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If TWENTY PAGES. LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1921 TWENTY PAGES. IN i I UN mm 1 sl nV OrieTermEnough For Governor Of New State American Relief Sends Medicine To Soviet Russia STRIKE OF PACKER UNIONS WILL MEAN day before the -industrial court, it was expplained by members of the industrial that should the union officials 'fail to-appear, it would then be up to the district court to institute contempt proceedings against them. COUNTY IS SUED FOR S5.100.00 BY ALICE HUFF PLAINTIFF FELL INTO EXCAVATION NEAR MALTBY STATION, PETITION ALLEGES T6WNSHIP ALSO DEFENDANT Sustained Great Damage, Mental Angnfch and Permanent Injurlea to Head, Neck and Limbs and Since Receiving Fall She Baa Been, Unable to Do Any Work or Take Care of Household Duties, According tc? Allegation Board Made Party to Suit. it 2 I 1 A RATIO OUESTID NEGOTIATIONS ARE APPARENTLY AT MOST FAVORABLE STAGE SINCE OPENING NOW UP TO JAPANESE Delegates Await Decision Of Home Government Toward Latest Development Of Naval Parley Nipponese Offer To Abandon Shantung Lease As Soon As China Can Make Satisfactory Policing Ar-rangen-vents Conference Will Recess Until Wednesday.

Washington, Dee. -(By The Associated Press) The naval ratio negotiations, apparently' at their most favorable stagesince the arms conference began waited, on Tokio today while the representatives of Great Britian, Japan and Franca were coming together in a conditional agreement for withdrawal from portions of their 'leased territory in China. Outward developments contributed nothing to the status of the naval discussions but the impression grew in usually well informed circled that the American, Britich and Japanese governments were considering in provisional form an agreement that not only would include acceptance of the American five-flve-three ratio but would have to do as well with Pacific fortificatins and some of the political problems of the far East. Definite action, however, will have to wait for several days while the Japanese delegates feel out the attitude of their home government toward the newest phase' of the negotiations as it shapes up from last night's conference between the heads of the American, British and Japanese delegations. In the meantime, what actually occurred at meeting of tfc "big three' 'is a closely guarded secret, all authoritative spokesmen tak ft notfceof 3 the resuUlntherdje? guesses, conjectures and surmises, as to what "alliances." "understandings" or compromises" might be In con-r templatlon.

-r In the Far East negotiations, on the other hand, the developments centering about the Chinese leases were of so pronounced a character as to be regarded generally as ranking among the most important of the whole conference. The British, Japanese and French in turn expressed their will lngness to give up certain of their holdings in China, and although definite undertakings are yet to-be formulated, the move was accepted by the friends of China as promising a substantial modification of the principle of "''spheres of influence." The much discussed' Shantung lease was among-those Japan offered tc abandon as soon as China, makes satisfactory policing arrangements, but at the same time the conference was reminded that hole problem was under consideration In direct negotiations here between China and Japan. A willingness' Si-. cuss the South Manchurlan lease also was evidenced by the Japanese, they Insisted that Japan' treaty rights In that section must bt preserved to her. Tonight the conference and all Subdivisions, after, three weeks -i of continuous work, went Into recess until next Wednesday.

Many of the delegates, it wis said, had, -important personal affairs pressing, for attention and most of them wanted to be pres Monday and Tuesday at the open-lng-of cdngress. The Interim will also" permit the Japanese to advise themselves fully as to the attitude of. Tokio and will make it possible for Arthur J. Balfour and other members of the British delegation to fulfill a series of engagements in New Tork. KNIGHTS INITIATE La rye Clas Will Receive Woirk at Odd Fellows HalliBanqnet and Progrsan Arranged.

a TO BOTH SIDES PREPARE TO CARRY THE CONTROVERSY TO A DEFINITE END i ALLEN'S COURT ACTS Issue Restraining Order To Packers I And Unions To 'Continue The Present Status, Terms And Conditions Of EmroymenV Which Representatives Of The "Big Five Packers Declare Would Not Affect The Position Of The Companies In Any Way. Chicago, Dec. 3 A fight to the finish between the "big five" packers and the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North America was in prospect tonight as each side virtually finished its plans for the strike of union packing house employes ordered to begin Monday. The packers today posted notices that employes who go out on strike will lose their jobs and also advertised for men to take the places of strikers. The union officials were equally firm and indicated they had no intention whatever of receding from their stand when they advised, packing house workers in Kansas City, Kans to disregard orders of the Kansas court of industrial relations to appear before it and to put the strike into effect.

