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VOL. XL1II NO. 17G.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY , 0, 1914 TWELVE PAGES.
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SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
WATER BATES COT
AGAIN AFTER FIGHT
MADE JjY THE BEE
Water Board Finally Decides to
Make Reduction Below That
Asked by This Paper.
RATE NOW IS 23 1-3 CENTS
Second Reduction Which Has Been
Forced Upon the Board.
MINIMUM CHARGE REDUCED
Small Consumers Need Pay but 40
Cents a Month.
BIG SAVING MADE ON TAXES
Total Ileduction Since The Ilec He
Ban tho l'Mitht ! from 35 to
i3 l-a Ceut Ter Thon
nuil Gallons.
Tho Pee's campaign for lower water
rates has again brought results.
After eighteen months of delays, marked
by two concessions, the board of direc
tors of tho Metropolitan Water district,
at a mectlns yesterday yloldod to Tho
Bee's demand for substantial .reduction of
water rates. A clean cut of 18H per cejt
was ordered, to become effcctlvo January
1 of this year.
Tho Use's fight for lower water rates
has forced tho price down to 23V4 cents
per 1.000 gallons, a decrease of 33!i per
cent In eighteen months. Tho first reduc
tion, after six months of municipal owner
ship, was 10 per cent. The price was
then 55 cents per 1,000 gallons. Tho
second reduction of 10 per cent was later
secured. The total of tho cuts Is now
from 35 to 23 cents per 1,000 gallons.
Dnlniicp on Ilnmt.
Treasurer W. O. Ure's roport of. water
plant's operations to the first of this
year shows a balance of $1,103,743.55 on
hand, Including tho bond and tho water
funds. Under the board's plan of com
pelling property owners to pay for ex
tensions the expenses of tho plant wcro
materially reduced, which,' with $100,000
received annually from tho city and tho
saving of all taxes previously paid on
tho water works property, helped to
boost the board's surplus and mako rato
reduction Inevitable.
General Manager R. Beecher Howell
says the reduction will affect 97 per cent
if tho consumers. The largo consumers
will not be affected to any extent, ho
says.
The minimum monthly metered charge
Is reduced 30 per cent, making It now 40
cents a month.
Board's IU-solntlon.
Following Is tho resolution ordering the
reduction: ' '
."5SJ,!X-ftls7 !sAthe. .purppse of. tho,
aoara ot uireciors or tne Metropolitan
tvaler district to conduct the water
plant for tho benefit of the people through
the reduction of water rates as rapidly
as Justified by experience and the actual
results of operation;
VWhefeas, such policy has' heretofore
resulted In a, reduction of ten (10) per
cent from the maximum water rate fol
lowing tho close of the first six months
of public ownership o( thq water plant,
and also in a reduction of an additional
ten (10) per cent at tho close of tho
iccond bIx months of public ownership,
ar a total of twenty (20) per cent for tho
'ear. and.
"Whereas, Tho third six months of
public ownership of the water plant
.'losed on the 31st day of December, 1913,
ind tho facts before tho board of di
rectors In its Judgment Justify a further
reduction in water rates; .therefore, bo It
"Resolved, That the general manager
so and is hereby ordered to put In effect
i third similar reduction of thirteen and
one-third (13) per cent to apply to water
Consumed within the Metropolitan water
llstrlct during January, 19U, and there
after, or a total reduction of thirty-three
ind one-third (33) per cent as a result
Df the first eighteen months of public
ownership of Omaha's water plant, thus
making the maximum net rate for water
heroafter, as provided, twenty-three and
one-third cents (23c) per ?,000 gallons;
bo It. further.
Itcsolved, That tho general manager
also be nnd Is hereby directed to put in
effect a twenty (20) per cent reduction In
tho minimum monthly metered water
charge effective In connection with water
consumed in January, 1914, and there
after." rrru txt n
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Forecast till 7 p, m. Friday:
For Omaha, Council BluffB and Vicinity
Cloudy and unsettled Friday; slightly
colder.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Hours. Deg
6 a. in.
6 a. m.
7 a. m.
8 a. m.
9 a. m.
10 a. m 35
11 a. m 36
12 m to
1 p. m 41
2 p. rn 33
3 p. m, 37
4 p. m 41
5 p. m 43
P. m 43
7 J), m 43
8 p. m 39
Comparative Local Ilecnrd.
