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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER I. 1919. STATE BAND IS ATTRACTION AT FAIHPENING Sacred Concert by Nebraska ; Musicians is Well Received .. . by Visitors at State Fair- ATTENDANCE. 1919. isio 14,511 9.155 ' Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) Nebraska state fair opened this afternoon with a sacred band cortcert and a good crowd was in attendance, the real opening will be Monday morning, when the gatei are thrown open for the week. Exhibits have been coming in the past few days and many of them are already in place. Today will see most of the exhibits in and most ' of. the night will be used to fin ish up the work. The Nebraska state band was the attraction today, both afternoon and evening. This band has taken the place of the big bands of nation al reputation, which were formerly deemed an important part off the musical program of the fair. Peo ple have never kicked on the change, for the state band has some of the best musical artists, both in vocal and instrumental solos, and the peo ple have seemed to be just as well satisfied. University Instructor ? ' Quits to Enter Business Lincoln, Aug. 31. (Special.) Small salaries paid by the state is causing another loss in which the business world gets the benefit. Capt. Cecil M. Harris, assistant pro cessor of military science and tac tics at the state university, has re . signed his position to accept a place with the Standard Oil com pany of Nebraska. Captain Harris has seen much service, having grad uated from the United States mili tary academy and was stationed in the Philippines at one time. Dur ing the war with Germany he was an instructor of United States troops, being statidned most of the . time at Fort Sill. Oklahoma. District Attorney Will ' Prosecute Case in Denver ' Lincoln, August 31. (Special.) United States District Attorney T. S. Allen left today for Denver where he will appear for the govern . ment in the trial of Thomas H. Matters, charged with violating the banking laws in connection with the 'failure of the First National Bank of Sutton a few years' ago. Matters has twice been convicted of aiding; and abbetting in the mis application of the funds of the bank. The circuit court of appeals reversed the first finding and Mat ters is now appealing from the conviction made in the second .Jostpone Lincoln, Food -Probe During State Fair Lincoln, Aug. 31. (Special.) The food probe hearing, , which has been conducted at the state house by Secretary of Agriculture Leo Stuhr, has been continued over fair week, but will be taken up again next week. It is probable that (there will be a continuation of the apple part of the hearing with prominent apple growers being called. J11 V 1 i Kill INegro Lad ror Having Some Whisky (Continued from Paje One.) mortally wounded. Blood gushed from a hole near his heart and from his mouth. Officer Herdzina called police station. Fifteen minutes later the patrol wagon arrived with a stretcher', but no doctor. Scott was still alive. An argument between Herdzina and . Patrol Conductor Woods re garding the necessity of a doctor in duced Woods to say he would re turn tn the station for Dr A. I. Ed. Strom. - Before the patrol had left, how ever, Dr. Wallace A. Garrie, 5616 Florence biulevard. -arrived and VllVtltlVCU UV.AUt , Witness to Shooting G. C. Hemdon,, St. James Ho tel, witnessed part of the shooting trom the window. "I heard the first shot," Hem don said. "1 ran to the window Thirteenth street. When he was nearly over, he turned and said, '"Don t, I ain't doin' nothing." A shot was fired from the west side of the street and Scott stumbled back into the- alley and fell on his face. I cannot say who fired that last shot." Officers Thestrup, Herdzina, Arm strong, Sutton, Crandall, Brigham and Crawford all exhibited their guns to newspaper men. Brigham's gun had been fire dtwice, Holman's . gun once. Armstrong's gun had also been fired oj)ce, but Armstrong said thai that oua shot had been fired several days ago. "I didn't take my gun from my pocket," said Arm strong. The chambers of the revolv : er of all the other officers were j loaded. " Holman was arrested and held for investigation. The bullet that killed the negro entered under the left arm piercing ihe heart, according to a post-mortem made by Police Surgeon Ed strom. ! An inquest will likely be held to day to determine who fired the fatal shot. Secret Death Society Uses 17-Year-Old Girl to Lure Men to Doom (Continued from tmf One.) He knew the dangers of bis posi tion. Vf 9nwtii1it tTarlii.T .script ur k A fused to occupy a flat with the Amer ican, Lehrs, moved out to the lonely villa on the little wooded island of Bollstanas,' on Lake Norwikken. J his villa is owned by Mme. Lily trindberg, Sweden's premier opera star. " v Expensive Orgies at