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WETS PLANNING STRIKE
AGAINST PROHIBITION
New York, Feb. 7. The Centra!
Federation union, representing 300,
000 New York labor men, decided
unanimously tonight to submit to
the affiliated unions the question
whether they shall strike in oppo
sition to nation-wide prohibition.
CITY OF PARIS TO SELL
FOOD AT FIXED PRICE
Paris, Feb. 7. Municipal barracks
ftores will be 'erected shortly
throughout Taris in which food
stuffs will be sold direct by the
city to consumers, M. Clemenceau,
the premier, told a delegation which
called on him today to discuss the
high cost of living and remedies to
ameliorate the situation.
M. Clemenceau told the delegation
that goods would be sold at prices
fixed by the food ministry. He also
promised to have the work of the
demolition of the ancient fortifi
cations surrounding Paris begun as
soon as possible, thereby ameliorat
ing the unemployment situation.
, PASTOR SAW VISIONS OF
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
NewjYork. Feb. 7. (By Universal
Service.) Visions of beautiful wo
men 'and flowers were seen through
"a kind of , vapor" by William
Greaves, self-styled pastor of the
Church of the Natural Science, who,
when haled into court today for
charging $1 for each "vaporing,"
said he had "gotten between the
material and spiritual world" and in
his practices was able to see all
kinds of visions.
Mrs Margaret Whitehurst of the
special detective squad, testified
that Greaves charged "her a dollar
for telling her "an old lady and a
cat will pass away and leave you
money and Margaret should take
10 cents worth of snake root in a
wine glass for gas on the stdmach."
Greaves' bail was fixed at $500.
'LITTLE BOY BLUE" NOW
SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Chicago, Feb. 7. (By Universal
Service.) Eugene Field II., for
whom iiis poet father is said to have
written many of his poems, "Little
Boy Blue" in particular, was sued
for divorce here today by his sec
ond wife, Mrsr Hazel Quayle Field.
She alleges Field deserted her five
weeks after their marriage in June,
191 5. Field's first wife, Mrs. Elea
nor Brooks, an Ohio woman whom
he married after a brief courtship in
1905, divorced him after she dropped
out of sight in 1910, simultaneously
'with the mysterious disappearance
of a wealthy Minneapolis grai.n
broker.
SCHOOL CHILDREN OBSERVE
EX-KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.
Amsterdam, Feb. 7. (By Univer
sal Service.) Because they were not
allowed by the socialist school mas
ter to celebrate the ex-kaiser's
birthday, hundreds of school boys
st Neu Coeln , a suburb - of Berlin,
formed a soviet, refused to attend
ilieir classes and declared a holiday.
HUNTER OF GERMAN SUBS
TO START FOR NORTH POLE.
Chicago, Feb.. 7. (By Universal
Service.) Lieut. Commander John
Borden, Arctic explorer, hunter of
big game and for the last two years
a hunter of German submarines in
bis own armed yacht, returned to his
home here today and announced that
he intends to be off for the North
J'ole again as soon as he gets his
business affairs shaped up. Com
mander Borden's yacht, the Kana
wha had 240 days of actual duty at
sea.. ,
GERMAN PAPER EXPOSES
TERRORIST CONSPIRACY.
Berne, Feb. 7. (By Universal Ser
vice and London Daily Express.) A
vast terrorist conspiracy to foment
strikes throughout Europe is ex
posed by the Myenchener Post to
day. M. Radowski, leader of the
Ukraine soviet, is said to have re
ceived $35,000,000 to appoint agents
and spread strike propaganda all
over the European continent pre
liminary to a universal revolution,
Women's Clubs Make
War on Too Scanty
Garb for Evening Wear
New York, Feb. 7. Asserting that
designers of women's evening
gowns "have led fashion to the ex
treme limit of indecency," which is
having " a most demoralizing influ
ence upon the youths of the coun
try," the New York City Federation
of Womens' clubs at a meeting to
women to "dress modestly," "and on
owmen to "dress modestly," and on
designers and shop keepers "to con
trol indecency inidress." A com
mittee was appointed to push the
war on scanty evening gowns.
