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10 A RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE THE MORNIWG OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER A NEWSPAPER FOR FINAL EDITION CIVIC PRIDE, THE HOME, A GREATER TULSA ' ; YOU XIV, NO. 81) TULSA, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DKCKMHKR 20, 11U9 I I PA(iKS PRICK 5 CENTS. RAIL MEN SILENT ON ROAD RETURN Loaders. Do Not Indicate Stand on Wage Con troversy. WANT EARLY DECISION ! Settlement Demanded Before Nation Relinquished Con trol of Systems. i SHOPMEN MAKE DEMANDS r ralmer'a Report on Price Re duction May Not Prove Satisfactory. WAMIHtiTU.V, Doc. ST.. Presl nnt Wilson' proclamation return ing the railroads to private control March !, lends a new aspect to wage problems, now lie fun) Director Oen- tMl II. IK'S. In ill'.- opinion of railroad iidinlii i'rjtUui officials, the presldi til's order, inile public last night, (hnulil traiiiull..e the l.ibnr h i u n -Uon. In.umUL'h nil the limp of kuv rninriit rolitrol is ex ' o n . Ic . I t.y uvo full month. I'nlon officers, who hv been prcs-slng for ii settlement of their demand before the roads went hack, on the supposition Hint the transfer, woulil In- made .1 an u -try 1, the 1nto -originally not, luivo cot Indicated how tin proclainallwti III affect their plana. Shopmen Make IX'riiand. The only ware demands now be fnr Mr. Hincs are iImikii of till' 100,000 shopmen, who were refused '' llici-uit. ol ptT tutu I lui kun.llier, I'l fdltliMit SS liaon ami the tl.H't lor KenuriU taking tint poei- Hon tli.tt ithw wur cycle of udvunc- liig w.i.'S anil liuTcuilHK UvliiK co'a ii i un t come to an end. rre.ijileut Jewell atol the execu tive council of Ute aix shop crafts recently renewed Uiolr UomandM. Tl.ry were aaked to await an offi cial report by Attorney General filmer, mure mad public. Mr. I'aimerli report showed that the rusiotnary upward march of prices during the fall montha had been much IrM thla year than In the. rutt. ' aad exprifcuied the con viction that the next two months uu, it show culifttanlial renulta in rrducltig the Inflation of UvliiK ton:. The cost of IIvIiik qnemlon, there fore, still is unsettled In the minds of liiuh piivernment ofCtcitla and 111 nut txi nettled until after K"v frnmtnt control of the rail ayi tma han expired. It remains to be en ahitt view the premdent ntnl the director general will take of the shopmen's: renewed rtemanda for mors nt"ney In the llttht of the at torney general's statement. It li understood the shop workers r represented to bo growing rent less over the lack of action on their demands. tlcrku Auk' IrHTPAHo. Pstntnils of railway clerks for mors money r uow before the board of railway vmges and work-! Ing eondltlons. I Kxtensiim of th tlnte. of federal I .eontml will neoeiwltate the placing of additional contracts by th rall- read aiWiuiilstratlon, Inasmuch ns tuichasi s un to this time ttenerally ; hv been for delivery up to the rn,i of (he year, rioqie rail and ties will have to be bought, also other Biaterisls for maintenance work. Orders by Mr. Hlnea for an In ventory of materials on hand aa of January 1, will be changed to have the Inventories aa of March 1. The Information will be UHed In Buttling ocounta with the road. CROWN PRINCE VISITS DAD rredrrlek William (kKTt to Amcrnfi p'B U) 8rt III Vitrolits. t Th Aawrtsteil I'rra. AMKItt i.MiK.N, lire. IS. The fOrniftr l!,.,n.an P,i .. r.,. l.-r..l. rick William reached here Into to y to hpenrl wl'h hi parriit.4 their "ond I'hriNtmaa In tx.le. J. ll Kn, sc.retury nf general aff.itiM of lh 1'iilrh trovernnient, the Piiigo-tiasti-r of Wlrengen iiiembeis i f the tin Hentlnck faioby and mime of th Atneront'i-n fuiictlonarlra were Jh guests at a banquet this even l"! In the great hall of tho ll-iitinck tie. Tltls was the climax of a Wlahratlnrtv arranged by the former Hpirnr personally. A huge ('hrl-t-fc ttee w.it rrrcte.i In the V., id fmtn th.s the former ruler lis trlbiHH gifts. FAIRBANKS' NKW PICTURE A DANDY! To the Moving I'lrttiie 'r Tulsa.: f'arting Kundav we Kane of'r Iitlltl.is Fairbanks' nw Sll- r-r picture, "When the ("loud l!rU l:v." and I assure yon It l Hi- greatest treit ymi h.iv r"i I in a lone; time It Is th" origmat. brightest I la'.'ilest tdciure h h i ever I". )! saya so h itnse f. 