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VOL. 26
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WILSON WILL NOT
SPEAK TONIGHT AT
OKLAHOMA CITY
.NERVOUS REACTION COMPELS
. CANCELLING OF FURTHER
DATES AND ENDS TOUR
Wichita, Kansas, Sept. 2G. Worn
out by more llian three weeks of
speech-making for the prate treaty,
President llson olay cancelled the
remainder of his speaking dates and
decided to return at once to Wash
ington. Although it was said there was noth
ing critical about the president's con
dition. Dr. (.ray sun, his physician de
dared a nervous reaction affection his
digestive organs made suspension of
his trip imperative.
Mr. Wilson was ill most of last night,
nd the decision to return at once to
11 lie capital was reached just before
is train arrived in Wichita.
Tlie president himself wanted to con
tinue his speaking program, but Dr.
Grayson would not permit it.
Wichita, Kansas, Sept. '16. Presi
dent Wilson's train arrived at Wichita
at HO this morning, two and one
Jialf hours lute. The president is
scheduled to speak here before noon
and to depart immediately thereafter
for Oklahoma City, where he will speak
tonight.
WVMfn. Kansas, Sept. 20. Presi
dent Wilson today cancelled the re
mainder of his ttn:r under orders
from Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the
president's physician, and will return
to Washington direct from Wichita.
Admiral Grayson gave illness and pli.v
tal exliaustion as the reason for his
action.
Wichita, Kan., Sept. 26 Tin- presi
dential train did not pull into the sta
tion at Wichita where a large crowd
was waiting to welcome the presicdnt.
lie was to have spoken here during the
morning and at Oklahoma City tonight
and although he wanted to at least greet
the people here. Dr. (irayson would not
permit him to leave his private ear.
Wichita, Kan., Sept. 2li. Secretary
Tumulty issued the following statement:
"The president has exerted himself so
constantly and has been under such a
strain during the last year and has so
spent himself without reserve on this
trip that it has brought on a m-rvou
reaction In his digestive organs.
"Dr. (.irayson. therefore, insists upon
the cancellation of his remaining ap
pointment and his immediate return to
Washington, notwithstanding the pres
ident's earnest desire to complete his en
gag' ments-,"
Wichita. Kan.. Sept. 26. Although
outwardly the president had appeared
to be standing well the hard ordeal of
more than three weeks of travel and
speech-making, it became known today
that for some days he had suffered from
headache. He also has been much fa
tigued by the confinement of his spe
cial train, interrupted only hy brief
stops which have been spent mostly in
riding through crowds and speaking to
audiences so large as to require all his
exertion to make his voice heard.
Mr. Wilson has made nearly forty
speeches since he left Washington on
September 3, anil lie Iuls spent ail but
about half a dozen nights on the train.
Five addresses remained on his uncom
pleted schedule. After the two today,
one here and one at Oklahoma Cily, he
was to have spoken in Little Hock anil
Memphis tomorrow and in Louisville
Monday morning, returning to Washing
ton on Tuesday.
Wichita, Kan.. Sept. 20. It was dis
chired by members of the president's
party that one of the ordeals which
seemed to be most trying on his nerves
has been the automobile parades
through the cities he has visited, lie has
traveled many miles standing in his car
and waving his hat in response to the
cheers of welcome. This feature of the
trip also apparently has been very tiring
to Mrs. Wilson who Iuls accompanied
him wherever he went, and who, dur
ing the last few days has shown evi
dences of being anxious for the strain
to end.
In order to avoid the crowds, the
president has made several minor. shifts
in his schedule. At San Diego, Cal.,
last Friday, he went aboard his train
immediately after the informal dinner
given in his honor, instead of remaining
for the night, and when he reached I.os
Angeles the next day, he tried In vain
to slip quietly to Ills hotel for a Sun
day's rest.
Later in the day, at Los Angeles, he
arranged to take the air In a brief au
tomobile ride by sending out personally
and hiring a taxicab instead of using the
conspicuous flag-draped car that had
been provided for his use.
In a number of other cases since then
the president has tried to curtail his
program and has seized every opportu
nity to get a moment's relaxation. His
train was stopped for more than an
hour yesterday after leaving Pueblo,
Colo., while Mr. and Mrs. Wilson took
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Weather Forecast
Oklahoma: Tonight and Saturday
barely cloudy, warmer in east por
tion tonight.
