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OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, . 1920.
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Farm Need
U. , S. Land Bank Attorney
Tells Farm Congress Grad
ual Unloading Will Save
Farmers' Interests. ,
Situation Is Full qf Peril
A partial and general liquidation of
farmers' debts "will save the busi
ness and agricultural interests of this
country," M. L. Corey, general at
torney for the Federal Land bank of
Omaha told the Nebraska Farmers'
congress in session a't the Hotel
Rome yesterday in an address in.
which he discussed at length meas
ures for relief of the present finan
cial situation confronting agricul
turists. ...
After outlining several plans which
if adopted he said woula eventually
avoid the danger of the farmer being
compelled to market his crop "at a
loss so great as almost to ruin him,"
Mr. Corey declared that to secure
immediate relief the farmer and the
banker and. the merchant should
"get together upon a fair liquidation
he debt." ;
Owes a Duty.
"We had just as well bring our
minds," he said, "whether we are
m , bankers, business men or farmers, to
the realization that we are all to
suffer some losses. I quite agree
with you that the farmer is being
called upon to bear more than his
share of this, loss. He has raised the
most expensive crop of his experi
ence. It is not. fair to- expect that
he should market this crop at a loss
so great as almost to ruin' him.
"But for the immediate situation,
. the farmer owes a duty to his mer
v chant and to his tanker just as truly
as does the merchant and the banker
- nave an1 obligation to him. The time
has come when the farmer -should
-"meet the banker and the merchant
upon fair and common ground. -Demanding
Payment
, "The merchant' and the banker ex
tended credit, relying upon the
promise of the farmer to pay. He
rediscounted this paper through the
federal reserve system. The city
banker is demanding payment of the
country bank. The city wholesaler
; is demanding payment of the tjoun
' . try bank. : ' 1
"A continuance of the present
condition spells disaster not only
for the banker and the merchant
who dealt with the farmer, bnt for
the farmer . himself. . It would be
unreasonable for the ' banker and
the merchant tp demand that the
jarroer pay on ucms iu iun. l
TfrfEyi1 farmer, the banker ;; and- the
merchant should get together ' im-
niediately upon a fair liquidation of
r the debt. The farmer should sell a
' ' small part of his products now, pay
a small part of the debt; he should
do the same the next month and the
succeeding months. - A partial and
k ' ffeneral liauidation during the next
three months will save the business
and agricultural , interests of , the
country. : ,
Most Fortunate People.
"I plead for mutual understanding
and co-operation. , This nation, can
do wonderful things when we isub
merge the interests of class for the
benefit of the public at large. The
crying need is for. every class to
join with the other, classes in tiding
America ever this crisis as it did
over the wax crisis.
"While we may be discouraged
about conditions as they are, by com
parison we are the most fortunate
people in all the world. Ruin
stares, i many European nations in
the face. We have a sound politic?!
and social structure. We have
tremendous fundamental resources
and only unwise . leadership and
thoughtless clashing-of class against
class, could bring ruin to this coun
try. , The situation calls for courage,
tolerance and good will. I have no
fear for my country's future, because
I believe in the fundamental good
sense of Americans." - '
Plans for relief of the farmer and
(Tnra to PtMTO Two, Column One.
Nebraska Man Injured in
1 Bluffs Automobile Crash
Harry Hains of Blair, Neb., sus-
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laJapifc severe injuries iu vuuulh
Bluffs yesterday afternoon when the
automobile in which he and Harry
FJinn of California Junction, la.,
were riding crashed into the curb on
West Broadway at Eighth street,
throwing , him through the wind
shield. .
His face was cut seriously by the
glass and he sustained numerous
bruises and cuts on his body. He
was taken" to the Mercy hospital in
the police ambulance. The machine
mounted v the curb just west of
Eighth street and struck the front
of the Goodrich hotel. Flinn was
not hurt
. Witnesses say the driver lost con-
tro1 of tne car- '
Purchasers Must Pay
Contract Price for Sugar
New- York, Dec. 15. Supreme
Court Justice Cohalan today handed
down a decision compelling con
signees in 24 sugar cases involving
more than $1,000,000 to pay 22 cents
a pound for sugar which they had
agreed to purchase from Lamborn
& Co. of this city at the price, but
had refused to accept on its arrival
in Baltimore after the market had
slumped to less than 10 cents.
