Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 333, 8 November 1919 — Page 1

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500 RADICALS ARRESTED; TO BE DEPORTED

Literature, Rifles, Bombs, Seized With Men in Simultaneous Raids in Eighteen Cities. ALMOST ALL RUSSIANS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Deportation of all aliens engaged in "red" activities has been, determined upon by the department of Justice, AttorneyGeneral Palmer announced today. Included among the material and literature seized by government agents in the race, were quantities of articles used In making bombs, a complete counterfeiting plant, a large supply of counterfeit bank notes, thousands of pieces of literature described as of the most Inflammatory nature, -and scores of red flags, rifles and revolvers. Agents of the department of Justice and the bureau of Immigration have been collecting evidence In these particular cases for two months, Mr. Palmer said. Practically all of those arrested were Russians. Details of the wide spread clean-up of radicals last night and today show that more than 500 were arrested in 18 cities. Mr. Palmer has asked the department of labor to deport all of them. About 500 men and women suspected of having been implicated in the plat were seized late last night, in a series of swift raids conducted in 14 cities. Further arrests were promised by Federal agents in some cities today. More than 150 persons were taken in a raid in New York which was personally conducted by William J. Flynn. chief of the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice. All save 52 were released after examination. In the Chicago district including Milwaukee and Gary, Ind.. about 200 more were taken into custody, while smaller groups ranging from 50 down to two were arrested In Detroit, Philadelphia. San Francisco, Newark, N. J., Jackson, Mich., and five Connecticut cities, New Haven, Hartford. Ansonia. Waterbury and New Britain. Federal agents generally declined to discuss the arrests further than to say they had been planned at Washington several weeks ago. It was reported that in some cities the demonstrations were to Include bomb placing. Organization is "Red"! The union of Russian workers was described today by Attorney-General Palmer as the most radical In the United States and as "even more radlcan than the Bolshevikl." Deportation of the 200 and more men and women held has been deter mined upon, and it was said that it would be the policy of the government hereafter to rush the deportation of all radical aliens, The Russian union, reference to which was made in the course of the senate investigation of the steel strike was organized, Mr. Palmer said, at New York, in 1907, by a dozen men headed by William Szalows, now chief of police in Petrograd and it has held annual conventions in the United States for several years-. Membership of the union now was estimated by Mr. Palmer at 7,000 with upwards of 100 locals scattered throughout the country. The union also has ramifications in Canaaa, and "representatives" from among Rus sians in that country attended the first convention of the union in Detroit in 1914. At Newark. N. J., according to Mr. Palmer, a complete counterfeiting plant was found in the rooms of 'two of the active members of the union of Russian workers." A large suppry of counterfeit bank notes was found, Mr, Palmer said. Officials however, were without de tailed informatloji as to success of their plans formulated several weeks ago to deal sternly with the radicals on the eve of their expected celebration of the anniversary of the establishment o the Russian soviet government. Flynn Directed Setrure. William J. Flynn head of the department's division of in; stigation directed the raids from New York and it was said that many of the officers would report direct to him there. From circulars, pamphlets and letters sent through the mails and seized by the department of justice agents, they decided that the movement for the celebration received its impetus in Chicago. The circulars gave details of the proposed celebrations in various parts of the country, operatives said, and tended to show that they were distributed from Industrial workers of the world headquarters here. Seeking Germans. In addition to their effoirts to check the radicals, it was indicated the federal officers also were seeking persons engaged to promoting a proposed German branch of the Industrial workers of the world. Some of the circulars sent out were written in German and called attention to the campaign to forward a new branch of the I. W. W. starting in the east and working westward. Mostly "small fry" were arrested in the raids in the Chicago district, some of the operatives said. It was rumored that national leaders of the I. W. W. had been arrested but Mr. Brennan denied that William D. Haywood, national secretary of the organizaticn, was among the prisoners. Meetings tT hist night at half a' dozen, places tn "Chicago had been pfcrrmcd 83 part of the celebration which was to last through to tatLiy, but the raids stopped them.

