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WEATHER FORECAST t | ^ T J in i A T T A lT} XITTVir^ THOUGHT FOR THE DAY I not muih lilt!/ ' *JV1 A tl A IV1“ “ KIN LIN u ► C/ Jl/ rrsii *,:s I _ ftti don't d«» anyth lug today.—The — _ .. _—p—^ Visitor. \ CITY EDITION VOL. 54.—NO. 133. OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1924. * TWO CENTS'0 WJid. -—' mrnrnm ——-- - - - .■ Ill I ■! . i ———————■ _ ' , - «■ ■ ..—... Publication of Incomes Is Opposed ► National Chamber of Com merce Asks Immediate Re peal of Law Revealing Tax Figures. Waterway Statute Urged Washington, Nov. 1G.—Immediate repeal of the law permitting publi ■ itiun of income tax returns and es tablishment of a tax commission to simplify tax regulations was urged by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States today in a statement outlining its position on national eco nomic questions presented to Presi dent Coolidge. 'Che chamber also asked for exlen sion of the budget system, a continua tion of the principles embodied in the railroad labor board, establishment ol dn immigration commission to rec omniend and administer legislation and the development of waterways. Publication of income tax returns, the statement declared, “violates the good faith which the government owes to its citizens, to protect them in their private affairs.” The Howell-Barkley bill, proposing abolishment of the railroad labor board, was assailed as a “long step backwards.'’ Kail Board Art Sound. “Without assuming to pretend that the present construction or composi tion of the railroad labor board is In all respects perfect.” the statement declared, "the chamber finds that the principles embodied in the labor pro visions of the transportation act es tablishing the board are sound.” So as to permit the activities it ad vocates in trade associations, the chamber said it would appeal to con gress for minor amendments to the Sherman act. It pointed out that in order to vis ualize before the public as well as the government the actual business stat us of trade associations, tlie member ship of the chamber, through a refer endum vote, had made the following . -TonuuovukW toast "Statistics of capacity, production, stock and sales, and statistics of act ual prices in closed transitions, should be collected by a trade nsso uiation for its industry or branch of commerce. “Such statistics should be distrib uted without any comment or inter pretation which could induce or fa cilitate concerted action on the part of members. “The statistics should be made as available by a .trade association to the public and government agencies as to the members of the associa tion.” on the merchant marine question the chamber committed itself to ’policies of subsidy, mail subvention, private as against government own ership und operation and most strongly against government opera tion in competition with private oper ation which depresses private invest ment and Initiative in this Important held.” Want Waterway Survey. Tlie chamber proposed in connec tion with tiie development of inland waterways that congress be asked to detail United States army engi neers to make ”a comprehensive sur \ey of the waterways of flic country as a whole in tlieir relation to’ other transportation agencies, and to rec ommend a definite plan and,schedule of priorities for waterway develop ment.” isuggestion that the executive bud get should cover the entire financial program of the executive for the fis cal year so that the public might understand the president’s program and what it would cost to carry It out wap made. EAGLES LEADER DECORATES TOMB Washington, Nov. 16.—In memory Of 1,670 members of the order who died in France, Otto P. IJeluse of Indianapolis, grand president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, today laid a wreath on the tomb of the Un known Soldier in Arlington National cemetery. . • 1 We Have With Us Today Clmrlmi II. Post. United States Manager, Caledonian Insurance company of Hcotiand, Hartford, Conn. As United .States manager of the Caledonian Fire Insurance company of Scotland, Charles If. l*bst is on a tour to the west to visit the agencies in this country. While in Omaha he spent the time in conference with of ficials at the T/OVe-Haskell company, atate agent sfor his company. The Caledonian Fire Insurance company la the oldest company of Its kind in Hcotiand. Mr. Postdeclnred. lieudquurtrs for the company are In Hartford, Conn. Mr. Post's home has been In Connecticut for many years. He makes a trip to Hcotiand j every two years. On hla trip to the west ho Is accompanied by H. V Murphy, manager of the automobile department of the Insurance com puny, CAMPAIGN UPON CHILD LABOR NOW Washington, Nov. 10.