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2 ' . , . THE BEE: OMAHA', OCTOBEb I ... 1920. . McKelvie, Points To Pen to Prove Lavy Enf orcemen Enrollment In State Prison Nearly Double ynder.We ent Administration, Gov 1 ernor Says in Speech. . Governor Samuel R. icKelvie addressed the member of the Doug la County Republican club in the ball ropm of the Fontenelle last nightA Plans for the remaining weeks of the national and state cam paigna were announced. The 'governor reviewed various ohases of his administration in his nHrtrfc last tliffht. "That the laws of this state have fnllv and imoartiallv en forced," he said, "is indicated by the fact that there were 283 men in .the state penitentiary when I came into omce ana hi uro i , thi number had been increased to 525." Maiority Against League. ddclared that he be M Jn nonular government and hat h is willins to abide by its de He aid that a Lincoln man sept out 1,000 questionnaires on the league, of nations .and that of the first lot of 144 'answers reeeived 87 were unreservedly against the league. The Governor came into Omaha after a campaign autotrip between T.inrnln and rOmaha." He will re- Uia itinerarv tndav. Names of those who-wtl serve as chairmen oi commiupcs . vupg ramnaiffn to hesrin Monday' were an nounced bv Presdent ,Dana Van thisen of the club. v; i ' ' Sneakers and meetings. y Clinton Brome: registration, Amos Thomas country orecincts. meetings and or ganization, J. P. Palmer;, precinct organization. T. J. McGinre; mem bership, J. F. McDermott; literature, Anan Raymond: activities of women, Mrs. Lee Crosby: motor corps, G, L. DeLacy; group organization, Vir git Haggart t ,v . Plan Automobile Tour. A "flying squadron" of four auto mobiles, carrying speakers will start a tour of the county Monday, Chair man Brome announced. The num ber of automobiles is to be increased to 12 before the end of next week. Among the speakers will be: T; J. Mcuuire. Thomas Lynch. G. I De- Lacy, Hird Stryker, Clinton Brome, Amos .X nomas, Harry. Palmer, J. P. Palmer, Thomas F. Sheehan, Kalph Van ursdel. Dana Van Du senj Thomas Hdllister, Raymond Young and S. Arion (Lewis. Movie Musicians Seek Other Jobs Striking Players Get Out State Positions Both i idea .Wffl. f ing to Mediate. ,- The status of the musicians' ock " out from downtown motion picture theaters remains the, same as five weeks ago. ;.. ' t 'h . .. , ,. Many: of the musicians have taken up other lines of work because of the refusal 6f the theater managers to meet their demands, Ralph Kove sy, head of Omaha Musicians' asso ciation, said today. . i "'. - None of the"musicians is entirely out of work, Mr. Kpvesy added. "A good many of them are playing at dances througout the state and oth ers have gone to theaters in other cities," he said. " An offer of mediation between the musicians' association and ' the theater managers organization was accepted by both sides. . :- . " We will consider any bona fide offer that is wrthin the by-laws of the association? Mr. Kovesy de clared. : ' '' Harry Goldberg, chairman of the theater managers' association, said: "And we'll consider any bona fide 'proposition in writing from the mu sicians. .. . . - Officer Prominent In "Rum" Rebellion Held on Liquor Charge Marquette, Mich., Oct 14. John . E. Fillion, federal prohibition agent working under ' Group Chief Leo . J. Grove, , who made liquor seizures that resulted in the ; "rum rebel lion"' at Iron river early in the year, was arrested yesterday on a federal warrant, charging' him with malfeas ance iri office and illegal possession of Kquor. He'vfas arraigned- before United States-Commissioner H. B. Hatch and released on $2,000 bonds. Fillion's " arrest ' followed state ments said titave;-been made by Anton Varda tof ; Hurley, Wis., that Fillion was one of ,44 whisky run ners who attempted to smuggle thousands of dollars worth of liqu or into Hurley from Milwaukee with 22 automobiles, five of which were captured. Varda, whose companion, John Mitchell, was killed in an attempt to evade capture by- Grove's men, charges Filhon "double-crossed" the whisky runners by leading them into the group of federal agents camped on the road near Hurley waiting the arrival of the caravan, . Funeral Services of