Villa. As every Swede of means pos sesses an island retreat, the move attracted no attention. In his island home Hadji-Lashet settled down with Mme. Ronkonnen and his sec retary, the German professor Et tinger, while a young widow, Po tulova. was engaged as typist. The villa was fitted out in brightly colored, extravagant Caucasian, Oriental 'styles and became notori ous among other Russians living round about for its orgies. But orgies cost money, and fi nancial consideration pressed on Hadji-Lashet to action. Dr. Ar dasheff must be lured away to the lonely island villa. How? The doctor was susceptible to fe male charms. Hadji-Lashet set tled on Dagmar de Gysser. In June she called on some pre text at Ardasheff's flat and soon the pair were very friendly. Al most every day Dagmar would send for the doctor in a black motor car, which was often driven by one of her brothers. Sometimes Ardasheff, interrupted in the middle of dinner or while en tertaining friends, would send word for the car to go away, but more often he excused himself and has tened out to it. Late in July the car came to fetch him as usual and he drove away, never to be seen again. Force Victim to Sign Checks. Next morning a friend received a lettir purporting to come from Ar dasheff in which the later said he was going away for a short while and that all was well. Eight days ago a Russian' living out on the islands told the police of certain suspicions he had fornled as to Hadji-Lashet,., who had sud denly grown affluent. Dr. Alrdasheff's maid. Vendia. was taken out to the lonely villa; there she recognized the suit of chauffeur's clothes as having beeeri worn by the driver of the black car. . Those on the islam were arrest ed. Hadji-Lashet and Lehrs de nied all knowledge of Ardasheff's disappearance. The remainder, ex amined one by one, told this story: Dr. Aradasheff was brought to the villa in thex black car. On ar rival he was bound with rope, chain ed to the wall of the drawing room and left alone for twenty-six hours without food or water. On the mid-night of the day fol lowing his arrest a "court-martial" of twentyassembled in the room. The trial was brief. The prisoner was found guilty of treason to Le nine and sentenced to death. Then Hadji-Lashet announced that if the doctor would sign several blank checks his life would be spared. The doomed man did so. Then the American Lehrs blind' folded and gagged Ardasheff, while Hadji-Lashet put a rope around his neck from behind and slowly strangled him. Body Dropped in Lake. The "court" rose, the body wa placed in a weighted sack, put in a boat and towed out onto the lake. Here it was dropped in. Dagmar was present at the court martial. She is stated to have been at the time in love with Ardasheff, but now, smoking calmly, she watched him being slowly stran gled. General de Gysser, his sons and daughter were arrested as accom plices in the murder. Several of the prisoners, sud denly confronted with the bodies of Ardasheff and two others, faint ed, but Hadji-Lashet shrugged his shoulders. The first body was that of Calve, commercial attache at the Stock holm legation. His murder, which was a replica of Ardasheff's oc curred on May 21. The second body was that of a Polish Jew, 'Lewitzki, formerly of the staff of the Russki Slovo and later on the Memshevist Dinch. Expelled from Petrograd, he ar rived in Stockholm with consider able funds. The girl Dagmar was said to have been used as a decoy in this case as well. Ostensibly she was teaching the intended victim French. Lew itzki drove off unsuspectingly one day in the fatal black car. Badly Bruised When He " Mixes With Street Car Walter Beckwith, State Hotel disputed the rights of the street with an electric car yesterday after noon at Twelfth v and Farnam streets. Miss Cleo Smith, 2515 Avenue D, Council Bluffs, picked hint up. Beckwith wai taken to th police station. His injuries, were severe bruises and cuts. A police surgeon attcrded him. He was charged with drjiikeness. Striking Workmen Plan Spectacular Labor Day Peoria." 111., Aug. 31. Plans for a spectacular demonstration on the part of 5,000 striking workmen, out on the general sympathetic strike here, 'are made for Labor day, and the last day of the strike. Tieup of the city's ice supply in so far as delivery is concerned, is still in effect' and will last through to Monday, officials of the Ice Hand ler's union announce. . Attacks of bowel complaint often come on suddenly and are extremely painful. When you have Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhc-ea Remedy at hand you 'are prepared for them. EMPLOYES' BODY DETERMINES PAY OF ALLWORKERS Actual , Control , of Production of Rock Island Arsenal ' Shops in Men's ' ;. Hands. 