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.; ' ,. .
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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.