The court of industrial relations issued later how-ewer, an order restraining either side from taking any action whatever. Plant assembles, the organization composed of packer and workmen representatives, by which the packers propese to settle all questions affecting their employes, held meetings today in several cities and issued statements advising the workmen to leave all question of wages' and working" conditions to these bi-ganiz'ations The packers expressed confidence thait the walk-out will not seriously affect production, asserting that few men will follow the union orders and that the union's strength is not sufficient to cripple the industry. The union has contended that a majority of the packing house employes are unionized While union officials have asserted that peaceful picketing will be carried' out beginning Monday morning at 6 o'clock, more than 200 policemen were today to reserve duty in the stock, yards district by Chief of Police Fit-morris, who stated this number of men will be able to deal with any disorders that may arisen HALT ORDER ISSUED Kansas City, Dec. 3. The Kansas court of industrial relations laie today Issued a temporary restraining order to packers and Hinion officials in Kansas City, to "continue the present status, terms and conditions of 'employment." The order, according to Richahrd J.

Hopkins, attorney general of Kansas, constitutes a virtual injunction against the strike call for Monday, December 5. At the same timet Judge W. H. McCamtsh of the district court of Wyandotte county Kansas, acting at the instance of the court bf Industrial relations and the s-tate attorney general, issued an order, to sixteen packing house union officials, who today ignored subpoenas, issued by the court of industrial relations to appear before that body at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. After the issuance of the order to union officials to appear Mon- Innes Fatei-sen Geologist for Winchester Test, to Address Meeting There Friday.

KICWOO SUFFERS OF OIL FEVER YET SERVE LIFE JURY REACHES VERDICT AFTER FIVE HOURS DELIBERATION OF TESTIMONY APPEAL TO STATE COURT Announce Decision To Go To Supreme Court After District Jndge Refuses Motion For New Trial- Outcome Of AppealPhysician Bond Fixed At Pending Received Sentence Without Display Of Emotion Bat Reiterated His Innocence. Great Bend, Dec. 3 (By The Associated-Press) Doctor W. A. Nixon, a physician of this city was sen-tenced in district ceurt here today to serve the remainder of his life in the state.

penitentiary at Lansing following his conviction by a jury on a charge of having killed Arthur C. Banta. Banta, a prominent young attorney was shot to death the night of July 6 After five hours deliberation the jury that heard the circumstantial chain of evidence presented against him by prosecution returned a verdict of guilty of first degree murder. Sentence followed after Judge Harris denied a motion for a new trial An appeal wiy be taken to the state supreme court, attorneys for the convicted physician; announced. Judge Harris fixed bond at $50, 000 pending the outcome of the appeal.

A decision from the hig hcourt probably cannot be had for three or four months, attorneys' said. Dr. Nixon, painted by the prosecution as an arch-plotter '1 and a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. who coldly planned and carried out, the killing of Banta, received the verdict and sentence without display 1 or emotion.

The only comment he nad to utter was aj reiteration 'of hU "I am absolutely ninnpcpnt, of, yie jmurder pf Arthur 'Bantam he' aaldvXhft the composure and self-assurance displayed throughout his Two others remain to be. tried on charges of first degree murder in" connection with the Banta killing. They are A. L. Wallace a restaurant owner, and Roy Hayes, a filling sta-'on employe, were the chief witnesses for the state against Dr.

Nixon. Banta's body was found on the morning of July 7, beside his motor oar, on a little used road near here. Six bullets had been fired Into' the body. Testimony that Nixon was the last one seen with Banta on the previous night was brought out at the trial. The prosecution contended that the, physician lured Banta to the lonely spot and killed him over the payment of a debt.

Wallace testified at the trial that Nixon told him after the murder that Hayes killed the attorney. Wallace testified he was in his restaurant at the time of the murder. Hayes testified that upon Instructions from Nixon he drove the physician's car to the scene of the murder, where Nixon got into the car and drove back to town. Later, Hayes testified Nixon remarked: "Banta won't owe anybody else." Several witnesses testified they saw the physician In oompany with fianta In Banta's motor car on the evening of Banta's death. Drl Nixon's defense was an alibi.

FIRST REAL SNOW Predict Lower, Temperatures With Light Snow For Today. Kansas City, Dec. 3 The first real snow and the lowest temperatures so far this season were recorded today and tonight over practically all of Kansas and the Western half of Missouri. Snow, which began falling here this forenoon, con-snow tomorrow. About three Inches tinued tonight with a prediction for fell during the day.

