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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1920. ft Alibi forKent Offered in "Babes Girl Who May Take Stand in Kent Trial Precautions Are Taken Against Threats of Reds 14-Word Speech Bars - v British Statesman Fifteen States Send Products To Bluffs Show He Sets Record as Women's Wear Buyer 2 Bankers Meet to Complete Body In-Well" Case Irish Home Rule -Bill Has Reached Its Final Stage . Two "New Clauses Added !y Government, Liberal Poli ticians Say, Practically Kill Measure. uetemt. simnan a surprise When Clerk Testifies "Doc tor Remained in Store Night Infants Found. Continued From Po On.) condition prior to July 23 was de scribed by witnesses. The bright red rose Was gone in the afternoon. Kenneth Grace, clerk in Kent's store at Thirty-third ar.tf California streets, was the first witness called. Grace testified that Kent left the s-tore about 5745 In the afternoon of July 24 for supper as was hi, cus tom. "Kent Never Left Store." "I mw Kent go east on California street," Grace said. "He returned about 6:20, came in as usual and ' I went to supper, returning about 7. Kent, myself and other boys were in the store constantly .until late that night when it closed. "Of ciurse there was a lot of excitement and comment but Kent and I were busy. He never left the store anv time, not even to go over to the well where the babies were found." Grace's story was the 'most iron clad alibi produced by the defense during the afternqon. The first baby was found shortly after 5, the second x between 7 and 8 and according to Grace, Kent was in the store every minute of the time between 7 and 8. Questioned about Kent's action on the day preceding, the day the state alleges that Louise Boeke ;ave birth to twins, Grace testified That Kent left the store about 12:30. Mrs. Mary McElheny, a next door neigh bor, testified that she saw Kent in ihe Boeke .home about 12:30 with coat qft ond sleeves rolled up. v Others Testify. Other witnesses called were boys, clerks and mechanics, who made "Doc" Kent's 'place a loafing place in, the evening. None of the witness es were Creighton college youths, many of whom were reported to have taken tip a collection for Kent. How ler, O'Sullivan admitted yesterday ,(hat friends of Kent did collect $207 These boys all testified to seeing Kent in the store between 6 and closing time. However, none of them had been there all of the time, ilthough all helped to strengthen the alibi, the groundwork of which was built up on Grace's testimony. One of Jjjc witnesses called admit ted he was involved in the. A. DT. 'robbery In Omaha. The witnesses included Frank Welch, 330 North Thirtv-fifth street: Tules Merle, a boy in the neighborhood; Harold Allen, 4002 Hamilton street, Edward Ryan, 422 - North Thirty-third street; and George Frohm, grocery- m,a.n at Thirty-third and California streets. Kent Maintained Silence. All testified that Kent did not talk on the sole" topic of conversa tion that night the finding of two babes in a well half block from his store. Neither did he go near the well which hundreds jof people were visiting that' night, they testi fied. ' The name of Rex Whitehouse, pro prietor of a meat market and gro cery at Thirty-thitd and California streets, bobbed up again in the aft ernoon when Guy Williams, a news paper reporter, was 'called to the stand by OrSulIivan. Williams was subpoencd by the state, but his testi mony was not used. "Didn't Whitehouse tell you on ih nirh nf Tnlv '24 that he had taken refuse to, the well and dumped it there three or four hours btfore the first baby was found?" O'Sulli van asked. "He did," Williams replied. Prosecution Plays Big Cards. , When Whitehouse was on the stand he denied that he had dumped r .. .1.. It T..1-- OA J retuse tn me wen on juiy also was asked whether there was kny part -of a butcher's apron miss ing after the discovery of the babes in the well He denied missing any Won or part of an apron. Witnesses in describing the cloth enclosing the babes differed. Some said flour sacks and others, a butch er's apron. The