RIEF
BRIGHT
REE Z Y
BITS OF NEWS
. COLLECTOR KILLED BY
MAN HE TRIES TO SAVE. 1
San Fransico, Cal.) Nov. 10.
Henry Sass, a bill collector.entered
the barber shop of Charles Mindi
tineau here and found Minditineau
preparing for suicide by shooting.
He remonstrated and Minditineau
turned the gun on him and killed
him. Then Minditineau killed him
self. Notes left by the (flayer ex
plained his action.
REVOLUTION IN AMERICA
WOULD STARVE GERMANY.
Berlin, Nov. 10. "A revolution in
the United States at this juncture
would be disastrous," 'said Minister
of Defense Noske, speaking at
Chemnitz. "Jt would cause the death
of millions from hunger.
"There are no indications of a
world revolution being imminent.
Nor wou$ it help Germany if it
came. The socialization of Ger-
many will be possible only when her
economic life is restored to strength
and vitality. In the meantime a 75
per cent tax is being imposed on big
business."
PARIS HAS NO FEAR OP
TREATY RESERVATIONS.
Paris, Nov. 10. There is a per
sistent report here that the United
States senate will havevratified the
peace treaty by November 20 arid
that the ceremony of exchanging
the ratification documents will take
place on that date. La Liberte,
Premier Clemenceau's paper, chums
information from a good source
that President .Wilson is not wor
rying about the opposition in the,
senate.
"When Mr. Wilson is ready,
which, it is understood, will be about
November 20," says the paper,
"there will be ,a compromise and
the treaty will be ratified with pla
tonic harmless reservations."
MOBILE MAYOR-ELECT
OUSTS PREDECESSOR.
Mobile, Ala., Nov. 10. The ouster
suit brought by Ufayor-elect Alex
Hancock and 10 recently elected city
.commissioners to force the present
commissioners to vacate their offices
was upheld by Judge Berney of the
circuit court. The court also ruled
that the Craft enlarged commission
government law, held to be illegal
bv the defendants, was constitut
ional, t
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1919.
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HOT DEBATE
BY MINERS
ON STRIKE
Executives. Still in Session at
Midnight and Plan to Re
main Until Decision Is
Reached on Court Order.
JUDGE ORDERED STRIKE
BE CALLED OFF TODAY
Conservatives Thought to
Have Control of Meeting and
Injunction Probably Will Be
Obeyed by Leaders.
BULLETIN.
RED SPEECHES DISTURB
SLUMBERS OF PRISONERS.
New York, Nov. 10. Charged
with criminal anarchy jn circulating
the Revolutionary Age, a publication
which advocates the overthrow of
government by force, James Larkin,
Irish labor leader, and Benjamin
Citlow of Brooklyn were held in
$15,000 bail each for examination
Wednesday. Both men were ar
rested in the raids on radicals Satur
day night.
In addition to the numerous sus
pects at police headquarters 80 men
and two women were held at Ellis
Island awaiting deportation proceed
ings. . . V
Hearings were given to '30 today.
Commissioner Caminetti is expected
'-. from Washington to take charge of
the hearings. Because of prolonged
peechmaking that disturbed the
slumbers of other prisoners last
night, the- radical suspects at the
island have been segregated.
'-"FLIVVER AIRPLANE '
NEW FAMILY NECESSITY
Paris, Nov. 10. Enter the port-;
able "flivver" airplane!
There is no reason why every
home shouldnt possess one, for it
can be assembled, lifted and flown
easily bv anyone, even a young girl.
Indeed, it can be stored in the back
yard and take to the air from road
way, roof, or a large apartment win
dow. The French engineer, Archer, is
the inventor. The machine, weighs
' 120 pounds and is driven by electric
motor. It can carry two passengers
at a rate of 140 miles, remaining in
the air more than one hour.
Mr. Archer says . he refuses to
make any profit from his invention
which he calls his "gift to human
ity." It is said to have proved en
tirely successful on trial flights.