All points in this vicinity reported from 2 to 4 ers hovering around the 25 'degree inches of snow with the thermomet-mark temperatures were predicted for most; places before morning. Western Kansas tonight was in the grip of a show storm, but the approximate temperature or the amount of sno wwas not known here tonight. Advices from Emporia said ,3 Inches bad fallen there during the day and that' It was snowiny hard tonight. Train service, the dispatch added, vasi considerably delayed -from the West 1 MUST PACKERS FEEL SAFE Chicago, Dec'. 3.

Spokesmen for the "big five" packers, when informed by the Asociated Pres tonight for the restraining order Issued by the Kansas industrial court of relations pointed out that continuing the "present status, terms and 'jondiions of employment" would not in- any way affest the packers position The wage cut agreed to by plant assemblies' went into effect last Monday, it was asserted and the spokesmen for the packers construed the order to mean that it was to be continued, although stating that it would be necessary to read the order before before expressing a definit "We are prepared to handle the situation ourselves and do not need or desire any government action," one man asserted. Prizes Offered by Good Roads of Greater Kansas City r. Frank Smith Here. i J. Frank Smith, manager, Good Roads Association of Greater Kansas City, and two judges in a good roads contest being conducted by the association were in Leavenworth yesterday, having traveling over much ofs the territory in the district to inspect the roads.

Prizes are being offered for the best stretch. of road. "Roads in Leavenworth county are in excellent condition," Mr. Smith declared. Concern 206 Cherokee "Stnea: Up" by Unmasked Colored Jan Early Lat Night.

A single handed and unmasked colored bandit last night "stuck up" a colored pool hall at SOS Cherokee He escaped after taking a watch and $4 from Dick Hazelrldge, proprietor. The bandit was about five feet, eight inches tall, and wore brown unionalls, Hazelrige reported to the police. DISTRICT COURT NOTES Motion on the appeal of William liftman, Leavenworth county farmer convicted of second degree murder, will be argued December 17. Mary Doyle has been granted a decree divorcing her from Floyd Doyle. Gross neglect of duty, was the charge.

Mrs. Doyle was awarded the custody of a minor child Thomas Hogan received a jail sentence and a fine as the penalty in one of the "Bone Dry" cases against him. AZOR GROTTO1 TO GIVE DANCE ON DECEMBER 16 Azor' Grotto. M. O.

V. P. E. has organized and has an excellent concert band, but as yet the organization has no uniforms -Forthe purpose of raising money to buy such the Grotto is going to give a dance in Turner Hall on Friday, December 16th. The Grotto, is a growing Masonic body and already has a large membership in Leavenworth- county.

A ceremonial Is to be held on January 4th and a large class of Candidates will be initiated from among Blue Lodge Masons In this jurisdiction. KUTJ KLUX APPEARS IX OKLAHOMA CITY Dewsy, Dec. 3. More than 300 white robed members of the Ku Klux Klan, by a huge'fiery cross paraded the streets of Dewey tonight In motor cars. They made their appearance suddenly and atf-er driving over.

the principal streets of the town vanished. Staged Early Morning Raid. William Est, white, Clark Kat-man and James Wade, colored, were docketed early this morning on charges of vagrancy and investiga-'ion. The police raiding squad Mose Pearson's place, the old Commercial on Cherokee, street, arresting five. All but the' three were dismissed.

Lieutenant of Police Ker-sten announced "Disarmament Conference May Bar Gas." Headline. But not from the disarmament conference. Chi-eago Journalrcf Commercew" JUDGES INSPECTED ROADS IN CONTEST MOlllftLL New Tork, Dec. 3. Governor Nathan Miller told newspaper men today that he would not be a candidate for reelection.

The governor said: "When I took office I said that I would administer the duties of the office on a one term basis and if any one can see in any act of mine what they think would be evidence of a desire for a second term, all I have to say la that they are greatly mistaken." On the stand he accounted for his whereabouts on the evening of the murder, declaring he was in his office with patients. His wife testified he returned home from his office and remained at home all night. The court room was deserted of spectators this afternoon when the Jury came in with its verdict. Mrs. Nixon broke under the strain of the trial and was led sobbing to a corridor while waiting the.

outcome of the trial. She was comforted by relatives and returned to the court room to hear the verdict. She- received the verdict calmly. It was revealed that three ballots were taken the jury. The first stood ten to two for conviction and the next 11 to 1.

