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GALVESTON, TEXAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1919.— TWELVE PAGES.
VOL. 39.
NO. 293.
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SEVERE COLD IN FRANCE.
ARBITRATION LIKELY
Administration
Leaders
Frame Program.
INSPECTION ORDERED.
to cost $5,135,000.
4
LABOR OFFICIALS QUIET.
THE WEATHER
which makes delivery of the coal
n
Italian Count Leaves Fund For The Benefit of American Girls
AUTO RACERS KILLED.
J
VOTE THIS WEEK
ON RATIFICATION
question,
take the
By Associated Press.
New York, N. Y., Nov. 3.—On the
mayor of Providence, R. I., will rest
a heavy burden when the will of
Count Paul Bajnotti of Turin, who
died last March many times a mil-
lionaire, is filed for probate here
today by State Senator Salvatore A.
Cotillo, attorney in this country for
Pittsburgh, Kan., Nov. 3.—The Kan-
sas coal mining field is quiet today, the
shut down of shafts and strip pits be-
ing complete. No disorder of any kind
has been reported.
By Associated Press.
Madrid, Nov. 3.—A more opti-
mistic view of the lockout situa-
tion in Barcelona is being taken
TEXAS SCHOOLS IN
HEALTH TOURNAMENT
today, according to men in touch with
the policies of the operators in the
Pittsburgh district. They declared, also,
there will be no effort to operate until
the miners show a disposition 'to re-
turn to work.
Federal Engineers Sub
Proposition.
SUGAR CONTROL
BILL REPORTED
JONES ADVOCATES
SHIPPING POLICY
American Tonnage Near-
ing British Mark.
DEADLOCK POSSIBLE
OVER RESERVATIONS
LERATE CONSPIRACY TO STOP PRODUCTION
|| ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLARES
GOVERNMENT OWNS
ENORMOUS FLEET
OHIOANS TO VOTE
ON PROHIBITION
OPERATORS STAND PAT.
CONTINUE SILENT
REGARDING STRIKE
PERSHING’S FORMER
CHAUFFEUR KILLED
PURCHASE OF CUBAN
CROP SUGGESTED
LEVEES TO PROTECT
LOUISIANA LANDS
JURY IS SELECTED
IN ARKANSAS TRIAL
TO DISTRIBUTE COAL
BY PRIORITY LIST
LAW MUST BE ENFORCED, BUT
FAVORS PROBE INTO DISPUTE
Early Action in Senate Is
Forecast.
HELP YOUR GOVERNMENT
by purchasing Thrift Stamps and
War Savings Certificates. For sale
at all banks and by all postmen.
4% Interest, Compounded Quarterly.
HUTCHINGS, SEALY & CO.
BANKERS
(Unincorporated)
24th Strand
Measure Would Establish
Huge Corporation.
Would Lay Pact Aside If
Not Ratified.
Louisiana Senator Objects
to Measure.
Indications Are Government Won’t Act to Settle Wage
Controversy Until Strike Is Called Off-Ar-
bitration Off er Still Open.
Eight Persons Held at Las
Cruces, N. M.
Will Also Compete in Na-
tional Event.
Both Wets and Drys Are
Claiming Victory.
Texas Rail Commission
Gets Message/
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3.—Construction of
more than 100 miles of levees in Lou-
isiana was recommended today to
congress by the Mississippi river com-
mission and government engineers as
the most feasible plan to protect 900,000
acres of land in the basin of the At-
chafalya and the Red rivers and the
areas between Bayou des Glaises and
the Red river from Mississippi river
flood waters. The work was estimated
CIS IS MORE
LIKE A REAL
=DAY
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3.—Attorney General Palmer today informed
coal miners who protested against the strike injunction that the
government stood ready to "do everything in its power to facilitate
an inquiry into the merits of the controversy but in the meantime
the law must be enforced and combinations to stop production can.
not be tolerated.’’
