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RIEF E RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS SHONTS SCANDAL GIVEN PUBLIC AIRINdT New York, Nov. 6. The late Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid .Transit com pany, made a will in favor of his widow. Mrs. Milla D. Shonts, but the document cannot be found, ac cording to a petition filed tfy her in surrogate's court here when she was appointed temporary administratrix of her husband's estate. The will, which was drawn up in 1904, named her as sole beneficiary of the estate of the traction head, valued at $474. 000, she said. Just before Mr. Shonts died, his widow said, she learned he was about to make another will, leaving the greater part of his property to a woman who was not related to him. The second will has not been offered tor probate, but if this action is taken, it will be contested. Mrs. Shonts asserted, PLANE PAYSDUTY TO UNCLE SAM, New York, Nov. 6. All hindrances to the. non-stop flight from Mineola to Chicago of Vice Admiral Mark Kerr's Handiey-Page bonibng plane were removed by Byron R. Newton, collector of the port here, upon pay-ment-of customs duty on it. The big aircraft was to have started Thursday, but customs officials seized it, stating that Admiral err had violated customs rules by not "declaring" it when he "entered" the country in his flight down the coast from Parrsboro, N. S. The. admiral and other principals representing the owners of the air plane called on the collector and made the arrangetnents for its proper "entry" into , the United States. . - .' Duty was paid after the plane had been rated as a "consignment of merchandise." Unless other unforeseen circum stances arise the flight to Chicago, with the first aerial express on rec ord, will be begun early tomorrow morning, it was announced. . WIFE GIVES TOE AND JAWBONE TO HUBBY. Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 6,--After giving one of her toes and a piece of her jawbone to her husband. Jack Graham, Mrs. Gertie Graham swore out a warrant for his arrest, charg ing non-support. . The husband served in the Ninety first . division overseas and was wounded. , His wife furnished the missing members in order to 'assist his'surgical reconstruction. GIVES RECIPE FOR ELIXIR OF YOUTH, x London, Nov. 6. -(By The Asso ciated Press.) Dr. Josiah Oldfield, known internationally as a physicia.i and a writer, has published a pre scription for keeping old age at bay. According to him it is a question of daily diet, which includes dan delion leaves, fowl's eggs, grapes, lettuce, cow's milk, watercress, honey and salads (uncooked.J . , ""Old age,", he, says, "is largely caused by deposit in the blood ves sels and cells of the, body of waste matter. So by. adopting a part fruitarian diet a man, however old, may become young again, because every cell in the body will be re placed by "new young cells." Dr. Oldfield, considers that a nor mal person rightly fed should live from 90 to 105 years of age. ROUGE AND POWDER PROHIBITED AT SCHOOL. T Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 6. Rouge i t . . . i anu .powuer, opcnwoi waists short dresses nave beeu prohibited at the Packer Collegiate institute here. Au amjouncement issued by Miss Maud Nelson, principal of the institute, stated that "rouge and powder were not artistic, neither are exaggerated styles. We fiave been compelled to tell some oi tne pupus to wash their faces, but that has been sufficient." It was stated also that after a few days of gauging the . r . i i : amount ot naiurai toiur hi a giuo cheeks it has been found quite simple lo spot artificial hues. I LOAD OF ALFALFA -SEED BRINGS $1,927. . , Emporia, Kan., Nov. 6. A wagon load of .alfalfa' seed, which was hauled from his farm to Emporia by VV. B. Stead recently is declared to be thev most valuable load of farm products ever marketed in the Sunflower state. i , One thousand" nine hundred aim twentv-seven dollars and twenty five tents was paid to Stead for the 102 bushels of seed, which was at the rate of $19 per bushel. INDECENT DRESS OF . WOMEN SCORED Atlantic City, N. Ji, Nov. 6. Pcrsent day styles 6f clothes worn by church women were censured to day at the national training confer ence of the inter-church world movement of North America. "The indecent dress of some women in our churches makes it tremendously hard for. a young man to keep his thoughts clean and pure," declared