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WILSON VETOES CUMMINS BILL -Does Not Think Govern ' ment Should Relinquish 't. Its Railway Policy. ... ?5? Pesldsnt Wilson yesterday vetoed the Cummins rat? bill, which would hav? restored to th? Interstat? Commerce Commission Its pre-war ????wer over railroad rate?. t* Senator Cummins will not at tempt to have the bill passed over ?the President's veto. Under government railroad eon ?rot, the Pre?ident has had the wer to make rates, and did make everal revisions upward. The* mm in? bill would have for-cft Ts* Pre?ldent, through the Rail? oad Administration, to go before h? Interstate Commerce Commis sion Jest as the railroad? them Lelves had to do perore Federal ?control. j The bin would have forced thos? in charge of the railroads, under Fed pral control, to seek approval of the , ?* arious Stat? railroad commissions I a matters affecting interstat? traffic. ?Tbe President's veto message said t '?Thia bill deprives the ?3overnment, rhlle still charged with the exclusiva esponsibllity for operating the rall oads during Federal control, of any : power to make any change In any . intra-state rate, fare, charge, clasal? jjVation, regulation or practice, wlth jput flrst having secured the approval ii>f the proper State regulating tribu r1 I "Th? immediate effect of such aj change In the law would b? to ?*- \ ! tori ve the Federal Government of the ! ability to cope promptly and decisive-1 Jy with operating emergencies which ? are now arising, and must continue ?luring the existing period of heavy i raffle. j "I believe thst it I? a far sounder ? (general principle to vest in the Fed llr-ral government the power to raise labe revenue to operate the railroads, : -when the Fedirai government alone ?s resonsjlble for paying the blls for ' heir op?ration." ? : SIX NURSES KILLED AS TRAIN HITS AUTO ?j Buffalo, Nov. IS.?Seven persona-wer? ??killed today when a New Tork Central ?j-?a??enger train struck a motor erar at : Jk grade crossing. Six ot th? vic-i ti ospitai?. Willlara Mum ; ?Ttvcry. of Buffalo: Doris Mummery, of; ! Buffalo; Myrtle Hodgins. of et. Cath-j ; prines, Ontario; ' Jennie McMillan. oij * Tav.stock, Ontario; Myrtle Munn, of .Venwtck. Ontario; Jean Scott, of Gait. | " Ontario, and Fannie Br?ese, of Buffalo, j ?, The motor ,cai\was piled up on the ."pilot of the locomotive, a mass of '?wreckage. Princ e to Go Over War Trials in Movies _ ? New York. Nov. 18.?Miss Anne: ; Morgan will appear on the pro?. .?tram of the opening performance! ?i>f the post-war film. "The Heritage' !t?f France." Friday afternoon at the; tfetrind Theater. The Prince of ' M'aies has been Invited to be pre?- j j ?nt. : Many of the scenes In the filmi ; were taken In sectors where the Tl?rinc? carved his own war record.; Negress Cot About Head; Police Seek Assailant i. - < Lillian Clark, colored. 21, 100 I ?alalne avenue southwest, was cut J pn the face and head with a knife (last night while standing tn the ] doorway of her home. She was . ??nt to Casualty Hospital. Physl j clans say her condition 1? not critl ? cal. ; The police are seeking Joseph J Reed, colored, address not deter j mined. In connection with the as? i?aul?. Raise Advertising Ratei. j Kansas City, Mo.. Nov. H -The MM tvest New-spaper Advertising Mana ' Jeers Association yesterday, at a semi annual meeting, agreed to increase ad ? trertislng rates and cut down space '. to advertisers as a result of the short - jjige of print paper. . ! Newspaper? in Missouri, Kansas, ?lowa. Nebraska. Oklahoma and Texas ?were repr?sent?e !' i! ?i (PCUfi? and Treatment for pimples ??nd blackhead? : At mehr -?mear them with Cuticura Oint ment. Wash o? ta five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hct water and continue b-tthiaf a few moment?. }* Treatment for dandruff and ttchiti?: - On retirine rub Cuticura Omunent into partings aa over acalp. The next morning ?ham-poo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Repeat in two weeks if needed. Do d?? feil im MMMtaME tTeugrttaee at CetJeanTateum. an tnqui*it**iJr amatemi*?