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"0 FHIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1919. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH a teapot. It is a side affair rC- tilling 1000 gallons in bond, $1500.

The American Wine Co. also asked to be included as a plaintiff. Sale of Whisky Here Is Permitted by Court I Fl INTERVENTION BY ARMSiNMEXICOAT problem had occupied the Cabinet's attention for part of the time. Most of the session was given over to i discussion of the coal strike, and Fuel Administrator Garfield and Li- rector-General Hines of the Railroad, 1 Administration were present for a time. 927 Foreigners Killed.

The President today sent to the Senate, in response to a resolution adopted last June, a report from Secretary Lansing- that 927 citizens; of countries other than the United i States had been killed in Mexico since the overthrow of Porfrio Diaz. More than one-third of those killed were Chinese. The report supplemented one recently made to the be in force one year after its ratification by a cons; sufficient umber of states." At this point in his decision he Judge, as quoV-d elsewhere in this paper, gives his reasons tor holding that war is in fact now over and that formal proclamation by tli President is necessary. He continues: "I think then, since there was no reason in law for coupling up the tion has ceased to exist? Can they, after fixing an event over which they have control, for the determination of certain legislation, then ignore that and adjourn and so keep the legislation alive in contravention of the rights of the Btatea? I do not think so. I think this wartime prohibition act came to an end under every reasonable construction when the Congress adjourned without having rejected the peace treaty.

The question of demobilization and the question of whether or not the war was at an end are questions of far. do not think Congress could deprive the courts of the right to determine those questions of fact ty any clause incorporated in the bill. But, concedfng that what they did was reasonable, it seems to me that it is now unreasonable. Concurs With Judge Foster. "In the views of Judge Foster I fully concur, but, I take the view that since the question of the constitutionality vel non of this matter is now pending before the Supreme Court of the United States, wherein a speedy decision will no doubt be reached, that I ought not to presume to express an opinion thereon, I have said so much, merely to accentuate my doubt of its constitutionality, and in order to show, in a hurried way the divers ambiguities, and lack of clearness in the law, as also the far-reaching con tharges that the Mexican Ambassador and Consuls in the Unitetl had distributed "red" pro-1 aganda In the United States.

Senators Fall and Hitchcock conferred with the President for nearly an hour. They said they did not iak his judgment on the pending resolution requesting the President to sever diplomatic relations with -Mexico, but he promised to indicate his views later after a study of Senator Fall' data. Senator Fall paid in reply to questions that he "entirely" satis-lid with the Pres'dent's conditim and with his ability to handle tho situation. While the President did not say directly that he would communicate with Congress on the Mexican situation the Senators gained the impression that he would have some advice to give before the Sonate Foreign Relation Committee meets Monday. The President asked Senator Fall to prepare for him a memorandum covering some of the disclosures be-for the Senate committee investigating Mexico, of which Mr.

Fall is chairman, and Senator Fall agreed to do this at once. Mrs. Wilson Protests. Mrs. Wilson was present at the conference, which was held In the President's sick room, Mr.

Wilson being propped up in bed. Senator Hitchcock said the President seemed in better health than when he last saw him more than two weeks apro. His face was fuller, the Senator said, and his general condition seem real question that has been Indirect raled by Congress is whether or a the President is Incapable of forming publio duties. Some time ago attention waaralki to a campaign that has been bf-! to drive Woodrow Wilson out office before his term expired. has been ill two months.

Mnt the members of Congress conai(5Pr. ately decline to be drawn into arT plan to declare the President unable to fulfill his executive task, Most of them are not parties to th plan of a group of extremists. Thr is a weii-denned reeling among rnanj Republicans that some of their cli leagues are going too far in ing the President, and that a reaction may follow, which may bj politically disastrous. Fall Knows WINon's View. As a matter of fact.

Senator Ti' who will see the President in com. iutfj wnii i iuitui kltOYs in advance that Mr. Wilson does riot agree with him on the Mexican qusl tion. The I'resident is well etiourV to sit in an arm chair, and listen tc the arguments of the New MxicV' Senator, and to return, as is his cu. torn, a noncommittal answer.

