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Profits come from the fre quent turning of stock not from single sales. For quick turnovers utilise newsnaner wlvertUinir. The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER COOLER VOL. XLVI--NO. 81. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916. TWELVE PAGES. Oa TralM at Hotel, hem Standi, ftfl Sa SINGLE' COPY . TWO CENTS. BULGARS ACCUSE ROUMANIANS OF HORRIBLE DEEDS Sofia Government Asserts En emy Left Bodies of Inno-!' cent People Mutilated Dreadfully. LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED All Male Inhabitants of Village Reported Assassinated; .." During Night. WOMEN ARE CARRIED AWAY London, Sept. 13. The Bulgarian troops, which lok the Danube fort ress of Silistria, in Roumania, capture of which was announced by the Ger t man war office. Sunday, apparently did not take prisoner any consider able numlcr of Roumanians. The of ficial Bulgarian statement of Septem ber 11 received here today, says the Roumanians retired "on both sides of the Danube, pursi.. ' by our cav alry." (Although this translation of the Bulgarian .statement, if taken lit- .....11., :A',m .hot th Rnlcrariana have forced a passage of the Danube.4' it is. improbable that the Bulgarian office meant to convey this meaning. .The report of the following day makes no mention of any such op eration.) . -. , T'le statement follows: , "Along the Danube there was ar tillery firing at TekiaVidin, Lomor jeehovo and Ivichtom 1 v ' ' .' ' "In Dobrudjal our offensive contin ues. Yesterday, our troops entered Silistria, being welcomed enthusias tically by the citizens. The Bulgarian tri-color now floats over Fort Arab table (probably Fort Arabadzilar, near the .Danube half way between Silistria and Turtukai.) We captured artillery and a Urge quantity of ma terial. The enemy troops retired northward and on both banks of the Danube, pursue 1 by our cavalry." . i - Roumanians Slay Children.:' : ; ; New York, Sept. 13. The wireless versifjh of the Bulgarian official state ment of September 11 contains the fol lowing in addition to the statement as cabled by the way of London :. . . Berlin, Sept- 13. (By Wireless to Sayville.) The- official Bulgarian statement of September 11 says tea cannon were taken by the Bulgarians at Fort Arabtabla and continues: ,. . "The retreat of the Roumanians, Russians and Serbians was accom panied by the most horrible cruelties,' especially on the part of the Rouma nians against tli defenseless popu lation. A report frotwthe commander-in-chief dated September 10 says, i '"Since, the first day" .after1 f the . -ossing of the frontier it has-been established that the Roumanian army has committed a series of inh'utnaa atrocities which more and more prove to have been incredibly bestial Some days before the declaration of v ar the Roumanian authorities took all cattle without formal requisition. When' the Roumanians retreated they formed special detachments for the burning of Bulgarian villages. The villaseS ' of Ciskioy. Aitomrovo and Sc.rebarna and others in the vicinity of Turtukai and bilistna ire still burning. ' One detachment . defeated near Sartsalar September 7 sent a company with two officers to the vil lage of Stfrebarna. All tte male in habitants were assassinated during the night The 1 streets were filled with the bodies of innocent persons, mutilated in the. most horrible fash ion. A number of children were burned in locked houses. The women and the remaining children were car ried to Silistria. k ' " , Men of Alifag Slain; " 'On September 9 the men of Alifak were taken to the bank of the Danube and killed mercilessly. Their bodies were thrown into the rwer. Inhabi tants of the villages of Kalipetrovo Aitnur, Cradmur and Dabuk were transported to the wept 'bank near Kalarass in order to iJFolert the cow ardly enemy trom our tifc. "On September 10. soutlr-of Lake Ostrovo (Macedonia front), infantry fighting was continued from the pre vious day. Zouaves who attempted to cross the Struma near Nevolyen and Kardinos were driven' back, with heavy losses to the west bank by oajr counter attack. The Weather Teniperaturet at Omaha TettertUr. Hour. I a. m . ; . S a. 1U. .. 7 a. m... t a. m. . S a. m... 10 a. m. .. 11 a. m... 12 111. ... 