PREMIER ACCEPTS
, ERIN’S PROPOSALS
FOR SETTLEMENT
• * _
London, Dec. 6 (Tuesday, 3:10 a. m.).—Lloyd George and the
Sinn Fein reached an agreement at 2:10 this morning upon the
„ basic terms for a settlement of the Irish question.
Lloyd George accepted practically' all of the amendments
suggested by the Dail cabinet Saturday and rushed to Londou
by Arthur Griffith.
No question was raised at the meeting this morning, it was
declared by an official at Irish headquarters here, about the ‘ ‘ al
legiance to the king,” and the Ulster difficulty is explained in a
lengthy document which has been rushed to Premier Sir James
Craig at Belfast.
Arthur Griffith, Michael Collina,
Robert Barton and another dale
gate motored at midnight to
Downing street, where they went
Into immediate conference with
representatives of the British
cabinet.
The conference was in session
for two hours, when announce
ment was euddenly made that an
agreement had been arrived at.
In spite of the early rumors and
the free predictions that the ne
gotiations would be broken off
entirely at the conference called
for late in the evening, there was
an optimistio feeling about the
Downing street official quarters
that there was still hope for an
agreement.
Ready to Speed to Belfast.
A train was kept in waiting from
4 o’clock in the evening with full
steam up ready to rush the couriers
who would speed on their way to
Belfast to carry the Sinn Fein agree
ment to Sir James Craig.
A man of war was standing outside
of Holyhead harbor read to carry the
couriers to Belfast, where the agree
ment is to be presented to the Ulster
-cabinet for its consideration.
The conference at Downing street
broke up at 2:20 o’clock this morning.
News Good; Agreement Reached.
One member of the British cabinet,
on leaving ^the official residence of
the prime minister, said to Universal
Service:
"The news Is not bad. An agree
ment has been reached. The full terms
will be communicated to the press in
time for the Wednesday morning pa
pers.”
The terms of the agreement to
which the Sinn Fein delegates have
signified their assent as a basis for
settlement if they follow the absolute
Instructions of Da Valera to Arthur
Griffith before the latter levt Dublin
Sunday for the Lcr.ffoii conference,
may meet with rejection in Belfast.
Just as firmly as the Ulster leaders
have been holding out against being
forced into an all-Ireland parliament,
the Sinn Fein leaders have positively
declined to consider partition.
Irish Had Been Pessimistic.
The last instruction to be given to
Griffith before leaving Dublin was the
agreed declaration that “under no cir
cumstances can Sinn Fein accept a
scheme which contemplates the par
tition of Ireland, either temporarily
or permanently."
With th^se instructions still ringing
in their ears, the Irish delegates Went
into the conference with Lloyd George
and his colleagues at midnight, with
the pessimistic predictions being gen
erally made that 'there was no other
ending possible than the down
breaking of the entire peace negotia
tions.
* _
Trial Costs Fatty $30,000
1 And All This Coin Put Up by
Norma Talmadge’sHusband
BY CHANDLER SPRAGUE,
San Francisco, Dec. 6.—IIow much
did Roseoe Arbuckle's trial cost him
and who supplied the money?
In the belief that the answers to
these Questions are matters of public
interest, your correspondent has en
deavored, at the risk of getting him
self generally disliked, to get at the
real figures and to learn the truth
about Roscoe’s backers..
The trial has cost Arbuckle about
$30,000 and the money came from the
private pocket of Joseph Schenok,
husband of Norma Talmadge. These
are the facts, as closely as they can
be 'approximated. There have been
many rumors in San Francisco that
for his attorneys alone,'Arbuckle was
paying $100,000. I am assured this
is not the truth.
Schenck Sure "Fatty" Will Pay Him.
When you approach the size of an
attorney's fee you are treading on
ticklish ground, but from various
trustworthy sources, Gavin McNab's
fee may be estimated at about $20,
•000. The other expenses of the trtal
will run to $5,000 and additional at
torneys’ fees will bring the total to
about $30,000. The best authority
available has assured me that Mc
Nab is receiving a smaller fee from
Arbuckle than he received from Jack
Dempsey, and it is common knowledge
that Dempsey paid him $25,000. It is
also less than he is receiving from
Mary Pickford for fighting the Ne
vada courts.
This money has been or will be
advanced by Mr. Schenck, close
friend, employer and financial adviser
of Arbuckle. He expects to be repaid
by Arbuckle as soon as the latter
starts work and gets on his feet, fi
nancially. Right now Arbuckle is
•“broke." He has no ready money and
his sole assets are represented by his
house and automobile in Los Angeles.
