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On Trains and at
Bote! XTwa Rtaada, So,
FIX II TIME TOVOTE
ON CURRENCY BILL
IN UPPER.CHAHBER
Senators Agree "On Legislative Day
of Friday, Deo. 10," for Final
Action.
MAY CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
Democratio Leaders Expect Measure
to Be Passed Tomorrow.
DEBATE WILL BE' LIMITED
Members Held to Fifteen Minutes on
Each Amendment or Bill.
HITOHCOOK MOTION BEATEN
Provision to Kit end Guarantee of
Deposit to Corr !tnte Ilnnka
Joining: Xew System Well
a Nntlonnls Lout.
WASHINGTON. Doc. IT. An agree
meriti to vote on the final passage of tho
administration currency bill "on tlio leg
islative: day of Friday, December 19" was
reached In tho senate late today, Tho
agreement provides Uiat debate tomorrow
and Friday shall be limited to fifteen
mlnutcn for each senator on each amend
ment or on tho bill itself.
Whllo the legislative day may run over
Into Saturday, tho expectation of senate
leaders Is that tho bill will be passed
before midnight Friday night. If Impor
tant amendments are pending at the time,
however, a recess may ba .taken until
Saturday morning, as the republicans
would notconsent to the agreement until
tho democrats promised they would not
keep the senate in session all night
Friday.
The senate spent today in consideration
of further amendments by Senator Hitch
cock, defeating by 41 to 37 his amend
ment to extend tho guarantee of bank .
deposits to cover state banks that Joined j
tho new system as well as national
banks. Senator Owen expressed his ap
proval' of this Idea, but the democrats
would 'not support It becauso it had not
.received the endorsement of the caucus.
A motion by Senator Hitchcock to In
crease from ninety to ISO days the ma
turity date of paper that could bo sub
'mitt!d for rediscount nt the regional
banks was also defeated. ZO to 31,
Sleet lu Conference,
The damocrnts gathered In a hurriedly
called conference nt 6 o'clock tonight
to settle all final differences over the
bill, and agree upon amendments which
they would 'support. The list of anVenu
ments submitted to the caucus Included
many of Ujoso,. which had been proposed
lay 'SenaCorIJIlcnoo'clc or ' by republicans
and voted down, and it waa M.ld several
of these might be offered' tomorrow or
Friday by Senator Owen and adopted as
part of the Wll. .
Republicans senators joined Senator
Hitchcock- today In a strong fight against
the provision of the Owen bill limiting to
ninety days the maturity period of com
mercial paper that might be redlscounted
at -the proposed new regional reserve
banks.
Senators Crawford of South Dakota
and McCumber of North Dakota de
clared' this provision would make it im
possible for country banks of the north
west to meet an emergency, and that
Mx months' notes of farmers and stock
Kilters would be valueless In time of a
panlo because they could not be redls
counted. llnnk of IUk Banks.
"With this ninety-day provision you
aro simply creating a. bank of big banks,-'
declared Senator Crawford, "a bank to
help big banks, but for which you as
sess tho little banks to get the capital.
Tho little banks are simply commanded
to carry' wood and water for the big
'backs. .
"You say to the Vanderllps and the
Hepburns and the Morgans and the Hey
noldses como In with your short term
paper and get tho mony. but you say
to the Smiths and the Drowns and the
.Tones from the small country districts:
'do somewhere else with your long-time
farmers' paper, we cannot discount It.' "
Senator Shaforth replied that the limi
tation against long-term paper had been
settled upon solely to assure the federal
reserve banks having paper that would
bo "liquid" and quickly convertible Into
i ash In time of stress.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Thursday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
-Fair, somewhat lower temperature.)
Temperature nt Omaha Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
S a. m 32
7 a. m 30
C a. m SI
8 a. m., 30
a. tn : so
10 a. tn l
11 a. m 32
12 m. 33
1 p. m 10
2 d. m 12
3 p. m 41
4 p. m 4.1
5 9. m.. 41
6 p. m 39
7 i). m .19
8 p. m f I
Comparative l.oeal Itecord.
1913. 1912. 1911, 1910.
