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WOMAN CROSSES U. S.
TO SAVE "LOVE ARTIST."
w Lqs Angeles.'Dec. 14. The mys
tery woman who rushed across the
continent in an effort to save
-George A. Fox, convicted "love ar
Jtist" from San Quentin penitentiary,
-where he was taken yesterday, has
given her name as Mrs Catherine
Warner of New York. She refuses
to state whether the name is fic
titious. But she stated that she is
..socially prominent in the east, is of
an immensely wealthy family, and is
here to spend $100,000 in Fox' behalf
h necessary. She' said she had
'known Fox for years.
, Z Fox, who was removed to San
Quentin to serve his indeterminate
sentence for defrauding Mrs. Anna
G. Walters of $5,000 after making
love to her, did not have time to say
Kood-bye to his . wife and children.
."Mrs. Warner" was with him till he
ACCUSES AGED HUSBAND
OF TEMPTING VAMPIRES.
" New Orleans, La., Dec. 14. Flor
ence Stevinson, colored, who com
plained to Judge Andrew H. Wilson
of the juvenile court that her hus
band, Mitchell A. Stevinson, col
ored, was not supporting their eight
minor children, is under orders from
judge Wilson to stop her foolish
ress and treat the old man right and
rever insult him again by insinuate
iug that he so conducts h'mself as
to tempt the vampires. v
Stevinson- is 77 years old, ard the
insinuations that he was not con
ducting himself with dignity and
that he had been encouraging vam
pires irritated him profoundly. He
Jeclared his wife was at fault in not
making his home happy by granting
him all the privileges to -which he
"Was entitled as a good huband and j.
trie lather of her eight children.
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RUSH TO GET
CHRISTMAS
TRADE GOING
Stores, Factories andOffices
Will Open tot U.sual Time,
VVith Determination to Make
Up Lost Days. V
NO TIME IiTbEING ,
LOST IN' VAIN REGRETS
Two Veteran Engineers -Of
The U. P. Succumb While
Seated At The Thr&ttles
J. W. Coolidge of Council Bluffs ani William Bay of
Omaha, Give , Way, While Driving Fast Qverland
Trains Saturday, Laden' With Passengers Both
Are Now in St.. Joseph's Hospital. :
Employers and Clerks Pre
pared to Put Added Vim and
Vigor in Efforts to Recoup
Losses From Fuel Shortage.
URUGUAY BRIDES
GET $200 BON.TJS. '
i Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 14.-
' In order to stimulate marriages and
an increase in population-,- the Uru
guayan government has decided to
giye a dowry of-$200 to each'girl of
7 good character who Tnay decide to
marry.
' Uruguay, with a territory embrac
ing over 7,iw square miles, almost
all of which is highly fertile and
valuable, has a population of only
about 1,400,000, or less than 20 in
habitants to the square mile. The
republic has always made efforts to
attract immigratibn and has rendered
to newcomers whatever assistance
was possible. Up to the "outbreak of
the war its endeavors had been
qrowned with fair success. '
The war seriously checked the
growth of population, and the excess
of immigration over emigration has
dwindled to a point where it is of
little importance, i
"COME AND GET" ME,"
MISSING GIRL PHONES. '
' Scranton, Pa., Dec. 14. Pretty 16-
yea,r-oia, Margaret Hickel, who dis
appeared from her home in West
v Scranton -.in August, 1917, met her
parents in the Union station at
Washington, D. C. From the time
that, she disappeared after leaving
ttome to register is a student at Cen
; iral High school not one definite
clew to'' her whereabouts was re
eeived until she telephoned from the
national capital" to her mother.
nation-wide search for her had failed
to reveal a clew to her whereabouts
'This -is Margaret talking. . Please
come to Washington and get me,'
was. the message she telephoned,
uvercome by emotion the niothe
did not ask her any questions
'"Your father and I will tak&ah
next tram," she said. -
"It's Margaret;-! knew her voice
tire minu'.e. she spoke to me. said
tne happy mother. The parents found
'J)c daugnter in the Union station
Washington, under the care of the
travelers Atd organization.
