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37 RADICALS ARE INDICTED AND ARRESTED

Chicago I. W. W. Members Are Rounded Up for, Seditious Activities by Special

Grand Jury.

HAYVOOD IN NUMBER

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Jan. 31 Indictments against 37 members of the I. W. W. were returned this - morning by the special grand jury Investigating radical activities. Chief ; among those Indicted were William D. (Big Bill) Haywood, former secretary of the organization, now at liberty from Leavenworth prison tinder bond, and Thomas Whitehead, who succeeded Haywood as secretary. The indictments were returned secretly before Chief Justice Crowe early this morning. At 10 a. m. the I. W. W. leaders appeared In Judge Pam's court to answer to other .charges already pending against them. atSbey were met by agents of the state's wjattorney's officer and the 37 princiV ,pals sorted out and placed under ar(rest. iBritish Girl Gets Passport Into America (By Associated Press) :, NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Miss Emily vJCnowles, an English girl who met !CPerley R. Spiker, of Baltimore, while jjie was at an aviation camp in England, was admitted to the United jStates with her baby today after beflng detained at Ellis Island while the (authorities were considering the plea !of Spiker's wife for permission to adopt the baby, and the offer of Guy ;S. Spiker, brother of the aviator, to : marry the girl. A telegram received at the Island

today from the department of labor

ordered that the mother and child be admitted to the country for ' three

months and placed in the case of

William and Kate Butterfly, of Fall

River, Mass.. A bond of $1,000 required

for them has been furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Spiker. Business House of Nations , Discmsed byx faograyhyjten

Asked Sims' Discharge

I s I - ' ' " ' " i I - - -;i - ?U? S V ' ' I' is'''

Rep. James E. Byrne.

Representative Byrne, Democratic

congressman from South Carolina,

startled the house recently by urging dishonorably discharge for Admiral Sims, because of the latter's state

ments at a hearing of the senate nav

al committee.

EMPLOYES OFFERED

CHANCE AT SAVING

(By Associated Press)

PARIS. Jan. 31. Creation or a "house of nations" where each coun

try might exhibit specialties, sell surplus products and buy commodities it lacts was under by Ramon Lopez Lonba, Uruguayan consul general at a 'fit meeting at the Georgio geographical society here today. The speaker says by this means exports and imports might be subjected to lower scrutiny at the headquarters of the house, which would be in Paris.

Senor Lonba declared agriculture, ini be exDlained

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A savings dividend and investment plan by which Palladium employes will receive dividends of 50 percent and 75 percent respectively on the amounts

they save, during the next two years

its been announced by the Palladium

Printing company.

The object of the plan Is the same

as that behind similar measures that

have been adopted by industrial es tablishments throughout the country

Facilities and incentives are offered

to encourage saving and investment

n order that financial independence mamore easily be attained. The Palladium plan provides that an employe may deposit through the Palladium each week in any bank,

trust company or building and loan association, in Richmond.. On the ,toU 'amount saved, the first year, the Palladium will declare a dividend of 60

l percent. A dividend of 75 percent will

be declared on the total amount saved the second year. Home Payments Included. Payments being made by any employe on a home are considered the same as savings account deposits, and share in the dividends. Classes for study of the science of safe and profitable Investment will be held regularly, in which the funda

mental principles of investing money

SERVICE MEN NAMED

ON MEMOfuAL BODY BY COMMISSIONERS

A committee of 15 to make investi-

eatlons and recommendations for a

suitable memorial ior wayne county war service men who participated in

the world war, was appointed by the county commissioners Saturday.

The appointment or tne committee is the outcome of a petition for a memorial signed by 168 citizens, which was presented to the commissioners recently. V

Provisions for building or county war memorials was made in an act passed by the 1919 session of the state legislature. The personnel of the committee follows: Paul Comstock, Rudolph G. Leeds, Frank T. Strayer. Jahn Macey, Claude Kitterman, Charles O. Williams, Thollie Druley, William Roller, Robert Graham, Horace Hoover, William Curtis, William A. Lewis, Howard A. Dill, T. F. McCormick and Robert Boren. It is expected that the committee will be called together soon. The $12,000 bond of County Clerk Meredith was approved. A session will be held Monday to appoint a trustee for Boston township to succeed Joel Moore, resigned. The regular monthly claims will also be allowed. GERMANS NAMED TO BE DEMANDED v PARIS, Jan. 31 Included in the list of Germans whose surrender by the Berlin government will be demanded by the allies, the Echo De Paris says, will ho fnmwr . Prnwn Prinon R.lint-

recht of Bavaria, Field ' Marshal Duke r""

Albrech of Wuerttemberg. Field Marshal Von Kluck, Field Marshal Von Buelow, Field Marshal Mackensen, Baron Von Der Lancken. former civil governor of Brussels; Admiral Von Capelle, former minister of marine and Field Marshal Liman Von Sanders, who commanded the Turkish armies during the war.

