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1 7 T,-))R1E.E-. 1 1. i n n i REE Z Y BITS OF NEWS HOLD CONVERSATION ; BY RADIO TELEPHONE. Washington, Jan. 16. Use of the radio telephone for two-way con versation between a person using a line telephone and an aviator was officially demonstrated for the first time today when Major-General Kenly, director of military aero nautics, seated before a desk tele phone in his office in the War de partment, and Lieutenant Lucas, in an airplane flying over Boiling field, on the outskirts of the city, talked with each other. The radio telephone for one way conversation in the giving of orders has been used by the army and navy to some extent for more than year. The demonstration today in volved the use of a land line from the War department to Boiling field where the radio system was installed. HOME MADE WINE DRINKER'S LAST RESORT. New York, Jan. 16. Home-made wine from '.'devices already on the market for making alcoholic bev erages in the home" will be the last resort of- drinkers under nation wide prohibition, according to a statement tonight by William H. Hirst, counsel for the United States Brewers' association. Mr. Hirst as serted that "people are going to have wine just as long as nature produces the materials." The bright lights of some of New York's cabarets, will not be dimmed by prohibition, according to their managers, who said their establishments were, "primarily restaurants and liquor is not the largest item in our business." WOMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN CHICAGO. Chicago; Jan. 16. Mrs. Hilda Exlund today was found guilty of the murder of her husband and was sentenced to 14 years in prison, the first woman to be convicted here of such a crime for a long period. Mrs. Exlund, 46 years old, took the verdict calmly.. She stabbed her husband, to death with a butcher Knife. Her defense was that it was an accident. v Wiinetsess for the , prosecution testified that she' had , abused her husband for years. , f DOG TEAMS TO CARRY FLU SERUM FAR NORTH. Dawson, Y. T., Jan. 16. Six royal northwest mounted police consta bles left here today with dog teams over the long snow trail to the Arctic coast carrying anti-influenza serum, which arrived here yester day over the winter trail from the outside world. 'To keep the serum from freezing the officers carried it . in belts next their skin. NEXT WAR LOAN CHRISTENED "VICTORY. Washington, Jan. IS.-Tlic name of the next war loan will be "The Victory Liberty Loan," , .Secretary Glass announced today. The exact date in the spring when it is to be floated has not been fixed. . The honor flag of the loan will bear a blue "V" on a . white field surrounded by a red border, the "V" indicating both five and "victory." FLIRTY WHISTLE TOOTS IN ALIENATION CASE. New York, Jan. 16. (By Univer sal Service.) The flirty toots of a Brooklyn "V train figured promi nently today in the testimony in the suit of Mrs. Robert Lee Carter against Mrs. Charles J. Daniels for alleged alienation of her hubband's affections. L Carter was a motorman on the Lexington avenue line, and accord ing to the testimony, he tooted sig nals to Mrs. Daniels as his train went rattling past her home. One toot meant he would meet Mrs. Dan iels, two toots meant that he would not. it was testified. The Carters have been married 30 years and sep arated in May, 1917. Shyer of Lebaudy Sob When Arraigned on Murder .Charge Hempstead, N. Y.. Jan.' 16. Mrs. Marie Augustine . Lebaudy was , brought before a justice of the peace here today for arraingement on a charge of slaying her millionarie husband, the eccentric Jacques Le baudy, at their home here. She was sobbing and in a semi-hysterical condition when she entered the court room. Mrs. Lebaudy has been confined to her bed by bronchitis, compli cated by nervous shock since the shooting. It was announced that ,she will not be called before the " grand jury, which will complete its investigation tomorrow. The grand iurrors made an inspection today of the Lebaudy home. In the justice's court Mrs. Le baudy pleaded not guilty" and " was held without bail on a charge of murder in the first degree. She was committed to the county jail at Mineola. Steamer Sails With Cargo cf Supplies for Near East New York, Jan, 16. The steam ship Mercurius sailed today for Asia Mmor, with food, clothing and medi cal supplies for the Armenians and Svriins. The cargo, valued at $1. J3J,000, is being sent by the Ameri can committee for relief in . the near cast, have been purchased with a part of the $4,000,000 fund raised re cently for this purpose. The steamer Western "Eell, carry ing a cargo of flour valued at $1, 4oi,000 destined for the stricken countries, also sailed from here to day. It was stated that the steam ship Pensacola, will sail for Asia :-!i-cr next week with a carjro val ue,) at between $1,500,000 ajid $2,000, 000. . - Harrison on Vacation. Washington, Jan. 16. Frarteis B. !T..rr..