1914. 1U3. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterduy;....,. 41 14 16 33
Itowest yesterday....,,, 333 I 27
Mean temperature 3S 6 6 33
Precipitation 00 .00 .03 .00
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the norms.1:
Normal temperature., , 21
Kxcess for tho day , ,,. 17
Total excess since March 1 A.9S7
Normal precipitation 02 inch
Deficiency for the day 02 Inch
Total rainfall s'npe March 1....23.764nciie
Deficiency since March 1 4.41 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 3.S2 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1912.13.43 Inches
Report from Stations at 7 I. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Rain-
or weather. 7 n m. m
-all
Cheyenne, snowing is 40
Davenpnrt, cloudy 34 36
Denver, clear , 38 S3
Oodge City, clear 42 62
North Platte, clear 40 S3
Omaha, clear 44 44
Rapid City, cloudy 32 49
Sheridan, partly cloudy... 38 42
Sioux City, cloudy 38 M
Valentine, loudy 31 48
T Indicates trace of precipitator
' - ' indicates below zero.
Mr. Hensley Will
Push the Proposal
for Naval Holiday
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-Dlplomats in
Washington may be rounded soon by
congressional advocates of a naval holi
day with a view to getting expressions
from foreign governments in support of
the project. Since tho passngo by tho
houso ft tho Hensley naval holiday reso
lution and tho Introduction of a similar
resolution by Senator Thomas of Colo
rado, tho advocates of suspension of
nnval construction for a year have been
planning a campaign to bring tho pro
posal to a definite conclusion.
Representative Hensley of Missouri,
author of tho house resolution, although
not fighting tho two battleship naval
program for this year, has conferred
with many of the members of tho houso
In the last few days as to the course to
be followed.
He will talk with Secretary Bryan nt
tho State department on Mr. Bryan's re
turn from Lincoln. Neb., next week, and
later with President Wilson. Mr. Hensley
proposes to lay before Mr. Brynn hla
Ideas as to Informally getting Into com
munication with the representatives of
the naval powers In Washington to as
certain tho views of their governments
hnd will be guided largely by tho seore- j
Uiry's advice. Hi? Idea is to write letters i
In his capacity as an Individual member '
of congress to tho various ambassadors, I
asking them the sentiment of their home
governments.
Tho Hensley resolution, framed In sym
pathy with the recent declaration of
Winston Churchill, first lord of the ad
miralty of Great Britain, requested tho
president, "so far as he can. do so, to jso
hi" influence to consummate" an agree
ment among nations to suspend naval
construction programs for a year to les
sen the people's burdens and avoid wasto
of Investment in war materials."
McAdoo Says He Has
Not Formed Opinion
on Bank Locations!
NEW YORK. Jan. S.-Secretary of tho.
Treasury mcaooo. who left rsew YorK
for Boston today after concluding a hear
ing In the matter of regional resorvc dis
tricts as provided under tho new cur
rency law, Issued tho following state
ment i
"Neither Secretary Houston nor I have
oxpressed. directly or Indirectly, anyt
opinion or formed any conclusions on tho
banking questions, now tho subject of
Investigation by tho organization com
mittee under the federal reserve act, nor
shall wo do so until all tho "facts havo
been submitted. We are Impressed with
the great responsibility resting on tho
United States and with the necessity for
Impartial consideration of tho views of
all sections of the country before a de
cision is rendered. To avoid tho possi
bility of misunderstanding, we desire to
say that ail inferences and statements to
tlio contrary may bo accepted as un
authorized." BOSTON, Jan. 8. The movement for a
regional reserve bank in Now England
wvis given added Impetus today by tho
assembling here of several hundred
bankers, all of whom will bo present to
morrow at the hearing before Secretary
McAdoo and Secretary Houston, when
Boston's claims for such an Institution
will bo advanced.
Directors of Union
Pacific Approve of
Stock. Distribution
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The directors of
the Union Pacific railroad today ap
proved tho plan' recommended by tho
road's executive commltteo on Tuesday
for tho distribution to the common stock
holders of Its S2,OCO,000 (par Value) Bal
timore & Ohio stock, together with $3
per share In cash, and for tho reduction
of the Union Pacific common dividend
from 10 to 8 per cent. The distribution
will be made April 1 to stockholders of
record March 2.
