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Bee DA LY VOL. 50 NO. 192. ' OMAHA, THURSEfiY, JANUARY 27, . 1921. ltrt at S.eint.Clut Matter Miv 2, IM. it Oauha P. o. Under Act tt March J. Il7i. t Mall (I xul. Inildt 4th Zit. Dally Sunday. 9: Dally flair. S3: Suadav, J4 OataUt 4th ioM (I ytar). Dally aad Sunday. $16; Dally Oaly. $11: Suaday Oaly. j i THREE CENTS Labor Urges Trade Pact With Russia Resumption of A Business as 'Means to Stimulate Industry In America Advocated- by Unions' Representatives. "' ( Socialist Fight Move By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING MruKu Tribune-Omaha lt I.r-taril Wtrr. j Washington Jan, 26. Consider?.-1 tion of the question of resuming trade relations with Russia pro duced a heated discussion at a hear ing held by the senate committee on foreign relations today, on the France resolution directing the rc inablishment of commercial facile tics. Adoption of the resolution was de manded by representatives of or ganized tabor as a means of alleviat- ing the widespread suffering Vesult ing tioni the rapidly increasing un employment Shown by the labor de partment's survey, made public yes- ' terdny. They contended that Rus sia would buy vast quantities of the products of the industries worst .af fected by the present depression. The other side of the question was aWifsented bv lohu Snarcro. the socia list leader, in a memorandum laid before the committee by , Senator Urandcgce of Connecticut. Mr. Spargo condemned the proposed re sumption of trade , with Russia in (le mo V-t vigorously- language, de claring it was "an invitation 'to e conomic bankruptcy .and to revoiu- t'on in the United Mates, ile pre dicted it would bring on ' financial ;.nd industrial chaos and' cause un told misery to the very, wage earn ers who are demanding restoration nf trade relations. Big Credit Needed. .Mr. Spargo' called the committee's attention to the avowed purpose of the bolshevist leaders to destroy the present economic system of the . w orld. He -asserted that tbe United States would have to advance bi lions of dollars, of credit to the soviet government ' to finance the proposed resumption of trade. He also pointed out that it 'would re quire billions of dollaft of Amer ican capital to develop the conces sions recently granted by the soviet government to American promoters, rotablv Washington D. Vanderlip. He warned that the soviet leaders fifter ohtaimne vast credit in Amer ica pnd luring millions of dollars j oi .mcncan capital into Russia, might repudiate their obligations and confiscate the -capital and .topple over thp whole, financial structuret of the wirtd. .?. -.. . ' ' . " .- .- The humitarian aspect of the sit- mtiiin- wfrf exnlained hr fr. Har- t ieij.Stantoii Blatch and Miss Lucy liraitham, representing the - Ameri can ' Women's. Emergency commit tee. They compained that they were "unable to get -supplies o starving and freezing Russian children. They produced a letter from Secretary of State Colby, dated last June, express sympathy with the purpose of their organization, but urging that relief (Turn to Two, Column Seven.) New Rules on Canadian Liquor Sales Become Effective on May 1 Quebec, Jan. 26. Plans to regu late liqHtor traffic, in the province of Quebec under; a commission ..of three, were outlined by Provincial Premier Tschereau at a caucus of government . supporters. The new regulutions. he, said, would become effective May 1. ; Liquor will be sold at retail at government depots, one bottle at a time, he stated. In Montreal there will be one depot for , every 50.000 inhabitants and in Quebac one for every 40,000. Hotels of more than 100 rooms will be permitted to sell wine between f a. . a"d 9 P- m with provision for extension for banquets. Special provisions will be made for selling liquor in the min- w,ig districts. , ' ,. ' Brewers will be authorized to sell beer to parties licensed by the com- mission, but must pay a tax of $1,000 for every' brewing establishment and 5 per cent oifr their sales each month. Dublin Police Find Gun in Home of Presbyterian Pastor j Dublin, Jan;' 26. A report , issued at Dublin Castle says, the police, while searching the hotf.e of tne Rev. 1. A. Irwin, f. Presbyterian minister :,t Killead. Antrim, found ,a revol ver, together with ammunition, a Shotgun and a quantity of seditious . literature. ' Announcement was made Monday -r f the arrest of the Re. Mr. Irwin, , who delivered addresses in the United States when Eamor.n d? alera was in this country. I he nicnt camp. Vandals Break Open Grave Of Late Senator John Keau . Elizabeth. N. J.. Jan. 26. The grave of Senator John Kean in the Evergreen cemetery here, was broken open last night by vandals. No motive is known, j A brother. Hamilton F. Kean, is a member, of the national republican committee from New Jersey. A police guard was placed over the grave, pending investigation. . Mrs. Smith to Remain. ' i In Capital for a Week atera was in n.s countrv. iascertain wny manufactured a .lispatch added lhat the minister har. k fferej w deciines i l.een sent to the Bafly:;inlar mtcru- d . rcsotion illtru( , ' w e w w w T ii'i t r leiegram.) Airs. n. n. i necier oi Lincoln, who brought the electoral vote of Nebraska to , Washington, left tonight for Syracuse. N. Y. Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha, who ac companied Mrs. Wheeler east, will remain in the national capital for a fortnight- , Mrs. Vanderbilt to Wed rrnminprir fw Ynrkpr: 'New York. Jan. 26. Mrs. Cath leeu X. Vanderbilt, who obtained a divorce from Reginald C. Vander bilt in 1919. and Sydney Jones Col ford, jr., of Park avenue, obtained a marriage license. at the municipal building. - , Mrs. 'Vanderbilt.' the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Neilson. gave her ;ige at .35. Mr. Colford gave the same age. , Mr. Colford, prominent in society of. New York, Newport antj other centers, yvas divorced last month in Rhode Island by Clara YV. K. Col ford, who charged neglect , to pro vide. It alio was in Rhode Island that Mrs. Vanderbilt .-obtained, her decree; ;ou the ground of desertion. The license gave no indication as to. when the couple planned, to be niarried, and Mr. Colford told the clerk he did not know. ., . Mf.-. Vaiulervilr, who wnsjnarricd in, April 190.5. began divorce pro- ceedings in Newport. I., m .An- gust,- my. $n;". interlocutory ie crce of divorce was granted , the following October, on the gwind of desertion, and became (mat six months later.' , She was given 'cus today of their" ..daughter, Kathleen, then 15. ' Mrs. Colford . also obtained cus tody of her two minor daughters. , Charles Schwab Is Exonerated in Shipping Probe Members of. Committee "Satis- fied" Former Director- of Einergency Fleet Corpora-' -tibn Received No Money. Washington, jan, 26. -i- With the approval of Chairman Walsh, mem bers of the house committee investi gating the shipping board, declared in a statement that they "were satis fied" that the charge that Charles M.' Schwab received money from the government for his personal Ex penses while serving as wartime di rector of the .emergency fleet cor poration "was riot proven and further that it was not true." - The statement -was issued .by. Rep resentative . Steele, dentocrat of Pennsylvania, after discussioa with the other members who heard t fie testimony ; relating to -the $260,000 voucher. Its issuance ' in "ad vance of the full report of the com mittee was unusual, - but members explained that it had been decided to ;take such action on the grounds of fairness to one unjustly accused. It was explained by Mj Steele that there might have been some im propriety in an utterance of an in vestigating committee in advance of i ofhctal finding but that there was urgent demand for an expression in view of Mr. Schwab's public service. Indication of the committee's feel ing' was given by Representative Foster, ' republican of Ohio, while Mr. Schwab was testifying in New York yesterdaj". ' Mr. Foster said he wanted . to- express his appreciation of Mr., Schwab's work and the ines timable service he had rendered the c6untry during the war. "Committee members were con vinced by- the testimony," said Rep resentative Connally, democrat, Texas, "that Mr. Schwab did not re ceive a dollar from the United States shipping board as compensation or as expenses while serving as director-general of the emergency fleet corporation, and that no part of the $260,000 voucher of the Bethlehem Steel corporation was paid by the shipping board or the . emergency fleet corporation as a part of the cost of ships built for the United States, as intimated." Georgia Senator Urges 1 Probe of Paper Market Washington. Ian. 20.