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OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920.
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' THREE CENTS
The- Om
Farm Body
Endorses
LoanSy
stem
Organization to Ask for Opeu
ing of Foreign Markets, Prac
tical Farmer in Cabinet and
Better Transportation.
Meeting in Omaha Closes
The twelfth annual session of the
Nebraska Farmers' congress closed
here yesterday arter the same offi
cers who had served during the past
year were re-elected and resolutions
touching on marketing and legisla
tive matters were passed.
. The body went on record as fav
oring adjustment of foreign ex
change and the opening of foreign
markets by extending credit to Euro
pean countries."
A general co-operative marketing
system was favored and action of
the Omaha Federal Land bank, in
asking the limit on individual farm
loans to be raised from $10,000 to
$25,000 was endorsed.
Loan System Endorsed
The Federal Land bank system of
loans was also endorsed by the body,
' which recommended that congress
recognize at ence the "seriott hand
icap of pending litigation which has
resulted in the system's inability to
render the farmers service."
A practical farmer for secretary
of agriculture; better transporta
tion facilities and rates by land; and
recognition and representation of
farmers on public boards find in con
ferences in proportion tottheir num
bers to the total population were
were among the , things for which
, the farmers resolved to ask:'
The body favored the Volstead
act legalizing collective marketing,
the truth in fabric bill, the 'most
stringent rfcstriction of foreign im
migration," and , opposed the Ral-
ston-Nolen bill which imposes a, 1
per cent tax on alt farms with a
valuation above $10,000. . ' , .
Favor Bond Issues,
i, . After some debate the delegates,
voted in favor of the passage of an
emergency a;t by the Nebraska leg
islature, giving different counties of
: the state tbe-right to issue 6 per
cent bonds for the purpose of loan
ing money through the banks to
farmers on good security at 61-2
per cent to relieve the present string
ency, with a time limit of one to
five years on loans or bonds issued.
A resolution favoring the state
ownership and development of water
power in Nebraska was voted down,
ttajsthe body resolved that the "Chi
cago board of trade should be call
ed upon to restrict at once the orgy
( short selling of , grain as vigor
ous! as ther handled the excessive
ottrchases : last year' and favored
prohibition of short selling for at
- least 60 to 90 days. , 4
Omaha Next ' MeetinPlace.
In this resolution it was asserted
that at the present time there is not
much cash grain pressing on the
market and that it is very1, evident
that the present "ruinious and con
fiscatory prices" are being forced by
excessive telling of futures by, spec
ulators who btty .no cash grain.
The next annual session of the
congress will be held in Omaha, it
; was decided. ....
Officers of the congress re-elected
are: President, O. G. Smith of
Kearney; vice presidents, Frank
Tannehill of Norfolk, Charles Graff
of Bancroft and M. K. Young of
Havelock; secretary and treasurer,
J. B. Grinnell of fapillion. ',
Speakers at the morning session
Jesterdav were: J. O. "Shroyer of
fumboldt. Chancellor Samuel Avery
of the Uuiversity of Nebraska, and
Dean Bufnette of the State college
of agriculture.,
Lincoln Man Denied
Extra Compensation
Lincoln, Dec. 16. (Special.)
The state compensation department
has denied the application of Ed:
ward L. Simon of Lincoln for com
pensation from H. J. Latharow and
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ionaon Acciaeni ana ifiwianiy
any tor injuries received wnicn
Irirpe nr nermanent.
iVll, OlillUll a I ItlC Hint VJ l nn, v-
cident in"l915 was awarded $10 a
week ,for 300 weeks and his appli
cation! at the expiration was for the
purpose of being declared perma
nently injured and entitled, to a
greater amount. The compensation
commissioner denied the application
when Simon refused to go to Oma
ha at the request of the defendants
for an examination.
