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VICTORY IS CELEBRATED BY WOMEN
Suffrage Leaders Meet in Chi
cago Jubilee deceive Keports From States on Amendment. 30 ARE COUNTED OVER
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Women dele' gates representing the members of the National American Woman Suf- . frage Association, which is a branch of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance and of the National Council of Women, an organization that has led the fight for votes for women since the days of Susan B. Anthony, are meeting at the Congress hotel to celebrate the victory of woman suffrage. Among the officers and board members present are: President, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt; first vice-president, Mrs. Stanley McCormlck, Massachusetts; second vice-president. Miss Mary' Garrett Hay, New York: third vice-president, Mrs. Guilford Dudley. Tennessee; fourth vice-president, Mrs. a Raymond Brown, New York; fifth vice-president, Mrs. Helen Gardner, V'v Washington; treasurer, Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers, Connecticut; . correspondlng secretary, Mrs. Frank J Sbuler, New York; recording secretary. Mrs. Halsey Wilson, New York; directors, Mrs. Charles Brooks, Kansas; MrB. J. C. Cantrlll.' Kentucky; Mrs. Richard E. Edwards. Indiana; Mrs. George Gellhorn, Missouri; MrsBen Hooper, Wisconsin; Miss Esther Ogden, New York; Mrs. George Pearsol, Pennsylvania; national press department, Miss Rose Young, chairman, national headquarters. New York; congressional committee, Mrs. Maud Woodpark, chairman, Washington headquarters; National Woman Suffrage Publishing iCompany, Inc., JUIss Esther G. Ogden, president, New York. , . Filled With Optomlsm Full suffrage for women in time to permit them to vote at the 1920 election has not yet been made certain, but the goal is so near that the woman am filled with .ontimism. They
believe that it will not be lone until
the 30 necessary Btates will have
ratified the suffrage ammendment to
the federal constitution, wnen xaano
came in last night the number of states that have ratified the amendment was 30, Just six fewer than are needed, but the women are not taking anything on trust. Hundreds of letters and telegrams ; are going out from this meeting . - ; They are confident that they will auo ceed, and confidence is the conqueror of men. There ' was a time when women suffrage was as chimerical as the black swan of Horace. Each of of the erreat Dolitical parties was in
trenched in prejudice against it. But
the great worm is spinning iorever down the grooves of change.
Women Never Faltered. Realizing that there is a tide in the affairs of men, which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, the women ot America never faltered. No great
deed is ever done by falterers who ask for certainty. At times the night
was dark for them. But there is a day of sunny rest for every dark and troubled night, and the report to the delegates today showed that the following states had granted full suffrage to women: Idaho. Illinois. Wilsoncin. Michijtan.
Kansas, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, Texas, Iowa,
Missouri, Arkansas, Montana, Ne hi-naba. Minnesota. Maine. North Da
kota. South Dakota, Colorado, Rhode
Island, Kentucky, Oregon, Indiana, Wvnmlnc. Nevada and New Jersey.
So thia convention was called to
celebrate a glorious victory. It is beiir.vmi that some time next week the
National American Woman Suffrage
association will pass into history with
its fifty-first convention ana tne League of Women Voters will take its
place.
Was in Society
see
Mrs. Harriet Borton, 67
Dies; Born Near Centerville
Mrs. Harriet A. Borton, 67 years old, died at 3 a. m., Thursday, at hen residence at 100 Ft. Wayne avenue. She was born Feb. 25, 1853, near Cen
terville, Indiana. She lived in Richmond for about 20 years. The First Christian church and the Eden Lodge of the Daughters ot Rebecca numbered her among their members. Survivors include her husband: Jesse D Borton; one son, Frank Morton of Dayton, Ohio, and one brother. Joshua Morgan, of Elwood. Indiana. Funeral services will be held at her home at 10 a. m., Saturday. Burial in cemetery at Webster, Indiana. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening.
"Monda Rose," dressed once more In her working clothes.
