Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 30, 16 December 1919 — Page 1

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Supreme Court's Decision " Renders Ca.se of Southern f. Men" .Hopeless May Attempt to Export. liquorsaTe STOPS ; (By AMocltd Prefa). , j j. " LOUI8VTLLE, Ky., Dc. 16. Watchla one of tBetf list remainlnc liopei tor a" brief , "wet", spell go fldtterlnc , away by the decision ywsterday of the federal enpreme : court upholding ' the a -war-time prohibition act, Kentacky dlstniere and fermer saloon proprietors today apparenUy were deeply troubled. - How to lawfully dispose of approxlnately 38,000,000 gallone of . liquor worth at who!eaalo approximately f400,doo,000wae a big question wlth them. While exportation la allowed jTuntll national imbibition become t-

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, an Kentucky whisky by , that time, it ,waa said. Dlftlllera here professed to see no chance of President Wilson 11ft- , Ing the war-time ban soon. - .' . .' Owners of more than-SOO LouiiTllle saloons had prepared to recommence sale of liquor and distillers planned to . ship thousands of gallons outside the state for sale If the court held the wartime not Illegal. , t . El wood ' Hamilton, collector of lni. ternal revenue for Kentucky, and District Attorney W. V. Gregory, announced that prosecution: of violators of th,e war-time act may be undertaken shortly.- Those persons telling liquor under protection of injunctions ; stopped their sales yesterday. NEW YORK, Dec! 1. Lawyers . representing: large liquor Interests In New York Intimated today that a civil action against the United States government might be the nex$ step In the fight against prohibition and that compensation for losses estimated at $300,000,000 would be - sought.' The lawyers asserted that the decision of the supreme court virtually confiscated the liquop-liefev',-'--'v:t;,'--.'f Local banking circles wltt be but . little affected by the court's- decision, it was said. . Large loans were outstanding, on warehouse receipts earlier In the year but nearly ail; have ' beenOIqiMdatedJne xraaefc iewtst6rday in creased today. So confident were the wets that a favorite decision will be handed doi that preparations were complete for delivery of thousands of dollar worth Qf liquor at short notice. , . - ; - - -" ., ' C7"'TAOO, Dec 16. Pour thousand of y teo's 5,000 saloons will close thefe -obrs or ko into other business Qn Jan. 1. according to an estimate toay by M. J. McCarthy, secretary- of the Illinois Liquor Dealers' -Protective 1 association. "We really expected to -' see the saloons open up after the su- ' preme court action," he said, "and ' ; the decision upholding war time prohi- . bltlon took the pep out of the owners. Most of the saloon keepers had retained their leases and operated soft drink' parlors, with their regular force of bartenders since July 1. McCarthy said tho closing Jan. 1 would throw 12,000 - men out of employment The statement of Levy Mayer, chief counsel for the liquor Interests of the middle west that the real fight has not begun, brough some cheer - to the saloon owners and distillery heads. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16. Motions to dissolve the temporary injunctions Issued against the district attorney and collector of Internal revenue here on Dec. 5, restraining them from Interfering with the sale of whiskey, were granted . by U. S. Judge Farls in court here today Bolsheviki Claim Captured 5,000 Men (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 16. The Bolshevik! captured Novo Nlkolaevsk on the trans-Siberian railroad, Dec. 14, according to a soviet communique received by wireless here today. The statement said over 5,000 men, many guns and several generals of the Kolchak army were taken by the soviet troops. i Commercial Gab to Hear Address by Henry Roberts, Directors of the Richmond Commer cial club will meet at the Commercial club rooms. at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening to hear Henry A. Roberts, of the State chamber of commerce. Roberts Is In the city to explain the . organization of the state chamber, and to solicit members and funds for the organization. Joyriders Given Long Sentences; Suspended Suspended sentence pending good behavior was given Charles E. Davis. of Greenfield, and Roy Smith, of Indi anapolis, arrested on charges of stealinn an automobile from Roy Roberts of this city, in circuit court Tuesday morning. ' Davis and Smith were fined $10 and costs each, given two to 14. years In the state penitentiary and disfran chised for 6 months, the sentence be ing later suspended. ' GERARD IN RACE (By Associated Press) , vrffiragL.S. D Dec 16. James W. Gerard announced ' his candidacy for the nomination tor president' o me

