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.-,.) -I'm- !i ; uw rf- Th Omaha H Daily Bee nr 1 r VOL. 50 NO. 102. ki J Newspaper j UnionBtiys Paper Mills Omaha Becomes Executive Headquarters of $3,000,000 Corporation Manufactur ing Book Stock. H.H.Fish Heads Loncem Through the purchase yesterday of the paper and pulp mills of the Menasha , Paper Co., Ladysmith, Wis., by the Western Newspaper union. Omaha becomes the execu tive' headquarter of a new $3,00,000 corporation, and, tor the first time in its history, tbe headquarters and home office of one of the largest book paper mills in the west. When paper became so scarce and difficult to obtain a few months ago, II. II. Fish, president of the West ern Newspaper Union, determined that the solution of the problem of getting sufficient paper to serve cus tomers of the Western. . Newspaper 'Union jobbing branches 'was to ac quire paper quills to be owned and ufperated by his company. A care ful survey of the field was made to select a mill that should be best suited as to product and most con venient as to location. ' Following this survey, two months ago negotiations were begun with the Menasha Paper Co., for the purchal of its book paper mills lo cated at and contiguous to Lady- smith, Wis, These negotiations were consummated yesterday at Mil waukee in the sale of all property of the Menasha Paper Co., to a subsidiary company of the Western Newspaper Union, which has been organized as the Great Western jCo. The consideration is re V reported to be in excess of VjOO.000. f ! Move Headquarters Here. Officers of . the Great Western Paper Co. are: H. H. Fish, president; 1. B. Jones, vice president; C L. Farnsworth. secretary-treasurer; H airy ? Ballou, general manager, yGeorge S. Johnson, sales manager. HeretDfore executive headquarters of the Menasha Paper Co. have been" located at the principal mill,. Lady smith, Wis., and general sales office's have been maintained in Chicago. Both these offices have been discon tinued and combined at Omaha headquarters. The mills will be op erated under the direction of the Omaha officials, and the sales or- 1 ionization will be 1 in charge of George S. Johnson, who will also continue as director of sales for ah ; the jobbing, branches of the Western j Newspaper union.' ' , Harry Ballou, general manager in charge of operation, has been the operating; head of the mi'ls for sev eral years, and will continue wtth trie new company in a more responsible capacity, fterbert n. rub, jr., will be assistant general manager of the mill properties. Mr. Fish. jr.. is a former Omaha boy, who has been tor the past year manager. of the Buffalo office of the Western News paper union. - Property Is Extensive. The property acquired by 'the Great Western Paper company in this purchase is extensive and valu able. It consists of a paper mill with three modern paper-making machines, t sulphite pulp plant and groundwood plant at Ladysmith; '' H,oiitlnoa en Page Two, Column Two ) Bandifs Take $50,000 From California Bank: President "Wounded Oakland, Cal.', Oct. 13. Four heavily armed bandits held up the Bank of Alamedu county at Alvara do today, shot and seriously wound ed' August H. May, president of the institution, and escaped with $50,000. The sheriffs of Alameda and an adjacent county immediately organ ized posses to search for the ban dits, who escaped in a waiting auto mobile, which, police said, had been stolen, froth town near Alvarado. After shooting May twic, two ot the robbers'araggcd.him ini a vault .k..a mn rmnlni-M and one woman had been; forced. TTTcy then shut the vault door, but did not lock it. scooped tip $50,000 in currency and .walked quietly out of, the bank td their automobile awaiting them with the engine running. Sister of Omaha Woman Dies Ini New York Hospital Mrs. Charktte " MacArthur, 55, died October 7, at a hospital in New York, where she has been ill for some time. - . Mrs. Mc Arthur was a sister of Mrs. A. T. Sigwartt wife of Police Sergeant Sigwart. She was born m Omaha and lived here for 30 years. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. P. Terkerl son. 1113 South Sixth street, Omaha. Funeral will be held at St. Philo ' mena's church, the time not yet de termined. , i Funeral Services of Jacob; Denton Held at Los Angeles '-Los Angeles, Oct. 13.-Funeral services fo Jacob Charles Denton, whose bodv was found buried in the cellar of his home here Sep tember 23, were held today. In at-'.