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si '' The' Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. S28. Citm gemf-Clue ftUtttr Un it, ISO. l Mki r. 0. Ui4w Act f Mtnh J. It7. OMAHA, THURSDAY, iMARCH 10, 1921. By Mall (I w). Imltft 4th Za. Dally tmUy. St: Dtlly Oiitr. W: SBMty. $4 Oulildi 4th Zm (I rur). Daily Sunday. lit; Oalljr 0l. 112; Sunday Only. 9 THREE CENTS ( ' X Pennsy Line Announces Reductions Company Will Reduce Salaries . 'tp Accord With Economic Condition," Directors State. All Roads V To Follow . sJMiiladefphia, March 9. The di rectors of the Pennsylvania Railroad company today adopted a resolution directing the executive officers "to give, as promptly as possible, proper notice that it is the intention of the company to reduce the salaries and wages of officers and employes to accord with economic conditions." The resolution in the preamble states the company' has already r.tade a reduction of more than 70,000 men. Chicago, March 9. Information received at locI headquarters of the railway labor department of the American Federation of Labor indi cates that virtually every large rail load in the country is preparing to put wage reductions iato effect for all their employes, B. M. Jewell, chairman of the committee, said in discussing the proposed reduction an nounced by the Pennsylvania lines. Officials of the Union Pacific rail :oad at the headquarters in Omaha declared they did not know of any action being taken by the railroads before the labor board" regarding a proposed reduction in wages. Attempts in East. "The labor board in its declaration No. 2 last fall stated tha the rules and working conditions of employes should be maintained in effect until further action by the board," it was stated from the office of Carl Gray, president of the Union Pacific. Attempts had been made in the east to put in an application for wage reductions, it was said from this of fice, but met with refusal from the board. ' - . ' Thk Rirm'inetiani & Atlanta rail road, one of those seeking wage reN ductious, then went into court to se cure a receivership, which resulted in a wage, reduction of 50 per cent, it was declared. , Called Propaganda. .' -, ThT statement from ChVago that railroads in general are seeking wage reductions was branded as "propa gandaV by the. office of President Gray E.. E. Calvin, vice president in charge of operations of the" Union Pacific, said he knows nothing .ofj -any effort to secure reduction, in Joseph Sykes, another Lnton Fa cific ofif.cial, 'also denied knowledge of any attempt to cut "wages on the railroads. - New York Central Road . Presents Wage Scale t fHrnto Tribune-Omaha Bee l rutri Wire. New York; March 9. A scale of wage cuts was presented to unskilled lsfbor on 'the New York Central rail road at a conference 'between the roads general managers and the em ployees representatives. .It - is es timated about 20,000 men will be af fected, -v - AH the Other roads in the easern reicn with representatives ' in the General Managers' association, have decided to cut their unskilled labor ireni the basic pay of about 485 ct-nls an hour to the extent of 10 to M) wr cent and the New York Cen- itx.i is the tirst road, to summon tne representatives-of employes to con- Jane Novak and Bill Hart Dejiy They Are Engaged Los Angeles. Cal.. March 9. A story ' published today in a local paper reported that Jane Novak is engaged tOmarry William S. Hart. "The announcement" was denied at Hollywood by both parties. Miss Novak's sister, speaking for her said that the rumor was unfounded. ' Hart stated: "The fact that Miss Jane Novak is now working with me and the fact that I have a great admiration for the lady, as well as a very high opin ion of hcr-ability as an actress, has probably given rise to the prcsenj rumors, which unfortunately for me, are jjositively not true." Retiring Ambassador Davis Leaves Southhampton forU. S. London. March 9. John W. Davis, retiring United States ambassador to Great Britain, left for Southampton on his way back to the United States today. A large crowd of diplomats, government officials and figures prominent in society of the British capitol, was at the station to bid him farewell. .The British admiral ordered one flotilla, leader and eight destroyers ' 'to meet the Olympic on which he will sail at Spithead and accompany the Olympic to the Isle of Wight, as a compliment to Mr. Davis. Printers Demand 44-Hour Week in U.' S. amf Canada Montreal March 9. Adoption ot the 44-hour week j in all commercial print shops in the United States and Canada, effective on May 1. is de manded in a resolution adopted here at the printers' industrial conference. All unions in