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Mme. Clara futt. Sy special invitation IMme. Clara Butt recently sane forf King George and Queen Mary of England In Buck ingham Palace. Mas. Butt, who Is a member of the English Royal College of Music, has appeared on the concert stage both in KngTand and on the continent -:.'.:,.( SUPREME COURT W IS PROBED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, ' Dee, 16-J5eptrt-ment of justice officials continued today Investigation' of reports tpf Alleged "leaks' on supreme court decisions -which were being used as tips for stock speculation. , A minor official - of" the department and an at tache of the supreme, court were im plicated in toe charges but captain Burke, chief of the bureau of investi gation, of the Justice department declared ' that' so faf no basis to the cwptain Burke said that a r Mr; B. E. McjBswlth..otflces - in ' the- Munsey building. Washington,, -had been re ported by. Marlln Pew, manager of the international news service, for an alleged attempt to secure " financial backing from a friend- of Pew to play the stock market on advance Information of supreme court decisions. Moses told Pew's . friend. Captain Burke said, that "he had been doing this' for some time but he did not have sufficient funds to make the profit he might make it he had financial backing. The friend of Pew insisted that before he could get the finances which Moses desired he would have to be convinced that advance infromation on the supreme court decision was absolutely -obtainable. . He told htm that on Nov. 16 that the man who furnished' him "Moses" was employed in the department of justice in Washington. Furthermore this man was with Moses in New York on' Sunday, Nov. 16, and that on Monday-morning they went down town and played Southern Pacific short closing out .when t Southern Pacific dropped three . points. - They made some money but they did not say how much. Later. Southern ' Pacific was being played the other way so obviously they had -correct information on the court's decision In' tha Southern Pacific-oil land cases." Moses was interrogated by William Flynn, director of the bureau of In vestigation of the . department of justice, Captain Burke said, and denied that he was getting his Informa tion from a minor official of the department of justice, as was claimed or that the latter was getting it in turn from an attache of the. supreme court Moses according to Burke, said he had made his deductions on the future movements of the stock as any lawyer might have done from the general information on the Southern Pa cific case. He denied also there was a leak in the supreme court Associate Justice Brandels, who wrote and delivered the prohibition opinion yesterday, declined to comment on reports of a "leak." MEXICANS RELEASE ANOTHER MEXICALI, Mex., Dec. 16. Thee dore J. Hindin, Los Angeles diamond broker held at Tia Juana, Lower Call, by Mexican officials, was released. i Weather Forecast ; ; J For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Today's Temperature. Noon ...28 Yesterday, Maximum 22 Minimum ........................ 11 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy and somewhat unsetled tonight and Wednesday. General Conditions Weather con tinues generally cold and fair from the Atlantic to the Pacific although It is moderating somewhat over the south west Temperatures continue zo to 30 degrees below zero on the Canadian border and -. 40 below v at White River. Ont It in also cold In the south; Jacksonville, Fla., reports 36 above; Tampa. 42: New Orleans, 34, and Mobile 30, A storm over the northwest "will probably cause somewhat unsettled weather conditions, at though fair- weather probably will

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. . (By Associated Press) .- . MEXICO CITY, Dec 16. The Unit ed States-Mexican International situa tion has a parallell in the fable of the Wolf and the Sheep, In which the wolf at'the head of a stream accuses the sheep below him of muddying the water, ' according to a statement : Issued tonight by Luis Cabrera, secretary of the treasury and government spokesman. .VvX"; An emphatic denial Is made by Senor Cabrera of the charges contained in newspaper dispatches received in Mexico City that he. Is favoring the British at the expense of the American Interests. Branding charges of anti-Americanism made by the "Inter ventionist press." as part of . an . in ternational political ' scheme,' Senor Cabrera declares them utterly false. - The statement makes specific mention of .charges of favoritism to the British with regard to the , return of the railways to their owners, oil concessions and cotton shipments; the proposed Visit of Rafael Nieto, sub-secretary to the minister of - finance, to London; the visit to Mexico of. Major Howard and Brigadier General Alfred C. Crltchley of the Canadian air forces CONGRESS WORKS TO AVERT HIGH SUGAR - (By Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, Dec 16. After approving an amendment which would retain in force the provision; of the rood control law, giving the president authority to - control, the prices and regulate the movement of sugar, the houne agriculture committee today or dered a favorable report on the senate bill continuing the United States sugar equlUxatlon board through 1920. At the, same time the house inter state commerce committee had before It a bill which would place an embargo oh all sugar exports. Pur chase of the Cuban crop advocates of the, bill declared, would "not relieve the sugar shortage and drastio steps must be taken to protect the consuming public The ; McNary bill was passed last week by the senate and Its supporters fear if It is amended it cannot be finally adopted before the holiday recess. Wood Gets Until Janll, ' vfo Accept froposd tor . : PrcUnt in South Dakota at,' v-v.r- ,vri-' .'