Daniels Honors Men Who
Saved Submarine Crew
New York, -H Dec IS. Secretary
Daniels of the navy today rewartftd
Capt E. D. Swinson, Robert A.
McWilliams, second engineer, and
W. G. Grace, chief engineer of the
U. S. S. General George, W.
Goethals, who assisted in rescuing
a
,JLii .J crew of the submarine S-5, which
""was disabled off Cape Henlopen hist
tiams received t"noculars and 'race
a sold watch
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Old Dobbin Urged by
Farmers' Head to Take'
Families to Church
O. G. Smith, president of the Ne
braska Farmers' congress, advised
"farmers who cannot afford auto
mobiles to hitch up Old Dobbin and
go to church anyway," in his an
nual address here yesterday.
"Farmer are staying away from
church because they can't drive up
in shiny new automobiles," he said.
"We should lose our pride and rattle
up to the old church in a buggy or
wagon as our fathers did."
Cole in Stale
Prison Safe for
Another Week
Electrocutioner Not Available
To Carry Out Court Sentence
' For Murder Convicted ,
( Man in Obi Cell.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15. (Special
Telegram.) Alson B. Cole will not
die Friday
Back in his old cell in the Ne
braska' state penitentiary the man
convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Lulu Vogt slept assured that his
execution would be again delayed.
No court action has been taken
and Governor McKelvie has not
weakened in his stand that the
court's sentence should be carried
out. Warden Fenton of the peni
tentiary will delay the fulfilment
of the death sentence this time. No
executioner can be obtained by Fri
day, the warden says.
Warden Fenton has signified his
intention of asking the governor for
a week's stay by which time he ex
pects to have Edward B.. Currier of
Boston ready to close the switch
which will send the death-dealing
volt?, through Cole's body.
Cole was returned to the state pris
on today from the Howard county
jail on commitment papers signed by
District Judge Paine. The com
mitment papers set no date for the
execution, but stated he was to be
held and dealt with according to
law."-'
J. M. Priest, attorney for Cole,
and Attorney General Davis held
a consultation in the attorney gen
eral's office today. After the meet
ing, Mr. Davis announced that the
state would take no further court
action and that if another delay was
made it would be from proceedings
started by Attorney Priest in federal
court ; ' '
Bonus Bill Comes
Up Before Senate
Hearings 'tra z Soldier ?,Relie
Bill Passed by House Open
In Washington.
Washington. , Dec. 15. The pay
ment of a cash bonus to former
service man was brought promi
nently to Uie front today at the
ooenine of hearinsrs by the senate
finance committee on the house bill
to adjfst- compensation of the
forme"r soldiers and sailors. -
Spokesmen for the American
Leeioft estimated that not more
than 50 per cent of the men would
ask for a cash payment, but Sena
tor Smoot, republican, of Utah, dis
agreed sharply with this estimate,
declaring that postcards he had re
ceived from ' individual service men
from all parts of the country ini
cated that 98 per cent of the men
would ask for cash. Senator Smoot
from all parts of the country nidi
nished by the "Stars and Stripes"
for transmission to senators and la
belled "My Opinion on the Bonus
Question."
Senator Smoot and Senator Mc
Cumber. republican. North Dakota,
acting chairman, said that the cards,
of which Senator McCumber pro
duced a high stack, appeared to
represent actual views of war vet
erans. Tenants' League Asks Law
J To Curb Rent Profiteers
" Los Angeles, Dec. 15. The Ten
ants' Protective association filed
with the city clerk an initiative pe
tition calling upon the city council
to enact an antirent profiteering
ordinance or call a special election
to pass upon it.
The ordinance petitioned for pro
vides that landlords collecting rents
in excess of 11 per cent of the value
cf their real investment in real estate
or more than 16 per cent of their
investment in furnishings, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine of $500 or im
prisonment for six months in jail,
or both,; for each day they violate
the ordinance. -
Etna Postmaster Pleads
Guilty to Embezzlement
North Platte, Neb., Dec. 15.
(Special Telegram.) Fred Peter-
trai nnsttnastpr at F.tna. Neb., was
arraigned before United States
Commissioner W. H. C Woodhurst
on the charge of embezzling $836.60
of the postoffice funds. He pleaded
guilty andwas bound over to the
federal court, which convenes here
in June, under $2,000 bonds. Etna
is a small postoffice in Custer coun
ty. The postoffice will be in charge
of the inspectors.
