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Bee VOL. 50 NO. 143. rtrJ tl gteea.CIaw Mittir May 21, I9M. at Oaahe r. O. Usaet At I el Man 3. II7. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1920. Ky Mill (I '. intldi 4th Zs. Dalit ant Sufteat. 19: Dally Only, IS: Su, M Outildt 4th Zom (I vur). Delhi aa Suaaajr. lit: Dailr Oal. $11; Suaday Oaly. 13 THREE CENTS The Omaha Daily "Mexico To Consider Colby Plan Proposal That CiuninissLoiiers Be Named to Draft Treaty Taken to Capital by Roberto Pesqueira. Letter Is Made Public By The Associated I'rrss. Washington, Nov. 30. A formal proposal from Secretary Colby that commissioners he appointed by the United States and Mexico to draft a treaty upon which can be based re sumption of full diplomatic relations between the two governments, has been taken to Mexico City by Rob rrto V. Fesqnciru, Mexican confiden tial agent in Washington. This was disclosed tonight when the State department made public Air. Colby's answer to Mr. Fcs (ticira's recent letter urging recog nition by the United States of the new government of Mexico. It was handed, to the Mexican agent before his departure Thanksgiving day to attend the inauguration of President elect Obrcgon of Mexico, December Referring to his conversation with Mr. Pesqueira, Secretary Colby .in his letter said they served to leave no reasonable doubt "of the high and enlightened purposes that actuate the present government of Mexico." Famous Article 27. As to" article 27 of the Mexican constitution, long a stumbling block vto complete understanding between the two governments, Mr. Colby said the statement in Mr. Pesqueira's letter that it is "not and must not be interpreted as retroactive or viola tive of valid property rights," should "allay the fears of those who have acquired valid titles" in Mexico, ad ding: "1 can conceive of nothing better calculated to correct this misunder standing." - "It only remains," A!r.'olby con tinued, "to give these miflmderstand ings a form which usual in deal ings between, friendly states ar.J I have the honor to suggest that com missioners be promptly designated i... iAk' n r :. . .,.i i,k 1 v:f.j it uuiu iticAiiu 'dim 111c ujjiicu -i Sides, to formulate a treaty, em- bodying the agreements which have been reached, the result of your suc cessful mission." v Text of Colby Letter. 'The text of Secretary Colby's let ter, dated November 25, follows: "The conversations which we have had since the receipt of your no table letter of October 26, 1 am very pleased to say have been entirely in pawi'eping with the i.spirit and tenor of the expression it contained, and have quite confirmed the agreeable S anticipations it aroused. "I think I may say, as one of the results of- these discussions, that no coubt can reasonably be entertained of the high and ehligiuened purposes that actuate the present government of Mexico and I am fully persuaded that you realize the friendship and disinterestedness towards yomjcoun- (Turn to Pace Two. Oolntnn Seven.) Fires Reported Raging in Cork Great Damage Done to City Hall and Other Buildings In Irish City. Belst, Nov. 30. The city hall at Cork was set oh fire this morn1 ing and reports from that city state ' the Thomas Ashe Sinn Fein club and the Charlotte quay are ablaze. Much damage has been done, it is stated. Small Bomb Found. Newport, Mommouthshire, Eng land. Nov. 30. The police discov ered a small bomb at Marshfield. four and a half miles southwest of ! here, today. Building Wrecked. I'ndon, Nov. 30. A bomb was exploded at 1 o'clock yesterday in a building occupied by a hide merchant Old Swan Last, near London idee. A floor of ike building was eked but nobody was injured. The bomb, fitted with a time fuse, apparently had been left in the build ing in a grip sack. Three youths of Ardee county, Louth, Ireland, said to have been connected with the Sinn Fein move ment, were taken from their beds last night and shot dead, allegedly by uniformed men, says a dispatch from Ardee to the Central News. Present Prohibition Law Likely to Stand Unchanged Washington. D. C, Nov. 30. The prohibition enforcement law probably will stand unchanged