- tendance were Mrs. Sapah Denton " prinniY Art., his divorced Wife. nit thir .daughter. Frances, of Phoenix. The body was kept at an under t.: ahi;clifriYt aftir the fu- LciltliiJl uju...... - - - - eral, at the direction of the district attorney Office, whicins investigat es the alleged murder of Denton. NotcJ Evanseffst Dies. Birmingham, England, Oct. 13. Charlet- McCallon Alexander, an evangelist known throughout the world, died -.iddenty today. He was bom in 186? fit Maryyitle, Jenn, . , - -, ... tutwH aa'M-CUM M(ttr Oaaha P. 0. UaaV Act at Heads Omaha Concern Which Buys Big Paper Mills in Wisconsin Ex-Premier WillTake Up Irish Fight II. H. Asquith Gathering Anti-Government Forces for Attack on "Scandals of British" in Parliament. By JOHN STEELE. Chlcnco Tribune-Omaha Bm Cable. Copyright, JU20. London, Oct. 13. Ht H. Asquith, former premier of Great Britain, is preparing' to rally all the anti-gov- efnment forces to take part in the fight in parliament as soon ap it opens, over the scandal of British government in' Ireland. He has been collecting information and he told me this morning that he has a damn ing indictment of the utter break down of the government, and the discipline of the army. He will fire his first gun m a speech on Ireland, which he will make at New Castle on Saturday. . v It js possible that the Irish ques tion may give Asquith an oppor tunity to return to power. I he old liberals, all of labor, and many of the tories are disgusted with the present policy of the government and " might' be induced to form a coalition for the purpose, of settling the Irish difficulty.- - , . A chart in the archives of k the British secret service shows the ramifications of the red propaganda over .western Europe from head quarters in Berlin and also shows the connections of the reds with revolu tionary movements in Ireland and in other parts of the British empire. The head centers on Victor Kopp, who handles 'funds from Russia and also organizes propaganda through newspapers and agents operating from New York and other subcen ters. A prominent feature of Kopp's work is 'the distribution of arms for revolutionary movements, as well as the organization of at espionage system. Most of the lines lead to various points onthe continent of Europe, but the most interesting is one that leads through Chatterton HiH-, a renegade Englishman, now a' resi dent of Berlin; through a Mrs. Lin coln, who is said to be either British or American, and then through rans to three memoers of the inner Sinn Fein circle in Ireland. -It is be-. lieved that a great deal of money! iias ueru scut iu ircianu over ims route, though, of course, this, cannot be proved. , , financial Situation In Cuba Not Alarming Washington, Oct. 13. Financial conditions in Cuba are riot consid ered serious by officials of the De partment of Commerce, who said that the government's action in de claring a moratorium was neces sary to protect responsible traders during the present slump m bus iness. Uver-speculation, the drop in sugar prices and the general excite ment incident to ' the' Coming' elec tion, are ascribed . by . omcials here as the causes of the financial flurry. .terms ot' the moratorium, as re ported to the ' department, provide that dratts, notes . and bills ot ex change and other documents of cred it which become due before Decem ber 1, will nofbe collectible before that date. Payment of transferable mortgage credits or deeds of trust also is postponed 'to. December 1. French Beauty Kills Self As Her Jewels Were Stolen V! By 1'tiWeraal Service. ' Paris, Oct. 13. Robbed , by her fiance of jewels valued at more than $100,000, Mile. Soubeyran, the famous French beaflty, has com mitted suicide by opening the veins inthe wrist. She left a note which said: "Life without my jewels is worth less;" .... The robbery took' place late, in September. 