South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 92, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 1 April 1920 — Page 1

Tin: ui vim i; Inl in.i : !. r T1. :r . :-r r. 1 pr- .f . : 1.HW.T Mb I.I-.ni: ..' MORNING EDITION GÜTM BE I e . ' v VOL. XXXVII, NO. 92. I Y AM NIGHT I T T.L IJASLT wiiii; u:Li:;uArinc sntvici; SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1920. sh?s V. ::i:vm'ait.i: i ui: nn: no?r WITH A I.I. illi: InJAb .LUH PRICE THREE CENTS FDIHTH IT I LP l La ü l TT ? r" i A I 4 W rl f

News-Times

T

f ON! 4 O IV Ji

A

TV j ?

. j it 1

M.1Ü

J

MINERS GET

INCREASE OF Scale Committee of Hitumitp on Coal Minora A;:rcrto Propo-al. r;i;r eight not r day Miner.- Say Increased Price of Coal is Unwarranted. Give tatir-ticr. A -" i.i trd I'rc::: ...... '..,. . . T 4 4 . .. y ' " ....... .... -. ( ir.I of Ir.s't Wil. f.n'.-. 1 1 cü.-! .-.on. v.h!h iro',i(l.s to- ":: incrf m v. am.", a. r.:;.I lo h M-ai" coiiirii;tt' ot ;! r t. '. 1 t:-d j i . Th'i new ;m'rr .-- l.l;il 1" ' or.;.--4 ( I f- t i i' T ti U I ' J .!' a:.;! -.. J; in fort- for two ycirs. i i . - ,.: rh-' f. iti.n . . of th" if -a c.4-r,i- : is a cl.iri.--- v.-hich prrvijs th-.; -'u-.'' riial i fl r r ( C' s in th'; . ;.i 'li-'ri 'ts of tli- bltumlnu-i ! 1 i - '.v;)! !. h ttlfd l.y tlo-'iK-;r i f , :ti s of tho l'.ir." :ü1 p. r.i'.r Tl lv rii-it l)- ot'lii'u: )"i.'-. liMAt'vr. in ;i . I j vi 1 1 1 1 th.-' no'tl r.-- that v.iU IntT'JiF-' til'- '-.,st !,pm!';i ti..n or cri-;oo tlto r irr.i.'.i,- r. ,.. ity of tlu- mir.- work r.--. ondi inii iMtnu.s Sjst'in. Th- ) w arr -tu-T.t ,i!jo "oo ih'tnus t!o- l-.rr.j.; :.'.:!o!u now ;.m-.I ) - o;.f'-ators i:i i-.irr'"tir with ( ... !i oth.r for -m i'.o ;-. 'Flo- ouat:;t pi-"viili that nil UL'fr mn;ts In :lo ms (!i.-tri'ts .-hou'.'i c-ntaitv ;. "j . i a Uy tlau-'"" ofr ai-V ".-tp-i.-.. v.f work" or unauthoru-1 :tri!v.. Int'-rnation-al rulers of t)o l': Mir- ork alA arro to Kial;.- th" .i,:v" ir.rnt b'r.-lini,' m Vr ; ,- J i" T a i i . Th" t ii;!;t hour day a- row ir. f- ; . t in :f,.- : --ft oo .l t'L:i'i!is is r-u-ti .ii' i! the !--.v a; n.rnt. 1 ,:!.'! liitely upon adoption of Ihf -or.r. act Iy tK'inlnious vote of th'- : ..Tah-t- of the K-alo cor.iriittcf4. it w.m .-ijrnMl hy tho intrrnationa! ofl.r? if tho Tr..t:d M Workers John I. LewK president; Phi", hp M'.irrav, viee-pr"-id-n and "William ;;-.., r. .- re !:iry rind treasurer, .i::J lv two rators .".r.d two miners of a- h of the four states of the cmit r;i I ( v:npetttlvo lie'.d Imliar.a, Olii'h ihir.o.s and Vv nnsy Ivan I a. Iih IikU Otlier SraU'?U. ".- r.t.itiv of th ln'.r.e L..r.- -f W.t. Virginia. Iatu;; o;ith'-r o;itI Inr üstrict. not inUli !..., th central eoini.w i;uvt: i ,!., idlatelv anno'in d thät ;h.y n!-o wonM le put into e:Tect '.h.- i "u- contract in ineir iorri- : . incr. ast-H tot.i'.'.y.nt approxitr.a.' !y t.,,o':,'.,'.'!'.iOo annually prant--d ih- n.ir.e voTkm; in the now Mr,',,..,,-;, xvhi- h aff:cts about 4 0. -i'm . s.i ft coal du;L'ers. 1, ;i'i- eor.tei.tion of werk'-rs hun'asis -liovilil ho borno by th.- op. raters without additional , ;.. p-.ib'.ic. th- min owner- . .l:. d.:y r.Ulit r'-:ter;i te.i fneir :n-:.t :h:ii Pr -er.t i oal wt'.l ho t.i'o.-t-d from 3 ,' ." ;,, l i.r.O r ti P. at t'P- ::'.ir. s. M , .-h .r;.''t-ri.'.-! t!i- proposr-l :a oa: pt-te.- as "-. S'- . t- 'i . u:'.' aiied for." ItK-re-.i-' I "n arrant til. ':. ;.r.t ntativts of th- miners also , . ;.-, d tatit,s V.'ed n-Li y ntiht "iS'hs:v. : n : i' it . SUFFRAGE KILLED IN MISSISSIPPI Hou-e of Iijnv-entatives RefiiM to Ratify Meaure Action I'inal. f'.v . i l'r' ss : i , w iV. M . March 1 -vi. ,, v .ne itav i n .-. h . . i'.on.;l !hra- anv?niin.ont vi-c'ctiV,-. the M;;pim h-e:-. of I , pr. .ei'.atuo .inclined cdr.f s..ay. I ,, r,. :h .a four ; -ne. to r. vcr- its J.-rv:aH a,t:n and j.-in the ...Ate J a .-.doptl".-: - raMh. attuu roo:utio::. h he a. ti hnal. I nb r th" rub th" tU tio: p-T.. fvr.'.i!i.iy. j Hoot (hi.ite- ?. r -i !-;:ioo approv,';r4 the a:::- :..h. o r.t. aithoi-t. a IVA e : r. a.i . .. i ' . . . ' . . -.! r a Kl:: U 1 .-. , ! : . ' : f " V 'a " :: t.. .' it thoN on irr- . .'.-... v - ... t.- in til" h"i:.- of 1- I o . lloo-s. ca' .-.'-; iio ' rs urou ! '. w p. a - t k or : . ; i ; at?rn. wl;ii" '. -..-.o..',- Th" m"Oo ;r. . t" l th rs . Hol for t l.rly a mmut- w'.,.n It. !l Wath- . ; s !. o :' t : o : i u i -o

