The Omaha Sunday Bee
PART ONE.
NEWS SECTION
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NEWS SECTION
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VOL. XLLI-NO. 26.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 15, ISM!!.--SIX SECTIONS EOHTV-EHiHT PAGES.
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BALKAN DELEGATES
TO PRESENT UNITED
FRONTTO TURKS
Chiefs of Four Missions Agree Upon
Demands They Will Make on
Ottoman Plenipotentiaries.
DELIBERATIONS TO BE SECRET
Nothing Will Be Given Out Except
by Unanimous Consent.
GREEKS WILL PARTICIPATE
This Was Understood at Time the
Armistice Was Signed.
NOVAKOVITCH WILL
PRESIDE 1
If Turks Object to Srnlnn, Who 1 !
the Olilrnt Delritnte, Heads of
Detections Will Ofricl-
nte In Turn. , that we have something really to show
I In a great, growing city, usually far sur
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The chiefs of four l,)asgintf ,helr cxncctatlon.
i-iniKiin missions 10 mo peace conference
huvo drawn up the terms of peace which 1
the allies Intend to present with a united
front to the Turkish plenipotentiaries.
The terms are kept secret for the present
and the plenipotentiaries of the Ottoman
empire have decided that similar secrecy
shall mark tho entire peace conference j "'" h",: a nuMiiK
unless It should bo considered advisable 'wlth 11,086 of olthcr cItles In our cIasK
to Issue communications from time to 'What you necdV most Is a fine hotel.'
time. This, however, must have the con- i declared not one. but a dozen of tho men
currence of all the plenipotentiaries. ' Vho lmvo bcen out 1,cro on special oc
The dlegates of the Balkan leaguo have ,ca'ns during the last year, und who had
decided to propose Stojan Novokovltch,
the Servian ex-premlcr, and tho oldest
plenipotentiary, as chairman, but should
the Turkish delegates object an arrange
ment will bo made by which the head of
.each mission shall preside alternately
over the proceedings.
Premier Elcftcrlo Venlzelos of Grceco
hud' been singled out as presiding officer,
but he tactfully withdrew- In favor of the
candidacy of Novakovttch.
(ireece Will Pnrticlpn tc.
In regard to the alleged demand by
Turkey that Greece must sign the armis
tice before tho beginning of the peace ne
gotiations the plenipotentiaries of the
Balkan leaguo point out that when the
irmlstlcc was signed by Bulgaria, Servla
ind Montenegro the Turks were told
plainly that Orcece would participate In
tho peace conference under any circum
stances. The Bulgarian and Turkish envoys to
day visited Sir Edward Grey, the British
foielgn minister, at the foreign office.
Dr. 8. Daneff, one of tho Bulgarian
plenipotentiaries, subsequently left for
I'arla to confer again with Premier Poln
caro of France in regard to tho European
political situation.
Dr. Uutieff will return to London In
time for the first meeting of the con-fereneeltfnftryjRnvffl-
palace.
Allien Are u Unit.
Prior to his departure for Parls Dr.
Duneff declined to' make any prophecy
as to tho prospects of tho peace confer
ence. Ho said, however: "We certainly
hope to conclude peace. . Otherwise we
should not be here."
lie laid emphasis on the unity of the
allies, declaring: "I reaffirm on all im
portant questions we are unanimous. As
to Greece's attitude In connection with
the armistice, I should like to point out
that an armlstlco is a matter of sec
ondary Importance, Peace treaties have
been concluded in tho past without an
armistice."
Dr. Daneff dismissed the charges
brought by tho Greek paper in regard to
Bulgarian atrocities during the hostil
ities, saying:
"That Is no matter to be discussed to
day. We are here for a definite purpose
namely to conclude peace between Tur
key and tho four allies. Other questions
can come afterwards."
PRESIDENT-ELECT WILSON
LEAVES BERMODA FOR HOME
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec 14.-Prcsl-dent-elect
Woodrow Wilson sailed today
for New York on tho steamer Bermudlan.
A largo crowd of residents and American
visitors gathered on the quay and cheered
Mr. Wilson as the steamer left.
Before going on board he declared that
he was delighted with his vacation. Mr.
Wll&oii put his own baggage on board
' tho vessel.
