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ASHEYILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON,; NOVEMBEB 1913.
PRICE 5 CENTS
i iiemie
I IS FORECASTED
Attention of U. SV Now ; Cen
tered on Message of Huerta -
to Congress ' Convening
Today
SHARP INCREASE IN
MEXICAN TAXES MADE
Huerta Cordial to CShaugh
nessy -No Final Instruc
tions Sent to Charge, -
' Washington, Nov. 90 Attention by
the United States "to the situation In
rebellion-torn Mexico? today t centered
on the Mexican congress and Provl
ilonal President Huerta' message on
Ms recent assumption of dictatorial
powers. The possibility that the oori
' gress might ..act on, concessions . dis
credited in advance by the United
,Btates was thought In many quarters
to be a pivot on which the next move
by this government migrti turn.
These who have been of the opin
ion that Huerta would retire after his
acts had been ratified by the congress
still had confidence In their theory.
So far as can be learned, the Ameri
can government means to continue its
plan of financial blockade with diplo
matic pressure from without.
Some officials declared there was
no new move in prospect for the lnr
mediate future. It was also said that
no Instructions of a final character
had gone forth to Charge O'Shaugh-
nessy. . ' '. ' . - .
The departure- of William .Bayard
Hale from Nogales ..after , parleying
with the constitutionalists was also
.said to .be .a. Jtactor.'jto "the delay. 'It
-was regarded as possible that official
here vtmia Walt Mr-. Hale's return to
gain first hand Information for-mak
ing another move. .
Huerta' Increases Taxes. ;V
, Mexico City, Nov. 20.-One of the
last acts of Provisional President
Huerta as , dictator before ' the , new
congress places a restriction on . his
, powers was anedict today making
sweeping Increase in the - Internal
taxes of Mexico. f '
The stamp tax, which requires
revenue stamp on checks, receipts,
contracts and all documents of a pull
He nature,' was doubled. . The tax on
tobacco and crude petroleum was
heavily increased. . ,
i Aas a measure to reliev the diffi
cult small money problem arising out
of the restriction of the sliver circula
tion the president today Issued a de
cree permitting banks of issue-to- put
out one and two peso Mil. The small-
' est bill hitherto in circulation has been
five pesos. - - ; '
' Huerta Cordial.
The marked manner In whtoh Pro
visional President Huerta displayed
, his . cordiality toward ' Nelson
O'Khaughnessy, the American charge
d'affaires, and the way In which he
applauded the playing of the "Star
Bpangled Banner" at yesterday's re
ception In Chapultepec castle were
the subjeot of much oomment today
apropos the Mexican situation
Although the - entire . diplomatic
corps was present, General , Huerta
did not converse at length with any
of the diplomats except Mr. O'Bhaugh
nessy, with whom he spoke privately
for a quarter of an hour. . The pro
visional president appeared to be In
nigh spirits while he was Informing
Mr. O'Shaughnessy of . the substance
of the message he was about to de
liver to the new congress and telling
him that he Would send a copy to the
American embassy In advance of its
delivery. Af, the same time Senora
Huerta showed great cordiality in her
' reception r,t Mrs. O'Shaughnessy.
Th reception was on a very elab
orate scale and the rooms were pro
fusely decorated with Dowers.. The
refreshment bill alone amounted ' to
"0.000. besides the diplomats, the
high military offloers. the .leading
civilian officials and their wives near
ly all the memoers of the new con
Itre Were present
tmnl Oowdray Ajk Aid.
J Ixndon, Nov. 0 The United BUtes
mbassy in London, aoUng on the per
Mhal request of Lord Cowdray, oablsd
n Washington today asking the Amer
ican government to extend Its proteo
Jlon U the Imperilled Interests In Max
loo of the Pearson oonoern.
Lord Cowdray deolares that the
prsMnoe of United States battleships
M Tamplco had a salutary effect in
the prevention of the destruction of
the property of the ooncern and that
he would appreciate a continuation of
uoh protection. Ha also asked Amei
h Ambassador Page to convey to
washlnrton his denial of having ex
tended financial or other assistance to
Huerta.