the printers' trade were represented. Speedy Action tn Deep Sea Waterway .Recommended Toronto, Ont., March 9. Speedy government action in converting the St. Lav.Tence river into a deep sea waterway was urged in a resolution aSoptrd at the closing meeting of the National . Waterways association. Only ciht delegates were present. German Envoys Called Home From Allied Cities Paris, March 9. Dr. Wilhrlm Mayer, the German ambassador, left Paris for Berlin this morning. Brussels, March 9. Dr. Lands berg, the Gcrfhan minister here, who has been recalled by his govern ment, left Brussels yesterday for Berlin. It was semi-offkially announced in Berlin Tuesday that the German diplomatic representatives at Lon don, Paris and Brussels had been summoned to Berlin.. Allied Soldiers Patrol the City Of Duesseldorf All Theaters and Concerts Banned by French Com mander, Who Promises to V Modify Edict i ' Duesseldorf, March 9. (By The Associated Press.V-Although 7,000 French, British and Belgian soldiers were today occupying Duesseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort, the people of those cities were proceeding about thajr usual affairs. There were no sighs-today of any immediate "labor movement by Ger man workmen as an outcome of the occupation, the effort of agitators to bring on the. long threatened general strike in protest against the imposi tion of the allied reparation penalties having failed. . This refusal of the workmen 'to strike, at least for the time being, is attributed by the lead ers to the poverty of the men. How rrer, the temper of the laborers in the Essen district is reported such that t is feared the agitation may de velop a menacing situation there. 5,000 Troops on Duty. ' Allied troops to the number of 5,000, with four tanks and three river flotillas, are stationed here, but the military are not in evidence, except that double sentinels were on the street corners with machine guns. Alongside the order of the French general of occupation, which was posted Jn public places, was the proclamation by , President ' Ebert calling the people to bear up peace- aoiy unacr mc cuirmt cvij' General DeGouttes order places the miners "and other functionaries of the public utilities" under military control. It ' likewise .forbids pas senger train service, except for workmen and international travelers. ' Police Still Off Duty.. -General Maucher, commanding the French troops in Duesseldorf, visited the burgomaster today and told him General DeGoutte had no obiecti-n to the meeting of the Rhine provin cial landtag called for Sunday, pro vided fto, speeches were made with regard to the occupation?""" " "T' '- Tne communal policy are remain ing on duty. The security police force, which was disarmed yester- day,' received , its arrns back today. The men on duty were reduced to the smallest number consistent with ... . j - me preservation or oruer. . All theaters,, moving picture houses, and concerts werc$ordered closed late yesterday-by General do Goutte, commander of French forces occupying the city, but he promised this order might be modified in a few days.' .: ", . : '"' Provincial authorities were invited yesterday to meet the commanders of the allied troops here, and a state of siege was declared. ..The newspapers are appearing under censorship. They so far have abstained from referring. any where in their columns to the occupation. Congress is Urged to Exempt American Ships Through Panama Canal New York, March 9. Congress was urged '-to-exempt '"American vessels' in the cpast to. coast trade from tolls ' in, :, passing through the Fanamp. canal, in a resolution adopt ed by the New York board of trade and transportation.. One member' opposed the ' resolu tion on the ground it would injure the freight business' of the railway. He 'was assured, however, by Ham mond Talbot, vice president of a steamship' company, ; that it would not interefcre with the railways, but would s develop a freight business "now stagnant because of the in crease in rail rates." Mr.Talbot declared that one Amer ican steamship company was obliged to pay $250,000 in tolls last year in a canal built by American money. Harding's Doctor to Study Health Conditions in U..S. Washington, March 9. Dr. C. E. Sawyer, nominated today by Presi dent Harding to be White House physician, with the rank of briga dier general in the array medical re serve corps, also will make an -investigation of public health matters for Mr. Harding. He will be authorized to formulate suggestions for a con crete plan of co-ordination of gov ernment' agencies for . safeguarding the public health. - . Arizona Indian Population Under Last Census, 32,989 Washington, March 9. The ' In dian population of Arizona in.