Strauss Will Be Made
Chief of Asiatic Fleet
Washington, Dec. 16. Rear Ad
miral Joseph Strauss, former chief
of navy ordnance, is to be appointed
commander-in-chief of the Asiatic
fleet, with the rank of admiral, in
recognition of his work in the lay-
ing of the North sea mine barrage
during the war Rnd its removal after
the armistice. He will succeed Ad
mirat Albert Cleaves, now in com
mand in Oriental waters.
State Prisoners Escape
Through 20-Inch Sewer Pipe
. Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 16.
Two prisoners, Roy C. Cunningham
cf St. Louis and B. M. Hogan of
Kansas' City,; escaped from the state
penitentiary through a sewer. The
pair broke the lock on a 'trip over
the sewer and crawled 454 feet
through the 20-inch pipe to freedom.
, Two other convicts escaped in the
same manner October 15 and are
still at .large. ' '
Frontier County Drive. j
Moorfield. Neb., Dec 16. -(Spe-.
'ctay uuring tne nrsi aay a anve
in Frontier county for membership
in the Farm Bureau federation, ap
proximately 200 farmer- inincrl the
organization,, . "
aV-ine
Burlesque Parade
Against "Blue Laws
Is Held in New York
New York, . Dec. 16. "Blue Sun
day" was burlesqued on Broadway
and Fifth avenue in a mournful par
ade sponsored by the International
Sporting club, of which many society
fcMk are members. Five floats were
drawn by horses harnessed with
crepe. Bandsmen plodded their weary
way at the head of the procession,
playing "Gee, But This Is a Lone
some Town," and funeral dirges.
A man with ball and chain rode
the first float for "riding in transit
on Sunday."
On the next a whipping post cere
mony was applied on one who
"whistled on Sunday," and on the
third float was a husband in stocks
"for kissing his wife." Two boys
were put in a cage for "-"fishing on
Sunday" and the last float showed a
man at the pillory "for smoking on
Sunday,"
aimuar parades, win oe nem aany
next week, the leaders announced.
Fate of Doctor
In Murder Trial
Rests With Jury
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Touching' Scene Follows Plea
To Give Dr. Fields'J Small
Daughters Their Daddy
For Christmas.
The jury which heard the evidence
in the ial of Dr. L. S. Fields,
charged with murder while perform
ing an illegal operation, retired for
deliberation at 5:15 yesterday after
noon. Dr. Fields was taken to the county
jail to remain until the jury comes
in. - '-'"'
All yesterday afternoon was taken
up in arguments to the jury. B. M.
Robinson, one of Dr. Fietds' attor
neys, apologized to the jury, judge
and state's attorney for one state
ment he made.' He had declared to
the jury that "the date on Ruth Ay
er's letter of August 3 might have
been change."
, Statement Denounced.
County Attorney Shotwell leaped
to his feet and denounced this as an
unwarranted statement, the judge
agreed and the apology by Mr. Rob
inson followed, i -
When Attorney Matt Gering for
Fields begged the jury to "give his
two .little girls their daddy for Christ
mas," the two little Fields girls be
gan to cry. '
The trial of Dr. L. S. Fields on a
charge" of murdering Ruth Ayer, 19-year-old
Hayes Center, Neb., girl,
by performing an operation August
3, began in District Judge Troup5s
court last Monday morning.
State's Evidence.
The state's web of evidence against
Fields included,, testimony by Dr,
W. R? Strickland "that WdmmiiF
tered the ether to. Ruth Ayer, while
Fields performed an operation the
night of August 3 at the hame of
Mrs. Minnie ieyo, :ut isorin oixiy
fourth street, and a letter written by
Ruth Ayer, August 3, mentioning
Dr. F.ield's name and, that the opera
tion was to be perfprmed that night
at a nursefs home. '
Fields offered an alleged Tilibi in
defense. He admitted that he per
formed an operation on Ruth Ayer
at the' Deyo home the night of
Thursday, August 5, but said this
was merely a "curetment."