—Ratification of tlie child labor amendment, al ready approved by Arkansas, will be sought, it was announced today by the organizations associated for rat ification of the child labor amend ment, during the meetings of to state legislatures, which conven in Janu ary. Meetings in New i'ork and Washington, during the past week, had idans for this under considera tion. Women's organizations, labor and the churches, a statement said, are now organizing joint committees to work in unity In those states whose law making bodies meet soon, while the national units arc aiding through a dealing house here. La Follette Loses Senate Seniority, Moses Proclaims Wisconsin Insurgent to Re ceive Assignments as New Member, Indiana Solon Declares. By CHARLES N. WHEELER. inheristtl Service Staff Com>N|>on<!ent French Lick. Ind.. Nov. 15.—Unit ed States Senator George II. Moses of New Hampshire, slated for chair man of the new senate committee ot> committees, tonight issued a formal statement in which he declared that Senator Robert M. La Follette no longer was entitled to be considered a member of the republican party in the matter of committee assignments In the new congress. This is the first affairmative state ment of this character that has been made by responsible senate leaders who will haye a big finger in the committee pie distribution with the Inauguration of the Coolidge-Dawes administration. Moses places La Follette on the same footing with Shlpstead and Johnson of Minnesota. He holds that La Follette, after March 4 next, should be considered as just enter ing the senate as the leader of a new party, and as a first termer, so far as the seniority rule of the upper house goes in the distribution of ebtrtWlitt'ueStrip places. If Moses is speaking excathedra for the new senate bosses and his program Is carried out, La Follette will be dropped down the list or re-1 moved entirely from the powerful manufactures committee of which he now is chairman. It was as chairman of this comn. ras able to institute of the oil interests of the country. Inciden tally with the possible dropping of La Follette to the bottom of all his committees or removing him entire ly, Senator Janies Watson of Indiana would move up the list, particularly of the interstate commerce commit tee. Senator George P. McLean of Con necticut, would he the ranking mem ber of both the finance and inter state commerce committee and prob ably would elect to remain on the finance committee. This would make Senator Watson member of the In terstate com. erce committee, and. unless Chairman Cummins of Iowa, regained his health, would place him In a strong position as the virtual dictator of interstate commerce legis latlon in the upper house, at least so far as committee work is concerned. This would mean probably that the railroads would have little to fear In the way of annoying legislation for two years at least. In any event. It is believed, the Esch-Cummins rail road law would enjoy a new lease on life. s BROKER MURDER BAFFLES POLICE I.os Angeles, Cal., Nov. 13.—While police were preparing to send a special detachment to guard the fu neral cortege tomorrow of Harry I. Katz, "the man of u thousand ene mies" who was shot down In his apartment Monday night, the authori ties admitted all clues In the murder mystery had proven fruitless. Mrs. Dorothy Carroll, beautiful blonde, who said she was the slain diamond broker’s sweetheart, was re leased by police this afternoon after she had been questioned several hours. Her husband, Chase Carroll, a ’’barber-sheik" and his roommate, Karl Bridges, were freed earlier in the day. While other persons may lie ques tioned in the mystery, It was said by the investigators slight hope was held that the slaying would ever tie solved. CONVICT MAY BE FREED FOR RITES Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothcu M. Duminrow, R2, mother of August I Minim row, former cashier of the Treynor Havings bunk, who Is serv Ing a five-year sentence for etnhez blement, will he held Monday after noon at 2 from the family residence In Treynor. In view of Dammrow’s good record at the Fort Madison penitentiary, where he fills the role of librarian, county authorities snld yesterday that the Iowa parole board may grant the prisoner permission to attend his mother's funeral. Kev. Mr. Kchultz of the Zion Con gregational church of Treynor will of flciate at the services. Burial will be in the Congregational cemetery. rviigeles Supply of Water Cut Owens V alley Water Feudists Storm Aqueduct Guards ami Throw Open Waste Gates by Force. Sheriff Wires for Troops Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 1R.