Japan Cruleer Balls. f
1 Tokosiiku, Japan, Nov. tO. The
Japanese cruliwr lsumo sailed for
' Msxloo early this morning. ,
WlUlnm Has Cold.
' Berlin, .Nov. 20 K.mperor William
taught lfl today an J win compelled
to cancel Ms erMi:cmrnt to attend
the optntn j of th convention oC the
O'Tnan L.. i Ijiin hiii poclety, '
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REPORT CURRENCY
BILL ON SATURDAY
Opposing- Factions of Banking
and Agree to Submit Divided Reports to Senate on
, Money Measure.
Washington.. Nov. 80. The admin
istration currency bill will ba report
ed to the lenate Saturday I by the
panning oommlttee. The ' opposing
factions' of the oommlttee " met to
Reported Dead, Return
Causes
Hamilton, Ont, Nov. 20. While
relatives and friends surrounded a
ooltin in which lay the .body ; of ( a
young man Identified as John Thomp
son, a vloum of the recent storm on
the Great . Lakes, the' real John
Thompson rapped at the door and
was admitted to the house, ' His
mother collapsed , and ' . was , made
seriously 111. -:."?.;--;,.-.!
Young Thompson's father- did' not
know on what boat his sen was em
ployed and when he read of the find
ing of the body of a John Thompson,
fireman - on the steamer Carruthers,
RETAIL PRICES OF FDOD
H GHEST FDD YEAF5
: V-v ' V - . I ( ,. t . J .
In Forty Cities Prices In
creased on Twelve Articles
: 'Out of Fifteen. . . ' f
-WagMflgtOTNas.aO.-''Rx)tatl Blcea
of food' were higher August 15 than
they had beetr at any other time dur
ing., the last 21 years, according to
figures of the bureau of. labor statis
tic Issued today.' Retail prices of
the principal articles of food In tO
Important ' Industrial cities, gathered
and compiled by experts, show that
during the year 12 of the IE articles
advanced In price while only three
declined. , , '.: " w ;
Comparison of retail prices on Au
gust IS, 1911, with prices on the same
data In 1012, shew potatoes advanced
20.0 per cent, bacon 18. t per cent,
smoked ham lT,fl per cent, eggs 12.6
per 'cent, round steak 11.6 per cent,
sirloin steak 10.2 , per ' cent, pork
chops 0.8 per cent, hens 8.7 per cent,
lard 8.1 per - cent, : rib roast 7.1 per
cent, butter 8.7 per cent, and milk
2,7 per cent" Sugar declined 7.9 per
cent, wheat flour 5.8 per cent, and
oorn meal 2,7 per cent.
Compared -with average prices' for
the 10 year period 1800 td 1800, ev
ery article for whtoh prices . were
noted, with the exception of sugar,
advanced. - Bacon advanced 189.0 per
cent pork chops 124.5 per cent round
steak 108.4 per cent smoked ham
92.2 per cent;' sirloin steak 79.8 per
cent, rib roast 76.5 per cent, potatoes
75.2 per oortt. hens 73.2 per cent lard
09.8 per cent, eggs 66.4 per cent, com
meal 60.0 per cent butter 41.9 per
oent and milk 88.8 per cent Sugar
declined 2.8 per cent. '
When .the price of each of the IB
articles of food Is weighted according
to average consumption In working
men's families, retail prices on Au
gust 15, 1813, were 66.1 per cent
above the average price for the 10
year period, 1890 to 1899; 8.0 pet
cent above' the price on August 16,
1912, and 14.0 per cent above the
prloe on August IE, 1911. ..