(Sgssetoi'rpressJ.v'fV if )HOmL PALLS, : IV Dec. 1 10Lchosen as the Itepubllcan favorite fori president, at . tne 73cent RepuNican state proposal meetings has until . Jan uary l, to nie his acceptance'. and declaration of his campaign Issue,. ac cording to-dispatches from Pierre today. .'- A ruling of. the etate. attorney general recently held that the majority preferences ' voiced at the proposal meeting, have until Jan. 1 to, file declarations,, but the minority preferences must file by today. Woodrow Wilson was ' indorsed ' for a ' third term by the Democrats at a state proposal meeting held at the same time the Republicans indorsed General Wood. Neither the Republican or Democratic conventions voiced a minority favorite for the presidential nomination. Therefore under the ruling of the attorney general all presidential ' aspirants, except the majority nominees will be entered in the independent column. , ' Senator Miles Poindexter, of Washington, and James W. Gerard, of New York, have filed declarations and will be placed on the Independent list, on the March ballot HOME CO. ELECTS: WORK SOON STARTS With approximately 40 stockholders nreiuvnt. the Richmond Homebuilders association organized and elected a board of 9 directors at their meeting Monday evening in the Commercial club rooms. The complete organization of the association, and actual work of home building will be started as quickly as possible. - The directors elected at Monday's meeting follow: W. H. Homey, B. P. Hlatt, Charles McGuire. John W. Mueller, George Tarkeison, George Eggemeyer, Howard Dill; Joseph Hill, John Bartel, William H. Bockoff, and J. Henry Bode. Mother, A caused of Death of Child, Thought Insane (By Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec 16. Authorities Investigating the death of five year old James M. Blake, whose body was washed ashore at Vantnor on Sunday, said today they expected to clear up the mystery very shortly. Mrs. Esther . Miller Blake, the child's mother, who Is .under police guard at the Atlantic City hospital, charged with his murder, still Insists he was kidnapped and denies that she threw him from 'the-Ventnor pier into. the ocean, as charged by the police. Dr. L. R. Soudar, county physician, has ordered an, inquest but said, it would not be held, for several days. Meanwhile he said he would endeavor to determine Mrs. Blake's mental condition, "and -ascertain to what extent she is responsible for her actions." BUBONIC PLAQUE 8TRIKES PROVINCES IN ARGENTINA (By Associated Press) BUENOS AYRES, Dec 16. The bubonic plague Is reported to have attained grave proportions at Las Rosas. Sante Fe province, where the business houses have been ordered closed for 48 hours owing to bad hygienic conditions. Several deaths have occurred. The national, department of hygiene has begun a war on rats Infesting grain warehouses.

and , their conference, , with Norman King, the .British: consul general at Mexico City, together with an Intimation which Senor, Cabrera declares to be false that an attempt Is being made to secure British support in the controversy with ; the United States over the killing and kidnapping of American citizens. ' The interventionist " press, . according to Senor Cabrera, misinterprets Mexico's resumption" of relations with the European nations. NATION RACK TO NORMAL AS GOAL OUTPUT BOOMS - . . , . ., , , . (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 16. Production of bituminous coal today : rapidly approached normal. Throughout the country reports Indicated from 90 to

95 , per cent of the miners either at work or ready to enter the mines as soon as they are put In shape for Operation. In only a few instances were locals reported as still idle waiting for a further adjustment of wages. Of the large producing fields, Indiana appeared to be closest to normal In the matter of coal mined, although reports from Illinois, Ohio," Pennsylvania and West Virginia, showed that production was rapidly on the Increase. Virtually all restrictions on use of fuel .made necessary by the 40 day strike, had been .relaxed today. While other cities resumed normal business hours and factories began full time work instead of the three-day week, the coal ' shortage caused Spokane, Wash., and Boise, Idro found it necessary to maintain the fuel saving rules. -Spokane went on a 6 hour business day with no Immediate prospect of relief. Zero, weather with resultant Interference with railroad traffic and operation of Canadian mines that supplied that section was the cause ascribed for the fuel shortage. Storms in the Rocky mountains delayed the replenishment of the Boise coal supply. , " ' Severely cold weather, moderating, however, still prevailed over most of the middle, south and northwesL In the middle west shipment of coal from the mines today were made, on exnreas train schedule ''After 9 o'clock this .morning eve passenger trains gave way to the'jrish .of coal filled 'gondolas..:',"";- ' limited enrbargftes ctt freight shipments on two westn railroads and. this prospect of jtheBAm action on KnM.' trfsy a1s. NcOltaeV. da. uvery of, the newly mtned coal. -i . PTTTSBTrRGH,' '.