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THE MORNING OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAi'hK TUC A NEWSPAPER FOR CIVIC PRIDE, THE HOME, A GREATER TULSA FINAL EDITION VOL. XIV, NO. 140. TULSA, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY, FMBRUAUY U, 1920. 18 PAGES. PRICE 5 CENTS. LANSING QUITS WITH WILSON RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE RAIL WAGE WAITS RETUiiN Ur KUAU5 Negotiations Practically Suspended Until the Property Goes Back. CHIEFS SEEPRESIDENTj Nature of Proposals Withheld as Well as Workers' Re ply; Are Displeased. TRAINMEN NOT TO STRIKE President Lee Indicates He Will Be Bound by Action of Brotherhoods. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Nego nations of tho union railroad omploy m for An Increase in pay practically wer luspendod tonight until tlic rail properties again aro in tho bands of tho owners Tlwre re mained as a finale only tho presenta tion to I're.-ldcnt Wilson of Uio union reply to his statement given them earlier In tho day and thin likely will be ent to tho white house tomorrow .morning. Union officials onfrrrcd six hours en the president's statement, l'tit they steadfastly refused to divulge iti contents on which white houno of ficials likewise maintained nbtolutc sUevnce. Nor would the union chiefs five any Information on their reply. Mrector General IUnca conferred briefly today with V. U. Iee, presi dent of the Itrotherhood of Jtn.ll.vny Trainmen, and r, committee from hla organization. This conference so far it the rallfoad ndmlnwtratlt'U N concerned, was said to conclude tho series of meetinga on the wue quis llon. Ur. Musi Also tale, today rent a letter to the iJrotherhood of Mnln ttnancn of Way Kmployivj re stating lili attltudo toward tho group's Hrltc, It was hinted lio Informed them they could expect nothing fur iMr in tho way of wage Increuaea from the railroad Administration. Membcrr of tho workers' committee, however, denied this but declared there his been no decision to call (If the strike which has been tot for Tuesday, Trainmen Walt. After Mr nines had given thn ad ministration's final word to Mr. Leon rgaoliation, th0 tralnmun's jiresl Ont announced lio regarded "tho Wte house decision as binding on lit union as well as tho others." Al isouEh Mr. I,oo declined to dlMiusa 9 next move. It won understood he. "oulj not break from tho other or- Hnizallons, it was Indicated also that he would permit tho wage vreement, notice of abrogation ol which wua given for February 2.1, to Mmtln In effect until tho termina tion of federal rontrol. Members of u tommillco nonmrd to accept this M their chlcf'a stand. Jlie general attitude of the union Wlclils after hearing tho prcsldont's 'ateraent In a ronferenco on the rjnth lawn of tho whlto houso was r&lnlV mm nf riU.-intinlnttnunt Kf.mn I them wero openly dissatisfied but morn conservative leaders urged that they bide their time in the hopo f laocess along other linen. "War Culo" Pomiilele. H yta understood that Mr. Illnns 'a tow mo president that tho rati. earnings wero liiHiifflcient to cam of a new raise. Tho di rector general was said to havo In Sir. Wilson also that tho rail- ,'u "ministration hal adopted a loi.cy lan fall, which ended tho "war cicn of incretuilne tho pay of Its wen rxl that any furlhor revision ui wnge agreement could bo . y " thorn wai moro revenue Provided. Many 0f the union officials were borrow ' AVnahln"ton to HAMON AGAIN WINNER rntrol5 Soeonil District Convention MinUoceo Olfcnry nm ;r.int DrlepiteiH to CliicnRn, f lietme4 p,,,, mite wlr, . MUSKnilf-l.- ml ....V. 1L, , ., S-M. la. uv ii'iiuu- eonveiulun or tho SeconM con S5f n-tI dl3,rU't today elected U Ci tf i7.rf "-"''obco mid C. O. Orant 1alr county delegated to tho na Mn.V conv'Hon, and Phil Knider of r, . KC? anrt Jh Itnpcr of Cow Jlci?; aJt,'riatos. C. I. Wilson of diaii,? i rounty was named prrel- "'ntlul eleelne 1- t.