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Light Rate
Is Too Low
Experts Say
V$ao Jiraska Power
, Conipany Plant Here.
33 Per Cent Raise Asked
W. J. Henderson of New York',
an expert in the service of the H.
C. Hopson and Co., testified before
the city council yesterday afternoon
that the actual cost of Nebraska
Power Co.'s plant is $12,083,659, as
of November, 1920.'
C. E. Bailey, another expert, as
sociated with the J. Cr. White Jin
gineering corporation. New York
City, testified that a valuation of the
plant is $17,580,190.
Mr. Henderson explained that his
figures represented what the com
pany has actually expended, making
deductions for units which have
been replaced, and including addi
tions to i plant made this year and
the actual working capital on hand
November 30, 1920. He placed the
fixed capital on December 31, 1919,
as $9,570,621, and reported that the
amount of additions made this year
was $1,122,427. The actual working
capital on , November 30 was $1,
390,610. .
Ask Rate Increase.
Mr. Bailey explained that his val
uation figures represented what is
generally known as reproduction
cost, or what the plant was worth
last June, based on then prevailing
prices for the materials and' equip
ment comprising . the plant.
In its consideration of an applica
tion for an increased rate .schedule
of approximately 33 per cent in elec
tric light and power rates, the mayor
and city commissioners examined
Messrs. Henderson and Bailey at
length and , also W. IS. Robertson,
assistant manager of the plant.
Mr. Henderson testified yesterday
afternoon that he checked back
through the records of the company
tQ its inception, in arriving at his
"cost study." or a 'cost determina
tion." He explained in detail that
in his analysis, of the; books, he did
not in all cases accept distributions
of expense, the result being that he
found it necessary, according to his
process, to add various amounts to
plant cost which had been -charged
to operating. The only large-'item
of this nature occurred in 1913, when
the board of directors deducted
$400,000 from plant cost," because
of ultra-conservatism," as Mr. Hen
derson believed.
. Reports Are Explained.
?An analvsis of the reports, which
have" been pfepired"by- rnlf, 'hdw
. . . '- . . i . . . !
mac tne puDiic nas r.oi kivcii
this company rates, which have been
sufficient to . keep the property
whole," asserted Mr. Henderson in
his testimony. "The public is un
der obligation to give, rates suffi
ciently high to assure a fair return
on value of the property and toward
maintaining it in operating effi
ciency." 1
Anolvincr 8 oer cent as an as
sumed fair return on his cost total,
Mr. Henderson led the city officials
through pages of statistics to show
them wherein, under existing rates,
(Torn to Page Two, Column One
Court Sets Aside
Settlement Made for
Back Taxes on Estate
Lexington, Ky.. Dec. 15. That I..V
V. Harkness made conflicting afli-(
davits placing at various times far
apart his residence in Kentucky, New
York and California was asserted
here yesterday by County Judge
Frank Bullock in ordering set aside
a $280,000 settlement made by Ken
tucky officials with the Harkness es
tate for back taxes claimed on $20,
000,000. .The value of the estate was put
at $69,000,000 and taxe held due for
five years on this amount. Regard
ing an affidavit Harkness made,
claiming his legal abiding place was
not in New York, Bullock said Hark
ness claimed this to avoid paying
taxes in New York. The Standard
Oil man is sharply scored in Bul
lock's order.
It was shown that Harkness and
his son, Harry S. Harkness, now also
deceased, had sworn the legal resi
dence of the father and son was at
Lexington. This will play a leading
part in the suit now pending for
back taxes against Harry Harkness'
estate. If the state wins through the
higher courts, to which the matter
will be appealed, the state will cof
lect between $900,000 and $1,000,000,
State's Attorney General Charles I.
Dawson asserted here today.
First Supply Measure v ,
Is Reported to House
Washington, Dec' 15. The first
supply bill of the present session
was reported by the house appro
priations committee. It carries $19,
878.012 for the government of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal
year 1922. It is an increase of
$400,000 over the appropriations for
this year. ; .
Bull Gores Man to Death
On Farm Near Holdrege
Holdrege, Neb., Dec. 15. J. M.
Larson, 78, farmer, living near here,
was gored and trampled to death
yesterday by a pet bull. Friends of
the aged, man shot the animal after
making several attempts to rescue
him. Each attempt was met by a
charge from the animal.
Strike of Tebgraphers May
Paralyze Traffic in Mexico
Mexico City, Dec. 15. The Teleg
raphers and station agents on the
National Railways have ordered a
general immediate strike, which, it is
feared,' will paralyze all the lines.
