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ENGLISH WOMEN NOW
WEARING MONOCLES.
. London, Nov. 7. (By The As
sociated Press) English women
are beginning to wear monocles.
Not only-, are they adopting them
for home wear, but are appearing
on the streets so adorned. A mem
ber of a firm of opticians defended
the innovation by saying thatvin
i the case of every inquiry he had had
from -women recently there was a
"genuine trouble with one eye
only."
LAST STEAMER LEAVES '
ALASKA UNTIL SPRING.
; Nome, Nov. 7. Nome's , winter
residents, numbering a few over 100,
stood on (he beach and watched
the liner Victoria, the last boat of
the year, leave for Seattle. In a
short time the ice will come and
shut Nome in until spring.
AWARD DAMAGES TO MAN
HURT IN EVICTING NEGRO.
Little Rock, Ark.; Nov. 7. In the
first case ever tried in Arkansas un
der the state "Jim Crow" law, E.
L. Meader, a workman at Camp
Pike, was awarded $2,500 damages
against the Missouri Pacific railroad.
Meader was badly cut when he
tried to eject a negro from a pas
senger coach reserved for whites.
He contended that the railroad was
regligent in allowing the negro to
ride in a coach with white passen-
LAST CARTRIDGE USED
BY STARVING WATCHMAN.
- "Grand Rapids. Minn., Nov." 7.
Helpless because of an infected leg
and slowly starving and freezing in
a cabin near Wabena lake, James
Francisco, 60 years old, a camp
caretakei fired cartridge after cart
ridge in an unsuccessful attempt to
summon assistance and then com
mitted suicide with his last revolver
bullet. '
The body was found by a neigh
bor. Notes written " by Francisco
Uold the story.
"I have been giving signals for
help, night and day," said the last
message of Francisco. "My leg was
burned so badly that I could not go
out of the house. There is canned
fruit in the basement and everything
else. I can't stand it longer."
Fuel and coal were found a few
feet, from the corpse. Empty cart
ridges were scattered ; about the
floor of the cabin and the roof was
riddled. , " .
OLD FAIRY STORY IS
IMMORAL, SAYS TEACHER.
Denver,- Colo., Nov. 7. Fairy
v stories belong to the age of ig
norance, are.immoral and lead to
laziness, declared Katherine D.
Blake of New York in addressing
fhe Colorado Educational associa
tion here.
"The old fairy story belongs to
the age of ignorance," she said. "It
is immoral because it is. based on
lies, leads to laziness and inculcates
weakness." - .
FISH STORY FROM
STORM LAKE, IOWA.
Storm Lake, Ta Nov. 7. Special
Telegram.) The- biggest fish story
yet comes from' the lake this week.
The force of men who are seining a
l;.ke for Charles Peterson rrfade a
single haul of 40,000 pounds, or 20
tons. The largest fish caught
weighed 48 pounds and was a buf
falo. The carp and- buffalo are;
' shipped to the east in express cars.
There is a ready sale for them in
New York and Philadelphia.
NO PROCESS REPRODUCES PHOTOGRAPHS LIKE ROTOGRAVURE. SEE SUNDAY'S BEE.
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INJUNCTION
WILL STAND,
ULTIMATUM
Attorney General Palmer Tells
Union Head Proceedings Will
Be Dismissed When Miners'
Strike Order Is Withdrawn.
HEARING IN FEDERAL
COURT SET FOR TODAY
"BLACK DIAMONDS" ARE .
HIT IN PARIS SOCIETY. 1
Paris, Nov. 7. A neckless of
"black diamonds," meaning minia
ture coals, was displayed by a fash
ionable Parisien hostess at a "freak
dinner." It was the hit of the eve
ning. The wearer explained to her
guests that anyone, can buy dia
monds and pearls, but coal can't be
had for love-or money.
SHAVE YOURSELF PLAN
SUCCESS IN BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 7. Help
yourself barber shoprare the order
of the day here. The boss barbers,
hoping to break the strike of their
helpers, have inaugurated the plan
of letting customers who can do so
make use of the facilities of the shop
to shave themselves.
"I haven't tried cutting my wn
hair yet." said a man in one of the
shops, "but I think I canbeat some
of these fellows at that."
ARREST QUEEN MARIE
WITH BORDER SUSPECTS.
Paris, Nov. 7. Queen Marie of
Roumania was ampng the suspects
recently arrested on the Swiss bor
der, it was learned from Geneva.