- cj-l lean, o.i-i- U-in 48 chalrman of tho conven- tJ''!l,ull0n' condemning tho ex- . tomrn.j, l,ID uomocratic pnny. ' Sf"dln.s- Senator 1ydge and his tit fnV . m u, united States sen 'riati ? . . ,lr atltudo on the peace ' . '""tructlng the delegation lional e r .Jilko llamon for na Wfl. i ""'ttftnan, wero ndopted. oiwa' . mTrlH f Wagoner wus Th e?a,8 "''to chairman. w nn lly tMt I" tho convention l!5wii h.e ltlon of delegates. m rnH 1tuef'on wu.t nominated "frew?..11 plca for 'lection tut a lK,h;n of the w'omen voters. beaten by a vote of 6D to 15 f lU: Tllo7 mak. rnn7eiVii,.. e Un."" second and Jlln.-iipsta ra. - World's News Told in Condensed Form for Hurried Readers WASHINGTON. Veb. 1 i -fe.rrtary Maker today atkel rotigre-a to appmprulii 1124, .'.on for a tractor repair sbou al Kurt ttj. i i n m bui. dkia. Hitchcock Proposes Two leO.NIxi.V. Feb. 13 Seteral 'inn Kern PmViniTmiiunc H r n y era mere arrested in a new llrlllih military I t-djinpi OIHlSCS J V (2 r roundup in Kuh'ln today, laid a tentral A .a:,,,, in New dupaich from ll.at clij VlLltlU J. KV YORK. Kel,. 18 Willi.-n V lied , . p et't-v v, re'X.v.'WILL ACCEPT EITHER Kuailan fhamler of wirunereo, It was an nounced toda;. WAWU.S0TON. Feb' 13 -'The nur al mnH ji'CMlni: need" n ihn eiiabilrtimenl ot a i aval bate In California Weerelarj ' I'anle'a mid a delegation from .Mm.ili. . tal . lo.tajr In aeeepllnit tentallnly a drod lor a Utie .lie at that cilj . TOl'KKA. Kan., Yob. 1.1 lh itale will I tart UiTpttitaliona at onrn i ee the I railroad eeeilon hands and hop laborera i no on atrlke net Tuesday lo ascertain under ho ordera they are actios. PORT WOUTH. Tea. Keb. 13. An I irniM bandit aecured S.0U0 viorlh of dla- I aonda and 2U0 In tatli wheu earlr this morning be biJd uri I'ft nicht cJerk In the1 Melha bolel in the heart of th butlnem I district. Tho diamonds had been depoilled by a guest W.ld.TvUn'd'fnnni.ld port of enibsrUiinn in Hoboken, dle.1 jes terdsy al Ihn Ko Hills nnlitarv tauiiul on btaien Island alter a iliori illness with cerebral thrombosis. TOI'U.'A, Kan. rob. 1.!. Four bandits f.Vit.t1.,?!.1""," "'''', b.'"',k ' 1'ottanatomio county, early today and took between 40,000 and 6o.ti00 in Liberty bonds and fz.noo In cash, according to a report rrctlvrd tt tha slain b.ink r.immi.. aioucr'a oltico. The rubber escupod. I Atr.XHX) CITY. eb. IS.- Mencan I Iroups aro aclltely pursuing bandits who recontli raptured Joseph Askew, an Amer ican, at Uomct polaiio, and cartlcd lum Into tha mountains, affording to semiofficial in formation rtt-citud hrrn. lli. r.u'ii, i. l.n lleted lo be Imminent. II.VM.V. Feb-, 1,1. -Tha Armrni.n a lional delegation here slates th-i it ha- rt, reined a messago from CousUnlinople say iui uunug mo erc.eiiL anacks by nationaliM forces on Marasn ana .inltab. In Asia Minor, about ?.oon lana wero murdered In cold blood. Armenian cltli- KI, I'AM. Trias. h. 1 H In.lrnMlnn. 'isto been receivc-l by the Amerirsn embassy at .Meiici city lo talo up the nunstiun il Iho detention of l.leuls. I.. ,M. Wolf and U. B. Usher, American ariators, by the mu nicipal authorities at Naroiarl, .Sonora, it was announced at military headquarters here ItiJajl I)MO.N, Keb. J3. The supreme councd today agreed on a nolo lo Jugo-Plavla re garding rirme, hlr-h it is intimated plainly Informs tho Jugo Slass that some agree ment mnft be rraibed Mmn if quiet is to be expected in tho Adriatic. Premier Mill of Italy is reported to bo satisfied with uio nolo prepared today fnt Iho Ashtun I'nder I.jno consliluency to mi tun seat vacant in um bouse or com- ' mona by tbe elreatlon of Hir Mbert Man j ley to tho peemgo. the coalition unioni.i candidate on by .i enmparaiively Marrow us rgiu. mr waller Del-reein polled e.sti4 i .na; W V Itobm.oi Uborile S,:i-.'T Hir I votes Arthur .Marshall liberal,, 3,011. fONION', Feb 13 Although Premier l.loid (leorgn announced in tbn house of ceinuifliis that he hnped tn introiucn the, new home rule for Ireland bill net neck, ! it was leartied today from nfdeial sources that tna mearurn has r.ot yet rearhmi ita final draft "It is to