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RIEF ERIG HT REEZY BITS OF NEWS JILTED COCKNEY MAIDS SEEKING LOVE POTIONS. London, Dec. 10. "Jilted girls in London are seeking love potions, preferably 'dragon's blood,' the war having revived superstition to a re markable degree," says Mr. Edward Lovett, the famous authority on folk lore. . On two occasions after he had given a lecture on superstition a number of ladies of good social posi tion had called or written to him for "dragon's blood" as a love potion. Tormentil root is greatly sought after by jilted girls who cannot af ford to invest in "dragon's blood." In all the poorer parts of London he found people wearing blue, white or yellow bead necklets under their clothing as a charm against illness. These beads are never taken off until the string has rotted, when the beads ire rethreaded and worn again. Mr. Lovett tells of a case where a baby suffering from whooping cough was given tip by the doctor. The mother then tried the charm of tak ir.g a hair from the back of the child's head, placing it between bread and butter, then giving itv to the first dog she saw -on opening the door next morning. The child sur prised the doctor by recovering. Calves' teeth are often bought in London as a charm against -tooth trouble. - , j 'THE VELVET HAMMER" LOCAL CELEBRITIES DONE IN VERSE ON EDITORIAL PAGE. KIDNAPED IN PAJAMAS, WAKES IN GIRLS' DORM. Denver, Colo., Dec. 10. Joe Hen ry, popular sophomore at Denver university, disclaims any "Vanishing Bill" Carlisle ambitions, but he has experienced the thrill of escaping from a packing box similar1" to the one in which the notorious train rob ber made his escape from the Raw lins state penitentiary, not, however, v.ithout the assistance of some of the fair co-eds at Denver university. Delivery of a huge box at the girls' dormitory of the university, uldressed to one of the 10O odd co eds there, created great excitement and mystery. When the girls suc ceeded in opening the box they dis covered Henry within dressed in pa jamas. The sophomore declares he was "Udnaped" while sleeping in his quarters and was as much bewild ered as the girls .when he was taken from the box. The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 151. , E'ttfri u iMtud-eliu nitter May 2, ISM. tt Oadli P. 0. dw set f Mrek 3. 1179. OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919. By Mall (I liv). Dally, ts.00: Sunday. I2.S0; Dally and Saa., St.OO; outelda Nt. aottaM antra. TWO. CENTS. THE WEATHER: ' Cloudy and warmer Thursday; Friday unsettled, possibly snow. , Tlourly toaiparatorvat ' 5 an ,. IS . at IS , 7 , m 14 ft. ai 14 . m 1 It a. m ,.10 11 m. . 1! Noon 1 P- p. 3 p. P. p. p. 1 P. P. Indicated below aero. mm jvuUuv -1CLOVEN HOOFED MONSTER, NOT DEVIL, PURSUES MAN. Port Elizabeth, Dec. 10 The head of the local museum here has re ceived information from a Mr. Le page who was in charge of railway construction in the Belgian Congo of an exciting adventure last month. While Lepage was hunting one day in October he came upon an extra ordinary monster which charged at him. Lepage fired but was forced to flee, with the monster in chase. The animal before long gave up the chase, and Lepage was able to examine it through his binoculars. The animal, he says, was about 24 reet in length,with a long pointed Snout adorned with tusks like horns find a short horn above the nostrils. The front feet were like those, of a horse and the . hind hoofs were cloven. There- was a scaly hump on the monster's" shoulders. "GREAT WHITE WAY "IS ORDERED DARKENED. " New York, Dec. 10. New York's "Great White Way" was darkened Wednesday night under the menace of a heavy fine or prison sentences for violators of the fuel conserva tion orders. Its department stores and other "retail establishments had finished a shortened day's business by light of a strictly restricted num ber of electric lamps. It had, how ever, been spared the enforcement of the, three-day week rule applying to the supply of power to manufac turing enterprises and the prospect of extensive unemployment v from t this cause, and the 4 o'clock closing rule for offices in order to spare light 'was far from generally ob served. PRINCE OF WALES MEMBER OF CLUB AT PRINCETON. Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec 10. It has been learned that one of the associa tions formed by the prince of Wales while in this country was with the celebrated Cap and Gown club of Princeton university. Albert Ed ' ward is an honorary member of the undergraduate organization, having joined it just before he started fcflt mmax. v William H. English, jr., oi Brook lyn, a Princeton man, who served on the Washington reception-committee, introduced the prince to the Cap and Gown club. OMAHA DIVORCEE WEDS A CHINAMAH. -'CH, Hem, a Chinaman of Omaha, 28 years old, was united in marriage in Council Bluffs yesterday after noon to Mrs. Evelyn Bock, aged 21, also of Omaha. The couple went to Council Bluffs after dinner for the reason