The Bermudlan wa escorted down tho
harbor by British officials In steam
launches.
COMMISSARY STEWARD
IS GIVEN FIVE YEARS
XOnrOLK. Va., Dec. 14.-W. W.
Dickey, commissary steward of the bat
tleship Louisiana, around whom centered
charges of u graft scandal In the com
missariat of the Atlantic fleet, was today
found guilty of "scandalous conduct" by
a navy court-martial and sentenced to
five years at hard labor.
The Weather.
For Nebraska Fair; colder.
For Iowa Generally fair; warmer.
Temperature
Oninhn Yentenlay.
Hour. Deg.
X a. in 31
C a. m So
7 a. in ft
8 a. m 51
D a. in S3
10 a. m 40
11 a. m 41
12 m 49
1 p. m 49
2 P. m S3
S p. m M
4 p. in M
5 p. m. 4
6 p. m El
7 p. m 00
.Comparative Local Kecord.
... t vest rdav "eT u "ft
Highest yesterday ...... E4 45 41 i, ,
Lowest yesterday SO 27 2M 1
Mean temperature 00 .0) .00 .01 '
Temperature and precipitation depar-1
tures from the normal: .
Normal temnerature 21
Kxces for the day , It
Total excess since March 1 70
Normal precipitation 03 inch
Deficiency for the day C2 Inch
Total ralnfnl' ilnce March 1. ,..;. neis
Deficiency since March 1..... 3.S4 Inches
ffiiency & cor! i!& W U jScSS
L A. WELSH. Local Forecaster,
nt
iff
mm 0H ABR0ADi
Comparisons Made by Victor Rose
water on Recent Trip East.
POSTOFFICE MERGER A BENEFIT
National Conference on Workmen'
Compensation Develop Mnn III
ierjent Opinions on Thin
Important Mnhject.
"Whenever I go away from home, It Is ' St1 Pen(KnE'
especially gratifying to find how well ; . .
Omaha's good repute Is spread, and how BURNETT ATTACKS NEWCOMERS
high the city stands with people whose i "
opinions aro valued," said Victor Roso- ArgUCS Influx of Europeans Cheap
water, editor of The Hee. Just returned j ens La,or jn America,
from an eastern trip that took him to !
Chicago, New
Ualtlmorc.
York, Washington 11Iui
"Men who have visited Omaha, not only
focm to ro way Impressed with Its push
and progress, but continue to speak
highly of our city and people, t attribute
,nucn ot 'tn's t0 tlle cordial manner In
which Omaha has of lato come to enter-
tnl out-of-town folks through tho Ak-
bar-uen initiations, and the Commercial
j club and Palimpsest luncheons and
. dlnners-thls without minimizing- tho fact
Motel Project Welcome
"Incldontly, I believe the one Item of
Omaha news In the pre&s reports at
tracting most attention abroad Is tho In
formation that a hotel project ts really
under way, and assured of success, that
: .iit .,t.. .. ,.. ,.,
nothing but words of praise for every
other feature of our city.
"I attended and partlclplted hi the Na
tional Conference on Workmen's Com
pensation, whloh was held In New York
under tho auspices of tho National Civic
federation. The opening session was
presided over bj- August Belmont, tho '
famous banker, and the second sesfion by
Timothy liealey. the' Veil' kndwri I labor 1
.lender. This conference developed a great j
I diversity of opinion, and showed that not '
only la there disagreement on the proper
solution, .but that opposition to any j
scheme of workmen's compensation may :
be expected from certain sources that j
preier 10 retain tlio present outgrown
method by which the injured workman
Is compelled to tako what Is offered or
trust to the chances of protracted lltlgu-
tlon in court. It also developed that none I
of tho compensation laws In those states i
which havo adopted them have proved
entirely satisfactory, and that all of them
are in more or less experimental stage.
That PoKtofflce Merger.
