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BE FACTOR IN FRAUD TRIAL State Will Try to Prove Newberry Commanded Expense Incurred in Campaign. EX.GOV. OSBORN ON STAND Asst. Atty. Gen. Eichorn Introduces Several Messages From Senator's Aids. P.y Fnitrd Vrrti: niiAND RAPIDS, Mrh.. Tb. 10. The stcry of the Newberry-Ford f". trht for tho Junor senatorial toga in 1918 was today related to tho j'iry hearing; the Newberry caso in telegraphic form. Jude W. Eichorn, rpecio.1 assistant attorney g neral read dozens of messages from Tt troit lieutenants of Newberry to their principal telling him of tho progress of the campaign. Some of Newberry's rerllea vrrro also produced. Message to Roosevelt. Ono of tho messages was address ed to "Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay," from tho "Newberry Volunteer committee. Charles A. Floyd, secretary." It related how "$176,000 has been raised to put a man in tho senatn who has lived up to the doctrine you have preached and we oppose Mr. Ford for tho reasons you set forth." Lloyd C. McComb, Detroit, a Western Union oflleial in 1 0 1 S, testified that ho had produced 1,000 messages to and from tho Newberry senatorial committeo for tho grand .Jury under-which Sen. Newberry and IT, 4 others are standing trial. Messenger Boy Testifiers. Walter Oerhkowitz, New York city, a messenger boy, identified one message as having been delivered him to Newberry at 2 SO Broadway, when tho senator was a lieutenant commander In the; navy. Tbe telegram identified and marked as a government exhibit, follows: "Misinformed you as to date pri mary expense will cloe. Should have been Auc 21. Expenses for headquarters, postage, parcels post, clerical help, and general overhead will naturally continue until the primaries?." Tho mrsM'ipc was signed by Frederirk Smith, manager of the Newberry estate, Ietrolt. Pins 1'altli on Telegrams. It is on this message that the government is pinning much filth in its 'Torts to prove t h t Sen. Newberry knew all about tins expenditures incurred in his campaign and was in personal command of tho disbursement of funds. The defense) l.-j bitterly opposing this effort, Claimini? that all expenditures wero made by Newberry campaign leaders from funds fur- ( CONTI NU KI ON PAGF. NIND.) RECALL YANKS FROM LEXINGTON WifT Reduce Number of Soldiers Now Stationed at . Scene of Recent Riots. Fir . s-w l.tt 'd Prc : LEXINGTON'. Ky., Feb. 10 No lessening of military precautions to prevent a recurrence i.f mob vio lence In Ixir.gt on was apparent to surround th Fayette court houe. where William I -kt-tt. r.ccro slaytT ( f 10 year old G-r.eva I lard -man aril center of the disturbance Monday in which five person:-; lost their lives, was confined under heavy guard. Patrols guard, d every avenun to tho city and detachments .still were stationed in tho warehouse district. . .May Withdraw Troops. Brig. On. F. C. Marshall char-.-rtt ri?cd these measures m rely as precautionary. So s atb:b .'. was lie w;th th situation that after a ronf. rrnc with MaJ. Gen. Charles l Simerall, commander of th- first d.viIon. whet arriwl during the day. 1." announced that number of iatro! gradually would be witb.ili-awn ard that one brU'ad" r appr.ixituatflv one-b.a'f of the troops liere. "ubd -ntrain for I.oui jrob;:bly Tuesday nicht IOck'tt, h a iiy t:u..rded. remained in his c '.I in the rncrl h-U-e. Cm. Ma-shall ann--:r.o. d that the federal pr.-v rnru nt had r o auth ority to t.ik'- him out of Fayette r-ur.ty now i:n l- r mart i". 'aw, unIt&s Gov borrow rviUcjtLii iL

Judas Iscariot Jr. Gets Away Big in Detroit

r.y FnitP'I Prs- ; rirrr:oiT, Mir.i., Fei,, jn. lico lure Tuesday search' d for a modern Judas Is-arIoi. "Without ' av. akenlntr two rhiblr.; sleeping in an adjoining bedroom ff his apartment above his pharmacy, three men held up Elmer II. Chilton, drug1 store proprietor, his wife and 14 fruests. who were playing cards at -:"5 a. m. Tuesday ni'ht, and escaped with 11,12 4 and a J 500 diamond ring. A newcomer introduced at a game several days ago, casually opened tho apartment door. Tho three bandits quietly tiled in as the newcomer slipped out and disappeared. HOLDUP HEN GET S TO 14 YEARS Judge Montgomery Imposes Sentence Monday After noon In Superior Court. From live to 14 years in the state reformatory. Such was the sentence imposed by Judge Montgomery' Tuesday afternoon on Clylo Yant and James MacDonald, aged IS and 20, who were arrested Monday on a charge of being implicated in the recent holdups which have been terrorizing citizens of South Hend and Mishawaka. A fine of $100 was added to MacDonald's sentence. So ends the series of amateur holdups which have puzzled the police for the past six weeks. Edward Zimmerman of River Park identified the two street car men as the ones who held him up Jan. 112 during which he was