't, I about 41 crlttrs w ho n with ,P e, In. Join vapi thr same thing It ii the rt'.ece de r:stani lay e of 1 I .ilrh-mka' wonderful com m - Vou are going t go w i t about It. ;l i, xt week, starling S in- uay. r. C. SMITH, Manager Rlalto Theater. World's News Told In Condensed Form For Hurried Headers I.OS AS'iiKI.KS (V . !,. 55 lUrry . on trial ,4ttf.-.l Willi ih iiuinhr nf w.etl,arl Mi.i r'rrda !,!. r named J" ri.tmtt mi 111 r.iMIr jail lilt total Mill! rmtuiir-d tomorrow itiornii j. I PAKIS. I 'ai.frt ai'ra.u ! i ( llavaib Tha f.rwt It'll Hi.. Koiaitnii.nl Imt rn i. r in rente ! t tit nlmi i-. for ttirnoii; Hi bn.l, e.,al rr hi i if. (tiuir for the tiirjo-o of Utf -I f r il UllillUlt .1.1; i"ir fol,,i'Mlllh" fle Sltt PAUK ,... . niav.i.l pant .-el,-tirMi-J tier firtl .,e .. Ihri.tin.it t.olav with lire! riilli'i-i.i.tn rrrtl i-rn.lt Hi ri.iiirii.K I'm , i,itr,i,. mi, I i'imIpi, Th prini'iiil iiimii of h .-aims' were f i ! I -! I nixM nh ,-:.lirat..r. aid Hi., popu r twUt irt,t ro laria-.l b) ilunii VU'lilli, per IT, T'ii, ,, f.rtt I, mnli cp .mli, 0 f,,r niai.v iliv ulu.n a linmh . off IM I'.t ll till I'AINI llhert.j ArtmUfa r,ar th .Intuit a horn ite'r i, a nimiN'tM.11 lull f.Mn ntcnl I Ji il'iim lei il r roll n. 1 1 1 ir li'llMinsv ll I. lie lie!",! Ill bomb Klin pluro.l ,y Itrrnl rr P.ICUI.I.V .. H....I--tin iho ii'fum.Ti of Clirilnin Hi.' llKimnn cni.rn liimit loitav ai.tpi.i., I., h lit,i,.rii mIio ro rri.nncr of mr tin. i:-i',.iii f filhr'nil, lifKrinn ihcm Ut hv ranfi-li-ii'-e in it nd to luir ilicir iiillcrinr for Imii-1 lim null! thrT ,,n (, runrnul u their nti. ,n 'fr" 0'. -Tim mam.T S"n hi.-h went ii:r(iinl in South otilh nf th,. in.iiiili (,f if,,. '.rr mas i.-floit...) ia,i i,i.rit Tt.Tnrlo. M :nij..p, t., ".l rrivr. m 'n llrrnuld" I'l Mol'llr ouh iimtiiMiii lnr tuilav Thr fri rotilo from I it in . ii-.i ' (rfii tu un. Mm ill go SV ANTO.VIO. Trtti, !.. 2.1 'l;rl.tTmaa pint mi t.okptt in San rnaiidn ratriMrti ital.!liihrd In Sah An Winio liv Krn t' an in.iiika wlii-ii T.-iat f ttnili'r tin Spanish Par, for t lit. lH.'lll 1 1 tit o at miilt.irht I tiritlritat tlcl't of thp old miftion t'htltir.l as t- early uvi-r !i ntv't arra aa hfn it n tlm hani't uf kavaxc woithi an.1 inaraii.lii.ir In.l.ai.i f-'l' I 'll H tier. j-. --The mTonJ Pan-1 AmiTKan roi.rrrx, n !.iii;d to olirn in i w a.tiincuin, ll (' , de'errp.! Oil KOck. Unitary hat tu a'crijii. Ut tile tn.lft' from fkrlfr rram rie-eiti"! hrre (iin, ,. rrlrv of t't trr.iiir) The potl iHiiii-mi.il i. nruMMiaipd ly th dr at of nrvi-ral f . . r . , c ' ! ffaitoin in ouUinir.f atr.in.ehip fn-i'itin It laid. Mr-.NU'd CITY Wdn...Ur pe. 14 Nn rot finnal ion war olitairiatil bare to nifht frotn Mrti-an rmet-nmMi atiiirr ef rlMrrta pulitithi-d liri ttiia flioriiiiig that th two Aniriran aailnra who had bn filarrd in jail ai Maiatlan, would h rr ad dnrinr th day Neillu-r did the Anisriran rtnliamy hav any advira r fardliiR itilontiou to roli-BM th AmerKim. WASIIINtiT'lV )M !'' I'mteataj airamM thf a, lien of th aunmn rounrll at parti in wanting u Poiand mandatory jmwri for , Jra over th territory ef atrn Ita'iris fill pr eefit of whose itipn lAlton rlaima to h t'krainiana, ia msdt by .Ittltsn luti-hintky. diplomatic ri'i'rtnta ll of ttir t'kraniian tmoii!' reptihlir. In a nininoranduin addrratcd to Mrrtary ln-1 ainc i ('metric ric 2. An r.lr linl rrpiin prtiffrpir-o nmr ) .hrr rominnili- Iim . imnnl NiiUr bv K II Ai'hioti, n. p!,ifnl dim-tor flf tli northweit. tnd Hlf' Holdcn. r jru.rl dir-. Ur cf tfir rrntri i j juriidn-iHin Thi iider follnwetl roinplini I ; hr itrmn nin of Ih northwi.t and pnirl I ivratt'rn Klairi I tint thry wi r Ui'ihlc U mono . oil arrotinl of cr ih-jr(h'i PIKRI.IV 1r 2." Rrirh Anmrr mj m oritur of piori t rd rmitro! ill h is tied nVorrl fuifKiwnnr th iiiiim,il ft-onomu- n 1 ! i t or t forbid fipnrt jf cMidt of Tfrv kind, o that fkHirt. will r.utrr fh pprrnumon f I niiuunl rotnnitKirf who rn lrn'ff hm AuOifirily U o'hr bn rrmii 'III tTittrit rrntfail hurpitit for ! port pTiniMKin itl h re(t!Hd by Mirt I'rirmlMiuh (if iltj!Jsrifrii HAITI Mi HP. ! 