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RIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS B POPE RECEIVES WOMAN WITHOUT VEIL. New York, Oct. 25. The first woman papal courier, who is also the first woman received in an audi ence at the Vatican without a man - tilla or veil, has arrived in New Vork with medallions of the order of the Knights of St. Gregory for three supreme officers of the Knight" of Columbus. She is Miss Gladys Sheridan of New York. The Swiss guard detained her at the Vatican t entrance until informed that the K. of C. uniform was recognized as tornial dress for an audience. Miss Sheridan was a K. of C. welfare worker in France. WILSON GIVEN -PRISON MEDAL. New York, Oct. 25. For "distin guished service" in the prison re form movement, the award of gold medals to President Wilson, Samuel Oompers, William E. Rappard and Thomas Mott Osborne was an nounced at a meeting of the national commission on prisons and prison labor. The award, which is to be made . each year hereafter, was "deserved by President Wilson" for establish ing the wage principle in federal prisons, it was stated. Mr. Rappard. who is president of the International' Red Cross in Switzerland, is to re ceive the medal for his efforts in ob taining hospital treatment. Others given medals are Walter N. Wig gins, electrical inspector; J. J. Gorm ley, who handled the baggage; Frank T. Robinson, Pullman con ductor; J. S. MacDonald, dining car inspector, and Frank N. McCormick, steward. All were given the medal of Leopold II. LADY NA.NCY ASTOR NOT YET DECIDED. Plymouth, Oct. 25. In reply to the request of the conservatives of this city to stand for election to parliament, Lady,Astor has sent the following telegram: "Have made no decision yet. "NANCY ASTOR." Lady Astor, who was Nancy Langhorne, if she decides to accept the call, will be a candidate for the seat vacated by her husband, Maj. Waldorf Astor, who, by the death of his father, becames the second Viscount Astor and takes a seat in the house of lords. FEDERAL OPERATIVES HUNT HOARDED SUGAR. New York, Oct 25. Secret serv ice agents arrived here from Wash ington to examine all public nd private warehouses in the New York district in the search for hoarded sugar, Federal Food Ad ministrator Williams announced. Attorney General Palmer has di rected Mr. Williams to query the owners of every warehouse as to sugar in storage, Mr. Williams added, and amounts equal to or more than 50,000 pounds either for ex port or domestic use are to be re: ported. , . " Governor Smith 'te1ephmed"ff.ohrl Albany to a friend here that the executive mansion was without sugar and asked him to obtain 10 pounds for the use of his family. It could not be purchased in Al-, bi.nv, he said. WIFE INSTITUTES COUNTER1 DIVORCE. New York. Oct. 25 Mrs. Marga ret C. Reid, former actress, against whom a divorce action was started last May by Daniel G. Reid, head of the American Can company and di rector of seyeral large banks, has in stituted a counter divorce suit. She alleges in her Complaint that her husband hid been guilty of miscon duct with various women. Mrs. Reid's suit, it was under stood, was brought .largely to af ford her an opportunity to clear her own name in case her husband's ac tion was not pressed for trial. She has been living in RedAvocd. Cal., since last spring, but is now in thii Mrs. Reid was Miss Margaret M. Carrier of Detroit. She and Reid were married in 1910 in Paris, when x she became the third wife of the fi nancier, who is reported to be worth $50,000,000. "MAY-DAY" WEDDING ' HELD IN OCTOBER. Topeka.' Kan., Oct. 25. A "May day wedding in October. Doesn't seem possible. Yet 'tis true. Briefly. Roy Lee May, 23, of Emporia, ob tained a license to marry Ethel E. Day, 23, of Norton. Date, Octo . ber 1. SAYS SCOTLAND IS GOING DRY. New York, Oct. 25. Scotland ; is going dry next year, according to Rev. J. H. Jowett, who sailed on the Adriatic for England after preach ing a month in his former pulpit at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. ' . "It will surprise many,' he said, "that I make the assertion that Scotland next year will vote to go dry. for I do not believe that it is realized here how far the temper ance movement has progressed in the British Isles. A country which has prohibition will become 80 per cent more efficient than one which has not, and the drink-ridden coun tries across the sea will have to fol low in the footsteps of the United States or fall behind in the economic race." ' NOTED EMERALD . MINE REDISCOVERED. New York, Oct. 25. The Chiver. an emerald mirfe of enormous value, has been rediscovered, it was learned here, after its location had been forgotten for many-years, among South America's wildest mountains about 100 miles from Bogota, capi tal of Colombia. For more than a century diligent search had been made for the mine which was worked in days past by Indians and Spanish adventurers. Its rediscov ery came unexpectedly by repre sentatives of a syndicate of New . York bankers and brokers, among whom were Albert P. Cross and . Carl McFadden, while they were seeking profitable oil . land in Co lombia. Emeralds from the, Chiver ' mine are reported as being such marvels of color and (lawlessness as to ba worth from $100 to $1,000 NEW FEATURE-"THE VELVET HAMMERS-LOCAL CELEBRITIES DONE IN VERSE STARTS TOMORROW The Omaha Sunday Bee VOL. XLIX NO. 19. Eilmi h MMid-flan ntttar May 2S, INS. at OmIm K 0. undtr . act el March S. 117. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1919. By Mill (I yeer). Dally, M M: Swday, MM: lly aatf Sua., ts.00; Mtalat Nek. aoataga extra. FIVE CENTS. THE WEATHER t Cloudy and continued cold Sun day, possibly with light snow in south portions; Monday fair with rising temperature. Hnurly tempratma: 6 I. m.......,..S0 , S s. m tf . 1 av. u... ...... ,S0 av. m.. 20 a. m t..t 10 a. n. ......... M 11 . m ... IS noon .V......S8 1 p. m.. S . m.. p. m.. p. ni. . S p. m.. p. in.. 1 p. m.. . .80 .SO .SO .so .so .so mm JV NEBRASKA TEAMS ARE HELD EVEN State University and Creigh 1 ton Fail to Overcome Oppon ents in Double-Header Foot Ball Game at Rcurke Park. LOCAL MENTOR HOLDS TIE VICTORY FOR TEAM Cornhuskers Disappointed When They Fail to Win De cisivelyBig Crowd Roots for Local Teams. More than 9,000 fans watched Creighton and Marquette battle to a scoreless tie and Oklahoma and Nebraska to a 7-to-7 tie in a double header foot ball game at Rourke park yesterday afternoon. All mid dle western foot ball eyes were1 turned on Omaha as the gridiron classic of the year was enacted. According to Vincent Hascall, manager of the double-header, the receipts of the game will total $15, 000. The turnstiles showed an at tendance of 8,500, while at least 800 are known to have entered the pass gate on student tickets and passes. The opening ' game, between Creighton and Marquette, . was a brilliant exhibition by two of the best grid teams in the middle west. Coach Tommy Mills of Creighton styled it a Creighton victory, inas much as his team was outweighed and crippled. The Creighton line was invincible, while, on the other hand, Langhoff, Marquette's dar l ing halfback, proved a terror for the Blue and White with his long end runs. Both these features furnished thrill after thrill for the. big crowd, Second Game Surprise. The closing contest of the bill was a surprise even to the Okla homa players. The Sooners entered the game morally certain that ,they had a decisive defeat in store for them. The Cornhuskers felt that the Sooners "had the right idea." Just as the first game might honest ly be called a victory for Creighton, so the second cbntest might readily be called a defeat for Nebraska. In a measure Nebraska's confi dence was largely responsible for the disappointing showing of the Scarlet and Cream. At times Coach Schulte's men showed flashes of brilliancy, but on the whole their play was ragged and lacked unity. Claim Sooner Victory. Coach Henry Schulte of the Corn husker team said his team played far from their true form. Coach Bennie Owen of the oil field eleven was beaming over what he consid ered a big victory for his team. "My team entered the game at the small end of 2 to 1 odds. Bets had even been offered that Nebraska would win by 30 points. The Cornhuskers were outplayed, and although it was a victory for my team, Oklahoma should have won in points also." The second part of the afternoon's program marked Nebraska's first appearance in Omaha for years. The Cornhusker school withdrew from the Missouri Valley conference in order to play the contest before an Omaha crowd, as the conference rules would not permit the game to be played on any field but the home gridiron. Students Entertain Crowd. Two large bands, one from Creighton and one from the state university, paraded the field during the rest period in each game. Seven hundred Creighton students staged a snake dance and a mock funeral of the Marquette team between tb,e halves of the opening contest. The day was ideal for foot ball, slightly cloudy and rather cold. A light cold breeze waved across the gridiron, chilling the players to righting trim. The field was in ex cellent condition except for its up- The Nehraska, Creighton and Oklahoma "ts were guests of the Chamber of Commerce at an Or pheum party. The Marquette team len ior Mil waukee at 6:25 p. m. Detailed reports of each game will be found in the sports section. Noted English Actress Dies at Watering Place London, Oct. 25. Violet Cameron, the actress, died at Worthing, a watering place on the English channel.'' 