Mr. Palmer’s statement, made in reply to a telegram from the
union local at Glencoe, Ohio, to President Wilson, was taken to in-
dicate that no attempt would be made by the government to settle
the wage controversy until the strike was called off.
At the White House today it was said that President Wilson’s
offer for arbitration of the coal strike still was open.
Meantime preparations for setting up of a commission on indus-
trial unrest as recommended by the public group in the recent in-
dustrial conference are going forward and the selection of the per-
sonnel is expected to be completed by the cabinet tomorrow.
One of the first effects of the strike has been the curtailment of
passenger trains on some roads. Director General Hines has given
regional directors wide discretion in this matter as they are in a posi-
tion to survey the coal needs of their respective districts.
Freight service will not be disturbed unless the coal shortage
become serious.
A survey of all the coal stocks held by railroads under direction
of the railroad administration is under way. The administration
also is gathering figures on the quantity of coal at seaboard, intend-
ed for export, but which has been ordered held to be used by the
railroads if necessary.
Both Sides Preparing for
Hearing.
■ For East Tex-
as: Partly clou-
dy tonight and
Tuesday, Cooler
northwest por-
tion Tuesday.
For West Tex-
as: Fair tonight
Colder in Pan-
handle; Tuesday
■ ■ fair; colder in
north portion. M-rires
For Oklahoma: Partly cloudy to-
night; colder in northwest portion.
Tuesday partly cloudy and colder.
Winds on Texas Coast: Gentle to
moderate southerly.
TEMPERATURES.
Minimum temperatures recorded
in Texas during the 24 hours ending
at 7 a. m. today include: Galveston,
66; Houston, 62; Abilene. 44: Ama-
rillo. 44; Brownsville,. 64; Dallas,
50; San Antonio, 58.(
creased prices to the consumer."
Senator McNary said the committee
believed the two-thirds of the Cuban
crop remaining could be acquired rea-
sonably, although at prices higher than
if the board had been authorized to buy
it last summer. In this connection the
report detailed failure of President
Wilson to approve recommendations of
the board that the Cuban crop be pur-
chased.
the Royal Italian government. The
mayor, according to Senator Cotil-
lo, is the judge who will have to
select annually “a daughter of the
common people” who, by her con-
duct and family virtues,” best de-
serves interest on a $10,000 fund
left for such lucky maids.
In the will of Count Bajnotti,
who during the course of his diplo-
matic career in this country met
Frank Hicks’ Case First to
Be Heard.
By Associated Preae
Indiangpolis, Nov. 3.—Officials of the
United Mine Workers of America at the
international1 headquarters here today
continued their attitude of silence on
the coal strike which was forced on
them last Friday by the restraining
order issued by United States District
Judge A. B. Anderson, not a word re-
garding the strike could be obtained
there.
John L. Lewis, acting president of the
organization, who spent Sunday at his
home in Springfield, Ill., was not ex-
pected at headquarters until some time
this afternoon:
The government’s program for en-
forcing the restraining order against
the miners’ officials was expected to
take definite shape with the arrival
here today of Special Assistant United
States Attorney General Dan W. Simms
of Lafayette, Ind., who will have direct
charge of the government’s case. ' At-
torneys for the miners also have been
busy preparing for the hearing on the
government’s petition for a temporary
injunction which was set by Judge An-
derson for next Saturady. It was re-
ported today that William McAdoo, for-
mer secretary of the treasury might be
retained by the miners in addition to
Henry Warrum, a local attorney.
Striking miners at Henderson, Ky.,
according to a report from that city
today, were to meet this afternoon to
discuss the local situation. Some of the
miners, it was said, favor returning to
work in view of the fact that union
miners of Christian, Hopkins and Web-
ster counties are at work under an
agreement signed last September.