Biggest Coal Mine in World on Fire at BickneU

(By Associated Press) BICKXETLL. Ind, Nov. 8. Workmen continued frantically today In their efforts to seal the shafts of American Mine No, 1, near here. In which fire was discovered late last night. The coal mine, said to be the largest in the national bituminous fields, has been idle since the strike of coal miners Oct 31, and except for watchmen and pumpers no workers have been employed at the property. The cause of the fire and the time it started had not been ascertained today. The conflagration is said to be the greatest ever experienced in the Indiana coal fields and oweing to the huge volume of smoke which already filled the shafts when the fire was discovered, no investigations could be made last night Mine operators stated this morning that If the shafts are successfully sealed up the mine wOl have to remain closed for several weeks, even if the strike of the miners Is called off. The mine had an output of 6,000 tons 'of coal a day. S2.11 TOO LOW FOR WHEAT, SAY WAYNE COUNTY'S FARMERS Farmers of Wayne county generally believe that the United States grain corporation has done them and every other wheat grower in the state, an injustice, in fixing the price of wheat at $2.11 at Wayne elevators, after a protest had been made on this by the 6tate farmers federation. The ruling was made public at Indianapolis Saturday. . The state federation had asked for a price several cents above this, claiming that the elevators and middlemen were making too much. Wheat is bringing $2.39 at New York. Farmers in Richmond Saturday said that $2.50 was nearer a fair price per bushel than $2.11, and predicted that the fixed wheat price would result in discouraging the growing of wheat in Wayne county and Indiana. They will grow corn and livestock they said. Release of much grain, which was held in county graneries pending the decision, was predicted. Increased costs of fertilizer, labor and seed wheat are given as the reasons why an Increase in wheat prices is needed. "Practically every article of expense to the farmer has gone up In the last year, and it is no more than fair that $2.50 be allowed for wheat," one farmer said. HOUSEHOLDERS STILL ASKED TO SAVE LIGHT The Tecelpt of a few car loads of coal by the light plant does not lessen the responsibility of Richmond citizens to conserve fuel, light plant Superintendent James Dillon said Saturday. Citizens and merchants are requests ed to turn out every spare light, and to save In every other "way they can. Citizens Asked to Observe Armistice Day in Proclamation Mayor Zimmerman issued the following proclamation Saturday for Armistice Day, Tuesday: To the Citizens and Public: "As the mayor of Richmond. Indiana, I hereby Issue the foUowIng proclamation in honor of Armistice Day: "In accordance with what is due the soldiers of the United States, the state of Indiana, the county of Wayne and the soldiers of Richmond, I now request that all business houses, of all kinds factories and railroads, so far as they can, close down all business on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1919, to celebrate the greatest day America has ever celebrated and to do honor to those that wil lnever come back and those that are and will be with us In peace. I especially call the attention of the schools and request that the scholars and all people get together and make Armistice Day the greatest cele bration Richmond has ever had. Respectfully, W. W. ZIMMERMAN, Mayor. Delegates Named to Y.M.C.A. General Meet Adam H. Bartel, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Richmond Y. M. C. A., General Secretary Lester W. Carlander. of the association, Mark Heitbrink, representing the older boys' group, and Howard Hall, representing the Earlham college Y. M. C. A., are to be among the delegates at the international Y. M. C. A. convention to be held in Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 19 to 23. One or two other senior representatives of the central Y. M. C A. are expected to attend but their names were not given out this morning. Physical Director K. W. Harding is to attend the conference of physical directors to be held Nov. 24 and 25. A, M. Roberts Announces Himself for Mayor A. M. Roberts is the latest citizen to make known his candidacy for mayor of Richmond. His candidacy was announced Saturday. Mr. Roberts, who has been a citizen and a real estate man In Richmond for the last 10 years, will run for the Independent ticket, he said. "I am not hunting the office If the people do not want me," Roberts said. '1 am for the common people first, last and all the time." Free democracy win be one of the main plants in Robert's platform he said, "and ff I eta ejected mayor I shall see that it w3 ha carried trot to ,:h3 fn:lest extent."

"BARBARISM" SAY SENATORS OF STRIKES Senate Committee Blames Both Workers and Employers for Steel Walkout Public Has First Rights.