-r-Investiea- tion by the federal trade commission, y of print paper supplies and prices to ! articles is proi posed in. a resolution introduced by senator Jlarris, democrat, Georgia. Senator Harris was a member of the commission when it made its fisst newsprint investigation four years ago. . ' . , ' "There is no real shortage of print paper," said the senator. Negroes Disfranchised At Primaries in Houston Houston, Tex., Jan. 26. Negroes will not be allowed to vote in the city primary- February 9, the city democratic executive committee ruled today, on legal advice. giving it power to determine members of its own party. Resist Wage Reductionr Seattle. Jan. 26.' The Seattle Metal Trades council' .will resist "to the utmost" any rttempts at reduc tion of wages or change in working condjtions of its members, it was de clared in a statement issued by offi cers of the council . , HI 6;AJ Is Retail Men j Plenty of Business, Speakers j Tell Convention Go ! Out and Get ! " ' ' I- More advertising on a sytematic plan; a greater effort to operate re tail store? ons thorough business j principles, and the determination to ! put more life into busincs the com I ing year were evident in all mcct l ings of the iudivldual'associations of the Federation of Nebraska Retail ers' ' association yesterday ' at the i, - i. ... i . . I ivuinc iiotci. i If Nebraska is passing through an j economical crisis nobody would ever ' know it by listening to the retailers ; in their sessions. Every speech and ! talk is optimistic. ! , -Thd kevnole in ;ill sessions this morning was advertising, and plenty of it. ' Salesmen Are Made. Paul M. Ivev, of the stale uuivcr- sity, addressed the members of the Retail Dry Gcods and Rcady-to- ear association at tucir session qi; ury uoous aaicinausnm specia ized." "The time is eoniing." Prof. Ivey said, "when every retail Store of any size will conduct classes in -salesmanship tor the development of its clerks. Ninety-five per cent of the clerks have to be taught salesman ship. The other 5 per cent are per haps naturally endowed with the gift. "Merchants, want salesmen who can sell. , Education will supply the need." ; Boosts Organization. ' ri.. . , . . - i , ... .. i ioi. ivey cieciarcu. mat ail mer- j chants should write Mhcir own ad- vcrtising copy 'and laid stress an the vahte of continual straighttorward advertising. Donald White, sccretary.-manager of the Pacific Coast Retail Furniture association, devoted the greafler part of the morning in "outlining to the furniture men the value of affiliation with the national association. He advocated the organization of a retail furniture dealers' association in every town and citv of Nebraska. 1 affiliated with the state organization. I he subject of a short talk by Mr. White was "Co-Operation of Fur niture Retailers'." Eliminate "Show-Room." '"Retailers mu.it co-operate," hoW.rt I said. By doing so evils which exist in the trade now will be eliminated. If will eliminate the "open show room policy," where jobbers and manufacturers sell to consuming cus tomers from their display rooms. ' j. "The practice is unjust, to thej re I tail.cr ..who carries5 a large stock.. It t takes customers from the' legitimate retailer." , Thomas Boone, Omaha, spoke on "Getting Down to Rock Bottonvou Sales and Prices." - Prices Too High. "Prices today arc top high." he said. "The retailers must , meet the demand of the .public for lower prices. By doing so they move their goods, which allows the manufactur- (Turn to Pnirn Two, Column One.) Removal of Attorney - General Palmer Asked By Samuel Untermyer New York. Jan. 26'. Removal from office of Attorney General Palmer as "an . object lesson," al though he has only five weeks more to serve, was demanded by Samuel Untermyer. "To J-hls fanajicai Anglo-maniac, the war will -neverS be over," con tinued the statement. "He even re sents and sneers at German citizens as 'unfortunates.' German citizens who invested millions in the United States had their property confis cated in violation of the world's tra dition. I suppose he considers thein criminals because they trusted in our institutions. "He. should be deported to Eng land where he might learn how a great and generous people know how to heal the- .wounds of war if it were possible, to teach him anything." 50,000 Children to Be Fed Under U. S. Relief Program London, Jan. 26. Fifty thousand children of Budapest are to be fe'd under the American relief adminis tration's program, which has pust been instituted, as a result of the campaign for funds in the United States. Seven kitchens are now feed ine 5.000 children. To this latter number. 15,000 chil dren will be, added weekly until the program is Carried out. $13,000,000 Appropriaiioir Voted for JU. S. Hospitals Washinirton. Tan. 26. A bill ao- jpropriating $13,000,000 for hospitals (for soldiers was reported by. the house buildings committee. - It pro vides for the erection of five regional hospitals at a cost of $2,500,000 each and $5,000,000 for improvements of hospitals at Walla Walla, Wash., and Fort McKen2ie, Wyo. Minnie King Divorces Hubby for Drunkenness Minnie King was granted a di vorce from Frank King' in district court "yesterday by Judge Wakcley on grounds of nonsupport and habitual drunkenness. She was given $1,000 alimony and the furniture in their home,, 1836 North Twentieth street. She .wa also restored to her maiden name, Yeager. Deputy Sheriffs Indicted Under Prohibition Law .Detroit, J3:i. 26. A federal grand jury indicted three deputy sheriffs on charges of conspiring to violate the prohibition law. The officers are alleged to; h.