' New York promoters are reported
to be negotiating for the plans of
the plane with the view to turning
out a few thousands1 as a starter, to
be used by Gotham commuters, put
ting automobiles andrries out oi
date.
CARAMEL A.ND PRUNE
JUICE POPULAR DRINK."
" New York, Nov. 10. Since the
prohibition law went, into effect,
New York's insistent and enthusi
astic drinkers have been consum
ing the "non-beverage" alcohol,
which usually gets into hair tonic,
cologne and patent medicines at
30 or 40 cents a glass, according
to Col. Daniel L. Porter, supervis
ing internal revenue agent here.
Prune juice' and caramel have
.aided bartenders to cater to cus
tomers, and. whisky made "while
vou wait" from the hair tonic in
gredient, has been colored - ana
served as "scotch," "rye" and other
favorite brands.
It has proven satisfactory to cus
tomers' who have not been let in
on the secret, because it has a pow
erful "kick."
The "non-beverage" alcohol was
manufacture under the wartime
food control law and cost $240 a
barrel. When the saloonkeeper ob
tained it, his next business opera
tion was to buy a half dozen empty
barrels and dilute them. -Therewith
his stock of prune juice and caramel
at hand and his bartender ready, he
served his disguised stock by the
small glass, making a profit of any
thing from $1.000 to $3,000.
' Claim Indemnity for Death -of
Yankee Killed in Mexico
Washington, Nov. lO.-r-Claims for
indemnity against Mextco for the
,-nurder by bandits of Edward Free
man Welles, more than four yean
ago, was filed with the State de
partment by his widow, who is said
to be a distant relative of President
vVilson. .
WellesTa Harvard graduate, well
known in Mexico, was- lined up with
others and shot by bandits along
the line of the Vera Cruz-Mexico
City railway after a train had been
dynamited by bandits.
Indianapolis. Nov. 11. At 2
o'clock this morning the United
Mine Workers' executives in con
ference here had not taken a vote
on their action with regard to the
order of the federal court that they
call off the strike of coal miners.
Indianapolis, Nov. 10. After more
than 10 hours debate, executives of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica had reached no agreement as to
whether they would comply with the
order of Federal Judge A. B. Ander
son, to call off the strike of coal min
ers, and at midnignt they were still
inxsession. Shortly before midnight
John L. Lewis, acting president of
the mine workers, left the hall for a
few minutes anA' remarked that it
looked like an alMiight session.
The length of the debate indicated
that a heated fight was in progress
by those opposing compliance of the
court order. However, it was the
general belief that the conservatives
would prevail in the end and obey
the court's injunction.
During the evening it was stated
by a delegate that "the conference of
international officials with district
presidents andmemberg of the ex
ecutive' "board "a'hd acalecommitfee
would continue until a decision haM
been reached. In this connection it
was pointed out that the miners' rep
resentatives had -no time to waste
in recesses, sity;e Judge Anderson's
order provides that thev shall pre
sent to him forapproval their order
calling off the strike within 72 hours
after the issuance of the mandate
Saturday.
Union Leaders Admit Issue
Beyond Strike Question
Washington, Nov. 10. Solemn
warning was given the United Mine
Workers of America tonight by At
torney General Palmer, that resolu
tions of conventions and orders of
officers of organizations are not
above the law. '
Formal and final declaration of
the government's policy of dealing
with the coal strike was announced
by- the attorney general while
officers of the miners' organizations
J-at Indianapolis were struggling with
the question how to answer the
court's permptory command to
rescind the strike order. .
Describing the strike as a plam
violation of a federal statute, Mr:
Palmer, speaking with full authority
of the government, announced that
all the power of the United States
would be exerted to enforce the
mandate of the court.
Leaders Show Feeling ,
Although no reference was made
in the attorney general's statement
to the pronouncement of organize
labor, supporting the miners and de
manding withdrawal of injunction
proceedings, it was evident that Mr.