East Texan: Tonight and Satur
day, generally cloudy.
West Texas: Tonight and Satur
day generally fair.
Local Temperature
Maximum yesterday. 64 degrees;
minimum last night, 61 degrees.
Rainfall
Precipitation to 7 a. m.,
.43 inch.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
IN ITALY SAID TO BE
Paris, Sept. 26. American naval
forces have taken a hand in the swiftly
moving events along the eastern shore
of the Adriatic, according to advices
from Copenhagen.
United States destroyers, appearing
off the port of Trail, when Italian sol
diers attempted to lorce their way into i
the town, brought the attack to a sud
den stop, the Italians retreating hastily,
it is said. One Italian armored car,
with lis crew of an officer and three
privates, fell into the hands of the .lugo
Slavs, who were defending the place,
but the prisoners were taken over by
American marines and transferred to an
Italian ship. Servian ships arriving at
Trau soon after the marines were put
ashore and the town was turned over to
them by the marines who returned to
their ships, according to reports.
The crown council of Italy nn-t yes
terday under the presidency of King
Victor F.ninianuel, and the belief is ex
pressed that the council has before it a
reply from President Wilson to the Ital
ian proposals Intended to settle the prob
lem of the disposition of Fiume.
Advices from Rome do not indicate the
nature of the reply but in Italian cir
cles here it is said that the proposals
were rejected hy Mr. Wilson, who also
threatened an economic boycott if Italy
persisted in holding Fiume in defiance
of the allied powers. American dele
gates here would not discuss the report.
The il'A nnun.io forces at Fiume are
said to have extended their lines hack
by the city so as to be strategically
necessary to the defense of the country,
Sussak, which is really a part of Fl
ume, is to be taken over by Captain
d'Annunzio. At present Sussak is oc
cupied by the queen's brigade of the
Italian army which has not Joined the
Insurgents. Comparatively good order
prevails in the city, it is said.
The political situation in Italy is ap
parently near a crisis, according to re
port, tin advocates of the annexation of
Fiume including some of the more pow
erful elements.
Home, Sept. 26. Tomasso Tittoni. for
eign minister, declared during the meet
ing of the crown council today that
the peace conference would not permit
Italy to annex Flume, because such ac
tion would authorize the Czechoslo
vaks to occupy Teschen; the Jugo Slavs
to move forces into Klagenfuit; the
Creeka to claim Thrace and the Ruma
nians to annex linnat.
Rome, Sept. 26. Reports that C,io
v. mm Ciolitti, former premier, proposed
to the crown council yesterday that Pre
mier N'itli should dissolve parliament
on September 2S, after having explained
the situation, are denied by the (Ja.etta
Del I'opolo, of Turin. The newspaper
says:
"It is certain the government will ac
cept the proposition of Foreign Minis
ter Tittoni that Captain d'A nnunzio's
forces be replaced by regular troops.
Rome. Sept. 24. A message from Fi
nnic states that an American author.
Henry Fox. has arrived there anil of
fered his services to d'Annunzio. It
also is declared that an American na
val officer had volunteered to help
d'Annunzio defend the city.
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Washington, Sept. 26. Information
that all the revolutionary leaders In
Mexico, with the exception of Felix
Diaz, have accepted Francisco Villa as
their chief and placed at his disposal
their men, munitions and money, has
reached Washington through a Villa
courier, who left the revolutionary head
quarters in Durango about two weeks
ago.
The courier bears documents said to
be signed by the following chiefs affirm
ing their loyalty to Villa:
(ienerai P.anuelos, of Zacateeus; flen
eral Meixueira, Oaxaca; (ienerai Maga
na, Morelos; General Pelaez, Vera Cruz:
(Ienerai Carre Torres, San I.uis Putosi;
General Caballero, Tamatilipas; fieneral
Almazen, Nuevo Leon; (ienerai Cedillo,
San Luis Potosi and Coahuila and (.ien
erai (iutierez, Coahuila.
The various chieftains also are stud
to have approved formally the plan of
Villa (o govern territory under their
control by a Junta de (lobornaeiun.
ENGLISH RAILROAD MEN
RELIEVE STRIKE CAN RE
AVOIDED IN GREAT liRITAIN
London. Sept. 26. Leaders of the Na
tional Union of Railway Men expressed
confidence this morning that an order
for a general strike would not be nec
essary, as a result of today's conference
with Premier J.loyd George and other
members of the cabinet.