Highest yesterday 41 34 39 JJ
Lowest yesterday 23 26 26 Si
Mean -Temperature 3 31 .27 SS
Piccipltatlon i Mi ,5 .v0
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature 7
Kxcess for the day 9
Total excess since March 1 JC
Normal precipitation 01 Inch
Deficiency for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1. .23.85 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 5.32 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913 3.i0 Indies
IWlcienT for cor period, 1311. 14.11 Inches
IlrporU from Matloua at 7 I. SI,
Station and State Temp. High- Rain-
of v earner, t. p. m.
4 hryennei Pt. cloudy K
lioivf. i-lear 30
! Mine, clear 4t
Hodge t".ty. cloudy S3
I m.dr. clear 14
North Platte, clear K
t-maha, lar
i'uet': . clear 31
llupld City, clear 31
halt Lake City. Pt. eioudy.40
Sioux City, clear 3S
t. fall.
32 .(n
11
44
.K .0)
2! .0u
SO .
n . o
si; oo
46 at
16 .00
44 .00
Refugees on Ships
Landed in Tampico;
Conditions Normal
WASHINGTON, Dec. lT.-Ttcrtr Admiral
Fletcher reported today that normal con
ditions were being restored In Tampico.
His reports state that tho weather has
moderated and that ho has been able to
transfer all the refugees back to the
Sumner. A later dispatch advises that
tho refugees have all been returned safely
to Tampico. Further advices say the Ward
liner Morro Cnstlo sailed on Tuesday at
S p. m., but eight Americans desiring to
leave on board It. Rebels to the number
of about 4.000 are reported to bo camp
ing elghtocn miles northwest of Tampico.
For tho present tho nrmy tra,nuport
Sumner wilt remain at Tampico.
Consul Letcher has advised the Stato
department that many reports of mal
treatment of Americans In Chihuahua
aro without foundation. Tho department
Issued this statement:
"Consul Letcher reports that many of
the statements published In the El Paso
press, relative to tho treatment of
Americans slnco the entry of the con
stitutionalist forces into Chihuahua nrc
without foundation, as also aro reports
of discourtesy to him on the' part of the
leader."
JUARKZ, Mex., Dec. 17.-Unlted States
Consul Ijetcher at Chihuahua telegraphed
to Consul Kdwards today that almost all
foreigners had left Chihuahua and that
the city was quiet.
Ileports from other sources wcro that
tho noxt clash between General Villa
and tho federals was expected south of
Chihuahua, but that It probably would
be some tlmo before the opposing forces
would meet.
Luis Terrazas, Jr., is still -held a pri
soner by. Villa. Tho avowed purposo la
to compel the Terrazas family to pay a
large sum of money for his release. Villa
asserts tho Terrazas" succeeded tn tak
ing much of their cash and securities lb
tho United States before the rebels ar
rived, and It Is his plan to hold Luis.
Jr., until $250,000 or more is sent back.
Federal Bank of
Pittsburgh Goes
Into Liquidation
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 17.-Stock-holderx
of the Federal National bank of
Pittsburgh this afternoon voted to liqui
date tho Institutions "Arrangements had
been made with the Mellon National
bank of Pittsburgh to pay the depositors
In full, payment to begin tomorrow.
All assets after the depositors have
been paid aro to bo collected for tho ben
efit of the stockholders of tho Federal
National by a (liquidating committee to
be appointed by tho stockholders at a
meeting to bo held' January 20.
Tho Federal National bank of Pltts
tnlrgh was organized In 1901 with a capi
tal stock of Sl.OOO.COO. Its report to tho
comptroller of the currency October i
last -showedlts deposits ' to be 41,343,37
and surplus and undivided "profits to bo
$1,3,C7. The hank paid quarterly dlvl
dends of 3 per cent.
John II. Jones, president of the Pittsburgh-Buffalo
Coal company, recently
placed In tho hands of receivers, was
President of the Federal National until a
few months ago.
Larger Pay for
Rural Carriers is
Gut from Measure
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-Evtry new
proposition In the postofflce appropria
tion bill, including an item of 2,000.00)
Tor Increased pay for rural carriers, has
been eliminated by the houso postofflce
commltteo as an economic measure. A,
democratic caucus probably will .con
sider authorizing the postmaster general
to Investigate . the advisability of the
government ownership of telephones and
telegraphs.