RECOMMENDS COURTS WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 Characterizing all strikes as "Industrial barbarism" and declaring that "there is no place in this country either for industrial despotism or labor despotism" the senate committee authorized to investigate the steel strike today presented a report covering its hearings both in Washington and in Pittsburgh and criticising both the workers and the employers in the controversy which resulted in at least partial disruption of the steel industry. The committee's main conclusion, concurred In by all members was expressed in the statement that the public has a right to demand that capital shall not arrogate to itself the right to determine in its own way those industrial questions and it is the same as to labor, and the duty is upon congress to provide some way of adjusting these difficulties." As a permanent preventive of strikes, which the committee concedes "are apparently the only way for labor to secure even its just demands if employers refused to grant them", it Is recommended that congress authorize the establishment of some such mediation agency with well-defined powers as the recently dissolved war labor board. Compulsory Powers "This board would have the power of compulsory investigation", the report adds on this subject, "but not to the extent of compulsory arbitration. A just decision of the board would be endorsed by the public. There is good sense enough in the American people to bring about an adjustment of these difficulties." Committee members who conducted the investigation were fairly unanimous in the report though leaving open points on which they could not agree. The report was signed by Senator Kenyon of Iowa, chairman, and Senators Sterling, South Dakota; Phlpps, Colorado, Republicans, and McKellar, Tenn.; and WTalsh, Mass., Democrats. Treating of the causes of the strike, the committee in its report expressed the opinion that the walkout was precipitated by the determination of the American Federation of Labor to organize the steel industry. Wages are not a factor In the strike the committee held being high enough to give no reason for dissatisfaction. Hours of the workers, however, the senators believed, are too long. Radicalism Promised. Further behind the strike the committee found was massed "a considerable e-ement of revolutionary radicalism of which It is said, there is no question but that William Z. Foster, secretary of the general strike committee was a leader. With Jacob Margolis, attorney for the L W. W and assistant In organizing the strike. Secretary Foster came In for unsparing condemnation. Despite Foster's partial disavowal of his former syndicalist doctrines, the committee failed to be convinced that the Btrlko leader has had "little change of heart," but on the contrary, "he Is now in the full heydey of his power. "The laborers in the steel mills had a just complaint relative to the long hourse of service on the part of some of them and the right to have that complaint heard by the company,'' Bald the committee in summing up its form' findings. "Th.. :had the right to have representatives of their own choosing present grievances to the employers. Some members of the committee believe that more friendly relations would be maintained between employer and employe if the representatives who are chosen to present grievances to the employers were actually working in the industry and that such representatives ought not to be from outside the industry. Working Hours Too Long. With the system of working hours in the steel industry the committee disagreed strongly and cited as one objection thereto the existence of large numbers of non-English speaking working men in the mills, who should be given opportunity to become Americanized. "We believe that a large majority of the men actually working In the mills work 10 and 12 hours," the report said. "Men cannot work 10 and 12 hours a day and attend classes In night schools. An Shour day with a livin wage that will enable men to support their families and bring up their children, according to the standards of American life ht to be a cardinal part, of the inc.. -rial policy and the sooner the principle is recognized the better it will be for the entire country." Sketching m brief the history of the industry, the report dealt with the efforts at strike leaders to get Judge B. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation to a conference, far enough to point out that committee members felt sympathy with the principle of collective bargaining, but did not ueVjeve the steel strikers had taken the right course. "The representatives selected (for bargaining) should be those who believe in the principles of American government," the report caid on this point "Judge Gary could well have objected to receiving a man with the views of Mr. Foster. He did not put his refusal on that ground, but rather put it on the ground that the man did not represent the employes, though himself conceding that 10 to 15 per cent of the men in the mills were probably organized.

Boom Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, Enemy of Radicals, for Vice President

Governor and Mrs. Calvin Coolldge. BOSTON, Nov. 8. As a sequel to his victory in one of the greatest landslides ever known in this 6tate, friends of Gov.Calvin Coolidge, who defeated Richard H. Long, his Democratic opponent, by 125,000 votes in the recent election, are preparing to start for him a campaign for the Republican nomination for vice president of the United States. The credit that is given the governor throughout the country because of his defiance of the radicals, all of whom fought tooth and nail to bring about his defeat, is not to be overlooked. His friends say he has become a national figure of no small proportions. It is felt that boosting Mr. Coolidge for the presidency at once is going too far, owing to his lack of experience at Washington, though his record in his climb to the governorship in Massachusetts is brilliant