The queen, was a prisoner for five
hours, being confined to a waiting
oom in a border railway station.
The custom official who had made
the arrest finally discovered his mis
take and released his royal prisoner
with profound apologies. ,
MOTORCYCLES AND
AUTOS TABOO IN ERIN.
Dublin. Nov. 7. A proclamation j
has been issued by (tlie commander
in chief of the forces forbidding the
- owning or keeping of an automobile
or motorcycle in Ireland, except by
special permit. The Norder will be
come operative November IS. ,
IMMORAL AMERICAN
DANCE BARRED IN PARIS.
Paris, Nov. 7. The expected cru
sade against "the shimmy shake and
other disgusting exhibitions of the
American immorality" was begun in
earnest, when Professor Sandrini,
president of the Dancing Masters
. association, declared what he called
the . "revolting American contor
tions" officially barred from his own
dance hall and other leading estab
lishments. "Paris,"""said the famous dancing
master" with an air of outraged
sense of morality, "is resolved not
to suffer any longer American im
morality, in the .form of the shimmy
shake and other revolting importa
tions from America. They poison
the poetry of the really fine dances,
such as the Venetian waltz, the
Maxixe, and other fascinating crea
tions. "Everybody with refined feelings
will be with1 us in our erusade for
clean dancing,
Three Conferences tjeld in
Endeavor to Prevent Legal
Action Fail Delay in In- i
dianapolis Is Anticipated.
Washington, Nov. 7. Eleventh
hour efforts by Samuel Gompers, to
settle the coal strike were met to
night by emphatic declarations
from the government that injunc
tion proceedings would be dismissed
the instant the strike order was
withdrawn and not before.
This final decision was given to
Mr. Gompers, heading, a delegation
of high labor officials, at the close
of the third- conference of the day
with Attorney General Palmer, and
after Mr. Gompers had talked over ,
the telephone wi(h John L. Lewis,
acting head of the .United Mine
Workers of America, Indianapolis.
Mr. Gompers, fighting "hard to
have the government drop its in
injunction suit set for a hearing to
morrow, plainly showed that lie was
under a severe strain as he left the
Department of Justice, flatly and
bluntly refusing on his way out to
say one word about the three con
ferences or hope of ending the
strike of more than 400,000 miners
before the United States could press
its suit against officers of the min
ers' organization. j
Palmer Statement Brief. j
Attorney -General Palmer, to
whom Mr. Gompers referred all re
quests for information", refused to
see newspaper men.
"Mr. Palmer wishes me to say
that he, will have no statement" to
night other than -that he made as
he left the cabinet meeting," his
secretary announce.
There were only 18 words in the
statement Mr. Palmer dictated to
newspaper men as he left the White
House after the cabinet meeting and
an earlier conference with President
Wilson. --
"The injunction proceedings
against the coal miners' leaders will
be dismissed the instant the strike
crder is recalled," said the attorney
general, and his utterance stood to
night as the final word from the
government on the eve of what may
prove the beginning tomorrow of
the greatst labor union litigation in
the history of the country.
Delay Is Expected. ,
Through the day, although it was
on the lip of all official Washing
ton that the government and the
miners were considering new plans
for ending the struggle without fur
ther report to law, the feeling grew
that hearing on the restraining or
der, set for tomorrow morning in
the federal-court before Judge An
derson at Indianapolis,", would , be
postponed "Without predujice to
either side."
The Department of Justice will
not ask for a postponement, but
whether it might oppose thrf request
if miners asked for more time, not
r.n unusual proceeding, officials de
clined to say. '
"The only thing that can stop the
proceeding started by the United
States is for the miners to "call off
the strike." the attorney general re
iterated time and again."
Gompers Is Persistent.
The persistency with which Mr.
Gompers presented plea after plea
to the attorney general indicated his
earnest desire" to bring peace to the
coal fields before the battle is waged
more heatedly in the fedral courts.
Accompanied by Matthew Woll, vice
(Continued on Paa Two, Column Three.)
Lest We Forget!
When the special grand jury wasealled to investi
gate the burning of the court house and the lynching of
Will Brown on the night of September-28, among other
things it was charged by the court to go to the bottom of
the whole affair and place the responsibility, if possible,
where it rightly belonged. "
Saturday, October 4, in the World-Herald appeared
the following interview with Police Captain Henry Heit
feld, on duty at the Central police station the night of the
riot: . - - -
FIFTY COPS WENT HOME
AT 4:15 P. M. SUNDAY
Captain Heitfeld Says Captain Haze Reported to Him
"Situation Well in Hand."
