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umns are worth more for adver- ' fc FEARLESS, IN ' Forty-third Year-No. 9-Prlce Fly, Ce OGDEN CITY, HEARINGS 1 ON METALS Tariff Committee Takes Up the Iron and Steel Schedules Today Washington. Jan. 10. The iron and steel schedule was taken up by the house ways and means committee this moiniix; when it resumed tariTf hearings Two days will probably be taken up by this section and man) prominent steel men will i? heard Confronted by contradictor testi- A monr in the course of the earthen ware and glass schedules, the com miltee today began the practice of A ' requiring all witnesses to tescifv un rter oath The beginning of this prac- tice was at the suggestion of Rep resentative James of Kcntnckv and me committee agreed to ir bj unani mous vote The basis of the hearing I today was the Underwood metal r I vision bill, passed but vetoed during the last session of congress. Duty on Each Article. The Democratic bill places the duty on the value of each article instead of the specific list like the Pavne A!drich. and places a duty f 16 per cent, on Iron ore. tungsten ore. barh I ed and other wire fencing, horseshoe nails. Iron or steel cut nails or E spikes, tacks, staples, horseshoes and I. cash registers The Democrats are I expected to reduce the tariff on arti I cles n that schedule mm The proposal to put printing piess I es on the free list instead of a 30 per I cent ad valorem duty as under the1 I present tariff, brought a protest from 1 James E Bennett of New York, rep L resenting 22 printing press manufac tnnng companies, thai the present HI tariff should stand He- challenge 'I II j government statistics of exports of , k printinc presses and said when he ll E went to the New York custom house I to verify the figures officials there q told him rhev had to go by th- man I ifests and thai tbe could not tell i j v hi ther packaces were "printing I presses or feather beds ' Printing Press Monopoly "So far as the American market I is concerned." asked Representative ji Primer of Pennsylvania, "the Atner P lean punting press manufacturer has a monopol "Yes. with a slight exception " Chairman Underwood told the wjt-m-ss the Democrats were seeking a I tariff for revenue and "not to pro i feci profits and that there was no I disposition to maintain a tariff unless ( there was some revenue to the gov- r-mment The witness contend, d that I the business was being run on a smail I margin. Chairman Underwood said that the proposition was ti make nil articles L on the dutiable list pay some reason able duly Mr Bennett, pressed for a sugges ! turn as to the point of revision that the American manufacturers could stand, said they would be willing to experiment with the government on a 2." jer i r-nt ra riff. Mr Bennett said the 30 per cent .1 tariff i. ally went to labor, as it was I less than the difference In the cost I of labor between the United States ! and foreign countries He said that while actual experts lo' American printing presses were in- creasing they were not makine the increase the Germans were. He ad u mittod that the tariff would not helpi the Americans In the foreign markets, Bhis contention heing to protect the home market against cheaper labor flM abroad. Western Lead Mince Oppose Cut. Ai Rnrk mount :iu lead miners oppus MBd the proposal of the cut in the tar A i iff on lean u. , 2." i.'-r em ad ilorem Hrate Frederick Rurbldge of Seattle, testified that there was less than S fA per i 'in s'o. ... i .ii Mie : ,ir -1 I A j in Mi" 'oner d' 1"! i '"id iniin-S ill mm which be w as interested The Couer W d'Alene mines, productive and non- fj prrnlijf tl e. including 'he subsidiary features of the company, employs f 0'iu rn,.ii iind the ('oner d'Uene coun trj was dependent upon the lead ln 4 duHtry, he said. Speaking for the Utah lead prodiK I erB, George Riter of Salt Lake I it) I advocated tariff not less than the pres ident rates Gold Leaf Tariff Edwin Radford ol Brooklyn wanted the tarifi on gold leaf raised from '7 jer cent ad valor, m to 50 per cent I and said any reduction would result in reducing the wage;, of working -f men. ("How many men do you employ?" t asked Representathe Palmer. "Two " "And you would have us levy a 111 greater nx on gold leaf to protect, thesi two men?" Not mine a one, t nj t others in the I business." The witness foresaw possible In-' vasion of Germans in the American market. Oppoces Zinc Tariff. The zinc industry presented a block of arguments ag"ainst the removal of the zinc tariff Otto Ruhl of Joplln, Mo., said there as no mining industry in the coun try bo free from monoply or combi nation H P Samuels of Wallace. Ida., speaking for the Coeur d'Alene silU industry, expressed the same iews The attitude of the Internaational Association of Machinists and Help ers in New Jersey to put