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VOL 50 NO. Finding of Babes Told InKentCase Defendant Maintain? Air of Stolidity Throughout Pro ceedings Alleged Mother Of Twins Reappears. Court Room Crowded The bucket and the basket in which the "babes in the we!!" were found on the right of July 24, near Thirty-third end California streets were displayed iu District Judge Troup's court yesterday afternoon on the first day of the trial of "Dr." H. S. Kent, charged with being the father of the twins arid the tnan who attempted to kill lhe.m. The prosecution introduced the bucket and basket also the flour sacks in -which the babies were wrapped for identification by ff iticrs and others who witnessed ti,c taking of the infants from the wHL Testimony during the afternoon ss by witnesses concerned in the discovery of the twins, one of which was found at 5 in the afternoon in a basket in the old cistern, the other shortly aftrr 7 in a bucket in the cistern. Court Room Crowded. ! Crowds at the opening oi the,, afternoon session continued to fill the aisles, .lodge Troup immediate-! ly ordered the aisles cleared and it j took almost physical persuasion to : drive men and women from the j court room. j "Dr." Kent during the afternoon . maintained an expressionless face. his only interest apparently being in keeping fresh tobacco in his mouth and in supplying his jailer with the weed. Miss Louise Boeke. accu.-cd of being the mother of the twins, who disappeared at the morning session w hen Assistant County Attorney Rosenblum described the pitiful rem dition in which the babes were found, appeared again at the after noon session. The biff, black pic ture hat worn in tbe morning was replaced by rakish gray affair. Small Girl Testifies. The ted rose worn on tbe big plush coat in the morning was still on the coat. Investigation revealed that a year from now, the rose will le as red as it was yesterday. It is artificial. Mrs. Helen Boeke. the nother. also was in court during the anernoon. , r v .i Vf- 7 Dan Brtlett, s220 California street, was the first witness She had been tV first to discover the baby. 'l was sweeping the front walk! when a boy came tip and said he be lieved there was a kitten tn the old weTU she said. Then 6be described a trip of ex ploration to the well, ending in dis covering the baby boy in the basket. Her father,' Dan Bartlett, stibstan stiated her story. Discovery Described, I, W. and Rex Whitehouse, prop rietors of a grocery at Thirty -third nd California; Patrilman Bug'tiwicz ant Patrolman Hollar testified to seeing the two babes in the well, the last one plared there while officers lCtiBra! m Farr Two. tolunin Two.) Man Shot by Town Marshal of Gbson I Dying in Hospital Kearney. NebM Nov. 8. (Special Telegram.) Lotion Murrajr of Gib bon is in St. Luke hospital here with a bullet hole through his skull a a result of an altercation between the injured man and Harvey Gra-han.- town marshal, in front of a lance hall at Gibbon last night, j Paralysis set in this morning and i little hope is held for Murray's re- j oovery. j A warrant has been issued for j Grahan's arrest, charging him with i shooting with intent to kill. ! Murray and three friends were J seated in an automobile in front of j the dance hall last night, when the officer approached, demanding to "Z-y&uyw what they were doing, accord ing to the men. An argument en sued, in which Grahan is said to have drawn a revolver and to have hot Murray through the bead. Gra han left Gibbon immediately after the shooting, as feeling ran high against him. according to ' word received here. Los Angeles Asks Tents to Fight "Greed of Rent Hogs' Lo Angeles, Nov. 8. Loan of 5.000 army tents to be used by the crrr of Los Angeles as temporary dweTlings was asked of Secretary Baker by the city, council m a reso lrtiotu Tbe resolution declared a rtate of emergency" existed in the housing silnation. Erection of a teft city at Exposition park is con templated. Spokesmen for civic bodies told the council tbe emer gency was caused by the influx of winter population and "greed of the rent bogs." Chicago Churches Oppose Boxing Bouts in Schools Chicago, Nov. E. Fights staged in one department of the Chicago schools, supervised by the principal, to settle dispute between students who represent 22 nations, was con demned in a resolution by the Chi cago church federation. The prin cipal recently announced that she found boxing matches refereed by herself the best means of settling ouarrels in her school. Elections