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VOL. CM. No. 317, KOULD ELIMINATE COLLATERAL ISSUES OF THE PEACE PACT Negotiations Have Been Re sumed For Compromise On Controverted Points . SEN. LODGE PRESENTS PROPOSED CHANGES Article 10 And Monroe Doctrine Alone Present 'Serious Drawbacks ' Washington, Feb. 11.-Steps to elim inate many collateral Issues of the peace treaty fight were taken today on the senate floor while negotiations'; were being resumed privately ; for a compromise on the two principal points 1 remaining in controversy Article 10 and the Monroe Doctrine, - 5 ; Modification of eight ' of the four teen Republican reservations on the basis of agreements by the bi-partisan conference and in a way said to bj satisfactory to many Democrats was proposed formally by Senator: Lodge,1 of Massachusetts, the Republican leader. - Some Progress Made ? : Four of the remaining six are said to have been already accepted with out change by 'he democratic leaders, leaving those which , relate to Article 10 and the Monroe Doctrine as, . the only subject of serious disagreement.' Progress also was claimed In the' Article 10 negotiations, a new draft of the reservation being declared by the mild reservation republicans to have. received approval from Senator Lodge i and from some democratic friends of the treaty. The draft was denounced by Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the' democratic leader, however, as consti tuting "not a compromise, but a sur render." and much doubt remained as to Its ultimate acceptance. j. v There was no debate on the treaty during the day's session, t Senator Lodge presenting his proposed modi fications without comment except that he desired to have them printed fo. consideration when the treaty formal ly comes before the senate again -next fik. He made n statement, eg8 ra the new Article It reservations; the mild reservation!sa were ful that later Ue w)uld present It ' :'r '" :. ' " ' ' ...... . : Text of Reservation ;':' ::i of this reservation fol- nited States assumes no ob o preserve by t&ttise of Its naval forces or" by the oycott or by other erriterial Inter or pol- dejice of xco1111" fers lus s be- of s- v text Vr TWO GERMANS WERE FMmiN&M NOG ALES These Two Were Killed And Thels Bodies Found Among Mexican Dead Kcican Statement 1 hat torce . ComposiMQf Officials V, El Paso, j-Mj ji ou. 11. al leaoi two Germans . were", lighting: In the Mexican army on August 27, 1913, at Nog-ales, according: to the testimony of Captain Frederick T. Herman,; of the Eighth cavalry, before the senate sub-committee Inevstigating the Mex ican situation - today. He- said their bodies were found among the Mexican killed. - . - : ' Captain 1 Herman,., a lieutenant colo nel commanding at Nogales at the time, of the fight, denied the official statement of the Mexican commander that the Mexican force - was composed of civilians. The investigation of the action and Herbert Hoover May Be Choice Of Oregon Voters Portland, Ore., Feb. 11. The name of Herbert Hoover will be submitted for. the approval of Oregon voters as the next president of the, United States, Oswald 'West,'' Democrat, former' gov ernor,' announced toay. ." . . Petitions will be circulated, West said. : . ' . . " v ' ' ' - Replying to a suggestion, that- Mr. Hoover, has not , announced whether he will be a Democrat or a Republican, West declared: . v. v ,v l . ; : .' "That does not make any difference. We are deciding for him. He is going to be i Democrat."' " ' ' : ; 1 RIVALRY OVER GIRL : LANDS MAN IN JAIL Sent Bomb Tor Mri Who rPaid , Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 11. Paul B. Car ter, charged with sending an, infernal machine through the mails to Captain John, Knoubel, of Ebenezer, N. Y., has been convicted in : federal . court and sentenced - to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. . Jealousy of his former wife. Miss Claire MacMillan, of Gainesville, Ga., was ascribed by Carter as the cause for his attempt on the life of KnoubeL Miss MacMillan was a clerk at Camp Gordon when Knoubel was there. Carter was also charged with send ing ' "poisoned needles" - through the mail to' Miss . MacMillan and her fa ther in 1916, but these charges were dropped. .