-Pal, . Dec. " 18. Practically , normal" coal, production in the Pittsburgh district' today, was expected rby : both union leaders - and operators. Philip Murray, district union president expressed the " opinion that. 3,000 miners out(Of 42,000 .In the reeion who did not 'work yesterday would enter the mines today. CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Dec. 16. Union coal miners of district . No. 17 United Mine Workers, today were in receipt of a communication from their president C. F. Kfeeney, in which he urged the men to "keep the mines In operation while we are trying to work out the increase." CARS RESTORED ON INDIANAPOLIS LINE Two Indianapolis interurbans, discontinued some time ago because of the fuel situation, have been re-Instated on the Richmond . division of the T. H. I. and B. One of the cars arrives at 11:20 a. m., while the other leaves at 12:10 p. m. Both are locals. -AU merchants and business houses were open Monday morning on their usual schedule, while Industry was hitting the pre-strike stride. Shopping is being done by citisens who were unable to get their Christmas presents earlier because of. the short hours. New German Delegates Arrive in Paris; to . Settle for Warships (By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 16. German and allied experts met here this afternoon to discuss the mode of reparation to be followed by the Germans In settlement of the sinking of German warships at Scapa flow. The conference was presided over by Leuis Loucheur, French representative on the reparation commission. The German delegation which it presided over by Councillor Seelinger, a member of the commercial depart' ment of the German foreign ministry, consists of Rudolph Brohm. representative of the Hamburg shipyards: Councillor Bich of the Ministry of Public works; Dr. Pelzer, director of the Hamburg-American line; Dr. Petens, director of the Weser ship yords at Bremen; a representative of the Hamburg government and Paul Muller, representing three groups of seamen. ,':-- ' " The delegates arrived in a special car attached to the ordinary express train. - - . FRENCH AND BRITISH PLAN FOR PEACE (By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 16. The French and British commands have discussed plans for peace time organization, according to the Matin. The newspaper foresees the maintenance of Marshal Petaln as French generalissimo at the disposition of the Interallied council over which Marshal . Foch probably wfll '. nrastde. The discussions had nothing to- do .with the question of a military ' alliance', with Belgium ana Italy, the Matin asserts.

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Miss Henrietta F. C. Rled, reputed to be the highest salaried woman executive In the United States, climbed from a small position on a newspaper to

secretary and executive director of a al company of New York and London. out believes that business is the place she does not marry. CONTEMPT CHARGES CONTINUED BY U.S. (By Associated. Press) . INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 16-Charges of contompt of .cenrt against 84 offl ABHrioei with 'one eepdon. were eouUneed r thf -s&oyglnr byTntted Stotea Mstrtea Judge A. B Andersen, until iuch date- a: it IS deemed ad visable' to bring the eases again before the court t' t t v ? The exception is the' charge against Alexander- Howet, -president of the Kansas district of. the Mine Workers, who is' charged with continued violation of the court's Injunction, against furtherance of. the strike. Attorneys for .Howet who Is under $10,000 bond, were instructed to have htm appear in court next Monday morning, Dec 22. -Government attorneys charged that since the agreement reached by the miners last week to end the -strike on the basis suggest ed by President Wilson, Howet . has been Instrumental In ending the strike in the Kansas region Insofar as it affected men called, out on Oct 31, -but has succeeded In keeping out men who were on a local strike prior to the general strike. - - Plan to Give Death Blow to H. C. L at Chicago (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Dec 16. Four hundred Illinois mayors, ' state's .attorneys, head of civil organizations,' local - fair price committees and representatives of women's organizations ' were here today for a conference with A. MJtchel