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The Omaha Daily Bee OUR MAGAZINE PAGE will Interest every woman who likes good heart-to-heart talks with other sympathetic women THE WEATHER. Fair; Colder .' VOL. XLLI NO. 147. OMAHA, FH1DAV MOKNING, DECEMBER G, I!)r2-TW10IAM0 PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. SERVIA WILL DECIDE TO LEAVE ITS CASE IN HANDS OF POWERS Indications that Dispute with Aus tria Will. Be Settled Without a General European Confliot. CONFERENCE ELAN 13 ACCEPTED Austria Adheres to British Proposal for Meeting of Ambassadors. SEPARATE TREATY WITH GREECE Little Nation Will Make Agreement with Turkey Soon. SULTAN 13 VERY MUCH PLEASED Division at UIUk.i AIllc CoK De light Anionjr Statesman of Cnn stnntinople Protest Made Asulnit Ronthnrdtuent. LONDON, Dec. 5. The dispute between ' Austria-Hungary and Servta, arising out of tho Balkan war, which has threatened ' n general Uuropean conflict, will have 1 been stoerod Into a tsafo channel and the pcaco of Europe will be maintained If. u announced today. Servla has definitely decided to leave Its case In the hands of tho greu,t powers. With the adhesion df Austria-Hungary, the proposal of Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, to call a meot Ins of the ambassadorial clearing house i.has now received praotlcally unanimous welcome. There seems to be a general disposition today to strive honestly to prevent any further complications arising from the clash between Turkey and the Balkan .allies. The puzzlo of Greece's attitude In con nection with tho armistice is expected to bo solved satisfactory as It is not believed that Greece will Imperil her own victories by maintaining a separatist potlay. Separate Treutr vrlth Greece. An armistice between Greece and Tur key Li to be concluded In a day or two. according to u news agency dlBpatch from Constantinople. Ismail Kemal Bey, the leader of the Al banians, has telegraphed to Vienna from Avlona protesting- against the bombard ment of that town by two Groek gun boats, according1 to a dlapRtch from the Austrian capital. After the bombard ment of tho international telegraph of fice, tho gunboats made special targets of those public building In the town which were flying the new Albanian flag. Htr Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary said this afternoon that al though the propoaad ambassadorial con ference In London was making progress, toward reaJlaatlon, It bad not yet befit definitely decided by all the European powers whether the moment mi op portune tor It. I'mnofi Stands Ir Xtm Allies. PARIS, Deo. 8. France spoke plainly today on the European situation. Premier Polncaro told the committee on foreign affairs of the chamber of deputies: "We stand by our allien and our friend ships." The premier was laying- down the policy to be pursued by France In the Balkan settlement. France's "allies" are the other members of the triple entente, Great Britain and Russia, France's position In the present Euro pean situation was summed up by Pre mier Polncare In a few words v He said: "France's program Is: "First Continuity In our foreign pol icies and consequently the practical and preserving operation of our alliances and friendship?. "Second Sincere and continued efforts to secure the peace of Europe. "Third Above all, the firm and calm resolution to secure respect for our rights and maintain our national dignity free from all possible attack." Cabinet Approrn .Speech. The French premier's address had not only been carefully prepared, but hart been submttted previously to a special session of tho cabinet, and It was real ised that a spoech similar to those de livered by the British premier, Herbert Asqulth and the German Imperial chan cellor, Dr. Von Retbtnann-HoUweg, was awaited with anxiety In every capital of Kurope. As the most Important negotiations are now being pursued Premier Polncare pointed out that he was not free to apeak without restrlotlon. He wanted to at- flrm, however, that France in the settle ment of the present Eusofiean questions wished that its alllanoe and friendships should find new proof in tbetr foroe and in their efflclenoy. France, the premier said, always con sulted England and Russia In advance before acting and always acted with them, aVjd he added: "We shall continue to act with them In accord and with confidence." Itererrlng to the future, 1L Polncare said: "All the evidence goes to show that a general settlement of the pending dif ficulties will be effected sooner or later. I'p to now the powers have been fn ac cord recognizing that military opera tions do not constitute accomplished facts and that no power has adopted any irreparable initiative. This result, which Is the beat guarantee of European peace. Is especially due to the fact that the chancelleries of Europe have been In con Mailt communication in the last few weeks." The Weather. For Nebraska Generally colder. Temperature- at Omaha foJr; much Testerdmy. Hours. ini. T0'. ta.m.. . a, m, 44 a. m.M 2s ti a, ni S3 9 a. ni S3 11 a. m!!!!!.'