WHISKEY AND NOT ,
MUTINY.ON BOARD
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 20. Offi
cers of the British freighter, Santa
Rosalia, which cleared for England
Tuesday and returned to port yester
day with 11 of her crew of 41 looked
up and guarded by armed man from
United States revenue cutters, are
planning to sail again as . soon as
members of the crew sober suffi
ciently. ' . '
When the captain summoned ., aid
from the United States revenue cut
ters, he believed that a mutiny was
impending among his seamen, but It
was afterwards learned the men be
came unmanageable on account of
havtng a large quantity of liquor
which was secreted on board ship
while In port her. It Was said to.
day the affair would not be brought
to' the attention of the British consul
here, owing to the desire of the Santa
Rosalia's master to get under way for
the United Kingdom.
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS TO
FJTECT AI ORGANIZATION
' Ban Francisco. Nov. 20. Cnllfomla
republicans to the number of about
100 at a meeting hire yesterday de
cided to proceed with the formation
of a republican organization through
out the state. '- Home such move was
considered iiMK-osary because of the
I capture before the last .national elec-
! tlons of the republican 'machinery by
, members of the progressive party. A
' committee of flfien was appointed
i to undertake the worU.
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Committee Get Together and
gether today and agreed to submit
divided reports, one signed by Chair
man. OwenB and the- administration
democrats, and one signed by Senator
Hitchcock and the republicans. - ,
Consternation
he went to Kettle Point and identified
It as that of his son.
. The body was shipped to the pa
rents' home In this city and prepara
tions were being made for tle funeral,
when tne young man suddenly re.
turned very much alive. He explain.
ed he had been In Montreal during
the great storm and had just heard of
his reported death.
Before going to his home,. Thomp
son stopped at a hotel conducted by
James Duffy.; Duffy,' who had been at
the Thompson home and seen the
body there, fell In a .faint, thinking
he had seen a ghost . , '
S WILSON IS
RECEIVING GIFTS
The $2,000 Present, of the
House Presented; Also Gift
- of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan.
.Washington, .Nov. l20.' ;Miss Jessie
Wilson, the' White House bride-elect
repeived her, $2,000 present from the
house today. "The sparkling diamond
pendant . resting In a satin i lined
jewel box, with a tiny key dangling
from. Its heart shaped lock,' was takeji
to the White House by a member of
the Washington Jewelry firm which
has been preparing the gift. , ;
The sentiment 'inscribed on parch
ment accomdaning the present read I
"The representatives of the people
In congress send this gift to Miss Jes
sie Woodrow Wilson with their sh
eerest and best wishes as .an evidence
of the tender Interest and hearty good
will of all the people, on the happy
occasion of her marriage to Mr.
Francis ' Bowes Bayre, November
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and
thirteen." ' '
The names Of tha enmmlttee of the
house signed to the sheet ef parch
ment paper. Identical with that on
which congress prints its' legislative
work, were Speaker Clark, Democratic
Leader Underwood; Republican Lead
er Mann, Progressive Leader Murdock
and Representatives Cooper, Wiscon
sin; Henry, Texas; Campbell, Kansas!
Hardwlck, Georgia! Page, North Car
olina; .Johnson, Kentucky; .Palmer,
Pennsylvania: Austin, Tennessee;
Townsentt, New Jersey; Fowler, Illi
nois, and Chandler, New York.
The Bryans'. Gift, v
" Secretary and Mrs. Bryan's gift was
among those received and it will be
unorated today. The present consists
of an Inlaid mahogany tea table and
chair. Among the other glftu were a
dozen silver plates from Andrew and
Mrs. Carnegie and a handsome silver
bowl from the Spanish minister and
Mme. Rlano, ' ,
Miss Margaret Wilson, it was learn
ed today, has taken personal charge
of . the musical program at the wed
ding celebration. In addition to the
music by the full- marine band, a
choir of boys will sing during the
ceremony. A compliment will be paid
the brltgroom by the rendition o
the - compositions of 'his cousin, the
late .Ethlebcrt Nevln.
From California Women.'