Bolsheviki Preparing
to Sweep Over Poland
Warsaw, Monday, Feb. 7. Gen
eral Sheptitsky, chief of the Polish
general staff, says it will be neces
sary forthe Poles, if the allies do
cot do so, to open a route to Dan
zig in order to bring into Poland
the army of General Haller as well
as food supplies destined for Po
land. .
German soldiers who have arrived
here from Russia report that a great
bolshevik . army is preparing to
sweep over Poland.
Countess Sanna Orda, 19 years
old, who escaped to Warsaw on a
German troop train, said the Ger
mans at Pinsk sold the bolsheviki
all their cannon.
American Casualty List
in Russia Totals 410
Washington, Feb. 7. Total casual
ties in the American forces in the
Archangel region of Russia up to
and including January 31 were 180
killed, died of wounds, sickness or
from other causes, or missing in ac
tion, and 299 wounded or injured,
making a total casualty list of 409
i:t of a force that numbers 4,925.,
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Owner of Stolen Car Testifies
Private Detective Pipkin De
manded Fifty Dollars Re
ward for City Officer.
BRIGGS SAYS HE'LL BE ON
HAND FOR TRIAL AND
HE WON'T RESIGN.
Twelve hours before his ap
pearance today before the city
council to answer charges of al
leged misconduct in office, Chief
of Detectives John Briggs said,
in an interview with a Bee re
porter: "I will not resign. I
have no reason to do so."
The foregoing statement was
contrary to, persistent rumors
afloat about the city hall Friday
that "the detective chief was go
ing to resign before tho day was
over."
The direct charge against
Briggs is the alleged forgery of
Judge Britt's name on a warrant
for the arrest of a man named
Calhoun in ,Red Oak, la.
"I'm ready to stand the charge
against me, knowing that I com
mitted no major misdemeanor in
office," the chief said. Last night
Superintendent of Police Ringer
denied any knowledge of the ru
mored resignation of the detec
tive chief.
Chief Briggs appeared unwor
ried about the case, stating that
he would be on hand "at 9 o'clock
sharp" inhe city hall.
Loose methods and utter lack of
system and efficiency in the city de
tective department were revealed at
the hearing of Beit Danbaum, de
tective yesterday morning before
city council on a charge of neglect of
duty. Danbaum is urtder suspension
pending the hearing.
When the case was called in the
afternoon it was found the H. L.
Branson, a material' witness could
not be here until next week. - Both
sides agreeing that he should be
heard, the case was continued until
next Monday at 2 p. in., when it is
hoped, but not assured, that Bran
son will be here. Assistant City
Attorney Mossman talked to him
by telephone. He is in Red Oak,
la., 'and stated that if his business
permits he will be back in Omaha
by Monday.
The testimony of George Richard
son and Meyer Greenberg was ex
tremely damaging to Detective Dan
baum. Tells of Theft. . ,
. The "case has to do with the re
covery of a Buick roadster stolen
from George Richardson, a real es
tate man who lives at the Iter Grand
hotel. The car was stolen Novem
ber H and returned to Richardson
on November 17. Greenberg testi
fied that he ard Don Chrisman and
Ralph Spellman, all youths, stole the
car. He was on the witness stand
for an hour. He said Danbaum and
Charles Pipkin, a private detective,
came to his home on November 17
and asked him where the stolen car
had been concealed.1 He said he
didn't know. They then took him to
Pipkin's office on the third floor of
a building near Fifteenth and Dodge
streets, where he finally told them
the car was hidden in a garage at
Twentieth and Dodge streets.
Briggs Tells Story.
Chief of Detectives Briggs' testi
mony showed appallingly lax meth-
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Central Labor Union
Condemns Bill That
Hits Parochial Schools
Resolutions condemning the bill
abolishing parochial schools and pri
vate institutions were drawn up and
endorsed by an unanimous vote of
the Central Labor union last night
in the Labor temple. The resolutions
introduced by A. J. Donohue, mem
ber of the railroad switchmans'
union and copies were forwarded to
the members of the state legislature
now in session.
Following a heated talk on union
ism by John Brophy, international
organizer of pressmen's unions a
motion condemning the policy of
he World-Herald in its action
egainst union pressmen "until such
time as Mr. Hitchcock sees fit to rec
ognize the pressmens' un;on," was
moved, seconded and carried.