'iv Violet Cameron, who in private life was Mrs. D. De Eensaude, -was the niece of.Lydia Thompson. She was born in 1862 and made her first appearance on the stage in 1871. -. Fairyland of Groceries and Pinner Delights Viewed by Crowds at Pure Food Show Auditorium Transformed from Big Barn Into Bower of Beauty Four of the Big Five Packers Have Exhibits Special Studies for Students Exhibit a Revelation to Omahans. Johnson Condition to Treaty Argued All Day in Senate Without Vote. Refusal to Dismiss One a Workman Ties Up City Bologne, Oct. 23. AH iron work ing industries in Bologne are shut down as the result of the refusal of one workman to join the iron work ers' union. v Theaters. and bakeries were forced to close. " " " a Omaha's biggest and best food show opened last night at the Audi torium with a record crowd- and an ultra record showing of food prod ucts which will do much to educate they consuming public to Omaha's greatness as a food producing cen ter. ' For the first time in some years local people have an opportunity to patronize a real 'food show, where the retailers, jobbers and manufac turers are working together that Omaha people may learn something of their own city's greatness in these iines. The show is given by the Omaha Retail Grocers' association, backed by the jobbers and manufacturers, who have spent much time and money to boost Omaha as a food producing market. , Revelations to Omahans. To the layman who imagines he is well acquainted 'in his own city the show will prove a revelation in that the total of Omaha manufac tured food products demonstrated at the show is far beyond the show ing of former years. The exhibits range from a com plete refrigerator plant to the lowly package of bug exterminator. , The coffees roasted by the two leading grocery houses, which have virtually driven outside brands from the Omaha market, will be tasted and enjoyed by the multitude. The interior decoraters have made the bare Auditorium building a place of beauty, with a soft color scheme carried out in all decora tions. Added to the general scheme the exhibitors have made an extra effort to keep up with the proces sion until the Auditorium looks like a real show house, rather than a barn. Specials for Students. While last night was the opening of the show, the real crowds, will attend during the week, as the club women of the city, as well as all students of domestic science, will be represented at the show. Special provision has been made for school students, who are to be given an opportunity to really study food problems as prospective buy ers. This educational feature has been worked out so that the young sters insy be able to apply their school work in a practical way. Supplementing this idea, several of the manufacturers have supplies of literature for the grown-up students who are really interested in domes tic science in all its branches, and domestic science teachers of the city will have their charges in groups on different afternoons. Four of the big five packers are in the show, and their exhibits are largely educational. The more pro gressive of food manufacturers are working along this line, assuming that the house buyer of the im mediate future will be more critical with the knowledge coming from study. (See pages 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 7 and 8, Section D, for full details.) The Passing Show LODGE-LEADS IN FIGHT FOR PEACE AMENDMENTS Washington,. Oct. 25. After talk ing all day on the Johnson amend ment to the peace treaty, the sen ate seemed further away from a vote on the proposal than it was when the day's debate started. Leaders on both sides had been hopeful of a roll call before ad journment, but when the administra tion, managers tried to set a spe cific time to vote, they found the republicans unwilling to bind them selves to action Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. On the republican side it was pre dicted that a vote might come any one of these days, and Republican Leader Lodge announced that he was prepared, to prolong Monday's session r,o as to hasten the debate. Lodge Leads Fight. Senator Lodge led in person the fight made for the amendments against an opposition which for sev eral days had made, its defeat virtu ally a foregone conclusion. He argued that while the Johnson proposal would not accomplish completely the qua'ization of voting power in the league, it or some similar pro vision was necessary to protect American interests. The amendment which provides in effect that the United States shall have as many votes as Great (Continued on Pace Seven, Column Two.) Ohio State Troops Being Mobilized For Strike Duties Columbus, O., Oct. 25. Five hun dred Ohio National Guard troops are mobilizing at Akron,' where they will be held in readiness for strike duty at Canton. The order for mobilization was issued by Gov. Cox after receiving word from Col. J. M. Bingham, of the adjutant general's office and other sources that severe rioting at steel plants in that city had not been curbed by local authorities. The troops mobilizing are ma chine gun and infantry companies. If rioting, which resulted in the severe injury of a number of per sons Friday and Saturday at the Canton Alloy Steel company, con tinues, it is expected the troops will be rushed into Canton immediately. Gov. Cox sent a telegram to Mayor Charles E. Pooreman of Canton today notifying him he would be expected to bring the dis order to an immediate end or- ap pear before him Monday to show cause why he should not be re moved from office. A similar tele gram was sent to the sheriff of Stark county, whom Col. Bingham also had reported as