!!!i'.;" Um,.,!!!!!!"i!i,'a ' I P- m 'si S p! In!!,'"! 1 t p! m!"!!!!',!!".! V ' P- m 16 S jj- JJJ j i v. ni .. ...... ... i; . . flouro Kansas Boy in Navy Confesses Murder of Three Years Ago SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5. The con science of Jolm Wesley Derr, a 10-year-old Apprentice seaman at the naval train ing station on Verba Buena bland, played a peculiar trick upon hlra. Instead of forcing him Immediately to confess to having murdered a man three yearn aico In Richmond, Kan,, when Its workings become Insistent two weeks j ago, u roDoeu nun or niH appetite, unu for nearly a week he did not eat. Derr told his mates that he was suffering from Indigestion, but the physicians could find no trace of the ailment. Still he did not eat. Last Sunday a master of arms went to tain room and told hip that ho would have to appear at mew whether he ate or not Derr asked the master at arms to sit down and llston to a story. "If you do, you can make JWO without turn ing a band," he added. "Do I have to write tho story" askw'l tho pettr officer. "No. You only have to telegraph three, words, 'Derr located here.' " ' nrt fhnn InM Am Hint (lima v.JIN :ago In Kansas, after a quarrel, he had hit a man on the head and killed him. "I was only a boy and ran awny." Derr said. "I Joined the navy, thinking: 1 could forget what had happened, but It was In vain. When I lost my appo site I realized that the secret was under mining my health. 1 decided to confess I am willing to be taken Mok to Kan sas." Derr's .confession was accepted by tho Island commandant and ho woa locked up In solitary confinement nftor he had sworn to an affidavit embodylg the con fession. This was forwarded to the Kan sas authorities. The name of the man Derr says he killed was' not revealed. RICHMOND. Kan.. Doc. S.Nelther John Wesley Dorr nor anyone else Js wanted here for murder, according to the local authorities. Derr Is not known In Rtohmond. Nebraska Man Says Harvester Combine Took Away Agency ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.-Wlth thirteen wit nesses still to be examined at tho hearing here of the government's suit to dissolve tho International Harvester company, at torneys for both sides seemed determined to hurry matters when the folrth day's session opened this morning. The hearing was originally set to cover only four days, but the attorneys are doubtful If all tho evidence they wish submitted can be gotten In by tomorrow night. William H. Gresn, an Implement dealer In Crelghton. Nob., testified that ho had been In business since and carried the Deerlng lines, of. harvesters. After the formation. -of.'AJvv.Iriternatlonal Harvester oompany In 1004, he Bald, he was Vis ited by" a stranger who Inquired his fuel ing towards trusts. His views were not favorable, he said.- and the stranger then Informed Mm he wan a secret agent of the International' Harvester company and that unless Green stopped talking against the trusts the International lines would be taken from him. Green said that three weks later hin stock was ohecked up and the Interna- tlonal removed all its machines from hip store. He then advertised he would sell only Independent lines. He irald he put in a stock of Acme and Keystone ma chines, which, he said, were advertised as Independent. After handling the Acme and Keystone for the season of 3505, he heard that both of his present lines had been subsidiaries of the International for two -years, al though he had been assured, ho testified that the companies were Independent. Ho has not handled farming Implements since 1905, but haB confined his business to vehicles and tillage Implements, which the International recently has taken up, Commissioners to Examine Modern Woodmen of America ROCK ISLAND, 111., Dec. 5.