2,252 ANSWER ROLL CALL OF RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Up to Saturday noon, 2,252 Red Cross members had been obtained by house to house canvassers and booth solicitors in the 1919 roll calL From Friday noon to Saturday noon 615 members answered "present" for another year. Reports follow: First ward 169, total 210; second ward 5, total 300; third ward 22, total 43; fourth ward 10, total 367; fifth ward 32, total 61; sixth ward 62, total 250; seventh ward. 40, total 40. Booths Knollenbergs, 11, total 166; Second National bank IS, total 167; First National 8, total 127; Dickinson Trust company 7, total 90; Postofflce, 14. total 202; Union National bank. 4, total 65; Pennsylvania station 20, total 116; Wcstcott hotel, 3, total 86; American Trust 1, total 6; Nusbaum's 5, total 5; headquarters 5, total 20. G. 0. P. Men and Women To Meet at Rashville Esther Griffin White, Wayne county women's Republican chairman, Walter Woodward of Dublin, county chairman; E. O. Paul, of Cambridge City, Carl Meyers cf Richmond and Walter Boesert of Liberty, Union county chairman, are to attend an organization meeting of Republicans of the district at Rushville, Nov. 10. This will be one of the first meetings in which the women chairmen will take part, and will be attended by representatives from the state executive committee and the state women's executive committee. Strike Cats Production Of Coal to One-Third (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Production of bituminous coal last Saturday, the first day of the coal strike, wa3 estimated today by the geological survey at slightly less than 700,000 tons. This compares with an average normal daily output of nearly 2,000,000 tons. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Cloudy tonight and Sunday. Probably local rains. Today's Temperature. Noon 46 Yesterday. Maximum ..47 Minimum ....41 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy, unsettled tonight and Sunday. Occasional rains. General Conditions Cool weather with fresh northeast winds prevails over the central states, also over the lake region and Canada. The lowest temperature during the past 48 hours was 22 below zero at Edmonton, Alberta. A storm over the Rocky mountain plateau continues to develop, now causing rain over the west and snow over the northwest The storm will probably cause unsettled weather within the next 48 hours. Considerable rain probable during the 48 hours, follo-d by colder weather.

Business Men Will Discuss Plans for flome Construction Letters are being sent by the Commercial club to every business rna-n in the city, urging him to attend a meeting to be held at the club rooms Tuesday morning to discuss details of the new home construction company, it was learned Saturday. It will be of vital importance to all local business men to attend the meeting Tuesday, as a very thorough discussion and explanation of the plans and policies of the coxj-oration will take place. Over 185.000 of the proposed $150,000 has been subscribed, according to a report made public by members of the subscription committee, Saturday. DRYS WIN OUT, IS LAST OHIO REPORT (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Nov. 8. Complete official returns from 73 of the S3 counties and complete unofficial returns from the remaining 15 with the exception of T missing precincts In two dry counties as compiled shortly before noon today at the office of the secretary of state, give the drys a majority of 859 in favor of ratification of the federal prohibition amendment

Demand for Suffrage Session Stronger Than For Tax Law McConaha Demand for a ratification session of the state legislature to give the women of the state their chance to vote before the 1920 election, is going to be much stronger than that for a special session, on the new tax law believes Senator Walter McConaha, of Richmond. Senator McConaha was Interviewed Saturday on dispatches from Indianapolis, which said that the governor was thinking of calling a special ses sion to make minor changes in tho tax law, before Jan. 1. "I have noticed a growing demand for a ratification session and believe it will get stronger until tho session 13 called," said Mr. McConaha. Many of my constituents, and others, have also complained of features In the tax law, but these complaints, I believe, with one exception, will be answered as the law has time to work out and its really good points demonstrate themselves." One complaint, however, which has come from both Democrats and Republicans, is that there is too much power centered in the state tax board, over improvements in municipalities and counties. The general belief 13 that the law is too autocratic in this respect BOLSHEVIK CAPTURE SEVENTEEN TOWNS (By Associate Press) LONDON, Nov. .8. Occupation of a series of villages 17 miles southwest of Peterhof (In the Petrograd district), is claimed in a Bolshevik communication received here by wireless. In the direction of Yamburg the Bol6hevikl say they have advanced to Klkarino, west of Gatchina, but admit retirement to the right bank of the Duna river m the Polotsk region owi ing to enemy pressure.