San Francisco, Nov- 20. A silver
service costing $1800, the ' Sift of
women voters, of northern California
to Miss Jessie Wilson, daughter of
President Wilson, on the occasion of
her weddlri( next Thursday, was sent
to the bride-to-be today. The service
was purchased by subscription and Is
of old colonlsl design. . , ,
KANSAS' PROGRESSIVES TO
VUT OUT STATE TICKET
.Topeka, Kas., Nov. 20. The pro
gressiva party In Kansas will put out
a state ticket In' the 114 rsmnsln,
Independent of all other parties, .ac
cording to statements of leaders who
are here to attend a state-wide pro
gresslve conference this afternoon. A
number of women will attend the
gathering..
INTFRSTATF. RIFLE MATCH,
VICKSIll Rti, NOVEMBER
25-27
Jackson. Mlns,, Nov. 20. Adjutant
General Fridge of Mississippi arv
noum-ed today that the Interstate rlfU.
tem match will be held at Camp
WMIInmson, near Vlrksbtirg. Novem
ber JS, 20 end 27. Teams from Ala
lumn. Florida, Tenas. Jxiulnluna and
MItK!l will participate.
IS
m
JUST
ram
Before Latin-American Confer
ence Dr. Winter Declares
U. S Shouldn't Interfere
in Mexico.
SAYS STRONG MEXICAN
LEADER MUST ARISE
Mr. Cabera Explains Point of
View of Constitutionalists.
Mexioo Day Observed.
Worcester,' Ma'ss., Nov. 20. winter
ventlon should not even be. thought of
by the United 1 States," declared Dr.
Nevln ;Q. Winter,' author of several
books on Mexico, in a message at the
Clark university-conference on Latin
America today- on "The Fundamental
Causes of -the Present Situation in
Mexico." ''.V - ' ' ' '
"From a standpoint of dollars and
oents," ha added, !'lt would be cheaper
for Uncle Sam to reimburse all losses
sustained by Americans than to ncur
the expense- that intervention would
Involve, i, ,
"The present dlsttrrbed condition In
Mexico' Is probably the final transition
the dawn of a new era. The par
oxysms now shaking the- country 'ft
rebellion and treachery mean the re
covery of Mexieo ultimately to peace
and prosperity, A strong .man must
arise, a leader of enough' force of
character td .draw the people to.hhn
and awe any opposing chieftain who
may wish to' create trouble for his
own personal aggrandlxemepti" .
Mr. Wlnter. attributed present con
ditions to past methods-of government
T-r-jelct; to- tfir great estates held by
the wealthy and to the system of pe
onage. He said that nearly everything
complained of by the Mexicans them
selves and criticised by "eople of other
nations "can be traced either to here
dity or environment." ;. r
An exposition of the point of view
of the constitutionalists opposing Pro
visional President Huerta in .Mexico
was given by Luis Cabrera, former
leader of the Mexican house of repre
sentatives. Mr. Cabrera's address was
the first of a series which made this
"Mexioo day" at the conference.
Before the Mexican disaussion was
taken up Professor Ellsworth Hunt
ington of Yale gave an address 'on
The Adaptability of the White Man
to Tropical America," in ' which he
emphasized the enervating effect of a
tropical ollmate on northerners.
MISS TURNER TELLS TALE
OF GRIMINAL
Trial of Wealthy Farmer on
Charge Will Probahly End
' Tomorrow.
, Charleston. W. Va., Nov. 20. Indl
cations today were that tha trial of B,
Graham Wilson, a wealthy farmer
charged vlth assault by Miss Kate
Turner, Mrs. WIlBon's guest, would be
concluded f tomorrow. Miss Turner
told her story yeeferday and appeared
In court to lay for cross examination,
Heavily veiled, Miss Turner related
her version of the alleged attack In
tones so low that only the court, the
lawyers and the Jury could hear her
testimony.