shot. They denied this shooting, but confessed to many others, which was taken as evidence enough to sentence them. Plead (Jullty. Itoth boys ntered a plea of guilty when arraigned in superior court and when asked by the Judge if they had anything to say, maintained a discreet silence. They had been employed on practically all lines of the street car company prior to their arrest and were known by many passengers as "hard birds'." Arrest MaoDoiuiM. The boys had been under secret survellance for some time, but the police were unable to secure enough tangible evidence upon which to base an arrest. They were known to he pals. Monday Patrolman Detzler arrested MacDonald on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, taking him off the ear he was running and escorting him to the police station. Asst. Chief Cassidy and Detectives Delinskl and Hamilton at once recognized him, and started out for his pal. Yant's :rrcst soon followed, .and he confessed to numerous robbt Ties. Then MacDunuM came throuch with his confession. Twenty hours after their arrest, they were sentenced. ARREST PAIR CHARGED WITH KEEPING BOOZE Alex ('alio, need 4-, Hungarian merchant of S49 S Chapin st., and his son, Joseph Gallo, aged 16. were arrested in a raid by the police at the Gallo residence at a late hour Tues('ay nicht. A charge of unlawful possession of liquor was booked against the pair at police headquarters. A tive-callon jug partially t'dbd with rum and a quantity of bitters was found in a search of the house. The arrests were mnde by Sergt. lYter Itudynski and I tectives Delinskl and Hamilton. X ( T I F 1 1. S C. FUMAX Y. P.y A .-' !.it.-l I'r-: PARIS. Feb. 10. Premier Millerand vest rday sent notice to Germany that the date from which the Rhineland occupation period is to be counted has been deferred. This action, was taken, the premirr said, because of Germany's failure to execute certain clauses of the peace treat v. CKIIATi: "NO MAN'S LAND.' By As. Lite,' Pr-H: H;ibINi;i:OKS, Finland. Monday. Feb. y. The. Finnish state council today decided to create a .'.(a1 niftre "no man's land" between R;.s-i l ard Finland in order to suppress snu:-c'.:nir ami minimize the risk cf i cstilertial contagion. TXKF.S SlAT. LONDON F. b. 1 Vf.-,-..rt .s- ' r t" lay toul. his siai. in tfie house tf iuluS.

CONGRESSMEN ON STAND AT NAVAL PROBE HEARINGS

Sen. Glass and Rep. Byrnes Reiterate Statements Sims Made In Paris. ADMIRAL DEMES CHARGES By AsM-!atd I'res: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The controversy over naval war decorations took a new turn Tuesday before the senate investigating committee, the question of just what was said in conversations between Rear Admiral William S. Sims and a trio of members of congress in Paris during, the war, displacing to some extent inquiry into changes made by iec'y Daniels in decorations recommended by Admiral Sims. The ollicer was recalled to supplement his previous testimony. Chairman Hale of the committee pointing out to him that the secretary had appeared since the admiral's tirst hearing. It was in answering some of the statements made by Mr. Daniels that Admiral Sims touched upon the question of conversations he had with Heps. Ilyrnes and Whitley of South Carolina, and Sen. Glass, then representative from Virginia. Sims Denies Statements. Sec'y Daniels, before the committee had referred to a speech in the house by Kep. Byrnes in which the South Carolina representative asserted that Admiral Sims had told him tho armistice was forced on tho allies by failure of the American army to break through the German lines, the failure being due to a collapse of the American service of supply. Admiral Sims Tuesday denied that he had made such assertions, except as to repeating rumors then current in France and which he said, he warned his visitors not to believe. He denied flatly other statements attributed to him by Itep. Byrnes, said to belittle the part of the American navy in the war, and asserted he had not told Byrnes and his associates that tho American merchant marine should net be developed and the seas be left to Great Britain. Congressmen Take Stand. At tho request of Sen. Pittman of Nevada, democratic member of the investigating committee. Chairman Hale asked Reps. Byrnes and Whitley and Sen. Glass to come before the committee. Rep. Byrnes, tho first of the three to bo heard, not only reiterated all he had previously said, but added that he had personally reported his conversation with Admiral Sims to Pres't Wilson before Mr. Wilson made his first trip to Paris Ilyrnes added that he had not reported also to Sec'y Daniels because, since the war was over, he did not wish "to stir anything up." Sen. (ilass, who was a member of the lower house at the time, while recalling the conversation with Admiral Sims, much as IJyrnes' reported