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The Omaha Sunday Bee a. VpL. L NO. 43.. ti)tnt at Smatf-CHM attr May 21. IM. it Oaaka P. 0. Uf Ao at Hank I. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1921. H Mill (i tuil. Iniiaa 4tn ?ana. Duly Hid SuMm . : Oallv Only. M! Sunifav, M Outilda 41b 2aat (I tar). Omit aat Suadaj, I6; Pall Only, ill; Suadaj Only, ti TEN CENTS Fugitives From Reds Arrive Here Russian Family Joins Relative After Perilous Escape From Bolshevist Terrors at Scmforopol. Says Kerensky Rule Best Ueim Marcus, 46, his wife and six (Iuldrcn ranging m ages from 7 to 18 years, arrived in Omaha Saturday after a six-weeks' journey from the'ir home in Semforopol, Russia. The family left Russia because of the turmoil now existing between the bolsheviki and anti-reds. ' Continual fighting and bickering and the con slant danger of facing separation and , death influenced the father to bring bis family to America and make his future home with his brother, H. Marcus. 1941 Vinton street. Marcus home town is just four hours' ride on the train from Sevas topol, jet it took him several days to make the journey. The train was stopped at nearly every station by different fartions and the travelers forced to wait until permission . to continue their journey had been given. After reaching Sevastopol, the Marcus family took boat to Con stantinople and later sailed for New York. Cost 1,200,000 Rubles. The boat passage fo rthe family The boat passage for the family being equivalent to one American dollar. During Kerensky's rule it took 20,000 rubles to make one dol lar. The Marcus brothers last saw each other eight years ago. Acting as interpreter for his broth er, H. Marcus said: "My brother has not words to ex press Lis feelings about America. He can't realize that over here he doesn't need to be afraid of spies and secret police and that he can express his opinion about bolshevik and Rus sian affairs without fear." While . Heim Marcus was being interviewed, he kept casting furtive glances over his shoulders, and peaking in a low voice caused from year of cautious speech in Russia. 1 Against Czarism. Marcus said the common people of Russia are against czarism for ever and that an attempt to estab lish a ruler in Czar Nicholas' place will not be successful. He said the bolshevik program of goyernrnentwas too idealistic and not understood by the common .people. The good things of the government are of no vajuaas the bolsheviks have, not' the power to enforce their laws, lie. said. W itile lie was in Constantinople, Marcus said, he met other refugees from his home town. They told him . Lcnine had recently lectured there and the people gave a great demon stration in his honor. .Marcus said there was nothing to the report that Lenine and Trotsky had been forced to flee. According to Marcus the govern ment under Kerensky was the besst Russia ever experienced. Nobility in Bread Lines. When he was irr Moscow a year ago Marus said he had to stand in line to buy food. He said one 01 the great generals of the Russian army during the war with Germany was also in line and waiting his turn. Only one food line is maintained there. Workers are allowed a hal! pound of bread, others are allowed onlv a quarter of a pound. Former prices, dukes, counts and. society folk were treated with less consid eration, Marcus said, Marcus was in Constantinople just after General Wrangle's army was rented bv the reds. He said the city now is filled with Russian refugees who arc l einr; looked after by the French government. 2 Sioux City Barbers Start To Make Fortunes as Bandits Sioux City, la., April 9. The al 'kged bandit careers of two bar bers. Rex Travis and Fred Burk suddenly terminated late last night when they w ere caught in the act. of "pulling" their first "job" within an hour after they had determined to make their fortunes us robbers. Today they are in the city jail awaiting the court's action" on charges of breaking aid entering lodged against them. The first Jty'ght netted them 40 cents each. . Cool and Rainy Weather Forecast for First of Week Waslrington, April 9. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Fair except for local rains Wednesday or Thursday; cool with frosts at be ginning of week. Normal tempera ture thereafter. ' Rear Admiral Frank Bailey, Retired, Dies at El Paso F.l Paso, Tex.. April 9. Rear Ad miral Frank Harvey Bailey, retired, 69, died suddenly at the union sta tion here this morning while waiting for a train. - He was on his way to his home, which is in Gowanda, N. Y. . He had been in El Paso a week. Bank Cashier to Prison , Medford, Ore., April 9. W'illiam H. Johnson, former cashier of the Bank of Jacksonville, pleaded R"!ty in circuit court to four of the 30 indictments against him for the wrecking of that institution and was sentenced to an indeterminate sen tence of 10 years. Balloon Lost March 22 Discovered in Gulf; Crew of Five Missing Panama City, Fla., April 9. The naval balloon which has been miss ing with five men since it left the Pcnsacola naval station March- 22, was picked up in the gulf late yes terday by a fishing boat and brought here today. No trace of the crew was found. Captain Roy Eckert of the boat which found the gasbag brought the balloon into port. The balloon was commanded by Pilot G. K. Wilkinson of Houston, Tex., when it took the air. With l:iin were four student pilots, R. E. Eland, Belleville. 111.: E. L. Kershaw, Pavne. La.: T. E. Elder. Lebanon. Vy., and W. H. Trefrey, Salem, Mass. President Still Sees Loophole For Bonding Go. Hopes to Indue Easterner to Buy Controlling Interest; Firm May Escape Re ceiver by Another Plan. E. R. Gurncy, president of the Lion Bonding and Surety company, said yesterday afternoon that he still has several plans by which to keep the company operating without as sistance. He had a long conference yesterday with Attorney General Da vis and state insurance commission ers. "I went to Chicago a few days ago to see a big insurance operator who wanted to get a controlling interest in a company," said Mr. Gurncy. "When I arrived there I heard things concerning this man which convinced me he was not the kind of man we want in our company. "Alfred N. Best, one of the big gest insurance men in. the world, called me bv telephone while I was there and told me of a man in New York city, a very big man, who wants just such a company as this. He got into communication with him and this man is to have a con ference. I would not be surprised to see him on the ground here very shortly. The proposition is for him to purchase 60 per cent of the stock of the company. t Firm Solvent. "We are perfectly solvent aitd get ting .better every day. Insurance is the only business in which you can do so much as to make yourself ap pear poor on the books. This is very plain because on the books we have to charge as liabilities all the insur ance we would have to pay. But our debts expire by limitation, not having to be paid like debts you owe to the grocer. Policies written a year ago today expire today and so on. If we would just run along without writing any new business for three or four months we would be all right." Another plan has been broached to the attorney general since the con ference of yesterday, Mr. Gurney said. It is for the company to "pull out" of all other states but Nebras ka and run its business here under temporary direction of the state in surance board until it has righted it self. The attorney general is said to have heartily endorsed this idea. Hopes Receiver Unnecessary. "I hope we can tide over without any receiver, because this is a 'child' of mine," said Mr. Gurney. "And'this company is worth a lot to Omaha. Last year we spent approximately $70,000 for printing. $16,000 for ad vertising, '$19,000 for postage, tele grams and telephones, 49,000 for trav eling men's salaries, besides a payroll of $144,789 to our other employes. "And we are financially sound at core and can get on our feet without much assistance or indulgance." Mr. Gurney 'said the outstanding premiums of th company April 1 were $558,000. The unearned premi ums on that da-te were $809,000. The company's affairs have been in the hands of Insurance Examiner Bailey since last Monday. Examiners from five other states have been here also. State and Labor Heads Attempting to Define Status of O'Callaghan Washington, D. C, April 9. Ef forts were made today by the State and Labor departments to define finally the status of Donald O'Cal laghan, lord mayor of Cork, who is here without a passport. , Papers in the case, with recom mendations which underwent sever al changes, shuttled back and forth all day between the two depart ments. Close of the day found them en route to the State department with the latest suggestions of Sec retary