—Prac tically the entire flow of the Los Angeles aqueduct, this city's chief source of water for domestic and in dustrial uses, was diverted into the Owens river near Lon® Pine, about 200 miles north of here, by a raiding party of 60 men who stormed the aqueduct guards today and threw open the Alabama waste gates. Sheriff Charles Collins of Inyo county has telephoned Governor Klchnrdson asking for troops, declar ing immediate action by the military is all that can prevent bloodshed. The raiders, alleged to he residents of Owens valley, where for years a water feud has raged between the city and valley ranchers and busi ness men, late today stood their ground at the spillway and defied Sheriff Collins and representatives of the city of Los Angeles. The attackers announced that they would continue to waste the water until a committee came from Los An geles and "settled'' the water rights controversy with them. Sheriff Col lins, after vainly endeavoring to have the waste gates closed, returned to Independence to telegraph the facts to Governor Itichardson. To Keep Gates Open. According to Claude Van Norman, in charge of maintenance from the aqueduct Intake to Haiwee reservoir, the raiders assured city representa tives that the gates tvould be kept open until the Los Angeles commit tee arrived, remarking that "If they leave on the t^aln tonight they can tie here Monday morning and this thing can be settled.'' Before dusk tonight the raiding tntrty had been reinforced by 40 an ditional men, and was in unquestion ed control of the aqueduct. Sheriff Collins said there were 200 other cit izens ready to join the raiders at a moment’s call. According to tele phonic information received by offi cials of the bffreau of power and light here the raiders rode to the gates about 10 a. rn. They were op posed by Frank Lasky, gate tender, who lives nearbj-. Demands Ignored. Ignoring Lasky the raiders opened tiie gates. Ed Leahy, superintendent of elec trical construction In the volley, ac companied by Van Norman, came to the gates at Lasky's call, and Sheriff Collins arrived about half an hour later. Van Norman said he recognized a prominent Owens Valley business man as one of the leaders of the party, and demanded of him that the gates be closed again. Sheriff Col lins made a similar demand. Both were ignored. Collins wrote down the names of the men in the party whom he recognized,, ZAGLOUL NOT TO QUIT AS PREMIER By Associated Prrs. Cairo. iSgypt, Nov. 16.—Zngloul Pasha today withdrew Ills reslgrm tion as premier after a long confer ence with thi king, who Insisted that he retin office. Zngloul earlier had authorized a statement that his res ignation "as not due to the king's refusal to agree to two ministerial nominations, as tills question had not arisen. The premier presented his resig nation in the chamber of deputies Saturday, and the news of it caused students to leave their boks and Join with thousands of other persons, who ceased work, in a parade cheering Zagloul. Numerous political speeches were made urging the party loaders to proceed to the palace and beg the king not to accept the premier's res ignation. One crowd of demonstrators at tacked the premises -of A1 Kashkoul, a comic illustrated weekly, which has consistently caricatured Zagloul and tils colleagues, and wrecked the t>lanl and set fire to the paper supplies In the building. During the student demonstrations, whlo hhnd continued throughout the day, especially outside )the Abdlm palace, shouts were raised of "Zag loul or revolution." Fern Millay Becomes Bride of L. II. MeConney Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Millay of Greg ory, S. It., announce tho marriage of their daughter, Kern, ami haw rence It. MeConney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. MeConney, which was solemnized Nnturdny noon at the First Central Congregational church by Rev. Frank Smith. A wedding luncheon followed the ceremony and the bride and groom left last evening for thetr home In Sioux Kalla, K. D. The parents of the bride, her sis ter, Jtuth. and Mr, and Mis. Jnoh lauicttHter of Gregory were among the out-of-town guests. Miss Ruth Millay was maid of honor and Joseph Me Cunney, Jr., best u jj r Tired Father Haunts Station for News of His Missing Daughter. 