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IT INDICATION rOR TODAY Illinois Generally fair In north nd central, unsettled In nlitma louth Wednesday; Thursday probably tar. 1 Mi VOL. LXXIII-NO. 31. BLOOM1NGTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1919.

-FOURTEEN PAOES SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS She CATTLE PRODUCERS SENATE ORDERS GREAT UPROAR American Labor Delegation Suspicious Of Berne Meeting MAIN FEATURES OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS AROUSEOPPOSITION Small Powers Object to Plans Which Give the Five Great Nations Preponderance of Representation on Various Departments of the Proposed Organization. Gen. Crowder Was Not Reprimanded WaaMnRton, Feb. 4 Discus-fllon at the oapltol of published reports that Provost Marshal Crowder had been reprimanded by Can. March, chief of taff.

led the war department to authorize a atatement today that Gen. Crowder'. entire military record wae unmarred, and to disclose the origin of the reprimand itrry. It wai Hated that when the sec-ond draft waa being planned, Ova. March and Gen.

Crowder differed orer tfce provision for medical examinations and exchanged lettera on the subject. The language of a brief abstract of Gen. March's letter, wblcb went to division headqnartera in the course of departmental routine, was construed by Gen. Crowder as Implying a reprimand, and be took the matter up with Secretary Baker. The secretary wrote In reply that he found no reprimand was Intended, but that to make this clear, he had the language to which the general objected altered.

Paris, Feb. 4. (By the Associated Press.) The American Federation of Labor delegation, headed liy Samuel Gompers, stated tonight that they had refused to attend the International Labor Conference at Berne because the delegation bad been Instructed by so' -eral ot the American labor organizations to present their demands to the peace conference, which already has In view International legislation projects and Is not likely to be Influenced by the Heme convention. BELIEVE PROPOSALS "GERMAN MADE." The statement asserts the belief that tho proposals of the Berne conference will be "German made," and points out that German labor has the right to present Its demands at the final pea re table. MAY MEET AFTER SIGNING TREATY.

Tne American labor delegates indicate that there la a possibility of meeting the German delegates after the signing of the peace treaty, but that meanwhile they will work with the peace conference, and that the International labor committee will summon an Interallied conference at Paris of organizations not represented. PRESIDENT WILSON PRESIDES OVER MEETING LAST NIGHT FAVOR GOVERNMENT RULE OF BUSINESS ny That Is the Only Way to Satisfy Both Producer and Consumer. A JUST PROFIT NEEDED l.asater Says Food Adminis tration Has Kuineci ureciit of the Growers. LARGE LOSSES CLAIMED fty AMMtttae Prtw) Washington, Feb. 4 A government Insulated monopoly of the meat tn-luetry wae advocated by live stock e-educer.

today before tne senate jplculture committee and the house mteritate commerce committee, a ttt only means of satisfying both I producer and the consumer ana preventing the cattle business from destroyed. George Armstrong, cattleman or If Worth, Texas, recommended to senate committee that legislation I enacted which would gie the (oiernment control of the entire In-t and permit It to fix the prices sf live stock, meat and labor. He both producers and consumers Im I Just grievances against tne present eystem and that only arovern-rwnt Intervention would prevent tjr.Unued agitation. Must Hsvs Just Profit. Tdward C.

Laaater, member of the Iixeiutlve committee of the National Live Stock Association and former (By AiiwiaM Prm) Parli, 4 President Wilson prenMed tonight 0Tr tha commUsIon of the society of nations, which bnd before It the completed project for constituting the league, discunsfng it article ty article. While there Is do AtithnrltAtlve Information concerning the details of th project, the distribution of printed drafts among the members has disclosed the mala features, and thene can ba summarized as follows: TWO MAIN PLANS. Two main plans have heen presented, which the mewl! is the com mission re giird as embodying the American vIpws, though IhhIi plan are composite, containing the best features from various soun en, Aiiit rU an, British, French and Italian. CONSIDER BOTH TOGETHER. Both plana are being considered together.

