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The OmAha Daily Beb VOL. 50 NO. 234. Cattrad 8mi4-CIu Mtlkr Mi 21. 1901. it Oath P. 0. Ia4w Act t Mrek 3. lt7L OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921. By Mill (I yar). I lull), 4th !. Dally giiHty. : Dally Oaly. U: Suaday. M Oatiltf 4th Zn (I yar). Dally laadajr. l; Oally Oaly, 112; Oaly, t) THREE CENTS V JTte Jusserand Pays Visit To Harding French Ambassador Calls on President to Learn Attitude , Of U. S. Toward Ver sailles Treaty. Viviani Coming March 28 Chicago Trlbuaa-Onaatha Be ltma& Wire. Washington, March 16. A confer ence today. betwn President Hard ing and M. Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador, brought to the fore the question of the new admin istration's attitude toward thy Ver sailles treaty, the league of nations and pending differences between the United States and entente allies. Ambassador Jusserand, whose gov ernment desires American aid in ex acting reparation from Germany American acceptance of the Germai peace treaty and the tripartite alli ance for the protection of France and also the entrance of the United States yinto some sort of a league of nations, paid a formal visit to the president and remained an hour in the White House. When he emerged from the execu tive mansion shortly after 5 o'clock , " the ambassador said that he had called to announce to the president the forthcoming visit of former Pre mier Viviani who is coming to pre sent the, good wishes of the Frerich government to the new administra tion. President Harding, had nothing to add to the ambassador's explana tion of his mission. Due Here March 28. Viviani is scheduled 'to sail Satur day, reaching this country March -'28 for a stay of about three weeks. It is reported that the British gov ernment also contemplates sending an official of high rank to extend felicitations to the new administra tion whose favor it desires to culti- vate. . ' To what extent Ambassador Jus serand i elucidated to the president the underlying aims of the Frencli government, which presumably the Viviani mission is intended to fur ther, and to what extent Mr. Harding defined his attitude towards the ques- ' tions thus raised are matters leff to speculation, aided by such glimps es of the president's statements as have been vouchsafed up to dat. That . M. Viviani is coming to Washington to state the European situation from the Frenclr viewpoint and " to learn to what extent the United States is disposed to partici pate in European afhirs, is not doubted. It was only last week the French foreign office stated that -la Ambassador' jusserand bad been in structed - to asctta. Anahcr Ue United States would join a "modified league of nations. Want American Aid. Indications are not wanting that what France and the allies, most keenly desire at the earliest possible moment is some manifestation that the United States endorses the rep arations bill, presented to the Ger man government and the measures adopted by France and Great Britain to compel German acceptance. There is no doubt they want American troops to remain on the Rhine and that they would regard the with drawal of those forces as certain to encourage German resistance to the reparations terms. It American troops remain on the Rhine and if in addition the Ameri can government were to express ap proval of the reparations exacted of Germany and the measures taken Jo cniorcc payment, the allies would .have reason to believe that the Ger mans would abandon hope of moral sr.pport and yiefd to the terms. It is not doubted that tjic presi dent will inform M. Viviani,' if he did not inform i Ambassador Jusse-1 rand today, of the policy adopted by his administration which was offi cially revealed last Saturday .and presumably was imparted to M. Jusserand by Secretary of . State Hughes in their first talk a few days heretofore. Demand Full Rights. ' This policy is that the United States purposes to insist upon full recognition of -all its rights flowing from participation . in the defeat of Germany and does not intend to dis cuss matters brought forward by any nation which does not satisfy the ad ministration on this score. In pursuance of this policy the president and Secretary Hughes would decline to entertain from the allies proposals of action by the United States until they have caused the modification of, the mandates for former territories of ahe central' pow ers to th satisfaction of the Ameri can government. The United States contends that the Mesopotamiart and Pacific is lands mandates fail to juarantee the open door for American enterprises, and that the allies disregarded Presi dent Wilson's reservation, including the Island of Yap in the Japanese mandate. These denials of inalienable Ameri can rights derived from American participation in the war can be res tricted bv the allies, if necessary. through the