The executive committee of the union
conferred for a long time before pro
ceeding to the ministry to resume ne
gotiations. Immediately after their conference,
members of the committee stated that
the resumption of negotiations had not
altered any arrangements already made
In connection with calling the strike.
Should such uction become necessary,
local secretaries would call out the men
at midnight, in the event orders should
be received from the central body.
When J. P. Thomas and other mem
bers of the executive committee of the
union, arrived at the ministry at noon,
Immense crow ds had assembled u waiting
the result of the momentous discussions.
Fire Threatens Redwood Park
San Jose. Cal., Sept. 26. Fire threat
ened to sweep California Redwood Park
In Santa Cruz county today, according
to W. (!. lKol, superintendent of the
park. The state forestry department
has authorized the employment of all
available men to tight the Urea,
AVIATORS OF AIK
AND NAVY START ON
BALLOON RACE TODAY
St. Louis, Sepl. 26.--The balloon race
between the army and navy which
starts from here late today, bids fair
to furnish a record flight, according to
(xperts, owing to the lack of restric
tions placed upon the contestants.
The flight will not be a non stop af
fair, but the contestants may land at
pleasure and as often as they desire,
the only regulation imposed upon them
being that they cannot take on any gas
in addition to what they started with.
Each side will be represented by a
team of three balloons. They will be
Identified by banners, the army balloons
carrying white banners with red let
ters telling the aviation field they rep
resent, while the navy will have signs
villi blue leterltig. The army will be
numbers 1, 2 and ,1, while the navy will
be numbers Jo, 52 and fit.
The first balloon is scheduled to start
at 6:0" p. m.
The pilots and their aides are:
For the army: Lieut. Cul. .1. W. S.
Wuesl. and Second T.teut. William P..
Huffman, of Fort Omaha; Second
Ueuts. 1. II. Coulter and Harold K. nine
of llrooks Field. San Antonio. Texas;
Capt. I-:. P. Phillips and First l.ieut.
I'.yron T. Hurt, l.anglcy Field. Virginia.
For the navy:
Lieut. II. W. Iloyt and F.nsign !'. W.
Reicheldert'er. United Slates naval sta
tion. Akron. Ohio; Ensign ,1. II. Ste
vens and l.ieut. W. R. R I. United
Stales naval station, I'ensacola, l-ia.;
Lieut. R. Ktnorsoii and Ensign F. L.
Sluman, Washington. D. i '.
SATURDAY, SEPT, 11
EEXPL
Four years ago tomorrow at 2:27
o'clock. Ardmoi'e was visited by the
worn calamity i.'i its history, and
in the history of the petroleum in
dustry, as Well.
In the twinkling of an eye. A
lives were sunt fed out and property
loss aggregating over one million
dollars was sustained.
People who were living here at
the time have every reason to re
member that day, and there are
memories clinging wiih many who
would like to forget I hem if pos
sible. Ardmotv has risen from the
wreckage wrought by the terrible
explosion of that date and today
there is scarcely a vestige of what
was perhaps tin- greatest calamity
of the kind in history.
WILL ADVISE WITH
Washington, Sept. 26. After Presi
dent Wilson's return to Washington,
Sunday, denioc.inlic leaders plan to
seek an curly conference to advise him
of the peace treaty situation in the
senate and to discuss a possible com
promise over reservations.
Some prominent democratic senators
said today they planned to advise the
president to carefully consider accept
anou of some sort of reservations, in
terpretative in character, possible that
their advice would extend to reserva
tions be accepted or that the treaty be
withdrawn from the senate, at least
temporarily.
These democratic spokesmen arc
convinced that the treaty cannot be
ratified without reservations of some
description. They conceded, however,
that there might be a conflict in the
democratic advice given the president
in view of the adamant position taken
against reservations by Senator Hitch
cock, democrat, Nebraska, the admin
istralion lender In the treaty fight.
EQUAL RIGHTS LEAGUE
FOR NEGROES FORMED
Washington, Sept. 26. Plans for a
nation wide campaign to organize local
and state units of the National Fqual
Rights League, fur the purpose of pro
tecting American negroes against "race
discrimination, proscription, segrega
tion and violence," are being worked
out at a conference of the league now
in session here. Delegates from thirty
states were in attendance.