In Its original furui the Five Subjects Embraced In Resolution Submitted to the House. first plan Is generally regarded as more democratic and therefore more acceptable to the small powers, whereas the revised plan Is not so accept able to the small powers, as It eliminates them from the executive branch of the proposed organisation and la a long step toward the creation of an International aupreme council, with a fundamental baals of codified international law. dief of the live stock and markets quet of the Illinois State Bar Aeso-di ision of the fnnrl administration, i clatlon at whlch were present mem-loifi the houre committee that the, jv caul, industry would te destroyed bers of the general assembly, Gov. If rovernment did not take steps mmediately toward assuring tne rocluoers a inct profit. He declared Irmt more cattlemen were lacinK hmkruDtrv today than st any other P.ime In the history of the Industry that s-overnment ownership was t'l only solution of the problem.

Blames Food Adminiatrstion. Mr, paRiter charged that the food targe losses suffered by live stock it'icers. He sale; tne packers were' ired a Rood profit on everything! handled, but when the pro- aeml-offlclal statement from the bolshevik KotermiHni concerning the rooferem and the French govern mtui rvfuavd to permit the use of Its wlittiena in tending a reply. Confse on Greek Claime. Foreign Minister tSonntno of Italy, I'leunt-r have been in con-U-rence in an ttfuit to ntiguilute the ronfiitjihig territorial ambition of iutly ami UrtK-, particularly with tt-ieriLe to the claims of Greece to lu the Aegean sea.

It la understood thai Italy would be willing to turn over to Gieec the islands in toe Aegean which Italy took from J'ui key in the Triuolltun war If Italy, iti tum, Is given mandatory power tur a pitrt of Asia Minor. Will Given to Commission. Th supreme council at It meeting today anrettd that rueettons in the staumtmt of Piemler Venuelos concerning Ureult territorial in teres! la tha peace settlement shOLld be referred to a communion of expert whose duty It would be to make recommendations for a Just H'teers artced for the same PfJvUeae. I Administrator Hoover" told T.owden urged the fixing upon corpo- III HOUSE The President Cables Daniels, Insisting on Large Expansion, IT HAS BEEN A SECRET Demand of Republicans for Text of the Message Fails to Produce It. HOW PADGETT EXPLAINS dy AiMits Prtsi) Washington.

Feb. 4 Disclosurs In the house today by Chairman Padgett, of the naval committee, that President Wilson, In a cablegram last week to Secretary Daniels, Insisted that congress adopt ths new three-year naval building program, was followsd by futile efforts of Repub-can members to obtain the text of ths message. Representative Padgett ths president's cablegram was reepon-slbls for the committee's unanimous recommendation of ths construction of ten dreadnaughta and ten scout cruisers carried in ths new naval approbation bill, consideration of which was begun today in the house. Mr. l'adgett refused to make public the text of the message on tile groun.

that questions of forelsn policy were Involved In its contents. How Psdgett Explsine. "The president ws very earnest and very insistent that lite three-year proKrain should be carried out," Mr. I'adgett. "In substance the president suned that nothing liad occurred over thers to change Die recommendation, but tie stated, menu in the way of tribunal, for disarmament and a league ot nations he would be willing that a proviso ehould be Inserted to allow him to discontinue or stop the program." But Ons Critic Heard.

Only one memo. of the house opposed the proposed naval expansion ourinir the debate today. Kepresen-lotlve Huddk-Bion. of Alabama, criti- i-ollcv of lmeprlailim that would saddle the country Willi a burden ot and would lead to another war. Representative Kelly, of Michigan.

Republican member of the naval committee, urged the expansion, as did Representative Miller, of Washington, another Republican. Cross Fire of Questions. A cross fire of questions from Republican representatives disclosed that the president had sent a message urging the necessity of passing the bill. Representative Glllett. of Msssa-chuetts, asked If the message said that the failure of the bill would be "fatal to mv negotiations." and said he regarded such language as 'intimating the United States had only one negotiator over "That is not accurate." answered Mr.

I'adgett. 1'rest by Representative Rogers, cr Massachusets. Republican, who asked if the wo.d "fatal" was used, Mr. Padgett said ha would have to be "excused from answering as to the words that were or were not In the pres'dent's and added he would "not affirm or deny any word in the cablegram." Critical Hers and There. "Do vou not think at a time like thin is bo critical." insisted Mr.

