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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1919-02-02

Rihle School "The Giving on Nm,
Mamma" 1875 a. DO.
Preaching ID a. mo-. "Deae0nesses
Evening at "The Reconstruction
U' fhe Church"
Lord s. supper ll.45 "a. m.
An officers and male members oi
the church are urged t0 attend the
business meeting at $3.50.
Meeting for prayer and Bible study
Wednesday evening.
Ladies Bible class Saturday az @
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r. B SHEPHERD. Minister
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1919-02-02

First Church Christ Scientist.
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This church holds regular services
loo I'D q M. on Sundays ana at p m
ca Wednesdays, Sunday School at lU
% ~ on Sundays for students under
twenty years of age. a reading room
Is maintained In room 2S of the
smith building, which rs kept open
from $3.50 20 3 D. m. daily except
Sundays ana holidays, whore he Bi-
bic and Christian Science literature
may he real of purchased o. desired.
All are cordially invited 90 attend
services and 10 make use OF the
reading room
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lenih and Taylor streets
White Supt
itAe hinf The pastor viii preach
ON me FIRST Christian church aud .lr
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Polk street Methodist.

Corner Sth and Polk SITS.
sunday School g.45 a. M.
Preaching. D q M. and p m
Epworth League . p. m.
Prayer meeting, D. m Wednes-
day
our presiding elder. Reverend j
W. STORY viii preach both morning
and evening
S Z Hay. pastor.
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sunday School 9:45 a M.
Preaching II a. M. and Z p a.
by Reverend T. n Cochran
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
DECLARE UNWED
WOMAN MOTHER
OF BABY IRENE
Supreme Court of Ontario De-
cides Against Mrs. Matters in
Long Fought Case.

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 9.-Mary
Ryan was declared the mother Of
Baby Irene, whom Mrs. Dolly NJ.
Matters of Chicago claimed as hers,
in a judgment handed down in the
Ontario supreme court. Mrs. Mat
ters, who is ON bail on a charge of
kidnapping the child, will lose the
right to large estate willed her by
her husband on the condition of her
becoming mother if the court de-
cision is upheld on appeal. Judge
Lennox directed that the child
should not be removed from the
courts jurisdiction until time for an
appeal has elapsed.
The kidnapping charge was made
against Mrs. Matters after United
States court had decided that Miss
Ryan was the child's mother and
had given the baby into her Gus
tody. Subsequently Mrs. Matters
went to Ottawa and attempted to
kidnap the child from the Ryan
home, an attempt which led to her
arrest The kidnapping charge was
held in allegiance pending the Cana
dian courts decision on the question
of maternity.
After Mrs. Matters husband died
she entered a maternity institution
at Ottawa in which Miss Ryan was
an inmate. DR.. Boroard, medical
officer at the institution, admitted in
court here that the child was Miss
Ryan's and that an operation had
been performed upon Mrs. Matters
to support her claim of motherhood.
He also admitted having falsihed the
hospital records. Miss Ryan was
told, he said, that her child had died.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
100000 Train Miles
Eliminated Over US.
To Save Nation Fuel

Washington, Dec. o. Railroad
travellers are face to face with the
most severe curtailrnent in passenger
service that the nation ever has
known. While on many of the
eastern roads, service was reduced
sharply Monday, it was not until
Tuesday that the orders of the Rail-
road administration began to be felt
in other parts of the country. In
still other sections many trains made
their last trips Tuesday night.
Railroad administration officials
estimated that approximately 100000
train miles will have been cut from
the passenger schedules each day be-
fore the end of the week. The say
ing Of fuel was placed at about $4,000
tons a day. Study is being made to
ascertain whether additional curtail-
ment can be effected without causing
the public too much discomforture.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
WILSON'S PROPOSAL
TO SETTLE STRIKE