"Monda Rose's enjoyment of high society in Chicago was cut rather
snort wnen ponce learnea sne was really a cashier in a leather shop and
arrested her on a charge of embezzle
ment following the discovery of a shortage in the store's funds. But "Monda" says that she hobnobbed
with the "400" long enough for them
to confide In her all the latest gossip and scandal.. She was arrested In Winnipeg. Canada. Her real name is Rose Scbweiburg. She is now being tried on the embezzlement charge animplicates a member of the firm.
WORKS BOARD WILL MAKE DECISION Oil
Jlj It
Final action on the petition of the Wayne Light and Power company for a contract to purchase current ot the municipal light plant to re-sell to rural communities and towns in the northern part of the county ; will be taken by the board of works next Monday. - " Prosecutor Gath Freeman, who Is a stockholder, appeared before the board Thursday morning' in behalf of the petition. Harry Gilbert, president of the board, opposed granting the petition. On a. motion ot John Peltz the board
'decided to take final action next Mon
day. Mr. Gilbert said the Wayne Light
and Power company wanted the con
tract because there was a profit ' for the company In buying the current from, the municipal plant and selling it at a higher rate to consumers outside the city of Richmond. He said if there is to be a profit in the sale of the current, the municipal light plant should receive it and not the company. Citizens Should Benefit.
"It seems to me," he said, "if the
citizens of Richmond paid for the
plant they should be the ones to de
rive the benefit."
Mr. Gilbert said he was not In fa
vor of Installing $175,000 worth ot ma
chinery at present, an action that
would be all the more necessary If the Wayne Light and Power company were granted a contract for the purchase of current.
Every member of the board said
citizens bad come to him with objections to the letting of the contract to the Wayne Light and Power company.
J. B. PAYNE WILL
SHED F. K. LANE
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. John Barton Payne, of Illinois, has been selected by President Wilson to be secretary of the interior to succeed Franklin K. Lane. Mr. Payne is now chairman of the United States Bblpping board. Mr. Payne will take over his new duties March 1, when Mr. Lane retires at his own request, Mr. Payne's successor as chairman of the shipping board has not yet been announced. Before becoming' chairman of the shipping board on August 7, 1919, Mr. Payne was ' general counsel for the railroad t administration, and before that he was general counsel of the Emergency'Fleet corporation. ; He is a native of Virginia and is 65 years old. His home is In Chicago.
Plan Reading Campaign
For Library Association (By Associated Press) -NEW YORK, Feb. - 12 A - program for promoting ' "better citizenship through better reading" by extending the facilities of the 5,000 libraries of the American library , association to 60,000,000 persons in the country who do not use them was discussed today at a conference here of ten regional directors of the association. Among the plans of the organization are the extension of the county library
system so that people in remote dis
tricts will receive books dealing with present day problems and topics, in
stallation of libraries on all ships of
the United States merchant marine, coast guard stations and lighthouses
on the coasts and inland waters and
in hospitals where there were dis charged service men. U.S. Floating Debt to
Be Redeemed Monday
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Announcing that last remaining floating indebtedness of the government would
be redeemed Monday, Secretary Hous
ton said the position of the treasury was "very bright," and that government officials saw nothing in the present financial situation which they would regard as extremely, grave.
Railroad Law To Be On
, Books Before March 1, Leaders Are Confident WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. While some opposition to the railroad bill as finally agreed upon in conference has developed, senate and house leaders
predicted today that the conference report on the measure would be promptly adopted, so that the legislation would be on the statute books before the roads are returned to private control March 1. The final draft of tne conference report is now being made, and It will be presented to the senate Saturday or Monday. The house expects to take the report up Monday or Tuesday at the latest, and leaders said today it would be disposed of in two days. Chairman Esch, of the house Interstate commerce committee, one of the authors of the bill, and other leaders expressed confidence that opposition by house Democrats would not delay passage-of the'deasnrer"1 They 'based their prediction upon the fact that the bill as rewritten in conference is substantially the same as the Each bill recently passed by the house. Senate provisions to which there was objection, . including the antistrike section, creation of a transportation board and compulsory consolidations were stricken out in conference. The essential addition to the house bill was the fixing of a guaranteed return of 5 per cent.
