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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
CONGRESS BEGINS
WORK THIS WEEK
More Legislation Than Can Pos.
sibIy Be Taken Care of In
Session Which Opens
Monday.

WASHINGTON. Dec. f.-Eongrcss win
meet for tie short session Monday,
racing a winter which will be filled
With hard work and u, vast volume of
business which canno possibly be dis
posed OF before March 4.
AS always, the session will be
marked by much politics, some Of it
the aftermath of the recent campaign,
some of ii the forerunner of the cam
ai;n two years hence. Also in view
OF the ~cioSeness and uncertainty of inc
control of the new House there will be
much political jo~ckeyin" in that body.
Then, too, some few of the more sa-
%sacious political leaders of both par
ties Will be looking forward to the flu
turc, the democrats studying how they
can hold power indefinitely and the re
publicans how they can come back"
important Bills Up.
Legislative problems of staggering
dimensions will confront both houses.
Whether any of the more important
will be solved this winter remains to
be seen. OF immediate and pressing
Importance. of course, are the appro
p,iation bills which ave to be taken
care of each session. Consideration of
these done will take up most of the
VI VI lilC SsSoio oIlS VAN tStlN w ~
a barrier to other legislation.
Opponents Of the large navy and
large army will fight heavy appropria-
tons for those purposes, but probably
without success.
The railroad problem, with a number
of menacing aspect, will have to be
tackled. The Newlafds joint committee
is already conducting hearings on all
phases of it. But the most pressing
phases of it will arise from the railroad
wage and labor difficulty.
Living Cost Problem.
High cost of living is going to worry
congress exceedingly. Food embargo
legislation, legislation for government
price fixing, legislation to prevent
speculation in food stuffs, Legislation
to make it possible for the government
to seize cornered food stuffs and the
like will be proposed and urged. Con
gress will probably do as little as il
can on this subject and saw its face
Embargo legislation cannot be put
through because of opposition from the
| agricultural districts.
Prohibition for the District of Co
lumbia and national prohibition will be-
/ at the front. Friends of such legisla.
ton are already stirring. Suffrage
may be forced to a vote in both houses
The Webb bill to permit combina.
tons Of exporters, which has passed
the House, will be strongly supported
in the Senat
Senator Chamberlain will do al
possible for a universal training dill.
Corrupt practices legislation vii
once more be urged. Senator Lane, O
Oregon. says it must be passed.
Another battle is ahead over "porl
barrel" river and harbor publ,
building bills. Also congress will b.
confronted with such bills as those OF
immigration. conservation, vocational
education, government of Porto Rico
and many others. most of which will
be sidetracked when March a comes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
STILL HOPE TO KEEP
EXCHANGE RATES UP
Britain Realizes Reserve Board
Is Supreme In American
Finance.


London. Dec. fit is believed here
that exchange rates will not be affect
ed with the withdrawal from sales Of
the short term treasury bills in the
United States, but that shipments Of
gold and securities will be resorted to
and that there may be further issue
OF Japanese %exchequer bonds. Com
menting on che warning OF the federal
reserve board before the w~ithdrawalof
the bills vas announced. the Economist
said:
1T undoubtedly will make our III
nancing in New York more difficult.
and we must at once set about meet
ing this difficulty. Since America
wants gold, we and our allies must
find and ship it. and we must also be
prepared to ship securities of the kind
the federal reserve board recommends
to investors. Above all, we must in-
crease production and reduce consump-
ton SO that we shall have to import
less from America"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
K|NG.SURRENDERS
ARMS TOEN1ENTt
FOLLOWING CLASH
Day of Terror In Athens Marked
BY Battle Between PrYal
and venizeIos and
lied Troops.
FRENCH ARMY WlTHDRAWS
Heavy Casualties Result of
Street Fighting-Fleet Drops
Smells Near Palace
Order Is Restored.
ARMY WlTHDRAWs