-1920 was 32.989, compared with 29,201 in 1910, the census bureau announced today. The 1 negro population showed an increase of 298.5 per cent, totalling 8,005,' but this was said to be due largely to negro troops quartered in the state. OMAHA AUTO SHOW . March 14-19 CITY AUDITORIUM Clarke G. Powell, Mgr. Clara Baraon T v n IS Hi f ' ;-i . . r Trial of Alleged flayer of Oil Magnate and Politician Will Open at Ardmore y Tomorrow. - Bitter Fight Expected Ardmore, Okl., March 9. The stage is set for the drama in which two women will tell of their love and suffering for one man. - ' Clara Smith Hamon, the girl in the triangle, will fight for her life. Mrs. Jake ' E. Hamon, the wife in the three-cornered drama,' will. fight for the name her children bear. Confident of acquittal, the girl to day waits the opening of her trial tomorrow for "the murder of Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma oil king and republican national committeeman. The widow of the oil king is ex pected ' to " arrive today with At torney General Frelling, who will conduct the prosecution and Frank Ketch, administrator of the Hamon estate, prepared to play the star role for the state. - - 'Will Be Sensational. , The trial "will be fa's sensational as first forecasted, it was indicated to day. Predictions as to the length of the trial, vary irom one to three weeks. All depends on the success of the prosecution's efforts to prove that the oil king on his death bed ac cused Clara Smith Hamon of having deliberately shot him after threats. To prove this the state is expected to depend chiefly oa the testimony of Frank Ketch, buss manager of the oil king's property. The Rev. T. J. Irwin of Lawton, Okl., the clergyman who officiated at Hamon's funeral, and Ernest Dunlap, one of Hamon's business associates. Defense Well Armed. Against their -word will be the tes timony of prominent witnesses for the defense, who will declare thev also talked to the dying man and wifl den that he made any such accusa tion, against the girl as the prosecu tion claim. There also will be 1 lie story of the girl herself, the only liv ing witness-of' the tragedy. Two hundred witnesses have been sum moned. . The - defense will introduce the statement given to the newspapers by Ketch in which he quoted the oil king as saying that he-had. shot him self accidentally while cleaning ' a pistoL The Success of the state's case, -it 'is pointed out by the girl's friends, depends chiefly on .Ketch's ability to explain his statement and other peculiar acts on his part. The majority of the prosecution's witnesses will be called in rebuttal, in. effort to show up the girl's past and refute her , statements that she was an innocent country girl of 17, when Hamon, a man of 42, lured her into an illicit love' affair. -' ,-. Call Venire of 150. A special, grand venire of 150 has been ordered. The prosecution is confident that a jury will be secured within a day. The general opinion is that it will take at least a week to find 2 men in the county who have not formed an opinion in the case. Ardmore is preparing . to receive the largest crowd of visitors in its history. The little town, with its atmosphere of the zippy west and its accent of the languorous south, does not relish the notoriety the case has given it, but intends to outdo itself in hospitality, . . District Judge Champion has an nounced that suitable provisions will be made in the little. court room tor the army of scribes expected at the j trial, notwithstanding efforts of At torney General Freeling and young Jake Hamon," the 18-year-bld son of the dead oil king, to prevent reserva tions for the press. Harding Asks Senate to Ratify Colombia Pact Washington, March 9. Ratifica tion of the long pending treaty with Colombia is urged by President Har ding in his first formal message sent today to the senate. Immediately upon receiving the message the senate went into execu tive session, the usual procedure in taking up treaties. ' 1 . , Henry Ford Declares That j .-' Business Stagnation Over Detroit, Mich.. March 9. The worst of the business depression is over. Henry Ford, the automobile manufacturer, said today. - He declared- business was improving stead ily in Detroit and that similar gains should result in oher parts of the country soon. "Different conditions will , prevail after the readjustment than . before the war,'" he said. . "There w ill be more economy in every way, but the volume of business will continually grow." -.. Six Naval Seaplanes Reach Bartholomc Bay San t Francisco, Cal., March 9. Six naval seaplanes, numbers -1, 2. 5, 6. 