It not been expected that he would di vulge to Senator Fall or any other member of the Senate what his plar. are with respect to Mexico, but would communicate his views in message to both houses of Conpresj. While it is true that Secretar? Lansing has not consulted the Presl. dent about Mexico since his illntss, it is also true that memoranda on the situation have been in Mr. Wilson' bands, and that the newspaper counts of the text of every note srt, and the Fall resolution have bwn read by the President.

And his judgment is ably the same as it has been, that, while America has tho power ani the resources to jump on a weak nation, and punish for the acts of few governmental officials the helpless millions who would be drain into the Ftrife, no such course action would at this time be takej by the man who has been the outspoken chamrion of weak nations. There is no doubt that the Mex': can situation has irritated the Pre; dent from time to time. There Is tn doubt that at this time he shares th outraged feelings rif the Senate over the policy of Mexico in the Jer.kim case, but there were things happening during the war with German-, Snpersedas Granted In Louisville and Xew Orleans Cases, Two orders for supersedeas were granted this week, setting aside injunctions against enforcement of war-time prohibition in Louisville ai.d New Orleans. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati on Monday granted the order in the Louisville case, after sale of liquor had continued three weeks under a decision of the District Court. The Court of Appeals held that the distillers were not liable to prosecution for sales made since the injunction was granted unless the United States Supreme Court held the law constitutional.

The Supreme Court is expected to announce its decision next Monday. On Tuesday the Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans granted an order of supersedeas against the injunction that permitted the sale of liquor in New Orleans. Sales there had continued seven days. GARAGE BURGLARS TAKE SUGAR AND RAISINS FROM A TRUCK Three Homes and Fruit Store Ilobbed, Letter Carrier Discovering One Theft. Sugar, raisins and currants valued at $170 were stolen by burglars from the garage of II.

Harold, 4S38 Cote Brilliante avenue, last night. The articles were taken from a truck that had been run into the garage loaded and was to have been delivered oday to the L. Cohen Grocery 1014 North Seventh street. It included a barrel, a 100-pound sack and nine 50-pound sacks of sugar. A letter carrier delivering letters ar the home of Frank McClure.

5416 Maple avenue, discovered the door ajar yesterday and finding no one at home called the police. The bouse had been ransacked. police learned. The family ia out of the city. Burglars at the home of Richard Sass.

3 808 Labadie avenue, stole 5041 a pis.t1 worth jew: elry last night. The family returned home at 10:30 p. m. and found ether jewelry ready to be carried away. The burglars had apparently run out a rear door as the family entered through the front.

police say. "Truck burglars" robbed the fruit store of John Joseph, 715 Chouteau avenv-e, of fruits, tobacco and cigarettes valued at $800. At the home of John Kolbrener, 1241 Xorth Union boulevard, jewelry valued at $100 was taken. SFNUF OnMMiTTFE-APPRWFS BILL FOR AERO DEPARTMENT Votes by 9 to 2 for Report Favoring KstaMishmcnt of Separate Division. Bv tho Associated Press WASHINGTON.

Dec. 5. Favorable report on a bill providing for the establishment of a separate department of aeronautics was ordered today by the Senate Military Committee. The vote was 9 to Senators Hitchcock of Nebraska and Fletcher of Florida, Democrats, voted against the measure on the ground that it would complicate the governmental machinery and ln- Sis ah ru lis he oi iOi len ha he ri ii; PI -1 PRESENT UNLIKELY Action Would Be Up to President and His Chief Concern Now Is Over Industrial Situation. CONGRESS PROBABLY NOT EAGER FOR WAR Withdrawal of Recognition Seems to Be Limit of Present Tendency Question of Wilson's Condition.

By DAVID LtWVRKXCE. A Special Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. fCoDvrlKht. ltH9.) WASHINGTON', Dec. 5.