"As to the South Omaha postofflqe mer
ger, it is my mpreqton that It is a closed
Incident, although It 1b not surprising to
learn that an outcry against it. aDDar-
ently instigated by expectant dein'OgfbMol
Nasbys who had..Ul?iri'mon the Job of :
postmaster, WW J-sM m our- neigh-1
bfirlhP- rii- ti, ,i ,..,....7..L
about" the.nWrge?. oTS'JTu
quite interesting. The order Is Issued b-
me poBimasier general over his signa
ture, and is accompanied by official
notices to the heads of all the various
postofflco authorities, Informing them
that after Jamiary 1 the South Omaha
postoffjee becomes a branch of the Omaha
office. Such a notice ha gone to the
first assistant postmaster general, eras
ing the South Omaha postmastershlp
(Continued on Page TWo.)
Sea Lords tine Up
Against Churchill
LONDON. Dec. It When Winston
Spencer Churchill took control of tho
admiralty as first lord, there, was some
speculation as to how a minister of hlH
enterprising and pugnacious tempera-
mcnt would work with the sea lord's,
who have been accustomed to dominate
In professional matters. The resignation )
of the first sea lord, Vice Admiral Sir ,
Francis C Bridgemah Brldgeman, whom
lTf.flnrn Trillin nt RutUtiltAfff alinnnAfl. (a '
IPrlnce LouIh of Battenbcrg succeeds, is
followed by rumors that all the sea
lords have theatened to resign. A ques
tion of varaclty between the first lord
of the admiralty and Vice Admiral
Brldgeman, which lias arisen, boa caused
a sensation". Mr, Churchill, pressed by
Lord Charles Bcrcsford in the House of
Commons for an explanation, declared
that Vice' Admiral Brldgeman's retire
ment was due soley to his health and
on Mr. Churchill's request.
When the vive admiral was asked by a
reporter If he had retired on account of
his health ho replied:
"My answer la in tho negative."
The friction Is believed to have been
begun by Mr. Churchill, Insisting upon
directing the details o fthe Inst maneu
vers against tho advice o fthe sea lords.
There 1b considerable opposition to Prince
Louis of Battenberg, holding the high
est position in the navy, an the ground
that it was given to him because he was
a member o fthe royal family, Instead
of for professional competency.
Rome liberals even express fear that
the efficacy of tho navy may be Jeopar
dized on tills account.
(Minister Acquitted
At lmi,n OV PhaVfTO
Ul 1V1U1U.C1 VJilaiiiC
HOULTON, Me.. Dec, 14. Not guilty
was the verdict of the Jury In the rase
of P.8V. Charles Bmllus, Mrs. Annie
JaPobaon and lid gar Jacobson, tried here
on the charge of murdering August Ja
cobson. husband of Annie and father of
Kdgar Jacobson at New Sweden. IJmllus
had studied theology at Augustana col
lege, Rock Isutnd. Ul.
T T7 l TXT'11
Prmoe Katsura Will
Form New Cabinet
TOJCIO, Doc. 11. Prince Taro Katsura.
will, it is confidently believed, undertake
the formation of a new Japanese cabinet
to take the place of the Hatonjl's ministry,
which recently resigned. An official an-
iiouncement of tho names of th new
! ministers ,s expected to be made o Mon-
, -r Tuesday nex
DELUGE OF ORATORY
ABOUT IMMIGRATION
jjQHOUSE
jueoaic on uin fixing
Literacy Test Leaves Measure
GREAT MEN'S SHADES INVOKED
Curley Refuses to Shut Out Possible
Dante or Petrarch.
POWERS IS SEVERELY SNUBBED
MiimnchuxeM Orntor Refuse to
Ylcl lto KentncUInn on Ground
NothltiK Would He Added
to Human Knowleiliie.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. A deluge of
Impassioned oratory swept the house for
four hours today during general dobato
on tho Dllltngham-Hurnett bill fixing a
lltpracy test for Immigrants to tho United
States. The mcasuro wan brought up in
the house after a fight on a special rulo
brought In from the committee on rules,
which was adopted on a roll call vote
by an overwhelming majority, despite
complaints of "gag rule" from the oppo
nents of tho bill. After four hours of
'discussion the house adjourned with the
bill still ponding, it will be taken UP
next week. -
The field day of speechmaklng whs
opened by Heprescntatlve Burnett of Ala
bama In chnrgo of the bill. He attacked
the class of Immigrants now coining to
this country and declared that tho llterucy
trst wus demanded by labor orgunlznttoiis
0H r.rm,rl.: organizations "because thoy
Jon.t watlt the apittoons of Europe
mnii-'d'h.i'n' this country."