Are Held. Home, Nov. 8. Municipal elec tions at Milan, Naples. Ban. Paler mo. Pisa. Genoa and Florence were held vesterday and constitutionalist vardidates wer- successful at all there, by federal prohibition agents, these cities. No untoward incidents j The whisky was .shipped from At are reported. lanti Qrjg tatm m ftam-Claa Hatter baiana r. C. Uaoar Aat at Mara itwrlifc; i ,OCX ! Harding Party ; Of Vacationists Reaches Texas President-Elert and Co-Work-erg Arrive it Point Isbael For Two Weeks of Stren uous Rcreation. Br Th Aaaoetated lrw. New York. Nov. 8. (By the As sociated Press.) President-elect Hardifg will sail from New Orleans November 18 for the canal zone on board a United Fruit company steamer, it was learned here today. Returning, Tie will be landed at Nor folk December A. Arrangements have been made whereby the ship he is to take from New Orleans will remain over one day from her schedule sailing date to accommodate Senator Harding and his party, now placed at 35 per sons. The stop at Norfolk also will be by special arrangement. On Board Senator Hardings Spe- i"1 Train- Nw. 8.-CominK to Texas for a vactlon after lhe -m . QBiremeIlts his campaifrn, Prcsi- rW-Krt HarrW rfPris 1 that be was determined to put aside thoughts of his comiag responsibili ties and to give himself over for the next two weeks to complete rest and recreation. He told his friends that he expect ed to stay oil the front page and to cease temporarily to be more than a second rater in the day-to-day col umn of the daily newspapers. Plunges Into Vacation. From the time of his arrival at Point Isabel a small and remote vil lage on the southern Texas coast, he was ready to plunge unreservedly into the swing of a rea vacation. Hunting, fishing and ' golf are the particular vacation offerings of the place, but of the three he expected to omit hunting, because it never has been among his favorite sports. The fact that Point Isabel lies only six miles from the Mexican border has given rise to many whis perings of possible conferences be tween the new president-elect and representatives of the new regime in Mexico City, but those closest to Mr. Harding w ere inclined to throw cold water on such of these reports as have come to their attention. Mr. Harding, himself, said today that no such conferences were "in prospect" and that he hd heard them express ed only in newspaper speculation. The" same attitude was taken by the president-elect toward published suggestions that he might begin be fore his inauguration miormal con versations with European govern ments regarding the formulation of an association of nations. Must Remain Silent. By a provision of American law, unique among the greater powers of the world, he remains a private citi zen for four months, forbidden by diplomatic propriety to take any hand in the direction of executive affairs. At a time when important interna tional problems are pending, not onlv with the powers of the OH world, but with Mexico, Japan, China and other nations, this situa tion take on additional interest. It is Tmdrrsiood that several men rep resenting themselves, either truly of lalsely, as the spokesmen ot loreign statesmen, attempted to gain inter views with Mr. Harding at Marion even before his election, but his headquarters officials say all of them were tuTted away. American Cemetery to Be Established Near London Washington. Nov. 8. The bodies of abort 550 American soldiers wno died in Englaad are to remain per manently in that country by request of the families of the men. Secre tary Baker announced that orders had been given to concentrate the bodies in a permanent cemetery near London, which will be under ttie perpetual care and control of thej American government. j All other American dead in Great ; Britain have been returned to the United States, according to the War department announcement. $150000 Worth of Whisky Seized Near Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Nor. 8. One thou sand cases of whisky said to hale a value of $150,000. were seized in an express car on tbe Baltimore and Ohio railway at Glenshaw. near i mm -A -Hi VP 1 J r-s, nr ( jail a "Dr." H. S. Kent. i The Omaha a. I a. . at in. Conspiracy Trials Are Continued Federal Judge Till T. vesti- al- ?rders. Felony ose to a Indianapolis, hid., Nov. 8 Trial of tbe soft coal conspiracy cases :iga;r.st 125 operators and miners in Indiana. Illinois. Ohio and western Pennsylvania was continued until .Tar-unfy 10 by Federal Judge A. B. Anderson. When the cases