prosecution played its big cards yesterday miming. They were: Admission of the motherhood of the babes by Louise Boeke Sight of "Doc" Kent in the Boeke home on the day of the birth with hat and coat off and sleeves rolled up. , Sight of "Doc" Kent slipping fur tively from the Bbeke home with two large white bundles in his hands the night of the birth. Hearing of moans in the Boeke home-July 23, the day before the finding of the twins. Joked About Twins. Mrs. Ida 7o,bin, 3043 California, a ,next door neighbor to the Boekes, testified that she had joked with Louise Boeke about her alleged ap proaching motherhood. .... . . i T " I. i L i Kidded wun ioui5e idoui ner becoming the mother of twins," Mrs Tobin testified. "She said when she had them she would take them over '.o my house. , "Then, on July 27, I saw Louise iiid said: ' ... "'Well. Louise, you Jiad your wins.' ShrP,ic1: ' . , "'Yes, and 1 am-in a lot of trou- " ' . Y , . . , "A few days later I helped Louise and her mother make baby :lcthes for. twins, who, they said, wtie at the Mtthodist hospital and, would be taken home in , a short " Eugene 'b'Stillivan, attorney iox Kent, stubbornly fought all testi mony introduced by Mrs.-Tobin on the grounds that it did not line, the defendant, Kent, with the crime charge. Judgs Troup overruled the objections. . -ShTs Sick in Bed Mrs. Mary McElheny, 205 South . Twenty-fifth afrenue, who at the time of the finding of the babes was liv- . ;n in th same house with Mrs. Tobin at 3043 California, next door o the Boeke home, was another "ace" in the testimony line played 'y the prosecution. Mrs. McElhenv was asked to tell . hr h first saw "Doc" Kent on July 23. the day the twins' are al- Lighting Fixtures Granden Else trie Co, formerly Burgess-Granden Co. Adf. , i Si v v.vFi& Louise Boeke. leged to have been born to Louise Boeke. - , " v "At 11:30 jn the morning whenI knocked at the, back door d the Boeke home to deliver a book on tatting which Louise Boeke had asked me . to buy for her,.. Kent ebencd the door.. He had Ins hat and coat off and his sleeves rolled up. I asked for Louise. -1 "'You can't see her,' Kent said. 'She is sick in bed' "I left the book with him and a request that he give it to her," As I walked past a window, Louise called to me. - " 'Thank you, Mrs. McElheny, I'll pay you later,' she. said- 7 "What was tne next thing you heard or saw that day ?"Assistant County Attorney Rosenblum asked Heard Girl Groan. "I was on the back porch about 12:30 in the afternoon . and heard Louise groan and I heard a man's voice saying: "'Hush, sh. sh.'" "Where did those 'sounds come from?" "The same window that Louise shouted her thanks to me, .about 20 feet-from my back porch." Ihe next time you saw Kent? Rosenblum continued. Saw Kent at tyight. ."Between S and 6 o'clock, his regu lar dinner hour. He went into the Boeke home. I didn'$ see him leave." v "The next time?" . "About 10:15 that night, I saw him go into the house. In. a few minutes he came out and slipped over the hedee between our -house fand the Boeke iiome, -He 'peered down the hedge and then,went into the house again. "In a few minutes he walked out the rear of the Boeke. home. He didn't use a walk to get out on California street. Tie went around the east of the house and out ia front. ''Well, what ,d!d he have with nimr t . Bundle in Each Hand. "Twox good sied bundles, one in each hand, tied trp in paper or white cloth." ( . Continuing, Mrs. McElheny testi fied that Kent proceeded down Cali fornia to ' Thirtv-second, stopping once to look over his shoulder. She testified that she lost sight of him with his mysterious cargo as he pro ceeded north on Thirty-second. . "Now was there anything unusual fig unusual on the Jtsoeke clothesline Rosenblum asked. that dayr "Sheets,' pillowcases, towels, night dresses and rags,'-' was the reply. "Now give us your best judgment as to whether Louise Boeke was in a delicate condition prior to July 23," Rosenblum said. ' This brought hot objections from O'SulIivan. finally overruled by Judge Troup. "She was. She was wearing bun galow aprons for