27 PER CENT

li : V:. ah. :.f--t "l vs. -oil r.th.r

ju j, t h 1 a x t ' " W Mat: :f - I V;. u SP- :- ' .::V.";:;c d i .. wou'-i i-.-'.:.. t the- -b-rk to r d f ,., f. : a': .. b ;v -era '. . i J ' ' ' " "M Vj.t .J-!". 0 t ' tie- "

Sunrise Prayer

Meeting Sunday at Local Church l...-r Sunday morning at 0 r lock a surri.- pravr meeting v .;i io rj ! j ;i? the i-ir-' nrt.sr l.'t 11 i chri.v.ian church l,y m-unle t of the Christi in ; Ft.d aver C" s '1' South lb ml . r i 1 Mi-deivcaka. i 'A M. 1 Mr,-;, r. of th" V. M. C. A.. ! ;n. il Ion Cochran, advance manairr ! of th" Ib-b Jnnci a, angej-t!o um-' ,,r&. "Si ir: ur S!:;t:in5- , i mi n.i- si .in annual an iir with th" 1 bsd- nr 'in i'h s for a number of ats COUNTY CHAIRMEN j CONCOCT PLAN TO ; SIDETRACK SMITH! Cr o .k li c n Demorrats Resent Program of South Rend District Meeting. Sjov;:; to Tla N-u j-Tlln-s : CU.-HK.V, Ind., March " 1 . iS'ar-pri-.e and r.suro r suited h"r U'edn- -d;iy v. h.-n u iK'-irtiv know n in (o.-hen that an tf'ort had ia-cn maio by the member of the l.itli district eoinmittee at their ine-t:mr Jn :-outh Ibnd Tuesciay att.rnoin to hriii out Kobert H. Pnn !it o: i-r.khart ;is a caniidate for th" d. n,ueratic congressional nomination. Th" report laachhn; he of the district coinmiLtre's m" tinif i that I'roetor'.s only .-tipuhition ni a-cpt-the wishes of the members of tlic- ( oiiiiuittee v, as that Kalph N. .Smith of liporte and (ItorK V. Hepk-r of South Ibjnd, who have entered the race for nie nomination, withdraw and leave the Jicid free to the hhkhart man. Procter Ls looke'l upon here .is the "wtt" leader in northern Indiana, llo w.'cfl the author of th" Proctor 1 iT.icr law, enacted !; the g-eneral assembly in ,lt 1 1, und w hich was in fore" at. the time. Indiana'. bynv dry rro:iihltion !a.v -a.s t""''The pat record f l-'rortor in regard t the li pior question has cau.v d ac'iel interest in the report of the nation of the district committee, wrii'h met behind closed doorat outh Lb-nd Tursiay afternoon, in thit-it is recarded mainly a:- an aaernpl to brim; I'roctor out against ltaiph' Smith. l'olitical leaders h( rti ta'vo th view that the entrance ot' tho'-Klkhart man in the cnm:--s-Mona! r;tce would not. only mown the return of a republican to cnn:re?.s in Nounibt-r, hut would man the def'-at of the i:ikhart county ticket, no p.. alter what -alibr" the other democratic candidates micht be. Kicks Over I .oral llnrkrt. Tl: ilcmocrat i. l-ad r. not onl" view thf action ot" the ilistru t commit t'-e at .South lbT.J Tuesday witii alarm but' with anper. They say that they do not relish an apparent attempt Upon the part of the district cornmittte to wr.-ck d".ra-cratic changes for sUccas at the polls hi Novtiiibrr. They Pay that up to the lit:." of the art ion of the committee, democrats ii KIkhait county had an xc"ll ut vhanc of winning n' t fall. Th".v point to thte disruption of th" republican, orxafii.atior. here hii ii lias ben tu:s"d by a l.'nt i'ttwtoi oi.i iir.e republicans and former prefr. s'c uimii.l.Lti s lor the republican ptate convention. Another story, currvr.t here. a ind: tti' c cf an -.Tort To take the Henech-Uoban '--.ir.-e o;f from the Ifeplgr candid :iry, is that the camp.ili;n of th latter is beinr mar iced b? 'Jeorue V. mds, a South Heml hieyr-r. and m"rr)h-r of the Mi:. state .'.'.emh'.y. which it understood Mr. Sands dnles. Another feature of the Ifepb-r randtxlacy su'.r--tM hat e'erarre'-man Hi. key bein,: ".ut" thouch hrtvin overed it up Pv d:r! for the Ve!tead a"f. :.s th" rs-ilt of .! republie.in canon.ii.'pior reaP.y r pr st r. ts a ombination from tha M'uftrr a?;tin.-t. Smith; th: result of th" ro-boo'.e bi-partisan ::irr"i -ment. It i a!--nd n-.iw th.at Heoler. haii;r failed tf arouse much interest in his behalf. !ed th.' "wets'1 as th-ir next ü'.ov to try to t'et both Il' pb r and Smith n öf the way and substitute Creator, r.s undert '.ken at th" S nth. lb. r.d Pc-.'-tinif Tuesla. Vh Pick i WVlV 1 : ancrats Pari' ait .emh:i:t-: why Jist. 'I'.airman I.Vnnisori and iii- brac of ,et" count v l:airmn, if it was merely a u. -rion of e'itnim.tir a -W"?" turn, as l;meii. .-n -n... I la.ve mac." s-e...ii:i pa if-'NTIM'K!) FAGi: F' 'U 1! )