Mr. Burnett argued that tho influx or
p.uronean Immigrants cheapened Aincr-
iCBn labor.
nePre8entatlve Moore of Pennsylvania
, ci)arBo of the opposition to the bill,
saj the bill would not accomplish tho
object for which It was framed.
"ou shut tho doors to tho-Kuropean
educated because their poverty has held
thom l.iintr. ntifl nl tlln Hntllo tlmn Vnll
say to the Black Hand, tho scamp, tho
anarchist, the fellow who reads., In-
ftammalory and deadly literature, 'come
In, we need you.' "
Representative CuVley of Siassachusotts.
opposing the bill, called the shades of
Dahte, Petrarch, Michael Atigelo and
halt a, hundred other andepts of' fame
with tongue-twisting nanieB to witness
tho Intellectual qualities of the natives
of ... southerns, Eurone. oDlscusslnR the
! criminal lendencles of immigration, 1L-
cn.mlnnl
1 cpn co no dirrerence between the
'""' "lak ? r
IIUI ,11 UII1 . J (IV. IJ lift UCV'l W I tllQ
BOUtll."
rontm Handed n lletort.
Representative Caleb Powers of Ken
tucky, who hud spoken supporting the
bill, endeavored to Interrupt Representa
tive Curley.
"I would yield to the gentleman," said
Mr, Curley with somo asperity, "If I
through! it would add to tho sum total
of human knowledge, but I do not."
"Urtcln v ,lpo" Cannon made a fpeech
opposing tho bill and was answered by
Representative Dalcell of Pennsylvania,
once a devoted supporter of tho former
speaker, who pointed out that tho Issue
had temporarily destroyed party lines.
An attempt was mado to secure an
agreement to vote on theblll at a night
f session tonight, but a threatened fill
J buster forced adjournment until Mon
I doy.
'
flvrl av rf PavaVka r
uiuw UA VWl CDUCIjU
in Annual Wallow
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Knllvened by
songs, sreoches nnJ "stunts" recalling
the early days of American occupation In
the Philippines, the tenth annual "wal
low" of tho Washington corral of the
Military' Order of tho Carabao, held to
night, was the most successful In the
history of the organization, whose mem
bers comprise m5st of tho army, navy
and marine corps officers who norved In
the Philippines during the "days of the
empire" from 181S to 190J
Chief Justice White and Associate Jus
tices Vandevanter and Lurton of the su
preme court, Secretaries Sttmson, Fisher.
MaoVeagh, Nagel and Wilson and Post
nater General Hitchcock were among
the prominent guests who helped to make
the occasion notable.
During tho dinner there arrived from
ManllB, In an aeroplane, wrlch first ap
peared on a screen a a speck and ap
proached until It became real size, a mes
senger extraordinary, who announce!
that the Filipino tribes, "In cock pit as
sembled," had Just adopted a declaration
of Independence. To provo that thoy
should bo given Independence tho declara
tion recited that the UnJted States had
been tyrannical by suppressing Inter
tribal strive, encouraging business and
commerce, raising the stnndard of living
'ln tMfi ''lanas- economically collecting tho
i revenues and .i on through, a long list
of reforms, Tho toastmaster was Major
General llobert K. KvaiiH, In command
I of the Department of the Gulf.
OIL STOCK PROMOTER IS
INDICTED IN ST. LOUIS
ST LOUIS, Dec. 14.-A federal Indict
ment charging Ilenjamln F. Moffatt of
Chicago With having used the malls to
defraud in conneotlon with promoting
sales of stock of the Ilulck Oil company
of California was made public today.
Moffatt telegraphed that ho would he
here Monday to give bond, which was
fixed at X.000.
The Indlotment. which was returned
Thursday, alleges that Moffatt repre
renUd that he was selling treasury stock
and not common stock.
David IJulck. who promoted the com
pany and who disposed of .74.000 shares
of stock to Moffatt, testified before the
grand Jufy
Or
NOW J WONDER
TfilS IS GOING TV
NEW -HOSTELRY IS
AN ASSURED FACT
List Will Be Kept Open During
December to 'Allow Delinquent.