The conference has also decided to
launch a drive for $200,0iil to be used
to "suppress lynching, disfranchisement,
segregation and Jim Crowism."
HOLD SPECIAL ELECTION
TO NAME CONGRESSMAN
SUCCESSOR. NOVEMBER 8TH
Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 26.
Governor J. li. A. Robertson has issued
a proclamation calling for a special
primary and election on Oct. 18. and
November 8, respectively to fill the
vacancy in the Fifth congressional dis
trict caused by the death of Congress
man Jo I!. Thompson. Announce
ments of candidates are expected in
a few days.
HOLD IT FREIGHT TRAIN AND
DEI'LETE CAR OF MEAT
Pinebluff, Ark., Sept. 26. Members
of the crew of Missouri Pacific freight
train No. 165, reported to the local
police early today that their train was
held up by four armed men at a rail
way crossing a few miles west of the
city shortly after midnight last night
and a refrigerator car robbed of a
large quantity of meat.
hTe meat was carried away In a wait
lug automobile, the trainmen declared.
"BLACK JACK" PERSHING
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WASEIHGTOIJ The parade on Pennsylvania Avenuo, the
greatest on that hlstorio thoroughfare since the
maroh of the Grand Army of the Union at the close of
the Civil War, with the dome of the Capitol in the
background
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR
IS URGED BK HD MEN
New Orleans, Sepl. Jii. How to se
cure and held Latin-American Hade
was explained to delegates at the con
cluding general session lu re yesterday
el' the fifteenth i.riu.il convention i.f
the Associated Advertising Clubs of the
world by speakers from .Mexico. Argen
tina, and Cuba.
Manuel Carpi:., nf Kl Ib-raMo de
Mexico, cf .Mexico City, who was the
spokesman for the party who repre
sented til" case nf Mexico to I resident
Wilson, declared every agency of pub
licity available ill Mexico would be used
to spread advertising ami legitimate
news matter throughout the republic.
"Wo in Mexico." lie said, "want to
be th" clearing house for the United
States in .Mexico. Our newspapers have
national circulation, they are r-'ad in
every section of .Mexico and their value
to American advertisers should be ap
parent. "Our great fight in Mexico now is not
army against army but the people
against a group of bloodthirsty men, re
sponsible to no one, without honor and
claiming allegiance to no country.
"There have been times when we
have paused, disheartened in our fight
for our liberty, fearful that we might
fail. Put then has come to us from
the Foiled States encouraging us.
showing us that still there was hope.
We are still fighting and will win."
Fniiiiue Ceil, representing La Nacion,
of l'.mnos A iris, told the delegates that
Americans were the best-liked foreign
ers in Argentina.
A resolution was adopted at the af
ternoon session urging congress to take
steps toward d -velopmcnt of the inland
waterways of the Fnited States, "par
ticularly those of the valleys of the
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri.
CHARGED WITH THE
KILLING OF COOPER
Memphis, Term., Sept. 26. Dennis
P.. Metcalf, 16, gardener at the homo
of Robin Cooper, a prominent attor
ney of this city, who was killed and
ins body thrown into a creek mar
Nli.shvilU', about a month ngo was
arrested today on a warrant sworn
out by Cabriel Hansen, of Memphis,
who described himself as a psycho
analytical detective.
Nora Lee Jones, a negro servant,
also was arrested on a warrant sworn
out by Hansen.
The warrants charge Metcalf with
the murder of Mr. Cooper and the
servant with being an accessory.
Arrests were made at the Cooper
home.
Mr. Cooper left his home In llelle
Meade Park on the night of August
2S, last, in response to a call from an
unidentified man.
Two days latel his blood stained au
tomobile was found on a road" near
llelle Meade Park and his body later
was found In a nearby creek.
Rewards of $500 were offered for the
arrest and conviction of his slayers.
REPRESENTATIVE HOOVER
VISITS OLD INDIAN HOME
ll. H. Hoover, representative from
Carter county, left here last night to
hear Woodrow Wilson speak on the
covenant of the league of Nations
in Oklahoma City and from there he
will go to Richmond, Indiana, where
he will remain for a month. He goes
to that state to look after the estate
of a deceased mother.
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DECENTRALIZE
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Atlantic City, Sept. 2il. The Demo
cratic .National Committee opened an ex
ecutive conference here today at which
preliminary details for the democratic
campaign will be discussed.