Tied Candidates Draw Lots; Democrat Wins BATON, O.. Nov. 8. Chester J. Hunter, Democrat, and Charles A. Bennett, Republican, who each received 383 votes for member of the city council at the election Tuesday, cast lots Friday night to decide the tie and Hunter won the seat in council. Three tickets bearing Hunter's name and three tickets bearing Bennett's name were placed In a hat and three persons drew one ticket each from the hat Two drew out Hunter's name and one drew Bennett's name and thus the tie was decided. Hunter Is a teller in the Eaton National bank. His success in winning a seat in council gives the body five

Democratic members, T. W. Gates. W. R. Deem, John Ernst, Henry Dalrymple and Hunter.. Clarence V. Waters is the lone Republican member of the council. BITTERS GIVES TESTIMONY IN RIOT HEARING tw-m von Vw T.A Hitters.

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Hartoan and Dave Morrison, two of .. . ,.j the defendants in tne not case. ieu the big attack on the coreroom of the castings company. Friday afternoon. The case will be resumed Tuesday morning. Bitters, with another employe, was to have stayed at the plant the night of the riot to fire the ovens. The other employe did not show up. Bittrs testified. The witness said that Gilbert Horr and Louis Griswell, two of the defendants, stopped him and asked him what he was going to do. He testified that he told them that he was going to work. The defendants then said, according to Bitters: "You had better get out of here or you are likely to get your head knocked off," or words, to that effect Bitters had 4 guns, two of which he brought with him and two which were given him at the plant he said. He testified that he fired three shots. When asked what he did after the police came he replied: I left it to the police as I had run out of ammunition. I thought that as they were officers of the law they ought to take care of the situation. I had a duty to my employer in kneading the oven. I had to do that regardless of whether the crowd came back or not." The witness then stated that he thought that Sheriff Cans talk went a great way in getting the men to leave. Is Cross Examined More interest was manifested in his cross examination than at any other time during the afternoon. The feature of Bitters' cross examination was his close adherence to the statements he made when questioned by the state. Bitters maintained his statements concerning the events which led up to the big attack on the garage and coreroom. and that both Hartman and Morrison led the mob. He stated that while he did not see Hartman plainly he recognized him by his voice. "Come on boys, now or never." Hartman is said to have said. Dave Morrison was said to have made the exclamation "Kick the door in". Bitters' cross examination will be concluded when the court reconvenes Tuesday. Several minor witnesses were Introduced by the state. Thomas P. Wilson, War Veteran, New Assistant YJtt.CA. Secretery Here Thomas P. Wilson, now of the Y. M. C A. of Fort Benjamin Harrison, has been elected assistant secretary of the Richmond Y. M. C. A. and is to take up his duties here some time before the end of November. A telegram received Saturday from Wilson announces his acceptance. The position of assistant secretary was created by the directors at the special meeting held Thursday evening. Wilson will have charge of ceitain parts of the general association work in co-operation with General Secretary Lester W. Carlander and is ! to give special attention to member- : ship work and building administration. He is a musician of ability. Wilson, since his discharge from the 1 army, has been engaged in special Y. M. C. A. demobilization work in J connection with the Y. M. C. A. at ; Marion and later In special religious j work at Fort Benjamin Harrison and ! is now engaged as salvage secretary, j He was chosen from among the welfare workers of the fort for the poslI tion as camp welfare worker under the new welfare organization of the army but declined this appointment because of his keen desire to remain In association work. Wilson enlisted In the army In May, 1917 and won his commission as lieutenant During his army service he was active as a 6ong leader In cooperation with the Y. M. C. A. work in the camp. This led to the appointment of special association work under the National war work council of thi Y. M. C. A. 40 JOIN EQUITY AT ELDORADO MEET The farmers of the vicinity met at Eldorado, Ohio, on Friday evening to listen to an address by W. H. Kendall, of St Louis, general organizer for the Society of Equity, which has been forming a number of local organizations throughout Ohio In recent months. J. H. Mummert presided and J. K. Quin was appointed secretary of the meeting. Forty signed the membership roll and another meeting will be held next Monday night for submission of the by-laws by the committee selected, and for the taking in of new members.

