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VOL. XLHI-NO. 155.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, ipi3 TWELVE PAGES.
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On Trains and at
Hotel ITews Stan fls, Be,
THE WEATHER.
Fair
MILITARY OFFICERS
TRAVESTY ON PEACE
PROGRAMCENSURED
Burlesque of Administration's Pol
icy at Banquet of Caraboa Club
Angers President.
SECRETARY DANIELS IS GUEST
Head of Navy Leaves Before Objcc
tional Song.
DISTINGUISHED MEN ATTEND
Several Hundred Army and Navy
Officers Present.
SECRETARIES TO INVESTIGATE
Garrison Will Determine "Whether
It In Breach of Discipline
or Exhibition at nail
Taste.
WASHlNpTON. Dec 18.-Preeident Wit
on today ordered an Investigation by the
War and Navy departments of the satires
on the administration's Philippine policy,
which featured the annual banquet last
Thursday of the Order of Corabao. an or-
conization of army and navy officers,
who served In the Islands. President Wit- I
son suggested to Secretaries Garrison and .
Daniels reprimands for those responsible.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison con
ferred early today and called for a
statement of explanation from Read Ad
miral Howard and Quartermaster Gen
eral Aleshlre, tho highest ranking of
ficers at the dinner.
Secretary Daniels at the same time
suggested to Admiral Howard that he de
cline the presidency of tho order to
which ho was elected last Thursday and
informed him that tho song "Damn.
damn, damn, the insurrectos," which
was sung at the banquet, would nevor be
sung again under tho present administra
tion with officers of tho navy present.
PreNlrieut 1" Indlfcnnnt.
The president expressed his Indignation
to members of his cabinet after he had
read published accounts of the banquet
He felt particularly displeased over the
travesty on tho administration's peace
policy and criticisms aimed at Secretary
Bryan when throo six-foot models of bat
tleships borne by concealed boys were
carried Into the banquet room, in the
muzzle of the guns wcro stuck nosegays
and the mllk-whlto dove was perched on
nach fighting top. They were named
"U. S. a Fellowship." "U. S. S. Friend
ship" and "U. S. 8. Piffle." Another
satjrc was a moving picture film of a
throe-year pursuit of a Filipino colonel,
who time and again had escaped capture
and hardly had been apprehended when'
he was made governor of a province.
jThe performance, according to advance
Statements given out by the Carabao so
ciety, waa designed to show the "lack of
sympathy for recent developments and
tendencies In Philippine government."
Daniels Leave Early.
President Wilson himself was not satlr
Izod by the diners, but he made It plain
to his assistants that he felt keenly the
burlesques on members of his cabinet.
Secretary Daniels and Secretary Garrison
Hhared tho president's feeling In the
matter. 'Jlr. Daniels .said, today that he
left tho dinner Immediately after making
lils speech In order to keep another en
gagement and that tho song, "Damn,
Damn, Damn, tho Insurrectos," was par
ticularly offensive to him.
Secretary Daniels said that had 'he
known the song was to have been sung
ho would have asked that It be omitted
and had not that been done he would
have declined to attend the dinner.
The opinion of the president and mem
bers of his cabinet Is that satires can
not be objected to when coming from
persons outside of the government, but
lo permit to go unnoticed the criticisms
of officials of the army and navy Is
likely to be misinterpreted abroad as a
tevere breach of discipline.
Consternation Anionic Officers.
The news of the proposed Investigation
fell like a bombshell In army and navy
circles. There were hundreds of officers
present. Rear Admiral Howard told Mr.
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The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday;
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; not much change in temperature.
Temperature at ajiuuba Testerday.
Hour. Deg. j
7 5 a. m 33
G a. m , 34
7 a. m... 31
S a. in 3t
9 a. m so
i 10 a. m 30
; 11 a. m 41
12 m 47
1 P. m 49
, 3 P. m t)
3 p. m 50
P. in 60
( i P. in 49
6 p. m 45
7 p. m 41
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Comparative Local Record.
1913. 1512. 1911. 1910.