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Gilchrist Funeral To Be Held Monday Afternoon The funeral of Albert S. Gilchrist, who died of typhoid fever in Fort Worth, Texas, will be held from the home of his mother, Mrs. Cora GilChrist, 102 North Sixteenth street, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The services will be conducted by the Rev. J. S. Hill of Reid Memorial rhurch, and Dr. J. J. Rae of the First Presbyterian church. Friends may call Sunday afternoon . and evening. The Elks will bold a. service Sunday aV t ; W "Dt m. - They- w meet t . the Io4goe-a:?rl5 to proceed to the home. Burial will be In Earlham cemetery.

Walthen, above and William

Knebelkamp.

R. E. Walthen, president, and Wil

iam rviif ueiKarap, general manager of R. E. Walthen and company, Louisville distillers, are out on $2,000 bail awaiting preliminary hearing on charges of trying to defraud the government of taxes on distilled spirits.

OLIVER BEESON, OF MILTON, DIES; WAS PROMINENT FARMER

Oliver H. Beeson, 66 years old, of Milton, prominent landowner and business man of Wayne county, died In St. Petersburg. Fla., early Saturday morning, of hardening of the arteries. Mr. Beeson's health had been failing for some time, and he went to Florida . last fall. His wife and his daughter. Mrs. Charles Knlp of r--n. bridge City were at his bedside. Mrs. James Murphy of Washington tuu-

ship is another daughter. The body will be accompanied from Florida by the surviving relatives, and funeral arrangements will be an

nounced later..

Mr. Beeson's business activities

were many. He was a director of the National bank at Cambridge City, a director and stockholder of Union Drover's stock yards of Columbus, O., and was interested in other stock ventures throughout Indiana and Ohio,

besides being a large landowner. He was president of Ihe Doddridge-Beck Casket Company, of Milton, and had financial Interest in an enterprise in Anderson. Born in Township. Mr. Beeson was born on a farm in Washington township, June 12, 1853. His parents were Benjamin Franklin

and Catherine Beeson, both natives of Wayne county. The younger Beeson's career was begun after he finished two terms at Spiceland .Academy, when he bought 60 acres of land, which added to 80 given him by his father, furnished the nucleus of his present large holdings. Mr. Beeson retired from the farm about 1891, since which time he has lived in Milton. For several years he owned butcher shops In Milton and Cambridge. He was a lifelong Democrat and while not taking an active part in politics, held several local offices.

Works at 70

Samuel Gompert. Samuel Gompers, for 39 years head

of the American Federation of Labor, recently celebrated his 70th birthday

by working. "I don't feel over 40."

he said. "Work is the greatest medi cine I know of."

commerce, industry and finance should

each have a separate building; that every phase of manual and intellectual work would have its place in the activities of the house, and that economy and social questions might also j-ecelve attention. I Commercial Suits May Be Settled by Arbitration (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 31 Arbitration of Icommercial law suits was made possible today by the Chicago Chamber of I Commerce which secured approval by -the court judges of a plan to settle such disputes out of court. An arbitration committee of 13 was appointed. Reasons advanced by the Association of commerce in favor of the plan were that it would be a cheaper and quicker process than court procedure; It would enable experts instead of laymen to pass judgment upon questions

in dispute; it would not result in en

mity between the parties to the suit, and publicity would be -avoided.

It was said the plan would be carried out under a state law on arbitration and awards passed in 1919.

These classes will be held by R. G. Leed3, vice president of the Palladium Printing company. Approved investments will be ot'?red from time to

time in which employes operating un

der the plan may, if they wish, Invest

their money.

The plan is entirely on a voluntary

basis, and is open alike to union and

non-union employes.