There is not going to be any armed interven tion in Mexico at this time. Congress may pass resolutions asking for severance of diplomatic relations and even authorize the use of mili tary and naval forces, but, under the Constitution of the United States, it remains for the President to determine when and how the best interests of the country will be served in dealing with foreign affairs. Entirely apart from the personal conference with the President, demanded by the Senate for two of its members in order that Mr. Wilson might have the views of the Senate, is the question of entering upon a new war at this time. What Senator Fall of New Mexico may think about the President's attitude, or what other political opponents may say, is one thing, but what Is actually going to happen is quite another.

The fact is that there is much more concern in executive quarters over the shutting down of American industries, and the throwing out of employment of thousands of men because of the coal strike, than there Is over embarking on a new military campaign below the Rio Grande. Army Officers Not Deceived. Efforts to make the public believe that it will take only a handful of men to "clean, up" Mexico are not deceiving the army officers as to the size of the job. The American army Is more or less shattered. Demobilization has been precipitate.

Congress has cut appropriations right and left. The American air service has gone to pieces. Army Has Other Duties Now. The regular army is strategically distributed to assist Governors of states in handling industrial disturbances. Calls for volunteers would have to be made, and new ap proprlations and taxes decieled upon.

But, as paid above, there is not going to be any military intervention just now. Indeed, there is no reason to suppose that Congress really wants more war. Of course, the President's refusal to intervene in Mexico would enable the proponents of intervention to place the blame for inaction squarely on him, though talks with individual members of Congress lead to the suspicion that, if the President suddenly put the matter up to Congress, that branch of the Government would hesitate to take the responsibility. It will be noted that, notwithstanding all the talk of armed intervention, the furtherest tlistance that Congress seems willing to go is a simple withdrawal of recognition and the severance of diplomatic relations. These steps have been under consideration at the Department of State, anyway, and are not understood objectionable to the President.

"Tempe-st in a Teapot." Lot the controversy over Mexico at this time is redly a temnest in i which deserved armed much more than today. -and it a'-Sini (I I ontinued From Pace On-. warehouses mo on which no taxes have as yet been paid. All of wM.sky whs nae at a time when l.iw it was permitted to manufacture whisky. I 'The act of Congress referred to-in the above quoted excerpt trom I laintiffs' petition was approved on i the twenty-first day of November.

IMS. It is commonly known as the. War Prohibition Act." and. accorl- ing to its title, was "An act to able the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out during the fiscal year ml-ng June 30. 1919, the purpose -f the act entitled An act to proiue further for the national security ami defense by'stimulating agriculture ami facilitating the distribution of ngricultrual products, and for other purpose tine or me provisions ol ue wai prohibition act, and that one on wbich this case largely turns, reads which tnis case largely lunm thus: That after June 30.

1919. until the conclusion of the present war and thereafter until the termination of demobilization, tho date of which shall be determined and proclaimed by the President of the United States it shall be unlawful to sell for beverage purposes any distilled spirits, and during said time no dis-I tilled spirits held in bond shall be removed therefrom for beverage purposes except for export." "On the 2 8th dayof October, 1919, the Congress passed, over the President's veto, an act commonly called the 'Volstead by the terms of which the war prohibition act was retained in full force and effect' until the conclusion of the present war, and thereafter until the termination of demobilization, the date of which 3hall be determined and proclaimed the I'resiaent or tne niiea The Volstead act also provided details and legal machinery for the enforcement of national prohibition after the Righteenth Amendment shall, by efflux of time become effective. Violations of the provisions of the war prohibition act are by the Volstead act made punishable by severe penalties of fine, or imprisonment, or both fine snd imprisonment. In addition to such fine and imprisonment, or both, oth er rather far-reaching provisions meet for the enforcement of the war prohibition act. are provided for in the Volstead act." Quotes Veto Message.