A grievance committee of five
men was appointed to confer with
officials of the Skinner Macaroni
conjpany in regard to a recent 15
per cent reduction in the wages of
union workers in the plant.
Protestations against the abolition
of the United States- employment
offices, located in all the principal
cities of the country, were made by
the members of the Central Labor
union
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Locked in Bath Roomas Jest,
Baron de Orgler Passes Two
Terrible Hours in Fremont
Noble Guest at Hotel Pathfinder Victim of Joke By
Which He Trembles Long Time in Dark, Momenta
rily Expecting Return of Irate Husband Supposed
To Be Waiting to Eat Him Up.
Here is one episode Baron de Orgler, no doubt, worild
like to keep from his "dream girl." It happened last Sunday
evening in the Pathfinder hotel in Fremont, even while the
"knight of the press book" was trying to woo Mrs. Grayce
Jackson Heyneman by wire, with ardent protestations of love
and devotion.
It is not a romantic episode. But it was a thrill-y one
for the baron, according to M. A. Kearn, 321 City National
Bank building, who was in the hotel at the time.
Locked for several hours In the
bathroom of a woman's hotel suite,
with thoughts of an -irate husband
ready to wreak vengeance mpon him
upon discovery.. This was the fate i
fear of which rendered the baron
white to the gills and caused him
to tremble as the leaf trembles at
est of zephyrs.
Would Wed Cigar Girl.
Of course it was a hoax, perpe
trated by hotel guests who resented
the baron's familiar attitude toward
women in the hostelry. But the
baron didn't know it was only a
joke, which accounts for the un
pleasant hours he spent.
Fifteen minutes after he arrived
in the hotel De Orgler had proposed
marriage to the girl at the cigar
counter. She declined the honor.
Then he is said to have made sev
eral proposals of another sort to
other women employes about the
hotel.
Meeting with no success, the
baron directed his blandishments at
DE ORGLER BARON
ALL RIGHT BUT IIIS
TITLE'SJFUrlCT
And Neither Did It. Keep His
Highness " Out of the '
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Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 7. Spe
cial Telegram.) "Baron" V. D. De
Orgler, member of "the Austrian
nobility," has had a tempestuous
career during his two years' resi
dence in Kansas City, i
This domesticated representative
of the Hapsburg family had come in
the early days of the war ' to give
patriotic lectures. His field was the
motion picture houses and his sub
ject the war. . "
Several times "the baron" has
been arrested for remarks in
private conversations, alleged to
have been derogatory to the United
States, but federal officers soon an
nounced they regarded him as a
"harmless rough fellow who, per
haps, does a littlegood."
Turns Elevator Boy.
"The baron" disappeared from
public view several months ago,
but was discovered again when a
woman living in a small family hotel
caused the arrest of, the "elevator
boy" in the charge of insulting her.
The "elevator boy" turned out to
be the baron, reduced to an "up and
down" life through necessity.. He
was fined $100 for vagrancy. i
"The baron" also suffered arrest
last summer while lecturing at Ne
vada, Mo., where he was suspected
of being a German spy. "The baron"
was trapped by Mrs. Reynolds, di
rector of piano at Cottey college,
where he had lectured: The sheriff
concealed himself behind piano
while Mrs. Reynolds listened to
"the baron's" alleged plans to aid
the kaiser. Nothing was done in
the case.
As Health Inspector.
Later De Orgler ent to work in
Kansas City as health inspector.
With an armfull of placards labeled,
"Clean Up or Close Up," it is
charged he invaded a local res
taurant and ordering it placed in a
more sanitary condition, took $60
for doing the work himself. For
that he was fined $500 and order to
the municipal farm.
Will Ask Investigation of
Woman Suffrage Societies
Washington Feb. 7. The Nation
al Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage announced tonight that it
would present a petition to the sen
ate asking that the planned investi
gation of bolsheviki, I. W. W. and
other radical propagandavbe extend
ed to include national and interna
tional societies favoring woman suf
frage, in order to determine what
relationship exists between Ameri
can suffrage societies and organiza
tions of socialists and feminists in
Europe and to discover in what
manner the vast sums of money said
to be raised and spent by suffrage
societies are used to affect legisla
tion in the United States.
