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The Omaha Morning Bee i If ft VOL. 62-NO. 23. Republican Ranks Split Over Tariff Twelve G. 0. P. Senators Op poc Committee Rate on Cotton Schedule Amend ments Are Defeated. Lenroot Leads Battle Washington. July 13. (By A. P.) -The first real split in republican aenate ranks over the administialion. tanft bill came during contideration of the cotton schedule with a result that 10 committee amendments pro posing increased rates on various . kinds of yarn were rejected one after another as fast as they were reached. The majority opposition was led by Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin and reached its maximum strength on the first roll call, 12 republicans op posing the committee rate on a roll call by which the amendment was re jected, 32 to 24. The 12 republicans were "Borah, Capper, Cummins. Jones of Washing ton, Lenroot. McCormick. ' Nelson, New. Norbeck, Sterling, Townsend. and Wills. The lowest republican vote against any amendment was nine, with the average running to 10. With - a single exception on each roll call, the democrats voted -solidly against the proposed increases. Further Cuts Predicted. With the basic duties on yarns re duced, it wai predicted that cuts in the rates on at least the lower grade cotton cloth of even greater propor tions than recommended Wednesday by the finance committee majority would be made as the senate proceeds with the schedule. That probably will be some time next week, as the schedule is to be laid aside Friday in favor of the dye embargo provi sion of the bill A vigorous fight over it ' is forecast, with Senator Moses of New Hampshire leading the republican opponents and Senator King of Utah making the principal argument for the democrats in oppo sition.' Several members , of the republican-agricultural-tariff bloc joined in the opposition to the committee in creases in the cotton rate, but a ma jority of the bloc voted to sustain the committee. Lenroot Opposes Increases. ' Senator Lenroot argued against in crease in rates on yarns and cloth hot coming into competition with American produced yarns and cloth. m He declared that on the cheaper grades the. United States was ship ping to all the world. He contended alste that the compensatory duties on fine yarns made from long staple cotton were too high, considering that the duty on the long staple cot ton itself was only seven cents a pound. Senator Smoot of Utah, on behalf of the committee majority, supported the increases, declaring them to be necessary to protect the industry, particularly that in the east which, he explained, was producing high grade cotton cloth almost exclusively, the cheaper grades being turned out in southern mills. He called attention that high-grade cloth came in from England in large quantities. Attacks on the rates were made from the democratic side by Senators Simmons of North Carolina, leader in the tariff fight; Underwood of Alabama, the minority floor leader, and Smith of South Carolina. Soft Coal Strike Situation Clouded Washington, July 13. Although anthracite operators have submitted what President Harding is .said to re gard as a complete acceptance of the government's offer of arbitration in the coal strike, the situation with re gard to the bituminous operators and the miners' union continued under a cloud of uncertainty today, with both sides pursuing a policy obviously dis turbing to administration , officials. Declaring the intention is to delay or evade an immediate response, high officials see in the course pursued a disposition to reject the government's settlement plan if public opinion would approve such a course. The anthracite operators attached two conditions to their acceptance of arbitration yesterday, one that separate commission consider wage scales in the industry and the other that the commission be re quired to submit a decision by Au gust 10, agreeing in the meantime to pay the wage rate of March 31, as suggested in the president's proposal. They asked that the proposed separate commission should be re quired to set up a permanent method by which wages and working condi tions would be "adjusted auto matically" in the future, and pro posed that to assure a nonpartisan adjudication the commission be com posed of three representatives of the public and only one miner and one operator.' Convicted Halsey Banker Starts State Prison Term Lincoln, July 13. (Special.) F. M. Ridings, president of the Farmers State bank, Halsey, entered the state imitentiary here this afternoon to serve one to 10 years for issuing bad certificates of deposit. Ridings, whose sentence in Thomas country district court was