Jacob Denton Held at Los Angeles Los 'Angeles, Oct 14. Funeral ' services for Jacob Charles Denton, whose body -was found buried in the cellar of his home here' Sep tember :23, were held today. In at tendance were Mrs. Sarah . Denton of Phoenix,.Ariz., his divorced wife, and their . daughter, . Frances, of ' Phoenix. ' The body was kept at an under taking establishment ' after the fu neral, at the direction of the district attorney's office, which is investigat 1 ing the alleged murder of Denton. ' Cotton Embargo lifted. Dallas Tot,' Oct 14. Embargoes against cotton shipments on Texas lines of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad' have been lifted, J. F OsSorne, divisional freight agent Ug-htUnr Fttmree Grande TOeo rrio Co., formerly Burges8-Graden Co. Adv. , 4 i -I i. . i ! i. ' . i I II III II. I I Husbands and Wives Attend Night .School - J mmm ' Above: Mr. and Mrs. James Haltuii. v Below: .Mr- and Mrs. Charles LubanskL Substantial increases in enroll ment were shown at the American- ration schools of the city last night. Gains were reoorted from all four of the night "schools. I he opening enrollment at the Comenius school, which is located in the heart of. the Bohemian dis trict, was boosted from 64 to 100. Mrs. Ella B. White says that when the classes get well under way hus- band-and-wife attendance, will be-: come popular. Already a number of couples are enrolled, including Mr. and Mrs. James Haluza, 2216 South Twelfth street, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lubanski, 2108 Elmtfeet s A meeting of the republican coun ty central committee will be held this evening in the downtown head quarters at 1014 .Harney street to discuss plans for obtaining a com plete registration of republican vot ers. W. G. Ure, county chairman, urges a tun attendance or tne- com mittee, .. . '. v The . county .. central .committee will work in conjunction with a spe cial committee representing the Douglas County Republican club. Amos Thomas is chairman of that committee. . ,. .. ' A tabulation; of the registrations to date In theTirst, Second, Fourth, Sixth . and Seventh wards shows a tottl of 9,003 republican men, .3,334 republican women, 6,806 democratic m.en and 2,222 democratic women. Don't fofget that October 22 will be the last date on which it will be possible to register for the Novem ber election. Ralpff C Coad, R. J. Madden, Harrv Easton. J. H. Hanley, John H. Hopkins, J. J. Shannon, John Cutneht and Leo Bozel e have called a meeting of young democrats for tonight m the rathskellar ot tne Henshaw. It is proposed to organ ize a club. Robert Smith, candidate for re election as clerk, of the district court has been complimented over his new eamnaiim card, which Dears on tne reverse side the names of all of the county candidates. ' a Robert W. Patrick, who is m the M 4 . 1 race tor re-eiection as municipal judge, enjoys a joke about his age. Two Murderers In Chicago Executed Six Others Sentenced to Die Today Escape Gallows by . Means of Reprieves. Chicago, Oct. 14. Two of eight men j originally sentenced to ne hanged at the Cook county jail to day were executed at 8:31 o'cldck this morning. Thev were Frank Campione, mem ber of the Cardinelli "murder trust," charged with six murders and a hah hundred robberies, , and jonn nenry Reese, negro, convicted of murder ing his wife with a hatchet The six who escaped the noose all of them convicted of murder were eliminated, one by one,, by re prieves, stays and commutations, as the result of desperate, last minute jegal efforts. Campione Collapses. The hanging of Reese and Cam pione was- witnoui inciaeiu, uiuubii Campione was assisted to the gal lows in a frenzy of terror and moaned with fright until. the quick drop silenced his cries. I , Reese, who protessea reuRiuus covpral '(lav a s-o. walked to the Vcaffold unassisted and faced the group of witnesses calmly. Campione, with Nicholas .Viana. had been corvicted of the murder of Andrew P. Bowman, saloonkeeper. during a holdup June Z4J.Wiy. ai t hough, policeconnected them with many other (crimes. z . , ; Police Chief Angered. The band was headed by Sam Cardinelli. also implicated m the lawman murder and likwie sen tenced to hang to:ly, but for whom commutation ot