STUDENTS ATTACK FOOTBALL' REFEREE Had To Be Escorted From Field By Twelve Policemen After Decision. -V IBM l-MB New Orleans, Dec. 3 An Attack on Referee Finley by spectators and students of Tulane University came at the end of the post-season football game betwen the University of Alabama and Tulane, which Alabama won 1 4 to '7, here this afternoon The attack1 resulted when Finley ruled that a fifty yard forward pass from Legendre to Maloney, who ran fen yards for touchdown to tie the score was illegal as he had blown the whistle for time on the period. All newspapermen at the game agreed that the ball was in play when tb whistle, blew, Referee ruled otherwise and had to be corted" from "the field by "twelve pol? Icemen. Jury Will Return for Further Deliberation This Morning-' Ten o'clock.

San Francisco, Dec. 3 The Jury in the manslaughter case of Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle was taken to its hotel at 10:37 P. after Miss Louise vWlnterburn is reported to have suffered a slight attack of illness The Jur to return to court at 10 A. M.

tomorrow. The nature of Miss Winterburn's illness was not revealed but it was reported that it was slight Dec 3. Attorney General Daugherty today denied the -request of Charles W. Morse, ship builder and financier, under orders to return to' the United States immediately, that he be permitted to remain in Europe until January 5, to consult a Rome specialist. Mr Daugherty said he had directed Mr.

Morse to return by the steamer Paris, which sails from Havre next receipt of a cablegram from Mr. Morse asking that he be permitted to delay his Mr Daugherty also stated that he had advised the American efnbassy at Paris that steps by taken to brjng about the return of Mr Morse on th Paris next Tuesday. Havre, Dec. 8. (By the Associated Press.) Charles W.

Morse tonight was awaiting' further word from United States Attorney General Daugherty 'regarding the shipr builder's request. to be. allowed to remain In Europe until January 5 for medical treatment." MrV Morse arrived here from New Tork yesterday on the steamer Paris, has to return on the first boat by American federal officials who are investigating his shipbuilding contracts during the Earlier in the day he had received a cable message from the 'American attorney general Instructing him tc return to America i as soon as possiblebut before this, message had arrived Morse sent second cable message, requesting 'that he b-allowed to consult Prof essor Machla-fava. a Home specialist, before returning to Azaerle ARSUFFERSJiLLNESS DEI REQUEST OF CHARLES MORSE New York. Dec.

3. The American relief administration announced tonight that it had sent to soviet Russia 4,000,000 aspirin tablets, 160.000 units of vaccines and serums, 320,000 pounds if disinfectants, 110.000 pounds of soap, and other medical supplies in fighting the typhus epidemic and other illness. cien Herley, Leo fy. Duffin, Francis J. Hagen, Charles Giese, Edwin Farrell, Ralph C.

Matzeder, Robert D', Lonergan, W. J. Car-lin, Lawrence O'Kane, Eddie Reb-hausen, George A. Witt, Alois Ga-brish, J. C.

O'Neil, David Cahill, David Hagerty, Harold Wickey, Michael Gnip, J. J. Blume. James Larkin, T. D.

Miller, W. H. Mc-Glinn, Carl Flora, C. B. Clarence Raymond Heg-arty, HInes, James Stanton, Fineran, A.

B. Glynn, F. Coffey; A. J. Arnold.

Y. M. C. A. NOTES Yesterday officials of the C.

W. E. Hearon, -who is aiding the drive, John Topper, general chairman of the drive, Ira J. Bright and Oscar. Helmers, division commanders, captains of the drive and their committees met at the Y.

A. for luncheon and to discuss final plans for raising the budget for 'Y'' -work for the ensuing year. Extension educational work will be given a number of vLeavenworth ex-service men' this winter, it was announced yesterday by George Geer, Boys' Work secretary of the Leavenworth Y. M. C.

A. Th number of courses to choose from is almost unlimited, he said. Recently Leavenworth was granted an additional sum of 1,500, In addition to the $4,000, already provided for the work Recently officials of the Leavenworth A. were going throufih i come files of local organization and by mere chance found the minutes of the first meeting, about fbrty years ago. It Is not known but It is generally thought the Leavenworth Y.

C. A. is the in- the state The local charter was issued in 1882 and at the first meeting the. following officers were elected: F. D.

Hathway, Charres F. Keiser, vice president; Joseph Flower, secretary; Thomas Gilbert, recprding sec-'etary and Bd Wi3e, treasurer. Nine American Troops Will Sail From Antwerp Today. i (By the Associated Press.) Coblenz, Dec. 3.