Davis. The matter of jurisdiction was un derstood to have been the basis for the interchange of communications. Pickpockets Get $195 From Two Men at Union Station r Pickpockets reaped a small harv est at Union station Friday night, according to police reports. J. R. Bennin, 1545 Park avenue, remembered being jostled by a pair of men in a crowd, after he got home and discovered his purse con taining $25 had been lifted from his pocket. He notified police. George M. Berray, Waterloo, Neb., reported pickpockets relieved him of a draft for $150 made out to himself, and $20 in cash. Capper To Renew War On Futures Kansas Senator to Reintroduce Anti-Grain Gamhling Meas ure in Upper House on Monday. Changes Made in Bill Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee I. Ml Mil Wire. Washington, April 9. The Chi cago Board of Trade was denounced as "the greatest gambling house in the world" by Senator Capper of Kansas, in a statement announcing that Monday he would reintroduce his anti-grain gambling bill.. The senator charged that $15,000, 000,000 are wagered annually in future dealings in Chicago," and de clared that Chicago brokers' com missions are "three times as great as the earnings of the bankers of Monte Carlo, which heretofore has ranked as the world's greatest gam bling resort." The bill, as it will be introduced by Senator Capper, has a number of new and important features, as com pared with the bill which the senator sponsored at the last session. These are calculated to meet some of the criticisms directed at the old bill and make it less objectionable to legiti mate grain and milling interests. The measure will be introduced in the house by Representative Tinchcr of Kansas. Eliminate Gambling. "As revised, my bill, I believe, will meet the approval of the legiti mate grain and milling interests," said Senator Capper. "The bill places the grain ex changes under the supervision of the bureau of markets of the Department of Agriculture, which will confine what speculation there is in grain to the regular boards of trade. This will end the activities of the private wire houses, where 95 per cent of the real gambling is done, and which, dotting as they do every staie of the union, make gambling easy. A tax of 20 per cent on all gambling transactions will .be imposed. This tax is intended to be and will be prohibitive." Senator Capper promised to pres ent some startling facts and figure in support of his bill. "The transactions in futures amounted to 51 times the . actual amount of grain produced last year," declared the senator todav. 9,000,000,000 Bushels Traded. "Evdyone knows that the crop was not sold anywhere near that number f .'times. The number ot bushels of grain dealt in on the fu? hires market - atsClip' j last, :&$kt was three times greater than alf the production of the world. All thi actual wheat, available for the Chi cago market amounted to less than .28 of I per cent of the transactions in futures. While the country pro duced - approximately 700.000,000 bushels, of wheat, 9,000,000,000 bush els were traded in on the Chicago futures market alone." Senator Capper asserted that the 40 per cent decline in the price of wheat in the last 20 days has been due, in a large measure, to the ma nipulation of- the big bear specula tors at Chicago, whose activities his bill is designed to curb. Motorist Speeds on After Running Down Aged Man in Street An aged man, struck by an auto mobile driven by an unidentified man who fled from the scene of the acci dent, was found lying in the street at Thirtieth and Farnam street yes terday afternoon. He suffered lacerations of the head, legs and body. The injured man was found by Fred Osborne of the Western Motor Car company. . Police surgeons were summoned. The man told them he is Thomas Curtis, 63, 214 South Thirtieth street. He was knocked semi-conscious by his fall to the pavement when he was struck by the automobile. Witnesses say the driver did not even turn his head to see if the aged man got up from his fall. Police are searching for the driver of the car. The aged man was taken home. Stockholders May Operate ' Co-Operative Stores Fargo, N .D.. April 9. Stockhold ers in 12 of the 37 co-operative stores in North Dakota operated by the Consumers' United Stores company, have made arrangements to take over the 12 stores and operate them in dependently, Alfred Knutson, an or ganizer for the