affirmed by the supreme court Tuesday, was located at Minneapolis Wednesday by Oliver Hedge, deputy sheriff sent there to find him, twa hours after Ridings had wired to Attorney Gen- al Clarence A. Davis that he would eturn to Nebraska. Bottle Blowers Want Beer Bellaire. O.. July 13. The national tonvention of the Bottle Blowers as ' aociation here adopted resolution fa voring manufacture of light wine and beer and old age pension laws for ajl states. . t ltM M tMM ClUt M.ttaf Oam f, 0, U At M Byrum Puts Spotlight on Govern or Jf:' Aspirant for State Ext Criticism of Admirt?vle' r'avors Things Were R By PAUL GREER. A leader in the opposition to the McKelvie administration has been Albert 11. Byrum. Arising oil the republican side of the state houte of representatives, this gfizzled country lawyer frequently hat taken the gov ernor to task. Having developed strong ideas on how the affairs of Nebraska should be handled, he is now carrying on a campaign for the republican nomination for governor. The honesty of his convictions afli the fiery tone of his street-corner speeches have appealed to many citizens chafing under a system of taxation and government which they have never examined very closely. Served Redhot. When he talks about taxation he serves it redhot. "Get along with fewer taxeaters." he shouts. "Have fewer globetrot ters, inspectors and rainbow chasers in our state departments. Discard all useless boards and bureaus and place the functions of the govern ment where they belong, under the constitutional officers. Take out the slack all along the line." , When Mr. Byrum began his cam paign the impression got about that he was unfriendly to the state uni versity. This, he declares, is not so. He holds the opinion, however, that the professors should work a full day, and believes a saving could be accomplished by this method. - In discussing taxation he is frank to say that much of the burden origi nates in. the home communities. Public schools are too costly and have too many "isms" to his mind. As he puts it, "There is too much superintending and too little teach ing." Cost Too Much. As a legislator he opposed the present plan of matching dollars with the federal government in- road building. His position is that good roads are necessary, but that they cost too much. He thinks the secret lies in too much engineering expense. Air. tsyrum is so outspoken about some of the things done under Gov ernor McKelvie that some of the thick-and-thin republicans denounce him as a democratic donkey dressed in the skin of the G. O. P. elephant. Down at Superior the local party chairman refused to introduce him to an audience on just these grounds. Such incidents have no effect on Mr. Byrum. He was a republican before some of those who quarrel with him were born. To describe him it is simply to say Governor Offers Reward for Arrest of Woman Slayer Price Put on Head of . Man Who Forced Poison Down Throat of Mrs. Lutz. Mrs. George Lutz, S3, who was drugged and robbed of $800 in her home at Louisville, Neb., Monday afternoon by an unknown assailant, died from her injuries yesterday morning at Clarkson hospital here. In the scuffle with the man she was choked and a quantity of poison was forced down her throat. She was found unconscious on the floor by her husband several hours later. , Governor S. R. McKelvie, here for the golf tournament, authorized the posting of a $200 state reward for the arrest and conviction of the slayer of Mrs. Lutz. It was learned here last night that County Attorney A. G. Cole and Sheriff C. D. Quinton, both of Cass county, were in Lincoln Thursday to obtain the assistance of State Sheriff Gus Hyers in efforts to track down the assailant. According to Mr. Cole, the man must have been in the Lutz house more than two hours. The woman was found unconscious in. a rarely used room on the second floor. All the doors and windows of the house were found locked, according to the .county attorney. Prison Baby's Mother Is Granted Parole 1 1 Lincoln. July 13. (Special Tele gramsThe state board of pardons and paroles today granted Delia De hart, mother of Nebraska's first peni tentiary baby, a parole. Mrs. Dehart had been given a sen tence of from one to 10 years for complicity in the murder of John Mize in Holt county. Her husband, Rolla. is serving life for the same crime. Buying Real Estate? In today's Bee you will find a variety "of homes, lots, acreage tracts, investments and rentals. Turn to the Want Ads you will find offerings from the following representa tive firms and also individuals : Hansen Xnr. Co. D. V. Sholes Co. W. H. Gates Drake Rental Agency Fowler ft McDonald Co. J. J. MalrihUl American Security