She said Wilson, who had been at
tending a horse show, returned home
the morning of Juno , -. and' after
breakfast Invited her to accompany
him to a remote part of his farm to
look over sumo blooded cattle. Arriv
ing at the place, she said, be forced
her out of the buggy. She returned
with Wilson to the house and later
went to her home, where she took her
mother Into her confidence. Dr. Wil
liam Null later was told and Wilson's
arrest followed. .." -
- Penalty for the crime on conviction
la death.
HEAD-ON COLLISION;
ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
, Washington, Nov. 20. One passen
ger was seriously hurt and five others
slightly Injured In a head-on collision
early today at Barton, 8. C, on the
Southern railway, between passenger
trains Nos. 23 and 24, according to
advices to headquarters ot the com
pany here. . . v
Tha seriously Injured" passenger is
T. A. Lloyd, who Is not expected to
live, Ills home address Is not known
here. The other Injured are I C.
Fanning. Pally, 8. C.! Mrs. M. F. May
er. Sandy Springs,. S. C; David film
mnnd. arm broken; .and two negro
tramps.
Tlie engines snd express cars of
both trains were derailed. An Inves-
Itlgatlnn has been ordered.
TV E PRECAUTION
AGAINST INDIANS
Four Hundred Fugitive Navajoes Encamped on Beautiful
. s Mountain Sing and Dance Through Night Some
Fear Blood Will Be Shed. ,
Farmington,' N. M., Nov 20. The
00 fugitive Navajo- Indians encamp
ed on Beautiful mountain, 85 miles
southwest of Shiprock -agency, sang
war songs and danced around council
fires all night while sentries . stood
watch at the many signal' fires which
fringed the northeastern, side of the
mesa. - .
Extra precautions were taken at
the agency against the surprise of a
night attack by followers of. Chief
Beshoshe, who have been, brought al
most to a state of frenzy by their
medicine men. W. T. Shelton, Indian
agent and his. Indian police; who are
still faithful, today began prepara
tions to . renew overtures - to the
aborigines. - .
Traders and settlers on the reser
vation have become frightened and
have appealed to Agent Shelton for
protection.' '
The other Indians of the' reserva
tion, more than 8000, have given no
intimation as to where their sympa-
OF I
Administration Is in Full Con
trol of Convention Elec
,. tion Tomorrow.
Seattle, Wash., Noc. 20, The re
port of the committee on adjustment
dealing mostly iwlth Jurisdictional
disputes between the trades, was con
sidered ' when the - American ' . Federa
tion of Labor met today: - The temper
of.!thef delegates- indicated that ''the
votes in favor of settling the petty
differences which have caused ; so
many strikes would be decisive. .'.
Flection of officers is on. the pro
gram for Friday morning. Tne re
election of President , Samuel Gom
pera, - Secretary Frank Morrison,
Treasurer James B. Lennon and First
Vice President James Duncan Is con
ceded. - John Mitchell ' is seeking -to
elect John P, White, president of the
United Mine Workers, to succeed him
as second vice president. ' f ' '
It Is apparent that the administra
tion Is In full control of the situation.
On only one point has It been- defeat
ed, that of changing the convention
date from November to June, and for
this change the executive council did
not make a - vigorous - fight on the
floor. -- . " - '
. Fort Worth seems likely to get the
1914 convention unopposed.
BLEtSE WELCOMED IT
S.
0. Governor Greeted With
Enthusiasm Several Ad
dresses Made. -
Jacksonville, Fin-., Nov, 20, Gov
ernor Cole Blease of South Carolina,
was welcomed with much enthusiasm
at the third day's session of the At
lantic Deeper Waterways association
this morning, when he appeared at
the board of trade building. An at
tempt was made last night to get the
governor to make an Informal address
but he pleaded fatigue and was ex
cused. .
Congressman J. Charles Llnthclum
and Eugene W. Fry of Baltimore,
who .were scheduled to make ad
dresses are absent. Mr. Fry's address
will be read to the gathering.
W. S. Bonnet, former congressman
from New York, will make an address
this afternoon.