Rogers, "that the American congress should be furnished with all the Information in reierence to a policy concerning the American people which the committee has in order to 1. tt mfl HO itS "The critical time la not limited to hr" resnonded Mr. Padgett, "It Is also over there. And it would not be proper for me to give the words that were Was Asked for by Daniels. Questions bv Representative Graham, of Illinois, Republican, dlsclnrd that the cable was sent In answer to one sent to the president by Secretary Daniels, telling of the situation In rongress and asking if the president's experiences abroad would lead him to change the recommendations for a new bidding program.

Representative Mann, ot Illinois. Republican leart'ir. sa'd he did not believe Mr. I'ndgett would be warranted In revealing the text of the mesrnge, but he asKed anout tne report that the cable snid the failure of authorizing the program "would be fatal to my negotiations." Mr. Padgett replied that all of the words were not used.

"What the country wants to know." said Mr. Mann, "is whether wuiercs is asked In tho blind, without Information, without know'ed. without laving the cards on the table, ni has bron frenuently suggested by the pres'dent, to vote an Immense naval program whin the Information which would Influence congress Is right here In Washington and the ed-mlnlstratlon refuses to take congress into Its confidence Mr. padett protested tbst he had nformed tb house fullv of the con- ents. hut Mr.

Mann rcl'ed by saving that MY. Padgett "is not the ad-mioisratlon." Miller Urnee Naval Expansion. In the nrnram. Representative Miller, of Washington, de-elared that In absence of an agreement for disarmament, naval ex-oins'on wns the only safe pol'cv. no'nted out that manv great Amer'cnn elites are on the seseosst no that th "cniin'rv's sreoe-rnnby cans for a great HuHHIston Sees Csu fee War.

TtlMd'eston rte-ended frost trlstn's noiw of lerest feet beousA of Its 'onlated nos't'on. and sa'd Ameetrff. doe not ned such a Tare navv bemuse It la a self-sustaining country. "Crll rtaln" deelsrM. "Vt" ever sithwlt to another na'ton rsln-ni jros rto on can h's.

i-er. Tf TTefl sHatA ners's-s In in tnt In sve a wn'v second ns irpr Vw-lirid veni.s.'v II no onbt rS iwnw. not bnv down. Vsltbe ens. tend wo wonH give In war would It cou'd not be done and mat.

should be willing to make some a riftcee to nld the country to win war. Producers' Credit Destroyed. The witness said the result was the credit of the producers was 6'troyed and they had loat so much jney they now were forced to seu tr.wt nil their calves witn tne conse- tint threat to the future meat sup- I Mr. Hoover teemed to nave every- interests at heart except the K'viucers, lie stateu. on worm necora ueei, While Mr.

Armstrong was testlfy- before the senate committee he vae nked concerning letters bear- on his relations to the five big lookers, one of thc-ye dealt witn nis of stock In the Kort Worth -ord. The witness explained that Sweeping Investigation Will Be Made Into Bolshevik and I. W. W. Activity.

VIOLENCE IS PLOTTED Senators Declare Organizations Are Trying to Overthrow the Government. AUTHORITY IS GREAT (By Aiis.lst PriM) Washington. Feb. 4. Sweeping Investigation of bolshevik, I.

W. W. and other propaganda, was ordered unanimously today by the senate, after two hours of tempestuous discussion In which severs! senators declared that organisations were plotting to overthrow the American government by violence. May Begin Working Frldsy. The senate Judiciary sub-committee which, for more thsn a year, has been Investigating pro-German and brewers propaganda, wss authorised by the enat resolution to conduct the new Inquiry.

The committee will begin work, probably next Friday, Chairman Overman announced tonight an executive meeting of the committee to consider procedure. Senator Overmsn said the new Investigation would cover a wlds ranee and would continue Indefinitely, probably even after congress adjourns. Committee's Power Extended. The resolution, offered by Senator Walsh of Montana, l'emocrat, and adopted without a roll call or dissenting vote, extended the eotiTolt- tee's power "to inquire concerning sny efforts being made to propagate In this country ths principles of any party exercising or claiming to ex errlse authority In Russia, whether such efforts originals In this country or are incited or financed from abroad, and further to Inquire Into any effort to Incite the overthrow of the government of this country or all government by force, or by the de struction of life or property, or ths general cessation of Industry. Dsnounee 8undsy Mssting.