-.vi, governor general of the Philippines, is on lus way home for a vacation of six months. Enteni Omfiia House Military Committee . Decides to Continue Ex isting War Organization for Another Year. Washington, Jan. 16. The house military committee practically reached an agreement today in con ference with Secretary Baker and General March, chief of staff, 'to postpone the Wax - department rer organization bill until the next ses sion of congress and with it a large part of the prospective debate over the tuture military policy of the country. A suggestion by Chairman Dent that a legislative rider on the army appropriation bill continuing the ex isting war organization of the de partment and the regular army for another year be substituted for the reorganization measure met with the approval of Mr. Baker and apparent ly with that of a majority of the committee members. The proposal grew out of a con ference - ajt which Secretary Baker and the cliief of staff explained to the committee the reorganization measure framed by the department, providing for a regular army of 500, 000 men to be raised by voluntary enlistment on ' a flat three-year basis. The bill also would have made permanent the absolute con trol over all branches of the army now exercised by the chief of staff as a war time necessity, Time Too Short to Legislate. Chairman Dent said it would be impossible to get such a bill through congress in the six weeks remaining of .(he" session. 'Committee members agreed with him, pointing out that thevVar department bill on its face appeared to be , a military policy measure which abandoned the theory of universal military obliga tion. Mr. Baker insisted that this was not the case; that no attempt to fix the nation's. policy as to a peace time, army was involved, but agreed that the substitution ot con tinuing authority appeared to be the wisest 'course1, in view of uncertain ties of the situation abroad and lack of time for full discussion in con gress. . The exact form of a rflder is to be studied out by the general Staff. It probably will leave the strength of the force to presidential order with in limits and subject to appropria tion Jimitations The committee will take up at once hearings on tht regular appropriation . bill which provides, as drawn for 50y,UUU men. I Reticent as to universal bervice. Secretary Baker would make no declaration in regard to universal military service suggestions, saying that he would suggest no proposal of that nature until the peace con ference had finished its work and the obligations of theiiation could be gauged. He said the general staff had submitted several studies which were still on his desk. Later Representative Sanford . sought to obtain General March's views on this question. . J "The Question of universal train ing is a question of national policy," said General March. "It is the duty of the general staff to submit rec ommendations to the secretary of war when they are called for. If they do not get by the secretary, fhey are stopped. The secretary has told you that they are onjiis desk." General March said the army was now 'organized under presidential order arid the plan included in the staff bill was practically that or ganization.' A total strength of -..09.000 men is provided tor, he said, lo be organized into 20 divisions, grouped in five groups. The total annual cost he fixed at $1,185,000,000 estimated on a return to a base pay of $15 a month for privates and exclusive of $86,000,000 carried in the fortification bill. To Keep Up All Organizations. All of the existing war time or ganizations such as the tank corps, transportation and motor transpor tation corpsindependent air""service and the like are to be continued with the exception of the chemical war fare service. "We are not in favor of the use of poison gas in' war," General March declared, "not that it makes any difference how you kill a sol dier, out the gas liesvon the ground and penetrates back to villages and kills women and children.