Other speeches delivered were by
A. H. Baldwin, Senator Fletcher and
a number of five minute addresses
by various persons.
A launch trip for the women was
taken to Ortega, where a luncheon
was served at the Yacht club. .
DOUGLAS, GA., WINS SUIT
IS FREIGHT RATE MATTER
Washington, Nov. 20. Deciding
that Douglas, Ga., was being discrim
inated against In the matter of freight
rates sa compared with cities In the
FlUgerali), Oa., group, the Interstate
commerce commission today ordered
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan
tic, the Georgia and Florida, the At
lantic Const Line and other railroads
involved, beglrinlng February J next,
to grant to Douglas rate no higher
than those Applied to Fttigerald and
points In that group. The action was
! the remit of complaint to the com-
mission by tts mayor, council and
1 board of trad of Douglas.
thles He. It Is upon the coming of
troops and General Hugh L. Scott
that the agent officials and the set
tlers base their hopes that bloodshed
may be averted. ,
There are many at the settlement,
however, who express anxiety over
the reception which the Indians will
give the troops. " Some fear that the
renegades may offer armed resist
ance to the troops.
Promise to Be GocVI.
Santa Fe, N. "M., Nov. 20. After a
hearing In the United States District
court. Judge W. H. Pope yesterday
sentenced each of the three Navajo
Indians who surrendered, of the eleven
Implicated in the recent assault on
the Shiprook agenoy, to 90 days In Jail,
but withheld commitment.
' The court instructed the Indiana to
return to the reservation and per
suade the eight fugitives to surrender,
promising that they would be treated
fairly. The three prisoners promised
the court they would be good. , They
left for the reservation.
KILLING T1X COLLECTOR
Body of S. T. Finkertpn Found
by Police Robbery Motive
of Crime,,
- Media, Pal, Nov.' 20. Two farm
hands, arrested yesterday on suspicion
of knowing something' about the dis
appearance of 8. Lewis Plnkerton, tax
Collector of Edgemont township, near
here, confessed early today that they
had murdered him . and burled his
body, according to the Delaware couny
police, ,
The two prisoners, Roland S. Pen
nlngton and George Marsh, of Glenn
Mills, Pa,, were taken in an automo
bile to the woods where they said tha
body was hidden and with the aid of a
lantern the police, found it In a hole
covered with leaves. Acoordlng to the
police, the men said they attacked
Plnkerton for the purpose of ro
him. :
Plnkerton, who was 26 yee.rs old,
was last seen on November 7. At the
time he had about 2300 In his pockets
and wore a ring. - The money and ring
were missing when the body , was
found. : Plnkerton's bead had been
crushed In and his body was riddled
with shot.
Were Charged With Swindling
Woman out of $15,000.
Sentence Deferred.
Chicago, Nov. 20. A verdict ot
gully against James Ryan and C P.
Bertsche, leaders of the . "Clairvoyant
Ring" was returned In Judge Walker's
oourt here today. They were charged
with swindling Mrs. Hope M. McEl-
downey, of New Salem, Wis., nut of
$15,500-. Sentence was deferred.
Ryan, who was known here as
"Professor Charles T. Crane," was one
of the numerous clairvoyants who op
e rated under the protection of Ber
tsche In a number of middle west
cities. According to the evidence,
Bertsche shared in the profits of the
clairvoyants in return for whloh he
guaranteed them against molestation
by the police.
In the aggregate the profits ot the
"ring" were more than a million dol
lars. -
MEN UNDER ARREST
' ON MURDER CHARGE
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 20 Several man
are today under arrest, one of whom
Chief of Polio Malone, declares If
on of the two robbers who last night
held up street car and killed Fred
Wise, . a passenger, - Search for th
other highwayman whom William
Ladd, motorman, says h shot, wan
continued. ,
- Wise was) shot through the head at
he arose from the .floor of the oar,
where he had thrown himself when
the highwaymen mad their first p
pearanc.