printing presses on the free list was voiced bj Hugh V Rellly of Newark, who agreed with the manufacturers that the pres ent 80 per cent tariff should be main tained. llberl S WaJtzfelder of New York! nt appealed for retention of the tar- iff of 15 ci nts a pound and 60 per cent ad alorem on tinsel braids and similar products on the ground that they were luxuries and do not enter into the cost of living oo TODAY IN CONGRESS Washington. Jan 10. Senate: Convened at noon Resumed consideration of omnibus : claim bill Samuel Gompers argued for ami injunction and contempt bill before! judicial committee. Court of impeachment heard con cluding argument of counsel for de fense in trial of Judge Archbald House: Convened at noon. Began consideration of post office' appropriation bill George P Baker continued testi mony before money trust" investigat-' ing committee. Metal schedule of tariff taken .ip bj ways and means committee for a two days' hearing .Merchant marine committee contin ued its investigation into alleged South American steamship pool. Adopted resolution appropriating $20 000 for rearrangement of seats and desks of house chamber STORM BULLETINS Fruit Growers Order Smudge Ol Los Angeles. Jan. in Anticipating the freeze which the weather bureau predicted for the citrus fruit region tonight, orange and lemon growers received today a shipment of thirty .carloads of smudge oil. Preparations were made for extensive smudging J tonight. Growers will meet here tomorrow j to discuss the situation created by the recent three-day freeze which af i feeted much of the crop. Arroyo Grand. Cal. Jan. 10. The lowest temperature of the vanishing cold snap In California was record ed early today at Hasuana San Luis Obispo county, in the Santa Lucia range, where the thermometer reg istered & degrees above zero. The mountains are deep In snow Seattle. Wash., Jau. 10. With cold weather today and a ce-sation of rain and snow all the railronds crossing the Cascades an- operating trains with only a little delay The storm is not yet ended, how ever, and more snow Is threatened. I . T . End Not in Sight San Francisco, Cal.. Jan. 9. The; end of the storm which carried a 1 ; Hurry of snow far beyond the climatic dead line" and gave many residents of this city their first glimpse of I sight. Prof. A. G. McAdie of the gov- I ernment weather station here I 1 said last night that rain and vari able winds, with the probability of snow. would continue tomorrow through northern California, and warned ships at sea to move cau tiously in view of the certainty of. rough going along the northern wa ter ways. Disabled Steamer Makes Port. Norfgolk; Va , Jan. 10. The British steamer. Alcazar, with a crew of twenty-three, which had severe times off the North Carolina coast for two weeks and was reported last night leaking and calling for quick assist ance, off Diamond shoal lightship, passed in the Virginia capes under her own steam today, with a bad list to the port, but otherwise in fairly good condition. Schooners Are Safe. Astoria, Ore., Jan. 9. Two steam schooners for which anxiety was felt today the Westerner, which lost part of her deck load of lumber when a wave hit her off the Columbia rivei bar today, and the Rochelle. forty eight hours over due put inio poll tonighi The Westerner had suf fer' d considerable damage, but the Rochelle weathered the gale with out mishap. - Depend Upon the Strong Arm ol Business L Toe strong arm of business pro- H lecu your good '.icuKii and Use ' entire: nation against iraud. decep tion, and ill-advised buying It en ables you to buy with forct'fioa-ltt and knowledge instead of by blind I instinct, h guides you to efuciea- ' cy in buying t lie necessities and luxuries of life and aids ou In the economical ujnageaien of your household. This strOTg. iro &C Vasinfe to advertising. Ii wields its 81081 powerful pro- 4 tecLion through the advertising col- umns of the daily newspaper, be cause through thtB medium It reaches moBt frequently the great I est number in each community You should appreciate and rec I ognize the Importance of this pro- lection by reading the advertise ments in THE 8TANDARD close ' ly and constantly every day. This duty you owe yourself because Ii saves time and money It enables you to purchase from reputable ' dealers the best of everything at I the loweot possible prices COMPETITION PREVENTED Companies Have Oral "Understandings" to Maintain Rates. Washington, Jan MOral under Standing to maintain rates between I the Iimport and Holt line the Hous ton line at the Prince line, the Bar bour and the Wet weir lines, carrying commerce between New York and La Plats .Montevideo, has existed since januan 1912, according to testimc iy of Paul C. Gerhart, New York agent ff the Prince line, testifying today before the house committee on mer chant marine. He further