Ones to Get In,
PREFERRED STOCK ABOUT GONE
Shortly After l'lrxt .of Year Meeting
Will lc Hed by ptju-Uholderi,
Who VI1 Sum Jlonr'l
a . of Director.
V"l5uouBhinoiiey now has lieel) subscribed,
aticordlfig tft. tho articles of Incorporation,
to Immediately begin the erection of
Omaha's fl.OOO.OW hotel, but the subscrip
tion lists will bo held open during the
month of December to allow delinquents
a chance Io share in the common stock.
At tho beginning of stock subscription
selling It was pointed but tliat theme sub
scribing to tho first JWO.OOO of the amoun4
In preferred stock would sho.ro in the
J200,000 common stock represented in the
valkle or the lot at Eliihtc-chth add Doug
las streets. donated to fio project by Ar
thur Brandels and John L. Kennedy. Tho
amount of subscriptions is now Hearing
the 400,ooo mark, leaving room for only
a few sharu takers to subscribe that they
may Bocure their portions of the common
slock. The list of common stockholders
will bo closed at the end of this mouth,
as the committee Is assured that by that
time $400,000 will havo been subscribed.
Shortly after tho first of the year the
committee which has been promoting the
project will call a meeting of tho stock
holders, at which n. board of directors
for tho hotel will be made. After that,
the promoters' say. It will bo practlcnlly
easy sailing until the blF hotel stands on
tho Eighteenth and Douglas lot
l.lxt tip to Jiau.
Tho amount of subscriptions reported up
to yesterday afternoon follow:
Hotel subscriptions already re
ported tZW.X0
'John A Klnc
Charles A. Salter
jO. II. Wlthncll.....
i Deiijamln S. Haker
iH. W. Dunn
! George McHrlde.
t Y. T. nourke
i A. C. Harte.
I John J. Kyder ...
I John C. Lyncli
, F. J. McRhar.e, Jr ;
; liryce Crawford.....
James Dahlman
Frank C. Uest :
i llobert Smith
George. A. Day
Hello M. Ryan
A. C. Kugel "Vo
Oeorgo A. Magney.'.i..
W. G. Ure
Howard Kennedy
Frank W. Handle.....'.
W. G. SeaM
R. II. Howell
Charles II. McDonald
iCharldM Lealle..
Franks Dewey
iGforge A. Joslyn MKI
J Updike Lumber and Coal company. '1M
Hoscoo i . t'neips i,vu
Walter Petersen :.. l.OJO
D. F. Smith 6,k)
I'pdlke Milling company
H. J. Meyer X
Peters Trust company l.'"J0
i Myron L. Irarneil U)
j Carpenter Paper company 2..V0
Total T. 5H,7H
Famished Wolves
Devour Four Persons
LIBRON, Portugal, Dec. 14. Famished
wolves yesterday devoured four person
In the neighborhood of a village In the
province of Helm.
Large packs of the starving animals
have come down from the gorges of the
Sierra da Katrella. whence they havo bcen
driven owing to (he deep snows, and they
are terrorlilng tho low country. Thoy
visit lonely farms at night and persons
traveling alone along the roads are In
constant danger.
A great hunt was organised yesterday
by the country Inhabitants in tho prov
ince of Holra. More than 200 men partici
pated and they succeeded In rounding up
and killing more than 10) wolves. Eight
of tin. hunters were badly bitten.
- cning the Christmas fox
WHAT
BE ?.
The National Capital
Nnturdny, December l-l, lilt-.
The .Senate.
Met at noun.
A Irrnnil ft, n.rt.l ul 11 n t,l til rriliRdlnt
Mm Sheppurd-lfeilyou "dry state" bill.
iic.ium.Mi consideration of the omnibus
claims bill.
Aurced to meet at 11 . m. Monday to
consider Hhuppard-Keuyon "dry state"
bill,
'I'lie lloute.
Met at noon.
Considered rulo for tuklng up the llur
nett ImmlKi-atlon hill nropostnit an llllt-
-maw imii
uttpj-eaentauyp
Itaj yp. A p t, proposed amBiid
repealing It.. " J
menu 10 iiy"
virtually repea
ANGUS Atll) .HLSfili P.0 FRBp
Men , ConVioted ot Murder of Ncls
Lauiten Rele&ted Conditionally.
teSms ARE NEARLY EXPIRED
lef Kxeeatlte tllres n Itelisoii Hint
Denlres to See Mfn (let Into Some
Orcnpatlon While They Mny He
Held Under Itestrnlnt.