Trusty at Nebraska
Prison Aids in Hdldup
" And Returns to Cell
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15. Martin
Harmon, 22, trusty at the Nebraska
penitentiary, drove to Lincoln in a
truck .last .Wednesday .evening,
helped Claude Holloway, ex-convict,
stage a holdup of two men just at
dusk, and drove back to the prison
again, Warden W. T. Fenton quoted
him as confessing today. Harmon's
job was to drive a state truck to
and from the penitentiary. He is
serving one tp 10 years for stealing
an atuomobile from Knox county.
Flat Denial of
Any illegal Act
Made by Doctor
Dr. Leslie S. Fields Testifies
His Operation on Ruth Ayer
Of Hayes Center, Neb.,
Was "Cpretment."
. A flat . denial that he performed
an illegal operation upon Ruth
Ayer, Hayes Center, Neb., girl, was
made by Dr. Leslie S. Fields of
Omaha yesterday afternodn when
he' took the witness stand in Dis
trict Judge Troup's court, where he
is on trial charged with murder
while performing -an operation.
Dr. Fields absolutely denied the
testimony of Dr. W. R. Strickland,
who testified that he administered
the ether to Miss Ayer on the eve
ning of August 3, when, Dr. Strick
land testified, Dr. Fields performed
an operation. Dr. Strickland testi
fied he again administered the ether
the evening of August 5, when he
said Dr. Fields performed a second
opcratipn. ' ' 1
Dr. Fields admitted that he per
formed the operation of Thursday
evening, but said an illegal opera
tion had been performed upon her
before then and that he only per"
formed a "curetment."
Practiced Five Years.
Fields said he is' 34 years old, and
that he studied medicine in the Eclec
tic Medical university, Kansas City,
while he was making his living as a
ralway postal clerk. He came to .
Omaha five years ago s and started1
practicing medicine. 1 J '
He iaid that he first met Ruth !
Ayer in June or July when she came J
wnn a young man to nis ornce ana i
that he tf her the only thing to
do was tonfet married to the young
man. ...
He denied that he saw Ruth Ayer
August 3, the date of the alleged
operation. He testified that ' . she
came to his office late the afternoon
of August 4 and that he found an
operation 'had already - been per
formed but that she was in bad con
dition. - .employs Minnie jjeyo. -
"I then arranged to take care oi
her," he said." "called up one
nurse and found she was out of the
city. I tried another and got no
answer. Then I (Jailed Mrs. Minnie
Deyo and she agreed to let the girl
come to her home. I took her out
to '2704 North Sixty-fourth street in
my car, accompanied by my wife."
- "The curetment" ' was performed
the next day, August 5, as Dr.
Strickland testified, Dr. Fields said
He said the girl gave her name to
him as "Mrs. Ruth Dale, Nebraska
City, Neb."
He did not recognize her as the
same girl who had come to see him
in June or July.
Dr. Fields was extrewJy pale on
the witness stand, but spoke with
apparent composure and answered
questions quickly,.. and in a cleai
voice. -
4 Alibi Witnesses Testify.
I He declared that on the evening
of Tuesday, August 3, he left his
office with . his wife.
He described his movements the
evening of Tuesday, August 3, and
swore that he did not even see Dr.
Strickland that evening.
George Timme, 2312 Elm street,
testified that Dr. Fields visited him
shortly after dark Tuesday evening.
, Mrs. Delia Washburn, 2517 Corby,
street, testified that she saw a young
woman answering the description
of Miss Ayer in Dr.' Fields' office
late in the afternoon of Wednes
day. '
Yesterday morning several wit
nesses testified on behalf of Dr.
Fields to establish an alibi for the
evening of August 3. Mrs. Anna
Dorothv Nelson, A servant who did
"day work" in the Fields home,
testified that . the doctor returned
that evening about 6:45 o'clock, and
that after dinner he and his wife
took her to a friend's home, arriv
ing there at o'clock. Another
witnesses testified that the doctor
paid him a professional visit later
in the evening. '
New Complaint Filed in
i Case of Raisin Company
. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 15. An
amended complaint in the-suit of the
United States against the California
Associated Raisin company of Fres
no, under the Sherman anti-trust j
act was niea louay .n inc unuea
OldlC MIMllll lUUll X 1IC new
complaint, District Attorney O'Coiv
nor said, was drawn up in Washing
ton under the supervision of Attor
ney GeneralPalmer.