The situation will be presided over
by Homer S 'uniinings. chairman, and
probably will continue unli Saturday.
Others who are expected to attend
the meetings, include Carter Class, sec
retary ol the ircasiiry; Attorney (ien
erai A. Mitchell Palmer. W. W. Marsh,
treasurer of the committee; Mrs. ( ieorge
Pass, chairman of woman's section.
Atlantic City. Sept. 'J ("..- Decentraliza
tion ol campaign work which would give
the north, west and south an e.iial
voice Willi the east, was one of th" big
iiuestions to come before the executive
committee of the Democratic National
Committee, which opened a two-day
conference here today.
The plan was said virtually to be
assured of adoption. It. contemplates
the division of the country Into four
.ones, as follows:
Kastorn. to include New P.nglund. and
the middle Atkuuic states with head
quarters in New York: southern, in
cluding the southeatsern stales with
hoaitiiiarters in Washington: middle
western, including the central states
with head'iuarlers probably in 1 1 n 1 1 ',
Mont,, and the westi rn zone, compris
ing the Pacific coast and southwest with
lie iiliuarters in Seattle or Portland.
Horner S. Cuinmings, chairman of the
committee, was said to favor the plan.
Other matters to be taken up will be
plans to organize the women of the
country by states, and for the financ
ing of the democratic presidential cam
paign next year.
The committee will not consider can
didates nor will it indicate a type of
presidential possibility, Mr. Cumrninys
announced.
MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
HECOMING REAL POLITICAL
AFFAIR AS IT WARMS IT'
Washington, Sept. 2i. The. political
campaign between (bnerals (lonzales
and Obregon for the presidency of Mex
Ico is steadily growing hotter.
Through advices from Mexico City it
was learned today that (icncr.il obregon
is making a "swing around the circle,"
to reach Mexico City during the absence
of President Carranza in the north.
Rafael Ztibaron. Obregon's campaign
manager, says that one result of the
visit of (ienerai Obregon to the capital
will be to alienate many members of
congress from the cause of Conzalcs,
who is supported by the Carrineaslas.
Coiizales' campaign manager, Sena
tor J. Sanchez Ascona, Is bitterly attack
ing Obregon and Zubaron in an effort
to hold in line thP members of congress
whom he had interested In the candi
dacy of 'lonzales.
STEEL MARKET OPENED FIRM
DESPITE CONTINTE1' STRIKE
New York, Sept. 26. Steel shares
led all other issues at the houyant open
ing of today's stock market, overnight
developments dealing with tin- strike
situation, evidently contributing to the
strength of that group. Crucible steel
was the spectacular feature, gaining
nearly nine points in the first fifteen
minutes. Fnited States and steel
gained a point each and equipments,
oils and motors and the food division,
were 1 to lj points higher, tobaccos,
shippings, and metals also making
substantial advances. Profit taking
reduced some of the more extensive
gains before the end of the first half
hour.
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STRIKING STEEL MEN
Chicago, Sept, 2ii. - Despite appear
ances of added industry at several
.-tec I mills in the Chicago district,
statements of directing heads that, em
ployes weii' returning to wank in suffi
cient numbers to permit operations
in some departments were met by
denials of defections from the strik
ers' ranks by labor leaders.
At !ary, lnd.. site of a big plant of
the I'liilcd States Steel Corporation,
a slab mill and five batteries of coke
ovens were in operalioii and it was
staled that a rail mill soon will lie
put to work. At the Illinois Steel
Company's plant a plate mill was in
operal ioir.
Officials of the latter company ac,
serteil that they were operating with
employes who had reltirinil to work
and a very few men. Tin y denied
negro strike breakers were at work.
On the other hand, labor leaders
claimed ibe union men who went on
strike were .standing fast and that
others were coining into the unions.
John de Young, assistant secretary
of the Chicago district, issued a table
showing union claims of lua per cent
of the men still out at Fvanston,
Waukegan, Sterling, de Kalb and Ju
liet. Ills., Milwaukee, and Fast Chi
cago, huh ilia.
At t he I lainniond. lnd.. a 'ding to
de Young's table the strike is tin per
cent affective; !'." per cent at Indiana
1 larbor and bu y. lnd.. and l"i pel
cent at South Chicago.