indianapolis, Dec. 9.-The text of
President Wilson's proposal to the
miners follows:
Il have watched with deep con-
Germ the developments in the bitum-
nous coal strike and am convinced
there is much confusion in the minds
of the people generally and possibly
Of both parties to this unfortunate
controversy as to the attitude and
purposes. of the government in its
handling of the situation.
The mine owners offered wage
increase of 20 per cent conditioned,
however, upon the price OF coal be-
ing raised to all amount sufficient
to cover, this proposed increase of
wages. which would have added at
least $l50,000000 to the annual coal
bill of the people. The fuel admin
istrator, in. the light of present in
formation, has taken the position.
and | think with entire justification.
that the public is>now paying high
prices for coal as it ought to be re-
quired to pay and that any wage in
crease made at this time ought to
come out of the profits of the coal
operators.
Thinks IA Per Cent Reasonable,
"In reaching this conclusion, the
fuel administrator expressed the
personal opinion that the IA per cent
increase in all Iiline wages is rea-
sonable because it would equalize
the miners wages on the average
with the cost OF living. but he made
it perfectly clear that the operators
and miners are at liberty to agree
upon a larger increase provided the
operators will pay it out of their
profits so, that the price of coal
would remain the same.
The secretary of labor. i'll an ef-
fort at conciliation between the
parties sexpressed his personal opin-
ion in favor of larger increase.
His effort at conciliation failed.
however, because the coal operators
were unwilling to pay the scale he
proposed, unless the government
would advance the price of coal to
the public and this the government
was unwilling to do.
THE fuel administrator had also
suggested that a tribunal be ere
ated in which the miners and oper-
ators would be equally represented
to consider further questions Of
wages and working conditions. as
well as profits of operators and
proper prices for coal.I shall. of
course. be glad to aid in the forlna-
ton of such a tribunal.
Thorough Investigation.
Il understand the operators have
generally agreed to absorb an in
Continued ON Pare TwA (OInmn Eour \
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
LOSS OF LIFE AND
DAMAGE IN FLOODS.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 9.-Heavy prop
erty damage and some loss OF life
were reported as result of floods
over parts OF Georgia. Alabama and
Mississippi, due to almost unprecc-
dented rainfall.
The large hydro-electric power
dam at Tallapoosa gave way under
the foods pressure and threw the
city of Montgomery into darkness
and caused a cessation of public
utilities. In Meridian, Miss, 1000
persons were reported homeless and
train service on six roads was in
definitely suspended. Damage in this
section was estimated in hundreds
Of thousands of dollars and reports
were received here that several per-
sons had lost their lives.
At Columbus, Ga, the Chatta-
hoochie river was out of its banks
and still rising tonight.
Three persons were drowned near
here when the food undermined the
foundation of bridge over Eutaw
creek and pitched an automobile
passing over it into the torrent be-
low.
Street car service here is inter-
rupted and the city water works
threatened.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
BEE EDITOR HAS
BUSYDAY URGING
r POSTAL CHANGES
Confefs With Republican Lead
ers-Goyernor McKelvie to
Address Committee.
.Bv E. c. SNYDER.

Special Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Washington. Dec. Especial
Telegram. Victor Rosewater, edit
or of The Bee and chairman of the
postal committee of the American
Newspaper Publishers association,
putin busy day interviewing sem
ators and members of the house in
an effort to get the newspaper post
age law modified and generally met
with gratifying results, as he showed
the inequalities put upon the daily
newspapers by the establishment. of
the zone system.
Incident to his conferences with
legislators, Mr.. Rosewater held a
levee in the lobby of the Willard
wifi old-time republican politicians,
taking the opportunity of renew
ing acquaintan les formed in the
stormy days of 1908 and 1912.
In the course of a friendly visit
with General Crowder, Mr.. Rose
water learned that the general has
just completed book on the story
of the draft which will be published
by a we'll known New York house
in the EARLY spring.
Governor McKelvie was host to
the republican members of the Ne
braska delegation in congress, the
entire delegation participating N a
dinner at the Raleigh hotel, the
governors headquarters while in the
national capital. Chairman Devoe
was also guest at the dinner. To-
morrow Governor McKelvie will
address the national republican COM
mittee at the New Willard.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
Two Brothers, Dining,
Arrested on Charge
OF Robbing. Cafe Till

Albert ]. and Clarence R. Ashton,
brothers, living at Hotel Rivard,
1910 Farnam- street, were arrested
J last night and held for investiga-
ton when Nick Nicholas, night man
ager of Rogers cafe, 1906 Farnam
street, told detectives they were the
men who held him up at Monday
morning and robbed the till of SIS.
Both of the accused men deny
having had any part in the hold up.
Albert is an assistant accountant at
the Union depot, he says, and Clar-
snce claims to be employed in the
engineers department of the Bur-
lington railroad.
The brothers had dinner last night
in the cafe they are accused of rob-
bing. While they we're eating, the
police were summoned. Nick Nick
olas said positively they were the
robbers. Charlie Carter, a porter at
the cafe, and Lyle Muckler, chef,
said they looked like the hold-ups.h
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
Highest Legal Tribunal
In United States VIII
Decide Anarchists Fate