After outlining the duties prescribed as those of the United States District Attorney, the Judge then takes up the question of fact as to whether the war is in fact over and whether demobilization has occurred. In this connection lie quotes the President's veto message on the Volstead bill in which the President said the objects of the wartime prohibition measure had been "satisfied in the demobilization of the army and navy." The decision then continues: "Other facts of current history are in the case, through the petition, affidavits or Judicial notice; e. the date of the armistice with the Central Powers; the fact of the signing on the part of the latter of a treaty of peace with the allies, the fact that a large majority of the chief Powers of the latter, in fact, all except the United States, have already ratified such treaty; that the Congress adjourned its extra session without ratification of the treaty of peace, which had been lying before the Senate for many months; whether a state of actual war now exists, as contradistinguished from the mere fiction of existing arising from th failure of the Senate to take affirma- tivo action all these things and many ir.ore of like character may be judicially noticed. Mentions Year of Grace; "The fact, siwwn by affidavit and not denied, that Congress had witn predetermined foresight, and in a spirit of fairness, set forward the taking effect of national proh'bition i under the provisions of the Eighteenth Amendment by providing a year of grace for business adjustments, now. unfortunately for plaintiffs, cut short by the war prohibition act, is of sentimental value only.

It may aid the argument, but it cannot materially affect the law; this for the reason that the Eighteenth Amendment does not in express words guarantee a year of grace. It merely has the effect to give it, by t.rnvid'ntr tb.nt tins anendmenf slvttl 3 and 5 North Jefferson Why Pav More for Good U. S. TIIS.T Hl: JEFFERSON ri no of by of ihis I I I sequences, upon any other view by which this doubt is engendered "But this case involves rights of plaintiffs aggregating ap- proximately half a million of dol- virs. Nearlv half of this sum repre- sents taxes paid in cash by the plaintiffs to the Government on liquor which they cannot sell if the act under discussion shal? stand.

Not only this cash payment, yet held in pocket by the Government, but the whole value of this liquor will, unless this injunction isstfe. be practically a total loss to plaintiffs. For, on account of reasons not necessary to take up space jhere to discuss, plaintiffs can neither export this liquor nor convert it into commercial alcohol without a result which iv. ciiinto tn rnnfi bpo tion nf tVlfMr fn tire outlay. In the face of this doubt! ETid these compelling equities, and the falling short of the year of grace, fairness calls for the interposition of equity.

Something was urged against the right of plaintiffs to hive an injunction staying the hands of public officers. This upon the view urged in argument that such enjoining of a public officer is In its effect tantamount to enjoining tho Government itself, which it is urged cannot be done. If this act is in fact invalid, for that it violates rights guaranteed to the several states, then it is difficult to see why an officer would have the power to enforce a law which is in fact no law. Tn stich case an officer would in the last analysis stand in the attitude of a trespasser, or a mere intermeddler. (Hammer v.

Degenhart, 247 U. S. 251). The point turns therefore upon the other, relegated by me, to the judgment of a higher court. Let it there be decided, and pending such decision, and until some further order be made in the premises, let the motion to dismiss be overruled anel let a temporary injunction issue as prayed for in the petition.

Other Petitions Prepared. Whisky and wine dealers who filed petitions asking that they included in the injunction decree and the amount and value of the whisky they asserted they have on hand were the A. Graf Distilling 700 gallons floor stock, value $5600; 3547 gallons in bond, Mels-heimer Kestaurant 1750 gallons floor stock, 8103 gallons in bond, Kentucky Importing 100 gallons floor stock, $1040; 64S0 gallons in bond, $9720; 2000 gallons of wine, $2000; H. Griese-dieck Distilling 750 gallons floor stock. $6000; 2500 gallons in bond, $3750; Bourbon Mercantile 200 gallons in bond, 400 gallons of wine, $800; Gold Distilling 6501 gallons in bond, $9751; Emil Nathan 76S0 gallons in bond.

Carl Anschuetz, 625 gallons floor stock, $5000; Augustus Cicardi, assorted stock of liquors, $3500; John W. Jennings 1S50 gallons floor stock. 1200 gallons in bond. $1800; t'ane Ridge Dis- bej deemed inexpedient for materiel reasons to indulge in a war below the Rio Grande. Failure of the Senate.