Palmer had that document in mind
and official Washington accepted
his declaration to mean that refusal
of the miners to cancel their strike
would mean a fight to the bitter end.
There was no attempt in official
or labor circles tonight to canceal
the feeling that the situation was ex
tremely grave and getting beyond the
question of a coal strike. This was
due to the belief that the miriers ap
parently were not of one mind, on
the question of making quick reply
to the cautt. "
All dav word from the Indian
apolis meeting was awaited with in
tense interest and anxiety. Some
labor leaders had predicted that the
mandatory order would not be com
plied with and that the strike order
would stand until passed upon by
the same delegate convention which
arbitrarily fixed the date for the ni-
tion-wide strike unless specific de
mands were granted by Nov. 1.
Want Official Action.
The action of the executive coun
cil of the American Federation of
Labor upholding the strike, pledg
ing support to the strikers and de
nouncing the government's injunc
tion suit was variously interpreted.
WhHe officers i the federation re
fused to add one word by way of
explanation or interpret its mean
ing in view of the feeling in- some
quarters ' that it was designed to
back up the strikers, it was attacked
on the floor of the senate and em
phasized there that 'onder the food
control laws, injunctions could be
legally issued against strikers in
terrupting the nation's food or fuel.
Only a few reports came in from
the coal, fields and these showed
(Continued A fan Two, folumn 81x
Huge Crosses, Illuminated
As Night Falls,' Start Big .
- Celebration in Washington
; : , -
Giant Symbols Herald Message of President to
American People, "The Reflections of Armistice
, - Day Fill Us With Solemn Pride in Our Achieve
ments for the Common Interests of Man."
Washington, Nov. 10. As dark
ness fell overhhe national capital
tonight, Wee, huge illuminated
crosses -shone" out from the high
walls of the war risk insurance bu
reau .building, across Lafayette
square from the White House, and
the celebration of Armistice day, the
first anniversary of the cessation
of hostilities in the world war, be
gan. The giant symbols were
formed by light pouring from se
lected windows in the otherwise
dark facades of the great Structure
and one of them looked- directly
down on the square where official
Washington will join tomorrow cel
ebrating the new anniversary. ,
To the country at large, formal
messages commemorating the day
were sent out by President Wilson,
members of his cabinet and General
Pershing.
The president said to Americans
that the reflections of Armistice day
would be filled with solemn pride
in the heroism of those who died in
the country's servic and with grati
tude fpr the victory both because of
"the thing from which it has freed
us, and because of the opportunity
it has given America to show her
sympathy with peace and justice in
the councils of the nations."
The exercise by the American peo
pleof practical patriotism during
the war, General Pershing said, was
an avowal of their firm adherence
to the principles of free government
hat; will centime to have nreat in
flutr.ee upon the progressive thought
throughout the world.
Secretary Baker said that while
mourning its dead, the nation was
grateful for theii; achievement and
for that of their living brothers and
that "in , the name of both we may
hope for an early accomplishment of
the terms of peace that shall com
plete their work upon the battle
fields of France."
Wilson Sends Message.
.President Wilson's message fol
lows: ' J
"To my feliow-countrymen:
"A year ago today ourr enemies
laid down their arms in accordance
with an artnistice which rendered
them impotent to renew hostilities
and gave to the world an assured
opportunity to reconstruct its shat
tered order and to work out in peace
a new and'juster set of international
relations. The soldiers and people
of the European allies had fought
and endured- for more than four
years to uphold the barrier of civili
zation against the aggressions of
armed orce. We ourselves had
been in the conflict something more
than a year and a half. With splen
did forgetfulness of mereTersonal
concerns "we remodeled our indus
tries, concentrated our financial re
sources, increased our agricultural
output, and assembled a great army,
so that at the last our power was a
decisive factor "in the victory. We
were able to bring the vast resources,
material and moral, of a great and
free people to the assistance of our
associates in Europe who had suf
fered and sacrificed without limit
in the cause for which we fought.