testified thai he had understandings with other lines run ning from New York to South Amer jlcn. In the La Plata trade he de clared, there were qq rebates and no division or territory. "The 1 Plata I line was where we were permitted to , make rates on certain articles. Now thej are made In London, however" ' When was that change made0" asked Representative Humphrey. "I should say about two years ago " London Offices Control Sh:pping. Speaking of the South African trade the witness said he believed there was no pooling, but he had no doubt that the London offices saw to it that each line got its proportion of the trade regulating the. trips of the respective seamers. Mr. tJerhart testified thai with the four or five largest New York ex porters to the Plata, special contracts were made by the lines ami smaller explorers then given the same rates Represenlulive Alexander suggested this prevented competition in rates. Rate Cutting Unfortunate ' Rate cutting is a most unfortunate position to be In," replied Mr. Oer hart. "You can t run steamers unless on a paving basis You can't do it on a paying basis except vou have an i nnderstandins acamst cuttinc rates. We have had some bitter experi ences." Trust Controls New York Trade. William L. Halm. New York accnt for the Prince line, testified that a "trust" controlled .New York trade to South Africa. 1 may say that I know the freights aie pooled' he testified. Subject to that conference were the Houston line the Prince line, the I Hansan line, the Clay line and t e I Han-A-frtcnns line He declared not i a shipper was dissatisfied with the j South African service His line had a special contract with the Standard Oil company, agreed iion in London land duplicated to the Xew York Lu I b Treating company Chairman Alexander asked whether ! the Houston line was in any agree ment regulating freight or passenger traffic between the house and the Plata Rates tor this trade, the wit- ness said, w ere made in New York i at conferences between representa tives of the various steamship lines, although no written agreements were entered into. The conferences, he said, were held once a week on the i floor of the stock exchange or wher ever the representatives happened to get together In fixing rates, the wit ness added, an effort was made to ' keep them on a paritv with rates from Germany and England Mr Halm declared that his com pany had not given rebates on out going cargoes for many years. Rebates on Cargoes "1 know nothing about rebates on 'cargoes from Argentina to the T'nit ed States, " said the witness, "but I know from correspondence that re bate arrangements exist." Representative Humphreys wanted to know whether there were any agreements between railroads and Steamship companies as to through! races Mr Halm said that as far as he knew no such agreements ever were entered Into Asked if any lines n the South American trade did not participate in the rate conferences, the witness named the Norton line. oo KNAPP AND NEILL MEET THE FIREMEN New York. Jan 10 -Martin V. KnapOj presiding Judge of the I'nited Btates commerce court, and Charles P. Nelll. federal labor commissioner, met here today with the conference committee of railroad managers, rep resent inn fifty eastern railroads, as mediators in the controversy between the railronds and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Lnglneers over the letter's demand for higher wages and additional firemen on large locomotives. no CAPT. BURNSIDES NOW A BENEDICT San Francisco. Ian. 10. Captain William A Burnsldes. Fourteenth in fantry, U. S. A., and military att-o be ; .it the I'nited States embassy in Mex ico City, and Mrs Olave Belle at -oack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Thorn - j as B. Clark of Los Angelei w ere married here late yesterdav bj Jus tice of the Peace solou Bryan A court bailiff was the only witness of the i eremony. a plain Burnstdes and his bride could not be found toda ROBIN MUST SERVE A YEAR IN PRISON ; w York. ian 10. Joseph G. Robin, Skyrocket financier, was sen tenced today to serve one year in the penitentiary at Blackwell's island for Irtll'tgfV tfl iVIbS weather forecast I ,W 1,1 S' 4 ji I 1 B llfl THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE tl WVv K :etaetrhnoonwillobre 5fr,oTHH;s i V. S COLDER. SATURDAY GENER ' I J ALLY FAIR. I 1 DEPENDENT, PKQGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER. I UTAH, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARYlo 1913 TT ' i V iyi Entered as Second -das. Matter at the Postofflee. Ogden. Utah I the larcenv of $27,000 from the Wash lngton Savings bank. 0f whib he was an officer His light sentence wag due largely to a plea for clemency made on his behalf by District Attorney Whitman. because of the aid which Robin Lad 'given him in P'osecutinp Charles H. Hyde former city