being delin quent in his duties. Gov. Cox also announced he had reports from other - sources that rioting was going on unchecked, to gether with appeals for aid. Reporting the disorders to the governor, the Canton Alloy Steel company said a mob of 1,400 strik ers severely beat up six of the com pany's employes yesterday and that another mob of 600 strikers beat up and shot two more employes today. DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE, SCHOOL BOY TAKESjDWJi LIFE Girl Friend Had "Date" With ' Another Boy, Say Other" Guests at Party. While laughter and gaiety were in full sway last night at a stag party given by Elbert Evans, 3015 South Thirty-third street, Central high school student, to seven of his class mates, one of the guests. Franklin Stephen Patterson, 16 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Patterson, living at 3333 Pine street, went into a bedroom of the home and killed himself. Young Patterson fired two shots into his body from his gun, which he had gone home earlier in the evening to get. The apparent rea son for the tragedy, according to members of the party, is that he was denied an appointment with Miss Frances Yaeger. a young girl who is said to have been his sweetheart for over a year. Calls Up Girl. One of the members of the party said: "Frank called up Frances and asked her for a date, but she told him she had a date with another boy. He then went home and, going up stairs, told his mother he had come home after a handkerchief, but in stead he took a .32-caliber revolver out of one of his dresser drawers. "He came back to the party and, putting his hat on a chair walked into the bedroom and without speak ing to anybody fired two shots into his right side, killing himself al most instantly. Happy Before Deed. "Frank appeared to be in good spirits and happy until he called up Frances and left for home. He was having as much fun. as fche rest of us and none of the party imagined what he was going to do when he went into the bedroom." Mrs. Patterson was prostrate with grief and would not admit anyone to the house. Mr. Patterson is a railroad conductor and is out of the city. Besides his parents young Patterson 1 is survived by a sister, Gladys. The body was taken to Stack and Falconer's " undertaking establish ment, Thirty-fifth and Farnam streets. Cold Pack Fruits Sale Stopped Following Deaths Detroit, Oct. 25. Following in vestigation of the death of five per sons believed to have been poisoned at a dinner party a week ago. Dr. Francis M. Duffield, president of the department of health, announced he would on Monday order all grocers here to discontinue tem porarily the sale of cold pack fruits and foodstuffs. The victims are believed by de partment of health officials to have been poisoned by eating ripe olives, preserved by the cold pack method, at the home of Murray W. Sales, in a fashionable suburb. Samples of the olives have been sent to the University of Michigan for analy sis. Twenty-eight lives have been lost in the past two months in various parts of the country, Dr. Duffield stated, through botulis muo poison ing, which is prevalent, he said, chiefly in asparagus, dives and corr- - - 1 . - . - HE BZOCK Iuk N ' ' .. CLOCKS TURNED BACK ONE HOUR TO 'NORMAL1 People Get an Extra Hour's SleepDaylight Saving Law . Passes Out of Existence 'at 2 A. M. Omaha awoke this morning re freshed by an extra hour's sleep. At least, those who remembered to turn their timepieces back an hour before retiring, did. For the daylight saving lavv passed out of existence at 2 this morning; clocks were turned back an hour and the American people are again living by "normal" time. Special arrangements for the change in time had been made by railroads and the Western Union Telegraph company. More than 600 Western Union clocks in the city were turned back an hour, either by subscribers to the time, who had been, furnished with keys to the clocks, or by a group of employes who worked from midnight-until 2 o'clock, "changing 2 o'clock to 1 o'clock," as an official of the com pany expressed it. Passenger Trains Wait. Ten passenger trains, of the Bur lington, Union Pacific, Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and Northwestern, waited in the Omaha stations for an hour to pass, between midnight and 2, that they might start on their regular schedules. Officials and- railroad employes received special instructions to turn their timepieces back one hour before retiring last night. .Police, night watchmen and street car men on duty at 2 worked an ex tra hour as a result of the time change. They made no complaint, however, as those who had night work last spring saved an hour when clocks were moved ahead. The schedule of cars was not changed in the least by the change in time, officials of the traction com pany said. Eliminates "Summer Time." The change in time eliminates what Forecaster Welsh of the weather bureau terms "summer time" and leaves only central stand ard time, eastern time and sun time (Contlnned on Page Seven, Coining Two.) Four Injured in Two Auto