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PUMPS
10*1 «J2 IN STOCK
QUICK SHIPMENTS
INIO MACHINE I SUPPLY CO.
PACKINGS
ASBESTOS, Rl riBEK, FLAX.
W« bate a good Mock ami can »bl|» promptly.
F. W. II HTM ANN CO
HOUSTON
VOLUME L1V-NO. 299.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS,-WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1919-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 18(55.
KING, FOR FIRST TIME
IN HISTORY, ADDRESSES
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
Sentiment of Congress Favori
Strong Hand in Situation if
Coal Strike Materialize* Sat-
urday.
Albert of Belgians
Gives Americans
Credit for Turn
in War Tide
BELIEVE PRESIDENT HAS
ENOUGH POWER TO ACT
If Laws Inadefluale Congressmen
Would Grant, Additional legislation,
f'relinghuyscn Believe# Lever Food
Control Act Has Authority to Halt
National Calamitv of Striko.
Br CniTerfal Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 28.-
Sentimcnt of Congress in favor of
strong action by the Government to
prevent the National calamity threat-
ened by the impending coal strike, was
emphasized today in additional state-
ments bv Senators and Representatives.
The consensus in both the Senate
and House is that the President has
ample power to employ all existing
agencies of the Nation to keep the j
mines open and maintain law and j
order
Members of both houses continued
to pledge their support to the adminis-
tration in the stand taken by the Presi-
dent in his statement Saturday night.
If there are not laws In existence suffi-
cient In enable him to deal with the- situ-
ation. U Is agreed by all that Congress
will speedily enact such additional legisla-
tion as he may request
T he statements follow •
Senator Frelinghuysen. Republican. of
New Jersey: "I believe thai the moment
any organized effort U made by the miners
to stop coal production, the Government
should proceed against them under the con-
spiracy clause ot the Lever food control
art Ample authority exists under that
law for prevention of the strike and no
additional legislation is necessary. The
Gorernmeut should not tolerate for a single
instance any measures which would inter-
fere with tbe production and transporta-
tion of fuel."
Representative Nelson, Republican, of
Continued on page Two. CoIutqb Om,
—-~0~
During* the first days of the wnr, writ-
ing to The Express, Sterling llellig said
of King Albert of the llelglann: "No
king, In modern times, ha* won such
popular respect. affection, Interest, con-
fidence from his own people and the
world at lurge In Mich a *hort time, and
so young a man—unknown, one might
say, previously, certainly indifferent to
tho*e who now rejoice in him aw a
eredit to themselves. In the first in-
stants of the war In* had an Inspiration
of genius, an impulse of bravery and a
spirit of self-sacrlflee whicii won him
and bin land eternal honors.
"After Meiiport-DJxmnde bin people
saw iiim so tired that lie fell down and
slept on the edge of the road, like a
good workman who has finished his
day, and thousands paxsing, saw him
sleeping, and stepped silent, not to
wake him.
"Obstinately lie remains a hero. II*
is an incorrigible old-offender of glorj."
A
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rill Mr,1.til
BIG COFf IE
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SENATE OVERRIDES VETO OF
Br Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Oct 28.—
With "no changc in the situation," re-
yyASHlNGTON, D. C., Oct. 28.—A queen sat in the gallery of the United i ported at the United \nne Workers of
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Service.
States Senate today, in itself something worthy of note since it never
happened before, and looked down upon a striking spectaclc A tall young, sol-
dierly-appcaring man was reading a speech, while the Senate of the largest
Republic in the world listened attentively and enthusiastically cheered the
speaker who was the queen's husband and the first king ever permitted to ad-
dress the Congress of the United States. Albert of the Belgians, ruler of the
nation which threw itself between Civilization and Germany and held the road
until Kngland and France could take up the burden, todav paid his respects to
the Nation which, four years later, when England, France and Italv were near
the end of their resources, came into the breach at tbe second great crisis of
the World War and finally turned the tide to victory.
Wartime Law Will Be
Annulled After Treaty
Is Signed.
Department of Justice Ready
to Deal With All Violators
of New Act.
Persons May Be Put in Jail for Even
Displaying Picture of Brewery;
May Store Liquor in Home.