London, Dec. after n day of ter
ror in Athens in which Venizelos fol-
lowers fought ~royalists and Greek
troops fired upon entente forces. which
had been landed, according to Vice Adj
rniral Du Fournet to maintain order,
a truce vas arranged. King Constant
tine finally agreed to surrender the
mountain guns demanded by the allies
and the latter are withdrawing their
troops with the exception of a small.
guard.
Disturbances began as soon as the
allied troops were landed.
Greek troops fired on the entente
forces which occupied the zappeion,
while reservists and Venizelists ex-
changed shots in the streets. A pitched
battle between the opposing Greek
forces occurred in Stadium street, The
casualties have not been ascertained,
but 1t is known several civilians were
killed.
The Dutch and Spanish ministers
finally interviewed and induced the
king to surrender the guns on condi-
ton that the entente withdraw the
troops, except 900 left in the zappeion.
According to information from a source
close to the Greek government, Admiral
Du Fournet telephoned to Premier
LalnbrOs suggesting an armistice
which was affected after a conference
OF the premier with the king. While
the conference was In progress and
even after the French minister had
been summoned to take part In 1t,
guns continued to boom. Special dis
patches from Athens say the French
bombarded the hill behind the palace.
Casualties in the fighting In the
lighting in the Greek capital are said
to number 200. according to a dispatch
from Athens to the Central News
agency.
Athens. Dec. 4.--(via London).-The
king Of Greece has agreed TO give UP the
artillery demanded by Admiral Du
Fournet. The allied troops are with
drawing from Piraeus.
An entente diplomat informed the
Associated Press correspondent h
Admiral Du FOurnet ordered the with
drawal OF his troops after King Con-
stantine agreed to surrender six bat
teries of mountain artillery to the allies.
Thu allies forces are already leaving
for Zappeion, only 30 remaining on
guard.
The French legation which was
guarded by French marines was fired
upo during the crisis. The Greek au-
thorities assert that the firing was done
by rowdies Secretary Bridgman of the
British legation, vas arrested in the
streets by a Greek patrol and taken to
a police station, where he was instantly
released.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
HOLD CRAZY MAN WHO
THREATENED WILSON.
Police Pick Up Man Crazed
With Drink and Threaten
ing Notables.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. "A man who
made threats against President Wilson
was arrested at a railroad station here
today by the police and sent to a hos
pital for observation. He was found
walking about the station muttering
and carrying a kitchen knife. He said
his name was Jonathan Krauz and that
he was 163 years old, and had no home.
He wore three coats and no hat. The
police said he is mentally unbalanced
n hat his condition was aggravated
by drink. He made threats to kill the
president m also mentioned the names
Of j. P. Morgan and John d. Rockefel-
Ter, the police said.
President Wilson on his way to New
Pork passed through Philadelphia to-
day some distance from where the man
was arrested.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
PENNSYLVANIA CENSORS
BAN MOVIES OF CRIME

Pittsburgh. Pa, Dec. 2.--films show
Ing safe crackers at work, tramps
stealing watches and people taking
drugs are to be eliminated from NOV
ing picture exhibitions in Pennsylvania,
according to a bulletin issued today by
the state board OF censors. A long list
Of film plays, some of them thrillers.
with heroines tied to tracks, is forbid
den.
Scores of films in series are enune-
rated as condemned, including about SO
on the subject of white slavery and 25
on Mexican scenes whose manufacture
ers the censors have been unable to.
locate. Prize fighting films have also:
been put under the an.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
RAIN AND SNOW ARE
PREDICTED NEXT WEEK

Washington. Dec. 3.-Weather pre-
day, issued by the weather bureau to-
day. are:
Plains States and Upper. and Middle
Mississippi Valley-The weather will be
uncertain. but SHOWS in the north and
rains or SHOWS in southern portions OF
these districts are likely bS the middle
Of the week. Considerably colder after
Wednesday,.
Rocky Mountain and Plateau Regions
Rains and nov are probable in the
first half of the week n again toward
it's close. Colder after Tuesday.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
is BETTER.

Tarrytown. n. Y, Dec. 2.-The condi-
ton of John D. Archbold president of
the Standard Oil company OF New 4er-
sey, was about the same as last night,
when he was reported as much inn
proved, 1T was said at his home here to-
day. where he has been dangerously Ill
Cor several days, from an operation for
Appendicitis.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
PRESIDENT SENDS
BELGIAN PROTEST
To Inform Germany Through
Gerard, Deportations Have
Caused Bad impress
sion Here.