it, put a somewhat different interpretation on what tho ollicer had said. He did not understand Admiral Sims to "wish to discredit the army." he said, adding: "I rather believed that he was simply telling us what he had heard anil thought to ln true." Rep. Whaley did not appear Tuesday because of Illness. He asked to be allowed to testify Monday but Chairman Hale fixed no date fur resumption of the hearing. Reaffirms Po.sltlon. Admiral Sims' reference to the Paris conversations which prompted the calling of Reps. Byrnes and Whaley and Sen. Glass was made after he read a prepared statement, reatiirming his position as to naval awards and asserting that Mr. Daniels' method of dealing with them had injected a "defeatist policy" Into tho navy department more dangerous than bolshevism to organized government. He also characterized (CONTINUED ON PACK NINE.) Ship Mutineers Guarded Closely Ty A stl itfvl rresH : HAMILTON, Bermuda. Feb. 10.--Twenty licked men from the American destroyers Maddox, Thornton and Kootc. und- r command of Lieut. Hanson, t. S. N.. were put aboard tho American shipping board steamer Pouchkeepsie today to guard 4' mutineers on the voyage to Hampton Roads. The er w cf the Pou Thkeopsie m".tln rd Feb. 5, when their arti-rb-s rM:rd. Consul Ger.. Swalm upheld thf contention of Capt. De- ::.!. ; that the crew must work the -a:p b.o k to the fir.: ', port cf c;.--the Fr itd St.it.w. The pougV.ke I'. -.di'.i!! v-.tled r.'M. Fay..l Fee. ws to'.cd lure r. aiN'rt-ss Jan. 22.

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REVIVE DEBATE ON PACT ISSUE G. 0. P. Senators Denounce: Economic Clause Effect On Conquered Peoples. By Associated Press: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Debate on the peace treat. was revived Tuesday in the senate although Kail-! ers technically had laid the pact aside for another week. Irreconcilable opponents of ratir.cation who, Monday, voted against resuming consideration of the trcatv, j Tuesday, brought. the subject to the I senate Iloor. Sens. Borah of Idaho. and Knox of Pennsylvania, both republicans, denounced the- treaty's ; economic clauses as "cruel" and ! "murderous" in its effect on the conquered peoples and in tne less direct consequences on the rest of the world. Borah Assails Hoover. .Sen. Borah also assailed Herbert Hoover's stand on the treaty and called on him to reply to the list of questions which have been put by the Idaho senator ,to several republican .aid democratic candidates for the presidency. The debate was pieceded by completion of the parliamentary steps necessary to restore the treaty to a statue making formal consideration possible, the foreign relations' committee reporting the pact ba.k to the senate with the republican resolutions framed at the last session of congress The committee's action, taken under instructions voted by the senate, .Monday, was entirely perfunctory and without decision or a lecord vote Notice that forma! consideration of the senate would be requested .Monday was served by Sen. Lodge o Massachusetts, the republican leader, who said the delay had been agreed on because of the absence of many senators on both sides of the chamber. Sen. Hitchcock Replies. The announcement of the republican leader developed no disvussion and it was in the mmst or legislative business that treaty later was brought to the fore ly Sen. Borah. Loth he and Sen. Kn.-x neciar?d it would 'impoverish Germany Austria and Hungary and that the result would be to destroy commercial cornerstones on which rested the tianancial ttabtlity of Furope. Sens. Hitchcock of Nebraska, the democratic leader and Sterling, republican, of South Dakota, replied briefly, declaring the only way the Fnbed States now could throw its influence for stability was by becoming a party to the treaty. SENDS OFFICER BOMB AND GETS FIVE YEARS r.r .Usc lnted Prrvs: ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 10. Paul B. Carter was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment in the federal court hf re today on charges, of having sent an infernal machine through the mails to Capt. John Knoubel of Benezer. N. Y. Jealousy of his former wife, employed as a clerk at Camp Gordon where Capt. Knoubel was stationed, prompted his act. Carter said. Charges against Carter of having sent poisoned ro-edbs to his former wife and her father in lODi were dropped. ADMIRAL WILSON HITTTONS. I'y Associated Pr.-: BRIDGETOWN. Barbados. Menday. Feb. 9. Admiral H. B. WilMm. c ommander-iti-ohief of the Atlantic tleet. arrived here today with tti b.itt!ch:pS Penr.svlvnnia, Ari.or.:. Oklahon iil'erry wa.ar 1 me:"! a ard .-.fed a vriv N v.-ula. Shore tf'.c. rs warto ilv o of the shir-. l:e ir Admir ' F1 w.i W Fberbh.' Fb-.-i-'a. witb the h..t: v.-h:p- Ft Io' ;;i ,i re. du tj ,:rrive at Port-of-tpa:n. Trinidad, today.