- NHEN BLOWN TO PIECES. Port Wayne, Ala., Feb. 11- Charles nrgan and a young man named Ever ts were blown to pieces in a boiled-ex-Sion - at -a .sawmill near Chevies, a 1 town, on Sandy Mountain, west re, yesterday noon. Just as the V es were quitting work.' NEW CASES 'ANISH 'FLU' ORTH STATE ere Have Been Thirty i d Cases Reported health Board to Tke Star.) . Feb. , 11. A total of f influenza were re- VatA. knard- nt' health ludee an estimate of Ases reported . from & as the total for that to date. Included . In ninety-one- new cases id thirty deaths for the the ''seventeenth since Its, appearance in. the ry. j.o aate xnere nvo ses reported to : the health, with 131 deaths. th of October 1918, the f the epidemic in tnai of 103.000 cases were re- a total number of deaths laboratory of hygiene of cfinounces that If nas aeevrcu. Xuted supply of pneumonia .vaccine A distribution' without charge to (ealth officers, and physicians. ; ? This vaccine is made by the Army Mefllcal echool, and is used only lor Prophylaxis. i It ' la : not I claimed that has any value in the prevention of luenra. V its vaj,u iu, pneurnonla.- , - Squestg for this snoum u vvt ctho Laboratory. H MONTH CAHLO" -TUTBBS OW NEW TOBK "Teh. tiComplaJnt 0,)rs. are rPpcr--( crap arid faro ies of New Jersey a letter sent to by Samuel Wilson, Adent of the New league. ' -. : V V.' which Includes Jer oken, Is a "veritable s letter says. f h re WILMINGTON, N. Is Denied incidents preceding if said," indi- catea cieariy that mc ' f the Mexi cans v engaged ;. were sdwflefs, although a majority wore civilian ninth ah . nrt that the fighting had been planned and was directed by their commanding of ficer and his assistants. The American casualties . were five killed and thirty-one .wounded.- Three civilians were killed and five wounded. The Mexican losses were not learned. but; the. United. States army . intelli gence reports were submitted to show the Mexicans buried at least' 115. - Much; of today's : testimony ' was taken in executive session. It had to do -with the forced evacuation of the Mormon colonies in Chihuahua. ' Gaby Deslys, i- - . . , ; i 1 French Dancer, Is Now Dead Paris, Feb.' 11. Gaby ? Deslys, V the French dancer and singer,' died today. She had recently undergone several operations for an affection of the throaty , Late in . Decejnber she . was considered to be in a grave condition, arid 'her 'relatives were summoned from. America. .v 1 ' ; - - J- The name :of Gaby Deslys , , became known after former King Manuel, of Portugal,"' displayed ant infatuation, for her. That was ten years or more ago. In 1911 she arrived in America and made' her appearance on v the ; , New York: stage. She made a second visit to - America" in -1915 and- returned to London and Paris the following year. . Th vthroat - affection from which- the actress suffer la said to. have-i.1yeen a cemplicattono' Influenzal " ' "r i' ' -i- ' i " " '" LIQUOR LICENSES GROWING POPULAR New. England Town Theoretical- ; " : ly Voting, For Drink . . ; ' -; v - .- Boston, Feb. , -ll Although town meetings nowadays have ' only, an aca demic interest in liquor licenses, three towns'' in. this" state have reported a shift in senjtimenf f rom aridity, of long standing to theoretical license. ,K Provincetowh lias returned the first license - majority . in its long history, with a record of "yes". 206; no, 162, as compared with last year's vote of ; yes, 60;. no, 130. r ; t , - . - -' Tyringham. In ' the westernpart of the state, also went " license for the first time, and Stockbridge, seat of the fashionable ' ; summer ' colony, in , the Berkshires, which has been a - steady advocate of no license, voted : license. 