'J.V--Trdinl Oib Nn imntifH-ntrd Ihn mnrmtie t (lie 'hrilir mdM t th rmtifdnl hurn tnd ir vohrd th ;T h-a-inr Bt lilt C.lo!t of Ih frvrr Tn rrd.rn! pripif aid hidf-r of Sifti Mr i n(tniniry marrhpil lo nf front lh rmhfdrnl ll 1 un im po-'irir Chrilni . tu i I h nMrtil pr Aln in hi urir'rt r.d.. nd cp lookftd b a jtd brtrt, iliniirh in Im vi'.th yer. AMirva. martial hat Wd'ittai' Pre 24 A eosrt- tn tt.ne,t tti llnrtnan offlffr, tt..t."rt Hii.k'ir t a'l'nin itmliir of mln at ivar.trnn. to pi tr.ri roll tin inmt j ti-ara cf li! wd a fin of In OoO 000 franr upon h.a ,-nn t inum of a rharr of orfaniii'i- ih lura-'i of f-'t"riM in eatl ern. ! rai' e ft wtt t 1 1 f ; r -t at i;it trial tt t( hi. ro!fti-.t n.al.ii fry and el'icr ma lnal from 'hr fa- uiri a-d ,!.w it ut ifi N'ovnil.rr 1IIIK Prof I rr off.rfr llrr-n-an I., .) t n inrn a nmfar arr.tnii.'c by dr'ail t OKSKV. Pro . Th aa!anrhl''' m'llrh orrnrrrd It ,h,. mmnttln tji.,,rl cltlti I'aiot i.'t-ri,aT ,a'i"l tirrir an'.eiir rr.l di" It a'd i '.irt and ri"'i:ti"t ii. a tmni i rr . of 'Uil',t in ' Ii r n:!rr tin hn .ow.rr ' ava ei t.h- ..j t 'Ii,'! iuiri a .tuti' iuin, it ut;,, wimlowii an, I ti .ii.ir a t.i a-d l-r int a"d tri ot ,-rt Ma iv it ' re Inipr.a r f'.'fift ' lirmiltonl tti l,i'if r-l a inira. !- It at tli ta-il t ro .apt at th want wr it, p.ri i" tip., li I. lanii hvP ila-ntC'd Tulsa Man Victim of Sleeping Sickness; 8 Doctors Mystified What mav prove to be Hie ;nv terlous sleeping sickness has for the pas! It dais hell Orren I'.t ati'l'-t errv . Tulsa oil driller, in a semi i-.-riiatese condition at the residence rf his brother, .1 .1. Itrand' -bet ry. 1JI1 Fotith Cetrolt. No out- de Influence can awaken the iinror!una' man, who only rouse now and then, and his sleep seemingly grows sounder daily. Though eight local phvslclana In all have be.-tt rsl.'l nit" consulta tion en the case, no definite tli.ig i.nsis lis been announced. Mr Prin tet- rry. w ',0 32 venrs nil ucmar.el a'ld Brit. I he hecatiie III c. -par. n! v In gi tod heilth. b.c. hi,.' Ill wh.le wotkil.g In 1 'esdeii.ntia. Ti x is He was de lirious during hts return n:p " Tul-a. which wis mile In the company of a fellow "II dn'ler. and wli.n I e art bed here M, unity. Cecember . he ic o'ice went to bed and has been In a sleeping state ever s-rc" lit. continued ! Ilrlnuw during Ihe first we.-k. talking much In a disconnected way abuut hi woik. TULSAN SUICIDE AT FORT WORTH M. Reinslein, Supply Dealer, Ends Life - With Hullet. LEFT THREE LETTERS' Despondency Over Financial Affairs Indicated in One of Them. MISTAKE. SAY RELATIVES Do Not Think He Shot Self: No Cause for Tragedy, Friends Here Say. Dr 1'he Aaatn-iatpd prfaa l'KHT WnK'J'M. Ti'xaa, n-i: 2r,. M. lli'limlfln of Ttilmt, ik ;i , hm1I to he it prominent oil will xupply tli-aliT, fln-,1 a hiilli-t Into hi.-t lir.iln .liiHt afli-r iiiiitnclit 'linn -.sil.iy nioi ii-UK- He ''ft three li'lttTM, one ml-iln-KNeil in ha 'f,t m Tul.s.i, .mother l,i his brother, jiImij uf that ctlv. jinil ill't thit'J to the niiiii ,i(!i-r of the ho tel. Tint Inter letter hliowct that ht had hecoiiin ilenpotitleiil becan.te of financial uffilrM lteinia'eln leititnen , at the hotel Oil I lei em llor 21. Tile body l beinn held at a local tindert.iKet i peiulltiK a) rival of )hh wife. ionia ui'inMieiit orin or iiih pro- til lolors of tho (iklahom.i I'loi- A Smilil v Co. who eni to I'oi't Worth. Tt on hint Muliirility for llto purpose of sflluiK Met ei al cats of oil pipe, wan found dead In his room at n hotel there nhnrllv after ItlldtllKht Jeatertlay nun 1IIIIK, at- cordinj; to word receited by the family later In the day. The above AsMoclntrd 1'resM dis patch from Kurt Worth Indicated that .Mr. Itcln.ttcln had committed suicide, but relatives of tho (bad man" scouted the idea lat night. They naid that an Invi'stlgmlnn would dmclOHo HOtnething else, "Morris wan of such a hannv d.s- position," ilechired 1.. Iloffiiiaii, his fniher-ln-Inw, jeKterilay befoie Malt ing for Te-xn to take charge, of the body. Ils said further that lleln steln's hiisineiw and ilorni'Htlc affairs with In good shape, and he could not ni5oet tho reporta of suicide. He suld there must be a mistake. Mr. Iti'in.itein was 8 cum old. "rrii in minim s nt-rn lunr yi'iirft. Hi Jif.iviH a w.tlnvv uiul two i-l!o bovM. Uily rT.r.l!y Ut Itiiilt fltin rHiiliMii id :!1U I'inI N.'im. nirTt m tho M.ipU, KhJkh . im, SIGNS EDGE MEASURE resilient Apprmct, Kill mm Only Of. I fil ial Ait ii Cliri.HiiiiiiM linv Is ' Spi'iit (fillet I)' In U lIMlllllgtltll. WASHINGTON. Urc ;.'i -The lialloiiHl catntal officially anil nri- fiatelv. Mil-nt a n.llel t 'hr l.