DANIELS' FORMER ADVISER TESTIFIES A T NA VAL PROBE

i: A--.. 1 PreWAS! 1 1N N. M :f a - I. -Tin re. at; n o: 'h- rr..-r:t il and tempt r- ; ime..:.i! .1 araot.-vl-'!' s " of Sec'y

I a:.;e!. th. re- i utiprr ared- j The wum .-s de.-rih.-d at -oute " tl'r V',r V917 '.Pth his different With the' secw a s discuss.- t We-tnesl.' v : fore the s- r.tie ;...il i n wsi : c i 1 1 mr com- 1 re.ary. U h:.. ti.e;:- "-ersonal reht-ml-.-.. by F.cr Admiral Frad'.-y A-itions" lrol l-an cordial, he v;d. h. lis... j.-: red. iornu-rk Mr. panieh-' had found he could not work u'.th t hi. f ad '. r th- ! ; . rt-:.. td . t Mr. U'ar.'.els .ci I rec:a:ad ar ail" f -r hide f,,r c j i .-.itiar.. . Tl t 'ry'-. operit.'onr. in ..!?. t b .r i'-t t.c s :.t I "pr'.o: triin-, Mr. Ii?ir. A dm. ir.il !-.. s.id. I: A-i-:. :;.; !'-;.. ? atd, prevented t paid too mi.m attention to ut:iil hJm from taking a ' ! -: -. ad ami pro-i and dm ru t s :f fit ier tly interest femnd vie w" of th t)'s m "ds. i htm: If in b-jd iu. v.io?;s of p'.uns Up to l.!T. the of: it. er ueciarrd. i and policies.