112 to 79. ; - ; SECURITIES THEFT PLOT IS NIPPED BY . 5 REGENT ARRESTS One Prisoner Said To Have Con- fessed Scheme To Police . .. While In Custody New Tork, Feb. 11. With five ar rests In connection with the $5,000,000 securities theft plot the police claim to have "nipped in the bud" here, the districts attorney's office announced formally; today that one of the prisoners-- hal' confessed ,to - having v taken part iir stealing more than 31,000,000 worth of etocks and bonds from Wall street messengers - in May and June last year. ';' ' '. ' " j All five were arraigned and held In $100,000 bonds each, .charged with, sus picion of laroehy of $107,700 worth of securities.' Deputy Assistant "Attor ney Murray asked for the high; bail, declaring that Irving G-luck had made a confession implicating, himself and the others in the million-dollar thefts. TWELVE MATCHES PLAYED BY WOMEN AT PINEHURST Five Matches Went To Extra - Holes For Decision SpcIal to The Star.) . Pinehurst, N. C. Feb. 11. Out of twelve matches in the three", leading divisions in the St.' Valentine tourna ment for women at Pinehurst today five went into 'extra holes and re quired anywhere from nineteen to twenty-one hoUs foa decision. Mrs, J F Duryea of . Springfield defeated Mrs.' John D. Chapman, of Greenwich, at the nineteenth hole ef the feature match of the day, Mrs. Duryea ,won the last two holes In par figures, with putts of one hundred, and forty Jee resoectively. Mrs. J. D. Armstrong1, of. Buffalo won from Miss Louise Pat Srsn orSalnlleW at the twentieth hle of their match. The other sur vivors in tJe championship fere Mrs" Frank S. - Daaf orth. oJ North Fo"k. and MisS Eleanor T.Chanffter9f Philadelphia, the medallaU - , ' . ; ' C, THURSDAY ilONING, FEBRUARY 12, 1920. RAILWAY LABOR'S --WAGE DEMANDS WITH WILSON NOW Director General Hines Was Un able To Reach Agreement '. With Leaders STRIKE ARRANGEMENTS ARE GOING FORWARD Decision In Tne Premises Is Now In Hands Of President s Wilson- i - Washington, Feb. 11. Wage de mands of the more i than two million railway employes again: were laid be fore the President tonight. Director General Hines, at the con clusion of a lengthy conference with members - of - his - staff, announced he had been unable to reach an 'agree ment with the. union officials and would plaoe thelr,claims and proposals, along with his own,- before the presi dent for decision, 1 , . Director General Hines, after con ferring with Attorney General Palmer, late , today submitted to representa tives of .- railroad workers his answer to their new statement of claims, Mr. Hines reply was not made public. - Union ' leaders. immediately met in a separate conference to decide their course of. action,- remained In confer ence an hour - and a half and dispersed without,' calling j. In Director General Hines. . ' ' ' ' ' . ... No - time for .a" . further : conference wae set by the" union chiefs, ; and it was Intimated 4that no additional com munication . would be sent to ' the ' di rector general,'' i- ; .. J -- x- : v " CONVICTED AEGRO ' J v, j ' GOES TO DEATH CELU 'Lexington, .Ky.; Feb.. 11. William Lockett, convicted . murderer " of 10-y'ear-old Geneva Hardman, who . is; to pay the death penalty for - his crime March 11, j was temoved f rom Lexing ton at 9 o'clockV last" night, on- a, spe cial train bound for Eddyville, where he will be placed In - a death cell of the state ' penitentiary, ' according to Brig.r Gen. t Francis Marshall,, -in com mand of 'federal troops here. '. K'.f '- n'V " - " 4T-- BAROnr DE ROTHSCHILD . . REPORTED DEAD Uf PARIS New York, Fb. 11. A. report of the death of Baron Edmond De Rothschild has Just been received from Paris by the. Zionist organization " of America, according to an anouncement made by the organization here tonight. Baron RothschiWs was 74 years . of. age and the ' head of the French branch of the famous banking houses.. - The ; activi ties of the late baron in helping Jews from Russia and Rumania establish colonies in Palestine made his. name widely known. N V " ' - v COMMITTEE CONVINCED ' -MEXICAN ATROCITIES. El Paso, Tex... Feb. 11. Testimony. Ntalcen byline senate suD-commniee in Vetlgating the Mexican sitiuation is said to have convinced the committee Of the "truth - oJi accounts of atrocities previously declared to .