sentence was ob tained. " ' . . , The wholesale deferring of execu tions led Chief of Pbhee Gainty to protest that action ci the courts and the board of pardons virtually con stitutes "an invitation to gunmen tQ goNback to their, professions." An Ohio inventor lubricant for automobile springs consists of an oil that penetrates between the leaves and removes rust and dirti leaving' a film of graphite behind. . Over the Political Fence The total enrollment of the public evening schools on Wednesday night was a4, as compared with 044 on Monday night, when these schools were opened for the season. The detailed enrollment was. . Mon. Wed. High School , or Commerce .212 souta mgh iHcivool Comenius Kellom Train West Side ..2(3 .. 4 .. 8 .. 15 .. 22- Totl, 7i The. superintendent of schools wishes . to emphasize the fact that elementary and high school night classes are maintained at the, South High school. . He states that he defies the years by keeping young m spirit He al lows anyone three guesses on his age. " And, by the by, he and Charles L. Saunders, republican candidate for state senator, are Neactly the same age. Their next birthday an niversary will be on December 22. Judge Patrick is a native son "of Omaha. He is also exalted ruler of the Elks of Nebraska. . - Next Monday night the three gu bernatorial candidates. Gov. S. R. McKelvie, John H. Morehead and Arthur G. Wray.'will appear before the Woman's club at Grand Island m a three-cornered political bout John G. Maher, prominent vif democratic affairs in Nebraska for a quarter of a century and now op posing the WUson league of nations-, was here this yeek "on business and politics," as he expressed it He Stated that he has started 60 Ameri can Independence clubs throughoutf weDrasKa. ine slogan of these clubs Js: "No entangling alliances with any foreign nations." Adam McMullen of Beatrice, who was a candidate for the republican gubernatorial nomination last spring, stated this morning while in Omaha, that he will begin a speaking tjur thtough. Lancaster county next Sat urday in behalf of the state ticket s ' "Gage county will go enthusiastic ally for Harding and Coolidge," he said. ' "We have a fine. Harding club in Beatrice." Mr. McMullen will' speak through the state, under the direction of the republican state committee. Revolt Rumor in China Unfounded President of Republic Does Not Refer to Change in Message to Wilson. Washington, Oct 14. Rumors in Shanghai that the Peking govern ment had been overthrown are be lieved by officials here to be dis posed of by a message received today at the White House from President Hsu Shih Chang, president of the Chinese republic The message was dated at Peking yesterday and was in reply to one of congratulation re cently sent by the president" on the occasion, of the Chinese national an niversary. The cablegram follows!-1' ' "Your congratulations on the oc casion of our national anniversary have been the ' source of greatest gratification. May I thank you and through yon the people of the United States of America in the name of the Chinese people for your unfailingly kindlyvthought of us and say how happy we have been made by recent reports that your health has been restored and that you will .continue to watch over and actively assist all those humanitarian oroiects which have justly givenyour name such I imperishable tame in our country. President of Amherst College to Speak in Omaha . George D. Olds, dean and acting president of Amherst college, Am herst, Mass., will arrive in Omaha Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. and will speak before a gathering of Amherst alumni at the University club in the evening. ! I , - tfenderJeliciohshQrtbnad, with just the right richness LORNAD0ONE Biscuit City. "Highjacked" In Gas Plant Deal, Zimmaii'Asserts Commissioner Supports R. B. Howell In Advance of Rates Butler Opposes Service ; Charge.." ; ', Municipal ownership was the sub ject of the debate at the open forum meeting at the Labor Temple last night" ' ' ' - Lower rater-and thet abolition of the service . charge should both be. Provided, Commissioner Dan " B. utler declared in speaking of the gas plant - He said r that' the pas plant under municipal ownership should brine in a total