The condition is not much changed International affairs are in a stau of confusion, due to the failure ci the Senate to give the nation a peac? treaty and to help Europe to Its feet Germany is hesitating to approve hi protocols submitted by the altler, thinking the Senate action is In interest. Domestic affairs insielathi 1 nited States are unsettled. Prefer dent Wilson may be hitterly criticig-! for failure to intervene in Mexico this time, but he isn't going to ln volve the country in any more wart at the present day at least unU 4, America own affairs are settled, Goods Worth StOOO Recovered. Merchand se valued at $7600, consisting of shoes and woolen gooik was recovered last night beside th? Chicago Alton railroad tracks on mile south of Mitchell. 111., by p.

clal police of the Chicago Al'uf! Railroad. The merchandise Is heW a i Venice. ST. LOUIS P0ST-OISPATCH Founded bv JOsKPH PULITZER. Dec.

12. 16TS. Published I 1 1 by tho l'ulltzr ruDlirtln iwelfili and Oilv streets. Member Audit Buresu of Circulations, MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED "P.t? The frii Is exclustTnlr m- tltled to the um for roubratlon of alt nnri t-r-dlt-d to It or not credited In tills tiaper. and alio iht hri.

news published herln. All rishta of result-lu-stlon of apeclul dispatches herein us aiM reserved. KriiSCUIPTION P.ATEP BY ADVANCE, fullv and Sundav. ons MAIL IS Hnllv without one year 4 gundnv onlv. one vear.

si' Ttrmlt cithor bv pontal ordnr. -xprt money order or St. Louis exchanss. Ey Carrier In St. Louis n1 Suburbs: Dallv oniv.

a Month. Sundav. T-c a Copy. Entered as si-cnnd-claaa matter July nt the I'ostofflre st Ht Louis, Ho, under the act of March it. 1S7II.

ene fe't crease costs of operation. The bill. fact of a conclusion of war with the determination of the fact demobilization and requiring both of these facts to be proclaimed the President before they should become official actualities, the pro-i claiming mentioned in the acts supra has no reference to the 'conclusion the present war. Neither in my view dees the grammatical construction necessarily require such concatenation. If this view is correct, evident that the President area(iv determined, that is.

has satisfied himself from facts within knowledge, that demobilization has terminated. "If the World War is concluded, if demobilization has terminated, and if the latter fact has been determined 'and proclaimed by the President, then there is no earthly doubt that the war prohibition act is unconstitutional, because it is a plain en- croachment upon the police powers guaranteed by the Federal Constitu- tion to the several states. I "Referring to the question wheth- i er it is a tiction or war or a state or war which is to be concluded, before the encroachment upon states' rights is to be abrogated, it ought to be within the power of a court of equity to look beneath a mere fictional status and find and decree the truth. In the deadly stress and exigency of war, private constitutional rights and guaranties must be overridden and f-ampled upon, and many solemn pro visions of the Federal Constitution must rest in abeyance, because the very life and existence of the Government itself is in the balance. "In such case the Constitution it-sVdf yields to the mandate of a higher law the law of the struggle for existence.

Xo pure democracy can successfully wage- Successful wars are maintainable only by an autocracy of greater or less degree depending in their strictness upon the menace of the situation. A democracy confronted by war must of necessity pro hac vice convert itself into an autocracy of a sort. For power must be centralized, constitutional guaranties stand in abeyance, and private rights largely cease, till the struggle for existence is at an end. Put when the menace ceases to threaten, when the war is over, the reign of autocracy should cease and the democracy ought to. and must beat back to its constitutional moorings if free government under law, is to endure among men." Refers to Powers of Congress.