Bi Pws
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 28.—-The Senate passed the prohibiten en
fnr u " <• forcement act over the President's veto today and made immediately effective
morrow of its »,»■* c0n^crctjcf: tn" 1 machinery for preventing sale of beverages containing more than one-half of |
uiurro» oi its executive board, district'
Executive Boird District Presi-
dent* and Scale Committee to
Discuss Threatened Coal Strike
at Indianapolis.
i PRESIDENT'S CONDEMNATION
OF STRIKE HOLDS NO CHARMS
Le«is Ridicules Suggestion Work Con- j
finue While Negotiations Arr I nder!
Way—Cabinet Agrees |n flan to I
Deal With Strike if \lin(?rs Ignore i
President's Command
I
By DECISIVE VOTE
Law, as Government Spokes-
man, Refuses tn Withdraw
Hill Renewing Powers of
Defense of Realm Act.
Amerwica hcadqusiti rj., lt.idcrs of the
coal miners were preparing grimlv to-!
E
US' RELEASE
Hv Associated Pic
presidents and scale committee.
John L. Lewis, acting president, ar-
rived today from Springfield, III., but
had little to add to entinients he al-
ready had expressed concerning the
general strike planned to take effect in
bituminous mines November I.
Tlie lonUenmatlon of tti» propr,«,i walk.
one per ccnt alcohol.
The vote was 6.S to 20. or eight more than the ncccssarv two-thirds ma-
jority While there was a wrangle over taking up the measure in placc of the
peace treaty, mhich had the right of way, there never was doubt .is to how tin
Senate stood. It was overwhelmingly "dry" like the Hou«e, which re-pas^-d
the bill within three hours after the President had vetoed it.
Before Congress at 3:40 o'clock, finally'clinched enactment of the cnfnr- ■
ment law, despite presidential objection to linking war-time and constitution*
MOTION F0? SUBSTITUTE
BILL REJECTED 283 TO 77
Should Government Lose Confi-
dence Later in Week on Finan-
cial Policy Lord Robert Cecil
Most I.ikelv as Successor to
I |nyd ('• orcc National I i-
%
nance- Cause Grave Situmon.
PERSONAL ATTORNEY VISITS B\N-
D1T RENDEZVOUS AND MAKES
DEAL FOR CONSUL.
i
UP HIS NOBILITY
SON OP LATE VISCOUNT WANTS
TO REMAIN IN HOUSE OF COM-
MONS AND WIN HONOR.
f;
Hy 1>. K. Ml'KDOCH.
ttmrersat Smice Staff Correspondent.)
LONDON, Oct. 28.—Mai. Waldorf Aator
Uas done everything in bin power to rid
himself of the title which his father gave
up everything to get.
Slnre the death of hi* father, the first
Viscount Astor, which automatically raised
the major to the peerage and gave lilui a
teat, in the Hoil*e »f Lords, the heir has
consulted the Lest legal talent to see if
he might pass along the title, it being sug-
■rested that Bobby Shaw. Lady Astor's bov
rom her first husband, Robert (ioulit
Shaw, be given the peerage. MaJ, Astor id
still consulting officers of the crown on
the subject, but there seems to be no
way nf avoiding the heritage of nobility.
MaJ. Astor's object has been to remain
ill the House of Commons, where he hoped
to nttaln distinction, nf which he gave
iireat promise, lie also desires to con-
tinue his work In the Ministry of Health,
where no public man in Britain has shown
such enthusiastic Interest in the applica-
tion of scientific sanitation as he has,
and this Is work of vital importance to the
country.
MuJ. Astor thought he might escape the
peerage, where the ambitious nowadays
consider that, they are "burled alive." His
father devoted years of effort and his huge
fortune and risked and incurred humilia-
tion and tbe scoffs of his countrymen in
America to get the vlscnuntcy.
Lord Selbourne once tried to quit the
House of Lords for the Commons. He did
not succeed, tradition being too strong.
By Associated Press.
