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The Omaha Daily Bee Don't Wait tor opportunity create It for leurself by Judicious use of Tho lice's Advertising column. THE WEATHER, Unsettled VOL. XL11I NO. 140. OMAHA, F1U DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, UU3 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ! HoV?L ,,!f!tVc EMPEROR FACES MOST ACUTE POLITICAL CRISIS Radical Newspapers in Berlin and Frankfort Demand Resigna tion of Cabinet. KAISER TAKES DIRECT CHARGE He Summons Military and Civil Au thorities at Zabern. CABINET ACTION IS UNPOPULAR Vote of Want of Confidence Passed, 293 to 54. BUDGET IS AISO IN DANGER Imperial Parliament Probably Will Itefnae to Proceed vrlth Dlacna slnn Till IllKlitn of t'lrlllntm Arc ttnnrniitced. nULI.KTI.V. BERLIN, Dec. I. A voto of noncon fldence In tho German government In connection with Us attitude In regard to the troublo between military and civilians nt Zabern, Alsace, won adopted In the Imperial Parliament today by 193 against fit. One blank paper was handed In, while forty-nine members were not pres ent BERLIN, Dec. I.-Kmpcror William de cided today that the time had come for Mm to Interfere pnrponnlly with I the full weight of his authority In order to put nn end to difficulties between the civil end military authorities of Alsace. Ills majesty this morning summoned the gov ernor general of Alsace-Lorraine, Count Charles Von Wedel. and tho command ing genera', Lieutenant General Bcrthold Y Von Delmllpg, to report to him. Immedi ately at Donaucsclilngcn. The strife between tho military authori ties and the civilians In the little garrison town of Zabern, Alsace, brought nbout over night a political crisis of the most ncute order In Germany. Demands for the resignation of the Imperial chancellor were voiced today by tho Tageblatt, the l-'rankfort Gazette and other radical newspapers. May Tl" Up Ituilicrt. Tho unsatisfying nature of Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg'B explanations yes terday in the Imperial Parliament and the brusquo statement of Major Gen eral Erich Von Folkenhayn, minister of war, It Is pointed out, havo not only In sured tho passage of tho resolution ex pressing nonconfldence In the govern ment, but' have made possible a. serious hitch In tho budget progrnm. It Is not unlikely that tho Imperial Parliament, wilt refuse to proceed with the discus sion of the budget until it receives guar nnteca tluvt-thero.wilU.bo ..no -repetition of such Incidents as those which haVe occurred al;I5cabern. The ln!erlat chancellor, aware that even hs otvii supporters are blaming him for the absence of any definite declara tion its to how he is going to deal with the authors of the Incidents, appeared In tho Imperial Parliament at the opentng of today's session. He was evidently much exercised over the situation. Tak ing the floor at once, he declared that Kmperqr 'William had exptcsscd extreme displeasure over the occurrences at Zea bern, and had given the general In com mand orders that such violations of the law as the clearing of the streets by the inllltary and tho ;trrest of civilians should not be repeated. Chancellor Denies ClinrKC. Dr. VotrHothmann-IIollweg denied the existence of a secret Inner government In Altace, which overruled the decisions of the iecogn!xcd nuthoHtles-as had been reported and said he would resign Instantly If such a thing were true. "The present moment Is a serious one," the chancellor said, "not because of the possibility of my resignation, but be cause of danger that the Zabern Incident mid the debates In the Imperial Parlia ment may lead to a breach between the urmy .and, the people. The Imperial chancellor and tho emperor are I. thor ough accord In the belief that a policy must be adopted which will strife." solve this The Imperial chancellor appeared to be thoroughly angry and snapped out his (Continued on Page Two.) The -Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Friday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Continued Unsettled, with probably vain; not much change In temperature. Temperature nt Omuhti Yesterday. Hour, 5 a. m. t a. m. 7 a. m. 5 a. m. 10 a. m. U a. m. 12 m 1 p. m. 2 n. m. 3 p. m, p. m 6 p. m. c p. m. 7 p. m. 8 p. m. Deg ... 