for the present at least. Representative Volstead, republican, Minnesota, its author, said he had no intention of altering it in any way. Prohibition enforcement officials, Mr. Volstead added, have not re quested additional legislation or any changes iu the present law. Con gress, however, may act during the coming session; he said, on the bill introduced at the last session by Reprcsenttatives Green of Iowa, pro viding for the concentration in fewer warehouses of stocks of bonded liquor for the purpose of insuring more rigid supervision. Great Western to Resume Exclusive Use of Depot The arrangement whereby the Great Western and the Rock Island railroads have made use of the former's freight depot in Omaha -ince November, 1, 1918, under gov vrnmcnt control, was terminated at midnight last night, officials of the Great Western announced yesterday. Hereafter the Great Western will make exclusive use of the frciaht Aeoot, Woman Shot T- . -a Here is Mrs. Nina Dixon Weddington, 28, who is lying at the point of death in the Wise Memorial hospital from gunshot wounds received during her "last party" in the Monarch Garden cabaret, and her 6-year-old son, Clarence, who is still unaware of his mother's condition. Young Mother Shot on Her Last Visit to Bright Lights "We'll Go Back Home to Iowa Tomorrow," She Says, Kissing 6-Year-Old Son Goodby Before Trip to Cabaret, Where Lover Seriously Wounds Her and Kills,Himself. N When Mrs. Nina Dixon Wedding ton, pretty young mother, who is in a critical condition as the result of two gunshot wounds, entered the Monarch garden cabaret Monday night she was determined it was to be her last party. Before leaving her room in the Millard hotel she hadfkissed her lit tle son, Clarence Melvin, goodby and assured him that "tomorrow" they would go home to stay. "I want to get away from it all and get back to Oskaloosa, la., and mother and dad," she told her child hood friend, Michael Smith, who was stopping at the same hotel. Longs for Peace. ''I long for the quiet and peace of my home town, and I warit -Clarence to be -brought up right. Jazz music and bright lights may be all right, but I'm through with them." With this parting statement Mrs. Weddington pulled her coat over her slim young shoulders and departed, in company with Howard Michael son, 3003 South Sixteenth street. ( Two hours later she was lying all most lifeless on the dance floor of the Monarch garden and the uaan who had introduced her to f!w: bright lights which she hated lay dead by her side. Meet in Omaha. William Barr, who had fired the two shots that wounded her and then shot and killed himself, was from her own home town. They had met in Omaha several months ago, and lived tor a time at 2709 Dodge street. Barr had worked for a roofing company until about 10 davs ago. when he was discharged. Mrs. Weddington took her little son and obtained a room in the Hotel Loyal. She sought employ ment without success and tried to avoid Barr. She often expressed fear that he would find her and sev eral days ago moved to the Millard hotel. Unable to Find Work. Her inability to find employment caused her to seek some other meaus of securing money, according to young Smith. "She only hoped to get enough Colorado National Bank Closed Due to Lack of Funds Is Word Washington, Nov. 30. Closing of the Farmers' National bank of Sterling, Colo., was ordered because national bank examiners had found the institution short of cash, John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, said today. He added that there was no indication when the bank would be able to resume business. Action by the comptroller in the case of the Sterling bank marks the sixth in the last 13 months, treasury records show. It was the only bank to close its doors during November, while in the 12 months prior to No vember 1, five national banks ceased operations under orders of the comptroller. Four Members of Mexican Bandit Band Are Killed Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 30. Four members of the band of nine alleged Mexican revolutionists, who crossed the boundary into Mexico near here two weeks ago and raided Ramirez. 