-(6peclaU In view of the unrest In the fraternal world occasioned by the agitation against tho advanced rates of several fraternal societies and the decision of Judge Shirley at Springfield, III., In the case of the Modern Woodman of America, that the new rates are unreasonable and unnecessary, the state Insurance commis sioners now in national convention at New York have decided to make an ex amination of tha Modern Woodmen and to report for the Information of the pub lla the facts concerning the needn of tnt society In respect to rates. Report will also be made on the so ciety's general condition and management. The examination will bo conducted by representatives of the Insurance depart ments of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Min nesota, Now York and Rhode Island. Dying Judge Said ' Sidna Allen Shot Him WYTHBVILLE, Va., Dec. 6.-"8ldna-Allen shot me; Sidna Allen killed me!" were the dying words of Judga Thornton L. Maisle, as he lay bhot down by the Allen clansmen In the Carroll court house last March, according to the testimony today of Coroner Nuecols of Hlllsvllle, at Allen's trial here. Allen Is on trial for the killing of Commonwealth's Attorney Foster, but the court admitted the testi mony over objections of counsel. Allen has bean found guilty of second degree murder for Maasle's death. I r 1 1 ninrn mrrr'r n 11 U. n. UAISufl, MlllUnliCI GENERAL OF NEVADA, DEAD RBXO, Nv., Dec. 5. Cleveland H. 1 1,aker attorney general of Nevada, died suddenly this morning at his home at t Carson City. His death was due to Iriter- IlaI hemmorrhage. Baker was a native f California and was the son-in-law of X'nlted Senator Perkins of California. He wi a young man. promlnentWn Nevada politics and a democrat FAILS TO SEE Story of Relations of Two Men Sine Eleotion Told at Governor's Vacation Residence. COMMONER GOES SOUTH IN VAIN Offer to Meet Pretident-Eloct Cas ually Made in Letter. ANSWER IS SOMEWHAT DELAYED Wilson Agrees to Confer with Ne braskan in United States. NO USE FOR SINGLE ADVISER (tiivrrnnr Wilson IlnjtortrU to lle (rent Cviifldcucr In Underwood, I, under of Ufmnomllo Ma jority in Hons. HAMILTON. Bermuda, Deo. S. The story of Just how the engagement for the approaching conference of lYesldent elect Wilson with William Jennings Bryau came to be made was told today. It snoms that just before Wilson's de parture. from Princeton, and while he was keeping his destination secret In or der to avoid callers, word oame to Bryan that Wilson was going to Florida. It happened that Bryan already had mado plans tq visit Miami, and in writing the president-elect, casually mentioned tho fact, adding that he might drop In on thu next president some dny if the Utter happened to looato nearby. Tho letter was not received by Wilson until after he had arrived at Hamilton. In reply hesald ho would be pleased to meet Bryan when he returned to tho United Stntes. This Is tho extont of thn correspondence on that subject between the two democratic leaders since elec tion. l'lie prrBlilont-elect Is not permitting himself to be trouhled over the prcdl--tlons of factional differences affecting his administration. "I know that there have been all sorts of criss-croesrs," he said today, "but there Is not going to be any trouble Why. It would be downright stupidity to start trouble In the prcsvtt state of things and those. who txepct It are going to be fooled mid badly foolnd, too." i Mnslo Ailvlix'r Wimlrtl. Jt Is known that Wilson's mind Is in open one on muny 'momentous motteiH and ho has inadu It clear that he will have no single advisor. He has said that any one who has followed his courno In public life knows that It Is contrary to his principles to form Individual al liances. His !dea Is to counsel with all those who are In a poiltlon to nld him in he furtherance of policies that are tor tne common good. -Immediately uponr his return, home he BRYAN WILSON IN 4inroeaiateiy-uponr his return Home he ig!eltner. as tile first defendant to will meet many party leaders, thoighn((tIry after president ' Frank M. Ryan, no engagement other than that with Bryan has been made. In his hope that congress will fulfill Its campaign pledges. Governor Wilson is encouraged by his confidence In Oscar "Underwood, leader of the democratic majority In the house. He believes, he ays, that the house leader Is the typ of man who looks upon legislation from tho viewpoint of national good rather than from that of seotlonal advantage. Tales of Torture Are Features of Murder Trials in Korea 4. SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 5. Tales of tor ture b,y the police formed praotlcally the sole testimony given by the four men called to the stand for examination to day at tho continuation of tho trial of the 106 Koreans nccuxed of conspiring against the life of Governor General Terauchl In 1910 and 1911. Forty-two of tho accused have now undergone examination at the new trial and-all of them have repeated the same story as to the methods adopted by tho police. At tho close of today's proceedings 'Takuzo Hanal, leading counsel for the defenso, intervened on behalf of one of his clients, who admitted on the stand today that he had given false testimony on the first, trial and had pleaded that he had been Induoed to do so by tortures inflicted on him by the police. Coumel urged the court to secure facts which were really material to the defense, such as alibis, and the evidence of neighbors and friends of the accused. He said: "I have heard many of he prisoners say they had been tortured but we coun sel do not be'leve such stories, which are Ineffective for the defense," Civil Service League Looks for Attempts to Evade Merit Law MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. C.