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, II 35 30 JW
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Precipitation
Temperature and
precipitation depar-
from the normal
Normal temperature SS
Kxcess for the day 2S
Total excess since March 1 .SS8
.Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 0 Inch
Total rainfall since Maroli 1..33.53 lnohe
Declcleney slnc March 1 5.20 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 191!.. 3.S7 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1911.. 14. 16 Inches
Station and State Temp. H.'gh- Rain.
of Weather. 7. p. m.
Cheyenne, clear 54
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Davenport, clear hi
lener, clear 30
Des Moines 4t
Hodge City, cloudy 0
lender, cloudy 30
North Platte, clear ti
Omaha, clear 41
Pueblo, clear 30
Rapid City, dear 33
Salt Lake City, rain 20
j-anta Fe. cloudy CS
Sheridan, clear 3
soux City, clear 3S
vientme. clear 38
SO
T Indicates iraoe oi prwipuauon.
2 A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
DEFENSE NOW BEING HEARD
Evidence in Behalf of Dr. Brantley
Is Offered in U. S. Court.
TAKES STAND IN PERSON
Accused Physician Telln of Ills Hf
Intlonn Tvlth Fraudulent Treat-'
ment nnd the Misuse of
the Mall.
After hearing the argulnqnt of Arthur
Mullen, attorney for the defense. In the
caao of the government against K, D.
Brantley, for mora than an hour Monday
morning, Judge Page Morris of the
United States district court, overruled
a motion mado Saturday, to Instruct
Jury In a verdict for the defendan
III denying the motion, Judgo MonK
explained clearly the gist, or Is ho
ferod It, the "meat of the Indictment." In
the absence of the Jury.
"When a man places an advertisement
In a nowspaper, a dally newspaper In
this city, it Is presumed by reasonable
men that the paper will bo mailed and
circulated. It is not necessary for the
government to show that the defendant
had knowledge of the posting of the
papers."
iho Jury was then again called Into
tho courtroom, and tho defense started
the Introduction of tho evidence on be
half of tho defendant.
Joh McKcnzte, an attorney, testified
that ho had been retained by Mrs. II.
W. "Wlttman when the World-Herald
attached hrr trunk for an advertising
bill said to have been Incurred by Dr.
"Wlttman. Ho stated that several articles
of men's wearing npparel had been re
moved from tho trunk, besides an clcc-
trlcal device.
Numerous deposition were Introduced
to show the character nnd reputation of
the defendant during his residence In
Nashville and other cities in the south.
Other witnesses who took the stand in
behalf of tho defatidantt were George
Conant. clerk at tho San ford hotel;
George W. Jolly, who went to the sta
tion with Constable Pearson to attach
the trunk, nnd Arthur Davis, of the
Postal Telegraph company, who Intro
duced a telegram In evidence.
Ilraiittey Takes Stand.
Shortly after noon the defendant, E. D.
Brantley, took the stand In his own de
fense. IIo told of his practicing medicine
In southern cities, of how he had met
Dr. Whitman, and of how ofr several
weeks he had been associated with Whit
man, familiarizing himself with the use
of the electrical apparatus. IIo related
some of his domestlo troubles, during
which Mrs. Brantley left him ut Jack
son. Tenn., because "the town was such
a dull place she wouldn't stay in It."
Brantley displayed the telegram he h:id
received, asking htm to come to Omaha,
nnd told of his efforts to induce his wlfo
to accompany him. Until he received
this message In April, 1913, Brantley said
ho had heard nothing from Whitman
since 1911.
Brantley denied that he had anything
to do with the advertising of. the office
in Omaha, and stated that he had re
ceived no money from Wr. Whitman
while here.
"One day Dr., Whitman said that he
was going away and try to raise some
money to pay. his debts here. After he
left town collectors for the World-Hrald
almost drove Mrs. Whitman Into pns
trutlon, and then she came to me ami
asked me to box up Whitman's Instru.
monta and ship them to Denver."
Then he told of buying two railroad
tickets to Denver, and one Pullman
ticket The Pullman ticket, Jie sail, was
for -Mrs. Whitman. Judge Morris then
adjourned court to permit Mr. AdUr,
one of the Jurymen, to attend the wed
ding of his niece, which was set for 5
o'clock.