15 and 16, of the group "making the flight, from Panama to San Diego have arrived at Bartholome bay, Lower, California, according to a message received here bythe naval radio. The 'message said the sea plane . No. 8 was being towed by the destroyer Bulmer to Hipolito bay. Lower California, to change her master gear. , ...... Two Towns in Minnesota Elect Women as Mayors St. Paul, Minn., March 9. Mrs. D. C Pierce was elected mayor of Goodhue, Minn., and Mary Sirin was' chosen to similar office in Win ton, where Mrs. Wilhelmina Hall was named city clerk, returns from village elections showed. llagc ..i.i-'-',:-.:'--'". . ... y - . t J Police Unable to Locate Slayer of er 1 i Count de Bugallal, Minister of Interior, Will Act as Pre mier Until King Alfonso Appoints Successor.- jMadrid, March 9. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Police search for the assassins who shot and fatally vounded Premier Eduardo Dato last night has resulted in one arrest and an order ior,detentiQn qt.all motor cycles and automobiles.1 A youth named Jullian is held as a suspect. An official report says the assassins are believed to have been jyndical ists. Witnesses 'of the shooting say two motorcycles' were employed, one blocking the premier's automobile as it approached his residence, and that the other carried the assassins. Count de Bugallal, minister of the interior, will act as premier until King Alphonso appoints a successor to Premier Dato. .Viscount d'Eza, war minister, will assume the marine portfolio, which also was held by, Dato. "'...'".' ; Public functions throughout Spain have been suspended and the popu lace is horror-stricken by the assas sination. Senor Dato died in a dispensary. Physicians found that . one bullet entered his foreh.ead and passed through the head. Another . bullet went through both jaws, and a third entered his back almost directly be hind the heart. His hat was pierced by several bullets. Senora Dato and her three daughters arrived at the hospital to late to see the premier alive. Mail PokiTTheft At Salem Revealed Sioux Falls. S. D., March 9, The theft of a mail pouch containing first- class and registered mail at Salem, 39 miles west of this city, last ednes day night was made public here to day by enion Batie. postal inspec tor for this district. Tlr pouch was stolen during the transfer of the mail from the Huron to Sioux Falls train. It contained commercial pa per and w-ar savings stamps being sent hy registered mail in addition to the first-class mail matter. The remnants of the stolen pouch were found the morning following the robbery in a rurar school house 15 miles weSt of Salem by Miss Christine Lundeis, a teacher." Buenos Aires Packing Firm Will Not Close Down April 1 Buenos Aires, March 9. Decision by the management of the Frigori fico la Blanca. a packing house oper ated by , North American capital in this city to close in April and stop all shipments of hides from Buenos j Aires, has-been reconsidered because : or ine intervention ot tne ministry or agriculture. Government offi cials have induced workers on the docks to declare off the boycott against the packing house, and thft concern will continue business. Von Kckhardt Will Return To Mexico as Ambassador Berlin. March . 9. Heinrich . von Eckhardt, former minister to Mex ico, will return to the post he form erly held in that country. Since his return here, in 1919, he has been it; charge of the Spanish-American division of the foreign office. English Jurist Dies. London, March 9. Baron Moul ton, one of the best known jurists of England and a member of the judi cial committee of the privy council since 1912, is dead, aged 76. it was announced today .. . v. : . - SDanish Premi Get Acquainted Weather Man Takes I Foreign Weather Man Takes Alt Joy Out of Life; Talks of Snow in May Don't discard your winter "undies" yet That's the advice of M. V. Robin3, local weather forecaster. "No. it ain't spring yetl" or words to that effect, according to the weath er man. He produced enough evidence of heavy snowstorms during April and May, in this locality, inprevious years, to take all joy: out of the life of any girl with a new spring suit. "Remember last April 1920? We had 5.6 inches of snow then, accord ing to government, records. On April j 11 and i, last year, we had an inch and a hal( of snow.; ,, ' "May l,1 191 l'we had nearly two incheS)ff snow and AjwjlJJZJSllT. there was an inch and one-half--" But the reporter. had fled. : Police Break Up t)maha Dru Ring Federal Agents Assist in Run ning Down Local Dealers - In Narcotics. ' , Narcotic raids . begun Tuesday night under the direction of City De tectives Clyde Lake and Lloyd To !and, assisted by federal agents, was continued