1 p. m... : p. m... IMS. it cs .it SI 7t OMAHA BOY DUCKS BULG ARIAN BULLETS Son of Dean of Trinity Cathe . dral Has Hair-Haising Thrills in Europe. BELIEF WORK IS PERILOUS Montague Tancock, son of Dean Tancock of Trinity cathedral, has re turned from a fifteen months' service in European war relief work, bringing with him a recital of experiences startling in detail and bristling with adventures the - like of which few Omaha boys have ever met. A student at Princeton university, yoUng Tancock Ul( there in June, 1915, for Nish,. Serbia, where he be came one of the instructors detailed to teach recruits how to drive and care for motor cars. Afterward he joined the hospital corps organized by JLady raget, an Englishwoman, the' party of which he was a member being in Uskub at the time that city was invaded by the Bulgars. - Uses Auto as Fort. While driving a motor car carrying Serbs commissioned to go to the'Bul gar line for a conference Mr. Tan cock and his passengers were fired upon. He was forced to get out of his car and crouch by the roadside to avoid being hit by the bullets which continually whizzed over his head' Returning to Uskub, Dean Tan cock's son went on duty in the hos pital there, remaining until February of this year, when he and the other members of the party were interned at Sophia, Bulgaria. After being kept in the Bulgarian capital for -thirty days they were released. Tancock ac companied the little band headed by Lady Paget that made the trip from Sophia to Bergen, traveling by way of Bucharest, Kiev, Petrograd - and Stockholm. ' - Cares for the Orphans. Sailing fo Newcastle, the party ar rived in London April 3. After spend ing six weeks in the English metrop olis the Omaha boy went to Corsica and took charge of nearly 1,000 refu gees, for the most part children who had lost their parents in the war. He sailed from Corsica August 12 for the United States, arriving in Omaha yes terday morning, ... ... s High, Cost of Living. , High prices for foodstuffs -prevail in Serbia, according to young Tan cock, sugar at times reaching a retail price of $1 a pound. He said that other staples sold at correspondingly high prices. With the reorganization of th railway systems of the eountry relief is expected, Mr. Tancock said. -The young Omahan declared that in his travels through Europe, almost without exception, he and the mem beta of his party 'were treated with the utmost consideration. 'He ' re turned to. Omaha bearing autographs of several members of the rpyal fami- lies in turope. '.';,. Passengers Are ! Robbed by Bogus . . : Customs Officer Buffalo, N. Y Sept.'tt-y-Seven pas sengers on a Canadian Pacific train from Toronto were victims of an tin usual robbery as the train crossed into the United States today. The train had been stopped for the customs in spectors when a man walked into one of the coaches and began questioning the passengers. Of Mrs. Jessie M. Ardill of New York City he demand-, ed: "How much money have you got?" ' Mrs. Ardill opened her purse and the man counted $110. He returned $65 to the woman, saying that he would have to keep the remainder as a ''deposit." He wrote a receipt for the money as "paid over to the United States customs at Buffalo." In' like fashion the man got $38 from Edward Crockett of Brantford, Ontario. Five others in the car also gave up money, but their names were not obtained by the police.- The robbery was not discovered un til the train pulled into the Buffalo Station, when Mrs. Ardill asked the conductor what she should do with her receipt The passengers gave a good description of the man whom they had supposed was a customs offi cial. -1. s p. m 4 p. m.... Tt 6 p. m 78 0. p. in.......... 7 7 p. m.. 7S 8 p. m 88 t'omparaUva lal Keoord. 1116. llli. 1M. 1113. lUvheRt today 78 81 78 76 I.or'Mt tudny ...... C4 65 HI 64 Mean temperature 06. ' 76 71 . 66 Precipitation 06 .06 .89 .OS Temperature! and precipitation departure! 'from th. normal! .. . Normal temperature , ....,,,,,..,,, ,78 Deficiency for the day I Total exceea-alnce March 1., 1.12 degree! Normal precipitation . ........ ,18 inch Deficiency for the day ........ .utnch Total rainfall alnce March 1....1S.88 Inches Deficiency alnoa March 1, 1816. 1.36 tnchei Deficiency cor. period. 1616 67'lnch Deficiency cor. period 1114 S.86 inchea Mtporo rrom (Station at 7 P. M, Rainfall. Utatlon and Slate of Weather. Otteyanne, clear , Davenport, clear Denver, clear . ... Dee Molnee, clear ... Dodce City, clear ... Lander, cloudy . ... North Platte, clear ., Omaha, clear Pueblo, clear . Rapid City, clear ,. Halt Lake City, clear Manta Fe, cleaf . ... Hberldan, fain , ..... Sloua City, clear. .,. Valentino, clear . ... T Indicate! trace ef precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Metiorologlit. f Tent. " 7 p. nv . ... 