Accidents at Superior Superior, Neb., Oct. 25. (Special Telegram.) Percy Korb of Lincoln had his leg broken and his com panion, L. Martin, had his shoulder dislocated when their car turned turtle on the Nebraska Federal road between Nelson and this city. Art Sewall's car ran down Mrs. Tom Allison on Fifth street She is seriously injured and her hus band, who was also knocked down, escaped with slight bruises. Linotype Head Dies London, Oct. 25. Sir Joseph Lawrence, chairman of the Inter national Linotype company, Ltd., and a director of the Mergenthaler Linotype company of New York, died suddenly yesterdaj START BEE'S FUND TO GIVE SHOES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN Charitable Readers Last Year Provided Over $1,200 to Help Youngsters. The Bee will again this year con tinue its Free Shoe Fund that last year, by the help of charitable read ers of this paper, raised and spent over $1,200 for poor shoeless school children whose unfortunate parents could not buy them suitable foot wear and who otherwise might have had to drop out of school. The money raised for The Bee's Free Shoe Fund, like that of The Bee's Free Milk and Ice Fund, is all used for buying the articles to be furnished and not one cent for ad ministration expenses. The work is done in co-operation with a committee of school teachers, and the shoes are bought only on order signed by the principal and teacher of the scttool which the child attends, certifying that it is a worthy case. The children of both public and parochial schools (below high school grades) are taken care of from this fund. The first nip of winter is already here, and the need of shoes for the shoeless will be pressing. Your con tribution will be acknowledged in these columns. f WMH Roosevelt Estate Valued at Sum of Nearly a Million Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 25. Col. Theodore Roosevelt left an estate valued at $810,607, according to af fidavits filed here with Transfer Tax Appraiser Gehrig, by executors of the will. After approximately $34,000 has been deducted for funeral expenses, counsel fees and debts, the entire estate will go to the widow of the former president in trust to be dis tributed among their children in any proportion she may determine. A trust fund of $60,000 .given to Col. Roosevelt by his father to be used by Mrs. Roosevelt during her life will revert to her children after her death. Sagamore Hill, the Roosevelt es tate at Oyster Bay, where the colo nel died last January, is appraised at $180,500. The estate also in cludes corporate bonds valued at ap proximately $394,000, the largest of which is $30,000 worth of first Lib erty loan bonds. The bonds also include a $1,000 subscription to the Canadian victory loan and a $3,000 republic of Mexico bond which is listed as worthless. Stocks owned by the former president are valued at approximately $184,000. Royalties to be derived from pti lications of the colonel's books were estimated at $7,000, while a value of $21,537 was placed on his libraries. One of the smallest items is one of $285 which represents the value of jewelry owned by the former president. Included in the list of appraisals are gifts from various foreign digni taries, trophies of the colonel's hunting expeditions and various paintings, including one given, him by tht lata Popt Leo XIII. POLICE OFFICER SHOT IN BATTLE WITHCAR THIEF Fusillade Greets Patrolman Samardick Detailed to Meet Man Who Admitted Taking Auto. Patrolman Robert P. Samardick was shot in the left arm last night by an auto thief at the end of the street car line in Benson in a re volver duel. His assailant es caped. Officer Samardick fired at the fleeing thief from his knees, where he fell after being shot, and believes he wounded him. The man stag gered and jumped into the air after apparenlly having been hit Six shots were exchanged between the officer and the auto thief. An automobile was stolen from the Day & Mayne real estate and loan firm, which has offices at 505 Keeline building and at 34 Pearl street, Council Bluffs, the afternoon of September 3ft at Seventeenth and Harney streets. Asks Reward Offer. Last Tuesday the firm received a note-which' said: "Gentlemen: If you want your car back insert the following ad in the local papers: "'If the party that took our car will return same we will give a reward of dol lars. No questions.'" The thief left the amount of the reward blank so that he would be notified how much he was to re ceive for the car. . 