4S ... 4S ... 4S ... 4? ... 60 ... 50 ... 50 ... 60 ... 61 ... 61 ... 62 ... 61 ... 50 ... 50 ... 60 Comparative Local Ilecord. 1913. 1911 ' 1911. 1910. K 49 27 4S 31 35 19 Hlchest yesterday , .. R! 49 27 ii lowest yesterday."."'.!". 4S 34 35 19 Mean temperature 50 4! 3fi 28 Precipitation ,,,:?; vli Jt nmal et,Pl,atln dePUr- . .00 .01 .00 Norma! temperature 31 l.!xces for the day 19 Excess since March 1, 1912 7S5 Normal precipitation 03 inch Deficiency for the day 03 Inch Precipitation since March 1, ...21.88 Inches Deficiency since March 1 6.57 Inches Deficiency cor. period, 1912.... X50 Inches Deficiency cor. period, 1911. ...15.16 Inches Ilrnorls from Stations at 7 P. 31 Temp. High- Ilain- Stations. 7 p. m. est. fall t'hejenne. snowing r.... 2 '.Si .4t Davenport, clear 45 54 .0) Denver, snowing 32 Jt l.SS Des Moines, part cloudy 43 50 .62 North Platte, raining..., 44 is .04 Omaha, cloudy 50 12 .00 ueblo. snowing 32 32 ,9J Bupld City, cloudy U .(0 Salt lJke City, clear.... 32 3i . J-anta Fe. cloudy 14 .at Sheridan, clear 2i 12 .00 S'oux City, cloudy 4 52 .00 Valentine, raining . ... 12 42 T T ("dilates tra -e of preelpitation. L. A WELSH, Loc.il Forecaster. BANK AT PRIMROSE ROBBED Three Bandits Hold Up Officers and Take Four Thousand. BOONE SHERIFF IN PURSUIT President Joseph llavla t'omirllcl nt Point of (in 11 to Turn Otrr the ( null Itnlilicrn lllillitK on lulnud. , A Mil ON, Neb.. Dec. 4.-tSpcdt Tele i grain.) The Primrose State bank was held up and robbed of (1,00) tilts after noon at I o'clock by three bandits. The robbers rode Into' the town on horseback. One dismounted and went Into the bank, drew a revolver and covered President Joseph Davis and Cashier Wick, compelling them to hand over what funds vcro In sight. The bandits outside meanwhile kept watch on the street and protected the retreat of the one who carried the cash. They wer able to escape from the town before the general alarm was given. Sheriff Evans of Albion was notified at once and with a posse started In pur suit. It is believed the robbers headed for the Cedar river immediately west of Primrose and made their escape Into Wheeler county. People In the entire region were notl- fle dby telephonic to be on the lookout. Primrose Is on a Union Pactflc railroad branch line sixteen miles west of here, and tho opportunities offered for escape. on trains are few. rnless the get-nway has been very carefully planned It is be lieved the men will be enptured. The bank's funds wcie Insured against theft The Primrose State bunk Is owned In large part by Samuel Allcrton, 'a Chicago capitalist. A. C. Thompson of Wheeler county Is also one of the heavy stock holders. Sweetheart of Dr. Oraig is Called by the Prosecution SHELBY VI LLE, Ind Dec. 4.-Mlss Katherlnc Fleming, referred to by coun sel for tho state as the fiancee of Dr. William B. Craig, testified today for the prosecution at the trial of Dr. Craig, for the murder of Mr. Melcno Knabe. Miss Fleming denied she and Dr. Craig were engaged. Sho admitted that they had discussed marriage, but she said there was no engagement. " The witness testified she had known Craig for seventeen years: she had first met him in Indianapolis. Iatcr sho moved to a farm near Avon, Ind., where she lives with her mother, and for the last three years, she said, Dr. Craig had been visiting her regularly. "How often has Dr. Craig visited you?'1 "Nearly every Sunday." The witness admitted sho had talked to Dr. Craig since he made hlj opening statement In the. case. The conversation, she said, was over the telephone and J Monday.