Fields al?o admitted that after
Ruth Ayer! died, he did not notify
the- coroner or any one else except
the undertaker, although he knew
an illegal operation had been per
formed upon the girl. "
Two Workmen Believed
Buried When Dome of
NeW Church Gives In
' Long Beach, Cat, Dec. '.6. The
dome of the' new i , First Christian
church, under construction here, fell
just after most of the workmen had
left for lunch. Two were believed
caught 1 in the wreckage and police
and firemen were called to , ex-'
tricate them.
The church, which was planned to
cost $250,000, was to have been fin
ished about January 15. A large
number of workmen were employed
on the construction, but only 15 were
indoors when the crash came. Thir
teen of these wife extricated. The
missing two were believed' to have
been buried in the wreckage.
The collapse of the dome was be
lieved to have been caused by the
application of 16 yards of concrete
that had just been placed.
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Philippine Independence is
Advocated in U. S. House
Washington, Dec. 16. Philippine
independence was advocated in the
house by Representative Frear, re
publican, of Wisconsin, who declared
the United States should not contin
ue its hold Of the island by armed
soldiers, "just as we have maintain
ed an army in Russia, a force of ma
rines in Santo Domingo and Haiti,
in our peculiar governmental system
of regulating the , affairs of the
world."
Mr. Frear said a recent visit to the
islands with a congressional delega
tion had convinced him tnat the
Philippine government had fulfilled
the conditions set by congress for
granting independence.
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New York Accountant Testi
fies in Hearing That Income
Does Not Yield Fair Re
turn on Investment.
Mayor Questions Report
The city council was told yester
day afternoon, during the hearing of
the application of the Nebraska Pow
er Co. for increased light and power
rates, that this, company was beinpt
starved to death. .,
VV. J. Henderson of New York,
expert accountant with HI C. Hop
son Co., made that statement and
then proceeded to give a demonstra
tion of his statistical exhibits; copies
of which were handed to the mayor
and each city commissioner. Mr.
Henderson testified during the en
tire morning session and resumed
his task in thVaftemoon, encounter
ing a rigid examination by the city
officials and others who are inter
ested in the hearing. , .
Fell Short on Returns.
During the afternoon session Mr.
Henderson presented statements of
operations for a period of nine
month'v from January 1 to Septem
ber 30 of this year. During' last
January, he asserted, the company
received a net income equivalent to
a fair return on -a valuation of only
$5,160,392. against a valuation ot
$15,934,085, to which the J. G. White
Co. of New York testified earlier
in the hearing. On the same basis
of valuation,' the witness added that
during September the company
earned' n6 return, notwithstanding
that improvements have been made
this year to the extent of $1,000,000.
Assuming the same valuation, Mr.
Henderson stated that during the
nine months in question the com
pany fell short $964,359 of earning
a fair return on value of its prop
erty, and,, carrying that showing to
the end 'of this year, the amount
would be $l,285,812,Abasing his re
turn at 9 per cent. . . .
"This shows that additional rev
enues of nearly $1,3J)0,000 arc need
ed and the trend since last Janu
ary has been steadily downward."
he said. - v
Expenses Increase. ,
Applying the figures to the cost
of the, property, as shown in his
own reports to the council. Mr. Hen
derson stated that on a basis pf 9
per cent return, the company should
have earned $408,736 additional dur
ing; the first nine months of.hia
year; to have received a fair return
according to his contention. Hp aUn
ae.iarea,tnat during last Tulv the
tnan, during last January, notwith
standing that the income was less
during the former month. He said
the company's records showed an
unbroken t trend of increased ex
tender 30.
j Mayor Smith offered statements
which had been rendered by the
comjfiny to the city council, show
ing monthly operations duriniz 1919.
and he raised the question of
wnetner tne net monthly earnings
this year have not been more than
during 1919. ,Mr. Henderson re
plied that the mayor's figures were
not comparable with those offered
at this hearing.
, Raise in Rates Necessary.
