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State Farm
Aid Body Is
Organized
200 Nebraska Bankers Form
Corporation to Obtain $10,
,000,000 Government
Agricultural Help. 4
$293,600 faStock Taken
The machinery (or obtaining
$10,000,000 for the aid of Nebraska
agriculture was set up and started
going t a meeting of more than 200
bankers at the Hotel I-ontcnelle yes
terday. The Nebraska Agricultural
Finance corporation was formed.
$293,600 subscribed for its capita!,
and F. II. Davis,' president of the
First National bank of Omaha, was
chosen president of the new state
wide organization.
E. F. Folda was elected secretary
treasurer and immediately announced
that he was ready to handle appli
cations for loans through the War
Finance corporation. Temporary
quarters will be at the Corn Exchange
bank, of which he is vice presiden:.
The new corporation was formed
to make sure that Nebraska would
get adequate funds for producing and
marketing farm products.- Jt will
make loans on live stock, grain, hay,
alfalfa and other farm products, and
implements. As additional security
it will take mortgages on farm lands,
ranches and other real estate. No
bank not subscribing to its stock
will be allowed to discount through
it, and all banks must guarantee the
notes they submit. Private indi
viduals have the right to deal direct
with the new corporation if they de
sire.. ' A million dollars' worth, of stock is
to "' be sold, which' would give a
borrowing power of $10,000,000.
Three Vice Presidents Chosen.
The directors chose three vice
presidents: J. JL.. Kennedy, president
of the United States National bank;
Walter W. Head, president of the
Omaha National, and H. S. Free-,
man, the latter of Lincoln.: The
executive- committee consists of W.
J. Coad.T. W. Clarke, E. F. Folda,
all of Omaha, and C. H. Cornell of
Valentine and C. E. Burnham of
Norfolk. ; ,,,.. - . . ...
Technical" objections which for a
time blocked War- Finance bans in
Nebraska have all been set aside. J.
E. Hart, -state banking commissioner,
assured the meeting that no obstacles
were to be put in. the way of bring
ing new money to Nebraska to end
the depression. . "This is a good'
thing," he declared, "and will enable,
the banks to. save- themselves and
their borrowers. It will keep up
. the fighting jspkt of the - people, ens
. courage dairying, pork raising and
getting back to the first principles
of prosperity. J " .
Congressman - kmkaid, who lc
laved his return to Washington in
order to attend this conference, de
clared that the action taken today
was more important than anything,"
at present before congress.- He re
ferred to the fact that some bank's
have been slow to make uso of the
War Finance corporation, and said:
"Go ahead; avail yourselves of the
provisions of this law. You will
stand in your '.own way if you do not
get as much advantage out of it as
the cotton growers of the south and
the fruit growers of the Pacific
coast. You bankers are being driven
to a new financial school, but not
one run by 'Coin Harvey. All you
have to do is co-operate. Ask and
you will receive it from 'the War
Finance corporation." , . .
Nebraska at Top of List' ' :
r Eugene Meyer, managing director
ot" the federal loan corporation, has
(Torn to ! Four. Column Thre.
Bluffs Switchman Dies
Beneath Freight Train
' t. B. fCnauss, 27, 1501 Fairmont
avenue, Council Bluffs, - switchman
for the Burlington railroad, was killed
instantly in the Burlington yards
Monday night when he fell between
two cars and was run over. There
were no witnesses to the accident.
Knauss was riding near the rear
f end of a string of cars that ' were
backing up and injsome manner fell
between the last car and, the -one next
to it. His lantern , was' standing on
top of the second car, which led the
other members of the crew to believe
that he was still there. There were
15 cars in the train and all but two
or three passed over the man's body
before the accident was discovered.