league of nations coun-1 cil, which they control, ad w hen they have done so the Harding adminis tration, if it adheres to its enunciated policy, will be willing to discuss allied proposals as to other matters, but not before. ' v As to the .Versailles treaty, the Knox resolution, declaring peace with Germany and the formation of an association ' of nations, these arc questions on . which the president does not expect to reach any definite decision until after conference with '.his cabinet and leaders in congress. Harding Boy Scout Chief Washington, March 16. President Harding was formally notified to day of his election to another chief executive office, that of honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America.. . Huge Fund'Available For Road Improvement Washing. March 16. Approxi mately $622,000,000 is available fbr road and bridge contruction and maintenance this year, the bureau'of public roads of the Department of Agriculture announced today. " Among tine approximate amounts given as available to each state from local, state and federal sources, were Arizona, $8,000,000; California, -$26,-000,000; Colorado, $7,000,000; Idaho, $4,500,000: Iowa, $37,000,000; Mon tana, $8,500,000; Nebraska, $6,000, 000; Nevada. $3,500,000; Nw Mexi co, $4,000,000; Oregon, $10,000,000; South Dakota, $7,000,000; Utah, $6, 000,000; Washington. $14,000,000, and Wyoming, $3,000,000. Merchant Shoots Girl With Whom He Fled Country Family Deserted by Man Learn He Killed Affinity and Self Aboard Ship V Returning to America. i New York, March 16. The long ) search " for Louis Campagna, a I wealthy merchant, who left his home ' I M I T ft anuiamny ncre on January o, was ended last night by the receipt of news dispatches from Bridgetown, Barbados, stating the man had com mitted suicide on board the steamer Vasari en route from Buenos Aires to New York. He fired five shots into his body after he had killed Vivian Dressel, a young woman with whom he had eloped from New York. Members of the dead man's fam ily, some of whom knew of - his fascination for -iht young woman half his age, were preparing a for giving reception for the erring hus band and father, when news of his death reached them. The dead' merchant's daughter Viriginia, 20, said her father met the girl he had slain two years ago. She tried to induce her parent to give up the girl, she said, but was unsuccess ful. When Campagna left home in Jan uary. Virginia1 related, she went to his New York office to plead with him, but was told he had gone to Ar gentina. "I called up the girl's home," she continued, "and was told she had gone away for a year with a fashion show.' I questioned father's-chauffeur. At first he wouldn't say any thing. But I pressed him and he finally admitted that father and the girl had sailed for South America on June 10 on the Vasari." " Virginia said she then communi cated with the State department and learned that her father had sailed with, the girl as Mr. and Mrs. Cam pagne. She had their passports re voked and the captain of the vessel was instructed to (detain the elopers. On the return voyage between Rio antcro to Barbados the couple, it is tlieved, entered a death pact rather than face their, families. . The bodies were burred at sea. Hays Says All Postal j - Employes ' Partners In Huge Enterprise! Washington, March 16. Views of postal employes on the question of policy affecting the personnel of the service, were presented Postmaster General Hays today, at a confer: ence with national representatives of organized postal employes. T he post master, general, at whose invitation the conference was held, expressed the hope that frequent meetings might be held to facilitate adjustment of all differences. "The battle is won in the heart of the soldier." he said. "Three hun dred thousand men are engaged in this enterprise and we are going to have 300,000 partners; the Postotfice department is not an institution for profit or politics; it is an institution for service and it is the president's purpose that every effort shall be made to improve that seryiefc." Omahans Defendants in V. of W. Row in Missouri St. Louis, March 16. Injunction prpceedings to prevent a bolt of one faction of the Missouri section of the Woodmen of the World, will be heard bv Judge Garesch tmorrow. Claud Manlove, past Missouri head consul declared his faction had elected delegates to the national con vention of the order, before the is suance yesterday of a temporary in junction at the instance of Head Consul Claude Wilkerson. The pro ceedings are directed against Man love, James E. Fitzgerald, of Omaha, chairman of the national sovereign board of managers; sovereign Phy sician Lloyd, of Omaha, and J. B. Redford, of Clinton, Mo., head clerk of the head jiamp. Boston Mayor Gathers First-Hand Knowledge On Labor Conditions Boston, March 16. it was a weary rand a tattered mayor of