(From u sniff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nob., Dec. l4.-(8!eolal.)-Govsmor
Atdrlcli this afternoon decided
io grant n conditional pardon to Loo
Angus, serving a ten-yuar senteneo for
the murder of NeU Ijiuston, a saloon
keeper, at his saloon at 210) Cumlug
street In May, li. Angus, In company
with Joseph Warren, Raymond Nelson
und Jay O'HerA, entered tho saloon utter
killing listen, rubbed tho ' place of
something over a hundred dollars,
Warrnn was found not guilty of murder,
but wns dent to tho penitentiary for a
term of fifteen years for robbing the
saloon. O'llel'll wus convicted of murder
In tho first degree and sentenced to be
hung, but later Govomor Bhallonberger
commuted his sentence fur life Imprison
ment. Raymond Nelson was given a
ltfo' sentence also, but litter Governur
Bhallenberger reduced tho i-entcnce to ten
years.
(Jovernor's ItenNoiin.
In grunting Angus a conditional pardon,
Governor Aldrlcli says that attfr a
thorough Investigation he has decided to
grunt tho pardon becuuso the. lad wus
only 17 yearn old at tlm time of the
crime and ho does not bcllevn ho was
naturally vicious, but wns n vl:tlm of
strong drink and bud company, he grants
It In order that the boy may be under
some restraint and have a chancu to get
established In some occupation whloh
will be beneficial to blip. Ho had only,
four months yet to serve.
Raymond Nelson, convicted at the samo
tlnio and given a life sentence, buj. In
June, 1901). commuted to ten years, was
also grunted a conditional pardon, His
evldenco had much to do with tho 'con
viction of tho others. He comes of a
good family, but like Angus had had
associates. He has about six weeks yet
to serve. The governor makes the condi
tions of Ills pardon that he abstain
nbsplulcly from the use of Intoxicating
liquors ,stays away from saloons, keeps
out of bad company, that lie ui-e his best
efforts to obtain employment and remain
obed'ent to his parents. He will alto have
to report to the secretary of tho board
of pardons every week as to what he Is
doing. Should he neglect to live up to
the conditions prescribed, ho will be re
turned to the prison to serv out the full
time without any regard to good time
service and allowance.
British Railroad
Strike is Settled
NEWCASTLK, England, Ilc. H.-Tlio
Northeastern railroad strike was settled
tonight. It hod affected S.O00 locomotlvu
engineers and ubout 40,000 other workers,
and had caused the greatest inconvenience
In Kngland since December 7. Its cause
was the reduction In rank of an engineer
for intoxication while off duty.
ATV 1 n
KCKSWDMAN IN FACE
MD SHE SHOOTS HIM
!
Walter Mumin. Frcnoli Sportsman,
I , , , , , ...J
is Wounded DV "Mrs.
,,
jj u nit; a.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR IN PARIS
Vtittuiii, Whoe Identity If ot Al-
tifKether t'leurf Formerly1 t.lteil
.Io 'Sny ortt unit llnlllniore -.
,1lnn I Prominent. ,
.PA-JUH, Dee; 14. Fu filler complications
hdve" davoloped 111 tho sniisittlunnl shoot
Ing affairs of Thursday night in which
an American woman, known ns "Mrs,
lturiies," and Walter Mutnni, tlm well
known French stKirtsmon, wore tho prin
cipals. Tlm woman It now turns out,
wus shut twice by Mumm before sho
shot hln). Him brought hor revolvur into
notion only nftcr she had been badly
wounded,
13vhry effort hud been mado by tlm
Mumhi family to suppress Information
in connection with the scandal,
Walter Mumm, It appears from the
police commissary's report attacked tlm
Woman during a vl61cnt nunrrel und
kicked her In tho face and nock, Whether
ho fired at her has not yet been estub
llshed, but sho was so badly Injured that
four doctors woro called by the servants
In the house und they attended her for
an hour after Mil mill's departure.
Woman Taken Aivny.