4 -' ' Harding Is Challenged To Debate on League Issue New York, Oct. 13. On behalf of Governor Cox, Senator Pat Har rison of Mississippi issued a formal challenge to Senator Harding to meet the democratic presidential candidate in joint debate on the sub ject of the league of nations. , Revolution Unverified. Washington, Oct 13. Recent re ports oj a revolutionary outbreak in the vicinity of Sail Cristobal, Vene zuela, have not been verified, ae-V'-rdinj? to . advices ..reaching the State department, Mty M, IN, at Mink 3. Il7t. Witness In Cole Trial Is Missing XriitaiAolmita anf "Pi til lartrtn Detective to "Whom Alleged siayer Maae rirsi con fession Are Unknown. Feeling Is Running High St. Paul, Neb., Oct. 13. (Special.) The whereabouts of H. S. Payne, Pinkerton detective, to whom Alson B. Cole is alleged to have made his original confession in Omaha in 1917 of the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt, and who is one of the main witnesses of the state, are unknown, according to County Attorney Charles Dobry of Howard county. The absence of Payne at the new trial granted to Cole, by decision of Judge Woodfough yesterday would seriously handicap the prosecution, it is said. ''I don't know where Payne is or how to get in touch with him,1" Coun ty Attorney Dobry stated this morn ing. "We have all of our other wit nesses in reach." Trial Next Month. Cole's trial may take place next month. "We have a jury impaneled for November 22," said Dobry this morning. "We might use it for the Cole trial. I am not certain as to this, however." 1 The county attorney stated that he is awaiting word from tne state officials in regaM to the new trial. No word has been received yet in regard to it, he said. "The people of the county feel pretty incensed that a new trial should have, been ordere.d," said the county attorney.- ' Public Feeling High". "Cole had a fair trial here and the people don't like the idea of "trying h jm again." ' Feeling against Cole ' and Allen V. Grammer, . son-in-law , of Mrs. Vogt, who have been snatched from the death chair 13 times by. court orders and the governor's actipn, runs high in Howard county,! ac cording to County Attorney ,D6bry. "I do not, however, anticipate any attempts at violence when Cole 'is brought here for trial," said the county attorney. . . - '' 1 Change of Venue to Be Sought for Cole Lincoln, Oct.' vl3. (Secial.'j Alson B. Colej to whom a new trial was granted 1 by Federal Judge Woodrough yesterday, will not be taken to Upward county prior to the trial. It is' probable that a change of venue will be sought, according to J. M. Priest, attorney for Cole. "All we asK is a fair deal," said Priest. . Governor McKelvie is undecided what shall hp done withAllen V. Grammer, who was I sentenced to, die with Cole. The governor said that Grammer would probably be needed as a witness at the Cole trial and that in this case the execution will be postponed. , Last-Minute, Reprieve Saves Two Chicago Men .From Gallows Chicago, Oct. 13. Onlv two but of eight men originally sentenced to be hanged in Cook cohaty tomor row morning will die on the gal lows at the appointed hohr, as the result of 'two eleventh hour re prieves granted by Governor Low den. The others have been saved bj reprieves, commutations and writs of supersedas. . . ' The latest reprieves, granted were to Arthur Haensel, convu-ied of wife murder, and -Nicholas Vana, sen fenced for the murder of a saloon keeper. The two who will face the executioneer are: John Henry Reese, negro, convicted of wife murder, and Frank Cartipone. found guilty of killing a saloonkeeper . Vana and Haensel will be h3nged November 19. unless further action is taken by Governor Lcwden. American Legion Guests , Of North Platte Paper North Platte. Neb.. Oct. 13. (Spe cial Telegram.) Four hundred members of the American Legion were the guests of the Telegraph, a newspaper, at a barbecue in the canyons south of town. Music was furnished by the Chambervof Com merce band and the evening was spent in stunts and boxing matchces. Rev. Roland Macintosh, late com mandant of the Legion, who wijl leave this city on account of his health, was presented with gold cuff links. Several. local firms donated lumber and fruit. Delegations from adjoining towns attended Discover Bomb -in Plant Of Newspaper in Oregon North Bend. Ore.. Oct. 13.-What rFrank S. Cameroa believes was an attempt to demolish the plant of his weekly newspaper, the Sunday Morning Bee of this town, became known here today. . Cameron, who lives in the building the newspaper occupies delivered to local officers a large jar oHlled with dynamite and with a partly burned fuse attached, which he said he tound in the base ment of the building yesterday. Yprk Pioneer Dies. York, Neb;, Oct. 13. (Special Telegram.) Dana H. Michener died of heart disease here; He was 66 and had been a resident of. York county more than 30 years and a resident of this city for the last 10 years, - , . . . OMAHA; THURSDAY, Woman Election Judge Refuses to Register Members