-"Tlie change of party control at Washington will, It Is to be apprehended, lead to serious assaults on the Integrity of the merit system, and unless the next four (and especially the next' two) years belle J all previous experiences, the league will soon be called on to meet many and per sistent attempts to evade, undermine or overthrow that system In the federal service." This statement was contained In the an nual report of the council to the National Civil Service Reform league presented by Chairman Charles J, Bonaparte at tne thirty-second annual meeting In Milwau kee, which opened a two days' ksesslon today. STUDENTS SMASH WINDOWS IN SUFFRAGETTES' OFFICES GLASGOW, Scotland. Dec. 5,-Annoyed by suffragette verbal Interruptions, while Augustine BlrToll. chief secretary for Ire land, was delivering his rectoral ad)reB at the University of Glasgow today," the students subsequently smashed the win dows of the suffragette offices htre. Ten students were arrested T-n women were jfejected during the Installation ceremonies, ( ( egtssaKu. tut? - trm . . ; v. v From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. LEGLEITNER DENIES IT ALL Former Member Ironworkers' Board Takes Stand at Indianapolis. SECOND DEFENDANT TO TESTIFY Hays lie Known Nothing; of' Any Con spiracy or of Any Pnymnnts to MrXninnrn for Any Itirpoe. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5. Accused of carrying a nitroglycerin can from Pitts burgh to Indianapolis and of having ap proved of tho use of union funds for purchasing explosives, Henry W. Leg-leltner,- a defendant, testified at the 'dynamite conspiracy" trial today. Logleltner. who was arretted lu Den ver, wn a member of the oxecutlve board of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers from 190? to 1910, and, an such, Is charged wilh approving the $1,000 paid monthly to J. J. McNamam for carrying on a "dyna miting campaign" against nonunion work. The government alleges that McNamara had mado a case especially designed to carry a ten-quart can of nitroglycerin on passenger trains and that Legleltner, arriving from Pittsburgh, delivered the case to Iron workers' headquarters. The Witness' denied, any knowledge of a con spiracy omong'tne union ornciaia. denied, as had been testified to by wlt nosset, that at the time of his arrest in Denver he admitted money was appro priated for MoNamarn's uset lie also denied he. was In Indianapolis in De cember, 1D10, when, according to a book keeper of the union, he arrived from Pittsburgh, with the nitroglycerin cofle. "Did you know McNamara. had received 11,000 a month to pay for blowing up nonunion Jobs?" asked Attorney Wllllnm N. Harding. "CertRlnly not. I didn't know he was getting $1,000 a month for any purpose." When McNamara was arrested, the witness sold, the executive board mem bers were In scmlou and Instead of try ing to conceal evidence, they helped de tectives to look for explosives around union headquarters. Marshall Addresses Federal Council of Churches of Christ CHICAGO, Dec. 6.Thoman R. Mar shall, vioo president-elect, today brought to the federal council of the Churches of Christ In America, in session here, a "message of confidence" from his de nomination, tho Presbyterian church, In the plan of church co-operation tho coun cil pluns to accomplish, but expressed the opinion that lasting church unity, ex pressed in one church unrt ono erred, is unlikely to come to pass In America. - He will deliver an address before the council tomorrow evening. Governor Marshall was given an en thuulastlo reception. In response to re quests to speak he took a stand In favor of the recognition of Christianity In pub lic life. "If there Is anything wrong In American life," he said, ")t Is a looseness In the home of the American people on eternal verities and a desire to look, nftpr present advance. I hope the time will never come when the people 'will fall to applaud an expression of faith