Masked Feudists Set
Fire to Houses and
Whip Young G-irl
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Deo. 15.-F1fteen
masked and armed men, said to have
been feud enemies of the Collins family
of Old Horton, an Isolated village In
Howell county, rode into the town yes
terday, burned four houses belonging to
the family, severely beat several of tho
Collinses and warned them to leave the
community on pain of death. The band
then rode away after firing a volley Into
the air.
News of Uie affair reached here today.
The marauders went to tho home of Mrs.
Jane Collins. Her daughter, Pardee, was
whipped with switched. Mrs. Collins, who
is blind, was handled roughly, but not
seriously Injured. After removing the
children and furniture from the home the
men set fire to the building and watched
It burn to the ground.
The home of Dan Collins was next vis
ited by the band and the house and barn
fired. Two other houses belonging to
te family, but unoccupied, were burned.
Ten perrons are said to have been
warned to leave the village and never to
return. None of the gang was recog
nized. Tho Collins family In Howell
county numbers about 100.
KANSAS GIRL WILL
GET LARGE REWARD
SEWARD, Kan., Dec 15. Ethel Mountz,
a js-ycar-oia gin of this town, will re.
celve $20,000 from the estate of Colonel
C Grant of Denver for her heroism in
saving a baby from death under the
wheels of Grant's motor car, according
to a letter received by her today. Grant
with his family passed through here laat
summer, and It was then Miss Mountz
risked her life to save the child, A let
ter today brought the Information that
Grant had written his will, makjng her
one of the benflclarles.
SLAGLE NAMED HEAD
OF SOUTH DAKOTA UNI
VERMILLION', 8. D-, Dec. 15. The ap
pointment of Dr. Robert L. Slagle, pres
ident of the South Dakota Stato Agri
cultural college at Rrooklns, to be prei
dent of the South Dakota university here
has been announced this evening ty the
state board of regents.
He 1b one of the best known dura
tors In South Dakota. He has been
president of the State Agricultural col
lege since 1903 and was formerly presi
dent of the state school of mines (it
Rapid City.
vswr
RULES SAYS PARTY
MUST GETJOGETHER
Chairman Disousscs Matter Commit
tee and Proposed Convention
Expected to Decide.
"NOT COUNSEL QF DESPAIR."
Asserts Republicans Have Every
Reason tcNfcel Hopeful,
ABNORMAL
Principles Should Not Be
Hscarded or Undermined.
VTLED HIT AT PROGRESSIVES
Won't Embrace Theories of Govern
ment "Destructive of All We Hald
Essential to Maintenance of
Liberty nescnlated by Law."
WASHINGTON,- Deo. 15. Although the
republican national committee will not
docldo tbo question of whether It shall
call an extraordinary party convention
until Its formal meeting tomorrow, many
of the arguments for and against such
action were made tonight at a dinner
given lo the committeemen by Chairman
Charles D. HUles. In a speech to the
diners that preceded the discussion of
the question. Mr. Utiles outUned at
length the matters which the committee
and a convention it called will be asked
to settle, gabe some of tho arguments
on each side and declared that tn any
event the republican party should get to
gether. "This conference," he said, "la not a
counsel of despair. Republicans have
every reason to feel hopeful."
The national chairman did not dlselosa
his personal views on the advisability
of an extraordinary convention, but
called upon other committeemen to de
bate its merits.
Trustees of Part.
"In order that wo may again trlmuph,"
he said, "we must have some motive
other than a desire to win. For the
sake of mere success at the polls we
must not discard or undermine tho sound
principles which our predecessors thought
out and fought for and wrought aut.
We are the trustees of the republican
part)', a fact which should Inspire In us
a senso of cogent responsibility. Repub
licans and former republicans can go
very far in a protocol of unon f a sur
render of principles is not Involved. Wo
will npt embrace theories of government
that are destructive of all that we hold
essential to the maintenance of liberty
regulated by law."
Mr. Utiles referred to the. meeting of
the national committee as "abnormal,"
but directed by the executive committee
and warranted by; eand(tioni).