several weeks." Now when did you see Ken; next?" Left Home at Midnight "At midnight on the night of July I saw mill KU lino mc wkk home." she replied. ) "In a few minutea I saw Kent with another womanSilpporting Louise almost carrying her goput the door and cut across a vacant lot. Mrs. Boeke followed." S With this testimony m. O Sullivan launched a .series pf questions about the past of Mrs. McElheny, most of which she refused to answer. The questions, in part, follow: V Married.' Living with nusnanar Housewife for anvone other than a husband? Ever live near Twenty fourth and Elm? What business were. you in at that time? Ever live at Twelfth and Douglas streets." Took Girl to Home. Mrs. Mildred Anderson. 3027 Webster street, "a schoolmate of Louise Boeke and who testified she was still her friend, was cajled to the stand. Mrs. Anderson admitted that she was called to the Boeke home on te night of July 24, and comnlied with a reauest of Mrs. pJoeke to take her to her home. a neipea ner ana ivent wenr along, but he walked ahead of us and didn't support her," Mrs. An derson testified. "There was noth ing said about her condition. She went to bed and stayed upstairs all of Sunday. She dressed in the morning and ate two meals which I took ur to her. , "Did Kent say anything to her when he left that-night?" "He, said 'goodby, don't worry, it wilt be all right:" "Did he kiss her?" "No." Asked if she 'didn't tell a reporter at the time that Kent kissed Louise, Mrs. Anderson said: 1 "It looked like it, but he didn't." Louise Boeke returned to her own home Sunday evening, Mrs. Ander son testifjtd. Kent called in the morning and left two cantaloupes fpr Louise, she said. " V Increase Membership of . Commisison on Ireland Washington, Nov. 9. The commission on Ireland announced that "in view of the steadily in creasing gravity of the situation in Ireland" it had decided to increase the membership of the body which will begin hearings here November 17, from five to seven and to enlarge the. scope of its inquiry. The new members selected are Raymond Robins of Chicago and Alexander P. Moore, publisher of the' Pitts burgh Leader, Twenty-Five Additional Po licemen Detailed to Guard Wall Street District Since' Warnings Received. New York. Now 9. -Twenty-five additional patrolmen today were dis tributed throughout the financial dis trict to guard financiers and finan cial institutions. ' v N t It was understood this action was taken because of threats alleged to have been made at recent sfcret meet ings of radicals. At the same time ihe detective force in the Wall street rUi strict was greatly increased. - The additional force has been made a permanent detail and will watch over prominent Wall street figures and also messengers carrying millions, in securities t about the streets. . , ' ' Special instructions vo permit no parking of vehicles Recalled the "death wagon" which figured in the disastrous Wall street explosion in September. . 1 ' Whether today's , action had any connection with the placing under guard last night of a Fifth avenue apartment house were',Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, Elihu , Root and Othet prominent person live, was not. ex plained. An unidentified woman had telephoned a bomb warning to the house. Emergency Fleet Now UnjJer Investigation (Continued From Pas One.) , d f ., tj; various divisions of the board to co-operate efficiently and the almost cc.mplete failure of some of the di visions to' function properly.' ''. - " Many Charges. !C '. Padding of payrolls by firms re pairing shipping board vessels, own ership by companies operating gov ernment vessels of stock in compan ies furnishing supplies to those craft at prices ranging anywhere from 40 to 50 per cent above wholesale costs, wholesale theft of supplies and equipment from sjiips and the lors of millions of dollars through improperly secured loans, made to contractors building , government vessels also were charged. The investigators alleged that in some ceases the ileet- corporation loaned money to contractors and ac cepted, as security, bokids issued by companies incorporated by the con tactors 'which bonds have since Keen found to be worthless.''