L. P. Delaney was the engineer
and E. Southard fireman of the en
gine pushing the cars. The other
brakemen were G,: L.- Edmunds and
A. Shellmeyer.
Two Men Held on Charge
Of Robbing Procter Home
Dayton. O., Dec. 6. Pete Belkerj
and Victor Balou.'were arrested here i
today on charecs, of robbing the,
home of Col. W. C. Procter in Cin- j
cinnati, on November 28. Police !
claim to have recovered $80,000;
worth of the $100,000 loot said to
have been obtained in the robbery, j
. Belker was found in bed in a local j
residence. A gun and a $2,000 mesh- j
bag, said to have been identified as
Mrs. Procter's, was found under his!
pillow. Balou was forced to sur
render when found in a house in an
other part of the city. - Two other
men are being sought.,
Passenger Crew Blamed
For Pennsylvania Wreck
Philadelphia. Dec. 6. Responsibil
ity for the collision of passenger
trains on the Philadelphia and Read
ing railway near Bryn.Athyn, yes
terday, resulting 5n the death of 25
persons, rests -withJ one of the train;
crews, according to a statement is- i
ued today by Vibe-' President C H.
Ewfng of the Heading. j
tmHnd IWU4.CI4M Htrt
paM r. O. UaM AH
Heads$IO,000,000
Farm Aid Body
F. H. Davis.
Strikers Make
Gains on Second
Day of Walkout
Packing House District Quiet
And Picketing By Union
Forces Practically Dis
continued. The packers admitted yesterday
that substantial gains had been
made to the ranks of the striking
packing house employes. '
Swift & Co. reported that 55
per cent of the normal force was
at work. - Monday they reported 70
per .cent were on hand. The Dold
Packing company reported 260 at
work Monday while yesterday 300
appeared for work in the morning,
officials stated. .
The Cudahy plant reported that
Monday and yesterday about 400
employes were at work. '
According to M. R. Murphy, gen
eral manager of 1 the plant,, many
men returned , Monday , and yester
day to see about getting their old
jobs back. "We haven't-found it
necessary to import any men." he
said. We can get plenty in South
Omaha-if we need them." ";
Armour & Co. reported 'that be
tween 60 and -75 per cent of the
regular force reported for work Mon
day, and Tuesday. ; -sd : s- "
, -We are operating every depart
ment and are killing hogs, sheep and
cattle," said O. C. Willis, manager.
Strike headquarters reported at
noon yesterday , that the Armour,
Dold,' Cudahy and Morris plants
were "practically closed down."
The strike zone was quiet. Picket
ing was practically discontinued.
Union headquarters announced
that as long as no one was enter
ing the plants it. was not necessary
to picket them. ; -
Tint twn rasco nf violence came to
the attention of the. police Monday.
Andrew Reilly, a laborer .in the
Cudahy plant, was hit in the head
with a brick and knocked uncon-
. (Torn to Page Two, Column Seven.)
Robert E. Moore, 72.
Lieutenant Governor
Under Holcomb, Dies
.Lincoln. Dec. 6. (Special Tele
gramsRobert E. Moore, 72, lieu
tenant governor of Nebraska from
1895 to 1897 under Governor Silas
A. Holcomb, died at his home here
tonight. '
Prior to serving as lieutenant gov
ernor, Mr. Moore was for . three
terms a member of the state senate.
He was born in Illinois in 1871 and
came to Nebraska when he was 21.
For the last IS or 20 years he has
been engaged in the real estate and
loan business and was reported to be
quite wealthy. " .-
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later. , -
Child Falls Into Tub of :
Boiling Soapsuds, Dies
Grand Island, Neb.," Dec. 6. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Plummer of
Farnam. Neb., is -dead here, as the
result of scalds suffered when the
child recently fell into a tub of boil
ing soapsuds. The baby was play
ing on the Jcitchen floor, of the
Plummer home when the accident
occurred, and was brought here for
treatment. ,
'$100,000 Reward'
By Henry C Rowland ,
A ' disinherited hero, an
uninhabited island, a hu
morous heroine, an ab
ducted heiress and a fire
extinguisher combine to',
make a thrilling BLUE
RIBBON serial that will
, fascinate you from start
to finish.
It starts
' in next
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Congress
Addressed
By Harding
Flexible Tariff Adjuetallc By
President and Industrial '
Tribunal Urged in Mes
sage to Joint Session.
Praises Arms Meeting
ly Tho Ao Inted Pr.
Washington, Dec. 6. Launching
of the new session of . congress was
completed today with the delivery
by President Harding of his opening
address at a joint session, with the
arms delegates in attendance.
Proposals for a flexible tariff, ad
justable by the president or the
tariff commission; for an industrial
tribunal and for a constitutional
amendment to stop the flood of tax
free securities were the president's
outstanding statements on domestic
affairs.