-.ve aided in the trans portation of liquor from Canada- 24 iMiners Are Placed On Trial for Murder, Williamson,' W. Ya Jan. 26. Twenty-four men from the littlv mining town of Matewan, five miles away, were here today to answer to the charge of murder before Judge R. D. Bailey, in the Mingo county i circuit r.nurt. 1 hev were indicted last July fohthe part they are al leged to havctakcn in a bttlc with alleged private' detectives who had J ejected former employes of the ! Stone Mountain Coal company from (the corporation's . houses! J:i the I fight, seven detectives, the mayor, C. C.' . Tcsterman, and' two other citi ' zens were killed. , Tha defendants include Sid Hat field, chief of police of Matewan, rnd Ezra Fry, the latter a union or ganizer. Kent's Defense To Be Presented To Jury Today But One More Witness to Be Called by State Defendant '. Seen at Boeke Home By Neighbor. ; , Deputy County Attorney Roscn blum announced that but one more witness would be ca-llcd b the state in its prosecution of "Dr." H. S. Kent, when court was -adjourned last night. " Gene O'Sullivan, counsel for Kent, said he had about 30 witnesses, sev eral of whom did not testify in the, former trial; but predicted the de fense would rest by 5 tonight. During the afternoon the prosecu tion placed Mrs. Katherine Grobf and Mrs. Jda Tobin on the stand. Both women .are next door neigh bors of Louise Boeke, charged with being the mother of thei cis'tern twins. Mrs. lobin told of purchas ing clothing for the twins and, later selling it to Mrs. Grohe. "Miss Boeke said she was sorry, but the clothes couldn't be used,'' said Mrs. Tobin. "She said the twins could not be taken from the "hospi tal. I sold the clothes to Mrs. Grobe for $16.50." ' " , Both Mrs. Tobin and Mrs. Grobe told how they had discussed child birth with Miss Boeke' before the birth of the twins. Mrs. Grobe said she was also to become a mother and that she and Louise Av'crc often 'together. Queer Case," Kent's Comment. Robert I Idler, police officer, re lated how he had questioned "Dr." Kent the night the twins were fouiid' in the cistern. . ' "I lived in the neighborhood and knew Kent," said Heller, "fter the babies had been discovered J asked him ybat he thought of the case. Queer case, he said. . . "I asked him if he kilcw any wo man in the neighborhood who might have given birth to them. He said I 'no.' I then asked him about the j Boeke family and he told me the j nameji of those who resided at the i Boeke residence. He promised to 'eep his cars open' and tell me anything he heard, and 1 weijt away," Details leading to the arrest of Kent were described by Poficc Offi cer Lon Troby. "We were in the Boeke house talk ing to Miss Boeke, who was in bed," 'said Troby. "While wc were talking to ner in came Kent. He started into Miss Boekc's bed room but we stop ped him. . "He then started to leave the house, but we stopped him again." Neighbor Star Witness. ' . Mrs. Mary McElhaney, star witr ness for the state in the prosecution of "Dr." H. S. Kent, succeeded the cistern twins, Jimmy and Betty Wells, as the chief attraction ;n Dis trict Judge Troup's court yesterday. As usual the court room .was crowded with spectators of both sex (Turn to Taxe Two, Column Two.) Cleveland Publisher Urges Passage of Bill , 1 To Conserve Forests ! Washington, Jan, 26. Conflicting views as to the effect of "'the pro posal of' Re presentatiye Snell, re publican. New York, for a co-operative policy by federal and state authorities on forest conservation were presented to the house agricul ture committee. Representatives of the forest service and the National Lumber Manufacturers' association contended that it would issue a con tinuous timber supply, while Clifford Pinchot, state forester of Pennsyl vania, said it would Jplace control of the industry, in the hands of a 'few wealthy Pacific coast timber owners. , In a statement filed with the com mitte. Elbert H. Baker, publisher of the. Cleveland Plain Dealer, and speaking foi the American News paper Publishers' association, urged passage .of the Snell bill as a means of conserving pulp timber, necessary for manufacturing paper. W ealthy