Co. Rasp Bros. Byron Seed Co. Glorer ft Spain Hastings ft Heydea D. E. Back Co. Asms Grant Co. Benson ft CannichaeL HU M. (Mt. .1 Mtn I, im. "Kelvie V in Way - u 20 Years Ago. that he i an old-fahioned man who believes way the public affairs were run 21) year ago can't be beat by any newfangled notions. Hiti Newfangled Methods. Take the civil adminsitration code. This is a plan rather resembling the cabinet system of the federal govern ment. It is designed to give the gov ernor more power ajid responsibility. He appoints heads of departments to handle routine matters. Mr. Byrum insists that such elective offices as the secretary of state, the commis sioner of public lands and the state auditor should fill these positions. The modern tendency is to shorten the ballot by eliminating these minor elective oftiees. Mr. Byrum would have the people name men to do all the departmental administration. Linked with this is the matter of the state budget. As it is now, the governor receives an estimate of the amounts needed by each branch of the state's activities, revises it ac cording to his own judgment, and sends itjo the legislature, which may not increase the appropriations or add a;iy new ones except by a three-fifths vote. This was designed to stop back-scratching and 1 o r - r o 1 1 i n g among 'the representatives of dis tricts seeking state appropriations. Mr. Byrum would alter the budget law, as he explains, "to keep down expenses rather than increase them." He would have this drawn by the legislature. He refers to this as, "A budget that will tell the expending agencies of the state how much money they can have in the conduct of their business, rather than a budget telling the. taxpayers how much money the expending agencies estimate they can get away with dur ing the biennium, as, we now have." This alone will save millions of dol lars every two years, he declares. A good deal of Mr. Byrum's sup port will come now, as it always has, from the farmers. His home town of Bloomington, in Franklin county, lies in the purely agricul tural section southwest of Omaha. He has fought in the legislature to keep appropriations down, and has represented the agricultural point of view. , During the special session he op posed the gasoline tax. He advo cated strict regulation of moving pictures. He supported the Reed Norval language law. In the changes that he proposes in the state govern ment he declares none of the state's institutions would be crippled nor any legitimate industry hampered. Brown's Silence Will Not Save Him From Trial Benson Chain Man Probably to Face Kidnaping Charge at Trial in Fall, Shot well Says. The great silence into which Fred Browji, Benson"chainman, has chosen to withdraw will not save him from the usual course of the law, County Attorney Shotwell said yesterday. He will be ' arraigned for pre liminary hearing in county court this morning. It is his own busi ness whether he wants to talk or not. "His trial cannot be held until fall because we will have no juries until then," said Mr. Shotwell. "I haven't determined yet which charge we will try him on, but probably it will be on the kidnaping charge." A penalty of death may be im posed under the Nebraska law upon a person convicted of kidnaping. Brown's policy'of silence has suc ceeded an extreme talkativeness which he exhibited when he was bei,ng brought from Lincoln by Sher iff Clark. He talked "a blue streak" then. Warden Fenton of the state peni tentiary galled at the county jail Wednesday and attempted to talk to Brown. Brown, who had told the sheriff what a good friend of his the warden is, refused to recognize him or say a word to him. Five Killed, Three Injured When Train Strikes Auto Hartford City, Ind., July 13. Five persons were instantly killed and three were seriously injured when a Pennsylvania Vailroad train hit an automobile at a crossing near here. Former Congressman Dies. San Antonio, Tex., July 13. Mar tin Diez, former congressman from the Second district, died at his Kerr ville home early this morning follow ing an operation last Saturday. Shopen ft Co. R. F. Clary Co. Payne ft Carnaby. George ft Co. Peters Trust Co. C. G. Carlberg Harrison ft Morton World Realty Co. Glorer ft Morell Schroeder Inr. Co. C. T. Spier ft Co. A. P. Taker ft Son W. J. Palmer Co. OMAHA, FRIDAY, Collins Commands Irish Army Free" State Government Has Decided to Concentrate Energies in Overcoming Republicans, lielief. Mulcaly Chief of Staff Dublin, July !3.-(By A. P.)