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CABINET MAY HtSFUN IIALLIED TERMS ARE PRESSED

( Hy Associated Press) BASLK. Jan. 3t Because of the alleged impossibility of insuring the execution of its orders for the surrender of Germans accused of violation of the laws of war by the allies, the German government will resign if the Entente's powers insist on their delivery according t. the Nachrichten of this city, which says it has received its information from a reliable source.

TWENTY-FIVE HELD AS - SINN FEINERS IN IRELAND (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. .31. Advices from Ireland today show that the constabulary and the military detained 25 men under charges of violating the Defense of the Realm Act in counties Limerick, Clf :e and Tipperary this morning.

7. W. C. A. Organizes Club to Aid Women Relatives

Of Soldiers in France

(By Associated Press) PARIS. Jan. 31. Women relatives of American soldiers who fell in France need not hesitate to come to this country to visit the loved one's

tomb, under plans perfected by the Y. W. C. A., in this city. Ignorance

of the French language and difficul

ties of travel in a foreign land will be made the object of special attention

by the organization, which haa already engaged rooms at the hotel Petrograd

and begun operations under the name

of "The American Women club."

The club will get in touch with soldier's relatives upon their arrival

and provide them with comfortable quarters in the center of Paris, help

them with baggage and passports, arrange visits to the Prefecture of Po

lice and provide means by which they

may exactly locate the gravo they seek. If the visitors intend to go

chopping the club's information bu

reau will direct them to the best as well as the cheaper stores and will recommend American doctors, dentists, French teachers ; and boarding houses. . .

Picked Force Is Sent

To Fight Yaqui Indians (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. A picked force of military police had been sent from Mexico City to Sonora in a campaign against the Yaqui Indians, according to advices received here today. The Yaquis, who went on the war path some months ago after Gen. Elias Calles, formerly governor of Sonora, had announced the failure of his efforts to pacify them and declared the only solution of the problem was the extermination of the tribe, have raided many towns and villages in Sonora, and have terrorized the country generally. The special police will go to Mazatlan and thence to Hermosillo and will be stationed along the Southern Pacific railroad and on the border. Arms and ammunition are said to have been smuggled to the Indians across the border and by gasolene launches in the gulf of California.

ADMIRAL FLETCHER ASKED TO TESTIFY IN SENATE QUEST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 The senate committee investigating naval decorations and Rear Admiral Sims' charges that the navy department failed to co-operate fully with the allies during the war has. asked that Hear-Admiral William B.. Fletcher, who was re Uevedof - command- -of the American naval patrol in French waters in October. 117, be called as a witness. Admiral Fletcher now commands the Hawaiian naval district. It is understood that Admiral Fletcher is eager to appear and has retained Major Henry W. Carpenter, a retired marine corps officer, as his counsel. He was relieved of his command by Admiral Sims after the sinking of the transport Antilles, with a loss of C7 lives.

37 Couples Married in January; 17 Ask Divorce Only 37 marriage licenses were Issued by the county clerk during January. This Is an unusually small number. A total of 17 divorce petitions was filed.

Army Bill "Militarism Run Mad," Says Minority Report ("By Associated Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 31 The army

reorganization bill, with its compulsory training provision, reported by the senate military committee not only will cost the taxpayers more than a billion dollars annually, but will result in "militarism run mad", said a minority report filed in the senate today by Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee. The report, which was concurred in by Senator sSheppard, Democrat. Texas, said the measure would perpetuate the president's war powers and make him virtually a dictator In peace times.

BOLSHEVIKS LOOM AT RUMANIAN BORDER

(By Associated Press) VIENNA, Jan. 31. Dispatches from Bucharest state that the Bolshevikl are waiting on the frontier to offer terms of peace to Roumania. If the terms are refused, the advices say, the Soviet troops will advance.

LONDON. Jan. 31 Officials here are decidedly skeptical as to the report yesterday through Viena that Ukrainian Bolshevists had captured Odessa. An offfficial diplomatic dispatch from Odessa, dated January 29. said it believed the Bolshevik! would b :tnJoajse withift Betor ttrtQ days.

Judnifcomtthe rate of theicadr

vance. -

jvieanwnne uenerai scniiung, in command at Odessa, was anxious to remove from the city some 30,000

civilians, but was unable to get suf

ficient transports. The message left the impression that the general's

plans for the defense of the city, of

which he gave notice some 10 days

ago were not progressing favorably.