Recluse 7 s Haled Into Court on ' Charge of Contempt Jamaica, N. Y Jan. 26. William Mohrman, owner of property val ued at $100,000. was taken from his burlap-lined shack ,by a constable and brought into court here to an swer contempt charges. Fire of ficials charged Mohrman with using his domicile, a converted garage, without license, but he ignored them. In court, J;Mohrman said he paid $6 four vears ago for the suit he wore and that his collar had sen six, year.s' service. He left his shack once a week to collect refits: Pre viously, he said, he occupied a less pretentious hut. ) Held in $500 bail pending trial, Mohrman sAid the bed in the" Ja maica jail was good enough for -him, and refused to put up the bond. ir : Hi I - .- unnecessary : i lift "ykm.nr i ' " '. i I ' - , r 1 l'. - ' ; ' '-''...'.- I i 7- j ' - " ' 'I '! .; '.' . - '.. .'.'..' 1 . 'v '- . .' " - . - - .' Bandits Obtain Over $1,000 Loot - In Store Raid jTreynor Man Sees Car Loaded Late at Night Without Real-' iziing Robbery Was in Progress. ' . Automobile bandits' raided ' the general store at Trcynor, 10 miles east of Council Bluffs, conducted by the Treynor Mercantile company Tuesday night and got1 away with more than $1,000 worth of loot. The combination of the big "burglar proof safe was worked and $150 in cash' taken from it. The cash i register yielded $25 and about $900 worth of the best merchandise in the store was selected. . The robbery was discovered Wed nesday morning when the store was opened by clerks. Deputy Sheriff Gillaspy made an investigation and got some valuable information from a Treynor citizen, -who hap pened to be up late at. night. - The Treynor man, whose name is with held, watched a large part, of the proceedings connected .with the robbery. He saw the high-powered car used by the bandits when it drove up to the store and kept it in view until the work of loading the loot was finished. He said the rob bers worked with great deliberation." He. did not realize that a robbery was being committed and did not divulge his knowledge until yester day morning. v Operation of the Yale lock on the safe indicated expert knowledge on the part of the yeggs. The loot Car disappeared in the direction of Council Bluffs and Omaha. , Landis Denies Sheriff , i Right to Serve Warrants LaCrosse, iWis., Jan.-26. Judge K. M. Landis, inUnited States court Wednesday morning, denied Sheriff John Morris of Hurley, Iron county, the right to serve warrants charging murder upon Chief Prohibition Agent Leo Grove and Prohibition Agents Doud and Knoruk of the vupper Michigan district while they are in the jundictioft of the United States court here. Deputy U. S. Marshal Held . . For Violation of Dry Law Cleveland, Jan. 26. NT. L. Bogan and B. D. Ludeu, deputies in the of fice of the United States marshal at Pittsburgh, and four other men were indicted by the federal grand jury today oil charges of violation of the Volstead law. Three secret indict ments also were returned. The in dictment, charges illegal . possession of whisky, transportation without a license and selling. ', Woman Held for Conspiracy Against U. S. Government Los Angeles, Jan. 26. Mrs. Vol berg Erickson Costello, until recent ly employed by the government at Washington, was arrested here at the request of federal officials on a charge relating to conspiracy against the government, according to offi cers. . , May Raise Bailiffs' Pay Lincoln, Jan. 26.--(Special Tele gram.) Douglas county - district court bailiffs salaries would be in creased to $1,600 a year in a bill in troduced today , bv Representative ilascall. French Papers Get ! Lloyd George Mad ; f , , Premier Declares He Never ! Will Visit Paris Again Un--.V'Vai Protected rr . ' - ''. , . - '",--'', Paris, Jan. '26. -Premier Lloyd George is understood to have taker, umbrage to "an article in a Paris newspaper criticizing his attitude on various questions now being dis- j cussed by the supreme allied conn-! cil and has complained bitterly to Premier Briand regarding the tone of the French press.'says the Oeuvrc. "Since I am treated this way," the newspaper quotes Mr. Lloyd George as saying. "I tell you L will never come to Paris again.", M. Briand, in consecfuence of this protest, appealed to newspaper im porters last night to use more mod eration in writing of the work of the supreme council. "I am not supported by all of you," lie ' asserted. "Indescretions, even pure inventions, were printed this morning, which do not please my in terlocutors. If that goes on you will m.flce it impossible for any more meetings to be held in Paris. Chief of Police Not. ' Victim of "Frame Up" Says St. Paul Woman St. Paul, Jan. 26. Mrs. E. J. Mc Carthy, in whose room Chief of Po lice T. E. Campbell was taken into custody by deputy sheriffs Sunday, withstood efforts to shake her story in an all-day grilling by authorities yesterday. She denied that the affair was a "frame-up," as charged by Chief Campbell, and asserted that the po lice official had "annoyed" her.