-.No civi lized nation ought to use it." The general said that even before the arnrstice was signed, the Inter national Red Cross was working for ,an agreement among the bel ligerents for abandonment 'of gas warfare. Vol. 48 NO. 183. fo),Y7 500 000 . . f r" - MARY PICKFORD THEDAIj$ARA J3ESSIE LOVE in Picture with Nebraska's The famous movie stars you "know so well are all dear friends of Mrs. McKelvie, wife of our governor, and are shown in company with her in splendidly photographed pictures in SUNDAY'S BEE GRAVURE SECTION - Last Sunday All Sold Out - Order RETURNING SOLDIERS NEED JOBS. THE BEE Mn-IM under May la, 1906. P. 0. ud ct t Urc 3. l7 Sawing Wood and Getting , Overheated Causes Former Kaiser to Suffer Chills William Hohenzollern Chafing Under Restrictions Imposed Upon Him by Dutch Government; Irrita bility Increased by Departure of Old Serants, Who Find Life in Holland Intolerable. By Associated Press. Amerongen, Holland, Jan. 16. The immediate cause of William HohenzolIern'SfTepeated chills is, ac cording to authoritative informa tion, overheating while performing his favorite exercise of sawing and chopping wood. The former em peror was accustomed to this work before the war and when he was informed that his walks in the neighboring ; woods called Tor the services of too many guards in order to prevent his being -pestered by various spectators, and perhaps also molestation-of a more serious na ture, William decided to resume his old pastime within the castle pre cincts. i Works In Garden. Late last week he showed im provement and as the weather was fine he began this time' work within the castle grounds, which included the digging of an irrigation channel in the flower garden. The result was a renewed chill and a further so journ in his apartment, where ne was ordered to remain for the present .William Hohenzedlern's freedom of movement is not only restricted by the state of his health, but also by the Dutch authorities, who, be sides watching over his personal security, stepped In to prevent him from removing to Count Pueckler's castle at Belmonte, near Wagenin- ITALY TOM BY COHFLICTOVER ...'iiieMiiofis Orlando Ministry designs Be , cause Policy TowarrJ Fiume Is Opposed by U. S. Peace Delegates. Paris, Jan. 16. News of the resignation of the Italian cabinet has been received here. The present crisis is said to be due to ihe conflict ii the Orlando ministry between those favoring and those opposing the policy of Foreign Minister Sonnino for the largest possible territorial annexa tion and for no concessions, .part icularly to the Jugo-Slavs. -The Italian peace delegates here express the belief that the resigna tion c fololwed when it became known to Premier Orlando that the United States representatives are not in entire agreement with Baron Sonnino's, views concerning Fiume. Impromptu Parade in Seattle Dispersed by Mounted Police Seattle, Jan. 16. Approximately 500 persons, leaving an open air mass meeting and starting a parade through the citys business district singing "I. W. W." songs, were dis persed early tonight by 20 mounted police officers, ' supported by five automobiles'containing police armed with carbines and behind these a platoon of police with clubs. Grain Contract Adopted. Chicaso. Tan. 16. A uniform con tract for the purchase and'sale of cash grain was adopted today at a harmonious fneeting of the Coun cil of Grain Exchanges. W.C.T.U. Celebrates Success Of Prohibition Movement Ratification of Amendment by Nebraska Received With 'Jubilation at Nation al Headquarters. Chicago, Jan. 16. When the rati fication of the prohibition constitu tional amendment by the thirty- sixth state was reported today at the national headquarters of the Wo man's Christian Temperance union in iwanston, a suburb, a large Amer ican flag, made by the women of Portland when the state of Maine led the other, states by barring liquor, was flung to the breeze. Each time a state has gone dry that flag has signalled the event 'MASA OMAHA, FRIDAY, VJ gen, which , they declare- was un suited. ' The ex-emperor is becoming in creasingly irritable under unaccus tomed restrictions -and this feeling is sugmented by the gradual depar ture of many of his old servants, who find life in Holland, under the circumstances, unbearable. Dutch domestics, who are filling their places, do not attain the same per fection of obeisance as the imperial servants, who, for years were accus timed to foresee the requirements of their sovereign. Cast On His Own Resources. It is -probable that before many weeks the entire German personnel will have disappeared, and the for mer monarch, who never could do any simple thing