that Hem is a waiter in an Omaha chop suey restaurant. They . were married by Justice G. G. Baird, and immediately returned to Omaha. Mrs. Hem said she was divorced in Omaha a year ago. BURBANK TO PERFECT FOOD FOR SILK WORMS. Santa P.osa, Cal., Dec. 10. Luther Rurbank, noted as the originator of new plant types, has enteied into a . contract with G. Imai, one of the leading silk producers of Japan, to perfect a mulberry tree superior to that in most general use for feeding silk worms, it became known Wednesday. ' MEXICAN SENATE PASSES BULL FIGHTING BILL. Mexico City, Dec 10. The senate .. Wednesday by a vote of 39 to 9 passed the bill restoring bull fight ing. The chamber of deputies passed the bill several days ago. It will now go to the president for ap . froval. .. . WELCOMES ATTACK OF- ; MONEY AGAINST LABOR. London, Dec. 10. Arthur Hender. on in a speech declared that ''if Lloytl George is going to lead a joint attack of all money interests sgainst labor it will be welcomed." V -.' ... - G. O P. CONVENTION TO MEET IN CHICAGO JUNE 8; COMMITTEES ARE NAMED Radical Innovations in Conduct of National Campaign Decided Upon by Republican Executives at Quad- . rennial Meeting in . Washington Wednesday Governor McKelvie of Nebraska Makes Rousing Speech Which Is Highly Acclaimed Party Cam paign Contributions Limited to $1,000 R. B. Howell of Omaha on Two Committees. By E. C. SNYDER, Special Correspondent of The Bee. Washington, Dec. 10. With Chicago selected as the place for holding the national republican convention, at which time, in all human probability, the next president of the United States will be nominated, and June 8 as the time, the national republican committee demonstrated today that it had the power to function flawlessly in the expedition which characterized all its movements. Radical innovations in the conduct of the national cam paign were,, decided upon by the executive committee, and adopted by the republican national committee at its quad rennial meeting in the new Willard hotel today To Harmaniz Partir ' V A "l 1 ...... " Kiirani iuiiwuLi.ee iu l nrwl rnriin -mm Awrwr STUBBORN F'lGHT AGAINST CHICAGO Washington, Dec. 10. On the roll call for selection of a cite for the 1920 convention nf the na tional republican party, Chicago mustered 4 votes to nine tor St. Louis, whose boosters had made a stubborn fight for theJ honor. ASDury jfarK, JN. J., and Chey enne. Wvo.. made bids fnr th convention, but withdrew before the voting. St Louis received the votes of Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Okla homa, Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri and Hawaii. Among the radical innovations decided unnn hv the execufiv committee and adopted by the. national committee was one nominating Tuesday as conven tion opening day. In the past Wednesday has always been the uuy iixcu oy inc conunmce to begin work on planning policies emu vauuiuaics lui a twilling tion. Creation of two new denart. ments of nartv organization to deal respectively with policies ana general party weuare was au .i i v monzcu. committee frame in advance the arrangements for the national convention will be appointed by the executive commit tee, it was decided. Other action will be the appointment of a gen eral advisory committee, to harmon ize all the elements of the party. A "platform and policy" commit tee of 12 members of the executive committee and 25 others, including women, to pass on the policies con cerning the problems of labor and agriculture and . other industries. These persons will spend the next six months in study of the para mount questions of the day and in gathering a mass of material for presentation at the national con vention. Twelve national committeemen will make the advisory committee along with eight other persons, both men and women, representing all shades of opinion in he party. The work of this eommittee will be ad visory and conciliatory. ' ; Rosewater Has Place of Honor. Republicans from all - over the United States had a part in the gen eral love feast which the open ses sion of the committee proved to be. In addition to the national commit teemen there were present a large number of state chairmen, editors of republican newspapers and five of the six living ex-national chair men, including Victor Rosewater of The Bee; Frank Hitchcock, W. R. Willcox, Senator New and Charles D. Hilles, who were given com manding seats facing the audience that overflowed from the Red par lor of the hotel into the promenade beyond. There were a host of wom en present to show their interest in the coming campaign. Previous to the main business, which brought the committee to Washington, that of naming a place and time for holding the conven tion, the meeting was given- a rare opportunity of hearing the issues of the coming campaign discussed by two governors, McKelvie of Nebraska,-and Sprout of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Medill McCormick, who made a stirring speech for the women. McKelvie