Referring to the powers of Congress in making wartime emergency laws, the decision says: "If there is no war then there is no power to act. Must a court of equity, which largely owes its existence and usefulness to its power to sift truth from falsel.jod. and to look beneath the lid of things, and uncover and deal with otherwise hidden verities, stultify itself by saying there is war when there is no war? If it is within the power of Congress to take away from the states rights which are vouchsafed to them by the Constitution, by the mere expedient of maintaining the fiction of war, when the reality has long ceased to exist, then such rights might indeed have short shrift. If such condition may continue In the teeth of the real fact for a year, it may continue for 10 years, or indefinitely, and until such rights are forever lost, and the Constitution reduced to the status of a 'scrap of Apparently some such view was held in mind by Foster, District Judge, in passing upon a similar case, lately pending in the State of Louisiana, who said: Can Congress take advantage of an emergency and pass nationwide legislation which in the ordinary course of events it would be without authority to pass, and flien incorporate in that legislation a date to be determined by someone else, or a date determined of itself, and keep the law in effect that way when the emergency itself ceased to exist, and consequently when the power of Con-prMs to rtass nn ton -wide prohibi- Jefferson and Market Government- Inspected Meat? II-- V'll TO. FK Sll STEAKS Porterhouse noum.

nofiii'l fnml. tvmtmI hut'k Steak wtiiti Ilaniburtfr Steal onntl. 10c VEAL Koajf. noiinfl Sio'ier pound Hreat Hund (hopH imund 1 Oc I Or .12 Vic LAMB l.esr of Iamb, nound Mioulderw. nound Stew.

Douns! IOc PORK I ooe Sauvare. nound Pure l.aril. oorif -b l-ork Shu-iblern nonttrl volt I NKT lVKKK'D SPECIAL 3-e I.TM-l Senate on the number of Americans killed in Mexico. Senator Ashurst's resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to use the army in protecting Americans on the American side of the border was laid before the Senate Military Committee today, but action was deferred until next week Senators Fall and Hitchcock were named a committee yesterday by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to confer with the President to teek his views on the resolution of Sen ator Fall requesting that the President sever diplomatic relations with the Mexican Government. The Hitchcock substitute proposing that Congress assure the President of its support should he decide to break with Mexico also will be presented to the President.

The request of Senator Hitchcock that the President see the Senators was referred to Mrs. Wilson and approval of the conference was given by Rear Admiral. Grayson, the Pres- deiit's personal physician. The decision to lay the whol question befor the President was reached late yesterday ate. a day of vigorous activity on the part of the committee.

Including a Ion conference with Ambassador Fletcher and Secretary Lansing, told the committee had not discussed any detail of the recent Mexican develop ments with President Wilson and that the entire negotiations growing 1 ou of the arrest jif rnnslilnr Ae-ent Jenkins had been handled by the State Department. "ollowing this statement Senator introduced a re.i-lution before the committee calling for the delegation of two members to watt upon the President and seek his personal views on the Mexicai. policy. The resolutio nwas adopted strictly on i artisan vote, the Democrats oppos-ng. The entire status of relationship Detween Mexico and the United 'ates was bared oefore the and past negotiations were dis-losed which heretofore had been ndd in confidence by the State Detriment Secretary Lansing was understood i) have told the committee that the ion had adopted within recent months a more vigorous policy oward Mexico in Jemandit protec ion of American lives and property the Southern republic.

He is said have added however, that precipi-ate action by Congress probably ould embarrass the State Department in its present negotiations and ulviseil postponement of congressional action until President Car anza had answered the latest note disclosed his attitude toward the 'nited States. Policy of lA'iiionoy During War. A policy of leniency toward Mexico, the Secretary is qupted as saying, was adopted by the United States luring the World War for fear ot ietracting from the major conflict across the seas, but that since the war had ended a strong star.d had been substituted, from which there had been no deviation. Ambassador Fletcher, who has open assisting active t.i the drafting it the diplomatic exchanges, was interrogated on the general conditions In Mexico and the probable outcome of the present negotiations. In view of the decision of the committee to seek counsel from President Wilson, action was deferred oh the Fall amendment, which would I request President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico.

foreign Relations Committee ad- journed until Monday, when it will consider further the Mexican prob-lern. Denial of charges by Senator Fall that he had attempted to spread Bolshevist propaganda in this country, was made last night by Mexict.n Ambassador Fonillas, who declared that he had not at any time "done anything to foster, encourage or aid, actively or passively, directly or Indirectly, any of the disturbing elements referred to either in the United States or MexiCD." "I have great reliance ir. the sound judgment and high sense of honor of the American Senate and of the American people," said the statement, "and therefore I cannot believe that these false and injurious accusations will be seriously considered for one moment. "This embassy under my dlrec-j tions has mad every possible effort i wi. Ljuii.