"Out of this victory there arose
new possibilities of political freedom
and economic concert. The war
showed us the strength of great na
tions acting 'together for high pur
(Cnntlnued on'Paire Two, Column Ftfur.)
HEARINGS UPON
DEPORTATION TO
- BE EXPEDITED
Palmer Orders "No Stop" in
Work of Arresting Union of
Russian Members.
Washington, Nov. 10. Deporta
tion proceedings have been institut
ed in a number of cities to rid the
country of the violent radicals
caught in the nationwide raids
which have been in progress since
Friday, Attorney General Palmer
announced tonight.
Instructions have gone to all De
partment of Justice agents, the at
torney general said, to permit no
delay in instituting formal hearings,
preliminary to the actual .deporta
tion. Assurances have been received
from other government departments
having to do with deportation that
action would be taken to expedite
the cases. ,
In Jhe meantime the cleanup 01
the country will continue, Mr. Pal
mer announcing tonight that there
must be "no letup." The total num
ber actually held on deportation
warrants has reached 191 tonight
while from some cities in which rad
ical leaders were picked up, reports
had not reached the department.
Efforts of the department repre
sentatives it was said, are being di
rected more particularly at the
Union of Russian workers. This or
ganization, branded by the attorney
general as the most dangerous an
archistic group in the- country, was
said to have wide ramifications, wit'i
the department agents still uncov
ering new evidences of its activities.
Enlist Other Bodies.
Opinion at the Department of Jus
tice as expressed- today seems to be
that the Russian union perhaps was
constituting itself a self-appointed
leader of all organizations which are
preaching overthrow of the govern
ment Literature seized was said to
show that the organisation accepts
support from almost any source so
long as it was working to defeat au
thority and destroy 'private orooertv
rights. Officials said they had evi
dence showing that leades of the
union had made overtures to other
and lesser groups of radicals to join
their organization, holding out
promises of rewards when state-and
society are overthrown"" s
, Because they af regarded as the
most dangerous of all radical
types, those arrested in the recent
raids are being held in $10,000- bail,
officials said.
The following list, given out by
the Department of Justice, shows
that the number of persons held
on deportation warrants in the vari
ous cities:
Newark, 32; Baltimore, 9; Akron,
32; Monessen, Pa., 20; Pittsburgh,'
5; Cleveland, 18; Buffalo, 14; Phil-,
adelphia, 10; Trenton, 1;-Hartford,
145; New York. 39; Chicago, 7; De
troit,' 59. 1 ' -
Urge Government Buy Two
, Big Airplane Concerns
Washington, Nov. 10. Final de
cision to recommend purchase by
the government of the Dayton
Wright plant and adjacent, aviation
fields at Dayton, O., and the Cur-tiss-Elmwoodi
plant, Buffalo, was
reached Monday by the house mili
tary subcommittee. '
Ten Inches of . Snow Falls at
North Platte High Winds
In South Dakota.
FIGHT OVER
ARTICLE X
NEARS END
Final Vote May Be Reached
Today on Reservation That
Is Wholly Unacceptable to
Administration.
BITTERNESS REACHES
HIGH PITCH IN DEBATE
HEAVY STORM IN
WEST SERIOUSLY
.DELYSMl
Charge Plans Made to Take
Away Political Patronage of
Senator Walsh for Opposing
Adoption of Pact.
Washington, Nov. 10. The fight
over Article 10 of the ' league of
nations covenant neared a conclusion
today in the senate with develop
ments promising adoption of a reser
vation wholly unacceptable to the
administration. j
During the day the reservation
drafted by- the foreign relations com
mittee, almost identical with one
which President Wilson has an
nounced he would regard as a rejec
tion of the treaty, weathered all at
tempts to alter it and rallied re
peatedly a support which seemed to
insure its final acceptance. A vote
is expected tomorrow.