RAID GAMBLING- DEN;
FIND TRUNK WITH $30,000,
11 ' : Denver,' Col., Dec. 14. Thirty
thousand dollars in gold and cur-
icncy. was discovered in a trunk fol
-lowing a raid upon a fan tan game,
made by Police Sergeant Barry ar.d
I'atroinien Koggie,- Andis. and Cal
laghan at 2017 Market street. Thir
ty-two Chinese and two Japanese
were arrested and brought to the
pwice station. . '
Two veteran -engineers of the
Union Pacific collapsed at the throt
tles of-their engines Saturday and
only by rare good fortune were pos
sible tragic accidents avettedN
' J. W. Coolidge, 61, of 24 South
Tiventy-second' - street, Council
Blurts, and William Bay, 58, of 3522
Reward street, lOmaha. both were
stricken of paralysis, the former
when the first section of the Over
land Ximited arrived at Valley, Neb.,
the latter in the ccVigesfed terminal
disfrict of Omaha near Fourteenth
street. Both are in critical condition
in St. Joseph hopital. ,' -
ine train wnicn v,ooxige
was
driving left the Omaha Union depot
early Saturday morning. Arriving
it Valley the' fireman noticed
Coolidge . was 1 insensible though
standing upright at the throttle. The
fireman brought the train to a
standstill, notified authorities and
had the stricken engineer taken from
the cab and given rnedicai aid.
1 BayAssists Coolidge.
Bay, who was in charge of tbe
second section of the limited, ar
rived in Valley shortly after Coolidge
wastaken from his cab and assisted
in securing aid for him, .
Bay continued his run to Grand
Island and took" charge of the Los
Angeles Limited, known as Noi 8.
ree tables and other tramhlincr
paraphernalia were seized by the Pv.Ko QL.,U D
police, as well as a trunk which litL-a-vaioci wUVlUU DC
erally was packed with gold and
srtver coins and bills of all denom
inations, lhe trunk -was taken to
tue vaults in the police station for
safekeeping by the police after- it
was learned that it was. crammed
with money.
STANDARD OIL MUST PAY
BOY OF $25,000.
Long Island Cijy, N. J., Doc. 14.
Arthur Riley, faur years oid, son of
-Mrs. tlinor Kiley of Astoria, Was
awarded a Verdict of $25,000 agafnst
the Standard Oil Company by a jury
n me supreme court, Long Island
City, before Justice Kappjr It is the
largest verdict ever given to a child
in this court. . -
The boy was borne into :ourt hv
lis mother with his right foot off
and his lett foot gone to the mstep.
He was run over by a," truck of the
Standard Oil company, loaded with
paint, in front of his home on Janu
ary 15 last.
RETURNED SOLDIER
TO WED STEPMOTHER.
Scrantori. Pa., Dec. 14. James
. aiguire, -'8 years old. returned sol
(jier, and his widowed step-mother,
Josephine Calguire, 24 years old, will
he niamcd. James will become step
father to four step-brothers and step
sisters. - '
CAN'T EXPORT BOOZE
AFTER JANUARY 16. ,
; Washington, v Dec. 14. Exporta
- tion of intoxicating liquors for bev
erage purposes will not be permitted
afte January 16 when the prohibi
tion amendment becomes effective,
according to the bureau of internal
levenue. The fact that spirits are
!ii transit in this country on that date
nr in warehouses at the port of ex
port, or on board ship in port will
rot be regarded as compliance with
the law. It must be actually outside
of the territory of the United States
on -January .14 the announcement
laid, ;
Industrial Omaha will emerge to
day from a two-week period of en
forced coma and become the busy,
bustling giant which has made the
city known as one of the best busi
ness places of the country.
Thousands of afarm clocks which
have been discarded for the past 14
days will iangle at early hour this
morning; scores ; hi long ' silent
whistles will join in the1 8 o'clock.
revelry, and surface car gongs will
join in the noise, for fuel conserva
tion restrictions, which " tightly
gripped the arteries of business life,
have ceased to exist.
'Judging from conversations with
employers and employes, industrial
Omaha will leap forward with added
vim, now that restrictions have been
removed. Employers are not count-K.
ing'the dollars lost by s shortened I
hours or complete closing down, but
:ir nlanninef rtn flnicliinor tti ctinrt- '
holiday season with a rush, making
tip for lost time. ' , - ,
No Sighs of Regret.
Employes as a whole will not sigh
with regret at the lengthened -hours,
and hundreds of employes Vrho have
been thrown out of emnlownent bv
the - closing down - of " industries - Los Angeles, Dee.-14.-r I aliv not
classed nonessential wiu return joy-1 g0,g to determine that thtr httl
Street car service this morning
will be nearly normal, according to
R. A. Leussler, general manager of granting Mrs. Edith Jane Hammer
This train reached Omaha Saturday
midnight.