Benstors Joined In Impsesloned de- nuncaltlon of the a'leged propaganda and also of a meeting held here last Sunday, at which the Russian soviet government was praised as superior to the American form of government. Senstor Folndexter of Washington, Republican, Introduced a resolution calling for Investigation by the department of Justice of the aseombly here which was addressed by Repre. sentstlve Mason of Illinois, and st which Representatives Gordon of Ohio, and Dillon of South Dakota, also were present. This resolution went over for further discumion. Action Csme Unexpected.

The senate's action looking to the suppression of ths slleged seditious propaganda came ator Myers of Montana opened the discussion with vigo.ou i last Sunday'? public me, 'tin-. hcM ii a theater owned by the government, and said any member of congress who spoke at the meeting In support of the Russian soviet should be expelled. Senator Kellogg of Minnesota denounced a proclamation In a St. Louis newspaper entitled "Len-Ine's Appeal to ths Bolshevik of America," and raid "criminal" propa ganda aimed at a violent overthrow of the government was actlvs in the United States. Senator Walsh asked If the Judiciary sub-committee wss suthor-fxed to Investigate such propagsnds as that under discussion.

Chairman Overman said It was not. and Mr. Walsh hastily drafted snd presented his resolution, which was quickly adopted. Includes the I. W.

W. The resolution was regarded ths sub-committee as authorising an Inquiry Into the activities of the i. W. which wss referred to by Senator Thomas of Colorado during the senate dlscuspion as a "criminal" organisation. Senator Kellocir declared that the I.

W. was seeking to wreck the government by force. Ths new Inquiry by the Overman committee was ordered Just as the committee was concluding Its long Investigation of brewery and German propaganda, a report on which now probably will be deferred What was to hara heen a final meet. Ing of the eub-commtlles was held today, but It got into action at once toward proceeding with the new Investigation. STICKS TO TRADITION Connecticut Senate Declines to Ratify tha Prohibition Amendment to Constitution.

Hartford, Feb. 4. Connec-Mcut, thru the action of It senate this afternoon, is the first state to decline to ratify the federal prohibition amendment. Forty-four a'ates. thru their have voi for ratification.

It is believed that senate action definitely determines the attitude of this atate, nltho the house of representatives expected to vote to ratify by a lanc majority, legislative leaders, however, alve no ex-oressinn of opinion which would 'end to the belief that the senate wou'd do other than adhere to Its action should the matter com before It The first twelve articles of amendments to the constitut'on were not ratified by this etnte nor was the sixteenth amendment, which relates to the income tnr. Heads Milk Producer. Chlraro Feb. 4. F.

T. Holt of Kenosha. was elected president of the M'lk Producers' Aortlatlon todav in an Teriit1v session in Urbi. atr and other matter In- votved In reconstrMeHrjn-tlm- nmh. irms were dln.

N'eir'v I.Ooa m'lk producer of Ti'inots, Iowa and wis eon sin attended. I had helped to purchase a controll- I tne league would endure. Interest In this paner, advancing, other addresses were by I.lent.-i;,'uO borrowed on notes endorsed -ov. Oglesby and David E. i-hana- STILL DISCUSS IEATPROBLEM Grain Dealers, Exporters and Millers Give House Com-' mittee Views.

(By Austlites Prm) Washington, Feb. 4. Grain dealers, exporters and millers today presented to the house agriculture committee varied suggestions for methods of carrying out tho government's guarantee to producers of 12.16 a bushel for ths 191 wheat crop. All agTeed that the true market price, as determined by world conditions, would drop below ths guaranteed rate and that ths government should make good the difference directly, raider than by maintaining artlfl dally the higher price. Ths witnesses also agreed that the existing United States Grain corporation or some similar body, should be maintained as the government' agency for supporting the prlc to growers.

They differed as to methods to be prescribed by legislation which the committee Is preparing to draft. Grain Osslsrs' Proposition. The (rain dealers proposed that the corporation actually buy the grain at 12.28, sell It to millers or other eonsumer. at a Dries dictated by world markets and acquire th country's surplus for export. Ths exporters suggested that te corporation's function bs limited to paying farmers ths difference between the government price and the market price at which the gram was sold, without actually taking possession and consequently without piling up a great quantity for export.