22 miles west of Matamoros, have been killed by federal pursuit troops, it was announced in Matamoros. The remainder of the band was dispersed, the announcement said. Fire Causes $300,000 Loss To California Oil Plant San Luis Obispo. Ca!., Nov. 30. Fire of unknown origin partially de stroyed the Union Oil company's re finery at Avila, entailing a loss of annroximatclv $300,000. It was nec essary to drain two large tanks of high grade distillate into the ocean in oracr to cncfcn toe ujKe) While on are 1 i . -w-v Last Midnight Partv money to pay her hotel bill and pur chase a ticket home when she con sented to go to the party last night," said Smith. "A girl friend said she would introduce Mrs. Weddington to someone who had lts of money and wasn't afraid to let loose of it. "It was simply the age-cild jeal ousy of a man for a woman whose love has proven fickle that led Barr to shoot Mrs. Weddington," con tinued Smith. "He was worried be cause he couldn't, find work and he was crazy about the woman.'' Barr Not Intoxicated. Barr was not intoxicated . when he shot Mrs. Weddingtcn, accord ing to Joseph Hammond, proprietor cf a confectionery store at -Fourteenth and Douglas streets. "He came into my place and drank a bottle of strawberry pop an hour before he shot her," said Ham mond, who is also from Oskaloosa, la. "lie seemed .to be under a nervous strain,, but he said goodby as if nofhing were the matter and said he'd he back later." When Mrs. Weddington regained consciousness in the Wise-Memorial hospital yesterday, following an operation, her first thought was of her little son, Clarence. "Poor Clarence," she cried. "He's only 6 years old and he never knew about my life." ' Unaware of Tragedy. At her request the little boy was turned over to Mrs. L. Dolson. 2648 Dodge street, whom she had met when she was living with Barr at 2709 Dodge street. The little lad Avas apparently un aware of the tragedy which had en tered his young life. Barr, who had served in France during the war, had presented him with a German flashlight, which he clung to tightly as he was led from his mother's room in the hotel. Hammond has notified Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reins, Mrs. Wedding ton's parents, of Oskaloosa, of the shooting and they are expected to arrive in Omaha some time today. Hospital 'authorities report Mrs. Weddington is "about holding her own." ' 16 Metal Workers Held By New York Court for Destroying Evidence New York, Nov. 30. Sixteen of the 20 members of the Employing Metallic Furring and Lathing asso ciation were arrested xtoday on a charge of destroying evidence need ed by the legislative committee in vestigating the "building trust." They pleaded not guilty when ar raigned in the court of general ses sions and were held in $1,000 bail each. While the arraignment was taking place, the legislative committee, at its hearing in city hall, six times was adjudging in coutempt a wit ness, Joseph Penny, chairman of the Builders' Supply bureau, for Reclin ing to answer questions. Former Leavenworth Man Wounded by Denver Woman Denver, Nov. 30. Mrs. Myrtle Ncal, 25, shot and probably fatally wounded a man she saysi is Clark South worth, 30, a former' guard at the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. Following ler re fusal to marry him, Mrs. Neal main tains the man attempted to choke her and in the struggle that followed she shot him. At the hospital the man said he was L..F. Neal and that he was the woman's husband. Six Killed When Train Hits Oklahoma Automobile Muskogee, Okl., Nov. 30. One woman and five men were killed and a 16-year-old boy was seriously in lured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Lvva last uigm nut VaP Vu . ITelhon e ' s. ' V. - ' 1 increased Ten Jr Cent Boost Is Grant ed Nebraska Telephone Company by Railway Commission. Becomes Effective Today Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) Petition of the Nebraska Telephone company for an increase of 10 per cent in exchange rates was granted effective December 1, by a ruling of the State Railway commis sion here today. i This increase is temporary and will terminate July 