the Rev. J. R. Crowther of Seattle. "In public these days you can scarcely tell the difference between a street woman -' and a church woman." FAIR PRICES FOR WEARING APPAREL TO BE FIXED. New York, Nov. 6. Establish ment of nation-wide "fair prices" for lothing, hats and shoes, will be con- tidered at a conference here early le'xt week, Arthur E. Williams, fed tral food administrator, announced. s Mr. Williams said the conference was called at the suggestion of gov ernment officials in1 Washington who, he declared, are anxious that fair price schedules be evolved for the guidance of people throughout the country. WANT UNIFORM DIVORCE ANTl MARRTAOF. LAWS. Chicago, Nov. 6. The Lutheran Brotherhood of America adopted "esotutions favoring a constitutional imendment making uniform, mar riage and divorce laws. The organi zation is the fourth national society to take such action, others being the national bodies of the Protes tant. Episcopal and Congregational churches and the sWomen's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal cnurqtu.; ' ,. . WATCH 'THE VELVET HAMMER'S" GENTLE HITS TO SEE WHO'S NEXTON, EDITORIAL PAGE The Omaha Da ly VOL. 49 NO. 122. Eataml Moci'-clau natter Hay 21, ISM. at Oaiaha P. 0. uatftr act at March 3. 17?. OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1919. - By Mall (I yaart, Dally. 15.01 8uaay. IJ.5S: Oally Mf Sua.. SS.M: auttiaa Nak. aaatatt axtra. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER: Fair nd warmer Friday', probably becoming unsettled Saturday. Hourly temperatartti 5 . nl.... It . m,... 1 n. m.. . . H . .... ). m.. , , Id ft. m..,. II it. m.... 13 noon . . . .4.1 .... 411 ...,.S S S7 8 J (7 t p. ,... ...,,.M S p. ill.......... 31 I p, nl ...S7 4 p. m.. . . . .-. . , nSa 5 p. m 3 p. m 7 p. m,.. ... . . .Hal S v m ....15 IS nn UVJ U EDUCATORS DISAGREE ON NEW PLANS . Proposal to Split State Teachers' Organization Into Smaller Groups Discussed by Leaders at Special Meeting. PRESIDENT URGES NEW CONSTITUTION United States Will Not ' Protect Own Citizens From Bandit Mexicans i Unless Negligence on Part of Mexican Authorities Can Be Shown There Will Be' No American Claims-for ' Damages, According to High Official of State De partment in Outlining Policy in Ridnapings. Effect of World War on Edu cation and Future Problems Explained by Nationally Known Speakers. . Leaders in the state teachers' as sociation at a special meeting yes terday afternoon in the Auditorium expressed their opinions on the pro posed new constitution which is to he submitted to the( teachers by referendum vote within the next 30 days. "I certainly shall not vote to split up this association in any way that will curtail the central meeting," said Superintendent True of the Mc Cook: schools. "The three days I am spending here in Omaha are the happiest days of my whole school year. "Another reason why I oppose the new constitution is that it will take away the referendum vote from us, which is the most democratic thing I know. And I oppose it because it will involve payment of an' addi tional fee and hiring a paid' secre tary." Says Body Powerless. F. M. Gregg, president of the as sociation and one of the principal backers of the reorganization, de clared that the present organization is powerless n "Our organization is impotent, he said. "We come down here once a year and have a sort of Billy Sun-, day revival and go home; we nave no power hi legislation in this state such as we will havqif the organiza tion is effected. - "We will have a membership of 12.000 when the various district as sociations are forme. . . 1 . Keep Central Meeting. " ' "And this big central meeting will not be done away with. The legisla tive"" council will meet once a year and it will be just as big as any of the meetings which we have had.' Prof. A. H. Waterhouse. superin tendent of the Fremont schools, de clared that the reorganization must be effected in order to give to the 12,000 teachers of the-state the bene fits now enjoyed bv only 5,000. : Superintendent W. R. Pate of the Alliance schools declared that the reorganization must be effected in justice to the "sand hill" teachers. Bars Western Teachers. "Do you realize," he said, "that it involves almost as much of a trip for us to come to Omaha from Mc Cook as it does for vou to make a trip "to Chicago. We come a dis-H tance of 425 miles. And only tour teachers were able to come here this year from our