Interests of ths Millers. The millers were interested mainly in having the corporation given authority to protoct millers against losses growing out of the falling of the wheat price frum the present ar tificial level to the true world price and ths fluctuations In the world price before it becomes etable under the corporations administration. Plan et ths Dealers, The grain dealers advocated that the grain corporation continue to function much as It has done in the puau Thus the dealers would collect grain from farmers, paying the guaranteed price, with a small deduction for commission and turn over the grain to the grain corporation at porters suggested that the corporation then would sell It at the price It Judges to represent the world price, determined by international competition and export the surplus. Spokesmen were reluctant to predict what the world price would be. Other suggestions of the dealers were that the government should not acquire storage warehouses or mills in anticipation of an emergency caused by flooding the market after next summer's harvest, and that the grain corporation elioutd not be called on to handle other grains than wheat.

Millers Ask Protection, The millers asked protection against the expected decline from the present artificial level to the open market prices, it was explained, only to keep the usual quantity in transit to consumption points necessary to maintain a steady supply. An accounting would be mainetained by the grain corporation by which the corporation would pay the difference between the wheat price on the day when flour was shipt and a lower price on the day when the flour was delivered. James F. Bell, of Minneapolis, a member of the food administration, was the only spokesman for the Millers' National Federation. James Ward Warner, of New York, appeared for the exporters.

Among the grain dealers who gave their views was William T. Corneiison, Peoria, Illinois. DR. METAXA IS PLEASED Finds American Sentiment Favorable to Self-Determination of Acta Minor re eke. New York, Feb.

4 Dr. John N. Metaxa, former of Salonkl. who has been In this country on a Greek government mission, and Is about to depart for the peace conferences announced tonipht that he found aentlment In America extremely favorable to the self-determination of the Greek people in Asia Minor. SEEKS AID OF THE U.

S. America Will Be asked to Guids Lithuanis In Establishing a Stabls Government. Washington. Feb. 4 Lithuania will ask ths United states to guide It In establishing a stable government, according to an announcement today at the headquarters of the Lithuania National council here.

It was said that the request would be made by the catcinet established by tne na- tional council, which la the present governing body of Lithuania, 8omt of the Ftaturjs, Th first plan h. main features first legislative brunch, on which th great and amall nations were equally represented each as unit. Second An executive branch con-huing of two members from enrh of the great powers. United States, Great Britain. France.

Italy and Japan, and nine members chosen from the small powers. This gave the executive body a total membership of nineteen, of hom ten represented the great pnwera and nine represented the small powers. Third Arbitration was provided for the determination of lseues. In a case of (impute DsTween two nations, earn nation nam oil arbitrators and thfe two select a third arbltrutor. Three arbitrators thus chosen conMftutpd a tribunal for determining the issues.

Favored by Small Nations. The foreeolng. on broad lines. Is Yhs project which meets with incst favor among the small nations, uh they would be represented both on ih leKtslative and executive hrnnches. It Is to be noted thnt surh an organization would follow somewhat the Jinps of that of the rresr'nt peace conference, as the (f-ji-ilative branch is analogous to he t-lenary session of the conference, while the executive brnnrh i similar to the council of the great pow ers now holding dally sessions.

Th Revised Plan. The revised plan makes several important changes. The latum ranch remains th same, with Ui great and small nation represented. The executive branch Is modifteil. however, to cona.m chiefly of the great powers, with two represent -tive from each, to which others from the nmnil powers may he aoMed when interents especially affecting them are at Issue.

Arbitrator Are Omltttd. The third branch la entirely changed, so as to ellml. its the plan of arbitrators and substitute an ex-exuctlve council of the rremt powers as a tribunal for Judging interra-tlon lftfmes nnalnroon to the International supreme council. It is tne two latter features which are regarded by the small powers hh tending to concentrate the executive and Judicial branches in the hands of the gTcat powers, whereas, he wmnll power prefer th- plan zlv1nf them a status on the executive branch and arbitration as a means of judicial determination. Instead of tribunal nf the great powers Will Seek Amendment.