of Own Sex Chicago, Oct.. 13. One of the pracyict judges of election who re fused to record, registration of the young yr" . udents of the Three Ar0' .erday was a womanv . . " - (i. -aider tlie gins ot .1 -v. ,.ts club eligible to .ie saia, aaang tnai tne iavs tn her nnrirrstand- tcnded suffrage rights only V: ine election commission an nounced, that the students would be granted special registration and the precinct officials were called on for an 'explanation. Pollard Urges Friends to Vote For McKelvie Governor Addresses Meetings At Weeping Water and Louisville on His Execu tive Stewardship. Louisville, Neb., Oct. 13. (Spe cial Telegram) Governor S. R. Mc Kelvie gave an account of his execu tive stewardship during the last two years to a gatheringxof 100 people this afternoon in the city hall, where he was1 introduced by C. G. May field." The governor was accom panied by , Ernest M. Pollard, who spoke at the meeting at Wteping VVater earlier in the afternoon and also here. At Weeping Water where the attendance was 300, the governor was introduced by J. M. Teegarden. J At both meetings Mr. Pollard stated that while he was in the field against McKeltie last spring for the gubernatorial nomination, he was now out . for the governor in his candidacy . for re-election, adding that most of the attacks oh the gov ernor's record have been unfair. ' Pollard for McKelvie. "T5he governor has been honest and active and I would rather have an5 active governor than one ' who is a do-nothing," said Mr. Pollard "A governor who does things always 4raws the, fire of 'the opposition." Mr. Pollard urged the voters to diamine carefully the record of the democraticlnational administration. "Some or my"frien'ds have been out of patience with me because they have not known the truth," said the governor. "Some would have you believe ihat there has been a whole sale release of prisoners from the state penitentiary. ' "We may have made some mis takes," he declared, referring to the Kirk case, "but you kipw that Kirk is back in the penitentiary, and that has nearly ruined the democratic campaign. We tried to rectify that mistake.," - 1 Opposes Socialistic Program. The Governor expressed his oppo sition to, the, socialist program of state ownership of industries, and challenged his democratic opponents jto state specifically where and how they would reduce taxation, as prom ised by them. He asserted that the per capita cost of state government is now the lowest in the history of Nebraska, Explaining the apparent high cost of the state government during the last biennium, he said: "If you, want permanent and progressive improve ments j-ou must spend money to ob tain them." "If I am re-elected we are going to continue-raising money for the new state capitol, but the details of the construction wilL be decided later," was another statement. The governor announced that he was for law enforcement, adding that there has been some criticism on account of strict law enforcement under his administration. Will Enforce Laws. "A prominent man ,in a certain locality told me that the people of his community were liberal and did not look kindly on a too rigid en forcement of certain laws," he said. "I knew that he was referring to the prohibitory laws. He wanted pro tection for bootleggers, and I told him that a governor who would per mit the violation of one law would do the same with Other laws." The governor stated that there seems to be general confidence in the election of the republican na tional ticket and he expressed the belief that there will be many straight republican votes cast in Ne braska, next month. . The governor will speak today as follows: Papillion, 10 a. m.; Gretna, 2 p. m.; Yutan, 4 p. m.; Wahoo, 8 p. m. ' Joint Celebration Is Planned at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 13. (Special). A joint celebration of Armistice day and the observance of the ter centennial of the landing of the Pil grim Fathers was decided upon at a meeting of committees represent ing the Chamber of Commerce, American i Legion, Rotary and Le gion club. A tentative program has been arranged, whjch includes a bas ket dinner, athletic sports and a tercentennial pageant at Athletic park in the evening. Polk Man Is Killed in Fall From Load of Hay Yordk, Neb.. Oct. 13. (Special Telegram.) Hugo Flodman, whose home is at Polk, fell from a load of hay on his head and shdnlders breaking his back in the fourth and fifth vertebrae. He was brought to the York college. Charges Not Sustained. Washington, Qct. 13. Charges of irregularity in the award of $2,200. 