New York, Dec. o.-Application
will be made to Supreme Court
Justice Brandeis in Washington
Wednesday for writ of error to
bring the cases Of Alexander Berk-
man and Emma Goldman, an
srchists. fighting deportation. before
the highest judicial tribunal. This
announcement was made by Harry
Weinberger, their counsel. The lpe-
tition viii be made on appeal from
the action of Federal Judge Mayer
IN dismissing writs of habeas corpus
If the writ is granted. Weinberger
said. he will apply to the full bench
or the supreme court to release
Berkman and Miss Goldman on bail
pending argument and final decision
Judge Mayer declined to grant them
bail and they are held at Ellis
island, awaiting deportation.
United States District Attorney
Caffey announced that the govern-
ment proposed to send radicals held
for deportation back to their native
lands within two weeks. This will
not include Berkman and Miss Gold
man if Justice Brandeis grants a
writ OF error and it may he months
before they learn their fate
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
PLAY POKER TO MAKE
CUSTOMERS FEEL GOOD.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Speaking before
members of the National Veneer
and Panel Manufactufacturers' as
socia ton, William B. Colver, chair
man of the federal Trade commits
sion said he expected to see >con-
gress act toward repeating the ex-
cess profits tax. He asserted the
commission was not opposed to so
called big business" but sought
only TO eliminate unfair competi-
ton.
A Chicago firm, according to Mr..
Colver. allows its president fund
OF $4,000 year to pay for compli-
lnentary gifts of perfume to pros
pective customers, and that. the
speaker said, was one of the forms
Of commercial bribery" the COM
mission opposed.
SaIesmen's schemes of playing
poker fpurposely to lose money to
buyers also was objected to, Mr..
CoIyer said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10

TAKES PLUNGE
AS SKIES CLEAR
Thermometers on Street Regis
ter 10 Below Zero-Traffic
On Railroads Resumed.

The storm which swept down
from the northwest Monday and
covered wide area with additional
snow and below-zero weather was
reported yesterday as speeding on
its way across Iowa and into the
east and southeast.
Omaha was visited with the cold
est weather; of the season, E below
being recorded at 7 a. m.~and the
same at p. M, the temperature
rising in the middle of the day only
to 2 below.
During the night the cold contin-
ted to increase. Street thermome-
tiers recorded a temperature of 10
below at 1890 o'clock and an hour
later 19 below was registered by an
exposed thermometer on the porch
of residence in the West Farnam
district.
At 1 o'clock this morning ther-
mometer at Sixteenth and Harvey
registered 10 below; one at Six
teenth and Farnam, IL below
and one at Sixteenth and Douglas,
.91-2. =
Strong winds prevailed Monday
night. piling the snow in drifts and
interfering with railroad traffic and
telegraphic service. Light winds
were reported throughout Nebraska
yesterday.
Record-breaking temperatures for
this time of the year were reported
frein Cheyenne and Denver, where
"a and 20 below were recorded. Lam
der reported "a below, North Platte
% below and Valentine 20 below.
The coldest Nebraska point on
the Union Pacific lines was Hills
dale. where the temperature was 32
below yesterday morning and the
coldest Nebraska station on the
Burlington was McCook, with Is
degrees below.
All railroad weather reports indi-
Gated calm and clear weather
throughout the state yesterday
morning. The average temperature
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column fSye.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10

FAVOR CHICAGO
FOR CONVENTION
OF REPUBLICANS
C. 0. P. Leaders Meeting in
Washington to Formulate
Plans for 1920 Activities.