for himself in the way of dressing, will be cast on his own resources. ' His recent ailments have had a marked effect on his physical and mental , condition, which is small wonder, when such a man has had to surrender to aan array of slaves for the ear and hose, gargles for the throat, pills and other medicines, At various hours of the day he is compelled to take something or other of this kind, and his wife, who acts as his nurse, is always in at tendance to see that he executes the physician's orders. Frau Hohenzollern is now in fair ly good health, and goes out oc casionally to tea. ' ALL-RUSSIAN GOVERN LIEUT ACTIVE AT 0L1SK Siberian City Has Appearance of . Throbbing Metropolis; Population Jumps from 100,000 to 500,000. Omsk, Jan. 16. Undismayed by thf staggering problems facing it, the all-Russian government here is seeking' constructively to organize the nation on a solid and lasting foundation. Admiral Kolchak, the head of the government, is surround ed by many young ministers and they are working day and niglit to bring about harmony. ' Much attention is being given now to the movement of freight across Siberia from Vladivostok.- Trans portation by way of Lake Baikal has virtually ceased. There is much congestion and disorganization, due to lack of materials. The simplest necessities have ad vanced enormously in price and luxuries are comparatively valueless. The prices of things like candles, matches, thread, soap and dishes are soaring daily and are difficult to ob tain. The refugee movement to the Omsk region has caused the popula tion to jump from 100,000 to 500, 000. It is imposible to find lodgings of even the poorest sort, and as a result foreigners and Russians have reauisitioned railroad coaches and sleeping cars for living quarters. A thousand railroad cars are in such use at Omsk and several hundred at Chita. This condition has further depleted the rolling stock of Trans Siberian railway. Omsk has the appearance of a throbbing metropolis. In certain sections the office buildings and modern apartment houses resemble parts of New 'York and Paris. The sidewalks are jammed with peoplej and tne snow-covered streets are alive with flying droshkies. . Miss Anna A. Gordon, president of the National W. C. T. U., told how the Woman's Temperance movement was started at Hillsboro, O., in 1873, by wives and mothers, who, in a campaign of 50 days, suc ceeded in having closed the saloons of, Hillsboro and many surrounding towns. She said Mrs. Eliza Trum bull Thompson, wife of a judge and daughter of an Ohio governor, led the campaign and told how her fol lowers had dogs set upon them and how pepper was thrown in barroom stoves to keep the women from en tering in prosecuting tlir work. In August, 1874, the W. C T. U. was organized at Chautauqua, N. Y and the following , November, the first convention was held in Cleveland. I fLJ' OFFERS ITS HELP FREE. SEE WANT AD DAILY JANUARY 17, 1919. Nebraska Ratification Gives Necessary Three-Fourths Majority to Make Federal Amendment Effective. Washington, Jan. 16. Ratification today of the federal constitutional prohibition amendment made the United States the first great power to take legislative action permanent ly to stop the liquor traffic. ( Nebraska's vote gave the neces sary affirmative three-fourths major ity of the states to make .effective the amendfnent submitted by con gress in December, 1917. It was followed by similar action in the legislatares of Missouri and Wyom ing, making 38 states in all which have approved a "dry" America. Affirmative action by some of the 10 , state legislatures yet to ..act is predicted by prohibition advocates. Prohibition In Effect June 30. Under the terms of the amend ment the manufacture, sale and im portation of intoxicating liquors must cease one yeaafter ratifica tion, but prohibition would be a fact in every state much earlier because of the war measure, forbidding man ufacture and sale of alcoholic beve rages after June 30, until the demo bilization of the military forces is completed. Under the war mea sure, exportation of liquor is per mitted, but the great stocks now held in bonded warehouses will have to be disposed of before,the federal amendment becomes effective. - Discussion ' whether the new amendment becomes - par,t of the constitution how that 36 states have ratified it or whether it becomes a part of the basic law only when each state has certified its action to the -secretary of state led to aj searcn tor preceacnr, wnicn snowea that the only two amendments rati fied jn