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81 NATIONS ARE
REPRESENTED AT
COTTON CONFERENCE

New Orleans, Oct. 1s.-Delegates
from thirty-one nations, representing
every angle of the cotton industry,
from producer of material to the man
ufacturer of finished goods. were here
today for the opening of the, world
cotton conference. The program for
ing addresses by Governor Pleasant,
Mayor Behrman and others repre-
senting various cotton exchanges.
James F. McColl. chairman of the
National Council of American Cotton
Manufacturers, was chosen to pre-
side. =,
While an attempt will be made to
organize a permanent world council,
the chief object sought by those re-
sponsible for calling the conference
was to secure the intermingling of
delegates representing the various in
tefeStS
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LOVCSHOREly[ElN'S
STRIKE MAY BE
/. SETTLED SOON
Mass Meeting Will Be Held
Tonight to Decide
|. Question.

New York. Oct 1s.-Hope for an
early settlement of the strike of 40,-
900 lonEshoremen and marine work
ers, which has tied up transatlantic,
coastwise and harbor traffic here ap-
peared' bright today, according to T.
v. O'Connor, president Of the Interna-
tional Longshorenlen's association,
and John F. Riley. chairman Of the
strike committee:
AS result of stormy meeting
last night, at which delegates from 81
locals urged the men to go back to
work, mass meeting will be held
tonight for ratifying or rejecting the
proposal to return tomorrow and wait
until December l to press demands
for increased wages.
7 Meanwhile the food situation con-
cerning products coming to the city
from New Jersey still was serious.
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to impeach Attorney General LANCER
and Secretary Of State Hall, the ma
'jority members Of the banking board
Who ordered the bank closed, and
State Auditor Carl Kositzky, who
undertook several days ago to make
an examination Of the Bank Of North
Dakota. s
In the meantime an active cam
paign is being made by the Nom
ipartisans to, bring big crowd to
Fargo for the rally that has been
called for October 21 to meet the
situation, created by the closing Of the
bank, which the league committee de-
clares is grave. .5
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RURAL EDUCATION
IS DISCUSSED AT
SIOUX FALLS MEET

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Oct. 1s.-Educa-
tors representing many states at
tended the National Conference on
rural education and country life OPEN
ing here today. The principal topic
of discussion was 1.-The Status of
Rural Education and the program for
the Improvement of Country schools
today
j.. W. Mcconnell. Minnesota super
intendent of public instruction. Miss
Minnie Nelson, North Dakota, super
intendent of public instruction; Prof.
a. Nv. Nealem, of Wisconsin state
normal school, we're among today's
speakers.
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FOUGHT WTTH BEAR.

Dawson. Z. IT,, Oct. 13.-Magnus
Menson, a Klondike prospector, en-
gagged in q terrific battle with an in
furiated grizzly in the Yukon wilder
ness near Menson recently. and Is
recovering in Dawson hospital.
Menson was prospecting and hunt
Ing in the Coffee Greek district when
the bear crossed his path. The first
shot wounded the beast but 1t paid
scant attention to # the bullet and
charged. Menson vas knocked down
but clung to his rifle. partly eluded
the terrible claws and iired point
blank, killing his antagonist. Z.
,Menson. suffering from facial ana
bodily decorations, made his way to
White Horse and proceeded to Daw-
son on 9 transport steamer. ..l
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CLEMENCEAU MAKES
UP MIND TO LEAVE
THE CABINET SOON

Paris, Oct. 13.-Premier Clemen-
ceau has declared to a number of
deputies that he has made up his
mind to leave the cabinet after the
coming elections.
The premier is quoted as saying he
knew fresh onslaughts were being
planned against him with the object
of bringing on debate as to the cab
inet's general policy.
M. Clemenceau said such a debate
would be useless and that he would
enter into no explanations as to the
future policy of the cabinet, which
him, 9
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Trial Next Month.