Pittsburgh Exchange
Will Use Men for
Night Operators
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 8. Seventy-five.
young men today entered the school of
instruction of the Pittsburgh and Al
legheny Telephono company and within
a few days will begin work as telephone
operators, manning the switchboards
after 3 o'clock at night. They will dis
place girls who are prohibited under tho
new child labor law from working as
operators after tho hour named.
Millionaire Held on
White Slave Charge
MOBILE,' Ala.. Jan. 8. J. M. Foster,
who, according to federal officials. Is
tho millionaire son of a prominent resi
dent of Scranton, Pa., was arrested here
yesterday whllo with his stenographer.
Miss Delilah Bradley, charged with vio
lation of tho Mann white Blave law. It
Is alleged that Foster left his home In
Browne Mill, N, J., on December 15 with
Miss Bradley. The couple have been
stopping at a local hotel since Decem
ber 23.
It Is alleged that Foster left a wife and
Bmall daughter in New Jersey. The ar
rest was not made known until today.
Foster was released on $2,000 bond and
Miss Bradley on 1500 bond as a material
witness.
French Aviator
Descends on Roof
i PARIS, Jan. 9. Eugeno
Gilbert,
the
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p j r TC11UI HTtaiuif imuunii v Dni'tu ut,M ...
.00 or serious injury while flying over Paris
! today, when ho descended on a roof,
!oo ! through which his aeroplane broke and
OJiwu wrecked. Gilbert was making a trial
00 trip In a row army monoplane He had
.0) ' clrcied the Kiffel tower at a height of
l.CvO feet. when. In a glide to the earth,
I ht lot-t control of the croft
CORN FROM SOUTH
PRESSESJ1CED0WII
Nearly Three Hundred Thousand
Bushels Unloaded at JJew
York in Ba0,
ARRIVING,
ill 1X14 A
Mori
ion Imported Since
WWiftY- -r.A n
'0-iurm xruvy uunc.
FORCES CASH VALUE DECLINE
What's Come Little Alongside the
Amount Under Contract.
JUST WAIT TILL THE HARVEST
Thirteen Ships Kttlicr on the Way
or rilling Their ITotiU with
Product to Compete Tvlth
American Maise.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Ncarly 300,000
bushels of Argentine corn were being uti
loaded nt this poit today nnd millions
more from tho South American republic
are undor contract. Tho Importations are
tho direct results of tho removal of the
duty on the staplo under the recent tariff
act.
More than 1,000,000 bushels have been
received In tho United Statoa since tho
tariff wont Into effect, the first from tho
Argentine over brought here, and already
the competition with American corn has
forced a decline in cash values.
Thirteen ships arc either enrouto here
or loading with corn from tho Argentine,
and one American manufacturing con
cern, which uses corn In tho manufNctuie
of syrups' and kindred products, has
5,000,000 bushels from that country under
contract for delivery. .
When tho new Argentlno corn crop Is
harvested the Importations will Increase,
according to trado authorities. Tho corn
already hero found the railroads unpre
pared to handle It and tho port without
adequate docking facilities. Arrangements
to remedy the deficiencies aro being made
by the transportation bureau of the
Produce exchange.
Tho fact that hitherto practically no
corn has over moved west has also con
fronted the railroads with a new rate
problem, as there Is a movement on foot
among the Importers to have tho present
nominal rato for vestern shipment re
duced,
Clilcntco I'rlees I.orrer.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Tho present sharp
decline In corn prices hero went a penny
further toduy, due to tho rcmovul of the
tariff duty from tho cereal, accentuated
by a decline in tho Buenos Ayres market
today,
Argentlno corn In Now York is at nres-
ont selling 4 to 5 cents under tho prices
at which ChUagQ. shipments, can hp ,sqld
ln rowltStacijp
Fatten, who. rormanyiypars has been
rccogniMa as tho foremost corn dealer
In the American market.
Mr. Patten said in due course of time
he Jobked for tho appearance of foreign
corn in western markets and 'predicted
that In two or thrco years the cheaper
feed would Increase production of beef.