county because of the distance." The question will be taken up fur ther at the close of this morning's meeting. in the Auditorium. , The new constitution and organi zation to be voted on by referendum mail vote in the next 30 days pro vides for organizing district associa t'ons in any part of the state where 400 teachers can join. These associa tions and their 'members will be af filiated with the central organiza tion. The former are to hold meet ings each autumn and the latter will hold its meeting, in the winter or spring o each year. Break All Records. All attendance records of the Ne-. brasak State Teachers' association throughout -its 53 years of history were.broken yesterday when regis tration of teachers went over tne 5,000 mark. , s The highest orevious registration was at the convention of 1914 in Omaha, when a little more than 4,800 teachers were here. More than 500 teachers registered vesterdav ' morning before 9:30. The lobby of the Rome hotel, con vention headquarters, was clogged with a line that wound all the way around the big room as tne teacn- ers waited to register. The line moved rapidly between the railings provided for expeditious registra tion of the teachers. Special Permission Given. At 10 o'clock yesterday, morning a special train from Lincoln arrived bringing nearly 500 more teachers. Sperial permission was given .to teachers arriving on morning trains to attend" meetings before they regis tered, and this provision brought an immense crowd of registrants to headquarters during the noon hours. "It is certainly most gratifying," said Fi M. Gregg, president of the association. "The reason for. it is the alertness of Nebraska teachers to keep up with the best and most advanced thought in their lines. Nebraska has the lowest percentage of illiteracy among the states of the .Union; Another reason may be that we had no meeting last year. It was called off on account of the 'flu' epidemic which was raging at that time." - Many teachers froinjewa are also (Continue oa rs Xw Colum One.) Washington, Nov. 6. The policy of the United State regarding kid naping of Americans in Mexico and attacks upon Americans and their property in that country was set forth today in an official announce ment that unless negligence on the I pari oi ine jyiexican auiuurmes can be showr.there will be no claim for damages made by this government. The kidnaping of William O. Jen kins. American consular agent at Puebla,- and the payment by his at torney of $150,000 ransom for his libertywas discussed at length by a high official of the State depart ment in outlining the policy of the United States. Can Expect No Protection. Jenkins will have to effect his own reimbursement . of the money paid to the Mexicans who kidnaped him, it was said, unless he can prove that the Mexican government was negli gent in affording him protection. The fact that he was an official of the United States government has no bearing , on the matter in any way, it . was stated. Americans' in Mexico can expect no more, or dif ferent protection than is afforded to Mexicans under the Mexican law, this official said, indefinitely dispos ing of the suggestion that. the pro tection sought by Americans in Mexico through diplomatic chan nels, to counterbalance the greater measure of protection granted to Mexicans by 'their courts will not be urged by this government. - It was admitted by the State de partment official that the robbery of American Mine & Oil Co. pay masters "might be" different as pay masters are compelled to notify th; authorities in advance of their route, time of departure and the amount of money carried. Assertion that on occasions, Mexican soldiers in fed eral uniforms are reported as par ticipating in the robberies and that officers of the federal army at times have led their men in alleged raids on the camps, brought the reply that in such event there "might be" grounds for 'a claim against the Mexican government under interna tional law. - i Papers Much Perturbed. Advices from Mexico City today indicated the newspapers of 'that capital are much exercised over the silnation and the tefusai of the Car ranza government to reimburse Jen kins for the money paid to the Mex ican kidnapers. The attorney gen eral of the state of Puebla, in which the kidnaping occurred, has urged the . Universal not to express an opinion until the matter has been thoroughly investigated by court of ficials, declaring