14 .. ... 76 ... 73 ... 73 ... 41 ... 6S ... 73 ... 76 i 48 . w ; 7s ,. 40 74 .08 72 .00 80 .00 78 ,0 84 .00 74 .00 16 . 78 .00 82 .00 76 . .00 0 , .00 74 .00 S V .01 78 00 64 .00 Children Sentenced To Memorize Laws : A Regulating Traffic Long Beach, Cat.. Sept. 13. Six children . "sentenced" in the police court here yesterday for violating the traffic regulations buckled down to day to their punishment, that of mem unzing me city s. iraiitc ordinance, which contains approximately 5,000 words. They are undef orders to re turn in two weeks prepared to recite the ordinance before Judge Carl V. Hawkins. Frequent violation of the traffic regulations by children neces sitated punishment, the court stated. Charges against the youths, all of whom were riding bicycles or driving automobiles, involved, passing street cars when passengers were alighting, "cutting" street corners or speeding. Spannell Charged .With Two Murders Alpine, Tex., Sept. 13. Indictments charging Harry J. Spannell, an Alpine notel keeper, with the murder ot his wife and Lieutenant Colonel M- C. Butler, Sixth United iitatcs cavalry, were returned by - & coroner's jury here today. Spannell will be brought here Thursday from El Paso, where he has been held for safe keeping, to plead to the indictments. Mrs. Spannell,1 a daughter of Jaiin C. Holland, a widely known Texas ranchman and banker, at.d Colonel Butler were killed July 20 last while they were driving with Spannell in his motor car. .. ,. . . .... I GOVERNOR DUNNE AND LOWDEIi Will III ILLINOIS RACE Democratic and Candidates for Republican Goverr- A BRINGING UP THE HEAVY ARTILLERY The picture show new British gun., which have never been fired, being rushed to the front in the west to aid the holding of the ground gained in the recent attacks on the German positions. Carrv State in Priiry. by About ISO', MANN IS .iTED William Close V , Running for iigreas in His Old District. IS TRYING TO COME BACK Chicago; Sept. : 13. Former Con gressman Frank 0. Lowden of Ore gon, 111., and Governor Edward F. Dunne, incumbent, were nominated by large pluralities for governor by the republicans and democrats, res pectively, in the Illinois primaries to day, according to estimates based on incomplete returns tonight. ' Lowden seems to have carried Chi cago by a plurality of 40,000 over Morton D. Hull of Chicago, second man. Downstate returns indicated a heavy plurality for Lowden. Esti mates from the entire state put Low den's plurality at more than 150,-000. Dunne apparently carried Chicago over William B. Brinton of Dixon, 111., by more than 70,000, and is run ning pn the basis of about two to one over Brinton downstate. Approxi mately one-third of Chicago's vote gave Dunne 31,156, and Brinton, 10, 997. Early returns indicated Dunne's pluralty for the entire state would equal or exceed Lowden's in the re publican race. Briton was endorsed by Roger C. Sullivan', . : ' Williams Nominated, i Early estimates assured the nomi nation of William E. Williams of Pittsfield, 111., and Everett Jennings of Chicago as democratic candidates for congressman at-large. Former Senator William E. Mason and Bur nett M. Chiperfield, both of Chicago, were rolling up pluralities downstate for the republican nomination for congressman at-large. Medill Mc Cormick of Chicago was running fairly strong in some counties for this place. j.' , ; -'".. Congressman James R. Mann, re publican house leader, has been re nominated by a big majority over Rev. Mcll"urne P. Boyston, a mini ster who was backed by the Anti Saloon league. ? ' v j - , . Has Lead Over Lorimer. : William -Lorimer, whose election to the senate was declared illegal in 1911, and Arthur W. Fulton were running a close race for the republican nomi nation for congressman in the district from- which Lorimer served several terms in the house, according to early returns.. Fulton was 155 votes ahead with approximately half of the dis trict in, but the ward which formerly gave Lorimer his strongest support was yet to be counted. Lorimer has made a sensational attempt to "come back." : - - - French Capture . .Village On Somme . River from Teutons Paris, Sept. 13. The French have captured the village of Bouchavesnes, on the Somme front. The official announcement of tod.