“Fatty’s” Status.
From a man very close to Arbuckle
fame the following account, Monday,
of the film star’s status:
“Roseoe was receiving a salary of
about $3,000 per week up to the time
this trouble came upon him. His
salAry was stopped after the first
week of the trouble and will not be
FIVE ESCAPE DEATH
WHEN CARTURNS OVER
Wakefield, Neb., Dec. 6^ (Special).
_Kive young men of this 'town mir
aouously escaped serious Injuries
Sunday afternoon when the automo
bile in which they were traveling to
ward Sioux City, turned turtle near
Dakota City and rolled into a. deep
ditch.
None of the young men was in
jured, although the automobile was
badly damaged. The machine was
towed into Dakota City and the
young men returned to Wakefield on
a passenger train. Their names are,
Lester Erickson, owner of the ma
chine. Harry Inman, Loren Wilhem,
Paul Erickson and Paul Stromburg.
BONUS TO EX-YANKS
THROUGH SALES TAX?
Washington, Dec. 6.—Representa
tive Mott, New York, Monday intro
duced a resolution in the House pro
viding for adjusted compensation for
world war veterans.
Stating the country is now prepar
ed to repay Its debt to the veterans,
Mott urged that the money be raised
brough a I per ceitt sales tax.
resumed until he goes back to work.
He has no present income. Even at
that time his affairs were in bad
shape. He had spent his income as
he went along, but, fortunately for
him, several weeks before the Labor
day party Mr. Schenck had insisted
that a part of his salary be put in a
trust fund in a Los Angeles bank.
There was about $7,500 in that fund
when the storm broke. It was used
to pay the expenses of the preliminary
trial.
“He had no money left and there
were outstanding bills amounting to
$23,000 at the time Mr. McNab was
engaged. Mr. Schenck, in the first
place, loaned him the money to pay
those bills and thus Relieve the at
tachments which had been placed on
his house. The other bills incidental
to preparation of his case were met
by Schenck as they appeared, out of
his own personal funds. He expects
to be repaid. No motion picture com
pany or organization has contribute^
a single cent to Arbuckie’s defense.”
Arbuckle Goes Home.
These are the facts, as far as it is
humanly possible to get them. They
do not agree with many reports that
have been printed but the writer be
lieves them to be very close to the
truth.
Arbuckle left for home Monday
nlglft at 8 o'clock with his wife and
their respective mothers. He plans
to remain in Los Angeles until early
in January when he will return here
for re-trial. The federal case for vio
lation of the Volstead act has been
postponed until after the next trial.
And the perjury case against Mrs.
Minnie Neighbors, brought by Dis
trict Attorney Brady, also was post
poned for two days. Mrs. Neighbors
was ready for a hearing but the state
asked for more time.
Charges and counter-charges cir
cling around Mrs. Helen Hubbard, the
woman who “hung” the Arbuckle
jury, flew thick and fast on both
sides Monday and there were threats
of a grand jury investigation. It Is
safe to say, however, that these are
the usual aftermath of a bitterly con
tested trial and that they will die a
lingering death in the next few days.
Collie Saves Girl
From Attdck by Man
Who Took Her Purse
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 6 (Special).—
Attacked by a bandit as she was en
tering her rooming house here, Miss
Heldn Blair, a school teacher of
Wayne, Neb., was saved from rough
handling by her assailant, who es
caped with her purse, containing
about |4, after a Scotch collie be
longing to a neighbor attacked the
bandit.
FRANK MACKEY ON TRIAL.
Pierce, Neb., Dec. 6.—Prank Mack
ey, charged as an accessory in the
Gustave Bahr murder case, went on
trial in district, court here Monday
The stato charges Mackey with in
citing Bahr to killing Percy Steifel
Bahr was found not guilty by a Jury
but Judged Insane.
The government Is offering *1.2B for
every beak of the Kea. a carnivorous
parrot which has been destroying sheep
In New Zealand.
13,943,433,863
8UDEELF08 1922
Wants U. S. to Build Up Army
And Navy if Parley Fails—
Addresses Congress Today—
Leaders Pledge Support.
Washington, Dec. 6.—The opening
of congress Monday for • the regular
or “long session” was signalized by
the Issuance of pledges by majority
leaders that they will work for a
remedy along the lines of tariff and
tax revision, economy In expendi
tures, relief for soldiers of the late
war and amendments to the Jones
shipping law for upbuilding the mer
chant marine.
