paid from present profits of mine owners, Dr. Garfield suggested n commission rep resentative of tho Industry to review tho findings, but expressed the convic tion that such a body should not havo power to fix prices. Ills belief Is said to be thnt with this power granted, n combination of the employer nnd em ploye In the Industry to mulct tho pub lic by price raises Is certain to result. Newberry Mute When Arraigned. Ornnd Rnplds, Mich. United States Senntor Truman H. Newberry and 13 of those Indicted with him on charges of vlolntlng the election lnws, stood mute when arraigned by United Stntes District Judge C. W. Sessions. When the group of fourteen appeared before the court, Attorney James O. Murfin, representing them, Informed' Judge Sessions that it had been the Intention of the respondents to plead not guilty, but Inasmuch as this precluded the pos sibility of raising certain legal ques tions, they would stand mute, Jan uary 27 next wns set for tho Mai of the Newberry ense. The bonds of Senntor Newberry were set nt $10,000 on the first indictment and $5,000 on the second. , HOME RULE FOR ERIN. At Last Irish Question May Be Satis factorily Settled. Londop. For the first time In his tory there Is every prospect of the Irish question being settled satisfac torily, according to n stntement mnde In a speech by Walter Hume Long, first lord of the admiralty. Premier Lloyd George will soon In troduce the new rlsh home rule bill In parliament, according to the Dally Mall. The newspaper adds that the bill provides for two legislatures with a co-ordinating senate, but that the powers to be allotted to the Semite have not yet been defined. It says the fate of the bill will depend cn the gov ernment's generosity In this respect. U. S. NEEDS BIG NAVY. Would Be Factor in Maintaining Peace, Says Government Board. Washington, D. C. Recommenda tions of the navy general board for the building program for 1921 Include two bnttleshlps, one battle cruiser, ten scout cruisers, five destroyer flotilla lenders and six submnrlncs. The navy of the United States should ultimately be equal to the m&st powerful main tained by any other nntlon of tho world, not later than 1025, the report adds. Flood Losses Enormous. Atlantn, Ga. High waters that have flooded low lying sections of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi have caused a property loss of many million dollars. Loss of human life, however, has been remarkably small. Probably not moro than a dozen lfVes have been lost. A thousand or more negroes nro home less, however, nround Hnttlesburg nnd Meridian, Miss. Big Kansas Corn Crop. Topeka, Kitn. According to esti mates made by Edward C. Paxton for the United States bureau of crop esti mates here, the corn crop of the Sun flower stnte this year will amount to 0l,3r,000 busuels. Bay State Towns Favor Saloons. Boston, Mass, Fourteen of fifteen cities in Massachusetts which voted on tho liquor question recently favored license, according to returns, Britain to Stick By France. Paris. Great Britain will carry out tho terms of the Frnnco-BrltlsU de fensive alliance, by which she agrees to come to Franco's aid In event of unprovoked aggression by Germany, whether the United States becomes a party to tho pact or not, according to newspapers here. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION NOTES Lincoln. The committee on com mittees of the convention reported Uie appointment of the following sub-committees to which will bo referred tho proposals affecting the various sub divisions of tho constitution : Hill of nights Anderson, Lancasteri Brntton, Adnms. llrynnt. Cedar: llyrura. Franklin: Hastings, Saline; Magney, Doug , MoDonnJil, Buffalo: TbleUn, Platte.: null, Sherman. Legislative Department -Albert, Pkitto; Dnvlos, Boyd; Flansburs, LnncaRtcr: Keen ey, Webstor;, Lute, Keith; McLood', Stanton; Norton. Polk: Radke, Cedar: Hodman. Kim ball; Ross, Merrick; Spirit, Sallno; Varner. Johnson: Votavn, Douglns. Executive Department BIgelow, Doug las: Hyrum, Franklin; Coufal, BulWr: Orunbar, Jefferson; Hntdesman, Pawnee; Jiicltson. Nuckolls; Kclck, Sarpy: Kunx, Hall; Oloson, Cumins; Ilhodos, Hurt; Bteb btns, Dawson; Stowart, Lincoln: Wall, Sher man. Judicial Department Alder, nrown; Hut ter, Furnns; Donohoe. Holt; Epperson. Clay; Furncau, Nemaha: Hastings, Sallno; Hensty, Jefferson; Lundgrcn, Fillmore; Meserve, Knox; Norvnl, Sownrd; Peterson, Lnncnster; Pltzer. Otoe; Bplllman, Pierce; Te Poet, Douglas; Tyler, Madison. fluff rone Clrve, Otoe; Howard, DousUsj I.ute, Keith; Mntteson. Fillmore; nankin. Ivcarnoy; Splllman, Pierce; Wiltse, Rich arrieon. Education Cowan of Bnono, Hare of Ham ilton, Haskell of Dixon, Hewott of Box. llutte, Holbrook of Dodge, Lewis of Wayne, Magney of Douglns, Marvin of Gage. Mc Laughlin of Douglas, Nyo of Buffalo, Pugs ley of Lancaster. Roam of Custer, Scott of Chase, bollock of Lancaster, Wlltso of Rich ardson. Public Sorvico Corporations Abbott ot Douglow, Alder of Hrown, Corrotheca of