. At Fourteenth streef the train
came to a jolting stop. Bay, feeling
the weakness coming on, closed his
throttle. The sudden stop "attracted
the attention of his firenian, who
caught the engineer as he toppled
over trt a taint. Bay was also taken
to St. Joseph hospital. -Bay
is one of the leading officers i
of the local chapteiof the Brother
hood of Railway Engineers. Both
tnen have been running trains in and
out of Omaha for the past quarter
of a century.
Misfortune Before.
Coolidge has been .the victim of
misfortune heretofore. About 30
years ago a son, Ralph, attempted to
board the father's eltgine at Colum
bus, Neb., before the locomotive had
come to a s,top and slipped and fell
beneath the wheels, losing both legs
Union Pacific officials "while de
ploring the collapse of two of the
best engineers on their , system are
thankful grave " accidents ' were
averted; Had not Bay shut off his
engine before he toppled over a col
lision would have resulted, they as
sert, "with great lossof life. '
It is thought Bay s condition was
brought about bv the shock of Cool-
idge's collapse.
INVESTIGATE
COAL STRIKE
AGREEMENT
Senate Sub-Committee Likely
to Call High Government
Officials to Explain Why
Plans of Garfield Set Aside:
Safe Crackers Pull Down
Curtains And Bore Into"
Safe on Cuming -Street
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Get $620 Cash and $350 Liberty Bonds While Hundreds
Pass Jepsen tore Near Twenty-Fifth Street
: Open Basement ' Window and Freezing Water
Place Time Near 8.
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EXPECT MOST MINERS-
BACK AT WORK TODAY
Restrictions Imposed on Use
of Fuel During Strike Grad
ually' Are Being Removed
Throughout Country.
Safe
SAYS FATHER OF ;
WIFE'S CHILD IS
I JAPANESE COOK
Judg Accepts Mother's JDenial
- and Grants Divorce
-i-, in Case. V
MOTHER ARRESTED
F0Rv MURDER OF
HER.YOUNG-'SON
Body of Child Washes Ashore,
Though Mother Said He'
- Had Been Kidnaped.
girl is not a Caucasian on such tes
tfraony," declared Judge Crail in
the traction comnanv. and-the com
pany will be prepared to arry the
thousands of employes to their
places of occupation without con
gestion. DepartnVent store .clerks
thousands of them---must be oa th?
job at 9 this morning, instead of 10,
the opening hour f6r all retail
stores during the period of fuel re
strictions. ' " ' -
Manufacturing establishments,
wholesale houses, commission
houses, laundries and other lik in
dustries which were running on re
stricted hours from 8 to 4 will re
turn to regular schedules this morn
ing. ,
" Offices and office buildings which
wer -restricted to the hours of 9i30
to 3:30, will open this morninz at
the "customary time. : '
I he film distributing business.
whicH has grown to enormous oro-
portions here, will again, swing back
to normal. Member of the- Omaha
film board threatened to remove
their branches from Omaha last
week, when all theaters were closed.
and business hours were limited to
8 to 4, making late shipments to
out-or-town theaters impossible.
Hanged, Gen. Harries
Tells Church People
a decree of divorce on the ground of
nonsupport.' The parentage of'the
girl, Marguerite Hammer, 8 years
old, was denied by the husband,
Richard Harber Hamner, a cement
contractor.
He alleged in his cross-complaint
that Marguerite s father was a Jap
anese cook in the employ of Mrs
Hamner's father, H.' Howard
formerly a contractor of this city.
The girl , was born several months
after Mr. Hamner married Miss
Howard, but the testimony showed
that Mr. Hamner lived with his
wife from May 3, 1909, the date of
their marriage, until they separated
March o, iyi8.
V Child in Court.
Marguerite was in court, a briglft,
well developed youngster. There
was no public . dispute over her
origin until Mrs. Hamner brought
suit for divorce, she said. Mrs.
Hamner, who emphatically denied
the Japanese. cook was the father of
her girl, testified that Mr. Hamner
told her his mother and sistervwere
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"He "Said if ! sued foj, divorce he
would make my family the sroats
He never said anything about , the
child until the divorce suit came
up," she testified. .K.