-y says the vil lage, which is in the region of Com bles, was taken from the Germans last evening. ' . The French also took by assault s wood 600 yards east of the road from Peronne to Bethune. On the Ver dun front the French made progress in the northern part of the Vaux Chapitre wood. London, Sept. 13. "The general situation is unchanged," says today' official statement in regard to the French-Belgian front. "There is noth ing of importance to report" ; ' Probably Perish as Big Building Falls Toledo, O., Sept. 13. Several pedestrians may have lost their lives in the collapse of the Johnson Furni ture company's four-story building here tonight. The brick structure which had been undergoing repairs, collapsed without warning and tum bled into Summit street, the city's main thoroughfare. oWrkmen" are searhing for bodies. . St, Paul Journals Buy Paper Mill St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 13. The Dis patch Printing company, publisher of the St Paul Dispatch, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, today announced the purchase of the Itasca Paper com pany at Grand Rapids, Mich. The company has a capacity cf approxi mately 10,000 tons a year,- three fourths of which will be used by the two papers. - ' Russian Destroyer : Sunk in Riga Gulf Berlin, Sept. 13. (By wireless to sayville.) A Kussian destroyer has been sunk in the gulf of Rig by a German aeroplane squadron, says a report given out by the German ad miralty today. German naval planes also have attacked Russian sea forces in the Black Sea. ' ' . Chadron Votes Bonds for New City Hall Building Chadron, Neb.7 Sept 13. (Special rclcRiam.) Chadron voted two-to- one today for a $15,000 bond issue to ; bund a new city hall. r So UL 2i lift J Wk : MOVING' BIWTrCH ciirESTOsrEDiSr HITCHEL'S PLAII TO SETTLE STRIKE ' FLATLY REJECTED New York Traction Lines Say Thoy Will Continue to Operate Eoads on the Present Basis. ,. STATEMENT BY SH0NTS DOCTOR OPERATES TO IMPROVE MORALS School Dullard and Bad Boy .Is ; Subject of Surgical Ex periment. LAD'S FATHER OBJECTS A boy was sent to the operating table instead of to the reform school by Juvenile Judge Leslie. He is Chris Ellison, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Ellison, 509 South Twenty ninth street. Dr. W. F. Callfasi re moved the lad's adenoids and tonsils in the hope oi ca ising a moral re formation within the lad. Chris got a special hearing on a delinquency charge, and the testimony was that he was not only guilty of misconduct, but was below the nor mal in ability to learn. Despite his comparatively advanced age, the boy is only In the third grade in Farnam school.- The court conferred with Probation Officer Miller, and then Dr. Callfass was called in. The physician found that Chris was the victim of a bad case of adenoid and tonsilar trouble. . The removal of bot.i glands was a successful operation from the surgii cal viewpoint. Its moral results will, be carefully watched. Dr. Callfas be lieves that (he mental and moral cali ber of the lad will continuously 1m- The boy's father,. who wear his hair long and claims to be a divine healer was strenuously opposed to the surgical experiment on his son. , President Wilson . ' Is On Way Back to ; His Summer Home New London, Conn., Sept 13. The naval yacht Mayflower with President Wilson aboard steamed out of the harbor at 6 o'clock this morning. The Mayflower will take the president to Sandy Hook, where an automobile will be waiting to take him to the summer- White House at Long Branch, N. J. He is expected to arrive at Long Branch abdut S o'clock this afternoon. The president decided to leave New London last night after physicians atv tending his sister, Mrs. Anne E. Howe, whbse critical illness brought the president here, had advised him that from now on Mrs. Howe would be constantly under the influence of opiates and would be unable to rec ognize him and that she might live for several days. The president did not come ashore before leaving this morning, but re ceived word that Mrs. Howe's condi tion was about the same, Up to the present Mr. Wilson has paid practically no attention to his campaign, but unless he is summoned back here within the next few days he will hold, several political confer ences later this week. Vance McCor mick. chairman of the democratic na tional committee, and Homer S. Cum mins, vice ahairman, are very anxious to consult him about, plans for the campaign. Guyunalron Miners CaUOff Strike Crosby, Minn Sept. 13. After hav ing lost several weeks' work, "watched their families and themselves hover ing on the brink of starvation with nothing betweefTthem and one of northern Minnesota's winters," they said, about. 