Boston who came to the city hall today. Mayor Andrew J. Fcters, seeking to learn at first hand unemployment condi tions and how the city is meeting them, spent the night incognito at Wayfarers lodge, where the city shelters the homeless and feeds them in the morning. In a room with 40 unfortunates, he lay on a municipal bed and said he slept fairly well. He was routed oWt at 5 o'clcck and sent to the wood pile. After four hour there it was decided he had earned his breakfast and with the oatmeal, bread and cof fee eaten, he went to the city hall. The figure with frayed coat and faded ht, was halted at the door of the mayor's office and it was .. t until his secretary saw him that he was recognized and admitted. Hamon Ca Wil i ury boon Arguments of Each Side .Lim ited to Five Hours Prose cution Will Not Demand Death Penalty for Clara. t Lawyers are Threatened By The AtMirlutrd Tread. Ardmore, Okl., March 16. Intro duction of testimony in the trial of Clara Smith, Hamon for the alleged murder of Col. Jake L. Hamon. re publican national committeeman from Oklahoma and millionaire oil and railroad man, ended at 10:34 o'clock this morning and court was recessed until 3 p. m. to permit Judge Thomas W. Champion to prepare his instruc tions to the jury. Each side was allotledfive hours for arguments, and it was said that if the Court had prepared his charge by the time court reconvened, they will be gotten under way mt , mediately. The court will charge the jury on three points: Murder, which, upon conviction, would carry a sentence of death or life imprisonment; first degree manslaughter, the sentence for which upon conviction would be from four years to life imprisonment; and second degree manslaughter, with a minimum fine of $1. ., Lawyers Are Threatened. S. Prince Freeling, state attorney general in charge of the prosecution, said that H. H. Brown, special prose cutor, would make the opening argument and that he would close" for the state. There were numerous reports about the county building this morning of threats made against state counsel and the jurors should a verdict of guilty be returned against Clara Hamon. Sheriff Buck Garrett said, however.ithat no such reports had reached him with one exception, that of a letter writ ten to a member of the defense coun sel in which a warning was given of possible violence to the defendant should she be acquitted. H. H. Brown, special prosecutor, said threats had been made against him, but he would not go into details. Offer to Bar Arguments. W. P. McLean, Fort Worth. Tex., said that the defense, had submitted a proposal to the state counsel to permit the case to go to the jury without arguments immediately after the judge reads his charge, but that the state had declined. Atforney General Freeling pointed out that in his opening statement lie had not referred to a death penalty should Clara Hamon be found guilty, and said he would ask a penalty which the .jurors "in their judgment find .fit." He said he would not change from that in his argument. Letters Ruled Out. Judge Champion today ruled in admissible as evidence a number of letters Hamon had written to the (i(Turn to Pase'Two, Column One.) Cardinal Dougherty Has Farewell Meeting With Pope Benedict ' Rome, Mardi 16. rope Benedict, Tuesday, gave a fareweli audience to Cardinal Dougherty. The pon tiff expressed his satisfaction over the stay of tire new American prince of the church in Rome and wished him a pleasant journey 'homeward. Cardinal Dougherty on Sunday celebrated the solemn pontifical mass in the church of the American college in Rome. During his audience with the pope he presented the pontiff with three silk flags, the gift o Rodman Wana maker of Philadfflphia and New York. One was a flag of the United- States, the second the colors of Pennsylvania and the third, insigna of Philadelphia. Pope Benedict ordered the-' flags be preserved among the Vatican treasures.' Southern Pacific Railway Announces Wage Reductions Phoenix, Ariz., March 16. Notice of reduction in wages for employes of the Southern Pacific railroad was posted here today. The notice, signed by J. P. Dyer, general manag er of the company, said that the re duction would be effective April 16. it also announced a minimum wage of 30 cents an hour in the southern territory, with somewhat higher rates in zones where condi tions make the higher pay necessary. The notice said employes objecting to-, the reduction would be heard in the general offices of the company in San Francisco, April7. Memorial Fund to Help Build Colleges in Orient New York, March 16. Trustees of the Laura Spellman Rockefeller me morial fund will 'grant $1,000,000 to the special committee for financing union colleges in the Orient on con dition that $2,000,000 be raised by the committee, it was announced by Mrs. H. V. Peabody, committee chairman. The money is to be used for build ings for the six colleges in Japan, China and India, which are sup ported by 12 co-operating mission boards. Secret Organization to Aid Prosecution of Kidnapers Sedalia, March 16. The White Circle, a mysterious secret organiza tion, will participate in the prosecu tion of three' men who will be brought to trial here tomorrbw for the alleged kidnaping of C. I. Ben nington, city attorney. 