While practically all Indiana mines
were open and miners’ trains were run
on schedule, it was said, only the en-
gineers and pumpers went to work,
there being no break in the ranks of
the strikers at the railroad mines. Six
wagon mines in Sullivan county, how-
ever, were reported in operation. No
violence or disorder had been reported,
the miners for the most part remaining
in their homes, it was said.
IRISH BUREAU PROTESTS.
Federal managers will then
emergency matter up with
The Glencoe, O., miners’ telegram
said:
“We, the members of Local Union
3768, United Mine Workers of America,
fell justified in resenting your action
taken against us in our just demand for
a living wage and that we are solidly
behind our international officials in
their action taken."
Replying for the president. Attorney
General Palmer said: “Your telegram
to the president, protesting against the
action of the government on the ground
that it is taken against your just de-
mands for living wages is based on a
misconception of the facts. The gov-
ernment has not taken sides either for
or against the mine owners or the mine
workers or their demands in the wage
controversy. The law provides that no
two persons prior to the proclamation
of peace shall agree or arrange with
each other to restrict the output or sup-
ply of coal. The government is insist-
ing that this law should be obeyed by
both the mine owners and mine work-
ers.
“The wage controversy can be settled
without concern of action to’ stop the
output of the mines. The government
stands ready now, as it has steadily in
the past, to do everything in its power
to facilitate an inquiry into the merits
of the controversy, but in the mean-
time the Jaw must be enforced and com-
binations to stop production cannot be
tolerated.”
Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 3.—No attempt
was made by operators to work the
coal mines in the unionized territories
of Central and Western Pennsylvania
and married Miss Carrie M. Brown,
whose family founded Brown uni-
versity, is found this provision:
“I bequeath to the city of Provi-
dence the sum of $10,000 for the
creation of a trust, the interest of
which shall annually be donated,
about July 17, to the young lady in
that city that, being twenty years
old, marriageable and a daughter
of the common people, will best de-
serve it by her conduct and fam-
ily virtues.”
Senator Chotillo, who with Ro-
moleo Tritoni, Italian royal consul-
general, will supervise the awards,
declared that the duty of selection
devolves upon the mayor because
another clause provides that “the
proceedings with regard to the
prize shall be similar to those by
me delineated to my analogous be-
H. O. Bottor and Mechanician Meet
in Mishap.
By Associated Press.
Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 3.—H. O. Bottor,
driver and his mechanician, whose
name is unknown here, both of El
Paso, were killed at 11:23 this morning
one and one-half miles west of Vail,
where their car turned over on a sharp
curve. The bodies are being brought
to Tucson
WARRANT IS ISSUED.
regional coal committees which are be-
. ing established to pass upon all such
applications, according to a telegram
received by the Texas railroad com-
mission from Max Thelen, director of
public service, today.
The following order will prevail in
coal distribution: Railroads, army and
navy, together with other departments
of federal government, state and
county departments and institutions;
public utilities, retail dealers, manu-
facturing plants on war industries
board preference list, manufacturing
plants not on war industries list, job-
bers, lake and tidewater.
Dallas, Nov. 3.-—Operators remained
silent today regarding plans for oper-
ating coal mines in Texas and the shut
down of organized mines continued in
full effect. There have been no disor-
ders reported. Union claims that 4,000
mines are out were reiterated.
The First National Bank
OF GALVESTON
is the oldest National Bank in
Texas, and offers to banks, bankers,
firms, corporations and individuals
the advantages of its facilities. The
conservatism and permanency of a
bank are points that are appreciated
by those doing business with it.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Nov. 3.—Coal will be dis-
tributed in Texas under a priority list
and emergency cases will be taken up
with the manager of the railroad
Pittsburgh Miners Make No Move to
Close Non-Union Mines.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 3.—-No effort
will be made by the United Mine Work-
ers of America to have non-union min-
ers in the Pittsburgh field join in the
strike until after the injunction pro-
ceedings in Indianapolis have been dis-
posed of, according to union officials
here today.