Washington, d. c., Dec. New rep
gian civilians which have been made by
the United States to Germany recently
will be emphasized personally on Ger
man officials by Mr.. Gerard when he
returns to his post. for which he sails
Tuesday next He will convey the in
dividual attitude OF President Wilson,
and tell of the bad impression created
among the American people by recent
treatment of the Belgians. The pro-
test based on broad grounds of human
ity. was hurried along partly because
of fear that Germany's policy in Bel
GUM would interrupt American relief
work there.
New York, Dec. 2.-Plans for a mass
meeting here on December Is, .'to voice
the protest of the American people" in
the matter of the wholesale deporta-
tons Of Belgians from their homes tc
Germany were announced today. Elihu
Root will be. one of the speakers. Others
thus far announced are Former Assist
ant United State Attorney General
James M. Beck and the Rev. DR.. VIM
T. Manning. rector of Trinity church.
In addition to this meeting a move
ment is underway to unite prominent
ana clerByhlen
the country in a general protest to edu-
Gators and university headssof Ge.,
many against the deportations.
The Rev. DIR. Edward E. Young, pas
tor of the Bedford Presbyterian churcf
of Brooklyn. who started this appea.
has received favorable replies from
Presidents Hibbins Of Princeton uni.
j versfty. Butler of Columbia, Lowell OF
Harvard and Faunce of Brown and
Chancellor Day of Syracuse university
and John A. Marcus. moderator of the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church. A number Of men interested
in the coming mas meeting held {
private conference during the week. i
was announced, to discuss what coult
&. be lone in the interest of the Belgians
Among those who attended were Elih,
Root, Thomas +. Ryan. Robert Bacon
Henry L. Stimson, Joseph H. Choate
and John NJ. Parker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
His pay OFF.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Who is that gentleman listening with
such keen delight to a ragtime selection
BY the band?'
daughters are very musical. If they were
present they would clap their hands to
their ears and pretend to be suffering"
They would insist on shedding their furs
during the summer
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
NEW sLAv DIVERSION.

Berlin, (by wireless to- Sayviile1.s
Dec. 2.-The Russians attempted to adj
vance yesterdayG4snear Smorgon and
south OF Pinsk; the waroffice al
nounces. Their efforts were without
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
Her Testimony.
From Life,

Visitor-When the explosion occurred did
you hear the d~etonations?
Mrs. Maloney-No: shure if there We're
my they We're drownded out by the sound
av the dynamite going off.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
The Convention Method.

From the Detroit Free Press.
What did you do at your cnnvention?'
mo much. But we had to stick around
four days because the committee on ar
rangements had told the hotel keepers
we'd be there that long and they needed
our money"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07

h congress Of Paraguay is consid-
sring the application OF a North Amer
lean syndicate. represented by John
Pope. for = concession to manufacture
uuebracho.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
FOR U. S. BANKS ABROAD
F,inanciers Now in Session Consider 40
Million Extension.

Chicago, March 23.-Middle western
financiers today were planning the
establishment of American banks in
foreign countries as an aid to extend
ing the overseas market of enterpris-
ing manufacturers.
Arrangements are already being
made for establishing one in South
America, Illinois capital will be large
ly interested. John ]. Arnold. vice
president of the First National bank
of Chicago, declares that it probably
will be located in Buenos Ayres.
1t is planned to locate the parent
bank of these foreign branch banks
here, as the most convenient point for
the financial and industrial interests
of the middle west. From twenty to
forty million dollars it was estimated,
will be subscribed by from 20 to 80
middle western bankers, to back the
proposition.
The Federal Reserve board already
has recommended to congress that the
bank act be so amended as to permit
members of the federal reserve system
and the federal reserve banks to sub
scribe for and hold stock in institu-
lions organized for the purpose of do
ing a banking business in foreign
countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
NOT A LOVE FEAST
Oklahoma G.. D. p. Convention
Develops Hot Fight.
In Final Bout McGraw Elected
to National Committee.

Oklahoma City, Ok, March 23.-Be-
ginning as a love feast with the cleo
ton of John Fields of Oklahoma City
as chairman. the Republican state
convention here developed a cries OF
fractional contests between the sup
porters of James A. Harris of Wag-
oner and J. ]. McGraw of Ponca City.
rival candidates for the position of Ia
tional committeeman, which after ~
eral turbulent hours eliminated in The
refusal of Harris's friends to present
his name to the convention. They an
nounced in a formal protest that they
would contest the election of national
committeeman before the Republican
national committee but that they had
no intention of boiling"
McGraw was elected national com
mitteeman by a large majority. Har-
ris supporters voted for John Fields,
Republican nominee for governor in
1914, despite his announcement that
he would not serve if elected, or re-
fused to vote at all.
Harris's contention was said to be
that the convention had no power TO
elect a national committeeman who
should be chosen by the delegates to
the national convention. The vote last
night for committeeman was 639 for
McGraW to PIP for Fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
4 new Yep DEVICE
1t Drags Bombs on Sea. Attached to
Two-Mile Wire.