CITY OF MEXICO. Oct. 2S The release
of William O. Jenkins, United Sutates
consular agent at Puebla, who whs held
captive by Mexican bandits In tbe moun-
tains south of that city, and who returned
ty Puebla yesterday, was effected by one
lone mail, Henor Mestre, the personal
attorney of Mr. Jenkins, according to ad-
vices received here.
At the beginning of the negotiations tor
the ransom of Mr. Jenkins. Federico Cor-
dova, the leader of the bandits, stipu- j ^pnMlP aHr l'"' JY,I!5 ('nr
la ted that any effort on the part of the ; Se1?t?,r Lodge, while !■
consular agent's friends to appear In force
at the bandit rendezvous, would result in
the death of Mr. Jenkins. Senor Mestre,
therefore, met Cordova at Hacienda Cha-
varro, which is situation about two hours'
run by automobile south of Puebla. lie
WASHINGTON, D C, Oct. 28-
; Both houses of Congress today greeted
j the King of the Belgians, his consort
and their son. It was the first visit of
j a king to the Capitol and the Nation's
lawmakers gave a cordial welcome to
: t h r democratic soldier — ruler o f
I Europe's plucky little state.
' King Albert s address, first tn t,h*» Senate
, and then in the House, made scarcely »mh)
i uord*. but in tbem he gave tb<:» Vmerlcan
Army »redit for assurii^' victory in th*
war, paid homage to Mu» fallen, and extend-
ed hits »ympathv to the wounded. He e*-
pre^-i admiration for the I nited States.
acknowledged the debt of the makers of
Belgium's constitution t,o those who
framed that of this country, predicted that
ihe tie® binding the two ^nations ne\er
would be broken and offered thanks to
the Americana vr-ho aided bis people in the
war
There uas little rerornonial in tils rlslt,
but there was no mistaking th" warmth
of the greeting given the Belgians and
the earnestness of the Kiug in his ad
drefcses was evident. The galleries wero
crowded and nearly all the Senators were
in their seats. Justices of tiw* Supreme
Court, Senators and spectators rose and
applauded vigorously as the tall, erect
figure of the King strode down the aisle
beside Senator Lodge. Behind him came
the Duke of Brabant escorted by Senator
Hitchcock.
Cheers and a thunder of hand clapping
rang through the staid <liamber of the
Senate as the King entered, escorted by
Senator Lodge, while Senator Hitchcock
walked beside Prince Leopold. Queeft
Elizabeth and Mr^ Marshall, wife of the
Vice President, entered the executive gal t ' losing of tbe mines ii whirh ordinarily
lory at th.- sume moment. King Albert { more than hal' ■ million members of the
was seated beside Senator Cummins, pre j Vnlted Mine Workers of America are em-
oat by President W ii;...,. nnd bh suggestion I Prohibition acts, there came from the White House the announcement that the
hi*!®1 raf1 inte4 to nn<l a time jaw, which vi$ put into effect after the cessation of hostilities would
between worker^6anrir!mmoversowU^-oai annu^^ moment the Senate formally ratified the German peafc treatv
production continuing n^anWhiie, held' 'no ^ the most definite of all official nr semi-official statement5; bearinc np
fh2rnSnt0L«rflf KUn«".iilParleV Echoing ; the war-time act. Prohibition leaders were plainly disturbed bv the news, tor
tary-treasurer °of ^thf' organizaUonMMr 'they had cou,lted firmly upon the country reaching the effective date of con
lewis said that th, Nations! Executives stitutional prohibition January 16, 1920, without re-opening of saloon?
l!aus»MkS ^ "am,,r up b' "V
pndd pxpr,.sW| Hi, union .itliturlc to- nf| <prf"f «r*r the W bite tlnuiw pro-"
ward its war-time wage rontrsct. ! nouneem"n» Senate leaders t-.«id they 1
DfHXc^fnlin'LLm' "Tk b* continiied j tvould pro.ee,I with consldermwn vt the;
pending appointment ind report of an 4 . . . .
investigating tribunal wae 4iaracterlzed lrlsty ;,s heretofore ;-enator.^ wno have
a measure of delav bv Mr. Lewis. I tutfeo au active par, . .