-it mas. All dep.lrtnieiitK of the government wen; cloned und conKres. was In the midst of its two weeks' holiday le. cess. i The onlv official act of tile day was the signature by ('resident Wil son of the Kdk'n hill, p. ism , by cm Kress Juttt tiefote the ho, i, lay recess began and designed lo promote American participation In foreign trade. With the exception of his s.gn.iiiire to the bill dent lesled, Spend, tig tin IS af tacliing he prosl of I lie tliol nmg in the w lute and at noun fitting dtrwiiT in his room. :i Itei tioon. while Mrs. out lo ptesetil gifts the f.imi.y and to th ho IIM' g. ti den a Christmas Muring the V IIkoii drotte to friends of ihlldrcn llv- ilong th" road to the country where tile Juesident, fTefcte his '''I' !S piityrd golf. Mr. Wilson I ' H d In as ttie i.irge ni.nil'er of Christ ttiessnges which he received fiom all parts of the I'tiited t-Ha t'-s I I I and front a hro.i d . i Members of the c iblnet high government offi'iils I day a: their homes, sevei and other 1 t'cttt the il, includ- ing Secreui v t Ml 10 I heir i ll. i ker, ,ff:ces p.nmg a but during the past fortnight he lias not talked at all, though ap pearing to otidet stand w hat If said !o him In his rate momen's "f consciousness 1 ndi ations are tt.it he suffers no pain, as tie does not groan or tos in his sleep, merely turning slowly from side to si I" now and then. He Is given some thing to eat and drink when he rouse. He 1ms lost some weight, bit bis tempera' ore and teipirii tion are practically no mil and to a casual ol-server he would seem In n natural s'ei p. Neither mnl n ine nor toovi'ig him about will awaken him Th" onlv sound from-the oa'si b- world which pene'ra'e.s lis Inner i-nti-scIoiimhi's so far as ran be ds cerned is the vole nf his frier I. Joe Wolf I .art Week thiee teeth believed to be s' tl, 'is:- affected were letnoved, but the cx'ni' tb.ti caused 1.0 ' l.'itige In the condition of the patient. Thonch the v niptotos are simi lar to ihose of slteplng sickness, no agreement has been reached by the consulliiiE i hjsKlana Thirsty Ones Denied Christmas Passports Over El Paso Bridge I.'!, PAS' !, Tex.m, I ec 2f lliiii.lr. il-. i f i:i 1 '.iHfiiiit and loin - 1H lltl l'l.iMll''t to in 1 1 .lllate... Mexico, t,i.l.i where liiiiui.t of all kli.it c.in he botlKhl. tcre tllllleil ,,l, I, .it he 111 ; ill u ' I, .11,1 i 'bridge Im).,II till, two CltleH. No leli.pi'l .ify one W.IV pa mm -poi,-, iiih' ;i-on , to, I. IV ati'l 111'' nil ptl-.MI-. ,i j.nti.t In hum : he l.lo t.l.il. 'Ic vele th.'M- hoM.tih' pel til.ilieni ,,is. 1 1. It t KIVIIIK pel-llll-i.Ml in filler MiXt'tt oil Sllll- di4 in. )i"lidavt. hll. and leipnl.l, ft Mex.i an dlillk, (I'lll'l le had III pi n CM v. 1 1 iiij: ft "in I.', in 1 1 S a iii.u i here In. I. IV lltiln " boo! let; Ki'l M if the M-eker ik known t,i l.e ".ill ri: lit I'ricen mi the cent i a band llipnn' had ritteii ehai piv In pt ll e III the ,iMt few dlJM bei-.l IIMI of . four tlcatliM dui to ehoo'ini; affr.n i nn necteil with whisky Mill II - K i 1 11 k - .MiMc.iii final Kilarda lute yet tenl.iy capllltcd a lot of ll'.lo belti' e'arle.l at rona the inlei na tional b'liinihn v for ( 'hi ltt maa eale They H.ild at pt cva.lliiK ptlct-M the ll'inor would havo iirotiKht JOdtni on tlm Aniericin aide It la expected i,i be aold bv the Slexlcan ciihIoiiih aertlce for I'J.OOO. Juarez H ilooiikeepel 1 ftlld e.tfe propiietni- h id ptepate l f ir a banner t'hrboni.m td.tv. Ho too had the traiiihllint ea.itio. but their holies were danhed when the American iiuthoiplin refUM-l to keep the pott open today and la niie temporary paHortH. APPROVE RETURN OF RAIL SYSTEMS;,.'' Illolden and Aishton, Re gional Directors, Tell Position. NEEDS POINTED OUT Much Money Required To Uuild Up and Maintain Service Is Claim. . ClIlfAiHI, Iiec. ZR.rJrixIng of March 1 as the date f which tho railroads are to be retained to pri vate nperatlon was approved (odiy by Hale Hidden, regional director for the ceiitapp w i-st. and It II Aish ton. director for the iiorthweHt re gion. Itefore the government took j over the railroads Mr llolden was president of the Chicago, Huiling- ton (julncy and Mr Aishton was jut the head of the Chicago A North , western railtrotd. I "The rouds should spend a billion i dollars a year," said Mr. Hidden, "for at le.i.