1 Thursday and Friday of this week (Continued on Pg- Seven, Column Tour.) Steel Strike Organizer Says Effort Is Being Made to "Frame Him" New York. Oct. 25. Charges that he had "positive proof" that an et fort was being made to "frame him" were made by William Z. Foster, secretary for the national committee for organizing iron and steel work ers, at a mass meeting of the Cen tral Federated union in Cooper union, called in sympathy with the steel strikers. "I make this statement now," said Mr. Foster, "so that if dynamite is later found in my possession you will know that it has been placed there by detectives who are following me at every step." i Describing the strike situation, he said: "Women and children are actually starving in the strike district. But notwithstanding the intense suffer ing they tell me they will remain out until the fight is won. "If we lose we will lose with honor and be able to come back and strike again and again until we do win." Hisses greeted every mention of E. H. Gary, directing head of the United States Steel corporation. Resolutions were adopted pledging "moral and financial" support to the strikers. Mr. Foster ignored cries from the floor for a "general s trike," WARNING IS GIVEN BY PRESIDENT With Support of Entire Cabi net, He Calls Upon Both Union Officers and Members to Rescind Strike Order. - PROMISES TO PROTECT INTERESTS OF NATION Characterizes Walkout Called for November 1 as Proposal to Restrict Production and Distribution of Necessities. Washington, Oct. 25. Holding the impending coal strike to be not only unjustifiable but also unlawful, President Wilson, in a statement is sued tonight with the support of his entire cabinet, called on the coal miners of the nation, both union of ficers and members, to rescind the strike order effective November 1. The president declined to enter into the merits of the controversy between the miners afid opentors, but emphatically declared that the strike, which he characterized as the most far reaching proposal in the nation's history to restrict produc tion and distribution of all neces saries of life, had apparently been ordered without a vote of the in dividual miners concerned. For this reason the president served definite notice "that the law will be enforced and the means will be found to pro tect the interests of the nation in any emergency that may arise out of this unhappy business." Statement Issued. The president's statement was Is sued after his cabinet had gone over "the entire situation with Secretary Wilson of the labor department whose efforts to bring miners and operators toeether in negotiations had failed. The cabinet, with only Secretary Lansing detained at his home by illness, missing, met first in the morning and again 'tonight. Rear Admiral Grayson, the presi dent's personal physician, was sum moned to the evening session. Ap parently he agreed to the submis sion of the matter ,to his patient, for soon afterward the cabinet meet ing broke up and the president's statement was issued. ' The president reviewed the steps leading up to the strike call, includ ing the Cleveland convention of the United Mine Workers of America one month aeo, at which the de mands for a 30-hour week and a 60 per cent increase in wages were for mulated. The war in itself, the president asserted, was still a fact, peace negotiations still in suspen sion and troops still being trans ported. Because of these factors and the added consideration ' that victims of the strike would be among both the rich and the poor of the nation, the president said the proposed walkout could only be considered as unlawful and as the nation's executive entrusted with en forcement of the Izw, he would use the means at his disposal to prevent any stoppage of work. Again Offers Mediation. The services of the government as a mediator offered by the presi dent through Secretary Vrilson but not accepted were again held out. the president declaring that he held himself in readiness at the request of either or both s;des to appoint a commission to investigate the situ ation to effect an orderly settlement of disputed questions with due rec ognition of the rights of the miners, the operators and the public. There was no direct intimation of what steps the cabinet had dis cussed to prevent stoppage of work should the president's solemn warn ing to the miners to rescind the strike order fail of result. It was regarded as significant, however, that attention was drawn in White House circles to the statements made by Secretary Baker in a re cent address in Cleveland, when Mr. Baker announced that department commanders had been directed to furnish troops at the request of gov ernors without referring the matter to Washington. Major "General Wood in the central department has already exercised that authority in the steel strike situation. The president's statement follows! "On September 23, .1919, the con vention of the United Mine Work ers of America, at Cleveland, O., adopted a proposal declaring that all contracts in the bituminous field shall be declared as having auto matically expired November 1, 1919, and making various demands, in cluding a 60 per cent increase ' in wages and the adoption of a six hour workday and a five-day week and providing that, in the event a satisfactory wage agreement should not be secured for the central com petitive field before November 1, 1919, the national officials should be authorized and instructed to call a general strike of all bituminous miners and mine workers through out the United States, effective No vember 1, 1919. "Pursuant to these instructions (Continued on race SeTeo, Column On)