)t er ot tho union agreed with j campaign branded as "unfair and absurd" \
Some of them nointed out thuf
| tu^eo au active part in the prohibition j
this view. Some of them pointed out that i
the operators would tuU advantage of the I r<?P°rt8 t,lJl would delay the treaty
delay to work the mio" to capacity, piling I simply to keep th« liquor tr.iffic from get*
up reserve stocks and placing the union foothold In th# comparatively short
at a big disadvantage Vojld the tribunal's , , , ,, tr,
efforts come to naw;i' (period remaining before the country will
Direct negoLtaUaia the mine owners » o dry tot good,
however, Would be w^V^med by the union, j j?orlnai denial was iw-iled from hta4-
Wr Lewis. Secretary tlrnen unA gu- b mem
bers of the e\f" uti\e i "ard a* had reaob*»d
here tonight, \ver- i inlmotts in declar
ing that they stood ready, "as before io
negotiate a wage *...u> without resorva
Hons."
By Asaoelatrf] pret-s
WA8HINQTON. 1> «Hct ?S Flow to
deal witlji the M>ft • • »aI strike, in erent
the miners. Ignoring President Wilson s
eommand to stay on the Job, walkout Fri
day night, was definitely agreed upon to
day at a two-hour ''atmet meeting.
The plan of a "Hon was not disclosed,
but it is known that tic Cabinet stood as
quarters of the Anti saloon League that
Its officers would take part In any move-
ment calculated to delay the treaty.
With today » action by the Senate the
Department of Justice is ready to deal
with with any offenders against tbe dras
tic provisions of the new act
So drastic is the enforcement act that i
a man, for Instance, may be fined or ;
put in Jail for displaying a picture of a |
brewery or a Keg but his right to store i
liquor in his own home for his own iif>e
P
TIGHT. IS PLEA OF
I.OMuON, Oct ^ I he novefn*
; iwnt tonight received i vote "f con*
fidente in the House nf Common^.
Ihe bill renewing the powers ot the
I defcii'-c «f the realm act *as under
j discussion Sir Frederick Banburv,
having obtained the speaker •. endot c-
inent ot i technical objection to the.
' bill, moved the adjournment of the de-
bate tn secure withdrawal and th« sub-
I stitution of a new hill.
i Andrew Bonar I aw, the government
'spokesman, basins himself «'n the
1 sp', aker's .idit'tsiion thai the bill could
i br remedied in committee, refused to
; withdraw ihe bill, and made the *iue>
; tjon one nf confident
The Banbury motion v as then reject-
ed by a vote of 283 to 77.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS ASK AID IN
STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF
PROHIBITION LAW.
i'uv ii ir» 'iim> t i it 10 tit i mnnn 'js i * . ,
one man for p< • «te<*r1o'i of the rights of ,JP Ma'n>t att.i« k« in commit tec
the publl-' which would suffer with tin ' JU') '"'V1 f ( ongres.s.
, siding over the Senate, with th*- youthful
was then conducted to a room, where he I I'^nce at his right. Seiiatc and galleries
found Mr. Jenkins lying on u bed. After r0*0 a,,(1 cheered again when SenaTor (.um-
a short parley the ransom money, 300,000 ni^111? Pfcaeuted the King, paying tribute
pesos, was counted out and a receipt was
signed by Cordova. Mr. Jenkins was then
released, and on the arm of Senor Mestre,
left the house, being accompanied for
some distance by Cordova's men, who act-
ed as a guard. The two men finally
reached another hacienda and were con-
veyed to I'uebla by automobile.
Few details of incidents which occurred
during Mr. Jenkins* week of captivity
have been learned, as he is not physically
able to tell much of his experiencea in the
mountains except that his abductors were
on the move continually to guard against
attacks. They treated their prisoner with
every consideration possible, it is said.
Forced to sleep on the wet ground dur-
ing a week of dally ruins, Mr. Jenkins suf-
fered a recurrence of rheumatic attacks,
which rendered him almost helpless. He
now Is in the American hospital at Puebla,
ouly a few investigating officials being ad-
mitted to his room.