. The charge also was made that in many cases shipbuilding plants "which are going concerns are turned back to contractors as salvage propositions and the contractors thus reaped, prof its at the expense of the fleetEori ppration."j . . Charged for Selling Bonds. Another allegation in the report was that many of the firms hqldjng construction contracts inaugurated Liberty bond selling crusades in their plants, and charged to ship constrution 10 per cent of the money thus secured as the cost for selling the bonds. It was further charge i tlmt in nmi nac tht rnrnnn. - Uon authorized contractors to take H from "their appropriated funds' S(inis to purchase Liberty bonds and that subsequently in some cass these bonds, were sold or hypothecated ai a loss and the money thus realized, used "for plant purposes." , Going into the matter of salvage of shipbuilding plants, uncompleted hulls, materials and state!, the re port alleged that it was "'asserted by persons in position to Know, that the sale of the millions of dol lars' worth pt materials" owned by the fleet corporation, had netted no more than 13 1-2 cents on the dollar at a time when the shipping board at other points was purcha-sing the same materials in the open market at prices in advance of the original cost I rices of the materials sold, f - Meet in New York. New York, Nov. 9. The congres sional committee headed by Repre sentative Joseph Walsh of Massa chusetts.which has been conducting an inquiry into shipping board af fairs, met here todays beginning what is expected to be a session of several weeks. v The trend of the inquiry has not been made public, but anumber ofr steamship men operators', of ship ping board vessels, as well as local representatives of the board have been asked to attend the session. In addition to. Mr. Walsh, the committee comprises: Representa tive Patrick H. Kelley of Michigan; Lindley H. Hidley. Washington; Israel M. Foster of Ohio; H;nry J. Steel, Pennsylvania, and Tom Con nolly of Texas. ;. V Before the war the cost of a new house in England was $1,200; the same house now costs $4,000. More over, owing to the five years of war, rpnairs tn existinc houses have not been kept up and there Is now an ahft normal demand for labor and mate rial. Cheese, peanut butter, milk, jam, .soup, after-din-; ner coffee all ' taste better when . accompanied by taBKIUHSODA CRACKERS. NATIONAL BlJCUIT COMPANY r . ii "'Si tZJ II The Hon. Alexander M. Carlisle, . ' . ; w ; T , 'e decision to limit all exhibits to4 prominent Belfast Irishman, and a( iivve busheis has been a' wise pro-T fnvy councillor, wno was recent-' vision. If cariots had been per ly barred from the House of Lords j nutted it would have been impossible I., oAiiito have fowd room to stage the for saying the Irish Coercion bill might kill England. Mr. Carlisle, Of the Lord Chancellor, delivered j M fnrtomwurnrrt nmtAt whlnh his fourteen-word protest, which created,, a semsatlon In England: "My Lords, if you pass this bill you may kill England-but not Ire land!" On the request of the House of Lords, Earl Curzon, For eign Secretary, sent a formal de mand to Mr. Carlisle for, an apol ogy, whlchvas refused. Near East Relief V Workers Are in -Danger Is Word General Director of Activities Warns Against Sending Mpre Workers to Areas Now Menaced. " New York. Nov. 9 -'Conditions in! Asia Minor and Turkey in Europe are so serious that the Near East? Relief will not run the risk of sac- rificing American lives by, sendifig further relief workers to the war- torn areas. I This announcement was made here today by a national official of the j Near East Relief following receipt , of cables from Constantinople 're-1 porting that J. P. Coombs is being , held by Turkish nationalists at Sam- i lief's activities in the SamsounX region. ' Fear for Safety. - Fear for the safety of other mem bers of Coombs' ' detachment was also expressed by ofticers of the Near East Relief. Besides Melville . Chater, a writer, who accompanies Coombs on 