company, said today. The plan will be submitted to Judge Moellring at Minot, it was said. Man Asks Police to Hunt for Young Wife Who Disappeared 1 G. H. Sturm, 622 North Seven teenth street, asked the police yes terday afternoon to institute a search for his wife, Violet, 21, who disap peared from her home Friday night and has not returned. The wife is described as five feet tall, weighing 145 pounds, light hair and blue eyes, and wearing a brown dress when last seen. Legion Serves Meals Geneva, Neb., April 9. (Special.) The American Legiqn served din ner at their club rooms which netted the Legion $100. ! Thirty-Six Convicted Of Conspiracy to Rob j American Express Co.! Macon, Ga., April 9. Verdicts of guilty on all five charges of the in dictment were returned in federal court today tagainst 36 persons ac cused of conspiracy to rob the American Railway Express company j of property valued at $1,000,000. The jury deliberated AS hours. Four of the 64 persons indicted were never arrested; nine were found not guilty by the jury; nine verdicts of not guilty were directed by Judge i Beverly Evans, five pleaded guilty and one case was nol prossed. The trial consumed four weeks, j During the presentation of evi dence, ii was snown tnat mere was a system of signals used in the con spiracy. "Will he ride?" was a query to determine whether a per son alluded to was "all right," the "all right" being an answering sig nal. Judge Evans announced that he would pass sentence April 30. The maximum sentence is two years in prison or a fine of $10,000, or both. President Will Outline Peace Plan to Congress Republicans to Control Both Branches for First Time in Decade Grave Prob lems to Decide. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be I. rated W ire. Washington,' April 9. With re publicans controlling both the execu tive and legislative branches of the government for the first time in a decade, the 67th congress will meet in extraordinary session Monday to em bark upon a program of reconstruc tion involving problems greater than those of the war. Fallowing the organization of .the house and re-election of Speaker Gil lette on Monday, President Harding will appear bffore a joint session of the two houses Tuesday to outline his plan for re-establishing peace' with Germany and stabilization of world trade and present recom mendations of tariff, tax and other domestic legislation. v Outline of Program. The program of legislation to be considered includes the following: 1 An agricultural emergency tariff bill practically identical with the one vetoed by President Wilson. 2 -An anti-dumping bill to pre vent foreign manufacturers from flooding , American markets . with good. at prices below fair value in t.'-iMUti9- country. , '; 3-Kkil basing duties on the American instead of v the foreign valuation of imports, designed to eli minate exchange difficulties and af ford increased protection under pres ent rates. . 4 A permanent tariff bill for pro tection of American producers as well as for increased revenue. 5 Revision of direct taxation and repeal of the excess profits tax. 6 Army and navy appropriation bills, which failed in the last con gress, involving national defense pol icies and the question of reduction of navaLarmament. 7 The soldiers' bonus and sol diers' relief generally, including ade quate hospitalization for disabled service men. '- Immigration-Bill Up. 8 Repassage of the bill for percen tage restrictidn of immigration, pock et vetoed by President Wilson. 9 Establishment, of the budget system proposed in the bill vetoed by President Wilson. 10 Action on the president's pro posals for termination of the state of war with Germany, Austria and Hungary. 11 The Colombia treaty, on which the senate is to vote on its eighth legislative day. 12 Reappointment of congression al representation. 13 Further railroad investigation and possibly legislation. 14 Reorganization of the govern ment departments and reclassifica tion of government employes. 15 Federal aid to education. 