1, unless some other conflicting action is taken by the commission in the meantime. The increase is to be figured over and above the rates now on file in the office of the commission. It is to be listed on all bills ren dered as a separate item-, to be known as surcharge. The increase was grained because of increases in wages, taxes and ccst of material, since the finances of the telephone company were last considered by the commissionerc cording to Commissioner Thornc Brown. Earnings Fall Short. "Assuming that business for De cember would be the same for the rest of the months," said Mr, Brown, "investigation into the business for 1920 discloses the company will fall $400,000 short of earnings of dividends on fixed rates "During August, September and October, the company earned prac tically jiothing, about $6,000. "Previous to this, there were divi dends only in January and February. Wage Increase Great. "The increase in wages "granted operators alone for the year totaled $96,000. Plant workers were also granted increases. "This temporary allowance is made to cover 1 the deep cost of operation. "There has been no real reduction in 'wages or material, although we believe this is coming." Records show that the increase of all revenues of the company between 1916 and 1920 was 31 per cent. The increase in expense for this same period was 52 per cent. Ex change rates went up a total of 23 per cent since before the war, and toll rates increased 22 per cent, due to the increased traffic during the emergency. The average increase during the war was 21 per cent. The railway commission is com posed of Thome A. Brown, Thomas Hall and-J L-G.-Taylor, . j ' Bee Shoe Fund Tops $400 Mark But Much More Is Needed Jo. Warm Feet of Fatherless Waifs. Over the $400 mark goes The Bee's Free Shoe Fund today. An other donation from Mr. "Thrce-in-,Onc." a ''tenner," a "five!' and three two's" received yesterday will put shoes on several pairs of waiting little feet and bring happiness as well as comfort. Onlv thtough The Be:'? fund or by private charity can these iittle children of fatherless families of very po'r in Oniaha get shoes. Can feu think of a more pracival way to do a bit of good than by con tributing to this cause? Vt.ii ca; be assured th.it yc: r money will be- used only for investi uatcd. wcrthy cases. Possible "grafters" can't work tl cir way into this fund. bocause each and every case h crrhflly investigated by a committee of public sc.IidcI teach,-s who do this without any pay. Send or brins ycti contribution to The Bee office. Some child is wait iig for it. Prevlonsly reported 3.0.50 W. H. Fryman i 2 0 "O" :2.oo Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mitchell, Arapa hoe. Neb 5.00 Mm. Rose Retelftdorf, PUttsninulh, Neb , "M Max Orkln 10.00 Three-in-One , 15.00 Total 40.;0 Woman Dies of Kick Inflicted by Neighbor Chicago, Nov. 30. Two weeks ago Mrs. Anna M. Webber, aged 52 and the mother of several chil dren, was in a quarrel with a neigh bor woman. During the controversy the neighbor woman kicked Mrs. Webber in vthe abdomen. This morning she was found dead in bed. The physician who was sum moned notified the coroner who will open an investigation. Do You Want to Win $100? Are you a movie fan? Then your chances are good. The contest starts in The Bee, next Sunday and the first prize is $100. There are other cash prizes too. t - It's not a guessing contest either. So pure luck rvoril win it for you. But it's an amazingly simple contest and you 11 be sur prised to see hon easy it rvill he. Watch The Bee for further details about this big con test. It mill fe interesting to every member of your house hold and it "will offer you an opportunity to nnn a cash prize. You 11 have lolsofun, and fun that may be profitable too. The contest starts Sunday. Be sure to be ready for it. Belter order your paper now. 1. The Bee's (Plattdrm J ' I ."'Now Ilninn Pmtenver Station. &$sP rwj braska Highways, including the paa- I N. v $ I f i meat of Main Thoroughfare leading x , t im-m-jjl 1 gJ into Omaha with n Brick Surf act- . N. Uti" j bssj J.. A ajiort, low-rato waterway irom mo mi. W',fB8Bkl Kewga jUorn