11 his tours of inspec- ; tion through the war areas, the party consists of five Americans, three of whom are women. At last advices : these were quartered at Samsoun : and reported safe for the immediate i present. , I The five Americans mentioned are Gertrude E. Knox of Providence. R. ' I.; Dr. George T. Pomeroy of Bur bank, Cal.: Marjorie D Pfciffer and Dr. anfl Mrs. Robert n. Mcuoweii of New York. Hearings in Texas Rail . Rates Case Are Resumed Austin, Tex., Nov. 9. Hearings on applications of Texas railroads for increase in intrastate freight rates to correspond with the in crease of 35 per cent in interstate freight rates was resumed in Austin before an examiner of the Interstate Commerce commission. The hear ing, which began at Galveston sev eral weeks ago, is in the nature of an appeal from the decision of the Texas railroad 'commission, which allowed an increase of 3J 1-3 per cent in intrastate freight rates. Rochester Clothing Firm . Cuts Suits 33 1-3 Per Cent ' Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 9. A re duction of 33 1-3 per cent- in theJJ wholesale price of clothing is an-v nounced Ijy one, of Rochester laiv gest clothing manufacturing con cerns. The reduction is effective from November 1 and applies to suits and ! overcoats. It is said the reduction, ! which is in addition to the usual I cash discount of 7 per cent, repre- sents a cut from ?3J, the opening fall wholesale price, to approximate- ly only $20. Stoves ---Stoves Reduced in Price at BowonY v We are showing a tnoBt complete line of Heating and Cook Stoves which were purchased from the manufacturers at big price concessions, which enables us to give you Values and Prices which will mean a big Saving for You. This timely reduction in prices on Stovea at Bowen's means a saving on something you may need right now. , Bowen's Heaters and Ranges waste no fuel, are all fully guaranteed and at no time has there ever been offered Stovesat such Value-Giving prices as can be had right , now at Bowen's; and, as Usual, you make your own terms. Advertisement More Than Acre of FlooC Space Will Be Used for ! Midwest Horticultural Exposition. More than one acre of floor space ill be used by the Midwest Horti cultural exposition, which will open 'n- Council Bluffs next Monday, and continue until the end of the week. The Auditorium building and tem porary sheds extending into the streets 40 feet ,and SD feet long will house the horticultural -.iroducts of 15 states. Exhibitors will come from as far east as Pittsburgh and from the mountain fruit districts as !ar west as Uenver. ine lanaaian line and the Gulf of Mexico are the other boundaries, making it the larc tst fruit exposition ever held in the United States. R. S. Herrick, secretary and one of the executive officers, says that exposition, rhousands of bushels al ready have been received and placed in cold storage. Missouri, Arkansas Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Col- Orado Will have exhibits SUtf.Cltnt tO make a great show alone, but Penn . . y-v , Tit' syivania, unio, inaiana, Illinois. Michigan and other states will send their best products, to contests for tlie eagerly sought prizes. In the vegetable section the pota to exhibits will be important. Wis consin's exhibit will be In charge of the state agricultural department, i.nd. other states haye taken equal Irterest. It will be educational with the best potato experts in the coun try as instructors. . $100,000 Asked by Girl, ' r Victim of Auto Injury New, York. Nov. 9. Trial' of a $100,000 s'uit began today before Su preme Court Justice Gavcgan as the aftermath of an accident ;n which it i is alleged Miss Annie Zedman of 372 -Livonia avenne, Brooklyn, was the victim. The suit is against Max Brimberg. a building operator. Miss Zeidman was brought to court on a stretcher. Her attorney aid Brimbertr's automobile ran-over her on Hookinsnn avenue April 29, then ran uoon a sidewalk and struck - fence, ricocheting back over the unconscious victim and advancing forward and over her a third time, ,t t : t -i :- " V .V -jr ' '.'