200 members of the In dustrial Workers ot the World, which organization called a strike of iron miners on the -tuyuna range, today voted to call off the strike. Whether the mine pperstors will accept the men back on their old jobs is not known. Although the mines are claimed to be working full strength, one mining official expressed the be lief that places would be found for all men who would "renounce the In dustrial Workers of the World." At no "time did the Cuyuna range men make any demands, but went out in sympathy with the Mesaba range strikers. . First Stone Ship Ever Put to Sea ls Afloat Chrlstiania, Sept. 13 (Via London). A new type of ship has arrived here from -the shipyards of Christianiaf jord. The ship, which, resembles a huge barge, is constructed entirely of concrete, except for the ribs, which are steel, is the first (tone vessel ever floated. It is said that the huJJ will resist damage better than steel or wood and that the ship therefore is safer. ' . i . HUGHES FINISHES ' . FIRSTJTINERARY Republican Nominee for Presi dent Makes 141 Speeches in Twonty-Pive States. ; i TRAVELS . , 14,000 j MILES New York, Sept. 13. Charles E. Hughes ended his first presidential campaign trip here today. . He reached the, city at an early hour, went to a hotel and later will depart for his summer home at Bridge hampton, L. I.- . The trip was one of the longest in time and mileage ever taken by a presidential nominee. Mr. Hughe.) left here on the. night of August 5 and traveled thirty-nine days. His itinerary took him front Portland, Me., to San Diego, Cal.; from Canada to within sight of the Mexican bor der. He visited twenty-five statei, spoke at all the chief centers of pop ulation in the country, exclusive of the- south, and including the capitals of ten states, and traveled 11,494 miles by rail. In addition he aver aged more thah 400 miles a week by motor, or about 2,500 miles, making the total mileage of his trip approx imately 14,000 miles. His trip1 was made over fifteen rail road systems. Since his departure from New York Mr. Hughes has Un dergone almost every sort of experi ence that usually befalls a candidate, and many out of the ordinary. Hp has donned miners togs at Butte ant1 gone 3.000 feet down into the earth: climbed 'mountains more than 12,000 feet high, attended state and county fairs and an exposition and spokei, from almost every sort of platform, including the rostrum of the great Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake City, He has made 141 speeches and haa been- photographed thousands of times, once at dinner and several times with children in his arms. . Mr. Hughes reached New Yorlc in ?;ood health and spirits. He will rest our days at Bridgehampton and then will start on a trip that will last, with only one break of two days, until election day. ,v Mr. Hughes Talk o! Trip. Discussing the tour just ended the candidate said: ' "We had a most Successful trip. Everywhere a great deal of interest has been shown, and the cordiality of the people has been very marked. In this respect the situation in Maine is no different from that in other states. I feel there is every reason for con fidence Mr. Hughes reiterated his convic tion that the present campaign man agement will be effective without a change in the personnel, " Callers on Mr. Hughes today were to include a delegation of United States senators, A. B. Fall of New Mexico, Charles Curtis of Kansas, James H. Brady of Idaho and Reed Sinoot of Utah, and George W.' Per kins, Hamilton Holt and Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman. . , Hughes College Clubs. - Chicago, Sept. 13. Under the di rection of Alfred E. Lunt at western republican headquarters work was be gun toddy organizing Hughes and Fairbanks clubs among the colleges and universities of the middle west states. . i. .. Herbert B. Keen reported tlie com. pletion by the Brown university of the Hughes National College league. Mr. nugnes graduated tram this um versity and more than 100 of the irrad