Secretary Bryan Asks
Embassy Buildings
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Secretary
Bryan asked the house foreign affairs
committee today to Include In tho pend
ing diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill $150,000 each for embassy buildings In
Mexico and Tokio and 1140,000 for Berne.
He was asked it he did not think It
would be advisable, under the present
Mexican situation to pass over the Mex
ico City building for the present, but ho
replied that he had confidence In Mex
ico's future and that there was no rea
son why the United States should hesi
tate about buying embassy property
there.
Mr. Bryan emprasized the statement
that the United States should provide
embassies, so that poor men would not
hesitate to accept the diplomatic posts.
"Wo should not force ''this government
to choose Us diptomats from rich men
only," he said. "There are not enough
men among our money makers fitted for
the best diplomatic service and we should
not allow rich diplomats to set a stand
ard of expense that would embarrass
those who succeed them In an effort to
keep up the pace."
MISS M'CANN SUPPOSED.
TO BE IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Dec. 17 Additional detec
tives were placed on the supposed trail
of Jessie Evelyn McCanu, tho missing
Brooklyn social worker, hero today.
Two parsons said a young woman who
looked like the published photographs
of Miss McCann was seon by them D .
comber 2. The first one was Mrs. Mary
Fisher from whom the supposed Miss
McCann sought to rent a room; the
second was Dr. G. A. Remington, who
was consulted professionally by the same
young woman.
She spoke of contemplating an opera
tion for appendicitis and detectives today
resumed their search of the hospitals.
When Mrs. Fisher was shown a phpto
graph of the missing girl this afternoon
she said: "That Is the girl. I am posi
tive." Mrs. Fisher said that her visitor un
doubtedly was a stranger tn Chicago,
and It was apparent that she came frpm
a refined home. She was pate and looked
as If she had been Hi.
WINTER WHEAT IS
IN
IV I
RNESUONDITION
Estimate of Department of Agricul
ture for December 1 Places
it at 97.3.
HIGH SINCE NTNETEEN-THREE
j w v UII At WU 4a.Ua.llO l AVU AV(l
! Averago of 04.
LARGE INCREASE IN
Nearly Three Million Acres
Sown Than Last Year.
LARGEST GAIN IN
Snnflovrer State Una F.lght Million
Acres, the Condition of Which
l Plnreit nt llnjitlred Per
Cent of Normal.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17.-An Incrcaso
of 8.6 per cent, or S,S88.X acres, In tho
nrea planted to winter wheat In tho
United States this fall, compared,' with
the rovlsod estimated area sown last
year, was reported today by tho Depart
ment o'f Agriculture Tho condition of
winter wheat on December 1 was 97.3
per cent of a normal, the highest Do
ccml'er 1 condition recorded since 1003.
Byo shows a decrease of 1.1 per cent,
or 29,000 acres, in tho nrea sown this fall,
compared with that of lust fall, while the
December 1 condition, 95.3 per cent of a
normal, Is tho highest slnco 1907. Tho Ne
braska crop Is estimated at 97, against a
tcn-yenr average of 92.
Texas with 30 per cent nnd Oklahoma
with 33 per cent show tho greatest In
crease In winter wheat acreage, whllo
Kansas, which has by far the greatest
area sown, showed an Increase of 11 per
cent. Ohio's acreagp shows an Increase
of 6 per cent; Indiana, 13 per cent; Illi
nois, IE per cent; Missouri, 10 per cent;
Nebraska, 2 per cent, and Pennsylvania,
1 per cent, while Washington's acreage
decroaecd 1 per cent. The total acreage
is" 36,506,000.
Condition by States.
The acreage and December 1 condition,
with ten-year average condition of north
ern and western states follow:
Now York 3C4.O00 98 31
Now Jersey 83.000 95 93
Pennsylvania , 339,000 97 91
Ohio . 2,118,000 99 86
inaiana z.Ms.wu sis st
Illinois 2.629.001 :a kt
Michigan 1100,000 . 9.1 S9
Wisconsin ra.coo 94 91
Iowa 453,000 96 93
Missouri" ...V... 2.5S5.000 DS S3
Nebraska . 3,253,000 M m
Kansas 8.325.000 100 !