revenue of $380,000 a y?ar, taking 1919 expendi tures as a basis. i- R. B. Howell, general manager of the gas plant, asked Commissioner Butler if he was taking into consid cration the yicreased cost the city is paying for coal, coke and oil. Mr. Butler replied that his figures were based on last year s operation. Mr. HoSvell produced figures to show that more coal, coke and oil is used this year at a cost 10 to 15 per cent higher. ' V Commissioner Harry B. Zimman supported Mr. Howell's advance, in rates. He -declared tnat in the pur chase of the gas plant the city was "highjacked" out of $2,000,000. Other speakers were Chad's Mc Lauglin, Sam Caldwell, George J. Kleffner and Dr. J. F. Edwards, city health commissioner. Beatrice Painter Falls v 25 Feet and Resumes Work Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special.) M. E. Kerr, a painter, fell 25 feet when the ladder on which he was standing gave way while he was' working on the F. B. Sheldon resi- nrence. He escaped with slight bruises and resumed work 10min- utes after the accident happened. Present Other Side in Grain . Price Situation the federal land bank has been tied up m the courts it has been harder to get money, and interest rates have gone up." It is pointed out that very lanre crops have been-raised on the cheap lands iri western Nebraska, western Kansas and- Colorado. Even at $1.50 a bushel some farmers would receive as ,high as $45 an acre for their wheat In some cases in western counties this is as much as their land is selling for. These men are shipping their wheat as fast as they can get cars, and will probably continue to do so." At the Omaha fcrain exchange the prevalent idea is that the ultimate price of grain will depend on the ige of grai ifity of the ab railroads to furnish the cars when the farmers are ready to ship. Some claim that if the bulk of the grain is held off, prices will ys even lower next fall. If- the armers ship some of their ,frain now, what they have left over prob ably will brinsr more next year, ac-; cording to this explanation. Argentine Crop Coming. Countries needing to import grain are hard up, and if the prices should be forced too high, in various way they would contrive to Bret alone without purchasing a great deal, ac cording to export dealers. Much grain for export has already been bought and arranged for. Another factor that will influence the price of American grain is the Argentine ,narvest, which comes January. Should this crop be large, the price of American grain might go off in spite of all efforts to keep it up. In spite of the movement to hold the crop for a set price, wheat would now be coming to market in larger quantities jf the railroads could sup ply the cars, according to J. W. Shorthill, former secretary of the Nebraska .Farmers Grain Dealers' association. "There are two sentiments among the farmers," said Mr. Shorthill to day. "One is the belief that it is wrong to dump grain oh the market in great quantities and that the time is past when farmers in Nebraska would market 75 per cent of their wheat in 90 days. The other is to withhold the grain from the market and setting an arbitrary price below which it will not be sold. "I don't hesitate to say that this policy of setting an arbitrary price and hold in ir until it is obtained wuld probably jiot be successful. A J movement of that kind mignt woric against the farmer, for the chances are two to one that he would miss his guess and have to sell at a lower price." - '-- - Haas Brothers Second Floor Brown Block. A Dress Sale Beaded Tricotinea Channelise Dresses Crepe V . . Checked Veloiira 1 ' i - Plain Velours "That's a Lie!" and Indignant Woman Objected to Testimony, Removed Baby's Bootees and Put Down X Mean Barrage "Glad She Didn't" Use Her Own,"Opines Judge, Crawling From Behind Bench. Baby's "shoes were hurled at. a witness in a South Side "police" court trial this morning when the infant's mother became enraged at.tMe testi mony. Mr. Margaret Anderson, a widow, who has been a housekeeper for C. A. Anderson,. 