were called for trial, government counsel said they wer not ready to proceed. and Judge Anderson immediately under took an investigation of Attorcev General Palmer s connection with them, effort being made to learn ".hat orders the attorney general had given regarSing the scope of the government s evidence. In setting January 30 as the date fo- the trials. Judge Anderson de clared that meanwhile he would "at ; kas: find out whether we are gov- j emed by law or by person." His j remark was intended apparently to apply to Mr. Palmer, whose actions, j the judge also asserted, "were i sTangclv close to the compound- ! irp of felony," and "dangerously j rear contempt of, court." ' Grand Jury Probe. j t was also indicated that the fed- ! eral grand jury would reopen its in- I vrsrtigation into the coal conspiracv rases. j Alter District Attorney Van Nuys ; hid read an exchange of telegram ! between himself and th Depart- j ment of Justice relating to further j investigations, the judge announced j tnat the grand jury soon to be called j would recevie instructions regard- , intr reooenine of the cases. C B. Ames, former chief assis- j tna attorney general, appearnig as j a friend of Mr. Palmer, however,! that the attorncv general's j instructions had been misunderstood j generally, and that evidence he or- , dered excluded was that relating for a period of time not covered by the conspiracy indictment. ! In starting an investigation of the j attorncv general's orders. Judge, Anderson declared his purpose was ! ot -find out whether the attorney ! general can ham-string a case in this ; court i The , court also questioned ; whether Mr. Palmer had any legal ; authority ot order tbe elimination 1 of any evidence, which the govern-; ment counsel might desire to use, j He also announced that the g&rcrn-i ment's motion ' no continue the trials indefinitely wonld be granted by him. J Letters Produced. i Dan W. Simms of Lafeyette. Ind.. who resigned as chief -prosecutor of j the cases, said in court that his res-j ignation was due to Mr. Palmer's j 'orders. He produced a letter rrom j i Mr. Palmer, which said that me i coal cases were "to be based -upon acts occurring before or subsequent ; to the injunction or contempt pro-i ceedings, and is not to be based , upon the facts which lea to tnose (Onttnwd on Fairr Two. Cnlumn Tbrrr 1 ) Remodeled German Plane Again b Use On Omaha Division The first German all-metal .iunkcr plane to be put in the air mail serv- j ice since the scries of accidents some weeks ago was brought into j Omaha yesterday morning for use j on the Omaha-Chicago run. Pilot H. R. Rowe, holder of the Omaha Chicago record, brought the plane j in from Chicago. A number of alterations have j j been made in the mechanism of the i planes since the accidents in which j I several flyers lost their lives. The , I junker plane is in good working j order, Kowe reported. Foggy j i weather is given as tbe cause for ; !the delay of Pilot J. P. Murphy, j i who was reported at 1:15 p. m, yes- j terday to be one hour overdue on j his trip from Cheyenne. j Probe of Drunkenness Charge in U. S. Army Started Washington, Not-. 8. Charges made recently in the German reich stag that American soldiers at Coblenj: had been guilty of drunken ness and disorderly conduct will be communicated immediately to Maj. Gen. H. T. Allen, commander of the army of occupation, for investiga tion. Secretary Baker said. Mr. Baker added that be had had no re ports from American officers of any such occurrences Knong the Ameri can troops. Shipping Board Probe "Will Be Resumed Today New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 6. C-ngresman J. Walsh, chairman of t'-e house committee on United States Shipping board operations, has called a meeting oi the comtnit-t-e for Tuesday, November 9, at New York, to resume hearings on the transactions of the shipping boa-d. Aged Couple, Choked by With Pet Canaries Prostrate from smoke, Dan O'Leary, 93, and his wife, Ellen, 85, with their pair of pet canaries, were j carried from their rooms over he Eagle laundrv, 718 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, e3rly yesterday morn ing during a fire which was discov ered in the basement by William Coppock, manager of the laundry. The aged wjoman was carried to safety by Edward Yount, hnsband of -a granddaughter of the O'Leaxya. OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1920. Policeman Who Sfrot Woman Disconsolate Mourner at Funeral New York, Nov. 8. The "funeral today of