. J i' : Silk Velvets and Soft Silk Duvetyns For millinery purposes are to be had in "exquisite shades. t " The' Silk Shop . 1 Main Floor. Trefousse Sends Us Kid Gloves Of rare beauty, fashioned to fit the hand perfectly, from soft French kid, pique sewn and finished by contrasting embroid eries, A two-clasp style may be had for ?4.25," $5.25 and $6 a pair. Slip-on and gauntlet styles are $6.50 to $10. Interesting. New Silk Hosiery "Silk hose, ribbed and woven to simulate wool heather mixtures. Black and white, navy and green, navy and black, red and cordovan, cordovan and gold, je the shades. The pric'x T2.50 a pair. Very fine silk hose with i garter tops and double soles, in black, white or cordovan, are $4 a pair. Crepe de Chine Gowns $3.98 L o w. neck, sleevelsss gowns of a fine quality of flesh i colored crepe de chineJ N . - Second Floor. Sale of Linen Scarfing ' Round thread Irish linen, $1.25 qualitv (18-inch), Wednesday, 95c. $1.35 quality ' )20-inch), Wednesday, $1 a yard. Unviu rMi Floor.' THOMPS I r" "zzzx 1 f ':-,-'A Jf. .: .m-: ' gfiv&k Purchasing annually $200,000,000 worth of merchandise, Alfred Fantl of New York, tlaims the' honor of being the largest resident buyer in the world. The stores he represents in 130 cities throughout the United States always have the latest styles. He believes stout women are all beautiful and by his influence in gar ment circles has brought about the "stylish stout" models in dresses and hats. , Loroner s Jury Will Reopen Inquest In Fatal Shooting Case - ( Fulton, Mo., Nov. 9. The coron er's jury which yesterday returned an open verdict in the fatal shooting of Miss Carolyn Weant, 20 years old, and' Mrs. Ada McCowan, 35, will reopen the inquest, the coroner announced today. The announcement Avas made fol lowing finding of a document pur porting to be Miss Weant's will, saying "I am doing this act because of trouble I have had with Ada." It was testified at the inquest that the women had quarreled. There were no witnesses to the shooting Miss Weant.Na typist, boarded at the McCowan honK-. Bee want ads are business getters 0N - A November Sale We Mention A Hudson seal coat of a beautiful quality for $595. A large skunk stole, $225. Another skunk stole for $135. A Hudson seal cape that is espe- -cially fine for $90. A taupe nutria stole only $45. , 1 A brown pony coat with beaver collar and cuffs, $295 A black pony coat with dyed skunk trimmings, $165. A taupe nutria coat for $325. All Sales Final 55c Soft Collars Wednesday 25c A choice of pique or ma dras soft collars, Arrow or Earl & Wilson makes. All clean, desirable stock. $1 Neckwear 65c All silk, good looking ties, made with clip easy bands. The Mn' Shop To th Loft You Enter. Bj The AenorUtrd FreM. London. Nov. 9. The Irish home rule bill nearly passed through the final stage viu the house of com mons Monday with two new clauses added by the government, which in the opinion of Irish and liberal poli ticians, rendered the measure prac tically dead. These clauses, which provide for second chambers and the dissolution of the parliaments, should they not be properly constituted, were car ried, after being severely criticised by former Premier Asquith and others as tending to reduce Ireland to the condition of a backward crown colony, by ample majorities jn a small house, showing the slight interest now shown in the bill. Plan Other Changes. The measure has to run the gaunt let of the house of lords where, ac cording to rumors current in the coalition newspapers, an attempt will ties cornpieteiv out of the'hm ,av. in them t0 be admiIlistered as ,, oe maae to cut tne six Ulster conn- present from Westminster The first clause provides that both Irish Parliaments shall establish second chambers for the protect'on of minorities; the second providing that in the event that less than haK the members of either parliament are validly elected orin case of, fail ure to take the oath of allegianc? within 14 days, the king may dis so've the parliament and place the government in- the hands of a com mittee appointed by the lord lieuten ant. The latterj:lause replaces the pro