be doubled much i( the ' whole nf plater province is excluded in the new bin, sua a governiuenl olfulsi NKW YORK J'eb. 1.1 An eslimate thai It would cost New York, city at least 95,000,000 lo remote thn enow from Us etret'ta wan made today by ftreet Cleaning Commissioner MacSiay Ills deprtment has already spent ft 000 00 as a re'ult of the recent storm and today he asked for an sppropriatinn of jonoofln additional. .More rain, snow and sleet fell tolay CHICAGO. Feb IS Kite aulo bsndlts heavily armed, anoru lauer noon practical ' ly eleancd out the Newark fur shop on Madison ayenue gelling away with turs vslued at $l,ono Hundreds ot pede'trlsns were passing by the shop during thn rob-1 bery. A similar robbery a week ago In the i wounded one of tho bandits WARM I Mil ON. Feb,, f Nnmlnslions sent in iho senaln bv President Wilson lo day were .lohn barton Payne lo lie seere lary of ihn mlerior. Robert ITnderwitnd Johnson, to he ambxB'ador lo Italy: Clsr ence f Springs tn be lollei-ter of istoms at fun Il'egn. t'al : .lohn It. Xeeley of rensenla. I'la ' to he, t'nned Slates ail'orney general Tor tne norinern uisirici oi riyr Ida r 1. Taylor of Henrietta, Texas 'to be United States attorney for Iho northern district of Tesas Negro Is Slain ' Who Is Also Kdgar llulsey, ncfiru was killed, and .1. W. tisborno, Hpeclol officer for the Frisco iailro.nl. wiih wounded In a revolver battle neur the bridge nvir North I'ewrl street about 10 o'clock lust night. Two other degroes believed to have beon tho thieves who broke open a box oar loadnl with merchandise, escaped L'sborne was taken to the Frisco emergency hospital wnere it was learned lam lat night that he suffered only a flesh wound above one unkle. Honey Ilnpguod and Herman Tcnnunts, negroes, were arrested by police nhorlly befoin 12 o'clock on Investigation In connection with the alleged attempt at robbery "The box ar was unloiked ear lier In tho evening osbomie said. "I hid near the s.-ene to watch for Hu robbers wtun two i.ien In an automobile i tint up and turned nut the light on he ci slopping rteir where I wan "ir eralfd 1 vvaiKeiluii I)' 1 i i.i' ' " wl htn 10 tv o' t ni t ' munucu Ii m to hat'. ii j bias. NEW PACT OFFER WILL LIKELY FAIL Democrats Pledged to Take One or Other; One Is Drawn by Tuft. BOTH PREVIOUSLY REJECTED Bipartisan Conference Turned Them Down.; Canvass Is to Be Made. WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 Two ...n.tiri,., .l..r,.. ii ii. in 10 treaty were L1."1'1 '"'fort' "'IMlblleaii senator! to l,lV u' Senator 1 lltchciR'k. the demo emtio leader, uiih a promise thai ,lnrut 40 democrats would nippnrt whlrll l'resldent S IIkoii chunicterljed , preferable, 1 lloth of the propoaltlons. howover. had been rejected by republican liadirs In the disrupted bli.irtlnan eolnpromlso neRotiiitloiis and It won Indicated tonight that tbete was little hopo that either would bo accepted now. The republicans wlthlU'ld a for- inal inplv bouever, pendlnc a can mish ot tn situation tomorrow Oim tif tho revisions offered by henntor I utchcirk wiih the one worked out. but pot finally iiBreedj to by the blpartlmn conference and fhlcli I'lesldent Wilson characterized Inter as "tcry unfortunate" in form. The other was the draft formulated by former I'resldent Tniwaiiil re .,..-. Soniitoe I.ndce ill,, ronnl.. i, T" . rv..., ...r.V.. . if , V .V , . i in ii m(ii,-i, iivn (lurii-u lu 111? Ul- 1 piirtlsnu (onferenco by the demo crats. In approaching tho republlcnrm today Senator Hitchcock put Ills proposition In wrltlnic with tho sii; naturcN of L'S democratic senators appended. TIiomo who signed In cluded, lio said, virtually all who wero nt tho capltol during tho day tind represented every element among the treaty's democratic friends. At least a dozen more, ho pre dicted, would rIvo their support to the move If opportunity offered. Tho proposal was presented fdst I in i-eii.iinr .MCi. uniner ni rnrin la- hmn. a leaner or tne mild reservation republicans, and then to Senator wnf;1'. The