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which is expected tomorrow, affrma- tive work on the currency bill will be- gin at once. The amendments com prised the essential features of the measure drafted by Senator Hitch cock and the five members of the Sen ate Banking Committee. With these out of the way Senator Owen will of fer his bill, endorsed by the Senate Democratic caucus as the substitute for the Glass bill that passed the House.
 Republican senators joined Senator Hitchcock today in a strong fight against the provision of the Owen bill limiting to ninety days the maturity reriod of commercial paper that might be rediscounted at the proposed new regional reserve banks.
 Senators Crawford of South Dakota and McCumber of North Dakota de- claIed it would make it impossible for comry banks of the West to me II an emergency. and that the mass of six months notes of farmers and stockraisers would be valueless in time of a panic because they could not be rediscounted.
 With this ninety-day provision vol are simply creating a bank of big banks" declared Senator Crawford. "A bank to help big banks, but for which you assess the little banks to get the capital. The little banks are simply commanded to carry wood and water for the big banks.
 You say to the Vanderlips and the Hepburns and the Morgans and the Reynoldses come in with your short term paper and get the money but you say to the Smiths and the Browns and the Joneses from the small coun- try districts, go somewhere else with your longtime farmers paper, we can not discount it."
 Senator Shafroth replied that the limitation against longtime paper had been settled upon solely to assure the federal reserve banks having pa per that would be liquid" and quick ly convertible into cash in times of stress.
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MARRIAGE BUREAU
 OPERATORS HELD
MAN, WIFE AND DAUGHTERS AL LEGED TO HAVE DONE THRlV-
 ING FINANCIAL BUSINESS.
Daughter Would Threaten Dissatisfied Suitors With Prosecution and There. by Dispose of Them.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec IT, Martin w. Paris, of Princeton, Ind, who with his wife and daughters, Louise and Ora, were indicted here on a charge of misusing the mails in operating q matrimonial bureau today told Judge A. B. Anderson in federal court tha, Louise alone was responsible for what Charles w. Miller, district at torney, characterized as one of the biggest matrimonial swindles operat- ed in this country. Farris and his wife appeared in court today and with drew their plea of not guilty and en- tered plea of guilty which they withdrew after MT. Miller had outlin. ed the governments case.
 Louise pleaded guilty to the charges when arraigned yesterday but she has not been sentenced. Ora has not been arraigned.
 MT Miller, in outlining the govern ment's case, declared the plan of swindle was for Louise to write let ters to men who wished to marry her. FaTris mailed the letters, he said. Ora warned away prospective bridegrooms and if they became in- sistent, the father threatened them Five men who had proposed to Louise arrived in Princeton at the same time MT Miller said, and at one time she was engaged to fifty men. One of the victims who sent Louise $100 was widely known pugilist, the district attorney asserted.
 According to MT. Miller, there was scramble at the Farris home in Princeton when packages or letters arrived, and the first member of the family to open a package or letter kept it's contents.
 Mir. Miller told of many prospective bridegrooms who had sent diamond bracelets, diamond rings, money and railroad tickets ~-~
 Louise, who confessed her part n the scheme. Mr. Miller said, told him that she wrote to the disgruntled lovers threatening to have them ar rested for trying to lure young innocent girl away from home" il return of money or jewelry was de handed
 After Farris and his wife had list ened to Mir Miller's story, they with drew their plea of guilty and again | pleaded not guilty.
 Judge Anderson had the bonds oi Farris and his wife increased to $1- 900 and they were taken to jail be ing unable to furnish the amount. l The date of their trial was not set
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MAKES RADICAL CHANGE IN BA- SIS OF REPRESENTATION IN
 NATIONAL CONVENTION.
UNITE WARMING FRACTIONS
Is the Hope and Under New Conditions to Launch the Coming Campain- Reduce Representation from All the Southern States.

