RIEF
BRIGHT
REEZY
BITS OF NEWS
; : r
"SOPHS" WHO HAZED
MAfE FACE TROUBLE " V
Lanchaster, Pa., Nov. ' Z. Thirty
sophomores of Franklin 'and Mar
shall college who ' hazed Robert
.Duttenhofer, a freshman, in an ex
ceptionally brutal rrfanner, face
-serious charges. Th party, after
shaving Duttenhofer'sXhead and eye
brows, beat him with sticks and
then threw him into a creek, from
which he was rescued by passersby.
He is reported to be in a serious
' condition and it -was stated today
that suit for damao-ea -mill h..
' prougnt against his assailants,
'investigation has been started
the college authorities. , -"" -.
FOR PATHOS, HUMOR AND PHILOSOPHY READ "HEART, BEATS" IN THE BEE'S WOMAN'S SECTION.
The
Omaha Daiw B
EE
CONVERT DISTILLERY
INTO A HOSIERY MILL.v
. Harrisburg, Nov". 12- WiTh the an
nouncement that the famous Hioh-
. spire distillery, at Highspire, neaH
ncre, which sent its produce to all
parts of the world,. will be convert
ed into a hosiery) mill, the "drys"
in tin's ection are' shouting "I told
you so." The work of changing the
distillery into a knitting mill has
already been begun and bv January
1 the plant is expected 'to be in
worging order.
BAN CIDER'BREATH
ON DANCING PARTNERS.
Le Roy, Mich., Nov. 12.- LelSoy
girls won't associate with hard cider
guzzlers. They let the meiiNjf this
village know that when 'Hey gave a
dancing party without inviting any
oJ the male population to trip with
them the light fantastic. The rea
son, they said, was because a num
ber of the boys had come to , the
dances jazzy, .
1 The girls say they'had a "perfectly
lovely" party because no onetep
ped on their feet or'blcw hard cider
perfume into their faces. '
The young men of Le Roy d not
appear chastened as yet. bur the
girls declare that they will continue
to hold maleless dances until the
youth of the village ".reform."
WOOLWORTH'S WIDOW
TO, GET $443,000 YEARLY.
New Yofk, Nov. 12.-Mrs. F. V.
Wool worth, widow of the head of
the chain of S and 10-cent stores,
will receive an income'of $443,000 a
year from her husband's estate. This
(was revealed when Supreme Court
Justice Giegerich signed artforder re
quiring H, T. Parsons, head of
committee of Mrs. Woolworth'i
property, to file an additional bond
of $1,600,000. His original bond was
$50,000. :
SCHOOL GIRLS BATHE ' ' v
IN CITY RESERVOIR. "
Montdair N. J., Nov. 12. "Come
on in;; the waters fine." This aston
ishing invitation, accompanied by
gigglings and splashings, coming
from the shore of the Essex Falls
resevoir, so beguiled the interest of
a mere man who clianced to be passr
ing that he approached cautiously,
and this is. what he said he saw:
"Qne high school girl splashing
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JUDGES HOID
PROHIBITION
LAW PUD
Federal Court in Providence,
R. I., Issuqs Temporary In
junction" Afjainst Officials
Enforcing Wartime Dry Act.
SALE OF FOUR PER CENT
BEER RESUMED AT ONCE
Another Judge in Louisville.
Ky.f Enjoins Internal Rev
enue Collector From Inter
fering With Sale of Whisky.
Providence, R. I., Nov. 12. Judge
Arthur L. Brown, in the federal dis
trict court, today issued a temporary
injunction against Harvey A. Baker,
United States attorney, and George
F. Shaunessy, collector of internal
revenue, restraining them from en
forcing the provisions of the war
time prohibition act. The injunc
tion was issued upon the petition of
the Narragansett Brewing com
pany. The sale of 4 per cent beer was
immediately resumed by Providence
liniior dealers.
The opinion is the first construc
tion of the Volstead (prohibition en
forcement) act handed down by any
court in the country. It virtually
states the belief of the court that
he entire war-time prohibition act
is unconstitutional arid cannot be
enforced.