- nlghl-or. Tuesday nlgbt Miss Fleming denied, that she had known that sho was warned" fls .a witness until last Monday, when she was served with a subpoena. Miss Fleming gave her age as 42. She Is smnll and rather pretty, Her dark hair Is streaked with gray. She was plainly nervous, trembling as she an swered iiuestlons. Land Lottery Men Are Charged With Misuse of Mails KANSAS CITT, lec. 4. An alleged land fraud, which, according to post office Inspectors was conducted In soveral states through the medium of moving picture shows and the state's malls, led to the arrest here today of W. B. Kni rlch and N. II. Spltier of Louisville, Ky. The two were arraigned before a United States commissioner on a charge of misuse of the malls. According to the federal charge, tickets were distributed among tho spectators at picture shows and the announcement made that the holders of the "lucky" nimibeis would be given a deed to a lot In Guernevllle, Cat It Is alleged that ere then required "filing of papers" the "lucky ones' w to nav more for the "filing of papers I tnan (he 0ta were worth. DECATUrt. III.. Dec . Walter E Harvey and Jack Grace, representing a 1 realty and development company, of Oil- i cago, were arrested here today for sell- I Ing lots In Florida through the dlstrlbu- I Ion of "lucky" tickets at a moving picture theater Industrial Workers of World Declare War on Kansas City KANSAS CITV, Mo.. Dec. l.-After Teter M. McAvoy and four other leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World had been fined ?10) each In municipal court today for blockading traffic while speaking on the street. McAvay, who Is chief of the local Industrial Workers of the World, announced he had sent out a call for an army of his fellows to count here from all over the United States to stand for the rights of the organization. "Within a few day," declared Mo- 1 avoj, a u""u 1 from Omaha, Des Moines, Bock Island. . . .. ..-iii .... i . .. .- g, Louis. Chicago. Denver, Salt Lake i City, Peoria and Davenport to raise thf banner of the Industrial Worker, of the World In Kansas City, where capital ism and the police have challenged our right to organize and speak." President Wilson Remains in BediSr, WASHINGTON, Dec, 4.-President Wl" son's cold was a little better today, but he. remained in bed, Dr. Carr T. Gray son, V. B. N.. thought It prohable the president would have to keep to hi room tomorrow, so engagements were cancelled. It was said at the White Home that while the president was not kuffering In any way, the cold remained In his head and throat and Dr Grayson thought It test to guard against exposure EGGS BOYCOTTED BY HOUSEWIYES VMTZZT- Woman's Club Members Seeking Re cipes from Which Product of the Hen is Left Out. START HOUSEKEEPERS' LEAGUE Will Distribute Fresh from the Coun ATTACK ON Woman's Club Members Are Seek ing Eggless Reoipcs. START HOUSEKEEPERS' LEAGUE Have a Plan to (Jet I'hrnprr K.KK" from the t'nnntry nnd to Force DiMTii the Prlerii Pnltl In Thin City j mi,l.i:TIN. CHICAGO, Dec. t.-The egg market de clined 2 to 3 cents today, Although re ceipts showed a falling off. Ordinary firsts wcro quoted nt 31 to 32 cents whole sale. Agreeing to use no eggs while the present high prices prevail and only cold Morngo eggs are obtainable, the house hold economics- department of tho Woman's club inaugurated their egg bov cott yesterday. Plans were also made to eventually start n housekeepers' league In Omaha In order to get cheaper eggs from the country nnd forco down tho city price., Kggless recipes will bo adopted by nil members of the club, who pledged them selves not only to abstain from tho use of tho hen fruit at present, but hIso to urgo every other housewlfo In. tho city to Join them In their boycott. Mrs. I J. Burnett, M South Thirtieth street, led tho meeting nnd also proposed the ultimate solution of tho egg problem through tho housekeepers' leaguo method. "Tho proposed boycott of egg dealer sanctioned by club women yesterday means a big ntovomcnt on the part of Omaha women," Mrs. Burnett said, after the meeting. "We will not be empty handed In our fight against exorbitant prices and' long chilled eggs, for I am in receipt of letters from out In the state which load mo to believe that tho women of Omaha can effectively conduct a housekeepers' league, to force down tho price of eggH." Besides pledging themselves not to uso eggs until the price comes down and bet- (Continued on Pagu Two.) Importation of Arms Into Ireland. . Will 3 e Stopped DUrifjiNV' Ireland, Dec, t.