young and pretty Mrs Dol arato Difulco was one of the hand-1 somest that the East Side has seen in a long time. And rext to Frank Difulco. her war hero husband, per haps the most disconsolate of the ' mourners who followed the flower banked hearse with Us fix snowy horses, was Patrolman Jim Kenny, , by whose hand she had been acci- j dentally killed. Dolarato herself a Red Cross ' worker during the war left her new ( baby Saturday to go on a short cr-1 rand. As she crossed the street, a j bullet fired by Patrolman Kenny at j a thief who had stolen a carton of ; cigarets. struck her down. j Aghast, the patrolman had the dy- j ir.g woman rushed to a hospital, but j she never regained consciousness, i- Then, to soften the blow as much as he could for Frank and to ease j his own breast Kenny started a j subscription to provide for the funeral and leave a nest egg for the j motherless baby. ! i Demo Budget! To Be Given ; G.O.P. Large Government Departments Are : Busy on Estimates for 1921 Expense Appropriations Over Four Billions. Br The Aanneiated frem. Washington. No. 8. Estimates upon which congress will make ap propriations for the first fiscal year of the ncwr republican administration . are now being prepared by the vari- ous government departments under : the direction of democratic cabinet officers and in accord with the poli- j cies of the Wilson administration. The estimates will be submitted to congress at the opening of the next session on December 6. Since the republicans have a majority in both ' the senate and house, sharp ex-1 changes are expected to be made in i most ot tne estimates tmaer revision plans which republican congressional ; leaders are expected to work out in co-operation with other .leaders of; the Harding administration, which i takes office on March 4. j Large Naval Budget. j The present political situation with ; regard to the annual appropriation1- 1 is similar to that which obtained ; eight years ago after the first elec- tion of oodrow W llson, but the economic situation in the country was vastly different At that time Tail administration republicaas uere in control of the executive branches of the government, but the demo crats had a majority in both the sen ate and house. The forthcoming estimates for the War department will be based npon the requirements of an army, the size of which already has been fixed by the republican congress, but the world Building Five Super Ship. Under the program authorized in 1916 the government now is con structing five great battle cmiscis Ft.r' more than that number of su- perdreadnaughte and the foithcom ivr naval estimate is expected not inly to inclad? appropriations for earning on this work, hut also rec- ! ommendations lor additions," w;.r- i craft. Estimates for all of the govern- j meet departments are expected to t exceed $4,000,000,000, this total in- j eluding amounts for refunding por- t tions of the public debt falling due during the next fiscal year. The es- I thnates for the present fiscal year ex- , ceeded $6,000,000,000. but these sub- , sequentlv were reduced by some-1 thing like $2,000,000,000. j Whether all of the annual supply i measures will be completed at the j next and final session of the 6tith congress remains to Deceterminca. President-Elect Harding is expected to call a special session of the new congress soon aftar he takes office on March 4 and it may be that some of the appropriation bills will go over to the special session. Offers to Become Prisoner For Philanthropic Purpose Washington, Nov. 8. Thomas Mott Osborne, student of criminol ogy ana muu.'iii. t, mij utuit a j voluntary prisoner in the Maryland ! was learned yestcr-! penitentiary, cay. Mr. Osborne has, in fact, already volunteered to become a prisoner on condition that the warden to be ap pointed is approved by the Mutual Welfare league, in this event Mr. Osborne declares his readiness to en ter the penitentiary to establish there a branch of the league. The Mutual Welfare league, which Mr. Osborne put into operation in Sing Sing and Auburn, N. Y., is an organization whose purpose is to al low prisoners a measure of self government to promote their refor mation. Smoke, Are Rescued From Burning Laundry Policeman W. H. Brown carried otit tbe aged man and canaries. Damage to the building; was esti mated at $3,000 by Mr. Coppock, who himself turned in the alarm. No laundry was m tbe basement at the time of the fcre, so the loss was confined to the structure. The aged conple had been living in the apartment npstairs for several years. Because of their age, the ef- Ject of the smoke may prove se rious, physicik&ceclared navai estimates to re suDminea next . aa...6 ..... 