The question now before the commission Is one largely between the (Treat and small powers. Several of the small powers are understood to be preparing amendments to the revised plan, with a view to arfving the mreprenentatlves In all branches of the organization, and It is said that the tendency among the great powers la to give them every rea-sonahle consideration to these desires, while preservinr to the malor nowers such voice as their larsrer interests and responatblllticf warrant Francis Tell of Russia. Paris, Feb. 4. Tavd R.

Fance the American ambassador to Russia, who wse recently summoned from London to Paris bv Paul nutasta, thr seeretsry of the peace conference, and hss held conference here with Scc- Tosker IT. PMsa on Russian prnh-j lems, probably will be called upon soon by the supreme council to aM the committee which will dlscuws Russian affairs. Majority Loyal to Entente, Ambassador Francis says that the; GOVERNOR SPEAKS AT Declares People Will Not Endure Mob Rule Any More Than King Rule. (By AiiMlstis Prtu) Springfield, 111, Feb. 4.

Speaking here tonight at the midwinter ban Frank O. Loarden declared Illinois WOuld never permit the advocates or government by violence to get a foothold in this state. "We fought in the great war that the people mipht rule," said the governor, "but we were not fighting for the right of the mob to rule. The American people will not wand for moD mur" lor me rule or Kings." Another Sourse of Rsvsnue. r.n..nnr rations snfl insurance companies oi an excise lax as a means of bringing revenue Into the state treasury.

"If you will pass laws providing for such an excise tax this winter, will raise money enough to reduce the state tax rate another IB rents on the hundred dollara said the governor. The governor repeated his1 advocacy of the abolishment of the stnte hoard of equalization and the cen tralization of nil taxing functions in the department of finance. Discuss Aorsrian Movement. Former Justice Andrew A. Bruce of the supreme court of North Dakota, who spoke on "Government by l.i as Opposed to Government by Man." discussed the agrarian movement In his own mate, revealing It self In the Non-Partisan league.

said he did not believe han, speaker of the house. New Legislation Sought. At a meeting today of the executive committee of the State Har Association, two bills were prepared to be Introduced In the senate by Hich-ard J. Ilarr uf Jollet, relating to procedure in courts' of record and actions in equity were endorsed. Whet Thsy Provide.

One of the bar measures would provide for continuous sessions of all trial courts of record in order to prevent long court delays. The other proposes, among other reforms, that the statement of cause be simplified after the English practice. This bill also wou'd impose unon counties the expense of taking crim'nal cases to the supreme court on appeal where the defendant was not financially able to pay the court costs. I Launch Presidential Boom. I A presidential boom tonight was? launched for Oov.

lyowrien at tne om-ner. After Gov. Ixiwden had addressed the members. Lieut. -Oov Oglesby, president of the senate, told of the vast amount of work to be done bv the present general assem bly.

He then latiderl the work accomplished by the governor, and after nuotlna- the scripture. "Well done thv cood and faithful he mid: "You have been faithful over some thliiRs; we will make you ruler over many things." The remark was the signal for prolonged applaud ing. Gov. Tjowden smiled. About 00 guests attended the dinner.

PROMISES TO BE GOOD Bethlehem Steel Agrees te Recognizs Authority of Nstionsl War Labor Board. KewYork. Feb. 4. The Bethlehem Steel which recently refused to recognize the authority of the National War Labor board, has reconsidered and pledged "loyal cooperation In carrying thru the two Important measures with which the finding of the board dealt." according to statement issued by the board to- The board announced It would take no further action In the Pethlehem case until the company has an opportunity "to make good Its promises and to test th, practical character of its proposals." Cause of ths Trouble.

The awards which the company had refused to recognise directed it to work out a collective bargaining agreement with a committee of employes, e'ecled under the board's supervision, and to grant a retroactive wage Increased. The board offered to co-operate with the company In ln-Anrinr the eovernment to grant ad- viiftnal mmoensatlon on Its rontrnrts to make the wage increase possible, (By AiloclsttS PrM) Springfield. Feb. 4. A program of legislation, backed by the Illinois State Council of Defense, was presented to ths lower branch of the legislature by emuel Insull, of Chicago, chairman of the council, when the general assembly met today.