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7 n . m rr rrm' Vi ; tcrurban Day To morrow Tomorrow is Interurhan day in South Bend. This is the day when South Hrnd merchants öfter special bargains in their stores to encourage tho out-of-town customer. For more than a year now, Thursday each week has been an important trading day In South Bend next to Saturday in importance. Retail merchants are planning big things for Interurbin days this year. Their special offerings will do much to reduce the cost of living to people of this section. The people of northern Indiana and southern Michigan should make it a regular habit to read The News-Times regularly on Wednesday for theso special Interurhan day bargains. This issue of The News-Times contains tho advertisements of a grc-u many South Bend merchants, who offer many bargains in their stores tomorrow. Read the advertisements and then come to South Bend to Take advantage of these low prices. GOMPERS OPENS LABORCAMPAIGN Addresses Shipbuilders in Big Drive to Elect Friendly Congress. Iiy Associated Press: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Organized labor's campaign to elect a congress friendly to it was open d formally today by Samuel Gompcrs, president, and J. A. O'Connell, vice president of the American Federation of Iabor, in addresses before the shipbuilders trades convention here. Roth speakers vigorously assailed the present congress as "the most reactionary in the history of the country" and declared that from it labor need expect not tb.r- slightest assistance in the shape of "remedial legislation." ' Inviting the representatives of 500,000 ship yard workers present to join the federation in its hsht to "reward our friends and defeat our enemies." Mr. Gompers promised them every assistance of his organization in forcing the government to continue the war-time ship construction program to its logical conclusion, giving the United States the greatest merchant marine in the world. "We propose to move ahead no matter what obslacl s is placed in our way," saH Mr. Gompers. refer ring to the campaign. The labor movement cannot stand must, of necessity, prugrc: still; it EARTHQUAKE RECORDED 1,600 MILES DISTANT I'.y Assotlnted Pri.: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. -An earthquake of considerable intensity, having its center approximately l.GOO miks from Washington, was recorded tonight at the Georgetown umvtrsity sejsmographieal observatory. The disturbance was lirst .recorded at 3:16 (clock and continued until 6:40 o'clock, reaching itsheight at 5:23 o'clock. Indications were that the quak" occurred in, Mexico or Central America. TWO AVIATORS KII.LKD. Py A -so- lat-d Pre: ' SAN ANTONIO, Texns, Feb 10. Bieuls. Harry B. Smith and Harry Brök aw. both of the i'4th aero squadron, were instanCy killed today wht n their machines collided i:: feet in the air and M! at Kelly -l i. The aviators were in a praceo b b;t in low h.in-rir;" clouds ' wlun the collision occurred.