'Washington, Aug. 31. Actual control of the production activi ties of the Rock Island arsenal harness shops, including appoint ment of foremen and the deter mination of the prices to be paid workmen has been turned over to committee of the employes. This became known today 'when Secre-. tary Baker made public correspon dence between the War department and representatives of the employes. Matters of administrationxare left with the regular management, but even bids submitted on contracts are influenced by the committees. In carrying out the new. plan, which is characterized in the cor respondence as "the first recog nition of the principle of democ racy -as applied to the manufactur ing industry," an arsenal order branch has been established in the ordnance department here to obtain orders from governmental agencies. An advisory committee of em ployes' representatives is included in this branch, "who actively as sist in figuring cost when bid ding for work." Result Works Out "Well. Official reports to Secretary Ba ker assert that the result has been not only greatly increased the effic iency and contentment among the workmen, according to a memoran facturing costs. It was learned tonight that the system soon would be extended to other departments or the Rock Island arsenal, and if found suc cessful, would be placed in oper tion in. all United States arsenals. Development "of the new system, the announcement today said, grew out. of ' the situation immediately following the signing of the arm istice, when it became apparent that the operating force would be re duced for lack of work, but the necessity for a change had been foreseen even before the war. "A condition of antagonism and dis trust" had grown prior to the war between the management and the workmen, according to a memeran dum submitted by the employes' committee, as a result of the at tempted introduction of "so-called scientific management methods" and the men "finally found their only recourse was to place a deliberate limit on production." Removed All Limits. On the outbreak of war, how ever, it was said, the men volun tarily removed these limits, insist ing only that piecework prices should not be reduced without their consent. Instances are cited of . the men recommending reduction, in piecework prices in order that the arsenal could secure additional or ders and of voluntarily agreeing to work during lunch hours in or der that an order "which had been figured very closely" might be filled. In a letter to Secretary Baker, R. L. Cornick and James L. McCort. employes' representatives on the ar senal orders branch, summarize the result as follows: "Primarily, the employes deem that they no longer feel like mere employes, simply bent on holding down a job, quite apart from their conception of life, for no other pur pose than the earning of wages, the. only crude means available to them for securing the necessaries and per haps a little of the better things of life. They are beginning to see that they are on their way toward becoming partners in a large en terprise that is manufacturing use ful things for their government." Rugs and Chairs Stolen From Porches of Homes Furniture and rugs comprised the loot taken off the porches of three houses in a row on Popple ton avenue Saturday night. A rug was found missing off the front porch of the home of T C. Wallarr. 3002 Poppleton avenue. J. E. Rail. nving next door, told the police that thieves . stole two rugs. A sewine chair was taken frnm tht home of Mrs. C. Eades, 3008 Pop- pieton avenue. 1 wo other minor robberies wer rennrtA tn Via n. lice. A diamond ring was reported sioien out ot the room of Nathan Finegold, 2418 Blonde street. J. C. Kelley, rooming at 2022 St. Mary's avenue, told the police that $30 and a fifty-cent 'piece, dated 1808, was taken from his tmiiserc nnrtoto kv a sneak thief some time during the nignt. Radical Socialists - v May Bolt the Party Chicago, Aug. 31. Left wing, or radical delegates, Sundav threatened to withdraw from the national emergency convention of the social ist party and join the communists. A national meeting of the communists opens here Monday. At socialist conferences Sunday the radicals discussed their situation following Saturday's turmoil in the convention when several left wing delegates were ejected bv police after conservative delegates had charged that the radicals were trymg to "pack" the convention. Conservative leaders declared their indifference to the course pur sued by the left wing. Officers of the convention say that ihe conservatives were in full control of the meeting and that routine busi ness was proceeding peaceably. Man Badly Beaten Is Held On Drunkenness Charge John Hawkins, Geveland, O, was slugged and robbed at 5 o'clock Sun day afternoon at Fifteenth and Dodge streets. Hawkins was found by the police bleeding frrm several wounds. His face was badly- beaten. According to the police report he was so intoxicated the police could not learn