Paris, March 23.-Equipped with a
new horribly destructive device, a
great fleet of Zeppelins will accom-
pany the German fleet when it dashes
out to meet the British, according to
stories told by Swiss boatmen on Lake
Constance.
They obtained their information,
they said, from residents of Fried
richshafen, on the lake, where the
great Zeppelin works are located. They
had watched the Germans expert
ment with the new missile.
Suspended from the gondola of the
Zeppelin is a wire more than two miles
long. At the end bangles a cluster of
bombs, containing high explosives,
Travels 100 Miles Hour.
Scouting ahead of the fleet, at a
great height, the Zeppelins, the boat
men say. will drop it's explosive bait
to the water and drag it at a high rate
of speed. When the bomb clusters
strike the side of an enemy warship,
the Zeppelin commander, two miles
above the water, will touch an cleo
trio button, setting off the charge.
The bomb dragging feat, it is said,
has been practiced several times in
the past fortnight by a new Zeppelin
that apparently maintained a speed of
100 miles an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
mex OIL field RICHEST
Gusher Produces 26t 900 Barrels 6
Day Is Banquet Talk.

New York, March ga dinner in
honor of Edward L. Doheny, president
of the Mexican Petroleum company,
was given last night by a group of his
friends at Sherry's. One hundred men
were present. Most of them were
prominent in various walks of life.
Talks were made by Mr.: Doheny
and DIR. I. c. White. Moving pictures
of oil lands in Mexico were shown.
1.-The greatest oil lands in the world
are between Tampico and Monterey,
Mexico" said Doctor White. Il eX-
amined the oil lands there in Novem-
Der, 1911. / found they eXcelled those
of Russia and the United States. From
one gusher, Cerro Agul, they were get
ting 261, 900 barrels a day. The oil
there comes from the solid sandstone"
The moving pictures depicted the
locating and drilling of oil wells and
then showed the gushers.
Among those present were Daniel
willard, president of the Baltimore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
LACK EFFICIENCY
Phone Men Want Quicker Action
From Utilities Board.

In compliance with the action TAX
en- at the February convention of the
Kansas Independent Telephone asso-
citation. the executive committee of
the association met Wednesday at the
National hotel and appointed a COM
mittee to confer with Governor Arthur
Capper in regard to the administration
of the public utility laws now prac-
ticed in regard to telephone COM
panies.
1t was the sense of the convention
that the independent telephone COM
panies, representing thousands of citi
zens of Kansas, are entitled to have
the law administered as intended
when passed by the legislature. The
commission as it is now organized is
handicapped because of lack of eff
cheney in methods of ascertaining facts
in the issues brought before them. 1t
is the purpose of the committee to
carry out the wishes of the associa-
ton.
The executive committee in its
meeting determined to ask the utili-
ties commission to appoint a time for
conference with the association and
to hear suggestions, the adoption of
which, the committee thinks, will IA
cilitate the work of the commission.
A resolution was adopted asking
telephone companies in the associa-
| ton to keep their employees who are
members of the K. N G. on full nav
for time in case they are called to
the colors, and to reinstate such en-
ployees after their terms of service IN
the army expire.
w. P. Hemphill, formerly with he
| old Independent Telephone company
at Topeka, is a member of the execu-
tive committee and was present at
the meeting. T. L. Youmans, presi-
dent of the association, presided at the
meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23