The reservation provfdes that un
der the article, which pledges .mem
ber states to preserve as against ex
ternal aggression the territorial in
tegrity and political independence
of all otlier members, the JJnited
States shall assume no obligations
to use its naval or military forces
except on express authorization of
congress in every specific case.
Bitterness in Debate.
The debate which summed up six
months of senate discussion of the
subject reached a high pitch of bit-
terness several times during the day,
That a thorough investigation into
the methods of the. police depart
ment in "framing up" a false charge
against J. Harry Moore, a Bee re
porter, and having him indicted by
the grand jury in connection with
the rioting of September 28, when
the court house was burned and Will
Brown, negro, lynched, will be taken
up immediately, was made certain
late yesterday afternoon when Dis
trict Jutlge W. A. Redick called
County Attorney Shotwell and a
number of the members of the grand
jury before him and instructed them
to take the matter up without delay.
: In his instructions to the county
attorney Judge Redick, who is the
same judge who charged the special
grand juty now in session to investi
gate the recent riot, made it very
clear that the charges against the po-
L lice department as a whole and espe-
iiany againsi roiice apiain n. r.
Haze, who is charged with engineer
ing the frame up against Mr. Moore,
were of such a nature that a thor
ough and immediate probe was
necessary. ,
"Must Probe," S.ays Judge.
'"I want this matter laid before the
grand jury and every a'spect of the
case gone into at once," were the in
structions of the court.
, Just when the grand jury will take
the case up is not definitely kn6wn,
-but it is expected it will be some
time today
The instructions of Judge Redick
came at the end of a day. that was
marked by an under-current of un
easiness around the City hirl, par
ticularly in the offices of Mayor
Smith and Police Commissioner
Ringer, following the exposure in
The Sunday Bee of the frame up by
Police Captain Haze and other mem-
, "
niu rinurnn
The Chicago and Northwestern
railroads suffered severe delays in
its schedule yesterday on account of
a heavy storm in the Black Hills
region.
Number 6, from the Black Hills,
due in Omaha at 5:30 Monday aftei
noon, was posted last night to ar
rive 17 hours late.. The train from
Casper, Wyo., due at 11:45 Mondiy
morning, was posted 18 hours late.
Union Pacific trains into Omah-i
were running from two, to five hours
late. The Burlington was also su
fering delays.
Ten Inches Snow.
The government weather chart
yesterday showed generally clear
weather west of North Platte, where
10 inches of snowshad fallen up to
7 a. m. There was a general snow
fall west of the Missouri river to the
mountains yesterday, and rain
east to the Great Lakes. High winds,
prevailed in South Dakota.
The Union Pacific weather report
indicated heavy snow and high
wind in western Nebraska, with an
average temperature of 20 degrees
above zero. The storm moved east
ward, reaching North Platte during
Sunday night and Grand Island yes
terday. Union Pacific wires - were
down west of Grand Island. '
Telegraph Wires Down.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 10. Burling
ton train No. 42 was delayed nine
hours in the Alliance division -on ac
count of the blizzards Monday eve
ning. Burlington No. 2, on the Mc
Cook division, has been held up 10
hours by snow piled high on the
tracks. Practically all telegraph and
telephond communications have been
severed in these sections of the
state. All trains in the two divisions
are from eight to .1 hours late.
Unions Are Tied to
No Administration,
Gompers Declares
Washington, Nov. 10. Adjuring
loyalty to a "temporary administra
tion which violates the principles of
democracy." Samuel- Gompers,
speaking for American labor at a
dinner given for delegates to the
international federation "of trades
unions, declared "that we are tied
to no administration, but w'e are
free men and propose to exercise
the freedom of our judgment."
Mr. Gompers told the representa
tives of foreign labor that he did
not believe that a true understand
ing of the ,coal miners' strike had
reached the president, because of his
illness.