Washington, Dec 1.-The Repub- lican National Committee tonight con cluded its labor for reform in party procedure and launched it's campaign for reunion of warning clements by adopting a resolution providing for 9 radical change in the basis of repre- sentation in national nominating con- venton, which would reduce the quota of Southern states from tbirty-three to sixteen per cent of the conventions total.
 The action of the committee, criti- cized in vigorous terms by several of it's members, but made unanimous be- fore adjournment, must be indorsed by states entitled to cast a majority of votes in the electoral college before it becomes party law. In order that such action shall be taken as prompt ly as possible, the committee appoint Gu d GWU~tOu1ililIt Ol lulGtt NOil6l6N~ ing of Chas. B. Warren of Michigan; Senator. Borah of Idaho, and Gov. Hatfield of W est Virginia, to prepare an address to the states, urging im- mediate ratification of the proposal. This address will be drawn up short ly after the Christmas holidays, and leading members of the committee ex- pressed the hope tonight that 1t would be met by early action.
 Approval by the states will insure call from the national committee for the national convention of 1916 along the lines laid down today.
 The adoption of the reorganization plan came as @ compromise which re- fiected the views of many committee men that Southern representation should be reduced, but not brought to the vanishing point. The resolu- ton reads:
 Confident that the action of this committee, representing as it does, practically the unanimous sentiment of the Republican electors of the states, will be ratified by the Repub- lican electors of the states, be it
 Resolved, That this committee shall issue a call for the national con vention to be held in the year 1916 to nominate candidates for president and vice president in accordance with the following basis of representation:
 Each state shall be entitled in such conventinos to four delegates-at. large; one delegate for each repre- sentative in Congress at large from any state; one delegate from each congressional district; an additional delegate from each congressional dis trlct in which the vote either for Re
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Villa Reports to Carranza.

Hermosillo Sonora, Dec. 17.-Gen Francisco Villa, in a long report rec cpived here today by Gen. Carranza. denied that any foreigners were mo- tested in Chihuahua City, with the ex. ception of the Spaniards, who were expelled. Villa suggested to the SI- preme leader of the reyomtionists that the Chihuahua state capital be made his natianal provisional capital
 The foreign consuls asked for guarantees for their countryment and these were given in ull for all except the Spanish.' Gen. Villa said in his report.
 These. as you know almost entire ly have taken an undue part in the internal struggle of our country and have put themselves always against the cause of the people, of whom we are the defenders"
 Gen. Villa told of the institution of a civil government at Chihuahua City and of the enlistment of 200 federal soldiers, who were sent to Juarez on their own recognizance. In requesting Gen Carranza to move his military beadquarters to Chihuahua. Gen. Villa argued that the state was in the hand of insurgent forces and that it's cen tral location would make the most most advantageous.
 II was said here that Gen Carranza had made no decision in the matter but was considering if. Villa took oo- casion to reassure the constitutionalis' Commander-in-chief of the loyalty and constancy of your most affectionate subordinate"
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NEXT FRIDAY UNLESS IMPORT ANT AMENDMENTS ARE STILL
 PENDING AT THAT TIME.
REPUBLICANS GIVE CONSENT
On Condition That an All Night Ses- sion Be Prevented by Taking Ad- iournment Until Saturday in Case of Unforeseen Delay.

Washington, De-. 17-An agree men to vote on the final passage of the administration currency bill "on the legislative day of Friday, Decem- ber," was reached in the Senate late today The agreement provides that debate tomorrow and Friday shall be limited to fifteen minutes for each senator upon each amendment or up- on the bill itself.
 While the legislative day may run into Saturday. it is the expectation ot Senate leaders that the bill will he passed before midnight Friday night. If important amendments are pend ing at that time. however, a recess may be taken until Saturday morning, as the Republicans would not consent to the agreement until the Democrats promised they would not keep the Senate in session all night Friday.
 Democratic Leader Underwood of the House was in conference with Senate leaders today, in preparation for the final stages of congressional action on the currency measure. It is thogaht that but two days will be taken for completion of the bill in the joint conference committee.
 House leaders are in close touch with all changes made by the Sen ate and they expect President Will sons signature to be attached to the measure hefore Christmas
 The Dig task of oIganlzr?a 8 feI. eral reserve board Il en will begin
 The Senate spent today in consid- erati D Cf further amendments pro- posed by Senator H!tChcotk, defeat ing by 4l to 37, his amendment to eX- tend the guarantee of bank deposits to cover state banks that joined the new system, as well as national banks. Senator Owen expressed his approval of this idea but the Demo- crats would not support it because t had not received the endorsement of the caucus. A motion by Senator | Hitchcok to increase from ninety days to lS0 days tho maturity date of pa Der that could be submitted for redis- couut at the regional banks also was defeated g to 34.
 Tie Democrats gathered in a hur- ri adly called conference at 6 o'clock tonight, tc settle all final differences over the bill and agree upon amend ments which they would support. Tho list of amendments submitted to the oaucus included many of those which hal been proposed by Senator Hitch cock or by Republicans and voted down and it was said several of these might be offered tomorrow or Friday by Senator Owen and adopted as part of the bill With the defeat of the lass of the Hitchcock amendments
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FEDERAL ARMY AT OJlNAGA MAY LEAVE THAT CITY TO RECAP.
 TURF STATE CAPITAL.
HUERTA ORDERS THEM SOUTH
Villa and Commander at Juarez Ridi- cule Idea That Disheartened Army Will Attempt to Leave Their Pres ent Northern Stronghold.

Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Dec. 17.-"Un- less present plans are changed, and l see no reason why they should be, the federal army will leave Oiinaea within a few days to march to Chi huahua with a view of attacking and rocapturing the city from the reb- els"
 Gen. Salvador Mercado, command er-lnchief of the federal army of the north made this assertion in his camp here today. He said Ojinaga will be evacuated and the federal army un- der his command would march toward Chihuahua.
 The commanders statement was given without the usual reservation attached to military plans Others profess to believe, however that the rebel forces in Chihuahua the most important city in the far north. were too strongly entrenched to invite an attack by the federals.
 We came here to replenish our pro- vision train and communicate with the war department at Mexico City" Gen. Mcrcado continued. Our orders are 10 attack the rebels. There seems 10 he little prospect of a battle here, for the rebels have not yet appeared in large numbers in this vicinity. never believed Villas troops would be sent against Ojinaga, for we were read 10 meet them with 5,OOG men and five batteries of artillery"
 Gen Mercado would not comment on the reason for his evacuation of Chihuahua, except to say that his flight to the border at this point op- posite Presidlo, Texas, was 10 enable him to communicable with Mexico City. In Chihuahua he had no way of obtaining orders CT money for the troops, He now has nine other gen erals here
 Should Mercado attack or surround Chihuahua where Gen. Francisco Villa and the main body of rebels is fortified he would check any rebel activity toward Torreon, directly south
 Federal officers had information that federal troops were moving 'o- ward Chihuahua from Torreon and that the return of Gen. Mercado was ordered in conformity with orders from Mexico City for an advance on Chihuahua from two directions.
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ton, but in the absence of any off. clal information on the subject it had been impossible to convey definite assurance to the many anxious inouir. CTS who were alarmed for the safety of their relatives and friends.
 So far Consul Letcher has forward. ed to the State Department no reply rom Gen. Villa to its representations regarding the treatment of the Span. lSh residents of Chihuahua, but it k assumed that the consul has not found lt easy to communicate quickly with the rebel general, owing to his mill tary activity along the extended line or the constitutionalists army. Little doubt is felt that Gen. Villa will heed the admonitions of the diplomats and extend proper treatment to the Span- lards. as well as other foreigners. fin this connection department officials deprecate the demonstrations in favor Of Huerta, which are said to have been made by the Spanish element on the American side of the border.
 There is likely to be little change in the disposition of the vessels If the American fleet near Tampico for the present.
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Rebels Scout These Plans.

Juarez, Dec. 17.--Despite Gen. Mer- cados statement at Oiinaga that the iederals would attempt to recapture Chihuahua, Gen. Benavides, rebel commander at Juarez, said today that the rebels were preparing for an ac- tive campaign southward.
 Tt was Gen. Villas intention after reaching Chihuahua to carry the cam paign southward and that has not been abandoned" Beneyades said. Already 2,000 rebels are near OJi- naca If the federals attempt to march from the border they will he attacked" ."
 That he does not intend to restore the property of foreigners who partlc- hated in the revolution and that he considered the expelled Spaniards as having so participated, was the JustI- t,ation given by Gen. Villa for con fiscating property in Chihuahua, lie said that in expelling the SpaniardS in a body he was acting according 70 the position taken by Gen. Carranza' With whom he was in full accord Those who had taken part in the lll- tarnal affairs of the country, he sald' whether foreigners or not, would nave to suffer the same consequences as Mexicans, but he would protect all neutral foreigners.
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ID HARNESS WINDS
 OF NORTH ALASKA
TO FURNISH LIGHT FOR THE RE LlGloUS WORKERS OF THE
 TRAcKLESS ARCTIC WASTE.