that up to the pres ent no legal evidence has been pre sented as to the kidnaping or the payment of the ransom. The Excelsior, another prominent newspaper, however, states unequi vocally that everything indicates that Jenkins was actually kidnaped. ENTENTE SERVES GERMANY NOTICE ON PEACE TREATY - ; Won't Become Effective Until Teirtois Execute Obligations Assumed Under Armisficer Washington, Nov. 6. Notice was served on Germany by the allied and associated powers in a note and accompanying "protocol, forwarded last Saturday, ' that ' the treaty of peace woulcknot go into force until Germany executes to the satisfac tion of the allied and associated powers obligations assumed under the .armistice convention and addi tional agreements. 5 The note, made public by the State department, provides that the German government shall send rep resentatives to Paris November 10 to make final arrangements for the putting into effect oi the treaty. But the note specifies that before the treaty can be made effective through a process verbal of the de posit of the ratifications the German tepresentatives shall obligate their nation to carry out the terms of the protocol. Number of Obligations., The protocol contains a number of obligations assumed by Germany in the armistice convention and complementary agreements which have not been carried out and which have been the subject of urgent rep resentations. These include the withdtawal .of German troops from Russian territory and the delivery o,f certain German tonnage. Most important, however, in the obligations Germany is asked to as sume under the protocol is the re placing of vessels . destroyed -at Scapa Flow, with five light cruisers, and to make up for the forst class battleship sunk at Scapa Flow by turning over floating docks and cranes, tugs and dredges equivalent to a total displacement of 400,000 tons. . In this respect the protocol declares: . ' Serious Violations. "The allied and associated powers cannot overlook without sanction the other infractions committtd against the armistice convention and violations as serious as the de struction of the German fleet at Scapa Flow, the destruction of the submarine UC-48 off Ferrol, and the destruction in tht North Sea of certain submarines proceeding to EngUnd for delivery." Charge Brother and Sister With Murdering Sheeoman Marysville, Cal.. Nov. 6. Com plaints were issued charging Mrs. Frederick J. Wilson, and her brother, Frank A. McCormick, jointly . with murder of Charles Brown, a wealthy sheep man, who was shot to death . Saturday at a ranch near here owned by Mrs. Wilson's husband, a San Francisco news writer, formerly of New York. James Brown, a brother of the sheepman, signed the complaint. Eating Preserved Corn ... Fatal to One Family Watertown, N. Nov. 6. Mrs. Elmer Towner and two children, Elizabeth, aged 12, and Lillian, aged 10, are dead, and a son, aged 12, and another daughter,, aged 5, are dying at Fine, St. Lawrence county. The family ate preserved corn Sunday and a malady which doctors have not yet diagnosed, followed. The i father alone survives, KOLCHAK ORDERS EVACUATION OF . BASE AT OMSK SHOWDOWN REFUSED ON PACTJSSUE Request for Immediate Vote On Unqualified .Acceptance Of Peace Treaty Blocked at Last Moment in Senate. FEAR FOR AMENDMENTS IF RATIFICATION IS MADE Menacing Advance of Bolshe vist Forces Compels Unessen-" lai UetailS lO move. ,-. cfarcd no-technicalities of the sen- Omsk, Nov. 6. (By The 'Asso ciated Press.) Owing to the men acing' advance of the bolshevist forces, Admiral Kolchak has ..or dered a preliminary evacuation of Omsk by the American hospital and such government departments as arc not directly necessary here.1 It is possible that the seat of government may be moved to the eastward. - Express railway service has been temporarily suspended and railway cars are being concentrated at Omsk as a precautionary measure. ' Colonel Emerson has rescinded the order to the American railway corps to retire from Siberia and the men are remaining at their posts for duty. . ' Maj. Gen. Janin, commanding the Czecho-Slovak forces whose with drawal had been ordered, has given assurances that the Czechs will con tinue to guard the troublesome sec tions of the Transsiberian railway and keep communications open for the present. American Consul Gen eral Harris, General Knox, the Brit ish "commander,- and General Janin regard the situation as