-The Importa tlon of arms In d Upland Is about to bo forbld'cien, 'according io tho newspaper here. The Issue of n proclamation to that effect Is expected In a day or two. Augustine BIrrel, chief secretary for In land, Is here In conference with the Earl of Aberdeen, the lord lieutenant, and the result it Is thought will be that the gov ernment will take this first step against tho plans of rebellion of the followers of Sir Edward Carson, the Irish Unionist leader. Shipments of rifles and bayonets In large quantities Into Belfast have been on the Increase during the last few weeks. BELFAST. Ireland, Dec. 4. Prominent unionists here say that any attempt to deprive the Ulster volunteers of their wcupoqs will mean nn uprising In the province. At the Ulster Unionist, It Is said, tho Importation of arms Into Ireland will be stopped by a revival of the Irish crimes act, which has been In abeyance for sev eral years, owing to the subsidence of the home rule agitation. This act of Parlia ment forbids the carrying of arms and gives to the, jnithorltles powers to search and conflscSJe, t -it i j BUSmCSS IS Nearly on JNormal Basis m Capita of Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4-Buslness conditions were resumed on almost a normal basis today, the fourth day of the strike of the teamsters and chauf feurs' union. Practically all team own . crs had at least a part of their forces In 'operation. In view of Mayor Wallace's statement last night that "there is no reason why bUHlncss should pot be Vpnducted as j usual," and that the ivollojM&Iepartmen Is 'fully prepared to protect'nyone who desires to resume business" several stores and other firms which have not attempted to make deliveries this week J fUBe Just a week ago, continued today, began preparations to resume their sen- with the likelihood that not until tomor ice today. row would the fires be allowed to die Tho ministers' committee, which be- ' down gan an Investigation of the strike yester duy, continued Its hearings today. It was announced by the union thnt only IK team owners, employing about VOO men, had signed the tentative agreement submitted yesterday by the union offl rials. The list did not Include any of the large employers. Wilson Talks With . Colorado Operators DBNVKIt, Dec. l.-Fecretary of Ibor William B. Wilson today held a confer- once with representatives of the Colorado In an effort to bring ptlon of their meeting with strlker. It was expected that vif the operators agreed to continue peaces nego tiations the secretary of labor would ask leaders of the strikers to make a sim ilar agreement Governor Amnions was present at the conference with the oper ators today. State Auditor itheady Kenehan and State Treasurer M. J. IhJi!) today begun the distribution of Jii.OOi to the national guardsmen In the strike tone The turn represents pay for the first twenty days of service rwmjS 'si v--- rrv.vfi t n-- K-LL 1 13 if III Vasar II -a i EXt Jha ! a L-- . - J Drawn for The Bee by Powell. WILL CONTEST AN ELECTION Distriot Judges Will Endeavor to Avoid Campaign Next Year. BIENNIAL CLAUSE IS PUZZLING Difference In Its Interpretation na In Length of Office Mnr Re mit In a. Snprrme Conrt Hear Ino;. Local district Judges, who hare served only one year of the four-yoar Urm for .which Jhey were elected.. wUl .not . will iugly engage In an, election contout one year froth this fall, for which-f hey havo been slated by lata' Officials, but will sectire an lnterprelatldn of the consti tution and the statutes from the su premo court by means of Injunction pro ceedings. The subject will be formally discussed soon. A dispatch from Lincoln to the effect that Secretin- of Stats Waite had given notice that 'district Judges were to be chosen at the general election to ba held November 3, 1914, came as a surprise to tho Judges here. They were Inclined to think the statement was due to mistake. Although the local Judges would say little about tho situation, because they considered that It would solve Itself without Interference by them, they mado It clear that they will not submit to a decision by state officials which will shorten their term of office without carrying the Issuo to the suprome court by Injunction proceedings. The recent biennial election provision la the causa of the misunderstanding. District Judges are among the officials to be chosen