He said of the arms conf -cc
that "a most gratifying wr..U ac
complishment is not' improbable."
He also urged enactment of tho
measure for funding the allied dch
proposed food relief for starving
Russia, expressed satisfaction over
the nation being at peace and held
out promise of aid to the world in
war restoration.
Given Warm Welcome.
A hearty reception was given tho
president by what was said to be
one of the largest audiences ever
jammed into the house chamber.
Demonstrations of a minute each oc
curred when he entered and again
when he concluded, the audience
standing and applauding. Applause
also broke into his address frequent
ly, especially from house members,
when he discussed administration
policy and with especial volume when
he advanced his plan for a tribunal
to weigh disputes between capital
and labor and declared labor organ
izations should not be permitted to
"exact unfair terms of employment
or subject the public to actual dis
tress.
The audience, which included the
cabinet, diplomatic corps and many
high officials, responded warmly
when, with feeling, the president
urged aid for starving peoples of
Russia, and proposed' a gift of 10,-
000,000 bushels of corn and 1,000,000
bushels of. seed.
Opposes Jones Act.
Presentation later of more detailed
views on the shipping situation was
promised by the executive, in declar
ing he opposed abrogation of com
mercial treaties provided by the
Jones actL' Such abrogation he said,
would cause chaos. A suggestion:
for a plan7 of "reimbursement" to
ship .operators was accepted as an
advance statement of his previously
announced views as to ship subsidies.
The recommendations ' were . re
ceived by republican leaders with
widespread expressions of approval,
although some declared one or more
of the executive's proposals would
be difficult, if not impossible, of early
enactment. t
Immediately after the joint ses
sion, the senate passed a bill, urged
by Secretary Hoover as head of the
American ; relief administration, au
thorizing donation to the adminis
tration of surplus medical and oher
stores ot tne army.
. Legislation to meet the president's
recommendations for a flexible tariff
also -was proposed immediately by
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah. He
introduced an amendment to the
tariff bill which would authorize the
president, by proclamation, to reduce
or increase tariff rates based on
(Turn to Page Two, Column Three.)
Text of President Harding's mes
sage on page five.
Aged Farmer Attempts
To End His Life
By Slashing Throat
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 6. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Martin Olson, a
retired farmer of advanced years, is
expected to die as the result of cut
ting his throat today at the family
residence on South Minnesota avenue
in this city. Ill health is believed,
to have been responsible for the act
He has a wife and three children.,
Dr. Adolph Lorenz Will
Continue New York Clinic
New York, ' Dec. 6. The clinic be
ing . conducted by Adolph Lorenz,
Austrian surgeon, at the Hospital
for Joint Diseases will be continued,
it was announced yesterday. The an
nouncement followed a meeting of
the board of trustees, who investi
gated complaints that fees had been
requested of the poor, who took their
crippled and deformed children there
for treatment. The trustees said
"nothing has taken place to cause
the board to discontinue the clinics,
and the public interest demands that
they be maintained." . . t
One Robber Killed, Bank
Head Wounded in Holdup
j Portland, Ore.. Pec. 6. One bank
i robber was shot dead and H. H.
Xewhall. president of the Bank rf
, East Portland, was shot in the
! stomach in a holdup of the bank late
i today.
! Another robber was captured" after
,i chase. A third man escaped. F.
I W. Alt, cashier, shot the robber who
J was killed.
1 Police reported the money taken
by the robbers was recovered. The
' amount xvas not announced.
j Morse Sails From Havre
! Havre, Dec. 6. The steamship
Pans, having aboard Charles W.
I Morse, whose presence is desired in
the United States by the depart
i ment f justice, sailed la.'t nisiht for
New York. -
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY,
Bloodless Surgeon
Invited to Tour U. S.
Boston, Dec. 6. (By A. T.)
Adolph Loren, famous orthopedic
surgeon, ha been invited to make a
tour of the United States at the en.
pense of the American Osteopathic
association, K. Kendrick Smith,
director of its department of public
education, announced today.
Among the organizations extend
ing invitations were the California
Osteopathic association and Des
Moines General hospital.
ISew York, Lice, o. Anton wen- ,v
importer, who was largely insti.rt
mental in bringing Dr. AdolAy0
Lorenz to the United States ant
who has acted as his financial agent,
said today he was confident Dr.