-* tete ?Aia perfumir.? powOcr. ?*, esarymbw*. i i ?Want to Dance? TOC CAM l.E AR**I AT TUB Rifktway Scbool ot Dancing Itll !?. ?. Ave. Ibet. lit! et Ulk I fa*. Cam. ?fia? ntskasb ?nd ar*. H. I? Boat caa teach >ctq la * te* I?am ? a If n* ras tv lausnt All U? latest ?Up. Walts, Osa eteri. ???-Trot. etc Prlaat? lim ua an, ??* ?*. Choua? tb* BIQHTWaT ????? EMI* ss* m aria ?at k? tk*m*j\t*Copm la a*. *** mm. f FROM POVERTY TO RICHES OVER NIGHT NEW YORK.?Two year? ago Hilda Cosrrove wa? left a penniless widow by the death of her husband, a Spanish-American War veteran. She ha? been struggling along since trying to make a $50 pension, from the veterans' organization, clothe and feed herself and five children. With prices mounting dally, the wolf waa at the door when the postman brought a registered ?letter informing her she had been left $47,500 by a bachelor uncle of Colorado. M GIRL ADMITS STORY FALSE THAT SENT MEN TO PRISON Former Servant of South Bethlehem, Pa., Banker Says He Threatened to Reveal Indiscretions Unless She Obeyed. Philadelphia, Nov. 18.?Conscience stricken as a result of her testi mony, through which two men were Jailed for robbery, Katie Cohen, formerly employes! in the home of John Pearl, a/South Beth lehem banker, haa made an alleged confession tn the hops of freeing the men. They are Charles Berkowlt? and It. Gramer. They were sentenced to three years by Judge McKean in Easton. December 12, 1918, charged v/lth stealing $8,BOO from Pearl. The girl's alleged confession was Sled In the superior court here, in support of appeals by the prison ers. The girl asserted that she was farced into giving false testimony by Pearl, who, she said, threatened to reveal certain Indiscretions on her GARF1ELD SUMMONS MINERS AND OWNERS TO CONFER TODAY C*0*sm*sTH> FBOM PAGB ONE. by Oovernor Allen, prov.ded that of fers of premiums or bonuses to the miners, which would affect negotia tions in Washington, were not made. The coal operators said that if the Stale of Kansas operated its cosi, mines the miners should work under the present agreement with the un derstanding that any settlement to their benefit made here In Washing ton should be retroactive. After the conference. Judge Ames said r "The Kansas situation as reported to us up to this timo requires no ac tion by the Department of Justice." llonbt Allea Made lifter. Acting President John L Lewis, of the United Mine Workers, said yes terday that Gov. Allen had wired Alexander Howatt, president of the Kansas Mine Workers, offering a six hour day and a live-day week to the Kansas miners. Mine operators said they did not believe that Gov. Allen had made this offer. Mr. Lewis said that the Frick Coal and Coke Company, of Pennsylvania, had resumed operations with 24,000 men and had put in operation an eight-hour day "bank-to-bank." This, Mr. Lewis said. Is equivalent to seven hours per day at the "working face." "There is positively no reason why the operators and the government can not offer immediately to the miners a substantial increase in wages and a material shortening of the working day.;* The mine operators* committee of the central competitive fleld wrestled yesterday with the wage scale, which they will present to the I miners when the conference is re? ? sumed. They say that there are so | many conflicting interests and so ; many conditions to be met that the : delay has been unavoidable. Implies < olla.lon. In a speech In the Senate yester day, Senator La Follette Indirectly Implied that there had been collii? ? alon between Attorney General Pal mer and Judge Anderson, of Indian apolis in securing the injunction against the miners. "One day. when there is time, I shall present from this floor an analysis of the record of that man at Indianapolis who issued the in junction In the coal strike." said Senator La Follette today. The Executive Committee of the Op erators of the Central Competitive Field Issued the following statement yesterday: Statements ?o the effect that the conference between the operators and miners of the Central Competitive Field Is being held up becauae ot dif ferences and Indecisions on the part of the operators are not true. The scale committees of both the operators and miners have been atked to meet Fuel Administrator Garfleld, who has a statement to make to them. The meeting was scheduled for yes terday afternoon, but was postponed until 10 o'clock this morning because of inability to reach all delegates in time. What Is to be said at this meeting has not been announced. Further developments In the situation await this meeting. FMt Serloas Shortage. Chicago, Nov. 18?The Middle West and Southwest faced a serious coal shortage today. ? Milwaukee was the only dty report ing an ample supply to see It through the cold weather. In Oil cago, coal for some non-essential industries has been shut off, T. W. Proctor, regional | coal director, for the Northwest, an | notnced.? Light and heat plants In one southern Illinois town nave been I shut down, another will close ?? ? morrow and a score of others are threatened by the shortage. Ia Oklahoma City some schools ?nd Industries have been forced to close Two Industrial plants have been forced to close In Kansss City and scores are threatened. Electric pow er plants will be shut off in Emporta. Kan. Llghtless nights started In In dianapolis last night. An order directing non-essential In dustrie? to discontinue use of coal was Issued hy the Cleveland domihlt part, should, she fail to obey bis In structions. She is married. Pearl testified at the trial that Berk? owlts and Gramer entered the bank and engaged him in conversation. He said Gramer gave him a cigar and later after he (Pearl) had taken two puffs he fell over unconscious. Tbe men then robbed the bank, he testi fied. Two sons of Pearl also testified that they had seen two men in the bank. But Katie Cohen was regarded as the star witness. She said she saw the two defendants carrying a satchel from the bank, and that on going in side she found Mr. Pearl unconscious. Shortly after the trial the girl mar ried and went to New York. She said that the fact that she had testified falsely against the Imprisoned men caused her to suffer many pangs of conscience. Finally, she said, she told a lawyer about the case. The Superior Court did not take any action In the matter today. Murphy Files Libel Suit Against Hearst -? New York, Nov. 18.?The complaint in the 81.000.000 libel suit brought by Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall agairtet the Star Company, publisher of the New York Evening Journal, wa? filed today In the County Clerk's office In Manhattan. The Tammany chieftain makes William Randolph Hearst a co-defendant In the action, which ts based on a full-page edi torial In the Journal on October 27 on the topic. "Swat the Boss.'' Tbe complaint, which was drawn by former Judge William M. K. Olcott, alleges that the statements In the ed itorial are '-fnlse and JBitrue'** and constitute a "malicious fnd defama tory libel." and "fTiat by reason of the foregoing- facts, the plaintiff has been exposed to scandal, contempt and disRTace and has been damaged to the sum of 11.000,000." Bedford Girls Given "String Up" Cure New Tork. Nov. IS.?Charges that f-rlrl inmate? of the Bedford -Re formatory were handcuffed to their celts and ?uppended so that only their toes touched the cell floors and that cold water was dashed on their heads, is expected to bring about an Investigation. The charges developed before County Judge Young and a jury in White Plains, when Ruth Carter, 31 years old. wa.