17 Mother Is Prostrated by Disappearance of Pretty Gertrude Rasnick, Graduate of Central High School—She Had No Boy Sweethearts. A tired and despondent father, wearied by a three-day search for his 17-year-old daughter, haunted central station last night for some word of hope that he might carry back to an almost prostrate mother. Throughout Sunday friends of the father, Sam Rasnick, 2607 De catur street, walked the streets In search of his daughter. Gertrude, and one by one straggled into the Solomon Nngg home, 2006 Hamil ton street, where Mrs. Rasnick is being chred for. to report no trace of the girl, who has been missing since 5 Friday afternoon. I<ate last night the searchers were ready to quit. “We don’t know where to turn now," one of them said. “We've looked every place where Gertrude might he.” Rescue Home Visited. Sunday morning the Salvation Army Rescue Home received a girl who answered the description of Gertrude. With a picture of the girl furnished by tbe family Mrs. Ida Levin, welfare worker, went to the home. One look at the photo graph by the matron, however, de stroyed any idea that the search might end at this home for unfor tunate girls. “No, that’s not she," said Mr*. Frederica French, matron. “We've no' one here who looks like that.” At the N’ogg home Mrs. Rasnick protests that her daughter had no affairs with boys. In mingled German and English she declared that Gertrude had gone to several dances, hut always with another couple. And then, In a torrent of Ger man, she pleaded with searchers to find her daughter. "She was such a good girl," she said. "She graduated, from Cen tral High school and now she is taking a postgraduate course at Technical High school. Tell her she will be forgiven if she will only come back. We won’t scold her.” Father Returns. A moment later the father came in. His wife, torn between sorrow and relief at the failure to find her daughter in the rescue home, turned eagerly to him. One look at the bent shoulders and the tired eyes behind the large glasses told her of his failure. “They’re looking,” h*e said, re ferring to police. To a mother nearing a nervous breakdown it meant nothing. Her head fell in her hands, only t? lift long enough to order two small children, who had just en tered, from the room. "They don’t understand," said tlie father, as he accompanied searchers to the door. "We don’t want them to know." And he hur ried back to the shaking figure of his wife. Coast Artillery; Increase Ur^ed C Major General Points Out Need for Strengthening of Personnel Immediately. Washington, Nov. 1*.—The enlist ed strength of the roast artillery corps for harbor defenses, anti-air craft artillery, railway artillery and heavy tractor artillery, should be more than trebled and the oversells garrisons should be nearly doubled, Maj. Gen. F. M. Coe, chief of coast artillery, said today, in his annual report to the secretary of war. The roast artillery corps was short of over 19.000 men for the efficient manning of Its various activities, he said, and its present strength of 12,026, the lowest since 1907, should be raised to 31,593. According to General Coe, the per sonnel manning the harbor defenses should be raised from 3,406, its pres ent strength, to 9,750; the anti-air craft artillery also should be aug mented from 1,323 to 6,300; tha rail way artillery should be Increased from 695 to 2,623; the heavy tractor artillery should be developed from 426 to 2,152, while overseas garrisons should be expanded from the prea strength of 6,000 to 10,000 men. General Coe said the training of coast artillery troops, within the continental limits of the United States, and the instruction of officers’ training corps, organized reserves and national guard during the last year had been “handicapped by the limited personnel available, and. in some cases, by lack of necessary ma terial, especially harbor boats and certain anti-aircraft material. Satisfaction was expressed by Gen eral Coe at the results of of the coast artillery’ units of the reserve of ficers training corps conducted at 18 Institutions during the academic year 1923-24 with a total enrollment of 4,249. Attendance of 450 and 1,500 at reserve officer's training camps and citizen's training camps, respectively, were reported during the year. WOMAN DROWNS IN OWN BATHTUB New Tork, Nov. 15.