1 . i ntii n r-1 r i ii i ri i i i im x. u i iil rn eeiti it n ltL month will bp based cm th demo- "aJ Juflges V alter rt. sanoorn, j. premier declares the government wui - . : , , . , -". - , nave aavisea vuMimpra i"n WnZu W. Voodrottgh and Martin J. Wade, Lek to maintain and strengthen its WIth hlt? the lt v,cws ot ! 60r5et C00pm are believed to have had repeated 'said that unless the sitting en bloc at the prehmmary Alliances, and will examine m utmost un, ! 't 'lf ,tr0n t0 a PorU rtrteH St-te" became a member oi hearing on the suit of the roads to ; sincerity ol spirit all questions ans- inot league OI J13"0"! covenant recently. the lei of rations i' mu7 main P- the Nebraska State Railway ! ing between France and Germany. Prepared to discuss the Mm of vimalv Mtionalhr afn' Rest rfttl nv in the I commission from returning the fare j lelief is expressed by M. Leygues ; t . to ot th , ?tld f profession are engaged ..Daily Bee Every Contribution Wins a Smile Three-Cent Rail Fare to Remain In Effect Here Decision Handed Down by Federal Judges Allows Roads Operating in Nebraska to Maintain Present Rate. Railroad companies operating through Nebraska will continue to charge three cents a mile for pas senger fare, accordinc to the de- rea- o the .'-cent -prewar The director general of railroads during fhe war Taised the fare to 3 cents. The Nebraska State Rail way commission contemplated that with the release of government con trol September 1. tie rate should re- Each of the railroads must give j $50,000 bond to cover a retund of j the difference between the present j rate and anv lower rate which mav j &ed bT'the court m a final dc" i it is pronaDie mat a i.nai nearmg will be waived in the event that de cisions of the United States supreme court and the Interstate Commerce commission, before which bodies the issue from other states is row bcinr considered, are in accordance with the decision at the preliminary hear ing yesterday. Big Price Redaction j Announced in Cottons New York, Nov. 8. American and Algonquin percale prices have been cut from last season's 30 cents a yard to 13 1-2-cent basis by M. C. D. P.orden & Sons, and the Al gonquin Printing company. Standard prints were priced for the new season at 12 1-2 cents a vard, a drop from 23 cents. Here-i after the goods are to be sold with out protection or price guarantee. New prices were named on over- a'' enirns by .the representatives of! the largest producers, located at Green: boro, N. C For 220 denims white back, 25 cents now is asked, and for 2.40s, double and twist goods. 21 1-2 cents. During the fever of speculation in second-hands, the price of 2.20s reached 57 cents. Police M omen w nl Kid ! B,. . r r t.- " oston Common of amps xoston, :nov. p. rnning on nos-- ton Common will become a danger ous practice after February 1. when plans were announced by Mayor Peters for the appointment of tbe city's first police women goes into effect. The mayor said he had con sulted with Police Commissioner Curtis regarding means of ridding the common of some of the '"vamps" of both sexes who have made it a hunting ground, and that as a result eight women would be selected from the -civil service lists for- appoint ment to police duty there. Their pay. like that of the mer.. will be $1400 to start. Alfonso Leaves Paris. Paris. Nov. 8. King Alfonso of Spain, accompanied by Queen Vic toria and Prince Jaime, their sec ond son. left Taris for Erf: land, A representative of President Miller- Xod a-Uended their. jleparture. f to ine .-cent orewar uasis. mat tne Pv lt f I mri, laaia, 4tti Im. Dally aa ! t: tall Paly. Oalawa 4W Zaaa II mrl. tail l Sui.uu. ia. Dall Oal. Hi. kuaOu CMb. tt " France Returns 8 To Pre-War Basis; Premier Declares Country Has '. constructions During Var. j Paris, Xov. S. France has shown j i the same ardor in her work of re- J I construction as she did in the war, . ' and has successfully crossed the I i . . . . f . passage from war to peace, which' is i always difficult for victors, says I printed todav bv the Petit Parisian. "foreign policy, the leagu come a great torce ana a strong i barrier against return of imperialism and militarism. He declares the government's program is so to en force execution of the Versailles treaty that national reconstruction and the organization of work and production may be advanced. Tarfi ral OrfraniTarinn laCUCal WTgalllZaUOU Of Army Announced ,. - Washington. Nov. 8. The new tactical peacetime organization of the regular array, based on the army reorganization bill passed at the last sci sion oi clicr, if miiimrui. 