Judge Charles M. Cooley Of Grand
Forks, senior judge Of the First judi
cial district, has ordered term of the
district court to be convened in Far
go on November 4, next, at which
time the trials Of H. J. Hagen, presi-
the closed Scandinavian-Americ
bank, on charges preferred against
them by the attorney general and the
prosecuting attorney Of Cass county,
will be held. @;as
The bank officers are accused of
violating the state banking law regu-
lating examinations, in that they
exhibited to the deputy examiner false
figures as to the banks condition.
The alleged violation. II Is charged by
the attorney general, occurred In
connection with a transaction with a
bank at Duluth, Minn., involving an
apparent deposit in the bank, which
the attorney general charges was not
in fact q legitimate deposit. III.
Notes Paid, Says Sherman. ~
P. r. Sherman, cashier of the
Scan n-American bank Of Far
the state banking board, said today
that considerable progress has, been
made in realixiyg on the banks ak-
sets, in the collection campaixn un-
dertakan by tho state, hank examiner
and the bank omeers who are. tenn
porarily ain ctAris o. the banks az
fairs under ailscrdsrs OF the supreme
court. i%-s 5if en- ss.s
"a number OF the notes held worth
less by Attorney General Laneer'l
men have been paid In full" said Mr..
Sherman today" and others have
made part payment with acceptable
IA, b, Az
claims rated as doubtful have been
settled.
f! The Nonpartisan league paper here
prints the report of a Nonpartisan
league meeting held at Crosby, where
resolutions adopted are quoted II
calling upon Governor Frazier to con-
vene the legislature in special session
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Fargo, N. D.. Oct. 13.-The scene Of
action in connection with the closing
of the Scandinavian-Amer bank
Of Fargo was today transferred to the
state capitol, Bismarck when Judge A.
II. Cole entered an order formally
continuing till next Monday the re-
ceivership proceedings instituted
against the bank by the Attorney
General VIM. LANCER. ,
Attorneys for the temporary re-
ceiver, appointed by the state bank
ing board. appeared before Judge
Cole, who indicated that his procedure
in hearing the case would hinge upon
the supreme courts holding in the in
junction case against the banking
board which will be heard Wednes-
day. 49,. .
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AVlATORS STARTIN FROM MANY
POINTS TODAY AFTER SUNDAY
REST; MAYNARD PLANS RETURN
HOUSE DOES NOT
INTEND TO QUIT
DIPLOMATIC WORK

New York, Oct. 13.-Sunering
from an attack Of gallstones,
complicated by . severe cold, Col.
Il. M. House, confidential ad-
wiser to President Wilson, and
member Of the American peace
delegation, who arrived here yes
tetday from France, remained
In secusion at his home today.
Colonel House hoped to go to
Washington in q week.
Colonel House was asked to
comment on reports that he
planned to sever his connection
with diplomatic affairs. He re-
piled:
That all depends upon my
health. intend to serve as long
as I am physically able"
Colonel House remained in bed to
day but statement issued at hi
Motel at 1880 a. m. said that he wa
feeling better and rested we'll las
night.
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R. R. STRIKE
ALTOONA ENDED
Decision To Call OFF Strike
Reached Last
Evening.

Altoona, Pa, Oct 13.-The strike
of Pennsylvania railroad shopmen
which started in this city and Holli-
daysburg, near here, last Wednesday
ended this afternoon.
The decision to call of the strike
was reached at a union meeting last
night, but an hour too late to get
word to all the men in time to start
at the usual hour this morning.
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WORLDS SERIES
UMPIRES WILL BE
GIVEN EXTRA MONEY

Cincinnati Oct 13.-Instead of
holding formal session here today.
August Hermann, chairman of the
national baseball commission, and the
other members of that body disposed
of the final details of the worlds
series by telephone yesterday, Herr
mann announced today.
The commission decided to give the
four umpires who officiated in the
world series the usual compensation
of $1,000 and $3.50 extra plus the ex-
penses Of reaching their respective
destinations from Chicago, and not
allow the full $4,000 asked for.
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POOR WHEAT CROp

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 13.-An aver
age yield Of only I bushels an acre
for spring wheat with prospective
crop OF 7,260,000 bushels was forecast
in the Illinois crop bulletin, issued
here today by federal and state axri-
cultural agencies. The quality Of the
grain was given as poor, based on Oc-
tober conditions.
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Indepe1ndent q Plants working.