—Death by drowning In a bathtub tilled with scalding water was the fate of Mrs. Blanche Agnes Williams Haye, 50, divorced wife of George Gustavo Ileye, In the bathroom of her apart ment here tonight. Her body, partly rlothed, whs discovered after water seeping through the reilings under neath had caused nn Investigation. A medical examiner said It wns pos sible Mrs. ileye had suffered a heart attack. NEAR EAST RELIEF PLAN ENDORSED Washington, Nov. 16.—Washington headquarters of the Near East Belief declared today tn n statement. Hint I more than dvn inillon Americans will observe Golden Buie Sunday, l>e icember 7, to aid orphans of the Bible lands. l’i ealdenl Coolhtge, Beet story Hughes, 25 state governors, members of the diplomatic corps bore and In ads of 22 foreign governments, the statement said, have endorsed the plan. Parachute .1 nni|»«*r Killed. Caasopolls, Mich., Nov. 15. Falling 700 feet after the rope of her porn chute caught on a protuberance of the airplane, front which she Jumped, <Hls« Ethel Dare, 26, avlatrlx, of fill rage, was killed Instantly at the American Ecglon carnival grounds here today Police Escort at Funeral for Katz Brother of Slain Jewel Broker Feared Disturbance, but None Occurs. Dos Angeles, Nov. 16.— Harry 1. Katz, diamond connoisseur, musician and teal estate operator, who was shot down at the door of hi* luxurious apartment iaat Monday evening, to day carried tlie mystery of his death and the identity of his slayer to his grave. He was hurled at Mount Zion ceme tery at Belvedere, near here, without the display of wealth that had been marked his life. A modest casket, covered with flowers offered by many of the 200 friend* and relatives who attended the ceremony, held the re mains of the slain man who had ex-, pected a pleasure in expensive auto mobiles, sparkling gems and antique art object*. As the cortege wound Its way from the funeral parlors to the tomb It was escorted by a picked squad of detectives, requested by a brother, Morris Katz, who feared a demon stratlon from some quarter which ho could not explain. There was no disturbance. By his death Kate left a legacy of an apparently Insolvabie murder mys tery to the city and county detectives, which they virtually admit will be added io I,oa Angeles' list of unsolved homicides, after six days and nights of Investigation among Intangible clews and along diamond-studded trails. WORLD WIDE DRY DRIVE PLANNED Chicago, Nov. 16.—A worldwide prohibition campaign will lie launched by the Women's Christian Temper ance union. It was announced todny from tlie convention of the union, in session here. In the United States the campaign wlIT take tlie form of stricter low enforcement and tho use of the ballot to elect "dry" officials. Miss Anna A. Gordon, world and national president of the union, said today: "When other countries find out tlie truth about the lienoftts of prohibition as proved In those cities and communities in the United States where It has received an honest trial, they will readily see that they can not afford to continue the manufac ture atul sale of beverage alcohol." More definite plans for the inaugu ration of the International movement will bo formulated In Fdlnburgh. Scotland, next summer, st the world’s convention of tlie organization. Mrs. Rachel Don, New Zealand, dy llvercd the sermon st this morning's church service, held for the dele gates, and Miss Flora Strout of Bur tna, addressed a similar evening serv ice. TRAIN HITS CAR, 3 YOUTHS KILLED By 1 nllrrol Hen Ice. Kankakee. Hi.. Nov. 16,—-Three young men were killed and another Injured when struck by a fast Iloek island train 11slay. The victim* had not been identified late today. Tlie Injured youth was tumble to talk. Two Papers Merged. Duluth. Minn.. Nov, 15. — Purchase of the Wisconsin Sunday Times of Superior, Wits., and merging It with tin* Duluth News