grave, though not yet critical. ' They propose to retire from Omsk only if the government decides to, leave the city, as it is forecast will occur, if its security there is too greatly menaced. The American hospital and the government offices which are now leaving Omsk will be established at Irkutsk. Barges and trains have been placed atr the disposal of the Red Cross and the evacuation of the 800 patients at, the hospital is in progress. . Governor-Elect of New Jersey Says He . Will Stop Dry Law Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 6. Governoi -elect Edward I. Edwards announced today that he' would' use' all lawful methods to prevent prohi bition in New Jersey. "For its enforcement by the feder al government I shall not be respon sible," he said. "I construe n)y elec tion as an indication of the feeling of the people of this state concern ing national prohibition. They are unqualifiedly opposed to it." The Bee's Free Shoe V Fund j From "A Friend," Monroe, Neb., comes $10, of which $5 is for the shoe fund and $5 for the Salvation Army drive, which did not reach tin good woman. . A lone line of poor little ones with their toes literally' out on thel .11 1 r TM . T1 - ' 1 coiq gruuna is waning lor i ne dcc s. fund to supply them with the shoes1 which will make their-lives happy. Will you send a contribution to the fund NOW? It will make a kiddie very happy and comfortable for the winter. Send or bring YOUR gift to The Bee office. ITevlonnl jr srknonlcilired ... ui .... . M " & Friend, Monroe, Keb 5 .00 Mrs. W. A. Antim. 1.HI limn ,. "Q Leaders as Much at Sea as Ever Over Date When Final Vote Might Be Reached, But I Will Speed Up Debate. Washington, Nov. 6. "Whether to ratify the treaty with' Germany without reservations or amendments seemed for a while this afternoon about to be decided by the senate. Thrown into the thick of a dra matic parliamentary battle, a re quest for all immediate showdown on unqualified acceptance of the treaty gotthe backing, of the lead ers on both sides, who seemed anxious to outdo each other in pressing for a roll-call. But be fore the stage of action was reached the move ' was blocked by repub lican senators who objected that it might cut off any later attempt to put reservations into the ratifi cation. , Back to Regular Order. 1 The senate got back to its regular order of business and, having voted down the last of the long list of proposed amendments, began work on the reservations presented by the foreign relations committee, said to have the backing of a ma jority N5f the senators. When a recess was taken until tomorrow, the first of the IS committee pro posals had not yet come to a Tote. The reservations got beyond the senate only after a vote of order against them had been overrulled The victorious finale of the $1.W)0, 000 Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition fund drive was announced last night at a banquet in the ball room of the Hotel Fontenelle by J. E. Davidson, member of flie Ak-Sar-Ben board of governors and chairman of the finance committee. The ball room of the hotel re sounded with cheers from more than 100 workers when Mr. Davidson an nounced the success of the drive. 'Omaha will be known the world over for the success of this whirl wind drive," declared Ir. Davidson. "Although the entire amount has not been turned in, we have assurances' from several large corporations of subscriptions which I believe will put the fund well over $1,000,000." "Isn't ;t a grand and glorious feel ing?" chuckled E. Buckingham, chairman of the Ak-Sar-Ben board cf governors. "After being cussed and discussed by the public for so many yoars for raising money to run Ak-Sir-Ben with a street carni val, it certainly is." , Guy Cramer, manager of the drive, Lreceived a great ovation when he rose to speak. He thanked the workers who had so faithfully sup ported him, and announced the prize winners. A feature of the evening was the ate rules would be permitted to stand n the wayjf the fight of the senate majority ,to frame its ratifi cation of the treaty as it chose. The ruling, which followed an hour of bitter argument, was accepted as containing a significant declaration of policy with respect to the parlia mentary tangle developing around the treatv. Still Much at Sea. Leaders were as much at sea as ever tonight over the date when a final vote on the treaty might be reached, but they declared every effort would