Omaha
OMAHA, SATURDAY,
Baron Returns to
Omaha as Promised
This is' the day Baron de Org
ler, Roumanian, is to return to
Omaha.
He has said he will come and
give the folks who have said
things against him a chance to
make good on their threats and
come he will, it is presumed.
Possibly the ' fact he has ar
ranged a theater engagement
with Manager E. L. Johnson of
the Gayety may in part account
for his desire to come back: At
any rate, he is scheduled to ar
rive this morning. '
The baron never, apparently,
is at a loss what to do next.
an attractive traveling saleswoman.
She frowned, but the lovelorn sprig
of European nobility continued to
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GERWS WAR
GUILT ADMITTED
BY KURT EISNER
Emperor William Directly to
Blame; But Military Caste
, . More Responsible, Says
' Bavarian. Premier, v
Berne, Feb. 7. There is still a
vast amount of material to be ex
amined in German quarters regard
ing responsibility for the outbreak
of the war, said Kurt Eisner, the
Bavarian premier, 'in discussing this
subject with the correspondent to
day. "The entire archives arc as yet
unexamined," Herr Eisner said, "but
already much material has been
found in the secret archives of the
Munich diplomatic correspondence
proving Germany's guilt, her respon
sibility for beginning the war.
. Would Annex Belgium.
For instance, there is a record of
a conversaton between King Lud
wig of Bavaria and Count von
Schoen, the tormer German am
bassador at Paris, which was found
among Count von Hertling's papers,
which shows that Germany desired
the war. The conversation took
place in Ajigust,-1914, the king tell
ing the ambassador that this war
must have a different result from
that of the war of 1870 and that
Belgium must be annexed by Ger
many. "To this," continued Herr Eisner,
"the king added: 'Germany must also
acquire the mouth of the Rhine,
even at the expense of the violation
of Dutch territory. Furthermore,
Bavaria must be given a portion of
Alsace-Lorraine; in the latter case
Bavaria would renounce her terri
tories in Baden and Hesse.' "
Wants Trial in Germany.
Emperor William was undoubted
ly directly to blame for precipitat
ing the war, Herr Eisner said, but
the military caste was responsible
to a greater extent for bringing it
about. They must all be tried, but
by a German tribunal, he insisted.
He is in favor of all stolen property
being restored and the robbers se
verely punished.
Concerning the league of nations
the Bavarian premier declared:
"It is to be hoped that the Berne
conference will renew the Interna
tionale. This is the first time that
delegates of the hostile countries
have met since the war, and I hope
the Berne conference will not be
without effect on that in Paris."
Neuilly Hospital Closed.
Paris, Feb. 7. The American Red
Cross hospital at Neuilly, organized
in the first week of September, 1914,
by several prominent Americans, in
cluding WilKam K. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Vanderbilt, Robert Bacon and Mrs.
Bacon, was closed today. The hos
pital has been one of the most con
spicuous establishments in caring
for the wounded during the war,
its work drawing enthusiastic praise
from the French people.
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Thrill .J '
Allies Driving Germans to
Desperation by Ruthless
Terms, Chancellor Says
in Opening Assembly.
By Associated Press.
Weimar, Feb. 7. The opening of
the National assembly was impres
sive for its solemnity, earnestness
and simplicity. Chancellor Ebert's
opening speech, the delivery of
which occupied a half hour, was fre
quently interrupted. )
Carl Kautsky, under Secretary of
state for foreign affairs in the Ebert
cabinet, was elected president of the
assembly by a vote of 374 out of
399.
The Court theater was thronged
long before the appointed time. The
Berlin policemen assigned to Wei
mar kept the huge crowd outside
from interfering wih the arrival of
delegates and others entitled to at
tend. ,
It was a democratic looking
crowck well, though plainly dressed,
that shuffled its way through the
slush and snow of Weimar's streets
to the theater, for every one walked,
save one carriage and one automo
bile party.
Women Members Nervous.
The 28 women members were the
distinct curiosity of the afternoon
and the only mirthful event at the
opening of the session was a hesi
tancy followed by a shrill excited
"yes" of acquiescence as the first
woman's name was called. The se
cond woman on the list had not ex
pected to hsar her name and showed
evident emotion as it was almost
shouted out.