celt to tna Atlantic uctan. i S K85wh W&M i' Hm. r.,u c,.,i.r nmU. with 1 1 Midi 1 1 a ttftiE&bZTi Ponzi, Wizard of Finance, Is Given Five Years in Pen Real J. Rufus Wallingford Pleads Guilty to Charge of. Using Mails in a Scheme To Defraud. Boston, Nov, 30. Charles Tonzi, t-iomotcr of the quick rich scheme in which thousands of persons in vested millions of dollars before it collapsed last August, pleaded guilty to using She mails In a scheme to defraud, iu the federal district court today. Sentence of five years in the Plymouth county jail was imposed by Judge Hale. The court took in to consideration only the first count of one indictment of' 44 counts, in which it was charged that Ponzi had represented falsely that he was able to pay interest at the rote of 50 per cent in 45 days from profits made in international postal icply coupons. "Black and Tan" Cafe Is Ordered Closed, Following Shooting TIip Monarch ffarilfti. nee-m and w-hite cabaret, operated by LeRoy tuoomhcia at rourteentn ana uoage streets, was ordered closed yester- rlsv Artinn to rlnsi if wasi talfpn following the shooting there of Mrs. XMina JJixon weddington, Dy William Barr, and the suicide of Barr, Mondav night. A week asro Police Commission er Ringer sent a letter to Superin tendent Adams of the Welfare board attarbinff a. renort from Police Sergeant Summitt, who stat ed that at 1 the previous Sunday tnnrntner "he had nut out of the rilare between 50 and 75 young girls and men. Althmiah thU cabaret wa? opened in the early evening it did not "get lively" until around the ,n;r1nicht hours, officers said. From then until dawn it is reported to nave oeen extremely tnriinng. Man Charged With Killing Albanian Premier Freed Paris, Xov. .30. Avani Rustem. a young Albanian student charged with having shot ard killed Essad Pasha, Albanian premier, June 13, last, was acquitted. He was placed on trial yesterday. Let's Do It Storm Tears Down Telephone Lines Damage to Property , of Ne . braska Company Estimated At $20,000. A sleet storm which swept east ern Nebraska Monday caused dam- age of over $20,000 to property of the Nebraska Telephone compatiy. j Wet snow and rain fell in Hhe 'greater part of the storm area, freez ing as it struck wires, crossarms and poles. With the lines weighted with this ice, many poles and wires crashed to the ground. In the Norfolk district of the Ne braska Telephone company over 125 poles and over 500 miles of toll line are down and 325 telephones are out of service due to this heavy storm. The portion of the district most affected was south, east and west of Humphrey, along the line of Union Pacific east of Columbus to Omaha and west of Columbus to Kearney, with a big break around Columbus. A number of poles on the transcontinental line were brok en down near York and Seward, but this caused only slight break in the service. Material was sent to the storm area from Columbus, and it is believed all service will be re stored by the end of this week. Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) The first snow of the season fell in this section of the state Mon day, an inch or more cf moisture being precipitated. Tlictp- is little change in the temperature. Upland, Neb., Nov! 30. (Spe cial.) Franklin county had its first snow yesterday. The storm began about 7 in the morning and con tinued all day. At times it looked like an old-time blizzard. Bank Cashier Arrested on Charge of Embezzlement Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov., 30. Fred W. French, assistant cashier of the. City Trust and Savings bank, was arrested late today on a war rant charging embezzlement of $5, 000 from the bank's funds, follow ing an alleged confession to defalca tions estimated as high as $300,000. French spent most of today as sisting officers of the institution in checking up his accounts. The di rectors today produced assets of nearly half a million dollars to cov er the shortage. The shortage-Hi French's accounts, directors declared, was due to speculation in stocks and losses sus tained in industrial ventures. U. S. Marshal Shoots Doctor ! Who Resists Being Jailed Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 