Mr. Hamner testified thathe told
his wife half his people were dark
and the other half light.
Examine Her Eyes.
I did that to protect my wife. I
Summit. N. T.. Dec. 14. The sign
ing of the armistice was orobablv the did not tell her I woufd make her
greatest of all blunders made by the family the goats. I did not want to
allies during the war. declared Mai
Gen. G. H. Harries, U. S. A., former
ly commander of the American
forces in Berlin, in an address before
the congregation of All Souls
church. -
"The feats of our army," he added,
were nullified bv those who had
other things to think about than
war." -v
What will' happen to the kaiser?"
some one inquired.
"I can tell vou what T think should
happen to him," General Harries re
plied. "I think he should be hanged."
Hughes and His Party
bring this matter into court: I
would rather suffer alone," he said.
An effort was made to show that
Marguerite has oblique eyes, is dark
and apparently of part Japanese
blood. The younger child, a boy,
is fair. Judge Crail held that it was
a serious matter, and while - Mar
guerite might bear a slight re
semblance to the-Mongoli. n race,
he would not put a brand on her
from the testimony adduced before
him. He gave the -custody of the
children to the mother, allowing tlie
father to ee them : at reasonable
times,
Atlantic City, itr j Dec 14.- The-
body of James M. Blake, jr., 6-year-
old son of a ealthy hilade'phta
insurance broker, V ho was declared
by his mother to have been kidnaped
last Friday night, -washed 'ashore at
Ventnor Sunday. Mrs. Blake has
b een placed under arrest..
Mother Arrested. -!' ,
Mrs. Blake, who on Friday night
crawled to the home . or Uenjamin
Fox in Ventnor, and tol-.i of being
attacked by two negroes who, later
beating her, robbed her of a hand
bag and then fled with-the boy, is
charged with the ynurder of v the
child. ' She was removed from the
Home of Mrs. A. G. Miller, in Vent
nor, today, to the Atlantic City hos
pital where she is guarded by a poc
liceman. She is said to be suffer
ing from a, nervous colla'pse.
The boy's body was found less
than five blocks from the pier in
Ventnor, where Airs. Blake's hand
bag was recoyered yesterday and
about the same distance from the
scene of the alleged' kidnapingr.
County Physician L. Ki Souder
performed an autopsy and pro
nounced death due to drowning. He
said it. had, not yet been decided
whether to hold an jnquesi.
There were no marks on the body
to indicate that the boy had been
killed before , he was thrown into
the water,' Dr. Souder said.
Mrs. Blake is said to have been
suffering from a nervous ailment
for a number of yars. The author
ities'said she has told many conflict
ing stories,' both before and-since
her arrest.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake have., been
estranged fot. some time. The bov
and a 10-year-old daughter had been
in the 'custody of their -father and
had been permitted to go out with
leir mother.
Washington,, Dec. 14. While re
laxation of restrictions on' the use
of bituminous coat continued today,
indicating governmental belief that
the strike crisis iry the industry has
passed, congressional investigation
began to bear upon the active par
ticipants in the settlement., The
appearance last night of Dr. H. A.
Garfield, whose resignation as fed
eral fueiadministrator was accepted
yesterday by President Wilson, be
fore the senate sub-committee in
vestigating the coal situation was
followed today by indications that
Attorney General Palmer and other
high officials would be called on
this week to explain why plans of
Dr. Garfield were set aside and a
compromise -Tiade with the miners'
union on a basis' which the formei
fuel administrator descried as
"contrary to fundamental principles
of government."
Men Sure to Go Back. '
Acting President Tohn"L Lewis
of the United Mine Workers ot
America, who is attending the labor
reconstruction conference here,, pre
dicted today that, bv Monday nitrht.
95 per cent of the miners would be
back to work,
"Though.it has been a difficult :
task-to reach-afr 'Of -trtrrTrreTrfn"Thc1
short time since the decision was
reached,"- he said, "it is certain that
they will go back.
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ncsincuons imposed on tne use
ot tuel during the strike" gradua'ly
are being remoed under the dis
cretionary authority to rescind such-
orders given the regional railroad
directors. YTh us the working week
will open tomorrow with a nearer
approach to a norma! industrial sit
uation man any week since .the
strike was made effective
crackers secured $620 cash
and $350 in Liberty bonds about
last night from Jensen Brothers'
grocery-store, 2502 Cuming street,
after boring the combination ot the
safe.