000 to the Standard Steel Car Co., in settling'and cancelling war con tracts are not sustained, says a re port of a special committee of in vestigation appointed by Secretary Baker, made public at the .War de partment, , N OCTOBER 14, 120. ; : ' The Cry ' , ' Indications Point to Coolidge Yictory in Hoosier State Democratic Party tin Indiana JFar From Solid Unit On League Issue Plenty of Ticket Scratching s- On Both Sides in Prospect. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leaied Wire. Indianapolis, Oct. 13. Political prognostication is .a hazardous undertaking for if there is anything more uncertain than .the weather it is politics and particularly hazard ous in Indiana, the grand old pivotal state of the electoral college. Thus prefacing my remarks with an alibi, I boldly opine that Hard ing and Coolidg will carry Indiana on November 2 next. Perhaps 'not by tfye 100,000 plurality promised by the republican managers, but by 50, 000, if they realize reasonable expec tations. Governor Cox is going to run much better in Indiana than in any of the other states in the Lake Michigan group, but not well enough to land the Hoosier "electoral vote, in my opinion. Normally, neither party can count on any great numerical advantage of the other m Indiana. This year there bids fair to be a deal more ticket searching than usual, but the indications are that the democrats will sustain more losses from this source than the republicans. League Sentiment Strong. Cox is going to receive the votes of thousands of republicans in this state who are in favor of the United States accepting the president's league , of nations covenant. There is much more pro-league sentiment noticeable in Indiana , than in the other states of the group. I an told that all but two of the more important republican newspapers in the state have supported the cove nant, either with or without reserva- Price War in Water v Freight Rates Near Washington, Oct. 13. Chairman Benson of the shipping) board an nounced that American and foreign shipping lines had agreed to go the limit in reducing freight charges to meet the competition of the French line which has refused to enter . a conference iwth lines of other na tions for stabilizing rates. "War to the knife" will result, the chairman said, "unless the French line plays fairly, with the conference with lines of other na rates on the Atlantic." ' Action was taken on unanimous decisions of the conference to break rates, the chairmah explained, when the French notified brokers that it would take freight at rates under all the other lines. Both shipping board operators and private American owners are mem bers of the conference, the chairman said. , ' 1 May Test European Market. Fort Worth. Tex.. Oct. 13. A plan of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce to ship 15,000 bales of low grade cotton to European coun tries to test the market abroad was endorsed here bv Secretary Baker of the .Texas FarmeiV union By Mall (t rw). Inildt 4IB !. Dalhr Sunday, tt: Dally Oaly. : Saaia. M OutUda 4tk Zaaa (I yaar). Dally aaa taaaay, tit; Daily Oaly. til; Saadai Oaly. M Harding and " : ' -i 1 tions, from the start. The women also have been particularly active in contending for the Wilson covenant Pro-league sentiment is such a fac tor in the contest that the republican managers here have not relished such pronouncements against the covenant by Senator Harding as he delivered at Des Moines, feeling that he was only driving more Hoosfers into the arms of Gjx. Democrats Divided. On. the other hand, the democratic party in the state is far from a unit on the league of nations question. Democrats of Irish( German and Italian extraction, notably, are off the Jeffersonian reservation this year in Indiana, as elsewhere, and canvasses of democratic strong holds has disclosed a large propor tion of native soil democrats who intend to vote Tor Harding on the league "issue. A notable ' exception, however, is Indiananolis. wherft the democratic managers have formed an Irish-American Cox club of 3,500 members to demonstrate that the Irish are still loyal to the party. " The contest between Jim Watson and Tom Taggart for the senator ship is a "hoss race." It is a fore gone conclusion that Watson will run considerably behind Harding, and it would surprise no