-. have ; been committed at CarrizaL, " The bodies of the negro troopers and the two officers who fell there were reported to have -been mutilated and were thrown into the - same , ditch. Gold teeth taken from one body were reported to have been offered for sale. KANSAS WILL PROSECUTE j STRIKING RAILROADERS Tooeka, Kan., - Feb. . 11. Kansas probably will prosecute In the criminal courts national, : state ana - local om- cials of the railroad maintenance and shop . laborers union if , they call ; a strike in Kansas, It was declared by attorneys connected with the Indus trial relation's court. It was declared that the strike would be In violation of the new state law... ; ': -v-- . '. ? ' ,. . , . . - MOTION FOR NEW ' TRIAL , r FOR MRS. TALBOT DENIED. Paw paw, Mich., Feb. 11. A motion for dismissal of . the charge of mur der against Mrs. j Sarah Talbot, held in .connection with the death of her daughter, .Maude Tabor Vigo, was de nied in circuit court here today. A re quest, that - the 80-year-old woman - be admitted to ball was also . denied. Trial has been set for March 1,1. D'ANNUNZIO DENIES . . " :' , ASPERSION ON WILSON. 1 Trieste, Feb. 11. Gabriele D'Annunr zlo has officially denied having said in a recent interview with a German Jurnalist, as he had been quoted, that there was "no -. difference between President Wilson and the kaiser." f : POLAND WANTS GUARANTEE. : " Warsaw; Feb. 11. Stanislkus Petik, the " foreign minister, speaking with regard to possible .peace terms ..bef tween Poland and ' the Bolshevik!, said Poland'would demand guarantees for widespread political and economic development of the Polish republic and the independence; of the. smaller bor der: states between' Russia and Poland. ' ' ' . ARRESTED FOR THEFT i (Special to The Star.) Sanford, Feb. ' 11. W, . Cheara A. C. Harris and Policeman Turner have Just returned from Rocking mrr. i they went to Identify , aom- ' goods for Mr. Clears jewelry store t Jobdvonday nht- Two men, who gave their names as Hutler and M T6rv "eted in Columbia." a O, and are being held for the critoel- WOMAN FAINTS WHEN TOLD HUSBAND IS DEAD Woman Declared She Had Prayed Since Day Of . Shooting, That Man Prom Whom She Was Separated, Might Recover And Live Newport , News, Va Feb. 11. 'Oh, don't tell me that he is dead," were the words of Mrs. Mattie Jester Cum mtng today , when . pastor delegated to inform her of her husband's death visited her in her cell at the Elizeth City county . jail. She then, fainted. v Although S. Gordon Cummlng, hu5. band from whom the woman was sep arated, died Monday, following wouEUs inflicted by Mrs. Cumming on Satur day, her condition had been . such that physicians did not deem if advisable 2 DEVELOPMENTS SOCIALISTS' TRIAL ; IN N. Y. ASSEMBLY 1 Motion To Strike Out Evidence And To Dismiss Charges Denied Albany, N. T. Feb, 11: Today's ses sion : of the Investigation before - the assembly Judiciary committee of the five suspended Socialists assemblymen charged., wlthdisloyalty'. was -marked by two developments denial by Chair man Margin - of r preliminary - motions ,by .the defense , to strike . out nearly half , the 'evidence introduced by the state, and an ineffectual effort by As semblyman William W. Pellette, com mittee member, to haye that body re commend to the assembly dismissal of all charges on the' ground, of. insuffi cient proof. ; ' . -.v' - r 'Mr. , Pellette, a . New .York. Republi can, proposed dismissal at an executive" session called at his request -after the hearing had, been adjourned until next Tuesday " on . motion by the - defense. Chairman, Martin -: stated . .after the meeting that "only an 4 informal dis-cussloh"-. of ther proposals, had taken places and that it then had been tabled vntU,,.nx.t-.cne&fay,-. Mr. Pellette made'nb "forraai7inotiOn; According to "Mr.1-Martin" and no .vote was taken.'