FRAME BILL TO END WAR AGAINST HUN

n tf r 1 ,f Aepiimieailr JU V,uiurui oi IIoue Place Rill Squarely Before Congress. . im - a,-,, im it,s: WASHINGTON, Ma roh 3 1 I'eaee with (j m-.any through adoption of a joint resolution d'elarir.r the war it an v.A was put squarely l)eff.rp eom;ress Wednesday by republieans in control of the house. Framed by republican members of the foreign affairs committee and Lacked by party leaders, the measure was "thrown Into the hopper with ns little c remony as if it hai t'fP!) a bridge bill, but instantly there developed a demand for speedy action. A move to jam it through the house Friday took .-hape, but democrats, outsj oken in thtir opposition, finally obtained an a'n.enitT.t to postpone consideration until Monday. lU-itirmlxT (mknI I'ritiav. While try'ine; to work out a resolution calculated to suit all factions of their party, republican committeemen had arrau,'el to call It up Friday, remembering that it was- on loo.l Friday three years amm tha' war was declared. The resolution, introduced by Chairman Forter, of the foreign affairs ommittee. provides for "termination of a state of war," as soon as it becomes effective. It provides al-o for re-ciproeal trading with i;.'n.uny urabr certain restrictions and for repeal of the president'--war powers. Germany would be allowed 10 days "to notify the I resident that she had declared a termination of war,' and waived all clalm.s jtminst the Fnited States "that it would not have had the Ti'rXhl to assert had tlie United States ratified the treaty of Versailles." Prohibit Loans. t'pon (i rmany's failure to send such notification, trading. or the makititr of loan? or credits would he prohibited except with the license of ihf pri.-id".!'!.. . . - Tlie resolution follows; "Wliereas. the president , of th" FniU d StaP s In tlie peffommnre of his constitutional duty "to trive tu cti'isus information of the state of the Fnion, has advised eontrtess that th" war with the imperial Gorman Koverum?nt has ended, jeso'.vj ed, by the senate and thcMiou?.' of j representatives 'of th.e Fnited Shite of America in . conirress asscnibled, I that tlie state of war declared to ' exist b"tw en the imperial German po ernmefM. and th" people of the j United States by a joint resolution I of comtres-s apj)roed April 1017. j is- hereby declared at an end I Section two: Th.at In the interpretation of ;.!,y j rovislon rek'.tim' j to th" dat" of tit "- termination cf the j pres. -nt war or of the present or eistin;.: emerKeney in any acts of a n- ! cre. joint resolutions or prt-clama-; tion.i of the prepidf-nt containing ' provisions cor.tln'ent upon the date ' of tb.e termination of the war or of f the present or existinp; emergency, i the date when thi resolution bj conies effective shall be construed ! and treat-'d as th- date of the t"rmlj nation of the war or of the presort 1 or exif,t!r.K emergency, not withi standim; any proviMOii in rtn;' act : of cuiuti's.; or joint resolution, proj -v i v 1 i : : -r any other mode of determinaI tion of tlie d'lto of the termination of th" war or of th" present or cx- ' istin emergency, j . rrty-fhr Dajs, I "Section three: That with a view i to s cirir-K reciprocal trade with the j German government and its nation- ' als, and for this purpose it Is herei by proided tluot unless within ! days from th" date when this resoj ltit'.ot. b 'comes effective the German j government stvill duly notify thv jiresident of the United States thiU it hoe declared a termination of the I War with the United States and that ! it waives and renounces on behalf ; of it.-e'f and Its nationals any I claim, demand, rirht or tanef.: 1 against the United States or its nai tioi'c.Is. th.at it or they would not ! have the rih.t to n.'-sa rt had the , United States ratified the treaty of j Versailles. the president of th United States shall have the power. I and it shall be his duty, to proi claim the fact that the German goverr.mer.t tre.s not uiven the notification herein t of ore mentioned and thereupon and until the president shall have proclaimed the- receipt of siirh notification, cerumen ial In- ; tereourse betwe r the United States , and Germai v and the maki:ir of b-ans or credits, and the f irnihirar or nn.ir.crii .ts.s: stance or supplies (C 'NTIMTP OX FAGF FOU'lt.) Mr. Daniels s-en.cd c :;v:r.cej that there would m-ver be another war. IleiTUx Position.

Revival Orator is Arrested on Bigamy Charge

ly .!a.-:ated Prc-s: KOKO.MO, Ind.. March ::1. Jehn K. Donavan, 4 o years old, of Ietroit, Mich., ex-i'Utr and former actor, but now a revival orator for the Salvation Army who arrived in this city Tuesday r.'rht to conduct services in a local hall, was placed under arrect Wednesday ni'lit and in beine; held in tlie. city jail on a-han:c of bigamy ,.rf(-rred aptalnst him by Mrs. Itose Donavan. of Anderson. Ind. Donavun admits ha vine; more than one wife, ;uid declare? h? is ready to take whatever punishment the law see- pt to inflict. According to history ho married his tirst wife, with whom he is miw ltvir.ir, nfteeui years a-o. Since that time he- married two other waunen, he .-ays. Two years arTo, intluenced by attndinr Sanation army service:-, he reformed and returned to his rlrst wife, who. P." de-eiared, knows about his other nuirriigos. The Mrs. Pr-iuvan in Anderson isai 1 to be,- connect'd with the- Salvation Army in that place. Iaomnan will probably be taken to Anderson fe-r trial Thursday. RUHR VALLEY IS NOW COMPLETELY ISOLATED. REPORT Red Guards Pieket Faetorie? All Coinmunieations Are Cut Off. Ly Avoi.o,cd Pres : "lA)NT)OX. March :;!. A criespondent telegraphing from h'obarue Wecintsday, s,iys he- was forced to ko to Cologne, as the liuhr valley is isolated from the rest of the world, there- Peine; no trains, telegraph communications or telephones. SeeraT factories are still in e'iperatlonv al-' th.ou.sh all are j-U'k-r - rc xüznMr.-' - ""r"'" "4 Tin work er cf Düsseldorf refused to strike, and it was reported at lessen that th" Hochum workers had taken similar action. The reds ordered Krupp's to cease work Tuesday, and the hiuro factory wa lying idle, to th" di-;m.t of the wa-rkers. Srml lelg;tion. The s'ipreTTi" work-rs' council sent a delegation to Goione Morula' to inform the allies that the retvhswedir troons were adar.'-ir. in'cj the Itu.hr basin without the entente' powers' permission, and to request them either to order that this Invasion cease-, or occupy the Uuhr territory themselves. As tho delegates threaten to blow up the factories and mines unless the entente takes action, it. will possibly be noos-iry for the allies to occupy the Ruhr elistrb t. Visit to Front. lleportir.g a isit to th red front, the correspondent says tlie discipline of the red guards seems to have improved and they are deterrwim-d not to surrender th-'.r arms, v.aiess possUdy to the allies; hut their line is thinly li"ld and often di.-cor n ct -eei. There N a lack or" urtüb ry and "machine jruns. and ataive alb food and ammunition. He is corvince.l that the reus cnuld not withstand ;j serious attack for an hoar. The correspondent re-ports that Dortmund i- surrounded by the reichswehr and is expected to fall at any mor.enf. Tlie inhabitants arentirely without foo 1. i:m roiiiirsfoxii;ri;. Tlill HACni, Olareh el. The entente's re ply to Holland's last "kaiser note" ; il rraided as ndho-r the correpond-ra 'on the suhjeet. JUDGlTtDFlvIUNClE FLAYS OFFICIALS Disappointed Reeau.e of Failure to Indiet Alleged (amhlers. l'.y Ass. i.df 1 Pre : MF.WIF. h d.. March ; c pressing disappointment that r.o j:;-di'-tments w re returned acainst certain put It off: .-rs in tl." county wp.o we re su.-T 1 ted of collecting excessive and i'.Iet-u! f"( -s. Ju ice W. A Thompson, of the I'o'.awar circuit eourt. se.-r-ly .-v(,r. d Fr .-? Ch.rn e F. Ib.nadum and th" members of th" trrand jury .vhr. tho-y m o'.e their final report to him Wedm-s-day afternoon. Tii" jury had been in session 31 da.;, s and r turne d more than " true bills. "While the curt congratulate s c; on what ou have dene- he cannot but fell eiisupr ointed on account of the ubs--e-r.ee- of certain indictments that he feels h- had a r:ght to expect you to return." Judue Thompson said to the grand jurors. "The citiz.n? Mur.eie are claim tr.g that gaminr houses arcmultiplying and pro.-i ring in the c-'y. A man cau stand or. one ourmr of the c-c;rt hou.-e square ard cast a .'tti'a- ir.t ' the frort floors of three of thes- places that cpentv fc;r;di. Sonie oi y.ur ntmibe-rs hav b aiiv;-. ''. f the phi", s an..'. had ram es iu!:.t--t furnished. If anything l-e has peon doti on thii line the- court i- not advised.