nates have volunteered to speak and work (or the election of the repub lican uamuiiai iickci ips lau. ' Raymond Robins left todav for a speaking trjp through Oklahoma. He will speak at Durant September 15 ana rerry September 10. , , ; Fairbanks Taken 111 . ,( During an Address Oklahoma City, Okl, Sept. 13. Charles W. rairbanks, republican vice presidential candidate, suffered an attack of indigestion tonight while addressing an audience at the Audi. torimn nere. for a time it was ex pected he had been stricken with serious illness. He was compelled to quit speaking for fifteen minutes and during the interval many people left the building. After his recovery in an anteroom, Mr. Fairbanks resumed! Pulitzer Family r 1 Is Under Quarantine Bar Harbor, Me.. Sent 13. Toseoh Pulitzer, ir the New York publisher, and his family were quarantined to day at tne Pulitzer summer estate here because of infantile naralvsis. Mr, Pulitzer's son Ralph, 10 years old, who recently returned from a sum mer camp in another state, has con tracted the disease, it was announced. GREEK CABINET 'Wo Will Not Let Outsiders Come Between Us and Our Employes, He Says. King Constantino Accepts Res ignations of Premier Zai ' mis and Colkagues. MEANS ENTRY INTO ., WAR' Athens, Sept. 12. (Via Loidon, Sept. 13.) King Constantine has ac cepted the resignation of Premier Zaimis and his cabinet The belief is entertained in the en tente capitals that the retirement of the Zaimis ministry is preliminary to the entrance of Greece in the war with the allies. Recent dispatches from Berlin and Vienna show that there also it is regarded s probable Greece will soon abandon neutrality and join the entente powers. ' ,! The precise causes which led to the resignation' of the ministry have hot been disclosed, on account of the ex ceptionally rigid censorship. A'Loti' don dispatch yesterday said M. Zai mis had complained that internal ut' cidents were nreventing him from dealing with the external situation. It is believed in London that his resig nation was due to the fact that he ac cepted the ptenitership on the under aiamuuil tuav HQ waa. lu ntaimaut new tralily,. anl,ui V4ew..j)(..the Bulgarian occupation of ' Greek 'territory had touna this impossible. ' Up to the time of the first dispatch announcing that M. Zaimis had ore sented his resignation, bis retirement was unexpected, for it was understood the premier had assumed dictatorial powen s,id was in an exceptionally strong position. Political affairs reached a crisis after the Bulgarians invaded northeastern Greece, and the followers of -former Premier Venize los served warning on King Constan tine that he must abandon the advis ers, who it was said misled him and influenced him in favor of Germany. At the same time M. Venizelos ex pressed confidence in M. Zaimis, whom he asked the king to support, and it was understood an agreement had been reached under which the Zaimis ministry was to continue in power with the strong support of the Venizelos party. 1 Railroads Gain -$1,371 Per Mile . During the Year Washington, Sept. 13. Net reve nues from operations of $1,176,804.- 001 for the year ending June 30, com pared with ?tu,ui,4.M during 1W15, for all railroads having revenues o: $1,000,000 a year or over, are shown today in .the Interstate Commerce commission's report. The net reve nue per mile was $5,134 for the cur rent year, compared with $3,763 for last year. Railways' operating revenues for the year aggregated $3,396,808,234: operating expenses, $2,29,004,233 tax accruals $146,754,477; uncollect ible revenues, $807,20, and operating income, $1,029,241,804. For - the month of June hny the net revenue from: railway operation was $103,451, 443. The figures for the year show t'.ie railroads gross revenue from freight was $2,409,393,699: from passenger service, $673,472,119: mails, $60,057, 967; express, $81,014,684, and other transportation, over $97,000,000. Of the year's net revenue from opera tions $516,061,320 was in the eastern district, $165,822,562 in the southern district and $494,920,119 in the west ern district ' . ' Demo Big Bugs to Tour West States Chicago, Sept. 13. A dozen or more well-known democratic speak ers will begin tours of the central and western slates within a few days in behalf of Wilson and Marshall. The list will ' include Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, Senators Un derwood, Hoke