Tribune, effective November 23. will bo announced in tomorrow’s edition of the Duluth Newe Tribune. Tlie name of the merged publ tutioim will be tlie News X'wbuu*. ’ Japs Break Up Meet to Ban Opium Refuse to Sign Proposed League of Nations Agree ment—Would Curb Drug Smoking. Piqued by British Stand By Associated Press. The international conference for tlie suppression of opium smoking in the Far East virtually collapsed to day when the Japanese delegation an nounced that it could not sign the proposed agreement because of the discrimination against Japan in con nection with Japanese Importation of opium. Not since the Corfu dispute be tween Italy and Greece has the palace of the league of nations been the scene of Such tense incident* as marked today's forenoon session of the opium conference, the object of which was to arrange not alone for the suppression of opium smoking In the Far East, but for the curbing of excessive opium production in China. In consequence of charges by the British delegate and the apparent impossibility to obtain satisfaction concerning Japan's freedom to pur chase cpium abroad, the Japanese delegation virtually bolted the con ference. Conference Collapse*. The morning session adjourned with all the delegates admitting that the conference had virtually collapsed, since It had achieved nothing on its program. Nevertheless, on the earn est appeal of the presiding officer, M. Van TVettum of Holland, the dele gates agreed to reassemble In the afternoon and take up points In the program which were less contentious in nature than the question* which had produced the rupture. This morning's clash was caused by Japan's allegation that she was being discriminated against by other powers, chiefly Great Britain, in con nection with the shipment of opium and further, that when the Japanese government issued Import certficate* they were not always recognized by the other powers. The break was Im mediately due, however, to Japanese resentment over the statement made yesterday by Malcolm Delevlngne, the British delegate, that Great Bri tain could not habitually recognize import certificates because of scan dals over them which involved high officials in one Far Eastern country "whom he preferred not to name." Muarrd With British. The British position was that, de spite regularly Issued Import papers, opium, as well as other narcotic drugs, often were diverted on the way to the country of purchase and forwarded to other destinations, where they wore used for Illicit pur pose* and illicit gain, thus bringing a stain on the nnme of Great Bri tain, which permitted the export. John Campbell, representing India, took a similar stand, which caused the Japanese delegate to remark sar castically that India seemed clearly under the dominion of England. The Japanese introduced a resolution pro viding that the importation, exporta tion and trans-shipment of opium should be authorized when accom panied by a certificate issued by com petent authorities. It declared that the mithorltles of all parts should strictly abstain from nny unfair dls crimination on the ground of nation ality of a vessel or the origin of the goods. The Japanese contended that when they tried to trans-ship opium at Hong Kong, the British authorities interfered and prevented re-exporta tion. They held this was an attack ou Japanese good faith which could not he tolerated. Today Sir Malcolm Belvingnc In sisted on Great Britain's right to ln-| vestlgate ail opium exportations, oven If they were accompanied by of ficial certificates, .laps Admit Scandal. Publicly admitting that it w*a Jap | anese officials who were Implicated j in the opium scandals. Mr. Suglmura.j the chief Japanese delegate, today, amid tense silence, read a statement in which lie declared that nation* often are blind to thetr own fault* (Turn tn fine Ten, ( nlMien One t MRS. HARDING GROWS WEAKER By t iilyereal Service. Marion. O.. Nov. Iff—Mr*. Hard ing was resting comfortably (hi* morning, according to an early bul letin issued by I>r. Carl W. Sawyer, Ho added I hut her condl^on was growing weaker and that she was developing a tendency toward drowsl I ness. Drouth Force* Feeder* lo Buy Hay for Stock Coluinbux, Nrb , Nov 16 < ’on tinned drouth now extending over T.» day* In compelling many upland farmer* who purrhaaed fwxlen to buy hay and feed animal* in the barn*. The* weeks woullior records show the great «‘Kt range In teinparature ever record*! hero, running from 7i a* h day time maximum to x above xcro at night, with the day time tern* perature 10 decree* above the No* vemt*r avarage and night icoding* lo mg hi dig icc § below. #* f French Women Now Abandon All Rouge H> C. F. BERTELLJ, tnUfnml Service Staff Corres|H»n«ieiit. Paris, Nov. 16.