He announced -that five Important que,
tlons to be decided by the commute
tomorrow Involved the recognition of
state laws as to tho manner or 'choos
ing delegates: minimizing the number of
contests for seats in conventions; in
terminating the tenure of committeemen!
automatically upon the election of their
successor; the creation of a now tribunal
to hear contestants and changing the
basis of representation.
Mr. HUles dwelt at length on the pro
posed recognition of primary laws and
the proposal to change the basis of rep
resentation, which wquld lead to a re
duction In the proportion of delegates
fiom routhem states. Discussing tho
proposed reduction, Mr. Utiles pointed out
the success of tho republican party tn
several states south of the Mason and
IDlxou's line and summed up the argu
ment of the opponents of the plan.
Argument of Opponent.
"Theji" he eald, "argue that If the
party Ignores the great body of republi
cans denies representation in its con
vention to colored men, who are dis
franchised, by an arbitrary militant and
uncomiclonable democracy; tt will have
wrought a wrong of far reaching conse
quence, that Its new slogan of 'Just and
equal representation' will be a mls
domener and that It will have given
countenance to a damnable and despotic.
system."
"It may not be irrelevant to remark,"
he added, "that It President Wilson's
proposal for a fedeial primary law should
take form and he enacted Into a con
stitutional law, the five perplexing prob
lems, which I have endeavored to state
In an lmportlal manner, would disap
pear. Even bo , the republican party
would. I fancy, continue to hold na
tional conventions, for suiely tho right
of ussembly Is still left to us as private
citizens until the constitution is re
pealed.''
Olawson Askc Heavy
Damages from Road
Charging the Chicago. Rock Island Sc.
Pacific railway with negligence, Thomas
B. Clawson filed sut for J16.000 damages
against fne company In the I7nlte4
States district court, here, yesterday aft
ernoon.
Mr, Clawson. a traveling salesman, al
leges that at Its station at DeWItt,
Saline county, Nebraska, the corporation
on November 31, failed to maintain lights
after sundown, and that as a result, he
walked off a platform and fell four feet
to the found, break ng his arm In two
places and sustained other severe In
Juries.
Government Fur
Sale at St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15. The first govern
ment fur auction ever held In the United
States will take place here tomorrow.
Scores of buyers from European and
Canadian markets will attend the sale
Japan, England and the United State
have entered Into an agreement lo pro
tect fur bearing animals. A limited num
ber of seals and whlto and blue foxes
therefore (.re permitted by the United
States government to be killed In Alaska,
The Department of Commerce and Labor
ruled that seal and fox skins owned by
the government should be sold in thin
country.
What
f WHY, I QET IBUT
f I THINK A HERE A fa000 A"gKAR 1 1
150,000 WOULD J v ' ' " '
I?E ABOUT RIGHT J (fSnw
I slmW ty
J0 Honest
News Note A Lawyer Suing for a $200,000 Fee Has Offered Expert
as to the Value of His Professional Services.
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
MINISTERS J)PP0SE TANGO
Also Vote Their Disapproal of the
Big Charity Ball.
OPINION, HOWEVER, IS DIVIDED
Business Men toke Exception to the
Insinuation hMTh owtd,
-oent" .ad iaespefable- -
Although a resolution to oppose the
New Year's charity -ball for the benefit
of the CHy Mission failed of adoption
at the meeting of the Omaha Minis
terial union yesterday the preachers
votd their disapproval of, the proposed
affair and also went on record as unani
mously opposed to the tango, which they
understood waa to be a favorite dance
on the program.
A committee ws finally authorized
and appointed to confer with the citi
zens comprising the ball committee and
to secure their assurances that the blr
society and charltAble event would be I
perfectly "decent" and "respectable."
The members of this committee are Rev.
C. W. McCasklll of the Hanscom rarK
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. O. D.
Baltzley of the Kountze Memorial Luth
eran church, Rev. F. T. Rouse of the
First Congregational church. Rev. J. A.
Maxwell of the Calvary Baptist church
and Rev. IT. B. Spear of the Central
United Presbyterian church.
Opinion was divided on the question of
opposing the' ball, and soon after the
(Continued on Pag Two.)