District Attorney Warned
To "Lay Off" Liquor Sellers
,CW-V' ii j;to a contract to furnish picture
Ml .United States District Attorney h eyer been fi,med Th Li ht
Leroy W. Rose, was contained in t, t p d., d Haiulahja
an anonymous post card received
by him. ,
- "Let up on the liquor sellers, or
it will mean death to you," the card
said.
Ferrymen Threaten Strike.
San Francisco. Dec. 15. Local
organizations of ferry boat workers
announced that unless their wage
demands are granted by Friday noon
they will tie up the ferry boats on
San Francisco bay, exclusive of riv
er boats, within 24 hours from Fri
day noon, .
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British Tried to
Influence Acts of
Shipping Bioard
First Chairman Tells Commit--tee
Insistence oft Freedom--From
Foreign Domination
Caused His Resignation.
Washington, Dec. 15. Members
of the British mission which visited
the United States in 1917 attempted
to influence the policies of the ship
ping board, William Denman of San
Francisco, first chairman of the
board, testified today before the spe
cial house committee investigating
the board's operations. -
. Mr. Denman indicated that his in
sistence that the shipping board be
free from British influence had more
to do with his resignation as chair
man of the board than any other
one thing.
In this connection, the witness
said, that if he could obtain the per
mission of President Wilson for the
disclosure of "certain phases" of
shipping board negotiations, "one of
the sources of interference with my
administration as head of the board
may be disclosed."
Britisher on Board. '
To support his charge of attempts
of the British mission to influence
the policies of the board, Mr. Den
man said that in April, 1917, when
he was attempting to organize an
administrative board in New York
to function with the shipping board
"on a purely American basis," he
discovered that without his knowl
edge Sir Connop Gutuire, a mem
ber of the British mission that had
just arrived in this country, was
made a member of the advisory
body.
"I don't know how he got on that
board it all happened between
noon and 3:30 one afternoon but
I can tell you how he got off," Mr.
Denman declared. - ,. j
Others at Meeting. ' "
"I learned that three or four mem
bers of the British mission had at
tended the session at which the se
lection was made. Afterwards the
shipping board had a warm session.
It lasted 20 minutes and all that
had been transacted at the previous
session was wiped out.
' "We wanted British co-operation,
but we didn't want Great Britain
to influence our board unti'i we had
gotten things underway. We were
still in the air as to what we wanted
t0 do and the oli of the British
n thi conllection seemed vcry cx
traordinary jto me."
Kipling Joins the Movies;
To Make Scenarios Soon
London, Dec. 15. Rudyard Kip
ling has joined the school of scen
ario writers. For years he has
.1 .1.. -r I u :
He has now-decided to write a
series of plays especially for the
film. v .
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Roumania and Reds Soon to
. Have Trouble Is Forecast
Vienna, Dec. 15. Trouble between
Roumania and soviet Russia is fore
cast in reports from Ukrainia re
ceived here. These advices declare
that Roumania is adopting measures
"indicative of imminence of war"
with Russia over the possession of
Bessarabia, , , "
The Fmger on the bcales .
' s i.
Prisoner Admits
Tales Were False
Man Arrested for Impersonat
ing Naval Officer Con-
, . f esses to Charges. . ,
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Kansas City, Mo.r Dec. 15. The
transition from a naval officer in a
natty uniform, to that of a prisoner,
brought a new story from Patrick
J. Kelly, who told of conditions in
Ireland which -caused him to 'come
to this country, adopt the naval uni
form, marry a Kansas City girl, pass
bogus checks and forget to pay his
hotel bills.
Kelly wa9 arrested yesterday,
charged with impersonating a naval
officer. He had told thrilling tales
of naval life, which captivated Miss
Opal Parker, 20, and led to their
marriage last Saturday.-
"By right I am a barrister of tht
crown," Kelly told the police. .
"Incidentally I am a graduate of
Oxford. A few years ago I was
living in Ireland. My brother was
arrested for participation in Sinn
Fenn activities. He was, placed in
Brixton prison. t
"The British- government wanted
me to- prosecute my own ..brother.
This I refused to do. I fled to Aus
tralia, then to San Francisco. t I
adopted the naval uniform to hjde
my identity.
"V want to keep my wife. I lied
to her about all those thrilling ex
periences but I'nfsorry."