senators who signed Include' Klrby. Arkansis; Kheppard, Texas , uihcr-on. Texiis- llwen nklnhnmn i-nMTi-tTPit n rim1 tiiiiii' O.NflMTf.n O.S V VUr. 1 w KI. t . LEAGUE IS ISSUE TODAY Thiril ,MIouil liMrirt Will Klect ('ingriH.i.mcn Itoili Inlm Vic torj : Uirsi Vote IrcxM. KXrKI.SIOIt HI'JIINGS, Mo., Feb. IS. The league of nations will be the dominant Issue In tomorrow's special election In tho Third .Mis souri district to elect a successor to Secretary of Commnrco Joshua Al exander ns representative In congress and political Interest generally is i entered upon tho outcome. The voters will choosn between ; , . , , .. Cap!.. Jacob Mllllgali, democratic nominee and n lengne supporter, iind John 12. Frost, republican candidate liml 11 league opponent. Itoth sides prp ol.xi in I n gr victory tonight and liredlctlng an uiiiisiijilly heavy vote, The three weeks' CHiiipHlgn hns at trncted wide altenlinri find drawn into the district nationally known supporters and opponents of the league. Including Attorney lleneral A. .Mitchell Palmer and t'nltod States Senator Hiram Johruion of Itiillfornla . A rood place tn eat -Harmony Cafeteria VnA'L S-ely""ltl'' 1 bu Detective Slightly Hurt ed Bhoo iiig nt nrte b .1 tnosi of the bullets went wild A third ne gro whi'tled from a pa'ch itf weeds nejir the box car shortly before I made myself Known " Henry Hudson, fathcr-n-law of the dead negro, claimed the auto mobile, which pollco had taken to hcadfiuartcrH. and drove off with It. It. II. ("Hutton") Tucker negro, nserted that lie had seen young Ilulsey (iarller In the evening Btart out with two negro boys as pas fongcrs. The oar Ih used as it taxi near thn Frisco depot, he said, nnd evidently the two bojs hired I ( ti 1 cy to drlvo them out to the bridge ovor North Pearl for tho purpose of hauling tho loot away In thn car The automobile had ,i large pool of blood In the front par' wliero Ilulsey had Jumped after bring shot jlu'rcv. lived tm'll his arrival it llonKi vv us" uigion horpltal ikii I'M 1 if e d ictors ftiuld do any tiling fu lulu. Cabinet Premier Resigns a.-'.rc n.. 'u' .tr ? t-" 7 - - - i Itiibcrt SESSION IS FIXED FOR FEBRUARY 23; TO BANISH KAISER Robertson Announces the Allied Note Warns of Date of Assembling . Consequences in Pro Legislature. ' tecting Him. SUFFRAGISTS GET NEWS; MAY MODIFY DEMANDS Chicago Meetim,' Advised of ! Germans .May He Allowed to Action ; Governor Con firms tho Date. OKLAHOMA PITY, Feb. 1.1 February 23, a week from Monday, j their latest noto to tlm Dutch gov wlll bo the doto for tho assembling eminent, express tho hopo that Ilol of tho legislature In extra session, land will agree to banish the formar OJovcrnor Itobertkon aald tonlghL lie kaiser to some distant Island, It was &nil ho expects to Issue the formal learned by tho International News null for tho i-esslon within a few i Scrvlcn this nftei'tiooii. days, after he has confurre.il with .-ill p It wag also loarned. as a tesult of .....r., I.. M.r K..t. un,l .anNlnl ... ... ns tn what matters urn to be urged! . . . . ..., -. - . V ..... i for consideration, . Announcement of the datn it the session wns made tonight by woman suffrages In Phleago on the basin of nn alleged telegram received thrro from tho governor. Governor Itohcrtson denied that he had sent such a message, although ho agreed that the date mentioned was tho one ho had In mind. Legislators with whom ho dis cussed tho extra session agreed al most unanimously In recommending that It bo called for an early date, tho governor said. TH llle l-"tch foreign office bv Hi- llrii (.IIKJAf.O, l ob. 13. f.overnorH ofjHh nm) Krendi mlnl-ters lolntlv tho various stulos that have, not .rati-. The allies beg Holland, In the fled the federal suffrage umrndment ..hniMIr , , , j,.,mrdle the will recelvo telenrams demunillng ,,cai o of Hiilope try letalning the nun Immedlalii consideration nnd piompt IlP wnr Ifir, Thl,v ,.