Lorens would decline any invitation
for a transcontinental tour.
"Dr. " Loreni health would not
permit it, if he were otherwise in
clincd to accept." Mr. Wcdl said.
Germany Mav Get
Time Extension on
Cash Indemnity
Negotiations Are Under Way
To Give Teutons Three
Years to Make Their
Cash Payments.
By The Associated Treti.
Taris, Dec. 6, Germany probably
will be granted a three years" de
lay in its cash indemnity payments,
The Associated Press is informed
from the most reliable sources. Ne
gotiations are going on between
reparations officials of France and
Great Britain and responsible of
ficials of both countries virtually
agreed that Germany must be given
a breathing spell. All that remains
to be done is to work out a scheme
acceptable to both countries.
The suggestion of a three-year
moratorium has been abandoned at
the solicitation of France. The
French representatives explained
that the word moratorium was of
fensive to the French people, in con
nection with the indemnity, as it was
understood as meaning complete sus
pension of all payments.
Progress Being Made.
The greatest progress has been
made in the last few days in bring
ing the French and British, view
points' together: the result of this
progress has been the decision to
give Germany a chance to regain a
normal status.
The reparations holiday cannot be
used by Germany as a means of
evading all future payments. French
officials explain that it is being con
sidered so that Germany will be able
after two or three years to fulfill her I
reparations obligations, and it must
theri be prepared to pay in full "a
reasonable indemnity."
The whole problem will be' for
mally placed before the reparations
commission when the German reply
to the last reparation note is received
probably late this week. In the
meantime the officials are working
hard to reach a common plan of ac
tion. Numerous suggestions are un
der consideration.
Favored French Plan.
One receiving considerable French
support, involves a written guarantee
by Germany that:
The budget will be balanced;
No capital shall be exported to
foreign countries;
There shall be no policy of re
taining capital in foreign countries;
The raising of a loan, a portion of
which is to go to the reparations
commission;
Continuation and probable increase
during' the delay of payments in
kind; '
Such a plan would set up an al
lied control commission in Berlin
to supervise budgetary reforms and
have broad powers to effect other
financial changes.
No Big Difficulties.
It is declared there are no longjr
any insurmountable difficulties be
tween the two countries on the rep
arations policy.
The Associated Press is informed
that the supreme council probably
will consider the new situation at a
meeting to be held in five or six
weeks, when France probably will
make a formal demand for a new dis
tribution of the first billion of the
indemnity paid last August.
American observers are strong
supporters of the plan to grant the
delay; they have advocated such a
move for several months as the best
means of insuring payment of a sub
stantial indemnity to France. They
contend a delay of three years will
enable Germany to regain consider
able of her pre-war economic stabil
ity. Women Vote on Candidates
To Canadian Parliament
Ottava, Ont., Dec. 6. Canadian
voters from Windsor, Ont, to the
northern most settlement of Yukon
territory and from Halifax, N. S.,
to Vancouver, B. C, went to the
polls today to elect 235 representa
tive to the 14th Canadian parliament.
The polls , will close at 8 p. m.
Women voted with full equality
with men for the first time.
Trospects were that not until mid
night would enough returns be
available to indicate the trend of
the battle. .
With roads open and fair weather
reported, the newly enfranchised
voters could be seen trooping early
to the polls. With the additions to
the electoral list, it was expected,
3,500,000 ballots might be cast
Iowa Congressman Would
Increase Whieky Taxes
Washington, Dec. 6. Amendment
ot the tax laws enacted last session
to increase the levy on whisky sold
for medicinal purposes from $2.00 to
$6.40 a gallon was proposed by
Representative Green, Iowa, rank
irg republican member of the ways
and means committee. The increas
ed rate, he estimated, would yield
520,000,000 to $40,000,000 annually.
DECEMBER 7, 1921.
Say, Uncle Sam,
Paternity Fight
Over "Baby Guy"
Stillman Ended
Guardian-at'Law ; for . Child
Rests Case in Court No
Decision Is Expected
. -Soon. --
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Dec. 0. The
fight over the paternity of "Baby"
Guy Stillman ended here today, but
it will be several weeks before Su
preme Court Justice Morschauser de
cides whether or hot the child is
legitimate. ' '
'John E. Mack, appointed guardian-at-law
for the child when James A.