Palmer, United 'States' Attorney Gen eral, from which It was expected to evolve a plan for materially reducing prices. Governor Frank O. Lowden officially called the meeting to thresh out all phases of the situation. ' Mr. Palmers arrival at Chicago was delayed by. a coal conference but he notified United States District Attorney Clyne and Major A. A. Sprague, chairman of the Chicago Fair Price committee, that he would be here when' the delegates assembled- at 3 o'clock. "Mr.' Palmer has given no hint of what program he will bring to Illinois", Major Sprague said. He added that he did -not expect the Attorney General to propose - a plan for Immediately re lieving the sugar, - butter and egg prices. House Farm Committee Turns Down Repeal Bill (By Associated Press) . . WASHINGTON. Dec 16. An unfavorable report on the bill n to repeal the wartime prohibition law was ordered today by the house agricultural committee, by a vote of 16 to 3. Representatives John T. Rainey, Democrat. Illinois, snd Volgt Wisconsin, and Ward, New York. Republicans, cast the negative votes. " . , SUE TO MAKE PAPER PRINT ANSWER TO CRITICISMS ' (By Associated Press) PARIS. - Dec 16. An - Interesting literary lawsuit is down for a hearing on Thursday. Rene Doumlc dramatic critic wrote a criticism in the Revue Des Deux Mohdes of .'the ' translation by M. Sllvain and. M Jaubert. of the play. Tersae." of Aeschylus, to which the translators considered they had a right to reply as the French law gives the right to reply under certain conditions. The Revue refused to publish the reply ' so the authors of the version of - the .' play, which was pro duced last May at the Comedle Francaise theatre, have. taken legal steps to compel the Revue to print their re ply to Doumlc's criticism:

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F. C. R led. ' 12,000,000 corporation, the Bush Termin She says woman's place Is in the home. for a woman it .she must work or XL THREE KILLED IN S.C. FAMILY DUI (By AiwoctmttKl Prss , COLUMBIA. , S. C Dec 16. Dd. J. HI Pratt s phyaldan, his brother-In-lfWiloh Bll;' and Royal Cotton, of Clmyiestoivwerf ' killed ia: a pistol 'fight" Sunday aSghCat " the" cbuntry home' of Jdts. J. 'T Bell,' sear .Saint Stephens, according; to reports reveioed here' today.- - - Dr.' Pratt, after returning': from church.' Is said to - have ' found . youdg Cotton 1 at his mother-in-lsw's ' home. Pratt. It Is - stated, -fired at Cotton, whom he had warned to stay away from the bouse. He then went, to hie room upstairs. John Bell came into the parlor, and being ; mistaken -for Pratt by Cotton, -was fired upon. He Tell with a bullet In bis heart Pratt returned to his room - and' mortally wounded Cotton, but was himself shot four times by Cotton and died coon afterwards. RAILROADS BREAK LAWS, REPORT SAYS (By " Associated Press) WASHINGTON,, Dec 16. Evasion of laws to promote the safety of passengers and -employes was charged to the railroads of the United States today by W. P. Borland, chief of the Bureau of Safety of ' the Interstate commerce commission, in his annual report ,'.' In the case of the hours of service law, which prohibits train operatives from remaining on duty more than 16 hours, except in extraordinary circumstances, Mr. Borland's report declared managing officers apparently had given their sanction to evasions "to such an extent as to defeat the purposes of the law." He charged that safety had been sacrificed to expediency. Railroad companies were said to have paid "comparatively little attention " to the maximum requirement of the law regarding safety appliances. They were said .to have contented themselves with meeting the minimum which orders that 86 per cent of the cars in any train shall bo. equipped with power brakes, disregarding the ! maxium requirement that all cars so equipped must be connected and the brakes in- operation.1 Hand . brakes also were alleged to be still In use on some , railroads for contralUng trains on mountain , grades, although the law specifies that trains must be equipped with power brakes. On some roads employing, the manual block signal systetm, ti was said, dangerous practices are followed and rules violated to such an extent as to render the block - signal system entirely useless. - Log , trains, which are exempted from safety appliance regulations -in Georgia and Florida, without any brakes - except on engines . and . cabooses, which Mr. Borland said was fully as dangerous, because of the necessity, of passtnb - passenger . trains without such safeguards. PROSECUTOR OPENS CASE AGAINST COUNTY OFFICIALS (By Associated Press) . EVANSVILLE, InL. Dec 16 Statement of the ease which Lane B. Osborn. prosecuting attorney for Vender berg county, will attempt to prove against Walter S. Williams and John (Jack) Koch, county commissioners, marked the opening of the second day of the Impeachment trial of the officials in the Vanderberg dreult court here today. The men are accused of official misconduct and irregularities. The Jury was obtained yesterday after noon.