5118 South Twenty third street, since she answered an application Anderson placed with the Y. W. C. A. three weeks ago, charged that her employer assarted her last night. ' Anderson-denied the charge, and was recounting the articles he 'had f Commissioners Still "Pass Buck" ' Over Cinder Bill Roy N. Towl Cites , This City Hail "Ball Up" as Argu ment for Managerial Plan. Roy N. Towl, city commissioner in charge of the department of public improvements, says, that there is an abundance of arguments, in favor of the city manager plan of city gov ernment which has been indorsed by The Bee. . . "I am for this plan of municipal government for Omaha because of the experience I have- had during my service as city commissioner, said Mr. lowl, who then detailed a recent incident in point "The placing of 1wo "carloads of cinders on Eighteenth street, Doug las street to Capitol avenue, for a temporary street surface during the Ak-Sar-Ben season, offers a striking illustration of the inadequacy of the commission form of" city govern ment to function expeditiously," Mr. Towl added. It's All a Mess. i lit cyiauicu uiai iiic idling ui these cinders involved the mayor's office and the department of street maintenance, parks and boulevards, accounts and finance and public im provements, -and it is not yet deter mined out of which fund the expense of $270 shall be paid. r In the first instance the mayor took the initiative by asking, the Union Pacific to furnish the cinders, which was not done. Then Mr. Towl arranged with a contractor to haul the tinders from a trackage location, the bill for this service being $270. The improvement being in1 the nature of street maintenance, ,Mr. Towl thought that Commissioner Butler's department would bear at least half of the expense, but Mr. Butler could not see.it that way. Commissioner Falconer of the park department fur nished a roller to level the cinders. Commissioner Ure of the finance de partment .objected to the payment of the expense out of the general fund. ';V' Everybody "Passes Buck." v "I am not criticizing any commis sioner for his position in this mat ter, but I am offering this case as an instance of how as comparatively small matter is passed back and forth from one department to the other. There are many other instances of a similar nature, i There is too much temptation to 'pass theMuck' under the commission form of government as it now "operates. be a central authority and when a department is directed to do a cer tain thing, it would be attended to at once and a definite respdnsibility would be established." Catholic Sisters Register. Newark, N. J., Oct. 14. Nearly all the 300 sisters in the Catholic diocese of Newark have registered for the. November election under the names they bore before thy entered the carieus organizations. Just One Bit of Hard, Luck After Another Pursues MarquarU Cincinnati, O., Oct 14. John E. Bruce", secretary of the Na tional commission, today -was served with a notice of attachment ott Pitcher "Rube" Marquafd's share of the world series receipts. The actiotf-was based on two. judg ments totalling $840 returned K against the Brooklyn pitcher in I .1. ht lr f- . uie iew i one courts. The attachment notice sent to Cincinnati did not state what the suits in New York were based on. 16th and Douglas Sts. Extraordinary Saturday ' - , An overstocked maker a cash offer by our buyer, now In the east, that tells the story. And not In many months have Haas Brothers been privileged to offer yon such tremendous savings. EverjT Silk .Dress is fashioned from Malllson's heavy satins. , Omaha women have learned the true meaning of a Dress Sale at Haas Brothers, and this even will add greatly to their confidence In Haas Brothers' Sales and mer chandise. Embroidered Tricotines MII1V1 VV' Meteors Jlallisons Silks Kitten 'd-Eur Crenea . Fine Serges . .. Shoes Are Hurled bought for - Mrs.' Anderson's con venience when she cried "That's a liel" . And then took her Vt -year-old baby daughter's shoes,off and hurled them at the witness wnile the judge and others in the court toom ducked for-coyeiv' "I'm glad she didn't use her own shoes," observed Judge John Fitz gerald as he came up from behind his desk. . ' The judge discharged Anderson with the advice that he get another housekeeper. , CoxLauhchesNew v Line of Attack; -On Ex-President Nominee Declares Taft's Lat est Expressions Show De termination of G. 0. P. to . Ignore Will of People. ; Van