one if Tag gart should run ahead of Cox. If the republicans win the state by a fairly large plurality, Watson prob ably will be elected. It the repub lican margin is small, Watson may lose.. Four years ago, when Hughes carried the state by 7,000, Watson ran 6,000 behind, but beat Taggart by ,10,000, the democratic boss run ning 9,000 behind Wilson. CooKdge to Tour In . South the Coming Week New York, Oct. 13. Governor Coolidge, republican vice presiden tial candidate, will start from Wash ington October 17 on a tour of Ken tucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia ' and Maryland, ending at 2altimore October 24, it was an nounced at republican national head quarters here today. Governors Mor row of Kentucky and Lowden of Il linois and J.- E. Hedges of New York will go with Governor, Cool idge Senator Borah of Idaho will speak at Gary, Ind., October 19 and Peru, Ind., fOctober 20 and somewhere In Ohio October 21 and 22, it was an nounced. These dates wete . ar ranged after his conference with Colonel Miller, chairman of the re publican speakers' bureau for the eastern division. Wife of Secretary of Labor ' , Wilson Dies at Capital Elmira, N. Y, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Wil liam B. Wilson, wife of the secretary of labor, died at 2 o'clock this morn ing in Washington. D. C She was born in Blossburg, Pa., and the body is to be taken to that place for bur ial Sunday. 1 v Little Danger of 7 Coal Shortage During Winter Need of Open Cars Greatest Hindrance to v Production At Present Time, Op erators Say. New York, Oct 13. There will be no serious coal shortage in any part of the country this year, provided or dinary care is exercised by consum ers, it was predicted here today at the conference of the National Coal association, which comprises two- thirds of the bituminous coal produc ers of the United States. , The operators, however, declared that in order to keep the markets supplied, steady work at the mines and sufficient supply of railway cars also would be required. At this time, it was stated, bitu minous operators were getting only about to JU per cent 01 the open top cars needed. A' special committee, which has been working with various co-operative agencies' to prevent'a winter fuel shortage, reported that the Interstate Commerce commission, railways, big coal dealers and others, were co operating to increase production and improve transportation and distribu tion facilities. In order that the northwest may be protected, an emergency order, similar to that provided tor New England deliveries last year, has been applied; it was made kftown. The Interstate Commerce commis sion has requested the railways to move 4,000 cars of coal a day into that territory until December. These movements, it was said, are capable of putting into that section 200,000 tons of coal a day, but up to last week the railways fell short of the specified number of cars. The rail way men and Interstate Commerce commission then held a meeting and assurance was given that between now and December 1 -the. northwest will receive 4,000 cars of coal daily When the northwest is supplied, tne operators and railways will then be in a position to supply, other sec tions of the country before the ex treme cold weather begins;, it was said. The most serious shortage now Is inlhe middlewest. the operat ors said, but domestic consumers, through a systematic distribution, are getting enough coal to meet their de mands. Man Arrested in Brooklyn Held for Platinum Theft New York. Oct. 13. Herb Roth. alias Roddy Rodman, arrested in Brooklyn at the request of John Term, was held in $35,000 bail by a United States commissioner for ex amination in connection wifh thefts of $200,000 worth of platinum from the government during the war. ' The Weather Forecast! Possibly showers Thursday; cooler. Hourly temperatures: S m ie a. ni ..... 