()n,., ,hlB action by tho legislatures, as .i re- . - twk-i.vh suit of action decided upon today at the opening of the hi at annual con ventlon of the National American Woman Suffrage association. Demand on the various stale executives fot il changed attitude towards women Voters, followed a report Indicating that Onvornor Itob ertson of Oklahoma would call a siieclal snaslun of thn Oklahoma leglslatuie to consider ratification of llin u rn ntiil tti on I Particular uttentlon was directed I'yjlie tnnvetitlon against (iovernor Milt l til iv tin i ill k - "Is HI U I'll ij t-uu 1 HuffraKo ntai- w).r no n.ovo ha.i been lit il 1r to call a special Session. i Tho delegates demanded thai the sharp telegram bo dlnpatchod to fiov rrnor Hart Thn announcement of a special hesslon In Oklahoma was greeted with cheets. Officers of thn associa tion believe It will only b a few- days before the necessary 30 states Vi . . ".'" ""i -s '' "''"'''' ,.' I govornment should exchange bnlshi 31 states already have acted In IU1,,,, IirlHnil,.rM fol ..,,, ,oner favor. THE WEATHER TCLfU, Okla CI north winds inch Msxitnum iO mlni-num clear; pri-eipitatlon.-.Ul OKLAHOMA: Katurdaj fair, colder, Sun day fair l,Ot'IHIAN'A. Sstordsy Increasing eloodl ness. probably rain in east and south por tions, colder in north and west portions; Ibnday generally fair, tscept cloudy In southeast portion, eoider In cut and south tortious AIIKANHtS- fiatnrdar nartly cloudy. i preceded by ran in east portion, luyih t elHe. 1'nnHi, fslr connnn.d NiH WKrtT 'IKXAW Saturday (air. eolder Sundav fiir r. A H T Ti.XAS Hslurdsy rart y cloudy to ciouuy possum raiu m r-r0me e.-s, anq. fnTerlorT-dsy 'i. " KSI't'n"lir Siinn- , 4r, in ea-t porlion funds fair wiln riling , temuers re. IJilihltiK. DUTCH ARE ASKED Try Own Criminals; Tell of Intention to Punish. .nay nun no wu.i iiiouii iiin.ii,unii l,ONI)O.S', Feb. IH.- The nllle., In" ,.," ),y Mr. Lansing's letter regard 'heir conferences, the allies may agree to the (icriiixn plnu of trying their own war criminals. Holland Is warned that um shielding of the author of .the vyorld's trnubli'H contributes to tne iitiiieuit Icier whose uilml would morn will task of building perinaiieni peaco" In Ingly go along with mine" thn allied rejoinder lo tho Imich Vahlncl nillnl to .Meet, government's communication rf us-1 Hnfr this letter vvis written, tho lng to surrender tho ex-kalser for j for lm rt.KUr cabinet meeting trial. It was learned this afternoon. i.-mt Tuesday had parsed and the Tho notn has been approved by thn w,rrrsiKitiitricn slwicioses iwhy thn iiiiinii, i-1, -iii.il nun ni.ur,ii pi riiiiri, and will bo sent lo Tim Hague to morrow I'pon Its receipt ut The Hague thn nolo will be piesenleil to REDS TO FREE BRITISH I NclKitlnllons ttriHcl With ItnMicv lls ' Fur ItelcaM'lir Fllgll-li PiImiii- I 1 cm uf ur in lluw.1.1. i roPKNIIAflH.V, Feb II Thn i prolonged negotiations bolwooii I t James llTirwdv. renresentlliic flreat j Ilrltnin. and M I.ltv lunff, on behalf 1 fj. ill'i i , m mm 1 1 ntiviri f w t'l II llll'l . ' nIiil In hu aurt't'inMit niKimil ThufM- day . Prltlsh war prbtoners In Itussla will bo rolised and llritlah cIvillHtis repatriated. Itiiswiaii war prisoners in Hnglund will be relentwd ami Orenl Ilrltnin will pravide transport for the repHtriiillon nf Itiisslnu .ili- alK ,irrang..d that nnnrs In neutral cnuiitileM. It whs the ari'hange rs ! held by tho bolshevik I I THOUGHTsSTO THINK ABOUT Forget failures; forge aliead. Do not let hate hamper you when you are blosnod with enemies whom you may love. ' You got paid for jour work only usi you H-irn tn earn, tno most valuable man go's the most valuable pay en velope Almost exae'ly 100 Jier cerir of Jhe nemiix ,.f Tn - i K :nl Thr A , r 1 jf ,nnT ,xnt Ad IS prllttr t in 'he filfl"l ad rcllimm vou "ever 'e city thorjuglilv Mi. tin iciige """o "I1U JuiK lor Wall' AU Dfpai nient. . o Secretary of State Resigns, Infective at! Once After President Demands Iix ! planatioi. for "Forestalling." LANSING DENIES WILSON'S CLAIMS: Says He Did Not "Usui-) Presidential" Kunc- lions Differences Over Treaty Revealed