Pittsburgh. Oct. 3.-Practically
all Independent plants III the Youngs-
town district having contracts with
the Amalgamated Associations OF Iron,
,steel and Tin Workers, will resume
8 soon as they can be put into shape
for. operation, p. ]. Davis. assistant
international president Of the Amalga-
Davis stated while In the Youngstown
district saturday he conferred with
the striking steel workers from plants
holding AmAl9amatedy " agreements
and told them that such contracts
must stand good. (.
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FIRE AT. OAPmAI

Washington. Oct. j 13.Firemen to-
day rescued a number Of women
clerks employed In the, forestry bu-
reau after names had quickly spread
in the bureau building on II street
two blocks from the treasury. One
woman was overcome by smoke.
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10 USE RADICAL MEANS.

Berlin. Sunday, Oct 612.-(By The
Associated Press)-Herr Haenisch,
Prussian minister of worship, told the
budget commission of the Prussian
diet yesterday he proposed to adopt
radical means to crush political agi-
tation among the pupils in the public
schools, which he declared has been
instigated by political propagandists
seeking the regeneration of the Ho-
henzollern regime. ,s.
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Forty OF The Original Sixty
Two Starters In Race Still
In And Will Finish Unless
Trouble Arises; Thirteen
Men Released From Cleve-
land Today.

Mfneolar N. T., Oct. 13.-Refreshed
by an enforced over Sunday rest,
forty Of the sixty-two original start
ers in the army air service trans
continental race lined up early to-
day at controls all the way from Min
cola to San Francisco to take up the
trail completed Saturday by Lieut.
and Lieut.. r. c. Kiel, the three race
leaders.
Francisco, started the day today with
good prospects of reaching Mineola
by night, while five Of the westbound
fliers were within days flight, barr
ring accidents, of San Francisco.
the day were Captain Lowell II.
Smith, who spent Sunday at the
Rochester. N. Y, control; Lieut. r. 8.
Worthington, who held over at Cleve-
land; Lieut.. Fl. T.. Queens, at Bryan.
Ohio, and Major j. c. p. BarthoH at
Chicago.
westbound liers within striking
c. Drayton at Reno, New; Lieut.. I. 8.
Webster and Captain J. o. Donaldson
at Salduro, Utah, and Captain Harry
| Smith and Lieutenant Earle M. Man
zelman at Green River.
Major Spatz and Lieutenant Kiel.
tne eaStoound merS who landed mere
Saturday within twenty seconds Of
each other after nip and tuck race
across the continent which Major
Spatz is reported unofficially to have
won by the remarkably narrow mar.
gin of 81 seconds, in a 2,701 mile,
were working on their weather beat
en- planes today in an effort to get
them ready for the return fight. II
was said that their machines would
require elaborate overhaultng and the
fitting of new wings, the old wings
having been rendered unsafe by the
buffeting Of wind. rain and snow
which they encountered ON the fight
east.
Reports received here from San
Francisco were to the effect that
Lieutenant Maynard, the "F1ying
Parson," who finished first, would
start the return fight on Tuesday
Spatz and Lieut.. Kiel did not think
they would be ready to start west be.
fore Wednesday.
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Running so Per Cent Normal.

chicago, Oct. 13.-Three steel
plants, closed since the strike Of steel
workers three weeks ago, re-opened
today with approximately so per
cent of a normal working force, ac-
cording to reports from the police.
The plants to reopen were the Wis.
co1sin steel Company, Interstate
Steel Company and the Federal Fur
mace Company. &,. ,fE,s.
toned at the gates Of the plants In
anticipation Of that trouble would
Aare. up between the union pickets
and men who would attempt to re-
turn to work. There were no dis
orders, however. The situation at
the plants Of the Illinois Steel Com
pany was unchanged.
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GRAIN CONFERENCE IMPORTANT

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 13.-TheF wheat
situation. grain trade, the high cost,
Of living. and government operation
Of public utilities are among topics
sche duied to be discussed by delegates,
to the twenty-third annual conventions
of the Grain Dealers National asso =
citation, which opened here today.
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Conditions Improved.

Pittsburgh, Oct. 13.-Steel COM
panies today reported that from their
standpoint conditions, as result Of
the steel strike, which today entered
upon its fourth week, continued to
improve.
There was no general return of
strikers reported, but without excep-
ton company officials, where plants
are In operation said there were in
creased runners Of men in the mills
today.
The entire Pittsburgh strike district
was quiet.
strike leaders continued to express
satisfaction with the situation. They
said they had no reports Of any con-
but on the other hand, gave out their
ranks show an. unbroken front.
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ENGLAND's DARKEST DAY.