Stillman, millionaire banker, - im
pugned his paternity upon suing Mrs.
Anne U. Stillman for divorce, an
nounced that he had rested his case
in defense of Guy's good name. He
reserved the right, however, to ques
tion any witnesses who might be call
ed by .Mrs. Stillman's counsel at a
hearing here January 15.
Meanwhile the divorce, issue still
will be contested. Counsel .-have
agreed to go to Montreal, January
11, to hear testimony of witnesses
called by Mrs. Stillman to defend her
against the banker's charges that she
was guilty of misconduct in Canada
with Fred Beauvais, Indian 'guide,
named as co-respondent. After tha
hearing here in January, the case will
go to. Referee Daniel J. Gleason arid
Justice Morschauser for decision.
The only testimony in opposition
to Mr. Stillman's indictment of Guy's
paternity today was that of Mary J.
Sullivan, employed on the banker's
countrv estate, from December, 1917,
until March, 1918.' She told of Mr.
Stillman's visits to his wife during
January and February. Guy was born
the next November. -, .
The other witnesses supported
Mrs. Stillman's counter-charges that
her husband was intimate with Flor
ence H. Leeds, former show girl, and
was the father of her son, Jay Wfard
Leeds, born in September, 1913. Mary
Farney related her , experiences as
nurse to Mrs. Leeds from June, 1918.
until after the birth of Jay at which,
she was reported to have said, Mr.
Stillman was in "cxicted, nervous."
attendance. Aftewards, he frequent
ly telephoned to the hospital to in
quire as to the condition of "his
wife," she added. The. banker was
known to the nurse as Franklin Har
old Leeds, she testified. '
Mabel Young, who said Florence
Leeds employed her as maid for
three weeks in November, 1917, re
counted how he and the former show
girl took up light housekeeping in
New York.
Labor Unrest Is Again
Appearing in Germany
Washington, Dec. 6. Labor un
rest is again appearing in Germany,
according to advices by the com
merce department .-
This condition had become ap
parent, it was said, . concurrently
with the sharp decline of the mark
and the advancing costs of food and
clothing. Workers in the Duesset
dorf steel industries are striking for
a 75 per cent increase of pay while
the 50,000 ' men .employed in the
Krupp woAs at Essen have pre
sented a demand for a "living cost
bonus."
Report of Wood-Forbes Trip
Accepted By President
Washington. Dec. 6. President
Harding is understood to have ac
cepted the conclusions and recom
mendations of the Wood-Forbes
mission which studied conditions in
the Philippine islands and recently
submitted a report.
JL WOHOtH IF
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V I car FAfce ,
Mill (I ,w), Sail a
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Why Don't You Leave Some For Me?
'Accused Slayer's
Brother Arrested
In Parr Murder
toda Sawvill ' Charged With
Being Implicated in Kill- -
, ing of Ex-Service Man '.
-v- July .7.
Rapid City, Dec. 6. (Special
Telegram.) A sensational develop
ment in the alleged murder on July
7 of Otto P.' Parr, an ex-service
man, is the arrest of Loda Sawvill,
a rancher of this vicinity, on the
charge of being implicated with his
brother, Tony Sawvill, in the mur
dcr, '
Tony Sawvill was arrested on a
murder charge soon after the death
of Parr. Loda Sawvill, in the com
plaint, is charged with having aided
his brother in the alleged murder of
Parr with the object of enabling his
brother to escape trial and convic
tion. '
Parr was in the employ of Loda
Sawvill on the latter's ranch near
Wall,.ivhere the murder occurred.
A term of circuit court will con
vene here Tuesday of next week
and notice has been given that the
cases against the two Sawvill brothers-will
be the first to be called for
trial.
Oakland Pupils File
Protest to Selection
Of Japanese Speaker
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 6. Angered at
the selection of Yuki Furuta, a Japa
nese girl, as speaker at the com
mencement day exercises, pupils of
the Oakland High school have offi
cially protested against the selection,
and threatened to absent themselves
from the exercises fn a body unless
a change is made by the faculty.