Fifty policemen were sent from the Central sta
tion to their homes Sunday afternoon at 4:15, accord
ing to the admission made by Police Captain Henry
Heitfeld.- . . .
"Police Captain Henry P. Haze reported to me at
that time that the mob had been dispersed and that
the policemen at the court house had the situation'
well in hand," said Captain Heitfeld. ; , -
"I told the members of that entire police shift,
which we had been holding in reserve here, to go
home and stay home, so that we could reach'them by
telephone, if later developments demanded their pres
ence. , .' ' s
"It took us a long time to get them together
again. Three of us at Central station were calling
them by telephone and men at the fire-department
headquarters were helping us."
f More Work Yet to Do. N
: While a number of indictments have been returned by
the grand jury against men and boys alleged to have par
ticipated in the rioting, no effort has yet been made, as far
as is known, to attempt to place any responsibility on the
Omaha police department for its failure to disperse the
mob in its early stages, and to ascertain why many of the
police officers on duty surrendered their guns to members
of the mob. - ' Y ,"' ,
The grand jury expects, to adjourn some time next
week, according to a recent statement of its foreman, John
W. towle. It had hoped to finish its work today, but indi
cations last night Were that this would be impossible,
t' . Not Yet Questioned.
x Since making his statement to the World-Herald Cap
tain Heitfeld has said that, as unpleasant as it might be, he
wotlld have to stand by his original statement if questioned
by the grand jury. . . ... , - ,
; f He has not yet, however, as far as can be learned, been
questioned by that body as to why the 50 POLICEMEN
WERE SENT TO THEIR HOMES AT THE VERY. HOUR
WHEN THEY COULD HAVE SAVED .THE SITUATION
WITH EFFICIENT LEADERSHIP., 0 -
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State Teachers Conclude
Their Greatest Meeting
.'' : :
Closes With Concert at Auditorium Hundreds Stay
Oyer for' Shopping Nominations Balloted on,
Votes to Be Counted Today Reorganization Ref
erendum in 30 Days. N v
Increase in Salary
For Postal Employes
Granted in New Law
Washington,. Nov. 7.-The "bill
providing a graduated increase in
the pay of postal employes, pending
action of the congressional xommit-
tee investigating the salaries of sucn
employes, became a law at midnight
without President Wilson's signa
ture, 10 days having expireed since
its enactment by congress.
The president had until midnight
to veto the measure or sign it. It
has been the' . custom of White
House officials to hold bills until the
last day since the president has
been ill because Rear Admiral
Grayson has not wanted the preif
dent to, be troubled with any un
necessary executive affairs. In this
case, as the question of veto was pot
involved there was no need to bring
it to the president's attention un
less he particularly wanted to
sign it. ' -
. Democrat in Lead.
Baltimore, Nov. 7. Attorney
Geftierat Albert C. Ritchie, demo
cratic candidate for governor, was
171 votes ahead of Harry W. Nice,
reoublican candidate, when the elec-
Ition supervisors stopped work ;
The greatest convention of teach
ers ever assembled in Nebraska
came to a close last night, when the
fifty-third annual session of the Ne
braska State Teachers' association
went into history.
An attendance of 5,000, the larg
est in' the history of the association;
20 nationally famous educators from
outside of Nebraska on the pro
grams; five big mass sessions in the
city Auditorium; nearly 40 section
al meetings of various groups in
hotels, churches and schools all
these were features of this, great
convention of Nebraska educators.
Jam at Stanley Singing.,
Last night the Auditorium ' was
crowded by1 the teachers to hear
Mme. Helen Stanley, the great so
prano concert singer, and Jacques
TThibaud, the brilliant French violin
ist, in a special concert given free
to the teachers by the bureau of
publicity of the Chamber of Com
merce, wkh the compliments of the
City of Omaha.
Late trains last night carried
hundreds of the visitors to their
homes, but by far the. majority re
mained over. They will do shopping
and sightseeing and will proceed
homeward by many trains today.
The hotels have been taxed to
their capacity .and hundreds of
teachers were sent to private homes
through the rooming bureau, which
was conducted at convention head
quarters in the Hotel Rome.