.Secretary Eltlng Hunna of the Ameri-
can embassy here, who directed negotia-
tions for the release of Mr. Jenkins on the
part of the United States, will not return
from Puebla until Wednesday. Upon his
offfciul report
arrival it is expected
will be made.
By Universal 8ervlA».
CITY OF MEXICO,
DETECTIVE SAYS HE DISCOVERED
SCHEME TO ABDUCT SON OF
AUTO MANUFACTURER.
Aa&oclated Pr.BS.
TyLEDO, Ohio, Orl. 2SStatements of
' private detective that lie UaU diseoverel
, plot to kidnap Edsel Ford, ton of Henry
*-*1 M<1 bliu for J.-00,000 ransom,
jrn to the arreat today hero of four men.
The detective gave his name as Floyd
Gray, and he said he came t0 Toledo from
th» Bast In connection with strike disor-
der, and became aware of the plot uliile
•toppln* at * local hotel.
The prisoners are Richard Hamsev, Rm
franelsco: Eddie Cole, alias Kinney. Lonls-
i v|||e, Ky.; Joseph Fisher, New Yxrl City.
»nd Claude Cameron of Toledo.
Bj Associated Press.
l>t£TllOIT. Mich., Oct. I!8.- Kilsel Ford,
when told this afternoon of the alleged
plot to kidnap and hold hltn for a ransom,
ekiracterlsed It as "the best Joke" be lia I
kMi< ia a loat Um*.
Oct. 28.-Tnyestl-
gntlon of the kidnajilng of William U. Jen-
kins, United States consular agent at Pueh-
In, look a sensatloual turn tonight, when
Eduardo Mestre, Jenkins' attorney, win
arrested and the charge was made by of
flcials of the Puebla State government that
Jenkins was not really kidnaped, and thn'
the whole thing was merely u plan to col-
lect money and aid the rebels In their
machinations against the government.
This charge was warmly resented bv
Oorge T. Summcrlln, charge d'affaires at
the American embassy, who declared that
I'nlted States consular and diplomatic
agenti are responsible persona, none of
whom would consent to becom^ parties to
such a plot. Appointments to itiioh posts,
he added, are made only after careful In-
vestigation. The charges against Mr. Jen-
kins, he declared to be absolutely without
foundation.
BULLARD TO COMMAND
DEPARTMENT OF EAST
Br Assoetate<l Prrss.
WASHINGTON. D. C , Oct. 28-MaJ.
Gen. Robert I,. Billiard, who commandd
the 2d Army In France, hoe been assigned
to command tbe Department of the East
with headquarters at New York, Secre-
tary Baker announced today. He will suc-
ceed MnJ. Gen, Thomas H. Harry.
AUENS LOSE JOBS BEFORE '
AMERICANS, DANIELS SAYS
to the high courage of the man who bad
led the heroic little kingdom in its strug-
gle against a mighty foe.
In his reply the King spoke slowly and
In quaintly accented Kngllsh, reading from
manuscript written by him in long hand.
There was absolute silence while he spoke
but another demonstration of approval
came from floor and gallery when he
tinished.
After his address, th<» King and the
prince were Introduced to the members
of th*» Senate by Senator Lodge. Sena-
tor Warren of Wyotnlug, father-in-law
of Gen. Pershing, whs the first to greet
him.
(Jueen Is Cheered,
The Queen was first to appear on the
House side. Members rose and applauded
as she eutered the executive gallery.
The formal announcement of the King's
coming was drowned in a wave of ap-
plause as he was recognized at the door.
in bis address to the House, King Al-
bert paid glowing tribute to the valor
of American soldiers and sailors whose
aid, he said, bad turned the scale to vic-
tory in the great war.
In an address to the Senate a few min-
utes earlier be had averted that "noth-
ing could better characterize the reign
Continnerf on Page Two. Column Flva.
LEGAL ST; TI S OF INTERNA-
flONAL ASSEMBLY IS STILL
IN DOCBT.
By Associated Pms.