Kelly posed as one of the men
who made the trans-Atlantic trip in
the seaplane NC-4.
"It's all. a mistake; I don't want
to see him again," his bride said to
day. . - .
Coroner's Jury Finds
Woman Took Own Life
Chicago, Dec. 15. A . coroner's
jury investigating the 'death of Miss
Theodora Sanders of Laredo, Tex.,
who recently stabbed herself to death
while talking' on the mezzanine
floor of a hotel with H. H. Garver,
foreign trade manager of the Cham
ber of Commerce, returned a verdict
of death due to a self-inflicted knife
wound.
The inquest had been continued
several weeks at the request of C.
. Walker, of El Paso, who said
he wished to introduce a letter
written by Miss Sanders shortly be
fore her death, to an uncle in Mexico
City. This letter, he said, might
present a motive for Miss Sanders'
act. Mr. Walker did not appear,
however.
Appeal ManHamus Order
Of Judge in Otoe County
Lincoln, Neb.,' Dec. 15. (Special.)
An appeal is being'Brought to the
Nebraska supreme court from a
writ of mandamus issued by the, dis
trict court of Otoe county, directing
County Judge. A. A. Bischof to en
force a judgment of $13,000, which
the district court had previously
rendered in favor of A. J. Blair as
against the estate of John M. Will
man, deceased.
After the $13,000 judgment had
been entered in the district court the
administrator of the estate filed an
appeal in the supreme court. Mean
while, the county judge had allowed
the $13,000 claim, but upon-a show
ing that the appeal was under way
he set aside his action. The man
damus suit was then filed.
Counsel for the administrator and
their heirs are acting in the name of
the county judge h bringing the ap- j
real from the mandamus order.
Daughter Takes
Stand Against
Her Own Father
Little Girl Testifies That Jim
- Harhour- Fird : Shot That:
Killed George Mikesell '
In June.
Delphia Harbour, 11, . took the
witness stand in district court, at
Council Bluffs yesterday to testify
that her own father, James Harbour,
fired the shot that killed -George
Mikesell, her .stepfather, in the quar
rel near Treynor last June. i
The little girl described in detail
how she went to the August Sierck
farm with her mother, grandmoth
er and stepfather June 2, to get a
mare, that had been left there by the
Mikesells. She told of the quarrel
ever payment of pasture rent for the
animal and . how Mr. and Mrs.
Sierck and her father; James Har
bour, who Was employed on the
Sierck place, followed them in a car"
when they left the farm.
She said that Mikesell, her step
father, was riding the mare, and her
mother was driving the car in which
she and her grandmother Were rid
ing. Mrs. Sierck pointed a gun at
her mother, she told the jury, and
asked her if she was going to pay
the rent.
Then she saw her stepfather shot
off the horse.
"Do you know who shot him?"
asked Frank Northrup, assistant
county attorney." -
"Yes, sir,"said the little girl. '
"Who was it?"
My father."
She testified that she carried wa
ter to her injured stepfather in one
of her shoes.
The state finished its presentation
of testimony yesterday. James
Harbour, the defendant, was the
first witness called for the defense.
He said that Mikesell fired the
first shots in the quatrel. Harbour
emptied a revolver at Mikesell, ac
cording to his own story, but did
not fire the last two shots in the
fight. .
Damage to Cork Estimated
At Total of $15,000,000
Washington, Dec. 15. The burn
ing of Cork resulted in damages of
$15,000,000 and threw 100,000 per
sons out of employment, the State
department was advised in a cable
gram received from the American
consul at Queenstown.
Kermit Roosevelt Steps on
Gas and Pays $25 Fine
New York, Dec. 15. Kermit
Roosevelt was fined $25 for speed
ing on Staten Island. He pleaded
guilty, explaining his speedometer
was broken.
The Weathei
' Forecast ,
Thursday fair; not much change
in temperature. ?
Hourly Temperature. '
S a. m .....33
t a.. m 3
7 a m 31
S a- w. .. .si
! a. m St
10 a. m. ......... is
11 a m. ....... ..is
13 (noon) 40
1 P.jm ..41
I p. m ,...41
t P. in..., 4.1
4 p. in 4 4
I p. m ,...43
I p. m 41
T p. in,.., 40
I p. m. ....... ..39
Shipper' Bulletin.
