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r v RIEF BRIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS FASCINATING! GRIPPING! ADELE GARRISON'S LOVE SERIAL, REVELATIONS OF A WIFE. The 'Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 150. wm. CHEYENNE PARTY LOST IN SNOWSTORM. - Cheyenne, Wyo.,De"c. 9. Travel ing through deep snow drifts in two powerful cars manned by expert drivers, aearching party has' left liere to hunt for City Clerk J. J. Showalter, Mrs. Showalter and Gene R. Beatty, Cheyenne banker, who are believed to have been lost on the snow-locked prairie somewhere be tween Denver and Cheyenne. Both Showalter and Beatty telephoned Sunday morning that they were leav- inir I I a ii i .- f i. & ; . . , - " .".mil 1UI Vlljrcillic III ituiu- mnk;i.. vr. - ... I 1 1 1 J I from them since. LOSS OF LIFEAND DAMAGE IN FLOODS. 1 Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 9. Heavy prop-j trty damage and some loss of life i were reported as a result of floods , over parts of Georgia, Alabama and Jissfssippi, due to almost unprece dented ntiufall. - ! The large hydro-electric power j dam at Tallapoosa gave way under the flood's pressure and threw the i 0JzrPrtmer Lloyd-George Will we1;; ThSS ,ntroducP in British House train service on six roads was in definitely suspended.. Damage in this ttitnt at (Mil P. MMO-tlm Mrttw May It, IMS. at 0. mow Mt of March J. 1879. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919. Br Mall (I Mir). Dally. tS.M: Sanfay. (!.; Dally 8ua., IMO: ittli Nak. Mataa axlra. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER: Increasing cloudiness and not la cold Wednesday, probably fol lowed by snow Thursday. Hourly temptrnturra i . I a. m. j. at. m... a, m... M a, m... . in... in , m. , . II . m... It noun... 1 Pi n p. M 3 p. m , . , , , 4 p. m A p. m . . , , , p. at 7 P- p. ni u . . . ,. . J ...a Indlrataa brlow aora, t. , " 15 U U m, HOME RULE FOR IRELAND BILL READY section was estimated in hundreds of thousands of dollars and .reports were received here that several per-' sons had lost their lives. At Ge4unrbus, Ga the Chatta hoochie river was out of its banks and still rising tonight. . I hree persons were drowned near here when the flood undermined the foundation of a bridge over Eutaw creek and pitched an automobile passing over it into the torrent be- IUW. Street car service here is inter rupted and the city water works threatened. WILL ASK $500,000 TAX 'ON PINT OF WHISKY. . ' Washington, Dec. 9 A tax of f oOO.tWO on a pint of whisky will be asked.of congress, the International Reform bureau's executive commit tee decided here, in the event the supreme court declares the war time prohibition amendment uncon stitutional. . s , . PROPOSES RAISING DEER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. San Antonio, Dec. 9. The Cater ina ranch in Dimit county, and not the Gregory -Texas ranch, has been sold by CharleSsP. Taft to S. VvV proposes to raise deer for human consumption, .according to a tele gram received from Mr. Taft. .A dispatch from Fort Worth erron eouly stated the Gregofy ranch had been sold. The Caterina ranch corn- I3V3 fal-VVVU cviva. Washington, Dec. 9. Although Chicago admittedly was the favor ite tonight for the 1920 convention city of the republican party, choice of which will lie made here iomor tow by the national committee boosters for St. Louis still were making a determined campaign and .were asserting that they had a fighting chance to win. Meantime discussion as to the date of the convention, which also will be fixed by the committee to morrow, centered about Tuesday, June 8. The custom of convening the convention on a Wednesday, it w'as predicted by the leaders, would be changed in ' order to provide a longer week. Selection of a time and place for the convention will conclude the formal business of the - committee meeting, but most ,of the hundreds r . , J . - I . i, , . . -n i if oi party leauers arc exuccicu iu ,mc ru.e out in rariiamt-.u -frty for the session of state chair Of Commons Monday, Ac cording to Daily Mail. TWO LEGISLATURES AND SENATE PROVIDED FOR For First Timfe in History Every Prospect Shows for Settlement of Irish Question, Admiralty Head Says ) ..." . , London, Dec. 9. Premier Lloyd GeoYge wilj introduce the new Irish PLAY POKER TO MAKE CUSTOMERS FEEL GOOD. Chicago, Dec. 9. Speaking before members of the National, Veneer and Panel Manufactufacturers' as sociation, William B. Colver, chair man of the -federal Trade commis sion said he expected to see con gress act toward repealing the ex cess .profits tax. He asserted the commission