-t n five year period In order to provide ade.iiMti transpor tation machinery. Kxteiisluns, Im provements Htffl ndlitlotuil e(ulp ment lite s"tely needed. "On the legislation passed and the nctlotr of the Interstate commerce commission In allowing; rate In-' crennes depend the roads' chances of i getting these. At present It It diffi cult for the roads to borrow. I'l- nani'lers have tint had confidence i In nil Iron d securities became of gov-I ernmentiil ultllude tonatd tlnln. "If there Is a dlnposltion to per mit them to earn revenue sufficient to warrant expenditure., they will have no trouble In bin tow Ing the necessary money. The fixing of a date for the return of the roads Is .1 good thing ll will dispel the uncer- ! tnlrtiy which h id handicapped the .a.,. o.,., ,, no , ast .ew mooins. Kron vor) 1irrrn,.r BKrll, ,nn, Henattiln I. Wlnctiell, sr.. Mint h- j nncordiug to the veil al com mun ic ern regional railroad tlireitor, whojijun nf M. Cutusta at the time of the lis spending Christ-nan with his son delivery of the ii.ie the entente j here, s-ild: I made a d .nilnnt Inn In the port tnii- "I am sure the l.uge majotltv of ,lk. j, ...., ,, tit) 1 1 li n txl upon Ithe people will be pl.i.l lo hive t b e , v ,. , , f . , ,, ,,f i jerinan fs cl 1 1 in that 'date fur din return of I he ro I' Is di ft- . the entente et' In.u t. s of the hailmr llltely se'tlei d ' Mr W'lnchell was formerly dl 'f the I idoti l a-. reetur "f traffic t Clflc - FT. I.nl'IS, Cec. south w ei't regional -h v. Hush. railroad dlrec'or liiu-fjnnd iot,i.t.ite president of the Mis souri I'licific, last night asserted ,j President Wilson ruted w l"'lv in not! returning the roads to pi r. .ate own-' etshi!i hi f. ire .Mutch I j "The roads ate 111 no cundplnn to be returned lo private control and it' would be unwise to return tlem at this tin e " ' llv Mat- f.ild I, however. I believe thev w prlv a'" little 11 publ.c. I be I'l such condl'ioti that ntrol can ti nsurned v!'h no in' onvenieiice to the CALLS EDWARDS BLUFFER Alltl-Sal'Mlll l41e;ll. Jersey Oiivoniiir for NI'.WAI'K', N I . itaoks cw Wet I'letlllllll. I'.-'. The C'Ult tlltn It t' attjf k til- fed' tl tt'.l ll PI' nile'l- lllb,t..t d.iv Iv 11 II lldtoel ' , ve,', ,r Is 0 fib " to llo he .- ll Net n il 1 ' tt. I I b ,f be IT and light w - In '..- s t 1 . c lis rai ' i l I 'clay 11 ' ' : f f bv O illovvl.ic.d Matiti" iitto'iiev for tin New J.-t-cy Art, S.1I1 mi league Wba Mr Ivt wards is sivicg." Mill foe lleel.ale.l. .s sl'np'v .-in ill tempt o-i bis f.art o mai.e tl some of the t - ti ' , 'n I s.-s be 1 , i ' ' .I'll inir Ills . in,i' ii1;' It is iv'" i- ' ii ' tlotib'f il if Mr, Cdvv ai Is a d.-u at ;Wl! tl.lVI' llle Sllppot' of the lepi'i ! In ao legirl-iture in h.s fight o-i itie, i constitutionality of the "dry" law." DATE FOR PEACE IS NEAR AT HAND (Time Depends On C lieck- intf Up (lennan Ship j pi"? Figures. 'huns deny charges ..... Claim They L Not CaiiHe Delay for Proclamation Aa They Want It. REPARATION IS DEMANDED Allies Require Compensation for Sinking of Vessels At Scapa Flow. ..... - Ity The AtaiKialad Prrtt I'AIUM. Cec. 2D - The final data of the repeatedly postponed ex change of ratifications of the treaty of Versailles. now depends upon th speed with which tiie allied mlv-loua In (lermany can verify the lennan figures of uvallable floating dock tonnage dftniindt"! by the allba aa compensation fur tho sinking of the fierman warship at Hapa How. The AsMiciateil l'resi was Infoiiped tu this effect today at the he.id uar ters of the tiertnan peace delee.it ton. iron von Letsner. head of the rinan rcpre setitatlves, said he thought this would take at le.iHt a fortinglrl. If not longer, In view- of the difficulties of tra nspot l itii.tt In (ierin.iliy and the details liiwilved in vilifying the figures. "A decided misundei standing Is reflected In the I'artH plohs duiliig tin- bint