The ballot boxes were closed last
night and it is expected that the
votes will be counted today. Each
teacher cast a ballot for nomination
of candidates for president, vice
president, secretary, and three ex
ecutive committee members of the
association. v
The five persons receiving the
highest votes for each office will
be declared nominated and their
names printed on the ballot by
which the teachers will elect these
officers within the next 30 days by
referendum ballots sent by mail.
Usually several hundred persons
are voted for and the work of count
ing the nominating-'ballots is very
heavy.
Reorganization Referendum.
The question of reorganizing the
association will also be submitted
to -referendum vote of the teachers
within the next 30 days. This ques
tion, was vigorously debated yester
day and is meeting with much op
position. '
Following Thursday's meeting the
executive committee held a meeting
at which concessions of the most
important joints contended for by
friends of the present organization
were made. Superintendents O. P.
Stewart of Milford and J. A. True
(Continued on P(f Two, Coloftin Ona.)
Formal Opening of Panama
Canal Set for December
Washington, "Nov. 7. Formal oo-
ening of the Panama canal ajrid its
dedication to the commerce" of the
world a ceremony which has been
postponed because of the war is
planned to take place early in De
cember. Secretary of War Baker,
will represent the United States
government, the official nartv in
cluding Major General 1 George
Goethals, retired, whov Was in
charge of canal construction prac
tically throughout its progress, and
other army officers identified with
the building of the "bg ditch " The
exact date of the opening has not
been set.' ' ' .
Mann Act Convict Escapes
From Nebraska County Jail
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special
Telegram) Harry Jones of Indian
apolis, convicted last week in fed
eral court under the Mann act and
sentenced to-the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan., for two years,
Friday with two otherprisoners es
caped from the county jail. The
three took an automobile and have
not been, caught
President of Teachers
Thanks Bee for Reports
"We certainly appreciate the gen
erous space The Bee has given our
convention, said President p. M.
Gregg, president of the Nebraska
Teachers association.
"The reports have been large and
accurate. We also feel very grate
ful tot the generous treatment of
the city of Omaha, i It has enter
tained us in the finest style."
Wife of President Carranza
Reported Dead in Mexico
San Antonio, Nov. 7. Mrs. Car
ranza, . wife 'of President 1 Carranza
of Mexico,, died in Mexico City
Wednesday, according to informa
tion received from- its special Cor
respondent in Mexico City by La
Prensa, a local Mexican newspaper.
Crude Oil Advanced.
Pittsburgh, Pa.? Nov. 7. The
principal oil purchasing agencies
here today announce new prices for
crude oil as follows:
Pennsylvania crude, $4.50 a barrel;
Corning, $3.10; Cbell, J.lW; som
erset, $2.85; Ragland, $1.3
G.O.R UNITED
IN POLICY ON
PEACE PACT
Mild Reservatiomsts and Ir
reconcilable Group of Treaty
Foes Stand Together in At
tack for First Time. '
DEADLOCK PLANNED TO
FORCE COMPROMISE
inistration Leader Con
fers With President Who
Approves Plan to Win Point
Proposed by Democrats.
Washington, Nov. 7. The first
affirmative step toward qualifica
tion of the peace treaty' was tak-en
today by the senate after adminis
tratis;! leaders, with the backing ot
President Wilson, had re-affirmed
their intention of voting against
ratification of the reservations
drawn by the senate majority are
adopted.
The initial test of strength oi
the reservation program of the for
eign relations committee found the
republicans almost solidly united
behind it, the group of mild reser
vationists who helped kill the com
mittee s amendments and the irre
concilable group of treaty foes
standing together for the first time
since the .long treaty fight began.
Debate First Reservation. .
By a vote of 48 to 40 the senate
approved after all efforts to amend
it had failed the committee s pre
amble to the reservation group, re
quiring that to make the treaty
bindng at least three of the four
great powers must accept the sen
ate qualifications.
The onlv republican who did not
pswing into line for the proposal waSM
Senator McCumber of North- Da
kota, while three 'democrats,-Sena
tors Reed. Missouri; - Gore, Okla
homa., and Walsh. Massachusetts.
voted with the majority. - .
When adjournment was reached.
the, first-of the 14 reservations was
under debate and' republicans leaders-were
claiming that they had saf'i
majorities pledged for the entire
group. Ihe mild reservatiomsts, it
was declared had turned down a
new democratic offer 'pf compromise
while the irreconcilable wing was
devising a plan of action by which
they hoped to defeat the treaty en
tirely. The best claim made by the
administration forces was that the
treaty would be wedged into a dead
lock which in the end would make
a compromise inevitable".