1,200 Homeless, Five Dead, in Pittsburgh Shanty Fire 4 (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH. Pa., Jan. 31 Sixty J)unk houses occupied by laborers in the Clairton plant of the Carnegie Steel company at Clairton, near here, were destroyed by fire early today. Five bodies have been taken from the ruins, and search is being made for two men are missing. The dead were foreigners. The loss is estimated at $125,000. The bunk houses, built during the

tion in Germany that the nation is Uvar to care for the Increased work-

Anzeiger Denies Rumor That Germany Would Repudiate (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Wednesday, Jan. 28, (via London, Jan. 31.) Rumors in circula-

Census Finished in Country,

Says Stevens, District Head The census for Wayne county was

practically completed Saturday, ac

cording to J. E. Stevens of Liberty,

superisor of the census in the Sixth

district. Although several of the en

umerators have not sent their portfolios to Stevens, the county is cleaned

up. he said Enumerators were delayed some

what because of the bad condition

of the roads.

15 VENIREMEN ILL; AT NEWBERRY TRIAL

Wilson Tried to Make Commercial Power Out Of U. 5., Says Machi (By. Associated Press) ROME, Jan. 31 Publication of tho activities of the late- Count V. Machi D'Cellere. former Italian ambassador at Washington, has been begun by the Giornale D'ltalia, which in today's issue takes up relations between the late ambassador .and President Wil-

(By Associated Press) GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Jan. 31. In an effort to complete the selection of the jury today for the trial of Senator Truman H. Newberry, and 122 co-defendants charged with violation of fVe election ' laws, federal district court convened half an hour earlier than the usual time this morning. Illness of 15 veniremen, three of them in the tentative panel, served to prolong the process yesterday. Four defendants were also on the sick list. Prevalence of influenza among the prospective, jurymen was termed as

"alarming" by Judge Clarence W. Ses-J

sions, who appointed a physician to look after the health of the venire at, and attorneys expressed concern over a possible mistrial if the epidemic is not checked. The government and defense each had two peremptory challenges when

court convened. The jury was in the hands of the prosecution. .7 Fire Destroys Bakery at Camden; Balldings in Danger EATON. O., Jan. 31. Fire destroyed

a frame building and barn in the rear f

of Lon Overholtz's grocery I I bakery in the central part of Camden, nine miles south of here, Friday afternoon, entailing a loss of upward of $2,000 with, no insurance. The buildings burned were owned by Asbury Decker, of Camden. In one of the burned buildings Ovcrholtz had his bakery equipment and stock. His loss is several hundred dollars. His grocery ,and bakery escaped damage. t Fire Is said to have started in the building containing the bakery plant, but its origin has not been definitely determined. Overholtz's store is flanked on both sides by a row of frame buildings and the fire endangered these, among them the home of Scot E. Fowler, in charge of the tax department of the county auditor's, office.

Explosion of a gasoline tank, from the light of a lantern, and the resulting rife, completely destroyed an implement shed on the farm of Whitney Eikenberry, Wednesday. Eikneborry was filling an automobile tank when fumes become ignited from a lantern. The loss was heavy.

WALSH PUTS TREATY INTO Discussion Peace Argument Hurled Back to Floor of Senate as Bi-Par-J tisan Discussion Breaks Up Hitchcock at Home. COMES OTfEB, 10TII

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. The first " formal step of Democratic leaders to revive senate discussion of the peace treaty was taken today. Senator Walsh, Democrat. Montana, giving notice that on Feb. 10 a motion would be made to the treaty consideration. The announcement, forecast by th collapse yesterday of the bipartisan compromise negotiations, caused hardly a ripple on the surface of senat

procedure. Senator Walsh did not mention th bipartisan deliberations, but merely told the senate that he was giving the formal notice on behalf of the Democratic leader. Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska; who was absent. There was no debate. Nothing further definite is expected to be done, however, until Senator Hitchcock, who left last night, for his home in Omaha, returns to Washington. He expects to be gone a week. No indications were given as to the Republicans future program. It was generally conceded here that Senator Lodge, of Massachussetts, Republican leader, would continue to hold out for acceptance of the reservation regarding article X. which proved to be the insurmountable stumbling block and resulted in dissolution of the conference.