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- . - . - " -www.vo. vv .-; . crew are in peril of their lives NEW SESSION OF COMMONS OPENS Lloyd George Explains England's Russian Policy No Irish Voice Heard. l'y AssocIjkp 1 Press. : DONDON, Feb. 10. Tne speeches with wlikh the new session of the house of commons was launched today do not make much history. Premier Lloyd-George, William Adamson and Sir Donald MacBean spoke for the government, laboritos ami liberals respectively. No notable Irish voice was heard, aitnough Ireland was the schedule of part of all the speeches. The premier gave a long explanation of the government's Russian policy, but refused to be drawn by the other speakers on the topic of revising certain "unworkable" features of the peace treaty. No Information on Ireland. Dealing with the burning question of economy, the premier recommended the familiar specific of increased production. His remarks on Ireland gae no new information regarding the measure which Is soon to be introduced. Col. Sidney Peel, unionist, who made the reply to the address from the throne, said: "It will be a grievous disappointment to us if the United States linds itself unable to take part of the work of reconstruction. But she must be mater in her own house, as we are in ours." Sir Donald MacBcan. urging revision of the. peace treaty said: "One of the essentials of the guarantee was the fact, when the opposition a.ureed to it, that the signature of the Fnited States was appended. It does not now look as though this is going to be honored." "I only hope I am wrong," he added, as Mr. Lloyd-George indicattd his dissent. V. S. Ambassador Present. The American ambassador, John W. Davis ami the Canadian premier, Sir Robert L. Borden were among those in the galleries. Faron Charnwood. seconding thaddress of thanks in the house of lords for the kind's speech, expressed approval of the recent letter of Viscount Grey, British ambassador at Washington, with regard to the American position on the jtace treaty. He said: "We must allow the American people to -.l oose their own path. I am convinced, despite misleading appearances, th.it we may confidently anticipate increasing participation by the Fnited States in the world's affairs." PASS IHPI)M TIC HILL. Py Associated I'res: WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Carrying approximately -.G 41,307. the diplomatic nd consular appropriation bill ws passed by the senate today and si nt to conference. Name Slayer of "Moss" Enright P.y A"vl;itM Press : CHICAGO, Feb.' 10. Vinconzo Cosmano, alias Jim Luscui, a ttreet HWvjepcr foreman, was named tonight bvState's Atfy Iloyr.e as the man who actually tired the shot that killed Maurice "Moss" Kr.right. labor leader and gunman, a week ago. Cosmano is under arrest and will be formally charged with murder, it was announc d. "Big Tim" Murphy, formerly a member of state legislature and bus:r.e.-s agent of the street sweepers' union, was booked tonight on a charge of murder. Far'ier a similar charge had be n made aqainsi Mbhael Carrozzo. President of thanion. Roth also were chargtd with conspiracy to murder.

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ON DEVE OF Pho ii e Marriage Valid, Detroit Man is Bigamist Ity T'r.fPM I'rr s : DKTROIT. Feb. F Mrs. Mahd Clarke Ackerman of Syracuse, N. Y., arrived in Detroit Tuesday pear against her husband. to ap-i Willis i Carl Ackerman, soda clerk. on charge of bigamy hero Wednesday, i Ackerman was wedded v tho , telephone route Dec. 26 to Miss i LOuiso Cody of Detroit. Iater au- i thorities held the wedding valid under the common law. PERFECT PLANS FOR POSTOFFICE John G. Yeagley Heads Organization to Get Better Postal Facilities. Permanent organization in the campaign for adequate postal facilities for South F.end was completed Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of committees representing tive civic ami commercial organizatkns held at the Klks' temp! . John G. Yeagley, attorney, was elected chairman of the general committee, and Antony Wolf, secretary. The Klks. Chamber of Commerce, South Bend Country club. Kiwanis and South Bend Woman's club were represented. There is urgent need for additional facilities here at present, according to the req ort made by R. A. Schnelle, assistant postmaster, and with the enormous growth which is assured the city within the next tive years the present oflice will b totally inadequate to meet the demands of the future South Rend. Large Increase. Mr. Sehn lie stated that the business of the oib.ee had increased ?. a per cent within the past year and hat the business of the parcels post department, for which no provision was made when the edhce was e rected, had