General Dawes’ first budget report
was delivered to both houses Mon
day accompanied by a special mes
sage from the'president recommend
ing its adoption and the exercise of
economy in making appropriations.
Budget Report Estimates.
The budget report estimates the
amount necessary to be appropriated
to meet the government expenditures
during 1922 at $3,943,433,663, and for
the year 1923, the sum of $3,338,182,
750. The amount asked by Director
Dawes for 1922 is a reduction of $1,
513,537,682.20. from tfie actual ordi
nary expenditures during 1921. while
the estimate for 1923 of $447,704,239
Is below the estimate for 1922. This
represents a probable saving of $1,
961,241,921.20 in 1923 over 1921 expen
ditures.
The Senate was in session only long
enough to permit the appointment of
a committee composed of Senators
Lodge and Hitchcock to call upon the
president and inform him the Senate
was ready for business. They were
joined by Leader Mondell and Rep
resentatives Madden and Garrett
from the House, appointed on a sim
ilar mission. »
The president informed the com
mittee that he will appear before the
two houses in joint session Tuesday
to read his message.
The message will contain recom
mendations for legislation providing
for the refunding of the $10,000,000,
000 allied debt; the president also will
ask that he be given authority to ap
ply flexible Import rates and that
congress will supplant the foreign
standard of valuing imports by
American valuation.
The subject of national aid for Rus
sian relief will be dealt with In the
message. Mr. Harding also will
probably embrace In his message
without comment the report bf Gov.
Gen. Leonard Wood recommending
continuation of American control cf
the Philippines.
Denies Self to Callers.
The president denied himself to all
callers Monday and devoted his time
to putting finishing touches on the
message, which will be about 4,600
words in length. It was rushed
Monday night to the government
printing office to be delivered to the
preshflent in printed form early
Tuesday morning.
In the Senate, after the president's
message Jias been heard attention will
he turned to the refunding bill relat
ing to the foreign debt which lias
been urged for passage by the presi
dent in conference with Senate lead
ers, and also by Secretary of th#
Treasury Mellon.
Republican leaders will exert every
effort to bring about passage of the
measure at an early date.
The House will first give its atten
tion to the budget recommendations
made by Director of the Budget
Dawes, the first result of the institu
tion of the budget system In the gov
ernment expenditures.
In his message transmitting the
budget, the president called attention
to the fact that the estimated expen
ditures for 1921 will be about $24,000,
000 in excess of the total receipts,
and that In 1923 the excess of expen
ditures over receipts will be $167,
571,977. But it is stated congress
does not need to worry over this sit
uation as “ways are provided for rel
atively easy adjustments without
added taxation."
TffO TRAINS
COLLIDE; 22
FOUND DEAD
Philadelphia, Dec. 6. — Twenty-two
bodies have been removed from tha
debris of the two Reading passenger
trains which collided head-on at 7:45
Monday morning at Woodmont, above
Bryn Athyn, on the Newton branch of
the Reading railroads. Six of the bod
ies have been identified.
According to a statement front
Reading officials, the accident "seems
to be due to train No. 151, north
bound, overrunning Its orders.” In
other words, the en ineer ran ahead
without orders.
Dr. Adolph Lorenz fainted three times
while examining patients one day last
week at the Hospital for Deformities
and Joint Diseases In New York. He ex
amined 150 patients, then hurried to a
hospital in Brooklyn to examine 50 mors
coses.
Financial Stress.
From American Legion Weekly.
The fact that his supposedly adored
big brother was returning home from
college that day had been carefully con
cealed from 10-year-oM Tommy until he
came back from school.
"Tommy.” said his mother, after her
younger son had gone upstairs to wash
his face and tjie elder had been con
cealed In the pantry, ”1 have a big sur
prise for you."
”1 knowp what It Is,” replied Tommy
unconcernedly. “Brother's back.*'
“Why, how did you gueee thatT"
“ ’Cause my bank won’t rattle any
more.”
THU RESIGNS
IS HE SEES NO
Secretary General Creates
Sensation by Quitting Con
ference — Japs Demand
Week to Answer..
BY NORMAN HAPQOOD,
Washington, Dec. C.—Philip Tyau,
secretary general of the Chinese dele
gation to the conference. 1ms re
signed.
In a cablegram to the Peking gov
ernment Tyau complains that the
conference Is now entering upon Its
fourth week without having made
any progress toward the adjustment
of China's difficulties.