MINERS ARE ORDERED TO STOP STRIKE

Judge Anderson Takes Quick Action on Restraining Order at Indianapolis -Nov, ,1 1 is Limit. MUST WITHDRAW ORDER (By Associated Press) 1 -, INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 8 The' United Mine Workers of America were today ordered to withdraw- th st"i order under which 400.000 men Quit work Nov. 1. The mandate was icsued by Judge A. B. Anderson, of the United States district court, after a hearing in which the union attorneys fught vainly for a chance to present arguments on the right to strike. The union was given until Nov. 11 at P- m- w sue zne cancelation. date s selected because so i dfndanta ? i union attorneys pmla'TiArt tVio ahunt. union attorneys explained the absentees must be summoned by telegraph from many parts of the country to issue the cancellation order. The attorneys announced that President Wilson and Secretary Green of the union proposed obeying the court order but that they could not speak for their fellow officials. Miners Ask Delay. The mine workers of America, through their attorney. HenryWa rum, asked at the opening of the court that the proceedings be postponed a week or 10 days in hope that meanwhile the strike might be settled. The government, through C. B. Ames, assistant attorney general, objected and the court there upon took up the motion to dissolve the injunction. The government's position was that the case was too important to admit delay. The attorneys then agreed that in ruling upon the motion for dissolution of the restraining order the court might also rule on the question of j IssuJfS an injunction as prayed in the j "" suvemMr. Ames then offered affidavits from Marion Underwood of the railroad administration at Washington. a:i to diminishing coal supplies and diminishing financial returns through operation of the roads. "Taken together these affidavits show," said Judge Ames, "that the government is operating the roads now at a loss which will Increase with diminution of supplies for operation." Counsel for the defense tried to object to the reading but Judge Anderson halted them. "These are equity proceedings and I am going to let the evidence in," said the court The defense read Its motion to dissolve in the form of an affidavit. Lawyers Given V2 Hour. This closed the evidence and Judge Anderson then agreed with the attorneys that an hour and a half be allowed each side for argument Judge Ames opened for the government Reading from the congressional record, he pot Into the case President Wilson's statement on the coal 6trike, reading it In full. President Lewis of the union, with thumbs thrust Into the arm holes of his waistcoat listened to the chief executive's excoriation of the organisation with nonchalant manner, emphasized by closed eyes and an occasional use of a pencil as a toothpick. The government's action against the. strikers' leaders is based on the provisions of the Lever law making ft a crime to conspire to limit the production of food or fueL Under this lair the action against the union heed might have been made criminal, but government legal authorities decided against this policy as the less effective of the two courses open, to them. Bring In Railroads, To establish the point of property right In connection with the strike) of miners, government counsel baa brought Into the case the effect of the stoppage of coal production tn the railroads which are guaranteed an Income by the government The argument is that the United States, as a result of the strike, will be forced to pay the railroads amounts exceeding those necessary If operation, were not curtailed through coal shortages. All hope of settling the strike outside of the courts was dashed last night when It was reported that efforts of Samuel Gompers to present an acceptable plan of settlement to Attorney General Palmer had failed. John L. Lewis, who was reported to have conversed with Mr. Gompers by long distance phone on the matter, would not discuss the situation last night He declined to affirm or deny the reports of his communication with Mr. Gompers. Farmers and Wage Earners Arrange for Conference (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 A call was Issued today by the Farmers' National council for a conference between farmers and wage earners at Chicago on Nov. 21 and 23 to adopt a Joint legislative plan of farmers and labor organizations to be used as a oasis for a Joint legislative reconstruction program. The National co-operative association with headquarters tn Chfr cago will co-operate with the farmers national council in holding the con ference. JENKINS IS CLEARED WASHINGTON. Nor. 8 Advices from Mexico City say William Q. Jem kins, American consular agent at Pa ebla, Mexico, was cleared of all rus picion of complicity in his recent kid napping Involving the payment of 1150.000 ransom to his kidnappers, aj a hearing conducted in Puehla.