The theater, especially the tribune
of the president and the government
beaches, was fairly buried in red,
pink and white carnations. The rear
portions of the first and second bal
conies and the gallery were throng
ed with privileged visitors, includ
ing neutral diplomats in Germany
who had arrived from Berlin on
Wednesday.
During the chancellor's speech,
members of the government from
the .state secretary to their secre
taries stood grouped about the
speaker's tribune, just in advance
and below the president's seat on
the stage. Up to the opening of
the session, photographers swarmed
the theater.
Heckled by Independents.
Herr Ebert received only a brief
ovation on his entry. He found
himself so heckled by independent
socialists that he was forced, in the
middle of his speech, to turn upon
them with the declaration that their
disorder showed how little evil
times had taught them. He spoke
loudly, slowly and distinctly, his
voice carrying to the remotest part
of the theater with its fcrfect ac
coustic properties.
The chancellor's voice shook with
emotion as he touched upon the
points he deemed essential, then
boomed high above the discordant
shouts of the' independents when
they tried to interrupt and drown
him out. He aroused approval when
he began by declaring, "We have
done forever with princes and
nobles, by the grace of God." He
said the German people was now
ruling itself..
There was disapproval mixed with
approval when he declared that the
revolution would decline responsi
bility for ,the shortage of food and
the defects in food in Germany.
Protest Against Harsh Terms.
Need, the chancellor cpntinued.
delivered Germany to her ''enemies,
but he protested against being a
slave to Germany's enemies for 30,
40 or 60 years.
"Our enemies declare they are
fighting militarism, but militarism
has been dethroned," Herr Ebert
asserted. The speaker took up the
armistice terms and branded them
as unheard of and. ruthless. The
whole house was with him when he
protested against the expulsion of
Germans from Alsace and the se
questration of property.
The assembly broke into shouts
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Mission to Have Doughnut
Feed for the Newsies
The Midwest Gospel mission, 215
South Fourteenth street, will serve
hot doughnuts and coffee free to
newsboys and messenger boys Sat
urday night. The mission plans to
continue the Saturday night "feeds"
to the boys as long as they take an
interest. These meetings in the past
have been well attended and it is ex
pected that this week's meeting will
be still larger. ,
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Germany Will Start War
Again If Made 'Wage Slave,
Threatens Hans Delbrueek
Declares Teutons Will Rise at First Opportunity if
Allies Impose Burdens Which Cannot Be Thrown
Off Quickly, or if France Persists in Plan to Take
Saarbrucken and All of Alsace-Lorraine.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 7. If the allies persist in imposing upon
Germany demands which will make that country the "wage
slave" of its enemies, the allies must keep Germany in sub
jection for decades by armed force, against which the Ger
mans would rise at an opportune moment and again plunge
the world into far, Prof. Hans -Delbrueek, historian and
publicist, declared to the correspondent today during a dis
cussion of the Paris peace conference. Professor Delbrueek
said:
"The question of what constitutes
a peace of justice can best be an
swered by investigating the last
separate demand made to see wheth
er it is calculated to light the fires
of. war again at some future day, or
whether it serves the ideal of an
enduring peace. Let me single out
some of these questions.
Would Rise Against Slavery.
"It is proposed to impose upon
Germany a burden which it cannot
throw off in a short time, but which
would make the country the wage
slave of its enemies for decades.
This could be carried out only if
Germany were to be kept subdued
by armed ff rce all this time. But
there cannot be any doubt that
Germany would rise against such
slavery at the first opportunity.
"Another example: France plain
ly indicates that it intends to take
away the German territory of Saar
brucken, with its coal field, Saar
brucken has more than half a mil
lion purely German inhabitants.
This territory was ceded to France
through the first Paris peace of
1814, but only ?a year later, was
given back to Germany in the sec
ond Paris peace. .. ;
"The inhabitants had unanimous
ly, in repeated appeals and petitions,
especially in, a .great memorial,
prayed for 'liberation fronQ the
French yoke and reunion with the
German fatherland,' and had sol
emnly vowed to do everything they
could to serve this end. This land
belonged to Germany for a thou
sand years, excepting the very
LONDON TUBES
WILL RESUME
SERVICE TODAY
Rail Strike Finally Settled;
Electrical Trades Union
Also Orders Men to
Return to Work.