.-' V-'.,.'- DENMARK PEOPLE CHEER NEW KING Rejoicing ' Marred ; By s .Outbreaks - Copenhagen, Feb.' ' 11. While the plebiscite in' the first. Schleswig zone passed off without any serious trouble, the "rejoicings " in Copenhagen were marred by isolated outbreaks of rowdyism. ".These . culminated ' In . a police station being stormed, the po lice assaulted and persons arrested for disorderly conduct ' released. ' ' v " Between midnight and ,,3 o'clock this morning huge -enthusiastic .crowds' as sembled In the townhall square. - The crowds marched to the king's palace singing and cheering for Schleswlg's new sovereign, who, it is expected, will soon cross the old border mounted on a white charger. ; . .. ? . SECRETARY OF WAR ;TO ' tJ" SPEAK AT -: KBW BERN (Special to The Star.) - Washington, D. C, Feb. 11. C. C. Kirkpatrlck, secretary at the New Bern, chamber? of commerce, - today wired "Representative ' Brinson, that a delegation would meet: him and Sec retary of War Baker at Goldsboro on the night of February 18 and conduct them to New Bern, where, jon the fol lowing day, Mr. Baker is to speak at a get-together meeting. The secretary is ' the guest of the chamber of com merce. PROHIBITION IN QUEBEC HUST HAVE FAIR CHANCE. " Quebec : Feb. 11. The present leg islature will not change the Quebec prohibition law, which allows the sale of light wines and beers, Walter Mitchell, provincial treasurer, told a delegation which called upon him to day. .Both liquor Interests and pro hibitionists have sought amendments, but the treasurer eaid that the law, which has been in force nine months, has not had a fair trial. -U Kitchin, Of North Castigates Writer With Words ",. : ? (Special to The Star) , ' Washington, D. Feb. 11. RepresenUtive Claude Kitohin, of North v Carolina, former democratic. Coor leader, today on the floor, of the house ! administered a terrific castigatlon to a special writer on the .Washington : Post,' In which he named the writer for what the North Carolina congress i man termed A wilful, deliberate, " slanderous, malicious, Incorrigible per r version of the truth and the facts." . i The story by The Post writer was relative to the Sims hearing, and . the particular incident referred to was the testimony of Senator Glass and representatives pertaining to the charge that Admiral Slms:had told them that the American service of 'supply had broken down and that the allies , were for. this reason virtually' forced" to sign the armistice.., The Post writer. . said that Senator Glass, contradicted he statement that Admiral Sims had . said this, and that the senator had vindicated Sims. ' ' ,; '' t ; ; - Represenative Kitcnin said' he heard every word of the testimony. : ' , ,, : "Instead, of Senator - Glass contradicting Representative ' Byrnes "and . 'sustaining Admiral Sims,, as the paper claims," Mr. Kitchin said, "Mr. Glass i corroborated "every statement recently made by Mr. Byrnes In. his speech, in the house and every statement he testified to before this senate commits tee. In my opinion Senator Glass contradicted Admiral Sims more em-.'' phatically than did Mr. Byrnes." . ' . . to inform her of her husband's death. After she had 1 recovered from her swoon this morning Mrs. Cumming-declared she had prayed since last Satur day, on which day the shooting occurr ed, that her husband might recover, and she isists - that she did not mean to kill him. ! . A specal . grand jury will b em