BARTEL AGAIN IS "Y" TRUSTEE HEAD

Adam H. Bartel was re-elected president of the board of trustees of the local Y. M. C. A. for 1920 at the meeting of the board Saturday afternoon. P. W. Smith was named vice president in place of J. A. Carr. while John H. Johnston was re-elected secretary.

Food Question to Come Before House Committee ------- - ffT Associated Press? " WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. The question of supDlving food to the needy countries of Europe was to come up today before the full membership of the house ways and means committee. Republican members of the committee, alread have agreed informally to support legislation authorizing extension of credits for $50,000,000 for food relief in certain European nations.

but announced the selection of countries to be aided, would be made later.

Woolam Field Director Of Forward Movement

Davis Baldwin, Crawford, Speak at Farm Meeting Theodore Davis, president of the county farmers' association. Alpheus

Roy D. Woolam of Spiceland has been appointed national field director of the Forward Movement, it was announced late Saturday afternoon. Mr. Woolam. who at presents holds the pastorate at the Friends church in Spiceland, is a graduate of the McCormick Theological school. He is a brother of Arlhur Woolam, head of the Forward Movement in California and Oregon. ' Mr. Woolam will begin his new duties soon.

son. Count Cellere is quoted as mak- Baldwin, of Webster and Earl Craw-

planning to stop its payments are emphatically denied by the Lokal An-

zeiger today.

iilg forces at the mills, were twostory frame buildings in two streets.

The fire started in an upper room of

ITALIAN ANARCHIST MISSING

ROME, Jan. 31. Enrico Malatest pound loaf.

Bread Prices in Chicago Up One Cent A Pound; No Flour Increase, Report (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 31. Retail bread prices in Chicago will be Increased one cent a pound, effective Monday, anrltnw 1. .1 1 . . r a onnnnnnfd tndflV. The

i.tw price will be 11 and 12 cents for

the anarchist leader, is reported to

have disappeared. Diligent search is being made for him by the police, who hold a warrant for h" arrest on a charge of inciting clai hatred and attempting to overthrow the present regime in Italy. AGREE ON OIL BILL. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. House and , Senate conferees on the oil land leatJng bill, reached a virtual agreement today, breaking a deadlock over house rend senate amendments to the socalled remedial provisions of the oil : section.

Bakers also announced 5 'iat a 'new

bread of 50 percent government floSr and 50 percent white flour would bo placed on sale at the old prices. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 31- u. prices have varied only slightly here during January;-It was learned today. Early in the month flour advanced a quarter to $14.75 a barrel, but Jan. 20 it dropped 50 cents and has remained at $14.25 since, according to quotations at the leading mills here

From competent sources It is learn-!a house near the center of the settle

ed, says the newpaper, that all rumors ; ment, and fanned by a strong wind, of the stoppage of interest payments spread so rapidly that the rows were

on the national loans and war loans, quickly consumed. About 1,200 worker

and on the loans of all the separate imen were rendered homeles by the

states of the nation, are entirely base- tire, It vas stated

less.

May Make Fifth Ave,, A "One Way" Street

Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Generally fair toright and Sunday. Warmer Sunday

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Fifth avenue

a thoroughfare that includes two or and in central and nortn portions tothe world's greatest focal points of toight. travel, may be made a "one way" Today's Temperature. Street in an effort to regulate the tre-'Noon ; 19 mendous flood of vehicular traffic, it! Yesterday. , was learned today. Maximum 42 Police officials and the Fifth Ave- iiinlmum 21 run association have drawn up tenta- For Wayne County by W. E. Moore :- plants calling for the flow of traf- Fair tonight. Sunday probably insouthward in the forenoon and creasing cloudiness. Warmer Sunday, .hward in the afternoon. The General Conditions The center of

ing the following statement: "President Wilson from the beginning of the conflict felt it would give him opportunity to transform the United States from an industrial to a' commercial power and to shape European markets with a view to securing control of them. He thought to attain this conquest by imposing peace on the belligerents, but Germany with her obstinate provocations dragged him- into the war with a hope that she might become arbiter when peace finally came."

Operators to Appoint Men to Study Shortage

ford, spoke at a meeting of Washington township farmers in Milton, Fri

day afternoon. The meeting was the largest and best that has been held by a township organization, it was said. Wayne O. Adams, state officer, who was scheduled to speak, could not come.