Ornnt, Junkln of Gosper, Norval of Seward. Oloson of Cuming, Radke of Cedar, Seronc of Volley, Wilson of Douglas. Private Corporations nnd Associations Austin of Harlan, Gruelier of Jefferson. Keefo ot Thurston. Mnlllcky of doge. Pol lard of Cnss, Swoboda of Howard, Votava of Douglas. Insurance and Financial Institutions Ilensty of Jefferson, Johnson of Phelps. Junkln of Gosper, Keefo of Thurston, Mar vin of Gage, Norman of Douglas, Petoroon i J'Vjeastor, Solleck of Lancaster, Strong of Valley. Rcvenuo and Taxation Anderson of Lan caster, Evans of adorns, Pauriuot at Bnun dors, Hlgglns of Colfax. Mntteson of Fill more. McDonald of Buffalo, Pollard of Cass, Saunders of Douglas, Senrs of Doug las, Sldncr of Dodge. Btollcy of Hall, Taylor of Custer, Weaver of ItlchardBon. Public Indebtedness, Accounts and Ex penditures Cornell of Cherry, Ferncau of Isoinahot Hlgglns If Colfax. Landgren of I'lllmore, Saunders of Douglas, Sullivan of Greeley, Varner of Johnson. Stato and County Boundaries Rlgelow of Douglas, Elwood of Antelope, Kolek of Snrpy, Malllcky of Gngc, Sughroue of Bed Willow. County Government Clevo of Otoe, Kecnoy of Wobstcr, Price of York. Ross of Merrick. Svobodn of Howard, Wldle. of Nnnce, Wilson of Douglas. Municipal Governmont Hare of Hamil ton, Brntton of Adams, Donahoo of Doug las, McLaughlin of Douglnx, Stewart of Lancaster, Thlelen of Plntto, Wilson of Dawes. Committee On Agriculture Elwood of Antelope; Jackson of Nuckolls, Lnlineoj of Thayer, Osborne of Scotts Bluffs, Ptvrsley of Lancaster, Sprlck of Washington. Dl strom or Saunders, Sughroue of Red Willow, Wldle of Nance. Industrial Conditions Austin of Harlan, Tarrothcrs of Grant. Donohoo of Holt. Shu rtuet of Saunders, Haskell of Dixon, How ard of Douglas, Kunz of Hall, Normatt of Douglas, Pltzer of Otoe. Irrigation, Wnter Power nnd Natural Re ourceti Abbott of Douglns, Beelcr or Lin coln; Cornell of Cherry, Flansburg of Kan faster, Hewett of Box Butte, Lehman of Hitchcock, Osborno of Scotts Bluffs. Prlco of York, Scott at Chnae. Highways and Internal Improvements fiteler of Lincoln, Halderman of Pawnee. Johnson of Phelps, Lnhners of Thayer, toll man of Hitchcock, McLeod of Stanton. Sprick of Washington. Initiative, Referendum and Recall Bryant 3f Cedar, Coufal of Butler, IJonohuo of Douglas, Evans of Adams, Ream or Custer. Rhodes of Burt, Sldner of Dodge. Amendments and Revision Holbrook of Dodge, Nye of Buffalo, Splrk of Saline, Stollcy of Hall, Sullivan of Greeley. Schedules Butler of Furnas, Norton of Polk. Rankin of Kearney, Rodman of Kim ball, Tyler of Madison. Arrangement and Phraseology Albert of Platte, Lewis of Wayne, Scars of Douglas Wilson of Dawes. Miscellaneous Subjects Cowan of Iioonp, Epperson of Clay, Meserve ot Knor, Ash bins of Dawson, Taylor of Custer. Daviea of Boyd. Ullstrom of Saunders. ) The following programv has been adopted as to hours and days which the various standing committees will meet: Agriculture, bill of rights, pri vate corporations, public indebtedness public Institutions and schedule, Tues days and Thursdays, at 3 p. m Ar rangement and phraseology, Initiative and referendum, Insurance nnd finan cial Institutions, Irrigation, drainage, water power and nntural resources, state and county boundaries, suffrage, Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday?, nt 4 :30 p. hi. Education, executive, Judicial, legislative, revenue and tax ation, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days, nt 3 p. m. Amendments and re vision, county government, highways. Industrial conditions, miscellaneous subjects, municipal government, Tues days und Thursdays, nt 4:30 p. m. All. meetings will be public. Among the great number of propos als offered In the convention are two of far-reaching importance. Ono by Kpperson of Clny would ubolish the state railway commission, and another by BIgelow of Douglas would leave the laws and government of cities und vitiligos In the hands of residents of the municipalities, when not In con til ct with the constitution nnd general state laws, Several of the thirteen members on the committee on legislation aro known to favor a one-house legislature, liven If a majority should favor two houses, a minority report probably will urge hut ono house of perhaps fifty or sixty members. Tho "convention, by n vote of 52 to 27, decided to continue In session re gardless of the fact that coal conser vation Is causing a chilly atmosphere In the state lions.-. Four Douglas county delegates aro backing an amendment to the constitu tion which provides a poll tax of $10 on each person who Is a cltU'u and does not vote. Two proposals of an entirely discon nected nature relating to the labor question aro now before tho convention. One by A. 1L Oloson of Lincoln, would make It unlawful to strlko or advlso a strlko In Nubrnska. Tho other, by Anson H. BIgelow, which proposes ,that recognition of the right of collec tive bargaining oy workers nnd farmert be Incorporated In the constitution.