"I wish to state that the figures
I have offered in my exhibit show
that during the first nine months of
this year, a rate increase was nec
essary to yield additional revenues
of $408,736, this being 9 p"er cent
on the cost of the property," said
Mr. Henderson.
Mst of the time of the .hearinir
yesterday was spent . in going into
technical details ot accounting meth
ods and exchange of opinions as to
. (Tnrn to tare Two, Column Three.)
State Contracts Show
Decline in Prices
Lincoln,' Dec. 16. (Special.) In
awarding contracts the board of con
trol .has been able to obtain sup
plies for state institutions at , con
siderable reduction from he prices
which governed contracts let three
months ago. . '
The January contracts show;
flour for which the state paid $5.30
a hundred last October is now con
tracted for at $3.85. Other changes
are, corn meal, $4 to $2.40; bran,.
$1.90 to $1.35; cheese 27c to 23c;
rice 8 to 6c; sugar, $15.50 j to
$9.43; beef, $12.50 to SU.67tfham.
33c to 225c; men's shoes, $5.50 to
$4.50; work shoes. $3.95 to $3.05;
womens shoes, $5.32 to $3.87 yj:
coffee falls(from 28c last July to
l7'tc , I ' ;
Mail Airplane Wrecked ; 0
Pilot Escapes Unharmed
Although his DeHaviland plane
was totally wrecked. Air Mail Pilot
Cox escaped without a scratch when
the machine crashed to earth at Ak-Sar-Ben
field at 12:40 yesterday,
afternoon. Cox without a scratch
was found strapped in v the fusilage
of his machine. New' to the -approaches
of the field, Pilot Cox was
maneuvering for a landing when the
high wind carried him against the
wireless station. His plane turned
over and nosed toward the earth.
It righted itself just before striking
the ground and was broken in half.
The motor was hurled from the
plane.
War Minister of France v
y Resigns From the Cabinet
Paris, Dec. 16. Andre Lefevre,
the war minister, resigned today.
His resignation resulted from his
opposition to the new military serv
ice bill now before the Chamber of
Deputies, which provides for 18
months' obligatory military service.
M. T.pfevre had insktpd tinnn two
'i'WIA' 4?ryjC. wth thfi ffilpri.
Three New Jersey Boys
Sentenced to Receive
No Christmas Gifts
West Orange, N. J., Dec. 16.
Christmas this year is to be a joy
less festival for three West Orange
boys of 10 to 12 years, who were
sentenced by City Recorder J. 8.
Lander to receive tio holiday pres
ents, take no part in any Christmas
festivities and go to bed at 6:30 ev
ery evening for a month, including
Christmas eve.
The youngsters, who appeared in
court accompanied by their parents,
were convicted of breaking into a
school and stealing pencils and
money from the teacher's desk, and
on other occasions tinkering with
the automobile of P.ev. Alfred Roy
Ehman.
Cole Denied
New Trial and
Docket Is Clear
Federal Judge Refuses to Cite
Judge of Lower Court, Attor
ney General and Governor
McKelvie for Contempt" '
Grand Island, Neb.. Dec. 16.
(Special Telegram.) Judge Bayard
Paine,' after passing on the latest
motion of Attorney, John M. Priest
in the Cole-Grammer case, cleared
the eht're docket .of unfinished mo
tions and overruled the motion re
cently filed for a new trial, a motion
for permission to withdraw the plea
of guilty 1 by Cole, another for a
change of venue and finally the
motion for, a sxay of execution be
cause it was impossible to provide
a , transcript "of the proceedings of
December 11. '
County' Clerk Haggstrom organ
ized a force and completed the
transcript in two hours, expressed
it to Lincoln and the attorney gen
eral was advised that it would be
in that city for the supreme court's
review by 4:30 p. m. '
Will Get Executioner. - f
' Lincoln, Dec. 16. (Special.) At
torney General Clarence A. DaVis
announced at noon today he had
recommended to Governor McKelvie
that Alson B. Cole and Allen V.