CONTINUED from Page One-l
is known to be bitterly hostile to the
first chiefs program, and particularly
as it relates to cooperation with the
Americans Gavira's troops are d.
vided between Obregonistas and Willis
taS.
Whatever may happen in Juarez,
there is no supposition here that any
attack would be made on FL Paso
from the other side of the river but
there is the apprehension that an out
break on one side would be followed
by an outbreak on the other. There
are about 35, 900 MeXicanS in this city
out of total population of 7l'0oO
and the majority of the MeXicans be-
long to the lowest and most ignorant
portion of the people.
Arrest PlOtters in Ell PaSO.
The military and civil authorities
have been making vigorous efforts to
forestall trouble by arresting every
Mexican suspected of melting fellow
countrymen against Americans Ar
rests have been made especially
among the Villista colony, which is
quite large.
Last night detectives were sent into
every section of the city and arrested
about 20 MeMcans suspected of anti
American plotting. The most impor-
tant arrest was that of Meolhor Her
rera, brother of General Luis Herrera
Herrera was arrested as he crossed
the international bridge after a pro-
longed conference with General Ga
vira at Juarez. According to the po-
lice they have proof that a plot had
actually been perfected by Herrera
and his associates to start rioting on
a large scale in Ell Paso. Two hun
bred men were said to have been en-
listed as a nucleus, having been won
over bV ClitterinC PROMISES of bOOtV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
WHERE'S VILLA
is AS MUCH AN
ENIGMA AS EVER
Report DefactO Pursuers Have
Joined His Army.
No Word as to His Whereabouts
Since Monday.
DEFAGT0 ENVOY DENIES REvOLT
New RumOrs Today Indicate
More Mutiny.
Have TOrreOn and CabullOna
GarrisOns Joined Villa!
Report DefactO PurSuers Have
Joined His Army.
No Word as to His Whereabouts
Since Monday.
DEFACTO ENVOYDENIES REVOLT
New RumOrs Today Indicate
More Mutiny.
Have TOrreOn and CabullOna
GarriSOns Joined villa!

Ell Paso. March 23.-The predicted
uprising against American troops on
Mexican soil is under way, it was
feared here today. Reports of Car
ranzista forces joining Villa, while not
officially confirmed. persisted.
With no word of Villas where
abouts since Monday, he is believed to
have escaped. Nine hundred troops
under Colonel Cano, who were sup
posed to have defeated the bandit near
Namiquipa, are reported to have gone
over to him. This would explain the
silence of Juarez officials regarding
the outcome of the reported battle
Juarez Commander Gavira said the
Carranzistas withdrew after their ru-
mored victory, an unusual proceeding
which practically confirms Villas es-
cape and suggests collision.
Pursuing villa
Unless the American forces re-
turned to their base at Casas Grandes
when they heard of Villas growing
numbers, General Pershing's cavalry
squadrons were believed to be hot on
Villa 5 trail. They were within a days
march of Namiquipa on Monday.
i, Besides the 1000 well armed and
: mounted Carranzistas under General
Luis Herrera reported marching from
Chihuahua City to join Villa. and
Cano's rumOred revolt, the CarranZlsta
garrisons at Torreon and Cabullona
are said to have mdtinied and de-
clared for Villa. There was no con-
firmation of these reports. Five thou
sand former Villistas, who were mus
tered out of the bandits service when
their general surrendered in JuareZ
and received amnesty last fall, were
reported in the de facto government s
army
Denies Revolt
Carranzista Consul Garcia in FL
Paso today issued a formal denial of
the Herrera revolt. He said Herrera
and Villa were deadly enemies.
Garcia threw further doubt on the
alleged fight between Carranzistas
and Villistas by stating that he had
had no advices regarding the battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23
FIND AN AVIATOR
Only One American Flyer Missing
Now on Border.

San Antonio; March 23.-Major
Sample. reporting from Columbus, n.
NJ, said that Aviator Willis is safe and
the Aviator Gorrell is the only flier
now missing. Gorrell was last sighted
over the ,Colonia Juarez, southeast of
CaSas CrandeS.
General Pershing reported an aero
plane in communication with the Sew
enth cavalry sixty miles southeast OF
CaSaS Grandes.
Two other advance cavalry columns
are known to be passing south. No
report of fighting between Americans
and VillistaS has been described
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-23

Kansas City March 23-HOGS-Receipt
5000. Market &c higher Bulk of sales,
Sc. 306I9.60; heavy, $9.50n9.65; packers and
butchers, S9.40QI9.60; light, $9.20M9.50; pigs,
IS 00d9.0o.
CATTL@Receipts 1900. Market strong
to 1Oc higher. Prime fed steers. s9.25fo960 :
dressed beef steers. ST90092s: western
steers. S7.75@9.25; southern steers, $1,000
SO; cows, S50CGIS. .: heifers $T.00G19.15 /;
stockers and feeders. SG.GoI $50; bulls, 1919
dS.00: calves. s65oei 100.
SHEEP--Receints 1000. Marizet strong.
Lambs, $1c.S5eI 115J yeaFiiRs SO. 5oQI II. 40 ;
wethers So 000I9-00; ewes. -. 7:jlt 30 stock
ers and feeders, Se.ocei10.I5