be made. to hasten the reservation debate. Democratic leaders, at an evening conference, threshed over the whole situation and' sought some method of bring ing the long fight' quickly to a con clusion. , Meantime White House officials revealed that plans were on foot for an' early conference between Presi dent Wilson and Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the democratic leader, regarding the senate situation. It was said at the capitol tonight, how ever, that no such appointment yet had been made or requested by Mr. Hitchcock, who thought several days might elapse before the fight became acute. The flurry over an immediate vote on unreserved ratification came just after the senate had voted down, 67 to 16, the amendment by Senator Gore, democrat. Oklahoma, to make any declaration of war under the league of nations contingent on a popular, referendum. Two more amendments had been prepared by Senator Borah, republican. Idaho, but he decided to withhold them and' offer- them later as reservations. That cleared away the last of, the amendments and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts the republican leader, called up the committee reserva tions. . Immediate Objection. Immediate objection came from the administration forces, Senator Underwood, democrat, declaring the proposals could not properly be con sidered until the resolution of ratifi cation came before the senate. He was assailing the republicans for delay and charging that their meth ods were designed to prevent a di rect vote on the' question of unre served ratification when Senator Lodge asked: ."If the . senator wants to hasten action, why doesn't he ask for a vote right now on ratification without reservations." "I'll do it," said Senator Under wood, and he did. i - The move brought a half-dozen senators to their feet and in ' the maneuvering which fpllowed, the chamber presented a scene of con tinuous confusion. Senator Hitch cock firsLgot the floor to present formally a. unanimous consent agree ment for a vote and although the republican' managers interposed no objection, it failed to meet the ap proval of some senators, and a sharp debate ensued. V Wouldn't Permit Vote. Senator Fall, republican. New Mexico, objected that the parliamen tary situation would not permit such a vote, since the senate was acting as a committee of the whole. Senator Hitchcock then modified the request to permit, the session (Continued on r Two, Columa Three.) Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition Assured by: Successful Campaign for $1,000,000 Workers Banqueted by Board of Governors, Who An nounce Thaf Quota Was Subscribed Prizes 0 Awarded Winning Teams and Individuals Rec ommend Aerial Mail Service Start at Once. OHIO PROHIBITION MEASURES BEATEN AT LATEST COUNT Wets Leading on AH Dry Pro posals, Practically Com plete Returns Show. Columbus, O.i' Nov. 6 fPrac- tkally complete returns of Tues- thty's trectlon "trcra, rSmt tftg 88 counties tabulated at the ofhcfc jOf the secretary of state show the wets to be leading on all four prohibition proposals by the following majori For the 2.75 per cent beer pro posal, 14,328. For repeal of state-wide prohibi tion, 728. Against ratification of the federal prohibition amendment, 29,105. Against the Crabb state prohibi tion enforcement act, 50,675. - Basing his claim on results in the 59 counties and the vote a yar ago on state-wide prohibition in the re maining 29 counties. Chief Statis tician Johnson of the secretary of state's office predicted .that the 2.75 per cent beer proposal will be de feated by from. 12,000 to 15.000. the proposal to repeal state-wide prohi bition defeated by more than 25,000; the federal prohibition amendment sustained by from '2.000 to 5,000, and the Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill defeated by more than 20,000.' Garment Worker Agents Charged With Obtaining $500,000 by "Holdups'' Chicago, Nov. 6. Charges that agents of the Amalgamated Cloth ing Workers of America "have ob tained more than $500,000 form cloth ing manufacturers in Chicago and other cities led to raids on the local headquarters by detectives from the state's attorney's office. Books and records of the organization, includ ing bank books of the union and individual officials, were seized. Allegations, made to the state's attorney were to the effect that un ion agents for their' own profit called strikes against manufacturers