panneted n "lzabeth City circuit court Saturday morning to present the indictment , 'against Mrs. Cumming, charing her with the murder of her husband. BRYAN 'HYSTERIA' ABOUT PROHIBITION A POLITICAL MASH Designed Merely To Cover His Attack On National Chair man Cummings Trenton, N.. J., Feb. il. Answering William J, Bryan's latest attack ..on him by declaring that personal liberty is Involved In the question of prohibi tion and not merely the ability of men to get a drink. Gov. Edwards tonight Issued a statement intimating that Bryan's "hysterics" about prohibition was ; simply' a mask ' to oover an at tack on Democratic National Chairman Cummings who, . the governor ' said, was a "formidable obstacle" to the Nebraskan's political designs. Mr. Edwards reiterated his determination to take the matter of prohibition before the democratic national convention. . CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL IN; LEXINGTON AGAIN. - Lexington, Ky. Feb.' 11. Although Gen. Francis C Marshall, military gov ernor of Lexington-,, declined to make a Btatemeritas ; to- whert the; B00-. fed eral troops stationed here would leave, for Camp -Taylor, indications tonight were that the entire contingent will, be on its way to Louisville before noon Thursday.' ' '" I . ' : Conditions now are' normal. t WILL MAKE AN EFFORT ; . TO AMEND LIQUOR LAWS. Washington, Feb. 11 First definite declaration of aTS effort to amend the Volstead act. which limits the alcoholic content of beverages to one-half, of one percent, , was - made in the House today by 1 Representative Vre, Re publican, Pennsylvania, who announc ed that : at the next " session of Con gress he would introduce a bill pro viding for sale of 6: percent beer. 7 ROBBERS ARRESTED " WHILE FIRE RAGES New Tork, Feb. 11. While fire' swept a five-story building on lower Broad way here tonight, seven robberies were discovered on upper stories of the ad joining .building lootine office desks and clothing shops." Persons watching the fire from a buiiaing across the street notified the police, who arrested the seven looters-before they, could leave the building. , !. FIGHT BOUT SCHEDULED - ; Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 11. March 12 was set for the 12-round no-decision bout between Jimmy Wilde and Frankie Ma son at a meeting of the Toledo Boxing commission today. Ad Thacher, pro moter, attended the ; meeting and in formed the commission that the - bout will be staged in the Coliseum, which can be made to seat S. 500. . ; : AIRPLANE SUPPLANTS DBSTROTER Cleveland, Feb. 1L A Martin airplane designed, to supplant the tor pedo destroyer - received an ; official trial here today and exceeded , all re quirements of the navy department. The plane carries a torpedo weighing approximately one . ton and can be launched from aboard ship. nJXHO RATIFIED SUFFRAGE. Boise Idaho, Feb. 11. Boise's legis lature in special session today rati fied the woraarrts suffrage amendment to the national constitution - by large majorities in both houses., Idaho Is the thirtieth' state to ratify. 1 Carolina, WHOLE NUMBER 30,081. HELME GAHDIDAGlfi IS UNDER; FIRE IN CONSPIRACY TRIAL' Government Charges That Sig natures To Ncmunalirig Pe-; f titions Were Forged t . GOVERNJIENT BOMBARDS ON EXPENDITURE ISSUE Evidence That Campaign Cost $800,000 Instead Of $176, " 000 Certified To ' ' Grand Rapids. Mich., Feb. 11. The candidacy of James W. Helme in the Democratic senatorial primary of 1811 was under fir by the government at today's sessions of the' Newberry elec tion conspiracy trial. -.v ' Starting with Questions' in an effort to show that Bome signatures to the Helme nominating petitions, circulai ed at the behest of the Truman H, Newberry's senatorial campaign com mittee, were forged the assault' was switched later to a, frontal operation. ' A.Grand Rapids printer swore that William J. ; Mickel, -he seoond Demo cratic defendant,' arranged