chamberlain, and William J Cummftis, in connection with transactions with th.. defunct j Carnegie Trust company Both Hyde: and Cummins were convicted. Robin has been twenty-three months in the Tombs since his in-I dictment There were eight indict ments against him and he pleaded Kuiii to one. The other seven wee dismissed today CASTRO NOW IN NEW YORK Confident of Final Re lease, Secures Rooms at City Hotel New York. Jan. 10. Clpriano Cas tro, former president of Venezuela, set foot mi I'nited States soil today for the first time. In charge of an Inspector he left Kllis Island, where he has been detained since his arrl al rrom Europi aid appeared in the ederal district court, before Judge Holt, his counsel arguing for his r' lease on a writ of habeas corpus The little Venezuelan took off his lop hat and saluted the Goddess of Liberty from the deck of the ferry jboat which brought htm from Ell's I Island and again lifted his hal to the ; American flag which greeted him when he landed. "It Is a pleasant thing.' he said. this landing in New York. It is won derful " A crowd including several moving picture operators escorted him to the capital This did not seem to worry hlni He smiled and test Icnlmerl in- j cessantly, emphasizing his remarks with s cold-headpfj cane. He w;is faultlessly dressed and wore a luvu.i jous fur overcoat Seated in the conn room, he expressed confidence of re lease and said he had alreadj engaged a suite at a New York hotel. The habeas corpus proceedings brought by Castro to compel the Uni ted States government to let him land were suspended today until Federal fudge Holt can decide whether Cas tro can be released from Kills island : under bond before his status as an I immigrant has beefl settjd The writ obtained by the attornevs of the Venezuelan ex-presldent ' a week ago. was returnable today" in the I'nited States district court ' At torney Wise maintained that the writ should be quashed because t'astro'n case was Incomplete and the court should not Interfere with the imml gration authorities. Before Judge Holt reached a de cision on the district attorney s mo tion, the question arose as to whether 'Castro should be released under bond until a decision had been reached bv the hoard of lnqulr at Ellis island. Mr. Wise contended that to give Cas tro his liberty at this time would be a bad precedent and defeat the purpose lol the immigration law The question I of ball therefore became the princi pal one at issue and Judge Holt sus-I pended his decision regarding the i I writ of habeas corpus and asked the j attorneys to file briefs. Castro Returnc to Ellis Island. Castro dined at a restaurant and I then returned to Ellis Island. Cleorge i Cordon Battle, who appeared for Cas- i tro. declared that his clients easel j was complete because his c onsent to leave this country hail been extorted under duress. To do this he present ed an affidavit in which the VenezueL I an described his preliminary examin- ; ation the day he was taken to Lllis island. Castro said that he had been asked a number of extraordinary questions ami had refused to answer! questions regarding the internal re- I lat ions of Venezuela and the conlls cation ot property there. Must Answer Questions Ho said he was told by the board of Inquiry that he must answer these questions If he was to remain here, but that he did not need answer if he would consent to return Under these conditions he announced his willingness lo leae on the steamer j w hich sailed last Saturday Judge Holt found fault with the K1 lis island authorities ior not permlt jline Castro to see his counsel except in Hie presence of an immigration of I fleer. Castro made this nssertlon in his affidavit, but it was learned that la !ter he was allowed free access to his j attorneys. NEGRESS IS SENT TO LONDON PRISON London. Jan 1" Mrs. Annie. Gross, an American negress. was to day found guilty of manslaughter for killing Jessie Mclntyre. an English actress, and sentenced to five rears' penal servitude On the night of December I, Mrs. Cross, who lived In the samp board ing house as Miss Mclntyre, attempt ed to kill her husband. Harry Gross, a ragtime dancer Miss Mclntyre was present and a bullet struck and killed her. The prisoner pleaded that she tired at her husband In self-defense She declared that she did n0t gee Mrs m i n i j re - ui' MORE NAMES ARE SENT TO SENATE, Washington, Jan. 10 Nominal Ion I seni by President Tafl to the senate today Included 'hat of Br y sod P Blair as regislor of the land office al Mont- j rose, Cok- TRUST PROBE STILL GOING Committee Tracing Mor gan and Baker in Con trolling Issues. Washington Jan 10. The millions which the Idrsi National bank of Ne ork has available for Investment I were disclosed at todays hearing of the testimony of George P. Baker, halrman of the board, before the ! house