Fred Jepsen, one of the proprie
tors,; who lives above his place of
business, discovered the robbery at
10:30 last night when he entered the
store to' raise the window shades.
Jepsen found a back window lead-
injiito his basement had been
jimmied open by the burglars. Water
just beginning to freeze on the base
ment floor told Jepsen that the'win
dow had been open not mpresjhan
two or three hours.
The combination of the safe had:
been bored and the money and Lib
erty bonds-taken from a drawer in
side. The jimmy with which the
burglars had gained entrance had
been forgotten and lay on the floor
a few feet away.
Hundreds of persons passed tlfat
corner while the robbery ws being
committed.
Jepsen happened into the store
when he noticed the curtains on the
show windows drawn.
' Two unmasked negroes held' up
Ivq Schoenwald, Millard hotel, on
the corner of Twenty-fifth and
Cuming streets at 9:30 last night
and secured $45.itl cash from him,
Both-of the bandits had guns.
WHITE HOUSE
STATEMENT
IS GIVEN OUT
President Announces He Has
"No Compromise or Conces
sion of Any Kind in Mind'
on Settlement.
HOLDS REPUBLICANS
TO BLAME IN MATTER
ELDERLY SWAIN .
AND WIDOW DEAD
WITH JETS OPEN
Son of Woman Scouts Suicide
Theory and Alleges a
Accident.
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LABOR IS AGAIN
TRYING TO LINE
UP THE FARMERS
A: P. of LvOfficials Make An
other Effort to Affiliate With
Agriculturalists.
Noverbc
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Win nnt-in A..ctraiia1Secretary of War Baker
W III MIIM i
Back From canal zone
Melbourne. : Dec. 14. Virtually
omplcte election returns show that
the liberals and the. nationalist labor
party, who support the government,
have 'won 35 seats in the House of
epresentatives '.and the fanners
:rty, also -a supporter of lie gov
ernment pn some questions, 11 seats,
while the anti-Kovernmental factions
and the laborjtes have secured
only 24. ' V
William M. Hughes, the premier
seems to have been re-elected to the
House. ' : :
emperatures Moderate,-
Coal Supplies Increase
Spokane, Wash., Dec." Ii--Mod-
eratmg temperatures and "ncreased
supplies of coal, relieving iecent
suffering in considerable ' deorree
were reported from most points in
the Pacific northwest tonieht. Only.
one point, Walla Walla, Wash.,e- of the peace conference until Mon-
r -" - nv3iia . iujt morning. t
New York, Dec. 14. Secretary of
War Baker, accompanied by Gen
eral reyton u- March, chiet of staff,
returned today from the Panama
canal zone. They left for Washing-
ion soon alter landing. Secretary
of War Baker spoke withv enthusi
asm of improvements in orosrens
at the canal -zone. , ; ;.
"Porto Rico has advanced beyond
description,", he said.
German Reply to Last v '
"Allied Note Received
Paris," Dec. 14. The answer of
the German government to ,the
latest allied note reached the Ger
man delegation in Paris Sunday.
Because of the time needed for de
coding and translating the docu
ment, it is not likely to be presented
to General Secretary Paul Dutasta
Motion Picture Producer
And Party on Yacht
Safely Reach Harbor
Miami. Fla. Dec. 14. The vacht
Grey Duck, on which David WGrif
fith, motion picture producer, and a
party of 36 left here Wednesday, ar
rived late today at Nassau, Bahama,
islands, with .all onboacd safe, said
a radio message received at midnight
by the Miami Herald from Nassau. '
The yacht, which was four days
overdue on. her arrival at Nassau,
encountered , heavy, seas and mem
bers of the party had been without
food for three days. The messasre
said two passengers were, swept
overboard during the. voyage, but
were rescued.,
The message said the Grey Duck
almost capsized and the pilot was
injured and others on board were
forced to, take turns at the wheel
while, the little craft wallowed in the
sea. . , ,
' Although most of the power to
rescma tne various restrictions has
oeen placed in the hands of the re
gional directors; the railroad admin
istration is continuing to exercise a
supervisory control over bituminous
coal and coke. This has been made
necessary, not alone by the resigna
tion of Dr. "Garfield, but also bv the
resignations of Cyrus Guernsey, t,.
assistant to Dr. GarfiVlr! anH Inhl
A. Alport, chief, en
whom came back to Washinptnn
to serve with their chief when the
fuel administration was revived.