WASHINGTON, D C.,
Oct. 28.—The
first of the International bodies created
by the treaty nf Versailles to meet in
America, the International Labor Confer-
ence. will convene hei'e at noon tomorrow
Sessions of the conference are expected
to continue for a month and to laV the
foundation of a world-wide trovemetit for
Improvement kud standardization of work-
era. It""
Although the legal status of the gather-
ing still Is held in doubt in some quarters
members of the organizing committee anj
Department of Labor officials were agreed
today that the delegates who have ar-
rived, representing more than thirty coun
tries, should proceed to organise some
sort of n conference and discuss the
agenda prescribed in the peace treatr
... . Secretary of Labor Wilson still holds that
BOSTON, Oct. — No cltliens of tli» nnlv those states which have ratified the
1 nlted States are to be removed from their treaty can participate in the official ei«
Jobs at navy yards became of lack of
work or lack of funds for naval cnnstrin
tion until all aliens have been discharged.
This ta tbe substance of an order by Secre-
tary Daniels received at the 1st Natal Dis-
trict headautrtera ken todaj.
treaty can participate In the official con
ferenee. which Is part of the machinery of
the League of Nations. A plan, however
has been proposed which Is expected to
reconcile technical legality wltk the prac-
ileal necessity of holding the conference
•I Litis time without (•atpaneiMst.
ployed k
While steps iready taken nnd which
might be regarded *- drastic, were ap
proved. Secretary Landing, who presided,
brought no w <1 from the meeting that,
the situation u-a* not hopeless. All day
the belief has crown that the international
executive boar-', at. its meeting tomorrow
at Indianapoli would postpone the strike
at least. H was expressed In Route
quarters tba' the strike would be called
off by the men who called it, but officials
declined to say whether thle was based
upon information purporting to convey
some idea as to the attitude of the unions.
Secretary of Labor Wilson thought it
might be severnl days before a decision
was reached by the executive board at
Indianapolis
Most officials thought that John L.
Lewis, acting president of the United
Mine Workers, who had summoned his
full scale committee to the meeting to-
morrow, would make Immediate announce'
Continued on Page Two, Column Three,
MOSES AMENDMENT TO
COME UP FOR VOTE TODAY
By Associated Prep*
WASHINGTON, P. C., Oct. 28.-The Sen-
ate fight over the peace treaty was at a
standstill today the ouly reference to the
treaty during the long session being ind-
dential to the prohibition debate.
Tomorrow the leaders hope to get a vote
on the la*d of the amendments reported by
the Foreign Relations Committee, that by
Senutor Moses. Uenubllcan of New Hamp-
shire, to exclude i'll of the British domin-
ions from taking part In any league decis-
ion affecting any one of them.
Warning went tonight to dealers and
! sellers that per cent beer, without ap
1 parent risk heretofore, that the new law
i fixes one-half of one per cent a« the legal
limit of alcoholic content
The roll cull follows.
For overruling the veto—Republic jus:
Pall. Capper, Colt. Cummins, Curtis. Fer
nald, Freiinghuyscn, Urounu, Hale. Hard-
ing. Johnson of California, Jones of Wash-
ington. Kellog, Kenyon, Reyes. Knox, Leu-
root, Lodge, McCormlck. McCumher, Mc-
Narv, Moses. Nelson, New, Newberry. Nor-
rts, Page. Phlpps, Poinds*tor, Sherman,
Smoot. Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland,
Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren and Wat-
son-—3$.
Democrats: Ashurst, Bankhead, Cham-
berlain, Dial. Fletcher, Gore, Harris, liar
rlson, Henderson, Jones of New Mexico,
Kendrick, Kirby, MeKellur, Myers, Nu-
gent, Overman, Owen, Pomeretie, Khep
pard, Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Smith
of Georgia. Swanson, Trammell, Walsh of
Montana, Williams and Wolcott—27. Total
for, 05.
Against overriding veto:
Republicans: Borah. Hrandegee, Calder,
Edge, Fall, France, Lafollette, McLean and
Penrose--®.
Democrats: Gay, Gerry, Hitchcock,
King, Phelan, Ransdell, Robinson, Shields,
Thomas, Unusrood and Walsh of Msaaa*
chucetts- 11.