Within a short tlmo after tho physi
cians had left u man called lit tho flat
and with tho cuok who wus the solo
witness of thu shooting helped Mrs.
! names" down thu servants' stairway Into
an automobile.
".Mrs. Ilarnes," tho man und her cook
then drove off und no trace of thom
has since been found by tlm police,
who believe sho wus driven to a sunltor
lum' In Purls, or Its environs, Thoy are
seurchlng ull thnso establishments sys
temuticnlly. Tl)e antecedents of "Mrs. Humes" bus
not yet been definitely established by
Police Copitnlssury I.audel, who wns In
vhurgo of tho Investigation. She was
not registered ut tho United States con-
sulato Konerul and sho seemingly had
(Continued on Pago Two )
Mexico Should Pay
Eighty-Six Thousand
to Injured Americans
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Twenty-three
Americans who were wounded or whon
relatives were killed or wounded by shots
from urross tlm Mexican border In April
or May. )9I1, should receive Indemnities
aggregating IS6.000 from the Mexican gov
ernment, uceording to a reort to congress
by a uomtnlsslnu of army officers author-
i red ip inveMiguto tno cases, ah claims
of Mexlcuns Injured on the American
'l.ln 1... I.Mllata rvlf,nn . . , . I . . 1 1 .'.
Ists or, federals weru disapproved.
The commission reported that Lawrence'
F. Converse und Kdwurd M. Piatt,
Americans, wero not entitled to In
deninlty, although the Mexicans com
mitted an luternuttonal' wrour In crowing
the bordor. Converse and Piatt claimed
S0,0V eacii,
The ' following ' claims were approved,
the amounts being reduced In each In
stnnco: ' '"
. For .Injuries at HI Paso. Tex.: Adolfo
Varolii, gtinshot wound to daughter, $J,(C0;'
Virginia Moorheud. wounded through
body. jW.OuO; bundlo Soto, gunshot wound
to wife, Jl.000; Kdwin O. Heaton, wounded
through leg. tS.OLO; Colla Griffiths, hus
band hilled, HSMX); A. R. Chandler, sou
killed. Jli.fOO.
For 'injuries nt Douglas, Ari.: linimt
Larsen, personal Injuries. 11,000; Hlmtir K.
Ciowq, shot through body. S5.00J; Francis
F, Williams. bot through body. 15.000:
John W. Kune, shot in foot, i.000; Joseph
W Harrington, brother killed, 115,000;
William R, White, leg wound, .',000.
ELGIN BUTTER BOARD
CHARGED WITH BEING
ILLEGAL MONOPOLY
Wickcrslmm Files Civil Suit in Chi
cago, Alleging Conspiracy to
Manipulate Prices.
CREAMERY MEN ARE NAMED
American Association Acouscd of
Being Party to Deal.
BIG CONCERNS TAKE PROFITS
Allegation that Prices Have No Re
lation to Supply and Demand.
OMAHA MEN ARE DEFENDANTS
Sccrctnrj- of frenmerj Slen'n Ao-
clntlou nn It Hum N tlcnlttiK
nKli i:Uln llonril Other
Denial .llrnlr,
CHICAGO. Dec. 14. Tho Elgin Board
of Trade, popularly known as the "Huttor
trust," and tho American Association of
Creamery Huttor , Manufacturers, worn
attacked by the federal government in a
civil nutl-trust suit filed hero today for
the dissolution of both concerns.
Sweeping ohurges of u conspiracy to fix:
arbitrarily tho price of butter In tho In
terest of big manufacturers and cold
storage concerns and to the detriment of
the farmer, other small producers and 'to
tho consuming public, are made by At
torney General Wlckorsham against th
so-cullci trust, which he would destroy
as u violation of the Sherman law, Uut-ter-maklng
has drifted to tho largo mn.ni
ufacturors, the natural Increase In vol
ume of business has been curtailed and
prices to the people, of tho country havo
beon onhnnced, especially during tho win
ter season, by the operations of the "con
Bplrntors," according to the government's
petition In equity.
Two (liiinlin Men .Nmned.
Tho following nro named as defendants!
F.lgln Hoard of Trude. Charles H. Potior,
ICIkIii. 111., H. C. Christians, RlchrieJd,
Wis,; J. P. Mason, Elgin; Colvln W.