The National Capital
Monday December 18, 101 n.
The Senate.
Met at 10 a. tn.
Senator Burton Introduced six amend
ments to the currency bill when debate
was resumed.
Senator Perkins Introduced a bill for a
S3.O0O.O0O navy dry dock In San Francisco
bay.
Recessed at p. m. to 3 p. m.
The Hons.
Met at noon.
Harrison of Mlislsslppl Introduced a
bill proposing international conference
to abolish gambling tn food and agri
cultural products on exrhannei.
Franrls of Ohio and others dlscuseed
highway plans before roads committee.
Hearing on seamen's bill continued bo
foro merchant marine committee.
Contest for beat of representative Dyer
of Missouri, republican, and charges
made against Representative Whaley of
South Oorollna considered by elections
committee. . . . ,
Literary test bill un acaln before lm
mlgrat'on committee,
Stevens of New Hampshire Introduced a
bill to give Interstate Commerce commis
sion full control of all questions of
safety on railroads and conferring drdttlc
powers,
Bill to Increase ray of rural mall car
riers after July 1, 1914, to a maximum
of I1.3M a year for standard routes. In -
troduced by Representative Cullop of In -
dlana.
Bills for Improving New Tork harbor ,
and vicinity. Introduced by Represents- 1
tlve Bruckner and Taylor to carry out
Governor Glynn's recommendations.
Chairman Stephens of Indian affairs
committee Introduced a bill to provide
for final segregation and apportionment
pf all Indian tribal property.
Representative Kahn of California In
troduced a bill to appropriate 1110,000 for
construction o a navy coal depot In San
Francisco bay.
Chairman Clayton of the Judiciary com
mittee Introduced a resolution for experts
and other assistants In connection with
the preparation of anti-trust legislation
In a Joint resolution proposed the crea-' marked limitations and whether there are
Hon of a commission to report a plan to:not casM where bigness Is rather less de
revise navigation Isww. . . . ..
Representative Moa of Wet Virginia ,!rabl than ""clone .
Introduced a Joint resolution, drectlng the I "The purpose of the bureau of corpora,
secretary of war to Investigate and re- j tlons Is to study patiently that we may
'AS 'IIT. aSiSl'hiK !-"" whether these bulky thing, that we
stations
Ohio river to furnish communication In
emergencies between flood districts and
the outside wona.
Voted down a bill to authorize experi
ments in carrying mall by aeroplane.
Adjourned at &:30 p. m. to noon Tuesday,
Is a Lawyer's Services
Henry Spencer is
Given Reprieve
CHICAGO, Doel 16.-Henry Spencer,
murderer of Mildred Alllson-HexroHt,
will not, hank next Friday, as Governor
Dunne today granted him a stay if
executot for four weeljs to give- time
for an appeal to the supreme court of
"If 'dpineief -iiqri,'. rich' tnirv'nS would
not ha-vo tbettfeWn -tried as 't," ad
the governor, "so I'll grant the stay,"
REDFIELD WANTS NEW LAW
Would Presume All Restraint of
Trade Unreasonable.
PUTS BURDEN ON OTHER SIDE
He Also Favors Act Prohibiting
Watcrlntr Stocks, Interlocking
Directorates and Control
of Competitor.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Beildes dls
closing plani for an extensive investiga
tion Into tile economlo features of the
trust problem, Secretary Redflcld of the
Department of Commerce, in his first
annual report, recommends legislation to
presume that all restraints of trade are
unreasonable and, to place the burden of
establishing the reasonableness of the re-,
stralnt upon the person alleging It; to
prohibit Interlocking directorates; to pro
hibit "watering" of stocks, and to pro
hlblt corporations and persons from own.
ing stocks In or controlling competing
companies.
Second only in interest to Mr. Red
field's views on tho trust question, are
his plans for developing trade of the
United States' abroad by a reorganization
of the bureau of foreign and domestlo
commerce.
The trust question, and the work laid
out for the bureau of corporations, which
Will range from an Investigation of
whether trusts nre efficient to a study
of the economlo laws governing the fix.