in Letters -Objects to Heing Tool. WASHINGTON'. Feb I :i llobort IjihsIiii; ended his carer nx snrretary or Ktate today after l'riwident Wll . son tin al nceiimvl lilm if usiirpiliK Iho I po'rs uf president by callltit; meel- lli-n or the coliiniit ituriUK .Mr. Wil son's llluenis. Mr. Latistiu; denied he had sought or Intended tn usurp the presidential authority lie added, howover. Hint lie believed then and still believed limt the uililnel conferences vvoro 'for Hie best Interests of Din repub lic " that tbey "wero proper and neeiynnirj'' lie -aiiHe nf tho presl I tli.ni t i niidltlon and that lie would li uu been derelict In his duty If he i had faded to act as he did. i A- the record Htands Mr. Lansing 1 1 nrirred his t esinti t Hon and Mr. Wilson iiccepled it. Tile rcslttnntlou was offered, how ever, only after the I president, under date of Kebruarj' T t bad wtftlen nskliiK If It worn trim I that Mr I..insliix had rullijd iviblnct niM-tlmts and stiitlnrt that If such 'weie the case, he felt It nocoswtry lo sav ilia' ! law mid uiider i,ur eonslltutlonsll nr.letlre. us ileve lined llltlieito. nn one but the president has ih' right to summon the bonds of ills- executive departments Into conference " I'clt Action Nivdrsl. Mr Ionising nnswcied two dnyw later - last Monday saying ho had called lb" cabinet eonfetenccs be cause be and others nf the picid- ileui'n official family "felt that In view of the fart that we were denied ' nn in m ii it li'a 1 1 n 11 with vou, It was wIko for UN to Unilter Informally together on riiaiiers as in which niiiinii i-nuni not be postponed until your medical advliers permitted. nu to puss upon them." Tim secretary concluded by saying that If thn president believed he had failed In Ills "loyalty" to hint and It Mr. Wilson no luiigiir had confidence In him he was ready to "relievo you of any embarrassment by placing my resignation In your hands." Thn president replied lust Wednos- Ing "the so called cabinet meetings, lie mild lie found untiling In the secretary's letter "which Justifies your assumption of presidential au thority III such a mutter," and lidded that ho "must frunkly take advan-l tage of your kind suggestion" to re sign. I "I must say," continued the preal- i limit, that It would relieve me, sir Secretary, of tho emban sssment of felling your reluctance and dlvorg encn uf Judgment. If you would give I up your present office ami arroru mo an opportunity to aelect HOinennn . r(,.1I10i ,11,1 not meet Oil tllC saiim day be rei elved this lettpr from the president. Mr l.'inMng alt notiiiK'il i bill he tin il written other ii i,i i, i nff i rs thai he would not Here Are Letters Revealing Break of Wilson and Lansing WAMIIMITON I'eli II Thn stule department issued the fol lowing Hl.UOIIKilil Jtecrotary 1insing has refrigneil and bis resignation has linen nc cepted. taking effect tmlay. Fol. lowing is Iho correspondence lie tvveen the pretddeni and Socrc tarv l.aiiHlnK The While House, Washington, Feb. 7, l20. My dear .Mr. Kecrelary: Is II trtto, us I havo been told, Hint during my Mlnoss you hfivo frciunntly called the head of the executive .departmonls of tho gov ernment Into conference? If It U, r feel It my duly to call your at tention to consideration,! which I do not earn to dwell upon or un til I burn from you vourself that this is the fait I'nder our con stitutional law and practice, im developed hitherto, no one but hu president baa the right to sum mon the heads of the executive department Into conference, and no one but the president and tlm rongrosM bus the right to ask their views or tho views of any into of them on any public question. I take this mutter up with you because In tho development of every constitutional systoni. cus tom and precedent aro of tho moit serious coiiROfucnceH and I tlilnlt we will all agren In desiring not to lend In any wrong direction I have tlicreforo taken 'hu liberty of writing you to ask you this Miiestion. i. ml 1 am suro you will tic cia l o (ic ;we I am luipiiy to learn fco, , onr re i riri o Mr- V 1I.