- Michael Collins has been appointed commander in chief of the Irish na tional army, it was officially an' nounced today. Collins, Richard Mulcahy and Gen. Owen O'Durly will comprise a war council in su preme charge of military operations mrougnout the country. Collins was one of the Irish repre scntatives at the parleys which uaiiica me ngio-irish tree state pact, and has been a leader in sup porting the treaty against the repub- n , "t'l'osiiion neaacd by Iiamon u: v aiera. Mulcahy Chief of Staff. Mulcahy also is named chief of start ot the army. Owen Duffy, has been the officer in command of the southwestern di vision of the Irish forces. It is in the region covered by this division that the principal opposition to the free state government remains. - A "republican communique, issued at Cork.'says that at Caherconlish, County Limerick, the republicans captured Brig. Gen. Hayes and Con nolly of the free state forces, with their men and .'U ritlcs. Sniping is in progress in Limerick. The republicans also claim the cap ture of a post held by free staters near Clonmel, Tipperary. Operations Pending. London, July 13. (By A. P.) The provisional Irish free state gov erment's decision to concentrate its energies on overcoming the repub licans and establishing order throughout the country before sum moning the new parliament is taken to indicate that military operations on a considerable scale are impend ing. ' The republicans, since their de feat in Dublin, have strengthened their position in the southwest and now are prepared to put up a big fight. They are reported to have taken a line from Waterford across the country to Limerick as a defen sive front, entrenching themselves in preparation for the expected free state assault. Communication Hindered. Communication between Dublin and the country to the wes't of this line has been almost nonexistent for some days, and what is happening there is largely a matter of conjec ture, although the statement given out by Patrick, J. Little, head of the republic publicity department, is be lieved to be correct. He claims the republican forces are in complete con trol of the whole country from Kerry to Newtownbarry and from Kerry to County Mayo. " Cork is supposed to rank as the re publican capital, but the military Headquarters are either at Mallow or Limerick. The situation in Limerick is con trarily reported. According to one version there was sharp fighting in the town Tuesday night, and the civilian population is suffering from a food shortage in consequence of the rival forces commandeering supplies. The other account is that peace is being maintained under a precarious truce. Meanwhile the national army is reported to be strengthening daily, recruits -constantly being sent to the various depots for intensive training. It is stated that, among other reasons for postponing the parliament meet ing, many member of the dail who hold commands in the army, cannot be spared from their military duties. Craig in London. London, July 13. Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, arrived in Lon don today and with the Marquis of Londonderry, another Ulster cabinet member, interviewed Winston Churchill, the colonial secretary at the colonial office. The consultation was in connection with the Ulster boundary commission. 1 0 Crack Trains of N.Y.C.LateatN.Y. New York, July 13. Officials of the New York Central lines today admitted that 10 of their cratk trains inbound from the west reached New York from half an hour to two hours late. The terminal bulletin board which, they said, "told the tale" re ported both sections of the Twen tieth Century Limited in late, the second section by 40 minutes. The Chicago Express was 90 minutes overdue and the New York Limited two hours behind schedule. Delays were due to "a variety of reasons, including the strike," said terminal executives. Hastings C. of- C. Approves Separation of S. P. and C. P. Hastings, Neb., July 13 (Spe cial.) The board of governors of the Chamber of Commerce here has adopted a resolution approving the recent decision of the United States supreme court which compels the Southern Pacific railroad to discon tinue'its control of the Central Pa cific, because of the practice of the Southern Pacific in routing freight from the Pacific coast eastward over its own lines instead of by a shorter line with direct connections. The resolution favors a strict enforce ment of the court's decision. Dr. W. G. Benewa Dead Oregon City, Ore., July 13. (Spe cial.) Dr. W. G. Benewa, 42, a grad uate of Creighton college. Qmaha, died here Tuesday. He came here for his health a short time ago from Fort Morgan, Colo., where he had practiced for the last few year - JULY 14, 1922. Harvey Predicts Speedy Recovery of English Pound American Ambassador Cites Trade Statistics to Show Strong Financial Posk . tion of Great Britain. London. July 