Given Ovation. One of the ablest speeches of the morning session was made by Ne braska's governor and the-reception he received at the hands of the wonderfully sympathetic audience warmed the cockles of the hearts of the Nebraskans present, including the entire ' republican delegation in the house from "the state. National Chairman Howell and State Chair man Devoe. Governor . McKelvie burrowed right into the hearts, of the audience when he said in his breezy western way that Nebraska had been recent ly redeemed from eight years oH democratic rule and so thoroughly satisfied were the people with the change "that they are praying for a closed season on democrats so that the party may not become wholly extinct." - The remark hit the bull's eye and thereafter the governor was given the closest-possible attention, and at the conclusion of his address, which showed careful and. conscientious preparation, he was accorded an Ovation. "You have some governor out there in the prairie country," said an eastern newspaper man, and that seemed to be the consensus of opinion. t Governor's Address. Governor McKelvie said in part: "The republican party is con fronted with a great responsibility even before its representatives are placed in positions of authority. It should be the purpose of the party, as it has been in the past, to. deal in conditions as they are, to anticipate the needs of the future, and to apply only criticism that is just and found ed upon fact. , ' "The issue is clearly defined and the word that typifies it is upon the lips of every true republican. It is 'Americanism,' and this means. ev erything for which the word stands. The republican party does not claim any virtue that it does not earn, but it is only fair to include among these unswerving fidelity to our national principles and traditions. V "The farmer is the keystone to the (Continued Page Tw, Coloma Three.) Cold Wave Breaks In Nebraska and All The Western States A break in the cold wave that covered most of the country west of the Mississippi river came late Wednesday. Some moderation was reported except east of the Missis sippi, where the cold wave was se vere, and in the northern : plain states. The temperature in Omoha early yesterday touched 16 degrees below zero, breaking records of 15 years for this time of year, but rose stead ily during the day, reaching zero at noon and 8 above at 5 p. m. Denver showed the - greatest change from f2 below to 50 above. White River and Winnipeg, where temperatures of 44 below zero were reached, still showed 10 and 16 be low? Unseasonable weather with heavy snow prevails on the north Pacific coast. Except for the northwest and the eastern half of the country, gen erally rising temperatures, accom panied by unsettled weather, was predicted for Thursday and Friday in the mountain, plains, southwest and central states. In Chicago 7 degrees above zero was reached at 9. p. m., as compared with 8 below in the morning. U. P. Places Embargo . On Freight in Wyoming Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 10. An embargo on all freight except coal which would have to pass through Wyoming has been ordered by the Union Pacific railroad on ac count of the snow blockade 60 miles each side of Laramie and continued blizzards in that state. Six shovv plows are working and as soon as. the tracks are cleared the embargo will be lifted. Bill Approved Provides p Penny Drop Letter Rate Washington, Dec" 10.-A senate postofnee subcommittee has ap proved a bill providing for a drop letter rate of one cent an ounce. The Postoffice department endorsed the measure. ' Imperator to Sail. New York, Dec. 10.--Orders to is sue clearance papers to the former German liner Imperator, now under control of the Cunard line, were re ceived by Collector" of the Port Newton. The ship was to have sailed at noon, but was held on charges that she had a greater supply of bunker coal on board than her per mits called for HOPE TO DESTROY ONLY OASIS IN NORTH AMERICA Inter-Church Persons Fear Cuba Will Become Too Popular Among Thirsty Sports. New. York, Dec. 10. A campaign to prevent Cuba from becoming "the Monte Carlo of the western world and the oasis of the North American Sahara," was launched to day by the interchurch movement of North America. English speaking residents of Cuba are ready to contribute $100,- 000 for the campaign, according to Guy S. Inman, secretary of the in terdenominational committee of the churches, in co-operation with Latin American church organizations throughout the United States which will be asked to assist. Good Time Predicted. "There is a very definite attempt being made," said Dr. Inman, "to make Cuba, particularly Havana, the Monte Carlo of the westernworld. The winter season in Cuba generally is gay, but this year efforts will be made to add new attractions. Horse racing and other forms of gambling and worse will be in full blast. "As Christians we cannot get away from our duty to intervene." "Boys" Ask for Passports. Dr. Inman