two iIhvh regarding lev projni led trip to Iterlln, which J sub Heiiiently uhaiidoned," he said "My oblect witil to hurry, rather Hum lo deiay, the putting of tho Voi'ntilhe tteaty Into rffect l'ro:u Mondav night until We.lticsdav afteriioun at 2 o'clock I was depilved nf any com munication with my government, ,y elthcr telegraph or telephone. In con seiiuetice of which Iti rlltt had no knowledge of the entente note or of the verbal cotntniinli "it urn given on thla subject by M. Ihitnsta, (secre tary of tho peace conference) until this morning. IiifiwiMxt rnfoiiiiilcd. "I thotieht that a trip to Herlln and a verbal explanation of the idl natlon to the government would fa cilitate matters The Infci -enee by tile I'rench pupers that the Oi lman government wanted to delay the ex change of rnfifii'iitiiiiis Is unfounded. We want nothing more than effec tive restoration of peace. "Trace means the rcpatrfrVlnn of our soldiers, prisoners in l-'rance, who nro obliged to spend iinother Christmas In captlvltv, though hos tilities have been suspended fr,r :nore than a year. "The fa ef that llerr vm Slmson arrived In Tails lust Sunday to start negotiation! fur putting the It ealv la.,.. 19 .... .. . linn elicit iruv-s unit w O 111114 HO Intention to delay mutters." Itegaidlng the entente no'e, 11 iron von J-ersner said its tenor siupiii-e l htm, ns It seemed so little In accord with tho progiesa of tho tii-coiu- Hons "Tho rails liress," he said, "even I annoiitieeil our readlriiss to deliver lover all the harbijr luiiterl.il we i could spare without endangering our I economic existence, as compensation I for the cVnpa Flow sinkings, urn! j forecast an early agreement on this 'litest Ion If we did not get that f,ir It was,., not our fault. Our expetts have not been asked tu talk the mat ter over sho e a w ell ng". " Fiiateriai avniinnie weie i rroneuus I "I want to sav In tl.N i-unnri" ion," , be continued, "tha' the st it'-mi-ina j ill the 1'ieli. h pless Hint w- were jdlslotnl ii ml gate o'lt wrong figures I fui this tontuii;" l al'.'-ol'itc'; un founded. Th.M the iiiM'Nttga'loii would prove I prom'sed M. Ilntas'.i i to ask my g"er:imii t lo give all facilities f,n such in vet Ic 1 1 i,n and do not iboit't that thev will be ac corded at on, e " M OHIlinntnil Miami He ported in Hattle I TAC'iMA. W II. vv ,'t. tr. tl Coal A. C,..,, ft f'i'iigli' tli.i Dec -'f - John ; W like- : ,1 11 I'l I d bl"l -, :i--i'ii',!i Ki 111 ut to ; ,v .-en . 1 ' ..lilt,.! '.1 V a It. . tie P. likes III'! .1 !" rusb'-d e'-son. MASONS, NOTICK! I'etr ..leil'll I "I.-" " 4 . I. A I A A. M i'l e".fer M M d IT"' tills ,'l ft .-rt.oiiri S ' I eveiy tlriliyl ' ominern n:g at 1 p m C in juet ft p. m. fi,.Irree ,.if."-r.'d "t " ' it'll d ! ill f -rui T p m :s ' an; M i.,., ns .-He ' " . . I'l . ! vr d M. I!. 1 I.KSIIKU. W. M. JUHNE SIT DEI R STOPPED A uthor of Peace Resolution ..WV W" "iiri iii ..'iiwijii' J ii I r sk,."', - 'V ti'Ti 71 1 t . I Xvv;A,'Vp'ii' 1 :! V : Senator rhllnnder C. Knox la the declare pence with Oermany without formal ratification of the Versaillea document. Material beneflte accruing under the treaty would b reserved 'i he rescind, hi h,iH been approved by the foreign relations cummltteu, and is t-' .11 duleil to coiue up In the senate when eongirA reconvene January 16, nftef the holiday recess Meanwhile negotiation are In progress! look ing to a reserved rallfliutlon of the SHIPPERS WILL MEET hiImtIiik ( nihil for Chicago liiit'tn-tx-r 30 in IHh iish Iti iiirii of Itnll roiuls oil Mi-n liM-liiditl. CIIICAOO. Cec. 2.ri Itepresenta tlves of shlppeis' 01 1:11 nlzali'ins from all parts of ihe country will meet In Chicago Ceceinher So lo consider legislation Willi h Will precede the reiutn of tin- railroads to private, ownei ship. I'll provlxlnns of the Cummins nn,i 1 Fech i.ulioad bill,., now before 1 corigfes, will be dlHi-iiscd from the ! shippers' point of view ! Mveiy Import, wit 01 gaiil7ation of shlppets In tlm Cnlted Sti'es has ! bi'i-n tnvlted to send representatives jto th" conference. The call for the I meeting declaies that the pending lallroail legislation lis of giavo Im I portain e itbd when rmicted tony con trol relations bet went Ihe shippers 1 and the railroads for a g' net at ion. I The elgners liiclude: The Natjon- At l.tveslock Fhlppets' league. Wisst ' rn retroli'iim llefini'rs' u-smlallon, ! Atiiet lean lobpendeiitx Ii ttnleum 'association. National I'etrnb u'n Hseo j cia Hun, National J.uint.er Manufai Itutets' a "s','1.1 1 Ion. Ate in in I eder 'itloti i.f Furniture .M anuf act urei a. .American National f.Ki"'ock asso ciation. Independent I'll M n s s sociatlon. Anietlcati rtuit ,111, 1 Vege- tlll'le ShlppelH llts .c. it;. 