The court," in handing down its
decision, said:
"In view of. the probability that
the act in question will ultimately
be held unconstitutional and of the
irreparable damage that would re
sult from its immediate enforcement,
and as, in view of the evidence af
forded by the presidential--proclama-
tionsand other. . circumstancts its
about in the reservoir and half a immediate enforcement is not im
dozeiv others preparing to take a i p'erative. L a convinced that the
t
swim. - . . .
i "And when they went in, believe
me. they hadn't, enough clothes on
to do a shimmy dance in," said the
onlooker. : ' ' '
Tirst how long the girls have been
taking surreptitious baths in the
reservoir is not known, hut the on
looker gathered from bits of con
versation heoverheard that they had
been taking" idvantage of each warm
day for spine time to disport them
selves in. the water after classes
were out. ' , i
FILE TO CONSERVE v
INCOMPETENT'S SHARE. '
Redwood City, CahyNov. 12. Dr.
,V. A- Urooke, public administrator
and guardian of Wallace Loren
Coburn. incompetent son of the late
Loren Coburn, Pescadcro million
aire, filed action here to conserve the
incompetent's rights in the estate.
Coburn' stepmother, Mrs. Sarah
Satira Coburrt, was found murdered
in her home fet June.
CAR STOLEN, HIRES TEAM;
RUNS AWAY; WHAT NEXT?
' Tecumseij, Neb., Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.') Raymond Johnson, living rn
the western part of -this county, went
to Beatrice in a brand new airtomo
bile. .. He parked his car on the main
street and it was stolen during the
evening. Mr. Johnson hired a team
to go home and the horses became
frightened and ran awav. The bury
was upset. He w,as thrown out and
considerably bruised and torn., tie
. is now wondering. "What next?'
EVERY "CASEY' IN WAR
TO GET BRONZE MEDAL. ,
New York, Nov.- 12. A broViae
medal, suitably inscribed, ill be
awarded every "Casey" worker in,
the world war, it was announced by
the supreme council of the Knights
of Columbus. Men and women
workers at home,nd abroad will be
decorated. The die of the medal
Tepresente a doughboy in the Ar
gonne forest being given hot choc
olate by a welfare worker.
MINERS WANT PREACHER
WHO CAN PLAY P0KER.
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 12. They
are looking for a minister in the
gold and copper wips of the
Athapupuskow Lake country in
Northern Manitoba, but he will
have to measure up to the miners'
own specifications. Here is their
advertisement that appeared in the
Pas Herald:
"Wanted Minister of the gospel
for. Athapupuskow camp. -Must be
a good poker player - v
"None of these namby-pamby
dude preachers need apply," said
Tom Powers, who brought the ad
- to the Pas. "We want a he-man
who wears a macflinaw jacket and
stuffs his pants in his boots and can
paddle a canoe and trek on snow
shoes and play poker and give a
. good account of himself in a knock-
down, drag-out row.
' "If he can throw his legs under
the mahogany with the gang and
show them he is a good snort-cara
player, hell certainly command
their respect. There's a lot of poker
going on and if the parson wants
to pan color in his missionery work
among us rough lads, the poker
table will be about as good a pulpit
" as he can find." -
TUKr;y. ELECTED
v VICE-COMMANDER
OF SERVICE MEN
BiiiHifWHvmpK
wmmmmmmiMmmk
Allan A. Tukey.
Franklin D'Olier of Philadel
phia First Commander Oma
han Gets Largest Vote.
Minneapolis, Nov. 12.- (Special
Telegram.) Allan A. Tukey, pres
ident of the Douglas coihrty Amer
ican Legion post, was eleqted one
of five Vice commanders of the
national organization at the closing
of the American Legion conventiott
here tonight. Mr. Tukey was elected
with the largest majority of the five.
Slates from Maine to California,
voted almost unanimously for the
Nebraskan. The great factor in
Tukey's favor was the stand he took
on law and order in the recent
riot in Omaha.
The Nebraskan candidate was
nominated by T. J. McGuire, chair
man of the Nebraska delegation. Mr.
McGuire called attention to the ex
cellent service that the Omahan had
done during the riot., and thatl he
was a fighting man who had won
a aistingmsnea service cross.,
t Nebraska was instructed in the
state convention to. boos.t John. G.