-.011 that our itreng'b w retnrnu;r icrilu and cncereiy yours, WOODItOW WILSON cull any moie oahlnet cotiferinices for the present, but no explanation wns offered. Inuulry at Ihn whlto house liroiiKht only tho stalemiml that Mr Wllmin himself probably wsitihl on 1 and preside at tho next hchmIiiii of his orflelat advdeetn. Hut the illffcionccN between the president and Mr. 1innlm; Ioiik pro-dati-Mi thn first ciiblnet call by sti. IjinslliK. whli'll vviui Issued last Oo tolmr :., seven days after Mr. WIN simi returned frolii bis western fpisikliu; tour mid look to Ills bed. They beuan at tho pearn conference 111 I'arls. iih Mr, Ninslntr disclused ill hi-) final letter to thn president, under date, of yesterday, mid had runllmiod nIiiio Hint time -one of the chief differences lienut over thn Koveriiiiuinl s ailltiidn toward Mexico. 'I'liniiilly llxpliiliiiil Step, When thn cabinet met on Ootnlmr 5, Josnph I'. Tumulty, private secre tary to the pit'Mldent. Issued n for- ' siaiomeni exnliiliilnif tho ica- "ni tor llie eiiiliereui'i-. linnai'l The cabinet was nailed 'n con sider iiiitlon la which more ihiip one department win iMiicerti'il mid alem to discuss the Industrial confer ei re.'l lie referred lo the flrt conference cvllod by fh' Ti nidi i,t wdM tbo hopo of allaying tho Industrial un rest. In his statement. M . 'utmulty said that Itoar dinl al '"Jnijvuii, Mr, Wilson's physician uni pirivem mid "stilKKcsted that nnlv urrt.ini matters , hrinilil In thn nreslitrnl'u ill trrttlttu Thereafter until this week the cab inet mot morn or lr.w regularly During the coal Htrlke It met tvvlco a week In an effort to avert thn walk out of the minora and severul weeks R. It rtiis decided to hnvn meet lut; every TuesJay and Friday. Diiring the coal wage con'r s irny co.s'ti.s'I'kd ox r.ww twki.vf:. Frank Polk AHSiirncH Duties Until Wilson NamvH New Secretary WASHINGTON. Feb. 13- Frank I'olk. utiderseciotary of state, will bo made secretary ad Interim to inonnw' to net until President Wil son appoints u riuccessor lo Hub ert IrfiriHliig. This Is expected to be In the near future. Several iiuiikh were suggested tonight In administration cltvli-s, but of rii.-ktlM frankly admitted that ther had nu definite Information as to who the president had In 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 for the place. Chief mining those suggested was I'olk, hut IiW friends say Unit lie will not accept tho ap pointment If offered tn him be cause of the Htalo of his health. In fact he has long had It In mind to resign froin the sbito depart ment and takn u long resi. a cinirw which bis physicians li.ivn urgent !y Vidvlsod. Hon Unbelt Uinnlilf. Seeiciai.v of State The ssnretuiy of stale, W.idi lngton. b'tdi. v, 19-u. .My dear Mr. President: It Is true that frequently dur ing your llliiraj 1 ruiuusted tho liMuls (if the executive depart' nients of the government to moot for Informal conference. Shortly after you were taken 111 In October lorialn members vif tlm cabinet, of which I wiih one, felt that. In view of thn fact that W" were denied communication with you. It was wlNc for us to confer Informally together on In teidepartiiK'iitnl innlleix and mat ters as to which action could put be poitponed until your medical advisers permitted you to pass upon them Accordingly . I, as tho ranking member, reiuestod the mttrnbsrs of tho cabinet to imsoni ble for such informal conference: and In view of tho mutual benefit derlvud, the practice was con tinued. 1 can tuvsuro you that it never for 11 moment entered my mind that I was acting uncoustl. llonally or contrary to your wishes, and there certainly wan no Intention op my part to fumumo powerii and excrclso functions which under tho ou.tltutlon urn exclusively eonfldefl to the presi dent. During these troublous times, when many difficult and vexatious questions havo nrluen and when in tho circumstances I have been do prlved of your guidnnco and dire tn 11 It has been my constant en deavor to carry our your policies a.