01, l.lve I'olll- trv and Onlt y Slnpp' ie' nss icla' Ion. 1 urn It'dt Meat I '1 ml 'ic, t s' associa tion. Nat Ion a I I- ch 1 it ,,,n of Co oper atUi Livestock S ' 1 pi" is, Interstate 1 On! toniec.l Cr'rlics' atcociat Inn. j 1 I ort Worth chamber of ' ommerce, .Texas I'etroleum a-soe'iii Ion. und T xas chamber of eom-oerce. THRILLING TRIP REPORTED ruswiigora Snr t imiplcti ly Manrct ml ' rut I niter W aiiT NKW Yi'KK. 1" si. indlt.g excep'piria i-r, Hie steamship :, No'wlth 'iiiirh ur.ith tetania ar- t iv. l here toiluy -. iif'er ,1 f d is ,. than I Virt 1 'herhotll g. iess than in of v., Mo p-Lssengors were -ome of tf-.etu It ast Monday the board and from 1 I. inn ,1 tt.a' I CHOI 10,, of l deep f C.. i,,, n' .lr, am . f I ped f 1 1 high wav a T',,. -.1 III" I ' to ' ' 1 1.1 ' III t ic 'It:' III . pit sblic g "I" Man, f"(ll 77; Y FAT IIIUl f 1 1 -I" ,, l ii. 4 . I -a.'i-ly I for ! at I t'l I . ,i ly I - tet I a-l fi'r-v e ri.f l-trt I frt.r Ul il- ' ; 1 tiv'l'' i-irt.niia author of the rnaolutlon which would treaty. PLAN SALE OF LINERS All (it-rnutn Nlilw May Ito DlHtHiwd I nil'T Mlpulnllon nf Ituniilrur I'ikIit Amrrktaut h"nt(. WAKHINOTON. Dec. 26 The shipping hoard has under consider Hon the sale of all former German paasengnr ships with the stipulation tluil tho vessels be run under the American flu-. It wu announced to night. The vessels, which were taken over by Hie government during the war total ml, aggregating approxi mately HfiU.OOO deadweight ton, fc'o prl, e 1 1 lot been fined by jr,0 a toll la suggested by high officials. The six (lennan liners held by tlm "hipping hoard pending the final determination of their statu ure not Included among the vessels which muy he offered for sale. U lulu no announcement ha been miiilii by the board of a (hang In policy, officials freely ilutcussod the possibility of the hoard a abandon ing paso nger service Th" decmioti of the board not to permit the u hi of Ibiuor on govern-nu-iit owned ship Is expected by 'hipping i-xpi-ris to tnuke competi tion with ptivalelv owned vessels ptactti ally impossible. The kilter be ing able in serve Intoxicants outsld of the time mile llmli, liuvn consid erable advuniage In passenger traf fic, It IS ' oliMltlered The six 1 1 ii -1 M iillocu'ed t'l the re retittv ordi red New Vork Hoilth American line will not l.e sold If S'-rvP e to South America would be IlierrbJ cut off All ptoposalM for purchiise vtlll be can f a by ' oiiMder'-d with legurd to the line or seivp-e In which Hi" Hbips ate to bo opeiated, It was said JAPS FACE MANYPROBLEMS lTtniiif S4yn 'l liry ttn Not I hmj f Mitulloit hn Ilirltiniit 0Mtiii. TtKIvi. TuinUy. It-. 2.1. On (Jim i f t-T tlii' torrnat -pnn k of 1 He tl tet. 1'r rn ir m Huni ln.su ! H N'nriMiiiiT r' ii'k Hi At nmuy if oh,ii'.M ix'ti. H'tu nf llirm hot l- rniK.cii ii h frail t tiini, th ImIci ii.i; f "i i pr-Mi'lt-m nnJ f or ' ti M'!tnui (, cliillv wi'h rffiriitf ' . I I . (. t .1 im in t a t .t t" .lit!, ' i! t tir ni : mi; f''i1v L"'fur? it ' i.'i'p'li i .in I r.'i'-lii'ii . 'Tlit K" mn t w oii'imiMMt. liiirii'M i. ;in! itpT'Ji o i-ru niiMter tin "i rio.jt filjhrat n. "CufjiriutiK 'h'- f ranrh ln o a r T-1 i M l tu IHMt ! Il ft - ll Cf t M ..",,, - "I rn i nnv:n i't1, " iTfinir I fiii h, "'luf J'Han 1 fi lviiniMiiK w i'h , 'tie r-'-;! tif t" ' lvtilt I wurlil ant ) nut K'""lf '- Ur a-4' I' ' I1 ! in t' f n w;tr l irh f nth in l r f 'i tu ft " j To Ship WliUky. I IeH ISV '11,1.1-:. Ky I .-i. :v Ar , i angero'ir tor sh'ppltig approxl Micile.y .to """ g llb'Us "f aliKi mi' I f the I titled Hta'es before January ! I w h be pi i bv the liters "it i'l Lib 'e John . f ! orta'loi d Pave T 'Hit -r.a ; ' s of it., . tern c": e C. Kv . n.