Hitchcock Visits Wilson.
The plan to vote against the
treaty and thus deadlock the ratifica
tion fight was declared to have
President Wilson s unqualified sup
port. Senator Hitchcock of Nebras
ka, the democratic leader; saw the
president during the day for the
first time since Mr. Wilson returned
from his speaking tour and went
over the entire situation surround
ing the treaty in the senate. After
ward Mr. Hitchcock said the ex
ecutive regarded the committee res
ervations as "destructive" and the
preamble as "very embarrassing"
and advised the senators to stand
by their guns. .. .
The president was said to have
asserted an aggressive position to
acceptance of reservations which
would impair the treaty, but to have
shown a willingness to leave the
matter of a compromise in the
hands of thj administration sena
tors to be worked out after the
deadlock stage had been reached.
Mr. Wilson explained, Senator
Hitchcock said, th-at he Bad sent for
the administration leader to give as
surance qf his support in the con
templated program and of his grati
tude over the successful fight aeainst
amendments.
Hitchcock Is Confident.
After the White House confer
ence the democratic leader declared
his conviction that there would be
no compromise until the deadlock
actually had developed. He con
ceded that most of the committee
reservations would be written into
the resolution arid that after the latter-had
been killed by democratic
votes an unqualified ratification res
olution also' would probably fail.
Then the time would be ripe, he
(Continued on .Page Two, Column Five)
Lawyers
Will. wan to keep
and display the
Fine Large Photo
of the
State Supreme Court
' specially taken for
reproduction in Ro
togravure. Nexf Sunday's Bee
Edition Strictly Limited.
Plumb Explains His Plan ' v
of Railroad Management
Tell -Audience Changes
Would Mean Only a Cor
poration for Service In
v stead of Profit.
Glenn E. Plumb, author of a plan
for the management and control of
the railroads of the United States,
addressed a gathering of members
of the railroad brotherhoods in $He
Swedish auditorium last night, ap
pearing under the auspices of the
Plumb Plan league. He was intrp-
duced by T. R. Reynolds, president
of the Nebraska State Federation
of Labor. '
Mr. Plumb came to Omaha from
Sioux City, accompanied by Mrs.
Plumb, nd was met at Union sta
tion by a committee who escorted
him to tfje Hotel Fontenelle.
Plumb Plan in Brief.
By the Plumb plan of railroad
control it ,is proposea to have the
government issue bonds for an
amount equal to an investment,
valuation" of the railroads, and se
lect a governing body whose mem
bers shall be chosen by the gov
ernment, the railroad officials, and
the employes, each to have equal
representation: The plan contem
plates that rates shall be fixed by
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion. '
In his address Mr. Plumb re
viewed railroad history, increasing
wages and prices, and the relations
between capital and labor.
"We have been told," he said,
"that the railroads are private prop
erty subjected to a public use. It
is part of our fundamental law that
the railroads are public highways.
I will venture to say that there are
not more than $10,000,000,000 of
real valuation in the railroad prop
erties of this country. The other
'ill!
Q ., ., ... '(iv.v
ANARCHIST
MEETINGS
$10,000,000,000 claimed as valuation
is""fictitious. We should protect and
pay a return on the actual invest
ment. We demand an honest ac
counting of the railroad properties.
Enormous Land Grants.
"We gave the railroads 196,000,000
acres in land grants to better the
service and lessen expenses, but they
Lave sold most of this land and
have turned these gifts into a debt
upon which the people -are asked!. to
pay 6 per cCnt. ' I A
"We should reconstruct this in
dustry so as to protect 4he owners,
the public and the emplpyes, and
also to prevent fictitious valuations.
Under the Plumb plan the govern-
(Cmtlnued on Pane Two, Column Three.)
RUSSIAN SOVIET '
READY TO DISCUSS
TERMS OF PEACE! . FOR PRESIDENCY
Republican Chairman Hays
Speaks on National Affairs
at Springfield Meeting
Suggest Armistice and Name
Conditions to Be
' , Demanded.
London, Nov. 7. The Daily Her
ald, the labor organ", today prints
the full draft of the conditions. upon
which the leaders of the soviet gov
ernment in, Russia are willing to
discuss peace' terms with the allied
and associated powers, , which were
brought to. London by Lieut. .Col..