Total against. L'O.
of the 11 Senators not voting, Senators
F.lkins tRepublican), West Virginia, and
Johnson (Democrat), South Dakota, ere
paired for the motion with Senator Stanley
(Democrat) of Kentucky, opposing, and
Senators Beckham of Kentucky and Martin
of Virginia (Democrat), for, ere paired
with Senator Reed (Democrat) of Missouri,
against.
other Senators absent or paired and not
voting were:
Culberson (Democrat), Texas; Dllling
haui (Republican), Vermont; Pittman
(l)emocrat), Nevada; Smith (Democrat*.
Maryland; Smith (Democrat), South Caro-
lina.
By Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Oct. js. Law-
abiding citizens, churches, civic organisa-
tions aud welfare societies were summoned
tonight by Commissioner Roper to aid
the Bureau of Internal Revenue in en-
forcing the prohibition enforcement law
Any flouting of the law. lie declared,
would bring luto disrepute the American J jn
form of government.
While the bureau Is made the agency
directing enforcement of the measure,
with the Department of Justice conduct-
ing prosecutions, a responsibility is not
confined to Federal officers, the commis-
sioner said. State, county and municipal
officials are expected to do a full share
in stopping and punishing violations.
Local officers being expected to take the
initiative in enforcing the law in their
territory, any failure or dereliction to a*
sume theij full responsibility will be
brought to the attention of the law abid-
ing citizens of the community officials of
the bureau.
Mr. Roper's plans contemplate the or-
ganization of a prohibition enforcement
staff which*will be devoted entirely to
that work and completely disassociated
from the tax collection activities. There
will be a deputy commissioner in Wash-
ington in charge of the prohibition sec-
tion, ami deputy collectors in each tils
trict with an efficient force of men under
them. Pending the organization of this
force, employes nuallfied for the work who
can be spared from the tax work, have
been directed to co-operate with the pub-
lic and with local officers.
By I K. MI RDOCH
iStaff ' ri•'pott ''n» i i ivcmi) v.
LONDON, Oct. 38 lord Robert
Cecil appears to he the most likely sue*
cessor to David Lloyd («eorgc if the
Premier is defeated in the test of
| strength this week or later.
The .strange situation is presented
that while power seems to be drifting
towards the labor and radical parties,
a unionist should appear to be the fu-
ture head of the government.
\\ bile Lloyd George's pnlitlchl positiou
is uncertain, the opposition forces are un-
able to concentrate their attack-, because
of lack of common ground Labor repre-
sentatives ;ire without iistut' leader?hip,
while the old time Liberals are being out-
maneuvered,
Lord Robert CeiU, like Lloyd 'ieorgr. Is
a man beyond party. Be is regafded a*
"solid" by the business world, although
he is equlped with progressive Idea - arid
et perspe,
I
towards the new
democracy and Mie majesty of labor
il" is tini< qualified to lead tbe mis <i
laneoiis factions now existing in the Home
of Commons. His opportunity has come
through the growing discontent with the
coalition government both lb and out Of
Parliament. For some weelfs Lord Cecil
has been quietly mustering and directing
the for es opposed to the government and
has taken the lead at various secret meet-
ings of parliamentarians in London. Hi*
supporters predict he will emerge as th«»
dominant figure in the attack on the gov-
ernment's financial policy this week.
Regarding the financial situation, the
Times today took an alarmist view, say-
' ,
"No graver statement on the national
finances have ever Ueen issued by the gov-
ernment of this country than the white
paper just issued by the Chancellor of th>
llxchequer. It Is ihe more startling be
cause it runs wholly counter to the hop' <
fostered by recent ministerial speeches
Says Truth Concealed,
"(Mice more prominent ministers are re
vealed as having been diligent in conceal
ing the truth.
"The figures for expenditure are omin-
ously eloquent of ruinous unchecked ex-
travagance."
The paper refers to what it terms the
mini, t'-rx lutoeratie methods and demands
that parliamentary government be re-
Continued on Page Two. Column Five.
FOfiMER HEAD OF MINERS SAYS
PROPOSED STRIKE UNJUSTIFIED
justification for rteclstlng a atrlkp,'' lie
RAIL MEN THREATEN WAI.KOI Tj
MOMENT MEASURE REACHES j
SECOND READIM,.