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New Orleans, La., Nov. 20. Accom
panied, by his wife and his daughter
Dr. William . Hayne Leavell, recently
appointed minister to Guatemala,
sailed today for Port Barrios to as
sume the duties of his position af
Guatemala City. lie Is from South
Carolina.
OT
111
H Will
Almost Certain Conservation
Congress Will Favor the ;
Federal Control of jl
Water Power. . -'
THREATENED BREAK IN
MEMBERSHIP AVERTED
Minority and Majority Reports
on Water Power to Be Re- .
turned to Convention.
Washington. Nov. 20. Victory fop
the advocates of strict federal control .
of water power-grants was practical- .
ly assured today in the National Con
servation congress, when the resolu- ' .
tions committee determined that tho
congress yesterday had taken the wa- .
ter power question out of its hands.
The majority and minority reports .
of the water power committee, the
latter fathered by Gifford Finchotandy
Former Secretary of War Stimson,
now will be returned to the conven
tion for -final disposition. The vote , .
by states yesterday on the preliminary
report caused champions of federal as
opposed to' state control to t express
confidence that the Plnchot report
would be adopted. - .
A threatened break In the mem
bership ' of the congress was averted 1
when the resolutions committee ac- .
cepted two resolutions from Dudley
G. Wooten of Washington state, one
of tho leaders in -the states right
movement. One resolution would di
rect that the "National Conservation
congress at its .next convention pro
vide for an equal division of time for
waterway atid forestry discussion. An-
other would urge the, organization of '
stata, coniMir'ation.-conrrosse4 Jo .eot ,'',..
operate- ith the- national congress. v
. 'T understand," said JVf r. ."WootieJi' '
"that some -of the Arkansas delegates
have left the convention, but. we have
not and don't intend 'to. We realise
that we are In ,tae minority but be
lieve that our resolutions will be ac
cepted by the convention and that we
can get a better .hearing next time."
TEXTILE OPERATIVES
I
Fall River Council Ask Raise
of 12 1-2 Per Cent and
Answer Dec. 1.
Fall River, Mass., Nov. 20. A let
ter from the textile council demand
ing a general wage increase of 12 Va
per cent for the cotton mill operatives
was received today by the Manufac
turers association. Tho operatives de
mand that the lncrtr.se be effective .
Decern! r 8 and that the manufac
turers reply to the letter not later
than December 1.
There are about 75 corporations
and 1"0 mills affiliated with the Man
ufacturers association. The proposed
Increase would affect 30,000 opera
tlvcs.' ' i i
Union officials say that the ques
tion of taking a strike vote depends
upon action of the manufacturers.
SECRETARY DANIELS
VISITING ST. LOUIS
Calls on Man Who Offers Aviation
- Corps to Department m
- Make Addranos, '
St Louis, Nov. 20. Secretary of tha
Navy Daniels arrived here today from
Kansas City and went to the home of
Albert Bond Lambert, the aviator who
has organised an aviation corns ami
offered tts services to the navy de
partment. Later the secretary visited - Jet
ferson Memorial In Forest parit. Hrs
he was greeted by David R. Fraiw
Charles W Knapp and Charles P. Pet
tus, who escorted him over he great
building which was erected tnva th
excess fund ot the Louisiana purchne
exposition company In honor of
Thomas Jefferson. " '
The secretary late this afternoon Is
to 'address the Wednesdi olub. an
organisation of Women, and still later
he will attend a reception glrnn by the
Press club. Tonight h will address
the Racquet club and about midnight
h will leave for Washington.
W BJF7YONT) NTMBKRWO
OF FOOTBALL PLATERfl
Bloomlngton, Ind., Nov. 20 In the
football gam her Saturday with Pur
due, Indiana will go the advocates of
numbering football players one better.
Instead of numbering the players durr
lng the game a numbr of men from
both Purdue and Indiana will be sta
tioned along the sldn llnee an t wi 1
announce the play and th n, ,-i ;,
carry the ball to the iecit'!
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