was not opposed toso called "big business," but sought -ohly 40 eliminate unfair competU tion. t - A Chicago firmT according to Mr. Colver. allows its president a fund of $8,000 a year to pay for compli mentary . gifts of perfume to pros pective customers, and "that, the speaker 9aid, was one of-the forms of "commercial bribery" the com mission opposed. ..j Salesmen's schemes of playing poker purposely to lose money to buyers alscj was objected to, Mr. Colver said. day, according to the Daily Mail The newspaper adds that the bill provides for two legislatures wifn a co-ordinating senate, but that the powers to be alloted to the senate have not yet been defined. It says the fate of the bill will depend -on the government's generosity in this respect. For the first time in history there is every prospect of the Irish ques tion being settled satisfactorily, ac cording to a statement made in a speech by Walter Hume Long,, first lord of the admiralty. A. report in circulation today that the Irish law officer has resigned was officially deniedthis evening. " Rumor Heard in Courts. ,. Dublin. Dec. 9. The Evening Telegraph today published a rumor which was heard m the nouns today i .8:-t ""' r. that Lord Chancellor Campbell, At torney General Denis Henry' and Solicitor General Daniel Wilson all have resigned as a protest against the home rule bill, the premier is ex pected to, introduce in the house of commons next week. - All these officials, are active'mem bers of Sir Edward Carson's Ulster ite party and , signed the famous Ulster covenant against home rule, but the rumor is discredited, be cause Andrew Bohar Law, lord privy seal,' and Walter Hume Long, first lord of the admiralty, both are strong Carsonite embers of the cabinet and it is not considered likely that the premier would pro ceed with a bill lacking their ac quiescence. ' If the rumor proves true it is be lieved it would mean 'a rupture 6f the coalition government and a gen eral election. LOW NECK DRESS BARRED BY VICAR, Paris, Dec. 9. Acting ort the pas roral letter, of Cardinal Amette, Archbishop of Paris, protesting against the present style of the dress of women, the viar of Notre r-' Dame d Avemeres, a pilgrimage church near Laval, has posted the following notice- "Entry into this church ii for bidden to women wearing low necked dresses or dresses not reach ing down to the ankles." DESERTS CHILD BECAUSE OF HIGH PRICE OF MILK. New York, Dec 9 The high price c-f milk was responsible for a seven months old baby being abandoned by its father in the Grand Central, station today, according to a note' found in the youngster s hat by the police. "CanTafford him milk at the price they are charging today," said the note. "There are others I am try ing to support" The infant was turned over Jo the police who said another man had asked him to "hold the baby" until he came back. " ALLEGED BANK ROBBER FORMER BUSINESS MAN. Salt Lake, City, Dec 9-. Te'le grams received here from 'Yreka, Cal., state that F. B. Davis, alleged bank robber under arrest there for the rabbery of Weaverville, Cal., Trinity State bank November 14, or approximately $15,000, hasebn Jessed to being Jefferson Howell, former Salt Lake business man. ANOTHER KAY U HUtfJS -TTrtP WET CHRISTMAS. V Washmgton, Dec. 9. Another ray of hope for those who are looking forward to a "wet" Christmas is that -the Internal Revenue department is having 4,000,000 revenue stamps, used in taking. liquor out of. bond, printed at the government printing office here. It is understood that this "preparedness" policy was adopt ed in anticipation of a decision by the supreme court of the United States lifting the wartime prohibi tion . ban. k .. . HOPE FOR RECONCILIATION WITH COMING OF STORK. . New York, Dec. 9. The hovering of the stork over the home of Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Caruso has given rise to a report that the estrange ment between Mrs. Dorothy Park Benjamin Caruso and the Benjamin family, which has existed , since she married the famous tenor in August, 1918, will soon be healed DECLARE UNWED WOMAN MOTHER OF 'BABY IRENE Supreme Court: of Ontario De cides Against Mrs. Matters in , Long Fought Case. Toronto, Ont, Dec. 9. Mary Ryan was declared the mother of "Baby" Irene, whom Mrs. Dolly M. Matters of Chicago claimed as hers, in a judgment handed down in the Ontario -supreme court. " Mrs. Mat ters, whov is on bail on a charge of kidnaping the child, will lose the right to a large estate willed her by her husband on the, condition of her becoming a mother if the court de cision is upheld on appeal. Judge Lennox