Reports from the district as well as
from other parts of western and cen-
tral Pennsylvania showed no change
in the situation. Union mines, it was
said, were closed tight, while work
generally had been resumed in non-
union mines.
FORECAST.
For Galveston
and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy
tonight and
Tuesday.
Columbus, O., Nov. 3.—Coal mines of
Ohio employing 40,000 union miners
are closed and no attempt will be made
to operate them until some agreement
is reached and the strikers return to
work, according to W. D. McKinney,
secretary of the Southern Ohio Coal
exchange, the operators’ organization.
McKinney said that so far as he
knew every miner in Ohio is on strike.
He was of the opinion that an insuf-
ficient number of non-union men with
mining experience could be mustered
to have any appreciable effect on the
situation.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 3.—Sheriff's offi-
cers at Las Bruces, N. M., were investi-
gating today the fatal shooting of John
T. Hutchings, automobile race driven
near Lanard, N. M., 16 miles west of
here, yesterday by a party of four men
and four women., one of them a major
in the United States army. The eight
are being held at Las Cruces on charges
of murder. Maj. F. M. Scanland, one
of the eight, declared the shooting was
accidental. He said they were shoot-
ing at a target when Hutchings passed
in his car in the El Paso-Phoenix road
race.
After Hutchings was shot Oliver Lee,
his mechanician, drove, the car with the
wounded driver into Las Cruces and
returned to the scene of the shooting
with county officers who made the ar-
rests. Hutchings was driver for Gen.
Pershing during the American punitive
expedition into Mexico and has been a
contestant in most of the automobile
Oklahoma City, Nov. 3.—With seven
thousand, nine hundred and forty-six
bituminous coal miners on strike in
Oklahoma, according to figures made
public late yesterday at headquarters
of District 21, United Mine Workers,
preparations were going on early today
for a meeting of the state council of
defense with Dorset Carter, president
of the Oklahoma Coal Operators’ asso-
ciation, to make plans for handling the
situation.
The number of nonunion miners who
remain at work in Oklahoma is 175,
according to information from District
21. Operators estimate Oklahoma nor-
mally supports from 9,000 to 10,000
miners.
quests to the city of Turin." In
the case of Turin, where a fund of
30,000 lire is established, provision
is made that selection is the duty
of “a commission appointed by the
mayor of Turin and presided over
by him.”
The count provided that the
Providence fund shall be known as
the “Carrie Brown Rosiere fund,”
and the winner “Rosiere.”
by the authorities-, as the em-
ployers and workers have con-
sented to form an arbitration
committee. Pressure has been
brought to bear by prominent cit-
izens in an endeavor to have the
employers change their attitude.
Paris, Nov. 3.— (Havas).—Snow
again fell in various parts of
France yesterday. The fall in
Paris was especially heavy and
was accompanied by intense cold.
The Ardennes and Pyrenees are
covered, the snow at one place
reaching a depth of three feet.
Marseilles also is suffering under
the severe cold wave.
Object to an Article Written By Ad-
miral Sims.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3. — Protesting
against a current magazine article by
Rear Admiral William Sims in which
he is said to have charged the Sinn
Fein party of Ireland with having been
“openly pro-German” during the war,
the Irish national bureau in a letter
to Secretary Daniels made public last
night declares the article “embodies
an open insult to millions of Ameri-
can citizens by inferentially charging
that they have allied themselves with
a cause which was openly hostile to
America in the great war.”
Denying the truth of Admiral Sims’
statements, the letter protests against
their being given “credence and dig-
nity,”. by emanating from an officer
of the United States navy and asks
that they be corrected or withdrawn.
Have No Plans Beyond Those Refused
By Miners.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Nov. 3.—No plans other
than those the miners refused to con-
sider have been formulated by the
operators to end the bituminous coal
miners’ strike, Thomas E. Brewster,
chairman of the coal operators' scale
committee announced today. He admit-
ted negotiations between miners and
operators appeared to be deadlocked.