In the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth. I don't believe any people will long abide who cease to be lieve In the unseen and tho eternal. The founders of the American republic closed their declaration of principles with' an appeal to God for ills approval and their example may well be Imitated by their successors." Mining Expert Says Hawthorne Claims -Good in Prospect Only NEW YOBK, Deo. 8. -Joseph T. Handy, a mining engineer, who testified yester day that he had examined the Temagaml claims In the fall of IMS and found only a nominal quantity of silver, was re called to the stand today In the trial of Julian Hawthorne, Joxlah Qulncy, Wil liam J. Morton and Albert Freeman In tho United States dUtrlct' court, charged with fraudulent use of iho malls i pro moting Canadian mining properlfCs. Mr. Handy submitted a roport on his Investigation of the Meyers-Kills group of claims, which wre capitalized by tho Elk Lake-Cobalt Mines company.'another lHawthorne concern The rtrort doted with tho statement that the group "wait by no means a proven one of value, but merely a prospect' Enjoying the Scenery 1 The National Capital Thursday, Drvrmlter D, llil'J. Tlir Senate. The senute convened at noon. Hesumed consideration o( omnibus claims bill. Joint commission to InveatlKAlo pur chase of American tobacco by foreign governments, elected Senator Martin chairman and orgniilr.sd for Investiga tion which tuny take year. Court of Impeachment resinned trial of Judge Archbald at a p. m. Tlir House, The house convened at noon. Resumed consideration of Adamson bill for physical valuation of railroads by Interstato Commerce commission. Indian nffalrs subcommittee completed Indian appropriation bill, aggregating $S,000,000, which will be reported Hatur day. Chairman Henry' of rules committee, tentatively set next Tuesday for hear ings alleged New Hnven-Orand Trunk traffic deal, limiting and currency subcommittee decided to Invite testimony of nersuiM Interested In currency legislation at heal ings to begin January C. Director Htratton of bureau of stan dardn opposed before agriculture com mittee bill for regulation and tax of oleomargarine. Waterways delegates urged liberal ap proprlatlnns for Mississippi levees before rivers and harbors committee. Chairman Alexander of tho Merchant .Murine committee called meeting ror K. day f.i resume "slipping trust" Investi gation. Passed Adamimn. thill for .valuation of jrullroads with. Mann amendment empow mnc Interstate Commerce, commission to regulate issuance or stocKs nna.coiidR , Took tip legislative, ttjtetutjve, jsnd Ju dicial appropriation bill. - - - -' SNOW STORMJWEEPS WEST Areav of Disturbance Extends from Mountains to Missouri River. HIGH WINDS ARE BLOWING Siiotr Attain leph of from Three to Six Inches nnd Mtorin As sumes Cbnrncler of tlllsnuril -.'IVniprmtnrea llluli. The first snows torn i of tho soason was general yesterday over tho central west, extending from tho mountains east as far as central Bouth Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. It U moving enst. In Wyoming and Colorado the storm commenced Wednesday afternoon, con tinuing during the night and well into the day yesterday, clearing shortly after noon. Everywhere the storm was accom panied by high winds, giving It tho char acter of a blizzard. At midnight the storm had worked ns fas east Into Nebraska as the Missouri river, where the snowfall was lighter than further west. Western Nehrnal.a had a six-Inch fall, while In Omaha only a fraction of an Inch fell. At Yantkon lost night a blizzard was blowing, putting business at n standstill. hiiiKiIng nt .Hloiix (Jilt. SIOUX CITY, la., Dec. B. A snow storm which swept over this section eariy today covered tho ground with a white blanket. Hnow Is still falling. V Htx-rncli Full Hi KitatU. EU8T18, Neb., Dec. 6. (Special Telo gram.) A snowstorm raged hern all day, but the weather was not very cold. All the new water mains are In placo and covered so there Is no danger from froit. Work on the power house and water tank has been suspended, About Mx Inches of snow fell. The storm did not delay train's. Witness in Archbald Case Refuses to Come and He is Sent For WASHINGTON, Dec. ,1. -Legal action to compel J, II. lltttcnhouse of Kcruntoii to appear us a witness at the Archbald trial was asked by Representative Clay ton, chairman of the house commute", when the senate convened today on an Impeachment court. Mr. Clayton said Klttenhouse luul announced he would not come unless forced to, J. K. Julian, connected with the senate sergeant-at-a,rmj office, testified that he had served a subpoena on M,r. Rltten house Nqvember 30 In Scranton, Presi dent Pro Tern Bacon then directed that Rlttenhouse be brought before tho senate by an officer Edward J. Williams then resumed the stand an a witness. 