Grace Refuses to Meet Men
Pilt-borg, Pa.. Sept. 26. Iniercst ill
the steel strike situation in ibe Tills
burg district today centered about ibe
big strike of the union for "the rigid
of flee speech and free assemblage III
Alleghioy county a question which
has I n prominent here for many
uioiillis and w hich was hi ought to a
head by the Walkout of the steel work
ers, According to union represent:!'
lives, authorities of certain cities and
towns ill the county have refused to
grant permits for the holding of mass
meetings and have sanctioned the
breaking up of such sessions by slate
troopers and local police in many in
stances.
Accoi.ling to union representatives
I lie sheriff, William S. Haddock, has
given thein permission to hold meet
ings within the county, and has prom
ised protection for orderly gatherings,"
of strikers in halls. Attempts will be
made immediately to hold such meet
ings in ( onunuiiilios where Ibey have
heretofore been banned or dispersed,
the union leaders announce.
The strike situation in th" Pitsburc
district today showed little change,
with quiet reigning. Employers con
tinue to report that men are return
ing to work daily and that production
is on the increase. I'nion leaders de
clare that the walkout is becoming
effective with additional noil Joining
the strikers each day.
The day is expected to bring further
developments in the controversy be
twein I'.ctlilihem Sled Company and
the union.
I-;. C. Ciace, president of the concern
has rei'u.ed to confer with the stoi
workers' national committee which
wished to present grievances of em
ployes. Tin- committee has been called to
meet in Pittsburg as soon as possible,
probably Saturday, to consider the
matter.
V. Foster, secretary -treasurer of
Hie national eaniinittee for organizing
iron and steel workers, has indicated
that a strike of I'.ellilehem workers,
numbering between forty thousand
and fitly thousand effective next Mon
day morning is probable.
liiion Mi a Did Not ( all Them
Yoimgstown. Ohio. Sept. 2.-Interest
in the steel strike ill the Malioiiiug
Valley centers in meetings to be held
today by unskilled and s-mi skilled
workers for considering the proposi
tion of returning to work.
Who is responsible for calling the
meetings, still remains undetermined
so far us the general public is con
cerned. Officials of the union say they
were not called by union men and
that no union men will attend. The
manufacturers are equally as forceful
in their contention that they arc not
connected with the meetings.
EXPORT TRADE FOR Al GIST
RALLIES FROM .11 LY SLl'.Ml'
Washington. Sept. 2ii. The decline In
our export trade indicated by the duly
figures did not. continue in August, ac
cording to a slat-win just issued by
the bureau of fol'Hi,;n and domestic,
commerce.
Exports during August amounted to
TCUOU.Ouu more than in July, being
valued at $ii-HI. 000.000. In August last
year the total was $."j2".000,IiOO. For
the eight months ended with August ex
ports were valued al $3,27."i,OOO.OUO,
against $4,009,000,000 for the corre
sponding months in 1 ! 1 S .
August imports amounted to $:10H,000,
0U0, a decrease of $3,'i,00U,0OU ius com
pared with July, but a gain over the
$27:1,000.000 recorded in PJ1S. For the
eight months ended with August Im
ports increased from $2,001,000,000 in
ISIS to $2,2fi3.O00,nO0 in 1911).
DETROIT MAN CHOSEN AS
PRESIDENT ASSOCIATED AD
('LITIS AT NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, Sept. 2C. E. T. Mere
dith of pes Moines, Iowa, was unani
mously elected president of the Associat
ed Advertising Clubs of the World at the
closing business session here late Thurs
day. Returns From .Mexico
James 11. Mathers and John ll. Wash
ington are sit home from a visit to the
Washington ranch, in New Mexico.
The ranch is on the line of Mexico
and While there the boys crossed over
the line into that war ridden country.
Mr. -Mathers Is of the opinion that
conditions there are not so bad us the
newspaper writers have led us to believe.
RIGHT-OF-WAY TO
THE PEACE TREAT!
GIVEN BK SENATE
PRECEDENCE ACCORDED WORLD
HOCl'MENT: Rlil'l lil.lC AN FLOOR
LEADERS HARPOON WILSON
Washington. Sept. 20. Amendments
to Hie peace treaty had light of way
in the Semite today for the first time.
liider unanimous consent agreement,
the amendments by Senator Fall, repub
lican. New Mexico, to relieve the
Fnited States from service un the va
rious tivaiy-creoled commission were to
come up for discussion.
foiisi, (Viable debute centering about
the amendments is expected and a vote
is not considered likely until next
Week.