at general electlonp and the next general election Is to be held In No vember, 1914. It Is understood to ba Sec retary Walt's position that when the first biennial election Is held next year that those .officials whose terms extend beyond that date be placed on the samo footing with those whose terms expire and those who formerly were elected In "off years and aro now "holding over," The local Judges contend that their terms cannot bo legally shortened and that the statute provides that they shall go before the people again In 1910. If their contention is upheld they will hold offlco until January 1, 1917. Belief that Lopez is Not in G-as-Filled Mine Still Growing BINGHAM, Utah, Dec. 4. The smudg- ng of the i tan-Apex mine, in wnich ' llaluh Loner, slaver of six men. took re- The belief grew today that the des- , LONDON, Dec. 4 Francis Hoyer Hayre perado had escaped from the mine, which and his bride, formetly Miss, Jessie was meant to be his tomb. Odds nar- j Woodrow Wilson, will receive muoh so rowed from 2 to 1 to dvn inonov that ' clal attention while In London. Walter jle nol BUCCumbed to the poisonous gases that have thirty miles of been teneruWd In the subterranean workings since Monday. The pursuit of Ixipez began November 21, after he had killed a fellow country- I man. The chltf of police and four depu ties have since fallen before his deadly aim. ANOTHER BIG FORTUNE IS AWAITING CLAIMANTS SHEBOYGAN. Wis.. Dec l.-In the vaults of bunkr In Ireland and In safety deposit boxes there is 112.400,000 left by James O'Brien, deceased, awaiting distri bution among residents of Sheboygan, Fond Du Lac. Milwaukee, Winnebago and Marathon counties. The fortune was amassed In the gold fields of California In the early 'Sis The news came In dis patches from a representative of Wau- shu. who is in lielund looking after the details of the wtate O Brlen died In County Cork twentv- one years ago. Recruiting Under Difficulties The National Capital Thursday, Deeemlier 4, intit. The Senate. Met at noon. Adoption of democratic currency bill went over another day. Republican senators attacked the demo cratic CUIICUS. llecessed from p, m. to S p. m. The House, Met at to a. m. . Utiles committee gavje a, hearing to tho antl-suffraglsts. , , . ... Uensley resolution for naval holiday generally discussed. War le,partinent ,offJclals, urged av a. tlon and other appropriations before mill- tarv-'mt fMlr rnmmltfPM " " mi?. Mfvri .ltnrtMii.a.rmni!in rnnftnned headings oh levee JtiVproVmnentB for flood Pioteotlon-alon the Mississippi, river. Action on-IIensley- naval holiday reso lutlon went over to Saturday. Adjourned at 5:13 p. m. to noon to morrow. KENNEDY CHOSEN PRESIDENT York Man Elected Head of County Commissioners' .Association. TWO 0MAHANS GIVEN OFFICES Frank Dest Klrcted Vice President nnd A, 4. JInrle Treasurer of firstnnlsntlon Fremont Next Sleet lii if Place. P, J. Kennedy of York was re-elected president of the Nebraska County Com missioners and Supervisors' association at Ha closing meeting yesterday at tho Hotel Rome. Charles 12. Hill of Hast ings was re-elected secretary. Front; Best of Douglas county, was chosen vico president, and A. C, Uarte of Douglas county, treasurer. Fremont was selected as the next meet ing place for the convention. Jioth Omaha and Lincoln were In the race. Tho voto stood Fremont, 66; Omaha, 41; Lincoln, 10. The commissioners and mrxrvlsom eolaed their convention yesterday after noon with a number- of papers on problems of the clerks, and matters pertaining to road making. In tho evening nrarly 300 , gathered for the annual banquet at the Hotel Borne. The banquet begun at t ''o'clock, P, J Ken nedy of York, president of the uiocU tlnu, wan the toastmaster, and a number of Impromptu talks furnished entertain ment. Many of tho men left Inst night for their homes but ' most of them re mulued until today. . , Mr, and Mrs. Sayre to Be Given Social Honors in London J H- Page, the American ambassador, has arranged two dinners In their honor. Sir. Kdward Grey, and other prominent per sonages will he present. Mrs. Page will give them a reception and Miss Page w! give a luncheon for Mrs. Uayre at the Author's