Maher, LmcoTnTTor ' nationaI"cha!r:
man.. Mr. Maher withdrew early ill -the,
race and . the Nebraska dele
gates then endorsed Mr. ;Tukey for
vice chairman. .
The vote was as follows on the
p'aintifFs right to a preliminary ill-
junction is clear. V
Te decree will be entered tomor
row, when it will become effective.
Fixed Time of Ending Sale.
."The 18th amendment became a
part of the constitution immediate
ly upon itp ratification," the opin
ion reciles.v "It then fixed the time
at which the powersof the states
over a subject heretofore always un
der, their control Should cease; at
which the United States' govern-f
ment, the government of the states
and the municipalities should be de
prived of sources of revenue from
which millions had been derived; at
which great industries employing
thousands of men should cease,' and
at which the value of enormous prop
erties for the use for which they
were designed should be finally
destroyed;' and at- which there
should be enforced 9 radical change
in personal habits.-'
"It is inconceivable that "this
would have been done w':hout-the.
provision for a period during which
trie loss might be to some extent
provided for and lessened.
'' "The amendment provided for
L trot only, what -should be done after
January, lyu, but ny tne worcs
"after one year' ga"5 express evi
dence of consideration and deter
mination of the necessity of afford
ing to the states and citizens and
to the departments of the federal
government as well,' a period of re
adjustment of . their affairs to the
new .conditions that would result
from a transfer of powers from the
states to the -federal government.
Destroys Rights of Citizens.
"There can be no question Vhat
the present legislation, if valid, de
stroys rights of states, and citizens
which, but for that legislation they
miobt fninv. anrl which were re-
spected and recognized in the adop-J postwar prosperity.
tion of the amendment.
"Aside from the 'question of the
repugnancy of this act to the
amended constitution, there are
questions of the most seripus char
acter as to whether this legislation
does not cbntain provisions which
go far beyond permissible exercise
of any constitutional war powers.
"I am of the .opinion that the
time provision contained in the lSth
amendment is an essential and insep
arable prt of that amendment that
without it, it would not have been
submitted to the people and would
not have been adopted; that it is
an express provision made' to cover
the special emergency of a radical
change In the constitution, and to
obviate obstruction of the rights of
states and of citizens." ,
Another Opinion..
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 12.Federal
Judge Walter Evans in open court
declared here today he i& "firmly
of the opinion' war-time prohibi
tion is unconstitutional and indica
ted a disposition to enjoin "Elwood
Hamilton, collector "Bf internal revr
enue for Kentucky, from interfer
jng with the sale of about 1.000,000
gallons of tax-paid whisky, known
as "floor stock' !
Case Under Advisement,
Chicago, No. 12. Federal Judges
Carpenter and Fitzhenry announced
tenjght at the conclusion of argu
ments in the double attack by Chi
cago and Peoria liquor firms on the
(Continued on rate Two, Column lour)
successful candidates: Allan Tukey
of Nebraska, 411; James O'Brien of I Allen announced Dewey Lamb,
laiuoruia, ooy; j. i-.. i-wis oi, Min
nesota, 292; A. R.Chambers of
Massachusetts, 270. ,
D'Olier Named Commander.
Franklin D'Olier, Philadelphia
wool merchant, was elected nation-;
al commander and Sergt. X A. Kelly
of New York, national chaplain.
D'Olier was first" candidate to
(Continued on Pare Two, Column 8lx.)
WALL STREET GETS
SEVEREST PURGING
SINCE WAR ENDED
Under Pressure From federal
Reserve Board, Financiers Be
gin to Put House in Order.
New York,' Nov. 12. Under pres
sure from the federal reserve board
and other powerful financial 'inter
ests, Wall street adopted more vigor
bus measures to' put its house in
order. ; ' . :
This was accomplished by further
severe impairment of quoted values,
a turnover of more than 2,500,000
shares the year's record and an
advance in call loans to 30 per cent
a rate unparalleled since the panic
of -1907.