13. (By A. P.) Speedy recovery of the pound ster ling to parity with the dollar was pre dicted by Ambasador Harvey in an address before the Pilgrims society at a banquet given in honor of Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassa dor to the United States. Ambassa dor Harvey cited unemployment fig ures and trades statistics- to show Great Britain's strong financial and commercial position. Lol. Harvey remarked that the re duction of 9 per cent in the number of British unemployed since January was amazing, when compared with the depression which followed the Napoleonic wars. He declared it was an exhilarating and conclusive proof of sound and unimpaired eco nomic conditions and of the impreg nability of commercial England. Trade Revival Under Way. The American ambassador then commented on the fact that this re vival of trade and industry was oc curring despite a tremendous de crease in the volume of British ex ports. He believed this could mean but one thing, namely: That En gland, like the United States, if dire necessity requires, can go alone, not luxuriously, as in the golden past, but yet comfortably and in safety and security while time affords an oppor tunity to explore and unfold the vast possibilities of the faithful dominions and the 1,000,000 square miles of land in the possessions recently brought under the British flag. In a speech remarkable for its frank ness and evident sincerity, Sir Auck land told the guests that England did not wholly understand America. It was vital that more of the people of England should visit the United States in order to become acquainted with the remarkable characteristics of the people and the extraordinary industrial, engineering, civic and edu cational progress of the country. Praises Newspapers. "It is a common practice in Eng land to speak lightly of American newspapers," he said, "but I want to tdltyou that they are rendering an astonishing public service to the people; they are printing much more enlightening news from Europe than our papers publish from the United States." The women of the United States, Sir Auckland proceeded, were now playing a tremendous part in the life and government of the country because of their voting power. He ! concluded by saying that the rela tions between the two countries were now franker and more friendly than ever ii. history, declaring: "Those bonds of amity and co-operation are the most important fac tor within the whole range and gamut of human progress." Indian Land in Northwest Opened for Homesteading Spokane, July 13. Thousands of acres in the south half of the Colville Indian reservation, formerly classi fied as mineral lands, have been re classified to come under homestead filing rights and honorably dis charged veterans of the world war will be given preferential rights. Fil ings will be accepted July 31 to Au gust 21. Should all the land not be disposed of to war veterans, it will ben opened December 11 to others who have filed. . M.M (I tMrii BHI I. OvIMM Ik ta Mat (I MOt '0.111 ts Come Out of There Lone Bandit Robs Florence Bank Escapes With Between $1,500 to $1,800 Cashier Forced Into Steel Vault. The secdiid holdup within a period of seven. .Jncyiths at the Commercial State , bank of Florence took place, at 12:15 yesterday afternoon, when ?. lone -bandit entered the bank and forced Rudolph Johnson, cashier, into the vault, and escaped with be tween $1,500 and $1,800 from the money drawers. Thomas Hermanson, collector, who had just gone to the rear of the bank, was unaware of the holdup until Johnson, with the aid of a screw driver, forced his way out of the vault. The bandit had a false mus tache, Johnson said. The cashier was counting checks, with his back turned toward '.he en trance, when the robber entered and covered him with a revolver. The bandit is believed to have escaped on foot. Thousands of Acres Flooded in Missouri Chillicothe, Mo., July 13. The Grand river here has passed the 26 foot stage and is rising six inches an hour. A 30 foot stage is predicted by the government weather forecaster here and thousands of acres of crops are being flooded. At Pattonsburg where the flood water covered the main street to a depth of two feet Wednesday the river is falling and the streets are free of water though a heavy deposit of mud was left behind. Shocks of wheat are floating dorwn the Grand river and corn waves above the flood. Most of the corn is expected to be a total loss. . The river rose quietly and covered the valley floor. Many farmers dis regarded flood warnings and lost everything they owned. Broken Bow Man Killed by Live Clothes Line Broken Bow, Neb., July 13. (Spe cial Telegram.) Day