directed that the xhild should not be removed from the court's jurisdiction untrl time for an appeal has elapsed. ' The kidnaping- charge was made against Mrs. Matters after a Dnited States court had decided that Miss Ryan- was the child's mother and had given the baby into her cus tody. Subsequently Mrs. Matters went to Ottawa and attempted to kidnap the child from the Ryan home, an attempt which led to her arrest. The kidnaping charge was held in abeyance pending the Cana dian court's decision on the question of maternity. After Mrs. Matters husband died she entered a maternity institution at Ottawa in which Miss Ryan was an inmate. Dr. Boroard, medical officer at the institution, admitted in court here that the child was Miss Ryan's and that an operation had bc?n performed upon Mrs; Matters to support her claim of motherhood. He also admitted having falsified the hospital records. Miss Ryan was tohd, he said, that her child had died. Clearance Papers Refused Big Steamer Imperator New York, Dec. 9. Clearance papers were refused by the custom authorities to the former German liner Imperator, which was sched uled to sail at noon Wednesday for Southampton. -s The refusal was based on a re quest from United States Attorney General Palmer, who has ordered an investigation to determine whether to Cunasd company,', to which the liner ws turned over recently by the United States shipping board, has violated the fuel conservation regulations in connection with the coaling of the steamer FAVOR CHICAGO FOR CONVENTION OF REPUBLICANS G. O. P. Leaders Meeting in Washington , to Formulate Plans for 1920 Activities. man which convenes! .'.nursaay. Some of them will remain until the end of the week, continuing the dis cussion of political candidates and policies.- ' . Presidential Candidates. With.tlie arrival today -of the last COALSUPPLY m nMAun NY ui 10 TIHflH 10 DWINDLING Terminal Committee Has Sup ply for7 Only Six Days' Re stricted Consumption More Jndustnes-May Close. NEW ORDERS WAITING -; ACTION OF STRIKERS Ending of Strike Will Not Af fect -Omaha This Week Closing of Western- Mines And Cold Add to Seriousness. of those who are to attend the meet- J tne restricted consumption, which isj mar conterences over presiaenua possibilities greatly multiplied until the claims of upwards of a dozen potential candidates were being pre sented. Particularly conspicuous were the friends of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and Gov. Frank O Lowden of Illi nois, who brought to Washington working organizations to further the interests of their respective can didates. Boosters tor senator James E. Watson of Indiana, and Warren lively into the arena, while those favoring other candidates were ljusy feeling out the sentiment of - the committeemen and their guests. Open Session Today. A novelty of the meeting tomor row will be an open session,- at which the claims of the cities trying for the convention will be presented and speeches made by several prom-r inent republicans from scattered parts of the country. The decision will be made, however, in executive session. The committee also is ex pected to formally endorse the plan of Will H. Hays, the national chair man, for limitation of individual campaign contributions to $1,000. Many editors of republican news papers were here and five of the six former chairmen of the national committee had come in response to an invitation of Chairman Hays to lend their counsels in the formulation- of 1920 plans. Tonight the committeemen and state chairmen were guests at a dinner given by the executive committee of the woman's division. Two Brothers, Dining, Arrested on Charge : Of Robbing-Cafe Till Albert J. and Clarence R. Ashton, brothers, living at Hotel Rivard, 1810 Farnam street, were arrested 7 last night and held for jnvestiga tion when Nick Nickolas, night man ager of Rogers' cafe, 1805 Farnam street, told detectives they were the men who held him up at 3 Monday morning and robbed the till of $25. Both of the accused men deny having had any part in the hold up, Albert is an assistant accountant at the Union depot, he says, and Clar ence claims to be employed in the engineers' department of the Bur lington railroad. The brothers had dinner last night in the cafe they are accused of rob bing. While they were eating, the robbers. Charlie Carter, a porter at the cafe, and Lyle Muckler, chef, sailt thr-v "lnnlrsrl liL-z. tU. UiA " 200,000 Train Miles r Eliminated Over U. S. To Save Nation's. Fuel . Washington, Dec. 9. Railroad travelers ara face to face with the most severe curtailment in passenger service that the