According to Principal C. E. Keyes,
the girl was selected on her merits
alone. She scored 24 "ones" and 11
"twos" for work during the past three
years, according to Keyes, a record
hitherto unknown in the history of
the school. ' - . "
Steps Into Garage
,-':;Pit; Ribs Broken
Callaway. Neb., Dec. 6. -(Special.",
Harry Redfcrn, Oconto, received
two broken ribs and other injuries
when he stepped backwards into a
pit in the Brighani garage.
, The Brighani home in Oconto was
partially destroyed by .fire when an
oil stOVe exploded.
Maryland Representative
' Would Permit Sale of Beer
: Washington. Dec. 6. Sale of beer
and lieht wine wonlH h? nrrmUtrA
wiii vspiundi tysiru;i5 in w nicn
voters , expressed approval under a
bili introduced today by-Representative
Hill', republican, Maryland.
The measure, which ' provides .a
manufacturers tax of 20 cents a gal
lon on beer and 40 cents a gallon
on wine, was referred to the ways
and mans committee.
More Liberalized Law
! Said to Be Alaska's Need
Washington," Dec. 6. More liberal
ized laws with an administration co
ordinated and brought nearer home is
the paramount need of Alaska, gov
ernor Scott C Bone says in his first
annual r;p6rt. made public today by
the interior department, I
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VWU4 tUUs CaaMa Mult KM.
High School Boys
Say They Built
Kins "Barricade"
State's Case Gets Severe Blow
, ' In Testimony of Harry
Lefferts and Joe J
Ludwig.
The state got a staggering bW
yesterday afternoon in the trial of
the. Eva King murder case in Judge
George W. Culhson s division of the
district court at Council Bluffs, when
two high school boys, members of
the Bluffs Boy Scouts, clean, whole
some and bright, told the jury that
they made the huge "barricade," sup-
Eosed to have been made by the
ena Schneider farm bandits as a
bullet-proof shield and camouflage
for the west upstairs' window' com
manding the road leading from the
highway to the house. The boys tes
tified that they' made the contraption
in the autumn of 1920 and carried
it into the room upstairs where offi
cers found it after the tragedy of
October 14.
The boys are Harry Lefferts, 12,
and Toe Ludwie. 16. Both were
model . witnesses. In - 1920, Harry
testified that his mother, who owns
the adjoining farm on the south,
leased the 10-acre patch known as
the Lena Schneider farm, but did not
occupy the house, ' which remained
vacant during the whole period of
her year's' lease. Harry and his
young friends used the house and
yard as a playground when the boys
came frequently to visit him, which
was generally every Saturday.
Harry was called to the stand as
one of the first witnesses for the de
fense after the state rested at 2:15
p. m.- His neat appearance and
manly character impressed the jury
at once, but none was prepared for
the bombshell he hurled at the coun
sel for the state. '' '
25 Girls Overcome by
Ether in N.Y. Plant
Utica, N. Y., Dec. 6. Twentv-five
girls were overcome and '100 others
made ill when fumes ;: of ether, ap
parently originating trom saturated
rags found in an ash can, spread
through ; the work rooms of the
Utica -Boys Clothing company yes
terday. .
The girls began dropping uncon
scious one' by one as the fumes
reached - them, . Two floors of the
building were untenable. All but
one girl recovered within a short
time. A strike is on at the plannt,
which is operated by Sonneborn
Brothers of New York.
Vote Regular Dividend
-St. Paul. Minn., Dec, 6. Directors
of the Great Northern railway voted
the regular quarterly dividend of
1 3-4 per cent, payable February 22
The Weather
Forecast.
Wednesday, fair and colder.
Hourly Temperatures.
S a. m M I p. m V)
a. m..',.. SH 9 p. m ...M
1 - m S4 a p. m v
a. m... S3 4 p. m .....S3
. m 3! i p. m... SI
1 a. m S7 p. m 47
It a. m S t p. m 44
It Bona. 4 It p. m 41
Highest Tuesday.
Chj-nn 4 Pu-hlo
Pavenport 4l1Rpld City .4
Denver . . .'. 4V Suit l.nk I
IV Motn- Pitntii Fa 3
nodM City S Sheridan 45
Lander 2i Valentin 11
Khlppem' BnllHIa.
Protect shipment .lur.nc iha ocit
trt t..VT-ft t'mnt temneratnr in f,,j
low: Xonh ami eai. ; degrees; south,
St decttea; peat. 2 decree.