club. The White Friars' club, a prominent literary luncheon club, will also entertain the couple. The steamship company has made ar rangements whereby the Sayrea will be able to avoid photographers when they land. HORSE PRESENTED TO COLONEL ROOSEVELT PUENOS AYBEfl, Dec. 4,-Colonel Tho doie Roosevelt arrived In Buenos Ayres today, alter v siting the naval base at Rahla Blanea and Inspecting the Argen tinian stuadion. The minister of marine irm, a luncheon In his honor nn tlm crUl.r ijehoa yres, The colonel was 1 presented with an Argentine horse at n meptlon gl-en In the llurnos Amis Equestrian aouet th s afternoon. CAUCUS CALLED CONSPIRACY Senator Cummins Says Currenoy Bill Was Passed Elsewhere. SAYS THAT DEBATE IS A FARCE .Mr. Owen Defends Democratic .Method nil it Snya It la the Only War to tJet Action After Look Delay WASHINGTON, Dec. -Charges by Senator Cummins that the democrats had approaehnl 'tlungrrously near ra conspiracy against. tfip rights tJr'ntt'tfie people" In tsfclng caucus acUoti on the cllrrrney ' bllf, marked .the. opening of today's sfisloii'o'f the nennte. ''This bill has been considered else where and passed elsewhere," he said. "There will be no real debate In this chamber: It will bo simply a farce. I hesitate to participate In It, for I don't want to give It before the country the color of actual deliberation. I cannot believe the American people will fOr a long perldd tolerate this legislation by a caucus. Senator Lewis retorted that Senator Cummins had sanctioned similar cau cus methods while governor of Iowa, but Mr. Cummins denied It. Cniiens All llljtht, Haya Orrcn. Senator Owen, defending the caucus notion, declared the demoorats hud adopted the most "direct, efficient and simple way of securing legislation" after congress hnd for months delayed 'action. He denounced the extended debate on the Hetrh I tetchy 'bill as a '"beating of the air with empty words" 'and a de lay of the currency bill. , i nepuhllrAns declared that democrats were absenting themselves from the chamber and that all addresses were be ing made to "empty seats." Heed Defends Wilson. Senator Iteed declared the Impression had gone abroad that President Wilson had exerted some "undue Influence" on congress In the currency matter. "Th president." said Senator Beed, emphatically, 'has never attempted to coax or coerce congress into passing any particular bill. I entirely deny that the president has gone a hair's breadth be jond the performance of his constitu tional duty." Senator Norrls, republican, declared the situation showed the need of a cloture rule. He attacked the caucus, "With every fundamental principle which the president laid down In his message I am In hearty accord," he said, "but under the caucus system I will have no opportunity to assist In framing the measures which should carry out those principles. Practically every sen ator or this side of the chamber Is In a similar position on some one or more I of tho president's recommendations." j Alleged Wife Beater Lashed with Whips DKCATl'B, 111.. Dec. 4.-Nocturnal I mctiods of the Ku Klux Klan were re- , vlved at Areola today, when five masked ' men took Harry Sleh froip his home, ' tied him to a tree In the yard and . lashed his bare back with buggy whips. ! Sleh had beon charged with lieutlng his ' wife and consorting with bootleggers. ' The attack has stirred up the country about Areola. The Identity of the mid night whlppers has not been learned, ileh Is expocted to recover. Joseph Kopf Freed in Nemaha Court AUBL'BN, Neb.. Dec. (.Special Tolo. j gram.) The case against Joseph Kopf, , charged with being Impltruted with Fuller. Shellenberger In the 'murder of Jullun : llauhaud In June, l&Kg, today came to n I sudden end. The county attorney nolled the rate, filing written reasons tl'rcfor i iici'i bs tilted bv Shellen'iergt i going back I I on h s c"nfesion, ' ' SUFFRAGETTE POSSE IS ONABLE TO RESCUE LEADER FROM POLICE Mrs. Pankhurst Taken Into Custody Before Steamer Docks and Put in Jail. ! SYMPATHIZERS' EFFORTS FAIL Heavy Sea Too Much for Motorboats Carrying Militants. THEY ARE DRENCHED TO SKIN Craft Does Not Reach Liner Till Prisoner on Gangway. SHOUT THROUGH MEGAPHONES Woman Protest Arm I lint Arrest nnd AaW to See Wnrrnnt, AVhlcli She I Told Is t'nnec essnry. KXKTF.It, Kngland, Dec. t.