nation ever has known. While on many of the eastern roads, service was reduced sharply Monday, it was not until Tuesday that the orders of the Rail road administration began to be felt in other parts of the country. In still other sections many trains made their last trips Tuesday night. Railroad administration officials estimated that approximately 200,000 train miles will have been cut from the passenger schedules each day be fore the end of the week. The say ing of fuel was placed at about 15.000 tons a day. Study is being made to ascertain whether additional curtail ment can be effected without causing the public too much discomforture. Congratulates Lady Astor. London, Dec. 9. Lady Astor re ceived this cablegram from Queen Marie of Rumania: "I congratulate you with all my heart. Ypu will do credit to all of us." The terminal coal committee con cluded its day's work yesterday by announcing that a termination of the coal strike at this time could not affect the coal situation in Omaha this week under' rhe most favorable circumstances-. The committee further stated that there is now in Omaha a scant six days' supply of coal, according t5 police were summoned. Nick Nick olas said positively they were the f 'creasing the thickness of ice and estimated at 80 cars a day, An almost total suspension of operations at the mines in the Rock Springs and Sheridan districts of Wyoming, together with the ex tremely seyere weather presents a local situation "which the committee asserted requires caution in the dis tribution of coat until more is re ceived. .The committee did not hold an -evening session yesterday. A-- statement of local conditions was promised for this morning." Consider New Order. The committee yesterday after noon considered the latest Garfield order, which directs further restric tions of coal, power and light be ing used in industries and the op eration of certain industries only three day, a week on the basis of theresent working dayA 8 a. m. fo 2 p. a The committee indicated that further restrictions must be imposed on industries, in accordance with the Garfield order, and it was further indicated that .the extent of these restrictions would be held in abeyance- unil advice has been re ceived ofthe outcome of the .con ference at' Indianapolis. The severity of the weather and decreasing shipments of coal tp Omaha L coal committee, to state Wyoming Mines Closed. "I -have received a telegram from Mr. Jeffcrs, who is in" the Rock Springs district in southern Wyom ing, and he reported that there is not a car of coal being held at these mines; that all coal on I track has been moved, and that the mines are closed. , "I consider the closing of these mines as the worst blowthat has struck Omaha sincethe coal strike was started. Coal . production in Wjtoming is now of a negligible quantity, and the extreme cold weather and snow seriously "ter fere with transportation and add to the difficulties of mining." . Many Out of Work. The coldest weather of, this sea son and an unusually heavy snow fall increase the seriousness of the local coal situation and make living conditions more "difficult for many who are -out of employment, or for others reasons, must apply to char ity for assistance. Many appealed for aid yesterday for the first time and. some who were reticent about -revealing their plight asked for coal and food and clothes. Below zero weather as rapidly in -p M R. C. Howe Chosen General Manager Of Skinner Firm R. C CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT CONFIDENTLY PREDICTS STRIKE WILL END TODAY , - Agreement on President's Proposal for Termination of Miners' Controversy Only Question of How Long It Vill Take to Hear Arguments of All Representa tives Who Wish to Speak at Conference of Work ers' Officers Who Will Continue Session This Morning .' in ' Indianapolis Conservatives, Who favor Accept jng Plan of Wilson, in Majority. Indianapolis, Dec. 9. Settlement of the strike of coal miners tomorrow confidently was predicted late tonight by a high official of the United Mine Workers of America.' It was declared that the conservative element was in the ma jority and that ah agreement on the president's proposal for termination of the controversy was only a question' of how long it would take to hear the arguments of all representa- tives who wished to speak, x Jt was also learned that, four Ixtended cautus in which so-called radicals of . Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and western Pennsylvania participated, were heli tonight. Except that plans were made for continuing the fight against adoption of the strike settlement plan nothing could be learned, of the proceedings. --"r"' ,, ? The official, who strongly favors acceptance of the. new plan for end- WILSON'S PROPOSAL TO SETTLE STRIKE Becomes Vice President With Large Financial Interest in 'Business :reasing "snipmenis oi coai iv naha from Wyoming prompted H. Snyder, acting chairman ' of thei gives promise of an early ice-cutting season, which will mean the em nlovment of hundreds of men who are anxious to work. . ' New Garfield, OMer. The coal committee yesterday emphasized the folowing feature of the new Garfield order: "No manufacturing plant or indus try shall be furnished bituminous coal or coke, or heat, light and power from bituminous coal or coke furnished by or through the United States fuel administration for oper (CntVned on Pse Two, Column One.) Dentist Found Dead in Berth With Throat Cut Denver, Dec. 9. The body of Dr. Woodford' L. Tilley, Denver dentist, was found in a" sleeping berth of an east bound Santa Fe train when it reached Syracuse, Kan., today, with the throat cut. According o Den ver1 friends, Tilley had been laboring under severe mental strain. Police scout the murder theory, though the weapon with which he was killed could not be found. Opera Director Worse. Chicago, Dec. 9. -The condition of Cleofonttr Campaini, director of the Chicago Opera company, who has betn seriously ill of . double pneumonia, has taken a turn for the worse, according to reports from the hospital. His physicians were hurriedly summoned. R. C-Mowe, for 23 years general manager of Armour & Co.'s Omaha interests, -has associated himself with Paul F. and Lloyd M. Skinner as vice president and general man ager of the 'Skinner companies, tak ing a large financial Interest in the business, i - . . OutsideV of the presidents of the five big packing companies, there. Howe, k is .not' any man better . known in the packing world than R. C. Howe of Omaha. Thirty-nine years ago 'Mr. Howe started with the Armour interests as an office boy aiyl rapidly, rose to the position oj general superintend ent of the Chicago plant. When 27 years old, Mr. Howe was 'com missioned to open up the South Side plant of Armour & Co. : in -Omaha. MrM Howe's first year's .business oft the South Side was $12,000,000 and last year the plant had so de veloped under his management that it did a volume of oyer $88,000,000. In addition to looking after the Armour interests in Omaha and in the midwest, Mr. Howe was also (Continued on Poe Two, Column Four.) TEMPERATURE TAKES PLUNGE-" AS SKIES CLEAR Thermometers op. Street Regis ter 10 Below Zero Traffic On Railroads 'Resumed, j The storm which swept down from the northwest Monday and covered a wide areij with additional snow and below-zero weather was reported yesterday as speeding.on its way across Iowa and into- the east and southeast. 'Omaha was' visited with the cold est weather! of the season, 6 below being recorded at 7 a. m.and the same at 7 , p. m., the temperature rising in the middle of the day only to 2 below. ' .." During the night the cold contin ued to increase. Street 'hermome ters recorded a temperature of 10 below at 10:30 o'clock and an hour later 19 below was registered by an exposed thermometer on the porch of a residence in the West Farnam district. . .. t , At 1 o'clock this morning a ther mometer at Sixteenth and Harney registered 10 below; one at Six teenth and Farnam, 11 1-2 below and one af Sixteenth and Douglas, 91-2. - ' Strong winds prevailed Monday night, piling .the' snow in drifts and interfering with railroad traffic and telegraphic service. Light winds were reported throughout Nebraska! yesterday. . Record-breaking temperatures for this time qf the year were reported frwn Cheyenne and Denver, where 24 and 20 below were recorded. Lan der reported 34 below, North Platte 22 below and Valentine 20 below. The coldest Nebraska point on the Union Pacific lines was Hills dale, where the temperature was 32 below yesterday morning and the coldest Nebraska station on the Burlington was McCook, with 25 degrees below. " All railroad weather reports indi cated calm and clear weather throughout- the state yesterday morning. The average. temperature (Continued on Tmgt Two, Column give.) Mexican Bandits Rob' -Another Yankee Citizen Washington, Dec. 9. James Cow an of Ft, Worth, Tex., an American citizen, "was robbed of 1,700 pesos December- 7, by bandits, who held up a train between Colima. and Manzanillo, Mexico, the State de partment was advised Tuesday1. Traffic was suspended on the road for several days ' ? BEE EDITOR HAS BUS? DAY URGING - POSTAL CHANGES Confers With Republican Lead- Governor McKelvie to Add1 ress Committee; ers- By E. C. SNYDER. Special Correspondent Omaha. Bee. Washington. ' Dec 9.