posal of the government that candi dates for parliament must take the .alh of allegiance on nomination. The home rule hill case i beforr the coVnmittee of the whole house. The clause providing for the creation of second chambers,, was adopted, by 175 to 31. It leayeS to the Iris!, parliaments the duty of framing the necessary sfheme. The government had originally proposed itself to 'draft the scheme and was today subject to much hostile criticism, for evading (the task. The government's critics de clared that the Irish parliament wnu'd not succeed in drafting a suc cessful scheme. ' Andrew Bonar Law, the govern- BELDEN Made Possible by a Special Purchase of New Furs at New Low Price Levels.; Under the arrangements for this sale, you will receive not only the benefit of our purchase at the newjDrices, but in addition - Special Price Concessions for the Sale Period Only The low prices now in effect are . only made possible by concen trating the sale of this new stock in a short period of time, so that by selecting a wrap or scarf early ; in the month you assure yourself of the finer garment. N ' r a Few Attractive Values A Hudson seal coat with a beaveV border, collar and cuffs, $550. ; A Hudson seal coat, with beaver collar and cuffs, is $625. A Hudson seal coat with skunk col lar and cuffs for $500. Hudson seal coat, self trimmed, is specially priced $450. A Hudson seal cape with a becom ing roll collar for $135. A brown fox scarf for $39.50. taupe wolf scarf, special, $25. The Fur Shop Third Floor Savings in the Silk Shop Charmeuse for Only $8.95 a yard Twenty-five pieces of very heavy charmeuse in navy, copen taupe and green. On Sale Wednesday, Main Floor To Aid Stockmen : ' -: 3'i Arrangements Will Be Coh Eliminated for Formation of Thirty Million Dollar Pool To Help Stock Raisers. Chicago, Nov. 9. Bankers of Chi-? cago and other cities met here today' to complete arrangements for the, - iormatiou of a $.10,000,000 pool til. help finance the live stock industry,. New York, Boston and St. Louis' hanks will he invited tn tnV nnrt in ' the arrangement, it was announced. , The conference is the outgrowtl) of the pica for aid carried to the fed-'-, eral reserve hoard at Washington' recently by live stork- producers, ' packers and bankers. The bankers said tfiey had decided to proceed in- dependency, since no material aid.,,, was obtained in Washington. i It is nrononerf. to form a enrnnra-, , . , i . . t. ttt tion with a nominal capital, which will be subscribed on a pro rata basic by the participating banks. These, banks wll agree to furnish a definite maximum sum to the corporation fori . loaning purposes. These quotas alsov,. will be on a pro rata basis, based upon the participating banks' capital,.-.! and surplus. ;(. The corporation, it was said, wilUn confine its operations to the exten sion of credit to live stock producers., whose loans have been called by the banks, and who, as a consequence,:, are threatened with the alte; native .. ofptnarketing immature stock. ,v.:.t George M. Reynolds, president of L the Continental and Commercial Na- tional bank of Chicago, was men-' -' tioned as likely to head the corpora- ., tion. ' 1 Stage hauls in San Ffanciscc have signed a new wage scale which gives them from $45 to ' $50 per week for an eight-hour day. merit leader in fhe house, and Sir"",' Liming Worthingtbn-Evans, min- " . 'tcr of pensions, "replying to the;,; cr:t!ism explained that there were' difficulties in the way of the English ' parliament attempting the task.SirjV ErVard Carson, the Ulster Unionist.'' leader, argued that it would have' ; been quite sufficient to provide a ' second chamber for the southern ''1 parl'afnent and by a question'" elicited from Worthington-Evans thi: even if second chambers were,, nor established the Irish parliamentsy would continue to function. Another amendment to the bill was adopted placing upon the south ern parliament the responsibility foi providing furds for Irish industries - &CQ of Furs H0 A Table of Remnants Silk and wool dress goods of desirable shade and weave, great ly reduced.' .is ;