Alleged Jobbers
Are Charged With
Misuse of Mails
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 8. On a charge
of having used tho malls 'to defraud
wholesale merchandise dealers and man
ufactures out of many thousands of dol
lars, Charles I Greenfield, Samuel Brown
and Myer Rotmon of this city were, today
held In heavy ball by a United States
commissioner for a further hearing on
January 19.
According to the postal Inspectors the
accused men established tho Great West
ern Jobbing houro in St. Louis and also
established a store In East St. Louts.
Then they had many thousands of dol
lars worth of goods shipped to them
from wholesalers and manuiacturers.
The goods were secretly shipped away,
according to tho postal authorities, and
tho men failed to pay for them, with
the result that they were forced into
bankruptcy.
Holders of Preferred
Shares of Union
Pacific Have Kick
NEW YORK", Jan. 8.-Actlon to restrain
tho directors of tho Union Pacific. Rail
road company from distributing Its hold
ings of Baltimore & Ohio stock, par
value 352,000,000, to tho road's common
stockholders, was begun in the supreme
court today by a group of preferred
stockholders headed by James T. McCad
don. Summons and complaint In the
case wero served on Otto II. Kahn of tho
Union Pacific's executive, committee.
Contract Scandal
in British Army
1
LONDON, Jan. 8, Summonses against
sixteen British army officers and civilians
were granted by the police magistrate
at the Bow Street court The men are
called to appear on January 17 to answer
charges In connection with the manage
ment of the canteens In army barracks.
It Is hinted that a scandal of tremen
dous proportions will be revealed In the
Inquiry, which will be begun on that date.
No names or particulars of the .charges
were given out for publication today, but
it is "known generally thatthe army of
ficers concerned belong tp the quarter
master's department and that all of them
have risen, from the ranks. The civilians
summoned aro clerks employed by con-
1 tractors.
Systematic bribery Is alleged to have
been prevalent for some time. A secret
army Inquiry showed such widespread
corruption that the War office decided
to turn Its evidence over to the regularly
J constituted legal authorities.
1 War office officials feared that the
coutt-martlul wh.ch they had projojed to
Ira'l wou'.d not have Jurtsd'ctlon suf-
fl ently wide 10 dettl property with the
. tcundal.
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
WANT TO KEEP GOOSMAN
Implement Dealers Desire to Retain
Him as Seoretary.
PARRISH TALKS ADVERTISING
Advise Dealer to Let Customer
Know Whnt They Ilnve for
Snle Craig ITrRc Co
Operation. 8cctjctarj.jlj. Goosman of t
yestleUli-4mplemont 'Dealers'
the Mid-
west3lelall-4mp!emont Dealers' associa
tion In llkMy tb-be retained nnother year
by the association, In spite of the fact
that ho has presented a formal resigna
tion, preparatory, to entering another
line of work Secretary Goosman's resig
nation han been formally presented to the
association now In session in Omaha, but
has not yet been acCoptcd. Mr. Goos
man has bean with the association four
years.
Owing to the, fact that he Is to bo-
come secretary of a newly Incorporated
company for the manufacture of a.
patented apparatus for tho shipment of
eggs by parcel post, he presented his
resignation at the opening of the con
vention this year. Sentiment Is strong
for his retention. It has been suggested
"by many of the imploment dealers, ano
members of the board of directors, that
If ho is determined to handlo tho work
of the new company, arrangements may
possibly be made bo that ho can tic re
tained as secretary of the Implement
dealers' association also. The matter
will probably bo decided by the directors
Friday before the closo of the conven
tion. rnrrlak TnlUa Advertlnlntr.
B. V. I'Arrlsh of tho publicity bureau of
Omaha gave the Implement men a talk
during the forenoon session on the value
of advertising of tho right kind, lie
talked to them on the importance, of let
ting the customers know what they have
for sale.
J. A. Craig of Janesvllle, Wis., presi
dent of tho National Implement Vehicle
association, addressed the association on
tho value of looal clubs.
He said the majority of the men had
not yet learnsd the value of organization
and co-operation. "You must come to
speak of the organization as 'Wo' Instead
of 'They,'" he said, "before you can bo
Bald to havo tho right spirit."