These resignations have oractiraliv
put an end-to the reinstituted activi
ties of the administration.
To Name Commission.
Appointment bv Prpci'H.Mif vv;tcn
of a commission to siinerspH Vh
fuel administration As expected this
week. No intimations of th ni-rcnn'
nel have been given in official quar
ters, though the basis decided upon
will make its composition . incluHp
one mine worker, one coal operator
and a representative of the public.
The three will have oower t re.
idiust wage scales, above the nrp.
ent advance of 14 per cent given the
miners, ii aesired, and also to ad
vance the selling price of coal.
I he scale committee of the op
erators of the Central competitive
field, it was learned today, probably j
win meet in Cleveland Wednesday
to consider their attitude toward the
siriKe settlement.
Grand Jury to Hear Cnarges.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. .'4. Plans
tor presenting to a spec;al federal
grand jury which convenes Wednes-
cay, charges of violation of the
i-cver iooa control act an anti
trust laws by coal mine operators
and miners are understood to have
been completed by Department of
,ustice officials here. No action is
expected to be taken bv the federal
court in connection with charges of
contempt of court against officials of
the mine workers for alleged viola
tion ot tne tederal court injunction
against the miiersl-strike.
' Walter Lacy, said to be 61 atf(l a
railroad carpenter, and Mrs. Hart, a
widow with a son, Carlos, were both
found dead atUO last night in the
woman s rooms in a rooming house
near Eighth street and Broadway,
Council -Bluffs, the rooms beine
tilled with gas flowing from the jets
of a heater, lhe man was sitting
in the kitchen, near the stove, and
tlie woman -was found on the floor
m the next .room. Both were dressed.
The son of the woman said Lacey
had been paying attentions to his
mother.- The rooms have . been
heated solely by the gas 'stove, and
it is believed that Laccytarted the
oiwic KU"1 UU II1CIT IMC ' JCia -TTT-lll. I CUSS
out tnrougn some accident. ' n is
thought the woman smelled the gas
and attempted to reach thestove,
collapsing in tlie middle of the floor.
Duke of GothaY Vaults
Forcibly Opened and
All Securities Removed
Berlin, Dec. , 14. The people's
commissioners of the free state of
Gotha have forcibly opened the
vaults belonging to the , duke of
Gotha and removed-all the securities
and other funds and deposited them
to the credit of the state.. The com
missioners demanded the keys from
the duke's lawyers, who refused to
surrender them, whereupon the com
missioners callefl on a locksmith,
who forced the doors. -
The episode may have an inter
national sequel, as the duke's roya!
.nglist relations are supposed to
have an interest in his estate. v
The reigning duke of Gotha is
the duke of Albany), who is a cousin
of King George of Great Britain. He
is British born and was a royal'duke
of Great Britain before he was de
prived in March of the present year
ot his British peerage by a king s
order-in-council.
Prior to the war the duke was an
honorary general in the British army
and, owing to his heritage, held
seat in the House of Lords. During
the war he served for some time in
Washington, Dec. 14. American
Federation-of Labor officials made
another effort today to establish re
lations with farmers' organizations,
the federation's "co-operation com
mittee," appointed at the Atlantic
City convention, meetinz here with
the representatives of several farm
ers' groups.
While.only one delegate from a
farm organization participated in the
federation's "reconstruction confer
ence," which opened yesterday, it
was understood the invitations, sent
by the -committee for today's meet
ing were more cordialjy received.
Federation officials declined to dis-
the cCiireWtlcr" t6"day; , Saying
that the committee would make a re
pot trtificeieeutiye "council of the
organization; r-" ;,- ;
Made Greater Progress. '
In view of the declaration of prin
ciples adopted by the conference
yesterday, it was generally believed
in labor quarters ithat the co-efpera-
rrad , made
Will Make No Move Whatso
ever to Relieve Situation
Engendered by Failure to -
Ratify Pact. ' '
Washington, Dec. H.-sPresient
Wilson today intervened in the peace
treaty dilemma with announcement
that he had "no compromise or con
cession of any kind in mind," would
make no move toward the treaty's
disposition, and would continue to
hold the republican members of the
senate responsible for results and
conditions attending delay. V
The president's position, regarded,
as peculiarly significant in view of
the recent discussion in the senate
ot a compromise, was set forth tn1
the following statement issued to
day from the White House.