Ing of retail prices, bears an Important
relation to President Wilson's legislative
program. Secretary Redfleld discusses It
exhaustively and substantially outlines
his views as follows;
"There is a growing question in the
minds of experienced and thoughtful men
as to whether the 'trust' form of organ
ization Is Industriously efficient and
whether bigness and bulk are always
necessary to production at the lowest
cost. It may be conceded that massing
of capital and the grouping of great quan
tities of labor have certain elements of
efficiency. But it is doubtful, at best,
whether these favorable elements are all
the factors that exist and whether there
does not come a point of maximum ef.
flclency at minimum cost beyond which
at increase of product means an Increase
1 . , - .. . nroallc,
lof " Vr unlt or ,nal I,roauct
Hiperleiire or Ilnsluess.
"It Is significant that some of the great
trusts have ceased to exist; that others
pay but moaeraie aiviaenas. u any, on
their securities, and that sldo by side
with the most mighty and supposedly the
most efficient of them have grown up
independent organizations quite as suc
cessful and perhaps earning even more
upon their capital than their powerful
competitors.
"There Is no criticism here of 'big busi
ness' as such, but merely the question as
' to whether 'bltr business' has not Its very
have so much feared are In an economic
sense real giants in strength or whether
they are but linages with feet of clay.
There can be no objection on
(Continued on Page Two.)
Worth?
Testimony of His Fellow Lawyers
FRAUD CHARGED TO DELZEL
Admits He Falsified Records of State
Teachers' Association.
COMMITTEE CALLS HIM DOWN
AUs for Explanation d State 8u-
nerlntCBflcntlaa None but Prom
tses to Do, Anything the
I'ointnlttee Dealrns.
That State Superintendent Jams E. Del
sell, president of the Nebraska State
Teachers' association, filtered and falsi
fied the treasurer's report relative to the
fraudulent registration of 1.331 teachers
by the Lincoln Commercial club, and that
the executive committee called for an
explanation, which the superintendent
could not make, Is Information emanating
from members of the committee who at
tended the executive committee meeting
Saturday.
Superintendent E. IT. Oraff of Omaha,
referring to tho acrap at tho executive
committee meeting, said the matter ought
to be put Up to Delzell for explanation;
that while It was of minor Importance, It
did not look right to outside members of
the committee.
When the executive committee convened
Charles' Arnot of Schuyler aroso to de-
j mand why Delzell had stricken from the
Item about .the $1,811, which was "re
turned to the Lincoln Commercial club
for fraudlent registration" and modified It
so that the $1,811 appeared to have been
received and expended for "miscellaneous
purposes." . Delzell said he thought It
"looked better" as he had changed It. but
was. willing (o'do anything the commit
tee desired to rectify the error.
Arnot, with riruch warmth, declared If
ho had "Juggled the books" of a bank
to the, extent Delzell had Juggled the
treasurer's report he would be subject to
a. Jail sentence.
Chnniiea Report.
Delzell has charge of the printing of
the Teaolicra' association, and it was
after the executive committee, had p
proved the treasurer's roport that Del
sell changed It and published It as
changed,
A member of tho executive committee,
said:
"This was not Delzell's funeral. I
cannot understand why he butted In. It
only served to call attention to the act
of the Lincoln Commercial club, Del
zell's motive, unless It be that he Is
playing to the Lincoln Commercial club.
Is vague.
"What mads me slok of the whole
thing was that Delzell has been going
around saying ho had nothing to cover
up; that his record was wide open and
his business was always open to tho
scrutiny of the public And then ho pro- i
ceeda to Juggle his treasurer's report I
and attempts to cover up the fraud
perpetuated by the Lincoln Commercial !
club."