said that 86,000 Amer icans had applied4o the State depart ment for passports for Cuba for the winter season, and that by January 1 the number would exceed 100,000. Denial that the island was becom ing a Monte Carlo was made today by Leopold Dolse, Cuban consul general at New York. He said there were no plans on foot to legalize roulette or other games that feature Monte Carlo. . "Racing is attracting many Amer icans to Havana this season as usual," he said. "There is betting on the horses, as there is, in New York City, with this difference: In Cuba the government protects the bettors. In New York the man who wins has no redress if the person with whom he laid the wager fails to pay. ' - ' Buying Drinks It Legal. "And it is legal in Cuba for one to buy a cocktail. In New York, accord ing to the papers, you sometimes can buy a drink, but it is not legal. "I have never heard of any Eng lish speaking residents of the island objecting to racing and cocktails. If they should raise any fund at all, in this connection, it would probably be for more of the same. 1 4,000 LEGIONERS RESENT 'INSULT' OF WAR SECRETARY Want Murderous Aliens De ported and Demand Answer From Hitchcock. Lincoln. Dec. 10. (Special Tele gram.) The following letter to all Nebraska congressmen, and to Sena tors Hitchcock and Norris in partic ular, was endorsed and given out by the state executive committee of the Nebraska American Legion in ses sion here today: "In our Nebraska state convention held in Omaha last month certain measures were advocated and mem bers of congress from the state of Nebraska were requested to express their opinions concerning them. Senators Gilbert M. Hitchcock and George W. Norris and Congressman W. E. Andrews did not consider the request of 14,000 ex-service men in the state of enough consequence to even reply. The executive commit tee of the Nebraska American Le gion hjslieves the following matter of prime importance necessitating immediate action: - "The deportation of aliens who are members,-of organizations that aim to overthrow the government. Demand Deportation. "The murder of four of -our com rades at Centralia, Wash., stirred the country for a day. The state of Washington, through the attorney general, asked for deportation of 14 I. W. W. who were aliens, but the Department of Labor refused. The letter of the attorney general de manding a reconsideration of this refusal is conclusive evidence and au thority for such deportation. We request every member of the Ne braska congressional delegation to read this letter and t6 demand action accordingly. It is reported by the Centralia post of the Legion that the L W, W. have raised $100,000 for defense of these murderers and al ready have obtained a change of venue. An Insulting Reply. "We believe that action on this matter should be taken at once. We further believe that much of the defiance now exhibited toward gov ernmental authority may be directly traced to leniency shown by the gov ernment in dealing with alien en emies, slackers and conscientious objectors during the war. We have called upon the secretary of war Jor an explanation regarding the release of conscientious objectors. The two line reply from his private secre ( Continued on Fas Two. Column Two.) Close Dutch Frontier. The Hague, Holland. Dec. 10. The German Dutch frontier has been closed to civilians, EXPECT COAL SUPPLYHERE IN TEN DAYS In Meantime, Says Fuel Ad ministration, -Omaha's Re serve Is at Lowest Point and Conservation Must. Continue. WILL HASTEN RELfEF AS FAST AS POSSIBLE City Has Only Five Days' Coal Ahead Street Car Service Not to Be Cut Cold Snap Broke Record of Years. On the coldest day of this season, and the' coldest December day for many years, Omaha yesterday re ceived the comforting news that the coal strike had been called off by the committee in conference at Indianapolis. - Omaha's surplus of coal, accord ing to the terminal coal committee, is nearing the vanishing point and strict conservation must - be ob served for a while, even in view of the prospective1 normal resumption of coal production? Cars to Continue. The end of the coal strike came on the day when R. A. Leussler, general manager of the street rail way company, had announced that he feared a total suspension of street car service. ' Following announcement of the end of the strike he said that the company will -be able to operate on the present 50 per cent basis until more coal is received. Anticipating the question that is in minds of Omahans at this time, "when will restrictions be lifted?" the ccal committee yesterday stated that a steadily decreasing surplus of coal in Omaha on account of re duction in receipts and an increased demand, due to the extreme cold weather, brought this city face to face with a situation more serious than the committee believes the Laverage Omahan has realized. Will Hasten Relief. The coal committee indicated that it will seek to relieve industries as quickly as possible,, but had nothing definite