Recommendations were in the form of a resolution and embraced subjects as follows: 1. Teaching of common branches of study In ths elementary grades In the English language. 2. Establishment of evening echo Is In furtherance of the Americanization program of the federal government. I.

Teaching cf temperance and cleanliness and care of the human body as a means of maintaining the public health and as an obligation of citizenship. 4. Expansion of vocational train ing In schools of the stats. 6. Licensing or all solicitors or I funj for eharlty or relief purposes to prevent fraud, That part of the resolution affect.

ing education was referred tu the committee on education, and that part relating to solicitation of funds to the committee on license and miscellany. The bouse adoped a resolution cf condolence to Representative Homer J. Tlce, of Oreenvlew, and family. In the death of Mr. Tice's wife.

Mrs. Amelia Tlce. A committee of ten was named by ths speaker to attend the funeral. Following the Introduction of a few bills the house sdjourned until tomorrow out of respect to the memory of the late Walter E. Reinhart, of Kfflnghain, former member of the general assembly.

Mors Psy for Judges. At the senate session Senator John Dalley, of Peoria, Introduced three bills, one proposing an Increase in the salaries of supreme court Judges IO 112.500 a year, together with living expenses while in session at Springfield, and In the salaries of circuit court Judges to $7,600 a year; another proposing that the state engage in the manufacture of road materials, and a third to prevent fraudulent traffic In Liberty bonds. The resolution of Uenator Curtis memorial address In congress to spend a billion dollara annually on road construction referred to the executive committee and will go over until next week. Governor Lowden was asked by the senate to address thnt body on the budiret at bis convenience. ARREST 3,000 GERMANS Those st Cologne Hsve Mania For Stealing or Receiving Stolen Government Property.

London, Feb. 4. (Rritish Wireless Service In the two months that the British have occupied Cologne there have heen 8.000 arrests of German citizens on one charge or another according to a despatch to the Dolly. News. Ons of the common charges is for stealing government property or receiving it.

WOOL PRICES LOWER Growers Will Rscsivs About 16o. psr Pound Less Thsn Wss Psid For ths Last Crop-Salt Lake Ciiy, Utah. Feb. 4 Wool growers will receive from 40 to 60 cents a pound tor the coming spring clip, according to W. McClure, secretory of the National Wool Growers' Association, who returned here today from Washington.

The price, according to Mr. McClure will be about 15 coins less than for the last crop, but says conditions might have heen worse. IS ENDURANCE TEST No Negotiations Started For Settlement of the Troubles of the Textile Industry. Boston. Feb.

4. In ths absence uf negotiations looking toward a settlement of tho disputes between manufacturers and textile operatives in lAwrence and some other New F.ngland cities, matters tonight appeared to have settled down to a test of endurance. More than H2.000 additional operatives were granted the forty-elKht hour week with forty-eight hours' pay. today, by mills In Manchester and Somerset, N. II.

and Hills Grove, R. I. On the other hand, mills In Uiddeford and Saco Maine and Woon-socket, R. were shut down for an indefinite time and officials of Mills in Brunswick, Maine, intimated that they would take similar action to morrow. This throws about 6.600 more operatives out or work.

In these places the workers have aeked for the forty-eight hour wee wu -eight hours' oar. Tin commission will be compost of two representatives each from th United fcitattfs. th HiiUan mpire, trance and Italy. Got No "Formal Invitation The Russian soviet government will take "all measures" to bring About an agreement with the entente according to a wireless message ent out from Moscow on Sunday. Jt com plains that th Bolshevik authorities had received no "formal Invitation," to the 1'rincea Island conference, the only word regarding it being a wlre-loen mea-age "containing prese news" MORE TROOPS ARRIVE Transport Henry W.

Mellory Brought 1,752 Ysstsrday Due Ooeta Nsaring Port. New York. Feb. 4. The transport Henry W.

Wallory arrived today from Bordea with 1.TD2 officers and enlisted men, Including 12? slrk and wounded and five casual officers. Thers also were three civilian pss senRers. The units Include the K7th field nrtillery, composed of thirty-nine of-lirers and enlisted men, who trained st Camps and Sherman; casuRl compony No. 21, Ohio, two officers, enlisted men; casual company No. 22, Texss, two" 'frioem.