Nothing will be done by the executive
committee In the matter, because to ,
correct the false report would coBt about1
$20) and the committee felt the correc-
tlon would not Justify that expenditure
LINDSAY WOULD PERMIT j
CHILDREN ON STAGE j
CHICAGO, Dec. .-Children should be !
permitted to work on the stage under
proper safeguards. Judge Item B. Llnd-
sey of Denver told the Drama club hero
today. I
"I have seen fuctory children who dls-1
liked the life, hut 1 never w a stage
child who did not want to remain In the
profession," Judge Llndsey said. I
He suggented that n proper supervisory ,
board should look to the Interest of the '
stage child see that he or she lies a i
fair salary, schooling, proper rest, care- j
fully selected quarters at hotels or
boarding houira and that the youngster's
salary Is Invested for his benefit, rather
than to support his adult kin.
lurni cnuie PIIDDCUPV
iiiLouiio uuniunui
BILL HAS MAJORITY
OF FIVEJN SENATE
Senator Hitchcook's First Amend
ment to Caucus Plan Rejected,
Forty to Thirty-Five.
FOR REGIONAL BANK SECTION
It Proposed Ownership by Public
for These Institutions.
HITCHCOCK AND OWEN TILT
Oklahoma Senator is Charged with
Falsifying tho Record.
EXTRA MATTER STRICKEN OUT
Attack on Nebrnsknn Not In OrlRlnal
Pprctah U Then Iteail Info the
Record with Certain Addi
tions by Mr. Orrea.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. By a vwte oe
40 to S5, tho senate today defeated the
first attempt tn alter the administration
currency bill as framed by tho democratic
callous. The vote sent to the table the
first amendment proposed by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, which would
have fixed the numW of regional banks
in the now system at four and would
havo made the 'regional banks publicly
owned Institutions.
With the exception of Senator lRtch-
cock, tho democrats voted solidly for the
administration bill and supported Sen
ator Owens' resolution to table the
Hitchcock amendment Senator Poln-
dexter, listed a a progressive, voted
with the democrats. The republicans'
voted solidly for the Hitchcock amend.
ment.
Tho vote Indicated the lineup on tho
sweeping amendments proposed by Sen
ator Hitchcock nnd tho republicans of.
tho banking committee and Indicated tho
administration democrats have tho votctt
to pass tho bill without change.
An attempt to obtain unanimous con
sent to limit debato on the currency bill
and to haw a final vote Thursday waa
defeated by an objection from Senator
Williams, democrat.
Hitchcock Accuses Ovreu.
Hostilities between Senator Owen. In
charge of the currency bill, and Senator
Hitchcock, broke out ngoln In todny n
debate At the conclusion qf the verbal
duel the senate, on motion of Senator
Hitchcock, struck from tho record refer
ences to him printed aa part of Mr.
Owen's speech last week.
Senator Hitchcock charged that Sen
ator Owen, revising his speech, had with
held the original copy made by the sen
ate reporters ahd. had Inserted sentence!!
and pVrographs VhlcJi wero a""mTsrepre
sohtaQon of feet as well as a falsification
of the record."
Senator pvvon said he had placed the in
sertions In the record to make his mean
ing clear, "following senate customs." He
expressed his willingness to have the
matter stricken from the record, but Im
mediately read It Into the record anew
with another attack on Senator Hitch
cock for his course In connection with
tho currency bill.
Amendment by Burton.
Senator Burton today presented six
amendments to the bill- One would pre
vent the use of tho new currency as cash
reserves nnd another would eliminate the
jiower of tile federal reserve board to
suspend reforve requirements. The
others proponed minor changes.
Senator Smith of South Carolina made
a brief speech supporting the bill, Sena
tor Vardanian presented telegrams from
Mississippi bankers protesting against
government control of the regional banka
If the blinks were to supply capital for
the system. '
PEACE TREATY WITH
NETHERLANDS IS SIGNED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-flecretary
Bryan and Chevalier Van Rappard. tho
Netherlands' minister, today agreed on
the terms of a peace treaty embodying
the principles of the arbitration plan
announced early In the present admin
istration. This will bo the sevonth of the
peace treaties, and the first negotiated,
with a European nation.
FINAL ESTIMATES ON
WHEAT AND CORN CROPS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The govern
ment's final estimates of crop production
Issued today show:
Corn. 2.444.9SS.O0O bushels.
"Winter wheat, WJ.Kl.OOO bushels. ,'
Spring wheat. 239,819,000 bushels.
All wheat. 703,380.0u0 bunhels.
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