--CSpeciat Telegram.) Victor Rosewater, edit or of The Bee and chairman of the postal committee of the American Newspaper Publishers association, putvin a busy day interviewing sen ators and members of the house in an effort to get the newspaper post age law modified and generally met with gratifying results, as he "showed the inequalities put upon the (daily newspapers by the establishment: of the" zone syste'm. Incident to his conferences With legislators, Mr. Rosewater held a leve$ in the lobby of the Willard wWi old-time republican politicians, taking the opportunity of renew ing acquaintances formed in the stormy days of' 1908 and 1912. In ih course of a friendly -visit with General Crowder, Mr. Rose water learned that the general has just completed a book on the story of the draft which will be published by a well known New York house in the erirly spring. Governor McKelvie was host to the republican members of the Ne-braska-delegation in congress, the entire delegation participating ki a dinner at the Raleigh hotel, the governor's headquarters while in the national capital. Chairman Devoe was also a guest at the dinner. To morrow Governor McKelvie will address the national republican com mittee at the New Willard. New Castle, Wyo., Reports Temperature of 40 Below Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 9 New Castle, Wyo., experienced what is believed to have been the coldest weather in the United States Tues day. According to reports received at the telephone, company's district offices here, the thermometer regis tered 40 degrees below aero at that place during the early morning hours. , Ship Burns; Loss, $250,000. San Francisco, Dec. 9. Fire on the shipping board steamer Cpca ponset at its pier here,w was Ex tinguished today after it had caused a Joss estimated at $250,000. Two holds, filled with merchandise, had to be flooded before the flames were subdued. The ship's cargo was largely brandy, and dried fruit 1 Indianapolis, Dec. 9, The text of President Wilson's propoal to the miners follows: ' ' , "I have "watched with deep con cern the developments in the bitum inous coal strike and am Convinced there is much confusion in the minds of the people generally and possibly of both parties to this' unfortunate controversy as to the attitude and purposes' of the government in its handling of the situation. "The tnine owners offered 4 wage increase of 20 per cent conditioned, however, upon the pi'ice of coal be ing 'raised to an 'amounfsof ficient to covers this proposed increase of wages, which would hav$ added &t least $150,000,000 to the annual coal bill of the people. The fuel admin istrator, in the light of present in formation has ' taken the position, and I think with entire justification, that the public isnow paying as high prices for coal as it ought to be re quired To pay and that any wage in crease made at this time ought td come out of the profits of the coal operators. Thinks 14 Per Cenf Reasonable., "In reaching this conclusion, Jhe fuel administrator expressed ' the personal opinion that the 14 per cent increase in. all mine wages is rea sonable because it ' wouTd equalize the miners' wages on the average with the cost of living, but he made it perfectly clear that the operators and miners are at liberty to agree upon a larger increase "provided the operators will pay it out of their profits so, that the price of coal H would remain the same. "Th? secretary of labor, in an ef fort at conciliation between the parties expressed his person1 opin ion in favor, of . a larger increase. His effort at x conciliation bailed, however, because ihe coal operators were unwilling to pay the scale he proposed, unless the government would advance the price of . coal to the public and this the government was unwilling to do. '"The fuel administrator had also suggested that a tribunal be cre ated in"jtvhich the miners and oper ators would 'be equally represented to consider further question's df wages and working, conditions, as well as profits of operatdrs and proper prices for coal. I shall, of course, be glad to aid in the forma tion of such a tribunal. Thorough Investigation. "I understand the operators have generally agreed to absorb an in- (Conttoncd on Pait Two, Column Four.) Highest Legal Tribunal In United States Will Decide Anarchists' Fate New York, Dec. 9. Application will be" made to Supreme Court Justice -Brandcis ki Washington Wednesday for a writ of error to bring the cases of Alexander Berk man and Emma Goldman, an archists, fighting deportation, before the highest judicial tribunal. This announcement was made by Harry vv eiiiDerger, tneir counsel. 