In hie cablegram Dr. Tyau is un
derstood to have asserted that the
conference Instead of seriously con
sidering China's problems, is using
them as a trading basis In order to
come to an understanding on the
naval ratio question.
Dr. Tyau assailed the sfecret meet
ings of the conference and declared
that from them would come only gen
eralized principles which would nev
er solve the Far Eastern problems.
He also referred with Hcorn to the
press commurpques given out by the
conference and stated they had misled
a great part of the press into believ
ing China's claims were being given
fatr treatment.
I ry id rvccp i jr«u in.
When the Chinese delegates learned
of the intention of DJ\ Tyau to make
public his cablegram of resignation
the plan was opposed and every ef
fort was made to keep the resigna
tion secret. —
The news, however, quickly spread
to the Chinese students in the city,
and shortly before midnight a dele
gation headed by C. C. Wu called on
Dr. Tyau to offer their congratula
tions for his stand. The students also
attempted to call on Minister Sze. but
wero told that he had not returned to
the legation.
In this message, Tyau further dis
closed that while, according to some
newspapers, it might appear that
China is In process of shaking off
the bonds in which she is held, as a
matter of fact he could" see no hope
of real freedom of his country.
Going to Post in Cuba.
Mr. Tyau was recently appointed
minister to Cuba and he has applied
to be sent immediately to his post.
It developed Monday night that a
new and extended consortium for
China has been agreed to by the pow
ers at the conference. China is not
recognized as one of these powers, and
it is said on higli authority that the
disposition made of the railroads and
other properties Is an arrangement
highly offensive to the Chinese dele
gation as a whole.
Lamont Leads Plan.
Thomas W. Lamont, of Morgan &
Co., New York, is understood to have
been the leading spirit in arranging
the consortium. The details have not
been made public, but the Chinese
delegates familiar with it assert that
the proposed consortium represents a
greater degree of internationalization
than has ever existed before concern
ing any of China's properties.
Admiral Kato announced that the
Japanese government would require
a week at least to reply tdfhis com
munication on naval ratio and Far
Eastern problems cabled to Toklo on
Friday last.
The Japanese navy department and
advisory council for foreign affairs
have to consider the communication
and report to the cabinet, which alone
will decide upon the instructions to
be sent to the delegation here.
“I have sent various proposals to
my government, not merely the naval
limitation plan," said the baron.
He declined to say whether his
communication also covered the Brit
ish plan to scrap the Anglo-Japanese
alliance.
Mato prepares siaienum.
In a prepared statement, Baron
Kato emphasized the Importance
of the naval ratio question for
Japan and denied the allegations that
Japan is piayinng a bargaining teame.
Following Monday's meeting of the
inner conference on Shantung, Mr.
Hanihara, Japanese delegate, an
nounced that he had reaffirmed his
country’s decision to renounce all
preferential rights in men. capital
and material in Shantung, whicti
were ceded to Germany under the
Sino-German treaty of March 6, 1898.
He added, in a prepared statement,
that what he termed the popular
American Idea the Japanese are over
running the province of Shantung is
"ail bunk."
Japan, he said, has 2,700 men
guarding the Shantung railroad,
which is 280 miles long. She de
clared her willingness to withdraw
the guards as soon as China can pro
tect the property.
Proposition to China.
“Our proposition to China," said
Hanihara, “is to give her a half sharo
in tlie former German railway in
Shantung. We' retain the other hall
shari as compensation for our sacri
fice in men and money in the war."
Dr. Sze, one of the 'Chinese dele
gates to the Shantung conference,
said that the committee Monday dis
cussed the railroad question for 45
minutes, when the meeting adjourned
at the request of the Japanese. "We
adhere to our demand for the un
conditional return of the railroad," he
■aid.
$30,000 FIRE IN MINDEN.
Minden, Neb., Dec. 8.—An early
Monday morntng fire partially de
stroyed the Haws building, property
of C. G. Binderup, of Minden. and
cause* a total loss of more than $30.
000.
The east side of the building, which
occupies a half block of Mlnden’s
business square, was gutted and the
remainder of the contents were water
soaked to such an extent that little
can be saved from the wreckage.
rumor mens
Refuses to Confirm or Deny
Report He’ll Drop Out in
Favor 'of Another—
Fight Starts Today.