any information from him about the person or persons who had slugged him. His pockets were turned inside out He was arrested i and charted with drunkenness. PARADE FEATURES CELEBRATION OF OMAHA UNION MEN Picnic and Carnival of Contests Will Be Held at Krug Park Economist Will Speak. Omaha will celebrate Labor day today. , v , i Final praparations for today's parade and celebration were com pleted last night by the eight Labor day committees. ! At 9 o'clock this morning those who will participate in the parade have been instructed, to fall into line at the points designated to them be forehand. At 9:30 the First division, stationed at Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue, will lead off to be followed by the other four divisions. They will follow a line of march which will include the principal streets of the city. Approximately 20,000 are expected to participate. Practically all business houses wilt close at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Many will remain closed throughout the day. All public officials in the various public buildings will observe the day. No Mail Deliveries. No mail will be delivered and all suub-stations of the post office will be closed, it was announced by Postmaster C. E. Fanning. Retail and wholesale houses will close at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Offi cials at the county court house and the city hall stated that neither of these , buildings will remain open during the day. Only the public library will remain open as usual. Althougli railroad offices will re main closed through the day, offi cials of the various roads are mak ing special preparations to accom modate the annual exodus from the city which comes on Labor day. Special coaches and extra equip ment will be added to the regular trains to care for the passengers. $500 in Prizes. More than $500 in prizes will be distributed at Krug park during the picnic, which will be held in the afternoon. Walter Thomas Mills, author of several books on political economy, and nationally known as an econ omist, will 'elivere the principal address of the day. He will make an open-air address at the dance pavilion in the evening. Anson S. Biglow, local attorney for the Central Labor uunion, will also speak. , To Appear in Uniform. Prizes will be awarded to win ners of the various races which will be staged during the afternoon. A cash prize of $15 will be also given to the best appearing uunit in the parade. The variouus locals have been urged to don uniforms for the oc casion and it is expected that many of the men will appear in full re galia. All Whiat Dealers Must Get Licenses Or Be Prosecuted Washington, Aug. 31. Another move in the government's campaign to combat the high cost of living was made Sunday by Wheat Direc tor Julius H. Barnes in warning all dealers in wheat, wheat flour and other products delinquent in taking out federal licenses to obtain them at once under pain of prosecution by the Department of Justice. The license requirements will be rigidly enforced, Director Barnes notified the dealers. The only ex ceptions to the regulations of the wheat directorate are bakers con suming less than 50 barrels of wheat flour monthly, retailers, farmers and farmers' co-operative associations. License control under the wheat director is made necessary, Director Barnes said, as one or the steps in carrying out the price guarantee for the 1919 wheat crop, and to protect the government against undue en hancement of its liabilities there under. Another effect, he said, would be to prevent hoarding and profiteering and permit regulation of profits. "One of the important conditions upon which licensees hold their licenses is that they will not engage in business with anyone required to obtain a license who has not ob tained such a license," Director Barnes' statement said. Japan Only Wishes Well for China, Premier Says Morioka, Japan, Aug. 31. In ad dressing a meeting of the govern ment party recently Premier Hara laid stress on the importanc of greater efforts to strengthen Japan economically for meeting the condi tions of . the world economic struggle. With regard to the growth of the anti-Japanese agitation in China and China's refusal to sign the peace treaty, Premier Hara declared the situation was due to China's "mis understanding" cf Japan's (sincere intentions. , "Japan has no ambitious designs against China," he said. "On the contrary, the ministry is urgently ad vocating the importance of closer friendly relations.- The day will ar rive when China will come to com prehend the sincerity of Japan." Traveling U i ' South Side Brevities . Lawn mower sharpened. Phone Bo. 8S. For sale, modern (-room home. 3717 South 24tn St Frank Caldon, auto express and baggage; day and night aervlce. Call South 1(75. Baggage and express, also moving. Quick service. Jack Ford, South 8730. New fumed oak phonograph' and records; bargain. 