16 Maternity and infancy bill pro viding federal nursing , aid to the states. WHERE TO FJND The Big Features of The Sunday Bet "Find the Woman," a story of pur suit of feminine criminals by Omaha detectives. Part 4, Page 1. "Wooden Dwellings," by George K. Chesterton, Part 3, Page 5. "Brides of a Feather," by Jack Lait, Part 3, Page 3. - Live Stock Aristocracy at State University Farm, Rotogravure Sec tion. Page 1. Cartoon. "Events of the Week in Omaha," Part 1, Page 2. The Married Life of Helen and Warren, Part 4, Page 8. Heart Secrets of a Fortune Teller, Part 4, Page 1. Letters From a Home-Made Fa ther to His Son, Part 4, Page 2. Gibson Cartoon, Part 4, Page 8. Sports News and Features, Part 3, Pages 1 and 2. "The Try Out," by James J. Mon tague, Part 4, Page 5. "Mayor of Omaha Receives Just Bushels of Letters" Part 4, Page 8. , Editorial Part 4, Page 4. Music Part 4, Page 6. Amusements Part 4, Pages 5-7. For Boys and Girls Part 4, Page 3. Women's Section Part 2. Questions Rife As to Name of New Ak-Sar-Ben Show Will it Be "Bootleggers' Para dise," or "Omaha in Can ada," Ask Members Specu lating on Suitable Title. What will be the name of the new Ak-Sar-Ben show? , . , V Will it be "The Bootleggers" Para dise," "Omaha in; Canada" or "Ak- Sar-Ben Pastime," as suggested by vatious leaders of Ak-Sar-Ben? Speculation as to the adoption of an attractive and appropriate name for the musical comedy by King Ak's subjects is rife among "the members of the executive committee. Last year the show was called "Wash Day on the Moon. Previous years saw such titles as "The Isle of Pep," "Gym Khana" and "Patricia Snitzel." If the decision were left to Charles Gardner, secretary of Ak-Sar-Ben, Gus Renz's new -show would be called "The Comhuskers' Delight," he said. Gus himself would name it "Omaha Bound." Everett Buckingham suggests "The Stockyards Revue." However, a high-sounding and ap pealing title is promised the new show when it makes its debut at the Den on the night of May 23, said Charles Gardner. "We'll find a name," he said. Proposed Wage Reduction In Paper Mills Rejected New York, April 9. Union repre sentatives of the workers, in paper and pulp mills of the United States and Canada, at a conference today, unanimously rejected a proposal sub mitted by mill owners calling for a 30 per cent wage reduction and in creasing the working day from eight to nine hours. The action of the representatives now will be submitted by referendum to the rank and file of the workers of the various unions for their ap proval or rejection, with the under standing that if satisfactory agree ments are not made between now and time for the expiration of the pres ent agreement, work will automati cally cease in the mills of the com panies. Money Market Is Still Tight, Week's Bank Clearings Show The continuation of "an unusually tight money market," proclaimed by Omaha bankers . some time ago, is evident from the amount of bank clearings registered last week. The clearings show more than a million dollars decrease over the preceding week. Clearings for the week ending April 9 were $37,612,05525. For the corresponding week last vear they were $70,479,932.54. Week before last they were $38,833,289.51. Marshall B. Craig Starts Organization of Muny Band Organization of a municipal band has been begun by Marshall B. Craig, secretary of the City Concert club. The Concert club hopes to organ ize a municipal band of 30 to 36 pieces to play in the city parks in the evenings this summer. The city -will be asked to furnish funds to defray expenses of the band. Willie's Nightmare (Dedicated to "Be Kind to Animals" Week) Ike Couldn't 'Sec' Omaha in 1871 Saw No Future for Town Through Dust Cloud That i Greeted Him. When Ike W. Miner. 7) years old, rx-secretary of the Elks lodge in Omaha, stepped from a Missouri river ferry boat onto a worn dock at the foot of Omaha's main thorough fare SO years ago Friday, he could see no future for the town through the blinding cloud i of clay dust that hid his view, he told members of the Elks lst night. at m?etin& held in the Shrine temple. Nineteenth and Douglas streets. "Oh, how my prediction failed ! he said. "When I came to Omaha from Connectfcut in 1871, this city boasted of 17,000 people. There were no paved streets nor was there a bridge across the Missouri. Traffic from Council Bluffs to Omaha was by ferry." "I wouldn't leave this city now for anyUung," he said. The Rev. Harry W. Jones, past, chaplain of the New Yojk State as sociation, also spoke at the meeting on "Shining Lights of Elkdom." He eulogized Maj. Archie Butts and Charles Frohman, who lost their lives on the Titanic. New Budget Measure Practically Same as One Vetoed by Wilson Washington, April 9. The bud get bill which Chairman Good of the house