- Earlier in the day Mrs. Bertha Wenigcr told Chief Campbell tthat Mrs. McCarthy had informed 'her that four members of the police de partment had "framed" the chief. Another woman, whose name was not made public, corroborated Mrs. Weniger's statements, according to the authorities. The, inquiry will be continued to day..'. , :. - - , . Competency of Government v Statistics Questioned , Chicago, Jan. 26. Discussion of 'details and questioning of com petency of statistics - furnished by railroad representatives occupied today's session of the railroad labor, board and prevented con clusion of the "piece work argu ment. The statistics were part of the railroad's testimony supporting their plea for restoration of peace work as part of the abrogation of the national agreements between em ployes, and the railroads.' Figures presented tended to show decreased efficiency following sub stitution of an hourly wage system for piece work.' Seattle Suburban Bank v ' Ordered to Close Doors Seattle. Jan. 26. The North Side State' bank at Fremont, a suburb, was ordered closed by a deputy state bank examiner fo" the protection of the depositors. He charged irregu larities in accounting and misman agement. The bank carried deposits ot approximately $90,000 and was not a member of the federal reserve-system.- the Seattle clearing house, or the state guaranty fund , Threie Italians Held for Murder Of 3 Alpinists Brothers and Uncle Arrested as Suspects Following Find ing of Bodies by St. Ber- . ' ' nard Monks. . Geneva, Jan. 26. Two brothers, Yalle, aijd Marcelio Amata and their uncle, Joseph Sassin, residents cf the village of Gignod, near the St. Bernard hospice, have been ar rested on a charge of murdering three Italian Alpinists last 1 Friday morning. The sound of shots was heard by the monks at th6 hospice early on Friday," and guided bv dogs they began to search the neighbor hood, later finding the bodies of the murdered men. Investigation showed the bodies had been robbed. Italian police, under whose juris diction the scene of the murders is located, are convinced the guilty men were inhabitants of Gignod. They learned the slain men had exhibited i considerable money while passing j through the village and found evi I deuce 16 prove the men under arrest I were implicated in the crime, i Valle Amato had an excellent war record.'' He was captured by the I Austrians and placed in a concentra tion camp at Manthausen, escaped after killing four Austrian sentinels and returned to Italy. - , Dr. Manning Named New York Bishop New York, Jan. 26. Rev. Dr. Wil liam T. Manning, rector of Trinity church, on the third ballot, was elect ed bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York at a. conven tion called to choose a successor to tlie late Bishop Charles Sumner. Thr vote was: Dr. Manning, clerical, 126; lay, 75; Rev. Dr. Charles Slattery, rector of Grace church, New Y'ork. clerical 109, lay, 64; Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas of the missionary diocese of Wyoming, clerical 8. lay, 2; . Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant, rector of the Church of the Ascension, New York, cler ical 1, lay 1-2. . ) s Illinois Seeks to End Rate ' Boost Granted by the I. C. C. Chicago, Jan. 26. Suit to set aside the order of the Interstate Com merce commission allowing rail roads to advance passenger fares in Illinois to .1.0 cents a nine, was filed in the United States district . court here ' today. The action ,was started against the federal government and in the name of the state of Illinois by Ed ward J. Brundage, attorney-general of the statt. The Weather , Forecast. Fair and warmer Thursday. Hourly Ttihprratum, 9 n, m, a. in. 7 a. in. H n. ni, 0 a. m. I a. ni. II a. ni. 13 noon . t P. t S p. 4 P. P. P. 7 P. 8 p. ni. ni. ni. ' ni, m. , i.i . .2 . S7 ..57 . .i . . .. . . it . -Si . .tt . .tt ,.2S . .is , .M , .1 , SliiMra nullrtln. ' Protwt hlpmenl during tha nut II l 3 hours from temperture toMown: North and eon, 15 (t-nrcei; loulh, JO d. iiee; weat, 10 dcgrcei Hot Clash On Tariff In Senate Charges by Republicans of Filibuster to Delay Action Brings Peppery Reply From Democratic Leader. Effort to Set Date. Faiks 111 The Washington. AMorUtrd lrran w