3910 South Twenty-eighth street. South 1721. i- A dance will be given by the K. & 8. club at Russell's home every Wednesday night. First dance September 1. It not sold by September 1, my resi dence at 3S0S South Twenty-third for rent. Immediate possession. I C Ban ner. Kent -A Co., 4751 South Eighteenth treat. Steam, hot water and vapor heat ing. Distributor and salesman for Wasco Garage Heating System. Agent for Cole man quick light- gasoline lamps. Special attention given to plumbing repairs. Phone South 2586. WE NOW CARRT A COMPT.IBTS! T.TV1R OF VICTROLAS AND VICTOR RECORDS. ne nave an size of the machines and a full assortment of the Victor record. Come in and hear the latest song hits. September records now on sale. Koutsky Parllk Co, "Mac" is the name by which many children of northeastern Nebraska know W. L. McGee, traveling sales man for the United States Supply company. For 24 years he has, been making his rounds and has seen children grow into fathers whose offsprings have learned to know "Mac!" It is through his intimate knowledge of his customers and their needs that he has built up a large trade for his firm in Nebraska. "I've been with my company since July 28, 1895, and never missed a pay day," said Mr. McGee. "I tell my trade that we supply all the United States and part of Nebras ka." Three days before Christmas, 1897, a train backed into a bus and McGee was laid lip for several weeks. Upon recovery he composed and mailed out to his trade 'the follow ing advance card: "Dear Sir: I got into a smash up and am somewhat disfigured, but barring railroad wrecks and wrecks of present hopes, the reckless crip ple will drop in on you about . In my almost helpless condition it will be an easy matter' for you to hold me up for low prices and good bar gains, so please save me a good order." Mr. McGee is 67 years old and lives at 615 Lincoln boulevard. Wilson Would Put Wages on New Plane (Continued from Page One.) labor in supporting the government's program to meet requests for addi tional wages through a lowering of living costs antf said Tie hoped that the workers themselves would "move with the government instead of against it in the solution of this great domestic problem.", Labor Day Message. The Labor day message as, made public tonight at the White House follows: "I am encouraged and gratified by the progress which is being made in controlling the cost of living; The support of the movement is wide spread and I confidently look for substantial Results, although I must counsel patience as well as vigilance, because such results will not come instantly or without team work. "Let me again emphasize my ap peal to every citizen of the country to continue to give his personal sup port to this matter, and to make it as active as possible. Let him not only refrain from doing anything which at the moment might tend to increase the cost of living, but let him do all in his power to increase the production; and further than that, let him at the same time him self carefully economize in the mat ter of consumption. By common ac tion in this direction we shall over come a greater danger than the dan ger of war. We will hold steady a situation which is fraught with pos sibilities of hardship and suffering to a large part of our population; we will enable the processes of produc tion to overtake the processes of consumption; and we will speed the restoration of an adequate purchas ing power for wages. Pleased a Support "I am particularly gratified at the support which the government policy has received from the rep resentatives of organized labor and I earnestly hope that the workers generally will emphatically endorse the position of their leaders and thereby move with the government instead of .against it in the solution of this greatest domestic problem. "I am calling for as early a date as practicable a conference in which authoritive representatives of labor and those who direct labor will discuss fundamental means of, bet tering the whole relationship of capi tal and labor and putting the whole question of wages upon another footing. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." To Meet After Tour. The proposed conference, it was stated authoritatively tonignt, wouia be called to meet soon after Presi dent Wilson returns at the end of September from his speech-making EXPECT TREATY IN SENATE BY END j WEEK Hope for Disposal of Prohibi tion Enforcement Bill and Oil Land Leasing y . j Measure.. Washington, Aug. 31. -Efforts of the senate foreign relations commit tee to report out the amended Ger man peace treaty soon after Presi dent Wilson's departure Wednesday on his western speaking tour, is of greatest interest on this week's con gress program starting Tuesday after the Labor day recess. Republican leaders expect to re port the treaty to 'the senate late this week or early next week for open consideration while the presi dent is addressing the country, thus bringing the treaty contest to a climax. Controversy over ratification, amendments, reservations and inter pretations is expected to ensue in definitely and be intensified by the president's addresses. Other important developments ex pected in congress during the week are disposal by the senate of the prohibition enforcement bill and the oil land leasing bill and report by the senate interstate commerce sub committee of a bill proposing a per manent railroad regulation policy. Work in the house will be confined largely to committee work in prepar ing legislation. To Continue Hearings. The foreign relations committee will continue hearings this week on questions affecting smaller Eu ropean nations and peoples and also act on remaining provisions of the treaty, probably by adoption of fur ther amendments. Debate in the senate on the trea ty will continuue, Senator Hitch cock, democrat, Nebraska, speak ing Tuesday in reply to recent ad dresses, bv Senator Lodge. Mass achusetts, and Knox, Pennsyl vania, republicans. The senate ju- dietary committee is called to meet tomorrow to consider the consti tutionality of the French defense treaty. The railroad bill is to be intro duced Tuesday by Chairman Cummins. To orovide the permanent rank jof general for General Pershing before his arrival trom overseas, senate leaders plan to pass on Tues day the house bill granting him the life time title. H. C. L. Work Goes On. Congressional committees con tinue work this week on measures designed to reduce the cost of liv ing with the house bill extending the food control law against prof iteers on the senate calendar await- ine to be brought up. The house agricultural committee hopes to report soon a bill to regulate coia storage. Hearings by the senate agricul ture committee on . the Kenyon Kendrick bills to regulate the pack ing induustry will continue this week. Principle bills before the house this week are minor tariff measures and those appropriating funds for completion of the Alaskan railroad and the repeal of the law estab lishing the housing corporation. Consideration of a permanent military policy will occupy both senate and house military commit tees this week. La Follette Filibusters' Against Land Leasing Bill Washington, Aug. 31. Maintain ing his average of four hours speak ing a day for the fourth consecu tive day, Senator La Follette, re publican, Wisconsin, Saturday blocked plans of those in charge of the house land leasing bill for a final vote beforV the Labor day recess. When the senate recessed until Tuesday, the Wisconsin senator had spoken for sixteen hours on the bill which he charged is a monopoly measure, for the benefit of the Standard Oil company. Condition of Judge Smith Is Reported Improved Judge Walter I. Smith spent a restful Sunday and was aDle to re ceive many of his friends. He has never lost bis hopeful cheerfulness and is striving to really enjoy the rest he is getting at the hospital. He is slowly recovering the use of his limbs and is able to talk with little difficulty. Brief City News Have Root Print It Beacon Prs j Electric Wnshers Burgesa-Oranien Co. " Omaha Gasoline and Oils "Best in the Long Run" Adv. Dr. Philip Levey has reopened his offices at 246-248 Brandels Theater building. Phone Tyler 4891. Adv. The American State Bank at 18th and Farnam pays interest upon time deposlta and aavlngs account." Adv.- "Your deposits In the American State Bank are protected by the guaranty fund of the state of Ne braska." Adv. Closed 6 Saturday The Carey Cleaning Co. will close at 6 p. m. Sat urday and wm not open until a. m Tuesday, being closed all day Mon day, Labor day. Adv. Am! Woman Dies Funeral serv ices for Mrs. J. C. Iteltemier, 66 years old, 2730 Burt street, will be held weanesaay morning at o'clock in St. John's church. She is survived by a , nephew, William O'Mara, employed as a city nreman. Interment will be in St. Mary's ceme THEODORE JUNIOR DEMANDS END OF U.S. BOLSHEVISM Calls on Returned Service Men to Drive Out Radicals Who " Threaten Government. tour of the west. It was thought likely that the meeting would be held at the White House. Proposals that a conference be tween labor and employers be held has been urged from a number of quarters. Secretary Lane expressed the belief in a statement recently, that the president should call such a meeting. Resolutions are pend ing in both houses of congress urg ing that workers and employers be brought together. In the president's promise to call the conference, officials saw allevia tion of the tension existing among organized labor. Chicago, Aug. 31. Lieut.