the last half century pro viding for income taxes and direct election of senators were considered effective immediately the 36th state had taken affirmative action. Senator Sheppard, author of the prohibition amendment, held that national prohibition becomes a per manent fact January 16, 1920. Certification Delayed. Only 14 of the states have certi fied their action to the state depart-. ment. lhe vote of the Mississippi legislature, the first to act, has not been received at the State depart ment. The Mississippi secretary of state said today at Jackson that the certificate had been mailed to Wash ington immediately ater the legis lature acted and that a duplicate would be sent if the original had been lost. Proclamation of the rati fication of a new amendment is made, but this was said to be a for mality and not a requisite part of changing the constitution. New problems of government are raised by prospective stoppage of the manufacture and sale of intoxt (Contlnned en Page Two, Column Three.) Invest Your Liberty Bonds Invest ihem in "Growing Omaha" Real Estate. Values are increasing every day. Get in on the "ground" floor. Omaha Realtors are so firm in their belief in the value of'Liberty bonds, that in practically every in stance, they will accept Liberty bonds at their par value when selling real estate. The investment column of The Bee shows a great many bargains from day to day. It only requires ,a few minutes to , read them each day and your bargain may be printed today. Look them over now and "Keep your eye on The Bee" Improving every day. nnft nnn Uu uu BEE By Mill (I yur). Dally. M.M; Sundiy. 12. SO: Cully d Son.. Si SO: Mltldt Nib. oilata mr L I LI t III I Ull Montenegrins Drive Serbian Troops Out of Towns in Montenegro Washington, Jan. 16. -Occupation of Montenegro by Serbian troops has resulted in a revolt by the Montenegrins, according to an official statement issued here to-' night at the Montenegrin legation. Insurgents numbering about 20, 000 have succeeded in occupying several towns from which the Ser bian forces were driven. PEACE COUNCIL DEBATING UPON PUBLICITY PLANS Conference's Relations With Press and Russian Situa- tion Discussed by Delegates. v; Paris, Jan. 16. The meeting of the supreme war council at the foreign office this morning, occupying two hours, was the only formal gather ing of the peace delegates today. As summed up in the official communi que the Russian situation and the conference's relations with the press were the only subjects treated. 1 After the meeting, President Wit son, Premier Lloyd George,. Secre tary Lansing and Mr. .Balfour, re mained for some time in the ante chamber of M. Pichon's office in earnest conversation. , Correspondents in Caucus. The supreme council appointed a committee to discuss the subject of publicity, and the Britsih and American correspondents this after noon met apparently in caucus to formulate the position they would take at the later conference with the council's committee. Afterward the British and American newspaper men met in joint caucus to harmo nize their plans. The committee named by the council comprises Sir Douglas Rid- dell for Great Britain, Ray Stannard Baker for the United States, Mm. Commert and Corbin for France and - Signor Eldorvanda for Italy. Japan is not represented on the committee, v League Covenant Drafted. The draft of the league of nations in the form of treaty enactment has now proceeded much further than generally supposed as a result of re cent conferences between Lord Robert Cecil, Secretary Lansing and Colonel House, at which, the best features of the various projects were embodied in concrete form of enact ment. This is called a covenant, in stead of a treaty, and eirjbraces 13 articles and eight supplementary publications, which bring - together the main features of all the plans presented, ' The covenant, while subject to much revision, probably will bj! ready for the congress or committee, whenever the subject is considered. Business Men Urged by Secretary Lane to Suppor xt Wilson s Idea New York, Jan. 16. Appealing for the support of President Wil son's idea of a league of nations by the business men of the United States, Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, in an address here today before the Merchants' as sociation of New York, gave an Out line of what the fundamental ele ments of such a league "must be!" Its basis, he asserted, will be "in ternational co-operation." Mr. Lane explained how, through the formation of a league of na tions, ejuanrels