Philadelphia, Dec, 1.-The winds that blow in northern Alaska are 60 he harnessed to light up the long DO lar night in the cause of religion. To this end announcement was made to- day that the Right Rev P. T. Rowe, bishop of the diocese of Alaska, has authorized Dr. w. E. S. Temple, head of the electrical engineering depart ment of the University of Pennsyl- vania to design and build an electric light plant, operated by a windmill, for the use of the Episcopal mission at Point Hope, Alaska. Point Hope is more than 100 miles north of the Arctic circle, where the polar night continues several months each year Bishop Rowe, on a recent visit to Philadelphia, said that the wind ve- locity at Point Hope is rarely below twenty miles an hour. and that it av- erages approximately twenty-five miles.
 The temperature during the winter months ranges from 35 to 55 degrees below zero. The idea of installing such a plant at the mission, where there a.'e 400 inhabitants, originated it is said, with the Rev. A. R. Hoare who is in charge of the mission.
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CHANGE OF VENUE.

Sulphur, Okla, Dec. 17.-After three ful effort to secure a jury, a motion seeking a change of venue in the case of John Lindsay, charged with having murdered J. Y. Schenck, editor of the Sulphur Democrat, here last August, was sustained in district court tonight and the case transferred to Cleveland County for trial.
 Public feeling both for and against Lindsay is intense and the motion, filed by attorneys for the defense, was concurred in by counsel for the prose cution.
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publican presidential electors in 1908 or for the Republican candidate for Congress in 1914 shall have been not less than 7,500, and that for each dele gate chosen an alternate delegate shall be chosen in the same manner and at the same time to act in the ab- sence of the delegate.
 Provided, however, that the above basis of representation shall not he made the basis of the call for the Ea- tional convention to be held in the year 1916, unless prior to January ], 1915, Republican state conventions held under the laws of the states or called by the state committees of the states in such number of states as are entitled to cast a majority of the votes in the present electoral college shall ratify the action of this commit tee in respect to determining this ba- sis of representation"
 The vote on the resolution was as follows:
 Aye-Arkansas California, Cobra do, Connecticut, Delaware, District of 1 Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mary land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min nesota, Missouri, Montana. Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma. Ore gon, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, South Carolina Tennessee, Utah, Yer mont, Washington, West Virginia, | Wisconsin-3S.
 Nay-Alabama Georgia Mississip- pi, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia-7.
 According to figures submitted by | the subcommittee, the new plan would reduce the total number of del egates from 1.0S3. as in 1912, to 993 Under it these states would lose dele gates:
 Alabama 9, Arkansas 3. Florida Georgia 10, Illinois 2, Kentucky Louisiana ', Mississippi s, New Yorh 1, North Carolina 3, Pennsylvania 1 South Carolina ', Tennessee 3, Texas 15, Virginia g. Hawaii 1. The South ern states would have 164 delegates ill all,
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coNsECRATED BISHOP.

Nashville. Tenn. Dec. l7.-The Very Row Charles layney Colmore. former dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral Ha- vana Cuba, was consecrated Episco- nal bishop of Porto Rico and Haiu today in All Saints Chapel of the University of the South at Sewanee' rem The bishops of the Episcopal church who attneded the service in- clnded Right Rev. Daniel Futile bish- op of Missouri; Right Rev. Vim Guer- rv bishop of South Carolina; Right Rev Thomas Gailor bishop of Tennes- see. Right Rev. Albion Knight bishop of Cuba. and Right. Rev. Edwin G' Wood, bishop of Florida.
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All Americans Safe.