Emphasizing that the operators
would support any further; steps the
government takes to settle the strike,
Mr. Brewster reasserted the mine own-
ers were anxious to reopen negotia-
tions with the miners if the latter
agreed to the operators’ proposition
that ail differences be submitted to
arbitration and that the men return
to work pending the award of the ar-
bitration board.
Strikers who returned to work would
not be discriminated against, he said.
AWAITING OUTCOME.
By Associated Press.
Helena. Ark., Nov. 3.—The case of
Frank Hicks, a negro, charged with the
killing of Clinton Lee, was the first to
come up in the Phillips county Circuit
court here today when the court met
to try cases growing out of race dis-
turbances near Elaine, a small town in
the southern part of this county, the
first week in October.
Selection of a jury took less than
half an hour and was followed by a
brief statement of the cases against
Hicks and P. R. Anderws, appointed by
the court as prosecutor in the case.
The prosecution swore in its witnesses
and the defense announce! it had none.
The court then adjourned until after-
noon in respect to Judge P. O.
Thwealt, oldest member of the local
bar, whose son was to be buried here
today.
In his statement of the case, Mr. An-
drews said that in the spring of 1919
the Progressive Farmers’ and House-
hold union was organized and that
Hicks became a member of the Elaine
post. He stated the principle of this
organization was to kill planters if
they failed to meet the demands of the
negroes when settlement for the year’s
crops was made this fall. He told of
the meeting in a church near, Elaine
the night of Sept. 30, at which place
the disturbances originated with the
killing of W. A. Adkins, a railroad spe-
cial agent, and the wounding of
Charles Pratt, a deputy sheriff. The
prosecution stated it would prove that
Hicks knew of the killing of Adkins
and then went to the home of another
negro near Elaine who was alleged to
be the leader of the Elaine “squad.”
Indictments have been returned by a
grand jury against 122 persons, mostly
negroes, in connection with the race
disturbances. It is expected that most
of the cases will be heard at the pres-
ent term of court.
F. T. A. Junkin Wanted For Alleged
False Labeling.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Nov. 3.—A warrant for the
arrest of Francis T. A. Junkin of Chi-
cago appointed a month ago a mem-
ber of the contract adjustment board
in Washington with a rank of lieuten-
ant colonel in the regular army was
issued here today on a charge of hav-
ing falsely labeled shipments of liq-
uor.
By Associated Press.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 3.—Spokesmen
for both the wets and drys today made
pre-election claims to victory at to-
morrow’s election, at which Ohioans
will vote upon repeal of the statewide
prohibition and other prohibition meas-
ures. Voters tomorrow will be faced
with three proposed constitutional
amendments and two referendums. Two
of the amendments and both referen-
dums relate to prohibition and were
initiated by the wets. The other
amendment would provide for classifi-
cation of property for taxation. Ohio
now has the uniform rule of property
for taxation. Following are the pro-
hibition measures to be voted upon:
1. Proposed constitutional amend-
ment providing for the repeal of state-
wide prohibition and re-establishment
of the license system.
2. Proposed constitutional amend-
ment defining intoxicating liquor as
that containing more than 2.76 per
cent alcohol “by weight.”
3. Referendum on action of Ohio
legislature in ratifying federal prohi-
bitionamendment.
4. Referendum on the Crabbe state-
wide prohibition enforcement bill
passed by last legislature.
Much interest centers in the Ohio
elections tomorrow as this is the only
state voting upon statewide prohibi-
tion this fall. To date Ohio is the big-
gest state having voted prohibition.
The effort to repeal prohibition; adopt-
ed by the voters a year ago by 25,000
majority, comes afer less than six
months of the dry regime as prohibi-
tion did not go into effect until May
27 this year.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3.—Predictions that
ships flying the American flag will al-
most equal the tonnage of Great Brit-
ain by the end of 1920 were made in the
senate today by Senator Jones, Repub-
lican, of Washington, chairman of the
senate commerce committee, in intro-
ducing his bills proposing alternative
plans for a permanent federal shipping
policy. Both bills were referred to
the commerce committee for future
consideration.