! "aid
fam t An jc nianipfi T ^hflpr1* ' ' ^ phase of the sltustion Is
10m Dldliics iivaUvla intelligently analysed there is nel'her re.i
for Issuing Strike
Order.
By rnlrer?al Berviee.
CHARLESTON. W Va.. Oct 28.—fwn
L Lewis former president of the United
Mine Workers of America, in an infer
view here today, declared that internal
politics In the union is responsible for
the strike order of the soft coal miners.
He characterized ihe proposed strike as
"inconsistent with the policies of the union
and a crime sgainst the Nation and the
people." He urges Congrens to pass a
joint resolution, directing the international
officers of the union to uieet with the coal
operators in negotiating a wage agree-
ment. .
Tom Lewis is now interested In a news-
paper in this city aud also has financial
Interests In the coal Industry.
"It Is a matter of history that miners
alwavs have lost by extensive strikes, and
especially when there waa no real defease
j son nor excuse for a National trike of
| the coal miners No one knows tbh fact
better than the men who have Issued the
j strike order The leaders of thp miners
I claim they can do nothing hut insist upon
(demands fdr a six-hour day. fi<» d.i*« a
week, and a »M) per cent Increase in wages
being granted by the operators, or call the
miners of the country on strike
"It is true that the leaders of the miner*
had ironclad instructions to declare a
strike on November 1, unless all the de-
mands were granted by the operators, but
if is equally true that the ironclad In
structions which were used as a pretext
for Issuing tbe strike order were not the
work of the delegates to tbe Miners' Na-
tional Convention at Cleveland. It wan
the work of the very leaders who now seek
to Justify a strike by claiming they are
helpless on account of the Instructions
by which they are bound.
"The Instructions glren by the Miners'
National Convention to their leaders ure
the result of rivalry between two factious
C«a tinned on P«f e Tw», to lama Twe.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Oct. 28-A dcldra-
tion in favor of "striking the minute the
Cummins railroad bill and the intc-gt^*
Commerce Commission recommendation-
reach the second reading in Congress " ^ ^
made here tod«\ by representatives of 400
000 railway shopmen at their convention
President E. It. p.aker said:
•We are going to «rr tha* vich bills a.'
tho«e proposed are not enacted "
Tbe resolution calling upon rallwa*
shopmen to "i,,v down their tools and u'dt
their places of employment and walk out
contained these words:
"It has been brought to public attention
that recently there has b®en Introdu-' 1 in
Congress legislation so Inimical to railroad
organisations that if enacted into law*
will prevent labor from emploving its mo*t
powerful resonree—namely, the right as a
last resort to cease work or strike "
BALE COTTON BOUGHT AT
8 1-4 IN 1914 BRINGS 55c
By Associated f're«s
PINE BUFF, Ark., Oct. 28,-Tom
Dansby, a grocer, ;iuk a bale of
cotton on account in 1911 at 8 4
cents. Today it sold for J-5 cents.
sen \tf. f ommittef, to qcf«tion
him PROVIDED heai rn
PERMITS.
P r f | - t rt
W \fcIIINGTON D C r»ct -There
is strong i-r''-at tl'tv that < ' House
will i» e1 mined i-> the Vcrelg* uelations
t.»mmitt"r cf the Senate regarding some
"f th» jntim'tte »!etail, of the peace which
he I'residcnr W ihoo's confidential ad
loser, helped t.» fornnlate at Paris
Senator Lodge, rhairiuan of the •■omm't-
tee, has fcnt .1 lettci t<> Col Uousp asking
him when it would be possible for him to
appear and testify I*he answer, when re
reived will be given t<> the committee for
sty h action as it may « ire to fake It I*
expected ihe answer will Ik- in Senator
Lodge s hand bv Friday, the regular meet-
ing da> "t tbe committee
If Col. House indicates a willingness to
appear it is almost a certainty that th«
committee will ask him to come. The
committee is particularly anxious to get
information v * to th commitments which
have been nnob* in the name of the t nlted
States by President Wilson and other
American representatives at The penca con-
ference. Col. House, It la believed, la la
I
O « rill tM.
Cilui, I
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