200 Yanks With Wives
. From Europe to Start For United States Soon l (By Associated Press) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS AT COBLENZ. Feb. 12. Two hundred and fifty soldiers of the American forces in Germany who have married European girls have been Instructed to start soon for America with their wives in accordance with a recent order of Major General Henry T. Allen In command. - In connection with this order it was also announced that army authorities would not consent in future to marriages of American - soldiers on duty in the occupied area, officers contending that men without wives in Germany are better soldiers under the present circumstances. About 200 soldiers have married German' girls since the American forces reached the Rhine, the others included in the order having married principally French girls or young women from Belgium or Luxembourg. SOCIALISTS MAKE READY TO TESTIFY (By Associated Press) ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. 12 The assembly Judiciary committee having denied preliminary motion to strike out certain evidence, council for the five suspended socialist assemblymen being tried by the committee on charge of disloyalty, have obtained adjournment until Tuesday and today began gettig their own evidence lined up. It Is expected Morris Hillquit or Seymour Stedman will make a formal opening next week. Council have announced they will call a score of witnesses in addition to the defendants themselves. The defense is preparing to get before the Committee a long exposition of Socialism and to accomplish this end probably will qualify Mr. Hillquit as an expert. Stress will be laid on the claim that- the Socialist party has within the last year rid itself of radical element for whose acts and uterances, the defense asserts it is being blamed. Meanwhile a brief prepared" by the prosecution summoning up evidence it
has introduced, today rolled off the
printing press and preparations were made to mail copies of the defense,
judiciary committee and members of
the assembly.
GETTYSBURG SPEECH IS READ IN SENATE; DAY IS LINCOLN'S
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The original long hand manuscript of Lincoln's Gettysburg address was read in the senate today by Senator Keyes, Republican, New Hampshire. Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah, of the senate printing committee, announced that a photostat of the address would be printed in the congressional record. The senate then adjourned as a further mark of respect. - The American people were advised by Secretary Lansing to find in the life of Abraham Lincoln the inspiration to forget self In devotion to country and to the fundamental national principles of liberty and justice. "The memory of Lincbln" said the secretary , of state, "of his humble origin, of his attainment to the highest position In the gift of his fellow countrymen, of bis unsurpassed service to the republic and of his character as a man and as a public servant, is one of the great spiritual assets of this nation.
Would Go To Mars
Thomas M. Osborne Quits As Naval Prison Head
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Thomas Mott Osborne, commandant of the Portsmouth, N. H., naval prison, has tendered his resignation from the naval reserve force and asked Secretary Daniels to accept it as soon as his successor at Portsmouth can be chosen. Naval officials said Commander Osborne's resignation has no connection with charges of immorality among inmates at the prison, submitted by agents of the department of justice several months ago.
BOLO'S WIFE WINS (By Associated Press) PARIS, Wednesday, Feb. 11. Mrs. Alexander Pratt, who before Dec. 23 last was Madam Bolo Pasha, today won a decision in the higher court hore In a suit against relatives of her former husband who was executed at Vincennes April 17, 1918. These relatives attacked the validity of her marriage to Bolo Pasha but this ceremony' was validated by the court today.
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VIRGINIA BANK CLOSES; LOANS NOT SECURED v (By Associated Press) NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Feb. 12. The Colonial State bank, with deposits of $1.500,O(Ky closed Its doors ' today, and was pl&eed in the hands of ; a receiver. Insufficiently secured
loans was assigned by state banking
officials as the 'cause.
Tho hank is camtalized at 1100.000.