Washington, Dec 17.-Reassurance as to the safety of Americans in Chl' huahua conveyed today by Consul Letcher immediately upon the reop' ening of telegraphic communication between that city and Fl Paso came as a rslief to the administration here
 Washington officials had been or the opinion that the stories emanat- Ing from refugees and federal parti- sans to the effect that Americans and other foreigners in Chihuahua were being subjected to gross mstreatment oy the rebels wer1 without founda'
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NEXT DEMOCRATIC STATE CON- MENTION WILL BE HELD IN
 THAT CITY ON JUNE 3.
LITTLE RICK LOSES OUT
By a Close Vote of ii to 10, After Hard Fight-RuIes of Representa- tion Are Also Outlined by the Dem- ocratic State Committee.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 17.-The Democratic State Committee at a meeting at Marion Hotel this morn ing voted to hold the next State con vention at Pine Bluff June 3, 1914. Little Rock was the only other con tender for the convention, which went to Pine Bluff by vote of II to 10 after a hard fight.
 Mayor Charles F. Taylor and George R. Brown, secretary of the Board of Trade, sent resolutions to the meet ing asking for the convention Reso- lutiOns from the Chamber of Com merce and the Progressive Business League of Pine Bluff, asking that the convention be sent there, were also read.
 A resolution by June P. Wooten, calling for the State convention June 3, 1914. and apportioning the delegate from each county, was passed. Twen- ty>six delegates are provided for Put laski County. The delegates are to be chosen according to Rule 26 of the rules of the State Democratic Con- mittee, adopted July 5, 1912.
 Another resolution was introduced by MT Wooten, and adopted, provid- ing in part that no one shall be en- titled to vote in the Democratic pri- mary, March 25, 1914, to name dis tFfq tafn xf ficers, who has not supported the Democratic nominee within twelve months, and that any judge of election or clerk can challenge the right of the State Democratic Committee af- fidavit to the effect he has complied with the rule
 Another resolution was passed pro yiding that the members of the coun- ty central committee shaif be select ed by the voters at the regular cleo tions and serve term of two years. Each member when elected is required to make affidavit that he has support ed the Democratic nominee.
 That the Democratic State conven- llOi Oi hlhdiiSdS uS Sdilcu tu uttl Oi Wednesday, June 3, 1914 at 12 o'clock noon, and that the delegates to com pose said convention shall be appor- toned amongst the various counties as follows, was resolution submit ted by June F. Wooten:
 Arkansas ', Ashley 5, Baxter 4, Ben. ton IA, Boone 6, Bradley 5, Calhoun I, Carroll [, Chicot ,, Clark 8, Clay 8, Cleburne 6, Cleveland Columbia 8, Conway H. Craighead 9, Crawford 3, Crittenden ,, Cross 3, Dallas ,, De5ha 3. Drew 6, Faulkner 9, Franklin S. Fulton 6, Garland II, Grant f, Greene &, Hampstead 10, Hot Springs ', How ard z, Independence II, Izard 6, Jack son z, Jefferson IA, Johnson ', Lafay- cite 3, Lawrence ', Lee 6, Lincoln (, Little River 1, Logan II, Lonoke F. Madison z, Marion 3, Montgomery ]. Nevada 6, Newton 3. Ouachita 6, Per ry 4, Phillips ', Pike ,, Poinsett ,. Polk 6, Pope 10, Prairie 5. Pulaski 26, Randolph s, Saline ', Scott ,. Scar cy i, Sebastian l6, Sevier 6, Sharp ,. St Francis 6, Stone 3 Union ', Van Buren 5, Washington 12, White 13, Woodruff 6, Yell 10
 Such delegates snall be chosen in accordance with Rule 26 of the rules of this committee, adopted July 30, 1912.
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e,N SHAKESPEARE BOOKS.

London. Dec. 1.-The large collec- tion of books relating to Shakespeare formed by the late President Edw' Dowden of the University of Dublin bas been purchased by a New York collector.
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NAMED ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

Boston. Dec. 17.-Ezra Ripley Thay- CT. dean of the Harvard law school. was nominated for associate justice of the supreme court by Gov. Floss today.
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6 MORE SHOPPING DAYS

Before Christmas. It is to the mer- chants interest, the clerks interest and your own interest tha. you shop today. The gift you want may not he in stock tomorrow-buy it today.
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w BATH E R
 FOR EC A s T

Washington, Dec. 17.-Forecast Tor Arkansas: Generally fair Thursday and Friday