utrvici uiiurtoiauu- ing may be established between the I peoples of Mexico and the United States, in spite of the bitter campaign which has been carried on against this policy by powerful elements in this country." Denial That Taft Ordered Americans to Quit Mexico in 1012. lty th Apsoclntpd PrcMs. INDIANAPOLIS, Iec. 5. Denial that President Taft, in 1912, ordered Americans to quit Mexico, as was stated in a dispatch last night from 101 Paso.

was made here today by Henry I-ane. Wilson, American Ambassador to Mexico during Mr. Taft's administration. "So such order, calling on Americans to quit Mexico, was issued by President Taft in 1912 said Wilson. "On my recommendation.

Mr. Taft did advise Americans in isolated localities to congregate in urban centers, but no order was Issued." P.xport Maiinfrcr IMes on Liner. CHICAOO. Dec. 5.

Maynard 1 Howell, export manager of Montgomery. Ward an authority on international parcel post, dropped dead Tuesday of heart disease on board the of Russia, on routes from Vancouver to Yokohama, according to a wir-dcfs message received in Chicago. ed much improved. Senator Fall said the President told blm lie did not know the details of the Mexican situation, but had a knowledge of the subject. The Senator said that he did not ask the President his views as to whether or not there should bo intervention in Mxico, nor did he ask if the 1 'resident favored the Fall resolution, and the President did not volunteer nny information.

The Republican Senators were informed by Senator Fall that the President discussed events in Mexico at length and appeared to be in tellers I touch with the entire situation. Senator Hitchcock said that while the President did not express himself regarding the Mexican situation as extremely grave, he declared it involved possibilities which made, it too serious to deal with in any hasty fashion. I am FoelH.T Fine." When the Senators greeted tjie President and asked him how he i el the Pros dent replied, "I am leeling tine." Senator Fall, according to Rear Admiral Grayson, the President's physician, who was in the room lor time, was very solieittoiu about the President's health and expressed hope for an early recovery. The President Joked with the New Mexico Senator about his condition and theer was some w'tty sparring between them. Dr.

Grayson said he had decided 1o have the President receive the Senators while prepped up 1)pd rather than sitting up, because the had been up some time Ihis morning and he did not want Ills patient to be tired out. "How Ions; Rhall we the Senators asked Dr. Grayson before they entered the President's room. "Gentlemen, I'll leave that to your judgment." he answe-ed. The doctor to'd them that he always trie dto keep as much busi-l e-s away from the President as possible, but thit he realized the importance of tin matter at hand and therefore had no objection to their seeing the President.

News of He'ease. The conference had been in progress only a few minutes when Secretary Lansing sent for Dr. Grayson to inform him that Consular Agent Jenkins had been released from the Ptiebla pen'tentiary "This pearly broke up the conference," one of those present Jokingly remarked in relating the incident. Despite the release of Consular Agent Jenkins, Senator Fall said he told the President lie believed the United States should sever relation's wit Mexico because other acts by the Carranza Government. Senator Fall announced later that, in view of his promise to give President Wilson a detailed statement of information assembled by his investigating committee regarding Mexican affairs, he would not make his data public today, as he had intended.

The Mexican and coal situations and other matters were discussel today at a meeting of Pre ident Wilson's Cabinet, which continued for two and a half hours, but none of the departmental heads would make a statement when the meeting adjourned. Secretary Lansing, who called the session and presided, paid there was nothing to be given out. but conceded that the Mexican Post Dispatch ALONE Carried 6280 Lines MORE Than 3 Out of All 41 Yesterday, Thursday, the Post-Dispatch alone carried 42,280 Lines of Home-Merchants' advertising. 3 out of 4 of the other papers combined carried ONLY 30,000 LINES This is hut an ordinary achievement, the result of the merchants' profitahle experience. No wonder that St.