30. Dr. B. R. Woodyard, a physician, was shot and fatally wounded at his home here early today by A. L. Reed, a deputy United States marshal who was attempting to arrest Dr. Woodyard on a warrant 'charging violation of the Harrison anti-narcotic law. He died later. Reed said Dr. Woodyard attempted to draw a revolver when they told him they had a warrant for his ar rest. . ' Geneva Meeting to He Held To Organize Farm Bureau Geneva. Neb.. Nov. 30. (Special.) A meeting of Fillmore .county farmers ' will be held at the court house in Geneva. December 6 to or ganise a farm bureau. Letters out lining the work of the farm bureau and listing the benefits of member ship are being mailed this week from the office of J.'L. Thomas, cguty agricultural agent. . ' Husband t o Push Charges Against Bandit Suspects Woman Arrested With Man at Alliance Said to Have Mar ried Second Time With -' out "Divorce."" ' I I Alliance, Neb., Nov. 30. (Special Telegram.) William Henry Kimble of Cheyenne, Wyo., and a woman drcsied in man's clothing, said to be Kimble's wife- by an alleged biga mous marriage, who were arrested here several days ago, were taken to Edgar, Neb., today by Sheriff Secord of Clay county, where a charge of adultery has been mml against th man and charges of adultery and bigamy against 1 the woman. Charles E. Gooden of Cheyenne, said to be the woman's husband, has gone to Clay Center to pusU the charges against the cou ple, it was reported. Kimble has a gunshot wound in his shoulder which he claims he re ceived through the accidental dis charge of a shot gun in the hands of his son while hunting near Chey enne. The couple were suspected of being the pair who escaped from Bayard following a revolver battle with automobile bandits October 16. Bayard' officers came here, butcre unable to identify the couple. The man and woman admitted hav ing been married at Edgar, Neb., last September, although the woman had never been divorced from Gooden. She said she diet not know she would have to obtain a divorce from her first husband before mar rying another man. Kimble has been employed as an air-brake in spector for the Union Pacific at Cheyenne and the woman is said to have conducted a rooming house there. Work of Security League Commended by President New York, Nov. 30.-The National Security league whicW has called a meeting here to plan co-ordination of patriotic and civic work through out the country, made public a let ter from President Wilson com mending the movement. "The idea and purposes expressed in your letter of November 22 strike me as admirable," said tha president. "I think that it is highly desirable that' there should be a co-ordination off all the efforts of all patriotic and civic organizations, and thus a great er unitv of object as well as of method." The Weather Forecast. Wednesday: Fair and colder. Hourly Tvmprraturrii. 5 . m 6 ft. m 7 . m a. m...... . m ... 34 10 m. m S ... Mil a. m 87 ... 3H IS noon S ... aft! 1 p. m !t ... S' t p. m !( drr bnlb. 3ft: wet hulh. SIX; At 7 ft. relative humidity, S3. At noon, dnr bnlb, ; wt bulb, 17: rrlatlr humidity, tl. At noon, wind velocity, 10 mlln n hour, Yeaterday'i Temperature. HI. L'w HI. L'w Bismarck Bnston . . Huffslo .. ralitary .. Cheyenne Chlrago . . Ilenver . . . lies Mnlncs K.I I'nuo. . . 52'T.nndor it ,.3S .44 . . 44 . . 4tS . .44 . . M 30' Memphis to New York 42 SO: North Pintle., ni n a; Philadelphia 44'St. l.oult 48 IS'St. Pnul 4.pnn Fraii.-laiO.tiO liti Seattle Pi .K'hioiiz City ... ill 40 .H Kansas City, . i'2 Mi)perft llulMln. Prol"ri ittiuinentn lurintr th. i.r.V : In it hour I'nm toinu. r.ttur- (..tlow Nnith, 2 .tckro: rest. nd suuth, U titti; wtsl, 10 Oegieea. Loot Taken By Collins Recovered Prisoner Told Inspector of Hiding Money Under Stair way in Home, When Ques tioned in Kansas City. ! $47,260 Now Recovered Keith Collins, last man arrested in the investigation of the $3,500. 