-c I'l el ;i: ,),. II If g ri. i's in . .,. b"u- I" r- hauled t" seSp, ll w ls sa. J. v blskv nl motor try ks. New York Police and Citizens Prevent the Scheduled Parade. WARNING IS HEEDED Protest Planned for Politi cal Prisoners Fizzles Out Entirely. PLACARDS DESTROYED Crowd Seize All Badges of Marchers; Finally Wander to "Homes." NKW YoitK. Dec. Tlv Christmas dav celeb ration of the league r,,r Amnesty for Political Prisoners met with disaster today wh' ti the police, soldiers and Irate citizens broko It up. Feveral hun dred men and women. Placarded and rill single f i lo for lint start of Ihelr "walk" up Fifth avenue, dwindled to about fid persons, divided Into two wandering bodies which found their ways "litiiim" to tlm .parish house of the Church of the Ascension In West Kleventh street after many hours of wanderings. Church congregation emerged from service at noon without find ing the league's carollers, who were to sing for them In' manacles and III prison gnrh. An all-day vigil lit Trliiliy iliurrh downtown saw no demonstration there, police warn ings brought changes In the league' Christmas program. notable for omissions, l wits said. Placards carried by the "walkers" were destroyed wholesale by th po llco and volunteer assistants. A. number of arrests were made for disobedience of police orders, and constant Interruption by police and civilians resulted In disrupting tha "procession" beyond all recognition within a iiliartrr of a mile of It tart. The route of the "walkprs" wji to have been up Klfth avenue. At Twenty-ninth street It made an other effort to get on Fifth uvonue and succeeded In "walking" a whole block there before the police again diverted the Hue to Uroadw.ty. At Herald square tho struggling col umn np I It. one continuing to Forty second street and bryant park by devlou way hack to Eleventh street. The second linn, numbering les than 10 persons, managed to get Into Klfth a venue and continue along It for half a mile despite In terruption which met It at every rrosslng. What was left of the demonstra tion gathered in tho pariah house of the Church of the Ascension and discussed a proposition for protest against the "brutality" of the police of Oieater New York. KAUFMAN BUYS M'CLURE'S I'oct Takrx Over Magarlnrx and All Other Publican of CVintrsany. NKW YOltK. Dec. 25. McCliire' Magaxlne has been bought by Her bert Kaufman, poet, author and edi torial writer. It was announced to night by Frederick U Collin, presi dent of the rompsnv. All the slock of MeClure' publications, Incorpor ated, went to Mr. Kaufman In the purchase, Mr. Collin said. Mr. Kaufman will he editor of the mngurlrw. It was et'rtted, and no other change In staff Is contem plated. Associated with Mr. Kaufman will be the following men. It was an nounced : Oeoige I,. Storm.) manufacturer; Ki'ou Schlnusl, tobacco manufac turer; J K lli-esnahnn. manufac turer and former maitnnliie execu tive; Frederick I-. ''olline, publisher of MeCltire'a for several years; J. O'H.tr.'t t'osgrave, formerly manag ing editor of Kv ei yliodv's Magaxdne, and Kdward Slesop formerly edi tor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. POLICE SEEKING ROBBERS Clib-ngo Offb lalsoo Hunt of Itohhrrs Who (.ct s.'.-.oiio Worh of l iira CIIICAOO, I i.H'. ?5 l'f.'orts of the police lodsy were directed toward the rapture of si men who last night held up a fur store filled with Christmas ehtipper and escepel w ith fns valued at $ .oihi and jO i in cash The robheis e'-tere 1 the store tld with revolver,, toned cletks and sb-.pp. rs to Poo up aga:ttst the wa'l with bands above their heads 'I h"r. w a.s tin resistance sr.d on the neit . omnia!. d tlm lolib.-rs forced them 111 he f! it o!l the to" r. FREE TOLEDO PRISONERS l-lti.rs nil at Jail. I p tlm Sin riffs itiul lb b ust- l i leads. TOI.KP'i. Ob.l.i. C"c 15. S:X men called at t.h r.,iin')' Jail early today ui.d ev.-tiacged l 'In iM' ma-, greetlt.cs vt III. ,'areo dvptrv sherlf's, I'K-ked Ho in In a e ll. then I ber i'-d four notorious huit-'l'is an I siffblowrs l:i the ftcht .. " No. .ran. . ih'pjtv. w is sb 't tbr-ui:h tiie l.-p. breas'. Th" !' til'-" walked blsore.y I'll! of th-- .'it, N Ir.io of t'o in ha t b i f i.' I -ti . lit, a' lioutrli two no u sicp-.-clcd of L"iry.ic.l were am stv L 4! i i I i I it.. ' I ; ' .1 tl I n II ' r I I t