inof ased 00 per cer.t in the same tim". A meeting at which all the civic and commercial be-dies of the city are urged to have representatives will be held at Kilts' temple Saturday alt' moon, at w hich time plans for the campaign will be oomrleted. A cem mit tee composed of I A. Stephenson, of the Stephenson I'llderwar Mills; H. . Grieger. Cadillac Motor Co.. and Mrs. J. N. Hunter, of the South Bend Woman's club, will make a further investigation of the situation and report its findings to the meeting. Act On Plans. That there will he no time wast'd in presenting South Bend's case was made plain when the meeting made tentative plan- which will be put into aeti"!i immediately upon rc iving the approval of th'- Saturday meeting. I't.o'i the suggestion of Antony Wolf. local attorney who was for-j merly connect 1 with th Congresma n Barnhardt. e otic. nf plans were made to st r. d a d le-gaion to Wash ington. with tb- data gather '! h r which will h- placed before th- post f-tbee dq artment and Indiana rep re sentatlve s in congress. Tb." de'.e gation will urg will urge imni -diate . tion. Remand Now Building. larger po-tolbe budding wiM r.d a new b'--tior., aoo:dir.g to the statem.en wh" state tb of p I o ' ( i . a g' 'Vernicr l P. hibits th- ex rision f tb.' ir.g beyond a margin of 14 street and alley lines. This p anv lateral extension of the f 1 l e,. t ron bui'.dir.g. Provisi')r.s wer f.r securing cptie.r.s on s so in thf bus-r.ess district. Manufacturing and busin terosts ef the city are evrged to have representati Sate.rday m f tie. -'. v s DISCUSS POSSIBILITY OF BOLSHEVIK PEACE P.r A--'ci,ird Pr- r : 'WARSAW. Mon.day. Feb p s'.bill'y of tb opening nerctiatior.s with the Rr-i --heviki in th- r.ef-.r future principal top:' now anm i n ho'the nrnbrs of ?he diet ,r.l c-lumr.s f th" r.-'.v'nj rdar.s of these favoring '.f o i 1 1 ;pv. - p rrovr - -! to su'd. a" th" p'.a"p of r:'-'t:ri; h b"-'l. the c;ty rf Tt g .1 ') :gh Vtb.:-. : . ... i r r d on the side the soi(-

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MEET a. l Railroad Official Says All Hoad Organizations Will Act as a Unit. WILL FIGHT COURT ACTION Plans Rapidly Progress for Putting Order Into Effect Next Tuesday. p,v Asoriatel Pres: DFTBOIT. Fe'i. 10. Failure of the railroad unions rr.d Director Gen. Hines to reach an acrreemert at the Washington conference mayresult in a general walkout of railway workers, according to Allen F.. Bark'r. president of the. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Kmployes and Railway Shop laborers, who on Monday called a strike of Ids union for Feb. 17. Conference tomorrow between Director Gen. Hines and leaders of th workers' unions, probably will determine the outcome of the situation. Will Stand Pnt. A message received at headquarters here late today, Mr. Barker stated tonight, indicated that the h"ads of 13 railroad men's organizations now i:i Washington would "stand pat and act as a unit" in pressing their wage demands. "It is my belie f." he said, "th it even should ofticers of other unionnot call strikes, many thousands of railroad men in other departments will join hands with the maintenance of way and shop lab'T r.-" Ilarker MaK Statement. Mr. Barker reiterated his statement that the resources of the unien would be used In lighting any possible court action to prevent th" strike. His comment on word from Kansas that ot'iclals ther- planned to inve.ke the new industrial court act was: "They will need ;t lot of jails. I believe the law i unconstitutional. We shall disregard any power th.it tells us we are not free to strike." M'-anwhilp plans were goim; ahead for putting tho strike into ffect. In sending out tho call it was found the union numbers 2S7")0 members and all but -H.Cr'0 employed on Canadian roads are affected. Numerous msages were received at headquarters during the day, officers stated, asking whether protection would ho afforded by tho union to nonorganized crafts which wished to join the walkout. Th reply to thfse rpieri's w;ls not made public here. IN STALKS I INTRA GF.MIDS. SKATTLK, Wash., Feb. 1C Written threats of 4 S Russians held at the Fnited States immigration detention station here to "tear down the house," si' the guards rind overthrow tho law caused Henry M. White, immigration commissioner to order extra guards placed at tho station today. U. S. TO PROBE POISON DEATHS . Rjpe olives Claim Seven ueatns in hive uays ar Memphis, Tenn. I'.y A in- 1 IT -n: i MKMPIIIS. Tern., I - b. 1". F.-1-era i ;:: w.' hin nation ( f ! past d ,y '1 :r:but. d to tl b-. '.'U?; 1 o i : . 'A a r:'-.r, of St-1! - C rf tie 1' .m t at I.'.uk I mm hi. a; ti.e Th h ra . r i 1 .v. ir.g nd. c-.r Mr. a r A f a , v . i g rc.