Wert, O , Oct. 14. A new line of attack upon former President Taft's position on the league of na tions was made here today by Gov ernor Cox n opening a three days' campaign in his-home state. , Referring to Judge Taft's state ment, even in event r of Governor Cox's election' there -would remain enough republican senators to de feat the treaty, the democratic pres idential candidate here today de clared this indicated a plan to dis regard a decision in the "league ref erendum.' "This can mean ,bnly one thing," said Governor Cox, "that when I am elected cm a straightforward plat form favoring the league it is the purpose ot the brazen conspirators in the senate to treat the mandate of the people with contempt and turn their backs on the expressed will of the electorate. This, in the first place, is unthinkable, and in the second place, will not be permitted, for, after all, this is a democracy and tne will of the people is tri umphant . , On the other hand, the gover nor; continued, "if the candidate of the senatorial oligarchy were to be elected because he favors staying out of the league and then after his as sumption of office were to turn about face and propose entering the league, what about the popular mandate and the referendum then? What would Borah and Johnson say, and what would the . voters of the country think about such repudiation of their will? iThe time is now for us to re mind ourselves . and. think seriously of the fact that the government of the United States is a government by the people. Senator Harding may be willing to scrap the league, but the American -people, are not readv to -have their., government scrapped bya deceitful band of po litical freebooters.' ' ' Sale of Silk , Hosiery $1.50 Women's silt hose with' tops and soles of lisle, in black, white and col ors may be had Friday for $1.50. a pair. . ' Misses' fine" ribbed silk hose in black, white and cordovan, ; a $2.50 qual ity, Friday for $1.50 a pair. " . ;B Fabric Gloves , : Are Washable ' Doette strap wrist gaunt lets in brown, beaver, 4taupe and chamois, are A$3 a pair. Chamoisette gauntlets in brown, covert and white, $2 and $3 a pair. Sale of Odd Table Cloths Heavy Irish linen, 'dou ble damask' cloths in round, floral and scroll designs. $20, 2x2-yafd cloths, x Friday or $15. $22.50, 2x2 14 -yard cloths for $17.50. Linen Main Floor Fall Boots For Dress Wear Smart boots of soft French kid with stitched tips, with light hand-turn soles and Louis heels are I priced $16 a pair. 'Attractive b 0 o t s' with dun mac tops, ngnt hand-turn soles and Louis heels, $15 a pair. THONP Federal Agents Seek Leaders of Huge Booze Ring Million Dollar Organization And 'Curb Market"-Causes U. S. Law Enforcers to N -Redouble Efforts. - i. j New York Oct. 14. To bands of bootleggers believed to be oper ating here in open defiance of the Volstead act are objects of a search instituted yesterday by federal agents. One i the "million-dollar boozering," activities of which were revealed by H. A. Sadler, - former New, York stock broker; the other a liquor "curb market," made up sup posedly of Italians dealing ht liquor certificates in the vicinity of pojke headquarters. - The police are working on the the ory that a number of murders and shooting cases which occurred in tbe vicinity of the "market" resulted from competition among the "brok ers." They said that in some in stances men had been cajled out of saloons and "speak easies" and at tacked and that most of the victims vfcere residents. of tenement houses who showed unysual'marks of pros perity. , . " ' Although there was ,a noticeable absence of activity last night on the tour corners where the leaders of the bootleggers' ring operated the contraband market, the automobile truck lines were as long as ever. All of the vehicles were occupied by young men, for the most part Italians. They showed every evi dence of prosperity, diamonds sparkling on their fingers and in their cravats, They carried ' on whispered conversations in Italian with acquaintances in the street. Persons claiming to be familiar with the operations of ": the "curb market" declared its exposure would not cause leaders to terminate their activities. '' , V The market, however, was not in session at its