1 he pe tition win be made on appeal from the action of Federal Judge Mayer in dismissing writs of habeas corpus If the writ is granted. Weinberger said, he will apply to the full bench of the " supreme , court to release Betkman and Miss Goldman on baH pending argument and final decision Judge Mayer declined to grant them bail and they are held at Ellis island, awaiting deportation. United States District Attorney Caffey ' announced that the govern ment proposed to send radicals held for deportation back to their native lands within two weeks. This will not include Berkman and Miss Goldman- if Justice Brandeis grants a v.rit of error and it rr.av be months before thev learu their fate ing the strike, spoke enthusiastically : of the fight made for adoption of ' ; the proposal by Acting President John L. Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer William Green of the miners' organization at today's meeting ot the general committee of the miners, at which the plan was . presented. -. 7 his fight, he said, was continued after adjournment of the conference at 6:30 o'clock 'tonight and it was believed,, that more than sufficient str-engrti was mustered to vote down the' radical element when the com- mittee reconvenes tomcrroy. Con sideration of the question will be re- sumed at 9:30io'clock in the morn- 1 ing. - "Mr. Lewis and Mr. Greeny he said, ''wholeheartedly accepted the proposition made them by President ; Wilson and entered into the fight for " its adoption by the miners with all their strength. Settlement of the -controversy, when it comes, will be greatly due to .thair efforts and it is t only justice to give -them, crtdit for their fight. f .Conservatives in Majority. "The conservative element, which favors acceptance of the plan, is "clearly in the majority andN there is no question of hefinal outcome. M. , The radicals, if became known late tonight.1 niade their first at tempt to defeat or postpone settle- . ment of ihe strike by introduction today of a motion to take the mat ter from the hands of the .general committee and submit it tothe lo ' cals of .the organization for a refer endum vote. This motion was voted , ,; down and is believed to demonstrate , the strength of the Lewis-Green sup stcngth of the Levis-Green sup porters and , foreshadow acceptance of the presidcn's.plan wlieufit comes to a final vote. V The general committee of the, miners is composed ot j$4 interna tional and district officials and members of the organization's ex- ' ecutive board and scale committee. After the miners adjourned it was . reported that a big factor in the opposition to 'acceptance of the president's proposal was the belief on the part of many miners that it would ' requireanother session of the general convention of the United ' Mins Workers" to make valid an agreement to end the strike.: ' The - president's proposal, made public by Attorney General Palmer this afternoon, provides for. resump- tion of work by . the' miners at a , 14 per cent wage increase p'ending final settlement of the wage con troversy by a commission to be ap pointed by the president. This commission would include in its per sonnel one practical miner and one active mine owner or operator and would not only adjust the wage question as related to the increased cost of living, but would adjust coal prices to meet the wage ad- " : vance. without allowing too. great a burden to be placed upon the public The attorney general in . making public the president's proposal ': stated that it had been prepared by . the executive with a view to appeal- . ing to the miners generally through out the country. However, he said, before it was made public. Acting President . Lewis, and Secretary (Contlnned Psre TwHf, Coiama, Thno.) , WhiteHouse Tells World Coal Minersi Accept Wilson Plan ! , . v , . .. The entire country as well as " Omahawas cheered yesterday after- noon by the information given out " from the White - House, that the coal strike Jiad been settled. This statement Svas made from the 1 White House upon the receipt bv President Wilson of the following telegram front- Attorney General Palmer, who is at Indianapolis: , "Statements will be given out at -2-20 central time. Contempt pro ceedings have been continued fof one week. . Miners have agreed .to president's plan." x This announcement earn' jutt at ' press time and correcticr was too late for insertion in the afternoon ' ' edition. v - T,