Grammer be-executed as soon as an
official executioner can be procured.
Warden Fenton, of the state
prison, when questioned, declared it
would take three days to secure an
executioner from Massachusetts.
The office of the attdrney general
is now concerned with whether
Governor McKelvie can reprieve the
two men for an indefinite jriod or
must set an exact date tor execution.
Denies Contempt Plea. ...
Alson B. Cole, under sentence of
death, Josta. chance; for clemency
at:heJfSflo& ofjudgfe WWpodV
rough, ot the United States district
court yesterday when the judge re
fused to consider a request of John
M. Priest, Lincoln, Cole's attorney,
that he cite Governor McKelvie, As
sistant Attorney General Mason
"Wheeler and District Judge Paine
(Tan to Page Two, Column Ont.
British Censor All
Cable Messages
Western Union
Hea3
Washington, Dec. 16. All Amer
ican cable messages. .leaving Great
Britain are now being held up for
examination by the British naval in
telligence authorities, Newcomb H.
Carltotv president of the Western
Union Telegraph company, testified
today when -recalled before a special
senate committee investigating
cables and the advisability of legis
lative action affecting them.
The new British requirements have
been imposed, Mr. Carlton said, for
the purpose of throwing light upon
"internal disturbances in Great Brit
ain and I presume more particularly
with reference to Ireland and bol
shevism." Mr. Carlton added that
he was not sure whether in-bound
cables, from the United States also
were being-held for examination
Bluffs Aviator Nearly
Loses Life in Flames
A. J. Nielsen, Council Bluffs avia
tor, narrowly escaped death in a fire
which destroyed an airplane and
damaged his aero building' at Main
street and : First avenue yesterday
afternoon. '.He was washing a propel
ler with gaioline when the explosion
ocenrred which started the fire.
The ship and interior of the room
were instantly enveloped with flames,
and Mr. Nielsen barely succeeded in
escaping from the fire trap and clos
ing the door behind him. ...
Two automobiles and one airplane
were burned and another, ship was
seriously damaged before the fireH
department got the flames under
control. Insurance will total only
$2,000. ,
Senate Committee to Take
; Up House Immigration Bill
Washington, Dec. 16. The house
bill barring nearly all immigration
for one year will be taken up by the
sena'te immigration committee, next
Tuesday under a call issued by
Chairman Colt. The committee has
received many telegrams and letters
requesting hearings and urging
prompt action.
, Senator King, democrat, Utah,, in
a brief address in the senate favor
ing immediate action to restrict im
migration, said he understood that
the senate committee would, hold
hearings, but that it was not planned
to have them begin until after the
holidays. The senator said he would
urge, immediate hearings. .
Porter Askew Is' Sued.
Betty Sidman filed suit for $10,
000 in district court yesterday against
Porter D. Askew, alleging that she
sustained injuries and damage
when, their automobiles collided at
Twenh'-fourtli and Farnam treets,
Pctpfecr V IW
Compulsory Farm Education ;
If the Farmer Has His Way
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Earthquake Puts
Seismograph Out
Of Commission
Heavy Tremors Recorded at
JEJplYeirsity ofW aWngon- ;
Sharp Shocks Registered
At Harvard.
. Seattle. Wash., Dec. -16. An
earthquake shotk so severe that it
temporarily put out of commission
two instruments . was recorded on
seismographs at the University of
Washington here" today. The dis
turbance, estimated to have, centered
about 2,800 miles in an east-westerly
direction from Seattle, began at 4:24
a. m. end reached its maximum in
tensity at 4:48. when two recording
needles were displaced.
"Smasher" Recorded
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. IS. An
earth shock - which was termed a
"smasher" was recorded at the Har
vard university seismographic sta
tion. The tremors started a six-inch
gong to ringing in the station at 8
a. m.,and feeble shocks still were
recorded at 11 a. m. It W3S esti
mated that the' disturbance was about
3,446 miles away, with direction
doubtful. The distance was said
to include both Alaska and Peru.