** placed on trial for assaulting a woman guard. Five girl inmates testified at the trial. >fiss Carter was represented by counsel, who brought out the testi mony regarding the alleged unusual forms of punishment. Child's Death Accident Coroner's Jury Verdict "Death due to an unavoidable ac cident" was the verdict of a coroner's Jury at the District morgue yester |day afternoon at the Inquest over ' Marlon Magulre. nine years old, 1114 IK street southeast, who died shortly | after being struck by an automobile I in front of her home. j Testimony given at the inquest [ showed the child ran Into the auto mobile's path before Thomas Leon ard, the driver, was able to stop the car. Leonard and other witnesses declared the automobile was running nt a moderate rate of speed at the time of the accident. Inquiry of Ea?tem Reit Open?. New York. Nov. 18 ?Investigation of the criminal anarchy cases against "Red" leaders, captured in recent ralda here, began today with the calling of "Big Jim" Larkln, Irish labor agitator, and Benjamin Oitlpw former New York Socialist assemblyman. Members of the New York police bomb squad and agents of the United States Department of Justice were witnesses. Butler, Temi., Man Injured. I. B. Shyser, Butler. Tenn., while allentine? from a Washington* Rail way and Electric Company street car fat Ninth and ? streets northwest. I last night, was seriously Injured about the body. He was sent to Emergency Hospital. It Is thought he may have Internal Injuries. Favor Da*-li*-ht Saving. Springfield, Mass., Nov. 18.?The Springfield city council has gone on record as in favor of any scheme for dayllsrht saving as advocated by State or nation, and voted its co operation In any move in this re spect. *- ' Ludet? b Jolted. Ortonvtlle. Minn.. Nov. 18.?Ernest laundeen, former Representative from the Fifth Minnesota District, was ta ken from a theater where he was to speak last night and locked in a ear by men said to belong to the American Taeglon. Lundeen was released later by the trainmen. Hoodlum? Battle Chink?. Toronto, Nov. 18.?Toronto's China town was invaded last night by a howling mob of COO hoodlums who set out to wreck all Chinese stores and restaurant?. Snow Fd| m Aufiiit Bucyrus, Ohio, reported the (Irst snowfall of the season on tbe af ternoon of August II. MOTHER WHO GASSED BABES HELD INSANE Savannah. Ga? Nov. 18.-Mrs. Elisa beth Nugent, who wa? charged with Infanticide for the killing of her two little girls, Elisabeth, aged 10, and Hannah, aged 4, by asphyxiation, was found insane by a Jury in the Chatham County Superior Court here today. CIVIC MEETINGS TO BOOM DRIVE e? ??'?? ? | I ? Committees Will Canvass City to Gain 25,000 New Members. Special' meetings of various citisens' assoclations of the city will be held on practically every night this week for the purpose or aiding ths "or ganised cltlsanshlp"* drive for S.000 members In the civic associations of Washington. Committees will be appointed to canvass ths neighborhood In their jurisdiction and solicit new members for the citisene' associations. It was announced last night. The Lincoln Park Citisens' Associa tion will hold a special meeting Fri day night at Ingrani Church. Tenth and Massachusetts avenue northeast. William McK Clayton, of ths Federa tion of Citisens- Associations, will tell the alma of the campaign. A committee of the West End As sociation has arranged to have mo tion picture theaters display slides advertising the drive. The associa tion will hold a special meeting Mon day night in the basemsnt of Con cordia Church. Twentieth and Q streets northwest, when plans for en larglp-r tbe membership will be dis cussed. D. It. York, president of Trinidad Association, has appointed A. O. Southworth chairman of a committee of forty-nine members to canvass the section An the vicinity of Kendall Green. DOOMED TRAITOR IS NAMED RARIS DEPUTY Paris, Nov. It.?Capt. Jacques Sadoul, who deserted from ths French array to* go (-rer to tbe Bol shevists and become tbe right hand tnan of Nicolai L?nine, and wbo was senteaced to death by A Parie court-martial, has been elected deputy for the Third Parts dis trict, returns indicate. But that is the only cloud upon at? otherwise perfect -rletory won by Clemenceau, ths "Tiger of France." and the arch foe of the extremist forces. Tbe outcome of the election Is regarded generally as the ground work for a newer, better aad