-i I understood them and tn net 111 all matters as I believed you CO.S'TINVED 0.N' TAOKSIX. SENATE REFUSES TO BLOCK SALES Hear Payne and Decide Action on German Ves sels Not Needed. HEARST ASKS ACTION Kditor Seeks Injunction and Hcarinp; Is Set for Mon day at Washington. MERELY TO RECEIVE BIDS Chairman Will Suhmit Re sults to Senate; Charge of Collusion Denied. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -Vigorous opposition lo shipping bosrrt plinis for tho sale of 30 former Her man piiMtengnr liners, broke out In thn senate tmlay, exprensod in sharply critical debate and proentn Hon of several resolutions propos Ing to blthcit thn action. While, the debate was in progress, other de velnpmonlM came thick nnd fast. John liartnn Payne, chairman or tho iMiard, appeared boforo tho seiif- nlo eommerrn committee to exptan tho whole affair and after bearing him tlm committee, through Its chairman, Senator Jones of Waxh Ingtiin. reported to tho senate) tltrvr no liiiiiicdlitln action wan noccriMry. No action aceiordlngly wus taken. At tho whlto I1011H0 I hern was made public a letter concerning the proposal sain sent by Mr Payno to llle president which remarked on thn "vicious hut cluiraelerlstlc at lack agulust thn shipping board emanating from a certain quarter regarding thn sale of tho cx-Ucrman paBsenger ships." I learnt AhUs Injunction. In thn District nf Columbia su premo court, William Jlandolplt Hearst of New York, appearing as a taxpayer, filed an application for an Injunction lo prevent tho proposed sale of thn shlpa at auction .Monday. Tho court Issued nn order lequlrlng the board to show cause Monday why 11 temporary Injunction should not be Issued, Chairman I.'ayne ns-nured the en ute committee and his assurances weie repeated to Iho full wenuto that tile board would merely rocoive bids Monday for tho vesmds, and would report the result to the neti ato brforo acting. He met charges that the sale of tho voxsals to k slngla purchaser for J2S. 000,000 w.ti Intended, with a t'at denial, bqt le pisitt-d his own conclusion that Hi' sale of, tile vessels to American pi. vale owneiH at (hu present limn was to tho udvanlago of the govern men, Asltiirst Htarts Itiimpus. Koimtor Ashurst, democrat ot Arkoiin, opened the deliato and late' brought It to u head by offering a ooiicurront rctiolutlon directing the shipping board not to sell thn shtp.v except thlough tegular hiddtng after threw mouths' Kdvertlalng. Ho OONTlNtlEII O.V I'AUn TWKI.VE. BANDITS MURDER TWO Day light Itolils-rs In FrN( Try H Hold 1 p II0111I llmkcrago Hoiihiv Woniaii In Wemndcil In I'lght HAN I ItANi'ISCO. Keb. 13 Da liglit bandits In attempting 10 hold up a Liberty loan brokerago house In the bean nt downtown San Fran cisco this afternoon, shot and klllrd K Stroud and II. A. Hohlman. who struMKleel with them, and wounded Mrs, M. JiHittcr. Thn Uindlls escaped In thlr J tomoblln with piissersby pursuing Lliem. Mrs. 1-fisatcr, after being shot in the liead, selzel a hulidfiil of Lib erty bonds nnd hurled them through a window. Stroud and Mrs. Uueuter are partners In thn brokerage bust liens Willi offices at Turk and Tav lor streets, where the attempted rembery occurred. Take Socialists' Case lie fore Grand Jury NKW YOItK, Feb. 11 Djitre ' Attnrtmy Martin of Hion ou'it tetleiy dlroctiHl Ills wtslstaof, ti Ilatn I''. Qulglej, to con, hi w 11 counsel of the useniiv juditiar oommlttee which Is Investigating lip' "fitness'' of thn five - ixpindwl socialist assemblymen ami 10 pre sent to the grand J jo m "ve earl ' -' posibln momsiil snv uler ei sup porting charges of snrt i ",1 (,, mn inal anarchy. Steamer on Fire; Needs Aid Wireless Announces S'FW ' I'fb. IS - A vv re csi message f". the I nlted Stale t Ji'P plrg te l 'eimer Will am ltei r Web 1 r e here topajM state t hat 1 1 rr w on f re and 1 cili'i) ir r tn ,-s- -:itnt r T1 Wll'ur. ''! We'.i rc x rt d 'udav , ).r ,t , lr ' off Tlir linn h 1 M' a 'ro::en enrlnr 'and boi l in uo'u,