money trust investigating com mittee VIr Baker, popularly referred to a i he blggesi man in the street," tes- II I that the bank had 174,000,000 available for investment, of which :;i nun, huh ;,s out in demand loans and 126,000,000 In time loans and dis j counts The hank holdB $43,366,000 in securities and has gross deposits of about $llu iioOHin Samuel (Tntermyer for the commit ' e, led the banker through lim of questioning which was Intended :o bring out his close connection with the anthracite field general 1 referred to as the hard coal trust, without de reloping more than has already been bronchi out Washington, Jan in. An effort to trace the joint effort of George P. Baker with J. P Morgan in the han dling of Issues by railroads and In dustrials corporations, as well as the joint Intei ests of the two men In hanks and trust companies in New York and throughout the country, was made by the house money trust ! committee today. Mr Baker's examination was con tinued with particular reference to J this connection A lien Mr. Baker resumed the stand todav he asked permission to make aj statement ' You made me out such a u,reat holder of directorships yesterdav, ' he said to Mr. I'nterimer. "I never be came a director 'or voting trustee of, any company at my own ollt Ion." 'We have just legun to ask you about your directorships," said Mr Untermyer. Many Directorships lie added that a list furnished bv i Mr. Baker s bank showed that di rectors in the First National held eighty-eight directorships In other i corporations. In thirty-seven other corporations members ot J P. Mor gan and company and directors of the First National bank w.re com mon directors Mr Baker agreed to furnish a list of the corporations in which he him self was a director. He thousiht he held about fifty such places. Mr Jntermyer asked Mr Baker If he could supply a statement of the accounts bj which the First National bank Jointly with other institutions handled through syndicates issues of securities. The witness said his counsel had adised him that to de mand this inlormation was beyond the powers of the committee. The facts were now Known In detail by the comptroller of the currency and j be believed the committee had no right to demand them to be exposed to the public. Long Talk With Counsel. A lone conference between Mr. Ba ker, Fisher A. Baker, and Senator 1 John C. SpOOner ended w ith the re quest that the question he passed to j permit counsel to consider the legal i phases. A statement of the deposit of the First National bank was placed in I the record Mr Baker testified the avorage deposits were about Jion,. 000,000. Unable to Change Witness' Attitude. Mr Untermyer went back to Mr. Baker's opposition to publicity of bank assets, but he was unable to shake the financier's attitude. Mr Untermyer tried in vain to have Mr. Baker testily that the First Securi ties company and the First National bank were operated practically as a simrle concern. The witness did not want to divulge the price at which the securities company sold a part of it8 Chasc bank stock to President . Wivgiu:-. of the Chase Mr Cnter- mver did not press the question Mr Baker said that despite the , (sale a practical control or the com-j pan laj with the securities company and Mr. Wiggins. H remarked that, Joiten a small percentage of actual j stockholdings Insured control of a large corporation. Loan operations of the Chase bank and the First Ns tional on the stock exchange were j taken up. but Mr Baker knew little of the details DuritiK the luncheon recess Mr Bi ker conferred witn ms counsel uuoui furnishing the committee with a list of transactions In floating securities In which his company had ac ted joint y with J P. Morgan and other con cerns Baker to Furnish Data When the hearing was resumed Mr Baker announced be had determined ! to furnish that and other data the , ommlttee desired if the board ol di rei tors of Ihe Firs! National haul, , . , ded that it minh be made publli I The committee gave him until Wed-1 aesda) to submit the information Then H became apparent that Mr Baker's examination, which had be , ,'.mr. , ic.iled and Involved might not be finished today The committee planned to adjourn until n. kI Tue das ; - was said Mr Rake, ,,.,,,, he" asked to return for further exam ination Trustees n Cr?mp Co. Mr Maker said he end E r Stotee bury were voting trustee of the Cramu Shipbuilding companj of Philadelphia and had siuce 1903 nam ed the directors of thal ' ompant He was asked in detail as to his ac tivities In a numher ot corporations and in several WB unable in ' rotnember them. The stock of tho A-irst National Bank was Increased jlrom 1500,000 to $100,000,1 in 1901. Mr. Baker said, and 4o per , ,.nt OI the increased stock went to indivi duals and the remainder to the haul; stockholders 'Who were those individuals''" ask e 1 Mi i Intermyer After an argument with Mr. Baker and his counsel, Mr Baker contin ued : "Forty thousand shares of this stock at S 100 a share ere sold to me. be suid. and I later disposed of jit where it would do the most good.' 