London, Feb. 8. The railway
strike was settled early this morning
after a long conference. At the
board of trade it was officially an
nounced that the tube and district
services would be resumed as soon
as possible. ' '
The electrical trades union ordered
immediate resumption of work by
its members, pending action by the
national body on the question of the
change in attitude of the govern
ment with regard to the strike.
An official statement issued to
night by the union says:
"Owing to an extraordinary meet
ing of the executive council having
been convened for Sunday to con
sider national action to secure a 40
hour week, and, further, owing to
the extraordinary change in the
attitude of the government in first
refusing to intervene and then inter
vening to safeguard capitalistic in
terests by suspending the civil rights
of trades union members, we order
immediately a resumption of work,
pending national action."
Production is Slackening,
is Federal Trade Report
Washington, Feb. 7. Business
conditions are characterized by
slackening of production, reluctance
of commercial buyers to acquire
stocks of goods in anticipation of
reduction of prices and by only a
slight falling off of retail business,
says the federal reserve board's
monthly review,made public today
The board does, not attempt to fore
cast the future course of prices, but
federal reserve agents in several
parts of the country, predicted that
the general level of prices would
not fall much within the next few
months.
President Wilson Abandons
Proposed Trip to Belgium
Paris, Feb. 7. The pressure of
President Wilson's duties , in Paris
will be so great in the few days re
maining before his departure for the
United States that he has been com
pelled reluctantly to forego his trip
to Brussels and other parts of Bel
gium. ; .
SUNDAY
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brief temporary periods of French
domination.
German "Irredenta" Forecast.
"The problem of the nationality is
much clearer and more certain here
than in Alsace-Lorraine. Even if
the German portions of Alsace-Lorraine
are given to France, it can
safely be prophesied that a German
'irredenta' will spring up there very
soon and threaten the peace of the
world.
" "This is true to a still greater de
gree in the case when territory like
Saarbrucken, where nothing what
ever that is French exists, is claim
ed by France out of naked greed for
power in opposition to the principle
of the peoples' right to self-determination.
"A third example: The French did
not occupy the territory given them
by the armistice with native French
men, bur for the greatest part with
their colored allies. These negroes
are billeted on the citizens. As long
as the war lasts We must endure
this, terrible as it is for the inhabi
tants. ''Everything indicates that the
French plan a very long occupation
and after'peace as well, until. Ger
many has paid off the war indemni
ties. If this should really come to
pass, it would not. only be a barbar
ity but also' an insult and maltreat
ment of the German" people which
might lead at any moment to an
outbreak and a new armed conflict.
It is clear the world cannot come
to art enduring peace that is a peace
of justice by the road which French
policy is following today."
WOULD DEPORT
SEATTLE'S ALIEN
STRIKEJEADERS
Representative Johnson Says
Government Could' End
Trouble by Action Against
Foreign Anarchists.
Washington, Feb. 7. Represent
ative Johnson of ' Washington", in a
speech in the house today, de
clared that strikes in the Pacific
northwest were due to foreigners
who should be deported, but
against whom no action was taken
by government officials. Metal work
ers there, he, said, threatened gen
eral strikes in the metal industries
throughout the country as a sympa
thetic movement.
Director General Piez announced
when the shipyard strike at Seattle
firsts began that it would be he
policy of the board "to let the job
stand" in those yards where men
went on strike for higher wages.
This policy has been fully reported
to Chairman Hurley and he is ex
pected to approve it upon his ar
rival at New York Monday.
Italy's Support Assured..
Paris, Feb. 6. (Peace . Confer
ence.) A delegation from the
Aland islands today conferred with
Premier Orlando- of Italy concern
ing their claim for annexatoin to
Sweden. The premier assured them
of Italy's support.
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OFFICERS ARE ALLEGED
TO HAVE BEATEN PRIS
ONER; SUSPENDED
FIVE DAYS.'
The result of Police Commis
sioner Ringer's investigation of
charges against City Detectives
J. H. Graham and Fred Franks
is that the two officers are sus
pended for five days without pay,
beginning Saturday.
Council asked Mr. Ringer to
make a report on the case last
Monday after Commissioner Ure
informed the members that he
saw the detectives unnecessarily
beat and cuff John Aytch, color
ed, while arresting him at Eight
eenth and Webster streets,
Mr. Ringer's "report" tells none
of the circumstances as he found
them, but merely "recommends
that the officers be suspended
without pay for five days.''