' A. L. Powell is president and Frank
W. Bartlett is cashier.. The directors issued a statement saying the depositors would lose very little if anything.
ALLIES WANT WRONG MAN FOR TORPEDOING, SAY GERMANS (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Feb.' 12. A first lieutenant in command of a German submarine torpedoed the English channel steamer Sussex on March 24, 1916, according to a local newspaper, which comments on the extradition list received from the allies. It is declared this man has since died. Captain Steinbrinck is charged on the extradition list with being responsible for the attack upon the Sussex which caused the death of 50, persons.
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Weather Forecast
For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau. Fair tonight and probably Friday; warmer Friday. Today's Temperature. Noon 33 Yesterday's. Maximum 40 Minimum '. ,- 22 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; rising temperature Friday. General Condition. Barometric pressure continues below normal east of the Rocky Mountains, there being four storm centers; one over the far northwest; second, , over far southwest; third, northern New England states, and fourth along the Atlantic coast. As the result, light snow fall and rain have occurred over many states. - Generally fair 'weather over the plain states. - The eastward movement of low barometric pressure -over the northwest will cause a shift in the wind, probably going to the south by Friday, with rising temperature. (Wld weather will spread over the northwestern states tonight and Friday, and will reach here Saturday or Sunday. .
Red Arks" Should Leave, Flags Flying Berkshire
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Ships
sailing from American ports with dangerous anarchists and aliens, like those deported on the transport Buford should go out in broad daylight, with flags flying, F. W. Berkshire, immigration inspector at El Paso, Texas, told the house immigration committee today, in relating the story of the voyage of the Soviet ark. "There was no doubt as to the advisability of deporting the 249 aliens headed by Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman," said Berkshire, who was in charge of the party on the way from New York to Hango, Finland. "Every one of them ought to have been deported, but the Buford ought to have gone out in the daytime with her flag flying high. I do not believe the secrecy surrounding the ship's departure was necessary. It is more apt to make anarchists deported and those etlll at large, believe we are afraid of them."
STATE LABOR WILL ORGANIZE PARTY
(By Associated Press) -INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 12 Delegates from labor unions from all parts of Indiana . will meet In Indianapolis to
morrow, to organize a ' state labor
party; rrri----- 1 : rThe meeting was called by the In
diana State Federation of Labor as a result of a referendum vote taken last August at the state convention of
that organization. Indications are
that 300 delegates will attend the ses
sion.
John Fogg, Terre Haute, chairman of the Vigo county labor party, and Francis J. Dillon, of Indianapolis, are candidates for the state chairmanship of the body. Charles Fox, Terre
Haute, president of the state federa tlon. will conduct the meeting.
No fixed program has been made,'
the first business being to effect a
nermanent organization, draw up by
laws and form a state platform. An
executive committee was in meeting
today.
CAN'T BE AMERICAN; HAS JOINED I. W. W. (By Associated Press) PRESCOTT, Ariz., Feb. 12. James Patrick O'Maley lost his chance to become a citizen of the United States today, because of I. W. W. affiliations. "The I. W. W. respect neither right nor wrong, nor flag, nor country," said Examiner A. E. Eldridge in refusing O'Malley'a application. .
CHICAGO EMPLOYES
GET WAGE INCREASES
CHICAGO, Feb.- 12. Wage increases for city employes, aggregating $1,
600,00, were announced today by the
city council. Firemen, policemen, clerks, laborers and more than 100 other classes of city employes will
benefit by the raises.
The number of city employes, the
council announced will be re-luced.
British Government Asks
Cold to Pay America
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 12. The question was raised in the house of commons
tflday where the government had un
der consideration the suggestion of
Carter Glass, recently retired secre
tary ot the treasury, that the United
States be paid her international
debts in gold.
It was asked also whether in order to help meet this request, the British owners of ornamental gold, such as trinkets and plate, be invited to hand them to the treasury in return for interest bearing bonds, and thereby as
sist the position of exchange between England and America.
. CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 12 Closer co-operation between employer and
employes and elimination of their misunderstandings is the aim of the reconstruction conference of the Lincoln American alliance here today.
About 300 business, labor, political and
university leaders of the country are
attending.
INFLATION MAY BE
ABNORMAL, WARNING fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Warning
that the prosperity and activity indi
cated by banking figures may become artificial and deceptive, was given to
day by John Skelton Williams in hs annual report, as comptroller of the currency.
Remarking that In 1919 there was
not a national bank failure Involving
loss to depositors and that the banking power of the country has increas
ed 900 percent in the last 30 years, Mr. Williams added:
"A large volume of money cannot
mean increase of real wealth while there is decrease of production, and the accumulation and movement of securities and currency represent abnormally inflated values put on di
minished supplies of essentials. "It is clear that no country can be
enriched by merely increasing prices of products produced, and consumed
by Its owe people. We might prosper for the moment if we could sell our products . abroad at the higher prices
and tako payment in gold or In goods at normal -prices but we gain nothing
hen we sell and buy at corresponding abnormal prices.", All the gold in the world, aside from $3,135,000,000 held by this country, was estimated by the comptroller at
$6,000,000,000 or only about 40 percent
of the credit balance, of this country in the last six years. For that reason, he urged that this country should
adopt a policy of reasonable help and encouragement toward debtor coun
tries.
U. S. PRODUCED 366,255,611
BARRELS OF OIL IN 1919 (By Associated Press) OIL CITY. Pa., Feb. 120il production in the nUited States during 1919 tion in the United States during 1919
more than 24,000,000 barrels over the previous year, according to the annual
review of the Oil City derrick made
public today. The figures are based
on pipe line receipts reported monthly, estimate? of pipe lines not reported, and setimates of tank car shipments
from fields where no regular pipe line
service existed.
NEW YORK SNOW IS GREATEST FIRE MENACE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Great piles of snow and ice remaining in the stieets from last week's storms and the resulting blockades of stalled traffic constitute "the greatest fire menace in the history of New York," according to Fire Chief Kenlon, who- today appealed to business men to reduce, the amount of traffic on snow i. logged streets where vehicles are likely to be stranded.
NEWSPAPERS USED INSTEAD OF SWADDLING CLOTHES (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Babies brought Into the world in famine stricken Vienna are being wrapped in newspapers instead of 'twaddling clothes," according to a cablegram received hereat the headquarters of the American relief committee for sufferers in Austria from Presidnet Seitz of the Austrian republic. The message was in reply to a cablegram from the committee promising' relief for the starving children of Vienna., .
Supreme Allied Council Holds Meeting in London (By Associated Press) ' , LONDON, Feb. 12 Members of the supreme allied council met In Down
ing street today. Premiers Llyod
George. Millerand and Nittl. Marshal
Foch, General Weygand, Paul Cambon, French ambassador to G?eat Britain, and Philip J. L. Berthelot, political director of the French foreign offifce,
were present.
PARIS, Feb. 12 Havas Questions
of extreme difficulty must be settled
at the coming conference of the al
lied premiers in London according to
Faris newspapers, which, however, ex
press conviction the negotiations will
result in a close agreement on all
questions. Several lay special emphasis upon the speech by Earl Curzon, of Kedleston, British secretary
of state for foreign affairs, before yes
terday's meeting of the council of the league of nations and say his appeal for co-operation between the allies has
a particular application to France. Haberkern Mentioned as Allen's Successor: Wayne
Democratic Leaders to Meet
Members of the Wayne county Dem
ocratic central committee will meet
next Saturday to elect a chairman to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Joshua Allen, Joseph Walterman, treasurer, said Thursday. The time and place of the meeting has not been
determined.
Although several men have been
mentioned as possible candidates for
the chairmanship, William Haberkern
is said to be one of the most logical.
During Chairman Allen's term, Haber
kern acted as assistant to the county chairman, and there is a possibility
that he will be chosen.