'Williams teatlfl'-d he had gone to Judgo Archbald' office In Scrautpn when ho had been subpoenied In the Impeachment proceedings started by the home last summer. "He told irw to tell the truth and let the consequence go whero It will," Wil liams added. !( admitted that Judgo Archbald paid his railroad fare to Wash ington at that time. SHERMAN ACT MAKING, GOOD Attorney General Says Civil Section of Act is Efficient. BUT CRIMINAL CLAUSE IS WEAK He Sny Attempt to lOnfnron It llava Not liven UnronrnpTlna'--Henr-Inan of All (,'nr Should lie Public. WASHINGTON. Dec. C The Sherman antl-trutt law Is proving Its adequacy oa u civil statute and there Is no nvcrsstty for tho much discussed proposed amend lii restraint of trade, according to (leorgo W. Wtckersham, attorney general of tho United Htates. lu his annual report sub mitted to congress toduy. On tho other hand, hownvor, the at torney general doc nut rntn Judgment upon the efflclenoy of tho untl-trust net as a criminal statute. He merely says: "Tho experience of tho last year In endeavoring to on force criminal liability under tho Sherman law lias not beon encouraging," Tho attorney general de fends the commnrco court, the abolition of which Wan attomptvd at the last ue.i lion of congress, A return to thn old methods of distributing litigation arising from the orders of the Interstate 'Com merce commission to the district courts would be Injurious to the Interests of thu public and delay the' administration of justlcC'irityn Mr, Wlckershatn. tlrnirlna C'oncliisluiis, Drawing conclusion fidm tho decrees of dissolution and Injunction which already havo been entered under tho Sherman law, Mr. Wlckrrshajn main tains that the edeml courts are ex ercising In equity suits n power to restrain which Is co-extenslve with the Vila ngatnst which the Hliormnn law was enacted, The courts huvo found no dif ficulty, ho adds, In npplylng tho terms of the law to moot and enjoin tha con tinuance of any form of unfair competi tion which has resulted In Imposing nil undue restraint upon Interstate commerce or which makes lor monopoly. These decrees, tho attorney general continues, demonstrate that no amend ment of the law In the direction of de claring the Illegality of particular prac tices is necessary to clothe tho courts with full power to prevent any nnd all acts which may bn employed to accom plish the Illegal purposes denounced by the statute. "I am strongly of tho opinion," snysW Draper Bmlth nnd Mrs. 'McKelvle. Mr. Wlckershnm, "that tho advocacy of amendments ofv the law which shall partloularlzn different nets as constitut ing unlawful restraints or attempts at monopoly has Its origin, not so much with these who desire tho enforce'ment of the law, as with those who aro anxious to secure a suto menus of Its evasion, An enumeration by statute of the different practices which, hi and of themselves, without regard to the circumstances of particular cases, should bo declared II legal will either go too far or not far enough." Ilcnrliiss Nliouldille I'uMlc. The attorney general takes Issue with the decision of Judges Colt, Putnam and Ilrown at Huston, authorizing the hear ing in private bnforo an examiner of tho civil null-trust suit against the United Shoe Machinery company, and asks for legislation admitting the public and rep resentatives of tho press to such hear ings. "The decision, It appears to me," con tinues Mr. Wlckershatn, "Is based upon ' a manifest misconception of the nature J of the proceedings and the character of j the parties, When the government of tho I United Htates Is a party to a suit, and particularly 'to a suit brought under, the Sherman anti-trust law, to prevent un lawful restraints upon Interstate com- merce or foreign commerce essentially u j matter affecting the public all the people have a legitimate Interest lu the pro- j cqedlng and are entiled to know Just , what evidence ts being given and when i It Is given. The public nro the real I parties to the suit." I The suit against the "coffee trust," or the Brazilian valorization scheme, thu 1 operations of which, tho attorney general I says, has resulted In more than doubling ! me irun price gi conee to ino American consumer and thereby laying a heavy tax upon him, has developed what the at torney general regards as a defect In the still operatlre section of the Wilson tarlrf law dealing with combinations. Pointing to the fact that the government was un able