Hi enlisted men, and medU detachment, comprising one orfl cor and sixteen enlisted men. turned from duty. The army transport Duo D'Aostw from Maraeillea, with offR-ere and men aboard was reported ni Sandy Hook tonight and Is xiecte to duck here tomorrow morning. The units aboard Include the 331st field artillery complete, bound fni Camp Grant, a small detachment ot the 333d field artillery and Mattery htad'tuarters company, and medl cal rteiachment Of the 339th field ar-tlllery, destined for Camp Iodgca and 123 casual officers, sixty-four of whom are members of the air service. The steamMhlp Sun Giovanni, from flenoa and Naples, arrived late with twenty American aviators, who hav aeen service along tha Adriatic.

MEET AGAIN SATURDAY Joint Committer From Labor and Capital Will Hold a Session in Chicago at That Time, PprlndlVld. Feb. 4. Gov. Lowden announced tonipht a meeting fop mornlne in Ih nflice of the.

industrial Commission In Chicago, of permanent commission or ornanlRa- tlon will be created at that time to out the Intent of the ariang-'- ment. THOMAS C. BELL DIES He Was One of ths Seven Men Wht Founded the 8 gms Chi Frjter nity in 1855. Oaklard. Feb.

4. Thomai Cnwttn BeU, one of the seven founders of the Sii-'m Chi Fraternity and prominent as an educator, died at his home here today. He was 86 years of Ficma Chi Fraternity was found. ed June U55 at Miami uni. OxfurJ, Ohio, bv Armour Co.

and Kwift tut denied that Ills purnow was to lr' th pac kers control of the paper. Wanted to Change Viewpoint. Mr. Armstrong said his purpose change the "socialistic view- nt," of the editor. larenoe ous- l'-v.

now assistant to Ferret nry Hotts- I'n. Mr. Armstrong Mnid he later il posed of his newspaper stock and l. convinced now that Mr. Ousley's I'i fs of government were nearer than his own at that time.

Veeder Tails of Pools, 'lfnry Veeder, counsel for Pwift followed Mr. Armstrong. He tr'Miied concerning his connection ih pools conducted by the big a kers for ten years down to S''t nfter several clashes with Mr. protested that he was not 1 nnitted to answer questions prop- 15 l-nrniation of pools by the Mg T'" iters was to prevent an over stip-liii rt market and to keep prices 'able, Mr. Veeder testified.

One was hroken up by Srhwarxchlld A Sul7berirer, an Independent com-l-oiy. flooding the market, he declared. "But could the small packers hrean combinations of the big packers nske.l Mr. Heney. "They could if they had enough C'eoal to stick It out," Mr.

Veeder I' plied. "They would hav- to have more ivonev than England," commented Heney. Criticize Swift Advertisement. Widely published advertltvments "Where the Kwift Dollar fioes" two criticised by members of the Tnmlttee dnrlncr the testimony of l. H.

Weld, manager of- Swift A fv's research department, who was tne first witness today before the "into committee. rfenatom Norris and Oronna sain ll'e adverting wns misleading and would give readers of country papers the impression the packing con-cerns were making a profit of 2 per "at Instead of 12. Mr. Weld said tl advertisement pointed out that I "4 out of each 100 cents of snles 'rnt for profit, K5 cents for live stock "'I the remainder for expenses'. Tsmperstures, majority of the Russian people are the Joint committee from capital and loyal to the Kntente, and he, together labor which came together here last with other of the allied ambassadors week and made a hegtnntng at accredited to Russia, is earnestly plun Intended to forestall strikes and supporting the plans for economic I industrial disputes during the rccon-reconstructlon In that country.

He struction period. Is hopeful, he said, that the pro- It ia expected that seme sort of posed conference at the Prince" Is-1 lands will be held, with all the Rus sian povernments participating. He; thoueht such a conference would be; the means of Informing the Paris contrress of the entire situation and would be in no way prejudicial to th Interests of the troernmcnts opposing the President Not Involved. President Wilson had nothing to do with the transmission of the reply of M. LonKoet to holfhevlk Foreicn Minister Tchltcherin concerning bolshevik participation In the proposed Princes Island conference, according; to Ixnruet's newspjpwr Popu-' lairs.

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