Texas W39.0UO 102 86
UKianoma z,5ii,a 103 w
Arkansas 108,000 93 S6
Montana ow,ou vi
Wyoming 43.000 97
rrnlnrnrin 21 LIMA fit'.
iKeV Mexico -...-,.4Cd0'i w
Arizona. .. 33, vw, ..
Utah 230,000 98 ..
Navadn. iv.wo m
Idaho 346,000 97 97.
Washington U5S.000 93 94
Oregon CK.000' 10 J 96
Callfortila 429.000 100 91
Navy Will Buy . Cloth
for Uniforms in the
Markets of World
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -Taking ad
vantage of reductions under Underwood
tarlff!aw the navy has adopted the gen
eral policy of purchasing supplies in tho
markets of the world, instead of only
in the American market. Tho latest call
for bids put out by tho navy bureau of
supplies and accounts Is for 100,000 yards
of dark blue, cloth for trousers, Jackets
and caps for enlisted men.
While previous specifications for bids
for that material stipulated that Ameri
can wool must be supplied, In the present
instance there Is no limitation. Officials
say the old tariff measure practically
eliminated foreign bidders.
The awarding of one contract for beet
to Argentine packers several weeks ago
led to a substantial decrease in the bids
submitted by American packers.
Battleship Vermont
Totally Disabled
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Wireless mes
sages recelveo early today at Bandy
Hook from the battleship Vermont, which
was disabled last week, when it broke
a shaft, state that on the morning of
December H. it was forced to reduce
speed to eight knots, because of addi
tional trouble.
Some of the holding rivets of the port
truss bearings were carried away, the
'message stated, and on the following day
It was forcd to stop and request aid from
I the battleship Deleware, which had been
' detailed to accompany the disabled vessel
to Norfolk, Va. The Delaware has taken
the Vermont In tow and it proceeding
as a three-knott speed. The message
stated that repairs cannot be made be
fore arrival at Norfolk.
1
jMore Arms Seized
in Copper District
CALUMET. Mich., Dec. 17.-Becausc
there have been no copper strike dis
turbances since a grand Jury started an
i Inquiry Monday Into lawlessness the au
thorities look for little further trouble.
jA search of the homes of men suspected
!of connection with recent disorders at
j the Alnneek mine this morning resulted
in the seizure of a smalt number of fire-
arms. Similar searches will be mado
jthrouehout tho district.
PEORIA POLICE CHIEF
AND MAYOR UNDER FIRE
PEORIA. III., Dec. 17.-Chlef of Police
Rhoades, lu reply to ehurges, said today
that he would resign as superintendent
of ivo'lce If tho allegation made by tlm
Rev. C. a. Clarke, heading the Law En
forcement league. Were proven to be
true
A general reform movement has been
started and the resignation of Mayor F.
N. Woodruff has leo,'i demanded by
members of the law enforcement league
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Drawn for Tho Bee bv Towell.
ASK ROBINSON TO RESIGN
Board of County Commissioners
Reach Decision in Case.
POOR FARM SUPERINTENDENT
Bequest for Rculirtiatlon Ilancrt on
Complaints of Lnxlty In Mnunge
meut of Institution To
Have efficiency Plan.
The Board of County Commissioners
yesterday deottled to request the resig
nation of-Br Wfltobertsonj- superintend
ent of the County hospital and poor farm.
The action taken by the board was
based on complaints of laxity In tho
management of the institution, which
have been made with varying frequency
for more than a year. It is probable Hint
the board's decision will not formally
be mado known to Mr. Boblnson until
February, and, that it he desires ho will
retain his place until that time.
Mr. Robinson has been superintendent
of tho hospital for nearly two years.
According to members of the county
board, although complaints mado about
the management of tho Institution havo
been heeded, the disposition has boen
to give tho superintendent "a fair
chanco." They suy, however, that ho
gradually lost support of tho commission
ers until their decision becamo unani
mous. Frank Best, chairman of the committee
In charge of the hospital, advised Mr.
Robinson to resign and his action was
approved by the board. Mr, Robinson
was appointed by recommendation of
Mr. Best The commissioner declined to
say anything for publication concerning
the charges which caused the change.
"I do not care to say from whom the
complaints came," he said; "publicity can
do no good at this time."