PAY FEE FOR TRANSFER OF ORGANIZATION

Indiana Telephone Company Assumes Control of Central Union Today. Ity At-- i:itel Pre ss : INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March ill. -Frank Wainplcr, vice president of the Indiana Jkll Telephone- company, Wednesday paid to the public -.erVit " commission J 2 0.000 a fee iu connection with the sale of all properties! of the Central Union Telephen' c-ompany in Indiana to the Indiana F.ell company. The fee represents an asse-sstr.ent of 13 cent oj the J10C of total securities of a ne.v utility org-anization in the state and wa,s based on a ) 2,0 ('0.0 00 .-e-curity valuation. The Indiana Telephone company will assume control of ttio Ftntral Union propertied Thursday. I-lie o1'S. Tran-fr of thfj 1 ad ianapo! is- Telephone conuiauy to the Hell company Thursday was made rossibh ly the authorization W-tlnesday of an issue jf i l'ö.oOO of se ven per cent t'..i1 notes b the Indiana lb 11 company a,s part of the $4,300.000 paid for the India napolLs company. Fhyslcal connection id" the two companies will not be made for some mouths. it was said. -; Th public service commission on Wednesday authorized .the United Telephone company to increase Its rates at Marion. Hartford City and Montpe-her. The new- rates , for Marion nr- : Individual busin ss, $1.30; two-party business, $H.73; individual residence, f2.50; two-party residence, K' ; four-party residence, $1.7 3; ru-al business. 3; rural resilence. The n.T.'. IiHTt'asc ILates. Marlon municiral water plant was authorized to increase tho wat; r tales from u schedule ot" from 10 to six pe r $1.000- gallons to U5 to eiIi c er.ts. Flat rates are increased', proportionately. The Indian..' Railways :iral Light ecu pan v. :sraH ordered to. Attacli. tra!je'rtp. a- train arrrvtnfr5 In TvalRt) rn" from Icrankfort at.:20 a. ni. and one leaving Kokonio for Frankfort at 3:15 p. m. CHICAGO WORKERS GET WAGE BOOST City Couneil '-Votes Four .Million Ruil;et Increase for Employes. Iiy Associated Press : CHICAGO, March -'".l. Th. city council Wednesday voted a M.iooj.00. incre:u-e in the It 20 budget to provide a 10 per cent increase for sriklng.. municipal employes. AIderi ien fa id that it i?r now up to the stidke rr and those thn-att niiiL' to strike ti accept the advance or unit their job permanently. Thi strikers: are demanding more than a lo per cent increase. Discontented croups of fire-men am! city hall office .mploye-s gathered mi the- city ball Wednesday and the.r sentiment was th.at the proffifed raise : tv.it enough. IJxiiu- Wict". Jurior c:-rks get oniy :0 to Jll" r. tia-nth. some- of the off-c men .11. I "Th.it -en . iiOMi'O to '." on -von .i you au ira r ase to it." -1 I" pr ce a" I 111" III' IHOI .1.' i ro ovt r.t"d law from striking s-a tliey have ready prepared r s:frnatit.s and turned them over to their union ofiicials. EXPOSE FRICTION OF SEA OFFICERS aal Court Continues luve fixation of Rret Naval Command. I'.v A-.s . i at e-. 1 l're-HS : WASHINGTON. March ?A. Furth r details ef friction and factional f'-fiüiu' tliat he should have beer. Admiral William Ih 'Fletcher's- staff .it Frost, France, during th" war. wer disclosed W-dr.es-day to th nival i ourt investigating the admiral'.s remoal by 'ice Admiral I . i - . Two former mem Vers of the? staff, l.Vut. Jose-ph. A. '"any. fi-g secretary, and Coinmarab r F. I. I'ahi-v-.-iu. mat riil officer, we re en the stand, the hitter insisting that fin 'Imiir.-Kston" had rr-uib-d at Fre-t ti-.at Admiral l b -teller had not mad.- full us- cf his staff. Faldwin said h" h id told the admiral th.at in hi.-; o-A-ii ca.-- ho "hadn't enough to iu" to fill hLs time. Ituii W!k- Show. Lieut. Faley said still c,f.r;rs had crit:c!7ed Adr.ir.il Fletcher's administration freely, 'which "was bound to aff '-ot the tht jeucy of operations." lie added that u-'h officer s em i t a.ir.t to "run th. whole show to suit his own : leas." Cuey said Commander Fd-Ain fee! ttig that she should ha'.ej heT. continued as b t" commander uns given on n s .. jort en th." st iff. lroiu-.r.g "f-'ciior.a! fetttn.' i ,.i . .i '.e ill ii.-i-'r .".,v Ti '.j . hov. e'er, thit p'" i o. Flcbk'.r's s-.it: o:-.Ie- ..f A h iir;: Sims h.e r.'.vt r d:s:u:se-i the mt'e aqa'.n.