With prospective completion of the
government’s war ship-building pro-
gram by December 31, 1920, Senator
Jones said the United States, including
coastwise vessels, will have a mighty
fleet of about 18,000,000 tons, nearly
that of Great Britain, and he added the
two nations will control about two-
thirds of the world’s tonnage.
“We do not desire and it is not our
purpose to drive other nations off the
seas," said Senator Jones, “but we do
want to do and we ought to-do at
least our proportionate part of our own
and the world’s carrying trade, so that
our commerce shall have a fair chance
in the world’s markets and that we
may hereafter be fully prepared for
any emergency."
Regarding the government’s future
shipping policy, Senator Jones said
about eight million of the twelve mil-
lion tons under the American flag in
foreign trade will be government
owned.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
“We may differ about government
ownership,” he said, “but that can be.
no issue here. The government owns
these ships whether we will or no. We
must now allow private parties to take
the cream of this shipping and let the
government hold the balance to dispose
of at a great sacrifice, Grant that gov-
ernment ownership should end as soon
as may be, it must be brought about
as nearly as may be without unnecess-
sary sacrifice.
“No one can reasonably hope that
private enterprise and capital in the
face of foreign competition and handi-
capped by our own inexperience will be
able to absorb and take over all this
shipping in a short while.”
Senator Jones also contended that un-
less private capital can.take over the
plant constructed by the government
at Camden, N. J., and now operated
through the New York Ship Biulding
company, it should be retained and used
for construction of the large ships for
which there are no other facilities.
PROPOSES CORPORATION.
In explanation of his bill to create a
mighty marine corporation, under gov-
ernment control, to operate the gov-
ernment fleet for not more than forty
years, but without competing with pri-
vate established lines, Senator Jones
said in conclusion:
“We now have the United States
Shipping Board acting in a dual capac-
ity. It was intended to be a great
regulatory governmental agency, and is
in fact doing the work of a great cor-
poration. It cannot well serve both
ends. What I propose is to divorce the
shipping board entirely from building,
selling or operating ships and allow
it to do things it was created to do,
and create a corporation separate and
independent of it to operate, maintain
and dispose of our ships in such a way
as to give us an adequate mighty ma-
rine on a permanent basis.”
Special to the Tribune.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 3.—Texas schools
entering the state tournament of the
Modern Health Crusade this fall for
better health for the “kiddies” of Tex-
as will have a chance to compete in
the national tournament. This was the
announcement made today by the state
crusade executive, Miss Louise Hunter,
children’s director of the Texas Public
Health Association.
The national tourney will also be
held for ten weeks, as will the state
tournament in health chivalry for the
school children, and this, will give all
the schools of the state a chance to
compete for a national pennant.
Last spring three schools of Texas
won national banners. They were the
Comfort school, grade 5-B; Columbus
street school, Waco, and grade 1-B,
Brook Avenue school, Waco. In the
first tournament, over 310,000 school
school children became pages, squires
and knights of good health, and it is
expected that more than this number
will compete on the “Field of the
Knights of Health" in the second tour-
ney.
Schools may compete in the national
tournament for any ten weeks prior to
Feb. 1. They may enter the compe-
tition even as late as Nov. 23, and yet
complete the ten weeks’ crusade.
Miss Hunter will direct the national
tournament as well as the state tour-
ney from the office of the Texas Pub-
lic Health Association, which will spon-
sor the sale of 20,000,000 Red Cross-
Christmas seals in Texas during the
holidays. Of the $200,000 raised from
this sale, over $180,000 will remain in
the Lone Star state for the fight
against tuberculosis and for other
health activities of the association and
its local affiliations. The other $20,000
will go to the American Red Cross
and the National Tuberculosis Associa-
tion.