Altogether the cession, witnessed
the most severe purging the stock
market has experienced since Wall
street entered upon its, period of
During the decline, which began
at the outset, speculative favorites
registered losses of 10 fo 2? "points,
their minimum quotations being 30
to 60 points below tnaximums of the
last fortnight. ,
There was little calling of loans,
but only small sums were available
on call at the opening rate of 14 per
cent, while time money was scareply
obtainable, except for short dates at
7yi to 8 per cent.
Bankers Take No Action.
The local reserve bank officials,
at their meeting, took no action
looking to a further advance of the
discount rate.
, Banks which specialize in loans
to brokers, stated after the.close of
the market that loans hap under
gone very substantial reduction.
While no figures were mentioned,
it was believed that events of the
last two days had curtailed brokers'
accommodations by no' less than
$250,000,000. , ,
The "street" buzzed with rumors
and gossip of the large winnings
made by prominent bear traders.
There, is little doubt that. the ag
gressive tactics of that element add
ed materially to the decline.
Many additional ' "stop loss"
orders were caught in the day's
reactio'n. While trading was most
active, soroe of the highly specula
tive issues dropped 2 to 5 points
between sales. The mechanism of
of the stock exchange was taxed to
a 'greater extent than at any time
in its- history.
POLICE SEIZE
OF RED
LITERATURE
T
ONS
Liberty
Cities of Western Washington
Join Centralia in Arresting
Radicals Following , Armis
tice Day Murders.
FOUR SOLDIERS DEAD;
FIFTH FATALLY HURT
Seattle, Tacoma and Aber
deen Center of Drive Against
Anarchists Women Ar
rested With Men.
Centralia, Wash., Nov. 12. For-
mer service men tonight entered a
pool room here, lined about 100
patrons against the wall and
searched them. Industrial Workers
of the World cards were found on
sixteen. They were arrested. '
Centralia, Wash., Nov. 12.-(By
The Associated Press.) Cities of
western Washington joined Cen
tralia today unarresting members of
the Industrial Workers of the World
and raiding their headqu?rters fol
lowing the firing on an Armistice
day parade here yesterday.. Four
former American soldiers are dead
and a fifth is reported dying as a
result of the shooting.
Twenty-two men and one woman,
reported to have radical beliefs, were
placed in jail here and later four
of the prisoners, including the
woman, were removed to the Lewis
county jail at Chejialis by Nation
al Guardsmen, who patrolled Cen
tralis today. Raids were conducted
in Seattle, Tacoma and Aberdeen
on the Industrial Workers' head
quarters. In Seattle eleven men and "tons
of literature," 'according to the po
lice, were" taken to police head
quarters. The Taeoma police ar
rested 34 alleged members of the -j
itiuunirwi'-vvuiKcrs inu seizeu ' a
quantity of radical literature. At
Arberdeen large quantities of liter
ature and records of the Arberdeen
local . of the organization were
taken.
Four Marked for Death.
Prosecuting Attorney Herman
16
years old, who was arrested here as
an I. W. W. confessed to belong
ing to- the radical organization. The
boy, Allen declared, said he had
heard his father, James Lamb, who
was also arrested, talking of a plot
to start trouble Hefe yesterday. The
father, according to Allen, confessed
last night, radicals had four former
service men marked-for death be
cause of their activity in a fight
waged by Centralia-citizens to rid
the city of I. W. W.
"The I. W. W. expected trouble
here yesterday and they were 'pre
pared Allen said. "When the pa
rade was almost over without
trouble appearing, they decided to
start it themselves."
Dr. David Livingston, who served
in tlie war as a captain, one of the
four marked by the I. W. W. for
death! according to Lamb's, alleged
confession, is the coroner here. He
announced the inquest will be held
tomorrow over the bodies of, the
four former soldiers.
The body of "Brick" Smith, re
ported to have been an I. W. W. sec
retary, was found in the ChehJlis
river. The rope by which he was
lynched, last night, was cut early
today and the body fell into the
river.
Centralia was quiet today, and
Judge George Dysart said citizens
had promised to let the law take its
course.
Promise to Aid Justice.
"Last night I talked to them, and
promised that every I. W. W. ar
rested here would be, given a quick
and just -trial," said Judge -Dysart.