to offer on this subjectjast night. The members said they would be guided from day to day by the actual amount of coal in the ter minals. The committee emphasizeed the fact, as claimed, that yesterday there were only 402 cars of coal here, only one-fifth of the normal supply on hand at this time of the year. It was also stated that the average daily production of the Rock Springs and Sheridan mines in Wyoming, under ordinary condi tions, has been 650 cars a day, whereas during the last week these mines have been producing only 25 cars of coal a day. Since the coal stringency began November - 1 Omaha looked to Wyoming for most of its coal and for a while the supply from those districts was com paratively liberal, but during the last few weeks the receipts have gradually been reduced. Expect Coal in 10 Days. J. E. Davidson, of the coal com mittee, said he believed most of the industries now being operated under restricted conditions can keep open for a week and he believes that coa! should begin coming to Omaha in quantities within ten days. Mr. Davidson expressed his belief that Omaha was facing a serious situa tion, just at the time when favorable news was received from Indiana polis. - - Coal Committee's Statement. H. L. Snyder, acting chairman of the terminal coal committee, com menting yesterday on the Omaha situation, said: ' "Since the- coal restrictions were started, there has not been a home in Omaha that has not been pro vided with coal, if the supply on hand was not more than 500 pounds. The real crisis here will be during the next few days. If the Rock Springs mines in southern Wyo ming would have been in normal operation during the last week, 1960 cars would have been produced, whereas the average daily output of these mines since last Wednesday has been 25 cars. "We must understand that most of the normal supply of these mines is sent to Nebraska and much to Omaha. The Sheridan mines, in northern Wyoming, with a normal production of 300 cars a day, are practically closed. The amount t coal received here during the last 24 hours is. not comparable with ; the amount consumed. Omaha is now running on a margin of about five (Continued on Pago Two, Column Six.) Rear Guard of U. S. Peace - Delegates on Way Home Brest, Dec. 10. Frank L. Polk, American under-secretary of state; General Tasker H. Bliss and Henry White, the last of the American peace delegates remaining in France, arrived here Wednesday morning. They immediately boarded the transport America on which they will sail for the United States. nw THEATERS HOPE FOR PERMISSION TO OPEN TONIGHT Association Bitterly Scores Fuel Administrator for "Discrimination." Although a telegram stating that Fuel . Administrator Garfield had notified local coal committees to re scind the order closing theaters was received by the Omaha film board yesterday, theaters and moving pic ture houses in greater Omaha and Council Bluffs were, with one ex ception, dark last night. The exception .was the Roper the ater in Council Bluffs, which opened at 7. Lights in the rotunda of the ..theater were dimmed, however. Other managers of Council Bluffs theaters, who asserted their inten tion to open during a meeting of the Allied Amusement association yes terday in Omaha, did not open last night, but declared they would open today. Official Order Not Here. The terminal fuel committee at a late hour last night reported that no message ordering the rescinding of the theater closing order had "been .received. Omaha managers sent several telegrams to Washington to ascertain whether Dx. Garfield had actually rescinded the closing order. Omaha theater managers ex pressed the hope that a message verifying the telegram received yes terday would be received today in time to permit theaters to open to night. H. B. Watts, manager of the Strand, said he would have his the ater in shape to open tonight, and would heat it without using coal. During the closed period the Rialto theater has been redecorated and will be ready to open tonight, ac cording to Manager Thomas. Paul LeMarquand, manager of the Empress, asserted that he was against any part time opening of the theaters now that the strike is settled. "Unless we can open at the same hours as before we don't want to open," he said. Open Saturday, Anyway. Manager Johnson, of the Gayety, predicted that all theater would be open by Friday or Saturday night "The terminal coal committee has asked us to meet them Friday after noon, and I believe they will tell us to open, whether Garfield has is sued an order or not," he said. Managers point out that they were the first to close and suffered more (Conttnned on Pae Two, Column FIto.) DEAD GIRL AND . INSENSIBLE MAN FOUND IN AUTO Columbus, Neb., Face to Face With Strange Mystery That Baffles Authorities. Columbus, Neb., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Stella Uryasz, 22 years old, daughter ofPeJer Uryasz, 2909 Ninth street, was found dead in a Ford sedan belonging to Cam Tins ley, a traveling