Martin, 23, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Martin of this city, was instantly killed this morning while locating a live wire on the Broken Bow-Merna transmission line. While making the investigation he touched a.n electri fied guy wire and was knocked down. He started to raise himself and in so doing grabbed a wire clothes line which had in some manner become crossed with the light wire, and re ceived the full 3,200 voltage. Physi cians were summoned, but the young man was beyond relief. The parents are en route by auto to California and have not yet been located. Two Killed; Several Hurt When Building Collapses Philadelphia, July 13. Two men are known to have been killed and more than a dozen injured when part of the south wall at the 10th floor of the City Center building in the central business section, collapsed. Tons of debris fell upon roofs of adjovning buildings. The building is being remodeled. B. & O. Orders Engines Baltimore, July 13. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company an nounced that it has placed orders with the Baldwin Locomotive works, Philadelphia, for 35 Mikado type freight locomotives. It is understood ', that these locomotives will be in cluded in the equipment trust already arranged for in connection with the purchase of passenger and other car equipment. , i . li t. allsH .. Ml M. Striking Rail Shopmen Carry Case to Harding Jewell Sends Telegram Pro testing President's Proclama tion on Mails and Outlining Strikers' Grievances. Chicago July 13. (By A. P.) The striking shopmen carried their case to the White House today. The move marks a new phase of the nation-wide suspension, now in its 14th day, and gave promise that the next step toward a settlement mieht be in the form of action by the president. Such action as was taken by the chief executive in the coal strike is suggested by the new move of the shopcrafts leaders. ' B. M. Tewell. head of the railway employes' department of the Ameri can Federation ot Labor, toaay senr a telegram to President Harding re plying to the president's proclama tion on the strike situation and open ing a new. phase of the grievances of ctriUncr rnilwav sllODmCll. The telegram, which was signed alcn l-iv (hp six international presi dents of the railway shopcrafts, de clared that 'the strikers had walked out because wages fixed by the la bor board were in violation oi me provisions of the transportation act and because of the violation of the labor board's position by the rail roads. No Interruption. The strikers insisted that no inter ruption of commerce or interference with the mail had been caused by any unlawful act by the shopmen. The telegram laid such interference directly to the attempt of the railroad to operate with incompetent work men. President Jewell and his as sociates reiterated their desire to' co operate in any effort to bring peace but declared that up to the present the rail executives had refused to meet the representatives of the em ployes. The text of telegram follows: "It appears from your proclamation of July 11 that incomplete informa tion has been furnished you concern ing the present dispute between the railroad operators and employes. "Impossible Burden." "Ninety-two railroads have violat ed the transportation act or decisions of the railroad labor board in 104 cases. These involved not only con tracting out work in shops, but also wage decreases, interpretations of rules and the right of employes to elect . their own representatives. When the Pennsylvania railroad failed to comply with the board's rulings, Federal Judge Page held that the board's oosition on waacc and rules was only advisory. The rail- roans nave reiuseu ever since passage of the transportation act to establish national boards of adjustment de scribed by the labor board 'as the central part of the machinery to de (Tnrn to Pure Two, Column Flvt.) The Weather Forecast ' Friday fair and warmer. Hourly Temperatures. s l , on , m , 11 1.1 ; n 19 1 p. m . . p. m. . t p. m . . 4 p. m. . 5 p. m.. A p, in . . 1 P. m.. a p. m . . T i st a M At M 1 ik. m. . 7 m. nt.. K . m . . S a. nt.. 10 a. m. . 11 a. m. . 1 noon . . Highest Thursday. Cheyenn M I Pueblo S fa.venport , Denver ..84 ..10 ..SI ..no ,.n ..It Molnrs . . Kalt uik . Smli Fa . Sheridan . Sious Cllr .. ..4 ..I .11 node City .. Lndr Norlh 1eu TWO CENTS U. S. Troops to Protect Railways Secretary of War Instructs 8tl Army Corps Commander to Prepare Enough Men to Protect Texas Line. Nonunion Men Attacked Washington July 13.