Washington, Dec. o.-Although
Chicago admittedly was the favor
ite tonight for the 1920 convention
city OF the republican party, choice
OF which will be made here tomor-
row by the national committee,
boosters for St Louis still were
determined campaign and
were asserting that they had a
fighting chance to win.
Meantime discussion as to the
cate of the convention, which also
will be fixed by the committee to-
morrow, centered about Tuesday,
June s. The custom of convening
the convention on a Wednesday. it
was predicted by the leaders, would
be changed in order to provide a
longer week.
Selection of time and place for
the convention will conclude the
formal business of the committee
meeting, but most of the hundreds
of party leaders are expected to
stay for the session of state chair
man which convenes Thursday.
Some of them will remain until the
end of the week, continuing the dis
cussion of political candidates and
policies.
Presidential Candidates.
With the arrival today of the last
of those who are to attend the meet
ing conferences over presidential
greatly multiplied until
the claims of upwards of dozen
potential candidates were being pre-
sented.
Particularly conspicuous were the
friends of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
and Gov. Frank O.. Lowden of Illi-
nois, who brought to Washington
working organizations to further
the interests of their respective can
didates. Boosters for Senator James
E. Watson of Indiana, and Warren
G. Harding of Ohio, also got ac-
lively into the arena, while those
favoring other candidates were busy
feeling out the sentiment of the
committeeman and their guests.
Open Session Today.
A novelty of the meeting tomor-
row will be an open session, at
which the claims of the cities trying
for the convention will be presented
and speeches made by several prom
inent republicans from scattered
parts of the country. The decision
will be made, however, in executive
session. The committee also is ex-
pected to formally endorse the plan
of Will H. Hays, the national chair
man, for limitation of individual
campaign contributions to $1,000.
Many editors of republican news
papers were here and five of the six
former chairmen of the national
committee had come in response to
an invitation of Chairman Hays to
lend their counsels in the formula
ton of 1920 plans. Tonight the
committeeman and state chairmen
were guests at dinner given by the
executive committee of the woman's
division.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
Clearance Papers Refused
Biz Steamer lmperator

New York, Dec. o.--Clearsnce
papers were refused by the custom
authorities to the former German
liner Imperator, which was sched-
uled to sail at noon Wednesday for
Southampton.
The refusal was based on re-
quest from United States Attorney
General Palmer, who has ordered an
investigation to determine whether
to Cunard company, to which the
liner was turned over recently by
the United States shipping board,
has violated the fuel conservation
regulations in connection with the
coaling of the steamer
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
Premier LIoyd-George Will
Introduce It in British House
Of Commons Monday, Ac-
Cording to Daily Mail.
TWO LEGISLATURES AND
SENATE PROVIDED FOR
For First Time in History
Every Prospect Shows for
Settlement Of Irish Question,
Admiralty Head Says.

London, Dec. 9.-Premier Lloyd
George will introduce the new Irish
home rule bill in Parliament Mon
day, according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper adds that the bill
provides for two legislatures with a
co-ordinating senate, but that the
powers to be allotted to the senate
have not yet been defined 1t says
the fate of the bill will depend on
the governments generosity in this
respect.
For the first time in history there
is every prospect of the Irish ques-
ton being settled satisfactorily, ac-
cording to a statement made in a
speech by Walter Hume Long, first
lord of the admiralty.
A report in circulation today that
the Irish law officer has resigned
was officially denied this evening.
Rumor Heard in Courts.
Dublin, Dec. 9.-The Evening
Telegraph today published a rumor
which was heard in the courts today
that Lord Chancellor Campbell, At
torney General Denis Henry and
Solicitor General Daniel Wilson all
have resigned as a protest against
the home rule bill, the premier is ex-
pected to introduce in the house of
commons next week.
All these officials are active mem
bers of Sir Edward Carson's Ulster
ite party and signed the famous
Ulster covenant against home rule,
but the rumor is discredited be-
cause Andrew Bonar Law. lord privy
seal. and Walter Hume Long, first
lord of the admiralty, both are
strong Carsonite members Of the
cabinet and it is not considered
likely that the premier would pro-
ceed with a bill lacking their ac-
quiescence.
If the rumor proves true it is be-
lieved it would mean a rupture Of
the coalition government and a gen.
eral election.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10