Mr. Robinson succeeded Thomas Mc
Clanahan as head of the county institu
tion. His wife has benn employed as
matron and his daughter as nurse, there.
According to members of tho board,
their action forecasts a comprehensive
scheme of Improvement In the manage
men and equipment of the hospital and
poor farm. It Is thought that economies
which may be effected In the purchasing
! of supplies will pay for increased facili
ties without increased cost to tho county,
Tho board has not considered the ap
pointment of a successor to Mr. Robin
son, but It is understood that the next
superintendent will be thoroughly In
sympathy with the efficiency plan of the
commissioners.
Kdltor Not tinllt)' of Murder.
TAYI)RVILL,H, III.. Doc, 17.-Fay 1
Slate, editor of tha Mount Auburn
Tribune, tcday was acquitted of the mur
der of Dr. Bonnftt Windsor, mayor of
Mount Auburn. Slate shot Windsor on
May 16. He pleaded relf-dcfense.
The National Capital
Wednesday December 17,
tola.
The Senate.
Met at 10 a. m. ...
Currency debate resumed, with repub.
Ilcaii senators predicting the administra
tion bill would pass by Saturday.
The House.
Alaskan railway bill. Involving Issue of
, government ownership, dobated.
i Secretary Bryan beforn foreign affairs
! committee advocated purchase of embassy
. buildings ut Tokio. Mexico City and
1 Berne.
j C. E. Mahoney of Denver, vice presi
dent of Western l-eaeration or aimers,
made Charges against mine operators In
Michigan copper districts at rules com
mittee hearing
Representative Roberts of Massachu
setts urged interstate commerce commit
tee to report his bill to require all steel
cars on railroads within four yearn.
Representative Fowler of Illinois and
Marsh I-ambert of Shawneetown urged
rivers and harlor committee to appro
priate tlOO.000 to repair and strengthen
levees at Bhawneetown.
W 1 (lar.iam and James I.. (Jltson of
Seattle declared requirements of La Fol
lettee seamen h hill hyl ally Impossi
ble on Puget sound vessels, at merchant
marine committee hearing
Judiciary commltteo heard delegation
of American Bar association In adocarv
o' removal of tochnlcalliltri In' Juduiat
procedure.
Tribulations of the Tangoist
Old Claims of Naval
Employes Will Be
Presented to House
NE'V YORK, Dec. 17.-Slnco tho late
70's, when 2,000 employes nt tho Brooklyn
navy yards worked two hours overtime
each worklnK day for four years on a
promise of extra pay, annual meetings of
tho men, their widows, children or other
heirs have been held to discuss means for
collecting the claims, varying front
to 1J,000 "
There weroi origJnaUy 2,ooo clahbftntsv
At yesterday meeting only fifty at
tended, mainly widows. Although these
claims have been approved by (He United
States court of ctnlms and twice en
dorsed by tho senate, tho house has failed
to tako action on them.
The latest move of tho claimants Is an
appeal, directed to Secretary Daniels of
the Navy department, urging him to call
to the attention of President Wilson tho
validity of tho claims, that action rn
them may bo pushed In tho house.
Body of Merchant is
Found Under Debris
of Burned Motor Box
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Dec. 17-Tho
charred body of Oeorge II. IlSker, 41
years old, of Owego, a business man and
son of a former state railroad commis
sioner, was found lying beneath tho
burned remnants of his touring car a
short distance, from this city today. Baker
left Owego last night to vIbU his sister
In this city and started for home about
4 o'clock this morning. It is supposed his
machine Jumped the road, overturning
j otid pinning him beneath it.
Accused Witness
Denied Prompt Trial
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IT-Davld G.
Powers,( one of the chief witnesses for
tho government in the prosecution of
the directors and officers of the West
ern Fuel company, was arraigned In po
lice court today on a charge of seducing
a 20-year-old girl under promise to marry.
He pleaded not(Kullty and asked for an
Immediate trial, but the district attor
ney's office confessed tinfamlllarity with
the case, and a continuance of one week
was granted.
There was no meeting today of tho
federal grand Jury, hastily called Into
special session yesterday afternoon fol
lowing the arrest of Powers to Inquire
into the charges of the government's
attorneys that the arrest of the witness
was a part of u. conspiracy to discredit
tho government's cose. No warrants
hava been issued thus far.