Responding to the American la
bqr leader's address, Leon Jouhaux,
leader of the French delegation to
the international) labor conference,
declared "that if the workers of the
United States need the assistance
of the workers of the other coun
tries they will get it," as, he added,
J'frontiers cannot separate the in
terest of workers and private- inter
ests cannot separate workers."
ments and reservations had been
conscientious and that he regretted
tc disagree with his democratic col
leagues. -'
"I know "that already plans have
been made to take frpm me every
particle'of political patronage in the
commonwealth of Massachusetts,"
he said, adding that as "an offspring
of an oppressed race" he had felt the
league did not give a, hearing to sub
ject European ractf
"The senator ought to stand here
as an American senator, tt as an
offspring of an oppressed race,"
Senator Williams, democrate, Mis
sissippi, retorted. He added that
some of the leigue workers were
seeking its death with a "bludgeon
and others with a poision of res
ervations, because of hate for some
country beyond the Alantic."
Unworthy To Be Citizen.
"The man who cannot put behind
him his European derivation." con
tinued SenatorvWilliams, "is un
worthy to be air American citizen
and thrice unworthy to be an Amer
ican senator. The senator may not
know it, and a great many of his
hyphenates may not know, but you
have lost more friends for Ireland
during this war than you have
gained in 20 years before."
Just before adjournment, the
united republican forces backing the
reservation almost were split by a
democratic proposal to make the
qualification ev"fenmore sweeping
in -its terms, but the republican lead
ers soon recovered their hold on the
situation and declared that danger'
of amending the committee draft
had passed.
The amendment on which the re
publicans had momentarily divided
was introduced by Senator Walsh,
democrat, Montana, a staunch ad
ministration supporter, and would
have added to the reservation a
proviso that the United NStates "re
leases all -members of. the league
from any obligation . to it under
article 10, and declines to partici
pate in any proceedings bv the coun
cil authorized thereby."
t See Alleged "Trick." x
Republicans of the group irrecon
cilably . opposed to the treaty,
quickly displayed their pleasure over
the possibility of writing such a pro
vision into the treaty. 'Three of
them, Senators Borah, Idaho; Fall,
New Mexico, and McCormick, Illi
nois, announced they would support
the proposal, and the mild reser
vationists on that side of the cham
ber were thrown into a hurried cn-
(Contlnued on tugt Tvo. Coliunn Three.)
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Judge Redick Orders Grand
Jury to,Prcbe "Frame-up"
- Engineered by Capt. Haze
s .
"I Want Every Aspect of This Case Gene Intoays
Judge After Consultation With County Attorney
Over Act of Police Captain in Forcing Prisoners
To Testify Falsely Against Bee Reporter.
bers of the department, against Mr.
Moore,who was indicted on a charge
of conspiracy to commit arson.
Early yesterday rffornirig Mayor
Smith, Commissioner Ringer and
Captain Haze held a closed-door
conference. All three men were silent
Contlnaed on Page Two, Column Five.)
IOWA ARRESTED
IN ARSON CASES
State Officials Shake New
Sharon Community Bonds
Run From $6,500 to
$50,000
NEBRASKA WILL
PROPOSE JUKEY
AS LEGION HEAD
Omaha Soldier Favored .by
Comrades as President-of
the Order When Ma
her Declines
Des Moines, la.. Nov. 10. (Spe
cial Telegram) Following several
months' probe in the vicinity of New
Sharon, Attorney General H. M.
Havner and State Agent Oscar
Rock have arrested six farmers liv
ing near New Sharon on charges of
arson and conspiracy. A series of
mysterious fires, which have oc
cured in the past several months,
led tip to the arrests. The men are:
John Gerard, 50 years old, a
wealthy tarmer.
Charles Losnell, SO
farmer, charged with conspiracy
and arson, $6,500 bonds.
Luther" Howell, farmer, acting as
agent for men charged with arson
and conspiracy. $6,500 bonds.