Pierre. S. D., Dec. 6 (Special).—
While the well greased wheels of the
"machine" will put over its slated
program at the proposal meeting
Tuesday, it Is believed there Is at the
same lime a well defined movement
which promises to put a strong mi
nority list of candidates and program
In the field for the .primary. This
movement Is being engineered princi
pally by the Minnehaha delegation
and the movement has the support of
Turnesy- Lake, and Brookings and
part of Lawrence and Lincoln coun
ties.
It is also indicated R. O. Richards,
of Huron, candidate for governor on
jthe minority ticket, will withdraw In
favor of another candidate the mi
nority will name. Mr. Richards will
not deny or affirm this statement.
Woman for Governor.
It Is practically assured nonparti
sans will put a woman in the field
for governor In the person of Alice
Loraino Dailey of Madison. In fact
.this is assured as an outcome of the
jmeetlng.
■ In the democratic convention,
Louis M. Crill, Elk Point farmer and
a native of Dakota territory, will be
candidate for governor with Harry
Gandy for congress.
L. I-ockhart, of Mllbank. will be
the nonpartisan candidate from the
second district.
Late Monday night, the -following
were the indications for the majority
ticket: For governor, W. H. Mc
Master; lieutenant governor, Carl
Gunderson; secretary of state, C. E.
Coyne, Fort Pierre; state auditor, E.
A. Jones, Lincoln county; state
treasurer, W. S. O'Brien; attorney
general, V. R. Rickie; superintendent
of public instruction, Fred L. Shaw;
commissioner of school and publio
lands, N. E. Knight.
All of these are for re-election with
the exception of secretary of state,
state auditor and attorney general.
Of the exceptions Sickle Is the only
one holding state office, being assist
ant attorney general.
Planks for Woman.
There seems to be every probab
ility that the convention will provide
a plank favorable to women secur
ing a right to Berve on juries.
Taxation is expected to be covered
In planks demanding state, county,
city and school districts taxes, all to
be reduced, especially urging school
authorities to closely examine all ex
penses and pledging the legislature
to closely watch appropriations. ,
Another plank -expected to be pre
sented 1b one recommending women
be given representation on all boards
and commiBS'ons. Indications aro
the work of the rural credits board
| will be Indorsed, also that of state
sheriff, highway commissioner and
state railroad commissioner.
The governor and legislature may
be commended for Instituting an ef
ficiency survey as a state economy.
The general understanding ap
pears to be that so far as the repub
lican ticket Is concerned W. E. Mil
ligan, of Aberdeen will be selected
national committeeman without op
position.
G. N. Carter, of Lake Andes, will
be chairman of the republican con
vention.
INDICT FRENCH
AND WORJPTON
Former’s Wife and 12 Others
Also Named to Answer
i Charges of Using Mails
To Defraud.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—John W. Worth
ington and Charles W. French and
13 other persona were named Monday
In Indictments charging use of the
malls to defraud. The indictments,
returned before Federal Judge George
A. Carpenter, contain 34 counts.
The men are accused of trying to
use notes to buy bank stock so they
could get control of banks which
would Bupply money for which the
notes were given. At the time of his
arrest Worthington was credited with
being the “brains of the organiza
tion.” He lives In Chicago.
French, called "a wizard of finance,”
resides in El Cajon, Cal.
Others Indicted are:
Charles W. Denlcke, Rudolph E.
Cohn, William C. Cooper, all of Chi
cago: James H. Leet, Mantua, Ohio;
Charles W. Hawkins, L. Gerber, Ray
D. Swan, George A. Durfee, all of
Cleveland; Alfred A. Strelzin, Mil
waukee; Charles K. Strobel, Akron,
Ojilo: Zebulon W. Davis, Canton,
Ohio; Wayne C. Littleton, Dayton.
Ohio, and Mrs. Albert French, El
Cajon, Cal.
’ Federal investigators worked for six
months In all parts of the country to
collect evidence on which the indict
ments were based.
SEmOUS FIRE AT YUMA.
Yuma, Arlz., Dec. 6.—One man was
killed, several others Injured, none of
them seriously, and property was
damaged to tlfc extent of 1360,000 as
a result of a Are in the business dis
trict of this city Sunday.
GERMANY, SWITZERLAND
SIGN ARBITRATION. PACT
Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 6.—Ger
many and Switzerland have signed a
treaty of arbitration under which
each country Is compelled to submit
almost all questions in dispute be
tween them to arbitration.
People can stand hunger and cold
just so long, and then they start
looting, as In Vienna.