000 robbery of the Burlington mail train in Council Hluffs on Novem ber,, 13, told postoffice inspectors where he had secreted the major portion of his share of the loot, $23,800, before they left Kansas City on the return trip to Council Bluffs. lie told them that he had hidden it in a frying pan beneath the stair case at his home, 1839 Seventh ave nue. Council Bluffs. As a result of this statement, the telegram which notilied federal officials in the Bluff of Collins' apprehension instructed them to place guards at once at the Collins home. Agents Guard Home. Two railroad special agents were placed in the home Sunday evening. They remained all night and were relieved next morning by two other agents. No one in Council Bluffs, however, knew the motive for this action. Officials here merely were complying with the instructions of the postoffice inspectors who made the arrest. When Collins and the three in spectors, W. L. Noah of Sedalia, Mo.; J. W. Adamson of Kansas City and W. M. Coble of Omaha, arrived in Omaha Monday night at 'J:25; they did not come direct Xo Council Bluffs. First they circled' through the business district of Omaha to elude pursuing newspa per men. ' Then they went to the Conant hotel, where Inspectors Noah and Adamson engaged a room and left their baggage. Money Found Under Step. v Coming to the Bluffs, they went directly to the. Collins home. Keith's two brothers were in bed asleep and were not awakened during the search. Two railroad agents were still on guard in the kitchen. Keith took the inspectors to the stair case in the front room. The tread of the lowest step was pried off and the currency was found in a frying pan underneath. Then the guards were dismissed and the party drove to the federal building, where Keith was arraigned before the United States commis sion. He waived preliminary ' hear ing and his. bond w as fixed at $50, 000. ; y .. . Makes Total of $ 47,260. This makes a total of $47,260 in currency recovered since the crime was committed. Official announcement was nude of the recovery of $23,460 in $10 bills at the homes of T. A. Daly, Clyde Poffenbarger and Fred Fof fenbarger, sr. Throughout the investigation, the (Tarn to Pate Two, Column Two.) ' Untermyer Will Handle Rvan Case Says Conditions of New York Financiers' Affairs Require Prompt Action. New York, Nov. 30 Samuel Un termyer announced that he would ac cept a retainer from Allan A. Ryan, New York banker, for the reorgani zation of whose financial affairs a banking committee i in formation, providing such duties involved would not interfere with Untcrmyer's legis lative committee investigation work. Mr. Ryan announced simultaneous ly that he had accepted Mr. Unter-S myer's ronditions. Condition under which Mr. Un termyer wi'l direct Air. Ryan's at la;rs include that Mr. Untermyer's son, Alvin, and Harold A. Content, under Samuel Untcrniyer'a supervi sion, handle the situation for the time being. Mr. Untermyer'a letter to Mr. Ryan, whose present finan cial status follows soon after his controversy with the Stock Exchange after operations in Stutz Motor stock, said: "Such a study of the situation as I have been able to make confirms me in belief that your interests re quire prompt and vigorous repre sentation. The banks are manifestly overwhelmingly insured and you have an equity of millions of "dol lars provided you arc properly safe guarded. So far, I have found no reason to question the good will of the banks, which it is your duty to .as sume until something transpires that convinces you to the contrary, al though I be'iexc that transaction as consummated should, in justice to you, be substantially modified." Government Objects to Proposed Packers Plan Washington, Nov, 30. Objections by the government to the plans of the packers for disposing of their stock yard properties were filed to day in ihe District of Columbia su preme court. The government's ob jection dealt with the Swift, Cudahv. Armour and Morris plans distinctly as well as the proposal for forminir a holding company to effect the di vorcement of the properties. Ex-Empress of Germany Said to Be Rearing End Doom, Holland. Xov. 30. (By The Associated Prcss.1 Former Kmprcss Augusta ictoria of Ger many, who is critically ill as a re sult of a heart attack, was reported at noon today to be in a sinkins; co;i- i (lition. At that tunc Mi? was tu 1 conscious. i