Mother Murders TT tx .t rr i

tier vamiiy i neu Commits Sui cid e l? Assc ittei Press: 1 KLK C1TV, Oltla.. Murrh ::1. I With their he.uls erushe-d and their '' throats cut, ti e smali ehihlr- n .f Mr. ind Mrs Flm. r Couari. I, vl found ciead Wednesday in a tent m which they had been makim a tem porary home thr-e miles south of slashed. An . razor and butche r knife, nw bloodstained, wer- found in the t-n-.t. Screams of the children attracted a inn plowing a held nearby, hut all thee children .cre dead tefor he re-aehed the u-nt and tho moth r had succe-eded in s! addling he- own throat. Mrs Co wart ves rushd t o a m - -- pital h-re. but physicians hold out but sd'iit hope for he-r r-e:evtry. LABOR MEDIATOR ATTEMPTS TO END stockyard strike;; Leaders at Mass Merlins Itec j Men to Remain Out Till i Demands Are Met. Ity Asc'intrd Press : CHICAtPa. .March U- .ir F. .lson p.n.l Jar! Spangb-r, d-par

ment of lahc-r m diators, ari ive ; . from the New York assembly the Wednesday from Washington, I . (..jlbe socialist members uspentl'd to att mpt a s tt!eme,.t of the s-rik.' i f"r ' disloyalty developed late , , ' Wednesday into a determined thi ol ...y members of tho Livestock ! bi:sl, r on the part nf thl. democratic Hand e-rs union, which has thi own ' minority to prevent a vote being

m arl ,- ten thousand men out of! work and brousriit a .v.-ation of butchering at tha stockyards:.

; Iennis! . tn.e . intfrnation.il s- cr"- limile 'l oprtunity for debat would tary if iho'meat chip rs union with "' P'-rmitted, a cl.oare rule resirictwhicv stokiner-workmeln aro .-.ttili- individual . Spe. Pes ti li min-

-. '-k'.- v.-.i-v.xi-. -xw a. 111' .T'--ncsdae ..teht f .." ?? ?.t m - i.ri.oH.,.-1 aljout a settlement. laioouruju Strike. Speikers at ma.ss strikerH Wednesdav ur t(. remain out until t for wage increases of month-were granted. receive fr! $90 to tl:; union leaders said. Denial that th ttnion had asked for federal mdi ators was made by 3Iartln Murphy.

president of the stockyards labor : It was a.s, p. .ma-u k s ..-p.-nd , hvtirants w-re played on the ::vcouho 1. wiio declared the men uouli r'v' f"11''::L' lil'' ' r-t:'' 1 oil tanks of the Indian Heining Co. Vtanr: by their gur.ri and h-ht." ' u'" Passage by the- asemb.v o. .h-, )n , th. t:t,.ks of tho Texaoo Oil Feoking companie-s Wcdivstlay b:'lS ' :- I p(,. t pr -v..et an vph-ston. found them.s-h es a'vjU samt nrite-r-' Si,i:atl,,;' I!i A''lV "! ' . ' i:s".,"i io.ch. iallons, ial to .. -:. their plants in operation ! l1'1,'-jS,in"J V----' 'h- s- - : T.No ()f tn.. tanks of the Indian i..,-. tn.. ..rMcti,' ..f .a dunt.g th..- d. v -a.u in eadr to , ... ..... , ....

le-teei. Saturday unless the str. k- ; i . - , . . . . . sauna'-. o: :r-.-n meat m the i Cl:icago area, brought about n aharp aiian: m prices. Lay Off Men. ' At Armour and. companv's plant .-e..ral thousand emlovs were laid off Wednesdav. N-ariy 1,0 0-0 men in tlu killing department of S-'I.t( and 'company v.er forced out of I eiiip!ovnir-rit and the killing foro-s ! of either packers we-Ve d:a-t !. ! ".. niv ee-.v ,.!fe-.rl b. U.. . I ... . . -...- ... ,1 ..ll- j d.i . - n rt. el ' Patrick- Crithu. a union o:!ioial, j "ednesday .b- lai d :t the cont ro- : eutlt-sday !--;.- u as not settled in a fe w" days stock handlers in packing hous-s m all part5? of th- country would h Called O-llt. Me-.tntim. , to !, norm; 11 destined i for Chicago v. a- routed to e.:h"r packing pom-.- in th-- ..e-t. Chi-o-go paekr.- u-iialiy send out r-.o'oj,. ili'i. r, 1:.. at thl thee of tbe a r i for lie stock, and tins hu-ine-s h i stopped. DEPAUH 'GLEE CLUB U ILL SLG EASTEll AT ST. PAULS M. E. The appearance of tl..' Io-pauv. j univernitv zle- ein. a botli th" I t-ioi nir g and afternoon srrvi'-. will :. a ifir - of ti; .. Ka.--.-r o'avervai.ee at St. Paul's :. F h ial, I Tho tie.u'i. c'in.po"' 1 of Vi .p: e will n morning s-ric: at 5 ' : C o'clock a r.d will e,r..,ep- tjv r.t ir s-,er"d con-rt program a- 1 oV'o"k in the after-j noon. The pTgrarn will im:iuo.e J both i lstrumc nta! and voc.1 p. am- I t.ers. 1 To" r.r.iv is.ty gb-' el'Jh his ju -t , comp'.erted a successful s-.-oa and i its appeurane. her' is lio'; i f.r - ( .viird t ) with pleasure. '