Shock Unusually Severe
Washington,. J)ec. 16. An un
usually severe earth shock, estimated
to be 2.80T) miles in a east-westerly
direction from Washington, was re
corded early today on the seismo
graph at Georgetown university.
The recording of the shock began
at 7:25 a. m., the maximum intensity
was reached at e:U7 a. m., and it
still was in nroirress at 9:50 a.
m., but subsided a few minutes later.
I he disturbance was described by tne
Rev. Father Francis A. Tondorf. di
rector of the Georgetown geismo-
logical department, as the worst re
corded here in two,j years.
father iondorf said the estimate
of distance was difficult to calculate
from the early portion of 'the record
of the shock. '
The distance of 2,800 miles from
Washington, estimated by Father
Tondorf, would indicate the loca
tion of the disturbance to be in the
United States, near the Pacific coast,
if in the west, or in the vicinity of
the Azores, if to the east.
San Francisco Gangster
Put on Trial for Attack
San Francisco, Dec. 16. Edmond
(Spud) Murphy, a pugilist, went to
trial here today on a charge of hav
ing assaulted Jessie Montgomery,
17 years old, in a shack which was
the headquarters of a gang early
Thanksgiving" morning. Four other
members of the gang are awaiting
trial and three alleged members
were lynched at Santa Rosa last
week after three peace officers had
been murdered.
v- Murphy failed in his efforts to ob
tain a change of venue. A large de
tachment of police was placed on
guard in the halls and in the room
where Murphy went to trial. Ad
mission to the court room was by
card.
Murder Suspect Held
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 16. H. C.
Wilier, wanted in Los Angeles in
connection with the murder of Mrs.
Fa Sudow, found dead near the
coast city Sunday, was arrested here
late last night by Tucson policu.
Wilier admits his identity, but de
nies any connection .with the murder.
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Tlie AwtwarJ" S(juai
Harbour
When Attorney
Makes His Plea
But Farmer Wife Is Unmoved
By Description of Alleged
Wrongl to Man Charged
With Murder.
Jim Harbour, on trial in district
court at Council Bluffs for the mur
der of George Mikesell, wept yester
day as his attorney, J. J. Hess, in
his plea to the jury, described how
Mikesell assaulted Harbour,; broke
up his home and stole his wife and
"child from him. '
Mikesell married Mrs. Harbour
seven days after she obtained a di
vdrce from lier first husband. She
testified against her former mate in
the present trial and their daughter,
Delphia, 11, also took the stand
against her fathej
The shooting' occurred June j2.
near Treynof, following a quarrel
between the Mikesells and Mr. and
August' Sierck, by whom Harbour
was employed, over pasture rent for
a mare the Mikesells had left at the
Sierck place. , .
Character witnesses yesterday tes
tified that James Harbour has af
ways been a law-abiding-citizen and
that George Mikesell and his wife
never, had a good reputation.
Argument for the defense was
closed yesterday afternoon. C. E.
Swanson, county attorney, will make
final plea for the state this morning
and the case will go into the hands
of the jury, probably before noon.
Nebraska Can Save 33,000
Starving European Children
Nebraska can either "kill or
cure" 33,000 starving European chil
dren this, winter, accoeding to G.
W. Watties,.' state chairman of the
Nebraska "division for European rej
lief. A cure can be effected by suW
scribing $330,000, Nebraska's quota.
Otherwise, Wattles declared, the
children must die. It will cost $10
to save one European child, Wattles
declared.
Telegraphers Strike In
Mexico Has Been Averted
Mexico City, Dec. 16. A general
strike of railway telegraphers and
station agents, which was called yes
terday, has been averted. Several
demands made by the men have been
granted and others will be submitted
to arbitration, these 1 demands in
cluding recognition 6f .the union,
wage increases, shorter hours and
indemnities for personal injury.