Big Socialist Meeting Protests Assembly's Act

(By Associated Press) 'ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. 31. Scores of delegates from the leading cities of the state poured into Albany today for a meeting which will 'be held here this afternoon by members ojt Civic, Social and Labor organizations to pro-

31 ist against suspension of the five

ARGENTINE SENATE SQUABBLES OVER FOOD RELIEF BILL (By Associated Press) BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 31. President Irigoyen's message to congress, asking for an application equivalent to $2,200,000 in gold, for the purpose of affording food relief in Austria, is still lying without action in tho chamber of deputies. The president's request lor the application was made on January 13, but in the chamber a motion to set aside the sum named by the president was laid on the tabic and has not been acted upon since.

CHILEAN CABINET OUT. SANTIAGO, Chili, Jan. 31. The Chilean cabinet has resigned.

scheme probably will be put into effect In two weeks as an experiment.

SWISS ASK LEAGUE TO DEAL WITH NEUTRALITY (By Associated Press) BERNE, Jan. 31. The Swiss government has addressed a note to the league of nations asking that the question of Swiss neutrality be the first dealt with at the meeting of the council of the league in Londan Feb. 22.

the Canadian cold wave which has moved rapidly eastward resulted in a general fall in 'temperature over the central states with strong northeast winds. However a reaction to warmer weather will -take place by Sunday with the advance eastward of low barometric pressure now over the northwest. Warm weather continues over the far west and also generally fair. Unsettled weather is probable

iwithia the next 36 to 48 hours.

(By Associated Press) CHARLESTON. W. Va.. Jan

Coal operators' associations of West ' Socialist assemblymen being tried by Virginia announced today that they j the assembly judiciary committee on

will appoint traffic managers imme-1 cnarges oi aisioyaity. diately to study the car shortage prob-1 With adjournment of the hearings lem which is declared to be serious In yesterday until next Tuesday, today's this state. The managers will en-; meeting arranged by a "committee of. deavor to determine the cause of the seventeen" organized "to protect the shortage and work for remedial action. ; interests of representativ government" The car supply in southern West holds the center of the local stage. It Virginia fields dropped as low as 26 is expected that plans will be disper cent of normal this week, accord- i cussed for raising a defense fund. ing to a statement from the New River operators' association. The sup-! SWISS REGULATE AIR ply has declined from week to week,! NAVIGATION OVER COUNTRY it was said and on ho day this week By Associated Press)

except -Monday was it more than 35 J BERNE, Jan 31. Air navigation

per cent. over Swiss territory wnl be under

strongest regulations, according to the provisions of a decree just issued by the federal council. Swiss companies must obtain permits from the government, before beginning operations.

while foreign concerns making applications will be subjected to Investigation. Transport of money, munitions and explosives over Swiss territory is absolutely . forbidden, while . special permission must be given for the carrying of wireless apparatus. The decree will become effective April 1.

VILLA FACES GOVERNMENT NEAR CHIHUAHUA CAPITAL (By Associated Press) SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 31 Francisco Villa has established headquarters at Satevo, state of Chihuahua, and the Mexican government has ordered a concentration of federal, forces at Chihuahua City in that state according to a dispatch today from Chihuahua. City to a Mexican newspaper here. .";

MATHIAS ERZBERGER BETTER: WOUND IS NOT INFLAMED (By Associated Press) BERLIN. Jan. 31 Mathias Erzberger, minister of finance, who was shot last Monday, received a number of visitors yesterday. He had no fever and his action showed hardly any abnormal symptoms.

Trial of the Libel case Drought oy Herr Erzberger against former Vicechancellor Helfferich, has been adjourned until Tuesday, when further

continuance will be asked. It Is be

lieved Erzberger will be able to attend court by a week from Monday.

2fe,000 LEAVE UNITED STATES FOR CANADA (By Associated Press) OTTAWA, Jan. 31. More than 25,. 000 persons of the farming class migrated to Canada from the United States during 1919. according to government reports made public today. The United States furnished 52.064 persons nearly half of the dominion's total immigration. They brought with them cash and effects valued at $18,419.406. ; - -' MEXICO CITY BANKERS DECIDE ON CLEARING HOUSE (By Associated Press). at MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31. Decision to establish a clearing house In this city on Feb. 15 was reached yesterday following conferences between Mexico City bankers. These conferences, which were, attended by French Canadian.. . German,. .; American and Mexican representatives, revealed confidence in the commercial and Industrial future of the country it Is rejrorted. A ' V

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