1n t,mstnrv nowers bv Secretarv .Baker. It provides ur one skeleton arrov in peace with a papcY strength of 337,221 men. An army corps, unaer tne new , j-c;atjpns between the United Mates ; oon as - trom a messenger lor thc organization. will consist of 79-ru(i France under existing treaties. ! H;-tle Park Str.te bank, John A. men, an infantry division of 19,38a i prenCc last spring gave-notice to j Carroll, president of the bank, Sai men. a cavalry divisional' 6.417 men. j .jj p0vcrs v;th which she had com- j urday started an investigation of hi? an artillery brigade of 3,414 men and treaties of the termination i own and today had recovered all bur an infantry brigade of 6.1 .i3 meit j ,.t 1k... rnnvrtinns. The French i $J 900 of the loot, civen the oolic? The act providing for the new or ganization divided the country into nine areas and in time of w-ar or general mobilization this division wofild mult in three armies, each of the tactical strength and organiza tion announced. Although peacetime strength ol the regular army is only S'.!.ihki men, Mr Baker explained that the na tional guard and organized reserve would fill the paps. Submarine Chaser Used to i Run Down TThiskv Runners , Ashland. Wis.. Nov. 8. A United i States submarine chaser sough: j whiskv" runners plying their trade .t. r j ,VT-l- Superior and points along the Amcr- ican shore. The chaser rhad e"lts! i iirst haul Mmaav w ntn a last motor ;b )Bt carrring 20 cases of .whiskv v;as Keizc(j and the owner arrtsiec. The submarine chaser carries a crew of 15 men and if armed with Krg range guns. The boat was b'-onght here in an effort to stop smuggling of whisky to the Bad River Indian reservation and points between the reservation and Iron River. Alleged Abductor of Girl Taken After 2-Year Search Chicago, Nov. 8 A two-year j search for James H. Witrhell of San i Francisco, wanted for the alleged nl.iiftinti iif 'isc H-lm Dnss.on. I daughter of the head of the English coiony at aigon, v.nma. vnuru iv day when federal agents arrested htm at a downtown hotel. He was held in $5,000 bonds for violation of the Mann set Witchcll is said to be the son of a millionaire bptel.ownc-ia Cbitu, French Views on Leae Will Be Outlined Soon jlM D-btThat Lodge 1 Reservations Will Be Ac- eepted by Allied Powers Even If Changes. Made Kj Thr AaarnitatfJ TVcaa. Washington, Nov. 8. Jules Jus serand. French ambassador, who went home several months go on ! av, is lo rehirn to Washington on thev are in office and ready to pro ceed. It has long been known in diplo matic circles in Washington that the principal allied powers were pre pared to go far towards meeting any desire of tbe American government for changes in the plan of the covenant, but it has been stated in nt least one quarter that such ! changes must in no case violate the i underlying principles of the conven j Tion. Diplomats generally do not be i licve that such changes could be Imade bv reservations such as were : prproPed the so-callcd Lodge ; i n their pp:n;onL amendment , , ,vou,d he necessary, requiring th-; ! Another matter that will engage the attention of Ambassador Jusser- nri ;c !. ctstiir rvf the commercial government, nowever, later with - drew the notice so far as it con- cerned the United States. France, however, has not abandon ed her plan of revising her cmmer riil treaties and is understood to be deferring the opening of negotia- Tw. Timed States tititij . . tbe cwltrf D administrations in Washington. Before the negatia- tions are opened. M. Jussrrand is expected to acquaint himself with th plans of the republican leaders in the matter of tariff revision. Fight on "Building Trust Planned in XeW York City New York. Nov. 8. The City ot York is considering cancella- tlon 0 an contracts for schools and other rublic buildings because of testimony given hetore tne legisla tive commitles investigating the -Bunding Trust." This became known when the board of estimates, at a special meeting, adopted a resolution pro posing an immediate conference with the committee to determine if the evidence in its possession warranted contract cancellation. The Weather Forecast Tuesday cloudv and colder. Hourly Temperatures. j . R a. n... 1 . m . . . . 44 j t p. m.... .... S p. m ... .... . .... . . 1 fr . a . . ... 4 p. IB ... . . . . 