The chairmanship will be held only
until after the primary next May. A
general meeting of the committee will
be held on the Saturday following the primaries, and new officers will be elected at that time.
Capt. Claude R. Collins.
The' dapper young chap above, Capt. Claude R.- Collins, president of the
aviators' club of Pennsylvania and In
ternational licensed pilot, has volunteered to attempt the trip to Mars In
a rocket. Prof. Robert H. Goodard ot
Clark college is said to have perfect
ed a multiple-charged, high-efficiency
socket, which, he believes can be shot
into the unknown reasons and possi
bly to other planets. Collins would
make the trip in the rocket in the
hope of obtaining valuable scientific
data.
LINCOLN HONORED
IN MANY PLACES
No services commemorating the
life of Lincoln were held by the Harry
Ray Post of the American Legion
Thursday, but will be held over until
Feb. 22, when Lincoln and Washing
ton will both be honored. This decis
ion was reached at a meeting Wednes
day night. ; " - ;
Each assembly room at Garfield school . observed the,, anniversary by short programs (' preceding the first pfcrtod, Thursday morning. These-Included talks on Lincoln and about Lincoln, and reading Lincoln speeches. Patriotic songs featured. Programs arranged by teachers and carried out by the pupils, were held in all the grade schools. Contests were held In several rooms for the best original essay about Lincoln and the winner read his essay Thursday. Special programs were also held in the parochial schools.
Germans Still Waiting French Note on Extradition (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Wednesday, Feb. 11. German foreign office authorities have not yet received the note which is reported to have been forwarded by Premier Millerand threatening Germany with an indefinite occupation of the Rhineland province, because of the nonfulfillment of treaty obligations. On the contrary, it is stated, German negotiations with France concerning difficulties encountered in making coal deliveries, have not been concluded. Government officials allege French radio messages have been sent to the far east and other points disseminating reports with a view to creating sentiment in favor of extradition of
-Germans accused of war crimes, and
saying Germany is divided on the extradition Issue.
Miss O'Connor Given $10,000, Against Gray
PRESIDENT TO CONFER WITH R. R. LEADERS
Representatives of Railroad Brotherhood Will . Talk With Executive Tomorrow Both Views Presented. OPEN SMEjUARfERS . (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb., 12. President Wilson will have a personal conference tomorrow with three representatives of the railroad brotherhoods to discuss the wage demands of the 2,000,000 railroad employes which are to be referred to him today by Director-General Hlnes. Selection of their
left by the president to th TTninn
representatives, who chose B. W.
Jewell, acting president of the rail
way-employes . department of the American Federation of Labor;. W. J.
manion, president of. the order of Railway Telegraphers, and Timothy Shea, acting president of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers. It was said at the white house' that the president had been giving the railroad situation serious thought for several days and that it was his own suggestion that he Bee the union men. He was understood to have felt that he could handle the situation better if he saw the representatives personally. Director-General Hines was In conference with Secretary Tumulty this morning, and then returned to his office to complete his memorandum for the president, who will be asked to make the final decision on the demands presented by the railroad workers nearly a yearago. Both Sides Prepare Statements. Statements setting for the views of both sides in the controversy one giving the reasons why the unions demand an immediate increase In wages and the other explaining why DirectorGeneral Hines could not agree to such Increase on the eve of the turning back of the railroads to private ownershipwere in course of preparation this morning and will be presented to Mr. Wilson. will require in considering the statewll require in considering the statements is problematical, but It wa believed it would be short. Whether he upholds the views of Tkirotrki flan.