ketween nations could be adjudicated by "an inter national court," following investiga tion of the case by "an international council of (mediation," how a 'de linquent" nation could be "encom passed by a circle of iron," com pletely shutting ' off its economic life and isolating it from the rest of the world, and how if this failed, the members of the league of na tions could as a last resort turn to war. Police Chauffeur Saves . Life of Officer Cooper Neal Hays, police chauffeur, snatched a loaded jjun ut of the hand of Charles Battle, colored, 1217 Cass street, last night just as the negro was pointing the gun at Policeman Cooper who had ar rested him on a charge of robbery. Battle was arrested . at Fifteenth and Chicago streets on complaint of D. P. O'Neal, farmer, Seward. Neb., who said the negro had rob bed him of. $35. While the arrest ing officers were awaiting the ar rival 'of the patrol, Battle quickly loaded his gun and was in the act of making his escape wheti Hays interefered. O'Neal was also booked at the police station as complaining wit ness against Battle. PAGE, TWO CENTS. 0RTY-SIX GUILTY OF SLliy If laIL .: ' ' HINDER WAR W Conspirators in Campaign ot) Destruction in, California : Face Possible Prison Terms of 20 Years; Woman x Defendant Unmoved; Verdict Received Smilingly by Others. ' Sacramento, Jann. 16. All the 46 defendants in the I. : W. W. conspiracy case were found guilty by a jury in the U, S. district court here tonight The defendants were charged with conspiring to conduct a campaign of destruction in tb state and elsewhere to break the government's war program. ' The verdict, "guilty as charged," was returned at 6 , o'clock, after the jury had been out since 4:35 o'clock. Sen tences will be imposed tomorrow by United States Judg FIERY-TELEGRAM SENTBYPEBSTO LABORJJEETIilG Declares Free Speech Dead in U. S.; Radical Speakers Demand Organization of American Soviet. Chicago, Jan. 16. This was field day for the extreme radicals at the National labor congress called to consider a program for liberating Thomas J. Mooney and Warre Billings. , . Practically every principle of the socialists and1 the I.W. W. was urged for adoption in the flood of oratory which occupied both the morning and the afternoon session. Speakers demanded the organiza tion of an American soviet, the pres and capitalist class were denounced, and the declaration was made that a new 1 day for labor is at hand in which the masses will rule the woria Pleas were made for industrial democracy and solidarity of labor and the American Federation of Labor was bitterly assailed. The radical delegates and the crowd in the ea lerv loudlv cheered the revo lutionary sentiments expressed by the speakers. The climax was reached when moving picture was shown of the Mooney : case. One scene showed soldiers carrying an American flag in the San i-rancisco preparedness day parade and there were hisses from some of the radicals in the crowd when this' was flashed on the screen. A telegram was read from Eugene V. Debs expressing regret at his inability to come to Chicago and address the convention, because of the conditions imposed by Federal Judge D. C. Westenhaver of Cleve land when the Socialist leader was released on bail after his conviction for violation of the espionage act Telegram Front Debs. In the telegram Debs said, among other things: v. . ''Free speech prevails in Russia, but it is dead in the United States since the world has been made safe for democracy. The conservative element has the unqualified approval and support of the capitalist press which can only mean that the con- servate . clement is true to the capitalist class and false to the working class. I am with and for the radkals. "The hour has struck for action. Long-winded resolutions and hum ble petitions to corporation tools in public office and corrupt politicians are worse than useless. Mooney is innocent and. the whole world knows it. The convention can do no less than demand his uncondi tional release and is'sue an ultima tum to that effect, giving due notice that if that fails a general strike will , follow at a specified time and - industry paralyzed throughout the land. Appeal has been, made to their consciences in vain and now let the batteries of Habor be opened on their profits." Relief Bill Reported ' ' Favorably to Senate Washington, Jan. 16. Debate on the administration bill, appropria ting $100,000,1)00 for food relief in Europe and the near east will be gin tomorrow in the senate with leaders confident of a' final vote be fore adjournment Saturday niglit. The measure was ordered favor ably reported today by the senate appropriations committee with but little opposition and both democra tic and republican leaders are con fident that it will be passed. Many senators, however, are, opposed to the appropriation and ?re expected to present their views on the floor of the senate? First Lady Now THE WEATHER: Generally fair Friday and Saturday; cooler Saturd ay. Hourly Trirtperaium. Hour. H a. in . ni,... 