4hree weeks ago, it was announced today. The organization, said to have a membership 'of several hundred citi zens of Pettisc countj", is sponsoring a law enforcement program and is waging war against criminals and alleged resort keepers. it n i an nun as doitid in Pocket Is Exploded hicaeo. March 16. Elmer Adams, 31, was seriously1 injured last night when a bomb he was carrying in his coat pocket exploded, shattering his hip and injuring him internally. A large hole was torn in the sidewalk by the blast. Adams told policf he had been experimenting in the manu facture of bombs as a pastime. Authorities failed to obtain con firmation of their theory that the bomb was to have been thrown into a taxi company station a block from the scene of the explosion. Search of 'Adams' room by police disclosed a quantity of explosive ma terial, a clock-work device and a number of pamphlets relating to the manufacture of bombs. Bitter Fight is Made in Taxing Of Intangibles Corporation Interests Send Agents to Lincoln to Op pose Measure Urged By Governor. f Lincoln, March 16. (Special Tele gram) The fate of millions of Ne braska dollars was under discussion here tonight at a joint meeting of the house and senate committee on rev enue in taxation, endeavoring in a series of stormy meetings to follow Goernor McKelvie's recommendation to revise taxation laws and primarily to make sweeping changes in the tax on intangible property. Corporation interests from the western to the eastern border of Ne braska have representatives here fighting plans for taxing intangibles under consideration by the joint com mittee preparatory to embodying Ne braska tax laws, revised and en larged, in senate file 65. T1ie committee threatens to put a tax on creameries, on their business done by agents in Country towns, no part of which volume of business is touched by taxation at this time, it 'is claimed. The same tactics in handling oil companies for the money collected in the state by their agents is being considered. Stringent taxation laws affecting the sugai beet industry in western Nebraska are under contemplation. "Under the preseiit plan there is hardly a sack -of sugar in western Nebraska warehouses on April 1, Representative William said. "A method should be devised to reach them." An attempt to impose a 4-mi!l tax on corporation shares of stock is raising a rumpus also. Lincoln and Omaha business interests are here fighting the proposition with' all the energy at their command. Action by the committee in ex empting banks fronr ir,4angible ia not making it any easier for commit tee members to insist that other con cerns shall be taxed on intangibles. Senators Halderman and Randall, bankers on the joint house and sen ate committee, admitted fhey were responsible for the bank exemption and claimed they did so because banks already paid three to five times more tax in proportion to the investment than other classes of business. The meetings promise to continue for the balance of the week. Minnesota Senate Passes Grain Bill St. Paul. March 16. With only minor amendments, the state senate passed the house bills prohibiting trading in grain futures and declar ing all grain exchanges open mar kets. The measures now go back to the house for concurrence. The senate also passed the bill pro viding for submission to the voters in 1922, of a constitutional amend ment establishing a state rural cred its system. The anti-futures trading bill de fines a gambling contract as an agreement "wherein the actual de livery of the commodity sold is not, in good faith, contemplated or in tended bv the contracting parties." . i . Two Orphans Are Dead From Eating Poisoned Parsnips , Tiffin, O., March 16. Two boys, inmates of the Junior Order L'nited American Mechanics Orphans' home here were dead and two others in serious condition from poisoning said to have resulted from eating wild parsnips. The boys ate the parsnips today, thinking they were artichokes. .They became ill shortly afterwards and the two died withiu a few hours. s Ex-Governor Spry of Utah May Get Land Office Plum Washington. March 16. Former Governor William Spry of Utah is understood to have been virtually de pided on by President Harding for appointment as commissioner of the general land office. 