Lestrange Malone, liberal member
of parliament, who recently returned
from a visit to Russia.
The soviet government, according
to the draft, proposes a peace con
ference in a neutral country after an
agreement on an armistice for all
the fronts, including - the border
states, all the de facto governments
meantime to remain in control.
The blockade would be removed,
and the soviet government and the
nationals of the associated and al
lied governments . would fiave free
rights of transit over all therail
ways and at ports of the former
Russian empire, including the border
states and Finland, and free trade
communication in and out of the
country. ' . .
November IS Limit. -
The conditions provide that, the
soviet government would, be' en
titled to send representatives to all
allied countries and for the with
drawal of all allied troops from Rus
sian territory and the cessation of
allied military help to the- Russian
iorces. The soviet government also
promises to recognize all .foreign
debt obligations p i the former Rus
sian empire.
. Willingnesses expressed, by the
soviet gcverifnent for a conference
on this basis, provided' the allies
make a .proposal before November
IS. The soviet government is "anx
ious td have a semi-official guaran
tee from the American and British
governments that they will do their
utmost to insure that France lives
up to the conditions of the armi
stice." .
The draft concludes by saying that
the soviet government "hopes it will
not be necessary to transfer this of
fer with necessary modifications" to
the central powers." '
Dr. McDermott Files Cross v
Bill Denying Wife's Charge
Dr. t Bernard A. McDermott,
Omaha surgeon, 1000 First Nation
al Bank building, yesterday filed a
cross-petition in the suit for divorce
brought by his wife, Mrs. Helena
Sophia' McDermott. He denies
charges of crueU and allega-"
tions of improper relations with
Mrs. Minnie Siorz. Higgins, named
as- corespondent in Mrs. McDer
mott's petition, and asks that his
wife's petition be dismissed.
Mexican Bandits Wreck
Train to Delay Pursuit
Laredo, Tex., Nov. 7. Fearing
EDITORS LAUNCH
BOOM FOR LOWDEN
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tached the engine and sent it full
speed in the direction of an ap
proaching rescue train. It crashed
into the train, inflicting death or in
jury to a number of soldiers and
civilians, according to Mexico, City
advices received here. A second
rescue train arrived and soldiers set
off in pursuit ofjthe bandits,
S
Springfield, 111., Nov. 7. In a key
not speech tonight, launching vtlie
candidacy of Gov. Frank Or Low
deh of Illinois for the presidency of
the United States, Congressman
William A. Rodenburg of East St.
Louis presented the name of Gov.
Cavin A. Coolidge of Massa:
chusctts as a running mate for Low
den at a meeting of the Illinois Re
publican Editorial association. The
mention of Governor Coolidge's
name .brought a storm of applause.
Significance was attached to the
linking of the two names because
of the fact that Congressman Ro
denburg has been picked fo make
the Lowden nominating speech on
the floor oHhe national convention
Governor Lowden was given an ova
tion when he was referred to. by
Congressman Rodenburg as "the na-
Uon s next choice. ' '.
Chairman Hays Speaks.
Preceding1 the' Rodenburg address,
Governor Lowden spoke briefly. He
thanked the editors ior their sup
port during the crucial 4avs of the
war and declared the responsibility
of the Dress waff limitless in the
davsi of reconstruction. He paid
tribute to the history oh the re
publican (fertyrbut did' not discuss,
issues. f " , - -,
Will H. Hays, chairman of the
republican national committee, was
remarks to national affairs. -He
did not touch candidacies. He said,
in part:
"I repeat and shall continually de
clare that ,what we need in this
country is. not 'less politics.' but
more attention to politics. Politics
is the science of government, and
what we need is more attention to
the science of government. '
"Our -difficulties are largely
economic. ;The industrial problems
in this country, which at the mo
ment seem to be overwhelming, can
be, and I have implicit faith, will be
solved in one way, by finding exact
justice and enforcing it.
Square Deal Needed.
"It fi simply a matter of Roose
velt's 'square deal' exact justice tor
labor, exact justice for capital, and-
exact justice for the public, the third
side of the triangle-which must not
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ARE HALTED
Department of Justice Opera
tivfis in Roundup of Unde-.
sirables Raid "Halls in All
Sections of Country.