London, Sept. 20.( Mall Omcial
figures given out here show that the
was on July 1, s1s1 8, when casualties
III killed and wounded mum bered TO-
900. It was the opening day Of the
tirst battle Of the somme. 5s
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KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Pipestone, Mimi. Oct. 13.--Leanor
Lyons Of ePipestone was killed and
her sister, Gertrude, was seriously In.
ljured in an automobile accident near
here this morning. The machine
skidded on the road, plunged into a
ditch and turned turtle. asa.a3
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Two More Arives,

Mineola, y. z. Oct. 13.-second
Lieutenant H. e. Queens. the fourth
eastbound aviator to arrive here. land
ed at Roosevelt field at 1853
o'clock this morning. Lieutenant
QueenssNho flew a DeHavfland four
machine. carried Lieutenant L. E.
Bishop as passenger.
The fifth eastbound flyer to arrive,
Lieutenant Robert s. Worthington,
landed here at 2:17:03. Lieutenant
Worthington piloted q SE-5, a single
scatter. and one of the smallest planes
in the race.
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No CensorsI,n ~ 90.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Denial that
q military censorship had been estab-
iished at Gary, Ind, was made in a
telegram received at the war depart
Wood.
No press censorship has been
established at Gary" said the mes
sage. Your advice probably due to
Misunderstanding of a request made
to representatives of the press not to
publish certain information which
tend to complicate the military situa-
ton at Gary"
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TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Berne-The Ukrainian rising
against General Denkine in Southwest
ern Russia Is continuing, especially in
the neighborhood of Kiev, according
to reports received by the UkrainiaN
mission.
cincinnati-Joe Boyer won the
world series automobile sweepstake
race Of ESQ miles Sunday with an aver
age Of 1O1.69 miles an hour. Art
Klein was second, Kurt Hitke, third.
Helsingfors-Riga has suffered
considerable damage from the bonn
bardment of the German Russian
Brest-The 1000 arsenal employees
on strike have indulged in various ac-
tions of violence. such as smashing
shop windows. Active measures havs
been taken by the port commander
and the military.
Stockholm-Yambur rs miles
southwest Of Petrograd. has been cap
tured by a detachment of Russian
Esthofifaf1 communication.
New York-The inter-Allied COM
mission to the international trade con-
ference, consisting of 81 delegates
from Great Britain, France. Italy and
Belgium, arrived Sunday.
Paria-The state Of war in France
and Algeria has been. declared at an
end, and the censorship lifted by two
prssid denfial d decrees effective Monday.
Rome--1taly / has decided to send
! to Washington "a neWS ambassador to
take the place Of Count v. Macchi di
Cellere. but the appointee has not
| been named.
Paris-Eddie McGoorty, American
i,middleweight, knocked out Balzac,
his French opponent, but was diqual-
flied for having struck a foul blow.
Paris-Montenegrin FORCES have in
flicted heavy losses on Serbian de-
tachments in the Montenegrin insr-
! rection, according to the Montenegrip
| minister Of foreign affairs.
Paris-A dispatch to the Petit Pa
! risien from Vienna said white"
Magyar army under Admiral Horby
was reported marching on Budapest
with the intention Of expelling the
Rumanians. #
New York-colonel Edward M.
House, personal adviser to President
| Wilson at the peace conference, ar
rived Sunday. suffering from a
Slight attack of grippe,
Paris-The note Of the Allies to
Germany concerning the Baltic situa-
ton declares that there are delays
and ill-will in spite of, the remon-
strances of the Allies in the evacua-
l finy, Of tho Rattle vpnvirroo
Berlin-No ships are being permit
ted to leave Kiel, according to the
Vossische Zeitung. News of a block
ade Of the Baltic sea has created a
sensation in Danzig.
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smith Was VIVA Mon,

Mineola, N. T.. Oct 13.-CAptair
Lowell Smith, who claims to be the
victor in the first lap of the armys
great transcontinental air race. is 80
years old and has had picturesque
career.
His first experience as flying
man was in 1919. when he acted as
aviator scout for the Mexican bandit
Villa in the latter's campaign against
Huerta-
Captain Smith received his lieuten-
ants commission in 1913 but was
unable to get to France until the Close,
OF the war.
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Thirteen III (3evela,,17..