DELAWARE FAILS TO ACT ON SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT

Ity A e---'. j t " I Pr. : ' ti... IVJYHK, Del , March '. 1 . - T:.- '-' I hiwr.re hous-- of r pre-s-uitativ i ' Wednec.-iay f .jj , u take a v- . :. th" v: raan s :' ; f.- I ral Co :. -.- ': tutional amndri.- T-i. i.in-- ha 1 i ' ---mad. for :i v-:- W-dr.. -day L'.'t '.h wj-jcn tb- h'U-.- n.-t, !.. -rtu.s -r '.:: the hius- r-shition, P-t.. liar. , '-democj-;t, i.d re-rtatr. things h i I ' ) : hap per -d Mrfe it -v.i r.rt ,! 1 i.. to tk- vote 'ir. I he :,, ! r .o: ' ? t . ' : it up. TV r' - r- .' . - 1 : -t :s-:--:.- .-i th" ...o- and ,r. -.-g

. 1 -. - ," r ! . -..'a - ' i. n . rd t

mtt-varagi-.t n.e-nars -i- :.-. ar.b : j

EXPLO

OF

p ä it CTT TDIIQTUD II Ä T TO rllilDUüiM llnLlO ASSEMBLY VOTE ON OUSTING RADICALS.

SES GRAVE DANGER FIREMEN AND CROWD

D,-t,-m.inol 0tPromlrt Work "f Hcpartment

Demoerats Prevent ote on Case of Suspended Socialists. ' Ity As-focrtt-.! YT?h: ALHANi', X. Y.. April 1. After 1 t hours of nrfrurnent and debate on the question of unseating the five socialist apsemblymen of the New i York ansembly at 2:13 a. m. today i remained in session with tho debate inuinp in proKrs and no dealication of when the balloting would be hetrun. Shortly after 2 o'clock Speaker :?;V,Jtu' tliat tno ieus C. Swet sä id he believed first roll call on the pro- ; ?! to oxpel! Assemblyman iui Waldman would not betrin before 4 o'clock and It rnlijht be considerably later. I'.y Afio iato l Pren: A Hl JA NY', N. Y., March 3F De- " t bat on the ouestion ef expelllnc reached until after midnight. At the mcstence of Minority leaders Fkariep P. Ior.ahue, who declare! Speaker Sweet had assured him un,r , . m .Thnv-liour Sjx I Assemblyman Wlhirmi S. llv r.- ; democrat f the F.ror.x. the fir.-t of I unb !tooi! tl other , in t - . , . . - ..... ......... . ..... - . . ' r. . , . 1 ' his .ampe. V;u" ' 1 ' " - u , 1 ' " , ,v !", ". . t'.n VJ.t. O Ii I . c . fi.le ;i, a I . ' v: ' ........ .... .......... .... , ('u"u:-";i 'A-s -(' i'- I th. m- ; .. ..... . .- .... , .liio .sn r i : iiir.usn-r. I"urio?-e of Tactic-. -The purpose of th- dha'. r;- tar-

! ., ... : , .' i property of the Indian Kefinir.g .

,,.. I. iii'" iiiinor:i m-uio"rs ;o s cih in i - ... . . , , mee ting of the 1 , . overd w ith i'.am-s the -hi f s-t.t

! , II IllU?1 IIUU I'J ill' I '-riillllll-l'i.li,ll.i . , , . . , ;ed the men . . ... r , m a third alarm which was renemd-

i, : , . i . . , . oi xu" ma oiitv o. in" v.i..e.ary , , . . - - .. he; it d.-niaud-i ... - ; ., : : d to bv it one con.nanieH Nos. . and

..,, ., - i committ':' in a ta- sen-- or me so- . - - . to .S J .j .t f . , . . . , . . . ...... ihe- hug" Oil taTiKS -.'f Ihf Ti'X.'CO

t! . , . . , . c : . l . s . s o e ut-. .an il .u.i , ..:i.."!i . - . . , . , The men ino , . , .... . , ... . Oil company, which is a short