1 Fred E. Scobey of San Antonio, Tex., is understood to have been se lected by President Harding as di rector of the mint. 1920 French Wine Output Gains 177,000,000 GalloiiB Washington, March 16. French wines last vear exceeded by more than 177,000,000 gallons that coun try's supply in 1919, according to a report to the Department of Com merce today from Commercial At tache F. G. Singer, at Paris. Pro duction of wines in France in 1920, he said, amounted to about 1,400. 853,000 gallons. Armenia Cleared of Reds New' York, March 16. Armenia is virtually cleared of bolshevist in vaders, and a new coalition govern ment sitting at Erivan has control of. a wide area of the country, it was announced today in messages re ceived here at headquarters of the Near East Relief from Constanti nople, v I LQoking for a Mayor ( ' : ' " ' iGermany Forming Huge Credits in American Banks Large Amounts of Funds Being Held in Name of Individuals in United States, Officials Say. By The AMOcIatfd Tress. 'Washington, March 16. Inclusion by the allied reparations commission of?tfi4 American "federal reserve banks as an optional, depositary for German indemnity payments brought from treasury ofhcials tonight the statement that the commission pos sibly had two purposes in view: Jo enable Germany to call upon "vast credits," which it is said to hold through private agents in the United States. To employ in favor of the allied governments, the tremendous differ ence in exchange rates. Information gathered by the re serve banks was said to show that since the armistice. Germany has been amassing credits in United States' national banks, -holding the funds in the names of individuals. Officials said the amount would run into many millions. This money, it was said, was presumed to be for use in Germany's future trade, much of which would center in the United States. TlSere had been no intimation given the United States that its banking system' might be employed as the reparations note forwarded to Berlin today suggested, officials stated. The mere fact that this government's banks would serve as practically neutral territory, so tar as repara tions were concerned, was not ac cepted as the full reason for the commission's proposal, although the reserve banks have acted as deposi taries 'for several foreign govern ments. v t s . Some $30,000,000 is held for for eign governments, the weekly state ment of tlie federal reserve board shows, and" to receive a deposit from Germany, although a technical en emy, would mean only the placing of that additional credit to the na tions by the commission. In some quarters it was believed that allied intelligence agents had discovered the existence of the Ger man funds here and that the com mission had acted "on the feeling Germany would use the money in indemnity payments. The sugges tion also was made that Germany might attempt to borrow in - the United States, in which case the ship ment of gold to Europe would react favorably on the exchange situation. Teller of Defunct Bank Held for Embezzlement Fargo, N. D., March 16. Frank C. Heaton, former teller in the Scandinavian-American bank of Fargo, which closed several weeks ago. was arrested last night charged with em bezzling $9,000 of the bank's funds. He was released on $20,000 bonds. Heaton expressed ' confidence he could prove his innocence. Heaton left the employ of the bank in Jan uary, 1921, vheii a chock revealed a shortage of about $70,000, officials of the bank said today. This shortage was not reported at the time. Demand Made on Germany For Billion Marks, March 23 Paris, March 16. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The allied tepara tions commission in its note to Ger many demanding fulfillment of Ar ticles 235 of the peace treaty, noti fied the German government it must pay 1.000.000,000 gold marks before March 23, it was' announced today. The money, must be deposited in the Bank of France, Bank of Eng land or the federal reserve bank in the United States, Gcnany was told. - y-. t . Defunct Blair Bank Will Open Today Banking Department Will Ask To Control Affairs of all In stitutions Forced to Close. Lincoln, March 16. (Special.) Appointment of J. E. Hart, secretary of the state department of trade and commerce, as receiver for the de funct Castetter bank of Blair, NTeb inaugurated a policy Tuesday 'that the department wjll follow in future bank, failures, "it was announced by Secretary Hart Wednesday. The department will not only ask that it be given the receivership, but Governor McKelvie, it is said, is planning to introduce a bill in' the present session of the legislature to require this procedure. The bill is being drafted by the -attorney gen eral's office. An agent of Mr. Hart was scheduled to open the bank for re ceivership purposes at '2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Hart was appointed by the court and gave bond Tuesday afternoon. He will direct the policy of the receivership, but all details will -be in th hands of the agent. Secrctar Hart' withheld the name of the agent untft'he had made an kppointment td fill his place. Under