-(By A. P.) Secretary Weeks today instructed Maj. Gen. John L. Hinea, command ing the Eighth army corpa area at San Antonio, Tex., to prepare a tuf ficient force of troop to protect properties of the Missouri, Kansas & Texaa lines, which are in the hands of receivera appointed by the Unit ed Statea court. The secretary acted after receiving an appeal from C. E. Schaff, the re ceiver of the line, for protection. Mr. bchaff declared that the state protec tion was only partial and that many of the employes of the road had been beaten up and commerce was neing intcrfcrred with by the strikers. Unit ed Stales marshals were unable to cope with the situation, the receiver said. In reply to Mr. Schaff, Secretary Weeks suggested that he should de mand protection from the governor of Texas and promised if that was not forthcoming the tederal gov ernment would take action as neces sary to afford protection. Instructions of Weeks. Secretary Weeks instructed: "Receiver of Missouri, Kansas & Texas lines operating in Texas re ports that his operations are being impeded by lawlessness and violence. He will appeal, to governor oi icxas for protection. If protection is not furnished by state authorities, feder al government will take action and will prepare a sufficient force for thrt .ourpose. The receiver of the lines ferred to is acting under ap pointment by United States court. uenerai-. nines nas appruAimoici 18,000 troops under his command in the Eighth corps area. It was indicated that orders to send troops to Denison would go forward from Washington immedi ately should the governor fail to take what is regarded as adequate steps. Two Men Beaten. Denison, Tex., July 13. Two men were beaten, loaded into an automo bile and driven into the country by a band of about 20 men, which at tacked the Frisco shops in Sherman this afternoon, according to a report to the Denison Herald. Sherman i 10 mUcs south of here. The secretary of war received a telegram from Mr. Schaff, receiver of the line, in which he said the shops at Denison were having difficulty in operating. . "We have not been able to get protection' and a serious situation has arisen," the message said. "A K. O. G. roundhouse foreman was shot and killed last night while at work; 30 guards brought into Denison on our passenger train No. 4 about midnight last night were taken in charge by mob of strikers while being escorted to shops by deputy United States marshal and sent out of town; a number of our guards have been tak en off and beaten up. Sixty-four cars of live stock and meat 'in interstate commerce are being detained on ac count of interference by strikers. United States marshals so far have been unable to cope with the situa Electrician Beaten. Denison, Tex., July 13. E. L. Cox of Wichita Falls, an electrician, was taken from a Katy train at Waco, Tex., escorted 12 miles from that place and beaten by a band of un known men, according to a report .received by Missouri, Kansas & Tex as officials here late last night. Cox was employed in. the Missouri, Kan sas & Texas shops here as a strike breaker, it was stated, but was asked by union men to leave town a few days ago. Several hundred union men con gregated at the "Katy" station last night with the expressed purpose of turning back strikebreakers who might arrive on night trains, accord ing to remarks generally made. Union leaders say they will not per mit any outsiders to be brought in Iieie. Crowd at Machine Shops. Saginaw, Mich., July 13. A crowd of railway strikers and strike sym pathizers estimated at 1,000 men ad vanced to the doors of the machine shop at the Pere Marquette railway round house here last night and suc ceeded in getting more than a score of strike breakers employed by the road to leave their jobs. There was no violence, no shots were fired, and as far as could be learned, no one was hurt in the crowd's rush. Grades for White Potatoes Revised by U. S. Officials Washington, July 13. In response to a widespread demand, the Depart men of Agriculture has put into effect revised United States grades of white potatoes. j The revised grades provide for the elimination from United States No. 1 of misshapen potatoes and potatoes affected by hollow, heart, and the addition of a grade known as No. 1 small. These modifications, it was stated, have been approved by a large ma jority of 400 of the principal factors in the potato industry, to whom they were submitted for consideration be iore being put into effect; Bird Causes Auto Wreck Fort Morgan, Colo., July 13. (Special.) Orin Wilkes, 35. a farm hand, was hurt when an automobile he was driving to this city over turned. A bird flew into" Wilkes' face, blinding him for a moment and causing him to lose control of the machine, which went into a ditch and turned over. Wilkes' injuries are not considered serioui