"The former soldiers promised to
aid officials jail the men."
Henry M. White. United States
immigration commissioner, was re
ported en route to Centralia to in
vestigate the records of all alien I.
(Continued on Pe Two. Curamn Seven.)'
Body of Lynched Man
Refused Admittance
By Every Undertaker
Centralia, Wash., Nov. 12. No
name was mentioned in a verdict
returned ljy a coroner's jury
which early tonight held an in
quest over the body believed to
be that of "Brick'' Smith,
lynched here last night following
an I. W. W. attack on an armi
stice day parade in which four
former American soldiers were
killed
Forafew hours tonight the
body lay on the floor of the
bridge under which the man was
lynched last night. Later it was
moved to th county jail. It wa.
expected the coroner would dis
pose of it. No undertaker woutd
allow the body in his establish
ment. - -
The jury's verdict said: '
"We find that deceased came to
his death by gunshM wounds and
by strangulation caused by per
sons twknown." .
. . ML- :rli3;.-;"
vUricTe Sam "FreeBut With Reservations. Get Out !
BOYS WHO ACCUSE
POLICE CAPTAIN
TELL THEIR STORY
J. Harry Moore and Officer
Haze Will Go Before Grand
Jury Today, Says
Shotwell.
Ernesf Morris and Harold Thorpe,
the two boys who have made sworn
statements to the effect that1 they
were induced by Captain Haze and
other members of the police depart
ment to give false testimony in order
to procure an indictment against J.
Harry Moore, Bee reporter, in con
nection with the riot of September
28, were the only two witnesses
called before the grand jury yester
day afternoon. ..
j Morrisand Thorpe, who are serv
ing sentences in the county jail fol
lowing their confessions that . they
were members of the mob which
lypched the negro, Will Brown, and
burned the court house, .spent the
entire morning waiting on the out
side of tbf grand jury room. The
session before noon was consumed
by the testimony of deputy sheriffs
who heard the boys tell the story to
Attorney Frank R. Keegan and a
Bee reporter of how Captain Haze
and other policemen worked with
them for days' before they agreed lo
become parties to the malicious and
cowardly arrangement. ,
Neither Morris nor Thorpe, knew
whether Captain Haze's superiors in
the police department had given him
instructions to framt up charges
earthed startling shorjeomings and
scandalous conduct charged to Cap
tain Haz himself, as well as many
ether members of Commissioner
Ringen's department.
Morris First Witness.
Morris was the first witness called
into the grand jury room after the
noon" recess. He was questioned for
two hours. Thorpe then was called
and remained in the grand jury room
three-quarters of an hour, Thorpe
then was escorted to the county jail
and Morn's recalled. -He was ques
tioned for about, 20 minutes the sec
ond time.
Although Captain Haze is charged
with' subornation of perjury and
criminal conspiracy he has remained
steadfastly directly outside of the
(Continued on. Page Tiin, Column Eight.)
Importation of Foreign v'
, Sugar Will Be Allowed
New York, Nov. 12. Importation
of foreign sugar will be allowed, and
no prosecutions for profiteering in
them will be undertaken under the
Lever act, except for "unreasonable
margins of profit," the sugar equali
zation board was informed by How
ard Figg, assistant attorney general,
at Washington.
PRINCE OF WALES
AMERICA'S GUEST;
JOINS RED CROSS
R .'e Pinnlnr. I Arviclafsii'e
T 11- -tl-l. I
including aDinet members
and Diplomatic Corps.
Washington, Nov. 12. Albert Ed
ward, prince of W7ale$,' the guest of
the American nation, came into per
sonal touch with "government by
the people" at the most formal
event of his stay here, in the halls
of the Library of Congress, a recep
tion to which all members of con
gress and their families hd been in
vited. " Members of the cabinet and
the diplomatic corps also attended.
The prince received the American
legislators xin the midst of historic
documents dealing with the separa
tion of the American colonies -from
the empire over which he is destined
to reign.
Lansing Entertains t
The prince went to the reception
from the home of Secretary Lans
ing, where with Mrs. Lansing the
secretary had entertained him at
dinner. . He paid homage to Ameri
can soldiers wounded in France
earlier in the day, whe he inspected
Walter Reed military , hospital and
in arief address hailed these men
as "my comrades in arms."