'It was learned from the highest
authority at the executive pffices tot
day that the hope of the republicaa ,
leaders of the senate that the presi
dent would presently make some''
move which will relieve the situation '
with regard to the treaty, is entirely .
without foundation; he has no com- 5
promise or concession of any kind in
minrt tint intpnrtc inctfar ae'lt 1m
concerned, that the republican lead
ers of the senate of the treaty shall'
continue to bear the undivided te
soonsibility for the fate of lie
treaty and the present condition of
the world in consequence., of . that
tat." --'.--i. ; - . .. f r- '"'
Doesn't Change Situation.
The White;' House statemtat,cp? , ,
parently had no effect in changing
the . treaty situation. - Democratic '
leaders, indorsing the president's
views, declared that it did not pre- i
elude a senate compromise and
that compromise efforts would pro
ceed. Republican leaders reiterated ;
inn nnim t f f a jk rt H m A a
progress toward a common erountf that..the president was responsible
on which to meet the farmers' ren- I0' tn present status and , must
4
Uses Church Basement
. For His Bootlegging
- Dallas. Tex.. Dec. 14. Charted
by the police with conducting; a
"prosperous bootlegging business"
in the basement of one . of the
largest churches here, the ianitor of
the house of worship has suddenly
uepartca tor parts uuknown,
- . " ,
Searching Parties Look for
Men Who Shot Constables
Londcrrv. 'Ireland. Tier 1i
Searching parties are out looking for
inen wno near ujingloe shot and
wounded from ambush - four con
stables. ' z .
The constables jiad arrested two
Sinn Feiners and taken them to the
special criminal court at Letter-
Kenney, where they were remanded,
and were on their way to headquar
ters at Dungloe when a score of
concealed men opened fire on them
with pistols. Sergeant Farrell. one
of the principal witnesses against
the Sinn Feiners, was wounded in
lhe leg and Constable Cunan in the
head "and body., Inspector Wallace
and another constable also were
wounded. . Cunan's - condition is
grave.
.AT
Woman, Going to Face T
Murder Charge Killed
Chatham, Va., Dec. 14.Hurrying
lo.the county circuit court in ses
sion here to face trial for complicity
in 'the murcler of Chesley Neal, her
14-year-old daughters suitor. Mrs
Ludie Barrett. 36 years old, was run
downand ' killed by a fast south
bound southern train.
The accident occurred near Dry-
iorK, wnere tne woman lived, as sue
was making her way alone the
tracks to the wayside station Hear
:ng the warning blast and th
rumble of a freight she stepped from
one track "to another in the path of
thecxpress. the nose of which was
drowned. She was picked up with
nearly every bone broken.
Owjng to her death Lee Barrett,
her husband, won a new lease of
life for his case was continued until
the next term. ,
Arrested in Alleged
Act of Stealing Wateh
Arthur Belmout, 1 74 1 South
Twenty-seventh street, was arrested
last night and charged with larceny
from the person, when, according
to the police he tried to "lift" a
watch from Nathan White. - 316
South Thirteenth street. Customers
in White's store held Belmont until
the police arrived.-
. Three Ships Aground,
Vineyard Haven; Mass.. Dec. 14.
The shipping board steamers North
vind. Lake Crystal and Fairfield are
.-(ground as a Tesult of the heavy
fog over Vineyard sound. The ves
sels are coal-laden and are thought
to he bound for Boston frnm Nnr.
101K,
resentatives than has any previous
union group. . Organized labor was
declared by several spokesmen to be
anxious to get organized farmers in
the told for the campaign which
the workers plan to wage in the
forthcoming election.
In this connection, the statement
ma,de in the declaration adopted by
yesterday s conference, appealing to
"alF of those who contributed to so
ciety to unite in furtherance of the
principles," were explained today by
labor leaders to mean that organized
labor must be joined by the pro
ducing classes if its victory is to be
complete."
. Claim Problems Alike, a
'These leaders asserted that the
problems faced by orcanized la
bor are as much the problems of the
agriculturist class because they are
ootn political and economic.