Record Confiscation of
Moonshine Made in Iowa
. Sioux City, la., Dec. 16. What is
said to be one of the largest liquor
raids in Iowa was executed last
night at a house here. J. L. Mor
row was arrested and is being held
for investigation. Forty gallons 'of
whisky, 1,250 gallons of sour mash,
three stills and some, coloring sub
stance were seized.
Treasury Certificates
Largely Oversubscribed
Washington, Dec. 16. Secretary
Houston announced the oversub
scription by $200,000,000, of the two
issues of treasury certificates of
fered last week. The total subscrip
tions - aggregated more than $700,
000,000, the secretary said, for the
combined issue, which was for ap
proximately $5pQ,00f "
Weep
Four Americans ,
And 7 Filipinos "
Killed in Riot
Outbreak at Manila Follows
; Shooting of . Constabulary
Man by ,Natiye Po
lice Officer. '
Manila, - P. I., Dec. 16. Four
rAmericans and seven Filipinos were
killed here last night durjng a riot
within the walled city between en
listed men of the Filipino constabu
lary and the Manila police. .
. The Americans killed were:
CAPTAIN OF POLICE W. E.
WICHMANN.
PATROLMAN ALBERT H.
TROGE. ,
PATROLMAN JOHN W. DRIS
COLL. FIELD CLERK AUGUSTUS
JACUMAN.
The riot was a result of the shoot
ing Tuesday night of a constabu
lary man who was reported to have
attacked the Filipino policemen with
a knifed .
The riot occurred at the Luneta
police station, just outside the
walled city, . and then proceeded
within the walled city, where pro
miscuous firiQdf between the police
and constabulary took place.
Police reserves with riot guns
rushed to th walled v city where
hundreds of shots were exchanged.
The Filipinos killed a patrol wagon
driver and six bystanders. . Four
Filipinos were wounded. .
The wounded personnel of the con
stabulary forces is composed entire
ty of Filpinos, officered by Ameri
cans and Filipinos, The organization
numbers-6,000 and is stationed in
various provinces of the Philippines
for police purposes.
Rioting ceased when Brig. Gen.
Rael Crame appeared on the scene
with Chief of Police Bopp.
"Every precaution has been taken
to prevent a repetition of the affair,"
said General Crame.. "The constab
ulary men surrendered without a"
murmur when I appeared with Chief
Bopp."
Col. Lucien R. Sweet,. "inspectoi
general of the constabulary, declarel
thattthia latest trouble between the
constabulary and the p.olice resulted
from the arrest Sunday of th! wife
of a constabulary private by the po
lice. ' . , .
"Her clothing was torn and the
circumstanteV were such as to make
any real man's blood boil," he said.
Capitalist of Denver . N '
Suffers From Paralypis
Denver, Colo., Dec. 16. Crawford
Hill, Denver" capitalist and club man
and widely known in financial cir
cles ' throughout the country, is
dangerously ill at his home here to
day, following a stroke of paralysis
late yesterday. Mr. Hill is 58 years
old. ' ' "
The Weather
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graei; weal, tt degree.
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Anti -Strike
V,- A . k .
Bill Passes
U.S.. Senate
Poindexter Measure Penaliz
ing Interference With Inter
state Commerce Approved
" Without Discussion.
Opponents Will Contest
By The Aamclatcd Preaa.
Washington, Dec. 16. Anothei
controversy in congress over anti
strike legislation was launched to
day through passage by the senat
of the Poindexter bill to penalize in
terference 'with interstate commerce
Less than a dozen senators were
present when the bill went through
without a word of discussion or a
roll caH, but opponents, rushing in
late, announced a contest. Senator
La Follette, republican, Wisconsin,
filed a motion to reconsider the vote, '
which holds the bill in the senate
until disposal of the reconsideration
notion. When the La r-ollette mo
tion would be taken up was not de
termined. ( ' '
Fixes' Severe Penalties.