The prince was enrolled formally
as a member of the American Red
Cross. The badge: of membership
was pinned among the war decora
tions on bis breast by Mrs. Farrand,
wife of Dr. Livingston Farrand,
chairman of the Red .Cross central
committee, and he -vore it proudly
during the day. ,, ,
The dollar he tendered and his
autograph were placed beside those
SIX-YEAR EIGHT
OF GYPSY BANDS
REACHES CRISIS
against the, reporter, who had un-fr King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
oi Belgium in uie suticiy s fiiuscum.
Inspects Memorial.
'The 'only other formal event of
the prince's day was his inspection
of the Lincoln memorial, nearing
completion beside the Potomac, but
he added to his program in the aft
ernoon, which had been left to him
to dispose of as he saw fit, a call
at the home of Mrs. Gerge Dewey,
widow of Admiral Dewey, the hero
of Manila Bay. ' . ,
The prince plans to visit Presi
dent Wilson Ihursday
Bodies of Dead Yanks'
Brought in on Transport
New York. Nov. 12. The bodies
of 111 American soldiers, who made
the supreme sacrifice in the north
Russian campaign, returned home
Wednesday night when the army
transport Daraga, in somber gray,
poked its nose through the mists off
Sandy Hook and silently entered the
harbor. Funeral services will, be held
Thursday ' '
Wilson Again Sits Up.
Washington, Nov. 12. President
Wilson Wednesday was permitted to
sit un again for a time, Tuesday's
experiment resulting in no ill effects.
Bills of Sale for Young GirlsJ
Displayed Betrothal Con
tracts Weretfefoken,'
It Is Charged, I
. ?:' :C -' '
The lajest battle iiya siif-year war
for supremacy as;j'"King ' of ' the
Romanys" is bejng svaged in Council
uiuns oy rival cians.- a ne open lesi
of ; strength came wi'the arrest of
S-.ive Marks, . Rosie Mitchell and
Sonia Evans for investigation by
federal authorities fey alleged viola
lion of the white slave lav and kid
naning. . ' , - i :
Following the death of'Old Joe"
Mitchell,-for a generation chief of
the wandering gypsy tribes of the
United States, in Washington, D. C.
six years . ago, "Young Joe" .was
named his Successor. The selection
caused dissatisfaction and lej to a
split in which about half of the tribe
joined a new governmental regime
set up with Jfhn Adams as king.'
Meet in JJluffs? '
Both tribes waxed strong arid a
year Jtgo became enmeshed in ' court
proceedings in Denver. An arnu-
s ice was agreed upon and children
of opposing tribes later betrothedin
maintaining diplomatic relations.
King met king in Council Bluffs
and charges of law violations are
being made thick land 'fast against
nierhbers pf both tribes. The gauge
of battle was thrown down when
Melia Mitchell, backed by "her fa
ther, charged Steve Marks with kid
naping Rosie Mitchell, 12 years old,
and Sonia Evans, 14 years old.
"King John" and his tribesmen
came back with charges against
"King Joe" 'that he betrothed his
children for profit and that Melia
was betrothed 11 times. Other chil
dren of "King JoeV tribe are also
a'leged to have been exploitedl A
complaint filed in OmaTia by a gypsy
charged Melia . with the theft of a
diamond ring. Mike Adams, a
brother of "King John," now living
i.i Duluthj- Minn., charges that he
paid "King Joe" $2,000 for his daugh-
(Contlnotd on Pafrf' Two, Column lire.)
Daniels Urges Immediate
Increase for Naval Men
Washington,' Nov. v!2. Urging
immediate pay increases as the logi
cal solution of the most difficult
problem now facing the navy, that
of retaining the present -officers
and men and obtaining new .ones,
Secretary Daniels recommended to
the house naval committee tempor
ary increases aggregating $53,000,
000 a year for alt officers and men,.
The proposed new pay schedule
would remain in effect until June
30, 1921.