LOVE NOTES
MADALYNNE
SENT BURCH
Universal Service Discloses
'‘Honeyed” Mesages Read in
Court to Picture Her Alleged
Influence Over Him.
Los Angeles, Dec. 6—The reading
of love notes written by Mrs. Mada
lynne Obenchain, the "woman in the
case,” together with the Introduction
of testimony tending to picture her
alleged Influence over the slain man,
late Monday drew the attention of the
Jury to a new angle of the prosecu
tion's case against Arthur C. Burch,
on trial for ths murder of J. Belton
Kennedy. " *
A total of 62 letters that passed
between tho three principals In the
case—Burch, Mrs. Obenchain, and
Kennedy—were offered Jor identifica
tion while Mr. Carlton, handwriting
expert, was on the stand.
Kennedy's father Testifies.
The prosecution then called J. D.
Kennedy, father of the victim In the
love tragedy. After he detailed how
many of the letters were found fol
lowing the slaying. District Attorney
Woolwlne began reading the love
notes.
But before the reading began the
elder Kennedy told of his having met
Mrs. Obenchain on two occasions be
fore his son was killed. At each
meeting, both of which were at night,
the father testified he had tried vain
ly to have his boy leave Mrs. Oben
chain and return home with him.
Kennedy identified notes that passed
between His son and Mrs. Obenchain.
Letters written by young Kennedy
were not offered In evidence Monday,
but were placed to one side to be read
later.
In practically all of the letters read,
and only a start was made Monday,
Mrs. Obenehgtn told of her desire to
be with young Kennedy. All so far
ton, dear heart.* The others ad
dressed Ihe young man as "Belton,
dear."
"My life is utterly worthless with
out you," read one note. "I can't
read were written In the spring and
summer of 1917.
“Belton, Dear Heart.”
One began with the salutation, “Bel- -
sleep, dear Belton. Belton, I am so
nervous, I feel I could start out and
walk to you- there. Do you love mo
as much as everi May I soon rest
In jour arms again?”
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RIOTS AT PLANTS •
mil paik
K. C. Strikers Seize Trucks—
Minnesota Men Attack Strike
Breakers—Denver and 0. C.
Paralyzed. •
Chicago, Dec. 6.—An early end to
the nation-wide packing house strike
was predicted Monday night bv rep- -w
resentatlves of the big packers: They
say that about 1,000 men or less than
5 per cent, of their workers walked
out Monday.
However, C. W. Haynes, president
of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and
Butcher Workers, places the estimate
of strikers In Chicago at 12,000. The
walkout was practically unanimous In
half a dozen other meat packing cen
ters, he added. He expects more men
to quit Tuesday.
The Chicago plants all operated
Monday. In Denver, however, 1,200
men walked out and paralyzed opera
tions. Court action to force the men
to return is contemplated there.
Much Trouble in K. C.
In Kansas City strikers prevented
meat deliveries and seized the trucks.
Strike breakers are rapidly being
hired there. 1 -
Between 70 and 80 per cent, of the
Kansas City packing house workers
remained on duty Monday morning.
Trouble was reported from South
St. Paul, where strikers attacked a
train load of strike breakers, breaking
train windows and preventing offi
cials from unloading strike breakers.
About 3,700 were callyed out on
strike in South St. Paul where pickets
were on duty.
In South Omaha the strike was re
ported 50 per cent, effective, 3,000 of
the 6,000 packing house employes
there having walked out. Jake Davis,
president of the unions there,, pre
dicted the strike in South Omaha
would be 100 per cent, effective by
Wednesday or Thursday. Seven hun
dred men were picketing the South
Omaha plants Monday.
Situation in Other. Cities.
Reports from other cities were as
follows:
Oklahoma City — Approximately
1.000 men on strike, leaving only a
small number at work In the plants.
Portland, Ore.—Plants not affected
by the strike.
Cedar Rapids, la.—All employes at
work Monday morning.
Mllwaukeo—Conditions practically
normal.
Dubuque, la.—Few workers organ
ized and none has quit.
MRS. TACINA IS ACQUITTED.
Scotts Bluff, Neb., Dec. 6.—Mrs.
Paul Tacina. surrounded by her four
small children. Monday heard the
verdict In district court declaring her
not guilty of the charge of first de
gree murder in connection with the
shooting and killing of Fred Rels
beck, July 17.
Mrs. Tacina had admitted shoot
ing Relsbeck, but said she did so to
protect her husband from his attack.
I The Jury returned the verdict after
j 15 hours’ deliberation.