The bill as introduced by ' enato;
Poindexter. reoublican. Washington,
would not present individuals from
quitting their employment, but hxej
severe penalties .for persons i who,
with intent to obstruct interstate
commerce, advise, persuade or uar
force toward inducing common car
riers' operatives to cease work. I lu
measure which has been criticised .
vigorously by labor leaders, was pre
sented at the last session alter tn
house had refused to accept the an-.
ti-strike clauses in the transportation
act proposed by the senate. '
v The senate passed the bill todaj
while the clerk was droning through
minoTT bills on the routine calendat !
under a unanimous consent agree-1
ment. ' ,
Opponents like Action. v .
Obiection of a single . senator
would have blocked its consideration
or a. quorum call would have sum
moned its opponents. Neither move ,
came, however, from the small"
handful of senators in their seats.
The activity pf opponents followed.
Besides Senator La l'ollettes mo
tion for reconsideration. Senator
Johnson, republican of California,
made inquiry of Vice President
Marshall to receive assurance that
the motion was pending and . the
bill held up.
The motion for reconsideration
under the senate would be consid-.
ered regularly -at the next reading
of the, calendar, probably Monday..
Senator Poindexter was said to be
confident that a majority could not
be secured to overturn the senate's
passase of -the measure, but oppon- .
ents ttr preparing for a vigorou? ,
fight when the La Folletto motiot
is taken tip. . ;?
Jeweler Is Killed by
Three Mked Bandits
In Heart of New Yorl
New York, Dec, 16. Entering ai
office building at Fifth avenue nea-Forty-fifth-
street; in which hundreds'
of persons were working, three
masked robbers shot' and killed
Edwin .W. Apdr vs, head of a
jewelry concern, held up. two travel- t
ing salesmen who entered the office
at that .moment, and f reaped with
their sample 'cases which contained
valuable jewels. " .
Today's robbery, occurring on top
of the sensational holdup of four
guests in, the Hotel Astor last night, .
and while , the police department is .
under fire by newspapers in connec
tion with the cuy's alleged crime
wave, took place within the restricted
district in which detectives had been
ordered during the Christmas season
to arrest on sight all known crim- .
inals. - .
Mail Pilot Sets New
Record in Round Trip r
Cheyenne, 1 Wyo., Dec. 16. Pilot ''
James F.' Moore, of the air' mail
service yesterday made the first
round trip between Cheyenne and
Salt Lake City ever completed by
an airplane between dawn and dark
ness. --.''9 Y
Moore, according to local air mail
officials, left the Chevenne field at
5:42 a. m., delivered 400 pounds of
mail in bait Lake City and was back:
at the.field here at 4:44 p. m. He had
flown 80Q; miles, crossed the Rocky
mountains twice and made twc
stops, one at Rock Springs, Wyo.,
on the western trip, and the other
at Salt Lake City.
The westward'flight was made in
five hours, and 28 minutes and the
return trip in three hours and four
minutes. At times he attained an
altitude of 13,000 feet. y
Three Children Perish, Two
.Others Injured in Fire
Phoenix, Ari, Dec 16. Three
children of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Sehkoff of near Glendale, Aria.,
were burned to death and two others
severely burned when their home
was destroyed by fire last night
while their parents were visiting a
sick neighbor.
Bulgarian Envoy Recalled.
Washington, Dec. 16. Stephen
Panaretoff, Bulgarian minis'er t.
the United States, was recalled by, .
his government and will leave for
home within a short time. Until ii
successor arrives here Dr. Plessinoft",
secretary oi4 the, legation, -will act
as charge. . .
Cotton Gin Burned.
' Corsicana, TexM Dec. 16. A cot
ton gin belonging to Smith &
Massey, seven mile south of here,
was destroyed by fire of unknown
origin last night. The loss was esti
mated at $15,000
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