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SAYS GEIAiai Congressman Heading War Investigation Jf o mni i 1 1 c o CHargev Secretary. Baker's Keport Off $I7I.( DUO.UUU "NO RECORDS KEPT1' i(By Associated Press) ? f- "' - WASHINGTON,1 Dec.- 1. Repre-' sentativs Graham, Republican. Illinois, chairman of the select committee tar yestigating expeditures by the war department in a speech today. In Chehouse, -reiterated charges he made recently Chat Interests of the govern ment In many war claim settlements have not been sufficiently.: guarded, adding that -in many cases the gov ernment , has been deprived of large) sums of money to which It rightfully is entitled?" .-? w- . , . Large sums have been-allowed contractors through unfair salvage values, for raw materials and government officials, charged with the responsibility of adjusting claims, have not s, erclsed sufficient vigilance- hi protect, lng government Interests, Mr. Graham charged. He urged submission of all claims settled or pendlng with the war department to an Impartial board for review and final settlement. . Reports Off MIIHone. From Secretary Baker's report of settlements Chairman Graham said "The original answer was erroneous and 'the committee Instructed an accountant to review the figures given, by the secretary. ' After an extended investigation the accountant reported that the amounts expended by the war department as given by Secretary Baker, are off balance from fl7L582.37 as a minimum to $184,945,93 as a maximum." ' t - : ' ."Fifty per cent of informal contracts suspended - by ' the armistice have been adjusted with damages to the war -department. Representative Graham continued. . Tn investigating the various matters it has not been possible to find anywhere a complete record of the transaction. - "There were private conversations by the various and so-called technical experts with merchants and business men and with claimants, as a result of wnicn TCiaim. were allowed and large sums of money paid. When It is attempted, to ascertain the exact basis of these settlements, no record la to . Pp the;eltlcjnanL,of the ameriran Can company's contract,' the speaker said,, "the. government lost, fully-. 17 per cent on -1867,732; the-cost of tin plate, of $147,614 more than 'It should have lost - . , - - , ,i ' x Attacked Sale Method. Representative Graham attacked the method of sale by the war department of 100,000,000 pounds of surplus copper, held when, the armistice was signed. Copper producers, ho said, were paid large sums in excess of correct amounts due for government copper during the war. "It appears that the producers. In the sale of their product through the United Metals company, secured great and substantial profits and in the purchase of the surplus copper from the government through this same single agency, gained control of the market, and made substantial profits upon the same a second time. "The ..committee is convinced, he continued; "that the alleged settlement Is unjust and unfair to the government and that In its making the Interests of the government have not been properly defended. That it is also tinctured with fraud,-there can bo little doubt That large amounts of property have been disposed of in this settlement which tho government should have retained, is also obvious.' It Is equally as apparent that certain officers and agents of the United States who were charged with direct responsibility in the matter, foiled to do the things htey should have done to protect the interests' ef the government, or connived and confederated with the claimant or were so careless of their duties as to call for .the moat severe criticism." Secretary Glass to Leave Cabinet on January First (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 16 Secretary Glass said today he would give up his office as secretary of the treasury on January 1. He will take his seat Senator Martin, of Virginia, immed iately upon reconvening of congress after the Christmas recess. President Wilson has not - yet selected Mr. Glass' successor as seere tary of the treasury, but is expected to do so. before the first of the new year. . Harry Hew on Trial - - For Killing Hiss Lesser - - - (By Associated Press) . LOS ANGELES, CaL. Dec It. Harry New, alleged , son of United States Senator Harry S. Hew, of Indiana, went on trial here today for the murder of Miss Freda Lesser, his fiance. : : - ' It was not expected that a Jury would be obtained before tomorrow atternoon. New is alleged to have shot and killed Miss Lesser; on. the night of July 4. fit Tltango canyon, a few miles from this city. He drove In his automobile to the polios station with ' the body of the gui beside him and surrendered. confession to the aun der was obtained, the police said. Aceording to a statement- given out by the police -at the time. New is alleged to have said he killed the young woman In. a fit of rage when she-refused to marry him.. An autopsy Indicated that Miss Lesser was in a deUt cats condition. How's defense is InI sanity. , -