with the result that a num ber of additional men and women who are alleged to trafffc in nar cotics are under arrest. C. Thomas and "Rags" Baunigart ner were taken in a raid on the prem ises at 1007 Capitol avenue yester day morning. Thomas is said to have had in his possession a quantity of morphine and cocaine which was confiscated and Baumgartner is be lieved to be an underworld gang ster, Toland and Lake say he may be a man wanted ii Sioux City on a murder charge, but other local offi cers .believe- he is another "Rags" Baumgartner. , Federal agents have gone to Lin coln Tn the hope of uncovering a supply of drugs as a result of the arrest of Mike Mango, alias -Giovanni, said to. be manager of the Dela van cafe in Lincoln. Red Biretta Imposed on . New, Cardinal by Pope Rome, March 9. Bope Benedict today imposed upon the cardinals created at the secret consistory on March 7 the red biretta as th first tangible proof of the supreme dignity which has been conferred upon them; This will be completed by the con ferment of the red hat in the public consistory tomorrow. ' His eminence, Cardinal Dennis Dougherty el -Philadelphia, as ,thc clean of the newly elected cardinals, delivered an address to the pope, in which he assured his holiness of their deep and humble- gratitude, which they all hoped to demonstrate by their enthusiastic devotion and loy alty to the supreme pontiff and to ihe holy Roman church. Bank Robber Convicted of Attempted Murder, to Pen ( Colorado Springs, Colo., March 9. Charles C. Clinton, convicted of attempting, to murder a police offi cer, was sentenced to from 12 to 14 years in the penitentiary here yester day. Clinton was one. of the par ticipants in a revolver fight last Oc tober, a day after the robbery of the Elbert county bank. Two police men -and three "allegfrd bandits took part in the fight. Two of the latter were killed and Clinton, was wound ed. Clinton came here from Okla homa City, Okl. j : ' .- Senate 0. K.s Roosevelt. Washington, March 9. The nomi nation of Col, Theodore Roosevelt to be assistant secretary of the navy wasonfirmcd today by the senate. Rulers Express Hope For U. S. Friendship Messages . of Felicitation Ex changed Between President Harding and European Nations Want Peace. Washington, D. C, March 9. Messages of felicitation exchanged by President Harding and foreign rulers, expressing hopes for peace and friendship -were made public to day,. w"v- - - - .- - -' A note of economic . as -well as political co-6peration was soulided in the exchange between Mr. Harding and President Millerand of France, while most of the message that passed with South and Central American presidents voiced a re newed pledge of Pan-American solidarity. The message reported in press dispatches as having been sent by King George gf Great Britain and the president's reply were omitted irom-the list given.'. In addition to President Miller and, those whose congratulatory ex pressions were included in the an nouncement were King Albert -of Belgium, King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, King Gustaf of Sweden, King Boris of Bulgaria, Sultan Ahmed Ghaljar of Persia,-President Pessoa of Brazil,-President Melendez of Sal vador, President Gondra of Para guay, President ' Acosta of Costa Rica, PVesident Bustillos of Vene zuela, President Suarez of''Colom bia. President Porras of Panama, President Brum of Uruguay, Presi dent Menccal of .Cuba and President Saavedra of Bolivia, -..ft c ,, Ban on Removal' of Warehouse Liquor to Be Raised Quite Soon Washington, March 9. Internal revenue' officers are considering re moval of the bat; .prohibiting with drawals of liquor from -warehouses, Commissioner Williams said today. The order was issued last December to permit wholesale ' liquor dealers to dispose of their stocks on hand and Mr. Williams said ,he believed that the purpose of the'drder prao tically had been accomplished. The decision of revenue and pro- j hibition officials not to grant permits to wholesale dealers hereafter, put ting an end to their business, will stand, according to -Mr. 'Williams, who added that there, was no reason for a third party to engage in the handling of liquor. The. law pro vides that .the. retail druggist may purchase direct from the warehouses and on that basis Mr. Williams be lieved the 'decision of the enforce- I mcnt officials -should stand. iUarriage.or rrettiest ' . Chorus Girl Revealed Washington, March 9. After their romance had remained a secret for almost a year, it' .was disclosed here today that Miss Marjorie Cassidy, reported to be one of the most beau tiful chorus girls in New York, and Joseph Brown Whitehead, vycalthy and equally known in Fifth avenue and Broadway, came to Alexandria, Va., and were married on May 29, 920. Mr. Whitehead gave his age at 25 and Miss Cassidy as 24. Mrs. Wal ter DeWitf and Mrs. Sam Ledner of New York were witnesses. 