old location. i r Rich Art Collector Dies at Age of 55 Chicago Tribune-Omaha. Bea Leaied Win. Chicago, Oct 14. Joseph G. Sny dacker, multimillionaire capitalist collector of rare paintings and "su per anger for the theatrical profes sion, died at the Michael Reese hos pital today at the age of 55. - Mf. Snydacktr, who for years maintained a palatial suite at the Congress hotel, was born m Chicago, September 2, 1865, and after his graduation at Yale in 1885, spent his life as a resident of that city. At the time of his death he was president of the Pacific-American Fisheries, the Puget Sound and Alaska Shipbuilding Yards Co., the Hawaiian Pineapple Co., and of the firm of Scotten and Snydacker. Sam uel, Scotton, . his partner for years, died several months ago and with the death of Mr.. Snydacker the firm is dissolved. . Ninety-nine per cent of the em ployees 'of the Liberty Motor com pany at Detroit, Mjch.; are American citizens. '- , - ... SON-BELDEN 'COMPANY New Fashions Displayed In House Frocks i Designs that possess as much originality and 1 charm as liner apparel areHbeing offered in I dainty ginghams and percales. . - ..4 La Mode and Dix dresses are shown in our window, display and you will find a great many more in our basement housewear sec-tion. Likewise, a complete selection of nurses' uniforms, of aprons and surgical aprons with long sleeves. - Of waitresses' reversible ' And of attractive bungalow aprons that are "1 only $1.89. . - ' ' Toiletry Valucp for Friday, Wild Root shampoo is priced for Friday, 50c. Haskin's Hardwater castile soap is of fered three' bars for 25c. National Parks5 ; v Water Power to n lj .1 IIIWMriMI Federal Commission Agrees To Refuse Applications of Power Permits Until Con- gress Passes on Plan. ;" , Amherst, Mass., Oct 14. The fed eral water power commission has plication of power permits in exist ing national parks until congress has been given a full opportunity to pass upon the entire question of power development within such parks, J. Horace McFarland of Har-' risburg, Pa., president .of the Amer ican v.ivic association, announced to day at the bpening session of the 16th annual convention of that or ganization. 1 ' ' ' ' Mr. McFarland . also announced that Senator. Jones 1 of Washington has promised Secretary of the In terior Payne, a member of the water power commission, to introduce a bill withdrawing the national parks and monuments from the provisions of the federal water power act, and to urge- its early passage. Can Ruin Parks. "The water power people now have the right,", said Mr. McFarland, "to file claims on every drop of tion, be it park, monument, forest or even cemetery. ; "The national parks are now in imminent peril. The irrigationists' want to dam Yellowstone lake in Yellowstone national park: They want to use Heart lake, Lewis lake, Shoshone lake in the same park. They have pushed through the sen ate and have poised on the brink of passage in the House, a bill permit ting the destruction of Falls river basin. They have already ruined forever the wnndirflil Tarlcsnn lako just outside the, park. Director "Is" Speaker. 'These folks control senators and . representatives, some , of whom threaten to block all appropriations, all road building, all developments . in the parks "for your benefit if their ' clients are not given first use." ' The convention session was given over to a discussion of the national - Darks. Stenhen .T. Mathr Airrt of the national parks, laid particular, stress on the increase of visitors to the national parks, this year. Col. William B. Greely, chief for ester of the United States forest -service, -discussed "The National for ests with particular reference to. a definite national policy for the de velopment of the national forests ajd the national parks." - Dot and Dash, Names Given Twin Girls of Telegraph Operator Chicago, Oct 14. Twin girls were born to Mrs. Robert McPhee, whose husband is a telegraph, op-, erator on the Board of Trade. Their names are Dot ahd fiash, ' Mr. McPhee said today.' . ' . , N white aprons. ":V In th Baseihent Fine Cotton Blankets $4 and $4.50 a pair Gray and tan double bed blankets with pink or blue borders. A heavy np, very good quality, for $4 and $4.50. r -li! Second Floor -