1 d. m t a. m. ...... S p. at. , 4 p. Mi. P. , 1 a. m. W a . n 11 t m. 11 10 a. m. .........14 11 a. m. !...? IS mourn wt.feaa.n 1 P. m. ....... ..IT 7j I THREE CENTS Farmers of U. S. Facing tcv Agricultural Committee Re ports Immediate Remedy .. Must Be Found to Relieve Price Situation. Reserve Board Scored Br The AiioeUtcd Prcu. Washington, Oct. 13. "General' bankruptcy and ruin arc inevitable," unless some immediate remedy is found to relieve the present price sit uation as it affects the farmer, says a report submitted to the agricul- , tural conference here today by a general committee appointed to study the situation. The cdmmittee blames the federal reserve system for 'present prices, charging that it "has arbitrarily with held from assisting the basic indus try of this country to maintain a level of prices that at least meet the cost of production." Declaring that the condition of, the mind of the farm population is "ominous," the committee says "this state of mind can only pe changed by a frank and fair attitude on, the oart of .those in authority the test of which can be only their acts." Wrong Policy Persued. The committee says "it is wrong as a matter of policy artificially to press down prices of commodities and it is particularly wrong to be gin with the raw commodities, for such a prograrn inevitably forces upon the producers the heaviest burden of reconstruction and, read justment." The report of the committee says the present situation was brought about by the following, official acts: "Restriction of credits. "Raising the rate of discount on farm products. "Discontinuance of the War Fi nance corporation. Score Reserve Board. "The statements given out by the secretary of the treasury, the gov ernor of the federal reserve board and the federal reserve banks have been construed to the effect that commodity prices, particularly the price of farm products, were too high and that a pre-war basis, or an ap proximation of a pre-war basis of prices must be reached within a short time. The consequent effect of these utterances upon the mem ber banks of the federal reserve sys tem and the banking industry of the country generally was to cause them . to withhold accommodations be cause of the. fear, that the security taken would fecessarily decline. "The action of the federal reserve board in counting the bonds held by member banks as part of the com mercial credit of the banks holding these bonds, thereby enormously decreased the power of such banks, to extend the needed credits to tbe agricultural interests in their re spective communities. "Your committee feels that the of ficials of the Treasury department and the federal reserve system have exceeded their authority when they publicly announced opinion as to prices of farm products which have resulted in disastrous price declines." The committee further reports that it is of the opinion "that the func (Continued on Pac Two. Column Three. V Cashier Is Shot as He Rings Bell to Warn People of Robbery; Winnipeg,-Man., Oct 13. Five masked man blew open the safe of the Union bank at Winkler, Man., at 3 a. m. today, and escaped with $19, 000, after shooting and wounding W." Graefer, who attempted to rouse the town by ringing the town fire bell. Posses are searching for the bandits. Claude Williams, a teller, who slept in the bank, was forced to open the vault. The bandits then tied him to his bed and carried him. bed and all, out of the building, where they left him -while they blew open the cash safe in the vault The $19,000 taken was all in cash. The telephone, telegraph and elec tric light cables in Winkler had all been cut before the robbery and it was several hours before the infor: ' mation of the robbery could be given to surrounding towns. It was believed the bandits es caped into North Dakota. Police said they believed the bandits also were engaged in whisky smuggling across the border near Hasket. Man Held for Peath Of His Infant Child San Francisco, Oct. 13. William Koleskt was booked at police head quarters last night on a charsra of murder in connection with the death of his 4 months old son. Both Koles ki and Mrs. Koleski, whom he married while in Siberia with the America niorces, said the child had been injured by a fall from a chair. Autopsy Surgeon Clark said the child's skull had been crushed In a manner impossible in such a fall. Luxemburg' Establishes , Representative in U. S. Washington, Oct 13. With the presentation of the credentials of Baron Dewlia to the State depart ment as the charge d' affaires of Luxemburg, the little independent -dutchy established its first diplo matic representative in the United States. Luxemburg is the 45th state now accredited in Washing ton.' Food Famine in Vilna. Warsaw, Oct. 13.Vilna and its suburbs are without foodstuffs nf any kind, according jo reports re ceived from there. All provision were consumed during the city's oc Lithuanians, the report! far, cupation oy tne ooisneviki and the Bankrup JL f) j! I 't, A..".1k,l,-.n-M-4 H--.4 -"'It-