—Rouge, powder and lipstick manufacturers are aghast at the possibilities of the new "no camouflage’’ rage which has been followed by the abandon ment o'f cosmetics of all kinds by thousands of French women. Natural complexions have re turned to fashion. While a year ago heavy rouging, eyebrow pluck ing and other artistic beauty build ers were absolutely necessary for smart women, today every chic function is crowded with women who have foresworn painting the lily, some even going to the ex tent of allowing their eyebrows to grow again. Fernand VanDerem, famous writer of feminine fashions, says: *’I have questioned hundreds of girls regarding the reasons for the change and they all claim that It is because husbands, fiances and lovers object to artificial complex ions.” Races Warming Up for 2 Vacancies in New Congress Senate Leaderships and Place of President Pro Tem to Be Filled—Cummins to Retire. Washington. Nov. 16.—Although the opening of the short session of the congress is two weeks away and one of the positions is not to be filled until the new congress begin* its sessions, the races for the republican leadership and for president pro tem of that body already are warming up. The death of Senator Lodge of Mas sachusetts left open the post of floor leader for the majority party, while Senator Cummins of Iowa, the presi dent of the senate, has formally an nounced that he would relinquish that office at the conclusion c*f the present short term. Warren Not Enthused. It will lie necessary for the repub licans to select a leader before con gress convenes December 1, and the names of Senators Curtis of Kansas, the party’s whip, and Wadsworth of New York, now figure most promi nently. These same senators also have been frequently mentioned in connection with the office of presi dent pro tem. Senator Warren of Wyoming would ascend to the leadership If the re publicans adhered to the party cus tom of naming the senator oldest in the point of service. Senator War ren's friends say be prefers to devote hi* main attention to bis duties as chairman of the appropriations com mittee. Senator Moses of New Hampshire has announced his candidacy for pres ident pro tem. His friend* already are lining up support for him. Curtis Is Willing. Senator Curtis ha* told friends that | if Senator Warren did not want the leadership he would like to have It. The Kansas senator has been the as sistant leader for a number of years and his friend* feel that his elevation to the leadership would be a logical step. Senator Wadsworth also has a strong backing, which has l>egun ac tivities quietly in his behalf. His power ns a debater and the fact that the west already has many important committee chairmanships, are being put forward by his friends as argu ntents for his candidacy. Some leading republican senators have declared that a settlement of the question of the two places twill I>a agreed upon to prevent an open contest of strength between candi dates. and efforts are understood to be under way with this end in view. CRIPPLE BURNED IN HOTEL BLAZEI Scores of roomers at the California hotel rushed from the hotel in oegll gee at 1:S0 a. in. Sunday when smoke was discovered pouring from the transom of the room of James Clark, to. a cripple. Clark, who has no legs was burned seriously. • He had fallen asleep while smoking, and the mattress caught Are. William Sherlock, night clerk, was burned about the hands while he wss carrying Clark from his room. Clark was taken to laird Ulster hospital. The fire was discovered by M. 3. Heenan. The dense smoke from the burning mattress filled the fourth floor of the hotel and caused roomers to believe that the fire was more serious than it was. I The Weather _' i . :« hours. ending T p in . Vevem b*r Ji Pi^ iptiimoH. Inch** an»l humlr^ltn* Tut*I, «», January 1. S3 ?l: tlpfK ltnt'' 4 9b Mtuirh Trm|tmtNn«. I a. m.S3 1pm ..... 3* 4 a. m. t *1 S p m. «J 7 a m 39 3 p m ..... 4 4 4 a. m. ......11 4 iv n> .....43 • a m g..... 33 5pm ... 