'What is the present prices of the : stock ."' About $1000 a share.' Mi UntermyeT asked if J. p Mor gan had $15,000,000 worth or stock i in the First National sold to him. He I said he did not wanl to discuss the ! personal affairs of his friends or him self. Mr. Morgan Great General "Is Mr Morgan recognized a8 Mie ! great coneral in this financial army?" asked Mr Tntermyer. "That's according to who von ask." answered the witness. "We his friends, think be Is." He's generally so "recognized?" "Well, yes." nd you and Mi. James Stlllrnan are his chief lieutenants0 ' We were during the panic," ald Mr. Bak n Three Men Dominate "And you three dominate the finan cial 8iluatlon" "I won't confess to that." said Mr Baker. Here John C Spencer, counsel for Mr Baker, interrupted with a laugh i le isn't required to Inci Iminate himself, is he1" he said "It Mr. Morgan the most dominant figure in the financial world." per sisted Mr Untermyer. "He would be If he were younger. I know of no one who is more dom inant' rejdied Mr. Baker "There is no dominant figure in fi nance now," exclaimed Mr Baker. Th.-re was during the panic, but not since the disturbance" Mr. l"nterm.cr endeavored to trace the relations of Mr. Baker's bank and the Morgan firm. Can you give us the name of any' issue of security of stock for which you have compete,! with Morgan and' company In the past five years?" he I asked. They Divide Issues. "No," said Mr Baker. "We usual- ly divide the issues." "Can you recall any single trans- faction of $10,000,000 or more during j the last five years that has not in irolved either Morgan and company' or the First National bank" Mr Baker could not recall Modern Plan of Combination. "This is the scheme of modern ' i combination and co-operation as acainst the archaic principle of com petition, isn't It?" asked Mr T'nter myer "Well, yes, if you put It In that elaborate way. ' answered the witness Mr Baker said that he was a mem ber of the finance committee of the ' I'nited States Steel corporation and that his bank aided in marketing ' steel securities. The details of methods of floating securities was the basis ol a long examination in 'the courst of which Mr. Tntermyer , got into the record mention of a number of large Issues of bonds in which the First National and Morgan and company operated together. oo NOMINATIONS BEFORE SENATE Wa-suitieton. Jan. 10. Republican senators this afternoon declined the proposition made to them by the Dem ocrats to appoint committees from both sides of the senate to consider I President Taft's nominations to of i fice Senator Martin, chairman of the I Democratic caucus, said after recelv i ing the decision that would probablv 1 call a caucus of Democratic senators ; for tomorrow to consider what steps should next be taken. Confirmation of some of President Taft's recent appointments is expect ed In the senate within the next week ' Democratic loaders. working on a plan permitting endorsement of some of the appointments without approv ing all belies e they w ill reach a basis I to confirm some appointments with out action on those they believe to I be most objectionable. The sugeestion of a Republican fil ibuster against all legislation, includ ing appropriation bills unless the i appointments were confirmed, has mi i objection from the Republican side on the ground that the Republi can administration would sutler most If the appropriation bills were held up. It is said that the Republicans will not agree to any formal com promise before going into executive session but will endeavor first to force action on all appointments. F.:iling In that some basis of agree ment mar be arrived at. An execu . tjVl. session will undoubtedly be tak en as soon as the Archbald impeach ment trial is disposed of. DEADLOCK OVER A SPEAKER STILL ON .-M.rinKfield, 111., Jan 10. The dead lock over th-- election of a speaker of the lower house of tho legisla ture held through two more roll calls today and the session was adjourn. id until Monday evening. It was pre dicted that the speakership fight would he discussed ith President elect Wilson by prominent Democrats loinomiw when he will be in Chicago. VOTE ON KENYON BILL POSTPONED Washington. Jan. 10. No sooner had the senate agreed to vote on January 20 upon the Kenyon bill to prohibit shipment of intoxicating liquors into drj slates than a parliament B r I wrangle developed winc h put final de cision over until tomorrow SITUATION MORE GRAVE I Turks Much Dissatisfied But Determined to Hold Adrianople London, Ian 10. The meeting of 'JS the peace conference 0t the European powers this