Louis' "One Big Newspaper" is termed "The Shoppers' Guide" First in Everything." wnscn nas oeen opposed Deiore tin committee by both Secretaries Daniels, would place the department under the direction of a chief of the air service who would be appointed by the President with the Senate's approval and be a member of the Cabinet at a salary of $12,000 annually. Ijaely Astor for Suffrage in India. Bv the Assoriateil Press. LONDON, Dec. 5.

Lady Astot voted against the Government yesterday In the House of Commons on Ian amendment proposing to give the vote to the women of India, which i was defeated. She afterwards ex plained that she felt bound to' oppose the Covernment because, owini; to her interest in the suffrage question, she thought it illogical when giving the vote to the men of Indii to refuse it to the women. The Government was hostile to the amendment and succeeded in having it elided from the bill. i 1 pffiARKET I UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Director General of Railroads Missouri, Kansas I Texas Railroad Reduction of Passenger Train Service to Conserve Supply of Coal Effective 12:01 A. December 8th, passenger train service will be eurtailel.

and only necessary trains provided. The following passenger trains serving this territory will be temporarily discontinued: fat' LOOK AT THIS ON BETWEEN Louis and Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio. Louis and Sedalia. and Parsons.

and Sedalia. ROAST BEEF litick. uovod Itemn. iinmiil Rib, vioiied ItonelcM illed, noiiml Shouldc KotiHt. nontiil Hound Konxt.

imkihiI 10c I 5c 15-. 15 SMOKED MEAT Hnniw. nound i ali. HantH. itoiimj -nt MfHt.

wound trakfnit Hnron. imxiihI hU liilm. iNMiri'l IOc 1 i BEEF Boillcr lief. nnnnfl Kone'ens Heef. ioiind l'orne-1 Beef, netind l'litte omcd lle-f.

nnlin K'-mn Corned Bf 1 lie 1 5-. 15 Hill- WATCH SI MVS niT.ni urn TRAINS Nos. 1 and 2 Nos. 9 and 10 Nos. 8 and 9 Nos.

7 and Columbia and Mcl'aine and 23. St. St. Sedalia Mcllain The Right Place to Buy Your Piano NO matter what price you pay for your Piano, here you are guaranteed greatest value and absolute satisfaction. We represent only those instruments that have proven their sterling worth and dependability in the years that have past! And our 40 years' experience in the Piano business is back of your purchase.

All our instruments are "Nationally-Known and Nationally-Priced." You're sure of the Quality; you know you're buying at the right price. Mason Hamlin, Vose Sons, A. B. Chase Apollo, Gulbiansen, Kimball, Whitney, Hinze I See Our Player-Pianos at $495 1 Kieselhorst Piano Co. lTH 1007 Olive St.

"For 40 Years the Reliable Music Store" II FLOUR 98 Pounds Royal Patent $6.70 48 Pounds Royal Patent $3.35 24 Pounds Royal Patent $1.70 48 Pounds Sweet Home $3.10 24 Pounds Swpot Home. $1.55 -All trains except Non. 17, 18, 22 C. N. WHITEHEAD, Federal Manigef- Hannibal and New Franklin Trains 22 and 25 No.

24 to be extended Moberly to Hannibal. Sedalia and Paola Trains 'XI and .18. Nevada and Eldorado Springs Trains 21 and 22. The schedules of the remaining trains will be changed to some extent. Avoid Unnecessary Travel Those who must travel, and particularly those who have made advance purchases of tickets or Bleeping car space for any day ia December, should apply to local ticket agents and ascertain if trains or car they propose using have been discontinued or their time changed.

MOITffIS OLEOMARGARINE Not Mnrl-nld; bus no ennui tonntrr Boll. Why line lnrd? Tre thL To'ti will like "it Special Attention to Honrdine llon.c and Be.tn-rant IVK 1KIFR All OHtlKKS tK IN T1IK CITY WE DO NOT PAY KXPKKVS III IJ(; KS. BI10R JOE SMART. Mer. 5 IVli a fin.

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