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt, sans weasel words, brandishing the big stick and otherwise typifying himself as a fichtinur son of a fighting father, came to town yesterday. , , ? He came to aaaress nicago cx snlriiers and ex-sailors in behalf of the American Legion. He addressed a big gathering ot them last nigni at the Khaki and Blue club and he whaled into bolshevism with the same vigor that characterized his ta mous father. He bitterly denounced agitators rcnnnsih1f fnr thp nresent labor un rest and charged his hearers with the duty of making Americanism stand n oraintf radicalism in a desnerato fight to overthrow unrest and dis- affection in the ranks ot laDor. Minces No Words He minced no words; neither did he cloud a single statement in doubt. He assaulted vigorously. His man nerisms, while they showed traces of the former Teddy, were individual. He hit strafght from the shoulder and pounded the small table vigor ously as he drove home his points. He spent a busy day among friends before the big. meeting. From his arrival early in the morning at the union station until bedtime he was greeted by hundreds of his soldier and sailor comrades and. many friends of his father who are show ing more than a passing interest in the work Lieutenant-Colonel Roose velt is accomplishing. Greeted Enthusiastically. 'When he stepped from his train with Col. Henry J. Reilly, chairman of the Cook-Lake county division of the legion, Capt. Leo J. Hanna of Peoria and Chester L. Wolf of In dianapolis, he was greeted by a score of men. Among them was Sergt. Jake Alex, the stock yards hero who won the congressional medal and other war honors. Sergeant Alex knocked off work for the day, donned his uniform and medals and wore a big grin as he shook hands. "Great work, old man; great work," Lieutenant Colonel Roose velt said as he. gave jaice a nana clasp that made that hearty wince. Tells Legion's Aims. "Teddv ir." turned to the newspapermen and submitted to a barrage of questions from which he emerged with this state ment: "The legion is not interested in politics but in policies. It presents a united front for all good citizens against destructive' influences' that menace the country ana us wel fare. It is composed of men who have given service to these United States and it will act in the most thorough and comnetent manner in any question of treason or luke warm Americanism. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt was the guest of Col. Milton J. Fore man at breakfast, kept a luncheon appointment with Maj. A. A. Sprague at the Chicago club and devoted the rest of his afternoon to a series of conferences with his former associates in the army. Bath for Father St. Louis. St. Louis, Aug. 31. Father St. Louis is going to have a bath. Al though he occupies a prominent po- sition in front of the Art museum in Forest nark, he has become rather slovenly in appearance, enough to give visitors to the city a bad im pression of the knight, so he is go ing to be "polished up" a bit Managers Plarining to Open Strike-Bound Theaters in New York' New York, Aug. 31. While it was! impossible to learn authoritatively whether th PrAftnrincr Vfanaerrc Protective association intended toi recognize the Actors' Equity asso ciation in the offer of a new form of actor's contract made Saturday night, it was strongly intimated that the managers were planning an at tempt to open the strike-bound the aters with players furnished exclu sively by rival Actors' Fidelity league. Officials of the Equity were claim ing victory "in sight" as a result 6t the managers' new contract. The contract granted virtually all of the Equity's demands save that for unequivocal recognition of the Equity. All day Sunday directors of the Fidelity were in conference. Frank Gillmorc, secretary of the Equity association, made public a letter from Samuel Untermyer, warning the actors that he believe? them wrong in disclaiming any thought ot insisting upon the "closed shop." Unless they win a "closed fhop," he declared that it would be but a shoit time until the managers' discrimination against the Equity as sociation would have wrecked the organization. An important development is ex pected Monday night, when mem bers of the Motion Picture Plays' association hold a meeting to discuss plans for aiding the striking actors. St. Louis, Aug. 31. The first echo of the actors' strike was heard here tonight when the management: of the Shubert-Jefferson theater an-! nounced the theater would not opeaj its session tonight, as scheduled, be-! cause of "unsettled conditions." The theater probably will open next Sun day, it was said. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 31, The actors' strike spread to Milwaukee today, where the stage hands and musicians walked out, refusing to work for the George C. Tyler pro duction of "TillieV Cholera Spreading. ' Honolulu, T. H Aug. 31. 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