WON'T FIGHT
THEIR CASE
AT PRESENT
Will Abide by Ruling of. Fed
eral Court Injunction Pro- ,
ceedings Which Resulteo in
Calling Off Coal Stride. y
FRIDAY'S CONFERENCE
TO DETERMINE- ACTION
Possibility of Speedy -Agreement
at Washington Marred
Only by Question, When New
Wage Will Be Effective. v
' Jndiauapolis. Nov. 12 The United
Aline Workers of America, contrary
.to previous announcement, have de
cided to withhold their appeal on the
rt'ling oi the federal court injunc
tion, proceedings wWch resulted in
the calling ff of the strike of toa!
miners, i '
It hafd been generally believed that
regardless of developments irr the
situation the miners would fight
il eir case in the 'courts to the last.,
ditch and attorneys, for the coal
workers announced yesterday that
their appeal would be filed within
t'vow three days. However, Henry
Wafrum, chief counsel for the min
ers, t.-might stated that Uie outcome
of the conference rf miners' repre
sentatives and coal operators with
Secretary 'of Labor Wilsbn in Wash
ipfton Friday W9UM determine
whether the case, is carried further.
The miners' counsel have 30-dSiys in
which to file their appeal. . , ; '
Agree With Untie Sam.,
! The decision of the miners is
taken to indicate that they have ac
cpted the government's assurance '
thatrthe Suit against, the miners was
net an attack against the right to
J strike, but was solely- to prevent vio
lation oi tne law, in mis case, tne
Lever act. ,
Possibility of speedy agreement at'
the Washington conference, accord-'
:ng to opinion here,' is marred only
bv the question of when a new wage
scale (would become effective. Min
ers,' 'spokesmen havev stated that if
the operators go to the conference i
in a spirit of conciliation, agreement
vas only a question of hours, but it
is known the union men object to
the position take,n by the operators
that the wage scale' in effect before
the strike still is in effect.
. Decline Any Comment.
- Miners' officials today declined to
comment on the way in which the
members of the organization are re
sponding to their order calling off
the strike and would give no reports
from the .district headquarters. - ' -
Very few of the miners in . the
Ipdiana coal fields reported for
work, and it is rot believed that op
eration can be started extensively
before next wyeek. Union men in
the Evansville district will meet to
morrow night to vote on obeying
the order recalling the strike. From
Terre Haute there was -a report
that the miners in that district were
awaiting the Vesults of the conference-in
-Washington before return
ing to work. , A report from Bick
nell called attention to Omission
from the order of the mine workers'
official's of any instructions to re
turn to woik, and it was stated, dis
trict leaders were refraining from
supplementing the general order in
any jway. . '
Sure Men Will Return. ;
Washington, Nov. 12. Evidence
tliat government officials were con
fident that the miners soon would
return to work was seen in the rec
ommendation made today by As
sistant Fuel Administrator Garnsey
to Administrator Garfield by tele
phone at his home in Massachusetts,
that all restrictions imposed during
the strike would be called off as
soon as the daily production reaches
70 per cent of normal.
In an order issued by Assistant
Administrator Garnsey with the ap
proval of Dr. Garfield, recently re
vived maximum prices were rescind
ed effective'Thursday. as1 applied to
coal shipments for which' contracts
were entered prior to October'30.
Ordered Back to Wort I
Pueblo. 'Colo.. Nov. 12. Coal :
miners in district IS, comprising
CoIoradoNew Mexico and Utah to
night were ordered back to work
upon receipt of telegraphic advice
from Indianapolis. George O. John
son, district president, telegraphed
local unions 'that the strike wa
ended. - s
Mr. Johnson sent the followinj -telegram
to field -workers arid to
local organisations:
'."Have been notified by wire that
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Nebraska City Man Killed : -When
Truck Turns Turtle
Nebraska City, Neb., Nov. i2.
(Special Telegram) Louis Mattes,
Nebraska City butcher, -was injured ,
in an ajrtomobile accident here.- He
died 20 minutes later in the Fegers
hospital. Tillman Harris, a pas
senger in the car, was badly injured "
about the head and body, and was
taken to the hospital. The two men
were in a truck, with Mr. .Mattes at
tfte wnei. the car skidded to
side ot the road and'overturv