appropriations committee ex pects to introduce in congress Mon day, will be the same, in essentials, as the measure vetoed by former President Wilson. It will provide, however, for a budget bureau with both its director and assistant ap pointed by the president, Mr. Good said, after . a Conference with the president. The vetoed bill contain ed a senate provision that the di rector should be the secretary of the treasury with an assistant ap pointed by the president. The. new bill, Mr. Good said, would stipulate that congress shall have authority to remove the comp troller of the currency from office. In vetoeing the old bill, Mr. Wilson objected to this clause on the ground that the removal power should remain in the hands of the president. Mr. Good said he expected the senate again to insist that the sec retary of the treasury direct activi ties of the budget bureau. He said President Harding was impressed with the importance of inaugurating a budget system. The budget bill will be given a place near the top of the .legislative calendar, he said. Omaha U.'s Debating Team , To Meet Tabor College Team University of Omaha's first de bating team will take the field ,for their first debate of the season Mon day night when they meet the Tabor college debating team at Tabor, la., on the immigration question. The team members are Roy Smith, Rob ert Sackett and Wendell Wilson. Ex-Superintendent of U. S. Prisons Has New Position Washington, April 9. Denver S. Dickerson of Nevada.former super intendent of federal prisons, accept ed today the managing directorship of the Prisoners' Relief society. Move is Started To Abolish Rail ( Administration Attempt Will Be Made in Senate to Transfer Remain ing Work to Other Gov ernment Departments. Chicago Tribiine-Omnbn Bee I.encd M irn. Washington, April 9. The Inter state Commerce commission will en deavor to work out a plaiv lo abolish the railroad administration entirely and save the government the large outlay of money required for the maintenance of this bureau. The functions of the railroad ad ministration are confined now solely to the liquidation of claims growing out of the government operation of the railroads during the war. A large and expensive bureau is being maintained for this purpose. Sena tors believe that these functions can be transferred to some other agency, probably to the auditor in the Treas ury department or the court of claims. President Harding contiuued his inquiry into the railroad financial situation. His only conferee on the subject was L. E. Shepard, president of the Order of Railway Conduc tors. Mr. Shepard advised strongly against any general reduction of wages. Mr. Shepard said that abrogation of present contracts would be cer tain to work hardships on the nien and still further confuse the trans portation problem. Three vacancies on the United States labor board which will occur April 15 are also giving the presi dent serious concern. Many names have been suggested, but the list, it is said, has been narrowed down to half a dozen available men. Committee Prepares for Woodmen's Meet April 18-19 Preparations arc being made by a local committee for the state conven tion of the Woodmen Circle, which will be held here on April 38 and 19. It is expected that 200 visitors will attend. " Headquarters will be maintained ct the Rome hotel, where rooms have been reserved for the delegates. The meetings will be held in the ball room of the hotel. , The full ritualistic work will be exemplified by the su preme and grand officers and two uniformed drill teams. The sessions will be presided over by Mrs. Blanche L. McKelvey, the grand guardian. Stage Line is Planned - By Omaha Corporation Lincoln. Anril 9. Sneruil "l Vir gil J. Haggert of Omaha has writ ten to ,the Nebraska State Railway commission for annhcation blanks ; in connection with a stage line he is organising there. ' j The Weather Forecast. Sunday partly cloudy and con tinued cold. - Hourly Temperature. .5 a. m... ..2J . .?5 ..2 ..57 ,.2H ,.30 ..Si S3 1 p. m. . . S p. m... 3 p. in... . .s ..3J ..SI ..S3 ..M ..35 ..38 in... 7 at. S a. m . . . in . . 9 a. m.. 10 a. nt. . 