As soon as this was read other
commissioners pointed out to
Mr. Ringer that he has the ri.a;ht
to suspend an officer for 10 days
or less without any "recommen
dation." His recommendation was
therefore placed on file and the
officers suspended.
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LWill Ask Federal Government
to Take Charge of City
If Strike Is Not
Called Off Today.
Seattle, Feb. 7. "Unless the sym
pathetic strike is called off at 8
o'clock Saturday morning I shall,
at 9 o'clock, ask the federal govern
ment to declare martial law," Mayor
Ole Hanson said, in a formal state
ment issued late tonight.
After nearly three hours' discus
sion between Mayor Hanson, J. W.
Spangler, a banker, the Rev. M. A.
Matthews and a special committee
of the general strike conference, it
was announ'Ced that the conferees
had failed to reach an agreement to
call off the strike of 35,000 union
workers in sympathy with 25,00(1
shipyard workers, who laid down
their tools January 21.
The strikers' committee, it wa?
said, offered to recommend that the
sympathetic strike of 30,000 workers
be called off if the mayor's com
mittee would agree that a commit--tee
of business rren would be form
ed to present the demands of the
25,000 striking metal trades workers
for higher wages to the proper
shipping board authorities and urge
that they be granted. The mayor's
committee took the stand that the
shipyard workers-were under a con
tract with the government and that
nothing could be done until the
men showed good faith by returning
to work. '
Guarantees Protection.
Mayor Hanson issued the follow
ing proclamation today:
"To the people of Seattle:
"By virtue of the authority vested
in me as mayor I hereby guarantee
to all people of Seattle absolute and
complete protection.
"They should .all go about their
daily work and business in perfect
security. We have 1,500 police of
ficers, 1,500 regulars from Camp
Lewis and can and will get the ser
vices of every soldier in the Pacific
northwest to protect life, business
and property. .
"The time has come for every per
son in Seattle to show his Ameri
canism. Go about your daily duties
without fear. We will see to it
that you have food, transportation,
water, light and gas and all necessi
ties. "The anarchists in thi com
munity shall not rule its affairs. All
persons violating the laws will be
dealt with severely."
Industry was halted in Seattle to
day, but in Tacoma the walkout bad
not assumed great proportions and
the only outward indication there
of unusual conditions was the ab
sence, of street car service. At a
conference late today the Tacoma
car men announced they would re
sume work tomorrow..
Morrison to Take Command. '
Maj. Gen. John F. Morrison, com
mander of the western department
of the army, was enroute from San
Francisco to Seattle tonight to as
sume personal charge of the regular
army troops that are doing guard
duty here and in Tacoma. In Se
attle soldiers from Camp Lewis oc
cupied today the municipal light and
gas plants. Operation of the plants
was not interfered with last night
by the strikers.
"We are here for the protection
of property and person and the sup
pression of all disorders," Brig.
Gen.,Frank B. Watson, commanding
the troops in Tacoma, said today.
"We do not intend to take any ar
bitrary action except in case of the
gravest emergency. Any plant
which wants to reopen will be en
titled to and receive protection by
us to its property and the ptrsoii
of its employes." ,
Single Car Operated.
Street car service in Seattle today
consisted of a lone municipal car
which made its way on the regular
run between this city and Bailard.
a suburb. Civilian guards were sta
tioned beside the conductor and
(Continued on I'll go Two, Column Ftmr.)
Five-Thousand-Dotlar
Verdict in Assault Cass
Harvard, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special
Telegram.) The jury in the person
al damage case of Edna May Larson
against David Hafer tonight brought
in a verdict of $5,000 for the plaintiff.
The suit was for damages for an
assault which took place at the honu:
of the plaintiff November 19, 191$.
Stock Seeks U. S. Citizenship.
Chicago, Feb. 7. -Frederick
Stock, who because of criticism
arising from the fact that he was a
German subject, resigned as con
ductor of the Chicago Syrfiphom
orchestra. today began the final
steps necessary to become an
American citizen when he filed &
I petition for citizenship pa;-vi ll
t &e circuit court.
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