the present banking laws, the state bankin bureau has no control over the affairs of closed banks, other than a provision by the last legisla ture requiring the .receiver", who is appointed by and responsible to the district court, to file a quarterly re port with the state department. Under the national banking act, the comptroller is receiver of na tional banks which fail, and the Sec retary Hart says the state is asking only the same supervision. Trotzky Says Report ' Of Revolution Is False London, March 16. (By The As sociated Press.) Leon Trotzky, Rujsian soviet war minister, de clared in an interview given in Mos cow that "all talk of an uprising in Petrograd and a bombardment of the town is silly fiction," says a wireless dispatch from the soviet capital today. , Petrograd is just as impregnable against a counter revolutionary coup d'etat as it is to the Kronstadt forces," Trotzky asserted. "Liquida tion of the uprising has been dragged out because we wish to avoid severe losses, not only to our troops, but to the. insurrectionists in the Kron stadt gifrison. Up to the present our losses have been insignificant." Trotzky charged Russian , emigrant- centers abroad with fomenting fhe revolutionary movement in order to break up peace with Poland and the agreement with Great Britain for resumption of trade relations. Refuse to Let Troops March In Evacuation Day Parade Boston. MVs., March 16. Secre tary of the Xavy Denby and Secre tary of War Weeks today sustained the action of army and navy offi cers here in refusing to allow mem bers of the regular forces or- re serves to march in uniform tomor row in the Evacuation day parade. The refusal was based on the fact that societies active in movements to obtain recognition for theMrish republicand freedom for India were also to be in the column. Many Unable to Make First Payment on Income Taxes St." Louis, March 16. Although their 1920 incomes were sufficient to make them federal taxpayers, many persons here were unable to make first payments because it was an nounced, they were penniless, George Moore, collector of internal revenue, announced today. Tariff Priority At Next Session Is Not Decided Legislative Program for Ex traordinary Meeting of Congress to Be Outlined Within Next Few Days. Washington, March J6. for tariff or internal tax -Priority revision legislation at the special session of congress still was an open question today and probably will be the sub ject of conferences to, be held within the next few day by t President Harding 'with congressional leaders.' Prospective fiscal legislation was discussed by Mr. Harditg late yes terday with Chairman Penrose of the senate finance committee and Chairman Fordney of the' house ways and melns committee. The two chairmen laid before the president the results of the pr eceding day's meeting of the re publican members of their commit tees with Secretary Mellon. The definite results of the White House conference were said by the chairmen to have been the obtaining of presidential, approval for the pro posal to enact as soon as possible after convening of the special ses sion April 11 of anti-dumping and American valuation of imports legis lation. Both Senator Penrose and Repre sentative Fordney expect to confer with Mr.. Harding before the end of the week end in the meantime the president is expected to call in other members of the two commit tees to receive views as to whether tariff or tax revision should be given precedence. The majority of the two committees is know to favor taking up the tariff first. Attorney Refuses to Drop Charges Against Newberry Grand Rapids, Mich., March 16. United. States District Attorney M. H. Walker, of the Western Michigan district, directed by the Department of Justice to drop the perjury charge against Senator T. H. Newberry, has declined to enter the motion, he admitted today. The perjury charge is separate from the case now before the United States supreme court on Confesses to Double ' Murder in Cleveland Los Angeles, March 16. Sam Pur pera, 17, confessed to two Cleveland officers here today, they said, that he had murdered George K. Fanner and Wilfred G. Sly, both officials of the W. W. Sly Manufacturing com pany, in Cleveland, December 31 last. Furpera was arrested here March 11. Britain and Bolsheviki Sign Trade Agreements London, March 16. (By The As sociated Press.) The trade agree ment under which commercial rela tions will be resumed by Great Britain andRussia was signed here this morning by representatives of the governments of the two countries The Weather Forecast. Thursday, fair; moderate temper ature. Hourly Temperatures. s R 7 . m. . ....J7 M ...:M t P. t P. p. 4 P. 5 p. p. P. ....HI . ...w . . . u .... M 4 0 1 rtur Inade m . . m. ....KM I ....4.1 I 47 ..VM . . . . I 10 A. m. . , It . m I?, noon Shipper' nullrtln. Slilpmonln In all directions hum Ins the nest 2t to 