to secure a temporary Injunction restraining the exportation of 930,000 bag of coffee, said to be stored In New York City under the valorization scheme, the attorney general recommends tho enact ment of a amendment to the Wilson law, authorizing the seizure by the gov ernment In the state of entry of merchan dise Imported for the purposes of unlaw ful combination At present such com- (.Continued Page Two ) SUFFRAGETTES FACE COMPLICATED MASS OF POLITICAL KINKS Third Woman is Now Reported to Be in the Race for Presidency of Association. " CONVENTION HAS HARD TASK Nominations May Be Thrown Before Delegates in Withering Mass, TEMPERANCE MOVE IS BALKED Fnuiohisers Fear W. 0. T. U. Will Hurt Their Plans at Present FUND STARTED FOR CAMTAIGN t.nst Mmtlnn of Slnte SnIfrnK Amo elation Will Held This Morn. Inu, nt Whtoh Time O (floor- Will lie Ulretrd. , Li Disconcerting developments tending i further complicate the tangled political mass wliwii must no uim" " th closing huilriess session of tho o Hnffrairo association, havo tossed. the dolegntns to the, highest pitch of ox ultenielit. The nominating committee, which was to have selected and presented a slate t the convention yesterday morning beggil for more time and thou It became known that a third candidate Is now in the flfht. She Is Mrs. 11. 11- Wheeler or uncom, recent delegute to the convention of tho national association. It does not appear likely now that inn nominating committee will reach nn lurenimmt bofcro tho opening session to day, and tho predicted result Is that tho selection of a president will bn thrown In a withering heap before the conven tion. Misters. Still Tussled Mrs. Blanche MeKclvoy, who wants, thi presidency, continues to bo u puzzle to. htr slstor.i. While slio refuses 10 announce- her aspirations, she Is woiklmr toward the end of winning enough votes to put her In tho executive chair. It was nohed about tho convention halt yesterday that she Is not only endnavor Ing to rally tho Women's- Democrnllo ImtBue sentiment to hor support, nut ni Is bringing pressure lu bear tnrougu in innltH of tho Women's Christian Temper- nine union, of which sho Is a memucr, nnd of which, thero Is a substantial representation In the suffrage associa tion. The trnnicratico movo threw njany of tho nhrowd suffrage politicians Into i furore. "We must keep tho "Women Christian Temperance union activity completely out of tho association, or theV will kill oilr plans deader thatr n door nall,' declnreil one fair delegate to n group of her followers. "If! tompernneo In allowed to creep In at this time th big InfcreMts of tho state will fight suf frage and shatter tlm foundation we havo been so long In building. Not Opposed to 'reniperntiri-. "Wo aro nut opposed to tomnornnao, in fact, every woman would like to set) liquor wiped from tho faco of tho enrth. but wo canont jeopardize our position now by nlowlng tho Womoh's ChrlstlHii Temperance union a foot hold In our or ganization. What we want now Is ut frnge. and wo aro going to hnve It. After wo have firmly established ourselves ami havo a solid basis on which to worlc thore will still bo plently of time loft to take up till, temperance problem. That lu 11 question of tho future; suffrage Is thu paramount Issue. What offcot Mrs, Wheeler's asplrntlon" wll have, or even whether her name will go before tho convention, tho women av not nblo to state. It Is assumed that hIiw Is endeavoring to gctl n on tha grouml linn. 1.1 !.. nv.lll nf llnflfllnok tlf.tWM.rt She Is n olose friend of President Ini3 C. Phllbrlck, Mrs, Smith Make Gains. Mrs. Draper Hmlth mado big gains Iff; tho maneuvering yesterday, though utm has not officially announced herself a1 a candidate. Her friends know her senti ments and fix; I that h will b"e elected hands down. Mrs. Smith hus told her friends that sho would accept thu 'presidency If t)hn were given financial HUpport toward tho end of carrying u campaign to every cornor of the statu to havo wiffrago sub mitted to the vote of tho people. Her friends Immediately started a cam paign for pledges-, and tho result waa tliat practically every local organization, (Continued on Page Four.) THERE'S NO SPEED LIMIT If you're going to lenvo the city if you've got more cars in your gnr nge thnn you can use if you don't euro to keep a car during the winter season f f you've got your funoy fixed on ouo of the brand new models if for any reason under tho sun you want to dispose of your automobilo and do it quick take the selling route where tho going's good and tho grades aro easy whore thero 's absolutely no speed limit T H K R 30 E W A N T AD COLUMNS. TYLER 1000