CHARGE HUGE PLOT TO
' . DEFY GOVERNMENT
Russian Workmen's' Union
Chiefs Caught by. Officials
Will Be Held for Deportation
In Man) Cities. n ' .Tr "
(By The Associated' Press.)
Hundreds of radicals, including
many described as among the. most
dangerous anarchist agitators in the
country, ,were arrested last night by
Department of Justice agents in.-,
simultaneous raids i upon radical
headquarters in many cities of the"
United States. It was learned that
36 warrants had been issued by
Commissioner General of Immigrat.
tion Caminetti for men in New York?
considered particularly active in
creating unrest; and it was reported ...
that these men had been caught.
A qation-wi de plot to defy govern
meat authority -openly is said to'
have keen nipped in the budupon
the eve of the second anniversary of
the establishment of the Russian .
soviet'goverument. This plot, it i?
slleged, had been advocated for
weeks by combined radical elementjK
throughout the United States, in
cluding the L W. W. anarchists ani
Russian agitators. t .
1 Plans for the raids, whichtoo's
place in New York, Philadelphia,. -Chicago,
DetrohV St. Louis, Newark, ,
N. J.; Jackson, Mich.; Waterbtiry
and Ansonia, Conn., and other cities,'
have been tn repatatioft for weeks,
it was1 said uvWashington" "
William J. Flynn, head of the De
partment of Justice's division of in
vestigation, had jrenerat supervisioq
of the roundup, of agitatof si The
more important . prisoners,;., it , wa
said, would be held for deportation.
. Raid Led by Flynn, , .' j
New Yqrk, Nov. 7. A nation-wide ?
r?id dn anarchistsi began? here to
night. Agents of ' the Department
of Justice, .led by William J. Flynn, -arrested
moreHthan 200 radicals as- ,
sembled in the" headquarters' of the
Russian soviet republic and after w
they had been taken to headquarters
of the Department of 'Justice andj
cross-examined 50 were held for ne-
portation as undesirable -citizens.' ,
Eight women 'were taken ia the
iraid, of whom two, were held?" for .
deportation. ' , ; ,
A large quantity of radical litera
ture was seized. " ' , -y ,
The raid was made by . seven
agents of the Department of vJus-V
tice under the direction of'WirHam
J. Flynn, their chief. They were s-i
sisted by five members of the New
York "bomb squad and four patrol-'
'men. 1 , r v f
' Crowd Watches (Raid. , '
The patrol wagons ma' several
trips to the building to take those
who were caught in the raid. A big
crowd gathered in front of the build
ing and when the last man .was'
takSn away it was necessary for the "
police to drive the spectators back.
Patrolmen were assigned to watch :
jhe building 'duringthe night
wniie the men were being exam-
present and spoke, but confined his'lined reports were received of other
raids which Were made on radicals
at Phihdelohia. Detroit Newark. .
Jackson, Mich.; Waterbury, Conji.; 4
Chicago and other places. ' ,
Heavy boxes filled, with Inflam-V
matory literature seized at soviet
headquarters were brought to Chief
Fl- nnjs office. Dozens of brief cases
containing typewritten and printed
literature also were among the '
seized" property. The raid was the
third made upon the Manhattan
headquarters this year. -
Call Off Meeting. A
A mass meeting of radicals adver
tised for tomorrow night to cele
brate the second anniversary of the -soviet
government in Russia has
been abandoned, it 'was announced
tonight by Harry M. Winitsky", ex-
ecutive secretary of the "communist
paHy" local of greater New York. ,
Plans of the authorities to break
up the meeting, which, he declared,
would result in the killing of men,
women and children,-'caused theV
communist party to call off the dem
onstration and avoid "useless sacri
fice of the lives of the workers." - .
"But while we have this' time
yielded to threats, we do not intend
to remain forever Inactive." h
added. ,-,'- . .
Raid Detroit HaU.
.Detroit, Nov. . 7. Fifty alleged -radicals
ere arrested by Depart
ment of Justice agents in raids here, ,
on a hall used for meetings of the' "
Russian Workers' union. Nn vi
olence attended the raid. The men
were held-pending investigation. .' '
. Philadelphia Yields '30.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7. More .than
30. alleged jadicals ..were taken '
prisoner in two raids conducted by
agents, of the Department of Justice.
Tw "Raids in Newark. .
. Newarkv-N. J., ov, 7. Thirty
six prisoners -weretaken in twr
raids upon alleged radical hea.
quarters in Newark by agents f 0
Department pi Justice,