ProUet ttilpmenta during th ntt 94 to
? iiours from trmpornturo, mm follow,:
North and .,t. 25 drtrrra; louth, 3 d
trrsea; west, SO degree
Wire Chief
Defies U. S.
Government
Western Union Cable Con
necting the Barbados With
America Will Be Landed
Despite Opposition.
Charges Discrimination
By Thr Amtoclatrd rrro.
Washington, Dec. l!S-The West
ern Union cable from Barbados
will be connected with cable lines in
the United States by way of Cuba,
despite the opposition of the Ameri
can government, Newcomb H. Carl- .
ton, president of the Western Union
Telegraph company, declared today
before a senate committee inquiring
into the whole question of cables.
"The government has notified the
Western Union company that it will
take "such steps as are necessary
to prevent the connection by way of
Cuba," Mr. Carlton added, "but the
Western Union company is com
pleting its arrangements notwith
standing." .
' Armed Forces Used.
"Arbitrary use o of the armed
forces of the United States," he said,
had prevented the company from
extending its system to a connec-i
tion with South America, after an
application to do so "was passed
by the authorities." . . .
"American cable connections with
Brazil," said Mr. Carlton, "are sub
ject to a contract made many years
ago between the Western company,
a British corporation, and Brazil,
whereby the right to : connect
coastal .cities is reserved until 1933.
'We were convinced that the best
and quickest plan for connecting di
rectly the two continents was to use
the Western system for the South
Americart end.",- . - ,
Permission of Wilson Necessary1.
Mr. Carlton told the committee
Iiis company had applied to the
American government for permis
..ion to land a connecting cable at
Miami and the application had been ...
"passed by the authorities which,
however, had formally notified the
company that the president's per
mission must be obtained before the
cable was landed in American- ter
ritory." The witness went on to
say that the company had been in
vited to appear before the State de-t
partmenr, . "who talked pleasantly
to us of our South American plans."
Mr. Carlton said that when the
cable was nearing completion the
State department was formally
notified and told that once the cable
ship was loaded the plans could not
be changed. No answer was re--ceived,
he said, but four , months
later, early in August,?- the cable
'ship Was met f a J squadron "of '
American warships, "with decks
cleared for action, with every man '
at his station prepared, at whatever
cost, to defend the shores of'Florida
from the landing of a cable."
"Thus began the bloodless, and "
historic battle of Miami," he said.
"This was the first definite as
surance that the government which
initiated the ' cable was now op
posed to it."
Charges Monopoly,
The State department . efforts
are, (in effect, to preserve a United
(Turn to Pa- Two, Colnmn Two.)
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U. S. Transport Brings
Shipment of 2,479.
American War Dead
.New York, Dec. 15. The largest ;
shipment of American war dead to
be returned on onfe ship, 2,475
bodies, arrived here on the army
transport Wheaton, from Bordeaux -and
St Nazaire.
From the mast of the funeral ship
the flag for which her silent pas
sengers fought hung at halfmast
Other harbor craft dipped their col
ors as the transport moved into
the. pier.
Each casket -was shrouded with
an American flag as it was lifted
from the ship's hold. A military
guard will stand watch over the
bodies until they are shipped in
"squads" and "companies" to, al
most every state in the union.
Mine Operators of Utah
Announce Wage Reduction
Salt Lake City, Dec. 15. Silver
and lead mine owners of Utah have
announced a reduction of 75 cents
a day in the miners' wages. The
reduction affects men employed in
the three big camps Park City,
Bingham and Eureka. An official
of the Utah Copper Co. stated that
no reduction had yet been made in
copper miners' wages in this dis
trict, but said that it would probably
be put into effect within the next'
three days and would likel also be
75 cents a day.
Live Stock Meeting to Be
Held at El Paso Next Month
Denver, Coif, Dec. 14. A tenta-
tiye program was issued here today
for the 24th annual convention of
the American National Live Stock
association, to be held at El Paso,
Tex., starting January 12, next Ac
cording to officials of the association
the live stock industry never was
confronted with more serious prob
lems, and the meeting is expected to
be one of the most important held
by the association in .years.
Independent Steel Firms
Plan New Wage Adjustment
' Philadelphia Dec. 15. It was
learned that independent steel com
panies, in an effort to compete for
orders with the United 'States Steel
corporation, are planning to read
just wages about January l,.so as
to keep fheir plants in operation.
No official announcement has been
made by any one concern, but it is
understood the movement is general
among independent companica,
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