-Mrs. Km mellne Pankhurst. the militant nutfr.tg etto leader, was lodged today In Exeter Jail. The police, who arrested her on board the Majestic on her arrival from New York, outwitted tho women s,m patliliers who had been watching to re sist her arrest. After sho and the officers landed from a tug nt a dock on the Tamar river, they started off In the di rection of London, but afterward changed their routo and made direct for this cltv 'nnd reached their destination without en countering any obstruction. ItniiKh Hen Altla Police. PLYMOUTH. Dec. 4,-Wlnd and sea to day helped the police to evade the poss of suffragettes who had planned to pre vent the rearrest of Mrs. Emmellne Pnnk hurst under tho provisions of the "cat nnd mouse act." A heavy sea was running In the harbor when the steamship Majestic anchored shortly after noon. Tho waves, whllo they did not effect the powerful police tug, were too much for tho llttto moti) boat which the militant suffragettes had engaged to head off tho policemen. The occupants, who Include "Genernl" Mrs Flora Drunimond and other leaders, were drenched to tho skin before they reached tho liner. The Majestic, under police orders, had nnchorcd outside tho breakwater Th. sea delayed the little suffragette warship thnt It did not arrive nt tho side of tlv big liner until the pollco were leading Mrs. Pankhurst down the gangway. Tho militants shouted to her through their rrognphones; "Don't landl the cats are after your Mrs. Pn it Wlin ml Protrata. Mrs. Pankhurst protested against her arrest and, naked, tq see ttj warrant u was explained to. her that hb warrant Child Dobt. am American suffragist, was permitted to accompany her. Six policemen and a wardrc boarded tho steamer to prevent apy of the pas sengers Interfering with the officers del egated to make the actual arrest. Jn the meantime an ordinary tender, on which were many suffragists, armed with clubs, was kept standing 6ft and the armed bodyguard u rendered helpless, Bodies of suffragists were op guard outside all tho prisons In the southwest of England to which It was thought Mrs, Pankhurst might be taken. During the night at Bristol tho women who took sentry duty In relays outside the Jails were attacked by a hostilo crowd and several people were hurt In the strug gles. Indication In-London, LONDON, Dec. 4,-The militant suf frugcttes, who had arranged a great demonstration to welcome Mrs. Pank hurst, arranged to turn It Into a meeting of protest. Threats of vengeance against the authorities were heard when It was discovered that Mrs. Pankhurst's cap tors had eluded the rescue party at Plymouth. Many women who had planned to greet their leader on her ar rival met to express their Indignation at her arrest- The Women's Social and Political union, tho militant suffragette organisa tion, Issued the following , announcement this afternoon: "The Women's Social and Political union views with, great Indignation the government's action In arresting Mrs. .Eimnellna Pankhurst on her return from her triumphant tour of the United .States. It denounces as a public scandal this act of Injustice on the part of the govern- (Continued on Page Two.) Darkness One definition: "A blind Ethiopian chasing a black cat In a dark cellar at midnight. That is "some darkness," to lapse into the vernacular. And yet there are some readers of The Bee, no doubt, who are going it almost as blindly. They read the newa of the day, the favorite special fea tures, and all the other good things that go to make up the editorial end of this newspaper and then they drop the news paper, neglecting matters of lasting benefit the advertise ments. Not to keep oneself inform ed dally of the offerings of The Bee's advertisers Is. In a manner of speaking, living In a darkness akin to that de scribed above. A few minutes a day In thoughtful consideration of ad vertising is hot only Interest ing, but educating. A man who never read a newspaper advertisement would have a hard time pick ing out the best places in town to do his shopping, wouldn't he? i t