A ..i. . 1"- i-ear uiiee iouis. ami i . ..k. ....... . t

I union- 01 lame-. - 1 I'urjo o. th- di.a'ory '-:r-jt;ri tics .vas to savt: Co v. Smith :-.-m :h. fnibarrassr.i' nt t calhr.a. for r"-"'-ir.g to call sp.-c.a' ei -ttor-.s '-'1 th" vacar.e-ies in the m!dv

r.--a,.;ng iron air inserting of tic It I '. " Se i!d v a proceeding V. h 'V'i'V i'li'' aeimill wa.- lilt" r r thr provisions of the h.cti..n 1-u 1 vfcc.uo..- in the fia-T-mhly occurving -alter .aarcn .. j an nor o" filled by spei-ii e',e-.;tion uiibss a", extraordinary se ssion f the P-gSh. tute- is to b" eal'.e-d. It was ill by -ea:;ocra.ic .'-n.-r. tr.a. p- --uje , belli for at; 1 against spe-r i.( ; .-a-.tion woii.il i" : rougllt to jaear Upen initovir.or in th v-nt th- su--.d?-Wa i e unse.i t"d hefor r"- o:.s;t a TO SHIP 100 BODIES OF YAXKS HOME S0() P.y A-.-in--., Pr-- : IW'.liST, .March :- --T1. S..d- .f au At. -neun .-obl:-r who i:.-l ir. l-'ra ncr was eh.uia d from ' Fr rh t-oi! her W .In - la ft'O ! f ' n'aia '."U -amp rv. Th .V" c Ota lals w ill li iVe 1 .' ) r-a.;y fur April .' th shipment to A':ari-a by ' " date on w!iic-p a ra -.-- ! be'-n rr cje.-.t'-i fro:.-, th" p'-rt ha-- be-n re;-. r.avy c! partim-i.r. it i.- .-.p- t-l tn-;t t ' Ai.tigor.e h;eh sail, d fr-.. To- -day i-. -a ring lo.meu crd h- tlthy Polish-A m-r:- .:. " :. -i r: ;; .if i--c :!a -. Pr st to t .k.- r. .... - I it 7 . , ' p : ) , :hA 1 j. ;r - ti th

AN KS

Origin I 'nknown - NVitiidmrHear Explosion and Send CK0WDS Averts Fire in IS'citihborhi Places. A ma.s of harred cms and ruir.i is all that remains t ht morning cf the barn and uare houfce c f the Indian Helming Co, i;.2G W. Wash ington av.. as the result of i that oecured Wednesday e'.ening at o'clock and caused a lossi of 11 ,- 000. The tire, which was one of th worrt to iirht in the history of the local department, nns of unknown origin. Accorelinp; to statements made? by employes; of the company the barn and warehouse were closed at o'clock and ut that time there wa.s no evident' of p. re. Shortly before 7 o'clock a family living on Cherry St., which is just east of tno cont'.ajrration. heard a Fharp. report re? -m-bltng that of a gun. They pail no attention to it thinking that thero was some one shooting in the neighborhood. Two 1 ! plosions. However, the noise had scarcely died away when there were two more explosions, considerably louder than the iirst. peering- out of thwindow the wan-house, and barn of the Homing company were seen en-ve-loped in ilams. The ttrst alarm wa.s receivr-d at the central lire station at 7 o'clock. Central fOrnpanb-B and Hose companion Nos. 1. K and res pond etl to the a'ann. Fire Chuf Sibrt-1 who w.x- hm for supper sa w the b'.a.e from his resi.lT.ce and was the lirst to arrive at th" s - .e of th' lire. Seeing the live oil tanks and i I e , 1 i tl -iT.irl" 1 " villi-..'.... wer serious.. threatened. Streams cf water from ., .-We i . .t i i .- i o . i . - j i 1 1 1 j 1 liiiu inai ij liehnmg Co. contained lO.eCrt gab ions of a -o in- each, w hll- on- tank e ! '.s-,.r... h? , v t -ma!! r t.-.r.k?- with lubriatlng Tie- ;.ir;t- tanks of the Texaco ' -. :: ,;! d w .th g.ollr.e. 'i h-- "...nM -t rhooting liigh in i iut th" am and illuminated the. nt p:tr. v, t :.v .A hon ,r. , (, , - .ril iU the vu--l , .ti , . ,.,,,. .ded -a 1lv. ;: . . f -p.?:;-: upward. j . Vii..(j v. ., s Mow Pig from Jh. -o-:h .gtdle.l :. hilt I th- s;.ai fi".u th :.: e 1 f ; Tl ro.'f-i iri th ! c in b-1 t he 1- r a ; io .. i " i t a .. 'i : ? ir'coot ; : ra r.t and th th- '.r - l'roi: S-verai - r ' 1 ... I ... . H . . I I . . . ' : -. . ? ; at i . I o; to- :a- l-j.art -iv .1. ei -.id j r.-e '. . : ing j. .- lam.vg. . . v i t-r : e ,er, .. , . f.,.- h ..aim;-- on W.u-h- ( f. -,"rp-. - 'c; I'AuK roiT, attempt to KIDNAP OFFICIAL 'Policemen Killed When Attack i- Mad- on Former Allliia-ador. ' 1 P-v A . hi' i IT.- m : T tl'Pliii -. o ..- M.irc l r .iVi v.;:K;.a ...Hou.--;- ::w-ir--I M--:.d..y . c.,. IPi, ,,- . ,, . '-.:. irh o e

1 t ratine an alb-tran-p -rt , t-riacir, ion;-

at' P 1 .1.1 - - .dc -pr -1 ! r t I '':. r. r Por-'o- --a.l .i I '' - P.. l ' t t

ry