Smith, Shafroth, Rob inson, James Hamilton Lewis, Judge Albert N. Nortoni, William J. Bryan, Senator William J. Stone, Senator James A. Reed and John J. Lenz. J.' Bruce Krcmer, chief of the speakers' bureau at western demo cratic headquarters, today began ar ranging schedules for the speakers. Vice President Marshall, it is said, will speak .in nearly every -western s'tate after making a trip through In diana. Senator James ' Hamilton Lewis will follow the trail of Charles E. Hughes through the northwest to the Pacific coast. i ; Senator Reed will tour Missouri with a tent. r . i FEW SURFACE OAKS BUN New York, Sepf 13. The Inter- borough Rapid Transit 4nd the New York Railways company formally re jected today the public service ohi mission's recommendation for a strike settlement made yesterday.' The two companies, controlling the subway, elevated and "green car" surface lines, declined to hold further conferences with representatives of the union and . announced that it is their intention to ontinue to operate their lines on the prcrsnt basis, , v t - . Mr. Slionts promised to make a for mal reply to the mayor and the public service commission later, but issued a statement flatly refusing to "let out siders come between us and our em ployea." ..... . . Text of the Answer. .. A The formal rejection, presented By Richard R. Rogers, general . counsel to the two companies, read: ' "The Interborough Rapid Transit company respectfully represents to the commission that it cannot arbi trate its rights to enter into agree ments with 10,306 of its employes out of a total of 11,800 when the employes who have signed are content with those agreements and are endeavoring to carry them out in good faith." The agreements referred to are the "master and servant" contracts, which bind the'meu not to ask for wage in creases or betterment in working con . ditions for two years. The distribu tion of the contracts among the In terborough and "green car" employes forced the strike, uaion leaders claim. Union for Arbitration. Following the reply of the traction companies, the strikers through Will iam B.-jMtzgerald, general organizer of the Amalgamated Association of Electric Street Railway Employes, in formed the commission that the strikers could pot accede to the re quest of the comjiisatonto bring the strike- clMoiriTrtTew of "the"' stand taken by the tractioa com panies. He accepted in behalf of the union the recommendation that the questions at issue be submitted to ar bitration. - . '' ; Although transportation within the city is far from paralyzed, thousands are compelled to resort to the use of automobiles, moving vans, trucks and other vehicles. Policemen beg rides from motorists and are often seen on the running boards of private cars. Many automobiles have been pressed, into public service. But few surface cars were operated today and passengers were forced to use the subways and elevated roads, whera the congestion was extreme. ,. There was little or no violence dur ing the night, largely due -to the fact that policemen were stationed on roof tops where attacks had been made on elevated trains. ; . Hugh Frayne.' state Organizer of the Americarr Federation of Labor, announced today that between 12,000 and 20,000 men will take part in the parade and, demosjtration tomorrow. Alleged Bomb la Found. Brooklyn detectives, It was dis closed today, ara investigating a re ported plot to damage property of the Interborough with an explosive. A cylindrical package was found by a track walker near the borough hall subway station in Brooklyn late last night It contained, according to the bureau of combustibles, dynamite of the powerful kind generally used in under-sea operations. Serbians to Build Gym . And a Club House Here Nine Serbians have banded together : and formed the Sopski Soko, the Ser bian Turners, and have filed naners of incorporation of the new club. They ; pian to erect a punning tor gymna sium purposes and clubhouse. The organization is capitalized at $2,000 with shares at 50 cents each. . What our customers ' say about Bee Waot ' Ads to our face it would not be good form to 1 publish. ; , What they say be hind our backs is per , hap more truthful any-' ' ' way. 1 If you have any doubts aboutthe result- : getting power of Bee Want-Ads call up any one of the several hun- dred people who use them daily. CASH RATE allow-' ' ed on telephone orders. '. Tyler 1000