asiimgioii. jan. -'o. Kepmncau and democratic senate leaders met in head-oil collission " today when the former started a drive to put through the Fortbney emergency tariff bill. Republican suggestions of a demo cratic filibuster brought on the clash, Senator ' Underwood of Alabama, minority leader, and other prominent democrats denying that filibuMer-' ing was in progress or contemplated. ' The democrats expressed willingness to vote after "proper and legitimate" debate and charged that the repub licans' did not expect the bill to pass and sought to place the blame on I democratic opponents, Senator unacrwooa auaea miti the measure, even if it passed, would be vetoed by President Wilson be cause he said - it was "repugnant" democratic tariff principles. Me dis claimed having received any direct information i from the president, however. . Senator Penrose presented a pco-, posal for a vote Tuesday; but it went down under objections from Mr. Underwood and Senator Sim mons, of North Carolina. Senator J'enrose said his suggestions were ' made to . "test the good faith of certaiii gentlemen" and the dcnio-'' cratic leaders retorted Senator Pen--rose's move was an effort to charge the democrats with impeding the bill; ' -, ' Republicans Score Point. After hours of ycr';al scuffling, in terspersed with some "actual discus-., sion of tariff, the republicans scored a point by forcing a recess until j tomorrow instead of adjournment, a move which operates to keep -the bill before -the senate. t During today's partisan clashes. Senator Penrose announced that he intended to press the bill. When unable to secure aij agreement for voting Tuesday, he asked, for col opcrition from the democrats to wards Securing final action by Feb- i rua'ry 15. - Senator,4 L'nderwood and other democrats, protested against the cf- ' fort -to fix a vote Tuesday, consid ering that debate had begun- only yesterday, . Senator Penrose's pro posal, Mr. Underwood declared, "was a ciear indication mat iic inajuiiij .has 'raised the white flag. n ' Agree to" Vote. Senator Un.derwood added that he' -' would agree to a vote after a week ojr 10 days discussion. Senator Harrison, democrat. Mis- i sissippi, characterized the filibus tering suggestion as utterly with out foundation." but Senator Mc Cumbcr, republican, North Dakota, said he .had "a mere suspicion" that a filibuster, was planned and Sena tor Keiiyon, republican, Iowa, addc' (Turn in race Two, Column Four.) Legion Committee to Decide on $5,000,000 Offer for Memorial IndianapoJis, Jap. 26. The nat ional executive committee of the American Legion will meet iiv Wash ington, February 7-9 to decide whether to accept the offer of a $5,000,000 gift by the Knights of C6-' lumbus for the erection of a legion war memorial in Washington, it was announced. j At . national 'committee head quarters here, it was said, the com-w mittee probably would accept the gift on behalf of the legion if it is . permitted to incorporate certain pro visions in the resolutions offering the fund, one of which is the surplus war fund of the Knights of Colum bus. The announcement also said action probably,, will be taken by the com- mittee. to speed up' congress on the Fordney compensation bill for ser vice men and the Rogers bill, which provides for the consolidation of all former service government agencies.' Former Clerk of Canadian Senate Dies in Ottawa Ottawa. Jan. 26. Maj. Samuel E. Stonge Chapleau, 81, former clerk of the Canadian senate and a veteran of the American civil war, died to- . day. Boru in Terrebonne, Que., he J. moved as a boy to the United States. serving as a captain of infantry when 16, and being twice breveted for gal-' lantry. The orders were counter signed by Abraham Lincoln. Major Chapleau, who for mauv years was a resident of Coronado Beach, Cal.. entered the - Canadian civil service in 187.1, retiring in 1917. West Virginian Arrested For Mann Act Violation Baltimore, ' Jan. 26. Arrested tJ- ' day as he was leavoing: his board ing house, Charles Milon. 32, Fair mont, W." V.. was charged widi vio lating the Mann act Milon said he had just sold a fac tory in Fairmont and had ome to Baltimore to "blow the money." Esther Brand. 21, of Morg.ntown, v. a., also is under arrest. Socialist Paper Will Be ' 1 Published in Milwaukee Chicago. Jan. 26,-The New Dav. national socialist weekly, which has beeiv published here by the national organization of the socialist party, will be published in Milwaukee, it was announced. . Publication in Milwaukee was d cidcd upon because of lower print ing costs. The paper will be edited here. -v j V A A 1 f i