and threatened and coerced them in fo payment of sums ranging from $500 to $30,000. The latter sum was paid by one manufacturer in three installments of $10,000 each? ac cording to information in his -pos session, Assistant Mate s Attorney Micnaeis announced. ' A strike to enforce a wage in crease of $8 a week, a 44-hour week and division of some of the profits of manufacturers to the union was reported to have been planned for next month. The union agents are alleged to have sent sluggers from one city to another. speech of Col. J. A. Jordan of the atrial mail service, who- attended the banquet. "I have a telegram from Second Assistant Postmaster General Prea ger asking me when Omaha will l e ready for the aerial mail service," said Colonel Jordan, producing the telegram. "When I leave this room I am going to send him a reply, f t w'il be, "Omaha is ready now." It was an evening of geniality and hilarity. The Concord club wa4 pres ent in full forqe. Each member present won a. gold knife given1 by Randall K. Brown, king of Ak-Sar-Ben, for bringing in-, uncarded sub; scriptions. . Winners of Prizes. ' Following are the winning teams. and individuals who won prizes: First prize, $500j district 31, i-i charge of Major Corey; second prize, $300, district 23, in charge of Major Alvison; third prize, $200, dis trict 15, in charge oflajor McClure. Winners of leather coats: Dr. B. D. Flaugher, George Miller, G. A. Hagerman, Charles F. Gruenig, John O'Keefe,. S. L. Kroneberger. Winners of leaflier belts and gold engraved buckles: W. W. Cole. Joe EWred, Robert Trimble, William A. (Continued on Paf Trro. Column Fire) NONPARTISAN MEN MOBBED; ONE IS KILLED Citizens of Stafford, Kan., Near Wichita, Expel "Radicals" From Town. Lawyers Will want to keep and display the Fine Large Photo of the State Supreme Court specially taken for reproduction in Ro togravure. Next Sunday's Bee Edition Strictly Limited. . Wichita, Nov. . One man, de clared to have ben a member of the' Nonpartisan league, was killed" py a mob of citizens at Stafford, Kan., 60 miles northeast of Wichita, late Thursday night, according to meager reports received here early tcday by SamuJHill, deputy United States marshal. A previous message receivedv by Hill stated that two men. declared to be members of the Nonpartisan league had been seized by a mob and taken from the town. There was no information at Mr. Hill's office as to what had happened to the sec ond prisoner. One Negro Acquitted In Race Riot Trials; 58 Are Found Guilty Helena, Ark., ' Nov. 6. The first acquittal in the trials of more than QQ negroes indicted in connection with the recent race disturbance at Elaine, came in circuit court here when Cornelius Morgan was freed of charges of "night riding." Ten negroes were convicted, bringing the total number -of con victions to 58. Eleven of those con victed have been sentenced to death and the others given penitentiary sentences. Twelve cases will be dis missed, District Attorney J. E. Miller announced tonight. The last defendant before the court Thursday" was Dave Reed, who hobbled up on crutches, explaining that he was the sole survivor of a squad that undertook to wrest a ma chine gun from federal troops sent from Camp Pike to assist in putting down the disorders. He pleaded guilty to a charge of "night riding" and received a year's term in prison. Women Pickets Start Riot in Which 20 Are Injured Bpffalo, Nov. 6. Renewed rioting NO COAL FOR ANY FOREIGN OWNED SHIP Railroad Administration Takes Strong Stand to Safeguard Country's Meager Supply of Bituminous Product. - -v WARTIME RESTRICTIONS ENFORCED JN INDIANA i at Lackawanna resulted in slight in jury to a score of persons. The trouble began when 200 women pickets attempted to assemble at the gates of the Lackawanna Steel plant at the, hour when the working force was to be diminished. State troop ers were driving the crowd back when someone threw a stone. That was theN signal for a general shower of missiles aimed at the troopers. After about twenty minutes of fighting the state policemen cleared the streets. - 18 Cents a Pound Sugar Price Set by Planters New Orleans, Nov. 6. The price for this season's yellow clarified sugar was fixed at 17 cents a pound at a meeting of Louisiana planters. The price is subject to the approval of Attorney General Palmer. An additional cent a pound for choice plantation granulated was set and the scale of prices