British Consols Drop
to New Low Record
LONDON, Dec. IT. British consols
registered a now low level record today,
when thoy wero quoted at 71H for cash
and 71 6-16 for the account. The decline in
tho premier security of tho Iondon Stock
exchange Is attributed to the ceaseless
stream of now Issues with attractive
yields, to which holders of consols are
transferring their money.
The Immediate cause of today low
record was tho announcement of a Orand
Trunk Pacific iiuuu within a few days
of 110,000.000 of seven year 5 per cent
notes at 97. This brings the Canadian is
sues duriug the months of November
snd December to $96,(00,000.
HARDY GIVEN NOBEL
PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
LONDON. Dec 17 - The Nobel prise for
literature for 1914 is to be awarded, ac
cording to the l'ull Mall Gazette, to
Thomas Hardy, the English author.
HOFLEft AND WIFE ARRESTED
Father and Mother Who Leave Child
to Die, Taken Into Custody.
ONE IN JAIL, OTHER AT CRECHE
Found nt the Home of Woman's Pa
rents and Both Admit They
Tried to ffet llld of the
Infant.
QJa ITtr, charged Jth hav HMft
ma ntw.Dorn imam tqra loneiy pce m
ihltHowi''rieaf the river baftft
Iowa side, north of tho street railroad
bridge, an dabandotird It, with Ule ex
pectation that it would die by freeslnf,
was lodged in Jnll at Council Bluffs yes
terday afternoon. Tho mother of the
child, also under arrest, Is In the Crecho
In Council Bluffs tn a serious condition.
The man and woman are husband and
wife, legally wedded by a clergyman,
and both admit the abandonment of the
ohll for the purposo of causing Its death.
Since tho baby lived, both are charged
wit hassault with Intent to comntlt mur
der. They were arrested yesterday at
the homo of the girl's parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Henry Johnson, owners of a 160
acre farm four and one-half miles north
of Persia, la.
Chief of Police Froom went to Logan
yostorday morning, and In company with
Sheriff O. O. Rock and Deputy Sheriff
Meyers, all three Iowa officers, went to
the Johnson farm In tho southeast corner
of Harrison county, where the arrest
was mad. When thoy arrived, Mrs. Hof
ler's oondltlon was sOch that she was
not taken to Jail, but, accompanied by her
father, who came with the party, was
(Continued on Pag Two.)
Mrs, Pankhurst is
Released Once More
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Kmmellne
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette
leader, was again released from Hollo
way Jail today at noon. She had been
Imprisoned only since Saturday, when
she was arrested while on her way from
Paris to London.
Mrs. Pankhurst was in a state of col
lapse as a result of a "hunger striko"
and was taken In an ambulance to the
headquarters of the militant suffragettes
where a physician was waiting. As soon
as she Is able she will go to Swltxerland
to recuperate.
GOVERNMENT AWARDED
STOCK OWNED BY GREENE
LYNCHBURG, Va.. Iec. 17.-Four
hundred shares of Norfolk & Western
stock and 118,700 In accumulated divi
dends were awarded to the government
here today by the federal court as part
of its recoveries from the Gaynor and
Greene harbor frauds at Bavannah.
The stock belonged to B, D. Greene
and when he fled to Canada he hypothr
ecated It for the benefit of his bonds
man, tho late James D. Leary of New
York. Ills, widow petitioned for posses,
sipn of. the securities as his admlnls
tratrlx, but the court today directed the
railway company to reissue the stock and
pay the dividends under the direction of
Attorney General McReynolds.
AUTO USED BY DIAMOND
BANDITS IS FOUND
KANKAS CITY, Mo.. Dec 17. -The
finding of the automobile used by the
mtn and woman who held up the Jewelry
ktoro of I Goldman last night and after
throwing acid In tho fate of George
Goldman, son of the proprietor, escaped
with J2.000 worth of diamonds, furnished
the police a clue today lu their search
for the thieves. The ear was found In
un Isolated part of the west side. It was
'identified as one stolen from In front of
a down town theater thirty minutes be.
fore the Goldman robbery. Two of the
I bullets fired by Goldman ut the escaping
robbers had pierced the tonneau.