1 Chief of Staff for Huerta . Assassinated in Mexico El Paso, Tex., March 9. Col. An gel Gaxiola, chief clerk- in the de partment of the interior of Mexico, and-chief of staff under former Pro visional President Adolfo de la Hu erta, was assassinated in Paseo Re forma, a street in Mexico City, early Monday, according to a telegram re ceived by F. A. I'esqueira, Mexican consul in LI Paso. Strike Vote Monday Is Ultimatum Made By Union Delegate! Sentiment is , Unanimous dent Makes Favorable Keply to Flea for Action, Off icers of Butcher Workmen . Declare .Following Conference. An appeal to President Warren U. Harding, urging him to cUa conference to arbitrate the wage and hour dispute affecting 200,000 pack ing house employes and thus to "prevent industrial warfare" was made last night by representatives of the butcher workmen meeting in Omaha. Unless a favorable reply is received from President Harding a strike vote will be taken Monday, according to resolutions passed unanimously by those attending the conference here. d 1 " Call Packers Menace. Organizers Are To Blame, Packer Manager Asserts Labor on Last Leg and Leaders Are Trying to Make Showing, Armour.. :-. Man Says. - - R. C. Willis, manager of Armour & Co., in ' commenting on the decision of the workmen, said: "The packers are not violating the war wage scale' agreement. Didrtt form er President Wilson, through con gress, abolish all war measures? Organizers are voicing thtir senti ment on technicalities. "Furthermore, the new wage ar rangement will benefit the workers more than it will work against them if they will only study it. Labor is on its last legs and the organizers are making every attempt to make a showing. v "The real situation under the new wage arrangement applies only to those in the killing departments. Last year's reports show that kill ing gangs worked on an average of 42 hours weekly. Under the new arrangement, they are paid for 48 hours." Lyle Hersey. manager of Morris & Co., said: "We've played our cards. We'll wait until the strike comes to decide what action we'll take. . Whether the plants will be closed down in the event of a strike depends upon orders from Chicago." M. R. Murphy, manager of Cud ahy. dectared;, "The packers look for no serious; trpuble..All has been settled among them as far as wage reduction .is concerned. We're on the defensive."- , Porto Rico Warned Against Tirades Congressman Towner Depre . cates Anti-U. S. Senti ment of Press. 7 San Juan, Porto Rico, March 9. Warning against independence prop aganda in political campaigns and in newspapers, coupled with expres sions of anti-American sentiment, was given the people of Porto Rico yesterday in a letter to President Barcelp of the Porto Rican senate from Horace M. Towner, chairman of the house committee on insular af fairs of-the United States Congress. Mr. Towner's letter was in acknowl edgment' of recent cablegrams of greeting from the Porto Rican legis lature and was made public by Mr. Barcelo today. "Friends of Porto Rico," it said, "will find it difficult to help the is land if this propaganda is continued. I assure you there is not now, and there is 'not- likely to be, any con siderable sentiment in this country for the independence o'f Porto Rico. There is a legitimate ground for a larger measure of self-government, but that has been greatly injured by the active independence prdpagauda." 'Arkansas House Votes Impeachment of Judge Little Rock, Ark., March 9. The house of representatives this after noon voted, 63 to 8. to impeach Cir cuit Judge John W. Wade of the Pulaski circuit court because of his alleged charges against the morality of members of the legislature in an address to the grand jury last Mon day. , The articles of impeachment, as adopted, call on. the senate to sum mon' Judge Wade for trial. The vote was taken within oO min ! ....... -r., " . t ir.n.. I lilts anci VJUICHIUI i. .UtHitC sent a formal demonstration to the i house to which he announced his refusal to remove Jtidge Wade. 3 Assistant Secretaries Of Treasury Reappointed Washington, March 9. Three as sistant secretaries' of the treasury, S. Parker Gilbert, jr., of Bloomfield, N. J.; Ewing Laporte of St. Louis and Nicholas Kelley of New York, were renominated today by Pres ident Harding. , The Weather Forecast. Fair and warmer Thursday. Hourly Trmprrmiuren. 3 . m ... IS' 1 p: . .,4 ... ...! ...S ...AS ...31 ...6 ...47 6 a. m. 7 a. m. m. 9 . m. I 'ni. II a. m. is' S D. m. I p. m. . . ,2. 