Every pressure is being brought
to Dear on the farmer groups to line
ihefn up for labor's program, it was
indicated at federation of labor
headquarters. Efforts, it was said,
will be made to show the farmers
that -the conferences declaration
against radicalism means as much
to, the tiller of the soil as to the in
dustrial worker, and that the or
ganized aid of the country worker is
neeaea in tne tight agarist auto
cratic control and monopolistic
maneuvering of the nation's raw
supplies.
Olive Branch to Farmer.
The whole "platform" of yester
day s conference was understood to
have been drafted with.? view to
making it as acceptable "as possible
tn the farmers. It was the work of
the conservative element of hp
American Federation of LaW and
was understood to have been pre
pared under the personal direction
of Samuef Gompe's, president of the
lederation. tor the reastn it was
put out as a ieeler for the farmers,
Mr. Gonipers would ntrmit no
changes to be made m it bv the cnn'.
ference, according to authentic in-
fomiatlftn r i
While it was noted that a strong , ,De ne'. "sponsible" for tbe dead
sentiment tor some poht cal oartv
declaration permeated the general
conference yesterday, this as well as
the proposed endorsement of he
new labor party fell by the w.iyside,
because ofv the likelihood that it
'.votild be acceptable to few of th.
farmersi labor delegates sa.d.
make the first mve towards a sola
lion. , Senators hoping to kill the
treaty alone expressed satisfaction.
On one point only., apparently.
were all senate factions in harmonv
namely, that decisive action on '
the treaty probably would be de-'
ferred until next month, after the ;
proposed holiday recess of congress,
planned to end January 5. Senate
debate, probably centered ihmil .
Whit.e House statement, is expected
to be reopened tomorrow with fresh
vigor. The democratic compro
mise campaign "also is to be presTad.
according to Senator Hitchcock, of -Nebraska,
administration fcadpr hf -
unless some unexpected develop- "
jnent this week ensues, the leaders '
believe the finale cannot bev reached '
uniu next month. ; .
Senator Hitchcock, commenting
tonight on the White House state- '
ment, declared that the democrats -'
would continue efforts to rompro
.mise the reservations and that the -seriate
and not the president must
aCt first. 1 v
"The president says the whole
matter is in the ..hands of the senate
and I agree with him," said-Mr.
Hitchcock. "The president savs he.
has no compromise or concession to '
makft That is for the senate We '
:;re ready to negotiate at any tims
Mid will continue to seek a ccmptO- '
mise between the Lodgf. fcserv4-'.
lions and those offered la$t Novem- ,
bcr. ' . f . , t
Senator Hitchcock decided posi- 4
lively that the democrats'' never
would consent to ratification of the ;
treaty without the' feaguv ef-nations
end Mould not accept th plan of--
fered yesterday bv Serianr
republican, Pcnnsylv-ania, 'to ratify . 1
the peace terms and leave the league '
question for decision by'lhe voter. "
i-oage reserves Corr.ment.',
Senate Lodge of ! Masnai-finiti. ' ,
and other prominent republicans re 1 '
served public comment on flip WTn't
House statement, but. the renuhlinn-
viewpoint, indicated beyond doubt.;
k if ij Presiqeni must continue.
lock, and until he acts the.-treaty-must
remain at a standstill, probably .
until after January at least, i -
. senator JBorah. Idaho rmnKi;....
member of the forei
committee and prominent among the
treaty's implacable .foes, in a Mate
went tonight charged that large'
tuiancia' interests were engaged in
propaganda favoring a senate com-
Like Smokestack Hit Him the treaty and the leaW from be
ing passed on by the people "during
the ensuing presidential camnaitm
To the president's content;,. u
the senate majority is responsible
for conditions resulting from delay;
republican leaders pointed to thnh.
jections yesterday of Senator Hitch-
,'
Tells Police He Felt
James Bell. 2708 Erski ne itrppt
colored, was arrested last night
when Green Davenport, al
cred, 207 North Eleventh street.
identified him as one of two men
Who Coaxed him from his hnmp ;at.
uruay nignt and hit hnn on the head cock to the Knox resolution r,rrm.
wun something. ratification of thp tttJ .r7..
. ---- j imi
l dont know what it was, but
it felt like a smokestack." said
Davenport,
t.. n ..'.' J . .. .
urinon aiso saiii kpii
i rt .-. - -
I one oi ner husband s assulants.
as it would affect peace with
many and postponement of action n "
tne league.
lhe Knox. resolution, hich may"