36 hours may nffl)'. Aid Pledged Unions In Packer Row Officers of Other 1 Organiza tions Agree to Support Meat Cutters if Threat ened Strike' is Called. Proposal Up to Gompers 1T The Aitocliited 1rM. Chicago. March 16. International officers of every packing plant union under the American Federation of Ljbor today pledged their organiza tions to go to any extent in support of the Amalgamated Order of Meatv Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America in its dealings with the packers over wages and working hours. A resolution adopted at a confer ence of the officials pledged "full moral and financial support" and the officials announced that they had agreed verbally to go to the extent of calling a sympathetic strike, pro vided the meat cutter. walked out and their own Organizations author ized strikes. It was decided to place the matter before Samuel Gompers at a confer ence of presidents of the 11 allied unions in Washington Sunday. A telegram asking Mr. Gompers -to be , present was sent"' tonight. Dennis Lane, secretary of the Meat Cutters' organization, and Andrew Brennan of Kansas City, its attor ney, were chosen to represent- the workers at the conference with Sec retary Davis in AVashington Mon day. Demand ' Arbitration. It was decided that the labor rep resentatives should, insist that the packers live ap to the arbitration agreement reached during the war and which recently was terminated by the packers. Mr. Brennan and Mr. Lane 'were instructed that on this point there could be no weakening. The stock yards workers, it was decided, would arbitrae anything at any time, but would not consent to a violation of this agreement. ' A resolution calling on Secretaries Hoover, Wallace and Davis to in sist on the carrying out of this agree ment was adopted. Until the conference, the workers will take no action, it was decided. ' The workers wish to go into the conference, it was said, with a record of having lived up" to their agree ment and of the ruling made by" Judge Samuel Alschuler when he was federal arbiter of packing plant labor disputes. . , v -. - Result -of VSte Monday. Labor officials said that the com plete vote on the strike question would be in before Monday and 'that if the packers did not agree to re tsore the old agreement an immediate strike would be called, probably to take effect before the end of next , week. ' i Workers today voted on fhe strike question, but no returns were re ceived here. It was not believed that the results would be available before tomorrow or next day. At the local packing plants the .situation was reported normal. At Armour & Co. the 24 labor re presentatives elected yesterday met today with 24 representatives of the employes to confer on the employe -representation plan, announced Mon day. In reply to a statement from Armour & Co. that 70 per cent of the eligible men voted in yesterday's elections, Mr. Lane today declared' that their reports showed' that less than 30 per cent cast ballots. Many of these cast blank bailors, he said, while others voted just because the bosses were watching." Favor Strike. Kansas City, March 16. Officials of packing house unions asserted to night that today's voting on a strike at three of the big packing plants in Kansas Citjv Kan., had been al most unanimous in favor of a walk out in the event of a return to the 10-hour dav. About l.sno hattntc . had been cast so far, they said. Court Names Receivers For Importing Company -Vey York, March 16. Federal Judge Mayer named -receiversd for Gaston, Williams and Wigmore. ex- . porters and imp6rters of this city. The liabilities of the firm were giv en as approximately $6,000,000. The , receivers are former Governor Ben jamin Odell and former Judge Van Vechten Veeder.s. The appointment was made in an equity suit brought by the Sumner company, machinery manufacturers of the state of Washington, with a claim of $60,000. Assets of the de fendant consist of stock in 25 sub sidiary conranies located all over the world. The largest of these' is Gaston, Williams and Wigmore, Ltd. steamship owners of Canada. Cleveland Bank Cashier Held for Embezzlement Columbus, O., March 16. E. F. Fox, assistant cashier of the National Bank of Commerce, was arrested today on complaint of bank officials, charged with embezzling $10,000. P. L. Schneider, president of the bank, issued a statement saying Fox is $124,000 short in his accounts. The . loss is covered by insurance. Fox it is said, made private loans of bank money which could not b collected. Bingbampton (N. Y.) Paper To Run on Non-Union Basis Bimghamton, N. V., March J6. Binghamton publishers announced that the first publication of Bing hamton newspapers in seven days would open its plant with a full force of non-union printers. The striking printers refused the proposition -.hat they return to work temporarily without recognition of the union.