SEVENTEEN PER CENT
OF DELEGATES FROM
SOOTH ISLOPPED OFF
National G. 0. P. Committee Reduces
Dixie's Quota from Thirty
Three to Sixteen.
ACTION IS MADE UNANIMOUS
Must Be Endorsed by States Entitled
to Cast Majority Votes.
PLAN COMES AS COMPROMISE
Howell Leads Losing Fight, Seeking;
to Make Cut Still Greater.
HE IS BEATEN, FORTY TO FIVE
Committeeman from Nebraska Fntla
In Kffort to Place Number of
Delegates from Belorr
Line at 110.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-The repub.
llcan national commltteo concluded to
night Its labor for reform In party pro.
ceduro and launched Its campaign for re
union of warring elements by adopting
a resolution providing for a radical
change In tho basis of representation In
national nominating conventions which
would reduce the quota ot southern
states from 33 to 18 per -cent ot the con
vention's total.
The action of tho committee, criticised
In vigorous terms by several of It mem
bert, hut made unanimous before ad.
Joilfnment, must be endorsed by states
entitled to cast a majority .of ovtea In
tho electoral college berore It bccoms
party law. In order that such action
shall be taken as promptly as possible
the committee appointed a substitute
committee ot three, consisting Of Charles
II. Warren of Michigan, Senator Borah
of Idaho and Governor Hatfield of West
Virginia, to prepure an address to th
states, urging Immediate ratification of
the proposal. This address will be drawn
tip shortly after the Christmas holidays
and leading members of tho commltteo
expressed the hope tonight that It would
be mot by early action Approval by
the states will Insure n call from the.
national committee for the national con
ventlon of 1M6 along lines laid down to
day. Plnn n Compromise,
The reorganlaatlon plan adopted came
as a compromise which reflected tho
views of many committeemen that south
ern representation should bo reduced, but
not brought to the vanishing point it
""Confident that tht!o ffl. this com.
taRte, repreentlnrjttt doe 'practically
tho" unanimous sentiment of the. repub
Ileal) elector of the stato will be rati
fled by the republican elector! of tho
states,
"Be It resolved! Thattht.i commltfo
shall Issue a call for tho National con
vention to bo hld In 1916. to nomlnato
candidates for president and vice presl
dent In accordftneo with the following
tasls of represent atlon. Each tate shall
be entitled In suh convention to four
dclqgate at large; oifj deidgatei at
large for each representative In congress
at large from any state; ono delegate
from each congressional district; an ad
ditional delfgato from each congressional
district In which tho vote either for re
publican presidential elector In 1908, or
for tho republican candidate for congresi
In 1914, shrill not have been lees than
7,500, and that for each delegat chosen
an alternato delegate shall be chosen In
the same manner and at the same time
to act In the absence of the delegat
Provided, however, that the Above baajs
of representation shall' not be made tho
basis of the call for the national con.
ventlon to be held In the year 1916, unless
prior to January 1. 1915, rejwWcarj state
conventions held under thefckws of thai
states, or called by the re pelican state
Committee of the stato in such number
of states a are entitled to cast a ma
jority of .the votes In the present elec
toral college shall ratify the action, of
(Continued- on Page Two.)
Down to Brass Tacks
1
Retail merchants, In the
course of a soaBon, are called
upon by many hundreds of
salesmen.
These salesmen represent all
sorts and conditions of prod
uctfi covering the whole field
of human necessaries. Large
and small manufacturers and
producers send forth the sales,
men to place their goods on
the shelves of up-and-dolng re
tailers. In many cases the manufac
turer wl8b.es to help his cus
tomers, the retailer's, to create
a demand in the particular
community served by them.
Many forms of help, more
or less good in their time, are
now going rapidly into the dis
card. And in their place news
paper help is both offered by
tho manufacturer and request
ed ly the dealer.
The direct, sure and econom
ical way to inform the public
is through the columns of such
dependable newspapers as The ,
Bee.
When the salesman' tells the
retailer he wants to help,' the
retailer should "get right down
to brass tacks" and demand
whatever help he 1b entitled
to in good newspaper adver
tising. Tho Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Publish,
era Association, WorW Build
ing, New York, will be glad tu
answer any questions afcou(
co-operative work with "l.
era in newspaper advertising
campaigns.
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