Rail Commission Looks Into Com-
plaints Against Katy Railway.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 3.—Following
vigorous complaints of unsanitary
depots and failure to post train times
upon bulletin boards on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad between
Waco and Stamford and the Texas and
Pacific from Fort Worth and Cisco,
upon motion of Commissioner Earle B.
Mayfield the railroad commission has
ordered an inspection of the depots
and bulletin boards to begin tomorrow.
Commissioner Mayfield said today
that managers of both roads have been
advised of the commission’s action and
that penalty suits will be filed in all
cases where violations' of the commis-
sion’s depot regulations are found. The
inspection will be conducted by L. E.
Gueringer, train inspector and assist-
ant engineer of the commission.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3.—A final, vote
this week on ratification of the peace
treaty is proposed in a unanimous’ con-
sent agreement drawn up for presen-
tation to the senate today by the ad-
ministration leaders. Apparently con-
templating the possibility of a dead-
lock over reservations the agreement
provides that after this week the trea-
ty if not ratified can be laid aside.
Under the plan put forward as a
counter to Republican Leader Lodge’s
proposal for a final vote November 12,
all amendments would be disposed of
today, the reservations of the foreign
relations committee would be passed
on tomorrow and Wednesday, and the
committee’s resolution of ratification
voted on Thursday.
Friday and Saturday will be reserved
for consideration of alternative rati-
fication resolutions should that pre-
sented by the committee fail.
The fact that the agreement provid-
ed for a possible deadlock on the
treaty was taken as another indica-
tion that the administration forces
would vote against ratification if the
committee reservations were adopted
and then would present a ■ ratification
resolution containing only qualifica-
tions of an interpretative character.
Debate on all subjects relating to the
treaty would be limited under the plan
to fifteen minute speeches and the
senate would meet an hour earlier than
usual each day. %
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3.—The bill pro-
posing continuation of federal control
over sugar during 1920 was reported
today to the senate and placed on the
calendar with a view to early action.
In a majority report Senator McNary,
Republican, of Oregon, author of the
bills and chairman of the senate agri-
cultur subcommittee which investigat-
ed the sugar shortage, declared "a
serious situation will ensue” if the su-
gar equalization board’s control over
sugar is discontinued.
Minority views, presented by Senator
Ransdell, Democrat, of Louisiana, ex-
pressed agreement in the plan to con-
tinue the sugar board with authority
for its purchase of Cuban sugar, but <
opposed giving the board power to buy
and sell domestic sugar as an unwar-
ranted interference with natural eco-
nomic laws and as likely to unduly de-
press prices in Louisiana and other
domestic sugar producing states.
Senator McNary’s report suggested
that present conditions were largely
psychological due to fears of future
shortages.
Data in the hands of the committee,
the report states, showed that about
730,000 tons of Cuban and domestic
sugar was. available for distribution
until January 1, which" should meet the
needs of the country.
The world shortage of sugar was
estimated at 2,000,000 tons over the pre-
war average.
“The Cuban crop,” the report stated,
“if not controlled by the government
working through the sugar equaliza-
tion board, will supply a field for com-
petition with resultant effect of ex-
traordinary high prices for raw sugars,
with corresponding reflection of in-
races of the Southwest. His home was
in Alamogordo, N. M.
Those under arrest are Maj. Scan-
land, Harry C. Ocerstreet and “Chalk”
Altman of El Paso and Fred Jackson
of Alpine. Tex. The women are Billie
Bennett, Mrs. Overstreet, Mrs. P. L.
Holbrook and Mrs. E. M. McPherson of
El Paso.
Hutchings was shot through the
spine and died after being brought to
an El Paso hospital.
Decline to Say If Gompers Has Inter-
vened in Coal Strike.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3.—Labor officials
declined today to discuss reports that
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, sug-
gested a way of settling the coal
strike.
Mr. Gompers is in New York, and in
his absence officers of the federation
said there was no one here to speak
for him.
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