salesman, at 8 o'clock this morning. With her in the car was Tinsley, unconscious and ap parently in a dying condition. He is still unconscious, but ap parently will recover, and an inquest will be held as soon as he is able to testify. The mother of the dead girl says that her daughter came in the house about 11 o'clock to see what time it was and then went back to the car, which, was standing in front of the house, first telling the mother not to lock the door, as she would be back in a few minutes. Father Comes Home. At 4 o'clock in the morning the father, coming home from his work, noticed that a car stood ' south of the house with the engine running. He thought nothing of this and went into his home and to bed. About 7:30 the mother got up and saw the car standing in the street with the engine still running. She went out to see what was the mat ter and, peering in through the cur tains, saw the girl lying in one corner of the back seat, while Mr. Tinsley occupied the same position in the other corner. . Shi tried to arouse them,' but failed, and then summoned some of the neighbors. The" girl and man were carried into the house and Dr. Carroll Evans summoned. Girl Pronounced Dead. Dr. Carroll pronounced the girl dead, but the man was breathing, and was given treatment and taken at once to a hospital. 1 The body of the young woman was taken to the Gass undertaking parlors by order of County Attorney Walter, where an inquest will be held, probably tomorrow., , ., Mr. Tinsley is about 40 years of age and has a daughter 10 years old. He formerly lived at 210 -West Six teenth street, where his wife died about a year ago. He has been making his home at the Thurston. 'Won't Advise Liberals To Organize New Party St. Lours, Dec. 10. The political procedure committee will not rec ommend that the national confer ence of liberals, in'session here or ganize a new political party. .This was announced here late Thursday by D. H. Carroll, of Minor. N. D.. chairman of the .corjimittcc, : ' y PROPOSAL OF PRESIDENT BASIS OF AGREEMENT IfJ BITTERLY WAGED FIGHT Miners' Executives at 3 P. M. Wednesday, Voted to Ac cept Wilson's Plan, Which Provides That Men Shall Return to Work at Once at an Increase of 14 Per Cent in Wages and That a Commission of . Three Persons Be Appointed to Investigate and Determine Within 60 Days, If Possible, a Basis for a New Wage Agreement , Indianapolis, Dec. 10. The coal miners strike is ended. With but one dissenting vote the general committee of the United Mine Workers of" America this afternoon voted to accept President Wilson's proposal for immediate return -to work pending final settlement of their wage controversy with operators by a commission to be appointed by him. Telegrams were sent tonight to the 4,000 locals of the union by International officials,' instructing the men to re turn to work immediately. --Additional instructions will be sent out tomorrow morning. Operators tonight predicted full resumption of opera tions Friday and shipment of coal from the mines beginning Monday morning. Miners, .ooerators and sovernment officials alike .were highly gratified MINERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK BY EXECUTIVE HEADS Indianapolis, Dec. 10. -After adjourning of the coal strike con ference, telegrams were sent to all local unions, instructing the miners to return to work immedi ately. The telegram follows: "Conference of all district rep resentatives United Mine Work ers of America decided today to accept proposition submitted by President Wilson providing for immediate increase of 14 per cent on mining prices, day work and dead work and appointment of commission to decide upon our I demands for further increase in -wages and settlement of other 'questions in dispute. In view of this decision all United Mine Workers are instructed and di rected" to resume work immedi ately. Circular ; containing full instructions and further explana tions follow. (Signed) "JOHN L. LEWIS, "Acting President." , "WILLIAM GREEN, "Secretary-Treasurer." Order "Flying Parson". To Prove His Charges Of Pilots Using Booze Washington, Dec. 10. Lieut. Bel vin W. Maynard has been ordered to -report Monday to Major General Menoher, director of military aero nautics, to explain the statement at tribuatei to him by the Anti-Saloon League of America with refer ence to the use of alcoholic liquor by army air service pilots. Sacramento, Dec. 10. "Lieutenant Maynard's statement is absolutely untrue, positively ridiculous, unwar ranted and exceedingly unsports manlike," Major Robertson said. Capt. T. S. Yoi, adjutant at Ma ther field, said the men from Mather who met death were known not to be users of intoxicants and Captain Lowell Smith, who bettered May nard's elapsed time in the race said: "Landing at various controls across the country I had occasion to see practically every man in the race and I saw nothing to warrant Maynard's statement." Lincoln Admirers of Pershing Organize to Make Him President Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 10. A state organization intended to bring for ward General Pershing- as a candi date for the republican nomination for president was created here at a meeting of 200 admirers and former neighbors of the general. Resolutions were adopted declar ing the nation needs a man of hij type of mind and training as presi dent of the United States in the re construction work ahead. The meet ing pledged its efforts to secure Ne braska's 16 votes for him at the r; publican national convention. General Pershing is expected to arrive, in Lincoln the 23d of this month to remain several days with his son and sisters. Pilgrims Want Liquor. Boston Dec. 10. Fourteen of IS cities in Massachusetts which voted on the liquor question Tuesday fa vored license, according to returns announced. Melrose was the only city to retain its dry standing. A week ago 20 cities in the state voted in favor of license. '. ' Expect Flu Again London, . Dec. 10. Influenza microbes have a regular program bv which they recur in cycles of. 33 weeks, according to the medical re search committee.' The next call is expected in Jsntury and February, it is said. over the settlement and all sides ap peared confident of a final satisfac tory settlement of the fight by the commission. , Action Ends Tieup. ; The action today en,ds a tieup ol the soft coal industry of more than five weeks duration and which was more far-reaching in its effects than any other in the history of the coun-' try. As a result of the strike, the country was fast approaching a shut down of industry and widespread suffering among its 100,000,000 in habitants. , , , The decision came after many ' hours of debate, in which, the rad ical element made incendiary speech es against operators and others in terested in settlement of the strike and forva time threatened to defeat . "efforts, to settle the strike at this time. The conservative element, ie6 by Acting President John L, Lewis and Secretary Treasurer William Green, gained control of the situa tion this morning and succeeded in putting down practically all oppos sition by the time the question came to a vote. Concession to Radicals." One concession was made to the , radicals, The convention agreed to the calling of a general convention of the miners at a future date, at which time the action of, and reasons for th general committee will be fully explained.' The opponents of acceptance of the president's plan made their fight principally on the theory that only a general conveft tion of the mine workers had power to call off the strike. Members of the general committee tonight steadfastly refused to make public the name of the delegate who cast the one dissenting vote. Two statements were given out following adjournment of the con ference by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, who first submitted the president's proposal to Acting" President Lewis and Secretary Treasurer Green at a conference in Washington last Saturday and came to Indianapolis Monday to await the outcome of consideration of the plan -by the miner's general' committee. Mr. Paimer's first statement ex pressed his gratification at the de cision of the miners and compli mented Mr. Lewis and Mr. Green jor their wise and patriotic action." The statement follows: ; Palmer's Statement ' "The coal strike is settled as the government wanted it settled. When Messrs. Lewis and Green came to see me Saturday, I restated what the government's position had been frotrrthe beginning and insisted up on their acquiescence. They finally agreed to it. They have now per suaded the officers of their organ ization that the situation- calls for compliance with the court's order and the government's wishes and I' am certain that all the miners in the country will cheerfully agree in the decision of their leaders. .11 desire to publicly commend the wise and patriotic action 1 of " Mr. N Lewis, .Mr. Green and their asso ciates. I am, of course, gratified at the .outcome, which is one the entire country will approve. Min ing will be fully resumed ar once, the danger of distress and nffr I ing during the winter is passed, the auiuoruy oi me government has been recognized and upheld,. th su premacy of the law has been estab lished, and a precedent of incalcul-. able value has - been set for the peaceful, orderly and lawful adjust ment of industrial. disputes." Supplemental Statement,4 A supplemental statement issued byJPalmer this evening follows: ' ' The miners at their meeting this afternoon accepted the president's proposal exactly as.written and I un derstand the operators' committee have announced their acceptance of it. It provides for the immediate re sumption of operations in all dis tricts upon the basis which obtained in October 31. 1919, except as to wages, which are to be 14 per cent higher than at that date. -This means .that the men shall be taken back to work in all mines, in the oa Mtions and upon the terms of their (I'ontlauH on Pif Tn, Column Out,)