11 a. hi.. 13 noon . . . Operators Meet Miners In Parleys Agreement for Negotiations Reached by Both Factions In British Coal Tieup : Conditions Secret. ! Water Damages Mines Hj The Awoclatail Pre!. London, April 9. An agreement was reached tonight by the striking coal miners and the mine owners for a conference for the purpose of endeavoring to settle the strike. The executive body of the miner! had instructed theininers to refrain from action endangering the mines. The menace to the coal mines front the stoppage of pumping was m plained by mining authorities as be mg most serious. The extent of the danger Is sug gested by reports that water Is rush ing into the Glamorgan collieries at the rate of 3,000 gallons a minute and into the Naval colliery at the rate of 15.000 gallons an hour. Frank Hodges, secretary cf the miners' union, said the conference with the mine owners had been ar ranged without conditions being stip ulated. j "Safety Units" Formed, London, April 9. Recruiting cf volunteer workers and "safety unit" was energetically begun by the gov ernment today and other plans were perfected to meet the threat of a widespread industrial tieup next Tuesday growing out of the miners" strike and involving directly approxU mately 2.000.000 wtorkers. Meanwhile, however, reports from various parts of England, Scotland and Wales indicate that the triple alliance executive (ward may have more to do than the mere issuance of its strike deeree in order to bring about a general cessation of work by the railway men and the trans port workers, who, with the miners, make up the membership of this big labor organization. , - Rail Men Oppose Strike. From the Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff, Edinburgh and several other important locals of the national union of railwaymen comes word that the rank and file are challenging; the right of the railwaymen's na tional executive body to call a strike without balloting by the men. Some of these local bodies of railway, workers declare the miners' resist, ance to the cuts in their wages, . which brought about the strike in the coal industry, is justifiable, but they do not consider that they have anv thing to thank the miners foti and tlicrcfore should not b statu-, peeled into a sympathetic walkout. This apparent lack of solidarity it was commented by observers, may account for the silence which the labor maintained after the confer ence which they had this morning with the prime minister. After a two-hours' conference the only statement for the press was that a deputation might return to Down ing street later in the day. Reservists Are Called. - Preparations for meeting the tmcM gency created by the threatened walk out were speeded up this morni ing. Although there was little evi dence of these activities noticeable, all reservists were under instructions to report at their ."places of joining'' without waiting for individual no tice from the authorities. The government's proclamation, calling up army and navy reserves for service during the strike involved "loyal citizens, including those serv ing territorial forces, capable of bear ing arms and between the ages of 18 and 40 to report at the nearest terri torial drill hall for the purpose of being commissioned or attested for temporary military service with the regular army in new units called defense units.' " . The reservists were . asked to bring uniforms, if possible, one day's food, blankets, mess kits and other service gear. Populist Candidate for President in 1900 Is Dead Philadelphia, April 9. Wharton Barker, widely known financier and publicist, died at his home here early today. He had been ill for about a month, Mr. Barker would have been 75 years old on May 1. He retired from active business some time ago. t Mr. Barker was keenly interested in natipnal politics and in 1900 was the presidential nominee of the populist party. Six years later after the populist party had gone out of existence he ! undertook to establish a "common wealth party" which was to be of, by, and for the people." Repeal of Salary Raises For City Officers Asked York, Xcb., April 9. (Special Telegram.) Petitions were filed this morning asking the repeal of an or dinance passed by the city council raising the salaries of citv officers. i The petitioners ask that the matter; De retcrrcd to the voters of the city of York for rejection or approval. Cafe Man Arrested for Alleged Sale of Liquor Reuben Goldstine. who operates a cafe at 205 South Thirteenth street, was arrested Saturday afternoon by Sergeant Olaf Valdemar Thcstrup on charges of illegal sales of liquor, and for investigation. His bail was set at $1,000.