era! Hlnes, or decides that the demands of the employes are Just and should be granted, the opinion was expressed that a settlement finally will be made through the machinery to be set up by legislation now pending. sP As prepared for presentation to the j White House, the statements did not -Include the separate grievances of the ' Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen, and Mr. Hines arranged to confer further today with W. G. Lee. president of that organization. Likewise. Mr. Hines will confer with a committee representing the maintenance of way employes, whose officers have called a strike to become effective Feb. 17. . Injunction Suggested. The action of the maintenance of way men in calling a strike ha not . been understood by railroad administration officials, and the conference today was expected to clear up the confusion. Just what bearing on this phase of the wage controversy. If any the meeting yesterday between Mr. Hines and Attorney-General Palmer had had not been disclosed today Neither Director Hines nor the Attorney General would discuss the possibility of meeting the proposed strike through Injunction . proceedings similar to those employed in the recent coal miners' strike. The break in the wage negotiations, which began here Feb. 3, came yesterday after Director-General Hines had reiterated his views that no wage Increase should be made by the government now just as its control of the roads Is about to end. The employes' representatives took the position that the wage demands had been held in abeyance since July because of the promise of the government that a reduction in the cost of living would be effected and that as living costs had mounted instead of decreasing they now were Justifled In pressing their demands.
(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 12. Miss Amy O'Connor, of London, England, was awarded $10,000 in her suit against Allen Gray, Evansville mil
lionaire, by a jury in the U. S. dis-1
11 IV I LUU1 L ucic. luuaj. i'ura vs wuuui sued Gray, who is 65 years old, for alleged breach of promise, and asked for $500,000. The case went to the jury late yesterday afternoon and was reported at the opening of court this morning.
City and County Firms Cited: Took Men Back ..Five local business and industrial establishments . in Richmand have been awarded citations by the war. department for having,reemployed all their men who entered the service during the war, according to a report just received by the state historical commission. Cambridge . City and Hagerstown are the only two other county towns which received recognition. . the former getting four citations and the latter one. A total of 1,526 were awarded throughout the state. Indianapolis receiving 849.
DANES WIN OVERWHELMING .VICTORY IN PLEBISCITE (By Associated Press t COPENHAGEN. Feb. 12. Denmark won an overwhelming victory in the plebiscite held in the province of Schleswig by which the future status of that district was determined, according to official figures issued here this, morning These figures show that Danish adherents cast 75,024 votes, while the Germans poled but 25.087.
EL PASO MEXICAN ' HEARINGS WILL END ' fBy Associated Press) EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 12. The senale foreign relations sub-committee, investigating the Mexican situation expected to conclude its hearings in El
Paso today, with the examination ot
a number of Mexican and American Witnesses, Senators A. B. Fall, of
New Mexico, and M. A.-. Smith, of
Arizona, ot the committee announced
they intended to leave late today for Douglas, Ariz., where the investigation will ' be resumed. Later it-is
planned to hold sessions at Nogales, and possibly Tucson, Ariz.
DETROIT, Feb. 12 Strike head- -quarters were to be opened in fifteen cities today by divisional officera of the brotherhood of maintenance of way employes and railwav hnn t.
borers, from which the nation wide strike called for Feb. 17, will be directed.
Final nlans for the strike tmvo n
made, union officials here declared, and only on agreement between representatives of the men in Washing
ton and President Wilson, they said.
win avert the walkout.
If such an agreement in rearhif it
is said it must come before Satnrdav
night or the strike order cannot be
rescinded before it becomes effective.
Allen E. Barker. international
president, expressed hope this morning that today's conferences at Washington, in which J. B. Malloy, vicepresident of the Union was to participate, might bring an agreement in
tne wage controversy. BILL PROPOSED TO FORCE ' RETURN OF ART OBJECTS (By Associated Press) -, VIENNA, Feb. 12. A bill putting Into execution clauses of the St Germain treaty Imposing upon ' Austria the obligation to return documents, securitier and objects - of art taken from occupied territories during the war has been adopted by the national assembly. ' ; : --
PASSENGER8 SAVED, REPORT' CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 12.' A telegram received from Varna today says that the Russian liner Emperor Peter the Great, which struck a mine and was lost recently, had 700 Russian refugees on board from Odessa and SebastopoL but that It Is believed most of them were, saved.