Hrown, Elgin; A. t Hnwley, Jcrseyvllle,
III.: American Association Crenmory Hut
tor Manufacturers (unincorporated),
James A. Walker, Chicago; George E.
Ilnskcll, Lincoln. Neb.; William D
Hoairl, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; George L,
Mclfuy, Chicago; E. II. Forney. Ablllne,
Kan.; Henry Hridgemnn, Duluth. Minn.''
James II. Huston, Omuhu; Charles Hurtl
ing, Otnahu: Arthur S. Hanfurd, Sioux
GiLi Cal'1 vv' K"0" cll"
Mo.; Henrj' A. Pai;o, Toledo, O.; Samuel
HchUikser, Plymouth, Ind.; Wllllnm A
Tllden, Ht. Paul; Samuel P. Wadlcy. Du
b'uii6. Tn hnd T, Hherman White,
Chicago,
The bill Is signed by Attornej' General
Wlokcrsham, James A, Fowler assistant
to the attorney general; United States
Attorney Wllkorson of Chicago and Stuu
loy D. Montgdmery, Albert C. Wubb and
Charles F. De Woudy, special assistants
to tho attorney generuJ.
Allrjrntlons In lllll.
Asld from tho dissolution of the two
orgnnltatlons, tlie gdvVnmcut seeks to
enjoin tho defendants from appointing a
prlco fixing committee; from fixing
prices; from quoting or publishing fig
ures purporting to bo "market' prices" un
it ss tlicy uro bused on bona fldd sals
of butter; from demanding that the Elgin
price ho Used ns rt baslB in making con
tracts for butter, und from making fic
titious or "wush sales" of butter to mis
lead an to tho actual price at which but
ter Is being sold,
Tho prlco of butter fixed on tho Elgin
uxchungv, tho government maintains. In
not the result of frco und open competi
tion regulated by actual bona fide sales
under thu law of supply and demand
Tho prlco fixing committee of tlie board
is dominated nnil controlled. It Is al
leged, by large butter manufacturers,
known' us celitrallzers, and by cold stor
ugo concerns, This committee, tho peti
tion adds, "has acted arbitrarily nnd
1 without any regard to actual values, and
fixed prices wholly In tho Interest of tho
eohsplrntors."
1 How Prices Are Fixed,
' From May to August, when tho bulk of
tho country's supply is made, tlm potl
i tlon says, largo centralizing concerns are
( buyers, rather than sellers of butter,
. buying up tho surplus product und storing
it for winter, when tho prlco li enhanced.
Consequently, It Is declared, thejfoirtces
ol butter fixed by tho board during tho
summer mouths have been almost ih
j variably below the price nt which the
I product uctually hus sold upon tho mar
! ket, whllo during tho winter mouths tlm
I prices fixed have" been somewhat above
market and private sales,
i it Is charged that the American Asso-
elation of Cieumery Rutter Manufac
Iturers, composed of about sixteen flnns
nnd Individuals, is UKed by thho "conspir
ators" to maintain theo seasonal dif
ferences In prices without regard to trada
conditions or competition. All members
j of tho association are required, it is ai
j h'ged, to use tho price thus established
. as tho basis of their contracts for th
i purchase or srnlo of butter.
I Httforo the summer of eaoh year, tho
,j petition continues, the large centralizing
. concerns send representatives throughout
, thp butter producing area, contracting
wuu small manufacturers for their en
tire season's supply based on the figures
of the Elgin board, usually one-half or
1 cont higher than the Elgin prices. Vast
quantities of butter uro thus purchased
from farmers und others, it is said, by
members of tho association.
Ula Cnueerns TnUe Profits,
"If, therefore,' 'tho petition declares,
"tho prlco fixed, by tho Elgin board
should fall below tile, real economic
price of butttr, as fixed by the law of
supply and demand, the profit accruing
from the corresponding drop in contract
prices goes tu tho larce centmllzers on
ovuiv pound of butter which has beeu
purchased In advance under contract
bawd upon the Elgin price."
Th trystsm by whloh the price of but
ter li fixed is nut generally known to
the widely-scattered pioducers, according
to- thu petition, but "on the contrary
tho price is published throughout the
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