THREE CENTS
AGREEMENT
MAKES ERIN
INDEPENDENT
Momentous Document Is Ac
ccpted by British and Sinn j
Fein After Break Ap-
neared Certain. '
SCHEME NOT AFFECTED f
BY STAND OF ULSTER .j
All Military Forces Arc to Be j
Withdrawn Ireland to Be
Associated With Brit-
ih Empire.
Birmingham, England, Dec 6.
(By A. P.) Ireland hereafter will
be known officially as "The Irish
Free State" under the agreement
reached at last night's London con
ference, it was announced by Lord
Chancellor Birkenhead in n ad
dress here today.
In outlining the general terms of
the agreement, the lord chancellor
said: .'
"We propose in the first place, that
within the area of southern Ireland
we shall make those whom beyond
all question within that area at this
moment are entitled to speak for the
overwhelming majority of the popu
lation, masters in their own house"
Lord Birkenhead said the parlia
ment to be set up would be supreme
in its own domain in matters of
finance, but that arbitrators would .
determine the amount to be assumed '
by Ireland as its proportion of the
national debt and war expenditures. -
London, Dec. 6. The British
cabinet at its meeting today unani
mout'y adopted the draft agreement
with the Sinn Fein and congratulat
ed Prime Minister Lloyd George and
the members of the delegation in
the Irish conference on the success
of the negotiations.
Agreement Unexpected.
London, Dec. 6. (By A. P )
England and Ireland awoke today
from a troubled sleep of despondency
over the Irish situation to learn the
joyous news of a sensational and
wholly unexpected agreement reach
ed between the English and Irish
conferees in today's small hours.
Although the terms of the agree
ment had not officially been made
known up to this afternoon, some
of the principal points ii unoffi
cially understood to, be; . '
Recognition of Ireland, as an in.,
dependent state with a formula on
the. question of allegiance satisfac
tory to both sides. .
Inclusion of Ulster within the
scope of the new Irish government
with the option of withdrawing with
in one month, reverting in that case
to her present status within territory
fixed by a boundary commission.
Freedom on Tariffs.
Freedom for Ireland regarding
customs tariffs.
Satisfactory , arrangements regard
ing control of Irish ports by the
navy.
Withdrawal of all military forces
from Ireland under safeguards in
suring peaceful conditions.
The negotiations for a settlement
were considered yesterday to have
definitely collapsed, and the coin-'
promise achieved in Premier Lloyd
George's sombre little home in
Downing street after a night long
struggle seems likely to b.-'
chronicled as the most momentous
(Turn to Pane Fotir, Column One.)
Engineer Attacks
"Animal Standards"
In Hiring of Labor
New York, Dec. 6. The wide
spread application of "animal stand
ards" to labor must be discontinued
and means devised to make work
more fascinating before any great
increase in industrial production can
be .brought about, W. N. Polakov.
consulting engineer, declared in aa
address before the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers today. ; Z
Increased productivity sought
through installation of automatic
high speed machinery has been
largely lost, he declared, because of
the deadening effect produced in
operatives by elimination of mental
clement. .
Financial incentives such as profit-sharing
and differential piece rates,
are "obviously unfit," for stimulating
true interest, he declared, as they
merely create interest in obtaining
higher pay without releasing any of
the creative self-expression which
makes work tolerable for thinking
workers.
Metbodist Bishop Named
Head of Anti-Saloon League
Washington, Dec. 6. Right Rev.
Thomas C. Nicholson of Chicago,
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, today was elected president
of the Anti-Saloon league for the
next two years. '
Wayne B. Wheeler of Washington
was re-elected general counsel and
legislative superintendent.
Resolutions, adoption of whicU
were scheduled tomorrow, are ex
pected to declare for law enforce
ment and world-wide prohibition.
First American Soldiers
Arrive Home From Rbin
New York, Dec. 6. The first de
tachment of American troops to be
sent home from the armv of occum
tion in Germany, consisting of 11 of
ficers and WW men. arrived here to
day on the transport Cantigny. The
ship's best accommodations were oc
cupied by 73 Gcrn.an-born wive of
Amrncan fcoluscrs and eicht Rhine
babies. ) ,
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