Roy Steen, middle-aged farmer,
charged with conspiracy, $1500
bonds. - y
Thomas, Davis, 23 years old, son
of Fred Davis, charged with arson
and conspiracy, and implicated in
burning of Geis Vcss' barn, $6,500
bonds.
N Roy Eflin, 20 years old, just out
of navy, three charges of arson and
one of conspiracy, $50,000 blonds.
A little over one year ago mysteri
ous fires in Dutch communities be
gan to occur at 'regular intervals.
The Dutch Reformed .church at
Sully was burned to the ground.
The Voss barn near there was fired
with oil and burned. Dynamite waj
found under the home of Dutch Re
form pastor, Rev. Edward Hui
bregste. Last spring the McVeigh
Elevator company was burned, and
a church at Peoria, la., was burned
lo the ground. '
Grammer, Facing the
Death Chair, Asks for
Pardon in Vogt Case
Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 10. (Special.)
Allen Vincent Grammer, sen
tenced to electrocution on the charge
of complicity with Alson V. Cole for
the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt,
mother-n-law of the former, still
maintains his innocence and has ap
plied to Governor McKclvie.
He says that the alleged confes
sion of Cole that Grammer hired
him to kill Mrs. Vdgt for $500 is un
true, and claims there was no mo
tive for his complicity.
A petition signed by 57 residents
of Palmer, where Grammer former
ly lived. ask clemency, while War
den Fenton and several prominent
bankers of Palmer also made ap
peals. Grammer's father. Charles Gram
mer, according to the petition, was
a member of the Nebraska legisla
ture in 1893.
Minneapolis, Nov. 10. (Special
Telegram.) The Nebraska delega
tion who have been boosting John
G. Maher of Lincoln, for the next
national chairman of the American
Legion, held a caucus Monday night
when Mr. Maher stated' that he
could not accept the position were
it offered him. It was decided to
present , the name of Allan Tukey,
Omaha, head of the Douglas couty
chapter. ,
War service adjustment bonds
amounting to,$l for each dav in the
years, old, If eder&' .service, were proposed to
a commuteee ny nenry u. i,indsey,
chairman of the convention, as the
solution of the much discussed prob
lem of compensating service men
and women for their physical and
financial sacrifices. A favorable
committee report on the recom
mendation was expressed.
Minneapolis won over Washing
ton, D. Q, by one vote on the sixth
Fallot for permanent headquarters
and will be recommended to the
convention. Committee on next
convention city decided to recont-
Lmend both Cleveland, and San Fran
sico to tne convention.
Favor Universal Training.
Universal military training was
endorsed by a "slight majority of
the committee considering that sub
ject, though strong opposition from
the national guard representatives
among the - delegates continued
throughout the protracted night
session. , -
MaTiy of the recommendations, it
ws indicated, would be strongly
opposed tomorrow on the floor of
the convention.
Chairman Lindsey's "war, service
adustment" suggestion, which he
said n a statement, had been en
dorsed by "a number of groups of
thoughtful men of wealth," would
involve a long-term' bond issue1 of
approximately $2,000,000,000, draw
ing a high rate of interest and sub
jeer to all taxes, "so that they
wauld remain in the hands of service'
men. rather than be accumulated by
the rich."
No Leading Candidate.
-Most of the candidates favorably
mentioned for first national head
of the legion deprecated mention of
their names in that respect, and the
various booms were Confined chiefly
lo the state delegates which orig
inate them..
The committees on finances and
anti-American propaganda are re
garded as important as the necessity
of raising the national dues was .em-
Bacon, to care for the needy of the
American legion weekly.
Delegates from the Pacific coast
were especially anxious to prevent
resolutions affectirig aliens, their
(Continued on Ife Two, Column Five.)
DENIED SEAT
AS TRAITOR
TO COUNTRY
Members Vote Overwhelm
ingly That Milwaukee Man 1$
Ineligible Because of His
Open Opposition to War.