economically safer Frano? forged by the careful statesmsnshlp of tbe republlc-s "grand old man?'" A strong majority for his administra tion is assured, no matter what tale the "outlying precincts" may tell. Poor Illinois Prof Can Only Donate 50 Cents ? Boston. Mass.. Nov. II.?Twenty rive two-cent stamps are the contri bution of a professor at the Uni versity of Illinois to the Harvard Endowment Fund received today at the headquarters of the campaign committee. This Is the smallest sum yet reported in the campaign for a fund of J16.?5O.0O0 which has been underway since October 1. The meagerness of Mie salary as I an Instructor of ths college youth j makes it impossible for him to en large on his contribution, the pro fessor writes. The previous record was 12.60, to be paid In flve yearly instalments, pledged by a Boston graduate. WAR ON HAREMS IS W.C.T.U? MOVE Society Aroused by Colo-ad's Re port of Armenian W? Held in Bomkge. St. Louis, Nov. 1?. ? The militant fighting ey? of th? Woman'? Chris tian^ Temperance Union wa* directed today toward th? Turkish harem Delegate? at the convention h?re decided that it 1* abtrat time for th? hsrem to go. And eapeclally It waa ??reed that some mean* should be devised for succoring th* lar?*? number of Armenian women immured la the ?laver>* of harem life. The attention of th? delegate? was directed to the plight of th? Ar menian women In a cablegram from Cot. Hsskell. U. S. ?.. who is in Tur key, which ?tated that Turk? are holding lvS.OOe Armenian woasen In their harems. D. C. Boy Hub j Anto; Skull May IBe Fractured Archie Bister, colored, 12. at SSt* Meade ?treat northwest. rec?ivad se rious Injuries last night when he waa knocked down by an automobile. driven hy Oeorge Watson, of Land over. .sU.. at ? en II worth sventi* and Polk street northeast Th? boy waa wat to Casualty Hos pital, and thence to Washington A* - lum Hospital. Physician? belleva be may have a fracturad akuIL FIRE LOSS $l,We,000 IN CHILEAN SHIPMENT Santiago, Chfle. Ittrr. 17.-Tba ? _ was advised today that A shtjiant ef war *??.?? r*?l*j const?aed to Chile was destroys-! wh?n Urs started ssssrd tb? stssmsd AJol Mara, la Sblnagaira harbor. Jas "-?. Las? w ????HI at ?TaMMMU Lloyds i-egtstasr lists three Japan-*? ?esssis aadsr tbe oaas ot Ami Mart Page Robbed of $2,000 En Route Hm from Ronu The then of more than tt.tot It personal reacts from Thomas Nelsottj Pace, former United States Ambas? sador at Rota?, Italy, has been re, ported to Judge John Barton Payne; chairman of the Shipping Board. Mr. and Mrs. Page are staying at] the Shoreham Hotel. They were un? able to say whether the theft wa? rommltted aa the Shipping Boarcj vessel which brought thorn to thll country, ?a A trata, ar la baggags. room?. Among the valuables stolen wM % an amount of expensive chlnswsr-, ? Since the effects of aa Ambassade! are Immune to custom, Inspection, ofllciala of the customs service were unsware of the loss whoa It arrived at the point of debarkation. An investigation by ofllcials ol ths shipping board Is under ?ray. Id order to determine tbe exact plait where the baggage was stolen fr?? Catfc to ?. S. dor-, Nov. It.?Tba flrat direct exert? tram Ireland to tbe United Sta-as wo) leave Cork wtthta a few days aa thst trta-Hsbte Lake MiSbaa. af tba Mo? ***or__-ek Ua? Tim ?will *-rt_ hi Lound tar New Tork ?S "t ?; Make This a Musical Christmas ArthorcJordzmsP 11 G? Wasyw ? mim - -Jjr&r ?- "????, S^ir ^r * -^-?^-^-f-^?i^fe.jr. ??** ;ll!,% ??|* Take Advantage Now' of Arthur Jordan's Greatest xvm XMAS PLAYER-PIANO CLUB SALE Your Choice of the Well Known Chickering, Behning, Lester, Estey, Marshall & Wendell, Francis Bacon, Cable Nelson and Gulbransen Easy-to-Play Player-Pianos So many people have already taken ttartwtmg* ot the ? inumai tmru asari ex tended to our ?job members that we ur ?re yaw to act ??sss?as???ss?sW in order tn ? instrument of your choice, aa there -?arili be a ?rreat shortao* et Pianos for tha bofida-f traile. 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