To the tune or On the Rhine," an old German waltz, plaedi by a lone cor-netist, a troop train with nine hundred Americans homeward bound "left here today for Antwerp, wnere the -men will sail Sunday. The els castle near Cob-'en has been oner of the nearby resorts popular with the soldiers. John Wilson to Sink Well Neal Lin-wood for Oil or Gas Several 1 Wells There. John J. Wilson announced yesterday, that he was ready to drill a well this week on the C.

M. Harbaugb farm, about one and one-half miles east of Linwood. A finished test for oil or gas will be made. The rig was placed on location last week. There are "several producing gas wells in the Linwood field.

Real Estate1 Transfers. Two real estate transfers filed yesterday for record in the Office cf John Hill, register of --C- Early Baldock to Frank R. Parks and part of block 17, Marshall's subdivision and lot 10, block 4, S. jH. Holmes' Pleasant View $1,200.

Orra. 8, Johnston to' Kizzie south one-half af thr southeast one-quarter Section 27, Townshin 11, Range 22." $1,200. RHINE SOLDIERS DRILLING RIG SET FOR ANOTHER TEST Alleging that she sustained great damages, mental anguish and tper- manent injuries to her head, back and limbs when she fell into an excavation on the public highway near Maltby Station, Alice Huff has filed suit against the county of Leavenwcfth, the county commissioners of Leavenworth county and Delaware township, asking for $5,100 damages. The petition -filed late yesterday afternoon in the office of the clerk bf the Leavenworth county district court, alleges that Huff sustained the injuries 1 without negligence oa her part; that she has not been able to do any work or take care of her household duties since she received the injuries. Mrs.

Huff, the petition avers, was 45 years, old at the time she sustained the injuries. She la the mother of five children. For medicine and the services of a Huff asks that the county pay $100 For personal injuries she wants $5,000 damages. mm Trip' Made 16 'Allow Inventor to Verify Figures of Mann-, facturery'. 'Dec.

3. Henry Ford, Detroit auomobile. manufac-urer and Thomas-A'. Edison late' today inspected the skeleton of 'the Great Wilson dam, around which the former proposes to build an in-' dustrial plant. On arrival here Ford and Mr.

Edison proceeded to Wilson dam, driving through the streets where they were accorded an ovation. En route to Florence, Mr. Ford talked freely to newspapermen, and emphasized that he had not changed his original bid for the Muscle Shoals project and that his visit was principally to allow Mr. Mr. Edison to vlsuallie the project in its entirely and to verify the original figures submitted by Ford's engineers.

-The main point of differences between him and the government, Mr. Ford said, laid in the cost of completion of Wilson dam. The estimates of the army engineers, he explained, range from forty-two million to fifty-five miDlon dollars, whereas he contends that the original figure of twenty million is The automobile manufacturer de-plared that his interest in Muscle Shoals was not commercial. "We want Muscle Shoals," he said, we want a Job and we want to help provide cheap fertilizer for the farmers of the nation." CELEBRATES WITH B. C.

Herbert, Soldier, Tried Target Practice From Back Seat of Tart, Is Charge. Charges of carrying deadly weap-onsi shooting firearms within" the city limits and being drunk were entered against Ci Herbert, soldier, following his arrest by Bentley Clark, tatrol driver, late last night. Herbert and. a companion. Private C.

Poke, began "shooting at the -moon," it is charged, from theear seat of a taxicabY The driver "stepped oa it" and headed for police headquarters, vrhere the men were docketed by rank night'" lieutenant. Feko is "charge! with ra tss FORDAi EDISON VISIT! GUN; IN JAILNOlil I- i Leavenworth council, Knighta 6t Columbus will initiate a large class of candidates today at Odd Fellows hall. The second; degree will be iricharge of A. Renoe, district deputy, assisted by the Kansas City, Knights, The candidates are Paul Lange, Theodore A. Szczygiel, William Griffith, James Dris-coll, John Galka, Stanley Buketey, John Lozenskl, George Peter, Adam A.

'Bietecki, Shaughnessy, 'jl Joseph Dawes, Dan Larkin, Hannon, Evidently W. Innes Paterson, geologist and promoter for the Northern Counties Oil and Gas Company, owners of the test, well near "Winchester, not discouraged over apparently lisappolnting developments at Win- hester'where operations will not be resumed until Monday. Faith7 in the structure as surveyed by Mr. Paterson probably wilbe th? nbject of his talk at a 'meeting-scheduled for 8 o'clock next Frldav ight at KIckapoo. '-The meeting will be held at the Hlokapoo schoo house.

Kobext Bellax Vincent.