43 1* a, m ,.,.,.94 4 p m ......42 11 «* m (4 t p. m .99 Xt nuon •*. •• Twice in 2 Days Blaze Breaks Out Combustion in Freight PieK Starts Conflagration-—Two I Whan es anti Several !■ Buildings Destroyed. Damage Is Monumental By l til\i»r*al Hrniff. Jersey City. N. J., Nov. 16.—The second 12,000,000 lire within two days tor Jersey City broke nut at now today in merchandise stored on Erie Pier No. 5, destroyed two wharves, nearly 11,000,000 worth of freight and merchandise. 15 lighters and barges, one loaded freight car, sev eral buildings on the shore and Ihreatened destruction to the lag railway station of the Erie and the Welis-Eargo Express company. For several hours all trallic was suspended on the suburban lines of the Erl# and on tile Erie ferry boa't* to New York. Not I>iwovere«! at Once. The oilier J2.000.000 fire in Jersey < 'ily occurred Friday, when several hundred families were made home less, 50 persons injured, including 13 firemen and a policeman, and four square blocks of factories were razed. The fire today is believed td have been caused by spontaneous combus tion in the masses of freight stored in the big 75 by 500-foot pier of the Erie railroad. It had been burning for some time w hen discovered by a watchman and several alarms were turned in, bringing fire fighting ap paratus from Jersey City and Hobo ken with a fleet of fireboats in addi tion from New York as well as from the Erie, the Lehigh Valley, the New York Central and the Lackawanna railroads. For three hours the flame* were fought by dozens of stream* from land and water sides. New Tunnel Damaged. Pier 5. where the fire started, ,u years gune by, was the Immigration station for the port of New York. Pier. No. e adjc.rinz was also de stroyed. Fourteen barges loaded wttfr freight Which caught fire from the pier, were tilled with water and sunk. Others were towed out into the river and saved. The New Jersey terminal ot the new vehicular tunnel was threatened when a trestle supporting the over head conduit caught Are and col lapsed. The flames were extinguished and the conduit shored up by the firemen, without damage to the tun nth Two firemen, both of whom were injured and taken to hospitals dur ing Friday's fire, were injured aguie teslay a few- hours after returning tc duty. One of them may die. SLAYERS OF MRS. EVANS MUST DIE By A*MM>!atr<l Prem. Mexico City. Nov. IS.—Ale Jo Gar cia and Francisco Rt::x early today were sentenced to death for tit# mur der of Mrs. Rosu’ie Evans the Atner can-born widow of a British subject, who was killed last August near her hacienda in the state of Puebla The trial of the two men had been in progress for several days in the town of Puebla. Th_e verdict was reached at midnight last night, after a day spent l>y (Jareia and his coun sel in an endeavor to establish the fact that the bullet which caused the death of Mrs, Evans was fired hy John Strathous, superintendent of the Evans hacienda, in a moment .f nervousness while endeavoring to •.pel an attack made by bandits on Mrs. Evans. 1 The Fentence was passed, notwith standing the protest of Cosmo Eafm*. itvertly deposed ns attorney general, "ho charged that the trial "as illegal beoause of his absence from court. The execution of the assassins is ex pected to take place during the pi-es ent week Many times during ihe trial Gar cia insisted on talking at length and denying his guilt. Counsel foe de fense insisted that Mis Kvan*'death uas made hy an expansive bullet, which could not have been fired from the rifles -of either of the men on trial. 5 COLLARS MADE FOR EVERY MAN Washington. Nov. Ik—Foe collar*, .ppioximutely, fo- every man in the country were made last year, cen sus bureaus statistics of manufac turers t'Hiav show lr-.;.t*o.sk; dozen. «>r lS7.087.?kS to il's collets "ere turned out by fart one* in ts:s. That includ isl starched and soft collars made prtn<'i|«*Uy of cotton fabric* and there steo were some of i-eUuKMd, pvratin and iwjs-r Then total \«!u* «aa UtWitJA;.*, Alexandria < Ittirrh Purus. Fetrburv, \oh., Nov id,- Vile Mi 111-dist chinch i f ,\ la nub's northwest o. up. "s.s burned to the ground si a tkiimtny mopping The budding was valued n ,.pptx \t mately is.cnu .,nd Insured fvi; tl.iOO It bad i e, ,%i> | eon rvi’.ud elod. The i.iigu. of the fin- » UP known. Kr\. Mi. gtMingU. Wtrjfteity of Wesleian univerittt). is tin pas tor. i