1 " f. m IU I I p. n k a. ib. t a. m . 11 4. m 11 a. n Miftiixva' ItBllrtin. rmtrt hhipmmu fturtnr th next !4 tn hnu- from tomi.rturca at ol iowi KorUi Midwet SI THREE CENTS Bolshevik iAgentsGaiu Entry toU.S. Spy and Courier System ef Moscow Government Sur passes in Efficiency Old German Staff Machine, ; Files Now List 25,000 Rotterdam, Nor. 8, Determined 1 effort?! are bring made by a;ents of ih Kusisan bolsheviki government i to send "missionaries and agitators to the United S'ates, according to j evidence collected by American j tfiplomtic officials in Europe. The spy and courier system of the Mos i cow government is said to surpas in efficiency and extent that of the German general staff before the cut ' break oi the groat war and on the j list of soviet secret agents are said ! to be the names of many men who i before 1914 acted as spies for the Central powers or Russia. Against this campaign the United States has arrayed its agents and officials at foreign ports. Associated with them in Ho'land are the Drtch police, who have in their possession documents showing that Lenine, the soviet leader, looks to Rotterdam as a "world clearing house" for soviet finance and propaganda. Huge index files have been filled with the names nnd records of up wards of 23.000 bolsheviki "mission aries." and these files have been placed in virtually every American embassy, legation and consulate in Europe. New passport regulations have been adop'id and difficulties await the bolshevik agiator who at tempts to obtain a vise from ar 1 American represrntatrve. ; Many Ship "Through. , Despite these regulations and cn ; stant vigilance of American officials, ' it ia believed seme bolshevik agents j have succeeded in finding means crossing the ocean. Scores art thought to have snipped as seamen on board trans-Atlantic liners. Amer ican certificates nave been obtained hr various means and it is said a brisk trade is carried on in stoler or counterfeit certificates and pass ports. Clever alterations andfore cries have been detected by officials whose duty it is to examine the papers of travelirs wishing v visit America. Attempts are made to obtain places in ships crews for bolshevik agents and often outright bribery is tried. An attache of the American consulate recently was offered the ! j Ytcd Siat SS?V1 " dav it be would tbe ators 1-daiJv. Stewards! laMfrr ar de 1 dared le hare some times yielded to alluring offers for hiding bol I shevik agents on their vessels. I Enter Through Canada. Failing to get passage to a port I in the United States, the bolshevik: try to reach Canada, whence they can easily cross the border. Ameri can authorities anroaa are sam tc propaganda, it is asserted. List compiled include men of all kinds. from college professors to dock hands. There are also many women enlisted in the cause. Officials who h.2ve examined the lists say very few of the soviet workers are native born Americans, but that a number of naturalized American citizens are in the service. Bank President Finds 3 Highwaymen and Part Of Loot From Bank Chicago. Nov. 8. Dissatisfied i v.-j.n tne work ot the police in jot- lowing rn clucs m the robbery Fri- ' cav ot Scw.tKX! m cash, checks and I the names of the robbers and had j started a chase after them, From clues furnished by the nies- senger Mr. Carroll picked up the trail of the robbers and followed t to an abandoned barn on the out skirts of the city. He had Edward Royls, owner of the bam arrested and Royls, according to the police, said his brother. James Royls, James Brennan and George H. Dougherty, students of the Univei sity of Chicago Arrcx Traininc J school, were the men who robbed jine messenger, in the bam was i neariy ai5 ot tTe bonds ni j Jbe three men accused bv Rovls : are being sought. New York Firm Will Sell Surplus Stocks Washington, Nov. 8. Sale of the shipping board's surplus materials 011 the Pacific coast, estimated to be worth shout JJ 5.000,000. to Bardc Bros, Inc., of New York, was an nounced by Chairman Eenson. Un der the contract, he said, the board is guaranteed 50 per cent of the ap praised value of the materials wh'ich must be sold by the Barde Brothers west of the Rocky Mountains with in one rear. Sustain Eight-Cent Car Fare on Chicago Lines Chicago. Nov. i The public utili ties commission snstaired the 8-cent car fare in Chicago and made it per manent. Valuation of thr suruce lines was fixed 3t $159,313,114. The city fought the S-cent rate and in sisted the franchise rate of 5 cents be rcsiorjd,