WISCONSIN MEMBER
HIS ONLY SUPPORTER
Instruct Governor to Call Spe
cial Election to Fill Vacancy
Ejected Representative in
M L
speecn Attacks uovernmem.
Washington, Nov. 10. Victor GL
Berger, Milwaukee, socialist, was
denied his seat in the house today
by an overwhelming vote, the house
holdinc he was inelieible for mem
bership because of his open opposi
tion to war.
The vote to unseat Berger was
309 to 1, Representative Voight, re
publican, Wisconsin, being the only
member to support the Wisconsin
socialist, eithv during the debate
or on the roll cull. .J,,
nMard Varan
After denying the seat to Berger,;
the house declared that the seat
was vacant, holding that Joseph P.
Carney, democrat, who contested
Berger s election, did not receive a
plurality in the election last yeah
Without a record vote the house
also directed Speaker Gillett to. noti
fy the Wisconsin governor of the
vacancy in the state delegation so
that a special election may be called
to choose a new member.
Keen Interest Taken.
The interest of the members in
the Berger case was reflcted m the
interruption of committee sessions
when the matter came up. An
nouncing postponement of the naval
committee hearing, at which Secre-
oraer'TO permit memDers to oe in
the house for the debate and final
vote on the Berger case. Chairman
Butler, republican, " Pennsylvania,
said it was "an opportunity o turn
a mad dog out" and "that he did not
,i . n .
propose to miss u. y
Uproar in House ..
Consideration of the right of Ber
ger to a seat proceeded amidst
somewhat of an uproar in the house
chambers and with crowded galler
ies. A detail of capital police guard
ed the entrance of the men's gal
lery. Berger's wie and nephew
were in the public gallery unfil
shortly before the role call, but Ber
ger himself, efter alternating during
the debate between the chamber and
the lobbies, .left just as the vote be
gan. Explaining his activities, speeches
and articles but making no defense,
Berger attacked the executive
branch of the government and then
turned on members of congress
whom he called "rubber stamps i
the administration." This drew
from Representative Blanton, demo
crat, Texas, the demand that he cpn
fine his remarks to his own activi
ties in connection with - the war.
Berger charged that his exclusion is
a member of congress "would be a
cut and dried affair because I am
a socialist and opponent of war and
profiteering. :
Takes Back Nothing
"I take back nothing I said in my
speeches and articles." he said, "and
under the same circumstances I
would say and write it all over
again, only I would make it a great
deal strorfger.",
The espionage act under which ;e
was convicted was characterized as
"an infamous measure passed at the
order of American plutocracy."
Representative Voigt, republican,
Wisconsin, speaking in defense of
tserger, declared the house should
"permit a man whether a socialist
or of some other party to express
his opinion."
Railroaded to Jail.
"I believe Berger was railroaded
into jail at Chicago," Voigt added.
"It was an outrage to try him at
that time. I have no sympathy with
the prosecution of such men. I be
lieve that the men who are in jail
as the result of conscientious ob
jection to war ought to be released
at once." s
Chairman Dallineer of the special
(Continued on Pago Two, Column Two.)
American Leaiorr Favors
Deportation of Berger
Milwaukee. Nov. 10. (Special
Telegam-rThe resolution com
mittee of the American legion con
vention tonight unanimously s ap
proved a resolution declaring that
Victor Berger, Milwaukee congress
man elect, who was denied a seat
in congress today because of '. dis
loyality, should be disfranchised and
aeportea. i nat it win meet with the
same approval when presented to
the convention was evident ina
mtfch as every service man who
heard the news, was frank to ac
knowledge his approval. f
1 he- developments in the conven-
phasked by Treasurer Gaspar C- Sjon so far clearly indicates tha the.
ttghting men are in no mood to con
tenance disloyalty; they are stand
ing for 100 per cent . Americanism;
on every issue and they do not hesi
tate to condemn everything that ha
a taint of anarchy in any form.