The official, who strongly favors
acceptance of the, new plan for end
ing the strike, spoke enthusiastically
of the fight made for adoption Of
the proposal by Acting President
john L. Lewis and Secretary-Treas-
prer William Green of the miners
organization at today's meeting OF
the general committee of the miners.
at which the plan was presented.
] his fight, he said, was continued
after adjournment of the conference
at $50 o'clock tonight and it was
| believed that more than sufficient
strength was mustered to vote down
the radical element when the COM
mittee reconvenes tomUroy. Con-
sideration of the question will be re-
sumed at $50 O'Clock in the morn
ing.
"Mr. Lewis and Mr.. Green." he
said, .'wholeheartediy accepted the
proposition made them by President
Wilson and entered into the fight for
its adoption by the miners with all
their strength. Settlement OF the
controversy, when it comes, will be
greatly due to .their efforts and it is
only justice to give them credit for
their fight.
Conservatives in Majority.
"The conservative element. which
favors acceptance of the plan, is
clearly in the majority and there is
no question of the final outcome"
The radicals, it became known
late tonight. made their first at
tempt to defeat or postpone settle
ment OF the strike by introduction
today Of a motion to take the mat
ter from the hands of the general
committee and submit it to/the lot
Gals of the organization for refer
endum vote. This motion was voted
down and is believed to demonstrates
the strength OF the Lewis Green sup
strength of the Lewis-Green sup
porters and ,foreshadow acceptance
Of the presidents, plan whelrit comes
to final vote.
The general committee of the
miners is composed OF 81 interna-
tiona1 and district officials and
members of the organizations ex-
ecutive board and scale committee.
After the miners adjourned it was
reported that big factor in the
opposition to acceptance of the
presidents proposal was the belief
on the part of many miners that it
would requlreNAanother session of
the general convention OF the United
Mine Workers to make valid an
agreement to end the strike.
The presidents proposal, made
public by Attorney General Palmer
this afternoon, provides for resump-
ton of work by the miners at a
IA per cent wage increase pending
final settlement of the wage con-
troversy by a commission to be ap-
pointed by the president, This
commission would include in its per-
sonnel one practical miner and one
active mine owner or operator and
would not only adjust the wage
question as related to the increased
cost of living, but would adjust
coal prices to meet the wage adj
vance without allowing too great
burden to be placed upon the public
The attorney general in making
public the presidents proposal.
stated that it had been prepared by
the executive with view to appeal
ing to the miners generally through
out the country. However, he said,
before it was made public, Acting
President Lewis. and Secretary
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
Dentist Found Dead in
Berth With Throat Cut

Denver, Dec. o.-The body of Dr..
Woodford L. Tilley, Denver dentist,
was found in a sleeping berth of an
east bound Santa Fe train when it
reached Syracuse, Kan, today. with
the throat cut. According Den
yer friends, Tilley had been laboring
under severe mental strain. Police
scout the murder theory, though the
weapon with which he was killed
could not be found.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
White House Tells
World Coal Miners
Accept Wilson Plar,

The. entire country as we'll as
Omaha was cheered yesterday after
noon by the information given out
from the White House that the
coal strike had been settled.
ihis statement was made from the
White House upon the receipt BY
President Wilson OF the following
telegram from Attorney General
Palmer, who is at Indianapolis:
Statements will be given out at
2'20 central time. Contempt pro-
ceedings have been continued for
one week. Miners have agreed TO
presidents plan"
This announcement came just at
press time and correctior was too
late for insertion in the afternoon
edition.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
ANOTHER RAY OF HOPE
FOR WET" CHRISTMAS.

Washington. Dec. 9.-Another ray
of hope for those who are looking
forward to wet" Christmas is that
the Internal Revenue department is
having 100000 revenue stamps,
used in taking liquor out OF bond,
printed at the government printing
office here. 1t is understood that
this preparedness" policy was adopt
ed in anticipation of decision by
the supreme court of the United
States lifting the wartime -prohibi-
lion ban.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
DESERTS CHILD BECAUSE
OF HIGH PRICE OF MILK.

New York, Dec. 9-The high price
Of milk was responsible for a seven
months old baby being abandoned
by its father in the Grand Central.
station today, according to note
found in the youngsters hat by the
police.
Cant afford him milk at the price
they are charging today" said the
note. "There are others I am try
ing to support"
The infant was turned over to the
police who said another man had
asked him to hold the baby" until
he came back,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
WILL ASK Ss00,oO0 TAX
'ON PINT OF WHISKY.

Washington, Dec. "a tax of
$500,000 on pint of whisky will be
asked. of congress, the International
Reform bureaus executive commit
tee decided here, in the event the
supreme court declares the war
time prohibition amendment uncon-
stitutional.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
Mexican Bandits Rob
Another Yankee Citizen

Washington, Dec. o.-James Cow
an of Fl. Worth, Tex, an American
citizen, was robbed of l,700 pesos
December 7. by bandits, who held
up train between Colima, and
Manzanillo, Mexico, the State de-
partment was advised Tuesday
Traffic was suspended on the road
for several days