1 a. m. . . , K , in.. ,,. u, in Ill a. ni., , II a. in DegYHitur. I 1 i. .HI ! i S A l. "I. III. . . .ill) ,.. .. . .. .45 .. .45 . . .44 .,.4-1 ..HI .. . . ..41 4 t 8 I.. U i. in, . 1 P in. . 14 lu.. .... M p. in. DECLAR PLOT Frank H. Rudkin of Spokane. Miss Theodora Pollok, the onlj woman defendant, apparently was unmoved by the verdict which wa: smilingly received by the others The 43 defendants, who joined in a "silent protest" and were not repre sented by counsel sang "In Union There is Strength," to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic as they filed from the court room. Face Prison Terms. Prison terms, which may be im posed, range from two to 20 years it was said. Miss Pollok, Basile Saffores and A. L. Fox, all of San Francisco, were represented at the trial which began a month ago, by Attorneys Nathan C. Cohland of San Francisco and Harry C. McKee of Fresno. The government's case was pre sented by Kobert Duncan of Ukiaii. Cal., and George N. Murdock of Indianapolis, special attorneys for the Department of Justice and P, H. Johnson, assistant U. S. district at torney of San Francisco. A score of government officials who assisted in raids on I. .W. W. headquarters in cities of California and through out the northwest testified to- the defendants' activity in obstructing war work, hindering enforcement of war . time laws, and seeking to cre ate a reign of terror by sabotage methods. ' Connected With Haywood. Besides those brought to trial or mentioned as active conspirators in the indictment a group headed by William D. Haywood, secretary treasurer of the I. W. W. recently convicted in Chicago on similar charges, was named as co-conspirators. Ramifications of the case involved attempts, charged against the de fendants to start fires and use other forms of sabotage as the result of the imprisonment of I. W. W. members for various crimes. Amons these cases of such imprisonments were those - of H.J). Suhr and Richard Ford, convicted of killing E. T. Manwell, district attorney of Yuba county, Cal., in the Wheatland hop yard riots of 1913; the Eisbee deportations', the Everett, Wash., shooting affray and the McNamara dynamiting case at Los Angeles. Scored by Prosecutor. The jury retired after Robert IJuncan, chief government prose cutor, made the concluding state ment, in which he said: ; "The I. W. W. recognizes no country, no flag, no color line. They, respect no flag but the red flag. They would drag us ail .down to the level of the lowest man. They do not recognize difference in ability in men, but would give the un worthy the same privileges for which the worthy have to strive so hard." Duncan read at length front journals of the organizations which were alleged to have stated that "no peace officer could be a mem ber of the I. W. W.," the "uniform of the United States soldier is merely the livery of 'scab,'" and "sabotage is a ign of courage." "It is a--fine examole of courage bwhen some I. W. W. throws a phosphorus bomb into-a hay stack and then arranges to be hundreds of miles away before that bomb ignites,' .Duncan said. "Thev said that conscription was a challenge to the working class. Since their organization in 190S they have been an unlawful conspiracy in restraint of the orderly and progressive pro grams of thjs government. They (Continurd en P Two, Column Flv. Sinn Fein Leaders Draft Declaration of Irish Independence , Dublin, Jan. 16. The Sinn Fe'ii organization at a meeting Wednes day announced that at a conference of Irish republican members oi the British parliament on Tuesday ti e drafts of a declaration of indeDeu- dence and of a message to the na tions of the world were considered.- Loth matters were referred w.'h amendinents'to committees for final revision. It Was decided to simimnn in oi Irish conference, under flie ship of the national assembly at an early date. ' The mcetinir decided to mend to the all-Iri?h coil ference (re sending of Professors De Va'era Arthur Griffiths and Count Plunkett as Ireland's delegates to the pec conference ED TO 0RK