with him for printing the blank - petition, and a local hotel manager' said Mickel rented headquarters in a local hotel at fiveilollars a. week. flPhis testimony was brought out Im mediately after Frank C. Dal ley, as sistant .attorney general, had read a certified copy of the report, which the Newberry . committee , filed ' with , the State in 1918." The report showed re ceipts . and expenditures of approxi mately f 178,000. . , '.:.;,.:-,' The government also kept up Its bombardment on. the money issue, getting Into the record a .quotation from one defendant that the campaign cost around . ?800,500, and from an other that he saw r on a table in the office' of Paul ' King, Newberry cam paign manager, a pile of money , "that looked like a million dollars.".', Frank Sparks, associate 7 editor , of the' Grand Rapids Herald, said he talked last ' spring with Richard R. Fletcher, state labor commissioner, at Lansing. ':' S' . , .:.:' :. He said he tpl4 Fisher that he heard theexjgen.ses ' of, vjhe campaign were nearer 5Boe,eeothaatne i7B,uori. -so ported, and. Fletcher - replied , that it was - "nearer $800,000,' and . he knew what he was talking about.". . . . FORMER CROWN PRINCE IS LEARNING TO BOX Has Received iNo Answers To Recent Offer . Wlerlngen, Holland, Feb. 11. As far, as the villagers of Wieringen know, former Crown Prince Frederick William, of Germany, has not received any answer -to his telegrams sent to the kings ; of Great Britain, Belgium and Italy, the , emperor of Japan and the presidents of the United States and . France, offering to surender . to the allies for trial. ... -.-The former crown prince busied him self today in a boxing? bout with a professional instructor who ' came ' to Wieringen from Amsterdam this morning. v" ADMIRAL KC1CKAK KILLED BY HIS OWN SOLDIER T,nndnn. Feb. 11. Admiral Kolchak was executed by his own troops to pre vent1 his rescue by white guara troops moving; In the direction of Irkutsk for that numose. according to a copenna gendispatch to The Herald. The Mos cow soviet sent' a wireless message asklnsr his caotors to spare his life. but the appeal . was , too '. late. ' THHITT PERSONS HURT , IN A BAD COLLISION t .'..l.-lll. V Pah 11Thltv sons were injured, ten of them serious ly, when a heavily loaaea street oar otki a..TJouisville & Nashville accommo dation train crashed here on a grade crossing tonight. Mrs. Felix Dumas, wife of a city councilman, and Mrs. , H, w Metz suffered internal injuries ana doubt as to their - recovery is enter tained," -; ' ... EVANGELIST HENRY STOTJGH v RELIEVED OF HIS CONTRACT Tneaster. Pa . Feb. 11. Rev. Henry Stough. of Wheaton,.IlL,!an evangelist, Who IS accused Oi nnvini aeciareu m a sermon that many men of the Amer ican army In France were "scum and riff-raff," left here today after being relieved of hisfour weeks' contract-In an evangelistic campaign by co-operating clergymen. ' . TRY TO PREVENT ENTRY ? MEXICAN BOLL WORM! wshi net on. Feb. 11. To orevent fh ntrv of boll worms into this coun try' in cotton seed mixed with corn iKnnrtAd from Mexico, the department of agriculture . is considering the pro hibition or limitation of corn , imports from that country.' It was announced today that hearings would be held ner February 17. A., ,:-' -:;l::;' " . v -; ENGLAND IS WILLING i London, Feb. 11. Jv Austen Cham berlain, chancellor " of the exchequer, announced today that: the government was willing to participate in an, inter national financial 'conference lf-lnvlted by one of the, neutral nations or by the league of nations, on. being satis fled that the conference would assume AIRMEN JOIN LEGION V : . New York, FebJ 11. A special post of ther Amerfcan legion, which will in clude ln' its membership virtually all of America's fighting airmen, Is being formed by the American Flying cluh It was announces -here tonight.
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