Mr. Craig scathed tho fellow who wants
to get along without being on friendly
terms with his competitor. Ho said tho
day was past when one should regard a
competitor as an enemy. "Tho man who
wants to get along without noticing hi
competitor at all," ho said, "simply
doesn't belong to this uge at all. Naturo
has Just made a mistake and placed hi in
in an age where he does not belong. He
belongs way back, Just a little this side
of tho Indians."
Offices of Alleged
Grain Firm Raided
CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. Postofflce
Inspector Blrdsey and Deputy United
State Marshal Gauccat today raided tho
office of the Central Stock and Gralh
company, 1212 Engineers' building, seized
books and papers of the company and ar
rested Robert Howard Parker, mapager,
on a charge of using the malls to defraud.
According to the postal authorities,
Parker did business all over the United
States in what he termed In his news
paper advertisements "spread auction In
grain," obtaining sums ranging from K
to ISO from Investors.
EX-SPEAKER CANNON
IS ABLE TO BE OUT
DANVILLE. III., Jan. (.-Joseph O.
Gannon, fornur speaker of the national
house of rprcentntlrrs. appeared on the
streets this afternoon for tho first tlmo
since he was taken 111 with a cold. He
ld staving 'n the house was the wont
punUhmcnt he could Imagine
Giving Dan Cupid a Hot Chase
tS ( WIS IS WO PL A C
Senator Lea Says
Wilson Is Antidote
for Socialism
ST. 1X)U18, Jan. 8, "It Is tho duty and
tho greatest of wisdom for every 011a
who reverences tho traditions of tho past,
who boasts of tho glory of this great
republic," said Senator Luko Lea of Ton
iinsscc, in an address before tho City
ylub here this nf'tcrnoon, "to do his purl
In making the redoubts against socfaUsiri
secure. .This can bo done . only, by eaclU
contributing his part toward the adecesa
of the radicalism of today, In Which ilea
our safety for tomorrow,
''Dltctahteiit and unreal jiave walked
abroad, for the last ton years sign's huve
been evident that foretold a period of
conflict. Such a period of conflict can
be postponed only by some leader coming
Into power with the knowledge of the
Investments of capital, with sympathy
with the requirements of labor, with
courage to deal frankly and even harshly
with the peoplo of his environment and
with tho confidence, of those who aro
seeking a correction of tho evils that
mado them restless and discontented,
"Viewed from a nonpartisan point and
measured by tho patriotic needs of the
hour our present president Is such a man.
"Thero can bo no real prosperity when
a nation Ik divided by law Into two
classes, thoso who spend their tlmo In
planning how to spend tholr swollen for
tunes In enjoying tomorrow, nnd those
who plan how to earn sufficient to live
tomorrow. There can be no genuine, pros
perity so long as poorhouses and asy
lums exist, except as the result of sloth'
and crime and disease."
Three Millions Sent
Hundreds of Miles
by Messenger
ST. ItOUIS, Mo Jan. 8. Three million
dollars in coin and currency was takou
th touch St. Louis last night by R. H.
Davison, chief of police of Houatun, Tax.
Hn was tuklng the money from a Hous
ton bank to one In Chlcr-go. By employ
ing him the Houston bank saved nraMy
S30.000, which an express company hnd
asked to transport tho money. Davison
locked himself with the money In a stato
mom when ho left Houston and did not
leave the room until he changed cars
here.
Black Hand Artist
Arrested as He Picks
Up Decoy Package
WASHINGTON, Pa.. Jan. B.-As ho
reached behind a mall box In a rolling
mill hero this morning and grasped u
decoy packago placed there by county
officers. Dominic Lombardo, a young
Ita.lan workman, was arrested and hur
ried beforo a magistrate, who held him
In tf.000 ball for sending black-hand let
ters to James Oreco, a wealthy Italian
merchant. Many persons In Washington
county have paid toll to the black-hand
during the last few years.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
MURDER PROSECUTOR
GILLETTE. Wyo., Jan, S.-(8peclal
Telegram,) Last night at 9 o'clock an
attempt was made to assassinate Elwood
Anderspn, prosecuting attorney of Camp
bell county. The would-be murderer fired
at Mr. Anderson through the glass win
dow of the latter's office door, the bullet
shattered tho glass and struck Mr. An
derson on the little finger of his left
hand. Mr. Anderson was stttlr In his
office with his feet on his desk and his
hands clasped behind his head talking
to Alonzo M. Clark, county clerk, when
the shot was flrcl. Several Gillette pen
pie got a glimpse of the miscreant and
It Is believed that he will be apprehended,
SOUTH DAKOTA WANTS LINE
Business Men of Mitchell Urge Mil
waukee to Build Cut-Off.