4 p. m. . ..2 5 p. m. . . Sol p. m. . 7 p. m. . ..Ill S p m. . 12 Nhlppcn' IlutlHIn. Protect Klilpment rturtnir the next f4 tn M hour from te-innorntnrM am follows: .North, runt and wost, IS degrees: ; 30 Jegrecs. for Walkout Unless Pre UihI ltVJ M)i: if The conference resolved that un- less the packers comply with tha wartime agreement of wage scale adjustment the president should "use his power to place all the packing house industry under government control and operation, and publicly brand the packers as a menace to the government and society in gen eral." The 110 delegates attending the meeting on the South Side yesterday will meet again this morning to formulate plans for taking the strike vote Monday. - - Dennis Lane, secretary and treas urer of the Amalgamated Meat Cut ters' and Batcher Workmen's union, also dispatched a telegram to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, requesting that he call a conference of representa tives of allied packing industries in Chicago immediately, to "formulate plans to deal with the situation.' Men Favor Walkout. "Unanimous sentiment among the delegates present was for a walk out Monday unless favorable reply is received from President Harding, before then,." Mr. Lane said. "I have urged Mr. Gompers to call at the White House and urge President Harding to immediate ac tion." - The tejegram to the president urges him to ask packers to "hold in abeyance" the wage and hour changes announced as effective next" Monday, "until the secretary of labor can investigate charges contained in the message." It calls attention to the appoint ment of Judge Alschuler as an 'at-, bitrator and quotes the packers ' as ' stating prior to tne signing of the armistice- that "in order to avoid further controversies and to promote the general welfare during the period of reconstruction they desired to continue on the same basis until t year after1 peace was signed." Body Blow at Labor. -The message- continues: "Wo" charge that the packers, having forced the prices down to a lower than prewar level -and having filled their storehouses to overflowing with meat bought at the lowest prices of prices on hoof, now propose to cripple industry deliberately . for the purpose of unloading this meat to enhance prices upon the public, thereby achieving the double object of enormous profits by adding to the cost of living to the general public, and of striking a body blow at or ganized labor for the purpose of destroying it." The last resolution passed by the (Torn to 2ae Three, Column Two.) , Independent Packers Divided in Stand on "Big Five" Proposals Independent packing plants on the South Side; are divided on their stand toward the announced reduc tions in wages and increased work-, ing hours, which will be put in ef fect by the "Big Five" next Monday.. The Dojd Packing company, -will stand with the "Big Five;" the, Mid west is undecided, while the Hig-i gins and Omaha plants do net con-, template any reductions in pay or increased working hours , for their employes, at present, according $o official announcement made yester day. The action that will be taken by the Midwest depends entirely, ac cording to an official statement, up on the action taken by the organized employes, with regard to the an-'i nouncement made by the "Big Five." Austria Must Fulfill Live Stock Part of Treaty Vienna, March 9.--FormaI notice that it would be required to fulfill the live Aock provisions of the treaty of St Germain was served upon the Austrian government by the repara tions commission todav. This 'in volves delivery to Italy, Jugo-Slavia and Roumania of 20.000 head of cat tle, including 6.000 milch cows. The American representatives on the reparations body, before their' withdrawal, had, together with the British, opposed such action on the ground that it was unfair to the countries which are supplying Aus triawith quantities of milk and fats, and that the nations to which the cattle would go did not actually need the stock. ' Roosevelt is Sworn in As Assistant to Denhy Washington, D. C, March 9. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as assistant secretary of the navy, shortly after confirmation of his nomination byj the senate. He immediately receiv-. cd naval officers and civilian em ployes on duty at the department. Mail Pouch Stolen x Sioux Falls, S. D., March- 9. Theft of a mail pouch at Salem, S. D., last Wednesday night was made public today My Vernon C. Batie, postotfice inspector 'for this district. The pouch contained commercial pa pers amf savings ' stamps heing sent by registered mail, in addition to the regular first-class mail. No estimate, of the .totM nniount of loot was . madc. .