Cleveland, o., Oct. 13.-Pilots Of
Lne thirteen transcontinental derby
alrplanes. eight of whom have been
here since Friday because of unfav-
orable weather, were at the Gleen
martin field early today ready to take
advantage. of the clear. cool weather
and hop of before a reported storm
from the east overtakes them.
eleven Of the fliers are Wsstbound
and two eastbound. n
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Investigation Ends.

Pittsburgh, Oct 13.-With the SEN
ate investigation Of the steel workers
strike in the Pittsburgh district end
ed, interest in the walkout 'centered to-
day in actual strike developme ents,
which were few. The senators, after
spending three days here. during
which time they visited steel COM
munities and held meetings, left late
last night for washington. The COM
mittee will meet in the latter city at
the call Of Chairman Kenyon.
Shortly before his departure, SEN
Itor Kenyon intimated that the COM
rrittee was anxious to complete its
leavor to secure as much testimony as
possible, the committee held Sunday
session which lasted until II p. m.
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Smith 1t Mineola,

M1neo1a, N. T., Oct. 13.-Captain
Lowell H. Smith, third east bound
aviator to complete the transcontinen-
tai flight, arrived here at 1850.
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Stone Sheriff.

"a Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. ia
crowd of strike pickets stoned the
automobile occupied by Sheriff Ben
Morris and number of deputies late
Sunday night in Poland avenue. mis-,
aiking the sheriff'sL automobile for q
sas II th into 1tnn ne
snd Steel company .I
s!G31A. call was issued by the sheriff this
t14rning for 100 men to go to East
Youngstown, where pickets were
surging about the youngstown Sheet
and Tube Co. gates threatening men
returning to work.,
Sporadic operations were reported
1t all the mills this morning.
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P1me Ealls.

Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 1s.-Plane No.
81, westbound, in the transcontinenta1
airplane race, crashed to earth nine
miles from Oconto, Neb., according to
report received here at noon today
from the control station at North
Platte.
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Plan Hunting Trim.

Fort Arthur. Ont, Oct. 1s.-Tris
Speaker, manager Of the Cleveland
Baseball club of the American league,
and Catcher Nunamaker of the same
club are to arrive here early this week
and to proceed to the Nipigon dis
trict on a hunting trip.
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More Plants Omen.

Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Plants of the
Wisconsin steel company and Inter-
State Steel company, closed since the
strike Of the steel workers three
weeks ago, opened today. Police sta
toned at the plants said approxi-
uately 500 men returned to work at
the Wisconsin. plant.
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New York-Colonel Edward M.
House, personal adviser to President
Wilson at the peace conference, ar
rived Sunday, suffering from a
Slight attack Of grippe,
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Trouble Results.

Youngstown. Ohio, Oct. 13.-Con-
siderable turbulence is reported
through the valley this morning as the
mills are resuming operations, in
greater volume. Crowds of strikers
about each plant stoned strike break
ers and many arrests have been made.
At Youngstown an engine struck q
bandcar filed with men on their way
to work, killing one and seriously in
juring two others.
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Considerable d, Trouble |. Re- Z
ported In The Youngstown
District When Mills Re-
sumo Operations In A
Greater Volume; Pitts
burgh Investigation Ends.

Chicago, Oct. 13.-Steel mills in the
Chicago district made preparations to-
day to largely increase their work
ing forces and to open a number of
plants closed by the strike three
weeks ago In anticipation of this
labor leaders distributed several thou
sand additional pickets in South Chi
cago, Gary and Indiana Harbor, in
order to persuade striking workmen
to remain firm.
The largest number of pickets gath
cred in the vicinity of plants Of the
Wisconsin Steel company and the In
terstate Steel and Iron company at
South Chicago, which had announced
their intention of starting mills closed
on the first day of the strike.
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Paris note Of the Allies to
Germany concerning the Baltic situa-
ton declares that there are delays
and ill-will in spite Of the remon-
strances of the Allies in the evacua-
ton of the Baltic provinces.
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Berlin-No ships are being permit
ted to leave Kiel, according to the
Vossische Zeitung. News of block
ade Of the Baltic sea has created a
sensation in Danzig. .
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Berne-The Ukrainian rising
against General Denkine in Southwest
ern Russia is continuing, especially in
the neighborhood of Kiev according
to reports received by the Ukrainia&
mission.