EARLING SAYS NOT AT ONCE
l'rcnlilriit of tlui MlltrnuUrn Hnyn
that lllillilliiK of 4h Blind
Must Wnll t'liitiiKOil I'M
nniichy Onitilltlun.
BuslncHH men of Mitchell, H, I),, and
those -above and bilow'jn tho Jim river
valley are appealing to tho executive of
fleers of the Milwaukee, rond to con
struct tho long-talUcd-ol cutoff between
Omaha nnd Yankton. They- aro tntUtnx
of sending a delegation to Chicago to lay
the .matter boforo Prosl Unt lurllng nnil
urge the building of the line.
In Omaha tho action of tho South Da
kota business' men is being watched with
great Interest, hut tho opinion prevails
that they will bo unablo to get uven a
promise.
Omaha and Omaha business men have
talked tho Omahu-Yatikton cut-off for
years nnd until three months ugo fell
certain that It was una of tho lines tho
Mllwaukco would build in tho nenr fit
tore. Throe months ago, however, their
Iiopcb wcro dashed to the ground by nn
interview given out by tho proldetit of
tho road. He, accompanied ,y other
company officials, arrived In tho city and
whllo hero thpy met a committee of tho
Jobbers, Positive Information wan de
manded ns to what tho Milwaukee, pro-
v ,, , fliimiumco i.ru-
posed to do and after the conference,
President Earllng, over his slgnuturo,
iiirnisneii a stutornent to the pnpers,
Buying that whllu tho company officials
had given the Omaha-Yankton lino some,
consideration Its construction 'was not
contemplated in tho near future,
To President Earllng it was shown thnf
tho failure to build tho cut-off from
Omaha to Yankton wbb shutting this city
out of 11 lurge territory In northern Ne
braska and South Dakota that by right
belonged to It. Tho argument, It was con
ceded, was true, but the president of tho
load answered that tho compuny did not
feci Justified In constructing any new
lines until financial conditions chunked.
Local officials deny the report that tho
heads of tho Milwaukee road havo u feel
ing toward Sioux City more friendly than
toward Omaha. In proof of their denial
they point to tho millions of dollars that
In being spent In tho construction of tho
second track across Iowa In order to
Improva the road and consequently the
service between here and Chicago.
George J, Weber,
Inventor, is Dead
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 8,-Ge'orge J.
Weber, Inventor of a number of onglno
appliances and formerly president of a
largo manufacturing compuny, Is doid at
his homo hero of Injuries received four
months ago while at work in i.u ii,..
tory on a new typo of gas engine. Mr.
Weber's left arm was shattered by nn
explosion last September. A silver plate
was substituted for a part of one of tho
bones of tho forearm and the wound
healed. The shock, however, undermined
tho Inventor's health and flnully caused
death. Mr. Weber was 65 years old.
FUND DISTRIBUTED AMONG .
FAMILIES OF DEAD SEAMEN
BUFFALO, N. Y Jan. 8,-At a meeting
held hero today M0,000 was distributed I
among the relatives of the 200 great lakes' !
seamen, who lost their Uvea on November!
9, when the great lakes experienced the
most severe gale known In their history.
Eight men, four Americans and four
Canadians, decided how to distribute the
fund.
Vessel owners on both sides of the bor
der havo been generous In their contribu
tions to the fund and the Canadian gov-1
ernment gave 115,001 Over tSO.OQO was
raised In Cleveland, where most of the I
I victims resided.
MOYER GOES BACKTO
HANCOCK TO TESTIFY
BEFOREGRAND JURY
Miners' Leader, Acompanied by Man
Who Was Deported with Him,
Return Quietly.
DEPUTY SHERIFFS GUARD THEM
Men Are in Hotel from Which They
Were Abducted.
GOVERNOR QUESTIONS OWNERS
Attorney Says Federation Docs Not
Represent Employes.