Washington, Sept. "! . Senator New,
republican, Indiana, occupied the floor
of the senate for the greater part of
yesterday afternoon and look Issue with
President Wilson in the statement that
ilre.it I'.ritain could not outvote the
Fnited Stales, should the provisions of
the league of nations covenant in its
present entirety lie approved.
Senator New. in outlining his views
as Ihoy antagonize those of President
WiNon and tile advocates of the league,
said ill part that in asserting that the
llritish empire could not outvote the
Fnited Slates in the League of Nations
under the covenant as now drawn. Pres
ident Wilson, cither through "misunder
standing or misrepresentation," is "mil
leading' ihe American people, Senator
New, republican, of Indiana, declared
in an address yesterday in the senate.
Launching a general attack on the
league as a "one-sided" arrangement
under which this country would be f
quired to protect the territory of other
nations without needing reciprocal serv
ice from them, Senator New criticised
many details of the covenant and dw-lt
it length on the question of the rela
tive vote of Cleat I'.ritain anil this coun
try in the league assembly.
Details are the essence of such tin im
portant mailer as this, the senator de
clared, yet the president has eilled up
on the senate to "forget the details."
The president, be said, would substitute
this phrase for the slogan of "safety
first." What would happen on a rail
road, the senator asked, if it repluced
iis "safety first" signs with an injunet-
lion to its employes to forget the de
tails." Taking issue with the president's as
sertion that Croat Uritain's six votes In
the assembly would be no more powerful
than the one vote of this country be
cause action of the assembly must he
by unanimous vote, the Indiana senator
declared Mr, Wilson "overlooks the fact
that in those disputes in which America
is directly concerned we have no vote
at all."
lie also pointed to the provision In
Article 15, under which any dispute
fer red to the assembly may he decided
by a majority vote and to the assembly's
power of approval by a majority vote of
the four elective members of the coun
cil.
As to the right of withdrawal from
the league. Senator New declared the
Fnited States would not be the sole
judge of whether it had discharged Its
international obligations at any time It
might wish to withdraw, but must sub
mit the question to arbitration. In
support of this assertion, he contended
that under Article 111, it is expressly
stated the interpretation of the covenant
as well
slitute
gation
lion."
bit rat i'
tion to
as any pact which might con
a breach of international obll
is generally suitable for arbitra
Declination of any nation to ar
means submission of the ques
the council, he added.
"One of the simplest elements of com
mon sense," said the senator in con
clusion, "is the minding of one's own
business and the keeping out of other
people's business. Tills treaty with its
league attachment provides for the sys
tematic interference of the Fnited States
in the affairs of every other nation."
Cummins Attacks league
Washington. Sept. 2ti. When Presi
dent Wilson ended his work at the Par
is iicaoe conference, "the United States
had not a friend In Europe, Asia or
Africa, and our brilliant service in the
war was almost forgotten In the storm
of protests which followed him as he
sailed for home," Senator Cummins, re
publican, Iowa, declared in an address
in the senate attacking the league of
nations covenant.
"The only thing the president brought
with him which was joyfully received in
America by multitudes of good people,"
Senator Cummins said, "was ix coven
ant for a league of nations and this
only because these peoplu believed,
many of them without Inquiry, that thu
league of tuitions would bring peace to
a war-weary world anil would maintain
it in all the years to come. Gradually
they are beginning to see the tremen
dous burdens we are asked to assume
and gradually they are understanding
that there are some provisions In the
covenant which must inevitably provoke
war."
Senator Cummins deplored the at
tempt of some senators to charge other
senators with opposing the treaty sim
ply to discredit the president and to ac
complish their political designs, as well
as efforts of the latter group to make
it appear that those supporting the
president were indifferent if not hostile,
toward the vital concerns of their own
country.
"The casual observer In the senate,"
lie added, "would be inclined to reach
the conclusion that the most influen
tial senators upon this side of the cham
lier are altogether Insensible to the
awful horrors of war and are determined
to keep the world in conflict simply
to antagonize the president or to work
out some petty nmbltion for party su
premacy, while at the same time he
would not well resist the Inference that
the most persuasive senators upon the
other side of the chamber are bent on
wrecking their own country simply to
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