afternoon to discuss the Balkan situation concluded without anj definite results. The diplomats : discussed the deadlock of the peace conference and conferred as to pos sible solutions for two hours, after which they decided to refer the points raised to their respective go - j ernments They will meet again I ! Monday. j London, Jan 10 The threats of I rurkey to recall her delegates from I London to Constantinople and talk of lis a Rumanian invasion of Bulgaria to day, brought about the opluion that ; the Balkan situation had become more gravt within the last 24 hours. Much eras expected at this morn ing's meetings of the ambassadors, J who planned to reach a decision con- J kerning the collective attitude of Eu- J rope Rechad Pasha, leader of the MM Turkish peace delegation, today re AM iterated the immovable determination Mm of the Turks not to abandon the fort jHi ress of Adrianople or the islands in fl the Aegean sea. mjM Turks Dissatisfied. lie said "What kind of a confer- wmm Ii m e is this where all the concessions iWkm emanate from one side? Had this I El been known beforehand there wou'd lifl have been no need to go to the trou- ILW ble of bringing together a peace con- lWm Terence In London " f Conference to Resume Next Week. !'i Mm It is not likely that the peace con- JmW ference will resume Its sittings be- j fore next week Premier Venizelos of f Greece expects to spend Saturday and mU Sundaj visiting Oxford. Today as Mm lunched with the chancellor of the duchy or Lancaster, the Right Hon MA Charles Hobhousc. and in the course Tl of the conversation emphasized the J I Hellenic claims over the islands of I the eeean sea. expressing hope that i "the country which, under the late I William E Gladstone, gave them to i Greece will not change its policy now i'JJJ that Gladstone's diseiples are in pow- j RUSSIAN ORDERS til ARE DISQUIETING Ji I St, Petersburg. Jan. 10. Orders are ftfl ep. ( ted from the Russian war min- L'Jl fl ister during the three days retaining I with the colors and all those time honored customs which at company the ielea6e of reserves from military du ties, and Russia is preparing for even- Notwithstanding disquieting reorts fH receiied from Warsaw the diplomats j in closest touch - ith the situation are hopeful of peace. H The publication yesterday of a pro- hH hlbitlon against cros-ins the frontier i by foreign airmen, although the Rus- gilil I sion cabinet authorized the war min- Riia I ister to issue it on November 24, Is HrH also retarded as a disquieting fac- Hcil Russia is now actln? in full ac- EiV ! cord with several of the other powers H in the matter of bringing pressure to H bear at Constantinople H The report that she had undertak- H en independent steps to force Turkey I sH 'to yield s denied here while the pro- ,! A i. i ted naval demonstration is post- H I poned indefinitely. J A AMBASSADORS SEND NOTE I S Constantinople, Jan. 10. The Euro- , A pen n ambassadors in the Ottoman WA capital today succeeded In drawing up I -mm a colorless note which probably will WA be resented on Monday to the Turk- . IH ish government The document guard- a Am ! edly advises Turkey to yield on the ilH mjt I iiuestion of Adrianople but no men- j A on is made of pressure being brought j mj ! by the powers to assure the accept- jM lance of this advice. gliga ULTIMATUM TO BULGARIA. 5 MM London, Jan 10. Rumania practi- i" MM rally delivered an ultimatum to Bui- &LM garia today by demanding the CSS- H slon of Bilistris and the territory to MMM the north of a line stretching from lgfl there to Kavarna on the Black Sea. H according to a news agency dispatch H Sofia. H TURKS LOSE 7,000 MEN Salonlkl, Turkey. Jan. 10. The flil Turkish troop? fighting against the lgV Turk? in the vicinity of Janina. have I 1 lost to date TiOO in killed and wound- m ed. The division of the Creek army M gftfl left here today to assist in the sub- H jection of the Turkish fortress uf H Janina llgftgl WILL MOBILIZE ARMY iglgl Paris. Jan. 10. Rumania decided gftgfl I today to mobilize her army if JSgfl does not obtain within 4 hour . 1 faction from Bulgaria in regard to the j rectification of her frontier, accord Ing to a dispatch from BuchsreBl jH the Temps. J MORE JUDGES TO BE 1 CALLED ON CARPET j Washington. Jan. It). A COngTCS- I sional investigation into the condm t :MM of United States District Jude John I MM C Pollock of Kansas, and fudge Arba J MMt iS. Van Valkenbnrgh, of the western flnLsBsl district of Missouri, was asked for in w a resolution presented to the house 1 jMU today by Representative Dorland. of f MM m 'MMM It is alleged that the appointed MMt three receivers for the Kansas Nalui- j MM al Ga company a pipe line companv MMMt who were friendly to the interests and purjoses of the I'nited Gas Im- provement compan. of Philadelphia, Bj M which controlled it" f MMM