SHARP CONFLICT IN FIGURES
Mine Mnwnnte "Offer to Shorr Honk
(Itvlnir Number Kmntoyert mil
I'nloii Mrn Offer In -Meet
the I nunc.
tUII.I.UTIX.
HOUGHTON. Mich.. Jan. S.-Charlci H.
Mover, president of tho Western federa
tion of Miners, returned to tho copper
country today, accompanied by Charles
11. Tanner, auditor of tho federation, who
was deported with hint on December M.
The men camo under guard of deputy
sheriffs nnd will appear before a special
grand Jury this afternoon.
Mr. Moycr excused himself from seeing
Intel viewers and went ut onco to a hotel,
Ho pleaded fatigue and his appearance
illil not hollo his statement. Mr. Tan
ner also declined to dlxcuss anything con
nected with his experiences.
A curious crowd gathered ut tho Hough
ton station, but caught no glimpse of
tho men. Moyor and Tanner took retuga
In a locked stateroom and romalncd there
until tho train reached Hancock.
Several hundred men, evidently union
members, awaited Mr. Moycr and raised
a cheer us ho stepped Into an automo
bile and was whisked away to tho hotel
Scott, whero ho was domiciled when the
1 mob of Doscmber X Invaded tho place
and escorted him and Tanner to a tram
In Houghton,
It waB Jcurnrd that tho federation men
telegraphed to Governor Ferris a day
or two ago offering to testify boforo tho
grand Jury. Tlio stato executive, busied
with tho strike situation gonerally, asked
the attorney general to come to Hough
tun to nrrango for the return of tho fed
eration leaders.
An application of protection was
gianted and two of tho biggest deputies
In Houghton county ftvero lant night tent
to phi)Ms?l, Mloh., .to meet tmr fraln and
cscortMoyor 'and Tanner back-.to thlf
cpfnirHiilUy'. JHo far as could be hscrvei
this irucuut6ii was ttitncci'sxary as only
Atiplauco greeted tlio union men when
they arrived nt Hancock.
Tho deputies will act as body guard
as long ns th. inmi aro here.
It wnu understood that uh soon as the
grand Jury huo excused thu incp. they
will leave for Washington to attend tho
meeting of the nxccntlvu council ut tho
American Fedrutlon of Labor.
t'hnllriiKP to Htrlkrr.
Acceptance nt what union labor labor
regarded as a challenge marked the closo
of the hearing which Governor Wood
bridge N. Kcrrls today gavo to rcprc
ecntatlvc of tho mining companies In
volved In tho copper strike.
A. L, Potorman, a representative of the
Calumet and Hecla, called tho governor's
attention to discrepancies between tho
company's nnd union's statistics In tho
ti lUo situation.
Ho pointed' nut that (he figures regard
ing the number of men employed wcro
nt varliinco and added that tho companies
wcro vllllng to oubmlt U aruuetual count
I ot cmpi0yes and would throw open their
j books as r sourco of Information If tho
were wilting to oubmlt io aivuctual count
union would do tho same.
Claudo O, Taylor, president of the
Michigan Stato federation of Labor,
promptly said that tho union would do
I tho same thing.
Governor Ferris gave no Indication as
to whether any such procedure would be
adopted. It has been known that ho has
investigators under tho state labor com
mission and presumably tho men havo
already gone Into thut phase ot the sit
uation. Tho company men combated several of
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The Woman's
Burden Can Be
Lightened !
A Aroman'B work la never
dono."
So tho saying goes and thoro
Is a great deal of truth In It,
Tho woman who does houso
work goos through tho same
monotonous grind day after
day without the satisfaction of
seeming to get anywhere.
Houeowork muBt be dono, but
there are signs of encourago
mont In tho hundreds of house
hold articles that have been In
vented to lighten a woman's
burden.
Tho housewife of fifty years
ago would be absolutely amaz
ed to see tho array of smooth,
sanitary, durable and conven
ient utensils that crowd the
aholves of an up-to-date house
ware shop or department.
Aro you sure you have
everything available to lighten
your burden or the burden ot
those that work for you?
Let tho advertising columns
of The Deo help you. "YJou will
find in them the advertise
ments of merchants of known
standing who are ready to pro
vide you with anything your
household may need.