arranged. Fishermen Ask Aid. Quebec, Nov. 6. Appeals for as sistance have been received here from the fishermen and villagers on the Jowef shores of the St. Lawr ence, especially on the Gaspc coast, and , at Esquimaux, point, who are facing the winter without their usual supplies because of the lack of shipping. Regional Directors of Rail roads Authorized to Suspend Such Train Service as Is Not Wholly Necessary. , ' Chicago, Nov. 6. New. restric tions on the use of soft coal were announced today, the sixth day of the miners' strike. In some locali ties orders were even more drastic than during the war, but the general situation showed little change.. i ,. While production in West Vir ginia and Colorado were reported increased since yesterday, there was no noticeable change in the. ranks of the 425,000 striking miners.. Appeals for coal to prevent dis tress in many towns of. Kansas and Alabama were sent to state and railroad officials. ' Bunkering of foreign owned ves sels at American ports was ordered stopped by the central1 coal commit- tee . of the railroad administration ar Washington. , The committee also authorized regional directors of railroads to suspend such train service as might be regarded absolutely necessary, but let it be known that no general curtailment was planned. iixty-six trains were annuled by the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. -Paul railroads, Most .Drastic Action. ' - Indiana's pubnV service " comtnib- -sion took the most drastic action in the domestic field. It decreed light less strjeets, discontinuance of elefi- trie sign service, coal gas for heal- ' ing and other advisable restrictions .. of service by public utilities with less . than a two week's supply of coal. - ' Counsel for the miners filed a pe tition in the Indianapolis federal court for the dissolution of the gov ernment's temporary injunction against the strike. ' ' ' The railroad administration's coal distribution system under fuel ad ministration regulations was an nounced to be in full operation to day. In Chicago the coal commit- -tees of the northwestern and central western railroad regions announced removal of all restrictions on coal shipments for federal, state, count? and municipal, public utility, daily , newspapers and a few similar classi- fications throughout the country. The order applied to coal already , taken charge of in transit and that to be mined, and was designed to meet pressing necessities, such 'as freeing coal cars for mines still in operation. Suspension of Trains. , ', The suspension of trains, the ma jority of the suburban and local pas senger runs, made an idle train crew for each train annulled.. Of the 66 runs eliminated. 14 directly affects Chicago. The two principal trains eliminated by the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul were trains 29 and 30, Chicago to Cedar Rapids, Ia.t and Cedar Rapids to Chicago.' A total of 52 trains were ordered sus- pended. on various divisions of the Chicago, -Milwaukee & St. Paji!. Other railroads were expected to cut their schedules within 24 hours. Small cities and towns of Kansas ' reported nearly empty coal bins with 1 the prospect of closing light and water plants. A nearly similar situ ation prevailed in Nebraska, where ' some schools were on the point ot closing. . ' ; , . ; -; , West Virginia operators reported 44 mines in union districts in opera tion at the rate of 60,000,000 tons a year, or about two-thirds of normal. A slight increase in production also ' was reported by Colorado opera tors, while those in New Mexico",' said but half of the miners wer nn :4strike. - ' . , , Palmer Denounces' ; 1 ' mm f Move for General Pennsylvania Stril Harrisbursr. Pa V ney General Palmer m an address at the state fair price conference de nounced the move of the State Fed- ' eration of Labor for a general strike, of working men in Pennsylvania. After reviewing activities of James H. Maurer. its president, he said it would be a glad day for labor when ' such men as Maurer and Foster lose? their influence in its councils.". Mr. '.Palmer said that the coal strike involves more than a dispute over wages, hours or conditions of capital,' that the offer of a peaceful ' rcmcuieni. naa oeen rejected and that tlte government faced the al ternative of submitting to demands of a group or "challenging .the as sertion by that group of x power rttcJ tl,au that of the government itself.
